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SAT SATURDAY 14 JULY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008pc0b (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT The dragon strikes. Captain Vimes gets his man, but can he SAT hang onto him? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis and John SAT Wood. SAT SAT 00:30 Wally K Daly - The Silent Scream b007k3zb (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The alien threat appears to pass, but baby Sam's behaviour SAT causes concern. The second of a sci-fi trilogy with Donald SAT Hewlett. SAT SAT 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011j8wn (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Curious Curate SAT When the village curate is found murdered, the retired PR SAT guru vows to bring his killer to justice. Stars Penelope SAT Keith. SAT SAT 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn SAT b008jdcz (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT Smuggling is on the agenda as Syn and Mipps defy the Revenue SAT Officer, but pay a terrible price. Russell Thorndike's SAT adventure read by Rufus Sewell. SAT SAT 02:00 After Henry b007jnh1 (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Cold SAT Sarah, her mother Eleanor and daughter Clare battle with SAT colds - and each other. Stars Prunella Scales. From August SAT 1986. SAT SAT 02:30 Trivia Test Match b007w3cp (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Umpire Brian Johnston bowls the questions to Tim Rice, Paul SAT Merton, Willie Rushton and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From SAT September 1992. SAT SAT 03:00 Jane Austen - Emma b008h4xg (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Two new arrivals in Highbury threaten the composure of Emma SAT Woodhouse. Stars Eve Best, Robert Bathurst and David Bamber. SAT SAT 04:00 HE Bates - Three Country Stories b007jyd8 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Great Uncle Crow SAT A young boy gets to know his eccentric relative with a SAT fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'. Read by SAT David Neal. SAT SAT 04:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree b007jy9f (Listen) SAT 14-year-old Sharmila avoids the grief from her mother's SAT death by losing herself in Hindu mythology. Stars Parminder SAT Nagra. SAT SAT 05:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b007jv6b (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, SAT Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July SAT 1991. SAT SAT 05:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience SAT b007k4qk (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The husband and wife radio presenters humiliate Juliet SAT Stevenson. With Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. From SAT January 1999. SAT SAT 06:00 Anne Caulfield - Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy SAT b01kq0wh (Listen) SAT A celebration of a classic music hall duo and their immortal SAT gossipy characters. Starring Celia Imrie and Susie Blake. SAT SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes b00t0zm6 (Listen) SAT All on the Black SAT John Rawling relives the 1985 World Snooker Championship, SAT with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor in the battle for the SAT crown. SAT SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qxffj (Listen) SAT Murray Walker SAT The legendary motor racing commentator chooses his favourite SAT tunes and chats about his career. SAT SAT 09:00 Selected Radiophonic Works b00g15x3 (Listen) SAT Richard Coles tells the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop's SAT extraordinary story. SAT In 1958 a unique musical laboratory opened at the BBC. It SAT was called the Radiophonic Workshop and provided music and SAT sound for a wealth of BBC programmes, from The Goons to Dr SAT Who. SAT With contributions from Coldcut, Dick Mills and Mark Ayres, SAT Richard Coles explores the achievements of the unit and SAT presents a carefully chosen selection of programmes SAT showcasing the department's work: SAT The Dreams (05/01/1964) SAT The Goons (02/02/1959) SAT Inferno Revisited (17/04/1983) SAT Relativity (1974) SAT Electric Tunesmiths (30/12/1971) SAT Bath Time (1976). SAT SAT 12:00 Where'd You Go Bernadette? - Omnibus b01kpvnj (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Omnibus. Made for 4 Extra. Maria Semple's comic novel, SAT adapted by Miranda Davies. Elgin confronts Bernadette about SAT the mudslide. Stars Miranda Richardson. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007jw5r (Listen) SAT Series 3, Behind the Curtain SAT When a theatrical first lady receives a chilling death SAT threat, the Victorian detective investigates. Starring Brian SAT Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 Yes Minister b007jl60 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Open Government SAT Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's SAT office. Adapted from TV. Starring Paul Eddington. From SAT October 1983. SAT SAT 14:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qpjy6 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 5 SAT Singing dogs and the tale of Martin Copperwick. Sketches and SAT songs with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jo Kendall. From November SAT 1965. SAT SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qxffj (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Anne Caulfield - Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy SAT b01kq0wh (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 The Write Stuff b01by9l4 (Listen) SAT Jackie Collins SAT Author of the Week this episode is million-selling author SAT and steadfast purveyor of "bonkbusters", Jackie Collins. SAT Team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh are joined by SAT journalist, Jane Thynne, and creator of the DI Thorne SAT novels, Mark Billingham as they attempt to answer questions SAT based on her life and work. SAT For the finale of the show, the teams are asked to imagine SAT Jackie Collins' version of a literary classic, such as SAT Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre. SAT SAT 18:00 Wally K Daly - 625Y b007js6f (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A scientist discovers a gene that could determine a man or SAT woman's natural lifespan. Stars Amanda Root and Geoffrey SAT Whitehead. SAT SAT 18:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury b00tfqmg (Listen) SAT A Sound of Thunder SAT A hunter gets the ultimate opportunity to time travel and SAT shoot a dinosaur - with unexpected consequences. Read by SAT Sean Barrett. SAT SAT 19:00 Selected Radiophonic Works b00g15x3 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Comedy on the Boat b017gk95 (Listen) SAT Episode 7 SAT Devonian Charlie Baker and Irish improv duo Abandoman are SAT rocking the Tattershall Castle with laughter on London's SAT River Thames. SAT SAT 22:30 Comic to Comic b007xxzn (Listen) SAT Series 2, Andy Parsons SAT Comedian and TV panellist Andy Parsons chats to Bruce Morton SAT about his career, Glaswegian shipyards and New Zealand SAT sausage ads. SAT SAT 23:00 P Division: Code Four One b007jnqs (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Ladder SAT A wealthy couple disappears and the police believe they have SAT been murdered. But where are the bodies? Stars Jake D'Arcy. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 15 JULY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Wally K Daly - 625Y b007js6f (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury b00tfqmg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qxffj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Where'd You Go Bernadette? - Omnibus b01kpvnj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007jw5r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Anne Caulfield - Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy SUN b01kq0wh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 The Write Stuff b01by9l4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xlw19 (Listen) SUN Omnibus SUN 4 Extra Debut. Based on letters and diaries, a portrait of SUN the extraordinary Queen's life, marriage and achievements. SUN Stars Imogen Stubbs. SUN SUN 07:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak b009xyzb (Listen) SUN Destination Europe and Running Beside Ron Clarke SUN In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on SUN European unity and the joy of gyms. From July 2001. SUN SUN 07:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01k9sx0 (Listen) SUN Gravinia and Plumpf SUN Brian Gulliver has been missing for six years. Now he's back SUN and he has a story to tell. Each week is a new adventure, SUN starring Neil Pearson and Mariah Gale, by Bill Dale. SUN SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpx1 (Listen) SUN The Bishop Has a Rest SUN A peaceful Saturday afternoon at St Oggs is rudely SUN interrupted. Written for radio, starring William Mervyn. SUN From December 1972. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k0ds (Listen) SUN James, the Little Gentleman SUN When Granddad comes into money, the naughty schoolboy is SUN faced with boarding school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From SUN November 1964. SUN SUN 09:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures b01kpx3m (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. A school trip for Luke, Maria and Clyde turns SUN to horror when mysterious standing stones come to life. Read SUN by Elisabeth Sladen. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0124xm3 (Listen) SUN Jo Brand SUN Kirsty Young presents highlights from the Desert Island SUN Discs archive. Revisit the castaway choices of stand-up SUN comedian Jo Brand. From March 2007. SUN SUN 10:45 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01kpyzt (Listen) SUN Have Red Nose Will Travel SUN The author and founder Goon explains the exact moment that SUN his comic inspiration reached full fruition. From October SUN 1993. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b01kpz4d (Listen) SUN Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 2 SUN A family dinner inspires Kate to spend time with her SUN daughter Phoebe. But when Kate is called away from their SUN shopping trip, things start to go wrong. SUN SUN 11:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01kpzsr (Listen) SUN The Balloon SUN Michael Williams stars as 1940s radio star Robb Wilton, SUN negotiating the more difficult aspects of charity SUN fundraising in 1986. SUN SUN 12:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xlw19 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak b009xyzb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Stewart Conn - Thistlewood b00hw8hs (Listen) SUN In the early 19th Century, a time of unrest, a group of SUN radicals influenced by Peterloo conspire to assassinate the SUN government. Period drama starring John Hollis and Ian Hogg. SUN SUN 15:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpx1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k0ds (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01kpzwq (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc picks the best bits of 4 O'Clock Show. The SUN story was 'The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Thirteenth Stone', SUN which meant Mel 'time travelled' anytime, anyplace, SUN anywhere. SUN SUN 16:30 The Sarah Jane Adventures b01kpx3m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Armitage and Moore's Guide to Song b00y1t61 (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN What songs mean and their significance, plus use of SUN techniques. With analysis from Simon Armitage, Allan Moore SUN and Tom McRae. SUN SUN 18:00 The Man in Black b00p4klw (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Old Road SUN Mark Gatiss introduces Penelope Skinner's chilling tale of a SUN young woman's terror on an ancient road. Stars Laura SUN Molyneux. SUN SUN 18:30 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007xrtx (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Ichabod Crane comes face to face with his worst nightmare. SUN Martin Jarvis concludes Washington Irving's supernatural SUN classic. SUN SUN 19:00 Creme De la Crime b00824r5 (Listen) SUN Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme SUN Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious SUN curse of a mummy. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From May SUN 2002. SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b01kpz4d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01kpzsr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpx1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k0ds (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0124xm3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Short Stories by John McGahern b00pbv14 (Listen) SUN A Slip Up SUN Exiled in England, a retired Irishman sustains himself by SUN imagining working the farm he lost back home. Read by Sean SUN McGinley. SUN SUN 22:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01k9sx0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection b00mvr2w (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 6 SUN Sitcom by David Nobbs, set in a museum. SUN Walter continues to be suspicious of his wife's attempts at SUN reconciliation, and the Crumb-Looselys' long-distance SUN relationship steers towards the rocks. SUN Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt SUN Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer SUN Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins SUN Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith SUN Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond SUN Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern SUN Eva Tattle ...... Juklia Deakin SUN Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley SUN Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo SUN Gloria Brindle ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood SUN Vicar ...... Stephen K Amos. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01lbfh7 (Listen) SUN From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has SUN two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur chats to the stand-up Diane SUN Spencer. SUN SUN 23:00 Little Britain b008l1sx (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 5 SUN Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' SUN oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras. From March 2001. SUN SUN 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest b008kxnk (Listen) SUN Episode 6 SUN Dan Freedman and Nick Romero eavesdrop on Radio 4 SUN newsreaders after hours, and visit the Planet of the Grapes. SUN From May 2000. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 16 JULY 2012 MON MON 00:00 The Man in Black b00p4klw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Ghost Stories: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow b007xrtx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0124xm3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01kpyzt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b01kpz4d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01kpzsr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpx1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Stewart Conn - Thistlewood b00hw8hs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures b01kpx3m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011kpfh (Listen) MON Series 2, Duck and Cover MON With the villagers reeling from the curate's death, the fete MON goes ahead with a killer still amongst them. Stars Penelope MON Keith. MON MON 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsql (Listen) MON The Journey to Arabia MON A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client send MON young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip. Stars MON Tim Munro. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 3 MON Change is all around, but Lucy doesn't realise that Daniel MON can't keep secrets. Stars David Tennant. From October 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01kjs1b (Listen) MON Series 57, Episode 3 MON The nation's favourite wireless entertainment pays a MON first-time visit to the Grand Theatre in Swansea. Regulars MON Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined MON on the panel by Rob Brydon, with Jack Dee in the chair. MON Colin Sell provides piano accompaniment. Producer - Jon MON Naismith. MON Clip MON Barry gets a diagnosis MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00b9xgs (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne meets juicy Nell Gwyn, and Hornerama reports MON on Homes and Gardens. Sketch comedy with Kenneth Williams. MON From November 1961. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00sf1tm (Listen) MON The Musical Evening MON Albert takes action over Harold's gramophone. Adapted from MON TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From MON September 1966. MON MON 09:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01kt4rc (Listen) MON Anidara MON Brian Gulliver has been missing for six years. Now he's back MON and he has a story to tell. Each week is a new adventure, MON starring Neil Pearson and Mariah Gale, by Bill Dale. MON MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jvq2 (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 1 MON Ken Handley pitches to a motorway services chain. MON Advertising satire with Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. MON From January 1982. MON MON 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snl4p (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Farmer John Ridd clashes with the Doones and meets daughter MON Lorna. 17th century romance set in Devon. Stars Alison MON Pettit. MON MON 11:00 HE Bates - Three Country Stories b007jv63 (Listen) MON Series 2, Loss of Pride MON Uncle Silas tells of the womanising shoemaker and the baked MON potato. Read by David Neal. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01kr71z (Listen) MON Jimmy Cliff, Michel Roux Jr, AA Gill and Steve Boggan MON Clive helps TV critic, traveller and restaurant critic A.A MON Gill untangle the myths and contradictions of American life MON in his new book, 'The Golden Door', a collection of MON brilliantly insightful essays about the good ol' U.S of A. MON How can a country that has produced so many first-class MON minds, talents and innovations be so commonly dismissed as MON stupid, arrogant and introspective? MON Could a quarter-pounder and fries be a winning entry for The MON Roux Scholarship? Clive talks champagne sauce and salmon MON mousse with the Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr whose MON quest for a new culinary talent is the focus of the MON hour-long documentary special on the Good Food channel on MON Sunday 15th July at 8pm. MON Picking up on the Stars and Stripes theme, writer and MON traveller Steve Boggan shows Nikki Bedi where the money is MON in his latest book, 'Follow the Money - A Month in the Life MON of a Ten-Dollar Bill'. MON Living legend Jimmy Cliff explains to Clive how you can get MON it if you really want and performs the track 'One More' MON which will be the first single from his new album 'Rebirth'. MON More musical spice comes from the unique "folk-step" sound MON of Alt-J who will perform their new single 'Tessellate' from MON their album 'An Awesome Wave. MON Producer Cathie Mahoney. MON AA Gill MON 'The Golden Door: Letters To America� is published by MON Weidenfeld & Nicolson and available now. MON Michel Roux Jr MON �The Roux Scholarship� is on Sunday 15th July at 20.00 on MON Good Food Channel. MON Steve Boggan MON �Follow The Money: A Month in the Life of a Ten-Dollar Bill� MON is published by Union Books and out now. MON Jimmy Cliff MON �Rebirth� is out on Tuesday 17th July. MON Jimmy is currently on a world tour. He's performing at Womad MON Festival, Malmesbury on Friday 27th and Camp Bestival, MON Dorset on Saturday 28th July. Check Jimmy's website for MON further UK tour dates. MON Alt-J MON Alt-J's debut album �An Awesome Wave�is available now on MON Infectious. MON The band are playing at Tramlines, Sheffield on Friday 20th MON July and various UK festivals. Check their website for MON details. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00b9xgs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b00sf1tm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011kpfh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsql (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xmbyx (Listen) MON The Newly Weds MON Based on the diaries and letters of Queen Victoria. The MON newly weds return to Buckingham Palace. Stars Imogen Stubbs. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtf8 (Listen) MON Opium and Afghan Wars MON Queen Victoria deals with wars in Afghanistan and China, and MON marries Prince Albert. Bite-sized history of Britain, MON narrated by Anna Massey. MON MON 14:30 Book at Beachtime b01kt6lr (Listen) MON Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 1 MON Made for 4 Extra. Dark secrets threaten to tear a family MON apart. Country house drama set in Edwardian England, read by MON Hattie Morahan. MON MON 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snl4p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01kt6mv (Listen) MON Mel's having a Scottish day, as she joins some Americans on MON a bus tour of the Highlands, visits Stirling Castle and MON cycles up the Western Isles. MON MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00936z4 (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 1 MON Fresh fame beckons ex-Eurovision duo Sheila and Tommy, but MON there's a snag. Stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd. From July MON 1998. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p506 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one MON chance. Comic fantasy conclusion with Martin Jarvis and John MON Wood. MON MON 18:30 Wally K Daly - The Silent Scream b007k406 (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON The alien threat appears to pass, but baby Sam's behaviour MON causes concern. The second of a sci-fi trilogy with Donald MON Hewlett. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00b9xgs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00sf1tm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011kpfh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsql (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 HE Bates - Three Country Stories b007jv63 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01kr71z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01kjs1b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01kt4rc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01kktml (Listen) MON Series 37, Episode 6 MON Reformation: in a week of Lord's reform, and mooted changes MON to benefits for pensioners, Susan Calman, Mitch Benn and MON Laura Shavin join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis to examine the MON stories making the news this week. Susan Calman inquires MON into the process of inquiries; Gareth Gwynn sets out the MON mammoth task ahead of the new BBC Director General; and MON Mitch Benn plays tribute to 50 years of the Rolling Stones. MON Produced by Victoria Lloyd. MON Clip MON The Junior Now Show MON MON 23:30 20th Century Vampire b007yrwg (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The lives of trainee vampire Eloise, boyfriend Wayne and her MON Transylvanian tutor. Stars Louise Lombard. From October MON 1993. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 17 JULY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p506 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Wally K Daly - The Silent Scream b007k406 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011kpfh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsql (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01kt4rc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jvq2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snl4p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 HE Bates - Three Country Stories b007jv63 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01kr71z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00936z4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ktgc (Listen) TUE Series 2, Buried Treasure TUE The amateur sleuth's plan to quit smoking sparks a treasure TUE hunt, humiliation, and a rather nasty murder. Stars Penelope TUE Keith. TUE TUE 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsqw (Listen) TUE Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai TUE George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure TUE in search of a missing client. Stars Tim Munro. TUE TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down b008fdj0 (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Feminine Thrust TUE Marlborough Road's Clare is giving a lecture - with cleaner TUE Sally smoothing the way. Stars Stella McCusker. From July TUE 2002. TUE TUE 07:30 Sketchorama b01kjt9h (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Award-winning character comedian and doyen of sketch comedy TUE Humphrey Ker presents the pick of the best live sketch TUE groups currently performing on the UK comedy circuit in this TUE brand new showcase - with character, improv, broken and TUE musical sketch comedy. TUE Humphrey Ker is himself an established sketch performer, TUE writer, actor and comedian who won the Fosters Edinburgh TUE Comedy Award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh festival in TUE 2011. For five years he was part of the much-loved sketch TUE trio The Penny Dreadfuls, with whom he wrote and performed TUE in a string of Edinburgh festival smashes, two series on TUE BBC7 and two plays for Radio 4. TUE The sketch groups featured in episode three of Sketchorama TUE are: TUE The Three Englishmen: Ben Cottam, Nick Hall, Jack Hartnell TUE and Tom Hensby are a sketch comedy group based in London. TUE They formed in early 2009 and have performed a sell-out TUE monthly residency at the Canal Cafe Theatre in Little TUE Venice, and enjoyed a critically acclaimed Fringe debut in TUE 2011. 'One of the UK's best emerging sketch shows' The TUE Scotsman. TUE Max and Ivan: Critically acclaimed double act Max Olesker TUE and Ivan Gonzalez. Not only did they enjoy 5 star reviews TUE for their 2011 Holmes & Watson Fringe show, they also TUE scooped the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize for TUE their one-off Fringe show The Wrestling, a stand up and TUE wrestler mash-up extravaganza! TUE Frisky and Mannish: Mash-parodic sketch cabaret TUE vaudevillians Matthew Floyd Jones and Laura Corcoran. They TUE brought their Pop Centre Plus show filled with pop-centric TUE comedy brilliance to the 400 seater Fringe venue the TUE Udderbelly and officially sold it out. TUE Producer: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Max and Ivan TUE Frisky and Mannish TUE The Three Englishmen TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jp6c (Listen) TUE The Great Regent's Park Swim TUE Neddie Seagoon ends up splashing about when he visits a TUE German scientist. Stars Harry Secombe. From October 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Listen to Les b00jz2xl (Listen) TUE Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue', Cosmo TUE Smallpiece and a piano sing-along. With Colin Edwynn. From TUE November 1979. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01kktml (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Jest a Minute b013f0vy (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 6 TUE Justin Moorhouse, Greg Davies, Chris Corcoran and Lucy TUE Porter star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz. From September TUE 2006. TUE TUE 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snrxb (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Murderer Carver Doone tries to starve Lorna into marrying TUE him, but John has other ideas. Stars Alison Pettit and Kim TUE Durham. TUE TUE 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqt (Listen) TUE Bright Young Things, The Garden Party, by Katherine TUE Mansfield TUE Romola Garai reads the first of two stories celebrating the TUE extravagant, cocktail-swilling party people of the 1920s, TUE the 'Bright Young Things'. In today's story, one of TUE Katherine Mansfield's all-time classics, a tragic death TUE threatens to intrude upon the lavish preparations for a TUE rather extravagant summer party. TUE Born in 1888 in New Zealand, Katherine Mansfield is widely TUE considered to be one of the finest short story writers of TUE the early 20th century and was a major influence on the TUE evolution of the modern short story form in Britain and TUE Europe. TUE Written by Katherine Mansfield TUE Read by Romola Garai TUE Abridged by Richard Hamilton TUE Produced by Justine Willett. TUE TUE 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007jqxv (Listen) TUE May Belfort TUE The Irish singer turned lady of the night. John Peacock's TUE play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Bonnie TUE Langford. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jp6c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Listen to Les b00jz2xl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ktgc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsqw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xmj92 (Listen) TUE The Family TUE Based on the diaries and letters of Queen Victoria. A gun TUE shot alarms the royal couple. Stars Imogen Stubbs. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01kt9t2 (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 5 TUE Having discovered her mother's secret, Phoebe is having a TUE rough time. Her grandparents Michael and Delia are very TUE worried about her change of personality. TUE TUE 14:30 Book at Beachtime b01kt9w8 (Listen) TUE Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 2 TUE A train accident upsets Emerald Torrington's birthday TUE celebrations. Country house drama set in Edwardian England, TUE read by Hattie Morahan. TUE TUE 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snrxb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01ktb9p (Listen) TUE Mel samples haggis with a busload of Americans and goes TUE caravanning with Patrick Duffy, aka Bobby Ewing in Dallas. TUE Plus, why midges like biting tall men, and part two of TUE Skyhawk. TUE TUE 17:00 King Street Junior b007jmkq (Listen) TUE Series 6, Travellers TUE A delicate mission for Mr Sims, and Mrs Rudd gets a shock TUE from the school's new sponsor. High school comedy stars Karl TUE Howman. From June 1991. TUE TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down b008fdj0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007jl80 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the TUE air. Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin. TUE TUE 18:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007jtcx (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Aliens are threatening Earth, but the British Government has TUE a cunning plan. The third of a sci-fi trilogy with Donald TUE Hewlett. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jp6c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Listen to Les b00jz2xl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ktgc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsqw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007jqxv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Sketchorama b01kjt9h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Heated Rollers b007qg19 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE A nosey vicar, and life before paternity tests. All-women TUE sketch show with Lynda Bellingham and Joanna Monro. From TUE March 1999. TUE TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show b007k41b (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Cake night, and an odd flat-share. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and TUE Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Gary Olsen. From January TUE 1998. TUE TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jsrx (Listen) TUE Series 1, Scurvy TUE The family saga sets sail with dangerous sheep afloat. TUE Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From TUE May 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 18 JULY 2012 WED WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007jl80 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007jtcx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ktgc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsqw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01kktml (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Jest a Minute b013f0vy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00snrxb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqt (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007jqxv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 King Street Junior b007jmkq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Two Doors Down b008fdj0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011l9l8 (Listen) WED Series 2, The Civil War WED Agatha and James's murder hunt leads to Oxford, as intimacy WED beckons in a cupboard full of special books. Stars Penelope WED Keith. WED WED 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsr5 (Listen) WED Escape to Saraifa WED On the trail of his missing client in Arabia, English lawyer WED George Grant is taken to an oasis. Stars Tim Munro. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00rzky4 (Listen) WED Series 2, An Englishman Abroad WED Renaissance Italy's pettiest state Monte Guano hosts a WED suspect English lord. Stars David Swift and Sian Philips. WED From May 2002. WED WED 07:30 My Teenage Diary b01kknzp (Listen) WED Series 4, Jackie Kay WED My Teenage Diary returns with six more brave celebrities WED ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their WED intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for WED the very first time. WED Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by poet Jackie Kay who WED revisits her politically active student years in the early WED eighties, when she went on every demo she possibly could. WED She shares some of her early poetry, and talks about what a WED revelation it was to finally meet and make friends with WED other black women when she was at university. WED Producer: Harriet Jaine WED A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnjm (Listen) WED The Unexploded Bomb WED When the lad gets a surprise in the cellar, Sid sees his WED chance to make some money. Stars Tony Hancock. From February WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qt2hk (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 6 WED Young inventors, and a 1930s musical 'Adam and Eve'. WED Sketches and songs with Bill Oddie and David Hatch. From WED November 1965. WED WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00cmypt (Listen) WED Series 1, The Final Supper WED Destiny calls the Pattersons and Father Benedict's team, but WED the post-cup match menu awaits. Stars Paul Parris. From WED March 1993. WED WED 09:30 Street and Lane b00v3n2v (Listen) WED Series 1, Patio Marital WED Yorkshire builders Johnny and Arthur tool up for a warring WED couple. Stars Nick Lane and Fine Time Fontayne. From August WED 2005. WED WED 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00sp1f1 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he's lost her WED forever - and Carver has murderous plans. Stars Alison WED Pettit. WED WED 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqw (Listen) WED Bright Young Things, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, by F Scott WED Fitzgerald WED And now the second of our stories celebrating the riotous, WED cocktail-swilling, 'Bright Young Things' of the interwar WED years. Laurel Lefkow reads F Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz WED Age tale set in 1920s California, 'Bernice Bobs her Hair', WED in which revenge comes in the shape of a daring new WED hairstyle. WED F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of 'The Beautiful and the WED Damned', 'Tender is the Night' and 'The Great Gatsby', is WED regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. WED His stories epitomised the Jazz Age, which he defined as a WED 'generation grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, WED all faiths in man shaken'. WED Written by F Scott Fitzgerald WED Read by Laurel Lefkow WED Abridged by Richard Hamilton WED Produced by Justine Willett. WED WED 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n1hp (Listen) WED Footitt and Chocolat WED A circus double-act is in jeopardy. John Peacock's play WED based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Clarence WED Smith. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnjm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qt2hk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011l9l8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsr5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xmv24 (Listen) WED Albert's Achievements WED Based on diaries and letters of Queen Victoria. The Prince WED Regent plans the first international exhibition. Stars WED Imogen Stubbs. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtfw (Listen) WED Queen Victoria and Dear Albert WED The young monarch marries her cousin and the Whig Party lose WED power. Bite-size British history, narrated by Anna Massey. WED WED 14:30 Book at Beachtime b01ktfbw (Listen) WED Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 3 WED Tension mounts following the arrival of another mysterious WED visitor. Country house drama set in Edwardian England, read WED by Hattie Morahan. WED WED 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00sp1f1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01ktfcz (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc does some practice camping in the park, and WED hears about the Inheritance Books of Gill Lewis, the author WED of this week's story Skyhawk. WED WED 17:00 What ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00bwtw9 (Listen) WED Fancy Dress WED Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome uncle with a spot of WED dressing up. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and WED Michael Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00rzky4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007lzwx (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Can the three witches save the baby heir to the throne and WED the crown? Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah WED Berlin. WED WED 18:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007jtfs (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED With Tom trapped amongst the aliens, Sally finds a WED government ally. The third of a sci-fi trilogy with James WED Shrapnel. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnjm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qt2hk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011l9l8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsr5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n1hp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 My Teenage Diary b01kknzp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 In the Balance b007k1g5 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Will maverick hack George Cragge catch the murderer - or WED last orders? Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. WED WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma b00mv1sg (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED Misprint Theatre, and whatever happened to Checkpoint? Zesty WED sketch show with Barry Cryer and Alison Steadman. From June WED 1989. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00sg1sl (Listen) WED Series 2, Les Connections Dangereuses WED The graduate trio's money worries take a back seat when they WED set up a romantic dinner. Stars Douglas Hodge. From June WED 1996. WED WED THU THURSDAY 19 JULY 2012 THU THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007lzwx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007jtfs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011l9l8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsr5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00cmypt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Street and Lane b00v3n2v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone b00sp1f1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00pfsqw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n1hp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 What ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00bwtw9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00rzky4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ppfg (Listen) THU Series 2, The Wizard of Evesham THU The alarmed sleuth discovers her new hairdresser and his THU clients are harbouring a dark and magical secret. Stars THU Penelope Keith. THU THU 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrj (Listen) THU The Doomed Oasis THU Hunting a missing client, English lawyer George Grant THU discovers new sources of oil in Arabia. Stars Tim Munro. THU THU 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js1l (Listen) THU Series 1, A Cavalier Attitude THU Away from their model village, the duo tackle a civil war THU recreation. Stars Simon Greenall and Kay Stonham. From THU January 2002. THU THU 07:30 Old Harry's Game b01kkr4v (Listen) THU Olympic Special, Episode 1 THU The sitcom set in hell returns with a two part special. Six THU years ago London won the right to host the biggest sporting THU event in the world and with typical modesty the Brits have THU barely mentioned it ever since. Well now the news has THU reached Satan in Hell and he decides to have a little look THU into this sporting event. THU In part one he finds out how it all began by going back to THU ancient Greece - a time when Greece had great philosophers, THU big ideas and a bit of cash. THU In part two he transports historian Edith from the chaos of THU Hell up to London in two thousand and twelve so she can THU appreciate real chaos. THU Written by and starring Andy Hamilton as Satan and also THU starring Annette Crosbie as Edith. THU THU 08:00 Yes Minister b007jl89 (Listen) THU Series 1, Big Brother THU Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil THU liberties. Adapted from TV, starring Paul Eddington. From THU October 1983. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jqjv (Listen) THU Series 3, Asleep in the Deep THU Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station and so THU do their rescuers. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU June 1976. THU THU 09:00 Any Other Business b0140tzv (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU Star Trek fever erupts as a German delegation tours the THU cultural delights of Chesbury. Stars Toby Longworth. From THU July 1995. THU THU 09:30 The Guessing Game b01kv3m4 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Join host Clive Anderson for the comedy panel show that THU fancies itself as an intelligent quiz. With Imran Yusuf, Des THU Clarke and Keith Farnan. THU THU 10:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jprn (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU In 19th century Russia, a bored high society wife embarks on THU a love affair. Stars Teresa Gallagher and Toby Stephens. THU THU 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00s6t4m (Listen) THU Come Away, Come Away!, Peanut Butter and Cello, by Geraldine THU McCaughrean THU A young girl from the favela carries an unexpected burden on THU a cross-city journey. THU Melody Grove reads 'Peanut Butter and Cello' by Geraldine THU McCaughrean. THU Produced by Eilidh McCreadie. THU To mark 150 years since J M Barrie's birth, three leading THU writers for young people contribute new stories inspired by THU a chapter title from 'Peter Pan'. The authors have been set THU the task of exploring the joys and the terrors of childhood THU without sentimentality, much as Barrie did in his original THU text. THU Geraldine McCaughrean has been awarded the Carnegie Medal, THU the Whitbread Prize and the Guardian Fiction Award for her THU books written for all ages. In 2004 she fought off fierce THU competition to be selected by the Trustees of Great Ormond THU Street Hospital to write an official sequel to 'Peter Pan'. THU Her novel, 'Peter Pan In Scarlet', was published to critical THU acclaim in 2006. THU THU 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n9px (Listen) THU Casque d'Or THU Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand. John Peacock's THU play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Miranda THU Richardson and Nicholas Farrell. THU THU 12:00 Yes Minister b007jl89 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jqjv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ppfg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xn6sy (Listen) THU The Marriage of True Minds THU Based on diaries and letters of Queen Victoria. The Crimean THU war looms and Victoria has her ninth child. Stars Imogen THU Stubbs. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01kv4l8 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 6 THU At the college bar, Phoebe makes a pass at the boy of her THU dreams. Only a few floors away Kate meets with Johan. THU Emotions are running very high as events come to a dramatic THU head. THU THU 14:30 Book at Beachtime b01kv4lj (Listen) THU Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 4 THU After shocking revelations, Charlotte plans her escape. THU Country house drama set in Edwardian England, read by Hattie THU Morahan. THU THU 15:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jprn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01kv4n6 (Listen) THU Join Mel Giedroyc for bees, bikes and big dogs on today's THU show. Plus, she learns a few Gaelic words, visits a theatre THU by the sea and continues her cycle up the Western Isles. THU THU 17:00 Capital Gains b007rq8b (Listen) THU Series 1, Capital Return THU Home at last, how will Julius Hutch come to terms with the THU bank that made him rich? Stars Peter Jones. From April 1995. THU THU 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js1l (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007m481 (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU A wife is on the warpath and after the three witches' blood. THU Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin. THU THU 18:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007k44c (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU As the aliens' plans are revealed, the World Council acts. THU The third of a sci-fi trilogy with Patrick Troughton. THU THU 19:00 Yes Minister b007jl89 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jqjv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ppfg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00s6t4m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n9px (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Old Harry's Game b01kkr4v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00nw3rs (Listen) THU Series 3, A Horrible Life Un-Ruined and Then Re-Ruined a Lot THU Comedy Victorian adventure by Mark Evans. THU Pip, Harry, Pippa and Ripely are reduced to abject poverty THU on the banks of the Thames. Will Pip and Harry be able to THU find work, or will they have to end their days eating mud THU and listening to the gloating of Mr Benevolent? THU Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson THU Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen THU Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head THU Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman THU Barker Wackwallop ...... Geoffrey Whitehead THU Ripely ...... Sarah Hadland THU Pippa ...... Susy Kane THU A Vegetarian Lion ...... Mark Evans. THU THU 23:00 Goodness Gracious Me b007jwqc (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 3 THU A phone-in to matchmake partners, and an Asian Babe fancies THU a job on TV's Newsnight. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar. From July THU 1997. THU THU 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle b00cgss2 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Ivor Cutler and friends with poems and songs, including 'I THU Am a Yellow Fly' and the tale of a greasy button. From June THU 1997. THU THU 23:45 Spats b007jzp6 (Listen) THU Mankind v Nature THU Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using THU light entertainment. From December 2006. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 20 JULY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007m481 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Wally K Daly - With a Whimper to the Grave b007k44c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011ppfg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Any Other Business b0140tzv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Guessing Game b01kv3m4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jprn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00s6t4m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007n9px (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Capital Gains b007rq8b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js1l (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011pv6k (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Moment of Truth FRI Agatha must quickly identify the poisoner, but James is FRI refusing to help. Does he really no longer care? Stars FRI Penelope Keith. FRI FRI 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrw (Listen) FRI The Empty Quarter FRI Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that missing David FRI Whittaker may be alive and able to save the oasis. Stars Tim FRI Munro. FRI FRI 07:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience FRI b007k4xw (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah FRI Greene. Stars Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. From FRI January 1999. FRI FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff b01c7wx4 (Listen) FRI HG Wells FRI This week the teams look at the life and work of one of the FRI father's of Science Fiction and creator of such famous works FRI as "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds", H.G. Wells. FRI Team captains, Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh, are helped FRI out by journalist and critic, Alex Clark and comedy writer, FRI John O'Farrell as they are set more literary challenges by FRI host, James Walton. FRI For the finale, the teams must also put themselves in Wells' FRI shoes (he was famous for making predictions about the FRI future, some prescient, some very much not so) and make FRI their own prophesies for 2012. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01kv7h1 (Listen) FRI The Sicilian Secret Agent FRI When the crew sets off to pick up a MI5 man in the Med, FRI Phillips takes a wrong turning. Stars Jon Pertwee. From FRI December 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fw (Listen) FRI Series 2, Skive From School the Burkiss Way FRI Can Moses Minor lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the FRI clutches of their oppressors? With Chris Emmett. From FRI February 1977. FRI FRI 09:00 After Henry b007k2z7 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Bedside Manners FRI Poorly Sarah is in hospital and must cope with visits from FRI her mother and daughter. Stars Prunella Scales. From FRI September 1986. FRI FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match b007xxkt (Listen) FRI Brian Johnston tries to stump Tim Rice, Christopher FRI Martin-Jenkins, Willie Rushton and Leslie Thomas. From FRI September 1992. FRI FRI 10:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jps2 (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun, but her FRI pompous husband will not acknowledge it. Stars Teresa FRI Gallagher. Episode 2 of 4. FRI FRI 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00s6t4p (Listen) FRI Come Away, Come Away!, Daredevil, by Michael Morpurgo FRI A reckless challenge leads to a dark discovery in a tale of FRI nature and brotherhood. FRI James Bryce reads 'Daredevil' by Michael Morpurgo. FRI Produced by Eilidh McCreadie. FRI To mark 150 years since author J M Barrie was born, birth, FRI three leading writers for young people contribute stories FRI inspired by a chapter title from 'Peter Pan'. The authors FRI have been set the task of exploring the joys and the terrors FRI of childhood without sentimentality, much as Barrie did in FRI his original text. FRI Award-winning author and former Children's Laureate Michael FRI Morpurgo has written over 100 books including 'The Wreck of FRI the Zanzibar' and 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. The stage production FRI of his 2007 novel, 'War Horse' has just transferred to the FRI West End after an award-winning run at the National Theatre. FRI FRI 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007ncyz (Listen) FRI Aristide Bruant FRI The socialist club owner questions his success. John FRI Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars FRI Bernard Hill and Julie Covington. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01kv7h1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011pv6k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00xn8hs (Listen) FRI The Death of Albert FRI Based on diaries and letters of England's longest-reigning FRI queen. Victoria mourns for her mother whilst Albert is FRI tormented by Bertie. Stars Imogen Stubbs. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtg1 (Listen) FRI Peel the Prime Minister and the Corn Laws FRI How the price of a loaf of bread led to crisis in FRI Westminster. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British FRI Isles. FRI FRI 14:30 Book at Beachtime b01kv7wq (Listen) FRI Sadie Jones - The Uninvited Guests, Episode 5 FRI A horse and child cause chaos and the train crash survivors FRI demand release. Hattie Morahan concludes the country house FRI drama set in Edwardian England. FRI FRI 15:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jps2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01kv7x3 (Listen) FRI Mel meets a highwire walker, a parachute jumper and some FRI American tourists shopping for cashmere sweaters. Plus, FRI walking in the Gambia and the final part of Skyhawk. FRI FRI 17:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b0089jcr (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, FRI Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July FRI 1991. FRI FRI 17:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience FRI b007k4xw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007jmq9 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness, and the FRI three witches set to work. Stars Sheila Hancock and Lynda FRI Baron. FRI FRI 18:30 Lullaby b00d7jh3 (Listen) FRI Kate and Patrick face terror from the sinister past of their FRI newly renovated house. Francis Turnly's thriller with Tara FRI Flynn. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01kv7h1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011pv6k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00s6t4p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007ncyz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 The Write Stuff b01c7wx4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jvj6 (Listen) FRI Series 4, Sleep FRI Satan has never been to sleep, so Thomas and the Professor FRI try to give him forty winks. Stars Andy Hamilton. From April FRI 2001. FRI FRI 23:00 Radio Active b007jrb5 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Radio Active Awards FRI The listeners' votes are in, so the National Local Radio FRI Station tells you the winners! Stars Angus Deayton. From FRI October 1981. FRI FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun b007k1z6 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Greenwich University, FRI London. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. From FRI November 1993. FRI
13 July, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 14/07/2012 - 20/07/2012
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