30 May, 2014

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 31/05/2014 - 06/06/2014

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SAT SATURDAY 31 MAY 2014 SAT SAT 00:00 15 Minute Drama b00m0vh3 (Listen) SAT Katie Hims - Five Wedding Dresses, The Perfect Dress SAT Series of dramas by Katie Hims about brides dressing for SAT wedding ceremonies and the significance and symbolism of the SAT dress itself. SAT Nell loves the stories behind the second-hand wedding SAT dresses she sells, until Julia tells her story. SAT Nell ...... Chipo Chung SAT Carla ...... Claudie Blakley SAT Eric ...... Trystan Gravelle SAT Julia ...... Rosalind Philips SAT Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. SAT SAT 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007vmbv (Listen) SAT Executions and Internment; Sacrifice at the Somme SAT The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With SAT Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. SAT SAT 00:30 Inspector Resnick b00mfhvb (Listen) SAT Wasted Years, Episode 10 SAT Deadly conclusions to the crimes separated by decades. SAT Phillip Jackson reads the final part of John Harvey's SAT thriller. SAT SAT 01:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b01nbzs8 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT The lifestyle presenters look at work and travel, plus SAT Missing Persons. Stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens. From SAT July 1997. SAT SAT 01:30 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01gw5lm (Listen) SAT Blowing Strong SAT Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about his SAT creativity, coping strategies and musical inspiration. From SAT December 1993. SAT SAT 02:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jrrz (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT On new information, LA-based PI Carmady sets out to retrieve SAT the valuable Leander pearls, stolen 15 years earlier. Read SAT by Henry Goodman. SAT SAT 02:30 A Gothic Cathedral b0075cdg (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Simon Fanshawe tells the story of Roget's SAT Thesaurus, the retirement project of an eminent Victorian SAT with a passion for order and classification. From Sep 1980. SAT SAT 03:00 George Eliot - Daniel Deronda b007k07z (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT A heady mix of death, revelation, politics and marriage make SAT up the climax to this 1876 classic. Starring Anna SAT Chancellor. SAT SAT 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis b00ljmsm (Listen) SAT The Umbrella SAT When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly SAT replaces it within budget. A French story adapted to an SAT Irish setting. SAT SAT 04:15 McLevy b007jljg (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Burning Question SAT An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets. SAT Time is running out for the Edinburgh detective. Stars Brian SAT Cox. SAT SAT 05:00 The Brothers b007k4nx (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 1 SAT Starting a website design company, two brothers struggle SAT through life. Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From SAT May 2004. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b00dpspn (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Queen of Song SAT A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache SAT for organiser Rosie Burns. Stars Prunella Scales. From SAT September 2002. SAT SAT 06:00 GB Shaw - Arms and the Man b007jsq4 (Listen) SAT George Bernard Shaw's story of love, war, honesty, deception SAT and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs and SAT Gary Bond. SAT SAT 07:30 Blueberries in Manndalen b00y26mt (Listen) SAT In the Arctic Circle's midsummer silvery light, John SAT Burnside visits the Sami Music Festival of Riddu Riddu in SAT northern Norway. SAT SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 b00l953t (Listen) SAT An Unofficial Iris SAT Bidisha listens to archive interviews and dramatisations to SAT revisit the life and work of novelist Iris Murdoch. SAT Debate about Murdoch has continued since her death in 1999. SAT Her legacy as a writer has been overshadowed by the SAT publication of her husband John Bayley's memoir about her SAT decline into Alzheimer's disease and the subsequent film SAT adaptation, starring Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, and SAT directed by Richard Eyre. SAT Bidisha listens to archive conversations between Murdoch and SAT writers AN Wilson, AS Byatt and Susan Hill, and discovers a SAT renaissance of interest in the writer as her emphasis on SAT morality and goodness in a godless world seems to resonate SAT today. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b01r9rh7 (Listen) SAT Colin Murray SAT 'Radio is my companion'. Presenter, writer, producer Colin SAT Murray is such an enthusiast that he plans his travel around SAT certain radio shows or stocks up with podcasts for the car SAT journey. SAT Colin's selection includes some of his comedy and radio SAT heroes: Desert Island Discs with castaway Mel Brooks SAT 01/07/1978; Alan Partridge in Knowing Me, Knowing You SAT 05/01/1993; Mark Thomas The Manifesto 02/07/2009; grammar SAT boffins in Many a Slip 05/05/1964; BBC Radio Ulster and SAT Radio Foyle presenter Gerry Anderson and Stewart Lee in SAT Chain Reaction 20/01/2005. SAT Clip SAT empty SAT SAT 12:00 Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus b044vfsx (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Can sales assistant Sapna Sinha pass seven tests to change SAT her life? From Vikas Swarup's novel The Accidental SAT Apprentice. SAT SAT 13:05 Inheritance Tracks b010t8t8 (Listen) SAT June Spencer SAT The Archers actress inherits 'I'll See You Again' by Noel SAT Coward and passes on Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1. SAT SAT 13:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b00751nr (Listen) SAT Professor Norman Stone SAT The author tells Anthony Clare about his loathing for Oxford SAT University and admiration of Margaret Thatcher. From August SAT 1997. SAT Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with SAT prominent people from different walks of life. SAT Born in Dublin, author Anthony held a doctorate in medicine, SAT a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the SAT Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on SAT BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became SAT Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own SAT vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. Starting in 1982, this SAT series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV. Series SAT highlights include conversations with Bob Monkhouse, Cecil SAT Parkinson and Gerry Adams. SAT Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007. SAT SAT 14:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jpl8 (Listen) SAT Series 6, The Elopement SAT With Bill suffering heartache, can the lad and Sid smooth SAT the path to true love? Stars Tony Hancock. From November SAT 1959. SAT SAT 14:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b008hgpz (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 5 SAT The shady lawyer takes on an amusement arcade. The Marx SAT Brothers radio show recreated. Stars Michael Roberts. From SAT August 1992. SAT SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 b00l953t (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 GB Shaw - Arms and the Man b007jsq4 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Bird Island b044ghpd (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 4 SAT EPISODE FOUR: SAT Ben, a young scientist working in Sub-Antarctica, tries to SAT adapt to the loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary on SAT his Dictaphone. This week, Ben gets a new telescope, and SAT Graham has some big news. SAT Written by ..... Katy Wix SAT Produced by ..... Tilusha Ghelani SAT ABOUT BIRD ISLAND: SAT An atmospheric comedy about a cheery scientist based in SAT Sub-Antarctica. Starring Reece Shearsmith, Julian SAT Rhind-Tutt, Alison Steadman and Katy Wix. SAT On the one hand, Ben is on the trip of a lifetime. On the SAT other, he's trapped in a vast icy landscape with a dodgy SAT internet connection and a dictaphone. Loneliness is SAT something of a problem. So, Ben shares his thoughts with us SAT in the form of an audio 'log'. SAT His fellow scientist Graham should alleviate this sense of SAT isolation, but the tragi-comic fact is, they are nerdy SAT blokes, so they stumble through yet another mumbled SAT exchange. Not to mention the new arrival Jane, who Ben is SAT even more awkward around, for reasons that aren't entirely SAT clear to him. SAT Apart from his research studying the Albatross on the SAT Island, Ben attempts to continue normal life with an SAT earnestness and enthusiasm which is ultimately very SAT endearing. We eavesdrop as he chats awkwardly with Graham or SAT Jane, phones his mother or talks to himself, as he often SAT does. We also hear the Squawks and screeches of the birds SAT and the vast expanse outside. Oh, and ice. Lots of ice. SAT Bird Island is written by Katy Wix, half of sketch comedy SAT Duo 'Anna and Katy'. Katy is also an actress who stars in SAT 'Miranda', 'Outnumbered' and as Daisy in 'Not Going Out'. SAT Credits SAT Ben: Reece Shearsmith SAT Graham: Julian Rhind-Tutt SAT Jane: Katy Wix SAT Beverley: Alison Steadman SAT Robin: Richard Aldridge SAT Producer: Tilusha Ghelani SAT Writer: Katy Wix SAT SAT 17:45 Don't Start b01n1qyz (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Bathroom SAT Kim calls Neil into the bathroom for an impromptu debate SAT about shaving, the Krankies and Phantom of the Opera - but SAT to what end? SAT What do long term partners really argue about? Sharp new SAT comedy from Frank Skinner returns for a second series. SAT Starring Frank Skinner and Katherine Parkinson. SAT The first series of Don't Start met with instant critical SAT and audience acclaim: SAT "That he can deliver such a heavy premise for a series with SAT such a lightness of touch is testament to his skills as a SAT writer and, given that the protagonists are both bookworms, SAT he's also permitted to use a flourish of fine words that SAT would be lost in his stand-up routines". Jane Anderson, SAT Radio Times SAT "Writing and starring in the four-parter Don't Start (Radio SAT 4) Frank Skinner gives full rein to his sharp but splenetic SAT comedy. He and his co-star Katherine Parkinson play a SAT bickering couple exchanging acerbic ripostes in a cruelly SAT precise dissection of a relationship". Daily Mail SAT .. "a lesson in relationship ping-pong" .. - Miranda Sawyer, SAT The Observer SAT Series 2 follows hard on its heels. Well observed, clever SAT and funny, Don't Start is a scripted comedy with a SAT deceptively simple premise - an argument. Each week, our SAT couple fall out over another apparently trivial flashpoint - SAT the Krankies, toenail trimming and semantics. Each week, the SAT stakes mount as Neil and Kim battle with words. But these SAT are no ordinary arguments. The two outdo each other with SAT increasingly absurd images, unexpected literary references SAT (the Old Testament, Jack Spratt and the first Mrs Rochester, SAT to name a few) and razor sharp analysis of their beloved's SAT weaknesses. Underneath the cutting wit, however, there is an SAT unmistakable tenderness". SAT Frank says: SAT "Having established, in the first series, that Neil and Kim SAT are a childless academic couple who, during their numerous SAT arguments, luxuriate in their own, and each other's, SAT learning and wit, I've tried, in the second series, to dig a SAT little deeper into their relationship. Love and affection, SAT occasionally splutter into view, like a Higgs boson in a big SAT tunnel-thing, but can such emotions ever prevail in a SAT relationship where the couple prefers to wear their brains, SAT rather than their hearts, on their sleeves? Is that too much SAT offal imagery?" SAT Directed and Produced by Polly Thomas SAT Executive Producer: Jon Thoday SAT An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. SAT Credits SAT Neil: Frank Skinner SAT Kim: Katherine Parkinson SAT Director: Polly Thomas SAT Producer: Polly Thomas SAT Writer: Frank Skinner SAT SAT 18:00 Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) SAT As a beautiful woman picks its last withered apple, a dying SAT ancient tree is determined to survive. Read by William SAT Hootkins. SAT SAT 18:30 Fear on Four b007jp0h (Listen) SAT The Judge's House SAT The Man in Black tells of student Malcolm's move to a lonely SAT house of horror. Stars Edward de Souza and David Timson. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b01r9rh7 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Shappi Talk b00x23w5 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Addiction SAT Shappi Khorsandi looks at a variety of subjects close to her SAT Iranian heart - including History, Politics and, in this SAT programme, Addiction. SAT Having struggled with food disorders, Shappi reveals what SAT it's like to have an addictive personality, but being able SAT to have a laugh along the way. With this insight, she has SAT relaxed chat with TV host Trisha Goddard, someone who has SAT herself experienced addictions throughout her adult life. SAT Comedian Mike Gunn uses his drug experience to wittily SAT debunk a few myths and Duncan Oakley provides a comic song. SAT Producer: Paul Russell SAT An Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4. SAT Credits SAT Presenter: Shappi Khorsandi SAT Interviewed Guest: Trisha Goddard SAT Interviewed Guest: Mike Gunn SAT Interviewed Guest: Duncan Oakley SAT Producer: Paul Russell SAT SAT 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01p6pxc (Listen) SAT Series 3, I Won't Eat Bread From a Puddle SAT The award-winning funny man hears about his audience's worst SAT fears. With Daisy Haggard and Laurence Howarth. From SAT November 2010. SAT SAT 23:00 Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize b044vhlq (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT A Puritan vet dishes out tough love to ill pets. Stars Jane SAT Bussmann and David Quantick. With Peter Serafinowicz. From SAT May 1998. SAT SAT 23:30 Richard Herring's Objective b00vcqm7 (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Hoodie SAT How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to SAT inspire fear in modern Britain? Richard Herring reclaims SAT objects that have been the cause of controversy. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 01 JUNE 2014 SUN SUN 00:00 Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Fear on Four b007jp0h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 b00l953t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus b044vfsx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:05 Inheritance Tracks b010t8t8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:05 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b00751nr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 GB Shaw - Arms and the Man b007jsq4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Bird Island b044ghpd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:45 Don't Start b01n1qyz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:45 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Katie Hims - Five Wedding Dresses Omnibus b0456rgq (Listen) SUN Made for 4 Extra. A set of dramas about the significance and SUN symbolism of the wedding dress. Starring Olivia Colman, SUN Lizzy Watts and Chipo Chung. SUN SUN 07:15 Redesigning the Human Body b00pl95m (Listen) SUN Moving Along SUN Getting around would be much easier with wheels or springs. SUN A physicist and a toy maker help Len Fisher try rolling and SUN hopping. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pxvds (Listen) SUN Series 5, The Musical SUN Spoof reminiscences of a former variety star. Count Arthur SUN Strong is an expert in everything from the world of SUN entertainment to the origins of the species, all false SUN starts and nervous fumbling, poorly concealed by a delicate SUN sheen of bravado and self-assurance. SUN Owing to the huge success of shows like Miss Saigon, Cats SUN and Annie Get Your Coat, Arthur decides 'his time is now' SUN and devises his own autobiographical musical tribute to SUN himself, Count Arthur Strong: The Musical. Hoping to raise SUN the money to take it into the West End, Arthur performs SUN highlights of the show to an invited audience of potential SUN investors. Will he raise the money he needs to make his SUN dream come true? SUN With Steve Delaney, Mel Giedroyc, Dave Mounfield and SUN Alastair Kerr. SUN A Komedia Entertainment/Smooth Operations production for BBC SUN Radio 4. SUN SUN 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) SUN From 22/04/1960 SUN Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland, and Hornerama probes SUN the world of showbiz. With Kenneth Williams. From April SUN 1960. SUN SUN 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008p5c6 (Listen) SUN From 21/09/1948 SUN At the RAF station-turned-country club, it's time for SUN holiday reminiscences, and the cast have a sing-song. Stars SUN Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From September 1948. SUN SUN 09:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty b00mdyl3 (Listen) SUN A well-bred horse hits hard times and poor health due to SUN overwork. The classic 1877 story with Adam Godley and Liza SUN Sadovy. SUN SUN 10:00 The Reunion b00d8gvj (Listen) SUN Hitler Diaries 1983 SUN Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of SUN people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. SUN She brings together some of those involved in the SUN publication of the Hitler Diaries in 1983, which were SUN subsequently shown to be a hoax. SUN This didn't stop Rupert Murdoch giving it his full backing, SUN or Sir Trevor Roper endorsing it - at least at first. SUN Notorious forger Kujau managed to pull the wool over the SUN eyes of the Western media, even though the factual basis for SUN his hoax withstood even less scrutiny than the so-called SUN Mussolini Diaries of previous years. SUN Even controversial historian David Irving was not taken in - SUN and along with journalist Gerd Hiedemann, Magnus Linklater SUN and Philip Knightley he discusses how the 'coup' was SUN acquired and how it fell apart. From 2008 SUN A Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 10:45 Love Stories b01ms5x7 (Listen) SUN Love in the Afternoon SUN By Maeve Binchy. 'My mother always told me life is a matter SUN of luck.' Series of stories by bestselling romantic SUN novelists. Read by Adjoa Andoh. SUN SUN 11:00 This American Life b0456vt7 (Listen) SUN Contents Unknown SUN David MacLean finds himself in a train station in India. He SUN has no idea where or who he is. US public radio show from SUN 2010. SUN SUN 12:00 Katie Hims - Five Wedding Dresses Omnibus b0456rgq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Redesigning the Human Body b00pl95m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Miss Marple: The Body in the Library b007jvht (Listen) SUN A young blonde is found dead, so the amateur sleuth sets out SUN to find her killer. Agatha Christie thriller with June SUN Whitfield. SUN SUN 15:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008p5c6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b0456vzb (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc is back with some of the highlights from the SUN past week on the 4 O'Clock Show, including the winning tales SUN from the 500 Words short story competition. SUN SUN 17:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty b00mdyl3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 18:00 The Female Ghost b00nj7cx (Listen) SUN The Cold Embrace SUN By Mary Braddon. After a German artist's cool betrayal, his SUN fiancee's retribution is eerily apt. Stars Stephanie Turner SUN and Jonathan Firth. SUN SUN 18:30 Bradbury 13 b013lwvp (Listen) SUN The Fox and the Forest SUN A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a SUN bitter war. Ray Bradbury's tale of conflict stars Neil SUN Barth. SUN SUN 19:00 This American Life b0456vt7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b008p5c6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 The Reunion b00d8gvj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Love Stories b01ms5x7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pxvds (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Beautiful Dreamers b00vrvxw (Listen) SUN The Whalemen of Musungenyi SUN In this series documentary maker Nat Segnit investigates the SUN untold stories of visionary mavericks. SUN This week Nat meets an extraordinary group of thrillseeking SUN "Jonahs" who offer themselves up to be swallowed by whales. SUN With contributions from Toby Jones, Kevin Eldon,Christine SUN Kavanagh, Iain Batchelor, Jude Akuwudike and Ewan Bailey. SUN Writers ..... James Lever and Nat Segnit SUN Producers ..... Steven Canny and Sasha Yevtushenko. SUN SUN 23:00 Jon Ronson On b0076wqd (Listen) SUN Series 2, Irrational Thoughts SUN Journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson asks why his inner SUN conversations spiral into irrationality and discovers he SUN isn't alone. SUN SUN 23:30 Steven Appleby's Normal Life b012216l (Listen) SUN Series 1, Normal Work SUN Pondering his life as a cartoonist proves to be more SUN dangerous and revealing than intended. Stars Paul McCrink. SUN From July 2002. SUN SUN 23:45 Jelly Mountain b00ftk74 (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs SUN and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Beverley Crew. From May SUN 1996. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 02 JUNE 2014 MON MON 00:00 The Female Ghost b00nj7cx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Bradbury 13 b013lwvp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 The Reunion b00d8gvj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Love Stories b01ms5x7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pxvds (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Much Binding in the Marsh b008p5c6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Miss Marple: The Body in the Library b007jvht (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty b00mdyl3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jrvq (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON PI Carmady approaches the jittery Rush Madder about the MON stolen pearls, but gets in over his head. Read by Henry MON Goodman. MON MON 06:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vgz (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey MON Lyttelton explores the world of British band leaders of the MON 1920s and '30s. From November 2005. MON MON 07:00 Fat Chance b019fwxg (Listen) MON Weigh in with Wendy MON Graham attends Wendy Bottomley's weight loss class. Slimline MON sitcom about fighting the flab with Gareth Corke, Janine MON Duvitski and Michael Troughton. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b044gp6k (Listen) MON Series 69, Episode 2 MON How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without MON hesitation, repetition and deviation? Very! As Gyles MON Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi, Patrick Kielty and Paul Sinha MON find out. Nicholas Parsons keeps the score and the peace. MON Credits MON Presenter: Nicholas Parsons MON Panellist: Gyles Brandreth MON Panellist: Shappi Khorsandi MON Panellist: Patrick Kielty MON Panellist: Paul Sinha MON MON 08:00 Listen to Les b01n70dq (Listen) MON From 17/02/1985 MON Les Dawson and friends end up in a Southfork soap, and a MON version of Whispering Grass by the Ink Splots. With Daphne MON Oxenford. From February 1985. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b00pymrq (Listen) MON Povey an Admiral at Last MON Captain Povey's wife Ramona lands him in a Singapore stew. MON Stars Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee. From September 1973. MON MON 09:00 When the Dog Dies b013n0q2 (Listen) MON Series 2, Tangled Web MON Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom MON Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven MON series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings. MON In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays MON Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog MON Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy MON doesn't approve of at all - would like him to move out of MON the family home so they can get their hands on their money MON earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until MON the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got MON a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive MON lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money. MON Luckily Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a MON friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help MON a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together MON face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make MON it more so. MON Episode Four- Tangled Web MON Whenever people tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for MON help. Being a spare man and his own master - he can provide MON the alibi or hide the goods. However, multi-tasking was MON never his strongpoint even when he was Manager (Acting) of MON the Five Feathers, Frinton. Deceiving needs practice and not MON on the job, either. MON Cast: MON Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett MON Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck MON Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh MON Blake ..... Jonathan Aris MON Calais ..... Amelia Clarkson MON PC - Stephen Critchlow MON Megan ..... Polly Frame MON Producer: Liz Anstee MON A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 09:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide b044w2t8 (Listen) MON Series 3, Coming of Age MON First on 4 Extra. Stephen K Amos is joined by comedians Mae MON Martin, Travis Jay and Dan Antopolski to present a guide to MON coming of age. MON MON 10:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hmb62 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Young, naive Catherine Morland is launched into the MON intriguing world of Bath society. Stars Julia McKenzie and MON Jenny Agutter. MON MON 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00pxmk1 (Listen) MON City of Two Continents, The Byzantine Passage MON Series of short stories marking Istanbul's tenure as MON European Capital of Culture in 2010. MON A young girl's life changes forever when she glimpses the MON man to whom she is betrothed. MON By Jenny White, read by Melody Grove. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b0456r4g (Listen) MON Clive Anderson, Kathy Lette, Jacqui Dankworth, Errol MON Francis, Nikki Bedi, Çidem Aslan MON Clive talks to author Kathy Lette, sometimes known as 'Ms MON Quiplash' for her razor-sharp wit. Her bestselling MON pun-filled chick-lit has many fans and her writing spans MON topics from the sublime to the ridiculous. An Australian MON living in London where, as her grandmother once said, "all MON those terrible convicts come from" Lette will be speaking to MON Clive about the Australian & New Zealand Festival of MON Literature & Arts. MON Clive explores pride, politics and punch-ups in Latin MON American football with author Andreas Campomar. His latest MON book 'Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football' MON recounts the pistol-toting referees; bloody coups d'etat; MON breath-taking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with MON matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers. MON Nikki Bedi delves into the world of art and angst with Errol MON Francis. Errol is Festival Director for Anxiety Arts 2014, MON which explores the close relationship between mental MON disturbance, anxiety and modernism in the arts. MON Clive's Smooth Sailing with jazz musician and actress Jacqui MON Dankworth. The daughter of two jazz music greats - the late MON Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Jacqui first went MON into show business as an actress. Her musical heritage has MON asserted itself, and she's about to star in 'The Frank and MON Ella Show' at Glasgow International Jazz Festival. MON With music from Çigdem Aslan performing 'Vale Me' from her MON album 'Mortissa'. With more music from Jacqui Dankworth and MON Charlie Wood, who perform 'Do Nothing Till You Hear From MON Me.' MON Producer: Debbie Kilbride. MON Clips MON empty MON empty MON See all clips from Clive Anderson, Kathy Lette, Jacqui MON Dankworth, Errol Francis, Nikki Bedi, Çidem Aslan (2) MON Kathy Lette MON ‘Australia and New Zealand Festival of Literature & Arts’ is MON at King’s College, London until Sunday 1st June. MON Andreas Campomar MON ‘Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football’ is published MON by Quercus and available now. MON Errol Francis MON ’Anxiety Arts Festival London 2014’ is on now at various MON London Venues until the end of June. MON Jacqui Dankworth MON Jacqui is performing at Home Coming Festival, Regent's Park, MON London on Sunday 1st, Chester Music Festival on 5th and The MON Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on 6th June. Check her website for MON further tour dates. MON ‘Jacqui Dankworth & Todd Gordon: The Frank and Ella Show MON with the National Swing Orchestra’ is at City Halls, Glasgow MON International Jazz Festival on Friday 27th June. MON Çiğdem Aslan MON Çiğdem Aslan and her band are playing at the Songlines MON Encounters Festival at Kings Place, London on Saturday 7th MON June. MON MON 12:00 Listen to Les b01n70dq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b00pymrq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jrvq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vgz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 15 Minute Drama b007tyv7 (Listen) MON Vikas Swarup - Q & A, 5,000 Rupees MON By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup. MON Street kid Ram Mohammad Thomas is a contestant on the hit MON Indian TV show Who Will Win a Billion. As he ponders over MON the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood MON in Delhi. A baby abandoned on the steps of a church, Thomas MON was brought up by a well-meaning priest, until he was MON abandoned yet again. MON Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari MON Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir MON Father Francis ...... Henry Goodman MON Young Thomas ...... Caran Arora MON Father John ...... Rajit Kapur MON Other parts played by Kenneth Desai, Ashley Cook and Vikrant MON Chaturvedi. MON Directed by John Dryden. MON MON 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w5g4 (Listen) MON The Rise of Sinn Fein; The First Dail MON The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With MON Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. MON MON 14:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57f8 (Listen) MON Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 1 MON Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in MON 1960s England. MON Eight-year-old Anna waves goodbye to her mother one morning, MON unaware that she is disappearing forever. All is not as it MON seems in 1960s Britain: the Portland spy case has rocked the MON Establishment and official secrets documents nestle in the MON shopping baskets of respectable housewives as Cold War MON paranoia takes hold. In the midst of all this, Anna and her MON brother begin a quest for the truth about their mother that MON will last a lifetime. MON Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths. MON MON 14:45 Book of the Week b01npgn7 (Listen) MON Michael Holroyd - On Wheels, Episode 1 MON Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this MON charming memoir. Weaving together personal stories and MON historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars MON through a lifetime of biography. MON Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael. The MON lessons required military precision when practising how to MON get in and out of his car correctly. 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MON MON 19:00 Listen to Les b01n70dq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b00pymrq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jrvq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vgz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00pxmk1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b0456r4g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b044gp6k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide b044w2t8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b044jh79 (Listen) MON Series 43, Episode 7 MON Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw are joined by special guest Andy MON Zaltzman for a comic romp through the week's news. With MON Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans and Jon Holmes. MON Written by the cast with additional material from Gareth MON Gwynn, Jane Lamacraft and Steve Bugeja. Produced by MON Alexandra Smith. MON Credits MON Presenter: Steve Punt MON Presenter: Jon Culshaw MON Panellist: Andy Zaltzman MON Panellist: Mitch Benn MON Panellist: Pippa Evans MON Panellist: Jon Holmes MON Producer: Alexandra Smith MON MON 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years b0089lxf (Listen) MON Turning 40 MON Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's punfest, with a distraught MON Robin Wood turning 40 and The Archers goes sci-fi. From MON August 1998. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 03 JUNE 2014 TUE TUE 00:00 15 Minute Drama b007tyv7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w5g4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57f8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 Book of the Week b01npgn7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 When the Dog Dies b013n0q2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 A Good Read b0457g73 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jrvq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vgz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hmb62 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00pxmk1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b0456r4g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b00954vf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Fat Chance b019fwxg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jryg (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE LA detective PI Carmady is out in Westport hunting the TUE stolen Leander pearls, but who is on his trail? Concluded by TUE Henry Goodman. TUE TUE 06:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vlh (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton explores TUE the world of British dance band leaders in the 1940s. From TUE November 2005. TUE TUE 07:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007w3z1 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 6 TUE The musical comedian presents his selection of classic comic TUE songs. His guest is former Juicepig, Phil Nicol. From August TUE 2005. TUE TUE 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b044h6nv (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 4 TUE Music and comedy presented by Alex Horne and his 5-piece TUE band. This week they tackle the theme of money, shopping and TUE consumerism with an advert for milk, a sea shanty and a song TUE about cheese dreams. They're joined by special guest TUE comedian Adam Buxton. TUE Host... Alex Horne TUE Band... Joe Auckland, Mark Brown, Will Collier, Ben TUE Reynolds, Ed Sheldrake TUE Guests... Adam Buxton and Saxophonist Pedro TUE Producer... Charlie Perkins. TUE Clips TUE empty TUE empty TUE See all clips from Episode 4 (2) TUE Credits TUE Presenter: Alex Horne TUE Performer: Adam Buxton TUE Producer: Charlie Perkins TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE Wings Over Dagenham TUE Move aside Orville and Wilbur, Neddie is the pioneer aviator TUE in this edition from January 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 The Al Read Show b00tf065 (Listen) TUE From 25/11/1954 TUE A nagging wife and secrets of the boys in blue. Monologues TUE and sketches from the legendary Northern comic. From TUE November 1954. TUE TUE 09:00 Chain Reaction b012r9b1 (Listen) TUE Series 7, Rhys Thomas interviews Simon Day TUE Chain Reaction is Radio 4's tag-team interview show. Each TUE week, a figure from the world of entertainment chooses TUE another to interview; the next week, the interviewee turns TUE interviewer, and they in turn pass the baton on to someone TUE else - creating a 'chain' throughout the series. TUE This seventh series starts with Rhys Thomas - perhaps TUE better-known to the Radio 4 audience as Gary Bellamy, host TUE of Down The Line - interviewing the actor Simon Day. They TUE have worked together since The Fast Show, when Simon was an TUE established member of the team, and Rhys was a supporting TUE cast member; Simon also appeared in the sitcom Swiss Toni, TUE which Rhys co-wrote, and provides voices for Down The Line. TUE But Simon, sixteen years older than Rhys, came to prominence TUE in a very different comedy culture to Rhys. He also came TUE from a live background, as opposed to Rhys's first break TUE working as a runner on Shooting Stars; he also waited until TUE this year to have his own show (Radio 4's The Simon Day TUE Show), whereas Rhys had written two series of his own sitcom TUE by the age of 21. All these differences, and all this common TUE ground, makes for an absorbing and hilarious interview. TUE TUE 09:30 The Now Show b044jh79 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hr7gb (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE At the Tilneys' isolated gothic home, Catherine's visit TUE proves to be a terrifying affair. Stars Amanda Root and TUE Emily Wachter. TUE TUE 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcw (Listen) TUE City of Two Continents, The Abyss as Viewed from Istanbul on TUE 27th October 1962 TUE Series of short stories marking Istanbul's tenure as TUE European Capital of Culture in 2010. TUE By Maureen Freely. The Cuban Missile Crisis as viewed from TUE the streets of Istanbul. As the world stands on the brink of TUE annihilation, one city resident negotiates the fears and TUE preoccupations of his lovers, friends and neighbours. TUE Read by Jimmy Chisholm. TUE TUE 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00899ll (Listen) TUE Jennifer Howarth - A City Full of Swindlers TUE By Jenny Howarth. TUE Cassandra Austen narrates the shocking story of her aunt's TUE arrest and imprisonment for stealing a piece of lace, a TUE story which reveals Georgian Bath to be a far less decorous TUE place than it appears in her sister Jane's novels. TUE Jane Leigh Perrot ...... Pamela Miles TUE James Leigh Perrot ...... Tim Pigott-Smith TUE Cassandra Austen ...... Lucy Black TUE Mr Bond ...... Robert Gwilym TUE Miss Gregory ...... Alison Reid TUE Mr Filby ...... Howard Coggins TUE Mr Gibbs ...... David Collins TUE Mrs Scadding ...... Heather Williams TUE Judge ...... Ross Harvey TUE Mayor ...... Tom Sherman TUE Directed by Sara Davies. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show b00tf065 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jryg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vlh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 15 Minute Drama b007v235 (Listen) TUE Vikas Swarup - Q & A, 10,000 Rupees TUE By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup. TUE Now 16, Thomas lives in a decrepit slum in Mumbai with his TUE best friend Salim. When Shantaram, an alcoholic scientist TUE down on his luck, moves in next door with his wife and TUE daughter, Thomas has to protect them from his violent TUE outbursts, with tragic consequences. TUE Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari TUE Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir TUE Shantaram ...... Kenneth Desai TUE Mrs Shantaram ...... Ayeesha Menon TUE Gudiya ...... Pooja Ruparel TUE Other parts played by Rajit Kapur and Nadir Khan. TUE Directed by John Dryden. TUE TUE 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w41m (Listen) TUE Return to Violence; Terror and Reprisal TUE The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With TUE Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. TUE TUE 14:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57dw (Listen) TUE Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 2 TUE Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in TUE 1960s England. TUE Peter points out to Anna that their mother disappeared on TUE the same day that the news broke of the arrests in the TUE Portland spy case. They realise that they actually know very TUE little about their mother - can they even be certain that TUE she is dead? TUE Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths. TUE TUE 14:45 Book of the Week b01ns0qx (Listen) TUE Michael Holroyd - On Wheels, Episode 2 TUE Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this TUE charming memoir. Weaving together personal stories and TUE historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars TUE through a lifetime of biography. TUE Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael. The TUE lessons required military precision when practising how to TUE get in and out of his car correctly. His biographical TUE subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove TUE with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita TUE Sackville-West's car became a chamber for sudden romantic TUE assignations and getaways; Augustus John and his family TUE careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle, TUE piled high with bohemian friends, stuttered and jerked along TUE in first gear. TUE Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the TUE glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd TUE finds surprising ways to understand the past and challenge TUE our view of the future. TUE Episode 2 of 5 TUE Despite holding some unusual views on driving, Michael TUE Holroyd finally gets hold of a driving licence, thanks to a TUE colourful array of instructors. He then sets about passing TUE on his new wisdom to the writer Margaret Drabble. TUE Producer: David Roper TUE A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 15:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hr7gb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b0457ywl (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc celebrates the birthday of the creator of the TUE World Wide Web. Plus, the next chapter in A Medal for Leroy TUE read by the author himself, Michael Morpurgo. TUE TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path b0081cjz (Listen) TUE Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing TUE More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to TUE dinner with Charles. Stars Imelda Staunton. From October TUE 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007w3z1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Chain Reaction b012r9b1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] TUE TUE 18:30 That Reminds Me b007jp71 (Listen) TUE Series 3, Warren Mitchell TUE The actor recalls his career, the terror of live TV and TUE reveals how Alf Garnett came into his life. From December TUE 2001. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b009qwz0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show b00tf065 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jryg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vlh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00899ll (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b044h6nv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Music Teacher b00sk6jn (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 5 TUE Written by Richie Webb. TUE Another week; another barrage of useless pupils for music TUE teacher Nigel Penny in this new musical comedy written by TUE and starring 2009 Writers' Guild Award winner Richie Webb. TUE Featuring Vicki Pepperdine as Arts Centre Manager Belinda. TUE Episode 5: Shut away in his tiny windowless practice room TUE Nigel endures his usual steady stream of talentless pupils: TUE a vocalist claiming a sub-bass range and a wannabe TUE Avant-Garde composer stretching his already taut patience. TUE But hidden amongst the dross is a little ray of light in the TUE shape of Martha - a local folk singer/songwriter who TUE reignites not only his passion for performing, but his TUE passion for - well, passion. TUE Will Nigel be able to make this opportunity count both on TUE and off stage? Not if Belinda has anything to do with it: TUE she's forgotten to get Nigel's CRB clearance sorted, and the TUE local Beavers and Brownies gang show is in town. TUE Cast: TUE Nigel Penny ..... Richie Webb TUE Belinda ...... Vicki Pepperdine TUE Other roles by Dave Lamb, Jim North and Jess Robinson. TUE Produced by Richie Webb TUE Directed by Nick Walker TUE A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 22:45 Earls of the Court b00rfhpt (Listen) TUE The Ides of March TUE Comedy drama series by Will Adamsdale and Stewart Wright TUE about two Australians down on their luck in London. TUE The night of Lloydie's much-publicised toga party is fast TUE approaching. But can Johnno raise his game in time, and play TUE the crucial role in the Ides of March sketch? TUE Lloydie ...... Stewart Wright TUE Johnno ...... Will Adamsdale TUE Woman 1 ...... Alison Pettitt TUE Woman 2 ...... Keely Beresford TUE Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b046sg30 (Listen) TUE Seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. TUE Plus Diane Morgan chats to the 'one man mega myth' Nick TUE Helm. TUE TUE 23:00 Ectoplasm b007wp38 (Listen) TUE The Affair of the Baddie's Niece TUE Lord Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac hit the Wild West to thwart an TUE evil Waffle Baron. With Dan Freedman and Nick Romero. From TUE July 2000. TUE TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio b007jnh4 (Listen) TUE Mad - Georgian Radio TUE Full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich TUE lives up to his name. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November TUE 2000. TUE TUE 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows b00fl0jv (Listen) TUE Football TUE The incisive reporter focuses on the joys of lower league TUE soccer. Written by and starring Stephen Carlin. From TUE November 2008. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 04 JUNE 2014 WED WED 00:00 15 Minute Drama b007v235 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w41m (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57dw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 Book of the Week b01ns0qx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Chain Reaction b012r9b1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 That Reminds Me b007jp71 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish b007jryg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vlh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hr7gb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00899ll (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path b0081cjz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007w3z1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair b00t8xc1 (Listen) WED An article on feng shui sparks a remarkable change in the WED life of a timid husband. Stars Peter Sallis and Gillian WED Barge. WED WED 06:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vq0 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Jazz musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton explores WED the troubled world of British band leaders after 1945. From WED November 2005. WED WED 07:00 An Actor's Life for Me b0089m77 (Listen) WED Series 2, Fathers and Sons WED Desperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a WED holiday with Sue. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February WED 1990. WED WED 07:30 Start/Stop b039dbjr (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED A new sitcom about three couples sailing off in to the WED sunset. And sinking. This week a trip to a classical concert WED poses difficulties for everyone. WED Producer ..... Steven Canny WED Jack Docherty WED Jack has an exceptional record of making stand-out comedy. WED He first performed at the 1980 Edinburgh Festival Fringe WED with the comedy sketch group The Bodgers and went on to WED write for radio and television including: Spitting Image, WED Alas Smith and Jones, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, Absolutely, WED The Lenny Henry Show, Max Headroom, Weekending, The News WED Huddlines and a ton of other things. WED He has also performed in a huge variety of comedy shows WED including in The Comic Strip Presents, The Morwenna Banks WED Show, Monarch of the Glen, Red Dwarf V, The Old Guys and WED Badults. He has also featured in the Radio 4 comedies WED Baggage and Mordrin MacDonald - 21st Century Wizard and has WED appeared on various comedy panel shows including Have I Got WED News For You and It's Only TV But I Like It. Jack presented WED his own show The Jack Docherty Show which ran for 2 years on WED Channel 5. WED Credits WED Barney: Jack Docherty WED Cathy: Kerry Godliman WED Fiona: Fiona Allen WED David: Charlie Higson WED Evan: John Thomson WED Alice: Katherine Parkinson WED Producer: Steven Canny WED Writer: Jack Docherty WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009h7l4 (Listen) WED Series 6, Fred's Pie Stall WED The lad is out to save a Cheam institution threatened by WED council closure. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From WED November 1959. WED WED 08:30 Albert and Me b007k04p (Listen) WED Series 1, Family Christmas WED Single dad Bryan finds himself double-booked for the WED festivities. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From WED December 1977. WED WED 09:00 All the Young Dudes b01b3cgf (Listen) WED Series 2, Happy Together WED Patrick and Helen have a massive row, while Billy arranges WED to meet another Prisoner fan off the web. Comedy written by WED and starring Jim Sweeney. From September 2002. WED WED 09:30 1835 b012mbjv (Listen) WED Down at the Old Bull and Bush WED Aristocrat Belport tries escapology to woo a music hall WED singer, but servant Ned is smitten too. Stars Paul Rider. WED From July 2004. WED WED 10:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hrfcw (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Suspicious of tyrannical General Tilney, Catherine is WED determined to discover Northanger Abbey's secrets. Stars WED John Shrapnel. WED WED 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcp (Listen) WED City of Two Continents, True Turk WED Series of short stories marking Istanbul's tenure as WED European Capital of Culture in 2010. WED A wise gypsy wrestler comes to the aid of a couple whose WED relationship is threatened by their families' entrenched WED prejudices. WED By Moris Farhi, read by Grant O'Rourke. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b007748q (Listen) WED Annamaria Murphy - Rosie's Beauty WED By Annamaria Murphy. WED Rosie runs a beauty parlour in her village. Most of her WED clients come to talk and Rosie is invited to share some of WED the dark secrets that make up the community in which she WED lives. WED Rosie Craze ...... Mary Woodvine WED Martha Taper ...... Barbara Jefford WED Lily Harvey ...... Amanda Lawrence WED Ellen Hosken ...... Mandy Simons WED Michael Harvey ...... Stephen Hall WED Irish Reilly ...... Charles Barnecut WED Directed by Claire Grove. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009h7l4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 Albert and Me b007k04p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair b00t8xc1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vq0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 15 Minute Drama b007v2pg (Listen) WED Vikas Swarup - Q & A, 50,000 Rupees WED By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup. WED Thomas has to delve back into his childhood in search of the WED answer to the next question. Adopted from an orphanage by WED evil gangster Babu, Thomas and his friend Salim are taken to WED Mumbai where they are to be maimed and put on the streets to WED beg. WED Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari WED Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir WED Young Thomas ...... Caran Arora WED Young Salim ...... Armaan Malik WED Babu ...... Vikrant Chaturvedi WED Other parts played by Satchit Puranik, Kenneth Desai, WED Jaimini Pathak and Rohit Malkani. WED Directed by John Dryden. WED WED 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w4fc (Listen) WED The Dreary Steeples; Partition WED The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With WED Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. WED WED 14:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57dy (Listen) WED Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 3 WED Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in WED 1960s England. WED As Peter's obsession with spy rings deepens, he encourages WED Anna to use code to allow them to communicate secretly. In WED their search for clues into the disappearance of their WED mother, they begin to make lists of her possessions and WED acquaintances - they are beginning to think like spies. WED Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths. WED WED 14:45 Book of the Week b01ns0sz (Listen) WED Michael Holroyd - On Wheels, Episode 3 WED Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this WED charming memoir. Weaving together personal stories and WED historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars WED through a lifetime of biography. WED Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael. The WED lessons required military precision when practising how to WED get in and out of his car correctly. His biographical WED subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove WED with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita WED Sackville-West's car became a chamber for sudden romantic WED assignations and getaways; Augustus John and his family WED careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle, WED piled high with bohemian friends, stuttered and jerked along WED in first gear. WED Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the WED glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd WED finds surprising ways to understand the past and challenge WED our view of the future. WED Episode 3 of 5 WED In the third episode of On Wheels Michael Holroyd describes WED the pleasures of driving a Daf, and the danger of doing so WED in Northern Ireland. And he gives us a taste of playwright WED Bernard Shaw's rather individualistic approach to driving. WED Producer: David Roper WED A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 15:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hrfcw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b04581gp (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc hears about the WW1 rations that had some WED rather smelly side effects. Plus the burger fit for a King WED (Charles Spaniel...) and an interview with Michael Morpurgo. WED WED 17:00 After Henry b007k1rb (Listen) WED Series 1, The Spectre at the Feast WED Angry widow Sarah dodges matchmakers and her mother's WED interference. Stars Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. From WED May 1985. WED WED 17:30 An Actor's Life for Me b0089m77 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 All the Young Dudes b01b3cgf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] WED WED 18:30 Off the Page b00766pw (Listen) WED Youth WED 4 Extra Debut. Veteran historian Correlli Barnett and WED youngster Decca Aitkenhead exchange views in a clash of the WED generations. From March 2002. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b009h7l4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Albert and Me b007k04p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair b00t8xc1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vq0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b007748q (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Start/Stop b039dbjr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Genius b0084ffq (Listen) WED Series 3, Matthew Wright WED Dave Gorman and celebrity guest Matthew Wright chew over WED ridiculous and unworkable inventions and ideas, and choose WED the best. From October 2007. WED WED 23:00 The Harpoon b007k4t8 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED Evolution's epic story is revealed in the nostalgic spoof of WED boys' adventure story papers. With Peter Baynham. From WED August 1992. WED WED 23:30 The Sofa of Time b00hxzc8 (Listen) WED Captain Chapel and the Crabs WED Milford sets out to rescue the Crab Prince. Stars Mark Heap, WED Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon and Peter Serafinowicz. From WED November 2002. WED WED THU THURSDAY 05 JUNE 2014 THU THU 00:00 15 Minute Drama b007v2pg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w4fc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57dy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 Book of the Week b01ns0sz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 All the Young Dudes b01b3cgf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Off the Page b00766pw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair b00t8xc1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine b0076vq0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey b00hrfcw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00pzhcp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b007748q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 After Henry b007k1rb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 An Actor's Life for Me b0089m77 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Bill Murphy - Hallows End b007k2zc (Listen) THU Wealthy Dubliner Dermot McPhail buys a new mansion in Cork, THU unaware that it's home to an ancient curse. Stars Gerry THU O'Brien. THU THU 06:30 Dream On b0076k0d (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen finds how a THU revolution in DIY helped transform the gloom in post-World THU War Two Britain. From January 2004. THU THU 07:00 Semi Circles b007jtxf (Listen) THU Charity Begins at Home THU Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win THU when promotion beckons? Starring Paula Wilcox. From December THU 1982. THU THU 07:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market b044j94d (Listen) THU Gold THU How do you make economics funny? How do you put the comedy THU in commodity? Simon Evans has the answer in this new series THU which asks us to get involved in investment. THU Rather than being cowed by an apparently complicated and THU overwhelming system, Simon jumps right in. He takes as his THU focus four commodities which are so intrinsic to our lives THU they have an almost elemental significance - land, gold, oil THU and grain. Yet, despite the fact we encounter them THU everywhere we look, very few people have been able to build THU a fortune on them. THU All that's about to change as, Simon enlists help from the THU experts. Each week he will be joined by Tim Harford, Merryn THU Somerset Webb and a guest specialist as they examine the THU chequered social and economic histories of these THU commodities. By looking at four such fundamental products, THU Simon brings us to a closer understanding of how global THU economic forces have a far-reaching and often surprising THU impact on our lives. THU In this episode, Simon looks at why we buy and sell gold all THU around the world. When did that begin? Why do we continue THU now we have paper money? THU Performed by ..... Simon Evans, with regular guests Tim THU Harford and Merryn Somerset-Webb, and to talk about the THU trade in gold, Dominic frisby. THU Written by ..... Simon Evans with Benjamin Partridge, Guy THU Venables and Andy Wolton THU Producer ..... Tilusha Ghelani. THU Credits THU Presenter: Simon Evans THU Interviewed Guest: Tim Harford THU Interviewed Guest: Merryn Somerset Webb THU Interviewed Guest: Dominic Frisby THU Writer: Simon Evans THU Writer: Benjamin Partridge THU Writer: Guy Venables THU Writer: Andy Wolton THU Producer: Tilusha Ghelani THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jqzq (Listen) THU Series 3, The Recruit THU With Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark THU platoon unrest. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From July THU 1976. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b016951g (Listen) THU From 14/04/1955 THU The Glums grapple with a crossword, and there's a cautionary THU tale from Monte Carlo. With Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley. THU From April 1955. THU THU 09:00 Heresy b00sp5cp (Listen) THU Series 7, Episode 5 THU Victoria Coren presents the programme which attempts to THU prove our most deeply held beliefs, the assumptions on which THU we base our view of the world, are all plain wrong. THU Helping Victoria commit heresy are comedians David Mitchell THU and David Schneider and newspaper columnist Matthew Norman, THU who argue against the received wisdom that the TV shouldn't THU be used as a babysitter. They reluctantly concede that THU television viewing among the under-threes should be limited THU - but only to around ten hours a day. How else will the THU little angels learn to cook? THU And in a discussion about the hypocrisy of eating farmyard THU animals, but not domestic pets, a range of mouth-watering THU recipes are rolled out for loin of Labrador and fillet of THU feline. THU Producer: Brian King THU An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 09:30 Bristow b00ckd51 (Listen) THU Series 1, The Girl Next Door THU When a new face appears in the office opposite Chester THU Perry, she causes quite a stir. Stars Michael Williams. From THU May 1999. THU THU 10:00 Dave Sheasby - Coming Down b00vz3v4 (Listen) THU As mountaineers mourn a friend, a journalist speaks to his THU widow and someone who was on the fatal climb. Stars Russell THU Dixon. THU THU 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00lgfqr (Listen) THU Mick Jackson - Bears of England, Spirit Bears THU In the days before electric light and oil lamps most of THU England was troubled by spirit bears. But one village THU believed itself to be victim to an especially wicked gang THU and sought to find an answer. THU Adapted by Booker-nominated writer Mick Jackson from his THU collection 'Bears Of England.' THU Reader: Ian Holm THU Producer: Karen Rose THU A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 11:15 Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots b018jppt (Listen) THU Two stranded friends meet an old woman who claims to control THU the elements in 19th century Scotland. Stars Finn Den THU Hertog. THU THU 12:00 Stilgoe's Around b007k433 (Listen) THU From 15/07/1989 THU Richard Stilgoe samples the grandeur of the National Trust's THU Clandon Park. With Peter Blake and Belinda Lang. From July THU 1989. THU THU 12:30 From Dunkirk to D-Day b0076lrs (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. After the retreat from Dunkirk, Britain THU struggled to build its alliance against Hitler. On D-Day, THU the trauma of that retreat could finally be overcome. THU Charles Wheeler recalls the epic of survival and strategic THU success that made cross-Channel victory possible. THU Producer Chris Bowlby. THU Veterans reflect on D Day THU D Day on 4 Extra THU THU 13:15 Saturday Drama b0076lrt (Listen) THU Mike Walker - The Biggest Secret THU 4 Extra Debut. In the early hours of 5 June 1944, Captain THU Rob Collins, who is languishing in hospital, receives a call THU that will take him on a journey through England that will THU change his life. THU Mike Walker's play is an epic journey across England poised THU on the edge of a historical moment. It is set on June 5th THU the day before the invasion. It is a portrait of England THU waiting for the invasion that will change the course of THU history, but an invasion only a very few know that is about THU happen. THU D Day on 4 Extra THU Credits THU Narrator: Juliet Stevenson THU Capt Collins: Benedict Cumberbatch THU Cpl Cunningham: Claudia Harrison THU Jack Harris: Danny Webb THU Gloria Harris: Kaye Wragge THU Ray Harris: Joseph Tremain THU Tim: Ben Tibber THU Gen Eisenhower: Colin Stinton THU Flt Lt Paul Parker: Bertie Carvel THU Lilly: Emily Chennery THU Eddie: Ricci Harnett THU Lancaster Skipper: Jamie Glover THU Lancaster Crew: Carl Prekopp THU Lancaster Crew: Simon Nehan THU Warder: Chris MacDonnell THU Warder: John Rowe THU Rosie: Alice Hart THU Sea Captain: David Leonard THU 1st Lieutenant RN: Andrew Mackintosh THU G.I.: John Guerrasio THU Monty: Philip Fox THU Nursing Sister: Joanna McCallum THU Writer: Mike Walker THU Director: Jeremy Howe THU THU 15:00 Inheritance Tracks b046csgp (Listen) THU Nicholas Parsons - 4 Extra Debut THU The presenter reminisces to 'In the Mood' by Glenn Miller THU and passes on Children Will Listen by Stephen Sondheim. THU THU 15:10 Loose Ends b045860g (Listen) THU D-Day Special THU 4 Extra Debut. Ned Sherrin marks the 60th D-Day anniversary THU with a look back at the entertainers, songs and jokes that THU were keeping people happy in the summer of 1944. THU Presented by Ned Sherrin THU Roy Hudd THU Ken Dodd THU Arthur Smith on the history of It's That Man Again THU Amy Winehouse singing 'Sentimental Journey' THU Anthony Horowitz on Foyle's War THU Shelia Tracey on wartime band leader Ivy Benson THU Glenn Miller Orchestra UK. THU How the BBC covered D Day THU Veterans reflect on D Day THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b045bt8f (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears about the origins of the salute. Plus the THU tale of Walter Tull, the first black British army officer THU and the inspiration behind the main character in our story. THU THU 17:00 The Film Programme b045bt8h (Listen) THU Back Row: D-Day Special THU 4 Extra Debut. Between 1939 and 1945, cinema box office THU receipts in Britain tripled. As war dragged on, audiences THU who had once queued up for patriotic, morale-boosting THU classics like In Which We Serve were now spending their THU precious money on escapism and entertainment. And Hollywood THU knew how to provide it. By 1944, cinema had become a major THU social phenomenon. But as Jim White discovers, cinema was THU not simply reflecting the great changes taking place in THU British society - it had itself become a major force for THU change. THU Producer Jerome Weatherald. THU D Day on 4 Extra THU THU 17:30 The People's D-Day b0076lrw (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. Libby Purves follows the way Britain prepared THU for the assault on Normandy through the eyes and ears of the THU men and women right across Britain who were wittingly or THU unwittingly caught up in the vast machine of war. THU Accompanied by historian Dr Adrian Smith, Libby travels from THU the streets and docks of Southampton to the New Forest THU glades where many troops camped before embarking for France, THU to introduce a sequence of short features and stories told THU by the people who made D-Day happen. THU The Machine of War: Part 1 THU A Nurse at D-Day THU When the Beaches Were for Sandcastles THU Mapping Nazi Normandy THU A Harbour Called Mulberry THU The Machine of War: Part 2 THU Cornwall, Caves and Communications THU Faking It with Fortitude THU Producers Clare Csonka, Isobel Eaton, Simon Elmes, Neil THU George, Beaty Rubens, Miles Warde and Rachel White. THU How the BBC covered D Day THU Veterans reflect on D Day THU THU 19:30 Saturday Drama b0076lrx (Listen) THU Sarah Daniels - The Long Wait THU 4 Extra Debut. In Normandy on the evening of 5 June 1944, THU Nicole is getting ready to go out to see a jazz band with THU her German boyfriend Karl. Not even the nightly air raids THU are going to stop them from having a great evening. THU Written by Sarah Daniels, based on a story by Mike Walker. THU Music by Neil Brand and Johnny Eacott THU Director Toby Swift. THU D Day on 4 Extra THU Credits THU Narrator: Juliet Stevenson THU Nicole Dulon: Felicite du Jeu THU Private Karl Ehlers: Kenneth Collard THU Father Pierre: Bill Wallis THU Louise Cunningham: Claudia Harrison THU Mitzi Lippke: Raquel Cassidy THU Madeleine: Raquel Cassidy THU Simone: Tonia Chauvet THU Marie Dulon: Abbie Nichols THU Yves Dulon: Charlie Hicks THU Flt Lt Paul Parker: Bertie Carvel THU Sabroe: Bertie Carvel THU Major Gorlitz: Paul Humpoletz THU Etienne: Damian Lynch THU Wolfgang: Damian Lynch THU Lancaster Skipper: Jamie Glover THU Author: Mike Walker THU Adaptor: Sarah Daniels THU Director: Toby Swift THU THU 20:30 What If... D-Day Failed? b0076lry (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. In a special D-Day edition of the series that THU rewrites history, Professor Christopher Andrew and a group THU of guests discuss what would have happened if the Allied THU landings in Normandy had not succeeded. THU In the Map Room at Southwick House are D-Day veteran John THU Gritten, who was on board a landing craft moored in nearby THU Southampton Sound, and historians Professor David Stafford THU of Edinburgh University; Professor Dennis Showalterfrom THU Colorado Liberal Arts College; DrSoenke Neitzel of the THU University of Mainz; and DrGary Sheffield, of King's THU College, London, and the Joint Services Staff College in THU Shrivenham. THU Producer Mark Smalley. THU How the BBC covered D Day THU THU 21:30 Saturday Drama b0076lrz (Listen) THU Crossing the Dark Sea THU An eyewitness the night before the D-Day landings described THU the sea as black with boats. The voice of this programme is THU that of an ordinary soldier on one of those boats. THU Christopher Eccleston plays Alec, a young British soldier THU destined for France and for war. Katherine Jenkins (mezzo) THU sings the voice of his sweetheart, Sian, in a poetic THU response to the day's events, written by Michael Symmons THU Roberts and composer James Whitbourn. THU Producer: Philip Billson. THU D Day on 4 Extra THU Credits THU Alec: Christopher Eccleston THU Sian: Katherine Jenkins THU Writer: Michael Symmons Roberts THU Composer: James Whitbourn THU Producer: Philip Bilson THU THU 22:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market b044j94d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Revolting People b00wbnb0 (Listen) THU Series 4, McGurk Runs the Shop THU Samuel is reunited with his sister and Ezekiel is dressed as THU a bear. 1775 America sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton. From May THU 2006. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b046sgbp (Listen) THU Seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. THU Plus Diane Morgan is joined once again by Nick Helm. THU THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything b007k4r1 (Listen) THU Series 2, By Royal Appointment THU Marvel at the monarchy, thanks to the new Royal theme park. THU Stars Marcus Brigstocke and Dan Tetsell. From April 2005. THU THU 23:30 The Skivers b00jhmlm (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 5 THU Going Live! Phillip Schofield relives his days on children's THU television, with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January THU 1997. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 06 JUNE 2014 FRI FRI 00:00 15 Minute Drama b007v3q4 (Listen) FRI Vikas Swarup - Q & A, 100,000 Rupees FRI By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup. FRI The next question takes Thomas to his teenage years. Working FRI as the houseboy of Australian defence attache Colonel FRI Taylor, he becomes embroiled in a spy scandal. FRI Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari FRI Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir FRI Colonel Taylor ...... Henry Goodman FRI Jai ...... Jaimini Pathak FRI Other parts played by Ashley Cook, Sarah Sproull and Nadir FRI Khan. FRI Directed by John Dryden. FRI FRI 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w2pg (Listen) FRI Stretch Out the Hand of Forebearance; The Treaty FRI The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With FRI Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. FRI FRI 00:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57f0 (Listen) FRI Georgina Harding - The Spy Game, Episode 4 FRI Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in FRI 1960s England. FRI Anna and Peter adopt ever more furtive observation FRI techniques to help them develop their theories about their FRI mother's disappearance. FRI Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths. FRI FRI 00:45 Book of the Week b01ns1ff (Listen) FRI Michael Holroyd - On Wheels, Episode 4 FRI Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this FRI charming memoir. Weaving together personal stories and FRI historical anecdote, he traces his relationship with cars FRI through a lifetime of biography. FRI Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael. The FRI lessons required military precision when practising how to FRI get in and out of his car correctly. His biographical FRI subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove FRI with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita FRI Sackville-West's car became a chamber for sudden romantic FRI assignations and getaways; Augustus John and his family FRI careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle, FRI piled high with bohemian friends, stuttered and jerked along FRI in first gear. FRI Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the FRI glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd FRI finds surprising ways to understand the past and challenge FRI our view of the future. FRI Episode 4 of 5 FRI Michael explains the delight the Bloomsbury set took in FRI motor cars, both as objects of desire and locations for FRI illicit assignations. And he explains how the motor car FRI allowed Augustus John to reveal his true, colourful and FRI cavalier character. FRI Producer: David Roper FRI A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 01:00 Heresy b00sp5cp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Great Lives b0076433 (Listen) FRI Sylvia Pankhurst FRI Barbara Castle and biographer Mary Davis discuss the life of FRI suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst. With Joan Bakewell. From FRI September 2001. FRI FRI 02:00 Bill Murphy - Hallows End b007k2zc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Dream On b0076k0d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Dave Sheasby - Coming Down b00vz3v4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00lgfqr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots b018jppt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Take It From Here b016951g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Semi Circles b007jtxf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Paul Temple b007jp86 (Listen) FRI Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair, The Sitter-in FRI The smooth detective and his journalist wife Steve must find FRI a missing baby and identify a mystery man. Francis FRI Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke. FRI FRI 06:30 There's a Guy Works Down our Local Swears He's Elvis FRI b0076gsg (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Ian McMillan delves into the world of Elvis FRI impersonators. What motivates them to do it, and are they FRI ever off duty? From September 2003. FRI FRI 07:00 Chambers b007jpgy (Listen) FRI Series 3, Rent Arrears FRI Ruth fakes a family for a client and John Fuller-Carp FRI fiddles the books. Stars John Bird and Sarah Lancashire. FRI From March 1999. FRI FRI 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b01gvtj8 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Insurance FRI Sony Award-winning comic, Tom Wrigglesworth returns for a FRI new series of his open letters. This week, his letter is FRI addressed to the insurance industry as Tom asks why FRI everything has to be so confusing. FRI Written by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle and Miles Jupp. FRI Produced by Simon Mayhew-Archer. FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnqv (Listen) FRI Live Now, P.A.Y.E Later FRI The tax inspector catches up with Albert. Adapted from TV, FRI with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From February FRI 1976. FRI FRI 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jtg6 (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Promotion FRI The author and his wife compete to publicise their new FRI books. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From FRI April 1976. FRI FRI 08:50 Inheritance Tracks b0103zmh (Listen) FRI Mary Coughlan FRI The singer reveals how 'I'd Rather Go Blind' spoke to her at FRI age 13, and how she will hand on Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'. FRI FRI 09:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b01nh82g (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI The sofa hosts invite a stressed bomb disposal expert to FRI 'hug his fear'. Stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens. From FRI August 1997. FRI FRI 09:30 Coming Alive b00h3ngz (Listen) FRI Series 2, Big Trouble FRI Smugglers with big ideas plague Terry, and Sandra is faced FRI with an unwanted admirer. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis FRI Logan. From August 2000. FRI FRI 10:00 Inspector Resnick b007677y (Listen) FRI Bird of Paradise FRI 4 Extra Debut. Jerzy Grabianski is a high-class burglar with FRI a sense of justice. Like DI Charles Resnick, he is fond of FRI the ladies - especially Sister Teresa. Stars Keith Barron. FRI FRI 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00lgg8y (Listen) FRI Mick Jackson - Bears of England, Circus Bears FRI Series of three eccentric stories by Mick Jackson, which mix FRI fantasy with folk tale and myth with history. FRI The circus bears are deeply disgruntled at the extra risks FRI being incorporated into their performance, and things come FRI to a head at the annual circus convention in Bristol. FRI Read by Ian Holm. FRI A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Lawn Wars b00td4zv (Listen) FRI A single older woman takes on a gardener and gets much more FRI than she bargained for. Comedy starring Anna FRI Calder-Marshall. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnqv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jtg6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 12:50 Inheritance Tracks b0103zmh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Paul Temple b007jp86 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 There's a Guy Works Down our Local Swears He's Elvis FRI b0076gsg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 15 Minute Drama b007v3q4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today] FRI FRI 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007w2pg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 00:15 today] FRI FRI 14:30 Book at Bedtime b00l57f0 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today] FRI FRI 14:45 Book of the Week b01ns1ff (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today] FRI FRI 15:00 Inspector Resnick b007677y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b045c0n4 (Listen) FRI Today a floating house, the creation of one of the most FRI popular video games of all time, and the final chapter in FRI this week's story, A Medal for Leroy by Michael Morpurgo. FRI FRI 17:00 The Brothers b007k4wc (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI Nigel and Michael review a new website, and Oonagh becomes a FRI therapist. Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From May FRI 2004. FRI FRI 17:30 Chambers b007jpgy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b01nh82g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] FRI FRI 18:30 How Tickled Am I? b007js75 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Frank Randle FRI Mark Radcliffe tells the story of the bad lad of showbiz. He FRI was 'a gargoyle, a grotesque, and the funniest man alive'. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnqv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jtg6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 19:50 Inheritance Tracks b0103zmh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Paul Temple b007jp86 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 There's a Guy Works Down our Local Swears He's Elvis FRI b0076gsg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00lgg8y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Lawn Wars b00td4zv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b01gvtj8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 My Teenage Diary b00xhjs0 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Phil Nichol FRI Rufus Hound invites Phil Nichol to read embarrassing FRI extracts from his teenage diary and read it out in public FRI for the very first time. FRI Producer: Victoria Payne FRI A TalkbackThames production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 22:45 Crème de la Crime b00890lk (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Lies of the Artists FRI Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a case of FRI counterfeit art. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From FRI April 2003. FRI FRI 23:00 The Mary Whitehouse Experience b044w48c (Listen) FRI Series 4, Episode 4 FRI Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Robert Newman and David Baddiel FRI tackle swearing and enmity for famous Nigels. From November FRI 1990. FRI FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007jqhc (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Human Mind FRI The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. FRI With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From FRI November 1992. FRI