With Richard Sanders. Producer Steve Peacock
From Edinburgh with Liz Barr.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Rosemary Hartill.
Frank Delaney extemporises on the lives and passions of men and women in history.
With Melvyn Bragg and guests. Producer Olivia Seligman
Thirty years ago, BBC local radio took to the airwaves for the first time. All this week, Kate Adie lends an ear to some pioneering, surprising and embarrassing moments from the local radio archives.
Introduced by Jenni Murray.
Serial: Shadow Baby by Margaret Forster , read in 12 parts by Gemma Jones. Part 1.
Managing editor Nadine Grieve E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Vincent Duggieby takes calls on an issue affecting personal finance. Producer Josh de la Mare LINES OPEN from 10am
With Mark Whittaker.
The general-knowledge music quiz returns, hosted by Ned Sherrin. Producer Steve Doherty
Repeated Wednesday 6.30pm
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Friday 7.05pm
Mike Walker 's two-part serial is set in a future when lives are ruled by computers, and artificial intelligence has become a reality. Part 1. with Daniela Nardini , David Yip , Su-Lin Looi , John Rowe , Alastair Danson. Rachel Atkins , Gerard McDermott and Ravin J Ganatra. Director Sally Avens
With Russell Davies.
Managing editor Nadine Grieve PHONE: (0171) [number removed]
E-MAIL: Afternoon. Shift@>bbc. co.uk
Lynne Walker 's studio guests are the Oxford Concert Party, who play an unusual combination of Celtic and Latin American music. Plus a review of The Pied Piper's Poison, a new novel linking the Poland of 1946 with the Hamelin of 1648. Producer John Boundy
By Ita Daly , read by Pauline McLynn. Martina is one of the new breed of Irish: defiantly modem and European - except in the company of the English. Producer Pam Brighton
Repeated Saturday 12.30am
With Chris Lowe and Jon Sopel.
With Nicholas Parsons.
Repeated from Saturday 12.25pm
Ruth revives her plans. Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Andrew Jefford visits some of the world's steepest vineyards in the Mosel, samples the region's famous ice wine, and finds out what the Germans are doing to rebuild the reputation of their wine industry.
Michael Wynne 's comedy celebrating the struggles and triumphs of life on a Merseyside housing estate. Norma is organising a summer garden party for her mother's 70th birthday. But Norma's house is burgled the night before - by her own son. with Stuart Callaghan , Stephen Lord , Christine Tremarco , Georgina Smith , John McArdle , Jamie Richardson , Tony Prescott and Stephen Graham. Director Elijah Moshinsky
Occasional programmes in which men famous in one field consider another of their talents. Playwright Arthur Miller builds a bench.
Producer Julian May Repeat
Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig.
By Frank McCourt , read in seven episodes by Luke Griffin.
1: Classon Avenue, Brooklyn.
Abridged and produced by Pam Brighton
Mini, Midi, Maxi? The first of four programmes. Poet Liz Lochhead discusses women's magazines. Producer Sally Flatman Repeat
Lee Hall 's six-part dramatisation of Mario Vargas Llosa 's comic novel.
1: Two characters from Bolivia enter young Mario's life. with John Sessions , Alex Lowe ,
Robert Harper , Sean Baker , Colleen Prendergast. Christopher Scott , Kim Wall , Jonathan Adams , Joanna Monro and Ann Beach. Director Sally Avens Repeat
Nicholas Monsarrat 's thriller, read in seven parts by Stephen Thome. Part 1. Abridged and produced by Pam Fraser Solomon