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SAT SATURDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jn3p (Listen) SAT The Family Album SAT Vincent Price's tale of a faceless commuter, who becomes a SAT formidable adversary when danger threatens. With Maurice SAT Denham. SAT SAT 00:30 Mary Shelley - The Mortal Immortal b007jw60 (Listen) SAT The Frankenstein author's fantastical tale explores man's SAT fascination with eternal life and elixirs. Read by Shaun SAT Dooley. SAT SAT 01:00 Poirot - Mrs McGinty's Dead b01b3fdv (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT A final clue in Poirot's hunt for the murderer, with another SAT surprise in store. Agatha Christie's village whodunnit stars SAT John Moffat and George Baker. SAT SAT 01:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pl15k (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The King's Men are out to catch the smugglers and their SAT elusive ringleader. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by SAT Rufus Sewell. SAT SAT 02:00 Fat Chance b01b3fp9 (Listen) SAT Weighty Matters SAT Slimline sitcom about fighting the flab, by Jenny McDade. SAT Graham confesses to Lee, and Kelly owns up to a deception SAT regarding her pen pal. SAT SAT 02:30 We've Been Here Before b00g1rsp (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 4 SAT Clive Anderson's yester-year quiz, with Helen Atkinson-Wood, SAT John O'Farrell, Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth. From July SAT 2004. SAT SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens - Little Dorrit b01b3fqd (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Arthur is struck by disaster and Mrs Clennam is finally SAT forced into revealing the family secret at last. Dickens SAT adaptation stars Ian McKellen. SAT SAT 04:00 Short Stories by John McGahern b00nvyzb (Listen) SAT The Stoat SAT A man compares a stoat's steadfast quest for a rabbit to a SAT shy woman's pursuit of his hopeless father. Read by Sean SAT McGinley. SAT SAT 04:15 Peter Tinniswood - Mr Reliable b007jw6t (Listen) SAT It's Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people - except when he SAT visits Mrs Flenswick. Peter Tinniswood tale starring Peter SAT Sallis and Edna Dore. SAT SAT 05:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of SAT William Shakespeare b007k390 (Listen) SAT Episode 6 SAT The Royal Dingle Company re-enact the Bard's great cinematic SAT moments. Stars Patrick Barlow and Lionel Blair. From October SAT 1995. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrrq (Listen) SAT Series 1, A Good Cause SAT Confusion reigns when Rosie's company tackles a gala charity SAT concert for Afghans. Stars Prunella Scales. From June 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 Peter Tinniswood - A Touch of Daniel b01bl25p (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. As Carter Brandon struggles for love, the SAT only person who understands is his baby cousin. Based on the SAT first in Tinniswood's 'Brandon Family' series. SAT SAT 07:30 The World of Percy Edwards b01bl27c (Listen) SAT The wildlife impressionist muses on the countryside. With SAT Eric Morecambe. Produced by John Fawcett Wilson. From May SAT 1974. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 16 SAT From Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes string SAT maestro Sam Bush, plus the latest news from Lake Wobegon. SAT From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats b007jtk4 (Listen) SAT The Sixties, Part Two SAT Barry Cryer presents another swinging selection of groovy SAT radio fun: Whack-O!, The Men from the Ministry, The Ken Dodd SAT Show, Steptoe and Son, The Embassy Lark and Round the Horne. SAT SAT 12:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01bl2dx (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Kris Marshall returns as Samuel Pepys in this dramatisation SAT of his diary for 1662. The year begins badly when he SAT accidentally elbows Elizabeth in the eye as he's waking up. SAT SAT 13:10 Storytime b01cdqtq (Listen) SAT What's your favourite story? Can't decide? Radio 4 Extra SAT hears from people who have. SAT SAT 13:15 McLevy b007k0y3 (Listen) SAT Series 2, The Wild Spark SAT When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the SAT Victorian detective sets out to investigate. Starring Brian SAT Cox. SAT SAT 14:00 The Original Godfather b009kgnd (Listen) SAT Writer and TV presenter Denis Norden chats to Paul Jackson SAT about the legacy of his radio comedy partnership with Frank SAT Muir. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Peter Tinniswood - A Touch of Daniel b01bl25p (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01b3fkk (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 18 SAT Ed Byrne is joined by Hugh Dennis, Paul Sinha and Steve SAT Hughes to discuss the best of British comedy from radio and SAT screen. SAT SAT 18:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b00sm5lg (Listen) SAT The Trial SAT Scheming Max manipulates Jenna and Nick's evidence at their SAT trial. Stars Carrie Dobro, Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen SAT Lord. SAT SAT 18:30 The Diary of the Rose b00ncgg3 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The political awakening of psychiatrist Rosa Sobel. A SAT powerful and award-winning tale set in the near future. Read SAT by Laurel Lefkow. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats b007jtk4 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Eddie Izzard - Glorious b007m6jm (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Glorious: More quirky hilarity and off-beat observations as SAT the stand-up comedian entertains an audience at London's SAT Hammersmith Apollo. From November 1997. SAT SAT 22:45 Creme De la Crime b008f8hc (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 4 SAT Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a murder and false SAT accusations. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From April SAT 2003. SAT SAT 23:00 The Revenge b007jr11 (Listen) SAT Andrew Sachs' pioneering thriller featuring sound effects SAT and eleven actors, but no written dialogue. From June 1978. SAT SAT 23:30 Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room b01bl2mf (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Made for 4 Extra. As a harsh blizzard descends, Tilda must SAT face a desperate gun battle. Swedish supernatural thriller SAT concluded by Nigel Cooke. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years b00sm5lg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 The Diary of the Rose b00ncgg3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01bl2dx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 McLevy b007k0y3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Peter Tinniswood - A Touch of Daniel b01bl25p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01b3fkk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b00ck25n (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell SUN and her grandfather. Dickens's tale concludes with Lindsey SUN Coulson. SUN SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days b00fsw1t (Listen) SUN Series 2, Bolt from the Blue SUN Meteorologist Helen Young visits a Dunstable gliding club to SUN recall a pilot's lucky survival during a 1999 lightning SUN strike. SUN SUN 07:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rbnmk (Listen) SUN Series 4, Travel Mogul and Holiday Entrepreneur SUN Milton Jones bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, SUN with no ability whatsoever. SUN Milton is a world-famous travel entrepreneur who builds the SUN world's most Extreme Sports Hotel and crosses the Atlantic SUN in a rather unusual way. SUN With Tom Goodman-Hill, Dan Tetsell and Lucy Montgomery. SUN Written by Milton Jones & James Cary SUN Music by Guy Jackson SUN Produced by David Tyler SUN A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b01bl4rd (Listen) SUN Eth wants a busier social life, while Jim and Bentley go to SUN the ballet. Stars June Whitfield and Jimmy Edwards. From SUN April 1958. SUN SUN 08:30 Floggit's b00d06hc (Listen) SUN Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy prepare for a Bonfire SUN Night party. Stars Elsie and Doris Waters. From November SUN 1956. SUN SUN 09:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b010tbk9 (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Time's run out for the Watsons and Malebron, as the Evil SUN have the Treasures. Can Helen help to save Elidor? Stars SUN Toby Hadoke. SUN SUN 09:30 The Secret Garden b00rfqhm (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale finds young Mary sent SUN to England after the tragic death of her parents. Stars SUN Beryl Reid. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01c7xqf (Listen) SUN Sir David Attenborough SUN Kirsty Young's castaway in this longer version of Desert SUN Island Discs's 70th anniversary programme is legendary SUN presenter and wildlife expert Sir David Attenborough. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b01bl6rf (Listen) SUN Series 4, Peter Sallis SUN Star of 'Last of the Summer Wine' and 'Wallace and Gromit', SUN actor Peter Sallis looks back at his career. From October SUN 2002. SUN SUN 11:30 Palace of Laughter b0082b02 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Swansea Grand Theatre SUN Geoffrey Wheeler reports on a South Wales success story, SUN associated with the early career of actress Catherine Zeta SUN Jones. SUN SUN 12:00 The Old Curiosity Shop Omnibus b00ck25n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days b00fsw1t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Agatha Christie - Sleeping Murder b00rz7b2 (Listen) SUN Spinster sleuth Miss Marple probes a woman's terrifying SUN flashbacks to trap a murderer. Agatha Christie whodunnit SUN with June Whitfield. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b01bl4rd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Floggit's b00d06hc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b010tbk9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 The Secret Garden b00rfqhm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00tbjkf (Listen) SUN Inside the Palace: Secrets at Court (AD 700 - 800) SUN Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in SUN London, continues his global history as told through objects SUN from the Museum's collection. SUN In this episode he is using objects from the collection to SUN gain insight into the private lives of some very powerful SUN people. From inside a harem to inside a Chinese grave, Neil SUN enters the intriguing, even painful, realms of great royal SUN courts of the world. SUN Producers: Paul Kobrak and Anthony Denselow. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b007jn9t (Listen) SUN The Horn SUN The Man in Black tells of three strangers hoping to be SUN rescued from a motorway snowstorm. Stars Edward de Souza and SUN John Castle. SUN SUN 18:30 The Scarifyers b01bl9tb (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers: The Magic Circle, Episode 2 SUN As Professor Dunning and Harry Crow search on, dark forces SUN stir and a dead music-hall star makes a return. Stars David SUN Warner. SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b01bl6rf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Palace of Laughter b0082b02 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b01bl4rd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Floggit's b00d06hc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01c7xqf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rbnmk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection b00wwj28 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 1 SUN With the museum stuck in the past, modernising SUN deputy-curator Rod wants to make it sexy. Stars Geoffrey SUN Palmer. From June 2008. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01bl9vm (Listen) SUN The Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs six nights a SUN week. Andi Osho chats to this week's special guest, Jeremy SUN Hardy. SUN SUN 23:00 As Told to Craig Brown b00bbnxt (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Craig Brown introduces a mixture of satire, social SUN observation and nonsense. SUN Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Steve Wright, with John SUN Humphrys, Ronni Ancona, Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Sally SUN Grace, Ewan Bailey and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. SUN SUN 23:30 The Problem with Adam Bloom b01bl9xm (Listen) SUN Series 3, God SUN The comedian ponders matters spiritual involving burglars, SUN Bruce Forsyth and Mr Tickle. With Brendon Burns. From SUN November 2005. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b007jn9t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Scarifyers b01bl9tb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01c7xqf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b01bl6rf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Palace of Laughter b0082b02 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b01bl4rd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Agatha Christie - Sleeping Murder b00rz7b2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Alan Garner - Elidor b010tbk9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Secret Garden b00rfqhm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Falco b01blbs0 (Listen) MON Falco: Poseidon's Gold, Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. The Roman detective is looking forward to a MON rest, but his brother's old military colleague has other MON ideas. Stars Anton Lesser. MON MON 06:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blcc3 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Christine MON Kavanagh. Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn checks into an exclusive MON cosmetic surgery clinic. MON MON 06:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pl95h (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Dr Pepper's inquest opens and the daredevil takes Jerry Jerk MON under his wing. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus MON Sewell. New series. MON MON 07:00 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nsnhd (Listen) MON The Nose MON Major Kovalyov's nose vanishes and reappears in St MON Petersburg disguised as a councillor. With Stephen Moore. MON From April 2002. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01b9hjj (Listen) MON Series 8, Episode 6 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. Tony Hawks, Alan Davies, Tom Wrigglesworth MON and John Finnemore are the panellists obliged to talk with MON deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Wool, MON Flowers, The Radio and Pasta. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer: Jon Naismith. MON A Random Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00tlwzb (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 16 MON Listeners have their say, plus a bona surprise for Julian MON and Sandy. Kenneth Horne hosts the last ever show. From June MON 1968. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0082crd (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 4 MON The shady lawyer runs a broke department store. The Marx MON Brothers' lost shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From MON June 1991. MON MON 09:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rfj1b (Listen) MON Series 4, World Famous Cyclist MON Milton Jones bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, MON with no ability whatsoever. MON Milton is a world-class cyclist who gets tangled up in a MON close-fitting body suit and the population of Holland. MON With Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Montgomery, Ben Willbond. MON Music by Guy Jackson. MON A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 09:30 Says on the Tin b00gb0bt (Listen) MON Cat Food MON Comedy by Christopher William Hill. MON Eliott struggles to promote gourmet cat food for an MON intensely conservative company. MON Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon MON Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond MON Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood MON Pippa Walker ...... Manjeet Mann MON Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey MON Ted ...... Malcolm Tierney MON Mrs Braden ...... Rachel Atkins MON Other parts played by Stephen Critchlow, Donnla Hughes, MON Janice Acquah and Jill Cardo. MON MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnh7 (Listen) MON Cut Adrift MON Lizzie and Gaffer Hexam find a body floating in the River MON Thames. Evocative Dickens dramatisation starring Simon MON Cadell and Janet Maw. MON MON 11:00 GM Fraser - Monsoon Selection Board b01blcrg (Listen) MON 4 Extra Debut. Corporal David MacNeill attempts to become an MON officer, as the Second World War draws to a close in India. MON GM Fraser's 1970 short story read by Tom Fleming. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01bkgfb (Listen) MON Clive will be In The Thick Of It with Academy and BAFTA MON Award-winning actor Peter Capaldi, who will be keeping us In MON The Loop about writing, directing and starring in his new MON mockumentary 'Cricklewood Greats' on BBC Four, Sunday 5th MON February at 21.00. Peter is also starring in 'The MON Ladykillers' at The Geilgud Theatre, London until 14th MON April. MON BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz will be illuminating the long MON history of the monarchy in a new eight part series for BBC MON Radio 4. Travelling from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to the MON Royal Library at Windsor, 'The Art of Monarchy' explores the MON monarchs who have ruled these islands through the works of MON art they have acquired. The series begins 11th February at MON 10.30. MON Emma Freud talks to the legendary Queen of Ska, Pauline MON Black, lead singer of platinum-selling 2-Tone band 'The MON Selecter'. They toured with The Specials and Madness during MON the 80's spreading a conscious multicultural music message MON worldwide. They're off on the road again for their 'Made In MON Britain' tour which begins in March. MON From talking about Kevin, to talking about libraries, MON novelist Lionel Shriver talks to Clive about her MON award-winning book 'We Need To Talk About Kevin', now a MON BAFTA nominated film starring Tilda Swinton. Lionel is one MON of the outstanding writers contributing to 'The Library MON Book', describing libraries real or imagined, why they MON matter and to whom. The book is published for National MON Libraries Day on 4th February. MON With music from the unique voice of rising star Maverick MON Sabre, who plays 'I Need' from his debut album 'Lonely Are MON The Brave'. MON And after a European tour with Tori Amos, singer songwriter MON Mark Hole performs his new single 'Torture Garden'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00tlwzb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0082crd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Falco b01blbs0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blcc3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] MON MON 13:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pl95h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js0q (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON With his father dead, Nicholas seeks help from his Uncle - MON at a price. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel stars Oliver MON Milburn and Anna Massey. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js4k (Listen) MON The Elizabethans MON Elizabeth comes to power at the age of twenty-five. Anna MON Massey narrates the history of the British Isles, with Paul MON Eddington. MON MON 14:30 Tales From the Backbench b00764w1 (Listen) MON Tales From the Backbench - Series 2, How Long, How Long? MON The useless and forgetful MP wonders why he allowed himself MON to be persuaded back into politics and laments the days when MON the House of Commons was fun. MON MON 14:45 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star b00s5ztz (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Paul Theroux retraces his 1973 journey from 'The Great MON Railway Bazaar', starting with London to Georgia. Stuart MON Milligan reads. MON MON 15:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnh7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01bld0b (Listen) MON Music and chat with Mel Giedroyc. MON MON 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrb0 (Listen) MON The Stackton Faggot MON The dear ladies try to save the Mayor's cricket pavilion. MON Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April MON 1982. MON MON 17:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nsnhd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 The Spaceship II b0090x40 (Listen) MON Hole MON Captain Gordon Taylor hits trouble over a failing call MON centre. Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst's comic sci-fi with MON James Fleet. MON MON 18:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1wb (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 'Coolhunter' Cayce Pollard takes on an apparently routine MON assignment in London. Fast-moving thriller read by Lorelei MON King. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00tlwzb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0082crd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Falco b01blbs0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blcc3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] MON MON 20:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pl95h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 GM Fraser - Monsoon Selection Board b01blcrg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01bkgfb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01b9hjj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rfj1b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01bld4p (Listen) MON An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra, MON featuring jokes that you won't have heard already, some MON clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes MON material. MON MON 23:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k1wk (Listen) MON Series 2, The Monster in the Loch MON While out fishing, the elderly Scotsmen have a monstrous MON encounter. Stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Alison MON Steadman. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 The Spaceship II b0090x40 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1wb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Falco b01blbs0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blcc3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pl95h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rfj1b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Says on the Tin b00gb0bt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnh7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 GM Fraser - Monsoon Selection Board b01blcrg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01bkgfb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrb0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00nsnhd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Falco b01blg85 (Listen) TUE Falco: Poseidon's Gold, Episode 2 TUE 4 Extra Debut. The Roman detective is now a murder suspect TUE himself. To make things worse, his old love life is haunting TUE him. Stars Anton Lesser. TUE TUE 06:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blgj9 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Christine TUE Kavanagh and Richard Derrington. Journalist Rhoda Gradwyn's TUE plastic surgery is over, but Dalgliesh soon gets a phone TUE call. TUE TUE 06:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00plsq6 (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Jerry plans for his own gallows tree, while the daredevil TUE causes confusion. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by TUE Rufus Sewell. TUE TUE 07:00 Alison and Maud b007k3lg (Listen) TUE Series 2, Golf is a Four Letter Word TUE Landlady Maud seeks solace in Test Match Special, while TUE sister Alison gets in a flap. Stars Miriam Margolyes. From TUE March 2004. TUE TUE 07:30 Mr and Mrs Smith b01b9kdj (Listen) TUE Series 1, Sally's Birthday TUE Episode 2 - Sally's Birthday TUE An audience sitcom about a couple in marriage counselling. TUE Will and Annabelle attend her mum's 60th Birthday Party. TUE Will makes an effort to get on with his straight talking TUE father-in-law John. TUE Will Smith ..... Will Smith TUE Annabelle Smith ..... Sarah Hadland TUE Guy ..... Paterson Joseph TUE John ..... Geoffrey Whitehead TUE Sally ..... Susie Blake TUE Shop Assistant ..... Tracy Wiles TUE Written by ..... Will Smith TUE Produced by ..... Tilusha Ghelani TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jlq1 (Listen) TUE The Fear of Wages TUE Ignoring a telegram about Japan's surrender, Neddie Seagoon TUE and company are still at war. Stars Spike Milligan. From TUE March 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrms (Listen) TUE Birthday Boy TUE Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry. Adapted TUE from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From September TUE 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01bld4p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k1wk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnhj (Listen) TUE The Golden Dustman TUE A jury has found that Mr John Harmon came by his death in TUE suspicious circumstances. Stars Simon Cadell and Michael TUE Kitchen. TUE TUE 11:00 DH Lawrence - The Shades of Spring b007qpxb (Listen) TUE Addy Syson returns to the unchanging 'country of his past'. TUE But what of the girl he left behind? Read by Peter Meakin. TUE TUE 11:15 Afternoon Play b014641w (Listen) TUE Floating TUE On April 2nd 1982, the Isle of Anglesey separated from the TUE mainland of Wales and floated off into the North Atlantic. TUE Emerging artist Hugh Hughes and his friend Sioned, recount TUE the story of this extraordinary geological event, and TUE explain its personal significance. TUE Created and performed by Hugh Hughes and Sioned Rowlands TUE with assistance from Shôn Dale-Jones and Jill Norman. TUE Produced by James Robinson. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jlq1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrms (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Falco b01blg85 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blgj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] TUE TUE 13:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00plsq6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js10 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Nicholas gets a position in Yorkshire as assistant to the TUE iniquitous Wackford Squeers. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel TUE stars Oliver Milburn and Alex Jennings. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js5d (Listen) TUE The Spinster, the Habsburg and Scottish Widow TUE The advisers of Elizabeth attempt to persuade her to marry. TUE Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. TUE TUE 14:30 Tales From the Backbench b00764zv (Listen) TUE Tales From the Backbench - Series 2, Dalliances TUE The useless and forgetful MP warms to the memory of his many TUE happy carnal and amorous associations in Westminster, TUE including Dame Valerie Bispham, the love of his life. TUE TUE 14:45 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star b00s6496 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE In Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Paul Theroux encounters an TUE oil boom and 'evil eye deflectors'. Read by Stuart Milligan. TUE TUE 15:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnhj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01blj5n (Listen) TUE Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. TUE TUE 17:00 Bristow b007vgv7 (Listen) TUE Series 3, Chapter and Verse TUE As the clerk writes for the house journal, he learns the TUE meaning of poetic justice. Stars Michael Williams. From July TUE 2000. TUE TUE 17:30 Alison and Maud b007k3lg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 The Spaceship II b0090xyb (Listen) TUE Manhood TUE Scientist Clive 55 reconstructs a dead space pirate, who TUE before long is running the ship. Stars James Fleet and Rosie TUE Cavaliero. TUE TUE 18:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1xp (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE 'Coolhunter' Cayce travels to Tokyo in search of the online TUE footage's creator. Lorelei King reads the fast-moving TUE thriller. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jlq1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrms (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Falco b01blg85 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blgj9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] TUE TUE 20:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00plsq6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 DH Lawrence - The Shades of Spring b007qpxb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Afternoon Play b014641w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Mr and Mrs Smith b01b9kdj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Ape That Got Lucky b0081cbz (Listen) TUE Science and Progress TUE Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. TUE With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From TUE August 2005. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01cc8b3 (Listen) TUE The Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs six nights a TUE week. Arthur Smith chats to this week's special guest, TUE Hattie Hayridge. TUE TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport b00mzslp (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 6 TUE The sports agent's vain French football star client throws a TUE party and wishes he hadn't. Stars Neil Pearson. From January TUE 2006. TUE TUE 23:30 The Big Booth b007k32y (Listen) TUE Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 2 TUE Boothby Graffoe stays the night in a haunted Scottish TUE castle. With Stephen Frost and Robyn Hitchcock. From TUE February 2001. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2012 WED WED 00:00 The Spaceship II b0090xyb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1xp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Falco b01blg85 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01blgj9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00plsq6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01bld4p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k1wk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnhj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 DH Lawrence - The Shades of Spring b007qpxb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Afternoon Play b014641w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Bristow b007vgv7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Alison and Maud b007k3lg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Falco b01blljm (Listen) WED Falco: Poseidon's Gold, Episode 3 WED 4 Extra Debut. If he's to clear his name, the Roman WED detective must confront his difficult past. Stars Anton WED Lesser and Trevor Peacock. WED WED 06:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bllts (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Richard WED Derrington. Commander Dalgliesh arrives to investigate a WED high profile murder at an exclusive clinic in Dorset. WED WED 06:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pmgxd (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED The daredevil hears the Captain's theory and Jerry Jerk gets WED an invitation. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus WED Sewell. WED WED 07:00 Ayres on the Air b01bllzw (Listen) WED Series 2, Travel WED Pam admits to being a poor map reader. Poetry and sketches WED with Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From April WED 2006. WED WED 07:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin b012fqnb (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser WED Sitcom by Justin Moorhouse & Jim Poyser starring Justin, WED Anne Reid and Paul Copley. A Manchester DJ tries to balance WED love, work, life and everything else without much success. WED This week an untimely death causes a rethink. WED Anne Reid ..... Gran WED Bernard Wrigley ..... Sven WED Christine Bottomley ..... Lisa WED Jim Poyser ..... Vicar WED Justin Moorhouse ..... Justin WED Lloyd Langford ..... Bryn WED Paul Copley ..... Ray WED Rachel Austin ..... Receptionist WED Susan Cookson ..... Tanya WED Producer ..... Steven Canny WED Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED The Blackboard Jungle WED The lad becomes a young schoolmaster in a school full of WED juvenile delinquents. Stars Tony Hancock. Recovered episode WED from November 1955. WED WED 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00kvkkw (Listen) WED From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass - WED the ultimate one man show, written by the host. From May WED 1984. WED WED 09:00 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01blmhz (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? WED Orwellian sitcom with David Threlfall and Hugh Laurie. From WED March 1987. 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 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnlc (Listen) WED The Doll's Dressmaker WED Gaffer Hexman is found dead with silver in his hand. In John WED Harmon's absence the money goes to his father's foreman, Mr WED Boffin. WED WED 11:00 Nan Woodhouse - The Reconstruction Job b01bmjtk (Listen) WED 4 Extra Debut. Retirement didn't suit Tommy at all. But WED perhaps the new life of the mill had something to offer him. WED Read by Russell Dixon. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Play b00vkwvf (Listen) WED Setting a Glass WED By Nick Warburton WED A man is summoned to a hospital where his elderly mother is WED fading away. He arrives in the middle of the night and walks WED through empty corridors looking for a coffee machine. So why WED is he avoiding sitting at his mother's bedside? WED He gets talking to an auxiliary nurse a disgruntled but WED determined young woman whose life is starting, just as his WED mother's is ending. As he tells this complete stranger about WED his mother's uneventful life, her small achievements, he WED comes to understand some of the mechanisms at play in his WED strange inability to sit with her. WED Mike ..... James Fleet WED Ellie ..... Hannah Pierce WED Directed by Peter Kavanagh. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00kvkkw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Falco b01blljm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bllts (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] WED WED 13:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pmgxd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js1b (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Nicholas arrives in the loathsome Dotheboys Hall in WED Yorkshire. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Oliver WED Milburn and Ken Campbell. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js5q (Listen) WED Trading, Slavery, Piracy and the Spanish Armada WED The English begin to show their thirst for knowledge and WED trading. New routes are explored by men such as Frobisher WED and Raleigh. WED WED 14:30 Tales From the Backbench b007652v (Listen) WED Tales From the Backbench - Series 2, Episode 4 WED Sir Plympton Makepeace admits to having created his persona WED on untruths and fantasy. By Peter Tinniswood. Stars Leslie WED Phillips. WED WED 14:45 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star b00s6dgr (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Paul Theroux retraces his route in 'The Great Railway WED Bazaar' - from northern India to Sri Lanka. Read by Stuart WED Milligan. WED WED 15:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnlc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01bmlh2 (Listen) WED Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. WED WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jpyj (Listen) WED Marooned WED A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur WED Wilson and Miss Perkins in the Dad's Army spinoff. Stars WED John Le Mesurier. From January 1984. WED WED 17:30 Ayres on the Air b01bllzw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 The Spaceship II b00911c5 (Listen) WED Rude WED The crew of Really Invincible III have some space tourists WED aboard - but it turns into a holiday from hell. Sci-fi WED comedy stars James Fleet. WED WED 18:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1yz (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED 'Coolhunter' Cayce Pollard is mugged in Tokyo, but who's WED behind her assailants? Fast-moving thriller read by Lorelei WED King. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0186wj0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00kvkkw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Falco b01blljm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bllts (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] WED WED 20:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pmgxd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Nan Woodhouse - The Reconstruction Job b01bmjtk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Play b00vkwvf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Everyone Quite Likes Justin b012fqnb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Listen Against b00fq2sw (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED More radio ridicule from Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes, WED including Thought for the Day... for Satanists. From WED December 2008. WED WED 23:00 The End of the Road Show b00ktfrf (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The series reaching the parts other comedy shows can't. With WED Nick Hancock, Tony Hawks and Neil Mullarkey. From January WED 1992. WED WED 23:30 Rubbish b00770sz (Listen) WED Series 1, Chilling WED Comedy series by Tony Bagley about a local government WED officer. In retaliation for horrendous acts against a WED council bin, Martin aspires to vigilantism, despite high WED blood pressure. WED WED THU THURSDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2012 THU THU 00:00 The Spaceship II b00911c5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Pattern Recognition b007k1yz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Falco b01blljm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bllts (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pmgxd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01blmhz (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 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnlc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Nan Woodhouse - The Reconstruction Job b01bmjtk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Play b00vkwvf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jpyj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Ayres on the Air b01bllzw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Falco b01bmprc (Listen) THU Falco: Poseidon's Gold, Episode 4 THU 4 Extra Debut. The Roman detective tries to get his father's THU help, but old wounds don't heal easily. Stars Anton Lesser THU and Trevor Peacock. THU THU 06:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bmpth (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Richard THU Derrington. After journalist Rhoda Gradwyn's murder, THU Dalgliesh discovers evidence at the victim's London home. THU THU 06:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pn48f (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU The Scarecrow winds up business, as Doctor Syn prepares to THU leave his parish. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by THU Rufus Sewell. THU THU 07:00 Chambers b007jttl (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 1 THU Hellbent on becoming QC at any cost, John Fuller-Carp THU employs anyone who can help him. Stars John Bird. From April THU 1996. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b015pbhd (Listen) THU Series 7, Debt of Honour THU Episode Four - Debt of Honour THU Clare is being plagued by Brian's marriage proposals. Her THU driving lessons lead to an unexpected encounter and there is THU an unveiling of a piece of public art at the Sparrowhawk THU Family Centre. THU Clare: SALLY PHILLIPS THU Brian: ALEX LOWE THU Megan / Nali: NINA CONTI THU Ray / Nick Powell: RICHARD LUMSDEN THU Helen/ Lady Mayoress/Carol Morley: LIZA TARBUCK THU Simon / Frankie 'The Fruitcake' Finnigan: ANDREW WINCOTT THU Libby: SARAH KENDALL THU Spartacus /'James Naughtie': GERARD McDERMOT THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Producer Katie Tyrrell. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b01bmq3w (Listen) THU A Testing Time THU Times are changing - can the bungling duo pass new civil THU service exams? With Richard Murdoch. Re-recorded in April THU 1980. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b00qsc96 (Listen) THU Series 2, Brain Versus Brawn THU Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the platoon must THU tackle a real blaze. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU April 1975. THU THU 09:00 Crowned Hudds b00pgydd (Listen) THU How Ye Quest Was Wonne THU Poking fun at King Arthur, Roy Hudd takes a royal romp THU through history, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From THU August 1995. THU THU 09:30 All the Young Dudes b01bmq92 (Listen) THU All the Young Dudes - Series 2, Monday Monday THU Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets THU some work. Written by and starring Jim Sweeney. From October THU 2002. THU THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnln (Listen) THU A Riddle Without an Answer THU While Silas Wegg tries to work out who really owns the THU inheritance, the Lammles try to make some money by pairing THU off Fledgeby. Stars Bill Nighy. THU THU 11:00 The Dying Art of Letter Writing b01bmrq2 (Listen) THU Malcolm wants to sell the family paper mill, but his Aunt THU Emmie says "Over my dead body!" By Trevor Hoyle, starring THU Joyce Gibbs. THU THU 11:15 Afternoon Play b00w1zlr (Listen) THU Atching Tan THU Atching Tan by Dan Allum THU Lovvie Arkley is torn. Does she marry childhood sweetheart THU Nelius and live a traditional, yet isolated Traveller life? THU Or does she renounce her culture to pursue a career in the THU outside 'Gorgia' world? Drama teacher John threatens to tip THU the balance. Recorded on location on a Traveller site, with THU all Traveller parts cast from the Traveller community. THU Lovvie ..... Candis Nergaard THU Nelius ..... Damian Le Bas THU John ..... Brodie Ross THU Norah ..... Maryanne Loveridge THU Aggie ..... Sharon Loveridge THU Jim ..... Dean Loveridge THU Music by Howard Jacques THU Written by Dan Allum THU Producer: Charlotte Riches THU Director: Fiona Kelcher. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b01bmq3w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b00qsc96 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Falco b01bmprc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bmpth (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] THU THU 13:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pn48f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js1s (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Nicholas finds himself in Fanny Squeers' affections. THU Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Oliver Milburn and THU Sophie Thompson. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js61 (Listen) THU Essex, Ireland and Sturdy Beggars THU It is a time of court rivalries in the late 16th Century. THU Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. THU THU 14:30 Uncle Mort's North Country b007jl4w (Listen) THU Series 1, Par for the Course THU Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle's first day out - THU down the pub. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen THU Thorne. THU THU 14:45 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star b00s6n2d (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Paul Theroux retraces his route in 'The Great Railway THU Bazaar' - Burma and its crumbling cities. Read by Stuart THU Milligan. THU THU 15:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnln (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01bmsdf (Listen) THU Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. THU THU 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b00spmjt (Listen) THU Series 2, Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro THU A cunning Glaswegian cafe owner passionately defends his THU Italian homeland. With Luisa Pretolani. From January 2008. THU THU 17:30 Chambers b007jttl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 The Spaceship II b0091ppl (Listen) THU Sick THU The crew contract a mystery virus which makes them age at an THU alarming rate. Sci-fi comedy stars James Fleet and Rosie THU Cavaliero. THU THU 18:30 Pattern Recognition b007k208 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Searching for footage clues, 'coolhunter' Cayce locates the THU menacing Baranov. Lorelei King reads the fast-moving THU thriller. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b01bmq3w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b00qsc96 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Falco b01bmprc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bmpth (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] THU THU 20:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pn48f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 The Dying Art of Letter Writing b01bmrq2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Afternoon Play b00w1zlr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b015pbhd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Delve Special b007jmq1 (Listen) THU Series 2, City Limits THU David Lander probes shady shenanigans in London's Square THU Mile. Stars Stephen Fry and Harry Enfield. From September THU 1986. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01cc8f7 (Listen) THU The Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs six nights a THU week. More chat with host Arthur Smith and this week's THU special guest, Hattie Hayridge. THU THU 23:00 Bleak Expectations b00d7jpx (Listen) THU Series 1, A Youth Utterly Crocked THU In Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof, young Pip must thwart his THU evil guardian's plans. Stars Richard Johnson. From August THU 2007. THU THU 23:30 The Castle b00tdn0f (Listen) THU Series 3, There's No Place Like Woodstock THU Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, THU starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four Weddings THU & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley") THU In this episode, we discover that somewhere, over the THU rainbow... there is a bunch of idiots from Woodstock and a THU mysterious man known only as "Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber". THU Sir John Woodstock .... James Fleet THU Sir William De Warenne .... Neil Dudgeon THU Lady Anne Woodstock .... Martha Howe-Douglas THU Cardinal Duncan .... Jonathan Kydd THU Lady Charlotte .... Ingrid Oliver THU Master Henry Woodstock .... Steven Kynman THU Merlin .... Lewis Macleod THU Written by Kim Fuller and Paul Alexander THU Music by Guy Jackson THU Producer: David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 The Spaceship II b0091ppl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Pattern Recognition b007k208 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Falco b01bmprc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bmpth (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00pn48f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Crowned Hudds b00pgydd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 All the Young Dudes b01bmq92 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnln (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 The Dying Art of Letter Writing b01bmrq2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Afternoon Play b00w1zlr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b00spmjt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Chambers b007jttl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Falco b01bn1yg (Listen) FRI Falco: Poseidon's Gold, Episode 5 FRI 4 Extra Debut. The Roman detective hopes maritime matters FRI can clear him, but Geminus brings bad news. Stars Anton FRI Lesser and Trevor Peacock. FRI FRI 06:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bn2f3 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Richard FRI Derrington. The murder trail grows darker as evidence at FRI victim Rhoda's flat leads Dalgliesh and Kate northwards. FRI FRI 06:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00ps5hm (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Denis and Imogen make a bold escape, while the clergyman FRI reveals a truth. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus FRI Sewell. FRI FRI 07:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00v2rv2 (Listen) FRI Series 4, The Coup d'Etat FRI A national election and a general strike puts the Italian FRI priest in danger. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From FRI April 2004. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b01bn3r5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 19 FRI Ed Byrne and his guests review the best of current British FRI comedy from radio, screen and the stage. FRI FRI 08:00 The TV Lark b01bn40m (Listen) FRI House of Commons FRI Navy Lark spin-off. Troutbridge TV has to transmit a party FRI political broadcast, and Phillips is off to a ball. With FRI Janet Brown. From February 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jn4t (Listen) FRI A Star Is Born FRI Harold falls for his drama society's leading lady. Adapted FRI from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From June FRI 1974. FRI FRI 09:00 Fat Chance b01bn4qm (Listen) FRI Secrets and Lies FRI Slimline sitcom about fighting the flab, by Jenny McDade. FRI Will Graham be the next Blue Peter presenter, and why did FRI Tina's husband leave her? Stars Michael Troughton. From FRI 1999. FRI FRI 09:30 Spending My Inheritance b00fjdqd (Listen) FRI The Party FRI Sitcom by Clive Coleman, starring Kris Marshall as FRI cash-strapped forty-something Harry, who has to watch from FRI the sidelines as his newly retired parents start spending FRI their hard-earned cash on themselves. FRI Harry decides to throw his dad a 65th birthday party. FRI Harry ...... Kris Marshall FRI Jo ...... Raquel Cassidy FRI Brian ...... Kenneth Cranham FRI Liz ...... Judy Parfitt FRI Richard ...... Chris Pavlo FRI David ...... Dan Starkey FRI Stuart ...... Malcolm Tierney FRI Directed by Sam Hoyle. FRI FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnpf (Listen) FRI Some Affairs of the Heart FRI Wondering what to expect, Bella Wilfer weeps over her FRI contradictory life and fortunes. Stars Simon Cadell and FRI Pippa Guard. FRI FRI 11:00 The Celebrity Who Failed b01bn5wr (Listen) FRI Can Amelia deal with the public attention after she learns FRI to walk on water? By Winifred Holtby. Stars Alice Arnold. FRI FRI 11:15 Afternoon Play b00t7h90 (Listen) FRI The Barber and the Ark FRI by Marcia Layne FRI Issachar has been given an ultimatum by Yvonne, either the FRI dreadlocks go or she does. But the veteran barber he visits FRI has other ideas. Over a bottle of his 'special ingredient FRI roots tonic' the barber shares his dream of discovering the FRI Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia. A dream that will change FRI Isaachar's life. FRI Issachar ..... Everal A.Walsh FRI Errol ..... Ram John Holder FRI Yvonne ..... Kay Purcell FRI Malachi ..... Tachia Newall FRI Abdullah ..... Faz Singhateh FRI Directed by Nadia Molinari. FRI FRI 12:00 The TV Lark b01bn40m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jn4t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Falco b01bn1yg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bn2f3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] FRI FRI 13:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00ps5hm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js23 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Smike is on the receiving end of Squeers' spite, while Fanny FRI is a woman scorned. Oliver Milburn stars in Dickens' classic FRI tale. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js6c (Listen) FRI How A King Of Scots Became King Of England FRI Elizabeth has died and James becomes the first Stewart King FRI of England. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British FRI Isles. FRI FRI 14:30 Uncle Mort's North Country b007jl5d (Listen) FRI Series 1, Fallen Comrades FRI Carter Brandon and his uncle sup a poignant pint at the Old FRI Comrades Club. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Peter FRI Skellern. FRI FRI 14:45 Ghost Train to the Eastern Star b00s6rcn (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Paul Theroux retraces his route in 'The Great Railway FRI Bazaar' via Vladivostok and Perm. Read by Stuart Milligan. FRI FRI 15:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnpf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01bn74f (Listen) FRI Afternoon chat with Mel Giedroyc. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007k0y6 (Listen) FRI Look It Up FRI Newly qualified lawyer Roger annoys his girlfriend Sally by FRI defending a wife-beater. Stars Richard Briers. From July FRI 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 The Little World of Don Camillo b00v2rv2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 The Spaceship II b0091tns (Listen) FRI The End FRI The crew is brought face-to-face with reality when they FRI reach the end of the universe. Stars James Fleet and Emily FRI Joyce. FRI FRI 18:30 Pattern Recognition b007k21k (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI In seedy Moscow, 'coolhunter' Cayce meets the maker of the FRI footage. Lorelei King concludes the fast-moving thriller. FRI FRI 19:00 The TV Lark b01bn40m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jn4t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Falco b01bn1yg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:15 PD James - The Private Patient b01bn2f3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] FRI FRI 20:30 The Last of Doctor Syn b00ps5hm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 The Celebrity Who Failed b01bn5wr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Afternoon Play b00t7h90 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b01bn3r5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Elvenquest b00wlgt5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 5 FRI The Questers continue their search for the Sword of Asnagar. FRI This time they accidentally trespass upon grounds of the FRI Emperor Jackie. Jackie claims to have the Sword of Asnagar FRI but he'll only hand it over if the Questers, and FRI particularly Penthiselea, stay with him for a while. FRI In the meantime, Lord Darkness' main evil priest, Gaydok, is FRI upset - he doesn't believe Darkness is evil anymore. In a FRI fit of pique Darkenss fires him. But it's not long before he FRI realises that keeping the faith with the evil hordes isn't FRI as easy as he originally thought... FRI An all-star cast, featuring: FRI Stephen Mangan as "Sam", FRI Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", FRI Sanjeev Bhaskar as "Emperor Jackie", FRI Kevin Eldon as "Dean/Kreech", FRI Darren Boyd as "Vidar", FRI Dave Lamb as "Amis - The Chosen One" FRI Sophie Winkleman as "Penthiselea" FRI Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (Goodness Gracious FRI Me, The Kumars At No.42) FRI The producer is Sam Michell. FRI FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game b0090y11 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI Satan conducts interviews for a new assistant. In the FRI running are Scumspawn and a dolphin. Stars Andy Hamilton. FRI From April 1998. FRI FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007tm8f (Listen) FRI Series 2, Magic FRI The devil is accidentally summoned by the magical Richard FRI Herring, Stewart Lee, Tom Baker and Armando Iannucci. From FRI July 1993. FRI
03 February, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 04/02/2012 - 10/02/2012
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