With the Rev Elizabeth Rundle.
With Helen Mark. Producer David Street
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45,8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas and events which have influenced ourtime. Repeated at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the concept of the individual, from its place in Renaissance thought, its redefinition by Marx and Freud and its apparent demise in the 20th century. Show more
Film-maker Alex Cox investigates the secret lives of some of cinema's greatest directors, looking at the men behind the movies. 2: Sir David Lean Producer Colin Hughes
Maureen Lipman talks to Jenni Murray about Lip Reading- her sixth book of collected writings - and about herforthcoming stage portrayal of theatre agent Peggy Ramsey. Drama: Ladies of More Letters by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. Part9.
For details see Monday. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Reports on the stories that matter to people around the world. Because of the impact of Aids, Zambia has the highest proportion of orphaned children in the world. Olenka Frenkiel reports on how the disease has resulted in a generation of Zambians with little or no education and no economic stability but also finds that from the crisis new family structures are beingcreated to provide homes forthe orphans. Producer Sarah Stancer
Children's laureate and illustrator Quentin Blake chooses his favourite pieces of writing, with extracts by Edmund Rostand , Lewis Carroll and John Yeoman. Readers Simon Russell Beale , Russell Hoban and Miriam Margolyes. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke
Richard Uridge with more countryside stories.
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Naylah Ahmed. The first of four plays from
Chasing the Rainbow, an initiative by BBC Radio
Drama in Birmingham to find new writers from the black and Asian communities. This is the story of an elderly Indian woman who strikes up an unexpected friendship with a young student. Memories of her youth in India come flooding back as she tries to come to terms with life in modern Birmingham.
Director Peter Leslie Wild
With Peter White.
Editor Chris Burns
4: The Boar. An exploration of the symbolism of the wild boar in Britain, and the creature's eventual demise. For details see Monday (R)
39: 1946 - Shortages, the National Health Bill and the UN Meet
For details see Monday
Marcel Berlins dissects topical legal issues. Producer Sallie Davies. Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
This week a look at how geologists, botanists and engineers are extracting hope from the volcanic ashes of Montserrat.
Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: [address removed]
With Chris Lowe and Charlie Lee-Potter .
BBC controller of entertainment Paul Jackson chats to six comedy writers and performers about their lives and work. 3: Ben Elton
Producer Jo Clegg
She's gone. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson chairs the arts programme. Producer Tanya Hudson
By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman.
9: Irene sends news from Australia that Vera is a grandmother again. But who isthe father? For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Ten years ago, Communism collapsed in eastern Europe. Historian MishaGlenny talks to decision makers and ordinary people about the liberation of eastern Europe.
4: Germany, Autumn 1989- the Wall Falls Gorbachev visits Berlin forthe GDR's 40th anniversary and encourages change. There are demonstrations in Berlin and Leipzig. A slip of the tongue leads to the opening of the Wall.
Producers Maria Balinska , Rosie Goldsmith and Tim Whewell
The killing rampage in East Timor this autumn stunned the world. Why does Indonesia care so much about this tiny territory? Could independence for the Timorese mean the unravelling of a country created less than 60 years ago out of thousands of islands? Former BBC Jakarta correspondent Claire Bolderson tells the story of Indonesia, the country some have dubbed Asia's Yugoslavia.
The latest developments in science explored by Geoff Watts. The earth is a giant magnet which reverses polarity every 700,000 years, and the latest change is overdue. What will happen the next time north turns to south, weakening the earth's magnetic field, jeopardising satellite technology and intensifying the sun's cosmic rays? Producer Rami Tzabar. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Seamus Heaney reads from his new translation of the great Anglo-Saxon poem. 9: Beowulf, who has ruled the Geats for 50 winters, fights the dragon. For details see Monday
Alexei Sayle 's five-part comedy about I ife, love and not living together. 2: A Airport. Andy and Julie take their holiday at Heathrow. Strolling through the waste ground beyond the perimeter fence, Julie wonders whether all their holidays will be like this.
Directors Jo Clegg and Alexei Sayle
By Roddy Doyle. Part 9.
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