RADIO CHOICE

IN 1934, the writer Upton Sinclair launched a campaign to become the Governor of California. His slogan was End Poverty In California, and his manifesto included sweeping land reforms, taxes on the movie studios and a massive programme of public works. All this was a red rag to the bull that was Louis B. Mayer. The movie mogul threw himself into an antiSinclair campaign, making fake documentaries that were shown in cinemas and threatening to move his studios out of California. Toby Jones (pictured) stars in LOUIS B. MAYER AND THE BOLSHEVIK BEAST (RADIO 4, 2.15PM), a comedy drama about a bitter and dirty political battle.

SARA PASCOE: THE MODERN MONKEY (RADIO 4, 6.30PM) mixes comedy with psychology as the comedian looks at the

evolutionary importance of an emotion we don’t like to admit to — jealousy.

MUSIC tuition in schools is fast becoming a luxury, making it difficult for children from cash-strapped homes to learn how to play an instrument. Thank goodness, then, for the brass bands of Britain, who do more than their bit for promoting talented young musicians. You can hear some of these players on tonight’s LISTEN TO THE BAND (RADIO 2,

11.30PM), as eight junior brass musicians compete for a place in this year’s Young Brass Award final.