23 March, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 24/03/2012 - 30/03/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 24 MARCH 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0124qyz (Listen) SAT The Veldt SAT Wealthy parents worry when their holographic nursery will SAT only show an African plain filled with savage lions. Ray SAT Bradbury's thriller stars Ivan Croswell. SAT SAT 00:30 Doctor Who b00s3cgl (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 3 SAT Matters come to a head as the Time Lord senses the presence SAT of renegade Morbius, who he assumed was dead. Read by Tom SAT Baker. SAT SAT 01:00 Trueman and Riley b00j7p9f (Listen) SAT Series 2, Love Bytes SAT With a woman missing, the duo are sucked into the virtual SAT world of online role playing. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan SAT Preston. SAT SAT 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dld10 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a SAT secret, word gets out, intriguing an historian. Read by SAT Nigel Anthony. SAT SAT 01:45 The Body on the Beach b009100g (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT With help from the town's snoopers, Carole and Jude make SAT some deeper discoveries in their murder mystery. Read by SAT Joanna Tope. SAT SAT 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe b007k0mg (Listen) SAT The Unquiet American SAT The rural station staff attempt to secure an old engine, but SAT there's a big catch. Stars Peter Davison. From January 1996. SAT SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel b00x7lb5 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Tease your brain with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, SAT Professor David Singmaster and Paul Lamford. From June 1998. SAT SAT 03:00 Masters' India - The Deceivers b01dlfdb (Listen) SAT The Sale at Parsola SAT William Savage has become a 'Deceiver' - so does he now SAT belong to Kali? John Masters' family saga with David SAT Collings and Steve Hodson. SAT SAT 04:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlff5 (Listen) SAT Sleep SAT Made for 4 Extra. Tom watches his wife sleep, reflecting on SAT all the events of their life together through 25 years. SAT Short stories by the Irish novelist, read by Don Wycherley. SAT SAT 04:15 A Confidential Agent b007js48 (Listen) SAT Fire SAT When a clothing factory goes up in flames, the private eye SAT must decide if sabotage or fraud is involved. Stars Rosemary SAT Martin. SAT SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law b007k2fg (Listen) SAT In Reverse SAT Lawyer Roger's touting for work, meaning some sweet-talking SAT to both Joy and Sally. Stars Richard Briers. From August SAT 1971. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007k1kz (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Comeback Kid SAT Rosie's new client is an ex-children's entertainer who is SAT keen to relaunch his career. Stars Prunella Scales. From SAT July 2001. SAT SAT 06:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate b007jp62 (Listen) SAT A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s SAT world of an aristocratic family. Stars Amanda Root and SAT Barbara Jefford. SAT SAT 07:30 Faking the Classics b00t5z90 (Listen) SAT Shakespeare SAT How fraudsters and tricksters have set out to fool us with SAT counterfeits passed off as the work of the Bard. Jonathan SAT Bate investigates. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01dtchm (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 23 SAT Back at the Town Hall, New York City, the American funny man SAT welcomes singer Tom Rush and pianist Shai Wosner. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Sport Relief Comedy Controller - Garry Richardson SAT b00rklg7 (Listen) SAT The Today Programme's sport guru hosts a special laugh SAT marathon, featuring Knowing Me Knowing You, Radio Active, SAT Hancock's Half Hour, The Game's Up, Look Away Now and Dad's SAT Army. SAT SAT 12:00 Craven - Omnibus b01dtcw3 (Listen) SAT As impending cuts threaten the GM Police Murder SAT Investigation Team, a case involving dangerous dogs and SAT legal drugs piques DCI Craven's interest. Police drama by SAT Amelia Bullmore. SAT SAT 13:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmlx (Listen) SAT The London Mystery SAT The canny man in the corner helps Polly, when a gambler SAT accused of murder seems to have the perfect alibi. Stars SAT Bernard Hepton. SAT SAT 14:00 The Radio Ballads b00ljkzj (Listen) SAT Singing the Fishing SAT Tales from the Norfolk and Scottish herring fleets with Ewan SAT McColl's songs. Award-winning documentary from August 1960. SAT SAT 14:30 Hancock's Half Hour b007n162 (Listen) SAT Anna and the King of Siam SAT The film of 'The King and I' inspires the lad's own SAT unmusical and argumentative version. Stars Tony Hancock. SAT From November 1956. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01dtchm (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate b007jp62 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01dld2p (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 25 SAT Lucy Porter takes the helm of the show which takes in the SAT best of British comedy, while Ed Byrne quizzes Ian Hislop. SAT SAT 18:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach b0120ykk (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT In the aftermath of a nuclear war, a deadly radioactive SAT cloud is moving slowly towards Australia. Stars Claudia SAT Harrison. SAT SAT 19:00 Sport Relief Comedy Controller - Garry Richardson SAT b00rklg7 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b0112d7d (Listen) SAT Greg Proops - Back in the UK SAT From Edinburgh, the American comedian holds forth on SAT everything from animals to the orange world of David SAT Copperfield. From September 1997. SAT SAT 22:45 Sarah at The Stand b0146j3w (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Sarah Millican in Edinburgh - stand-up and backstage with SAT Chris Forbes, Rob Rouse and Brendon Burns. From October SAT 2010. SAT SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires b007jljm (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Commander Dalgliesh discovers a murder victim, but The SAT Whistler seems to be out of the frame for this one. PD James SAT dramatisation stars Robin Ellis. SAT SAT 23:30 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds b00qbswk (Listen) SAT Frustrated Martin is offered an amazing opportunity, but is SAT he brave enough to take it? Stars Joss Ackland and Adrian SAT Dunbar. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 25 MARCH 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach b0120ykk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Craven - Omnibus b01dtcw3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmlx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate b007jp62 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01dld2p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room Omnibus SUN b00ssp44 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN In a squalid 1950s bedsit, single Jane is pregnant and has SUN to overcome personal and social prejudices. Stars Lynne SUN Seymour. SUN SUN 07:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j1c4r (Listen) SUN Roots SUN Nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin's poetic SUN travelogue starts with Suffolk in springtime. Read by Sean SUN Baker. SUN SUN 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01djp2w (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz SUN band for a brand new series of music and comedy. The band SUN will be joined by guest Isy Suttie. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b01dtg79 (Listen) SUN Napoleonic double-doings, while Ron's actions shock Eth and SUN Mr Glum. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From SUN December 1958. SUN SUN 08:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ncgg1 (Listen) SUN No Fear SUN Family chaos reigns when Bobby plays the hero. Popular SUN sitcom with Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison. From SUN September 1957. SUN SUN 09:00 Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week b01dtgfj (Listen) SUN An anonymous note is found declaring someone in 2Y is a SUN witch, and a legendary enchanter is summoned. Part of the SUN Chrestomanci children's fantasy series. Stars Bill Milner. SUN Clip SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01dtj94 (Listen) SUN Michael Johnson SUN Kirsty Young explores the choices of the sprinter in the SUN third of a series featuring Olympic gold medal winners. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b01dtjbc (Listen) SUN John Cleese SUN The famous comic actor on his time in Monty Python and SUN analysing what makes a joke funny, in conversation with Mark SUN Lawson. SUN SUN 11:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men on the Bummel b01dtj7q (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN 4 Extra Debut. George, Harris and J approach the end of SUN their journey and contemplate the Germans as a nation. SUN Performed by Jeremy Nicholas. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00cyywj (Listen) SUN Series 2, Jenny Secombe SUN Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about SUN growing up with her versatile, funny father. From January SUN 2007. SUN SUN 12:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room Omnibus SUN b00ssp44 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j1c4r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Wally K Daly - Burglar's Bargains b007jqx8 (Listen) SUN An unusual gang of crooks plan a daring robbery at a posh SUN London store. Stars Peter Jones, Charles Hawtrey and Bernard SUN Bresslaw. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b01dtg79 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ncgg1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week b01dtgfj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00vy3zr (Listen) SUN Exploration, Exploitation and Englightenment (AD 1680-1820) SUN Another chance to hear Neil MacGregor, the director of the SUN British Museum in London, continue his global history as SUN told through objects from the Museum's collection. SUN In this episode, he tackles the age of enlightment when SUN scientific learning and philosophical thought flourished. SUN Although often associated with reason, liberty and progress, SUN the Enlightenment was also a period of European imperial SUN expansion when the transatlantic slave trade was at its SUN height. Important advances in navigation allowed European SUN sailors to explore the Pacific more thoroughly, and for the SUN first time the indigenous cultures of Hawaii and Australia SUN were connected with the rest of the world. Europe was not SUN the world's only successful growing economy, China, under SUN the Qing dynasty, was regarded by many as the greatest SUN empire the world had ever seen. SUN Producer: Paul Kobrak. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b007jp0h (Listen) SUN The Judge's House SUN The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely SUN house of horror. Stars Edward de Souza and David Timson. SUN SUN 18:30 Weird Tales b00vknmp (Listen) SUN Connected, by Melissa Murray SUN After her brother-in-law's death, sad Steph rings his mobile SUN to hear his voice. Next day he rings back. Stars Fiona SUN Glascott. SUN SUN 19:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men on the Bummel b01dtj7q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00cyywj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b01dtg79 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ncgg1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01dtj94 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b01dtjbc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01djp2w (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Hair in the Gate - Series 2 b01dtjfv (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Brian sets out to woo an old flame using only the power of SUN language. With Kevin Eldon and Felicity Montagu. From August SUN 1995. SUN SUN 23:00 Newsjack b01dlcpz (Listen) SUN Series 6, Episode 5 SUN Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news SUN stories from the last seven days. SUN Writers - Episode 5 SUN Alex Brown SUN Alex Buchanan SUN Alfred Williams SUN Andy Fanton SUN Andy Flood SUN Ben Partridge SUN Carl Carter SUN Caspian James SUN Dale Shaw SUN Gareth Gwynn SUN Graham Kilvington SUN James Kettle SUN Jamie Gladden SUN Joel Slack-Smith SUN John Soanes SUN Kev Core SUN Laura Watson SUN Leila Johnston & Tim Warriner SUN Margaret Cabourn-Smith SUN Mathilda Gregory SUN Melanie Branton SUN Nick Hallam SUN Nick Vincent SUN Paul Harrison SUN Richard Ward SUN Thomas Smith SUN Tom Neenan SUN Script Edited by James Kettle SUN Produced by Lyndsay Fenner & Ed Morrish SUN SUN 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01dtjh4 (Listen) SUN The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2, Food SUN The award-winning comic reveals his love for an animated SUN rabbit, and his hatred of baguette nibbling. From July 2009. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 26 MARCH 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b007jp0h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Weird Tales b00vknmp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01dtj94 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b01dtjbc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men on the Bummel b01dtj7q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00cyywj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b01dtg79 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Wally K Daly - Burglar's Bargains b007jqx8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Diana Wynne Jones - Witch Week b01dtgfj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtjlt (Listen) MON Series 3, Every Dog Has His Day MON The detectives get a murder case. Only it's a dog - with a MON past. Brian B Thompson's mystery stars Robert Daws and MON Duncan Preston. MON Robert Daws and Duncan Preston MON MON 06:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtjps (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Stern is due to publish the scoop on May 5th. But doubts set MON in about the authenticity of the diaries. Read by Nigel MON Anthony. MON MON 06:45 The Body on the Beach b009102d (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Keen to solve the murder mystery, Carole Seddon uncovers MON more sinister goings on in the neighbourhood. Brett's MON thriller read by Joanna Tope. MON MON 07:00 Married b00804fg (Listen) MON Series 2, Serenity MON As he finally adjusts to his parallel life, Robin tries to MON convince his 'ex-wife' of the truth. Stars Hugh Bonneville. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01dhn6y (Listen) MON Series 62, Episode 7 MON CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF HISTORY MON Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons regularly welcomes 'our many MON listeners around the world.' To mark the flagship show's 45 MON year anniversary, Nicholas and his team have decided to let MON some of the listeners welcome them. MON Along with regular Just a Minute panellists Paul Merton and MON Marcus Brigstocke, the show's host Nicholas Parsons MON travelled to India to celebrate and highlight Just a MON Minute's unique and continuing popularity across the globe. MON Just a Minute's two special anniversary Indian shows were MON recorded in front of a lively, excited and sometimes MON unusually vocal audience of Mumbai urbanites. Topics up for MON discussion on the show include 'A Cultural Exchange', 'The MON Voice of New India' and a funny, quick-witted exchange on MON the unavoidable topic of the British Empire. MON Just a Minute regulars Paul Merton and Marcus Brigstocke are MON joined by top Indian comedy talents, Cyrus Broacha and MON Anuvab Pal. Cyrus Broacha is a prime-time TV host as well as MON actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his show MON 'Bakra' on MTV and 'The Week that Wasn't' on CNN-IBN. Anuvab MON Pal is a leading star in India's new wave of stand up MON Comedy, performing regularly in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. MON Multi-talented, he performs stand-up in addition to his MON other careers as an internationally renowned playwright, MON screenwriter, and journalist for Reuters. MON COMING UP... JUST A MINUTE'S INDIAN ADVENTURE (02nd April, MON R4, 11.30AM). MON Just a Minute grew to prominence in India, when it became MON available to Indian audiences via the BBC World Service. MON This exposure gave birth to a number of 'Indianised' MON versions of the game, which continue to be played amongst MON smart, young, Indian college graduates today. Dubbed 'JAM' MON sessions, they are a testament to the show's transnational MON appeal. MON As part of the Radio 4 Just a Minute anniversary MON celebration, BBC Radio 4 will also broadcast a special MON documentary on these JAM sessions; modern Indianised and MON radically different take up of the Just a Minute British MON audiences know and love. The documentary follows a group of MON lively young Indian college students as they prepare for a MON competitive JAM tournament against their peers at the Indian MON Institute of Management in Bangalore. MON To see photos and video clips of these shows please go to: MON http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5dp. MON Clips MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tz0hd (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne's songwriting talents spark adventure, plus a MON look at underwater sports. With Kenneth Williams. From June MON 1959. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b008hgpz (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 5 MON The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx MON Brothers radio show recreated. Stars Michael Roberts. From MON August 1992. MON MON 09:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01dtmb8 (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz MON band for a brand new series of music and comedy. The band MON will be joined by guest comedian Kevin Eldon. MON MON 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k2cn (Listen) MON Series 2, The Wedding MON Everyone's looking forward to Hillfield's big ceremony, but MON in which synagogue? Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman. From October MON 2000. MON MON 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jh5gt (Listen) MON Kishanpur 1856 MON Rodney Savage meets the Silver Guru and hears disturbing MON news. John Masters dramatisation with Michael Cochrane and MON Eva Haddon. MON MON 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) MON Shelley gets to grips with her cleaning job, and her MON thoughts turn to her son who is serving in Afghanistan. MON Short stories on family life and love, read by Julia Ford. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01dtdc4 (Listen) MON Clive Anderson is joined by the actress Eve Myles and Jo MON Bunting. With music from The Dirt Daubers. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Iain Glenn MON Iain Glenn is starring in Uncle Vanya, on now at The Print MON Room in London until Saturday 28th April 2012. MON Eve Myles MON Eve Myles stars in All New People at the Duke of York’s MON Theatre in London until 28 April. MON Nicholas Parsons MON Radio 4's Just A Minute celebrates 45 years on air by MON deviating to BBC Two for ten very special episodes, on MON weekdays at 6pm from Monday 26th March to Friday 6th April. MON And back home on BBC Radio 4 hear the second Just A Minute MON in India specials on Monday 26th March at 6.30pm. MON GEMMA MALLEY MON the Killables is published on 29 March by Hodder and MON Stoughton. MON The Dirt Daubers MON The Dirt Daubers continue their UK tour and perform Get MON Outta My Way from their new album Wake Up Sinners out now on MON Legendary Shack Shak records. MON LOS CAMPESINOS! MON Los Campesinos! continue their UK tour and they play By Your MON Hand from their latest album Hello Sadness. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tz0hd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b008hgpz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtjlt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtjps (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 13:45 The Body on the Beach b009102d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room b00sss5c (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Battling 1950s social prejudices, single mother-to-be Jane MON is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage. Stars Lynne MON Seymour. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsml (Listen) MON The Death of King Billy and the Coming of Queen Anne MON A truce is declared in Europe and all change for royalty as MON Queen Mary dies. Anna Massey narrates the history of MON Britain. MON MON 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fnbnm (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Young Mariam's life is about to change. Seeta Indrani reads MON Khaled Hosseini's story of two Afghan women across three MON decades. MON MON 14:45 I Found my Horn - Jasper Rees b00zm2ny (Listen) MON The journalist embarks on 'One Man's Struggle with the MON Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument.' Read by Nicholas MON Boulton. MON MON 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jh5gt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01dtph4 (Listen) MON Mel hears the first chapter in Eric Pringle's 'Big George MON and the Seventh Knight,' Tom Daley talks about Olympic MON training, and we hear about medieval musical instruments. MON MON 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b00fh6w9 (Listen) MON My Lucky Day MON The dear ladies squabble over some superstitious signs. MON Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From MON October 1983. MON MON 17:30 Married b00804fg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b01294pm (Listen) MON There Was An Old Woman MON Five men with a wicker basket arrive at Tildy's house, but MON not to do her shopping. Comic-horror tale by Ray Bradbury, MON with Ruth Hale. MON MON 18:30 Doctor Who b00s3dpf (Listen) MON Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 4 MON The Time Lord braces himself for a fiery demise, but Solon MON still has his own gruesome plan in mind. Read by Tom Baker. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tz0hd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b008hgpz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtjlt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtjps (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 20:45 The Body on the Beach b009102d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01dtdc4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01dhn6y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01dtmb8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01djsfs (Listen) MON Series 36, Episode 6 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with topical, comical sketches MON and stand up with Jon Holmes, Nathan Caton, Mitch Benn and MON Laura Shavin. MON MON 23:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00b9k9l (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 3 MON The host presents a selection of classic comic songs. With MON special guest comedian Howard Read. From October 2006. MON Music Details MON Steve Goodman: Vegematic (from the album Affordable Art) MON The Rutles: Unfinished Words (from the album Archaeology) MON Pete Gold: Text Song (from the album Hobbledehoy) MON Peter Sellers: She Loves You (from the album Peter Sellers) MON Howard Read: Burglary Song MON Bowling For Soup: 1985 (from the album A Hangover You Don’t MON Deserve) MON Weird Al Yankovic: Velvet Elvis (from the album Even Worse) MON MON TUE TUESDAY 27 MARCH 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b01294pm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Doctor Who b00s3dpf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtjlt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtjps (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:45 The Body on the Beach b009102d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01dtmb8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k2cn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jh5gt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01dtdc4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b00fh6w9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Married b00804fg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtrfl (Listen) TUE Series 3, Angel Delight TUE A robbery at a Burlesque Club leaves the duo looking at TUE cherries in a different light. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan TUE Preston. TUE Robert Daws and Duncan Preston TUE TUE 06:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtrh8 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Historian Hugh Trevor-Roper is recruited to study the TUE diaries. He is convinced at first, but soon wonders. Read by TUE Nigel Anthony. TUE TUE 06:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkn (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Carole Seddon and accomplice Jude question the death of Rory TUE Turnbull - was it really suicide? Simon Brett's thriller TUE read by Joanna Tope. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k00f (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Edgar and young Robert have been kidnapped, but is it a case TUE of mistaken identity? With Richard Griffiths and Nicky TUE Henson. TUE TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b01dhrn5 (Listen) TUE Series 7, Spanish Elvis TUE Arthur puts on en event in an ill friends Spanish bar. With TUE Liza Minelli and a Spanish Elvis auditioning, Arthur can do TUE nothing other than perform himself to make sure the night TUE goes off with a real bang. TUE Count Arthur Strong - one time Variety Star, now sole TUE proprietor and owner of Doncaster's Academy of Performance - TUE is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer TUE extraordinaire. He stars in a Sitcom with regular sidekick TUE Wilfred Taylor, Master Butcher, and a host of other TUE characters. TUE All false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a TUE delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, and an expert TUE in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin TUE of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening TUE experience. TUE Cast: TUE Steve Delaney TUE Mel Giedroyc TUE Alastair Kerr TUE Martin Marquez TUE David Mounfield TUE Producer: John Leonard TUE A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jtj9 (Listen) TUE The Sleeping Prince TUE When Neddie Seagoon is made President of Yakabakoo, he tries TUE to quell a revolution. Stars Spike Milligan. From February TUE 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007nf1x (Listen) TUE End of an Era TUE It's Bob and Thelma's big day, and he's on tranquilisers. TUE Adapted from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From TUE October 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01djsfs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00b9k9l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhpzh (Listen) TUE The Upstairs Room TUE Rodney Savage encounters the Dewan in strange circumstances. TUE John Masters' family saga with Michael Cochrane and Eva TUE Haddon. TUE TUE 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) TUE Because the Night, pt 1 TUE When her parents decide to have a party, Kristen comes up TUE with an escape plan. Coming of age story read by Susie TUE Riddell. TUE TUE 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dtsgz (Listen) TUE Free-Minded Albion's Daughter TUE The life of Victorian journalist pioneer, feminist and TUE campaigner, Bessie Rayner Parkes. Lavinia Murray's play with TUE Sarah Parks. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jtj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007nf1x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtrfl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtrh8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 13:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room b00st4hk (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Reconciled Jane and Toby are making Christmas plans, when an TUE unexpected visitor arrives. Stars Lynne Seymour and John TUE McAndrew. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsnh (Listen) TUE Highwaymen, The Rise of Marlborough and War With Spain TUE When soldiers found themselves without work, crime rose and TUE some became highwaymen. Anna Massey narrates the history of TUE Britain. TUE TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fnmcb (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Young Mariam goes to stay with her father, who reveals his TUE plans for her future. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta TUE Indrani. TUE TUE 14:45 I Found my Horn - Jasper Rees b00zm6g4 (Listen) TUE The scale of the author's ambition dawns on him, so he TUE starts making allies among the cognoscenti. Read by Nicholas TUE Boulton. TUE TUE 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhpzh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01cvg2w (Listen) TUE Mel finds out about battle re-enactments and medieval forts, TUE and Sue Perkins tells us about recreating life in the 1970s. TUE Why does she have to follow a goat around all day? TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b00b5r1h (Listen) TUE Series 2, Political Flu TUE The embassy chief must cope when political sickness strikes TUE in the People's Republic. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From April TUE 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k00f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012f50v (Listen) TUE Kaleidoscope TUE The aftermath of a disaster in space. Can there be beauty in TUE dying? Ray Bradbury's classic tale stars Scott Wilkinson. TUE TUE 18:30 Doctor Who b00s3g4r (Listen) TUE Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 5 TUE The Time Lord battles to restore Sarah Jane's eyesight, but TUE Solon and the Sisterhood have their own agendas. Read by Tom TUE Baker. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jtj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007nf1x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtrfl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtrh8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 20:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dtsgz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b01dhrn5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting TUE b0090xjz (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 6 TUE Romance at the fair beckons for Chris, and Sir Cliff the TUE tortoise is due for a bionic refit. With Jeremy Hardy. From TUE July 2002. TUE TUE 23:00 The Flight of the Conchords b00dnlkz (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE The Kiwi band face fan propositions. Improvised by Bret TUE McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, with Rob Brydon. From TUE September 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels b007jv8g (Listen) TUE Mum, Will You Shut Up Please Now You're Dead? TUE Tony meets wandering corpses and visits a deranged teenage TUE sweetheart. Nick Revell's epic saga with Peter Gunn. From TUE May 1997. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2012 WED WED 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012f50v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Doctor Who b00s3g4r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtrfl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtrh8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01djsfs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00b9k9l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhpzh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dtsgz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b00b5r1h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k00f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtvfj (Listen) WED Series 3, Family Business WED A man goes missing with 98 grand in bookie's winnings. But WED no-one seems to know who he is. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan WED Preston. WED Robert Daws and Duncan Preston WED WED 06:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtvgm (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Stern holds a press conference to launch the scoop, but WED farce ensues when the diaries are declared fake. Read by WED Nigel Anthony. WED WED 06:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkq (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Carole Seddon's murder suspicions are vindicated as a fresh WED suspect emerges. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope. WED WED 07:00 The Right Time b00c34ks (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 4 WED Dinner surprise. The sketch comedy for people growing older WED disgracefully. Stars Neil Innes and John Dowie. From April WED 2003. WED WED 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01dht2h (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups WED build an idiot's guide to life. This week Ava Vidal, Howard WED Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter offer a guide to WED raising children. WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrp7 (Listen) WED Cyrano De Hancock WED Chaos looms when Sid confesses he's in love with the lad's WED secretary. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From December WED 1956. WED WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jx9k (Listen) WED Series 1, The Birthday Present WED The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer. WED Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From March WED 1976. WED WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007xrsn (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 2 WED Dan's best mate Andy is surprised to meet Lucy's old school WED chum. Stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From June WED 2002. WED WED 09:30 Foul Play b00zljzj (Listen) WED Series 4, Death and Two Copies, Please WED Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a WED case of robbery gone wrong. Chaired by Simon Brett. From WED October 1998. WED WED 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhthh (Listen) WED Remember Mangal Pande WED Rodney learns the horrifying significance of the chapattis WED and goats' flesh. John Masters' family saga with Michael WED Cochrane. WED WED 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) WED Because the Night, pt 2 WED Kristen's plan to escape her parents' party hits an annoying WED snag. Coming of age story concluded by Susie Riddell. WED WED 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvvt3 (Listen) WED Change of Heart WED The life of pioneer reporter Mea Allan and mentor May WED Chalmers in wartime letters. Felicity Goodall's play with WED Siobhan Redmond. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrp7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jx9k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtvfj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtvgm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 13:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room b00st9x9 (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Single mother-to-be Jane returns home to find her boarding WED house deserted. Stars Lynne Seymour. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsnv (Listen) WED 1702 - A New Queen and Why Britain Must Go to War WED Queen Anne married George of Denmark and had no children, WED although she had been pregnant 18 times. She was also the WED last monarch to veto a bill of parliament. Anna Massey WED narrates. WED WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fnrgj (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Mariam tries to be a dutiful wife despite her husband WED Rasheed's behaviour. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta WED Indrani. WED WED 14:45 I Found my Horn - Jasper Rees b00zmdk5 (Listen) WED The author heads to America to hone his skills, and picks up WED some bizarre but sound advice. Read by Nicholas Boulton. WED WED 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhthh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01cvlty (Listen) WED Mike Perham talks about sailing round the world WED single-handedly, plus Mel dresses up in medieval armour and WED finds out why the dinosaurs were so giant. WED WED 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007zc9g (Listen) WED Nought for Thy Comfort WED Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. WED Or does he? Stars Robert Daws and Nina Wadia. From January WED 1999. WED WED 17:30 The Right Time b00c34ks (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012kx00 (Listen) WED Dark They Were and Golden Eyed WED The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. WED Ray Bradbury's tale of alienation stars Bryce Chamberlain. WED Directed by Mike McDonough. WED WED 18:30 Doctor Who b00s3hmq (Listen) WED Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 6 WED The Time Lord helps the Sisterhood, while the impatient WED Morbius demands that Solon take immediate action. Read by WED Tom Baker. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrp7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jx9k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtvfj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtvgm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 20:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvvt3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01dht2h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Delve Special b007jqfr (Listen) WED Series 3, Bitter Harvest WED Probing pesticides and agricultural policy - intrepid WED reporter David Lander asks if farming is in crisis. Stars WED Stephen Fry. From September 1987. WED WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show b007jm52 (Listen) WED The Tragedies WED The truncated thespians perform a 15-second 'King Lear', the WED 'Othello' Rap and 'Scottish Highland Discs'. WED WED 23:30 Any Bloke b00807sf (Listen) WED Series 1, Principles WED Phil's worried that Sarah and Fay are plotting behind his WED back. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November WED 1993. WED WED THU THURSDAY 29 MARCH 2012 THU THU 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012kx00 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Doctor Who b00s3hmq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Trueman and Riley b01dtvfj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler b01dtvgm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:45 The Body on the Beach b0091nkq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007xrsn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Foul Play b00zljzj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jhthh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvvt3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007zc9g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Right Time b00c34ks (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Trueman and Riley b01dvydy (Listen) THU Series 3, Green Machine THU When an environmental activist is knocked off his bike, the THU detective duo find green issues can be grey. Stars Robert THU Daws and Duncan Preston. THU Robert Daws and Duncan Preston THU THU 06:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b65bw (Listen) THU Burning End THU Fed up caring for her mother-in-law, Linda is worried when a THU glass vase seems to have caused a fire. Read by Sue THU Johnston. THU THU 06:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5y (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU There's fresh drama at the yacht club, while Carole Seddon THU makes an important discovery. Simon Brett's thriller read by THU Joanna Tope. THU THU 07:00 Life in London b011kpfk (Listen) THU Mr Lushington THU Pierce Egan's behind with news of slums, a king's interiors, THU and a dog-and-monkey fight. Stars Geoffrey McGivern. From THU May 2006. THU THU 07:30 Chris Ramsey: Offermation b01djr50 (Listen) THU South Shields comedian Chris Ramsey brings his Edinburgh THU Comedy Award nominated show to Radio 4 via the Manchester THU Comedy store. He explores the notion of 'Offermation' (not THU very interesting personal information that we haven't asked THU for) and what stuff really makes our lives meaningful. THU Writer and Performer....Chris Ramsey THU Producer....Julia McKenzie. THU THU 08:00 The Al Read Show b00ctjz6 (Listen) THU Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to relax. THU A compilation of the northern comic's 1950s monologues. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b00rvzkn (Listen) THU Series 2, Fallen Idol THU During platoon training, fellow officers lead Captain THU Mainwaring astray. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU June 1975. THU THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me b0089m77 (Listen) THU Series 2, Fathers and Sons THU Desperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a THU holiday with Sue. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February THU 1990. THU THU 09:30 The Cavity Within b00770ns (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Business is booming again, but can the dental team sort out THU their emotional lives and fill the yawning cavity within? A THU comedy with teeth, starring Chris O'Dowd. From October 2006. THU THU 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jj527 (Listen) THU Running Together THU Rodney Savage returns to his regiment and meets the Rani of THU Kishanpur. John Masters' family saga with Michael Cochrane. THU THU 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) THU Journey Home THU Snowbound in Paris, Alec worries about why his sister back THU home hasn't replied to his text. Short stories read by Adam THU Billington. THU THU 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvzm8 (Listen) THU Miss Thingummybob THU The dramatic life of Emilie Peacocke, the first woman THU journalist on the Daily Express. Janys Chambers' play with THU Kathryn Hunt. THU THU 12:00 The Al Read Show b00ctjz6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b00rvzkn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Trueman and Riley b01dvydy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b65bw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 13:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room b00sts9k (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU With Toby gone, single mother-to-be Jane bumps into the THU baby's father and asks him for help. Stars Lynne Seymour. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsp3 (Listen) THU The Battle of Blenheim THU By the start of the 18th century, Anne is queen and England THU is once again at war. Anna Massey narrates the history of THU Britain. THU THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fqknd (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Nine-year-old Laila perceives the destruction that war THU wreaks on her family. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta THU Indrani. THU THU 14:45 I Found my Horn - Jasper Rees b00zn04d (Listen) THU The author recalls his school days where his playing skill THU developed, before a disastrous performance. Read by Nicholas THU Boulton. THU THU 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jj527 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01dw0v2 (Listen) THU Actress Anjelica Huston tells us about her father's THU legendary film The African Queen, plus Mel finds out why we THU have a sweet tooth and learns all about Gentoo penguins. THU THU 17:00 For Better or for Worse b00tp6h4 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 6 THU When her mother inherits money, can Iris and fiance Bernard THU stop her from being swindled? Stars Gorden Kaye. From THU January 1995. THU THU 17:30 Life in London b011kpfk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) THU The Screaming Woman THU Has little Margaret stumbled on a murder? Ray Bradbury's THU vintage tale of suspense stars Rachael Jacobs and Beverly THU Rowland. Directed by Mike McDonough. THU THU 18:30 Doctor Who b00s3jtq (Listen) THU Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 7 THU Implanted into the composite body, the brain of Morbius is THU determined to get its revenge against the world. Read by Tom THU Baker. THU THU 19:00 The Al Read Show b00ctjz6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b00rvzkn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Trueman and Riley b01dvydy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b65bw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 20:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvzm8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Chris Ramsey: Offermation b01djr50 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Newsjack b01dlcpz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday] THU THU 23:00 Revolting People b008h6np (Listen) THU Series 3, Over the Rainbow THU Mary discovers that there's no place like home. 1770 America THU sitcom stars Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses. From June 2004. THU THU 23:30 Hut 33 b00vs38k (Listen) THU Series 2, Royal Visit THU The Bletchley Park codebreakers hit panic stations when a THU royal visitor arrives. Stars Robert Bathurst. From May 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Doctor Who b00s3jtq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Trueman and Riley b01dvydy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b65bw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me b0089m77 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Cavity Within b00770ns (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal b00jj527 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvzm8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 For Better or for Worse b00tp6h4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Life in London b011kpfk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) FRI Series 3, Home Truths FRI The duo's investigative skills are challenged by a FRI 14-year-old who's more than a chip off the old block. Stars FRI Robert Daws and Duncan Preston. FRI Robert Daws and Duncan Preston FRI FRI 06:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5v5s (Listen) FRI The Wrong Category FRI Ignoring his mother's fears, Barry goes out after dark to FRI visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran. FRI FRI 06:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5z (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation FRI reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by FRI Joanna Tope. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007k1tg (Listen) FRI Series 2, Trade Secrets FRI Confidentiality proves a headache for events manager Rosie FRI in Brighton. Stars Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir. From FRI July 2001. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b01dw46d (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 26 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 b01dw471 (Listen) FRI The New Barmaid FRI A fresh arrival makes waves and throws a NATO exercise into FRI confusion. 100th episode. Stars Leslie Phillips. From April FRI 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007k4gh (Listen) FRI And So to Bed FRI Harold decides that buying a new bed is the only way he'll FRI ever impress women. Classic comedy adapted from TV with FRI Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From March 1976. FRI FRI 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe b007k0vl (Listen) FRI Foreign Parts FRI As winter arrives on the rural railway, station master David FRI gets an exciting job offer. Stars Peter Davison. From FRI January 1996. FRI FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel b00x7lb5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] FRI FRI 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jjq7j (Listen) FRI Death of a Tribesman FRI Robin Savage marches to Kabul, as Anne attends a dying man. FRI John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet FRI Stevenson. FRI FRI 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dw5lw (Listen) FRI Pretending FRI Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded FRI on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham. FRI FRI 11:15 The Other Constance Chatterley b007k0l7 (Listen) FRI Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her FRI famous namesake. Martyn Wade's comedy stars Felicity Montagu FRI and Rachel Atkins. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01dw471 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007k4gh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5v5s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 13:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room b00svc1h (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI With the baby due, expectant single mother Jane receives FRI unexpected financial help. Stars Lynne Seymour. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jspf (Listen) FRI Union With Scotland FRI It's 1707 and the union of Scotland and England is imminent. FRI Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. FRI FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fr1qj (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The Russians leave Afghanistan, but for Laila the peace is FRI short-lived. Khaled Hosseini's epic story read by Seeta FRI Indrani. FRI FRI 14:45 I Found my Horn - Jasper Rees b00zn5ch (Listen) FRI The day of the big performance arrives, but is a year of FRI endeavour enough to impress Jasper's peers? Read by Nicholas FRI Boulton. FRI FRI 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jjq7j (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01dw5xf (Listen) FRI Mel hears from the man behind The Simpsons, Matt Groening. FRI Andi Osho presents another Sneaky Peeks, and finds herself FRI in the Falkland Isles with a lot of penguins. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007k2p3 (Listen) FRI But... FRI Juggling his cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has FRI trouble with toggles and gromits. With Richard Briers. From FRI August 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007k1tg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012wzzd (Listen) FRI A Sound of Thunder FRI A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected FRI results. Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's most famous yarn stars FRI Max Robinson. Directed by Mike McDonough. FRI FRI 18:30 Doctor Who b00s5ztx (Listen) FRI Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 8 FRI The Time Lord and Sarah Jane confront the Morbius monster FRI once more, and call upon the Sisterhood for help. Read by FRI Tom Baker. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01dw471 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007k4gh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5v5s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 20:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dw5lw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 The Other Constance Chatterley b007k0l7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b01dw46d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 The Big Fun Show b00lk0c1 (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and FRI Josie Lawrence, before they hit the big time. From February FRI 1988. FRI FRI 23:00 The Skivers b00j5l87 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 3 FRI Night clubbing in London courtesy of Peter Stringfellow. FRI Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January FRI 1997. FRI FRI 23:30 Vent b01dw7cx (Listen) FRI Series 3, Loneliness Is a Crowded Head FRI Comedy series by Nigel Smith about a man in a coma, FRI travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own FRI unconscious mind. FRI Ben's life is full of well-meaning people trying to do FRI everything for him. Everything, that is, except leave him FRI alone. He begins to wonder if Robinson Crusoe might have FRI been on to a good thing. FRI Ben ...... Neil Pearson FRI Mary ...... Fiona Allen FRI Mum ...... Josie Lawrence FRI Blitz ...... Leslie Ash FRI Nurse ...... Jo Martin FRI Derek ...... Stephen Frost FRI Marley ...... Spencer Brown FRI Bea ...... Scarlett Milburn-Smith FRI Castaway ...... John Kay-Steel FRI Waiter ...... Bruce Alexander FRI Directed by Nigel Smith. FRI

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