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SAT SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales b018js2l (Listen) SAT The Monkey's Paw SAT The master of terror shares WW Jacobs' classic tale of a SAT sinister talisman sparking untold horror for a dear old SAT couple. SAT SAT 00:15 MR James: Ghost Stories b007k1kh (Listen) SAT Rats SAT Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he SAT is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow. SAT SAT 00:30 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 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle b007qsk2 (Listen) SAT The Wedding Dress SAT The psychiatrist-turned-detective investigates a terror SAT campaign against a bride-to-be. Ernest Dudley's thriller SAT stars Cecil Parker. From February 1957. SAT SAT 01:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsf6 (Listen) SAT The Man of God SAT The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of a light-fingered SAT vicar. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. SAT SAT 02:00 Girls Will Be Girls b00dyb0r (Listen) SAT From 16/03/1991 SAT Sketches and songs from Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam, SAT featuring the Suburban Heritage Audio Tour. From March 1991. SAT SAT 02:30 Electric Ink b01jyq9c (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 3 SAT by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson. SAT A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers. SAT Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results. SAT Maddox ..... John Sessions SAT Oliver ..... Alex Jennings SAT Freddy ..... Stephen Wight SAT Carol ..... Polly Frame SAT Masha ..... Debbie Chazen SAT With Joanna Monro, Sean Baker SAT Adeel Akhtar,Henry Devas SAT and Sam Dale SAT Producer ..... Sally Avens SAT Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson's satire is set in the SAT world of modern newspapers. SAT A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major SAT news stories at the same time as grappling with the demands SAT of working in a multi-platform environment, watching SAT circulation figures plummet and the recession causing half SAT the workforce to be laid off. SAT At the heart of the comedy is the relationship between SAT Maddox Bradley, a journalist who mourns the day of proper SAT investigative journalism, and Freddy, the online editor who SAT will regurgitate a press release quite happily and call it a SAT story. But they have a grudging respect for the each other SAT as Freddy helps Maddox stay afloat in the world of Twitter, SAT Facebook and podcasting and Maddox shows Freddy how to sniff SAT out the real story. Both are at the mercy of Oliver, the SAT pragmatic Editor more concerned with keeping his job, and SAT Carol, the news editor who believes that circulation will SAT increase if they run pieces on Big Mac eating orang-utans SAT and 'intelligent' skunks rather than Maddox's moral SAT crusading diatribes. And only Masha, the Russian head of SAT online communities, who wants to give away all their content SAT because that is true democracy, knows Freddy's secret; that SAT he's a posh boy from Eton rather than a hypercool kid from SAT the street; well that's what Freddy thinks anyway. SAT SAT 03:00 Classic Serial b00mjklh (Listen) SAT The A-Z of Dr Johnson - Boswell's Life of Johnson, Episode 2 SAT Dramatisation by Robin Brooks of James Boswell's biography SAT of Samuel Johnson, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of SAT Johnson's birth. SAT Boswell visits Johnson only intermittently, but relies on SAT him more and more. Johnson meets Hester Thrale, who becomes SAT his devoted friend and confidante, and the most important SAT person in his life. SAT Samuel Johnson ...... Kenneth Cranham SAT James Boswell ...... Paul Higgins SAT Hester Thrale ...... Annabelle Dowler SAT David Garrick ...... David Hargreaves SAT Mrs Desmoulins ...... Susan Jameson SAT Joshua Reynolds ...... Matt Addis SAT Dilly ...... Stephen Hogan SAT Wilkes ...... Philip Fox SAT Directed by Claire Grove. SAT SAT 04:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick b01cwv65 (Listen) SAT Test SAT A day out with his son gives Rohan new understandings of SAT love. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain, read by SAT Paul Bazely. SAT SAT 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00jm2nr (Listen) SAT Shakespeare a la Carte SAT One of the highlights of the 2008 Brighton Festival was SAT turned into an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio 4. Shakespeare A SAT La Carte took the public by storm when it offered audiences SAT the chance to order up their favourite bits of Shakespeare, SAT together with coffee and croissant. SAT Pippa Smith, Head of Education at the Brighton Festival had SAT the idea after a disappointing encounter at the Edinburgh SAT Festival. "I saw a flyer advertising Shakespeare for SAT breakfast. But breakfast turned out to be stewed tea in SAT polystyrene cups and the Shakespeare was a lame production SAT of 'Love Labour's Lost.' I came away with an entire show in SAT my head. I knew I could create something much classier than SAT this - the bards best bits performed by leading talent from SAT the RSC and National." SAT Smith approached Richard Hahlo, Jonathan Cullen and Fiona SAT Dunn, who form the theatre company Hydrocracker. They SAT devised a show where the actors, masquerading as waiters in SAT a Pizza Restaurant, take over the performance when they hear SAT that the real actors have been delayed driving down from SAT Stratford. For the radio adaptation two extra characters SAT played by Sian Webber and Richard Attlee, have been created. SAT Says Richard Hahlo: "They frame the action for those SAT listening at home. It's good that we will record it live, SAT because what you get are big chunks of Shakespeare SAT interwoven into the to-ing and fro-ing of these waiters SAT trying to get these speeches organised." SAT Cast: SAT Peter Quince ..... Richard Hahlo SAT Nick Bottom ..... Jonathan Cullen SAT Frances Flute ...... Fiona Dunn SAT Hermione ..... San Webber SAT Crispin ......Richard Attlee SAT Producer: Karen Rose SAT A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 05:00 Capital Gains b007rq8b (Listen) SAT Series 1, Capital Return SAT Home at last, how will Julius Hutch come to terms with the SAT bank that made him rich? Stars Peter Jones. From April 1995. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrrq (Listen) SAT Series 1, A Good Cause SAT Confusion reigns when Rosie's company tackles a gala charity SAT concert for Afghans. Stars Prunella Scales. From June 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 Saturday Drama b00s7yrb (Listen) SAT JB Priestley - An Inspector Calls SAT By J. B. Priestley SAT The Birlings are celebrating the engagement of their SAT daughter Sheila when a police Inspector calls. Each member SAT of the family is questioned about their relationship with a SAT young woman, Eva Smith. And they each have to face up to SAT their role in her tragic story. SAT Inspector Goole ... Toby Jones SAT Arthur Birling....David Calder SAT Sibyl Birling...Frances Barber SAT Sheila Birling ... Morvern Christie SAT Eric Birling ... Sam Alexander SAT Gerald Croft ...Geoffrey Streatfeild SAT Edna... Vineeta Rishi SAT Directed by Jeremy Mortimer. SAT SAT 07:30 The Seeds of Love b00tvpvc (Listen) SAT Cecil Sharp collected thousands of songs to try and bring SAT English folk music to a wider audience. Malcolm Taylor SAT investigates. SAT SAT 07:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m78kj (Listen) SAT Big Ben as an Icon of Britain SAT Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan pay SAT tribute to the chimes of Big Ben, familiar across the globe SAT on BBC Radio. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 18 SAT From a gym in Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes a SAT University Concert Choir and singing saw master Andy SAT McCormick. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Let's Get Quizzical b0106tcv (Listen) SAT Brains, Pickles and Slips SAT Russell Davies' historical trawl through radio quiz and SAT panel games includes Have a Go, Many a Slip, The News Quiz SAT pilot and Twenty Questions, via numerous other classics. SAT SAT 11:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m78kj (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] SAT SAT 12:00 The Tales of Beatrix Potter - Omnibus b0076gm4 (Listen) SAT Childhood favourites and some of Beatrix Potter's lesser SAT known tales, in a fresh 2013 landscape. SAT SAT 13:15 Baldi b007k085 (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Bookcase SAT The priestly sleuth delves into the surprisingly dangerous SAT world of book restoration. Starring David Threlfall and Bill SAT Nighy. SAT SAT 14:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves b007jtch (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT In her quest to finally come to terms with her Cornish past, SAT Marjorie gets help from some youngsters. Stars Elizabeth SAT Bradley. SAT SAT 14:15 Puzzling Passions b0075yr0 (Listen) SAT Rock Paintings SAT Marcel Berlins gets his hands dirty when he delves into the SAT world of tactile puzzles and a famous cube. From October SAT 2000. SAT SAT 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver b00nnp65 (Listen) SAT Back From Abroad; Three Stockings SAT The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The SAT Times of 1937 and immortalised on film. Read by Penelope SAT Wilton. SAT SAT 14:45 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi b00xnddx (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Crippled by his comedy antics, the superstar clown must bow SAT out. Kenneth Cranham concludes Andrew McConnell Stott's SAT account. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Saturday Drama b00s7yrb (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Meet David Sedaris b03m3nty (Listen) SAT Series 4, Company Man; Diary Extracts SAT One of the world's funniest storytellers is back on BBC SAT Radio 4 doing what he does best. SAT This week, the pros and cons of being grown up enough to SAT have a guest room in "Company Man", and some more extracts SAT from his hilarious diary, which he has kept nightly for over SAT 30 years. SAT Producer: Steve Doherty SAT A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 18:00 Fear on Four b0088l6z (Listen) SAT Speciality of the House SAT Mr Costain is introduced to a fine restaurant by his boss, SAT but what exactly is in the Special? Stars Timothy West and SAT the Man in Black, Edward De Souza. SAT SAT 18:30 The Price of Fear b007jmgf (Listen) SAT Come as You Are SAT Horror film legend Vincent Price gets a chilling invitation SAT to a special costume party. With Morris Perry. SAT SAT 18:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m78kj (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] SAT SAT 19:00 Let's Get Quizzical b0106tcv (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b00kpybx (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT Invention as it happens - Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's SAT improvised sketches driven by the audience. From March 2007. SAT SAT 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01g7nry (Listen) SAT Series 2, Holidays SAT The award-winning comic tackles the stress of going on SAT holiday. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard. From SAT August 2009. SAT SAT 23:00 Julie Enfield Investigates b010nwbj (Listen) SAT Leaves of the Dead, Pyramids in the Spider SAT Can detective superintendent Julie Enfield manage to escape SAT before she becomes the next murder victim? Stars Imelda SAT Staunton, Geoffrey Matthews. SAT SAT 23:30 Jennifer Donnelly - A Gathering Light b0150pc2 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT It's 1906 in upstate New York. A body is found in a lake, SAT and young Mattie's life is changed forever. Read by Vicki SAT Simon. SAT SAT 23:45 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents b00tqlfh (Listen) SAT The Waxwork SAT By AM Burrage. In a reprise of the director's celebrated SAT series from beyond the grave, convincing effigies become all SAT too real. Stars Michael Roberts. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Fear on Four b0088l6z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 The Price of Fear b007jmgf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Tales of Beatrix Potter - Omnibus b0076gm4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baldi b007k085 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Saturday Drama b00s7yrb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Meet David Sedaris b03m3nty (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves b007jtcr (Listen) SUN Omnibus SUN Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay after 60 years, Marjorie SUN Beaumont is coming to terms with her past. Stars Elizabeth SUN Bradley and Tristan Sturrock. SUN SUN 07:15 Could Do Better b03m7dn7 (Listen) SUN Terence Stamp SUN 4 Extra Debut. Robert Booth summons Terence Stamp to his SUN study for a quiet word about the actor's school reports. SUN From November 1987. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00gllnq (Listen) SUN Series 4, An Audience With SUN Spoof reminiscences of a former variety star. Count Arthur SUN Strong is an expert in everything from the world of SUN entertainment to the origins of the species, all false SUN starts and nervous fumbling, poorly concealed by a delicate SUN sheen of bravado and self-assurance. SUN A timely visit from the vicar interrupts Arthur's artistic SUN flow as he pens a new novel, and reminds him that he needs SUN to organise entertainment for a fundraiser that night. SUN The choice of headliner is obvious, but who will he get to SUN support? Surely some auditions in the Shoulder of Mutton SUN will tempt some local talent out of the woodwork. SUN With Steve Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Dave Mounfield and SUN Alastair Kerr. SUN A Komedia Entertainment/Smooth Operations production for BBC SUN Radio 4. SUN SUN 07:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m7fq9 (Listen) SUN Big Ben as Beating Heart SUN Ian McMillan's new poem pays moving tribute to the SUN hope-inspiring chimes of Big Ben on BBC Radio throughout SUN World War II. SUN SUN 08:00 The Burkiss Way b00gs06p (Listen) SUN Series 2, Influence Friends and Win People the Burkiss Way SUN Helpful hints from the Smarty Pants family and Knickertwist SUN Copperby. With Jo Kendall and Nigel Rees. From December SUN 1976. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jzmn (Listen) SUN A Load of Chinese Junk SUN Hijinks abound as the cheeky schoolboy performs in a SUN pantomime, with a twist. 50th anniversary broadcast on the SUN exact day. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1963. SUN SUN 09:00 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN When the Germans march into Poland in 1939, the Balicki SUN family are suddenly torn apart by war. Stars Sarah McDonald SUN Hughes. SUN SUN 09:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b009mb9h (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Red Sea Sharks, part 1 SUN The intrepid boy reporter, Captain Haddock and Snowy try to SUN avert a coup d'etat. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03m7hk6 (Listen) SUN The Good Life, Felicity Kendal SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Bream to A Chorus Line, the Good Life SUN star shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From SUN April 1978. SUN SUN 10:45 Short Stories by John Mortimer b007jzcv (Listen) SUN The Mysterious Affair SUN Freddy becomes convinced that his father played a grisly SUN part in his grandfather's disappearance. Read by Bernard SUN Cribbins. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b007jn9p (Listen) SUN Series 2, Maureen Lipman SUN The popular actress looks back on her showbusiness career in SUN film, TV and the theatre. From October 2000. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00mzw55 (Listen) SUN Anthony Bygraves SUN Max Bygraves' son chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up SUN with a famous showbiz father. From September 2006. SUN SUN 11:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m7fq9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] SUN SUN 12:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves b007jtcr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Could Do Better b03m7dn7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Alan Garner - The Owl Service b007jq2t (Listen) SUN Mysterious events in a house turn frightening in a gripping SUN reworking of the Welsh Blodeuwedd myth. Stars Siriol SUN Jenkins. SUN SUN 15:00 The Burkiss Way b00gs06p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jzmn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b03m7j1w (Listen) SUN The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc. SUN SUN 17:00 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b009mb9h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's SUN apologetic call for melting Earth is traced. Stars Mark SUN Bonnar. SUN SUN 18:30 A Short History of Vampires b00yy6vt (Listen) SUN Israbel SUN By Tanith Lee. Natalie Haynes introduces the tale of a SUN dangerous obsession for a vampire and a painter. Read by SUN Mark Bonnar and Claire Harry. SUN SUN 18:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m7fq9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b007jn9p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00mzw55 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Burkiss Way b00gs06p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jzmn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03m7hk6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Short Stories by John Mortimer b007jzcv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00gllnq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Richest Man in Britain b00nz1bk (Listen) SUN The African Village SUN Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock SUN star and his search for fulfilment. SUN Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt contemplates the purchase SUN of an African village to complement his afternoons-only SUN radio station. SUN Dave Mabbutt ...... Mark Williams SUN Dom ...... Russell Tovey SUN Naomi, the Charity Worker ...... Ayesha Antoine SUN Dave's Mum ...... Lynda Bellingham SUN Ken, the Maintenance Man ...... Phil Cornwell. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03ql75m (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Rob SUN Newman. SUN SUN 23:00 King Cutler b008vr1b (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, SUN stories and poems. With David Lloyd. From January 1990. SUN SUN 23:30 The Maltby Collection b00mvr2w (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 6 SUN Sitcom by David Nobbs, set in a museum. SUN Walter continues to be suspicious of his wife's attempts at SUN reconciliation, and the Crumb-Looselys' long-distance SUN relationship steers towards the rocks. SUN Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt SUN Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer SUN Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins SUN Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith SUN Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond SUN Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern SUN Eva Tattle ...... Juklia Deakin SUN Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley SUN Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo SUN Gloria Brindle ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood SUN Vicar ...... Stephen K Amos. SUN Credits SUN Producer: Colin Anderson SUN SUN MON MONDAY 30 DECEMBER 2013 MON MON 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 A Short History of Vampires b00yy6vt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03m7hk6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Short Stories by John Mortimer b007jzcv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b007jn9p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00mzw55 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Burkiss Way b00gs06p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Alan Garner - The Owl Service b007jq2t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b009mb9h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Agatha Christie b0081rx2 (Listen) MON The Sittaford Mystery, The Message MON A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Agatha MON Christie mystery, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector MON Narracott. MON MON 06:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4nk (Listen) MON The Defence of Guthrie Featherstone MON The Old Bailey hack recalls the tale of a philandering MON member of chambers. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice MON Denham. MON MON 07:00 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00b7b0p (Listen) MON Steeple Bumpleigh MON Forced into a meeting at the cottage, Bertie Wooster gets a MON warning. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael MON Hordern. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b03m43g1 (Listen) MON Just a Christmas Minute MON Nicholas Parsons ho-ho-hosts a Christmas edition of the MON deviously, divine linguistic panel show with Pam Ayres, MON Stephen Mangan, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton being MON challenged to talk on Christmas themed subjects without MON hesitation, deviation or repetition for Just A Minute. MON MON Producer: Tilusha Ghelani MON MON 07:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m80vk (Listen) MON Big Ben - Good News MON Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan reflect on MON Big Ben's chimes on BBC Radio during pivotal moments in MON history. MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b00svbbs (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 6 MON Kenneth Horne is in for a shock from sneaky Kenneth MON Williams, and bona gifts galore from Julian and Sandy. Stars MON Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From March 1968. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b007k188 (Listen) MON Seeing Red MON 4 Extra Debut. Can the inept Troutbridge crew take a VIP to MON a secret rendezvous? Stars Leslie Phillips and Bill Pertwee. MON From September 1967. MON MON 09:00 2525 b03m80yd (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON First on 4 Extra. In the year 2525, if man is still alive, MON if woman can survive, then it may sound something like this. MON The new comedy sketch show set 512 years in the future. MON MON 09:30 At Home With the Hardys b00lgn62 (Listen) MON Vorsprung Durch Picnik MON Adverts make the heart grow fonder for the four friends. MON Stars Jeremy Hardy, Kit Hollerbach and Caroline Leddy. From MON May 1990. MON MON 10:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj1 (Listen) MON The Young Lady in Black MON 4 Extra Debut. In 1875, Carlingford jealousies and rivalries MON arise as Mrs Oliphant returns to focus on Phoebe Beecham's MON family. With Elizabeth Spriggs. MON MON 11:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick b01cwv65 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 04:00 on Saturday] MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b03mckkx (Listen) MON Emma Freud, Arthur Smith, Danny Wallace, Miranda Sawyer, MON Scottee, Emma Kennedy, Alison Moyet, London Community MON Gospel Choir MON Clive Anderson is joined by regular guest interviewers Emma MON Freud, Arthur Smith, Danny Wallace, Nikki Bedi, Miranda MON Sawyer and Scottee for an eclectic, festive mix of MON conversation, music and comedy at the Loose Ends Christmas MON party. With Emma Kennedy and music from Alison Moyet and The MON London Community Gospel Choir. MON MON 11:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m80vk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b00svbbs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b007k188 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Agatha Christie b0081rx2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4nk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves b007jrdv (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. 'Pug' and MON 'Cat' get romantic. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le MON Touzel. MON MON 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k31m (Listen) MON The First Plants, Animals and People; Stone Age Ireland MON The country's rich and turbulent story begins in the Ice MON Age. Written by Dr Jonathan Bardon, with Frances Tomelty. MON MON 14:30 Eric Lomax - The Railway Man b008jf5v (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Eric Lomax's best-selling autobiography, featuring his MON wartime experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. Read by MON Alec Heggie. MON MON 14:45 Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells b008jdch (Listen) MON Before MCMXIV MON 4 Extra Debut. The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', MON from nursery to university. Read by the author. Recorded in MON 1960. MON MON 15:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03m8209 (Listen) MON Join Mel for the first episode of our story, Stig of the MON Dump, the classic story by Clive King about a boy called MON Barney who befriends a caveman who lives in a rubbish dump. MON MON 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fnrkf (Listen) MON Around the World in 80 Hours MON The world has ended but Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail MON still take a bank holiday trip. Stars Meera Syal. From June MON 1999. MON MON 17:30 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00b7b0p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett b007jl80 (Listen) MON Wyrd Sisters, Episode 1 MON Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the MON air. Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin. MON MON 18:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmfp (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON A mysterious alien force takes its toll on the women of a MON rural village. Stars Pauline Yates and Charles Kay. MON MON 18:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03m80vk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b00svbbs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b007k188 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Agatha Christie b0081rx2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4nk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick b01cwv65 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 04:00 on Saturday] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b03mckkx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b03m43g1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 2525 b03m80yd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 22:55 Pattie Brewster Comedy Club Shorts b007k3qv (Listen) MON Positivity MON Tonight, normal, non-creepy and okay girl Pattie Brewster MON will show you how to become more positive, as being positive MON can help you live a more positive life. MON MON 23:00 Genius b008gh65 (Listen) MON Series 1, Paul Daniels MON Dave Gorman asks Paul Daniels to select the best loopy idea, MON from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals. From November 2005. MON MON 23:30 Think the Unthinkable b007jm2g (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 1 MON Longleys Bank needs a new image. Management consultants MON comedy with Emma Kennedy and Marcus Brigstocke. From October MON 2001. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett b007jl80 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmfp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Agatha Christie b0081rx2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4nk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 2525 b03m80yd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 At Home With the Hardys b00lgn62 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick b01cwv65 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 04:00 on Saturday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b03mckkx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fnrkf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00b7b0p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Agatha Christie b007jlqg (Listen) TUE The Sittaford Mystery, An Arrest for Murder TUE A seance has revealed Captain Trevelyan was murdered, but TUE who is the killer? Agatha Christie thriller with Geoffrey TUE Whitehead. TUE TUE 06:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgf (Listen) TUE The Show Folk TUE The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an actress accused TUE of murder. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE Edgar meets a one-man band, makes a movie, gets to the TUE bottom of the mystery, and finds a home. Starring Richard TUE Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 Chain Reaction b03m81pm (Listen) TUE Series 9, Terry Christian talks to Kevin Bridges TUE Chain Reaction is Radio 4's long running hostless chat show TUE where last week's interviewee becomes this week's TUE interviewer. TUE In the first in the new series, Manchester's very own Terry TUE Christian talks to Scotland's newest comedy superstar Kevin TUE bridges. TUE Producer ... Carl Cooper. TUE TUE 07:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj0vc (Listen) TUE New Year in War Time TUE Ian McMillan's new poem imagines allied troops in World War TUE II, listening out for the New Year chimes of Big Ben on BBC TUE Radio. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jmyg (Listen) TUE The Greenslade Story TUE The amazing rise and fall of BBC Home Service announcer TUE Wallace Greenslade. Stars Spike Milligan. From December TUE 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007ww6z (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 2 TUE Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness. The Marx TUE Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From TUE June 1990. TUE TUE 09:00 Genius b008gh65 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Spread a Little Happiness b00kjjyp (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 1 TUE Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire TUE sandwich bar. TUE Today's the day that Jodie opens her own business, a TUE sandwich bar in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and she is excited TUE and a bit anxious. But fortunately for her she has Hope, who TUE has just left her husband and come to live on Jodie's floor, TUE and is very willing to help. TUE Hope ...... Suranne Jones TUE Jodie ...... Susan Cookson TUE Milkman ...... Shaun Prendergast TUE Dustbinman ...... Ben Crowe TUE Directed by Chris Wallis. TUE TUE 10:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj3 (Listen) TUE A New Gentleman TUE A shock awaits Phoebe Beecham when she arrives in TUE Carlingford to visit her sick grandmother. Stars Charlotte TUE Attenborough. TUE TUE 11:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This TUE b00sm5bj (Listen) TUE If I Loved You TUE 'If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This' is the debut TUE collection by US author Robin Black, whose work has drawn TUE comparisons with that of Lorrie Moore and Alice Munroe. This TUE week's selection of stories of loss, love and redemption TUE chart the very everyday lives of suburban American families TUE with wisdom, humour and humanity. TUE A woman struggles to make sense of the insensitivities of a TUE new neighbour, while she tries to come to terms with her TUE own, very imminent demise. TUE Robin Black's stories and essays have appeared in numerous TUE US magazines and newspapers, where she has also won several TUE awards, but this is her first published collection. She is TUE currently teaching creative writing at Bryn Mawr College, TUE Pennsylvania, and lives with her family in Philadelphia. TUE Reader: Debora Weston TUE Abridger: Richard Hamilton TUE Producer: Justine Willett. TUE TUE 11:15 Christopher Reason - The Final Furlong b0075cwc (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Debut. An old man with a broken heart wonders TUE whether he can remedy his sorry situation. Poignant TUE monologue with Bernard Cribbins. TUE TUE 11:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj0vc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jmyg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007ww6z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Agatha Christie b007jlqg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves b007jrf5 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, recalling TUE time spent apart as their daughter grows up. With Alex TUE Jennings. TUE TUE 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k32m (Listen) TUE Neolithic Megaliths; The First Farmers TUE The country's epic story continues with the huts, megaliths TUE and burial chambers of the Stone Age. With James Greene. TUE TUE 14:30 Eric Lomax - The Railway Man b03mj37r (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The outbreak of the Second World War allows the young Scot TUE to escape from his mundane Post Office job. Read by Alec TUE Heggie. TUE TUE 14:45 Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells b03mj43d (Listen) TUE The Dawn of Guilt TUE The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to TUE university. Read by the author. Recorded in 1960. TUE TUE 15:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03mj43g (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc says Happy Birthday to actor Sir Ben Kingsley, TUE the villain in Iron Man 3. Plus, on the last day of the TUE year, she hears about the traditions of the Scottish TUE Hogmanay. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b00dk3vl (Listen) TUE Series 4, As Unequal as Others TUE The ambassador faces a revolt by men over rights for women TUE in the Eastern Bloc republic. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From TUE June 1992. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett b007lzwx (Listen) TUE Wyrd Sisters, Episode 2 TUE Can the three witches save the baby heir to the throne and TUE the crown? Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah TUE Berlin. TUE TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmg5 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The alien children born in the rural village start to make TUE their presence felt. Stars Charles Kay and Pauline Yates. TUE TUE 18:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj0vc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jmyg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007ww6z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Agatha Christie b007jlqg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This TUE b00sm5bj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Christopher Reason - The Final Furlong b0075cwc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Chain Reaction b03m81pm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture b007md98 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Che Guevara TUE The radical comedian profiles the revolutionary leader who TUE became a left-wing hero, despite chronic asthma. From April TUE 2001. TUE TUE 22:55 Pattie Brewster Comedy Club Shorts b03qglp6 (Listen) TUE Confidence TUE Start 2014 in style by thinking that you are good. TUE Self-esteem guru Pattie Brewster will help find your TUE confidence levels, and give fantastic advice on how to be TUE more confident. TUE TUE 23:00 The Museum of Everything b00899zt (Listen) TUE Series 1, Welcome to the Museum of Everything TUE Wander around the many galleries and discover the real TUE identity of Jack the Ripper. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From TUE March 2004. TUE TUE 23:30 Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard b00yz2hw (Listen) TUE Series 2, Merlin's Visit TUE Written by David Kay & Gavin Smith. TUE Step into the magically mundane world that is the life of TUE 21st century wizard Mordrin McDonald. An isolated TUE 2000-year-old sorcerer with enough power in his small finger TUE to destroy a town, yet not even enough clout to get his bins TUE emptied on time by the local council. Even for such a TUE skilful sorcerer - modern life is rubbish! TUE Mordrin is deadpan, dry and makes delicious jams. He TUE initially set up as a plc for income tax relief, but has TUE found it a useful vehicle to help him bolster his Wizard TUE skill set and his range of services. (Even a wizard has to TUE diversify). He's been running Fruity Potions from his cave TUE for the past few years, in between completing the odd quest TUE as instructed by the Wizard Council. In the past his TUE services were to help kings in battles of good and evil, or TUE as he prefers to put it, 'assisting with neighbour TUE disputes.' TUE This week Mordrin has to prepare for the visit of Merlin to TUE Blairochil, and eyeing an opportunity for a promotion, pulls TUE out all the stops. TUE Cast: TUE Mordrin: David Kay TUE Geoff: Gordon Kennedy TUE Heather: Hannah Donaldson TUE Bernard The Blue: Jack Docherty TUE Lord Cumnock: Michael McKenzie TUE Policeman: Jonny Austin TUE Producer/Director: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 23:45 Mastering the Universe b00sg6yn (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Joy of Sulks TUE Professor Joy Klamp tours the miserable world of TUE relationships. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. TUE From November 2005. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 01 JANUARY 2014 WED WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett b007lzwx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmg5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Agatha Christie b007jlqg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Genius b008gh65 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Spread a Little Happiness b00kjjyp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vj3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This WED b00sm5bj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Christopher Reason - The Final Furlong b0075cwc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b00dk3vl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Agatha Christie b007k07y (Listen) WED The Sittaford Mystery, Emily Goes to Work WED With James arrested, his fiancee insists that he didn't WED murder his uncle. Agatha Christie thriller with Geoffrey WED Whitehead as Inspector Narracott. WED WED 06:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgq (Listen) WED The Fascist Beast WED The Old Bailey hack takes on a new pupil and defends a WED racist politician. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice WED Denham. WED WED 07:00 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007jnlh (Listen) WED The Turn of the Knob WED Miss Primrose's gruesome story of her time as governess at a WED country mansion. Stars Miranda Richardson. From January WED 1987. WED WED 07:30 What Does the K Stand For? b03m7pzs (Listen) WED The First Noel WED The Amos family plan to fly out to celebrate Christmas in WED Lagos, Nigeria. WED Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED Credits WED Stephen K Amos: Stephen K Amos WED Young Stephen: Shaquille Ali-Yebuah WED Stephanie Amos: Fatou Sohna WED Virginia Amos: Ellen Thomas WED Vincent Amos: Don Gilet WED Miss Collins: Gemma Whelan WED Check-in attendant: Harry Jardine WED Producer: Colin Anderson WED Writer: Jonathan Harvey WED Writer: Stephen K Amos WED WED 07:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj8xb (Listen) WED First Broadcast WED A new poem by Ian McMillan celebrates exactly 90 years since WED Big Ben first heralded the New Year on BBC Radio. WED WED 08:00 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xd (Listen) WED Fletcher's Fare WED 4 Extra Debut. Penned by Bob Monkhouse, and from his private WED archive, comedy from Cyril Fletcher and his guest Herbert WED Lom. Co-written by Denis Goodwin. From March 1953. WED WED 08:30 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xg (Listen) WED Mixed Doubles WED 4 Extra Debut. Fun and games in SW19 from the pens of WED Monkhouse and Goodwin. Stars Cyril Fletcher and Billie WED Whitelaw. From September 1957. WED WED 09:00 Winston Back Home b00pkyb2 (Listen) WED Don't Call Me Soams WED Rosie and William irk the old rogue, so he turns to The WED Forsyte Saga. Stars Bill Wallis and Maurice Denham. From WED April 1994. WED WED 09:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b009m38r (Listen) WED The Quest for the Holy Spectacles WED John discovers that Jesus wore glasses, but what happened to WED them? Stars John Hegley and Simon Munnery. From September WED 1999. WED WED 10:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vk2 (Listen) WED An Unmitigated Cub WED Despite opposing religions, Reginald is attracted to Phoebe, WED but Mr Northcote's arrival sparks friction. Stars Timothy WED West. WED WED 11:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This WED b00sm5mc (Listen) WED The Guide WED 'If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This' is the debut WED collection by US author Robin Black, whose work has drawn WED comparisons with that of Lorrie Moore and Alice Munroe. WED A father wrestles with his spirited blind daughter's WED unexpected independence, and with his own role as her WED father, as he helps her to prepare for life away at college. WED Robin Black's stories and essays have appeared in numerous WED US magazines and newspapers, where she has also won several WED awards, but this is her first published collection. She is WED currently teaching creative writing at Bryn Mawr College, WED Pennsylvania, and lives with her family in Philadelphia. WED Reader: William Hope WED Abridger: Richard Hamilton WED Producer: Justine Willett. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b0076xbc (Listen) WED Nick Leather - The Domino Man of Lancashire WED The Domino Man of Lancashire WED Nick Leather's witty look at loneliness, romance and WED record-breaking features a man, a woman and thousands of WED dominoes. WED Arthur ...... Tom Courtenay WED Annie ...... Denise Welch WED Pete ...... Craig Cheetham WED Directed by Polly Thomas. WED WED 11:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj8xb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] WED WED 12:00 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Agatha Christie b007k07y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves b007jrfh (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Tragedy WED strikes and more loneliness follows. With Sylvestra Le WED Touzel. WED WED 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k33h (Listen) WED Copper, Bronze and Gold; Before the Celts WED The country's epic story continues with the artefacts and WED monuments revealing organised communities. With Richard WED Dormer. WED WED 14:30 Eric Lomax - The Railway Man b03mj9t5 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED When Singapore falls in February 1942, the signals officer WED soon finds himself a prisoner of the Japanese. Read by Alec WED Heggie. WED WED 14:45 Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells b03mj9wx (Listen) WED Highgate WED The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to WED university. Read by the author. Recorded in 1960. WED WED 15:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vk2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03mj9wz (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc presents episode three of the classic story, WED Stig of the Dump by Clive King. And actress Maxine Peake, WED star of Shameless and Silk, chooses her Inheritance Tracks. WED WED 17:00 No Commitments b007772z (Listen) WED Series 13, Model Behaviour WED Comedy series by Simon Brett following the fortunes of three WED fortysomething sisters. WED 3/6. Model Behaviour WED Emily's baby hasn't even arrived yet, but Victoria is WED already into competitive granny mode. And is it really WED possible that Eddie the dentist has a girlfriend? WED Anna ...... Rosemary Leach WED Victoria ...... Angela Thorne WED Charlotte ...... Felicity Montagu WED Eddie ...... James Greene WED George ...... Bruce Alexander WED Felicity ...... Susan Jameson. WED WED 17:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007jnlh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett b007m481 (Listen) WED Wyrd Sisters, Episode 3 WED A wife is on the warpath and after the three witches' blood. WED Stars Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin. WED WED 18:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmh3 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The mysterious powers of the alien children start to become WED destructive. Stars Manning Wilson and Pauline Yates. WED WED 18:58 Big Ben's Chimes b03mj8xb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:58 today] WED WED 19:00 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Marking Monkhouse b03mj8xg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Agatha Christie b007k07y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This WED b00sm5mc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b0076xbc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 What Does the K Stand For? b03m7pzs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive b007w3c6 (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 1 WED 4 Extra Debut. Armando Iannucci offers a heady mix of WED topical comedy, chat, bluster and kerfuffle with guests WED Stewart Lee and Mark Watson. From August 2007. WED WED 22:55 Pattie Brewster Comedy Club Shorts b03qglp8 (Listen) WED Achieve Your Goals WED Happiness impresario Pattie Brewster continues her quest to WED make you brilliant for 2014 by telling you how to achieve WED those long-held dreams and ambitions. WED WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off b00pfp8n (Listen) WED Series 4, The Orient Express WED He's back! But this time, he's got a computer! Budleigh WED Salterton's most famous citizen has been grounded by both WED the Home Office and his father, so he's set up GWH Travvel WED ("2 Ms, 2 Gs, 2 Vs - bit of a mix up at the printers"). WED Run from his bedroom in Budleigh Salterton, with the help of WED his long-suffering former Primary School teacher Mr Timmis WED and the hindrance of his sister Charlotte, it's a one-stop WED Travel/Advice/Events Management/Website service, where each WED week his schemes range far and wide - whether it's roaming WED the country lecturing would-be overlanders on how to pack a WED rucksack ("If in doubt, put it in. And double it"), or WED finding someone a zebra for a corporate promotion ("I'll WED look in the Phone Book - how hard can it be? Now, "A to WED D"...), GWH Travvel stays true to its motto - "We do it all, WED so you won't want to". WED In this episode; It's a Merger On The Orient Express as WED Giles takes four cross ladies and a piece of lead piping on WED a septuagenarian trans-Balkan hen party. With an Agatha WED Christie theme. WED Mysterious jewels, magnificent moustaches and a set of pink WED fluffy handcuffs add up to a baffling mystery. WED Starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles. WED Giles Wemmbley Hogg ..... Marcus Brigstocke WED Lady Flench ..... Alison Steadman WED Mrs Hadleigh-Broome ..... Morwenna Banks WED Mrs Gunthorne ..... Janet Henfrey WED Mr Timmis ..... Adrian Scarborough WED Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg ..... Catherine Shepherd WED Hugo ..... Ben Willbond WED David ..... David Armand WED Mehmet ..... Nej Adamson WED Written by Marcus Brigstocke & Jeremy Salsby. WED Producer: David Tyler WED A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 23:30 Absolute Power b007t3kk (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 1 WED Prentiss McCabe try to save New Labour from total voter WED humiliation. Starring Stephen Fry and John Bird. From WED January 2001. WED WED THU THURSDAY 02 JANUARY 2014 THU THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett b007m481 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos b007jmh3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Agatha Christie b007k07y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsgq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Winston Back Home b00pkyb2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b009m38r (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vk2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This THU b00sm5mc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b0076xbc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 No Commitments b007772z (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007jnlh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Agatha Christie b007k097 (Listen) THU The Sittaford Mystery, A Recipe for Ginger Cake THU Emily sets out to prove that the Willetts took part in the THU captain's murder. Agatha Christie thriller with Geoffrey THU Whitehead. THU THU 06:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsh4 (Listen) THU The Case of Identity THU The Old Bailey hack deals with dubious alibis in court and THU in chambers. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. THU THU 07:00 Lenin of the Rovers b007jvcl (Listen) THU Series 2, Ghosts and Ghoolies THU Ricky's new tabloid column teaches him some hard lessons THU about life and Gloria Hunniford. Stars Alexei Sayle. From THU April 1989. THU THU 07:30 The Secret World b03m7zb9 (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 5 THU Bishop Rowan Williams gets in deep water after deciding to THU celebrate Boxing Day with a game of knock down ginger, THU William Hague finds himself stranded in a snow drift with THU only some Belgian truffles for food, and John Lydon ends up THU killing sir Anthony Hopkins. It can only be the weird goings THU on in the show that imagines the private lives of public THU people: A Boxing Day edition of The Secret World. THU With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Jon Culshaw, Julian Dutton, THU Lewis Macleod, Jess Robinson and Duncan Wisbey. Produced by THU Bill Dare. THU Bill Dare and the cast of The Secret World THU Credits THU Performer: Margaret Cabourn-Smith THU Performer: Jon Culshaw THU Performer: Julian Dutton THU Performer: Lewis Macleod THU Performer: Jess Robinson THU Performer: Duncan Wisbey THU Producer: Bill Dare THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jp3q (Listen) THU Series 2, When Did You Last See Your Money? THU Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 for the THU servicemen's canteen. Adapted from TV with Clive Dunn. From THU May 1975. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b011klyp (Listen) THU From 03/12/1953 THU Listener confusion over June Whitfield and Alma Cogan, and THU the Glums are hard up. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From December THU 1953. THU THU 09:00 Hazelbeach b008crhw (Listen) THU Series 1, Party THU Ronnie organises a disastrous birthday party and Nick THU finally finds his father's will. Stars Jamie Foreman. From THU November 2007. THU THU 09:30 HR b00tppbm (Listen) THU Series 2, Surfing THU Comedy drama series by Nigel Williams that charts the THU misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his THU trouble-making colleague. THU Sam and Peter occupy their retirement time surfing the net. THU Peter has created a flattering but deeply inaccurate online THU profile for himself and now has a date. Sam is determined to THU go along. THU Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce THU Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost THU Janice ..... Christine Kavanagh THU Drab Woman ..... Sally Orrock THU Madwoman ..... Helen Belbin THU Man ..... Tony Bell THU Director: Peter Kavanagh. THU THU 10:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vkc (Listen) THU A Guilty Bit of Paper THU Mr May is swept towards the conclusion of his deceitful THU action. For others, there's upset and surprise. Stars THU Elizabeth Spriggs. THU THU 11:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This THU b00sm5mf (Listen) THU Harriet Elliot THU 'If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This' is the debut THU collection by US author Robin Black, whose work has drawn THU comparisons with that of Lorrie Moore and Alice Munroe. THU A new girl at school with a 'strangely adult air' shocks her THU classmates with an improbable story from her past. But one THU of the disbelieving children decides she must be telling the THU truth. THU Robin Black's stories and essays have appeared in numerous THU US magazines and newspapers, where she has also won several THU awards, but this is her first published collection. She is THU currently teaching creative writing at Bryn Mawr College, THU Pennsylvania, and lives with her family in Philadelphia. THU Reader: Laurel Lefkow THU Abridger: Richard Hamilton THU Producer: Justine Willett. THU THU 11:15 The Return of Sherlock Holmes b007jlpz (Listen) THU Series 1, The Empty House THU Three years after his sleuth friend's final encounter with THU Moriarty, Watson faces more tragedy and murder. With Clive THU Merrison. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jp3q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b011klyp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Agatha Christie b007k097 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsh4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves b007jrfx (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Another THU world war is looming. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le THU Touzel. THU THU 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k34d (Listen) THU The Coming of the Celts; Preparing for the Otherworld in THU Pre-Christian Celtic Ireland THU The country's rich and turbulent story continues with the THU arrival of foreign invaders. With Frances Tomelty. THU THU 14:30 Eric Lomax - The Railway Man b03mjkzh (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The signals officer brands the Burma-Siam railway as 'the THU last cruel enterprise of the railway age'. Read by Alec THU Heggie. THU THU 14:45 Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells b03mjkzk (Listen) THU Cornwall in Childhood THU The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to THU university. Read by the author. Recorded in 1960. THU THU 15:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vkc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03mjkzp (Listen) THU Mel has another tricky teaser from the Questions Questions THU team: Why do ancient buildings and settlements end up buried THU underneath the earth, and how is there room for them all? THU THU 17:00 Ballylenon b007jpmq (Listen) THU Series 6, Episode 2 THU Guard Gallagher's impending trip to the Big Apple sparks a THU lot of gossip. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP THU McKenna. THU THU 17:30 Lenin of the Rovers b007jvcl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett b007jmq9 (Listen) THU Wyrd Sisters, Episode 4 THU Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness, and the THU three witches set to work. Stars Sheila Hancock and Lynda THU Baron. THU THU 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael b008p7wl (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Agents from beyond the grave help Britain's MI-7 gather THU secrets from the mysterious Nablovski Colony. Stars Deborah THU McAndrew. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jp3q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b011klyp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Agatha Christie b007k097 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsh4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This THU b00sm5mf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 The Return of Sherlock Holmes b007jlpz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 The Secret World b03m7zb9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Elvenquest b00wqfnn (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 6 THU The last episode in the series sees the noble band of THU Questers in a pub and within touching distance of getting THU their hands on the Sword of Asnagar. However, Lord Darkness THU still has a few tricks up his sleeve and he's not about to THU let the possibility of eternal dominion over Lower Earth THU slip through his fingers without pulling out all the stops. THU Will the Questers be strong enough to handle the immense THU power of the Sword. Or, as ever with these things, will they THU be tempted over to the Dark Side...? THU An all-star cast, featuring: THU Stephen Mangan as "Sam", THU Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", THU Kevin Eldon as "Dean/Kreech", THU Darren Boyd as "Vidar", THU Dave Lamb as "Amis - The Chosen One" THU Sophie Winkleman as "Penthiselea" THU Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (Goodness Gracious THU Me, The Kumars At No.42) THU The producer is Sam Michell. THU THU 22:55 Pattie Brewster Comedy Club Shorts b03qglpb (Listen) THU Relationships THU Tonight, improvement specialist/fantasist Pattie Brewster is THU full of advice on how to attract the right people and how to THU make a good first impression. THU THU 23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b011j6lq (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU Award winning comedian Sarah Millican is back for a second THU series playing Sarah, modern day agony aunt dishing out real THU advice for real people. THU Solving the nations problems with her Support Group, she THU wants you to live life to the utmost, and she's got tons of THU ideas of how to help. Together with her team of experts of THU the heart - man of the people local cabbie Terry, and self THU qualified counsellor Marion - Sarah tackles the nation's THU problems head on and has a solution for everything, (which THU normally encompasses cake, tea and hugs). THU This week the team tackle two problems - "Sibling Rivalry: THU The grass is always greener in my brother's massive garden" THU and "I'm a mother in need of quiet - do drum kits have a THU mute button?" THU Sarah Millican Sarah THU Ruth Bratt Marion THU Simon Day Terry THU Isabel Fay Melissa THU Miles Jupp Michael THU Annie Aldington Janet. THU THU 23:30 Rubbish b00770xw (Listen) THU Series 1, Rage THU Comedy series by Tony Bagley about Martin Christmas, local THU government officer, cynic and manic depressive. THU 5: Rage. THU Martin is dragged along to Life Editing by its course tutor THU and on-off girlfriend Sarah. The one thing that would THU improve his life, he decides, would be being able to say no. THU But this doesn't mean that people won't carry on saying no THU to him. THU With Reece Dinsdale, Nicola Walker, James Lance, Paul THU Copley. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 03 JANUARY 2014 FRI FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett b007jmq9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael b008p7wl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Agatha Christie b007k097 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsh4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Hazelbeach b008crhw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 HR b00tppbm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Margaret Oliphant - Phoebe Junior b03m7vkc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Robin Black - If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This FRI b00sm5mf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 The Return of Sherlock Holmes b007jlpz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Ballylenon b007jpmq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Lenin of the Rovers b007jvcl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Agatha Christie b007k0bk (Listen) FRI The Sittaford Mystery, The Second Seance FRI Will re-enacting the seance finally reveal who murdered FRI Captain Trevelyan? Agatha Christie thriller with Geoffrey FRI Whitehead. FRI FRI 06:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jshh (Listen) FRI The Expert Witness FRI The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of a GP accused of FRI killing his wife. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham. FRI FRI 07:00 Chambers b007jttl (Listen) FRI Series 1, QC at Any Cost FRI Hellbent on becoming QC no matter what, John Fuller-Carp FRI employs anyone who can help him. Stars John Bird. From April FRI 1996. FRI FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris b03mclqh (Listen) FRI Series 4, English Lesson; Understanding Understanding Owls FRI One of the world's funniest storytellers is back on BBC FRI Radio 4 doing what he does best. FRI This week, he considers his native tongue as if it were a FRI foreign language in "English Lesson" and the trouble that FRI taxidermy can bring in "Understanding Understanding Owls". FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4. FRI Credits FRI Reader: David Sedaris FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI Writer: David Sedaris FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlll (Listen) FRI Series 3, Tea for Two FRI A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars. Adapted from FRI TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From April FRI 1971. FRI FRI 08:30 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Compassionate Society FRI A new hospital needs a cure, but does Jim know his ACAS from FRI his NALGO? Adapted from TV, with Paul Eddington. From FRI October 1984. FRI FRI 09:00 Millport b00761w5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Happy Returns FRI It's Irene's 33rd birthday, so the island inhabitants have FRI some surprises on the way. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From April FRI 2001. FRI FRI 09:30 Electric Ink b01k68hg (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 4 FRI by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson. FRI A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers. FRI The paper gets a hot tip about a Lib-Dem MP. Could they be FRI about to unseat the coalition? FRI Maddox ..... John Sessions FRI Oliver ..... Alex Jennings FRI Freddy ..... Stephen Wight FRI Carol ..... Polly Frame FRI Masha ..... Debbie Chazen FRI Julie Compton ..... Joanna Monro FRI Producer ..... Sally Avens FRI Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson's satire is set in the FRI world of modern newspapers. FRI A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major FRI news stories at the same time as grappling with the demands FRI of working in a multi-platform environment, watching FRI circulation figures plummet and the recession causing half FRI the workforce to be laid off. FRI At the heart of the comedy is the relationship between FRI Maddox Bradley; a journalist who mourns the day of proper FRI investigative journalism and Freddy, the online editor who FRI will regurgitate a press release quite happily and call it a FRI story. But they have a grudging respect for the each other FRI as Freddy helps Maddox stay afloat in the world of Twitter, FRI Facebook and podcasting and Maddox shows Freddy how to sniff FRI out the real story. Both are at the mercy of Oliver, the FRI pragmatic editor more concerned with keeping his job, and FRI Carol, the news editor who believes that circulation will FRI increase if they run pieces on Big Mac eating orang-utans FRI and 'intelligent' skunks rather than Maddox's moral FRI crusading diatribes. And only Masha, the Russian head of FRI online communities, who wants to give away all their content FRI because that is true democracy, knows Freddy's secret; that FRI he's a posh boy from Eton rather than a hypercool kid from FRI the street; well that's what Freddy thinks anyway. FRI FRI 10:00 Saturday Drama b00g8n5s (Listen) FRI Melissa Murray - Theremin FRI Theremin by Melissa Murray FRI Leon Theremin, gifted inventor and reluctant spy, is forced FRI to find a way to bug the US Embassy in London. Now he has to FRI save himself and his former lover from both the CIA and the FRI KGB. FRI Theremin: Tom Hollander FRI Alex: Kate Ashfield FRI Olga: Ania Sowinski FRI Will: Trystan Gravelle FRI Sergei/Ambassador: Stephen Critchlow FRI Boss: Malcolm Tierney FRI Ambassador's wife/Waitress: Janice Acquah FRI Bart: Jonathan Tafler FRI News seller/Man 2: Chris Pavlo FRI Bellboy/Man 1: Dan Starkey FRI Directed by Marc Beeby. FRI FRI 11:00 Rose Tremain Short Stories b00rpvgv (Listen) FRI A tale of public and private anguish, based around the FRI Battle of Agincourt. Trevor Nicholls reads Rose Tremain's FRI short story. FRI FRI 11:15 The Return of Sherlock Holmes b007jp4j (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Norwood Builder FRI The Baker Street sleuth probes the case of a young solicitor FRI accused of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael FRI Williams. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlll (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Agatha Christie b007k0bk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jshh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves b007jrg7 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. The reality FRI of war strikes home. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le FRI Touzel. FRI FRI 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k357 (Listen) FRI Kings and Champions; Agricola Plans to Conquer Ireland FRI The country's epic story continues with Celtic life and FRI legend, and the advent of the Romans. With Frances Tomelty. FRI FRI 14:30 Eric Lomax - The Railway Man b007jywt (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The guards discover the prisoners' home-made radio set. The FRI autobiography of a prisoner of the Japanese, read by Alec FRI Heggie. FRI FRI 14:45 Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells b03mk04b (Listen) FRI Private School FRI The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to FRI university. Read by the author. Recorded in 1960. FRI FRI 15:00 Saturday Drama b00g8n5s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03mk092 (Listen) FRI What board games do you like to play during the Christmas FRI holiday? Scrabble? Monopoly? Any good at jigsaws? There's FRI plenty of fun and games with Mel Giedroyc on today's show. FRI FRI 17:00 Huddwinks b00b1p9r (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Curse of the Smollett's Curse! FRI Melissa and Compton win a holiday, but spurn Herne Bay for FRI an adventure in ancient Egypt. Stars Roy Hudd. From June FRI 1988. FRI FRI 17:30 Chambers b007jttl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Daphne du Maurier - The Birds b007jq6k (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI The birds are 'never satisfied, never still'. The natural FRI world turns on mankind as a war veteran and his family come FRI under attack. Charlie Barnecut reads the original chiller. FRI FRI 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael b008p9wx (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI As MI-7 recruits Malcolm Holmes to contact Agent Raphael, FRI some uncomfortable truths are uncovered. Stars Deborah FRI McAndrew. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlll (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Agatha Christie b007k0bk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jshh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Rose Tremain Short Stories b00rpvgv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 The Return of Sherlock Holmes b007jp4j (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris b03mclqh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014r5qh (Listen) FRI Series 4, Alan Davies FRI Marcus Brigstocke invites reluctant vocalist Alan Davies to FRI sing in public for the first time. From September 2011. FRI FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03ql78t (Listen) FRI For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the FRI best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Andy FRI Parsons. FRI FRI 23:00 Little Britain b008h569 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 3 FRI Back where it started out - Matt Lucas and David Walliams' FRI oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From March 2001. FRI FRI 23:30 The Simon Day Show b01jhjs3 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Billy Bleach FRI Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The FRI Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. FRI Each week one of Simon's comic characters come to perform at FRI The Mallard while the staff struggle with rivalries, FRI self-doubt and the new owner's vision for the theatre's FRI future. FRI This week popular, Fast Show favourite Billy Bleach returns FRI to The Mallard, the theatre that last series gave him his FRI first big break. FRI Cast list: FRI Billy Bleach ..... Simon Day FRI Emanuel Akinyemi ..... Felix Dexter FRI Pat Bennet ... Morwenna Banks FRI Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall FRI Written by Simon Day FRI Produced by Colin Anderson. FRI
27 December, 2013
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 28/12/2013 - 03/01/2014
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