BOOK of the WEEK - 9.45Am & 12.30Am Mon-Sat s1

BBC RADIO 4 SCHEDULE

Monday 5th May – Sunday 11th May

BOOK OF THE WEEK - 9.45am & 12.30am – Mon-Sat The Morville Hours Katherine Swift narrates the story of how she created her beautiful garden at Morville. 1: In the form of a medieval Book of Hours, her book charts the formation of her garden across the seasons. It is also a story of finding one's place in the world and putting down roots.

BOOK AT BEDTIME – 10.45pm – Mon-Fri The Secret Scripture By Sebastian Barry, abridged by Neville Teller. 6: Roseanne is remembering her time as a waitress in the Cafe Cairo, where she first met Tom McNulty and his brother Jack. Though mourning the death of his wife, Dr Grene continues his own search for Roseanne's life story. Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings. CLASSIC SERIAL - 9.00pm – Sat (repeated from Sun) A Dance to the Music of Time Michael Butt's six-part dramatisation of Anthony Powell's epic series of novels. 5: Peace. Nick is drawn into the unpredictable universe of the formidable Pamela Flitton. With Corin Redgrave, Alex Jennings, Mark Heap, Susannah Harker. Directed by John Taylor. CLASSIC SERIAL - 3.00pm – Sunday (repeated next Sat) A Dance to the Music of Time Michael Butt's six-part dramatisation of Anthony Powell's epic series of novels. 6: Last Dance. An unexpected meeting in Venice leads Nick to a new perspective on his past. With Corin Redgrave, Sara Kestelman, Mark Heap, Susannah Harker. Directed by John Taylor. BOOKCLUB – 4.00pm – Sunday Mariella Frostrup talks to poet and novelist John Burnside, whose latest book Glister is a sinister tale about a small town whose children are mysteriously disappearing. THE JOSEPHINE HART POETRY PROGRAMME 4.30pm – Sunday Actor and writer John Sessions goes in search of his poetic hero Alexander Pope. Although his work fell out of fashion shortly after his death and has remained so ever since, John argues that behind the formality of Pope's heroic couplets beats a passionate and often angry heart. Modern poets and satirists including Peter Porter and Ian Hislop discuss how Pope continues to inspire and influence their work today. To listen again to these programmes for up to 7 days after broadcast visit: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/