With Leslie Griffiths.

With Anna Hill. Producer Sarah Hughes

With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6 25 7 25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought forthe Day With the Rt Rev James Jones.

Andrew Marr and guests, including Michael Moore , author of Dude, Where 's My Country?, set the cultural agendafortheweek.
Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Aurora Leigh Part 1 of this week Woman's
Hour drama, based on Elizabeth Barrett Browning 's s epic verse. Drama repeated at 7.45pm

A series charting the launch of a new school. This week the teachers deal with the problem of school refusers - children who are unable orunwillmg to turn up to lessons. Producer Sue Mitchell

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
5: Poirofs going to have to think very fast to unravel the enigma if he is to prevent another murder in the village. Last in the series. Meredith
Director/ProducerEnydWilliams isavailable
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With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.

With Nick Clarke.

Peter Snow hosts the challenging nationwide general knowledge quiz. This week's teams are from London and Liverpool. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated Saturday Upm

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

By Robert Messick. A bitter-sweet family drama set in a people carrier at various motorway locations.
Aunt Esther's death comes as quite a shock to 24-year-old Joanne. When her parents divorced, Esther was the one who took Joanne in. Now as she joins her mother and otherfamily members forthe drive to the funeral, is ittime to come to terms with the past?
Producer/Director David Ian Neville

Paul Lewis and guests answer personal finance questions. Producer Louise Greenwood

Five short stories by Dylan Thomas to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death. 1: Patricia, Edith and Arnold. Read by Sian Phillips. A little boy watches a lovers' spat in the snow between two housemaids and Arnold, who has been courting them both. Producer/Director Alison Hindell

The first of five programmes reporting from the front line of the construction industry, with Dylan Winter.

How the use of cranes to sling unfeasibly heavy loads predates the Romans.
(R)

Nutraceuticals. As health experts put increasing emphasis on the connection between health and diet, Sheila Dillon explores the burgeoning market for functional fOOdS. Extended repeat of yesterday

Gavin Esler and guests discuss international issues Of the day. Producer Amber Dawson

With Dan Damon and Carolyn Quinn.

Joining Nigel Rees to exchange favourite quotations and anecdotes are Gervase Phinn ,
George Layton , Louise Doughty and Kathryn Flett. The readeris Peter Jefferson.
Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Elizabeth is on the warpath. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson introduces arts news, interviews and reviews. Producer Nicola Holloway

By Colin Bytheway. Based on the epic verse by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Aurora dreams of finding recognition in the male-dominated world of literature, and of finding happiness with the man she loves - without compromising her personal integrity or independence.
(Repeated from 10.45am)

May 1940: Hitler's forces were poised to conquer Europe. A small and dedicated band of British families entrusted with the upkeep of First World War graves in Belgium are given 24 hours to leave and make theirwayto the coast. Brian James talks to the survivors of what proved to be an epic journey as they set off in seven old cars, an ancient 20-seater bus, on bicycle and on foot, keepingjust one step ahead of the invading German army. Producer Angela Hind

Javier Lizarzaburu returns to his native Peru to see the effects of America's war on drugs. The USA is spending more than$140 million there this yearto eradicate coca, the raw material from which cocaine is made. But coca production is on the increase and for the first time the coca farmers, led by their new leader, Nancy Obregon , are making theirvoices heard. Javiertravels to a remote region in the Amazonian rainforest to meet Nancy and hear her case against the USA's policy, and also to
Washington to discuss the issue with top officials there. Repeated from Thursday

In 1940 two remarkable men boarded a sardine boat and set sail on a 4,000-mile voyage from
Monterey, California, to explore the Sea of Cortez.
Together they shared a gift of the gab, a keen eye for observation, a love of words and a reverence for all living things. One was Ed Ricketts , a talented young biologist, the other was Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck. Howard Stableford travels to
Ricketts's old lab on Cannery Row in California to find out about this extraordinary friendship and the deep impact it had on both men. ProducerJoanne Stevens

Shortened repeat of 9am

With Robin Lustig.

By Erskine Childers, abridged by Doreen Estall in ten parts.

Foreign Office high flyer Carruthers receives an invitation from an old acquaintance to join him for some yachting in the Baltic. Read by Crispin Bonham-Carter.

Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am

With David Wilby.

Parti. Repeated from 9.45am

3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 1: Age 5-6
3.15 Reading Tree Stories: Age 5-6 3.30 Alphabet Time: Age 4-6
3.40 Alphabet Time First Phonics: Age 4-6
3.50 Playtime: Age 3-5 4.10 Hopscotch: Age 5-7 4.25 Scottish Resources: Age 7-9 4.40 Scottish Resources: Age 10-12