With the Rev John Fitzsimmons.
With Anna Hill. Producer Helen Brown
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Professor Charles Handy.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas and events which have influenced our time. Producer Charlie Taylor. Repeated at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the ancient genre of tragedy and examines whether we have a psychological need for it, either as catharsis or Schadenfreude. Show more
Nigel Cassidy traces the curious histories of products and services which shape our lives. 3: Not So Fantastic, Please?Cassidy investigates low-maintenance UPVC plastic windows - which have literally changed the face of Britain. Producer Neil Koenig
Jenni Murray presents the latest news, views and culture from a female perspective. Drama: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Part 29. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Five out of seven of the most "high risk" nuclear reactors in the world are located on former Soviet territory. Max Easterman travels to Bulgaria, where the government is facing increasing pressure to close down its only nuclear plant despite the fact that it produces nearly 40 per cent of the country's electricity. Producer Matthew Chapman
In the last of two programmes Mary Allen talks to celebrated composers, conductors and performers who attempt to convince her of the finest example of a particular genre of music. The Greatest Overture. With guests Michael Berkley , Mark Elder and Anthony Payne.
Producers Bruce Hyman and Karen Sanders Young (R)
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Richard Uridge.
By Tracy Spottiswoode. Fifty years after she last heard from him, Elsie goes to Brittany in search of her sweetheart Johnny Onions.
Director Alison Hindell (R)
With Peter White. Editor Chris Burns
Shortened repeat from Sunday 7.55am
3: Giving to Charity. Do you give to charity and if so, how do you decide which cause deserves your hard-earned Cash? For details see Tuesday (R)
69: 1976 Wilson Resigns For details see Monday
Marcel Berlins takes a lively look at the legal affairs of the moment.
Producers Sallie Davies and Charles Sigler. Rptd Sunday 8.30pm
When experts siptheirfavourite Bordeaux and savour the undertones of plum with just a hint of currant, what molecules are givingthe wine that special taste? Quentin Cooper meets the chemists who can adapt the wine-making process to create the desired bouquet.
Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: [address removed]
With Clare English and Charlie Lee-Potter
Mark Tavener 's satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
3: Tension mounts when the serial killer claims a third victim.
As the evidence grows, Superintendent Jefferson is convinced that celebrity chef Coco St Martin is the murderer. with Michael Fenton Stevens. Peter Woodthorpe , Hugh Parker. Neil McCaul , Chris Pavlo , Beth Chalmers and Andrew Crawford. Music Paul Mottram. Producer Dawn Ellis
Executive producer Paul Schlesinger
Lynda wil I not take no for an answer. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Francine Stock chairs the arts programme, in which she asks which is the worst British film ever. Producer MohitBakaya
By Charles Dickens. Part 29.
For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Two swords' lengths is all that separates the opposition from the government front bench in the House of Commons. Few distances mean quite so much. Anthony Howard presents the last of three programmes on the art of opposition, charting its evolution from Churchill's weekly lunches to the media-sawy nineties. 1975 to the Present Day Interviews with Lord Callaghan, Neil Kinnock ,
Lord Tebbit and Lord Lawson. Producer Richard Vadon
National Portrait. Who do we British think we are?
Not the diverse country we are in fact, according to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown . She argues that we need to define a new, multi-ethnic national identity which earns the allegiance of all. Producer Ingrid Hassler. Repeated Sunday 9.30pm
Chris Bowlby presents the last of three programmes on how time measurement changed the world. As atomic clocks measure fractions of a second and technology constantly accelerates the pace of life, what has happened to the human Sense Of time? ProducerChris Bowlby
Written and read by Eric Newby. 4: The Land of the Camels For details see Monday
A comedy by Bill Matthews.
3: The Shipcombe Arms holds a pub quiz to attempt to reclaim the pub for the locals. with Tom Marshall. Tom George and Fiona Clarke. Music composed and performed by Terry Davies. Director Paul Miller
By Ivan Klima. Part 9. For details see Monday
