Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Laurie Rosenberg.

And at 9.15 Pause for Thought.

4/4. Desmond Carrington profiles historically significant entertainers from the worlds of cabaret, revue and theatre. He concludes with Bermondsey-born song-and-dance man, actor and pioneering pop idol Tommy Steele , whose career now spans more than half a century. His chart hits include the 1956 number one Singing the Blues.

Michael Ball headlines a starry showcase of the music of Anthony Newley featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra directed by Callum McLeod. Special guests include Laura Michelle Kelly, Newley's writing partner Leslie Bricusse and Anna Ouayle, who recreates her Tony-winning performance in the original 1962 production of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off.

with Ribbons: the Story of Phillis Wheatley
2/4. Sophie Okonedo continues Ann Rinaidi 's story of Phillis Wheatley , who in 1761 was sold to a Boston family and became the first African-American woman to have a work of poetry published. Abridged by Amanda Hancox
The March issue of BBC History Magazine, out now, features a slavery abolition special

Frank Renton presents an alternative look at the march.

Arts show.

Including at 3.30 Pause for Thought with the Rev David McLachlan.