From St Anne's Church, Limehouse in London.
News round-up and analysis from BBC World Service.
Forgiveness. Creator of The No 1 Ladies ' Detective Agency and law professor Alexander McCall Smith is obsessed by the complexities of forgiveness in his fiction and in real life.
Producer Matt Thompson Repeated at 11.30pm
4/4. A Spring Rockpool. For marine plants and animals, a rockpool offers some refuge in the dead of winter. Brett Westwood goes on a rockpool ramble to find out how, among others, the shell-dwelling hermit crabs and seaweeds have coped with the ravages Of winter. Producer Sheena Duncan
Religious and ethical news with Roger Bolton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
An appeal on behalf of Action Against Hunger, a charity that aims to save lives by combating hunger and malnutrition around the world.
Donations: Address: [address removed] Credit cards: [number removed] Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.28pm
Words in the Wilderness. From Hallgnmskirkja,
Reykjavik. Anna Magnusson reflects on Iceland's beloved poet Hallgrimur Petursson , whose Passion Hymns have sustained generations of Icelanders. With preachers Sigurdur Palsson and the Bishop of Iceland, Karl Sigurbjornsson , and Hallgrimskirkja Choirs directed by HordurAskelsson. Producer Mo McCullough
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Fi Glover presents a fresh approach to the news. Editor Richard Clark
Omnibus edition.
Nigel Rees exchanges favourite quotations and anecdotes with Brian Sewell , Pam Rhodes , John Suchet and Andrew Mueller. The reader is
William Franklyn. Repeated from Monday
Sheila Dillon explores the food landscape of Suffolk, in collaboration with BBC local radio. Producers Rebecca Wells and Will Tillotson Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm
With James COX. Editor Richard Clark
Series in which William Dalrymple looks at the roots of spirituality in Britain. First broadcast last year. 1/6. The World Turned Upside Down. Dalrymple visits London's Banqueting House, scene of the execution of Charles I, and learns about the social and spiritual anarchy that followed the regicide. Producer Rosemary Dawson
Matthew Biggs , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions posed by gardeners in Surrey. And Louise Adamson reports from
Florence on one of the most stunninggardens in Italy. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm
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4/5. Tony Russell reports on how a grass, Spartina, suffered a freak genetic change, crossed the Atlantic, and is now causing havoc in the United States. Producer Trevor Taylor
10/12. By Anthony Trollope , dramatised by Martyn Wade. As Plantagenet Palliser 's government comes increasingly under attack, so Ferdinand Lopez 's social and business standing become more and more difficult, with tragic results. Geoffrey Whttehead Music by Elizabeth Parker Director Marc Beeby Repeated Saturday 9pm
Award-winning writer Glenn Patterson talks to
Mariella Frostrup about his fifth novel, That Which Was, which is set in his native Belfast. Plus an exploration of the world of the gothic novel. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Thursday at 4pm April Bookclub: Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard
6/6. Handsworth-born poets Benjamin Zephaniah and Roy Fisher talk to Jackie Kay in Birmingham. Producer Liz Leonard Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
As investors demand more social responsibility from Britain's biggest companies, Allan Urry investigates oil and gas company Shell. Repeated from Tuesday
5/6. "I thirst". In another talk for Lent considering the final words of Christ, Grace Davie , professor of sociology of religion at Exeter University weighs up the evidence for spiritual thirst in our society. Producer Norman Winter Repeated on Saturday at 7.45pm
Francine Stock presents her selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Kate Murphy PHONE: [number removed] Fax: [number removed]email: potw@bbc.co.uk
Clarrie prepares for the worst.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
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Children's magazine programme in which Barney Harwood explores everything from pop music to inventions, and from football to ancient Rome. Plus competitions, interviews, features and discussions, a weekly story and interactivity on the website. Producer Johnny Leagas
Five writers offer an answer to the old question. 1/5. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
September is a month that can break any man's heart, if he has a heart to be broken. Written and read by Ian Sansom. Producer Christine Hall
2/2. The inside story of the events that took America into Iraq and divided the rest of the world.
Edward Stourton talks to world players from King Abdullah of Jordan to United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan. Ajoint production with World Service. Producers Sarah Harrison and Mark Savage
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Repeated from 7.55am
The News from Here. Do we need rules governing the impartiality of broadcast news? Tim Gardam asks if regulation designed to prevent bias is still necessary, or even workable. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the new week's political events. Including at 10.45 The Week According to Letts. Quentin Letts presents a humorous take on the political week.
Editor John Evans The Week Accordingto Letts rptdWed8.45pm
Libby Purves presents the intelligent guide to the world Of learning. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
1/4. Jazz fan and former chancellor Ken Clarke looks at the music of Duke Ellington. He is joined by band leader, trumpeter and Ellington aficionado Humphrey Lyttelton. Producer Paul Evans
