27 July, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 28/07/2012 - 03/08/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 28 JULY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l2wcw (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Flood SAT Have Abby and Zara found a safehaven at last? A flood SAT threatens the townspeople, but something's behind it. Stars SAT Ciara Janson. SAT Abby - Ciara Janson SAT Zara - Laura Doddington SAT Brondle - Michael Cochrane SAT Wing - Joanna Van Gyseghem SAT Nina - Daisy Ashford SAT Soldier - John Banks SAT Written by Simon Guerrier SAT Directed by Lisa Bowerman SAT A Big Finish Production. SAT SAT 01:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jly9 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT The Belgian sleuth battles to reveal the identity of the SAT desert murderer. Stars John Moffat and William Franklyn. SAT SAT 01:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq12 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his SAT deathbed confessions. Wilkie Collins' tale is read by Ronald SAT Pickup. SAT SAT 02:00 After Henry b007jnl5 (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Kitten SAT Sarah and her mother disagree over house tidiness - until a SAT visitor arrives. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1986. SAT SAT 02:30 Trivia Test Match b014j422 (Listen) SAT Brian Johnston bowls questions galore to Willie Rushton, SAT William Franklyn, Tim Rice and Paul Merton. From October SAT 1992. SAT SAT 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5g (Listen) SAT Son of Arrius SAT Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy SAT Messala. Stars Jamie Glover, Samuel West and Michael Gambon. SAT SAT 04:00 AS Byatt - Gode's Story b007jtb6 (Listen) SAT The tragic tale of the sailor who dances and the miller's SAT daughter who waits. Read by Sheila Mitchell. SAT SAT 04:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qss0 (Listen) SAT Beacons SAT Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full SAT circle when she gets a surprise. Stars Rakie Ayola. SAT SAT 05:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b008d0hd (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 3 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 b007lr4s (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars SAT Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. With Rachel Weisz. From SAT January 1999. SAT SAT 06:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg b00l3pxl (Listen) SAT A comic re-telling of the legendary figure's protracted SAT journey home from the Trojan War. With Hugh Dickson and Alex SAT Jennings. SAT SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes b00t5jmn (Listen) SAT The Great Green Jacket Robbery SAT John Rawling relives the lead up to Nick Faldo's stunning SAT victory in Augusta at the 1996 US Masters golf tournament. SAT SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00pync5 (Listen) SAT Dame Edna Everage SAT 'Hello, Possums!' The truly gifted Melbourne megastar opens SAT her heart to share and care as only she can. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b00cpqcs (Listen) SAT John Shuttleworth SAT The Sheffield singer selects Alison and Maud, Saturday Night SAT Fry, We Interrupt This Programme, Clare in the Community, SAT some Shuttleworths, plus Roy D Mercer makes a phone call. SAT SAT 12:00 How Does That Make You Feel? b01l7n36 (Listen) SAT Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at SAT the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars SAT Marcella Riordan. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007jw65 (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Dark Shadow SAT A jewel theft brings an infamous criminal within the SAT detective's grasp, but a white witch prophesises doom. SAT Starring Brian Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Economy Drive SAT Jim Hacker sets an example in his plans for a slimmer Civil SAT Service. Adapted from TV. Stars Paul Eddington. From SAT November 1983. SAT SAT 14:30 Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b00bx21n (Listen) SAT Series 2, 21st July 1799 SAT Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine SAT arrives. Lakeland poets parody with Denise Coffey. From May SAT 1987. SAT SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00pync5 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg b00l3pxl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gmfm (Listen) SAT Series 4, Ian Hislop SAT Ian Hislop is invited to try four totally new experiences by SAT Marcus Brigstocke. SAT Ian Hislop tries on a pair of jeans for the first time. SAT SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers b00hv5wb (Listen) SAT For King and Country, Episode 1 SAT MI-13's Lionheart investigates a series of murders involving SAT electrical appliances. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry SAT Molloy. SAT SAT 18:30 Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A visitor places a young Flemish painter's love for his SAT master's niece in jeopardy. 17th century mystery read by Ian SAT McDiarmid. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b00cpqcs (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b0131yvl (Listen) SAT Josie Long SAT The delightfully eccentric Josie Long presents 'Trying Is SAT Good', which she originally performed at 2007's Edinburgh SAT Festival. SAT SAT 23:00 P Division: Code Four One b007jnrt (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Torchman SAT A psychological profiler is called in the hope of finding SAT the serial killer in this gritty Glasgow thriller. Stars SAT Jake D'Arcy. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 29 JULY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers b00hv5wb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00pync5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 How Does That Make You Feel? b01l7n36 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007jw65 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg b00l3pxl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gmfm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Small Island Omnibus b008141d (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London. Enthralling SUN exploration of Empire, prejudice, war and love. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxg1 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Skylight SUN Meteorologist Helen Young talks to eye witnesses about the SUN Aurora Borealis - rare and dramatic lights seen in SUN Edinburgh's sky. SUN SUN 07:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l1g2x (Listen) SUN Hermicia 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 The Betty Witherspoon Show b007jprd (Listen) SUN Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. SUN Characters, songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes. From SUN April 1974. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jt2l (Listen) SUN It's All in the Mind SUN When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's SUN time for more trickery. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. SUN SUN 09:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN The pint-size genius with awesome powers battles to save her SUN school and teacher. Narrated by Lenny Henry. With Nichola SUN McAuliffe. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01d8ny3 (Listen) SUN Dame Kelly Holmes SUN Kirsty Young introduces the choices of an Olympic gold medal SUN winner. Dame Kelly Holmes chats to Sue Lawley. From January SUN 2006. SUN SUN 10:45 Hancock's Half Hour b01l7r67 (Listen) SUN Welcome to London 1958 SUN Rediscovered sketch from the athletes' gala for the British SUN Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff. With Tony, Sid and SUN Bill. SUN SUN 11:00 Creme De la Crime b0084ssn (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Spy Who Laughed Me SUN Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a case of treason SUN back in 1945. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From June SUN 2002. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b01l7r69 (Listen) SUN Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 4 SUN Lucas confronts Kate over her affair, but then Phoebe goes SUN missing. Lucas tracks her down, but who is in the most SUN danger? Lucas or Phoebe? SUN SUN 11:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l7rsc (Listen) SUN The Carnival SUN Michael Williams stars as 1940s radio star Robb Wilton. Can SUN the eternal pessimist solve an unusual problem in 1986? SUN SUN 12:00 Small Island Omnibus b008141d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxg1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Kenneth Grahame - The Golden Age b00mcych (Listen) SUN Five orphans enjoy England's idyllic countryside, but SUN boarding school awaits. Stars James Fleet and Marcia Warren. SUN SUN 15:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b007jprd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jt2l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01l7rvw (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc with the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show. In SUN the opening week of the London Olympics, we celebrate London SUN and find out some quirky facts about other Olympic cities. SUN SUN 16:30 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Spike Milligan - I Like Spike b00yy78f (Listen) SUN Poems, Stories and the War Books SUN Roy Hudd presents more of his personal choice of Spike SUN Milligan's writing - aided by the great man himself. From SUN July 1979. SUN SUN 18:00 Blake's 7 b008jhns (Listen) SUN Traitor SUN The space outlaws try to gain control of the Liberator. But SUN whose side is Avon on? Stars Derek Riddell and Colin Salmon. SUN SUN 19:00 Creme De la Crime b0084ssn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b01l7r69 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l7rsc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b007jprd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jt2l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01d8ny3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Hancock's Half Hour b01l7r67 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l1g2x (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Comic to Comic b007yvks (Listen) SUN Series 2, Jenny Eclair SUN Jenny Eclair: From performing to writing, the award-winning SUN comedienne discusses her life and career with Bruce Morton. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01lwbl2 (Listen) SUN From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club SUN offers two hours of comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Ronna and SUN Beverly. SUN SUN 23:00 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen b007k273 (Listen) SUN Death by Mau Mau SUN There's a bug going round Spent. Pre-TV dark-com with Steve SUN Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss. From November SUN 1997. SUN SUN 23:30 John Shuttleworth's Open Mind b007lrj3 (Listen) SUN Ghosts SUN The Sheffield singer-songwriter tries contacting the spirit SUN world. With his wife Mary and Yvette Fielding. From April SUN 2006. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 30 JULY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Blake's 7 b008jhns (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01d8ny3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Hancock's Half Hour b01l7r67 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Creme De la Crime b0084ssn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b01l7r69 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l7rsc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Kenneth Grahame - The Golden Age b00mcych (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnm7 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Spinster sleuth Jane Marple's stay in London proves more MON eventful than planned. Agatha Christie whodunnit with June MON Whitfield. MON MON 06:30 Raffles b007jq1j (Listen) MON Series 1, The Rest Cure MON Mixing work with pleasure, the gentlemen thief invites Bunny MON to take a break. Stars Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 5 MON Daniel and Lucy hire Nigel the builder to prepare for the MON baby. Stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From MON November 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01l04l5 (Listen) MON Series 57, Episode 5 MON The godfather of all panel shows pays a first visit to the MON Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. Old-timers Barry MON Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the MON panel by Ross Noble, with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell MON accompanies on the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. MON Clip MON Moggie movie titles MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b01l7x0f (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne reviews Britain's best export - and MON 'Hornerama' reports on business. With Kenneth Williams. From MON November 1961. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00t39lf (Listen) MON Siege of Steptoe Street MON Albert and Harold's creditors arrive for payment. Adapted MON from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From MON June 1967. MON MON 09:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l7x0h (Listen) MON Kognitia MON By Bill Dare. Satirical adventure with strange tales from MON Brian's undiscovered continent. Starring Neil Pearson and MON Mariah Gale. MON MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b00c0c3g (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Ken's in a dilemma when he wins an award for an ad campaign MON he hates. Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From MON January 1982. MON MON 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5x (Listen) MON The Chariot Race MON The prince and his ex-friend Messala try to exact a brutal MON revenge on each other. Stars Jamie Glover and Samuel West. MON MON 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON The Horse MON Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party MON for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01l5n8w (Listen) MON Fatima Whitbread, Julien Temple, Jon Culshaw and David MON Quantick MON Danny throws himself headlong into conversation with the MON Olympic silver medalist Fatima Whitbread. Famed for her MON ability to throw a javelin and dubbed 'Rambo' for her MON spectactular endurance in the jungle last year, Fatima's MON next challenge is to confront her childhood demons. In her MON Channel 5 documentary 'Growing up in Care - My Secret Past' MON Fatima tells her story which is ultimately one of survival MON against the odds. MON Jon Culshaw reminds Danny to always look on the bright side MON of life as he takes his seat at the Round Table in the new MON production of 'Spamalot'. Jon will be playing the legendary MON King Arthur and can't wait to be surrounded every night on MON stage by a bevy of beautiful show girls, killer rabbits and MON French people at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London. MON Jo Bunting will be waiting for the crack of the starting MON pistol as David Quantick races through his Blagger's Guide MON to the Games - everything you ever needed to know about the MON Olympics to ensure a podium finish at the next pub quiz. His MON BBC Radio 2 series goes out on Thursday nights at 9.30 MON Danny leaves the locker room to chat to legendary director MON Julien Temple about his new film 'London: The Modern MON Babylon'. A kaleidoscope of archive TV and film clips, MON photos, poetry and album covers, this documentary lifts the MON lid on the capital and shows its changing people, culture MON and attitudes as you've never seen it before. All the while MON accompanied by a soundtrack worthy of one who's made films MON with the Sex Pistols and hung out with the Kinks. MON With music by the soulful and elegant Jessie Ware who MON performs her single 'Wildest Moments' MON from her album Devotion. And from Yorkshire-born Fran Smith MON who plays All Wild and Wicked Things from her self-titled MON EP. MON Producer Cathie Mahoney. MON Fatima Whitbread MON ‘Growing Up In Care: My Secret Past’ is on Wednesday 8th MON August at 10pm on Channel 5. MON Jon Culshaw MON ‘Spamalot’ is on at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London now MON until Sunday 9th September. Jon Culshaw will be playing the MON part of King Arthur from August 2nd – September 2nd. MON David Quantick MON ‘The Blagger’s Guide to the Games’ is on Thursday 2nd August MON at 9.30pm on BBC Radio 2. Episode 2 (2/4). MON Julien Temple MON ‘London: The Modern Babylon’ is released on Friday 3rd MON August. Click on the link below for screening venues. MON Jessie Ware MON ‘Wildest Moments’ is out on 13th August on PMR Records. MON Jessie's album 'Devotion' is available on 20th August. MON She will be playing at Plan B in Brixton, London on MON Wednesday 15th August. MON Fran Smith MON Fran Smith performs 'All Wild And Wicked Things' from her MON self-titled EP which is out now. MON Fran will be announcing her Autumn tour dates shortly. MON Details and updates are on her website. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b01l7x0f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b00t39lf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnm7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Raffles b007jq1j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b00819y4 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England MON is cold and dreary. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen MON Tompkinson. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jth3 (Listen) MON The Crimean War MON A time of great innovation, but revolution and war are never MON far away. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain. MON MON 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse b007jvls (Listen) MON The Widder MON The incorrigible Uncle Silas heads off to sup wine with a MON widow. HE Bates' country tale is read by David Neal. MON MON 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent b01l8qmt (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. The 'Lawrence of Arabia' star reads from his MON memoir: childhood recollections of the milk bar, the cinema MON - and Adolf Hitler. MON MON 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l7x0k (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of Camp Gold, an MON athletics-themed story written by Olympic Gold medallist MON Christine Ohuruogu and read by Blue Peter's Helen Skelton. MON MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b009hsqj (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo MON Tommy and Sheila. Stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd. From MON July 1998. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l7x0m (Listen) MON Series 2, The Dark MON Abby and Zara wind up in a starless, sandstorm-riven place MON where their powers don't work. Is it a trap? Stars Ciara MON Janson. MON Abby - Ciara Janson MON Zara - Laura Doddington MON Joy - Susan Brown MON Maldon - Joseph Kloska MON Written by Simon Guerrier MON Directed by Lisa Bowerman MON A Big Finish Production. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b01l7x0f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00t39lf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnm7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Raffles b007jq1j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01l5n8w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01l04l5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l7x0h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 Chain Reaction b01l1g68 (Listen) MON Series 8, Jeremy Front talks to Rebecca Front MON Rebecca Front is interviewed by the man who knows her best, MON her big Brother Jeremy Front. MON Producer ..... Carl Cooper MON "I have a very strong childhood memory of you playing the MON flute in a concert and falling off stage into a box of MON fezes." MON The Chain starts with star of The Thick Of It, Grandma's MON House, The Day Today and most other comedies of note over MON the past twenty years, Rebecca Front, speaking to the man MON who knows her best, her writing partner and big brother MON Jeremy Front. MON They cover childhood teasing and being a woman in comedy, MON reveal how a cough scuppered Rebecca's chances of working MON with Mike Leigh and end with Jeremy attempting to maker her MON re-live an amusing childhood trauma. MON "I've heard all the anecdotes so I'll probably just read a MON book." MON The chain continues with: MON Rebecca Front talking to her Thick Of It co-star and fellow MON non-nudist, Chris Addison, about working with Armando MON Iannucci and embracing his middle-classness through MON stand-up; MON Chris Addison in a rare interview with the MON actually-really-nice-and-he-doesn't-do-any-of-that-weird-stu MON f-in-real-life, Derren Brown; MON Derren Brown chatting hair, beliefs and Tim Minchin with MON comedy musical megastar and fellow sceptic Tim Minchin; MON A poorly Tim Minchin being handed tissues whilst attempting MON to interview with no questions a not-at-all-poorly and MON hilarious Caitlin Moran. MON Caitlin Moran getting to spend time and talk shoes, MON Bananarama and women with her comedy hero Jennifer Saunders. MON And... MON Jennifer Saunders turning up a week later to find the series MON has ended. Probably. We weren't there because the series had MON ended. MON MON 23:30 20th Century Vampire b00804kq (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Can trainee vampire Eloise keep the biggest secret she's MON ever had - or burst trying? Stars Louise Lombard. From MON November 1993. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 31 JULY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l7x0m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnm7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Raffles b007jq1j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l7x0h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b00c0c3g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01l5n8w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b009hsqj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnmr (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Amateur sleuth Miss Marple's old acquaintance is about to TUE receive a nasty shock. Stars June Whitfield and Sian TUE Phillips. TUE TUE 06:30 Raffles b007jq1w (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Criminologists' Club TUE Appalled Bunny joins the gentlemen thief for some fun at the TUE expense of a group of amateur crime sleuths. Stars Jeremy TUE Clyde. TUE TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down b008h68b (Listen) TUE Series 2, Druids and Draws TUE Edith Black's poet lodger is back with his druid lover - and TUE Sally's sorting again. Stars Stella McCusker. From August TUE 2002. TUE TUE 07:30 The Sinha Games b01l0dpb (Listen) TUE In July 2012, for the third time in history, the Olympic TUE Games are coming to London. Is this cause for celebration? TUE Paul Sinha (The Now Show, Fighting Talk, The Sinha Test) TUE weighs up the pros and cons of hosting this 'greatest show TUE on earth'. Can London afford it? Will Britain do well? TUE Should we really care about what is essentially a glorified TUE sports day? TUE For insight, Paul speaks to the Olympic Gold medallist who TUE most influenced Paul as a young man - because he also TUE happened to be a teacher at Paul's school. TUE Using archive material, interviews, jokes and heavy sarcasm, TUE Paul looks through the history of the games, Britain's TUE Olympic track record, the spiralling cost, and the TUE much-vaunted legacy. TUE Last summer's The Sinha Test, about the England/India TUE cricket series, was described as "a splendid programme, with TUE well-observed quips about allegiances, sport, society, TUE families... this is a top Sinha innings" by the Telegraph. TUE Producer: Ed Morrish. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jpcq (Listen) TUE The Space Age TUE Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space, but she TUE gets stuck up the chimney. Stars Spike Milligan. From TUE November 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Listen to Les b00ttpnd (Listen) TUE Les Dawson welcomes saucy Cosmo Smallpiece and bashes out a TUE classic piano sing-along. With Daphne Oxenford. From TUE December 1980. TUE TUE 09:00 Chain Reaction b01l1g68 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Sneakiepeeks b00p8dkd (Listen) TUE Storm Warning TUE Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of TUE inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives. TUE Beagle Team are tasked with the surveillance of a Russian TUE billionaire. The nation's security and gas supply are at TUE stake. TUE Bill ...... Richard Lumsden TUE Sharla ...... Nina Conti TUE Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya TUE Captain Le Clerc ...... Kevin Eldon TUE Bolkonski ...... Shaban Arifi TUE Boris ...... John Biggins TUE Russian Girls ...... Alex Tregear, Kate Layden TUE Russian Crew ...... Nigel Hastings, Ewan Hooper. TUE TUE 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr6d (Listen) TUE The King Comes into His Kingdom TUE After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives TUE of his mother and sister. Stars Jamie Glover and Michael TUE Gambon. TUE TUE 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) TUE Miss King TUE A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and TUE Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Tiny Arrietty Clock lives with her family under the TUE floorboards - but their cosy world faces new challenges. TUE Stars Clare Corbett. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jpcq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Listen to Les b00ttpnd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnmr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Raffles b007jq1w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0081cdy (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job - and her TUE boring husband. Stars Lyndsey Marhsal and Stephen TUE Tompkinson. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01l8qfq (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 9 TUE Kate takes important steps to direct the future of the TUE marriage, and asks for Phoebe's love and forgiveness. But TUE Phoebe isn't that innocent little girl anymore... TUE TUE 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse b007jvlz (Listen) TUE The Blue Feather TUE Loveable rogue Uncle Silas gets caught poaching. HE Bates' TUE country tale is read by David Neal. TUE TUE 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent b01l8qwr (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The actor reads from his memoir: childhood recollections of TUE King Kong, looking for Robin Hood's grave and the outbreak TUE of war. TUE TUE 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr6d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l8qwt (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc hears how to pamper a bull before a county show TUE and gets down with a disco-dancing pensioner from Brighton. TUE Plus there's the next part of current story Camp Gold. TUE TUE 17:00 King Street Junior b007jmlv (Listen) TUE Series 6, A Good Read TUE The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr TUE Beeston as a reluctant mediator. Stars Karl Howman. From TUE June 1991. TUE TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down b008h68b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 MR James Stories b00pdxrw (Listen) TUE Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad TUE Derek Jacobi introduces the tale of a curious artefact found TUE in the ruins of a Knights Templar church. Stars Jamie TUE Glover. TUE TUE 18:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b00zzwfq (Listen) TUE The Nine Billion Names of God TUE A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the TUE world will end. Arthur C Clarke's short story read by John TUE Shrapnel. TUE TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrfm (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to discover that the world TUE he knew will never be the same again. Cult novel read by TUE Roger May. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jpcq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Listen to Les b00ttpnd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnmr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Raffles b007jq1w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 The Sinha Games b01l0dpb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Heated Rollers b007r4ys (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with TUE wrinkles. All-women sketch show with Lynda Bellingham. From TUE March 1999. TUE TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show b007k4h6 (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE A jewel heist - and Veggie Night. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and TUE Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Susie Blake. From January TUE 1998. TUE TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jswh (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Tatting of the Mastersons TUE Family revenge in the Wild West over dodgy dental work. TUE Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From TUE May 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 01 AUGUST 2012 WED WED 00:00 MR James Stories b00pdxrw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b00zzwfq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrfm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnmr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Raffles b007jq1w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Chain Reaction b01l1g68 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Sneakiepeeks b00p8dkd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr6d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 King Street Junior b007jmlv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Two Doors Down b008h68b (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnn6 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The spinster sleuth's morning paper brings some very WED alarming news - and a police investigation. Stars June WED Whitfield. WED WED 06:30 Raffles b007jq29 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Field of Philippi WED The cricket-loving gentlemen thief sets out to settle old WED scores at his school reunion. Stars Jeremy Clyde and Michael WED Cochrane. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00s5xtl (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 4 WED Plethora plots to get rid of a crowd of peasants, whilst WED bumping up Monte Guano's coffers. Stars Sian Philips. From WED May 2002. WED WED 07:30 My Teenage Diary b01l0kc5 (Listen) WED Series 4, Rhona Cameron 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. In this episode, comedian Rufus Hound WED is joined by Rhona Cameron who revisits her teenage years WED when she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality and WED had to cope with the sudden death of her father. WED Producer: Harriet Jaine WED A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. WED Clip WED “I’m not queer” - Rhona Cameron’s Teenage Diary WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jsqv (Listen) WED Around the World in 80 Days WED The lad accepts a bet when challenged to copy Phileas Fogg's WED trip, but in far less time. Stars Tony Hancock. From March WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00r39q1 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 8 WED Dr Y's time machine and a crazy audience sing-along. WED Sketches and songs with Graeme Garden and David Hatch. From WED November 1965. WED WED 09:00 Boogie Up The River b007jv6z (Listen) WED Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning WED Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will WED Jennifer ever come on board? Stars Timothy Spall. From WED December 1992. WED WED 09:30 Street and Lane b00vdbvk (Listen) WED Series 1, Singing Detectives WED The intrepid Yorkshire builders take on work experience WED Tina, but how will the lass do? Stars Nick Lane. From WED September 2005. WED WED 10:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2h (Listen) WED The King's Son WED The story of Alexander the Great starts with royal friction WED after his birth. Richmond Lattimore dramatisation with Barry WED Foster. WED WED 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) WED The River WED A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his WED young daughter Frankie. Emma Fielding reads Margaret WED Bonham's story. WED WED 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Tiny Arrietty Clock has escaped the ratcatcher - but how WED will she survive in her family's new world? Stars Paula WED Wilcox. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jsqv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00r39q1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnn6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Raffles b007jq29 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0081f8j (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Jamaicans fighting for their mother country experience WED racism from both the Americans and British. By Andrea Levy. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jth7 (Listen) WED The Charge of the Light Brigade WED The Crimean War, and the ill-fated cavalry action that was WED immortalised in Alfred Tennyson's poem. WED WED 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse b007jvm8 (Listen) WED Queenie White WED Mischievous Uncle Silas recalls an amorous brush with a WED buxom publican's wife. HE Bates' country tale is read by WED David Neal. WED WED 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent b01llfl6 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The 'Lion in Winter' star reads from his memoir: childhood WED recollections of Yorkshire ruins and breaking Tutankhamun's WED Spoon. WED WED 15:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l944l (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc hears how to paint a portrait with dolly WED mixtures, hitches a ride on a rubbish train and celebrates WED the art of the prank. WED WED 17:00 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag WED b0081w49 (Listen) WED Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag, The Resolution WED that Went Wrong WED Dr Finlay encounters the local hard-nut and vows to get WED even. With John Gordon Sinclair. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s5xtl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 MR James Stories b00pdzg5 (Listen) WED The Tractate Middoth WED Derek Jacobi introduces the classic ghost story of Doctor WED Rant and the strange goings-on in the library. Stars Sam WED Dale. WED WED 18:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b010721b (Listen) WED The Star WED A priest's faith is severely tested during an expedition on WED a burnt planet. John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short WED story. WED WED 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrg0 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England WED - and why they became so prevalent. Cult novel read by Roger WED May. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jsqv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00r39q1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnn6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Raffles b007jq29 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 My Teenage Diary b01l0kc5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 In the Balance b007k1yh (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Maverick George probes a poisoning and more events in WED Downing Street. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From WED February 1997. WED WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma b00n48zz (Listen) WED Episode 7 WED Mutiny on the Bunty, and a BBC announcer gets the pips. WED Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From WED July 1989. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00sm5qq (Listen) WED Series 2, Giles Finds His Station WED Compromises needed to pay the phone bill see Judith selling WED more than kitchen units. From July 1996. WED WED THU THURSDAY 02 AUGUST 2012 THU THU 00:00 MR James Stories b00pdzg5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b010721b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrg0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnn6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Raffles b007jq29 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Boogie Up The River b007jv6z (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Street and Lane b00vdbvk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag THU b0081w49 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s5xtl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnnq (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Just as one mystery is cleared up, the spinster sleuth THU becomes involved in another. Stars June Whitfield and THU Maurice Denham. THU THU 06:30 Raffles b007jq37 (Listen) THU Series 1, A Bad Night THU Planning revenge by robbery - the gentlemen thief is called THU on to bat for England, so Bunny must step in. Stars Jeremy THU Clyde. THU THU 07:00 Smelling of Roses b00dwnch (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 1 THU A theatre awards ceremony sparks no end of subterfuge for THU event organiser Rosie. Stars Prunella Scales. From August THU 2003. THU THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags b00zzw1w (Listen) THU Series 4, Foam Wizards THU The hit Radio 4 series 'Fags, Mags & Bags' returns with more THU shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, THU courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave. THU Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli THU 'Fags, Mags & Bags' has proved a hit with the Radio 4 THU audience with this series picking up a Writers Guild THU nomination for best comedy in 2011. THU This series sees a crop of new shop regulars, and some guest THU appearances along the way from the likes of Mina Anwar and THU Kevin Eldon. THU In this opening episode Ramesh and his son Alok go head to THU head as they enter a competition to design a new sweetie THU favourite. Will the old wise head see off the challenge from THU the young pretender to the corner shop crown? THU So join the staff of 'Fags, Mags and Bags' in their tireless THU quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke THU with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh THU Mahju has built it up over the course of 30 years, and is a THU firmly entrenched feature of the local area. Ramesh loves THU the art of the 'shop'. THU However; he does apply the 'low return' rules of the shop to THU all other aspects of his life. Ramesh is ably assisted by THU his shop sidekick Dave, a forty-something underachiever who THU shares Ramesh's love of the art of shopkeeping, even if he THU is treated like a slave. THU Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both THU surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach THU to shopkeeping, but natural successors to the business, and THU Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them THU whether they like it or not! THU Cast: THU Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kohli THU Dave ....... Donald Mcleary THU Sanjay ....... Omar Raza THU Alok ....... Susheel Kumar THU Mrs Begg ........ Marjory Hogarth THU Keith Futures ....... Greg McHugh THU Hilly ....... Kate Brailsford THU Mrs Armstrong ........ Maureen Carr THU Keenan ........ Max Merrill THU Producer: Gus Beattie THU A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 Yes Minister b007jmj1 (Listen) THU Series 1, The Writing on the Wall THU Jim's big plans to slim down the Civil Service come home to THU roost. Stars Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. From THU November 1983. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jqpj (Listen) THU Series 3, The Royal Train THU Mainwaring gets up steam when the platoon wait for the King THU at the station. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From June THU 1976. THU THU 09:00 Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b007jshm (Listen) THU Series 2, 27th July 1799 THU William and Mary's wedding bells ring, but there's an THU unexpected guest. Lakeland poets parody with Simon Callow. THU From May 1987. THU THU 09:30 The Guessing Game b01l9z3j (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU Clive Anderson with the comedy panel show fancying itself as THU an intelligent quiz. With Phil Nichol, Paul Pirie and Rob THU Rouse. THU THU 10:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2n (Listen) THU I am Also Alexander THU The youngster is a pawn in his parent's war and he's THU educated by philosopher Aristotle. Stars Michael Maloney and THU Brian Cox. THU THU 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) THU The Two Mrs Reeds THU Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward. THU Emma Fielding reads Margaret Bonham's story. THU THU 11:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon b008m1zr (Listen) THU Derbyshire bus driver Morris remembers a day out in THU Scarborough. Moving verse drama starring Tom Courtenay and THU Gillian Bevan. THU THU 12:00 Yes Minister b007jmj1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jqpj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnnq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Raffles b007jq37 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0081k67 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip THU to the cinema, but finds the seats are segregated. Stars Don THU Gilet. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01l9z3q (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 10 THU Fallon arranges a romantic trip to Edinburgh to get Harry THU alone. But with Jazzer attempting to join them, how will THU cupid's arrow fall? THU THU 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse b007jvmc (Listen) THU The Singing Pig THU The incorrigible Uncle Silas gets nostalgic over a melodic THU porker. HE Bates' country tale is read by David Neal. THU THU 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent b01llfnt (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The star of 'How To Steal A Million' reads from his memoir: THU from wanting to edit Paris Match to treading the boards. THU THU 15:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l9z3s (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc gets out her puncture repair kit as she hears THU from a veteran Olympic cyclist and gold medal winning sprint THU cyclist Victoria Pendleton. THU THU 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqm4 (Listen) THU December - Sauce for the Goose THU Under the shadow of the Long Mynd, Megan's out to save THU Gudrun from a plucking. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From THU August 2000. THU THU 17:30 Smelling of Roses b00dwnch (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 MR James Stories b00pf12h (Listen) THU Lost Hearts THU Derek Jacobi introduces the classic tale of orphan Stephen's THU haunted dreams of two ghostly figures. Stars James D'Arcy. THU THU 18:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b010gqsf (Listen) THU Death and the Senator THU If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who THU gets treatment? John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short THU story. THU THU 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrgd (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU It's well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill Masen THU wonders what other human skills they might possess. Cult THU novel read by Roger May. THU THU 19:00 Yes Minister b007jmj1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jqpj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnnq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Raffles b007jq37 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon b008m1zr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags b00zzw1w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00p3380 (Listen) THU Series 3, Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed THU Comedy Victorian adventure by Mark Evans. THU Pip and Ripely find themselves facing a vast and evil undead THU army. England has only one hope - that Miss Sweetly THU Delightful can melt Mr Benevolent's cruel, undead heart. THU Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson THU Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen THU Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head THU Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman THU Bishop Wackwallop ...... Geoffrey Whitehead THU Ripely Bin ...... Sarah Hadland THU Miss Sweetly Delightful ...... Raquel Cassidy THU The Duke of Chelsea ...... Mark Evans. THU THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show b007jnrb (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU Saving British heritage - and visiting Birmingham. Andy THU Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From THU July 1985. THU THU 23:30 Rudy's Rare Records b00nvyzv (Listen) THU Series 1, Roots Manoeuvres THU Now living above the shop, Grandad, father and son collide THU over a local history exhibition. Stars Lenny Henry. From THU March 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 03 AUGUST 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 MR James Stories b00pf12h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b010gqsf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrgd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnnq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Raffles b007jq37 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b007jshm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Guessing Game b01l9z3j (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx2n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon b008m1zr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqm4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Smelling of Roses b00dwnch (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnp6 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The police ask Miss Marple to take part in a little FRI experiment. Conclusion of Agatha Christie's mystery with FRI June Whitfield. FRI FRI 06:30 Raffles b007jq3m (Listen) FRI Series 1, A Trap to Catch a Cracksman FRI When a prize fighter claims his trophy room is impregnable - FRI the gentleman cracksman seizes the challenge. Stars Jeremy FRI Clyde. FRI FRI 07:00 Young Postmen b00fkp61 (Listen) FRI Tour de France FRI Surreal comedy in which a trio of 'posties' get embroiled in FRI escapades. Written by and starring Ben Miller. From November FRI 1992. FRI FRI 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gsmn (Listen) FRI Series 4, Frank Skinner FRI Marcus Brigstocke invites guests to try new experiences. FRI Frank Skinner tries five things he has never done before. FRI Frank Skinner's first-ever fake tan FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01lb306 (Listen) FRI Confirming Povey's Rank FRI Is Povey a fraud? It seems so, as the Troutbridge crew race FRI to secure his captaincy. Stars Leslie Phillips. From FRI December 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7g0 (Listen) FRI Series 2, This Is Your Life the Burkiss Way FRI The famous big red book spells surprises for Jo Kendall, FRI Nigel Rees Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From February 1977. FRI FRI 09:00 After Henry b007jnsf (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Married Man FRI Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret FRI from granny Eleanor. Stars Prunella Scales. From September FRI 1986. FRI FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match b00nj7cl (Listen) FRI Episode 7 FRI Umpire Brian Johnston poses the questions to Willie Rushton, FRI Denise Coffey, Tim Rice and Bill Tidy. From September 1992. FRI FRI 10:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx30 (Listen) FRI Preparation of the Sacrifice FRI The young man goes into battle, while King Philip's FRI remarriage causes tensions. Stars Michael Maloney and Alex FRI Jennings. FRI FRI 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007tzqb (Listen) FRI The Professor's Daughter FRI Four year old Britta and her fearful imagination cause FRI social embarrassment for Miss Jenner. Read by Emma Fielding. FRI FRI 11:15 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika b00bws4x (Listen) FRI Roger McGough's dramatisation of his magical poem of love in FRI the 1960s. Stars Mark McGann and Katy Carmichael. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01lb306 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7g0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnp6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Raffles b007jq3m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b00cfwhy (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI The war ends in Europe, but Queenie's husband is still FRI fighting in the Far East. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen FRI Tompkinson. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jthc (Listen) FRI Florence Nightingale FRI The Crimean War leads Florence Nightingale into taking FRI responsibility for medical care into her own hands. Anna FRI Massey narrates the history of Britain. FRI FRI 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse b007jvmk (Listen) FRI Aunt Tibby FRI A cunning landlady proves to be as resourceful as the FRI mischievous Uncle Silas. HE Bates' country tale is read by FRI David Neal. FRI FRI 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent b01llfnt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 15:00 David Wade - Alexander b007jx30 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01lb5tq (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc tunes up nicely with a musical duo, hears from FRI Diary Of A Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and gets competitive FRI at school sports day. Plus the final episode of Camp Gold. FRI FRI 17:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b008g29h (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 4 FRI JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, FRI Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From FRI August 1991. FRI FRI 17:30 Young Postmen b00fkp61 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 MR James Stories b00pf4xf (Listen) FRI The Rose Garden FRI The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties'. Stars Ben FRI Miller, John Thomson and Felicity Montagu. From November FRI 1992. FRI FRI 18:15 The Nine Billion Names of God b010m6lf (Listen) FRI Superiority FRI In war, the more technologically advanced side can still be FRI defeated. John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short story. FRI FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrh9 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Bill Masen is horrified by what he discovers in London, but FRI manages to rescue a girl from danger. Cult novel read by FRI Roger May. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01lb306 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7g0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel b007jnp6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Raffles b007jq3m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007tzqb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika b00bws4x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 21:50 Postscript: Summer With Monika b00bwsdj (Listen) FRI Talking about the enigmatic muse for his 1960s magical poem FRI of love, Roger McGough reveals who Monika really was. FRI FRI 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gsmn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World b007jx1h (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. FRI Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July FRI 1992. FRI FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars b007jtqk (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Perfect Man FRI Bozo's boxing break means a rock 'n' roll replacement is FRI needed for the band. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February FRI 2000. FRI FRI 23:30 On the Hour b007jmkm (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI Pre-natal beauty therapy hits the headlines. Chris Morris FRI hosts the incisive news satire. With Steve Coogan. From FRI April 1992. FRI

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