With Judy Merry.
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from yesterday
6.05 Papers
6.08 Sports Desk
Helen Mark meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside. Producer Gabi Fisher Extended
Miriam O'Reilly puts this week's countryside and food-chain news into perspective with the help ot experts in the field. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon Eric James
8.45 Yesterday in Parliament
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
Producer Alison Hughes Shortened PHONE: [number removed] E-MAIL: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Sandi Toksvig introduces a collection of the best travellers' tales, anecdotes and surprises. Producer Cathie Mahoney
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Michael Nicholson 's series marking the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War concludes.
6: The Falkland Islander's Story. The lives of those living on the Falkland Islands changed forever in 1982 This is the story of Trudy McFee and her family a story of bravery and stoicism. Twenty years on what have been the lasting effects of the war on this remote farming family and their neighbours? Producer Sarah Taylor
Jackie Ashley of The Guardian looks behind the scenes at Westminster.Editor Marie Jessel
The stories and the colour behind the world s headlines with Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Paul Lewis brings you the latest news from the world of personal finance, and impartial money advice. Producer Chris A'Court Repeated Sunday 9pm
More topical impressions-based sketches from Jon Culshaw , Jan Ravens , Mark Perry , Kevin Connelly and Phil Cornwell. Repeated from Friday
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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 sketch writer and author Quentin Letts.
Robin Lustig takes listeners' calls and e-mails in response to last night's Any Questions? Phone in on [number removed], or e-mail any.answers@bbc.co.uk
Producer Lisa Jenkinson
By Elizabeth Taylor. Dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
Kate, a well-heeled widow, causes a sensation in her conventional community of the late fifties when she falls for the charms of a younger man and marries him. She attracts both the envy and pity of family and friends, as they speculate whether her new found happiness can last beyond one golden summer. With Kate Buffery, Chris Garner, June Barrie, Michael Fenton Stevens, Bonnie Hurren, Bill Wallis, Helen Weaver, Paul Dodgson, Nicole Arumugam and Ben Tinniswood.
Travel writer William Dalrymple explores the history of walking in two programmes. In this first edition, he meets people who have undertaken great pilgrimages for personal, religious and political reasons. Among them, film-maker Werner Herzog, who describes a long walk to the bedside of a dying friend, and Satish Kumar who completed an 8,000-mile walk for peace in the sixties.
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, 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. With Dan Damon.
Andrew Collins presents an insider's guide to the Cannes Film Festival. Producer Stephen Hughes
Ned Sherrin hosts a sparkling agglomeration of music, comedy and conversation. ProducerTorquil Macleod
A major exhibition opens at Tate Modern this week exploring the complex relationship between the undisputed giants of modern art, Matisse and Picasso - one time rivals who went on to become personally and artistically close. Tom Sutcliffe and guests give their verdict on this and the rest of the week's cultural highlights. Producer Mohini Patel
Gerry Anderson 's wry reflections on the deeds, misdeeds and mess-ups of the famous and not-so-famous in Northern Ireland. 2. Howto Avoid Becoming a Penguin. Repeated from Sunday
One of the most controversial poets of the 20th century, Ezra Pound , died 30 years ago this year.
- He went from being one of the world's most innovative literary figures during the First World War, to imprisonment in an asylum following his pro-fascist broadcasts during the Second. In this programme Michael Alexander recalls his encounters with Pound and some of the great poets of the last century. Producer Paul Bajoria
Another chance to hear Michelene Wandor 's dramatisation of Stevie Smith 's favourite among her own novels - a story of unresolved love, set at the end of the Second World War, when everyone is unsettled, and summer is about to end.
Director Janet Whitaker
The first of three debates chaired by Edward Stourton examining the moral health of the nation. Before an invited audience at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire, the first programme looks at manners, civility and standards of behaviour, asking if we are in the midst of a moral decline. Repeated from Wednesday
Ned Sherrin chairs the first of this year's semi-finals, with questions on topics ranging across the entire musical spectrum. Repeated from Monday
Frank Delaney visits Emily Dickinson 's house in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a college where Robert Frost served as poet-in-residence. Repeated from Sunday
The first of four readings celebrating the experiences of childhood. 1: Oleander, Jacaranda. An extract from Penelope Lively's memoir of growing up in Egypt. The much-loved author looks back with wonder on her seven-year-old self. Read by Patience Tomlinson. Abridged and produced by Jill Waters.
