With Father Brian D'Arcy.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With James Naughtie and Winifred Robinson.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday In Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rabbi Lionel Blue.
8.32 Yesterday In Parliament
Peter White talks to Sandra Laing , who in 1966, at the age often, was removed from her whites only school by police in South Africa and reclassified as coloured for having dark skin and curly hair. Her parents fought to prove she was their daughter, and although she was eventually reclassified as white, she was shunned by white society. Producer Sue Mitchell.
Repeated at 9.30pm
In a new five-part series Claudia Hammond investigates vitamins.
1: This week she looks at vitamin A and its derivative betacarotene, which has long been understood to act as an antioxidant. Recent research, however, suggests that betacarotene supplements can actually increase the likelihood of smokers getting lung cancer. Producer Jane O'Rourke
Martha Kearney is joined by guests for lively and topical interviews and conversation. Drama: Ladies ofLetters.com by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. Part 7. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
(or until close of play)
Quarter-Finals
Commentary and reports on the first two quarter-finals. Including at 2.20 News.
* Approximate time s Sport: page 42
A series of travellers' tales.
2: Paula Hardy searches forthe Cave of Swimmers, mentioned in The English Patient, deep in Libya's Sahara desert. The cave is reputed to be full of paintings showing people swimming and with scenes of the Sahara when it was lush, green and full of life. Producer NeilWalker
Mark Radcliffe returns to profile six of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians. 1: Eric Morecambe. One of the greatest entertainers Britain has ever produced. Producer Libby Cross
The best way to receive news in the Caribbean used to be via song. Philip Nanton looks at the elegant and amusing calypsos which told of vivid events and the scurrilous behaviour of politicians and their ilk. It is a tradition that came from praise singers - the court jesters of Africa. But is news too important to be messed about by musical tricksters? Producer Matt Thompson
By John Binnie. "I am not the sister in the play. I am not made of glass." An elegiac and moving encounter with the woman who was the muse of playwright Tennessee Williams - his sister Rose. Piano Sharon Nassauer. 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
A series of exquisite short fictions broadcast as a tribute to the Booker Prize-winner who died earlier this year. 2: The Means of Escape. Read by Claire Skinner. " ...there was that mixture of light and inky darkness which suggests that from the darkness something may be about to move." For details see yesterday
Robert Lacey presents a vivid portrait of life in Britain in the year 1000.2. Village Life, Food, Health and Hygiene. With Debbie Banham , Andrew Jones and Patrick Wormald. For details see yesterday (R)
Philippa Lamb looks at the issues that change and Shape ourworking lives. Producer Marcia Hughes
Winifred Robinson presents the guide to the world of learning, with education news, practical advice and your views. Producer Anne Freeman. Action Line: [number removed] E-MAIL: the.learning.curve@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Sunday llpm
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
Steve Richards hosts the panel game about politics and politicians, with team captains Roy Hattersley and Sir Patrick Cormack MP. This week'sguests are journalists Anthony Howard and Michael Gove. Producer Steve Doherty (R)
Come on over to my place.
(Repeated tomorrow 2pm)
Francine Stock chairs the arts programme. Producer Rob Ketteridge
By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. 7: Irene apologises for an especially offensive e-mail about Vera's son Howard and his partner Antony, but will it be accepted? Fordetails see yesterday. Rptdfrom 10.45am
Are men making themselves the redundant gender? In this new three-part series, Professor Anthony Clare takes a personal look at why men are losing out. 1. A Question of Violence Producer Emma Selby. Repeated Sunday 5pm Programme of the Week: page 113
Peter White with news forvisually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel. PHONE: [number removed] for more information. FACTSHEET: send a large saeto [address removed]
In the last of the series, Sue Armstrong reveals just how vulnerable we are to new and re-emerging diseases. The Interfering Ape. An exploration of the changes in ecology and climate that enable new pathogens to emerge and diseases we thought we had conquered to re-emerge. As the planet shrinks, measures must be taken to protect US. Producer Louise Dalziel
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Nancy Huston , read by Haydn Gwynne. Part 2. For details see yesterday
A comedy by Dan Freedman and Nick Romero about the exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac travel back in time to the Wild West where they must thwart the evil waffle baron Ike Clanton.
By Francis Wheen. 2: Engels supports Marx financially as well as writing much of thejournalism appearing under Marx's name. For details see yesterday
