With Norman Ivison
With Anna Hill
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 Gabrielle Cox.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament (LW only)
Clive Anderson, former barrister and grand inquisitor of the stars, returns to cut through the legal jargon and gets to the heart of an issue which affects anyone who uses or will have cause to use the legal system.
(Repeated at 9.30pm)
Bryan Forbes explores the history of the British small screen.
The Torbay Picture House is the oldest surviving example of the first purpose-built cinemas - farm workers would ride on horseback from the countryside to gasp at the wonders of the silver screen. But what will happen now that a seven-screen multiplex has opened up just 500 yards away?
Regional Variations (2)
Daily Service
By Gervase Phinn.
"Rabbits," cried the angry-faced little lad. "They're a blasted nuisance."
(For details see yesterday)
Martha Kearney hosts topical debates and conversation from a woman's point of view.
Drama: Private Papers by Margaret Forster. Part 7.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
Tim Pigott-Smith follows a year in the life of the University of Wales School of Ocean Sciences in Bangor.
A group of second-year students takes to the high seas to experience life on board the department's research vessel Prince Madog.
Programmes mixing pop and politics to capture the atmosphere and chart the course of general election campaigns which changed the country.
Miles Kington tunes in to 1979, when prime minister Jim Callaghan was battling not just the unions and the Winter of Discontent but also the new Tory leader Margaret Thatcher, who couldn't seem to put a foot wrong. Blondie were in the charts with "Sunday Girl", as was Art Garfunkel with "Bright Eyes".
With Trixie Rawlinson and Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke
Melvyn Bragg continues his exploration of the history of the spoken language of Britain.
For generations the way you talk has affected how people regard you. These days the top-drawer cut-glass vowels fashionable 50 years ago have become out of date. Are the flattened sounds and glottal stops of urban Britain the new classy way to speak?
(Repeated from Friday)
(Repeated from yesterday 7pm)
By Carmen Walton. A warm-hearted story exploring the cultural mix of a British-Iranian marriage, its difficulties and delights. Through letters, poems and diary extracts it tells of a surprise birthday party for Kourash Alavi, an Iranian man living in Dorset with his British family.
Call Eddie Mair for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues.
Lines Open from 1.30pm
by E.A. Markham, read by Yvonne Brewster.
A story of courtship between a retired nurse who has finally returned home from abroad and Bobcat the builder, whose powerful male presence disturbs her to distraction.
(For details see yesterday)
In August 1921, the people of Hull watched the R38 airship complete its trials. But it later buckled and crashed into the Humber.
Ray Brown meets Tom Jamison, who has devoted 30 years to researching airships in Yorkshire and who has a unique R38 archive.
(For details see yesterday)
Heather Payton and guests with conversation about the world of business, money and technology.
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with practical advice, features and your views.
Action Line: [number removed]
E-mail: [email address removed].
(Repeated Sunday 11pm)
With Clare English and Chris Lowe
A comedy series by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses set in Baltimore just before the American Revolution.
Samuel's crooked brother turns up and inveigles Joshua into a prize fight against the terrifying Cockney Monster. Can Samuel and Sergeant McGurk stop Joshua from being killed?
Roland White's Review: page 44
Tony gets an offer he can refuse.
(Repeated tomorrow 2pm)
Mark Lawson investigates the latest Graham Greene novel to arrive as a film: The End of the Affair, directed by Neil Jordan.
By Margaret Forster, dramatised by Juliet Ace.
(For details see yesterday) (Repeated from 10.45am)
Mark Whitaker with major issues, changing attitudes, important events at home and abroad.
(Repeated Sunday 5pm)
Peter White with news for visually impaired people.
Phone: [number removed] for more information. Factsheet: send a large sae to [address removed]
Raj Persaud introduces the last of the series of programmes from the Bethlem Royal hospital in Kent, which explore the realities and myths of life on psychiatric wards. A look at the work of the Crisis Recovery Unit, a specialist centre which helps those who carry out disturbing acts of self-harm.
Email: [email address removed]
Action Line: [number removed]
(Repeated Sunday 9pm)
(Repeated from 9am)
With Robin Lustig
By Arturo Perez-Reverte.
A beautiful woman sets out to learn a secret sword thrust.
(For details see yesterday)
Another of the offbeat and quirky character-based pieces written and performed by Claire Calman, Maria McErlane Sarah Parkinson, Meera Syal and Arabella Weir.
By Tim Lott. Reader Jack Davenport.
(For details see yesterday)
[NB book title is not in Radio Times billing, in error]