Producers Steve Peacock and Hugh O'Donnell
With James Whitbourn and his guest. Producer Norman Winter
With John Humphrys , Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Bill Westwood.
Sports news with Cliff Morgan. Producer Audrey Adams
Holiday reports from around the world. Producer Eleanor Garland
Repeated tomorrow 10.45pm
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There are English towns whose names alone mean they will never be the destination for those in search of culture or romance. In the first of a six-part series, John Walters visits Hull. Producer Alison Vernon-Smith
Miles Kington and Edward Enfield return with the first of four shows, from the Bath Theatre Royal. Guests include Lady Margaret Oswick and Peter Ustinov. Producer Tony Staveacre
Steve Richards of the New Statesman. Editor Jane Ashley
The series which focuses on Europe. In the first of eight programmes, Olenka Frenkiel asks whether the huge subsidies for SNCF in France can continue. Producer Gudrun Dalibor
With Alison Mitchell. Producer Frances Macdonald HELPLINE: [number removed]
Humphrey Lyttelton presents the popular antidote to panel games, now in its 25th year. Panellists include Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Paul Merton. With Colin Sell at the piano. Repeated Monday 6.30pm
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a topical discussion in Settle, North Yorkshire. with panellists including MPs Angela Browning and Michael Meacher. Repeated from yesterday
Producers Angie Nehring and Anne Peacock LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
By Robert Westall. A steeplejack is hired to work on a cathedral, but in the tower a gargoyle wields its evil power over the fate of his family. with David Holt , Tim Black. Sunny Ormonde. Richard Mitchley , Gillian Goodman. Zita Sattar and Anthony Pedley Director Rosemary Watts Repeat
The third of four programmes that proposes an alternative course for history. Professor Christopher Andrew asks what might have happened if Queen Victoria had been born male. Producer Ian Bell Repeated tomorrow 8.30pm
Producer Jim Clarke. Repeated Tuesday 8pm E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
With Mark Whitaker. Repeated from Tuesday
Kate Saunders presents the last in the series about people who have had songs written for or about them. Producer Joanna Rahim
Repeated from yesterday llpm
John Peel investigates family life.
Producer Sally Flatman. Rptd Thursday 11.30pm PHONE: (0171) [number removed]. E-MAIL: offspring@bbc.co.uk
The Bookmaker's Tate and Other
Stories
Who chooses our bedtime reading? Laura Cumming investigates the rapidly changing world of books - from the tweedy gentlemen of old to the World Wide Web.
Producer Olive Clancy. Repeated Friday 9.30pm
The news of 50 years ago today. Editor Lindsay Leonard
The final part of Tony Mulholland 's three-part drama.
3: A Decision. Patricia plans to contest the 1997 general election. with Alexander Morton , Hugh Ross , Hilary Maclean , Norman Bird. Graham Padden , Geoffrey Freshwater , Susan Hannah , Nina Thomas. Leena Dhingra. Gary Pillai and Paul Webster
Director Brian Lighthill Repeat
Brian Kay presents music inspired by shepherds and shepherdesses. Producer Peter Thresh
This week's speaker is Roy McCloughry , director of the Kingdom Trust. Producer Norman Winter
By Jonathan Myerson. London's glitter tarnishes rapidly when you're young, poor and sleeping rough. But sometimes life on the streets is better than any other option. with James Westaway. Lorraine Cole ,
Brendan Charleson , Tessa Gearing, Simon Ludders. Simon Harris and Stephen O'Reilly Director Alison Hindell
The second part of Roy Hattersley 's political autobiography. Producer Jane Ray Repeat
MP Paul Boateng talks history with Benny Green, Nigella Lawson, Bill Pertwee and Dr Roy Porter.
Celebrity status loses its appeal in this story by Michael Carson read by Stephen Thorne.
Repeated from Monday
