With Father Wilfred McGreai, prior of Aylesford Priory.
Repeated from Sunday See repeat at 7.45pm for details
Exploring rural life across the UK, with Richard Uridge.
Producer Hugh O'Donnell
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. producer chnsimpey
With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Rhidian Brook.
Michael Rosen takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
Producer John Sugar
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The explorer Ranulph Fiennes joins Sandi Toksvig to discuss the lure of the world's great mountains.
Producer Kevin Dawson
2/2. For 18 years Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was one of the two most powerful men on Earth. His bushy eyebrows and stern appearance became known to millions around the globe. Yet history seems to have passed him by. Miles
Kington reassesses his life and asks how much heart attacks and strokes affected his judgement. Did someone else give the order to invade Afghanistan? And why did he kiss the cowboy actor Chuck Connors ? Producer Neil George
Political discussion programme, sharpening the focus on current ideas and events, presented by Dennis Sewell.
Producer Paul Vickers
Insight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant
Impartial advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, presented by Paul Lewis. Producer Jennifer Clarke Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
7/10. The finest topical comedy panel game known to radio Presided over by Simon Hoggart. Recorded at the Leicester Comedy Festival. Repeated from yesterday
This week's discussion, chaired byJonathan Dimbleby, comes from Bingham Hall , Cirencester. Repeated from yesterday
Dimbleby. Listeners' calls and emails, taken by Jonathan Dimbleby , in response to Any Questions?
PHONE: [number removed] email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk Producer Peter Griffiths
The Black Widows of Liverpool caused a national sensation in 1884. Catherine Flanagan and her sister, Margaret Higgins, were front-page news; there were questions in Parliament and their images were in Madame Tussaud's. So how did these ordinary women come to accept murder at the heart of their community? Written by Chrissie Gittins.
It is arguably the greatest tale of child abduction ever told: the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin has been part of German folklore for centuries. But who was the colourful figure who led first, the plague of rats and then the children, away forever from the town of Hamelin? Michael Rosen takes a Journey through the medieval streets of Hamelin via rat-infested London, ancient German pagan ritual, and the whispering silence of Eton College library. He finally uncovers the truth behind the legend that should never again be thought of as just a fairy tale. Producer Lizz Pearson
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer VibekeVenema EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.co.uk
News and sports headlines, presented by Carolyn Quinn. Editor Peter Rippon
Cate Blanchett talks to Francine Stock about her new film, The Life Aquatic. Producer Sally Spurring
Another mix of music, comedy and conversation with Ned Sherrin and his guests. Producer Cathie Mahoney
The cultural highlights of the week, discussed by Tom Sutcliffe and his guests. Producer Fiona McLean
1/6. "Becoming Fiona Shaw reads Ruth Scott 's short story.
A series of monologues for Lent. inspired by ideas of tpmDtation. Repeated from Sunday
Prunella Scales and the poet laureate Andrew Motion are among those who choose their favourite albums from the vast archive of the pioneering record label, Argo. Alan Dein tells the story of the company and its founder Harley Usill , who brought poetry and Shakespeare - performed by the stars of the future - to homes and schools across the country in the 1950s and 60s. Until its demise, Argo assembled an impressive catalogue, including the complete Shakespeare,
Richard Burton reading Under Milk Wood, Philip Larkin performing his own works.... and a comprehensive collection of steam locomotive recordings. producer Laurence Grissell
2/6. The Budding Grove. Continuing his retrospective journey through his early years, the writer recalls the awakening of passion and his painful transition from boy to man. Dramatised by Michael Butt from the series of novels by Marcel Proust.
Perdie Gibson and Ellie Loaring
Producer/Director John Taylor Repeated from Sunday
4/10. A debate, chaired by Michael Buerk , in which
Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Clifford Longley and Rosie Boycott cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories. Repeated from Wednesday
1/12. Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins , representing the south of England, face Philippa Gregory and Diana Collecott for the north of England in the fiendishly cryptic quiz. With Nick Clarke in the chair. Repeated from Monday
The poet John Hegley celebrates last week's Valentine's Day with his own snippets about love. Using spoken word, song and even real life, we hear of Hegley's love of Pat, pets, family members, and Luton Town football club. His feelings for Jane, a classroom sweetheart from primary school, whom he hasn't seen for 38 years, are updated in a recent encounter between them. With Andrew Bailey and Karen Tweed.Â
(Repeated from Sunday)
3/5. My Ex-Husband and Swan Burial. A distinctly ironic look at marriage and at the impact of work on our domestic lives. Read by Tamara Kennedy and Paul Young. Producer Gaynor Macfarlane
Jumping for
Joy by Bernard Farrell. When Martin Ryan , a widower in his 50s, falls in love with 20-year-old Joy McFadden , his son, Cormac, and his daughter, Fiona, become quite concerned. But then something happens that makes him think about his lover's motives