SPORTING JOURNEYS
BBC 1Xtra, 2.30pm
Lomana LuaLua, the Portsmouth and Democratic Republic of Congo striker, endeared himself to English football supporters by his name alone, which made coming up with a chant based on the Kingsmen’s classic Louie, Louie something of a shoo-in. Here he looks set to widen his fan base beyond followers of the round-ball game by revealing a charming personality, as well as a becoming modesty about the talent that has taken him from the rough and ready facilities of his homeland, via a brief but character-building gig as a cleaner of McDonald’s comfort facilities, to the international big time.
THE COSMIC HUNTERS
Radio 4, 9pm
The recent downgrading of Pluto from bona fide planet to lump of ice has drawn attention to the ever-changing world of astronomy. What better time, then, for Chris Riley’s three-part series about the people who spend their lives scanning the Universe so you don’t have to? Especially since, while some of them are seeking Earth-like planets in galaxies far, far away, there are those who choose to concern themselves with the cosmic detritus that makes up three-quarters of the Universe.