With Bishop George Stack.
With Giles Latcham.
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 Susan Hulme.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Rob Marshall.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse, lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
2/4. Barbara Buttimer is a descendant of the Gruebers, Huguenot immigrants who became gunpowder manufacturers in Kent in 1865. Historian Jim Walvin explores the story of this entrepreneurial family, the history of gunpowder and of the Huguenot immigration into Britain and Ireland.
4/4. An aristocrat and his servant struggle to find things to do in the mid-1830s. Historical sitcom by Jim Poyser. Down at the Old Bull and Bush. Belport falls in love with renowned music-hall artiste Emilia La Rue. But can he prise her away from Svyatislav, the strong man?
Probably not.
Presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
Presented byGuto Harri.
3/6. The light-hearted panel show about politics ana politicians. With team captains Roy Hattersley and Sir Patrick Cormack MP. Producer Ed Morrish
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
This comedy drama, starring Les Dennis and adapted from Tim Clark's Edinburgh show by Dave Cohen, is a confessional of adultery and addiction.
One evening, stand-up comic Ray Richards finds himself alone in a Manchester hotel room before a gig, talking to the teddy bear that his daughter had left in his car. As the drama unfolds we discover how Ray juggles his two lives and his two lovers and how he deals with his demons.
Director Simon Nicholls
Bob Flowerdew , Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Biggs are guests of the Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural
Society. Gill Pyrah is in the chair. Including Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened 2pm
3/5. Trusting Ginger. Ginger has won respect from the officers whilst in prison serving a life sentence, but if an opportunity comes his way, is he likely to make a run for it? Written by Roger Jones , read by Andy Hockley. Producer Rosemary Watts For further details see Monday
3/5. The Dover Coach Road. Simon Evans travels along the A20, where whole villages sprang up around the inns and staging posts -the motorway-service stations of their day - along the London to Dover Coach Road. At the Carriage Museum, he views these magnificent yet uncomfortable coaches for himself. For details see Monday
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions come underthe microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world. ProducerTamsin Hughes
1/5. Dr Raj Persaud looks into new addictions like internet sex and shopping, and asks if we are too quick to label such things as addictions when they may be due to a lack of willpower. He also heads off to London Zoo with a woman who's petrified of spiders and insects. Can their programme cure her? See the choice on pagel22. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
Dr Raj Persaud assesses family life: page 18
With Eddie Mair.
6/6. Playon. Comedy drama by Jim Eldridge about a fictional inner-city school.
Sports Day fever is beginning to take over at King Street -though not everyone is infected.
Producer John Fawcett Wilson
Helen remembers Greg.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
John Wilson presents the arts magazine Producer Nicki Paxman
8/10. Deborah Levy 's adaptation of Carol Shields's poised examination of the world in which we live.
Today, Reta's only diversion from heartache is suddenly threatened. ForcastanddetailsseeMonday Repeated from 10.45am
Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves , Professor Steven Rose and Dominic Lawson 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
3/4. Steve Richards examines Tony Benn 's dramatic defeat in the 1983 election.
Producer Jane Ashley Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
2/6. Dust. Dust is composed of bits of detritus of all manner of things, but it's mostly bits of human skin.
There's dust you can see and dust you can't: dust from the ice caps and 4-million-year-old dust from space.
Quentin Cooper explores the universe through these tiny particles and discovers what it can tell us about our past as well as OUrfuture. Producer Angela Hind
Shortened repeat from 9am
Presented by Robin Lustig.
3/10. Written by Patrick O'Brian. Dr Stephen Maturin takes a tri p to Paris to address the I nstitute on scientific matters. For details see Monday
New series 1/6. A selection of chapters culled from books that bear a striking resemblance to something you might have read before.
Travelodge Travelogue, inspired by Britain's bestselling humorous travel writers. Starring Michael Fenton
Stevens, Rebecca Front , Mel Hudson , Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell. Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell. Producer LucyArmitage
Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle goes in search of answers you never knew you didn't know. Why are we not immortal, what would happen if we were, and what is the truth behind death? Producer lain Davidson
The day's business in Westminster, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by David Wilby.
3/5. By Andrew Eames. Repeatedfrom9.45am
