With Sister Lavinia Byrne.

With Anna Hill.
Producer Ashley Gething

With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Tony Burnham.
8.35 Yesterday In Parliament

Libby Purves and another varied selection of guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.
Producer Alison Hughes. Repeated at 9.30pm

Louise Rennison talks to Jenni Murray about the traumas of adolescence and her novel Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Drama: Silk by Alessandro Baricco. Part 8. Drama repeated at 7.45pm For details see Monday

Natalie Wheen reports from Wardle High - a school that is mad keen on brass. Ten big brass bands, countless ensembles and over 600 schoolkids blast away at full volume.
Producer Matt Thompson Repeat

A comedy drama series by Simon Brett following the fortunes of three fortysomething sisters.
2: Excess Baggage. The past catches up with Stuart and takes its toll on his relationship with Anna. All this is made worse by the well-meaning efforts of Victoria and Charlotte. with Edward de Souza. Bill Nighy and Joanna Munro. Producer Maria Esposito

With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.

With Nick Clarke.

This week the Brontes are placed under the spotlight as Sebastian Faulks , John Walsh and Frank Delaney are asked to provide a lonely hearts advert as written by any of the Brontes ' literary characters. James Walton is in the chair. Reader Becky Hindley. Producer Dawn Ellis

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

Sue Teddern's four-part drama, set in 1953, follows the lives of six students of the Meteor Charm School.
1: Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes. September. Irene Gilbert has been given the hairstyle, the lifestyle and a shot at stardom - but first she has to break up with Eric. with Liz Fraser , Luisa Bradshaw-White ,
Amanda Root , Giles Thomas , Rebecca Saire , Christopher Staines , John Hartley. Frances Jeater. Geoffrey Whitehead ,
Sarah-Jane Holm. Charlie Simpson. Stephen Critchlow , Peter Gunn and Jan Goodman. Director Marion Nancarrow Repeat

Nigel Colborn , Bob Rowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions at Greenfield School Community and Arts College in Newton Aycliffe. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm

3: The influence of rye and sourdough. For details see Monday

143: Prime Minister Peel and the Corn Laws
For details see Monday Revised repeat

Laurie Taylor talks to Doreen Massey , professor of geography at the Open
University. Last year she became the first woman to be awarded the Prix
Vautrin Lud for her contributions to social and economic geography. Producer Tony Phillips
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Virtually Healthy. Health care via the telephone is now undergoing its biggest trial in Britain. Quentin Cooper discovers what patients and doctors make of tele-medicine.
Producer Alison Ayres Repeat

Clare English and Charlie Lee-Potter .

A comedy series by Tony Bagley. 2:
Confirmed bachelor Robin Ughtfoot is not happy. Last week, he woke up in a parallel universe where he was married with two children. This week, he is accidentally helpful to his new family. Surely he is not starting to like them? with Barbara Murray. Steve Frost , Janet Ellis , Simon Roberts. Sam Bradley. Ann Gosling and Jackson Leach. Producer Claire Jones Repeat

Simon wants a monopoly on Debbie. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Francine Stock with the arts programme. Producer Rony O'Shaugnessy

By Alessandro Baricco. Part 8.
Rptd from 10.45am. For details see Monday

Michael Buerk chairs an investigation of the moral questions behind the week's headlines. Witnesses face cross-examination from Janet Daley , Frances Fyfield , Ian Hargreaves and David Starkey.
Producer David Coomes
Repeated Saturday 10.15pm

Haifa Zangana examines what relationship the writer can have with the reader.
Repeated from Sunday 5.40pm

Jeremy Cherfas sticks his nose into the world of plant smells and discovers how plants talk to pests and to one another. Better crop protection and the real secret of Chanel No 5 are just two of his subjects. Producer Sera Lefroy-Owen

Repeated from 9am

With Claire Bolderson.

By HG Wells. Part 3. For details see Monday

Satire, sketches and a hard look behind the week's media events. With Simon Evans,
Laura Shavin , Dave Lamb and Chris Pavlo.
Producer Anil Gupta

3: Return to Earth. Splashdown in the Pacific on 24 July 1969. For details see Monday