Presented by the Rev Ruth Scott.

Presented by Anna Hill.

With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
With Susan Hulme and David Wilby.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Anne Atkins.
8.31 Yesterday in Parliament

5/8. A Supreme Court for the UK. The Law Lords are to be removed from the House of Lords and put in a new highest court in the land - the Supreme Court. Clive Anderson asks if this is all just an expensive cosmetic exercise, or whether senior judges might eventually challenge the sovereignty Of Parliament. Producer Brian King Repeated at 9.30pm

5/5. Arsenic. Arsenic has been popular as a poison since the Middle Ages. but some life forms thrive on it. Biologist Ron Oremland 's discovery that microbes in American lakes use it in the same way that humans use oxygen could point the way towards cleaning up parts of the world where the water supply is too contaminated for human consumption. Producer Jolyon Jenkins

2/2. A look at chimpanzee behaviour, with Andrew Luck-Baker . Producer Alexandra Feacham

4/4. Parodies. Roy Hudd examines ways of transforming serious songs into funny ones, either by means of new lyrics, the imposition of a comic personality or the addition of an unlikely context. The programme also details the rise of comedy talents from within the folk scene, and the way in which television shaped the nature of parody during the 1970s. Producer Karl Phillips

Presented by Liz Barclay and Peter White. Including at
12.30 Call You and Yours.
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Presented by Shaun Ley.

Composer Elizabeth Poston is best known for her carol Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, but during the Second World War she led a secret life, sending coded musical messages into occupied Europe under the cover of a staff job in the World Service. Kenneth Shenton tells her story.
(Repeated on Saturday at 3.30pm)

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

2/4. Call Waiting. Katie Hims 's drama continues the series of plays about the impact of communication and information technology on our lives. Carol is worried: she can't contact her husband, who was sent to Uzbekistan by his company, a large communications technology provider. And when she does get a text, the nightmare worsens: all it says is "help me." Series continues tomorrow.
Producer/Director Sara Davies

4/13. Sue Cook and the experts examine listeners' historical puzzles and passions. Producer Nick Patrick ADDRESS: [address removed] email: making.history(i>bbc.co.uk Phone: [number removed] (calls from
- land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)

2/5. A Dangerous Hobby 2/2. The so-called master fraudster is suddenly found out and his plans spiral out of control. To confess or to flee? By Patricia Highsmith. For details see yesterday

62/90. The Irish Question. From the mid-19th century, following disastrous famine and centuries of exploitation, Irish nationalism becomes an increasingly important factor in the politics of Britain and its empire. By Christopher Lee. Readings by Joss Ackland and Rupert Degas. For details see yesterday

6/8. The series that takes a close look at the words we use, where they come from and how we play with them. With Michael Rosen. Producer Peter Everett Rptd Sunday 8.30pm

News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair.

The Grundys lose a family member.
For cast see page 30 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

Mark Lawson with arts news and interviews, and the verdict on the film Brick, which transposes the language of 1930s hard-boiled crime fiction to a modern American high school. Producer Stephen Hughes

2/5. Amelia devises a cunning plan to screen prospective house buyers on Golden Avenue. By Claire Dowie.
For cast and further details see yesterday Repeated from 10.45am

Last year, more than a hundred architects entered a competition to redesign Morecambe's seafront. The judging meetings produced much argument about what constitutes good design, and John Wilson was there to record them, to eavesdrop on the selection process and to interview local residents and the competing companies about their modernisation plans.
Producer Robyn Read Repeated on Sunday at 5pm

News of interest to blind and partially sighted people, presented by Peter White. Producer Cheryl Gabriel

New series 1/9. About 1.3 million paper prescriptions are issued every working day in England. However, by the end of next year they'll be obsolete because the information will be sent electronically to the pharmacist.
Dr Mark Porter reports on the progress of this new system. Producer Erika Wright Repeated tomorrow at 4.30pm

Repeated from 9am

Presented by Julian Worricker.

7/10. Renko is harbouring Irina Asanova from both the KGB and the American furrier he suspects of the murders in Gorky Park. But while she still believes her friends escaped over the border, she won't tell him any of the things she knows about John Osborne. By Martin Cruz Smith. For details see yesterday

2/6. A new live phone-in show, hosted by award-winning talk radio DJ Gary Bellamy. Producer Lucy Armitage

The day's events in Westminster. With Susan Hulme.

2/5. Biography of playwright John Osborne. Rptd from 9.45am