With Fr Gerry Patton.

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

Your chance to talk to Robin Lustig and his guest on an issue of the moment.

Lines Open from 8.00am

The news of 50 years ago today. Teachers complain of genteel poverty in their campaign for better pay, and a nationwide keep-fit drive is launched.

Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: The Portrait of a Lady
Miriam Margolyes reads the second episode of Henry James 's novel
The Portrait of a Lady, abridged in 20 parts by Doreen Estall.

Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care - from the GP's surgery to the research laboratory.
(Repeated Sunday 10.15pm)

With Lesley Riddoch.

Six programmes in which Russell Davies explores words and the way we speak.

The novelist AS Byatt is among those trying to account for the surprising persistence of received pronunciation, despite the preference for speech which resembles early-morning television. Actor Hugh Walters coaches some aspiring performers who want to preserve the art of speaking poetry for public entertainment, and comedian David Schneider explores the Palace of Words.

With Nick Clarke.

Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm

The fifth of eight programmes tries to get under the skin of the character who is bigger than any of his writers: James Bond. Authorship of the Bond novels has passed to three different writers since the death of his creator, Ian Fleming , and this week the 30th Bond novel is in the shops. Repeated from Sunday 11.45am

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa , one of the best-loved singers of our time, talks about her life and her music to June
Knox-Mawer. In the third of four programmes, she explains why her New York debut of 1974 was "as terrifying as a parachute jump". She also talks about a favourite role in Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Strauss , and recalls the moment when she had to sing before an audience of 600 million viewers at the Royal Wedding in 1981. Producer Derek Drescher Repeat

With Daire Brehan. Jobbing musician Simon Townley on the pitfalls of being invited to be the party pianist.

Paul Vaughan reads the new Tim
Parks novel Europa and sees Mark Elder conduct the Berlioz opera The Damnation of Faust. Producer Chris Eldon Lee
Revised repeat at 9.30pm

"For me and Kev everything would have stayed all right if we had not mended his bike and we had not gone to that DIY place". Read by Sunny Ormonde . Producer Brian Lighthill

With Charlie Lee-Potter .

By Simon Brett. Starring Rosemary Leach as Anna, Nicola Pagett as Victoria, and Celia Imrie as Charlotte. 4: One Gets Better. Just when Victoria thinks her problems with Emily are over, Harriet starts to make her presence felt.
Producer Ann Jobson Rpt

Shula has some late-night revellers. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm

Last month a House of Commons
Committee criticised the Ministry of Defence's failure to provide full information on "Gulf War Syndrome". In the first of a new series of File on 4, Julian O'Halloran examines how much is now known about the causes of veterans' illnesses. Producer Gregor Stewart

Anna Grayson presents this week's review of discoveries.
Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm

A four-part series in which GP
Dr Gillian Rice explores human sexual behaviour in a totally new light.
2: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Dr Rice discovers that we share with animals our desires for a perfect mate. Producer Julian Hector Repeat

Peter White with news and views for visually impaired people. Producer Eleanor Garland
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Revised repeat of 4.05pm

With Isabel Hilton.

LP Hartley's classic story, abridged in ten parts. 2: The Bathing Party For details see yesterday

Vincent Hanna reviews the week's events in the media.
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am

Fishhooks! It's the Major!
The second of a three-part series looks at the bewildering days of boxing competitions and Latin conjugations in a Surrey prep school in the decade after the war.
Producer Alastair Wilson Repeat

Paul Winfield reads the final part of James Baldwin 's story about racism and violence.
For details see yesterday Repeat