With the Dawn Patrol.
Including at 6.15
Pause for Thought with Bibi Baskin.

And at 9.15 Pause for
Thought with the Rev Ruth Scott.

Afternoon

David Jacobs continues his series profiling the singer who established a singular musical persona in the fifties with classic ballads like Misty and Chances Are. In this instalment Mathis describes how, as a teen, he was forced to choose between a recording career and a chance at entering the Olympics.

Presented by John Dunn. Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert
Orchestra, with guest singers Lisa Hull and Leo Andrew , and trombonist
Gordon Campbell. Duringthe interval Richard Baker plays music by Louis Armstrong.

Richard Griffiths reads an eight-part adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel. 5: The poet Gringoire has been saved from an unsavoury death by the beautiful gypsy Esmerelda. She, in turn, has been wrestled from the clutches of Quasimodo by a captain called Phoebus, but she vanishes into the night. Abridged by Peter Mackie

Frank Renton presents a session from Bodmin
Town Band, conducted by Stephen Sykes.

Writer Michael Freedland concludes his series on how the film capital responded to the war. 6: An assessment of the legacy of the Second World War on Tinseltown features contributions from
Artie Shaw ,
Michael Winner , Robert Stack and Arthur Marx.

With the Radio 2 Arts
Programme. Reviews, music and future events.

Including at 2.30
Pause for Thought from Northern Ireland.