Is countryside stewardship a proper use of public funds? Shouldn't farmers care for the countryside without cash incentives?
Presented and produced by Richard Sanders.

with James Whitbourn.

with Chris Lowe and Sue MacGregor.
7.20 Listeners' Letters
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Canon Paul Bates.

with Cliff Morgan. Producer Nick Mullins

Presented by Eddie Mair. Producer Sara Jane Hall
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with Ned Sherrin , Robert Elms and Victoria Mather. Producer Jayne Morgan

A Year of Legislation
MPs spend a lot of time on legislation, but do the laws they pass really tackle the issues? Or are they simply designed to prevent politicians being accused of doing nothing? Sarah Baxter reports.
Producer Andrew Smith

with Gordon Clough. Editor Ingrid Hassler

with Alison Mitchell. Producer Virginia Eastman

with Barry Took , Richard Ingrams , Alan Coren and their guests.
Producer Louise Coats

Joining Jonathan Dimbleby to tackle issues raised in Kingston-upon-Thames,
Surrey, are Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Peers; Rt Hon
Gerald Kaufman , MP; Ann Leslie , journalist and broadcaster; and Rt Hon Chris Patten , Governor of Hong Kong.

Producers Nick Utechin and Keith Jones
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Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist.
The story of the thief who was freed in the place of Christ tells of Barabbas's stumbling journey into faith, from the Crucifixion to his own misjudged martyrdom.
The original novel won
Lagerkvist the 1951 Nobel Prize for Literature. with Paul Copley ,
Gary Dunnington. Dominic Letts , John Baddeley , John Fleming ,
John Evitts , James Telfer. David Holt , Philip Anthony , Rachel Atkins ,
Mia Soteriou and Barbara Durkin Dramatised by Eivor Martinus Music: Mia Soteriou Director Ned Chaillet

Four programmes investigating the strange case of Britain today. 1: The Sermon
Is the Anglican sermon the greatest single barrier to the spread of Christianity in this country? Stephen Pile investigates whether the sermon is dead or just resting, submitting himself to the best and worst preachers en route.
Producer Anne-Marie Cole

Can advertisers really sell anything? How do they persuade buyers to buy? And what goes on before the slogan lands on the billboard? In the first of six programmes, copywriter Marcus Leigh eavesdrops as three agencies work on some tricky accounts. Producer Ian Bell

with Alun Lewis.
Producer Constance St Louis

This spring the Norwegian whaling boats will resume commercial hunting, with the rancour of world opinion ringing in their ears. Environmental groups are up in arms and governments are threatening boycotts - but does the whale need saving? Roger Harrabin investigates in the last programme of the series. Producer Marie Helly

Simon Hoggart and his team of dead-eyed correspondents fire their final fusillade of the series. Producer Brian King

and Sports Round-Up

Andrew McAllister introduces Roger McGough , Adrian Henri and Brian Patten in performance with guitarist Andy Roberts.

Robert Robinson meets five astrologers in Bath and hears more about himself than he bargained for. Producer Nadine Grieve

House of Straw
This week, the National Trust opens one of its latest, quirkiest projects - a semi-detached house in Worksop which belonged for over 60 years to the Straw family. Clare Jenkins takes a walk round this property and uncovers the reclusive lives of the family who moved in in 1923. Producer Dave Sheasby

Lent
Michael Wilcox 's award-winning stage play in a new radio production. It is set in a boys' prep school during the Easter vacation of 1956. Producer Marilyn Imrie

Presented by Brian Kay. Producer Anthony Sellors

led by Rev David Hutt.

Brian Johnston umpires another test of cricketing wit and general knowledge. Taking the crease: Tim Rice and Willie Rushton , with William Franklyn and Paul Merton. From
Flitwick Cricket Club, Bedford.
Producer Jon Magnusson

Derek Jacobi and Haydn Gwynne read poetry and prose about relationships. 4: Enemies
Producer Julia Gillett

with Simon Joly , conductor of the BBC Singers, and two members of the choir.

Bram Stoker 's epic vampire novel dramatised in seven episodes by Nick McCarty. With Frederick Jaeger as Count Dracula.
1: Jonathan Harkerjourneys to Transylvania on legal business, leaving his fiancee Mina Murray to spend some time with her best friend Lucy Westenra.
Music: Malcolm Clarke
Director Hamish Wilson