With the Rev Ruth Scott.

Presented by Anna Hill.

With Edward Stourton and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins.

Andrew Marr and his guests set the cultural agenda for the week. Producer Victoria Wakely Shortened repeat at 9.30pm

the 2/2. The Step-Children. Stephanie Caiman hears from the step-children who had to deal with packing and unpacking, being mini-diplomats and the joy - or threat - of a new half-sibling. Producer SaraConkey

1/4. A story by Sybille Bedford about a young girl growing up in Europe between the wars
When her father dies she goes to live a more cosmopolitan life with her beautiful but unreliable mother.

Consumer affairs, with Peter White and Winifred Robinson.

With Shaun Ley.

11/13. London play Edinburgh in the nationwide general knowledge contest, chaired by Peter Snow. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at 11pm

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

The story of Great Uncle Jack's heroic death in the Spanish
Civil War is family folklore. But when the unmarked graves begin to be opened, there are as many secrets dug up as bodies - and George gets a shock. By Don Taylor
Director Ellen Dryden

Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Paul Lewis and his guests. Producer Louise Greenwood PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 1.30pm

1/5. For Valentine's Day, a week of stories about passion - but not necessarily the romantic kind.
"Her Ronny understood women. He used to shrug when he saw the bags, he knew she liked to have pretty things. If she'd bought something extra pricey she'd cook him a nice meal and make a fuss of him." By Kathryn Simmonds

It's St Valentine's Day tomorrow, so what better way to mark this festival of love than with five stories about: a widow who has to shop; a country fellow who loves to hunt; a woman with a compulsive need to read; a skinny lady who eats an average of 100 desserts a day; and a husband who finds his koi carp more attractive than his wife? The link between each tale is a passion that leads the individual to a moment of epiphany - be that ruin or joy - but this is where all similarities end. Today's story, for example, is that of a lonely woman who fills "the gaping great hole" since her husband's death by squandering all their savings on clothes and bags and jewellery. Wednesday's tale, however, is a very funny look into the mind of a woman who faces an "emotional meltdown" that can only be salvaged by getting her hands on a quality work of fiction. A mellifluous mix of emotions, really, which rather suits Valentine's Day after all. (Jane Anderson)

41/90. Warren Hastings. The first governor-general of British India was a skilled administrative reformer whose opponents did everything they could to maintain their self-interest. Written by Christopher Lee. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson , with readings by Denis Lawson ,
Christopher Eccleston and Hugo Speer. Producer Pete Atkin BBC AUDIO: The first volume of Empire is available on CD from www.bbcshop.com and from all good retail outlets, or by calling [number removed]. Volume 2 will be released on 13 March

Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm

Is there an Intelligent Designer, as some Christians suggest, or have scientists adequately explained the creation of the world? Ernie Rea in conversation with guests about the origins of the world. Producer Janet McLarty

News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.

7/11. Clement Freud , Tony Hawks, Kate Robbins and Julian Clary are this week's panellists and Nicholas Parsons is in the chair. From the Shaw Theatre in London. Producer Claire Jones Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm
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Kenton gets romantic.
For cast see page 34 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson with arts news, interviews and the verdict on Good Night, and Good Luck, George Clooney 's film about the American newsman Edward Murrow and his battle with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Producer Stephen Hughes

1/5. The astonishing, bittersweet, insider account of the Beat generation by the lover and muse of Jack Kerouac , Joyce Johnson. Laced with a jazz soundtrack, it traces a young woman's coming-of-age in America of the 1950s. Joyce Glassman is the only child of aspirational Jewish parents living in New York, and is just about to discover the bohemian lifestyle - with its pleasures and pitfalls. By Joyce Johnson , adapted by Rachael McGill.
Producer/Director Graham Frost Repeated from 10.45am

1/2. During the Cold War, Fort Detrick near Washington DC was home to America's top secret biological weapons research project. Allan Urry meets some of those who took part and reveals the extraordinary lengths to which they went in order to conduct their experiments. Producer David Lewis

2/13. Julian Pettifer travels to the US to report on the unlikely new champions of environmentalism among the evangelical right. But will they persuade the Bush administration to introduce new policies on curbing emissions of greenhouse gases? He also finds out about the growing number of big corporations using renewable energy. Repeated from Thursday

5/9. The Animal Image. What do the creators of the latest wildlife blockbuster series on television have in common with the ice-age artists who gave such prominence to animal images on their cave walls? Paul Evans explores the power and meaning of the animal image over the past 13,000 years. Producer Grant Sonnex

Shortened repeat from 9am

Presented by Robin Lustig.

6/10. Rio de Janeiro, I August 1830. Harry Thompson 's novel charts the dramatic voyages of the Beagle and the careers of her captain, Robert Fitzroy , and the ship's naturalist, Charles Darwin. As the Beagle nears the end of her two-year mission to map the waters and coasts of South America, the ship picks up four native Fuegians.
Read by Christian Rodska, abridged by James Robertson. Producer Bruce Young
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Shortened repeat from Saturday at 9am

The first of the week's reports from Westminster. Presented by Susan Hulme.

1/5. By James Cameron. Repeated from 9.45am

Energy

Istanbul (2/5) For details see Sunday