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The head of the online Child Protection Unit has resigned in protest at plans to assimilate it into a new Crime Agency. The comedian Sir Norman Wisdom has died. And Justin Webb visits the Tower of London to explore the English preoccupation with ghosts.

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0615
Business news with Nick Cosgrove: Michael Coogan, of the Council of Mortgage Lenders, talks about FSA's plans to toughen up the lending rules. Miles Templeman, of the Institute of Directors, examines the fears that the proposed tax on Britain's major banks could ultimately drive companies abroad.

0709
The comedian Sir Norman Wisdom has died. Biographer Richard Dacre describes his friendship with one of Britain's best-loved funny men.

0713
Before the election, Michael Gove promised to revolutionise the education system by allowing charities, parents or teachers to set up their own schools in England, the so-called free schools. Today's reporter Tom Bateman went to Suffolk where the policy is already proving controversial.

0718
Business news with Nick Cosgrove.

0721
The head of the online Child Protection Unit (Ceop), Jim Gamble, has resigned in protest at plans to assimilate it into a new National Crime Agency. Former Ceop member, councillor Malcolm King, analyses why Mr Gamble has decided to resign.

0725
There has been an effort to save some of the rare species of bumblebees in southern England. Dr Nikki Gammans, of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, outlines the success of the programme.

0727
The sports news with Chris Dennis.

0734
There is a debate about the party's philosophy at this autumn's Conservative conference. James Naughtie explores Tory party members' divergent views on the role of the state.

0741
The paper review.

0744
A previously unknown computer virus called Stuxnet has infected Iran's nuclear power station. Author William Gibson and director of e-Security Professor Sadie Creese discuss whether the UK is prepared for a new type of computer warfare.

0749
Thought for the Day with Reverend Rosemary Lain-Priestley, Dean of Women's Ministry in central London.

0752
Sir Norman Wisdom has died at the age of 95. His former agent Jonny Mans remembers the well-loved comedian.

0810
The Conservative conference has been given an insight into the proposed government spending review. The Prime Minister David Cameron defends the government's decision to end universal child benefit.

0825
Are British people preoccupied with ghosts? Justin Webb met up with the author Peter Ackroyd at the Tower of London to examine different types of story about supernatural encounters.

0828
The sports news with Chris Dennis.

0837
How is the government going to change the balance between the public and private responsibilities? Political editor Nick Robinson analyses the coalition's proposed spending review.

0835
The late Sir Norman Wisdom has brought a smile to the face of many generations. Film critic Derek Malcolm and former BBC journalist Bill Hamilton reflect on the comedian's life and work.

0840
Business news with Nick Cosgrove.

0849
A suspected US drone strike has killed at least eight Al-Qaeda militants of German nationality in north-west Pakistan, officials have told the BBC. Berlin correspondent Steve Evans outlines the military operation.

0852
Can watching films be just as good for a child's development as reading? The writer and anthropologist Desmond Morris discusses whether watching TV might often be wrongly belittled.

0850
The director of the Tate warns that the scale of the government's cuts is the biggest threat to arts and heritage since the public funding began in 1940. Rich Mintz of Blue State Digital, which organised fundraising for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, examines the scope for internet funding for British arts.

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