with Canon Michael Austin from
Southwell Minster.
with James Naughtie and John Humphrys.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with George Austin.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Repeated from yesterday 7.20pm
The last in the series in which
John Humphrys talks to high achievers who have experienced turbulent times in their careers.
Producer Jenni Mills
by John Bunyan. Part 14. Rpt For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Trial by jury has been a central part of the judicial system for over 600 years. But when jurors sit on a traumatic case are they themselves in danger of becoming victims? Philippa Dolley reports. Serial: Looking for Trouble (8) For details see Monday
Producer Tony Grant
withTasneemSiddiqi.
Paul Boateng MP discusses the lighter side of history with his guests
John Diamond , Loyd Grossman , Professor Lisa Jardine and Mark Steel.
Producer Kathy Smith
with Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
In researching her play, Anna Clemence Mews interviewed several rapists in prison. The play examines the aftermath of a rape with compassion and humour from the point of view of both the victim and the rapist.
Paul Allen sees Alan Rickman directing The Winter Guest at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Katie Mitchell 's production of Strindberg's Easter.
Producer Robyn Read. Revised rpt 9.30pm
by Steve Aylett , read by Kerry Shale . "When he was at school Solitary had been chastised for a misbehaviour he did not commit ... he loved the martyr-like buzz of false accusation." Producer Kate Bodoano
with Chris Lowe and Hugh Sykes.
Last in the series of sketches by top performers on the black comedy circuit. With Felix Dexter , Llewella Gideon , Roger Griffiths , Jo Martin ,
Josephine Melville and Eddie Nestor. Producer Gareth Edwards
William badgers Phil ...
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Sue Limb takes a look at
Dorothy Parker 's life and work and at the wit and style of one of America's best-known humorists. Reader Lorelei King. Researched and compiled by James Walton Producer Gareth Edwards Rpt
The End of Enlightenment?
Modern science and politics have been rooted in the core ideas of the Enlightenment: that knowledge would improve the human condition in a rational way, and that the future should be better than the past.
Peter Kellner asks whether our belief in a better life on earth is dying.
Producer Michael Blastland. Rptd Sun 4.15pm
The fourth in Jonathan Hewat 's series of classic radio fluffs. Today's topic is children and animals. There's also the phone-call of the week, with the answer to the question "What did Sir Walter Raleigh bring back from
America?" Plus an anecdote from a famous voice - James Naughtie. A Hewat production
Presented by Ted Harrison. Producer Marlene Pease.
PHONE: [number removed](Mon-Fri 10.00-5.00)
Revised rpt of 4.05pm
with Robin Lustig.
by George MacDonald Fraser. Part 9. For details see Monday
An adaptation of the classic story from the master of modern horror. In the final episode, Ben and the vampire-killers pitch themselves against the might of Barlow and his evil followers.
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC
Radiophonic Workshop. Dramatised by Gregory Evans. Director Adrian Bean
