With Pauline Webb.
With Anna Hill.
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 Harvey Thomas.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and guests engage in lively and diverse Conversation. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeatat9.30pm
Presented byJenni Murray.
10.45 Evelina Part 8 of this week's drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
In 1988 167 men lost their lives on the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. The event not only impacted on the local community in Aberdeen, but was of huge international significance. The subsequent Cullen
Report radically changed safety management in the oil industry. Roisin McAuley hears from those who survived, from world-famous firefighter Red Adair who tackled the blaze, and from union representatives who reflect on how working conditions offshore were fundamentally turned around. Producer Angela Roberts
By Amanda Murphy. The tale of Cassie and Pete - who'd be a great couple if they weren't too busy being friends.
5: If you've been to a party and woken up the following morning in bed with the postman, you might be forgiven for rushing to pick up your mail for the next couple of days
Producer Graham Frost
With Liz Barclay and John Waite
Australia v England for the Ashes
Commentary on the first day's play in the Second
Test at Adelaide Oval by Jonathan Agnew , Tim Lane and Jim Maxwell , with expert comments from Terry Jenner and Keith Stackpole Producer Peter Baxter
With Nick Clarke.
The first in a new series of the quizfor lovers of the English language, written and presented by Frank Delaney. At the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, Pam Ayres , Miles Kington , Sue Limb and Hugo VickerS Compete for honours. Producer Merilyn Harris
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Peter Tinniswood. Written as a tribute to
Paul Scofield and his great love of Chekhov. Mr Anton arrives for a sojourn. He expects to meet a young lady with a little dog. He knows her stories well. But he doesn't seem, yet, to know his own.
Director Enyd Williams
Matthew Biggs , John Cushnie and Roy Lancaster answer some of the questions posed by gardeners in Lancashire. The chairman is Eric Robson. Producer Trevor Taylor
"My choices that day were twofold: kill myself before or after the Prime Minister's cocktail party?" A senior art gallery curator faces humiliation and disgrace - not to mention a prison sentence - when his part in a major art fraud seems about to be exposed. Read in two parts by James Bryce. For details see Monday
3: "Those who want to understand British History", said the historian GM Trevelyan, "should put on their walking boots and get tramping." Richard Francis retraces Trevelyan's marches through
Northumberland, where he wrote that he had two doctors: "my left leg and my right". For details see Monday
Laurie Taylor talks to leading thinkers about changes in society. He unpicks the ideas, politics and language that shape these changes. Producer Jacqueline Smith
Helen Sewell is a successful career woman in her mid-thirties, but she's single, and doesn't have time to mess around finding a man. However, recent biological research and new technological advances can help! We follow Helen on her quest for an ideal date as she visits the laboratories which have carried out the most recent research into the biology behind choosing a partner, and with the help of the experts she tests out the theories. She'll be meeting three eligible bachelors who are also looking for love, and finding out whether science really can help her meet her match. Producer Alexandra Feachem
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
Stiff Limb Syndrome. In the fourth episode of Christopher Lee 's Ministry of Defence comedy drama, the aftermath of George and Bryan's disastrous trip to Aldershot is overshadowed by the need to come up with solutions to the problem of falling recruitment.
Christopher Neame
Director Pete Atkin Producer Rosalind Ayres
Happy birthday, Brian. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
With Francine StOCk. Producer Angharad Law
8: An Agony of Embarrassment. Evelina's misfortunes increase as herfamily take advantage of herfriendshipwith Lord Orville.
For details 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 , Michael Gove , Melanie Phillips and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
Dennis Sewell visits the leading think-tanks in London and Washington to find out what makes the policyexperts,or"wonks", tick. Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
Every Breath, Every Heartbeat. Computers have revolutionised the way people work, shop and communicate and now they are changing the way we can monitor our health. Wearable technology means we can now analyse our lifestyles and monitor our response. Quentin Cooper investigates how science and technology is helping us in the search for new diagnostic signs of ill health and disease, by doing it Ourselves. EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Producer Angela Hind
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
By Sue Townsend. 3: Prime Minister Edward Clare and a police officer begin a character-changing journey, travelling by public transport across Britain. For details see Monday
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
Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am
