With Sister Una Kroll.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Richard Harries.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament
With Libby Purves and guests. Producer Dymphna Flynn
The story of Britain.
63: A Decade of Rebellion,
Executions and Common Prayer For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Including a tribute to the cellist Jaqueline du Pre to mark the anniversary of her death eight years ago. Serial: Mrs Frampton (7) For details see Monday
Repeated from Sunday 2pm
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With Liz Barclay.
Neil McKay 's six-part comedy taps into the British obsession with homes.
3: Restoration. Building work continues on the Macbeths' house. Antony and Brian accept the fact that Greta will become a director of the company. with Tracy Brabin. Philip Jackson.
James McMartin , Andrea Huell , Kieron Ashforth and Matthew Nylan. Director Kate Rowland
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
by Bruce Bedford
Four stories of heroism.
In 1911, as a prelude to Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, three men set off in the darkness of the Antarctic winter from Scott's overwintering hut to secure examples of the eggs of the emperor penguin. Their survival, in temperatures of minus 60 or 70, can only be ascribed to astonishing courage and willpower.
Presented by Michael Rosen.
4: Tell It without Words. Jill Burridge explores the challenge and opportunities of a story told entirely through pictures. Producer Jill Burridge
With Daire Brehan. Octogenarian sisters Bab and Evelyn Atkins discuss life on a remote Cornish island.
Paul Gambaccini sees the new Hugh Grant film, Nine Months, and reviews recent releases Clueless and 11 Postino. Producer Nicki Paxman. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm
By William Trevor. Beneath the surface of her daily routine Mrs Lethwes is tormented by unspoken fears. Read by Alison Sterling. Producer Morag Massey
With Nigel Wrench and Linda Lewis.
Repeated from Monday 12.25pm
An old flame relit?
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
With John Waite.
Editor Graham Ellis. Rptd tomorrow 9.05am WRITE TO: Face the Facts, BBC, London W1A1AA
William Blake , poet and visionary, conversed with angels as readily as with his wife and friends. Simon Rae 's compilation explores the inner life of a man considered insane by many in his own lifetime but who is now recognised as one of our greatest poets.
Jack Shepherd portrays the poet, with Mary Rutherford as Mrs Kate Blake and Anthony Hyde as Mr Butts and Mr Phillips.
Music by Gary Yershon. Producer Susan Roberts
A six-part series on the state of the British economy.
Levers of Power. Are the politicians and Whitehall mandarins incompetent at running the economy or are they always victims of events beyond their control? Dieter Helm analyses the facts of British economic life at the end of the 20th century.
Producer Colin Wilde. Rptd Sun 9.00pm
A tour through the history of maths.
3: Ben Silbum finds himself in medieval
Italy in the path of a cultural tidal wave. Producer Anne McNaught. Rptd Sun 9.30pm
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Owen Bennett-Jones .
By Mikhail Bulgakov. 3: The Speckled Rash For details see Monday
New series Late Edition The first of six adult satirical discussions on the week's news. Chaired by Kevin Day with regular guests Francis Wheen , Mark Steel , Linda Smith and Pete Bradshaw. Producer Phil Clarke
A six-part comedy by Paul Shearer and Richard Turner , starring Richard E Grant as Giles, Amanda Root as Judith and Peter Capaldi as David. 4: Dog Eat Dog with Paul Shearer , Alex Lowe. Phil Nice. Strict Jenkins and Richard Turner. Music by Peter Baikie. Producer Paul Schlesinger Rpt
11.30
Today in Parliament
By Martin Amis. Part 13. For details see Monday
