(BBC Radio 4, 11.15am to 12noon)
Philip Pullman, author of the award-winning trilogy 'His Dark Materials', comprising Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, talks about his life and favourite songs.
'The Food Programme'
(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)
Sheila Dillon investigates illegal foods such as raw drinking milk, which has been illegal in Scotland since 1983, and illegal food imports such as monkey, antelope and bat meat.
'Letters from Space'
(BBC Radio 4, 5.40 to 5.54pm)
Former US astronaut Jerry Lineger reads the letters he wrote to his then 14-month-old baby son from the Mir space station. Out in space Jerry wanted to share his experiences, memories and hopes with his son, so that he might one day be forgiven for his absence.
7 October. 'Fimbles'
(BBC 1, 3.25 to 3.45pm each weekday)
The Fimbles - Fimbo, Florrie and Baby Pom - are the latest characters to be targeted at a pre-school audience. Each programme contains songs, rhymes, a simple animated story and a 'discovery sequence', in which finding an object becomes a narrative of its own. Anything, from a man-made object such as a Wellington boot or a natural one such as a pine cone, to colours and numbers, provides the starting point for storytelling, song, dance, verse and humour.
'Twenty Minutes - Dutch Icons'
(BBC Radio 3, 8.15 to 8.35pm)
This programme investigates the folk tale of the little boy who saved his village from flooding by stopping a hole in a dyke, and explores the resonance his story holds today in a world of changing climate and lost tradition.
10 October 'National Poetry Day'
(BBC Radio 4, throughout the day)
To mark National Poetry Day, ten new poems on the theme of 'Celebration'
and chosen by Jackie Kay are being broadcast.
'The Nation's Health'
(BBC Radio 4, 9.02 to 9.30am)
Jonathan Miller investigates lifespan, from the development of neonatal paediatrics to the growing need for long-term social care for elderly people on the NHS.
'The Tale of Beatrix Potter'
(BBC Radio 4, 11.30am to 12noon)
Libby Purves strolls through some of the haunts associated with Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck.
'Home Front in the Garden'
(BBC 2, 8.30 to 9pm)
Diarmaud Gavin designs a garden in a huge overgrown space in Ealing, London, that includes as its centrepiece an innovative children's play area constructed from steel and telegraph poles.
