PICK OF TODAY’S RADIO

THANKS A LOT, MILTON JONES!, 11.30AM, RADIO 4

‘IF THEY make it illegal to wear the veil at work, beekeepers are going to be furious.’ ‘Most of my relatives are police marksmen, apart from my granddad, who was a bank robber. He died recently, surrounded by his family.’ The wild-haired, wild-eyed comedian Milton Jones (pictured) bombards audiences with a stream of one-liners, leaving them helpless with laughter. He’s up to his jovial tricks in this morning’s repeated episode from the third series of his show, as he and his assistant Anton do their best to deal with listeners’ problems.

THE opening credits for Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey unfold to the dramatic tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra, and Elvis Presley used to open his concerts in the Seventies with this sunrise fanfare, written by Richard Strauss.

THE LISTENING SERVICE (4.30PM, RADIO 3) Takes us through the history of this dramatic piece, and Tom Service talks about the riddles Strauss hid in the music.