With Archimandrite Ephrem Lash.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
( from 8.00)
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25 and 7.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Akhandadhi Das.
8.25 Sports News
8.32 Yesterday in Pariiarnent
The Super Six
1st Group A v 3rd Group B
The winners of Group A take on the third team from Group B at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.
Producer ShilpaPatel *Approximate time
The Super Six
1st Group A v 3rd Group B
The winners of Group A take on the third team from Group B at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.
Producer ShilpaPatel *Approximate time
1: Jonathan Freedland returns with a new six-part series that looks forthe past behind the present. Each week he explores a moment in history which throws up close parallels with an issue today-recorded on the same location as the original event. Producer Virginia Crompton Repeated at9.30pm
5: A Whirl of Entertainments. Fiona Shaw eavesdrops on a night out in Dickens's London, including a performance at Astley's Ampitheatre, where the show was part circus, part pantomime and part theatre-on-horseback, and where the horses often shared equal billing with the actors. Producer Kate McAH
Dr Gillian Rice explores the origin of the kiss, its sexual chemistry, physiology and cultural significance, and whythat first romantic kiss is such a powerful memory. Producer Sarah Blunt
Actor, impressionist and film buff Michael Roberts goes on a journey back to the film theatres of his youth. In a tour of his favourite north London film house, he asks why the films played in these cinemas have had such an influence on him. With commentary from his many alter egos, from Vincent Price to Danny Kaye , he explores the highs and lows of fleapit fare. Producers Frank Stirling and Julian Mayers
With Peter White and Winifred Robinson. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] LINES OPEN from 10am
With Nick Clarke.
Blues singer Michael Roach from Washington DC continues his journey in search of the roots of his music. When Muddy Waters quit his job on a Memphis plantation he followed the route taken by millions of other African Americans escaping the deprivation of the Southern cotton fields for the industrial opportunities of the urban north. He figured that what they would need most would be the music they left behind.
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Compiled by Cicely Herbert. A portrait of the three-year relationship between WB Yeats and Margot Ruddock , told through their letters and poetry. Starring Timothy West and Amanda Root. Music Gary Yerson Director Katherine Beacon.
Richard Daniel presents the programme in which listeners set the agenda with their environmental concerns. Write to: [address removed] or email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk. Producer Nick Patrick
By Thomas Steinbeck. 2: Unbecoming Grace (part 1) In those rugged days, the Monterey coast held more than its fair share of scoundrels, but even among this callous fraternity there was one character who was rigorously shunned. This story concludes tomorrow. Read by William Hope. For details see yesterday
Actor and director David Tse explores the lives of the "BBC" - the British-born Chinese.
Heterosexual, lesbian and gay BBCs talk about the challenge of trying to find their ideal partners while also trying to satisfy their parents' expectations.
(For details see yesterday)
Andrew Dilnot presents the magazine series devoted to the world of numbers. Producer Michael Blastland
Libby Purves presents the intelligent guide to the wide world of learning.
Producer Elaine Walker Repeated on Sunday at llpm
With Clare English and Nigel Wrench.
The final edition of the panel show which has already given out an astonishing £4.95 on air! Hosted by Sue Perkins and featuring
Armando lannucci and Simon Pegg. Written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley , With Jon Holmes. Producer David Tyler
Adam offers some brotherly advice. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson reviews the latest arts news and entertainment releases, producer Aasiya Lodhi
By Emma Donoghue.
Five comic dramas about the different types of relationships we have with animals.
Trevor and Louise are invited to his parents at Christmas but their three beloved dogs are not welcome, so Louise stays behind to look after them.
(For details see yesterday) (Repeated from 10.45am)
With the inquest system under radical review, Allan Urry examines the case for reform and asks why so many coroners' courts fail to deliver answers for bereaved families.
Producer Liz Carney Repeated on Sunday at 5pm
Peter White with news for visually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel EMAIL: intouch@bbc.co.uk
Edi Stark lays bare the secrets of the skin.
1: The Outer Layer. Our skin faces more abuse than any other part of the body. How does it change as we age and what happens when the functions of the skin go wrong? With readings by Hilary Neville and Crawford Logan. Producer Monise Durrani
Repeat of 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
Terry Wale reads the spoof mountaineering memoir by WE Bowman. 2: "We were naturally all agog to catch sight of the Atrocious Snowman about whom SO much has been written." For details see yesterday
Bob Monkhouse presents the first in a newthree-part series on the children's comic Radio Fun. published from 1938 to 1961. Relive the Falcon,
Stymie and his magic wishbone, Revnell and West, and many others from that era. Producer Angela snerwm
A roundup of today's events at Westminster.
Part 2. Repeated from 9.45am
