With Akhandadhi Das.

Producer Steve Peacock

With Allan Little and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of ideas, as they discuss the events and inspirations that have influenced our age. Producer Charles Taylor
Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Melvyn Bragg explores the basis for the idea of Evolutionary Psychology and the context for its development as a discipline. What can it tell us about how we behave, and can it be trusted? Show more

Jenni Murray with interviews and discussions from a woman's point of view. Drama: The Weight of Waferby Anita Shreve. Part 9. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Uganda. Thousands of Uganda's children have been abducted and turned into ruthless killers by the "Lord's Resistance Army". Olenka Frenkiel investigates the LRA whose leader is rarely seen and asks how it has managed to continue waging war for over 14 years.
Also in the programme, a report on Kampala's trendywitchdoctors and a look at whether
President Youweri Museveni deserves the praise heaped upon him by Western leaders. Editor Maria Balinska Producer Caroline Pare
Repeated Monday 8.30pm
WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/continents

Eminent scientist-turned-clergyman, the Rev Dr John Polkinghorne , presents his favourite pieces of prose and poetry. Readers Alice Arnold Jamie Glover. ProducerViv Beeby. Repeated Sunday 12.15am

With John Waite and Liz Barclay.

With Nick Clarke.

Shortened repeat from Saturday 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

The second in a pair of linked comedies by Alan Plater. Following on from yesterday afternoon's play, descendants of Fanshawe and Meredith meet on a train and uncover the story that linked their families 150 years ago. Fanshawe James Bolam
Meredith Alan David
For details see yesterday

With Peter White. Editor Chris Burns

Professor Anthony Clare speaks on behalf of a charity which supports families whose children are involved with social services.
DONATIONS: Family Rights Group. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: [number removed] Repeated from Sunday 7.55am

4: The White Witch. Christopher Hope recalls a trip to the Malaysian highlands that was perilous, then strange.
For details see Monday

Lights in the Night Sky. Henry puts tiny lights on the bats so he can see where they are in the dark. Will Henry and Rosie find the bat they have lost? Final part. For details see Monday

Marcel Berlins presents the programme that tackles big legal issues and everyday ones. Producer Charles Sigter
Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

Because of increased solar activity, there have been nights when the aurora borealis (northern lights) has been widely visible over Britain. As well as being beautiful to look at, there is much to be learned from studying the aurorasphere. Quentin Cooper talks to Dr Geoff Short from the University of York and Professor Mike Lockwood from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory about the complex physics that lie behind the aurora. Producer John Watkins
E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

What do Bill Cosby , Jennifer Saunders ,
Mel Brooks and John Cleese have in common? They all feature in Simon Fanshawe 's six-part series in which classic comedy meets the best in satirical writing in a unique exploration of some of life's essential themes, from foreigners, class and health to love and the sporting life. With
Anne Bryson and Peter Gunn. Part 5: Things Spiritual Producer Karen Rose

Ed is a little tinker. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Francine Stock reports on the best in books, films, music, cultural events and the media. Producer Tanya Hudson

By Anita Shreve. 9: The storm is rising, and Maren and the other women are left alone on the island.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

The war in Bosnia was renowned for its catalogue of atrocities against civilians, including the rape of tens of thousands of women. Five years on, after peace has been restored in the country, these women are still psychologically scarred and the children born of the assaults are ostracized. Emily Buchanan speaks to some of the victims and hears about their struggle to recover and be heard in a society that would prefer to forget. Producer John Murphy

GOV COM. Companies are racingto transform themselves for the wired-up world. Peter Day asks why government is finding it so difficult to do the same thing.
Editor Stephen Chilcott. Producer Neil Koenig Repeated Sunday 9.30pm

First in a new seven-part series. Anyone who has ever broken an arm or sprained a wrist knows that it is possible to use the other hand if you really have to. Doctors are now using this idea to train the brains of stroke victims to use their affected limbs by constraining theirgood limbs. Geoff Watts investigates.
Producer Julia Durbin. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk

By Linda Grant , read by Sara Kestelman and abridged in ten parts by Richard Hamilton. Part 4. For details see Monday

A comedy series in which Keith Daniels attempts to change the world through drama. With Dave Lamb , Jim North , Nick Walker and Richie Webb. 2: The world's most hard-hitting and accident-prone drama company sets out to end discrimination against disabled people.
Daniels's new play about allegorical ducks is a Shocking piece of theatre. Producer Gareth Edwards

of the Sea
By Nathaniel Philbrick. 4: The crew of the Essex take to the boats and begin a nightmare journey adrift on the Pacific. For details see Monday(R)