With the Rev Gethin Abraham Williams.

With Anna Hill.
Producer Sarah Tempest

John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day WithDrMonaSiddiqui.
8.35 Yesterday in Parliament

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas and events which have influenced our time. Repeated at 9.30pm

Melvyn Bragg discusses the case of an acclaimed holocaust memoir that was later exposed as fiction, and examines whether authenticity is the right measure for excellence in literature. Show more

Simon Fanshawe investigates the histories of great reference books. 3: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. This collection of "words which have a tale to tell" has not been out of print since 1870. Producer Paul Dodgson

With Jenni Murray and guests. Drama: Silk by Alessandro Baricco. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm For details see Monday

The Roman Catholic church has been virtually synonymous with the Republic of Ireland since its creation, but the Celtic Tiger does not sit comfortably with the Lamb of God. As Ireland enjoys unprecedented wealth and social transformation, the church is in crisis. Rosie Goldsmith investigates. Producer Jennie Walmsley
Repeated Monday 11.30pm

Poet Laureate Andrew Motion traces his life through the work of writers who inspire him, including Larkin, Wordsworth and Edward Thomas. Readers
David Troughton and Michael Pennington. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
Repeated Wednesday 11.30pm

With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
Editor Chris Burns. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: [address removed]

With James Cox.

Charlotte Smith with more stories from the British countryside. Repeated from Saturday 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

It began as a "little something" on a Californian ranch and ended up as Hearst Castle, one of the most extravagant homes in the world, fruit of a three-decade long collaboration between publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan. This drama-documentary draws on their correspondence, charting the growth of the house and its problems. Starring William Hootkins and Gayle Hunnicut. Producer John Goudie

With John Waite.
Editor Chris Burns

Repeated from Sunday 7.55am

Daphne du Maurier's first love was a small boat-builder's cottage on the banks of the Fowey River. Her son Kits Browning says his mother's loving spirit lingers on in the house. Part 4. For details see Monday Repeat

139: Melbourne and the Death of William IV
For details see Monday Revised repeat

The programme that proves law is not just for lawyers. Marcel Berlins investigates how the law works and where it goes wrong.
Producer Charles Sigler and Sallie Davies Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

Throughout history, the allure of gold has captured human imagination and desire. Trevor Phillips looks at the science behind this magical metal. Producer John Watkins
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Chris Lowe and Charlie Lee-Potter .

A compilation of alternative views and satirical comments from Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis and the team. Producer Chris Neill

David to the rescue. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Francine Stock presents the arts show, including a further selection of essential summer reading. Producer Stephen Hughes

By Alessandro Baricco. Part 4. Repeated from 10.45am For details see Monday

The ingredients of four post-war recipes for policy blunder.
2: We Believe in Bunkers.
Chris Bowlby looks back at the policy of civil defence and asks if the government dug itself into a hole by building hundreds of nuclear bunkers. Producer Smita Patel

A look behind the scenes at
Westminster.
Editor Jane Ashley

Precious metals, gemstones and coal - people have killed for them and fortunes have been won and lost in mines. In this look at the latest in mining technology, where the future is robotic, Alun Lewis visits the most sophisticated mechanised mines in the world, deep beneath the Swedish soil at Kiruna.
Producer Alison Ayres
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4: Railway Strikes. Dickens criticises striking railway workers for putting the nation's safety at risk.
For details see Monday Repeat

In the last of a six-part series, Valerie Singleton gives people the chance to make their extraordinary wishes come true. With Mike Fenton-Stevens ,
Jessica Martin and Andy Taylor. Director Bruce Hyman

By Nick Hornby. Part 9.
For details see Monday Repeat