From St Mary's Church, Lamberhurst, Kent.
News round-up and analysis.
More Than the Sum. What happens when the response of the viewer, reader or listener makes a work ot art more than the sum of its parts? With Mike Wooldridge. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeated at 11.30pm
New series 1/4. The Mayfly and the Chalk Stream
While sloshing about in the shallows of a river in Dorset, Lionel Kelleway and Mike Ladle go in search of the mayfly. Producer Sarah Blunt
Religious news, with Roger Bolton. producer Amanda Hancox
The artist Grayson Perry appeals on behalf of The Violence Initiative.
Donations: [address removed]; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed]44 at3 27pm
Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Sing a New Song. A service from St Martin-in-the-Fields,
London, exploring the Petertide theme of vocation. With the Rev Liz Griffiths and the Rev David Monteith. Director Of music Nicholas DankS. Producer Stephen Shipley
Repeated from Friday
The week's news stories, with Fi Glover Editor Colin Hancock
Omnibus edition.
Omnibus edition.
EnglandvBangladesh
Commentary on the NatWest Series game at Headingley from Jonathan Agnew , Simon Mann and Mark Saggers.
Including News at 2.20. approximate time Producer Peter Baxter
4/6. From the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl, where Tony Hawks and Sandi Toksvig join regulars Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor for more inspired nonsense under the reluctant chairmanship of Humphrey Lyttelton. With Denis King at the piano. Repeated from Monday
With snail farming in Britain booming, Sheila Dillon gets on the trail of our new-found fondness for the edible mollusc. Producer Dixi Stewart Repeated on Monday at 4pm
News and analysis, with James Cox. Editor conn Hancock
A celebration by Melvyn Bragg of Winston Churchill 's extraordinary skills as an orator and his understanding of the power of metaphor and imagery. producer Simon Elmes
John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swrthmbank answer questions sent in by post. With Eric Robson 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]
4/5. March. Monitoring the progress of Britainsist tea crop at Tregothnan, Cornwall. Matthew Harvey visits Rex Ellis , adviser to the Boscowens. producer Viv Beeby
by Thomas Hardy
3/3. Eustacia's disappointment over Clym's intention to stay on Egdon Heath, and the resurgence of her passion for Damon Wildeve, threatens to blight all their lives. Dramatised by David Calcutt.
(Repeated on Saturday at 9pm)
Melissa Bank talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel, The Wonder Spot. Frostrup also meets some adults who are learning to read later in life. Producer Hilary Dunn Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
7/9 Poets aren't generally known for their love of the hard sciences, such as engineering and construction. Nevertheless Roger McGough introduces requests for poems that celebrate the great inventions, among them, steam trains, bridges and the humble bicycle. 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]
4/11 How good is the Home Office at making immigration and asylum decisions? Amid widely publicised claims that undeserving applicants have learnt to play the system, Gerry Northam investigates complaints that many genuine cases are rejected. Repeated from Tuesday
2/2 Australians used to be welcomed everywhere they went. But no more. Writer and broadcaster Sarah MacDonald reflects on Australia's changing place in the world, examining why her country has become one of the more likely targets for Islamic extremists and why Aussie travellers are removing the flag from their backpacks. Producer Sue Ellis Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pm
until 6.30
Ernie Rea presents his selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Torquil MacLeod
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Alistair's performance is singularly unimpressive. For cast see page 39 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 38
A celebration of Africa, with music from the South African Children's Choir, and poetry, drumming and performance reflecting Africa's rich cultural heritage. Presented by Barney Harwood. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi
3/5. The Colonel's Child. In the second of three interlinked stories, Edouard flees to London to work for the Free
French. There he meets Juliette. Read by David Collins.
Producer Elisabeth Edwards
Roger Bolton , with listeners' opinions and comments on BBC radio programmes and policy. Repeated from Friday ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100. London W1A 10T
Phone: [number removed]0400 Fax: [number removed]email: feedbackdibbc.co.uk
2/2. Celebrating the life and work of comic actress Pat Coombs , with stories from friends and colleagues, including Roy Hudd , June Whitfield and Reg Varney. Producer Claire Jones
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
Repeated from 7.55am
8/9. Medicine Man. Peter Day talks to Jean-Paul Garnier , chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline and one of the most powerful men in the global pharmaceuticals industry. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 Mad as Hell
2/3. Why is everyone who comes into contact with modern British government mad as hell? Columnist Simon Jenkins investigates.
Editor Terry Dignan Mad as Hell is repeated on Wednesday at 8.45pm
6/9. The guide to the world of learning, with Libby Purves. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from 6.05am
John Buchan , the grandfather of the thriller, is today remembered as an anti-Semite and a symbol of all that was worst about the British Empire. But is the accusation fair? With Frederick Forsyth. Repeated from Thursday
(1/5) David Sedaris reads from his new collection of personal essays.
