13 May, 2011

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 14/05/2011 - 20/05/2011

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SAT SATURDAY 14 MAY 2011 SAT SAT 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k30w (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to senselessly bomb the SAT planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth. Stars Chris SAT Larner. SAT SAT 00:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3kn (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet SAT Street. Meanwhile Paul has told his wife about the SAT antigerone. SAT SAT 01:00 Boogie Up The River b007jzcw (Listen) SAT I'll See You at the Source SAT As their Thames quest climaxes, Jennifer attempts to drink SAT Sam under the table. Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993. SAT SAT 01:30 Does The Team Think? b00l75tx (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 1 SAT Vic Reeves hosts, as Alan Carr, Jools Holland, Ben Miller SAT and Pauline McGlynn answer the audience's questions. From SAT June 2007. SAT SAT 02:00 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 6 SAT Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of SAT what's happening in comedy this week. SAT Rufus joined by Isy Suttie SAT Andrew Collins SAT TV & Radio Review SAT Incredible Women: BBC Radio 4 - 10.45am & 7.45pm Monday to SAT Friday next week. SAT The Night Shift: Iplayer or BBC 4 - Next Monday, Tuesday & SAT Wednesday at 10pm (2 Episodes each night) SAT SAT 02:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010y3hv (Listen) SAT SAT 03:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Absent Friends b007k2tz (Listen) SAT A tea and sympathy party for Colin throws up some surprises. SAT Stars David Jason and Miriam Margolyes. SAT SAT 04:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of SAT William Shakespeare b007k390 (Listen) SAT Episode 6 SAT The Royal Dingle Company re-enact the Bard's great cinematic SAT moments. Stars Patrick Barlow and Lionel Blair. From October SAT 1995. SAT SAT 04:30 Snap b00tf82j (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 2 SAT Doug and Molly try to show the world they can start afresh - SAT but then his mum disappears. Stars Paul Venables. From July SAT 2003. SAT SAT 05:00 The Teahouse Detective b0088zsz (Listen) SAT The Dublin Mystery SAT A dying businessman appears to have settled his will, but SAT revenge wreaks family havoc. Stars Bernard Hepton and SAT Suzanne Burden. SAT SAT 05:45 Even As We Speak b009xyzb (Listen) SAT Destination Europe and Running Beside Ron Clarke SAT In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on SAT European Unity and The Joy of Gyms. From July 2001. SAT SAT 06:00 The Complete Smiley b0112csv (Listen) SAT Call for the Dead SAT Dramatisation by Robert Forrest of John le Carre's first SAT novel. SAT London, the late 1950s, and a disenchanted George Smiley is SAT engaged in the routine job of security vetting. When a SAT Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide not long after SAT being cleared of Communist sympathies, Smiley investigates SAT and uncovers a deadly conspiracy with its roots in his own SAT wartime past. SAT George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale SAT Inspector Mendel ...... Kenneth Cranham SAT Elsa Fennan ...... Eleanor Bron SAT Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor SAT Peter Guillam ...... Richard Dillane SAT Maston ...... James Laurenson SAT Dieter Frey ...... Henry Goodman SAT Adam Starr/Mundt ...... Sam Dale SAT Ludo Oriel ...... Janice Acquah SAT Nursing Sister ...... Caroline Guthrie SAT With Benjamin Askew and Jonathan Tafler. SAT SAT 07:30 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today] SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 25 SAT From Spokane - the American funny man is joined by musician SAT Wylie Gustafson and singers Robin and Linda Williams. From SAT 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 I Did It My Way b0092lb4 (Listen) SAT Roy Hudd SAT The comedian talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and SAT times, spotlighting News Huddlines, Newly Discovered SAT Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Huddwinks and The Scan. SAT SAT 12:00 Ancient Mysteries Omnibus b0112cyh (Listen) SAT A series of monologues adapted from interviews in which SAT dementia sufferers recall their lives. Funny, sad, moving or SAT angry, the mystery is human identity as much as its loss. SAT SAT 13:10 In a Nutshell b00sj95g (Listen) SAT Double Cross Benchers SAT Politics - and the shock of party loyalty. Barry Pilton's SAT mercurial musings read by Leonard Rossiter. From 1981. SAT SAT 13:15 Baldi b007jlkz (Listen) SAT Series 1, Miss Lonelyhearts SAT The priestly sleuth probes a death in an old people's home SAT and uncovers an unlikely case of voyeurism. Stars David SAT Threlfall. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b007jlcp (Listen) SAT The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill on Sea SAT Constable Neddie Seagoon sets out to apprehend Minnie and SAT Henry's Sussex assailant. Stars Spike Milligan. From October SAT 1954. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jll5 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret SAT Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new SAT arrival'. Adapted from TV. With John Le Mesurier. From March SAT 1974. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 The Complete Smiley b0112csv (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today] SAT SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers b00v9qnp (Listen) SAT The Scarifyers: The Curse of the Black Comet, Episode 2 SAT MI-13's Lionheart and Dunning search for Sir Basil in the SAT Scottish Highlands - but discover something else. Stars SAT Brian Blessed. SAT SAT 18:30 The Drowned World by JG Ballard b00j59gg (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Looters clash with the surviving inhabitants. Robert SAT Glenister reads the author's 1962 story set in submerged SAT London. SAT SAT 19:00 I Did It My Way b0092lb4 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b0112d7d (Listen) SAT Greg Proops - Back In The UK SAT From Edinburgh, the American comedian holds forth on SAT everything from animals to the orange world of David SAT Copperfield. SAT SAT 22:45 Fabulous b00j6jkj (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 6 SAT Faye causes havoc when she decides to gatecrash her boss' SAT wedding. Stars Daisy Haggard and Adam Buxton. From June SAT 2007. SAT SAT 23:00 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5v5s (Listen) SAT The Wrong Category SAT Barry ignores his mother's fears and goes out after dark, to SAT visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran. SAT SAT 23:15 Colin Dexter Short Stories b007lnpx (Listen) SAT When a special gun is auctioned, one collector is alarmed to SAT end up facing the wrong end of the barrel. Read by Joe SAT Dunlop. SAT SAT 23:30 Hakan Nesser - Woman With Birthmark b0112d7g (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Inspector Van Veeteren investigates a man's apparently SAT motiveless murder. Scandinavian chiller read by Michael SAT Maloney. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 15 MAY 2011 SUN SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers b00v9qnp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 The Drowned World by JG Ballard b00j59gg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Ancient Mysteries Omnibus b0112cyh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:10 In a Nutshell b00sj95g (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baldi b007jlkz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 The Complete Smiley b0112csv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Daughters of Britannia Omnibus b00c9ypz (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Serial written by Katie Hickman, based on four centuries of SUN letters, diaries and memoirs of diplomatic wives and SUN daughters. SUN SUN 07:10 In a Nutshell b00sj9lp (Listen) SUN Einstein Watch Maker SUN A Leonard Rossiter monologue musing on technological SUN advances in society as seen in the humble wristwatch. From SUN 1981. SUN SUN 07:15 William Trevor Short Stories b00thb4h (Listen) SUN The Forty-Seventh Saturday SUN Mavie and McCarthy have a weekly assignation - but is he as SUN trapped by marriage as she thinks he is? Read by Denys SUN Hawthorne. SUN SUN 07:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 2 SUN First on 4 Extra. Agony aunt Sarah dishes out real advice SUN for real people, solving the nation's problems with her SUN Support Group. Starring Sarah Millican. SUN SUN 08:00 The Goon Show b007jlcp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 08:30 Dad's Army b007jll5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 09:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b0112flv (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN The war's over, but the battle begins for Rusty as she moves SUN to Guildford to face her acid-tongued grandmother. Stars SUN Mary Wimbush. SUN SUN 09:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b0112flx (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Journeying to Switzerland, Ruth, Bronia, Edek and Jan must SUN avoid the Burgomaster, who hunts Polish refugees. Stars SUN Hester Cox. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0112flz (Listen) SUN June Spencer SUN Kirsty Young presents gems from the Desert Island archive. SUN In the second programme featuring the castaway choices of SUN actors, we hear from June Spencer - 'Peggy' in The Archers. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b0112fm1 (Listen) SUN Garrison Keillor SUN Award winning funny woman Miranda Hart reflects on what SUN makes her laugh and creating 'Miranda' - talking to Kirsty SUN Lang. SUN SUN 11:00 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) SUN Sacred Statues SUN Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours and herself - SUN or is her husband being more realistic? Read by Niamh SUN Cusack. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010y3hv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 11:45 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) SUN Graillis' Legacy SUN The touching and compassionate story of a man's love for two SUN women. Read by Dermot Crowley. SUN SUN 12:00 Daughters of Britannia Omnibus b00c9ypz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:10 In a Nutshell b00sj9lp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today] SUN SUN 13:15 William Trevor Short Stories b00thb4h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 14:00 Take It From Here b0110209 (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Premiere. Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic SUN comedy, with the family debut of 'The Glums'. Stars Jimmy SUN Edwards. From November 1953. SUN SUN 14:30 Jim the Great b01109xq (Listen) SUN Pilot SUN 4 Extra Premiere. Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, SUN one particular chieftain was very hard up. Stars Jimmy SUN Edwards. From February 1976. SUN SUN 15:00 Yes Minister b007jl60 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Open Government SUN Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's SUN office. Adapted from TV. Starring Paul Eddington. From SUN October 1983. SUN SUN 15:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b011082h (Listen) SUN Comedy panel game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, SUN Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May SUN 1984. SUN SUN 16:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b0112flv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b0112flx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 18:00 Mike Walker's Omega b007jl75 (Listen) SUN Building the world's tallest tower, a civil engineer SUN questions his existence. A vision of the near future. Stars SUN David Calder. SUN SUN 19:00 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010y3hv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 19:45 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Goon Show b007jlcp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 20:30 Dad's Army b007jll5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0112flz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b0112fm1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jstr (Listen) SUN Series 1, The Sweat of the Mastersons SUN The family saga of Big Ben, opium dens and men in frocks. SUN Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From SUN May 1993. SUN SUN 23:00 The Ape That Got Lucky b0081cbz (Listen) SUN Science and Progress SUN Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. SUN With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From SUN August 2005. SUN SUN 23:30 Dry Slopes b00ln0q8 (Listen) SUN The Lost Boys SUN With no job or friends and living with his busy mum, Angus SUN Dry tries recapturing his youth. Stars Nick Ball. From April SUN 1995. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 16 MAY 2011 MON MON 00:00 Mike Walker's Omega b007jl75 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0112flz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b0112fm1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010y3hv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] MON MON 02:45 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b0110209 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Jim the Great b01109xq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday] MON MON 04:00 Yes Minister b007jl60 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday] MON MON 04:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b011082h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b0112flv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b0112flx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js1v (Listen) MON A Step in the Dark MON Amateur sleuth Richard Rollison refuses to be fobbed off - MON and receives some useful advice. Stars Terence Alexander. MON MON 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112zz7 (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Arthur Simpson is arrested and interrogated by Turkish MON security for unintentional arms smuggling. Read by David MON Westhead. MON MON 07:00 Ballylenon b00fz0g7 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 1 MON It's 1954 in the sleepy Irish town, and the Development MON Association looks set for open confrontation. Starring TP MON McKenna. MON MON 07:30 Down the Line b0112zz9 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Premiere. War, chocolate and toothpaste. Gary MON Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas with MON Catherine Tate. From January 2007. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00l2mcd (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 12 MON A deadly doctor returns and celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne MON gets some bona advice. With Kenneth Williams. From May 1966. MON MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b011301y (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 7 MON Bill Oddie sings the 'Baby Samba' and Professor Prune loses MON his trousers. With John Cleese. From February 1969. MON MON 09:00 Tracy Aston - Mad Man Blue b0113060 (Listen) MON 4 Extra Premiere. Roy Hudd's comic monologue as the MON unassuming but irrepressible Bloomer. Will a feud with his MON neighbour leave him unscathed? MON MON 09:30 Safety Catch b00fn9d1 (Listen) MON Series 1, Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad? MON Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he MON end up the coolest kid in class? Stars Darren Boyd. MON MON 10:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b0113086 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 3 MON First on 4 Extra. Agony aunt Sarah dishes out real advice MON for real people, solving the nation's problems with her MON Support Group. Starring Sarah Millican. MON MON 10:30 The Great Gatsby Letters b01130n7 (Listen) MON F Scott Fitzgerald tells his editor Maxwell Perkins about MON his hopes and fears for his new novel. Read by William Hope. MON MON 11:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01130n9 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Premiere. Film-maker Terence Davies directs a MON ground-breaking chronicle of the lives of a group of school MON friends. Stars Jane Lapotaire. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00l2mcd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Unbelievable Truth b010y39b (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 6 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. MON Arthur Smith, Tony Hawks, Rhod Gilbert and Charlie Brooker MON are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate MON inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Ears, Divorce, Badgers MON and Ice Cream. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js1v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112zz7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Q&A b00kt1q2 (Listen) MON 5,000 Rupees MON A street kid goes on an Indian TV game show. The novel that MON sparked the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Stars MON Anand Tiwari. MON MON 14:15 William Trevor Short Stories b00thb4h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday] MON MON 14:30 F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby b007jmy8 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON In the 1920s Jazz Age of America, Nick Carraway moves to the MON East Coast, next door to the mysterious Gatsby. Read by Sam MON Robards. MON MON 14:45 A Life of Chekhov b00q9n2j (Listen) MON The Leave Taking MON From the playwright's tough childhood to his late marriage. MON Dramatisation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew MON Scott. MON MON 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmks (Listen) MON The Edinburgh Mystery MON Betrayal and murder's afoot when a worried aunt tackles her MON nephew. It's a case for the man in the corner. Stars Bernard MON Hepton. MON MON 15:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters b00b9ghy (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON As a candid young doctor, the Sherlock Holmes author writes MON to his mother Mary. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John MON Dougal. MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0113266 (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc is joined by Fred MacAulay for a brand new quiz MON challenging contestants to Keep It In The Family. Plus MON Dermot O'Leary, daleks and the joys of going barefoot. MON MON 17:00 Ballylenon b00fz0g7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 17:30 Down the Line b0112zz9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 18:00 Doctor Who b01132sq (Listen) MON Doctor Who: Cobwebs, Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Premiere. The Time Lord, Tegan and Turlough are MON reunited with Nyssa, who is on a mission to discover an MON anti-virus. Stars Peter Davison. MON MON 18:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3r3 (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the true MON source of the antigerone are finally overcome. Read by MON Joanna Tope. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00l2mcd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b011301y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js1v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112zz7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01130n9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b010y39b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] MON MON 22:30 The Atkinson People b007k1z5 (Listen) MON George Dupont MON The French philosopher remains an enigma, despite an MON exhaustive biography. Rowan Atkinson's satirical probe. From MON April 1979. MON MON 23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b0113086 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 23:30 Weak at the Top b00ry9j0 (Listen) MON Weak at the Top, Trout Farm MON John Weak's witty entry on a leaving card gives Human MON Resources a hot flush. Stars Alexander Armstrong. From MON September 2005. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 17 MAY 2011 TUE TUE 00:00 Doctor Who b01132sq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3r3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js1v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112zz7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Tracy Aston - Mad Man Blue b0113060 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Safety Catch b00fn9d1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b0113086 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:30 The Great Gatsby Letters b01130n7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01130n9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Ballylenon b00fz0g7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Down the Line b0112zz9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js4c (Listen) TUE The Mystery of Selby Farm TUE Finding an empty farmhouse safe, the Honourable Richard TUE Rollison edges closer to solving the mystery. Stars Terence TUE Alexander. TUE TUE 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b011367p (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Arthur Simpson is now seconded to Turkish security. He also TUE has to start work at the suspect's villa. Read by David TUE Westhead. TUE TUE 07:00 The World As We Know It b00fks6k (Listen) TUE Babytalk TUE The last four people on Earth plus the mysterious stranger TUE ponder continuing the human race. Stars Meera Syal. From May TUE 1999. TUE TUE 07:30 Sunday Format b01136l5 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 4 TUE Sexy women shock - and are we becoming a nation of people? TUE Radio's posh paper tells all. With Emma Kennedy. From TUE November 2000. TUE TUE 08:00 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) TUE Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic comedy - the Mona Lisa TUE smile enigma is solved. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From November TUE 1953. TUE TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fw (Listen) TUE Series 2, Skive from School the Burkiss Way TUE Can 'Moses Minor' lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the TUE clutches of their oppressors? With Chris Emmett. From TUE February 1977. TUE TUE 09:00 1834 b01137b8 (Listen) TUE What Century Are You Living It? TUE After a few drinks, English teacher Jason Slater wakes up in TUE the 19th century. Stars Michael Begley. From June 2003. TUE TUE 09:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00rvzkq (Listen) TUE Series 2, Considering The Lillies Of The Field TUE In Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico must raise the cash TUE for a papal tribute. Comedy starring David Swift. From May TUE 2002. TUE TUE 10:00 Ambridge Extra b01137gh (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 13 TUE TUE 10:15 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b0112fp2 (Listen) TUE Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours and herself - TUE or is her husband being more realistic? Read by Niamh TUE Cusack. TUE TUE 10:30 It's A Funny Business b01137gk (Listen) TUE Roy Hudd TUE The comedian and actor relives some of the humorous moments TUE from his showbusiness career. From 1976. TUE TUE 11:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01137gm (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Film-maker Terence Davies directs his own adaptation of this TUE radical 'play-poem'. Stars Geraldine James and Anna Massey. TUE Episode 2 of 2. TUE TUE 12:00 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Clare in the Community b00slqvv (Listen) TUE Series 6, Luck of the Irish TUE Clare Barker the social worker with all the politically TUE correct jargon but none of the practical solutions is back. TUE The Sony Award Winning comedy, Clare in the Community, TUE returns with Sally Phillips as Clare Barker the social TUE worker who secretly regards herself as a cross between TUE Mother Theresa, Wonder Woman and Michelle Obama. Clare TUE considers most other professions trivial. TUE Like plenty before her, Clare Barker has entered a caring TUE profession so that she can sort out other peoples' problems TUE rather than deal with her own. She is in her mid thirties, TUE white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are TUE occasional causes of discomfort to her. TUE Clare is delighted to find she has an Irish ancestor. TUE Cast: TUE Clare ..... Sally Phillips TUE Brian ..... Alex Lowe TUE Ray ..... Richard Lumsden TUE Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck TUE Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti TUE Libby ..... Sarah Kendall TUE Ptolemy ..... Philip Pope TUE Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden TUE Producer: Katie Tyrrell. TUE TUE 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js4c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b011367p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Q&A b00ktc7t (Listen) TUE 10,000 Rupees TUE He's got the first question right, but can Ram Mohammad TUE Thomas win a billion on the Indian TV game show? Stars Anand TUE Tiwari. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01137gh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 14:30 F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby b007jmyr (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Nick becomes embroiled in the workings of Tom's affair and TUE the stories of Gatsby's extravagant parties. Read by Sam TUE Robards. TUE TUE 14:45 A Life of Chekhov b00q9nwt (Listen) TUE At the Tailor's TUE The 19-year-old studies to be a doctor and writes stories. TUE Dramatisation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew TUE Scott. TUE TUE 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmlx (Listen) TUE The London Mystery TUE The canny man in the corner helps Polly, when a gambler TUE accused of murder seems to have the perfect alibi. Stars TUE Bernard Hepton. TUE TUE 15:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters b00b9m1s (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The author writes to his mother about marriage, fatherhood TUE and Sherlock Holmes. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John TUE Dougal. TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0113d7w (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc hears how joining the circus has helped TUE children from Afghanistan. Plus show tunes with John TUE Barrowman, and is it really lucky to have a birthday in May? TUE TUE 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fks6k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 17:30 Sunday Format b01136l5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Doctor Who b0113d7y (Listen) TUE Doctor Who: Cobwebs, Episode 2 TUE The time travellers learn more about the base's crew and the TUE planet's only species. But which is deadlier? Stars Peter TUE Davison. TUE TUE 18:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3xm (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE The secret of long life is out - but with a reticent boss, TUE Diana must face intense media pressure alone. Read by Joanna TUE Tope. TUE TUE 19:00 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js4c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b011367p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01137gm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Clare in the Community b00slqvv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Vent b00svcbq (Listen) TUE Series 1, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go TUE Ben is in a coma. While his family wonder how to wake him TUE up, his mind is busy elsewhere. Stars Neil Pearson. From TUE July 2006. TUE TUE 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week b007k3lp (Listen) TUE Series 2, Rogue Mail TUE After his windfall, the writer is writing about royalty in a TUE remote cottage. Stars Christopher Douglas. From December TUE 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The Nimmo Twins in... b00jh6jt (Listen) TUE Series 1, Exit, Pursued by a Bear TUE A provincial theatre company comes a cropper at the hands of TUE a mad playwright. Stars Karl Minns. From September 2000. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2011 WED WED 00:00 Doctor Who b0113d7y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3xm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 The Toff on the Farm b007js4c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b011367p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 1834 b01137b8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00rvzkq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Ambridge Extra b01137gh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:15 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b0112fp2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:30 It's A Funny Business b01137gk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Virgina Woolf - The Waves b01137gm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fks6k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Sunday Format b01136l5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk0 (Listen) WED The Riddlesdale Inquest WED The upper class sleuth's brother, the Duke of Denver is WED arrested for murder. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian WED Carmichael. WED WED 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116778 (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Unwilling Turkish secret agent Simpson watches a group of WED 'tourists', while he works as their driver. Read by David WED Westhead. WED WED 07:00 Life in London b01167w4 (Listen) WED In Training For A Swell WED 4 Extra Premiere. Cocksure Tom and his country cousin tour WED the sprawling post-Regency metropolis. Stars Greg Wise and WED Mark Gatiss. From May 2006. WED WED 07:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b00fkqzm (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 1 WED About to be shot by Mexican bandits, the comedian's life WED flashes before his eyes. With Alexander Armstrong. From WED October 1999. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED The Childhood Sweetheart WED The lad sets off for a romantic reunion pledged 25 years WED before. Stars Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes. From October WED 1959. WED WED 08:30 Yes Minister b007jl89 (Listen) WED Series 1, Big Brother WED Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil WED liberties. Adapted from TV. Starring Paul Eddington. From WED October 1983. WED WED 09:00 Instant Sunshine b007jxgk (Listen) WED More humorous songs from the quartet of David Barlow, Peter WED Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From December WED 1986. WED WED 09:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b0116838 (Listen) WED Comedy panel game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, WED Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May WED 1984. WED WED 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0112flz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] WED WED 10:50 Front Row Interviews b0112fm1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] WED WED 11:00 To Sir with Love b00dyydd (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Black teacher Ricardo Braithwaite gets a job in a tough East WED End school in post-war London. Stars Kwame Kwei Armah. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Gobetweenies b010xyy8 (Listen) WED Sniffing Stevie and the Gym Horse WED David Tennant and Sarah Alexander star as the exes WED determined their marital failures will not get in the way of WED good parenting. WED This week son Tom feels guilty about not wanting to be mates WED with a boy with a permanent snot bubble. The divorced pair WED confuse him about the morality of befriending losers. WED Meanwhile a visit to a tattoo parlour gives Lucy a great WED idea about getting some attention. Joe finds a new job and a WED visit to The Wellcome Institute provides Mimi with some WED useful information about Syphilis. WED If it's Wednesday... it must be Holloway... WED Cast List: WED Joe ..... David Tennant WED Mimi ..... Sarah Alexander WED Tom ..... Finlay Christie WED Lucy ..... Phoebe Abbott WED Bobby ..... Stephen Critchlow WED Stevie ..... Ben Baker WED Ms Smart .... Morwenna Banks WED Donald ..... Gordon Kennedy WED Writer: Marcella Evaristi WED Director: Marilyn Imrie WED Producer: Gordon Kennedy WED An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 13:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116778 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Q&A b00ktgq0 (Listen) WED 50,000 Rupees WED TV show contestant Thomas delves into his troubled past, WED hoping to find the right answer and win a life-changing sum. WED Stars Anand Tiwari. WED WED 14:15 William Trevor's A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] WED WED 14:30 F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby b007jmz5 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Nick experiences the beauty and allure of Gatsby's summer WED parties and meets their elusive host. Read by Sam Robards. WED WED 14:45 A Life of Chekhov b00q9pp6 (Listen) WED The Dead Pool WED Anton is attracted to the daughter of the family's landlord. WED Dramatisation of Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew Scott. WED WED 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhd (Listen) WED The Metropolitan Line Murder WED A journalist seeks help from an enigmatic old customer in a WED London teahouse. Baroness Orczy dramatisation with Bernard WED Hepton. WED WED 15:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters b00b9xqc (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The author writes to his mother Mary about making a decision WED to 'kill Holmes'. Extracts read by Forbes Masson. WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01168l7 (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc heads into orbit, 20 years after Helen Sharman WED became the first Briton in space. Plus Sigourney Weaver on WED aliens, and how a homemade camera kit took photos from WED space. WED WED 17:00 Life in London b01167w4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 17:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b00fkqzm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 18:00 Doctor Who b01169bp (Listen) WED Doctor Who: Cobwebs, Episode 3 WED The shocked Time Lord realises how the base's computer will WED affect all of their fates - present and future. Stars Peter WED Davison. WED WED 18:30 Charles Chilton's Space Force b007jmb4 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Voice from Nowhere WED A routine moon trip turns into a nightmare. Charles WED Chilton's sci-fi drama starring Nicky Henson, Nigel Stock WED and Barry Foster. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Yes Minister b007jl89 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116778 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 To Sir with Love b00dyydd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 22:00 The Gobetweenies b010xyy8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] WED WED 22:30 The Secret World b01169br (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED 4 Extra Premiere. From John Humphrys to Alan Carr - Jon WED Culshaw explores the bizarre private lives of famous folk. WED Pilot from April 2008. WED WED 23:00 Acropolis Now b007jwml (Listen) WED Series 1, War WED Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans WED arrive in Ancient Athens. Stars Stephen Moore. From January WED 2001. WED WED 23:30 Deep Trouble b00spp7t (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 4 WED A stray astronaut and a rock band spark confusion on board WED submarine HMS Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From November WED 2005. WED WED THU THURSDAY 19 MAY 2011 THU THU 00:00 Doctor Who b01169bp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Charles Chilton's Space Force b007jmb4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116778 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Instant Sunshine b007jxgk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b0116838 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0112flz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] THU THU 03:50 Front Row Interviews b0112fm1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] THU THU 04:00 To Sir with Love b00dyydd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Life in London b01167w4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b007jx48 (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 6 THU Tied to a railway track, the comedian's life flashes before THU his eyes. With Dave Lamb. THU THU 06:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk4 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU The sleuth is on the case of a murder in Yorkshire - with THU his brother's life at stake. Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter THU Jones. THU THU 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116gvk (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU Arthur Simpson, crook and spy, witnesses a vicious knife THU fight and waits for news of Fischer. Read by David Westhead. THU THU 07:00 The Brothers b007m477 (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 3 THU Nigel and Michael share a home and work life, but has one THU got a date? Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From THU June 2004. THU THU 07:30 Electric Ink b0116gvm (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU 4 Extra Premiere. Old hacks struggle with new media in the THU changing world of a broadsheet newspaper. Stars Robert THU Lindsay. From June 2009. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) THU We All Make Mistakes THU Sir Gregory decides to take action over the bumbling THU bureaucrats. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From THU August 1971. THU THU 08:30 Jim the Great b0116h49 (Listen) THU A Patron of the Arts THU The perpetually hard-up monarch manages to slip off to the THU pub AND appear in public. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March THU 1977. THU THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b0116h6k (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU Fresh fame beckons ex-Eurovision duo Sheila and Tommy, but THU there's a snag. Stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd. From July THU 1998. THU THU 09:30 Just a Minute b0116hsp (Listen) THU From London, chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Peter Jones, THU Clement Freud, Paul Merton and Maureen Lipman. From July THU 1998. THU THU 10:00 Ambridge Extra b0116hsr (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 14 THU THU 10:15 Loose Ends b011290x (Listen) THU Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of THU conversation, music and comedy. THU Clive is joined by two of our most famous, female former THU soap stars. Sarah Lancashire once played Raquel in THU Coronation Street and is now one of the most successful THU British actresses on stage and screen. She's currently THU starring in the new musical comedy Betty Blue Eyes, based on THU Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray's film A Private Function. THU Anita Dobson has long since moved from her role as Angie THU Watts in EastEnders and can now be seen playing Joan THU Crawford in Bette & Joan, opposite Greta Scacchi. THU BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson talks about his THU documentary for BBC One, The Street That Cut Everything. The THU programme follows the residents of a single street in THU Preston when council services are withdrawn for an THU experimental six week. They must decide how to run their own THU community and all does not run smoothly.... THU Following on from her exposes of the hotel, air and fashion THU industries, Imogen Edward-Jones talks to Allegra McEvedy THU about her latest book, Hospital Babylon. An in-depth, THU amusing and shocking peek into the world of modern medicine THU based on the anonymous confessions from some of the THU country's top medical practitioners. From bribes, sex, and THU drug addictions to blood, guts and plastic surgery. THU There's music from Alabama's acclaimed country-music duo THU taking bluegrass back to its roots, The Secret Sisters. THU And London six-piece Goldheart Assembly make it to the Loose THU Ends studio with their Beatle-esque close knit harmonies. THU Producer: Cathie Mahoney. THU Anita Dobson THU Bette & Joan is at the Arts Theatre, London until Saturday THU 25 June. THU Sarah Lancashire THU Betty Blue Eyes is at the Novello Theatre, Aldwych, London THU booking until January 2012. THU Nick Robinson THU The Street That Cut Everything is on BBC One on Monday 16 THU May at 21.00 and concludes the same night at 22.35. THU His second series of 'The Prime Ministers' can be heard on THU BBC Radio 4 on Tuesdays at 09.30. Both series 1 and the THU previous episodes of series 2 are available to listen to via THU the Radio 4 website. THU Imogen Edwards-Jones THU Hospital Babylon is published by Bantam press. THU The Secret Sisters THU The Secret Sisters perform 'Tennessee Me’ from their self THU titled debut album. THU They perform in Brighton on Saturday 14 May, Bristol on THU Sunday 15, Birmingham Monday 16 and Belfast Tuesday 17. They THU are also performing at numerous festivals in the summer. THU Goldheart Assembly THU Goldheart Assembly play their new single ‘Harvest in the THU Snow’, available as a free download from their website. THU Their current album ‘Wolves and Theives’ is out now. They THU are performing at Meadowlands Festival, Lewes on Sunday 29 THU May and at various festivals throughout June and July. THU THU 11:00 To Sir with Love b00dz530 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU As black teacher Ricardo Braithwaite's relationship stalls, THU he faces up to classroom hostility. Stars Kwame Kwei Armah. THU Episode 2 of 2. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 The Simon Day Show b010y312 (Listen) THU Billy Bleach THU Simon Day welcomes listeners to small provincial theatre the THU Mallard. The headlining stand-up has not shown up, so THU newcomer Billy Bleach must perform an extended set. THU THU 13:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116gvk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Q&A b00ktvvw (Listen) THU 100,000 Rupees THU Thomas' time spent working for an Australian Colonel proves THU useful when he answers the next quiz question. Stars Anand THU Tiwari. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b0116hsr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 14:30 F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby b007jmzm (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Nick finds out more about Gatsby, but can he believe all THU that he discovers? Read by Sam Robards. THU THU 14:45 A Life of Chekhov b00q9xrl (Listen) THU His Sister Masha THU A successful short story writer, Anton aims to fix his THU relationship with his dad. Biography dramatisation with THU Andrew Scott. THU THU 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmgw (Listen) THU The York Mystery THU A ragged old customer applies his uncanny deductive powers THU to a bookmaker's murder. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne THU Burden. THU THU 15:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters b00bb9m4 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary about THU turning to politics. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John THU Dougal. THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0116k73 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc with a new story, Through the Looking Glass and THU What Alice Found There. Mel finds out what recently THU discovered bank account records reveal about the book's THU author. THU THU 17:00 The Brothers b007m477 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 17:30 Electric Ink b0116gvm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 18:00 Doctor Who b0116kls (Listen) THU Doctor Who: Cobwebs, Episode 4 THU With the base facing destruction, the Time Lord and his THU companions battle to secure the anti-virus. Stars Peter THU Davison. THU THU 18:30 Charles Chilton's Space Force b007jmbm (Listen) THU Series 1, Towards the Unknown THU Magnus reveals the true nature of the crew's new mission. THU Charles Chilton's sci-fi drama starring Barry Foster and THU Nicky Henson. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Jim the Great b0116h49 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116gvk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 To Sir with Love b00dz530 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 22:00 The Simon Day Show b010y312 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] THU THU 22:30 The Museum of Everything b007k1gw (Listen) THU Series 1, The History of Everything THU The Elgin Tiddlywinks are amongst the exhibits on display. THU Stars Marcus Brigstocke and Dan Tetsell. From April 2004. THU THU 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem b007xvrp (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 3 THU Tom gets a job as a courier, and while delivering a package THU to Spain his 'imaginary' band causes mayhem on the plane. THU Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. THU THU 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years b007jyzh (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Dan and Nick, regulars from Loose Ends, get their own comedy THU extravaganza. It's Pundemonium! THU THU FRI FRIDAY 20 MAY 2011 FRI FRI 00:00 Doctor Who b0116kls (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton's Space Force b007jmbm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0116gvk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b0116h6k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Just a Minute b0116hsp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Ambridge Extra b0116hsr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:15 Loose Ends b011290x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 To Sir with Love b00dz530 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The Brothers b007m477 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Electric Ink b0116gvm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk7 (Listen) FRI The Diamond Cat FRI The posh sleuth spots a mysterious motorcyclist. What FRI connects him to the stunning Mrs Grimethorpe? Stars Ian FRI Carmichael. FRI FRI 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112cyc (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Arthur Simpson is still on the roof. He has just reluctantly FRI robbed the Treasury of the Topkapi Palace. Read by David FRI Westhead. FRI FRI 07:00 The Arts and how they Was Done b007767y (Listen) FRI The Birth of Art and How They Done the Cave Paintings FRI The award-winning National Theatre of Brent explore The FRI Arts. A look at the Lascaux Caves. FRI FRI 07:30 Snap b00thqvk (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 3 FRI Doug has a surprise for Dawn and Ray - and an even bigger FRI one for Molly's new lodger. Stars Rebecca Lacey. From August FRI 2003. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b007w2hx (Listen) FRI Sir Willoughby Takes over an Island FRI A new location is needed for the troublesome former governor FRI and his wife. Starring Jon Pertwee. From December 1960. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00rlb08 (Listen) FRI Sixty-Five Today FRI Albert's birthday outing turns into a disaster. Adapted from FRI TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From July FRI 1966. FRI FRI 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00b2txd (Listen) FRI Goodbye Gregory FRI A football crazy priest comforts the bereaved family of a FRI stalwart parishioner. Stars Desmond Barritt. From April FRI 1992. FRI FRI 09:30 Does The Team Think? b00lcltl (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI Vic Reeves hosts, as Paul Whitehouse, Lucy Porter, Andy FRI Parsons and Rowland Rivron get grilled by the audience. From FRI July 2007. FRI FRI 10:00 What's So Funny? b0112dg9 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 7 FRI Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of FRI what's happening in comedy this week. FRI FRI 10:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b0112dgc (Listen) FRI FRI 11:00 Kington's Last Tapes b0112dhd (Listen) FRI Tony Staveacre's highlights of candid conversations days FRI before musician, writer and broadcaster Miles Kington died FRI in 2008. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b007w2hx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The News Quiz b010y0r1 (Listen) FRI Series 74, Episode 5 FRI A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi FRI Toksvig. FRI FRI 13:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112cyc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Q&A b00kvkkp (Listen) FRI 500,000 Rupees FRI Sitting in the hot seat, ready for his next quiz question, FRI Thomas remembers being reunited with Salim. Stars Anand FRI Tiwari. FRI FRI 14:15 The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes b00769wf (Listen) FRI Fin de Siecle FRI Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain, FRI starting with a soldier's wife. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel. FRI FRI 14:30 F Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby b007jn01 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need FRI to be reunited with someone from his past. Read by Sam FRI Robards. FRI FRI 14:45 A Life of Chekhov b00qb397 (Listen) FRI The Trap Pony FRI Falling for actress Olga Knipper, the writer faces conflict FRI with his sister Masha. Biography dramatisation with Andrew FRI Scott. FRI FRI 15:00 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World b00td5s8 (Listen) FRI Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book in FRI the world. His mania came at a price. Drama starring FRI Benjamin Whitrow. FRI FRI 15:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters b00bbmfd (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother debating his FRI knighthood offer. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John FRI Dougal. FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0112fc3 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc hears about a garden of talking flowers, takes FRI some Sneaky Peeks at upcoming 4 Extra comedy, and learns why FRI Helena Bonham Carter is happiest when dressed as a chimp. FRI FRI 17:00 The Arts and how they Was Done b007767y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 17:30 Snap b00thqvk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Doctor Who b0112fkr (Listen) FRI Doctor Who: The Whispering Forest, The Whispering Forest FRI 4 Extra Premiere. The Time Lord, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa FRI run into a group of hygiene-obsessed settlers under attack. FRI Stars Peter Davison. FRI Credits FRI FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton's Space Force b007jmc2 (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Silver Strangers FRI After drifting without power, the crew receive a mysterious FRI message and spot a spacecraft. Stars Nicky Henson and Barry FRI Foster. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b007w2hx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00rlb08 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Lord Peter Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvk7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0112cyc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Kington's Last Tapes b0112dhd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 22:00 News Quiz Extra b0112flj (Listen) FRI A new programme for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you FRI won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from FRI the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material. FRI FRI 22:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life b007jmz1 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Normal Love FRI When his wife leaves him for a kettle, the cartoonist looks FRI for love elsewhere. Stars Paul McCrink. From August 2001. FRI FRI 23:00 What's So Funny? b0112dg9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 23:30 Lenin of the Rovers b00cfzz8 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Apocalypse Des FRI Felchester Rovers take a break in the socialist idyll of El FRI Telvador - but a war is raging. Stars Alexei Sayle. From FRI April 1989. FRI

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