With the Rev Elfed ap Nefydd Roberts.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With David Wilby and Simon Jones.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse, lively conversation with LibbyPurves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
2/2. Polygamy- the Negatives. When Shagufta Yaqub got married two years ago she decided that, under the terms of her marriage contract, she would not preclude her husband from taking another wife. In this very personal journey, Shagufta meets men and women in polygamous marriages in both the UK and Pakistan as she questions whether polygamy is a divinely ordained right of men, as proscribed in the Koran. Producer Liz Leonard
3/4. Marriage-Go-Round. "You have to remember, Joe, that getting married is very different from being married." By William Cooper , dramatised by Eric Pnngle.
Director David Blount
Presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
Presented by Nick Clarke.
6/6. Charles Collingwood and Simon Fanshawejom regulars Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to play the scandalous quiz. Gyles Brandreth presides over subjects for discussion that include Fergie's knickers, Agatha Christie 's car and Jerry Springer 's cheque book. Producer Elizabeth Freestone
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
The true story of a 16th-century Italian miller whose independent and enquiring mind led him to develop his own bizarre cosmology; in his own words: "All was chaos, that is earth, air, water and fire were mixed together, and out of that bulk a mass formed -just as cheese is made out of milk - and worms appeared in it, and these were the angels. And the greatest of the worms was God." Written by Miles Gibson.
Producer/Director Chris Wallis
John Cushnie , Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank answer listeners' questions. Eric Robson is in the chair. And at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened
3/5. People Will Say We're In Love. Courtship and engagement-then marriage in 1947. For details see Mon
2/4. Dylan Winter investigates a little-known slice of British military history, the Royal Observer Corps, whose members hid in small underground bunkers throughout the Cold War and waited for the atom bomb to drop. For more details see yesterday
Veteran anti-globalisation campaigner Susan George joins Laurie Taylor to talk about her new book Another World Is Possible if which proposes that fellow activists should balance their zeal with a dose of realism. Producer Natasha Maw
5/6. Anna Ford asks how people working in alternative medicine could be regulated. Repeated from yesterday 9pm
News and analysis, presented by Carolyn Quinn.
Sarah and her dog, Jack, are down in the dumps: Sarah feels trapped in her relationship with boyfriend Adrian, and Jack thinks his long-lost sister is trapped inside a plastic toy. At least her voice seems to be. Could it be that handsome vet
Dr Katz offers some sort of release - for both of them?
By Graeme Garden from an idea by Debbie Barham.
Debbie and Adam fear for the future.
For cast see Friday Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts show, with Kirsty Lang.
Producer Timothy Prosser
3/5. Why does a visit from a Hammersmith Council inspector result in the startling vision of Peaches and a crowd of locals walking the flock up Wood Lane ? For details and cast see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
3/10. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves ,
Professor Steven Rose and Michael Gove cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views. Producer David Coomes Rptd Sat 10.15pm
3/3. Brian Walden talks about the highs and lows of his political career. This week he focuses on the 1980s - his uneasy admiration for Mrs Thatcher and his anger at Old Labour. Producer Simon Hollis Rptd from Sunday at 10.45pm
New series 1/6. In this series of programmes exploring new ideas in science, Peter Evans takes a look at inflammation, our body's first line of defence against injury and infection. But this healing response is being discovered in a host of apparently unrelated conditions from cardiovascular disease to cancer. The latest research into this area of medicine looks set to offer new and simpler ways of warding off some of our most Challenging diseases. Producer Adrian Washbourne
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
8/10. By Alison Lurie. Fred makes a shocking discovery when he tries for one last reconciliation With Rosemary Radley. For details see Monday
6/6. Cutting Corners. Value for money is very important these days. Adam Bloom makes sure you get a full show's worth and are not short changed in any way. Helping him conserve the Corporation's pennies is Rob Rouse. Producer Adam Bromley
4/4. The Barking Consignment. Something strange is occurring at Radio Four. There seems to be a lost voice roaming the airwaves and Roger Reed 's Book at
Bedtime has been seriously compromised as a result. And can it really be possible for the voice of Matthew Kelly to take over Radio Four? Another comic adventure in insomnia by Toby Jones and Edward Kemp. Questor/Cunningham/
Producer Dawn Ellis
The day's debates, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by David Wilby.
3/5. By Sheila Hancock. Repeatedfrom9.45am
3.00 Together (ages 7-11) 3.15 Time and Tune (ages 7-9)
3.35 Word Games 2 (ages 7-9) 3.50 Maths Adventure (ages 7-8)
4.15 Music Extra (ages 7-11) 4.30 First Steps in Drama (ages 7-9)
4.45 World Writing (ages 7-11)
