With Colonel Margaret Hay.
Repeated from Sunday See repeat at 7.45pm for details
From the Shetland Islands to East Anglia,
Richard Uridge explores rural life across the UK. Producer Gabi Fisher
With Miriam O'Reilly.
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Catherine Pepinster.
John Peel takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Producer Paula McGinley PHONE: [number removed] email: home.truths@bbc.co.uk
Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys Of travel. Producers Kevin Dawson and Mairi Russell
3/4. Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science, when brilliant ideas emerged from the maelstrom of mad, bad and dangerous thinking.
1769. In Derbyshire, Richard Arkwright 's water-driven spinning frame heralded the beginnings of the factory system, and a hissing, clanking monster of a steam engine offered power never seen before in the Wiltshire countryside. So how were these two industrial breakthroughs connected with a robot that could apparently play chess? Producer John Byrne
Jackie Ashley discusses the week's political events. Producer Marie Jessel
Insight and colour from BBC correspondents around the world, With Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant
Impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
4/6. Another edition of the venerable topical comedy panel game. With Alan Coren , Jeremy Hardy ,
Andy Hamilton and special guest, and Simon Hoggart in the Chair. Repeated from yesterday
From Shebbear College in Beaworthy, Devon. On the panel today are the minister for environment, food and rural affairs, Ben Bradshaw ; Paul Keetch , Liberal Democrat defence spokesman; and Jan Berry , chairman of the Police Federation. Jonathan Dimbieoy is in the Chair. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' calls and emails in response to Any Questions?
PHONE: [number removed] email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk Producer Lisa Jenkinson
A savage murder in Edwardian Brighton reveals a tangled web of passions, lies and deception. Written by EF Benson , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Director Martin Jenkins
Eric Carle 's memorable children's book has been adopted by nutritionists, preachers, ecologists, actors, satirists, teachers and psychotherapists, and is still a favourite among parents and children, maintaining an unshakeable position in the bestseller list. It was recently cited by George W Bush as the most influential book he had ever read and it has been described as a profound philosophical text to rival Kahlil Gibran 's The Prophet. Poet John Hegley investigates the phenomenon. Producer Kate Taylor
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer June Christie EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
News and sports headlines, presented by Carolyn Quinn. Editor Peter Rippon
Film critic Nigel Floyd reveals the strange and convoluted story behind the production of Paul Schrader 's
Exorcist: the Beginning, a prequel to the 1973 original that was re-shot by Renny Harlin in its near-entirety. Producer Sally Spurring
Another mix of music, comedy and conversation presented by Ned Sherrin. Producer Cathie Mahoney
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests Terence Blacker ,
Alan Plater and Amanda Vickery review the cultural highlights of the week, including a new exhibition of paintings and drawings by Raphael at the National Gallery in London, the first major showing of the artist's works to be held in this country. Producer Fiona McLean
3/3. Robert Rietti continues his tales of individual survivors of the Holocaust in his inspiring talks around the themes of love, peace and reconciliation. Today, Luba Czernak meets the son she thought dead in Auschwitz driving the cab to a Holocaust Survivors' convention in Israel. Then there's Samuel, ordered to lie in the path of a line of German tanks, who survives to grow plants and vegetables in Israel. Repeated from Sunday
it's 80 years since the BBC began broadcasting regular weather bulletins, and in the intervening years meteorologists have become instrumental in how we live our lives. BBC Weather Centre's presenter
Helen Young examines the wealth of BBC weather forecasting archive on radio and TV, and charts the highs and lows of accurate prediction and engaging presentation. Producer Adrian Washbourne
2/2. Roger Menheniot 's clumsy courtship of Kitty has backfired, but his dalliance with Bella leads him into more dangerous territory. By Howard Spring , dramatised by DJ Britton .
Director Alison Hindell Repeated from Sunday
3/10. Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which Melanie Phillips , Ian Hargreaves , Professor Steven Rose and Michael Gove cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one Of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday
15/18. The third semi-final begins with contestants from the north and west of England, and from Scotland. Russell Davies is in the Chair. Repeated from Monday
3/6. Poet and professor of radio Sean Street joins
Roger McGough to celebrate sounds, radio and the joy of listening. The readers are Sally Cookson , David Collins and Jamie Glover. Special guests include
BBC Radio 4 announcers Charlotte Green and Peter Jefferson , who read a poem about the shipping forecast. Repeated from Sunday
4/4. Blowfish. While the blowfish has long been praised in Japan as the most delicious of all fishes, it has also been feared, for if it is not prepared very carefully it can cause fatal poisoning. Jitsukawa Endo is one of the most famous theatre actors of his day.
His decadent lifestyle, which involves associating with geisha and frequently dining out on blowfish, leads him to ponder on the nature and experience of dying after he has sampled blowfish for the very last time!
Written by Santomi Ton , translated by Theodore W Goossen and read by Michael Maloney. Producer Katherine Beacon
