A meditation for the beginning of a new day with Margaret Martyn.
With Peter Hobday in London and James Naughtie in Glasgow.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Henry Gates reveals a carefully guarded family secret in the second of five extracts from his autobiography. For details see yesterday
Talk to Nick Ross and his guests. Producer Anne Peacock
LINES OPEN from 8.00am
The story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century.
42: The Welsh Laws and the Most-
Feared Weapon
For details see yesterday
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
From early Victorian times women have been tackling some of the world's most dangerous rock faces. Judith Twycross forges through the history of mountaineering.
Serial: Experiment of Love (7) For details see yesterday
The kids are screaming or the boss wants you to stay late again.... feeling stressed? In the first of the new series, Professor Anthony Clare puts his feet up and takes a hard look at stress - its causes and its effects and what to do to alleviate it.
Producer Paul Kobrak. Rptd Sun 10.15pm. HELPLINE: for free and confidential information and advice call [number removed]
With Tasneem Siddiqi.
Russell Davies presents the firstin a six-part series of the magazine programme about the English language. Nanny's Dinky Hankies. The British love-affair with baby talk, plus a butch varda at the world of gayspeak down the years and language problems and triumphs for footballers, Producer Simon Elmes
With Nick Clarke at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow and James Cox in London.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
John Walsh presents eight programmes on books, the writers who write them and the readers who read them.
3: The Literature of Rock 'n'Roll. Repeated from Sunday 11.45am
Actress and musical star Ruthie
Henshall talks to Jeremy Nicholas about those moments in music that send a shiver down her spine.
Producer Ray Abbott. Rptd Sat 11.00pm
With Daire Brehan.
Him Indoors. From firefightingto boxing, how husbands react when wives take on dangerous jobs dominated by men. Editor Sharon Banoff
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Presented by Paul Vaughan.
The poet's words are processed set tight across the page
New verse from Cowboy Sweethearts and Simon Armitage.
Producer Chris Eldon Lee. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm
Written and read by James McAleavey. A man is overwhelmed by his mother's grief after the death of his father. Producer Pam Brighton
With Chris Lowe and Linda Lewis.
•By John le Carre , dramatised in sevenepisodes by Rene Basilico , and starring Tom Baker as Barley Blair. 6: Barley Blair is awaiting clearance for a return to Moscow.
Theme music by Max Harris
Producer John Fawcett Wilson Rpt
Lynda's maid-up.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Reporter Julian O'Halloran.
Producer Kim Barrington. Rptd Sat 5.00pm
Alun Lewis presents the weekly review of science discoveries.
Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm
Alun Lewis returns with the programme that processes information about information. With digitally produced discussions, downloading details of our data rich age, it's absorbingly byte-happy, inventively interactive, and live. Producer Toby Murcott
Tony Barringer presents news, views and information for visually impaired people.
Producer Dave Harvey
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: phone (0171) [number removed]between 9.30pm and 10.30pm FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
By P G Wodehouse. Part 7. For details see yesterday
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
Pacific Specific. BBC correspondent Fergal Keane wraps up the current series of the offbeat travel magazine with reports from Laos, Japan and the South Pacific islands.
Producer Noah Richler Rpt
