The news and the issues of the week in rural Britain. With Richard Sanders.
Producer David Street
With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
With Sue MacGregor, James Naughtie.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament
Your chance to talk to Robin Lustig and his guest about an issue of the moment.
Producer Jane O'Rourke LINES OPEN from 8am
Hunter Davies considers the influence of the bicycle on the battle to access the countryside.
Jenni Murray and guests engage in conversation with women in mind.
Serial: Madame Bovary. Part 2. For details see yesterday Producer Emma Selby
E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Geoff Watts reports on the health of medical care, from the GP's surgery to the research laboratory. Producer Julia Durbin
Repeated Sunday 10.15pm E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
John Waite presents reports on consumer and social affairs.
Nigel Rees chairs the popular quiz involving the exchange of quotations and anecdotes. With John Cole , Philip Franks , Roy Hattersley and Peter Jones. Reader Patricia Hughes. Producer Chris Neill Repeat
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday 7.05pm
John Walsh returns with the literary magazine for writers and readers. Repeated from Sunday 11.45am
The first of four programmes about party-going since the Edwardian era. Party etiquette has changed over the century, just like society itself. Gone is the formality of the pre-First World
War ball, with its hostesses, chaperones and formalised conventions. By the 1930s, things were more informal, and party-goers were expected to do just as they pleased.
Producer Tony Sellors Repeat
With Daire Brehan.
Paul Vaughan reads the latest books from authors Joanna Trollope and Barbara Vine. Plus a performance from the Irish Songbook. Producer Nicki Paxman
Revised repeat at 9.30pm
By Thomas Pitt , read by Jamie Glover. Thief is a burglar who loves the night sky, but his passion for Orion the Hunter could lead to his downfall. Producer Pauline Stone
With Clare English and Chris Lowe.
A six-part comedy series by Colin Swash. 3: George Smith finally comes face to face with the evil leader of the OAPs, Mrs Cookson. with Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz
Producer Richard Wilson
Kate seeks some comfort.
Repeated tomorrow 1.40pm
Allan Urry reports on major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Producer Christine Morgan Repeated Saturday 5pm
Peter Evans presents a weekly review of discoveries and developments in science.
Repeated from Saturday 4.30pm
Leslie Forbes investigates six crime writers and explores the landscapes of their novels. 3: Alison Taylor
How easy is it to cover one's tracks and escape from the past? A Welsh scholar is found dead in the university city of Bangor, and the circumstances are suspicious. Taylor's detective hero Michael McKenna uncovers a web of deception in North Wales. Producer Nigel Acheson
Peter White with news, views and information for visually impaired people.
Producer Karen Turner
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Revised repeat from 4.05pm
With Isabel Hilton.
Prosper Merimee's story of love and revenge in the Corsican mountains. Part 2.
For details see yesterday
The week's events in the media.
Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
AM Sperber and Eric Lax 's biography. 2: The Battling Bogarts For details see yesterday
