With the Rev Dr Brian Haymes.

With Anna Hill.

With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.32 Yesterday in Parliament

1/4. What is it like to work in public service in Britain today? Gavin Esler talks to four professionals who speak candidly about their jobs.
Two GPs, one from an inner-city practice and the other a member of rural partnership in the Peak District, swap strong views and conversation with a doctor who left the NHS for private medicine and the man who founded a private GP Service. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at 9.30pm

2/5. Long ignored by psychologists, the emotions are now being re-examined by scientists.
Joy. Claudia Hammond discovers that simply imagining oneself laughing can bring all the benefits associated with happiness. Producer Marya Burgess

With Jenni Murray.
10.45 Letters from My Mother
2/5. The Woman's Hour drama. By Jane Sellars and Vanessa Rosenthal. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm

2/2. Richard Creasey continues to uncover connections across the border between Russia and Alaska. In 1948 relations had frozen up and, during the Cold War, all travel was stopped. But afterthe demise of the Soviet Union, a trickle of visitors began to visit long-lost relatives on the other side. Could this be the beginning of a new age of co-operation across the boundary? Producer Mark Rickards

It has been more than five years since the death of Round the Horne star Betty Marsden. Chris Neill pays tribute to the comic actress with a look at her life and work.

Presented by Liz Barclay and Peter White.

With Nick Clarke.

Percussionist Evelyn Glennie explores what lies behind musical talent. Jennifer Pike , the youngest
- person to become BBC Young Musician of the Year, has the gift. Evelyn Glennie meets her and others, and asks whether the secret lies in nature or nurture.
Producer Marya Burgess
Encouraging children to play: page 37

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

4/5. Detective series starring Annette Badland and Margaret Tyzack , written by Sue Rodwell.
Family Ties. When Gwen takes her mother on a murder-mystery weekend to celebrate her birthday, they encounter more than they bargained for.
Producer/Director Rosemary Watts

Listeners' environmental concerns. Presented by Richard Daniel.
ADDRESS: Home Planet, PO BOX 3096, Brighton BN11PL email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] Producer Nick Patrick

2/5. Grace. John Woodvine reads a story about a mechanic whose most valuable asset is hidden under the skin at the back of his neck.
For details see yesterday

2/4. The youth wing of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has a new name now and is still going strong; but for those who got switched on to birds while growing up in the 1960s and 70s, the YOC was where it was at.
(For details see yesterday)

3/6. As some of the UK's most high-profile business executives set of f to explore the North Pole, the programme asks how they hope the experience will help their leadership skills. Plus a report on what companies will do to hang on to the Staff they can't afford to lose. Producer Rosamund Jones

LibbyPurves presents the intelligent guide to the world of learning.
Producer Rebecca Moore Repeated on Sunday at llpm

With Eddie Mair.

4/9. Matt Lucas and David Walliams continue their skewed look at life in Britain. This week Sir Bernard Chumley goes to the theatre. With Jean Ainslie , Tom Baker , Samantha Power and Paul Putner. Music by David Arnold Producer Ashley Blaker
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Adam rounds up the troops.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson talks to singer Chris Rea about why his life-saving operation inspired him to sing the Blues. Producer Liz Lindsay

2/5. Jane's mother is now very concerned about
Jane's weight. Jane, on the other hand, is finding her wings and revelling in the highlight of this term - her firsttripto London.
For details and cast see yesterday Repeated from 10 45am

Each year, scores of killings are carried out by people with a history of mental illness, some of them patients released from secure wards against the advice of doctors. For years, both Tory and Labour ministers have pledged new measures to cut the death toll. So why has so little been done? Julian O'Halloran reports. Producer Ian Muir-Cochrane Repeated on Sunday at 5diti

Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially Sighted people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel

n New series 1/4. We can all forget where we've put the car keys, and it gets worse as we get older, but when does normal forgetfulness due to old age become a medical problem? Connie St Louis investigates memory loss. She visits a memory clinic to learn from specialists and dementia sufferers and asks if it is important to do the crossword to delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Producer Deborah Cohen Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm Don't panic over memory loss: page 123

Repeated from 9am

With Claire Bolderson.

2/5. By Giinter Grass. For details see yesterday

1/4. Starring David Morrissey in a dramatisation by Doug Lucie from the book by Adam Baron.

Ex-cop Billy Rucker works the seamy backstreets around King's Cross, London, looking for runaways. This time it's murder he gets involved in - very involved.

Presented by David Wilby.

of the Week: My Wounded
Heart 2/5. Repeated from 9.45am

3.00 Something to Think About (ages 5-7)
3.15 Let's Move (ages 5-6) 3.35 Time to Move (ages 6-8)
4.05 Let's Sing (ages 5-7) 4.25 Just Prose Yr 5: (ages 7-11)
4.40 Talking Points (ages 10-12)