With the Rev Ruth Patterson.

Presented by Anna Hill.

With James Naughtie and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With David Wilby and Rachel Hooper.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dr Mona Siddiqui.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

New series 1/6. Fergal Keane talks to individuals who have taken a stand against something significant. Susan Sheridan campaigns against using the courts of law to prove blame in cases of medical negligence. She argues that the fear of being sued is now a major obstacle to medical staff admitting their mistakes and that a more open dialogue between doctor and patient would make hospitals far safer. Producer Jane Beresford Repeated at 9.30pm

2/5. The Emperor Constantine. "Degenerate bishops lolling on couches - the kingdom of Christ on Earth?"
Each week, David Starkey argues that one of five major Christian figures, distorted, even betrayed the Christian faith. Their defenders argue back. producer David coomes

4/4. The First Americans. Aubrey Manning explores one of the most contentious questions in the story of human evolution: he travels to central Mexico to look at evidence for 40,000-year-old fossilised human footprints that could dramatically overturn current thinking about how and when humans first colonised the Americas.
Producer Pamela Rutherford

1/2. That is Torquay, Madam. Jayne Ashbourne explores the real and fictitious locations that provide settings for some favourite television and radio comedies. Featuring Basil Fawlty's immortal line about the view from a Torquay window and the questionable effect that Alan Partridge had on the blameless citizens Of Norwich. Producer Stephen Garner

Topical consumer affairs reports, with John Waite and Peter White. including at 12.30 Call You and Yours.
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With Shaun Ley.

2/3 In 1974, Alexander Solzhenitsyn was forced to leave the USSR for a new life in rural Vermont. His son Stephan remembers an idyllic childhood there helping his mother with the Nobel Prizewinner's latest writings and growing up with his brother Ignat, who has become one of America's most acclaimed young concert pianists. Producer Bill Lloyd Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

John and Leo, inseparable in childhood, meet for the first time in over 30 years. They lost touch soon after being caught on the fringes of a high-profile murder case. Will Leo's need to rake over the past prevent them rekindling their friendship as adults? Written by Stephen Phelps.
Producer/Director Toby Swift

New series 1/13 Listeners' environmental questions. With Richard Daniel and the team. Producer Nick Patrick ADDRESS: [address removed] email: home.planet @bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

2/5. On the Air with Martha Deane. Wilkinson finds himself in a New York radio studio. Puppeteer Walter Wilkinson 's account of his adventures in America with his travelling peep-show, read by David Timson. For details see yesterday

2/5. Highlands and Islands. For centuries Highland Ponies have been used to carry stags on their backs down from the Scottish hills after shoots. Dylan Winter discovers that the formidable strength yet biddable nature of these broad-chested ponies has found them a legion of enthusiastic owners across Britain. Their diminutive island neighbour, the Shetland, is the strongest pony in the world relative to its tiny size. For details see yesterday

6/7. Heather Payton asks what business relationships work. Can you run a company with your former husband or set up a company with friends? Producer Kirsteen Knight

7/10. News presenter Fiona Bruce and author Gervase Phinn join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite paperbacks. Producer Christine Hall Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.

2/6. Mixing stand-up with audience interaction and sketches, Jo Cauf ield looks at ageing and the eternal battle to fight the inevitable. Starring Jo Caulf ield, with Alan Francis , Simon Greenall and Sharon Horgan. Written by Jo Caulf ield and Kevin Anderson. Producer Chris Neill

Brian prepares to tighten his belt.
For cast see page 27 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine, with news reviews and interviews. Producer Rebecca Nicholson

2/5. The Office. Kati is from Sarajevo and it is her first office Christmas party in England. When one of her work colleagues threatens to make a pass for the man she fancies, Kati is forced to take action. By Louise Gooding.
For details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

2/2. From Condoleezza Rice to Denzel Washington, successful African-Americans have power and influence in their society. Connie St Louis considers what Britain's small and elusive black middle class can learn from the US and what the limits are to that comparison. Producer Isobel Eaton Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

News of interest to blind and partially sighted people, presented by Peter White. Producer Cheryl Gabriel

2/12. Heart failure is the leading cause of hospital admissions in the over-65s. Dr Mark Porter looks at how the condition is diagnosed and examines the latest treatments to slow down its progression and improve a patient's quality of life. Producer Adrian Washbourne Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Repeated from 9am

With Robin Lustig.

7/15. "Ou-boum". Aziz's triumphant expedition to the Marabar caves ends in despair and disaster. By EM Forster , read by Samuel West. For details see yesterday

New series 1/6. Living in the Past Jon Ronson asks why he can't seem to leave behind a particular incident in the past when he was thrown into a lake by school friends. Ronson confronts his bullies at his school reunion. Father Ted writer Graham Linehan remembers his own bully, and comedians Dan Tetsell and Robert Popper discover that they have parallel stories - one has a Nazi for a grandfather, the other a Jewish evacuee for a grandmother. Producer Laura Parfitt Jon Ronson on ... his new series: page 109

The day's events from Westminster. With Rachel Hooper.

By Alexander Masters. Repeated from 9.45am

Creating Space (3/3)

Le Basket (2/2) A look at the global sport of basketball

The Laws of Evening (3/5) - Aftermath For details see Sunday