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SAT SATURDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2012 SAT SAT 00:00 Ghost Stories of E Nesbit b01nmjlq (Listen) SAT The Ebony Frame SAT Another spooky tale from author E Nesbit. SAT SAT 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nmjxb (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT MacLeod witnesses a mysterious ceremony in a former church SAT and meets with his friend's widow. Read by Robert Paterson. SAT SAT 00:30 Weird Tales b00vknmp (Listen) SAT Connected by Melissa Murray SAT After her brother-in-law's death, sad Steph rings his mobile SAT to hear his voice. Next day he rings back. Stars Fiona SAT Glascott. SAT SAT 01:00 Eric Ambler - Journey into Fear b00yzj3n (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT As the Nazis close in, Graham makes a grim discovery in a SAT cabin aboard the Sestri Levante. Concluded by Richard SAT Greenwood. SAT SAT 01:30 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds b00qbswk (Listen) SAT Frustrated Martin is offered an amazing opportunity, but is SAT he brave enough to take it? Stars Joss Ackland and Adrian SAT Dunbar. SAT SAT 02:00 Bristow b00cglkn (Listen) SAT Series 1, Follow That Star SAT The Chester-Perry buying clerk tries smuggling a food SAT inspector into the staff canteen. Stars Michael Williams. SAT From April 1999. SAT SAT 02:30 Snap b00tzw0w (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 5 SAT Doug makes progress dating his daughter's PE teacher - so SAT why isn't he over the moon? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From August SAT 2004. SAT SAT 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights b007jlm7 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine SAT to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and SAT Sharon Duce. SAT SAT 04:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick b01cwv65 (Listen) SAT Test SAT A day out with his son gives Rohan new understandings of SAT love. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain, read by SAT Paul Bazely. SAT SAT 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days b00xj4lg (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT 1927: Davy wants to give Bamfylde's new Headmaster his full SAT support, but Alcock won't make it easy for him. Stars Oliver SAT Milburn. SAT SAT 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge b007jvg6 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT When old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord SAT Jack invents a fiancee. Stars Michael Williams. From January SAT 1999. SAT SAT 05:30 Up the Garden Path b0080p54 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Hot Water SAT With more love entanglements, Izzy's finding life back in SAT England rather confusing. Stars Imelda Staunton. From SAT October 1998. SAT SAT 06:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge b00828lq (Listen) SAT Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803. The poet reflects SAT on his personal and professional setbacks. Stars Tom SAT Wilkinson. SAT SAT 07:30 An English Journey b0092mzs (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Retracing JB Priestley's footsteps of 1933, poet Lemn Sissay SAT heads south to begin his odyssey around modern England. SAT SAT 08:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show b007jr6r (Listen) SAT Frankie Howerd introduces guests Anita Harris and SAT impressionist Aidan J Harvey. SAT SAT 09:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine SAT b007lm74 (Listen) SAT The scriptwriter's highlights including Morecambe and Wise, SAT Ken Dodd Show, The Show With Ten Legs, Jimmy's Cricket Team SAT and Worst Show on the Wireless. SAT SAT 12:00 Une Vie Omnibus b01nq3nx (Listen) SAT Jeanne, a young country aristocrat dreaming of romance, SAT finds adulthood and marriage horribly real. Stars Aimee SAT Ffion Edwards. SAT SAT 13:15 An Odd Body b007jpjh (Listen) SAT Series 2, Dead Heads and Chutney SAT A respectable elderly lady is found dead from natural causes SAT - or was it murder? Stars Annette Badland and Stephanie SAT Cole. SAT SAT 14:00 Beyond Our Ken b00d7qdn (Listen) SAT Kenneth Horne leads a Regency romp through Beau Brummel's SAT Brighton. With Bill Pertwee. From January 1964. SAT SAT 14:30 Take It From Here b01nm56t (Listen) SAT Professor Jimmy Edwards is not keen to employ Dick Bentley SAT as a lecturer at the BBC Research College. From October SAT 1950. SAT SAT 15:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show b007jr6r (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge b00828lq (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Meet David Sedaris b01nkt53 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Easy Tiger, Possession SAT The multi-award winning American essayist with more of his SAT wit and charm in a series of audience readings. This week SAT the perils of learning a foreign language by audio tape in SAT "Easy Tiger" and crossing the line in property desire in SAT "Possession". SAT Producer: Steve Doherty SAT A Boomerang production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 18:00 Mike Walker - Omega b007jl75 (Listen) SAT Building the world's tallest tower, a civil engineer SAT questions his existence. A vision of the near future. Stars SAT David Calder. SAT SAT 19:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine SAT b007lm74 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Gothic Imagination b01nq3nz (Listen) SAT The Winter House SAT An elderly woman is overtaken by dark dreams when she hears SAT the voice of a dead child outside her room. Stars Annette SAT Crosbie. SAT SAT 22:30 28 Acts in 28 Minutes b01nq3p1 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT 4 Extra Debut. John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds SAT to entertain. With Jason Manford, Ed Byrne and Nicholas SAT Parsons. From June 2006. SAT SAT 23:00 Saturday Stand-Up b01ghgjs (Listen) SAT Ready for This - Tim Minchin SAT 4 Extra Debut. The musical comic enthralls a London audience SAT with his blend of mischievous wit and finely-wrought melody. SAT From December 2008. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2012 SUN SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - Omega b007jl75 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show b007jr6r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Une Vie Omnibus b01nq3nx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 An Odd Body b007jpjh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge b00828lq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Meet David Sedaris b01nkt53 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus b0088yyg (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Headmistress Sarah Burton decides Lydia mustn't be allowed SUN to lose a scholarship. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip SUN Glenister. SUN SUN 07:15 Back to the Drawing Board b008zhmd (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Fire-proof grease, happy accidents and the doggy doorbell. SUN Matthew Harvey explores the fascinating world of inventions. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00plzyg (Listen) SUN Series 5, Yes Count Arthur SUN Outraged by an optician's dispute, Arthur seeks high office SUN in the council elections. Stars Steve Delaney. From January SUN 2010. SUN SUN 08:00 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) SUN Digs SUN Medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady Mrs SUN Robinson. Stars Richard Briers and Geoffrey Sumner. From SUN July 1968. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jnt1 (Listen) SUN Spots of Bother SUN The cheeky youngster misses out on a zoo trip, when he's SUN suspected of having measles. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From SUN October 1968. SUN SUN 09:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttntw (Listen) SUN Rumpleduck SUN Young Bernie takes on his most challenging computer game SUN yet. Modern retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale with Mike SUN McShane. SUN SUN 09:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN When the Germans march into Poland in 1939, the Balicki SUN family are suddenly torn apart by war. Stars Sarah McDonald SUN Hughes. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01nqcll (Listen) SUN Anthony Gormley SUN 4 Extra Debut. From The Beatles to Bowie - sculptor Antony SUN Gormley's castaway choices, in conversation with Sue Lawley. SUN From May 1998. SUN SUN 10:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) SUN Roy dislikes his nice new school jacket so much that losing SUN it becomes a mission. Read by Christian Rodska. SUN SUN 11:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase b01ng25q (Listen) SUN Series 2, Mark Watson SUN 8/8 SUN Author Christopher Brookmyre speaks to comedian Mark Watson SUN about his life and the place novel writing takes in his busy SUN schedule. SUN SUN 11:30 Take It from the Chorus b007k283 (Listen) SUN Early Stages SUN Digs, dressing rooms and dancing at the right height - SUN Caroline Quentin begins her investigation of life in the SUN chorus line. SUN SUN 12:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus b0088yyg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Back to the Drawing Board b008zhmd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Eve Brook - The Secret Parts b007k22b (Listen) SUN Finding a colleague dead, councillor Helena Kerr soon SUN suspects who the killer is. Witty murder mystery starring SUN Celia Imrie. SUN SUN 15:00 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jnt1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01nqcln (Listen) SUN Mel recaps the highlights of this week's 4 O'Clock Show SUN programmes, including making pumpkin soup, an American SUN Halloween and the work of a greyhound trainer. SUN SUN 16:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttntw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Arthur Askey - Before Your Very Eyes b01nqclq (Listen) SUN Top of the Poll SUN Comic Arthur Askey reads his life story. After his SUN honeymoon, the entertainer truly learns about life in digs. SUN From July 1975. SUN SUN 18:00 Doctor Who b0116kls (Listen) SUN Cobwebs, Episode 4 SUN With the base facing destruction, the Time Lord and his SUN companions battle to secure the anti-virus. Stars Peter SUN Davison. SUN SUN 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmr9r (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Malcolm discovers why he's ended up in the sewers of Moscow, SUN and he's asked to complete a task for Victor. Stars Dan SUN Hagley. SUN SUN 19:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase b01ng25q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Take It from the Chorus b007k283 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jnt1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01nqcll (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00plzyg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red b007k0qh (Listen) SUN Episode 6 SUN Reporter George is due in court - and BBC controllers keep SUN on plotting to axe the Director General. Stars Michael SUN Williams. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01nyvmw (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs. Plus tonight, host Arthur Smith is joined for SUN more music by Ade Edmondson and Phill Jupitus. SUN SUN 23:00 Radio Active b007jrdn (Listen) SUN Series 2, The History of Radio Active SUN From the pirate ships to the life of Norman Tonsil, the SUN station wallows in nostalgia. With Geoffrey Perkins. From SUN August 1982. SUN SUN 23:30 The Boosh b007jmfm (Listen) SUN Jungle SUN Howard and Vince set out to find the zoo's former owner SUN Tommy. Stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. From October SUN 2001. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2012 MON MON 00:00 Doctor Who b0116kls (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel b00wmr9r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01nqcll (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection b011pnrj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase b01ng25q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Take It from the Chorus b007k283 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Eve Brook - The Secret Parts b007k22b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttntw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier b010tbkc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9k9p (Listen) MON The Saint Overboard MON Gentleman thief and adventurer Simon Templar probes the MON disappearance of sunken treasure. Stars Paul Rhys and Patsy MON Kensit. MON MON 07:00 Safety Catch b00fkyrd (Listen) MON Series 1, Loose Lips Sink Ships MON Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of MON international arms dealing? Stars Darren Boyd. From October MON 2007. MON MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity b01nl675 (Listen) MON Series 5, Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman MON The Museum of Curiosity is hosted by the Professor of MON Ignorance at the University of Buckingham, Professor John MON Lloyd C.B.E. (of Not The Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, MON Blackadder and QI fame) and the comedian Jimmy Carr. MON Each week, the Museum invites three guests, a mixture of MON entertaining experts and expert entertainers, to donate one MON item each to the Museum and explain why it deserves a place MON in the museum. Ever since someone gave the Museum the Big MON Bang it's been expanding at an alarming rate, and now MON there's no looking back without the aid of a huge telescope. MON This week, John and Jimmy have invited along comedian Sean MON Hughes, physicist Dr Helen Czerski and cuneiform expert Dr MON Irving Finkel. MON Guests to look forward to: MON Comedian Sara Pascoe MON Ig Nobels Prize founder Marc Abrahams MON Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. MON MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00dbj1b (Listen) MON The team tackle transport, the crisis in cinemas and re-work MON The Third Man. Starring Kenneth Horne. From January 1964. MON MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son b007jzsd (Listen) MON Series 3, Steptoe and Son and Son MON A visitor brings Harold some unexpected news. Adapted from MON TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From May MON 1971. MON MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pr7zj (Listen) MON Series 5, Cookery Book MON Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a MON celebrity recipe book goes askew. Stars Steve Delaney. From MON January 2010. MON MON 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b01nql85 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 5 MON The lifestyle show focuses on 'education' and 'money'. Stars MON Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens. From August 1997. MON MON 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2f (Listen) MON Overtures and Beginners MON Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his MON uncle's music hall act. Stars Tom Baker and Freddie 'Parrot MON Face' Davies. MON MON 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) MON Shelley gets to grips with her cleaning job, and her MON thoughts turn to her son who is serving in Afghanistan. MON Short stories on family life and love, read by Julia Ford. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01nnw8j (Listen) MON Robert Bathurst, Huey Morgan, Diana Quick, Richard Smyth, MON Robin Ince and Joss Stone MON Clive gets Cold Feet with actor Robert Bathurst, whose MON career has seen him Wild At Heart and who plays hapless MON landowner Sir Anthony Strallan, who jilted Lady Edith at the MON altar in 'Downton Abbey'. In his new play, Robert is the MON consultant to a patient convinced that a military dictator MON is his father in a darkly comic story touching on race, MON mental illness and 21st century British life. 'Blue/Orange' MON is on tour until Saturday 1st December. MON Clive revisits Brideshead with actress Diana Quick and talks MON to her about playing Julia Flyte; the beautiful and MON mercurial belle of the Flyte clan in 'Brideshead Revisited'. MON Diana's now starring as 'Kettle', a selfish woman embroiled MON in a tale about a family facing the loss of their beloved MON French holiday home. 'Mother's Milk' is showing at cinemas MON from Friday 9th November. MON Robin Ince shares some toilet humour with author and MON cartoonist Richard Smyth, whose book 'Bum Fodder: An MON Absorbing History of Toilet Paper', details the origin of MON the humble loo roll and how our ancestors coped without it. MON Richard also gets to the bottom of how toilet paper even MON played a part in British espionage during World War II. MON Clive squares up to musician, broadcaster and native New MON Yorker Huey Morgan and talks to him about life as a DJ on MON BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music and his other job as rock 'n' roll MON Renaissance Man and Fun Lovin' Criminal. Huey's come a long MON way from the ladies man who twinkled his wise-guy way MON through his Fun Lovin' 90's and is now going solo. He MON performs 'Fall Into Me' from his debut solo album 'Say It To MON My Face'. MON And more music from a lady who needs no introduction, Grammy MON Award-winning soul singer-songwriter Joss Stone performs MON 'Teardrops' from her album 'The Soul Sessions Volume 2'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken b00dbj1b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son b007jzsd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9k9p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnm4 (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and MON the joy of achievement. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip MON Glenister. MON MON 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion b00jcvz5 (Listen) MON Henry VIII - The King Must Wear Gold MON 4 Extra Debut. Tracing male peacockery through the ages - MON how clothes symbolised power, philosophy, taste, sexuality MON and personal expression. MON MON 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams MON b00yqjyh (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The young academic has a comedy instinct, but his father has MON other ideas. Nicholas Boulton reads Christopher Stevens' MON portrait. MON MON 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave b0140mxj (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The bleak life of teenager Billy Casper is transformed with MON his discovery of a kestrel chick. Read by James Anthony MON Pearson. MON MON 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2f (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 Chapters MON The People in the Playground Revisited MON Michael Rosen visits a primary school in East London, to MON join in some playground games. MON Brian Cox MON Professor Brian Cox talks about visiting some of the MON strangest landscapes on Earth. MON The Garden MON It is summer, and an Oxfordshire garden is humming with the MON sound of insects. MON Balmoral Estate MON Euan McIlwraith walks in the footsteps of Queen Victoria on MON the Balmoral Estate. MON Jennings Again MON Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischevious MON schoolboy. Today, a game of aliens from outer space causes MON classroom chaos. MON MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b009y19f (Listen) MON Series 2, Trouble with the Credit Card MON It's duo Tommy and Sheila's second stab at fame - and she's MON been spending. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From MON October 1999. MON MON 17:30 Safety Catch b00fkyrd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylq3 (Listen) MON Allergy MON Caledonian creepiness, as Scottish writer Elspeth Davie MON spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge. Read by Edith MON Macarthur. MON MON 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqncy (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Scholar Andrew MacLeod sees chilling photos of occult MON influence and fears for his family and friends. Read by MON Robert Paterson. MON MON 18:30 Weird Tales b00vknrq (Listen) MON Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson MON Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen who tells of a Celtic MON goddess able to decide who lives - or dies. Stars Derek MON Riddell. MON MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken b00dbj1b (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son b007jzsd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9k9p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01nnw8j (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity b01nl675 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pr7zj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01nqnd0 (Listen) MON Series 5, 05/11/2012 MON An extended edition of the News Quiz, chaired by Sandi MON Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Justin Edwards, Susan MON Calman and Lloyd Langford. MON MON 23:45 Creme De la Crime b0080sx1 (Listen) MON Series 1, A Death on the Ocean Wave MON Michael Feydeau and David Pershore exhume a murder case on a MON luxury liner. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October MON 2001. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2012 TUE TUE 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylq3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqncy (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Weird Tales b00vknrq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9k9p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pr7zj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue b01nql85 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dtmr0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01nnw8j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone b009y19f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Safety Catch b00fkyrd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9xgx (Listen) TUE The Saint Closes the Case TUE Simon Templar tackles arch-villain Dr Rayt Marius in a TUE deadly struggle to save the world from an evil weapon. Stars TUE Paul Rhys. TUE TUE 07:00 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) TUE A Complete Break TUE Upwardly mobile Ben and Helen plan a holiday. Simon Brett TUE sitcom starring Paula Wilcox and David Wood. From November TUE 1982. TUE TUE 07:30 Rudy's Rare Records b01nl77d (Listen) TUE Series 4, It's Grim up North TUE Adam attends a business conference to network and is TUE determined to leave his Dad behind. TUE Adam attends a business conference to network and is TUE determined to leave his Dad behind. He fails. Not only does TUE Rudy attend but he knows the guest speaker. TUE Father and son comedy set in the finest old-school record TUE shop in Birmingham. Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker TUE and some terrific tunes. TUE Rudy's Rare Records is a tiny down at heel old reggae record TUE shop in Birmingham - one of a dying breed; a place with real TUE soul, stacked with piles of vinyl, where the slogan is "if TUE we don't have it - them don't mek it". It's owned by the TUE charismatic, irrepressible Rudy Sharpe (Larrington Walker), TUE reluctantly helped out by his long-suffering neurotic son TUE Adam (Lenny Henry) and Handsworth's first, black, surly TUE girly goth, Tasha (Natasha Godfrey). Rudy has recently TUE married his long-term love interest Doreen (Claire Benedict) TUE who is enjoying the challenge of getting the Sharpe men in TUE shape. TUE Adam.......Lenny Henry TUE Rudy.....Larrington Walker TUE Tasha......Natasha Godfrey TUE Doreen......Claire Benedict TUE Bernard Sheedy...Justin Moorhouse TUE Brinsley Forde.....Brinsley Forde TUE Katerina.......... Liza Sadovy TUE Attila/Receptionist ......... Adam Nagaitis TUE Written by Danny Robins TUE Producer: Katie Tyrrell TUE Music featured in this episode: TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b00fgzr6 (Listen) TUE Tiddlywinks TUE Neddie sets out to wreak his revenge following a defeat at TUE the hands of Cambridge. Stars Spike Milligan. From March TUE 1958. TUE TUE 08:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) TUE Les Dawson's topics are marriages and mothers-in-law, plus TUE Wotan Man of Steel camps it up. With Daphne Oxenford. From TUE March 1985. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01nqnd0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Creme De la Crime b0080sx1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2v (Listen) TUE First Night TUE 'On the halls' in 1913: Richard gets closer to Nancy, but TUE Burrard's fears deepen. With Tom Baker and Steven Frost. TUE TUE 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) TUE Because the Night, Pt 1 TUE When her parents decide to have a party, Kristen comes up TUE with an escape plan. Coming of age story read by Susie TUE Riddell. TUE TUE 11:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days b00xjth7 (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE 1929: Davy Powlett Jones draws daggers with Bamfylde TUE School's Headmaster, Alcock. One will have to go. Stars TUE Oliver Milburn. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b00fgzr6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9xgx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnmm (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE Headmistress Sarah Burton opens up her school for voters in TUE the election. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister. TUE TUE 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion b00jcwg1 (Listen) TUE The Stuart Kings - The Crisis in Fashion TUE The radiant clothing at the court of King Charles I, TUE sumptuously painted by Anthony Van Dyck, but showing TUE tensions of the age. TUE TUE 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams TUE b00yw4v3 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Personal struggles conflict with the actor's blossoming TUE career. Nicholas Boulton reads Christopher Stevens' TUE biography. TUE TUE 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave b0140wgw (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Troubled teenager Billy Casper impresses his teacher with TUE tales of training his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony TUE Pearson. TUE TUE 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2v (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 Chapters TUE Rob the Rubbish TUE Meet the man who is single-handedly keeping the countryside TUE tidy. TUE A Load of Rubbish TUE Ian Marchant visits a factory which turns plastic bottles TUE into recycled food packaging. TUE Neighbours TUE Historian Emily Cockayne reveals neighbourly disputes are by TUE no means a modern phenomenon. TUE Keeping chickens TUE An Oxfordshire schoolgirl has found an enterprising way of TUE adding to her pocket money. TUE Lighthouse bagging TUE Feats of engineering, and now tourist destinations - Dan TUE Holland explores a niche hobby. TUE Jennings Again TUE More adventures from Anthony Buckeridge's mishap-prone TUE schoolboy, read by Stephen Fry. A litter crusade in the TUE village ends with unexpected results. TUE TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts b008p4zq (Listen) TUE Series 1, Match of the Day TUE Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over Bill and his TUE ex-wife Liza. Stars Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam. From TUE November 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylrg (Listen) TUE The Swans TUE Scottish writer Elspeth Davie's melancholy tale of paint TUE shop staff seeing mortality in a row of houses. Read by TUE Edith Macarthur. TUE TUE 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqqgl (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE An unwelcome object reappears and MacLeod senses Katrina's TUE presence again. Should he run or dig deeper? Read by Robert TUE Paterson. TUE TUE 18:30 Weird Tales b00wr8s9 (Listen) TUE The House on Pale Avenue by Richard Vincent TUE The downsizing Williams family can't settle in their new TUE home - is it trying to tell them something? Stars Jamie TUE Glover. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b00fgzr6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Listen to Les b00d8yxw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9xgx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days b00xjth7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Rudy's Rare Records b01nl77d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Such Rotten Luck b01nqqgn (Listen) TUE Keats, Baby, You Done It Wrong TUE Has Woodhouse been beaten to it, biographically? TUE Comedy-drama starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Zoë Wanamaker. TUE From September 1989. TUE TUE 23:00 Acropolis Now b007szvj (Listen) TUE Series 2, Plays TUE Heraclitus' chance to escape Athens could expose Xanthippe TUE to scorn and ridicule. Stars Stephen Moore. From March 2002. TUE TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007r4mj (Listen) TUE Series 1, Death and the Afterlife TUE The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. TUE Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From TUE October 1992. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2012 WED WED 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ylrg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqqgl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Weird Tales b00wr8s9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b00b9xgx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01nqnd0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Creme De la Crime b0080sx1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr2v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dts86 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days b00xjth7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Second Thoughts b008p4zq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b007jtvy (Listen) WED The Saint Plays With Fire WED Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power WED in France. Stars Paul Rhys, Kim Thomson and Fiona Fullerton. WED WED 07:00 The Alan Davies Show b00898wy (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED After playing a gay miner, the struggling actor finds WED greater fame dressed as a strawberry. With Ronnie Ancona. WED From June 1998. WED WED 07:30 Gloomsbury b01n6vn5 (Listen) WED The St Ives School of Painting WED The writer and transvestite Vera Sackcloth-Vest and her WED bosom chum, the novelist Ginny Fox, go down to St Ives in WED search of the writer of very naughty books Mr D.H. Lollipop. WED Their husbands, Henry and Lionel, accompany them, hoping to WED prevent their wives from succumbing to the dangerous animal WED magnetism of Lollipop, whose book Lady Hattersley's Plover WED has scandalized and unsettled them all. WED Vera's persistent and flamboyant admirer Venus Traduces WED arrives, desperate to re-kindle their Sapphic passion. WED However she is distracted when, on the cliff path, she meets WED a thin man with a red beard who exudes animal magnetism. He WED informs her that his wife is away in London being painted by WED Augustus John, invites Venus to call him Dave, and ravishes WED her in the brambles. WED Meanwhile, though Vera and Ginny seem to search in vain for WED Lollipop, he is always much closer than they think. WED Cast: WED Vera Sackcloth-Vest ..... Miriam Margolyes WED Henry Mickleton ..... Jonathan Coy WED Venus Traduces ..... Morwenna Banks WED Mrs Ginny Fox ..... Alison Steadman WED Lionel Fox ..... Nigel Planer WED DH Lollipop ..... John Sessions WED Produced by Jamie Rix WED A Little Brother Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED The Childhood Sweetheart WED The lad sets off for a romantic reunion pledged 25 years WED before. Stars Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes. From October WED 1959. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00spmnm (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 13 WED Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool. WED Sketches and songs with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. WED WED 09:00 At Home with the Hardys b007jmqw (Listen) WED Fatal Attraction WED The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots WED leave behind. With Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach. From WED June 1990. WED WED 09:30 The Party Line b0129c7j (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 1 WED 4 Extra Premiere: In Punt and Dennis' topical sitcom, MP WED Duncan is mired in the politics of ugly buildings. Stars WED James Fleet. From October 2006. WED WED 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr39 (Listen) WED Final Curtain WED Richard embarks on a dangerous affair and tragedy strikes WED the company. Meanwhile, war is on the horizon. Tom Baker WED stars. WED WED 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) WED Because the Night, Pt 2 WED Kristen's plan to escape her parents' party hits an annoying WED snag. Coming of age story concluded by Susie Riddell. WED WED 11:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Train to Chemnitz b007rpry (Listen) WED Vivid storytellers Aubrey and Dorinda inhabit a WED claustrophobic world fuelled by guilt. Stars Paul Scofield WED and Fiona Shaw. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00spmnm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b007jtvy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnn3 (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED Yorkshire landowner Robert Carne confronts headmistress WED Sarah. Lydia is distressed. Stars Sarah Lancashire and WED Philip Glenister. WED WED 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion b00jcwg3 (Listen) WED Charles II - Fashion Restored? WED An old sartorial order seemed restored, but 'unpatriotic' WED French fashions prompted a style that would herald the WED 3-piece suit. WED WED 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams WED b00z5284 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The actor and raconteur displays his own trademark behaviour WED as he turns 40. Christopher Stevens' book read by Nicholas WED Boulton. WED WED 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave b0141xrv (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED School teacher Mr Farthing is spellbound by Billy's flying WED demonstration with his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony WED Pearson. WED WED 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr39 (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 Chapters WED Extreme Fishing WED Jeremy Wade travels the world in search of strange fish. WED Prehistoric Powan WED Primary school pupils in the west of Scotland are helping to WED conserve an ancient and rare species of fish. WED Inheritance Tracks: Nicholas Parsons WED Meaningful music for the Just A Minute presenter. WED Edible seaweed WED A visit to Ireland to find some tasty treats from the sea. WED The Serpentine WED Matt Baker goes for a swim and learns the history of the WED lake in London's Hyde Park. WED Jennings Again WED A favour for Miss Thorpe sets off a chain of very fishy WED events. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous WED schoolboy. WED WED 17:00 Ring Around the Bath b00nsnhg (Listen) WED Series 1, Rick's Quarrel WED A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle to get her WED grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston. From WED August 2003. WED WED 17:30 The Alan Davies Show b00898wy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ymgs (Listen) WED A Field in Space WED Scottish writer Elspeth Davie's affecting story of one WED expert whose specialism stuns a whole meeting. Read by WED Crawford Logan. WED WED 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrd22 (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Voices from beyond the grave - good and bad. MacLeod finds WED he is not alone and may have a useful ally. Read by Robert WED Paterson. WED WED 18:30 Weird Tales b01nrd24 (Listen) WED Original Features by Christopher William Hill WED 4 Extra Debut. When Carl and Rob restore their dream home, WED unexpected original features are revealed. Stars Martin WED Hutson and Carl Prekopp. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jp9g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00spmnm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b007jtvy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Train to Chemnitz b007rpry (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Gloomsbury b01n6vn5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b01nrd26 (Listen) WED Series 2, Spears WED Eddie Conroy leaves home, while The Sweater Girls look set WED for a big break. With Radio 1's Mark and Lard. From November WED 2000. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01nyvn0 (Listen) WED For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the WED best laughs. Plus tonight, host Tom Wrigglesworth chats to WED RóisÃn Conaty. WED WED 23:00 The Hare Lane Diaries b00ls1sp (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Diarist Rex is relegated to a box room when landlady Jessica WED takes in a younger man. Stars Frances Barber. From September WED 2000. WED WED 23:30 Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking b00x7ghn (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED The award-winning performer encounters a reluctant WED beekeeper, feuding librarians and Santa. With Ben Moor. From WED January 2007. WED WED THU THURSDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2012 THU THU 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ymgs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrd22 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Weird Tales b01nrd24 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint b007jtvy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 At Home with the Hardys b007jmqw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Party Line b0129c7j (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires b007jr39 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvvrw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Train to Chemnitz b007rpry (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Ring Around the Bath b00nsnhg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Alan Davies Show b00898wy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b00yjy11 (Listen) THU Friday THU The parents of Mike, Pete and Janey disappear overnight - THU and there are mysterious marks in the garden. Stars Judy THU Bennett. THU THU 06:30 Ruth Rendell - Paperwork b007jrzf (Listen) THU Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront his past in a THU house piled high with papers - and secrets. Read by Russell THU Dixon. THU THU 07:00 Chambers b007jyzz (Listen) THU Series 3, Outward Bound THU Chambers are invited to a team building exercise in the THU country. Starring John Bird, Sarah Lancashire and James THU Fleet. THU THU 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00wv6cd (Listen) THU Series 6, Tour Guide THU After meeting a Tour Operator in the street whilst doing his THU daily chores, Arthur joins a Tour Bus giving guided journeys THU around the city - and is, as only Arthur can be, hugely THU disappointed with his experience. THU Misunderstandings and misinformation abound, and after a THU stop to buy some pies from the market Arthur heads to the THU Shoulder of Mutton to talk through his annoyance at the THU day-so-far with Jack. THU He comes up with a plan to develop his very own and much THU improved tours of the city and, not having a bus at his THU disposal, decides to conduct walking tours. THU Whilst starting this new venture in earnest, Arthur's THU best-laid plans, as usual, don't quite go as he'd hoped... THU Cast: THU Count Arthur Strong ..... Steve Delaney THU Woman/Market Trader/ THU Shop Assistant/Old Woman ..... Melanie Giedroyc THU Tour Operator/Official/ THU Jack/Old Man ..... Dave Mounfield THU Announcer/Tour Guide/ THU Man/Aussie ...... Alastair Kerr THU Producers: Richard Daws, Mark Radcliffe & John Leonard THU A Komedia Entertainment & Smooth Operations production for THU BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 Parsley Sidings b01nrmxq (Listen) THU The Market Special THU 4 Extra Debut. The station staff go all out to boost falling THU passenger numbers. Stars Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender. From THU December 1971. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU Fun afloat, aboard aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable. Stars THU Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. From June 1953. THU THU 09:00 1834 b011pw52 (Listen) THU Dentists And Lovers THU Ned needs root canal work, but 21st century Jason needs THU lessons in 19th century courting. Stars Michael Begley. From THU July 2003. THU THU 09:30 Just a Minute b007jqgg (Listen) THU Birds and champagne. Nicholas Parsons welcomes Kenneth THU Williams, Derek Nimmo, Gyles Brandreth and Martin Jarvis. THU From July 1984. THU THU 10:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals THU b007jpgj (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Naturalist Gerald Durrell's magical 1930s childhood with his THU eccentric family on the Greek island of Corfu. Stars Celia THU Imrie. THU THU 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) THU Journey Home THU Snowbound in Paris, Alec worries about why his sister back THU home hasn't replied to his text. Short stories read by Adam THU Billington. THU THU 11:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable b007jttg (Listen) THU Michelle has Meniere's disease, with the prospect of THU deafness. Young and vibrant - how will she cope? Stars THU Gillian Kearney. THU THU 12:00 Parsley Sidings b01nrmxq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b00yjy11 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Ruth Rendell - Paperwork b007jrzf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnnm (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Headmistress Sarah Burton fears for the life of landowner THU Robert Carne. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister. THU THU 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion b00jcwg5 (Listen) THU Beau Nash - The Rise of the 'Middling Sort' THU The impact of an English dandy. The interior designer visits THU Bath, the hub of the 18th century men's clothing revolution. THU Episode 4 of 15. THU THU 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams THU b00zdbmg (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU More highs and lows as the complex actor holidays in Morocco THU with friends. Christopher Stevens' book read by Nicholas THU Boulton. THU THU 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave b0141zv4 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Troubled Billy Casper's rash decision sparks fury with his THU half-brother Jud. Read by James Anthony Pearson. THU THU 15:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals THU b007jpgj (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 Chapters THU Getting the giggles THU Why do we sometimes find ourselves laughing uncontrollably? THU Nasty Noises THU Would-be scientist Izzy Thomlinson investigates who reacts THU the most to uncomfortable sounds. THU World Carrot Museum THU One man's crunchy orange obsession. THU Steve Backshall THU Mel meets her favourite naturalist. THU John O' Groats THU Mark Stephen visits the far north of Scotland, meeting THU End-to-Enders who have travelled the entire length of THU Britain to get there. THU Jennings Again THU On a trip to London, schoolboy Jennings is forced to turn THU detective. Read by Stephen Fry. THU THU 17:00 Mind Your Own Business b009xyw7 (Listen) THU The Premature Berth THU Tycoon Jimmy's lavish new yacht infuriates his head of THU finance. Stars Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton. From THU January 1988. THU THU 17:30 Chambers b007jyzz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ysn7 (Listen) THU A Collection of Bones THU A troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what THU happens when it suddenly comes to an end. Read by Crawford THU Logan. THU THU 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrrbn (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU A visit to a potential ally begins to clarify MacLeod's THU thoughts, but raises doubts about Katrina. Read by Robert THU Paterson. THU THU 18:30 Weird Tales b01nrrbs (Listen) THU The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent THU A mysterious trio force Reverend Braiden on a road trip, THU terminating in a terrifying test of faith. Stars Geoffrey THU Streatfeild. THU THU 19:00 Parsley Sidings b01nrmxq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b00yjy11 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Ruth Rendell - Paperwork b007jrzf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable b007jttg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This? THU b01nl9pk (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Comic explanation of human development via stand-up, song THU and sketch. THU THU 22:30 Elvenquest b00k49s9 (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 2 THU Lord Darkness has Amis and wants the sword. Can Sam stop THU him? Fantasy comedy starring Darren Boyd and Dave Lamb. From THU May 2009. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b01nyvnd (Listen) THU For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the THU best laughs. Plus tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth discovers why THU RóisÃn Conaty gets called 'The Rhino'. THU THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show b007k0sb (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU Danger sports - and chicken terrorists. Andy Hamilton and THU Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September THU 1986. THU THU 23:30 Sounding Off with McGough b007jlwb (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Poet Roger McGough hits Bath to reflect on life, love, THU happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations. From THU May 2000. THU THU 23:45 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee THU b00nsm9l (Listen) THU 'Introducing Me' and 'The Dinner Date' THU A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly THU uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From THU June 2003. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2012 FRI FRI 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012ysn7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrrbn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Weird Tales b01nrrbs (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b00yjy11 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Ruth Rendell - Paperwork b007jrzf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 1834 b011pw52 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Just a Minute b007jqgg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals FRI b007jpgj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dvzd3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable b007jttg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Mind Your Own Business b009xyw7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Chambers b007jyzz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b007jvfc (Listen) FRI The children's parents have disappeared. What is in their FRI father's briefcase? And who or what is 'The Hyena'? Stars FRI Judy Bennett. FRI FRI 06:30 Richard Marsh - An Illustration of Modern Science FRI b007jq1h (Listen) FRI Convinced she'll soon be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie FRI wants to make her will. Richard Marsh's thriller read by FRI Joanna Riding. FRI FRI 07:00 Up the Garden Path b0081cjz (Listen) FRI Series 2, A Soft-Hearted Little Thing FRI More tangles in Izzy's love-life, when she and Dick head to FRI dinner with Charles. Stars Imelda Staunton. From October FRI 1988. FRI FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris b01npb83 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Rubbish, Jesus Shaves FRI The multi-award winning American with more of his wit and FRI charm in the final edition of this series of audience FRI readings. This week moving to the British countryside has FRI its downsides exposed in "Rubbish" and David recounts the FRI eye-opening experience of learning French at a Paris FRI language school in "Jesus Shaves". FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI A Boomerang production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b0151xwx (Listen) FRI The Mysterious Pudding Mine FRI When Goldstein spots something bobbing in the sea, panic FRI erupts on HMS Troutbridge. With Ronnie Barker. From FRI September 1965. FRI FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way b007jtxx (Listen) FRI Series 3, Bruce's Choice and Start New Series the Burkiss FRI Way FRI Long ago in a radio galaxy far away - space film spoofing FRI and the best of 'Bruce Forysth'. With Fred Harris. From FRI January 1978. FRI FRI 09:00 Bristow b00ckd51 (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Girl Next Door FRI When a new face appears in the office opposite Chester FRI Perry, she causes quite a stir. Stars Michael Williams. From FRI May 1999. FRI FRI 09:30 Snap b00v7sn2 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 6 FRI Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret - but can't ignore FRI their split. Stars Paul Venables and Rebecca Lacey. From FRI August 2004. FRI FRI 10:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals FRI b007jph2 (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Keen naturalist Gerry's burgeoning animal collection sparks FRI chaos at the family's Christmas party. Stars Celia Imrie. FRI FRI 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dw5lw (Listen) FRI Pretending FRI Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded FRI on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham. FRI FRI 11:15 Peter Wolf - Strange Meeting b00vy733 (Listen) FRI Inspired by his Great War poem, the events leading up to FRI Wilfred Owen's death on the eve of the Armistice. Stars Alex FRI Jennings. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b0151xwx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jtxx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b007jvfc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Richard Marsh - An Illustration of Modern Science FRI b007jq1h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnp4 (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some FRI decisions. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister. FRI FRI 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion b00jcwg7 (Listen) FRI Beau Brummell - The Dandy Style FRI Tastemaker to the Regency, Beau Brummell was British FRI fashion's most influential man. The interior designer FRI surveys his impact. FRI FRI 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams FRI b00zl7rs (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI In his final years, the comic actor is plagued by illness FRI and worry. Nicholas Boulton concludes Christopher Stevens' FRI portrait. FRI FRI 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave b01425l0 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The story reaches its sad conclusion as Billy discovers the FRI fate of Kes. James Anthony Pearson reads from Barry Hines's FRI novel. FRI FRI 15:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals FRI b007jph2 (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 Chapters FRI Photography tips FRI Mark Stephen takes his camera into Glen Etive, to learn how FRI to take the perfect photo. FRI Top of the Class: Digby Jones FRI Lord Digby Jones goes back to his old school. FRI Trees FRI Botanist, gardener and "renegade scientist" Diana FRI Beresford-Kroeger talks about her love of trees. FRI Alton Towers FRI Singer Elkie Brooks is a big fan of theme parks - the FRI scarier the ride the better. FRI Jennings Again FRI Jennings plants a tree, and it's school photograph day at FRI Linbury Court. Read by Stephen Fry. FRI FRI 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge b007jvgy (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Jack has flu, so daughter Nicola takes over just as the pub FRI inspectors are due. Stars Michael Williams. From February FRI 1999. FRI FRI 17:30 Up the Garden Path b0081cjz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones b012yym2 (Listen) FRI The Eyelash FRI A humourous diversion into an evening meal, ruined by a FRI small matter which prompts a big discussion. Read by Edith FRI Macarthur. FRI FRI 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01ns0y8 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Can MacLeod escape the evil that stretches from North Africa FRI to Scotland? The gripping conclusion read by Robert FRI Paterson. FRI FRI 18:30 Weird Tales b01ns0yb (Listen) FRI Louisa's by Amanda Whittington FRI When a stranger walks into Louisa's cafe, she's thrown back FRI into her past with memories she'd rather forget. Stars Sara FRI Poyzer. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b0151xwx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jtxx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Wally K Daly - Orphans in Waiting b007jvfc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Richard Marsh - An Illustration of Modern Science FRI b007jq1h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love b01dw5lw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Peter Wolf - Strange Meeting b00vy733 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris b01npb83 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Meanwhile with the Bearded Ladies b007zmy1 (Listen) FRI Episode 3 FRI Jo wants to be a really Yummy Mummy. Four women friends cope FRI with life, work and men. With Ronnie Corbett. From September FRI 2007. FRI FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars b007jrmc (Listen) FRI Series 2, Meet the Wife FRI When the band performs at Lorelei's school reunion - is FRI honesty the best policy? With Stephen Tompkinson. From July FRI 2001. FRI FRI 23:30 Genius b008m9f6 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 5 FRI Dave Gorman asks Stewart Lee to select the public's best FRI loopy idea, like a CD player/microwave oven. From November FRI 2005. FRI
02 November, 2012
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 03/11/2012 - 09/11/2012
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