Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.
until 7.00With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Clifford Longley.
Muriel Gray and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray. Margaret Cook talks about her new book Lords of Creation on the demented world of men in power.
10.45 Evelina Part 1 of this week's drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
2: Belfast. Archaeologist Julian Richards explores how, from the plantation of Ulster in the 17th century to the barbed wire "peace lines" of today, religion, politics and industry have shaped the map of the town. En route he explores how the townspeople once looked to the French Revolution for inspiration; what part religion played in the shipyards of the River Lagan, and why the first Roman Catholic church in the town was built by Protestants, Producer John Byrne
Brian Hennigan's comedy drama lifts the lid - carefully, with a well-insulated oven glove - on the hotly competitive world of contemporary "foodie" journalism. For too long, food writer Mitchell St Bernard has lived in the shadow of his glamorous ex-wife, TV's lovely "face of food", Penny Langdon. In a desperate bid for glory, St Bernard flies to Rome, at his newspaper's expense, to supervise the creation of the Greatest Meal in History.
With Liz Barclay and John Waite in Manchester.
With Dan Damon.
The first round in the nationwide general-knowledge contest continues with contestants from the north of England. The chairman is Robert Robinson. Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Charlotte Fyfe. Adapted for radio by Eric Pringle. A true and poignant love story set against the background of the First World War, told with letters and poems written by the young poet May Cannan and the man she loved, war hero Bevil Quiller-Couch .
Director Marc Beeby
Vincent Duggleby and guests are on hand to answer your personal finance questions. Lines open from
1.30pm. Phone [number removed]. Producer Louise Greenwood
A week of short stories inspired bywords from the more obscure corners of the Oxford English
Dictionary. 1: Omphaloskepsis by Cynthia Rogerson "After I lose my job, have all this time to think. sit here at home, alone in the afternoon, and I swear can hear myself ageing." Read by Simon Tait. Producer David Jackson Young
Five portraits of passionate motorcyclists.
1: Colin Pownall. Colin was a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang. Alcohol, drugs, violence and bikes were his whole life and eventually he ended up in prison. Yet today he's a Methodist minister and now he uses his bike to spread the Word. This is his story. Producers Jeremy Grange
Extended rpt of yesterday 12.30pm
The discussion programme that examines the issues affecting people around the world. Producer Amber Dawson
With Clare English and Carolyn Quinn.
The special guests joining Nigel Rees to exchange favourite quotations and anecdotes in the last show of this series are Christopher Brookmyre, Louise Doughty, Miranda Hart and Chris Neill. The reader is William Franklyn. Producer Carol Smith Repeated Sun 12 04pm BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A selection from this series is available on five volumes of audio cassette at good retail outlets or [web address removed] Call [number removed]
Back to the old ways. Rptd tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson presents the arts programme, including a review of the second Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
A ten-part dramatisation of the novel by Fanny Burney about a young woman's introduction to the ways of the world that took Georgian London by storm.
Dramatised by Jennifer Howarth. 1: The Orphan
Evelina has lived with her guardian in the country since her mother died in childbirth and herfather refused to acknowledge her. A letter from the grandmother she has never met and an invitation to London from aristocratic friends bring an end to her seclusion. Producer anddirector Sara Davies Repeat of10 45 am
The Modernisation Agency is at the forefront of the Government's attempts to reform and improve the NHS, Mark Handscomb assesses progress to date.
EditorDavidRoss
Argentina. They've had a bumper grape harvest this year in the Mendoza province of north-western
Argentina - almost the only ray of hope for a country in unprecedented crisis. Wine exports are one of the few sources of hard currency today and, as Julian Pettifer discovers, wineries are quietly optimistic about the future. Producer Tim Mansel Repeated from Thurllam
Conversation Piece. Pippa Greenwood communicates with plants - and finds they talk back! ProducerGabi Fisher The benefits of talking to your plants: page 41
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
William Trevor 's haunting novel about the legacy of one night in the troubles of 1921. Abridged in ten parts by Sally Marmion. The reader is
Dermot Crowley. 6: Abandoned unwittingly by her parents,
Lucy has grown up alone, but now a visitor has come to Lahardane, offering love. Producer Di Speirs
Repeat of Saturday at 9am
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am
