Schumann's Lost Romance (4.30 am C4). Did Clara Schumann distort our view of husband Robert's work by suppressing some of his music after his death in 1856? Cellist Stephen Isserlis investigates, assisted by experts including John O'Shea and Joachim Draheim (repeat from December 1998).
Start the Week (9.00 am R4). Guests include anthropologist Hugh Brody and artist Tacita Dean.
Composer of the Week (9.00 am R3 and rest of week) is Rachmaninov.
Mapping the Town (11.00 am R4). Julian Richards in Silchester.
Battlefront: Battle of Midway (2.00 UK Horizons). New-to-the-UK series about the battles of World War Two commences in the Pacific.
Earth Story (7.10 BBC2). "The Roof of the World", part five of Aubrey Manning's series concentrates on Tibet and the geology of the Himalayas (repeat from 1998).
Bloody Battlefield: Omaha Beach (8.00 C5). D-Day landings recalled.
The Gathering by the Ganges (8.00 R4). Mark Tully on the pilgrimages of Maha Kumbh Mela.
Universe (8.00 C4). "Planets" (repeat).
University Challenge (8.00 BBC2). UCL vs. Manchester.
? (8.30 BBC2). At St Paul's Cathedral (London), Julian Richards and a selection of experts investigate the tomb of Lawrence Spencer; Wren's clerk of works. (Last in series.)
Nature (9.00 R4). The wild boar in Britain.
The Real Spartacus (9.00 C4). About the leader of the 73 BC Roman slave revolt.
? (9.30 R3). Including Tom Paulin on Hardy's poetry.
Everyman: The James Mawdesley Story (10.35 BBC1, 11.05 in N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales). On the campaigner against the Burmese regime.
Tribe (11.20 BBC2, and for rest of week). Glimpse of young people's life in Britain today begins with two short documentaries about the "garage" music scene and fighting on one of Europe's roughest estates.
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