The news and the issues of the week in rural Britain.

With the Rev Lesley Carroll.

With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Angela Tilby.
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament Producer Jon Barton
LETTERS: Today. PO Box 2299, London W1A 1PY
FAX: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: today@bbc.co.uk

Chris Dunkley airs listeners' comments on BBC policy and programming. Producer Steve Shepherd.
WRITE TO: Feedback. PO Box 2100, London W1A 1QT
FAX: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: Feedback@bbc.co.uk Repeated Sunday 6.15pm

Geoffrey Wheeler looks at the news of 50 years ago today. Producer Tony Sellors

From Manchester. Short story: Light by Jane Gardam , from her new collection of stories. Missing the Midnight.

With Joanna Pinnock.
Producer Sandra Sykes Repeated Sunday 8pm
WRITE TO: The Natural History Programme. BBC Bristol, BS8 2LR

Mark Whittaker presents reports on consumer and social affairs.
Editor Chris Burns
PHONE: (0171) [number removed]to raise issues for investigation

Derek Cooper discovers Korean food when he visits New Maiden in Surrey. He encounters real pot noodles, fermented bean pastes and Korean table manners.
Producer Min Raisman
Repeated Monday 7.20pm

With Nick Clarke.
Editor Kevin Marsh

Repeated from yesterday 7,05pm

Leo Tolstoy 's epic novel, dramatised in ten parts by Marcy Kahan and Mike Walker. Part 4.
Repeated from Sunday 2.30pm

With Laurie Taylor.

Tim Marlow reflects on the opening of a new Getty museum in Los Angeles and an exhibition of Bernard Leach 's work at the Crafts Council. Producer Julia Arrowsmith Revised repeat at 9.30pm

By Gee Williams, read by Richard Elfyn. Childhood memories of an unexpected Christmas meal. Producer Foz Allan Repeat

With Clare English and Chris Lowe. Editor Kevin Marsh

David Stafford presents more ideas for the weekend ahead. Producer David Prest
PHONE [number removed] for information

Like mother, like daughter.
Written by Simon Frith
Director David Ian Neville Editor Vanessa Whitbum
Repeated Monday 1.40pm
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send sae to [address removed]

Chris Serie presents extracts from the past week's BBC radio and television. Repeated Sunday 3.30pm PHONE: (0171) [number removed]FAX: (0171)[number removed]
E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk

Jonathan Dimbleby and guests, including food writer Jancis Robinson , debate the issues raised by the audience in Carlisle.
Producer Anne Peacock. Rptd tomorrow 1.10pm

Marcel Berlins presents the legal magazine series. The victim's charter aims to inform those who suffer directly from crime about the progress of their cases. But does it amount to any more than warm words, and can it make a lasting difference to our criminal justice system? Producer Simon Coates

How the whole world catches a cold from one financial sneeze in Asia – the danger of epidemics in a global economy

Alistair Cooke with another slice of Americana.
Repeated Sunday 9.15am

Level 440
Europe's last working tin mine, South Crofty in Cambourne, faces a serious threat of closure. Tim Malyon examines the rich tapestry of art and culture that has grown up around the Cornish tin-mining tradition. Repeated from Saturday 7.20pm

With Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch

By Voltaire, read by Anton Lesser. Part 5. For details see Monday

Satirical review of the week's news, with Sally Grace , Jon Glover , Dave Lamb and Sarah Parkinson.
Producer Jo Clegg
Repeated tomorrow 6.25pm

More wit and wisdom from the nice people who put the world to rights. Producer Malcolm Love

Written and read by Julian Barnes. Final part.
For details see Monday Repeat