With the Rev Ernest Rea.

The news of the week in rural Britain.

With Sue MacGregor, James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
8.40 Yesterday in Parliament

Michael Buerk talks to people who have faced a single, life-changing choice. He hears about the dilemma, the implications of the various options, and about living with the consequences. Producer Christine Morgan. Repeated 9.30pm

Five programmes looking at the secrets of the investigator's trade.
1: Divining Rights. Dowser Edwin Taylor has been discovered by big business - and it seems that his ancient art can work very modern miracles. Producer Liz Carney

Jenni Murray speaks to Fauziya Kassindja. who gained asylum in the west to escape female genital mutilation in Togo, Africa.
Postcards: Shifting the Leaves. Part 2.
(For details see yesterday)
(Postcards repeated at 7.45pm)

David Attenborough 's first radio series for 15 years is an exploration of nature's use of sound.
The first of four programmes shows how helicopter-tracking software has revealed the reason for the dawn chorus and features an attempt to track down the first ever animal call. Producer Grant Sonnex

by Kay Stonham. Although Doreen was born into a working-class body, she has always known that she is really middle class. Eventually she decides to take the plunge and go for the operation.

Daily consumer news.

With Nick Clarke.

Musicians from Britain's orchestras compete against each other in a music quiz hosted by Tommy Pearson. Producer Emma Kingsley

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

By John McClelland. The Fitzgibbons get a personal call about an unusual privatisation scheme. with Roger Lloyd Pack. Philip Jackson. Matt McArdle , Paddy Scully and Brendan McNally Music composed by Bill Lloyd and sung by Singit. Director Roland Jaquarello

Robin Lustig invites your views on today's topical issue. Producer Jane O'Rourke
LINES OPEN from 1.30pm

2: Olga
For details see yesterday

Cecile (Pont de L'Europe, Paris, 1932) by Erica Wagner. The first of three specially commissioned stories each inspired by a different Cartier-Bresson photograph. Read by Jonathan Keeble. Producer Jill Waters. Repeated Saturday

Libby Purves presents a 12-part series about learning. The first edition looks at the gender agenda - how male brain power is being challenged. And author Ken Follet shares some advice. Producer Clare McGinn

Conversation about issues in business and technology with Heather Payton and guests. Producer Simon Crow

With Clare English and Chris Lowe.

The panel game for impressionists. Repeated tomorrow 11.30pm

Lynda finds a silent ally. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Mark Lawson meets Nick Hornby. who talks about his new book. About a Boy. The violinist now known as Kennedy performs music by Fritz Kreisler. Producer Matthew Dodd

Part 2.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Fionnuala O'Connor reports on major issues at home and abroad. Producer Kim Barrington Repeated Sunday 5pm

With Peter White.
Producer Karen Turner
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Graham Easton presents a series taking a no-nonsense look at what the health care system can offer us. Producer Julia Durbin. Repeated tomorrow 4pm E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

Repeated from 9am

With Isabel Hilton.

By Joanna Trollope. Part 2. For details see yesterday

A new six-part series of Andy Hamilton 's comedy set in Hell. With James Grout , Jimmy Mulville , Robert Duncan and Felicity Montagu , and starring Andy Hamilton as Satan. Part 1.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer Repeated Thursday 6.30pm

By William Boyd. Part 2. For details see yesterday