21 July, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 21/07/2012 - 27/07/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 21 JULY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters b007jmq9 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness, and the SAT three witches set to work. Stars Sheila Hancock and Lynda SAT Baron. SAT SAT 00:30 Lullaby b00d7jh3 (Listen) SAT Kate and Patrick face terror from the sinister past of their SAT newly renovated house. Francis Turnly's thriller with Tara SAT Flynn. SAT SAT 01:00 MC Beaton - Agatha Raisin b011pv6k (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Moment of Truth SAT Agatha must quickly identify the poisoner, but James is SAT refusing to help. Does he really no longer care? Stars SAT Penelope Keith. SAT SAT 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007jsrw (Listen) SAT The Empty Quarter SAT Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that missing David SAT Whittaker may be alive and able to save the oasis. Stars Tim SAT Munro. SAT SAT 02:00 After Henry b007k2z7 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Bedside Manners SAT Poorly Sarah is in hospital and must cope with visits from SAT her mother and daughter. Stars Prunella Scales. From SAT September 1986. SAT SAT 02:30 Trivia Test Match b007xxkt (Listen) SAT Brian Johnston tries to stump Tim Rice, Christopher SAT Martin-Jenkins, Willie Rushton and Leslie Thomas. From SAT September 1992. SAT SAT 03:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jps2 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Anna's affair with young officer Vronsky has begun, but her SAT pompous husband will not acknowledge it. Stars Teresa SAT Gallagher. Episode 2 of 4. SAT SAT 04:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4p (Listen) SAT Daredevil, by Michael Morpurgo SAT A reckless challenge leads to a dark discovery in a tale of SAT nature and brotherhood. SAT James Bryce reads 'Daredevil' by Michael Morpurgo. SAT Produced by Eilidh McCreadie. SAT To mark 150 years since author J M Barrie was born, birth, SAT three leading writers for young people contribute stories SAT inspired by a chapter title from 'Peter Pan'. The authors SAT have been set the task of exploring the joys and the terrors SAT of childhood without sentimentality, much as Barrie did in SAT his original text. SAT Award-winning author and former Children's Laureate Michael SAT Morpurgo has written over 100 books including 'The Wreck of SAT the Zanzibar' and 'Kensuke's Kingdom'. The stage production SAT of his 2007 novel, 'War Horse' has just transferred to the SAT West End after an award-winning run at the National Theatre. SAT SAT 04:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007ncyz (Listen) SAT Aristide Bruant SAT The socialist club owner questions his success. John SAT Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars SAT Bernard Hill and Julie Covington. SAT SAT 05:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b0089jcr (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, SAT Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July SAT 1991. SAT SAT 05:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience SAT b007k4xw (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT The warring radio spouses welcome Mike Smith and Sarah SAT Greene. Stars Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. From SAT January 1999. SAT SAT 06:00 Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus b007k3cx (Listen) SAT Comic spin on what really happened inside the wooden horse SAT during the siege of Troy. Stars Timothy West and Joy SAT Harrison. SAT SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes b00t2y92 (Listen) SAT The Great Escape SAT John Rawling relives the final day of football's 1998/99 SAT season, as Carlisle United battled Scarborough to stay in SAT Division Three. SAT SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qm9k2 (Listen) SAT Pauline McLynn SAT Best known as Mrs Doyle in 'Father Ted', the actress and SAT comedienne chooses her favourite music and chats about her SAT career. SAT SAT 09:00 Take It From June b011p0j2 (Listen) SAT Comedy legend June Whitfield talks to Enyd Williams about SAT her 60 years in radio, featuring Take It From Here, SAT Crowther's Crowd, The Frankie Howerd Show and The News SAT Huddlines. SAT SAT 12:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01l1c0z (Listen) SAT It's 1664, crime in London is on the rise and the diarist's SAT thoughts turn towards the ladies in his life. Stars Kris SAT Marshall. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007jw5w (Listen) SAT Series 3, A Voice from the Grave SAT Summertime, a mystery lover, naughty photos and a nasty SAT murder. The Victorian detective is feeling the heat. With SAT Brian Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnjm (Listen) SAT The Unexploded Bomb SAT When the lad gets a surprise in the cellar, Sid sees his SAT chance to make some money. Stars Tony Hancock. From February SAT 1958. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jqjv (Listen) SAT Series 3, Asleep in the Deep SAT Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station and so SAT do their rescuers. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From SAT June 1976. SAT SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qm9k2 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus b007k3cx (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 The Write Stuff b01c7wx4 (Listen) SAT HG Wells SAT This week the teams look at the life and work of one of the SAT father's of Science Fiction and creator of such famous works SAT as "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds", H.G. Wells. SAT Team captains, Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh, are helped SAT out by journalist and critic, Alex Clark and comedy writer, SAT John O'Farrell as they are set more literary challenges by SAT host, James Walton. SAT For the finale, the teams must also put themselves in Wells' SAT shoes (he was famous for making predictions about the SAT future, some prescient, some very much not so) and make SAT their own prophesies for 2012. SAT SAT 18:00 Wally K Daly - 625Y b007nfs5 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Scientist Kate Brown's attempt to bring her new gene SAT discovery into the public domain doesn't go to plan. Stars SAT Amanda Root and Geoffrey Whitehead. SAT SAT 18:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury b00tgcgq (Listen) SAT Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed SAT Earth people have settled on Mars, but how do they cope when SAT they discover there is no way back home? Read by Sean SAT Barrett. SAT SAT 19:00 Take It From June b011p0j2 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b0101jpz (Listen) SAT Whoopi Goldberg SAT The American actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg entertains SAT a New York audience on Broadway in 2006. SAT SAT 23:00 P Division: Code Four One b007jnr9 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Long Pig SAT The Glasgow police investigate a brutal crime. But is there SAT a link between this one and the other murders? Stars Jake SAT D'Arcy. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 22 JULY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Wally K Daly - 625Y b007nfs5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury b00tgcgq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00qm9k2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01l1c0z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007jw5w (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus b007k3cx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 The Write Stuff b01c7wx4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00y1vzm (Listen) SUN Based on the diaries and letters of the young Queen SUN Victoria. The newlyweds return to Buckingham Palace. Stars SUN Imogen Stubbs. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxfx (Listen) SUN Series 1, Wall of Water SUN A community recalls their devastating flood of 1953, as SUN meteorologist Helen Young visits East Anglia. SUN SUN 07:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01kt4rc (Listen) SUN Anidara SUN Brian Gulliver has been missing for six years. Now he's back SUN and he has a story to tell. Each week is a new adventure, SUN starring Neil Pearson and Mariah Gale, by Bill Dale. SUN SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jp2q (Listen) SUN The Bishop Meets a Bird SUN An unwelcome visitor arrives. Clerical comedy adapted from SUN TV, with Derek Nimmo and William Mervyn. From January 1971. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jszx (Listen) SUN The Kid Makes History SUN The schoolboy is in trouble for not doing his homework, so SUN Alfie is forced to help. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. From SUN December 1964. SUN SUN 09:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b0140f1v (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and SUN she's only five. Narrated by Lenny Henry, stars Nichola SUN McAuliffe. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01295q8 (Listen) SUN David Walliams SUN The castaway choices of the Little Britain star, in SUN conversation with Kirsty Young. From March 2007. SUN SUN 10:45 Short Stories by John McGahern b00p1hnx (Listen) SUN Swallows SUN A young Dublin surveyor meets a country policeman and their SUN life choices are ruthlessly compared. Read by Sean McGinley. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b01l1d6d (Listen) SUN Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 3 SUN Phoebe's step-grandparents are worried about her and they're SUN right to be. Kate makes a foolish request and emotions are SUN running high. SUN SUN 11:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l1d4z (Listen) SUN The Spy SUN Michael Williams stars as 1940s radio star Robb Wilton. The SUN eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986. SUN SUN 12:00 Juliet Ace - Young Victoria b00y1vzm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b007jxfx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 RL Stevenson - Treasure Island b007jwxp (Listen) SUN A treasure map leads young Jim Hawkins on a sea adventure SUN with devious Long John Silver. Stars Peter Jeffrey and Hugh SUN Paddick. SUN SUN 15:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jp2q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jszx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01l1d8c (Listen) SUN Join Mel Giedroyc for the highlights of a week which SUN included caravanning with actor Patrick Duffy aka Bobby SUN Ewing, singing Gaelic songs and jumping out of an aeroplane. SUN SUN 16:30 Roald Dahl - Matilda b0140f1v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Spike Milligan - I Like Spike b00yqqsd (Listen) SUN The Poems and Puckoon SUN Roy Hudd thrills an audience with ephemera from the mind of SUN Chief Goon Milligan, who makes a guest appearance. From July SUN 1979. SUN SUN 18:00 Blake's 7 b008hscc (Listen) SUN Rebel SUN The Galactic Federation thinks it has seen the last of space SUN outlaw Roj Blake, when he is framed and exiled. Stars Derek SUN Riddell. SUN SUN 19:00 Creme De la Crime b0082kj4 (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Lord And Mike Shepherd SUN Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the unsolved case SUN of a vanishing Lord. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From SUN May 2002. SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b01l1d6d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l1d4z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jp2q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jszx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01295q8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Short Stories by John McGahern b00p1hnx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01kt4rc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Comic to Comic b007jw9k (Listen) SUN Series 1, Omid Djalili SUN The British-Iranian comedian tells Bruce Morton how SUN disco-dancing and experimental theatre shaped his life and SUN work. From August 2005. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01ljygq (Listen) SUN From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club SUN offers two hours of comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Ronna and SUN Beverly. SUN SUN 23:00 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen b007k1z7 (Listen) SUN A Guest at the Dentons SUN The dark comedy about the 'local people' of Spent - before SUN it hit TV. With Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton. From SUN November 1997. SUN SUN 23:30 John Shuttleworth's Open Mind b007k4tn (Listen) SUN UFOs SUN The Sheffield singer-songwriter investigates unsolved SUN phenomena, with agent Ken Worthington and guest Patrick SUN Mower. From March 2006. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 23 JULY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Blake's 7 b008hscc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01295q8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Short Stories by John McGahern b00p1hnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Creme De la Crime b0082kj4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b01l1d6d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b01l1d4z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jp2q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 RL Stevenson - Treasure Island b007jwxp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b0140f1v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlw5 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner. Angst MON and archaeology in Agatha Christie's whodunnit with Dorothy MON Tutin. MON MON 06:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007k372 (Listen) MON Jebel Al-Akhbar MON In a politically sensitive area of Arabia, the water supply MON is cut off to force the Emir to negotiate. Stars Tim Munro. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b0091nkl (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 4 MON Pregnant Lucy must break the news to her parents, and Daniel MON gets a taste of fatherhood. Stars David Tennant. From MON November 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01ks3v9 (Listen) MON Series 57, Episode 4 MON The nation's favourite wireless entertainment pays a return MON visit to the Grand Theatre in Swansea. Regulars Barry Cryer, MON Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel MON by Rob Brydon with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell MON attempts piano accompaniment. Producer - Jon Naismith. MON Clip MON Morgantown Crescent MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00bfd4t (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne visits his local music shop, and waltzes back MON to the Vienna of 1845. With Kenneth Williams. From November MON 1961. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00shdzy (Listen) MON The Bonds That Bind Us MON Loaded Albert brings home a young gold digger. Adapted from MON TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From MON September 1966. MON MON 09:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l1g2x (Listen) MON Hermicia MON Brian Gulliver has been missing for six years. Now he's back MON and he has a story to tell. Each week is a new adventure, MON starring Neil Pearson and Mariah Gale, by Bill Dale. MON MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007k0nh (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 2 MON Activist turned ad writer Ken Handley finds himself assigned MON to the Conservative Party. Stars Martin Jarvis. From January MON 1982. MON MON 10:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpsj (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Anna becomes distraught as the full impact of her affair MON begins to dawn on her. Stars Teresa Gallagher and Nicholas MON Farrell. MON MON 11:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4r (Listen) MON The Beautiful Freedom Cage, by Julie Bertagna MON Alam travels from his desolate mountain community to the MON glittering promise of Europe, where he hopes to learn the MON true meaning of freedom. MON Laura Smales reads 'The Beautiful Freedom Cage' by Julie MON Bertagna. MON Produced by Eilidh McCreadie. MON To mark 150 years since author J M Barrie's birth, three MON leading writers for young people contribute stories inspired MON by a chapter title from 'Peter Pan'. The authors have been MON set the task of exploring the joys and the terrors of MON childhood without sentimentality, much as Barrie did in his MON original text. MON Julie Bertagna writes for children and young adults and will MON shortly publish the final part of her acclaimed Savage Earth MON saga, 'Aurora'. She has been shortlisted for the Whitbread MON Children's Book award and the Blue Peter Book Awards. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01kxzy2 (Listen) MON Danny is sucked into a black hole with the actor, comedian MON and particle physicist Ben Miller whose book 'It's Not MON Rocket Science' sets out to explain some of the most MON fundamental and amazing scientific facts - and "let's do it MON quickly, while Maths isn't looking". MON Polishing his halo and scattering fairy dust as he goes, MON comes John Caudwell. He's a billionaire, entrepreneur and MON philanthropist. John is 'The Angel' who every week will MON decide who out of six hopefuls will get a £100,000 MON investment from his own pocket to realise their business MON dreams. But this is no Dragon's Den - rather than judging MON them on their ideas, he will be judging them on their MON personalities and business acumen. The devil's in the MON detail. MON Jo Bunting is transported to the tree-lined boulevards of MON gay Paris with the romantic novelist and Shakespearean MON scholar, Eloisa James, whose memoir about her year spent in MON the French capital 'en famille' is a joyful testament to the MON joyful pleasures in life. MON Danny is Upstairs Downstairs with novelist Fay Weldon with MON her new book 'Habits of the House. The plot follows the MON fortunes of the Dilberne family in Belgrave Square and is MON sure to put a spring in the step of any 'Downtown Abbey' MON aficionado. MON With music from Lazy Habits - the 8 piece Hip Hop crew whose MON original sound mixes beats, rhymes and brass - who perform MON 'Bulletin' from their self-titled debut album. MON And the temperature will be rising in the Loose Ends studio MON with the luminous and magnificent Concha Buika, the MON 'flamenco queen', whose passionate and versatile singing MON style have made her a huge star in her native Spain and all MON over Europe. MON Producer Cathie Mahoney. MON Ben Miller MON ‘It’s Not Rocket Science’ is published by Little, Brown and MON out now. MON John Caudwell MON The first episode of ‘The Angel’ is on Tuesday 24th July at MON 20.00 on Sky 1 HD. MON Eloisa James MON ‘Paris in Love’ is published by Nicholas Brealey Publishing MON and is out now. MON Fay Weldon MON ‘Habits of the House’ is published by Head of Zeus and is MON available now. MON Lazy Habits MON Lazy Habits perform ‘Bulletin’ from their self-titled debut MON album MON out in September on Run n Jump Records. MON The band are playing at the Wagon Summer All Dayer at the MON Old Queen’s Head, London on Saturday 21st July and at Kendal MON Calling, the Lake District on Sunday 29th July. Check their MON website for more details. MON Concha Buika MON Concha Buika is appearing at the BT River of Music Festival MON on Saturday 21st July and Sunday 22nd July. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00bfd4t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b00shdzy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlw5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007k372 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0080jbw (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London. Enthralling MON exploration of Empire, prejudice, war and love with Nadine MON Marshall. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtg5 (Listen) MON The Coming of Disraeli and the Death of Peel MON The Corn Laws are finally repealed, but at great personal MON cost to prime minister Peel. Anna Massey narrates the MON history of Britain. MON MON 14:30 Book at Beachtime b0125j6y (Listen) MON SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 1 MON Each morning Christine relearns her personal history as she MON forgets it all when she sleeps. Debut thriller read by MON Stella Gonet. MON MON 15:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpsj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l1h30 (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc with a magical new story, Suniti Namjoshi's MON 'Aditi and the Thames Dragon'. And it's the beginning of the MON London Olympics, so the 4 O'Clock Show celebrates London. MON MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00954vf (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 2 MON It's singing duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback - they're on MON after the stripper. Stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd. From MON July 1998. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b0091nkl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1h2g (Listen) MON Series 1, The Sphere MON 4 Extra Debut. Abby and Zara are not real. They were created MON by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time. MON Starring Ciara Janson. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00bfd4t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00shdzy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlw5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007k372 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01kxzy2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b01ks3v9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l1g2x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01kt7d7 (Listen) MON Series 37, Episode 7 MON Olympic Security Buckles Under Pressure: in the week that MON G4S announced it would not be able to provide security for MON the Olympic Games, and David Cameron and Nick Clegg MON relaunched their coalition, Nathan Caton, Mitch Benn, Laura MON Shavin and Jon Holmes join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis for a MON look at the week's headlines. Nathan Caton looks at the John MON Terry acquittal, Jon Holmes watches the Olympic torch go MON past his street, and Mitch Benn finds the summer rain a MON drag. Produced by Victoria Lloyd. MON MON 23:30 20th Century Vampire b007zmgl (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Trainee Eloise must study for a GCSE in vampirism, and MON teacher Lucretia is tough. Stars Louise Lombard. From MON November 1993. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 24 JULY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1h2g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlw5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Hammond Innes - The Doomed Oasis b007k372 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels b01l1g2x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007k0nh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpsj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01kxzy2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00954vf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b0091nkl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlwq (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The Belgian sleuth is on hand when a death occurs in the TUE heat of the desert. Stars John Moffat and Dorothy Tutin. TUE TUE 06:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrrl (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Simmering resentment brings a high-class hitman over from TUE France to target a horse-race jockey. Read by John TUE Lloyd-Fillingham. TUE TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down b008gbvs (Listen) TUE Series 2, Mythical Kings and Iguanas TUE Marlborough Road's multi-tasking mother Saffron turns to TUE cleaner Sally for help. Stars Stella McCusker. From August TUE 2002. TUE TUE 07:30 Sketchorama b01ks53l (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Award-winning character comedian and doyen of sketch comedy TUE Humphrey Ker presents the pick of the best live sketch TUE groups currently performing on the UK comedy circuit in this TUE brand new showcase - with character, improv, broken and TUE musical sketch comedy. TUE Humphrey Ker is himself an established sketch performer, TUE writer, actor and comedian who won the Fosters Edinburgh TUE Comedy Award for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh festival in TUE 2011. For five years he was part of the much-loved sketch TUE trio The Penny Dreadfuls, with whom he wrote and performed TUE in a string of Edinburgh festival smashes, two series on TUE BBC7 and two plays for Radio 4. TUE The sketch groups featured in episode four of Sketchorama TUE are: TUE How Do I Get Up There? Scotland's fastest rising sketch TUE group heralding a new era for Scottish comedy. In 2010, the TUE boys made the final of the "Take The Mic" competition at the TUE Edinburgh Festival, and in 2011 enjoyed their Fringe debut TUE show. They also progressed to the finals of the prestigious TUE New Act of The Year competition at the Barbican in London. TUE The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek. Since making their TUE debut in 2009, this group featuring Graeme Rooney, Paul TUE Charlton and Kevin O'Loughlin have established themselves as TUE Fringe favourites and sold 10,000 tickets for their 2011 TUE show. TUE Pappy's. A multi award winning sketch team consisting of TUE comedians Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby and Tom Parry. TUE Established in 2004, Pappy's are firm favourites on the UK TUE live comedy circuit with their hyper-energetic, gag filled TUE monster of a stage presence. TUE Producer: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE How Do I Get Up There? TUE The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek TUE Pappy's TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jp91 (Listen) TUE The Treasure in the Tower TUE Neddie Seagoon and friends are on the London trail of TUE long-buried valuables. Stars Spike Milligan. From October TUE 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Listen to Les b01696lw (Listen) TUE Les Dawson presents Dallas UK, culture with Cosmo Smallpiece TUE and a piano sing-along. With Daphne Oxenford. From December TUE 1980. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01kt7d7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Sneakiepeeks b00p6307 (Listen) TUE Honeytrap Hotel TUE Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of TUE inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives. TUE Beagle Team infringe every civil liberty in the book in the TUE name of national security. TUE Bill ...... Richard Lumsden TUE Sharla ...... Nina Conti TUE Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya TUE Tony Savage ...... Kevin Eldon TUE Geoff ...... John Biggins TUE Ted ...... Shaban Arifi TUE Nanny/Milij ...... Alex Tregear TUE Mr Smith ...... Nigel Hastings TUE Mrs Smith ...... Kate Layden TUE Bishop ...... Ewan Hooper. TUE TUE 10:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpt0 (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE As arguments rage over her future, Anna looks set on a path TUE of self destruction. Stars Teresa Gallagher and Toby TUE Stephens. TUE TUE 11:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l471g (Listen) TUE The Facts of Life TUE Francis Wyndam's three subtle stories of desire and yearning TUE during the dark days of the second world war are matchless TUE in tone and nuance. They centre on the young and old, on TUE those upstairs and downstairs, on those living in town and TUE country... TUE 1.The Facts of Life TUE Young Newton never settled at the school, then he has to see TUE the TUE headmaster about a rather delicate subject... TUE Read by Bill Nighy TUE Producer Duncan Minshull. TUE TUE 11:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs b00xfjd5 (Listen) TUE The extraordinary story of a young boy's life on the streets TUE of Moscow, where he was adopted by wild dogs. Stars Tom TUE Glenister. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jp91 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Listen to Les b01696lw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlwq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrrl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0080nxp (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE A hurricane in Jamaica exposes a secret and devastates TUE Hortense Roberts. Stars Nadine Marshall and Javone Prince. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01l1ldn (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 7 TUE Spend some more time with the characters of The Archers. TUE TUE 14:30 Book at Beachtime b0125m78 (Listen) TUE SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 2 TUE Losing her memory when she sleeps, Christine's doctor has TUE suggested keeping a journal could help her. Read by Stella TUE Gonet. TUE TUE 15:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpt0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l1lpk (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc wishes actor Daniel Radcliffe a happy birthday TUE in his birthday week, travels on a London bus and hears the TUE origin of the nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is Falling Down'. TUE TUE 17:00 King Street Junior b007jml9 (Listen) TUE Series 6, Safety First TUE All go at school with a serious road accident at the gates, TUE and a radio show for the headmaster to record. Stars Karl TUE Howman. TUE TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down b008gbvs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1lpf (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Fog TUE Abby and Zara arrive in Compton in 1912, where they sample TUE local beer and get arrested. Stars Ciara Janson and David TUE Warner. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jp91 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Listen to Les b01696lw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlwq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrrl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00glbkx (Listen) TUE The Other Garden and Collected Stories by Francis Wyndham, TUE The Facts of Life TUE Francis Wyndam's three subtle stories of desire and yearning TUE during the dark days of the second world war are matchless TUE in tone and nuance. They centre on the young and old, on TUE those upstairs and downstairs, on those living in town and TUE country... TUE 1.The Facts of Life TUE Young Newton never settled at the school, then he has to see TUE the TUE headmaster about a rather delicate subject... TUE Read by Bill Nighy TUE Producer Duncan Minshull. TUE TUE 21:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs b00xfjd5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Sketchorama b01ks53l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Heated Rollers b007qv82 (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Granny in space, and Mrs Slocombe the locum. All-women TUE sketch show with Lynda Bellingham and Gwyneth Strong. From TUE March 1999. TUE TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show b007k484 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Cop Night and superstitions. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben TUE Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Nerys Hughes. From January TUE 1998. TUE TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance b007jstr (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Sweat of the Mastersons TUE The family saga of Big Ben, opium dens and men in frocks. TUE Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From TUE May 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 25 JULY 2012 WED WED 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1lpf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlwq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrrl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01kt7d7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Sneakiepeeks b00p6307 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Leo Tolstoy - Anna Karenina b007jpt0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00glbkx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs b00xfjd5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 King Street Junior b007jml9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Two Doors Down b008gbvs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlx8 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The sleuth digs for more clues. Is there a killer in a team WED of desert archaeologists? Stars John Moffat and William WED Franklyn. WED WED 06:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrv7 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly WED who wanted Red Millbrook dead? Read by John WED Lloyd-Fillingham. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) WED Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis WED Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be WED ordained as a priest. Stars David Swift and Sian Philips. WED From May 2002. WED WED 07:30 My Teenage Diary b01ks9zd (Listen) WED Series 4, Toby Young WED My Teenage Diary returns with six more brave celebrities WED ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their WED intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for WED the very first time. WED IN this fourth programme in the series, comedian Rufus Hound WED is joined by writer Toby Young who revisits his teenage WED years, when he had a lot of fun playing knock down ginger, WED shooting pea shooters, and skateboarding - but let his WED academic work suffer. WED He reflects on his mis-spent youth and talks about how it WED has changed his perceptions of young offenders today. WED Producer: Harriet Jaine WED A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. WED Clip WED ‘I’ve got girls, I nick things, I swear, I smash windows, I WED smoke’ – Toby Young WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnmp (Listen) WED Hancock's School WED Inspired by Bill and supplied by Sid, the lad turns his home WED into a centre of learning. Stars Tony Hancock. From March WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qyqd9 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 7 WED London bus gospel and a visit to Nibbling-on-the-Bone. WED Sketches and songs with Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall. From WED November 1965. WED WED 09:00 Boogie Up The River b007jv65 (Listen) WED I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11 WED Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the WED source of the Thames. Stars Timothy Spall. From December WED 1992. WED WED 09:30 Street and Lane b00v8lr4 (Listen) WED Series 1, Blues on the Stairs WED Yorkshire builders Johnny and Arthur grapple with a WED teacher's perilously perched piano. Stars Nick Lane. From WED August 2005. WED WED 10:00 Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling b01l1vy1 (Listen) WED by Nigel Planer WED Lapo ..... Phil Daniels WED Loti ..... Bryan Dick WED Pope Julius ..... Gary Waldhorn WED Cardinal Alidosi ..... Roger Lloyd Pack WED Composer ..... Adam Cork WED Directed by Mary Peate WED High up on the wooden scaffolding tower of the Sistine WED Chapel, two fresco plasterers get on with the day's work WED preparing the ceiling for their boss Michelangelo who has WED not bothered to turn up for work again. As they do so, they WED bemoan the uselessness of the great master. WED Pope Julius and Cardinal Alidosi visit the chapel to inspect WED the progress of their commission. They are never very WED impressed, and the Pope is more concerned about getting WED Michelangelo to do his funeral monument at a knock-down WED price. WED On the Ceiling is not about great artists; it is about those WED people whose names don't go down in history: the ones who do WED the essential drudge work, their frustration at their lack WED of genius and their pride in their own technical expertise. WED In this version of events, low elements combine to make high WED art. WED Nigel Planer is best known as Neil in The Young Ones, and as WED Nicholas Craig - The Naked Actor. Other television WED productions include Shine on Harvey Moon; Dennis Potter's WED Blackeyes. On stage, Nigel has performed in Simon Gray's WED Unnatural Pursuits; Ben Elton's We Will Rock You and WED Hairspray. WED WED 11:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l4721 (Listen) WED Dear Derek WED Stories by short fiction writer Francis Wyndham, recalling WED England in the 1940s. WED Agatha is drawn to her young cousin Phillip when he comes to WED stay, but should she really be snooping in his bedroom? Read WED by Emily Woof. WED WED 11:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qx2y (Listen) WED Roll Jordan Roll WED When Megan keeps playing a mystery melody in rehearsals for WED a jazz festival, she turns musical detective. Stars Rakie WED Ayola. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnmp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qyqd9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlx8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrv7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0080q83 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED As Jamaicans travel to England to join the war effort, news WED arrives about Michael. Stars Nadine Marshall and Adjoa WED Andoh. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtgc (Listen) WED The Whig Government WED Some much-needed changes to the conditions in the mines and WED factories are on the horizon. Anna Massey narrates the WED history of Britain. WED WED 14:30 Book at Beachtime b0125mth (Listen) WED SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 3 WED Losing her memory when she sleeps, Christine has tracked WED down an old friend to try and recall her past. Read by WED Stella Gonet. WED WED 15:00 Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling b01l1vy1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l1wq0 (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc goes to the 'London Nobody Knows', finds out WED what mantelpieces can tell you about the British and takes a WED trip to 'Sea Life Loch Lomond'. WED WED 17:00 What ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00c075v (Listen) WED Jeeves Sails into Action WED Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid WED arrest. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael WED Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1wsj (Listen) WED Series 1, The End WED Space pirate Kreekpolt knows Abby and Zara can save his WED daughter's life, even at the cost of their own. Stars Ciara WED Janson. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnmp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00qyqd9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlx8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrv7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l4721 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qx2y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 My Teenage Diary b01ks9zd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 In the Balance b007jsg6 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Maverick George's BBC job depends on trailing the World Cup WED murderer. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From WED February 1997. WED WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma b00mzf52 (Listen) WED Episode 6 WED Tolstoy with a twist, and at home with the Jobsworths. Zesty WED sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June WED 1989. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00sjp2v (Listen) WED Series 2, Games People Play WED Giles can't get a mortgage, David is computer-obsessed and WED Judith is a corporate Boadicea. Stars Douglas Hodge. From WED June 1996. WED WED THU THURSDAY 26 JULY 2012 THU THU 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1wsj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlx8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red b007jrv7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Boogie Up The River b007jv65 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Street and Lane b00v8lr4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Nigel Planer - On the Ceiling b01l1vy1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l4721 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qx2y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 What ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00c075v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlxs (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU As the Belgian sleuth continues quizzing the suspects, a THU second tragedy strikes the dig. Stars John Moffat and Becky THU Hindley. THU THU 06:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq0p (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU A dying policeman recalls how a gruesome murder many years THU before changed his life forever. Read by Ronald Pickup. THU THU 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js43 (Listen) THU Series 1, Police, Camera, Amphibian THU Robin's dream comes true as two crimes are committed on his THU doorstep. Stars Simon Greenall and Kay Stonham. From January THU 2002. THU THU 07:30 Old Harry's Game b01kt443 (Listen) THU Olympic Special, Episode 2 THU The sitcom set in hell returns with a two part special. Six THU years ago London won the right to host the biggest sporting THU event in the world and with typical modesty the Brits have THU barely mentioned it ever since. Well now the news has THU reached Satan in Hell and he decides to have a little look THU into this sporting event. THU In part one he finds out how it all began by going back to THU ancient Greece - a time when Greece had great philosophers, THU big ideas and a bit of cash. THU In part two he transports historian Edith from the chaos of THU Hell up to London in two thousand and twelve so she can THU appreciate real chaos. THU Written by and starring Andy Hamilton as Satan and also THU starring Annette Crosbie as Edith. THU THU 08:00 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) THU Series 1, The Economy Drive THU Jim Hacker sets an example in his plans for a slimmer Civil THU Service. Adapted from TV. Stars Paul Eddington. From THU November 1983. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU Series 3, We Know Our Onions THU Onion-less Hodges hounds the platoon, which has Jones' van THU for an exercise. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From June THU 1976. THU THU 09:00 Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b00bx21n (Listen) THU Series 2, 21st July 1799 THU Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine THU arrives. Lakeland poets parody with Denise Coffey. From May THU 1987. THU THU 09:30 The Guessing Game b01l1y0t (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU Join host Clive Anderson for the comedy panel show that THU fancies itself as an intelligent quiz. With Jo Caulfield and THU Raymond Mearns. THU THU 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr51 (Listen) THU A Friendship Betrayed THU A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by his THU Roman soldier friend. Epic tale starring Jamie Glover and THU Samuel West. THU THU 11:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l472p (Listen) THU Matchlight THU Francis Wyndam's three stories of desire and yearning during THU the dark days of the second world war are matchless in tone THU and nuance. They centre on the young and old, on those THU upstairs and downstairs, on those in town and country... THU 3. Matchlight THU After a dull night at the cinema, she is mysteriously THU approached by someone on the way home... THU Reader Amanda Root. THU Producer Duncan Minshull. THU THU 11:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qvgd (Listen) THU The Great Pork Pie Mystery THU Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest leads her to THU a 1920s Swansea tearoom. Stars Rakie Ayola and Margaret THU John. THU THU 12:00 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq0p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0080qnp (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU After the end of the war, Hortense continues her vigil for THU missing cousin Michael. Stars Nadine Marshall and Delroy THU Brown. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01l1yrw (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 8 THU Spend some more time with the characters of The Archers. THU THU 14:30 Book at Beachtime b0125070 (Listen) THU SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 4 THU In her quest to hold on to her memory, Christine recalls THU more of her past - but who can she trust? Read by Stella THU Gonet. THU THU 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr51 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l1ysb (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc ventures into the newsroom with the BBC's THU School Report, finds out more about the 'London Nobody THU Knows' and hears some positive news about the River Thames. THU THU 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqlp (Listen) THU September - Watch the Birdie THU An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the THU shadow of the Long Mynd. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From THU August 2000. THU THU 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js43 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1zzx (Listen) THU Series 2, The Line THU 4 Extra Debut. Fleeing the past, Abby and Zara arrive in THU Marek's home city. Why is everyone so scared of Manchu THU Golding? Stars Ciara Janson. THU THU 19:00 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq0p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l472p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qvgd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Old Harry's Game b01kt443 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00nyy8s (Listen) THU Series 3, An Evil Life Sort of Explained THU Comedy Victorian adventure by Mark Evans. THU Pip Bin, Harry Biscuit and Gently Benevolent find themselves THU trapped in the vast emptiness of space. As their doom looks THU increasingly inevitable, Mr Benevolent finally explains just THU why it is that he is so very very evil. THU Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson THU Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen THU Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head THU Lovely Benevolent ...... Jane Asher THU Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman THU Hardthrasher/Sternbeater/Wackwallop ...... Geoffrey THU Whitehead THU Miss Christmasham ...... Sarah Hadland THU Miss Sweetly Delightful ...... Raquel Cassidy. THU THU 23:00 Goodness Gracious Me b00fqbsz (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 4 THU A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore, and THU the blundering Bhangra Muffins. Stars Meera Syal. From THU August 1997. THU THU 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews b01ljyj5 (Listen) THU From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club THU offers two hours of comedy. Tom Wrigglesworth chats to THU Charlie Baker. THU THU 23:30 Rudy's Rare Records b00nsfzp (Listen) THU Series 1, Take Me Home, Country Roads THU Granddad, father and son collide in a family sitcom set in a THU Birmingham record shop. Starring Lenny Henry. From February THU 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 27 JULY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l1zzx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jlxs (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq0p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b00bx21n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Guessing Game b01l1y0t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr51 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l472p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qvgd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqlp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007js43 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jly9 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The Belgian sleuth battles to reveal the identity of the FRI desert murderer. Stars John Moffat and William Franklyn. FRI FRI 06:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq12 (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Recalling a gruesome murder, a dying policeman continues his FRI deathbed confessions. Wilkie Collins' tale is read by Ronald FRI Pickup. FRI FRI 07:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience FRI b007lr4s (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI The warring radio duo try an on-air separation. Stars FRI Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. With Rachel Weisz. From FRI January 1999. FRI FRI 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gmfm (Listen) FRI Series 4, Ian Hislop FRI Ian Hislop is invited to try four totally new experiences by FRI Marcus Brigstocke. FRI Ian Hislop tries on a pair of jeans for the first time. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01l2td2 (Listen) FRI Germany's Troutbridge FRI A mission to foster good relations with the German navy goes FRI awry. Stars Leslie Phillips and Ronnie Barker. From December FRI 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fy (Listen) FRI Series 2, Get Off With Life the Burkiss Way FRI Thrills abound as the RAC do their version of 'Gone With the FRI Wind'. Starring Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From February FRI 1977. FRI FRI 09:00 After Henry b007jnl5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Kitten FRI Sarah and her mother disagree over house tidiness - until a FRI visitor arrives. Stars Prunella Scales. From September 1986. FRI FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match b014j422 (Listen) FRI Brian Johnston bowls questions galore to Willie Rushton, FRI William Franklyn, Tim Rice and Paul Merton. From October FRI 1992. FRI FRI 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5g (Listen) FRI Son of Arrius FRI Freed from slavery, the prince encounters his old enemy FRI Messala. Stars Jamie Glover, Samuel West and Michael Gambon. FRI FRI 11:00 AS Byatt - Gode's Story b007jtb6 (Listen) FRI The tragic tale of the sailor who dances and the miller's FRI daughter who waits. Read by Sheila Mitchell. FRI FRI 11:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qss0 (Listen) FRI Beacons FRI Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full FRI circle when she gets a surprise. Stars Rakie Ayola. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01l2td2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jly9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq12 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island b0080sd5 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Hortense makes the journey from Jamaica to London, but she FRI only finds disappointment. Stars Nadine Marshall and Don FRI Gilet. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtgk (Listen) FRI The Great Exhibition FRI Great writers at work, an outbreak of cholera and a grand FRI display in Hyde Park. Anna Massey narrates the story of FRI Britain. FRI FRI 14:30 Book at Beachtime b0124v3t (Listen) FRI SJ Watson - Before I Go to Sleep, Episode 5 FRI As Christine struggles to regain her memory, who is the man FRI who calls himself Ben? Concluded by Stella Gonet. FRI FRI 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur b007jr5g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01l2w19 (Listen) FRI On the day of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, FRI Mel Giedroyc hears the story of one of the greatest FRI Olympians and goes down one of the famous London markets. FRI FRI 17:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b008d0hd (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, FRI Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July FRI 1991. FRI FRI 17:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience FRI b007lr4s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b01l2wcw (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Flood FRI A flood threatens the townspeople, but something's behind FRI it. Have Abby and Zara found a safehaven at last? Stars FRI Ciara Janson. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01l2td2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia b007jly9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? b007jq12 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 AS Byatt - Gode's Story b007jtb6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music b007qss0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gmfm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jvjx (Listen) FRI Series 4, Beauty FRI Satan introduces the Professor and Thomas to Helen of Troy FRI and her plain friend, Daphne. Stars Andy Hamilton. From May FRI 2001. FRI FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars b007jr8x (Listen) FRI Series 1, If You Scratch My Back FRI A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit FRI geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000. FRI FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun b007k272 (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits the BBC Paris Studio in FRI London. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. From FRI November 1993. FRI