´óÏó´«Ã½

Zane Lowe presents two hours of the best new and cutting-edge music and tonight goes head-to-head with ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1Xtra's Mistajam in a simulcast Versus sound-clash.

Presenter/Zane Lowe, Producer/Kat Wong

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 1 Publicity

Tonight's show features a session with multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott. The songwriter behind country hits for Sara Evans (Born To Fly), Travis Tritt (It's A Great Day To Be Alive) and The Dixie Chicks (Long Time Gone), Darrell is also an acclaimed recording artist and instrumentalist and is currently touring Europe as part of Robert Plant's Band Of Joy.

His epic new album Crooked Road is his sixth solo studio album, and follows a man's journey through life and love. Darrell self-produced the album, recording it in his home studio and playing all the instruments himself. It follows his 2008 release Modern Hymns, a collection of songs by his musical heroes including Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. In 2007 Darrell won the Americana Music Association song of the year with Hank Williams's Ghost which appeared on his album The Invisible Man.

Darrell will be performing as part of Band Of Joy when Robert Plant takes to the stage at London's Roundhouse for the second night of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 Electric Proms on Friday 29 October, broadcast live on Radio 2 and then shown as a part of A Night With Robert Plant, a special night dedicated to showcasing Robert's continuing musical legacy on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two on Saturday 6 November.

Presenter/Bob Harris, Producer/Al Booth for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 Publicity

To top

Ana Matronic and Jake Shears from the Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters perform an exclusive concert for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 in front of 300 listeners, recorded at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Theatre on Thursday 30 September and introduced by Jo Whiley.

Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Babydaddy, Del Marquis and Randy Real perform classic hits and songs from their third album, Night Work.

For free tickets and information about further Radio 2 concerts, music fans can sign up to the Radio 2 Events newsletter via bbc.co.uk/radio2.

Presenter/Jo Whiley, Producer/Radio 2 Live Music for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 Publicity

To top

Sir Tim Rice's musical journey of the US reaches Illinois, the Prairie State.

The featured artists include Frank Sinatra, Muddy Waters, The Everly Brothers, Alison Krauss, Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, Frankie Laine and Chaka Khan.

Presenter/Sir Tim Rice, Producers/Ruth Beazley and Anthony Cherry for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 Publicity

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida

Petroc Trelawny introduces a solo recital given by pianist Mitsuko Uchida as part of the South Bank Centre's International Piano Series. The concert opens with Beethoven's two-movement Sonata Op 90, an intense piece that traces a path from conflict to tranquillity. Uchida continues with Schumann's whimsical cycle Davidsbündlertänze, which shows the composer at his most effervescent and poetic.

The second half is devoted to Chopin, principally his Piano Sonata No. 3, which mixes Chopin's personal romanticism with the traditional form of a grand four-movement sonata.

Presenter/Petroc Trelawny, Producer/Peter Thresh

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3 Publicity

Neil MacGregor continues his world history as told through objects from the British Museum with a look at an Aboriginal bark shield brought from Australia by Captain Cook

The Aboriginal shield was originally owned by one of the first men to set eyes on Europeans as they descended on Botany Bay nearly 250 years ago. This remarkably well-preserved object was brought to England by explorer James Cook, whose HMS Endeavour was the first British ship to land in Australia, in April 1770.

Phil Gordon, Aboriginal Heritage Officer at the Australian Museum in Sydney, and historian Maria Nugent help tell the story and look at what this object can reveal about the early encounter between the two different cultures.

Presenter/Neil MacGregor, Producer/Anthony Denselow for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Publicity

To top

Every year 8,000 people pay homage to John Lennon at his childhood home in Liverpool. Comedian Alexei Sayle meets some of those who take the tour.

Alexei took the National Trust tour himself in 2009 and was so taken by its Fifties charm and spirit that he returns to meet custodian Colin Hall to find out what it's like to live in one of the most famous houses in Liverpool.

Alexei speaks to some of those who visited the house when John Lennon lived there, including John's cousin Mike; Colin Hanton, the drummer in John Lennon's band the Quarrymen; and Freda Kelly, The Beatles' fan club secretary.

The Lennon Visitors is broadcast as Liverpool celebrates what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday on 9 October.

Presenter/Alexei Sayle, Producer/Stephanie Power for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Publicity

To top

Visitors is the final play written by Peter Tinniswood just before his death in 2003, and this is its first ever performance.

Set on a misty Thames embankment over the course of several evenings, the play recounts the meetings of two hospital "visitors" – Shacklock and the much younger Stella. Their relationship – strange, erotic and yet seemingly entirely innocent – is the bedrock of this drama about the shortness of life and the frailty of love.

Shacklock is played by Roy Hudd and Stella by Emma Fielding. The play is abridged for radio by Liz Goulding.

Visitors is broadcast in the week the Tinniswood Award is presented to the author of the best original radio play of 2009.

Producer/Gordon House for the ´óÏó´«Ã½

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Publicity

Eleanor Oldroyd has the day's sports news and rounds up the biggest sporting stories.

From 8pm, 5 Live Rugby brings all the latest news and interviews from rugby union as the European Cup prepares to get under way.

At 9.30pm the International Football Preview invites a panel of managers and former players to look ahead to tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifiers, with Scotland at the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland welcoming Italy and Wales hosting Bulgaria.

Presenter/Eleanor Oldroyd, Producer/Mike Carr

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live Publicity

Commonwealth Games

Thursday 7 October

11.25am-4.00pm ´óÏó´«Ã½ RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Live swimming and athletics coverage comes from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Producer/Jen McAllister

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity

To top

5 Live Formula 1

Thursday 7 October

1.55-3.35am ´óÏó´«Ã½ RADIO 5 LIVE SPORTS EXTRA

Motor racing fans can enjoy uninterrupted commentary of the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit.

Producer/Jason Swales for USP

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Publicity

Marc Riley welcomes Smoke Fairies back to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 6 Music Manchester studios to play another live session.

The band – best mates Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies – released their debut album, Through Low Light And Trees, in September. None other than Jack White was early to respond to their music after hearing one of their self-released singles, offering to produce a track on his Third Man label at his Nashville studio. Recorded in just 36 hours, with White on drums (plus a "mad guitar solo" on River Song) and his Raconteurs/Dead Weather pal Jack Lawrence on bass, the single Gastown/River Song was released in December 2009.

After another spell of writing last winter the Fairies headed for Sawmills studio in rural Cornwall to start work on their debut album with producer Head (best known for his work with PJ Harvey) and their current live band. After touring with Richard Hawley across Britain late last year they headed off to the US to support Laura Marling for a month. Most recently Jessica and Katherine added supernatural, angelic backing vocals to Hawley's current EP, False Lights From The Land.

Presenter/Marc Riley, Producer/Michelle Choudhry

´óÏó´«Ã½ 6 Music Publicity