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SAT SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2m3 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT London is melting, but planetary decontaminationists Arnold SAT and Gregor get the blame and go on the run. Stars Chris SAT Larner. SAT SAT 00:30 Fantastic Tales b0084sqq (Listen) SAT Vandana Singh - Delhi SAT A man living in present-day Delhi is haunted by visions of SAT the city's past and future. Read by Shiv Grewal. SAT SAT 01:00 Falco b01by6mb (Listen) SAT Poseidon's Gold, Episode 10 SAT 4 Extra Debut. The Roman detective has discovered a hidden SAT room, but can he solve the lingering mystery? Stars Anton SAT Lesser and Trevor Peacock. SAT SAT 01:15 Adam Dalgliesh - The Private Patient b01by6nk (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT New Adam Dalgliesh mystery by PD James, with Richard SAT Derrington. Dalgliesh has a searching conversation with SAT retired solicitor, Kershaw. Will he uncover the truth? SAT SAT 01:30 A Sting in the Tale b00zfz9n (Listen) SAT The F Word SAT An eminent scientist delivers an extraordinary lecture on SAT his ground-breaking research. Richard McCabe reads Ian SAT Sansom's tale. SAT SAT 02:00 Fat Chance b01byc68 (Listen) SAT Better Wed Than Dead SAT Slimline sitcom about fighting the flab, by Jenny McDade. SAT Kelly's wedding brings various matters to a head, and SAT Sally's meeting does not go well. Stars Michael Troughton. SAT From 1999. SAT SAT 02:30 Spending My Inheritance b00fkx90 (Listen) SAT Voluntary Service SAT Sitcom by Clive Coleman, starring Kris Marshall as SAT cash-strapped forty-something Harry, who has to watch from SAT the sidelines as his newly retired parents start spending SAT their hard-earned cash on themselves. SAT Harry ...... Kris Marshall SAT Jo ...... Raquel Cassidy SAT Brian ...... Kenneth Cranham SAT Liz ...... Judy Parfitt SAT Jess ...... Antonia Thomas SAT Mike ...... Robert Lonsdale SAT Jan ...... Jill Cardo SAT Directed by Sam Hoyle. SAT SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend b007jnwx (Listen) SAT The Trap Springs SAT On his deathbed, Wrayburn proposes to Lizzie. Others also SAT prepare to meet their maker. Stars Simon Cadell and Pippa SAT Guard. SAT SAT 04:00 Josephine Cox - The Lion's Den b010m618 (Listen) SAT Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A young man SAT assumes he'll never find his heart's desire. Read by Robert SAT Glenister. SAT SAT 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00jsxxk (Listen) SAT The Gallery SAT A second chance to hear Alan Plater's final play for radio. SAT The opening night of a new Tyneside art gallery is thrown SAT into jeopardy by the well-meaning but ill-trained staff. SAT Dodgy wiring, an over-zealous cleaner and a retired SAT greyhound add to the comic mix. SAT Trevor ... Joe Caffrey SAT Liz ... Janice Acquah SAT Michael ... Deka Walmsley SAT Heather ... Caroline Guthrie SAT Julie ... Phillippa Wilson SAT Neville ... Chris Connel SAT Chris ... Benjamin Askew SAT Norma ... Tracey Wilkinson SAT Susie ... Lizzy Watts SAT Sammy ... Lisa McGrillis SAT Tomlin ... Malcolm Tierney SAT Director ... Alison Hindell SAT Alan Plater is the much-loved author of hundreds of stage, SAT radio and television dramas including The Beiderbecke SAT Affair, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, Close the SAT Coalhouse Door, The Pallisers, Z Cars and Lewis. His work SAT for radio includes an adaptation of his own autobiography, SAT Stories For Another Day, and the original drama series The SAT Devil's Music. The Gallery was his final play for radio SAT before his death in June 2010. SAT SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law b007k164 (Listen) SAT Tell 'Em the Tale SAT Lawyer Roger's got an appointment with his boss, but worries SAT in case the news is bad. Stars Richard Briers. From July SAT 1971. SAT SAT 05:30 The Little World of Don Camillo b00v7whx (Listen) SAT Series 4, A Solomon Comes to Judgement SAT The priest mediates between warring village factions, but SAT where's the Mayor? Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From May SAT 2004. SAT SAT 06:00 Daphne Du Maurier - The Years Between b00qm3c3 (Listen) SAT When her MP husband is reported killed in action, Diana SAT Wentworth rebuilds her life and takes over his seat. Stars SAT Diana Quick. SAT SAT 07:30 The Anatomy of the Musical b00t16t7 (Listen) SAT The Opener SAT Russell Davies looks at what makes a good musical and shows SAT how first songs set the tone musically, in lyrics and in SAT staging. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SAT From a gym in Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes a SAT University Concert Choir and singing saw master Andy SAT McCormick. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats b007k1kw (Listen) SAT The Seventies, Part 2 SAT Featuring: Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, The SAT Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket, I'm Sorry I Haven't a SAT Clue, The Atkinson People, Just a Minute and Listen to Les. SAT SAT 12:00 HighLites - Omnibus b01c6csd (Listen) SAT A hair-raising comedy in five appointments, by Steve SAT Chambers and Phil Nodding. Bev resorts to desperate measures SAT to save the salon. SAT SAT 13:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhx (Listen) SAT The Body in the Barge SAT A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the SAT astute old teahouse customer. Stars Bernard Hepton and SAT Suzanne Burden. SAT SAT 14:00 Steptoe and Son b007jn7v (Listen) SAT A Winter's Tale SAT Harold wants a holiday but without his father Albert. SAT Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. SAT From June 1974. SAT SAT 14:30 Fat Chance b01byc68 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today] SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Daphne Du Maurier - The Years Between b00qm3c3 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01by928 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 20 SAT Ed Byrne, Jenny Eclair, Andi Osho and Pete Firman review the SAT best of British comedy from radio and screen. SAT SAT 18:00 Saturday Drama b009rx9q (Listen) SAT Journey into Space: Frozen in Time SAT Journey into Space: Frozen in Time. A tribute to Charles SAT Chilton's iconic 1960s series Journey into Space. The crew SAT of the spacecraft Ares awake from suspended animation in SAT 2013. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats b007k1kw (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill b007jvxn (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The ingenious Eddie Izzard entertains an audience in New SAT York with his hilarious stream of consciousness. SAT SAT 23:00 The Lost Special b01c8cbn (Listen) SAT Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of the mysterious SAT disappearance of a train en route from Liverpool. Read by SAT David Schofield. SAT SAT 23:30 The Taking of Pelham 123 b01c8cbq (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Made for 4 Extra. John Godey's story of a busy commuter SAT train hijacked by four armed men on the New York subway. SAT Read by William Hope. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Saturday Drama b009rx9q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01c6brd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 HighLites - Omnibus b01c6csd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 The Teahouse Detective b007jmhx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Daphne Du Maurier - The Years Between b00qm3c3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01by928 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus b007k4b4 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN The defiant youngster flees to London. Meanwhile, Kate SUN receives unwelcome affection. Dickens dramatisation by Mike SUN Walker, with Oliver Milburn and Anna Massey. SUN SUN 07:15 The People of the British Museum b009nh09 (Listen) SUN Mummies, Myths and Magic SUN Through the eyes of its employees, Danny Danziger explores SUN the wealth of treasures held in the vast collections. SUN SUN 07:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rp1wd (Listen) SUN Series 4, Oil Baron and Mining Engineer SUN 5/6 SUN The glorious return of the man they call "Britain's Funniest SUN Milton" in the series, where each week, he bestrides the SUN globe as a full-time idiot in a series of daft adventures. SUN This week Milton waves goodbye to the world of dance and SUN musical theatre to pursue his dream of becoming - a miner! SUN Starring Milton Jones SUN With SUN Tom Goodman-Hill SUN Dan Tetsell SUN Lucy Montgomery SUN Written by Milton Jones & James Cary SUN Music by Guy Jackson SUN Produced by David Tyler SUN A Pozzitive production for the BBC. SUN SUN 08:00 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) SUN Dick dreams of Persia, and Eth is agitated in The Glums. SUN Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From SUN April 1958. SUN SUN 08:30 Parsley Sidings b008s3d0 (Listen) SUN Goodbye Parsley Sidings SUN Industrial strife looms over staffing the buffet. Railway SUN station sitcom with Arthur Lowe and Liz Fraser. From SUN February 1972. SUN SUN 09:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01c6gs7 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN by Rosemary Sutcliff, dramatised for radio by Shaun McKenna SUN Ten year old Hugh is an orphan, forced to live on a farm SUN with his Aunt Alison, who treats him cruelly. When she SUN threatens to get rid of his dog, Argos, for running after SUN the ducks, Hugh feels there's only one thing they can do. SUN It's a decision which leads him onto the roads of SUN Elizabethan England, where many adventures are to befall SUN him. SUN Hugh ..... Josef Lindsay SUN Narrator ..... Adjoa Andoh SUN Aunt Alison ..... Jane Whittenshaw SUN Tobias Pennyfeather ..... Allan Corduner SUN Jonathan Whiteleaf ..... Peter Hamilton Dyer SUN Tom O'Bedlam ..... Carl Prekopp SUN Nicky Bodkin ..... Gwilym Lee SUN Zachary Hawkins ..... James Lailey SUN Producer/Director ..... Marion Nancarrow. SUN SUN 09:30 The Secret Garden b00rl8kn (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN In Frances Hodgson Burnett's story, Mary finds the source of SUN the mysterious crying that haunts the house. With Harriet SUN Walter. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01bw8vs (Listen) SUN Lucy Gannon SUN Kirsty Young explores the choices of the stage and screen SUN writer in the second of a series on playwrights. SUN SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews b01bw8z2 (Listen) SUN Anthony Horowitz SUN The author talks to Mark Lawson and reflects on the task of SUN writing a new adventure for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. SUN SUN 11:00 Three Men in a Boat b01c6h6v (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN 4 Extra Debut. George, Harris and J holiday on the River SUN Thames from Kingston to Oxford - with Montmorency the dog. SUN Stars Jeremy Nicholas. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Michael Sellers SUN Peter Sellers' son tells Sally Magnusson about the ups and SUN downs of growing up with a famous funny father. From SUN September 2005. SUN SUN 12:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus b007k4b4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 The People of the British Museum b009nh09 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Miss Marple - 4.50 From Paddington b007jvgc (Listen) SUN The spinster sleuth's friend spies a murder on a passing SUN train, but where is the corpse? Agatha Christie whodunnit SUN with June Whitfield. SUN SUN 15:00 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Parsley Sidings b008s3d0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01c6gs7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 16:30 The Secret Garden b00rl8kn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus SUN b00tgxxm (Listen) SUN Status Symbols (AD 1100 - 1500) 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 This week he sheds light on some of the great status symbols SUN of taste and power, as owned by the wealthy and SUN well-informed around 700 years ago. His journey takes him SUN from China to Nigeria and from Spain to the Caribbean, but SUN he begins in Scotland with the story of probably the world's SUN best known board game, in the company of the Lewis Chessmen. SUN Producers: Paul Kobrak and Anthony Denselow. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b007jnhq (Listen) SUN Hand in Glove SUN The Man in Black reveals the fallout for a niece determined SUN to plunder her aunt's trunk. Stars Edward de Souza and Kate SUN Binchy. SUN SUN 18:30 The Scarifyers b01c6hvf (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers: The Magic Circle, Episode 4 SUN Lionheart's daughter Lily is in the clutches of Montague SUN Blake. Can Dunning and Crow get there in time? Stars David SUN Warner. SUN SUN 19:00 Three Men in a Boat b01c6h6v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Parsley Sidings b008s3d0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01bw8vs (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews b01bw8z2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rp1wd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection b00xn9fp (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 3 SUN Will the museum's first ever Sunday opening run smoothly? SUN Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt and Geoffrey Palmer. From June 2008. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01c6hyj (Listen) SUN The Comedy Club brings you laughs six nights a week. Andi SUN Osho chats to this week's guest. SUN SUN 23:00 A-Z of the British Countryside b007k38g (Listen) SUN Award-winning comics Howard Read and Josie Long are joined SUN by Chris Chantler on a 'road movie for radio.' From March SUN 2007. SUN SUN 23:30 The Harpoon b007k4cc (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 1 SUN The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for SUN boys. With Alistair McGowan and Peter Baynham. From SUN September 1991. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b007jnhq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Scarifyers b01c6hvf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01bw8vs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews b01bw8z2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Three Men in a Boat b01c6h6v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Take It From Here b01c6fkb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Miss Marple - 4.50 From Paddington b007jvgc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01c6gs7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Secret Garden b00rl8kn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express MON b007yn6z (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The Belgian sleuth's train sets off, but one passenger MON aboard will never arrive. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars MON John Moffat. MON MON 06:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcpc (Listen) MON The Affair of the German Dispatch-Box MON Edwardian amateur sleuth and railway expert Thorpe Hazell MON has a daring plan to retrieve a vital document. Read by MON Benedict Cumberbatch. MON MON 06:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years MON b00g2cv0 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON David Williams investigates who killed wealthy womaniser MON William Murfitt in 1938. True mystery story read by Robert MON Lindsay. MON MON 07:00 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00p2hb2 (Listen) MON The Diary of a Madman MON A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he MON overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May MON 2002. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01bwfys (Listen) MON Series 62, Episode 2 MON Panellists Ross Noble, Paul Merton, Jenny Eclair and Gyles MON Brandreth join host Nicholas Parsons for the popular panel MON game where they have to speak on a given subject for sixty MON seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. MON This week Gyles Brandreth tells us which Self-Help Books he MON keeps at the side of his bed, Ross Noble talks about the MON Search for Intelligent Life, Paul Merton reveals the Things MON he Throws Away and Jenny Eclair talks about Coping With MON Embarrassment. MON Devised by Ian Messiter. MON Producer: Claire Jones. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b007jp09 (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and MON 'Hornerama' investigates sport. Sketch comedy with Kenneth MON Williams. From August 1958. MON MON 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0085j9l (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 6 MON The shady lawyer makes a movie in Hollywood. The Marx MON Brothers radio shows recreated. With Michael Roberts. From MON June 1991. MON MON 09:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rtf9n (Listen) MON Series 4, Celebrity Weatherman MON Milton proves that you don't need to be a weatherman to know MON which way the wind blows - you just need a fully-working MON anemometer and a mouse called Tim. MON MON 09:30 Says on the Tin b00gqzw0 (Listen) MON Chowder MON Comedy by Christopher William Hill. MON Eliott, Esther and Hannah compete aggressively to promote MON American Chowder to the British. MON Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon MON Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond MON Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood MON Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey MON Baz ...... Inam Mirza MON Sal ...... John Guerrasio MON Other parts played by Stephen Critchlow, Jonathan Tafler, MON Dan Starkey, Gunnar Cauthery and Donnla Hughes. MON MON 10:00 Ethel Lina White - The Lady Vanishes b017557m (Listen) MON A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. MON All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny MON Funnell. MON MON 11:00 Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany b010m61b (Listen) MON Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A control freak MON is forced to attend a Tuscan cookery course. Read by Candida MON Benson. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01c6kr1 (Listen) MON Clive will be chewing the fat with author Will Self, whose MON new book 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Prawn Cracker' MON is a selection of his hilarious New Statesman Real Meals MON columns. Will bravely delves into the ubiquitous Thai meal MON and chicken tikka masala, frozen TV dinners and airline MON food. MON Clive talks 'Infidelity' with the original 'IT' girl Tara MON Palmer-Tomkinson, who's had no time to 'do lunch' as she's MON been writing, presenting, playing the piano and even MON swinging through the jungle! 'Infidelity' is the sequel to MON Tara's first book 'Inheritance' and is a tale of lovers and MON losers, cheaters and winners. MON Gideon Coe will be making a splash with intrepid adventurer MON and original 'Castaway' Ben Fogle, whose new BBC Two series MON takes a thrilling look at the underwater world of the MON crocodile. 'Swimming With Crocodiles' starts on Sunday 19th MON February at 21.00 MON Clive will be saying 'Yes M'Lady' to actress Keeley Hawes, MON who stars as Lady Agnes in the second series of 'Upstairs MON Downstairs'. Keeley will be talking about the drama, MON intrigue and passion among the sumptuous household of 165 MON Eaton Place. What would Mrs Bridges think? 'Upstairs MON Downstairs' returns to BBC One on Sunday 19th February at MON 21.30. MON With music from Canadian five-piece roots collective The MON Deep Dark Woods who perform a track from their album 'The MON Place I Left Behind'. MON And sending pulses racing, bluesy punk duo The Kills are in MON to celebrate their tenth anniversary with their new single MON 'The Last Goodbye' from their album 'Blood Pressures'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b007jp09 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0085j9l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express MON b007yn6z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcpc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years MON b00g2cv0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007k4c5 (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON Nicholas and Smike leave London to seek their fortunes. MON Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and MON Oliver Milburn. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b00cblhd (Listen) MON The Civil War Begins MON It's January 1642 and Charles I is about to make a big MON mistake. Narrated by Anna Massey. MON MON 14:30 Uncle Mort's North Country b007jrc0 (Listen) MON Series 2, Young Chocolate MON Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to a MON boxer's burial. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen MON Thorne. MON MON 14:45 Hollywood History of the World b01c6lhd (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Tinseltown's costume dramas - how historically accurate were MON they? Hosted by author George MacDonald Fraser. From March MON 1998. MON MON 15:00 Ethel Lina White - The Lady Vanishes b017557m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01c6nph (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc catches the Hogwarts Express on one of the most MON beautiful railways in the world, the West Highland Railway MON line in Scotland. MON MON 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrkn (Listen) MON Telling Tails MON The dear ladies face chaos with a mouse in their house. MON Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April MON 1983. MON MON 17:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00p2hb2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's MON apologetic call for melting Earth is traced. Stars Mark MON Bonnar. MON MON 18:30 Fantastic Tales b007k3d0 (Listen) MON Theodore Sturgeon - The Silken Swift MON A unicorn holds the key to happiness in this fantasy of true MON love and complex desire. Read by Mark Bonnar. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b007jp09 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0085j9l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express MON b007yn6z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcpc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years MON b00g2cv0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 21:00 Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany b010m61b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01c6kr1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01bwfys (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rtf9n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01by9ls (Listen) MON Series 36, Episode 1 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with another series of MON topical sketch and stand up. With Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, MON Pippa Evans and John Finnemore. MON Producer Katie Tyrrell. MON MON 23:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007v1p5 (Listen) MON Series 1, 07/08/2007 MON The musical comedian presents his selection of some of the MON finest comic songs. With guest Phil Pope. From August 2005. MON Playlist MON Flanders & Swann - "Song for the Weather" (from At the Drop MON Of A Hat) MON Dead Milkmen - "The Thing that Only Eats Hippies" (from MON Death Rides a Pale Cow) MON The Lorraine Bowen Experience -"Interesting Mail" (from The MON Lorraine Bowen Experience Greatest Hits Vol. 1) MON Stan Freberg - "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (from EMI Comedy: MON Stan Freberg) MON Philip Pope and Mitch Benn - "Eagles Song" MON Goldie Lookin' Chain - "Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do MON (live version)" - (from You Knows I Loves You) MON MON TUE TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2tx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Fantastic Tales b007k3d0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express TUE b007yn6z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcpc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years TUE b00g2cv0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rtf9n (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Says on the Tin b00gqzw0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Ethel Lina White - The Lady Vanishes b017557m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Katie Fforde - A Fortnight in Tuscany b010m61b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01c6kr1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrkn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat b00p2hb2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express TUE b007yp1g (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE A passenger lies murdered, but luckily the Belgian sleuth is TUE aboard the snowbound train. Stars John Moffat and Andre TUE Maranne. TUE TUE 06:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy0tm (Listen) TUE Sir Gilbert Murrell's Picture TUE Thorpe Hazell investigates a disappearing wagon of valuable TUE paintings from a non-stopping train. Read by Benedict TUE Cumberbatch. TUE TUE 06:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years TUE b00g3797 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE In the mystery case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, TUE evidence mounts against his wife Gertrude. Read by Robert TUE Lindsay. TUE TUE 07:00 Alison and Maud b007k3yc (Listen) TUE Series 2, Free Range Angels TUE The landlady sisters make merry with a Thai take-away. Stars TUE Miriam Margolyes, Denise Coffey and Joss Ackland. TUE TUE 07:30 Mr and Mrs Smith b01bwp6g (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Bathroom TUE Episode 4 - The Bathroom TUE An audience sitcom about a couple in marriage counselling. TUE Annabelle is annoyed because Will couldn't stand up to their TUE over-enthusiastic builder. Will is furious at Annabelle for TUE hiring the builder. Guy mediates, but this week the TUE counsellor has his own problems. TUE FULL CAST DETAILS: TUE Will Smith ..... Will Smith TUE Annabelle Smith ..... Sarah Hadland TUE Guy ..... Paterson Joseph TUE John ..... Geoffrey Whitehead TUE Saskia, Sally ..... Susie Blake TUE Adam ..... Dan Tetsell TUE Claudia ..... Tracy Wiles TUE Written by ..... Will Smith TUE Produced by ..... Tilusha Ghelani TUE A year into married life and already things are a little TUE creaky. So, following Will's unimaginative anniversary TUE present (a draining rack), Annabelle has signed them up for TUE a course of marriage counselling. TUE Each week, counsellor Guy mediates a recent dispute between TUE Will and Annabelle, with flashbacks to the events that TUE spawned the argument, and by the end, the couple find TUE marital equilibrium once more. Sort of. TUE Guy arbitrates, usually leaning towards Annabelle's more TUE sensible point of view. In contrast to Will's uptightness, TUE Guy is confident and urbane and clearly irritates Will. TUE The writer and comedian Will Smith leads the starry cast of TUE Mr and Mrs.Smith. Will's writing credits include Armstrong TUE and Miller (BBC1), Harry and Paul (BBC1), Moving Wallpaper TUE (ITV1), Time Trumpet (BBC2), the multi-award winning The TUE Thick Of It (BBC2) in which he also appears as Phil Smith, TUE and the upcoming Veep (HBO). TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jtd4 (Listen) TUE The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis TUE Admiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British TUE garrison. Stars Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. From TUE October 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE Guess Who's Coming to Dinner TUE Terry's not keen to meet Bob's snobbish friends. Adapted TUE from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From September TUE 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01by9ls (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007v1p5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jljv (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, TUE a vengeful Huron. Hawkeye and the Mohicans come to the TUE rescue. J Fennimore Cooper's adventure stars Michael Feast. TUE TUE 11:00 Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon b010m0bd (Listen) TUE Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. 'My mother TUE always told me life is a matter of luck.' Read by Adjoa TUE Andoh. TUE TUE 11:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6ql1 (Listen) TUE Series 3, Bird in Hand TUE 4 Extra Debut. Chef Warwick Hedges offers ornithologist TUE Megan a night's stay and a guaranteed sighting of a rare TUE bird. Stars Trevor Peacock. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jtd4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express TUE b007yp1g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy0tm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years TUE b00g3797 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007k4db (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE Kate suffers from Sir Mulberry Hawk's sinister advances. TUE Stars Alex Jennings, Oliver Milburn and Anna Massey. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007js9q (Listen) TUE The Rise and Rise of Oliver Cromwell TUE Some Kings lost their heads but only Charles I lost the TUE monarchy. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British TUE Isles. TUE TUE 14:30 Uncle Mort's North Country b007jrcg (Listen) TUE Series 2, A Very Occasional Day TUE As they drive to a sheepdog trial, Carter's uncle has women TUE on his mind. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Christian TUE Rodska. TUE TUE 14:45 Hollywood History of the World b01c6rsq (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Cinema's biblical epics - how did they shape history's TUE image? Presented by author George MacDonald Fraser. From TUE March 1998. TUE TUE 15:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jljv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01c6rtr (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc makes American pancakes for Shrove Tuesday and TUE continues the search for the cleverest family in Britain TUE with the Keep It in the Family quiz. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b009r202 (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Bread and Butter TUE A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at TUE the British Embassy. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From March 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 Alison and Maud b007k3yc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k30w (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to senselessly bomb the TUE planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth. Stars Chris TUE Larner. TUE TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrfm (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Bill Masen wakes up in hospital to discover that the world TUE he knew will never be the same again. Cult novel read by TUE Roger May. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jtd4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express TUE b007yp1g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy0tm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years TUE b00g3797 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon b010m0bd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6ql1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Mr and Mrs Smith b01bwp6g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting TUE b00fnfnx (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 1 TUE Linda attempts to broker a peace deal between her builder TUE Chris and her neighbour Betty. With Jeremy Hardy. From June TUE 2002. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01d2c3d (Listen) TUE The Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs six nights a TUE week. Arthur Smith chats to Warren Lakin and Andy Hamilton. TUE TUE 23:00 Deep Trouble b00sjp2s (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 2 TUE The US Navy's special SEALS force causes excitement aboard TUE nuclear submarine Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From TUE October 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The Big Booth b007k3g2 (Listen) TUE Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 4 TUE Boothby Graffoe and friends share scary tales of the railway TUE and dramas at sea. With Neil Innes. From February 2001. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2012 WED WED 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k30w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrfm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express WED b007yp1g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy0tm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years WED b00g3797 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01by9ls (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007v1p5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jljv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Maeve Binchy - Love in the Afternoon b010m0bd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6ql1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b009r202 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Alison and Maud b007k3yc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express WED b007yrng (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The Belgian sleuth becomes convinced that the murderer is WED still aboard the train. Stars John Moffat and Sian Phillips. WED WED 06:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy2qk (Listen) WED The Affair of the Corridor Express WED A multi-millionaire's son is snatched from a moving train, WED so Hazell must track the kidnappers. Read by Benedict WED Cumberbatch. WED WED 06:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years WED b00g3g26 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED In the wealthy farmer death riddle, the spotlight falls on WED James Walker and his glamorous housekeeper. Read by Robert WED Lindsay. WED WED 07:00 Ayres on the Air b01c6s6k (Listen) WED Series 2, The Old Days WED Pam Ayres uses poetry and sketches to illustrate fond WED memories. With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From WED April 2006. WED WED 07:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b01by7cs (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 2 WED Comedian-activist Mark Thomas heads to Sheffield City Hall WED in search of new proposals for his People's Manifesto. WED This week's agenda: WED 1) Councils to plant fruit trees in public spaces WED 2) 3 Years' free education for all between age 25 and WED retirement WED and WED 3) Buckingham Palace to be converted into homeless flats WED Plus lots of "any other business" suggestions for the studio WED audience, including a novel approach to reducing knife WED crime. WED Written and presented by Mark Thomas WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4m9 (Listen) WED The Bolshoi Ballet WED The lad's hopes of seeing a night of dance at Covent Garden WED don't quite go to plan. Stars Tony Hancock. From October WED 1956. WED WED 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k9dbv (Listen) WED From duelling kings to a Commons washroom attendant - the WED ultimate one man show, written by the host. From April 1984. WED WED 09:00 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01c6sgt (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED On the run, Edward meets the Leopard - will he survive? WED Orwellian sitcom with David Threlfall and Hugh Laurie. From WED April 1987. WED WED 09:30 All the Way from Memphis b00mjktm (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 5 WED James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, WED Tracey MacLeod, Stewart Lee and David Quantick. From June WED 2006. WED WED 10:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jpng (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Following the terrible slaughter, Magua captures the WED daughters of Colonel Munro. J Fennimore Cooper's adventure WED stars Alfredo Michelsen. WED WED 11:00 Penny Vincenzi - A Voice From the Past b010gkq8 (Listen) WED Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. A young girl is WED enchanted by vivid tales from the past. Read by Joanna WED Lumley. WED WED 11:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6sk6 (Listen) WED Series 3, The Dream Insists WED 4 Extra Debut. Warwick and Sam share a recurring dream about WED a ramshackle hut - but it turns out that it really exists. WED Stars Trevor Peacock. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4m9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k9dbv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express WED b007yrng (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy2qk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years WED b00g3g26 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007k4fg (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED Nicholas and Smike begin their new theatrical careers. Stars WED Alex Jennings, Oliver Milburn and Raymond Pickard. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsb4 (Listen) WED The First Redcoats and The Battle of Naseby WED 1645 and the Battle of Naseby began, which historians WED believe was the start of modern British democracy. Narrated WED by Anna Massey. WED WED 14:30 Uncle Mort's North Country b007jrcs (Listen) WED Series 2, 2084 WED Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old WED over a pint. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen WED Thorne. WED WED 14:45 Hollywood History of the World b01c6tkw (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED How cinema tackled Tudor royalty and adventure on the high WED seas. Presented by author George MacDonald Fraser. From WED March 1998. WED WED 15:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jpng (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01c6tl4 (Listen) WED As she continues listening to Oliver Twist, Mel Giedroyc WED learns about the funny names Charles Dickens created for his WED characters. Plus another round of Keep It in the Family. WED WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jq3p (Listen) WED The Builder WED A workman's nationality reignites old hostilities for WED Wilson, Hodges and Pike. Stars John Le Mesurier. From August WED 1984. WED WED 17:30 Ayres on the Air b01c6s6k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) WED As a beautiful woman picks its last withered apple, a dying WED ancient tree is determined to survive. Read by William WED Hootkins. WED WED 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrg0 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England WED - and why they became so prevalent. Cult novel read by Roger WED May. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4m9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00k9dbv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express WED b007yrng (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy2qk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years WED b00g3g26 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 21:00 Penny Vincenzi - A Voice From the Past b010gkq8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6sk6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b01by7cs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Ross Noble Goes Global b01c6txd (Listen) WED Ross Noble Goes Global - Series 2, Belgium WED 4 Extra Debut. The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not WED dull, with chocolate, odd statues and the legacy of WED Jean-Claude Van Damme. From May 2003. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01d2c3z (Listen) WED The Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs six nights a WED week. More chat with Arthur Smith and Andy Hamilton, the WED week's guest. WED WED 23:00 Edge Falls b007s1dt (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED By Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst. 1/5. Join Sarah WED Lancashire and Mark Benton for some consumer therapy as we WED enter the world of Edge Falls Retail Village. WED WED 23:30 Rubbish b0077128 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 6 WED Comedy series by Tony Bagley about Martin Christmas, local WED government officer, cynic and manic depressive. 6/6. After WED his boss is suspended, Martin finds himself in charge. WED WED THU THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2012 THU THU 00:00 Of Withered Apples b007jplz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrg0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express THU b007yrng (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fy2qk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years THU b00g3g26 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01c6sgt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 All the Way from Memphis b00mjktm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 The Last of the Mohicans b007jpng (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Penny Vincenzi - A Voice From the Past b010gkq8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c6sk6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jq3p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Ayres on the Air b01c6s6k (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express THU b007ys7n (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The Belgian sleuth discovers that one of the passengers is THU lying to him. Stars John Moffat, Andre Maranne and Sylvia THU Sims. THU THU 06:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwq9b (Listen) THU The Stolen Necklace THU A passenger begs for Thorpe Hazell's help after her aunt's THU diamonds are stolen from her luggage. Read by Benedict THU Cumberbatch. THU THU 06:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years THU b00g3x7b (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Secrets are revealed at womanising farmer William Muffit's THU inquest, but his killer is still at large. Read by Robert THU Lindsay. THU THU 07:00 Chambers b007znmz (Listen) THU Series 1, The Cab Rank Rule THU After extolling high standards at the Bar, John Fuller-Carp THU is embarrassed over animal rights. Stars John Bird. From THU April 1996. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b01693gs (Listen) THU Series 7, Basic Attraction THU Episode Six - Basic Attraction THU In Episode Six 'Basic Attraction'; Finally, it's Clare and THU Brian's wedding day! But first there's the Hen Party and THU Stag Night to get through. THU Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all THU the right jargon but never a practical solution. THU A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering THU in other people's lives on both a professional and personal THU basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and THU heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of THU discomfort to her. THU Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control THU both her professional and private life THU In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out THU there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare. THU Episode 6 'Basic Attraction' Cast: THU SALLY PHILLIPS Clare THU ALEX LOWE Brian THU NINA CONTI Megan / Nali THU RICHARD LUMSDEN Ray THU LIZA TARBUCK Helen THU ANDREW WINCOTT Simon THU SARAH KENDALL Libby THU TRACY WILES Nina / Mrs Mellish THU GERARD MCDERMOT Registrar THU ADAM BILLINGTON Gavin / Terry THU VICTORIA INEZ HARDY Nurse / Trudi THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Producer Katie Tyrrell. THU THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry b01c7rlx (Listen) THU Gone to Earth THU The workshy pair run into deep trouble when they supervise a THU building project. With Richard Murdoch. Re-recorded in 1980. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU Series 2, Mum's Army THU When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray THU catches his eye. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU April 1975. THU THU 09:00 Crowned Hudds b00psrfz (Listen) THU Fourth Wedding and Some Funerals THU Poking fun at King Henry VIII - Roy Hudd's historical royal THU romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From August THU 1995. THU THU 09:30 All the Young Dudes b01c7rsl (Listen) THU All the Young Dudes - Series 2, Communication Breakdown THU The couples need to 'talk'... if only everyone would just THU listen. Sitcom by Jim Sweeney, with Stephen Frost and Steve THU Steen. From October 2002. THU THU 10:00 RL Stevenson - Kidnapped b01c7rym (Listen) THU The House of Shaws THU 4 Extra Debut. 1751 - Scotland is in turmoil after the THU Jacobite rebellion, as young David sets off to Edinburgh. THU Robert Louis Stevenson's historical adventure stars David THU Rintoul. THU THU 11:00 An Arrangement in Grey and Black b007mwdd (Listen) THU In 1871, Whistler paints his mother's picture. A century THU later, it reappears. Deborah Moggach's story read by THU Susannah York. THU THU 11:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c7scj (Listen) THU Series 3, Pitiless Storm THU 4 Extra Debut. Buoyant chef Warwick Hedges starts promising THU lavish Christmas gifts for all - what is he up to? Stars THU Trevor Peacock. THU THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry b01c7rlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express THU b007ys7n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwq9b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years THU b00g3x7b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007k4gm (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Sir Mulberry Hawke takes Kate Nickleby and her mother to the THU theatre. Stars Oliver Milburn, Nicola Ratcliffe and Jeremy THU Clyde. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsbc (Listen) THU The Execution of Charles I THU Money had to be found for the war and taxes were high. Anna THU Massey narrates the events leading up to the execution of THU Charles. THU THU 14:30 Uncle Mort's South Country b007jqzh (Listen) THU Series 1, We've Only Just Started THU Carter Brandon drives his uncle down south, but trouble THU looms at a pub stop. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with THU Stephen Thorne. THU THU 14:45 Hollywood History of the World b01c7sgp (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Saddle up partner, there's gold in them thar hills! Westerns THU are tackled. Presented by author George MacDonald Fraser. THU From March 1998. THU THU 15:00 RL Stevenson - Kidnapped b01c7rym (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01c7sjc (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc finds the cave where Bonnie Prince Charlie hid THU before he escaped to France, and she continues her quest to THU find the smartest family in Britain. THU THU 17:00 For Better or for Worse b00t9yby (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 1 THU Will undertaker's assistant Bernard ever get fiancee Iris up THU the aisle? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From December THU 1994. THU THU 17:30 Chambers b007znmz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Andrew Marshall and John THU Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody stars Patrick Magee and Paul THU Eddington. From November 1980. THU THU 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrgd (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU It's well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill Masen THU wonders what other human skills they might possess. Cult THU novel read by Roger May. THU THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry b01c7rlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express THU b007ys7n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwq9b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years THU b00g3x7b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 21:00 An Arrangement in Grey and Black b007mwdd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c7scj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b01693gs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Newsjack b01c7ttz (Listen) THU Series 6, Episode 1 THU Made for 4 Extra. Justin Edwards and the team tastefully THU make fun of the news stories from the last seven days. THU THU 23:00 Bleak Expectations b00ddx9f (Listen) THU Series 1, A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered THU In Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof, Pip falls in love but great THU drama awaits. Stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007. THU THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable b007k4p8 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 2 THU The management consultants plug into media technology. Stars THU Emma Kennedy and Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2002. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrgd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express FRI b007ys7n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwq9b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years FRI b00g3x7b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Crowned Hudds b00psrfz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 All the Young Dudes b01c7rsl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 RL Stevenson - Kidnapped b01c7rym (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 An Arrangement in Grey and Black b007mwdd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c7scj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 For Better or for Worse b00t9yby (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Chambers b007znmz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express FRI b007ytww (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Time is against the Belgian sleuth, as he battles to unmask FRI the murderer's identity. Stars John Moffat and Andre FRI Maranne. FRI FRI 06:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcsp (Listen) FRI The Affair of the Birmingham Bank FRI Can Edwardian sleuth Thorpe Hazell foil a gold bullion FRI robbery? By Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch, read by Benedict FRI Cumberbatch. FRI FRI 06:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years FRI b00g42tg (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Under cover of darkness, the police make one last trip to FRI wealthy farmer William Muffit's murder scene. Read by Robert FRI Lindsay. FRI FRI 07:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00vd7sd (Listen) FRI Series 4, The Flying Squad FRI The priest is put to the test when floods threaten the FRI parish of Mondo Piccolo. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. FRI From May 2004. FRI FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? b01c7vg6 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 21 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 b01c7wj3 (Listen) FRI On Safari FRI 4 Extra Debut. The TV team heads to Africa for 'Up the FRI Creek' with naturalists Maggie and Arnold Crump. Navy Lark FRI spin-off stars Leslie Phillips. From March 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI Men of Property FRI Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. FRI Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. FRI From June 1974. FRI FRI 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe b00mvs9q (Listen) FRI Off the Rails FRI A graduate trainee takes charge of a rural railway station FRI and its eccentric staff. Stars Peter Davison. From December FRI 1995. FRI FRI 09:30 Spending My Inheritance b00fpx7l (Listen) FRI Where There's a Will 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 tries to find out if his mum and dad have made a will. FRI Harry ...... Kris Marshall FRI Jo ...... Raquel Cassidy FRI Brian ...... Kenneth Cranham FRI Liz ...... Judy Parfitt FRI Jess ...... Antonia Thomas FRI Paul ...... Stephen Critchlow FRI Nick ...... Jonathan Tafler FRI Ed/Simon ...... Gunnar Cauthery FRI Radio Correspondent ...... Clive Coleman FRI Fran ...... Jill Cardo FRI Directed by Sam Hoyle. FRI FRI 10:00 RL Stevenson - Kidnapped b01c7x03 (Listen) FRI Murder in Appin FRI David Balfour is shipwrecked off Scotland's coast. Cast FRI ashore, he heads to Appin and a fateful encounter. Robert FRI Louis Stevenson's historical adventure stars Paul Young. FRI FRI 11:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Gardener b00nrvp3 (Listen) FRI An aunt's grief for her nephew, killed by a splinter shell FRI on the Somme. A poignant tale of remembrance read by FRI Patricia Hodge. FRI FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c7x3s (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Dancing Stone FRI 4 Extra Debut. Buoyant Warwick spots a mysterious stone and FRI wants it in the restaurant, but Sam says to move it at his FRI peril. Stars Trevor Peacock. FRI FRI 12:00 The TV Lark b01c7wj3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express FRI b007ytww (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcsp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years FRI b00g42tg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby b007js6m (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI Nicholas is alerted to Sir Mulberry Hawke's treatment of his FRI sister Kate. Stars Alex Jennings, Oliver Milburn and Jeremy FRI Clyde. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsbp (Listen) FRI The Republic of England FRI Upon the execution of Charles I, England becomes a republic. FRI Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. FRI FRI 14:30 Uncle Mort's South Country b007jqzx (Listen) FRI Series 1, Three Star Comfort FRI Carter Brandon checks in for some room service, but his FRI uncle has other ideas. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with FRI Sam Kelly. FRI FRI 14:45 Hollywood History of the World b01c7x7l (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Scotland and its perception in the realm of cinema. Author FRI George MacDonald Fraser hosts last of the series. From March FRI 1998. FRI FRI 15:00 RL Stevenson - Kidnapped b01c7x03 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01c7x85 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc's journey on the Hogwarts Express finishes at FRI the Scottish town of Mallaig, where she uncovers the hidden FRI history at the end of the line. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007jrhv (Listen) FRI Statistics FRI Lawyer Roger has a bad day at the races, thanks to Joy's FRI uncle. Stars Richard Briers and Terence Alexander. From July FRI 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 The Little World of Don Camillo b00vd7sd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqts (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI The epic Tolkien parody sees hero Aygar get an ear-bashing FRI from his mum. Stars Paul Eddington and Simon Callow. From FRI December 1980. FRI FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - Day of the Triffids b007jrh9 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Bill Masen is horrified by what he discovers in London, but FRI manages to rescue a girl from danger. Cult novel read by FRI Roger May. FRI FRI 19:00 The TV Lark b01c7wj3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot - Murder on the Orient Express FRI b007ytww (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway b00fwcsp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years FRI b00g42tg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Gardener b00nrvp3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen b01c7x3s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? b01c7vg6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 The Big Fun Show b00kvb5d (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and FRI Josie Lawrence - before they hit the big time. From January FRI 1988. FRI FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jpd8 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 4 FRI There's trouble in hell, thanks to a fundamentalist and a FRI pushy computer. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton and James FRI Grout. From April 1998. FRI FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007jtn5 (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Human Body FRI The sci-fi star probes cloning and what to do with our FRI waste. With Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From FRI July 1993. FRI
17 February, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 18/02/2012 - 24/02/2012
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