With Father Timothy Bartlett.
With Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25and8.25SportsNews
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.
Andrew Marr is joined by four guests including
Monica Grady , a mineralogist at the Natural History
Museum, who talks about Martian meteorites, among otherthings.
Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Behave Yourself
Parti of this week's Woman's Hour drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
A ground-breaking initiative is transforming the lives of adults and young people on a Portsmouth estate.
By giving residents the power to make key decisions about their area, youth offending is down and parents' morale is up. Producer Liz Carney
An unreliable history in six parts, created ana written by Barry Grossman. 5: Catherine Howard was an ambitious girl - one with a reputation and a Duchess as her adviser. _.__ AifredBurke
Producer John Fawcett Wilson Music by Jim Parker
With Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
1.00 The World at One With Nick Clarke.
London meet the West Midlands in the latest contest in the quest for the Radio 4 quiz team of the year. Hosted by Peter Snow.
Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Continuing the four-part series of David Ashton's detective stories set in Victorian Edinburgh.
A jewel theft finally brings one of Edinburgh's most infamous criminals within McLevy's grasp. But a blind young woman with the gift of second sight has prophesied approaching doom.
Paul Lewis and his guests this week answer questions about personal finance.
Phone: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Penny Haslam
By Daniele del Giudice.
A series of five stories about flight and fliers that take us into a cloudy realm where nothing can be taken for granted. Read by Simon Russell Beale. 1: All Because of a Mistake
"If there existed some compartment of memory reserved for first times you would place take-off alongside first love-making, for the intensity of the two is identical."
The British genius for invention is only matched by their ability to let those inventions, and their profits, slip through their fingers. Poet and comedian
Matthew Harvey investigates how a new generation of inventors are learning to make them happen and not get ripped off.
Cookbooks. Sheila Dillon presents a roundup of the year's best cookbooks.
Extended repeat of yesterday at 12.30pm
Gavin Esler confronts our view of the world, examining what unites and divides peoples and Cultures across the globe. Producer Amber Dawson
With Eddie Mair.
The godfather of all panel games visits the Grand
Theatre and Opera House in Leeds. Ross Noble joins Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden , Tim Brooke-Taylor and Humphrey Lyttelton. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: Eight series of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, along with various collections and anniversary editions, are available on CD and audio cassette from good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Alan answers a desperate call.
Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts interviews, news and reviews. Producer Philippa Ritchie
At the Bank. Bobby Baker is terrified of parties but it's herwork's Christmas do on Friday. Deciding that her only hope is her new self-help guide, she practises in a different situation each day. Today she takes a practical approach by going to her local bank to see how much money she has. Written and performed by Bobby Baker. Additional material by Clare Allan. Producer Lucy Bladwyn Repeated from 10.45am
William Dalrymple investigates the roots of spirituality in Britain. 4: Black, Two Sugars. To the Evangelical missionaries and Empire builders of the 19th century, God was an Englishman. Dalrymple learns how the Victorians saw the British Empire as God's way of making himself known to the world. Producer Rosemary Dawson
Julian Pettifer goes to Laos to see how the country is opening up to the world while retaining a tight grip on its people and politics. When the communists took over, Laos became a forgotten corner of Asia. Now, still governed by an authoritarian regime, it is reaching out to its South East Asian neighbours in the hope of cashing in on their economic growth. Repeated from Thursday
Biologist Mike Dilger presents the last of three subterranean journeys in search of life beneath our feet. Today he meets the microbes that appear to feed off rock. Deep below the sea, or at the bottom of iron ore mines in South Africa, these microbes have a bizarre metabolism quite unlike anything seen above ground. Their discovery has forced scientists to question whether life began beneath our feet?
Andrew Marr's guests include Monica Grady from the Natural History Museum, who talks about Martian meteorites, among other things.
(Shortened repeat of 9am)
With Claire Bolderson.
By Akira Yoshimura , adapted in ten parts and read by Nicholas Farrell. 6: Takuya is settling into his life as a labourer. But when he catches a fellow demobilised soldier stealing from the workshop, he finds himself the centre of the unwanted attention. Producer Lu Kemp
Shortened repeat of Saturday at 9am
The start of the week's business in Westminster. With David Wilby.
a Life Part 1. Repeated from 9.45am
