With Lynn Gallagher .
With Giles Latcham.
With John Humphrys and James Naughty.
6.25,7.25 and 8.25 Sports News _ . ,
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev RoyJenk!ns.
Emmylou Harris, queen of country-rock, talks to Sue Lawley.
England v West indies
From Edgbaston, commentary on the second day's play in the Second Test Match, including at 12.35 News, Talking Point and at 3.10 News; Cricket Scene
Producer Peter Baxter
Built in the 1970s, the Birmingham Central Library was so ugly it prompted Prince Charles to remark that it looked more like an incinerator of books than a keeper of them. To its 5,000 daily visitors it's a treasure, yet it's about to be demolished. Before it goes, Clare Jenkins meets the borrowers and lenders of Birmingham's busiest building.
(FM only)
2/6 ;ce Winter is inevitable, a disappearing lollipop lady is not. The two in combination create real problems Producer John Fawcett Wilson
Presented by Sheila McClennon and John Waite. Including at 12.30 Face the Facts.
2/6 John Waite reports on the world of overseas nurse recruitment - an industry that has thrived on the Government's efforts to increase the NHS workforce. Producer Dan Saladino (Shortened)
Series editor Andrew Smith PHONE: [number removed] email: [email address removed]
Presented by Nick Clarke. Editor Richard aart<
Roger Bolton with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy.
(Repeated on Sunday at 8pm) Address: Feedback [address removed] Phone [number removed] Fax: [number removed] email: [email address removed]
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Tom Courtenay takes on the role of Stan Laurel in Neil Brand's poignant and powerful farewell to Oliver Hardy. As death finally threatens to separate the greatest double-act in film comedy, Stan tries to say the things that have been left unsaid. Director Ned Chalet
Tom Courtenay on Stan Laurel: page 115
6/6. Find out how versatile a tomato can be with Gregg Wallace, Charlie Hicks and chef Dahna Allen. Producer Lucinda Montefiore PHONE: [number removed]. Lines open from 1.30pm
5/5 The Late Spring. A beekeeper is waiting for the mild winds that will mark the end of a harsh winter when something unexpected happens. By Rachel Serffert, read by David Horovitch. For details see Monday
5/5. Joan Armatrading meets Andy Manson , guitar-maker and musician, to reach the heart of herjourney, Which is to make music. For delays see Monday
With the admission policy for secondary schools about to change. will local authorities be facing a raft of legal challenges from angry parents who can't get their children into the school of their choice? Presented by Clive Coleman.
Jenni Murray and guests discuss current media trends. Producer Cecite Wright
With Eddie Mair. Editor peter Rippon
4/6. Comedy so topical that it's still slightly damp, with Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, Mitch Benn, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin.
(Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm)
BBC Radio Collection: Featuring a collection of sketches and routines, four episodes of The Now Show are available on audio cassette and CD from good retail outlets or from [web address removed] Call [number removed]
A shock for Emma.
Written by Joanna Toye
Directors Julie Beckett and Kate Gates
Editor Vanessa Whitburn
ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Arts news. Including a report on how bequests can be a mixed blessing for museums. Producer Timothy Prosser
5/5. Violet's business goes downhill and it looks as if there isn't much fight left in her, but she's not one to go quietly. By Chris Burgess.
For more cast and further details see Monday
Repeated from 10.45am
New series 1/6. The private sector does not know how to run the railways. This first debate on an issue of perennia) interest is chaired by Nick Ciarke from the Tower Arts Centre, Winchester.
To vote YES dial [number removed] To vote NO dial [number removed]
Calls cost l0p Lines are open after 8.50pm until 2.20pm on Saturday.
Producer Nick Utech
Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
!n the year of the presidential elections, a distinctive American broadcasting voice reflects on everyday
America. This week's guest is Frances Coieman from Mobile. Alabama. Producer Jennie Waims !ey RpM Sun 8.50am
A lonely man goes out for a drink one night and is befriended by a couple who ask him back to their Manchester flat. They then empty his wallet and later his bank account. So why doesn't he run away? A dark psychological thriller by Martin Jameson.
News and analysis
10/10. Jonathan makes an unforgettable sacrifice. Written by Patricia Highsmith. For details see Monday
2/10. Smoking. Matthew Parris is joined by Amanda Mitchison, Maureen Freely and Lewis Schaffer to write about and discuss the burning issues of smoking. Producer Miles Warde
Anne Swithinbank 's tribute to Julia Clements , who, at the age of 98, is still teaching and writing about the art of flower arranging. Producer Jonquil Panting
5/5. Countdown to War Repeated from 9.45am
