RADIO CHOICE

SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR — the singer, actor, model and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant — joins KEN BRUCE (RADIO 2, 9.30AM) in the Radio 2 Piano Room. She will sing tracks from her latest album, The Song Diaries, which has Sophie (pictured) looking at her past hits and taking them in new directions.

THE business of judging the degree of disability of Paralympic athletes is a thorny matter. All disabilities have their differences, with all Paralympic athletes facing their own particular challenges. Some athletes and coaches work the system, however, exaggerating disabilities to get into categories where they will do well. For the first in a new series of FILE ON 4 (RADIO 4, 8PM), Simon Cox speaks to a former international classifier, one of the people

responsible for ensuring athletes are placed in the right category. He discovers how classifiers can be fooled, and hears of the pressures placed on them to put athletes in the most disabled categories.

JAMES MORRISON knows his way round the brass section of an orchestra. He plays flugelhorn, bass trumpet, trombone, euphonium and tuba, as well as soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone. Tonight, James presents the first of a new, four-part series TOP BRASS (RADIO 2, 9PM), showcasing the best in modern brass music.