With Miriam O'Reilly.
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Cristina Odone.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
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Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Third Test from Colombo,
Sri Lanka. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew John Murray ,
Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Third Test from Colombo,
Sri Lanka. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew John Murray ,
Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests explore the history or ideas. Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Melvyn Bragg discusses the feat of astonishing intellectual engineering which provides us with millions of words in hundreds of languages. How did it develop and conquer three quarters of the globe? Show more
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Sri Lanka v England
The first day's play in the Third Test from Colombo,
Sri Lanka. Commentary by Jonathan Agnew John Murray ,
Jonny Saunders and Roshan Abbeysinghe.
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
From Manchester, with Jenni Murray.
10.45 Behave Yourself Part 4. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Bill Law reports from Saudi Arabia on the ruling house of Saud, caught between a rising tide of Islamic fundamentalism and awkward ties to America. Law explores the rifts that threaten to tear Saudi society apart and plunge an already insecure region into a new and ever more dangerous instability. Producer Bill Law Repeated on Monday
At Christmas time, the lanes around
Thomas Hardy 's birthplace echo to traditional Dorset carols as the Thomas Hardy Society and musicians, the Madding Crowd, re-enact Going the Rounds from
Under the Greenwood Tree. As she follows the performance around the original locations, local writer and broadcaster Claire Kendall-Price discovers how traditional customs, places ana people feature in the novel during this seasonal celebration of Hardy's Wessex. Producer Andy Cartwright
With Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
Helen Mark explores rural life across the UK.
Producer Maggie Ayre
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Stephen Sharkey.
On Christmas Eve,1968, the Apollo 8 mission, the first manned flight to the moon, orbited ten times. In this play, the spacecraft's progress is followed obsessively by 11-year-old astronaut enthusiast Neil O'Brien who becomes increasingly engrossed in the mission as he tries to block out the family problems that look set to ruin Christmas - and the space mission - for him.
Lung Complaints. Asthma is just one of the many respi ratory diseases affecting the nation's health. To find out the difference between emphysema, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, contact the programme with your questions. Barbara Myers puts your calls to an expert. Telephone: [number removed] email: checkup@bbc.co.uK Producer Erika Wright
Patricia Routledge makes an appeal on behalf of the Abbeyfield Society.
Donations: [address removed] Credit Cards [number removed]
4: Unreported Inbound Palermo. "This should be the history of an aeroplane, because an aeroplane knows its history - how many people in the world know its history?" For details see Monday
4: Inventors don't all live in sheds but most are still, by nature, bad businessmen. Now, one man's simple concept is taking technical experts and entrepreneurs to the inventors, so they can all get rich together. For details see Monday
Mariella Frostrup talks to Sylvia Smith about My
Holidays, a travel book which details herdisastrous journeys since 1962. And the novelist Donna Tartt explains why she's obsessed by Robert Louis Stevenson. Repeated from Sunday at 4pm
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A hundred years after the Wright Brothers made their historic first flight, Quentin Cooper ponders the future of air travel. Plus a look at how people behave in a fire. Cooper discovers how simulating human behaviour can save lives. Producer Martin Redfern
Adam Hart-Davis on the Wright Brothers: page 36
With Eddie Mair.
This week the Consultants take early retirement but somehow blow their wad on the craps table and end up back where they started. With Neil Edmond , Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. Producer Will Saunders BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The first series of this programme is available on CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com Call [number removed]
Lynda's rehearsal goes awry. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts show, presented by Francine Stock. Producer Kirsty Pope
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4: At the Beauty Parlour. Bobby decides to reinforce her confidence with trips to the hairdresser and beautician. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Two ambulance services: one conflict.
Richard Miron and Barbara Plett follow Israeli and Palestinian ambulance crews in action in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where a callout can be a traffic accident- orasuicidebomb. Producer Jo Glanville
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Playing the Global Game. As the dividing line between foreign and domestic policy disappears, Britain will find it increasingly difficult to pursue narrow, national interests defined by our island borders. But are we equipped, administratively or psychologically, to cope with the new challenges? Quentin Peel asks whetherthe secret lies in learning again to be team players, and if so, who should be in the team.
Producer Zareer Masani Editor Nicola Meyrick Repeated on Sunday
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The Hydrogen Bubble. In the last of the series we learn how President Bush believes that we'll all soon be driving cars powered by hydrogen gas. Producer AlasdairCross EMAIL: radioscience@bbc.co.uk
With Robin Lustig.
By Akira Yoshimura. 9: The end has come. Takuya awaits trial for war crimes. The superiors - whom
Takuya previously regarded as honourable men - are frightened and are lying to save their own lives. For details see Monday
4: This week the team take up arms against a sea of troubles. Starring Dave Lamb , Nick Walker , Jim North and Richie Webb. ProducerGareth Edwards (R)
With David Wilby.
Part 4. Repeated from 9.45am
Sri Lanka v England
The second day's play in the Third Test from Colombo. Including Newsat6.30am.*
Producer Peter Baxter * Approximate time
