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SAT SATURDAY 07 MAY 2011 SAT SAT 00:00 Only You Can Save Mankind b007jlxx (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The ScreeWee Captain asks Johnny to lead them, but the SAT Gunnery Officer has other ideas. Terry Pratchett's sci-fi SAT drama with Tim Smith. SAT SAT 00:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor b007jpbg (Listen) SAT Birdstrike SAT After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's SAT advancement continues. Stars TP McKenna and Paul Copley. SAT SAT 01:00 Boogie Up The River b007jz40 (Listen) SAT Lechlade Twinned with Zanzibar SAT Mark's celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a SAT living legend save the day? Stars Timothy Spall. From SAT January 1993. SAT SAT 01:30 Genius b008gh65 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT Dave Gorman asks Paul Daniels to select the best loopy idea, SAT from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals. From November 2005. SAT SAT 02:00 What's So Funny? b010vycc (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 5 SAT Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of SAT what's happening in comedy this week. SAT Rufus Hound joined by Paul MacInnes and Mark Thomas. SAT Mark Thomas SAT Russell Kane SAT TV & Radio Review SAT TV: 'Pyschoville'- 10 pm every Thursday on BBC2 SAT RADIO: 'The Simon Day Show' - 6:30pm every Thursday on Radio SAT 4 and repeated the same day on Radio4Extra at 10 pm. SAT Paul MacInnes SAT The Editor of The Guardian Guide SAT SAT 02:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010vycf (Listen) SAT SAT 03:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice b010vyt7 (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Premiere. Mystery and danger threaten Fran when she SAT takes over the biography of mathematician Gideon SAT Summerfield. Stars Barbara Flynn. SAT SAT 04:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of SAT William Shakespeare b007k33j (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT John Barrowman's expert masterclass reaches a surprising SAT conclusion about the Bard. Stars Patrick Barlow. From SAT October 1995. SAT SAT 04:30 Snap b00td5sb (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 1 SAT Molly and Doug separate, but he's only a few streets away - SAT can they make a clean break? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From July SAT 2003. SAT SAT 05:00 Medical Detectives b007k0qq (Listen) SAT The Epping Jaundice SAT A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet SAT Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam. SAT SAT 05:45 Sweet Dreams b007jsw8 (Listen) SAT Episode 7 SAT As Howard gets to know God, he does well for himself and SAT gets a promotion. Celestial satire concluded by Martin SAT Jarvis. SAT SAT 06:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010x8rh (Listen) SAT The Long Road To Waterloo SAT The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington SAT continues. Peter Luke's two linked plays with Michael SAT Pennington. SAT SAT 07:30 What's So Funny? b010vycc (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today] SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b010x8rk (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 24 SAT From Santa Barbara - the American funny man welcomes SAT bluesman Elvin Bishop and fiddler extraordinaire Sara SAT Watkins. From 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 I Did It My Way b009qh5q (Listen) SAT Andy Hamilton SAT The writer and performer talks to Peter Reed about his radio SAT life and times, with The Million Pound Radio Show, Old SAT Harry's Game, Revolting People and Trevor's World of Sport. SAT SAT 12:00 Writing the Century b010x8rm (Listen) SAT Nell Leyshon's drama inspired by the letters and diaries of SAT Paula Kirby, who went to teach English in East Germany in SAT the 1980s. SAT SAT 13:10 In a Nutshell b00sj8xc (Listen) SAT An Instant Option SAT Leonard Rossiter delivers a satirical musing on the effect SAT of slogans on badges and T-shirts. From 1981, written by SAT Barry Pilton. SAT SAT 13:15 Baldi b007jlk6 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Keepers of the Flame SAT The Franciscan priest's quest to solve a university murder SAT leads to some unexpected literary revelations. Stars David SAT Threlfall. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) SAT The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte) SAT Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to SAT America to make his fortune. Stars Harry Secombe. From SAT October 1954. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jlhv (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones SAT Private Walker's van plan to get petrol coupons backfires. SAT Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe and Clive Dunn. From March SAT 1974. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b010x8rk (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010x8rh (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b010vycc (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today] SAT SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers b00v76yy (Listen) SAT The Scarifyers: The Curse of the Black Comet, Episode 1 SAT MI-13's Lionheart and Dunning investigate a mysterious SAT outbreak of the Black Death in 1930s London. Stars Brian SAT Blessed. SAT SAT 18:30 The Drowned World by JG Ballard b00j18v2 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Tropical conditions trigger people's primal memories. Robert SAT Glenister reads the author's 1962 novel set in submerged SAT London. SAT SAT 19:00 I Did It My Way b009qh5q (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b010x8rp (Listen) SAT Milton Jones - Live SAT Life in the Arctic and coin conversations. The master of the SAT one-liner in front of an Edinburgh Festival audience. From SAT 1998. SAT SAT 22:45 Fabulous b00j2516 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 5 SAT Things are looking up for Faye, with invites to management SAT drinks and her boss's wedding. Stars Daisy Haggard. From SAT June 2007. SAT SAT 23:00 Ruth Rendell Stories b00mqcx9 (Listen) SAT The Wink SAT An elderly woman exacts revenge on the man who raped her SAT when she was a teenager. Read by Kathy Staff. SAT SAT 23:15 Ruth Rendell Stories b00mr1rm (Listen) SAT Computer Seance SAT Sophia is a medium with a laptop. One day she bumps into SAT Jimmy, who just happens to be her dead brother. Read by SAT Lesley Joseph. SAT SAT 23:30 Hakan Nesser - Woman With Birthmark b010x8rr (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT 4 Extra Premiere. Scandinavian chiller featuring a serial SAT killer with a fascination for 1960s group The Shadows. Read SAT by Michael Maloney. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 08 MAY 2011 SUN SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers b00v76yy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 The Drowned World by JG Ballard b00j18v2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b010x8rk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Writing the Century b010x8rm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:10 In a Nutshell b00sj8xc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baldi b007jlk6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010x8rh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b010vycc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Daughters of Britannia Omnibus b00c90g6 (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Katie Hickman examines the lives of "the women of the SUN embassies" through their letters and diaries. SUN SUN 07:10 In a Nutshell b00sj91n (Listen) SUN Dear Mother of God SUN If the Son of Man returned, how would Christianity SUN celebrate? A surreal reflection on the subject, read by SUN Leonard Rossiter. SUN SUN 07:15 The Supreme Artist b00bdn13 (Listen) SUN The matinee is over, but who is the visitor waiting at the SUN stage door? Daphne Du Maurier's short story, read by Michael SUN Drew. SUN SUN 07:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010twf6 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 1 SUN First on 4 Extra. Agony aunt Sarah dishes out real advice SUN for real people, solving the nations problems with her SUN Support Group. Starring Sarah Millican. SUN SUN 08:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 08:30 Dad's Army b007jlhv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 09:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b010x9qg (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN 4 Extra Premiere. Wartime evacuee Rusty returns to Britain SUN with an American accent and meets a mother she doesn't SUN recognise. Stars Mary Wimbush. SUN SUN 09:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010x9wz (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Ruth and Bronia Balicki head to Switzerland with street SUN urchin Jan, hoping to track down their parents. Stars SUN Stephen Hoyle. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b010y3f8 (Listen) SUN Colin Firth SUN Kirsty Young presents gems from the Desert Island Discs SUN archive. In the first in our series of actors, we revisit SUN the choices of BAFTA and Academy Award winning actor Colin SUN Firth. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b010y3fb (Listen) SUN Miranda Hart SUN Award winning funny woman Miranda Hart reflects on what SUN makes her laugh and creating 'Miranda' - talking to Kirsty SUN Lang. SUN SUN 11:00 William Trevor - The Distant Past b007jvyb (Listen) SUN Two Irish Protestants live contentedly in the past, until SUN the present catches up with them. Read by Denys Hawthorne. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010vycf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 11:45 William Trevor - Teresa's Wedding b011082m (Listen) SUN At a bleak wedding reception, a young pregnant bride SUN discovers why her marriage might just work. Read by Denys SUN Hawthorne. SUN SUN 12:00 Daughters of Britannia Omnibus b00c90g6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:10 In a Nutshell b00sj91n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today] SUN SUN 13:15 The Supreme Artist b00bdn13 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010twf6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 14:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00c683t (Listen) SUN Series 1, The Future Begins Here SUN Renaissance Italy's Prince Ludovico battles enemies, as his SUN wife tries reconciling their sons. Stars David Swift. From SUN May 2001. SUN SUN 14:30 The Brothers b007k4nx (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 1 SUN Two brothers struggle to start up a website-design company. SUN Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From May 2004. SUN SUN 15:00 Snap b00td5sb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 15:30 Steptoe and Son b0085jy5 (Listen) SUN The Offer SUN After a row, Harold decides to leave the business and take SUN up another offer of employment. SUN SUN 16:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b010x9qg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010x9wz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b010x8rk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 18:00 Mike Walker - Alpha b0080p6l (Listen) SUN An all-knowing computer seems to have an independent life of SUN its own. Award-winning drama with David Calder and John SUN Moffatt. SUN SUN 19:00 William Trevor - The Distant Past b007jvyb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010vycf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 19:45 William Trevor - Teresa's Wedding b011082m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 20:30 Dad's Army b007jlhv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b010y3f8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b010y3fb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010twf6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jsrx (Listen) SUN Series 1, Scurvy SUN The family saga sets sail with dangerous sheep afloat. SUN Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From SUN May 1993. SUN SUN 23:00 The Ape That Got Lucky b0080nk7 (Listen) SUN Social Development SUN Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. SUN With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From SUN August 2005. SUN SUN 23:30 Elvenquest b00kpw9l (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 6 SUN Sci-fi comedy series by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto. SUN The Quest seems near its end as the noble band reach the SUN Rock of Sorrows. But Sam is tempted by Lord Darkness and has SUN to decide between his friends and his home. SUN Vidar ...... Darren Boyd SUN Dean the Dwarf/Kreech ...... Kevin Eldon SUN Amis ...... Dave Lamb SUN Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan SUN Sam ...... Stephen Mangan SUN Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 09 MAY 2011 MON MON 00:00 Mike Walker - Alpha b0080p6l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b010y3f8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b010y3fb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 William Trevor - The Distant Past b007jvyb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010vycf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday] MON MON 02:45 William Trevor - Teresa's Wedding b011082m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00c683t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 The Brothers b007k4nx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday] MON MON 04:00 Snap b00td5sb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 on Saturday] MON MON 04:30 Steptoe and Son b0085jy5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home b010x9qg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010x9wz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 The Toff and the Runaway Bride b007jrmb (Listen) MON Confrontation in Paris MON Can the Honourable Richard Rollison finally unravel the MON mystery - and reveal the murderer's identity? Stars Terence MON Alexander. MON MON 06:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r8hvd (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Kidnapping clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband are about MON to collect the ransom money for the girl. Read by Anton MON Lesser. MON MON 06:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td6m9 (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Conman Frank Abagnale Jr continues to fake his way around MON the States. But how long before he is found out? Read by MON William Hope. MON MON 07:00 Ballylenon b007mf83 (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 6 MON It's Ballylenon's 1000 Years Festival. Will it mark the end MON of the battle for the old courthouse? MON MON 07:30 Chain Reaction b00mtpl4 (Listen) MON Series 3, Jack Dee Interviews Jeremy Hardy MON The two comedians get chatting in the tag talk show, where MON one week's guest is the following week's interviewer. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 11 MON It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in 'The Gaylords', plus MON bona beats from Julian and Sandy. With Kenneth Williams. MON From May 1966. MON MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b010y71x (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 6 MON Solutions for unemployment - and Professor Prune hears a MON strange echo. Stars John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From MON February 1969. MON MON 09:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b007jssx (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 6 MON The sofa-bound presenters tackle crises and reveal the MON popularity of sex. Stars Robert Duncan and Julia Hills. From MON May 1996. MON MON 09:30 Safety Catch b00fkyrd (Listen) MON Series 1, Loose Lips Sink Ships MON Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of MON international arms dealing? Stars Darren Boyd. From October MON 2007. MON MON 10:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 2 MON First on 4 Extra. Agony aunt Sarah dishes out real advice MON for real people, solving the nations problems with her MON Support Group. Starring Sarah Millican. MON MON 10:30 Playing a Dangerous Game b00v7t28 (Listen) MON In 1940, gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continued to play MON music banned in occupied Paris. Miles Kington discovers how. MON MON 11:00 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner b00tdmc0 (Listen) MON Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic MON poem of a cursed sea voyage. Starring John Nettles and MON Philip Madoc. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Unbelievable Truth b010t64r (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 5 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. MON Clive Anderson, Sue Perkins, Henning Wehn and Graeme Garden MON are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate MON inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Sheep, Furniture, The MON Ancient Greeks and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 13:00 The Toff and the Runaway Bride b007jrmb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r8hvd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 13:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td6m9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 14:00 Daughters of Britannia b007jprp (Listen) MON Hard Times MON From putting on make-up in the dark to coping with MON snakebites - Katie Hickman has more from the writings of MON diplomats' wives. MON MON 14:15 The Supreme Artist b00bdn13 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday] MON MON 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner b010y7mw (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON A government minister and an ex-policeman may be implicated MON in the disappearance of a boy years earlier. Read by Gerard MON Murphy. MON MON 14:45 You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like MON This b00sr302 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Terence Blacker celebrates the outrageous life of Willie MON Donaldson, creator of the 'Henry Root letters'. Read by MON Stephen Boxer. MON MON 15:00 Medical Detectives b007k0rx (Listen) MON The Stranded Eagle MON After Salomon August Andre's doomed Arctic crossing by MON hydrogen balloon, investigators piece together events. Stars MON Ken Stott. MON MON 15:45 Even As We Speak b009x1jx (Listen) MON George Russell MON The essayist muses on the influence of one of his university MON lecturers - and the contents of his cellar. MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b010y8br (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc cooks with comedians Fred MacAulay and Susan MON Calman, enjoys live football with Radio 4's Peter White and MON searches for doughnut perfection. MON MON 17:00 Ballylenon b007mf83 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 17:30 Chain Reaction b00mtpl4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 18:00 Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Johnny has the flu and just wants to go to bed, but the MON ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble. From the novel by MON Terry Pratchett. MON MON 18:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor b007jpbx (Listen) MON Search and Destroy MON Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit MON from the deadly Exon strain. Stars TP McKenna and Rosalind MON Adams. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b010y71x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 The Toff and the Runaway Bride b007jrmb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r8hvd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 20:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td6m9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 21:00 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner b00tdmc0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b010t64r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] MON MON 22:30 The Atkinson People b007k1qg (Listen) MON Sir Benjamin Fletcher MON Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of MON the fictional master orator. With Hugh Thomas. From April MON 1979. MON MON 23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 23:30 Weak at the Top b00rs8gz (Listen) MON Weak at the Top, Knowing Your Unions MON John Weak discovers nothing is legally binding about a MON legally binding contract. Stars Alexander Armstrong. From MON September 2005. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 10 MAY 2011 TUE TUE 00:00 Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor b007jpbx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b007jssx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Safety Catch b00fkyrd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010y7bp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Playing a Dangerous Game b00v7t28 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner b00tdmc0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Ballylenon b007mf83 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:30 Chain Reaction b00mtpl4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Medical Detectives b007k0rx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:45 Even As We Speak b009x1jx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) TUE Trouble for Sale TUE Rural intrigue stalks the amateur sleuth, the Honourable TUE Richard Rollison. John Creasey's thriller with Terence TUE Alexander. TUE TUE 06:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r92l6 (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage's séance for the girl TUE sparks a dreadful incident. Anton Lesser reads Mark TUE McShane's thriller. TUE TUE 06:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td8rp (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE The FBI is in hot pursuit, but Frank Abagnale Jr's scams TUE become even more daring. William Hope reads the infamous TUE conman's story. TUE TUE 07:00 The World As We Know It b00fj2bt (Listen) TUE The Election TUE The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of TUE the household. Stars Meera Syal and Simon Greenall. From May TUE 1999. TUE TUE 07:30 Sunday Format b0110207 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 2 TUE Dream constructively, and get the right beach ball. Radio's TUE posh paper tells you how. With Simon Greenall. From November TUE 2000. TUE TUE 08:00 Take It From Here b0110209 (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Premiere. Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic TUE comedy, with the family debut of 'The Glums'. Stars Jimmy TUE Edwards. From November 1953. TUE TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7ft (Listen) TUE Series 2, Do You-Know-What The Burkiss Way TUE Any doubts about you-know-what are put to rest by Jo TUE Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From TUE February 1977. TUE TUE 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue b007jx7h (Listen) TUE The Resurrection of Reverend Carswell TUE Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, with his congregation TUE stolen - and his shock new title. Stars James Grout. From TUE April 1991. TUE TUE 09:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen) TUE Series 1, Plethora Princess Regent TUE Awaiting news of a new Pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano TUE and Ludovico takes to his bed. With David Swift. From May TUE 2001. TUE TUE 10:00 Ambridge Extra b01102gg (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 11 TUE TUE 10:15 William Trevor - The Distant Past b007jvyb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] TUE TUE 10:30 It's A Funny Business b01102gj (Listen) TUE Roy Castle TUE The Record Breaking entertainer recalls his early years in TUE comedy and the highs and lows of being on stage. From 1976. TUE TUE 11:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b01102gl (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE A tenant is determined to prove that the estate is in the TUE wrong hands. Classic novel with Ronald Pickup and Samantha TUE Bond. TUE TUE 12:00 Take It From Here b0110209 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Clare in the Community b00sj5z7 (Listen) TUE Series 6, Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire TUE Sony Award Winning comedy Clare in the Community returns TUE with Sally Phillips as Clare Barker the social worker who TUE has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, but TUE never a practical solution. TUE Since the last series, society itself has improved little, TUE so there are still plenty of challenges out there for an TUE involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare. TUE A control freak, Clare Barker likes nothing better than TUE interfering in other people's lives on both a professional TUE and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle TUE class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes TUE of discomfort to her. Each week we join Clare in her TUE continued struggle to control both her professional and TUE private life. TUE The last series saw the personal and professional lives of TUE Clare's team shaken around and shuffled about, but it is in TUE the nature of hell to be unchanging, and most are present TUE and correct for a further round of frustration, despair, TUE disappointment, team meetings and eleven o'clock cakes at TUE the Sparrowhawk Family Centre. TUE We find Clare is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre TUE as Irene has job swapped. And whilst Irene is in Melbourne TUE the team here are joined by Libby - an Aussie and a lezzie - TUE and proud to be both. TUE The Sony Judges said: "A completely engaging narrative, TUE beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny TUE material. A radio sit-com which pleasingly stresses the TUE 'com' rather than the 'sit'." TUE Cast TUE Clare ..... Sally Phillips TUE Brian ..... Alex Lowe TUE Ray ..... Richard Lumsden TUE Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck TUE Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti TUE Libby ..... Sarah Kendall TUE Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. TUE TUE 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r92l6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 13:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td8rp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Daughters of Britannia b007jps3 (Listen) TUE The Tripoli Plague TUE The misery and mourning penned in poignant letters by Miss TUE Tully in the 1780s, as the plague claims 35,000 victims. TUE Katie Hickman presents. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01102gg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner b01103zk (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Hiding out in America, Michael Madden is visited by two men TUE who hand him an envelope. Read by Gerard Murphy. TUE TUE 14:45 You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like TUE This b00srg4j (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Cambridge, then London - which means Emma Jane Crampton. TUE Stephen Boxer reads Terence Blacker's celebration of William TUE Donaldson. TUE TUE 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhx (Listen) TUE The Body in the Barge TUE A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the TUE astute old teahouse customer. Stars Bernard Hepton and TUE Suzanne Burden. TUE TUE 15:45 Even As We Speak b009x4jd (Listen) TUE A Voice is Born TUE Musing on taking singing lessons. It's all about support and TUE the booby trap in 'The Flower Song'. From July 2001. TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01103zm (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc sings happy birthday to actress Catherine Tate, TUE goes back to the classroom with chef Gary Rhodes, and winces TUE in pain at the World Nettle Eating Championships. TUE TUE 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fj2bt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 17:30 Sunday Format b0110207 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2c1 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Mystery space tourist deaths land two planet cleaners with a TUE new contract. Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi TUE comedy. TUE TUE 18:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor b007k4t9 (Listen) TUE World without Fire TUE Before American action, the British government must track TUE down all the deadly Exon seeds. Stars TP McKenna and Paul TUE Copley. TUE TUE 19:00 Take It From Here b0110209 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7ft (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r92l6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 20:45 Catch Me If You Can b00td8rp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b01102gl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Clare in the Community b00sj5z7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl b007m4dx (Listen) TUE Subtle TUE Foley and McColl investigate the art of subtlety by visiting TUE a Jane Austen novel, in this surreal comedy. TUE TUE 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week b007xrxm (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 6 TUE A faculty fracas with an old rival helps re-ignite the TUE author's career. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February TUE 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The Nimmo Twins in... b00jh6jr (Listen) TUE Series 1, Killing Time TUE Mr Pike takes on many mundane jobs, with the zeal of a TUE former assassin. Stars Karl Minns and Owen Evans. From TUE September 2000. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2011 WED WED 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2c1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor b007k4t9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue b007jx7h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Ambridge Extra b01102gg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:15 William Trevor - The Distant Past b007jvyb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] WED WED 02:30 It's A Funny Business b01102gj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b01102gl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 The World As We Know It b00fj2bt (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:30 Sunday Format b0110207 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:45 Even As We Speak b009x4jd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) WED Dead on Arrival WED Someone is keen to acquire Selby Farm, and the Honourable WED Richard Rollison wants to know why. Stars Terence Alexander. WED WED 06:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r9y0w (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED Clairvoyant Myra's husband Bill faces the grim aftermath of WED the kidnap stunt. Anton Lesser reads Mark McShane's WED thriller. WED WED 06:45 Catch Me If You Can b00tdmc4 (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED The authorities have conman Frank Abagnale Jr within their WED reach - but he's a very slippery catch. Concluded by William WED Hope. WED WED 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) WED Episode 6 WED Mr Finchley meets a one-man band, makes a movie, gets to the WED bottom of the mystery and finds a home. With Richard WED Griffiths. WED WED 07:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b007jx48 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 6 WED Tied to a railway track, the comedian's life flashes before WED his eyes. With Dave Lamb. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp6s (Listen) WED The Smugglers WED Returning from a holiday abroad, Sid tricks the lad and Bill WED into smuggling watches. Stars Tony Hancock. From September WED 1959. WED WED 08:30 Yes Minister b007jl60 (Listen) WED Series 1, Open Government WED Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's WED office. Adapted from TV. Starring Paul Eddington. From WED October 1983. WED WED 09:00 Instant Sunshine b007jxfm (Listen) WED Reasonably Together Again WED The humorous singing quartet of David Barlow, Peter WED Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain. WED From April 1985. WED WED 09:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b011082h (Listen) WED Comedy panel game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, WED Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May WED 1984. WED WED 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b010y3f8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] WED WED 10:50 Front Row Interviews b010y3fb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] WED WED 11:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b011082k (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Sir Peregrine plans to marry Lady Mason and Dockwrath tries WED to prove her guilt. Starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Samantha WED Bond. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp6s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Gobetweenies b010t6nt (Listen) WED Meet The Millers WED A candid look at contemporary family through the prism of WED two North London siblings Lucy and Tom as they schlep WED between their determinedly hands-on parents. Lucy is excited WED about exploring surrealism, Tom is obsessively counting WED sultanas and their mum Mimi (Sarah Alexander) is desperate WED for her third attempt at married life to get started, but WED the children's father Joe (David Tennant) has come to a WED decision that will changes their all their lives... WED If it's Wednesday... it must be Holloway WED Cast List: WED Joe ..... David Tennant WED Mimi ..... Sarah Alexander WED Tom ..... Finlay Christie WED Lucy ..... Phoebe Abbott WED Harry ..... Stuart Milligan WED Writer: Marcella Evaristi WED Director: Marilyn Imrie WED Producer: Gordon Kennedy WED An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r9y0w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 13:45 Catch Me If You Can b00tdmc4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 14:00 Daughters of Britannia b007jpsk (Listen) WED Dangers WED Memories of revolution in Romania, kidnapping in Uruguay and WED assassination in Dublin. Katie Hickman presents. WED WED 14:15 William Trevor - Teresa's Wedding b011082m (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] WED WED 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner b011082p (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Pressure from outside forces mounts as the hearing of the WED Connor Walshe case approaches. Read by Gerard Murphy. WED WED 14:45 You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like WED This b00srkks (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Striking spoofer's gold with 'The Henry Root Letters'. WED Stephen Boxer reads Terence Blacker's celebration of William WED Donaldson. WED WED 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmlc (Listen) WED The Brighton Mystery WED When an American heiress is blackmailed by her 'dead' WED husband, it's a case for the astute crime solver. Stars WED Bernard Hepton. WED WED 15:45 Even As We Speak b009x79j (Listen) WED Noble Talking Heads WED The writer muses on the first day of the televising of the WED House of Lords in 1985. WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b011082r (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc plays dolls houses with Charlie & Lola creator WED Lauren Child, Ranulph Fiennes explains why family matters, WED and some under-12 girl footballers learn about team spirit. WED WED 17:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 17:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b007jx48 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2m3 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED London is melting, but planetary decontaminationists Arnold WED and Gregor get the blame and go on the run. Stars Chris WED Larner. WED WED 18:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k36c (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Stumbling on a discovery, biochemist Diana Brackley must WED battle to ensure that it benefits humanity. Read by Joanna WED Tope. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp6s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Yes Minister b007jl60 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00r9y0w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 20:45 Catch Me If You Can b00tdmc4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 21:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b011082k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 22:00 The Gobetweenies b010t6nt (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Naked Radio b00mlxkc (Listen) WED The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. From WED Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. With Gregor Fisher. From April WED 2000. WED WED 23:00 Acropolis Now b007jwm0 (Listen) WED Series 1, Heroes WED Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can WED Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Stars Stephen Moore. From WED January 2001. WED WED 23:30 Deep Trouble b00sm5qn (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 3 WED Goliath's crew face a Russian sub, a Harrier jet, a sewing WED machine and a promotion. Stars Jim Field Smith. From WED November 2005. WED WED THU THURSDAY 12 MAY 2011 THU THU 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2m3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k36c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Instant Sunshine b007jxfm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b011082h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b010y3f8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] THU THU 02:50 Front Row Interviews b010y3fb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] THU THU 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b011082k (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1yv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:30 The Very World of Milton Jones b007jx48 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmlc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:45 Even As We Speak b009x79j (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrwm (Listen) THU Destination Danger THU After the discovery of a body, Richard is determined to THU uncover the secrets growing at Selby farm. Stars Terence THU Alexander. THU THU 06:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00rdsz6 (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU After the kidnapped girl's body is found, detectives arrive THU for clairvoyant Myra Savage's weekly seance. Read by Anton THU Lesser. THU THU 06:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories b007k4xz (Listen) THU Inspector Morse - The Burglar THU Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new THU puzzle for the Oxford-based detective. Read by John Turner. THU THU 07:00 The Brothers b007k4wc (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 2 THU Nigel and Michael review a new website and Oonagh becomes a THU therapist. Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From May THU 2004. THU THU 07:30 Cabin Pressure b00m4472 (Listen) THU Series 2, Limerick THU In the last of the series, an interminable flight with a THU very baffling cargo gives our crew the opportunity to pass THU the time by alternately opening their hearts up to each THU other and persuading Arthur not to play charades... THU Starring THU Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole THU 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam THU Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch THU Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore THU Written by John Finnemore. THU Produced & directed by David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b01109vz (Listen) THU Thoroughly Modern Ministry THU Life's a drag for Lamb when a new receptionist isn't all she THU seems. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From August THU 1971. THU THU 08:30 Jim the Great b01109xq (Listen) THU Pilot THU 4 Extra Premiere. Back in England's days of feudal fiefdoms, THU one particular chieftain was very hard up. Stars Jimmy THU Edwards. From February 1976. THU THU 09:00 No Commitments b007jp4g (Listen) THU Series 8, All Roads Lead to Rome THU Roger's jealousy leads him to an unexpected confrontation. THU Stars Celia Imrie, Angela Thorne and Bill Nighy. From THU February 2002. THU THU 09:30 Just a Minute b0110b7v (Listen) THU From Bath, chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Clement Freud, THU Derek Nimmo, Paul Merton and Julian Clary. From June 1998. THU THU 10:00 Ambridge Extra b0110c2b (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 12 THU THU 10:15 Loose Ends b010y1x2 (Listen) THU Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of THU conversation, music and comedy. THU Clive is joined by the Hollywood actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who THU after roles in American Gangster and Endgame takes the lead THU in BBC Two's conspiracy thriller The Shadow Line. THU Proudly holding the title as the '41st Best Stand Up Ever', THU cult comic Stewart Lee brings his knowing irony and charmed THU cynicism to the Loose Ends studio. His BAFTA nominated TV THU series, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle returns to BBC Two and THU he's also curating his own weekend, Stewart Lee's Austerity THU Binge, as part of the Southbank Centre's Festival of Britain THU Celebrations. THU Neil Strauss made his name with his best selling expose on THU the pick up artist community, The Game. But he delves into THU his music journalism for his latest book Everyone Loves You THU When You're Dead, revealing the wild adventures and THU surprising disclosures of stars including Lady Gaga, Tom THU Cruise, Brian Wilson, Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears. THU From talking death with Johnny Cash and sex with Russell THU Brand to buying nappies with rap star Snoop Dogg. THU Emma Freud talks to camper extraordinaire Emma Kennedy about THU the follow up to her best selling childhood memoir, The THU Tent, The Bucket and Me. Her new book, I Left My Tent in San THU Francisco, charts her hapless attempt to cross America, in THU glorious ineptitude and humour. Jack Kerouac it ain't... THU There's music from 'The recession's soul voice of reason...' THU Aloe Blacc, performing one of this years biggest hits I Need THU A Dollar, which has been hailed as the anthem of our time. THU Sunshine by name, Sunshine by nature - sun soaked soul from THU Atlanta singer, songwriter and pianist, Avery Sunshine who THU plays her single I Got Sunshine from her eponymous debut THU album. THU Producer: Cathie Mahoney. THU Chiwetel Ejiofor THU The Shadow Line is on Thursdays at 2100 on BBC Two and THU repeated on Sunday nights. THU Chiwetel will be presenting an award at the British Academy THU Television Craft Awards on Sunday 8 May. THU Neil Strauss THU ‘Everyone Loves You When You're Dead (And Other Things I THU Learned from Famous People)’ is published by Canongate THU books. THU Stewart Lee THU ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle' is on on BBC2 at 2320. THU He is also curating a weekend of comedy and music ‘Stewart THU Lee’s Austerity Binge’, from Friday 27 to Monday 30 May as THU part of the Southbank Centre’s Festival of Britain THU celebrations. THU Emma Kennedy THU 'I Left My Tent In San Francisco' is published by Ebury THU Press. THU Aloe Blacc THU Aloe Blacc performs his single I Need A Dollar from his THU album 'Good Things'. THU 'Avery Sunshine THU Avery plays 'I Got Sunshine' her new single from her album THU 'Avery Sunshine'. THU She performs on Thursday 12 May at Union Chapel, London, THU Saturday 14 May at The Drum, Birmingham and opens for B.B THU King at the Royal Albert Hall on June 28th. THU THU 11:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b0110c2d (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU A disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius THU support her? With Samantha Bond and Ronald Pickup. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b01109vz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 The Simon Day Show b010t7qt (Listen) THU Dave Angel THU British comedy legend and star of The Fast Show, Down the THU Line and Bellamy's People, Simon Day debut's his own Radio 4 THU character comedy show. THU Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The THU Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. THU Each week one of Simon's characters come to perform at The THU Mallard and we hear the highlights of that night's show, THU along with the back stage and front of house goings on at THU the theatre itself. THU This week 1990s Eco-Warrior Dave Angel (Simon Day), performs THU at The Mallard Theatre and a confused delivery man arrives THU with gifts from a star. THU Cast list: THU Dave Angel / White Van Man ..... Simon Day THU Catherine ..... Catherine Shepherd THU Goose ..... Felix Dexter THU Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall THU Written by Simon Day THU Produced by Colin Anderson. THU THU 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrwm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00rdsz6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 13:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories b007k4xz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 14:00 Daughters of Britannia b007jpt1 (Listen) THU Unforgettable Days THU From Japanese cherry blossoms to the splendour of Russian THU Society - Katie Hickman's magical moments of the diplomats' THU wives. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b0110c2b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner b0110d0m (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Connor Walshe's case comes before the Truth Commission, but THU how much about his death will be revealed? Read by Gerard THU Murphy. THU THU 14:45 You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like THU This b00srqfq (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Life and writing get mixed up - a dangerous combination. THU Stephen Boxer reads Terence Blacker's celebration of William THU Donaldson. THU THU 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmjf (Listen) THU The de Genneville Peerage THU A murder shatters Polly, as the old man's crime solving THU efforts meet furious resistance. With Bernard Hepton and THU Suzanne Burden. THU THU 15:45 Even As We Speak b009xxq9 (Listen) THU Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly THU The 2000 Sydney Olympics - the essayist cogitates on the THU mania surrounding the swimmer they called the 'Thorpedo'. THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0110fw7 (Listen) THU Boom bang-a-bang! Mel Giedroyc celebrates the Eurovision THU Song Contest, eats biscuits, and hears a different take on THU sat-nav from a famously booming actor. THU THU 17:00 The Brothers b007k4wc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 17:30 Cabin Pressure b00m4472 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's THU apologetic call for melting Earth is traced. Stars Mark THU Bonnar. THU THU 18:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3cz (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Perturbed by Francis's silence over the mysterious THU properties of the lichen, Diana secretly begins her own THU investigations. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b01109vz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Jim the Great b01109xq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrwm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Seance on a Wet Afternoon b00rdsz6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 20:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories b007k4xz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 21:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b0110c2d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 22:00 The Simon Day Show b010t7qt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] THU THU 22:30 The Museum of Everything b007k17t (Listen) THU Series 1, To Infinity and Beyond THU A bunch of 'Star Trek' fans beam in for a sci-fi convention. THU Stars Marcus Brigstocke and Danny Robbins. From April 2004. THU THU 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem b007wwdc (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 2 THU Tom can't stop singing at a football match, leading him to THU some unusual community service. Starring Suggs and Bob THU Monkhouse. THU THU 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years b007jsmf (Listen) THU Cold Turkey with Dan and Nick THU It's 'Fish Gordon' and there are only 48 hours to save the THU aquarium. Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's surreal comedy. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 13 MAY 2011 FRI FRI 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3cz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 No Commitments b007jp4g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Just a Minute b0110b7v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Ambridge Extra b0110c2b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:15 Loose Ends b010y1x2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm b0110c2d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 The Brothers b007k4wc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:30 Cabin Pressure b00m4472 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The Teahouse Detective b007jmjf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:45 Even As We Speak b009xxq9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrzd (Listen) FRI Cause for Alarm FRI Farm owner Gillian Selby reveals she no longer requires help FRI from the Honourable Richard Rollison. Stars Terence FRI Alexander. FRI FRI 06:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0110jbv (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI 4 Extra Premiere. Minor crook Arthur Abdel Simpson spots a FRI likely mark at Athens airport. That's where the trouble FRI starts. Read by David Westhead. FRI FRI 07:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of FRI William Shakespeare b007k390 (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI The Royal Dingle Company re-enact the Bard's great cinematic FRI moments. Stars Patrick Barlow and Lionel Blair. From October FRI 1995. FRI FRI 07:30 Snap b00tf82j (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI Doug and Molly try to show the world they can start afresh - FRI but then his mum disappears. Stars Paul Venables. From July FRI 2003. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b007vkkf (Listen) FRI The Explosive Biscuits FRI Povey gets a warning of a bomb on a new frigate, and FRI Phillips gets a special gift. Stars Leslie Phillips. From FRI November 1960. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00rdsv7 (Listen) FRI The Bird FRI Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI July 1966. FRI FRI 09:00 Boogie Up The River b007jzcw (Listen) FRI I'll See You at the Source FRI As their Thames quest climaxes, Jennifer attempts to drink FRI Sam under the table. Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993. FRI FRI 09:30 Does The Team Think? b00l75tx (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 1 FRI Vic Reeves hosts, as Alan Carr, Jools Holland, Ben Miller FRI and Pauline McGlynn answer the audience's questions. From FRI June 2007. FRI FRI 10:00 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 6 FRI Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of FRI what's happening in comedy this week. FRI FRI 10:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus b010y3hv (Listen) FRI FRI 11:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Absent Friends b007k2tz (Listen) FRI A tea and sympathy party for Colin throws up some surprises. FRI Stars David Jason and Miriam Margolyes. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b007vkkf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The News Quiz b010t6f2 (Listen) FRI Series 74, Episode 4 FRI A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi FRI Toksvig. Featuring Jeremy Hardy, Rebecca Front, Richard FRI Herring and Susan Calman. FRI Produced by Sam Bryant. FRI FRI 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrzd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0110jbv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Daughters of Britannia b007jptg (Listen) FRI Coming Home FRI A 17th century widow's lonely return and a sad goodbye to FRI the Middle East. Katie Hickman bids farewell to the FRI diplomatic wives. FRI FRI 14:15 William Trevor - The Forty-Seventh Saturday b007jtxy (Listen) FRI Mavie and McCarthy have a weekly assignation - but is he as FRI trapped by marriage as she thinks he is? Read by Denys FRI Hawthorne. FRI FRI 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner b011140n (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Despite efforts to protect Gilroy, Stanfield summons him to FRI the hearing of Connor Walshe. Read by Gerard Murphy. FRI FRI 14:45 You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like FRI This b00srwx8 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI A salute to the ending of a 'great comic moralist'. Stephen FRI Boxer concludes Terence Blacker's celebration of William FRI Donaldson. FRI FRI 15:00 The Teahouse Detective b0088zsz (Listen) FRI The Dublin Mystery FRI A dying businessman appears to have settled his will, but FRI revenge wreaks family havoc. Stars Bernard Hepton and FRI Suzanne Burden. FRI FRI 15:45 Even As We Speak b009xyzb (Listen) FRI Destination Europe and Running Beside Ron Clarke FRI In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on FRI European Unity and The Joy of Gyms. From July 2001. FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b011140q (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc hears the stories of three teenage refugees, FRI discovers the joys of fossil hunting, and tries out laughter FRI yoga. Plus Andi Osho's comedy Sneaky Peeks. FRI FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of FRI William Shakespeare b007k390 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 17:30 Snap b00tf82j (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k30w (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to senselessly bomb the FRI planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth. Stars Chris FRI Larner. FRI FRI 18:30 Trouble with Lichen b007k3kn (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet FRI Street. Meanwhile Paul has told his wife about the FRI antigerone. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b007vkkf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00rdsv7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrzd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Eric Ambler - Topkapi b0110jbv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Absent Friends b007k2tz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 22:00 News Quiz Extra b0111568 (Listen) FRI A new programme for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you FRI won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from FRI the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material. FRI FRI 22:45 Elastic Planet b007k3h0 (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI A documentary-maker films endangered hairstyles. The cosmic FRI comedy of connections. With Alexander Armstrong. FRI FRI 23:00 What's So Funny? b01113jl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 23:30 Lenin of the Rovers b007jvds (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Felchester Firm FRI Ricky's boys are drawn against the North East's notoriously FRI hard team Crunchthorpe United. Stars Alexei Sayle. From FRI April 1989. FRI
07 May, 2011
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 07/05/2011 - 13/05/2011
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