Producers Alasdair Cross , John Harvey and Ruth Kiely
with Dharmachari Anagarika Arthapriya.
with James Naughtie, from the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool, and John Humphrys.
6.45 Business News
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Lavinia Byrne.
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William Hurt reads the sixth often parts of Paul Theroux 's epic railway journey from London to Japan and back. Abridged by Anne Rees-Jones Producer Sheila Fox
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with Melvyn Bragg and guests. Producer Ruth Gardiner
John Milton 's epic poem of the Fall of Man, abridged in 41 episodes. (21)
Abridged by Adnan Mitchell , MUSIC by Elizabeth Parker , Director John Theocharis Rpt
Muriel Gray tells Jenni Murray about her first foray into fiction. And there's another visit to the families around the world who describe their attitudes to the older generation.
Serial: Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh , shortlisted for this year's
Booker Prize and read in 13 episodes by Trevor Nichols. Something in the mountains on a remote medieval island is taking the sheep, something like a wolf, which doesn't kill like a wolf. Editor Sally Feldman
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with Vincent Duggleby. Producer Katie Derham
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with John Howard.
Editor Ken Vass
The Ireland team of Owen Dudley
Edwards and Paddy Fitzpatrick take on the London team of Irene Thomas and Eric Korn for a return match.
Tony Quinton and Gordon Clough are asking the questions.
Producer Amanda Mares. Rptd Wed 6.30pm
with Nick Clarke at the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool and James Cox in London. Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from Friday
by Stewart Love. Frank James has been a dedicated, old-fashioned teacher all his life, but educational changes make him redundant and he becomes apprehensive, aimless, lost and bewildered.
Director Pam Brighton Rpt
with Gerry Anderson. Editor Sharon Banoff
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Robert Dawson Scott examines The Rough Guide to World Music. Plus all-girl American early music quartet Anonymous 4 live in the studio.
Producer Louise Swan. Revisd rpt at 9.30pm
A new story by Joanna Trollope. From a warm, sunny island there comes an intriguing tale. But is it one destined for the publishers' catalogue? Read by Michael Maloney. Producer Duncan Minshull
with Linda Lewis at the Labour Party Conference in Blackpool and Chris Lowe in London. Editor Margaret Budy
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Jill gets a birthday surprise. Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Derek Cooper explores the many plum varieties and samples a feast with damsons in every course. Repeated from Friday
by Anthony Read , with Charles Kay as William Tyndale , Clifford Rose as Poyntz, Hugh Dickson as Sir Thomas More and Sheila Grant as Margaret.
It is 500 years since the birth of William Tyndale , the 16th-century scholar who devoted his life to the fervent belief that men should be able to read the scriptures in their native tongue.
Director Cherry Cookson Rpt
Arthur Scargill on Mrs Bamforth , who was still offering tea and advice during the miners' strike in 1984. Producer Ed Thomason Rpt
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
The 1994 L20,000 Booker Prize for Fiction will be awarded on Tuesday 11 October. On each of the next six weekday nights, an extract from one of the six shortlisted novels is being broadcast. Tonight, Reef by Romesh Guneskera is read by Lyndam Gregory. Producer David Hunter
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Are you politically correct? Broadcaster Sarah Dunant challenges her guests
Helena Kennedy QC, Stuart Hall , Dominic Lawson and Deborah Cameron. Producer Ariane Koek
