The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
A meditation for the beginning of a new day, with Tim Haggis.
with John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor. Details as yesterday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with Oliver McTernan.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament
Talk to Nick Ross and his guests on an issue of the moment. Producer Denis Nightingale LINES OPEN from 8.00am
Luke. Part 4.
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: North and South (16)
Geoff Watts reports. Producer Constance St Louis
with John Howard.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author by Basil Boothroyd , starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
Book 4, Chapter 4: The Menagerie With Preston Lockwood
Producer Bobby Jaye
with James Naughtiy.
by Moya O'Shea.
When the crew of a small English cargo vessel sailing from Britain to Canada spots a small open boat drifting, the question is whether they should stop or go on - they have received no distress calls. Little do they know that their decision will result in startling consequences.
Director Tracey Neale
Andrew Green invites the Danish conductor Michael Schoenwandt to choose music which reflects the character and spirit of the Nordic countries. Producer Gillian Hush
Alun Lewis loosens the nuts and bolts of today's technology.
Gill Pyrah quizzes her contestants about the history of radio panel games. And there's a review of the exhibition Clean and Dirty at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. Producer Robyn Read
(Revised repeat at 9.15pm)
by Sue Thomas.
A woman sits alone on a park bench - waiting. Will anyone talk to her or even acknowledge her existence? Then her eyes catch those of a child.... Read by Janet Dale. Producer Rosemary Watts
with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
Third of Christopher Lee 's six-partdrama of political intrigue.
Dougal considers the circumstances in which open government and national security might mix.
Producer Neil Cargill
Made a mockery?
Major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad.
Reporter Jenny Cuffe. Producer Liz Carney
What happens when you find
- out something about your family that changes your relationship with them for ever? In a series of five programmes, Veronica Reinhardt probes the extraordinary secrets hidden behind seemingly ordinary family situations and looks at the emotional turmoil caused when hidden events from the past resurface. Producer Cathie Mahoney
News, views and information for people with a visual handicap. With Peter White. Producer Eleanor Garland
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(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)
Presented by Roger White.
with Max Easterman.
7: Kindly Leave the Stage
Joanna Coles explores the week's events in the media.