From St Clement Danes, the Strand, London.
November sees the annual pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament.
Mark Tully looks at ceremony - is it an outmoded relic or a vital social tool? Producer Beverley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
Charlotte Smith makes cheese with Gloucester cattle farmer
Jonathan Crump. Producer Gabi Fisher
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
Sue Lawley speaks for a charity which helps those who suffer from phobia and obsessive compulsive disorder. DONATIONS: Triumph Over Phobia, [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated tomorrow llpm
A service from St Beunos Retreat
Centre near Asaph in North Wales, led by Father Tom McGuiness with the Sirenian Singers. God Be in My Head; For the Beauty of the Earth; Breathe on Me, Breath of God. Director of music Jean Stanley-Jones .
By Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday
The migration journey of the swallow is a necessity for its survival as a species, and it is an astonishing piece of travelling -just how does he do it? Producer Dave Sheasby
Dr Phil Hammond chairs the alternative debating game.
With James Cox.
Nick Clarke is in the chair as Scotland takes on the North of England. Repeated from Monday
Bob Flowerdew , John Cushnie and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by students, parents and staff at Stover School, Newton Abbot ,
Devon. With chairman Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor. Rptd Wednesday 3pm
Edward Enfield presents a series for those who are at last free to do what they have always wanted to do. This week he learns how to practise virtue. Producers Nicola Banning and Lucy Willmore For more information, call [number removed]
By Angus Wilson , dramatised in two parts by Michelene Wandor. Bernard's triumph at setting up a writers' centre is soon clouded by personal problems.
Repeated Saturday 9pm
Children's books remain a staple on the Christmas shopping list.
Humphrey Carpenter and guests discuss the latest trends and recommend their choice of titles.
Producer Rob Ketteridge. Repeated Friday 4pm
The author of The English Patient talks to Noah Richler about his writing career and reads from his new book, Handwriting.
Producer Noah Richler
Do the agencies involved in inward investment deliver good value for the taxpayer? With Richard Watson. Repeated from Tuesday
Chris Dunkley with listeners' letters. Repeated from Friday
Liz Barclay presents her selection of extracts from the past week on BBC radio.
Producer Bob Carter. PHONE: [number removed]. FAX: [number removed]
E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk
WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Julia is rocked.
Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Laurie Taylor and guests explore the art of self-improvement. Producer Chris Wilson
Christopher Lee 's six-part thriller. 3: In spite of her denials, the Home
Secretary seems to be linked with the murdered Norman Tate. With Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman. Repeated from Thursday
Repeated from Thursday
A series of programmes exploring the discreet world of the wealthy.
2: Living the Dream. Evan Davis enters the realm of the "trustafarians". Producer Mary Price Repeat
Stop the World. Andrew Dilnot asks if the global economy is out of control, and whether we should look for a more stable international system. Repeated from Monday
Andrew Rawnsley presents the political headlines of the next week, live from Westminster. Including
10.45 It's a Funny Old World. Simon Hoggart takes a light-hearted look at the week in Westminster.
Editor John Evans
Robert Robinson chairs the second semi-final.
Repeated from Thursday
Repeated from 6.05am
Sanjeev Bhaskar enters a surreal playground of sinister science and secret experiments, where nothing is quite as it sounds. Producer Mohit Bakaya
By Elizabeth Buchan , read by Janet Maw. A seriously ill archeologist becomes intrigued when she realises her nurse resembles a musician depicted on a painting she discovered in an Egyptian tomb. Producer Lizzie Hart
