11 January, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 12/01/2013 - 18/01/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Doctor Who b01psb69 (Listen) SAT Deimos SAT 4 Extra Debut. A Martian moon has become a tourist trap. But SAT below its surface stirs a deadly menace, once thought SAT extinct. Stars Paul McGann. SAT SAT 01:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl4z (Listen) SAT Private eye VI Warshawski gets suspicious when a young SAT pregnant girl dies in hospital. Sara Paretsky's thriller SAT stars Sharon Gless. SAT SAT 01:30 Catch Me If You Can b00tdmc4 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT The authorities have conman Frank Abagnale Jr within their SAT reach - but he's a very slippery catch. Concluded by William SAT Hope. SAT SAT 02:00 Millport b0076br4 (Listen) SAT Series 3, The End of the Beginning SAT The island make-over's gone sour - but with no Irene, can SAT ailing Bunty stop the bulldozers? Stars Lynn Ferguson. SAT SAT 02:30 Snap b0133ldg (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 5 SAT Doug tries to help his mum's recovery by hiring a private SAT nurse. Molly is unimpressed. Stars Paul Venables. From SAT August 2005. SAT SAT 03:00 Rogue Herries b007k1nq (Listen) SAT Forty-Five SAT Francis Herries encounters Mirabell again and the Jacobite SAT rebels march on Carlisle. 18th century family saga with Mark SAT Bonnar. SAT SAT 04:00 Elizabeth Jane Howard Short Stories b01ps9w4 (Listen) SAT Child's Play SAT Kate isn't appreciated by her husband or daughter, but SAT receives affection from unusual source. Read by Matilda SAT Ziegler. SAT SAT 04:15 Michael Butt - Peter Lorre vs Peter Lorre b01ps9w6 (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. A Hollywood star's bizarre 1963 legal battle. SAT From court records of the actor's fight to protect his name. SAT Stars Stephen Greif. SAT SAT 05:00 Ballylenon b007k4qt (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 3 SAT Vera's eavesdropping days are threatened by the Irish town's SAT new automatic exchange. Comedy drama set in 1953. Stars TP SAT McKenna. SAT SAT 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b007qx6x (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT 18th century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny tries to keep her SAT love-life out of the scandal rags. Stars Lucy Speed. From SAT March 2003. SAT SAT 06:00 John Osborne - The Entertainer b007k2ll (Listen) SAT Three family generations symbolise post-war Britain's SAT decline. Bill Nighy stars as struggling music hall artist SAT Archie Rice. SAT SAT 07:30 Ay Mariachi b00xmv28 (Listen) SAT Hustling troubadours hit Mexico City by night - Neil SAT McCarthy descends into the meaning, madness and music of SAT mariachi. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00xg7dx (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 8 SAT From San Francisco - the American funny man welcomes blues SAT master Elvin Bishop and Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath. SAT From 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 I Did It My Way b0092lb4 (Listen) SAT Roy Hudd SAT The comedian talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and SAT times, spotlighting News Huddlines, Newly Discovered SAT Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Huddwinks and The Scan. SAT SAT 12:00 The Cazalets - The Light Years Omnibus b01ptgmp (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The Cazalets appear to have it all. But longing, SAT indiscretions and jealousies simmer below the surface. With SAT Penelope Wilton. SAT SAT 13:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvvt3 (Listen) SAT Change of Heart SAT The life of pioneer reporter Mea Allan and mentor May SAT Chalmers in wartime letters. Felicity Goodall's play with SAT Siobhan Redmond. SAT SAT 14:00 The Embassy Lark b00srvkq (Listen) SAT Spy SAT An asylum seeker sparks some political tit-for-tat SAT posturing. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From SAT April 1966. SAT SAT 14:30 Parsley Sidings b01prccq (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Concert SAT Can showbiz seduce Station Master Horace away from the SAT railways? Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From January SAT 1972. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00xg7dx (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 John Osborne - The Entertainer b007k2ll (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Nick Mohammed in Bits b00tt5pw (Listen) SAT Mr Swallow SAT Nick Mohammed (Reggie Perrin, I'm Sorry I've Got No Head) SAT stars as lifestyle guru Mr Swallow as he presents his memory SAT technique to a live studio audience. SAT Bits showcases the best of Nick Mohammed's idiosyncratic SAT characters in a series of one off comic plays. SAT Produced by Victoria Lloyd. SAT SAT 18:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012wzzd (Listen) SAT A Sound of Thunder SAT A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected SAT results. Adaptation of Ray Bradbury's most famous yarn stars SAT Max Robinson. Directed by Mike McDonough. SAT SAT 18:30 RL Stevenson - The Bottle Imp b00z55h4 (Listen) SAT Native Hawaiian Keawe buys a bottle promising love, fame and SAT money - but there's a drawback. Stars David Rintoul and Tony SAT Osoba. SAT SAT 19:00 I Did It My Way b0092lb4 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation b01ptg3x (Listen) SAT Series 2, How To Be A Father Part 1 SAT Why do men want to procreate? The host's comic lecture plus SAT sketches. With Debbie Issit and Gordon Kennedy. From October SAT 1994. SAT SAT 22:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00tlvky (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 2 SAT The Londoner serves up comedy and music from Pippa Evans, SAT Benjamin Zephaniah, Stephen K Amos and Matt Holness. From SAT July 2009. SAT SAT 23:00 Jack Carter's Law b00nx9j8 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT As the legendary gangland enforcer edges closer to his SAT quarry, he plans his next moves. Phil Daniels read the SAT gritty thriller. SAT SAT 23:30 Adam Baron - Hold Back the Night b00t5jwq (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Private-eye Billy Rucker uncovers the full horror that has SAT wrecked the lives of Lucy and Donna. Stars David Morrissey. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Ray Bradbury - Bradbury 13 b012wzzd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 RL Stevenson - The Bottle Imp b00z55h4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00xg7dx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Cazalets - The Light Years Omnibus b01ptgmp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Sirens of Fleet Street b01dvvt3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 John Osborne - The Entertainer b007k2ll (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Nick Mohammed in Bits b00tt5pw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w8ljj (Listen) SUN Friends recall the importance of chocolate in their lives. SUN Moya O'Shea's tales star Sylvia Syms, Paula Wilcox and SUN Eleanor Bron. SUN SUN 07:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life b00pfkw5 (Listen) SUN Get Happy SUN After a duet with Mickey Rooney, the author accepts an SUN invitation to perform at a Garland tribute show. Read by SUN Tamsin Greig. SUN SUN 07:30 Heresy b00bw51v (Listen) SUN Series 5, Episode 4 SUN Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. SUN With Clive James, Dave Gorman and Mark Steel. From May 2008. SUN SUN 08:00 Doctor in the House b007mwkh (Listen) SUN Marriage-itis SUN Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a SUN bad case of cold feet. Stars Richard Briers. From September SUN 1968. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b00xn6sw (Listen) SUN Strictly for the Birds SUN The feather-brained civil servants get in a flap. Stars SUN Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch. From November 1962. SUN SUN 09:00 Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen b00pgyd8 (Listen) SUN Gerda sets out to find her playmate Kay, who has been lured SUN to a faraway ice palace. Stars Diana Rigg, Bill Patterson SUN and Dirk Bogarde. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01ptywx (Listen) SUN Charity Pioneers, Camila Batmanghelidjh SUN From Eminem to Elgar - children's campaigner Camila SUN Batmanghelidjh's choices, in conversation with Kirsty Young. SUN From October 2006. SUN SUN 10:45 Elizabeth Buchan - Frozen Words b007w26k (Listen) SUN When a young man takes his beloved Rose to climb a mountain, SUN there are alarming consequences. Read by Mark Bonnar. SUN SUN 11:00 Quando, Quando, Quando b007ym3m (Listen) SUN The Nits SUN The brothers' salon is swamped by kids and some uninvited SUN visitors. Stars Rainer Hersch and Catherine Tate. From SUN November 1999. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b01ptywz (Listen) SUN Series 4 - Omnibus, Series 4, Episodes 11-12 SUN The two Berts, Jim and Joe find themselves on an intriguing SUN quest, which leads them to pastures new. SUN SUN 11:45 David Nobbs - I Didn't Get Where I Am Today... SUN b00cl7lz (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Recalling Peter Cook, David Frost and the part he played in SUN the Sixties' satire boom, David Nobbs reads from his SUN autobiography. SUN SUN 12:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club b00w8ljj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life b00pfkw5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 John Buchan - The Courts of the Morning b00ljk9j (Listen) SUN South American republic Olifa is rich in minerals and ripe SUN for revolution. John Buchan's high adventure with Ian SUN McDiarmid. SUN SUN 15:00 Doctor in the House b007mwkh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b00xn6sw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01ptyx1 (Listen) SUN Mel's best bits from this week's 4 O'Clock Show programmes, SUN including Cornish food, a visit to a seal sanctuary, and the SUN history of teapots. SUN SUN 16:30 Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen b00pgyd8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Freedom Pass b00sk9vm (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Sexagenarians Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew use free SUN travel for another chatty trip on local public transport. SUN From 2004. SUN SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers b018sltw (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers: The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 1 SUN Dunning has literary trouble, while Lionheart searches for a SUN mysterious object. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy, SUN with guests Leslie Phillips and Nigel Havers. SUN SUN 18:30 The Darker Side of the Border b00cft28 (Listen) SUN Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson SUN A convalescing Scottish soldier finds love in a sinister SUN Spanish house during the Peninsular War. Stars Paul Blair. SUN SUN 19:00 Quando, Quando, Quando b007ym3m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b01ptywz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 David Nobbs - I Didn't Get Where I Am Today... SUN b00cl7lz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Doctor in the House b007mwkh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b00xn6sw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01ptywx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Elizabeth Buchan - Frozen Words b007w26k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Heresy b00bw51v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop b00mr30m (Listen) SUN What a Wife SUN The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper is overlooked when Gary SUN needs a pretend other half. With Tom Ellis. From September SUN 2008. SUN SUN 23:00 Fellahs Hour with the Cheese Shop b008tzz7 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN More manly matters with Steve 'not the snooker player' SUN Davis, including 'Desert Island Birds'. With Dave Lamb. From SUN May 2000. SUN SUN 23:30 Nick Revell Show b007jp4p (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 2 SUN The struggling writer paints his flat to impress Caroline, SUN but his geraniums hate it. With Doon MacKichan. From SUN February 1992. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 14 JANUARY 2013 MON MON 00:00 The Scarifyers b018sltw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Darker Side of the Border b00cft28 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01ptywx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Elizabeth Buchan - Frozen Words b007w26k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Quando, Quando, Quando b007ym3m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b01ptywz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 David Nobbs - I Didn't Get Where I Am Today... MON b00cl7lz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Doctor in the House b007mwkh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 John Buchan - The Courts of the Morning b00ljk9j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen b00pgyd8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5g (Listen) MON The Lion's Den MON The Lion's Den: Private eye VI Warshawski's investigation MON into a girl's death drags her into gangland. Sara Paretsky's MON thriller stars Sharon Gless. MON MON 06:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf4tc (Listen) MON In What I Failed to Do MON Sadie and husband Reggie are walking home from the shops. MON Mary D'Arcy's shocking tale of revenge, read by Maggie MON Steed. MON MON 07:00 Country Matters b00lk9mb (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Dave tackles the local traffic problem, but will villagers MON support him? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From MON May 1994. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01pnn1d (Listen) MON Series 10, Episode 2 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. MON Lloyd Langford, Henning Wehn, Celia Pacquola and Rhod MON Gilbert are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate MON inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Wine, The Queen, Baths MON and Wind. 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 b00j05wj (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 5 MON Saluting a puddings inventor - and Gruntfuttock's after a MON BBC job. Stars Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. From MON April 1965. MON MON 08:30 Jim the Great b011f57l (Listen) MON The Turn of the Tide MON The King needs to entertain the peasants - what about a MON lecture on ecology? Starring Jimmy Edwards. From September MON 1979. MON MON 09:00 Heresy b00c1fd6 (Listen) MON Series 5, Episode 6 MON Victoria Coren chairs the programme which challenges MON established ideas. The panellists are Arthur Smith, Michael MON Bywater and David Mitchell. MON MON 09:30 All the Young Dudes b01bmq92 (Listen) MON Series 2, Monday Monday MON Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets MON some work. Written by and starring Jim Sweeney. From October MON 2002. MON MON 10:00 Rogue Herries b007k1pw (Listen) MON The Wild Marriage MON Francis Herries pines from unrequited love, and his son MON prospers. 18th-Century family saga with Gavin Muir and Mark MON Bonnar. MON MON 11:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvbsw (Listen) MON Goat MON Made for 4 Extra. A penny whistle and a tramp called Goat MON unleash a potent transformation within a disillusioned MON clergyman. Read by Paul Hilton. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01pnft0 (Listen) MON Angus Deayton, Frances Barber, John Lanchester, Roses Gabor MON and Submotion Orchestra MON Clive's got News For You from actor and broadcaster Angus MON Deayton, whose early work parodied local radio in the series MON Radio Active. In 1990 he put One Foot In The Grave and was MON later nicknamed "TV's Mr Sex" for his suave presenting MON manner. Angus returns as Alan in series two of 'Pramface' MON which sees the Derbyshire household reeling from their new MON arrival. MON Clive meets journalist and novelist John Lanchester. John MON has described his new book 'Capital' as a "big, fat, London MON novel." Set against the backdrop of the financial crash, MON it's the story of the residents of Pepys Road. The MON neighbours all receive an anonymous postcard with the MON message 'We Want What You Have'. Who's behind it and what do MON they want? As the mystery deepens, the world around Pepys MON Road is turned upside down and its residents lives change MON beyond recognition. MON Clive also chats to actor Frances Barber who is about to MON star alongside Kevin Bishop in a darkly comic film, 'May I MON Kill U?'. Frances plays the mother of cycle cop Baz who MON turns into a psychopath following a freak accident on a MON cycle path. MON Nikki Bedi interviews singer Roses Gabor who has toured with MON Gorillaz and performed in a range of venues from Madison MON Square Gardens to Glastonbury Festival. She has contributed MON to some of the biggest underground records of recent years MON and is now taking centre stage with her debut single 'Stars' MON which she performs in the studio. MON More music comes from avant-garde jazz dubstep ensemble MON Submotion Orchestra who perform 'Thinking' from their album MON 'Fragments'. MON Producer: Paula McGinley. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00j05wj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Jim the Great b011f57l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf4tc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa b01pvbsy (Listen) MON The Cuckoo MON 4 Extra Debut. 1913: Karen - a spirited and independent MON woman - travels to Kenya to start a farm with her new MON husband. Stars Emma Fielding. MON MON 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life b00n4wyj (Listen) MON Domestic Harmony MON Historian Amanda reveals the importance of family MON music-making at home - and the chances it created for MON finding a partner. MON MON 14:30 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in MON Ukrainian b012fc0q (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Can anyone stop Valentina's plans? Marina Lewycka's wry MON portrait of a marriage of convenience. Read by Sian Thomas. MON MON 14:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales b00st03f (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Born into a theatrical family, the author celebrates the MON highs, lows and hilarities of a lifetime in the acting MON profession. MON MON 15:00 Rogue Herries b007k1pw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01pzvjd (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc starts listening to chapter 1 of 'Dustbin Baby' MON by Jacqueline Wilson. Plus, Dick and Dom with everyday MON science in How Dangerous Is Your Garden. MON MON 17:00 Coming Alive b00gsjth (Listen) MON Series 2, Where the Action Is MON Ex-convict Terry comes a cropper when he tries to stop a mob MON of vigilantes. Starring Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. MON MON 17:30 Country Matters b00lk9mb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Doctor Who b01pvbt2 (Listen) MON The Resurrection of Mars MON 4 Extra Debut. A tough battle for the Time Lord as the Ice MON Warriors head homewards and someone threatens the Web of MON Time. Stars Paul McGann. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00j05wj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Jim the Great b011f57l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf4tc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvbsw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01pt72m (Listen) MON Clive Anderson, Timothy Spall, Mark Williams, Virginia MON Ironside, Pippa Evans, Serafina Steer, Old Tire Swingers MON What ho! That charming chappie Clive Anderson has a simply MON spiffing line-up this week! He'll be parlaying with that MON wonderful plebeian actor Tim Spall who's playing Bertie MON Wooster in a new BBC One adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's MON Blandings on Sunday 13 January at 6:30pm. Bally good stuff, MON eh? MON Segueing seamlessly we move from English gentleman to MON English Clergyman. Hearing Clive's confession this week is MON Mark Williams - former denizen of the parishes of the Fast MON Show and Harry Potter. Mark stars as Father Brown starting MON on BBC One Monday 14 January at 2.10pm. MON Agony aunt Virginia Ironside will be in full effect too. In MON between sorting out Clive's "difficulties", Virginia will MON spill the beans on her latest comic novel which deals with MON the vagaries of getting on a bit. It's called, "No! I Don't MON Need Reading Glasses!" AND she's got a forthcoming 'granny MON stand-up tour'. Get her. MON Pippa Evans will be exhausted, poor love. She's coming MON straight from a 50 hour non-stop improvised comedy soap MON opera. She's hot-footing it to Loose Ends central to make it MON up as she goes along with Jon Holmes. There's no helping MON some people. The Sixth Annual London Improvathon is at MON Hoxton Hall until Sunday 13 January at 9pm. MON Top notch tunes this week come all the way from sunny MON California with a whiff of the Appalachian mountains. The MON Old Tire Swingers peddle their own brand of hard-driving MON old-time string band with a song called 'Big Eyed Rabbit' MON from their self-titled album. MON And Jarvis Cocker's fave Serafina Steer is a harp playing MON multi-instrumentalist who will be taking us on an 'Island MON Odyssey' - the the current single from her new album 'The MON Moths Are Real'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01pnn1d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Heresy b00c1fd6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01pvbt4 (Listen) MON Series 6, Episode 4 MON An extended edition of The News Quiz, chaired by Sandi MON Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francesca Martinez, MON Fred Macaulay and Susan Calman. MON MON 23:45 All the World's a Globe b007k4cp (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON From Troy to Rome - the National Theatre of Brent's MON definitive history of Earth. Stars Jim Broadbent. From May MON 1990. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 15 JANUARY 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Doctor Who b01pvbt2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf4tc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Heresy b00c1fd6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 All the Young Dudes b01bmq92 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Rogue Herries b007k1pw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvbsw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01pt72m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 21:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Coming Alive b00gsjth (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Country Matters b00lk9mb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5y (Listen) TUE The Monkfish Files TUE An anti-abortion riot breaks out as private eye VI TUE Warshawski's murder probe continues. Sara Paretsky's TUE thriller stars Sharon Gless. TUE TUE 06:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf76l (Listen) TUE The Anatomisation of an Unknown Man; Intruders TUE Deceit over a painting, and a dishonest businessman. Jim TUE Norton and Sorcha Cusack read John Connolly and Dominic TUE Power's tales. TUE TUE 07:00 Never Too Late b011d6rc (Listen) TUE Mildred and the Man TUE Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an TUE old flame. Stars Thora Hird and Joe Gladwyn. From January TUE 1981. TUE TUE 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b01pp5vg (Listen) TUE Series 5, Dave Gorman TUE Guests have some new experiences and give their verdicts to TUE Marcus Brigstocke. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jy5b (Listen) TUE Queen Anne's Rain TUE Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? Is TUE royalty to blame? Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1958. TUE TUE 08:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k19l (Listen) TUE My Stag Movie (Part One) TUE The veteran auditionee recalls how talent lurks in the TUE unlikeliest places - or sometimes not at all. Stars Peter TUE Jones. From July 1986. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01pvbt4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 All the World's a Globe b007k4cp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Rogue Herries b007k1r3 (Listen) TUE A Great Age to Be Beginning TUE The conclusion of the 18th-Century Lakeland drama, as TUE Francis Herries struggles with his stormy marriage. With TUE Gavin Muir. TUE TUE 11:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvws2 (Listen) TUE The House by the Weir and the Way, Part 1 TUE A rambling house on the route to Compostela is home to TUE lovers Odile and Sabela. Old age confronts them. Read by TUE Sara Kestelman. TUE TUE 11:15 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Kamikaze Handbook b01pvws5 (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Debut. In occupied Japan at war's end, a kamikaze TUE pilot's manual shows a girl how to avenge her dad's death. TUE Lavinia Greenlaw's drama stars Annie Graham Brown. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jy5b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k19l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf76l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa b01pvws8 (Listen) TUE The Tapestry TUE Karen is settling into life on the farm in Kenya, but her TUE husband has very different ideas. Stars Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01pvwsc (Listen) TUE Series 4, Episode 13 TUE Our clue-finders take in the iconic landmarks of Liverpool TUE as their journey reaches a conclusion - but where will it TUE take them? TUE TUE 14:30 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in TUE Ukrainian b012gq0s (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Family tension is rising to breaking point in Marina TUE Lewycka's funny portrait of a marriage of convenience. Read TUE by Sian Thomas. TUE TUE 14:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales b00st5bg (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE As the jobs start to arrive, the actress recalls the day she TUE danced with American Senator Jack Kennedy. TUE TUE 15:00 Rogue Herries b007k1r3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01q0nls (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc takes a trip to the British Museum and hears TUE about a hill-walking rubbish collector. Dick and Dom join TUE her for more everyday science in How Dangerous Is Your TUE Garden. TUE TUE 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00c075x (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 3 TUE Sheila and Tommy tackle their memoirs, but are their TUE memories up to it? Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From TUE May 2001. TUE TUE 17:30 Never Too Late b011d6rc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Doctor Who b01pvwsk (Listen) TUE Relative Dimensions TUE 4 Extra Debut. The Time Lord invites his grand-daughter and TUE great-grandson to have Christmas dinner aboard the TARDIS. TUE Stars Paul McGann. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jy5b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k19l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf76l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvws2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Kamikaze Handbook b01pvws5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars b01pp5vg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking b00bg3gf (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 1 TUE 4 Extra Debut. The comedy award-winner finds 1001 uses for TUE peas, misses a meeting and shuns a caravan owner. With Ben TUE Moor. From May 2008. TUE TUE 23:00 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years b0085flc (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Dan Freedman and Nick Romero present spider pathologist Incy TUE Wincy Quincy and 'The Archers' abroad. TUE TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007tm8f (Listen) TUE Series 2, Magic TUE The devil is accidentally summoned by the magical Richard TUE Herring, Stewart Lee, Tom Baker and Armando Iannucci. From TUE July 1993. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 16 JANUARY 2013 WED WED 00:00 Doctor Who b01pvwsk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl5y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zf76l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01pvbt4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 All the World's a Globe b007k4cp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Rogue Herries b007k1r3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pvws2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Kamikaze Handbook b01pvws5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00c075x (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Never Too Late b011d6rc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6c (Listen) WED Family Ties WED In her murder probe, private eye VI Warshawski 'borrows' WED files from the Monkfish charity. Sara Paretsky's thriller WED stars Sharon Gless. WED WED 06:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfbbx (Listen) WED Politically Correct; Where the Wild Flowers Grow WED A suspicious banker, and a woman meets a man via a WED supernatural website. Jeffrey Archer and Bill Murphy's tales WED read by Michael Maloney and Susan Lynch. WED WED 07:00 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) WED Real Ale WED A real ale home brewing competition turns teachers Kenneth WED and Colin into bitter rivals. Stars Rebecca Front. From May WED 2008. WED WED 07:30 Cabin Pressure b01l02j9 (Listen) WED Series 4, Timbuktu WED Cabin Pressure is a sitcom about the wing and a prayer world WED of a tiny, one plane, charter airline; staffed by two WED pilots: one on his way down, and one who was never up to WED start with. Whether they're flying squaddies to Hamburg, WED metal sheets to Mozambique, or an oil exec's cat to Abu WED Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too WED difficult... WED Episode 1: WED Hooray hooray, it's Birling Day once more, where the crew WED traditionally swap their dignity for cash! But where have WED all the camels gone? And why is Arthur reading a book? WED Cast: WED Carolyn Knapp-Shappey................Stephanie Cole WED 1st Officer Douglas Richardson.......Roger Allam WED Capt. Martin WED Crieff...............................Benedict Cumberbatch WED Arthur Shappey.......................John Finnemore WED Mr. Birling..........................Geoffrey Whitehead WED Giancarlo............................Steve Brody WED Written by John Finnemore WED Produced and directed by David Tyler WED A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009rnlw (Listen) WED The Fete WED The lad rashly agrees to tempt Sir Laurence Olivier to open WED the East Cheam Garden Fete. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED December 1959. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00thy17 (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 10 WED British seafarers - and John Cleese in reverse. Sketches and WED songs with Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From December WED 1966. WED WED 09:00 After Henry b007jpwp (Listen) WED Series 3, Poor Relations WED Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness, as well as some WED unexpected advances. Stars Prunella Scales. From September WED 1987. WED WED 09:30 Foul Play b00k2d8w (Listen) WED Series 3, Commercial Death WED Crime writers John Harvey and Val McDermid try to solve the WED death of a radio DJ. Chaired by Simon Brett. From January WED 1998. WED WED 10:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx095 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED A pretty orphan is apprenticed to a dressmaker. Attending a WED ball, the elegant Bellingham becomes enchanted. Stars Rory WED Kinnear. Episode 1 of 3. WED WED 11:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pw3hf (Listen) WED The House by the Weir and the Way, Part 2 WED In Odile and Sabela's story of love and defiance, a WED traveller on the pilgrim route changes everything. Read by WED Sara Kestelman. WED WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) WED Drama inspired by the true life story of an 18th century WED forger of the Bard. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt and James WED Grout. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009rnlw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00thy17 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfbbx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa b01pw3hh (Listen) WED Visitors to the Farm WED In Kenya, Karen has made new friends, Denys and Berkeley, WED and they share stories about their lives so far. Stars Emma WED Fielding. WED WED 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life b00n4wyl (Listen) WED Men at Home WED In her hidden home history, Amanda reveals the stories of WED family 'black sheep'. Not everyone adhered to polite WED etiquette. WED WED 14:30 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in WED Ukrainian b012gr6f (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Valentina is gone - but not forgotten - in Marina Lewycka's WED wry portrait of a marriage of convenience. Read by Sian WED Thomas. WED WED 14:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales b00stqkz (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Reading from her memoirs of a lifetime in acting, the WED actress recalls her fame generated by the notorious film WED 'Peeping Tom'. WED WED 15:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx095 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01q0v66 (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc presents part 3 of Jacqueline Wilson's 'Dustbin WED Baby' and the Inheritance Tracks of Frances de la Tour, plus WED Dick and Dom ask How Dangerous Is Your Garden. WED WED 17:00 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves b007jqnr (Listen) WED Game, Set and Match to Jeeves WED Bertie's in a mess - can his valet save his bacon? PG WED Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers, Michael Hordern and Paul WED Eddington. WED WED 17:30 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Doctor Who b01pw3hm (Listen) WED Prisoner of the Sun WED 4 Extra Debut. The Time Lord is held against his will on a WED doomed planet and forced to help save it from an exploding WED sun. Stars Paul McGann. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009rnlw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00thy17 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfbbx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pw3hf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Cabin Pressure b01l02j9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Pick Ups b008mdd0 (Listen) WED Series 1, Start! WED 4 Extra Debut. Life at a rundown Manchester taxi office. WED Dave's first job is to take Ivy to Blackpool. Stars John WED Thomson. From January 2008. WED WED 23:00 The Nimmo Twins in... b00jgq2v (Listen) WED Series 1, Lord of the Onion Rings WED Ed fancies Elaine. So does his boss. But in another world, WED mighty Ed can smite his enemies. With Owen Evans. From WED August 2000. WED WED 23:30 At Home With The Snails b007k2h6 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED Fed-up Alex has done nothing since university, but then he WED discovers an unusual hobby. Stars Geoffrey Palmer. From June WED 2001. WED WED THU THURSDAY 17 JANUARY 2013 THU THU 00:00 Doctor Who b01pw3hm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfbbx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 After Henry b007jpwp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Foul Play b00k2d8w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx095 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pw3hf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare b0080hlv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves b007jqnr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6q (Listen) THU A Matter of Records THU Private eye VI Warshawski suspects hospital malpractice, as THU she probes a suspicious death. Stars Sharon Gless and THU Eleanor Bron. THU THU 06:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfp3q (Listen) THU The Connection; The Craftsman THU A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a THU secret faces a dilemma. Polly Devlin and Stuart Neville's THU tales read by Diana Quick and Frank O'Sullivan. THU THU 07:00 An Actor's Life for Me b00s648y (Listen) THU Series 3, Fatal Distraction THU Robert Wilson encounters a young flame. Stars John Gordon THU Sinclair and Gina McKee. From February 1993. THU THU 07:30 Births, Deaths and Marriages b01k2f7v (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU In this episode, the team is thrown into panic as Lorna THU announces there may be job cuts while Malcolm joins a dating THU website, fearing that unmarried registrars may be made THU redundant. THU Births, Deaths and Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local THU Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the THU three greatest events in anybody's life. THU Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan THU Partridge), who also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox - THU a stickler for rules and willing to interrupt any wedding THU service if the width of the bride infringes health and THU safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's THU married thousands of women. THU Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been THU parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and THU Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just THU about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit THU in our new age of austerity. THU There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried THU he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may THU get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the THU only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. THU Cast: THU Malcolm ...... David Schneider THU Lorna ...... Sarah Hadland THU Anita ...... Sandy McDade THU Luke ...... Russell Tovey THU Mary ....... Sally Bretton THU Larry, Mr Charalambous ...... Mike Fenton Stevens THU Malcolm's mum, Client registering birth ....... Mel Hudson THU Julie, Jessica ...... Gina Peach THU James ...... Arran Glass THU Producer: Simon Jacobs THU A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 Parsley Sidings b01pwcyd (Listen) THU Series 1, Goodbye Parsley Sidings THU Station Master Horace takes on the bolshie buffet staff. THU Stars Arthur Lowe and Kenneth Connor. From February 1972. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01479kd (Listen) THU A thick pea souper strands Eth at the Glum's house. Stars THU Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From January THU 1955. THU THU 09:00 1835 b0129v0m (Listen) THU Haircut Sir? THU Aristocrat Belport and servant Ned join the police and THU encounter demon barber Sweeney Todd. Stars Paul Rider. From THU June 2004. THU THU 09:30 HR b00hv33d (Listen) THU A Role-Play THU Sam tries to help a disgruntled Peter when he discovers he THU has to apply for his own job. Stars Jonathan Pryce. From THU March 2009. THU THU 10:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx3gc (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must THU hide a dark secret. Stars Anton Lesser, Rory Kinnear and THU Anne Reid. THU THU 11:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pwcyg (Listen) THU Mr Carlton THU A forced stop on a car journey brings Mr Carlton the gift of THU beauty in the most unlikely of places. Read by Robert THU Blythe. THU THU 11:15 Shelagh Delaney - Country Life b01pwcyj (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. Rose deals with foot and mouth disease and a THU moody nephew - then her film star brother Eddie arrives. THU With Barbara Marten. THU THU 12:00 Parsley Sidings b01pwcyd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01479kd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfp3q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa b01pwcyl (Listen) THU Icarus THU Karen and Denys indulge their passions - shooting lions and THU flying in Denys's plane over Africa. Stars Emma Fielding. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01pwcyn (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 14 THU Today's the day our four clue finders and Mrs Jones find out THU the truth, with some unexpected results for Joe Grundy. THU THU 14:30 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in THU Ukrainian b012h98j (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Secrets are revealed in Marina Lewycka's funny portrait of a THU marriage of convenience. Read by Sian Thomas. THU THU 14:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales b00sttky (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Reading from her memoirs, the actress recalls Alfred THU Hitchcock hiring her - and how entering analysis helps with THU learning lines. THU THU 15:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx3gc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01q19v2 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc listens to chapter 4 of Jacqueline Wilson's THU story 'Dustbin Baby,' and Dick and Dom are getting their THU hands dirty in How Dangerous Is Your Garden. THU THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k3dm (Listen) THU Series 3, A Woman's Work THU Happy Rabbi Su finds a role-model, but Rabbi Abraham would THU settle for a haircut. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman. From February THU 2002. THU THU 17:30 An Actor's Life for Me b00s648y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Doctor Who b01pwcys (Listen) THU Lucie Miller THU 4 Extra Debut. The Time Lord's former companion survives a THU global plague - the first strike by the Earth's deadliest THU foe. Stars Paul McGann. THU THU 19:00 Parsley Sidings b01pwcyd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01479kd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfp3q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pwcyg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Shelagh Delaney - Country Life b01pwcyj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Births, Deaths and Marriages b01k2f7v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better THU b00dhg7k (Listen) THU Series 2, Humility THU Mark Watson turns his wit to the subject of virtue, with THU stand-up comedy on the subject of humility. Tim Key and Tom THU Basden modestly offer up their poems and songs. THU THU 23:00 Radio Shuttleworth b007s5ds (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU Sheffield's aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth THU takes over the BBC airwaves. With Vanessa Feltz. From THU November 1998. THU THU 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls Present b00gpbcs (Listen) THU More Brothers Faversham, Titus Faversham THU The story of Victorian Britain's greatest sporting hero. The THU comedy trio's swashbuckling family romp. From October 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Doctor Who b01pwcys (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl6q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfp3q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 1835 b0129v0m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 HR b00hv33d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00tx3gc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pwcyg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Shelagh Delaney - Country Life b01pwcyj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k3dm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 An Actor's Life for Me b00s648y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl7g (Listen) FRI Public Health FRI In her murder probe, the private eye employs unusual methods FRI to trap the guilty. Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Sharon FRI Gless. FRI FRI 06:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfz9n (Listen) FRI The F Word FRI An eminent scientist delivers an extraordinary lecture on FRI his ground-breaking research. Richard McCabe reads Ian FRI Sansom's tale. FRI FRI 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels b007r4mg (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 5 FRI When a new rival appears in town, 18th century smuggler FRI Tamsyn Trelawny tries to quit. Stars Lucy Speed. From March FRI 2003. FRI FRI 07:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01pt9nc (Listen) FRI Series 5, Hector's House of Windsor FRI Hector's House of Windsor FRI By Colin Hough FRI A warm hearted comedic tribute to the Queen's jubilee year. FRI The Queen's Scots gillie aids her in a cunning plan to put FRI her unruly prime minister and deputy firmly in their place FRI when they visit her at Windsor and she invites them to join FRI her on a canter round the park. FRI Her own superior wisdom, cunning and diplomatic skills are FRI revealed while Her Majesty's wise and wily old Scots gillie FRI looks on and enters into the fun. FRI Stanley Baxter plays the gillie and Phyllida Law takes the FRI imperial role in this affectionate fictional account of what FRI just might have happened when the prime minister of the day FRI and his deputy pay Her Majesty a visit. FRI Cast: FRI Hector Wilkie .........................Stanley Baxter FRI The Queen .............................Phyllida Law FRI The Prime Minister .................Pip Torrens FRI The Deputy Prime Minister ......David Holt FRI Written by Colin Hough FRI Directed by Marilyn Imrie FRI A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 08:00 The Embassy Lark b00svc1k (Listen) FRI The Party FRI Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his FRI despised brother-in-law. With Derek Nimmo. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b007jsfr (Listen) FRI Series 5, The Man from the Burkiss Way FRI A deadly game of Russian Roulette Video Cassette, and FRI Blake's 7 spoofed. With Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From FRI October 1980. FRI FRI 09:00 Bristow b007r031 (Listen) FRI Series 2, When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry FRI With Christmas bonus talk, the buying clerk's generosity FRI knows no bounds for once. Stars Michael Williams. From FRI November 1999. FRI FRI 09:30 Snap b013fct0 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 6 FRI Molly's surprise pregnancy causes Doug to do something FRI neither of them ever expected. Stars Rebecca Lacey. From FRI August 2005. FRI FRI 10:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00ty016 (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Bellingham's return spells danger, and could the damaging FRI truth about Leonard be revealed? Stars Rory Kinnear and FRI Laura Rees. FRI FRI 11:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pwg2m (Listen) FRI Tea At The Midland FRI An artist and his art threatens to come between a couple on FRI a romantic outing. Thought-provoking story read by Sian FRI Thomas. FRI FRI 11:15 Lavinia Murray - By the Coast of Coromandel b0186yvm (Listen) FRI A surreal tale of Edward Lear in search of his creations. FRI Lavinia Murray's play stars Derek Jacobi, with songs by Nina FRI Perry. FRI FRI 12:00 The Embassy Lark b00svc1k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jsfr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl7g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfz9n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Karen Blixen - Out of Africa b01pwg2p (Listen) FRI The Giraffes Go to Hamburg FRI As Karen faces the necessity of leaving Africa - there is FRI still worse to come. Stars Emma Fielding. FRI FRI 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life b00n4wyn (Listen) FRI Secrets at Home - Illicit Guests FRI Historian Amanda shares stories from adultery cases of women FRI sneaking lovers into houses, spied on by their prying FRI servants. FRI FRI 14:30 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in FRI Ukrainian b012hbxt (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Reconciliation and a new arrival in Marina Lewycka's wry FRI portrait of a marriage of convenience. Concluded by Sian FRI Thomas. FRI FRI 14:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales b00svcbl (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Concluding her memoirs, the actress recalls her leading role FRI in 'Hotel du Lac' - and a lavish cake presented at a party. FRI FRI 15:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth b00ty016 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01q1h0b (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc presents the final chapter of this week's FRI story, 'Dustbin Baby' by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, and more FRI everyday science with Dick and Dom in How Dangerous Is Your FRI Garden. FRI FRI 17:00 Ballylenon b00fnbtb (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 4 FRI The battle commences to bring the opera festival to FRI Killycromper Hall. More events of 1953 in the Irish town. FRI Stars TP McKenna. FRI FRI 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b007r4mg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Doctor Who b01pwg2t (Listen) FRI To the Death FRI 4 Extra Debut. The Time Lord calls on friends, family and FRI the Meddling Monk to help overthrow the Dalek occupation of FRI Earth. Stars Paul McGann. FRI FRI 19:00 The Embassy Lark b00svc1k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jsfr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 VI Warshawski - Bitter Medicine b007jl7g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfz9n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 David Constantine - Tea at the Midland b01pwg2m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Lavinia Murray - By the Coast of Coromandel b0186yvm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 John Finnemore, Apparently b01pwg2w (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Sketch show written by one of the writers of FRI The Now Show, The News Quiz, and That Mitchell and Webb FRI Sound. From May 2008. FRI FRI 22:30 And Now In Colour b00cfzx5 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Marathon FRI The sketch show team and their studio audience enter the FRI London Marathon. With Tim Firth and Tim De Jongh. From April FRI 1990. FRI FRI 23:00 Rigor Mortis b00gl83p (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 4 FRI A torn glove sparks a health scare for the path lab team. FRI Stars Peter Davison and Geoffrey Whitehead. From February FRI 2006. FRI FRI 23:30 Half Sketch b007k0s9 (Listen) FRI Series 4, Episode 4 FRI Look back to an incorrect history of the year 2000. Northern FRI Ireland's topical funsters. Stars Tim McGarry. From February FRI 2001. FRI