Presented by Archbishop Peter Smith.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Alan Billings.
Andrew Marr and guests set the cultural agenda for the Week. Producer Victoria Wakely Shortened repeat at 9.30pm
2/2. With Territorial Army members being compulsorily drafted to fight in combat zones, these weekend soldiers are being asked to provide more and more of the army's fighting strength. Michael Nicholson considers how their commitment to the TA affects the lives of the soldiers themselves and of their families, and asks how the "One Army" notion of territorials and regulars fighting together is born out in training and support, when injury and even death have to be faced.
4/6. A dramatisation by Dan Tetsell of a 19th-century comic novel by Pierce Egan.
Having nothing left to pawn, Pierce Egan is reduced to pawning himself. He talks his way out of this bind by relating the adventures of Tom, Bob and Jerry as they drink with the lower orders in the East End, dance with high society in the West End and attend a masquerade, where Jerry is smitten by the serial seductress Lady Wanton.
Topical consumer affairs, with Liz Barclay and John Waite.
News and analysis, presented by Shaun Ley.
12/13. The last of this year's semi-finals of the wide-ranging music quiz, chaired by Ned Shernn. Producer Paul Bajoria Repeated on Saturday at llpm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
In 1965 an East End couple received a telegram telling them that their soldier son, Eddie, had been killed in a swimming accident in Aden. This was the start o a chain of events that led to changes in the law that would affect all families of the British armed forces. By John Peacock , based on a true story.
Director Celia de Wolff
Listeners' personal finance questions answered by Vincent Duggleby and his guests. Producer Sonia Rothwell
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1/5. Feathers Is for Diamonds. A frightening tale of the Brighton underworld of the 1920s. By John Peacock , read by Joanna David. A series of stories, recorded live in front of a Brighton audience, that mix history with fiction, fact with imagination, and humour with nostalgia. Presented by Lynne Truss. Producer Celia de Wolff
71/90. The End of the Second Boer War. Britain's first khaki war brought concentration camps - British ones.
Christopher Lee 's story of the British Empire. Narrated by Juliet Stevenson , with readings by Jemma Redgrave , Ben Onwukwe , Joss Ackland , Rupert Degas and Anna Massey. Producer Pete Atkin
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Repeated from yesterday at 12.30pm
8/13. Discussion programme with contributors from across the globe offering their perspectives on topical issues. Hosted by Anne Mackenzie. Producer Mark Rickards
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.
New series 1/6. The famous antidote to panel games comes to the Bristol Hippodrome, where Jeremy Hardy joins regulars Barry Cryer , Graeme Garden , Tim Brooke -Taylor and chairman Humphrey Lyttelton. Colin Sell is at the piano. Producer JonNaismith Repeated on Sunday at 12.04pm FM
The search for Ed continues.
For cast see page 36 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
Mark Lawson with arts news, reviews and an interview with travel writer Jan Morris , whose latest book takes a trip to the imaginary city-state of Hav. Producer Stephen Hughes
1/5. Blowing Out Candles. The story of how a woman's overpowering sense of purpose in life guides her away from being a mother. Written by Cathy Feeny.
Director Celia de Wolff Repeated from 10.45am
3/4. China and Japan. No country is watching China's phenomenal economic growth more closely than Japan. Over the centuries both countries have manipulated their historical narratives to fulfil their different destinies.
China can no longer rely on communism alone to connect its vast population, so it's turning to nationalism. And within that story Japan has assumed centre stage once more. Allan Little analyses the situation. Producer Jane Beresford
New series 1/8. The guide to learning, presented by LibbyPurves. Producer Sukey Firth Repeated on Sunday at 11pm
2/8. Arabian Leopard. Wild-cat conservationist Tessa McGregor visits Oman in search of one of the world's rarest felines - the Arabian leopard. Probably only two hundred of these still survive, mostly in the arid mountains of south Yemen and Oman where they come into conflict with local people eager to protect their domestic goats. Producer Brett Westwood Repeated tomorrow at 11am
Shortened repeat from 9am
Presented by Robin Lustig.
1/10. January Man. Jason Taylor is a 13-year-old facing the usual adolescent problems: family tensions, school bullies, the mysteries of girls -and he's also a stammerer and secret poet. A story by David Mitchell, abridged by Roger Pine. Read by Stuart McLoughlin. Producer Sara Davies
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2/8. An intelligent guide to sport, presented by John Wilson. Producer Kevin Mousley
With Susan Hulme.
1/5. By Katrina Firlik. Repeatedfrom9.45am
