With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Jeevan Singh Deol.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Interview with John Humphrys : page 117
Melvyn Bragg and his guests explore the history of ideas as they discuss the events and inspirations that have influenced modern times.
Producer Charlie Taylor Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the emergence, power and influence of the British aristocracy, what made it one of the most successful power elites in the world and what brought about its decline. Show more
Presented from Manchester by Martha Kearney.
10.45 The Mill on the Floss Part 14. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
BBC correspondents take a look behind the week s news headlines. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Death and destruction, devils and dragons, saints and salvation. The stories preserved in the medieval stained glass of York Minster and some of the city's s parish churches come to life in words sounds and music. Stained glass conservator Peter Gibson and art historian Richard Marks celebrate the modes and means of storytelling across the centuries. They piece togetherthe mysteries hidden in the glass and throw some light on the stories illuminated in the windows with readings spanning 1,500 years. With Nigel Forde and Bridget Foreman. Producer Andy Cartwright (R)
Diana Madill.
With Nick Clarke.
Explorations in the British countryside. Extended
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A fast-paced comedy about football, sex and sacred
Jewish scriptures, written by Gary Brown. As
Mark Black prepares for his bar mitzvah in 1973 he starts to realise his father has a dark secret.
Director Jim Poyser
The magazine series devoted to the powerful, sometimes beautiful, often abused but always ubiquitous world of numbers. With Andrew Dilnot. Producer Michael Blastland
Baroness Greenfield appeals on behalf of Mentor UK. a charity that is researching and evaluating effective drug abuse prevention schemes.
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A week of stories that explore the twists and turns of DNA. 4: The Twin Business by Eugene Byrne. Read by Rebecca Smart and Anthony Smee. An absentee father has a disturbing confession to make when his daughter finds out that she is not an only child after all. For details see Monday
4. Miro the Tourist Promoter. The artist Joan Miro is associated not only with Catalan culture but also with the promotion of tourism in Majorca. He designed logos forthe tourist board and you can still see his designs scattered across the island. But
Juan, his grandson, believes the island's reputation as a haven for artists has been destroyed. For details see Monday
Mariella Frostrup talks to Zoe Heller about her new book Notes on a Scandal, and about writing from different racial perspectives. How do authors write in a black voice? Repeated from Sunday at 4pm
Afireball is an extremely bright meteor falling through the earth's atmosphere so fast it's on fire. Quentin Cooper finds out how to spot a fireball and how sightings help predict where the meteorite will fall. Producer Jonathan Fildes EMAIL: material.world@tibc.co.uk
With Eddie Mair and Carolyn Quinn.
In the first of a new six-part series, Paul Jackson , former controller of BBC Entertainment, talks to
Bruce Forsyth , an entertainer for over half a century. Producers Mario Stylianides and Katie Marsden.
Fallon celebrates in style. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson with the arts magazine, including a review of Charlotte Rampling's film, Summer Things.
By George Eliot. 14: The Great Temptation. Aware that she and Stephen have fallen in love, Maggie has resolved to leave St Oggs again.
Piano played by James Moriarty
For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
When 7,000 US marines were sent to the southern city of Nasiriyah in the early stages of the American invasion of Iraq, they weren't expecting serious opposition. But the marines ended up in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Why did the Iraqis make a stand here? And forthe residents who endured the bombing, what is life like now? Presented by Andrew North , who was an "embedded" correspondent with the marine unit during the fighting and has since been back to Nasiriyah. Producer Ed Buscall Revised repeat
Fixing Capitalism. The husband and wife team of Harvard Business School professor Shoshana Zuboff and international businessman
James Maxmin think that we need a new kind of capitalism to replace the 20th-century model based on male-dominated command and control. Peter Day asks what the new breed of organisations might be like. Producer Paul O'Keeffe Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm
GeoffWatts reports on the latest stories from the world of science and technology.
Producer Adrian Washbourne EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
With Robin Lustig.
By Rose Tremain , read by Juliet Stevenson. 14: Harriet's wish for one extraordinary and unforgettable thing to happen in her life comes true. Fordetails see Monday
A new sitcom by Laurence Howarth, set in the world of the pathology lab.
Professor Donaldson introduces a new medical empathy scheme, because "a corpse is a person too".
A roundup of today's events in Westminster.
of the Week: George Orwell
Essays and Journalism Part 4. Repeated from 9.45am
