With Mark Holdstock. Producer Clare Phillips
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25 7.25,8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Lavinia Byrne.
Presented by Martha Kearney.
10.45 The Old Curiosity Shop Part 10. Senes editor Jill Burridge Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Resurrecting the Alpaca. Peter Elliott, Hollywood actor and film director, discovers how the lives of traditional Andean communities are being transformed by a group of genetic research scientists. Producer Alison Quinn
Bed and breakfast for beginners. A six-part comedy series by Sue Limb. 4: Tennis Balls and MilitaryTattoos. Will Bernard and Leslie find they have something unusual in common?
Producer Jonatnan james-rvioure
With Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson. EditorChnsBums
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With Nick Clarke. Editor Kevin Marsh
In the last of the series in which Emily Buchanan samples the best of English language radio from around the world, she listens in on the finest storytelling. So huddle up to hear velvet voices from South Africa to Hawaii. Producer Kirsten Lass
Repeat of yesterday 7pm
By Anne Holm. Dramatised by John Peacock.
2: Weary of travelling, David is close to despair when a meeting with the remarkable Signora Bang in Switzerland changes everything.
Director Celiade Wolff
Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks chat to listeners about delicious puddings with fruity fillings and the best dried fruit combinations. Producer Paula McGinley
The last of five crime stories. 5: Squirrels Are Pretty From Far Away by Denise Mina. Alice is disturbed by the squirrels infesting her new home, but when she is accused of a crime it is the squirrels who come to her rescue. Read by Tracy Wiles. For details see Monday 30 December
There were sometimes years of struggle to get the great works of 20th-century literature published; now first editions are worth a fortune. Rick Gekoski tells the story behind the great masterpieces.
The last thing that the aristocratic and scholarly Vladimir Nabokov wanted was a scandal. But when an American publisher said his book should be buried under a stone for 1,000 years, Lolita's notoriety had begun.
Michael Rosen presents another edition of the programme about words, language and the way we speak. 5: Atishoo of Lies. The language around our age-old enemy-the common cold.
Producer Mark Burman Repeated on Sunday 5 January
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect modern life. Producer Cecile Wright
With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.
This is so now, it's about the things that haven't happened yet. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis have crystal balls, which they're looking in to to see what's in store for 2003. They are joined by Mitch Benn , Jon Holmes , Marcus Brigstocke and Emma Kennedy who are gazing into the distance and grappling with the megatrends using the gloves of satire. Producer Adam Bromley Repeated tomorrow
David has concerns about the year ahead. For cast list and credits see Friday 27 December
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John Wilson presents interviews, news and reviews from the arts world. Producer Nicki Paxman
By Charles Dickens.
10. Nell and Grandfather have met Mrs Jarley of the celebrated waxworks, who thinks she can make use of a girl who can read and write.
For details see Monday 30 December Repeat of 10.45am
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the debate from the Bearwood Theatre, Wokingham, Berkshire with a panel that includes the writer Tariq Ali and Sir
Howard Davies, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, the Rt Rev Richard Harries , Bishop of Oxford, and Janet Street-Porter, editor-at-large of The Independent on Sunday.
Producer Victoria Wakely
By Peter Wolf. A middle-aged airline pilot with a drink problem begins receiving mysterious phone calls offering him a job. Unexpectedly made redundant and faced with the ongoing medical bills for his disabled son, he is seriously tempted - but when he discovers exactly what the job entails, he is torn between his need for the money and his conscience.
Director Cherry Cookson
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By Ian Fleming. 5: Can James Bond turn the tables on Le Chiffre? Who will hear "the whisper of love, the whisper of hate"?
For details see Monday 30 December
The talk show in which guests parody and dissect the habits of the British from a foreign perspective.
Barbara Windsor presents a two-part series telling the story of troop entertainment from World War One to the Gulf.
Australia v England for the Ashes
Commentary on the start of the third day's play in the Fifth Test.
For details see New Year's Day
Repeat of 9.45am
Australia v England for the Ashes
Commentary on the start of the third day's play in the Fifth Test.
For details see New Year's Day
