With the Rev Stephen Shipley.
2/5. The Nightingale Floor. Continuing her quest to find disappearing sounds, Isobel Clouter searches Japan for the secret of temple floors that tweet like nightingales. Producer Sarah Taylor
Exploring rural life around Britain.
Producer Gabi Fisher
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Steve Peacock
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Catherine Pepinster.
David Stafford takes a wry look at the foibles of family life.
(Repeated on Monday at 11pm)
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Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys Of travel. Producer Harry Parker
3/3. There Goes the Neighbourhood. Having walked the land and sold the house, Marcus Brigstocke concludes his history of the British housing market by exploring the way it has shaped the streets of modern Britain. Face to face with some of the officials who design and approve everything from a new conservatory to a new town, he uncovers a story of red tape, corruption and communities that will never be the same again, producer Paul Kobrak
6/11. Steve Richards of The Independent reflects on the Week in politics. Editor Peter Mulligan
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC foreign correspondents, who report on stories from their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. producer Tony Grant
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Impartial money advice and the latest news from the world of personal finance, with Paul Lewis.
Producer Louise Greenwood Repeated tomorrow at 9pm
2/8. The panellists wade through the week's news stories. With Simon Hoggart. Repeated from yesterday
7/13. Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Stannington, near Sheffield, where the panel includes
Lord Turner, head of the Pensions Commission, and bir
Menzies Campbell , acting leader of the Liberal Democrats. Repeated from yesterday
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson
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The story of a duel-to-the-death of a chess game that remained unfinished for more than 50 years.
Dieter Frisch's death looks like suicide, a sudden end to the life or an impeccable businessman and avid chess player. But as the horror unfolds, the real man is revealed: his life in pre-war Vienna, his rivalry with a brilliant young Jewish player and the terrible secret in their past. Written by Paolo Maurensig, dramatised by Lavinia Murray.
: Music of the Civil Rights
Struggle
3/3. Stephen Evans concludes his series on the music that fuelled the civil rights movement. As the momentum grew, black singers with their roots in the Southern
Christian Church were joined - some say usurped - by White folk singers. Repeated from Tuesday
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Producer Justine Willett ; Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshourisbbc.co.uk
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News and analysis, including sport headlines, presented by Carolyn Quinn. Editor Peter Rippon
George Clooney 's politically charged films Good Night, and Good Luck and Syriana have earned him three Oscar nominations in the categories of best director and original screenplay, and best supporting actor, respectively. He talks to Francine Stock. Producer Timothy Prosser
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The usual eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests. producers Simon Clancy and Cathie Mahoney
Tom Sutcliffe and his guests review the cultural highlights Of the week. Producer Nicki Paxman
: Not What It Used to Be -
Enaland and Nostalgia
Arcadian visions of Britain, and of England in particular, have appeared in prose, poetry and music for centuries. Skilfully evoked, they touch our very souls. But, since the beginning, they have been manipulated by politicians, the military and advertisers to sell policies, products and even identities. With political journalist Anthony Howard , historian Lisa Jardine , composer Michael Berkeley , singer Tom Robinson and rural writer Richard Mabey , Sean Street explores the archive of a potent emotion - nostalgia. Producer Julian May
5/6. Rebecca West's trilogy, dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Rose and Mary are now professional musicians, their brother is at the Front, and their cousin Rosamund is working as a nurse. They are still in touch with their friend Nancy Philips, whose mother Queenie murdered Nancy's father and is now in prison.
Now the two sisters are growing increasingly concerned about their ailing mother.
(Repeated from Sunday)
4/10. Michael Buerk chairs the debate in which Melanie Phillips , Rosie Boycott , Clifford Longley and Steven Rose cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Repeated from Wednesday
11/13. London play Edinburgh in the latest stage of the nationwide general knowledge contest, chaired by Peter Snow. Repeated from Monday
7/8. Reviving and invigorating verse, selected by Roger McGough. Including works by Eilean Ni'Chuilleanain ,
Michael Longley , Jon Stallworthy , Sylvia Plath and others. Read by John Mackay , Fiona Shaw and Catherine Harvey . Repeated from Sunday
4/5. Alien Abduction. When a boy, bored by classwork, imagines that an alien spaceship has landed in the park, all hell breaks loose. A story by Mick Jackson , read by James Fleet . Producer Karen Rose ; Director Gordon House
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Sigourney Weaver stars as Penny, a former Vietnam field nurse who finally confronts her demons. By Normi Noel , based on interviews with real nurses
