With the Rev Nick Holtam.
Presented by Anna Hill.
With Edward Stourton and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Alan Billings.
5/6. Bretton Woods. In July 1944, delegates from
44 countries gathered in New Hampshire to plan the restoration of the world economy, shattered by the Great Depression of the 1930s. They created the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Gavin Esier discusses the work of these institutions and their impact on the world's poor with Paul Volcker and Lord Robert Skidelsky. Producer Giles Edwards Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
England v Australia
The fifth and final day's play in the Fifth Test at the Oval. Including at 12.35pm News; Your Letters Answered.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
2/2. Where do new policies come from and how far are they influenced by the media and by Gordon Brown ? Steve Richards talks to former advisers to Tony Blair about their time in Downing Street. Producer Peter Mulligan
2/5. In the blistering summer heat, tensions are mounting at Styles Court. It won't be long before Captain Hastings has to call upon the services of Hercule Poirot. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell. Producer/Director Enyd Williams
Consumer issues, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
National and international news, with Brian Hanrahan.
6/17. Robert Robinson chairs another first round contest between the Midlands and East Anglia teams. Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A comic tale of passion, ballroom dancing and male-voice choirs, set in South Wales in the 1930s. By Gwyn Thomas , dramatised by Alick Rowe. Producer/Director Gilly Adams
Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Vincent Duggleby and his guests. Producer Jessica Dunbar PHONE: [number removed]0444 Lines open from 1.30pm
1/5. Seed. From the collection by Mary Yukari Waters that explores Japanese society as it emerges from the long shadow of the Second World War. Read by Noriko Aida and abridged by Doreen Estall. Producer Elizabeth Allard
1/5. Dramatic and evocative programmes following the lives of three brown rats and their struggles to survive and raise their families. Narrated by Jane Lapotaire. it's December, and on Tyneside a young sewer rat is chased by a group of youths. Producer Sarah Blunt
Sufi Food. What does a Whirling Dervish eat? Claudia Roden and Nevin Halici join Sheila Dillon to explore the food culture Of the sect. Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm
11/13. Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the place of faith in the modern world.
News and analysis, introduced by Carolyn Quinn.
New series 1/9. Exchanging favourite quotations and anecdotes are Dillie Keane , Christopher Lee , Nick Revell , and Martin Jarvis. The reader is William Franklyn. Hosted by Nigel Rees from the King's Theatre, Southsea. Producer Tilusha Ghelani Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
Love is blind for Jack.
For cast see page 35 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson chairs the arts show, with an interview featuring an artist who has spent time in a fort in the middle of the Thames estuary. Producer Tom Morris
1/5. What would you do in 15 minutes that would create a a lasting impact?
Amo, Amas, Amat. In 1884 the Vatican granted a special dispensation that allowed two cousins from Linz to marry, an act that change the course of European history. This tale, by Louise Ironside , imagines what led the cardinal who signed the papers to make his decision.
Director Lu Kemp Repeated from 10.45am
4/4. The Forth Bridge. According to the official record, 57 workers died in the construction of the Forth Bridge in the 1880s, but new evidence suggests that the death toll could be much higher. Mike Thomson explores the lives and deaths of the navvies who disappeared from the story of this giant engineering project. Producer John Byrne
When an author types "The End" on the final page, it signifies that the writer has drawn to a conclusion after a journey of imagination and creation. But there are other endings, greater and lesser, occuring throughout life, such as a game of chess, a trust, or a release.... Producer Richard Bannerman
Female whale-bone eating worms must be thousands of times bigger than males to survive. But male elephant seals tower above their mates. Why? Charles Darwin said the biggest males keep more females to themselves, but new DNA tests show infidelity is rife. So how has 21stcentury science updated Darwin's ideas on the survival of the fittest? Sue Broom scours the animal kingdom - including us - for some answers. Producer Tracey Logan
Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.
1/10. Benedict Cumberbatch reads Honore de Balzac's novel that exposes the heights and depths of Parisian mores and morality. Among the residents in a Parisian boarding house are an old corn merchant and a young student whose lives are destined to intertwine. Abridged by Sally Marmion. Producer DiSpeirs
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Paul Heiney takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Repeated from Saturday at 9am
1/5. By Tom Holland. Repeated from 9.45am
Stories by Somerset Maugham
(2/5) MrKnowltAII. Read by Anton Lesser
