With Archimandrite Ephrem
Lash, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
( from 8.00) With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25 and 7.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
8.25 Sports News
2nd Group A v 1st Group B
The so-called "Bull Ring" of the Wanderers in Johannesburg is the venue for the meeting between the second team from England's group and the Winners of Group B. Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
"Let us be masters of the Straits for six hours," declared Napoleon Bonaparte, "and we shall be masters of the world." As the closest port to the continent, Dover has been viewed with interest by aggressive Europeans through the ages, including Caesar and Adolf Hitler. But while Dover's history of fortifications reflect its nervousness, the town's location has also been its major asset, as Julian Richards finds out.
Dramatised by Mike Walker, starring Juliet Aubrey. When a doll with a mind of its own comes into your life, it might be worth finding out what it wants. This chilling version of Agatha Christie's story is set amid London's cat-walks in the cut-throat world of 21st century fashion.
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With James Cox.
The South of England takes on the North of England in the fiendishly hard quiz. Nick Clarke is in the chair. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Wally K Daly. A Catholic divorcee wants to remarry and needs an annulment. What will his children have to say about that? Director Peter Kavanagh
Vincent Duggleby and guests are on hand to answer personal finance questions. Lines are open from
1.30pm. Phone [number removed]. Producer Jessica Dunbar
Five short stories from the debut collection of Thomas Steinbeck, son of the author John Steinbeck. Set in California from 1900 to the 1930s, these tales are steeped in the rich culture of Monterey County.
Little Frank has a native American mother and a settler father, but it's his mother's extraordinary gifts that help him save her life. Abridged by Libby Spurrier and read by William Hope.
Actor and director David Tse begins a five-part series on the lives of the "BBC" -the British-born Chinese.
British-born Chinese have parents that come from over 80 countries and often grow up isolated from other Chinese in Britain - but a new sense of BBC identity is now emerging, thanks to the internet.
Bones. Sheila Dillon celebrates the art of cooking with bones and considers the relationship between diet and bone health
Extended repeat of yesterday 12.30pm
Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives. Producer Liz Leonard
With Clare English and Carolyn Quinn.
Nicholas Parsons is joined in Aldeburgh by Bill Bailey , Clement Freud. Chris Neill and Linda Smith for another edition of the panel game. Producer Claire Jones Repeated Sunday 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A selection from this series is available on five volumes of audio cassette at good retail outlets or www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
David needs a challenge. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine. Producer Robyn Read
By Emma Donoghue. Five comic dramas about the different types of relationships we have with animals. 1: The Great Escape. A lonely pensioner is distraught when his pet rabbit goes missing.
Director Tanya Nash Repeat of 10.45am
The second programme looking at the pressurised work in the magistrates' court, as well as the new responsibilities the CPS has to put victims and witnesses "at the heart of the criminal justice system". Presented by Professor David Wilson. Producers Kate Bland and Susan Marling
Julian Pettifertravels to Cyprus to assess the state of the Greek and Turkish divide as the deadline to sign up for the latest UN peace plan comes ever closer. He explores what Cypriots have to gain and lose from uniting their island once more. Repeated from Thursday
Are our pets and other animals conscious creatures that feel pain and emotions, much as we do? Or are they simply automata responding to genetically pre-programmed instincts? Louise Curth finds out if Lassie gives a damn. Producer Brian King
Repeated from 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
W.E. Bowman's spoof mountaineering memoir, first published in 1956, about the British assault on a fictitious Himalayan peak. A cult comic classic abridged and read by Terry Wale.
"After three hectic months of preparation we met in London on the eve of our departure. Only Jungle was absent. He rang up to say that he had taken the wrong bus. But he had just caught sight of the North Star and expected to join us shortly...."
Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am
A roundup of today's events in session and behind the scenes in committee.
Part 1. Repeated from 9.45am
