From St Mary's, Barnes, London.

Mark Tully finds in autumn a source of inspiration for poets and musicians. Producer Beverley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

The Swallow's Tail. Lionel Kelleway finds out more about the birds which have lived alongside man for thousands of years, and visits the south coast to bid them farewell until next year. Producer Edward Odim

Roger Bolton presents religious news. Producer Fiona O'Sullivan. PHONE: [number removed]. WRITE TO: Sunday, Room 5031, BBC North, PO Box 27, Manchester M60 1SJ E-MAIL: sunday@bbc.co.uk

Lord Sheppard of Liverpool speaks on behalf of a charity which helps disadvantaged families in the UK.
DONATIONS: Family Service Units,[address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated tomorrow 11pm

From St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, led by the Very Rev Graham Forbes. Preacher the Most Rev Richard Holloway
. Master of Music Timothy Byram-Wigfield . Assistant organist Simon Nieminski.

Repeated from Friday

Eddie Mair presents conversation about the big stories of the week. Editor Kevin Marsh

Novelist, playwright and film-maker Hanif Kureishi talks to Professor
Anthony Clare about how he tries to make sense of his real self in his work. Producer Michael Ember. Repeated Friday 9am

Three programmes in which Christina Dodwell unravels the mysteries of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. 2: Small Boats and Big Bats
Producer Simon Eimes

The final chance to hear the comedy series starring Britain's funniest Milton. Repeated from Monday

With James Cox.

Nick Clarke presides over radio's most fiendish quiz. In this round the North of England team meets opponents from Scotland. Repeated from Monday

Nigel Colborn , Pippa Greenwood and Roy Lancaster answer questions posed by gardeners from North
Wiltshire. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor
Repeated Wednesday 3pm

Scale insects lay siege to gardens. Pippa Greenwood joins scientists battling against this pest. Producer Trevor Taylor

William Wordsworth 's shortened version of his own autobiographical poem contains some of the greatest passages of the original work. It is performed here by John Rowe as a dramatic monologue.
Original music by Elizabeth Parker. Devised for radio and directed by Cherry Cookson

James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to author Frank McCourt about his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography, Angela's Ashes. Producer Jeanette Thomas
Repeated Friday 4pm

Six of the greatest Scottish poets of this century all served in the North
African campaign of the Second World War. This is the haunting tale of the effects of that desert conflict on Sorley MacLean , Hamish Henderson , George Campbell Hay , Robert Garioch , GS Fraser and Edwin Morgan.

Gerry Northam reports on major issues at home and abroad. Repeated from Tuesday

Roger Bolton with listeners' letters. Repeated from Friday

With Chris Serle.
Producer Bob Carter. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]
E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw

Alistair brazens it out.
Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Laurie Taylor and guests explore the art of self-improvement. Producer Chris Wilson

A comedy series by Christopher Fitz-Simon . 2: The Ambassador. With
David Kelly and Pauline McLynn. Repeated from Thursday

Michael Rosen explores words.

(Repeated from Thursday)

A series looking at how technology and culture intertwine. Quentin Cooper visits Darlington and looks at the technology that has made possible the restoration of a river there.
Producer John Tuckey Repeat

Going Down. As global economic storm clouds break, Peter Day discovers how some British companies are coping. Repeated from Monday

As the Conservative Party prepares for its annual conference,
Andrew Rawnsley takes the political temperature at the start of another week in politics. Including 10.45 My House Diana Madill talks to Senator
Mary Henry about how the Irish Upper House, the Seanadd, works. Editor John Evans

Robert Robinson chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest. Repeated from Thursday

Repeated from 6.05am

Thoughts on the cosmos from leading astronomers at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth. Producer David Prest

By Bridget O'Connor , read by Nadia Sawalha. The smell of chlorine on a best friend spells treachery. Repeated from Wednesday