TODAY’S RADIO

DERMOT O’LEARY 8AM, RADIO 2

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The explorer Ranulph Fiennes, who has lost various bits of himself due to frostbite on Antarctic and Arctic expeditions, tells Dermot about his latest quest: to become the first person to cross both polar icecaps and to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.

RADCLIFFE & MACONIE 8AM, BBC 6 MUSIC

HHHH Stephen Merchant, co-writer of The Office, joins Mark and Stuart to talk about his new BBC sitcom. It’s called The Outlaws, begins on Monday, and is about an oddly assorted group doing community service on the streets of Bristol. The Oscar-winning Christopher Walken and the suave Richard E. Grant are among the cast.

MUSIC LIFE

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As Abba get back into making albums and planning concerts, the Swedish vocalist Darin takes a look at other pop acts with Swedish roots. He hears from Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, a Tiktok star whose

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mother is from Sweden, as well as singer Zara Larsson, whose singles top the charts in multiple countries. Songwriter Jorgen Elofsson is also on Darin’s guest list for this exploration of that special Swedish/scandi sound.

UNCANNY – CASE 1: THE EVIL IN ROOM 611 11.30PM, RADIO 4

HHHH Danny Robins, who gave us The Battersea Poltergeist, hosts a series of paranormal yarns to send shivers down our spines. Danny calls these stories ‘cases’, and ropes in a ‘parapsychologist’ and an ordained minister – who has a sideline writing about the paranormal – to give the whole shebang a bit of gravitas. Perfect listening for the coming winter nights, but best taken with a large pinch of salt. SUSAN JEFFREYS