With the Rev Dr Jeff Cuttell.
With Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Sarah Tempest
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Jeremy Paxman and guests debate and deliberate new agenda-setting ideas and the latest issues, with lively and topical conversation.
Producer Ariane Koek. Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Sam and Sam Clark are married and run the highly successful restaurant, Moro. They join Jenni Murray to cook their personal blend of Spanish and Muslim food live in the studio. Drama: The Rainbow Bridge by Tim Jackson. Part 1 Of 10. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
A history of flawed genius, presented by Adam Hart-Davies . A Real Bramah. From 1778 all the best people installed Joseph Bramah lavatories in their homes and his unpickable locks in their doors. Bramah's name was synonymous with fine workmanship, but his most significant invention was the beer engine, which introduced to the world the Science Of hydraulics. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
A four-part comedy series by Martin Wade set in a Victorian publishing house. 1: Self-Help. There are some rather eccentric plans to save Spavin and Spavin from financial ruin involving Prince Albert. with Stephen Critchlow and loan Meredith Producer Cherry Cookson (R)
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
General knowledge and risk-taking are put to the test as teams from around the UK compete in Radio 4's quiz league. With chairman Peter Snow. Producer Paul Bajoria. Repeated Saturday llpm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Corin Redgrave 's drama examines how the evening of 25 November 187i proved to be a turning point in the history of British theatre. with Janice Cramer , Pamela Grace. Denys Hawthorne , Kika Markham , Neil Salvage , Ian Shaw , Peter Stockbridge and Malcolm Tierney. Director Keith Slade (R)
Listeners' calls on a personal finance issue are answered by Vincent Duggleby and guests. Producer Paul O'Keeffe. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm
Five new stories from Ireland. 1: Strolling Players Actor James Ellis recounts his tale of a chance encounter in Galway while on tour when he met an old "gentleman of the road" who had an extraordinary tale of his own to tell. Producer Heather Brennon
Five programmes throughout the week dissecting classic pop songs. 1: Record producer Micky Most , mobile DJ Dave Jansen , and the Fat Cats band from Camberley reveal why they can't end an evening any otherway- Hi Ho Silver Lining, party favourite and thorn in Jeff Beck 's career, is placed underthe musical microscope. Producer Alan Hall
This week a look at what lessons we can learn from the Italians when it comes to sourcing high-quality ingredients. Extended repeat from yesterday 12.30pm
From politics to popular culture, sports to science, and art to anthropology, Gavin Esler and guests roam the international agenda. Producer Amber Dawson
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown , Professor Sir Christopher Frayling , Professor John Sutherland and Penny Vincenzijoin Nigel Rees at the Great Court in the British Museum to exchange quotations and anecdotes this week. Reader William Franklyn. Producer Carol Smith. E-MAIL: quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk
Brenda eats humble pie. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Arts interviews, news and reviews and an investigation into Hollywood's fascination with ancient Egypt as The Mummy Returns arrives in British cinemas. Presented by Mark Lawson. Producer Lawrence Pollard
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
1: Historian of science, Kate Williams, is researching a book on Emma Darwin and the influence she had on the life of her famous husband, Charles, writer of The Origin of Species. But Kate's father is ill and she finds herself torn between her work at the university and her father's need for emotional support.
Director Peter Leslie Wild. Repeated from 10.45am
Each year on the eighth day of Hijjah, Muslims from around the world gather in the holy city of Mecca. From there they make a pilgrimage -the Hajj, a journey which takes each individual to the heart of Islam in search of forgiveness and rebirth. This year a group of Bristol pilgrims were among the gathering of three million to recount their profound experience. Presented by Lelia Badawi. Producer Mary Price
Natural Technology. From telescopes to tables, nature is transforming our technology as Mark Carwardine reveals when he travels into the digital universe of the computer to examine how scientists are applying the principles of evolution to solve our problems. He also discovers how the foraging patterns of ants are being used to develop better communication systems, how lobsters are helping in the design of telescopes and what a snowflake sounds like when it grows.
Producer Sarah Blunt. WEBSITE: [web address removed] E-MAIL: [email address removed] Repeated tomorrow 11am.
WeekShortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
Jules Verne 's classic novel is read by Robert Powell , abridged in ten parts by Andrew Simpson and translated by William Butcher. 6: Passepartout, the worse for opium, has disappeared in Hong Kong and Inspector Fix has bluffed his way on board the Takadere as she carries Mr Fogg and Mrs Aouda towards Shanghai. Producer TraceyNeale
David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Shortened repeat from Saturday 9am
Timothy West reads extracts from his autobiography. Part 1. Repeated from 9.45am
