With Professor Gordon Graham.
With Anna Hill.
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament With Susan Hulme and Mark D'Arcy.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Elaine Storkey.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Sri Lanka v England
The First Test at Galle. England begin their second series of the winter. With commentary by Jonathan Agnew , John Murray , JonnySaunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe. including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter "Approximate time
Michael Buerk talks to people who have had to make a life-changing choice. Producer Liz Leonard Repeated at 9.30pm
Continuing the series in which Professor Steve Jones examines the different blood groups and their hidden influences on people's lives. 3: I've Got Rhythm. Have you got the blood of a Pharaoh? Steve Jones finds out how blood groups have been used to match Egyptian mummies to theirfamilies. Producer Andrea Kidd
Sri Lanka v England
The First Test at Galle. England begin their second series of the winter. With commentary by Jonathan Agnew , John Murray , JonnySaunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe. including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter "Approximate time
Presented byJenni Murray.
10.45 Fathers Part 2. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Mel Giedroyc looks at the way that breaking wind has long been a staple of comedy and satire. With examples from Chaucer, Joyce Grenfell, Kenneth Tynan, the two Ronnies, Reggie Perrin, Isabel Allende and Roald Dahl.
With Peter White and Winifred Robinson.
Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 10am
With Nick Clarke.
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Elspeth Sandys. Two women with absolutely nothing in common. They don't agree about politics, money or men - so why on earth do they become so imoortant to each other?
Director Jane Morgan
Sue Cook examines listeners' historical queries. EMAIL: making.history@bbc.co.uk
Address: [address removed]Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
2: The Voice of God, by Winifred Holtby. Read by Jack Klaff. Turn your radio off - and what is this? For details see yesterday
Simon Fanshawe and his guests are in Bath enjoying a meal from Jane Austen. For details see yesterday
New series Heather Payton and guests discuss the world Of business and technology. Producer Paul OKeeffe
New series Art critic Brian Sewell and Irish writer Josephine Hart , author of Damage, talk to Sue MacGregor about theirfavourite books. Producer Beth O'Dea Repeated on Sunday at llpm
With Eddie Mair.
Another chance to hear Christopher Lee 's comedy drama set in the Ministry of Defence. 4: Stiff Limb Syndrome. The aftermath of George and Bryan's disastrous trip to Aldershot is overshadowed by the need to solve the problem of falling recruitment.
Director Pete Atkin Producer Rosalind Ayres
Tensions deepen between Brian and Greg. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news.
Producer Philippa Ritchie
By Damian Lanigan. Five plays exploring different father/child relationships. 2: Tallest Dad in the School. Nine-year-old Frank has always idolised his fireman dad. But he starts to suspect Barry might not be quite the hero he has always supposed.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
Fran Abrams looks at the issue of public interest immunity and asks whether British justice is being corroded by a culture of secrecy.
Producer Ian Muir-Cochrane Repeated on Sunday at 5pm
Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially Sighted people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel
Dr Mark Porter examines the controversies and alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT, which has been blamed for an increase in the incidence of breast cancer.
Producer Helen Sharp Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm
Dr Mark Porter on alternatives to HRT: page 42
Repeat of 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
By Bram Stoker. 7: Professor Van Helsing knows they must Visit the graveyard. For details see yesterday
A four-part comedy-drama by Michelle Read.
2: As love blossoms for romance writer Anna, her characters become increasingly annoyed by the lack of authorial presence in their plot lines.
Producer Dawn Ellis
The final day's debate on the Queen's Speech. With Susan Hulme.
of the Week: Words of Mercury
Part 2. Repeated from 9.45am
Digital only
3.00 Something to Think About: Age 5-7 3.15 Let's Move:
Age 5-6 3.35 Time to Move:Age 6-8 3.55 Stories and Rhymes: Age 5-7 4.05 Maths Adventure Year 4: Age 8-9 4.25Maths Adventure Year 4: Age 8-9 4.40 Talking Points: Age 10-12
Sri Lanka v England
Commentary on the second day's play of the First Test from Galle, Sri Lanka. Including News at 6.30.
Producer Peter Baxter Approximate time
