With Angela Woods.
With Anna Hill.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Rabbi Lionel Blue.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.
(Repeated at 9.30pm)
Jenni Murray hosts lively and topical interviews and debates from a woman's point of view.
Drama: Elizabeth and Essex selected and compiled by Lisa Osborne. Part 3.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
Michael Robinson follows the progress of four new businesses over the course of a year.
Elizabeth Nicholson and Dee Jones plan to run clinics for people suffering from lymphoedema, a painful medical condition. They know they can find the patients, but can they persuade the NHS and private health companies to foot the bill?
Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe in Mark Tavener's comedy series.
This week the specialists in government and media relations get involved in the race for London mayor.
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke.
Martin Young hosts the biographical quiz which looks at the famous through history. Team captains Fred Housego and Francis Wheen are joined by guests Carol Sarler and Rachel Holmes.
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
A romantic comedy by Georgia Pritchett.
Lonely Lizzie runs a dog kennels. Her teenage daughter is aiming for sainthood. Tim, the kennels' handyman, strives daily to avoid the small calamities that seem to seek him out. But romance is in the air when the new doctor arrives.
John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions posed by members and friends of the Willoughbridge Garden Trust, Stoke-on-Trent. With chairman Eric Robson.
(Repeated from Sunday 2pm)
By Daphne Glazer, read by Sunny Ormonde.
The sight of a woman wearing a thong at the swimming baths sets Jayne off on a quest to find some sexy underwear to give her confidence on a blind date.
Andrew Jefford traces the journey of tea through time, from its legendary Chinese origins to international prominence.
(For details see Monday)
Laurie Taylor and guests discuss new research examining the social impact of gambling.
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A look behind the scenes at those who offer care and cure. This week Niall Dickson discovers what motivates a person to become a dentist. Is it the thought of a highly profitable dental practice or do dentists worry about the poor and the disabled - the people society often neglects?
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With Chris Lowe and Charlie Lee-Potter.
John Waite and Rory Bremner present spoof outtakes from imaginary pilot shows never intended for broadcast, including Desert Island Bathroom Tiles and Michael Foot's Comedy Hour.
(R)
Shula has good advice for Siobhan.
(Repeated tomorrow 2pm)
Francine Stock chairs the arts programme and meets film director John Sayles, who reflects on his work as a Hollywood script doctor.
Selected and compiled by Lisa Osborne.
(For details see Monday) (Repeated from 10.45am)
Diana Madill presents four debates about important issues of the day.
Madill takes the debate to Newcastle, where those in favour of a separate tier of regional government say:
"Devolution is the best way to get jobs into the North East." Could devolution make a real difference to the local economy?
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(Repeated Saturday 10.15pm)
Four philosophical adventures in the anthropology of everyday life by Steven Connor.
We grew up thinking that we were entering a fully wireless world. Why then are we more wired up than ever before?
(Repeated from Sunday 5.40pm)
In the last of three programmes Paul Davies reveals the remarkable theories and discoveries that will ultimately transform our understanding of the origin of life. He addresses the question of whether life is merely the product of a simple molecular lottery or something that is written into the laws of nature.
Shortened repeat of 9am
By Colin Thubron, read by John Rowe.
(For details see Monday)
A comedy sketch show featuring the cream of Ireland's new comedians. Starring Jason Byrne, Colin Murphy, Kevin Gildea, Paul Tylack, Patrick McDonnel, Mark Docherty and Pom Boyd.
Ian Richardson reads Nick Clarke's biography of Alistair Cooke.
(For details see Monday)
