With Andrew Graystone.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With Edward Stourton 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
Chronicling the event in his own inimitable fashion, Jon Ronson spends the day behind the scenes at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. He unearths the stories that won't be told anywhere else by talking to the people that made it happen - from runners to sound-men, make-up artists and caterers, and even the occasional celebrity. Producer Laura Parfitt
2/6. After a life spent manning the barricades of the sex war and condemning the phallocratic hierarchy that enslaves the sisterhood, Tom's feminism is put to the test when his life partner, Hannah, smashes through the glass ceiling and becomes his boss. Written by David Spicer. Roger Danny Webb Tom Tony Slattery Mike Tony Gardner Jules Polly Frame
Hannah Carla Mendonca Linda Jo Brookes The postman/Dennison
Alan Francis
Producer/Director Liz Anstee
Consumer issues, with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.
News and analysis, with Nick Clarke.
9/13. Ned Sherrin hosts the ninth and last heat of the quest for the musical mastermind of 2005. Today's winner takes the only remaining place in the semi-finals. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
An insight into the personal demons that tormented TV's first superstar, the outspoken, irascible but much-loved broadcaster of the 1950s, Gilbert Harding, who became famous for his unpredictable appearances on panel games such as What's My Line?, Twenty Questions and Round Britain Quiz. By Stephen Wyatt.
Listeners' personal finance questions, answered by Paul Lewis and guests. Producer Diane Richardson PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm
1/5. A Rowboat in the Cellar. Alan Bennett reads this story from Mick Jackson. A home-made rowboat leads an old man from his cellar to a magical cavern for the retired. Producer Karen Rose : Director Gordon House
1/5. There are small political societies that survive as discussion and debating forums. Michael Crick , in the first of a week-long series, joins members of the Gladstone Club as they celebrate the vision of the great Victorian prime minister. Producer Vicky Shepherd
Scandinavian coastal fishermen are joining forces with their counterparts throughout Europe to protect their way of life. Sheila Dillon investigates. See Choice page 116. Repeated from Sunday at 12.30pm
New series 1/13. Ernie Rea presents more conversations with guests about the place of faith in today's complex world, teasing out the hidden and often contradictory truths behind the experiences, values and traditions of our lives. Producer Janet McLarty
News and analysis, presented by Carolyn Quinn.
6/6. Back for a second week at the New Theatre. Oxford. Regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor , Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer are joined by special guest Harry Hill , with chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and Colin Sell at the piano. Producer Jon Naismith Repeated on Sunday at 1.30pm
BBC AUDIO: Highlights from more than 21 years of this award-winning 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].
Shula reaches a stalemate at the Stables.
For cast see page 41 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Arts news, interviews and reviews, with John Wilson.
Producer Nicola Holloway
6/10. Edith Wharton 's neglected classic about love, jealousy and desire continues. Owen's engagement to
Sophie is finally approved but Sophie has a shock in store for him. Dramatised by Penny Leicester . Producer/Director Di Speirs Repeated from 10.45am
An American Patriot Today. Senator John McCain pays tribute in this memorial lecture to one of the most insightful observers of America. In front of an invited audience at the English-Speaking Union in London, on the day that Americans celebrate their independence from Britain 229 years ago, Senator McCain will argue that "to be an American patriot is to support a moral mission at home and abroad". Producer Tony Phillips
An account of the astonishing exchange of letters between a very determined woman from Watford, Miss Kate Cordeux , and several of the highest officials in the BBC that led, on 2 January 1928, to the first of 77 years of Daily Service. She even had an appeal printed in the Radio Times. Presented by Judy Merry , who regularly leads the Daily Service. Producer Mike Hally
8/8. Ivory-Bill in the Big Woods. Until April this year, the ivory-billed woodpecker was thought to have become extinct in the 1940s. Grant Sonnex visits the Big Woods of Arkansas in the hope of seeing the biological rediscovery of the century. But now that it has been found again, what future does it have? Producer Grant Sonnex Rptd tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, with Robin Lustig.
6/10. Cled settles for married life and a bed and breakfast in Llandudno. Then out of the blue Sel telephones Mam: "Book yourself a permanent wave. I'm coming to the London Palladium in the spring and you're in the front row of a box." Laurie Graham 's rags-to-riches showbiz saga is read by Michael Fenton Stevens. Producer Viv Beeby
RT DIRECT: Accompanying book available for E6.00 including p&p. Call [number removed] (national rate).
The start of the week's business in Westminster, introduced by David Wilby.
1/5. By Trevor Norton. Repeated from 9.45am
Purple Hibiscus (2/10) For details see yesterday
