With Andrew Graystone.
With Anna Hill.
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 Indarjit Singh.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas and events which have influenced ourtime. Producer Charlie Taylor. Shortened repeat 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses whether agriculture and an attitude towards nature, or the protection of trade routes was the main impulse that drove British imperial expansion in the 19th century. Show more
Why do so many estranged fathers complain of being excluded from their children's lives? Can the legal system really sort out disputes between parents? Jenni Murray investigates.
Drama: Young Victoria by Juliet Ace. Part 9. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Kate Adie takes an in-depth, colourful and often witty look behind the headlines. Producer Tony Grant
The Victorians perfected the use of popular song as a way to reflect values, morality and beliefs. It is an art which has never lost its ability to act as a mirrorto society, as Simon Brett reveals in his exploration of morality in note form, from the early 19th century until today.
Empire. "Let me like a soldier fall, pleaded the young Victorian adventurer. His was the empire where the sun never set and it was his to fight for, so the songs said. The reality of how the masses viewed British imperialism then and now reveals itself to be less altruistic. Producer Mary Price
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
More stories from the British countryside with CharlOttte Smith. Shortened repeat from Saturday 6.10am
Repeated from yesterday7pm
By Martyn Wade. When Gillian decides to set up a book club, the turnout is disappointing. Undeterred, the small group embarks on a series of novels. The exciting contents of books such as Madame Bovary make up for the drabness of their own lives. But then life begins to imitate art.
Director Cherry Cookson
Presented by Peter White.
Editor Chris Burns. LINES OPEN from 12.30pm
Rula Lenska speaks on behalf of a charity which helps children around the world who are facing extreme hardship.
DONATIONS: Children in Crisis. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated from Sunday 7.55am
4: The Stone Mermaid by Mohan Kumar , read by Paul Bhattacharjee. Forthe young man on holiday from Madras, the beach brings mystery and danger in the shape of a woman sculpted in the rock. Producer Jeremy Mortimer. For details see Monday
Eighty per cent of the population were manual labourers, poverty and crime were rife and the debate on immigration began. Robert Lacey concludes his examination of the lives and preoccupations of Britain's Edwardian ancestors.
(For details see Monday)
Marcel Berlins presents the programme that tackles big legal issues and everyday ones, without long words, small print or expensive fees.
Producer Dinah Lammiman. Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
Science has shown that as we age, our skin loses some of its ability to retain moisture. Moisturisers might make our skin feel smoother, but how much difference do they really make? Quentin Cooper talks to Dr Andrew Barnes from De Montfort
University and dermatologist Dr Susan Mayou about the difficulties of measuring the amount of water in the skin. New techniques might give more accurate readings, but how will the cosmetic companies react to this research? Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: scirad@bbc.ac.uk
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With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
Boothby Graffoe continues his series ofguitarflavoured songs and surreal laughs. Regulars Stephen Frost , Vivienne Soan, Big Al and Kevin Eldon are joined this week by singer-songwriter Robyn HitChCOCk. Producer Lucy Armitage
An anxious time at the hospital. Rptd tomorrow 2pm
With John Wilson. Producer Stephen Hughes
Juliet Ace's drama based on the letters and diaries of the young Queen Victoria.
(For details see Monday) (Repeated from 10.45am)
Queen Victoria visited Ireland four times during her reign and each time she was greeted with wild enthusiasm and huge crowds. Her reign saw the Great Famine, the struggle for Home Rule and the tightening of administrative control over John Bull's Other Island - so why was her last visit in 1900 apparently as popular as her first in 1849?
Declan Kiberd presents a survey of the Anglo-Irish relationship in her reign, using recent historical research and contemporary material to show what Irish history reveals about the Victorian mindset. Ireland was used as a laboratory for experimental ideas and with cartoons, novels and street songs, as well as extracts from Queen Victoria's journals, the programme offers surprising angles on subjects from Gladstone to tourism.
Brand X. Managers and marketing executives are obsessed bywhattheyterm "building brands". Peter Day wonders whether most brands are simply expensive empty shells.
Editor Stephen Chilcott. Producer Rosamund Jones
More than half the population of Britain suffers from allergies, from minor irritations to life-threatening conditions. Alex Kirby investigates the major advances scientists are making in their understanding of the problems and looks at a variety of recent cures.
With Robin Lustig.
By Margaret Drabble , read by Tessa Peake-Jones . Part 4. Fordetails see Monday
A six-part series by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan.
It is the night of the "Curryoke" and KK will stop at nothing to sabotage it. Mel's presence and the shenanigans of the kitchen staff also do little to help.
4: Of Banks and Books. For details see Monday(R)
