With Andrew Graystone.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With Edward Stourton and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Becky Milligan.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
3/10. Michael Buerk talks to people who have faced a life-changing choice. Producer Liz Leonard Repeated at 9.30pm
5/5. Sibelius' Fifth Symphony. Tom Robinson discovers how the horn call in the last movement, inspired by a flock of swans taking flight from a lake near the composer's home, became the hook for a pop record by Strawberry Switchblade. With producer David Motion , wildlife expert Carl Mitchell and musicologists Peter Franklin and Glenda Goss. Producer Alan Hall
7/8. Sounds from the Future. Aubrey Manning explores the consequences of increasing levels of noise pollution on animal communication, and examines whether man-made noise is drowning out the natural SOng Of the Earth. Producer Sarah Blunt
Fifty years ago, the first episode of Hancock was broadcast on radio. Few realised then that the adventures of Tony Hancock and his chums would become such a massive, lasting success. Russell Davies explores the on- and off-air relationships between Tony and his "helpers", Kenneth Williams, Bill Kerr, Sid James and Hattie Jacques among them. With archive and new interviews, and clips from the shows.
Freddie and the dreamer: page 31
Presented by John Waite and Peter White. Including at 12.30 Call You and Yours. PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 10am
Presented by Nick Clarke.
rSandi Toksvig endeavours to discover more about the curious Alpine-American vocal technique known
7 as yodelling. While taking the first, halting steps on the road to yodelling competence she discovers how the sound is produced, why it has travelled so widely and why, whenever she hears it, she's unable to control a smile. She'd also like to challenge anyone who hears the programme not to try, in some quiet corner, a little yodel of their own. Producer Tom Alban
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A magical and moving story of two brothers in love with the same girl in 1950s Devon. By Dan Jamieson.
Sue Cook examines more listeners' historical queries - uncovering mysteries and reinterpreting the past. ADDRESS: Making History. PO Box 3096. Brighton BN1 1PL Email: making.history@bbc.co.uk
Producers Ivan Howlett and Nick Patrick
2/5. Billy Bone. By Ian Rankin. After a road accident a petty crook curses a motorist - to frightening effect. The reader is Jimmy Chisholm. For details see yesterday
2/5. A Kind of Loving. Stan Barstow's 1960 classic novel, set in West Yorkshire, tells the tale of Vic Brown , a bored draughtsman who gets his girlfriend pregnant and has to marry her. Barstow goes back to Wakefield and Dewsbury to find out what today's Vic Browns are up to. For details see yesterday
2/6. Dyslexia is a hidden problem in the workplace. With an estimated 500,000 undiagnosed adults, Philippa Lamb asks whether companies should be doing more to get their employees the help they need. Producer Rosamund Jones
6/10. The guide to the wide world of learning, with LibbyPurves. Producer Sukey Firth Repeated on Sunday at llpm
New series 1/6. Struggling musicians are finding that high art doesn't pay. Baz, Maggie and Alec's jobs in the British Opera Company are under threat from cut-price Eastern Europeans, who are not only skilled performers but qualified plumbers and plasterers as well. And Rosie is discovering that life outside music college is harder than she expected. Written by James Cary.
Producer Adam Bromley
An uncomfortable night at Casa Nueva. For cast see page 40 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts news, with Mark Lawson. Producer Rebecca Nicholson
2/5. Bright Lights, New York City. The inventor Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York to look for
Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein. A romance between a factory worker and the scientist whose magic paint is placing her life in danger, written by Lavinia Greenlaw. For details and cast see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am
5/10. Sewers. Every year thousands of homes are flooded with evil-smelling sewage. Julian O'Halloran investigates growing concern over the crumbling state of Britain's sewerage system and the threat it poses to public health. Producer Andy Denwood Repeated on Sunday at 5pm
Peter White with news of interest to blind and partially Sighted people. Producer Cheryl Gabriel
New series 1/6. The programme dedicated to the mysterious workings of our brains returns with Dr Raj Persaud as presenter. He examines the latest research in this field, bringing together experts from the fields of psychiatry, psychology and mental health. Producer Maire Devine Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm
Repeated from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
7/15. Wheeling Dealing in Denmark. As Paul tries his hand at saving his career, Benjamin faces the biggest crisis of his life. Alex Jennings continues Jonathan Coe 's appraisal of life as we live it now. For details see yesterday
1/6. Giles Wemmbley Hogg-fearless investigator of cultural diversity -goes off to Tanzania. By
Marcus Brigstocke and Jeremy Salsby with additional material by Graeme Garden.
Other parts played by Abi Eniola. Dan Clark and Franky Mwangi Producer David Tyler
The day's news from Westminster in a round-up of the day's business. Presented by Sean Curran.
2/5. By Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. Repeated from 9.45am
3.00 Something to Think About (ages 5-7) 3.15 Let's Move (ages 5-6) 3.35 Time to Move (ages 6-8) 3.55 Stories and Rhymes (ages 5-7) 4.05 The Song Tree (ages 5-7)
4.25 Numbertime (ages 5-6) 4.40 Talking Points (ages 10-12)
