With Dr Lavinia Byrne.
Producer Karen Gregor
With Sue MacGregorand Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25.8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Les!!e Griffiths.
John Humphrys in conversation with six successful people who have weathered storms in theircareers. 1: BobAy!ingta!ks about how he was sacked as chief executive of British Airways, then forced to resign as chairman of the company responsible forthe Millennium Dome. Producer Brian Krng. Repeated at 9.30pm
The series in which Claudia Hammond investigates vitamins. This week she takes a journey inside the body and finds that a worrying number of people are deficient in the B vitamins. But should we be able to buy large doses over the Counter?
Martha Kearney is joined by guests for lively and topical interviews and conversation presented from a woman's point of view.
Drama: "Dear Little Burney" by Fanny Burney, adapted by Jennifer Howarth. Part 2.
(Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
A series of travellers' tales. 3: Two young English students. Ben Lawrie and Karl Rees follow Che Guevera's tyre tracks via a motorcycle journey through South America on an epic journey to raise awareness for leprosy relief. producer Neil Walker
Mark Radcliffe profiles six of the North's best loved and most influential comedians.
The gentle humour of the fiddling and footing comedian.
With Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke.
Robert Laiijie explores the elusive phenomenon that was the composer Albert Keteibey. He specialised in exotic paim court music and his popuiaritywas such that, during the twenties and thirties it was almost impossibte to spend a day without hearing at least one of his compositions. He was once marketed under seven pseudonyms because he was so busy, and in 1929 he was proctaimed "Britain's greatest living composer". producer AndreaK!dd
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Alex Lowe.
Paul's 15 minutes of fame arrive when a documentary crew attempts to make a feature about his management of the local residents' association. But it soon becomes apparent that the task is becoming too much for our hapless hero.
Cat! Wendy Austin for an exchange of experiences and views on today'stopica! issues. Producer Sukey Firth
UNES OPEN from 1.30pm
By Carol Shields. Read by Peter Marinker. A newly married couple decide that their holiday cottage should have no mirrors. For details see yesterday (R)
Founded in 1788 to aid writers in distress, the Royal Literary Fund is still going strong today. Its archive contains some fascinating stories. Former RLF archivist Nigel Cross and writer Margaret Drabble explore this little-known literary gem. Readers Ioan Meredith, Richenda Carey and Tom George.
(For details see yesterday)
Philippa Lamb looks at the issues that change and shape our working lives.
Louise Doughty discusses three favourite paperbacks with guests Christopher Frayi !ng, Rector of the Royai College of Art, and Raz!a )qbai. Wortd Service Arts correspondent. Producer V!v Beeby. Repeated Sunday llpm
With Oare English and Eddie Mair.
Steve Richards hosts the pane) game about po)itics and politicians, with team captains Roy Hattersiey and Sir Patrick Cormack MP. This week's guests are journalist Ju!iaLangdon and broadcaster James COX. Producer SteveDoherty(R)
Joe suggests spiietroshing. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
John Wiison chairs the arts programme. Producer N!cki Paxman
By Fanny Burney, adapted by Jennifer Howarth.
Fanny is revealed as the author of "Evelina" and becomes the toast of literary London.
For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45am
Professor Anthony Ctare takes a personal took at why men are losing out. 2: This week he asks whether men are failing as fathers. Producer Emma Selby Repeated Sunday 5pm
Peter White with news for visually impaired people. ProducerChery! Gabne!. PHONE: [number removed] for more information. FACTSHEET: send a iarge saeto [address removed]
Paul Simons presents a four-part series on the rote played by climate during dramatic periods of ancient and modern history. 1: War. He looks at crucial aspects of the Second World War and their relationship to the unusual climatic conditions of the forties. Producer Sue Broom (R)
John Humphrys in conversation with six successful people who have weathered storms in their careers. 1: BobAyiingtaiks about how he was sacked as chief executive of British Airways, then forced to resign as chairman of the company responsible forthe Millennium Dome. Rptd from 9am
With Ciaire Boiderson.
By Nancy Huston , read by Haydn Gwynne. Part 7. For details see yesterday
Last in a comedy series by Dan Freedman and Nick Romero about the exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe faces his greatest challenge yet - a voyage to the moon to rescue an American who has been subjected to a cruel alien snatch. This could only mean one thing...
The series in which the BBC controller of entertainment, Paul Jackson, chats to comedy writers and performers about their lives and works in a series of interviews. Tonight he talks with Caroline Aherne. (R)
By John Bayley. Part 2.
For details see yesterday (R)
