With Allan Forsythe.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought forthe Day With Rabbi Lionel Blue.
8.32 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively conversation. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
With Jenni Murray.
10.45 Drama: GrowingPains. Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Rules, usually unwritten and often unspoken, pervade our homes, our relationships, ourjobs, our attitudes and our speech. In a new three-part series, writer and broadcaster Shyama Perera explores the relationship between ourselves as individuals and the rules that govern our lives.
By Mike Coleman.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd return in a new series as the show-business couple, Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr, who get a second stab at fame. Pat Coombs, who died last month, played Hetty, the much put-upon but extraordinarily able housekeeper who Tommy and Sheila just couldn't do without.... even though they would never admit it. This week their ruthless agent tries to sell their entire back-catalogue to a record company - but what's in it for him?
Liz Barclay and Diana Madill.
With Nick Clarke.
From the National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire, Lionel Kelleway puts three more naturalists through their paces as they compete for a place in the semi-finals.Taking part this week are a natural-history film-maker, a wildlife photographer, and last year's Wildbrain winner, back to defend his title. Producer Sheena Duncan
Repeated from yesterday 7 pm
By David Ashton. A new four-part series of detective stories set in Victorian Edinburgh, and starring Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond. 1: A Good Walk Spoilt A body is found on Leith Links on the eve of a major golf championship. But McLevy is no fan of the Royal and Ancient Game, and soon finds himself deep in the rough.
Director Patrick Rayner
Pippa Greenwood. Bunny Guinness and Roy Lancaster broadcast live from the Celebrity Theatre at BBC Gardeners' World Live at the NEC in Birmingham.
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3: The Oldest Woman in Scotland. Poet and author Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland but now lives in Manchester. Her new collection of short stories. Why Don You Stop Talking, was published in April this year. For details see Monday
3: Wise Women of the Web. The women of Embalam have found a new status in serving their fellow villagers' needs through the internet. For details see Monday
Laurie Taylor invites his guests to look at cutting-edge research currently being undertaken at academic institutions. He leads a topical discussion on society and the ideas that shape it.
Producer Jacqueline Smith E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
Medical Ethics. Ethical dilemmas often hit the news such as the recent cases of Diane Pretty and Miss B, who wanted to end their own lives.
Dr Graham Easton explores how medical staff are dealing with the everyday ethical challenges in laboratories and on the wards.
Producer Paula McGrath Repeat of yesterday 9pm
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
By Lynn Ferguson. 2: Dark Secrets
There are strange things afoot in the town of Millport: missing postmen, hypnotised pets and anonymous threatening letters. Irene enlists the help of Bob to find out who - or what - has sent the island into disarray.
Producer Lucy Bacon
A rough ride for Lynda. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Francine Stock with arts news, interviews and reviews.
Producer Belette Holt-Fente
3: Babies and Toddlers. New parents' lives turned upside down. With extracts from Charles Jennings, Eavan Boland and John Betjeman.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate on the moral conundrums behind one of the week's news stories. Steven Rose , Melanie Phillips , Michael Gove and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Editor David Coomes Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
The last in the series about by-elections that have changed political history. 4: Steve Richards looks at the dramatic Greenwich by-election of 1987. Producer Martin Rosenbaum Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
For decades there have been claims that we are going to run out of oil - but what is the truth? Howard Stableford finds out why no one is sure how much oil is left and what might happen if there is a shortage. World politics, climate change, war and recession - all are affected by this vital black liquid. Producer Joanne Stevens E-mail: [email address removed]
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively conversation. Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
ByW Somerset Maugham. William Ashenden remembers how, as a boy, the famous author Edward Driffield taught him to ride a bicycle. Fordetails see Monday
ByChris Douglas , Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman. Cricket's bits-and-pieces specialist offers more of his views on the global impact of the noble same 2: Eat the Dream With Chris Pavlo and Nicola Sanderson
Producer Richard Wilson
Up-to-date news, views and features on today's stories in Parliament.
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Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am
