With Father John McCullagh.
With Helen Mark. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Jim Thompson.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Jenni Murray presents topical interviews and debate from a woman's point of view. Drama:
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman. Part5. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Quentin Cooper investigates the notion that Christmas is bad for you. Over the 12 days
80,000 Britons will end up in hospital, there will be 2,000 attacks by vicious trees, there will be 500 falls caused by tinsel and 500 children will munch and swallow glass baubles. And watch out for the Christmas Rose: the ancient Greeks used it for chemical warfare.
Producer Matt Thompson. Repeated Boxing Day 8.30pm
By Nick Warburton. Timid Bobby lets his wife
Doreen dictate every aspect of home decor. Then he discovers feng shui.
Director Peter Kavanagh
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
Editor Chris Burns. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
With NiCk Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh
Roger Bolton airs your views on BBC radio programmes.
Producer Nick Utechin. WRITE TO: Feedback, [address removed] FAX: [number removed]
PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk Repeated Sunday 8pm
Repeated from yesterday7pm
By Bill Morrison. The true story about the songwriting collaboration between polio victim Doc Pomus and his much younger partner Mort Shuman. New York in the fifties. Doc and Mart team up when a new phenomenon changes popular music for ever-the teenager. The pairgo on to write extensively for Elvis, Dion and the Belmonts, and the Drifters.
Live music performed by Tayo Akinbode. Director Pauline Harris
Sue Cook returns with the series that gets to the bottom of historical mysteries, local legends, family curiosities and architectural oddities. Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
WRITE TO: [address removed] E-MAIL: making.history@bbc.co.uk
4: Is pop good for you? In this last programme
John Peel looks at the past, present and future of the drink. For centuries the health-giving qualities of the fizzy beverage have been proclaimed - is this now the future for pop? For details see Tuesday (R)
80: 1987 the Great Debate, Black Monday, and the Great Storm For details see Monday
David Stenhouse presents the books programme. The end of this century has seen a spate of new publications, but what would readers have found on the shelves of a book shop in 1899? Repeated from Sunday 4pm
Alex Brodie and his guests engage in lively conversation about how current media trends affect our lives. Producer Dave Harvey
With Chris Lowe and Eddie Mair. Editor Kevin Marsh
David Aaronovitch invites celebrity guests to review, refine or simply re-spin the work of the spin doctors as they satirically scrutinise the week's news.
Producer Anthoy Lee. Repeated tomorrow 12.30pm
Nigel makes a withdrawal.
Written by Paul Brodrick. Director Julie Beckett
Editor Vanessa Whitburn.
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Mark Lawson with the last of the week's suggestions for anyone planning to include a few CDs among their Christmas shopping. Producer Matthew Dodd
By Amanda Foreman , dramatised by Jennifer Curry. 5: The Minister of Macaroni, 1777 For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Jonathan Dimbleby isjoinedat the Drylaw Parish Church, Drylaw, Edinburgh, by panellists including Roseanna Cunningham Scottish
National Party MSP, Dr Susan Greenfield and former Conservative minister Malcolm Rifkind.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson. Repeated tomorrow 1.15pm
By Alistair Cooke. Insight, anecdote and history from the doyen of commentators.
Producer Tony Grant Repeated Sunday 8.45am
With Anne MacKenzie
By Anita Desai , read by Paul Bhattacharjee. Final part. For details see Monday
Charles Lambert presents entertaining sports discussion. Big-name guests discuss the issues of the week and reveal new stories from the world of Sport. Producer Ian Bent
The new novel by bestselling author
Alessandro Baricco is read by Sean Barrett and Joanna MonrO. Final part. For details see Monday
