With Andrew Graystone.

With Anna Hill. Producer Ashley Gething

With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday In Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Thomas Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Olivia O'Leary talks to two people who have had similar experiences. This week she speaks to
Robert Fisk and Martin Bell MP about their lives as foreign correspondents. They discuss war, morality and the problem of censorship. Producer Sara Conkey. Repeated at 9.30pm

Philip Sweeney travels the Paris Metro to explore the city's love affair with the underground, past and present. 4: This week's programme looks at the Metro as an icon in the literature and cinema of 20th-century Paris, from Raymond Queneau onwards. More so than any other culture, films, novels and poetry have all drawn on the Metro for literal and symbolic settings. Producer Sara Davies

Martha Kearney with news, views and culture presented from a woman's point of view. Drama: Music and Silence by Rose Tremain. Part 7. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

The coasts and island cliffs of Britain are vitally important globally for many sea-bird species that come hereto breed every year. MarkCarwardine visits one of the noisiest and most densely populated sea-bird colonies in Europe -that of the unusual-looking, blond, blue-eyed gannet on Bass Rock - and learns about the threats faced by SUCh communities. Repeated from yesterday 9pm

Kit Hesketh-Harvey examines the internal workings of the comic song.
2: This week he investigates the ways in which a comic performance can make or break a comedy lyric. With contributions from Dillie Keane and Ned Sherrin. Performers include Hermione Gingold , Dora Bryan and Zero Mostel. Producer Frank Stirling

With Mark Whittaker.

With Nick Clarke.

Paul Strangis a retired solicitor. His mother was singer Dora Labbette , but what most of his colleagues never knew is that his father was Sir Thomas Beecham. Strang talks forthe first time about being the illegitimate son of a famous conductor and the extraordinary life that this has given him. Producer Bill Lloyd

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

ByZinnie Harris. In the Museum of Scotland, an extraordinary woman plunges the relationship between two curators into crisis. Fiona and Martin live together and are gettingalong fine-that is until the arrival of the beguiling, iconoclastic and illiterate Carrie. Fiona starts to teach her how to read and write, but her emotional involvement with Carrie forces cracks to appear in her relationship with Martin.
Director Gaynor Macfarlane

Call Wendy Austin for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues. Producer Sukey Firth. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm

2: The Lost Seed, read by James Wilby. In the middle of the 17th century in the new colony of Cape Cod, Richard Berry reflects on the hardships and temptations of a settler's life. For details see yesterday

Lionel Kelleway continues his exploration of the uninvited wildlife that lodges in our homes. 2: The Bedroom. For details see yesterday (R)

Heather Payton and guests with conversation about the world of business, money and technology. Producer Simon Crow

Libby Purves presents the intelligent guide to the world of learning. This week the programme looks at the effectiveness of drug education in Britain. Producer Anne Freeman. Action Line: [number removed]
E-MAIL: the.learning.curve@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Sunday llpm

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

A comedy magazine hosted by Steve (not the snooker player) Davis, with regular features: Little Fellahs ; a motoring section called Don't
Slam It, It's Not a Ford; mysteries of the universe with Tony Rubini ; big fat chef Brian Quimby ; and music from Victor Wood. Starring Gerard Foster ,
Dave Lamb , Gordon Southern, Tim Verrinder , Ben Ward and Richard Webb. Producer Maria Esposito

Two wrongs do not make a right. Rptdtomorrow 2pm

Mark Lawson investigates Close Encounters at
London's National Gallery, an exhibition featuring new paintings by leading artists inspired by works in the gallery's collection. Producer Erin Riley

By Rose Tremain. 7: Kirsten's position in the Danish court is becoming ever more precarious. Can recondite ploys and schemes save her skin? For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45am

Mark Whitaker with major issues, important events and reports on changing attitudes at home and abroad.
Producer Jim Booth. Repeated Sunday 5pm

Peter White with news for visually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel. PHONE: [number removed] for more information. FACTSHEET: send a large saeto [address removed]

This week Graham Easton looks at how to grow old healthily. Does the NHS discriminate against the elderly, and can new technology make the home a safer place?
Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk Repeated tomorrow 4.30pm

Repeated from 9am

With Robin Lustig.

By Charles Web , read by William Hope. 7: "Dear Elaine, I love you and I can't help myself and I am beggi ng you to forgive me for what I did ..." For details see yesterday

MarkTavener's satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
3: Tension mounts when the serial killer claims a third victim. As the evidence grows,
Supt Jefferson is convinced that celebrity chef Coco St Martin is the journalist killer. Meanwhile, the PM takes a winter skiing holiday, leaving Marcia to keep an eye on the Chancellor. with Peter Woodthorpe. Hugh Parker. Martin Hyder , Chris Pavlo , Beth Chalmers and Andrew Crawford. Music Paul Mottram Producer Dawn Ellis (R)

By Deborah Moggach , read by Emma Fielding and William Gaminara. Part2. For details see yesterday (R)