With the Rev Ian MacKenzie.
Richard Uridge presents more characters and stories from the British countryside.
Producer Adrian Holloway. Shortened 1.30pm
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
John Peel takes another wry look at some of the foibles of family life. Producer Fiona Hill
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Arthur Smith presents the travel programme featuring travellers' tales, anecdotes and conversation.
Producer Eleanor Garland
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Simon Parkes indulges in the pursuit of some of the best things life has to offer.
3: This week he visits a tannery in Dorset which has been producing leather since Roman times, and he follows in the footsteps of royalty and literati in search of what some see more as a necessity than a luxury- handmade shoes. Producer Paul Kobrak
Robert Shrimsleyof the Financial Times takes a look behind the scenes at Westminster. Producer Vicky Flind
BBC foreign correspondents with the stories behind the world headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Paul Lewis with the latest news from the world of personal finance and impartial advice for those trying to make the most of their money.
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Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens star in the programme that promises an impression every minute. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby is joined at Bablake School in Coventry, by panellists includingTim Collins , vice chairman of the Conservative Party;
Matthew Parris , parliamentary sketch writerfor The Times; and Clare Short , Secretary of State for International Development. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions ? Producer Lisa Jenkinson. E-MAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Corin Redgrave concludes a series drawing on the BBC's remarkable oral history of the 20th century. The experiences, drawn from Europe's largest oral history archive, were collected throughout the BBC Regions during the last year of the century.
What's Nexr?A speculative look at global issues affecting the future of society, from political and economic developments to medical and technological advances, and the strain on the environmental landscape.
Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
By Elspeth Sandys. Stephanie adores Keith, her husband of 17 years. He faces the challenge of a lifetime in playing the part of Leontes in a production of The Winter's Tale at Stratford. The story of the play begins to mimic events in his own life as he learns how to deceive his wife and ultimately understands the nature of fidelity.
Producer Marilyn Imrie. Director Eoin O'Callaghan
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, Presented by Jenni Murray.
Editor Ruth Gardiner. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines. Presented by Dan Damon.
Andrew Collins with the guide to the world of film, including Antonia Quirke 's profile of Humphrey Bogart. Producer Nicki Paxman
Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Producers Ian Gardhouse and Chris Wilson
Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on Remembrance of Things Pastas Harold Pinter turns his attention to Proust at the National Theatre. And a look at Fresh Cream, the latest in international art at Tate Modern. Jerome weatheraid
Chris Stewart , author of the bestselling Driving Over Lemons, concludes four specially written stories about his sheep-filled existence from life on El Valero , his mountain farm in Spain. Repeated from Sunday
Jeffrey Richards concludes a look at railway stations, exploring their role in culture.
Milk Churns, a Porter and a Cat on a Seat
For country people, the gateway to the world was the local station. It was the railway which more than anything else ended rural isolation in Victorian times. Richards draws on the experiences and memories of people who have have used them to give a portrait of the country station. Producer Ivan Howlett (R)
Islwyn Ffowc Elis's popular Welsh-language novel set in postwar Wales is dramatised by Sion Eirian. Harri rejects his father's traditional attitudes and is instead tempted by the vision of a socialist future preached by his passionate comrade, Gwylan.
Repeated from Sunday
Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which Janet Daley, David Starkey, Ian Hargreaves and David Cook cross-examine witnesses who have conflicting views on the moral issues behind one Of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday
Robert Robinson chairs the nationwide general knowledge contest. Repeated from Monday
A series exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of some of our best-loved and most familiar poems.
5: Morning Songby Sylvia Plath. Peggy Reynolds explores the background, impact and associations of Plath's poem about birth and loss through the poet's own writing and with other poets, mothers, midwives and her biographer. Repeated from Sunday
The Sailor Boy's Tale by Isak Dinesen. The third of four winter stories is read by Barbara Flynn. The magical ways of the Lapps save a young boy's life. Producer Tracey Neale (R)
