The story of the founding father of modern agriculture, Robert Bakewell , the man who started livestock breeding as we know it. Producer Ruth Kiefy
With the Rev Andrew Morton.
With Alex Brodie and Sue MacGregor.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
Carol Thatcher reads extracts from her autobiography of Denis Thatcher. 4: Dear Bill.
For details see Monday 30 December
Repeated from yesterday 7.20pm
Bon viveur Sue Nelson has been overdoing it and now she's on a quest to attain the perfect figure. In her audio diary she listens to the latest scientific advice on diets and exercise and find out if fatness is in the genes. Producer Anne McNaught
Repeated Sunday at 10.15pm
Today's news from 50 years ago. For details see Monday 30 December
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: The Transit of Venus, by Shirley Hazzard. Maria Aitken reads the first of 12 episodes, abridged by PatMcLoughlin.
Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie E-MAIL: Womans.hour@bbc.co.uk
The second of two programmes which look back at the year's most memorable contributions to the programme from BBC correspondents around the world. Producer Tony Grant
With Mark Whittaker.
Panel game exploring words and language, with chairman Peter Hobday and guests Lorelei King, Graham Norton and Trevor Phillips.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
A gentle and moving play about the secret lives of the unregarded, by Stephen James. Samuel works as a clerk in a government office and lives with his brother William, who is dying. Samuel tries to "borrow" a favourite painting from the office over
Christmas, but it all goes wrong. with Rosalind Philips , Mary Cunningham and Martin Reeve. Director Melanie Harris
Daire Brehan recalls some of the guests she's met over the year, and brings their stories up-to-date.
Paul Allen experiences Jessica Lange as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar
Named Desire. Plus reviews of the new Merchant Ivory film, Surviving Picasso. Producer Adrian Washbourne Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Catherine Lim. Reader Alice Arnold. Producer Kristine Landon-Smith
With Charlie Lee-Potter and Jon Sopel.
The return of the ground-breaking sketch show written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh , with Peter Bradshaw and Sally Phillips. The first edition features guest stars Patrick Allen and Michael Winner. Producer Jon Naismith
Friction at the bungalow. Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm
Out of Africa. In the first of three programmes, Julian Pettifer explores the natural history of our origins with anthropologist Rob Foley. He discovers we were just another very insignificant animal in the African landscape. Producer Julian Hector
Chaired by The World at One presenter, Nick Clarke , this is the first in a series of three radio trials challenging the assumptions that Britain has held from the sixties through to the final years of this century. On trial today: Sex and Morality. Prosecution: Mary Kenny. Defence: Polly Toynbee. Repeated Sunday at 4.15pm
5: HP Sauce
For details see Boxing Day 8.45pm
Presented by Frederick Dove. Producer Colin Hughes
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Revised repeat of 4.05pm
By Stendhal. 4: Two arch-rivals vie for Julien as their tutor until an unexpected revelation forces him to leave for a new life.
For details see Monday 30 December
Sharon Gless stars as private eye V.I. Warshawski in Michelene Wandor's six-part dramatisation of the novel by Sara Paretsky.
An anti-abortion riot breaks out at Lottie Herschel's clinic.
(For details and cast see Boxing Day 11.00pm)
Five travellers reflect on a journey, in conversation with Annette Kobak.
1: Laurie Lee
Producer Kate McAII Repeat
By Lewis Carroll. 4: The White Queen addresses herself, and Humpty Dumpty makes his appearance.
For details see Monday 30 December Repeat
