31 August, 2012

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 01/09/2012 - 07/09/2012

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SAT SATURDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jpxk (Listen) SAT The Red Planet, Episode 6 SAT Captain Jet Morgan and his crew receive warnings to turn SAT back - but who from? 1954 classic set in 1971. Stars Andrew SAT Faulds. SAT SAT 00:30 Doctor Who b00s8fxx (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit, Episode 7 SAT The Time Lord aims to save the doomed planet. But the odds SAT his plan will work are 74,384,338 to 11 against! Read by Tom SAT Baker. SAT SAT 01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007znms (Listen) SAT The Final Problem SAT The Baker Street sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues SAT him across Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From SAT 1967. SAT SAT 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr6j (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT The English fugitive is pursued by his sinister nemesis, who SAT employs a clever strategy. Read by Michael Jayston. SAT SAT 02:00 Hazelbeach b0084hvy (Listen) SAT Series 1, Mother SAT Nick's worst fears come true and Ronnie sells heart rate SAT monitors to Monty Python fans. Stars Jamie Foreman. From SAT October 2007. SAT SAT 02:30 Whispers b00b0hml (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 2 SAT Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz, with Anthony SAT Holden, Stella Duffy, Lynne Truss and Rowan Pelling. From SAT November 2003. SAT SAT 03:00 Dave Sheasby - Five Summers and Johnny Onion SAT b00vzz1p (Listen) SAT A photo provokes vivid memories for Anne of an intense lost SAT love story across the English Channel. Stars Susan Jameson. SAT SAT 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m850d (Listen) SAT Scan SAT Intimate and moving story about a young woman on the brink SAT of romance, who goes for a brain scan. Read by Clare SAT Corbett. SAT SAT 04:15 Jimmie Chinn - Perfect Timing b017h8g5 (Listen) SAT A struggling music hall duo try to make a decent fist of a SAT cruise ship booking. Stars Bernard Cribbins and Roy SAT Barraclough. SAT SAT 05:00 No Commitments b01m8511 (Listen) SAT Series 10, Rules of Engagement SAT With Emily due to wed, Victoria's finally able to upstage SAT her younger sister Charlotte. Stars Angela Thorne. From SAT February 2004. SAT SAT 05:30 Young Postmen b00fwf94 (Listen) SAT The Elfin Bangle SAT Strange mystic runes spark a fantastic journey for the eager SAT trio. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December SAT 1992. SAT SAT 06:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do for Love b007xrnq (Listen) SAT ...for Love: When two best friends are reunited, the ensuing SAT farce surprises them both. Stars Joanna Van Gyseghem and SAT Cameron Stewart. SAT SAT 07:30 Baseball and Me b00y8v8d (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT 30 years living in the USA - why is English born historian SAT Simon Schama mad about the bat and ball skills of the Boston SAT Red Sox? SAT SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00rz8s2 (Listen) SAT Lionel Blair SAT Legendary hoofer Lionel Blair chooses his favourite tunes SAT and chats about his long career and showbiz chums. SAT SAT 09:00 Left Hand Down a Bit, with Leslie Phillips - The Navy SAT Lark Special b00sdrj2 (Listen) SAT Leslie Phillips recalls the classic comedy. Featuring SAT Operation Fag End, The Hank of Heather, The Lighthouse Lark, SAT A Deliberate Bashing and The Jubilee Navy Lark. SAT SAT 12:00 Craven Series 4 Omnibus b01mfj0w (Listen) SAT Made for 4 Extra. A body's missing finger and an extra front SAT tooth lead to a cannabis factory. Amelia Bullmore's police SAT drama with Maxine Peake. SAT SAT 13:15 Baldi b007k4qm (Listen) SAT Series 4, No Sin SAT A gym death sees the priestly sleuth probe a link between SAT fitness fanaticism and mediaeval theology. With David SAT Threlfall. SAT SAT 14:00 Steptoe and Son b00t4d75 (Listen) SAT The Piano SAT Harold battles with a piano in a top floor flat. Adapted SAT from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From SAT July 1967. SAT SAT 14:30 Yes Minister b007jznv (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Devil You Know SAT Cabinet reshuffle rumours unsettle Jim Hacker and Sir SAT Humphrey. Stars Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. From SAT December 1983. SAT SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00rz8s2 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do for Love b007xrnq (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? b01m84zy (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 1 SAT Ed Byrne returns. Alan Davies, Craig Campbell and Jo SAT Caulfield discuss the Edinburgh Festival's impact on their SAT national tours. SAT SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers b00v9qnp (Listen) SAT The Scarifyers: The Curse of the Black Comet, Episode 2 SAT MI-13's Lionheart and Dunning search for Sir Basil in the SAT Scottish Highlands - but discover something else. Stars SAT Brian Blessed. SAT SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys b00hql36 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT A diligent detective discovers how multi-millionaire SAT businessman Marcus Orthew stays ahead of his rivals. Read by SAT Sam Dale. SAT SAT 19:00 Left Hand Down a Bit, with Leslie Phillips - The Navy SAT Lark Special b00sdrj2 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 at the Store b007jqn6 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT Stand-up at London's Comedy Store - with host Simon Bligh, SAT Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo. From December SAT 1998. SAT SAT 22:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b00k9pcb (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 2 SAT Making it up as they go along - Josie Lawrence and Jim SAT Sweeney's improvised sketches driven by the audience. From SAT March 2007. SAT SAT 23:00 V I Warshawski b007jqd4 (Listen) SAT Killing Orders, Dinner Date SAT Dinner Date: The private eye narrowly escapes with her life SAT - as the anonymous phone threats continue. Stars Kathleen SAT Turner and Martin Shaw. SAT SAT 23:30 Stephen King - Blaze b00g42t6 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT The small-time con recalls happy times, love lost and when SAT he nearly escaped. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' SAT thriller. SAT SAT 23:45 Pulp Fiction b00fwcsr (Listen) SAT Series 1, A Real Nice Guy SAT Jimmie is a psycho-sniper stalking Los Angeles for another SAT target. William F Nolan's classic thriller, read by Peter SAT Marinker. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers b00v9qnp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys b00hql36 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00rz8s2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Craven Series 4 Omnibus b01mfj0w (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baldi b007k4qm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do for Love b007xrnq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? b01m84zy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Ladies of Letters Log On Omnibus b01mfz16 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN The discovery of email doesn't stop the flow of comic SUN vitriol. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From SUN April 2001. SUN SUN 07:15 Adventures in Science b00b0g3h (Listen) SUN Series 1, Fire in the Sky - Comets SUN Ben Silburn investigates the ocean-making power of the SUN galaxy's 'dirty snowballs' from the mysterious Oort Cloud, SUN beyond Pluto. SUN SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community b00srjdd (Listen) SUN Series 6, Clare v God SUN Social worker Clare Barker doesn't like people on her patch, SUN especially if they're an interfering vicar. Stars Sally SUN Phillips. SUN SUN 08:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b01mg07x (Listen) SUN Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Anthony and Cleopatra. SUN Songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes. From June 1974. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007tzz3 (Listen) SUN Sliding into Trouble SUN The cheeky schoolboy must wangle his way to hold on to a SUN newly acquired sledge. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. SUN SUN 09:00 E Nesbit - The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for the children SUN when they find a railway near their new house. Stars Paul SUN Copley. SUN SUN 09:30 Time Hops b007k1p3 (Listen) SUN Killing Time SUN The chase is on as the children catapult further back in SUN time and find themselves in deep water. Stars David SUN Harewood. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01mg07z (Listen) SUN James Corden SUN An extended edition of the Desert Island Discs of the actor SUN and writer of Gavin & Stacey, first broadcast in February SUN 2012 on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young. SUN SUN 11:00 World of Pub b008qt08 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 4 SUN For the Queen's visit, Dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas & SUN Dave - but can they make it? Stars John Thomson. From March SUN 1998. SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b01mg234 (Listen) SUN Series 3 - Omnibus, Episode 9 SUN On the yacht out at sea things are going badly. Jolene SUN considers her relationship as she confronts Kenton with his SUN past, and Lance is getting very demanding. SUN SUN 11:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History SUN b015pw1l (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN Ellen Terry's Lady Macbeth is a controversial success, but SUN her relationship with Henry Irving cools off. Read by SUN Eleanor Bron. SUN SUN 12:00 Ladies of Letters Log On Omnibus b01mfz16 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Adventures in Science b00b0g3h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet b007jqnz (Listen) SUN When he goes in search of Blackbeard's diamond, young John SUN Trenchard is drawn into a dangerous world. Stars Richard SUN Pearce. SUN SUN 15:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b01mg07x (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007tzz3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01k2gxn (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc with the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show SUN celebrating the story telling genius of Hans Christian SUN Anderson. SUN SUN 16:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Time Hops b007k1p3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase b015pdfr (Listen) SUN Series 1, Christopher Douglas SUN Celebrated novelist Christopher Brookmyre speaks to the SUN funny man behind Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas. SUN SUN 18:00 Fear on Four b00c84lh (Listen) SUN The Monkey's Revenge SUN A doctor with a serious disease tackles medicine's frontiers SUN to take control of his own destiny. Introduced by Edward de SUN Souza. SUN SUN 18:30 Never the Bride b00941pb (Listen) SUN The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball SUN Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a SUN superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul SUN Hurley. SUN SUN 19:00 World of Pub b008qt08 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b01mg234 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History SUN b015pw1l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b01mg07x (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007tzz3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01mg07z (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community b00srjdd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Hair in the Gate b01mglxr (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 1 SUN 4 Extra Debut. Music in Verona or Birmingham? The TV Arts SUN show's new presenter Sheena fancies Brum. Stars Rebecca SUN Front. From November 1996. SUN SUN 23:00 Bearded Ladies b0076jkk (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 1 SUN Catching a burglar and a big nose shocker. Quick-fire SUN sketches with Susie Donkin and Charlotte MacDougal. From SUN August 2005. SUN SUN 23:30 Seymour the Fractal Cat b007jnfx (Listen) SUN Fractal Infinity SUN Fears abound for computer programmer Jeremy's safety - and SUN his invention. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April SUN 1996. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2012 MON MON 00:00 Fear on Four b00c84lh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Never the Bride b00941pb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Long-play b01mg07z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 World of Pub b008qt08 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b01mg234 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History MON b015pw1l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show b01mg07x (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet b007jqnz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 E Nesbit - The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Time Hops b007k1p3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen) MON The Copper Beeches MON Asked to cut her hair for a governess job offer, Violet MON Hunter contacts the sleuth. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller MON from 1959. MON MON 06:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7j (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON After days holed up in his underground den, the fugitive MON emerges - but has he shaken off his pursuer? Read by Michael MON Jay. MON MON 07:00 Bookcases b00szhvl (Listen) MON The Prosser Prize MON Primus does his utmost to ensure one of his books will win a MON literary award. Stars Michael Cochrane. From September 1998. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01m5hk3 (Listen) MON Series 64, Episode 4 MON Join Nicholas Parsons and friends for the granddaddy of all MON panel games. MON This week panellists Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Jason MON Byrne & new boy Tim Vine join Nicholas in Edinburgh. MON Nicholas asks the team to talk for 60 seconds without MON hesitation, repetition or deviation - a task much more MON difficult than it sounds. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00cgvh8 (Listen) MON Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty MON Marsden pay tribute to the Summer Concert Party. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b00t4qmv (Listen) MON My Old Man's a Tory MON Angry Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted MON from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From MON July 1967. MON MON 09:00 Clare in the Community b00stq0j (Listen) MON Series 6, In the Dog House MON The social worker is entranced by a dog following her into MON work, unlike Brian. But the dog has its uses. Stars Sally MON Phillips. MON MON 09:30 All the Young Dudes b00cgyjs (Listen) MON Series 1, School's Out MON Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his MON ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney and Cathryn Harrison. From MON July 2001. MON MON 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder b00t2y9b (Listen) MON Did British theatre great Noel Coward turn detective before MON the war? Murder mystery with Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor MON Bron. MON MON 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019jw4n (Listen) MON Diving Belles MON An abandoned wife sets out to fetch her husband back from MON the watery spirits who lured him away. Read by Amanda MON Lawrence. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01m9f1l (Listen) MON Phil Cornwell, Alexandra Roach, Alastair Sooke, Charlie MON Connelly, Red Baraat MON Clive talks to Dead Ringer Phil Cornwell, who's moved from MON Stella Street to London's West End to star as Charlie in MON 'One Man, Two Guvnors'. Set in the criminal underworld of MON Brighton in 1963, one man must keep his two guvnors apart at MON all costs. But is it that simple? 'One Man, Two Guvnors' at MON Theatre Royal Haymarket from Monday 3rd September. MON Actress and 'Iron Lady', Alexandra Roach talks to Clive MON about starring alongside Meryl Streep as the young Margaret MON Thatcher and her current role as shipwreck survivor Helene MON in 'Hunderby'. Washed ashore in a gothic village, populated MON by fiends, physicians, hunchbacks and crones, Helene is MON swept off her feet by a widowed pastor. But can she keep her MON dark past a secret? 'Hunderby' is on Sky Atlantic HD on MON Mondays at 22.00. MON What have the Romans done for us? Left some terrific art MON according to Alastair Sooke in his new series Treasures of MON Ancient Rome. From glorious mosaics and masterpieces in MON marble, bronze and paint, the series follows the art and MON style of Ancient Rome from its Republican beginnings, the MON extravagance of the emperors to the decline and fall of an MON empire. The three part series begins on Monday 3rd September MON at 21.00 on BBC Four MON Windswept Jo Bunting has a typically British conversation MON about the weather with author, broadcaster and all-round ray MON of sunshine, Charlie Connelly. His new book 'Bring Me MON Sunshine' breezes through the lives of meteorological MON eccentrics, rainmakers and cloud-busters to bring us a MON rain-soaked and sun-kissed guide to our weather. MON With a double helping of musical spice from Brooklyn based MON Bhangra Funk and Dhol n' Brass band Red Baraat, who perform MON 'Shruggy Ji' and 'Chaal Baby'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00cgvh8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b00t4qmv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Ladies of Letters Log On b01mgr64 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON With Irene away, Vera invites a tarot card reader onto the MON show. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May MON 2001. MON MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtlq (Listen) MON 1867 - Disraeli and Electoral Reform MON The tortuous road to Electoral Reform results in MON Parliamentary upheaval. Anna Massey narrates the history of MON Britain. MON MON 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George b01mgr66 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle MON encounters a vulnerable solicitor. Clive Merrison reads the MON 2005 Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel. MON MON 14:45 Seamus Heaney - Beowulf b01mgr68 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. A king is attacked by a demon. Can anyone MON help? Poet Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the MON great Anglo-Saxon poem. MON MON 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder b00t2y9b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01mgr6b (Listen) MON Eeny meeny miney moe - join Mel Giedroyc for school MON escapades and playground games - you're 'it'! MON MON 17:00 To the Manor Born b007k45h (Listen) MON The Grapevine MON Audrey tries to fool Devere that she's been on holiday to MON Spain. Adapted from TV with Penelope Keith. From February MON 1997. MON MON 17:30 Bookcases b00szhvl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq0c (Listen) MON The Red Planet, Episode 7 MON The crew try to locate Freighter 6, while Captain Jet has a MON nightmare. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Kossoff. From 1954. MON MON 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtlg (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Meet the man who battery farms humans. Anton Lesser reads MON Aldous Huxley's nightmare vision of an ideal society in the MON future. MON MON 18:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007jtcn (Listen) MON Canon Alberic's Scrapbook MON A collector of antiquities finds a priceless ancient book. MON But something evil lies within its pages. Read by Benjamin MON Whitrow. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00cgvh8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b00t4qmv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019jw4n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01m9f1l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01m5hk3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Clare in the Community b00stq0j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 Chain Reaction b01m6crv (Listen) MON Series 8, Caitlin Moran talks to Jennifer Saunders MON Last week's interviewee, Caitlin Moran returns to interview MON her comedy hero, Jennifer Saunders. They talk shoes, MON Bananarama and women in comedy. Last in the series. MON Producer .... Carl Cooper MON MON 23:30 Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? b00sp1rs (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON Cockney comedian Micky Flanagan's first radio series is MON about his progression from working-class Herbert to MON middle-class intellectual and being caught awkwardly between MON the two. His story is told through reflective interviews, MON but mainly, Micky's acclaimed stand up comedy. Micky's MON transition from the mean streets of the East End to the MON leafy lanes of Dulwich is a fascinating story, with each MON episode focusing on a different decade of Micky's life. MON In this episode Micky takes us through this last decade, MON which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman MON "she's been ski-ing and everything" and building a career as MON a stand up comedian. In the documentary segments, Micky MON chats to his parents about turning to stand up and discusses MON comedy and class with the brilliant comic mind that is Sean MON Lock. MON The series is written and performed by Micky Flanagan. MON The Producer is Tilusha Ghelani. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq0c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtlg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007jtcn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community b00stq0j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 All the Young Dudes b00cgyjs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder b00t2y9b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019jw4n (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01m9f1l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 To the Manor Born b007k45h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Bookcases b00szhvl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen) TUE Thor Bridge TUE The sleuth probes the death of an American magnate's wife TUE and an accused governess. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller TUE from 1962. TUE TUE 06:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7y (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE The Major has trapped the fugitive, but can he discover the TUE tragic motive behind his 'sporting stalk'? Read by Michael TUE Jayston. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Edgar Finchley takes to sea, disturbs an intruder, sees TUE double and visits a house of spirits. With Richard TUE Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave b0196rpc (Listen) TUE Isy Suttie ('Dobby' from Channel 4's 'Peep Show' & double TUE British Comedy Award nominee.) recounts a moving love story TUE involving a socially awkward childhood neighbour (her first TUE pen pal) and a 'well-bred' girl from Surrey - the titular TUE Pearl and Dave. She interweaves the narrative with her own TUE tales of failed relationships, internet dating and eventual TUE happiness, much of which is told through song. Adapted from TUE her sell out Edinburgh 2011 Edinburgh show of the same name. TUE From BBC Radio Comedy. TUE "I'm overjoyed to be doing my Edinburgh show on Radio 4. TUE Having spent a month playing to audiences who'd been rained TUE on all day, some of them dashing in late, I advise listeners TUE to wrap up warm, eat a hearty meal and leave enough time for TUE the journey from the sofa to the radio." Isy Suttie Nov TUE 2011. TUE The Producer is John Pocock. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b00db5l2 (Listen) TUE African Incident TUE Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by TUE British prisoners of war. Stars Peter Sellers. From December TUE 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Listen to Les b00kmn1b (Listen) TUE Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the TUE ballet. Stars Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough. From September TUE 1983. TUE TUE 09:00 Chain Reaction b01m6crv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Tracy Aston - Mad Man Blue b0113060 (Listen) TUE Roy Hudd's comic monologue as the unassuming but TUE irrepressible Bloomer. Will a feud with his neighbour leave TUE him unscathed? TUE TUE 10:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's b00t5jmj (Listen) TUE A promiscuous mannequin's murder in 1948 Paris stylishly TUE distracts Noel Coward. Stars Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor TUE Bron. TUE TUE 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lwzx (Listen) TUE Of Mothers and Little People TUE An pot of shimmering eye shadow leads to a magical TUE revelation. Amanda Lawrence reads Lucy Wood's story. TUE TUE 11:15 The English Civil War b007lz4p (Listen) TUE One day a cavalier walks into a supermarket. Is he the real TUE thing or is his battle a more modern matter? Stars Robert TUE Bathurst. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b00db5l2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Listen to Les b00kmn1b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Ladies of Letters Log On b01mh0fc (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Irene wants to use 'Dales Diaries' to launch an appeal for TUE her son. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From TUE May 2001. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01mh0ff (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 19 TUE Out at sea, Lance can't bear it that things seem to be going TUE Kenton's way, so he makes his threat - but disaster strikes. TUE Can Kenton save the day? TUE TUE 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George b01mh0fh (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled TUE solicitor. The young vicar's son deals with hate. Read by TUE Clive Merrison. TUE TUE 14:45 Seamus Heaney - Beowulf b01mh0fk (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Can a new warrior help a king beset by a demon? Poet Seamus TUE Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon TUE poem. TUE TUE 15:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's b00t5jmj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01mh0fm (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc hears from a man who tidies up mountains, and TUE visits a bottle recycling factory. TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b00xc71y (Listen) TUE Spiritual Values TUE Cash is scarce, as the Ambassador hopes capitalism and TUE democracy will conquer communism. Stars Dinsdale Landen. TUE From June 1992. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq2w (Listen) TUE The Red Planet, Episode 8 TUE As the Jet and the crew approach Mars, strange noises and TUE dreams affect them. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Kossoff. TUE From 1954. TUE TUE 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtmn (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Bernard Marx is a misfit in an ideal society, so why is TUE Lenina attracted to him? Nightmare future vision read by TUE Anton Lesser. TUE TUE 18:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007jtfj (Listen) TUE Lost Hearts TUE A 12-year-old orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. TUE But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b00db5l2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Listen to Les b00kmn1b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lwzx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 The English Civil War b007lz4p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave b0196rpc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast b0080r6y (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 3 TUE Pam tries online dating and Merv offers a cafe cyber pass TUE for 'Love Byte Night'. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From December TUE 2001. TUE TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show b007nf6d (Listen) TUE Episode 8 TUE It's Bath Night - plus jam. Will Ing, Dan Gaster and Ben TUE Silburn's sketch bonanza. With Imelda Staunton. From TUE February 1998. TUE TUE 23:30 Ross Noble Goes Global b007jvv4 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Singapore TUE Spotting a monkey and shopping malls galore - the comedian's TUE having a bad hair day in the incredible humidity. From May TUE 2002. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2012 WED WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq2w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtmn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007jtfj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr7y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Chain Reaction b01m6crv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 Tracy Aston - Mad Man Blue b0113060 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's b00t5jmj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lwzx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 The English Civil War b007lz4p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b00xc71y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen) WED The Sussex Vampire WED The sleuth investigates a Peruvian woman accused of sucking WED her children's blood. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from WED 1964. WED WED 06:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8d (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a WED confession - but will he admit his intentions? Read by WED Michael Jayston. WED WED 07:00 Albert and Me b007js8c (Listen) WED Looking for a Job WED Single dad Bryan needs an employer who'll let his son come WED along. Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs. From WED November 1977. WED WED 07:30 When the Dog Dies b013229w (Listen) WED Series 2, Temptation WED Episode Three - Temptation WED Generous Sandy splashes out just a little - with his WED sponsorship of son-in-law Blake's noble efforts in a charity WED marathon. Too late, he discovers he's splashed out a whole WED lot. But the promise is signed, his generosity even WED announced on the net. Is there a way round this? Listeners WED should have a pencil and paper handy. WED Cast: WED Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett WED Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck WED Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace WED Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh WED Blake ..... Jonathan Aris WED Damon ..... Stephen Critchlow WED Producer: Liz Anstee WED A CPL production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0089k50 (Listen) WED The Foreign Legion WED The lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he's duped WED into a frontline appearance. Stars Tony Hancock. From April WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00rxf3m (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 4 WED The Archers sell up - and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary. WED Sketches and songs with John Cleese and Graeme Garden. From WED April 1966. WED WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00ftg1r (Listen) WED Series 2, And Pigs Can Fry WED The footie team's new strip causes controversy. Will they be WED ready for the new season? Stars Brenda Blethyn. WED WED 09:30 The Party Line b00stc2j (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 4 WED Labour MP Duncan Stonebridge dreads a visit from his WED critical Tory father. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis sitcom from WED June 2005. WED WED 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn b00t6v8d (Listen) WED Finding $300,000 in a satchel, Noel Coward turns detective WED in Las Vegas. Murder mystery with Malcolm Sinclair and WED Belinda Lang. WED WED 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lypl (Listen) WED The Giant's Boneyard WED 12-year-old Gog struggles over feelings for best-friend, WED Sunshine - and his mum insisting that he's part-giant. Read WED by Zac Fox. WED WED 11:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies b00xf6h5 (Listen) WED Busy Angela and Barty want a child, but don't have time. WED Their solution is a genetically enhanced daughter. Stars Sia WED Berkeley. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0089k50 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00rxf3m (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Ladies of Letters Log On b01mhlp2 (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son? With WED Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001. WED WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtlw (Listen) WED Disraeli and the Origin of Two Nations WED Disraeli 'the conjuror' is Prime Minister. But not for long. WED Anna Massey relates the history of Britain. WED WED 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George b01mhlp4 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled WED solicitor. The police have made their mind up. Read by Clive WED Merrison. WED WED 14:45 Seamus Heaney - Beowulf b01mhlp6 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The great warrior battles the evil demon Grendel. Poet WED Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great WED Anglo-Saxon poem. WED WED 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn b00t6v8d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01mhlp8 (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc has an outdoor swim, and schoolchildren talk WED about their project to preserve a prehistoric fish. WED WED 17:00 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag WED b0089kwf (Listen) WED Series 1, The Sisters Scobie WED The GP's attempt at a family reunion leads to some WED unexpected results. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon WED Sinclair. WED WED 17:30 Albert and Me b007js8c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq5b (Listen) WED The Red Planet, Episode 9 WED Arriving on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and crew prepare to WED start explorations. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Kossoff. WED From 1954. WED WED 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007nchp (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Feeling ill at ease, Bernard Marx confides about Lenina to WED his best friend. Nightmare future vision read by Anton WED Lesser. WED WED 18:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1gn (Listen) WED A School Story WED A School Story: The master of the ghostly yarn tells of WED spooky events from 1870 involving his old school teacher. WED What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b0089k50 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00rxf3m (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8d (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lypl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies b00xf6h5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 When the Dog Dies b013229w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Rigor Mortis b007qhq4 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED Pathologist Ruth's fibs over her career and love-life WED backfire when her mum arrives. Stars Matilda Ziegler. From WED November 2004. WED WED 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents b008hn0l (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 3 WED The mild John Adams is subjected to more physical WED discomfort. Sketch comedy from Richard Webb and Dave Lamb. WED From January 1999. WED WED 23:30 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b00mk7rn (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 4 WED A visit to Britain's only sanctuary for balloon animals. WED Stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb. From September 2009. WED WED THU THURSDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2012 THU THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq5b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007nchp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1gn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00ftg1r (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Party Line b00stc2j (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn b00t6v8d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019lypl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies b00xf6h5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag THU b0089kwf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Albert and Me b007js8c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yrnh (Listen) THU The Three Garridebs THU To inherit a fortune, an American asks the sleuth to find THU two men with his surname. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller THU from 1964. THU THU 06:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8w (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU With only a crudely-made weapon, can the fugitive escape his THU underground dugout and elude his captors? Read by Michael THU Jayston. THU THU 07:00 Smelling of Roses b00fh6w1 (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 6 THU Rosie Burns faces a fashion show, a potential romance - and THU a parting of the ways. Stars Prunella Scales. From September THU 2003. THU THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags b010y376 (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 6 THU More shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, THU courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave. THU Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli, THU Fags, Mags & Bags has proved a hit with the Radio 4 audience THU with this series picking up a Writers' Guild nomination for THU best comedy in 2011. THU In this episode Dave and the boys are busily organising a THU surprise 50th birthday party for Ramesh, but will Sanjay THU manage to keep his trap closed long enough without spilling THU the beans before the big day. THU Cast: THU Ramesh ..... Sanjeev Kohli THU Dave ..... Donald Mcleary THU Sanjay ..... Omar Raza THU Alok ..... Susheel Kumar THU Dr Southwell ..... Kevin Eldon THU Mrs Begg ..... Marjory Hogarth THU Mrs Armstrong ..... Maureen Carr THU Lovely Sue ..... Julie Wilson Nimmo THU Bra Jeff ..... Steven McNicol THU Producer: Gus Beattie THU A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) THU Series 2, The Compassionate Society THU A new hospital needs a cure, but does Jim know his ACAS from THU his NALGO? Adapted from TV. With Paul Eddington. From THU October 1984. THU THU 08:30 Dad's Army b007jr4t (Listen) THU Series 3, The Cricket Match THU Mainwaring goes into bat when the platoon are challenged to THU play the wardens. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU July 1976. THU THU 09:00 Huddwinks b00b1p9r (Listen) THU Series 2, The Curse of the Smollett's Curse! THU Melissa and Compton win a holiday, but spurn Herne Bay for THU an adventure in ancient Egypt. Stars Roy Hudd. From June THU 1988. THU THU 09:30 The Unbelievable Truth b00bvsvw (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU David Mitchell chairs the fibbing quiz. With Graeme Garden, THU Fred MacAulay, Michael McIntyre and Lucy Porter. From June THU 2008. THU THU 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy b00tcsps (Listen) THU The Nazis are in New York - Noel Coward turns spy to battle THU for Britain. Spy adventure with Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor THU Bron. THU THU 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019m333 (Listen) THU Countless Stones THU Questioning her past decisions, Rita sees her future bound THU to the standing stones above her village. Read by Amanda THU Lawrence. THU THU 11:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful THU b007jw27 (Listen) THU A single mum hairdresser is in for a shock from a new THU client. Northern town drama starring Jeff Hordley and Jo THU Joyner. THU THU 12:00 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Dad's Army b007jr4t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yrnh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Ladies of Letters Log On b01mhmm1 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Vera's family works out their problems on live television. THU With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b01mhmm3 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 20 THU Kenton takes some huge risks, with help from Jolene, Mel and THU Meriel. Will that little yacht make it back to Auckland? THU THU 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George b01mhmm5 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled THU solicitor. The vicar's son finds himself on trial. Read by THU Clive Merrison. THU THU 14:45 Seamus Heaney - Beowulf b01mhmm7 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The warrior celebrates his victory over the demon. Poet THU Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of the great THU Anglo-Saxon poem. THU THU 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy b00tcsps (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01mhmm9 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc finds out what causes fits of the giggles, and THU hears some very unpleasant sounds. What's worse - snoring, THU or fingernails down the blackboard? THU THU 17:00 Capital Gains b00shdzt (Listen) THU Series 2, Seed Capital THU Accidental billionaire Julius Hutch turns to politics over a THU compulsory purchase order. Stars Peter Jones. From July THU 1997. THU THU 17:30 Smelling of Roses b00fh6w1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq7r (Listen) THU The Red Planet, Episode 10 THU Captain Jet Morgan's crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when THU more of the fleet start to arrive. Stars Andrew Faulds. From THU 1954. THU THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007nf2z (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Bernard takes Lenina to the Savage Reservation, but is she THU fully prepared? Nightmare future vision read by Anton THU Lesser. THU THU 18:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1hw (Listen) THU The Haunted Dolls' House THU Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather THU splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow. THU THU 19:00 Yes Minister b007jzxt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Dad's Army b007jr4t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yrnh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019m333 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful THU b007jw27 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags b010y376 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Four Sad Faces b00g1825 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Quirky sketches from Jack Bernhardt, Tobi Wilson, Tom THU Crowley and Rachel Lerman - who all met at school. From THU December 2008. THU THU 23:00 Rubbish b00853km (Listen) THU Series 2, Liar THU And why are you late? A game gets out of hand in Martin's THU local government office. Stars Reece Dinsdale. From November THU 2007. THU THU 23:30 Cowards b00fq6rq (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 4 THU Sketch comedy from Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key THU and Lloyd Woolf. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jq7r (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007nf2z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1hw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yrnh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr8w (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Huddwinks b00b1p9r (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Unbelievable Truth b00bvsvw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy b00tcsps (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019m333 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful FRI b007jw27 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Capital Gains b00shdzt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Smelling of Roses b00fh6w1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen) FRI The Three Gables FRI The sleuth investigates a house buyer who's also after all FRI its contents. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from 1964. FRI FRI 06:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr9c (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI It's the end of the road for the anonymous would-be assassin FRI - but what does his future hold? Concluded by Michael FRI Jayston. FRI FRI 07:00 Young Postmen b00fz7bp (Listen) FRI Top of the Pops FRI The eager threesome attempt a Christmas number one. Stars FRI Ben Miller, John Thompson and Felicity Montagu. From FRI December 1992. FRI FRI 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01m9qkz (Listen) FRI Alex Horne Presents the Horne Section: Edinburgh 2012 FRI A one-off Edinburgh special of music and comedy from Alex FRI Horne and his 5 piece band. With special guests Al Murray FRI and poet Tim Key. FRI Alex Horne .... Host FRI Joe Auckland .... Trumpet and Banjo FRI Mark Brown .... Saxophone and guitar FRI Will Collier .... Bass FRI Ben Reynolds .... Drums FRI Joe Stilgoe .... Keyboards FRI Al Murray .... Guest FRI Tim Key .... Guest FRI Producer .... Julia McKenzie. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b01mhnh2 (Listen) FRI Stuck on a Sandbank FRI The Troutbridge crew are all set for leave - after one tiny FRI mission. Stars Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee. From January FRI 1964. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) FRI Series 3, How to Succeed in Business the Burkiss Way FRI Satan promises either to eat a cucumber or offer a million FRI pound bribe. With Chris Emmett and Nigel Rees. From November FRI 1977. FRI FRI 09:00 Hazelbeach b00853kb (Listen) FRI Series 1, Horse-Racing FRI Nick's worst fears come true and Ronnie sells heart rate FRI monitors to Monty Python fans. Stars Jamie Foreman. From FRI October 2007. FRI FRI 09:30 Whispers b007k2zg (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 3 FRI Gyles Brandreth's quiz about scandals, with Anthony Holden, FRI Stella Duffy, Jennie Bond and Geoffrey Durham. From November FRI 2003. FRI FRI 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Our Man in Jamaica b00tdzjv (Listen) FRI Fidel Castro is in Cuba - dare Noel Coward turn spy again FRI for Great Britain? Adventure with Malcolm Sinclair and FRI Eleanor Bron. FRI FRI 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019m52y (Listen) FRI Notes From the House Spirits FRI A chronicle of the happenings and lives of the neglectful FRI inhabitants of a Cornish house. Read by Amanda Lawrence. FRI FRI 11:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image b007mf16 (Listen) FRI A woman is found dead in a Rolls-Royce, but the clues don't FRI add up. Futuristic whodunnit with Douglas Blackwell and FRI Peter Wickham. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b01mhnh2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr9c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Ladies of Letters Log On b01mhqbq (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI How will the relationship merry-go-round resolve itself? FRI With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001. FRI FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle b007jtm1 (Listen) FRI The Irish Church and Constitutional Crisis FRI Disraeli's time in office is cut short by the question of FRI the Anglican Church in Ireland. Narrated by Anna Massey. FRI FRI 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George b01mhqbs (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled FRI solicitor. Sudden changes blight both men's lives. Read by FRI Clive Merrison. FRI FRI 14:45 Seamus Heaney - Beowulf b01mhqbv (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The warrior has to face a foe seeking revenge. Poet Seamus FRI Heaney reads his own translation of the great Anglo-Saxon FRI poem. FRI FRI 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Our Man in Jamaica b00tdzjv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01mhqbx (Listen) FRI Cameras at the ready as Mel Giedroyc learns about FRI photography, and discovers why we need trees. FRI FRI 17:00 No Commitments b01mhqbz (Listen) FRI Series 10, Time With The Family FRI Emily is engaged to Nick, so Roger and Victoria must FRI absolutely meet her fiance's parents. Stars Bill Nighy. From FRI February 2004. FRI FRI 17:30 Young Postmen b00fz7bp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space b007jqb9 (Listen) FRI The Red Planet, Episode 11 FRI Jet and the crew reach freighter number two and realise they FRI may not be alone on Mars. Stars Andrew Faulds. From 1954. FRI FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007rkyx (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation - until she FRI meets John. Anton Lesser concludes Aldous Huxley's future FRI vision. FRI FRI 18:45 Ghost Stories by MR James b007k1kh (Listen) FRI Rats FRI Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he FRI is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b01mhnh2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male b007jr9c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles b019m52y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image b007mf16 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01m9qkz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World b008vr8l (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. FRI Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From August FRI 1992. FRI FRI 23:00 This is Craig Brown b00f41tk (Listen) FRI Travel FRI The Pedants' Association takes a trip to the seaside. The FRI satirist pokes fun with Edward Fox and Rory Bremner. From FRI March 2004. FRI FRI 23:15 Date with Fate b0090x8s (Listen) FRI Nice Little Number FRI Vernon Hedges sets out to prove that Lady Luck does not FRI exist. Stars Charles Gray and Toby Longworth. From February FRI 1996. FRI FRI 23:30 On the Hour b007m9zs (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 6 FRI An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages FRI across Essex. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May FRI 1992. FRI