With Mark Coffey.
Presented by Mark Holdstock.
With Sarah Montague and Edward Stourton.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Roy Jenkins. Editor of Today Ceri Thomas
England v Pakistan
Commentary on the first day's play in the Third lest at
Headingley from Jonathan Agnew , Christopher Martin -
Jenkins and Mark Saggers , with expert comments from Graham Gooch , Vie Marks and Geoffrey Boycott.
At 1.00pm Talking Point, and News at 1.30 and 3.40.
Producer Peter Baxter *approximate time
New series 1/3. Peter White travels east to meet ordinary Chinese people caught up in extraordinary events, whose stories would otherwise go unheard. Today he meets Xiao Yuan , a 30-something migrant worker forced to live in Beijing in order to support her two children. He travels with her almost a thousand miles, back to her village in the countryside, where she is reunited with her son and daughter whom she has not Seen for two years. Producer Cheryl Gabriel
2/6. It's Edinburgh, it's almost spring, and there are armies of babies everywhere. Caroline grapples with incipient broodiness, her sister's colicky newborn and a major revelation from Simeon. Hilary Lyon's second series of the comedy drama centring on the lives of three 40-ish friends.
Topical consumer issues with Liz Barclay , including at
12.30 Face the Facts with John Waite. You and Yours series editor Andrew Smith Face the Facts is repeated on Sunday at 9pm PHONE: [number removed] email: youandyours@DDC.co.UK
News and analysis with Shaun Ley. Editor Colin Hancock
New series 1/7. Jenni Murray and her guests engage in lively conversation about how current media trends affect our lives. Producer Cecile Wright Repeated on Sunday at 8pm
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
By Courttia Newland. Anissa Marie struggles to claim her ancestral gift, the power to heal with her hands. Producer/Director Shabina Aslam
1/6. Guerrilla Gardeners. They arrive under cover of darkness armed with nothing but a shovel and a charming selection of bedding plants. Can the Guerrilla Gardeners transform Britain's inner cities into green oases? Tom Heap joins them on a mission. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
5/5. Only in Front of the Children. Novelist and broadcaster Christopher Matthew provides a witty tale of one-upmanship among well-heeled parents of children who attend the same Home Counties prep school. Read by Patricia Hodge. For further details see Monday
5/5. How to Kill a Woolly Mammoth. An excavation in Norfolk has revealed the best site for mammoth remains in Britain. Archaeologist Bill Boismier and geologist Nigel Larkin discuss their findings, and big-game hunter Paul Roberts also Shares his views. Forfurther details see Monday
Matthew Bannister celebrates the lives of the recently deceased, both famous and infamous, the unsung and the extraordinary. Producer Sally Spurring Repeated Sunday 8.30pm
Chris Tookey and star guests discuss the latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. ProducerThomas Morris
News and analysis, with Eddie Mair. Editor Peter Rippon
4/6. Steve Punt , Hugh Dennis and the team shine the light of comedy on the week's news, with guest stand-ups, topical sketches and comical songs.
Producer Katie Marsden Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
Eddie hardens his heart.
For cast see page 29
Written by Tim Stimpson ; Director Rosemary Watts ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn
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Mark Lawson presents the arts magazine, with news, reviews and interviews. Producer Martin Smith
10/10. Verdict. The family gather to hear the verdict on Jugnu and Chanda's murderers. By Nadeem Aslam. For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Swindon puts questions on the issues of the week to the president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Sir Max Hastings ; the director-general of the RSPCA, Jackie Ballard ; writer and philosopher Roger Scruton ; and the chief executive of the Medical Research Council,
Colin Blakemore. Producer Lisa Jenkinson Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
Historian Professor David Cannadine presents his perspective on contemporary events.
Producer Sue Ellis Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
It's New Year's Eve in Dublin, and two 30-somethings get together for what seems to be just a one-night stand. Jane's pregnancy changes both of their lives, as they struggle to learn about parenthood and commitment and how love steals into your heart while you're busy making other plans. By Christian O'Reilly.
Director Roxana Silbert
News and analysis with Claire Bolderson. Editor Aiistair Burnett
5/5. The Glamour of the Snow. A tourist at a mountain ski resort becomes captivated by a mysterious young woman. He skates and skis with her but never sees her face. For further details see Monday
Repeated from Tuesday at 4.30pm
5/5. David Blunkett listens to the night-beat of his beloved Derbyshire woods, discovers Anita Anand on a night-bus ride across London and hears a poem by candlelight from a Stable near Oxford. For further details see Monday
5/5. By Rory Maclean. Repeated from 9.45am
The Embarrassment of Riches. America has more millionaires and billionaires than ever before. Matt Frei journeys there to meet the philanthropists
Bertolt Brecht (1/2) A look at the life, work and legacy of the great German poet and playwright, who died 50 years ago
