With Clive Lawton
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks.
Jeremy Paxman and guests set the cultural agenda forthe week.
Producer Ariane Koek. Repeated at 9.30pm
Martha Kearney presents the latest news, culture and informed debate from a woman's point of view. Drama: Her Infinite Variety by Juliet Ace. Parti of 5. Editor Ruth Gardiner. E-MAIL: [address removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm
John McCarthy presents a series about his attempt to understand the Bible.
2:The Wilderness Years. During his captivity,
McCarthy first read the story of Moses. Now he goes in search of the truth and meaning behind
Exodus. Having been to the mountain top and the Sinai Desert, he gains surprising insights from
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and from Hollywood's Moses -Charlton Heston. Producer Roger Childs
Michael Bakewell's five-part dramatisation of the novel by Agatha Christie.
4: Hercule Poirot and Colonel Weston are beginning to discover some possible reasons for the brutal murder of Arlena Marshall. with Susannah Corbett , lain Glen and Gerard McDermott Director Enyd Williams
With Trixie Rawlinson and John Waite.
1.00 The World at One With Nick Clarke
r Lionel Kelleway presents the wildlife quiz in search of Britain's top naturalist. This week the contestants are an entomologist from English
Nature, an RSPB press officer and an author and photographer. Producer BrettWestwood
By Carol Shields. Aimee and newly divorced Geri are attending a conference on synchronicity.
Obliged to share the same table at a restaurant one evening, they find that they and their waiter
Joshua have far more in common than they could have imagined.
Producer Gordon House. Director Damiano Pietropaolo
Vincent Duggleby takes your calls on a topical issue that affects your finances.
Producer Marcia Hughes. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm
Colin Ford tells the stories behind five groundbreaking photographs and how they changed the world.
Riis's photographs of the New York slum had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society.
Radio 4's unique history of Britain tells the story of our present century. Narrated by Anna Massey , with additional readings by Robert Powell and Patience Tomlinson. 71: 1978 - Camp David, Devolution, and a Polish Pope Producer Pete Atkin
With Derek Cooper.
(Extended repeat from yesterday 12.30pm)
Jenni Murray and guests take a global view of news, traditions and human stories. Producer Paul Bajoria
With Clare English and Chris Lowe
The antidote to panel games comes this week from the newly opened Greenwich Theatre.
Special guest Andy Hamilton joins regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair. Musical accompaniment comes from Colin Sell. Producer Jon Naismith. Repeated Sunday 12 noon
With Mark Lawson , including the first of the programme's Christmas book recommendations. Producer Olive Clancy
Five modern plays for Shakepeare's women by Juliet Ace. 1: Writingto Veronica. Faced with parental disapproval of the boy of her choice, at least a young Juliet of today has the internet and agony aunt Veronica. Starring Eleanor Moriarty as Juliet. Director Ned Chaillet. Repeated from 10.45am
Jenny Cuffe presents a series comparing public services in Britain and Europe through the experiences of people living in Bristol and its twin cities.4: Finding a Home. In Hanover encouraging people to buy their own homes is seen as one way of breaking up ghettos of social housing, but in Bristol, where one in eight houses is in disrepair. home occupation has not proved a panacea. Producer Smita Patel
Clare Hampson explores the lives of British people who have chosen to live in Asia.
5: Apres-Ski and Oil Wells. Katya Brightwell lives in one of Central Asia's largest states-
Kazakhstan. A rumoured oil bonanza has flooded the country -formerly part of the USSR - with western investors keen to cash in. But while the foreigners ski in the Tian Shan mountains, the rest of the country grows poorer. Producer Rebecca Moore
The last of three programmes looking at hunting around the world. Killing for Cash. Kangaroos are hunted for pet food, seals for their penises and fish for your dinner plate. Gerry Northam examines the consequences for animals and people.when commerce and hunting mix. Producer Grant Sonnex. Repeated tomorrow llam
Anita Desai 's new novel is a tale of two families, two cultures and inescapable destiny. Read by Sudha Bhudhar. Abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury. Parti. Producer Dispeirs
The new novel by bestselling author
Alessandro Baricco is read by Sean Barrett and Joanna Monro.
Six strangers meet at a remote seaside inn. Each has a very different story to tell and yet their fates seem inextricably bound together. Abridged in ten parts by Paul Kent. Part 1. Producer Gemma Jenkins
