From St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
News round-up and analysis.
Old Souls. Originally an Eastern concept, Old Souls are frequent figures in new-age belief systems. Who are they, how can we recognise them and what is their role? With MarkTully. Producer Eley McAinsh Repeatad at 11.30pm
10/10. Testing for TB in Herefordshire. Producer Benjamin Chesterton
Religious news, with Roger Bolton. Producer Amanda Hancox
John Simpson appeals on behalf of the charity Prisoners of Conscience. Donations: [address removed], marked Prisoners of Conscience on the back of the envelope; Credit cards: Freephone [number removed] Producer Sally Flatman
Repeated at 9.26pm, and on Thursday at 3.27pm
Light Encounters Darkness. The second in a Lent series exploring the paradoxes of faith in John's Gospel. Today's service marks the tenth anniversary of the Dunblane tragedy. The minister of Dunblane Cathedral, the Rev Colin Mclntosh , joins Alison Elliot , former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow. With the Cathedral Choir. Musical director Fridrik Walker. Producer Mo McCullough
Repeated from Friday
The week's news. With Paddy O'Connell. Editor Peter Rippon
Omnibus edition.
Omnibus edition.
(11.42-12.57 LW only)
10/11. Nicholas Parsons attempts to keep control of Paul Merton , Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Liza Tarbuck and Chris Neill. From the Shaw Theatre, London. Repeated from Monday
Exploring today's food issues, with Sheila Dillon. Producer Alice Feinstein Repeated tomorrow at 4pm
National and international news and analysis, presented by Brian Hanrahan. Editors Nick Sutton and Juliette Dwyer
1/3. St Petersburg to Moscow. A new road, opened in 2004, stretches from St Petersburg to Vladisvostok, covering a distance of 6,600 miles. Peter Day travels the road and talks to the people he meets along the way about their changing lives. He soon encounters difficulties when he meets a map maker who tells him the road doesn't exist! Producers Neil Koenig and Sue Davies
John Humphrys chairs a special edition of the horticultural hints programme from the Houses of Parliament where Carol Klein , John Cushnie and Anne Swithinbank are guests of the All-Party Gardening Group. Including at 2.25 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Trevor Taylor Shortened at 3pm
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5/5. The Biggest Tide. Mike Dilger experiences the Severn Bore at first hand as he discovers the wealth of wildlife that feeds and flourishes, courtesy of the highest tidal range in Britain, producer Brett westwood
1/2. Novelist Nella Larsen 's mixed parentage gave her a profound insight into racial issues in 1930s America. This story deals with those issues in the context of the passions and ambitions of middle-class black families, and the remarkable phenomenon of "passing" for white. Dramatised by Annie Caulfield.
Saxophonist Adam Waldmann ; Producer/Director Marina Caldarone Repeated on Saturday at 9pm
Children's author Philip Reeve joins Mariella Frostrup to talk about A Darkling Plain, the fourth and last book in his Mortal Engines series.
Producer Nicola Holloway Repeated on Thursday at 4pm
April's Bookclub: Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
You Ain't a Sissy if You Write Poetry. Elko, in Nevada, plays host to the remarkable annual Cowboy Poetry gathering, dedicated to reinvigorating this verse genre. Ian McMillan travels to this home on the range. producer Gary Brown Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm
6/9. With the number of reported rapes continuing to rise, BBC correspondent Danny Shaw asks why so few end in a successful prosecution. Repeated from Tuesday
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Kate Adie presents her selection of excerpts from BBC radio over the past seven days. Producer Torquil MacLeod
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Will and Emma reach stalemate.
For cast see page 32 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm Soap & Flannel: page 31
Children's magazine programme, presented by Barney HarwOOd. Producers Rebecca Armstrong and Abi Awojobi
2/5. The Bays. There is a whole strange, magical world around the edge of the island - a universe to a small child. Claire Skinner reads from Tove Jansson 's autobiographical stories. Producer Lisa Osborne
Repeated from Friday
1/2. A celebration of the comedy of Tyneside, presented by comedian Richard Morton. Producer Paul Bajoria
Repeated from yesterday at 12.04pm
Repeated from 7.55am
2/9. China's Challenge. The growth in China's economic potential has been spectacular, and the West is rushing to adjust. But is it inevitable that China's growth will continue at such a rate? Diane Coyle asks whether it's just as likely that the Chinese mix of communism and capitalism will prove increasingly volatile. Repeated from Thursday
Andrew Rawnsley previews the week's political events.
10.45 How to Write a Political Diary
New series 1/3. The Lessons of History. How do you achieve success and even immortality as a political diarist? Former MP and dedicated diarist Gyles Brandreth educates us in the ways of Westminster with this look at the ingredients of a successful political diary - a mixture of the small things of everyday life peppered with the odd bit Of sex and intrigue. Producer Chris Bond ; Editor Terry Dignan
4/7. The world of learning, with LibbyPurves. RptdfromTue
Repeated from 6.05am
Luigi Chiappini offers an Italian perspective on the enduring appeal of his country's best-loved fictional hero. Repeated from Thursday
India v England: Commentary on the fifth day's play in the Second Test at Mohali. Producer Peter Baxter
Amadeus (6/8) F Murray Abraham reads this version of Peter Shaffer 's play about Salieri's rivalry with Mozart
5.00 World Briefing 5.20 World Business Report
