With Richard Uridge. Producer Karen Gregor
From Glasgow with Ian Mackenzie.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Tom Butler.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
With Libby Purves and guests. Producer Ronni Davis
Geoffrey Wheeler looks at the news of 50 years ago today.
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Liza Ross reads Hairball by Margaret Atwood ; another tale from The New Woman's
Hour Book of Short Stories.
Carole Baxter , Bob Flowerdew and Geoffrey Smith answer questions posed by readers of The Scotsman. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
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With John Waite.
Four-part comedy drama series by Christopher Fitz-Simon , set in Ballylenon, County Donegal. 1: The discovery that a ramshackle cottage may have belonged to the family of US president Hoover presents Phonsie with a major financial opportunity. with John Hewitt. Gerard McSorley ,
Anna Manahan and Gerard Murphy. Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes Director Eoin OCallaghan
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Three plays about ordinary individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary courage. 1: No Joan of Arc by Bryony Lavery.
In 1993, Laurence Dreyfus , a 30-year-old Parisian infant teacher, faced an armed gunman in her classroom.
With Sarah Rice and John Rowe Director Claire Grove
Wendy Cooling joins Michael Rosen to pick the best paperbacks for all age groups this Christmas. Producer Jill Burridge
With Daire Brehan.
Paul Gambaccini casts his critical eye over the week's film releases -
Copland, starring Sylvester Stallone , and Bruce Beresford 's Second World
War film, Paradise Road. Producer Paul Quinn
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
Lawrence Scott reads his new story about a Caribbean island threatened by a volcanic eruption.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeated Sunday 12.30am
With Clare English and Charlie Lee-Potter .
The sixth heat of the wildlife quiz, from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Repeated from Monday 12.25pm
The lights go on - but not for George. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Six-part series in which Libby Purves explores the legacy of a Christian millennium. 4:Clergy. From starving curates to gentlemen parsons - a look at the priestly trade down the centuries and the prospects for its future. Producer Colin Parkes
Six people reflect on the significant part the night has played in their lives. 4: Restaurateur Rick Stein recalls his experiences of the dark hours and chooses music by the Doors and the Rolling Stones and words by Keats, Tennyson and Yeats. Producer Mary Harper
A six-part series in which
Melvyn Bragg looks at the giants who made scientific history. 4:Lavoisier - the Revolution Does Not Need Chemists
Why was the father of modern chemistry allowed to die? British and French historians and scientists debate his intriguing life, ignominious death and lasting legacy. Producer Ruth Gardiner
* See Roland White : page 147
A nine-part environmental series. 3: A look at the management of water supplies - is the environment paying the real price? Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig.
By Jessie Kesson. Part 8. For details see Monday
The final episode of Paul Lucas 's comedy adventure. Two Sausage Rolls between the Seven of Us. Passengers and crew find themselves aboard The
Malodorous, a hideous craft which is disintegrating beneath their feet. with Bernard Cribbins. Rosemary Leach ,
Patsy Byrne. John Arthur. Sally Phillips , Kevin Eldon and Fred Harris. Producer Jo Clegg
By Julian Barnes. Part 3. For details see Monday Repeat
