With Dr Pauline Webb.
John Humphrys at the Conservative
Party Conference in Bournemouth and Sue MacGregor in London.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Editor Roger Mosey. LETTERS: Today, PO Box
2299, London W1A 1PY. FAX: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: today@bbc.co.uk
Steven Norris MP, former Transport Minister, reads his memoirs.
Chris Dunkley airs listeners' views. Producer Viv Black. Repeated Sunday at
6.15pm. WRITE TO: Feedback. PO Box 2100. London W1A 1QT. FAX: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk
Today's news from 50 years ago. For details see Monday
50th Anniversary Week. Introduced by Jenni Murray. Maureen Lipman looks back at how the programme has treated men over the last five decades. Serial: Broadcasting a Life: the Autobiography of Olive Shapley. Final part. For details see Monday
Presented by Joanna Pinnock.
Producer Sarah Blunt. Repeated Sunday at
8.00pm. WRITE TO: The Natural History Programme, BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR
Consumer and social affairs.
Editor Chris Burns. PHONE: to raise issues for investigation (0171) [number removed]
Derek Cooper charts the rise and fall of the pink onion from Brittany. Producer Min Raisman
Repeated Monday at 7.20pm
With Nick Clarke at the Conservative
Party Conference in Bournemouth and James Cox in London.
Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm
With Laurie Taylor.
In the 18th century, a young man's education was not complete until he had travelled on the "grand tour". In a new exhibition at London's Tate
Gallery, Tim Marlow discovers exactly what they found. Plus, a review of dancer Joaquin Cortes 's new show. Producer Erika Wright
By Elspeth Davie. Read by Anne Downie. Producer David Jackson Young Repeat
With Chris Lowe at the Conservative
Party Conference in Bournemouth and Charlie Lee-Potter in London.
Editor Kevin Marsh
The leisure and heritage magazine programme with David Stafford. Producer David Prest
Nelson is under suspicion. Written by Caroline Harrington Director
Tanya Nash . Editor Vanessa Whitburn
Repeated Monday at 1.40pm
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send sae to
[address removed]
Chris Serle presents extracts from BBC radio and television.
Producer Christopher Cook. Repeated
Sunday at 3.30pm. PHONE: (0171) [number removed](24 hours) FAX: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk
Jonathan Dimbleby is joined in Warminster, Wiltshire, by Paddy Ashdown MP, Liberal Democrat leader; Viscount Cranbourne, Conservative leader in the House of Lords; Bridget Rosewell, economic adviser to the treasury; and Peter Mandelson MP, Labour's campaign director.
(Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm)
Laurie Taylor tries to pass himself off as an expert in six different fields. 6: Lance. Laurie teams up with Top
Gear's Steve Berry in a bid to become a motoring correspondent. Producer Suzy Andrews
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Vice-presidential responsibilites
15 minutes on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Vice-presidential responsibilities, the careers of Bob Dole, Dan Quayle and Jack Kemp, and the false predictions of Lord Kelvin, Albert Einstein and Arthur C Clarke.
By Alistair Cooke.
Repeated Sunday at 9.15am
Raving in Revolt
Repeated from Saturday 7.20pm
With Jeremy Harris. Editor Anne Koch
5: Timothy West reflects on the Bristol Old Vic and playing the part of King Lear in Ireland.
For details see Monday
The topical comedy sketch show, starring Sally Grace , Jon Glover , Julie Gibbs and John Duttine.
Producer Liz Anstee
Repeated tomorrow at 6.25pm
Patrick Hannan and guests take a sceptical look at the events of the past week.
Producer Hilary Green
The Underside of VE Day
Criminologist Dick Hobbs talks to the criminals who saw their black market profits begin to dry up on VE Day. With Frank Fraser.
Producer Matt Thompson
By Barbara Mercer. The second of two parts, read by Joanna Monro. For details see yesterday