With Tony Burnham.

With Mark Holdstock.

With John Humphrys and Stephen Sackur.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Eleanor Oldroyd.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Oliver McTernan.

7/8. Expat Politicians. Olivia O'Leary meets Midlander Mike Bennett now a politician in Bolivia, and German-born Gisela Stuart , now a British MP, and finds out the advantages and disadvantages of being a politician in a country that is not your native land. Producer Karen Gregor Repeated at 9.30pm

Tony Robinson marks the half-centenary of Roger Bannister 's four-minute mile by coming up with some other things to do in four minutes. With the help of Raymond Briggs , Torvill and Dean, food writer
Sybil Kapoor and Composer John Cage. Producer VerneeSamuel

New series 1/3. Waste Disposal. Across England and Wales officers from the EnvironmentAgency are trying tocopewitharisingtideofrubbish. Everyyearwe produce hundreds of millions of tons of waste - and what isn't disposed of legally often ends up dumped on roadsides or in beauty spots. In these programmes about the Agency, Jeremy Bristow examines our mounting rubbish problem and meets the people Who try to Stay on top Of it. Producer David Parkinson

4/4. National Lampoon. John Belushi , Bill Murray and Chevy Chase are just a few of the stars whose careers were launched by the National Lampoon Radio Hour which ran from 1973 to 1974 and inspired legions of imitators on both sides of the Atlantic. Mark Thomas concludes his series looking at comedians who broke new ground in radio comedy in America. Producer Paul Bajoria

Presented by Liz Barclay and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] Unes open from 10am

Presented by Nick Clarke.

Through the solitude of deafness, terminal illness and family catastrophe, Beethoven invested all the emotions of his soul in his late string quartets, thus achievingwhat many believe to be musical perfection.
Paul Robertson , former leader of the Medici Quartet, describes the intensity of working directly with the inner mind of the composer. Producer Paul Evans

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

In clearing the accumulated trinkets from the family home, Lowri has to reassess the reasons for her mother's obsession with shopping. ByGilhan Clarke
Waitress Helen Griffin
Director Alison Hindell

Richard Daniel fields listeners'questions about the environment and the developing world.
ADDRESS: [address removed]email: home.planet@bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] Producer Nick Patrick

2/5. The Lobster's Birthday. Two friends take a day trip to Brighton. By Joan Aiken , read by Miriam Margolyes. For details see yesterday

2/5. It's early spring and the pond is a hive of activity as the frogs emerge from its muddy bottom with one aim in mind -to find a mate. Fordetailsseeyesterday

From dog yoga to pet hotels, Heather Payton and her guests discuss the pet business. Producer Julie Ball

Lord Carrington and author Clare Francis talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite books. Producer Beth O'Dea Repeated on Sunday at llpm

Presented by Carolyn Quinn.

1/4. The first of four stories by Giovanni Guareschi , first broadcast earlier this year. Dramatised by Peter Kerry. The Coup d' Etat. With election victory in sight, it looks as though the party is about to go too far.
Producer/Director Chris Wallis

Jill gets readyforthe high life.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson chairs the arts show and meets
John Virtue , associate artist at the National Gallery, London, who has painted cityscapes inspired by the view from the Gallery's roof. Producer Stephen Hughes

2/5. The Queen's Twin. Susannah York takes on the role of Mrs Abby Martin , a woman born at exactly the same moment as Queen Victoria - allowing for the time difference between England and New England. She has a tale to tell of their parallel lives. By Sarah Orne Jewett.
For further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

2/2. Allan Urry concludes his investigation into the spread of the world's deadliest technologies with a report from the USA on a disturbing catalogue of blunders and security lapses within the biological weapons defence programme.
Producer David Lewis Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially Sighted people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel

3/6. Dr Mark Porter goes in search of the latest treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and lupus. He finds out which people are at risk and at what age they are most likely to suffer from these conditions.
Producer Helen Sharp Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Repeated from 9am

News and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.

2/5. Party Business. William meets some of Comrade Norris's party friends, while another sort of party is cancelled through lack of funds. By Christopher Isherwood. For details see yesterday

1/6. Sitcom set in the fascinating but misunderstood world of the pathology lab. Written by Laurence Howarth. Dr Webster realises that he recognises the man on whom he has just performed a routine autopsy.

Barbara Vernon was the nun who designed the Bunnykins tableware for children in the 1930s. Sheila Keegan talked to her shortly before her death last year, aged 92. Producer Nigel Acheson

of the Week: I'm a Teacher,
Get Me out of Here!
2/5. By Francis Gilbert. Repeated from 9.45am