With the Rev Johnston McKay.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Clive Lawton.
The Netherlands. In the last of the series in which writers report back from recent trips abroad, Will Self recalls his three journeys to Holland last summer.
Producer Duncan Minshull Repeat
With Melvyn Bragg and guests. Producer Olivia Seligman
The news of 50 years ago today.
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Is natural progesterone the safe alternative to HRT? Margaret Collins examines evidence of its benefits and talks to some of its growing number of users. Serial: Human Croquet. Emma Fielding reads Kate Atkinson 's story, abridged in 13 parts by Doreen Estall (6). Editors Sally Feldman and Clare Selerie E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
With Vincent Duggleby. Producer Frances Macdonald
LINES OPEN from 10.00am
With Mark Whittaker.
Ned Sherrin hosts the second semi-final. Whose musical grey matter can be stretched the furthest for a place in this year's Grand Final? Producer Steve Doherty
Repeated Wednesday 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday
By Graham Swift , dramatised in three parts by Steve Chambers.
2: The Saviour of the World. With time flowing back on itself, history teacher Tom Crick continues to tell the watery stories of Fenland family history. with Alan Blyton , Chris Pavlo , Colleen Prendergast , Alex Lowe , Christopher Scott. Peter Tuddenham. Stephen Critchlow , Joanne Hildon , Ioan Meredith . Andrew Branch , Hugh Dickson. Jilly Bond. Mark Bonnar , Gerard McDermott and John Hartley. Director David Hunter
With Laurie Taylor.
Editor Sharon Banoff. PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: Afternoon.Shift@bbc.co.uk
Lynne Walker meets Ravi Shankar and conductor Zubin Mehta , who perform tonight in a concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India's independence. Plus reviews of The Widow's Uniform- a ballad opera setting of Kipling's soldier poems - and a new biography of Gandhi. Producer Julian May
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
CRIME STORIES
Garrick Hagon reads James Sallis 's story.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
With Charlie Lee-Potter and Chris Lowe.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Clarrie is up to her eyes. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
With Derek Cooper.
Revised repeat from Friday
Based on the stage play by Louis Nowra and adapted for radio by Ruth Carter.
Norman Shillingsworth , sophisticated and city-educated, returns to the tough Northern Territory where he grew up. But the top end of Australia in 1929 is raw, uncompromising and riddled with prejudices. with Melodie Reynolds , Bill McClusky.
Vivenne Garrett. Polly Low , Barrie Barkla , George Shevtsov. Helen McDonald , Lynette Narkel , Nigel Wilkes , Sophia Hall , Robert Van Mackelenberg ,
Judith Wilkes. Music composed and played by Nigel Wilkes. Director Kristine Landon-Smith
The second of four audio-letters about two house-swappers.
Producer Marc Jobst Repeat
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Roger Hearing.
Stephen Boxer reads
Joseph Conrad 's story, abridged in five parts by Andrew Simpson. 1: Two officers in Napoleon's grand army begin a duel which is to last a lifetime.
Producer Eoin O'Callaghan Repeat
11: Fire and Water. Michael Hordern reads JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic, abridged in 15 parts by Brian Sibley. Producer Dickon Reed Repeat
