With Judy Merry
With Charlotte Smith. Producer David Street
With Sue McGregor and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Professor Anthony Clare invites award-winning newspaper editor Rosie Boycott to reflect on her life. Repeated from Sunday 11.15am
Jenni Murray with news, culture and discussions from a female perspective. Drama: Vital Signs by Peter Straughan. Final part.
Drama repeated at 7.45pm. For details see Monday
— Sarah Dickins explores the concept of horse theatre through an annual performance in mid-Wales which draws together horses, poets, dancers, musicians, riders and artists. Producer Karen Walker
The last of five programmes. Rebel without a Joss Stick by Kay Stonham. Geraldine gave her son the perfect childhood. He swam rivers and climbed trees, surrounded by caring and supportive adults. But if life in the commune was so great, why did Peter run awaytojoin the army? Producer Jane Berthoud
PM With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke at the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. Editor Kevin Marsh
Nick Clarke hosts another round of the cryptic quiz. This week Brian Feeney and Polly Devlin representing Northern Ireland take on Diana Collecott and Michael Schmide of the north of England. Producer Paul Bajoria. Repeated Sunday 8pm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
The last of three plays by Ray Jenkins based on the diaries of Catherine, Lady McCartney, wife of the British consul in Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan.
Von le Coq, a German archaeologist. discovers the remains of the Manichean religion, a Christian sect that fled from persecution in the West in the third century AD. He sends huge quantities of statues, manuscripts and paintings back to Berlin on camel trains. He also hears about a huge library that has been uncovered at the site of a Buddhist monastery at Dunhuang on the edge of the Gobi desert. But he is prevented from going there immediately and is beaten to it by Aurel Stein, who is told about the library by the McCartneys. This proves to be one of the greatest finds in the history of the Silk Road.
The second of six programmes in which Quentin Cooper provides light-hearted and helpful information about computers, whether you are deciding to buy a computer or whetheryou are already a diehard net-head. Producer Anna Buckley PHONE: [number removed]0444
Peter White visits his favourite habitat - the local.
(For details see Monday) (R)
30: 1937 -A Coronation As War Looms
For details see Monday
James Naughtie and a group of readers talk to Canadian writer Anne Michaels about her prize-winning novel Fugitive Pieces. Repeated from Sunday 4pm
Alex Brodie and his guests engage in lively conversation about how current media trends affect our lives.
Producer Lindsay Leonard
With Clare English and Chris Lowe. Editor Kevin Marsh
Simon Hoggart, Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith and Boris Johnson serve up a smorgasbord of satire in Blackpool, marking the Tory Party conference.
(Repeated tomorrow 12.30pm)
Jennifer has some harsh words.
Written by Caroline Harrington. Director Jeremy Meadow
Editor Vanessa Whitburn. ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send sae to [address removed]
Francine Stock with arts reviews, news and interviews.
Producer Tanya Hudson
By Peter Straughan. Friday: the Ruddle case reaches its conclusion, but for Carol there are other difficult decisions to be made. Final part. Repeated from 10.45am. Fordetails see Monday
Jonathan Dlmbleby chairs another evening of topical debate in which the audience put their questions on issues of current concern to a panel of guests. This week's programme comes from Sunderland University and the panellists include the Labour peer Lord Puttnam, Liberal Democrat MEP Emma Nicholson and Katherine Raymond , who is director of the Social Market Foundation. Producer Lisa Jenkinson. Repeated tomorrow 1.15pm
By Alistair Cooke. Insight, anecdote and history from the doyen of commentators.
Repeated Sunday 8.45am
By Salman Rushdie. Final part. For details see Monday
Charles Lambert presents entertaining sports discussion for people who know that there is more to life than football. Big-name guests discuss the issues of the week and reveal new stories from the world of sports. Producer Ian Bent
AM By Ian McEwan. Clive and Vernon exact revenge on each other. Final part. For details see Monday
