With the Rev Elfed ap Nefydd Roberts.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With James Naughtie and Edward stourton ,
6.25, 7.25, 8.25SportsNewsWith Garry Richardson.
7.48ThoughtfortheDayWith the Rev Angela Tilby.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
2/2. Come to North Korea - Join the Party!
This bizarre holiday in North Korea continues asNicholas
Bonner, a British landscape architect who has spent the past decade taking tour groups into the world's least accessible country, takes Tony Pletts to the Revolutionary
Opera and to visit a Buddhist monk who venerates, above all, the Dear Leader. Producer Sara Jane Hall
6/6. It's time for a final showdown between the Roman detective Falco and his quarry, after which the former goes to the races and shows his inexperience as a punter. But Helena still has one piece of devastating news him.
By Lindsey Davis, dramatised by Mary Cutler.
BBC AUDIO: The radio 4 dramatisation of Silver Pigs, the first from Lindsey Davis's Falco series, is available on CD and audio cassette from [web address removed] and good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
Consumer issues, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
Presented by Nick Clarke.
cryptic quiz,
3/12. In another round of the challenging cryptic quiz, last year's champions, the Midlands (Rosalind Miles and Stephen Maddock ), defend their crown against the south of England (Fred Housego and Marcel Berlins ). Chaired by Nick Clarke. Producer Paul Bajona Repeated onSaturdayat 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
when three
It's a cold, wet day in Belfast in the 1960s when three unemployed lads view their future with dismay. With job prospects looking bleak, the offer of a £10 passage to
Australia looks tempting - so they decide togoandseek their fortunes. Written by John P Rooney.
Producer/Director Pam Brighton
Paul Lewis and his guests answer listeners'personal finance questions.
PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm Producer Samantha Washington
1/5.LunchwiththeLatestFloozy.When a protective mother meets her son and his latest partner for lunch, all the ingredients are in place for a prickly encounter.
By Rachel Fixsen , read by Stephanie Cole. The first of a week-long series of stories, performed at the Guildhall in Bath exploring secrets and memories. Producer Sara Davies
1/5. Aesop was a highly amusing storyteller and moralist. But are his fables relevant today? A week-long selection of his lesser known tales, read by Paul Ewing , are contrasted with interviews, conducted by Jo Morris , with people whose lives are all too like a fable.
The Bear and the Two Travellers. Isabella thought Lizzie was her best friend. Oh, dear! Producer Matt Thompson
Does what we eat influence our chances of developing cancer? Sheila Dillon investigates. Extended repeat from yesterday at 12.30pm
9/13. Ernie Rea talks to his guests about the place of faith in today's complex world. Producer Janet McLarty
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
6/11. Clement Freud, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Julian Clary are the guests in this week's edition of the venerable panel game, which comes from the New Theatre in Oxford. Hosted by Nicholas Parsons.
(Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm)
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Technology comes to Bert's rescue.
For cast see page 48 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Harold Pinter reflects on his career, in conversation with Mark Lawson , and looks forward to a new production of The Birthday Part. Producer Thomas Morris
1/5. Gone but Not Forgotten. Alan Plater narrates the story of his successful writing career through memories of the projects that were never made.
Today's tale stars Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
Producer/Director Alison Hindell Repeated from 10.45am
3/4. The Supercity and Its Shadow. Move the British capital to Yorkshire? That was one of the options debated in the 1960s in order to try and reduce London's domination of the UK. Sharing population and economic power across the country is something politicians have often talked about. But, as Chris Bowlby discovers, the pull of London as global city and capital of everything has intensified. Negative images of the north have deterred any fundamental shift of people and power in its direction. Could things have been different? Producer Smita Patel
3/8. Bulgaria. Bulgarian underworld bosses are profiteering by trafficking in - among other things - women and babies. Rosie Goldsmith uncovers this murky human trade. Repeated from Thursday
9/9. Dancing Bears. Sloth bears still "dance" in the streets of north India, earning money for their keepers, the Kalander gypsies. But this traditional practice causes great distress to the bears. Tessa McGregor visits a bear sanctuary, committed to looking after the bears and providing the Kalander people with alternative sources of income. Producer Joanne Stevens Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, with Robin Lustig.
6/10. As Charlie Judd brings his sister home from
America after her two-year jail term for art fraud, his pregnant fiancee tries to get to know her future family in England. By Justin Cartwright , read by Nigel Anthony. Abridger/Producer Jane Marshall
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am
News and analysis, with Susan Hulme.
1/5. By Sarah Gristwood. Repeated from 9.45am
A serialisation of John Logie Baird's memoirs, which evoke a vanished age