With the Rev Richard Hill.

With Miriam O'Reilly.

With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Peter White talks to Teddy Pendergrass , who achieved fame and fortune in the 1960s and early 70s, firstly with Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, and who later became one of America's leading sex symbols when he went solo. Petertalks to Teddy about how his life has changed since a car crash in 1982 left him in a wheelchair, and what made him decide to return to the stage and touring. Producer Sue Mitchell Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Sound. Ben Silburn travels into the inner earto discover how some of the smallest yet most complicated mechanisms in the body are able to turn sound waves into something truly worth hearing. Producer Alexandra Feachem

Presented from Manchester by Jenni Murray.
10.45 The Old Curiosity Shop Part 24. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

BBC correspondents look behind the headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant

Christopher Frayling , rector of the Royal College of Art, chooses the poems and prose which reflect his lifelong passions for art, film and horror stories. His choices include Italo Calvino , WB Yeats, Edgar Allan Poe and a story by Angela Carter which was inspired by travelling around the Carpathian mountains. With readers David Troughton and Harriet Walter.
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

With Liz Barclay and John Waite.

With Nick Clarke.

Extended repeat of Saturday at 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday at 7 pm

A series of three plays inspired by great paintings. 3: The Return of the Prodigal Son by Tim Jackson. Rembrandt's late masterpiece is the starting point forthis contemporary drama reflecting the painting's themes. Built around an extensive interview with Joanna Woodall , deputy director of the Courtauld Institute, the drama follows Michael, a British diplomat, as he visits his dying father in St Petersburg, where the painting hangs. Through a dialogue with his Russian guide, Natasha,
Michael comes to an understanding about his own relationship with his father, and his father's relationship with the city of his birth.
Producers Rosie Boulton and Peter Leslie Wild

A columnist advances a controversial view on a topical subject, which listeners can then take issue with by telephone. Presented by David Jessel. PHONE: [number removed] LINES OPEN from 1.30pm Producer Nick Utechin

An appeal on behalf of Phoenix House, which provides a range of services for long-term addicts. DONATIONS: [address removed] Credit-card donations: [number removed]
Producer Sally Ratman Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4: Ghost Writing by Eddi Woodbridge. The reader is MarkBuffery. For details see Monday

4: The Generational Squeeze. Your children are still growing up, but your parents are beginning to need youmoreandmore- how do you cope with being Stuck in the middle? For details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

How can you distinguish one insect from another?
The traditional method using a magnifying glass and a field guide may be superseded by a new bioacoustic device, developed by entomologist and electronic engineer David Chesmore from the University of York, that accurately measures insect biodiversity. The system could also have a valuable medical application - it could be trained to pick up heart problems that might otherwise go unnoticed. Quentin Cooper invesetigates.
Producer Pam Rutherford EMAIL: material.world@bbc.co.uk

With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.

Film historian John Huntley concludes his tribute to the great Ealing comedies, including The Man in the White Suit, Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Lavender Hill Mob. Producer Libby Cross

David and Ruth have a proposition to consider. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

John Wilson with the latest news from the world of arts and entertainment. Producer sally spurring

24: The Single Gentleman and Mr Garland visit Kit in prison with some good news. For details see Monday Repeat of 10.45am

The second of two programmes tackling one of history's greatest unresolved mysteries - how the modern nations of England, Wales and Scotland were born out of the chaos of the Dark Ages.
Today Tim Whewell investigates the dark origins of Scotland through the enigma of the Picts. Who were these warlike people who dominated the north of Britain for 1,000 years? Why did they vanish? And what legacy did they leave Scotland? Producer Tanya Datta Editor Maria Balinska

Porn Again. Pornography is a huge, unpleasant industry which is often on the cutting edge of technology. Peter Day asks where it's taking us. Editor Neil Koenig Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

Washing the War Zone. Alex Kirby meets the United Nations team that clears up the pollution of war. Producer Martin Poyntz-Roberts

Shortened repeat of 9am

With Claire Bolderson.

9: Edgar is asked to play the Erard grand piano, and there is much at Stake. For details see Monday

Brian Hayes tells the remarkable story of Creighton Wheeler , 20th-century everyman and victim of a tragicomic affliction, Splicer's Disease, in which letters, words and phrases are removed from speech as the sufferer is talking. 2: California Dreaming
Creighton joins the Cambridge Footlights and gets fired from Beyond the Fringe. Written and performed by Andrew McGibbon and featuring David Frost , Ned Sherrin and Toby Longworth. Additional material by David Quantick. Producers Andrew McGibbon and Jonathan Ruffle

Four chapters, by four different authors. All imaginary, all straight out of the bestseller charts, none of them very good.
2: Paddy Murphy 's Ghost- a surprisingly popular tale of a miserable Irish childhood. Starring
Michael Fenton Stevens , Rebecca Front , Mel Hudson , Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell. Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell. Producer Lucy Armitage

Part 4. Repeat of 9.45am