With James Whitbourn and his guest Baroness Thatcher. Producer Norman Winter
With Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Bill Westwood.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Sports news with Cliff Morgan. Producer Audrey Adams
Anne Gregg presents holiday news.
Producer Dave Harvey. Rptd tomorrow 10.45pm For information on any of the items featured. call the Radio 4 helpline on [number removed]
Edward Enfield and Miles Kington with a new series of the comedy chat show. Producer Tony Staveacre
A six-part comedy series starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard.
5:The Policeman. Mallard turns his incisive gaze on today's police officers. Written by John Morton
Producer Paul Schlesinger
Europhile meets a radical priest who says the EU gravy train into Ireland makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Presented by David Walter. Editor Sallie Davies
Alison Mitchell with financial news. Producer Declan Curry
The final showdown in the series is chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton with Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden , Willie Rushton and Tim Brooke-Taylor . With Colin Sell at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith. Rptd Mon 6.30pm
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a discussion with guests the Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP, Mary-Ann Sieghart , Chris Smith MP and Elizabeth Symonds. Repeated from yesterday
Royce Ryton 's historical drama is a moving portrait of Russia's last tsar. with Kathleen Helme , James Cohen , Peter Rankin , Zuiema Dene , Patience Tomlinson, Becky Hindley , Jonathan Adams , Stephen Critchlow , Robert Harper , Jessica Hodson , Toby Jones and Jonathan Kitchens. Director Enyd Williams
Mark Urban explores events of the past to explain the present. Editors Archie Baron and Neil Cameron Repeated tomorrow at 8.30pm
With Peter Evans. Producer Rami Tzabar. Rptd Tues 8.00pm E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Repeated from Tuesday
Children's views from around the world.
4: They Should Feel Guilty for Bombing Wee Kids Producers Joni Lloyd and Sarah McCrum Rpt
A four-part series of Britain's first all-Asian sketch show. Repeated from yesterday
Language FMoniy until 7.00 Why do Americans talk and behave differently from us? Six programmes in which Bill Bryson scours American history in an attempt to find out. 2: Becoming Americans Producer Brian King
Life in the Real World
Charlie Gillett looks at the Real World record label, launched in 1989 under the patronage of Peter Gabriel.
Producer Kevin Howlett. Rptd Friday 9.30pm
Hannah Gordon , Martin Best and Martin Jenkins deliver a richly diverse recital of prose, poetry and music devoted to gardens and the seasons of the year. Producer David Hitchinson Rpt
A selection of four classic mysteries starring Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr Watson.
1: The Golden Pince-Nez. Holmes exposes an act of devastating cruelty. with Linda Polan , Federay Holmes and James Telfer. Violinist Leonard Friedman. Dramatised by Peter Ling. Director Enyd Williams Rpt
Brian Kay presents a little night music. Four composers celebrate Orpheus. Producer Peter Thresh
Presented by Alison Leonard.
By Peter Turnbull , dramatised by Stephen Muirine. A six-part series on a CID team working in Glasgow.
1: Mclnroy's Point. A woman's body is found floating in the Clyde and her husband also seems to be missing. with Liam Brennan , Jim Twaddale , Paul Young , Ian Agnew , Katherine Connolly , Jake D'Arcy ,
Eliza Langland , Andrew Conlan. David Goodall.
Wilma Duncan , Stuart McQuarrie , Allan Sharpe and Louise Beattie. Director Hamish Wilson Rpt
Six people reflect on the role of the night in their lives and the words, paintings and music they associate with it. l:AII-night performing and partying. Producer Richard Bannerman
Melvyn Bragg hosts the series which putssix fictional villains in the dock. 1: Writer Will Self defends King Kong.Producer Sara Conkey Rpt
By Christopher Burns. Read by Keith Drinkel. Repeated from Monday
