With the Rev Dr John Holdsworth.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Clifford Longley.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
What does your postcode say about you? Perhaps rather more than you might at first think. Alan Dein , of upwardly mobile NW5 [number removed], finds out how the postcode was introduced by the Post Office 30 years ago in order to speed up mail delivery. Since then it's also become a subtle marketing tool that uses postcodes to categorise the UK population according to spending patterns and consumer profiles. producer Mark Smalley
6/6. All Over bar the Wrapping Paper. Stella is determined that she and Peter will go away for
Christmas on their own. The children are appalled and quickly decide on the kind of Christmas they want. But as ever, the best laid plans ... Sitcom by Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson
Director Elizabeth Freestone
Consumer issues, presented by Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
News and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.
4/13. Another contest of general knowledge and tactical risk-taking between two of the nation's brightest amateur quiz teams. Hosted by Peter Snow. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A comedy of delusion that tells the story of two holidaying accountants who manage to get locked inside a Shanghai warehouse for days. Never have the social lives of the Cheshire set seemed so important.
By Roy Boulter.
Producer/Director Toby Swift
Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and his guests.
PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Chris A'Court
1/5. The Dark. The first of five readings from
Tove Jansson 's autobiographical stories. In the cold Finnish winter, a little girl reflects on the all-embracing dark. Read by Claire Skinner. Producer Lisa Osborne
1/3. Margaret, the second Duchess of Portland, is the first of three women whose fossil collections led to new discoveries about natural history. Their stories and their lives are uncovered and re-evaluated by Rebecca Scott. Producer Anne Greenwood
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Sheila Dillon feast on the foods produced by the winners of the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards.
Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
10/13. Anne Mackenzie and guests explore a diverse range of international issues. Producer Suchitra Girish
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
New series 1/6. Linda Smith , voted "wittiest living person" by Radio 4 listeners, is joined by regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair and Colin Sell is at the piano.
Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Selections from the award-winning quiz show, including the newly released I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue, are now available on CD and audio cassette from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Owen pulls some strings.
For cast see page 42 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts news and reviews programme, presented by John Wilson. Producer Timothy Prosser
1/5. A New Arrival. Glad has mixed feelings about her niece coming up from Cornwall to work for Wills. Amanda Whittington 's lively play about a group of women workers at the Wills cigarette factory in Bristol in the early 1950s.
Director Sara Davies Repeated from 10.45am
Twenty years after the Bhopal gas leak, which killed thousands of people in Madhya Pradesh, Mark Tully , who originally reported from the scene of the tragedy, examines new evidence about the safety lapses that contributed to it. He asks how much responsibility senior executives at the company's American headquarters should bear for the disaster. Producer Sarah Lewthwaite
8/8. Hyderabad in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh teems with professionals reaping the rewards of the country's success with call centres. Yet, just a few miles away, rural farmers are unable to afford running water or electricity. Nigel Cassidy meets the winners and losers of Andhra Pradesh. Repeated from Thursday
New series 1/3. Central America is one of the richest places on the planet for wildlife but it is under threat from an increasing human population and economic development. Now there are plans to join up habitats from Mexico to Panama in a huge biological corridor that also aims to improve people's lives.
Jeremy Bristow visits a forest in northern Guatemala that is being sustainably managed by the local community and asks if wildlife protection really can be compatible With economic development. Producer Joanne Stevens
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news, with Robin Lustig.
1/10. Mary Shelley 's gothic romance tells the chilling story of a student whose attempts to discover the secrets of creating life have tragic consequences for himself and his loved ones. The novel, inspired by a nightmare, was first published in 1818 when Mary Shelley was only 21. David Rintoul is the reader. Producer David Jackson Young
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am
The start of the week's business in Westminster, with David Wilby.
1/5. By Peter Carey. Repeated from 9.45
Mary Reilly (2/10) By Valerie Martin
