From the Parish Church of St Mary, Bishopstoke.
World Service analysis. Producer Mike Popham
The Honest Altruist. Sheena McDonald considers the true nature of altruism in conversation with the former emergencies manager of Oxfam and author of a controversial new study, Tony Vaux. They ask if all altruism is tainted with self-interest and how it is to be redefined in our post-modern world. Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
Topical issues. Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Religious and ethical news with Roger Bolton. Senes producer Amanda Hancox
Nick Ross appeals on behalf of a charity which conducts research into the views of young people in orderthat their voices be heard by parents, teachers and policymakers.
Producer Laurence Grissell.
DONATIONS: Young Voice, [address removed]. CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed]. Repeated at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm
Black-majority churches are the fastest growing in the United Kingdom. To mark black history month, the Rev Joel Edwards , general director of the Evangelical Alliance, celebrates the vitality and diversity of African and African-Caribbean communities, and their contribution to the life of the church, in a service from the Church of God of Prophecy in Tooting, London. With poet Andrea Meade , political historian R David Muir , and the award-winning Kingdom Choir under their musical director Karen Gibson.
Producer Phillip Billson. E-MAIL: sunday.worship@bbc.co.uk
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday
Presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Kevin Marsh
Omnibus edition.
The A to S of the Archers: page 16
Soap and flannel with Alison Graham : page 28
To mark the 20th anniversary of his series, Professor Anthony Clare recalls eight of his most memorable interviews. Clare describes his encounter with the late Wimbledon champion Arthur Ashe as his personal favourite. Here, Clare recalls his own feelings as a psychiatrist before, during and after their 1984 encounter in New York.
Producer Michael Ember.
Quiz. E:-MAIL quote.unquote@bbc.co.uk. Repeated from Monday
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Quote... Unguoteis is available on cassette at all good retailers and www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
As Marcel Proust knew, food can transport people to other places and times. This edition asks why there is such a strong connection between food and memory, and explores its cultural and therapeutic benefits.
Producer Paula McGinley. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
With James Cox.
Charles Wheeler presents a five-part series about the history and impact of national service.
4: Angry Young Men. The Suez crisis blows up and many young recruits start to question the wisdom Of national Service. Producer David Prest (R)
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Peacetime Conscripts is available on audio cassette at all good retailers and www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
John Cushnie , Anne Swithinbank and Carole Baxter answer questions posed by gardeners from Ballater in Aberdeenshire. The chairman is Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor.
A five-part series in which Chris Baines looks at domestic gardens from the point of view of wildlife and discovers that gardeners are recreating habitats for a growing number of animals.
2: Feeding the Rocks. A garden encounter with a sparrowhawk is short and often dramatic as it makes a raid on the birdtable , often carrying off one of the birds feeding there. This programme shows how sparrowhawks reflect the health of the local bird population and how ourgardens are becoming increasingly important for a wide range of birds. Producer Brett Westwood. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/nature
Graham Greene 's novel is dramatised in two parts by John Harvey. 1: The anguished story of one man's personal and spiritual confusion as he struggles to behave honourably against the odds.
Producer/Director Sally Avens. Original Music by Dominic Fitzgerald Graham Greene 's Short Stories begins tomorrow at 3.30pm
Charlie Lee-Potter looks at the world of books and Maggie O'Farrell picks the week's best paperbacks. Producer Fiona McLean. Repeated Thursday 4pm. November's Bookclub is Talking to the Dead by Helen Dunmore.
A four-part series with Peggy Reynolds. 2: No Coward Soul
by Emily Bronte. A look at how this bold and haunting poem makes its impact and its role in the myth that has grown up around its author. Producer Sara Davies. Repeated Saturday 11.30pm
Repeated from Tuesday
The first of three programmes in which novelists introduce the life and work of an invented author and explain why they wish such a writer had really existed. The series reflects the writers' interest in literary hoaxes and jokes. This week, AL Kennedy. Producer Rob Ketteridge. Repeated on Saturday
BBC radio highlights presented byCorrie Corfield.
Producer Neil George. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed]. E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
A fright i n the kitchen. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Children's magazine. Awful End author Philip Ardagh discusses his new book, a group of children share their experience of Africa as described in their book The Lion Children and Jan Francis reads the seventh part of The Indian in the Cupboard. With Matt Smith. Producer Jo Daykin. Series producer Olivia Seligman E-MAIL: [text removed]. WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gfi
Anna Massey narrates Christopher Lee 's series of the history of Britain. The reader is Robert Powell. Episode 23: 1938 Anschluss and the Munich Agreement. Producer Pete Atkin. Revised repeat
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: This series is available on a series of individual audio cassettes and compact discs, as well as superb box sets. Two books to accompany the series have been published by BBC Books, www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed].
Repeated from Friday
Repeated from Friday
Repeated from yesterday 12 noon
Repeated from 7.55am
Repeated from Thursday
The politics of the next seven days, with Andrew Rawnsley. Including at 10.45 It's a Funny Old World. Simon Hoggart 's perspective on the week in politics. Editor John Evans. It's a Funny Old World: Producer Adam Grimley. Editor Anne Tyerman. Repeated on Wednesday at 8.45
Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
A four-part series in which Dave Gelly explores unusual musical collaborations. 1: How singer
Stacey Kent and saxophonist Jim Tomlinson interpret the Classic American SOngbOOk. Producer Anne Bristow (R)
