With Father Wilfred McGreal.
Presented by Anna Hi !!.
With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25.7.25.8.25 Sports News With Steve May
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Colin Morris.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
By Julia Darling.
1/5. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
1/2Pyongyang Express. North Korea is often thought of as one of the most isolated, mysterious and paranoid of nations. Nevertheless. Tony Pietts decides to go on a bizarre holiday there. Labeiied by Washngtonasoneot the world's rogue states, the country's tmage !S oneoi guiags. famine, out-dated Staiinism and a megalomaniac cuit of its leadership. But what about the people who live under such a regime? Pietts's guide is Nicholas Bonner. a Landscape architect from Cheshire who has become
North Korea's leading tour operator, producer sara Jane Ha!!
5/6. Falco, the Roman detective, is closing in on his man, but gets rather more than he bargained for from Helena's old school friend, Rufus. Meanwhile, Petronius lands himself in serious trouble and Falco gets the blame.
by Lindsey Davis. dramatised by Mary Cutler
BBC AUDIO: The Radio 4 dramatisation of Silver Pigs, the first in Lindsey Davis's Falco series, is available on CD and audio cassette [web address removed] and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Consumer issues, with Liz Barday and John Wa !te This week the programme !ooks at the options for first-time house buyers, beginning with the myths and reahues or the E60.000 house.
News and analysis, presented by James Cox.
2/12. Nick Clarke is in the chair for another round of the challenging cryptic quiz, with Patrick Hannan and Peter Stead for Wales facing Northern Ireland's Polly Devlin and Brian Feeney.
(Repeated on Saturday at 11pm)
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A comedy drama by F Todhunter. set in a vocational college for the disabled. Callum just wants to keep his head down and get his gardening qualification -but will Mr Gouall. the irascible college manager. let him.
Producer/Director Gary Brown
Pau! Lewis and his guests answer listeners persona! finance questions.
PHONE [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm
producer Chris ACourt
1/5. Meta;. Toby is on business in Africa when he finds himself in the thick of a local protest. The first 'h a section of new short stories by Matthew Kneale that take a journey around today's uncertain world. Abridged by Richard Hamilton. Read by Douglas Hodge. Producer Elizabeth Allard
1/5 A week-long series of evocative programmes following the lives of three pairs of white-tailed sea eagles as they struggle to survive and raise their chicks in Scotland. Fierce autumn gales and icy storms prove a challenge to the sea eagles scavenging for carrion along the rocky coasts. As winter draws to a close, a pair of magnificent birds perform a spectacular courtship display wheeling and diving through the cold, salty air - like acrobats on a high trapeze. Narrated by Paul Young.
Jamie Oliver discusses the quality of school meals with Sheila Dillon. See also page 14 and Choice on page 128. Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
8/13. Ernie Rea ta!ks to his guests about the p!ace of faith in today's complex world. Producer Janet McLarty
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
5/11 Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Graham Norton and Clement Freud are the guests for the venerable panel game. which comes from the Mermaid Theatre in London. Hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Producer Claire Jones
(Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm)
BBC Audio: Many selections from Just a Minute, including Just a Minute 8 are available on CD and audio cassette from [web address removed] and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
The stakes are high for Matt's divorce settlement. For cast see page 44 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and reviews.
1/5. Diagnosis. Maureen Wetherby, once proud member of a women's football team. keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye. Today she visits Dr Merrily for some test results. By Julia Darting.
Producer/Director Susan Roberts Repeated from 10.45am
2/4. From postwar trends in toddler transportation to French motorised settees, Chris Bowlby reveals why our modern love of sitting down has unexpected historical roots. Sitting as status is explored as well as the powerful instincts that have shaped our sedentary life. There's far more to the sedentary society than endless car driving and computerised work. Producer Smita Patel
2/8. Bangladesh. The prawn-farming industry, beset by allegations of environmental destruction and human-rights abuse, is investigated by Lucy Ash.
Repeated from Thu
8/9. Ocean Wanderers. A!batrosses are famed for their !ona journeys but recent research has shown just how far and fast they travel. Gillian Burke finds out how understanding the birds' movements may help to conserve these ocean wanderers.
Producer Joanne Stevens Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, presented by Brian Hanrahan.
1/10. Today is the day that Juliet Judd is to be released from prison in America. For her retired parents, her sister in London, and her brother who is driving from the airport to collect her. Juliet's conviction for art theft has had profound consequences. By Justin Cartwright, read by Nigel Anthony.
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am
News and analysis, with David Wiiby.
1/5. By Tim Jeal Repeated from 9.45
The M'nth fjre of f.ou<s
Drax by Liz Jensen (7/10) For detaib see yesterday
