With the Rev Derek Boden.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
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 Johnston McMaster.
8.32 LWon/y Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and her guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.
Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Mary Hays in Love
Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
The first in a two-part programme charting a brave experiment in secondary education - the launch of a new school on the site of what was one of the country's most notorious comprehensives. This week we hear how the school deals with the large number of children with special needs seeking places and the additional support needed to help them in the Classroom. Producer Sue Mitchell
A collection of dramatised letters - resonant with wit, mischief, pain and pathos - between a matchmaker in rural Ireland and his lonely-hearted clients. Written by the late John B Keane and recorded in three parts at the Siamsa Tire Theatre in Tralee, Ireland, by an all-star cast including
Anna Manahan , Des Keogh , Niall Toibin , Pauline McLynn , David Kelly and Jeananne Crowley. Part 2. Producer Elizabeth Freestone
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
David Hatch chairs the radio quiz about radio. This week's contestants are Barry Cryer , Sue MacGregor , Donna McPhail and John Waite. Producer Viv Black
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
Pakistan 1949. Zair returns to Lahore from his long stay in England, with his new fiancée, Jane. But as the preparations for the wedding get underway, the tension mounts between Jane and Zair's first wife, Taj. Will Zair be forced to make a difficult choice?
Bob Flowerdew , Pippa Greenwood and Roy Lancaster are in the potting shed answering questions sent in by post. The chairman is Eric Robson.
3: 9th and 13th by Jonathan Coe. A pianist in New
York meets a stranger and dreams of what might be. For details see Monday
3: The Borage Family. Herb farmer Jekka McVicar travels to Cressing Templer in Essex to meet Roger Tabor , naturalist, botanist, author and chairman of the herb society. Together they find out about comfrey, lungwort and borage itself.
For details see Monday Producer Sara Conkey
Shanghai has been described as the city of the future and this week Laurie Taylorfinds out why, when he talks to Doug Guthrie , author of Dragon in a Three Piece Suit, about the quiet revolution transforming business and pleasure in China. Producer Jacqueline Smith
Graham Easton talks to patients and experts about migraine symptoms and the latest drug treatments. Repeated from yesterday
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
By PG Wodehouse. Dramatised by Roger Davenport. 1: The Smile that Wins
In the bar parlour of the Angler's Rest, the regulars are drawn into another of Mr Mulliner 's peculiar tales. When a dyspeptic detective member of the Mulliner family receives a doctor's prescription to smile, the frightening knowingness of his grin spreads terror throughout the titled classes.
Director Ned Chaillet
Alice is looking after her big sister. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine, featuring news, interviews and reviews. Producer Helen Thomas
3: In spite of family objections to their relationship, Mary and John continue to write secretly to one another. They even dare to plan a meeting. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs another live debate on a topical moral conundrum. Claire Fox ,
Ian Hargreaves , Michael Gove and Melanie Phillips cross-examine witnesses who hold passionate but conflicting views on one of the week's news stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
In the first of a three-part series,
Professor David Cannadine assesses Churchill's talent as an orator and reveals how as a young politician he struggled to masterhis art. Producer Susan Marling Repeated from Sunday
A look at the lucky accidents that are behind a surprising number of scientific breakthroughs.
3: From Venom to Viagra. Simon Singh uncovers tales of chance in modern medicine from an anaesthetic found in greenhouses to antibiotics from frogskin, and the development of that famous little blue pill. The reader is Michael Perceval-Maxwell . Producer Monise Durrani
Shortened repeat from 9am
By Margery Allingham. 8: Albert Campion and Luke set out to foil the tiger's plans. Read by Anton Lesser. For details see Monday
A second chance to hear John O'Farrell 's four-part adaptation of his bestselling novel telling the story of Michael, ajingle composer and reluctant new dad who's leading a secret double life, doing all the things that most men with small children can only dream about. Part 3.
Starring Mark Heap with Tamsin Greig ,
Dan Chambers , Mark Huckerby , Nick Ostler and Roger Sloman. Jingles composed by Simon Davison. Producer Lucy Armitage
A roundup of today's events in session and behind the scenes in committee.
By Margaret MacMillan. Read by Jane Lapotaire.
Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am
