With Dr Alison Elliot.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rt Rev Tom Butler.
8.55 August 1945 10/12. For details see Saturday
3/8. Sue MacGregor reunites the campaigners involved in the debate over the 1968 Abortion Act. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am
England v Australia
Commentary on the second day's play in the Third Test at Old Trafford. Including at 12.35pm News; Talking Point. And at 3.10 News; Cricket Scene.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
The image of "white van man" as an aggressive, tailgating driver who cuts us up on the road while mouthing obscenities in his wing mirror has become common currency since BBC presenter Sarah Kennedy coined the phrase in 1997. But can the 2.2 million white van drivers on British roads really all be defined by a single, derogatory term?
Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC s business correspondent, goes out to find a variety of white-van men (and one woman) and hears them speak about their working lives, Britain's congested roads and what they really think of other drivers.
4/4. Ground Control to Major Derek. Wendy and Maureen take the weekend off, while Robin and Derek receive unexpected visitors. Written by Kay Stonham. Producer Claire Bartlett
Presented by Winifred Robinson. Including at [see next listing]
4/6. An investigation into the explosion at Stockline Plastics in Glasgow last year that killed nine workers and left more than 40 injured. John Waite reveals allegations of complacency by officials about conditions at the site, which was labelled by one insider as a "disaster waiting to happen . Series editor Andrew Smith Face the Facts repeated on Sunday at 9pm PHONE: [number removed]44 email: youandyoursiSbbc.co.uk
News and analysis. Editor Colin Hancock
2/7. Lucy Ash looks at how radio stations, particularly in Africa, are reporting on the global drive to fight poverty. Producer Anna Raphael Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm.
The runaway Brefni's attempts at playing Cupid for her spinster aunt have an unexpected but not altogether undesirable outcome. By Lana Citron. Producer/Director Eoin O'Callaghan
7/9. John Torode joins greengrocers Gregg Wallace and Charlie Hicks to cook a seasonal dish and answer listeners' questions about summer fruit and veg. Producer Paula McGinley PHONE: [number removed] Lines open from 1.30pm
5/5. By P.G. Wodehouse. Should Reggie's artist pal Archie confess to his fiancee how he really earns his money? "Tell her you have private means," advises Reggie. And that's where the trouble starts.
(For details see Mon)
5/5. A Clean Bill of Health. Thomas Arthur , an Irish doctor, kept his fee books from 1619 to 1666 in a neat Latin hand, leaving to posterity an incomparable record of the state of his nation's health. For details see Monday
2/8 A close look at the words we use, where they come from and how we play with them, with Michael Rosen. Producer Mark Smalley Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm
Jenni Murray and guests discuss how current media trends affect Our lives. Producer Cecile Wright
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Peter Rippon
5/5. The summer special, from the King's Theatre, Southsea. Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis , Marcus Brigstocke , Jon Holmes , Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin take a satirical look at the week's news. Producer Colin Anderson Repeated tomorrow 12.30pm RT DIRECT: Own The Now Show on CD for just £11.99 (RRP £12.99) including p&p. To order call [number removed] quoting [number removed] or visitwww.radiotimes.com/rtdirect
It's judgement day for Kenton. For cast see page 38
Written by Joanna Toye ; Director Julie Beckett : Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Arts news, interviews and reviews, with John Wilson. Producer Timothy Prosser
5/5. Valerie discovers the truth about her grandparents' marriage and makes a final visit to her mother's apartment. By Valerie Miner. For cast and details see Monday Rptd from 10.45am
3/6. It's impossible to have a truly united Europe
This debate, chaired by Nick Clarke , comes from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Listeners can also vote on the motion. Producer Nick Utechin Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
To vote YES dial [number removed]0311 To vote NO dial [number removed]0322
Calls cost top Lines are open after 8.50pm until 2.20pm tomorrow
New York resident and former Sunday Times editor Harold Evans comments on topical events.
Producer Maria Balinska Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
After an explosion at a chemical works the company is absolved of any culpability, leaving one of the dead to carry the can. His mother and his estranged wife are drawn together in a quest to clear his name and find out what really happened. By Philip Palmer.
Producer/Director Toby Swift
National and international news and analysis, presented by Carrie Gracie. Editor Alistair Burnett
5/5. In which everything ends happily ever after - dragon permitting. By JB Priestley , and read by Nickie Henson. For details see Monday
4/11. The Sum Is Greater Than the Parts. Are you obsessed by the small print, or is the bigger picture all you see?
Matthew Parris invites philosopher Julian Baggini , critic Judith Palmer and author David Boyle to write about and debate whether the sum is greater than the parts.
Expect jigsaw puzzles, gardening and the sorites paradox all to take a bow. Producer Miles Warde
Peter Cook opened London's first satirical club, the Establishment, in exotic Soho in the early 1960s. This is the true story of the gangsters who closed it down.
Presented by Harry Thompson with contributions from John Fortune, Wendy Cook, George Melly and Roger Law.
Producer Miles Warde
5/5. William Leith 's memoirs.
(Rptd from 9.45am)
Voices Specials (1/2)
