15 February, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 16/02/2013 - 22/02/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Haunted b01qlg49 (Listen) SAT The Judge's House, by Bram Stoker SAT Malcolm Malcolmson discovers the truth of the 'absurd SAT prejudices' which have accrued around an empty property. SAT Stars Nigel Havers. SAT SAT 00:30 Earthsearch b00cfzsp (Listen) SAT Series 1, Earthfall SAT Earthfall: The crew locate an Earth-like planet, but the SAT Angels are not beaten yet. Stars Sean Arnold, Sonia Fraser SAT and Gordon Reid. SAT SAT 01:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvkv (Listen) SAT In a Fog SAT On the trail of the Grimethorpes, Lord Peter Wimsey and SAT Bunter get lost and end up stuck in a swamp. Stars Ian SAT Carmichael. SAT SAT 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader b00dps76 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT After exchanging identities, MP John Chilcote and John SAT Loder's masquerade is in danger of discovery. Read by SAT Nicholas Boulton. SAT SAT 02:00 Tony's b007jsz2 (Listen) SAT Putting on the Style SAT Misadventures of a corner-shop barber, with a battle against SAT rival Boris the Russian. Stars Victor Spinetti. From October SAT 1979. SAT SAT 02:30 Ayres on the Air b00mg9fy (Listen) SAT Series 3, Shopping SAT Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, SAT anecdotes and sketches. SAT Pam is joined on stage by Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity SAT Montagu for poems and sketches on the subject of Shopping. SAT Featuring sketches about braving the cosmetics department, SAT and how some shop assistants think anyone over 40 should SAT only wear beige. SAT Pam's shopping poems include Nowadays We Worship at Saint SAT Tesco, the Contact Lens poem and I Can't Find Nice Knickers, SAT one of her briefer poems. SAT SAT 03:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017h805 (Listen) SAT The Light and the Dark SAT As the Second World War erupts, Lewis Eliot heads to SAT Whitehall where his love life takes an unexpected turn. SAT Stars Adam Godley. SAT SAT 04:00 F Scott Fitzgerald - Three Hours Between Planes SAT b01hpx3k (Listen) SAT With three hours to kill, Donald looks up an old flame - and SAT gets a big surprise. Short story read by Garrick Hagon. SAT SAT 04:15 Chris Thompson - Skeggy b007jtlr (Listen) SAT Three couples have their own reasons for returning to the SAT scene of their happiest holidays in Skegness. Stars Sean SAT Connolly. SAT SAT 05:00 Little Blighty on the Down b00sxbj7 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT Parish council leader Mrs Roberts sparks in-fighting and SAT economic upheaval. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From SAT July 1989. SAT SAT 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vcx38 (Listen) SAT Series 2, France SAT Can 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of SAT French revolutionaries? Stars Sheridan Smith. From May 2004. SAT SAT 06:00 Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau b01qqsw3 (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Queen Flavia writes a fateful letter to her SAT true love Rudolf Rassendyll. Sequel to The Prisoner of SAT Zenda. Stars Julian Glover. SAT SAT 07:30 Fabulous Flops b012wz90 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Paul Roseby recalls doomed musicals about bombing Nagasaki, SAT a travelling executioner and Leonardo Da Vinci. With Don SAT Black. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yndky (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 13 SAT From Minnesota - the American funny man welcomes soprano SAT Maria Jette, pianist Denis Evstuhin and singer Andra Suchy. SAT From 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 The Great Pretenders b007jtck (Listen) SAT The real Jan Ravens presents her archive choice of SAT impressionist comedy, including Listen - Mike Yarwood, The SAT Impressionists, The Game's Up, Dead Ringers and The Archive SAT Hour. SAT SAT 11:55 Radio Drama at Ninety: Julius Caesar b01qzjjz (Listen) SAT The first radio drama, a scene from Julius Caesar, was SAT broadcast 90 years ago. Now performed by Harriet Walter and SAT Jenny Jules from Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Donmar SAT production. SAT Read the producer's blog about the start of Radio Drama SAT SAT 12:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 4 Omnibus SAT b01qqtv2 (Listen) SAT Made for 4 Extra. Comic and heartfelt drama about a young SAT couple with learning disabilities, based on true stories. SAT Darleen wants a baby. SAT SAT 13:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body b00vdc15 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Family Ties SAT When the detective takes her mother Joan on a murder mystery SAT weekend, the charades take a realistic turn. Stars Margaret SAT Tyzack. SAT SAT 14:00 After Henry b007jq6v (Listen) SAT Series 3, A Box of Chocolates SAT When Sarah sees an old flame 30 years on, her mother SAT interrupts them once again. Stars Prunella Scales. From SAT October 1987. SAT SAT 14:30 Take It From Here b015f9b1 (Listen) SAT From 10/03/1955 SAT Ron Glum faces jail - will Eth stand by her man? Stars Dick SAT Bentley, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From March 1955. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yndky (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau b01qqsw3 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Valentine's Day b01qhdjz (Listen) SAT Following on from his very successful John Peel's shed, here SAT is another beautiful story of every day life from the very SAT talented John Osbourne. SAT A young man starts turning out his junk and comes across a SAT box of memories he has saved, letters, birthday and SAT Valentine's cards he has received over the years, tickets SAT for gigs he's been to. And through these we come to SAT understand the recent events in his life. SAT Some are from an ex girlfriend. His first love (played by SAT Isy Suttie) - they were together when they were teenagers. SAT Others are from his mum (played by Suki Webster.) She SAT worries about him. She means well and is trying to make him SAT feel better but it makes him feel worse. John will tell this SAT story in front of an audience in the Radio Theatre. SAT There are also postcards from his Gran (Ann Beach) mainly SAT moaning about her various seaside trips. SAT This is recorded in the Radio Theatre in front of an SAT audience. SAT SAT 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0146gb0 (Listen) SAT The Happiness Machine SAT An inventor's machine is guaranteed to make everyone happy - SAT except his wife. Ray Bradbury's tale of strife stars Jesse SAT Bennett. SAT SAT 18:30 Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow SAT b007wvk4 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Ichabod Crane sets out to win the heart of Katrina Van SAT Tassel. Martin Jarvis reads Washington Irving's supernatural SAT classic. SAT SAT 19:00 The Great Pretenders b007jtck (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Mark Steel Revolution b00ft5lb (Listen) SAT The Russian Revolution SAT The radical comedian re-assesses the historical forces and SAT key players. With Carla Mendonca and Martin Hyder. From July SAT 1998. SAT SAT 22:30 Hardeep at The Stand b015zsd8 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 1 SAT 1/6 SAT We're back at The Stand comedy club for more jokes, stories SAT and revelations from some of the world's best comedians. SAT Hardeep Singh Kohli takes to The Stand's tiny stage to SAT introduce a selection of the world's greatest comedians. SAT This week Hannibal Buress, one of the staff writers for 30 SAT Rock and Saturday Night Live talks to us about his eating SAT habits, airport security and his Scottish visitors. American SAT A-Lister Margaret Cho talks about working with Bill Hicks, SAT her Korean heritage and the pressure of being Woody Allen's SAT favourite stand up comedian and we get some great gags from SAT Scottish favourite and Radio Scotland regular Des Clarke. SAT SAT 22:45 Hardeep at The Stand b0169ktm (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 2 SAT 2/6 SAT Hardeep Singh Kohli takes to The Stand's tiny stage to SAT introduce a selection of jokes, stories and revelations from SAT some of the world's best comedians. SAT First up James Dowdeswell delivers quick fire jokes and SAT observations. Francesca Martinez, star of Grange Hill and SAT Ricky Gervais's Extras tells us some cracking gags and chats SAT to Hardeep backstage. Finally, Lee Camp combines political SAT rants with one liners, he describes himself as "Yet Another SAT American Mistake", we don't think so, judge for yourselves. SAT The programme was recorded late at night in a comedy club, SAT so inevitably it contains adult themes and the occasional SAT naughty word. SAT SAT 23:00 Julie Enfield Investigates b007jl9y (Listen) SAT The Smithfield Murders, Blue Bummarees SAT In the midst of her grisly meat market murder trail, the SAT detective stumbles on a surprise flirtation. Stars Imelda SAT Staunton. SAT SAT 23:30 Scandinavian Chiller b012l0k9 (Listen) SAT Camilla Lackberg - The Ice Princess, Episode 1 SAT The murder of a beautiful woman reveals dark lies and SAT secrets in an isolated Swedish coastal community. Read by SAT Alex Tregear. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0146gb0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow SUN b007wvk4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yndky (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:55 Radio Drama at Ninety: Julius Caesar b01qzjjz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:55 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles - Series 4 Omnibus SUN b01qqtv2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body b00vdc15 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Anthony Hope - Rupert of Hentzau b01qqsw3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Valentine's Day b01qhdjz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus b007jtvf (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Believing he's lost Cosette, heartbroken Marius throws SUN himself into the revolution - but at what cost? Starring SUN Joss Ackland. SUN SUN 07:15 Paper Gardens b007k2kb (Listen) SUN Subverting the Lawn SUN Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' SUN amongst a museum's 15th-century textiles. SUN SUN 07:30 Bleak Expectations b00w7dnw (Listen) SUN Series 4, A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled SUN Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic sees Pip and Harry put to SUN sea with Captain Beehab in a bid to thwart a sea-going SUN Mister Benevolent and rescue Ripely. But fate has other SUN plans and they are shipwrecked. Pip soon finds himself on a SUN desert island that holds many surprising secrets. SUN Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson SUN Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen SUN Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head SUN Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman SUN Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead SUN Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland SUN Pippa ..... Susy Kane SUN Writer ..... Mark Evans SUN Producer ..... Gareth Edwards. SUN SUN 08:00 Doctor At Large b009hq0t (Listen) SUN The Doctor's Dilemma SUN Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency SUN surgery using cutlery and brandy. Stars Richard Briers. From SUN July 1969. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b007jm59 (Listen) SUN A Slight Case of Demolition SUN The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town SUN planning. With Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From March SUN 1967. SUN SUN 09:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00sh59l (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost SUN Eagle of his legion? Rosemary Sutcliff's adventure stars Tom SUN Smith. SUN SUN 09:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always SUN in trouble. Based on Alf Proysen's popular children's books. SUN Stars Alison Steadman. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01qqxdk (Listen) SUN Film Star Winners, Shirley MacLaine SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Cole to Webber, Oscar-winning actress SUN Shirley MacLaine shares her castaway choices with Roy SUN Plomley. From November 1983. SUN SUN 10:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008qs4b (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Peter White explains how blind people experience the concept SUN of beauty. Going for a walk can offer him an 'aural relief SUN map'. SUN SUN 11:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01qqxn5 (Listen) SUN Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Episode SUN 1 SUN 4 Extra Debut. Michael Bentine recalls visits to Australia SUN and New York and some outrageous friends in his showbiz SUN career. From November 1994. SUN SUN 11:30 Double Trouble b007jpcz (Listen) SUN Flanagan and Allen SUN The golden wireless age of Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen. SUN Stuart Maconie celebrates great British comedy duos. With SUN Roy Hudd. SUN SUN 12:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus b007jtvf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Paper Gardens b007k2kb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Hercule Poirot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd SUN b007jxd3 (Listen) SUN Belgian sleuth Poirot retires to a village where a SUN treacherous killer is lurking. Agatha Christie's whodunit SUN stars John Moffatt. SUN SUN 15:00 Doctor At Large b009hq0t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b007jm59 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01qqy2w (Listen) SUN The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc. SUN SUN 16:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00sh59l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? b007jpy4 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Ted Ray SUN Mark Radcliffe traces the career of the fiddler who became SUN one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and '60s. SUN SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers b01bl9tb (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers - The Magic Circle, Episode 2 SUN As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, dark forces SUN stir and a dead music-hall star makes a return. Stars David SUN Warner. SUN SUN 18:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pbtv8 (Listen) SUN Markheim SUN A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop forces SUN him to reassess his life. Hugh Bonneville reads RL SUN Stevenson's tale. SUN SUN 19:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01qqxn5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Double Trouble b007jpcz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Doctor At Large b009hq0t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b007jm59 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01qqxdk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008qs4b (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Bleak Expectations b00w7dnw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Sofa of Time b00hxqnm (Listen) SUN And the Hackett March on... SUN The magical quest is helped by a tiny gold samurai, who SUN points. Stars Mark Heap, Nick Frost and Kevin Eldon. From SUN November 2002. SUN SUN 23:00 Newsjack b01qldms (Listen) SUN Series 8, Episode 1 SUN Made for 4 Extra. The eighth series of the topical sketch SUN show which anyone can write for. With Justin Edwards, Pippa SUN Evans, Nadia Kamil and Lewis Macleod. SUN SUN 23:30 The Harpoon b00cgsrm (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 1 SUN A special wartime edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys' SUN adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From February SUN 1994. SUN SUN 23:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01r3nzd (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best comedy around. Plus Arthur Smith catches up with Alex SUN Horne. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2013 MON MON 00:00 The Scarifyers b01bl9tb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pbtv8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01qqxdk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008qs4b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01qqxn5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Double Trouble b007jpcz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Doctor At Large b009hq0t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Hercule Poirot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd MON b007jxd3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00sh59l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl0 (Listen) MON The Barometer Falls MON Lord Peter Wimsey probes his brother's whereabouts on the MON night of the murder, and Mary takes the stand. Stars Ian MON Carmichael. MON MON 06:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cyg6x (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Oxford student John Maltravers plays ancient violin music MON that leads to the discovery of a hidden cupboard in his MON rooms. J Meade Falkner's supernatural drama, read by Joanna MON David. MON MON 07:00 Safety Catch b017gxpv (Listen) MON Series 2, I Draw the Line MON Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in MON the world of arms dealing. MON This week Simon is faced with even more of a moral dilemma MON than he's grown sadly accustomed to in his line of work and MON so finds himself finally drawing the line and resigning. MON When faced with a particularly tricky moral issue at work MON Simon finally decides enough is enough and quits his job. MON It's not great timing though as he and Anna find themselves MON contemplating having a baby. MON Cast: MON Simon McGrath...........Darren Boyd MON Anna Grieg............Joanna Page MON Boris Kemal...........Lewis Macleod MON Judith McGrath..........Sarah Smart MON Angela McGrath..........Brigit Forsyth MON Madeleine Turnbull..........Rachel Atkins MON Marcus...............Dan Mersh MON Produced by Dawn Ellis MON Written by Laurence Howarth. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01qhqgh (Listen) MON Series 65, Episode 1 MON Nicholas Parsons returns with the popular panel game. The MON comedian Jason Manford joins regulars Paul Merton, Graham MON Norton, Sue Perkins as they attempt to speak on a subject MON without Repetition, hesitation or deviation. Subjects MON include 'Funny Valentine', 'Karaoke' and 'Getting Your Five MON a Day'. MON Produced by Tilusha Ghelani. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00hzpgy (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 10 MON Master spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is MON barking, plus bona home-styling with Julian and Sandy. With MON Kenneth Williams. From May 1965. MON MON 08:30 The Al Read Show b008p576 (Listen) MON Northern Variety Parade MON Starring the Salford sausage maker turned monarch of the MON monologue. With Louise Traill and Albert Franks. From MON November 1955. MON MON 09:00 Bleak Expectations b00wdjvk (Listen) MON Series 4, A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up MON Volume Four, Chapter 5: "A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried MON Up" by Mark Evans MON Pip and Harry have escaped the exploding desert island, but MON Harry has been transformed into a dinosaur. Now they must MON catch Mister Benevolent and prevent him taking over the MON world, but the trail has lead them to France. Here they must MON face unimaginable horrors including a bacon free breakfast MON and a deadly confrontation in a cheese mine. But there is a MON glimmer of hope in the form of The Scarlet Pimple. MON Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson MON Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen MON Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head MON Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman MON Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead MON Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland MON Pippa ..... Susy Kane MON Reverend Godly Fecund ..... David Mitchell MON Frenchman ..... Mark Evans MON Writer ..... Mark Evans MON Producer ..... Gareth Edwards MON Producer Gareth Edwards. MON MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jv6r (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 2 MON Leg model April's snoring inspires ad man Ken's quest to win MON a nasal spray account. Stars Martin Jarvis. From October MON 1986. MON MON 10:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017ptch (Listen) MON The New Men MON Lewis Eliot ends up overseeing a secret wartime project with MON implications for the world. Stars David Haig and Claire MON Skinner. MON MON 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1cq (Listen) MON The First Person, The Child MON Series of three quirky short stories by Ali Smith. MON A woman shopper finds her trolley occupied by someone else's MON baby. When she tries to persuade others that the child is MON not hers, no one believes her and she is forced to take the MON peculiar child home. Read by Jackie Morrison. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01qkwh4 (Listen) MON Clive Anderson, Ginger Baker, Sinead O'Connor, Oliver James, MON Jamie Kilstein, Danny Wallace, Villagers MON Nothing Compares to Irish singer songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, MON who shot to international fame in 1990 with Prince's smash MON hit 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. Sinéad talks to Clive about her MON career, which has occasionally encountered controversy as a MON result of her strong views on religion, feminism, child MON abuse and war. Sinéad performs 'Back Where You Belong' from MON her album 'How About I Be Me (And You Be You)'. MON Clive doesn't miss a beat with legendary 'Cream' and 'Blind MON Faith' drummer and hippy hellraiser Ginger Baker. A new film MON by Jay Bulger documents Ginger's life, from being influenced MON by London's jazz scene to the height of his drug-addled rock MON band fame. Ginger smashes his drums like he smashes through MON life, even smashing the filmmaker's nose on the last day of MON filming! 'Beware Of Mr Baker' is released in UK cinemas on MON Friday 17th May. MON Nikki Bedi has Veg Talk with New York comedian Jamie MON Kilstein. Known for his intelligent, no-holds-barred take on MON religion, politics, corporate greed and veganism, Jamie's MON consistently been compared by critics, comedians and MON audiences to fearless comic icons Bill Hicks and George MON Carlin. He's on tour throughout February and is performing MON at London's Soho Theatre until Saturday 23rd. MON Clive's on the couch with psychologist, author and MON broadcaster Oliver James, whose new book 'Office Politics: MON How to Thrive in a World of Lying, Backstabbing and Dirty MON Tricks' examines the modern working world, where MON game-playing, duplicity and sheer malevolence are rife. MON Oliver examines the not-so-nice practices which propel MON people to the top, revealing the murky side to office life. MON Plus more music from Irish indie folk band Villagers, who MON perform 'Nothing Arrived' from their album 'Awayland'. MON ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)’ is available now on One MON Little Indian. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00hzpgy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Al Read Show b008p576 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cyg6x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables b007jmyd (Listen) MON Episode 21 MON Jean Valjean's life lies in Javert's hands. Victor Hugo's MON epic tale starring Joss Ackland, Roger Allam and Leslie MON Phillips. MON MON 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life b00njctd (Listen) MON Dunroamin MON Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the MON hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on MON first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which MON have never been heard before. Including songs which have MON been specially recorded for the series. MON Homes were exposed to huge forces of change in the 19th and MON 20th century, responding to industrialisation, pollution and MON the imperial mission. Prof Vickery explores how they MON remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world. MON The roots of the suburb lie very deep; but for snobs and MON bohemians, the adjective 'suburban' has always been the MON ultimate put-down. Prof Vickery listens to the experiences MON of those who moved there. MON Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly MON and Simon Tcherniak. MON Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen MON Norris at the keyboard. MON A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 14:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter b007jq7w (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The fascinating story of the relationship between the great MON Italian scientist and his devoted daughter. Read by Stella MON Gonet. MON MON 14:45 Inside the Queen's Head b00t3bns (Listen) MON Gay Bar MON Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her MON subjects. A lesbian anarchist and a male voice choir are in MON Brighton. MON MON 15:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017ptch (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01m7xpm (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc with author Philippa Gregory who reads her own MON novel Changeling, and 500 Words judge Jacqueline Wilson MON talks about her two favourite books for younger readers. MON MON 17:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00t5xd8 (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Has the provoked priest gone too far in fighting three men MON in the pub? Stars Alun Armstrong and Joss Ackland. From MON March 2001. MON MON 17:30 Safety Catch b017gxpv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Haunted b01qr0l9 (Listen) MON The Inexperienced Ghost, by HG Wells MON 4 Extra Debut. A man encounters a troubled spirit. But could MON this meeting lead to tragedy? Starring Donald Houston and MON Christopher Guard. MON MON 18:30 Earthsearch b007jnxp (Listen) MON Series 2, The Return MON The Challenger crew's settled life on planet 'Paradise' is MON soon to be shattered. James Follett's space epic stars Sean MON Arnold. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00hzpgy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Al Read Show b008p576 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cyg6x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1cq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01qkwh4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01qhqgh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Hard to Tell b015p5g6 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Thanks to a bike accident that's landed him in A&E, Tom MON Sheffield is about to go for a pizza with Ellen, a woman MON with the most noble of foreheads and - it turns out - the MON most attentive of dads. MON Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy which sees MON Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009) MON make his debut in radio comedy writing. MON In Hard To Tell, Jonny Sweet conjures up characters MON depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the MON mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; MON from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their MON dogs, and from lifelong friends to long term partners and MON their dearly departed - weaving them into a four part, half MON hour romantic comedy. MON The series revolves around Tom Sheffield (played by Jonny MON himself), his immediate family (Getting On's Vicki MON Pepperdine, The Thick Of It's Alex MacQueen and Not Going MON Out's Katy Wix), plus Tom's longed-for-and-lusted-after new MON girlfriend, Ellen (played by Charlotte Ritchie), her best MON friend Hermione (Him & Her's Sarah Solemani) and Ellen's MON zealously protective father (Simon Greenall). MON Tim Key and Tom Basden both make deliciously awkward cameo MON appearances. MON Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, MON contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to MON pub toilets, themed parties, early morning phone calls and MON Christmas Editions of Jonathan Creek. MON Cast: MON Tom ...... Jonny Sweet MON Paul ...... Simon Greenall MON Ashley ...... Alex MacQueen MON Lesley ...... Vicki Pepperdine MON Hermione ...... Sarah Solemani MON Ellen ....... Charlotte Ritchie MON Maeve ...... Katy Wix MON Producer: Lucy Armitage MON A Tiger Aspects Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01qkqr9 (Listen) MON Series 39, Episode 1 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical MON stand-up and sketches. MON MON 23:30 Creme De la Crime b007yvm3 (Listen) MON Series 1, The Bells and St Clement MON The Bells and St Clement: Michael Feydeau and David Pershore MON review the curious case of a fallen monk. Stars Steve Punt MON and Hugh Dennis. From October 2001. MON MON 23:45 All the World's a Globe b007jwwz (Listen) MON Episode 8 MON The 20th century in the National Theatre of Brent's MON definitive history of Earth. Special guest Ben Kingsley. MON From June 1990. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Haunted b01qr0l9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Earthsearch b007jnxp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cyg6x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Bleak Expectations b00wdjvk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jv6r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017ptch (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1cq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01qkwh4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00t5xd8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Safety Catch b017gxpv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl4 (Listen) TUE The Speech for the Defence TUE The posh sleuth gathers vital evidence in New York to clear TUE Gerald, but there's a sting in the tail. Stars Ian TUE Carmichael. TUE TUE 06:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cymj5 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Concealing his discovery, John outwardly woos Constance, but TUE begins to fall under Adrian's sinister spell. J Meade TUE Falkner's supernatural drama, read by Joanna David. TUE TUE 07:00 Getting Nowhere Fast b00n490h (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 5 TUE Reunions top the agenda at the CyberPass bistro, but are TUE they such a good idea? Stars Mervyn Stutter. From June 2004. TUE TUE 07:30 Elvenquest b017mwrv (Listen) TUE Series 4, Queen Eleanor TUE The noble Questers set off once again to find the Sword of TUE Asnagar, the only thing that can rid Lower Earth from the TUE tyranny of the evil Lord Darkness. TUE Their search brings them to the kingdom of Premenstrua, TUE where they defeat a band of trolls that have been TUE terrorising the land. As a reward for their heroism, they TUE are offered the Sword of Asnagar by its grateful ruler, TUE Queen Eleanor. But before it's placed in their hands, they TUE must first get her a birthday present... TUE Meanwhile, Kreech tries to convince Lord Darkness that what TUE he needs to help him maintain eternal dominion over Lower TUE Earth is a personal assistant... TUE Cast: TUE Vidar - Darren Boyd TUE Queen Eleanor - Louise Delamere TUE Dean/Kreech - Kevin Eldon TUE Amis - Dave Lamb TUE Sam - Stephen Mangan TUE Lord Darkness - Alistair McGowan TUE Penthiselea - Ingrid Oliver TUE Writers: Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto TUE Producer: Sam Michell. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jyp0 (Listen) TUE Dishonoured - Again TUE Neddie Seagoon gets a bank job, but is it wise to put him in TUE charge of the gold vault? Stars Spike Milligan. From January TUE 1959. TUE TUE 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jz94 (Listen) TUE Series 3, The Flat TUE The author and his wife's holiday abroad is far from TUE relaxing. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From TUE October 1979. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01qkqr9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 The Personality Test b00kmnfn (Listen) TUE Series 1, John Sergeant TUE The ex-political correspondent quizzes a panel about TUE himself. With Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter. From TUE July 2006. TUE TUE 10:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017pwt0 (Listen) TUE Homecomings TUE As the Cold War intensifies, a spy appears to be at large TUE within Britain's nuclear research programme. Stars David TUE Haig. TUE TUE 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1j9 (Listen) TUE The First Person, Writ TUE Series of three quirky short stories by Ali Smith. TUE A middle-aged woman returns home one day to find her TUE 14-year-old self sitting in her lounge. But what do you say TUE to the person you used to be, and how much do you tell them TUE about the future? Read by Siobhan Redmond. TUE TUE 11:15 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) TUE Two elderly librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a TUE corpse is discovered in their crime section. Stars Mary TUE Wimbush. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jyp0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jz94 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cymj5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables b007jmyw (Listen) TUE Episode 22 TUE Unaware that Marius has survived the Revolution, Cosette is TUE convinced he has died at the barricades. Starring Joss TUE Ackland. TUE TUE 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life b00njctg (Listen) TUE Alternative Homes TUE Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the TUE hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on TUE first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which TUE have never been heard before. Including songs which have TUE been specially recorded for the series. TUE Homes were exposed to huge forces of change in the 19th and TUE 20th century, responding to industrialisation, pollution, TUE and the imperial mission. Prof Vickery explores how they TUE remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world. TUE 'Home means a place to go to when you are in trouble. A TUE place sadly altered by war. A place to glorify when away and TUE rely on always...' So reported one woman to the Mass TUE Observation survey. Prof Vickery explores the enduring pull TUE of a home of one's own. TUE Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly TUE and Simon Tcherniak. TUE Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen TUE Norris at the keyboard. TUE A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 14:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter b007jq88 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Virginia discovers that her scientist father is ill, but as TUE she's in the convent a visit is impossible. Read by Stella TUE Gonet. TUE TUE 14:45 Inside the Queen's Head b00t3vjs (Listen) TUE A Mug's Game TUE Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her TUE subjects. A variety of migrants, and violence breaks out in TUE London. TUE TUE 15:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017pwt0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01qrlm9 (Listen) TUE Philippa Gregory continues her novel Changeling, and 500 TUE Words Short Story judge Richard Hammond reveals his TUE 'Inheritance Books' - favourite books he'd pass on to TUE younger readers. TUE TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts b007jx5j (Listen) TUE Series 2, Rebel Without a Pause TUE Faith and her son Joe fall out, but is Bill the cause or TUE cure? Stars James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham. From November TUE 1989. TUE TUE 17:30 Getting Nowhere Fast b00n490h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Haunted b01qrljn (Listen) TUE Esmeralda, by John Keir Cross TUE 4 Extra Debut. Felix might finally be free of his wife, but TUE who is the mysterious woman claiming to be his daughter? TUE Starring George Baker. TUE TUE 18:30 Earthsearch b007wvjs (Listen) TUE Series 2, Flood TUE Telson and Darv make contact with the Earth ship, but the TUE response is unexpected. James Follett's space epic stars TUE Sean Arnold. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jyp0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jz94 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cymj5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1j9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Elvenquest b017mwrv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking b00cbptt (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 6 TUE Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers. TUE Rosie Cavaliero joins the award-winning comedian. With Ben TUE Moor and Ben Willbond. From July 2008. TUE TUE 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem b007wp39 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 1 TUE Tom Caine wakes up and hears music everywhere, but it's not TUE the food of love. Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From July TUE 2001. TUE TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007jtrr (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Unexplained TUE The sci-fi star attempts to solve all unsolved mysteries. TUE With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From August TUE 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2013 WED WED 00:00 Haunted b01qrljn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Earthsearch b007wvjs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Wimsey - Clouds of Witness b007jvl4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cymj5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01qkqr9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 The Personality Test b00kmnfn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:45 All the World's a Globe b007jwwz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017pwt0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1j9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Second Thoughts b007jx5j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Getting Nowhere Fast b00n490h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00b7zrm (Listen) WED A Penny for Your Thoughts WED 4 Extra Debut. A dead millionaire and a mysterious WED watch-chain sends the sleuth in pursuit of a brutal gang. WED 2008 revival with Crawford Logan. WED WED 06:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cywfd (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Absent in Italy, John sends a letter summoning Sophia to WED Naples, where she learns a terrible secret. J Meade WED Falkner's supernatural drama read by Joanna David. WED WED 07:00 Fat Chance b019m4rs (Listen) WED Celebrity Square WED Slimline sitcom about fighting the flab, by Jenny McDade. WED Graham finds himself dating two women, and there's a WED surprise for the other slimmers. Stars Michael Troughton. WED From 1999. WED WED 07:30 Cabin Pressure b01qjc6k (Listen) WED Series 4, Yverdon-Les-Bains WED Sitcom by John Finnemore about the pilots of a tiny charter WED airline. WED Love is in the air as Douglas and Herc fight it out over the WED fruit tray, and hope springs eternal as Martin has the WED interview of his life. WED Cabin Pressure is a sitcom about the wing and a prayer world WED of a tiny, one plane, charter airline staffed by two pilots: WED one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. WED Whether they're flying squaddies to Hamburg, metal sheets to WED Mozambique, or an oil exec's cat to Abu Dhabi, no job is too WED small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. WED Cast: WED Carolyn Knapp-Shappey..................... Stephanie Cole WED 1st Officer Douglas Richardson............... Roger Allam WED Capt. Martin Crieff................... Benedict Cumberbatch WED Arthur Shappey................................... John WED Finnemore WED Captain Hercules "Herc" Shipwright... Anthony Head WED Oskar Bider.................................... Nicholas WED Woodeson WED Captain Deroche..................................... Kate WED Duchêne WED Written by John Finnemore WED Produced and directed by David Tyler WED A Pozzitive production for the BBC. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jxyr (Listen) WED The Idol WED Tired of the lad's big-headedness, Bill and Moira decide to WED teach him a lesson. Stars Tony Hancock. From November 1954. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00bwshp (Listen) WED Series 5, Episode 1 WED John Cleese's magic tricks, and a talking baboon called WED Dermot. Songs and sketches with Graeme Garden. From April WED 1967. WED WED 09:00 After Henry b007jq99 (Listen) WED Series 3, Different Viewpoints WED Sarah is irritated by her mother Eleanor's opinions on TV WED and every other subject. Stars Prunella Scales. From WED November 1987. WED WED 09:30 Street and Lane b00w5rgj (Listen) WED Series 2, Going for Broke WED The Yorkshire builders are warned over a dodgy landlord, and WED a birth is imminent. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. From January WED 2007. WED WED 10:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017sl4r (Listen) WED The Affair WED Back in Cambridge, a scandal threatens the reputation of WED Lewis Eliot's old college and his best friend. Stars David WED Haig. WED WED 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1jc (Listen) WED The First Person, The First Person WED Series of three quirky short stories by Ali Smith. WED A couple debate and fabricate possible scenarios for their WED life together. Read by Ali Smith. WED WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg WED b00t9xxf (Listen) WED Comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London, WED based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With James Grout and WED Rachel Atkins. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jxyr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00bwshp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00b7zrm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cywfd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables b007jmz9 (Listen) WED Episode 23 WED It's Marius and Cosette's wedding day. But is that trouble WED lurking outside the church? With Leslie Phillips and Henry WED Goodman. WED WED 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives b00y6p63 (Listen) WED Bricklaying WED Historian Sir David Cannadine explores 'Churchill's Other WED Lives' outside politics. Winston Churchill was a committed WED bricklayer, he even joined the bricklayers' union. But this WED didn't mean he had anything in common with the working man. WED He was surrounded by a retinue of servants, he never even WED set foot in a shop and he famously got stuck on the Circle WED line the only time he used the tube. In the first programme WED in the series, David Cannadine explores Churchill's devotion WED to bricklaying and what it tells us about his relationship WED with ordinary people. WED Producer: Melissa FitzGerald WED A Blakeway Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 14:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter b007jq8p (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Blessed by the Pope, the scientist can continue work on his WED book, but convent life is hard for Virginia. Read by Stella WED Gonet. WED WED 14:45 Inside the Queen's Head b00t3vh9 (Listen) WED Beartown WED Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her WED subjects, including the drinkers of affluent Congleton in WED Cheshire. WED WED 15:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017sl4r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01m7tjj (Listen) WED Philippa Gregory continues reading her novel Changeling, and WED 500 Words judge Charlie Higson reveals his 'Inheritance WED Books' - favourite books for younger readers. WED WED 17:00 No Commitments b01qrnbc (Listen) WED Series 11, Foreign Affairs WED Victoria frets over Roger, Charlotte misbehaves badly and WED Anna is stuck in the middle. Stars Rosemary Leach. From WED January 2005. WED WED 17:30 Fat Chance b019m4rs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Haunted b01qrnb9 (Listen) WED The Emissary, by Ray Bradbury WED 4 Extra Debut. Young Marion is unwell, but her pet dog keeps WED her in touch with the outside world. And beyond. Stars WED Jennie Linden. WED WED 18:30 Earthsearch b007jnyt (Listen) WED Series 2, Surrender WED The crew members believe they've outwitted the Angels and WED can wait out the flood. James Follett's space epic stars WED Sean Arnold and Haydn Wood. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jxyr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00bwshp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00b7zrm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cywfd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1jc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg WED b00t9xxf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Cabin Pressure b01qjc6k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Pick Ups b008xh46 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 6 WED Mike thinks his number may be up when he is forced to drive WED Pat to the cemetery in a final bid for freedom. Sitcom by WED Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01r3xp4 (Listen) WED For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the WED best comedy around. Plus Jon Holmes talks to comedian Zoe WED Lyons. WED WED 23:00 The Museum of Everything b007k3wp (Listen) WED Series 2, The Museum Re-opens WED Enjoy a display for the worst-selling author of Victorian WED times. Star Marcus Brigstocke and Danny Robins. From March WED 2005. WED WED 23:30 Old Harry's Game b00w6j8w (Listen) WED Series 6, Episode 2 WED Satan introduces historian Edith to Adam and Eve, but WED they're none too bright. Stars Andy Hamilton. From September WED 2007. WED WED THU THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 THU THU 00:00 Haunted b01qrnb9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Earthsearch b007jnyt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00b7zrm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cywfd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 After Henry b007jq99 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Street and Lane b00w5rgj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017sl4r (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00hk1jc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg THU b00t9xxf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 No Commitments b01qrnbc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Fat Chance b019m4rs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bcw1y (Listen) THU The Manilla THU When warned not to interfere, our hero becomes even more THU determined to investigate. The body count mounts. THU THU 06:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cz5rg (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU As John returns from Italy, his friend Gaskell penetrates THU the secret of how John fell under Adrian's malign spell. J THU Meade Falkner's supernatural drama read by Joanna David. THU THU 07:00 Up the Garden Path b008hq47 (Listen) THU Series 3, Taking It on the Chin THU As Izzy's love-life grows ever more complicated, she's in THU for a big surprise. Stars Imelda Staunton. From December THU 1993. THU THU 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01qkmpl (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU Stephen K Amos and comedian guests, Fred MacAulay, Angela THU Barnes and Greg Proops compile an Idiot's Guide to having THU your midlife crisis. Producer: Colin Anderson. THU THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k29b (Listen) THU Inspecting the Piles? THU Pike and Uncle Arthur tackle a tricky situation with an THU inflatable dinghy. Starring John Le Mesurier. From December THU 1983. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b015p5xn (Listen) THU From 17/03/1955 THU Plane capers in South America, and Eth is shocked at Ron's THU criminal record. Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic THU comedy stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From March THU 1955. THU THU 09:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club b007jqlf (Listen) THU Trevor Island THU Mr Zizz, the bad cartoonist, is not really capable of THU murder. Or is he? Stars Martin Jarvis and Ron Pember. From THU September 1988. THU THU 09:30 Jest a Minute b01789l0 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 3 THU Lucy Porter, Milton Jones, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran THU in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz from Cardiff. From December THU 2008. THU THU 10:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017srv7 (Listen) THU The Corridors of Power THU Post-war politics throws up surprises for Lewis Eliot, as a THU rising star enlists his help. Stars David Haig and Iain THU Glen. THU THU 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00j0gd7 (Listen) THU Virginia Gilbert - Abroad, Hesitation THU Series of three edgy tales of people abroad, by Virginia THU Gilbert. THU A husband on holiday with his wife is tested to the limit by THU the tantrums of a young boy he just cannot help being THU annoyed by. When the boy gets into difficulties one evening THU in the pool, the husband's hesitancy to rush to his aid THU forces his wife to look at him in a new light. Read by THU Philip Jackson. THU THU 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00c5xth (Listen) THU The Confessions THU Charlotte Grieg's play is a contemporary thriller about an THU art scam. THU When Luke cons an unknowing client into selling him a THU valuable artwork at a cut price rate, he knows he stands to THU make a killing - but he can't pull off his plan without the THU help of his girlfriend Catrin. Catrin is a good girl who THU has fallen for a bad boy but will she override her moral THU scruples and go along with Luke's scheme whatever the price? THU Luke ..... Clive Standen THU Catrin ..... Lynne Seymour THU Heinrich ..... John Castle THU Simone .....Sara McGaughey THU Produced and Directed by Kate McAll. THU THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k29b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b015p5xn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bcw1y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cz5rg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables b007jmzr (Listen) THU Episode 24 THU Jean Valjean tells Marius about his criminal past, while THU Thenardier prepares his blackmail plans. Starring Joss THU Ackland. THU THU 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives b00zfsxy (Listen) THU Appetite THU Historian Sir David Cannadine explores 'Churchill's Other THU Lives' outside politics. Winston Churchill is known to have THU drunk copious quantities of alcohol. But was he an THU alcoholic? He developed a taste for Havana cigars while THU visiting Cuba, but did he actually smoke all those cigars? THU Churchill was so keen on his food that during the Second THU World War, the constraints of rationing were unknown to him. THU In this programme, David Cannadine explores Churchill's THU prodigious appetite. THU With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill. THU Producer: Melissa FitzGerald THU A Blakeway Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 14:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter b007jq91 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU As the Bubonic plague reaches Florence, the renowned THU scientist faces a backlash against his new theories. Read by THU Stella Gonet. THU THU 14:45 Inside the Queen's Head b00t4fbg (Listen) THU Marooned THU Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her THU subjects, including the drinkers of Amlwch on the island of THU Anglesey. THU THU 15:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017srv7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01m7w3f (Listen) THU Philippa Gregory continues reading her own novel Changeling, THU and with the 500 Words Short Story deadline arriving THU tomorrow, judge Malorie Blackman shares her 'Inheritance THU Books'. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jndm (Listen) THU Series 8, Mr Chips THU A school inspection is due, but the visitor in the THU playground is not from Ofsted. With Trevor Peacock as Mr THU Chips. THU THU 17:30 Up the Garden Path b008hq47 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Haunted b01qrt4h (Listen) THU The Mists of Memory, by Rosemary Timperley THU 4 Extra Debut. Will a surprising meeting inspire schoolgirl THU Janet to devote her life to playing the cello? Stars Helen THU Worth. THU THU 18:30 Earthsearch b007jnzd (Listen) THU Series 2, Solaria THU Bran wants the crew to destroy an artefact floating in THU space. Will they cooperate? James Follett's space epic stars THU Michael Maloney. THU THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k29b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b015p5xn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bcw1y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cz5rg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00j0gd7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00c5xth (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01qkmpl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Newsjack b01qrt6q (Listen) THU Series 8, Episode 2 THU BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show which anyone can THU write for. With Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans, Nadia Kamil and THU Lewis Macleod. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01r3xp6 (Listen) THU For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the THU best comedy around. Plus Jon Holmes has more chat with THU comedian Zoe Lyons. THU THU 23:00 The Secret World b01169br (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU From John Humphrys to Alan Carr, Jon Culshaw explores the THU bizarre private lives of famous folk. Pilot from April 2008. THU THU 23:30 Weak at the Top b00tgch7 (Listen) THU Series 2, Booty THU Marketeer John Weak's got a chocolate bar crisis: How to THU improve sales - fast? Stars Alexander Armstrong. From July THU 2006. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Haunted b01qrt4h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Earthsearch b007jnzd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bcw1y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 J Meade Falkner - The Lost Stradivarius b00cz5rg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club b007jqlf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Jest a Minute b01789l0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017srv7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00j0gd7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00c5xth (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jndm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Up the Garden Path b008hq47 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bqp4q (Listen) FRI Eileen FRI The sleuth learns of a meeting at a remote farm that could FRI reveal the activities of the counterfeit gang. Stars FRI Crawford Logan. FRI FRI 06:30 Falco b00k7xct (Listen) FRI Falco - Venus in Copper, Episode 1 FRI Probing a professional bride with a habit of outliving her FRI husbands, the Roman detective faces temptation. Stars Anton FRI Lesser. FRI FRI 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vgb3v (Listen) FRI Series 2, Charity FRI It's Jesters' Relief Week, but must Cornish smuggler Tamsyn FRI raise funds for Devonians? Stars Sheridan Smith. From May FRI 2004. FRI FRI 07:30 Tim FitzHigham - The Gambler b01qldm8 (Listen) FRI Award winning comedian-author-adventurer, Tim FitzHigham and FRI his nemesis Alex Horne recreate a bizarre bet which was FRI originally wagered by the 4th Duke of Queensbury in 1753. FRI The bet: that Tim can pass a missive over a distance of FRI fifty miles in one hour, using only the means that would FRI have been available to a gentleman in 1753. FRI Written by Tim FitzHigham and Jon Hunter, with additional FRI material from Paul Byrne. FRI Produced by Colin Anderson. FRI FRI 08:00 The TV Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI Opening Night FRI Troutbridge TV's new Deputy Controller, Henry Povey soon FRI spots some familiar faces. Navy Lark spin-off stars Leslie FRI Phillips. From January 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00dghc4 (Listen) FRI Series 5, Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way FRI The sketch show team's last ever episode. With Chris Emmett, FRI Fred Harris and special guest David Jason. From November FRI 1980. FRI FRI 09:00 Tony's b007jt0l (Listen) FRI Charles FRI Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's FRI till, so who's the thief? Stars Victor Spinetti. From FRI October 1979. FRI FRI 09:30 The Brothers b00nn2hg (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI Michael gets a circus obsession and Nigel has an odd FRI encounter. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From FRI September 2005. FRI FRI 10:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017sv17 (Listen) FRI The Choice FRI As Roger Quaife's political destiny hangs on an FRI extraordinary Commons debate, what future for Lewis Eliot? FRI Stars David Haig. FRI FRI 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00j18p9 (Listen) FRI Virginia Gilbert - Abroad, Sisters FRI Series of three edgy tales of people abroad, by Virginia FRI Gilbert. FRI When two sisters take a holiday together, the memory of a FRI childhood incident causes older sister May to gradually FRI recognise the truth of her standing with her younger sister. FRI Read by Sorcha Cusack. FRI FRI 11:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End b007jyz3 (Listen) FRI Leni makes a surprising discovery at a public swimming pool. FRI Moving drama about the loss of a baby. Stars Michelle FRI Holmes. FRI FRI 12:00 The TV Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b00dghc4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bqp4q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Falco b00k7xct (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables b007jn05 (Listen) FRI Episode 25 FRI As Thenardier attempts to blackmail Marius, can there be a FRI final reconciliation for Valjean and Cosette? Starring Roger FRI Allam. FRI FRI 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives b00zft2t (Listen) FRI Journalist FRI Historian Sir David Cannadine explores 'Churchill's Other FRI Lives' outside politics. As a young man, Churchill FRI discovered his love for words and decided to make a living FRI out of them, initially as a war correspondent. FRI Indeed he became a writer so prolific and unstoppable that FRI when he was hit by a car in a New York street, he dictated a FRI thousand words about the experience from his hospital bed. FRI Some of what he wrote was, as David Cannadine shows, very FRI pot-boilerish. In this programme, we hear extracts from FRI Churchill's forgotten early dispatches, which made him FRI famous at a young age. FRI With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill. FRI Producer: Melissa FitzGerald FRI A Blakeway Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 14:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter b007jq9j (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI On suspicion of heresy, the renowned scientist faces FRI sentencing for his exposition of Copernicus. Read by Stella FRI Gonet. FRI FRI 14:45 Inside the Queen's Head b00t4qwx (Listen) FRI Sailing By FRI Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her FRI subjects. Is there a darker side to rowing town, FRI Henley-on-Thames? FRI FRI 15:00 CP Snow - Strangers and Brothers b017sv17 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01qrv94 (Listen) FRI Philippa Gregory reads the last chapter in her story FRI Changeling. The 500 Words Short Story deadline is today, and FRI Mel has the 'Inheritance Books' of judge Frank Cottrell FRI Boyce. FRI FRI 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down b00sz46w (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI Parish council leader Mrs Roberts must deal with a FRI supermarket boycott. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From FRI August 1989. FRI FRI 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vgb3v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Haunted b01qrtnf (Listen) FRI Channel Crossing, by Rosemary Timperley FRI 4 Extra Debut. Can a family holiday overcome all the issues FRI that divide a bickering family? Stars Peter Sallis and FRI Nicholas Lyndhurst. FRI FRI 18:30 Earthsearch b007jnzy (Listen) FRI Series 2, Sundeath FRI On an abandoned artificial sun, the Challenger crew probes FRI the computer in charge. James Follett's space epic stars FRI Sean Arnold. FRI FRI 19:00 The TV Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00dghc4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00bqp4q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Falco b00k7xct (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00j18p9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End b007jyz3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Tim FitzHigham - The Gambler b01qldm8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive b007wvmw (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI The funny man throws open his radio drop-in centre, for FRI sketches, chat and big, big fibs. With Mark Steel. FRI FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01r3xp8 (Listen) FRI For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the FRI best comedy around. Plus Arthur Smith is joined by Mr John FRI Shuttleworth. FRI FRI 23:00 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren b00cqd9l (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Ivor Cutler and his friends present dark tales, off-beat FRI songs and some tips for aspiring poets. From June 1994. FRI FRI 23:15 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End b00s6n86 (Listen) FRI A Christmas Eating at Rawlinson End FRI Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of FRI sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December FRI 1996. FRI FRI 23:30 Innes Own World b017gwqz (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Breakfast dramas and memories of touring the USA with the FRI Bonzo Dog Band. Songs and sketches from Neil Innes. From FRI January 2003. FRI

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