With the Rev Peter Francis.
EditorChris Burns
Richard Uridge presents more characters and stories from the British countryside. Producer Adrian Holloway
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.
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(Repeated Monday 11pm)
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. This week he travels to the rocky coast of Maine to examine the king of crustaceans in its prime habitat. Producer Sheila Dillon
Steve Richards of the Independent on Sunday looks behind the scenes at Westminster.
Producer Jane Ashley
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.
(Repeated tomorrow 9pm)
Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens star in the programme that promises an impression every minute. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimblebyisjoined at the Treloar Trust in Alton, Hampshire, by panellists including Dr Liam Fox , shadow Secretary for Health; Sir John Krebs , chairman of the Food Standards Agency; and Baroness Shirley Williams. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Producer Lisa Jenkinson. E-MAIL: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Until recently medieval maps were looked upon as quaint and inaccurate portrayals of the globe. From mythical monsters to biblical events, the mappaemundi seem to encompass everything. Terry Jones begins a four-partjourney of discovery in Hereford to find out what these maps can tell us about the medieval perception of the world. 1: A World View. Producer Mark Rickards Programme of the Week: page 137
By Bettina Gracias. Anxious to immerse themselves in British culture and shake off their Indian roots, Mr and Mrs Singh take up ballroom dancing. Mina is entranced and determined that they enter a competition, but Harry's enthusiasm soon wanes when he discovers her plans for his costume.
Starring Nina Wadia as Mrs Singh. Director Rosalynd ward
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, with 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.
Ned Sherrin and guests with the usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music. Producers Ian Gardhouse and Chris Wilson
Tom Sutcliffe and guests assess whether Woody Allen has found the perfect combination in Small Time Crooks, in which Allen and Tracey Ullman eye up a bank safe and find a surprise they had not counted on. Jerome Weatherald
In two recollections Zina Saro-Wiwa , the 24 year-old daughter of the executed Nigerian activist Ken, revisits in her mind the place where she found solace and a sense of belonging: not in her native Nigeria, nor in Britain where she has lived most of her life, but in Salvador da Bahia, the old Brazilian capital where West African culture is everywhere apparent. 1: Bahia Calling. Repeated from Sunday
Brian Hayes traces the 50-year history of the radio phone-in programme, using archive of its most electric, poignant and confrontational moments. Among the extracts are Britain's first phone-in programme, What Are They Up to Now?, and the late Sir Robin Day trying fruitlessly to defend Margaret Thatcher from an insistent caller who would not let her get a word in. With contributions from some of the phone-in's most important early pioneers. Producer Matthew Dodd
Jane Austen 's sparkling comedy of love and marriage is dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis. 1: Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.
However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith.
Repeated from Sunday
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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 final of the nationwide general knowledge contest.
If you would like to be considered as a contestant for Brain of Britain 2001. write now requesting an audition to: Brain of Britain. BBC. Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA. Rptd from Monday
Peggy Reynolds concludes a series exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of some of our best-loved and most familiar poems. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. Rptd from Sunday
AM The BearHuntby Leo Tolstoy , translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. The last of four winter stories is read by Anton Lesser. Set in the depths of a Russian winter, the hunt for a bear unfolds in a dramatic way. Producer Tracey Neale (R)
