A meditation for the beginning of a new day with the Rev John Bell.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Tony Burnham.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
With Nick Ross.
Producer Anne Peacock
LINES OPEN from 8.00am
The story of Britain from the Romans to the 20th century.
(For details see yesterday)
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Mother of Pearl (9) For details see yesterday
With Geoff Watts.
Producer Toby Murcott. Rptd Sun 10.15pm
Russell Davies presents a six-part series of the programme about words and the way we speak.
2: Hits and Misses. What happens when the name of a product means one thing in one language and something different in another?
Russell Davies explores the world of linguistic collisions. Producer Emma Kingsley
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
JOURNEYS INTO SPACE
Take Me to Your Leader. In the third of four programmes, Dr John Gribbin discusses the paradoxes of creating a convincing alien. With writers of space fiction including Doris Lessing , Gwyneth Jones , Paul McAuley and Lisa Tuttle. Producers Sara Davies and Sally Marmion
Haitink Bernard Haitink is one of the world's leading conductors. As he undertakes a celebration of Mahler symphonies in Amsterdam, he talks to
Charles Haziewood about his opera repertoire and his association with the European Union Youth Orchestra. Producer John Boundy Rpt
Ray Brown meets a father and son who have run a junk shop for longer than they can remember. Editor Sharon Banoff
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Paul Vaughan reads about sightings of the Virgin Mary in Cumbria in Nicholas Mosley 's new book Children of Darkness and Light, and the Tricycle Theatre stages Two Trains Running,
August Wilson's play about the fight to save a Pittsburgh diner threatened by a 60s renovation project.
Producer Robyn Read. Rvsd rpt 9.30pm
JOURNEYS INTO SPACE
Written and read by Jeff Noon. An accountant from Jupiter finds himself in Moonchesterwith an illegal book in his hands and a genehound on his trail. Producer Jill Waters
With Jon Sopel and Jackie Hardgrave.
Lucy Flannery 's six-part sitcom about local government.
3: His Worship Robin Whittaker has to chair his first council meeting and he's scared witless. With Nelson David , John Duttine , James Grout , Rosy Fordham, Nick Hardy , Howard Lew
Lewis, Toby Longworth , Jan Ravens ,
Vivienne Rochester, June Whitfield and Sally Grace.
Producer Liz Anstee Rpt
Susan hits the Spot.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Reporter Mark Whitaker. Producer David Lewis. Rptd Sat 5.00pm
With Peter Evans.
Producer Anne McNaught
The Reith Lecturer Interview
This year's lecturer is Jean Aitchison, Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University.
In her series The Language Web she will be exploring the evolution of language, the unlimited possibilities it provides, and its hidden snares.
Tonight, she talks to John Wells about her own interest in words.
Producer Tessa Watt
See This Week: page 10
With Peter White.
Producer Karen Turner. PHONE: (0171) [number removed]. FACTSHEET: send large sae to [address removed]
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
By Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Part 12. For details see yesterday
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
Nicholas Farrell reads the seventh episode of J G Ballard 's adventure. For details see yesterday
