With Dr Lavinia Byrne.
Presented by Sarah Mukherjee.
Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Jim Thompson.
Presented by Martha Kearney _
Drama: JustPlainGardening.Part 5.
Series Editor Angie Nehring E.MAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
PHONE: [number removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm
1:WarandPeaceandQuietinthePas-de-Calais
Superchef Jean-Christophe Novelli invites presenter
Arthur Smith to his hometown of Arras to find out why a chefwould dream of leaving France, and to explore the tunnels beneath the city. which hold clues to the history of the region. Arthur also takes the opportunity to fire an arrow across the field at
Agincourt and to follow in the footsteps of Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh , but with a better haircut. Producer Sara Jane Hall
Christopher Fitz-Simon 's six-part comedy-drama.
5: Butler's Funeral Furnishers have managed to see off the Nearys' objections to their new crematorium in Skibbogue, but no one had reckoned on Margot Neary spreading a deeply unpleasant rumour about
Frances's relationship with Finbar Doran.
Frances Syslvestral le Touzel Margot MarionO'
Dwyer Frances SylvestraLeTouzel
Music by Neil Brand Director Eoin O'Callaghan
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With Liz Barclay and Peter White.
Editor Chris Burns PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh
In the first of the new series Emily Buchanan returns with the pick of the best English language radio from around the world. This week she presents a selection of the most gripping and surprising radio drama. Producer Arlene Gregorius
(Repeated Sunday 6.15pm)
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Paul Mendelson. If we could meet ourselves when we were young, what would we tell ourselves? What could we learn? And would we even recognise parh nthpr? eachother?
KirstieAblgail DochertySusie
Other parts played by members of the cast Director David Ian Neville
City Escapes. In this new series Clare Balding
Sofessomespectacularwalks that can be found less than an hour away from our major cities. The
Giant's Causeway is a spectacular piece of Ireland's s north Antrim coast, a place where myth and science meet. For over 300 years visitors have pondered the choice between giants and geology to explain this natural and cultural wonder. producer Lucy umt
When a school catering assistant becomes the pen-friend of a teacher from Poland, the pair discover a mutual love of poetry and begin a regular correspondence. When she discovers that he plans to visit her school she is terrified of what will happen when he finds out that she has failed to correct his mistaken assumption that she is a teacher. Read by Lesley Sharp.
5: Rio and the Houseboat? In the final programme the explorers find Dog's Home and Rio Bay, and meet a surprise guest on Captain Flint's houseboat. For details see Monday
As the House of Lords prepares to review religious offences, Marcel Berlins considers what merit there may be in maintaining a law of blasphemy. Plus his regular analysis of recent key court judgments.
Producer Simon Coates
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect modern life. Producer Kevin Mousley
With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.
Editor Kevin Marsh
Mouthwatering chunks of Alan Coren , Linda Smith , Sandi Toksvig and Ki rsty Wark , who gettheirteeth into this week's news. Chaired by Simon Hoggart. Producer Lucy Armitage Repeated Saturday 12.30pm
Secrets and lies.
Written by Mary Cutler Director Julie Beckett
Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews. Producer Kirsty Pope
The last part of Jyll Bradley and Jonquil Panting's horticomedy. 5: Sorrel's Secret Garden. In which Sorrel propagates unexpectedly.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the debate from All Saints' Church, High Wycombe, with a panel which includes Steve Norris, historian Peter Hennessy and Baroness Young, chairman of English Nature. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
With veteran commentator Alistair Cooke. Repeated Saturday 5.45am and Sunday8.45am
With Claire Bolderson.
Editor Prue Keely. E-MAIL: world.tonight@bbc.co.uk
10: In the last part of Rose Macaulay's novel, Helen Deniston reveals the truth about her daughter. For details see Monday
The freshest new writing on the radio. This week Chris Bigsby is joined by the laid-back writer Howard Jacobson and the highly driven businesswoman and Financial Times columnist Mrs Moneypenny to battle out the tricky question of competition.
Lucie Skeaping traces the story of the salvage and replication of the musical instruments which went down with Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose in 1545, and finds out what they tell us about Tudor music and musicians, both at sea and on land.
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