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SAT SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012wzzd (Listen) SAT A Sound of Thunder SAT A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected SAT results. Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's most famous yarn stars SAT Max Robinson. Directed by Mike McDonough. SAT SAT 00:30 Doctor Who b00s5ztx (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and The Brain of Morbius, Episode 8 SAT The Time Lord and Sarah Jane confront the Morbius monster SAT once more, and call upon the Sisterhood for help. Read by SAT Tom Baker. SAT SAT 01:00 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) SAT Series 3, Home Truths SAT The detectives are challenged by a 14 year old who's more SAT than a chip off the old block. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan SAT Preston. SAT Robert Daws and Duncan Preston SAT SAT 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5v5s (Listen) SAT The Wrong Category SAT Ignoring his mother's fears, Barry goes out after dark to SAT visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran. SAT SAT 01:45 The Body on the Beach b0091t5z (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation SAT reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by SAT Joanna Tope. SAT SAT 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe b007k0vl (Listen) SAT Foreign Parts SAT As winter arrives on the rural railway, station master David SAT gets an exciting job offer. Stars Peter Davison. From SAT January 1996. SAT SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel b00x7lb5 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Tease your brain with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, SAT Professor David Singmaster and Paul Lamford. From June 1998. SAT SAT 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jjq7j (Listen) SAT Death of a Tribesman SAT Robin Savage marches to Kabul, as Anne attends a dying man. SAT John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet SAT Stevenson. SAT SAT 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dw5lw (Listen) SAT Pretending SAT Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded SAT on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham. SAT SAT 04:15 The Other Constance Chatterley b007k0l7 (Listen) SAT Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her SAT famous namesake. Martyn Wade's comedy stars Felicity Montagu SAT and Rachel Atkins. SAT SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law b007k2p3 (Listen) SAT But... SAT Juggling his cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has SAT trouble with toggles and gromits. With Richard Briers. From SAT August 1971. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007k1tg (Listen) SAT Series 2, Trade Secrets SAT Confidentiality proves a headache for events manager Rosie SAT in Brighton. Stars Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir. From SAT July 2001. SAT SAT 06:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner b007jn3k (Listen) SAT John Le Mesurier Centenary. The men who serviced Japanese SAT attack planes stir memories and plan a new mission. Stewart SAT Parker's drama for the actor's centenary. SAT SAT 07:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End b01f4xrc (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Contrary views are swapped in a series of SAT blunt exchanges between two park regulars. Starring John Le SAT Mesurier, broadcast for the actor's centenary. From June SAT 1982. SAT SAT 07:30 Faking the Classics b00t6sjb (Listen) SAT Mozart SAT How tricksters have tampered with the composer's musical SAT legacy. Jonathan Bate sounds out the real notes from the SAT duff ones. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01f8jls (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 24 SAT From the Town Hall, New York City, the funny man celebrates SAT Shakespeare. With guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad. From SAT 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Barry Took: Mr Point of View b00c5n6x (Listen) SAT The late comedian, writer and broadcaster tells his own show SAT business story, featuring famous folk and programme SAT excerpts. SAT SAT 11:30 Round The Horne b00hzphb (Listen) SAT Series 1, Barry Took Tribute SAT Kenneth Horne, Master Spy battles for Britain - and Bona SAT Homes with Julian and Sandy. With Kenneth Williams. From May SAT 1965. SAT SAT 12:00 Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus b01f8l87 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Nobel Laureate Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, SAT poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia. SAT Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. SAT SAT 13:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhd (Listen) SAT The Metropolitan Line Murder SAT A journalist seeks help from an enigmatic old customer in a SAT London teahouse. Baroness Orczy dramatisation with Bernard SAT Hepton. SAT SAT 14:00 The Radio Ballads b00lm92q (Listen) SAT The Big Hewer SAT A legend told by the men of the coalfields from the Tyne to SAT the Vale of Neath, with the music they inspired. From August SAT 1961. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01f8jls (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner b007jn3k (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End b01f4xrc (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01dw46d (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 26 SAT Ed Byrne, Tim Minchin and Marcus Brigstocke from the Alps, SAT plus reviews from Lucy Porter, Scott Capurro and Dave SAT Gorman. SAT SAT 18:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach b0124y0r (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a SAT desperate submarine mission is launched. Stars Richard SAT Dillane. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b00tk7dk (Listen) SAT David Quantick SAT The comedy writer selects: Hello Cheeky, King Cutler, I'm SAT Sorry I'll Read That Again, Uncle Mort's North Country, SAT Hamish & Dougal, Steven Appleby's Normal Life and NF SAT Simpson. SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b013lwvr (Listen) SAT Elvis McGonagall SAT It's rhymin' season and that's the reason that street poet SAT Elvis McGonagall is wowing them at London's Albany. From SAT 2010. SAT SAT 22:30 Comic to Comic b0080ssp (Listen) SAT Series 2, Julia Morris SAT After finding TV fame Down Under, the Australian stand-up SAT chats to Bruce Morton about her subsequent British stage SAT career. SAT SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires b007jlk1 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT The Commander's hunt for The Whistler appears to be over, so SAT the killer of Hilary Robarts remains at large. Dramatisation SAT of PD James' novel, stars Robin Ellis. SAT SAT 23:30 Ruth Rendell - Paperwork b007jrzf (Listen) SAT Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront his past in a SAT house piled high with papers - and secrets. Read by Russell SAT Dixon. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 01 APRIL 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach b0124y0r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01f8jls (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus b01f8l87 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner b007jn3k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End b01f4xrc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01dw46d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room Omnibus SUN b00sw811 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Lynne Reid Banks' classic tale of 1950s life finds single, SUN pregnant Jane battling prejudice. Starring Lynne Seymour. SUN SUN 07:15 Even As We Speak b009x4jd (Listen) SUN A Voice is Born SUN Musing on taking singing lessons. It's all about support and SUN the booby trap in 'The Flower Song'. From July 2001. SUN SUN 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01dtmb8 (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz SUN band for a brand new series of music and comedy. The band SUN will be joined by guest comedian Kevin Eldon. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b01f9slt (Listen) SUN It's curtain up on a sly Punch and Judy man, and too much SUN whisky's a curse for Mr Glum. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From SUN February 1959. SUN SUN 08:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nhq58 (Listen) SUN Loser Pays SUN Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson SUN backfires. Stars Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison. From SUN September 1957. SUN SUN 09:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rvxz8 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A couple expect to adopt an orphan boy - not an impetuous SUN red-headed girl. LM Montgomery dramatisation with Barbara SUN Barnes. SUN SUN 09:30 Just William - Live! b007jy2q (Listen) SUN The Sweet Little Girl in White SUN Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's SUN life. Martin Jarvis plays all of Richmal Crompton's SUN characters. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01f9slw (Listen) SUN Tanni Grey Thompson SUN Kirsty Young explores the choices of the Paralympian in the SUN last of a series featuring Olympic gold medal winners. SUN SUN 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pl15m (Listen) SUN Series 1, Birds of Paradise SUN The naturalist muses on the New Guinea residents, who fooled SUN early explorers with their resplendent adornments and SUN decorations. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b007jmr3 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Barry Took SUN The comedian and writer shares some reminiscences, with SUN tales of the Round the Horne and Monty Python teams. From SUN April 1999. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00d7h6q (Listen) SUN Series 2, Maureen Beattie SUN Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about SUN life with the Glaswegian comedian. From September 2006. SUN SUN 12:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room Omnibus SUN b00sw811 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Even As We Speak b009x4jd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Wally K Daly - A Right Royal Rip-Off b007jqz6 (Listen) SUN Inmates Charles and George plot a Crown Jewels heist to stay SUN jailed. Stars Peter Jones, Bernard Bresslaw and Charles SUN Hawtrey. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b01f9slt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nhq58 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rvxz8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 Just William - Live! b007jy2q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00w2452 (Listen) SUN Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (AD 1780-1914) SUN Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in SUN London, continues his global history as told through objects SUN from the Museum's collection. In this episode, Neil SUN concentates on the period between the French Revolution and SUN the First World War, when the countries of Europe and the SUN USA were transformed from agricultural to industrial SUN economies. At the same time, their empires around the world SUN grew. Technological innovation led to the mass production of SUN goods and growing international trade. Previously luxuries, SUN like tea and Wedgewood pottery, became affordable to the SUN masses. In many countries, movements pressed for political SUN and social reforms, including the right for all men and SUN women to be able to vote. The industrial revolutions of the SUN West were partly funded by resources from Europe's expanding SUN colonial empires. Only one non-western country, Japan, SUN successfully embraced modernisation and emerged as an SUN imperial power in its own right. SUN Producer: Paul Kobrak. SUN SUN 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007jlxd (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Can Johnny Maxwell save an alien planet from the comfort of SUN his sick-bed? Sci-fi drama from Terry Pratchett. SUN SUN 18:30 Weird Tales b00vknrq (Listen) SUN Split the Atom SUN By Lynn Ferguson. Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen who SUN tells of a Celtic goddess able to decide who lives - or SUN dies. Stars Derek Riddell. SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b007jmr3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00d7h6q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b01f9slt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nhq58 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01f9slw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pl15m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01dtmb8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Hair in the Gate - Series 2 b01f9sly (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Religious music is all the rage, leading to an uneasy SUN reunion for arts reporter Brian. With Harriet Thorpe. From SUN August 1995. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01flzxk (Listen) SUN The Comedy Club brings you laughs six nights a week. Arthur SUN Smith chats with James Acaster. SUN SUN 23:00 Newsjack b01f9sm0 (Listen) SUN Series 6, Episode 6 SUN Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news SUN stories from the last seven days. SUN Writers: Episode 6 SUN Chris Allen SUN Alex Brown SUN Barbara Boulton SUN Brett Simpson SUN Christopher Stanners SUN Daniel Smith SUN Dave Baker SUN David Traynier SUN Eddie Robson SUN Graham Kilvington SUN James Brook SUN James Kettle SUN Jim Speirs SUN Kieran Cunningham & Jamie Christopherson SUN Marc Jones SUN Mathilda Gregory SUN Matt Oakley SUN Matthew Fishwick SUN Mike Whalley SUN Murray James SUN Richard Ward SUN Roger Utting SUN Sean Lindsay SUN Stuart Cooper SUN Tom Neenan SUN The Script Editor was Gareth Gwynn. SUN Produced by Lyndsay Fenner & Duncan Middleton. SUN SUN 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01f9sm2 (Listen) SUN The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2, Parents SUN The award-winning comic's lowdown on what being a mum and SUN dad means. With Laurence Howarth and Anna Bengo. From August SUN 2009. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 02 APRIL 2012 MON MON 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007jlxd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Weird Tales b00vknrq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01f9slw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pl15m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b007jmr3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b00d7h6q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b01f9slt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Wally K Daly - A Right Royal Rip-Off b007jqz6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rvxz8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Just William - Live! b007jy2q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4fd (Listen) MON The Confession of Guilt MON The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an immigrant accused MON of wounding. Written by John Mortimer and starring Maurice MON Denham. MON MON 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p4y6p (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Being hypnotised by his brother-in-law at a dinner party MON awakens strange abilities in Tom Wallace. Read by Trevor MON White. MON MON 07:00 Married b0080qdc (Listen) MON Series 2, War of the Worlds MON With his two universes about to collide, Robin is caught and MON must fight to survive. Stars Hugh Bonneville. From May 2000. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01dtlvx (Listen) MON Series 62, Episode 8 MON CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF HISTORY MON Broadcaster Nicholas Parsons regularly welcomes 'our many MON listeners around the world.' To mark the flagship show's 45 MON year anniversary, Nicholas and his team have decided to let MON some of the listeners welcome them. MON Along with regular Just a Minute panelists Paul Merton and MON Marcus Brigstocke, the show's host Nicholas Parsons, MON travelled to India to celebrate and highlight Just a MON Minute's unique and continuing popularity across the globe. MON Just a Minute's two special anniversary Indian shows were MON recorded in front of a lively, excited and sometimes MON unusually vocal audience of Mumbai urbanites. Topics up for MON discussion on the show include 'Mumbai Traffic,' the phrase MON 'It's Just Not Cricket' . MON Just a Minute regulars Paul Merton and Marcus Brigstocke are MON joined by top Indian comedy talents, Cyrus Broacha and MON Anuvab Pal. Cyrus Broacha is a Prime-time TV host as well as MON actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his show MON 'Bakra' on MTV and 'The Week that Wasn't' on CNN-IBN. Anuvab MON Pal is a leading star in India's new wave of stand up MON Comedy, performing regularly in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. MON Multi-talented, he performs stand-up in addition to his MON other careers as an internationally renowned playwright, MON screenwriter and journalist for Reuters. MON JUST A MINUTE'S INDIAN ADVENTURE (02nd April, R4, 11.30AM). MON Just a Minute grew to prominence in India when it became MON available to Indian audiences via the BBC World Service. MON This exposure gave birth to a number of 'Indianised' MON versions of the game, which continue to be played amongst MON smart, young, Indian college graduates today. Dubbed 'JAM' MON sessions, they are a testament to the show's present-day MON popularity and transnational appeal. MON As part of the Radio 4 Just a Minute anniversary MON celebration, BBC Radio 4 will also broadcast a special MON documentary on these JAM sessions. The documentary follows a MON group of lively young Indian college students as they MON prepare for a competitive JAM tournament against their peers MON at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore. MON To see photos and video clips of these shows please go to: MON http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5dp. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b008vczs (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne tells all about a film premiere - and MON 'Hornerama' investigates shipping. With Kenneth Williams. MON From June 1959. MON MON 08:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b00g17rc (Listen) MON The King of Knotty Ash's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at MON the Wigan Little Theatre. With Peter Goodwright. From MON January 1986. MON MON 09:00 Clare in the Community b008nzwn (Listen) MON Series 4, Mother of All Mothers MON Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. MON Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically MON correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. MON Clare's mother piles pressure onto her already faltering MON relationship with Brian. MON Clare ...... Sally Phillips MON Brian ...... Alex Lowe MON Ray ...... Richard Lumsden MON Helen ...... Gemma Craven MON Irene ...... Ellen Thomas MON Megan ...... Nina Conti MON Simon ...... Andrew Wincott MON Celia Barker ...... Brigit Forsyth MON Malcolm Barker ...... Martin Hyder. MON MON 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k2mq (Listen) MON Series 2, The Lift MON Rabbi Fine and Rabbi Jacobs end up stuck in a lift together. MON With Tracy-Ann Oberman and David De Keyser. From October MON 2000. MON MON 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jm3l1 (Listen) MON Compromised MON Robin Savage approaches Kabul, while Anne is in Peshawar. MON John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet MON Stevenson. MON MON 11:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) MON Roy dislikes his nice new school jacket so much that losing MON it becomes a mission. Read by Christian Rodska. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01f1lpn (Listen) MON Julian Clary, Robert Powell and Max Hastings. Nikki Bedi MON chats to Amelia Bullmore. With music from Shearwater and MON Stush MON Clive Anderson is joined by 'renowned homosexual' Julian MON Clary to discuss his new novel Briefs Encountered. Former MON Jesus of Nazareth actor, Robert Powell talks about making MON the transition from playing Son of God to Doctor in The MON House. Thirty years on from the Falklands War journalist Max MON Hastings explores its impact and legacy and writer and actor MON Amelia Bullmore gets Clive acquainted with Olympic MON mockumentary Twenty Twelve. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON robert powell MON Robert Powell stars in Doctor In The House which is now MON touring the UK. 2-17 April Malvern Festival Theatre, 10-15 MON April Theatre Royal, Nottingham, 16-21 April Kings Theatre, MON Southsea. Check website for full dates. MON max hastings MON The Falkland's Legacy With Max Hastings is on BBC TWO at 9pm MON on Sunday 1 April. MON amelia bullmore MON Twenty Twelve continues on Fridays at 10pm on BBC TWO. MON Julian Clary MON Julian’s new novel Briefs Encountered is out now published MON by Ebury Press. MON Stush MON Stush performs We Nuh Run From Dem. Her new track Whine and MON Walk is out in May produced by Richie Silver. MON Shearwater MON Shearwater play You As You Were from their latest album MON Animal Joy out now on Sub Pop records. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b008vczs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b00g17rc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4fd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p4y6p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w46nz (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The villagers enjoy Sarah's inaugural creation as she MON recalls life selling chocolate. Moya O'Shea's tale stars MON Eleanor Bron. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jspr (Listen) MON England Loses An Admiral MON The British have captured Gibraltar, but in the newly formed MON United Kingdom many are leaving for the New World. MON MON 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00fszdc (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Orphaned by war, young Laila hears news of Tariq. Rasheed MON has plans. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani. MON MON 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar b01f9y2q (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Stephen Tompkinson reads Keith Waterhouse's MON classic comic story about a young dreamer who fantasises MON about a more exciting life. MON MON 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jm3l1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01f9y2s (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc goes to the circus and finds some great acts MON from the past - high diving elks, men with bee beards and MON the Fiji mermaid. 'Secret Heart' by David Almond is our MON story. MON MON 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrr4 (Listen) MON Getting It Together MON The dear ladies struggle to build a flat-pack settee. MON Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. MON MON 17:30 Married b0080qdc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0131yvj (Listen) MON The Man MON Captain Hart is upset with his welcome when he lands on a MON planet. Ray Bradbury's tale set in space stars Max MON Golightly. MON MON 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012xs2d (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy MON series, with Stephen Mangan. There is very nearly tea and MON biscuits. MON MON 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylq3 (Listen) MON Allergy MON Caledonian creepiness, as Scottish writer Elspeth Davie MON spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge. Read by Edith MON Macarthur. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b008vczs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b00g17rc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4fd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p4y6p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01f1lpn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01dtlvx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Clare in the Community b008nzwn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01dvzgm (Listen) MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis dissect the week's news with MON comical precision assisted by Jon Holmes, Mitch Benn and MON Laura Shavin. MON MON 23:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00bf7wv (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 4 MON Mitch Benn plays comic songs past and present. He is joined MON in the studio by The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. MON Music Details MON Plastic Man: The Kinks (from the album The Kinks – The MON Definitive Collection) MON Join the Gang: David Bowie (from the album London Boy) MON Time Honoured Tradition : The Kaiser Chiefs (from the album MON Employment) MON To Die A Virgin: The Divine Comedy (single) MON Everybody Knows (Except You): Neil Hannon MON Sorted for Es and Whizz: Pulp (from the album Different MON Class) MON MON TUE TUESDAY 03 APRIL 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0131yvj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012xs2d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylq3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4fd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p4y6p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community b008nzwn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k2mq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jm3l1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01f1lpn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrr4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Married b0080qdc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4gk (Listen) TUE The Dear Departed TUE The Old Bailey hack recalls a fraud case based on some TUE ghostly messages. Written by John Mortimer and starring TUE Maurice Denham. TUE TUE 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p5x2f (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE On an evening out, Tom faces a vision of a woman - is he TUE hallucinating, dreaming or seeing ghosts? Read by Trevor TUE White. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE Back in London, Robert gets into trouble and the solicitor's TUE clerk receives an unlikely visitor. Stars Richard Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b01dtvk9 (Listen) TUE Series 7, Knights of the Round Table TUE Returning home from Spain early, Arthur's applies to join TUE the Round Table. A bang on the head at the Mason's HQ TUE confuses matters somewhat as a concussed Arthur steps back TUE to the days of the Knights of the Round Table. TUE Count Arthur Strong - one time Variety Star, now sole TUE proprietor and owner of Doncaster's Academy of Performance - TUE is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer TUE extraordinaire. He stars in a Sitcom with regular sidekick TUE Wilfred Taylor, Master Butcher, and a host of other TUE characters. TUE All false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a TUE delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, and an expert TUE in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin TUE of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening TUE experience. TUE Cast: TUE Steve Delaney TUE Mel Giedroyc TUE Alastair Kerr TUE David Mounfield TUE Producer: John Leonard TUE A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jnm5 (Listen) TUE The Great Bank Robbery TUE All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon TUE is duped into villainy. Stars Spike Milligan. From November TUE 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00g2gm2 (Listen) TUE A laughing tax inspector - and a right royal surprise. TUE Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From TUE February 1971. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01dvzgm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00bf7wv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn0n4 (Listen) TUE Levels of Deception TUE Robin and Jagbir are in disguise, seeking Russian TUE intelligence. John Masters dramatisation with Bill Nighy and TUE Juliet Stevenson. TUE TUE 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k1sb (Listen) TUE Rawdon's Roof TUE A man swears that no woman shall sleep under his roof again, TUE but what does his lover feel about it? Read by Andy Hockley. TUE TUE 11:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own b00b4038 (Listen) TUE As Kenneth and Clare move to a smaller house, they get some TUE unexpected visitors. Comedy drama with David Troughton and TUE Barbara Flynn. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jnm5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00g2gm2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4gk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p5x2f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w4lt1 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Rosie harks back to her 21st birthday to reveal a shameful TUE chocolate memory. Starys Sylvia Syms and Paula Wilcox and TUE Eleanor Bron. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsqf (Listen) TUE Fruitless Carnage and the End of Marlborough TUE The Duke of Marlborough embarks on another campaign. Anna TUE Massey narrates British history, with help from Peter TUE Jeffrey. TUE TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00ft41f (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE As Mariam and Laila grow close, angry husband Rasheed TUE imposes his violent will. Khaled Hosseini's story read by TUE Seeta Indrani. TUE TUE 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar b01fb3ps (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Billy is now engaged to two girls in his Yorkshire home town TUE - but he imagines an escape to London. Read by Stephen TUE Tompkinson. TUE TUE 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn0n4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01fb3pv (Listen) TUE Mel ponders on collective nouns - along with an exultation TUE of skylarks, could there be a giggle of Giedroycs? And she TUE runs away to the Mexican circus on a Journey of a Lifetime. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b007jxh2 (Listen) TUE Series 2, A Taste of Democracy TUE British week in the People's Republic showcases a TUE double-decker bus - and clog dancing. Stars Dinsdale Landen. TUE From April 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b01381ts (Listen) TUE The Wind TUE The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray TUE Bradbury's atmospheric tale stars Bob Nelson. TUE TUE 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012xxvs (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE An old friend appears. Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's TUE Guide to the Galaxy. With Stephen Mangan and Peter TUE Serafinowicz. TUE TUE 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylrg (Listen) TUE The Swans TUE Scottish writer Elspeth Davie's melancholy tale of paint TUE shop staff seeing mortality in a row of houses. Read by TUE Edith Macarthur. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jnm5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00g2gm2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4gk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:28 Easter Diaries b01fhgnd (Listen) TUE Tuesday TUE The mood in Jerusalem changes. One of the disciples looks TUE for guidance in the Temple, and comes to a momentous TUE decision. Short dramatisations of the Easter story. TUE TUE 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p5x2f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k1sb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own b00b4038 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b01dtvk9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller b008yrwy (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 1 TUE Craig Children and Martin Bain-Jones host the show for young TUE folk. With Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. From December TUE 1988. TUE TUE 23:00 The Flight of the Conchords b007k0r4 (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE The band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling TUE out. Stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. From September TUE 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels b007jv9c (Listen) TUE The Prisoner TUE Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed. TUE Nick Revell's epic saga with Peter Serafinowicz. From May TUE 1997. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 04 APRIL 2012 WED WED 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b01381ts (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012xxvs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylrg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4gk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p5x2f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01dvzgm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b00bf7wv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn0n4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k1sb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own b00b4038 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b007jxh2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsdk (Listen) WED The Gentle Art of Blackmail WED The Old Bailey hack recalls a case of extortion at his WED Oxford College. Written by John Mortimer and starring WED Maurice Denham. WED WED 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p6125 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Who is the strange woman that Tom Wallace sees? Why can he WED sense other people's emotions? Read by Trevor White. WED WED 07:00 The Right Time b00c5snp (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 5 WED Time-share shock. The sketch comedy for people growing older WED disgracefully. Stars Eleanor Bron and Neil Innes. From April WED 2003. WED WED 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01dtxcn (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups WED build an idiot's guide to life. This week Maeve Higgins, Tom WED Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to WED standing tall. WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrry (Listen) WED Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, WED with some help from the lad. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED December 1956. WED WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007vlws (Listen) WED Series 1, The Wedding Ring WED The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife WED loses something precious. Stars Ian Carmichael. From March WED 1976. WED WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007yrh0 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED Dan and Lucy's getaway plans are thwarted by other people's WED problems. Stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From WED June 2002. WED WED 09:30 Foul Play b00zshr3 (Listen) WED Series 4, Murder For Starters WED Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis investigate WED murder by skewer. Chaired by Simon Brett. From October 1998. WED WED 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn6g0 (Listen) WED Horses North WED Anne anticipates Robin's return, but he's planning ahead. WED John Masters dramatisation with Bill Nighy and Juliet WED Stevenson. WED WED 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k22t (Listen) WED Her Turn WED When her husband's colliery goes on strike, a wife attempts WED to gain a share of his strike pay. Read by Peter Meakin. WED WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas b007jx32 (Listen) WED Staying in his house for 25 years - the strange tale of WED Victorian recluse James Lucas. Stars Anton Lesser and WED Conleth Hill. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrry (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007vlws (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsdk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p6125 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w5jbt (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Charlotte recalls how chocolate led to a French adventure WED with a stranger. Stars Sylvia Syms, Paula Wilcox and Carolyn WED Pickles. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsqr (Listen) WED The End of the War With France WED The political intrigues of Marlborough and his wife are WED examined in this episode, narrated by Anna Massey. WED WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00ftbpd (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED As the Taliban brings brutal change, the orphanage is set WED for a new arrival. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta WED Indrani. WED WED 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar b01fbfx5 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Billy's in big trouble both at work and home - so returns to WED his dreams of London and of 'Ambrosia'. Read by Stephen WED Tompkinson. WED WED 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn6g0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01fbfx7 (Listen) WED Mel finds out what happens if you send a troupe of clowns WED into a war zone and discovers the darker history of man's WED relationship with the skylark. WED WED 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007zzxq (Listen) WED The Clerical Error WED Fresh out of jail conman Caleb sparks trouble, by posing as WED a vicar. Stars Keith Barron and June Whitfield. From January WED 1999. WED WED 17:30 The Right Time b00c5snp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b013lwvp (Listen) WED The Fox and the Forest WED A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a WED bitter war. Ray Bradbury's tale of conflict stars Neil WED Barth. Episode 11 of 13. WED WED 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012ylgk (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED A deal is struck. Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's WED Guide to the Galaxy series. With Stephen Mangan and Peter WED Serafinowicz. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jrry (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007vlws (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsdk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:28 Easter Diaries b01fhh21 (Listen) WED Perhaps the most famous meal of all time, as it seemed to WED one who was there. Short dramatisations of the Easter story. WED WED 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p6125 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k22t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas b007jx32 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide b01dtxcn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Delve Special b007jmzk (Listen) WED Series 3, Not-So-Supergrasses WED If criminals are liars, David Lander asks why the police WED believe crooked informers. Stars Stephen Fry. WED WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show b007jm5d (Listen) WED The History Plays WED The truncated thespians give their special treatment to the WED Richards, Henrys and a few more royals. From June 1994. WED WED 23:30 Any Bloke b0080sxn (Listen) WED Series 1, Past, Present and Future WED Phil's cheerful optimism proves to be misplaced. Starring WED Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November 1993. WED WED THU THURSDAY 05 APRIL 2012 THU THU 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b013lwvp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012ylgk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ymgs (Listen) THU A Field in Space THU Scottish writer Elspeth Davie's affecting story of one THU expert whose specialism stuns a whole meeting. Read by THU Crawford Logan. THU THU 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsdk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p6125 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007yrh0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Foul Play b00zshr3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind b00jn6g0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k22t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas b007jx32 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007zzxq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Right Time b00c5snp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4l3 (Listen) THU The Rotten Apple THU The Old Bailey hack recalls a suspicious case of police THU force bribery. Written by John Mortimer and starring Maurice THU Denham. THU THU 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p684p (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Tom Wallace feels sure the woman he sees once lived in the THU house, but what does she want? Read by Trevor White. THU THU 07:00 Life in London b011q9fw (Listen) THU High and Low Life THU Rather than pawn himself, Pierce Egan tries sharing Tom, Bob THU and Jerry's adventures around town. Stars Greg Wise. From THU May 2006. THU THU 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b00yz3hs (Listen) THU Kate Adie THU Kate Adie has a reputation for fearless reporting from wars THU zones, riots and natural disasters. But, of all things, she THU has a mild fear of porridge. On 'I've Never Seen Star Wars' THU she manages to overcome this fear for the very first time, THU and has a small taste of the traditional breakfast food. She THU tries some other things entirely new to her too - yoga, the THU TV series The Sopranos, bingo and reading Swallows and THU Amazons. THU Hosted by Marcus Brigstocke THU Created and produced by Bill Dare. THU THU 08:00 The Al Read Show b008xzwj (Listen) THU Right monkey! THU Right monkey! A collection of the Northern comic's 1950s THU monologues. Al takes a peek inside the world of horse THU racing. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b00rzky2 (Listen) THU Series 2, A Wilson (Manager) THU Captain Mainwaring's aghast when his chief clerk comes up in THU the world. Adapted from TV with John Le Mesurier. From June THU 1975. THU THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008gbwy (Listen) THU Series 2, Heart Throbs THU Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go THU to his head? Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1990. THU THU 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00s92p7 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 1 THU Prepare to have your synapses twisted into a string THU theorist's nightmare, as Professor Lloyd and his new THU curator, the startlingly insightful comedian Jon Richardson, THU hurriedly throw the dust covers off the Museum's clump of THU empty plinths for a brand new series of the BBC's most THU improving comedy panel show. THU This week, fantasy novelist Sir Terry Pratchett offers them THU a Secret And Personal Extra Day Of The Week; cosmologist and THU author Marcus Chown donates a bizarre but plausible THU scientific theory of the afterlife known as the Enigma THU Point; and Shappi Khorsandi has somehow finds herself in a THU position to offer none other than Charlie Chaplin. THU Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE THU Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE, is an English fantasy THU novelist most famous for his Discworld books, of which there THU are currently 37 titles in the series. THU Shappi Khorsandi THU Shaparak "Shappi" Khorsandi is an Iranian-born, UK-raised THU comedienne. She was born in Iran, but early in her life her THU family was forced to flee Iran for London after the Islamic THU Revolution, after her father Hadi Khorsandi published a THU satirical poem perceived as being critical of the THU revolutionary regime. Shappi was raised without any THU religion. THU Marcus Chown THU Marcus Chown is the Cosmology Correspondent for New THU Scientist magazine and a hugely popular science writer and a THU children’s fiction author. THU THU 10:00 Chronicles of Narnia (4Extra) b01f8m9w (Listen) THU The Horse and His Boy, Episode 1 THU When a slave escapes with a talking horse, a mysterious lion THU shadows their every move. CS Lewis's adventure with Paul THU Scofield. THU THU 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pdzg1 (Listen) THU Series 1, Sloths THU The naturalist and broadcaster muses on the natural history THU of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world. THU THU 10:58 Easter Diaries b01fhh4w (Listen) THU Peter describes a long night with the disciples in the THU Garden of Gethsemane. 'Wait and watch', says Jesus. But for THU what? Short dramatisations of the Easter story. THU THU 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b00cfzh6 (Listen) THU The Christening THU A grown-up family are haunted by their brutal father's THU influence. Will a new baby bring about a change? Read by THU Peter Meakin. THU THU 11:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence b009xytf (Listen) THU Maureen and Veronica are brought together by a troublesome THU dog. Stars Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs. Recorded on THU location. THU THU 12:00 The Al Read Show b008xzwj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b00rzky2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4l3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p684p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w5rkw (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Clementine remembers her stint as the owner of the Muchly THU Bottom village chocolate shop. Stars Paula Wilcox and THU Eleanor Bron. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsr2 (Listen) THU The King Of England Who Couldn't Speak English THU Marlborough is accused of misappropriating funds that were THU meant for the war. Anna Massey narrates the history of THU Britain. THU THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00ftg0q (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Rasheed reacts furiously when he learns of Tariq's visit to THU Laila. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani. THU THU 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar b01fcqlh (Listen) THU As he goes to perform his pub act, things get even more THU complicated for the three-timing romeo. Read by Stephen THU Tompkinson. THU THU 15:00 Chronicles of Narnia (4Extra) b01f8m9w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 15:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pdzg1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01fcqlk (Listen) THU Mel hears from a woman that's spent 30 years tracking the THU UK's elusive big wild cats, she finds out the origin of the THU red nosed clown and says goodbye to the Mexican circus. THU THU 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fd7zl (Listen) THU The End THU Housemates Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail discover THU they're the last people left on Earth. Comedy starring Meera THU Syal. From May 1999. THU THU 17:30 Life in London b011q9fw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b013zf1m (Listen) THU Here There Be Tygers THU A planet spurned is no friend to man. Ray Bradbury's surreal THU space tale stars Max Robinson, directed by Mike McDonough. THU THU 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012ysn5 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU A far-off planetoid needs a presiding god - as do some THU hitchhikers. Sequel to Douglas Adams' series, with Stephen THU Mangan. THU THU 19:00 The Al Read Show b008xzwj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b00rzky2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4l3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:28 Easter Diaries b01fhh5j (Listen) THU Herod reluctantly agrees to see Jesus. He gives him the THU usual humiliating treatment, but is disturbed by Jesus' THU silence. Short dramatisations of the Easter story. THU THU 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p684p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b00cfzh6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence b009xytf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars b00yz3hs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00y1xtq (Listen) THU Series 2, 7 Premiere - A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-Kippered THU In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, Pip's exceedingly evil THU guardian causes school havoc. Stars Richard Johnson. THU THU 23:00 Revolting People b008j10d (Listen) THU Series 3, Them thar Hills THU Samuel and McGurk follow a prospector named Mad Pete, to THU hunt for gold. 1770 America sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton. THU From June 2004. THU THU 23:30 Hut 33 b00vy861 (Listen) THU Series 2, Pigs 'n' Spivs THU The code breakers run out of rations - can special new THU recruit Willis save their bacon? Stars Robert Bathurst. THU From May 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 06 APRIL 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b013zf1m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012ysn5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ysn7 (Listen) FRI A Collection of Bones FRI A troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what FRI happens when it suddenly comes to an end. Read by Crawford FRI Logan. FRI FRI 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007k4l3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p684p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008gbwy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00s92p7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Chronicles of Narnia (4Extra) b01f8m9w (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pdzg1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b00cfzh6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence b009xytf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fd7zl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Life in London b011q9fw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsf6 (Listen) FRI Rumpole and the Man of God FRI The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of a light-fingered FRI vicar. Written by John Mortimer and starring Maurice Denham. FRI FRI 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p689c (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI After his series of terrifying premonitions, Tom battles to FRI discover what Helen wants. Concluded by Trevor White. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007k22c (Listen) FRI Series 2, Bill of Fare FRI Romance and skullduggery flourish when Rosie organises a FRI food fair. Stars Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir. From FRI July 2001. FRI FRI 07:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b016ljx7 (Listen) FRI January 1st to 5th FRI Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen comprises the FRI entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien FRI Trench. In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, FRI Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day FRI life, "no matter how grizzly or, indeed, how gristly". FRI This first episode finds Damien and his partner, Anthony, FRI deciding on their New Year's Resolutions. They start by FRI finally making up their minds to commit to each FRI other...namely, by signing up a builder, Mr Mullaney (played FRI by Brandan Dempsey) to install a new kitchen which Damien FRI hopes will eventually become the food and preparation space FRI that he's always dreamed of. FRI On top of all this, Anthony decides to get fit and Damien FRI decides to do a radio programme about the French bean. But FRI not everything goes according to plan... FRI The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes: FRI for a "Super Simple" Roast Beef, cooking your own pasta, and FRI "Marvellously Moist Muffins". FRI Cast: FRI Miles Jupp as Damien Trench FRI Justin Edwards as Anthony FRI with FRI Selina Cadell as Damien's mother FRI Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney FRI Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher FRI and FRI Alex Tregear as the Researcher FRI Producer: Sam Michell. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b013r1vy (Listen) FRI A Deliberate Bashing FRI Desperate to escape his mother-in-law, can Captain Povey FRI rely on the crew to assist? Stars Leslie Phillips. From FRI April 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp1c (Listen) FRI Porn Yesterday FRI Harold's aghast when he sees 'What the Butler Saw'. Adapted FRI from TV. With Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI March 1976. FRI FRI 09:00 North East of Eden b01f9t2c (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI 4 Extra Debut. Marcia quits sophisticated London for a FRI doctor's surgery on a remote Northumbrian island. Stars Joan FRI Sims and Rebecca Front. From June 1997. FRI FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel b00xhck5 (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne FRI Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and William Harston. FRI From June 1998. FRI FRI 10:00 Chronicles of Narnia (4Extra) b01f9t67 (Listen) FRI The Horse and His Boy, Episode 2 FRI Trekking with their talking horses, the runaway orphan and FRI princess arrive in Tashbaan. CS Lewis's adventure with David FRI Suchet. FRI FRI 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pf12c (Listen) FRI Series 1, Monstrous Flowers FRI The naturalist and broadcaster muses on the world's largest FRI blooms found deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra. FRI FRI 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k2kc (Listen) FRI Goose Fair FRI An unexpected fire at Selby's factory proves to be a turning FRI point in the relationship between Will and Lois. Read by FRI Peter Meakin. FRI FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World b00td5s8 (Listen) FRI Sir Thomas Phillipps aimed to own a copy of every book in FRI the world. His mania came at a price. Drama starring FRI Benjamin Whitrow. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b013r1vy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp1c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsf6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p689c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w6f7p (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Mysterious Mrs Drexl is last to share a chocolate tale - and FRI the members soon discover why. Moya O'Shea's tale with FRI Sylvia Syms and Paula Wilcox. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsrc (Listen) FRI The Hanoverians and the Jacobite Rising FRI The rise of the man destined to become Britain's first Prime FRI Minister - Robert Walpole. Anna Massey narrates the history FRI of Britain. FRI FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns b00ftk07 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Laila and Tariq are reunited, but she still misses Mariam. FRI Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani. FRI FRI 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar b01f9wj6 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Billy's fantasies have all been exposed. Will he leave to FRI start a new life in London? Concluded by Stephen Tompkinson. FRI FRI 15:00 Chronicles of Narnia (4Extra) b01f9t67 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 15:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00pf12c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01f9wnk (Listen) FRI Mel hits a high C with a boy soprano who sang one of the FRI most beautiful pieces of music in the world, and she finds FRI out what it's like to be 15 and performing as a circus FRI clown. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007k2wl (Listen) FRI Disqualified FRI Bad driving results in a near miss for barrister Roger. FRI Stars Richard Briers and Peter Jones. From September 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007k22c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b0146gb0 (Listen) FRI The Happiness Machine FRI An inventor's machine is guaranteed to make everyone happy - FRI except his wife. Ray Bradbury's tale of strife stars Jesse FRI Bennett. FRI FRI 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b012yym0 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI An immortal challenge must be faced - will Zaphod Beeblebrox FRI get to see Thor? Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide FRI to the Galaxy series. With Stephen Mangan. FRI FRI 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012yym2 (Listen) FRI The Eyelash FRI A humourous diversion into an evening meal, ruined by a FRI small matter which prompts a big discussion. Read by Edith FRI Macarthur. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b013r1vy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp1c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsf6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:28 Easter Diaries b01fhh69 (Listen) FRI Friday FRI Mary recalls an incident in her childhood, as her fears for FRI her son are realised. Short dramatisations of the Easter FRI story. FRI FRI 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes b00p689c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence b007k2kc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World b00td5s8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 In and Out of the Kitchen b016ljx7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jm9l (Listen) FRI Series 3, This Thing Called Love FRI Satan worries about his image and the Professor is concerned FRI over his widow's remarriage. Stars Andy Hamilton. From March FRI 1999. FRI FRI 23:00 The Skivers b00jd5jn (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 4 FRI Hypnotist Paul McKenna gets a taste of his own medicine. FRI Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January FRI 1997. FRI FRI 23:30 Vent b01f9xz7 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Stirrings in the Night FRI In Ben's mind, Byron offers sweet texts of love. In reality, FRI Mary ponders their marriage. Comatose comedy with Neil FRI Pearson. From December 2009. FRI
30 March, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 31/03/2012 - 06/04/2012
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