With Sister Lavinia Byrne.
With Trixie Rawlinson. Editor Chris Burns
Shropshire lad Richard Uridge kicks off the new year on his home turf. Producer Karen Gregor
With Anna Ford and Sue MacGregor.
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
John Peel asks how many New-Year's resolutions have already been broken. Producer Alison Hughes. PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Miles Kington and Edward Enfield discuss history, heritage, heroes and humanity with Terry Jones , Barry Took. Ann Leslie and Bob Worcester. Lady Margaret Oswick provides the music. Producer Tony Staveacre
Lost Foods. Derek Cooper investigates why some foods have vanished and others are thriving in Britain today.
Producer Lucinda Montefiore. Rptd Monday 4pm
Kate Adie presents analysis and insight from correspondents worldwide.
Australia v England
This morning features closing commentary from the first day's play of the Fifth Test from Sydney.
Commentary on the second day's play begins at approximately 12 midnight. For information or retuning advice phone [number removed]44 * Approximate times
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Frances Macdonald
Simon Hoggart chairs the topical quiz. Repeated from yesterday 6.30pm
Jonathan Dimbleby looks back on a year in which the term "foreign affairs' took on a new meaning and Any
Questions?celebrated its 50th birthday. Repeated from yesterday 8pm
Geoffrey Palmer plays a word-loving scientist whose job iti is to arbitrate over the names of new species. Producer Sarah Blunt Repeat
Rosemary Hill uncovers the hidden history of Sir John Soane 's museum in London. The story of the family's social and domestic life was detailed in personal diaries recently discovered at the museum. Readings by David Bradley and Sonia Ritter. Producer Hannah Andrassy
By Peter Carey, dramatised by Philip Hawthorn.
Young Sam Kellow is visiting Toronto with his parents when he becomes embroiled in a competition to choose the "perfect kiddo". He decides to go for it to win, what in his gambler father's words, is the Big Bazoohley.
With Jenni Murray. Editor Ruth Gardiner
Presented by Eddie Mair.
A Lifetime at the Movies. Russell Davies joins veteran British director Ronald Neame in Hollywood to talk about his 70 years in the film business, from turning a silent camera for Hitchcock to making The Poseidon Adventure. Producer Simon Elmes
Repeated Tuesday 11.30pm
Simon Fanshawe presents interesting people live from the Radio Theatre in the heart of the capital.
This week's guests are Samuel West , Timothy West and Prunella Scales. Music from Jason Rebello.
Producers Tim Dee and Paul Dodgson
Joyce MacMillan and guests assess the week's cultural events. Producer Adrian Washbourne
Fergal Keane, the award-winning correspondent who wrote Letter to
Daniel, recalls his early days and the city of Cork where he was brought up. Producer Tony Grant
"A soap opera is a kind of sandwich whose recipe is simple enough, although it took years to compound." This was James Thurber 's description of the radio airwaves during the thirties. Author Jeffrey Robinson takes a trip through broadcasting monuments, introducing us to producers, actors and present-day fans. Producer Jeffrey Robinson
By Charles Dickens , dramatised in five parts by John Dryden. 5: The chase is on for the murderer of Tulkinghom. Repeated from Sunday
Diana Madill a lively debate. The proposition: Supermarkets have more power than is good for you. Repeated from Wednesday
A six-part series in which performers or composers are invited to revisit a major musical challenge. In this first programme, Robert Dawson Scott asks the acclaimed traditional musician
Phil Cunningham to reveal how he fought his way back to performing in the wake of a heart attack and surgery. Producer John Goudie. Rptd Monday 11.30pm
Christopher Cook and his guests Tom Paulin and leading Polish poet
Piotr Sommertake a look at poetry in Poland. Producer Susan Roberts Repeat
The Galaxy and the Nebulae by Michael Hoskin , read by Nigel Carrington and Fenella Hadingham. Producer David Perry Repeat
A weekend of Deborah Moggach stories begins with a witty tale about a house-sitting that goes disastrously wrong. Read by Josie Lawrence. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
