WithlftikharAwan.
With Anna Hill.
With John Humphrys and Sue MacGregor.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Johnston McMaster.
Bel Mooney and guests explore the boundaries between belief and unbelief. This week Susie Orbach reflects on faith and psychotherapy. Producer Malcolm Love. Repeated at 9.30pm
Peter White tries his hand atjobs he would never normally do. Peter the Landlord. In this concluding programme he tries his hand at running a pub.
Could it be he's found his niche? Producer Cheryl Gabriel
Presented by Jenni Murray.
Drama: The History of the Life and Memoirs of the Late Ingenious Mrs Aphra Behn by Alison Joseph. Part 4. (Drama repeated at 7.45pm)
England v Australia
Commentary from the Oval on the first day's play of the Fifth Test by Jonathan Agnew , Tim Lane , Simon Mann and Christopher Martin-Jenkins . Expert comment from Graham Gooch , Vic Marks and Jeff Thomson. Including News at 1.15 and County Talk at 1-18. Approximate times
Colour, wit and observation as BBC correspondents take a look behind the world's headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Fertility expert Professor Robert Winston selects his most memorable pieces of prose and poetry, among them works by Boccaccio, Wilfred Owen and Roy Hattersley. Readers Philip Franks and Michael Elwyn. Producer Nicky Barranger. Repeated Sunday 12.15am
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Guto Harri.
shortened rpt from Sat 6.10am
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
The term"wartime evacuees" conjures up idyllic images of contented city children welcomed into the bosom of rural England and sheltered from the bombs. But what happenend if you were black? The experience of Britain's black community during war was perhaps even more mixed than that of the white population. Louise Page's new play- based on personal experience - explores this poignant and difficult area. Director Polly Thomas
The series which helps to answertroubling questions you were too scared to ask, such as "Does the mythological lotus fruit really exist?" and "What causes a red sky at night?" Presented by Bob Holness. Producer David Prest. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: questions.questions@bbc.co.uk
Andrew Marr speaks on behalf of a charity which aims to create a safer society through campaign work, research, education, advice and counselling. DONATIONS: The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated from Sunday 7.55am
4: Footnotes - Peterhead, Winter 1963 by lain Grant, read by Michael Mackenzie. A critic's comments on a great Scottish poem reveal the poet's deeply disastrous home life as a drunken misogynist. For details see Monday
Repeated from Sunday 4pm
Is it possible to achieve warp speed underwater? Supercavitation could provide the answer-the process involves surrounding a vessel with an envelope of gas to prevent excess drag in water. Quentin Cooper talks to ocean engineer Dr Marshall P Tulin and Dr Yuriy Savchenko , researcher behind Russian high-speed torpedoes. Will this technology lead to fast and noisy underwater dogfights in the military arena, orto more peaceful advances in undersea exploration and transport? Producer Fiona Roberts. E-MAIL: [email address removed]
With Eddie Mairand Nigel Wrench.
in a six-part cornucopia of comedy, quotations, literature and laughter, hosted by Simon Fanshawe. Acting. Assisted by Bill Wallis and with contributions from Eddie Izzard , Nigel Planer and Tallulah Bankhead, Simon gets to the bottom of the profession described by Laurence Olivier as "not quite the occupation of an adult",
Producer Paul Dodgson. Repeated tomorrow 11.30pm
Groupies arrive at Grey Gables.
Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Tonight, a profile of acclaimed pianist Martha Argerich , who performs at the BBC Proms next Monday. With John Wilson. Producer Robyn Read
By Alison Joseph. 4: Writing for Bread
Widowed, Aphra refuses to be a "kept woman" and sets out to earn her living as a playwright. For details see Monday. Repeated from 10.45am
I August 1968 a Prague tram escaped the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia on an epicjourneyto rural Derbyshire. Chris Bowlby tells the story of the unlikeliest symbol of Cold War heroism. Producer Chris Bowlby
From Berlin Wall to Great Wall? Friction persists between the US and China, while Washington tests a missile shield and prepares to resume nuclear arms talks with Moscow. Quentin Peel asks whetherthe US is substituting a new giant enemy for an old one, and what changing perceptions of future threats mean for the west. Producer Simon Coates. Repeated Sunday 9.30pm
The idea of modern science sharing characteristics with magic seems unlikely, but they are closerthan we think. In the first of two programmes
Trevor Phillips discusses how medieval magic gave birth to scientific method. With the help of Michael White , Dr Waltraud Ernst , Dr Andrew Gregory and Professor
Harold Cook , he considers the impact of alchemy on the development of science. What characterises a scientific point of view and how does itdifferfrom magic? Producer John Watkins. EMAIL: scirad@bbc.co.uk
Repeated from 9am
JGBallard'sthhller. Part 9. For details see Monday
The final part of Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley 's comedy panel game in which someone stands to win 99 pence. Hosted by Sue Perkins. Producer David Tyler
Nick Hancock. In the last of the series Paul Jackson 's guest is the host of television's They Think It's All Over. Producer Mario Stylianides (R)
Repeated from 9.45am. For details see yesterday 9.45am
