With the Rev Jenny Wigley.
4/5. Hoist's Egdon Heath. Simon Halsey discovers how we can hear the landscape in the music. Producer Sara Conkey
Exploring rural life around Britain.
Producer Sandra Sykes Repeated on Thursday at 1.30pm
Presented by Miriam O'Reilly. producer Sarah Swadling
With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
7.25 and 8.25 Sports News With Garry Richardson.
7.48 Thought for the Day With the Rev Dr Giles Fraser.
8/10. Gyles Brandreth and guests lead listeners through the labyrinth of life. Producer Charlie Taylor
8/10. Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber has been enjoying the spectacular scenery and serenity of the Wye Valley for over 30 years. He shares some of his memories with Arthur Smith and explores what the area has come to mean to him. Producer Joanne Coombs
Sandy Toksvig explores the adventures, frustrations and joys of travel. Producer Harry Parker
Dennis Sewell and guests provide fresh insight into political ideas and issues, and take a look at current political events. 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 E15.99 (rrp £16.99) including p&p. Call [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute)
6/6. Beating the Charges. Banks are facing increasing pressure from consumers who say the charges they impose are unfair and illegal. Should banks be made to reduce their charges, or would that threaten free banking? Lesley Curwen investigates. Producer Jessica Laugharne
John Humphrys introduces a special edition of the fastest show on air, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. If you don't like any of the acts, well ... another one will be along in about 55 seconds. Repeated from yesterday
National and international news and analysis.
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion in Oxfordshire. The panel includes former editor of The Sun Kelvin MacKenzie , religious commentator Clifford Longley , Kierra Box , co-founder of the Hands Up for.... youth movement, and art critic Brian Sewell. 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
In Alan Ayckbourn and Denis King 's heart-warming musical comedy, Emily, an orphan who lives with her uncle Martin, an inventor, has her life disrupted by the arrival of her Aunt Charity and Uncle Lucas, and her cousin Clara. Unbeknown to Martin, Emily is bullied, and one night she witnesses a violent and cruel episode. Desperate to escape, she hides in Martin's latest invention - a time machine. Adapted by Alan Ayckbourn. Music written and performed by Denis King : Producer/Director Bruce Hyman
The best of the week on Woman's Hour, presented by Martha Kearney. Editor Jill Burridge EMAIL: womanshour@bbc.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] A feature celebrating 60 years of Woman's Hour is in the October issue of Good Food Magazine. on sale 1 September
Presented by Nigel Wrench. Editor Peter Rippon
4/8. Rosie Goldsmith tunes in to podcast radio dramas from round the globe. Producer Rosie Goldsmith
Another eclectic mix of conversation, comedy and music, with Ned Sherrin and his guests. Producer Cathie Mahoney
With Tom Sutcliffe and his guests. Producer Zahid Warley
Doc Rowe has been returning to the same places at the same times for over 40 years to record, photograph and film annual events such as the hobby horses dancing through Padstow in Cornwall on May Day, the Burry Man of South Queensferry in Scotland on the second Friday in August, and the building of the Penny Hedge in Whitby on Ascension Eve. Malcolm Taylor , the English Folk Dance and Song Society's librarian, follows him as he adds to his vast archive of the sounds and images of British vernacular culture. Producer Julian May
1/2. The traveller Higgs discovers a remote land where the use of machines is forbidden; where having a cold is a punishable offence, and the greatest scholarly achievement is the study of unreason. A classic satire on Victorian society by Samuel Butler. Dramatised by Eamonn O'Neill , Martin Shea and James O'Neill. rroaucer/uirector Gary Brown Repeated from Sunday
2/3. Islamic extremism is being fuelled rather than countered by the Government's anti-terrorism strategy, says Gita Saghal of Women against Fundamentalisms. Mark Easton Chairs a debate. Repeated from Wednesday
5/6. In a summer seaside special, Hilary Kay , David Edwards and John Sergeant race against the clock to locate a mystery treasure. With David Stafford. Repeated from Monday
In an evocative portrait of the Greek poet C.P. Cavafy, Bill Nighy reads some of his best-known work, including his most famous poem, Ithaka. Repeated from Sunday
4/5. Powder 1/2. For Peter Pelham the discovery of a holdall spells "concentrated danger that could destroy every one of his 53 years of cautious, law-abiding life". Another short story by Matthew Kneale. Abridged by Richard Hamilton. Read by Robert Bathurst. Producer Elizabeth Allard
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