With the Rev Nick Holtam.
Presented by Sarah Mukherjee.
With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Sean Curran and Rachel Hooper.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev James Jones.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse, lively conversation with Libby Purves and ner guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
On the site of a former Yorkshire coal mine has been built a ski resort, which is now providing as many jobs above ground as it once provided below it. John Waite pays the new venture a visit. Producer sue Mitchell
3/6. With both couples' relationships seemingly over, another bombshell hits: there's a baby on the way. How on earth will the news be received? A situation comedy about a married couple with the worst kind of midlife crisis - Carol is hormonal and George is a transvestite. Starring Lynda Bellingham as Carol. Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petne. Director Elizabeth Freestone
Consumer issues with Liz Barclay and Sheila Mcuennon.
International and national news and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.
3/5. The light-hearted quiz about inventions.
Chris. Stuart presides over team captains Adam Hart-uavis and Lewis Wolpert , with guests broadcaster
Claudia Hammond and planetary scientist Monica Grady. Producer Katie Marsden
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Bin 18th-century London, John is a "strawboy or professional witness. When he sees Sarah in the dock, a tentative friendship begins that will lead to confessions from each of them. Written by Rebecca Trick-Walker . Starring Lynne Seymour. __...
Producer/director Alison Hindell
Answering horticultural questions sent in by post are Bunny Guinness, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew. Eric Robson is in the chair.
And at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
3/5. The Festive Season in a Part of Africa. A vet haggles for his fee. By Tod Collins from South Africa; read by Christopher Wells.
Mangoes to Buy. Angela longs for news of her soldier son. By Alake Pilgrim from Trinidad; read by Sandra James-Young .
Soundscape. A boy records the sounds of winter while his parents argue. By Liz Healy from Australia; read by Andrew Macklin. For details see Monday
3/5. The industrial revolution added new, regular rhythms, which some found repugnant. Yet machines are inseparable from the making of modern-day rhythms in music. For details see Monday
Author Meera Nanda, whose new book Prophets Facing Backward is a controversial and courageous look at Hindu nationalist bigotry in modern India, talks to Laurie Taylor. Producer Natasha Maw
3/6. Dr Raj Persaud assesses the reintroduction of sleep deprivation as a means of tackling depression. Anti-depressants have overshadowed the tactic since the 80s, but their appeal for some is now waning. Repeated from yesterday 9pm
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
4/6. If Isaac Newton had been a middle-aged woman he would have discovered gravity much sooner. But would he have joined a gym? Fat is a feminist issue - and everybody else's when Pamela takes action. Written by and starring Mervin Stutter. With John Challis , Lill Roughley , Tracy-Ann Oberman , Chris Ettridge , Gyuri Sarossi and Geoffrey McGivern. Producer Simon Nicholls
Feathers are ruffled at Keeper's Cottage. For cast see page 42 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts news, interviews and reviews, presented by Kirsty Lang. Producer Robyn Read
3/5. Wednesday: When Lynn's lover Will comes to Wakefield they are clearly in love.
For details and cast see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
7/10. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which
Claire Fox , 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.
Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
2/8. Michael Brown presents his humorous look back at the political week.
Producer Alison Macdonald Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
5/6. It's estimated that, at any one time, there are millions of tons of dust suspended in the atmosphere, but scientists are unsure what influence they have on the Earth's climate and weather systems. On the one hand, pesticides and disease-causing microbes have been found mixed in with the dust. On the other, dust feeds the phytoplankton that extract carbon from carbon dioxide. Peter Evans talks to geographers, oceanographers, environmentalists and climate modellers about one of the least understood, and most contradictory, components of the Earth's atmosphere.
Shortened repeat from 9am
With Robin Lustig.
3/5. Lunch. From a bundle of restaurant receipts and comments we piece together the diner's eventful days. Bill Nighy reads a short story by William Boyd. For details see Monday
4/6. Calamity Dave. The tender story of how Posh and Becks meet as childhood sweethearts, get confused, part, get confused and meet again. Set in the Wild West in an Ohhhh-klahoma! style. Starring Richie Webb , Dave Lamb and Mel Hudson. By Richie Webb , David Quantick and Dave Cohen. Music by Richie Webb. Producer Katie Tyrrell
4/6. Comedy. Want to write comedy? Adam Bloom unveils the six steps to success. With Alistair McGowan. Producer Victoria Lloyd
The day's debates, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by Robert Orchard .
3/5. By Annette Kobak. Repeated from 9.45am
Life
Cycles (3/4)
The Remains of the Day (4/10) by Kazuo Ishiguro , read by John Moffatt
