for the Day With Dr Pauline Webb.

With Miriam O'Reilly.

With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Christina Rees.

2/5. "This really is an eye-catching structure, a one-off.
We may never do anything like it again in our lives and hope our kids will pointto this tower in the future and say
'My Dad did that'." Adam Hart-Davis attempts to conquer his fear of heights to meet he design and construction engineers who are building the 170-metre Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth. Producer Sarah Taylor Repeated at9.30pm Great eccentric: page 18

1/5. The astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno presents a beginner's guide to ideas, both ancient and modern, about how the universe will end.
Eternity. Scientists in the 1950s were trying to get away from the Creation story and did not like the idea that the universe actually had a beginning. To them, a universe that went on foreverwas much more comforting. But the BieBangtheory forced thinkers into coming to terms with the idea that, if there was a beginning, presumably there must also be an end. Producer John Byrne

8/8. Taking a Chance? In France, Rosie Goldsmith meets a man who is suing his local casino after becoming addicted to slot machines. He says the casino should have prevented him from losing all his money and destroying his life. In Switzerland, by contrast, a government-sponsored scheme trains casino staff to identify problem gamblers and offer advice.
Producer Emma Rippon Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm

Forget awards, certificates and cheques. the most keenly contested - and anticipated prize ofthe year for any poet writing in the Welsh language is ... a chair. On the day before the chair is awarded at this year's
National Eisteddfod, poet Michael SyrnmonsR Roberts examines the unique way in which Wales lauds and Celebrates its poets. Producer Jeremy Grange

Presented by Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.

With Nick Clarke.

Richard Uridge report on rural life across the UK.
Extended repeat from Saturday at 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

By Israel Horovitz. Maureen Lipman portrays an Englishwoman in New York who found the most wonderful free gift when a child was left on her doorstep. She lives in fear that the gift
Pianist Leon Michener Director Ned Chaillet

New series 1/6. Skin Cancer. Before you head off to thesun pickupsometipsonhowtoavoidsun damage and hear about the latest treatments for skin cancer. Barbara Myers takes your calls on skin cancer, as Dr Jane MacGregor advises on the differences between malignant and benign skin conditions
PHONE: [number removed] from 1.30pm Producer Paula McGrath

Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4/5. The Strangest Fruit. Written and read by Pauline Black. Now a successful businesswoman, Rhoda dreams of buying a farm where inner-city black kids can enjoy country life. But her visit to Chinaberry Farm makes it plain that the locals aren't going to welcome her plan With open arms. For details see Monday

4/5 Kendal Mint Cake. According to legend, a 19th-century Kendal confectioner accidentally invented the cake. Sir Ranulph Fiennes shares his fond memories of expeditions and the key role that Kendal mint cake played. With Sheila McClennon. For details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

Beer has been studied for hundreds of years and played a crucial role in informing science. James Watt used his steam technology to revolutionise the brewing industry. Even Louis Pasteur used beerto help him with his germ theory of disease. Quentin Cooper is joined byProfessoi Geoff Palmerfrom the International Centre for Brewing and Distilling to explore the modern science of brewing. Producer Pamela Rutherford

With Eddie Mair.

5/6. Barry Cryer is the guest star in the sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit. Starring Dudley Sutton , Roger Blake , Eleanor Bron , Clive Swift and Paula Wilcox. With music by Ronnie and the Rex. Producer Katie Marsden

Emma wrestles a guilty conscience. For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Kirsty Lang with arts news. Producer Nicki Paxman

4/10. By Louisa May Alcott. While Marmee is absent, Beth visits a sick family and becomes dangerously ill herself. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Actor and writer Kwame Kwei-Armah , star of the television series Casualty, explores the 21st-century plague of predominantly black-on-black gun crime and asks what are the black churches doing to combat the problem. He meets with the church leaders and their congregations in both the UK and the USA. Producer Carmel Lonergan

5/9. Protecting Privacy. Newtechnologies-everything from camera phones to internet shopping- link people in liberating ways. They also threaten our personal privacy. Frances Cairncross explores the new boundary between public and private life.
Producer Chris Bowlby Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

3/6. Power Failure. As Britain's power stations reach the end of their lives, Miriam O'Reilly asks if there could be a small-scale neighbourhood solution? Producer Alasdair Cross

Repeated from 9am

News and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.

4/5. "For the second time on the expedition I doubted my own sanity." By W.E. Bowman. For details see Monday

3/6. Steven Berkoff. The actor and playwright is asked by comedian Andrew Clover why he's not working any more. Berkoff gives a bilious attack on British theatre before beginning an improvised tale in wich he journeys to the Wailing Wall, which had been taken over by McDonalds ... Producer Gary Reich

3/6. Normal Sleep. Appleby goes in search ofthe secret meaning of life. With Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby and featuring Rachel Atkins , Ewan Bailey , Nigel BettS and Rosalind Paul. Producer TobySwift

3/3. John Wilson reassesses the influence of Norman Granz , founder of the Verve label on which some of the greatest names in jazz recorded. Producer Martin smith

4/5. John Logie Baird 's memoirs. Repeated from 9.45am