With Canon John Young.

With Peter Hobday and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Gabrielle Cox.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament

A topical discussion. Producer Anne Peacock
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The history of Britain.
131: Infant Poverty and the North
Briton
For details see yesterday

After the second part of Carol Royle 's reading of Letters Home, she tells Jenni Murray how she rediscovered her great-great-grandmother's letters. For details see yesterday

Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care - from the research laboratory to the GP's surgery. Producer Moray London
Repeated Sunday at 10.15pm

Reports on consumer and social issues.

Last in the series about words and the way we speak.
6: Street Talk. Russell Davies checks out those wicked jives from the street.
Producer Constance St Louis

With Nick Clarke.

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

By Martyn Wade. A personal view of Anthony Trollope 's life and work - and the world he created in his novel series The Barsetshire Chronicles - through the novelist's own words. With Martin Jarvis as Anthony Trollope.
Director David Hitchinson Rpt

Second of a six-part series in which international musicians choose and discuss music describing the character and spirit of their native countries. This week, the pianist
Emanuel Ax , who has lived in the USA since childhood.
Producer Gwen Hughes

With Daire Brehan. Steve Nallon 's just bought his first hat- but he's a worried man. Does it automatically qualify him for middle age? Editor Sharon Banoff
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Paul Vaughan sees the staging of Far from the Madding Crowd at the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Sarah Maguire reviews some new poetry. Producer Erika Wright
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

By Mike McCormack. An eccentric father plots how to give his unborn daughter the gift of immortality. Read by Luke Griffin. Producer Pam Brighton Repeated next Saturday

With Chris Lowe and Jackie Hardgrave.

Caroline's suspicious.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm

Major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Reporter Mark Whitaker. Producer Kim Barrington
Repeated Saturday at 5.00pm

Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm

A Web of Words. How do adult English speakers remember a vocabulary of around 50,000 words? In the fourth of herfive lectures,
Professor Jean Aitchison unravels the vast interconnected web of vocabulary and explores how words are stored. Producer Tessa Watt

Peter White with news, views and information for visually impaired people.
Producer Karen Turner
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Revised repeat of 4.05pm

With Isabel Hilton.

ByJohnBKeane.
7: Dan goes it alone. For details see yesterday

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

By Don DeLillo. Part 7. For details see yesterday