With Pauline Webb.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
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 the Rt Rev Richard Harries.
8.31 (LW only) Yesterday in Parliament
It is said that the royal family don't occupy the place i people's hearts that they once did. But despite this, Emma Freud hears amusing and affectionate tales of how different people react to meeting the monarch. Featuring Antony Worrall Thompson, Humphrey Lyttelton and a man in a bright pink suit. Producer Alison Vernon-Smith
2/6. The Son. Mark (Robert Glenister ) is a news
Photographer who usually shoots people through the windows of a Black Maria, but when he's sent on a project to photograph psychics, a new side of him is revealed. A series of monologues about men in their 40s, written by Lynne Truss. Producer Dawn Ellis
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Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and John wane. Series editor Andrew Smith
PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
National and international news and analysis, presented by Nick Clarke.
Listeners' comments, queries and criticisms, selected by Roger Bolton , who redirects them towards BBC Radio programme and policy makers.
Producer Margaret Budy Repeated on Sunday at 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10
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Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Jodie Johnson is a teenager who sings in her local gospel choir but has ideas about moving into the big bad world of commercial music.
Written by Don Kinch, and developed with the involvement of communities in north Birmingham, working with Birmingham Repertory Theatre Stages of Sound is a collaboration between the BBC and Arts Council England, linking theatres and community groups.
New series 1/6 Clare Balding steps out in the company of writer and environmentalist Roger Deakin. They're on his home patch, near Diss in Suffolk, where they encounter the legend of St Edmund along an ancient droving road, rich in the season's flora and fauna. Producer Mark Smalley
5/5. Wilde delivers his final wounding blow - with love.
Simon Russell Beale reads the final part of Oscar Wilde 's letter to his lover Lord Alfred Douglas , written while in Reading gaol. For details see Monday
5/5. The Snow Queen. This tale, with its sweeping narrative and cold figure of the Snow Queen, is reckoned by many to be Hans Christian Andersen 's masterpiece.
What are the qualities that have given it such longevity - and is being frozen always such a bad thing? For details see Monday
8/8. The conclusion of the series that takes a close look at the words we use, where they come from and how we play with them. With Michael Rosen. producer Peter Everett Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
Editor Peter Rippon
2/9. Join the panellists as they wade through the week's biggest and smallest news stories in the "finest topical comedy panel game known to radio". Chaired by Simon Hoggart. Producer Katie Tyrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
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Lilian gets a reality check.
For cast see page 42 Written by Keri Davies ; Director Peter Leslie Wild Editor Vanessa Whitburn
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Mark Lawson meets the novelist Muriel Spark , who is nominated for the first Man Booker International Prize.
She reflects on how she began writing, and discusses the influence of her Catholic faith on her work.
Producer Robyn Read (Revised rpt)
5/10. Christmas has gone terribly wrong, because of David's illness. And Jane is furious that Toby isn't more helpful. But why is Dottie so upset? By Lynne Reid Banks. For cast and futher details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
This week, Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Southport on Merseyside.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
12/13. Brian Walden , broadcaster and former MR presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
A young widow, Lynn, befriends a Chinese cockle-picker in a Liverpool supermarket. Their friendship is based on a shared love of learning and interest in the world. But that friendship is viewed with suspicion by Lynn's brother-in-law. A play by Jim Morris , prompted by the Morecambe Bay disaster.
Producer/Director Liz Leonard
News and analysis, with Robin Lustig. Editor Alistair Burnett
10/10. The stresses of recent weeks finally come to a head when Sylvia's son loses his campaign to save the local meadow. But she has far more important matters to deal with - her husband's death leaves her free to start a new life. By Angus Wilson. For further details see Monday
8/10. Elizabeth Gaskell. Francine Stock is joined by historian Amanda Vickery to discuss the life of the Victorian novelist and humanitarian with Gaskell's biographer Jenny Uglow. Producer Mary Ward Lowery
The day's debates at Westminster, plus reports from the Committee rooms and stories from behind the scenes in Parliament. Presented by Mark D'Arcy. Producer Peter Knowles
5/5. By Jessica Warner. Repeated from 9.45am
