Free Churches.
With Tony Burnham , Moderator of the Free Churches.
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.
Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday In Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
With Martha Kearney. Drama: Turn over the Paper and Start. Part 5.
Series Editor Angle Nehring E-MAIL: [email address removed]
PHONE: [number removed] Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Linda Smith travels to
Island of Beauty - Corsica. Linda Smith travels
Corsica to find out what is means to be a Corsican. Producer Kathleen Griffin
By Jim Eldridge.
The end justifies the means. Maybe - but there' s sometimes a price to pay.
With Liz Barclay and Peter White.
Editor Chris Burns PHONE: [number removed]. E-MAIL: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh
Emily Buchanan presents a kaleidoscope of excerpts from the best English language radio programmes from around the globe. This week, how
Chinese and Canadian radio deal with transport, including rickshaw drivers and how to conquer the fear of flying. Producer Jennie Walmsley Repeated on Sunday
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Sheila Goff. Forty-year-old James lives with his mother and dances twice a week at the Lizard
Lounge. He meets Frances, a recently divorced hparimictrp<;<; in search of a social life.
Musical director John Peade Singers Jaqui Hicks. Patti Revell and Hilary Cameron Director David Hunter
Kathy Brown takes Clare Balding on a walk in Bedfordshire, starting at Oakley and proceeding through Stevington to Harrold, which she believes mirrors the one taken by Christian in John Bunyan s Pigrim's Progress.
Producer Lucy Lunt For a factsheet please visit the Radio 4 website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 or call the Radio 4 helpline on[number removed]
Hugh Laurie reads Jerome K Jerome 's comic classic which takes three men on a cycling tour of Germany. Abridged by Peter Everett. Part 5. Producer Sara Davies
5: A Shabby, Dingy Little Place Called Home. In The
Wind in the Willows Mole is homesick, and returns to Mole End where he discovers what home means and who he is. Writer Pat Cumper longs for her old home in Jamaica and spends her time luxuriating in fragrant memories. Like Mole, exile has sharpened her wits but left her wondering what it all means. For details see Monday
The programme about words and the way we speak. 5. Zoom. Michael Rosen is in pole position with Formula One, taking hairpins, chicanes and chequered flags. Simon Hoggart will be close behind looking through a distorted rear-view mirror at our ever-changing mothertongue, and there's a pit-stop for an update on the listeners' wittiest person competition. Producer Neil George Repeated Sunday8. 30pm
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect modern life. Producerceciiewnght
With Eddie Mairand Carolyn Quinn. Editor Kevin Marsh
More topical impressions-based sketches, with Jon Culshaw , Jan Ravens , Mark Perry , Kevin Connelly and Phil Cornwell. Producer Bill Dare Rptd Saturday 12.30pm BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Two senes of Dead Ringers are available on audio cassette and compact disc at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Andrew Duncan meets Jan Ravens: page 30
Unexpected visitors at the Stables.
Written by Paul Brodnck
Director Rosemary Watts Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Francine Stock chairs the arts show, and reassesses the life and paintings of Australian artist Sidney Nolan , whose works include red desert landscapes, and images of the outlaw Ned Kelly. Producer Sally Spurring
By Claire Bennett.
Things come to a hectic head at Birmingham airport as a none-too-successful revision week in Walsall comes to an end. And it's not just our teenager's family who have disrupted her revision schedule: Matty the repair man has played his part as well. Maybe after the weekend Walsall will return to normal.
(For details see Monday) (Repeated from 10.45am)
Robin Lustig chairs the debate from Ripley St Thomas Church of England School hall in Lancaster with a panel including the Minister of State for Pensions Ian McCartney MP, the director general of Save the Children Mike Aaronson, and sketchwriterand author Quentin Letts.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson
With veteran America-watcher Alistair Cooke. Repeated Saturday 5.45am and Sunday8.45am
With Claire Bolderson.
Editor Prue Keely E-MAIL: world.tonight@bbc.co.uk
Martin Jarvis concludes reading his abridgement of Michael Frayn 'S novel. Part 10. For details see Monday
Invited guests from around the world observe, parody and dissect topical British stories from their country's perspective. Producer Natasha Maw
of the Week: From Balham to
Bollywood Part 5. Repeated from 9.45am