With the Rev Johnston McKay.
With Mark Holdstock. Producer Chris Impey
With John Humphrys and Carolyn Quinn.
6.25, 7.25, 8.25 Sports News
With Garry Richardson.
6.45 Yesterday in Parliament
7.45 Thought for the Day
With Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
8.31 LW only Yesterday in Parliament
New series 1/3. Alan Dein talks to strangers anywhere in the world by randomly calling telephone boxes and chatting to whoever picks up the phone. Today he calls
Christmas. Florida, discovers that there's more than one Santa Claus in Georgia and several at the Santa Claus shop in the city of North Pole, Alaska. While in the little town of Bethlehem, New Zealand, there are strange travellers with tales to tell. Producer Mark Burman
Consumer affairs, presented by Winifred Robinson and John Waite. Series editor Andrew Smith
News and analysis, with Shaun Ley. Editor Colin Hancock
3/6. Jenni Murray and guests discuss current media trends and how they are affecting our lives. Producer Cecile Wright
Repeated from yesterday at 7pm
Forget the animal acts and ringmasters, the new circus movement, with its rock-scores, choreographed aerobatics, technical brilliance and funky glamour, is attracting a new audience. In DJ Britton's comedy, two girls' lives are changed for ever when they fall in love with the trapeze. The story is interwoven with the voices of real-life new circus performers.
Director DJ Britton; Producer Lis Edwards
3/6. Portugal. Miriam O'Reilly discovers a microcosm of man's impact on the planet. Repeated from yesterday at 9pm
5/5. Dan Leno has become the most highly paid music-hall artist in the land and appears before the king at Sandringham. But he yearns to play Hamlet and Richard III. Written and performed by Tony Lidington. For further details see Monday
4/4. Glen Nevis , Scotland. Certain locations have a magical quality that film-makers adore. Glen Nevis in the heart of the Scottish highlands had all the right ingredients for Braveheart and Rob Roy with rocky crags, purple heather and real Scotch mist. But Glen Nevis hasn't just been typecast in kilt parts. More recently, wizards on broomsticks have been seen flying up this glen in the Harry Potter films. Matthew Sweet visits this wild patch of country to discover what makes it SUCh a magical location. For further details see Tuesday
The programme that celebrates the lives of the recently deceased. With Matthew Bannister.
Producer Sally Spurring
Ricky Gervais talks to Francine Stock about his role in the comedy thriller Night at the Museum. And director Tom Tyker talks about his new film of Patrick Susskind 's bestselling novel Perfume. Producer Thomas Morris
News and analysis, presented by Eddie Mair. Editor Peter Rippon
6/6. Topical sketch show with Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis , also featuring Mitch Benn , Jon Holmes , Laura Shavin and a special guest.
Producer Katie Marsden Repeated tomorrow at 12.30pm
David tries to feel festive.
For cast see page 43 Writer Tim Stimpson
Director Kate Oates ; Editor Vanessa Whitburn ARCHERS ADDICTS FAN CLUB: send an SAE to [address removed]
Mark Lawson unwraps a further selection of highlights from the past year, talking to the names behind the headlines, including Peter Morgan , writer of the film The Queen, and taking a trip down Tate Modern 's highly popular slides. Producer Jerome Weatherald
5/5. As civil strife in Baghdad deepens, Riverbend reports in her internet blog that her mood of gloom is increasing. For cast and details see Monday Repeated from 10.45am
Jonathan Dimbleby chairs the discussion as an audience in Somerset puts topical questions from the week's news to a panel that includes the former Conservative MP and broadcaster Michael Portillo.
Producer Anne Peacock Repeated tomorrow at 1.10pm
Brian Walden , broadcaster and former MP, presents a weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Producer Simon Hollis Repeated on Sunday at 8.50am
The National Theatre of Brent celebrates the coming Christmas season with its unique version of the nativity story - Messiah - performed in its entirety by Desmond Olivier Dingle and his entire company - Raymond Box. Including, probably for the first time on any wireless station in the world, the actual birth of a baby by two men. It is the company's view that nothing as dramatic, as moving, and as historically accurate has virtually ever been done on radio before. Written by Patrick Barlow with additional material by John Ramm and Martin Duncan.
Producer Helen Chattwell ; Director Martin Duncan
National and international news and analysis, presented by Claire Bolderson. Editor Alistair Burnett
10/10. Alone and feverish in the Brazilian jungle, Tony's salvation lies in Mr Todd , a fan of Dickens. Or does it?
Oliver Milburn reads the final, chilling episode of Evelyn Waugh 'S Classic Story. For further details see Monday
2/8. For 50 years Millicent Garrett Fawcett struggled to win the right to vote for women in Britain, yet today she is little-known compared to those who took a more militant course. Feminist campaigner Lesley Abdela discusses the extraordinary "MGF" with Matthew Parris and historian Elizabeth Crawford. Repeated from Tuesday at 4.30pm
5/5. By Nigel Havers. Repeated from 9.45am
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BBC Symphony Orchestra in China
