With Father Donal McKeown.
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Nadeem Kazmi.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament Editor Jon Barton
LETTERS: Today PO Box 2299, London W1A 1PY. FAX: (0171) [number removed]E-MAIL: today@bbc.co.uk
Disgusted and delighted listeners have their say in Chris Dunkley 's letters programme.
Producer Alison Vernon Smith
Repeated Sunday at 6.15pm
WRITE TO: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 1QT
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E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk
Today's news from 50 years ago. The King and Queen arrive at Portsmouth on the first leg of their journey to South Africa.
For details see Monday
Introduced from Scotland by Ruth Wishart.
Serial: Gaudy Night (7) For details see Monday
Presented by Joanna Pinnock. Producer Sarah Blunt
Repeated Sunday 8.00pm
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Mark Whittaker presents reports on consumer and social affairs.
Editor Chris Burns
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Derek Cooper visits the Black Country. Producer Sheila Dilfon
Revised 7.20pm
With Nick Clarke.
Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Dramatised by Ray Jenkins from the book Vol de Nuit, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm
Tim Marlow sees an exhibition of early works by Gainsborough and listens to the new David Bowie CD. Producer Alison Perks
By Patricia Hannah.
"Have you noticed that - how poets kill their wives? A poet marries a young artistic girl and within five years she's a nervous wreck and then dead.
There must be dozens of poets hanging around outside humanities departments waiting for foolish virgins." Read by Vivienne Dixon. Producer David Jackson Young Repeat
With Chris Lowe and Nigel Wrench. Editor Kevin Marsh
WRITE TO: PM Letterline, BBC Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA PHONE: (0171) [number removed]
More weekend pursuits and passions revealed by David Stafford. Producer David Prest
Caroline's rejected.
Written by Chris Thompson. Director Keri Davies. Editor Vanessa Whitburn Repeated Monday 1.40pm
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Chris Serle presents his selection of extracts from BBC radio and television over the past seven days. Producer Ekene Akalawu Repeated Sunday 3.30pm
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Sir Alan Walters, Referendum Party; Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on health; and Glenda Jackson MP, shadow Transport Minister, tackle the issues raised in Putney, London. Chairman Jonathan Dimbleby.
(Repeated tomorrow 1.10pm)
Presented by Marcel Berlins. As enthusiasm grows among politicians for curfews and tagging for young criminals, Sally Hardcastle asks: if juvenile offenders are the problem, is the law the answer? Producer Simon Coates
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Pope John Paul II (1920 – 2005)
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 FMAvailable for over a year
The instillation of Pope John Paul II in 1978 caused a flutter amongst the Polish immigrants in Long Island who worship at Our Lady of Ostrobrama.
Alistair Cooke with another slice of Americana.
Repeated Sunday 9.15am
The Songs of Ness Mary Smith , a schoolteacher and traditional singer from Ness, in the Hebrides, describes life on the peninsula through song.
Repeated from Saturday 7.20pm
With Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch
ByNancyMitford.Part5. For details see Monday
Sally Grace and the comedy revue team devour another week's news.
Producer Jo Clegg
Repeated tomorrow 6.25pm
A quizzical look at life from the essayists with attitude.
Presented by John Diamond. Producer Brian King
By Flann O'Brien. Read by Patrick Magee. Final part. For details see Monday
