With Fidelma Meehan.
With Anna Hill.
With Sue MacGregorand Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Joel Edwards.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas and events which have influenced our time.
Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the legacy of the French Revolution. What kind of a watershed did the French Revolution mark in the tide of history? Show more
Acclaimed writer Michele Roberts joins
Jenni Murray to discuss her latest collection of short stories. Drama: Byron's Women by Robin Brooks. Part 9. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
An in-depth, colourful and often witty look behind the headlines, presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Hamburg in 1945 was a catastrophe- "a pile of rubble full of semi-starving cave dwellers". Yet in just over a decade it became a sparkling place of noise and music. In the first of two programmes
Alan Dein walks the neon-lit strip that is Hamburg's Reeperbahn in search of the singers, survivors, hustlers and performers that turned Hamburg into the cradle Of British Beat. Producer Mark Burman
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from Saturday6.10am
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
A chance for listeners to take issue on a controversial subject by telephone with the columnist of the week. Presented by David Jessel. Producers Nick Baker and Nick Utechin
Sister Frances Dominica speaks on behalf of a charity which aims to improve the quality of life forterminally ill children and their families. Rptd from Sunday 7.55am
Alan Bennett reminisces about growing up in Leeds. 9: Unsaid Prayers. For details see Monday
4: Maria Tidball is bright, vocal and ambitious. But like many of her generation she is also full of self doubt. Do people see beyond her disability, will anyone ever love her and what is the etiquette of leg removal in foreplay? And 15-year-old Ryan Dunn talks about life as a "harbour rat" and professional fisherman. Fordetails see Monday
The programme that tackles big legal issues and everyday ones, without long words, small print or expensive fees. Presented by Marcel Berlins. Producer Charles Sigler. Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
In the week when the Aventis Prize for science writing is announced, Quentin Cooper discusses the art of science writing with novelist Maggie Gee , science journalist Robert Kunzig , biologist Professor Steven Rose and science editor Peter Tallack. Producer John Watkins. E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk Repeated Wednesday 9.30pm
With Clare English and Carolyn Quinn.
The comedy debating series in which speakers compete to prove they are the champion persuader. Hosted by Graeme Garden , with Jenny Eclair and Steve Punt. Producer Adam Bromley
Fallon lets herhairdown. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Arts interviews, news, and the verdict on Howard Katz , a new play by Patrick Marber. Presented by Mark Lawson. Producer Rob Ketteridge
Robin Brooks 'sgripping drama of Lord Byron's turbulent and passionate relationships.
9: Teresa. In Venice, Byron has immersed himself in a life of dissipation, but now he has fallen in love. Further cast details across the week. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
The extraordinary story of the first overseas cricketers ever to visit England - a team of Australian Aborigines who toured in 1868. They were among the few remaining members of their clans - most had already been wiped out by white settlers and imported diseases. The quality of their cricket surprised the English crowds, but it was, primarily, a commercial tour. At the end of each match they had to put on exhibitions of boomerang- and spear-throwing. They were never paid and only three of them ever played again. They were the first cricketers to represent Australia overseas, yet no Aborigine has played for his country since. Presented by Mark Whitaker.
Clean Machines. The hunt is on to find non-polluting engines. Peter Day discovers what they will be like, and where and when they might take over from petrol and diesel power. Producer Neil Koenig. Editor Stephen Chilcott. Rptd Sunday 9.30pm
This week a look at the ocean to examine the weird and wonderful creatures that live around deep-sea hydrothermal vents. They have adapted to survive one of the most toxic environments on the planet, and scientists are now taking a closer look at their DNAto see how they do it. GeoffWatts visits the Southampton Oceanography Centre to talk to the researchers involved and to find out how humans might benefit from these organisms. Producer Alexandra Feachem
With Claire Bolderson.
Barbara Kingsolver 's tale of a southern Appalachian farming community. Part9. For details see Monday
Comedian and Just a Minute regular Ross Noble invades Budapest and Warsaw to entertain the locals with his unique brand of stand-up. He chats to the mayor of Warsaw about furry hats, uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks and even shares a curry with Poland's only comedian. Producer Danny Wallace
Verity Sharp meets the Duke Quartet, celebrated both for its performances of Shostakovich and as the string section for pop groups like the Pretenders and the Corrs. For details see Tuesday (R)
Repeated from 9.45am. For details see Monday 9.45am
