With Mark Coffey.
5/5. Parlour Instruments. The legacy of the Victorian vogue for making music in the parlour. With Lars Tharp. Producer Lindsay Leonard
Exploring rural life around Britain.
Producer Gabi Fisher Repeated on Thursday at 1.30pm
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. Producer Chris Impey
With John Humphrys and Edward Stourton.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News
7.48 Thought for the Day With Canon David Winter.
4/10. Gyles Brandreth and his guests lead listeners through the labyrinth of life. Producer Charlie Taylor
4/10. Arthur Smith accompanies Tony Benn on a trip back to the place where he was born, grew up, and spent most of his political life - the village of Westminster. producer Dilly Barlow
Sandi Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys of travel. Producer Harry Parker
On a dark and stormy night in January 1992, a container ship en route from Hong Kong to the USA ran into trouble in the Pacific Ocean. As the ship rolled violently in heavy seas, several of the containers tipped into the water. At least one of them burst open and one of the world's great journeys started for around
29,000 plastic bath toys. It's an epic voyage that continues to this day. Clive Anderson tells the the charming story of the wandering ducks as the starting point for a runny observational feature underwritten by some extremely interesting scientific research. Producer Simon Hollis
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The third day's play in the Second Test at .Old Trafford.
With commentary by Jonathan Agnew , Henry Blofeld ,
Christopher Martin-Jenkins and Arlo White , who are joined by experts Vic Marks and Mike Selvey. Including at
1.00 pm A View from the Boundary with Boris Johnson. With News at 1.30 and 3.40.
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An examination of the entrenchment of political views around the subject of Islam. Presented by Dennis Sewell. Producer Paul Vickers ; Editor Gwyneth Williams
A lively collection of dispatches from the BBC s foreign correspondents, who report on stories in their regions. Presented by Kate Adie. Producer Tony Grant RT DIRECT: From Our Own Correspondent, edited by Tony Grant , is available for £15.99 (rrp £16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
2/6. In the Red and Ripped Off? The series that allows listeners to explore financial issues. A controversial alternative to bankruptcy has soared in popularity in recent years. But debt advisers are concerned that vulnerable people are wrongly being encouraged to take out "individual voluntary arrangements", which end up with them in worse financial straits. Lesley Curwen investigates whether the Government needs to tighten the rules Producer Louise Greenwood Repeated on Monday at 3pm
3/6. More hot, topical comedy as Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis and the team bring out the sunblock of satire to filter through the week's news. Repeated from yesterday
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Crowborough, East Sussex. The panel consists of Conservative MP Nicholas Soames , Minister for Culture David Lammy , Yeo Valley foods chief executive Graham Keating , and columnist Julia Hartley Brewer. Repeated from yesterday
Listeners' calls and emails taken by Jonathan Dimbleby in response to Any Questions. Producer Lisa Jenkinson PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines open from 12.30pm; email: any.answers@bbc.co.uk
A boisterous comedy, by Craig Stephens, about Henry Coxwell, a once infamous Victorian balloonist who convinces beleaguered theatre impresario George Hansum to stage his most celebrated and near-fatal balloon flight. Can Hansum pull off such a daring and spectacular venture and save his theatre from closure?
1/3. The Toledo Summit of 1502. In 1502, three of the most influential courts in Europe converged on Toledo when the Duke of Burgundy was sworn in as heir to the throne of Castile and Aragon. Bridget Kendall begins an examination of the role music played in history's political and royal summits. Repeated from Tuesday
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Editor jiiBurridge EMAIL: womanshouriSbbc.co.uk RT DIRECT: Woman's Hour: a Celebration of Mothers, featuring excerpts from the programme, is available on audio cassette and CD from www.bbcshop.com. or by calling [number removed], quoting [number removed]
News and analysis, including sports headlines, presented by Nigel Wrench. Editor Peter Rippon
9/9. Top business leaders and entrepreneurs talk to Evan Davis. Producer Rosamund Jones
Another eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests. Producer Cathie Mahoney
The cultural highlights of the week reviewed by Maev Kennedy and her guests. Producer Nicky Barranger
Scientists and the media have not always enjoyed an easy relationship, with accusations of "dumbing down" coming from Nobel Prize winners, and complaints about the incomprehensible jargon of the boffins from the broadcasters. Kathy Sykes charts the way that science has been seen and heard on radio and television, from the post-Second World War lectures on the Third Programme to the animation of Walking with Dinosaurs. Producer Deborah Cohen
2/2. Three monks have died, and William of Baskerville has so far failed to find the killer. The feared papal inquisitor, Bernard Gui , takes over the investigation and declares that the abbey has been infected by witchcraft. By Umberto Eco. Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
Other parts played by members of the cast
Producer/Director Bruce Young Repeated from Sunday
7/9. Michael Buerk chairs a debate in which
Melanie Phillips , Claire Fox , Michael Portillo and Ian Hargreaves diSCUSS the week's moral issues. Repeated from Wednesday
1/6. Guest panellists Rod Liddle , Lars Tharp and Daphne Fowler race against the clock to locate a treasure where X marks the spot. With David Stafford. Repeated from Monday
1/4. The Thomas Lovell Beddoes Society. Judith Palmer spends an evening with the Beddoes Society at the Dead Poets Pub in Belper, Derbyshire. Repeated from Sunday
5/5. Here, This Tragedy. Edith is determined that her new friend Toby should meet her 19-year-old daughter, who has learning difficulties. Read by Valerie Edmond. By
Colette Paul. Abridged by Jill Waters. Producer Jill waters
A Witch's Brew (2/2)
The Girls of Slender Means. A witty story of life, love and literature in postwar Britain, by Muriel Spark
