RADIO CHOICE

GEORGE SOROS made a fortune speculating on the UK’s sudden exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992. Now, in his old age, he devotes much of his time giving money to charity and promoting a more co-operative world order. Allan Little presents THE PEOPLE VS GEORGE SOROS (RADIO 4, 11AM), and hears of the admiration and the suspicion that the billionaire investor attracts.

DO WE suffer from traumas that were inflicted on our ancestors? Sally Herships feels she is haunted by ‘the ghost of a ghost, the memory of a shadow’, and that this fear comes from her grandmother’s terrible experiences in Russia during the pogroms. This might seem fanciful, but there is some evidence to back up Sally’s feelings. INHERITED FEAR (RADIO 4, 4PM) joins Sally as she talks to

those who feel haunted by the pasts of others, interviews neuroscientists, and hears about a study on foetuses of pregnant women caught up in 9/11.

MICK JAGGER and Keith Richards (pictured) were blues fans long before they were Rolling Stones, getting inspiration from the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Bo Diddley. Tonight, Cerys Matthews charts

THE STONES’ PERSONAL BLUES HISTORY (RADIO 2, 9PM);

she will feature original recordings of great blues numbers and tracks by the Stones, plus anecdotes from the band themselves.