With Alison Elliot.
With Anna Hill.
With Sue MacGregor and John Humphrys.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With H uw Spanner.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively chat. Producer Alison Hughes. Shortened repeat at9.30pm
Jenni Murray hosts interviews and discussion from a woman's point of view. Drama:The Furysby James Hanley. Part 13. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Emma Rippon returns to Kosovo to discover how much life there has really changed. The programme profiles Iliriana Kacaniku , the Kosovo Albanian whose hopes of returning home have been known to Radio 4 listeners since the war ended. Kacaniku is from the town of Mitrovica, which remains divided between Serbs and Albanians. Herflat is on the Serb Side. Producer Emma Rippon. Editor Maria Balinska
I A new three-part satire by Janey Preger on the pitfalls of instant stardom.
1: Susan Brown from Newcastle is 5 foot 3 inches and weighs 9 stone 12, has three 0-levels and measures 37 29 37. She considers herself pretty ordinary, but the tag takes on a new meaning when she reaches the finals of Today's Woman magazine's Mrs Average Competition. Her slightly bemused hubby Bill is dragged down to London for the big day, but will she win the Mrs Average crown?
Director Wils Wilson
With Mark Whittaker and Liz Barclay.
With Nick Clarke.
Nigel Cassidy presents the quiz that looks at the funny side of business life today. With Sir Peter Davis , Peter Day , Howard Hodgson and Alastair ROSS Goobey. Producer Neil Koenig
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Peter Tinniswood's one-woman drama features Billie Whitelaw in the title role. Edna is a small lady. She is not as young as she was. But she is beautiful, and she is wrapped from head to foot in a flowery duvet from which she will not be budged - until she prepares for an evening engagement.
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Nigel Colborn , John Cushnie and Bob Rowerdew answer questions sent in by post. With chairman Eric Robson.
Shortened repeat from Sunday 2pm
Today's Comic Relief choices are Jenny Eclair reading from Sue Townsend 's novel The Secret
Diary of Adrian Mole-Aged 13, or Arthur Smith 's selection from London Fields by Martin Amis. To hear Jenny Eclair : phone [number removed] To hear Arthur Smith : phone [number removed] LINES OPEN at 3.45pm on Tuesday 13 March. Each call costs Li.00, of which 66p goes direct to Comic Relief
3: Culture under Threat. Living a life of poverty on the fringes of African society, the Bushmen are ill-prepared to cope with consumerism and the stifling lifestyle on offer in government settlements. Producer Louise Dalziel. Fordetails see Monday
Laurie Taylor talks to Professor Homi Bhabha , who was brought up a Parsee in India, educated in England and is now Chester D Tripp
Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago. He discusses the impact his life has had on his thoughts and writings on identity, belonging and multiculturalism.
Producer Tony Phillips. E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
Dr Raj Persaud looks at the role of the advocate, and talks to those who represent the rights of patients. And a tour of the brain arrives at the amygdala - the seat of emotional memory. Producers Marya Burgess and Cathy Drysdale ACTION LINE: [number removed]
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench. Editor Kate McAndrew
A four-part comedy based on Frank Dickens 's classic cartoon strip, featuring Chester-Perry's troublesome buying clerk and those who serve alongside him. 4: Repaying Mr Piper. Why is Bristow surrounded by incompetents? He has a theory, and is determined to bumble towards the proof.
Music John Whitehall. Director Neil Cargill (R)
Shula has a full house. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
With Mark Lawson. Producer MohitBakaya
James Hanley 's family saga. 13: Fanny writes to Denny at sea but hears nothing until a news report announcing his boat has been torpedoed. Cast details across the week. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
David Cook , Janet Daley , Ian Hargreaves and David Starkey cross-examine witnesses on their controversial and conflicting views of the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
Producer David Coomes. Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
Final programme in which Nick Utechin explores the turbulent role of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Producer Viv Black. Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
A new series in which Adam Hart-Davis brings his unique blend of storytelling to some of the most tantalising scientific stories.
1: The Eddystone Highlights. The rich and dramatic stories of the fourtowers which have stood on the Eddystone reef and ensured the safety of seafarers for over 300 years. Producer Louise Dalziel
Shortened repeat from 9am
Robin Lustig.
Rosina Lippi 's award-winning stories are read by Stella Gonet. 8: Olga's Story -1946 and Katerina 'S Story- 1950. For details see Monday
The final part of a comedy series by Llewella Gideon and Lynn Peters about an out-of-work actress.
4:The Sweet Joy of Motherhood. Everyone thinks they know that what's missing in Cynthia's life is the patter of tiny feet. But perhaps it's more to do with her rubbish job, pokey flat and second-rate boyfriend. Music Clem Ishmael. Producer Gareth Edwards
The final episode of a series by Peter Tinniswood , starring Leslie Phillips as Sir Plympton Makepeace. 4: The Great Snitcher. The useless and forgetful MP recalls his one great hero and his own dalliance with a lady Russian spy whose antecedents were definitely not Soviet. Director Enyd Williams
Love, Death and Baboons in East Africa
Part 3 of Robert M Sapoisky 's anthropological work. Repeated from 9.45am. For details see Monday 9.45am
