From St John Bartholomew the Great,
Smithfield, London.
At the heart of the Hindu New Year festival of Diwali are prayers to the gods of prosperity and good fortune - Krishna and Lakshmi. This week Mark Tully explores experiences of blessedness, good fortune and abundance.
Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
The farming programme looks at another of the day's topical issues. 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
Richard E Grant speaks on behalf of a charity which supports those whose lives are affected by serious mental illness.
DONATIONS: Manic Depression Fellowship, [address removed]CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]44 Repeated Thursday 3.28pm
Servant of Christ. Celebrating Martin of Tours from St Martin in the Fields, London, led by the Rev Nicholas Holtam. Director of music
Paul Stubbings. Organist Nicholas Danks.
ByAlistairCooke. 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
In the last of the current series, Nigel Rees is joined by Dorothy-Grace Elder, Joyce McMillan and Magnus Magnusson in an exchange of quotations and anecdotes. Reader William Franklyn.
(Repeated from Monday)
With Derek Cooper.
Producer Min Raisman. Repeated tomorrow 4pm
Michael White chairs six debates on matters musical in which two protagonists armed with extracts and witness accounts argue an issue.
5: Jazz Is Dead?Accordingto David Meeker , author of Jazz in the Movies, jazzdied in 1962. Jazz critic John Fordham thinks that if jazz is dead, then it is the liveliest corpse he has ever come across. Producer Ekene Akalawu
Carole Baxter, Nigel Colborn and Roy Lancaster are guests of the Rotary Club of Cupar in Fife. With chairman Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor. Repeated Wednesday 3pm
In the first of a six-part series, John Cushnie comes to the rescue of three West Midlands families who want theirgardens transformed. In the process they learn the basics of gardening. Producer Trevor Taylor
By Iris Murdoch , dramatised in three parts by Michael Bakewell. 1: Sex and religion come into conflict in this story of a lay community which is seriously disturbed by the arrival of an errant wife.
Music Elizabeth Parker. Producer Catherine Bailey Director Jane Morgan. Repeated Saturday 9pm
Frank Delaney with your requests for poems on the theme of loss, featuring a selection from Raymond Carver 's last work before his premature death in 1988. Producer Viv Beeby. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Mark Whitaker reports on major issues. Repeated from Tuesday
In the last of four programmes, Rory Maclean reveals how he wasted ten years of his life working in the film industry. The Man Who
Couldn't Say No. This week he gets his big break. Producer Nicola Banning. Rptd Wednesday 8.45pm
Mark Lawson presents his selection from the past week on BBC radio. Producer Bob Carter PHONE: [number removed]. FAX: [number removed]
E-MAIL: [address removed]. WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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Laurie Taylor and guests suggest ways to improve mind, body and soul.
Producer Chris Wilson. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Nick Clarke hosts the final round of the cryptic quiz. This week's contestants represent
Scotland and Northern Ireland. Repeated from Friday
With Marcel Berlins. Repeated from Thursday
Why do we dream, and where do unsolicited memories come from? Professor Anthony Clare uncovers some of the secrets of consciousness. Producer Charlie Taylor. PHONE: [number removed]44 for information (R)
Rough Counting. Is a firm cheating its shareholders by retaining inefficient staff or turning a blind eye to petty theft and personal phone calls? Should bosses be given discretion about standards and objectives, or should they have explicit rules and targets? Andrew Dilnot continues the examination of openness and accountability. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley with next week's political headlines. Including 10.45 It's a Funny Old
World Simon Hoggart on the week in Westminster. Editor John Evans
The guide to the world of learning. Rptd from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Repeated from yesterday 7.45pm
By Richard Madelin , read by AdjoaAndoh. A daughter takes charge of her father's future, but there is life in the old man yet. Producer Claire Grove (R)
