With the Rev Dr Johnston McMaster.
Presented by Anna Hill.
With James Naughtie and Edward Stourton.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Alice Feinstein Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
1/5. By Julie Fraser.
The Woman's Hour drama. For details see drama repeat 7.45prn BBC AUDIO: Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
3/3. It's now the summer term for the three mature trainee teachers. As they conclude their PGCEs, Jo Morris asks them if they have any regrets about the careers they've left behind. And at 50 years old, will Trevor find a job? Producer Sarah Taylor
r New series 1/6. The Last New First. The final series of Christopher Lee 's comedy drama has the "boys"
1: nearing the end of their stint at the Ministry of Defence. Both the "boys" and the redoubtable Zelda discover that their feelings are surprisingly ambivalent.
Producer Rosalind Ayres ; Director Pete Atkin
Consumer affairs, with Winifred Robinson and John Waite.
With Nick Clarke.
16/17. The fourth semi-final. Robert Robinson is in the chair.
Producer Richard Edis Repeated on Saturday at 11pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
A stirring tale of adventure, betrayal, love and loss set during the War of the Roses. By Simon Bovey.
Producer/Director Marc Beeby
Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Vincent Duggleby and his guests. Producer Louise Greenwood PHONE: [number removed]0444 (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm
1/5. Stories by judges and winners of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's annual short story competition. The Painterboy ofDemerara. "Me, Mungo, am
Massa Hogarth 's painterboy. He come to the colony fleeing debts or mistresses or Papists, who knows? I just think what a foolish man to want to come to this swamp and snake-place called Demerara." By David Dabydeen and read by Jim Findley. Producer/Director Christine Hall
1/4. Winter: Roosting. At dusk 40,000 rooks gather in the Yare Valley in Norfolk, like a black carpet covering whole fields, before they return to their roosting wood.
Mark Cocker documents a year in the life of the rook, one of the most overlooked birds in the British countryside.
Producer Tim Dee
Soup. Sheila Dillon tucks into the great tradition of the British soup. Repeated from yesterday 12.30pm
Gavin Esler and contributors from across the globe offer their perspectives on a wide range of topical issues. Producer Mark Rickards
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.
2/7. Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor ,
Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer , and reluctant chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. With Colin Sell at the piano. From the London Palladium. Producer Jon Naismith Rptd Sunday 12.04pm BBC AUDIO: Selections from this award-winning quiz show are available on CD and audio cassette, including the newly released
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 9. Available at www.bbcshop.com and all good retail outlets or by calling [number removed]
Eddie celebrates a successful marriage.
For cast see page 49 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Flightplan, the film starring Jodie Foster as a mother whose child who disappears in the middle of a flight, is reviewed by Mark Lawson. Producer Philippa Ritchie
1/5. A Rose in Kilkenny. Renowned 20th-century florist Constance Spry was inspired by childhood walks in a bluebell wood in Ireland. Later, as a young bride, she created her first rose garden there, and escaped her loveless marriage by fleeing to England and a new life with her young son. By Julie Fraser.
Other characters played by members of the cast
Producer/Director Marilyn Imrie Repeated from 10.45am
New series 1/4. Jesus the Jew, Galilee. Edward
Stourton explores the new understanding of the leader of the world's largest faith. Producer Phil Pegum
Jesus the good rabbi: page 133
8/9. Lucy Ash goes on location to investigate a topical issue. Repeated from Thursday
1/8. Zoologist Aubrey Manning observes life at the edge of survival and examines what makes the difference between life and death in the wild. Tonight he discovers that the die is cast even before birth.
With Andrew Marr and his guests. Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, presented by Robin Lustig.
6/10. Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. Tom, Nathan, and Lucy find themselves stuck at the Chowder Inn, while Harry continues his "monkey business". Garrick Hagon reads Paul Auster 's novel. Abridged by Lauris Morgan -Griffiths. Producer Louise Armitage
RT DIRECT: Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster is available for El 5.99 (RRP £16.99) including p&p. To order, send a cheque payable to RT Direct
Address: [address removed] Call [number removed]042 (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute), quoting RT, or visit www.rtdirect.sparkledirect.com
Michael Rosen takes a wry look at the foibles of family life. Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am
A round-up of the day's business in Westminster, presented by David Wilby.
1/5. Essay by William Boyd. Repeated from 9.45
(1/2) Nigel Wrench looks at the failings of the WHO in fighting Aids in Malawi and South Africa
A Suitable Boy
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