The daily bulletin of rural current affairs.
With Fazlun Khalid.
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day Editor Roger Mosey
LETTERS: Today PO Box 2299, London W1A 1PY. FAX: [number removed] E-MAIL: today@bbc.co.uk
By Robert Robinson. Final part. For details see Monday
The last of a six part series examining the disillusionment of ordinary American people.
Why Americans Hate Washington Gavin Esler reports. Producer Tony Grant
Repeated Sunday 6.15pm
Today's news from 50 years ago. For details see Monday
Introduced from Belfast by Wendy Austin.
Serial: The Transit of Venus (7) For details see Monday
Presented by Joanna Pinnock. Producer Simon Roberts
Repeated Sunday 8.00pm
WRITE TO: The Natural History Programme, BBC. Bristol BS8 2LR
Clare Catford presents reports on consumer and social affairs. Editor Chris Burns
PHONE: to raise issues for investigation [number removed]
Derek Cooper puts the food business through the grinder. Producer Sheila Dillon
Revised 7.20pm
Editor Kevin Marsh
Mike's got a bee in his bonnet. Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Repeated from Sunday
With Laurie Taylor and guests.
Tim Marlow visits an exhibition of recent work by sculptor Tony Cragg , and reads from the acclaimed first novel of Canadian writer
Thomas Wharton.
Producer Matthew Dodd
A story about the oil spill off the coast of Wales last year. Read by Richard Pearce.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeat
David Stafford with more ideas for enjoying a great British weekend. Producer David Prest
Shula is stood up.
Written by Caroline Harrington
Director Peter Leslie Wild. Editor Vanessa Whitburn
Repeated Monday at 1.40pm
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Chris Serle presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio and television over the past seven days. Producer Julian Hale
Repeated Sunday 3.30pm
PHONE: [number removed](24 hours) FAX: [number removed] E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk
This week from Hurst Green,
Lancashire. With Michael Portillo MP; Lady Howe, chairwoman of the Broadcasting Standards Council; Tessa Jowell MP, shadow health minister; and Andrew Foster , controller of the Audit Commission.
Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby. Producer Nadine Grieve
Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm
Almost 60 years ago HW "Bunny"
Austin became the last British player to reach the men's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon. Now in his 91st year,
Bunny shares some memories with Ned Sherrin. Last in the series.
Producer Torquil MacLeod
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
The Speaker of the House
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The various roles of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the future of Newt Gingrich following his guilty plea to the charge of misinforming the subcommittee in 1997.
By Alistair Cooke.
Repeated Sunday 9.15am
The Chocolate Kiddies
Repeated from Saturday
With Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch
By Stendhal. In the final episode, Julien achieves nationwide fame - and discovers true love.
For details see Monday
The comedy revue team devour the news from the first week of 1997. Producer Jo Clegg
Repeated tomorrow 6.25pm
A quizzical look at life from the essayists with attitude. Presented by John Diamond.
Producer Brian King
An unsent letter.
Actress and writer Pui Fan Lee writes to her former lover.
"Dear You... had to watch now. Watch her. Watch her get up from my side of the bed and put on your old dressing gown... I wish I had a temper... I just cried. And died."
By Helen Dunmore. Part 3. For details see Wednesday
