With Angela Wood.
Producer Sarah Tempest
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Christina Rees.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
Jonathan Freedland presents the series which finds the past behind the present.
4: Bad Cows and Englishmen. A nation at risk from the very stuff of life, diseased herds that no one would destroy, government intransigence in the face of mounting evidence. Some 800,000 people died from milk-borne tuberculosis between 1850 to 1960. Freedland asks if we are any the wiser a century on. Producer Mark Burman. Repeated at 9.30pm
Marcel Berlins presents a new five-part series about puzzles which have been used throughout history as instruments of pleasure, pain and gain. 1: Puzzles of Space. Labyrinths and mazes which can be deadly or delightful.
Listeners will find their own puzzle in the series with accompanying clues on page 144. Producer Anna Parkinson Puzzling, very puzzling.... : page 27
Martha Kearney broadcasts live from the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth. Drama: Chapters and Verses: The Passion of Margery Kempe. Part 2. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Mountain Gorilla. Mark Carwardine presents intimate observations of mountain gorillas in the cloud forests of Rwanda by wildlife cameraman Martyn Colbeck and primatologist Ian Redmond. Isolated by agriculture and human development. the survival of this gorilla population remains in the balance. Repeated from yesterday 9pm
In celebration of Thursday's National Poetry Day 2000, Roger McGough dusts off the finest poetic moments from the BBC radio archive. He hears the reedy voice of Stevie Smith musing on the poet's need to write about "the unhappy", Lord Reith reciting Robbie Burns in Scots dialect, and a rather well-spoken Dylan Thomas reading Under Milk Wood. Producer Claire Jones
With Trixie Rawlinson.
With Nick Clarke at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth.
Richard Coles presents three programmes exploring the music of non-Christian faiths. 1: Judaism. Music plays an essential role in Jewish life, both inside and outside the synagogue, ranging from the cantorial tradition in worship, to the foot-stomping celebration of Klezmer. Producer Helen Garrison
Repeated from yesterday7pm
By William Stanton. On a magic island in Brazil, the Englishman William Marlow is seduced by tales of witchcraft. In n a story about three chickens he finds uncanny and uncomfortable echoes of a life he thouaht he had left behind him.
Director Ned Chaillet
Call Wendy Austin for an exchange of experiences and views on today's topical issues. Producer Sukey Firth. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm
By Tommy Frank O'Connor , read by Sean Rocks. A man goes into hospital expecting nothing but pain and rediscovers his childhood sweetheart - Alleluia! Producer Pam Brighton
Angling writer Tom Fort takes on the game fishers by paying homage to the art of coarse angling. Producer David Prest
Heather Payton and guests discuss how business and technology shape the world around us.
Producer Simon Crow
Libby Purves presents a guide to the world of learning, with advice, features and yourviews. Producer Anne Freeman. Action Line: [number removed]
E-MAIL: the.learning.curve@bbc.co.uk. Repeated Sunday llpm
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
The comedy series in which, each week, a well-known comedy name will reminisce, entertain and amuse. This week Maureen Lipman with tales of mixing with royalty, playing Beattie and priceless moments with her mother Zelma.
No one is too old for party games. Rptd tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson talks to Bill Cotton about his rise to the top of BBC television and his relationship with his father, band leader Billy Cotton. Producer EkeneAkaiawu
The Passion of Margery Kempe , dramatised by Alison Joseph. 2: Revelations and Contemplations. To be closer to God, Margery decides that she and her husband should take a vow of chastity. For details see yesterday. Repeated from 10.45am
Jenny Cuffe examines new NHS guidelines on resuscitation. With claims that some elderly and disabled patients are being written off as not worth saving, do doctors still have too much control over who should be given a chance to live? Producer Liz Carney. Repeated Sunday 5pm
PeterWhite with news for visually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel. PHONE: [number removed] for more information. FACTSHEET: send a large saeto [address removed]
In the first of two programmes, Sue Armstrong measures the impact of stress on our bodies and minds. As stress-related complaints increase, scientists are discovering that its toll can last a lifetime. New research claims that stress can be a major influence on our health from before birth to old age. Producer Louise Dalziel
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Sue Townsend. 2: Being a Parent. Adrian would like William to enter the world via warm water, candlelight and Bach, as described in a leaflet issued by the Society of Radical Midwives. His wife, however, would prefer to be unconscious throughout the birth. For details see yesterday (R)
A comedy by David Stafford. and Caroline Stafford.
3: In which Lottie is on the radio, true love is in the air and Loxo inspires.
Music David Stafford. Producer Dirk Maggs (R)
Nick Utechin explores the history and art of the parliamentary sketch writer, going back to the 1850s. 3: Parliamentary Events and Procedures. Producer Viv Black (R)
By Garrison Keillor , abridged in five parts by Katie Campbell and read by Stuart Milligan. Part 2. For details see yesterday
