With Bishop George Stack.
With Anna Hill.
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Ti Iby.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. This week Germaine Greer talks about maleness. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray, including at 10.45 Yaa Asantewaa. Part 1 of the Woman's Hour drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Veterinary science is changing fast Graham Easton talks to vets training at the University of Liverpool to discover theirviews on beinga young vet. Producer Julia Durbin (R)
New series In five parts, dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
In the London Blitz of 1944, Hercule Poirot hears an intriguing story about a man s disappearance. He little realises that two years later he will become involved with the event itself.
BBC Radio Collection: This full-cast dramatisation is available on audio cassette and CD from 3 November at all good retail outlets or from [web address removed] Call [number removed]
With Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay.
With Nick Clarke.
The final of the nationwide general knowledge quiz, with Robert Robinson in the chair.
Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
by Maggie Allen.
Every night Claire talks to her beloved late husband. But she's about to surprise him, and herself, by revealing her relationship with her dishy young decorator.
Producer/director Enyd Williams
Paul Lewis and guests answer personal finance questions. Producer JenniferClarke
Stories by Frances Tower. Violet The Titmus family's s new maid appears to have the uncanny knack for predicting the future. Read by Susannah Harker. Abridged by Penny Leicester . Producer Emma Harding
Alan Dein begins a series of random telephone conversations with complete strangers. 1:It's Good to Talk. Alan Dein cast his line into a sea of souls and conversations. Producer Mark Burman
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. Extended repeat ofyesterday
Anne Mackenzie and guests discuss international issues of the day, from artto anthropology, sport to science and politics to popular culture. Producer Amber Dawson
With Carolyn Quinn and Ritula Shah.
Joining Nigel Rees to exchange favourite quotations and anecdotes this week are Christopher Lee , Roy Hudd , Kate Adie and Mary Ann Sieghart. The reader is Peter Jefferson.
Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A collection of highlights from over 21 years of this panel game is available on audio cassette from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Joe gets a second chance. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson talks to Clive James about his new poetry collection.
By Margaret Busby.
Yaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu, part of the great Asante kingdom. When the British colonising forces threatened to crush her people, the 60-year-old rallied the Asante to arms and led a campaign of resistance that began in 1900. Part 1.
Music by Nana Tsiboe, Kofi-Adu, Jojo Yates, Asebre Quaye and Atongo Zimba Director Pam Fraser Solomon
(Repeated from 10.45am)
An exploration of the social and cultural roots of a surprising French passion - rugby union, which in France is a game for intellectuals and artists and which, arguably, has been of greater political significance in France than anywhere else. South-west France is called "lOvalie" (land of the oval ball), such is the commitment there to the game. It seems that rugby has been a mirror in which the French have looked to find their "true" nature.
Sound artist Scanner (Robin Rimbaud ) embarks on a remarkable personal and artistic journey of discovery when he is commissioned by the Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, near Paris, to help create a musical soundscape for an extraordinary new morgue, where bereaved people can come to take leave of those who have died in road accidents or violent crimes. With reader Tamara Kennedy and music by Scanner and David Lang. Producer Amanda Hargreaves
Ancient Trees and You. Britain is the best place in Europe for magnificent ancient trees, with some over 1,000 years old. But neither protecting ancient woodland nor planting new woodland will help conserve them. Paul Evans finds out why, asks what is best for their future and participates in the national ancient tree hunt.
Producer Grant Sonnex Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat of 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
By Boris Akunin , translated by Andrew Bromfield , in ten parts. 1: Moscow 1876. A 23-year-old law student commits suicide in broad daylight. The young detective, Erast Fandorin , is put on the case, which deepens as he discovers that the student had recently inherited considerable assets. Read by David Troughton. Abridger/producerJane Marshall
Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am
With Sean Curran.
Parti. Repeated from 9.45am
3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 15-6
3.15 ReadingTree Stories 5-6 3.30 Alphabet Time: Letters G and H 4-6 3.40 Alphabet Time First Phonics: 4-6
3.50 Playtime: 3-5 4.10 Hop, Skip and Jump: 5-7
4.25 Scottish Resources 7-9
4.40 Scottish Resources 10-12: Wallace's Scotland
