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SAT SATURDAY 11 MAY 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Planet B b00yy62r (Listen) SAT Series 3, The End of the Rogue SAT Kip and Medley are in a race against time to save Planet B. SAT Virtual reality saga by Matthew Broughton. Stars Lloyd SAT Thomas. SAT SAT 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007rkyx (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation, until she SAT meets John. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton SAT Lesser. SAT SAT 00:45 MR James Stories b00pfljb (Listen) SAT Number 13 SAT Derek Jacobi introduces another classic ghost tale. Why SAT doesn't Doctor Anderson's hotel have a room 13? Stars Julian SAT Rhind-Tutt. SAT SAT 01:00 Father Brown Stories b00y25xk (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Queer Feet SAT Death and theft in a small hotel, and confusion over SAT waiters. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful SAT clerical sleuth. SAT SAT 01:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlgr (Listen) SAT If Looks Could Kill SAT Private eye Rosie Monaghan pursues the murder suspects, but SAT nobody seems to believe her. Stars Paula Wilcox and Helen SAT Roberts. SAT SAT 02:00 Clare in the Community b00fslwd (Listen) SAT Series 2, Past Caring SAT The social worker organises a birthday dinner for Brian - SAT but there's a mystery guest. Stars Sally Phillips. From SAT November 2005. SAT SAT 02:30 Act Your Age b00qvm9f (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 6 SAT Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic SAT generations against each other to find out which is the SAT funniest. SAT Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are SAT joined by Hills Barker and Cannon and Ball. SAT SAT 03:00 Ethel Lina White - The Lady Vanishes b017557m (Listen) SAT A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. SAT All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure. Stars Jenny SAT Funnell. SAT SAT 04:00 Short Stories by Oscar Wilde b007k0vk (Listen) SAT The Remarkable Rocket SAT A collection of celebratory fireworks discuss the nature of SAT love, and one of them gets his comeuppance. Read by John SAT Moffat. SAT SAT 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00dzmcf (Listen) SAT Mandrake SAT Irene, an old woman threatens her new neighbour with a SAT scythe when he suggests cutting down a tree which is on his SAT land. SAT Irene claims that her husband is buried under the tree- "to SAT cut the branches would be to cut his limbs." But the tree is SAT around a hundred years old. SAT Ruth, a social worker is called in to assess Irene's mental SAT health and ability to look after herself. But as she gets to SAT know Irene she is drawn into a strange and magical tale that SAT will change her life forever. SAT Written and directed by Anita Sullivan SAT Music by Sara Harrison SAT Producer: Karen Rose SAT A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 05:00 Second Thoughts b00jzckp (Listen) SAT Series 3, Name, Set and Match SAT Newly wed Faith and Bill's married monikers are a sensitive SAT subject. Stars James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham. From April SAT 1991. SAT SAT 05:30 The Pickerskill Reports b012wxxr (Listen) SAT Series 2, Patrick Trumball SAT Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon. SAT Patrick Trumball's strange fascination for thunderstorms, SAT lightening and other epic forces of nature appear to mark SAT him out as an unusual, otherworldly child confirmed by SAT Pickerskill when he discovers that the boy also possesses a SAT perfect photographic memory. SAT Cast: SAT Dr Henry Pickerskill ....... Ian McDiarmid SAT Fintan Grice ....... Toby Longworth SAT Patrick Trumball ....... Louis Williams SAT A.R.F. Somerset Stephenson ....... Mike Sarne SAT Stealgroynes ........ Jack Edwards SAT Calman .......Kris Saddler SAT Moorcroft ...... Joe Cooper SAT Matron ....... Mia Soteriou SAT Producers: Nick Romero and Andrew McGibbon SAT A Curtains For Radio Production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 06:00 David Pownall at 75 b01scyx8 (Listen) SAT David Pownall at 75 SAT To mark his 75th birthday, the British playwright David SAT Pownall discusses his work with Mike Greenwood. SAT SAT 06:45 David Pownall at 75 b01scyxb (Listen) SAT Ploughboy Monday SAT 4 Extra Debut. Harold leaves home after falling out with his SAT parents. His single-minded approach brings him success in SAT everything but his personal relationships. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SAT Series 6, Episode 25 SAT From Spokane, the American funny man is joined by musician SAT Wylie Gustafson and singers Robin and Linda Williams. From SAT 2010. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b007jq4z (Listen) SAT Justin Moorhouse SAT The comedian's choices include Knowing Me Knowing You, Ken SAT Dodd's Palace of Laughter, The League of Gentlemen, Ross SAT Noble Goes Global, Radio Shuttleworth and Listen to Les. SAT SAT 12:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01sd0b9 (Listen) SAT 1966 SAT Rumours that 1666 might prove to be an unlucky year are of SAT no concern to Samuel Pepys. He's far more interested in his SAT new friend, the actress Mrs Knipp. Adapted by Hattie Naylor. SAT SAT 13:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective b007jmgw (Listen) SAT The York Mystery SAT A ragged old customer applies his uncanny deductive powers SAT to a bookmaker's murder. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne SAT Burden. SAT SAT 14:00 Dad's Army b007jrv9 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Museum Piece SAT Mainwaring's platoon set off to grab some much needed SAT weapons. Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe. From February SAT 1974. SAT SAT 14:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wmxgc (Listen) SAT Series 5, Episode 12 SAT The sound archives of the BBC, and noises animals make. SAT Songs and sketches with Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. From SAT July 1967. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 David Pownall at 75 b01scyx8 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 16:45 David Pownall at 75 b01scyxb (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today] SAT SAT 18:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) SAT Episode 3 SAT Johnny has the flu and just wants to go to bed, but the SAT ScreeWee Captain is still in trouble. From the novel by SAT Terry Pratchett. SAT SAT 18:30 Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher SAT b007jpt5 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT What power does the family's ancestral home hold over SAT Roderick and Madeline Usher? Sean Barrett reads Edgar Allan SAT Poe's classic. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b007jq4z (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs b00v4x0d (Listen) SAT Episode 6 SAT Welsh stand-up Rhod Gilbert hosts a brand new audience SAT comedy show featuring comedy regulars Lloyd Langford and SAT Greg Davies (We Are Klang), along with Sarah Millican who SAT takes a look at the last stage of Woman. SAT This final episode features live music from The Hoosiers, SAT including the hit Worried About Ray, and the guest comedian SAT is Jon Richardson. Find out what aliens know about teeth; SAT why young people are as annoying as a nude Elton John SAT playing the vuvuzela; and what depths Rhod would sink to SAT become a kung fu master. SAT SAT 23:00 Charles Parker Prize b01sd0zt (Listen) SAT Charles Parker Prize 2013 SAT Sara Parker meets the three student winners of the award SAT dedicated to the memory of her father, and introduces their SAT features. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 12 MAY 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind b007ncfp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher SUN b007jpt5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b0112csx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b01sd0b9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective b007jmgw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 David Pownall at 75 b01scyx8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:45 David Pownall at 75 b01scyxb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b01706qc (Listen) SUN Kathryn Stockett - The Help Omnibus, Episode 1 SUN Mississippi, 1962. Black maids raise the white children, but SUN no one trusts them. Three women get brave. Stars Alibe SUN Parsons and Laurel Lefkow. SUN SUN 07:15 Adventures in Science b00fg4tt (Listen) SUN Series 2, Sound SUN From a violin to your brain, Ben Silburn traces the journey SUN of an acoustic wave through our inner ear. SUN SUN 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b0089m79 (Listen) SUN Series 4, Ruth and Reconciliation SUN When Ed upsets a Holocaust survivor, who would have thought SUN it might lead to love? With Morwenna Banks. From November SUN 2007. SUN SUN 08:00 Archie's the Boy b007jsl1 (Listen) SUN Chaos ensues as Mr Hill loses his briefcase. Radio SUN ventriloquism from Peter Brough. With Benny Hill and Beryl SUN Reid. From November 1954. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b010nrtm (Listen) SUN Bringing the House Down SUN A new office block is on the agenda. But it's all a bit too SUN close to home for Mildred. With Norma Ronald. From September SUN 1970. SUN SUN 09:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) SUN Letting in the Jungle SUN Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. SUN Stars Nisha K Nayer, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde. SUN SUN 09:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women b007jqrn (Listen) SUN Aunt March Settles the Question SUN Father returns for Christmas and Meg gets a proposal. Stars SUN Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01sd1zs (Listen) SUN TV Experts, Desmond Morris SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Dietrich to Parks, zoologist and author SUN Desmond Morris's second castaway selection. With Sue Lawley. SUN From October 2004. SUN SUN 10:45 EM Forster Short Stories b017gvd8 (Listen) SUN The Road From Colonus SUN Mr Lucas's tiresome family thwart his plans for a sojourn in SUN the idyllic Greek countryside. Read by Andrew Sachs. SUN SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me b007jn3t (Listen) SUN Series 1, Ned Sherrin SUN From Noel Coward to the Oliviers, the late broadcaster and SUN writer recalls his career highs and lows. From April 1999. SUN SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? b007jt19 (Listen) SUN Series 3, Gracie Fields SUN Mark Radcliffe profiles the major film and music hall star, SUN who never forgot her Rochdale roots. SUN SUN 12:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b01706qc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Adventures in Science b00fg4tt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 David Pownall at 75 b01sd285 (Listen) SUN Flos SUN 4 Extra Debut. It's 1216, and King John is dying. In SUN Carlisle, a row between a mason and a prior epitomizes power SUN struggles within church and state. Stars Michael Williams. SUN SUN 15:00 Archie's the Boy b007jsl1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b010nrtm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b01sd298 (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc offers her highlights of this week's shows, SUN including the Inheritance Books of Richard Hammond, the SUN flying cars of the future and the world's first ever SUN parachutists. SUN SUN 17:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women b007jqrn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Arthur C Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama b011cjhh (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN When a mysterious space object appears in the solar system, SUN SV Endeavour's crew are sent to investigate. Stars Richard SUN Dillane. SUN SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me b007jn3t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 How Tickled Am I? b007jt19 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Archie's the Boy b007jsl1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b010nrtm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01sd1zs (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 EM Forster Short Stories b017gvd8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b0089m79 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Ape That Got Lucky b0081cbz (Listen) SUN Science and Progress SUN Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. SUN With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From SUN August 2005. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b020td84 (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Eddie SUN Pepitone. SUN SUN 23:00 Vent b00svcbq (Listen) SUN Series 1, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go SUN Ben is in a coma. While his family wonder how to wake him SUN up, his mind is busy elsewhere. Stars Neil Pearson. From SUN July 2006. SUN SUN 23:30 Listen Against b00fgt0r (Listen) SUN Series 2, Episode 1 SUN An Archers convention, a live pitbull on the Today programme SUN and a Popmaster crisis. Stars Jon Holmes. From November SUN 2008. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 13 MAY 2013 MON MON 00:00 Arthur C Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama b011cjhh (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b01sd1zs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 EM Forster Short Stories b017gvd8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 That Reminds Me b007jn3t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 How Tickled Am I? b007jt19 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Archie's the Boy b007jsl1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 David Pownall at 75 b01sd285 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book b00csypl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women b007jqrn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Father Brown Stories b00y2x2c (Listen) MON Series 1, The Eye of Apollo MON A villain turns sleuth, and a new religion. Inspector MON Bagshaw is baffled. Andrew Sachs stars as the humble MON clerical sleuth. MON MON 06:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlh0 (Listen) MON Count Your Blessings MON Private eye Rosie Monaghan's investigations make some MON progress, but her private life is proving tricky. Stars MON Paula Wilcox. MON MON 07:00 Married b007vkjd (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 4 MON Trapped in a parallel universe, Robin hires a strangely MON familiar kids' entertainer named 'Arthur Smith'. Stars Hugh MON Bonneville. From April 1999. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b01s7zpg (Listen) MON Series 11, Episode 5 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. MON Richard Osman, John Finnemore, Lucy Beaumont and Rhod MON Gilbert are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate MON inaccuracy on subjects as varied as octopuses, planes, MON armadillos and socks. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. MON par MON Credits MON Panellist: Richard Osman MON Panellist: John Finnemore MON Panellist: Lucy Beaumont MON Panellist: Rhod Gilbert MON Presenter: David Mitchell MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON MON 08:00 Round The Horne b007k1g4 (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 6 MON Kenneth Horne spies a joke thief, while Barbara Cartload MON joins The Seamus Android Show. With Kenneth Williams and MON Betty Marsden. From April 1966. MON MON 08:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01sdcqw (Listen) MON From 10/10/1976 MON Eric loves fry ups but Ernie is on a health kick and takes MON tablets for his virility. Music from Syd Lawrence. From MON October 1976. MON MON 09:00 Sketchorama b01sdcvs (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 3 MON Sketch comedian Thom Tuck presents three up-and-coming MON sketch groups from the live UK comedy circuit featuring MON character, improv, and musical sketch comedy. MON MON 09:30 Artists b00xbh8b (Listen) MON Series 1, The Inner Child MON Marcus goes away to save his marriage, leaving Dolores with MON the kids and Nisha in the pub. Stars Dave Lamb. From April MON 2003. MON MON 10:00 Herman Melville - Bartleby the Scrivener b007jx95 (Listen) MON A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job, MON but then his list of things to avoid turns sinister. Stars MON Ian Holm. MON MON 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7tjd (Listen) MON Café Society MON A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the MON elusive work-life balance. Read by Tamsin Greig. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b01sczkr (Listen) MON Roy Hattersley, Alison Moyet, Ralf Little, Ian Stone, Jon MON Holmes, Junip MON Clive discovers the dynasty of the Devonshires with Labour MON politician and author Roy Hattersley. 'The Devonshires: The MON Story of a Family and a Nation' delves into the history of a MON family of scientists, soldiers, patrons, politicians, MON philanderers and powerful women. The huge personalities in MON the Devonshire story make for an illuminating path into the MON political, social and cultural changes we've undergone. MON Jon Holmes scores a goal with stand up comedian Ian Stone, MON who's been known to Mock The Week and now presents Absolute MON Radio's Rock and Roll Football Show. Ian's long believed the MON best form of Government would be a benign dictatorship with MON him in charge; his latest show attempts to find solutions to MON some of the more intractable world problems. 'The Stone MON Agenda' is at E4 Udderbelly Festival, London on Thursday16th MON May. MON Clive's All Cried Out with singer songwriter Alison Moyet, MON who shot to fame providing the bluesy vocals to eighties MON synthpop duo Yazoo. They had several smash hits such as MON 'Only You' and 'Don't Go' and Alison's enjoyed solo success MON for over thirty years. She talks to Clive about her new MON album 'the minutes', which she's touring later this year and MON performs 'Filligree'. MON Clive has Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps with MON actor Ralf Little. Following his big break playing Antony in MON the Royle Family, Ralf's starred in a number of films and MON sitcoms. He now stars in Peter Nichols's black comedy 'A Day MON in the Death of Joe Egg', which portrays the love, pain, MON anger and strain of a young couple raising a disabled child. MON It's at Rose Theatre, Kingston until Saturday 18th May. MON With psychedelia infused music from Jose Gonzalez's Swedish MON indie-rock outfit Junip, who perform 'Your Life, Your Call' MON from album 'Junip'. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON MON 12:00 Round The Horne b007k1g4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01sdcqw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Father Brown Stories b00y2x2c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlh0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b0170d8m (Listen) MON Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 6 MON Skeet and Aibileen wait anxiously to see what Miss Hilly MON knows of their project. Kathryn Stockett's drama stars Alibe MON Parsons. MON MON 14:15 Cosmic Quest b00bvsch (Listen) MON The Earth Moves MON Astronomer Heather Couper considers the impact of MON Copernicus's idea that the Earth was not at the centre of MON the universe. MON MON 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair b01sdcy9 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Nick has an offer for Martin, but will he take it? If so, MON what will it mean for him and Ruth? Written and read by MON Michael Palin. MON MON 14:45 Jim Crace - Quarantine b01slpsr (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Musa has been left to die by the caves where MON Jesus has come to spend his 40 days in the wilderness. Read MON by Sara Kestelman. MON MON 15:00 Herman Melville - Bartleby the Scrivener b007jx95 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01sdpnd (Listen) MON Mel Giedroyc continues Richard Hammond's reading of Chitty MON Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce, plus MON more of the top 50 in the 500 Words short story competition. MON MON 17:00 Flying the Flag b007jx8y (Listen) MON Series 1, Here in the Western World MON The British ambassador tackles arms limitation negotiations MON with some verbal gymnastics. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From May MON 1987. MON MON 17:30 Married b007vkjd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Andrew Marshall and John MON Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody stars Patrick Magee and Paul MON Eddington. From November 1980. MON MON 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jts8 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Bernard brings John to London, and gets revenge on the MON Director of Hatcheries. Nightmare future vision read by MON Anton Lesser. MON MON 18:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mlrdw (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Penniless businessman Mr Bedford meets the brilliant Cavor, MON an absent-minded scientist with a dream. Read by Tim MON Pigott-Smith. MON MON 19:00 Round The Horne b007k1g4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01sdcqw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Father Brown Stories b00y2x2c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlh0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7tjd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b01sczkr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b01s7zpg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Sketchorama b01sdcvs (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b01sdq4j (Listen) MON Series 7, Episode 5 MON An extended version of the News Quiz, featuring jokes that MON you won't have heard already, some clips from the archives MON and exclusive behind-the-scenes material. MON MON 23:45 Armando Iannucci - Facts and Fancies b007jrmj (Listen) MON From diseases to identity cards, the producer, writer and MON performer presents his own collection of humorous essays. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 14 MAY 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Hordes of the Things b0089b37 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jts8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mlrdw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Father Brown Stories b00y2x2c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlh0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Sketchorama b01sdcvs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Artists b00xbh8b (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Herman Melville - Bartleby the Scrivener b007jx95 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7tjd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b01sczkr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Flying the Flag b007jx8y (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Married b007vkjd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Father Brown Stories b00y32hg (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Invisible Man TUE A murder for Christmas, but the body goes missing. Andrew TUE Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth. TUE TUE 06:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlhs (Listen) TUE In Dreams TUE Private eye Rosie Monaghan concludes her investigation, but TUE will the guilty be brought to justice? Stars Paula Wilcox. TUE TUE 07:00 On Baby Street b00snqqq (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 5 TUE Shona and Ian's housewarming party proves to be very TUE eventful. Stars Jenny Eclair and Frances Barber. From July TUE 1998. TUE TUE 07:30 Kerry's List b01s7yvx (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The second in a four-part sketch show co-written by and TUE starring comedian and actress Kerry Godliman. TUE Kerry is a married mother of two, a stand up comedian and TUE has two children. Her life can only properly function with TUE her daily list - if she didn't compile this vital list, her TUE life would simply fall apart. TUE Each week, this series looks at a different list and delves TUE into Kerry's madcap world by looking at various elements of TUE that week's list in sketches, narrative and stand up. TUE In this second episode, Kerry's List includes cancelling the TUE organic food box, adopting a panda, searching through the TUE baby's poo, being grateful, changing the water in the fish TUE tank, learning the oboe and selling the Cath Kidston Potting TUE Shed. TUE Joining Kerry is her husband Ben (played by her real husband TUE Ben Abell) and her five year old daughter Elsie (played by TUE Melissa Bury) together with a range of bizarre characters - TUE including an enthusiastic council environment worker, some TUE disgruntled satsumas, a bored therapist, a Fairy Jeanmother TUE and a very keen gym instructor. TUE Any busy parent who's ever compiled a list of their own will TUE relate to Kerry Godliman's incident filled world. TUE The cast includes David Pusey (who co-wrote the series), TUE Bridget Christie, Lucy Briers, Rosie Cavaliero and Nicholas TUE Le Prevost. TUE Kerry Godliman is fast establishing herself as a highly TUE skilful stand up comic and actress, from her recent TUE appearances on Live at The Apollo (BBC 1), Derek (C4) and TUE Our Girl (BBC 1). TUE Producer: Paul Russell TUE An Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Credits TUE Actor: Kerry Godliman TUE Actor: David Pusey TUE Actor: Bridget Christie TUE Actor: Lucy Briers TUE Actor: Rosie Cavaliero TUE Actor: Nicholas Le Prevost TUE Producer: Paul Russell TUE Writer: Kerry Godliman TUE Writer: David Pusey TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jln0 (Listen) TUE The Greatest Mountain in the World TUE Neddie Seagoon attempts to climb a peak even higher than TUE Everest. Stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. From March TUE 1954. TUE TUE 08:30 The Ken Dodd Show b007jx51 (Listen) TUE Doddy's Daft Half Hour TUE The King of Knotty Ash examines black magic and lands a part TUE in a horror movie. Or does he? With Hugh Paddick. From TUE August 1972. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b01sdq4j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Armando Iannucci - Facts and Fancies b007jrmj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdqzy (Listen) TUE Blitzma TUE 4 Extra Debut. Confused by how Britain continues to defy TUE him, Hitler and Goebbels try to create a Nazi version of TUE Tommy Handley's popular radio show ITMA. Stars Sam Kelly. TUE TUE 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7w37 (Listen) TUE The Phlebotomist's Love Life TUE A short story in which a woman, who despairs of the Iraq TUE war, forces her lover to a moment of truth. Read by Clare TUE Corbett. TUE TUE 11:15 Afternoon Drama b0077605 (Listen) TUE Robin Mukherjee - A Fire in the Sun TUE By Robin Mukherjee. TUE A woman visits her elderly parents in Spain after a fire TUE which has destroyed their retirement home and hospitalised TUE her mother. She discovers that her perceptions of her TUE family's history are not the full story. TUE Directed by Peter Kavanagh. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jln0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Ken Dodd Show b007jx51 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Father Brown Stories b00y32hg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlhs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b0170nr0 (Listen) TUE Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 7 TUE After the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, TUE Skeet fears that no other black maids will talk. Kathryn TUE Stockett's drama stars Laurel Lefkow. TUE TUE 14:15 Cosmic Quest b00bvscm (Listen) TUE The Imperfect Cosmos TUE Astronomer Heather Couper looks at Tycho Brahe's realisation TUE that the heavens change, but that a planet's orbit could be TUE predicted. TUE TUE 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair b01sdrsn (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Martin finally stirs into action, but has Nick been ahead of TUE him all along? Where is Elaine? Written and read by Michael TUE Palin. TUE TUE 14:45 Jim Crace - Quarantine b01slps9 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Musa makes an unexpected recovery. Could it be something to TUE do with his mysterious nocturnal visitation? Read by Sara TUE Kestelman. TUE TUE 15:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdqzy (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01sdrym (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc with Frank Cottrell Boyce's Chitty Chitty Bang TUE Bang Flies Again, read for us by Richard Hammond. Plus more TUE top 50 short stories from the 500 Words story competition. TUE TUE 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrtr (Listen) TUE A Case for Calves-Foot Jelly TUE What is wrong with Maud? Will a speciality dish help her TUE recover? Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From TUE March 1989. TUE TUE 17:30 On Baby Street b00snqqq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqts (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The epic Tolkien parody sees hero Aygar get an ear-bashing TUE from his mum. Stars Paul Eddington and Simon Callow. From TUE December 1980. TUE TUE 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtt4 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous. TUE Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. TUE TUE 18:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mltrs (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Cavor and Bedford travel to the moon, where they encounter a TUE strange and dangerous new world. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jln0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show b007jx51 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Father Brown Stories b00y32hg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlhs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7w37 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Afternoon Drama b0077605 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Kerry's List b01s7yvx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Museum of Everything b00gs2nj (Listen) TUE Series 3, Natural Science TUE The birds and the bees, blue plaques and the human body all TUE on show this week. With Marcus Brigstocke. From August 2006. TUE TUE 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem b00cl6vl (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 3 TUE At the zoo Tom meets Pi, who has a band in her head too. So TUE what could go wrong? Stars Suggs and Bob Monkhouse. From TUE April 2003. TUE TUE 23:30 Pleased to Meet You b007k2kz (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Ninety-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans TUE on the Rat Pack to Martin Kelner. Co-stars Jake Yapp. From TUE July 2006. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 15 MAY 2013 WED WED 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqts (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtt4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mltrs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Father Brown Stories b00y32hg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Unofficial Rosie b007jlhs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b01sdq4j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Armando Iannucci - Facts and Fancies b007jrmj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdqzy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7w37 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Afternoon Drama b0077605 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket b007jrtr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 On Baby Street b00snqqq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Father Brown Stories b00y37bk (Listen) WED Series 1, The Honour of Israel Gow WED The death of a nobleman, and a question of honour. Andrew WED Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth. WED WED 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) WED Series 2, Little Boy Blue WED PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his WED old ways? Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars David WED Calder. WED WED 07:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat WED b00nd0t5 (Listen) WED The Two Ivans WED In a sleepy Russian town, a careless insult changes the WED lives of two neighbours. Stars Griff Rhys Jones. From March WED 2002. WED WED 07:30 Down the Line b01s8mq6 (Listen) WED Series 5, Episode 2 WED The return of the ground-breaking Radio 4 show, hosted by WED the legendary Gary Bellamy and brought to you by the WED creators of The Fast Show. WED Starring Rhys Thomas, with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix WED Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, Adil Ray, Robert WED Popper and Paul Whitehouse. WED Producers: Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse WED A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4. WED Credits WED Gary Bellamy: Rhys Thomas WED Actor: Amelia Bullmore WED Actor: Simon Day WED Actor: Felix Dexter WED Actor: Charlie Higson WED Actor: Lucy Montgomery WED Actor: Adil Ray WED Actor: Robert Popper WED Actor: Paul Whitehouse WED Producer: Charlie Higson WED Producer: Paul Whitehouse WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1x5 (Listen) WED The Television Set WED Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a WED telly, the lad takes action. Stars Tony Hancock. From June WED 1955. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wsyk4 (Listen) WED Series 5, Episode 13 WED An Ancient Greek epic, plus Bill Oddie sings the telephone WED directory. Song and sketches with John Cleese. From July WED 1967. WED WED 09:00 After Henry b007jqqj (Listen) WED Series 4, Little Women WED Sarah has a bit of trouble putting up some shelves, but she WED gets the last laugh. Stars Prunella Scales. From February WED 1998. WED WED 09:30 It's Your Round b00zm32d (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 6 WED "It's Your Round" is the comedy panel show where the format WED is simple: there is no format. Instead, each of the WED panellists has brought along their own round for the others WED to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and WED unpredictable. WED This episode Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and WED Arthur Smith battle it out to see who can beat each other at WED their own games. WED Angus Deayton is the host valiantly trying to make sure WED everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact. WED Writers: Angus Deayton and Paul Powell WED Devised by Benjamin Partridge WED Producer: Sam Michell. WED WED 10:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdty0 (Listen) WED I Want to Go Home WED 4 Extra Debut. And on the eighth day, God created language. WED Little did He expect the confusion that would ensue. Stars WED David Bamber, Joanna Monro, Ben Crowe. WED WED 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7xph (Listen) WED Hurrah for the Hols, pt 1 WED A couple and their three young children struggle to enjoy a WED summer holiday in a hotel in Cornwall. Read by Tamsin Greig. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00770hp (Listen) WED R K Narayan - A Tiger for Malgudi WED By R K Narayan, dramatised by Ronald Frame. WED Now the companion of a Sadu, an ageing tiger looks back on WED his life. A rich evocation of Indian life in the 1970s, this WED comic narrative views human absurdities through the eyes of WED a wild animal. WED Directed by Lu Kemp. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1x5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wsyk4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Father Brown Stories b00y37bk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b0175jdk (Listen) WED Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 8 WED The fearsome Miss Hilly ensures Skeeter's near total WED exclusion from the Jackson social set. Stars Alibe Parsons WED and Laurel Lefkow. WED WED 14:15 Cosmic Quest b00byr2s (Listen) WED Seeing Is Believing WED Galileo did not invent the telescope, but was the first to WED record his observations and to realise their significance. WED Heather Couper looks at the impact of Galileo's idea. WED WED 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair b01sdvlx (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Martin succumbs more and more to the power of the chair, but WED soon gets his comeuppance. Written and read by Michael WED Palin. WED WED 14:45 Jim Crace - Quarantine b01slpsc (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Unaffected by his seemingly miraculous recovery, Musa WED resumes his mercenary ways and abuse of his wife. Read by WED Sara Kestelman. WED WED 15:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdty0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01sdw1k (Listen) WED Mel Giedroyc with Frank Cottrell Boyce's Chitty Chitty Bang WED Bang Flies Again, read for us by Richard Hammond. Plus more WED top 50 short stories from the 500 Words story competition. WED WED 17:00 Stilgoe's Around b00b1p8c (Listen) WED From 22/7/1989 WED Richard Stilgoe explores the antiques market when he visits WED Christie's Auction rooms with his musical revue. From July WED 1989. WED WED 17:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat WED b00nd0t5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqwz (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The epic Tolkien parody sees one defender of Albion making a WED startling discovery. Starring Paul Eddington and Simon WED Callow. From December 1980. WED WED 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtvb (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Lenina makes a move on John, but he's distracted by Linda's WED illness. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton WED Lesser. WED WED 18:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mlzcm (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The intrepid explorers encounter advanced, intelligent WED beings on the moon. But are they friendly? Read by Tim WED Pigott-Smith. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k1x5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wsyk4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Father Brown Stories b00y37bk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7xph (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00770hp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Down the Line b01s8mq6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Les Kelly's Britain b01753jn (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Les Kelly (Kevin Bishop) hosts a magazine show from hell. WED Les is a cross between Jeremy Kyle and a slap in the face. WED He claims this is the only radio show for 'normal, decent WED people'. WED Les meets Britain's first firm of emergency yodelers, a WED woman whose claim to fame is that she can walk backwards, WED and a man with such an embarrassing medical condition that WED Les refuses to have him on the show. WED Written by Bill Dare and Julian Dutton. WED Producer Bill Dare. WED WED 23:00 Buy Me Up TV b009fnlx (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 2 WED Another chance to hear the comedy series inspired by every WED shopping channel you've ever seen and every product you've WED never wanted to buy. WED The series features Justin Edwards, Colin Hoult, Katherine WED Jakeways, Ewen MacIntosh, Alex MacQueen and Greg Proops. WED Tonight's special guest is Ruth Madoc. WED WED 23:30 Knocker b008g2dm (Listen) WED Confidentialitydence WED Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian WED Dunn. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December WED 2007. WED WED 23:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment b00890lj (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, a time of WED electro-convulsive shock therapy. Written and read by Peter WED Bradshaw. WED WED THU THURSDAY 16 MAY 2013 THU THU 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqwz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007jtvb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mlzcm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Father Brown Stories b00y37bk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 After Henry b007jqqj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 It's Your Round b00zm32d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 David Pownall at 75 b01sdty0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7xph (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00770hp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Stilgoe's Around b00b1p8c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat THU b00nd0t5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Father Brown Stories b00y9tqf (Listen) THU Series 1, The Hammer of God THU Retribution from above is not always divine. Can the THU clerical sleuth uncover the evil in the heart of good? Stars THU Andrew Sachs. THU THU 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) THU Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher THU PC Dixon is after a forger when a charity box is filled with THU dud coins. Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars David THU Calder. THU THU 07:00 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me b0076hn4 (Listen) THU Series 1, She's Funny That Way THU Could the return of an old flame mark the end of Roy and THU George's musical marriage? Stars Ram Jam Holder. From THU November 2003. THU THU 07:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b01s8qy0 (Listen) THU Series 5, Episode 6 THU Comedian-activist Mark Thomas concludes his "People's THU Manifesto" back in the BBC Radio Theatre. Producer: Colin THU Anderson. THU Credits THU Presenter: Mark Thomas THU Producer: Colin Anderson THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jl9m (Listen) THU Series 1, Command Decision THU Mainwaring's platoon gets an offer of weapons, but there's a THU catch. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From February 1974. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) THU From 15/05/1957 THU Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while THU the Glums meet Eth's family. With June Whitfield. From May THU 1957. THU THU 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe b007k04h (Listen) THU The Brew That Is True THU The royal train's visit sparks turmoil for the rural railway THU station's new manager. Stars Peter Davison. From December THU 1995. THU THU 09:30 Whispers b007k2zk (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 3 THU The quiz about scandal, gossip and slander welcomes guests THU Charles Collingwood and Simon Fanshawe. THU THU 10:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans THU b007jljv (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU The daughters of Colonel Munro are led into danger by Magua, THU a vengeful Huron. Hawkeye and the Mohicans come to the THU rescue. J Fennimore Cooper's adventure stars Michael Feast. THU THU 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m81sw (Listen) THU Hurrah for the Hols, pt 2 THU Funny, sensuous and poignant short story about married love THU and how children change the rhythm of life. Read by Tamsin THU Greig. THU THU 11:15 David Pownall at 75 b01sdzqz (Listen) THU Hard Frosts in Florence THU 4 Extra Debut. A troubled Michelangelo returns to Florence THU to view his statue of David - 'flesh caught in stone' - for THU the last time. Specially written for the late Paul Scofield. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jl9m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Father Brown Stories b00y9tqf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b0175q86 (Listen) THU Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 9 THU Minny worries Miss Celia faces humiliation at the Junior THU League Annual Benefit, and Skeeter has a deadline. Stars THU Alibe Parsons. THU THU 14:15 Cosmic Quest b00byr2d (Listen) THU A Matter of Some Gravity THU Astronomer Heather Couper looks at how Isaac Newton's THU mathematical brilliance put the laws of physics on a firm THU foundation. THU THU 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair b01sdzr3 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Martin's drunken antics lead him into a field of bulls, and THU Ruth starts to worry about him. Written and read by Michael THU Palin. THU THU 14:45 Jim Crace - Quarantine b01slpsf (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Unscrupulous Musa begins to extort money and possessions THU from the cave visitors, who meekly concede. Read by Sara THU Kestelman. THU THU 15:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans THU b007jljv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01sf02m (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc with Richard Hammond's exclusive reading of THU Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Frank Cottrell Boyce. THU And more top 50 stories from the 500 Words story contest. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior b007jnkg (Listen) THU Series 9, A Bridge to Afar THU A successful former pupil visits to provide valuable lessons THU in business and cultural bridge building. Starring Karl THU Howman. THU THU 17:30 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me b0076hn4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqyx (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Can the Radox's assembled forces win the battle? Epic THU Tolkien parody stars Paul Eddington and Christian Rodska. THU From November 1980. THU THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007qhgg (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst THU the Delta grades. Nightmare vision of the future read by THU Anton Lesser. THU THU 18:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mm3cf (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The intrepid explorers are now running for their lives from THU the moon's inhabitants, the Selenites. Read by Tim THU Pigott-Smith. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jl9m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b019cg4z (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Father Brown Stories b00y9tqf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m81sw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 David Pownall at 75 b01sdzqz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b01s8qy0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Old Harry's Game b00j16ky (Listen) THU Series 7, Episode 4 THU Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell. THU Why has a baby ended up in Hell? Only God has the power to THU bring people back to life, but can he be persuaded? THU Satan ...... Andy Hamilton THU Edith ...... Annette Crosbie THU Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan THU Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville THU God ...... Timothy West THU With Felicity Montagu. THU THU 23:00 Delve Special b00t3xrt (Listen) THU Series 1, The Shifton Scandal THU In his town demolition expose, David Lander examines the THU link to a government sex scandal. Stephen Fry stars as the THU spoof investigative journalist. From August 1984. THU THU 23:30 The Skivers b007jwrv (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU Fathers' Mastermind, and a new-style triathlon. Nick Golson THU and Tim de Jongh welcome guest Rodney Bewes. From April THU 1994. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 17 MAY 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Hordes of the Things b007jqyx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007qhgg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mm3cf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Father Brown Stories b00y9tqf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe b007k04h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Whispers b007k2zk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans FRI b007jljv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m81sw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 David Pownall at 75 b01sdzqz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior b007jnkg (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me b0076hn4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Father Brown Stories b00yb1z9 (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Sins of Prince Saradine FRI Eloping noblemen and blood feuds, but will revenge find the FRI right mark? Andrew Sachs stars as the humble clerical FRI sleuth. FRI FRI 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Captain FRI A series of burglaries. An obvious suspect. Is everything FRI what it appears? Adapted from TV with David Calder and FRI Hamish Clark. FRI FRI 07:00 The Pickerskill Reports b0132k5b (Listen) FRI Series 2, Timothy Spoontz FRI Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon. FRI When the new progressive headmaster Mike Poulson Jabby FRI decides to impose an austerity drive in the seventies, the FRI quality of the school's food is compromised as part of the FRI tedious process. But the inventive agricultural talents of FRI young boarder, Timothy Spoontz, helped by his successful FRI father's growing agricultural business, provide the school FRI and Castlereagh House with it's own privately delivered FRI supply of food - until Mike Poulson Jabby gets wind of it. FRI Cast: FRI Dr Henry Pickerskill ...... Ian McDiarmid FRI Timothy Spoontz ....... Harry McEntire FRI Mike Poulson Jabby ...... Mike Priest FRI Lefty Rogers ....... Tony Gardner FRI Stanislaw ....... Mike Sarne FRI Stealgroynes ...... Jack Edwards FRI Calman ........ Kris Saddler FRI Moorcroft ...... Joe Cooper FRI Matron ... ... Mia Soteriou FRI Producers: Nick Romero and Andrew McGibbon FRI A Curtains For Radio Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff b01sd23j (Listen) FRI The Brontes FRI Radio 4's literary panel show, hosted by James Walton, with FRI team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh and guests FRI Mark Watson and Sue Limb. FRI Produced by Alexandra Smith. FRI FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrd (Listen) FRI Series 8, Buoying Up FRI Troutbridge is on a top secret mission, but the inevitable FRI disaster is plain to see. Stars Jon Pertwee. From September FRI 1966. FRI FRI 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b007js4v (Listen) FRI From 22/01/1984 FRI From a Tibetan mystic to the entire United Nations, the FRI ultimate one man show written by the host. From January FRI 1984. FRI FRI 09:00 Clare in the Community b00fw5jh (Listen) FRI Series 2, Relax FRI Romantic Brian is plotting to surprise the social worker on FRI holiday. Stars Sally Phillips and Gemma Craven. From FRI November 2005. FRI FRI 09:30 The Brothers b00pcn0m (Listen) FRI Series 3, Mix Tape FRI Despite a new office, Nigel and Michael still struggle with FRI life. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From February FRI 2007. FRI FRI 10:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans FRI b007jpng (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI As the brutal war rages, Huron chief Magua captures Colonel FRI Munro's daughters. Stars Alfredo Michelsen and Russell FRI Dixon. FRI FRI 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m850d (Listen) FRI Scan FRI Intimate and moving story about a young woman on the brink FRI of romance, who goes alone for a brain scan. Read by Clare FRI Corbett. FRI FRI 11:15 David Pownall at 75 b00s0wrb (Listen) FRI Nyama FRI David Pownall's cautionary tale about a money-crazed FRI entrepreneur who transports a pickled whale from the Cape of FRI Good Hope round Southern Africa and makes a fortune. FRI Other parts played by Alison Pettitt, John Biggins, David FRI Seddon, Michael Shelford and Keeley Beresford FRI Music composed and performed by Russell Taylor and Steve FRI Cooke. FRI Directed by Peter Kavanagh. FRI FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b007js4v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Father Brown Stories b00yb1z9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help b0176p41 (Listen) FRI Kathryn Stockett - The Help, Episode 10 FRI The maids anticipate their book's arrival in stores. Will FRI the ladies of Jackson recognize themselves? Stars Alibe FRI Parsons. FRI FRI 14:15 Cosmic Quest b00byr2g (Listen) FRI A Comet's Tale FRI Astronomer Heather Couper considers how Edmund Halley went FRI about calculating the orbit of a comet. FRI FRI 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair b01sf1x0 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Martin returns to the Post Office, seeking Geraldine. FRI Meanwhile, Nick anticipates a big day. Written and read by FRI Michael Palin. FRI FRI 14:45 Jim Crace - Quarantine b01slpsh (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Musa convinces the others that mysterious stranger in the FRI cave cured him and they now seek his help. Read by Sara FRI Kestelman. FRI FRI 15:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Last of the Mohicans FRI b007jpng (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01sf21z (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc concludes Frank Cottrell Boyce's Chitty Chitty FRI Bang Bang Flies Again. FRI FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts b00k2fl1 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Room With a Queue FRI Hannah is off to University, so Bill and Faith bicker over FRI who gets her vacated bedroom. Stars James Bolam and Lynda FRI Bellingham. From April 1991. FRI FRI 17:30 The Pickerskill Reports b0132k5b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black b007jlpk (Listen) FRI A Journey and a Funeral FRI Retired solicitor Arthur Kipps recalls his visit to the FRI isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow. Stars Robert FRI Glenister. FRI FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007q9yw (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. FRI Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. FRI FRI 18:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mmrhb (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Bedford and Cavor's mission to the moon comes to a FRI surprising and unexpected conclusion. Read by Tim FRI Pigott-Smith. FRI FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b007js4v (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Father Brown Stories b00yb1z9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m850d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 David Pownall at 75 b00s0wrb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town b00j7522 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Boston FRI Comedian Mark Steel visits Boston in Lincolnshire to take a FRI look at the Stump and sprouts and see for himself why the FRI inhabitants have no need of a handbrake. With a guest FRI appearance from a Boston rapper he presents a show to the FRI locals and tries and work out what makes the town so FRI distinctive. FRI Producer - Julia McKenzie. FRI FRI 22:30 The Consultants b0076pm3 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI A complaint about a wonky pram turns serious. Cerebral FRI sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From FRI November 2003. FRI FRI 23:00 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth b00yjvx4 (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI The urban warrior's comedy-music mix, with a how to guide FRI for seeing gigs for free. Stars Simon Munnery. From February FRI 1995. FRI
10 May, 2013
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 11/05/2013 - 17/05/2013
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