With Gordon Graham.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Robert Orchard and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With John Bell.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
4/4. Baroness Chapman, the first peer with a congenital disability to take their place in the House of Lords, talks to Peter White , in a series in which he interviews inspirational figures about their attitudes to their disabilities. Producer Susan Mitchell Repeated at 9.30pm
4/4. Composer John Tavener talks to James O'Donnell about what lies in store for religious music in the 21st Century. Producer Mark O'Brien
New series 1/8. The Maldives. The islands'image of a pristine paradise is set against the reality for the local people, which is reportedly intimidation, political repression and abuse meted out to those who dared to challenge the government. Against the backdrop of the country's parliamentary elections, Julian Pettifer travels to the Maldives to speak to the dissidents and the government - each vying for the political future of this troubled paradise, even while it is trying to recover from the ravages of the Asian tsunami.
Producer Simon Hardy
Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm
4/5. Philip Pullman , author of the award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials, entertains an audience with some of his prose and poetry. Readings byJenny Coverack and Sean Barrett. Producer VivBeeby Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am
Consumer issues, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
Presented by Nick Clarke.
Extended repeat of Saturday at 6.10am
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Cara is four years old when her mother disappears. She is left playing in the garden sandpit with her new doll's tea set. Years later, when her foster mother digs out the little cups and dishes, the reality of that day's events comes flooding back. By Sue Glover.
Director Gaynor Macfarlane
5/6. The essential guide to numbers, measurement and quantification of every kind. Presented by Andrew Dilnot. Producer Michael Blastland
Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am
4/5. It Is July, Now. Into the chill of a Balkan winter a visitor arrives from the West to challenge Piret's frozen heart. By Kathy Page. Read by Barbara Kellermann. Producer Christine Hall For details see Monday
4/5. Cheaters. What could be more provocative than a radio show that exposes love rats in the act? Soweto community station Jozi FM's show, Cheaters, copied from an American TV series, is hugely successful. Critics say it is exploitative, others say it raises awareness about the consequences of cheating in a country decimated by Aids. With Lucy Ash. For details see Monday
Repeated from Sunday
A hundred years ago, the Nobel Prize was awarded to two British scientists for the discovery of a group of elements that would transform our understanding of the fundamental behaviour of matter. The inert gases are crucial for modern lighting, MRI scanners and studies of magnetism and superconductivity. Quentin Cooper talks to Colin Russell and Andrea Sella to find out how a completely new family of elements was discovered. Producer Pamela Rutherford
Presented by Eddie Mair.
New series 1/6. The lop-sided world of Mitchell and Webb's sketch comedy includes a passionate debate about hunting between a badger and a fox, the ultimate football commentary, and behind the scenes at the milk helpline. Starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb , with Olivia Colman and James Bachman.
Producer Gareth Edwards
Christine makes a big decision.
For cast see page 41 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Kirsty Lang introduces the arts magazine programme, featuring news, reviews and interviews. Producer Rebecca Nicholson
9/10. Widow Wadman bustles her way into Toby's sentry box and then into his heart. By Laurence Sterne. For details and cast see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
In the tiny village of Whitehills, on the remote coastline of north-east Scotland, the Budding Rose is the only whitefish boat left in port. Liz Carney puts to sea with her skipper Bertie Milne and finds out more about the desperate fight for survival by fishing families in some of Scotland's most fragile coastal communities. Producer Liz Carney
6/8. Strictly Private. Huge and secretive investment groups are bagging great swathes of industry in Britain and abroad. Once public companies are now being swallowed up in the portfolios of these private-equity firms. Peter Day asks what drives these new kings of capitalism and whether they are good for us. Producer Paul 0' Keeffe Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm
2/9. Aeroplanes that can "heal" themselves while in flight may one day take to the skies. Researchers are now harnessing materials made from hollow fibres that can
"bleed" resin to seal cracks. The breakthrough could spell good news for the aeronautical industry, which has been looking for ways to prevent fractures from worsening during flight. Producers Beth Eastwood and Anna Buckley
Repeated from 9am
National and international news and analysis.
By Graham Duff.
6/6. With Earth in the grip of a new season called Hamble, Professor Nebulous asks an old enemy for help.
The day's news and events at Westminster, presented by David Wilby.
4/5. By James Gaines. Repeated from 9.45am
The Rainbow by DH Lawrence (10/10)
