With the Rev Inderjit Boghal.

Anna Hill. Producer Sarah Tempest

With John Humphrys and Sue McGregor.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Indarjit Singh.

1,000 Years of Spoken English
In the last of the series, Melvyn Bragg explores the history of the spoken language of Britain.
A World of Many Englishes. British English is today only one local variety of the language which has become the lingua franca of the world. How has American influence worldwide affected the way English works and is developing in its sound, spelling and structure? Professor Steven Pinker joins novelist and actor Stephen Fry to debate the current and future state of the language.
Producers Tom Alban and Simon Elmes. Repeated at 9.30pm (R)

What makes the perfect small ad? A look at the more unusual ways small ads have been used and what effect they have had on the lives of the people Who placed them. (R)

With Jenni Murray and guests. Drama: My Career Goes Bungby Miles Franklin. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer TonyGrant

JG Ballard has charted the history of the present and the myths of the nearfuture. Considered by some to be Britain's number one living novelist, he has created a surreal landscape in which the world we inhabit is strikingly, and sometimes disturbingly, anticipated. Political writer and philosopher John Gray talks to Ballard about the themes that have inspired his work. Producer Gwyneth Williams

With Liz Barclay and John Waite.

With Nick Clarke.

Shortened repeat from Saturday 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

The second of two plays by Kelvin Segger based on bizarre short stories by Emile Zola. Against a background of the high society of 19th-century
Paris, the devious entrepreneur Durandeau looks for the perfect idea to tap the wealth of France's upper classes. He hits on the extraordinary idea of marketing ugliness, and in the early days it appears to be a roaring success. But the exploitative Durandeau has not bargained forthe guile of the Comtesse de Trouville who has a secret score to settle with him.
Director Peter Leslie Wild

With Peter White. Editor Chris Burns

Linda Bellingham speaks on behalf of a charity which supports families with youngchildren.
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Repeated from Sunday 7.55am

4: When That's Done by Jim Glen , read by James Bryce. A man visits a therapist forthe first time and finds himself looking at the world, and the therapist, in a different light. Fordetails see Monday

4: "The Door Flew Open and in Strode a Mink Coat. The queen of fifties Soho had three husbands, swigged spirits during portrait sittings and found Oscar Wilde at her death. Fordetails see Monday

Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak. 8: Chock's Away! Why is a Spitfire called a Spitfire? How did the Sopwith Camel get the hump? To mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Rosen explores RAF slang with aviation writer Derek Robinson and former bomber pilot Cy Grant. Producer Mark Burman. Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
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We now have the technology to measure ever smaller particles of time, but does this mean we are losing sight of longevity? Quentin Cooper talks to Richard Jozsa , a quantum physicist at
Bristol University, who is using quantum effects to develop satellite clocks which combine hyper-accuracy and synchronicity.
Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

A comedy series by Karl Minns. 5: Exit, Persued by a Bear. A keen amateurdrama company puts on a play by a well-known writer. Perhaps they should have asked his permission first. Producer Julian Mayers

Tom has trouble at the top. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Mark Lawson with the arts programme. Producer Tanya Hudson

By Miles Franklin. 4: Sybylla's attempts to dissuade this newest would-be suitorfail dismally.
However, there is good news - she receives an invitation from a Sydney society hostess to join herfor a month. But will her Pa let her go? For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am

Steve Richards examines Michael Foot 's surprise election as Labour leader 20 years ago and asks what difference it would have made had Denis Healeywon instead. Producer Martin Rosenbaum

- The Next Big Thing. Afterthe internet came the mobile phone, and now here comes Bluetooth : technology that could be as big as both of them.
Peter Day hears from the people joining togetherto create another business revolution at the speed Of light. Producer Sandra Kanthal. Repeated Sunday9.30pm

Exploring the issues which affect all our lives.
1: Danger on the Line. Scientists have uncovered disturbing new evidence linking overhead electricity power cables and cancer. Alex Kirby investigates and talks to people with cancer who are demanding action. Producer Brian King

Repeated from 9am

With Claire Bolderson.

By Joanna Trollope , read by Barbara Flynn.
4: Simon's mother starts to make demands. For details see Monday (R)

A satirical look at the week's news and media events. With Simon Evans , Dave Lamb , Chris Pavlo and Laurin Shavin. Producer Alex WalsMaylor

Stand-up comic and The Independent columnist Mark Steel presents a series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era. With Melanie Hudson and Martin Hyder. Producer Phil Clarke (R)

By Toby Litt , read by Stephen Tompkinson. Part 4.
For details see Monday