From Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.

News roundup and analysis from BBC World Service.

This I Have Learned. Mark Tully explores the old saying that "with age comes wisdom". Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm

Portland Bill: Where the Wind Blows. Portland Bill bird observatory- one of only 16 in Britain - is placed at a very important avian crossroads. Brett Westwood joins the warden. Martin Cade. to catch a glimpse of the last migrants of the autumn. Producer Sheena Duncan

With Edward Stourton.
Series producer Amanda Hancox

Anne Atkins appeals on behalf of national drug education charity Hope UK.
Donations: Hope UK, [address removed], Credit Cards [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thu at 3.28pm

On the feast of the Epiphany, the Rev Dr Maggi Dawn connects the traditionaljourneyofthe Magi with the contemporary search for spiritual meaning. With music old and new directed by Nigel Swinford. Producer Clare Campbell Smith

With AlistairCooke.
Repeated from Friday at 8.45pm

With Gavin Esler.
Editor Richard Clark

Humphrey Lyttelton introduces highlights from 2003, with Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and guests Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks, Harry Hill, Sandi Toksvig and Ross Noble. Colin Sell is at the piano. Repeated from Monday
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 [website address removed]
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Mexico. Sheila Dillon explores the changing Mexican diet and its impact on health.
Producer Rebecca Moore Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm

With James Cox.
Editor Richard Clark

Ravel himself described his famous Bolero as a joke, but what about the musicians who have to play it? For conductor Bramwell Tovey it's full of great moments, but Jack Brymer thinks it's like being hit behind the ear with a sock full of wet sand.
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John Cushnie. Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Biggs answer questions in Blackpool, and Matthew Biggs visits the Centre for Alternative Technology in Powys. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Producer Trevor Taylor at 3pm

2/5. Brett Westwood delves into the world of museum wildlife collections.
Squash It. Westwood looks at the plant collectors. Producer Simon Roberts

1/3 John Bunyan's tale about the adventures of Christian a pilgrim who embarks on a perilous journey to the Celestial City.
Repeated on Sat

Roger McGough introduces requests forthe work of the late Charles Causley , one of the most popular poets of recent times.
Producer Paul Dodgson Repeated on Saturday

1/2. How do developed countries treat the world's poorest? Some say that free trade, the IMF and the World Bank will lift millions out of poverty. Others that we ruthlessly exploit those who have the least. The argument is bitter, sometimes violent. From around the world Evan Davies reports on the truth. Repeated from Tuesday

2/3. Volunteer teacher Ruth Charlton continues her year in a remote Bush School in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. She's makinggood progress with her six-year-old Northern Sotho-speaking pupils. But how do you introduce them to the subject of Aids; and why can't her Afrikaans boyfriend understand her dedication to her black pupils?
Producer Chris Eldon Lee Repeated on Saturday

Chris Serle presents a selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past week.
Producer Kate Murphy PHONE: [number removed] (24 hours) Fax: [number removed] email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Alison Graham 's Soap & Flannel: page 36

A big decision for Susan and Neil. Repeated tomorrow 2pm

Join guest presenter David McFetridge forthe first series of the new year. Producer Johnny Leagas

4/5. Wish You Were Here: Postcards from a Dead Wife by Leslie Forbes , read by Maggie Steed. A series of postcards trigger some painful memories as they lead a man on ajourney through the streets of Paris in search of lost love. Producer Elizabeth Allard

Rosie Goldsmith travels to Prague, Warsaw and Budapest to celebrate English-language radio from the Eastern Bloc. Repeated from Friday

5/8. Armour, Icons and Adjectivitis. Simon Jenkins encourages a fresh, vibrant New Year's resolution - to control the use of unnecessary adjectives, and Michael Rosen explores the uses and abuses of the word "icon" and visits the Royal Armoury in Leeds. Repeated from Friday

Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm

Repeated from 7.55am

Tainted Gold? Kenan Malik asks why there is such moral outrage about doping in sports, when the use of steroids and recreational drugs is widespread among the public. Producer Ingrid Hassler Editor Nicola Meyrick

Andrew Rawnsley kicks off the new political yearwith interviews and special reports. And at 10.45 The Other Candidates Are.... 2/3. Who are these minority candidates who battle on against lost deposits and public indifference? Matthew Parris meets the revolutionaries.
Editor John Evans The Other Candidates Are.... rptd Wed at 8.45pm

Beryl Bainbridge and Clare Short talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books. Repeated from Tuesday

This I Have Learned. Mark Tully explores the saying that "with agecomes Wisdom." Repeated from 6,05am

4/4. Kathak. The story of the ancient Indian dance form, told by dancers and choreographers Naheed Siddiqui and Akram Khan. Producer Sara Conkey