Presented by Peter Mayne.
Programmes for schools. Some may be unsuitable for the young.
The River Yare in Norwich and the River Nile in Egypt are both polluted. What is being done about it? (R)
Doris and Darryl are buying a present. So that they don't overspend, they keep a mental note of how much money they have spent. Will their estimating be successful?
Presented by Adam Henderson.
How will Vicky and Beth cope with home-sickness on holiday?
The drug avengers continue to save the earth from drug abuse.
How some difficult spellings can be learned and remembered by looking at 'word families'.
(R) (Ceefax Subtitles)
Roy, Joanne, Kirsty, Narina and Jason choose a design-brief and follow through their ideas.
(R)
On 19 July 1545 the Mary Rose sank while about to do battle with an invading French fleet. Today's programme explains how she was raised from the seabed.
The ploughing of the Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland became one of the most bitter and prolonged environmental issues of the 1980s.
(R)
With in-vision subtitles for hearing-impaired children.
Zoe, Kelly and Emma are friends. When only two of them are invited out, their friendship is put to the test.
(R)
Working with the elderly and handicapped.
Can new technology help traditional industries to survive?
(R)
Science in the primary school.
PC Pinkerton has a day off - but there is no time for a rest.
Cartoon with the voices of Ian Lavender, Jessica Martin, Sam Kelly and David Shaw Parker.
(R)
Don Spencer looks at animal families.
(R)
Children sing and play music with a regular beat or in free rhythm.
Louise Hall-Taylor meets bird expert Irene Christie, Charlie the parrot, Rodney the macaw and friends. She also visits a young budgie breeder in Melton Mowbray.
The Miller. A thermal at sea can become a fall wind inland. The miller needs to know the weather well, for its effect on his sails can add that extra something to his bread.
The pressure to succeed at Britain's universities and colleges can be unbearable. For some students suicide has become the way out. Are the demands on students too extreme? Are the expectations of parents too high? And is higher education equipped to cope with students in stress? David Jessel examines the cost of failure. Director Robin Inger
Producer Jim McDougall (R)
Weather followed by Westminster Live
Including Prime Minister's Question Time.
Presented by Vivian White.
Commentator: Brian Curtois. Director Terry Patrick Editor Jane Anderson
Regional News and Weather
England v New Zealand
Tony Lewis introduces live coverage of the rest of the afternoon's play from Trent Bridge.
Nature Bites Back. It's carried by a tick that mates on deer, feeds on mice and also bites people. It causes a disease now being found in Britain and Europe. It is the most serious infectious epidemic since Aids.
Ecologist Durland Fish asks whether Lyme Disease is the price of going 'back to nature'.
Creatures of Chance. Is the history of life like a lottery with winning tickets given out by chance? Simon Conway Morris discovers new fossil evidence that radically alters our view of evolution.
Walking the Chromosome. Last autumn scientists announced they had identified the gene - carried by 2 million people in Britain alone - which causes the crippling disease cystic fibrosis. Professor Lewis Wolpert reports on the ten-year race for a breakthrough.
Producer Dana Purvis Editor Jana Bennett (R)
Doing Business in Italy. The Italian market is bursting with opportunity. In the last of three special reports, John Humphrys finds out how British companies are making the most of Italy's winning streak. Series editor Brian Davies
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The major issues in sport.
In the Isle of Man this week, the TT Motorcycle Races are causing media attention again. Almost every year the headlines are grabbed not by the winners but by the death toll. On the Line investigates.
Plus a report on how Glaswegian drug addicts are beating their addiction on the football pitch.
Presenters Sue Mott, Ray Stubbs Producer Malcolm Betney Editor David Taylor
The comedy series from
Radio 4's Radio Active team.
Challenge Anna. Another thrilling challenge awaits KYTV adventure-seekers Anna Daptor and Martin Brown as they struggle to beat the clock and find a lifesaving spleen for Mr Hartford.
Director John Kilby Producer Jamie Rix
The Environment. Motorways, cafes, shopping centres, housing estates, even garden mazes, are among the 350 entries for the environment section of the Design Awards. Architect Norman Foster and his panel of experts went out to see for themselves which five entries should be selected.
Presented by. Muriel Gray.
(BBC Design Awards Exhibitions sponsored by National Power)
The Issues. Naturalist Jessica Holm continues her badgerwatch from a quiet forest clearing somewhere in south east England. And from the nearby woodland studio,
Sally Magnusson examines the many perils faced by badgers in this country, both legal and illegal - from gassing, trapping, snaring and digging, to building development and road traffic accidents.
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With Jeremy Paxman.
What's on, who's here and what's up in the arts and media.
Helps you plan your weekend by previewing daytime programmes of special interest from the Open University on Saturday and Sunday.
Home or hospital? Three couples discuss their choice.
