With the Rev Peter Francis.
Presented by Sarah Mukherjee.
With Sue MacGregor and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
Allison Pearson is joined by novelist Pat Barker and science writer Graham Farmelo, who explains why he thinks equations are just as beautiful as poetry.
(Shortened repeat at 9.30pm)
See Night Waves, 9.30pm Radio 3
Jenni Murray talks to the crime writer
Reggie Nadelson about her new book Sex Dolls: a fast paced novel about drugs and the sale of women into the sex trade.
Drama: The Magpie Stories. Part 6. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Archaeologist Julian Richards returns with a new series of the programme exploring how towns take shape.
Cartoon chickens, the black death and a handful of wayward nuns all play a part in the story of this world-famous university town. From a 12th-century leper chapel to the William Gates building, via the roof of King's College, Julian discovers how academia came to settle in this middling medieval port.
Adapted by John O'Farrell from his bestselling novel. A four-part comedy drama telling the story of Michael, a new dad who escapes from the exhausting misery of babies by leading a secret double life. Part 2. Mark Huckerby
Producer Lucy Armitage
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
Nick Clarke chairs the final programme in this year's series. Will Scotland or the South of England steal the championship?
Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated Saturday 11pm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Mike Walker. Carly's relationship with one of her teachers gives Jane, her adoptive mother, cause for concern. But in Carly's world, governed by the laws of physics, everything is uncertain.
Paul Lewis and guests are on hand to answer listeners' personal finance questions. Lines open at 1.30pm. Telephone [number removed]. Producer Chris A'Court
The first of five winning entries from BBC Radio 4 s online short story competition.
1: Holiday. By Janette Jenkins. A holiday in a caravan by the sea, Madonna and a tin of pink paint bring hope to a mother and daughter on the run. Read by Lyndsey Marshal. Producer Joanne Reardon
The first of two programmes presented by British-Muslim women, highlighting the reality of living with their faith alongside the pressures of modern life. Today Saba Rifat discusses herwork, both as a pharmacist and as an Islamic artist, and discusses wearing the hijab and the reality of being a divorced Muslim woman. Producer Karen Maurice
From the great symposia of ancient Greece to the current international discussions about the future of the Middle East, Derek Cooper examines the significance of food at the negotiating table. 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 Claire English and Carolyn Quinn.
This week's show comes from Harrogate with chairman Nicholas Parsons at the helm as ever. The panellists are Graham Norton, Tony Hawks, Jenny Eclair and Tim Rice. Producer Claire Jones Rptd Sun 12.04pm BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Volume 5 of Just a Minute is available on audio cassette from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Birthday memories. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews, and reviews. Producer Robyn Read
Ten tales forthe superstitious inspired by the magpie rhyme. 6:Six for Gold. By Shelley Silas. Isaac gives his wife a good-luck token.
Director Claire Grove Repeat of 10.45am
When Detective Sergeant Billy Murdoch was a young lad, he and his friends would hang around in a gang outside the local shops. In the second of two programmes, he meets present-day members of Bradford's Spar gang to find out if things are so very different foryoungsters today. Producer Susan Mitchell
Living in the Woods. As conservationists argue for stronger enforcement of planning laws to protect
British woodlands from further development, others argue for a liberalisation of the laws to allow them to live sustainably in woods and manage them in the traditional ways that helped create these wildlife havens - can our planning laws cope? Presented by Paul Evans. Producer Grant Sonnex Repeated tomorrow 11am
Shortened repeat of 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
By Ian McEwan. 6: A moment in a library and a pair of runaways feature in this gripping portrait of a family about to be torn apart on a perfect summer's evening in 1935. Abridged in 15 parts by Sally Marmion. Read by Sian Thomas. Producer Speirs
Shortened repeat of Saturday 9am
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am
