Drama: Jason’s Mates

Radio 4, 2.15pm

Berbarian Sound

Studio writerdirector Peter

Strickland is reunited with the film’s star, Toby

Jones (right), for this satirical insight into local politics, recorded in the style of a 1970s children’s programme.

The Essay: Adrian Edmondson – Signs Of Life (Monday-Friday, Radio 3, 10.45pm) returns for a second series. The actor-comedian begins by taking a look at his friendship with Rik Mayall and what went wrong with their once successful sitcom, Bottom.

In Metamorphosis (Monday-Friday, Radio 4, 1.45pm) the Natural History Museum’s Erica McAlister profiles pioneers of entomology.