From StAnne's, Limehouse.
Letters Home. Mark Tully reads between the lines of letters sent home by exiles, artists and travellers in orderto understand their power. Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
The topical farming programme. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Roger Bolton presents a special edition of the programme I ive from Belfast. He asks how far people are ready to forgive for the sake of peace and he also examines the power of religion in Northern Ireland today. Series producer Uz Leonard
Valerie Singleton speaks on behalf of a charity which helps people living in poverty manage their natural resources effectively. Producer Anne Downing
DONATIONS: SOS Sahel, [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: [number removed]. Repeated Thursday 3.27pm
From Westbourne Park International Fellowship in Notting Hill in Carnival weekend. Exploring the theme Bringing the Joy Back into Life, the service is led by the Rev Steve Latham and features the award-winning Kingdom Gospel Choir with the preacherthe Rev Wayne Malcolm.
Repeated from Friday
Jeremy Vine presents conversation about the big stories of the week.
Omnibus edition.
With Nicholas Parsons. Repeated from Monday
M Concluding the series of programmes dedicated to water, Derek Cooper visits a water market in Blandford Forum and follows the meandering fortunes of the River Stour.
Producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
Dr Mark Porter on water intake - Health: page 37
With James Cox.
Last in the series in which Huw Edwards uncovers the histories behind favourite operas and how they reflected the news agenda of their day.
6: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. The 19th-century German newspapers were taking sides in the struggle between traditionalists and modernists, and Wagner used the opera not only to demonstrate his personal greatness but to put down his critics and the German cultural establishment through the story and characters. Producer Martin Smith
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners from the West Midlands. With chairman
Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor. Repeated Wednesday 3pm
Continuing her tour of favourite buildings with a visit to the extraordinary Tower House, designed, built and lived in by the Victorian medievalist William Burges. A 13th-century castle reborn, William Morris described it as "more of a poem than a house."
by Laurie Lee. A special adaptation of Lee's celebrated journey from his Cotswold home to southern Spain in the mid-thirties. The 19-year-old Laurie sets out on the open road with a vague idea of reaching London and the American girlfriend who awaits him there. The book has been adapted by playwright Christopher Denys and features recordings made in Spain.
With Ian Brooker. Alison Carney, Sean Connolly, Janet Dale, Kim Durham, Oliver Jackman, Ioan Meredith, Sunny Ormonde, Kerry Page and Amy Shindler.
(Repeated Saturday 9pm)
Shyama Perera talks to poet Fred D'Aguiar about his new verse novel Bloodlines.
Producer Ronni Davis. Repeated Friday 4pm
Frank Delaney introduces requests for poems associated with high days and bank holidays. John Betjeman , ee cummings, Andrew Marvell and GK Chesterton capture the mood of late summer. Producer Viv Beeby. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Gerry Northman presents a six-part series on modern warfare and the consequences for global peace. 1: New Weapons. Will advanced computerised weaponry make the world a safer place? Repeated from Tuesday
Three women cast their minds back to when they tried to relate to the person who was developing inside them. 2: The novelist Kate O'Riordan recalls the trauma of expectancy some 11 years ago. Until late in her pregnancy everything in her life had gone according to plan. Then she realised how entirely unprepared she was for the whole experience. Producer Nicky Barranger. Rptd Saturday 7.45pm
Mark Whittaker presents his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio. Producer Julia Fleming. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
News from the antipodes. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Soap and Flannel with Alison Graham : page 32
Chris Bigsby introduces a series of programmes of new writing and discussion, featuring a mix of fresh talent and established names.
A countrywide treasure hunt designed to celebrate Britain's history, geography and literature.
Presented by Pete McCarthy. Repeated from Friday
Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak. 4: Full of Flavour
This week, a look at the language we use to evoke OUrfOOd. Repeated from Thursday
Dr Raj Persaud examines the arguments surrounding mental health. Repeated from Wednesday
A Question of Respect. Homi Bhabha asks if our new respectful orthodoxies spell the end of radical dissent and the truly avant-garde. Rptd from Thursday
Next week's political headlines, with Brian Walker.
Including 10.45 Allegories for the Present Day: 2
While the West studies what former KGB President Putin means for Russia, Michael Charlton reflects on a meeting with Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
(Allegories for the Present Day repeated Wednesday 8.45pm)
Louise Doughty discusses favourite paperbacks with guests. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Christopher Cook presents a six-part series exploring the influence of war and conflict on music across the centuries. 1: The Crusades Producer Helen Garrison (R)
