06 January, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 07/01/2012 - 13/01/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 07 JANUARY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Red Dwarf b00qm9k4 (Listen) SAT Better Than Life, Episode 4 SAT Lister's recovery is interrupted by a game of planetary SAT snooker and a shocking revelation. Read by Rimmer himself, SAT Chris Barrie. SAT SAT 00:30 Earthsearch b007jnzy (Listen) SAT Series 2, Sundeath SAT On an abandoned artificial sun, the Challenger crew probes SAT the computer in charge. James Follett's space epic stars SAT Sean Arnold. SAT SAT 01:00 Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors b007jzpw (Listen) SAT All Is Not Explained SAT The upper class sleuth goes snooping to try and establish SAT who killed Geoffrey Deacon, and how. Stars Ian Carmichael. SAT SAT 01:30 Paul Temple and the Conrad Case b007vg7q (Listen) SAT Coffee for Miss Conrad SAT The smooth detective and his wife encounter Betty Conrad, SAT and a midnight meeting is arranged. Stars Peter Coke. From SAT 1959. SAT SAT 02:00 Instant Sunshine b007jxgk (Listen) SAT More humorous songs from the quartet of David Barlow, Peter SAT Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From December SAT 1986. SAT SAT 02:30 We've Been Here Before b007s945 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 3 SAT Clive Anderson's panel show of the past with Steve Punt, SAT David Quantick, Robin Ince and Gyles Brandreth. From August SAT 2003. SAT SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmtp (Listen) SAT Good and Bad Angels SAT David falls in love, and questions his friendship with SAT Steerforth. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Phil SAT Daniels. SAT SAT 04:00 The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy b007jv7v (Listen) SAT Rose Tremain's story of public and private anguish cuts back SAT and forth between the battle of Agincourt and a proposal of SAT marriage. Trevor Nicholls reads. SAT SAT 04:15 Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg b00t9xxf (Listen) SAT Martyn Wade's comic tale of greed and corruption in SAT Victorian London, based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With SAT James Grout and Rachel Atkins. SAT SAT 05:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of SAT William Shakespeare b007k2gs (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The Royal Dingle Company tackles the verse of the Bard. SAT Stars Patrick Barlow, with guest Juliet Stevenson. From SAT September 1995. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007jzm2 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Out to Launch SAT Rosie's company launches a famous young footballer's SAT autobiography. Stars Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir. From SAT May 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 Dickens' Women b007jqv0 (Listen) SAT From Kate Nickleby to Little Nell - Miriam Margolyes SAT entertains an audience with her celebration of the author's SAT characters. SAT SAT 07:30 Beardyman and the Mimics b00wh6cr (Listen) SAT Champion beatboxer 'Beardyman', aka Darren Foreman, goes in SAT search of nature's champion sound mimics. With Bill Oddie. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b018zlln (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 12 SAT From Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes entertainer SAT Nellie McKay and there's ice fishing in Lake Wobegon. From SAT 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Open Book b018fzwb (Listen) SAT Funny Books Special SAT Mariella Frostrup and her line up of comedians and authors SAT debate their funniest book. Taking the stage in the Radio SAT Theatre to convince an audience that their choice is the SAT most chortle-worthy will be Jo Brand, Tony Parsons, A L SAT Kennedy, Christopher Brookmyre and John Sessions. They're SAT joined by Professor John Mullin who guides us through the SAT books and authors in question, and by readers Sam Barnett SAT and Alastair Cording. The books being debated are SAT 1066 And All That - W C Sellar and R J Yeatman (John SAT Sessions) SAT The Virgin Soldiers - Leslie Thomas (Tony Parsons) SAT The Loved One - Evelyn Waugh (A L Kennedy) SAT The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged thirteen and three SAT quarters - Sue Townsend (Jo Brand) SAT Swing Hammer Swing - Jeff Torrington (Christopher Brookmyre) SAT From Waugh to Mole, and from subjects as unlikely as SAT guerrilla war and ancient history - which one will get the SAT most laughs? SAT Producer Andrea Kidd. SAT Book List SAT The Virgin Soldiers - Leslie Thomas SAT Swing Hammer Swing - Jeff Torrington SAT The loved One - Evelyn Waugh SAT 1066 And All That - WC Sellar & SAT RJ Yeatman SAT The Secret diary of Adrian Mole - Sue Townsend SAT Listener Suggestions SAT Ordered alphabetically by Author's surname SAT A SAT Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy SAT Albee, George - By The Sea, By The Sea SAT Amis, Kingsley - One Fat Englishman SAT Amis, Martin - The Rachel Papers & Money SAT Anstey, F - Vece Versa SAT B SAT Bashford, Henry Howard - Augustus Carp, Esq. By Himself… SAT Bates, H.E. - A Breath of French Air & My Uncle Silas SAT Bentine, Michael - Smith & Sons, Removers SAT Blaxland, Juliet - Crumbling Country SAT Bowman, W E - The Ascent Of Rum Doodle SAT Brahms, Caryl & Simon S.J. - No Bed For Bacon SAT Bryson, Bill - Notes From A Small Island SAT Buckeridge, Anthony - The Jennings Books SAT C SAT Cantor, Jon - Seeds Of Greatness SAT Capek, Karel - The War With The Newts SAT Carriere, Jean Claude - Monsieur Hulot's Holiday SAT Carroll, Lewis - Through The Looking Glass SAT Chandos, Dane - Abbie SAT Coogan, Steve - I, Partridge SAT Crichton, Iain Smith - Murdo SAT Crompton, Richmal - Just William SAT D SAT Dahl, Roald - My Uncle Oswald SAT Davies, Andrew - Conrad's War SAT Donaldson, William - The Henry Root Letters SAT Doyle, Roddy - Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha & The Van SAT Diski, Jenny - Strangers On A Train SAT Durrell, Gerald - My Family And Other Animals & Rosie Is My SAT Relative SAT Durrell, Laurence - Espirit de Corps SAT Dyer, Geoff - Jeff In Venice, Death In Varanasi SAT E SAT England, Chris - Balham To Bollywood SAT F SAT Fey, Tina - Bossypants SAT Fischer, Tibor - Under The Frog & The Thought Gang SAT Fowler, Bo - Skepticism Inc SAT Frayn, Michael - Headlong SAT G SAT Gallico, Paul - The Lonely SAT Gatiss, Mark - Lucifer Box Trilogy SAT Gibbons, Stella - Cold Comfort Farm SAT Gilbreath, Frank - Cheaper By The Dozen SAT Goldsmith, Oliver - The Vicar Of Wakefield SAT Green, Michael - The Art of Coarse Sailing & The Guide To SAT Coarse Acting SAT Greene, Graeme - Travels With My Aunt SAT H SAT Hadden, Mark - A Spot Of Bother SAT Hamilton, Patterson James - Rancid Pansies SAT Harding, Mike - The Unluckiest Man In The World SAT Heller, Joseph - Catch 22 SAT Hiaasen, Carl - Striptease SAT Holden, Wendy - Bad Heir Day SAT Howson, Penny - The Pope My Brother And I SAT I-J SAT Jacobson, Howard - The Mighty Waltzer, Coming From Behind & SAT The Finkler Question SAT James, Clive - Unreliable Memoirs SAT Janzen, Rhoda - Mennonite In A Little Black Dress SAT Jerome, Jerome K - Three Men In A Boat SAT K SAT Kavanagh, Patrick - Tarry Flynn SAT Kelso, Jim - The Rising Son SAT Kotzwinkle, William - Fan Man & The Bear Went Over The SAT Mountain SAT Kunzru, Hari - My Revolution SAT Kurkov, Andrey - Death And The Penguin SAT L SAT Landy, Derek - Death Bringer SAT Lawrence, D H - The Lost Girl SAT Lindgred, Astrid - Pippi Longstocking SAT Lodge, David - The British Museum Is Falling Down SAT M SAT Macdonald, Betty - The Egg And I SAT Macdonald, Sarah - Holy Cow SAT Martin, Andrew - Bilton SAT Maupin, Armistead - Tales Of The City SAT Milligan, Spike - Puckoon SAT Mitford, Nancy - The Pursuit Of Love & Love In A Cold SAT Climate SAT Murray, Paul - Skippy Dies SAT N SAT Nayaran, R.K. - The Man Eater Of Malgudi SAT Nichols, David - Starter For Ten SAT Nobbs, David - Reggie Perrin SAT O SAT O'Brien, Flann - The Dalkey Archive, At Swim Two Birds & The SAT Third Policeman SAT P SAT Pratchett, Terry - Guards! Guards! & Witches Abroad SAT Q-R SAT Rhodes, Dan - Gold SAT Robertson, Heath & Brown K.R.G. - How To Be A Perfect SAT Husband & How To Live In A Flat SAT Robertson, James - Any Fool Can Be A Dairy Farmer SAT Rosten, Leo - Education Of Hyman Kaplan SAT Roth, Phillip - Portnoy's Complaint SAT Rubens, Bernice - The Ponsonby Post SAT S SAT Sharpe, Tom - Wilt SAT Shaw, Don - The Hike SAT Sillitoe, Alan - Travels In Nihilon SAT Smith, Arthur - My Name Is Daphne Braithwaite SAT T SAT Tinniswood, Peter - Tales From A Long Room SAT Toole, John Kennedy - A Confederacy Of Dunces SAT Torday, Paul - Salmon Fishing In The Yemen SAT Townsend, Sue - The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 SAT U-V SAT Vonnegut, Kurt - Breakfast Of Champions & God Bless You Mr SAT Rosewater SAT de Vries, Peter - Mackerel Plaza SAT W-Z SAT Waters, John - Crackpot SAT Waugh, Evelyn - Black Mischief, Decline And Fall & Scoop SAT Wells, H.G. - History Of Mr Polly SAT Wheeler, Ruth - All Aliens Like Burgers SAT Willans, Geoffrey - Down With Skool & Molesworth SAT Wodehouse, P.G. - Leave It To Psmith & GENERALLY SAT SAT 10:00 Adrian Mole: The Mole Truth with Sue Townsend SAT b007jqr8 (Listen) SAT Sue Townsend chats to the man who brought Adrian Mole to the SAT BBC airwaves, John Tydeman. With a selection of the radio SAT readings from 'The Secret Diary' to 'The Cappuccino Years'. SAT SAT 12:00 Possession - Omnibus b018zllq (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Roland, risking his future, and Maud, risking friendship and SAT reputation, find themselves on a ferry bound for Brittany in SAT France. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007jlj2 (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Second Shadow SAT The Edinburgh detective must secure some rapid counterfeiter SAT convictions, but he's distracted by a woman. Starring Brian SAT Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 One Foot in the Grave b007jn08 (Listen) SAT Timeless Time SAT Grumpy Victor's insomnia keeps wife Margaret awake. Adapted SAT from TV, with Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie. From SAT January 1995. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b018zlln (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Dickens' Women b007jqv0 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b018tx0v (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 14 SAT Special edition. Ed Byrne interviews Fred MacAulay, Sarah SAT Millican, Omid Djalili, Milton Jones and John Lloyd. SAT SAT 18:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b018zlls (Listen) SAT Flag and Flame SAT Auronar flight team clone Merrin faces a bleak future, when SAT her twin Cally is sent on a one-way mission. Stars Susannah SAT Doyle. SAT SAT 18:30 James Follett's Rules of Asylum b007k18v (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Escaped prisoner Valery is taken out to dinner by his SAT interrogator - but is all quite what it seems? With Caroline SAT John. SAT SAT 19:00 Open Book b018fzwb (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 20:00 Adrian Mole: The Mole Truth with Sue Townsend SAT b007jqr8 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 at the Store b00db35n (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 3 SAT Stand-up at London's Comedy Store - with host Simon Bligh, SAT Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield. From January SAT 2002. SAT SAT 22:30 Adam and Joe's Famous Guy b010m7g6 (Listen) SAT 'I'm the best at pretending' - a reclusive Hollywood star SAT tells all. Stars Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. From April SAT 2006. SAT SAT 22:45 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End b00scw61 (Listen) SAT Diplodocus vs Concreton SAT Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of SAT sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December SAT 1996. SAT SAT 23:00 Cover Her Face b008ycyr (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A housemaid's murder reveals a web of hidden passions in a SAT village. PD James's thriller stars Sian Phillips and Hugh SAT Grant. SAT SAT 23:30 Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room b018zllv (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Made for 4 Extra. Moving out to the country, why can't SAT Joakim and Katrine's little girl sleep? Swedish supernatural SAT thriller read by Nigel Cooke. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 08 JANUARY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b018zlls (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 James Follett's Rules of Asylum b007k18v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b018zlln (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Possession - Omnibus b018zllq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007jlj2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Dickens' Women b007jqv0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b018tx0v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b007vcn6 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN 4 Extra Debut. Deep in debt, Little Nell and her grandfather SUN must flea the evil money-lender Quilp. Dickens dramatisation SUN with Trevor Peacock. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b007k216 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Forever Freezing SUN Meteorologist Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of SUN Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b018sqp3 (Listen) SUN Series 3, A Space Idiocy SUN Arthur on hospital radio, mobile phones and a fumbling SUN showbiz nobleman sparks disaster. Stars Steve Delaney. From SUN January 2008. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b018zvm5 (Listen) SUN Cuts are afoot at the BBC, while The Glums get all SUN nostalgic. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From SUN February 1957. SUN SUN 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008gzwf (Listen) SUN The Weekly Bind has Mr Mulch's gardening and Patience Gush's SUN poetry. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From August SUN 1953. SUN SUN 09:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ssrj1 (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Red Sea Sharks, Part 2 SUN The intrepid boy reporter realises that an old adversary is SUN behind the dastardly slave trade. Stars Richard Pearce. SUN SUN 09:30 Jungle Book b00cpqjc (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with SUN humans. Stars Nisha K Nayer, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b018zvm7 (Listen) SUN Debbie Harry SUN Desert Island Discs Revisited with Kirsty Young explores the SUN choices of the lead singer of Blondie in the first of a SUN series featuring divas. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b018zvm9 (Listen) SUN Rowan Atkinson SUN Actor Rowan Atkinson talks about playing a spy for laughs SUN and using your face for comedy - in conversation with Mark SUN Lawson. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b018zvmc (Listen) SUN Series 4, Ludovic Kennedy SUN The broadcaster recalls school days, wartime and his TV SUN career, including interviewing Harold Macmillan. From SUN October 2002. SUN SUN 11:30 Palace of Laughter b007k29d (Listen) SUN Series 2, Sunderland Empire SUN Geoffrey Wheeler profiles North East England's premier SUN variety venue - where comic actor Sid James sadly died on SUN stage. SUN SUN 12:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b007vcn6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b007k216 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 E Nesbit - The Story of the Amulet b00tn4p7 (Listen) SUN Reunited with the Psammead, the children head back in time SUN to solve the mystery of an ancient lucky charm. Stars Clive SUN Francis. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b018zvm5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008gzwf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ssrj1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 Jungle Book b00cpqjc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00t2y8y (Listen) SUN Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (AD 1 - 500) SUN Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in SUN London, continues his global history as told through objects SUN from the Museum's collection. In this episode, Neil is SUN exploring the ways in which people were seeking pleasure SUN around the world 2000 years ago, from pipe smoking in North SUN America to court etiquette in China and the conspicuous SUN consumption of pepper in Roman England. But he begins his SUN investigation with a silver cup that offers a rare glimpse SUN into the world of sex in ancient Rome. SUN Producers: Paul Kobrak and Anthony Denselow. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b007jmy3 (Listen) SUN The Dead Drummer SUN The Man in Black reveals the terror of two Napoleonic SUN sailors lost on Salisbury Plain. Stars Edward de Souza and SUN Glyn Houston. SUN SUN 18:30 The Scarifyers b018zvmf (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers: The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 2 SUN The plot thickens as the Fantasists' creations seem to be SUN coming to life. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Nigel Havers. SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b018zvmc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Palace of Laughter b007k29d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b018zvm5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008gzwf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b018zvm7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b018zvm9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b018sqp3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Pleased to Meet You b007k2kz (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Ninety-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans SUN on the Rat Pack to Martin Kelner. Co-starring Jake Yapp. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b018zvmh (Listen) SUN Andi Osho and her guest chat about life and laughs. SUN SUN 23:00 As Told to Craig Brown b00b7qs7 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social SUN observation and nonsense. SUN Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Steve Wright, with John SUN Humphrys, Ronni Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Ewan SUN Bailey and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. SUN SUN 23:30 The Problem with Adam Bloom b018zvmk (Listen) SUN Series 3, Reading SUN 4 Extra Debut. The comedian investigates his fear of reading SUN aloud. Just what is the point of books? With Hattie SUN Hayridge. From October 2005. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 09 JANUARY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b007jmy3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Scarifyers b018zvmf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b018zvm7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b018zvmc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Palace of Laughter b007k29d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b018zvm5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 E Nesbit - The Story of the Amulet b00tn4p7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b00ssrj1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Jungle Book b00cpqjc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors b007jzr6 (Listen) MON Nine Tailors Make a Man MON Will upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey finally solve the MON mystery of Geoffrey Deacon's murder? Stars Ian Carmichael. MON MON 06:30 Paul Temple and the Conrad Case b007vh36 (Listen) MON Person Unknown MON The stylish detective and his wife arrive at the factory, in MON the gripping climax to the mystery. Stars Peter Coke. From MON 1959. MON MON 07:00 Married b007wqdc (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 6 MON Branded a wife-beater in his parallel universe, a joke MON backfires for bachelor Robin. Stars Hugh Bonneville. From MON April 1999. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b018wvmx (Listen) MON Series 8, Episode 2 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. Mark Watson, Phill Jupitus, Ed Byrne and MON Henning Wehn are the panellists obliged to talk with MON deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: The MON Olympics, Butter, Bees and Blood. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00tb9j7 (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 12 MON Kenneth Horne makes Fleet Street headlines - and visits 'The MON Bona Private Detective Agency'. With Betty Marsden. From May MON 1968. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b00801nf (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 6 MON Judgement day dawns for the shady lawyer. The Marx Brothers' MON lost shows recreated. Stars Michael Roberts. From July 1990. MON MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0192t2k (Listen) MON Series 3, Piddler on the Roof MON The showbiz veteran has a mishap, but must the show always MON go on? Stars Steve Delaney and Sue Perkins. From February MON 2008. MON MON 09:30 Foul Play b00jz7jg (Listen) MON Series 3, Murder Before Matins MON Crime writers Liza Cody and Reginald Hill try to solve a MON monastery mystery. Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz. From MON January 1998. MON MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmv1 (Listen) MON The Beginning of a Long Journey MON Emily runs away with Steerforth - and David makes a MON proposal. Stars Timothy Spall, Joanna Myers and Phil MON Daniels. MON MON 11:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x3 (Listen) MON An Incident MON Two children. Two pets. One stranger. Then a small domestic MON disaster. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian MON master. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b018v2kz (Listen) MON Clive Anderson and guests bid farewell to 2011 from the MON Radio Theatre. MON Clive will be going head to head with Griff Rhys Jones, who MON in the eighties, teamed up with Mel Smith in 'Not the Nine MON O' clock News' and 'Alas Smith and Jones'. Griff's new show MON 'The One Griff Rhys Jones' is part of a series of programmes MON pioneered by Ronnie Corbett in 'The One Ronnie'. Griff will MON be joined by Mel to reprise their famous head to head sketch MON on January 16th on BBC One. MON After celebrating Christmas with 'Rev', Olivia Colman will MON be talking to Clive about her comedy roles in 'Peep Show' MON and 'Green Wing'. Recently praised for her serious acting, MON starring as an abused wife in Paddy Considine's MON award-winning 'Tyrannosaur', Olivia now finds herself acting MON with Meryl Streep as she plays Carol Thatcher in 'The Iron MON Lady'. MON Meanwhile, over in the comedy corner, Arthur Smith will be MON talking to the maestro of suburban absurdism, Sam Simmons. MON Pitched somewhere in the no-man's land between psychotic MON breakdown, ground-breaking genius and outer space, Sam's MON Soho Theatre show 'Meanwhile' is a comedic trip to the MON furthest reaches of humanity! MON Clive will be spinning 'The Wheel Of Fortune' and talking to MON award-winning actor and TV presenter Bradley Walsh, who will MON be bringing some much-needed 'Law & Order' to the Radio MON Theatre and telling Clive about playing DS Ronnie Brooks in MON the sixth series of the ITV 1 drama. Following that MON arresting performance, Bradley will also be giving Clive MON tips on how not to keep a straight face on a TV gameshow! MON Ay Caramba! Cuban cats 'Ska Cubano' will be offering some MON musical mambo madness and raucous rumba by performing the MON title track of their album 'Mambo Ska' and a second helping MON of samba with 'Soy Campesino'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Griff Rhys Jones MON 'The One Griff Rhys Jones' is on Monday 16th January at MON 20.30 on BBC One. MON Olivia Colman MON 'The Iron Lady' is showing in cinemas from 6th January. MON Sam Simmons MON 'Sam Simmons: Meanwhile' is at Soho Theatre, Soho Downstairs MON until 7th January. MON Bradley Walsh MON The sixth series of 'Law And Order' starts on Friday 6th MON January at 21.00 on ITV1. MON Ska Cubano MON 'Mambo Ska' is out now on Casino Sounds. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00tb9j7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b00801nf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors b007jzr6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Paul Temple and the Conrad Case b007vh36 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007vg7r (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Avoiding Quilp, Little Nell and her Grandfather leave the MON shop and flee. Dickens dramatisation with Trevor Peacock. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrt1 (Listen) MON The Ghastly Execution MON King Edward II leads the retreat from Robert the Bruce and MON his army. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British MON Isles. MON MON 14:30 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream b00yqtxr (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Memoirs of Tory grandee and Thatcher adviser, Ferdinand MON Mount. Italy and mysteries of cold cream. Read by Oliver MON Ford Davies. MON MON 14:45 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet b007jmcv (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Sofia grows increasingly fond of Barnaby, but her flatmate MON and mother are not impressed with him. Read by William Hope. MON MON 15:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmv1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0192t2m (Listen) MON Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. MON MON 17:00 Ballylenon b0192t2p (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 3 MON Phonsie treats Muriel to a meal, and Bernie Gallagher is MON back in town. It's 1959 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars MON Gerard Murphy. MON MON 17:30 Married b007wqdc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Red Dwarf b00qs7qy (Listen) MON Better Than Life, Episode 5 MON Lister awaits rescue. And waits. And waits. Back on the MON ship, however, time behaves oddly. Read by Rimmer himself, MON Chris Barrie. MON MON 18:30 Earthsearch b007jp0y (Listen) MON Series 2, Supermass MON With the Angel computers weakened, the starship is plunging MON into a black hole. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00tb9j7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b00801nf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors b007jzr6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Paul Temple and the Conrad Case b007vh36 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b018v2kz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b018wvmx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0192t2k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b0192t2r (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 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k0x6 (Listen) MON Series 2, The Vampire of the Glen MON The Scotsmen dig a suspicious hole for a coffin-shaped MON wardrobe. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From February MON 2004. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 10 JANUARY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Red Dwarf b00qs7qy (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp0y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors b007jzr6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Paul Temple and the Conrad Case b007vh36 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0192t2k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Foul Play b00jz7jg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmv1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b018v2kz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Ballylenon b0192t2p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Married b007wqdc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192tvr (Listen) TUE Dover Goes To Pott TUE 4 Extra Debut. The Yard's Inspector Dover probes the murder TUE of a businessman's daughter. Joyce Porter's 1960s thriller TUE stars Kenneth Cranham. TUE TUE 07:00 One Foot in the Grave b007jn39 (Listen) TUE In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream TUE The Meldrews' holiday homecoming proves eventful. Adapted TUE from TV with Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie. From TUE February 1995. TUE TUE 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town b018xs8f (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 5 TUE In this third series comedian Mark Steel visits 6 more UK TUE towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants TUE distinctive. TUE He creates a bespoke stand-up show for that town and TUE performs the show in front of a local audience. TUE As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of TUE Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate TUE with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British TUE way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and TUE people who have shaped where we live. TUE During the series 'Mark Steel's In Town' Mark will visit TUE Berwick-Upon Tweed, Holyhead, Basingstoke, Douglas (Isle of TUE Man), Bungay and Wigan. TUE Episode 5 - In this episode Mark performs a show for the TUE residents of Bungay in Suffolk, where he talks about TUE non-existent castles, haunted pubs and chicken roundabouts. TUE Written and performed by Mark Steel with additional material TUE by Pete Sinclair. TUE Produced by Sam Bryant. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b0089j6x (Listen) TUE The Choking Horror TUE Hair-raising events for Neddie Seagaon, when London's TUE monuments are sabotaged. Stars Harry Secombe. From February TUE 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jr9f (Listen) TUE Home is the Hero TUE Bob's fiancee Thelma is appalled by the return of Terry. TUE Adapted from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From TUE August 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b0192t2r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k0x6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxm (Listen) TUE Wickfield and Heep TUE David takes a job with his old headmaster - and Dora's TUE feeling worried. Stars Phil Daniels, Gary Cady and Joanna TUE Myers. TUE TUE 11:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x9 (Listen) TUE A Play TUE She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes TUE drastic action. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the TUE Russian master. TUE TUE 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmbyz (Listen) TUE He Who Would Valiant Be TUE A dragon's egg must be retrieved by a hero cursed with TUE immortality - between the worlds of faerie and man. Stars TUE Paul Hilton. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b0089j6x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jr9f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192tvr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007vh37 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Kit arrives back in London, wondering where Little Nell and TUE Grandfather have gone. Dickens dramatisation with Trevor TUE Peacock. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrv1 (Listen) TUE Isabella and Mortimer TUE It's 1327 and Edward II has been killed, so Roger Mortimer TUE takes control. Anna Massey narrates the history of the TUE British Isles. TUE TUE 14:30 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream b00yrshz (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Autobiography of a Tory grandee. Shooting with father leads TUE to farce and tragedy. Read by Oliver Ford Davies. TUE TUE 14:45 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet b007jmdc (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Sofia finally meets Barnaby's parents, but then bitter TUE accusations start to fly. Read by William Hope. TUE TUE 15:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0192w2s (Listen) TUE Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b007jx8y (Listen) TUE Series 1, Here in the Western World TUE The British Ambassador tackles arms limitation negotiations TUE with some verbal gymnastics. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From May TUE 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 One Foot in the Grave b007jn39 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Red Dwarf b00qxffq (Listen) TUE Better Than Life, Episode 6 TUE Rimmer and Cat mount a rescue mission and find an old man. TUE Could a black hole answer all their problems? Read by Chris TUE Barrie. TUE TUE 18:30 Earthsearch b007jp1d (Listen) TUE Series 2, Deathship TUE Dragged into an artificial black hole, the Challenger crew TUE must face Spaceguard Six. Stars Sean Arnold and Haydn Wood. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b0089j6x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jr9f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192tvr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmbyz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town b018xs8f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Boosh b007jmhj (Listen) TUE Tundra TUE Howard and Vince try to find new attractions for the surreal TUE zoo. Stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. From November TUE 2001. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01b62hd (Listen) TUE From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club TUE offers two hours of comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Andrew TUE Lawrence. TUE TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport b00mdz9v (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 2 TUE The sports agent with a conscience tries to cope with some TUE nightmare clients. Stars Neil Pearson. From December 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 A Look Back at the Nineties b007k25f (Listen) TUE Recorded in July 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and TUE Chris Barrie 'look back' at the decade that was yet to TUE happen. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 11 JANUARY 2012 WED WED 00:00 Red Dwarf b00qxffq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp1d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192tvr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b0192t2r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k0x6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9x9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmbyz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b007jx8y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 One Foot in the Grave b007jn39 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192y98 (Listen) WED Dover and the Claret Tappers WED 4 Extra Debut. Jubilation at Scotland Yard as Inspector WED Dover gets kidnapped. Joyce Porter's comedy thriller set in WED 1976 stars Kenneth Cranham. WED WED 07:00 The Right Time b00fv9t1 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 4 WED How to get home from the pub. The sketch comedy for people WED growing older disgracefully. Stars Eleanor Bron. From May WED 2002. WED WED 07:30 Heresy b018xtrr (Listen) WED Series 8, Episode 6 WED Victoria Coren presents the last in the current series of WED the show which dares to commit heresy. WED Her guests this week are comedian Sue Perkins, singer Cerys WED Matthews and actress Maureen Lipman. Together they have fun WED exposing the wrong-headedness of received wisdom and WED challenging knee-jerk public reaction to events. WED Both Sue Perkins and Maureen Lipman disagree with the view WED that the world would be a better place it if was run by WED women, arguing that women would make an equally fine mess of WED things. WED Former lead singer with the rock group Catatonia, Cerys WED Matthews, doesn't believe it's more fun to be a pop star WED than a classical violinist. Confessing to a previous life as WED an oboe player, she claims that orchestra musicians WED definitely have more fun - particularly the horn players. WED All three guests rather struggle to argue against the WED received opinion that there is still stigma attached to WED Internet dating, but when challenged by Victoria Coren they WED all admit that they have never tried it themselves - and WED never would. WED Producer: Brian King WED An Avalon Television Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t3twj (Listen) WED The Student Prince WED The lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the WED endangered Crown Prince. Stars Tony Hancock. From January WED 1956. WED WED 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008vnrl (Listen) WED From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - the WED ultimate one man show, written by the host. From February WED 1984. WED WED 09:00 Cabin Pressure b00chy5c (Listen) WED Series 1, Cremona WED Sitcom by John Finnemore about the pilots of a tiny charter WED airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too WED difficult. WED Arthur is struck dumb when a film star joins the flight, and WED Douglas has to disguise 30 knights of Camelot in a hurry. WED Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole WED 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam WED Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch WED Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore WED Hester Macaulay ...... Helen Baxendale WED Percival ...... Rufus Jones WED Gawain ...... Robert Harley WED Lancelot ...... Ali Amadi. WED WED 09:30 Whispers b00c6rnk (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 5 WED Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz about scandal, gossip and WED slander, with guests Lynne Truss and Michelle Brown. WED WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxy (Listen) WED Mischief WED As Dora continues to struggle, David receives news about WED Emily. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Phil WED Daniels. WED WED 11:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9zv (Listen) WED The Old House WED The landlord shows us one of his properties. The memories WED are traumatic. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's WED tale. WED WED 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmj94 (Listen) WED Then Fancies Flee Away WED Mankind's hero is forced to help a young lad who has lain in WED a coma, surrounded by thorns, for seven years. Stars Paul WED Hilton. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t3twj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008vnrl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192y98 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007vjlq (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Desperate to find Little Nell, Quilp turns to a friend of WED her brother. Dickens dramatisation with Phil Daniels. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrvl (Listen) WED Edward III and the Start of The 100 Years War WED Edward III has his eye on the thrones of both Scotland and WED France. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British WED Isles. WED WED 14:30 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream b00yrw87 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Autobiography of a Tory grandee. After a letter from the WED bank manager, Ferdinand needs employment. Read by Oliver WED Ford Davies. WED WED 14:45 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet b007jmdw (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED The police pay a visit to Barnaby, who finally takes action WED over the repayment of his debts. Read by William Hope. WED WED 15:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0192y9b (Listen) WED Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. WED WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k2kl (Listen) WED Pike in Love WED Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and WED bees. Stars John Le Mesurier and Ian Lavender. From December WED 1983. WED WED 17:30 The Right Time b00fv9t1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 The Blue Lenses b007k4jq (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED After major eye surgery, Marda West discovers that her WED vision has frighteningly new clarity. Dark fantasy read by WED Emma Fielding. WED WED 18:30 Earthsearch b007jp1w (Listen) WED Series 2, Megalomania WED An Android built by the Challenger's computers suffers WED severe logic failure. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t3twj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008vnrl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192y98 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 21:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9zv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmj94 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Heresy b018xtrr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Absolute Power b0192y9d (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 3 WED Revenge is a gourmet dish best served cold when Martin WED deceives Charles. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From WED February 2004. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01b62hn (Listen) WED More comedy and chat with host Arthur Smith and the week's WED guest Andrew Lawrence. WED WED 23:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jrfl (Listen) WED Focus WED Jason reckons his cheating ex-girlfriend wants him back - WED but he can't forgive her. Stars Dominic Monaghan. From WED September 1999. WED WED 23:30 Revolting People b00fy2qr (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 6 WED Ezekiel sets out to uncover who is his new son's real WED father. 1770 America sitcom. With Andy Hamilton and Jay WED Tarses. WED WED THU THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2012 THU THU 00:00 The Blue Lenses b007k4jq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp1w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0192y98 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Cabin Pressure b00chy5c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Whispers b00c6rnk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jmxy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qb9zv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmj94 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k2kl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Right Time b00fv9t1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0194n5v (Listen) THU Dover Beats the Band THU 4 Extra Debut. The Yard's lazy detective probes a THU philatelist's murder at a 1976 holiday camp. Joyce Porter's THU thriller stars Kenneth Cranham. THU THU 07:00 Artists b0194n5x (Listen) THU Series 2, Self-Destruct THU Traditional Tamsin competes with her installationist THU boyfriend to create a self-portrait. Stars Ben Miller. From THU April 2004. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b00sx2ql (Listen) THU Series 6, The Crush THU Clare decides to focus her attention on her son, Thomas. THU This leads to a chance meeting at Toddler Tunes that could THU change the course of Clare's life. Meanwhile, Brian's THU admiration for Nali grows when she visits his school and THU tames Year Nine. All this plus Clare and Libby both THU interview for the Team Leader post. THU Clare ..... Sally Phillips THU Brian ..... Alex Lowe THU Ray/Pendred/Interviewer .... Richard Lumsden THU Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck THU Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti THU Libby ..... Jess Robinson THU Sybil/Girl/Nuli ..... Alex Tregear THU Howard ..... Paterson Joseph THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Producer: Katie Tyrrell THU The Sony Award Winning comedy, Clare in the Community, THU returns with Sally Phillips as Clare Barker the social THU worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of THU the practical solutions. THU Like plenty before her, Clare, has entered a caring THU profession so that she can sort out other peoples' problems THU rather than deal with her own. She is in her mid thirties, THU white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are THU occasional causes of discomfort to her. THU A control freak, Clare Barker likes nothing better than THU interfering in other people's lives on both a professional THU and personal basis and in a society where there are still THU plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring THU social worker. Or even Clare. THU Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control THU both her professional and private life. THU The Sony Judges said: "A completely engaging narrative, THU beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny THU material. A radio sit-com which pleasingly stresses the THU 'com' rather than the 'sit'.". THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b0195b7s (Listen) THU Birds of a Feather THU The feather-brained civil servants get themselves in a flap. THU Stars Richard Murdoch and Derek Guyler. Re-recorded April THU 1980. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jn4c (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 6 THU Godfrey is ridiculed when Mainwaring hears he was a THU conscientious objector. Adapted from TV with Arnold Ridley. THU From March 1975. THU THU 09:00 Know Your Place b0195ds4 (Listen) THU Jumpers THU Will caretaker Ramsay have the head for heights for a THU dangerous job? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From THU June 1983. THU THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge b007jw52 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, THU Peter Baynham, Armando Iannucci and Nick Frost. From August THU 2001. THU THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0g (Listen) THU My Beloved Dora THU Mr Micawber confides in David about Uriah Heep - and Dora's THU health causes concern. Stars Phil Daniels and Sheila THU Hancock. THU THU 11:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8m (Listen) THU Ivan Matveyitch THU An old academic and a young boy. A topsy-turvy friendship, THU but it endures. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's THU tale. THU THU 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmv26 (Listen) THU No Foes Shall Stay His Might THU Aided by a powerful spirit, a hunter is after Pilgrim - who THU tries to save himself by rescuing a young girl. Stars Paul THU Hilton. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b0195b7s (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jn4c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0194n5v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007jwgf (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU A weary Little Nell and her Grandfather find some welcome THU help on their travels. Dickens dramatisation with Julia THU McKenzie. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrw1 (Listen) THU Crecy, Calais and the Garter THU Edward III instigates the Order of the Garter, a 'Camelot' THU for Knights. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British THU Isles. THU THU 14:30 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream b00ysn2n (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Autobiography of a Tory grandee. A surprise new job at the THU heart of the Thatcher government. Read by Oliver Ford THU Davies. THU THU 14:45 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet b007jmfc (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Mrs Glynn calls - and Barnaby discovers that settling his THU family debts is no straightforward matter. Read by William THU Hope. THU THU 15:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0195ds6 (Listen) THU Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jmhb (Listen) THU Series 5, Bon Voyage THU On a school trip to Calais, it's a member of staff who THU causes concern rather than the children. With Karl Howman. THU THU 17:30 Artists b0194n5x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 The Blue Lenses b007k4rp (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU After a major eye operation, shocked Marda West can see THU things that others can't. Emma Fielding concludes the dark THU fantasy. THU THU 18:30 Earthsearch b007jp29 (Listen) THU Series 2, Earth THU The starship Challenger's crew finally locate their planet - THU but what will they find? Stars Sean Arnold and Michael THU Maloney. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b0195b7s (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jn4c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0194n5v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 21:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmv26 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b00sx2ql (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 The Atkinson People b007k1z5 (Listen) THU George Dupont THU The French philosopher remains an enigma, despite an THU exhaustive biography. Rowan Atkinson's satirical probe. From THU April 1979. THU THU 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents b00891b1 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU 70s sitcom 'Who's in the Navy?' and soap opera 'Snipers THU Alley'. Sketch comedy from Canterbury with Dave Lamb. From THU June 1998. THU THU 23:30 The Castle b00t28d6 (Listen) THU Series 3, The Pilchards of Doom THU Hie ye to "The Castle", a rollicking sitcom set way back THU then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four THU Weddings & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley") THU In this episode, Sir John grapples with both an adulterous THU affair and a tin of pilchards. Meanwhile, Thomas explores THU the secrets of the Universe and Anne falls in love with King THU Russell de Brand. THU Sir John Woodstock .... James Fleet THU Sir William De Warenne .... Neil Dudgeon THU Lady Anne Woodstock .... Martha Howe-Douglas THU Cardinal Duncan .... Jonathan Kydd THU Lady Charlotte .... Ingrid Oliver THU Master Henry Woodstock .... Steven Kynman THU Merlin .... Lewis Macleod THU Written by Kim Fuller and Paul Alexander THU Music by Guy Jackson THU Producer: David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 The Blue Lenses b007k4rp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp29 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0194n5v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Know Your Place b0195ds4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge b007jw52 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xmv26 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jmhb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Artists b0194n5x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0195h1z (Listen) FRI Dover and the Unkindest Cut of All FRI 4 Extra Debut. McGregor might be deprived of his manhood. FRI Joyce Porter's comedy thriller set in 1976 stars Kenneth FRI Cranham and Philip Madoc. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007jrhd (Listen) FRI Series 1, Positive Thinking FRI Rosie's company goes new age, promoting the Brighton leg of FRI a Californian guru's tour. Stars Prunella Scales. From May FRI 2000. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b0195h21 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 15 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 b0195h23 (Listen) FRI The Loch Ness Monster FRI Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit FRI Scotland. Stars Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. From July FRI 1971. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007k1zr (Listen) FRI Any Old Iron? FRI Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI March 1972. FRI FRI 09:00 Instant Sunshine b00lh3hd (Listen) FRI Humorous songs from the quartet of David Barlow, Peter FRI Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From August FRI 1988. FRI FRI 09:30 We've Been Here Before b00ft41b (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI Clive Anderson's panel show of the past, with Gyles FRI Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Arabella Weir and Arthur Smith. FRI From June 2004. FRI FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0r (Listen) FRI I Have Loved You All My Life FRI As tragedy strikes, David is forced to contemplate his FRI future. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Gary FRI Cady. FRI FRI 11:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8r (Listen) FRI Bad Weather FRI Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in FRI Moscow? Alistair McGowan reads Constance Garnett's FRI translation. FRI FRI 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xn6t0 (Listen) FRI 'Gainst All Disaster FRI Mankind's immortal hero is forced to help Joseph of FRI Arimethea - held captive by a very malevolent angel. Stars FRI Paul Hilton. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b0195h23 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007k1zr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0195h1z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007vmbs (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Mrs Jarley keeps Little Nell and her Grandfather fully FRI occupied. Dickens dramatisation with Julia McKenzie. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrwh (Listen) FRI The Black Death FRI The Black Death: The Black Death blazes through Europe. Anna FRI Massey narrates the history of the British Isles, with Paul FRI Eddington. Episode 49 of 216. FRI FRI 14:30 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream b00ysqf2 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Autobiography of a Tory grandee. A dramatic moment in FRI political history and a return to damsons. Read by Oliver FRI Ford Davies. FRI FRI 14:45 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet b007jmfv (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Money matters come to a head between Sofia and Barnaby, FRI whose thoughts return to the 'Gaitlin Angel'. Read by FRI William Hope. FRI FRI 15:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0r (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0195hnr (Listen) FRI Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. FRI FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of FRI William Shakespeare b007k2q6 (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI The Royal Dingle Company invites Brian Cox to run a Bard's FRI tragedy masterclass. Stars Patrick Barlow. From September FRI 1995. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrhd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Dalek I Love You Too b009kfxs (Listen) FRI Doctor Who obsessive Nigel is missing with the mysterious FRI Romana. Colin Sharpe's sequel with David Raynor and Fiona FRI Clarke. FRI FRI 18:30 Earthsearch b007jp2r (Listen) FRI Series 2, Earthvoice FRI The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over - but FRI Earth is not how they left it. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda FRI Murray. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b0195h23 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007k1zr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0195h1z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8r (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xn6t0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b0195h21 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Elvenquest b00vy3n6 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI A new series of the fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth. FRI The intrepid band of Questers, led by Elven Lord, Vidar, set FRI off once again on their search for the Sword of Asnagar FRI which is the only thing that can free them from the tyranny FRI of the evil Lord Darkness. Joining Vidar on the Quest is FRI Dean, the dwarf, Penthiselea, an Amazon warrior princess, FRI Sam, the human, and Amis, the Chosen One (formerly Sam's dog FRI who took human form when he arrived in Lower Earth - he FRI alone can wield the Sword of Asnagar that will defeat Lord FRI Darkness). Each episode sees the valiant team on another FRI adventure as they heroically try their best not to get FRI killed. FRI Episode 1 sees the Questers saved from near certain death by FRI a strong and charming loner, who goes by the name of FRI Byorthnoth the Brave. But is Byorthnoth quite what he seems? FRI And does it really matter when he has such lovely hair? FRI Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is back from the Void and has FRI discovered that he's lost his immortality... FRI An all-star cast, featuring Stephen Mangan as "Sam", FRI Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", Kevin Eldon as FRI "Dean/Kreech", Darren Boyd as "Vidar", Ben Miles as FRI "Byorthnoth", Sophie Winkleman as "Penthiselea" and Dave FRI Lamb as "Amis".". FRI FRI 23:00 The Skivers b007zn0j (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI Peter Sissons and Alan Hansen's secrets revealed. Nick FRI Golson and Tim de Jongh welcome guest Henry Cooper. From FRI February 1995. FRI FRI 23:30 And Now In Colour b007jqfb (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Great Outdoors FRI The sketch team take the audience on an activity holiday. FRI Stars Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth. From FRI January 1991. FRI

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