With the Rev Ruth Scott.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Tom Butler.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
New series 1/4. Historian Jim Walvin meets Chris Kempton , descendant of William Munnew , an Indian servant to Georgian rake William Hickey. He goes on a journey to find out more about the amazing life of his exotic ancestor. ProducerColin Davies
3/4. An aristocrat and his servant struggle to find things to do in the mid-1830s. Historical sitcom by Jim Poyser. The Reluctant Aristocrat. In order to prove he [is] not a feckless, idle aristocrat, Belport manages to kick off the world's first rail strike - in the process proving to everyone that he's a feckless, idle aristocrat.
Presented by Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.
Presented by Mark Mardell.
2/6. The quiz about Parliament, politicians and all things to do with Westminster. With guests Lord Baker and Elinor Goodman. Hosted by Steve Richards. Producer Ed Morrish
Repeated from yesterday at 7 pm
1963: a brief encounter with goulash, pop art and even espionage might bring Charlotte love - if only Marge would keep her big Australian feet out of things. Written by DJ Britton. Richard Elfyn
Director Alison Hindell
Roy Lancaster , Matthew Biggs and John Cushnie are at Buckingham Palace answering questions posed by members of the royal household, Royal Parks staff and long-standing listeners to the programme. The palace's head gardenertalks about the challenges of managing 39-acre park in central London and historian Jane Brown divulges some of the garden's fascinating past. Including Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened 2pm
3/5. The Beauty. A short story by Anton Chekhov. A meditation on the nature and effect of physical beauty. Read byEwan McGregor. For further details see Monday
3/5. Chariots of Leather. At the International Museum of the Horse in Kentucky last summer, a two-wheeled wooden chariot, with a suspension system made from woven leather, was put through its paces. One of the passengers was Mike Pitts , who reports on this vehicle modelled from an image on a coin. For details see Monday
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions are put under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world.
4/4. Connie St Louis explores the most feared and taboo of subjects - death. She meets people in their
80s who are approaching death and hears how they are confronting it. At St Margaret's Hospice in Glasgow, she hears from the medical staff about what they do to help the terminally ill to have the best possible death. She also finds out about the support they offer to the bereaved, who themselves may be in their 80s and 90s. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
With Carolyn Quinn.
5/6. Priorities. Comedy drama by Jim Eldridge about a fictional inner-city school.
Education and money - it seems that you can't have one without the other, but sometimes you have to make a choice.
Producer John Fawcett Wilson
The novelty wears off for Brian.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Razia Iqbal presents the arts magazine programme, With news. Views and interviews. Producer Nicola Holloway
3/10. By Carol Shields. Reta searches for the reason why her daughter chose to beg on the sidewalk.
For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves , Professor Steven Rose and Michael Gove cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
2/4. Steve Richards examines Michael Portillo 's dramatic defeat in the 1997 election.
Producer Jane Ashley Repeated from Sunday at 10.45
Newseries 1/6. A Noise Annoys. Everythingfrom overhead aeroplanes to babies crying -you can't get away from noise. But science can offer some ways of dealing with it. Along with new materials, acoustic technology is helping to control interior and exterior noise, as Quentin Cooper finds out when he visits
Bradford University's Acoustic Group. They are baking industrial waste carpets into environmentally friendly acoustic absorbers. All of which is helping to make the soundtracks to our lives a quieter affair. Producer Julian Mayers
Alan Titchmarsh sounds off about noise: page 38
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.
8/10. LizJensen'stense psychological thriller. Pascal visits Louis's therapist and begins to suspect that Louis has found a way Of communicating. For details see Monday
1/2. Comedian Jenny Eclair presents a mix of comedy and interviews from Britain's largest music, theatre and arts festival - Glastonbury 2004. The second programme goes out tomorrow night at llpm. Producer Helen Williams
The day's business in Westminster, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by David Wilby.
3/5. By David Williams. Repeatedfrom9.45am
