And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Rabbi YY Rubinstein.
Including Tracks of My Years, in which singer/songwriter Janis Ian picks - two a day - her ten favourite records. Plus a week-long spotlight on the new album by Snow Patrol.
Radio 2's occasional series exploring the careers of maverick music producers continues with Grammy-winning Turkish-American arranger/producer Arif Mardin, who remains best known for his collaborations with Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic Records during its 60s heyday. Mardin's clients include Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, David Bowie, Bette Midler and Norah Jones.
With The Best of Jazz.
Clare Teal presents the BBC Big Band, conducted by Steve Gray with South African pianist
Abdullah Ibrahim in the first part of a concert recorded during the 2006 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
The programme features new and specially written scores based on Ibrahim's compositions.
4/10. Featuring a special
Duke Ellington celebration.
A new series of Later with.... begins on Friday at 11.35pm on BBC2
Including at 1.30am Pause for Thought with Jenny Nemko.
3.30 as 1.30