With the Rev Johnston McKay.
Producer Gordon Swindlehurst
With Sue MacGregorand James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse Conversation. Producer Alison Hughes. Repeated at 9.30pm
Jenni Murraywith lively and topical interviews and discussions from a woman's point of view.
Drama: My Career Goes Bungby Miles Franklin. Part 8. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
The conclusion of a series following the progress of the Charter School in London. This week headteacher Pam Bowmaker prepares forthe first day of term, frantically pursuing architects and contractors who had promised to complete buildings on time. The experiment is being watched with interest by government officials and ministers. Producer Susan Mitchell
Mr Watkins Tottle. The concluding episode of Charles Dickens 's four comic tales, dramatised by Stephen Wyatt. All MrTottle wants is to enter the blessed state of matrimony, but the course of true love never did run smooth.
Director Sally Avens (R)
With Liz Barclay and Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
Another series of the antiques quiz presented by Lars Tharp. This programme comes from
Chatsworth in Derbyshire, known as the Palace of the Peak. An 18th-century treasure made by sailors held as prisoners of war in England is among the puzzles forthis week's panellists to solve. Producer Elizabeth Abrahams
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
- By Stephen Wakelam. A shy young clergyman arrives at a Cambridge college to find his life invaded by an eccentric and loveable character; a brilliant historian who has ceased to write, a great preacher who no longer preaches. By turns comic, warmhearted and moving, the play charts the development of an unusual and enduringfriendship.
Producer Catherine Bailey. Director John Burgess
John Cushnie , Nigel Colborn and Bunny Guinness answer questions posed by gardeners from
Northern Ireland. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
by Francine Pascal, read by Lorelei King.
Alice believed that maturity, patience and trust were the special ingredients that made her second marriage a success - until she found evidence forcing her to take a closer look at "trust".
(For details see Monday)
3: Office Society. Man's natural workplace is in and around the home. The office is a blip in history. Modern technology is helping to transform that functional space into a more social forum where we meet to create and share ideas. For details see Monday
Laurie Taylortalks to Amitai Etzioni , sociologist and former White House advisor, about his ground-breaking new book in which he investigates the meaning of the "Third Way". Producer Tony Phillips. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
Howard Stableford travels to the North East to meet two ex-mining communities battling against pollution from closed-down mines. The biotechnology of the wetlands and the expertise of the University of Newcastle are bringing remarkable solutions to the villagers of Skinningrove in Cleveland and Quaking Houses in County Durham. Producer Sandra Sykes. PHONE: [number removed] for more information. Website: [web address removed] E-Mail: [email address removed]
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
A five-part comedy by Kay Stonham. 4: Jack the Lad. What happens when Jack, a rich and corrupt antiques dealer, gets a blow to the head and finds he can no longer be dishonest? How will this affect his family who loved him the way he was?
Producer Jane Berthoud (R)
Kathy takes a hard line. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Francine Stock gives the verdict on Billy Elliot , Stephen Daldry 's film about a young working-class boy's ambition to become a ballet dancer, despite his father's disapproval. Producer Katie Hunter
By Miles Franklin. 8: Sybylla is betrayed by her friend Gaddy, the noisome Big Ears threatens to commit suicide over his love for her and news comes from home that her beloved Pa is ill.
Nick Ross invites a panel of public figures to hear evidence and offer solutions to an issue of current concern. 4: Twelve Good Men and True Is the jury system delivering the best possible justice? With commissioners Marjorie Wallace , Trevor Phillips and Mark Wood.
Producer Helen Wilson. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
In 1519 Frank Canosa 's ancestors took part in a mass under a tree to celebrate the founding of Havana. In the first of a three-part series, he considers the enigma that is Cuba and what lies ahead for the only Communist country in the Western world. Producer Marina Salandy-Brown . Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Could a fighting spirit combat illness or speed up the healing of wounds? Scientists have long been sceptical of the idea that mere thoughts or emotions could have an impact on our health. Peter Evans examines new research which suggests that the mind could play a key role in influencing our immune system.
Producer Adrian Washbourne. Email: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Repeated from 9am
With Charlie Lee Potter.
Barbara Flynn continues reading
Joanna Trollope 's novel. Part 8. For details see Monday (R)
James MacLoughlin 's six-part comedy drama charts the exploits of Chief Constable Bill Burscough. 4: While attending the opening of the new Millennium Block at Penwick Prison, Richard and Viveca get a taste of life at Her Majesty's pleasure.
Director Tracey Neale
Nick Utechin explores the history and art of the Parliamentary sketch-writer.l. Early Days Producer Viv Black (R)
By Toby Litt , read by Stephen Tompkinson. Part 8.
For details see Monday
