The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
With the Rev Derek Boden.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Lavinia Byrne.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
With John Waite.
Repeated from yesterday 7.20pm
Four audio diaries compiled from more than one point of view.
3: Father and Sonny. Twelve-year-old Sonny [text removed] is a footballing genius. Nurturing his talent is his dad's mission in life. "They say there's only two ways out of the East End - boxing or becoming a criminal. I don't want my son to have to do what I did." Producer Jenni Mills
Repeated Sunday at 9.00pm
JOURNEYS INTO SPACE
The story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century.
109: The Hanoverians and the Jacobite Rising
For details see Monday
Jenni Murray talks to Mary Morrisey about her heartbreaking and uplifting novel on motherhood which begins a twelve-part serialisation on the programme today. Serial: Niamh Cusack reads Mother of Pearl, abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer Tony Grant
JOURNEYS INTO SPACE
Kevin Day chairs the first of four lighthearted sci-fi quizzes. Featuring Toby Longworth. Producer Liz Anstee
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
By Peter Ling. The most constant and adored companion in the life of the celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell was her little dog Moonbeam.
With Roger May. Mark Montgomerie. Geoffrey Whitehead. Patience Tomlinson,
Ross Livingstone , Andrew Branch , Stephen Critchlow and Joshua Towb.
Director Enyd Williams
With Daire Brehan.
Helen Lloyd discovers the tensions that arise between new parents and their childless friends.
Paul Allen views the opening episode of the television drama Our Friends in the North and reviews Tippett's opera The Midsummer Marriage.
Producer Erika Wright. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm
By Nawal Gadalla. Leo hates heights but loves trees. Now, needing to climb one, he also confronts other fears that haunt him. Read by Peter McQueen. Producer Sue Wilson. Rptd next Sunday
With Chris Lowe and Jackie Hardgrave.
Four-part comedy series about the worst airport in Britain.
2: Dolores's son is arriving at
Terminal 3. With Roger Griffiths ,
Llewella Gideon , Felix Dexter , Jo Martin , Josephine Melville and Eddie Nestor. Producer Gareth Edwards
A village in shock.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Long before the collapse of the totalitarian rule of notorious dictator
Enver Hoxha, the world's religious communitites were carefully preparing for a full blown spiritual campaign into Albania. David Lodge travels to the capital Tirana to meet the missionaries who felt drawn to Albania.
In the third of four programmes which examine the implications of Asia's new-found economic strength, Edward Stourton discovers what the term
"Asian values" means in the kampongs, factories and squatter camps of eastern Malaysia.
Producer Sue Davies. Rptd Sunday at 4.15pm
A six-part series of Scottish humorist John McKay 's reminiscences of life. 2: Cars. In the East Lothian town of Fenton Heugh , parking is impossible and every family has a car. Producer Noah Richler
Presented by Judy Graham. Producer Marlene Pease
FACTSHEET: Does He Take Sugar?, BBC.
6112 Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig.
By Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Part 4. For details see Monday
By Steve May. Kenneth awaits the upturn while Linda longs for reassurance. Can Steve Clarke (Insurance Sales) furnish them with the feel-good factor?
Director Richard Wortley
Shelley Thompson reads the eighth part of Armistead Maupin's story. For details see Monday
