With the Rev Mike Mair.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Joel Edwards.
Libby Purves and her guests engage in diverse and lively Conversation. Producer Chris Paling Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
On 30 November 1967, the last British forces slipped out of Aden, not to the strains of God Save the Queen, but to Fings Ain't Wot They Used t'Be, the ironic notes lost amid the din of a bitter civil war that followed. Nearly 160 years of British rule unravelled rapidly in a welter of pain, recrimination and bloodshed. For both British and Arabs the leavetaking left a deep sense of betrayal. Alan Dein hears from civilians, soldiers and ordinary Adenis on those last years and days of Britsh rule and the coming Of independence. Producer Mark Burman
New series 1/6. The return of Nigel and Michael and their life of quiet dysfunction. Michael becomes obsessed by the circus and Nigel has a bizarre encounter with a Ted Hughes poem. Written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Producer/Director Marc Beeby
With Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
News and analysis with Nick Clarke.
6/6. Stephen Fry and Clarissa Dickson Wright are among Jay Rayner's gastronomic guests attempting to discover where the name canape comes from and how to coddle an egg.
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Corin Redgrave 's story of a man with prostate cancer.
His second treatment succeeds but leaves him impotent. Then Lucy, a cheerful, religious nurse suggests to her patient "a third way".
Producer/Director Richard Wortley
John Cushnie , Bunny Guinness and Carol Baxter answer questions sent in by post. With Eric Robson in the chair. Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Shortened at 2pm
3/5. Lady Play by Sharon Raizarda. Deep down,
Sonia wants to get back with her ex, but a smooth-talking card sharp sounds a note of caution. Read by Nikki Amuka-Bird . For details see Monday Producer Gemma Jenkins
Arguing that in order to supply drugs to poor countries industrial economist Stefan Szymanski believes that the profits of the transnational pharmaceutical companies must be protected. He explains this challenge to popular preconceptions of the drug industry to Laurie Taylor. Producer Natasha Maw
4/8. Anaesthesia. Dr Mark Porter follows an anaesthetist for a day to discover exactly what his work entails. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
National and international news and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
1/4. Back, ready to "imaginate, reincentivise and skin the leopard", the consultants have to sell the unsellable when the MoD asks them to find a buyer for the Eurotank. More importantly will Ryan manage to get in touch with his elusive pen friend who hasn't written since 1983? Written by James Cary.
Ed has a birthday to remember.
For cast see page 36 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
More arts news and reviews, hosted by Kirsty Lang. Producer Jerome Weatherald
3/10. Belgium. Unable to work any longer for his tyrant of a brother, William has left the mill. With no job and no prospects he finds himself in Belgium on Hunsden's advice. But how will he fare? By Charlotte Bronte. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Which way now for the Conservatives after three consecutive defeats? Andrew Marr chairs a discussion with Douglas Hurd , Norman Tebbit and David Willetts , to assess whether the Thatcher legacy is a liability or a boon.
Producers Sheila Cook and Mark Savage Repeated on Saturday at 10.15pm
2/3. A series profiling six young MPs and eavesdropping on their understanding of constituency duty. Conservative Justine Greening , who snatched her Putney seat from
Labour in May, believes an MP should be someone "who's got the determination and tenacity to make sure local views are heard at the highest level in government".
Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson is similarly encouraged by a new focus on local politics - something her party has successfully exploited in key by-elections in the past. Producer Paul Vickers Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
Diamonds are for ever - or are they? In this age of modern technology, Hermione Cockburn finds out whether the experts can tell the fabulous from the fake, even putting her own engagement ring to the test. producer Amanda Hargreaves
Shortened repeat from 9am
National and international news and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.
3/5. The first glimpse of the happy innocence of Adam and Eve, the newly created beings Satan has travelled so far to tempt and to seduce from God. An extract from
Book Four Of John Milton 's epic poem. For details see Monday
4/4. Trout Farm. Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management. Weak discovers there's a "T" missing from the end of HR, when Human Resources has a communal hot flush at his witty entry on Deirdre Simmons 's leaving card. Comedy series by Guy Browning and starring Alexander Armstrong.
Producer/Director Jonquil Panting
The common perception of Alzheimer's is that it leaves a person with no sense of awareness or personal identity. John Killick disputes this. For the last ten years he has been working with people with dementia - listening to them, talking with them and finding poems in their words. Producer Erin Riley
3/5. By Miles Kington. Repeated from 9.45am
I Challenge (2/4)
Who Runs Your World? (2/2)
Mao - the Untold Story (4/5) Extract from Jung Chang 's biography of the Chinese leader
