With Faris Badawi.

With Mark Holdstock.

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 the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse Conversation. Producer ChrisPaling Shortened repeatat9.30pm

Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Ten Days that Shook My World Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

A portrait of Orkney's most northerly - and endangered - -island, which is nearer to Oslo than to London. Clare Jenkins visits North Ronaldsay, home to 3 000 rare, seaweed-eating sheep and 60 islanders, to look at its unique traditions of sheep punding and sheep courts. Producer Clare Jenkins

By Amanda Murphy.
The tale of Cassie and Pete, who'd be a great couple if they weren't too busy being friends.

Is it impossible for a woman to have a close male friend without her man getting jealous? The partners fight back.

With Liz Barclay and John Waite.

With Nick Clarke.

Martin Young chairs another round of the biographical quiz show. With team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego , and guests, including Claire Rayner. Producer Elizabeth Freestone

Repeated from yesterday 7pm

Written and performed by Bobby Baker. A delightful exploration of misfortune and accountability, inspired by the myth of Pandora. Bobby Baker delves into a selection of boxes and unleashes the ills of the world. She attempts to conquer them with hope and unsettling humour.
Singers Jeremy Avis , Harvey Brough. Jacqueline Dankworth. Sianed Jones. Melanie Pappenheim. Tony Purves , Kim Scrivener , Brooke Shelley and Belinda Sykes. Music composed by Jocelyn Pook Director Marilyn Imrie

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness are guests of the Lord Chancellor in the distinguished setting of the House of Lords with questions posed by peers and MPs - members of the All Party Gardening Club. The chairman is
Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor

by Glenn Patterson. What should be a quiet night in looking after the baby, turns into an eventful evening for the father. Producer Tanya Nash For details see Monday

3: Henry Blogg of Cromer was the greatest lifeboatman who ever lived. Over 53 years he helped save 873 lives and won more bravery medals than any other lifeboatman. Paul Heiney tells the story of this remarkable man's career. For details see Monday

Naomi Klein , author of No Logo, gives an eyewitness account of popular protests against globalisation around the world. Plus a discussion of why democracy is in trouble, with John Keane , founder of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Neera Chandhoke, Professor of Political Science at the University of Delhi. Producer Jacqueline Smith

Dr Raj Persaud examines the final personality test in the series -the Myers-Briggs test- and investigates the validity of such examinations in recruitment and assessment procedures. Producer Marya Burgess

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

The second episode of Christopher Lee's Ministry of Defence comedy drama investigates the existence of £80m worth of brass nuts with no bolts, and why the RAF has enough spare fuel tanks to last 450 years.

Eddie's on a roll.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson with arts news, reviews and interviews. Producer EkeneAkalawu

3: Norma receives a political pie in herface, and tempers are beginning to get frayed at the Cuban Socialist Youth Festival.
Fordetails 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 , Steven Rose , Michael Gove and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday

Simon Hoggart presents a behind-the-scenes review of the week's political events.
Producer Martin Rosenbaum Repeated from Sunday

The Healing Power of Light. Light connects all material things. Life on earth is bound to the rhythms of light and dependent on the energy-synthesising oxygen it provides. Light controls our mood, health and biological rhythms.
Quentin Cooper explores how, with the latest advances in science and technology, scientists are only now beginning to fully understand this powerful natural drug, and to utilise it in the treatment of a wide range of diseases and psychological disorders. EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Producer Angela Hind Dr Mark Porter on SAD: page 38

Shortened repeat from 9am

With Robin Lustig.

William Trevor 's haunting, new novel.
3: Lucy's parents try to fill their days in Italy-quite unaware that their daughter is alive in Ireland. Fordetails see Monday

The second in a four-part series celebrating performance poetry and the spoken word. The show is hosted by John Hegley and features rising stars of the vibrant performance poetry scene, with regular guest John Cooper Clarke. Producer Nigel Piper

Australia v England for the Ashes
England begin their attempt to recapture the Ashes in Brisbane on the first day of the First Test at the Woolloongabba ground -the celebrated Gabba.
Commentary by Jonathan Agnew , Tim Lane and Jim Maxwell. Producer Peter Baxter •Approximate time Aggers on the Ashes: page 23

Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am