With the Rev Kevin Franz.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With David Wilby and Sean Curran.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Akhandadhi Das.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
Presented by Jenni Murray.
10.45 Miss Mapp By EF Benson. 8/10. The Woman's Hour drama.
For details see drama repeat at 7.45pm
Where does the dollar originally come from? Which place gave birth to the nuclear age? The answer is a small obscure town called Jachymov in the Czech Republic.
Chris Bowlby presents this tale of sudden wealth and Cold War cruelty.
2/6. Needle in a Haystack. Continuing this radio revival of one of TV's all-time favourites. A baby's life is in danger when some pep pills go missing, and Dixon causes a stir at home when he offers PC Crawford the spare room.
Written by Ted Willis , starring David Calder and David Tennant. Dramatised by Sue Rodwell. Sue Rodwell. Kate Byers
Producers Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe
Consumer affairs, presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
National and international news, presented by Nick Clarke.
5/6. Literary quizmaster James Walton Presides over team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh , th guests Louise Doughty and Wendy Ho den. The writer and subject for pastiche this week is John Milton , and the reader is Beth Chalmers. producer Katie Marsden
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
One of an army of navvies to flood London in the 1950s Paddo Doherty now finds himself exiled and destitute in a London hostel. An intensely private man, he is reluctant to speak about why he left Ireland all those years before. Once persuaded to take a short holiday trip back home, however, Paddo is staggered by the new wealth of the country and a people who have changed beyond recognition. Written by John Rooney
Producer/Director Eoin O'Callaghan
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew , Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Biggs answer questions from visitors to the Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party at
Sparsholt College, Hampshire. Eric Robson is in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened at 2pm
3/5. The Wail of Archy. The battered alley cat who was once Cleopatra puts on a brave face for her friend the cockroach. Humorous verse by Don Marquis.
For details see Monday
3/5. Playwright Julian Mitchell has lived with philosopher Richard Rowson since the late 1960s. During that turbulent period in the struggle for gay rights, how have they coped with living openly as a same-sex couple? With Melanie McFadyean. For details see Monday
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions are put under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items coming out of the academic and research worlds. Producer Natasha Maw
4/8. Alder Hey. More than 150 years ago Liverpool's
Alder Hey hospital became the first specialist children's hospital in Britain. Dr Mark Porter hears about the range of treatments available. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
New series 1/6. David Baddiel chairs the show that dares to challenge received wisdom such as "all politicians are liars" and 'The Da Vinci Code is a bad book". This week's panellists include John O'Farrell and Vicky Coren. Producer Brian King
Lilian finds herself the victim.
For cast see page 52 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Malorie Blackman talks to Kirsty Lang about Checkmate, the final book in her Noughts and Crosses trilogy. Producer Nicola Holloway
8/10. Crimson Lake. Susan Poppit has a party and Miss Mapp has her dress dyed especially, certain that it will outshine any dress worn by darling Diva! By EF Benson. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
4/10. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Steven Rose , Claire Fox and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine witnesses who hold conflicting views on the moral complexities behind one of the week's news stories. Producer David Coomes Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
1/3. A series of talks by columnist Simon Jenkins who asks what is it about modern society that it seems both to crave liberty and yet, at the same time, want more state intervention? Perhaps we are indeed mad as hell. See
Choice: page 132. Producer Dennis Sewell Rptd from Sun 10.45pm
2/3. The surprising story of how microbes can be harnessed to extract valuable metals from their ores.
At a disused copper mine in Wales, Hermione Cockburn discovers that the microbes go on working long after the human miners have left the site. Producer Louise Dalziel
Shortened repeat from 9am
Presented by Shaun Ley.
8/10. Barbara is furious now she has found out the truth about Sheba's affair with Connolly. Written by Zoe Heller. For details see Monday
4/6. Calamity Dave. The tender story of how Posh and Becks meet as childhood sweethearts, get confused, part, get confused and meet again. Starring Richie Webb , Dave Lamb and Mel Hudson. Written by Richie Webb , David Ouantick and Dave Cohen. Music by Richie Webb. Producer Katie Tyrrell
4/6. Now Let's Listen to Light. After looking at sound last week, Brian attempts to follow through by "listening to light". But is that plausible or should he just took at sound again? After all, listening to light seems uncomfortably close to laboratory physics, and he doesn't have the prerequisite white coat. Spoof comedy by Graham Fellows , aided by Rex Brough. Producer Dawn Ellis
The day's business in Westminster, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by Robert Orchard.
3/5. Written byJungChang. Repeated from 9.45am
Earth Made for Life (2/3)
My Life So Far (4/5) Jane Fonda reads from her new autobiography
