From St Martin in the Fields, London.
A look behind the world's headlines. With Kate Adie.
Producer Mike Popham
Brother Sun , Sister Moon. Sibling relationships are among the most powerful and formative that we experience. In myth and literature, as in life,' brothers and sisters can share a bond of intense loyalty and affection, or be consumed by rivalry and hostility. Mark Tully asks what makes for good relationships between brothers and sisters. Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
Religious and ethical news with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Sue Macgregor appeals on behalf of a charity which funds research and looks at ways of improving diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer with the aim of curing the disease or preventing it.
Producer Mohini Patel. DONATIONS: Breast Cancer Campaign,
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Father Adrian Morrin leads a service of commitment and witness by young people preparing forthe sacrament of confirmation from Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic church Buckley, Flintshire. The preacher is Bishop Edwin Regan and the Sirenian Singers are directed by Jean Stanley-Jones . Producer Stephen Shipley. Organist Jeffrey Makinson E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk
Zimbabwe v England
Coverage of the third one-day international at the Harare Sports Club. With Jonathan Agnew, Peter Baxter, Simon Mann and Angus Fraser. Including at
7.10-8.25am The Archers Omnibus edition. Cricket: Producer Peter Baxter.
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday
Presented by Eddie Mair
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Louiza Patikas's Kind of Day: page 154
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To mark the 20th anniversary of his series, Professor Anthony Clare recalls eight of his most memorable interviews. This week he follows up his encounter with Les Dawson , recorded a week before the comedian's sudden death, and talks to Dawson's widow about the interview's influence on her life. Producer Michael Ember. Repeated on Friday at 9am
An edition of the quiz recorded at the Edinburgh
Festival. With Nigel Rees and Dillie Keane , Owen Dudley Edwards , Ben Moor and Joyce McMillan. E MAIL: quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk. Repeated from Monday
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Charles Wheeler presents five programmes looking at the history and impact of national service.
2: Brasso, Bull and Bullying. The true rigours of basic training are revealed. Producer David Prest
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Roy Lancaster, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew answer questions posed by gardeners from Central London. Bunny Guinness helps the team choose the best site for a fruit cage at the GQT garden at Sparsholt College in Hampshire. The chairman is Eric Robson.
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The last of four programmes exploring the legacy of Surrey's dinosaurs. The identity of the mysterious predator from the Surrey brick pit has been revealed and, over the last three weeks, clues to the lifestyle of the Baryonyx have emerged. Jessica Holm finds the creature nicknamed "claws" had a surprisingdiet. Producer Brett Westwood. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature
Book two of Edmund Spenser 's epic poem tells the story of Sir Guyon the Knight of Temperance and his quest to destroy the Bower of Bliss. Philip Palmer 's adaptation mixes moments of vivid poetrywith high adventure as Spenserfinds himself faced by a rival storyteller keen to add a twist to the tale.
Director Toby Swift. Repeated Saturday 9pm
Frank Delaney presents requests on a farming theme including poems by John Clare and Thomas Hardy. Producer Paul Dodgson. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Repeated from Tuesday
Three programmes in which Lynne Truss cheerfully confirms the prejudices of those who have never been tempted to attend a great sporting occasion. 2: Those Two Impostors. Triumph and tragedy. Over the moon to sick as a parrot in one easy step. Producer Kate McAII. Repeated on Saturday
With Mark Whittaker.
Producer Neil George. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Neil wants retribution. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
The children's magazine visits the National Conker Championship and Birmingham's new Think Tank museum of science and discovery. Jan Francis reads the fifth episode of The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks. With Matt Smith. Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: gfi@bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfi
Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's series of the history of Britain. The reader is Robert Powell.
Episode 21: 1936-Edward VIII and Unemployment Producer Pete Atkin. Revised repeat
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Andrew Rawnsley reports live from the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool. Including at 10.45 It's a Funny Old World. Simon Hoggart casts a wry glance at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Producer Susan Marling. Editor Sheila Cook. It's a Funny Old World: Producer Jess Atkinson. Repeated on Wednesday at 8.45
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The first of two programmes in which Tim Healey uncovers music which grew out of yesterday's great transportation systems. In the industrial revolution, those who lived and worked on Britain's canals created their own dynamic culture. Producer Paul Evans
