13 January, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 14/01/2012 - 20/01/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Dalek I Love You Too b009kfxs (Listen) SAT Doctor Who obsessive Nigel is missing with the mysterious SAT Romana. Colin Sharpe's sequel with David Raynor and Fiona SAT Clarke. SAT SAT 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp2r (Listen) SAT Series 2, Earthvoice SAT The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over - but SAT Earth is not how they left it. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda SAT Murray. SAT SAT 01:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries b0195h1z (Listen) SAT Dover and the Unkindest Cut of All SAT 4 Extra Debut. McGregor might be deprived of his manhood. SAT Joyce Porter's comedy thriller set in 1976 stars Kenneth SAT Cranham and Philip Madoc. SAT SAT 02:00 Instant Sunshine b00lh3hd (Listen) SAT Humorous songs from the quartet of David Barlow, Peter SAT Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis. From August SAT 1988. SAT SAT 02:30 We've Been Here Before b00ft41b (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT Clive Anderson's panel show of the past, with Gyles SAT Brandreth, John O'Farrell, Arabella Weir and Arthur Smith. SAT From June 2004. SAT SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens - David Copperfield b007jn0r (Listen) SAT I Have Loved You All My Life SAT As tragedy strikes, David is forced to contemplate his SAT future. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Gary SAT Cady. SAT SAT 04:00 Stories by Anton Chekhov b00qbb8r (Listen) SAT Bad Weather SAT Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in SAT Moscow? Alistair McGowan reads Constance Garnett's SAT translation. SAT SAT 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b00xn6t0 (Listen) SAT 'Gainst All Disaster SAT Mankind's immortal hero is forced to help Joseph of SAT Arimethea - held captive by a very malevolent angel. Stars SAT Paul Hilton. SAT SAT 05:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of SAT William Shakespeare b007k2q6 (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT The Royal Dingle Company invites Brian Cox to run a Bard's SAT tragedy masterclass. Stars Patrick Barlow. From September SAT 1995. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrhd (Listen) SAT Series 1, Positive Thinking SAT Rosie's company goes new age, promoting the Brighton leg of SAT a Californian guru's tour. Stars Prunella Scales. From May SAT 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat b007k2b8 (Listen) SAT J, Harris and George holiday on the Thames. Stars Kenneth SAT Horne, Leslie Phillips and Hubert Gregg. 1962 musical SAT adaptation of Jerome K Jerome's tale. SAT SAT 07:30 Armitage and Moore's Guide to Song b00xg9tq (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Narrators and characters kick off an analysis of popular SAT songs - unpicked by poet Simon Armitage and musicologist SAT Allan Moore. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019cbck (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 13 SAT Sara Watkins sits in for Garrison Keillor with American SAT musical storyteller Tom Brosseau, plus Guy Noir and deep SAT winter news from Lake Wobegon. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats b007k0ly (Listen) SAT The Fifties, The Fifties, Part One SAT Barry Cryer plunders the BBC archives across the decades. SAT Featuring Life with the Lyons, In All Directions, The Al SAT Read Show, A Life of Bliss, Take It From Here and The Goon SAT Show. SAT SAT 12:00 Ruthless Omnibus - 4 Extra Debut b019cbhq (Listen) SAT A light-hearted look at the world of personal assistants and SAT office intrigue from Tim Loane, following Ruth Brown as she SAT starts a new job in a busy management consultancy. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007jljg (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Burning Question SAT An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets. SAT Time is running out for the Edinburgh detective. Stars Brian SAT Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 The Michael Bentine Show b008vnrl (Listen) SAT From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows - the SAT ultimate one man show, written by the host. From February SAT 1984. SAT SAT 14:30 The Goon Show b0089j6x (Listen) SAT The Choking Horror SAT Hair-raising events for Neddie Seagaon, when London's SAT monuments are sabotaged. Stars Harry Secombe. From February SAT 1956. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019cbck (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat b007k2b8 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b0195h21 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 15 SAT Ed Byrne, Danny Robins and Nick Doody debate the new comedy SAT of 2012, while Lucy Porter chats to improv master, Greg SAT Proops. SAT SAT 18:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b00slxyv (Listen) SAT Blood and Earth SAT Ariane hopes to survive the wilderness and, with Auntie's SAT help, discover the secret history of her people. SAT SAT 18:30 James Follett's Rules of Asylum b007k1b3 (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT How did Valery escape? Will Suskin ever uncover the truth? SAT Political thriller with Cyril Shaps and Manning Wilson. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats b007k0ly (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 at the Store b00ddx9h (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 4 SAT Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, SAT Andrew Maxwell, Pierre Hollins and Simon Evans. From January SAT 2002. SAT SAT 22:30 Comic to Comic b007wxhw (Listen) SAT Series 2, Jimmy Carr SAT Deadpan master Jimmy Carr chats to Bruce Morton about his SAT career, life on tour and writing comedy routines. From SAT January 2006. SAT SAT 23:00 Cover Her Face b008ypyg (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives in a quiet SAT village to investigate a housemaid's murder. PD James's SAT thriller stars Robin Ellis and Sian Phillips. SAT SAT 23:30 Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room b019cbr4 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Made for 4 Extra. While Joakim deals with with his grief, SAT Hendrick's robberies go awry. Swedish supernatural thriller SAT read by Nigel Cooke. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b00slxyv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 James Follett's Rules of Asylum b007k1b3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019cbck (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Ruthless Omnibus - 4 Extra Debut b019cbhq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007jljg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat b007k2b8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b0195h21 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b007w0xm (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Nell and her grandfather escape their money worries and head SUN to the countryside, while Quilp is left brooding. Dickens SUN dramatisation with Trevor Peacock. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b00fss8m (Listen) SUN Series 2, Peasouper SUN Meteorologist Helen Young recalls how thousands were killed SUN by London's deadly smog of December 1952. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0192t2k (Listen) SUN Series 3, Piddler on the Roof SUN The showbiz veteran has a mishap, but must the show always SUN go on? Stars Steve Delaney and Sue Perkins. From February SUN 2008. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) SUN Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while SUN The Glums meet Eth's family. With June Whitfield. From May SUN 1957. SUN SUN 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b018sjr1 (Listen) SUN Still looking for work, the ex-RAF gang turns its hand to SUN babysitting. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From SUN May 1950. SUN SUN 09:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b0106x20 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Unexpected adventure awaits Roland, Helen, David and SUN Nicholas Watson in a derelict church. Classic fantasy with SUN Mossie Cassidy. SUN SUN 09:30 Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) SUN Letting in the Jungle SUN Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. SUN Stars Nisha K Nayer, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b019cgbz (Listen) SUN Lesley Garrett SUN Kirsty Young explores the choices of the opera singer in the SUN second of a new series on divas. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b019cgd6 (Listen) SUN Tim Pigott-Smith SUN The actor speaks on finding a way to play one of the great SUN stage roles, King Lear, in conversation with Mark Lawson. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b019ch6b (Listen) SUN Series 4, Andrew Sachs SUN The comedy performer recalls life as a German refugee and SUN his acting career, including Manuel in 'Fawlty Towers'. From SUN October 2002. SUN SUN 11:30 Palace of Laughter b007k2kn (Listen) SUN Series 2, Eastbourne Royal Hippodrome SUN Once acclaimed as one of the UK's most luxurious venues, SUN Geoffrey Wheeler explores its colourful history. With Bruce SUN Forsyth. SUN SUN 12:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b007w0xm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b00fss8m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Jo Anderson - The Understudy b00xls12 (Listen) SUN An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder in Victorian SUN theatreland sparks a deadly confrontation. Stars Nigel SUN Anthony. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b018sjr1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b0106x20 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00t5ldj (Listen) SUN The Rise of World Faiths (AD 100 - 600) SUN Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in SUN London, continues his global history as told through objects SUN from the Museum's collection. In this episode he is looking SUN at the way the world's great religions began to perfect a SUN way to visually express the divine, less than 2000 years SUN ago. SUN He begins with a stone sculpture from modern day Pakistan SUN that would create the classic image of the real life Buddha SUN who lived and roamed around North India in the 5th Century SUN BC. His journey takes him onwards to Damascus, modern day SUN Iran and Dorset in Great Britain. SUN Producers: Paul Kobrak and Anthony Denselow. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b007jn0y (Listen) SUN The Dispossessed Daughter SUN The Man in Black tells what happens when a grieving mother SUN makes a pact with the devil. Stars Edward de Souza and John SUN Duttine. SUN SUN 18:30 The Scarifyers b019chhw (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers: The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 2 SUN Lionheart and Bright believe they've tracked down the deadly SUN object. But have they? Stars Nicholas Courtney and Leslie SUN Phillips. SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b019ch6b (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Palace of Laughter b007k2kn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b018sjr1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b019cgbz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b019cgd6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b0192t2k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Pleased to Meet You b007k2t5 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Ninety-something good-time girl Dora Dale dishes more dirt SUN on her celebrity friends to Martin Kelner. Also starring SUN Jake Yapp. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b0140jcs (Listen) SUN Andi Osho and her guest chat about life and laughs. SUN SUN 23:00 As Told to Craig Brown b00b0sh6 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN 2/6. Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social SUN observation and nonsense. SUN Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Steve Wright, with John SUN Humphrys, Ronni Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Sally SUN Grace, Ewan Bailey and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. SUN SUN 23:30 The Problem with Adam Bloom b019chmt (Listen) SUN Series 3, Parents SUN The comedian ponders the many difficulties involved in being SUN - and having - a mum and dad. With Rob Rouse. From November SUN 2005. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 16 JANUARY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b007jn0y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Scarifyers b019chhw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b019cgbz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b019cgd6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b019ch6b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Palace of Laughter b007k2kn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Jo Anderson - The Understudy b00xls12 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b0106x20 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 A Man Lay Dead b0084j7z (Listen) MON When a murder takes place at a country house party, it poses MON another baffling case for Inspector Alleyn. Starring Jeremy MON Clyde. MON MON 07:00 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nd0t5 (Listen) MON The Two Ivans MON In a sleepy Russian town, a careless insult changes the MON lives of two neighbours. Stars Griff Rhys Jones. From March MON 2002. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b0194kl6 (Listen) MON Series 8, 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. Tony Hawks, Alan Davies, Tom Wrigglesworth MON and John Finnemore are the panellists obliged to talk with MON deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Hamburgers, MON Pens, Snoring and Crocodiles. 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 Round The Horne b00td9bn (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 13 MON Five Go Mad in Ancient Rome, plus Kenneth Horne discovers MON Julian and Sandy are multilingual. With Kenneth Williams and MON Hugh Paddick. From May 1968. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0080jsp (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 1 MON The shady lawyer needs patients - as a doctor. The Marx MON Brothers' lost shows recreated. Stars Michael Roberts. From MON May 1991. MON MON 09:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00r2cm9 (Listen) MON Series 4, Test Pilot MON Milton Jones bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, MON with no ability whatsoever. MON Milton is a daredevil test pilot and Top Gun who gets MON tangled up in a fiendish plot to replace the turkey MON twizzler. MON With Tom Goodman-Hill, Ingrid Oliver, Dave Lamb. MON Written by Milton Jones and James Cary. MON A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 09:30 Foul Play b00k2d8w (Listen) MON Series 3, Commercial Death MON Crime writers John Harvey and Val McDermid try to solve the MON death of a radio DJ. Chaired by Simon Brett. From January MON 1998. MON MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081s0d (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The arrival of a circus challenges the provincial thinking MON of local businessmen. Stars Kenneth Cranham and Philip MON Jackson. MON MON 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON The Horse MON Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party MON for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b019dzph (Listen) MON Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of MON conversation, music and comedy. MON Culinary wizard Heston Blumenthal brings his bubbling MON cauldron of cooking tips to the boil and explains how to MON perform magic in our own kitchens. He'll disclose his MON carefully researched techniques, so that we too can cook MON like Heston. The next episode of 'How to Cook Like Heston' MON is on Wednesday 18th January at 20.00 on Channel 4. MON Seasoned traveller and Radio 3 presenter, Lucy Duran will be MON checking in to talk about visiting over fifty countries to MON record the local music of the world. Whether dodging bandits MON in Madagascar, or attending ear-splitting Greek weddings, MON Lucy's 'World Routes' programme has done it all in the name MON of preserving the world's musical cultures. New material MON recorded on location is now captured on the double album MON 'World Routes: On The Road'. MON Emma Freud will be under the spell of hypnotist and MON bestselling author Paul McKenna, whose new book 'I Can Make MON You Smarter' claims to increase learning capacity and MON intelligence. Top marks for Emma then! MON Ullo John, got a new motor?! Comedian, author and rogue MON landlord in 'The Young Ones', Alexei Sayle will be talking MON to Clive about his return to stand-up, compering a special MON series of shows at London's Soho Theatre. Alexei is MON performing some brand-new material, as well as introducing MON his specially selected comedians from the circuit. MON Music comes from 'Phantom Limb' who play their new single MON 'The Pines' from their album of the same name. MON Former co-frontman and songwriter of experimental folkies MON Tunng, Sam Genders is currently drawing in a new audience MON with crisp, minimalist pop music with his new band MON 'Diagrams' who perform 'Tall Buildings' from the album MON 'Black Light'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Heston Blumenthal MON 'How to Cook Like Heston' is on Wednesdays at 20.00 on MON Channel 4. MON 'Heston Blumenthal At Home' is published by Bloomsbury MON Publishing PLC and is out now. MON Lucy Duran MON 'World Routes: On The Road' is released on 16th January on MON Nascente Records. MON Lucy will be in conversation about 'World Routes: On The MON Road' at London's Southbank Centre on Friday 3rd February. MON Paul McKenna MON ‘I Can Make You Smarter’ is published by Bantam Press and MON available now. MON Alexei Sayle MON Alexei's at the Soho Theatre on 17th, 24th & 31st January MON and 7th February at 7.45pm. MON Phantom Limb MON Their album ‘The Pines’ is released on February 13th on Naim MON Edge Records. The single is available now. MON The band are touring the UK in February and March. They MON start at Monto Rats, London on 31st January and finish at MON Ryde Café, Plymouth on 15th March. All other dates can be MON found here. MON Diagrams MON The album 'Black Light' is a out on 16th January and the MON band will be touring the UK in March. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00td9bn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0080jsp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 A Man Lay Dead b0084j7z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007w5fz (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON Driven to find shelter in a storm, Little Nell's grandfather MON returns to gambling. Dickens dramatisation with Trevor MON Peacock. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrwy (Listen) MON The Black Prince and the Death of Edward III MON In 14th-Century England, the plague shows signs of abating, MON and the war between the French and English resumes. Anna MON Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. MON MON 14:30 Alan Bennett's Telling Tales b007jnhv (Listen) MON A Strip of Blue MON The much-loved writer reads his wry recollections and MON observations about his early life, growing up in Leeds. MON MON 14:45 Michael Crawford - Parcel Arrived Safely b019dh51 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from MON his autobiography, including some Frank Spencer-like moments MON at the births of his two daughters. MON MON 15:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081s0d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b019dh5t (Listen) MON Arr me hearties! Mel Giedroyc looks out her favourite MON eyepatch, and goes hunting for buried gold on Robert Louis MON Stevenson's Treasure Island. MON MON 17:00 Ballylenon b019djn7 (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 4 MON Phonsie manages to find another venue for his "Festival of MON Light". It's 1959 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars Gerard MON Murphy. MON MON 17:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nd0t5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jn6j (Listen) MON The Man Who Hated Scenes MON A meek millionaire's chilling tale of taking subtle revenge MON on his cheating wife. Stars Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. MON MON 18:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rpwl0 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Doctor Who's TV producer from 1969-74, Barry Letts recounts MON his early career through to his working life with Jon MON Pertwee. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00td9bn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0080jsp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 A Man Lay Dead b0084j7z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b019dzph (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b0194kl6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00r2cm9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b018ssv0 (Listen) MON An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra, MON featuring jokes that you won't have heard already. MON MON 23:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k154 (Listen) MON Series 2, Fame Idol MON The Scotsmen are desperate to utilise Mrs Naughtie's hidden MON talents. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From March MON 2004. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jn6j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rpwl0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 A Man Lay Dead b0084j7z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00r2cm9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Foul Play b00k2d8w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081s0d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b019dzph (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Ballylenon b019djn7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nd0t5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen) TUE On the opening night at the Vulcan Theatre a leading actor TUE is found gassed in his dressing room. Was it suicide or TUE murder? TUE TUE 07:00 One Foot in the Grave b007jn64 (Listen) TUE The Beast in the Cage TUE Victor suffers a bank holiday traffic nightmare. Adapted TUE from TV, with Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie. From TUE February 1995. TUE TUE 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town b0194mxx (Listen) TUE Series 3, Wigan TUE In this third series comedian Mark Steel visits 6 more UK TUE towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants TUE distinctive. TUE He creates a bespoke stand-up show for that town and TUE performs the show in front of a local audience. TUE As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of TUE Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate TUE with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British TUE way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and TUE people who have shaped where we live. TUE During the series 'Mark Steel's In Town' Mark will visit TUE Berwick-Upon Tweed, Holyhead, Basingstoke, Douglas (Isle of TUE Man), Bungay and Wigan. TUE Episode 6 - In this episode Mark performs a show for the TUE residents of Wigan, where he talks about entering pie eating TUE competitions, living under floorboards, and the radicalism TUE of George Formby. TUE Written and performed by Mark Steel with additional material TUE by Pete Sinclair. TUE Produced by Sam Bryant. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b00jctj9 (Listen) TUE Who Is Pink Oboe? TUE Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers on TUE leave, Graham Stark and Kenneth Connor are enlisted. From TUE January 1959. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrcz (Listen) TUE Cold Feet TUE Bob gets the jitters over marrying Thelma. Adapted from TV TUE with James Bolam, Rodney Bewes and Brigit Forsyth. From TUE August 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b018ssv0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k154 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081t1f (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE With Tom at his bank, Bounderby weds Louisa while Stephen TUE angers the union. Dickens adaptation stars Kenneth Cranham TUE and Eleanor Bron. TUE TUE 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) TUE Miss King TUE A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and TUE Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dmxg (Listen) TUE The Drowned Church TUE The Drowned Church: Humanity's ageless champion returns, TUE this time to stop a sinister church congregation under the TUE sea. Starring Paul Hilton. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b00jctj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrcz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007w3zv (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE Lawyer Sampson Brass and his dragonish sister Sally are TUE presented with a clerk. Dickens dramatisation with Trevor TUE Peacock. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrxw (Listen) TUE Richard II, Wat Tyler, Peasants' Revolt TUE Anna Massey narrates the history of John of Gaunt and the TUE reign of Richard II. TUE TUE 14:30 Alan Bennett's Telling Tales b007jnjd (Listen) TUE Our War TUE Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood. Producer of suits TUE and rhubarb, his home city of Leeds is not a prime bombing TUE target. TUE TUE 14:45 Michael Crawford - Parcel Arrived Safely b019dn36 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE 4 Extra Debut. Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from TUE his autobiography, including some Frank Spencer-like moments TUE at the births of his two daughters. TUE TUE 15:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081t1f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b019j02r (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc with a very chatty parrot, and some historical TUE lemonade. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b007jx9v (Listen) TUE Series 1, Spy Story TUE The British Ambassador and his team plan their campaign for TUE a diplomatic dinner. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From May 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 One Foot in the Grave b007jn64 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jmgf (Listen) TUE Come as You Are TUE Horror film legend Vincent Price gets a chilling invitation TUE to a special costume party. With Morris Perry. TUE TUE 18:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rv8q4 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The Doctor Who producer reveals how he graduated from actor TUE to TV director, and found a new path to enlightenment. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b00jctj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrcz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dmxg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town b0194mxx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Boosh b007jxrs (Listen) TUE Hitcher TUE Howard and Vince take Tony the Prawn to a zoo for animal TUE offenders. Stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. From TUE November 2001. TUE TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport b00mjq8k (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 3 TUE The sports agent's hellish client Ralph acquires every TUE celeb's must have - a stalker. Stars Neil Pearson. From TUE December 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 Look Back at the Nineties b007jqvx (Listen) TUE 1998 TUE 1998: Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie 'look TUE back' at the decade that was yet to happen. Recorded in July TUE 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2012 WED WED 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jmgf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rv8q4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b018ssv0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k154 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081t1f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dmxg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b007jx9v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 One Foot in the Grave b007jn64 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen) WED Trailing a vast drugs syndicate, Inspector Alleyn heads WED incognito to Rome. But he hasn't counted on murder. Stars WED Jeremy Clyde. WED WED 07:00 The Right Time b00fvbgz (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 5 WED Sketch comedy from a middle-aged perspective. Includes a WED unique twist on B&B holidays. Stars Paula Wilcox. From May WED 2002. WED WED 07:30 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave b0196rpc (Listen) WED Isy Suttie ('Dobby' from Channel 4's 'Peep Show' & double WED British Comedy Award nominee.) recounts a moving love story WED involving a socially awkward childhood neighbour (her first WED pen pal) and a 'well-bred' girl from Surrey - the titular WED Pearl and Dave. She interweaves the narrative with her own WED tales of failed relationships, internet dating and eventual WED happiness, much of which is told through song. Adapted from WED her sell out Edinburgh 2011 Edinburgh show of the same name. WED From BBC Radio Comedy. WED "I'm overjoyed to be doing my Edinburgh show on Radio 4. WED Having spent a month playing to audiences who'd been rained WED on all day, some of them dashing in late, I advise listeners WED to wrap up warm, eat a hearty meal and leave enough time for WED the journey from the sofa to the radio." Isy Suttie Nov WED 2011. WED The Producer is John Pocock. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t5xc7 (Listen) WED The Greyhound Track WED Sid wants the lad evicted, so he reopens a public footpath WED through his country mansion. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED February 1956. WED WED 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k3myf (Listen) WED From his own father to a huge, hairy mountain gorilla - the WED ultimate one man show, written by the host. From April 1984. WED WED 09:00 Cabin Pressure b00cm9p6 (Listen) WED Series 1, Douz WED Sitcom by John Finnemore about the pilots of a tiny charter WED airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too WED difficult. WED Carolyn finds that she has taken more on board than she WED meant to. WED Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole WED 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam WED Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch WED Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore WED Yves Jutteau ...... John Sessions WED Captain Jessop ...... Rufus Jones WED Lachlan ...... Robert Harley WED Habib ...... Ali Amadi. WED WED 09:30 Whispers b00cbszf (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 6 WED Gyles Brandreth chairs the quiz show about scandal with WED guests Charles Collingwood and Simon Fanshawe. WED WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081vdy (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Blamed for the robbery, Stephen disappears. Harthouse sets WED his sights on Louisa. Dickens adaptation stars Kenneth WED Cranham and Philip Jackson. WED WED 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) WED The River WED A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his WED young daughter Frankie. Emma Fielding reads Margaret WED Bonham's story. WED WED 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dq7y (Listen) WED The Lost Hotel WED The mystical, timeless man tracks a missing person and finds WED himself an unwilling guest at a sinister hotel. Stars Paul WED Hilton. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t5xc7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k3myf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007w4dk (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED Dick Swiveller gets to know a mysterious gentleman and WED eavesdrops on a conversation. Dickens dramatisation with WED Sandi Toksvig. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jryb (Listen) WED Lancaster and Bolingbroke WED At the end of the 14th Century, the House of Lancaster is WED gaining prominence. Anna Massey narrates the history of the WED British Isles. WED WED 14:30 Alan Bennett's Telling Tales b007jnjx (Listen) WED An Ideal Home WED Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood, when the sum total WED of family secrets amounted to not having a proper breakfast. WED WED 14:45 Michael Crawford - Parcel Arrived Safely b019dqsc (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED 4 Extra Debut. Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from WED his autobiography, including some Frank Spencer-like moments WED at the births of his two daughters. WED WED 15:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081vdy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b019j036 (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc lays a special set of dominoes end to end, and WED takes of tour of the world's best - and worst - toilets. WED WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jps8 (Listen) WED The Friends of Frambourne Pier WED Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the WED pier. Starring Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee. From December WED 1983. WED WED 17:30 The Right Time b00fvbgz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jn9k (Listen) WED The Ninth Removal WED Horror legend Vincent Price's unnerving tale of a WED secretary's murderous revenge. With Freda Jackson and WED Richard Pearson. WED WED 18:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rz8s0 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The Doctor Who producer recalls the show's regeneration from WED Patrick Troughton to Jon Pertwee, and from black and white WED to colour. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b00t5xc7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k3myf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dq7y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave b0196rpc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Absolute Power b019dqxr (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 4 WED Spin doctor Charles heads across the pond, leaving Martin to WED fend alone. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February WED 2004. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01b20pv (Listen) WED Two hours of comedy, as Arthur Smith chats to Tiffany WED Stevenson about life and laughs. WED WED 23:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jrj4 (Listen) WED Organathon WED Jason's dad Eddie attempts a record-breaking electric organ WED session for charity. Stars Dominic Monaghan. From September WED 1999. WED WED 23:30 Rubbish b00770g2 (Listen) WED Series 1, Diversity WED Comedy series by Tony Bagley about Martin Christmas, local WED government officer, cynic and manic depressive. Martin's WED search for inner peace is constantly thwarted. WED WED THU THURSDAY 19 JANUARY 2012 THU THU 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jn9k (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00rz8s0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Cabin Pressure b00cm9p6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Whispers b00cbszf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081vdy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dq7y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jps8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Right Time b00fvbgz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries b0084qwv (Listen) THU The gentlemen detective investigates the gruesome death of THU the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family. Stars Jeremy THU Clyde. THU THU 07:00 Artists b019dr8p (Listen) THU Series 2, Unholy Alliances THU Tamsin is invited to a wedding. Can she persuade THU anti-traditionalist Josef to accompany her? Stars Ben THU Miller. From April 2004. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b014qxbj (Listen) THU Series 7, The Prisoner THU Clare in the Community returns with Sally Phillips as Clare THU Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but THU never a practical solution. THU A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering THU in other people's lives on both a professional and personal THU basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and THU heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of THU discomfort to her. THU Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control THU both her professional and private life. In her private life THU Clare is struggling to come to terms with Brian's THU infidelity. Will their relationship survive? THU In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out THU there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare. THU Episode One 'The Prisoner' Cast: THU Clare: SALLY PHILLIPS THU Brian: ALEX LOWE THU Megan/Nali: NINA CONTI THU Ray: RICHARD LUMSDEN THU Helen: LIZA TARBUCK THU Simon: ANDREW WINCOTT THU Libby: SARAH KENDALL THU WPC Petherington: SOPHIE THOMPSON THU Mr. Chisholm: GERARD MCDERMOTT THU Mr Barton: SIMON BUBB THU Shuliman Olibaju/Annabel: VICTORIA INEZ HARDY THU School Girl: GEORGIA LOWE THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Produced by Katie Tyrrell. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b019drtz (Listen) THU Where There's a Will THU The government is promised millions, but the duo must sort THU out a sculpture. With Deryck Guyler. Re-recorded in April THU 1980. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b00q9gk2 (Listen) THU Series 2, Uninvited Guests THU Calamity strikes when the Home Guard and ARP wardens share THU the church hall. Adapted from TV with Bill Pertwee. From THU March 1975. THU THU 09:00 Know Your Place b019dvsb (Listen) THU Sisterly Feelings THU Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction - can caretaker Ramsay save THU the day? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From July THU 1983. THU THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge b00ph8rz (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 6 THU Crazy panel show capers as Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben THU Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From August 2001. THU THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081w2g (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Stephen's missing, Tom goes on the run and Gradgrind gets THU Sleary's help. Dickens adaptation stars Kenneth Cranham and THU Eleanor Bron. THU THU 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) THU The Two Mrs Reeds THU Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward. THU Emma Fielding reads Margaret Bonham's story. THU THU 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dw0f (Listen) THU The Lady in the Lake THU The ageless wanderer is drawn to the case of a magical THU fiddle player, and finds a tragic love triangle. Stars Paul THU Hilton. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b019drtz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b00q9gk2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries b0084qwv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007w2k7 (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Little Nell becomes confused as she tries to stop her THU grandfather's gambling. Dickens dramatisation with Trevor THU Peacock. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jryq (Listen) THU Henry IV, Hotspur and the Stake THU The Plantagenets disband, with the House of Lancaster THU stepping up to rule England. Anna Massey narrates the THU history of Britain. THU THU 14:30 Alan Bennett's Telling Tales b007jnkd (Listen) THU A Shy Butcher THU Alan Bennett recalls his father's lot in life, plus his own THU childhood evenings spent cleaning his parents' false teeth. THU THU 14:45 Michael Crawford - Parcel Arrived Safely b019dwb6 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU 4 Extra Debut. Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from THU his autobiography, including some Frank Spencer-like moments THU at the births of his two daughters. THU THU 15:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081w2g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b019j0nt (Listen) THU Which bird is best at telling the time? Mel Giedroyc finds THU out about the history of cuckoo clocks. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jmhv (Listen) THU Series 5, Work THU If only school problems could be as easily solved as the new THU School Governor imagines. Stars Karl Howman and James Grout. THU From June 1990. THU THU 17:30 Artists b019dr8p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jm89 (Listen) THU An Eye for an Eye THU Even horror legend Vincent Price can't face the meal that's THU placed before him. With Christopher Bidmead and Anne THU Jameson. THU THU 18:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00s37c3 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The Doctor Who producer reflects on major changes in the TV THU filming process, and nurturing a formidable new writing THU team. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b019drtz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b00q9gk2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries b0084qwv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dw0f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b014qxbj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Delve Special b007jq1p (Listen) THU Series 2, A Rocket for Defence THU Reporter David Lander investigates whether we really need THU the new 'Sea Snake' torpedo. Stars Stephen Fry. From THU September 1986. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01b20qf (Listen) THU More comedy and chat with Arthur Smith and the week's guest, THU Tiffany Stevenson. THU THU 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents b0089jjq (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 6 THU 'Changing Rooms' only slightly, and an escaped seal - in THU disguise. Sketch comedy from Warwick with Ben War. THU THU 23:30 The Castle b00t4q0l (Listen) THU Series 3, The Snowballs of Hell THU Hie ye The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, THU starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four Weddings THU & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley") THU In this episode there's romance in the air for Charlotte as THU a vicious gang war breaks out in the Castle. Meanwhile, De THU Warenne discovers the fondue and declares martial law. THU Sir John Woodstock .... James Fleet THU Sir William De Warenne .... Neil Dudgeon THU Lady Anne Woodstock .... Martha Howe-Douglas THU Cardinal Duncan .... Jonathan Kydd THU Lady Charlotte .... Ingrid Oliver THU Master Henry Woodstock .... Steven Kynman THU Merlin .... Lewis Macleod THU Written by Kim Fuller and Paul Alexander THU Music by Guy Jackson THU Producer: David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 20 JANUARY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jm89 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00s37c3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries b0084qwv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Know Your Place b019dvsb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge b00ph8rz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens - Hard Times b0081w2g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019dw0f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jmhv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Artists b019dr8p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) FRI Two elderly librarians decide to emulate Miss Marple when a FRI corpse is discovered in their crime section. Stars Mary FRI Wimbush. FRI FRI 06:45 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5ppw (Listen) FRI A Dark Blue Perfume FRI A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his FRI ex-wife, who left him years ago for another man. Read by FRI John Rowe. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007jrl9 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Sleeping Partners FRI Rosie's event for a high finance company allows Kate to spot FRI her ticket back into a top job. Stars Arabella Weir. From FRI May 2000. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b019f18l (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 16 FRI Ed Byrne and his guests review the best of current British FRI comedy from radio, screen and the stage. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI The TV Lark, Opening Night FRI Navy Lark spinoff. Troutbridge TV's new Deputy Controller, FRI Henry Povey soon spots some familiar faces. Stars Leslie FRI Phillips. From January 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnjq (Listen) FRI Loathe Story FRI Sleepwalking Harold gives dad Albert a fright. Adapted from FRI TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From February FRI 1976. FRI FRI 09:00 Fat Chance b019fwxg (Listen) FRI Weigh In With Wendy FRI Slimline sitcom about fighting the flab, by Jenny McDade. FRI Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's slimming class. With Gareth FRI Corke, Janine Duvitski and Michael Troughton. FRI FRI 09:30 We've Been Here Before b00fy1g5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI Clive Anderson's yester-year quiz with Gyles Brandreth, John FRI O'Farrell, Natalie Haynes and Richard Herring. From June FRI 2004. FRI FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Mrs Lirriper b019fx2g (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI 4 Extra debut. Dickens's often overlooked tale of a FRI huge-hearted landlady and her eccentric lodgers. Stars Julia FRI McKenzie and John Fortune. FRI FRI 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007tzqb (Listen) FRI The Professor's Daughter FRI Four year old Britta and her fearful imagination cause FRI social embarrassment for Miss Jenner. Read by Emma Fielding. FRI FRI 11:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019fx3p (Listen) FRI Hope Springs FRI The roaming immortal reunites with daughter Doris, but FRI learns an old foe is on his trail. Stars Paul Hilton. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnjq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:45 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5ppw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop b007w3b7 (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI The hunt continues to track down Little Nell and her FRI grandfather. Dickens dramatisation with Alex Jennings. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jrz7 (Listen) FRI Henry V and Agincourt FRI Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. The FRI reign of Henry V unites England as he takes them into battle FRI with France. FRI FRI 14:30 Alan Bennett's Telling Tales b007jnkv (Listen) FRI Days Out FRI The writer recalls his 1940s childhood and the difficulties FRI he and his parents faced in leaving Leeds on wartime FRI Sundays. FRI FRI 14:45 Michael Crawford - Parcel Arrived Safely b019fx7g (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI 4 Extra Debut. Actor and singer Michael Crawford reads from FRI his autobiography, including some Frank Spencer-like moments FRI at the births of his two daughters. FRI FRI 15:00 Charles Dickens - Mrs Lirriper b019fx2g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b019j0p4 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc continues her voyage to Treasure Island, and FRI tries on a helmet from the Vietnam War. FRI FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of FRI William Shakespeare b007k2xh (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI The Royal Dingle Company wreak havoc in Stratford-Upon-Avon. FRI Stars Patrick Barlow and Louise Lombard. From September FRI 1995. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrl9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jn0n (Listen) FRI Soul Music FRI Horror legend Vincent Price tells the chilling tale of a FRI violinist with very special hands. With Coral Browne and FRI John Graham. FRI FRI 18:30 Barry Letts - Who & Me b00s5nfv (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The Doctor Who producer recalls the birth of the Time Lord's FRI nemesis and the attributes of a time traveller's female FRI companion. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b019f7nb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnjq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Stephen Sheridan - Murder By the Book b00y95fv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:45 Ruth Rendell Stories b00b5ppw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007tzqb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Sebastian Baczkiewicz - Pilgrim b019fx3p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b019f18l (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Elvenquest b00w22h6 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI Amis' over-eating has forced him to put on weight. Which FRI would be fine, were it not for the fact that he is the FRI "Chosen One" and everyone knows Chosen Ones cannot be seen FRI to be too pudgy. He is a role model after all. So the FRI Questers take him to see the sorcerer, Dietica, where he is FRI put on a punishing new regime - along with the rest of our FRI noble band of heroes. FRI But, as ever, danger lurks round every corner in Lower Earth FRI and it is not long until Dietica reveals his true plans for FRI the Questers. And it involves more than just staying away FRI from carbs. FRI An all-star cast, featuring: FRI Stephen Mangan as "Sam", FRI Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", FRI Sanjeev Bhaskar as "Dietica", FRI Kevin Eldon as "Dean/Kreech", FRI Darren Boyd as "Vidar", FRI Dave Lamb as "Amis - The Chosen One" FRI Sophie Winkleman as "Penthiselea" FRI The producer is Sam Michell. FRI FRI 23:00 The Skivers b00805wv (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 4 FRI Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick Golson and Tim de FRI Jongh welcome guest Jon Pertwee. From February 1995. FRI FRI 23:30 And Now In Colour b00804kc (Listen) FRI Series 2, Astronaut Training FRI The sketch team take the audience to Nevada for selection by FRI NASA. Stars Tim de Jongh and William Vandyck. From February FRI 1991. FRI