St Nicholas , Sevenoaks, Kent.
World Service analysis. Producer Mike Popham
What Return Can I Make? Mark Tully explores our personal and communal responses to the goodness and generosity of creation. Producer Beverley McAinsh. Repeated at 11.30pm
Exe Is forAvocet. In the first of a new series, Lionel. Kelleway is on the Exe estuary to see one of the country's largest populations of overwintering avOCetS. Producer Sheena Duncan
Religious and ethical news with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
The Rev Nicholas Holtam, vicar of St Martin in the Fields, London, with the traditional Radio 4
Christmas Appeal on behalf of the church's social work in the capital and around the country.
(Rptd at 9.25pm and Thursday 3.27pm)
DONATIONS: [address removed]PHONE: [number removed].
WEBSITE: [website address removed]
From the chapel of St Catharine's Convent,
Lauriston, Edinburgh. Led by the Reverend John Fitzsimmons with the St Andrew Camerata, director Vincent Wallace. Producer Mo McCullough.
With AliStairCOOke. Repeated from Friday
Conversation about the big news stories of the week. Presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Kevin Marsh
For 75 years Radio 4 has broadcast an appeal at Christmas on behalf of St Martin in the Fields, London. The church has a long tradition of social work. John Waite meets the hard-working staff at the church and some of those who benefited from last year's appeal.
(Rptd at 5.40pm and on Thurs 3.45pm)
Omnibus edition.
The alternative to panel games. Repeated from Monday
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is available on cassette at all good retailers and www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Could organic farming make Africa a major player in the world food market? Sheila Dillon finds out in a special programme from Zambia.
Producer Rebecca Wells. Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
With James Cox.
Series exploring pieces of music known for their emotivity. 4: Amazing Grace. A near-death experience resulted in John Newton 's conversion and some years laterthe writing of Amazing Grace. With contributions from Judy Collins , Bob Zellner and Martin Bell. Producer SaraConkey(R)
Bob Flowerdew , Roy Lancaster and Pippa Greenwood are in the potting shed answering questions sent in by post. The chairman is Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor. 3pm.
Send your gardening questions to:[address removed]
A series in which Caroline Beck investigates the National Trust Careership scheme for training gardeners. 4: Sue Preston Jones - -Saltram, Devon
Three years ago Sue Preston began hertrainingat Saltram after having been a teacher for ten years.
Producer Angela Sherwin. Series Producer Paul Bajoria
Daphne Du Maurier's chilling tale, dramatised in one episode by Ronald Frame.
John and Laura Bennett are on holiday in Venice, trying to get over the tragic death of their daughter. They seem to be succeeding, until a blind psychic starts relaying messages to them.
(Repeated on Saturday at 9pm)
(Don't look - listen: page 15)
Charlie Lee-Pottertalks to Sara Paretsky about her new book Total Recall. And Anna Raeburn looks at the week's best paperbacks.
Producer Dymphna Flynn. Repeated Thursday 4pm. January's Bookciub: The Falls and Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
Frank Delaney returns with a programme devoted to requests in response to the terrorist attack on New York. Jack Davenport reads WH Auden's prescient poem September 1, 1939 and Wislawa Szymborska's The Terrorist, He Watches; Miriam Margolyes reads Linda Pastan's moving poem The Five Stages of Grief and David Colllins reads James Fenton's Jerusalem.
(Repeated Saturday 11.30pm)
BBC Radio Collection: A variety of poems are published by BBC Radio Collection on audio cassette and are available from all good retailers and from [web address removed]. Call [number removed]
Current affairs series. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 9.45 am
Eddie Mair 's selection of highlights from BBC radio. Producer Clare Csonka. PHONE: [number removed] FAX: [number removed] E-MAIL: potw@bbc.co.uk WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/potw
Robert thinks Lynda is lovely. Repeated tomorrow 2pm Soap and flannel with Alison Graham : page 26
Children's magazine. This week, the Museum of London's birthday celebrations and find out which of this year's top-ten toys will be making it into the history books. William Nicholson reads the sixth part of his book The Windsinger, plus the usual mix of jokes and competitions. Presented by 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 history of Britain. The reader is Robert Powell. Episode 30: 1945. The End of the War and a Labour Landslide. 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].
Emily Buchanan looks at radio quiz shows from around the world. Repeated from Friday
Michael Rosen on the art of bending over backwards linguistically in order not to offend. Repeated from Friday
Repeated from yesterday 12 noon
Repeated from 7.55am
John Kampfner asks whether a new seriousness is colouring our attitudes to the state of the world. Repeated from Thursday
The politics of the next seven days, with Andrew Rawnsley. Including at 10.45 Brandreth on Office
The last of Gyles Brandreth irreverent but informative sketches of life in Parliament. Editor John Evans.
Guests discuss their favourite paperbacks with Louise Doughty. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Bridget Kendall 's looks at the way in which music of all kinds was made to praise the Soviet cause in the Stalin years. Producer Martin Smith (R)
