With Joy Mead.
With Alistair Cooke.
Repeated from yesterday
Helen Mark meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside.
Producer Gabi Fisher. Extended
Miriam O'Reilly with this week's countryside news. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Alan Little.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Harry Parker. Shortened
PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk John Peel: page 13
Keeping in Touch while Abroad. Are you addicted to internet cafes? Do you buy British newspapers even though they may be days out of date? Do you pack a short-wave radio in your rucksack to keep up with what's going on back home? Or is the whole point of travel to get away from it all? With Arthur Smith.
Producer Cathie Mahoney. PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: excessbaggage@bbc.co.uk
Greg Proops looks at four American movie and TV stars who started in stand-up comedy. 2: Chris Rock is the new kid on the block though he s been a stand-up performer since his teens. He brings modern black attitudes to traditional subjects and runs his comedy and screen careers in parallel. Producer Dave Batchelor
Jackie Ashley of the New Statesman looks behind the scenes at Westminster. Producer Marie jessei
BBC correspondents take a look behind the world s headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. Producer TonyGrant
Personal finance news and money advice, presented byPaul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke. Rptd tomorrow 9pm
The sharp end of radio satire. Starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Mitch Benn , Marcus Brigstocke , Jon Holmes and Emma Kennedy. Repeated from Friday
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a political discussion from Edinburgh. The panel includes former Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
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 Innes Bowen
By JRR Tolkien, adapted for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell. 5: The Mirror of Galadriel.
"Farewell, Gandalf! cried Aragorn, "Did I not say to you- if you pass the doors of Moria, beware? Alas that I spoke true! What hope have we without you?"
With Graham Faulkner , David McAlister , Martyn Read
Christopher Scott. Michael Spice, John Webb and Haydn Wood Singer David James. Music by Stephen Oliver DirectorPennyLeicester
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Fellowship of the Ring, newly edited and with new narration by Brian Sibley , and the classic box sets of The Lord of the Rings are available from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
The best of the week, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Fiona Hill. E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
The day's news and sport, with Dan Damon.
Andrew Collins presents the weekly guide to the film world. John Lasseter , creator of Toy Story and guru of computer animation, talks about Monsters Inc, the record-breaking film from his company Pixar. Producer Stephen Hughes
An eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and guests. Editor Chris Burns
Tom Sutcliffe gauges opinion on RobertAltman's new film GosfordPark, in which Michael Gambon and Maggie Smith find themselves on a country estate in the thirties. And sinister events unfold in a quiet
English cul-de-sac during the Rrst World War in Michael Frayn 's new novel Spies. Producer Jerome Weatherald
1: East of Eden. Phil Smith recounts his struggles to turn a wilderness into a garden. Repeated from Sunday
These are difficult times for airports, but the BBC
Sound Archive shows that they have always had their problems. Steve Punt takes us back to a time of perfect diction, when pilots hadn't a clue where they were going, when Heathrowwas a row of tents and plane-spotting was a respectable job for any well-spoken reporter. Producer Geoff Ballinger
By Walter Scott. Adapted in three parts by Judith Adams.
Francis Osbaldistone has quarrelled with his cousin, Rashleigh. However, he has no assurance that the mysterious Robert Campbell can save the day again.
(Repeated from Sunday)
Michael Buerk with Ian Hargreaves , Janet Radcliffe -Richards, Steven Rose and Harvey Thomas cross-examine witnesses on their stance about one of the week's moral conundrums. Repeated from Wednesday
With Nick Clarke and teams from the North of England and Scotland. Repeated from Monday
Frank Delaney introduces a selection of poems inspired by world religions. Repeated from Sunday
A series of stories giving voice to figures from the historical or mythical past. 3: Conquistador by Sara Maitland , read by Douglas Hodge. Ayoung Spanish soldier, part-crazed with hunger and the lust for power, drifts down the Amazon river, locked in a struggle with the jungle around him and his own innermost passions. Producer Sara Davies
