With the Most Rev Peter Smith , Archbishop ofcardiff.
With AnnaHill.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament With Mark D'Arcy and Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Second Test at Kandy,
Sri Lanka. With commentary by Christopher Martin -Jenkins, John Murray , Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe , and expert comments from Angus Fraser , Phil Tufnell and Roshan Mahanama. Including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Second Test at Kandy,
Sri Lanka. With commentary by Christopher Martin -Jenkins, John Murray , Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe , and expert comments from Angus Fraser , Phil Tufnell and Roshan Mahanama. Including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Darling Mouse, Precious Worm Part 3. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Continuingthe stories of some of the most dramatic naval battles in British history. 3: TheAttackon Porto Bello. By Martyn Wade , performed by Stephen Noonan. In 1739 Admiral Vernon and six British ships took the Spanish town of Porto Bello in present-day Panama. With comment from historians Richard Harding and Michael Duffy. Producer Tim Dee
Georgia Pritchett's surreal comedy about florists with attitude. 3: Insomnia. Winnie embarks on a career as a romantic novelist while Ample s attempts at meditation are extremely unrelaxingfor all concerned. meditation are extremely
Producer Catherine Bailey
Presented by Liz Barclay and John Waite.
Newseries A light-hearted quiz about inventions and innovations. Chris Stuart presides over team captains Adam Hart-Davis and Professor Lewis Wolpert. With guests psychologist Dr Susan Blackmore and writer and broadcaster Nicholas Booth. Producer Katie Marsden Brainy fun - Adam Hart-Davis : page 37
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Paul B Davies.
Suspicious behaviour by new residents in the small Somerset village of Nether Stowey leads to the arrival of a Home Office spy and a memorable encounter immortalised in literary history. Bill Nighy and Martin Clunes star in a drama where espionage, intrigue and poetic inspiration blur the boundaries between truth and fiction.
Director Sara Davies (R)
Roy Lancaster , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions from gardeners in west Yorkshire. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Producer Trevor Taylor
by Kate Courage
A series of three stories.
It's curfew time at the children's home, and Ben is still out in the park with an empty bottle of vodka in his pocket. Read by Stuart Crossman.
In the last programme in the series, Chinese women tell Kate Saunders why they mustn't look at mules while they're pregnant. Fordetails see Monday (R)
Laurie Taylor talks to sociologist Michael Mann about his classic series The Sources of Social Powe* and what its findings imply for the future of the American Empire. Producer Jacqueline Smith
Dr Mark Porter investigates hepatitis, a contagious infection of the liver spread through contact with sewage, blood transfusions and unprotected sex. Tomorrow's Check-Up health phone-in is also devoted to the topic. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
With Eddie Mair.
A comedy sketch show in which anything is possible. Estate agents sell haunted houses and Columbus travels the world just for a curry. With
Steven Kynman , Sally Hawkins , Olivia Colman , Robert Webb and Chris Pavlo.
Written by James Cary , Adam Bromley. Sally Hawkins ,
Catherine Shepherd and Ashley Blaker Producer Adam Bromley (Revised repeat)
Jill makes a difficult decision.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Francine Stock with arts news, interviews and more recommendations for any Christmas shoppers who find themselves overwhelmed by the choice at the bookstore. Producer Nicola Holloway
3: Murray is worried about money while Katherine vents her spleen on her great rival, Virginia Woolf. Katherine clings ferociously to Murray's promise that he will come to Italy for Christmas. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs another debate in which
Ian Hargreaves , Steven Rose , Michael Gove and Claire Fox cross-examine witnesses with conflicting views. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
Veteran political writer Julia Langdon meets MPs who are themselves the offspring of politicians and discovers how their childhood experiences prepared them fortheirown careers. 1: Growing Up in a Political Household Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Second Test at Kandy,
Sri Lanka. With commentary by Christopher Martin -Jenkins, John Murray , Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe , and expert comments from Angus Fraser , Phil Tufnell and Roshan Mahanama. Including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
I Can human intuition be measured? Chris Yates explores the if, how and why of the sixth sense, with contributions from neuroscientists
Susan Greenfield and Steven Rose. Producer Dan shepherd
Shortened repeat of 9am
Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Second Test at Kandy,
Sri Lanka. With commentary by Christopher Martin -Jenkins, John Murray , Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe , and expert comments from Angus Fraser , Phil Tufnell and Roshan Mahanama. Including News at 6.30am.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
With Robin Lustig.
By Akira Yoshimura. 3: Takuya recalls interrogating
American airmen the previous summer. One of them revealed that he found the best way to relax on returning from a bombing campaign was to listen to jazz. For details see Monday
Another chance to hear this series of poetry, jokes and music from Matthew Harvey and Rory Motion. In today's programme they experience anxiety, depression and balloons. Producer VivBeeby (R)
Creighton Wheeler 's life story as recalled by Brian Hayes. 3: Splicing Is the Mother of Invention Wheeler pioneers some of the great inventions of the 20th century: the Romeo Thatchmaster, Biro Stabiliser and Vegetable Atomiser. Featuring the voice of Andrew McGibbon as Creighton Wheeler. Producers Andrew McGibbon and Jonathan Ruffle
Today's business at Westminster. With David Wilby.
Part 3. Repeated from 9.45am
Sri Lanka v England
Commentary on the second day's play in the Second Test from Kandy. Including News at 6.30am. News at 6.30 am.
Producer Peter Baxter *Approximate time
