From St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin , Devon.
Travelling back in time to a vanished England when the reality of industrialisation was denied for a romantic countryside Vision. Producer Daniel Tetlow (R)
Pet Theories. Walking his labrador in a Delhi park, Mark Tully considers what we can learn from the behaviour of domestic animals - and what they can learn from US. Producer Nigel Acheson Repeated at 11.30pm
Caz Graham meets farmers both modern and traditional at their annual ploughing match. Producer Moira Hickey
With Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Pam Ferris appeals on behalf of the Crohn's in Childhood Research Association.
Donations: Crohn's in Childhood Research Association,
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Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm and Thursday 3.27pm
Harvest - Mysteries of the Kingdom. From Heythrop
College. Father James Hanvey explores some of the familiar metaphors used at Harvest. With the choirs of Our Lady of the Victories and the Cardinal Vaughan
Memorial School. Director of music Jeremy Summerly. Producer Mark O'Brien
WithAlistairCooke. Repeated from Fnday
With Eddie Mair.
Editor Richard Clark
Omnibus edition.
Joining Nigel Rees are Jasmine Birtles ,
Christopher Brookmyre , Sir David Steel and Dilllie Keane. The reader is William Franklyn. Repeated from Monday
Food and Communism. Sheila Dillon examines the food legacy of the former Soviet Union and explores its impact on the diet of those who used to live behind the Iron Curtain.
Producer Sue Todd Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm
With James Cox.
Editor Richard Clark
Ken Clarke explores the music and turbulent life of virtuoso bass player, band leader and prolific composer, Charles Mingus. with his widow Sue MingUS. Producer Paul Evans (R)
John Cushnie , Bob Rowerdew and Matthew Biggs are in Blackpool and the Fylde College to answer audience questions. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened 3pm
Matthew Parris continues his exploration of the lives of five migratory species. 2. The Manx Shearwater
On the cliffs of Skomer Island off Pembrokeshire,
Parris meets an extraordinary migrant, the oldest of which has, in its long life, flown the equivalent of to the moon and back ten times. producer Jeremy Grange
By Iris Murdoch, dramatised in two parts by Nick Fisher
Jake's attempts to gain money from the dognapping of Mister Mars, the canine superstar, fail, and his love life becomes yet more complicated. Jake loses the girl, gets the dog and ponders the wonders of the world.
Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
Mariella Frostrup explores the world of science fiction with Stephen Baxter , Doris Lessing and Francis Spufford , and looks at how writers have tackled the genre in different ways.
Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
There is a medical theme to the poems as Roger McGough introduces requests for works by Rudyard Kipling , Dannie Abse , Keats and Simon Armitage. The readers are Peter Marinker and Alice Arnold. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
With relations between the US and Saudi Arabia already under strain, a worldwide investigation by leading American lawyers is now alleging Saudi complicity in financing terrorism. Gerry Northam tests the strength of their evidence and assesses its impact on the diplomatic tension between Washington and Riyadh. Repeated from Tuesday
In this second programme in the series in which three writers explore how their atheism has been shaped by their religious upbringing, Liverpool-born writer Linda Grant considers her Jewish heritage. Producer Dominic Black Repeated on Saturday at 7.45pm
Linda Smith presents her selection of excerpts from BBC Radio over the past seven days.
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Family ties are tested for Susan.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
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This week sees the semi-final of the Talk the Talk competition and the start of a new story, The Lottie Project by Jacqueline Wilson. Producer Jane Chambers
Continuing the series of original stories by unpublished writers. 2: Flamingos by Jake Elliot , read by Jenna Russell. A photographer and his friend journey to a remote village to photograph the flamingos that are said to migrate there every year. But is the local Story true? Producer Lisa Osborne (R)
Roger Bolton with listeners' views on BBC Radio. ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 1QT Phone: [number removed] email feedback@>bbc. co.uk Repeated from Friday
2: Educating Archie. Barry Cryer looks at the character of Archie Andrews , the ventriloquist dummy of Peter Brough. Producer Angela Sherwin (R)
Repeated from Saturday at 12.04pm
Repeat of 7.55am
Odd Jobs. As students gain ever more qualifications, companies are complaining about the wideninggap between what educators teach and what employers want from their recruits. Peter Day investigates. Producer Sandra Kanthal
Andrew Rawnsley reports on the latest political headlines. Including at 10.45 Triumphs and Disasters. In the last of the series on famous by-elections, Steve Richards looks back to the campaign fought at Eastbourne in 1990 after the Conservative MP Ian Gow was killed by the IRA.
Editor John Evans Triumphs and Disasters repeated Wed 8.45pm
The intelligent guide to the wide world of learning with Libby Purves , including practical advice, features and listeners' views. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Emily Buchanan presents the series in which foreign correspondents reveal the music that marked their most memorable assignments. 3: Veteran war correspondent Robert Fox remembers the attack on Port Stanley. Producer Paul Kobrak (R)