With the Rev Peter Baker.
Producer Sarah Tempest
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
Libby Purves hosts more lively and diverse conversation, her guests this week include to the new chairman of National Heritage, Neil
Cossons. Producer Alison Hughes. Repeated at9.30pm
Sheila McClennon with topical interviews from a woman's point of view. Drama: Central 822by Sarah Woods. Part 8.Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Jonathan uiancey examines tne relationships between five pairs of cities around the world.
4: Venice/Mestre - Culture Alone Does Not a City Make. With the exception oftourism, Venice has pushed all of its commerce and most of its poor across the lagoon to Mestre. Now Mestre, derided for years as the twin no one wanted to know, is developing an identity of its own. Is a city a city without the lifeblood of business and development? Producer Jane Beresford
The last in the current series of Jim Eldridge 's drama about a likeable ex-con who is trying to make good.
Out of the Mouths of Babes. Terry and Sandra battle together to win local council support to keep the community centre alive. Sandra's daughter Gail captures everyone's heart with a show-stopping performance.
Music Jacqueline Dankworth and Harvey Brough Director Marilyn Imrie
Yours With Liz Barclay.
With Nick Clarke.
Nick Clarke chairs the cryptic quiz with Brian Feeney and Polly Devlin for Northern Ireland v Diana Collecott and Michael Schmidt for the north of England.
Producer Paul Bajoria. E-MAIL: rbq@bbc.co.uk
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Amanda Dalton.
Three strangers, each intent on a journey, share the night, carrying desires and a secret which torments them.
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners from the West Midlands. With
Chairman Eric RobSOn. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
by James Wood, read by Helen Ayres.
Desperate to lose weight, a woman enrols at a slimming club, but she soon discovers that its methods are far from orthodox.
(For details see yesterday)
Trouble with Art. Comedian Simon Evans acts as a John Harvey-Jones from the dark side, attempting to force his own heady blend of management medicine down the reluctant throats of British institutions. In the first programme he takes advice from London's Big Issue street salespeople as he tries to reorganise the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Producer Charlie Taylor
Laurie Taylor visits Newport, a town coming to terms with changes in the steel industry and talks to Professor Garel Rhys , an expert in the economy of the region. He also visits Stephen Weeks , a film-maker who is renovating a local castle and helping to rejuvenate the area, and David Watkins , chairman of Newport Rugby Club, who is committed to investing in youngtalent. Producer Laura Parfitt
Dr Raj Persaud explores the limits and potential of the human mind and examines the arguments surrounding mental health.
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(Repeated Sunday 9pm)
With Eddie Mair and Winifred Robinson.
The conclusion of Barry Grossman 's four-part comedy about the collision between old and new in the Jewish community of Hillfield. The rabbinical rivals are faced with the prospect of a closer relationship.
Music Max Harris. Producer John Fawcett Wilson (R)
Eddie makes his plea. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson with the arts programme. Producer Mohit Bakaya
By Sarah Woods. Part 8. Carol makes a spectacular arrest and gets some bad news. For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
Diana Madill concludes a series of lively debates about the important issues of the day.
"The UK needs more immigration". This week
Diana Madill is in Birmingham to tackle the issue of immigration. With government policy changing to allow more skilled workers and entrepreneurs into the UK. is this the best way to tackle the country's skills shortage? It's a debate that is running throughout the western world, with a recent United Nations report suggesting that Europe requires a large influx of migrants to prevent declines in the working-age population.
Producer Sue Ellis. Register your vote to agree on [number removed] or to disagree on [number removed]. Calls cost a maximum of lOp Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
While the West studies what President Putin, once a KGB spy, means for Russia, Michael Chariton reflects on a meeting with Alexander Solzhenitsyn , who was exiled by the Soviet Union, and who is today almost an exile in the new Russia. See the choice on page 114.
Producer Liz Mardall. Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Oceans of Opportunity.
Professor Jacquie McGlade explores the human cost of providing food from the oceans. Producer Julian Hector
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
Written and read by Alan Bennett. 3: As Midgley's father lingers on his deathbed, it falls to Midgley to Summon the relatives. For details see Monday (R)
Arthur Smith presents the pick of this year's comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, featuring a selection of stand-up, songs and Sketches. Producers John Pidgeon and Marias Stylianides
By Jonathan Tulloch.
How is Gerry going to break the news about the money to Sewell?
(For details see Monday)
