With Allan Forsythe.
Presented by 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 for the Day With Akhandadhi Das.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and his guests explore the history of ideas as they discuss the events and inspirations that have influenced our age.
Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life, and legacy of the German composer Richard Wagner, mentor of Nietzsche and disciple of Schopenhauer, who changed the face of 19th century opera. Show more
With Jenni Murray.
10.45 Drama: Growing Pains. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
The stories and the colour behind the world's headlines with KateAdie. ProducerTony Grant
A new series exploring the impact four major books have had on people's lives.
The story of Pip and his relationship with the terrifying convict, with the cold Estella and the mysterious Miss Havisham, is a story that has gripped readers young and old for nearly 150 years. Professor Valentine Cunningham, Tony Marchant, Dr Faysal Mikdadi, Lucy Pearson and Patrick McSweeney, discuss the impact this novel has had on their lives. With readings by Simon Chandler.
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
Helen Mark meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside.
Shortened
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Rebecca Trick-Walker . When teenage mum Lisa has to move in with elderly Miss Owen, she doesn't expect to find they have much in common.
Director Alison Hindell
David Jessel invites a columnist to advance a controversial view on a topical subject, with which listeners can take issue by phoning in. Producer Nick Utechin PHONE: [number removed]
Glenda Jackson appeals for a charity that aims to improve the lives of older people through reminiscence.
DONATIONS: The Age Exchange. [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed]
Producer Laurence Grissell
4: Engineering. Born in Calcutta, RuchirJoshi is a writer, journalist and film-maker whose documentary Eleven Miles won the Joris Ivens Prize at the Cinema du Reel in 1991 in Paris. For details see Monday
4: Browsing the Horizon. Award-winning Kothmale Community Radio has developed an innovative way of browsingthe web for the villagers of the highland tea country in central Sri Lanka. For details see Monday
Charlie Lee-Potter looks at what's happening in the world of books. Plus an interview with Barbara Vine , the award-winning crime writer, also known as Ruth Rendell. Producer Fiona McLean Repeated from Sunday 4pm
Old masters fade but, using detailed chemical analysis and computer technology, experts can now re-create the vibrant colours originally used by artists of yore. Quentin Cooperfinds out how. Producer Jonathan Fildes E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk
With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.
Simon Fanshawe's cornucopia of comedy, quotations, literature and laughter. Assisted by Bill Wallis and with contributions from Noel Coward, Harry Enfield and Spike Milligan, Fanshawe removes the loose change from his pockets and gets to the bottom of money.
AtestforBrian's loyalties. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on the latest Andrew Lloyd Webber production Bombay Dreams, a new musical set at the heart of the Indian film industry, with music by Bollywood composer AR Rahman. Producer Robyn Read
The romance of Bollywood: page 30
4: Noisy Childhood. Vigorous children, frazzled parents. With readings from Philip Larkin , Laurie Graham and RS Thomas.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain. 2: The Voyage of the Coracle. In the sixth century Irish monks brought the message of Christianity to Ion and north-east England. Today William Dalrymple traces their links with the desert fathers in Egypt and discovers their enduring appeal to contemporary "Celtic Christians". Producer Rosemary Dawson
Howto Bea a Mogul. You're never too young to be rich. Peter Day hears from young people who decided to become entrepreneurs ratherthan wait to climb the Career ladder. Producer Robert McKenzie Repeated Sunday
Religion and archaeology seemed to be as one when geologist Bill Ryan suggested that Noah's flood could have happened. Rising sea levels in the Mediterranean afterthe last Ice Age could have burst through a natural dam into the Black Sea, wiping out coastal communities in what would have appeared like a global cataclysm. But new research questions this. Geoff Watts discovers how the flood story may be a myth after all.
Producer Alexandra Feachem E-MAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
With Anne McKenzie.
ByW Somerset Maugham. William Ashenden is intrigued by the wife of his new friend the author, Edward Driffield. For details see Monday
By Patricia Highsmith. Adapted by Shaun McKenna.
Now that Robert Forester is living in Langley, Pennsylvania, he has escaped his oppressive wife and has no need to see a psychiatrist again. So why is he outside Jenny Theiroif's house, watching her every move?
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Part 4. Repeated from 9.45am
