with the Rev
Michael Lawson.

with Brian Redhead and Sue MacGregor.
Details as Monday plus:

with the Rt Rev
Vincent Nichols.

4: Royal Command.

A Proper Punishment? Arthur de Frisching , Area Manager for HM Prison
Service, argues that prison is no solution to crime, but it can help people not to reoffend.
Producer Anna Parkinson

Part 19.

Are children born difficult or do they have to work at it? Simon Brett suggests to Jenni Murray how they might perfect their most aggravating techniques. Serial:
The Bourgeoisie (2)

with Roisin McAuley.

Hear the stumps fly and the wickets fall as Brian Johnston umpires another test of wit and general knowledge.
Taking the crease: Tim Rice and Willie Rushton , with Paul Merton and Caroline Quentin.
From Shamley Green Cricket Club, Surrey. Producer Jon Magnusson Stereo

with James Naughtie.

Stereo

by Martin Crimp.
For Mike and Liz, selling their London home is an irksome business. When James, the perfect buyer, is interested in the house their problems seem solved. But for young estate agent Clair the problems are only beginning and the nightmare starts.
Director Hilary Norrish. Stereo

Seals taking the sun at the mouth of the estuary and the wildlife of Hilbre
Island await Cliff Morgan as he completes his journey along the River Dee.

Simon Rae introduces a selection of poetry requests with guest Charles Causley and readers Stephen Thorne and Sally Cookson.
Producer Julian Wilkinson. Stereo .REQUESTS TO: Poetry Please! BBC Bristol BS8 2LR

Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Young Vic , an exhibition of British painting in Manchester exploring aspects of childhood, and Judy Meewezen previews a countrywide celebration of youth theatre which also examines our relationship with Europe.
Producer Sarah Johnson. Stereo
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

A Natural Ending by Nick Yapp.
"Among a dozen smiling and uncomfortable celebrants at Table 17,
Patrick and Lianne Gosling were spending their last 24 hours together."
Read by Lesley Nicol. Producer Gillian Hush

with Frank Partridge and Hugh Sykes.

Written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan , Caroline Gruber ,
Brian Bowles , Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling. 5: The ledger
Producer Jon Magnusson. Stereo

Hard times for Home
Farm. Stereo

In Search of Sena
The "Black Jews" of southern Africa, the Lemba, claim to have come from "Sena" centuries ago. In the second of two programmes
Tudor Parfitt , lecturer at the School of Oriental and African Studies, follows the trail from Soweto via
Great Zimbabwe to
Zanzibar, unearthing clues about a "lost tribe of Israel".
Producer Julian Hale. Stereo

Two programmes in which Conor Gearty explores the politics of abortion. The "Right to Life" and the "Right to
Choose" are irreconcilable.
In Ireland, Church and State prepare for a final battle, while the thousands of women who travel to
Britain every year for abortions are only now beginning to speak out.
Producer Elizabeth Burke. Stereo

with Kati Whitaker.
Producer Marlene Pease

Stereo
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)

with Nigel Cassidy. Stereo

with Richard Kershaw.
Stereo

4: The Call of Home
Stereo

A five-part dramatisation of Agatha Christie 's novel. 1: At a nightclub, Poirot and Captain Hastings meet the elegant Lady Edgware who asks them to help get rid of her husband.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Director Enyd Williams. Stereo

Francis Wilford Smith looks at the work of blues pianist Walter Roland from Alabama. Besides rousing barrelhouse stomps, Roland recorded blues about poverty and disaster during the depression years. He also accompanied singers like Lucille Bogan and Josh White.
Producer Derek Drescher
(First broadcast on Radio 3)