With Lavinia Byrne.

Presented by Anna Hill.

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 Huw Spanner.
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.
Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that a dominating power such as ancient Greece, Persia, Rome, Islam, Britain and now America can exert a cultural and imitative influence. Show more

Presented by Jenni Murray in a special programme from Cape Town, South Africa.
10.45 Drama The Love Child. Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

The stories and the colour behind the world s headlines With Kate Adie. Producer TonyGrant

The last programme in a series exploringthe impact four major books have had on people lives.
4:Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" The story of Cathy and Heathcliff and their passionate but violent life on the Yorkshire Moors, is one that has haunted readers since its publication in 1847. DrStevie
Davies, Glyn Hughes , Mia Scott-Ruddock and Jackie Hollis discuss the impactthis novel has had on them. With readings by Simon Chandler and Sara Poyzer. Producer Rosie Bouiton

With Liz Barclay and John Waite.

With Nick Clarke.

Charlotte Smith meets the people and wildlife of the British countryside.
(Shortened repeat of Saturday 6.10am)

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

Stewart Henderson helps to answer more of those irritating questions from everyday life.

Letters: [address removed] E-Mail: [email address removed] Phone: [number removed]

Joanna Lumley appeals for a charity that provides medical treatment to the people of Nepal.
DONATIONS: The Britain-Nepal Medical Trust, [address removed] CREDIT CARDS: Freephone [number removed] Repeated from Sunday 7.55am

4: Flamenco By Andrea Ashworth. Emmy is the new girl in town. Anxious to fit in at school she joins the gang but must hide her feelings forthe boy who is the butt of the gang's bullying. Seduced by the magic his fingers create on the piano keys she shares secret moments of kinship with the boy who also can't quite fit in. Read by Gillian Kearney. Fordetails see Monday

4: The Law of the Road. Pedlars, tinkers and hawkers could soon be a thing of the past. Deborah Bull looks at the relevance of the Pedlars Act and examines why it is the cause of some friction. For details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday 4pm

In the film Alienwe were presented with the horrifying prospect of another being living inside a human body. But this isn't science fiction. Our cells all contain the remnants of simple organisms that inserted themselves into our distant ancestors - a union that may have kick-started complex life. These are the powerhouses of our bodies. Without them we couldn't survive. But how did the fusing of two life forms happen? Quentin Coopertalks to the experts. Producer Jonathan Rides E-MAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

With Dan Damon and Carolyn Quinn.

History. Simon Fanshawe 's cornucopia of comedy, quotations, literature and laughter. Assisted by Bill Wallis and with contributions from Blackadder, Eddie Izzard and Jo Brand , Fanshawe gets to the bottom of the past. Producer Paul Dodgson

Kenton'S in big trouble. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

With John Wilson. ProducerRobyn Read

4: Clarissa celebrates her 17th birthday, and a young man enters her life. For details see Monday Rptdfrom 10.45am

A six-part investigation into the roots of spirituality in Britain. 3: A Long Way from Home. Roman missionaries to Anglo-Saxon England encountered a variety of pagan beliefs and practices. William Dalrymple looks at how the poetry and spirituality of the period reflects the fusion of Christian theology and northern epic. Producer Rosemary Dawson

Bad Timing. You've no time to listen to this programme. We've no time to make it. It's the one thing we're all running out of. Peter Day finds out how to make time. Producer Sandra Kantha ! Repeated Sunday

There's another football world cup going on this summer in Japan for which the stars don't have to worry about groin strain. Many of them don't even have legs or feet. The competition is the sixth RoboCup. Geoff Watts meets the players and trainers, and discovers that RoboCup has a serious aim -to promote research in the area of intelligent robotics. Producer Alexandra Feachem E-MAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk

With Robin Lustig.

ByW Somerset Maugham. William Ashenden goes to see the second Mrs Driffield. For details see Monday

By Patricia Highsmith. Adapted by ShaunMcKenna. 2: Jenny has fallen for Robert Forester , though he is not certain of his feelings for her. Her ex-fiance, Greg, is very certain. He wants Jenny back - and Robert is in the way.
Original music composed and performed by David Chilton Director Marion Nancarrow

Part 4. Repeated from 9.45am