From York Minster.
World Service analysis. Producer Mike Popham
To Forgive Divine. Mark Tully 's Easter theme is the power of forgiveness to release and redeem. Producer Beverley McAinsh Repeated 11.30pm
As Easter Day dawns, the Dean of Rochester, the Very Rev Edward Shotter , reflects on the power of that first Easter to transform the lives of the faithful. Director of music Roger Sayer. producer Mark O'Brien
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Roger Bolton presents a special Easter edition.
Series producer Amanda Hancox EMAIL: sunday@bbc.co.uk
7.55-7.58 Radio 4 Appeal
Sam West appeals on behalf of Reading Is
Fundamental, a charity which helps children to discover a love of reading.
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Producer Sally Flatman Repeated 9.26pm and Thursday 3.28pm
8.00-8 07 News; Sunday Papers
With AlistairCooke. RptdfromFri
The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev
Dr Michael Nazir-Ali , celebrates the Easter Morning Eucharist in a live service from Rochester Cathedral. The setting forthe service is Langlais's Missa Salve Regina , with a feast of Easter music, including Thine Be the G/oryand Jesus Christ Is Risen Today. Director of music Roger Sayer. Organist Edmund Aldhouse.
Producer: mark O'Brien EMAIL: sunday.worsh.p@bbc.co.uk
Omnibus edition.
Joining Nigel Rees this week are special guests
Deborah Bull, Naomi Gryn , Bonnie Greer and Jennie Bond. The reader is Meryl O'Keeffe. Repeated from Monday
Sheila Dillon celebrates rabbits, and not the chocolate variety. For thousands of years they were a staple food but now they're a taste we've largely forgotten. Could our appetite for rabbit be returning?
(Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm)
With James Cox.
Margaret Metcalfe grew up believing that the father she'd never known was a war hero. But in a painful journey into history, she uncovers the real truth of how he betrayed his family and his country, and became the only British officer to fight for the Nazis. Producer Mark Handscomb Editor David Ross
A special Easter edition from Belgium, where
Matthew Biggs Roy Lancaster and John Cushnie are guests of the Gardeners' Club of Brussels. Chaired by Eric Robson.
Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm
Rachel De Thames s top tips for Easter: page 25
By Henry James. Dramatised in two parts by Michael Bakewell. 1: Maisie's parents divorce and the outrages inflicted upon her innocence begin to accumulate. With David Calder as Henry James.
Director Celiade Wolff on Saturday at 9pm
Mariella Frostrup talks to author Francis Spufford about childhood reading and considers the role that food plays in creating fictional characters. Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm May's Bookclub: Original Sin by PD James
Rebecca Elson was a remarkable poet and astronomer who died in 1999, aged 39, leaving behind a collection of poems that cover subjects as diverse as dark matter, her husband's boxer shorts and the cancer that was killing her. With contributions from friends and readings by Theresa Gallagher , this is a celebration of her life and work. Producer Beaty Rubens Repeated Saturday at 11.30pm
The Financial Watchdog. As the Financial Services Authority's first chairman prepares to stand down,
Lesley Curwen asks whetherthe financial policeman has been asleep on the job. Repeated from Tuesday
Hitch-hiking is dying, even though there are more cars around and planes are cheaper than ever. In the first of three programmes, Kevin Connolly hitch-hikes out from Calais to see who would stop to give him a lift, how far he could get in one week and what the journey would reveal about the way we travel now.
1: Connolly has to cope with the romantic attentions of a large dog. ProducerTony Grant Repeated Saturday 7.45pm Thumbs up for hitch-hiking: page 125
Ernie Rea presents his selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days.
Producer Kate Murphy PHONE: [number removed] (24 hours) FAX: [number removed] Email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Ed's Easter surprise. Repeated tomorrow 2pm
Soap & Flannel with Alison Graham : page 42
A chocoholic's dream this week, when
Barney Harwood shares a special box with chocolate expert Damien Allsop. Plus the story of Hoopla Hop the Downtrodden Mop. And Barney gets busy in the kitchen making delicious chocolate brownies. Producer John Leagas
Another chance to hearfourtales of magic, miracles, mystery, romance and humour. 1: Class of '81 ByJoanne Harris. Twenty years after theirgraduation a group of witches arrange a reunion. After the initial niceties, old rivalries and pettyjealousies resurface and the witches show they have not lost their magic powers. Read byPam Ferris. Producer Katherine Beacon
Emily Buchanan presents a programme dedicated to outdoor pursuits, usingclips of English-language radio from around the globe. Repeated from Friday
Michael Rosen presents the programme about words and the way we speak. A Bit of the Other. Some reflections on the language of sex and seduction. And does anyone still speak "BBC English"? Repeated from Friday
Repeat of yesterday 12.04pm
Repeat of 7.55am
Great Expectations. Julian Le Grand asks whether Labour's promise to improve public services is on track and whether we overestimate the power of politicians to deliver. Repeated from Thursday
A look at the politics of the next seven days with Andrew Rawnsley. Including at 10.45 PM Power. A series of lectures on the changing power of the prime minister, recorded in the early 1960s by AJP Taylor, continues with Pitt the Younger.
Editor John Evans PM Powerrepeated Wednesday 8.45pm
Rosie Boycott is joined by Secretary of State for Education and Skills Charles Clarke and writer
Valerie Grove to discuss their favourite books.
Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Ross Nye was an Australian jackeroo who left his job rounding up cattle to marry a young concert pianist. The pair formed a deep friendship with Claudio Arrau , one of the 20th century's most famous musicians, and accompanied him round the world. Producer Bill Lloyd
