With Denis Nowlan.
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 Dr Leslie Griffiths.
4: The idea that the British Empire ended with tea and ceremony takes a knock as Trevor Phillips hears from a Mau Mau general in Kenya, and the British soldier responsible for removing 91 dead bodies from the destruction of the King David hotel in Palestine. ProducerMilesWarde Repeatedat9.30pm
Squashed tomatoes, potatoes and their taxonomic allies reside in their thousands in the vast Herbarium of the Natural History Museum. Quentin Cooper roots through some of them with botanist
Sandy Knapp to explore the secrets and value of this great botanical reference collection. Producer Andrew Luck-Baker
Presented byJenni Murray.
10.45 Peyton Place Part 6 of this week's drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
4: The Government Scientist. In the last of his series on flawed genius, Adam Hart-Davis explores how botanist Joseph Banks kept his grip on England's scientific endeavours for over 40 years, how he paid his way around the world with James Cook in 1769, started plant collections which form the basis of the Natural History Museum and Kew Gardens , and invented his own gigantic carriage. Plus, what did Banks get up to in the South Sea islands? The reader is Bill Wallis. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
By Georgia Pritchett.
A comedy about florists with attitude.
Ample and Winnie try to help a customer to woo his beloved. Meanwhile, a fortune teller predicts fame and fortune for Winnie - but things do not turn out as she'd hoped.
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
A new season of the nationwide general-knowledge contest begins in London, chaired as always by Robert Robinson. The contestants are management consultant David Brown , civil servant Simon Croft , computer analyst David Gomm and house husband Richard Turner. Producer Richard Edis Repeated Saturday llpm
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Emma Pearson. Tom falls for a girl and, hoping to impress her with his maturity, gets in touch with his estranged father. But there's a shock waiting for all three of them.
Director Claire Grove
Vincent Duggleby and guests are on hand to answer your personal finance questions. Lines open from
1.30pm. Phone [number removed]. Prod ucerPennyHaslam
Whales and Seals by Helen Dunmore.
Brenda Blethyn reads the first in a week of short stories about flying the nest. Today's tale movingly explores the relationship between mothers and sons. Producer Elizabeth Allard
Paul Henley presents a series of profiles of five extraordinary Europeans who have made a difference to the people of their country - and sometimes beyond. 1: Jose Mantero. Producer Lucy Ash
Repeat 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.
Paul Merton , Clement Freud and Ross Noblejoin chairman Nicholas Parsons in Edinburgh. ProducerClaire Jones Rptd Sunday 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A selection from this series is available on five volumes of audio cassette at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Brookfield has an important visitor. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Mark Lawson interviews Martin Amis about his new book Koba the Dreadin which he deals with the attitude of western intellectuals to the "horrors of communism". Producer Ekene Akalawu
The notorious 1950s bestseller by Grace Metalious that lifted the lid on the passions and scandal running underthe respectable surface of a small town in pre-war New England. Dramatised in ten parts by April de Angelis. 6: With her husband run out oftown, Nellie Cross descends into madness.
Director Sara Davies Repeat of 10.45am
The Kids' Company was established in south-east
London to support children whose parents are unable tocareforthem. Gwyneth Powell observes the work of this extraordinary charity and examines its mission to save children from the abyss. Producer Angela Hind
The first in a six-part series in which Edward Stourton investigates one of the most influential and controversial figures in western history, on a quest to understand what turned an enthusiastic persecutor of the early church into a man whose zeal transformed the Christian world, producer Phil pegum
In the first of a new series, Mark Carwardine reports on how Europe's wildlife will be transformed by new EU agriculture subsidies. He also discovers the biggest tuskers in Africa, hidden in Mozambique's forgotten wilderness. Producer Grant Sonnex RptdTuellam
Repeat of 9am
With Robin Lustig.
r Jonathan Swift 's classic 18th-century satire, abridged in ten parts by Roger Pine. Read by John Sessions. 1: 4 May 1699. Lemuel Gulliver sets sail forthe first of his four epic voyages. He arrives in Lilliput, falls asleep and finds himself a prisoner. Producer Hilary Dunn
Shortened repeat of Saturday 9am
It's a Funny Old Life. In Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, comedian Jack Russell lives on a 60ft-long barge. His nomadic childhood, combined with his current lifestyle, provide plenty of material for his comedy show. Producers Jenny Caynes and Simon Houlihan
Part 1. Repeated from 9.45am
