Sibling rivalry, poet John Hegley and the secrets of the playground

Join Miranda and guests Will Hodgkinson - journalist and author of The Ballad of Britain, Guitar Man and Song Man - and Sarah Tucker, author of The Playground Mafia.

This month we look at the decision of brothers David and Ed Miliband to enter into the Labour Party leadership contest. Will Hodgkinson - journalist and author of The Ballad of Britain, Guitar Man and Song Man - knows what it's like to compete with a brother working in the same field – and wonders whether siblings ever stop trying to score points over each other.

The school bell rings at 9am, the children skip happily into their classrooms – the mothers and fathers wave goodbye to their beloved offspring – and that's when the bad behaviour really begins. It can be a viper's nest out there amongst the parents. So why is the school playground so clique-y?

And in this month's Family Playlist, poet and performer John Hegley tells us why The Raw Hide theme tune reminds him of those special sweetie nights with his older brother. John will be performing at the first ever Stoke Newington Literary festival in June.