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SAT SATURDAY 02 MARCH 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Haunted b01qyswf (Listen) SAT The Grey Ones, by JB Priestley SAT 4 Extra Debut. A patient fears evil is at work in the shape SAT of a sinister conspiracy. Will his psychiatrist be able to SAT help? Stars Tony Britton. SAT SAT 00:30 Earthsearch b007jp2r (Listen) SAT Series 2, Earthvoice SAT The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over, but Earth SAT is not how they left it. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda SAT Murray. SAT SAT 01:00 Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery b00cc4m0 (Listen) SAT Introducing Madison SAT New production of an adventure by Francis Durbridge, first SAT broadcast in 1949. SAT Paul springs his trap, and the secret of the watch-chain is SAT finally revealed. SAT Paul Temple ...... Crawford Logan SAT Steve ...... Gerda Stevenson SAT Hubert Greene ...... Richard Greenwood SAT Stella Portland ...... Emma Currie SAT Inspector Vosper ...... Michael Mackenzie SAT Sir Graham Forbes ...... Gareth Thomas SAT Chris Boyer ...... Nick Underwood SAT Charlie ...... Greg Powrie SAT George Kelly ...... Robin Laing. SAT SAT 01:30 Falco b00kf0yz (Listen) SAT Venus in Copper, Episode 6 SAT Still hunting for the culprit, the Roman detective realises SAT the lengths that a lover will go to for revenge. Stars Anton SAT Lesser. SAT SAT 02:00 Tony's b007jt1y (Listen) SAT While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop SAT barber makes a discovery. Stars Victor Spinetti. From SAT November 1979. SAT SAT 02:30 The Brothers b00ntdnr (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT The two dysfunctional siblings Nigel and Michael win an SAT award. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From October SAT 2005. SAT SAT 03:00 Classic Serial b01mnqms (Listen) SAT The Grapes of Wrath, Episode 3 SAT By John Steinbeck SAT Dramatised by Donna Franceschild SAT A Pulitzer Prize winning novel about economic migration and SAT the endurance of the human spirit set against the backdrop SAT of America's Great Depression and Dust Bowl. SAT Just as the Joads money and food run out, they find work on SAT a peach farm. But Tom discovers they're breaking a strike SAT led by their old friend Casy the Preacher. Tom and Casy are SAT ambushed by a Deputy Sheriff and a mob of vigilantes and SAT Casy is killed. In his fury, Tom hits back before running SAT for his life. SAT The Joad family's dream of a promised land is about to end. SAT Director: Kirsty Williams. SAT SAT 04:00 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop b00bwjcq (Listen) SAT Desperate to see an Everton match, a boy turns to the local SAT fish fryer for help. Vincent McInerney's story read by SAT Richard Tate. SAT SAT 04:15 The Recall Man b00kkdkk (Listen) SAT Stepping Out SAT Dr Joe Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist is SAT hired to investigate baffling attacks on women. Stars Jeremy SAT Swift. SAT SAT 05:00 Little Blighty on the Down b007jxd2 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 4 SAT Troubles abound in the village boatyard and surgery - with a SAT sleazy press. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From August SAT 1989. SAT SAT 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vl38x (Listen) SAT Series 2, London SAT Smuggler Jago is kidnapped, but can he survive in polite SAT city society? Stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. From SAT May 2004. SAT SAT 06:00 Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van b0120vy5 (Listen) SAT Autobiographical play about the woman who took refuge in SAT author Alan Bennett's Camden garden and stayed for 15 years. SAT Stars Maggie Smith. SAT SAT 07:30 The Secret History of Bagpipes b007k2d3 (Listen) SAT Tom Morton investigates pipes and politics, from Northern SAT Ireland to Galicia via Scotland and Northumbria. From SAT January 2004. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yzj3q (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 15 SAT The American funny man is in Seattle: the cowboys get a job SAT and Guy Noir goes to sea. With the Wailin' Jennys. From SAT March 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 Mark Billingham's Rule Book of Crime b01r19jd (Listen) SAT Made for 4 Extra. The bestselling crime writer detects his SAT favourite radio sleuthing stars - Sherlock Holmes, Miss SAT Marple, Raymond Chandler, Henning Mankell and PD James. SAT SAT 12:00 The Cazalets b01r1b39 (Listen) SAT The Cazalets - Marking Time Omnibus, Episode 2 SAT Made for 4 Extra. The horrors of war are witnessed by Polly SAT and Christopher when the air battle commences above their SAT home. Stars Penelope Wilton. SAT SAT 13:15 John Mortimer - The Antisocial Behaviour of Horace SAT Rumpole b01r1b3c (Listen) SAT Rumpole on Trial SAT 4 Extra Debut. The magician of the Old Bailey at his SAT implacable best defending our ancient freedoms. Drama stars SAT Timothy West. SAT SAT 14:00 The Al Read Show b0090v01 (Listen) SAT From 6/11/1966 SAT Poking fun at fireman and hospitals. Sketches and monologues SAT from the former Salford sausage maker. From November 1966. SAT SAT 14:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007k2kl (Listen) SAT Pike in Love SAT Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son about the birds and SAT bees. Dad's Army spin-off stars John Le Mesurier and Ian SAT Lavender. From December 1983. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yzj3q (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van b0120vy5 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01f883m (Listen) SAT Series 2, With guest Danny Baker SAT New series of the comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his SAT five piece band and specially written, original music. SAT Guests across this series include Phill Jupitus, Charlie SAT Baker, Nick Mohammed, Doc Brown, Matt Lucas and Danny Baker. SAT The first epsiode explores the theme of 'games' and guest SAT stars Danny Baker who sings with the band and champions an SAT instrument that can't fail to put a smile on your face. Plus SAT the funkiest song you're ever likely to hear about Chess; an SAT Ode to Chris Hoy and music to exercise to. SAT Host .... Alex Horne SAT Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland SAT Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown SAT Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier SAT Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds SAT Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake SAT Guest performers .... Danny Baker and Ben Jones SAT Producer .... Julia McKenzie. SAT SAT 18:00 The Man in Black b00yng5w (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Printed Name SAT Mark Gatiss introduces Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a SAT writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man. Stars Ewan SAT Bailey. SAT SAT 18:30 Sheridan Le Fanu - Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A visitor places a young Flemish painter's love for his SAT master's niece in jeopardy. 17th century mystery read by Ian SAT McDiarmid. SAT SAT 19:00 Mark Billingham's Rule Book of Crime b01r19jd (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Mark Steel Revolution b00fz849 (Listen) SAT The American Civil War SAT The radical comedian asks if the battling was part of a SAT revolution. With Carla Mendonca and Martin Hyder. From July SAT 1998. SAT SAT 22:30 Hardeep at The Stand b017cqv0 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 5 SAT 5/6 SAT First on stage in this episode is an international comedian, SAT enjoying huge success in the USA. Matt Kirshen realises that SAT there's some truth in Santa's stories and demystifies SAT cowboys in a way you wont expect. Boothby Graffoe has had a SAT very loyal following over the years and with a spectacular SAT fast paced musical performance from him you will soon be a SAT fan too. Keeping the Scottish side of comedy up for this SAT episode is the instantly loveable John Gillick, who has SAT crafted his material over a number of years around the UK, SAT making him one of Scotland's best joke slingers. SAT SAT 22:45 Hardeep at The Stand b017pj3t (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 6 SAT 6/6 SAT This week we hear a very familiar voice in a very familiar SAT setting, it's Scotland's number one stand up comedian Fred SAT MacAulay - that man simply has funny bones. Hardeep chats SAT with Sarah Millican about her "catastrophic" career, there's SAT a bit of stand up from the amazing Neil Delamere and some SAT jokes about wonky teeth and texting from Ireland's titter SAT merchant Colm O'Regan. SAT SAT 23:00 Julie Enfield Investigates b007jlbn (Listen) SAT The Smithfield Murders, A Mushroom Diet SAT The Smithfield Community Play throws the detective's meaty SAT murder trail into confusion. Stars Imelda Staunton. SAT SAT 23:30 Scandinavian Chiller b012wzzl (Listen) SAT Camilla Lackberg - The Ice Princess, Episode 3 SAT An unexpected visitor turns up at Alex's funeral and police SAT close in on a suspect. Alex Tregear continues the Swedish SAT thriller. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 03 MARCH 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 The Man in Black b00yng5w (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Sheridan Le Fanu - Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00yzj3q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Cazalets b01r1b39 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 John Mortimer - The Antisocial Behaviour of Horace SUN Rumpole b01r1b3c (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van b0120vy5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01f883m (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor Omnibus b00m4vxd (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A young man escapes a dreary clerkship in industrial SUN Yorkshire by taking a job as a teacher in Belgium. Charlotte SUN Bronte dramatisation with Paul Venables. SUN SUN 07:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley b00nskjq (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Reflecting on the evacuation of Dunkirk, the broadcaster's SUN 1940 wartime observations are read by Patrick Stewart. SUN SUN 07:30 Bleak Expectations b00wlgnn (Listen) SUN Series 4, A Life Destroyed Then Repaired and Rehappied SUN Volume 4, Chapter 6: "A life destroyed, and then repaired SUN and re-happied." SUN Pip in the company of Pippa, the Reverend Fecund and Harry SUN Biscuit, now just a brain in a jar, have tracked Mister SUN Benevolent to the heart of the vast Russian Empire. But when SUN they find him he is at the head of a mighty army. Who will SUN triumph in the final battle between good and evil? Will SUN Harry get a new body? Will Mister Benevolent detonate his SUN infamous cheese bomb? And what is the correct way to spell SUN Czar? As fate decides these crucial questions it seems there SUN are a few surprises in store for Pip. SUN Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson SUN Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen SUN Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head SUN Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman SUN Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead SUN Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland SUN Pippa ..... Susy Kane SUN Reverend Godly Fecund ..... David Mitchell SUN Writer ..... Mark Evans SUN Producer ..... Gareth Edwards. SUN SUN 08:00 Doctor At Large b009pp9l (Listen) SUN The Captain's Problem SUN More chaos afloat as Simon Sparrow tries to diagnose a SUN particular patient's ailments. Stars Richard Briers. From SUN July 1969. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b00yzb5d (Listen) SUN A Rotten System SUN When No 2 and Mildred hear a doctor talking about No 1's SUN 'complaint', confusion reigns. With Richard Murdoch. From SUN March 1969. SUN SUN 09:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must SUN risk everything to retake it. Stars Tom Smith and Tony SUN Kearney. SUN SUN 09:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00pbtvj (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN The incredible shrinking woman's sister arrives with a very SUN handy handbag. Based on Alf Proysen's books. Stars Alison SUN Steadman. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01r1btk (Listen) SUN Dancers, Sir Anton Dolin SUN From Callas to Coward, ballet dancer and choreographer Sir SUN Anton Dolin's second turn as Roy Plomley's castaway. From SUN June 1982. SUN SUN 10:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008rtky (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Peter White sets off to navigate the London tube, shopping SUN and crossing the road, as he explores how blind people SUN experience beauty. SUN SUN 11:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01r1cc0 (Listen) SUN Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Episode SUN 3 SUN Michael Bentine recalls the start of The Goon Show and SUN characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers. From SUN November 1994. SUN SUN 11:30 Double Trouble b007jpl1 (Listen) SUN Flanders and Swann SUN Stuart Maconie celebrates Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, SUN a comedy famous duo whose revues included At the Drop of a SUN Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat. With Ian Wallace. SUN SUN 12:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor Omnibus b00m4vxd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley b00nskjq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood b007jxgp (Listen) SUN The great English hero's adventures take him from Sherwood SUN to the Holy Land and back. Stars John Nettles and Tamsin SUN Grieg. SUN SUN 15:00 Doctor At Large b009pp9l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b00yzb5d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01r1ccz (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from this week's 4 O'Clock SUN Show programmes, including boxing, sausages and making the SUN perfect violin. SUN SUN 16:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:00 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00pbtvj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? b007k4rl (Listen) SUN Series 2, Al Read SUN Mark Radcliffe presents a profile of the sausage-maker from SUN Salford who became one of Britain's most popular radio SUN comedians. SUN SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers b01c6hvf (Listen) SUN The Scarifyers - The Magic Circle, Episode 4 SUN Lionheart's daughter Lily is in the clutches of Montague SUN Blake. Can Dunning and Crow get there in time? Stars David SUN Warner. SUN SUN 18:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pgnqn (Listen) SUN The Lady of the House of Love, by Angela Carter SUN A vampire tale with a twist. On the eve of war, an unwary SUN army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Read by SUN Indira Varma. SUN SUN 19:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01r1cc0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Double Trouble b007jpl1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Doctor At Large b009pp9l (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b00yzb5d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01r1btk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008rtky (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Bleak Expectations b00wlgnn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Sofa of Time b00hy949 (Listen) SUN Night of the Sexicle SUN Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and SUN Parker grab a cab. Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From SUN November 2002. SUN SUN 23:00 Newsjack b01qyrz9 (Listen) SUN Series 8, Episode 3 SUN BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show which anyone can SUN write for. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, SUN Pippa Evans and Lewis Macleod. SUN SUN 23:30 The Harpoon b00cmgpb (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 3 SUN Great beverages from history, in the nostalgic spoof of SUN boys' adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From SUN March 1994. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 04 MARCH 2013 MON MON 00:00 The Scarifyers b01c6hvf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 A Short History of Gothic b00pgnqn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01r1btk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty b008rtky (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester b01r1cc0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Double Trouble b007jpl1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Doctor At Large b009pp9l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood b007jxgp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth b00shp2n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00pbtvj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0100lqx (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON A dead acquaintance sends the spinster sleuth on the MON ultimate mystery tour. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars MON June Whitfield. MON MON 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1cwl (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Made for 4 Extra. Mark Fife is rebuilding his life seven MON years after his son died on the stairs, until things start MON to unravel. Read by John Chancer. MON MON 07:00 Safety Catch b0184tdb (Listen) MON Series 2, There Will Be Paint MON Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to MON better understand the art of war. Stars Darren Boyd. From MON April 2009. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b01qw93l (Listen) MON Series 65, Episode 3 MON How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no MON hesitation, repetition & deviation? Julian Clary, Jenny MON Eclair, Richard Herring and Paul Merton attempt to do so MON under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons. MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b00j05x3 (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 12 MON Master spy Kenneth Horne probes a robot plot, while Julian MON and Sandy tackle his patio. With Kenneth Williams. From May MON 1965. MON MON 08:30 The Al Read Show b007s198 (Listen) MON From 7/10/1995 MON Telling all on courting, marriage, kids and football - a MON compilation of the much-loved northern comic's 1950s MON monologues. MON MON 09:00 Alison and Maud b007k1w7 (Listen) MON Series 1, Fishing for Compliments MON Is there something fishy about Bernard, besides his VAT MON returns? Sisterly B&B sitcom with Denise Coffey. From MON December 2002. MON MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007js81 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 4 MON Freshly wed ad man Ken gets a wedding invite and faces upset MON at a photo shoot. Stars Martin Jarvis. From October 1986. MON MON 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrhz (Listen) MON March 1846 MON A mystery letter from New Orleans. But what is the secret of MON Magdalen and Norah Vanstone's parents? Stars Sophie MON Thompson. MON MON 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) MON Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple, an often overlooked MON writer of the interwar years who was described by JB MON Priestley as 'the Jane Austen of her age'. MON A divorced mother prepares for another painful meeting with MON her estranged children. Read by Stella Gonet. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01qzk4d (Listen) MON Barbara Taylor-Bradford, Benjamin Zephaniah, Tony Gardner, MON Robin Ince, Seb Emina, Fimber Bravo, Sivu MON Clive's joined by best-selling novelist and Woman of MON Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford, who tells Clive what has MON driven her to publish twenty-eight novels, selling MON eighty-two million copies worldwide. Barbara's latest novel MON 'Secrets From The Past' tells the story of war photographer MON Serena, who, following the death of her father, steps away MON from the war zone to reassess her life. MON From one war zone to another as Clive defuses an explosive MON encounter with actor Tony Gardner. Waltzing in from his Last MON Tango In Halifax, Tony is now playing the commander of an MON entire bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. BBC Three's MON new comedy drama 'Bluestone 42' follows the camaraderie, MON bonds and banter of a bunch of soliders and how they pass MON the time in between saving lives. The series starts on MON Tuesday 5th March at 22.00. MON The over easy Robin Ince enjoys a full English with author MON and breakfast blogger Seb Emina. His new book 'The Breakfast MON Bible' about the most important meal of the day intersperses MON the practicalities of putting a good breakfast together with MON essays and miscellanies from a crack team of eggsperts..and MON that's no yolk! MON Clive takes refuge with prolific writer and Rastafarian dub MON poet Benjamin Zephaniah whose powerful novel 'Refugee Boy' MON charts one boy's courageous fight for recognition, alone in MON a strange country. Benjamin's book has been adapted for the MON stage by fellow poet Lemn Sissay and is at West Yorkshire MON Playhouse from Saturday 9th to Saturday 30th March. MON With music from London based singer-songwriter Sivu, who MON performs his debut single 'Better Man Than He'. MON And from award winning steel pan maestro Fimber Bravo who MON plays 'The Way We Live Today' from his solo album MON 'Con-Fusion'. MON Producer: Cathie Mahoney. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b00j05x3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Al Read Show b007s198 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0100lqx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1cwl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m52xf (Listen) MON Frances MON William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to MON warn him about the school. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation MON stars Paul Venables and Niamh Cusack. MON MON 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives b00zllm4 (Listen) MON Horses MON Winston Churchill took part in Britain's last imperial MON cavalry charge at Omdurman, had a passion for polo, hunting, MON and racing, which brought him into friendly competition with MON the Queen later in his life. MON In this programme, historian Sir David Cannadine explores MON Churchill's sentimental connection to the horse as a symbol MON of the fast disappearing, aristocratic world he so strongly MON believed in. MON With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill. MON Producer: Melissa FitzGerald MON A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo b007k2cv (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces threats after rejecting a MON vast claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow. MON MON 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star MON b00s5ztz (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Paul Theroux retraces his 1973 journey from The Great MON Railway Bazaar, starting with London to Georgia. Stuart MON Milligan reads. MON MON 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrhz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01r1vql (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of The Amazing MON Maurice and his Educated Rodents, by Sir Terry Pratchett. MON She also hears from the world's loudest cat. MON MON 17:00 Coming Alive b00hhjfg (Listen) MON Series 3, Good Sports MON Sandra's mother starts meddling over Terry, and there's a MON surprising sporting challenge. Stars Karl Howman. From MON October 2001. MON MON 17:30 Safety Catch b0184tdb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b007jmk0 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of MON dragons? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis, John Wood and MON Melvyn Hayes. MON MON 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vkxxk (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON High in the Antarctic, a team of scientists make an MON unexpected discovery. HP Lovecraft's tale of terror read by MON Richard Coyle. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b00j05x3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Al Read Show b007s198 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0100lqx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1cwl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01qzk4d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b01qw93l (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Hard to Tell b016817k (Listen) MON Episode 3 MON Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy which sees MON Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009) MON make his debut in radio comedy writing. MON In Hard To Tell, Jonny Sweet conjures up characters MON depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the MON mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; MON from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their MON dogs, and from lifelong friends to long term partners and MON their dearly departed - weaving them into a four part, half MON hour romantic comedy. MON If your son is visiting with his new girlfriend, how far MON apart should their beds be placed? Can she be trusted with a MON remote control? And is it OK to indulge your fondness for MON Helen Mirren? MON Cast: MON Ashley ...... Alex MacQueen MON Lesley ...... Vicki Pepperdine MON Ellen ...... Charlotte Ritchie MON Hermione ..... Sarah Solemani MON Tom ...... Jonny Sweet MON Maeve ...... Katy Wix MON Producer: Lucy Armitage MON A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 23:00 The Now Show b01qwk3v (Listen) MON Series 39, Episode 3 MON Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical MON stand-up and sketches. MON MON 23:30 The Museum of Curiosity b015mzzd (Listen) MON Series 4, Linehan, Sutherland, Scales MON Hosted by the Professor of Ignorance from the University of MON Buckingham John Lloyd C.B.E. and the intensely curious MON comedian Dave Gorman. MON This week's guests: MON Coming from a long line of vicars, Robin Ince is the UK's MON most rational comedian, and he tests his reason to the limit MON once every year by performing at least four shows a day at MON the Edinburgh fringe. His infamous Bad Book Club, which in MON which he invites his fellow comedians to celebrate awful MON literature, has become an institution, and his massive MON Christmas show Nine Lessons and Carols For Godless People is MON now a huge event, feating the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Dara O MON Briain and Richard Dawkins. MON Roger Highfield is a scientist, science author and the MON editor of New Scientist, but if you met him, you wouldn't MON immediately guess that science is his thing. He's jolly and MON worldly and has the hearty laugh of a comic supervillain. He MON first made his name as a scientist be being the first person MON ever to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Roger has MON written and co-written 9 best-selling science books, MON including a book on the hows and whys of Dolly the sheep, an MON explanation of the science of Harry Potter and a biography MON of Einstein. MON Gareth Edwards is a filmmaker whose success and methods of MON achieving it have sent ripples of fear through the studios MON of Hollywood. His movie Monsters is an apocalyptic MON blockbuster which he made for one five hundredth of the MON budget for Avatar by shooting with a small, mobile team, MON hiring non-actors on the spot and using dazzling-but-cheap MON CGI effects. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 05 MARCH 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b007jmk0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vkxxk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0100lqx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1cwl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Alison and Maud b007k1w7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007js81 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrhz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016w0m4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01qzk4d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Coming Alive b00hhjfg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Safety Catch b0184tdb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0101p1x (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Spinster sleuth Jane Marple's investigation leads to a TUE dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation. Stars June TUE Whitfield. TUE TUE 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1yr7 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Tracked down by a woman who lives in the house where his son TUE died, Mark's future happiness is threatened. Read by John TUE Chancer. TUE TUE 07:00 The Million Pound Radio Show b009m51j (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 1 TUE Irangate surprise, and ethical robbers. Andy Hamilton and TUE Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and sketches, with Harry TUE Enfield. From October 1987. TUE TUE 07:30 Elvenquest b01qwc8m (Listen) TUE Series 4, The Fat Hog TUE The Questers find themselves seeking succour at the Fat Hog, TUE a hostelry famed for its excellent cuisine, and run by its TUE quixotic headchef Nigressa. TUE Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is having trouble with his new Ball TUE of Infinite Vision. TUE Starring: TUE Darren Boyd as Vidar TUE Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech TUE Dave Lamb as Amis TUE Stephen Mangan as Sam TUE Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness TUE Ingrid Oliver as Penthiselea TUE and TUE Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Nigressa TUE Written by James Cary. TUE Producer: Sam Michell. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b00jz5x2 (Listen) TUE The Tay Bridge TUE On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging TUE a gap. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From February TUE 1959. TUE TUE 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jzss (Listen) TUE Series 3, The Clock TUE The author and his wife Diana hear some bumps in the night. TUE Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From October TUE 1979. TUE TUE 09:00 The Now Show b01qwk3v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 The Personality Test b00m5tks (Listen) TUE Series 1, Gyles Brandreth TUE The broadcaster, author and ex-MP quizzes a panel about TUE himself. With Alan Carr, Sue Perkins and Lucy Porter. From TUE July 2006. TUE TUE 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrlw (Listen) TUE July 1846 TUE What next for Magdalen and Norah, suddenly orphaned with no TUE name and no inheritance? Stars Sophie Thompson and Jack May. TUE TUE 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) TUE Family Crisis TUE Highly respectable Mr Parker loses his composure when his TUE daughter's departure threatens his orderly life. Read by TUE Neil Dudgeon. TUE TUE 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers b00w0705 (Listen) TUE June 1982, and three D-Day veterans return to Normandy, TUE bringing them face-to-face with their past. Stars Geoffrey TUE Whitehead. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b00jz5x2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jzss (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0101p1x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1yr7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m570x (Listen) TUE Loss TUE William spurns Mademoiselle's advances, and Frances TUE disappears from class. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with TUE Paul Venables and Roger May. TUE TUE 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives b00zllpz (Listen) TUE Religion TUE Churchill once admitted he did not support the Church from TUE the inside like a 'pillar' but from the outside more like a TUE 'flying buttress'. His relationship with God blew hot and TUE cold and yet he had a sense of himself as a man gifted by TUE fate with a higher purpose, as he called it, a 'glow worm'. TUE In this programme, historian Sir David Cannadine explores TUE Churchill's faith and his powerful and driving sense of TUE destiny. TUE With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill. TUE Written and Presented by Professor Sir David Cannadine TUE Producer: Melissa FitzGerald TUE A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo b007k2f8 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces accusations over TUE a claimant's suicide. Read by Stephen Critchlow. TUE TUE 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star TUE b00s6496 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE In Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Paul Theroux encounters an TUE oil boom and 'evil eye deflectors'. Read by Stuart Milligan. TUE TUE 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrlw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01r1z3v (Listen) TUE Mel says Happy Birthday to Craig and Charlie Reid, otherwise TUE known as The Proclaimers. And the delicious aroma of TUE chocolate brownies is in the air. TUE TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts b00fnfns (Listen) TUE Series 2, Health and Efficiency TUE Faith heads to a health farm, leaving Bill to mind the happy TUE home. Stars James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham. From November TUE 1989. TUE TUE 17:30 The Million Pound Radio Show b009m51j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p7x8 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes? TUE Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis, John Wood and Melvyn TUE Hayes. TUE TUE 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vl2hh (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE A grisly discovery at Professor Lake's camp sparks a TUE perilous two-man flight over monstrous mountains. Read by TUE Richard Coyle. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b00jz5x2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter TUE b007jzss (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0101p1x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1yr7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers b00w0705 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Elvenquest b01qwc8m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 World of Pub b007sygy (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 2 TUE The Red Lion is almost bankrupt - can Dodgy Phil get the TUE punters back? Stars John Thomson and Phil Cornwell. From TUE January 1999. TUE TUE 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem b007xvrp (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 3 TUE Tom gets a courier job to Spain, but his 'imaginary' band TUE causes plane mayhem. Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From TUE July 2001. TUE TUE 23:30 Spats b00cl63f (Listen) TUE Series 2, Men v Women TUE Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using TUE light entertainment. With Nadia Kamil. From July 2008. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 06 MARCH 2013 WED WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p7x8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vl2hh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0101p1x (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1yr7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 The Now Show b01qwk3v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 The Personality Test b00m5tks (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrlw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016ywr7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers b00w0705 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Second Thoughts b00fnfns (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show b009m51j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102h2y (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so WED spinster sleuth Jane Marple widens the net. Stars June WED Whitfield. WED WED 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1zk2 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Mark and Chloe must face news that a child living in their WED old home says he's seen their dead son's ghost. Read by John WED Chancer. WED WED 07:00 Fat Chance b01bn4qm (Listen) WED Secrets and Lies WED Will Graham be the next Blue Peter presenter, and why did WED Tina's husband leave her? Slimline sitcom stars Michael WED Troughton. From March 1999. WED WED 07:30 Dilemma b01qwglw (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 2 WED In Dilemma, Sue Perkins puts four panellists through the WED moral and ethical wringer by posing a series of WED finely-balanced dilemmas and then cross-examining them on WED their answers. So, in the first series, Dominic Lawson was WED asked if he would provide an alibi for someone he hated; Fi WED Glover was offered £25,000 to give a talk to a company that WED once screwed over her husband; John Finnemore was asked if WED he'd grass up a sweet old lady who was shoplifting. (Yes, WED Yes, No, were the answers if you're interested.) WED As well as these hypothetical questions, the show also WED features a variety of rounds which may include: Audience WED Dilemmas, where the panel 'solve' any problems the audience WED may be having; What Did I Do?, where each panellist relates WED a dilemma they were faced with in their own lives and the WED others have to guess how they resolved it; Why I Was Right, WED where each panellist is given an indefensible action that WED they must morally justify in 30 seconds; Choose Your Own WED Adventure, where the panellists get a series of dilemmas, WED each one following on from the last as they burrow their way WED deeper into a moral quagmire; and Quickfire, where shades of WED grey are dismissed in favour of a fingers-on-the-buzzers WED binary choice - "Would you rather eat a kitten or fight a WED swan?". WED This week's show sees comedian Josie Long deal with a WED catering faux pas; journalist Owen Jones putting a value on WED human life and/or robots; actor, musician and author Clare WED Grogan keeping her back yard tidy; and comedian Andrew WED Maxwell hearing the patter of tiny feet. WED The show was devised by the award-winning comedian Danielle WED Ward, and is presented by Sue Perkins. WED Producer: Ed Morrish. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jy6l (Listen) WED The New Car WED When the lad buys a car from Sid, there's a big surprise WED when he takes it for a spin. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED December 1954. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00v8nk9 (Listen) WED Series 5, Episode 3 WED An estate agent bully, and The Legend of William Tell. Songs WED and sketches with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From May 1967. WED WED 09:00 Winston Comes to Town b007np4w (Listen) WED A Tweak of Thread WED Poorly Father decides the family should return to London, WED but Nancy is fretting over Winston. Stars Maurice Denham. WED From January 1990. WED WED 09:30 The Party Line b013n0q4 (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 2 WED MP Duncan Stonebridge faces trial by ballroom dance. Steve WED Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom stars James Fleet. From WED October 2008. WED WED 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrpm (Listen) WED June 1847 WED Aided by the swindler Captain Wragge, Magdalen is determined WED to retrieve her inheritance from cousin Noel, but has to WED deal with the devious Mrs Lecount. Stars Eleanor Bron. WED WED 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) WED The Handbag WED A councillor's neglected wife lays a trap for her WED vainglorious husband. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy WED Whipple's story. WED WED 11:15 Iain Heggie - The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer b01jl8hv (Listen) WED Glasgow, 1780. Can impecunious lawyer Enoch Dalmellington WED manage to find a husband for his daughter? Stars Ian WED McDiarmid. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jy6l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00v8nk9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102h2y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1zk2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5qlj (Listen) WED Turmoil WED William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find WED her. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with Paul Venables, WED Niamh Cusack and Rachel Joyce. WED WED 14:15 The Generation Gap b00qszyv (Listen) WED Series 1: Respect, Teachers WED Series of programmes in which two people from different WED generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature WED of Britain. WED The theme of the first five programmes is Respect. WED Kevin Madden started teaching in a Catholic, inner-city WED Manchester boys' school in 1945. His grandson Patrick WED McMahon has just started teaching in a mainly moslem school WED in Rochdale. They discuss the changing nature of respect WED between pupils and teachers and how schools have reflected WED wider society. WED A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo b007k2gm (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets an unexpected offer of help WED to investigate the insurance claim. Read by Stephen WED Critchlow. WED WED 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star WED b00s6dgr (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The author continues to retrace his route from The Great WED Railway Bazaar, through India to Sri Lanka. Read by Stuart WED Milligan. WED WED 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrpm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01r21jh (Listen) WED Survival expert Bear Grylls chooses his musical Inheritance WED Tracks, and Mel hears the hair-raising story of Phil WED Harwood's five-month solo trip down the Congo River. WED WED 17:00 No Commitments b01r21gq (Listen) WED Series 11, Hard Times WED Victoria is down in the dumps about money, while Charlotte WED is on a high about work. Stars Felicity Montagu. From WED February 2005. WED WED 17:30 Fat Chance b01bn4qm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p9wy (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED A young prince tackles the dragon attacks, but why is WED Captain Vimes suspicious? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis WED and John Wood. WED WED 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vlq6b (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Dyer and student geologist Danforth discover sprawling WED evidence of an incredible ancient civilisation. Read by WED Richard Coyle. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jy6l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00v8nk9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102h2y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1zk2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Iain Heggie - The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer b01jl8hv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Dilemma b01qwglw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Richard Herring's Objective b00vcqm7 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Hoodie WED How has a tracksuit top with a hood attached to it come to WED inspire fear in modern Britain? Richard Herring reclaims WED objects that have been the cause of controversy. WED WED 23:00 The Museum of Everything b007k498 (Listen) WED Series 2, Under New Management WED The Mock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inducts fresh members, and WED there's a new curator. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. WED WED 23:30 Old Harry's Game b00whwzs (Listen) WED Series 6, Episode 4 WED Edith quizzes Satan about The Fall, but Satan sees it more WED as The Push. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From WED October 2007. WED WED THU THURSDAY 07 MARCH 2013 THU THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008p9wy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vlq6b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102h2y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r1zk2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Winston Comes to Town b007np4w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Party Line b013n0q4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrpm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z61c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Iain Heggie - The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer b01jl8hv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 No Commitments b01r21gq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Fat Chance b01bn4qm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102tmh (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Spinster sleuth Jane Marple curtails her tour to investigate THU the murders, and the manor house beckons. Stars June THU Whitfield. THU THU 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2tnv (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Mark and Chloe don't believe in ghosts, but when they try to THU dispel their fears and hopes, nothing is as it seems. Read THU by John Chancer. THU THU 07:00 Up the Garden Path b007jqkw (Listen) THU Series 3, A Dick in Shining Armour THU Will pregnant Izzy be able to finally settle down with the THU man of her dreams? Stars Imelda Staunton. From October 1993. THU THU 07:30 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation b01qwhx0 (Listen) THU Series 9, How to Exercise Power THU Stand by your radios! Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves THU with a broadcast of national comic import as he asks the THU question "Does power come from the barrel of a gun or from a THU jar of onion marmalade?" THU Helping him fail to find the answers will be actor and THU Jeremy regular Gordon Kennedy ("Absolutely", "Sherlock") and THU special guest Katy Brand THU Welcome to "Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation", a series of THU debates in which Jeremy Hardy engages in a free and frank THU exchange of his entrenched views. Passionate, polemical, THU erudite and unable to sing, Jeremy returns with a new series THU of his show, famous for lines like - THU "Kids should never be fashion slaves, especially in the Far THU East. My 12-year old daughter asked me for a new pair of THU trainers. I told her she was old enough to go out and make THU her own" and, "Islam is no weirder than Christianity. Both THU are just Judaism with the jokes taken out." THU Few can forget where they were twenty years ago when they THU first heard "Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation". The show THU was an immediate smash-hit success, causing pubs to empty on THU a Saturday night, which was particularly astonishing since THU the show went out on Thursdays. The Light Entertainment THU department was besieged, questions were asked in the House THU and Jeremy Hardy himself became known as the man responsible THU for the funniest show on radio since Money Box Live with THU Paul Lewis. THU Since that fateful first series, Jeremy went on to win Sony THU Awards, Writers Guild nominations and a Nobel Prize for THU Chemistry. THU The show is a Pozzitive production, and is produced by THU Jeremy's long-standing accomplice, David Tyler. THU Written by Jeremy Hardy THU Produced by David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jps8 (Listen) THU The Friends of Frambourne Pier THU Pike and Hodges try enlisting volunteers to restore the THU pier. Dad's Army spin-off starring Ian Lavender and Bill THU Pertwee. From December 1983. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b016951g (Listen) THU From 14/04/1955 THU The Glums grapple with a crossword and a cautionary tale THU from Monte Carlo. With Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley. From THU April 1955. THU THU 09:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club b007k3yd (Listen) THU The T Machine THU Copper trousers, murderous intent and a paradoxical tale of THU a misbegotten future history. Stars Roy Kinnear. From THU October 1988. THU THU 09:30 Jest a Minute b017ptbk (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU Greg Davies, Eggsy, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran join THU Rhod Gilbert for the comedy quiz from Cardiff. From January THU 2009. THU THU 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrs9 (Listen) THU July 1847 THU Disguised as Susan Bygrave, Magdalen begins to suffer at the THU prospect of marrying Noel. But Mrs Lecount suspects her true THU identity. Stars Jack May and Sophie Thompson. THU THU 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) THU Cover THU A young wife is unable to free herself from the guilt of her THU scandalous past. Stella Gonet reads Dorothy Whipple's story. THU THU 11:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place b01r2vh1 (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. Andy is marrying Safi, but there will be no THU wedding night for them, since Andy is serving a life THU sentence for murder. Stars Paul Hilton. THU THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jps8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b016951g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102tmh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2tnv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5tkq (Listen) THU Joy and Sorrow THU Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries THU for their future. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation stars Paul THU Venables and Claire Price. THU THU 14:15 The Generation Gap b00qszz5 (Listen) THU Series 1: Respect, Nobility THU Series of programmes in which two people from different THU generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature THU of Britain. THU The theme of the first five programmes is Respect. THU Viscount De L'Isle and his daughter The Hon Sophia Sidney, THU whose family have owned Penshurst Place for the past 400 THU years, discuss the changing attitudes towards the THU aristocracy during their lifetimes. THU A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo b007k2j1 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Mighty mysterious forces are shaping the destiny of loss THU adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow. THU THU 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star THU b00s6n2d (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The author retraces his route from The Great Railway Bazaar, THU through Burma and its crumbling cities. Read by Stuart THU Milligan. THU THU 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrs9 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01r2vky (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc hears the remarkable story of the invention of THU Braille, and meets a former CIA agent who now writes spy THU joke books. Author Lauren Child chooses her Inheritance THU Books. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jnfn (Listen) THU Series 8, Beginnings and Endings THU Even retired, Mr Holliday still manages to influence the THU smooth running of King Street with a day of drama. Stars THU Karl Howman and Tom Watson. From May 1995. THU THU 17:30 Up the Garden Path b007jqkw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008pc2z (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Captain Vimes tries tracking the dragon, and the Librarian THU travels in time. Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis and Melvyn THU Hayes. THU THU 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vlw5s (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Investigating fantastic ancient structures high in the THU Antarctic, Dyer and Danforth face pure terror. Read by THU Richard Coyle. THU THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jps8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b016951g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102tmh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2tnv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place b01r2vh1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation b01qwhx0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Newsjack b01r2vl0 (Listen) THU Series 8, Episode 4 THU BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show which anyone can THU write for. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, THU Pippa Evans and Lewis Macleod. THU THU 23:00 The Secret World b011kqsj (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 3 THU From Jools Holland to Ross Kemp, Jon Culshaw explores the THU bizarre private lives of famous folk. From April 2009. THU THU 23:30 Weak at the Top b00tlwzg (Listen) THU Series 2, Otters THU Marketeer John Weak has got an environmental crisis, trying THU to go 'green' without the costs. Stars Alexander Armstrong. THU From July 2006. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 08 MARCH 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008pc2z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vlw5s (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b0102tmh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2tnv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club b007k3yd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Jest a Minute b017ptbk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrs9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b017071m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place b01r2vh1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jnfn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Up the Garden Path b007jqkw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b010330g (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Amateur sleuth Jane Marple's friends come to her aid as she FRI battles to solve the murder mystery. Stars June Whitfield. FRI FRI 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2wd7 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI With Mark's commitment to Allie called into question, how FRI can he earn a future and lay to rest the past? Read by John FRI Chancer. FRI FRI 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vsx4v (Listen) FRI Series 2, Mother FRI A surprise for 18th-century smuggler Tamsyn, and confusion FRI aboard a boat to France. Stars Sheridan Smith. From April FRI 2004. FRI FRI 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01r0c5r (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI New series of the comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his FRI five piece band and specially written, original music. FRI Guests across this series include Phill Jupitus, Charlie FRI Baker, Nick Mohammed, Doc Brown, Matt Lucas and Danny Baker. FRI This second episode explores the theme of 'the body' FRI including songs on shampoo, beards and catarrh. Guest FRI starring Phill Jupitus who sings with the band and reads a FRI poem, plus a rap from Lady Lykez. FRI Host .... Alex Horne FRI Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland FRI Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown FRI Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier FRI Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds FRI Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake FRI Guest performers .... Phill Jupitus and Lady Lykez FRI Producer .... Julia McKenzie. FRI FRI 08:00 The TV Lark b01b3flq (Listen) FRI Z Ambulances FRI A live drama serial could make money for Troutbridge TV. But FRI can they manage to make it? Navy Lark spin-off stars Jon FRI Pertwee. From February 1963. FRI FRI 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b007jx21 (Listen) FRI From 1/2/1949 FRI A proposed Bindebourne Festival needs some famous guests. FRI Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch. From February 1949. FRI FRI 09:00 Tony's b007k2tv (Listen) FRI Is This True Love? FRI Still single at 41, the barber's mother - and fate - seem FRI determined to take a hand. Stars Victor Spinetti. From FRI November 1979. FRI FRI 09:30 The Brothers b00ny721 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI The arrival of Nigel and Michael's father sparks more havoc. FRI Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From October 2005. FRI FRI 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrw2 (Listen) FRI August 1847 FRI Will Magdalen marry her loathed cousin Noel and regain her FRI inheritance? When Mme Lecount attempts to outwit her, she FRI comes across something she hadn't counted on. FRI FRI 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z738 (Listen) FRI Summer Holiday FRI A child's innocent remark has devastating consequences for a FRI nursemaid. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy Whipple's story. FRI FRI 11:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own b00b4038 (Listen) FRI As Kenneth and Clare move to a smaller house, they get some FRI unexpected visitors. Comedy drama with David Troughton and FRI Barbara Flynn. FRI FRI 12:00 The TV Lark b01b3flq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b007jx21 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b010330g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2wd7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor b00m5wdp (Listen) FRI Victor FRI Married at last to the woman he loves, William plans a happy FRI future with Frances. Charlotte Bronte dramatisation with FRI Paul Venables and Claire Price. FRI FRI 14:15 The Generation Gap b00qszyz (Listen) FRI Series 1: Respect, Policemen FRI Series of programmes in which two people from different FRI generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature FRI of Britain. FRI The theme of the first five programmes is Respect. FRI Two policemen who have seen changes on the beat in levels of FRI respect from society. FRI A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo b007k2kf (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Loss adjuster Lorimer Black types up his findings over the FRI massive bogus insurance claim. Concluded by Stephen FRI Critchlow. FRI FRI 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star FRI b00s6rcn (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The author concludes the retracing of his route from The FRI Great Railway Bazaar, via Vladivostok and Perm. Read by FRI Stuart Milligan. FRI FRI 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name b007jrw2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01r2wdt (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc learns how to make the perfect bread and butter FRI pudding, and picks up some DIY tips that might just save FRI your home from disaster. FRI FRI 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down b007jxwl (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 5 FRI Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts finds it hard to relax on FRI her holiday. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From August FRI 1989. FRI Credits FRI Actor: Barry Evans FRI Actor: George Layton FRI Actor: Geoffrey Davies FRI FRI 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b00vsx4v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! b008pc0b (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The dragon strikes. Captain Vimes gets his man, but can he FRI hang onto him? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis and John FRI Wood. FRI FRI 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness b00vnf09 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Battling in the Antarctic, can Dyer and Danforth escape with FRI their lives? Richard Coyle concludes HP Lovecraft's tale of FRI terror. FRI FRI 19:00 The TV Lark b01b3flq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Much Binding in the Marsh b007jx21 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Miss Marple - Nemesis b010330g (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back b01r2wd7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door b016z738 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own b00b4038 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section b01r0c5r (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive b007zd04 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 5 FRI The funny man's radio drop-in centre tackles Live 8 and FRI white collar boxing matches. With David Mitchell. FRI FRI 23:00 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren b00d45qp (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Songster Ivor Cutler slips a disc and shares his secrets FRI about moonshine, housemaids and a bully called Smith. FRI FRI 23:15 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End b00scw61 (Listen) FRI Diplodocus vs Concreton FRI Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of FRI sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December FRI 1996. FRI FRI 23:30 Great Lives b00pcklz (Listen) FRI Series 20, Vivian Stanshall FRI Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his FRI guests choose someone who has inspired their lives. FRI Musician and performer Neil Innes discusses the life of his FRI Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band colleague and friend Vivian FRI Stanshall. Neil recalls the moment he met Vivian Stanshall FRI in London: he was wearing Billy Bunter trousers, a Victorian FRI frock coat and horrible purple pince-nez glasses and FRI carrying a euphonium. So began a friendship and a musical FRI partnership that exploded into life with The Bonzo Dog Doo FRI Dah Band, culminating in tours and TV series. Vivian's FRI second wife, Ki Longfellow, joins the discussion to help FRI explore the man behind the colourful public persona. FRI Producer: Toby Field FRI
01 March, 2013
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 02/03/2013 - 08/03/2013
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