Presented by Ruth Kiely.

with James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer Christine Morgan

with Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with David Winter.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

with Cliff Morgan. Producer Charlotte Nicol

Presented by Eddie Mair.
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with Ned Sherrin and guests. Producer Jayne K Morgan

with Michael White of the Guardian. Producer Dennis Sewell

Producer Tony Grant

Presented by Alison Mitchell. Producer Frances Macdonald

Barry Took quizzes Richard Ingrams and Alan Coren and their guests.
Producer Aled Evans

Producers Nick Utechin and James Herbert LINES OPEN from 12.30pm

Another chance to hear Pauline Spender's adaptation of Stephen Spender's first novel, loosely based on his childhood, with an introduction by the poet himself.
Director Richard Wortley

Stephen Spender reads his own poem. Producer Manon Nancarrow

In the first of three talks, Peter Harrison reflects on some of the things he once believed in. Today he looks at cures. Producer Gillian Hush

In October 1962, the world held its breath as the US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles had been taken to Cuba. Within weeks, they were removed and the crisis was over. What if the Russians had refused to withdraw their arms? In the last of the series, Lawrence Freedman and Anton Surikov join Chris Andrew to re-write history. Producer Ian Bell

Peter Evans investigates the planets, including our own, from the Mullard Space Science laboratory in Surrey.
Producer Toby Murcott

In the first of a new series,
Jonathan Rugman reports from
Istanbul on the implications for Europe of Turkey's current domestic troubles.

Martin Wainwright celebrates individuals driven to carry out curious tasks.
2: The Croquet King. Walter Jones Whitmore spent his life dabbling in many failed ventures - until he invented croquet. Producer Wendy Pilmer

Tom Robinson returns with the programme about men in the 1990s. This week, the men who continue to support the world's oldest profession, are men funnier than women?
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Preaching to the Converted
Dickens called them "monuments of another age" and for 17 of Wren's City of London churches the future is uncertain.
Deemed "reserve churches" by the Templemann Commission - is conversion the answer for these historic buildings? Producer Robyn Read

by Steve Walker , with Dinsdale Landen as Caractacus and Nickolas Grace as Nero.
The last king of the Britons has managed to scrape his way into favour with the mercurial Nero, but his daughter has been consorting with the Christians.
With Gareth Armstrong and David Jarvis Producer Eoin O'Callaghan

Presented by Brian Kay. Producer Anthony Sellors

led by Dr Susan White.

Another chance to hear the late
Brian Johnston umpire a test of wit. Taking the crease are Willie Rushton and Tim Rice with Bernard Cribbins and Bill Tidy. Producer Jon Magnusson
(Thank You. Johnners!, the BBC's memorial service for Brian Johnston , is on Radio 2 on Tuesday 7.00pm)

In the last of his talks from Languedoc, John P Harris looks at crime. Producer Merilyn Harris

Richard Baker talks to dramatic mezzo-soprano Sally Burgess , and her husband Neil Thornton , who plays jazz piano.

The final part of Nigel Baldwin 's thriller, with Alison Steadman as Dee. Dee laughed at Alex's predictions of death, but now they're proved true, will anyone take up her quest for justice?
Original music by Laurie Scott Baker Director Jane Dauncey