With Bishop David Chillingworth.

Presented by Mark Holdstock.

With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
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 John Bell.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

2/8. While 20 per cent of British adults are deemed to have a literacy problem, illiteracy is almost unknown in Finland. Finnish schoolchildren top the world's literacy tables. So what are the Finns doing right? Eight years ago in Ireland, a quarter of adults were registered as having difficulties reading and writing. Since then the Irish have boosted spending on adult literacy more than tenfold and tens of thousands have taken up literacy classes. Paul Henley asks whether Finland and Ireland have lessons to offer the UK.
(Repeated on Monday at 8.30pm)

Russell Davies looks back on the life of the Lancashire entertainer George Formby who, for 40 years, had the world of entertainment at his feet. This programme features an exclusive archive recording of the late George Harrison , who was a huge fan of Formby's, discussing his admiration of the ukulele-playing star.
Producer David Perry Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Consumer affairs with Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon.

News and analysis with Nick Clarke.

Rural life across the UK. Extended at 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

Troubled teenager Gary takes his alcoholic Uncle Robert camping to try and help him dry out. Welcome to the North West's version of the Betty Ford Clinic, as Uncle Robert is rationed to six cans of beer a day. The "holiday" is the catalyst for dark truths to emerge about the teenager's turbulent upbringing. By Carina Rodney.

9/10. Stewart Henderson presents the interactive problem-solving programme for those intriguing questions from everyday life. Producer Sarah Cuddon PHONE: [number removed] email: questions.questions@bbc.co.uk

Jeremy Hardy appeals on behalf of War on Want.
Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44 Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4/5 Sentence First. "A fancy-dress party! I had a vision of a whole room full of White Rabbits, Walruses and Carpenters standing round me saying: 'What are you supposed to be?'" Written by Philip Gross and read by Manon Edwards. For details see Monday

4/5. Spaxton and the Prince of Love. The idyllic Somerset village of Spaxton was home to the 19th-century
Agapemone community. David McKie unearths the curious story of a lost utopia presided over by a charismatic but deranged clergyman called Prince. For details see Monday

Adrian Mole , with his unrequited love for Pandora and his terrible poetry, is almost a national treasure. His creator, Sue Townsend, joins James Naughtie and readers in Birmingham to discuss his first journal, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and 3/4. Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

What is going on inside the brain when we watch the bloody combat scenes in a film like Gladiator? Why do we feel so strongly at events we know to be fiction? At the Cheltenham Science Festival, film producer David Puttnam discusses the science behind the emotional response to films with the evolutionary psychologist Dylan Evans. They share their chilling insights with Quentin Cooper. Producer Michelle Martin

News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.

3/6 A topical sitcom focused on the life of frustrated backbench MP Duncan Stonebridge. He is struggling with a tiny majority and a career that's going nowhere. Caught between the impossible demands of his constituents and Westminster, Duncan is having a crisis of confidence. He's not helped by the bane of all politicians: events. Written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Producer Adam Bromley

Roy and Brenda crash a date.
For cast see page 45 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

John Wilson with arts news and interviews, and the verdict on a new play in Nottingham that aims to capture the spirit of "Old Big 'Ead", the late Brian Clough.

4/5. All that's left to decide is the venue. And what's that other thing? Oh yes, the best man. By Mary Cutler For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

Alexei Smertin , Chelsea FC's Siberian-born midfielder, was loaned to Portsmouth last season, the first Russian to play for the team. There he was guided through the complexities of English life by Jim Riordan , the only man to have played for a Soviet team. Over the course of a tumultuous season, Jim and Alexei find they are united by football but divided by recent Russian history. Producer Mark Burman

6/9. Africa Calling. Even in Africa, technology is touching the lives of the poor and bringing new opportunities to exiles returning home. Peter Day reports from Kenya and Ghana. Producers Sandra Kanthal and Richard Berenger Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

4/10. The latest discoveries in the world of science and technology, With Geoff Watts. Producer Alexandra Feachem

News and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.

9/10. Alma comes close to finding the last, vital clue, as the three strands of Nicole Krauss 's new novel begin to intertwine. Readers are Sara Kestelman , Vicki Simon and Jesse Stecklow. For details see Monday

The day's news from Westminster, presented by Robert Orchard.

4/5. By Richard Benson. Repeated from 9.45am

Rats (1/2)

The Woman in White
(5/8) For details see Sunday