From York Minster.
Mark Tully 's theme is perfection.
Producer Beverley McAinsh. Rptd at 11.30pm
Richard Uridge discovers Stone Age secrets on an Orkney farm. Producer Gabi Fisher
Roger Bolton looks ahead to religious preparations for the millennium.
Producer Rachel Hawkes. WRITE TO: Sunday, Room 5063. BBC North, PO Box 27. Manchester, M60 1SJ. E-MAIL: [address removed]
David Bellamy speaks on behalf of a charity which benefits wildlife and nature conservation.
DONATIONS: [address removed]. CREDIT CARDS: [number removed] Repeated tomorrow llpm
Facing the Future. The Rev John Vincent explores the message in the traditional words and music of the New Year Methodist Covenant Service at
Chesterfield Central Methodist Church. Director of music Colin Wheatley.
Repeated from Friday
Eddie Mair on the week's big stories. Editor Kevin Marsh
A car crash heralds disasters for a group heading into the Sahara Desert.
(Repeat)
The antidote to panel games. Repeated from Monday
With Steve Richards.
A new series of the musical general knowledge quiz in three movements, hosted by Ned Sherrin. Repeated from Monday
Nigel Colbom , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by gardeners from Derbyshire. Producer Trevor Taylor. Rptd Wednesday 3pm
Weatherman David Braine discusses the pleasures and perils of coastal walks in Cornwall with Jeremy Jessel. Producer Lucy Lunt. See Ordnance Survey Leisure Map 103. For a factsheet, send an sae to [address removed] or E-MAIL: [address removed]
By William Makepeace Thackeray, dramatised for radio by Ellen Dryden. Rome, 1853: unable to find any Christmas entertainment for the four children in his charge, Thackeray invents his own fireside pantomime.
Music Derek Bourgeois. Director Don Taylor Repeated Saturday 9pm
Voluspa the Sibyl's Prophecy
Apocalypse then and now - a poem of the first millennium translated from Old Norse, written and performed by Kathleen Jamie, from a literal translation by Hermann Palsson. With Sonia Ritter. Producer Tim Dee
Nick Higham examines the work of one of Britain's most secretive organisations -the British Board of Rim Classification. Repeated from Tuesday
Australia v England
This morning features closing commentary from the second day's play of the Fifth Test from Sydney.
Commentary on the third day's play begins at approximately 12 midnight. *Approximate times
Kate Flint explores our fascination with rewriting the Victorian past. Producer David Olusoga
With Peter White.
Repeated from Thursday
Daniel creates a drama. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Laurie Taylor and guests explore the art of self-improvement. Producer Chris Wilson
Maurice Denham stars as the golf club veteran in stories by PG Wodehouse . 1: The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh Repeated from Friday
Michael Rosen presents the programme about language and the way we speak. Repeated from Thursday
British weather is among the most variable in the world. In the first of six programmes on the science of weather, Paul Simons investigates why. Producer Sue Broom
E-MAIL: [address removed] Repeat
The Truth Is inside You. As we unravel the human genome, we also gain knowledge which might be too hot to handle. Ian Hargreaves asks how this scientific revolution will affect our lives.
Repeated from Monday
Andrew Rawnsley looks into his crystal ball to spot the big political issues and newsmakers of 1999. Including 10.45 Parliamentary
Postcards Dinah Lammiman talks to parliamentarians around the world. 3: People Power. MPs compare their experiences of democracy. Editor John Evans
The antiques quiz visits Bickling Hall in Norfolk, reputedly the home of Anne Boleyn. With Lars Tharp. Repeated from Thursday
Repeated from 6.05am
The first in a quartet of imaginary conversations by Gregory Whithead.
By Deborah Moggach , read by Josie Lawrence.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon
