With AlistairCooke. Repeated from yesterday
6.05 Papers
6.08 Sports Desk
With Helen Mark. Producer Hugh O'Donnell Extended 1.30pm
With Sarah Mukherjee. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague. 7 25 8 25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day Professor Russell Stannard.
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Harry Parker Shortened 11pm
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More travellers' anecdotes, with Arthur Smith. Producer Cathie Mahoney
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The first of a six-part series in which
Edward Stourton investigates the life and work of one of the most influential and controversial figures in Western history, on a quest to understand what turned an enthusiastic persecutor of the early Church into a man whose zeal transformed the Christian world. Producer Phil Pegum
Dennis Sewell presents a political discussion to sharpen the focus on current ideas and events. Producer Jo Glanville
BBC correspondents take a look behind the world's s headlines. Introduced by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant
Personal finance news and money advice, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer LouiseGreenwood.Rptd tomorrow 9pm Paul Lewis on borrowing money: page 24
Simon Hoggart. with Alan Coren , Andy Hamilton , Fred MacAulay and Linda Smith. Repeated from Friday
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs a political discussion from Beckenham, Kent. On the panel are author and scientist John Gribbin , Baroness Jay, Sandy Toksvig and Ann Widdecombe MP. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Phone in on [number removed], or e-mail [email address removed].
By JRR Tolkien, adapted for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell. 8: The Voice of Saruman. "I shall return to Isengard," said Gandalf. "And those who will may come with me. There we shall see strange things."
With Sean Arnold. John Church. John Livesey. Martyn Read. Gordon Reid , Andrew Seear and John Webb
Music by Stephen Oliver
Director Penny Leicester Producer Jane Morgan
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Fellowship of the Ring. newly edited and with new narration by Ian Holm , 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]
Lynne Truss examines the impact of inventions that are now taken entirely for granted. 3: Don Drive to Wagner: the Car Radio. With the first commercial car radio in 1932 came fears that distracted motorists would crash. But it became every commuter's companion and saved millions from going mad in traffic jams. Elton John , Sean Street and Vicki Butler Henderson applaud the car stereo and look to the future, including car TVs, computers and the internet. Producer Erika Wright
The best of the week on the weekday morning magazine, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Fiona Hill E-MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
Full coverage and analysis of the day's news, plus the sports headlines, presented by Dan Damon.
The film programme rounds up the week's movie news, and profiles the versatile Julianne Moore , soon to be seen in the film of E Annie Proulx 's novel
The Shipping News. Producer Lawrence Pollard
Free tickets to see The Shipping News, starring
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Join Ned Sherrin for music, comedy and conversation with the biggest and smallest names from every imaginable walk of life. EditorChris Burns
Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on Ron Howard 's A Beautiful Mind, a triumph-of-the-human-spirit film about John Nash , with Russell Crowe as the conceptual genius; plus America Sublime, a major exhibition of revelatory, epic landscapes painted in 19th-century America at Tate Britain. Producer Mohini Patel
In the first of six programmes before Easter in which adherents of different faiths reflect on who Jesus was and is for them, Clive Lawton of the Jewish adult education movement Limmud considers Jesus the Jew. Repeated from Sunday
Miriam O'Reilly draws on the unique archive of Radio 4's Farming Today programme to explain how an outbreak of an animal disease became a national crisis. The story of foot and mouth in Britain last year is told by the people most seriously affected - not just farmers but many other people living and working in the countryside and the tourist industry.
By Stendhal. Dramatised in two episodes by Felicity Hayes-McCoy.
Four characters' search for happiness in post-Napoleonic Italy.
1: As Fabrice hides from his father's spies in the belfry of Fr Blanes , he tells the story of his adventures at the Battle of Waterloo.
Marquise Marcella Riordan
Original music composed by Sian Burns Director Lawrence Jackson Repeated from Sunday
Michael Buerk poses one of the week's moral conundrums to Ian Hargreaves , Claire Fox ,
Janet Radcliffe-Richards , Steven Rose and Roger Scruton. Repeated from Wednesday
Northern Ireland v Wales. Chaired by Nick Clarke. Repeated from Monday
Poetry and conversation with Christopher Cook and guests Selima Hill and Irish poet Matthew Sweeny. Repeated from Sunday
Five stories of contemporary Welsh life translated by Meic Stephens. 1: Going In. By Meg Elis , read by Mari Gwilym. Bethan wonders if she should tidy her house before going to prison. Producer Alison Hindell
