31 January, 2014

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 01/02/2014 - 07/02/2014

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SAT SATURDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2014 SAT SAT 00:00 Mind's Eye b007jyvk (Listen) SAT Lodgers SAT Psychotherapists Lorcan and Aoife discover something odd SAT about the residents of Maeve's busy Dublin guesthouse. Stars SAT Cathy Belton. SAT SAT 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone b007jxhj (Listen) SAT Series 1, Unravelled SAT London gets stranger and stranger for Edna, Tankerton and SAT both the Carlos. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga with Sarah SAT Solemani. SAT Credits SAT Edna Turner: Sarah Solemani SAT Carlo Jones / Billy O'Malley: Duncan Wisbey SAT Tankerton Slopes: Ben Moor SAT Grant: Tim Key SAT Writer: Ben Moor SAT Producer: Colin Anderson SAT SAT 01:00 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death b007jtl9 (Listen) SAT The Moment of Truth SAT Retired hitman Art Gordo comes face-to-face with his SAT mysterious nemesis at last. Stars Dinsdale Landen and Glyn SAT Owen. SAT SAT 01:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007m9f7 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A party at racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's stables ends SAT in tragedy. But is it just an accident? Stars Nigel Havers. SAT SAT 02:00 Millport b0076287 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Growth SAT The islanders are bitten by a fitness bug where whelks are SAT on the menu, and an inspector arrives to check Bunty's veg. SAT Stars Lynn Ferguson. From May 2001. SAT SAT 02:30 The Change b0076cs6 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT Away from transvestite George, Carol is spending time on her SAT own and enjoying it. But her family seem to need her more SAT than ever. With Chris Ellison. From February 2003. SAT SAT 03:00 Classic Serial b00jh472 (Listen) SAT Something Fresh, Episode 2 SAT Second of a two-part dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's 1915 SAT comic novel. SAT The rivalry between Ashe and Joan to secure the precious SAT scarab is becoming intense. The obsessive Baxter is in hot SAT pursuit and Lord Emsworth keeps a shotgun beside him in case SAT of midnight marauders. SAT Ashe ...... Ioan Gruffudd SAT Joan ...... Helen McCrory SAT Baxter ...... Jared Harris SAT Earl of Emsworth ...... Martin Jarvis SAT J Preston Peters ...... Hector Elizondo SAT The Hon Freddie ...... Matthew Wolf SAT George Emerson ...... James Frain SAT Aline Peters ...... Andrea Bowen SAT Beach ...... Morgan Sheppard SAT Mr Judson ...... Darren Richardson SAT Colonel Mant ...... Kenneth Danziger SAT Wodehouse ...... Ian Ogilvy SAT Directed by Martin Jarvis. SAT SAT 04:00 Platform 3 b01jqb87 (Listen) SAT A Good Impression SAT Ali takes the Glasgow train to a small Highland village and SAT brings his new fiancee Sophie to meet his family. Sophie SAT worries that they won't like her. Ali worries whether his SAT eccentric mother and sister can be trusted to behave. SAT Neither worry is unfounded. SAT Written by Morven Crumlish and read by Siobhan Redmond. One SAT of three stories inspired by railway stations, each by a SAT different writer. SAT Morven Crumlish's stories have been published and broadcast SAT widely, including The Big The Beautiful Nanda Gray, which SAT appeared in WORK: the Scotsman/Orange Short Story SAT Collection, and You See Patterns When You Close Your Eyes, SAT featured in Shorts 4: the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday short SAT story collection. She has has also written for the Guardian; SAT was a finalist in the 1998 Vogue Talent Contest for young SAT writers and in 2004 she was awarded a New Writers Bursary SAT from the Scottish Arts Council. Her work has featured in two SAT previous Sweet Talk productions for BBC Radio 4: Loulou and SAT Barbie and the Seven Deadly Sins appeared in 2005 and SAT Dilemmas of Modern Martyrs - five of her stories in 2008. SAT Morven lives in Edinburgh. SAT Producer: Jeremy Osborne SAT A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 04:15 Jallebies and Tea b007jy83 (Listen) SAT Recently arrived in London from India, Asha is lonely left SAT in her flat all day long, until some extraordinary visitors SAT appear. Stars Nina Wadia. SAT SAT 05:00 Huddwinks b00fsmzb (Listen) SAT Series 2, Tom Smollet's Schooldays SAT A young pupil faces up to boarding school life with a SAT fearsome headmaster and a head boy bully. Stars Roy Hudd. SAT From July 1988. SAT SAT 05:30 Chambers b007jntq (Listen) SAT Series 1, The American SAT The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John SAT Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics. Stars John Bird. From SAT May 1996. SAT SAT 06:00 David Pownall - Dreams and Censorship b00vfgwv (Listen) SAT Shakespeare fears revolution over James I's new translated SAT Bible, including the Dream of St John. Stars Robert SAT Stephens. SAT SAT 07:30 Fifty Years Around the Clock b00js9vh (Listen) SAT Tony Wilson traces the story of the first rock 'n' roll song SAT to top the charts. Featuring Sir Cliff Richard. From March SAT 2005. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01dtchm (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 23 SAT Back at the Town Hall, New York City, the American funny man SAT welcomes singer Tom Rush and pianist Shai Wosner. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 4 Extra Goes Gardening b03tws3x (Listen) SAT The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: "A garden is a SAT grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; SAT it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire SAT trust." Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens SAT and experimentation, it has been said she "changed the face SAT of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps SAT Capability Brown". SAT Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - SAT the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way SAT unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the SAT BBC sound archive. SAT Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and SAT changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, SAT James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's SAT head gardener, Annabel Watts. SAT Programmes include: SAT Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 SAT Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 SAT The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 SAT At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer SAT and Angela Thorne SAT An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back SAT Door: That Reminds Me SAT Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was SAT the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. SAT Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. SAT 4 Extra Goes Gardening SAT SAT 12:00 Writing the Century - Omnibus b03szf9m (Listen) SAT The Dock, Nuremberg SAT Made for 4 Extra. January 1946. The Nuremberg Trials are in SAT progress. Dame Laura Knight is their war artist. No-one was SAT expecting a 'crazy idea'. SAT SAT 13:15 Baldi b007k0h2 (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Far Pavilions SAT The priestly sleuth comes across foul play at a distinctly SAT unfriendly cricket match. With David Threlfall and Michael SAT Maloney. SAT SAT 14:00 The Navy Lark b03sg6mc (Listen) SAT Frying Up SAT 4 Extra Debut. Uncle Ebenezer catches more than he bargains SAT for while out trawling on his fishy scam. Stars Jon Pertwee. SAT From September 1967. SAT SAT 14:30 Take It From Here b0121lh3 (Listen) SAT From 21/01/1954 SAT Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic comedy. Ron Glum SAT considers growing a moustache. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From SAT January 1954. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01dtchm (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 David Pownall - Dreams and Censorship b00vfgwv (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Warhorses of Letters b03s6jv7 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 3 SAT Comedy by Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips SAT Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby star as Napoleon's horse SAT Marengo and Wellington's horse Copenhagen in the moving SAT epistolary tale of two horses deeply in love but sundered by SAT history. With an introduction by Tamsin Greig. SAT This week artistic differences threaten to destroy our SAT heroes' love for each-other as both attempt to find fame as SAT writers. But is the literary horse public ready for SAT Marengo's experimental, Proustian and incredibly long SAT exploration of what it is to be a horse? Or is there more of SAT a market for Copenhagen's rather racier "Fifty Shades of SAT Hay"? SAT Produced by Gareth Edwards. SAT Credits SAT Marengo: Stephen Fry SAT Copenhagen: Daniel Rigby SAT Narrator: Tamsin Greig SAT Producer: Gareth Edwards SAT Writer: Marie Phillips SAT Writer: Robbie Hudson SAT SAT 17:45 Political Animals b01m5nt0 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Sybil SAT by Tony Bagley. SAT The third in a series of four scurrilous talks given by SAT well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats, relating SAT their trials and tribulations under four different Prime SAT Ministers. SAT Sybil, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office 2007 to 2008, SAT reflects on her troubled life with Gordon and Alistair. SAT Directed by Marc Beeby. SAT Credits SAT Sybil: Tracy Wiles SAT Director: Marc Beeby SAT Writer: Tony Bagley SAT SAT 18:00 Atomic Tales b007qtm4 (Listen) SAT Unstoppable! SAT It's white-knuckle time as a space train hurtles towards SAT Earth. 1950s American sci-fi spoof with John Guerrasio. From SAT August 2006. SAT SAT 18:30 The Man in Black b00yhs8p (Listen) SAT Series 3, Connect SAT Mark Gatiss introduces Lucy Moore's chilling tale of SAT helpline volunteer Rosie and a very sinister caller. Stars SAT Claire Harry. SAT SAT 19:00 4 Extra Goes Gardening b03tws3x (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 Stands Up b00jv9mw (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 4 SAT Chris Addison introduces another triumvirate of comedy stars SAT - Gareth Richards, Dan Antopolski and Zoe Lyons. From April SAT 2009. SAT SAT 22:30 The Lee Mack Show b00bt53m (Listen) SAT Suggs SAT Madness singer Suggs joins the quick-fire comic for SAT stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve SAT Brown. From March 2005. Episode 3 of 6. SAT SAT 23:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00x7fb5 (Listen) SAT A Series of Murders SAT The actor-sleuth is working on a detective series - but will SAT all the deadly doings be restricted to on-screen? Stars Bill SAT Nighy. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2014 SUN SUN 00:00 Atomic Tales b007qtm4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 The Man in Black b00yhs8p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01dtchm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Writing the Century - Omnibus b03szf9m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baldi b007k0h2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 David Pownall - Dreams and Censorship b00vfgwv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Warhorses of Letters b03s6jv7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:45 Political Animals b01m5nt0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:45 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mj3g2 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN In dazzling post-war New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move SUN in together. Jacqueline Susann drama with Barbara Barnes. SUN SUN 07:15 Bill Connor - Cassandra's Good Food Guide b00vcpbm (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN "Cassandra" (Bill Connor) was a Fleet Street legend during SUN the Daily Mirror's heyday, with his column running non-stop, SUN not counting global hostilities, for 35 years until 1967. SUN He could often be cantankerous and comically opinionated in SUN what was described as his "polished-up barrack room" style SUN of writing. Some of Cassandra's best columns, however, were SUN not about people or institutions he wanted to admonish, but SUN humorous personal tales about eating and drinking. SUN Here, we are encouraged to come into the garden by dead of SUN night to listen to the rubbery, rustling noise of a SUN vegetable growing in "How I Like My Cabbage." We learn from SUN him the horrors of being brought up on "Miss Cowie's SUN Porridge" ("If ever a word describing a food had the sound SUN of its meaning, it is 'Porridge' - the slup and slur and SUN costive slirrup of the uneatable.") Then there are the SUN "Scrap Cakes" - his brilliant invention of artillery food SUN that married couples can safely throw at each other ("They SUN are convenient in size, fit the hand like a grenade and do SUN not mark the carpet.") In the description of his calming SUN encounter with the admirable Grocer in Harrods, he is on the SUN trail of "Fried Za Zas", while in "The Prose of Sauce" he SUN reveals "I have been a reader of sauce-bottle labels ever SUN since I first got to eye-level with the kitchen table." SUN It has been said about Cassandra that he was outwardly SUN stubborn and prickly, but inwardly a warm and friendly cove. SUN An argument with him ended, as a rule, with his twinkling SUN eyes peering over the steamed-up spectacles. SUN That is exactly the side of the man conveyed by this SUN collection of columns. SUN Read by the late Roger Lloyd Pack SUN Producer: Neil Cargill SUN A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community b00hklfr (Listen) SUN Series 5, Name Calling SUN Clare Barker the social worker with all the politically SUN correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. SUN Society itself has improved little, so there are still SUN plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring SUN social worker. Or even Clare. SUN The Sony Award Winning comedy, Clare in the Community, stars SUN Sally Phillips as Clare Barker the social worker and control SUN freak who likes nothing better than interfering in other SUN people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. SUN Clare is in her early thirties, white, middle class and SUN heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of SUN discomfort to her. SUN The last series saw the personal and professional lives of SUN Clare and her team shaken around and shuffled about, but it SUN is in the nature of hell to be unchanging, and all are SUN present and correct for a further round of frustration, SUN despair, disappointment, team meetings and eleven o'clock SUN cakes. SUN Cast: SUN Clare ..... Sally Phillips SUN Brian ..... Alex Lowe SUN Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck SUN Ray ..... Richard Lumsden SUN Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti SUN Irene ..... Ellen Thomas SUN Simon ..... Andrew Wincott SUN Schoolgirl ..... Donnla Hughes SUN Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden SUN Produced by Katie Tyrrell. SUN SUN 08:00 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fp (Listen) SUN Series 2, Make Short Programmes the Burkiss Way SUN The Eurovision Raquel Welch Gag Contest begins. With Jo SUN Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From SUN January 1977. SUN SUN 08:30 The Ken Dodd Show b03szmd5 (Listen) SUN Ken Dodd's Comical Market SUN 4 Extra Debut. The wild-haired wacky funster tackles SUN Britain's entry into the European Union. Apparently it's all SUN down to Ken! From December 1972. SUN SUN 09:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN The pint-size genius with awesome powers battles to save her SUN school and teacher. Narrated by Lenny Henry. With Nichola SUN McAuliffe. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03szn3f (Listen) SUN Animators, Oliver Postgate SUN 4 Extra Debut. Creator of The Clangers and Bagpuss, animator SUN Oliver Postgate shares his castaway choices with Kirsty SUN Young. From July 2007. SUN SUN 10:45 Deborah Moggach - An Arrangement in Grey and Black SUN b007mwdd (Listen) SUN In 1871, Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his SUN mother. A century later, it reappears. Deborah Moggach's SUN story, read by Susannah York. SUN SUN 11:00 The Parrot Sketch b00xmh61 (Listen) SUN Tony Hawks hears from some talkative parrots and the people SUN who choose to live with them (if they can get a word in). SUN SUN 11:30 Take It From the Chorus b007k2j9 (Listen) SUN From Kicking Line to Ensemble SUN Caroline Quentin investigates life among the hoofers. Tiller SUN Girls, the War and ringing the choreographic changes. SUN SUN 12:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mj3g2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Bill Connor - Cassandra's Good Food Guide b00vcpbm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests b007jwyb (Listen) SUN Table Manners SUN A weekend of tangled relationships begins in the dining room SUN of a country house. Stars Robin Herford and Diane Bull. SUN SUN 15:00 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Ken Dodd Show b03szmd5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b03szprm (Listen) SUN From cuddling sharks and the war work of pigeons in World SUN War 2, to a walk along the High Line in New York, it's the SUN best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show. SUN SUN 17:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Doctor Who b018jpxn (Listen) SUN The Pyramids of Mars, Episode 4 SUN The Time Lord and Sarah must resort to a low-tech solution SUN to scupper the plans of the mighty Sutekh. Fourth Doctor SUN adventure read by Tom Baker. SUN SUN 18:30 Voices From the Grave b007jwnf (Listen) SUN Middlewitch SUN It's midsummer and an old woman, clinging to the old magics, SUN keeps watch over her cursed Welsh village. Lucy Catherine's SUN horror stars Elizabeth Morgan, Christian Patterson and Jenny SUN Livesy. SUN Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and SUN intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from SUN around Britain. The writers make these stories more than SUN simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and SUN despair, of passion, longing and pain. SUN Lucy Catherine is an experienced writer for radio, TV and SUN theatre. Her radio productions include her adaptation of SUN Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Looted and The Goldilocks Zone. SUN Producer: Gemma Jenkins. SUN SUN 19:00 The Parrot Sketch b00xmh61 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Take It From the Chorus b007k2j9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Ken Dodd Show b03szmd5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03szn3f (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Deborah Moggach - An Arrangement in Grey and Black SUN b007mwdd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community b00hklfr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 1966 and All That b01075px (Listen) SUN The 1940s SUN Big Mac is the Prime Minister. You've never had it so long! SUN Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain. From September SUN 2006. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03v0lvz (Listen) SUN The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith does SUN some talking with Tiffany Stevenson and Katherine Ryan. SUN SUN 23:00 Vent b01dw7cx (Listen) SUN Series 3, Loneliness Is a Crowded Head SUN Comedy series by Nigel Smith about a man in a coma, SUN travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own SUN unconscious mind. SUN Ben's life is full of well-meaning people trying to do SUN everything for him. Everything, that is, except leave him SUN alone. He begins to wonder if Robinson Crusoe might have SUN been on to a good thing. SUN Ben ...... Neil Pearson SUN Mary ...... Fiona Allen SUN Mum ...... Josie Lawrence SUN Blitz ...... Leslie Ash SUN Nurse ...... Jo Martin SUN Derek ...... Stephen Frost SUN Marley ...... Spencer Brown SUN Bea ...... Scarlett Milburn-Smith SUN Castaway ...... John Kay-Steel SUN Waiter ...... Bruce Alexander SUN Directed by Nigel Smith. SUN SUN 23:30 Jon Ronson On b0076pzj (Listen) SUN Series 1, The Comfort of Strangers SUN Jon Ronson collects a series of extraordinary stories to SUN illuminate the human condition. SUN Jon talks to Abdullah Redpath, who found and then lost the SUN love of his life in a remarkable 12-hour period. Comedian SUN Danny Robins tries to make new friends in Amsterdam and SUN Miranda Sawyer interviews Mark Pilkington, who hitch-hiked SUN and found himself in the company of helpful strangers who SUN turned out to be criminals. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2014 MON MON 00:00 Doctor Who b018jpxn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Voices From the Grave b007jwnf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03szn3f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Deborah Moggach - An Arrangement in Grey and Black MON b007mwdd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 The Parrot Sketch b00xmh61 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Take It From the Chorus b007k2j9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Burkiss Way b00jr7fp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests b007jwyb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Roald Dahl - Matilda b01479m0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Miss Marple b007jnj3 (Listen) MON A Murder Is Announced, Episode 1 MON The residents of Chipping Cleghorn misinterpret a murderous MON invitation. Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield. MON MON 06:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mb1q (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky MON tasting in the cause of criminal investigation. Stars Nigel MON Havers. MON MON 07:00 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00c075v (Listen) MON Jeeves Sails into Action MON Furious Uncle Percy gets trapped and Bertie tries to avoid MON arrest. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael MON Hordern. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b03s6pjn (Listen) MON Series 12, Episode 5 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh, John MON Finnemore and Rufus Hound are the panellists obliged to talk MON with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as board MON games, salt, guinea pigs and actors. 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 Credits MON Presenter: David Mitchell MON Panellist: Marcus Brigstocke MON Panellist: Holly Walsh MON Panellist: John Finnemore MON Panellist: Rufus Hound MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b007jpdl (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 11 MON Kenneth Horne escapes from Stalag Limpwrist, and Rambling MON Syd Rumpo sings of a maiden's nodes. With Kenneth Williams MON and Betty Marsden. From May 1968. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b03t0cq8 (Listen) MON Have Been Painting Pink Spots MON Pertwee's wheeling and dealing leaves Troutbridge in the MON firing line. With Leslie Phillips. From November 1967. MON MON 09:00 Bleak Expectations b00ctlhp (Listen) MON Series 2, Chapter the First: A Happy Life, Cruelly MON Re-kippered MON By Mark Evans MON Volume Two, Chapter the First: a Happy Life, Cruelly MON Re-kippered MON The further remarkable adventures of Pip Bin, inventor of MON the bin, as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his MON evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from MON the dead, in this epic comedy in the style of Charles MON Dickens after far too much gin. In the opening instalment MON this week listeners are invited to bask in the kindness of MON St Lovely's school, with its classes of double MON Definitely-Not-Latin and its School Cakery. But what is that MON sinister presence lurking with a very large number of MON horses? Could it be that Mister Benevolent has plans to MON steal the school?. MON Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson MON Mr Benevolent.......................Anthony Head MON Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead MON Young Pip..................................Tom Allen MON Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman MON Lily.....................................Sarah Hadland MON Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth MON Pippa........................................Susy Kane MON Sundry boys..............................Mark Evans MON Produced by Gareth Edwards. MON MON 09:30 When the Dog Dies b00s7f9r (Listen) MON Series 1, Spying Is Believing MON Granddad Sandy has started snooping on his daughter-in-law MON Victoria, hiding in a car boot and climbing a tree. With MON Ronnie Corbett and Liza Tarbuck. From May 2010. MON MON 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlgx (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON A chance meeting with a strange woman dressed in white MON sparks a mystery for master of drawing Walter Hartright. MON Stars Toby Stephens. MON MON 11:00 Platform 3 b01jwfpd (Listen) MON Union Station MON A young man visits his cousin Neil and his wife Lou before MON setting off to continue his tour of the American Mid-West. MON He remembers Union Station as 'one of the oldest and most MON significant stations in the country, on the historic, MON transcontinental railroad, the first to span the continent MON from coast to coast.' But when he gets as far as the MON bus-station, the locals find it hard to give him MON directions... MON Written by Gerard Woodward, and read by Patrick Kennedy. MON Gerard Woodward was born in London in 1961. After studying MON painting and anthropology, he published three prize-winning MON collections of poetry before turning to novel-writing. His MON first novel, August, was shortlisted for the 2001 Whitbread MON First Novel Award, his second, I'll Go To Bed At Noon, for MON the 2004 Man Booker Prize. Since then he has published MON another collection of poetry, We Were Pedestrians MON (shortlisted for the 2005 T.S Eliot Prize) and become MON Lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. His MON collection of short stories, Caravan Thieves, was published MON in March 2008. A Birthday Cockatrice appeared in an earlier MON Sweet Talk series for BBC Radio 4 - The Foods of Love and MON Hate (2008). Nourishment, his new novel, will be published MON in September 2010. Gerard lives in Somerset. MON Producer: Jeremy Osborne MON A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b03sr0x4 (Listen) MON Harry Benson, James Bolam, Lesley Manville, Lou Stein, Aoife MON O'Donovan, Hot Feet MON Clive talks to multi award-winning theatre, film and MON television actor Lesley Manville, who stars in the Almeida MON Theatre's acclaimed production of Ibsen's 'Ghosts'. MON Photographer Harry Benson talks to Clive about his MON exhibition 'Harry Benson: 50 Years Behind the Lens', which MON documents the history of our age and celebrates the man who MON produced some of the most memorable images in the canon. MON Arthur Smith talks to Likely Lad James Bolam about MON delighting a younger audience as Grandpa in CBeebies MON programme 'Grandpa in My Pocket'. MON Clive talks to theatre director and writer Lou Stein, who MON has adapted, re-envisioned and directed his old friend Dr MON Hunter S Thompson's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A MON Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream'. MON With music from Hot Feet, who perform 'Sedation' from their MON forthcoming EP and from Aoife O'Donovan, who performs 'Red & MON White & Gold & Blue' from her album Fossils. MON produced by Sukey Firth. MON Clips MON empty MON empty MON See all clips from Harry Benson, James Bolam, Lesley MON Manville, Lou Stein, Aoife O'Donovan, Hot Feet (2) MON Lesley Manville MON ‘Ghosts’ is at London’s Trafalgar Studios until Saturday MON 22nd March. MON Harry Benson MON ‘Harry Benson: 50 Years Behind The Lens’ is at Mallet, MON London from Tuesday 4th to Saturday 15th February. MON James Bolam MON ‘Grandpa In My Pocket’ is on every weekday at 17.25 on MON CBeebies until Friday 14th February and returns in March. MON Lou Stein MON ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the MON Heart of the American Dream’ is at Vault Festival, Waterloo MON Tunnels, London until Saturday 8th March. MON Aoife O'Donovan MON Aoife O'Donovan's album ‘Fossils’ is available now on Yep MON Roc. MON Hot Feet MON Hot Feet are currently touring the UK. They're playing Miss MON Peabods, Falmouth on Saturday 1st, Chapel Arts Centre, Bath MON on Sunday 2nd and The Prince Albert, Stroud on Tuesday 4th MON February. Check their website for further dates. MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b007jpdl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b03t0cq8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Miss Marple b007jnj3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mb1q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjktk (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON With Anne's help Neely agrees to perform on TV, but this MON creates big problems. Jacqueline Susann drama with Madeleine MON Potter. MON MON 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k3yb (Listen) MON Conn Bacach O'Neill Visits London; Religious Strife and MON Plantation MON The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With MON Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. MON MON 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner b007yncq (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Amir spends his childhood in Kabul, playing in the garden MON with Hassan, the son of the Hazara servant. Together they MON climb the hill to the pomegranate tree and read stories in MON its shade, or go fly kites in the streets. But this is 1970s MON Afghanistan before the Russian tanks rolled in and before MON the day of the kite fighting tournament, the day that MON changed Amir's life forever. MON Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's 2003 international MON bestseller which transferred to the cinema in 2007. MON MON 14:45 Book of the Week b00jlzzd (Listen) MON William Fiennes - The Music Room, Episode 1 MON Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes' memoir of his magical MON childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his MON severely epileptic older brother. MON The five-year-old William is preoccupied with fishing for MON pike in the castle's moat. Richard's seizures become MON increasingly worse, and a severe form of epilepsy is MON diagnosed. MON MON 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlgx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03t0hhs (Listen) MON Love feeling like an under-achiever? Mel hears from a man MON who can speak over 30 languages. Show off. Plus part one in MON a new story, Jeremy Brown on Mars by Simon Cheshire. MON BBC Radio 2 - 500 WORDS 2014 MON The 500 WORDS Story Competition is back and The 4 O’Clock MON Show will once again be hosting the exclusive broadcast of MON the Top 50 short-listed stories! MON MON Find out how to send in your 500 WORDS story - you've got MON until 7pm on 26 Feb. MON MON www.bbc.co.uk/500words MON MON 17:00 At Home With Hinge and Bracket b008p559 (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Legendary comedy actress June Whitfield joins the dear MON ladies for songs and conversation. From November 1990. MON MON 17:30 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00c075v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Andrew Marshall and John MON Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody stars Patrick Magee and Paul MON Eddington. From November 1980. MON MON 18:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwkl (Listen) MON Fields of Thunder MON Earthquakes rock Australia. Seismologist Sam investigates, MON and uncovers a nightmare. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew MON Dyktynski. MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b007jpdl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b03t0cq8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Miss Marple b007jnj3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mb1q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Platform 3 b01jwfpd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b03sr0x4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b03s6pjn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00ctlhp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b03sb3xd (Listen) MON Series 42, Episode 4 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guest Andy MON Zaltzman for a comic romp through the week's news. With MON Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin. MON Written by the cast, with additional material from Jane MON Lamacraft and Sarah Morgan. Produced by Colin Anderson. MON Credits MON Presenter: Steve Punt MON Presenter: Hugh Dennis MON Performer: Andy Zaltzman MON Performer: Mitch Benn MON Performer: Jon Holmes MON Performer: Laura Shavin MON Writer: Andy Wolton MON Writer: Sarah Morgan MON Producer: Colin Anderson MON MON 23:30 Genius b00b9nzd (Listen) MON Series 1, John Fortune MON Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the public's best MON loopy idea, like using laughing gas for riots. From November MON 2005. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2014 TUE TUE 00:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwkl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Miss Marple b007jnj3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mb1q (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Bleak Expectations b00ctlhp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 When the Dog Dies b00s7f9r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlgx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Platform 3 b01jwfpd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b03sr0x4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 At Home With Hinge and Bracket b008p559 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning b00c075v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Miss Marple b007jnjp (Listen) TUE A Murder Is Announced, Episode 2 TUE Who is trying to kill Letty Blacklock? And what did Mitzi TUE overhear in the summerhouse? Miss Marple investigates. Stars TUE June Whitfield. TUE TUE 06:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of TUE whisky hauliers Charter Carriers. Stars Nigel Havers. TUE TUE 07:00 Babblewick Hall b01mxtj6 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits an estate, but his TUE manservant is dismayed. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost. From TUE December 1995. TUE TUE 07:30 Chain Reaction b03s71cz (Listen) TUE Series 9, Graham Linehan talks to Adam Buxton TUE Chain Reaction is Radio 4's long running hostless chat show TUE where last week's interviewee becomes this week's TUE interviewer. TUE The final episode in the series sees Father Ted and IT crowd TUE writer Graham Linehan talking to comedian, actor and one TUE half of Adam and Joe, Adam Buxton. TUE Producer ... Carl Cooper. TUE Clip TUE empty TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jn76 (Listen) TUE Tales of Old Dartmoor TUE Prison governor Neddie Seagoon relocates his inmates to the TUE south of France. Stars Harry Secombe. From February 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01j9t01 (Listen) TUE From 26/01/1975 TUE The much-loved comedy duo make plans to live apart, and two TUE poets wax lyrical. Guest stars Peters and Lee. From February TUE 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b03sb3xd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Spread a Little Happiness b00lbky7 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 6 TUE Comedy by John Godber and Jane Thornton, set in a Yorkshire TUE sandwich bar. TUE Hope is in great demand. If only all these people wanted to TUE buy a sandwich, apart from the one that does. TUE Hope ...... Suranne Jones TUE Jodie ...... Susan Cookson TUE Dave ...... Neil Dudgeon TUE Gavin ...... Ralph Brown TUE Eve ...... Joanne Froggatt TUE Carrie ...... Elizabeth Godber TUE Ray ...... Shuan Prendergast TUE Directed by Chris Wallis. TUE TUE 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlhn (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Still thinking fondly of Walter Hartright, engaged Laura TUE grows suspicious of her fiance Sir Percival. Stars Juliet TUE Aubrey. TUE TUE 11:00 Lost and Found b00kdvmb (Listen) TUE The Undertaker's Tale TUE Series of three short stories by major writers which have TUE only recently come to light. TUE By Mark Twain. TUE Newly published in the book 'Who Is Mark Twain?' and The TUE Strand Magazine, Twain's tale about the funeral industry had TUE lain undiscovered for 130 years. Twain tackles the same TUE problems that we are challenged with today and pokes fun at TUE the same type of characters that inhabit our present-day TUE world. TUE This world broadcast premiere is read by Hector Elizondo. TUE A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00jcgxc (Listen) TUE Sarah Naomi Lee - Dewey Eyed TUE by Sarah Naomi Lee TUE Philippa is a librarian from a long line of librarians. When TUE her father dies and her mother loses her wits, Philippa TUE tries the only language Vera understands, that of the Dewey TUE cataloguing system, to guide her back to sanity. TUE Philippa ..... Olivia Colman TUE Vera ..... Sheila Reid TUE Sheila ..... Caroline Guthrie TUE Alistair ..... Paul Rider TUE Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jn76 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01j9t01 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Miss Marple b007jnjp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjnwj (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE Just as Jennifer finds love and happiness, tragedy strikes. TUE Stars Madeleine Potter, Kerry Shale and Nathan Osgood. TUE TUE 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k3z8 (Listen) TUE Shane the Proud; The Fall of Shane O'Neill TUE The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With TUE Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. TUE TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner b007yp7q (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE A coup in Kabul ends the monarchy in Afghanistan. Khaled TUE Hosseini's story of a childhood friendship, read by TUE Kulvinder Ghir. TUE TUE 14:45 Book of the Week b00jtxx7 (Listen) TUE William Fiennes - The Music Room, Episode 2 TUE Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes' memoir of his magical TUE childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his TUE severely epileptic older brother. TUE Eight-year-old William makes a playground of the castle's TUE attic spaces and is intrigued by a secret door. Richard TUE experiences dark mood swings, but also finds a new pleasure TUE when he takes up pipe smoking. TUE TUE 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlhn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03t3j00 (Listen) TUE Safety goggles on: Mel finds out how lasers work, plus a TUE trip to South America. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b00f6p4z (Listen) TUE Series 4, End of Term TUE Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags for good, but TUE faces one final crisis. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From August TUE 1982. TUE TUE 17:30 Babblewick Hall b01mxtj6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqts (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The epic Tolkien parody sees Aygar the hero get an TUE ear-bashing from his mum. Stars Paul Eddington and Simon TUE Callow. From December 1980. TUE TUE 18:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwks (Listen) TUE Silent Roar TUE The colonel persuades Sam and Joshua to help him in his TUE deadly infrasound project. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew TUE Dyktynski. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jn76 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01j9t01 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Miss Marple b007jnjp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Lost and Found b00kdvmb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00jcgxc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Chain Reaction b03s71cz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Castle b00gm5zx (Listen) TUE Series 2, Is This a Turnip That I See Before Me? TUE Hie ye to "The Castle", a rollicking sitcom set way back TUE then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four TUE Weddings & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley") TUE As the old showbiz saying goes, never work with children, TUE animals or a high-speed turnip and a mead spittoon TUE Cast: TUE Sir John Woodstock ..... James Fleet TUE Sir William De Warenne ..... Neil Dudgeon TUE Lady Anne Woodstock ..... Montserrat Lombard TUE Cardinal Duncan ...... Jonathan Kydd TUE Lady Charlotte ..... Ingrid Oliver TUE Master Henry Woodstock ..... Steven Kynman TUE Merlin ..... Lewis Macleod TUE Written by Kim Fuller with additional material by Paul TUE Alexander TUE Music by Guy Jackson TUE Produced and directed by David Tyler TUE A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03v0lw3 (Listen) TUE The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Diane Morgan is TUE joined by Joe Wilkinson. TUE TUE 23:00 The Museum of Everything b007k1qj (Listen) TUE Series 1, The History of the Future TUE Badgerland goes global, and the History of the Future. Stars TUE Marcus Brigstocke and Dan Tetsell. From April 2004. TUE TUE 23:30 Dave Podmore b007qx6y (Listen) TUE Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 3 TUE On a chaotic overseas tour, the star cricketer's private TUE life takes a turn for the worse. Stars Chris Douglas. From TUE May 2001. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2014 WED WED 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqts (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwks (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Miss Marple b007jnjp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mcnx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b03sb3xd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Spread a Little Happiness b00lbky7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlhn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Lost and Found b00kdvmb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00jcgxc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b00f6p4z (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Babblewick Hall b01mxtj6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Miss Marple b007jnk6 (Listen) WED A Murder Is Announced, Episode 3 WED Spinster sleuth Miss Marple arrives in Chipping Cleghorn to WED start her investigation. But is the killer poised to strike WED again? Stars June Whitfield. WED WED 06:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Dodgy wine, a missing racehorse and a body at a restaurant. WED Wine merchant Tony Beach is in the thick of it. Stars Nigel WED Havers. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) WED Series 2, Salvatore's Apotheosis WED Plethora decides that son and heir Salvatore must be WED ordained as a priest. Stars David Swift and Sian Philips. WED From May 2002. WED WED 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town b03s76dh (Listen) WED Series 5, Southall WED Mark Steel returns to Radio 4 for a fifth series of the WED award winning show that travels around the country, WED researching the history, heritage and culture of six towns WED that have nothing in common but their uniqueness, and does a WED bespoke evening of comedy in each one. WED As every high street slowly morphs into a replica of the WED next, Mark Steel's in Town celebrates the parochial, the WED local and the unusual. From Corby's rivalry with Kettering WED to the word you can't say in Portland, the show has taken in WED the idiosyncrasies of towns up and down the country, from WED Kirkwall to Penzance, from Holyhead to Bungay. WED This edition comes from Southall in Middlesex, which is also WED known as "little India" due to the large Asian community WED there. Mark tried the local food - Jalebi, Paan, Pakora - WED that can seem alien to someone who grew up in 1960s Kent. WED The twin landmarks of Heathrow Airport and the Sikh temple WED dominate the area, with the latter proving more popular as WED Mark also discusses football, astrology and bank openings. WED Written and performed by ... Mark Steel WED Additional material by ... Pete Sinclair WED Production co-ordinator ... Trudi Stevens WED Producer ... Ed Morrish. WED Clip WED empty WED Credits WED Presenter: Mark Steel WED Producer: Ed Morrish WED Writer: Mark Steel WED Writer: Pete Sinclair WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnqr (Listen) WED Series 5, The Americans Hit Town WED Visiting servicemen get Griselda excited and Sid all keen to WED rent out the lad's rooms. Stars Tony Hancock. From March WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00h38dy (Listen) WED Serving up teapot hysteria and the pun-tastic '20,000 Leaks WED Under the Sea'. With John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From April WED 1970. WED WED 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b00jf3hl (Listen) WED Series 3, Fife Circle WED Series of three comic plays starring Stanley Baxter. WED Two elderly brothers meet at Waverley station and set out on WED a journey of discovery involving lost mothers, fathers, WED brothers and sisters, and learn just whom they really belong WED to. WED By Michael Chaplin. WED Sir Hugh Dundas/Alex Kelly ...... Stanley Baxter WED Directed by Marilyn Imrie WED A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 09:30 All the Way from Memphis b00mb1r1 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, WED Tracey MacLeod, Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan. From May 2006. WED WED 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlj1 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Laura fails to discover Sir Percival's secret from Anne WED Catherick. Could it have fatal consequences? Stars Juliet WED Aubrey. WED WED 11:00 Lost and Found b00kdvm4 (Listen) WED Blackberry Day WED Malachi Whitaker was the pen name of Marjorie Olive WED Whitaker. She wrote a number of short stories in the WED twenties and thirties and was regarded as one of the finest WED authors of that time. WED Whitaker chronicled the lives of ordinary folk in the north WED of England, with sensitivity and humanity. She died in 1975. WED Her forgotten story, 'Blackberry Day' is a moving account of WED a woman in the Yorkshire Dales finding it hard to come terms WED with her husband's retirement from the mill. WED Reader: Rosalind Ayres WED Producer/Director: Martin Jarvis WED A Jarvis & Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00jdms7 (Listen) WED Ed Harris - Aromatherapy WED By Ed Harris. Robert returns from holiday in Thailand in WED crippling pain from an illness with a very unusual cure. WED Robert ...... Martin Freeman WED Oliver ...... Nigel Anthony WED Doctor Magisterne ...... Pip Torrens WED Lily ...... Clare Corbett WED Sophie ...... Polly Lister WED Directed by Chris Wallis. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnqr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00h38dy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Miss Marple b007jnk6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mjs2l (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit WED from an old flame. Stars Madeleine Potter and Susan Jameson. WED WED 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k404 (Listen) WED A Failed Plantation and a Bloody Feast in Belfast; An WED English Queen, a Scottish Lady and a Dark Daughter WED The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With WED Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. WED WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner b007yrw5 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED After the Kabul kite flying tournament, Amir witnesses a WED disturbing event. Khaled Hosseini's novel read by Kulvinder WED Ghir. WED WED 14:45 Book of the Week b00jtxx1 (Listen) WED William Fiennes - The Music Room, Episode 3 WED Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes' memoir of his magical WED childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his WED severely epileptic older brother. WED Richard is captivated by a heron, but is also gripped by a WED furious black mood. Nine-year-old William and his friends WED play with antique swords and cannonballs. WED WED 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlj1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03t3l7x (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc explores the landscape and geology of the Red WED Planet with space expert Kevin Fong, and hears the stories WED of the 999 call handler. WED BBC Radio 2 - 500 WORDS 2014 WED The 500 WORDS Story Competition is back and The 4 O’Clock WED Show will once again be hosting the exclusive broadcast of WED the Top 50 short-listed stories! WED WED Find out how to send in your 500 WORDS story - you've got WED until 7pm on 26 Feb. WED WED www.bbc.co.uk/500words WED WED 17:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00fwqbl (Listen) WED Series 2, Scouting for Boys WED West Bromwich offer Robert a trial, but Father Benedict WED doesn't want to lose him. Stars Brenda Blethyn. From October WED 1994. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqwz (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The epic Tolkien parody sees one defender of Albion making a WED startling discovery. Starring Paul Eddington and Simon WED Callow. From December 1980. WED WED 18:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwkz (Listen) WED Dreamtime Is Over WED What is being built out in a remote Australian desert? And WED what havoc will it wreak? Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew WED Dyktynski. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnqr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00h38dy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Miss Marple b007jnk6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Lost and Found b00kdvm4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00jdms7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town b03s76dh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive b007yyqd (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 6 WED The ringmaster throws the news up into the air and plays WED catch with Jack Dee, Rich Hall and Phill Jupitus. From WED September 2007. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03v0lw5 (Listen) WED The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Diane Morgan and WED Joe Wilkinson speak at each other. WED WED 23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jmbz (Listen) WED Series 3, The Reasonably Fantastic Journey WED Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - WED inside Scumspawn's brain. Devilish sitcom stars Andy WED Hamilton. From April 1999. WED WED 23:30 Absolute Power b007wr7h (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 6 WED Charles Prentiss is challenged by a PR rival to wheeze the WED unwheezable. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From March WED 2001. WED WED THU THURSDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2014 THU THU 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqwz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwkz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Miss Marple b007jnk6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mdwv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b00jf3hl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 All the Way from Memphis b00mb1r1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jlj1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Lost and Found b00kdvm4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00jdms7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00fwqbl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00s3bcz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Miss Marple b007jnkp (Listen) THU A Murder Is Announced, Episode 4 THU The plot thickens, and could there be another murder for THU Miss Marple to investigate? Stars June Whitfield and Ian THU Lavender. THU THU 06:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU Mystery for Tony and Flora - is her son back from Australia? THU And can a diary unlock the mystery? Stars Nigel Havers. THU THU 07:00 The Alan Davies Show b0085k82 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU The actor minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog, but it THU eats everything in sight. With Ronnie Ancona. From May 1998. THU THU 07:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme b015mvsj (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure, regular THU guest on The Now Show and popper-up in things like Miranda THU and That Mitchell and Webb Look returns with half an hour of THU his own sketches, each funnier than the last. Although, hang THU on, that system means starting the whole series with the THU least funny sketch. Might need to rethink that. OK, it's a THU new show filled with sketches written and performed by John THU Finnemore, but now no longer arranged in strict order of THU funniness. Also, he's cut the sketch that would have gone THU first. THU This week's show features some musical interludes from the THU zoo, and a sketch that only a fool wouldn't find funny. THU John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme is written by and stars THU John Finnemore. It also features Carrie Quinlan (The News THU Quiz, The Late Edition), Lawry Lewin (The Life & Times of THU Vivienne Vyle, Horrible Histories) and Simon Kane (Six THU Impossible Things). THU Producer: Ed Morrish. THU Clip THU empty THU Credits THU Performer: John Finnemore THU Ensemble: Carrie Quinlan THU Ensemble: Lawry Lewin THU Ensemble: Simon Kane THU Producer: Ed Morrish THU Writer: John Finnemore THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU Series 3, A Man of Action THU When a landmine sparks martial law, a reporter catches THU Mainwaring in charge. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU March 1976. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b0125jp9 (Listen) THU From 28/01/1954 THU Frank Muir and Denis Norden's classic comedy. Pa Glum probes THU Ron and Eth's wedding gift. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From THU January 1954. THU THU 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqnd (Listen) THU June - An Ill Wind THU As a storm descends on the village, the talk is all THU electric. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead and Lisabeth Miles. From THU September 2000. THU THU 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b007jpzv (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 3 THU The sofa-bound presenters look at dealing with teenagers and THU rising crime. Stars Robert Duncan and Julia Hills. From May THU 1996. THU THU 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jljf (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Distraught Walter Hartright discovers the truth about his THU beloved Laura Fairlee. Stars Juliet Aubrey and Toby THU Stephens. THU THU 11:00 Lost and Found b00kdv3x (Listen) THU Providence and the Butler THU This cannily observant early P.G. Wodehouse story was lost THU for 99 years, now recently discovered. It has some classic THU "Plum" ingredients: an eccentric Earl, an irresponsible THU young man, a chorus girl, and of course a butler, not Jeeves THU (Wodehouse hadn't created him yet!) but the ancient THU 'Keeling', who has more worldly wisdom than anybody. THU Reader: Martin Jarvis THU Director: Rosalind Ayres THU A Jarvis & Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00k8lg5 (Listen) THU Simon Bovey - Sargasso THU By Simon Bovey THU Elver season on the river Severn - a time of mystery and THU danger. The wrong time and place for a young man to be THU searching for his place in the world. THU Kevin ..... Robert Lonsdale THU Sabrina ..... Emily Wachter THU Bruce ..... Ian Gelder THU Tan ..... Stuart McLoughlin THU Debbie ..... Lizzy Watts THU Gilpin ..... Stephen Hogan THU Buyer / Policeman ... Benjamin Askew THU Phil ..... Matt Addis THU Directed by Marc Beeby. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b0125jp9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Miss Marple b007jnkp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mk688 (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Lyon is back and Anne still has feelings for him, despite THU being engaged to Kevin. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara THU Barnes. THU THU 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k412 (Listen) THU Holy War in Munster; The Plantation of Munster THU The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With THU Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. THU THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner b007ysn2 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU After his success in the Kabul kite tournament, Amir is THU consumed with guilt. Khaled Hosseini's novel is read by THU Kulvinder Ghir. THU THU 14:45 Book of the Week b00jtxx3 (Listen) THU William Fiennes - The Music Room, Episode 4 THU Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes' memoir of his magical THU childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his THU severely epileptic older brother. THU Richard's behaviour becomes increasingly problematic, but THU his interest in Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales gives him THU and his family an unexpected moment of pleasure. THU THU 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jljf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03t3nv0 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears about some of the amazing things lasers THU can do, and finds out what happens when you release a THU balloon in space. THU THU 17:00 Capital Gains b00shdzt (Listen) THU Series 2, Seed Capital THU Accidental billionaire Julius Hutch turns to politics over a THU compulsory purchase order. Stars Peter Jones. From July THU 1997. THU THU 17:30 The Alan Davies Show b0085k82 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqyx (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Can the Radox's assembled forces win the battle? Epic THU Tolkien parody stars Paul Eddington and Christian Rodska. THU From November 1980. THU THU 18:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwl8 (Listen) THU Blowback THU Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover THU Belinda's death. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jpkw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b0125jp9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Miss Marple b007jnkp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Lost and Found b00kdv3x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00k8lg5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme b015mvsj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007706g (Listen) THU Series 3, Look Who's Stalking THU Mrs Naughtie is being pursued. Could the Laird possibly be THU to blame? Stars Barry Cryer, with Jeremy Hardy. From THU September 2006. THU THU 22:45 The Consultants b007k2vv (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU A lifestyle presentation conference - and sketch show, with THU Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From THU February 2003. THU THU 23:00 Inside Alan Francis b00j17xy (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Comedy series in which comedian Alan Francis explores the THU workings of his own mind in relation to his life, friends THU and long-suffering girlfriend Jane. THU Alan leaves home. THU With Julian Dutton, Barnaby Power, Kali Peacock. THU THU 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom b01b1z4r (Listen) THU Series 3, Honesty THU The comedian ponders whether telling the truth is always the THU best option. With Hattie Heyridge. From November 2005. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2014 FRI FRI 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqyx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwl8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Miss Marple b007jnkp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007mx06 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins b007jqnd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b007jpzv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White b007jljf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Lost and Found b00kdv3x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00k8lg5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Capital Gains b00shdzt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 The Alan Davies Show b0085k82 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Miss Marple b007jnl4 (Listen) FRI A Murder Is Announced, Episode 5 FRI Confessions all round, as 'Pip' and the murderer are FRI revealed. But where is Miss Marple? Stars June Whitfield and FRI Ian Lavender. FRI FRI 06:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted FRI visitors to his store. Stars Nigel Havers and George FRI Parsons. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007k0v3 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Romance Is Dead FRI Rosie's event management company helps organise a romantic FRI tour for American tourists. Stars Prunella Scales. From June FRI 2001. FRI FRI 07:30 Warhorses of Letters b03srddp (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 4 FRI The last in the series of the epistolary equine love story FRI starring Stephen Fry as Napoleon's horse Marengo and Daniel FRI Rigby as the Duke of Wellington's mount Copenhagen, with an FRI introduction by Tamsin Greig. FRI Old age has come to our horses, and Marengo is sick. FRI Copenhagen is determined that he and his true love will be FRI truly together just once before Marengo quits this earthly FRI life for a new paddock in the sky. FRI In perhaps the most moving exchange of letters ever sent by FRI one horse to another the final act of this tragic love story FRI unfolds. FRI Written by Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips FRI Produced by Gareth Edwards. FRI Credits FRI Marengo: Stephen Fry FRI Copenhagen: Daniel Rigby FRI Narrator: Tamsin Greig FRI Producer: Gareth Edwards FRI Writer: Marie Phillips FRI Writer: Robbie Hudson FRI FRI 07:45 Political Animals b03ktz1b (Listen) FRI Series 2, Barney and George FRI by Tony Bagley. FRI 2. Barney and George FRI An unreliable dog's eye view of the trials and tribulations FRI of living in the White House. Here, Barney reveals how FRI George broke his heart by being unfaithful with a man called FRI Tony. FRI Directed by Marc Beeby. FRI Credits FRI Barney: Jonathan Forbes FRI Writer: Tony Bagley FRI Director: Marc Beeby FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007k01b (Listen) FRI Series 3, Robbery With Violence FRI Albert lies to Harold after breaking his porcelain. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From May FRI 1971. FRI FRI 08:30 Yes Minister b007k14t (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Whisky Priest FRI Jim Hacker shuns Sir Humphrey's advice over dodgy weapon FRI dealing. Adapted from TV. With Paul Eddington. From November FRI 1984. FRI FRI 09:00 Millport b00762cq (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Verdict FRI The islanders unite to save the Cumbrae Bar, but will Irene FRI fight or head to the mainland? Stars Lynn Ferguson. From FRI June 2001. FRI FRI 09:30 The Change b0076cwf (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI George's desire to move back in with Carol is not FRI reciprocated. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From FRI February 2003. FRI FRI 10:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice b010vyt7 (Listen) FRI Mystery and danger threaten Fran when she takes over the FRI biography of mathematician Gideon Summerfield. Stars Barbara FRI Flynn. FRI FRI 11:00 Pavilion Pieces b00m175f (Listen) FRI The Prince's Favourite FRI Written by Emma Barnes. Not long after the death of George FRI IV, a group of visitors are given a tour of the Brighton FRI Pavilion by a servant of the Royal Household. Mr Hodges FRI takes no particular interest in the group until the oldest FRI of the party, a dowdy spinster, drops some remarks which FRI suggest she is less respectable than she seems. Her sister, FRI she reveals, had a connection with the Prince Regent. As the FRI Prince was a notorious womaniser, Mr Hodges immediately FRI scents the whiff of scandal. FRI As they proceed through the marvels of the Pavilion, the old FRI lady seems to be searching for something, beyond the many FRI artefacts on display. Mr Hodges is so curious that he allows FRI her access to the private Royal Apartments, in the hope of FRI discovering more about her and her mysterious sister. The FRI revelation, when it comes, takes Mr Hodges completely by FRI surprise. FRI Read by Claire Skinner FRI Producer/Director: Celia de Wolff FRI A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 11:15 Fireworks at the Villa Lucia b0140v3v (Listen) FRI Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but FRI what about their marriage? Paul Mendelson's play stars FRI Samantha Bond. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007k01b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Yes Minister b007k14t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Miss Marple b007jnl4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mlxk3 (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI Betrayed by Neely and with Lyon becoming more distant, Anne FRI turns to the dolls. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara FRI Barnes. FRI FRI 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007k41y (Listen) FRI The Wreck of the Armada; The Last Voyage of the Girona FRI The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With FRI Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. FRI FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner b007yv7c (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI With Russian tanks in Afghanistan, Amir and his father FRI escape Kabul to America. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled FRI Hosseini's novel. FRI FRI 14:45 Book of the Week b00jtxx5 (Listen) FRI William Fiennes - The Music Room, Episode 5 FRI Dan Stevens reads William Fiennes's memoir of his magical FRI childhood in a moated castle in which he grew up with his FRI severely epileptic older brother. FRI William, now 17, prepares to leave home. Richard enjoys FRI holidays with his parents and his days find a more even FRI keel, but sadness looms. FRI FRI 15:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice b010vyt7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03t4d18 (Listen) FRI It's a firm family favourite, but what is the story behind FRI Monopoly? Mel finds out. Plus, Arthur Smith takes to the FRI streets of London to embark on a life-size game of his own. FRI FRI 17:00 Huddwinks b00fsmzd (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite FRI A northern black pudding maker must deal with the FRI consequences of some unexpected ingredients. Stars Roy Hudd. FRI From July 1988. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007k0v3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Arthur C Clarke Stories b007jvt0 (Listen) FRI Before Eden FRI Scientists stationed on Venus battle to find signs of life, FRI but what about the impact of their quest? Read by Tim FRI Pigott-Smith. FRI FRI 18:30 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God b007jwlh (Listen) FRI Can You Hear That FRI The colonel plans to fire the sonic weapon and risk a global FRI catastrophe. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007k01b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Yes Minister b007k14t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Miss Marple b007jnl4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Dick Francis - Proof b007n1gf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Pavilion Pieces b00m175f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Fireworks at the Villa Lucia b0140v3v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Warhorses of Letters b03srddp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:15 Political Animals b03ktz1b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:45 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00lk09w (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI Arthur Smith invites an audience into his home for music and FRI comedy. FRI Benjamin Zephaniah, Stephen K Amos and Matt Holness join FRI regular contributor Pippa Evans, as singer-songwriter FRI Loretta Maine. FRI FRI 23:00 On the Hour b008s3k9 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 3 FRI Biting news satire. Campaigning to tighten the letter of the FRI law, and war is declared. Stars Chris Morris. From August FRI 1991. FRI FRI 23:30 Goodness Gracious Me b007jwnv (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI The Kapoors try social climbing at the golf club, plus and FRI TV's Masterchef with a twist. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar. From FRI July 1997. FRI