Four violinists and a lone harpist feature in this year's string semi-final. Continues at
8.30pm.
With Brian Hanrahan.
Followed by Weather
The conclusion of the string semi-final.
BBC4's
Alan Bates tribute concludes with a 1994 dramatisation of Dickens's novel set in a grim factory town in the north of England. The lives of Tom and Louisa Gradgrind unfold in a loveless world where social and economic values come before human concerns.
Co-starring Bob Peck , Dilys Laye. Richard E Grant , Beatie Edney and Christien Anholt.
The first of two DNA Week programmes tonight asks whether the evolutionary biologist's views on humans are still valid.
1/2. Do we control our destiny or are we ruled by our genes? The 50 years since the discovery of DNA's structure are traced in this documentary, which concludes tomorrow at 12 midnight. (AD)
With sign language.
