At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Lalitavira.
Including at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Canon Roger Royle.
2/3. A celebration of the life and career of Hollywood actor/ director Sidney Poitier , whose late 50s/early 60s rise to fame as an unprecedented black male lead with box-office clout coincided with the gains made by the American civil rights movement. Raised in the Bahamas, the handsome and poised star specialised in serious, socially concerned films. He remains best known for The Defiant Ones (1958), Lillies of the Field (1963) - for which he won an Oscar - and the three big 1967 hits To Sir, with Love, In the Heat of the Night and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Featuring a new interview with Poitier.
Roderick Dunk conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, live from LSO St Luke's in London.
Presented by Paul Gambaccini.
Sophie Okonedo concludes 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.
4/4. Phillis the poet is feted in London, but returns to Boston still trapped in the role of slave. Abridged by Amanda Hancox
Frank Renton showcases music written specifically for brass band.
Arts show with Matthew Wright.
Featuring ska and klezmerinfluenced band the Baghdaddies.
Including at 3.30 Pause for Thought with the Rev Derek Boden.
