With Fr Oliver McTernan.
With Anna Hill.
Producer Sarah Tempest
With James Naughtie and Sue MacGregor.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Johnston McMaster.
In the last of the current series Fergal Keane talks to people who have resigned from ajob, and often a way of life.
Producer Jane Beresford
Notes in the City. Jeremy Nicholas visits a piano studio for stressed city folk. Producer Merilyn Harris
Martha Kearney presents topical interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view. Drama: Nicholas Nicklebyby Charles Dickens. Part 17. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Photographer and zoologist MarkCarwardine journeys through the land of ice and fire to discover for himself the lure of Iceland. He explores the black lava fields, spouting geysers, ice-capped mountains and breathtaking views. Repeated from yesterday 9pm
Michael White of The Guardian presents a witty and entertaining examination of the political gaffe. Ranging from Margaret Thatcher 's "we have become a grandmother" to John Major 's attack on some Cabinet colleagues as "bastards," the programme features many amusing and embarrassing moments from British politics.
Producer Martin Rosenbaum
With Trixie Rawlinson and Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke.
1,000 Years of Spoken English
Melvyn Bragg presents a history celebrating
1,000 years of the spoken language of Britain, from the first to the second millennium.
5: The Power of English. Bragg discusses the flowering of English during the Renaissance. With the Protestant Church preaching in English, and Shakespeare at the height of his powers, this was a golden age forthe mothertongue. With Derrick J McClure and Dr Kathryn Lowe. Repeated from Friday
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
The last of four new plays by Ronald Frame set in a luxury hotel in the Scottish Highlands. Fee and David's relationship is at a crossroads.
Meanwhile, an elderly gentleman stages an unusual political protest, and a children's entertainer hits the gin.
Director Patrick Rayner
Call Wendy Austin for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues. Producer Sukey Firth. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm
2: Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion and Film
Guide. Leslie Halliwell saw his first film at the age of four, and in his youth visited all 47 cinemas within reach of his home in Bolton. His obsession with film led him to write the first encyclopedia of the cinema, typed with two fingers at his dining-room table. For details see yesterday
57: 1964 - Ian Smith , Harold Wilson , and Vietnam
For details see yesterday
Alison Mitchell presents the programme that takes a look at everything which affects our working lives.
Producers Marcia Hughes and Ann Gilmartin
The guide to the world of learning, for listeners of al I ages who want the best from the system. Producers Dorothy Stiven and Anne Freeman Action Line: [number removed]44
E-MAIL: [address removed]. Repeated Sunday 11pm
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
The fourth blast of the six-part comedy series written by and starring Britain's funniest Milton. Producer David Tyler
Jill gives up the veil. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson chairs the arts programme. He reports from the opening night of Helen Mirren 's latest stage appearance - as a short-story writer who is eclipsed by a former pupil - in Donald Marguliès's Collected Stories. Producer Rebecca Stratford
By Charles Dickens , dramatised by Georgia Pritchett. Part 17.
For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45am
Reports on major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Producer Sarah Lewthwaite. Repeated Sunday 5pm
Peter White with news for visually impaired people.
Producer Cheryl Gabriel
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Can you buy good health? Is it worth the money? Dr Graham Easton looks at the pros and cons of private healthcare.
Producer Paula McGrath. E-MAIL: [address removed]
Repeated tomorrow 4.30pm
Fergal Keane talks to people who have resigned from ajob, and often a way of life. Repeated from 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
By Honore de Balzac, read by Juliet Stevenson. Part 7. For details see yesterday
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host the comedy show, with stand-up, sketches and songs featuring Dan Freedman , Nick Romero , Emma Clarke , Jo Caulfield and special guests. Repeated from Saturday 6.15pm
The workhouse seems a part of distant history but there are still those alive who spent their working lives in such institutions. This programme taps into their memories. Producer Anthony Sellars
By Lynne Truss , read by Josie Lawrence. Part 7.
For details see yesterday
