From St John 's Church in Bollington, Cheshire.
News round-up and analysis.
Solidarity. From the fashion for coloured wristbands to the collapse of Soviet bloc communism, Mike Wooldridge asks what gives rise to such powerful expressions of solidarity. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
6/8. Meeting people who live the country life. Producer Benjamin Chesterton
Religious news, with Roger Bolton. Producer Amanda Hancox
Jeremy Hardy appeals on behalf of War on Want.
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Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
"Caudium et Spes". Forty years after the close of the Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Cormac Murphy -
O'Connor reflects on the pastoral document Gaudium et
Spes (joy and hope), which sets out how the Church and its people engage with the modern world. The service is led by the Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, Mgr Mark Langham. Producer Mark O'Brien
Repeated from Friday
- The week's news stories, with Fi Glover. Edjtor Colin Hancock
Omnibus edition.
Omnibus edition.
Live coverage of the third day's play in the Second Test.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
1/6. With Jeremy Hardy , Tim Brooke-Taylor , Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. Humphrey Lyttelton is in the chair. Repeated from Monday
Lager. With UK sales of lager outstripping those of ale, Andrew Jefford goes in search of the perfect pint. Producer Paula McGinley Repeated on Monday at 4pm
News and analysis, with James Cox. Editor Colin Hancock
Imprisoned parents have made recordings of fairy tales and their own life stories that are played to their children at bedtime. Kim Normanton looks at what the parents have learnt from the experience, producer Matt Thompson
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood answer questions put by members of the Lincolnshire North Federation of Women's Institutes. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm BBC AUDIO: A specially recorded edition of Gardeners' Question Time, featuring regular team members, is available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]19
New series 1/5. May. Britain's first ever tea crop is being cultivated at Tregothnan in Cornwall. Matthew Harvey monitors its progress at this idyllic estate on the banks of the River Fal. producer Viv Beeby
9/9 A Division of the Spoils. Guy returns to India in time for independence, but the division of the country has tragic consequences. By Paul Scott , dramatised by Shelley Silas. Other parts played by Shiv Grewal , Nicholas Boulton , Amit Shah and Emily Wachter Producer/Director Sally Avens Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
4/9 Roger McGough introduces requests for poems on the subject of water by, among others, Sophie Hannah , Philip Larkin and Christopher Marlowe. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm BBC AUDIO: A newly released special edition celebrating 25 years of Poetry Please is available on CD from all good retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]
1/11 Does Britain do enough to prevent insolvency, debt and job losses, caused by business failures? In the wake of the collapse of car-maker Rover, Allan Urry investigates. Repeated from Tuesday
2/3. A talk celebrating the 250th anniversary of Samuel Johnson 's dictionary, which defined, reported on and shaped the English language, while also giving the meaning of "lexicographer" as "a harmless drudge". Alan Downie , professor of English at Goldsmiths College, talks about the pleasures of rummaging in a "word-hoard". producer Tim Dee Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pm
Peter Day presents his selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Maire Devine
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Shula seeks out moral support. For cast see page 45 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 44
Jacqueline Wilson , recently announced as the next children's laureate, talks to Barney Harwood about her new role. Producers Abi Awojobi and Rebecca Armstrong
5/5. The Island. A beautiful, remote island off the coast of Maine provides answers to a young man's past. By Tim Pears , read by Matthew Macfadyen. Producer Gemma Jenkins
Roger Bolton , with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from Friday ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10T
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From Round the Home to The Comedians by way of Ross Noble and Arthur Smith , Simon Fanshawe examines the fine art of the compere. With archive interviews and excerpts from the Shows. Producer Frank Stirling
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
Repeated from 7.55am
5/9. Look No Wires. One of the great obsessions of modern technology is getting rid of the wires that have linked people together since mass communications began. Peter Day finds out why. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
2/3. A look at how certain letters, published in the British press, have changed policy or influenced debate. Anthony Howard discusses the resignation of Harold Macmillan.
Editor Terry Dignan The Letters Pages is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
3/9. The guide to the world of learning, with Libby Purves. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
Soprano Emma Kirkby tells the story of Maria Hackett , who campaigned for improved conditions for St Paul 's choristers in the early 19th century. Repeated from Thursday
The Woman in White (1/8) Wilkie Collins 's classic adventure of treachery, embezzlement and body-swapping. Read by Dougray Scott
