With Noel Vincent.
Presented by Anna Hill.
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 Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively conversation. ProducerChris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Drama Sonya and Leo. Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Rules, usually unwritten and often unspoken, pervade our homes, relationships, jobs attitudes and speech. Writer and broadcaster Shyama Perera concludes her exploration of the relationship between ourselves as individuals and the rules that govern our lives.
Producer Paula McGinley
By Mike Coleman.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star as the showbusiness couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr who get a second stab at fame, despite having Lewis Elstein as their agent. This week they get to try out Lewis's latest daft idea - a sort of management training theme park - but all is not as it seems. Also starring the late Pat Coombs.
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
The semi-final at the QEH theatre in Bristol. Lionel Kellewaytests three hopefuls on their specialist knowledge of Antarctica, pondlife and national birds. Producer Sheena Duncan
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
A four-part series of David Ashton 's detective stories set in Victorian Edinburgh.
3: The Wild Spark. While Constable Mulholland is in lovelorn pursuit of the fair Emily, Jean Brash is battling with the malevolent madame of a rival bawdy house, and McLevy has a warehouse full of tobacco gone mysteriously up in smoke. gone mysteriously upm: Director Patrick Rayner
HighlightsfromtheBBCGardeners World Live exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham with Bob Flowerdew Roy Lancaster , Pippa Greenwood ,
Anne Swithinbank , Bunny Guinness, John Cushnie , Nigel Colborn and Matthew Biggs. The chairman is Eric Robson. 2pm
3: The Luck ofTeodoro Mendez Acubal
By Rosario Castellanos of Mexico. Teodoro is an impoverished Indian who finds a fortune lying on the pavement. Read by Elizabeth Bell. Fordetails see Monday
3: Earth Brown. Brown is back. The trendiest walls wearthe shades ourforbears ground from the soil. In northern Italy, where once there were dozens of earth pigment specialists, one family business tries to find light at the end of the tunnel. Fordetails see Monday
Laurie Taylor and guests explore and explode some of the ideas that shape our society today.
Producer Jacqueline Smith E-MAIL: thinking.allowed@bbc.co.uk
The second in a series examining key issues surrounding adolescence. 2: Teenagers' mood swings and obsessions can seem bizarre to adults. Some develop eating disorders and others become depressed. Connie St Louis asks what teenage behaviour is normal and what should make parents and teachers worry. Repeat of yesterday 9pm
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
By Lynn Ferguson. 4:Story. Everyone's telling tales and making up stories in the small town of Millport. On top of that Moira's behaving oddly, no-one's listening to Bob, Agnes has discovered the medicinal benefits of alcohol and for once Irene doesn 't know what to do. Producer Lucy Bacon
Kate Surprises Brian. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Francine Stock presents the arts magazine, with news, interviews and reviews. Producer Helen Thomas
3: The First Child. The birth of the first Tolstoy baby brings them great joy. But Sonya's difficulty in breast feeding leads to increased tension.
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. Claire Fox , Ian Hargreaves , Melanie Phillips and Steven Rose cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Producer David Coomes Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
Tom Reid , The Washington Post's London
Correspondent, gives his sardonic American view of British politics. In the second of two programmes, he highlights more key differences between UK and US politics. Comparing aspects such as the amounts spent on campaign budgets, to whether Party or constituency is more important to a politician, he provokes thought about some of the things that are often taken forgranted. Producer Sue Ellis Rptof sun 10.45pm
Sea of Sand. Sue Armstrong travels to the Namib
Desert to discover how the plants and animals living there manage to survive searing heat and desiccating wind to make the dunes and plains their home.
A troop of baboons that can survive for 100 days without drinking and plants that hide under the sand with only a window on the world are some of the extraordinary inhabitants of this ancient desert. Producer Louise Dalziel
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Tim Lott. 3: 24 December 1980. A family
Christmas, With all the trimmings. For details see Monday
By Chris Douglas , Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman. Cricket's bits-and-pieces specialist offers more of his views on the global impact of the noble game.
Starring Chris Douglas as Dave and Andrew Nickolds as Andy, with Chris Pavlo and Nicola Sanderson. Producer Richard Wilson
of the Week: The Flamboya Tree
Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am
