From St Martin in the Fields, London.
On the eve of Prayer for World Peace week, Mark Tully grapples with the idea of prayer i the face of the seemingly impossible dream of world peace. The poet and priest David Scott gives his thoughts on the subject.
Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
Charlotte Smith meets retired farmer and racing driver Cec Booth. A veteran of 40 years of racing and pig-rearing, the Yorkshireman was a reluctant farmer, but he carried on out of a sense of duty.
His real love, however, was racing his ex-Le Mans car - a 50-year-old Healey Duncan. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Roger Bolton with the religious and ethical news of the week, moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Series producer Liz Leonard
Sue Cook speaks on behalf of a charity which equips young people with the skills to become confident participators in society.
DONATIONS: Citizenship Foundation, [address removed]CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]44 Repeated Thursday 3.28pm
A Journey Back. Colin Semper reflects on his spiritual quest since suffering a heart attack three years ago. With the choir of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth. Director of music David Beeby.
By AliStairCooke. Repeated from Friday
Eddie Mair presents a fresh approach to news, with conversation about the big stories of the week and the weekend. Editor Kevin Marsh
Professor John Bayley talks to Professor Anthony Clare about himself and his life with the celebrated novelist Dame Iris Murdoch.
Producer Michael Ember. Repeated Friday 9am
Joining Nigel Rees to exchange quotations and anecdotes this week are Dorothy-Grace Elder,
Joyce McMillan and Magnus Magnusson. Reader William Franklyn. Repeated from Monday
The last of three programmes in which explorer Christina Dodwell unravels the mysteries of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Brides, Djinns and Birds of III Omen. This week she explores the islands' mystical world and gets caught up in a traditional grand wedding. Producer Simon Elmes (R)
Michael White chairs six debates on matters musical, in which two protagonists clash over an issue that divides them, armed with extracts and witness accounts. 1: Michael Billington attacks the musical, which is defended by conductor Leonard Slatkin. Producer NickiPaxman
Nigel Colborn , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood are guests of the Everyman Club of Great Grimbsy. With chairman Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor. Repeated Wednesday 3pm
Marguerite Patten continues her account of the changes in British cooking this century.
Britain adopts new tastes with enthusiasm - garlic, olive oil and snails. But yams turn out to be as traditional as Mrs Beeton.
By Oliver Goldsmith , adapted in three parts by Christopher Denys. 2: Engaging Olivia's affections, Squire Thornhill becomes a regular visitor to the Primroses. But rather than elevation to the higher echelons of society, infamy and deception are afoot.
Director Sue Wilson. Repeated Saturday 9pm
David Stenhouse talks to Seamus Heaney about his new version of Beowulf. Plus the pick of new audio books. Producer Erin Riley
Frank Delaney introduces the first of two programmes featuring favourite love poems. Producer Christine Hall. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Two years after fraud rocked Doncaster Council, Gerry Northam asks what progress is being made in the fight against corruption in our town halls. Repeated from Tuesday
Poor pay, low status, stress, mounting bureaucracy -why does anyone in their right mind stay in teaching? Three dedicated teachers give their reasons. 3: Helen Constantine with Wonderland Producer Abigail Appleton. Repeated Wednesday 8.45pm
Eleanor Oldroyd presents her selection from the past week on BBC radio, Producer Bob Carter PHONE: [number removed]. FAX: [number removed]
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Supperisinthe oven. Repeated tomorrow 2pm Soap and flannel: page 44
David Aaronovitch chairs lively conversation between four UK-based foreign journalists who reflect On the week's news. Producer Julian Mayers
Nick Clarke hosts the cryptic quiz. Repeated from Friday
The programme about language and the way we speak. Punch-Drunk. In the last of the current series Michael Rosen goes six rounds with the language and metaphor of boxing. Repeated from Thursday
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 LefroyOwen(R)
In an era of low inflation, Peter Day meets the companies that are pinning their hopes on innovation. Repeated from Monday
Andrew Rawnsley with next week's political headlines. Including 10.45 Hindsight Four columnists reassess theirviews.
4: Peregrine Worsthorne redresses starkly racist claims he made during the 1960s regardingthe "problem" of a multiracial Britain. Editor John Evans
The guide to the world of learning. Rptd from Tuesday
Repeated from yesterday 7.45pm
By Sian Preece , read by Carol Ann Crawford. A young Welshwoman living in France finds everyday chores a real burden, particularly after falling out With her Scottish partner. Producer Pam Wardell (R)
