From St Mary's, Prescott, on Merseyside.
John Florance explores the relationship between fantasy and reality.
Producer Beverley McAinsh. Rptd at 11.30pm
Charlotte Smith meets farmers who positively welcome "townies." Producer Steve Peacock
Alex Brodie with the religious and ethical news of the week. Producer Liz Leonard
An appeal on behalf of a charity which supports those who suffer from brittle-bone disorder.
DONATIONS: Brittle Bone Society, [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]44. Repeated Thursday 3.28pm
From Canterbury Cathedral, celebrating the Feast of the Assumption. The Rev Angela Tilby meditates on the contemporary message of Mary's song of praise - the Magnificat. With a choir drawn from the Royal School of Church Music. Director of music
John Wardle. Organist David Terry.
Repeated from Friday 8.45pm
Bridget Kendal with conversation about the big stories of the week. Editor Kevin Marsh
Repeated from Monday
Eight personal journeys. 3: Walter's Story Walter Kobak is 79 and has neither passport nor birth certificate. Now he travels to the Ukraine to see the former Polish town he left 60 years ago. Producer Kate McCall
With James Cox.
Six programmes in which Mary Allen talks to composers, conductors and performers who attempt to convince her of the finest example of a genre of music. 5: The Hottest Jazz Piano Number Producer Karen Sanders Young
John Cushnie , Bob Rowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by the Ashford Horticultural Society,
Middlesex. With chairman Eric Robson.
Repeated Wednesday 3pm
April has come with its showers - too many for three gardens that are planning to open in the spring or early summer as part of the charitable National Gardens Scheme. 2: Such a Nice Day Out
Producers Christopher Cook and Lydia Syson
A two-part dramatisation by David Wood of Arthur Ransome 's children's classic.
2: The Lake District, 1929. The Swallows and the Amazons band together against the hostile Captain Flint, and encounter an unexpected adventure . with Flora Harris. John Paul Ekins ,
Jean Anderson , Penny Downie , Jacqui Swainson , Catherine Poole , Mark Straker , John Hartley and Nicholas le Prevost. Directors
Louise Armitage and Catherine Bailey. Music Nina Humphreys. Repeated Saturday 9pm
David Stenhouse talks to Lynn Truss about literary doppelgangers.
Producer Erin Riley. Repeated Friday 4pm
Poetry and conversation with Christopher Cook , whose guests Fleur Adcock and Peter Porter both lived in New Zealand and Australia before settling here. How has this affected their poetry? Producer Susan Roberts.
Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Presented by Stephen Sackur. Repeated from Tuesday
In April, a production of Eugene O'Neill 's The Iceman Cometh opened on Broadway, starring Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey. In two programmes, fellow cast member Tim Pigott-Smith looks back on the experience.
1: Rehearsals and Opening Night Producer Pat McLoughlin
Presented by Frank Delaney.
Producer Julia Fleming. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E MAIL: [address removed] WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
William will not be manipulated. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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In six programmes, Dr Phil Hammond examines common perceptions of British institutions. 2: The Secret Service
The popularity of the British spy is a worldwide phenomenon. Phil Hammond discusses this secret institution with Nigel West , Christopher Andrew and Mark Sanderson
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith
Presented by Michael Rosen. Repeated from Thursday
A three-part history of relations between the Serbs and the Albanians, presented by Allan Little. 2: The growing animosity between the Serbs and Albanians. Producer Zina Rohan Repeat
Presented by Isabel Hilton. Repeated from Monday
Next week's political headlines, with Carolyn Quinn. Including 10.45 On the Road. Dinah Lammiman and British MPs visit the Rancho Grande cloud forest in Venezuela, as part of an inquiry into international environment agreements by the environment committee. Editor John Evans
With Sarah LeFanu and guests. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Repeated from yesterday 7.45pm
By Sharyn McCrumb , read by Elizabeth McGovern. A reporter uncovers a serious miscarriage of justice.
Producer Pam Fraser Solomon Repeat
