With the Rev Dr Brian Haymes.
With Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morns.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Letters from My Mother
1/5. The Woman's Hour drama. By Jane Sellars and Vanessa Rosenthal. For details see drama repeat at7.45pm
New series 1/4. Liz Carney begins the contemporary history series with a report on how Wales nearly ended up with a version of the IRA. In 1965 the Tryweryn Valley in North Wales was flooded to provide water for Liverpool, provoking a storm of anger and a series of bombings targeting the reservoir. As anti-English nationalism escalated, the bombers switched their target to the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969, in a campaign that culminated in death to the bombers and severe injury to a child. Carney talks to the uprooted villagers, the bombers and the policemen who caught them. Producer Jolyon Jenkins
A cautionary comedy set in the Peak District, written by Steve Cochrane and Sue Morris. Justin is a clever little boy determined to grow up to be a great Northern writer. The only trouble is, his parents are far too normal. And everyone knows that to be a great writer you have to come from a broken home. Producer Graham Frost
Presented by Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Mark Mardell.
Northern Ireland take on Scotland in the latest edition of the cryptic quiz. With Nick Clarke. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Written by Juliet Ace.
A wry and not altogether sunny tale of a woman's path to liberation and success. Patricia Hodge portrays Mattie, who sheds her clothes on a naturist beach only to be approached for an autograph.
Sunbathing on a naturist beach, Mattie (played by Patricia Hodge) observes how life has left its mark on her skin
Skin 2.15pm R4
Radio drama fans are not going to be in the slightest bit surprised to learn that the combination of actress Patricia Hodge, writer Juliet Ace and director Ned Chaillet in another monologue for Ace's favourite female character, Mattie, is simply superb. Lying naked, absorbing the rays of the sun and utterly comfortable with the bulges and folds that have come with age, Mattie looks back at her relationship with her skin, which has certainly not always been so easy. Each line, scar, blemish and imperfection reminds her of moments of loss, grief, anger and fear. And now a brown beauty spot on her leg has, as she puts it, "turned into the Red Planet." This is an often funny but deeply profound examination of a woman's life. "I'm getting there slowly", says Mattie on her journey towards personal liberation, "understanding that life is about moments, fleeting bursts of intense happiness." And while this is a painfully sad play at times, it's the pleasure in her having taken the journey that seems most indelibly etched into Mattie's skin in the end.
Vincent Duggleby and guests answer personal finance questions. Phone: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Juiie Ball
1/5. A week-long selection of personal favourites by the author.
Babette. Maureen O'Brien reads a new story about a writer who leaves an unexpected and rather awkward legacy to a book reviewer. Producer Julian Wilkinson
1/4. In the company of former members and guiding lights, Richard Coles explores children's clubs that had their heyday in the late 1960s.
The Puffin Club. "Sniff-up"? If that means anything to you, the chances are that you may still have your Puffin Posts in the attic, and that enamel badge. Producer Tim Dee
Catering Training. What are tomorrow's chefs being taught at today's catering colleges? Sheila Dillon investigates whether our would-be Jamie Olivers can CUt the mustard. Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
Ernie Rea talks to guests about the place of faith in today's complex world. Producer Rosemary Dawson
With Eddie Mair.
Clement Freud , Ross Noble , Graham Norton and Linda Smith join chairman Nicholas Parsons in Warwick for the panel game.
Producer Chris Neill Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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A tough time for Susan.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson reviews Mona Lisa Smile - the new film starring Julia Roberts as a teacher at an American girls' college in the 1950s. Producer Tom Morris
1/5. A warm, witty insight into a real-life mother/ daughter relationship in the 1970s, including actual letters and music of the time.
Jane is full of the excitement of university - social life, music and fashion; her mother is more concerned about food, warm clothing and money.
Conductress/Diana/Julia/
Monica/Bessie Ellanne Byrne
Musical adviser Julia Winterson Sam Armstrong (piano), Holly Marland (recorder) Producer/Director Polly Thomas Repeated from 10.45am
Recent controversy over drugs in soccer is nothing new. Alan Green reveals the hidden story of football's earliest experiments with performance-enhancing substances. Producer Jack Enright Danny Kelly on drugs in sport: page 27
1/7. A civilian plane crash in northern Norway at the height of the Cold War is still a source of much controversy, with many Norwegians believing the accident involved British military planes on a secret mission. Paul Henley investigates the rumours that surround the crash, talking to bereaved relatives, witnesses, pilots and investigators. Repeated from Thursday at 11pm
New series 1/3. Next time you stop to feed the ducks in the local park, you might reflect on the fact that the first park in Britain to admit the public was St James 's in London. Julian Pettifer traces the origins, the decline and the modern renaissance of our urban parks. This programme visits the oldest deliberately created public park at Birkenhead and explores the social engineering behind the very idea Of Victorian parks. Producer Brett Westwood
Alan Titchmarsh praises park life: page 41
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news and analysis. Presented by Claire Bolderson.
1/5. By Gunter Grass, In 1940 a group of Danzig schoolboys spend the summer swimming out to the wreck in the harbour. One of them dives inside to find and bring back whatever he can. Abridged by AnneEdyvean. Producer Chris Wallis
The start of the week's business in Westminster. Presented by Sean Curran.
Heart 1/5. Repeated from 9.45am
3.00 Numbertime: Mental Maths Year 2 (ages 6-7)
3.15 Counting Time (ages 4-6) 3.25 Stories and Rhymes (ages 5-7) 3.40 Hopscotch (ages 5-7) 3.55 Hop, Skip and Jump (ages 5-7) 4.10 Stop, Think, Wonder: Christianity (ages 7-9)
4.25 Scottish Secondary 4.45 Music for Dance (ages 7-11)
