with Margaret Martyn.
with Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day with Angela Tilby.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
with Libby Purves and birthday guest Imogen Stubbs.
Producer Lucy Cacanas
by Janice Marriott.
3: A Terrible Mistake. Henry and Lesley scheme to get their parents to go on holiday together. Rpt For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Lebanese meze, Moroccan tajines, tabbouleh and harisa - Claudia Roden and Alistair Little tell Simon Parkes why
Middle Eastern food is getting hotter. Serial: The Odd Women (12) For details see Monday
Repeated from Sunday 2.00pm
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with Daire Brehan.
Second series of Lucy Flannery 's sitcom. 5: When Paul delivers an ultimatum to Ruby, a visit to a fortune-teller with Maria tells them more than they bargained for.
Producer Liz Anstee
with Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Six classic mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.
1: The Problem of Thor Bridge. When a beautiful young governess is accused of murder, her employer calls upon the services of Sherlock Holmes.
Violinist Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Bert Coules. Director Enyd Williams
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Christopher Cook talks to Manny Stein who, as a young Dubliner, arrived at
Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York harbour, in August 1925. Producer Fiona McLean
Brian Sibley sees Natural Bom Killers, the film directed by Oliver Stone and much criticised for its violence, and the week's other releases, including The River Wild starring Meryl Streep. Producer Jackie Christie. Revised rpt 9.30pm
Crime Week continues with Lesley Grant-Adamson 's story.
"It was perfectly sensible advice. I just didn't appreciate how she'd use it." Rain's advice to a young Sicilian girl anxious to escape her rural background has unexpected consequences. Read by Diana Quick. Producer Sally Marmion
with Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
Repeated from Monday 12.25pm
Richard to the rescue ... Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Last of the series in which John Waite investigates the facts.
Editor Graham Ellis. Rptd tomorrow 9.05am WRITE TO: Face the Facts, BBC Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
Repeated from yesterday at 11.30am
Life is a slippery slope without friction. This week, Jez Nelson gets to grips with a force we're still learning about. Producer Richard Aedy
Repeated Sunday at 9.30pm
The conductor Jane Glover visits six of the world's great opera houses to meet some of the people who make them work, to reflect on their history, and to discover how they are tackling the problems of the present and planning for the future.
1: The Staatsoper in Berlin Producer Gillian Hush
Revised rpt of 4.05pm
with Isabel Hilton.
by Mark McCrum. Part 3. For details see Monday
Pulling Out. Though the British in the Middle East have generally lived an isolated life, there have been some exceptions. One such are the diplomats in the 50s and 60s, fluent in Arabic, who ironically were suspected of being spies. In the last of the series, Gerald Butt charts the withdrawal of Britain from the region. Repeated from Friday
