With the Rev Dr Leslie Griffiths.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With John Humphrys and James Naughtie.
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 L W only Yesterday In Parliament
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests.
(Shortened repeat at 9.30pm)
1/4. Amanda Vickery traces the history of the family through four centuries of love and heartbreak. The 17th-century diarist and gardener John Evelyn struggled to shape his son into a worthy heir and was bitterly disappointed - so he started the project again with his grandson. The story shows how dramatically our ideas of education have changed.
5/6. Christmas Crises. It's Edinburgh. It's Christmas.
It's a relaxed partner-free zone. Throw in a goose, a ghost and a garrulous whippet and you're all set. Unless of course, Fuhrer Fiona is in charge. Comedy drama series by Hilary Lyon.
Producer Gordon Kennedy ; Director Marilyn Imrie
Presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.
National and international news, with Shaun Ley.
1/6. The Hoo Peninsula, North Kent. The world's first torpedo, a medieval duck trap and the inspiration for a Dickens novel are the clues that Brett Westwood and the landscape detectives are given in a series linking landscape with local history. Producer Grant Sonnex
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
3/4 Rumpole's admiration for the integrity of the Old Bailey jury is legendary, but in this story he encounters a juror in a murder trial who has a very personal and very dramatic agenda.
By John Mortimer
Matthew Biggs, John Cushnie, and Bob Flowerdew answer some of the questions posed by gardeners in South Yorkshire. Eric Robson is in the chair.
Including at 3.25 Gardening Weather Forecast
(Shortened repeat of Sunday at 2pm)
Shortened at 2pm
3/5. A confrontation with a randy old rooster leads to an explosive climax.
Written by Roy Apps.
Read by Dora Bryan.
(For further further details see Monday)
3/5. Jesus Christ Superstar.Lyricist Tim Rice reveals that this movie (1973) only came about because the stage show was such a flop, and how Tom Jones inspired the film's title. For further details see Monday
Human behaviour, institutions and conventions come under the microscope as Laurie Taylor leads the discussion on topical items and issues arising from the academic and research world. Editor Sharon Banoff
2/5. Claudia Hammond examines everyday psychological challenges and delves deeper into how our brains work in a bid to find out if it is "all in the mind". Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.
3/3. A traditional variety show with a difference: the performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain the audience. Featuring familiar Radio 4 names, established stand-ups and some brand new talent. John Humphrys presides, sitting at the side of the stage with a stopwatch, ready to cut the microphone when the time is up. Producers Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
Kenton rounds up the troops.
For cast see page 30 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm
With Mark Lawson. Producer Martin Smith
3/5. The events of Monday continue to haunt the four women as they struggle to make sense of the world in light of a murder. By Elizabeth Reeder.
For further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
4/9. Michael Buerk chairs a live debate in which Melanie Phillips , Claire Fox , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves cross-examine expert witnesses on the moral issues behind the week's news. Producer David Coomes Rptd Sat 10.15pm
1/2. A look at the secrets of international summits.
Sir Christopher Meyer , former British ambassador to the United States, goes behind the closed doors when world leaders get together and explores the keys to success with fellow summiteers, including Madeleine Albright , former US secretary of state.
Producer Rob Shepherd Repeated from Sunday at 10.45pm
Sue Nelson gets to grips with a chemical subtlety: isomers. Isomers are chemicals that are made up of the same atoms, but arranged differently. For instance, methamphetamine has two forms: one is a performance-enhancing drug, and the other is a decongestant.
Alain Baxter , the British skier, won a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics but had it taken away when he tested positive for methamphetamine in his urine sample after using an American Vicks inhaler for his bunged-up nose. Sue Nelson discovers other isomers and how they can be helpful in the drugs industry. Producer Helen sharp
Diverse and lively conversation with Libby Purves and her guests. Shortened repeat from 9am
News and analysis, introduced by Robin Lustig.
3/5. Ann accompanies her mother's body back to Wales for burial. It is there she learns about the meeting of Gabriel and the Master, and how they fought. Gabriel is her sweetheart again and proposes marriage. By Margiad Evans. For further details see Monday
2/4. A comedy that puts the man into management, written by Guy Browning, and starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Weak reveals the feminist metatext of a chocolate bar ad that features a bikini-clad model with lips that could suck the hair shirt off a Benedictine monk at 50 yards.
Today's events in Westminster, highlighting Prime Minister's Questions. Presented by David Wilby.
3/5. By Nicolette Jones. Repeated from 9.45am