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With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
Producer David Street
, 7.25, 8.25 7.45 Thought for the Day Roy Jenkins
Six programmes in which Times columnist Matthew Parris and his mother, Terry Parris , interview other mothers and sons. 4: War reporter
John Sweeney and his mother, Barbara. Producer Bruce Whitney Low. Repeated 9.30pm
The journals of religious ministers.
3: Father Kit Cunningham prepares for this year's Strawberrie Fayre in Ely Place.
Regional Variations (2)
Daily Service
BBC Radio 4 FM
3: The Other Side of the Moon For details see Monday
With Martha Kearney. Dear
Jayne Browne : Under Mirabeau Bridge Part 3 Dear Jayne Browne repeated at 7.45pm For details see Monday
Six programmes in which Les Woodland looks at events in history which have shaped life in the countryside today.
4: Parson's Displeasure. A look at the decline in the influence of the Church of England through the story of the 25-year Burston School strike. Producer Steve Peacock
Hugh Dennis presents six programmes looking at different styles of comedy. 2: Ventriloquism. From Peter Brough and Archie to David Strassman and Chuck Wood , a look at the strangest of all comedy double acts.
Written by Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt Producer Lis Roberts
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke.
Pete McCarthy presents a quiz in which three panellists race against the clock to locate a mystery British treasure. Producer John Higgs
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Sing Our Own Song by Maurice Bessman. The first of four plays charting the musical lives of a black family from 1919 to the present day. In 1919, a young musician from
Sierra Leone returns from war. When he docks in Liverpool, his destiny changes for ever as he falls in love - with an Irishwoman. with Joseph Jones. Catherine Keane. Liam Tobin and Tom Higgins
Banjo Mark Cresswell. Guitar Tom Napper. Drums Lamin Jassey and Roy Johnson Music composed and directed by Ansell Broderick. Director Nandita Ghose
From Chartwell in Kent. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
Maria Martin died 150 years ago, but she has been immortalised through the play Murder in the Red Barn. The hovel where she lived is now a desirable Suffolk cottage.
By Julia Stoneham , read by Penelope Wilton. Jennifer was quite flattered to have an admirer at work....
Producer Viv Beeby
Repeated Sunday 12.30am
Eight programmes in which Jonathan Glancey looks at the living and working spaces that we create. 6: Hidden Places. Courtyards, cloisters and roof terraces - the charms of private domains. Producer Rebecca Nicholson
Laurie Taylor invites his guests to think the unthinkable about society and the ideas that shape it. Producer Tom Alban
E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
A comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero. Music from the Gents. Producer Julian Mayers
Let 'em in. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson reviews Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman in a new film reworking of "The Avengers".
Under Mirabeau Bridge by Michael Butt. Part 3 of 5. Repeated from 10.45am For details see Monday
Justin Webb chairs a debate on the motion: "Sex is responsible for more trouble than pleasure."
From the LSE Gender Institute in London.
Producer Nick Utechin. Repeated Saturday
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Four talks in which Kurdish journalist Hazhir Teimourian reflects on his 39 years' living in Britain. 2: Henryllandl Repeated from Saturday 7.45pm
Ella was born 11 weeks premature. Geoff Watts finds out how a special- care baby unit helps her survive. Producer Julia Durbin. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Repeated from 9am
With Justin Webb.
By Howard Spring. Part 8. For details see Monday
LATE NIGHT ON 4
In Robert Smith 's six-part drama, John Woodvine is Detective Sergeant Matrix, who takes a work-experience youth on a stakeout and passes the time with unreliable tales of police work. 5: Mafia With David Antrobus and Jan Winters.
Director Ned Chaillet
Graham Duff presents six fast-forwards through the world of music obsessives. 5: Club-owner Glossy Flyer. Producer Nick Ware
Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
By E Annie Proulx , read by William Hurt. Part 8.
For details see Monday
