PICK OF THE DAY

MONDAY 25.08

Reading and Leeds Festival 7pm BBC3

Over the years, this festival's metal agenda has become shinier and more glamorous, a trend expressed tonight through performances from Metallica and Las Vegas-based the Killers. The Ting Tings and Seasick Steve are among the comparatively inert musical elements.

Proms on Four 2008 7.30pm BBC4

Petroc Trelawney introduces tonight's cacophonous Russian-themed Prom. Daniele Gatti conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Prokofief's Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

Dispatches: How the Banks Never Lose 8pm C4

James Max, a former investment banker, presents a documentary that reveals the means by which financial institutions are recouping money lost in the credit crunch.

Panorama 8.30pm BBC1

On a date that has been suggested to celebrate Britishness, Vivian White explores the Government's preoccupation with national identity. Is it a rational way to unite an ethnically diverse population, or does it foster resentment among minority groups.

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