From Tavistock Parish Church in Devon.
News round-up and analysis.
Delete! Delete! Mark Tully asks whether anything is ever truly deleted from the universe. producer Eley McAinsh Repeated atll. 30pm
New series 1/4.Old Red Sandstone. Chris Sperring is taken by geologist Brian Williams to visit one of his friends from 400 million years ago - a friend with a huge secret to give up. Producer Julian Hector
Religious and ethical news, with Roger Bolton.
Series producer Amanda Hancox
Richard Wilson appeals on behalf of Sense.
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Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
The Promise of Renewal. Methodists gather to renew their confirmation promises. Jeremiah 31, vv31-34; John, 15, vvHO. Led by the Rev Hilary Howarth. The preacher is the Rev Keith Garner. Musical director Susan Guenault. from Eccleston Methodist Church, Chorley, Lancashire. Producer Philip Billson
Repeated from Friday
Fi Glover with the week's news stories. Editor Peter Rippon
Omnibus edition.
5/6. From the Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells. Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by Jack Dee. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair. Repeated from Monday
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]
The world of food, with Sheila Dillon.
Executive producer Dixi Stewart Extended repeat tomorrow 4pm
Presented by James Cox. Editor Colin Hancock
Why is it that whenever Sandy Toksvig hears the curious Alpine-American vocal technique known as yodelling, she's unable to control a smile? She endeavours to discover how the sound is produced and why it has travelled SO widely. Producer Tom Alban
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank are guests of Chippenham Garden and Allotment Society. Roy Lancaster talks to Alan Bloom. With Eric Robson. And at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Producer Trevor Taylor
BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners' Question
Time, featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
3/5. Le Cuisinier Francois. Ben Rogers examines a French cookbook that has been described as the first to get haute cuisine down on paper. With readings by Jean Trend. Producer Dave Battcock
3/3. Lucinda is increasingly torn between what society expects of her and what her heart desires. Dramatised by Elspeth Sandys from the novel by Martin Boyd.
Producer/Director Janet Whitaker Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
The veteran writer Alice Munro talks to Mariella Frostrup about the art of the short story and about her relative neglect by critics and readers outside her native Canada. Producer Erin Riley Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
6/9. Oscar Wilde 's The Ballad of Reading Gaol is the focus of today's programme. Roger McGough introduces Sam West 's reading of this powerful work, which conveys Wilde's experience of the hanging of a fellow inmate during the writer's imprisonment.
Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
BBC AUDIO: A newly released special edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Poetry Please is available on CD from www.bbcshop.com and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
The notion of a single Asian community has been exploded by 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror. Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are increasingly facing different issues in today's Britain. But what dangers lurk when religion replaces race as a means of self-identification? Sarfraz Manzoor investigates. Repeated from Tuesday
3/3. In this series of letters from Japan, six leading writers reflect on painful anniversaries and consider what role they play in the Japanese mindset of today. Today's programme reflects on life after the economic bubble.
It's a Japan newly beset by alienation, depression, crime, truancy and internet suicide pacts, but a Japan that finally wants to find a role in world affairs once more. Producer Emma Wallace Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am
Emily Buchanan presents her selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past week. Producer Torquil MacLeod
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Caroline attempts a bonding session.
For cast see page 44 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 43
Agony aunt and author Cathy Cassidy chats to Barney Harwood. Plus, The Terrible Tudors in another Horrible
History story by Terry Deary. Producer Rob carter
4/5. The Ugly Sister. Ever wonder what became of the Ugly Sisters from Cinderella? This is the history of one of those sisters, who one night discovers an admirer in the audience. By Joanne Harris , read by Lesley Sharp. Producer Katherine Beacon
6/6. Lucy Ash wields her red pen and marks the best radio features from classrooms around the world.
Repeated from Friday
6/7. Another edition of the programme that opens the door on words, language and the way we speak. Presented by Michael Rosen. Repeated from Friday
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
Repeated from 7.55am
2/8. Heartbeat Economy. Tear up the existing business plan. In the next few years companies will have to give customers goods and services that provide seamless, stressless satisfaction. Peter Day explains how this might work and looks at the possible snags. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
3/3. An exploration of the world of think tanks and faith-based policy groups. With Dennis Sewell.
Editor Terry Dignan In the Think Tanks repeated on Wed at 8.45pm
6/10. Satirist John Fortune and writer and critic Jonathan Meades talk to Sue MacGregor about the novels they most admire. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
3/3. A Hero's Fall and Rise. An exploration of the changing sounds, styles and functions of music from the French Revolution to the fall of Napoleon. With Alyn Shipton. Producer Alan Hall
The Third Man (6/10): by Graham Greene
