With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
Presented by Anna Hill.
With James Naughtie and Sarah Montague.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Angela Tilby.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
4/4. Mr Chips of Chitral. At 87, Major Geoffrey Langlands is the only British resident remaining in the Chitral valley of Pakistan. He has been teaching in the country since independence, for much of the time in remote tribal areas, and has been kidnapped and held hostage by tribesmen. Aidan Hartley meets a remarkable man.
Producer Jolyon Jenkins
1/6. For Tom, Mike and Roger, their 40s should be a time of security, contentment and long hours spent on the golf course. But when Mike's marriage implodes and Roger's new relationship explodes, Tom finds himself as the world's most reluctant agony aunt.
Written by David Spicer.
Tony Slattery eyes up a Pringle sweater: page 113
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and Peter White.
News and analysis, presented by Guto Harri.
8/13. More of the eclectic music quiz with Ned Sherrin in the Chair. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Thelma is in love. She's 70 years old and the man she's in love with is 26 years her junior. They had a brief affair eight years ago and Thelma still can't get him out of her mind. Can psychotherapy cure her magnificent obsession? Adapted from the case notes of psychotherapist Dr Irvin Yalom by Rachel Joyce.
Producer/Director Kate McAII
Listeners'personal finance questions, answered by Paul Lewis and guests. Producer Louise Greenwood
PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm
1/5.WhatDidEinsteinEverDoforTopherQuigley?
The first of five stories to mark the lOoth anniversary of Einstein's announcement of the theory of relativity. Car park attendant Topher Quigley shares a packet of ginger nuts and personal philosophy with a time-travelling
Einstein. Read by Paul Young. Producer Kirsteen Cameron
1/5. Dr Joy Browne 's syndicated show has made her the fourth most listened-to broadcaster in America.
She is the first of five radio psychiatrists and psychologists from around the world talking to
Dr Raj Persaud this week. Producer Simon Jacobs --
Snail farming in Britain is booming. Sheila Dillon follows the trail of our new fondness for the snail. Repeated from Sunday at 12.30pm
13/13 The discussion programme that debates issues that unite and divide people across the globe. Introduced by Anne Mackenzie. Producer Anne Brown
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
5/6 This edition of the godfather of all panel shows comes from the New Theatre, Oxford. Regulars
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by special guest Harry Hill , running the gamut of chairman Humphrey Lyttelton 's ridiculous suggestions. Colin Sell attempts musical accompaniment. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
BBC AUDIO: Highlights from more than 21 years of this award winninq quiz show, including I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Clue, are available on audio cassette and CD from retail outlets or from www.bbcshop.com. or by calling [number removed].
War is declared on Matt and Lilian.
For cast see page 39 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson introduces the arts magazine programme, with news, interviews and reviews. producer Stephen Hughes
1/10. A rare chance to hear one of Edith Wharton 's most accomplished yet neglected novels. It reveals the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters. Today an unexpected obstacle begins a beguiling adventure. Dramatised by Penny Leicester .
Producer/Director Di Speirs Repeated from 10.45am
2/2. Crosscurrents. Simon Groom visits the set of the glamorous Cambodian soap opera Taste of Life to meet Cambodians who were born after the fall of the Khmer Rouge and contrasts their outlook with the older generation he met last week. Is the trauma of the past being meted out painfully to the children of today? producer Jane Ray
4/8. Singing from a New Hymn Sheet. With numbers of practising Catholics falling across Europe, Julian Pettifer looks at the challenges faced by the Roman Catholic
Church today and is granted access to a secret ordination of a woman. Repeated from Thursday
7/8. The Soft Estate. These are the thousands of hectares of roadside verges that edge the motorways and trunk roads in England. Relatively undisturbed, they are proving to be vital refuges for many rare species. Brett Westwood explores these significant habitats and finds out whether the organisations responsible for their maintenance are able to manage them for the benefit of wildlife whilst taking into account road construction and safety. Producer Sheena Duncan Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.
1/10. It's 1948, and the Boff Brothers have top billing at the Birmingham Welsh Club. Mam says "You're a good little pianist, Cledwyn, but that's all you'll ever amount to. Selwyn's a true performer, he gives his all." Laurie Graham 's rags-to-riches showbiz saga is read by Michael Fenton Stevens. Producer Viv Beeby
Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am
The start of the week's business, with Sean Curran.
1/5. By Richard Ingrams. Repeated from 9.45
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2/5) For details see Sunday