With Andrew Graystone.
With Alistair Cooke. Repeated from Friday
6.05 Papers
6.08 Sports Desk
Helen Mark explores rural life across the length and breadth of the UK.
Producer Benjamin Chesterton Extended 1.30pm
With Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Sarah Hughes
With John Humphrys and Martha Kearney.
7.20 Yesterday in Parliament
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Huw Spanner.
8.51 Yesterday in Parliament
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
(Shortened repeat Monday at 11pm)
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For many musicians, going on tour can be the best and worst of reasons for being in the business.
Sandi Toksvig learns more about the nitty-gritty of rockin' all over the world.
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Chief sports writer for The Times Simon Barnes remembers Red Rum and his historic third win at the Grand National of 1977. This sporting news dominated the headlines, with even revelations about the assassination of President Kennedy taking second place. Producer Michael Nangla
Steve Richards of The Independent on Sunday with highlights of the political week.
The stories behind the world's headlines, presented byKateAdie. Producer TonyGrant
Paul Lewis presents impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated on Sunday at 9pm
Another chunk of the satirical impressions show, starring Jon Culshaw , Jan Ravens , Kevin Connolly and Mark Perry. Repeated from Friday
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience at Speen in Buckinghamshire puts questions on issues of the week to a panel that includes the shadow minister for homeland security Patrick Mercer MP and the Labour MEP for the West Midlands Michael Cashman. They are joined by the Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips and the New Statesman writer Ziauddin Sardar.
(Repeated from Friday)
Jonathan Dimblebytakes listeners' calls and emails in response to last night's Any Questions?
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By Donna Leon , dramatised by Nick McCarty. The unknown Venetian is found wearing a cheap red dress and satin shoes, lying on waste ground often used by prostitutes. Commissano Brunetti 's investigations lead him into a dark world where it's nnt just the. canals that stink.
Director Jane Morgan
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Sheila McCiennon.
Series editor Jill Burridge Producer Vibeke Venema EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
News and sports headlines, presented by Dan Damon . Editor Peter Rippon
The new film Underworld is the latest in a long tradition of films loosely based on Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Jim White reflects on this fine but not always honourable tradition. And what's your favourite movie poster? Emily King has been revisiting posters going back to 1910 and unearthing some classics and some howlers. Producer Mohini Patel
Ned Sherrin presents another mix of music, comedy and conversation. Producer Torquil Macleod
Another edition of the magazine programme in which Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights of the past seven days. Producer Fiona McLean
The final part of the series in which people who have volunteered for overseas aid work later in life tell their stories. The programme features a former teacher who travel led to a remote desert region of China to improve English teaching in schools, and a woman who went to work in prisons in Zambia. Repeated from Sunday
Another chance to hear Geoff Adams-Spink tell the moving story of the drug that has been described as "chemical shrapnel". Disabled by the drug himself, Adams-Spink catches up with a generation of 40-somethings similarly affected and examines the drug's astonishing rehabilitation in the fight against disease. Producer Linda Pressly (R)
By John Buchan , dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.
1: 1 Make the Acquaintance of a Popular Man. Some years after his adventures in The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay is approached by the British secret service to help track down the hostages taken prisoner by a gang of international criminals. He reluctantly agrees to a take on a mission that will pit him againsl a brilliant adversary who can control men's minds.
Producer/director Bruce Young Repeated from Sunday
Fat Tax. In ten years a quarter of the UK population will be clinically obese - a fact that is leading many health experts to warn of a health emergency for this country. Should we try and make the nation slimmer or just roll with it? The programme asks if we should introduce a fat tax notjust on some food but on aspects of our sedentary lifestyle too. Presented by Nick Ross.
Producer Sara Nathan Repeated from Wednesday
The first round of the quiz continues with contestants from Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Robert Robinson is in the chair.
Repeated from Monday
Jackie Kay visits Stevie Smith 's old haunts in Palmers Green, London, drops into a poet-friendly bookshop and meets London-based poet Hugo Williams. Repeated from Sunday
The last in the series of five stories marking last year's Jubilee, each featuring a queen. 5: A RoyalRevenge by James Finn Garner. A politically correct author of bedtime stories imagines two queens who are feelingjust a little neglected. Read by Rebecca Front . Producer Jill Waters (R)
