With John Barton , Archdeacon of Aston.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
With the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.40 Yesterday In Parliament
John Waite investigates.
Repeated from yesterday 7.20pm
Fergal Keane , formerly the BBC's correspondent in South Africa, returns to three African countries to explore ideas of identity and leadership. The Dream of a Nation, the last programme of the series, focuses on South Africa, a country where too little of the old order has been reversed. Producer Noah Richier
Jarrow to Giro. With Ray Gosling. Was unemployment the cause of violence in areas like Brixton and Moss Side ? For details see Monday
Introduced by Jenni Murray. Short story: The First Wife, by Penelope Lively , read by Bill Nighy.
Analysis, insight and colour from correspondents worldwide. Producer Tony Grant
With Mark Whittaker.
In the last of the current series, Simon Brett is joined by guest investigators Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker , who attempt to solve another murder, Death in Intensive Care. The suspects are played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson. Producer Liz Anstee
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
Catherine Czerkawska 's play is based on and tells the story of Robert Burns 's famous poem. with Sheila Donald , Kern Falconer , Billy Boyd and Alyxis Daly. Music played by Jo Miller ,
Steve Sutcliffe , Norman Chalmers and Mike Katz. Director Hamish Wilson Repeat
With Daire Brehan.
Paul Allen visits a collection of artistic treasures from the regional museums including Titian, Bacon and Hogarth, and talks to author Kevin Elyot about his new play, The Day I Stood Still.
Producer Adrian Washbourne Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Mavis Gallant , read by Jane Lapotaire.
Widow Mme Carette moves into cheap lodgings with her two little girls. The couple downstairs, M and Mme Grosjean , become the objects of her disapproval. Producer Tabitha Potts
With Charlie Lee-Potter and Chris Lowe.
The panel game of improvisational wit. With guest scorer Janet Ellis.
Written by Jerry Glover and Simon Goodman Producer Adam Tandy
Sid hits the roof.
Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Three leading novelists report on stories from their home patch.
2: Martyn Bedford on Ilkley Moor
Bradford Council has banned grouse shooting on the municipal moor, intensifying the feud between urban and rural. Martyn Bedford, whose best-selling novel Acts of Revision is about revenge, scents out the rumpus. Producers Joy Hatwood and Joanna Rahim
One Land, Many Cultures?
Britain and France have very different attitudes to ethnic and religious minorities. Sarah Spencer asks if either approach reduces racism or guarantees equality of opportunity. Producer Zareer Masani
Repeated Sunday 4.15pm
MDF. Nigel Cassidy investigates medium-density fibreboard, the versatile yet controversial material that some say is an improvement on nature.
Producer Neil Koenig
With Frederick Dove.
Producer Colin Hughes
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Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Robin Lustig. Editor Anne Koch
By Anton Chekhov. For details see Monday
By lain Banks, dramatised in four parts by Joe Dunlop. 3: Frozen Gold are at the height of their fame and Weird, the songwriting genius from a Paisley housing scheme, is feeling guilty about his obscene wealth. with James Macpherson , Steven McNicoll. Douglas Russell , Alexander Morton. Martin Docherty and Paul Gambaccini
Music by lain Banks and Nigel Clark
Keyboards Brian Kellock. Guitar Nick Clark Drums Gordon Wilson. Vocals Monica Queen Director Dave Batchelor
A seven-part adaptation of Michael Frayn 's celestial satire. Abridged and read by Martin Jarvis. Part 1. Producer Paul Kent
