13 April, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 14/04/2012 - 20/04/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 14 APRIL 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Tanith Lee - Red as Blood b007jq65 (Listen) SAT In a dark Snow White fantasy, the Queen sets out to rescue SAT her stepdaughter from her sinister heritage. Read by Stella SAT Gonet. SAT SAT 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... b0133m09 (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT Is this The End, or the end of a middle? Sequel to Douglas SAT Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. With Stephen SAT Mangan. SAT SAT 00:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vtyj1 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Rick Deckard has been arrested by a rogue android posing as SAT a police inspector. Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's SAT classic. SAT SAT 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jshh (Listen) SAT The Expert Witness SAT The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of a GP accused of SAT killing his wife. Written by John Mortimer and starring SAT Maurice Denham. SAT SAT 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j272l (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Superintendent Andrew Dalziel's key suspect asks to change SAT his statement. Reginald Hill's thriller read by Philip SAT Jackson. SAT SAT 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mrhdk (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT News from Poona makes Dawkins think his wife was mad, but SAT the detective isn't so sure. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's SAT mystery. SAT SAT 02:00 North East of Eden b01flnpj (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT 4 Extra Debut. As Marcia adjusts to the Paradise Island SAT diet, a ministry man snoops about. Stars Rebecca Front and SAT Joan Sims. From June 1997. SAT SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel b00xmkdw (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Brainteasers galore with Chris Maslanka, William Hartston, SAT Professor Angela Newing and Robert Eastaway. From June 1998. SAT SAT 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia b01flntb (Listen) SAT Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 3 SAT The lost children turn to Aslan for help, and Peter suggests SAT a bold plan to the Prince. CS Lewis's adventure with Paul SAT Scofield. SAT SAT 03:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00ph6sc (Listen) SAT Series 1, Archaeopteryx SAT The naturalist tells the remarkable story of a SAT 150-million-year-old feather from an animal that lived SAT before birds had evolved. SAT SAT 04:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) SAT Graillis's Legacy SAT The touching and compassionate story of a man's love for two SAT women. Read by Dermot Crowley. SAT SAT 04:15 Anne Holm - I Am David b007jvms (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The weary young refugee is in despair - until he meets SAT Signora Bang, who changes everything. Stars Rory Copus and SAT Sarah Badel. SAT SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law b007js3q (Listen) SAT 1471 SAT Both of barrister Roger's girlfriends, Sally and Joy, SAT attempt to get him some work. Stars Richard Briers. From SAT September 1971. SAT SAT 05:30 Ring Around the Bath b01fln4t (Listen) SAT Series 3, Love in a Cottage SAT 4 Extra Debut. Stella's planning to retire to the country, SAT but will her grown up children survive without her? Stars SAT Pippa Haywood. From 2006. SAT SAT 06:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01g69tb (Listen) SAT Wish Me Luck SAT 4 Extra Debut. From Rochdale to renown - Gracie Fields' rise SAT to fame was not without its traumas. Starring Tracy Wiles SAT and Paul Nicholas. SAT SAT 07:30 Exile b00l3pv2 (Listen) SAT Billy Kay speaks to Scottish exiles who carry their culture, SAT music and history with them wherever in the world they go. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01g69td (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 26 SAT From Detroit, Michigan - the American funny man welcomes SAT string band Old Crow Medicine Show and singer Andra Suchy. SAT From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Let's Get Quizzical b0106tcv (Listen) SAT Brains, Pickles and Slips SAT Russell Davies's historical trawl through radio quiz and SAT panel games includes 'Have a Go', 'Many a Slip', 'The News SAT Quiz' pilot and 'Twenty Questions' via numerous other SAT classics. SAT Clip SAT SAT 12:00 The Man Who Knows Omnibus b01g69tg (Listen) SAT Fleet Street 1968. A gossip columnist targets some major SAT celebrities. Actress Alice Morney is determined to uncover SAT his source. SAT SAT 13:15 Daunt and Dervish b007jwtk (Listen) SAT Series 1, After the Ball is Over SAT Feeling useless after the Second World War, two women set up SAT their own detective agency. Stars Anna Massey and Imelda SAT Staunton. SAT SAT 14:00 The Radio Ballads b01gkh6s (Listen) SAT Travelling People SAT Charles Parker's 1964 ballad documents the prejudice faced SAT by those who lead the gipsy life. With music by Ewan SAT MacColl. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01g69td (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01g69tb (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b016x4sv (Listen) SAT April 21st to 25th SAT Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen comprises the SAT entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien SAT Trench. In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, SAT Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day SAT life, "no matter how grizzly or, indeed, how gristly". SAT This second episode finds Damien reluctantly drawn into SAT accepting a job for a supermarket's online magazine, whilst SAT Anthony resolves to start the "courgette diet" and lose a SAT few pounds. SAT The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes SAT for: SAT - a simple Lobster Bisque SAT - comforting Lardy Cake SAT - relaxing Nettle Tea SAT and SAT - easy Wiener Schnitzel. SAT Cast: SAT Miles Jupp as Damien Trench SAT Justin Edwards as Anthony SAT with SAT Margaret Cabourn-Smith as Geraldine McBeef SAT Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney SAT Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher SAT Producer: Sam Michell. SAT SAT 18:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris b00pf4xk (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Psychologist Kris is falling in love with his replica wife, SAT as his colleagues plot to destroy the planet. Stars Joanne SAT Frogatt. SAT SAT 19:00 Let's Get Quizzical b0106tcv (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up b01381wx (Listen) SAT Boothby Graffoe in Cabaret SAT Boothby Graffoe entertains with jokes, silly songs and SAT audience participation. From his 2009 show at Brighton's SAT Komedia. SAT SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires b00th9yh (Listen) SAT Episode 6 SAT A double death at sea appears to give the police what SAT they're looking for, but the Commander isn't so sure. Stars SAT Robin Ellis. SAT SAT 23:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers b00hv6f8 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT The Swedish sleuth's murder probe reveals that victim Mr SAT Lovgren had secrets. Henning Mankell's thriller read by SAT David Warner. SAT SAT 23:45 Devil in a Blue Dress b00zt7x0 (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Easy Rawlings hunts Daphne Monet, but discovers he's not SAT alone in the search. Walter Mosley's thriller read by Paul SAT Winfield. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 15 APRIL 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris b00pf4xk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01g69td (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Man Who Knows Omnibus b01g69tg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Daunt and Dervish b007jwtk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01g69tb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b016x4sv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mdn40 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Anne heads off to the dazzling lights of post-war New York SUN in search of a career. Jacqueline Susann drama with SUN Madeleine Potter. SUN SUN 07:15 Irish Icons - The Titanic b01g6ggv (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. The triumph and the tragedy of The Titanic SUN are keenly remembered by people in Belfast, where the ship SUN was built. SUN SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community b008pzyz (Listen) SUN Series 4, A Game of Two Slavs SUN Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. SUN Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically SUN correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. SUN At couples counselling, Clare and Brian are encouraged to SUN share their interests. Sadly, apart from work, Clare SUN realises she has no interests. SUN Clare ...... Sally Phillips SUN Brian ...... Alex Lowe SUN Ray ...... Richard Lumsden SUN Helen ...... Gemma Craven SUN Irene ...... Ellen Thomas SUN Megan ...... Nina Conti SUN Simon ...... Andrew Wincott SUN Counsellor ...... Anna Bengo SUN Yob ...... Paul Chequer SUN Milos Jakovljevic ...... Shaban Arifi SUN Dragan ...... Rad Lazar. SUN SUN 08:00 Frankie Howerd Show b00n3ptz (Listen) SUN A feast of comic capers from the king of big titters, with SUN June Whitfield and Ray Fell. From November 1974. SUN SUN 08:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ns2m9 (Listen) SUN What Unusual Wallpaper SUN The family feel the heat in a summer heatwave. Stars Jack SUN Warner, Kathleen Harrison and Kenneth Connor. From September SUN 1957. SUN SUN 09:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rwxkj (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking - and nearly kills SUN herself. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes. SUN SUN 09:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qxh13 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A boy's stay with his relatives turns from tedium to SUN adventure - when the clock strikes 13. Stars Una Stubbs and SUN Peter England. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0138xw1 (Listen) SUN Martin Sheen SUN A chance to hear an extended edition of the Hollywood SUN actor's Desert Island Discs, first broadcast in April 2011 SUN on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young. SUN SUN 11:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01g6khg (Listen) SUN Leaving Home SUN Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about life at a SUN steelworks and heading to war - with his trumpet. From SUN December 1993. SUN SUN 11:30 Diary of a Nobody b01g6khj (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Pompous Mr Pooter has to deal with the consequences of his SUN night of excess at the Lord Mayor's Ball. Read by Arthur SUN Lowe. SUN SUN 12:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls Omnibus SUN b00mdn40 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Irish Icons - The Titanic b01g6ggv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Moya O'Shea - CQD b01g7nrp (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Greed and coercion meet supernatural justice SUN and retribution, through a lifeboat. Stars Gareth Armstrong SUN and Dominic Letts. SUN SUN 14:00 The Mystery of the Yellow Room b01gyl0j (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. How was a woman shot at, knocked unconscious SUN and left for dead in a locked room? Gaston Leroux's mystery SUN with Nicholas Boulton. SUN SUN 15:00 Frankie Howerd Show b00n3ptz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ns2m9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01g7nrr (Listen) SUN Made for 4 Extra. Mel looks back at a great week on The 4 SUN O'Clock Show, including posh choccies, robots and performing SUN dogs. SUN SUN 16:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rwxkj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qxh13 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Titanic Letters b01g7nrt (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Passengers and crew share their hopes and SUN fears with loved ones, before they begin their tragic SUN attempt to cross the Atlantic. SUN SUN 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Johnny has the flu and just wants to go to bed, but the SUN ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble. From the novel by SUN Terry Pratchett. SUN SUN 18:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015flq5 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Young historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious, SUN shunned town of Innsmouth in New England. Read by Richard SUN Coyle. SUN SUN 19:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01g6khg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Diary of a Nobody b01g6khj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Frankie Howerd Show b00n3ptz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 Meet the Huggetts b00ns2m9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0138xw1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community b008pzyz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Change b00nj6fd (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Can transvestite George dump his entire wardrobe for wife SUN Carol? Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From SUN November 2001. SUN SUN 23:00 King Cutler b008s3cc (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, SUN stories and poems. With Craig Murray-Orr. From January 1990. SUN SUN 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01g7nry (Listen) SUN The Jason Byrne Show - Series 2, Holidays SUN The award-winning comic tackles the stress of going on SUN holiday. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard. From SUN August 2009. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 16 APRIL 2012 MON MON 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth b015flq5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b0138xw1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01g6khg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Diary of a Nobody b01g6khj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Frankie Howerd Show b00n3ptz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Moya O'Shea - CQD b01g7nrp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 04:00 The Mystery of the Yellow Room b01gyl0j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rwxkj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden b00qxh13 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjb (Listen) MON The Course of True Love MON The Old Bailey hack muses on the case of a teacher accused MON of seduction. Written by John Mortimer and starring Maurice MON Denham. MON MON 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5hq1 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key MON witness Greg Waterson. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip MON Jackson. MON MON 06:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mtr87 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if MON he spoke to the detective? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's MON mystery. MON MON 07:00 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776jn (Listen) MON How Michelangelo Done the Sistine Chapel MON Desmond Olivier Dingle and The National Theatre of Brent MON recreate the Renaissance. Stars Patrick Barlow. From April MON 2007. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01fhrjr (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 2 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. MON John Finnemore, Henning Wehn, Danielle Ward and Tom MON Wrigglesworth are the panellists obliged to talk with MON deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Pandas, MON Football, China and Smoking. 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 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' MON probes the world of showbiz. With Kenneth Williams. From MON April 1960. MON MON 08:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b007jm84 (Listen) MON The veteran comedian's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at MON Chads Theatre, Cheadle Hume. With Colin Edwynn. From MON September 1987. MON MON 09:00 Clare in the Community b008tp1z (Listen) MON Series 4, And the Winner Is... MON Comedy by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. MON Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically MON correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. MON Nominations are required for the Social Worker of the Year MON Award. While Clare hates mutual back-slapping as much as the MON next person, she uses all her powers of manipulation to MON influence the matter. MON Clare ...... Sally Phillips MON Brian ...... Alex Lowe MON Ray ...... Richard Lumsden MON Helen ...... Gemma Craven MON Irene ...... Ellen Thomas MON Megan ...... Nina Conti MON Simon ...... Andrew Wincott MON Stanley ...... Martin Hyder. MON MON 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k31j (Listen) MON Series 2, Babies MON The rabbis are submerged in baby talk, and Melvin struggles MON with his conscience. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman. From October MON 2000. MON MON 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia b01g7x60 (Listen) MON Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian, Episode 4 MON The plotting Glozelle encourages the king to accept Peter's MON challenge for a battle. CS Lewis's adventure with David MON Suchet. MON MON 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00ph8rs (Listen) MON Series 1, Salamander MON The naturalist recalls his first pet - a fire salamander MON given to him by his father on his eighth birthday. MON MON 11:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cq49d (Listen) MON Peerless MON A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms MON with a friend's death many years ago. Read by Oliver Ford MON Davies. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01g4f30 (Listen) MON Lee Mack, Amadou & Mariam, Laura Gibson, Arthur Smith and MON Jenny Agutter MON Clive stays in with stand up comedian and actor Lee Mack, as MON his gag packed, multi-award winning sitcom Not Going Out MON returns to BBC One. He rejoins regular cast members Tim MON Vine, Sally Breton and Katy Wix for more scrapes and sticky MON situations every Friday night. MON She may be best known for her role in the The Railway MON Children but Jenny Agutter has starred in Logan's Run, Equus MON and An American Werewolf in London. Now she's joined forces MON with Bob Hoskins in her latest film, Outside Bet which is on MON general release now. MON The seventies are the decade that shaped Britain today - so MON says Dominic Sandbrook, historian and presenter of BBC Two MON series The 70's. His series re-examines the decade as one of MON a housing boom, rising consumerism and conflict in the MON Middle East. His book Seasons in the Sun: The Battle for MON Britain 1974-1979 accompanies the series. MON Arthur Smith gets his kit on to talk to Nigel Wray, Chairman MON of Saracens Rugby Football Club and owner of possibly the MON largest sporting memorabilia collection in the world. Arthur MON gets to fondle WC Grace's last bat and (not that he needs MON it), uses the starter's megaphone from the 1908 Olympics. MON Nigel's collection has been brought together in a book 'A MON Sporting History' by David Norrie with all proceeds going to MON the Saracens Sport Foundation. MON Music from Malian superstars Amadou and Mariam. Having MON toured with the likes of Coldplay and U2 and performed at MON the Nobel Peace Prize Concert for Barack Obama, they return MON to the Loose Ends studio to play Wily Kataso from their new MON album 'Folila'. MON Last time Laura Gibson appeared on Loose Ends, she serenaded MON Andy Williams. This time Laura Gibson is back to perform her MON current single The Fire from her album 'La Grande'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON Lee Mack MON ‘Not Going Out’ is broadcast on BBC One on Friday’s at MON 21.30pm. MON Jenny Agutter MON ‘Outside Bet’ is released nationwide in the UK & Ireland on MON Friday 27 April. MON Dominic Sandbrook MON ‘The 70s’ airs on BBC Two on Monday 16 April at 21.00pm. MON ‘Seasons in the Sun: The Battle for Britain, 1974-1979’ is MON published by Allen Lane on Thursday 19 April. MON Image credit: Cris Haigh MON Neil Wray MON ‘A Sporting History: The Priory Collection’ is published by MON VSP Publishing on Thursday 3 May with all proceeds going to MON the Saracens Sport Foundation, aimed at inspiring MON communities and changing lives through the power of sport. MON Amadou and Mariam MON Amadou and Mariam play Wily Kataso from their new album, MON Folila and they’re at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank MON Centre, London on Weds 23 May. MON Laura Gibson MON Laura Gibson MON Laura Gibson performs her single The Fire from her album ‘La MON Grande’. You can see her live The Louisiana, Bristol on MON Saturday 14 and Rough Trade East, London on Sunday 15 April. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b007jm84 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5hq1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 13:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mtr87 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mdyl5 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Set on showbiz careers in New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely MON move in together. Jacqueline Susann drama with Barbara MON Barnes. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jstm (Listen) MON Queen Caroline and the Emergence Of W. Pitt MON Looking at Caroline, the queen, and her link to Walpole. MON Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. MON MON 14:30 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember b007jr5s (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON With all of the Titanic's lifeboats gone, painful decisions MON remain for those left on the sinking ship. Read by Martin MON Jarvis. MON MON 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00s7r4q (Listen) MON The Grave and the Cradle MON Michael Morpurgo explores a thousand years of British MON childhood - the arrival of Christianity and the Norman MON Conquest. MON MON 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia b01g7x60 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 15:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00ph8rs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01g7xq1 (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc pulls on her wellies for a spot of egg MON collecting, pony-trekking and tractor riding. MON MON 17:00 Anything Legal b00828m9 (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Two city gents finally admit they've been sacked and take MON action. Stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles. From MON November 1984. MON MON 17:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776jn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g7xq3 (Listen) MON The Secret of the Growing Gold MON 4 Extra Debut. Tales from the mind behind Dracula, Bram MON Stoker. Fair hair becomes an unusual tool of marital MON revenge. Read by Dyfed Thomas. MON MON 18:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009l6sv (Listen) MON Into the Wolf's Lair MON It's 1945. The Allies are certain to win the war. Then a MON strange aircraft is spotted. And nothing will ever be the MON same again. MON MON 18:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vytx7 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from MON retiring some rogue androids? Kerry Shale reads Philip K MON Dick's classic. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00vfjff (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter b007jm84 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5hq1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 20:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mtr87 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] MON MON 21:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cq49d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01g4f30 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01fhrjr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Clare in the Community b008tp1z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01g7xq5 (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 Elastic Planet b007js6h (Listen) MON The Train MON The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates. Patrick MON Moore guest stars in the comedy of connections. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 17 APRIL 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g7xq3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009l6sv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vytx7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5hq1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mtr87 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community b008tp1z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k31j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia b01g7x60 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories b00ph8rs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cq49d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01g4f30 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Anything Legal b00828m9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 The Arts and How They Was Done b00776jn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjp (Listen) TUE The Perils of the Sea TUE The Old Bailey hack recalls a case of murder. How did Barney TUE Bateman die? Written by John Mortimer and starring Maurice TUE Denham. TUE TUE 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5lbp (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE DS Dalziel and his murder suspect are both due on stage in TUE the local Mysteries. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip TUE Jackson. TUE TUE 06:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mv1sj (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Dawkins' servant's splendid turban. That's the problem. The TUE detective is on track again. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's TUE mystery. TUE TUE 07:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01g82l5 (Listen) TUE Series 3, Astonishing Archie TUE 4 Extra Debut. When two brothers plan a funeral, music is a TUE bone of contention - Sinatra or Presley? With Bill Paterson. TUE From March 2009. TUE TUE 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b01ddxcz (Listen) TUE Series 8, Original British Drama TUE Ed reardon leads us through the ups and down of his week, TUE complete with his trusty companion, Elgar, and his TUE never-ending capacity for scrimping and scraping at whatever TUE scraps his agent, Ping, can offer him to keep body, mind and TUE cat together. TUE This week, following one of his numerous, pithy, letters of TUE complaint to the BBC, Ed finds himself doing some research TUE for his son, Jake, the only family member left representing TUE the name of Reardon working in the media. The unexpected TUE consequence of this is that Ed finds himself working in TUE harmony with the 12 year- olds both on screen and in the TUE coffee stations and tea points of power, to produce a piece TUE of genuinely water-cooler factutainment. TUE Cast list Ep. 2 TUE Ed Reardon ..... Christopher Douglas TUE Olive ..... Stephanie Cole TUE Radio DJ ..... Simon Greenall TUE Policeman ..... Martin Hyder TUE Pearl ..... Rita May TUE Ping ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy TUE Jake ..... Sam Pamphillon TUE Pool Manager ..... Nicola Sanderson TUE Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead TUE Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas. TUE Produced by Dawn Ellis. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jws9 (Listen) TUE What's My Line? TUE Can anyone guess the unusual professions in a special TUE edition of the 1950s TV quiz? Stars Spike Milligan. From TUE December 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00gffj3 (Listen) TUE A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon. Sketch TUE comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From March TUE 1971. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01g7xq5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Elastic Planet b007js6h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2d8p (Listen) TUE Patrick Taylor TUE Anglo-Indian Patrick pursues the daughter of a train driver. TUE John Masters' family dramatisation with Gary Bond. TUE TUE 11:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqdb1 (Listen) TUE Loves Me, Loves Me Not TUE Sixty years ago, Frank's romantic hopes were dashed on a New TUE York quayside. Will he now confront the past? Read by Dermot TUE Crowley. TUE TUE 11:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed b007k1hn (Listen) TUE A traveller passing through a remote village receives a TUE desperate request from a mother to cure her son. Stars Emma TUE Fielding. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jws9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00gffj3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5lbp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 13:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mv1sj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mdyzz (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Jennifer is keen to marry Tony, and Lyon visits Anne's TUE family home in Lawrenceville. Jacqueline Susann drama with TUE Julia Ford. TUE TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsv7 (Listen) TUE A Bottled Ear, Grog and Rule Britannia TUE Jenkins' Ear sends Britain to war, Admiral Vernon waters TUE down the rum and Britannia tries to rule the waves. With TUE Anna Massey. TUE TUE 14:30 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember b007jr68 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Crew members of the Titanic organise themselves into a TUE rescue party to find floating survivors. Read by Martin TUE Jarvis. TUE TUE 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00s7w3z (Listen) TUE The Skill of the Goldsmith TUE Michael Morpurgo wonders if medieval people recognised a TUE phase of 'childhood', using clues from Britain's first TUE childcare guru. TUE TUE 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2d8p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01g84q9 (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc hears from a painter who gets creative with TUE cattle, and gets tips from the businessman who created a TUE jam-making empire in his parent's kitchen. TUE TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path b007w43j (Listen) TUE Series 1, New Year, Old Problems TUE Teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men. TUE Sue Limb's comedy stars Imelda Staunton. From November 1987. TUE TUE 17:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01g82l5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g8766 (Listen) TUE The Coming of Abel Behenna TUE Two rivals in love make a pact. Will it end in betrayal? TUE Another tale from the Dracula author read by Dyfed Thomas. TUE TUE 18:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009lw5f (Listen) TUE The Eagle's Nest TUE Barton and his team head deep behind German lines to track TUE down a terrifying new weapon. Stars Rory Kinnear and Rachel TUE Atkins. TUE TUE 18:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vyxjn (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Rick Deckard gets drawn into a relationship with the TUE beautiful android Rachel Rosen. Kerry Shale reads Philip K TUE Dick's classic. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jws9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b00gffj3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5lbp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 20:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mv1sj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqdb1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed b007k1hn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b01ddxcz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller b00911f4 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 3 TUE Craig and Martin throw a 'Come As You Aren't' party. With TUE Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. From December 1998. TUE TUE 23:00 The Flight of the Conchords b007k17r (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE After the band splits, Jemaine holds auditions in the TUE toilets. Stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. From TUE October 2005. TUE TUE 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels b007rhx1 (Listen) TUE The End - At Last TUE Tony ends up in South America and Joanna plans an attack on TUE Yorkshire. Nick Revell's epic comedy saga. From June 1997. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2012 WED WED 00:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g8766 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009lw5f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vyxjn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsjp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j5lbp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mv1sj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01g7xq5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Elastic Planet b007js6h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2d8p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqdb1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed b007k1hn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path b007w43j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse b01g82l5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsk0 (Listen) WED The Age of Retirement WED The Old Bailey hack reconsiders his future - as does a WED hardened thief. Written by John Mortimer and starring WED Maurice Denham. WED WED 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j622d (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect WED Philip Swain's farm. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip WED Jackson. WED WED 06:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvd3w (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that WED he's been building for days. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's WED mystery. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00bs464 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Caramba Campaign WED The Prince of Monte Guano is badgered by his wife to wade WED into war. Stars David Swift and Sian Phillips. From April WED 2001. WED WED 07:30 Beauty of Britain b00n4zgv (Listen) WED Series 1, The Lord Lieutenant's Lady WED Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson. Beauty WED Olonga works as a carer for the Featherdown Agency and sees WED herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to WED achieve their goals in the land of semi-skimmed milk. We see WED Britain through her eyes - its overheated houses, its WED disappointing church services and its over-fondness for WED cauliflower cheese. WED Beauty is caught between a warring couple, which is a good WED distraction from her disastrous crush on worship leader WED Wayne. WED Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien WED Nancy Snow ...... Rosemary Leach WED Miss Macleod ...... Anne Reid WED Worship Leader Wayne ...... Javone Prince WED Sally ...... Felicity Montagu WED Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson WED Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi WED Anil ...... Paul Sharma WED Mrs Daly/Choir Member ...... Nicola Sanderson WED Music by The West End Gospel Choir. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007rgpj (Listen) WED The 13th of the Series WED The lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of the WED show between numbers 12 and 14. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED January 1957. WED WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007wwg9 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Dog WED The author is alarmed to find a four-legged friend in his WED car. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From April WED 1976. WED WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008043w (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 5 WED With news of another baby for their best friends, Dan takes WED action over Lucy's reaction. Stars David Tennant. From July WED 2002. WED WED 09:30 Counterpoint b00d7q3d (Listen) WED 2005, Episode 1 WED Amateur musical enthusiasts battle it out in the general WED knowledge music quiz. From London's Drill Hall with Ned WED Sherrin. WED WED 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2fl3 (Listen) WED Victoria Jones WED Anglo-Indian Victoria seeks her true identity amid Britain's WED turbulent withdrawal. Stars Gary Bond and Shireen Shah. WED WED 11:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqh5g (Listen) WED The Ebony Hand WED Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace WED in an unexpected place. Read by Penelope Wilton. WED WED 11:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis b007k1jy (Listen) WED A vicar appoints a lonely widower as church safety officer, WED but he proves to be rather accident prone. Stars Peter WED Sallis. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007rgpj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007wwg9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsk0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j622d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 13:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvd3w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mf04n (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED New bride Jennifer visits Neely, who has become a big WED Hollywood star. Stars Madeleine Potter, Harry Myers and WED Susan Jameson. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsvh (Listen) WED Patronage and the Fall of Robert Walpole WED Walpole resigns, patronage comes under the microscope and WED the King fears his nephew across the sea. Narrated by Anna WED Massey. WED WED 14:30 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember b007jr77 (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED With survivors left struggling in the water, fights break WED out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats. Read by Martin WED Jarvis. WED WED 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00s8j07 (Listen) WED New Shoes with Red Thongs WED What did medieval children get up to when left unattended? WED Michael Morpurgo unearths some vivid descriptions. WED WED 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2fl3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01g8frn (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc is all singing and dancing, as choirmaster WED Gareth Malone shares his favourite songs, and a blind man WED takes his first tentative steps in ballroom dance. WED WED 17:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007jxf5 (Listen) WED Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum WED Bingo Little fancies a waitress - can Bertie Wooster's valet WED help? PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael WED Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00bs464 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g97vd (Listen) WED The Dream In the Dead House WED An Englishman in Munich receives a most unexpected rescue. WED Another tale from the Dracula author, read by Dyfed Thomas. WED WED 18:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009m2ff (Listen) WED The Tomorrow World WED Barton and the team have found the Germans' secret weapon. WED But what exactly is it? Stars Rory Kinnear and Tim McMullan. WED WED 18:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vz4cr (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Can Deckard confront and destroy the remaining three highly WED dangerous rogue androids? Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's WED 1968 classic. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007rgpj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter WED b007wwg9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsk0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j622d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 20:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvd3w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] WED WED 21:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqh5g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis b007k1jy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Beauty of Britain b00n4zgv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Self Storage b01g97vg (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED 4 Extra Debut. No woman, no job. Dave has no choice but to WED stow everything. With Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap. From WED September 2007. WED WED 22:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk b0076d5r (Listen) WED 4 Extra Debut. Eggs are rather like people - drop them into WED hot water and they go to pieces. Some surreal food for WED thought. From March 2003. WED WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show b007jm8k (Listen) WED Hamlet WED William Shakespeare's brother a jazz musician? The play's WED the thing, as the boys try and tackle the famous Dane. From WED May 1994. WED WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? b00ny84w (Listen) WED Series 1, The Price of Success WED Underachiever Giles woos ex-girlfriend Julia when he WED flat-sits in Knightsbridge. Stars Richard E Grant. From WED January 1995. WED WED THU THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012 THU THU 00:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g97vd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009m2ff (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? b00vz4cr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Rumpole of the Bailey b007jsk0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j622d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvd3w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008043w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Counterpoint b00d7q3d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2fl3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqh5g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis b007k1jy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Inimitable Jeeves b007jxf5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00bs464 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007m9f7 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU A party at racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne's stables ends THU in tragedy. But is it just an accident? Stars Nigel Havers. THU THU 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j6bh4 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU After his tragic accident, Andrew Dalziel hears Arnie THU Stringer's final words. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip THU Jackson. THU THU 06:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvqs4 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Now that the detective has the khansamah at his mercy, what THU will the servant reveal? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's THU mystery. THU THU 07:00 Life in London b0121lz3 (Listen) THU An End to Life in London THU Some years on, Pierce Egan must adapt the city adventures of THU Tom, Bob and Jerry to new rules. Stars Greg Wise. From June THU 2006. THU THU 07:30 Shedtown b011pkqz (Listen) THU Foundations THU Written by Kevin Eldon. Colin (Johnny Vegas) is all at sea THU as the foundations of Jimmy's dream take shape on the beach. THU Wes and Father Michael witness the profits of some THU not-so-spiritual meat. THU Cast: THU Barry ......Tony Pitts THU Jimmy & Johnny ...... Kevin Eldon THU Colin ..... Johnny Vegas THU Diane ..... Suranne Jones THU Dave ..... Shaun Dooley THU Eleanor ..... Ronni Ancona THU Maureen ..... Emma Fryer THU William ..... Adrian Manfredi THU Carly ..... Jessica Knappett THU Father Michael ..... James Quinn THU Wes ...... Warren Brown THU Narrator ..... Maxine Peake THU Music ..... Paul Heaton THU Created by Tony Pitts. Directed by Jim Poyser THU Producer: Sally Harrison THU A Woolyback Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 The Al Read Show b0090v01 (Listen) THU A look at the fire brigade and the morning after the night THU before, from the northern comic's monologues of the 1950s. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b00s5p8b (Listen) THU Series 2, The Day the Balloon Went Up THU Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones get carried away THU with the platoon's war effort. Stars Arthur Lowe. From June THU 1975. THU THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008j0ln (Listen) THU Series 2, Puppets THU Robert discovers the pitfalls of working with hypnotists and THU ventriloquists. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From March 1990. THU THU 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00sfwmp (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 3 THU John Lloyd invites guests Kevin Eldon, John Ronson and THU Richard Wiseman to add to the imaginary collection. From May THU 2010. THU THU 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2nk5 (Listen) THU Sirdani Amrita Kasel THU Victoria Jones becomes drawn to the Indian way of life, and THU Ranjit in particular. John Masters dramatisation with Gary THU Bond. THU THU 11:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqmjl (Listen) THU Moth THU A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a THU trailer park mother. Read by Debora Weston. THU THU 11:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt b00h3mdq (Listen) THU A missing recording of Macbeth creates a tie between three THU people in war-torn West Africa. Powerful drama starring THU Amanda Root. THU THU 12:00 The Al Read Show b0090v01 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b00s5p8b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007m9f7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j6bh4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 13:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvqs4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mf36d (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Jennifer is invited to star in French films and Anne gets THU work in the new medium - TV. Jacqueline Susann drama with THU Julia Ford. THU THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsvs (Listen) THU War, Pragmatism and the Final Charge of an English Monarch THU The war of the Austrian succession, the pragmatic army and a THU king goes into battle. Narrated by Anna Massey. THU THU 14:30 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember b007jr7q (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU As dawn breaks, the Carpathia sets out on a rescue mission THU for the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Read by Martin THU Jarvis. THU THU 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00s8lg8 (Listen) THU Mischief and Misrule THU Were medieval children permitted to play? Michael Morpurgo THU learns about early football and about Festivals of Misrule. THU THU 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2nk5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01g99j1 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears the talents of the UK's only professional THU whistler, and learns the history of messages in bottles. THU THU 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fks6k (Listen) THU Babytalk THU The last four people on Earth plus the mysterious stranger THU ponder continuing the human race. Stars Meera Syal. From May THU 1999. THU THU 17:30 Life in London b0121lz3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g8bxg (Listen) THU A Dream of Red Hands THU Jacob Settle hides a dark past. What does his dream mean? THU Another tale from the Dracula author read by Dyfed Thomas. THU THU 18:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009m464 (Listen) THU This Island Earth THU Things can't get much worse for Barton and his team in their THU wartime efforts. Or can they? Stars Rory Kinnear and Tim THU McMullan. THU THU 18:45 Mark Twain Stories b007jqdh (Listen) THU A Ghost Story THU The tale of man who checks into a deserted hotel and THU encounters a wailing apparition. Read by 'Frasier' star THU Kelsey Grammer. THU THU 19:00 The Al Read Show b0090v01 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b00s5p8b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007m9f7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j6bh4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 20:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvqs4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] THU THU 21:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqmjl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt b00h3mdq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Shedtown b011pkqz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations b00yhxmg (Listen) THU Series 2, A Recovery All Made Miserable THU In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, poorly Pip faces rural THU poverty - and a mystery nurse. Stars Anthony Head. From THU August 2008. THU THU 23:00 The In Crowd b00sbrl6 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 1 THU Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, THU Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From July 2002. THU THU 23:30 Hut 33 b00wbkxg (Listen) THU Series 2, Where Boffins Dare THU To avoid a war posting to Burma, the blundering code THU breakers must catch a German spy. Stars Robert Bathurst. THU From June 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g8bxg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:15 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009m464 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 Mark Twain Stories b007jqdh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007m9f7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j6bh4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mvqs4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me b008j0ln (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity b00sfwmp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2nk5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cqmjl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt b00h3mdq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fks6k (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Life in London b0121lz3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007mb1q (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky FRI tasting in the cause of criminal investigation. Stars Nigel FRI Havers. FRI FRI 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j7p9h (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI The detective duo fight to nail who murdered Gail Swain, and FRI the other victims. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip FRI Jackson. FRI FRI 06:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mw69f (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI What was the gunshot heard by the detective as the khansamah FRI was being driven to jail? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's FRI mystery. FRI FRI 07:00 Ring Around the Bath b01g8d6p (Listen) FRI Series 3, Willing It Away FRI Stella's luck goes from bad to worse, as daughter Alison and FRI granny want to move in. Stars Pippa Haywood. From January FRI 2006. FRI FRI 07:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b017551m (Listen) FRI July 15th to 19th FRI Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen features a few FRI entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien FRI Trench. In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, FRI Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his life, "no FRI matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly". FRI This episode sees Damien and his partner, Anthony, setting FRI off for the warm embrace of the Italian countryside so that FRI Damien can do some writing for a new book, and their builder FRI Mr Mullaney can have space to properly fit the granite FRI worktops that Damien's been dreaming of "from what seems FRI like the beginning of the Jurassic era". But there's trouble FRI in paradise when Damien receives a call to tell him their FRI Umbrian villa has collapsed and they will have to go FRI somewhere else. Luckily, Damien's agent, Ian, is quick to FRI the rescue... FRI The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes FRI for: FRI - a perfect pasta puttanesca FRI - comforting Cornish Pasties FRI and FRI - something for the more experimental, "pilchards al FRI limone". FRI Cast: FRI Miles Jupp as Damien Trench FRI with FRI Justin Edwards as Anthony FRI Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney FRI Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher FRI Alex Tregear as the BA Lady/Helpful Student FRI Producer: Sam Michell. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01g8dd4 (Listen) FRI HMS Troutbridge Gets a Rocket FRI 4 Extra Debut. Paranoia sets in when the crew are charged FRI with a top secret mission. Stars Jon Pertwee and Leslie FRI Philips. From May 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp6x (Listen) FRI Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard FRI Harold is sceptical when Albert contacts the dead. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI March 1976. FRI FRI 09:00 North East of Eden b01g97mq (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI 4 Extra Debut. Marcia is bored on the island - will joining FRI the lifeboat crew help liven things up? Stars Rebecca Front. FRI From July 1997. FRI FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel b00y26mr (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Paul FRI Lamford, Professor Angela Newing and Robert Eastaway. From FRI July 1998. FRI FRI 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2qmb (Listen) FRI Ranjit Singh Kasel FRI Unrest grows in Bhowani as Victoria Jones comes under FRI suspicion from the police. John Masters dramatisation with FRI Gary Bond, Shireen Shah and Sean Barrett. FRI FRI 11:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cr1lq (Listen) FRI How It Stacks Up FRI The poignant portrait of McCreedy's 46th birthday FRI celebration. Read by Dermot Crowley. FRI FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut b007k1f8 (Listen) FRI When Jimmy asks Clara to teach him to read, an unlikely FRI friendship develops, forged through fear. Stars Jim FRI Sturgess. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01g8dd4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp6x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007mb1q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j7p9h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 13:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mw69f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls b00mfhv8 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Neely has won an Academy Award, but her second marriage is FRI already on the rocks. Jacqueline Susann drama with Madeleine FRI Potter. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jsw3 (Listen) FRI Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden and God Save the King FRI As war continues in Europe, there's a threat to the Crown FRI from nearer home as the Young Pretender marches south. Anna FRI Massey narrates the history of Britain. FRI FRI 14:30 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember b007jr83 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a FRI list of survivors is hastily drawn up. Read by Martin FRI Jarvis. FRI FRI 14:45 The Invention of Childhood b00s9f4y (Listen) FRI A Thousand Histories and Fables FRI Michael Morpurgo learns about the impact of printing, and FRI how it raised fears among adults that it was corrupting FRI children. FRI FRI 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction b00k2qmb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01g9848 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc finds out how to bake a lemon cake, hears from FRI a songwriter who loves rollercoasters, and learns the FRI history of archery. Plus Lady Gaga, and a trip to a famous FRI forest. FRI FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law b007js5z (Listen) FRI A Jewel of a Husband FRI There's double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case. FRI Stars Richard Briers and Barbara Windsor. From September FRI 1971. FRI FRI 17:30 Ring Around the Bath b01g8d6p (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker - Midnight Tales b01g9873 (Listen) FRI The Squaw FRI An arrogant American earns himself a truly horrific FRI retribution. The final tale from the 'Dracula' author, read FRI by Dyfed Thomas. FRI FRI 18:30 Simon Bovey's Slipstream b009mbjn (Listen) FRI Fight for the Future FRI Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before FRI all is lost. Stars Rory Kinnear and Rachel Atkins. FRI FRI 18:45 Mark Twain Stories b007jq6p (Listen) FRI Cannibalism in the Cars FRI A train gets marooned in snow and the stranded passengers FRI are starving. Served up by 'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01g8dd4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jp6x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Dick Francis's Proof b007mb1q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe: Bones and Silence b00j7p9h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 20:45 Inspector Ghote's First Case b00mw69f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain b00cr1lq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut b007k1f8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 In and Out of the Kitchen b017551m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jmbz (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Reasonably Fantastic Journey FRI Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - FRI inside Scumspawn's brain. Stars Andy Hamilton. From April FRI 1999. FRI FRI 23:00 Lenin of the Rovers b007jpj6 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 1 FRI Comedy about one man's struggle to establish Britain's first FRI communist football team. Starring Alexei Sayle. FRI FRI 23:30 Vent b01g98f4 (Listen) FRI Series 3, When Was the Last Time You Saw Your Godfather? FRI Ben is set to be a godfather, but Mary isn't happy about it FRI at all. Comatose comedy with Neil Pearson and Matthew Kelly. FRI From December 2009. FRI