Producers John Harvey. Ruth Kiely and Tessa Polniaszek
With Rabbi Michael Harris.
With Jeremy Harris and Sue MacGregor.
With Indajit Singh.
All this week Timothy West reads from the letters he has sent his wife
Prunella Scales during the separations forced on him by his work. Producer Michael Earley
Mark Lawson re-examines old-fashioned vices, with Ann Leslie , Mary Loudon and Jonathon Porritt. Producer David Coomes
Harriet Walter reads part six of Noel Streatfeild 's novel. Abridged in ten parts by Hilary Brand. Producer Caroline Raphael First broadcast on Radio 5
Jenni Murray meets Karin Pappenheim , the new director of the National Council for One-Parent Families. Serial: Delicate Matters (3) by Vickery Turner , abridged in ten parts by Meg Clarke and read by Alison Reid. Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie
England v West Indies
Commentary from Old Trafford on the final day's play. Including at
1.00 The World at One as FM
3.40* Teatime News For details see Saturday * Approximate time
Repeated from Saturday 12.00pm
WithDaireBrehan.
First round - Scotland. Contestants are Dr lain Stevenson (publisher), Mary Steeves (retired headmistress), William McKaig (unemployed) and Dr Tom Jones (schoolteacher). Producer Richard Edis. Rptd Wed 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday
Rnal part of Gary Mitchell 's play. Above the Law. A UDA man is murdered in a drug-related killing. with Laura Hughes , Joe Crilly , B J Hogg. Lalor Roddy, Stella McCusker , Jackie Magowan and Katie Tumelty. Director Pam Brighton
With Russell Davies and guests.
Lynne Walker looks forward to some of the newly commissioned work at this year's Proms, and reads Coda, a new novel from one of Australia's most exciting young writers. Producer Beaty Rubens. Rvsd rpt at 9.30pm
For two weeks, Short Storyfeatures a collection of new stories by popular writers celebrating the British summer. The Garden Party by Maeve Binchy. Read by Niamh Cusack. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon # Read Maeve Binchy's Garden Party: page 20
With Jon Sopel and Linda Lewis.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Jack misfires.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
In the first of two programmes Ned Sherrin invites John Snagge , whose voice played a major role in British broadcasting, to share his memories. Producer Michael Ember
Tom Pow 's play is set in Canada, where the limits of civilisation are so clearly defined, It charts James's journey in his search for oblivion. Those who knew and cared about him reveal the reality of the wilderness he seeks. with Monica Gibb , John Yule , Finlay Welsh and Stella Forge. Director Hamish Wilson
A chance to eavesdrop on the letters sent home by four foreign women who have come to live and work in Britain during the last two years. Their letters home offer a view of the country that goes beyond the tourist postcard. Producer Julian Wilkinson
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
Alan Cumming reads R L Stevenson's story, abridged in eight parts by Stewart Conn. 6: The Camisards
Producer Tamsin Collison
John Man presents the story of Wendy Brandchaft , the last of five tales of survival against the odds. Producer Simon Eimes Rpt
John Fordham introduces the first of six after-hours selections of evocative and impassioned writing about the popular music of this century.
Tales of obsession, including Hank Wangford on Johnnie Ray; Val Wilmer on jazz 78s in Streatham; Stuart Maconie on Elvis Costello; the life of the late Art Pepper; and a very short story from Bailey White.