With the Rev Rob Giiiion , precentor of St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, and also a prison chaplain.
With Anna Ford and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament
Topical discussion. Producer Anne Peacock
LINES OPEN from 8.00am
Geoffrey Wheeler looks back at the headlines of 50 years ago today. For details see yesterday
The Croatian writer Slavenka Drakulic has powerfully documented experiences of war and deprivation in Eastern Europe. She talks to Jenni Murray about her new collection of essays, Cafe Europa.
Serial: The Reservoir. By Janet Frome. Read by Nicolette McKenzie. For details see yesterday
Professor Anthony Clare explores the particular pressures to which gay men and women are susceptible. Producer Nick Utechin
Repeated Sunday at 10.15pm
With Lesley Riddoch.
Tim Brooke-Taylor chairs the storytelling game, with Simon Brett , Barry Cryer and Ken Bruce. Producer Edward Taylor
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Have reports of the death of the essay been greatly exaggerated? John Walsh investigates.
Repeated from Sunday 11.45am
Brian Kay and Peter Kemp consider the music and lifestyles of the Strauss family. The most famous of them,
Johann 11 the "waltz king" - remains the most successful and popular composer of 19th-century light music. Producer Ray Abbott
Tom Sutherland 's abduction by Islamic Jihad in 1985 was the beginning of a six-and-a-half-year struggle for both him and his wife,
Jean. Daire Brehan talks to them about their life during the crisis years and their return visit to the Lebanon in 1993. Editor Sharon Banoff
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As the American Independents
Festival opens on London's South Bank, Paul Vaughan talks to one of the featured composers, Michael Daugherty , about his latest work,
Metropolis Symphony. Plus a debut collection of short stories by Junot Diaz which are set in New York. Producer Helen Garrison
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By David Goodland. Milton Farleigh , famed for his minimalistic verse, devises a desperate plan to rid himself of the sweetcorn loving badgers who are challenging his sanity. Reader Terry Molloy. Producer Sue Wilson
With Chris Lowe and Charlie Lee-Potter .
In the final episode of Janey Preger 's comedy, Morgan attempts to spice up Dunkwell's image with a bit of international flavour.
Producer Richard Wilson Repeat
The bells ring out.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Reporter Lesley Curwen. Producer Lynne Jones
Repeated Saturday at 5.00pm
What effect does a partial eclipse of the sun have on people and animals? Peter Evans investigates.
Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm
There is a lot of concern about the "wrong sort of information" being found on the internet. This week, Alun Lewis asks if it is possible to censor. Producer Toby Murcot. E-MAIL: the.network @bbc.co.uk. WEB SITE: http://www. bbcnc.org.uk/ radio/radio4/network/
Peter White with news, views and information for visually impaired people.
Producer Eleanor Garland
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Revised repeat of 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
By James Herbert. 2: Rumbo For details see yesterday
The week's events in the media. Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
2: The Woman Thing For details see yesterday
