With Canon Noel Battye.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With DrJeevan Singh Deol.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Melvyn Bragg and his guests explore the history of ideas as they discuss the events and inspirations that have influenced modern times.
Producer Sarah Peters Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history and philosophy of warfare, examining how has war been understood throughout the ages, who it has served and how has it been justified. Show more
Presented from Manchester by Jenni Murray.
10.45 The Mill on the Ross Part 9 Drama repeated at 7.45pm
The long-running radio programme in which BBC correspondents around the world take a look behind the week's news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
To mark the centenary of his birth, Russell Davies traces the short but extraordinary life of Bix
Beiderbecke, the first white musician to make a significant contribution to the formation of jazz. He follows the path from his difficult relationship with his parents through his phenomenal success, to his drink-related death at the age of 28. Producer Nick Barraclough
With Diana Madill and Liz Barclay.
With Nick Clarke.
Explorations in the British countryside with Helen Mark.
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Neil Brand.
Cath Davis, the head of an MI5 surveillance team, is renowned for her skill in using the most advanced listening techniques. But when she finds herself detailed to bug a close friend from her past, she hasn't any inkling of what she is about to discover.
A new series of the programme that looks at all the ways we see the world - through measurement, quantification, targets, risks, league tables, budgets and numbers everywhere. With Andrew Dilnot. Producer Michael Blastland
Writer Margaret Drabble presents an appeal on behalf of the British Stammering Society.
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4: The Brigadier waxes lyrical on the batting skills ot a humble grocer. For details see Monday
Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks explore the art and science of food preservation past, present and future. Today they look at freezing and find out how a millionaire's wife changed the way we keep ourfood. For details see Monday
Mariella Frostrup is in Moscow to meet
Boris Akunin , whose literary crime thrillers have sold more than 10 million copies in his native Russia. What is the place of the novel in the hearts and lives of contemporary Russians and would Tolstoy stand any Chance Of a book deal now? Repeated from Sunday at 4pm
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch by Europe and America of the first infrared observatory - the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). In August this year, Nasa will be continuing the tradition by launching the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). Europe is also building a successor to IRAS, a new spacecraft called Herschel, which will carry the most sophisticated infrared telescope ever built. Quentin Cooper speaks to the scientists who are working on these amazing telescopes.
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With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.
6: The final episode of the current series sees Mel and Vicki swept up in the craze for reality TV. When translated to radio, this vogue is even more exciting than Big Brother or The Salon could ever hope to be. Starring Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine with Martin Hyder and Jim North. Script edited by Graeme Garden. Written by the cast with Danny Robins , Dan Tetsell and Richie Devlin Music by Richie Webb Producer Chris Neill
Photo opportunities in a pig field.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine. Producer Sally Spurring
By George Eliot 's. Dramatised by Judith Adams.
9: Desires and Duties. Tom has been adding to the family income by following Bob Jakin 's financial advice. Maeeip. has met Philin Wakpm again.
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Ted is a doughty 85-year-old who is worried about the way society treates elderly people. He moves into a home to experience life in residential care at first hand, and keeps a secret audio diary of what happens to him there. Producer Sarah Lewthwaite
Growing Pains. What stops small businesses getting bigger? Peter Day finds out.
Producer Harshad Mistry Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm
Geoff Watts reports on the latest stories from the world of science and technology.
Producer Adrian Washbourne EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
With Claire Bolderson.
By Rose Tremain , read by Juliet Stevenson.
9: Joseph's search becomes more desperate as the days pass. For details see Monday
A new sitcom by Laurence Howarth, set in the fascinating but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Webster realises that he recognises tne man he has just performed a rouiine autopsy on - much to the dismay of his colleagues.
Part 4. Repeated from 9.45am
