With Dr Lavinia Byrne.

With Anna Hill. Producer Sarah Hughes

With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

Jonathan Freedland and guests go in search of the past behind the present, exploring a moment in history that illuminates a contemporary debate. Producer Jane Ray Repeated at9.30pm

Claudia Hammond concludes her examination of the digits -five clues to our genetic inheritance, our cultural provenance and our psychological state.
5: The Little Rnger. There's more to the pinkie than simply revealing one's class in the tea-drinking stakes. It comes in handyforChisanbop-the Korean counting system which uses fingers to count up to 99. Producer Marya Burgess

With Jenni Murray.
10.45 Queen Lucia Part 2. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

Another chance to hear two programmes in which
Andrew Luck-Baker looks at the extraordinary biology of isolated communities and how by studying them we can learn more about Planet Earth. Part 1. Producer Alexandra Feachem

A series about husband-and-wife double acts in American entertainment. 4: George Burns and Grade Allen.
Gracie was originally her husband's straight man, but George quickly realised that it was she who was getting all the laughs. Gracie died tragically young at a time when she was the most recognised and popular comedy performer in America. This programme follows her as she runs for president, becomes a surrealist painter and scores a piano concerto - for one finger. Producer Elizabeth Freestone

With Peter White and Winifred Robinson.
Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] UNES OPEN from 10am

With Nick Clarke.

Former chancellor Ken Clarke explores the life and music of virtuoso bass player, bandleader and composer Charlie Mingus , with the help of his widow, Sue MingUS. Producer Paul Evans

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

By Rob John , starring Neil Dudgeon. Elvis is hell.
At least, he is for Sandy, whose husband Baz is so obsessed with winning the QuizElvis UK championships, that he fails to notice his team members making plans of their own.
Director Roland Jaquarello

Sue Cook and the team investigate more of your historical queries. Contact the programme at [address removed] or email making.history@bbc.co.uk.
Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick

2: lyabo's Wedding. ByBuchi Emecheta. lyabo dreams of becoming a stunning Yoruba bride, but the man she has chosen prefers a much less honourable arrangement. Read by Janice Acquah. Producer Pam Fraser Solomon

2: Bombay- City of Stars. Where in the world is it possible to find real estate which costs more per square foot than Silicon Valley and New York City?
David Aaronovitch continues his series about estate agents worldwide by talking about a city where housing the servants is more expensive than employing them- Bombay. For details see yesterday

The farming industry was devastated by BSE and then by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Heather Payton and guests discuss the innovative ways that farmers and their wives have found to increase their incomes. Producer Kirsteen Knight

Rosie Boycott is joined by Secretary of State for
Education and Skills Charles Clarke , and by writer Valerie Grove to recommend theirfavourite books, including The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald , Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh and Fat Chance by Simon Gray.
Producer Mary Ward Lowery Repeated on Sunday at llpm

With Clare English and Eddie Mair.

In the last of three programmes Michael Grade tells how and why Ethel Merman was the cause of a police raid at the classy Talk of the Town nightclub and why child star Ricky Schroeder was intent on directing-atthe age Of 12. Producer Jayne Gibson

Farmers' market inspiration. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson reviews John Updike 's new novel Seek My Face. Producer Nicki Paxman

By EF Benson, adapted by Ned Sherrin. 2: Lucia's Garden Party. Lucia manages to take control of Daisy's new discovery, the Indian Guru, and upsets many people on the way.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

The Financial Watchdog. In the wake of the pension misselling debacle of the 1990s, a new watchdog-the Financial Services Authority -was created. Its brief was to stamp out the scandals and put consumers' interests at the heart offinancial regulation. But investment misselling stories continue to hit the headlines. As the FSA's first chairman prepares to stand down, Lesley Curwen asks whether the financial policeman has been asleep On the job. Producer Paul O'Keeffe Rptd Sunday at 5pm

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

Born Too Soon. Graham Easton asks whether premature babies catch up with children born full-term, what it's like fortheir parents and whether early births can be prevented. EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald Repeated tomorrow at4.30pm

Repeat of 9am

With Robin Lustig.

Part 2. For details see yesterday

By Judith Adams. The comic adventures and double lives of a Scottish Abba tribute band. Ali has a dream, - a song to sing. But the name of the game is that the winner takes it all. As she faces her Waterloo, will it beacaseofthankyouforthemusicorsolong?
DirectorGaynorMacfarlane

A three-part series, broadcast nightly, in which Rainer Hersch profiles the great exponents of humour in classical music. 1: Victor Borge. Rainer Hersch goes to Borge's home city of Copenhagen, talks to friends and colleagues, and finds out what drove him to continue performing into his 90s. Producer Julian Mayers

Part 2. Repeated from 9.45am