Producer Gordon Swindlehurst
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
8.45 Yesterday In Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse Conversation. Producer Alison Hughes. shortened rpt at 9.30pm
With Jenni Murray. Drama: La Grande Therese by Hilary Spurling. Part8. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
A series designed to help us make sense of the digital world.
3: Adams examines how new technology is changing television and films, and asks whether traditional broadcasting will be replaced by a different and more interactive form of entertainment.
By Damian Lanigan and Jim Poyser. A comedy series following the lives of a family living in Stockport. 3: Roddy. Eddie and Maureenjoin a book club, and why is Michael so keen to get into work?
Music Big George. Producer Neil Mossey
With Mark Whittaker.
With Nick Clarke.
A series of the antiques quiz presented by Lars Tharp. In this concluding programme, an Italian sculptor, an illustrious goldsmith and a woodcarverwho made his name rebuilding London afterthe Great Fire, are among the subjects chosen to flummox the two teams of antiques experts at Chatsworth in Derbyshire. Producer Elizabeth Abrahams
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Bettina Gracias. Maria, an English-bred Goan, retires as a GP and travels to Goa for the first time to find herfather's house. Here she blossoms, but unearths some cold facts about Goan history.
Music played by Anthony de Mello. Director David Hunter
Bob Flowerdew , Pippa Greenwood and Roy Lancaster are guests of the Kingsland Flower Show, near Leominster. With chairman Eric Robson. Repeated from Sunday 2pm
3: Salt by Jane Rogers. The story of an accidental murder, from Rogers's acclaimed book Island. For details see Monday
3: Secrets and Whispers. The three main London tourist attractions in Shakespeare's time were: The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the Court of Queen Elizabeth. Nobles had to hang around the court for a glimpse of the monarch as she went to dinner or chapel. Fiona Shaw speculates on the different sounds visitors might have heard. For details see Monday (R)
Laurie Taylor talks to linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky about his career and new book Rogue States, in which he contends that the USA has violated human rights, ignoring international laws and acting only in American interests.
Producer Tony Phillips. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc. co.uk
Repeated from yesterday 9pm
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
A comedy series by Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman. 2: Sean's bad-tempered, reckless past catches up with him in the shape of a dead swan. Starring Sean Lock , Tim Mitchell, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Martin Trenaman and Peter Serafinowicz. Producer Chris Neill (R)
Neil is drawn into the manure. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
With Mark Lawson. Producer EkeneAkalawu
By Hilary Spurling. 8: The False Suitors. The many creditors of the D'Aurignac dynasty start to turn nasty and desperate. Suicide and guns become commonplace currency as the deceptions and deceits begin to be laid bare. For details see Monday Further cast details across the week
Repeated from 10.45am
Nick Ross invites a panel of public figures to hear evidence and offer solutions to an issue of current concern.
7: All Bark and No Bite. An examination into why public inquiries take so long and what they actually achieve. With commissioners Will Hutton , Conor Gearty and Baroness Dean. Producer Helen Wilson. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
With farming in the doldrums, many farmers are tempted by the huge premiums to be made by going organic. The House of Commons Agriculture
Committee visits two organic farms in the West Country, including Highgrove, to investigate the future of organic farming. Reporter Anna Lloyd. Producer Anna Lloyd. Editor Anne Tyerman Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Peter Evans meets Bill Ditto of the Georgia
Institute of Technology who believes that with a handful of leech nerve cells, sophisticated silicon electronics and a life support system for living tissue, we should have the beginnings of a computer which could out compete the best mainframes available today.
Producer Roland Pease. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Charles Dickens , read by Ian McDiarmid. Part8. Fordetails see Monday
A six-part series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age, written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke , Claire Downes , Stuart Lane , Al Holloway , Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell.
1: Roman Britain Radio. It is 55AD and ancient
Britain tries to come to terms with the Roman invasion. DJ Steve-in-the-Afternoon fights the invaders' plans to make changes to the nation's favourite radio station - Iceni Gold. Producers Paul Dodgson and Sean Grundy
In a new series of six programmes Lady Margaret Oswick introduces members of her household: the shrivelled butler Unguent, the devoted but senile Nanny and her musical nephew Penkivil. Invited guests will debate issues of the day with her ladyship. Written and performed by Ralph Oswick and Christopher Dickins , with members of the Natural Theatre Company. 1: Heritage Producer Tony Staveacre. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: staving@dircon.co.uk
With Ian Hargreaves. Part 3. Fordetails see yesterday (R)
By Giles Milton , read by Ben Onwukwe.
3: The English-Dutch rivalry in the East Indies intensifies. For details see Monday(R)
