With Faris Badawi.
Editor Chris Burns
Richard Uridge tours the British countryside. Producer Gabi Fisher. Shortened
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
Roger McGough takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Paula McGinley
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The travel programme, with travellers' tales, anecdotes and conversation. This week
Mariella Frostrup goes on the Inca trail in Peru. Producer Eleanor Garland
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Mary-Ann Sieghart of The Times presents a political review of the week from the House of Commons. Editor Vicky Taylor
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world headlines. Introduced by Kate Ad ie. Producer Tony Grant
Alison Mitchell with the latest news from the world of personal finance and impartial advice for those trying to make the most of their money. Producer Chris A'Court
Jon Culshaw , Jan Ravens , Phil Cornwell and Kevin Connelly star in the radio impressionist show. Repeated from yesterday
Nick Clarke is joined at Blackburn College in Lancashire by panellists including Rabbi Julia Neuberger. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's edition of Any Questions? Producer Lisa Jenkinson. LINES OPEN from 12.30pm E-MAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Heretics were still being burned alive and the plague ravaged Europe, yet the early years of the 16th century have a good case for being thought of as the first decades of the modern world. Lisa Jardinetellsthe story of one 16th-century family- the Platters of Switzerland - who within two generations moved from being illiterate goatherds to doctors of princes. With historians Emmanuel Le RoyLadurie and Natalie Zemon Davis. Producer Tim Dee
Rumer Godden 's classic autobiographical novel is dramatised by Judy Allen. Harriet writes poems to preserve eternally the summer of herblissful childhood in India. But when Captain John, injured in the First World War, comes to stay, Harriet knows that life is about to change for ever. Director John Taylor
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, including a look at a re-issue of some of the best British new-wave films of the sixties. Producer Matthew Dodd The Reel Story behind ... : page 52
Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Producers Ian Gardhouse and Chris Wilson
Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on Roland Emmerich 's new film The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson. Plus a look at Force Fields, a new exhibition of kinetic art at London's Hayward Gallery. Producer Jerome Weatherald
In the second of two programmes composer
Robert Walker describes life on the Indonesian island of Bali where he emigrated in 1992. Paradise in Peril. Indonesia's economic crisis has shattered lives across the vast archipelago.
Kadek and his wife earn 15p a day making sate. Betty the transvestite hangs herself when refused a loan of one pound. But Peterthe expat still serves cucumber sandwiches with the crusts
CUt Off. Repeated from Sunday
Often prudish, sometimes appalled and occasionally out of step, the BBC's archive acts as a curious barometerforthe dramatic changes in British attitudes to sex and taboos in the last century. John Walters reveals the BBC's attempts to come to terms with sex. Producer Neil George Programme of the Week: page 109
F Murray Abraham stars in David Zane Mairowitz 's three-part adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel. 2: The Pequod is charged with excitement as whaling gets under way. Yet as Ahab forges on in search of the elusive Moby Dick , the crew's high spirits are replaced with foreboding. With
Fritz Weaver and Olivia Leavanae. Rptd 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
Petroc Trelawny explores music making, past and present, sacred and secular, in six British cities.
5: Edinburgh. He discovers the mysterious tale of the murdered musician who wrote songs over 100 years after his death. Repeated from Sunday
Poetry and conversation from Sarah Maguire and John Burnside on the themes of gardening and wildlife. With Christopher Cook.
(Repeated from Sunday)
Fogby Sue Morgan, read by Sara McGaughey.
The second story from Wales on aspects of power. Should Elin settle for a life shaped by the Strong pull of home? Director Jane Dauncey (R)
