with Michael Malik.

with James Naughtie and Peter Hobday. Details as Monday plus:

with Richard Harries.

Rome, Vatican City and Istanbul. In the last instalment of his travelogue, Bill Bryson is in Istanbul, the gateway to Europe.

with Chris Dunkley of the Financial Times. A Brian Lapping production WRITE TO: Feedback. PO Box 3431, London NW1 OTN PHONE: [number removed]. FAX: [number removed]

An Anthology of Spiritual Verse. A selection of poetry on the theme of death. Producer Jocelyn Boxall

Introduced by Polly Toynbee.
Why do children set fire to their schools? Karen Deco looks at why this disturbing form of vandalism is increasing. Serial: G Is for Gumshoe (9)

In a prelude to Sunday's Beachwatchday on BBC1, Kelvin Boot highlights the best wildlife beaches in Britain and discovers why it's no bad thing if some of them wash out to sea from time to time.
Producer Grant Sonnex

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Wine without Pretension. Andrew Jefford presents a special programme on the democratic pleasures of wine.
Producer Sheila Dillon

with Nick Clarke.
Editor Kevin Marsh

by Honore de Balzac. Balzac uncovers the grisly tale that lies behind the ruin of La Grande Breteche.
Dramatised by Peter Mackie. Director David Hunter

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Louisa Buck takes to the mountains in "A Romantic Tradition", a new exhibition of German, Swiss and Austrian art at the National Gallery, and discusses the life and work of Balzac, whose career was as colourful as his writing. Producer Abigail Appleton

by Alun Richards. The new lad on the lifeboat has a record forthieving. Can he live it down? Read by Brian Hibbard. Producer JaneDauncey

with Linda Lewis and Hugh Sykes. Editor Margaret Budy

with Janet Trewin and Peter Macann.

One look at Phil tells it all.
Written by Louise Page. Director Chris Wallis
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with Chris Serle.
Producer Cathy Drysdale

Rt Hon Alan Clark , former Minister of State; Dr Germaine Greer , writer and lecturer; Simon Jenkins , columnist; and Michael Rosen , poet and children's author, tackle the issues raised in Milton Keynes. Chairman Jonathan Dimbieby. Producer Nick Utechin

Liz Moloney looks into the lives of four Nigerian women.
3: Hajara Ibrahim. The 20-year-old daughter of Fulani cattle nomads from the Cameroon border, Hajara tries to balance the demands of marriage and motherhood with those of her university course in journalism. Producer Nigel Acheson

President Clinton's relationship with the military is explored by Alistair Cooke, who considers whether his lack of active service places him in a compromised position.

by Alistair Cooke.

Keith Douglas , writer, artist and fighter, kept a journal of the battle for North Africa that became a classic, and wrote some of the Second World War's greatest poetry before he was killed in Normandy three days after D-Day. Sean Street reassesses Douglas's paradoxical life.

Editor Ann Koch

Final episode of Anthony Trollope 's story.

A satirical review of the week's news.
Producer Diane Messias

with Patrick Hannan and his guests. Producer Penny Arnold

However you feel about Britain, there'll always be an England. Mark Steyn joins John Major and the old maids bicycling to communion to try to find it. Producer Emma Kingsley