With Father John Fitzsimmons.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Rachel Hooper and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day
With the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks.
8.31 L W only Yesterday in Parliament
Why don't poets drive? Are their minds on higher things or are they just too impractical? Ian McMillan , who firmly believes "driving is best left to those with no imagination", hits the road, to find out if non-driving poets write better poetry than drivers. Roger McGough , Kenneth Steven , Lemn Sissay and Brian Patten celebrate the passenger seat whilst Simon Armitage and Wendy Cope celebrate its Poetic possibilities. Producer Sara Jane Hall
2/4. A Colossal Idea. On holiday with his wife in Margate, Mr Yellowboy claims to be preparing the 123rd edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, but his activities are not that innocent. By WS Gilbert , dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Other parts played by members of the cast Producer/Director Jenny Stephens
Topical reports and consumer affairs, presented by Winifred Robinson and Liz Barclay , series editor Andrew smith PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@bbc.co.uk
News and analysis, with Shaun Ley. Editors Nick Sutton and Juliette Dwyer
Roger Bolton selects listeners' comments, queries and criticisms and redirects them towards BBC radio programme and policy makers.
Producer Penny Vine Repeated on Sunday at 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback, PO Box 2100, London W1A 10T
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Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
It's Monday morning in Mrs Roberts 's dental surgery in Swansea. As cavities are filled, gums numbed and molars polished, one patient is nervous and grieving, another preoccupied with her own fertility, while the receptionist waits for the call that could change her life. As they observe each other across the waiting room, appearances prove deceptive in this gentle, melancholic comedy about human frailty. Written by Stevie Davies.
Producer/Director Kate McAII
3/5. Wave Power. With the ongoing development of alternative sources of renewable energy, Dylan Winter explores the power of the tide and looks at plans for barrages on some of the most powerful estuaries and rivers in the British Isles. Producer Sheena Duncan
2/2. As friends, including Elia Kazan , provide names of comrades to the HUAC, Arthur Miller examines integrity and loyalty and sets about the composition of The
Crucible - a play that would resonate across cultures worldwide. Written and read by Arthur Miller. For details see Monday and yesterday
40/90. The Last Shackle of Empire. By the early 19th century, slavery was beginning to be seen as morally unacceptable, but abolishing it was to be a long, slow process - one that still isn't over. For details see Monday
New series Matthew Bannister launches this obituaries series, analysing and celebrating the life stories of people who have died recently. The programme reflects on people of distinction and interest from many walks of life, some of them famous and some less well-known. Producer Robyn Read
Matthew Bannister 's dying words: page 113
Jenni Murray and her guests engage in lively debate on how media trends affect our lives. Producer Cecile Wright
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.
Editor Peter Rippon
New series 1/8. Simon Hoggart chairs the topical comedy panel game. producer Katie Tyrrell Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
BBC AUDIO: A CD version of News Quiz, Best of 2005 is available from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]
There's a new arrival at Grange Farm.
For cast see page 32
Written by Joanna Toye ; Director Kate Oates ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
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Arts magazine, presented by Kirsty Lang. Producer Philippa Ritchie
5/5. The Harlot's End. Moll's great London adventure is finished, but William's is just beginning. By
Jonathan Myerson. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
6/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, where the panel includes the Minister for Energy Malcolm Wicks , ecologist Zac Goldsmith , businessman and Lib Dem supporter Paul Marshall , and Daily Mail columnist Ann Leslie.
Producer Lisa Jenkinson Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
3/13. Brian Walden , broadcaster and former MR presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
A thriller set in the underworld of Bologna. Simon is a blind man with synaesthesia, a condition that makes him hear sounds in colour, who becomes the only witness in a series of connected murders. Written by Carlo Lucarelli , dramatised by Judith Adams.
Other parts played by members of the cast Producer/Director Lu Kemp
News and analysis. Editor Alistair Burnett
5/10. York Minster, Tierra del Fuego , 3 March 1830
The Beagle picks up some unexpected passengers. Written by Harry Thompson. For details see Monday
3/10. Crime Sells. Why are we so obsessed with the dealings of the underworld? Victoria Coren is joined by three writers who have all made a living from peddling crime: Will Self is the literary agent for a bank robber currently serving time; Martin Short has written about and filmed the mafia, pornographers, and corrupt cops; and Maxim Jakubowski is the owner of the Murder One bookshop. Producer Miles Warde
Reports from the committee rooms and stories from behind the scenes in Westminster, with Mark D'Arcy. Producer Peter Knowles
: Foreign Babes inBeijing 5/5. By Rachel DeWoskin.
France v Ireland
Kick-off 1.30pm. With commentary by Alastair Eykyn , lain
Carter and Hugo MacNeill from the Stade de France, Paris.
And at 4.00pm Italy v England from Rome, with commentary by Ian Robertson , Alastair Hignell and Gareth Chilcott. The programme is presented by Arlo White. Producers Mike Carr. Francesca Bent and Ed Marriage
Six Nations Grandstand is on BBC1 at 1pm approximate times
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