The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.

With Sister Lavinia Byrne.

With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Clive Lawton.

By Robert Robinson. Part 3. For details see Monday

With Libby Purves and guests. Producer Ronni Davis

The news of exactly 50 years ago. For details see Monday

Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Serial: The Transit of Venus (5) For details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday 2.00pm
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With Lesley Riddoch. Editor Chris Burns
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Created by Jim Eldridge and written by Richard Stoneman.
Starring Karl Howman as Mr Sims and James Grout as Mr Beeston.
6: Crossed Lines. An angry visitor, a naughty boy and a girl with a problem make for an uncomfortable day at
King Street.
Producer John Fawcett Wilson

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

A play by Tony Ramsey about Sir Izaak Walton , the author of The Compleat
Angler, who goes on one last fishing trip. with Geoffrey Whitehead , Janet Maw , Keith Drinkel. Jane Whittenshaw , Ann Beach and Mark Burrows. Director Janet Whitaker

The first of a newsix-part series in which leading Irish women writers reflect on the idea of "Mother Ireland".
1: Distinguished novelist Jennifer Johnston offers a personal view. Producer Ian Kirk-Smith

With Daire Brehan and guests, and the remarkable tale of two climbers who have remained friends despite one having cut the rope of the other during a mountainside crisis.

Paul Gambaccini sees the new
Robert De Niro film Sleepers and talks to the creator of Red Dwarf, Doug Naylor. Producer Jerome Weatherald Revised repeat at 9.30pm

By Andrea Levy.
A witty tale about a young drama student finding a novel path to success. Read by Vivienne Rochester. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeat

Repeated from Monday

Joe gets a ticking-off.
Repeated tomorrow at 1.40pm

John Waite on the trail of listeners' complaints.
Producer Mervyn Fletcher
Repeated tomorrow 9.05am
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The modern hospital is a triumph of medical technology, and absolutely central to the NHS. It is impossible to imagine the health service without it. Or is it? Geoff Watts looks into the future of the hospital. Producer Richard Aedy

A celebration of whistling, with Nick Baker and Ronnie Ronalde , the prince of pursed lips.
Producer Fiona Couper Repeat

Conversations with scientists.
Bridget Ogilvie , director of the Wellcome Trust, talks to Barbara Myers about her role in running the world's largest medical research charity. Producer Sandy Raffan
Repeated Sunday 9.30pm

Revised repeat of 4.05pm

With Robin Lustig.

By Stendhal. 8: Mathilde's contradictory behaviour drives Julien into a frenzy. For details see Monday

11.00 The Cheese Shop Present The Butter Factor
Sketches, songs and jokes with Gerard Foster , Dave Lamb , Gordon Southern, Tim Verrinder , Ben Ward and Richard Webb.
Producer Gareth Edwards
11.30 Date with Fate
Four close encounters with fate.
3: Nice Little Number. With
Charles Gray as Harold Wing Pinero. When
Vernon Hedges sets out to disprove the existence of Lady Luck, a tragic series of events unfolds. With Philip Jackson , Michael Troughton , Tracey Wiles and Toby Longworth. Written by Phil Whelans and Gary Parker. Producer Paul Schlesinger Repeat
11.45 The Joys of Yiddish
With Michael Fenton Stevens and Kerry Shale. Based on the book by Leo Rosten. Adapted by Jeremy Front . Producer Diane Messias Repeat

Helen Dunmore's haunting novel set at the turn of the century, abridged in eight parts by Oliver Reynolds. 1: Abandoned by their parents, Catherine and Rob begin their adolescence in their grandfather's country house. Read by Janet Maw. Producer Jocelyn Boxall