With the Very Rev David Chillingworth.
With Alistair Cooke.
Repeated from yesterday
Helen Mark in the British countryside.
Producer Alasdair Cross. 1.30pm
Sarah Mukherjee with this week's countryside news. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Harvey Thomas.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
John Peel takes a wry look atthe foibles of family life. Producer Harry Parker. 11pm
PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk John Peel : page 11
Desert Living. Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright 's architecture school, is set in -and made of-the Arizona desert. This week, an encounterwith those drawn to the deserts Of the world. Producer Sara Jane Hall PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk
Miles Kington's three-part account of the life of the legendary French president.
After 12 years in the wilderness de Gaulle was asked by the French to come to their rescue again. Dodging bullets and political land-mines, de Gaulle faced his second great challenge. Today's episode begins with the General tackling the crisis in Algeria.
Peter Oborne of The Spectator looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Editor Jane Ashley
BBC correspondents take a look behind the world s headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Personal finance news and money advice, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Louise Greenwood. Rptd tomorrow 9pm
Ways to save money in the new year: page 25
impressionist show starring Kevin Connelly , Jon Culshaw , Mark Perry and Jan Ravens. Producer Bill Dare. Repeated from Fnday
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a political discussion from Oldham. On the panel are Anne Cryer, MP for Keighley, and Charles Wheeler.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson.
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Phone in on [number removed], or e-mail any.answers@bbc.co.uk.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson
Another chance to hear this classic dramatisation of the epic novel by JRR Tolkien , adapted for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley and first broadcast in 1981. 2: The Black Riders. "Where am I to go?" asked Frodo, "And what is to be my quest? Bilbo went to find a treasure, there and back again; but I go to lose one and not return, as far as I can see."
With Sean Arnold , John Bott , John Church, Graham Faulkner ,
Alexander John , Gordon Reid , Christopher Scott , Michael Spice and Haydn Wood. Music composed and conducted by Stephen Oliver. Director Jane Morgan
Wired for sound, John Nightingale dons face mask and oxygen tanks to retrieve the stories submerged in three extraordinary shipwrecks.
1: The Salcombe Gold Wreck. In 1995 a team of divers uncovered a hoard of gold coins, jewellery and other artefacts from a shipwreck off the Devon coast. The ship dates from the first half of the 17th century, but was she a Dutch merchant vessel or one of the many Moroccan pirate ships that used to raid the south-west of England for women and slaves? Producer Tim Malyon
The best of the week on the weekday morning magazine, presented by Martha Kearney.
Series Editor Anne Tyley. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines, presented by Dan Damon.
Andrew Collins presents the weekly guide to the film world, including an interview with Ridley Scott about his new film Black Hawk Down- a war film about US marines fighting in Somalia. Producer Stephen Hughes
An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and guests. Producer Chris Burns
Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on Last Orders, a new British film starring Michael Caine , Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren , adapted from
Graham Swift 's Booker Prize-winning novel that tells the tale of a London butcher's journey to his final resting place. Plus Somethingto Declare, a new book of essays on France by Julian Barnes. Producer Mohini Patel
Former BBC Hong Kong and Far East correspondent Anthony Lawrence looks back at his career. Producer Liz Barclay. Repeated from Sunday
The first talkie, The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, was released 75 years ago, and the world of the silent movies disappeared forever, along with stars who couldn't, or wouldn't, make the transition. However, many of these long-gone silent stars were interviewed extensively before they died, and in this programme they describe the glittering world of the early Hollywood movie industry. Presented by Jeffrey Richards.
By John Steinbeck. 2: The Journey West. Shaken by the death of Granpa, the Joads continue their journey west from Oklahoma to California.
Director Marion Nancarrow. Repeated from Sunday
From the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham, north London, Edward Stourton asks a panel of experts and guests how political and public bodies have adapted to a multicultural United Kingdom. producer Jim Frank. Editor Nicola Meyrick. Repeated from Wednesday
Northern Ireland v Wales. Chaired by Nick Clarke. Producer Paul Bajoria. Repeated from Monday
Coleridge's Frost at Midnight, AA Milne's Sneezles, Vernon Scannell reading his Cold Spell, and archive recordings of Pamela Gillilan reading Four Years and Harvest. Presented by Frank Delaney. Producer Geni Hall-Kenny . Repeated from Sunday
By Marian Keyes. The last in this series of specially written stories on the theme of resolution. To the smitten Orla, the name Bryan has a magical effect, even though it is "second only to Nigel in the pantheon of dorky boy names". Can she overcome her crush? Read by Niamh CusaCk. Producer Sarah Johnson
