With Clair Jaquiss.
With Helen Mark.
With Sue MacGregor and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Lavinia Byrne.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
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 the legal system
(Repeated at 9.30pm)
Film audiences are booming, multiplexes are mushrooming - what next for British cinema fans? Bryan Forbes concludes his series on the cinema in Britain with a look at the future, from private cinemas in converted sheds to the underground clubs that are taking film out of the theatre and into pubs, clubs and swimming pools.
Sheila McClennon hosts topical debates and conversation from a woman's point of view.
Drama: The Hours by Michael Cunningham. Part 2.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
Repeated from yesterday 9pm
In the second of two programmes Meera Syal explores the history of the troubled relationship between Britain's ethnic minorities and comedy. Why are there so few black and Asian comic performers on television and radio? Speakers include the creator of Love Thy Neighbour and Mind Your Language, who defends the programmes against accusations of racism. With Anil Gupta, ground-breaking producer of Goodness Gracious Me.
With John Waite and Trixie Rawlinson.
With Nick Clarke.
Melvyn Bragg concludes his exploration of the history of the spoken language of Britain.
British English is today only one local variety of the language which has become the lingua franca of the world. How has the American influence affected the way English works and is developing? Professor Steven Pinker joins novelist and actor Stephen Fry to debate the current and future state of the language.
(Repeated from Friday)
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Graeme Curry
Starring Samantha Bond as Marianne North.
In present-day Kew Gardens, a small gallery is devoted to the work of the Victorian artist Marianne North, who travelled the world to paint plants in their natural environment. This is the story of her life and her remarkable journeys.
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Call Eddie Mair for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues. Lines Open from 1.30pm
By Joanna Trollope.
Jack and his grandfather find common ground.
(For details see yesterday)
A tale of an architectural comic and a straight man who built an entire city together and in the process destroyed their friendship.
(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.
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(Repeated Sunday 11pm)
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
Last in a six-part comedy series by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses set in Baltimore just before the American Revolution.
Feared British commander General Venables demands some executions by sunset (so he can have the whole day to look forward to them). Not everyone can survive.
The counting starts.
(Repeated tomorrow 2pm)
Mark Lawson meets American playwright, novelist and film-maker David Mamet.
By Michael Cunningham.
In 1990s New York, Clarissa is organising a party, while in 1923 Virginia is writing Mrs Dalloway.
(For details see yesterday)
(Repeated from 10.45am)
Jenny Cuffe on why the taxman is failing to combat tax evasion which costs Britain £30 billion a year.
(Repeated Sunday 5pm)
Peter White with news for visually impaired people.
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Factsheet: send a large sae to [address removed]
Geoff Watts presents the last in a three-part series on what can happen when the body's own defence mechanism - the immune system - goes wrong. He looks at ingenious ways of getting round the body's natural inclination to reject surgical transplants.
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Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Elizabeth Bowen, read by Felicity Kendal.
(For details see yesterday)
The award-nominated sketch show which takes an irreverent swipe at the human condition returns with four programmes.
Dark Child has a birthday party, Davros tries to defraud the benefits agency and Randy Styles gives a rendition of a cowboy ballad.
Written, performed and produced by a mix of disabled and able-bodied people. Starring Rob Brydon, Simon Greenall, Daryl Beeton, Mat Fraser, Leila Hackett and Catherine Tate.
By Charles Johnson.
Amy leaves Chicago to escape the dangers of the civil rights campaign, leaving Matthew to look after Chaym Smith.
(For details see yesterday)
