With Mary Elizabeth Kirke.
Editor Chris Burns
Richard Uridge continues his tour of the British countryside.
Producer Gabi Fisher.
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Canon Eric James.
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
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Arthur Smith presents the travel programme. This week he visits the literary festival at Hay-on-Wye. Producer Sara Jane Hall. E-MAIL: excessbaggageObbc.co.uk PHONE: [number removed]
Tony Hawks continues to test the guide books that claim to help us navigate our way around our holidays. 2: He returns to Ireland in search of the craic, spends a day at the races and plunges into Dublin's nightlife. On the west coast, people point to a tiny entry in the guides where he might just find the true meaning of the word. Producer LucyWillmore
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Alison Mitchell with the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Marcia Hughes
Simon Hoggart hosts the topical comedy panel game. With Alan Coren , Linda Smith , Felix Dexter and Michael White. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby is joined from Malvern Girls' School in Worcestershire, by panellists including Tom King MP, Dr Caroline Lucas MEP and the Bishop Of Worcester. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls in response to last night's edition of Any Questions? Producer Lisa Jenkinson. LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
Joe Farrell concludes his examination of six great but forgotten people and asks why they have been so neglected. Albert Mansbridge. The founder of the Workers' Educational Association opened up further education to the working classes for the first time. Famous in his day for his curious accent and passionate public speaking, Mansbridge grasped hold of the Zeitgeist and gave it a form where others had failed. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
By Mahesh Dattani. Acaseforthe intrepid Uma Rao , daughter-in-law of Bangalore's deputy commissioner of police, and wifeof the superintendent.Lady Montefiore, an English aristocrat, has been murdered outside a Hindu temple. A Burberry raincoat and a mischievous dog providethe only clues about the identity of the killer. Music Eero Hameenniemi. Director Jeremy Mortimer
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Jenni Murray. Editor Ruth Gardiner
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. Presented by Dan Damon.
Andrew Collins presents the film programme, this week including a look at the intertwined history of jazz and Cinema. Producer Matthew Dodd
Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Producer Chris Wilson
This week's critics give their verdict on the new film U-571, a Second World Wardrama in which a US submarine attempts to capture the Enigma decoding device from a stranded German ship. Producer Jerome Weatherald
I In 1995 the producer John Theocharis recorded a friendly conversation with Sir John Gielgud at the actor's magnificent Buckinghamshire home. Brilliant, self-critical and light-hearted as ever, Gielgud talked about his childhood, his acting family circle, his success and his failures, his famous voice, the friendships and resentments of his world, the inevitability of his death. His comments, broadcast now for the first time, are interwoven with illustrations from some of his historic performances. Producer John Theocharis
By Richard Hughes dramatised in two parts by Bryony Lavery.
The Bas Thornton children live an idyllically carefree life in mid-19th-century Jamaica. But when a hurricane hits the island, they are sent home to England where, it is thought, they will be safer. Then their ship is captured by pirates. With
Robert Glenister, Hatty Jones and Kiera Knightley.
(Repeated from Sunday)
Michael Buerk chairs an investigation of the moral questions behind the week's news.
Witnesses face cross-examination from
David Cook , Janet Daley , Ian Hargreaves and David Starkey. Repeated from Wednesday
Mary Allen talks to musical experts who offer their nominations in a particular genre of music. 5: The Worst Song Ever Recorded. Repeated from Sunday
Frank Delaney presents a selection of your maritime requests, including The Wreck of the Hesperus. Repeated from Sunday
The Wardrobe, the Old Man and Death. By
Julio Ramon Ribeyro , read by Anton Lesser. A huge, mirrored wardrobe, central to family life, is damaged in a football game, bringing the narrator's childhood to an abrupt end. Producer Gemma Jenkins (R)
