The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

With Richard Alderson.

With Peter Hobday and John Humphrys. Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Indarjit Singh.

8: A Dog's Life

With Libby Purves and birthday guest Terence Donovan , photographer. Producer Lucy Cacanas

Daniel. Part 3.

Introduced by Anne Robinson.
Story: Femtnes de Siecle edited by Joan Smith. 1: At Twickenhamby Ella D'Arcy. 'John Corbett lived in Twickenham, in an imitation villa, the name Braemar gilded in gothic letters upon the gate." Read by David Timson.
Abridged by Janet Hickson

Postbag edition.
Producer Amanda Mares

with John Howard.

by Peter Kerry.
5: The Zinoviev Letter. Edward and Michael are ordered to conduct a smear campaign.The target: a certain pipe-smoking Yorkshire politician ...
Producer Lissa Evans

with Nick Clarke and James Naughtie.

Another classic mystery starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.
3: The Golden Pince-Nez. Too many cigarettes help Holmes to expose an act of devastating cruelty and betrayal.
Violinist Leonard Friedman Dramatised by Peter Ling Director Enyd Williams

Les Woodland meets more fascinating proof that the older you get the more exciting you become.
3: Eric Delaney - Let There Be Drums!

Major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad. Reporter Jolyon Jenkins.

Vernon Scannell describes his search for the talented but elusive poet John Short , whom he eventually ran to earth in strange circumstances. Producer Alastair Wilson

Quentin Cooper with reviews of two hotly tipped Hollywood releases: Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in Sleepless in Seattle, and Harrison Ford is on the run in The Fugitive. And news of this year's Booker Prize nominations. Producer Neil Trevithick
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)

by Joanna Whiteley.
A young girl recalls the excitement of the day her mother first takes her to the opera, but it is a day with a far-from-perfect ending. Read by Tilly Vosburgh . Producer Cherry Cookson

with Chris Lowe and Wendy Jones.

John Waite investigates....
Editor Graham Ellis WRITE TO: Face the Facts. BBC Broadcasting House. London W1A 1AA

Rosemary Hartill looks at how Charlotte Bronte's rebellious attitude to Victorian religion coloured her novels. Reader Dorothy Tutin.
Producer Amanda Hancox

How to Steal the Best Ideas in the World
Business around the globe has discovered a way of plundering the best ideas and practices - legally. Peter Day sizes up the art of "benchmarking" one of the mightiest management tools around.
Editor Stephen Chilcott

(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)

with Roger White.

with Alexander MacLeod in London and Robin Lustig at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Torquay.

Part 3.

for September 17, with Simon Brett.

The third of five persuasive recollections.
Platt Versus Rooney and Day.
The untold story behind the duo's visit to Australia. Written and read by Peter Jones. Producer Pete Atkin