From St. Lawrence Jewry in London.

News round-up and analysis.

Hearing and Listening. Mark Tully considers the distinction between hearing and listening and realises that the way we respond to things often matters more than the thing itseir. Producer Nigel Acheson Repeated at 11.30pm

4/8. Farming magazine, with Caz Graham. Producer Steve Peacock

Religious and ethical news, presented by Edward StOUrton. Producer Amanda Hancox

Art Malik presents the Radio 4 appeal on behalf of the charity Cruse Bereavement Care
Donations: [address removed] Credit cards: Freephone [number removed] Producer Sally Flatman Repeated at 9.26pm and on Thursday at 3.27pm

Musician and writer the Rev Ian Mackenzie and Alison Elliot , former moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, remember Edinburgh Festival events that show the closeness of art and spirituality. producer Mo McCuiiough

Repeated from Friday

The week's news stories, with Fi Glover. Editor Peter Rippon
9.55 August 1945 12/12. For details see yesterday at 8.55am

Omnibus edition.

Omnibus edition.

England v Australia
Commentary on the fourth day's playin the Third Test at
Old Trafford. Including at 12.35pm News; Call the Commentators and at 3.10 News; At the Bookstall.
Producer Peter Baxter approximate time

4/8. Sue MacGregor reunites people who were interned by the Japanese in the Far East during the Second World War. Producer David Prest Repeated on Friday at 9am

4/9. Paul Merton , Clement Freud , Rob Brydon and Chris Neill try not to repeat, hesitate or deviate from the subject given to them by Nicholas Parsons. Repeated from Monday

Exploring connections between diet and cancer, with Sheila Dillon. Producer Margaret Collins Rptd tomorrow 4pm

News and analysis, with Tim Sebastian. Editor Colin Hancock

2/2. Former Tory prime minister William Hague explores the effects of 25 years of Yes Minister on Westminster and Whitehall. Producer Anthony Worrall

John Cushnie , Bob Flowerdew and Anne Swithinbank answer questions from members of the Brookdalt Club in Bramhall, Stockport. With Eric Robson in the chair. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast.
Producer Trevor

RT Direct: Own Gardeners' Question Time on audio cassette for just £9.99 (RRP £10.99) or CD for £11.99 (RRP £12.99) including p&p. To order call [number removed] quoting RADT9013 or visit [web address removed] The 30-minute gardener: page 36

1/5. Lars Tharp looks at the social history behind some favourite antiques and collectibles, starting with antiques from the garden, with Twigs Way and Alastair Morris. Producer Lindsay Leonard

2/2. Gentle, intelligent Obiomov is a tragicomic hero for a couch-potato generation. During a summer in the country he falls in love with Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's s patience is put to the test. Written by Ivan Goncharov , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt. Producer/Director Claire Grove Repeated on Saturday at 9pm

Joanna Trollope , Michael Ondaatje and David Grossman offer summer-reading tips. Mariella Frostrup celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, which has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated on Thursday at 4pm

Ian McMillan asks why there isn't an engineers' corner in Westminster Abbey and seeks out those poets who have turned to engineering and technology for their inspiration. Are poets and engineers, in effect, in the same business? Producer Emma Harding Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm

11/11. Alan Whitehouse investigates the performance of Britain's bUS companies. Repeated from Tuesday

2/3 Egyptologist and broadcaster John Romer first went to Egypt in the 1960s, not long before the Six Day War. He worked with archaeologists from many different nations, each of whom had a different "take" on the mysteries they were exploring. Which of the many versions of ancient Egyptian history is closest to the way it really was?
Producer Libby Cross Repeated on Saturday at 5.45am and 7.45pm

Sue Cook selects excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Torquil MacLeod
PHONE: [number removed]0400 Fax: [number removed]email: potw@bbc.co.uk

Ruth puts her foot in it. For cast see page 41 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 40

Barney Harwood meets a young collector who talks about his passion for badges and brings in a few to show and tell. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi

5/5. The Bath. A woman's world narrows as she experiences old age. By New Zealand writer Janet Frame , who died last year. Read by Marcia Warren , Producer Karen Rose

2/7. Lucy Ash looks at how radio stations, particularly in Africa, are reporting on the global drive to fight poverty. Repeated from Friday

2/8. A close look at the words we use, with Michael Rosen.
Repeated from Friday

4/6. An investigation into the explosion at Stockline Plastics in Glasgow last year which killed nine workers and left more than 40 injured. John Waite reveals why it was labelled by one insider as a "disaster waiting to happen". Repeated from Friday

Repeated from 7.55am

6/9. The Right End of the Stick? In many contexts mutual understanding seems mandatory, If it breaks down, it can lead to wars, sundered friendships, lost customers and defeated heroes. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto and guests explore why misunderstanding matters - and whether it is something we want and need to do. Repeated from Thursday

Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 The House of Ladies
2/3. The Mouldbreakers. Political journalist Julia Langdon talks to Baroness Uddin, who came to Britain from Pakistan aged 13; the working-class trades unionist May Blood, who swapped the Shankill Road for the Lords; and former spymistress Lady Park. Editor Terry Dignan Repeated Wed 8.45pm

4/10. Writer Bella Bathurst and David Bell , Chief Inspector of Schools in England, talk to Sue MacGregor about their favourite paperbacks. Repeated from Tuesday

Repeated from 6.05am

3/5. Comedian Jo Brand , with the help of actors Lalla Ward , Philip Franks and Jon Glover , entertains an audience with her favourite prose and poetry. Repeated from Thursday

(1/4) A look at the lives of four island communities since the Second World War, starting with the Solomon Islands

Don Quixote (1/15) Miguel de Cervantes 's comic satire, which provides an insinht into17th-centurv Spanish society