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SAT SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER 2011 SAT SAT 00:00 Doctor Who b0185cks (Listen) SAT Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 1 SAT The Time Lord encounters the alien swarm in early nineteenth SAT century rural England. Stars Tom Baker and Richard Franklin. SAT SAT 00:30 At the Mountains of Madness b00vnf09 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Battling in the Antarctic, can Dyer and Danforth escape with SAT their lives? Richard Coyle concludes HP Lovecraft's tale of SAT terror. SAT SAT 01:00 The Saint b007jtvy (Listen) SAT The Saint Plays With Fire SAT Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power SAT in France. Stars Paul Rhys, Kim Thomson and Fiona Fullerton. SAT SAT 02:00 Semi Circles b007jtyy (Listen) SAT A Lack of Moral Fibre SAT Ben's fed up and accused of being fat, but will dieting with SAT Helen raise his spirits? Starring Paula Wilcox. From SAT December 1982. SAT SAT 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00knwyq (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 5 SAT John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three SAT guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary SAT museum. With Kate Adie, Jon Richardson and Roger Law. SAT SAT 03:00 Dave Sheasby - Donkeys Led By Lions b00vy71t (Listen) SAT Teacher Arthur Willis battles his conscience over fighting SAT in the Great War - with devastating consequences. Stars Ian SAT Dunn. SAT SAT 04:00 Christmas with the Detectives b01857zh (Listen) SAT The Flying Stars SAT 4 Extra Debut. In GK Chesterton's seasonal whodunnit, Father SAT Brown investigates a jewel theft during a pantomime. Read by SAT Tom Conti. SAT SAT 04:15 Petrella b007jppx (Listen) SAT Series 2, Original Sins SAT The sleuth must tackle a watery murder mystery, when the SAT victim is found chained to a post in the Thames. Stars SAT Philip Jackson. SAT SAT 05:00 Ring Around the Bath b00tzw38 (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Birds and the Bees SAT If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must SAT move to Stella. Stars Duncan Preston. From November 2004. SAT SAT 05:30 The Little World of Don Camillo b00ttslq (Listen) SAT Series 3, Thunder and the Ugly Madonna SAT The Italian priest finds beauty in the most unattractive of SAT circumstances. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April SAT 2003. SAT SAT 06:00 JM Barrie's The Little White Bird b00sbcdt (Listen) SAT A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had - SAT so sparking the creation of Peter Pan. Stars Michael SAT Siberry. SAT SAT 07:30 Twas the Night before Christmas b0076c07 (Listen) SAT Poet Ian McMillan travels to New York in search of SAT information about this most famous and seasonal poem. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0186byz (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 9 SAT From New York City, the funny man welcomes mini-orchestra SAT Pink Martini and renowned operatic baritone Nathan Gunn. SAT From 2010. Episode 9 of 32. SAT SAT 09:00 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box b007jqqy (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The jovial host ferrets through Auntie's festive jewels: SAT Radio Active, The Masterson Inheritance, Round the Horne, SAT Lines from My Grandfather Christmas' Forehead and The Goon SAT Show. SAT SAT 12:00 Legacy b012f50s (Listen) SAT Omnibus. Blood in the Mountains by Cath Staincliffe. Probate SAT researchers Dan and Rachel search back through the family SAT line to find the true heir and get a slice of the fortune. SAT SAT 13:15 Curious, If True b00tvmk0 (Listen) SAT The Grey Woman SAT It's no fairytale, as a miller's daughter marries a nobleman SAT - but the start of a terrifying adventure. Stars Elizabeth SAT Spriggs. SAT SAT 14:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00j283n (Listen) SAT The Bequest SAT The lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find SAT a wife. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From November SAT 1955. SAT SAT 14:30 Steptoe and Son b007k47d (Listen) SAT Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs SAT Albert's laid up and poor Harold's overworked. Adapted from SAT TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From February SAT 1976. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0186byz (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 JM Barrie's The Little White Bird b00sbcdt (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01857zc (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 11 SAT Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Alex Horne and Rich Fulcher SAT discuss the best of upcoming British comedy from radio, SAT screen and stage. SAT SAT 18:00 The Sorcerer's Apprentice b008j0gn (Listen) SAT A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop. SAT Judith French updates Goethe's tale. Starring Paul Rhys and SAT Harry Towb. SAT SAT 18:45 The Nine Billion Names of God b010tbkp (Listen) SAT The Sentinel SAT The story from which Arthur C Clarke developed the film SAT '2001: A Space Odyssey' with Stanley Kubrick. Read by John SAT Shrapnel. SAT SAT 19:00 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box b007jqqy (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b010m3qq (Listen) SAT Stephen K Amos SAT The popular comedian entertains an audience at London's SAT Monday Club venue in 2007. SAT SAT 22:45 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End b00s6n86 (Listen) SAT A Christmas Eating at Rawlinson End SAT Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of SAT sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December SAT 1996. SAT SAT 23:00 Val McDermid - The Distant Echo b00v9qsr (Listen) SAT 25 years on, police review the unsolved murder of a young SAT woman in the snow - but is the killing over? Stars Jimmy SAT Chisholm. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER 2011 SUN SUN 00:00 The Sorcerer's Apprentice b008j0gn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:45 The Nine Billion Names of God b010tbkp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0186byz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Legacy b012f50s (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Curious, If True b00tvmk0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 JM Barrie's The Little White Bird b00sbcdt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01857zc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 The Professor Omnibus b00m4vxd (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A young man escapes a dreary clerkship in industrial SUN Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium. Charlotte SUN Bronte dramatisation with Paul Venables. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxg6 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Windy City SUN Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the last SUN century's worst tornado in London's Gunnersbury, on 8th SUN December 1954. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0183rh7 (Listen) SUN Series 3, The Advert SUN The ex-variety star is convinced he can play Malcolm's SUN grandpa in a toffee commercial. Stars Steve Delaney. From SUN January 2008. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b0186dsr (Listen) SUN Pa Glum mediates between Ron and Eth - who gets which SUN presents? Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From SUN December 1953. SUN SUN 08:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) SUN Les Dawson's topics are marriages and mothers-in-law, plus SUN Wotan Man of Steel camps it up. With Daphne Oxenford. From SUN March 1985. SUN SUN 09:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Calculus Affair, Part 1 SUN Professor Calculus has a narrow escape at home - and then SUN disappears on a visit to Switzerland. Stars Richard Pearce. SUN SUN 09:30 The Tailor of Gloucester b00g15xz (Listen) SUN A poor man has just three days to sew a cherry silk coat for SUN the Mayor. Beatrix Potter's festive tale stars Miriam SUN Margolyes. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0186gyf (Listen) SUN Robert Fisk SUN Kirsty Young explores the choices of the foreign SUN correspondent in the last of a series featuring some of the SUN UK's foremost journalists. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b0186gzd (Listen) SUN Steve Coogan SUN The actor and comedian reveals the secrets behind Alan SUN Partridge's new writing career, in conversation with Mark SUN Lawson. SUN SUN 11:00 Cribbins at Christmas b00wr9s2 (Listen) SUN A Walk in the Park with Hodges SUN A wily dog smells trouble when his owner meets an old SUN acquaintance from school. Bernard Cribbins reads Alan SUN Plater's story. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b0186h70 (Listen) SUN Series 2 - Omnibus, Series 2, Episodes 21-22 SUN In the Archers spin-off, Daniel is wondering if he'll need SUN that dinner jacket after all, and Alistair is dreading the SUN Christmas carol concert. SUN SUN 11:45 Cribbins at Christmas b00wsynh (Listen) SUN The Happy Prince SUN A lovesick swallow and a once-golden statue form a SUN heartbreaking, emotional bond. Bernard Cribbins reads Oscar SUN Wilde's story. SUN SUN 12:00 The Professor Omnibus b00m4vxd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxg6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 The Owl Service b007jq2t (Listen) SUN Mysterious events in a house turn frightening in Alan SUN Garner's reworking of the Welsh Blodeuwedd myth. Stars SUN Siriol Jenkins. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b0186dsr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 The Tailor of Gloucester b00g15xz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00rp41y (Listen) SUN Old World, New Powers (1100-300 BC) SUN Another chance to hear "A History of the World in a Hundred SUN Objects", where the Director of the British Museum, Neil SUN MacGregor, retells the history of humanity through the SUN things it has made... and which have found their way into SUN the Museum's collection. SUN This week he is looking at the key power struggles taking SUN place across the globe around 3000 years ago, as ambitious SUN new forces were building sophisticated new societies. And he SUN does so with the help of: a set of stone carvings depicting, SUN perhaps for the first time, the terrible effects of war on SUN civilian populations; a stone sphinx of a black ruler that SUN conquered Egypt from the south; a Chinese bronze bowl buried SUN with the dead for feasts in the afterlife; a set of brightly SUN coloured textiles from the Peruvian peninsula of Paracas; SUN and what may well be amongst the world's first proper coins, SUN minted during the reign of Croesus. And amongst those on SUN hand to plot the wider significance of these objects in our SUN world history are Lord Ashdown, Zeinab Badawi, Dame Jessica SUN Rawson, Dr Wang Tao, Zandra Rhodes and James Buchan. SUN Producers: Rebecca Stratford, Anthony Denselow and Paul SUN Kobrak. SUN SUN 18:00 The Man in Black b0186hf0 (Listen) SUN Series 4, Reunion SUN Mark Gatiss introduces Janice Okoh's cautionary tale. A SUN desperate love quest sparks a chilling reunion. Stars Nikki SUN Amuka-Bird. SUN SUN 18:30 The Birds b007jq79 (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Daphne du Maurier's chiller. Will the Triggs be able to help SUN Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them first? SUN SUN 19:00 Cribbins at Christmas b00wr9s2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b0186h70 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Cribbins at Christmas b00wsynh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b0186dsr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0186gyf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b0186gzd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0183rh7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Saturday Stand-Up b00hhjfd (Listen) SUN Eddie Izzard's Unrepeatable SUN The garrulous stand-up comedian entertains an audience at SUN London's Albery Theatre - with a host of eclectic themes. SUN From 1994. SUN SUN 23:30 Dave Podmore b007wzp2 (Listen) SUN Dave Podmore's Cricket Night, Episode 3 SUN Split loyalties for the player as a billionaire builds a SUN supermarket on his home ground. Stars Chris Douglas. From SUN May 2004. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 19 DECEMBER 2011 MON MON 00:00 The Man in Black b0186hf0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Birds b007jq79 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b0186gyf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b0186gzd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Cribbins at Christmas b00wr9s2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b0186h70 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Cribbins at Christmas b00wsynh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b0186dsr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 The Owl Service b007jq2t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Herge's The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Tailor of Gloucester b00g15xz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 The Sittaford Mystery b0081rx2 (Listen) MON The Message MON A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Agatha MON Christie's mystery, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector MON Narracott. MON MON 06:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp86 (Listen) MON The Sitter-in MON The smooth detective and his journalist wife must find a MON missing baby and identify a mystery man. Stars Peter Coke. MON From 1959. MON MON 07:00 Married b007v2sz (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON When Robin starts to accept his new life in a parallel MON universe, he discovers 'his' past misdemeanours. Stars Hugh MON Bonneville. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b0183tly (Listen) MON Series 56, Episode 5 MON The godfather of all panel shows pays a first visit to the MON brand new Colosseum in Watford. Old-timers Barry Cryer, MON Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel MON by Andy Hamilton, with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell MON accompanies on the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00t4qkg (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 10 MON Is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And how will Julian and MON Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'? Stars Kenneth Horne. From April MON 1968. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007xvlm (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON The shady lawyer's assistant gets kidnapped. The Marx MON Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From MON June 1990. MON MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00g2glm (Listen) MON The bumbling theatre veteran prepares for a seasonal MON appearance at an old folk's home. With Steve Delaney. From MON December 2006. MON MON 09:30 My Music b0186jm9 (Listen) MON Christmas Special MON Topics include wassailing, 'sums in songs' and Dessert (sic) MON Island Discs. With Frank Muir and Ian Wallace. From December MON 1984. MON MON 10:00 Midnight Folk b00fwq9v (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Little boy Kay Harker sets out on a magical quest to find MON treasure. Stars Sam Salter, Nickolas Grace and Charles MON Dance. MON MON 11:00 Deborah Moggach - Changing Babies b0186kqs (Listen) MON 4 Extra Premiere: The meanings and symbols of Christmas MON cause chaos for little Thomas, who just wants his father MON back. Deborah Moggach's seasonal tale read by Douglas Hodge. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01886jq (Listen) MON Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of MON conversation, music and comedy. MON In 2006 he was 'Pedantic and Whimsical', but this year, MON Perrier Award-nominated Irish comedian Ed Byrne's critically MON acclaimed show was a 'Crowd Pleaser' and is now available on MON DVD. Ed tells Clive what it takes to tickle the ribs and MON appease a room full of hecklers. MON Prize-winning author Adam Nicolson talks about his book 'The MON Gentry: Stories of the English'. Telling the real story of MON England, it focuses on fourteen families, from the medieval MON gung-ho of the Plumpton family to the high-seas adventures MON of the Lascelles in the 18th century and is a wonderful MON sweep of English history. MON All aboard The Swallow! Jo Bunting talks to The Divine MON Comedy's Neil Hannon about writing songs for the musical MON play 'Swallows And Amazons' at London's Vaudeville Theatre. MON Based on the much-loved book by Arthur Ransome, Neil's songs MON accompany Captain John and his crew, embarking on an exotic MON adventure capturing dastardly pirates and defeating mortal MON enemies. MON Bonafide member of The IT Crowd, Katherine Parkinson MON explains her new role as Conceptiva Secret-Past, the MON on-screen wife of Robert Webb, purveyor of miscellaneous odd MON things in BBC Two's 'The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff'. It's a MON tale of hidden wills, brave urchins, giant clocks, misery, MON joy and.treacle! MON Bringing some funk and rhythm into the Loose Ends studio is MON soulful Nigerian Xantoné Blacq who performs 'Mama Won't MON Listen' from his album 'Revelation'. MON And the magnificent singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt gives us MON an exclusive rendition of his his brand new song 'El MON Magnifico'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Ed Byrne MON 'Ed Byrne – Crowd Pleaser' is available on DVD now. MON Adam Nicolson MON 'The Gentry: Stories of the English' is published by Harper MON Press and available now. MON Neil Hannon MON 'Swallows And Amazons' is at the Vaudeville Theatre, London MON until 14th January 2012. MON Katherine Parkinson MON 'The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff' starts on Monday 19th December MON at 20.30 on BBC Two. MON Xantoné Blacq MON Xantoné plays Floridita in London on 17th December. MON 'Revelation' is available to download now. It will be MON available on CD on Platinum Fingers Records from 23rd MON January. MON Ed Harcourt MON Ed will be playing London's Bush Hall on New Year's Eve. MON 'Lustre' is available now on Piano Wolf Records. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00t4qkg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007xvlm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 The Sittaford Mystery b0081rx2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp86 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m52xf (Listen) MON Frances MON William has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about MON the school. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with Paul MON Venables. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b00b6ywf (Listen) MON Third Crusade and Death of the Lionheart MON The final crusade and the death of Richard Coeur de Lion. MON Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul MON Eddington. MON MON 14:30 Winter Tales b0186l1p (Listen) MON Winter Tales - Series 1, Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm MON Christmas Day at the Starkadders is a chaotic affair - MON especially over the pudding. Fenella Woolgar reads Stella MON Gibbons's tale. Made for 4 Extra. MON MON 15:00 Midnight Folk b00fwq9v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0186l2t (Listen) MON Plenty of Christmas fun and sparkle with Mel Giedroyc in the MON last week before the Big Day, plus Alan Bennett reads The MON House at Pooh Corner. MON MON 17:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00scz3l (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON The dear ladies attempt to stage Evadne's murder mystery. MON Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From September MON 1979. MON MON 17:30 Married b007v2sz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Doctor Who b0186ldb (Listen) MON Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 2 MON The Time Lord concludes his tale of battling alien bugs in a MON 19th century big top. Stars Tom Baker and Richard Franklin. MON MON 18:30 Earthsearch b007jl9p (Listen) MON Series 1, Planetfall MON The unquestioning crew of starship Challenger follow two on MON board 'Angels' in search of new home planets. Stars Sean MON Arnold. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00t4qkg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b007xvlm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 The Sittaford Mystery b0081rx2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp86 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Deborah Moggach - Changing Babies b0186kqs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01886jq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b0183tly (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00g2glm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 Now Show Extra b0186lgd (Listen) MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present an extended version of MON this week's Now Show, with material not featured in the MON Radio 4 programme. MON MON 23:45 Creme De la Crime b00890lk (Listen) MON Series 3, The Lies of the Artists MON Michael Feydeau aka TV's Inspector Niblett and expert David MON Pershore probe a case of counterfeit art. With Steve Punt MON and Hugh Dennis. From April 2003. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011 TUE TUE 00:00 Doctor Who b0186ldb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Earthsearch b007jl9p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 The Sittaford Mystery b0081rx2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp86 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00g2glm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 My Music b0186jm9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Midnight Folk b00fwq9v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Deborah Moggach - Changing Babies b0186kqs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01886jq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00scz3l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Married b007v2sz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007jlqg (Listen) TUE 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 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp92 (Listen) TUE The Marlow Incident TUE With Queenie dead, will her clue help the smooth detective TUE and his wife find the missing baby? Stars Peter Coke. From TUE 1959. TUE TUE 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vsx4v (Listen) TUE Series 2, Mother TUE A surprise for 18th century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion TUE aboard a boat to France. Stars Sheridan Smith. From April TUE 2004. TUE TUE 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town b0184rgq (Listen) TUE Series 3, Holyhead TUE In this third series comedian Mark Steel visits 6 more UK TUE towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants TUE distinctive. TUE He creates a bespoke stand-up show for that town and TUE performs the show in front of a local audience. TUE As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of TUE Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate TUE with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British TUE way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and TUE people who have shaped where we live. TUE During the series 'Mark Steel's In Town' Mark will visit TUE Berwick-Upon Tweed, Holyhead, Basingstoke, Douglas (Isle of TUE Man), Bungay and Wigan. TUE Episode 2 - In this episode Mark performs a show for the TUE residents of Holyhead in Anglesey, where he talks about TUE sinking ships, fishy foot nibbling, the town's newest TUE locals, Kate and Wills, and a mayor whose eccentricity puts TUE Boris to shame... TUE Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete TUE Sinclair. TUE Produced by Sam Bryant. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen) TUE The International Christmas Pudding TUE An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments TUE of a famous dessert. Stars Spike Milligan. From November TUE 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00gs067 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Plan Christmas Schedules the Burkiss Way TUE The team mock TV and radio's festive line-up. Stars Nigel TUE Rees, Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From Dec TUE 1976. Episode 2 of 13. TUE TUE 09:00 Now Show Extra b0186lgd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Creme De la Crime b00890lk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Midnight Folk b00fwdlp (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Kay Harker must battle evil forces to capture the treasure. TUE John Masefield's yarn stars Sam Salter, Nickolas Grace and TUE Charles Dance. TUE TUE 11:00 Lynne Truss - Life Without George b0186rm8 (Listen) TUE A kindly angel meets George Bailey at Christmas. Make no TUE mistake, this is not what you think it is. Read by Michael TUE Williams. TUE TUE 11:15 Sheila Goff - Doppler Effect b0186rn9 (Listen) TUE The lives of six characters intersect in London at TUE Christmas. Semi-improvised drama. Stars Alex Lanipekun and TUE Laura Molyneux. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way b00gs067 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007jlqg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp92 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m570x (Listen) TUE Loss TUE William spurns Mademoiselle's advances, and Frances TUE disappears from class. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with TUE Paul Venables and Roger May. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b0186rr3 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 23 TUE In the Archers spin-off, the atmosphere is still tense at TUE the Stables, while at the Vicarage, Amy receives shocking TUE news. TUE TUE 14:30 Winter Tales b0186rtf (Listen) TUE Winter Tales - Series 1, The Friend of Man TUE Tired of London high-life, Pandora Bland sets out to win the TUE man of her dreams. Fenella Woolgar reads Stella Gibbons's TUE tale. Made for 4 Extra. TUE TUE 15:00 Midnight Folk b00fwdlp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0186sbf (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc with a bag of winter goodies, including an ice TUE hotel in Canada and a nativity play set on a real farm. TUE Plus, Alan Bennett reads part two of The House at Pooh TUE Corner. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b007jy0c (Listen) TUE Series 1, Weather Problems TUE Eastern Bloc dissidents seeking refuge descend on the TUE British Embassy. Stars Dinsdale Landen as the Ambassador. TUE From April 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vsx4v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Doctor Who b0186szp (Listen) TUE Hornets' Nest, A Sting in the Tale, part 1 TUE In his next alien insect encounter, the Time Lord travels TUE back to medieval England. Stars Tom Baker and Richard TUE Franklin. TUE TUE 18:30 Earthsearch b007jlb2 (Listen) TUE Series 1, First Footprint City TUE Heading for a home they've never known, the crew of starship TUE Challenger must come to terms with shock news. Stars Sean TUE Arnold. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00gs067 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007jlqg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp92 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Lynne Truss - Life Without George b0186rm8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Sheila Goff - Doppler Effect b0186rn9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town b0184rgq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Boosh b007jmfm (Listen) TUE Jungle TUE Howard and Vince set out to find the zoo's former owner TUE Tommy. Stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. From October TUE 2001. TUE TUE 23:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You b007jvc2 (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE Cheesy host Alan Partridge meets BBC TV's Commissioning TUE Director and a maverick Lord. Stars Steve Coogan. From TUE January 1993. TUE TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jqs7 (Listen) TUE Christmas Special TUE The family face repercussions from a child's innocent gift. TUE Improvised historical saga with Paul Merton. From December TUE 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2011 WED WED 00:00 Doctor Who b0186szp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Earthsearch b007jlb2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007jlqg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp92 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Now Show Extra b0186lgd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Creme De la Crime b00890lk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Midnight Folk b00fwdlp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Lynne Truss - Life Without George b0186rm8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Sheila Goff - Doppler Effect b0186rn9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b007jy0c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vsx4v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k07y (Listen) WED 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. WED WED 06:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9h (Listen) WED Introducing Mr Droste WED More mystery, as the suave detective sets out to unravel the WED secret behind Mrs Desmond's gloves. Stars Peter Coke. From WED 1959. WED WED 07:00 The Right Time b009v5dn (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 1 WED The sketch show about modern life, with people who've lived WED a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Graeme Garden. From WED April 2002. WED WED 07:30 Heresy b0184s33 (Listen) WED Series 8, Episode 3 WED Victoria Coren presents another edition of the show which WED dares to commit heresy. WED Her guests this week are comedian David Mitchell, the Rev WED Richard Coles and Diane Abbott MP. Together they have fun WED exposing the wrong-headedness of received wisdom and WED challenging knee-jerk public reaction to events. WED Diane Abbott is happy to argue against the received wisdom WED that 'the Labour Party chose the wrong Miliband' though she WED can't help observing that the party really should have WED chosen her. The Rev Richard Coles is happy to speak in WED defence of parents who go to church just to get their kids WED into the local faith schools and David Mitchell is WED incredulous that anyone would believe that 'if a friend is WED doing something for charity, you should sponsor them'. WED Producer: Brian King WED An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jzys (Listen) WED Bill and Father Christmas WED It's a far from festive season when Bill overhears the WED blabbermouth lad. Stars Tony Hancock and Bill Kerr. From WED December 1958. WED WED 08:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome WED visit. Stars Harry Worth and Michael Robbins. From October WED 1988. WED WED 09:00 Cabin Pressure b00wqj4v (Listen) WED Cabin Pressure at Christmas WED Bing-bong merrily on high! It's Xmas morning on board MJN WED Air, but when Carolyn schedules an extra stop-off to the WED Hawaiian island of Molokai, Arthur has just seven minutes to WED celebrate Xmas. How can Douglas and Martin make this the WED best Xmas Arthur's ever had when all they have on board are WED some custard creams and a Russian oligarch... WED With special guest Ben Willbond ("Horrible Histories") WED Cast: WED Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole WED 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam WED Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch WED Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore WED Mr. Alyakhin ..... Ben Willbond WED Written by John Finnemore WED Produced & directed by David Tyler WED A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 09:30 Whispers b00bzrmj (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 2 WED The panel game of rumour featuring Eric Clapton, Alexander WED Graham Bell, Rupert Murdoch and many more. WED WED 10:00 The Holly and the Ivy b00wnlb0 (Listen) WED Norfolk 1947: A parson tries to find the true meaning of WED Christmas. Wynyard Browne's classic play stars Kenneth Alan WED Taylor. WED WED 11:00 Keith Waterhouse - Albert and the Liner b0186y9l (Listen) WED A lad is convinced a model of the Queen Mary is coming his WED way for Christmas. Keith Waterhouse's tale is read by WED Malcolm Hebden. WED WED 11:15 Lavinia Murray - By the Coast of Coromandel b0186yvm (Listen) WED A surreal tale of Edward Lear in search of his creations. WED Lavinia Murray's play stars Derek Jacobi, with songs by Nina WED Perry. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jzys (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k07y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5qlj (Listen) WED Turmoil WED William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find WED her. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with Paul Venables and WED Niamh Cusack. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b00b79ym (Listen) WED Bad King John and the Loss of Normandy WED Richard is dead, John becomes King and there follows a WED separation from France. Anna Massey narrates the history of WED Britain. WED WED 14:30 Winter Tales b0186zct (Listen) WED Winter Tales - Series 1, The Murder Mark WED Others laugh until Mr Pavey's preoccupation with palmistry WED helps solve a murder. Fenella Woolgar reads Stella Gibbons's WED tale. Made for 4 Extra. WED WED 15:00 The Holly and the Ivy b00wnlb0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b018702p (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc learns about Icelandic moss bread and checks WED out some Christmas turkeys down on the farm. Plus the third WED part of The House at Pooh Corner. WED WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k1sl (Listen) WED The Bank Loan WED Will a visit to the pier pour cold water on the renovation WED plans? Dad's Army spin-off with John Le Mesurier. From WED November 1983. WED WED 17:30 The Right Time b009v5dn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Doctor Who b01871wk (Listen) WED Hornets' Nest, A Sting in the Tale, part 2 WED The Time Lord concludes the tale of encountering the deadly WED insects in medieval England. Stars Tom Baker and Richard WED Franklin. WED WED 18:30 Earthsearch b007jlbf (Listen) WED Series 1, Sands of Kyros WED After their devastating news, the starship's crew face peril WED from a once benign force. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda WED Murray. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jzys (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k07y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Keith Waterhouse - Albert and the Liner b0186y9l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Lavinia Murray - By the Coast of Coromandel b0186yvm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Heresy b0184s33 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Nebulous b00jd58s (Listen) WED Series 2, Last of the Present Sirius WED The Professor gets trapped in a time loop, but what's WED causing his intergalactic deja vu? Stars Mark Gatiss. From WED May 2006. WED WED 23:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jr5m (Listen) WED The Agony and the Ecstasy WED Italian exchange student Gian Paolo meets the Conroy family WED - and it's Gay Pride. Stars Dominic Monaghan. From August WED 1999. WED WED 23:30 Revolting People b00fkx2m (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED McGurk turns spy, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets WED stuck. 1770 America sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton. From WED February 2001. WED WED THU THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER 2011 THU THU 00:00 Doctor Who b01871wk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Earthsearch b007jlbf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k07y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Cabin Pressure b00wqj4v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Whispers b00bzrmj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 The Holly and the Ivy b00wnlb0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Keith Waterhouse - Albert and the Liner b0186y9l (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Lavinia Murray - By the Coast of Coromandel b0186yvm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k1sl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Right Time b009v5dn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k097 (Listen) THU 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 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9x (Listen) THU Boulevard Seminaire THU The mystery glove trail leads the smooth detective and his THU wife to a rendezvous in Paris. Stars Peter Coke. From 1959. THU THU 07:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes THU b00b9ftc (Listen) THU Sherlock Holmes and the Glorious Doppelganger THU The spoof sleuth probes a dastardly plot to replace Queen THU Victoria. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From February THU 1999. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b00snrjy (Listen) THU Series 6, Some Others Do 'Ave 'Em THU Sally Phillips plays Social Worker Clare Barker who has THU entered a caring profession so that she can sort out other THU peoples' problems rather than deal with her own. Clare is in THU her early thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, THU all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her. THU Clare is back on the social work frontline as a vomiting bug THU hits her colleagues. Brian and Nali take baby Thomas out for THU the day and Helen attends the police liaison meeting. THU Clare ..... Sally Phillips THU Brian ..... Alex Lowe THU Ray ..... Richard Lumsden THU Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck THU Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti THU Libby ..... Sarah Kendall THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Producer: Katie Tyrrell. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b018741f (Listen) THU Boots THU When the men have to find 5000 boots, No 1's writing proves THU problematic. With Norma Ronald. Re-recorded in April 1980. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007s8kl (Listen) THU Series 2, Put That Light Out THU Mainwaring's platoon causes havoc in Walmington-on-Sea THU during an air-raid. Adapted from TV with Clive Dunn. From THU February 1975. THU THU 09:00 Know Your Place b01874kv (Listen) THU Not to Be Used for Babies THU Caretaker Ramsay awards the cleaner her own storeroom, but THU is keen the perk isn't abused. Stars Roy Dotrice. From THU January 1982. THU THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge b00p6c86 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 2 THU Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, THU Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and David Quantick. From THU July 2001. THU THU 10:00 Black Cinderella Two Goes East b00g31bq (Listen) THU An all-star pantomime, with ex-members of the Cambridge THU Footlights. Featuring Peter Cook and John Cleese. From THU December 1978. THU THU 11:00 The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton b00wt8ty (Listen) THU Goblins kidnap a surly grave-digger to teach him some THU valuable lessons. Clive Francis reads Charles Dickens' THU seasonal tale. THU THU 11:15 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding b008j05h (Listen) THU Hercule Poirot must try to retrieve a priceless stolen ruby THU as he attends a Christmas House party. Agatha Christie's THU whodunnit stars John Moffatt. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b018741f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007s8kl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k097 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5tkq (Listen) THU Joy and Sorrow THU Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries THU for their future. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation stars Paul THU Venables and Claire Price. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b018754w (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 24 THU In the Archers spin-off, there may not be room at the inn THU for one person, and Daniel is on a spending spree. THU THU 14:30 Winter Tales b018756l (Listen) THU Winter Tales - Series 1, Cake THU Jenny is a perfect example of modern womanhood, until she THU interviews a suffragette. Fenella Woolgar reads Stella THU Gibbons's tale. Made for 4 Extra. THU THU 15:00 Black Cinderella Two Goes East b00g31bq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0187592 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc jumps in for some wild swimming round Britain THU and checks out winter headgear for Russians. Plus, Alan THU Bennett reads part four of The House at Pooh Corner. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jmfd (Listen) THU Series 5, Is This a Career I See Before Me? THU Crossed swords in the school staff room, tribulation for a THU student teacher and an unexpected bombshell for Mr Beeston. THU Stars James Grout. From May 1990. THU THU 17:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes THU b00b9ftc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Doctor Who b01875j2 (Listen) THU Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 1 THU Now up to speed, Mike Yates joins forces with the Time Lord THU to tackle the alien swarm. Stars Tom Baker and Richard THU Franklin. THU THU 18:30 Earthsearch b007jlbs (Listen) THU Series 1, The Solaric Empire THU The spaceship crew's Astra and Darv are taken to a THU neighbouring moon for cross-examination. Stars Sean Arnold THU and Gordon Reid. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b018741f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007s8kl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k097 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton b00wt8ty (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding b008j05h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b00snrjy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Ross Noble Goes Global b007jvv4 (Listen) THU Singapore THU Spotting a monkey and shopping malls galore - the comedian's THU having a bad hair day in the incredible humidity. From May THU 2002. THU THU 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents b00fffxy (Listen) THU The Brandy Butter Factor - Christmas Special THU A festive hamper of seasonal sketches with Gerard Foster, THU Dave Lamb, Gordon Southern and Tim Verrinder. From December THU 1997. THU THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable b007jm43 (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU The consultants tackle some call centre problems, and Ryan THU moves to a 'war zone.' Stars Emma Kennedy. From November THU 2001. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 23 DECEMBER 2011 FRI FRI 00:00 Doctor Who b01875j2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Earthsearch b007jlbs (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k097 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jp9x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Know Your Place b01874kv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge b00p6c86 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Black Cinderella Two Goes East b00g31bq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton b00wt8ty (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding b008j05h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jmfd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes FRI b00b9ftc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k0bk (Listen) FRI 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 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jpbb (Listen) FRI Roger Shelley Makes a Suggestion FRI The suave detective and his wife are in Paris, when the FRI telephone rings with a long distance call. Stars Peter Coke. FRI From 1959. FRI FRI 07:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00tw1hk (Listen) FRI Series 3, Don Camillo Gets Into Trouble FRI Banishment looms for the Italian priest when he upsets the FRI bishop. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April 2003. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b0187xms (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 12 FRI Ed Byrne and his guests review the best of current British FRI comedy from radio, screen and the stage. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b0187xy4 (Listen) FRI The Slogan Contest FRI A recruitment drive sparks some creative writing, but the FRI Chief does some creative scheming. Stars Jon Pertwee. From FRI June 1971. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jmlj (Listen) FRI The Three Feathers FRI Harold reckons a commode will make him rich. Adapted from FRI TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From February FRI 1972. FRI FRI 09:00 Instant Sunshine b00pf59k (Listen) FRI Seasonably Together Again FRI Festive fun from the singing quartet of David Barlow, Peter FRI Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From December FRI 1985. FRI FRI 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00ksvt5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 6 FRI John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three FRI guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary FRI museum. With Clive James, Tim Minchin and Philip Pullman. FRI From 2009. FRI FRI 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew FRI b018p8c4 (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI The Magician's Nephew: The first of CS Lewis' classic Narnia FRI fantasy books. A lion sings a new world into existence, but FRI a dark treachery threatens its future. Episode 1 of 3. FRI FRI 10:50 Inheritance Books b0196vlc (Listen) FRI Andy Stanton FRI The children's author inherits 'The Iron Giant' by Ted FRI Hughes and passes on 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. FRI FRI 11:00 Nay, Ivy, Nay b007jqtg (Listen) FRI Ivy covets a specially cultivated sprig of white-berried FRI holly for a pudding. Crawford Logan reads Shena Mackay's FRI modern festive tale. FRI FRI 11:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger b00g227d (Listen) FRI When a fox meets the Messiah at the Nativity, he offers up FRI his cunning. Magical story starring Wendy Hiller and Alec FRI McCowen. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b0187xy4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jmlj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k0bk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jpbb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5wdp (Listen) FRI Victor FRI Married at last to the woman he loves, William plans a happy FRI future with Frances. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with FRI Paul Venables and Claire Price. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b00b9gcc (Listen) FRI Magna Carta FRI Was King John really as ruthless as he was portrayed? Anna FRI Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul Eddington. FRI FRI 14:30 Winter Tales b0187y7t (Listen) FRI Winter Tales - Series 1, Golden Vanity FRI A day-dreaming librarian is shocked back into the real world FRI by her literary hero. Fenella Woolgar reads Stella Gibbons's FRI tale. Made for 4 Extra. FRI FRI 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew FRI b018p8c4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 15:50 Inheritance Books b0196vlc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0187y99 (Listen) FRI Christmas is nearly here! Mel Giedroyc builds a snowman, FRI hears about walking to the Arctic and samples an Icelandic FRI Christmas. Plus, the last part of The House at Pooh Corner. FRI FRI 17:00 Ring Around the Bath b00v7sp7 (Listen) FRI Series 2, All Over Bar the Wrapping Paper FRI Stella's determined to get away, but a moveable feast is on FRI the family Christmas menu. Stars Penny Downie. From December FRI 2004. FRI FRI 17:30 The Little World of Don Camillo b00tw1hk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Doctor Who b0187yc3 (Listen) FRI Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2 FRI The thrilling finale finds Mike Yates and the Time Lord in FRI the midst of the deadly swarm. Stars Tom Baker and Richard FRI Franklin. FRI FRI 18:30 Earthsearch b007s19b (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Pools of Time FRI The starship Challenger closes in on Zelda 5, where Darv and FRI Astra face danger. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b0187xy4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jmlj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 The Sittaford Mystery b007k0bk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair b007jpbb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Nay, Ivy, Nay b007jqtg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger b00g227d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b0187xms (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b00wqfn8 (Listen) FRI Christmas Spirit FRI The sitcom set in hell. Satan runs his infernal world with FRI the assistance of his chief demon, Scumspawn. Amongst those FRI he torments are Edith, a murdered historian, and Thomas, the FRI most repellent human who ever lived. FRI Full of jokes and broad comedy the show is also a FRI philosophical study of the human condition, asking such FRI questions as whether man is inherently good or evil. FRI In this episode Satan decides to ban Christmas. FRI Satan ..... Andy Hamilton FRI Edith ..... Annette Crosbie FRI Scumspawn ..... Robert Duncan FRI Thomas ..... Jimmy Mulville FRI Written by Andy Hamilton FRI Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer. FRI FRI 23:00 The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase b008f8hb (Listen) FRI A spookily seasonal tale from the Mausoleum Club. Sir Henry FRI loves his cakes, but could they be his downfall? With FRI Stephen Fry. FRI FRI 23:15 Quando, Quando, Quando b0082bz0 (Listen) FRI The Christmas Rush FRI The brothers' festive flurry is curtailed as they hit the FRI streets. Stars Rainer Hersch and Catherine Tate. From FRI December 1999. FRI FRI 23:30 And Now In Colour b007jqrx (Listen) FRI Christmas Special FRI It's party time - with dried fish, advocaat and the local FRI constabulary. Stars Tim Firth and Tim de Jongh. From FRI December 1990. FRI
16 December, 2011
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 17/12/2011 - 23/12/2011
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