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Scott talks with playwright Alan Bennett about his first novel, The Clothes they Stood Up In, which is about how a burglary changes the life of a proper British couple. (12:00).

Scott talks with Bill Adams, the director of St. Augustine Florida's Department of Historic Preservation. King Juan Carlos and Queen Isabella of Spain will be paying a visit to St. Augustine on April 1st. St. Augustine is oldest city in the U.S. and the only one to consider Spain its mother country.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Scott returns from a safari in Africa, and tells about it.

Scott talks with reporter Geroge Anastasia of the Philadelphia Enquirer about the trial of reputed Mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino of the Philadelphia Mob.

Despite President Bush's decision earlier this week not to ratify the Kyoto Treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, some European countries say they still plan to support the agreement. NPR's Alison Aubrey reports.

Activists in Cuba are planning a nationwide protest set for Nov. 15. It will mark the second time this year that Cubans are standing up against the Communist government.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Tom Tucker of Alexandria, Virginia, about the tradition of Shape-Note singing. Tucker is chairman of "The 2001 Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention" taking place this weekend in Virginia. For more information, contact the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (www.fsgw.org or call 1-202-546-2228). Shape-Note singing in the United States dates back to the 1700s, first taking hold in New England and migrating to the South. It is a style of singing designed for people who are not musically trained.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Vermont poet David Budbill, who reads from his book, Moment To Moment: Poems Of A Mountain Recluse. Budbill's "recluse" is Judevine Mountain, named after the mountain on which Budbill lives. (www.coppercanyonpress.or

The meeting comes at a time when the deep polarization in America can also be found in the Catholic church.