With Colonel Margaret Hay.

Presented by Mark Holdstock.

With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Oliver McTernan.
8.55 August 1945 2/12. For details see yesterday

3/6. Bel Mooney and her guest explore the territory between belief and unbelief. This week, she meets children's author Dick King Smith , the writer of Babe. Producer Malcolm Love Repeated at 9.30pm

3/5. Ballet Nganzo is a Rwandan group of youngsters for whom dance has meant an astonishing journey out of Africa and back again. With British aid worker Boris Hunka and music producer Chris Redmond. Producer Frances Byrnes

England v Australia
The Ashes series moves on to Edgbaston, Birmingham, for the Second Test. Commentary on the first day's play from Jonathan Agnew , Henry Blofeld and Jim Maxwell , with experts Mike Selvey and Geoff Lawson. including at
12.35pm News; County Talk.
Producer Peter Baxter 'approximate lime

2/9. Insight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents look at the stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant

2/5. Roy Hattersley entertains an audience at this summer's Buxton Festival with some of his favourite prose and poetry read for him by Barrie Rutter and David Fleeshman. Producer Viv Beeby Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Consumer affairs, with Sheila McClennon and Peter White.

With Nick Clarke.

Extended rpt of Saturday at 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

One evening, Radio Moscow broadcast a Mozart concerto that Stalin demands to hear again. Too afraid to tell him no such recording exists, the orchestra have until dawn to recreate it. By Robin Glendinning. Producer/Director Gemma McMullan

2/7. Insomnia. If you suffer from chronic insomnia, call Barbara Myers , who will put your questions to a leading Sleep specialist. Producer Erika Wright PHONE: [number removed]from 1.30pm on day of broadcast

Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4/5. Loulou and Barbie and the Seven Deadly Sins. A late summer day. Soon Loulou will be 12 and it will be time to put away childish things. But what will poor Barbie do then? Written by Morven Crumlish. Read by Flora Montgomery and Tara Hugo. For details see Monday

4/5. Pachelbel's Canon. Tom Robinson discoves how a short canon by a 17th-century composer became a must for weddings and a part of "audio architecture" at a New York railway Station. For details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks next week, giving sky watchers an opportunity to see many meteors. Meanwhile, a new radar based in Antarctica will be monitoring the meteors we can't see with the naked eye. Professor Nick Mitchell talks to Quentin Cooper about meteor-monitoring in the mesosphere. This area at the top of our atmosphere is incredibly sensitive to temperature change and could provide answers to many questions on climate change. Producer Michelle Martin

News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.

4/6. Mel decides to take up the life of the conceptual artist and Vicki proves to be the muse for a previously unknown Saatchi brother. Starring Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine with Martin Hyder and Jim North. Written by by Paul Kerensa , Rhodri Crooks , Jim North , Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine. Music by Richie Webb ; Producer Chris Neill

Julia's left holding the fort. For cast see page 37 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine. producer Rebecca Nicholson

4/5. Marley. At nine months pregnant, Marley (Tracy-Ann Oberman) has become delusional and is smitten with her TV repair man. Her marriage to Ben just might survive, but only if that baby will hurry up and be born. For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

1/2. Nearly a third of the UK population are living with a chronic condition, and the Government has launched a new self-management course called The
Expert Patient. Many people who have completed the course claim it has changed their lives. Trisha MacNair investigates whether the programme puts people back in control by managing their condition better and enabling them to navigate the NHS. Producer Geraldine Fitzgerald

5/9. BA UK. Britain is second only to the United States in the number of overseas students we attract to our universities. But is there a danger of short-changing Britain's own home students in the race for the extra funding that overseas fees provide? Frances Cairncross assesses the pros and cons of being a leader in the global higher-education market. Producer Sheila Cook Rptd Sun 9.30pm

2/6. After the disappointment of the G8 summit's failure to tackle climate change, it seems technology will have to solve our environmental problems. Can it provide the answer and will it be in time? Producer Hugh O'Donnell

Repeated from 9am

With Claire Bolderson.

4/5. "No animal shall kill any other animal." By George Orwell. For details see Monday

New series 1/4. Language and Communication
This exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution begins by looking at languages, of which there are 5,000 or so now in use. Why is it fortunate that the original human language developed in Africa rather than England? The programme also hears from a man who thinks his bees are telling him about unsolved crimes, and Professor Austin Herring demonstrates his valve-based translation machine. By Chris Addison and Carl Cooper. Starring comedian Chris Addison , with Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern ), Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell. Producer Simon Nicholls

Leslie Forbes 's mum had all her teeth taken out in her early 20s. But just as the teeth went, so did her broad smile. Leslie Forbes talks to denture makers past and present to find out what happened to the lost smile. Producer Sally Flatman

4/5. By Bodil Malmsten. Repeated from 9.45am

Night Windows (10/10) For details see Sunday