With Leslie Griffiths.
With Anna Hill.
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rhidian Brook.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament
Sue MacGregor talks to Lord Chief Justice Woolf.
During the past 50 years, he has witnessed the huge social shifts Britain has undergone-from divorce and abortion to gay rights and race relations - and watched how the law has struggled to cope.
Producer Sarah Peters
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Drama Stage Mother, Sequinned Daughter Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Commentary on the first semi-final.
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The second of a two-part programme continues an exploration of how high schools mould the attitudes of American teens. Through students' own audio diaries, we find out how work, sport, community service and independence form the cornerstones ot the American educational system. Producer Allison Puranik
By Simon Brett.
In the first of a new six-part series Rosie Burns once again faces the challenges of running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem. Producer Simon Brett
With Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
With Nick Clarke.
The parliamentary panel game revealing the lighter side of life around the despatch box. Joining Steve Richards , Roy Hattersley and Sir Patrick Cormack this week are Sir David Steel and Channel 4 News political editor Elinor Goodman. Producer Simon Nicholls
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
In the sequel to yesterday's Afternoon Play, Tracy Beaker has persuaded Cam, a young writer, to foster her but things are not turning out the way she had planned. She hates her new school and Cam is not as wealthy as Tracy had imagined. To complicate matters further, Tracy's natural mother turns up out of the blue. Can this lead to a happy ending for Tracy?
How Matteo Came to Change His Name By Betty Weiner. Venetian school boy Matteo Polio is bullied at school because of his surname, which means "chicken". So he changes it to that of his all-time hero, explorer Marco Polo. The reader is Sandy Walsh. Producer Gemma Jenkins
3: The comic genius of Neil Munro 's Para Handy stories, and the Clyde puffers behind the creation Of The Vital Spark. For details see Monday
Laurie Taylor talks to Israeli journalist Amira Hass about her decision to cover the Palestinian side of the peace process by moving to Gaza in 1993.
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Repeat of yesterday 9pm Why the liver's such a vital organ: page 29
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
An episode packed full of useful information, including how to open a pocket museum, how not to purchase a smoke alarm and how not to go about being a medium, an auctioneer or a tramp. With Robin Ince , Helen Moon , Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. Producer Graham Frost
The weather is misbehaving. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Rosie Goldsmith reports on tonight's BBC Jazz Awards. Producer Erin Riley
By Annie Caulfield. 3: Alma Cogan travels to the United States to pursue fame, and copes with the sadness of her father's death and the challenge of the emerging talents of new British musical stars.
DirectorMarilyn Imrie Repeat of 10.45am
Marcel Berlins chairs a new series of debates in which lay people tackle legal dilemmas with the help of the professionals. 1: Relationships. The role of biology in parenthood is put under the microscope.
Plus cohabitees' rights and how to decide what to do with the children when a relationship breaks down. Producer Dinah Lammiman Repeated Saturday 10.15pm
Three novelists whose work is firmly rooted in their nations' capital cities reflect on the effects of devolved powers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 2. The Devolution of the Species. Robert McLiam Wilson argues that what Northern Ireland really needs is evolution, not devolution. Producer Owen McFadden Rptd from Sun 10.45pm
Walking is one of the human body's greatest achievements. A constant balancing and rebalancing act requiring precision mechanical engineering and nervous control. Quentin Cooper explores some of the mysteries surrounding the control of walking. He witnesses the latest scientific theories being put to the test in rehabilitation centres where patients are learning to walk again after an illness or accident. Producer Alison Ayres
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Paul Moss.
By Hermann Hesse. Part 3. For details see Monday
More poetry, jokes and music from Matthew Harvey and Rory Motion. In the final episode they contemplate masculinity, health andteabags. Producer vivBeeby
4: Normal Work. Steven Appleby concludes his series with a look at the world of work. But pondering on why he became a cartoonist instead of getting a properjob proves to be rather more dangerous and revealing than he intended. With Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby and featuring Rachel Atkins , Ewan Bailey , Nigel Betts and Rosalind Paul. Director Toby Swift
Another chance to hear Sheila Steafel 's reminiscences about her career on stage, in film and on TV, including anecdotes about fame after The Frost
Report and the danger of beingon stage with Robert Morleywhen he was bored. Producer Claire Jones
Part 3
Repeated from 9.45am
