With the Rev Peter Baker.
With Anna Hill.
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
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 The First Witch By Edel Brosnan. 1/5. The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
3/4. In 1984 the Bishop-elect of Durham, David Jenkins , caused a storm of protest when he cast doubt on the literal truth of the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection. Three days after his consecration, the roof of York Minster was struck by lightning and the story of the "blaspheming Bishop" was born.
Twenty years on, Liz Carney asks David Jenkins if he still believes that he was right to question the historical truth Of the Gospels. Producer John Byrne
2/6. Bed and breakfast for beginners. A comedy series by Sue Limb, starring Miriam Margolyes, Joss Ackland and Denise Coffey.
Can Bernard's lonely heart be assuaged by advertising?
Presented by Liz Barclay and John Waite.
With Mark Mardell.
The teams from the Scotland and the South of England square up against each other in the cryptic quiz. With Nick Clarke. Producer Paul Bajoria Rptd Sat 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
It is 1989 and Michael Hoffman , a 20-year-old East German mechanic, signs up for a medical trial that will simulate the 90-dayjoumey to Mars. Written by Max Mueller and Alasdair Mangham.
Producer/Director David Hunter
Vincent Duggleby and guests answer personal finance questions. Phone:[number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Jennifer Clarke
1/5. Five stories from the most exciting voices in the Middle East.
Beirut Taxi by Lebanese writer Tony Hanania , read by Emmanuel Toutoungi. Butros Bustani - character actor, hypochondriac and ladies' man -returns to his home city of Beirut with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend, Layla. Producer Emma Harding
1/5. Sue Nelson talks to five scientists whose hobbies have influenced theirwork.
Professor John Sloboda was groomed as a musician from an early age but rebelled to pursue a career in psychology. Yet music has both helped and informed his Scientific work. Producer Helen Sharp
TheBrewsters. For Mother's Day Sheila Dillon examines the role of women in the past and future
Of British brewing. Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place offaith in today's world. Producer Rosemary Dawson
With Eddie Mair.
New series 1/10. Nigel Rees exchanges favourite quotations and anecdotes with Brian Sewell , Pam Rhodes , John Suchet and Andrew Mueller. The reader is William Franklyn.
Producer Carol Smith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Tony is forced to eat his words.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Francine Stock presents the arts magazine. Producer Thomas Morris
1/5. By Edel Brosnan. Based on real events, this tells the story of Dame Alice Kyteler of Kilkenny, who was the first woman in Europe to be put on trial for witchcraft in 1324. Kathryn Le Poer accuses her stepmother, Alice, of trying to poison herfather.
Director Gemma McMullan Repeated from 10.45am
1/2. Gerry Northam examines the economic and political impact of the 1984 miners' strike. This week, those involved tell the inside stories of Britain's bitterest and most politicised postwar industrial dispute. Editor David Ross
Vesuvius. Scientists admitthey don't knowwhen Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, will erupt again. The city authorities are working on a plan to evacuate people from their homes if the worst should happen, but many believe the plan is flawed. Malcolm Billings talks to the scientists and the politicians and to the ordinary people who live in the shadow of Vesuvius. Repeated from Thursday
3/3. Julian Pettifer assesses the contribution that town parks can make, providing healthy green space, reducing stress and creating habitats for wildlife. He asks whether the Government is providing us with the parks that we deserve. Producer Brett Westwood
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news and analysis. Presented by Claire Bolderson.
1/10. Kate Long's witty, wise and unsentimental look at motherhood stars Fiona Clarke as Charlotte, Lesley Sharp as Karen and Ann Rye as Nan.
1997, Bank Top, Bolton. Three generations of women share a home that's too small to accommodate their needs, their aspirations and their secrets - without the odd disaster. Abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer Di Speirs
With Sean Curran.
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: Islam (ages 7-9)
4.25 Scottish Secondary 4.45 Music for Dance (ages 7-11)
