14 June, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 15/06/2013 - 21/06/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone b00pgnql (Listen) SAT Series 3, United SAT Edna sees a hypnotherapist, as her friends take up the SAT worlds-protecting slack. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga with SAT Alex Tregear, Ben Moor and Duncan Wisbey. SAT SAT 00:30 Brave New Worlds b01n7jpv (Listen) SAT Tomorrow's News Yesterday SAT By Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The towering double SAT act's funny yet sinister sci-fi story. From 2012's SAT Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland. SAT SAT 00:45 Why, Robot? b01n7jpx (Listen) SAT The Companion SAT Story by Anita Sullivan inspired by Issac Asimov's three SAT laws of robotics, read by Sheila Steafel. Colin - a SAT medically-trained, 'Companion-series' humanoid - watches SAT over Eunice's old age with an unorthodox interpretation of SAT 'The Three Laws of Robotics'. SAT Anita Sullivan lives in Sussex. Her first play for radio, SAT commissioned by Sweet Talk, was runner up in the Richard SAT Imison Awards. Recent work includes Homesick and Torchwood: SAT Asylum in 2009 and The Beacon (a five-part adaptation of SAT Susan Hill's novel) in March 2010. She has also written for SAT theatre companies as diverse as the Royal Shakespeare SAT Company, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Pop-Up children's theatre, SAT Eastern Angles and Borderline. The Companion is Anita's SAT second short story for Sweet Talk, following The Phantom SAT Cosmonaut, part of the 'Sputnik' series, in 2007. SAT Written by Anita Sullivan SAT Read by Sheila Steafel SAT Producer - Jeremy Osborne SAT A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wf8j (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 1 SAT Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and SAT Safety executive? Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and SAT Samuel West. SAT SAT 01:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club SAT b007jvmz (Listen) SAT Exhumation SAT Lord Peter Wimsey awaits the doctor's verdict, and there's a SAT revelation at a party. Dorothy L Sayers mystery with Ian SAT Carmichael and Allan Cuthbertson. SAT SAT 02:00 Clare in the Community b00gkktk (Listen) SAT Series 2, Doolah's Choice SAT The bossy social worker sticks her oar in Helen's wedding SAT and Megan's home birth. Starring Sally Phillips. From SAT October 2005. SAT SAT 02:30 The Brothers b00pzgps (Listen) SAT Series 3, First Aid SAT Michael aims to dump his fiancee, Nigel suffers, and Zorro SAT wields some murderous crutches. Stars Adam Godley. From SAT March 2007. SAT SAT 03:00 DH Lawrence - Daughters of the Vicar b0075s4x (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Impoverished sisters Louisa and Mary struggle SAT to choose lives governed either by emotion or intellect. SAT Stars Rachel Atkins and Cathy Sara. SAT SAT 04:00 Afternoon Reading b013835j (Listen) SAT Summer Ghosts, The Queen of Craigielee SAT "Yes, the ghosts you see at night, they're the souls - the SAT auras, if you like - of good people who didn't deserve to SAT die. That's why they're full of regret, and frightening. SAT Ghosts we see in broad daylight are the ones whose death SAT were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They SAT were evil while alive..." SAT In this series of commissioned stories the aim is to present SAT ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day. Will SAT something 'unexplained' be as scary in a light that is... SAT well, reliable to the eye! SAT 2. The Queen of Craigielee by Louise Welsh SAT Photographing the deserted tower block means going to its SAT thirtieth floor, which isn't really the place to be... SAT Reader Tracy Wiles SAT Producer Duncan Minshull. SAT SAT 04:15 Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla b016q2l5 (Listen) SAT Living in a castle in Austria, lonely Laura is captivated by SAT a beautiful visitor. Gothic vampire tale starring Anne-Marie SAT Duff. SAT SAT 05:00 Second Thoughts b00kmys6 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Come as You Were SAT Bill tries to disrupt Liza and Richard's affair, and gets SAT involved with 'Emma Peel'. With Belinda Lang and Jo Kendall. SAT From May 1991. SAT SAT 05:30 Nineteen Ninety-Four b013plyd (Listen) SAT Freedom Is Choice SAT Sub-Officer Edward Wilson probes a mysterious incident in SAT Cumbria. Orwellian sitcom starring Robert Lindsay. From SAT March 1985. SAT SAT 06:00 Drama on 3 b007jqdl (Listen) SAT Goodnight to Flamboro' SAT Douglas Hodge stars as composer William Baines, who died at SAT 23. The story traces the most prolific period of his short SAT life. SAT SAT 07:30 Misfits in France b00f24f8 (Listen) SAT Wilde About Dieppe SAT Series in which Julian Barnes and Hermione Lee explore the SAT connections between a group of Victorian writers and artists SAT who crossed the English Channel for different reasons. SAT Examining the differing fortunes of Oscar Wilde and the SAT painter Walter Sickert, who both flouted Victorian moral SAT conventions, during their time in the French town of Dieppe. SAT At 4am on May 20th 1897, Sebastian Melmoth, better known as SAT Oscar Wilde, arrived at Dieppe Docks seeking refuge SAT following his release from Reading Gaol, but he quickly SAT moved out of town. SAT Walter Sickert is known as a Camden Town painter but his SAT painter friend Jaques Emile Blanche called him 'the SAT Canaletto of Dieppe'. His long association with the resort SAT began with childhood holidays and included an affair with SAT one of the local fishwives. SAT Oscar Wilde ...... Simon Russell Beale SAT Walter Sickert ...... Stephen Critchlow SAT Arthur Symons ...... Jonathan Tafler. SAT SAT 08:00 An Hour with Jon Pertwee b00bdjh3 (Listen) SAT The star of Doctor Who, The Navy Lark and Worzel Gummidge SAT entertains an audience with his one-man biographical show. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats b007jthv (Listen) SAT The Sixties, Episode 1 SAT Barry Cryer's treasures from the swinging decade, including SAT Beyond Our Ken, It's a Fair Cop, The Navy Lark, Benny Hill SAT Time, The Clitheroe Kid and I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again. SAT SAT 12:00 Irène Némirovsky - The Dogs and the Wolves b02x5k9x (Listen) SAT Omnibus. Made for 4 Extra. Ada grows up in the poor Jewish SAT pogroms of the Ukraine. Fate, finance and love cruelly SAT collide, changing her life forever. SAT SAT 13:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective b0088zsz (Listen) SAT The Dublin Mystery SAT A dying businessman appears to have settled his will, but SAT revenge wreaks family havoc. Stars Bernard Hepton and SAT Suzanne Burden. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b007jl9j (Listen) SAT The Whistling Spy Enigma SAT Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he SAT whistle the secret tune? Stars Spike Milligan. From SAT September 1954. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jll5 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret SAT Confusion reigns when Mrs Pike reveals her news of a 'new SAT arrival'. Adapted from TV, with John Le Mesurier. From March SAT 1974. SAT SAT 15:00 An Hour with Jon Pertwee b00bdjh3 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Drama on 3 b007jqdl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 The Write Stuff b02lyb11 (Listen) SAT William Blake SAT Radio 4's literary panel show, hosted by James Walton, with SAT team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh and guests SAT John O'Farrell and Jane Thynne. SAT Produced by Alexandra Smith. SAT SAT 18:00 Fear on Four b007jq7s (Listen) SAT Hearing Is Believing SAT When the cast have left and the theatre is dark, you should SAT never assume that it's empty backstage. Stars Edward De SAT Souza and Mick Ford. SAT SAT 18:30 Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind b007jlt5 (Listen) SAT Island Genesis SAT The death of a man on the remote Scottish island of Luig SAT sparks a sinister discovery. Stars Peter Cushing and Vincent SAT Price. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats b007jthv (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Eddie Izzard - Glorious b007mwss (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Eddie Izzard entertains an audience at London's Hammersmith SAT Apollo with more of his unique outlook on life. SAT SAT 23:00 William Golding - Lord of the Flies b02x5lyj (Listen) SAT Fire on the Mountain SAT Made for 4 Extra. William Golding's classic story about a SAT group of boys plane-wrecked on a deserted island. New SAT dramatisation by Judith Adams, with Ruth Wilson narrating. SAT SAT 23:30 Ian Rankin - Rebus b007jqlv (Listen) SAT Death Is Not the End, Episode 1 SAT Inspector Rebus is asked by his childhood sweetheart to find SAT her missing son. Adaptation of Ian Rankin's novella, read by SAT Douglas Henshall. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 16 JUNE 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Fear on Four b007jq7s (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind b007jlt5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 An Hour with Jon Pertwee b00bdjh3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Irène Némirovsky - The Dogs and the Wolves b02x5k9x (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective b0088zsz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Drama on 3 b007jqdl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 The Write Stuff b02lyb11 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence b02w7lxc (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Omnibus. Made for 4 Extra. A year after the death of his SUN wife, Fabian permits a clear out. Jane is keen to satisfy SUN her curiosity. Comedy of relationships stars Emma Fielding. SUN SUN 07:15 The Science of DIY b008x8b5 (Listen) SUN Getting in a Twist SUN The art of construction deconstructed. Screws and SUN screwdrivers - Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how SUN these metal fasteners are in fact levers. SUN SUN 07:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting SUN b007jvf7 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 1 SUN Buying a new carpet sweeper for her neighbour turns into a SUN major operation. East London tower block comedy. SUN SUN 08:00 Floggit's b007jxmk (Listen) SUN From 24/08/56 SUN Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a SUN troublesome tree. Stars Elsie and Doris Waters. From August SUN 1956. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) SUN We All Make Mistakes SUN Sir Gregory decides to take action over the bumbling SUN bureaucrats. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From SUN August 1971. SUN SUN 09:00 Horrible Histories b02x5vbz (Listen) SUN Vile Victorians SUN 4 Extra Debut. Terry Deary's gory and gruesome guide to vile SUN Victorian life and death. Death, mainly. With songs and SUN jokes. Stars Brian Bowles. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b02x5vbw (Listen) SUN Ladies of Letters, Christabel Bielenberg SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Robeson to Mendelssohn, writer SUN Christabel Bielenberg shares her castaway choices with Sue SUN Lawley. From November 1992. SUN SUN 10:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtmf (Listen) SUN Knock Knock SUN With his parents' transatlantic marriage at risk, how will SUN eight-year-old Harry cope? The author reads her own story. SUN SUN 11:00 It's a Funny Business b02x5w0d (Listen) SUN June Whitfield SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Take It From Here to Terry and June, the SUN actress reminisces about her career with Mike Craig. From SUN January 1986. SUN SUN 11:30 Mr Punch Says That's the Way to Do It b00xlw1c (Listen) SUN Actor Martin Reeve takes up his swozzle and slapstick to SUN chart the history and tenacious survival of the Punch and SUN Judy show. SUN SUN 12:00 Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence b02w7lxc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 The Science of DIY b008x8b5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Ian Rankin - The Third Gentleman b02x5wsr (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Cully, the 1790s Edinburgh sleuth, is forced SUN to investigate a series of ritualistic wine-cellar murders. SUN Stars Alexander Morton. SUN SUN 15:00 Floggit's b007jxmk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b02x5wst (Listen) SUN The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc. SUN SUN 17:00 Horrible Histories b02x5vbz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Dangerous Visions b02x5yh8 (Listen) SUN Face to Face with JG Ballard SUN 4 Extra Debut. The late author of Empire of the Sun and many SUN works of speculative fiction reveals his perspective on the SUN world and the media. SUN William Golding - Lord of the Flies SUN SUN 18:30 Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) SUN Of Withered Apples - Philip K Dick. SUN SUN 19:00 It's a Funny Business b02x5w0d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Mr Punch Says That's the Way to Do It b00xlw1c (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Floggit's b007jxmk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b0116gvp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b02x5vbw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtmf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting SUN b007jvf7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop b00vcq95 (Listen) SUN Transparency SUN By Christopher Green. SUN Ida Barr is a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and SUN rap, reflecting the cultural diversity of London's East End, SUN where she has been living in retirement for several decades. SUN Ida has a genuine love of talking to people so each week she SUN investigates a new topic and creates a unique brand of SUN music-hall, hip-hop fusion with beat boxer Shlomo. For the SUN last in the series, Ida's topic of choice is "Transparency". SUN Produced by Claire Grove SUN Ida Barr is the creation of award-winning performer SUN Christopher Green (aka spoof country and western singer Tina SUN C). "Missy Elliott meets Marie Lloyd" - Guardian. Each week SUN Ida investigates a current political buzz word - Choice, SUN Responsibility, Diversity and Transparency - and records her SUN findings on her Ida-pod - an ancient battery operated SUN cassette machine with a greasy earpiece. Her target groups SUN include the Sutton House over 55's drama group, children SUN from the Italia Conti Aacademy and Theatre Venture's Youth SUN Company from Stratford East. SUN Beat box artist Shlomo was heard by 3.9 billion people SUN around the world when he and BjÃrk performed "Oceania" at SUN the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics. He has SUN also worked with artists such as Martha Wainwright, Damon SUN Albarn, and Nitin Sawhney. He is a classically-trained SUN percussionist and heads the world's only human beatbox SUN choir, the Vocal Orchestra. SUN Christopher Green has written and performed three Tina C SUN series for BBC Radio 4 plus Tina C's Election Night BBQ SUN Special (Nov 2008). 'Ida Barr's Bingo' was at the Brighton SUN Festival and the South Bank earlier this year and 'Ida Barr: SUN So This Is Christmas' was at the Barbican Centre in December SUN 2008. SUN SUN 22:45 Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues SUN b00f41z2 (Listen) SUN Tamworth SUN Country singer and US presidential hopeful Tina C, the comic SUN creation of Christopher Green, looks at the Australian SUN obsession with country music. SUN Tina looks up Auriel Andrew, famous for her song Truck SUN Driving Woman. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b02yx0qf (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs around. Plus Arthur Smith has more music from SUN Jonny and the Baptists. SUN SUN 23:00 Vent b00t6v4j (Listen) SUN Series 1, Switching Off SUN Comatose Ben journeys across his brain's landscape, SUN reminding him of Tolkien's Mordor. Stars Neil Pearson. From SUN August 2006. SUN SUN 23:30 Rudy's Rare Records b00n8nk9 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Oh Carolina SUN Adam finally goes out on a date, but is the lady in question SUN quite what she appears? Starring Lenny Henry. From October SUN 2009. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 17 JUNE 2013 MON MON 00:00 Dangerous Visions b02x5yh8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b02x5vbw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtmf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 It's a Funny Business b02x5w0d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Mr Punch Says That's the Way to Do It b00xlw1c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Floggit's b007jxmk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Ian Rankin - The Third Gentleman b02x5wsr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Horrible Histories b02x5vbz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wmnj (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 2 MON Another mysterious death makes Health and Safety executive MON Simon consider the relevance of cruets. Comic thriller with MON Geoffrey Palmer. MON MON 06:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club MON b007jvn1 (Listen) MON At Lady Dormer's MON Knowing the general was poisoned, Lord Peter Wimsey probes MON Miss Dorland's hobby. Dorothy L Sayers mystery with Ian MON Carmichael. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00dvh3m (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Daniel and Lucy's plans for a quiet weekend are hit by a MON stream of unplanned visitors. Stars David Tennant. From June MON 2001. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b02mfzq3 (Listen) MON Series 66, Episode 4 MON Nicholas Parsons hosts the vocabularious panel show from the MON BBC Radio Theatre with panellists; Graham Norton, Kevin MON Eldon, Pam Ayres and Paul Merton. MON Producer: Katie Tyrrell. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 11 MON It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in The Gaylords, plus bona MON beats from Julian and Sandy. With Kenneth Williams and Hugh MON Paddick. From May 1966. MON MON 08:30 Brothers in Law b007k1p0 (Listen) MON In and Out MON Lawyer Roger tries to defend a prisoner overly fond of life MON behind bars. Stars Richard Briers and James Beck. From MON August 1971. MON MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00x40p1 (Listen) MON Series 6, The Curse of Count Arthur MON With all things 'horror' on his somewhat confused mind, MON Arthur receives a phone call from his good friend Barry MON Cryer to say that they have somehow lost Barry's briefcase MON containing the tickets they require to attend a lunchtime MON Hammer Horror convention at which they are due. MON They decide to re-trace their steps from the previous night, MON which includes taking in a visit to some local haunts and MON shops, as well as the Shoulder of Mutton. MON With the briefcase (and thus the tickets) nowhere to be MON found, Arthur and Barry are left to decide what they should MON do - try and get in to the convention by relying on their MON good names and reputations alone, or risk missing out on the MON Hammer Horror lunch...? MON Cast: MON Count Arthur Strong ..... Steve Delaney MON Dracula/Himself ..... Barry Cryer MON Sally ..... Melanie Giedroyc MON Gerry/Jack ..... Dave Mounfield MON Shop Assistant/Wally/ MON Bouncer/Wilf ..... Alastair Kerr MON Producers: Richard Daws, Mark Radcliffe & John Leonard MON A Komedia Entertainment & Smooth Operations production for MON BBC Radio 4. MON MON 09:30 Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? b00rrkg5 (Listen) MON FindthePerfectPartner4u.com MON The first episode of a comedy drama by Charlotte Cory MON starring Henry Goodman and Lia Williams. MON Sarah is deeply dissatisfied with her lot. Her marriage to MON the kindly but deeply boring Malcolm has long since failed MON to bring any spark to her life, and a brief relationship MON with a man called David, while ultimately unfulfilling, at MON least proves to her that she is not so unattractive that she MON cannot find happiness elsewhere. MON So she leaves Malcolm and a chance encounter with an old MON school friend, Tania, leads her to move in with her friend MON and join the internet dating site MON Find-the-perfect-partner-4-u.com. But her first experience MON of internet dating proves hugely embarrassing. MON Cast: MON Sarah ... Lia Williams MON Malcolm - and all Sarah's internet dates ... Henry Goodman MON Mother ... Miriam Margolyes MON Tania ... Frances Barber MON Francis Parker ... Roger Hammond MON Sound Design: Lucinda Mason Brown MON Original Music: David Chilton MON Director: Gordon House MON A Goldhawk Essential production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqy3 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON After ignoring his family's advice, the castaway ends up MON shipwrecked and arrives on an island. Stars Roy Marsden and MON Tom Bevan. MON MON 11:00 Afternoon Reading b013857g (Listen) MON Summer Ghosts, Swings MON "Yes, the ghosts you see at night, they're the souls - the MON auras, if you like - of good people who didn't deserve to MON die. That's why they're full of regret, and frightening. MON Ghosts we see in broad daylight are the ones whose death MON were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They MON were evil while alive..." MON In this series of commissioned stories the aim is to present MON ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day. Will MON something 'unexplained' be as as scary in a light that is... MON well, reliable to the eye! MON 3. Swings by Adam Thorpe. MON Howard is alone when he visits the deserted playground. MON Then something starts to make a squeaking noise... MON Reader Kenneth Cranham MON Producer Duncan Minshull. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b02x5b6s (Listen) MON Julie Felix, Ben Fogle, Hari Dhillon, Ned Boulting, Robin MON Ince, Sarah Gillespie MON Heaven is Here, in the form of 'Britain's First Lady of MON Folk', singer- songwriter and peace protester Julie Felix, MON who was resident singer on 'The Frost Report', hosted her MON own show 'Once More With Felix' and has toured worldwide for MON over fifty years. Julie talks to Clive about her 75th MON birthday. 'Life is the Song' is at Leicester Square Theatre, MON London on Saturday 15th June. Julie also performs 'Tiger MON Eyes'. MON Clive drops the anchor with intrepid adventurer and original MON 'Castaway' Ben Fogle, whose new ITV series focuses on MON Dorset. Home to one of Britain's most dramatic coastlines MON with its craggy cliffs and miles of stunning sandy beaches, MON Ben explores the millionaires' playground of Sandbanks and MON the trawlers in the harbour, to find out what makes it MON unique. The second episode of 'Harbour Lives' is on Friday MON 21st June at 20.00. MON Robin Ince saddles up with sports journalist and cycling nut MON Ned Boulting, whose new book 'On the Road Bike: The Search MON For a Nation's Cycling Soul' asks how Britain became so MON obsessed with cycling. His search puts him in contact with MON some of the wonderful and wonderfully idiosyncratic people MON who have contributed to this nation's two-wheeled history. MON Clive talks to actor Hari Dhillon. Well known for playing MON Michael Spence in Holby City, Hari's currently starring as MON corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor, who is happy, in love and MON about to land a promotion.. Amir and his wife host a dinner MON party and what starts out as a friendly conversation soon MON escalates into something far more damaging. 'Disgraced' is MON at London's Bush Theatre until Saturday 22nd June. MON And a second serving of folk from the glorious Sarah MON Gillespie, who performs 'Signal Failure' from her album MON 'Glory Days'. MON Producer: Jane Thurlow. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Brothers in Law b007k1p0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wmnj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club MON b007jvn1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch b008sbsg (Listen) MON Miss Brooke and Mr Lydgate MON Dorothea Brooke yearns to right society's wrongs in 1830s MON England, and Dr Lydgate arrives. Stars Roger Allam and MON Candida Benson. MON MON 14:15 Life at 24 Frames a Second b00xhffg (Listen) MON Wired for Sound MON David Thomson, author of the Biographical Dictionary of MON Film, takes a highly personal journey through the meaning of MON film and its impact on us. MON Programme 3: Wired For Sound. The dream of a universal MON language of film, even one that took place in silence with MON titles, died as Al Jolson sang for his 'mammy' in The Jazz MON Singer (1927). A new age of dreaming and illusion was upon MON us and it had many voices. MON Producer: Mark Burman. MON MON 14:30 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach b007k1w1 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Reflecting on her past, Hope Clearwater stands by her belief MON about chimps, but her boss threatens the sack. Read by Fiona MON Shaw. MON MON 14:45 Book of the Week b00khw3z (Listen) MON John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 1 MON Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the MON radio stations of Britain. MON Partly to relieve the boredom of a series of temping jobs, MON and partly to feed his curiosity about our national MON airwaves, John decides to listen to a different radio MON station everyday. His first tuning stops include Virgin MON Radio and the BBC Asian Network. MON A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 15:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqy3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b02x92s7 (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc with a new story - Terry Pratchett's A Hat Full MON of Sky, read by Shirley Henderson. She also hears about the MON mutant grass that's gone global, Spartina Anglica. MON MON 17:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00tl09s (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 4 MON The Italian priest turns detective to identify the murderer MON of a fascist. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From July MON 2002. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00dvh3m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone b00pkvk9 (Listen) MON Series 3, Unending MON Notting Hill's Carnival sees the potential end of the worlds MON and new weirdness. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga with Alex MON Tregear. MON MON 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wlrcp (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Malcolm Holmes is drawn back into the murky world of MON espionage from beyond the grave. Project Raphael sequel with MON Dan Hagley. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b007js3y (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Brothers in Law b007k1p0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wmnj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club MON b007jvn1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Afternoon Reading b013857g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b02x5b6s (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b02mfzq3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00x40p1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b02qt7wd (Listen) MON Series 40, Episode 5 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jon Holmes, Marcus MON Brigstocke, Mitch Benn and Pippa Evans for a comic romp MON through the week's news. Producer: Colin Anderson. MON MON 23:30 And Now In Colour b0080qg5 (Listen) MON Series 2, Eurospecial MON The sketch team cross the English Channel for a French MON link-up. Stars Tim de Jongh and William Vandyck. From MON February 1991. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone b00pkvk9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wlrcp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wmnj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club TUE b007jvn1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00x40p1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? b00rrkg5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqy3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Afternoon Reading b013857g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b02x5b6s (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00tl09s (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00dvh3m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wzvk (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 3 TUE As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon TUE struggles with his day job. Comic thriller with Geoffrey TUE Palmer and Samuel West. TUE TUE 06:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club TUE b007jvn3 (Listen) TUE Ann Dorland TUE With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to TUE pinpoint the poisoner. Dorothy L Sayers mystery with Ian TUE Carmichael and Allan Cuthbertson. TUE TUE 07:00 The Million Pound Radio Show b00bv45p (Listen) TUE Series 4, Episode 4 TUE Buckingham Palace revelations and government food advice. TUE Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour, with Jasper TUE Jacob. From April 1989. TUE TUE 07:30 The Castle b01hxzx3 (Listen) TUE Series 4, The Only Way Is Ethics TUE Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, TUE starring James Fleet (The Vicar Of Dibley), Neil Dudgeon TUE (Life Of Riley), Martha Howe-Douglas (Horrible Histories) TUE and Ingrid Oliver (Watson & Oliver). TUE Someone - or something - is hacking into peoples' private TUE conversations and Master Henry could end up in jail. TUE Meanwhile, Lady Anne has taken to nuzzling De Warenne's TUE trusty War Horse. TUE Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander TUE Music by Guy Jackson TUE Produced and directed by David Tyler TUE A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Credits TUE Writer: Kim Fuller TUE Writer: Paul Alexander TUE Sir John Woodstock: James Fleet TUE Sir William De Warenne: Neil Dudgeon TUE Lady Anne Woodstock: Martha Howe-Douglas TUE Cardinal Duncan: Jonathan Kydd TUE Lady Charlotte: Ingrid Oliver TUE Master Henry Woodstock: Steven Kynman TUE Bates: Lewis Macleod TUE Director: David Tyler TUE Producer: David Tyler TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) TUE The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte) TUE Neddie's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to TUE America to make his fortune. Stars Harry Secombe. From TUE October 1954. TUE TUE 08:30 Jim the Great b02x95ky (Listen) TUE Series 2, Fit for a Queen TUE 4 Extra Debut. The moustachioed monarch discovers that TUE Boadicea is his sister-in-law. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June TUE Whitfield. From August 1979. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b02qt7wd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management b00glnb3 (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE Comedy series in which comedian Will Smith seeks help and TUE advice - primarily from his godfather Peter - on coping with TUE the onset of middle age. TUE To help Will become less cautious, Peter asks rock singer TUE Alex to advise him. Will surprises Alex by revealing that he TUE was once in a band himself. TUE Will ...... Will Smith TUE Peter ...... Roger Allam TUE Alex ...... Dan Tetsell TUE Dan ...... Roger Drew TUE Stripper ...... Manjeet Mann TUE Stag ...... Paul Rider. TUE TUE 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqyc (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Solitude on the desert island gives way to cannibals, TUE mutineers, and a man called Friday. Stars Roy Marsden and TUE Tom Bevan. TUE TUE 11:00 Midsummer Tales b01k1llb (Listen) TUE Count From the Splash TUE By Helen Dunmore. 4 Extra Debut. Meija meets an old school TUE friend at a midsummer party in Finland, sparking long-lost TUE childhood excitement. Read by Tracy Wiles. TUE TUE 11:15 Julia Blackburn - The Need for Nonsense b01hn1q4 (Listen) TUE The sad, contradictory tale of Edward Lear, famed Victorian TUE artist and scribe of gleefully silly verse. Stars Andrew TUE Sachs. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Jim the Great b02x95ky (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wzvk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club TUE b007jvn3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch b008v1r4 (Listen) TUE Cupid's Bow TUE Lydgate has hopes for the new hospital, while Dorothea has TUE hopes for Mr Casaubon. Stars Rachel Atkins and Candida TUE Benson. TUE TUE 14:15 Life at 24 Frames a Second b00xhffs (Listen) TUE The Big Kill-Off TUE David Thomson, author of The Biographical Dictionary of TUE Film, continues his journey through the power of cinema. TUE Episode 4: The Big Kill Off. TUE Cinema has made us see death and final moments in any number TUE of fiendish and inventive ways, but is it a little too in TUE love with this shadowy realm? Thomson remembers those who TUE lost their celluloid lives and entered our collective TUE dreams. TUE Producer: Mark Burman. TUE TUE 14:30 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach b007k1xd (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Hope takes Eugene to watch the chimps' behaviour, but she TUE ends up deeply shocked by his reaction. Read by Fiona Shaw. TUE TUE 14:45 Book of the Week b00klbsn (Listen) TUE John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 2 TUE Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the TUE radio stations of Britain. TUE The mellow tones of Wogan are contrasted with the TUE testosterone of talkSPORT. TUE A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 15:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqyc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b02x98xs (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc presents Terry Prachett's A Hat Full of Sky, TUE read by Shirley Henderson. Plus a Happy Birthday to Paul TUE McCartney, and author Roddy Doyle gives us his Inheritance TUE Books. TUE TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse b00tl35f (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 5 TUE Iris is lost for words when her fiance Bernard finds TUE religion. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From January TUE 1995. TUE TUE 17:30 The Million Pound Radio Show b00bv45p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b1p28 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Set in a complex state of beliefs, the Great God Om appears TUE before novice monk Brutha. Terry Pratchett's comic fantasy TUE with Anton Lesser. TUE TUE 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmp8p (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Malcolm and Polly travel unexpectedly under Moscow, and the TUE ghost appears of someone he once knew very well. Stars Dan TUE Hagley. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007k3l8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Jim the Great b02x95ky (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wzvk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club TUE b007jvn3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Midsummer Tales b01k1llb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Julia Blackburn - The Need for Nonsense b01hn1q4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 The Castle b01hxzx3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Father Figure b02x9cq5 (Listen) TUE Pilot TUE 4 Extra Debut. A new Belfast house-husband has a dog of a TUE first day as he embraces his change of lifestyle. Stars TUE Jason Byrne. From April 2010. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b036blh8 (Listen) TUE For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the TUE best laughs around. Tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Joz TUE Norris. TUE TUE 23:00 Fags, Mags and Bags b00r0xt1 (Listen) TUE Series 3, The Lenzie Splicer TUE Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald TUE McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop. TUE Dave is thrown into turmoil after an old school friend TUE appears in the shop. TUE Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kolhi TUE Dave ...... Donald McLeary TUE Sanjay ...... Omar Raza TUE Alok ...... Susheel Kumar TUE Father Henderson ...... Gerard Kelly TUE Ted ...... Gavin Mitchell TUE Michael Binfield ...... Sylvester McCoy TUE Mrs Armstrong ...... Maureen Carr TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 23:30 Self Storage b01gk2wm (Listen) TUE Househunting TUE Separated and homeless, Dave muses on life outside his TUE temporary storage pod home. Stars Reece Shearsmith. From TUE September 2007. TUE TUE 23:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk b0076d91 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Duvet Control TUE The battle of the sexes rages over cold feet and tog TUE ratings. The writer shares more deep thoughts on trivia. TUE From March 2003. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2013 WED WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b1p28 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmp8p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008wzvk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club WED b007jvn3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b02qt7wd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management b00glnb3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe b007jqyc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Midsummer Tales b01k1llb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Julia Blackburn - The Need for Nonsense b01hn1q4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse b00tl35f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show b00bv45p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x3lv (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 4 WED Simon keeps his Health and Safety job. But is Zoe the next WED target? Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Rebecca WED Front. WED WED 06:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlb29 (Listen) WED The Unlucky One WED Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth WED investigates. Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke. WED From March 1954. WED WED 07:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat WED b00p2hb2 (Listen) WED The Diary of a Madman WED A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he WED overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May WED 2002. WED WED 07:30 Shedtown b011vgbz (Listen) WED Series 1, Night Screams WED As the Shedists settle into life under asphalt there's a WED strange noise coming from William's shed. Wes holds a puppet WED show and all are invited. WED Cast: WED Barry .....Tony Pitts WED Jimmy & Johnny ...... Kevin Eldon WED Colin ...... Johnny Vegas WED Diane ...... Suranne Jones WED Dave ...... Shaun Dooley WED Eleanor ....... Ronni Ancona WED Deborah Dearden ..... Emma Fryer WED William ..... Adrian Manfredi WED Carly ..... Jessica Knappett WED Father Michael ...... James Quinn WED Wes ....... Warren Brown WED Postwoman ...... Caron May WED Narrator ...... Maxine Peake WED Music ....... Paul Heaton WED Written and created by Tony Pitts WED Directed by Jim Poyser WED Producer: Sally Harrison WED A Woolyback Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED The Blackboard Jungle WED The lad becomes a young schoolmaster in a school full of WED juvenile delinquents. Stars Tony Hancock. Recovered episode WED from November 1955. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00db5l4 (Listen) WED Series 6, Episode 5 WED A multi-million pound loan, and mankind's entire history in WED songs and sketches with John Cleese and Graeme Garden. From WED May 1968. WED WED 09:00 Winston in Love b007ylvk (Listen) WED Taking Tea With Roland WED Nancy wants her new man to meet the family, but will old WED rogue Winston sabotage the event? Stars Bill Wallis. From WED January 1991. WED WED 09:30 In the Chair b007jsyl (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED A Jobcentre murder makes hack George Cragge more uncertain WED of New Labour. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From WED July 1998. WED WED 10:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769fm (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Harold Pinter narrates the tale of a group of Victorian WED writers' struggles with integrity and poverty. Dramatised by WED Tony Ramsay, stars Jonathan Firth and Kenneth Cranham. WED WED 11:00 Midsummer Tales b01k9m2s (Listen) WED Casting WED By Hannah McGill. A London film crew causes a commotion when WED they descend upon a tiny island community in 1930s Shetland. WED Read by Claire Knight. WED WED 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Tiny Arrietty Clock lives with her family under the WED floorboards, but their cosy world faces new challenges. WED Stars Clare Corbett. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00db5l4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x3lv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlb29 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch b008vlwk (Listen) WED Old and Young WED Dorothea Brooke is due to be wed, while Fred Vincy pins his WED hopes on his frail uncle, Mr Featherstone. Stars Candida WED Benson. WED WED 14:15 Life at 24 Frames a Second b00xhfg3 (Listen) WED You Must Remember This WED David Thomson, author of The Biographical Dictionary of WED Film, continues his idiosyncratic journey through the WED collective dream of cinema. Episode 5: You Must Remember WED This. "Every movie is about time passing away and memory WED trying to say it was a story." WED Producer: Mark Burman. WED WED 14:30 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach b007k1yp (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Unexpectedly taken hostage, Hope and Ian get to know their WED civil war rebel captors. Read by Fiona Shaw. WED WED 14:45 Book of the Week b00klbsb (Listen) WED John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 3 WED Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the WED radio stations of Britain. WED John's adventures continue with a look at the history of the WED Radio Times and a first-hand encounter with the very best of WED local radio - as Radio Humberside online brings him the WED latest from the epicentre of 2008's UK earthquake. WED A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 15:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769fm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b02x9ttr (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc presents Terry Pratchett's A Hat Full of Sky, WED read by Shirley Henderson. Plus she celebrates World WED Sauntering Day, with gardener Monty Don's Inheritance WED Tracks. WED WED 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of WED William Shakespeare b007k2gs (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED The Royal Dingle Company tackles the verse of the Bard. WED Stars Patrick Barlow, with guest Juliet Stevenson. From WED September 1995. WED WED 17:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat WED b00p2hb2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b50xj (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED After his encounter with the Great God Om, novice monk WED Brutha is selected for a secret mission. Comic fantasy with WED Anton Lesser. WED WED 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmr9r (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Malcolm discovers why he's ended up in the sewers of Moscow, WED and he's asked to complete a task for Victor. Stars Dan WED Hagley. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00db5l4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x3lv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlb29 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Midsummer Tales b01k9m2s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Shedtown b011vgbz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Chris Addison's Civilization b00f2zsd (Listen) WED A Working Society WED The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy WED evolution of the Western world. With Dan Tetsell. From April WED 2006. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b036blhb (Listen) WED For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the WED best laughs around. Tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Joz WED Norris. WED WED 23:00 Revolting People b00fkx2m (Listen) WED Series 2, Some More Trying Times WED McGurk turns spy, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets WED stuck. 1770 America sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From WED February 2001. WED WED 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom b007p1nn (Listen) WED Series 1, Street Crime WED The twice-mugged comedian looks at the problem from all WED angles, with a reconstruction. With Rob Rouse. From WED September 2003. WED WED 23:45 Fabulous b00hy947 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 4 WED Faye's got money troubles, so she hopes her mum will lend WED her £10,000. Stars Daisy Haggard and Anne Reid. From June WED 2007. WED WED THU THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2013 THU THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b50xj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmr9r (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x3lv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlb29 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Winston in Love b007ylvk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 In the Chair b007jsyl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769fm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Midsummer Tales b01k9m2s (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkmm7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of THU William Shakespeare b007k2gs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat THU b00p2hb2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x7tk (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 5 THU Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an THU intriguing offer. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer, THU Samuel West and Rebecca Front. THU THU 06:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlwgt (Listen) THU The Third Shoe THU Trying to clear a man of murder, the sleuth and wife Steve THU visit him in jail. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury. THU From April 1954. THU THU 07:00 The Older Woman b02w8xy7 (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU In a rare moment, Miss Callaghan apologises to her ex, THU lovestruck pupil Roy. Starring Martin Clunes. From February THU 1993. THU THU 07:30 Heresy b02qr6wd (Listen) THU Series 9, Episode 5 THU Victoria Coren Mitchell presents another edition of the show THU which dares to commit heresy. Her guests this week are THU comedians Katy Brand and David Baddiel and television THU presenter Richard Osman. THU Producers: Victoria Cohen Mitchell and Daisy Knight THU An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. THU Credits THU Presenter: Victoria Coren Mitchell THU Panellist: Katy Brand THU Panellist: David Baddiel THU Panellist: Richard Osman THU Producer: Victoria Coren Mitchell THU Producer: Daisy Knight THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007js9w (Listen) THU Series 1, A Stripe for Frazer THU Promotion turns the dour old Scotsman crazy with power. THU Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe and John Laurie. From THU March 1974. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) THU From 16/04/1958 THU Dick dreams of Persia, and Eth is agitated in The Glums. THU Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From THU April 1958. THU THU 09:00 Potting On b00ksx62 (Listen) THU Taking a Break THU Adventure or caravan? Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow THU old. With Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From March 2008. THU THU 09:30 The Personality Test b00mk68l (Listen) THU Series 2, Rick Wakeman THU Rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about himself. THU With Sue Perkins, Will Smith and Lucy Porter. From December THU 2006. THU THU 10:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769k6 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Reardon and Milvain's personal and literary fortunes THU diverge. Dramatised by Tony Ramsay, narrated by Harold THU Pinter, starring Jonathan Firth and Tracy Ann Oberman. THU THU 11:00 Midsummer Tales b01kjjng (Listen) THU The Longest Day THU By Alison Miller. Returning home to Orkney after decades in THU Glasgow, lonely Jan seeks diversion in a blind date. Read by THU Tracy Wiles. THU THU 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Tiny Arrietty Clock has escaped the ratcatcher, but how will THU she survive in her family's new world? Stars Paula Wilcox. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007js9w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x7tk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlwgt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch b008vqy1 (Listen) THU The Social Round THU There's gossip at the engagement party, and Rosy Vincy THU encounters Dr Lydgate. Stars Katherine Igoe and Robert THU Glenister. THU THU 14:15 Life at 24 Frames a Second b00xpnd2 (Listen) THU If It Moves, Shoot It THU Critic and writer David Thomson continues his journey THU through cinema and considers its enduring love affair with THU violence. Episode 6: If it Moves, Shoot It. THU "There is violence in the medium. It begins with being in THU the dark, monopolized and compelled by the light. There is a THU kind of imprisonment. It is then increased by the way film THU can cut. And cut is a very appropriate word." THU Producer: Mark Burman. THU THU 14:30 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach b007k1zz (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Hope Clearwater is promised an escape from the civil war, THU but events conspire against her. Read by Fiona Shaw. THU THU 14:45 Book of the Week b00klbsd (Listen) THU John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 4 THU Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the THU radio stations of Britain. THU Romance is on the schedule with the adventurous beginnings THU of pirate radio, but can that compete with the seductive THU allure of an on-air dedication? THU A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 15:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769k6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b02x9ycf (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc presents Terry Pratchett's A Hat Full of Sky, THU read by Shirley Henderson. Mel goes in search of missing THU moon rocks, and discovers the secret history of garden THU gnomes. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jnnj (Listen) THU Series 9, Gridlocked THU With summer holidays imminent, it's time for a museum trip. THU What could possibly go wrong? Stars Karl Howman. From THU January 1997. THU THU 17:30 The Older Woman b02w8xy7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b8rpc (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU In the city of the Citadel, novice Brutha stands up to the THU devious Deacon Vorbus. Comic fantasy with Anton Lesser and THU Patrick Barlow. THU THU 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmznd (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The reason for Mike's involvement with the Nablovski colony THU is revealed, and also why Moira's case is so heavy. Stars THU Dan Hagley. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007js9w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x7tk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlwgt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Midsummer Tales b01kjjng (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Heresy b02qr6wd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 The Shuttleworths b00sg2n0 (Listen) THU Series 5, A Gig With Billy Joel THU When agent Ken Worthington offers John and unpaid gig in a THU remote village hall, John refuses. But the promise of his THU own designated parking space causes a serious rethink. THU John is created and performed by Graham Fellows, and the THU series is produced by Dawn Ellis. THU THU 22:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b00jzzg3 (Listen) THU Series 2, The Fitness Club THU The Laird challenges Dougal to swim, cycle and run in a THU MacAthlon. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From March THU 2004. THU THU 23:00 The Secret World b012mzvm (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 4 THU Alan Titchmarsh shows a dark side when his career is at THU risk. Jon Culshaw explores famous folk's private lives. From THU July 2010. THU THU 23:30 The Big Booth b007k3g2 (Listen) THU Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 4 THU Boothby Graffoe and friends share scary tales of the railway THU and dramas at sea. With Neil Innes. From February 2001. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00b8rpc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmznd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008x7tk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rlwgt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Potting On b00ksx62 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Personality Test b00mk68l (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769k6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Midsummer Tales b01kjjng (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers b00tkyn2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jnnj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 The Older Woman b02w8xy7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008y4fg (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 6 FRI Simon delves into his HSE background for one final ruse. FRI Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and FRI Samuel West. FRI FRI 06:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rm20y (Listen) FRI Peter Galino FRI With key witness Mary dead, there's drama at her flat as the FRI suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke. FRI FRI 07:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four b0141xfj (Listen) FRI Choice Is Progress FRI Edward Wilson finds his job title changing with alarming FRI alacrity. Orwellian sitcom starring Robert Lindsay. From FRI April 1985. FRI FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff b02x5l4q (Listen) FRI Ian Fleming FRI Radio 4's literary panel show, hosted by James Walton, with FRI team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh and guests FRI Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes. FRI Produced by Alexandra Smith. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b0161ny3 (Listen) FRI Series 8, Mr Phillips' Promotion FRI The navy's oldest sub-lieutenant causes commotion when he FRI gets ideas above his station. Stars Leslie Phillips. From FRI October 1966. FRI FRI 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008yrw8 (Listen) FRI From 26/02/1984 FRI From the Metropolitan Police to a dead newsreader, it's the FRI ultimate one man show, written by the host. From February FRI 1984. FRI FRI 09:00 Alison and Maud b007k377 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Beds in the East Are Soft FRI Daddy's not keen on his new orthopaedic mattress, so he and FRI Maud try a crafty swap. Stars Denise Coffey. From March FRI 2004. FRI FRI 09:30 The Brothers b00q9xrj (Listen) FRI Series 3, Loony Tunes FRI As Bugs Bunny makes an untimely appearance, Nigel and FRI Michael go their separate ways. Stars Adam Godley. From FRI March 2007. FRI FRI 10:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769nh (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Marian and Amy's inheritance changes their lives, but not in FRI the way they imagined. Dramatised by Tony Ramsay, narrated FRI by Harold Pinter, starring Emilia Fox. FRI FRI 11:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4m (Listen) FRI Peanut Butter and Cello FRI A young girl from the favela carries an unexpected burden on FRI a cross-city journey. FRI Melody Grove reads 'Peanut Butter and Cello' by Geraldine FRI McCaughrean. FRI Produced by Eilidh McCreadie. FRI To mark 150 years since J M Barrie's birth, three leading FRI writers for young people contribute new stories inspired by FRI a chapter title from 'Peter Pan'. The authors have been set FRI the task of exploring the joys and the terrors of childhood FRI without sentimentality, much as Barrie did in his original FRI text. FRI Geraldine McCaughrean has been awarded the Carnegie Medal, FRI the Whitbread Prize and the Guardian Fiction Award for her FRI books written for all ages. In 2004 she fought off fierce FRI competition to be selected by the Trustees of Great Ormond FRI Street Hospital to write an official sequel to 'Peter Pan'. FRI Her novel, 'Peter Pan In Scarlet', was published to critical FRI acclaim in 2006. FRI FRI 11:15 The Sorcerer's Apprentice b008j0gn (Listen) FRI A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop. FRI Judith French updates Goethe's tale. Starring Paul Rhys and FRI Harry Towb. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b0161ny3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008yrw8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008y4fg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rm20y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch b008vr8m (Listen) FRI The Chaplaincy FRI The appointment of the Chaplain is imminent and there's a FRI surprise encounter in Rome. Stars Ron Cook and Caroline FRI Martin. FRI FRI 14:15 Life at 24 Frames a Second b00xpp4x (Listen) FRI The Look of Love FRI Critic and writer David Thomson continues his personal FRI journey through the power and meaning of cinema in search of FRI longing and romance. Episode 7: The Look of Love. FRI We got to the movies for many things, including spectacle, FRI thrills and wonder, but many go to fall in love - again and FRI again - with the thrill of romance and a kiss as big as a FRI house. Thomson wonders how love blows us apart. FRI Producer: Mark Burman. FRI FRI 14:30 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach b007k218 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Pondering her past and future, Hope Clearwater takes action FRI after she makes a discovery. Concluded by Fiona Shaw. FRI FRI 14:45 Book of the Week b00klbsg (Listen) FRI John Osborne - Radio Head, Episode 5 FRI Lee Ingleby reads from John Osborne's exploration of the FRI radio stations of Britain. FRI John explores the future of radio - is it digital, is it FRI online and what will it sound like? FRI A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 15:00 George Gissing - New Grub Street b00769nh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b02xbsvv (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc concludes Terry Pratchett's A Hat Full of Sky, FRI and celebrates midsummer by playing the ukulele and joining FRI Clare Balding and Mark Thomas at the Uffington White Horse. FRI FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts b00kt92h (Listen) FRI Series 3, Backs to the Drawing Board FRI Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already FRI working at home. With Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam. FRI FRI 17:30 Nineteen Ninety-Four b0141xfj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Small Gods b00bdjq2 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Back in Omnia, Deacon Vorbis proclaims himself the One True FRI Prophet. Brutha has concerns. Stars Anton Lesser and Alex FRI Jennings. FRI FRI 18:30 HP Lovecraft - The Tomb b007jzmv (Listen) FRI The obsessive Jervas Dudley reveals how he came to be FRI incarcerated in an asylum. HP Lovecraft's chilling tale read FRI by Ryan McCluskey. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b0161ny3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b008yrw8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders b008y4fg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case b00rm20y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Come Away, Come Away! b00s6t4m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 The Sorcerer's Apprentice b008j0gn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 A-Z of the British Countryside b007k38g (Listen) FRI Award-winning comics Howard Read and Josie Long are joined FRI by Chris Chantler on a 'road movie for radio.' From March FRI 2007. FRI FRI 22:30 Danny Robins Music Therapy b00fgts9 (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI 4 Extra Debut. Danny uses the power of music to help FRI humanity - and a dormouse. With Isy Suttie and Beatboxer FRI Beardyman. From November 2008. FRI FRI 23:00 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack b00w20zg (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 1 FRI The 'one-woman Fast Show' performs an array of comic FRI characters, including a fame-hungry celebrity mother. From FRI November 2010. FRI Lucy Montgomery FRI Lucy Montgomery is a rare and multifaceted performer. Like FRI Paul Whitehouse, she's a true chameleon who can embrace any FRI character with uncanny accuracy, from a non-stop chattering FRI public school girl to an 80-year-old diva. Laugh-out-loud, FRI mainstream funny in attitude, her intelligence and Barry FRI Humphries-esque glee give her characterisations a smart and FRI distinctive edge that's hugely appealing to young and old FRI alike. FRI Lucy's honed her talents on Radio 4 shows as diverse as the FRI Sony Gold winning Down the Line, The Museum of Everything, FRI The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, Mastering the FRI Universe, Torchwood, The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook FRI and The Way We Live Right Now. On television she has made FRI her mark on BBC THREE's TittyBangBang, BBC ONE's Armstrong FRI and Miller, and - coming soon to BBC TWO - Bellamy's People. FRI FRI 23:30 Continuity b00tdnt4 (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI A Continuity Announcer's booth can be a lonely place - FRI especially on the late shift, when you've barely seen your FRI wife and children for a week. Still, this Radio 4 Continuity FRI Announcer is nothing, if not a consummate professional and FRI he's not going to let his own insignificant little problems FRI get in the way of your listening pleasure. Especially when FRI there are so many exciting programmes coming up in the next FRI week, which he's got to tell you about. At least some of FRI them are exciting. Some of them aren't quite his cup of tea, FRI if he's honest, but that's not really the point, is it? They FRI may be right up your street. It's not really his place to FRI express an opinion. Even if it is tempting. This may be a FRI come-down from heady days spent announcing on the Today FRI programme, but he's got a job to do. Though sometimes it is FRI rather difficult to concentrate..... FRI Alistair McGowan stars in a new subversive sitcom about a FRI Continuity Announcer brooding on the escalating disasters of FRI his private and professional life; at the same time as FRI attempting to give us a preview of the programmes on offer FRI in the coming week on Radio 4. Or what might be Radio 4 in a FRI parallel universe. Trails for 'The Ethical Enigma', FRI 'Britain's Favourite Sound' and 'The History of Britain One FRI Year at a Time' are just some of the strange delights on FRI offer in the world of this 'radio professional', who FRI harbours a slightly inappropriate relationship with his FRI audience. FRI Written by Hugh Rycroft a stalwart of 'The News Quiz' and FRI co-creator of 'Parliamentary Questions' and 'Life, Death and FRI Sex with Mike and Sue', the series also features the voices FRI of Lewis Macleod, Sally Grace, Charlotte Page and David FRI Holt. FRI Produced by David Spicer and Frank Stirling FRI A Unique Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 23:45 Strangers on Trains b00d45p4 (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI Series of character comedies by Nat Segnit and Stewart FRI Wright, in which Nat talks to people sitting alone on FRI trains. He asks strange men about the jobs they do. FRI