With Dave Kitchen.
With Anna Hill.
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.45 Thought for the Day With Penny Faust.
Peter Sissons with the first of 12 programmes in which listeners question leading politicians. Today: Gordon Brown. Also being shown on BBC2.
Presented byJenni Murray. Drama: The Rainbow Bridge by Tim Jackson. Part 6 of 10. Drama rptd at 7.45pm
A history of flawed genius, presented by Adam Hart -Davies. The Master of Mass Production. Duringthe 18th century Richard Arkwright 's water-powered spinning machines turned a skilled profession into child's play and put entire families to work in purpose-built factories forthe firsttime. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
A comedy series by Martyn Wade set in a Victorian publishing house. 2: Great Expectations. Primus plans to save Spavin and Spavin from bankruptcy by becoming Charles Dickens 's new publisher, and Cordelia has a surprise for Gerald. with Stephen Critchlow , Gerard McDermott and Ioan Meredith Producer Cherry Cookson (R)
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke , including a party election broadcast by Socialist Labour.
Five programmes throughout the week revealing the "woman" behind the headlines, presented by Mark Coles. In a rare interview Nina Simone talks to Coles about the inherent racism of America today and about her image as the most difficult woman in show business. Producer Rebecca Myatt
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Leila Aboulela 's drama is set on a North Sea oil rig where two engineers - one from Sudan and one from America - are harassed by a stranger who seems to know every detail of their private lives. Director Bruce Young
Listeners' calls on a personal finance issue are answered by Vincent Duggleby and guests. Producer Jennifer Clarke. LINES OPEN from 1.30pm
Five short stories by writers exploring the issue of what it means to live in a foreign land.
1: Please Excuse My Husband - He's a Vegetarian by Michele Roberts , read by Lindsay Duncan. An English couple retire to rural France where the husband's vegetarianism causes tension in their marriage and in the wider community, producer Julia Butt
The ancient history and legend of the olive tree.
1: The Tree. Natalie Wheen looks at some of the very oldest trees on her olive grove in Greece. Producer Paul Kobrak (R)
Extended repeat from yesterday 12.30pm
Gavin Esler and guests roam the international agenda. Producer Amber Dawson
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
Don Black, Claire Caiman , Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Pam Rhodes join Nigel Rees at Waterstone's, Piccadilly in London to exchange quotations and anecdotes. ReaderWilliam Franklyn.
Producer Carol Smith. E-MAIL: quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk
Embarrassment at the Dower House. Rptd tomorrow 2pm
Booker Prize-winning novelist Roddy Doyle talks to Mark Lawson about his first original screenplay,
When Brendan Met Trudy , the film of which arrives in British cinemas this week. Producer Thomas Morris
Tim Jackson 's ten-part drama investigates
Darwinism from the perspective of a woman.
6: Kate faces the prospect of her father's death when he collapses after minor surgery.
Director Peter Leslie Wild. Repeated from 10.45am
A true story of rescue, betrayal and reunion.
Peter White was determined that when he started a family of his own he and his wife Jo would offer a "real" home to a child from a children's home. That is how
Fiona came to live with them - but five years later White sent her back. What went wrong and what happened next is the subject of this moving programme. Producer Jane Ray (R)
The series that shows you how to discover the hidden history of your town through the streets and buildings of today.
Archaeologist Julian Richards explores its early origins as a retirement home for Roman soldiers and learns how the Romans managed to get a water supply flowing uphill.
(R)
HealthyHeathland. British heathland, home to rare sand lizards, Dartford warblers and natterjack toads, is disappearing fast. Since the end of the Second World War three-fifths of our lowland heaths have been destroyed for building, forestry and farming.
Mark Carwardine assesses the future of heathland in Britain and discovers why conserving and recreating this dwindling landscape is fraught with challenges. Producer Brett Westwood. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature E-MAIL: nature@bbc.co.uk. Repeated tomorrow 11am
In three programmes, David Aaronovitch and guests fantasise as they debate the merits of a world without one of its constituent parts. This week's Subject is advertising. Producer Charlie Taylor
With Claire Bolderson.
Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between a young writer and captivating girl-about-town Holly Golightly , inforties New York, is read by Henry Goodman and abridged in ten parts by James Robertson. Part 1. Producer Bruce Young
Shortened repeat from Saturday 9am
Vivian White and team report from around the country on the day's campaigning highlights, plus a glimpse of the action behind the scenes at party headquarters. It will tell the real story of what's being said in the election at the end of each day and give the first look at tomorrow's headlines and a round up of the campaign online. series producer Sue Davies
Repeated from 9.45am
