From Blessed Virgin Mary , Somerset.
Mark Tully examines happiness.
Producer Beverley McAinsh. Rptd at 11.30pm
Anna Hill explores a Sussex maze. Producer Steve Peacock
Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Producer Liz Leonard
Caron Keating speaks on behalf of a charity which promotes the welfare of lone parents and their children.
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God Our Pilgrimage. On St James 's Day, Canon Martin Shaw leads a service from St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Director of music James Thomas.
Repeated from Friday
Presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from Monday
Stephen Fry searches for the endangered mountain gorilla in Uganda. Producers Dymphna Flynn and Cathie Mahoney
With James Cox.
Mary Allen talks to composers, conductors and performers who attempt to convince her of the finest example of a particular genre of music. 2: The Greatest Tenor Aria Producer Karen Sanders Young Repeated Saturday llpm
Time
Nigel Colbom , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners from west Yorkshire. With chairman Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor. Rptd Wednesday 3pm
Anna Pavord looks for the clues which date a garden, and for traces of the great designers. 5: William Robinson Flower meadows and wild gardening. Producer Robyn Read
Written and adapted in three parts by Earl Lovelace. 2: Mardi Gras. Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad, is at its height on the day before Lent begins. Pariag, the Indian, causes an uproar in the Yard on Calvary Hill by buying a bicycle. with Martina Laird , Dona Croll , Stefan Kalipha , Joan-Ann Maynard , Marva Alexander.
Victor Romero Evans , Jim Findley , Clare Perkins and John Brobbey. Music Felix Cross
Director Ralph Rolls. Repeated Saturday 9pm
David Stenhouse talks to
Benjamin Zephaniah , whose novel for young people centres around ajoyriding accident. Producer Paul Quinn. Repeated Friday 4pm
Poetry and conversation with Christopher Cook , whose guests are Poet
Laureate Andrew Motion , and Frieda Hughes , whose first book of poems carries a dedication to a previous laureate - her father Ted Hughes .Producer Susan Roberts
Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Thirty years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface.
Anthony Howard recalls the iconic significance of the 1969 landing. Repeated from Tuesday
Stephen Smith investigates the story of Joseph Mitchell , a writer at The New
Yorkerfor 58 years who lost his byline after the mid-sixties. What happened? Producer Tim Dee Repeat
Repeated Wednesday 8.45pm
With Libby Purves.
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An uncomfortable meeting for Elizabeth. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Professor Laurie Taylor advises on how to improve mind, body and soul. Producer Chris Wilson
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Michael Rosen with the programme about English and the way we speak. Repeated from Thursday
Depleted Uranium. British Gulf War veterans have tested positive for uranium poisoning, yet both the Ministry of Defence and the United States military have denied that depleted uranium has any detrimental effects. This programme investigates the truth about depleted uranium. Producer Hugh O'Donnell Repeat
The meaning of nature today. Repeated from Monday
Next week's political headlines, with Andrew Rawnsley. Including 10.45
Allegories for the Present Day In the second of four personal recollections of major figures of the 20th century, Michael Chariton reflects on his meeting with Andrei Sakharov. Editor John Evans
Presented by Sara LeFanu. Repeated from Tuesday
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An exploration of the night life of the badger using music, poetry and the voice of the late Johnny Morris. Producer Chris Berthoud Repeat
Holy by Bidisha, read by Amita Dhiri. A successful young writer looks back on how she met and fell in love with Luca.
Five years on she questions why. Producer Liz Taylor Repeat