With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.
With Sue MacGregor and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
Allison Pearson is joined by Malcolm Rifkind who will be arguing that pragmatism and politics are necessary bedfellows.
Producer ArianeKoek Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Jenni Murray talks to Elizabeth Wurtzel , author of Prozac Nation, about her new book, More, Now, Again, which describes her descent into and eventual recovery from Ritalin addiction. Drama: The Magpie Stories. Part 1. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Roger Bolton casts a spotlight on the Easter story looking at the political and religious tensions in first-century Jerusalem and the possible models forthe story in classical mythology. Traditional and liberal Christians discuss whether belief in the bodily resurrection of Jesus is essential for Christians today. Producer Elena Curti
A A new four-part comedy drama, adapted by John OTarrell from his bestselling novel, telling the story of Michael, ajingle composer and reluctant new dad who's leading secret double life: doing all he things that most men with small children can only dream about. Starring Mark Heap , Tamsin Greig , Dan Chambers , Mark Huckerby , Emma Kennedy and Nick Ostler. producer Lucy Armitage
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
By what happy coincidence did a clarinettist, a clueless chairman and a good-time singer get together for a strip? Nick Clarke oversees another good-natured contest of lateral thinking and cultural knowledge, as Northern Ireland attempt to avenge their recent defeat by Wales.
Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated Saturday llpm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Neil d'Souza. In this contemporary love story framed by jazz, a barrister risks her career and her marriage while defending an asylum seeker on a robbery charge.
Producer Claire Grove
Paul Lewis and guests are on hand to answer listeners' personal finance questions. Lines open at 1.30pm. Telephone [number removed]. Producer Louise Greenwood
The first of five recently republished stories by one of the 20th-century's most acute observers of English mores. Read by Penelope Wilton. 1: Flora Producer Jeremy Howe
Another chance to hear Chris Packham's five-part look at the archives of the London Zoological Society.
Who were the men who founded London Zoo in 1826 and gathered the animals from around the empire? Read by Freddie Jones.
Sheila Dillon celebrates seaweed, seamoss and sea lettuce. Why is ourtaste for these highly nutritious low-cost foodstuffs on the wane? Extended repeat from yesterday 12.30pm
Ernest Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives. Producer Amanda Hancox
With Carolyn Quinn and Nigel Wrench.
The devious panel game travels to Winchester in Hampshire, where chairman Nicholas Parsons attempts to keep control of the proceedings. This week's panellists are Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Paul Merton, Chris Neill and Linda Smith.
(Repeated on Sunday 12.04pm)
BBC Radio Collection: Volume 5 of Just a Minute is available on audio cassette from all good retailers and from [web address removed] Call [number removed]
Janet makes a difficult decision. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews, and the verdict on the film A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe as the mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr , who shared a Nobel Prize in 1994 after enduring three decades of schizophrenia. Producer Sally spurring
Ten tales for the superstitious, inspired by the magpie rhyme.
By Charlotte Jones. Howard (Paul Ritter) finds his ideal woman and she is famous.
(Repeat of 10.45am)
When Detective Sergeant Billy Murdoch was a boy he and his friends would hang around outside the local shops. Over the the years other gangs have come and gone outside the Spar in South Bradford. In the first of two programmes, Murdoch traces former members to find out what happened to them. Producer Susan Mitchell
Dartmoor Ponies. The emblem of the Dartmoor
National Park and a famous tourist attraction, the Dartmoor Pony is currently facing uncertain times. As they await the strategic announcement from the Dartmoor National Park Authority, welfare officers, auctioneers and the owners of these wild ponies explain to Mark Carwardine their different proposals for safeguarding the future of these much loved animals. Producer Sandra Sykes Repeated tomorrow 11am
Shortened repeat of 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Ian McEwan. On the hottest day of the summer in 1935 , 13-year-old Briony witnesses a moment by a fountain - and the lives of three people are changed for ever. Sian Thomas reads the first part of Ian McEwan 's Booker short-listed novel about love, truth and the difficulty of absolution. Abridged in 15 parts by Sally Marmion. Producer Di Speirs
Repeated from Saturday 9am
Repeated from 9.45am
