With the Very Rev John Miller.

With Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Julie Owen

With John Humphrys 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 Parliament

The Semi-finals
The first semi-final at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, in which the league leaders from the first two phases play the team in fourth place. With commentary by Jonathan Agnew and Christopher Martin-Jenkins .
Producer Peter Baxter

Jonathan Freedland and guests go in search ottne past behind the present, exploring a moment in history that illuminates a contemporary debate. Producer Mark Burman Repeated at 9.30pm

Claudia Hammond examines fingers-five clues to ourgenetic inheritance, our cultural provenance and our psychological state. 1: The Thumb-It What Makes Us Human? The evolutionary theorists claim it's our opposable thumbs that set us apart from other animals, even primates. Producer Marya Burgess

In the summer of 2001, wildlife cameraman Ian McCarthy travelled to Afghanistan, not on the trail of animals but to film material for a television programme about the country's remote lapis lazuli mines, thought to be the oldest gem mines in the world. During the trip he kept this audio diary, only weeks before the events of 11 September focused the world's attention on Afghanistan and its people.

Angela Rippon presents a profile of the famous Gaiety Girls -the chorus line dancers of the Gaiety theatre in London - who dazzled Edwardian audiences with their glamorous lifestyles and their extraordinary success in marrying out of their class and into the aristocracy, producer Libby Cross

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 concludes this search forthe heart and soul of his music in the home of contemporary blues, Chicago, where he speaks with today's movers and shakers. Producer Paul Evans

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

ByTimandra Harkness and Linda Cotterill. When God is forced to downsize the heavenly host, two angels have no choice but to try their luck on Earth, where they discover that having to choose a gender and dealing with free will can be a little confusing. Producer Steve Doherty

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

A week of stories about that timeless classic, the Little Black Dress. 2: The Difference by Sian Preece , read by Aled Pugh. Mark's band is given a shot at fame and his younger sister is on hand to create their look. For details see yesterday

Erika Tan, the Singapore-born artist, talks about her multimedia installations that provoke audiences to think about culture and identity.
For details see yesterday

Magazine series devoted to the world of numbers. Presented by Andrew Dilnot. Producer Michael Blastland

Libby Purves presents the intelligent guide to the wide world of learning.
Producer Elaine Walker Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

r Comedian and erstwhile rabbi Jackie Mason returns with a special performance in two parts. This first programme combines Jackie's caustic social and political satire with topical observations about the current world Crisis. Producer Bruce Hyman
From synagogue to monologue: page 113

A testing time for Debbie. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson presents arts news, reviews and interviews. Producer Sally Spurring

By Christopher Denys , starring Nerys Hughes. It is the 1950s, the heyday of the Great British seaside holiday, and Llantwit-on-Sea is experiencing a boom. 2: The Chef. Arnold Pilton, henpecked hotelier and lover of Eirlys Richard , loses his chef and hopes to secure Matthew's services. But can he withstand the attentions of the formidable Theda Pilton and her pet poodle?
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

America spends more on its military than the next ten biggest military powers in the world combined. But Allan Little argues that, far from having imperialist ambitions, the vast US forces of today have evolved against all the nation's instincts, traditions and history.
Producer David Edmonds Repeated Sunday at 5.00pm

Peter White with news for visually impaired people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel EMAIL: intouch@bbc.co.uk

Laying bare the secrets of the skin. 2. Skin Deep
Edi Stark finds out how much the skin reveals, and what it's like to live with irreparable damage to the skin. With readings by Crawford Logan and Hilary Neville. Producer Monise Durrani

Repeat of 9am

With Robin Lustig.

By Brian Moore. 2: An opportunity presents itself for Sheila to enjoy herself while she waits for Kevin in the South Of France. For details see yesterday

Bob Monkhouse presents another programme in a series on the children's comic Radio Fun, published from 1938 to 1961. Featuring Issy Bonn, Big-hearted Arthur, Buzz-Buzz the bully wasp and Vera Lynn. Producer Angela Sherwin

A roundup of today's events in session and behind the scenes in committee.

Part 2. Repeated from 9.45am