04 November, 2011

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 05/11/2011 - 11/11/2011

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SAT SATURDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2011 SAT SAT 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpfm (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Armed with a new face and an array of OAP gadgets, George SAT Smith prepares to take on Central Admin. Stars Stephen SAT Moore. SAT SAT 00:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women b016q02f (Listen) SAT The Riding Crop SAT 4 Extra Debut. A bitter dispute between sisters 200 years SAT ago means a precious wedding gift must be cared for in the SAT present. SAT SAT 00:45 Brian Aldiss Presents b00ncbx0 (Listen) SAT Brian Aldiss Presents, Beef plus Sole Solution SAT The sci-fi author's own futuristic meaty tale, plus Eric SAT Frank Russell's story of scientific creation. Read by Peter SAT Marinker. SAT SAT 01:00 Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair b007jn54 (Listen) SAT A Party of Four SAT The suave sleuth gathers together the key players in the SAT musical mystery. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury. SAT From 1958. SAT SAT 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016pklm (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Key of the Nick SAT En route to an evening out, PC George Dixon and DI Andy SAT Crawford get embroiled in a bank job. Stars David Calder. SAT SAT 02:00 Second Holmes b016px9c (Listen) SAT The Case of the Missing Link SAT The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member SAT of the Moriarty family. Stars Peter Egan. From February SAT 1983. SAT SAT 02:30 Foul Play b007jqsh (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Adventure of the Murdered Heiress SAT Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating try to solve the SAT deadly case of a jewel theft. Written and chaired by Simon SAT Brett. From November 1996. SAT SAT 03:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast b00tl07x (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Agent Richard Hannay hunts his nemesis, the head of a First SAT World War German spy ring. Stars David Robb and Clive SAT Merrison. SAT SAT 04:00 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1kh (Listen) SAT Rats SAT Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he SAT is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow. SAT SAT 04:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones b007jtd2 (Listen) SAT Sitting for her portrait, a woman wonders if the painting SAT will reveal a new truth about her inner self. Stars Lindsay SAT Duncan. SAT SAT 05:00 Ring around the Bath b00p4yp8 (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Older Man SAT Patrick is delighted with Alison's new boyfriend, what about SAT the rest of the family? Stars Duncan Preston. From September SAT 2003. SAT SAT 05:30 The Alan Davies Show b00898wy (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT After playing a gay miner, the struggling actor finds SAT greater fame dressed as a strawberry. With Ronnie Ancona. SAT From June 1998. SAT SAT 06:00 Karel Capek - War with the Newts b016rfcm (Listen) SAT When humans discover a race of intelligent reptile hominids, SAT will the world survive? Starring Dermot Crowley and Sally SAT Hawkins. SAT SAT 07:30 A Shared Vision b00xj0hp (Listen) SAT Bespectacled poet John Hegley visits Zanzibar in East SAT Africa, taking an old pair of glasses in the hope that SAT someone might be able to use them. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b016rfct (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 3 SAT The American funny man welcomes the Klezmatics and The No. 1 SAT Ladies' Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith. From SAT 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b007jq9y (Listen) SAT Tony Hawks SAT The comedian and author selects his favourites: Hancock's SAT Half Hour, Saturday Night Fry, People Like Us, Just A SAT Minute, Knowing Me Knowing You and I'm Sorry I'll Read That SAT Again. SAT SAT 12:00 The Pillow Book Omnibus b016rfcy (Listen) SAT Robert Forrest's popular thriller, set in 10th century SAT Japan, returns for a fourth series. The Emperor is missing - SAT vanished into the wilderness beyond the palace walls. SAT SAT 13:15 The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Guy Fawkes b016rfd2 (Listen) SAT The comedy trio take a fresh and funny look at a familar SAT tale - the Gunpowder Plot. Stars Kevin Eldon. From November SAT 2009. SAT SAT 14:00 Round The Horne b00p33gb (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 3 SAT Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne, while Julian and SAT Sandy hit the bona ski slopes. With Kenneth Williams. From SAT March 1968. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jmd5 (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Bullet Is Not for Firing SAT The platoon face an inquiry after firing at a German plane. SAT Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe and Clive Dunn. From May SAT 1974. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b016rfct (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Karel Capek - War with the Newts b016rfcm (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b016pktj (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 5 SAT Ed Byrne, John Finnemore and Ava Vidal discover their fave SAT comedy book, Lucy Porter goes backstage and Richard Herring SAT waxes on love. SAT SAT 18:00 Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost b008jw9k (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The house's ghost Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to SAT get rid of the troublesome Otis family. Read by Alistair SAT McGowan. SAT SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys b00hlb0h (Listen) SAT The Faery Handbag SAT A distraught young woman loses both her boyfriend and her SAT grandmother to a magical bag. Read by Maggie Blake. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b007jq9y (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Comedy on the Boat b016rhnp (Listen) SAT Michael Legge, Quincy, Josh Howie and Terry Alderton are SAT rocking The Tattershall Castle with laughter on London's SAT River Thames. SAT SAT 22:45 Greg at The Stand b016rhnr (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Greg McHugh welcomes more fine funnymen to the famed Glasgow SAT comedy venue. With Rufus Hound and Tom Stade. From July SAT 2011. SAT SAT 23:00 V I Warshawski b007jnkn (Listen) SAT Deadlock, Bedtime Stories SAT Following a stay in hospital, Chicago private eye VI SAT Warshawski heads to Canada in pursuit of the truth. Stars SAT Kathleen Turner. SAT SAT 23:30 Pulp Fiction b016vy95 (Listen) SAT Series 2, A Candle for the Bag Lady SAT Alcoholic ex-cop Matthew Scudder investigates a street SAT murder. Lawrence Block's classic pulp story read by Peter SAT Marinker. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2011 SUN SUN 00:00 Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost b008jw9k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys b00hlb0h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b016rfct (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Pillow Book Omnibus b016rfcy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Guy Fawkes b016rfd2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Karel Capek - War with the Newts b016rfcm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b016pktj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 William Boyd - Restless Omnibus b016vh16 (Listen) SUN Still reeling from discovering that her mother was a British SUN spy, Ruth is drawn even deeper into her world. Stars Eileen SUN Atkins. SUN SUN 07:15 Redesigning the Human Body b00pl95m (Listen) SUN Moving Along SUN Getting around would be much easier with wheels or springs. SUN A physicist and a toy maker help Len Fisher try rolling and SUN hopping. SUN SUN 07:30 Elvenquest b016pynv (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 3 SUN Fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b016vh18 (Listen) SUN Will Eth manage to triumph in her plans to wed Ron Glum? SUN Stars Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From SUN May 1955. SUN SUN 08:30 Listen to Les b00k26j0 (Listen) SUN Les Dawson with his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus SUN more piano bashing. With Colin Edwynn. From January 1981. SUN SUN 09:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ps3xb (Listen) SUN Series 1, Red Rackham's Treasure SUN The intrepid boy reporter is after treasure, but is mad SUN Professor Calculus helping? Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew SUN Sachs. SUN SUN 09:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Marcus and Esca have found the lost Eagle, but in order to SUN retake it they must risk everything. Stars Tom Smith. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b016vh1b (Listen) SUN Ian Rankin SUN Desert Island Discs Revisited with Kirsty Young explores the SUN choices of the creator of Inspector Rebus, in the last of a SUN series featuring crime writers. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b016vk4y (Listen) SUN Wynton Marsalis SUN Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis reveals his musical heroes, SUN and his love of teaching music - in conversation with Kirsty SUN Lang. SUN SUN 11:00 Paper Gardens b007k2kb (Listen) SUN Subverting the Lawn SUN Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' SUN amongst a museum's 15th century textiles. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b016vk52 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episodes 9-10 SUN In the Archers spin-off, Clive has lost something very dear SUN to him and Alistair is put on the spot. SUN SUN 11:45 The Science of DIY b008x8b5 (Listen) SUN Getting in A Twist - Screws and Screwdrivers SUN The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow SUN experts demonstrate how these metal fasteners are in fact SUN levers. SUN SUN 12:00 William Boyd - Restless Omnibus b016vh16 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Redesigning the Human Body b00pl95m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Hercule Poirot - Death in the Clouds b009z4c6 (Listen) SUN Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on SUN board a plane. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John SUN Moffatt. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b016vh18 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Listen to Les b00k26j0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ps3xb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Stick a Geranium in your Hat! b016vk54 (Listen) SUN Hush! Here Comes A Whizzbang SUN Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters SUN RP Weston and Bert Lee. Stars Roy Hudd. From November 1982. SUN SUN 17:30 Palace of Laughter b007vcw2 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Grand Blackpool SUN Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that's refusing SUN to bring the curtain down. With Bernard Cribbins and Mike SUN Harding. SUN SUN 18:00 The Man in Black b00yw4bc (Listen) SUN Series 3, Lights Out SUN Mark Gatiss introduces Christopher Golden and Amber Benson's SUN chilling tale of terror in a women's prison. Stars Jasmine SUN Hyde. SUN SUN 18:30 The Fall of the House of Usher b007jpt5 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN What power does the family's ancestral home hold over SUN Roderick and Madeline Usher? Classic Gothic Horror read by SUN Sean Barrett. SUN SUN 19:00 Paper Gardens b007k2kb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b016vk52 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 The Science of DIY b008x8b5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b016vh18 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Listen to Les b00k26j0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b016vh1b (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b016vk4y (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Elvenquest b016pynv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Rigor Mortis b007k419 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 1 SUN Dr Webster recognises the man in his autopsy. Pathology lab SUN sitcom with Peter Davison and Tracy Ann Oberman. From June SUN 2003. SUN SUN 23:00 The Hare Lane Diaries b00lngwk (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Jessica rents a room to Rex - each unaware they're both SUN diarists. Stars Frances Barber and David Bamber. From SUN September 2000. SUN SUN 23:30 A Stuggy Pren b00cmjv9 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Alison O'Kill wants to read Ivor Cutler a poem, while SUN Murray-Orr can't think with the sun in his eyes. From May SUN 1994. SUN SUN 23:45 For One Horrible Moment b0084ss4 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, when a girl caused SUN excitement and self-loathing. Written and read by Peter SUN Bradshaw. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2011 MON MON 00:00 The Man in Black b00yw4bc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Fall of the House of Usher b007jpt5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b016vh1b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b016vk4y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Paper Gardens b007k2kb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b016vk52 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 The Science of DIY b008x8b5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b016vh18 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Hercule Poirot - Death in the Clouds b009z4c6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ps3xb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 The Blackburn Files b007jprs (Listen) MON Series 1, A Case of Making Good MON Redundant pitman turned private investigator Stephen J MON Blackburn is embroiled with Hungarian exiles. Stars Fine MON Time Fontayne. MON MON 06:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016vlc5 (Listen) MON The Coin of Dionysius MON Made for 4 Extra. Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the MON blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery. Arthur Darvill MON reads Ernest Bramah's tale. MON MON 07:00 No Commitments b016vn8c (Listen) MON Series 9, Imaginary Friends MON Victoria is keen to meet her daughter's new boyfriend, but MON is he all that he seems? Stars Angela Thorne. From January MON 2003. MON MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity b016lbpt (Listen) MON Series 4, Alex Horne, Sara Wheeler & Alain De Botton MON Hosted by the Professor of Ignorance from the University of MON Buckingham John Lloyd C.B.E. and the intensely curious MON comedian Dave Gorman. MON This week's guests: MON Alex Horne is a comedian and writer. He co-presents the MON anarchic BBC4 comedy panel show We Need Answers with Tim Key MON and Mark Watson. Alex may have started his career as a MON stand-up comic by winning a Christmas cracker joke writing MON competition. Since then, his life has been one long MON experiment, the biggest of which is a project to become the MON oldest man in the world. He is still alive to this day and MON climbing up the chart by a hundred places every minute. Alex MON is also developing his own unique form of beard and has been MON trying for some time to get a new word of his own invention MON into the Oxford English Dictionary. MON Sara Wheeler is a traveller and travel writer who has been MON described as the new Eric Newby. Her travel books include MON Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica; Travels in a Thin MON Country; and the biography of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, a polar MON explorer who himself wrote a moving account of his own MON experience as a survivor of Scott's disastrous 1912 MON Antarctic expedition. Sara often speaks on behalf of the MON disenfranchised nomadic peoples of the arctic, such as the MON Chukchi, who live in the far North Eastern tip of Siberia. MON When not traveling, Wheeler lives with her family in London. MON Alain de Botton is a writer of essayistic books that have MON been described as a 'philosophy of everyday life' and have MON been bestsellers in 30 countries. Alain also started and MON helps to run The School of Life, dedicated to a new vision MON of education. Alain started writing at a young age. His MON first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], was MON published when he was 23.Alain's next book is titled MON Religion for Atheists. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 4 MON A funny turn from the Round Table Knights and a bona peek in MON Kenneth Horne's wardrobe. With Kenneth Willams. From March MON 1968. MON MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00jcx1g (Listen) MON As the axe is wielded, Radio Prune gets a rival. With John MON Cleese, Graeme Garden and David Hatch. From December 1973. MON MON 09:00 Elvenquest b016vn8f (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 4 MON The Questers come to the rescue of King Baldwin the Jovial MON (Daniel Rigby), whose kingdom is being terrorised by a MON terrible creature. MON MON 09:30 Jest a Minute b016w0m2 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 1 MON Chris Corcoran, Lloyd Langford, Rob Deering and Tom Craine MON star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz in Cardiff. From December MON 2008. MON MON 10:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast b00tlmws (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Agent Richard Hannay hunts the man who threatens both MON Britain - and the love of his life. Stars David Robb and MON Clive Merrison. MON MON 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) MON Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple, an often overlooked MON writer of the interwar years who was described by JB MON Priestley as 'the Jane Austen of her age'. MON A divorced mother prepares for another painful meeting with MON her estranged children. Read by Stella Gonet. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b016vxz7 (Listen) MON Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of MON conversation, music and comedy. MON Hallelujah! Our prayers have been answered because the MON divine Tom Hollander will be giving a sermon on his role as MON inner city 'Rev' Adam Smallbone, who struggles to remain MON relevant in his inner-city parish, where he's largely MON derided by his tiny flock of misfits. A new series of 'Rev' MON begins on Thursday at 9pm on BBC2 MON Next up Guys and Dolls, is the very entertaining conductor MON and arranger, John Wilson, who has painstakingly MON reconstructed the scores to the classic MGM film musicals. MON He'll soon be conducting his orchestra's 'Hurrah For MON Hollywood!' tour, which celebrates some of the best loved MON songs from Hollywood's golden age. MON And there's more moustachioed mayhem this week as Emma Freud MON will be heckling comedian, Cheryl Cole impersonator and fine MON moustache owner Rufus Hound. His book 'Stand Up Put Downs' MON is a collection of hilarious heckler put-downs from his MON friends on the comedy circuit, past comedy legends and his MON own performances. He also has a DVD out 'Rufus Hound is MON Being Rude'. MON Artist and living legend, Andrew Logan will be donning his MON swimwear to show off about his new documentary, delving into MON the glittering world of the spectacularly outrageous costume MON pageant, the Alternative Miss World Show. 'The British Guide MON To Showing Off' is in cinemas from 11 November. MON Wretch 32 or 'The Metaphor Man', as he is referred to by the MON grime glitterati, has lived up to the hype of being one of MON of this year's biggest music success stories and will be MON performing his new single 'Forgiveness'. MON And never one to be kept quiet, the exuberantly defiant MON Memphis rebel Amy LaVere will be playing 'Stranger Me'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Tom Hollander MON The second series of 'Rev' starts on 10th November at 21.00 MON on BBC Two. MON John Wilson MON John Wilson and his orchestra's 'Hurray For Hollywood!' UK MON tour starts on 28th November at Birmingham's Symphony Hall MON and ends on 11th December at St David's Hall, Cardiff. MON 'That's Entertainment: A Celebration of the MGM Film MON Musical' is available now on EMI Classics. MON Rufus Hound MON 'Stand Up Put Downs' is published by Bantam Press and MON available now. MON 'Rufus Hound: Being Rude' is available on DVD from 7th MON November. MON Andrew Logan MON 'The British Guide To Showing Off' is showing in cinemas MON across the UK from 11th November. MON Wretch 32 MON 'Forgiveness' is released on 11th December from 'Black And MON White รข€“ The Album', which is available now on Ministry of MON Sound / Level Recordings. MON Amy LaVere MON Amy's second album 'Stranger Me' is available now on Archer MON Records. MON She is playing at The Lexington, London on 7th, Ruby Lounge, MON Manchester on 8th and Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on 9th MON November. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00jcx1g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 The Blackburn Files b007jprs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016vlc5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b016w0m6 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Black maids raise MON the white children, but no one trusts them. Stars Alibe MON Parsons and Laurel Lefkow. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b009x1jt (Listen) MON The Saintly Dunstan to the Canny Canute MON Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. MON Today, the introduction of the Order of Service by King MON Edgar. MON MON 14:30 Footlight Fairies b007k2n0 (Listen) MON The story of reformer Millicent Fawcett, who campaigned to MON remove children from the 19th-Century stage. With Susannah MON Clapp. MON MON 15:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast b00tlmws (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b016w1yq (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc passes the time learning how to make a watch MON and hears the adventures of a grey seal called Selkie. Plus MON the next part of our story The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. MON MON 17:00 Bristow b007rgl8 (Listen) MON Series 2, The Power of the Press MON The Chester-Perry buying clerk crusades to improve MON conditions for cleaning ladies. Stars Michael Williams. From MON December 1999. MON MON 17:30 No Commitments b016vn8c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpgs (Listen) MON Episode 5 MON Now a fully fledged OAP, George Smith goes on a mission with MON Andrea Sunbeam and Mrs Cookson. Stars Stephen Moore. MON MON 18:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rgl9 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Family groups live for hundreds of years thanks to the MON Howard Foundation. Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's MON sci-fi novel. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00jcx1g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 The Blackburn Files b007jprs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016vlc5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b016vxz7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity b016lbpt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Elvenquest b016vn8f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b017l9zc (Listen) MON Sam Wills MON A rare chance to hear Sam Wills in the Comedy Club. The Boy MON With Tape On His Face tells Arthur Smith what he's up to. MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b016w1ys (Listen) MON Featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's MON News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive MON behind-the-scenes material. MON MON 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows b00fl0jv (Listen) MON Football MON The incisive reporter focuses on the joys of lower league MON soccer. Written by and starring Stephen Carlin. From MON November 2008. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2011 TUE TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpgs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rgl9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 The Blackburn Files b007jprs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016vlc5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Elvenquest b016vn8f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Jest a Minute b016w0m2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast b00tlmws (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b016vxz7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Bristow b007rgl8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 No Commitments b016vn8c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 The Blackburn Files b007jps6 (Listen) TUE Series 1, A Case of Parma Violets TUE When a woman suspects her husband's having an affair, she TUE calls in investigator Stephen J Blackburn. Stars Fine Time TUE Fontayne. TUE TUE 06:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016ywr3 (Listen) TUE The Knight's Cross Signal Problem TUE The blind sleuth tackles a train crash - an accident or TUE something more nefarious? Arthur Darvill reads Ernest TUE Bramah's tale. TUE TUE 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b0076t5h (Listen) TUE Series 4, Ground Control to Major Derek TUE Sitcom by Kay Stonham. TUE Wendy and Maureen take the weekend off while Robin and Derek TUE receive unexpected visitors. TUE Robin ...... Brian Capron TUE Wendy ...... Kay Stonham TUE Derek ...... Martin Trenaman TUE Maureen ...... Amelia Bullmore. TUE TUE 07:30 Hard to Tell b016ldt6 (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy which sees TUE Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009) TUE make his debut in radio comedy writing. TUE In Hard To Tell, Jonny Sweet conjures up characters TUE depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the TUE mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; TUE from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their TUE dogs, and from lifelong friends to long term partners and TUE their dearly departed - weaving them into a four part, half TUE hour romantic comedy. TUE Tom's loyalty is tested to the full when he's forced to TUE choose between supporting Ellen as a bridesmaid or indulging TUE in an uninterrupted TV marathon of Jonathan Creek, season 2. TUE Cast: TUE Luke ..... Tom Basden TUE Paul ..... Simon Greenall TUE Ashley ..... Alex MacQueen TUE Lesley ...... Vicki Pepperdine TUE Ellen ...... Charlotte Ritchie TUE Hermione ...... Sarah Solemani TUE Tom ...... Jonny Sweet TUE Maeve ...... Katy Wix TUE Producer: Lucy Armitage TUE A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b0080j61 (Listen) TUE Sale of Manhattan TUE Sale of Manhattan: Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful TUE owner of New York and sets off to reclaim his land. Stars TUE Harry Secombe. From November 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way b007js9k (Listen) TUE Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way TUE The Grim Reaper arrives, keen to spread the Red Death. TUE Featuring Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred TUE Harris. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b016ywr5 (Listen) TUE Featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's TUE News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive TUE behind-the-scenes material. TUE TUE 09:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows b00fl0jv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Birdsong b007jqbk (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE France, 1910: Ahead of the Great War, Stephen Wraysford TUE falls in love with the wife of a wealthy baron. Stars Toby TUE Stephens. TUE TUE 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) TUE Family Crisis TUE Highly respectable Mr Parker loses his composure when his TUE daughter's departure threatens his orderly life. Read by TUE Neil Dudgeon. TUE TUE 11:15 Juliet Ace - The Captain's Wife b007k17c (Listen) TUE As the years pass, a navy spouse moves from craving TUE conformity to rebellion. Patricia Hodge tells Mattie TUE Potter's tale. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b0080j61 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007js9k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 The Blackburn Files b007jps6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016ywr3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b016ywr9 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Skeeter tries to discover what happened to Constantine. TUE Minny settles in as Celia Foote's help. From Kathryn TUE Stockett's novel. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b016ywrc (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 11 TUE In the Archers spin-off, Clive is getting nostalgic and TUE Daniel gets heated. TUE TUE 14:30 Paint It Black b007jxq4 (Listen) TUE Archers actress Felicity Finch accompanies a group of cave TUE artists in their brave quest to paint underground tunnels TUE and chambers. TUE TUE 15:00 Birdsong b007jqbk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b016ywrf (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc takes a spin round the world of ballroom TUE dancing and learns what passed for popcorn in Shakespeare's TUE day. Plus the next episode of The Boy In The Striped TUE Pyjamas. TUE TUE 17:00 For Better Or for Worse b00gl83r (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE A new office arrival causes friction for sweethearts Bernard TUE and Iris. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From March 1993. TUE TUE 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b0076t5h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jphb (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of TUE civilisation - hangs in the balance. Stars Stephen Moore. TUE TUE 18:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rhwz (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The prospect of immortality sparks riots, so the Government TUE begins a programme of mass arrests. Read by Paul Birchard. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b0080j61 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007js9k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files b007jps6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016ywr3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Juliet Ace - The Captain's Wife b007k17c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Hard to Tell b016ldt6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop b00mvfw1 (Listen) TUE What an Excuse TUE The shop-keeper's mother plans a wedding, but the TUE prospective bride has other ideas. With Patricia Hodge. From TUE September 2008. TUE TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails b00cbcpb (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 4 TUE Will George and Beverly's faked deaths reunite their family? TUE Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne. From August 2002. TUE TUE 23:30 Hair in the Gate b00911f5 (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE The TV arts show team try to boost ratings with their own TUE awards show. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Lorelei King. From TUE October 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2011 WED WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jphb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rhwz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files b007jps6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016ywr3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b016ywr5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows b00fl0jv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Birdsong b007jqbk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Juliet Ace - The Captain's Wife b007k17c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 For Better Or for Worse b00gl83r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b0076t5h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpsn (Listen) WED Series 1, A Cruel Case of War WED Investigator Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's WED long-lost brother, after a cruel separation. Stars Fine Time WED Fontayne. WED WED 06:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016z2cw (Listen) WED The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage WED The blind amateur sleuth investigates a man's electrifying WED plot to murder his wife. Arthur Darvill reads Ernest WED Bramah's tale. WED WED 07:00 Clare in the Community b008hvzj (Listen) WED Series 1, Combat Zone WED Learning to drive, the social worker heads to the office WED Christmas party with Brian. Stars Sally Phillips. From WED December 2004. WED WED 07:30 The Return of Inspector Steine b016w802 (Listen) WED The Home Stretch WED Tons of bread and fish have been dumped all around the WED police station and the birds are reacting in a strange way. WED And talking of fishy, why is Inspector Steine behaving so WED peculiarly? WED Cast: WED Inspector Steine ...... Michael Fenton Stevens WED Mrs Groynes ...... Samantha Spiro WED Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm WED Twitten ..... Matt Green WED Adelaide Vine ..... Janet Ellis WED Captain Hoagland ...... Robert Bathurst WED Producer/Director: Marilyn Imrie WED A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1nm (Listen) WED The Rail Strike WED The lad gets a green signal, but a bumpy ride lies ahead. WED Stars Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams. From WED June 1955. WED WED 08:30 Doctor At Large b00b6z49 (Listen) WED Disengagement WED Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin WED and Spratt to help him out. Stars Richard Briers. From WED August 1969. WED WED 09:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club b008g6v4 (Listen) WED Transport of Delight WED Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a WED special construction team. Stars Norman Rossington. From WED February 1987. WED WED 09:30 The Personality Test b00mk68l (Listen) WED Series 2, Rick Wakeman WED Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself. WED With Sue Perkins, Will Smith and Lucy Porter. From December WED 2006. WED WED 10:00 Birdsong b007jqbz (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED France, 1916. After Isabelle, Stephen faces the bloodiest of WED wars. Dramatisation of Sebastian Faulks' novel with Toby WED Stephens. WED WED 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) WED The Handbag WED A councillor's neglected wife lays a trap for her WED vainglorious husband. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy WED Whipple's story. WED WED 11:15 Juliet Ace - Small Parts b007k18n (Listen) WED Seduced by the theatre, Mattie Potter learns how WED quick-change artistry is a preparation for life. Patricia WED Hodge tells her tale. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1nm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 Doctor At Large b00b6z49 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpsn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016z2cw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b016z61f (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Skeeter wants to write about the lives of black maids in WED Jackson. Who will be interviewed? Stars Alibe Parsons and WED Laurel Lefkow. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b009x4hr (Listen) WED Cnut and Edmund Ironside WED The Danish King returns to England with his son and Ethelred WED flees to Normandy. Anna Massey narrates the history of WED Britain. WED WED 14:30 The Secret History of Bagpipes b007k2d3 (Listen) WED Tom Morton investigates Pipes and Politics - from Northern WED Ireland to Galicia via Scotland and Northumbria. From WED January 2004. WED WED 15:00 Birdsong b007jqbz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b016z61h (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc hears about a history of the haircut, why we WED need imaginary friends and gets to the root of nits. Plus WED the next part of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. WED WED 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge b007vmbx (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Nicola is on the verge of romance, while pub customer Andy WED faces being found out. Stars Michael Williams. From January WED 1999. WED WED 17:30 Clare in the Community b008hvzj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007wlpm (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Washington Irving's classic tale of two love rivals and a WED headless horseman, set in 17th century America. Read by WED Martin Jarvis. WED WED 18:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rkc4 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Lazarus Long leads the families on board the colony WED spaceship 'New Frontiers'. Paul Birchard reads Robert WED Heinlein's novel. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1nm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Doctor At Large b00b6z49 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpsn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016z2cw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Juliet Ace - Small Parts b007k18n (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 The Return of Inspector Steine b016w802 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better WED b00dhg7k (Listen) WED Series 2, Humility WED Mark Watson turns his wit to the subject of virtue, with WED stand-up comedy on the subject of humility. Tim Key and Tom WED Basden modestly offer up their poems and songs. WED WED 23:00 Revolting People b00f80zs (Listen) WED Series 1, An Incredible Amount of Storm Clouds WED Feared Briton General Venables demands executions by sunset. WED 1770 America sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton. From February WED 2000. WED WED 23:30 Dial M for Pizza b007k2sr (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED Sketch show featuring Beethoven's 15th Symphony and Mr WED Makesalotofmistakes. Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst WED star. WED WED THU THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2011 THU THU 00:00 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007wlpm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rkc4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpsn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b016z2cw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club b008g6v4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Personality Test b00mk68l (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Birdsong b007jqbz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Juliet Ace - Small Parts b007k18n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge b007vmbx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Clare in the Community b008hvzj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpt3 (Listen) THU Series 1, A Case of Plagiarism THU Investigator Stephen J Blackburn is called in when a writer THU is convinced his TV script has been pinched. Stars Fine Time THU Fontayne. THU THU 06:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b017071f (Listen) THU The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor THU The blind sleuth investigates a series of thefts from a THU notoriously impregnable bank. Arthur Darvill reads Ernest THU Bramah's tale. THU THU 07:00 Artists b00xlxm5 (Listen) THU Love's Banquet THU Tamsin is infuriated by Josef's lack of commitment - and THU Nisha is up to something fishy. Stars Graham Crowden. From THU April 2003. THU THU 07:30 Listen Against b016ljj6 (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 1 THU Listen Against is the comedy that takes the back off your THU radio and television, fiddles round with the programmes THU inside and then puts them all back the wrong way round. THU Using "beautifully crafted, scalpel sharp" (Gillian THU Reynolds) mash-ups of current and archive programmes Listen THU Against creates a "sly, sharp, smart, surreal, satirical" THU world (Sunday Telegraph) where Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes THU look back in amplitude of at a week's worth of broadcasting THU like a media tapeworm going through a dog. THU Like "the mischievous offspring of Points of View and The THU Day Today" (Observer) fictional listeners bombard Listen THU Against with fictional letters and emails complaining about THU half-fictional programmes while fictional guests and real THU life presenters (this series includes Melvyn Bragg, Jeremy THU Vine and Vanessa Feltz) argue with each other in "a gem of a THU satirical swoop at radio and television." (Guardian). THU Written and created by Jon Holmes THU Presented by Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes THU Cast: THU Kevin Eldon (Brass Eye, Big Train) THU Justin Edwards (The Thick of It) THU Sarah Hadland (Miranda) THU James Bachman (Mitchell & Webb) THU Kim Wall (Big Train , IT Crowd) THU David Mara (RSC & Donmar Warehouse) THU Produced by Sam Bryant. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b017071h (Listen) THU Wool Over Their Eyes THU The bungling bureaucrats get sheepish over their latest THU muddle. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From June THU 1975. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007mdr8 (Listen) THU Series 1, Room at the Bottom THU A shock for Captain Mainwaring sparks a platoon upheaval. THU Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier. From THU May 1974. THU THU 09:00 Potting On b00ksx62 (Listen) THU Taking a Break THU Adventure or caravan? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow THU old. With Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From March 2008. THU THU 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! b017071k (Listen) THU Series 2, Squab is not the Language of Love THU The 1962 writer of the futuristic radio soap, Hugo THU Kellerman, tries scripting TV sci-fi. Stars Peter Bowles. THU From February 2008. THU THU 10:00 Birdsong b007jqcf (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU Stephen Wraysford returns to his old haunts in France, THU ravaged by the First World War. Stars Toby Stephens and THU Sophie Ward. THU THU 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) THU Cover THU A young wife is unable to free herself from the guilt of her THU scandalous past. Stella Gonet reads Dorothy Whipple's story. THU THU 11:15 Juliet Ace - Skin b007k19x (Listen) THU On her road to liberation, Mattie Potter strips off. THU Patricia Hodge tells her tale of sun, flesh, naturism and THU morality. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b017071h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007mdr8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpt3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b017071f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b017071p (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Aibileen wonders whether to join Skeeter's secret writing THU project, regardless of risk. Stars Alibe Parsons and Laurel THU Lefkow. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b017071r (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 12 THU In the Archers spin-off, there's no escape for Matt, and THU Erin proves herself useful. THU THU 14:30 According to Buckeridge b00892yb (Listen) THU Anthony Buckeridge recalls his father, who died in the First THU World War - when the 'Jennings' author was just four years THU old. THU THU 15:00 Birdsong b007jqcf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b017071t (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc brings you the history of the salute, some THU classic child's play with conkers and hopscotch and the next THU part of John Boyne's story The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. THU THU 17:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen) THU The Rich Brothers THU The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he THU uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars THU Peter Jones. THU THU 17:30 Artists b00xlxm5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007wvk4 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Ichabod Crane sets out to win the heart of Katrina Van THU Tassel. Martin Jarvis reads Washington Irving's supernatural THU classic. THU THU 18:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rq8d (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU 100,000 family members settle into their prolonged lives THU aboard the colony ship. Paul Birchard reads Robert THU Heinlein's novel. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b017071h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007mdr8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpt3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b017071f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Juliet Ace - Skin b007k19x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Listen Against b016ljj6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Delve Special b007k4fc (Listen) THU Series 1, The Secret Dis-Service THU David Lander probes MI5 in a tale of dirty tricks, purple THU herrings and mauve sheep. Stars Stephen Fry. From September THU 1985. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b017lb3c (Listen) THU Sam Wills THU There's a rare chance to hear Sam Wills' voice tonight in THU the Comedy Club. The Boy With Tape On His Face talks to THU Arthur - about amongst other things - what he plans to do THU next... THU THU 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week b00jzcky (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 3 THU The grumpy writer shaves off his beard to work unrecognised THU as a mystery shopper. Stars Christopher Douglas. From THU December 2006. THU THU 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture b007jv2j (Listen) THU Series 1, WG Grace THU The radical comedian profiles the 'first modern celebrity' THU in English Cricketing and Victorian society. From September THU 1999. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2011 FRI FRI 00:00 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007wvk4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rq8d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Blackburn Files b007jpt3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b017071f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Potting On b00ksx62 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Tomorrow, Today! b017071k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Birdsong b007jqcf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Juliet Ace - Skin b007k19x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Artists b00xlxm5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Book Club b0088z0q (Listen) FRI Sebastian Faulks FRI Sebastian Faulks on his bestselling book Birdsong, the FRI moving story of an Englishman's harrowing experiences FRI fighting in the First World War. FRI FRI 06:30 Bill Murphy - Hallows End b007k2zc (Listen) FRI Wealthy Dubliner Dermot McPhail buys a new mansion in Cork, FRI unaware that it's home to an ancient curse. Stars Gerry FRI O'Brien. FRI FRI 07:00 The Alan Davies Show b0089kpx (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI The struggling actor and mate Murray try out a global food FRI cafe, while Kate has a bad day. With Ronnie Ancona. From FRI June 1998. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b016z6pc (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 6 FRI Ed Byrne and his guests review the best of current British FRI comedy from radio, screen and the stage. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b016z6pf (Listen) FRI The Redundancy Drive FRI Captain Povey is keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, FRI but Number One fights back. Stars Stephen Murray. From FRI October 1968. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jzsd (Listen) FRI Steptoe and Son and Son FRI A visitor brings Harold some unexpected news. Adapted from FRI TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From May FRI 1971. FRI FRI 09:00 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) FRI A Complete Break FRI Upwardly mobile Ben and Helen plan a holiday. Simon Brett FRI sitcom starring Paula Wilcox and David Wood. From November FRI 1982. FRI FRI 09:30 Foul Play b007jqy5 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Dead Broads Don't Talk FRI Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Simon Shaw tackle the FRI case of a redhead shot dead. Written and chaired by Simon FRI Brett. FRI FRI 10:00 Michael Morpurgo - War Horse b00vy70n (Listen) FRI First World War tale of a boy's extraordinary bond with his FRI horse. Stars Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn and Bob Hoskins. FRI FRI 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z738 (Listen) FRI Summer Holiday FRI A child's innocent remark has devastating consequences for a FRI nursemaid. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy Whipple's story. FRI FRI 11:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow b007jx59 (Listen) FRI A climber reminisces as he escorts a group of honeymooners FRI up Alaska's highest mountain. Written by and stars Israel FRI Horovitz. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b016z6pf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jzsd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Book Club b0088z0q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Bill Murphy - Hallows End b007k2zc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b016z8b2 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Aibileen attempts to persuade Minny to be part of Skeeter's FRI clandestine writing project. Stars Alibe Parsons and Laurel FRI Lefkow. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b009x79g (Listen) FRI Goodwine the Cunning and Edward the Confessor FRI Uncertain times face England after Edward's death, with FRI warnings of a great evil about to sweep the land. Anna FRI Massey narrates. FRI FRI 14:30 Bomber - Len Deighton b016z993 (Listen) FRI Planning and Preparation FRI 18th Feb 1943 at 1430 - RAF Lancaster crews plan a bombing FRI raid over Germany. Real time documentary drama with Samuel FRI West. FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b017072g (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc introduces a Remembrance Day special with a FRI history of the poppy badge, a stroll with a Spitfire pilot FRI and the final part of the Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. FRI FRI 17:00 Ring around the Bath b00p8fk7 (Listen) FRI Series 1, New House FRI Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the FRI children scupper their move? Stars Duncan Preston. From FRI September 2003. FRI FRI 17:30 Ken Whitmore - Brown's Bull b01709h1 (Listen) FRI Mr Rosemount is not happy. But he has a plan to gain revenge FRI on the man responsible. Read by Bernard Cribbins. FRI FRI 17:40 Bomber - Len Deighton b01709h3 (Listen) FRI Take-off FRI 18th February 1943 - 17.40: 16 bomb-laden RAF Lancasters FRI take off targeting Germany's industrial heartland. Stars Tom FRI Baker. FRI FRI 17:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pgydg (Listen) FRI Series 1, Dragons FRI The famous naturalist recalls meeting a ten-foot-long grey FRI scaled reptile, with a long, yellow forked tongue - the FRI Komodo dragon. FRI FRI 18:00 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007xrtx (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Ichabod Crane comes face to face with his worst nightmare. FRI Martin Jarvis concludes Washington Irving's supernatural FRI classic. FRI FRI 18:30 Robert A Heinlein's Methuselah's Children b007rsz2 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI After entering the alien temple, a colonist returns as a FRI broken man. Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's novel. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b016z6pf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Hats Off b00qm8k4 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 1 FRI A gushing store assistant and an opera lover. Maureen Lipman FRI recreates the performances of Joyce Grenfell. From March FRI 1998. FRI FRI 19:50 Bomber - Len Deighton b01709h5 (Listen) FRI The Raid FRI 18th February 1943 - 19.50: As Luftwaffe crews await FRI tonight's battle, RAF Lancasters approach their target. FRI Stars Samuel West. FRI FRI 21:20 Neville Teller - The Horror at Bly b01709h7 (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Just what was Henry James's classic horror FRI story 'The Turn of the Screw' about? Stars Anna Massey. FRI Gavin Campbell narrates. FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b016z6pc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Nick Revell Show b00d7n9s (Listen) FRI Series 2, All's Well that Ends Well - Well, Well, Well FRI The writer's leading a charmed life, which naturally leaves FRI him feeling anxious. With Alistair McGowan. From July 1993. FRI FRI 23:00 The Lee Mack Show b00c4cd2 (Listen) FRI Toyah Willcox FRI The sharp comedian presents stand-up, sketches and music. FRI With Toyah Willcox, Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From FRI April 2005. FRI FRI 23:30 Bomber - Len Deighton b01709kh (Listen) FRI The Return Leg FRI 18th February 1943 - 23.30: Many British and German lives FRI have been irrevocably changed by tonight's bombing. Stars FRI Samuel West. FRI

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