With Sister Lavinia Byrne.
With Charlotte Smith.
Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
Jonathan Freedland reports from
Nottingham as he explores aspects of the Victorian man through the life and body of prizefighter Bendigo Thompson. Producer Mark Burman. Repeated at 9.30pm
Michael White of The Guardian explores intriguing companions of political office. This week, the government driver. Producer Paul Vickers
With Martha Kearney and guests. Drama: Silk by Alessandro Baricco. Part 6 of 10. Editor Ruth Gardiner
E-MAIL: [address removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Presented by Mark Jenner.
2: The Great Stink. The filthy condition of the Thames and outbreaks of cholera brought about the great sanitary reforms of the 19th century. Producer Tessa Watt Repeat
Five comic stories about London life by Charles Dickens.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
The arrival of an MP's daughter at Miss Crumpton's finishing school seems a cause for celebration until a romantic attachment comes to light.
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.
With James Cox.
A radio quiz chaired by David Hatch. What little slip in the cricket commentary box in 1991 caused a team to collapse?
Producers Viv Black and Nick Utechin
+ Roland White : Review, page 121
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Harwant Bains. Kulwant is taken by his mother for his first visit to the Punjab. When it emerges that she intends them both to stay there for good,
Kulwant's world is blown apart. Then she meets the Tutti Frutti Holy Man. with Indira Joshi , Bhasker Patel. Nitin Chandra Ganatra. Nadim Sawalha and Ajay Chhabra Director Jonquil Panting
Repeated from Saturday 12.04pm
Simon Parkes looks at the development of civilisation by tracing the history of bread. 1: The early grains and first flat breads. Producer Paul Kobrak
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with the words of Sir Winston Churchill read by Peter Jeffrey. Additional readings by Denys Hawthorne. 141: The Bedchamber
Crisis and Afghanistan
Producer Pete Atkin Revised repeat
Repeated from Saturday 11am
Jane Franchi and guests look behind the headlines at the issues and cultures which shape the world. Producer Amber Dawson
With Clare English and Chris Lowe.
Nicholas Parsons is joined by Jenny Eclair , Stephen Frost , Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Peter Jones for radio's most devious panel game. Recorded at the Oxford Union.
Devised by Ian Messiter. Producer Chris Neill Repeated Sunday 12 noon
Happy families at Grey Gables.
Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Francine Stock with the arts programme. Producer Adrian Washboume
By Alessandro Baricco, dramatised in ten parts by Lavinia Murray. Translated by Guido Waldman.
As Herve Joncour becomes more deeply enmeshed in the silken threads of desire for the young woman in Japan, his wife longs for a son and for the return of her own beloved husband.
(Repeated from 10.45am)
John Waite investigates.
Producer Susan Mitchell. WRITE TO: Face the Facts. BBC Broadcasting House. London. W1A 1AA. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Doing What Comes Naturally. We aspire to be as natural as possible, whether in our behaviour, food or surroundings. But Frances Cairncross questions what nature means today and whether the concept is still useful for managing our lives and our environment.
Producer Zareer Masani. Rptd Sunday 9.30pm
Pickled Nature. Paul Evans challenges the idea of nature reserves being ecologically flawed and ethically wrong. Producer Grant Sonnex
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By H.G. Wells, read in five parts by Tom Baker.
In 1899, Mr Bedford and Mr Cavor went to the moon, but only one came back.
Repeated from Saturday 9am
Buzz Aldrin's 1973 autobiography describes his journey to the moon and the challenge he faced on his return. Abridged in five parts by Doreen Estall , read by John Sharian.
1: On the Threshold of a Dream
Producer Frank Spink
