With Fidelma Meehan.
With Anna Hill.
i With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day
With FatherOliver McTernan.
Jeremy Paxman and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Ariane Koek. Repeated at 9.30pm
With Sheila McClennon and guests. Drama: Vital Signs by Sarah Phelps. Part 6 of 10. Editor Ruth Gardiner. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk Drama repeated at 7.45pm CONAN DOYLE WEEK
(or until close of play) England v West Indies
Commentary on the fifth and final day's play in the Second Cornhill Test at Lord's. Including at 1.18* Your Letters Answered and News at 1.15 and 3.45.
* Approximate times
Seventy years after his death, ArthurConan Doyle remains shackled by Sherlock Holmes , but there are many areas of his own life shrouded in mystery. Humphrey Carpenter investigates the case of the alcoholic father and the two wives and asks why Conan Doyle was prepared to ruin his reputation forthe sake of spiritualism. Producer Nick utechin Programme of the Week: page 111
Six new episodes of the award-winning comedy series by Alex Ferguson about a boy and his uncle, set on Tyneside in 1939. 1: Two Heads Are Better than One. Lecky's new friendship with love of his life Charlotte MacAtominey is thwarted by an infestation of head lice at Jarrow Grammar School. Director Melanie Harris
With Charlotte Smith and John Waite.
Peter Snow puts the first four semi-finalists through their paces in the quest for the Mastermind 2000 champion. ProducerPaui Bajoria
Children of the Rain by Lee Hall , starring Ben Tibber and Sita Patel. The last of five dramas about extraordinary children presents the thoughts and opinions of British children about their counterparts in other areasof the world. Using interviews with classes of children from the north of England, it explores the contradictions, difficulties and joys of being a child in ourtime. Director Kate Rowland
Vincent Duggleby takes calls on an issue affecting personal finance. LINES OPEN from i.30pm
The Sisters. An old priest dies. A close friend who tended him hears rumours that question his fond memories. Abridged by Maurice Leitch. Read by Barry McGovern. ProducerPeterKavanagh(R)
An exploration of five different emotional experiences. 1: Forbidden Love. Jan kept her love affair with Catholic priest Sean a close secret. Music Philip Sheppard. Producer Sara Conkey (R)
Top athletes discover that a vegetarian diet can give them stamina as well as street cred.
(Extended repeat from yesterday 12.30pm)
Anne Mackenzie and guests explore issues from the four corners of the earth. Producer Amber Dawson
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
Nicholas Parsons is joined by Clement Freud , Linda Smith , Graham Norton and Tony Hawks for the panel game that challenges even the most loquacious guest. Recorded at Nottingham Theatre Royal. Producer Claire Jones. Rptd Sunday 12 noon
Where is Sid? Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson gives the verdict on the summer's most anticipated film - Mission: Impossible 2, Starring Tom Cruise. Producer Nicki Paxman
The last of the series in which Jenny Cuffe follows the work of Britain's frontline investigators. Final Demand. This week she joins court recovery officers in Leeds on the trail of people who have defaulted on fines. EditorDavid Ross
In the second of two programmes,
Edward Marriott pieces togetherwhat really happened to the submarine HMS Affray, lost with her crew of 75 in the Royal Navy's worst disaster since the Second World War. Producer John Dryden (R)
The golden eagle is one of the most elusive and spectacular British birds. With dedicated experts and eagle watchers as his guides,
Mark Carwardine braves the sea cliffs of the Isle of Skye for an unforgettable encounter at a remote eyrie. Producer Brett Westwood. Repeated tomorrow 11am
Shortened repeat of 9am
CONAN DOYLE WEEK
Brigadier Gerard
By Sir ArthurConan Doyle , read by Simon Russell Beale and abridged in five parts by Elizabeth Bradbury. The adventures of Conan Doyle 's lesser-known hero, cavalryman Etienne Gerard. 1: The Medal of Brigadier Gerard. The Brigadier embarks on an important and mysterious mission on behalf of the Emperor Napoleon himself. Producer Sally Marmion
Programme of the Week: page 111
Shortened repeat from Saturday 9am
Nicci French's thriller tells the story of three women whose lives are changed for ever by a series of terrifying letters. Read by Sylvestra le Touzel and abridged in ten parts by Alison Joseph. Part6. Producer Sarah Johnson
