With the Rev Dr Mary Cotes.

Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Oliver McTernan.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the events and inspirations that have influenced our age.
Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the ancient kingdom of Bohemia containing myriad religious, national and ethnic ideologies, and how it was divided up to form the states of modern Central Europe. Show more

Jenni Murray hosts the programme from
Manchester. Drama: Wife to Mr Milton. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

East Timor. On 20 May East Timor becomes independent. The tinvterritorythat captured hearts and headlines round the world in 1999 will then have its own constitution, courts and currency. But, asks
Julian Pettifer , after 25 years of hostile occupation by Indonesia - and its scorched earth departure-and two years offriendly occupation by the United
Nations how will this new nation cope on its own?
And how do you establish justice in a country where rape and murder were daily occurrences?
Producer Rosie Goldsmith Repeated Monday8.30pm

Who, or what, sang the first song? Did humans copy the cries of animals, or have we always had a desire to sing? Catherine Bott explores the significance of singing throughout history - from medieval cathedrals to Stone Age monuments, from the nightingale to the humpback whale. Talking to composers and biologists, archaeologists and musicologists, she examines why the desire to sing is fundamental to so many species. Producer Andy Cartwright

With Liz Barclay and WinifredRobinson.

With Nick Clarke.

Helen Mark meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside.
Extended 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

When the Titanic sank 90 years ago this Sunday, the owners of the White Star Line made every effort to return straight to England. An inquiry set up by the US Senate held the surviving witnesses ashore in New York until questions could be answered. From over 1,000 pages of testimony in the inquiry archives, Bob Sherman has created a gripping courtroom drama in two parts.
The drama concludes tomorrow.

Each week a columnist advances a controversial view on a topical subject. Listeners can then take issue by telephone. Presented by David Jesse !. Producer Nick Utechin PHONE: [number removed]

John Peel appeals on behalf of a chanty that provides support for lone parents in England and Wales. Producer Laurence Grissell
DONATIONS: Gingerbread, [address removed]
CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] 7.55am

Rose Macaulay's engaging and eccentric novel about an Anglican mission expedition to Turkey, undertaken by Laurie, her Aunt Dot, Father Chantry-Pigg, Dr Halide and a camel. Abridged in five parts by Sarah LeFanu and read by Eve Best.
4: The Sorcerer's Green Potion. Producer Sara Davies

4: The story of how former war artist John Keane 's group portrait, commissioned to celebrate the Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland, fell victim to political differences and resulted in a giant-sized portrait Of MO Mowlam. Fordetails see Monday

Repeated from Sunday 4pm

Predicting the Unpredictable. Quentin Cooper speaks to psychologist Professor Richard Heath , and finds why a quarter of the population may have the ability to predict the weather around us. Chaotic systems are far from random and govern much of nature, including our weather. Could it be that some humans are innately tuned into these complex nonlinear rules? And if so, why?
Producer Ros Smith E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

With Eddie Mair and Nigel Wrench.

RoyHudd. Concluding this series, Paul Jackson talks to the man with possibly the best selection of Showbiz stories in Britain. Producer Mario Stylianides

Jazzer plays a dangerous game. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Francine Stock investigates the role of film schools in an age when would-be directors can shoot and edit their own movies using digital cameras and computers. Producer Rebecca Stratford

By Robert Graves , dramatised by Melissa Murray. 4: Marie's final meeting with her Royalisttrue love has led to accusations that make her parents determined to marry her off as quickly as possible. She is appalled to discover their intended suitor is the Puritan poet, John Milton.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Germany defeated France in six weeks in 1870, and again in 1940. What if she had done the same in 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, as many well-placed German and French observers expected?
Professor Chris Andrew speculates that the history of the 20th century would have been radically transformed, and a generation of young men might have been spared the killing fields of Flanders. Producer Mark Smalley

The Origins of Value. How do you justify your values? Possibly with trepidation. We all have moral codes, but when reasonable people disagree, what authority do they have? Presenter Kenan Malik searches for the source of ourvalues, in God, and in nature and society, and asks how, in an age of cultural conflict, we can ever agree.
Producer Michael Blastland Repeated Sunday 9.30pm

2: Home Power. Alex Kirby discovers how to turn your home into a power station. Producer Martin Poyntz-Roberts

With Robin Lustig.

Alan Bennett reads his darkly comic story. 4: Father Geoffrey is conducting the memorial service for Clive Dunlop. For details see Monday

The first in a four-part series of comedy travelogues from globetrotting comedian and Just a Minute regular Ross Noble. This week, Ross discovers Shanghai, performs in front of the locals and marvels at the wonders of 1,000 pensioners in a park at the same time. Producer Danny Wallace

Part4. Repeated from 9.45am