From St Marythe Virgin, Hanbury, Worcestershire.
News round-up and analysis.
Sacred Beads. Mark Tully considers the symbolism of sacred beads and asks why their use has been such a powerful and enduring rite across the world's religions. Producer EleyMcAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
3/4. Woodland Butterflies. Brett Westwood goes to the woods on the trail of butterflies. In the warm woodland rides he finds clouds of silver wash fritillaries and keeps an eye out in the treetops for the most regal of woodland butterflies, the purple emperor and the smaller but equally beautiful purple hairstreak. producer sheena Duncan
Religious news and ethical news, with Edward Stourton. Series producer Amanda Hancox
Baroness Kathleen Richardson appeals on behalf ot Methodist Homes forthe Aged.
Donations: Methodist Homes, Freepost 499, Derby DEI 9BR Credit cards: [number removed]
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.28pm
From the Charles Wood Summer School, St Patrick's s
Cathedral, Armagh. Led by the Very Rev Herbert Cassidy.
Director of music Barry Rose , organist Nigel McClintock. Producer Bert Tosh
Repeated from Friday
Patrick O'Connell with the week's news stories. Editor Peter Rippon
Omnibus edition.
4/6. When Henry Vlll's Mary flosewas raised from the sea bed in 1982, it was a triumphant moment tor a dedicated team of marine archaeologists, divers and engineers. Sue MacGregor reunites some of the members ofthatteam, including actor and longbow expert Robert Hardy and project director Margaret Rule. Producer David Prest
7/10. Nicholas Parsons chairs the panel game in Edinburgh, where panellists Paul Merton and Clement Freud are joined by two performers from the Fringe. Repeated from Monday
Agricultural Workers. Sheila Dillon considers changing
Patterns of farm labour and assesses the extent to which ourfood system today relies on immigrant workers. Producer Rebecca Wells Extended repeat tomorrow at 4pm
Presented by James Cox. Editor Peter Rippon
Day-to-day stories of life in Iraq. Hugh Sykes looks back over a year of power cuts, water shortages, bombs, kidnappings and murder, as revealed in the letters, journals and emails of American soldiers, British Officials and Iraqi Civilians. Producer Mark Savage
John Cushnie , Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew answer questions posed by gardeners in Cheshire. Eric Robson is in the chair. With GardeningWeather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor BBC RADIO COLLECTION: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners Question Time is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets orfromwww.bbcshop.com Call [number removed] Free spring bulbs offer: page 106
5/5. Father and son Mike and James Hendy are
Passionate surfers. Their beach, St Agnes in Cornwall, is one of the best surfing beaches in Britain but has been threatened by raw sewage pumped into the sea. Producer Jane Greenwood
Erin Riley talks to writer Margaret Drabble about her new book and celebrates the 20th anniversary of Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being with a look at Czech writing.
Producer Sally Spurring Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
3/6. Ian McMillan travels the length and breadth of the country, meeting people who turn to poetry for inspiration or solace at key moments in their lives.
Hindu Wedding. McMillan travels to Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire (made famous in the 70s when George Harrison donated it to the Hare Krishna Movement) for a Hindu wedding. He talks to the newlyweds about the place of poetry in their lives and to a Hindu priest about the poetic nature Of Sanskrit. Producer Liz Leonard Rptd Sat 11.30pm
2/2. Allan Urry reports from the USA on a disturbing catalogue of blunders and security lapses within the biological weapons defence programme. RptdfromTuesday
1/2. Over the last six years the war in the Democratic
Republic of Congo has claimed more lives than any other conflict since the Second World War, and the Nyankunde massacre is its worst documented atrocity. Ndrundo Timothe , a nurse who stayed to look afterthe patients on his ward during those events, tells his remarkable Story of Survival and hope. Producer Anna Fowler RptdonSat
Gyles Brandreth presents his selection of excerpts from BBC Radio over the past seven days.
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Clarrie comes back down to earth.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 34
A look at the alpaca and howto save dolphins. Plus the third episode of The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot , read by Teresa Gallagher. Presented by David McFetridge. Producer Jane Chambers
3/5. Dodu. Eight-year-old entrepreneur Dodu is having serious cash flow problems, but he comes up with an inventive scheme to make some money. Read by Paul Bhattacharjee. Producer Caroi Bayne
3/6. Emily Buchanan with delights from English-language radio stations around the world. Rptdfrom Friday
4/8. Michael Rosen presents the programme that celebrates words and language. Repeated from Friday
6/6. John Waite investigates cases in which police officers have been deliberately targeted and injured by people driving speeding cars, and the legal loophole that sees those responsible punished for a far less serious offence, such as dangerous driving. Shortened repeat from Friday
Repeated from 7.55am
8/9. Catch Them Young? Kenan Malik asks whether the scientific evidence is reliable enough to justify policymakers' preoccupation with catching children young to save society trouble later on. Rptd from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 Winning the Peace
1/2. Military historian John Keegan examines how the peace was won afterthe Second World War.
Producer Terry Dignan Editor John Evans Winning the Peace rptd Wed 8.45pm
Lord Carrington and author Clare Francis talk to Sue
MacGregor about theirfavourite books. Rptd from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
3/5. American poet Mark Doty shares with listeners the verses that have helped shape his life. Rptd from Thursday
