With Sister Geraldine Smyth.

Presented by Miriam O'Reilly.

With John Humphrys and Sarah Montague.
6.25,7.25,8.25 Sports News With Steve May.
7.48 Thought for the Day With Brian Draper.

5/5. Has More Meant Worse? Martha Kearney chairs a studio debate exploring the consequences of the 50-year transformation of British universities. The number ot people winning a place at university has massively expanded, but has this meant a decline in standards? And is there any agreement, even now, about what a University is for? Producer Phil Tinline Repeated at 9.30pm

There is a physical formula that determines the ideal height of shoe heel a woman can tolerate in order to seduce the man of her dreams. Connie St Louis finds out how physics calls the shots in shoe design. Producer Helen Sharp

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

New series 1/5. The Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks , presents some of his favourite prose and poetry, including extracts from the Torah and the writings of Isaiah Berlin and Amos Oz , and poems by Ogden Nasn and WH Auden. He's joined by Alice Arnold ,
Michael Fenton Stevens , John Moraitis and Andrew Sachs. Producer Viv Beeby Repeated on Sunday at 12.15am

Presented by Winifred Robinson and Sheila McClennon.

With Nick Clarke.

Repeated from Saturday 6.07am

Repeated from yesterday at 7pm

A powerful drama documentary, written by Martin Sorrell about a young man who believes his body is turning into glass. When Tim suddenly learns that he is adopted, his life falls apart and he develops a condition that was once known as the Glass Delusion. His journey into despair ana his family's attempts to help him are interspersed with interviews and music.
Interviews with writer Andrew Solomon and with giassmaxers moi k and Patricia Tranter
Music by Neil Sorrell ; Producer/Director Sara Davies

2/10. Stewart Henderson presents the popular interactive problem-solving series, in which he gets to the bottom of those intriguing questions from everyday life. Producer Sarah Cuddon
PHONE: [number removed] (calls from land lines cost no more than 8p per minute) Lines are open from 1.30pm emailviawww.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Repeated from Sunday at 7.55am

4/5. Unrequited Love. The plight of the plain daughter born to a beautiful mother is captured in exquisite detail as Emma's daughter. Berthe, recalls her childhood.
By Fay Weldon. Read by Jane Slavin. For further details see Mon

4/5 TheRedShoes. The iconic film brought to a cinema audience one of Hans Christian Andersen 's less well-known stories. But the original tale is far more disturbing than the film showed. Why did Andersen display such a ruthlessly violent streak and what were his secret fears while writing it? Ruth Padel investigates.
__ For further details see Monday

Repeated from Sunday at 4pm

We've got used to the idea that the universe began with a Big Bang, but nobody mentioned what caused it. Things don't bang for nothing! Or do they? Quentin Cooper takes a mind-blowing trip into the multi-dimensional world of cosmology. He meets Neil Turok , the Cambridge cosmologist who suggests that the Big Bang occurred when our three-dimensional universe collided with a partner universe in a higher-dimensional space. They speculate on a time that many thought was before the beginning of time. Producer Martin Redfern

News and analysis, with Eddie Mair.

3/6. Brian Sewell joins presenter Dave Gorman to chew the fat over the ridiculous, unworkable, but sometimes inspired inventions, schemes and policies dreamt up by the general public. Producer Simon Nicholls

Ed finds good things come to those who wait. For cast see page 37 Repeated tomorrow at 2pm

With Mark Lawson , including the verdict on Piano/Forte, a new play by Terry Johnson that focuses on a maverick Tory politician and his problematic family. Producer Jerome Weatherald

4/15. By Andrea Levy. Hortense meets Gilbert - who is to change the course of her life.
For cast and further details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am

New series 1/3. Manjeet. A window into the rich and varied life of Britain's faith communities through the compelling personal stories of people who share the same name but who lead very different lives. Producer Liz Leonard

3/9. Plug-in Car Milkfloat it isn't. Tesla Motors has designed an electric car with sports-car performance.
Peter Day meets the Silicon Valley enthusiast behind the American company challenging conventional ideas about how to make an automobile and finds out why this striking new vehicle is being made in England.
Producer Neil Koeniq Repeated on Sunday at 9.30pm

2/10. The latest news from the world of science and technology, with Geoff Watts. Producer Pamela Rutherford

Repeated from 9am

Presented by Robin Lustig.

4/10. Things are not going well for the Hall family: Katie has told Ray that the wedding is off, and now regrets it, and her brother Jamie has split up with his boyfriend, Tony. Meanwhile, their parents have problems too -
George has discovered that Jean is having an affair. By Mark Haddon. For further details see Monday

5/6. Look Who's Stalking. Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the Scotsmen who first appeared in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. In this episode, the laird appoints Hamish and Dougal as ghillies to a party of chums up for a week of stalking in the Highlands.
Unfortunately he's unable to take part himself, as an earlier stalking incident left him with a restraining order. With Alison Steadman as Mrs Naughtie and Jeremy Hardy as the local laird. Producer Jon Naismith

5/6. Dominic Holland presents a series of monologues.
This week he shares his insights on the pro-celebrity golf circuit, the charming and peaceful holiday destination of Austria and a fish called Oscar. With support from
Margaret Cabourn-Smith , Martin Hyder and Ed Weeks. Music by Jim Howard ; Producer Victoria Lloyd

4/5. By Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni. Rptd from 9.45am