From the Blessed Virgin Mary , Somerset.

Discernment. Mark Tully explores the art of good decision-making. Producer Beverley McAinsh. Rptd at 11.30pm

Another topical episode of the farming programme. ProducerHughO'Donnell

Sheila McClennon with the religious and ethical news of the week, moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar. Series producer Liz Leonard

Julia Somerville speaks on behalf of a charity which helps severely brain-damaged people to communicate.
Producer Anne Downing. DONATIONS: The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability, [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Repeated Thursday 3.27pm

From St Leonard's Chapel, St Andrews. Led by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Andrew McLellan. With the Priory Singers directed by Gillian Craig. Organist William Stevenson.

By Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday

Eddie Mair presents a fresh approach to news, with conversation about the big stories of the week. Editor Kevin Marsh

Omnibus edition.

Nicholas Parsons is joined by Clement Freud, Tony Hawks, Jeremy Hardy and Sue Perkins for the panel game that challenges even the most loquacious of guests. Repeated from Monday

What happens to the bacon-making tradition in a war zone when there are no curing salts to be had because those salts can be used for making bombs? This programme investigates.
Producer Sheila Dillon. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm

With James Cox.

Operas these days are often dismissed as old fashioned and irrelevant, but in reality many showed how the news agenda of the day affected society. Huw Edwards uncovers the histories behind six favourite operas. 1: The Marriage of Figaro. Vienna in 1785 was a political melting pot, with the ideas of the Enlightenment holding sway. The young Mozart had arrived hoping to confirm his early musical promise. The vehicle he chose to use was a banned French play. Producer Martin Smith

Carole Baxter , Nigel Colborn and Bunny Guinness answer questions posed by the Dumfries and Galloway Group of the National Council forthe Conservation of Plants and Gardens. With chairman Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor. Shortened 3pm

Lionel Kelleway concludes his series about providing homes for ourthreatened wildlife.
Billets for Beetles. Even beetles need homes, and stag beetles are in more need than most. Kelleway visits suburban London to build a desirable residence for one of our most spectacular insects. Producer BrettWestwood

By Benito Perez Galdos.
Named after the Grand Inquisitor by those he brutally exploits, Torquemada's story is one of evolution in reverse. There is absolute corruption in which love of money first isolates him before destroying the one thing that has any meaning in his life. Part 1 of 2.

(Repeated Saturday 9pm)

Charlie Lee-Potter finds out what is happening in the world of books and talks to author
Paul Watkins about his latest novel The Forger, set in France during the Second World War. Producer Matt Silver. Repeated Friday 4pm

Contemporary poetrywith Christopher Cook , whose guests Elaine Feinstein and Jamie McKendrick discuss the influences of Liverpool, Italy and translation, and how those themes have shaped their work. Producer Lindsay Leonard. Rptd Saturday 11.30pm

Mark Whitaker reports on major issues, changing attitudes and important events at home and abroad. Repeated from Tuesday

Three talks in which leading documentary-maker
Roger Graef explores the dreams and dangers of working in the new media world. 1: What happens to local identity in.an age of global media? Producer Rebecca Stratford. Repeated Saturday 7.45pm

Laurie Taylor presents his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
Producer Harry Parker. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEB SITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
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David Aaronovitch presents the topical chat show in which British-based guests from around the world observe, parody and dissect current stories from a foreign perspective. Producers Julia Fleming and Andrea Kidd

Roger Bolton airs listeners' views on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from Friday

Marcel Berlins takes a lively look at the legal affairs of the moment. Repeated from Thursday

Dr Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the human mind and examines the arguments Surrounding mental health. Repeated from Wednesday

An Altered State? Devolution was arguably a long-overdue reform in one of Europe's most centralised countries. But are we prepared forthe consequences? David Walker asks if the political culture that is emerging in the nations and regions could be far less predictable than we imagined. Repeated from Thursday

Next week's political headlines, with Andrew Rawnsiey. Including 10.45 It's a Funny Old World Simon Hoggart takes a light-hearted look at the week in Westminster.
Editor John Evans. it's a Funny Old World rptd Wednesday 8.45pm

Winifred Robinson presents a guide to the world Of learning. Repeated from Tuesday

Repeated from 6.05am

Peter Hobday continues his six-part exploration of Britain's smaller opera companies. In this third programme, he visits the Grange Park Opera near Winchester, where the conductor Wasfi Kani has created an operatic idyll in the grounds of a derelict mansion.
Producers Tony Cheevers and Alison Prain (R)