With Canon Noel Vincent.
With Anna Hill.
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Mark D'Arcy and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament
3/8 Fergal Keane talks to people who have taken risks and made personal sacrifices for what they believe. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at9.30pm
New series 1/5. The first of a series on hidden underground places. Dylan Winter travels to
Guernseyto investigate an underground hospital built by the Nazis duringtheir occupation of the Channel Islands. In the dank conditions, battlefield wounds did not heal, so the hospital was converted into an ammunition store. Now the mile-and-a-half of tunnels belongs to a family of Guernsey farmers. Producer Jolyon Jenkins
With Jenni Murray.
10.45 The Old Wives' Tale 7/15.
The Woman's Hour drama. Drama repeated at 7.45pm
Respect YourElvers. The number of young eels returning to our rivers from the Sargasso Sea has fallen dramatically over the past 20 years.
Lionel Kelleway investigates whether their migration routes are blocked by weirs, if over-fishing and pollution are to blame, or whether the decline isjust part of a natural cycle. Repeatedfromyesterdayat9pm
In the final programme of the series Fred Housego delves through the archive of some forgotten musical moments from great comedians, including Marty Feldman and Allan Sherman. Producer Paul Bajoria
With Winifred Robinson and Peter White.
Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 10am
With Nick Clarke.
3/4. Bessie Smith. Bessie Smith was born in abject poverty Singing on street corners before hertenth birthday and tragically killed just 32 years later, she had crammed a lot of hard living into that relatively short life. Ken Clarke talks to George Melly about the woman who brought together the blues and ragtime traditions to forge a new sound in jazz. Producer Paul Evans
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Suhayl Saadi.
In the clear northern air, "burned by the whisky of purity", a doctor struggles to put down roots on a remote Scottish island. Dr Rustum Khan makes an effort to get to know the locals but finds himself plagued by a haunting sound in the night.
On a Scottish island Dr Rustum Khan sets out to find the source of the ghostly voice that disturbs his rest
The Dark Island 2.15pm R4
A story about a Pakistani doctor working on a remote Scottish island who finds he can't sleep much because of all the spectral singing he can hear coming from a sea cave. Yes, it's the R4 afternoon drama slot, and I am convinced the network feels we will be disappointed if the plot should ever be permitted to resemble normal life. In its favour, Suhayl Saadi's script is a brilliant bringing together of two different cultures, it's a genuinely original take on the cost of betraying the one you love, and the songs in Urdu and Gaelic are both beautiful and atmospheric. Vegetarians be warned however, there's enough ham knocking around in the final scenes to upset your metabolism for weeks to come.
Richard Daniel presents the programme in which listeners set the agenda with their environmental concerns.
ADDRESS: [address removed] email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] Producer Nick Patrick
2/5. Letters from the Rich Cradle by Louisa Waugh. When Nancy moves to a village in Mongolia, it is the letters from her boyfriend in Africa that sustain her. Read byTamara Kennedy. For details see yesterday
2/5. Extraordinary scientific phenomena and their uses in 21st-century medical science. The Electric Ray For details see yesterday
What makes first nights so special? Is it the glad rags and sequins, the bow ties and suits that transform them into glamorous showbiz events attended by A-list celebrities and starstruck wannabees? Or are they money-spinning opportunities that could make or break a production? Producer Bridget Osborne
Conservative candidate for London Mayor Steve Norris and historian and philosopher Theodore
Zeldintalk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Sunday
With Eddie Mair.
3/5. Continuing the comedy series co-written by and starring Johnny Vegas. Anne suffers the loss of her beloved dog under her son's taxi wheels and decides to cremate him (the dog, that is). The kiln is then put to unconventional use, underthe sympathetic guidance of pottery teacher Johnny.
Written by Johnny Vegas , Tony Burgess and Tony Pitts. Music by Paul Heaton , performed and arranged by Paul Heaton and Tony Robinson Director Dirk Maggs
Neil and Susan take a gamble. Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson chairs the arts show and visits a major exhibition of work by the French painter and photographer Edouard Vuillard at the Royal Academy in London.
7/15. Crime. Constance and Sam, now married, receive a cryptic Christmas card from the exiled Sophia.
For details and cast see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
Of Britain's privatised railway system, three companies own virtually all of the country's trains. The companies are subsidiaries of the High Street banks and were set up to help create a modern, reliable network. Reporter Alan Whitehouse asks whether or not they are del iveri ng value for money for both travellers and taxpayers.
Producer David Lewis Repeated on Sunday
Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially sighted people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel
New series Dr Raj Persaud returns for another series of the programme dedicated to new finds about the wonders and mysteries of the mind. Producer Tony Phillips Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm
Repeated from 9am
With Claire Bolderson.
7/10. By John le Carre. It is 2003 and the Iraqi War is officially over. Mundy has been contacted by Sasha once more. For details see yesterday
5/6. Art. A sketch show in which anything is possible, written by James Cary. This week someone goes too far at a murdery-mystery party. With Robert Webb , Beth Chalmers , Catherine Shepherd , Steven Kynman , Abigail Burdess and Chris Pavio. Producer Adam Bromley
With Susan Hulme.
Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper
2/5. Repeatedfrom9.45am
3.00 Something to Think About (ages 5-7) 3.15 Let's Move
(ages 5-6) 3.35 Time to Move (ages 4-6) 4.05 Let's Sing (ages 5-7) 4.25 Just Prose Yr3: Adventure/mystery stories (ages 7-11) 4.40Talking Points (ages 10-12)
