From the church of St Mary with St Faith and St Francis, Alverstoke, Hampshire.
Alan Whicker revisits people, places and events from 60 years of globetrotting.
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Mark Tully considers whether there is any relationship between goodness and belief. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
Caz Graham visits a Devon Valley where a high-quality butcher is bringing new life to traditional farms.
With Edward Stourton.
Series producer Amanda Hancox
Martin Bell appeals on behalf of Street Child Africa.
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Producer sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and Thursday 3.27pm
A Liturgy of the Word to mark the 25th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, from St Leo the Great in Glasgow. Led by the Rev Sean FitzGerald, and including an appreciation by Archbishop Mario Conti. Archdiocesan choir, the St Mungo angers. directed by the Rt Rev Mgr Gerry Fitzpatrick. Producer Mo McCullough
With Alistair Cooke.
Repeated from Friday
With Eddie Mair.
Editor Richard Clark
Omnibus edition.
Joining Nigel Rees are Christopher Lee, Kate Adie, Roy Hudd and Mary Ann Sieghart. The reader is Peter Jefferson. Repeated from Monday
National Apple Day is 21 October, so Sheila Dillon sets off for Herefordshire to hear about the changes taking place in the UK's apple orchards.
(Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm)
Apples galore: Sheila Dillon looks at the core issues behind current trends in the cultivation of British apples.
The Food Programme 12.30pm R4
In two days' time it will be National Apple Day, an annual event to raise public awareness of what's going on in Britain's orchards. To spare you having to take part in organised sessions such as the "longest peel" competition, Sheila Dillon takes The Food Programme out to discover the truth behind the recent renaissance in British apple-growing. We learn of plans drawn up by the National Trust for an orchard in Jersey that will contain every known example of British apple in order to preserve their genes for posterity. Then there's a report from Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire, where the monks are fighting a battle against decay in their trees, and a visit to Yorkshire Orchards where two local lasses are growing over 60 different varieties of apple, including classic English ranges as well as modern varieties from around the world. And speaking of global brands, why is it that China is now the biggest apple producer in the world? Now that's the crunch question (sorry).
With James Cox
Ken Clarke talks to sax player Dave Gelly about William "Count" Basie.
Matthew Biggs, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer listeners' questions. Eric Robson's in the chair.
The butterflies in our gardens are the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of individuals that began a multi-generational journey in southern Europe and north Africa. It's been a good year but, as Matthew Parris learns, it falls short of the heyday of the migrant butterfly.
By Leo Tolstoy , dramatised in two parts by Michael Butt.
Tolstoy's last work of fiction is set in Chechnya in the 1850s. 1: Chechen warrior Hadji Murat offers to fight for the Russians if they will help rescue his family, held captive by the Imam Shamil.
Director Marc Beeby
Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
Mariella Frostrup meets J Robert Lennon, the author of the blackly comic Mailman, which features a neurotic postal worker in small-town America. And what to read when you've suffered a bereavement.
Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
In a special edition Roger McGough visits the Poetry Society in London where he meets the staff and takes members' requests for favourite poems. Readers are Peter Marinker and Alice Arnold. Producer Mark Smaitey Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
With gun crime in the UK having risen by 35 percent in one year, Allan Urry asks whether enough is being done to tackle the supply of illegal firearms. Why do criminals in some cities appear to have unfettered access to powerful handguns and semi-automatic weapons? Repeated from Tuesday
The last in the series of programmes in which writers consider how their atheism has been affected by their religious upbringing. Tariq Ali reflects on his early life, and how it affected his view of Islamic culture. Repeated on Saturday at 7.45pm
Russell Davies presents his selection of excerpts from BBC Radio over the past seven days.
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Oliver gets some bad news.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
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Fame Academy's Carrie and David Grant help Barney Harwood with his failed pop career. Plus the next instalment of The Lottie Project by Jacqueiine Wilson. Producer Jane Chambers
by Suzanne McGruther, read by Pat Starr.
Continuing the series of original stories by unpublished writers. An ageing couple inadvertently pick up a reservation Indian when they drive into a reservation.
Roger Bolton with listeners' views on BBC Radio.
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Repeated from Friday
Barry Cryer looks at one of the central characters in The Goons, played by Harry Secombe.
Paul Lewis presents impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance. Repeated from Saturday at 12.04pm
Repeat of 7.55am
Colour has a huge impact on all our lives and it drives many businesses, too. Peter Day hears from the influential people who make the decisions about colour and finds out where their ideas come from.
Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley reports on the latest political headlines, including at 10.45 Props of Power: Michael White discovers why an adjournment debate is such a powerful tool.
(Props of Power repeated on Wed at 8.45pm)
The intelligent guide to the wide world of learning. With Libby Purves. Repeated from Tuesday.
Mark Tully considers the relationship between goodness and belief. Repeated from 6.05am
The last in the series in which Emily Buchanan talks to foreign correspondents about the music that accompanied their most memorable assignments. Sandy Gill recalls his time spent in Idi Amin's execution cell.
