Producers Alasdair Cross , John Harvey and Ruth Kiely

with James Naughtie and Sue MacGregor.

with Rosemary Hartill.

A prematurely retired John Walters fills his idle hours by thinking out loud about a new career as a semi-professional cougher. Producer Cathie Mahoney

r David Mellor returns to invite 7 his guests to climb on their soapboxes and sound off about their passions and pet hates. Producer Julia Shaw

Art Malik reads the third of seven extracts from the writings of poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. Introduced by Dorothy Tutin. Producer Julia Wills

Jenni Murray meets playwright Pam Gems. Serial: Republic of Love by Carol Shields. Shelley Thompson and Kerry Shale read the eighth of 12 parts.
Abridged by Ed Thomason. Editor Sally Feldman

Producer Frances Macdonald. UNES OPEN from 10.00am

with John Howard. Editor Ken Vass

First Round - Wales. George Sheldrick (local government officer); Graham Ladley (retired head teacher); Tecwen Whittock (lecturer in further education); Gethin Jones (civil servant). Chairman Robert Robinson. Producer Richard Edis

Peter Turnbull 's P Division cops return in a new series of stories dramatised by Stephen Muirine and recorded partly on location in Glasgow.
1: The Bonepit. Fabian Donoghue 's CID team are summoned to investigate a skeleton found on a building site.
Director Hamish Wilson

with Daire Brehan.
Editor Sharon Banoff. PHONE: [number removed]

Simon Rattle conducts a new production of Don Giovanni at Glyndeboume; there's a new biography of the fotfider of the Proms, Sir Henry Wood , and Robert Dawson Scott's studio guest is the singer Delia Jones who is in Saturday's Prom.
Producer Abigail Appleton (Revised repeat at 9.30pm)

Ruth Fainlight's atmospheric, modern fairytale is read by Alison Reid.

Return of the award-winning comedy series.

Clarrie threatens strike action.

Ex-footballer John Salthouse stars in his own play that reflects the football fever generated by the World Cup. It follows a players' agent behind the scenes to where the real money is being made.
Other parts played by Joy Elias-Rilwan , Peter Yapp , Ciara Janson , George Allonby and Paul Keating Director Claire Grove
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Only one person in three in Britain dies having made a will.
David Addis goes in search of wills that are ordinary, extraordinary and plain peculiar. Producer Sara Conkey
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Adrian Mourby sheds fresh light on the plight of his peer group, the Silkies. 2: In Praise of Working Women Producer Gillian Hush

(Revised repeat of 4.05pm)

with Robin Lustig.

Edna O'Brien reads part six of her recently published novel.
Tlie Love Affair. A "terrorist" and an old woman trapped together begin to develop an extraordinary relationship.
Abridged by Pam Brighton and Edna O'Brien Producer Pam Brighton