With the Rev Tony Burnham.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day With Abdal Hakim Murad.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Libby Purves and her guests engage in lively and diverse conversation.
Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Posties
Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
2: Tis Folly to Be Wise. Some things are so preposterous that only an intellectual could believe them. Francis Wheen examines how the cleverest people have been led into folly when their great brains somehow failed to sound the alarm. The great mathematician Michel Chasles fell for a con trick a child could have seen through and a 17th-century English scientist thought he had invented cloning 400 years early.
Producer Jolyon Jenkins
A series of short stories by WS Gilbert , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt. 3: The Burglar's
Story Theodore 's education is worth any sacrifice by his parents, petty crooks, the Belvawneys. But his chosen career is abruptly cut short by a series of incidents even they could not have envisaged. producer/director Sue Wilson
With Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
The location-based puzzle that explores the links between local history and the British landscape. This week, the two landscape detectives search through the industrial and natural history of south-east London in search of a phoenix in Deptford Creek. With Brett Westwood. ProducerGrantSonnex
Repeated from yesterday 7pm
By Leila Aboulela. Romance raises awkward questions about faith and commitment for Kassim and Dina, two Scots Muslims in Edinburgh. Kassim decides to tell Dina a story about temptation. Will Satan come out on top?
Director Bruce Young
Bob Flowerdew , Pippa Greenwood , Bunny Guinness and Anne Swithinbank are at Sparsholt College in Hampshire, home of the Gardeners' Question Time garden, forthe programme's annual roadshow. Eric Robson is in the chair. Shortened
2: The Smilers. Strange that everyone on the street is happy. What's the secret? For details see yesterday
Lynne Truss looks at the alphabet and how it evolved 3: Latecomers to the Alphabet Ball
Charlemagne and little letters, the Romans and big letters, and newcomers J and Z. For details see Monday
How do everyday objects like the toaster or the toilet come to look and work the way they do? Laurie Taylor joins Harvey Molotch for a voyage into the unconscious aesthetic of the consumer. Producer Jacqueline Smith
Thyroid. Graham Easton explores thyroid conditions with hisguest, Professor John Lazarus , president of the British Thyroid Association. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
With Clare English and Eddie Mair.
By Jim Eldridge. Another chance to hearthe comedy series about the fictional school. 5: Waiting for Ofsted. There's tension in the staff room. The inspectors are coming!
Producer John Fawcett Wilson
Female frenzy in Ambridge. Rptd tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson chairs the arts show, featuring a report on the new museum in Docklands, which tells the story of London's s river, docks and the Surrounding communities. Producer Rebecca Nicholson
3: Letters Home, by Julia Darling. Janie, 15, is anorexic. Her mother Grace, a school dinnerlady, feels powerless until a library book suggests she writes letters to her daughter.
Fordetailssee Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Mental Health. How would you cope if the depression you experienced as ateenagerturns into a stigma barring you from opportunities as an adult? In the last of the series Marcel Berlins brings together listeners and lawyers to tackle these moral and legal dilemmas. Producer Dinah Lammiman Editor Nicola Meyrick
Christopher Silvester investigates the secret world of political speech writing, revealing the real stories behind some key speeches of recent times. Producer Zillah Watson Repeated from Sunday 10.45pm
How much of global warming is caused by variation in the activity of the Sun itself, rather than man-made greenhouse gases? No one knows, but a small group of Danish scientists believe it is a significant proportion. Peter Evans reports on their controversial efforts to test the effect of the Sun. Producer Sue Broom
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Paul Moss.
By Alan Sillitoe. 8: Arthur Seaton 's luck finally runs out when Winnie's husband catches up with him Outside the White Horse. For details see Monday
Comedy series, starring James Quinn , about Sir
Ralph Stanza , poet-in-residence for Salford, and his audio diaries. 4: Seedley Diamonds FC. Sir Ralph bases himself at a local football club. With Neil Bell , Alison Darling , Tony Melody as Bob Chadwick , and Mark Chatterton. Producer Graham Frost
By Llewella Gideon and Lynn Peters. Comedy drama about a thirty-something actress waiting for a big break.
Cynthia auditions for an ad for nappies. But she's told them she's got a baby. Now all she has to do is borrow one. With Mandy Knight , Jo Martin , Brian Bovell and Roger Griffiths. Music by Clement Ishmael Producer Gareth Edwards
A roundup of today's events in Westminster.
Part 3. Rptd from 9.45am
