With Angela Tilby.

With Peter Hobday and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Philip Crowe.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament Editor Roger Mosey
LETTERS: Today. BBC. London W1A 1AA FAX: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: today@nca.bbc.co.uk

Chris Dunkley airs listeners' letters. ATestbed production. Rptd Sunday 6.15pm WRITE TO: Feedback, PO Box 2100. London W1A 1QT. PHONE: (0171) [number removed]FAX: (0171) [number removed]

The story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century.
75: The Civil War Begins For details see Monday

Sylvia Horn talks to poet and novelist Merle Collins about how her
Caribbean past influences her work. Serial: Ladder of Years. Final part. For details see Monday

Presented by Joanna Pinnock. Producer Grant Sonnex
Repeated Sunday at 8.00pm
WRITE TO: The Natural History Programme, BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR

With Lesley Riddoch. Editor Huw Marks
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The British have never been enthusiastic crayfish eaters, but things are changing as a large alien species colonises our rivers. Great eating or an environmental disaster? Producer Sheila Dillon. Rvsd rpt Mon 7.20pm

With Nick Clarke.
Editor Kevin Marsh

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm

Laurie Taylor winds up the week with an eclectic mix of lively discussion, topical features and listeners' thoughts on the issues raised in this week's programmes.

Tim Marlow sees a Royal Academy exhibition of David Hockney 's work on paper and hears music from Coope, Boyes and Simpson. Producer Julian May

By Tom MacDonagh. A bittersweet account of a young man's infatuation with a cool and withdrawn independent woman.
Read by Ian McElhinney. Producer Pam Brighton Rpt

With Chris Lowe and Nigel Wrench. Editor Margaret Budy
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David Stafford explores more weekend pursuits. Tonight, Rabbi Lionel Blue marvels at Liverpool's Victorian churches. Producer David Prest

A big day for Lynda.
Written by Caroline Harrington. Director Peter Leslie Wild. Editor Vanessa Whitburn Rptd Monday at 1.40pm
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Christopher Serle presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio and television over the past seven days.
Producer Matthew Dodd. Rptd Sun 3.30pm

Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion in Leeds, with guests environmentalist Jonattion Porritt ;
Clare Short MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport; and Bob Worcester , Chairman of MORI.
Producer Nadine Grieve. Rptd tomorrow 1.10pm

Marcel Berlins presents a topical programme on the judgements, the cases and the issues in the law.
Producer Simon Coates

General Colin Powell's electoral appeal, the apathy towards Republican candidates and a shift in political reporting are discussed by Alistair Cooke.

By Alistair Cooke.
Repeated Sunday at 9.15am

Repeated from Saturday 7.20pm

With Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch

The final episode of Nigel Williams 's tennis tale of intrigue.
For details see Wednesday

A satirical review of the week's news.
(Rptd tomorrow 6.25pm)

With Patrick Hannan and guests. Producer Penny Arnold

By Patrick McGrath. Part 5. For details see Monday