The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

With the Rev Lesley Carroll.

With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Charles Handy.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

Talk to Nick Ross and his guests on an issue of the moment.
Producer Anne Peacock
LINES OPEN from 8.00am

The story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century.
97: The Origin of the Jacobites and the Battle of Killiecrankie For details see yesterday

Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Clean Break (7) For details see yesterday

Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care.
Producer Roger Philbrick. Rptd Sun 10.15pm

With Tasneem Siddiqi.

From the Albert Hall to the Albert
Dock, from Gilbert and Sullivan to
Gilbert and George, Sue MacGregor plunders the rich diversity of British heritage to quiz panellists Christopher Cook , Hunter Davies , Philippa Gregory and Martin Wainwright at the Horniman Museum in London.
Producer Gillian Hush

With Nick Clarke.

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

By Jane Buckler.
May should have known that a snowman would be an unreliable companion, particularly in the summer months.
Director Alison Hindell

Jeremy Nicholas visits the homes of well known personalities to explore their record collection with them and hear some musical and personal revelations. In the third of six programmes, his hosts are Cleo Laine and John Dankworth.
Producer Andrew Mussett. Rptd Sat 11.00pm

With Daire Brehan.
Islanders on the Isle of Wight have made homes in old gunboats and landing craft.
PHONE/ANSWERPHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: [email address removed]

Paul Vaughan sees Lesley Garrett in La Belle Vivette at the English National Opera, with music by Offenbach and libretto by Michael Frayn , and discusses the art of the modern ghost story.
Producer Abigail Appleton. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm

By James Berry , read by Akim Mogaji. A young Jamaican boy disobeys his father and follows the illicit Jon Connu band.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon

With Jon Sopel and Nigel Wrench.

A six-part comedy series by Lucy Flannery.
5: It's a full moon, Ruby's away and Paul's lovelorn. Will Maria's matchmaking succeed? And will Richard ever finish the gardening?
Producer Liz Anstee Rpt

John needs space.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm

Reporter Jolyon Jenkins.
Producer Liz Carney. Rptd Sat 5.00pm

Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm

Sir Laurens van der Post recalls his childhood on the South African veldt. Producer Carol Trewin

Peter White invites listeners to call his guest Ian Bruce , Director General of the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Producer Dave Harvey. PHONE (0171) [number removed]FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]

Revised repeat of 4.05pm

With Isabel Hilton.

By L P Hartley, abridged in ten parts. 2: The Bathing Party For details see yesterday

The week's events in the media.
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am

By Michael Carson. Part 7. For details see yesterday