Jeremy Cherfas joins in the celebrations that made Austin, Minnesota, Spam-Town USA. Producer Ruth Kiely
* Face Behind the Voice: page 8
With Neelam Bakshi.
With Sue MacGregor and Alex Brodie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Bill Westwood.
By C L R James. 1: Trevor McDonald reads from the memoirs of the Trinidadian writer who was a zealous admirer of cricket and saw within the game's boundaries the possibility for perfect order in his own life. Abridged in five parts by Margaret Busby. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
In the last of three programmes, Sean Rafferty, in Belfast, and guests discuss the booming heritage business.
A look back at some of the events in the news exactly 50 years ago. Producer Tabitha Morgan
Series editor Gaynor Vaughan Jones
Who would you choose as "An Ideal Husband"? In another opportunity to hear the Woman's Hour Leapday debate, Colin Tudge , Brian Mathew , Tariq Ali and Raj Persaud argue the case for their chosen man. Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie WEB SITE: http://www.bbcnc.org.uk/radio/ radio4/womans_hour/index.html
England v Pakistan
Commentary from the Oval on the final day's play in the Third Cornhill Test.
Plus at 1.00 The World at One as FM
3.45* News
For details see Saturday * Approximate times
The truth behind the racy image of the artist's model. Producer Murdo Macdonald
With Dylan Winter.
Robert Robinson chairs the second semi-final - Midlands and East Anglia, North West of England and the North of England. Producer Richard Edis Repeated Wednesday at 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday
Colin Firth stars as Rupert Brooke in Katherine Parker 's play about the English poet who died during the First World War. It explores one of his most enduring but complex relationships with women. Director Cherry Cookson Repeat
With Laurie Taylor.
Lynne Walker sees the first full-scale opera by Scottish composer James MacMillan , takes the pulse of Scottish ballet, and celebrates the 150th anniversary of Mendelssohn's Elijah. Producer Robyn Read. Revised repeat 9.30pm
By Dylan Thomas. Read by Sion Probert. Producer Caroline Sarll Repeat
With Chris Lowe and Peter Hunt.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Lower Loxley gets the once-over. Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
In the first of four programmes, Oliver Walston takes tea and cakes with cake-maker Meg Rivers. Revised
A verse drama featuring the poetry of James Berry , adapted for performance by Sue Pomeroy and James Berry , starring Berry's odyssey through black culture from Jamaica to Florida and England is a cornucopia of Afro-Caribbean cultural delights and painful recollections. with Eddie Nestor and Angela Wynter. Director Alby James. Original music composed and directed by Keith Waithe
The first of five episodes concluding Carter Brandon 's epic journey in the blood-red Beetle through Wales. With Stephen Thorne as Uncle Mort, Sam Kelly as Carter Brandon and Stuart Organ as the gentleman at the station. 1: A Shufti at the Valleys
Narrated by Christian Rodska. Written by Peter Tinniswood Producer Pete Atkin
Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
Samuel West begins reading
Robert Harris 's acclaimed thriller, abridged in 12 parts by Neville Teller. Against the backdrop of the secret work of Government codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, a long-untold story begins to emerge. Producer Angela Dalton
Francine Stock presents five late-night discussion programmes probing current controversial subjects.
4: Science, Technology and Democracy Is government becoming too dependent on scientific advice on policy-making? Producers Marina Salandy-Brown and Jane Beresford
By Kurt Vonnegut , abridged in ten parts by David Buck. Bob Sherman reads the sixth episode.
Producer Maurice Leitch Repeat
