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SAT SATURDAY 05 MAY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpfm (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Armed with a new face and an array of OAP gadgets, George SAT Smith prepares to take on Central Admin. Stars Stephen SAT Moore. SAT SAT 00:30 Doctor Who b00ry8zd (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 5 SAT The Time Lord is confronted by the robot and learns who is SAT the real mastermind behind the deadly scheme. Read by Tom SAT Baker. SAT SAT 01:00 Jagged Prayer b00c3rlj (Listen) SAT Virtual Saints SAT As Mother Helen's nuns face declining numbers, DI Cromwell SAT tackles an old murder. Stars Cheryl Campbell and Timothy SAT Spall. SAT SAT 01:30 Boxer and Doberman b00jd9h8 (Listen) SAT The Big Cheese SAT A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob SAT Boxer's deepest childhood fears. Stars Finlay Welsh and SAT Anita Vettesse. SAT SAT 02:00 North East of Eden b01h0kpm (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Mad Max versus the French resistance. 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SAT SAT 09:00 The Big Steptoe Radio Show b007jwm9 (Listen) SAT The writing duo's favourite episodes: The Offer, Pilgrim's SAT Progress, Crossed Swords, The Desperate Hours, Oh What a SAT Beautiful Mourning, and Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard. SAT SAT 12:00 44 Scotland Street Omnibus b01h78b2 (Listen) SAT Alexander McCall Smith's series based on residents of a SAT fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town SAT street. SAT SAT 13:15 Daunt and Dervish b007s8d7 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Games of Chance SAT The detective duo get caught up with a priest and a young SAT 1948 Olympic boxing hopeful. Stars Anna Massey and Imelda SAT Staunton. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b007jtqc (Listen) SAT Six Charlies in Search of an Author SAT Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in SAT the hands of the writer. Stars Spike Milligan. From December SAT 1956. SAT SAT 14:30 Steptoe and Son b007jl5j (Listen) SAT The Offer SAT As the rag and bone men row, Harold's set to leave. Adapted SAT from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01h78b0 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 David Pownall - Kitty Wilkinson b01h789y (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 18:00 The Routemasters b007jnry (Listen) SAT On the Buses SAT Mistaking it for the night bus, Bernie is a prisoner on the SAT time-travelling double-decker. Stars Amanda Donohoe and Karl SAT Minns. SAT SAT 18:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pgnqn (Listen) SAT Angela Carter's The Lady of the House of Love SAT A vampire tale with a twist. On the eve of war, an unwary SAT army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Read by SAT Indira Varma. SAT SAT 19:00 The Big Steptoe Radio Show b007jwm9 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f6r (Listen) SAT It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SAT Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SAT Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SAT SAT 22:05 Saturday Stand-Up b01h78b4 (Listen) SAT Dr Phil Hammond's Rude Health Show SAT Dr Phil Hammond ruminates on drugs, death, sex, the NHS and SAT releasing his inner child. Recorded in Bath in December SAT 2009. SAT SAT 22:50 Sarah at The Stand b014qt9s (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Sarah Millican's in Edinburgh for stand-up and backstage SAT chat with Stephen Carlin and Jim Jefferies. From October SAT 2010. SAT SAT 23:05 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f6t (Listen) SAT It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SAT Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SAT Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SAT SAT 23:10 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off b01h78b6 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 2 SAT Giles is working in Tokyo, grappling with stocks and shares SAT (and the boss's wife). Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From SAT February 2005. SAT SAT 23:40 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f6w (Listen) SAT It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SAT Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SAT Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SAT SAT 23:45 A Series of Psychotic Episodes b00fgq4m (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Ever tried storming a bouncy castle? The surreal world of SAT Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall and Joanna Neary. From SAT November 2008. SAT Edward The Hamster - Watch Online Now SAT A special animation to tie-in with the Sony nominated SAT comedy, A Series of Psychotic Episodes. SAT The series is written, performed and illustrated by Miriam SAT Elia, winner of BBC Radio 7's Witty and Twisted competition. SAT Edward is performed by Dan Tetsell. SAT No hamster was physically harmed in the making of this film SAT however one writer was mentally scarred for research SAT purposes. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 06 MAY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 The Routemasters b007jnry (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pgnqn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01h78b0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 44 Scotland Street Omnibus b01h78b2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Daunt and Dervish b007s8d7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 David Pownall - Kitty Wilkinson b01h789y (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 My Teenage Diary b00wqbjv (Listen) SUN Series 2, Victoria Coren SUN Rufus Hound hosts this six-part comedy series in which SUN celebrities are asked to revisit their teenage diaries and SUN read them out in public for the very first time. This week, SUN Victoria Coren. SUN Producer: Victoria Payne SUN A TalkbackThames production for BBC Radio 4. SUN Clip SUN Inside the pubescent mind of Victoria Coren SUN SUN 06:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0106w1z (Listen) SUN Omnibus SUN Elizabeth Mapp rules the small English village of Tilling SUN sitting at her window spying on her neighbours. Stars SUN Frances Barber. SUN SUN 07:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j2j7f (Listen) SUN Heartwood SUN Nature writer Roger Deakin visits a library full of apples SUN and returns home to lay a tree hedge by hand. Read by Sean SUN Baker. SUN SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community b008z5wk (Listen) SUN Series 4, The Long Goodbye 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 Ray's colleagues celebrate his civil partnership and Brian SUN reassesses his life after his not-very-near-death SUN experience. 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 Counsellor ...... Anna Bengo SUN Ainsworth ...... Lloyd Thomas SUN Troy ...... Ben Onwukwe. SUN SUN 08:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b00lmdj9 (Listen) SUN Victory Edition 10/05/45 SUN Tommy Handley's gang celebrate victory in Europe, as SUN broadcast on 10th May 1945. With the BBC Augmented Variety SUN Orchestra. SUN SUN 08:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jxbb (Listen) SUN Ted is 'gonged' and argues with Kitty - and reporter George SUN blunders again. Stars Ted Ray and Peter Sellers. From SUN October 1949. SUN SUN 09:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan b00sbf7g (Listen) SUN Away to Neverland SUN A strange visitor transforms the Darling household one SUN bedtime. Stars Toyah Willcox, Ron Moody and June Whitfield. SUN SUN 09:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qyqd3 (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Tom makes a remarkable discovery in the tower of Ely SUN Cathedral and meets the mysterious Mrs Bartholomew. Stars SUN Una Stubbs. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0147b28 (Listen) SUN Lang Lang SUN A chance to hear an extended edition of the Chinese SUN pianist's Desert Island Discs, first broadcast in October SUN 2010 on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young. SUN SUN 11:00 It's A Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) SUN John Inman SUN 4 Extra Debut. 'I'm free!'. The popular sitcom star recalls SUN his show business career in conversation with Mike Craig. SUN From February 1986. SUN SUN 11:30 Diary of a Nobody b01h7p9g (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Mr Pooter's son is in trouble, with his marriage cancelled SUN and his job is on the line. Can his father help? Read by SUN Arthur Lowe. SUN SUN 12:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0106w1z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees b00j2j7f (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Miss Marple - The Moving Finger b007jvjj (Listen) SUN Miss Jane Marple ponders an outbreak of hate-mail and a SUN trail of death. Agatha Christie whodunnit, starring June SUN Whitfield. SUN SUN 15:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b00lmdj9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jxbb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01h7p9m (Listen) SUN Made for 4 Extra. Mel Giedroyc's hand-picked highlights of SUN this week's 4 O'clock Show, including canoeing, building a SUN raft and exploring inside a survival factory. SUN SUN 16:30 JM Barrie - Peter Pan b00sbf7g (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qyqd3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Mr Punch Says That's the Way to Do It b00xlw1c (Listen) SUN Actor Martin Reeve takes up his swozzle and slapstick to SUN chart the history and tenacious survival of the Punch and SUN Judy show. SUN SUN 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border b00ck4fs (Listen) SUN The Brownie of the Black Haggs SUN Bossy Lady Wheelhope becomes strangely obsessed with a SUN mysterious servant. James Hogg dramatisation with Irene SUN Macdougall. SUN SUN 18:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015f7b6 (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Robert Olmstead must spend a night in Innsmouth, but the SUN town locals ensure he doesn't get much sleep. Read by SUN Richard Coyle. SUN SUN 19:00 It's A Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Diary of a Nobody b01h7p9g (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b00lmdj9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jxbb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0147b28 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community b008z5wk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f7s (Listen) SUN It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SUN Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SUN Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SUN SUN 22:35 The Change b00nxcbs (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Carol is thwarted trying to keep George's transvestism a SUN secret. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From SUN December 2001. SUN SUN 23:05 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f7v (Listen) SUN It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SUN Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SUN Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SUN SUN 23:10 King Cutler b008yt5q (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, SUN stories and poems. With Craig Murray-Orr. From February SUN 1990. SUN SUN 23:40 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f7x (Listen) SUN It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur SUN Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the SUN Machynlleth Comedy Festival. SUN SUN 23:45 A Series of Psychotic Episodes b00fl0p3 (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN MC Auctioneer and surgeon Dr Sweep. The surreal world of SUN Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall and James Kenward. From SUN November 2008. SUN Edward the Hamster - Watch Online Now SUN A special animation to tie-in with the Sony nominated SUN comedy, A Series of Psychotic Episodes. SUN The series is written, performed and illustrated by Miriam SUN Elia, winner of BBC Radio 7's Witty and Twisted competition. SUN Edward is performed by Dan Tetsell. SUN No hamster was physically harmed in the making of this film SUN however one writer was mentally scarred for research SUN purposes. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 07 MAY 2012 MON MON 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border b00ck4fs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015f7b6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0147b28 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 It's A Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Diary of a Nobody b01h7p9g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b00lmdj9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Miss Marple - The Moving Finger b007jvjj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan b00sbf7g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qyqd3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmrk (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON A chilling drama set in an imaginary Hitler-led post-war MON Germany. Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective MON Xavier March. MON MON 06:30 Boxer and Doberman b00jdp91 (Listen) MON The Seat of Evil MON When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe MON a celebrity killing spree. Stars Finlay Welsh and Anita MON Vettesse. MON MON 07:00 The Arts and How They Was Done b00777b4 (Listen) MON How Puccini Done Madam Butterfly MON The National Theatre of Brent reveals mysteries behind the MON tragic opera. Stars Patrick Barlow. From May 2007. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01gvlfy (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 5 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. Danielle Ward, Henning Wehn, Tom MON Wrigglesworth and John Finnemore are the panellists obliged MON to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: MON Bats, Cars, Orange and Dr. Johnson. 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 Produced by Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vy80f (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne's busy week - and check out the latest film MON releases in 'Picture Go Round'. With Kenneth Williams. From MON May 1960. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00rdsv7 (Listen) MON The Bird MON Harold is furious when his date is late for dinner. Adapted MON from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From MON July 1966. MON MON 09:00 Clare in the Community b008w1p4 (Listen) MON Series 4, Carry On Up The Amazon: MON The over-earnest social worker finds a flatmate, as well as MON reuniting mother and son. Stars Sally Phillips. From MON February 2008. MON MON 09:30 Cabin Pressure b00lt16c (Listen) MON Series 2, Ipswich MON The crew's safety course sparks trouble for Douglas's inner MON dog and Martin's inner ear. Stars Stephanie Cole. From July MON 2009. MON MON 10:00 Vivat Rex b01h8qkc (Listen) MON King of Snow MON Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the MON English Crown. King Richard II must face his doom. Stars MON Derek Jacobi. MON MON 11:00 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop b00bwjcq (Listen) MON Desperate to see an Everton match, a boy turns to the local MON fish fryer for help. Vincent McInerney's story read by MON Richard Tate. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01h2c8w (Listen) MON Alison Steadman, Richard Wilson, Marcus Du Sautoy and John MON O'Farrell MON I Don't Believe It! Clive has One Foot In The Grave with MON actor Richard Wilson who, for ten years, played the MON archetypal grumpy old man and deadpan pensioner Victor MON Meldrew. Richard's new Radio 4 series is the hilarious, MON bizarre and revealing radiography of his fictional life MON story. 'Believe It!' starts on Wednesday morning 9th May at MON 11.30 on BBC Radio 4. MON Clive talks to the Spitting Image of script writer, MON broadcaster and author John O'Farrell about his career MON writing for such great comedies as 'Alas Smith And Jones' MON and 'Have I Got News For You'. John's latest novel 'The Man MON Who Forgot His Wife' is the poignant story of a man who MON suddenly loses his memory - and his Mrs! MON Nikki Bedi will be crunching the numbers with mathematician MON and would-be conductor Professor Marcus Du Sautoy, who MON competes in BBC Two's 'Maestro at the Opera' to master the MON ultimate art form. 'Maestro at the Opera' is on Fridays at MON 21.00. MON Clive's invited actress Alison Steadman to the party to talk MON about her varied career playing such gems as the houseproud, MON Demis Roussos-loving Beverley in Mike Leigh's 'Abigail's MON Party' and Gavin's mildly hysterical mum Pam in 'Gavin & MON Stacey'. Alison's new BBC Four comedy is the monologue of a MON mother preparing for for her daughter's civil partnership. MON 'A Civil Arrangement' in on Sunday 6th May at 21.00. MON With music from London based psychedelic quartet and hot new MON things Django Django. In keeping with traditional bank MON holiday weather, they'll perform their new single 'Storm' MON from their debut self-titled album. MON And from the talented and unforgettable singer, composer and MON producer Eska, who performs 'To Be Remembered'. MON Producer Cathie Mahoney. MON Richard Wilson MON ‘Believe It’ starts on Wednesday 9th May at 11.30 on BBC MON Radio 4. MON John O'Farrell MON ‘The Man Who Forgot His Wife’ is published by Doubleday and MON available now. MON Marcus Du Sautoy MON ‘Maestro at the Opera’ is on Friday nights at 21.00 on BBC MON Two. MON Alison Steadman MON ‘A Civil Arrangement’ is on Sunday 6th May at 21.00 on BBC MON Four. MON Alison is also appearing in Michael Frayn’s play ‘Here’ at MON the Rose Theatre, Kingston until Saturday 12th May. MON Django Django MON ‘Storm’ and Django Django’s self-titled album is out on MON Because Records. MON The band are playing at The Cellar, Southampton on 31st May, MON Field Day, London on 2nd June and Academy 2, Oxford on 5th MON June. Check their website for further tour dates. MON Eska MON Eska will be performing her entire solo project ‘English MON Skies’ alongside an 80 voice choir at Queen Elizabeth Hall MON as part of Southbank Centre’s Chorus Festival on Monday 7th MON May. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vy80f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b00rdsv7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmrk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Boxer and Doberman b00jdp91 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0107rc2 (Listen) MON The Cowards MON Ruling the village of Tilling, Elizabeth Mapp wonders if the MON Major is being as truthful as he should be. Stars Frances MON Barber. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jszk (Listen) MON Grenville as PM and How Boswell Met Johnson MON Anna Massey narrates the rise of Grenville. MON MON 14:30 Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur b01h8qkh (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON New Zealander Lisa French-Blaker recounts her tough time as MON an aid worker in the civil war in Darfur. Read by Federay MON Holmes. MON MON 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00shhrj (Listen) MON How I Wish I Were a Boy MON Michael Morpurgo discovers middle-class boys went to 19th MON century public schools as a shield from too much female MON influence. MON MON 15:00 Vivat Rex b01h8qkc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01h8qmg (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc starts broadcasting the top 50 stories from the MON BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans 500 Words short story competition. MON And our story, Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, continues. MON MON 17:00 Anything Legal b0088z2b (Listen) MON Episode 5 MON Charles and George hire a secretary to boost their new MON business. Stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles. From MON December 1984. MON MON 17:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00777b4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpgs (Listen) MON Episode 5 MON Now a fully fledged OAP, George Smith goes on a mission with MON Andrea Sunbeam and Mrs Cookson. Stars Stephen Moore. MON MON 18:30 Doctor Who b00rzkyd (Listen) MON Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 6 MON Despite UNIT's efforts, Winters and the Think Tank put their MON plans into action from deep underground. Read by Tom Baker. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vy80f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00rdsv7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmrk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Boxer and Doberman b00jdp91 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop b00bwjcq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01h2c8w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01gvlfy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f8m (Listen) MON It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur MON Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the MON Machynlleth Comedy Festival. MON MON 22:35 Clare in the Community b008w1p4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:05 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f8p (Listen) MON It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur MON Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the MON Machynlleth Comedy Festival. MON MON 23:10 Machynlleth Stand Up Show b01hbxsr (Listen) MON Elis James hosts a special at the Machynlleth Comedy MON Festival with some of the acts on stage at Wales' premier MON comedy event. MON MON 23:40 The Comedy Club Interviews b01j2f8r (Listen) MON It's a special long weekend for the Comedy Club as Arthur MON Smith brings you interviews and much more direct from the MON Machynlleth Comedy Festival. MON MON 23:45 A Series of Psychotic Episodes b00fn9hm (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON What keys think and a thumb-sized comedian. The surreal MON world of Miriam Elia. With Joanna Neary. From November 2008. MON Edward the Hamster - Watch Online Now MON A special animation to tie-in with the Sony nominated MON comedy, A Series of Psychotic Episodes. MON The series is written, performed and illustrated by Miriam MON Elia, winner of BBC Radio 7's Witty and Twisted competition. MON Edward is performed by Dan Tetsell. MON No hamster was physically harmed in the making of this film MON however one writer was mentally scarred for research MON purposes. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 08 MAY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jpgs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Doctor Who b00rzkyd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmrk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Boxer and Doberman b00jdp91 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community b008w1p4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Cabin Pressure b00lt16c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Vivat Rex b01h8qkc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop b00bwjcq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01h2c8w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Anything Legal b0088z2b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00777b4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jms0 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE In Hitler's post-war Germany, detective Xavier March probes TUE the death of a retired one-legged civil servant. Stars Anton TUE Lesser. TUE TUE 06:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wg37w (Listen) TUE Murder is Child's Play TUE Rival Glasgow gangsters compete for a coveted children's TUE book award. Can the police duo halt gang warfare? Stars TUE Finlay Welsh. TUE TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down b0084r5t (Listen) TUE Series 1, Drilling for Hamsters TUE A Belfast road's bohemian residents are saved from chaos by TUE cleaning lady Sally. Stars Frances Tomelty. From February TUE 2001. TUE TUE 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b01gvq3l (Listen) TUE Series 8, Rosicrucian Armageddon 2 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 Ed joins the modern gaming fraternity when he meets Graham TUE Pearson - the man who gave the world 'Rosicrucian TUE Armageddon' - and is hired to add some authentic TUE 'oldenspeak' to its sequel - 'Rosicrucian Armageddon 2'. TUE Whilst he tries to get to grips with NPC's, orbs and the TUE Quest for the Grail his daughter unexpectedly arrives TUE complete with son, Smile, Japanese tea infuser, dream TUE catcher and native American chants to purge Ed's flat. TUE Cast list episode 5 TUE Ed Reardon ..... Christopher Douglas TUE Olive ..... Stephanie Cole TUE Eli ..... Lisa Coleman TUE Newsreader ..... Corrie Corfield TUE Graham ..... Tom Goodman Hill TUE Pearl ..... Rita May TUE Ping/Lisa ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy TUE Delivery man/waiter ..... Dan Tetsell TUE Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead TUE Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas. TUE Produced by Dawn Ellis. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE Wings Over Dagenham TUE Move aside Orville and Wilbur, Neddie is the pioneer aviator TUE in this edition from January 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00h4lnm (Listen) TUE An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman. TUE Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From TUE April 1971. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01h8vh8 (Listen) TUE An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra, TUE featuring jokes that you won't have heard already, some TUE clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes TUE material. TUE TUE 09:45 Elastic Planet b007k399 (Listen) TUE The Objects TUE What do shipwrecked objects have in common? Caron Keating TUE features in the cosmic comedy of connections. From June TUE 1995. TUE TUE 10:00 Vivat Rex b01h8vhb (Listen) TUE Victims TUE Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' account of the TUE English Crown. A new King rules. Stars Derek Jacobi and TUE Martin Jarvis. TUE TUE 11:00 Daphne Du Maurier - And His Letters Grew Colder TUE b007j7pb (Listen) TUE ...Letters Grew Colder. 4 Extra Debut. A passionate affair TUE gradually dies. An early story by Daphne du Maurier that was TUE only discovered in 2006. Read by Nigel Havers. TUE TUE 11:15 Graeme Fife - A Misfortune at Seaham b01h8vhd (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Debut. The heroes of the 1880 Seaham Colliery TUE explosion in Durham. Based on real-life events. Stars Paul TUE Copley and Nigel Anthony. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00h4lnm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jms0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wg37w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0107x4c (Listen) TUE Humble Pie TUE Embarrassed at having been caught drunk by Elizabeth Mapp, TUE Major Flint attempts to make it up to her. Stars Frances TUE Barber. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jt03 (Listen) TUE Infant Poverty and The North Briton TUE The North Briton newspaper exposed corruption within TUE Parliament. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British TUE Isles. TUE TUE 14:30 Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur b01h8vhg (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Lisa tries frantically to treat some desperate refugees. But TUE in Darfur there's a strict curfew in force. Read by Federay TUE Holmes. TUE TUE 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00shl8f (Listen) TUE Reinstated Divinity TUE Michael Morpurgo discovers how Victorian obsession with TUE childhood - both real and romanticised - appeared in art and TUE literature. TUE TUE 15:00 Vivat Rex b01h8vhb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01h8wy5 (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc hears more of the top 50 stories from the BBC TUE Radio 2 Chris Evans 500 Words short story competition. We go TUE fishing on the River Usk and our story Huck Finn continues. TUE TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path b007xwbq (Listen) TUE Series 1, Into the Lion's Den TUE With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love TUE gets even more muddled. Stars Imelda Staunton. From November TUE 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down b0084r5t (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jphb (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE The future of the OAPs - and indeed the whole of TUE civilisation - hangs in the balance. Stars Stephen Moore. TUE TUE 18:30 Doctor Who b00rzqpy (Listen) TUE Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 7 TUE With the threat of nuclear war, The Doctor fights to take TUE control of the bunker. The robot has other plans. Read by TUE Tom Baker. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00h4lnm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jms0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wg37w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Daphne Du Maurier - And His Letters Grew Colder TUE b007j7pb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Graeme Fife - A Misfortune at Seaham b01h8vhd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b01gvq3l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Chris Addison's Civilization b00dy51z (Listen) TUE Series 1, Cities and Laws TUE The thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the TUE urban democratic system. With Geoffrey McGivern. From April TUE 2006. TUE TUE 23:00 Dry Slopes b00lvl1l (Listen) TUE Families and How to Conceive Them TUE Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his TUE sheltered-life shackles to go on a date. Starring Nick Ball. TUE From May 1995. TUE TUE 23:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b009pn8p (Listen) TUE The Total Hotel Experience TUE The duo find themselves on a seaside murder-mystery weekend. TUE Stars John Hegley and Simon Munnery. From September 1999. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 09 MAY 2012 WED WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace b007jphb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Doctor Who b00rzqpy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jms0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wg37w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01h8vh8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:45 Elastic Planet b007k399 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Vivat Rex b01h8vhb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Daphne Du Maurier - And His Letters Grew Colder WED b007j7pb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Graeme Fife - A Misfortune at Seaham b01h8vhd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path b007xwbq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Two Doors Down b0084r5t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007r49s (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Berlin detective Xavier March probes the deaths of senior WED party officials in Hitler's post-war Germany. Stars Anton WED Lesser. WED WED 06:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wh02c (Listen) WED The Black Widow WED When Bob Boxer falls for a seductive TV presenter, his WED detective partner Shona Doberman grows suspicious. Stars WED Anita Vettesse. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) WED Series 1, The Pride and the Peacemaker WED Renaissance Italy's Prince Ludovico buys a cannon, and WED Princess Plethora wants to confess. Stars David Swift. From WED April 2001. WED WED 07:30 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) WED Series 1, Colour Me Wow 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 has a particularly difficult client, but is WED distracted by her latest business venture. Lynette assures WED Beauty that 'Colour Me Wow' is no pyramid scheme, while Anil WED shows a surprising new side to himself. WED Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien WED Lynette ...... Doon Mackichan WED Sandra ...... Nicola Sanderson WED Sally ...... Felicity Montagu WED Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson WED Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi WED Anil ...... Paul Sharma WED Dr Kavanagh ...... Phyllida Law WED Hilary ...... Rachel Atkins WED Clare ...... Doon Mackichan WED Music by The West End Gospel Choir. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007tdvy (Listen) WED The Wild Man of the Woods WED The lad announces that he's rejecting society to go and live WED a truly rural life. Stars Tony Hancock. From January 1957. WED WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtjp (Listen) WED Series 2, The Guests WED The author is appalled at news of unwelcome dinner WED companions. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. WED From November 1977. WED WED 09:00 Coming Alive b00fnrl6 (Listen) WED Series 1, Quick Draw McGraw WED To help out the community, Terry needs his conman skills to WED tackle the local crime baron. Stars Karl Howman. From WED February 1999. WED WED 09:30 Counterpoint b00dk91z (Listen) WED 2005, Episode 4 WED Amateur musical enthusiasts battle it out in the general WED knowledge music quiz. From Manchester with Ned Sherrin. WED WED 10:00 Vivat Rex b01hbd6g (Listen) WED Vulgar Company WED Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' story of the WED English Crown. Falstaff appears. Stars Martin Jarvis and WED June Whitfield. WED WED 11:00 Red Herrings b00tyw76 (Listen) WED Series 1, Mangia, Mangia, Ti Fa Bene WED The way to a husband's heart is found through the pleasures WED of a sumptuous meal. Greta Scacchi reads Donna Leon's tasty WED thriller. WED WED 11:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice b01hbdcc (Listen) WED 4 Extra Debut. A gripping account of a 1911 expedition prior WED to Scott's doomed Antarctic trip. Stars Crawford Logan and WED Richard Greenwood. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007tdvy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtjp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007r49s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wh02c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b01091p7 (Listen) WED Crimson Lake WED Determined to outshine darling Diva's party outfit, WED Tilling's busybody has her dress especially dyed. Stars WED Frances Barber. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jt09 (Listen) WED Rockingham, The Stamp Act, Hargreaves and Jenny WED Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. This WED programme looks at the character of King George III. WED WED 14:30 Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur b01hblzm (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED A terrifying confrontation with armed government troops WED prevents Lisa treating those dying around her. Read by WED Federay Holmes. WED WED 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00shrwl (Listen) WED Father, Is It Time? WED Michael Morpurgo reveals children's working lives during the WED Industrial Revolution - up chimneys, in factories and down WED mines. WED WED 15:00 Vivat Rex b01hbd6g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01hblzp (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc hears more of the top 50 stories in this year's WED BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans 500 Words competition. We go shark WED fishing in Wales and our story Huckleberry Finn continues. WED WED 17:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007s5dn (Listen) WED The Great Sermon Handicap WED Can Bertie beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting WED syndicate? PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael WED Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson b007js7p (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED An aspiring poet gets drawn into a web of dark and WED mysterious forces. Robert Glenister stars in the WED time-hopping thriller. WED WED 18:30 Doctor Who b00rzs6w (Listen) WED Doctor Who and the Giant Robot, Episode 8 WED The Doctor comes up with the solution to defeat the WED seemingly indestructible foe. But will he stick around? Read WED by Tom Baker. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007tdvy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007jtjp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007r49s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wh02c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Red Herrings b00tyw76 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice b01hbdcc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Self Storage b01hblzr (Listen) WED Family WED Dave's domestic life is still upside down and so his dad WED arrives to offer advice. Stars Reece Shearsmith. From WED October 2007. WED WED 22:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk b0076mys (Listen) WED Series 2, How to Go to a Party WED The writer and humourist shares his tips on making merry and WED avoiding being 'de-mingled'. From August 2004. WED WED 23:00 Masala FM b007x0c9 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED The London Asian radio station toughens up its act. Stars WED Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nina Wadia. From September WED 1996. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00s3j28 (Listen) WED Series 1, But Is It Art? WED Just as the arty world opens to Judith, Giles plunges her WED into a media sleaze pit. Stars Richard E Grant. From WED February 1995. WED WED THU THURSDAY 10 MAY 2012 THU THU 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson b007js7p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Doctor Who b00rzs6w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007r49s (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Boxer and Doberman b00wh02c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Coming Alive b00fnrl6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Counterpoint b00dk91z (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Vivat Rex b01hbd6g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Red Herrings b00tyw76 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice b01hbdcc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007s5dn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmsy (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU As the 75th birthday of Adolf Hitler nears, Kriminalpolizei THU detective Xavier March hits trouble. Stars Anton Lesser. THU THU 06:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jzsh (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Inspector Maigret investigates the suspicious circumstances THU behind a seemingly ordinary car crash. THU THU 07:00 Unnatural Acts b00jtm1n (Listen) THU Series 1, A Day in the Country THU The gang go for a picnic at a farm next to Sizefield nuclear THU power station. Stars Kit Hollerbach and Jeremy Hardy. From THU April 1987. THU THU 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b01gvtj8 (Listen) THU Series 2, Insurance THU Sony Award-winning comic, Tom Wrigglesworth returns for a THU new series of his open letters. This week, his letter is THU addressed to the insurance industry as Tom asks why THU everything has to be so confusing. THU Written by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle and Miles Jupp. THU Produced by Simon Mayhew-Archer. THU THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007qv81 (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU The legendary duo taste wine, pay tribute to marriage THU guidance and head to the garden. With Anita Harris. From THU December 1977. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jprv (Listen) THU Series 3, The Godiva Affair THU The platoon hold a Spitfire fundraiser, but Jones is pining THU for Mrs Fox. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From March THU 1976. THU THU 09:00 Huddwinks b00941jx (Listen) THU Series 1, Henry the Vee THU His Majesty fights the French at Agincourt, but will the THU Bard or Barbara Cartland win the day? Stars Roy Hudd. From THU July 1986. THU THU 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00snrk4 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 6 THU John Lloyd invites guests David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and THU Sarah Millican to add to the collection. From June 2010. THU THU 10:00 Vivat Rex b01hbrw0 (Listen) THU Rebellion THU Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the THU English Crown. Henry IV clashes with his rivals. Stars THU Robert Hardy. THU THU 11:00 Red Herrings b00tywfd (Listen) THU Series 1, The Difference THU A prisoner confesses to his ambitious jailer - but can he THU cheat fate? David Ryall reads Reginald Hill's devious tale. THU THU 11:15 Never Mind, I Stopped the Train b01hbrw2 (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. The heroism of railwaymen in a horrific THU explosion in 1898. Martin Sorrell's recreation of a real THU event. Stars Martin Jarvis. THU THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007qv81 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jprv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmsy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jzsh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b01096xd (Listen) THU Faraddiddlony THU The Contessa Faragleoni eventually arrives in Tilling - and THU the ladies eagerly await a dinner invitation. Stars Frances THU Barber. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jt0j (Listen) THU Goldsmith and Sterne and 18th Century Letters THU A time of inventions, salons and smuggling in eighteenth THU century Britain. Narrated by Anna Massey. THU THU 14:30 Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur b01hbrw4 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Overwhelmed by the numbers needing treatment in Darfur, Lisa THU begins to feel unable to cope. Read by Federay Holmes. THU THU 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00sjp2l (Listen) THU I Ain't a Child THU Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Victorian street THU children and the organisations which grew up to rescue them. THU THU 15:00 Vivat Rex b01hbrw0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01hbrw6 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears more 500 Words short stories. She also THU follows in the footsteps of Peter Pan author J M Barrie, and THU finds out why gospel music is so uplifting. THU THU 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fy2qt (Listen) THU Donna's Leaving Do THU Will the housemates finally discover what caused the end of THU the world? Stars Meera Syall and Simon Greenall. From June THU 1999. THU THU 17:30 Unnatural Acts b00jtm1n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson b007js82 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU After Saul and his family win a competition, strange events THU happen. A time-hopping thriller starring Robert Glenister. THU THU 18:30 The House on the Borderland b007x08g (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Two friends on holiday come across a terrifying tale of the THU supernatural. William Hope Hodgson's novel is read by Jim THU Norton. THU THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b007qv81 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jprv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmsy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jzsh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Red Herrings b00tywfd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Never Mind, I Stopped the Train b01hbrw2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b01gvtj8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00z55h8 (Listen) THU Series 2, A Happy Life Broken and then Mended a Bit THU A Happy Life Broken and then Mended a Bit: In Mark Evans's THU Dickensian spoof, is a Martian invasion the ultimate test THU for Pip? Stars Tom Allen. From September 2008. Episode 6 of THU 6. THU THU 23:00 The In Crowd b00slxxy (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 4 THU Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, THU Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2002. THU THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable b01hbrw8 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 1 THU The management consultants tackle credit card security, with THU the morally dubious Owen. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July THU 2004. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 11 MAY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson b007js82 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 The House on the Borderland b007x08g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmsy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jzsh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Huddwinks b00941jx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00snrk4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Vivat Rex b01hbrw0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Red Herrings b00tywfd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Never Mind, I Stopped the Train b01hbrw2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fy2qt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Unnatural Acts b00jtm1n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmtf (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible FRI secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state. Stars Anton FRI Lesser. FRI FRI 06:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jztr (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI After finding a body in the boot of an exhumed car, FRI Inspector Maigret gathers more evidence. Concluded by FRI Nicholas Le Prevost. FRI FRI 07:00 Ring Around the Bath b01hc2x1 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 5 FRI With grown up children moving in and out, can Stella keep FRI track of her wayward family? Stars Pippa Haywood. From FRI January 2006. FRI FRI 07:30 Tonight b01h77nt (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI Rory Bremner and the team return for another series of FRI Tonight, the topical satire show that digs that bit deeper FRI into national and international politics. FRI Rory's mantra is that it's as important to make sense out of FRI things as it is to make fun of them. With a team that FRI includes veteran satirists Andy Zaltzman and Nick Doody and FRI versatile impressionist and character comedian Kate FRI O'Sullivan, Tonight promises to do both. 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FRI FRI 09:00 North East of Eden b01hc5tl (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Marcia's errant boyfriend makes his presence felt - and FRI religious fever grips the island. Stars Rebecca Front. From FRI July 1997. FRI FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel b00yrrgg (Listen) FRI Episode 8 FRI Scratch your head along with Chris Maslanka, Dr Victor FRI Bryant, Dr Doreen Baxter and William Hartston. From July FRI 1998. FRI FRI 10:00 Vivat Rex b01hc5tn (Listen) FRI Corruption FRI Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' tale of the English FRI Crown. Falstaff gathers a very small army. Stars Billie FRI Whitelaw. FRI FRI 11:00 Red Herrings b00v7760 (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Soothmoothers FRI Rivalry between three sexy travellers in Shetland sparks a FRI local's imagination. Marnie Baxter reads Ann Cleeves' FRI curious story. FRI FRI 11:15 Martin Sorrell - Trapped b01hc5tq (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. The heroes of the great Exeter theatre fire FRI of 1887. Martin Sorrell's recreation of real events. With FRI Geoffrey Whitehead. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01hc2x3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmtf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jztr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0109gq7 (Listen) FRI Alas, Poor Puffin FRI The festive season in the village of Tilling is blighted by FRI news of an untimely death. Stars Frances Barber and Nickolas FRI Grace. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jt0q (Listen) FRI Edinburgh New Town FRI Anna Massey takes a look at the taxation of American imports FRI and the development of Edinburgh. FRI FRI 14:30 Lisa French-Blaker - Heart of Darfur b01hc5ts (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI With yet another militia attack on a nearby town, Lisa FRI French-Blaker listens to stories from survivors. Read by FRI Federay Holmes. FRI FRI 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00sjw36 (Listen) FRI Habit of Schooling FRI Michael Morpurgo discovers the reaction to the 1870 Forster FRI Education Act - marking the start of compulsory education FRI for all. FRI FRI 15:00 Vivat Rex b01hc5tn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01hc5tv (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc hears more of the top 50 stories from the BBC FRI Radio 2 Chris Evans 500 Words short story competition. And FRI it's the last episode in our story Huckleberry Finn. FRI FRI 17:00 Millport b0075t3w (Listen) FRI Series 1, Lineage FRI Barmaid Irene wonders why her crooked brother has returned FRI to the tiny Scottish island. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From March FRI 2000. FRI FRI 17:30 Ring Around the Bath b01hc2x1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson b007js8d (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Haensel warns Elise, Saul is summoned by Selwyn - and FRI mystery in Roman Bath. A time-hopping thriller with Robert FRI Glenister. FRI FRI 18:30 The House on the Borderland b007wznx (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI The narrator and his sister face the swine-like creatures' FRI terrifying siege. William Hope Hodgson's novel is read by FRI Jim Norton. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01hc2x3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland b007jmtf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 The Drowned Men's Inn b007jztr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Red Herrings b00v7760 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Martin Sorrell - Trapped b01hc5tq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Tonight b01h77nt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jmbj (Listen) FRI Series 3, A Four Letter Word FRI A new arrival in Hell persuades Satan to re-shoot FRI 'Casablanca' - with a mutant alien. Stars Andy Hamilton. FRI From April 1999. FRI FRI 23:00 Lenin of the Rovers b007jplc (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 4 FRI Britain's first communist football team tackles Germany - FRI but what about the revolution? Stars Alexei Sayle. From FRI March 1988. FRI FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari b007jq2f (Listen) FRI A Word in Your Ear FRI The dark, surreal goings-on in a nightclub owned by Dr FRI Caligari. A late night DJ drops in. Starring John Woodvine. FRI From 1991. FRI
04 May, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 05/05/2012 - 11/05/2012
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