The news and issues of the week in rural Britain.
Producers Hugh O'Donnell and Steve Peacock
With Canon Stephen Oliver.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Bishop Richard Harries.
The second of four programmes in which historian Andrew Roberts looks back at how past governments have coped with crises, In 1962,
Harold Macmillan decided to throw ministers overboard when his government began to suffer from record unpopularity. Producer Jonathan Brunert
In the last programme of the series, Andrew Neil engages his guests in lively debate, inviting them to air their personal passions and obsessions. Producer Julia Shaw
Geoffrey Wheeler looks back at some of the stories, events and issues which made the headlines 50 years ago today. A gang of gunmen assassinate seven senior government ministers in Rangoon and Plunge Burma into chaos. Producer Lynne McCadden Editor Lindsay Leonard
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Serial: Kiss and Kin by Angela Lambert , abridged in 12 parts by Meg Clarke , read by Sarah Badel.
1: Harriet and Oliver have fallen for one another, but will their age, and their shared grandchildren, make their love impossible?
Editors Emma Selby , Nadine Grieve E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Repeat from Saturday 12 noon
With Alice Beer.
A nationwide general-knowledge contest chaired by Robert Robinson. Fourth Semi-Final.
Producer Richard Edis
Repeated Wednesday 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday
By Greg Cullen. When one of Jenny's pupils dies of an asthma attack, no one will listen to her concerns that it might have been aggravated by pollution. Then the oil tanker Sea
Express runs aground, and Jenny finds that there is some action she can take. with Christine Pritchard , Gareth Morris ,
Kathryn Dimery , Tom Cullen , Leanne Sadler and Philippa Thomas. Director Alison Hindell
With Laurie Taylor and guests.
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Lynne Walker listens to the music of the American best-selling composer Steve Reich and reviews a new production of the Rossini opera Count Ory at Glyndebourne. Producer Nicki Paxman
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Frank O'Connor , read by Ian McElhinney. A young man begins to understand the virtues of tenderness.
Producer Pam Brighton
With Charlie Lee-Potter and Jon Sopel.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Tony receives some worrying news. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Sara Parker presents a special report on food and the elderly.
By Yana Stajno. When a chocolate manufacturer is looking for a model to promote a new bar, a spotty chocoholic decides to give it a whirl.
With Jonathan Adams
Director Peter Kavanagh Repeat
Stephen Jameson finds out if the good old British queue went out with the ration book, and he asks who the queue jumpers are in society and what people do when someone elbows them out of the way. Producer Sara Jane Hall Repeat
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig.
Robert Powell reads Louis de Bernieres
's epic tale of love, war and music on the dramatic island of Cephalonia. Abridged in 15 parts by Alison Joseph. Part 11. Producer Duncan Minshull
In the last of four programmes, Fergus Keeling is joined by three explorers who reflect on their travels and wildlife encounters.
Producer Sarah Blunt Repeat
Ray Shell reads a ten-part serialisation of Paul Beatty 's novel, set in the heart of America's urban street culture.
6: Gunnar is a victim of the LA riots.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
