Merian Ellis presents a special edition from Lapland on a roundup of reindeer.

With the Rev Enid Morgan.

In the first of two programmes, Oliver Walston goes behind the scenes at Neal's Yard Dairy, Covent Garden. Producer Carol Trewin Rpt

With James Naughtie and Peter Hobday.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Charles Handy.

2: The First of the Three Spirits For details see yesterday

Jeremy Nicholas examines the evolution of the signature tune.

(Rptd Sat 5.00pm)

Barbie. Nigel Cassidy reports on the survival of this all-American girl.

Edward De Souza reads the first of four spooky Christmas tales.
The Woodman's Enigma. By
Garry Kilworth. Abridged by Penny Leicester . Producer Nandita Ghose. First broadcast on Radio 5

2: Christmas comes early for the seaside town of Eastbourne. For details see yesterday

2: An old acquaintance of Miss Marple is about to have a nasty shock. For details see yesterday

2: Today Is Saturday. Caron Keating remembers TISWAS with Lenny Henry , Chris Tarrant , Sally James and Spit. For details see yesterday

Sue MacGregor quizzes Juliet Barker , Christopher Cook , Dr Patrick Greene and Philippa Gregory at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

By John Masefield. A two-part dramatisation by John Peacock , with music by Neil Brand.
1: When the Wolves Were Running with Simon Treves, David Holt, Geoffrey Matthews, David March, Chris Emmett, Gavin Muir, Richard Tate, Sandra James Young, Jane Whittenshaw, Jill Graham, David Collings, Jonathan Keeble, Paul Jenkins, John Hartley, Zulema Dene and Roger May.
Director David Blount Part 2 is broadcast tomorrow at 2.00pm

The first of four interviews recorded at Arthur Miller's home in Connecticut just before his 80th birthday.
1915-1940. The playwright talks to Christopher Bigsby about his childhood. Producer Julian May

2: Frankie Howerd OBE- The
Borderline Case. Dylan Winter talks to those who knew Frankie well. Producer Matt Thompson Rpt

By Catherine Merriman , read by Julia McKenzie.
Producer Caroline Sarll. Rptd next Sunday

First of four programmes playing some traditional family games. Scrabble Producer Sylvia Horn

John Bird introduces the first of three programmes on the life and times of the comic genius Peter Cook , with the help of Jonathan Miller , Alan Bennett , Willie Rushton , Chris Morris and John Cleese. Producer Neil Trevithick

Kate gets an invite.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm

Emma Freud and Jon Ronson investigate the phenomenon of the urban myth.
Producer Emma Kingsley

Quentin Seddon looks at the life of Sir George Stapledon , whose prophetic work on ecology went largely unrecognised during his lifetime. Producer Carol Trewin
Repeated New Year's Day at 11.00pm

Repeated from Christmas Eve 10.15pm

Peter White asks two teams of blind and partially sighted observers to spot the sounds and feel the objects that made the news in 1995. Producer Dave Harvey

Salman Rushdie talks to Hermione Lee
about The Moor's Last Sigh, his first novel since The Satanic Verses.
Producer Abigail Appleton Rpt

With Janet Cohen.

2: Casting for Gone with the Wind For details see yesterday

Stephen Jameson explores virginity.
Producers Sarah Jane Hall and Vibeke Venema

2: Eels. Derek Cooper visits Northern Ireland to see how they are caught.

Part 7 of Peter Hoeg 's thriller.
For details see Monday 18 December