The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

with Professor David Weitzman.

with Anna Ford and John Humphrys.
Details as Monday plus:
7.45 Thought for the Day with the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament Editor Roger Mosey

In the fifth of six talks about America, and the image Americans have of themselves, D David Dreis , a New Yorker who moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, explains how the west coast has generated a literary tradition that is far more "meat and potatoes" than New York's.
Producer Geoff Spink

Luke. Part 12.

Introduced from Edinburgh by Ruth Wishart.
Story: Madam Doubtfire. First in a five-part adaptation of Anne Fine 's novel by Meg Clarke.

Presented by Kelvin Boot.
Producer Caroline Aistrop

with Tasneem Siddiqi.
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Presented by Derek Cooper. Producer Sheila Dillon

with Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh

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First in a four-part dramatisation of the masterpiece by Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa that explores two opposing fanaticisms.

First of two programmes featuring people who work in close partnerships.
1: No Ordinary Angels. Deborah Pope and Rodrigo Matheus are the trapeze act "No Ordinary Angels". Their work together requires great physical stamina, complete dedication and total trust in each other.
A Track Record production

George Eliot is often seen as the fount of Victorian moral wisdom, yet for years she was shunned by society for casting off conventional religious belief. Rosemary Hartill looks at how Eliot's agnostic beliefs shaped her life and novels. Reader Jane Lapotaire. Producer Amanda Hancox

Louisa Buck visits Paris for the Art and the City exhibition at the Pompidou Centre. And a new record celebrates the life of composer John Cage. Producer Anthony Denselow

Concluding the week's stories looking at Brits overseas.
Abroadby Peter Regent.
Armchair travel at its most perilous ... Read by Nigel Anthony.
Producer Duncan Minshull

with Chris Lowe and Hugh Sykes. Editor Margaret Budy
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with Janet Trewin and Peter Macann. Producer David France

The prince and the panto cow.
Written by Simon Frith
Director Keri Davies

with Michael Rosen.
Producer Richard Bannerman

Gwynneth Flower , Chief Executive, Central London Training and Enterprise Council; Ken Livingstone , MP; Lord Parkinson; and Anthony Smith , President, Magdalen College, Oxford, tackle the issues raised in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Chairman Nick Clarke.
Producer Nick Utechin

Marcel Berlins 's weekly look at developments in the law and how they affect our lives.
Producer Sallie Davies

Reuben Mattus, the inventor of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream, reminds Alistair Cooke of other immigrants who have shaped America.

Singer-songwriter Harvey Andrews, whose first record was banned by the BBC, plays the political and social songs that have struck a chord with his audiences.

by Alistair Cooke.

with Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch

Episode 5.

Sally Grace , Jeffrey Holland , Toby Longworth and Rob Brydon with a satirical review of the week's news.
Producer Liz Anstee

with Simon Hoggart. Producer Anne-Marie Cole