with Canon Michael Sadgrove.
with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Paul Johns.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
[number removed]
Your chance to talk to
Nick Ross and his guests on an issue of the moment. Producer Poppy Hughes
•Lines open from 8.00am
12: Stealing of the Cowherd Boys.
Maureen Lipman tells
Jenni Murray some true but crazy confessions. Serial: A Lesson in Dying (2)
Professor Anthony Clare presents the weekly magazine devoted to matters of the mind. Producer Nadine Grieve
with John Howard.
The musical panel game.
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge Ian Wallace and Denis Norden.
In the chair Steve Race. Producer Richard Edis. Stereo
Presented by James Naughtie.
Stereo
Say Something Happened by Alan Bennett.
With Thora Hird as Mam, Brian Wilde as Dad, and Imelda Staunton as June.
"Old People's Wardens will be appointed to keep track of those who are at risk."
"Oh, it's 'at risk', is it? There never used to be that. It's all 'at risk' now. Battered babies, battered wives. Are you sure you won't have a scone?" Director Matthew Walters Stereo
Andrew Green invites the conductor Libor Pesek to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of his native country, Czechoslovakia.
Producer Gillian Hush Stereo
Presented by Paul Vaughan.
Peter Matthiessen 's latest book tells the story of Lake Baikal, the deepest fresh-water lake in the world and an object of reverence inside Siberia, now under threat.
Plus two novellas from
A S Byatt.
Producer Beaty Rubens Stereo
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)
Long Lost and Love Excelling by Glen Jayson.
Eighteen-year-old Sarah is dragged to a cousin's wedding in Wales where all is revealed: Gran's thermal vest, Uncle Reon's beer-gut and cousin
Graham's twinkling eyes. Read by Katherine Kinsey. Producer Caroline Sarli
Presented by Valerie Singleton and Frank Partridge.
Margaret Forster 's 60s novel adapted in six parts. 1: There Once Was an Ugly Duckling
Georgy is a freak. She was bom ugly and stuffed with food until she became fat. Little wonder in the era of Twiggy that she feels like the Ugly Duckling.
Adapted by Joe Dunlop
Music: David Chilton , Dave Swift and Mike Bradley
Producer Adrian Bean. Stereo
Julia's not impressed with the antiques business. Stereo
Major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad.
Reporter Mark Halliley. Producer Lynne Jones
A series of six programmes in which
Miles Kington discovers what makes different nations laugh. 4: Egypt
In the Arab world
Egyptians are recognised as the top jokers. They say they have "Dam Khafif" which means "light blood". Producer Anne-Marie Cole
News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. With Peter White.
Producer Thena Heshel
●QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: tel [number removed]between
9.15pm and 10.15pm
Stereo
(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
with Roger White. Stereo
with Alexander MacLeod.
Stereo
0 Caledonia!
Part 5.
Nick Baker looks between the pages of six papers and magazines serving different professions. 5: The Dentist
A mysterious case of rotting teeth; the danger of bogus dentists; and how dentists are learning to become nicer people.
Producer Matt Thompson. Stereo