With Mark Oakley.
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.
With Martha Kearney and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
Empires usually end in fire and blood but the British withdrew from theirs with tea and ceremony - for the most part. Trevor Phillips meets the men and women who gave away the empire, many of whom were bewildered by the pace at which it happened. (Repeated at 9.30pm)
In the first of a series that explores the value of reference collections, Quentin Cooper discovers a multitude of strange secrets about teeth (extracted from humans to pandas) at the Odontological Museum in London. ProducerAndrew Luck-Baker
Presented by Sheila McLennon.
10.45 Mothers of Invention Part 1 of this week's drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
A four-part series about flawed genius, told by Adam Hart-Davis . 2: Mrs Coade's Stone. Exploring the story of the formidable and talented Eleanor Coade. Coade ran her artificial stone business for 50 years until 1819, attracting the best sculptors and architects of the day. Hart-Davis investigates how she succeeded so well in a man's world. The reader is Marlene Sidaway. Producer MaryWard Lowery
By Georgia Pritchett. Two women sell a few flowers, talk a lot of nonsense and insult all their customers in this original comedy about florists with attitude.
1: Happiest Day of Your Life. Organising flowers for a wedding becomes increasingly difficult when the bride keeps changing her mind. Meanwhile, Winnie is preparing for a blind date and Ample is rehearsing for an audition. But while Ample's acting career is quickly thwarted, it emerges that Winnie has appeared in several films that she would rather keepunderwraps.
Director Beeban Kidron
With Charlotte Smith and Peter White.
With Nick Clarke.
Two more teams from around Britain square up. Peter Snow is in the Chair. Producer Paul Bajoria Rptd Saturday llpm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Shaun McKenna , based on the novel by JM Scott . The third in a series of stories around the theme of love. Four survivors of a shipwreck are thrown together in a fight for survival on the Indian ocean - an extraordinary true-life tale of passion, romance and danger.
Original music composed by Martin Medina Director Rachel Horan
Repeated from Saturday 12.04pm
by Sian James
A week of contemporary stories set in the Wales where relationships are under pressure and hidden secrets begin to surface.
Alex is surprised to discover that her mother-in-law isn't as bad as she seems. Read by Melanie Walters.
A week of programmes exploring the world of tea and how making it can help us gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world we live in. 1: Tea as Commodity. Preparing for his first ceremony in the Japanese "Wayof Tea", Andrew Jefford examines the international tea trade, producer Paul Kobrak
Extended rpt of yesterday 12.30pm
Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place Of faith in today's Complex world. Producer Amanda Hancox
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
Chairman Nicholas Parsons is joined by Wendy Richard, Sue Perkins, Tony Hawks and Kit Hesketh-Harvey in London.
(Rptd Sun 12.04pm)
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Mike's having a bad hair day. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
John Wilson reviews Talk to Her, the latest film from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. Producer Martin smith
Five short plays by Jerome Vincent , celebrating the role of women in the history of technology.
1: Ada Lovelace. Daughter of Lord Byron, Lovelace was a mathematical genius who helped develop mechanical devices made of brass which were the first attempts at automatic computation.
Director David Blount Repeat of 10.45am
Today's vets are either politicians or pet doctors. They either work forthe Government controlling livestock, or spend their days cashing in on pampered pooches and kitty cats. Graham Easton talks to veterinary students at Liverpool University about the highs and lows Of being a young vet. Producer Julia Durbin
Sri Lanka. For the past 19 years Sri Lanka has been caught up in civil war. Charles Havilandjoins thousands of pilgrims at a festival in the Sri Lankan jungle and talks to young Sinhalese and Tamils meeting each otherforthe first time.
Producer Adele Armstrong
Resoakingthe Landscape. A series about rebuilding a countryside fit to live in with environmentalist Chris Baines exploring the connections between the worsening floods which afflict many of our riverside towns and the way we manage our upland landscapes. He visits a project in the Welsh hills which could bring back wildlife and relieve flood damage up to 100 miles away. Producer Brett Westwood
Repeat of 9am
With Robin Lustig.
David Rintoul reads Andrew Miller 's contemporary novel, shortlisted for last year's Booker Prize, about a group of characters in the West Country, Paris and San Francisco who reach a crossroads in their lives.
Abridged in ten parts by Brian McCabe. Part 1. Producer Bruce Young
Shortened repeat of Saturday 9am
A series of documentaries capturing some of the defining characteristics of people and places heard on the BBC's local and national radio networks.
Travelling Home. How commuters and "indigenous" travellers relate to the concept of being "settled" in Oxfordshire. Producer Anna Scott-Brown
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am
