With the Rev Ruth Patterson.

Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

With Sarah Montague and James Naughtie.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Robert Orchard and Rachel Hooper.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Dom Antony Sutch.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament

8/9. Insight, colour, wit and analysis as the BBC's foreign correspondents take a closer look at the stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant

2/5. Children's author Dick King-Smith entertains an audience with the writing that has inspired him in life. His own animal stories, which include The Sheep-Pig, reflect a love for the genre, and here his choices include Tarka the Otter, The Jungle Book and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. Excerpts read by Bill Wallis , Jenny Coverack and John Telfer.
Producer Mary Ward-Lowery Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Consumer affairs, with Liz Barclay and Winifred Robinson.

News and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.

Extended repeat of Saturday at 6.10am

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

John Keats's atmospheric poem telling the story of the lovers Porphyro and Madeline and their secret meeting on St Agnes's Eve is introduced by the poet laureate Andrew Motion.
Music by Gary Yershon ; Lutenist Jacob Heringman and flautist Catherine Greenwood ; Producer/Director Susan Roberts

5/7. Andrew Dilnot is the man with all the most vital statistics in the numbers magazine that investigates subjects that include medicine, the climate, speed cameras and plane crashes, and the statistics that underlie everyday claims to truth in the news, in politics, and in life. Producer Michael Blastland

Michal Rosen appeals on behalf of the Meningitis Research Foundation. Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4/5. The Great South West. Wilkinson and his puppets entertain audiences in New Mexico. Written by Walter Wilkinson and read by David Timson. For details see Monday

4/5. Celtic Connections. The Welsh Pony has more divisions in its stud book than any other native pony breed - four different types. Like many breeds, to find appropriate uses for them, man has selectively bred for certain features. Today, breed societies exist to encourage interest in the breeds and to help try and promote breeding that keeps the ponies true to their original type without losing the distinctive features that have allowed them to survive over thousands of years. For details see Monday

This week Mariella Frostrup talks to the author Martin Rawson. Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

Snowflakes are an example of a crystal formed by nature. Less well-known but still as beautiful are zeolites, nature's molecular sieves. And zeolites aren't just pretty, they're pretty useful too. They help refine 99 per cent of the world's petrol and they make up around a third of the volume in the average packet of washing powder. Quentin Cooper talks to Dervishe Salih from the Davy Faraday
Research Lab about this curious class of molecular cages and how we can grow and use them. Producer Colin Grant

News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.

2/2. It's a Dad's Life. Another chance to hear cheeky scouse comedian Steve Gribbin take a musical romp through the highs and lows of fatherhood. With Martin Hyder , Jo Enright and Lyndon Connah. Music by Steve Gribbin. Producer/Director Helen Williams

Bert plans his passage to India.
For cast see page 27 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Another edition of the arts magazine, introduced by KirstyLang. Producer Aasiya Lodhi

4/5. The Ante-Natal Clinic. An exploration of the dynamics of three pregnant women from different walks of life, whose worlds collide when they realise they have more in common than they thought. By Louise Goodina.
Directed by Gary Brown For details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

A few years ago, hundreds of Jamaicans were swallowing sealed packets of drugs before boarding flights to Britain. Many of them were single mothers so desperate for cash that they risked their lives and five to eight years in jail to act as mules for drug barons. Now, thanks to hi-tech equipment and education campaigns, the numbers have dropped. But what happens to these women when they are deported back home at the end of their prison sentences? Lucy Ash travels back to Jamaica with one of these women to investigate. Producer Lucy Ash

3/8. Down with Hierarchies. Feel jaded? Job getting you down? Perhaps it's not you, but the organisation you work for. Gerard Fairtlough is a very experienced business leader who thinks the traditional hierarchies of command and control are dysfunctional. He tells Peter Day about some better ways of getting things done.
Producer Sandra Kanthal Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

2/3. Memory. Jonathan Edwards has always found it easier to remember numbers than names. Was this something he was born with or has it come about through practice? Looking back, Edwards thinks his astounding 1995 triple jump owed a lot to the precision of his run-up. With sports psychologists, he discusses the possible connection between a mathematical brain and athletic success. Producer John Watkins

News and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson.

9/15. "An outpost of Empire." A confrontation at the club and the first signs of doubt. Written by EM Forster and read by Samuel West. For details see Monday

5/5. In a style-driven world, Radio 9 finds itself with so much to say - but no idea how to say it. Written and performed by Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker. Produced by Johnny Daukes and Claire Jones

The news from Westminster in a round-up of the day's business. With Robert Orchard.

4/5. Written by Alexander Masters. Repeated from 9.45am

Faith and the Tsunami (4/4)

The Laws of Evening
(5/5) Mirror Studies For details see Sunday