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SAT SATURDAY 21 APRIL 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g9873 (Listen) SAT The Squaw SAT An arrogant American earns himself a truly horrific SAT retribution. The final tale from the 'Dracula' author, read SAT by Dyfed Thomas. SAT SAT 00:15 Simon Bovey - Slipstream b009mbjn (Listen) SAT Fight for the Future SAT Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before SAT all is lost. Stars Rory Kinnear and Rachel Atkins. SAT SAT 00:45 Mark Twain Stories b007jq6p (Listen) SAT Cannibalism in the Cars SAT A train gets marooned in snow and the stranded passengers SAT are starving. Served up by 'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer. SAT SAT 01:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mb1q (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky SAT tasting in the cause of criminal investigation. Stars Nigel SAT Havers. SAT SAT 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j7p9h (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT The detective duo fight to nail who murdered Gail Swain, and SAT the other victims. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip SAT Jackson. SAT SAT 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mw69f (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT What was the gunshot heard by the detective as the khansamah SAT was being driven to jail? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's SAT mystery. SAT SAT 02:00 North East of Eden b01g97mq (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT 4 Extra Debut. Marcia is bored on the island - will joining SAT the lifeboat crew help liven things up? Stars Rebecca Front. SAT From July 1997. SAT SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel b00y26mr (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul SAT Lamford, Professor Angela Newing and Robert Eastaway. From SAT July 1998. SAT SAT 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2qmb (Listen) SAT Ranjit Singh Kasel SAT Unrest grows in Bhowani as Victoria Jones comes under SAT suspicion from the police. John Masters dramatisation with SAT Gary Bond, Shireen Shah and Sean Barrett. SAT SAT 04:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cr1lq (Listen) SAT How It Stacks Up SAT The poignant portrait of McCreedy's 46th birthday SAT celebration. Read by Dermot Crowley. SAT SAT 04:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut b007k1f8 (Listen) SAT When Jimmy asks Clara to teach him to read, an unlikely SAT friendship develops, forged through fear. Stars Jim SAT Sturgess. SAT SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law b007js5z (Listen) SAT A Jewel of a Husband SAT There's double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case. SAT Stars Richard Briers and Barbara Windsor. From September SAT 1971. SAT SAT 05:30 Ring Around the Bath b01g8d6p (Listen) SAT Series 3, Willing It Away SAT Stella's luck goes from bad to worse, as daughter Alison and SAT granny want to move in. Stars Pippa Haywood. From January SAT 2006. SAT SAT 06:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01ghgjj (Listen) SAT As You Wave Me Goodbye SAT Will Gracie Fields wed her 'Svengali'? And will her marriage SAT be as successful as her career? With Tracy Wiles and Paul SAT Nicholas. SAT SAT 07:30 The Caddies b00lb6dk (Listen) SAT Billy Kay hears the chequered pasts of St Andrews' golf SAT caddies - from kipping in bunkers to sipping champagne with SAT champions. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01ghgjl (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 27 SAT From Minneapolis - the American funny man welcomes blues SAT singer Elvin Bishop and shares the news from Lake Wobegon. SAT From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale b01ghgjn (Listen) SAT A selction of shows inspired by the Bard: Great Lives, SAT Macbeth, Shakespeare Stories, Lenny and Will, Mrs SAT Shakespeare and Desmond Olivier Dingle. SAT SAT 12:00 Tomorrow The Catwalk Omnibus b01ghgjq (Listen) SAT Made for 4 Extra. Humour and lovefollow the creation of a SAT fashion label in an Italian women's prison. By Francesca SAT Joseph. Stars Brigit Forsyth. SAT SAT 13:15 Daunt and Dervish b007s5tv (Listen) SAT Series 1, South of the Border SAT The detective duo rescue a drowning woman, only to discover SAT she's not what she seems. Stars Imelda Staunton and Anna SAT Massey. SAT SAT 14:00 Charles Parker Prize 2012 b01gk3k5 (Listen) SAT Sara Parker introduces the 3 winning radio features of the SAT prize dedicated to her father's memory, and meets the SAT student winners. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01ghgjl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01ghgjj (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 18:00 The Routemasters b007jnqx (Listen) SAT Taking the Michelangelo SAT When Bernie catches the wrong bus, he's transported back to SAT 16th century Rome to help out a great artist. Stars Amanda SAT Donohoe. SAT SAT 18:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pbtv8 (Listen) SAT RL Stevenson - Markheim SAT A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger whilst robbing a SAT shop forces him to reassess his life. Read by Hugh SAT Bonneville. SAT SAT 19:00 Shakespeare: Thereby Hangs A Tale b01ghgjn (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b01ghgjs (Listen) SAT Ready for This - Tim Minchin SAT 4 Extra Debut. The musical comic enthralls a London audience SAT with his blend of mischievous wit and finely-wrought melody. SAT From December 2008. SAT SAT 23:00 The Phone b00wdh8g (Listen) SAT The Patient SAT A series of late night thrillers, each connected by a SAT mysterious mobile phone. SAT In Simon Passmore's drama, a doctor's night-time calls are SAT sent off course when she starts receiving messages from a SAT former patient. SAT Cast: SAT Kate . . . . . Lucy Akhurst SAT Craig . . . . . Philip Jackson SAT The Patient . . . . . Sally Orrock SAT The Man . . . . . Sean Baker SAT Radio Control . . . . . Claire Harry SAT Sound Design by Peter Ringrose. SAT Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. SAT SAT 23:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers b00hv6mg (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT The Swedish sleuth uncovers murder victim Lovgren's hefty SAT cash withdrawals. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David SAT Warner. SAT SAT 23:45 Devil in a Blue Dress b00zt8sg (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT A voice from the past reminds Easy Rawlings of a life of SAT crime he must escape. Walter Mosley's thriller read by Paul SAT Winfield. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 22 APRIL 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 The Routemasters b007jnqx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pbtv8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01ghgjl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Tomorrow The Catwalk Omnibus b01ghgjq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Daunt and Dervish b007s5tv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01ghgjj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b017551m (Listen) SUN July 15th to 19th SUN Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen features a few SUN entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien SUN Trench. In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, SUN Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his life, "no SUN matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly". SUN This episode sees Damien and his partner, Anthony, setting SUN off for the warm embrace of the Italian countryside so that SUN Damien can do some writing for a new book, and their builder SUN Mr Mullaney can have space to properly fit the granite SUN worktops that Damien's been dreaming of "from what seems SUN like the beginning of the Jurassic era". But there's trouble SUN in paradise when Damien receives a call to tell him their SUN Umbrian villa has collapsed and they will have to go SUN somewhere else. Luckily, Damien's agent, Ian, is quick to SUN the rescue... SUN The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes SUN for: SUN - a perfect pasta puttanesca SUN - comforting Cornish Pasties SUN and SUN - something for the more experimental, "pilchards al SUN limone". SUN Cast: SUN Miles Jupp as Damien Trench SUN with SUN Justin Edwards as Anthony SUN Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney SUN Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher SUN Alex Tregear as the BA Lady/Helpful Student SUN Producer: Sam Michell. SUN SUN 06:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mj3g2 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN In dazzling post-war New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move SUN in together. Jacqueline Susann drama with Barbara Barnes. SUN SUN 07:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j1ywl (Listen) SUN Wood Jazz SUN Nature writer Roger Deakin is in North Wales to celebrate SUN the living outdoor sculptures of David Nash. Read by Sean SUN Baker. SUN SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community b008tp1z (Listen) SUN Series 4, And the Winner Is... SUN Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. SUN Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically SUN correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. SUN Nominations are required for the Social Worker of the Year SUN Award. While Clare hates mutual back-slapping as much as the SUN next person, she uses all her powers of manipulation to SUN influence the matter. SUN Clare ...... Sally Phillips SUN Brian ...... Alex Lowe SUN Ray ...... Richard Lumsden SUN Helen ...... Gemma Craven SUN Irene ...... Ellen Thomas SUN Megan ...... Nina Conti SUN Simon ...... Andrew Wincott SUN Stanley ...... Martin Hyder. SUN SUN 08:00 The Radio Ballads b01gnlmt (Listen) SUN Never Again - A Lament for the Titanic SUN BBC Radio Solent's lament for the RMS Titanic. Featuring new SUN and specially-composed music by Peggy Seeger and Calum SUN MacColl. SUN SUN 08:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nvyzd (Listen) SUN Clean Linen SUN When Ethel's poorly, the family get in a jumble doing the SUN laundry. Stars Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison. From June SUN 1959. SUN SUN 09:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxdzc (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Anne has a very bad hair day - and resolves never to be SUN romantic again. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara SUN Barnes. SUN SUN 09:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b007jxj0 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Tom and Hatty become friends in the night-time world, but SUN there's trouble ahead. Stars Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b013m13m (Listen) SUN Molly Parkin SUN A chance to hear a longer edition of the Desert Island Discs SUN of the Grande Dame of bohemian living, first broadcast in SUN May 2011 on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young. SUN SUN 11:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01ghlgr (Listen) SUN Gigging Around SUN Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about forming his SUN first band and all-time hero, Louis Armstrong. From December SUN 1993. SUN SUN 11:30 Diary of a Nobody b01ghlgt (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Can pompous Mr Pooter deal with the consequences of his SUN unemployed son's plan to get married? Read by Arthur Lowe. SUN SUN 12:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mj3g2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j1ywl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit b01ghlgw (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Novelist Charles holds a seance, but his SUN medium brings an unwelcome guest. Classic comedy with Roger SUN Allam and Maggie Steed. SUN SUN 15:00 The Radio Ballads b01gnlmt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nvyzd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01ghlgy (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc with highlights from The 4 O'Clock Show - join SUN her for some cake baking, jam making and propping up the SUN Leaning Tower of Pisa. SUN SUN 16:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxdzc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b007jxj0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 The Matinee - The Creation of a Theatrical Institution SUN b01ghlh0 (Listen) SUN Ned Sherrin investigates the lore and history of matinees in SUN theatres. With June Whitfield, Donald Sinden and Sandy SUN Wilson. SUN SUN 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border b00cb1ts (Listen) SUN The Captain of the Polestar SUN A young doctor sails on a whaling ship. SUN SUN 18:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015gsc4 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Robert Olmstead explores the dark, decrepit town of SUN Innsmouth with a growing sense of unease and terror. Read by SUN Richard Coyle. SUN SUN 19:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01ghlgr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Diary of a Nobody b01ghlgt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Radio Ballads b01gnlmt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Meet the Huggetts b00nvyzd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b013m13m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community b008tp1z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Change b00nmtwl (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Transvestite George gets thrilling news - then a bombshell SUN drops. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From SUN November 2001. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01h0f26 (Listen) SUN From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has SUN two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur Smith talks to stand-up SUN Nick Mohammed. SUN SUN 23:00 King Cutler b008vr1b (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, SUN stories and poems. With David Lloyd. From January 1990. SUN SUN 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01ghlh2 (Listen) SUN The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2, Animals SUN The award-winning funny man muses on all beasts - including SUN humans. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard. From August SUN 2009. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012 MON MON 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border b00cb1ts (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015gsc4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b013m13m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01ghlgr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Diary of a Nobody b01ghlgt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Radio Ballads b01gnlmt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit b01ghlgw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxdzc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b007jxj0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of MON whisky hauliers Charter Carriers. Stars Nigel Havers. MON MON 06:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g278 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The writer is recruited by Britain's Secret Service. Based MON on William Somerset Maugham's own experiences read by Alex MON Jennings. MON MON 07:00 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776tk (Listen) MON The Taj Mahal And How It Was Done MON The National Theatre of Brent recreates 17th century India's MON greatest love story. Stars Patrick Barlow. From April 2007. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01g5zp0 (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 3 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. MON Marcus Brigstocke, Miles Jupp, Susan Calman and Alan Davies MON are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate MON inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Swimming, Bread, Hotels MON and Foxes. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vk2fn (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne has an 'Incident in Macau' - and J Peasmold MON Gruntfuttock rings his bells. With Kenneth Williams. From MON April 1960. MON MON 08:30 The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse b0075l2c (Listen) MON The original 1962 script that sparked the triumphant MON 'Steptoe and Son'. Stars Freddie Jones and John Thomson. MON From January 1999. MON MON 09:00 Clare in the Community b008xg02 (Listen) MON Series 4, My Funny Valentine 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 Brian is amazed that Clare has remembered Valentine's Day MON and booked a restaurant. Unfortunately, however, she hasn't. 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 Water cooler man ...... Sam Pamphilon MON Waiter ...... Ben Onwukwe. MON MON 09:30 Cabin Pressure b00lmcyc (Listen) MON Series 2, Helsinki MON Radio 4 Extra Premiere. Carolyn has a reunion - with orchids MON galore. The ups and downs of a tiny charter airline. Stars MON Stephanie Cole. From July 2009. MON MON 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k3my7 (Listen) MON Rodney Savage MON Rodney and Victoria try to resolve their relationship MON against Indian unrest. John Masters dramatisation with Gary MON Bond. MON MON 11:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckcqk (Listen) MON Faith and Hope Go Shopping MON Bored with daily life, two friends plan to escape Meadowbank MON Old People's Home. Short story read by June Whitfield. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01gd4m0 (Listen) MON Rufus Wainwright, Jack Davenport, Brenda Blethyn and Amy MON Lamé MON Clive has a smashing time with The Talented Mr Jack MON Davenport. Launching his acting career by playing law MON graduate Miles Stewart in 'This Life', Jack's starred in MON 'Coupling' and the first two 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' MON films. He now plays the womanising director of a Broadway MON show in the new musical drama 'SMASH', on Sky Atlantic HD MON from Saturday 21st April at 22.00. MON Clive will be having a Dalliance and talking Secrets & Lies MON with award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn. She returns to MON Northumberland and to our screens to star as the unlikely MON cop DCI Vera Stanhope in ITV's detective drama 'Vera'. MON Series two starts on Sunday 22nd April at 20.00. MON Allegra McEvedy plays pass the parcel with self-confessed MON chubby glamourpuss, writer and comedian Amy Lamé. MON Commiserations to Amy, who's new show 'Unhappy Birthday' is MON actually an exuberant culture clash of party, performance MON and DJ set. The party starts at Camden People's Theatre from MON 2nd May and then on a UK tour. MON Clive will Release A Star, in the form of folk-pop royalty, MON Rufus Wainwright, who will be talking about his glittering MON career, sumptuous, theatrical stage shows, Prima Donna's and MON becoming a dad. He'll be treating us to a performance of MON 'Out Of The Game' from his album of the same name. MON And bringing beats and bass lines into the Loose Ends MON studio, The Vocal Orchestra will be beatboxing 'Perfect MON Hallelujah', taken from their current E4 Udderbelly show MON created by Shlomo at London's Southbank Centre. They perform MON there nightly until Sunday 27 May. MON Producer Cathie Mahoney. MON Jack Davenport MON ‘SMASH’ starts on Sky Atlantic HD on Saturday 21st April at MON 22.00. MON Brenda Blethyn MON Series two of ‘Vera’ starts on Sunday 22nd April at 20.10 on MON ITV 1. MON Amy Lamé MON Join the party for Amy’s ‘Unhappy Birthday’ tour, starting MON at Camden People’s Theatre, London from 1st – 12th May. MON Check her website for further UK tour dates. MON Rufus Wainwright MON ‘Out Of The Game’ is out on Monday 23rd April on Polydor MON Records. Rufus is playing London’s Lyceum Theatre on Monday MON 30th April. MON The Vocal Orchestra MON The Vocal Orchestra are performing at E4 Udderbelly Festival MON at London’s Southbank until 27th May. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vk2fn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse b0075l2c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g278 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjktk (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON With Anne's help, Neely agrees to perform on TV - but this MON creates big problems. Jacqueline Susann drama with Madeleine MON Potter. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jswb (Listen) MON Hogarth, The Price of Gin and Pitt The Elder MON The row over William Pitt, the art of William Hogarth, the MON misery of Gin Lane. Anna Massey narrates the history of MON Britain. MON MON 14:30 Sebastian Faulks: Engleby b00p87nm (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Returning to his University life, Mike Engleby becomes MON captivated by fellow student Jennifer Arkland. Read by MON Douglas Hodge. MON MON 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00sbpg0 (Listen) MON Learn To Die MON Exploring a thousand years of British childhood, Michael MON Morpurgo examines Puritanism and the effects of the MON Reformation. MON MON 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k3my7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01ghrvg (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc with highlights from The 4 O'Clock Show - join MON her for some cake baking, jam making and propping up the MON Leaning Tower of Pisa. MON MON 17:00 Anything Legal b0084hrs (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what MON cost? Stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles. From MON November 1984. MON MON 17:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776tk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnlt (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max will soon ruin a MON planet. Colin Swash's space adventure stars Michael MON Troughton. MON MON 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wt987 (Listen) MON All Hallows MON A weary traveller is oppressed by the supernatural MON atmosphere inside a gigantic cathedral by the sea. Read by MON Richard E Grant. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vk2fn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse b0075l2c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g278 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckcqk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01gd4m0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01g5zp0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Clare in the Community b008xg02 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01ghrvz (Listen) MON An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra, MON featuring jokes that you won't have heard already, some MON clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes MON material. MON MON 23:45 Elastic Planet b0089jhr (Listen) MON The Shape MON Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs. Johnny Ball MON guest stars in the cosmic comedy of connections. From May MON 1995. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnlt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wt987 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g278 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community b008xg02 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Cabin Pressure b00lmcyc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k3my7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckcqk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01gd4m0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Anything Legal b0084hrs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776tk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Dodgy wine, a missing racehorse and a body at a restaurant - TUE wine merchant Tony Beach is in the thick of it. Stars Nigel TUE Havers. TUE TUE 06:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g6v9 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Evading Swiss police, the agent is called to see dying Miss TUE King who's desperate to impart information. Read by Alex TUE Jennings. TUE TUE 07:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01gjybp (Listen) TUE Series 3, Fife Circle TUE Double-trouble as the legendary star plays two roles. TUE Brothers Hugh and Alec embark on a journey of discovery. TUE From April 2009. TUE TUE 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b01g61vw (Listen) TUE Series 8, It's a Nude Nude Nude Nude World TUE Ed Reardon leads us through the ups and down of his week, TUE complete with his trusty companion, Elgar, and his TUE never-ending capacity for scrimping and scraping at whatever TUE scraps his agent, Ping, can offer him to keep body, mind and TUE cat together. TUE Jaz Milvain asks Ed to curate a moving tribute to him and TUE his work in film for the 'surprise' party that he's TUE organising for his 60th birthday. Whilst Ed relishes the TUE idea of a comedy 'roast' Jaz is looking for something more TUE akin to a light sauté. TUE So it is that Ed tracks down Jaz's first masterwork, 'It's a TUE Nude Nude Nude Nude World' to form the cornerstone of the TUE tribute, not knowing that Fiona did a few day's work on it. TUE Cast list for episode 3: TUE Ed Reardon ..... Christopher Douglas TUE Fiona ..... Jenny Agutter TUE Olive ..... Stephanie Cole TUE Posh Woman ..... Sally Grace TUE Frank ..... Simon Greenall TUE Cliff ..... Geoff McGivern TUE Waiter ..... Martin Hyder TUE Jaz ..... Philip Jackson TUE Pearl ..... Rita May TUE Ping ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy TUE Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead TUE Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas. TUE Produced by Dawn Ellis. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b009kmns (Listen) TUE The Flea TUE Neddie Seagoon is Samuel Pepys and he's facing trouble from TUE a flea called Francoise. Stars Harry Secombe. From December TUE 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00glrvd (Listen) TUE A struggling vicar and a Welsh birthday card poet. Sketch TUE comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From March TUE 1971. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01ghrvz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Elastic Planet b0089jhr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Don Taylor - The Jacobean Box b01gjybr (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Debut. Shakespearean academic Brian Blake learns a TUE large item awaits collection at a remote northern station. TUE Stars Stephen Moore. TUE TUE 11:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckz8b (Listen) TUE Last Train to Dog Town TUE Author Neil K is stranded with the talkative characters of TUE his unfinished Western story. Short story read by Jack TUE Davenport. TUE TUE 11:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad b007jyxz (Listen) TUE Actress Coral Browne arrives in Moscow and meets exiled TUE English spy Guy Burgess. Stars Michael Gambon and Penelope TUE Wilton. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b009kmns (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00glrvd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g6v9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjnwj (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE Just as Jennifer finds love and happiness, tragedy strikes. TUE Stars Madeleine Potter, Kerry Shale and Nathan Osgood. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsx1 (Listen) TUE The Treaty of Serene and Potent Kings and Roast Beef and TUE Plum Pudding TUE Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. It's TUE the middle of the 18th century and the Whigs are fading TUE fast. TUE TUE 14:30 Sebastian Faulks: Engleby b00p8fk9 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Student Mike Engleby considers his difficulties at public TUE school, while still fascinated with Jennifer. Read by TUE Douglas Hodge. TUE TUE 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00sbrlb (Listen) TUE It Was a Precious Child TUE Michael Morpurgo explores how the Puritan ethos affected TUE children and the way of family life. TUE TUE 15:00 Don Taylor - The Jacobean Box b01gjybr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01gjybt (Listen) TUE Mel's full of the joys of spring as she bids happy birthday TUE to Strictly judge Len Goodman, learns how to pack the TUE perfect picnic and gets a crash course in building a bird's TUE nest. TUE TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path b007wpnk (Listen) TUE Series 1, Tangled Webs TUE The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her TUE propensity for telling lies. Stars Imelda Staunton. From TUE November 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01gjybp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnpy (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Norman and Max are welcomed by the incurably friendly TUE Oblivions and are soon offering priceless gifts. Stars TUE Louise Lombard. TUE TUE 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wv6ln (Listen) TUE Seaton's Aunt TUE Two boys spend a holiday with an eccentric and sinister aunt TUE - an experience that will mark them forever. Read by Toby TUE Jones. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b009kmns (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00glrvd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g6v9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckz8b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad b007jyxz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b01g61vw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller b00933zr (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 4 TUE Martin Bain-Jones is left in the studio, and Craig has a TUE dubious new job. Starring Alexander Armstrong and Ben TUE Miller. From December 1998. TUE TUE 23:00 Dry Slopes b00ln0q8 (Listen) TUE The Lost Boys TUE With no job or friends and living with his busy mum, Angus TUE Dry tries recapturing his youth. Stars Nick Ball. From April TUE 1995. TUE TUE 23:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b007k11n (Listen) TUE A Tale of Two Tenting TUE John Hegley's surreal comedy caper about two friends who go TUE on a camping trip. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012 WED WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnpy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wv6ln (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008g6v9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01ghrvz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Elastic Planet b0089jhr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Don Taylor - The Jacobean Box b01gjybr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Jigs and Reels b00ckz8b (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad b007jyxz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path b007wpnk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01gjybp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED Mystery for Tony and Flora - is her son back from Australia? WED And can a diary unlock the mystery? Stars Nigel Havers. WED WED 06:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gbq1 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Determined to entrap a renowned traitor, the agent co-opts a WED dancer. Alex Jennings reads Somerset Maugham's thriller. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00761mn (Listen) WED Series 1, The Pilgrim Industry WED The ruling family of Renaissance Italy's puniest city-state WED plot to attract pilgrims. Stars David Swift. From April WED 2001. WED WED 07:30 Beauty of Britain b00n7zd1 (Listen) WED Series 1, Girl With A Polycotton Tabard WED Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson. Beauty WED Olonga works as a carer for the Featherdown Agency and sees WED herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to WED achieve their goals in the land of semi-skimmed milk. WED Beauty wonders why so many British men get stuck in the WED emotional wilderness and find it hard to communicate with WED each other, as she deals with an elderly gentleman and his WED son. Beauty's dreams of becoming a model are given a boost WED when she applies to be the Face of the Social Services. WED Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien WED Mr Clark ...... Geoffrey Palmer WED Julian ...... Christopher Douglas WED Georgie ...... Emma Fryer WED Sally ...... Felicity Montagu WED Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson WED Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi WED Anil ...... Paul Sharma WED Race Commentator ...... Christopher Douglas WED Music by The West End Gospel Choir. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007s5g6 (Listen) WED Almost a Gentleman WED Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the lad brushes up on WED his social etiquette skills. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED January 1957. WED WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtg6 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Promotion WED The author and his wife compete to publicise their new WED books. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From WED April 1976. WED WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b0080q77 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 6 WED Lucy regrets helping to write a book and Daniel's on an odd WED night out. Stars Liz Carling and David Tennant. From July WED 2002. WED WED 09:30 Counterpoint b00dbdnr (Listen) WED 2005, Episode 2 WED Amateur musical enthusiasts battle it out in the general WED knowledge music quiz. From Manchester with Ned Sherrin. WED WED 10:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq2p (Listen) WED Moving Northwards WED A rich London merchant's son is banished to his family seat WED in the north. Stars Liam Brennan, Sean Chapman and Tom WED George. WED WED 11:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl7lx (Listen) WED Gastronomicon WED Disobeying rules for a silver wedding anniversary recipe WED book sparks unexpected consequences. Short story read by WED Lynda Baron. WED WED 11:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May b007jw23 (Listen) WED With the Palace of Westminster blown up, can an assistant WED librarian rebuild it for Queen Victoria to open? Stars Alex WED Jennings. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007s5g6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtg6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gbq1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjs2l (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit WED from an old flame. Stars Madeleine Potter and Susan Jameson. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsx8 (Listen) WED Clive of India WED Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles, with WED Peter Jeffrey. What kind of man was Clive of India? WED WED 14:30 Sebastian Faulks: Engleby b00p8l34 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Just as student Mike Engleby finds he's getting closer to WED Jennifer, something truly terrible happens. Read by Douglas WED Hodge. WED WED 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00sbx09 (Listen) WED The Vast Usefulness of Reading WED Michael Morpurgo explores education's expansion for boys in WED the 17th century - and when boyhood ended and manhood began. WED WED 15:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq2p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01gk2wk (Listen) WED Mel introduces the Inheritance Tracks of Julian Lennon, WED hears about the musical stones of Skiddaw and takes a trip WED down the Amazon with Helen Skelton. WED WED 17:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007jvz6 (Listen) WED Pearls Mean Tears WED Aunt Agatha sparks uproar - can Bertie Wooster's valet save WED the day? PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael WED Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00761mn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnt5 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Surely it couldn't hurt for Norman and Max to introduce the WED Oblivions to tennis, could it? Stars Tony Robinson and David WED Haig. WED WED 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wvd6t (Listen) WED Crewe WED In a chilly railway station waiting-room, an old man shares WED the haunting tale of a job he once held. Read by Kenneth WED Cranham. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007s5g6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtg6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gbq1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl7lx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May b007jw23 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Beauty of Britain b00n7zd1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Self Storage b01gk2wm (Listen) WED Househunting WED Separated and homeless, Dave muses on life outside his WED temporary storage pod home. Stars Reece Shearsmith. From WED September 2007. WED WED 22:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk b0076d91 (Listen) WED Comedian Guy Browning provides practical advice on life's WED challenges. Losing one's grip on the bedcover can be the WED start of a one-way journey into perdition. WED WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show b007jp54 (Listen) WED The Comedies WED From 'Merry Wives' to a 'Merchant' - but are the crazy, WED mixed-up Bard's comedies actually funny? From May 1994. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00p33gd (Listen) WED Series 1, Nothing But the Truth WED Underachiever David makes the most of jury service, while WED Giles is fighting the law. Stars Richard E Grant. From WED January 1995. WED WED THU THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012 THU THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnt5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wvd6t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gbq1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b0080q77 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Counterpoint b00dbdnr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq2p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl7lx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May b007jw23 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007jvz6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00761mn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted THU visitors to his store. Stars Nigel Havers. THU THU 06:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gcmq (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The agent unearths a German plot to infiltrate England, with THU English charmer Caypor posing as a spy. Read by Alex THU Jennings. THU THU 07:00 Unnatural Acts b00jhmlp (Listen) THU Series 1, A Death in the Family THU As Caroline mourns Monty the gerbil, a seance brings some THU surprises. Stars Kit Hollerbach and Jeremy Hardy. From April THU 1987. THU THU 07:30 Shedtown b011vgbz (Listen) THU Night Screams THU As the Shedists settle into life under asphalt there's a THU strange noise coming from William's shed. Wes holds a puppet THU show and all are invited. THU Cast: THU Barry .....Tony Pitts THU Jimmy & Johnny ...... Kevin Eldon THU Colin ...... Johnny Vegas THU Diane ...... Suranne Jones THU Dave ...... Shaun Dooley THU Eleanor ....... Ronni Ancona THU Deborah Dearden ..... Emma Fryer THU William ..... Adrian Manfredi THU Carly ..... Jessica Knappett THU Father Michael ...... James Quinn THU Wes ....... Warren Brown THU Postwoman ...... Caron May THU Narrator ...... Maxine Peake THU Music ....... Paul Heaton THU Written and created by Tony Pitts THU Directed by Jim Poyser THU Producer: Sally Harrison THU A Woolyback Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007ncw8 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's 'greatest THU living writer' - Ernie. With Marion Montgomery. From THU February 1976. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU Series 3, A Man of Action THU When a landmine sparks martial law, a reporter catches THU Mainwaring in charge. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU March 1976. THU THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008kmmq (Listen) THU Series 2, Read All About It THU After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert THU battles to avoid the press. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From THU March 1990. THU THU 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00sj6ts (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 4 THU John Lloyd invites guests Sarah Bakewell, Michael Welland THU and Simon Evans to add to the collection. From May 2010. THU THU 10:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq56 (Listen) THU Over the Border THU There's trouble afoot when Francis quarrels with Rashleigh THU and heads to Glasgow. Stars Liam Brennan and Sean Chapman. THU THU 11:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl6vd (Listen) THU The Ugly Sister THU A Cinderella pantomime character wonders if her own Prince THU Charming is in the audience. Short story read by Lesley THU Sharp. THU THU 11:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) THU Drama inspired by the true life story of an 18th century THU forger of the Bard. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt and James THU Grout. THU THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007ncw8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gcmq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mk688 (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Lyon is back and Anne still has feelings for him, despite THU being engaged to Kevin. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara THU Barnes. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsxg (Listen) THU Death of a Prime Minister, the Sacking of Pitt and a New THU Calendar THU Pitt's vision of becoming Prime Minister looks remote and THU Britain comes to dominate world trade. Narrated by Anna THU Massey. THU THU 14:30 Sebastian Faulks: Engleby b00p92xw (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU With the police investigating the University mystery - will THU they turn their attentions to student Mike? Read by Douglas THU Hodge. THU THU 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00scw5x (Listen) THU But Can She Spin? THU Michael Morpurgo learns how girls' education regressed in THU the 16th century, with the sinful Eve as the main female THU archetype. THU THU 15:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq56 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01gk9st (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears about a man who made a mint from some old THU Roman coins, sets sail with a female steamboat captain and THU goes postal at a postcard fair. THU THU 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fnrkf (Listen) THU Around The World in 80 Hours THU The world's ended, but Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail THU still take a bank holiday trip. Stars Meera Syal. From June THU 1999. THU THU 17:30 Unnatural Acts b00jhmlp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnx2 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The dangers of tennis for the Oblivions are now clear - but THU surely Martinis are OK? Stars Michael Troughton and Tony THU Robinson. THU THU 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00ww8sr (Listen) THU A Recluse THU One hot night in the English countryside, a traveller must THU stay at a sinister gentleman's remote house. Read by Anthony THU Head. THU THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007ncw8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gcmq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl6vd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Shedtown b011vgbz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00yqqsb (Listen) THU Series 2, A Restoration Re-ruined, Only Even Worse THU In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, Pip's in debt - but has he THU found true love at last? Stars Richard Johnson. From August THU 2008. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01h0f4g (Listen) THU From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has THU two hours of comedy. Plus tonight Ed and Ray have more chat THU with guest Pam Ann. THU THU 23:00 The In Crowd b00sf7tp (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 2 THU Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, THU Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From July 2002. THU THU 23:30 Hut 33 b00wfwyl (Listen) THU Series 2, Getting Heavy THU Bottom of Bletchley Park's league, the code breakers set out THU to prove themselves. Stars Robert Bathurst. From June 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jnx2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00ww8sr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008gcmq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008kmmq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00sj6ts (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq56 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl6vd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fnrkf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Unnatural Acts b00jhmlp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n9gl (Listen) FRI Episode 7 FRI Kenneth Junior makes a request from hospital - and Tony FRI learns more about the mysterious Paul Young. Stars Nigel FRI Havers. FRI FRI 06:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008ggv1 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The agent meets an American whose love of laundry has ugly FRI consequences when the Bolsheviks revolt. Read by Alex FRI Jennings. FRI FRI 07:00 Ring Around the Bath b01gklt7 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 3 FRI Patrick gets a TV presenting job, but filming at home puts FRI Stella's garden at risk. Stars Pippa Haywood. From January FRI 2006. FRI FRI 07:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b016kzf8 (Listen) FRI September 18th to 24th FRI Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen features a few 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" as he puts it "or, indeed, how FRI gristly". FRI Damien 's routine is thrown into disarray when Anthony's FRI goddaughter, Libby, is sent to stay with them for "respite". FRI Meanwhile, Anthony finally has his long-awaited job FRI interview and Damien is offered the chance to front his own FRI TV cookery show. FRI The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes FRI for: FRI - cracking crepes Suzette FRI - Spanish-as-sangria, "chorizo und patatas" FRI and FRI - a tastebud tantalising, Beef Oxford. FRI Cast: FRI Miles Jupp as Damien Trench FRI with FRI Justin Edwards as Anthony FRI Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney FRI Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher FRI and FRI Maggie Service as Libby/Angie FRI Producer: Sam Michell. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01gklt9 (Listen) FRI The Ghost Ship FRI Could HMS Troutbridge really be the next Marie Celeste? FRI Stars Ronnie Barker, Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. From FRI May 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) FRI Series 1, Peel Bananas the Burkiss Way FRI The pun-tastic cult comedy sketch show starring Denise FRI Coffey, Chris Emmett, Nigel Rees and Fred Harris. FRI FRI 09:00 North East of Eden b01glrp1 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Festival time on the island but will a mystery illness put FRI an end to Marcia's fun? Stars Rebecca Front. From July 1997. FRI FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel b00yb2vg (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul FRI Lamford, Val Gilbert and Professor David Singmaster. From FRI July 1998. FRI FRI 10:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq7m (Listen) FRI Helen McGregor FRI Francis and Jarvie reach the Highland Line, heading for FRI McGregor country. Stars Liam Brennan. Sean Chapman and Tom FRI George. FRI FRI 11:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl32x (Listen) FRI Fule's Gold FRI After 40 years teaching creative writing, sneaky Mr Fisher FRI discovers a masterpiece. Short story read by Stephen Moore. FRI FRI 11:15 Hancock's Last Half Hour b01glrp3 (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Richard Briers is Tony Hancock - alone, far FRI from home and whose only audience by 1968 is press clippings FRI and bottles of vodka. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01gklt9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n9gl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008ggv1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mlxk3 (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI Betrayed by Neely and with Lyon becoming more distant, Anne FRI turns to the dolls. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara FRI Barnes. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsxn (Listen) FRI The Black Hole of Calcutta, Minorca and Seven Years War FRI Pitt the Elder comes to realise his ambition and proves his FRI worth. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British FRI Isles. FRI FRI 14:30 Sebastian Faulks: Engleby b00pblz7 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Missing Jennifer is still very much in the thoughts of Mike FRI Engleby, who gets a surprise visit. Read by Douglas Hodge. FRI FRI 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00scz3n (Listen) FRI Overburdened with Children FRI Michael Morpurgo tells the story of the Poor Law - a FRI forerunner of the welfare state and a safety net for many FRI poor children. FRI FRI 15:00 Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy b007jq7m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01glrp5 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc says Happy Friday with a tour of the new Harry FRI Potter exhibition, hears about Ben Fogle's dip with FRI crocodiles and gets a lesson in claymation with Nick Park. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007js84 (Listen) FRI Keeping it Warm FRI Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally? Stars FRI Richard Briers and Francis de Wolfe. From September 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 Ring Around the Bath b01gklt7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space b007jp0g (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI When Norman introduces the Oblivions to physical love, one FRI thing leads to another. Stars Michael Troughton and Tony FRI Robinson. FRI FRI 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wwd8m (Listen) FRI The Almond Tree FRI A man recalls the love affair he witnessed as a child, FRI that's set to influence the rest of his life. Read by Julian FRI Wadham. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01gklt9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Dick Francis - Proof b007n9gl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy b008ggv1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Jigs and Reels b00cl32x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Hancock's Last Half Hour b01glrp3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 In and Out of the Kitchen b016kzf8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jmd4 (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Beautiful Game FRI Satan decides to hold a major football tournament in Hell - FRI The Underworld Cup. Stars Andy Hamilton. From April 1999. FRI FRI 23:00 Lenin of the Rovers b007jpjn (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI The midfield maestro decides Britain's first communist FRI football club needs a new economic policy. Starring Alexei FRI Sayle. FRI FRI 23:30 Vent b01glrp7 (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Stand-In FRI Ben vows to do something alone, but buying an envelope isn't FRI that easy. Stars Neil Pearson and Fiona Allen. From December FRI 2009. FRI
20 April, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 21/04/2012 - 27/04/2012
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