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SAT SATURDAY 31 AUGUST 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Andrew McGibbon - The Routemasters b007jnsh (Listen) SAT Wolfie and Beetie SAT Hildegard wants to make music, while Bernie finds out who - SAT or what - is driving the bus. Stars Amanda Donohoe and Karl SAT Minns. SAT SAT 00:30 The Lunar Effect b007k1k4 (Listen) SAT The Hiring Fair SAT Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which SAT echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly SAT Devlin's tale. SAT SAT 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr SAT Hyde b00859tj (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre SAT truth is finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. SAT SAT 01:00 Falco b00qyq1t (Listen) SAT Iron Hand of Mars, Episode 3 SAT In Germany, the Roman sleuth learns the legion's legate SAT Gracilis is missing. Barber Xanthus reveals a talent. Stars SAT Anton Lesser. SAT SAT 01:30 The Tales of Max Carrados b01709qq (Listen) SAT A Game Played in the Dark SAT The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old SAT adversaries. Arthur Darvill reads Ernest Bramah's tale. SAT SAT 02:00 King Street Junior b007jnrm (Listen) SAT Series 10, Incidental Music SAT The governors try to balance the school funds in the face of SAT a bid to reduce class sizes. Starring Karl Howman. SAT SAT 02:30 Electric Ink b011qfr8 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT A new reality star columnist means Maddox must rewrite her SAT copy without causing upset. Stars Robert Lindsay. From June SAT 2009. SAT SAT 03:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast b00tlmws (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Agent Richard Hannay hunts the man who threatens both SAT Britain and the love of his life. Stars David Robb and Clive SAT Merrison. SAT SAT 04:00 Frederic Raphael - A Fairly Regular Four b018ts6x (Listen) SAT Cheating, competition and class loom large for a male SAT quartet of tennis players. Adaptation of the Oscar-winning SAT writer's short story, read by Norman Rodway. SAT SAT 04:15 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes b007k48r (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson SAT The detective probes a series of audacious thefts with the SAT return of 'The Ghost'. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew SAT Sachs. SAT SAT 05:00 Second Thoughts b00lh0tj (Listen) SAT Series 4, Sobering Thoughts SAT Dennis renews his pursuit of Liza, and the demon drink SAT presents a problem for Bill and Faith. Stars James Bolam. SAT From July 1992. SAT SAT 05:30 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01blmhz (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Can Edward keep his girlfriend and avoid explosions? SAT Orwellian sitcom with David Threlfall and Hugh Laurie. From SAT March 1987. SAT SAT 06:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal b00cpvsq (Listen) SAT Paralleling Emily Bronte's Haworth life, by reconstructing SAT her fantasy world which led to Wuthering Heights. Stars SAT Diana Quick. SAT SAT 07:30 The Manuscript Hunter b00k9d7p (Listen) SAT Mark Whitaker profiles Thomas Staley, who, over the past 20 SAT years, has bought the archives of many of Britain's most SAT important living writers for the University of Texas in SAT Austin. Staley talks about his life in literature and his SAT controversial methods, and Mark reports on efforts to stop SAT the continuing export of Britain's literary heritage. SAT A Square Dog production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 08:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years b007k059 (Listen) SAT Paul Rowley's documentary reveals how the wireless wizard SAT tried to keep himself on-air after BBC Radio 1 sacked him in SAT 1970. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats b007k42m (Listen) SAT The Noughties, Episode 2 SAT Listen up! Barry Cryer's six-pack includes Absolute Power, SAT The Boosh, Think the Unthinkable, The Sunday Format, Linda SAT Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting and Dead Ringers. SAT SAT 12:00 The True Story of Bonnie Parker b039b647 (Listen) SAT Omnibus. By Beatrice Colin. A new look at the doomed love SAT story of Bonnie and Clyde. How did a waitress from Cement SAT City end up as one of America's most wanted criminals? SAT SAT 13:15 The Charm Factory b0075cp5 (Listen) SAT Rags to Riches SAT Irene shares the screen with heart throb Hugh Lincoln. Where SAT might this lead? Stars Tabitha Wady and Liz Frazer. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b00q9xrg (Listen) SAT 1985 SAT Winston Seagoon battles the Big Brother Corporation. Can he SAT survive Room 101? Stars Spike Milligan. From January 1955. SAT SAT 14:30 Hancock's Half Hour b007m9f5 (Listen) SAT Michelangelo 'Ancock SAT The lad takes up sculpting, but when he runs out of rocks, SAT it's Sid to the rescue. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. SAT From November 1956. SAT SAT 15:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years b007k059 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal b00cpvsq (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy b038x4xh (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Comedian Jo Caulfield invites authors, comedians and SAT producers to tell true stories from their lives. SAT The results are revealing, hilarious and hugely SAT entertaining. The performers are all recorded live at the SAT historic Scottish Story Telling centre in Edinburgh. SAT Among the stories this week Phil Jupitus remembers a time he SAT was on tour with Madness, Richard Melvin tells us about a SAT works night our that went a bit wrong, there's hip hop from SAT Dave Hook and Josie Long shares an encounter on a bus. SAT Richard Melvin SAT A Dabster production Ltd. SAT Credits SAT Presenter: Jo Caulfield SAT Performer: Phill Jupitus SAT Performer: Richard Melvin SAT Performer: Dave Hook SAT Performer: Josie Long SAT SAT 18:00 The Man in Black b00nlyg9 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Phish Phood SAT The creepy raconteur introduces horror maestro Kim Newman's SAT nasty little drama with bite. Stars Mark Gatiss and John SAT Rowe. SAT Series Catch-Up Trial SAT The Man in Black Series 2 is part of a trial for a limited SAT number of radio series which are being made available with SAT series catch-up. Series catch-up extends the availability SAT window for individual episodes beyond the usual seven days SAT after their transmission, allowing you the chance to listen SAT to an entire series until a week after the final episode is SAT broadcast. SAT SAT 18:25 The Fanthorpe Investigations b039b74y (Listen) SAT The Catacomb Phenomenon SAT Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates SAT a story from the world of the strange and unexplained. SAT SAT 18:30 Ted Chiang - Understand b007jtyf (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A coma patient's treatment for a horrific accident has SAT unexpected benefits. Ted Chiang's thriller read by Rhashan SAT Stone. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats b007k42m (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 at the Store b007jqg1 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 3 SAT Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, SAT Rhona Cameron, Omid Djalili and Steve Gribbin. From December SAT 1998. SAT SAT 22:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00rp1wd (Listen) SAT Series 4, Oil Baron and Mining Engineer SAT In this episode, Milton waves goodbye to the world of dance SAT and musical theatre to pursue his dream of becoming - a SAT miner! And then his fortunes skyrocket when he strikes oil SAT in the middle of the ocean - on an oil tanker. Diamonds, SAT gold, laser beams and Eastenders combine in a glamorous yet SAT gritty tribute to Billy Elliot in "Another Case Of Milton SAT Jones". SAT He's joined in his endeavours by his co-stars Tom SAT Goodman-Hill (Camelot), Dave Lamb (Come Dine With Me) and SAT Ingrid Oliver (Watson & Oliver). SAT Britain's funniest Milton and the king of the one-liner SAT returns with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new SAT jokes in this series of daffy comedy adventures. SAT Each week, Milton is a complete and utter expert at SAT something - Top Gun aviator, Weatherman, Billy Elliot-style SAT dancer, World-beating cyclist, mathematical genius and SAT Extreme Travel Entrepreneur. SAT And each week, with absolutely no ability or competence, he SAT plunges into a big adventure with utterly funny results. SAT "Milton Jones is one of Britain's best gagsmiths with a SAT flair for creating daft yet perfect one-liners" - The SAT Guardian SAT "King of the surreal one-liners" - The Times SAT "If you haven't caught up with Jones yet - do so!" - The SAT Daily Mail SAT Written by Milton with James Cary (Think The Unthinkable, SAT Miranda) SAT Produced & directed by David Tyler SAT A Pozzitive Production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 23:00 Nick Fisher - Where a Wall Once Stood b00874x8 (Listen) SAT A missing husband, a severed hand with a wedding ring, and SAT extreme political activists in post-Wall Berlin. What kind SAT of ominous mystery connects them? Stars Douglas Hodge. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 The Man in Black b00nlyg9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:25 The Fanthorpe Investigations b039b74y (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:25 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Ted Chiang - Understand b007jtyf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years b007k059 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The True Story of Bonnie Parker b039b647 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 The Charm Factory b0075cp5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal b00cpvsq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy b038x4xh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret b039b7yy (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Omnibus. Robert gets closer to the truth in his quest to SUN uncover Lady Audley's secret, as he finds a vital clue. SUN Stars Alex Wyndham. SUN SUN 07:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak b009x1jx (Listen) SUN George Russell SUN Clive James muses on the influence of one of his university SUN lecturers, and the contents of his cellar. SUN SUN 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b00f9k92 (Listen) SUN Series 5, Granddad SUN Comedy series by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds. SUN Ed is visited by his new grandson, Smile, and is inspired to SUN write a children's book. However, his daughter is not at all SUN impressed with his flat. SUN Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas SUN House Husband ...... Nicholas Boulton SUN Olive ...... Stephanie Cole SUN Eli ...... Lisa Coleman SUN Felix ...... John Fortune SUN Jaz ...... Philip Jackson SUN Pearl ...... Rita May SUN Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy SUN TV Man ...... Dan Tetsell SUN Tim ...... Kim Wall SUN Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead. SUN SUN 08:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b01hl2g3 (Listen) SUN From 06/01/1949 SUN The last episode, first aired just days before Tommy SUN Handley's death. With Hattie Jacques and Jack Train. From SUN January 1949. SUN SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry b012ry04 (Listen) SUN That's My Pigeon SUN A visiting dignitary gets the bird-brained bureaucrats in a SUN flap. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From March SUN 1973. SUN SUN 09:00 Pamela Brown - Swish of the Curtain b00r2l8w (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A group of children all share one dream, to set up their SUN very own theatre company. Stars James Lance and Caroline SUN Harker. SUN SUN 09:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxk51 (Listen) SUN Episode 5 SUN Anne goes away to college, but her heart is still in SUN Avonlea. LM Montgomery dramatisation with Barbara Barnes, SUN Susan Engel and Sean Baker. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b039bb9t (Listen) SUN Illustrators, Raymond Briggs SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Tom Waits to Dave Brubeck, illustrator SUN Raymond Briggs shares his second castaway choices with Sue SUN Lawley. From March 2005. SUN SUN 10:45 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l471g (Listen) SUN The Facts of Life SUN Francis Wyndam's three subtle stories of desire and yearning SUN during the dark days of the second world war are matchless SUN in tone and nuance. They centre on the young and old, on SUN those upstairs and downstairs, on those living in town and SUN country... SUN 1.The Facts of Life SUN Young Newton never settled at the school, then he has to see SUN the SUN headmaster about a rather delicate subject... SUN Read by Bill Nighy SUN Producer Duncan Minshull. SUN SUN 11:00 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b039bbjz (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Hospital SUN Michael Williams stars as 1940s comic Robb Wilton, had he SUN been around in 1986. Can the eternal pessimist lend a SUN medical hand? SUN SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra b039bbk1 (Listen) SUN Series 5 - Omnibus, Episode 9 SUN Lilian makes a bad mistake, and Dmitry is trying to prove SUN his love. SUN SUN 11:45 Great Inspirations b00b5vfp (Listen) SUN Lord Howe SUN The former foreign secretary talks to Anne Perkins about his SUN admiration for the political message of a GK Chesterton SUN novel. SUN SUN 12:00 ME Braddon - Lady Audley's Secret b039b7yy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak b009x1jx (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 JCW Brook - The Doppelganger b007jv9r (Listen) SUN On his second honeymoon, Adam sees his dead mother and is SUN plunged into a dark world of the other self. Stars Nigel SUN Anthony. SUN SUN 15:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b01hl2g3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry b012ry04 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b039bc15 (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc introduces her best bits of this week's 4 SUN O'Clock Show programmes, including tigers in India, the life SUN of the camel in Oman, and sampling some delicious Chinese SUN teas. SUN SUN 17:00 Pamela Brown - Swish of the Curtain b00r2l8w (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxk51 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) SUN The Screaming Woman SUN Has little Margaret stumbled on a murder? Ray Bradbury's SUN vintage tale of suspense stars Rachael Jacobs and Beverly SUN Rowland. Directed by Mike McDonough. SUN SUN 18:30 The Euphio Question b0088zh5 (Listen) SUN Stumbling on a way to manufacture happiness presents a group SUN of scientists with some intriguing moral and ethical SUN dilemmas. SUN SUN 19:00 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b039bbjz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra b039bbk1 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] SUN SUN 19:45 Great Inspirations b00b5vfp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today] SUN SUN 20:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b01hl2g3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry b012ry04 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b039bb9t (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l471g (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b00f9k92 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 In and Out of the Kitchen b016ljx7 (Listen) SUN Series 1, January 1st to 5th SUN Each episode of In And Out Of The Kitchen comprises the SUN entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien SUN Trench. In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, SUN Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day SUN life, "no matter how grizzly or, indeed, how gristly". SUN This first episode finds Damien and his partner, Anthony, SUN deciding on their New Year's Resolutions. They start by SUN finally making up their minds to commit to each SUN other...namely, by signing up a builder, Mr Mullaney (played SUN by Brandan Dempsey) to install a new kitchen which Damien SUN hopes will eventually become the food and preparation space SUN that he's always dreamed of. SUN On top of all this, Anthony decides to get fit and Damien SUN decides to do a radio programme about the French bean. But SUN not everything goes according to plan... SUN The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes: SUN for a "Super Simple" Roast Beef, cooking your own pasta, and SUN "Marvellously Moist Muffins". SUN Cast: SUN Miles Jupp as Damien Trench SUN Justin Edwards as Anthony SUN with SUN Selina Cadell as Damien's mother SUN Brendan Dempsey as Mr Mullaney SUN Philip Fox as Ian Frobisher SUN and SUN Alex Tregear as the Researcher SUN Producer: Sam Michell. SUN SUN 23:00 The Iguanodon b0075cbr (Listen) SUN Away and Slightly to the Left SUN 4 Extra Debut. Marooned in a lighthouse, Sam finds his SUN troubles just starting. With Bernard Cribbins and Sally SUN Phillips. From November 1997. SUN SUN 23:30 Hut 33 b00vs38k (Listen) SUN Series 2, Royal Visit SUN The Bletchley Park codebreakers hit panic stations when a SUN royal visitor arrives. Stars Robert Bathurst. From May 2008. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2013 MON MON 00:00 Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 The Euphio Question b0088zh5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b039bb9t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Short Stories by Francis Wyndham b01l471g (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Allen Saddler - I Should Say So b039bbjz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra b039bbk1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:45 Great Inspirations b00b5vfp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b01hl2g3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 JCW Brook - The Doppelganger b007jv9r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Pamela Brown - Swish of the Curtain b00r2l8w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables b00rxk51 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Falco b00qyr9t (Listen) MON Iron Hand of Mars, Episode 4 MON The Roman sleuth sets off with a motley crew of raw MON recruits, to cross the Rhine into Barbarian territory. Stars MON Anton Lesser. MON MON 06:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5hpz (Listen) MON Series 2, The Road to Nowhere MON A burglary upsurge on one street sees the duo probe an odd MON deception amongst students. Brian B Thompson's mystery stars MON Robert Daws and Duncan Preston. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007xrsn (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 2 MON Dan's best mate Andy is surprised to meet Lucy's old school MON chum. Stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From June MON 2002. MON MON 07:30 Just a Minute b038xmf6 (Listen) MON Series 67, Episode 3 MON Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no MON hesitation, repetition or deviation? Join Sue Perkins, MON Russell Kane, Paul Merton and new player Henry Blofeld find MON out. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. MON Credits MON Presenter: Nicholas Parsons MON Panellist: Sue Perkins MON Panellist: Russell Kane MON Panellist: Paul Merton MON Panellist: Henry Blofeld MON Producer: Katie Tyrrell MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b007jsvw (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 9 MON Kenneth Horne and company present a special tribute to J MON Peasmold Gruntfuttock. With Kenneth Williams and Betty MON Marsden. From April 1967. MON MON 08:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jrr2 (Listen) MON From 01/11/1949 MON Ted and Kitty bicker over too much toothpaste, plus news of MON a curious will. Stars Ted Ray and Kitty Bluett. From MON November 1949. MON MON 09:00 Cowards b00776sr (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Talking coins and cows in the bizarre world MON of Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf. MON From April 2007. MON MON 09:30 Cabin Pressure b00cm9p6 (Listen) MON Series 1, Douz MON Sitcom by John Finnemore about the pilots of a tiny charter MON airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too MON difficult. MON Carolyn finds that she has taken more on board than she MON meant to. MON Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole MON 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam MON Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch MON Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore MON Yves Jutteau ...... John Sessions MON Captain Jessop ...... Rufus Jones MON Lachlan ...... Robert Harley MON Habib ...... Ali Amadi. MON MON 10:00 Classic Serial b00pj463 (Listen) MON Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 1 MON Dramatisation by Jane Rogers of Edith Wharton's 1913 satire MON of marriage and money in early 20th-century American MON society. MON When the beautiful Undine Spragg arrives in New York, she MON sets her sights on Ralph Marvell, but will he live up to her MON expectations? MON Undine Spragg ...... Rebecca Night MON Mrs Spragg ...... Barbara Barnes MON Mrs Heeny ...... Lorelei King MON Abner Spragg/Popple ...... Jonathan Keeble MON Peter Van Degan ...... William Houston MON Mr Dagonet ...... Paul McCleary MON Laura Fairford ...... Provence Maydew MON Elmer Moffatt ...... Tom Hollander MON Ralph Marvell ...... Dan Stevens MON Mabel Lipscombe ...... Tessa Nicholson MON Directed by Nadia Molinari. MON MON 11:00 The Interview b00770d8 (Listen) MON The Nut House MON A gunman walks into a vegetarian restaurant in Edinburgh. MON Short story written and read by comedian Ian MacPherson. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b039825w (Listen) MON Shirley Anne Field, Peter Rosengard, Peter Millar, Nica MON Burns, Robin Ince, Kathryn Williams, Rob Heron MON Clive spends an evening with actress Shirley Anne Field, MON who's starring in a dramatisation of 'Saturday Night and MON Sunday Morning'. Shirley originally played Doreen in the MON 1960 film about a rebellious, hard-living factory worker MON juggling relationships with two women. She now takes the MON role of Aunt Ada on Radio 4, as part of their 'British New MON Wave' season. MON Clive's no stranger to author and founder of London's Comedy MON Store, Peter Rosengard, who surprisingly holds one of the MON longest standing Guinness World Records for selling the MON world's largest life insurance policy for $100m! Peter's MON memoir 'Talking to Strangers' charts the extraordinary MON adventures of his unexpectedly glamorous life. MON Robin Ince boards the 'Slow Train To Guantanamo' with MON journalist and author Peter Millar, whose new book is a MON railway odyssey through Cuba. Travelling from Havana with MON ordinary Cubans, sharing anecdotes, life stories and MON political opinions, to the far end of the island where Peter MON finds a more modern blot of American history, the Guantanamo MON naval base and detention camp. MON Clive chats to Queen of Edinburgh comedy, Nica Burns, fresh MON from producing the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards, which MON she has run for almost thirty years. Nica talks about what MON it takes to win the prestigious award and about her life as MON the influential owner of London theatres, sharing strong MON views on the current state of the West End - and on the MON Comedy Business. MON With music from the relentlessly upbeat Rob Heron and The MON Teapad Orchestra, who perform 'Hot Bath' from their album MON 'Money Isn't Everything'. MON And a welcome return to Kathryn Williams, who performs MON 'Heart Shaped Stone' from her album 'Crown Electric'. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b007jsvw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jrr2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Falco b00qyr9t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5hpz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies MON b007jq0h (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a MON fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. Stars MON Kathryn Hunt. MON MON 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbp (Listen) MON Between the Wars MON The fitness and outdoor movements of the 1930's coupled with MON the advent of cheaper mass produced bicycles brought the MON freedom of the open road to the working classes MON Presenter: Martin Ellis MON Producer: Simon Evans MON A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 14:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho b008s3b9 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON With his brother still missing, William meets Brent Miller MON and learns how a key opens more than just a door. Read by MON the author. MON MON 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly b010txvb (Listen) MON Banvard's Folly MON Once the world's most famous painter, John Banvard died MON penniless - why? The stories of forgotten people read by MON Andrew Sachs. MON MON 15:00 Classic Serial b00pj463 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b039c633 (Listen) MON Mel introduces another BBC Family Prom, recorded live at the MON Royal College of Music. MON MON 17:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00ttslq (Listen) MON Series 3, Thunder and the Ugly Madonna MON The Italian priest finds beauty in the most unattractive of MON circumstances. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April MON 2003. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007xrsn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Haunted b01qkpqr (Listen) MON Little Girl Lost MON By Rosemary Timperley. Her daughter-in-law is worried. Can MON Mrs Grove really talk with her husband beyond the grave? MON Stars Ruth Dunning. MON MON 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007jwnt (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously MON transformed into a monstrous insect. Read by Benedict MON Cumberbatch. MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b007jsvw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 Ray's a Laugh b007jrr2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Falco b00qyr9t (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5hpz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 The Interview b00770d8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b039825w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Just a Minute b038xmf6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Cowards b00776sr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 Bremner's One Question Quiz b038zhbc (Listen) MON Is Our Democracy Working? MON Rory Bremner's new weekly satirical comedy takes one big MON contemporary question each week and attempts to answer it. MON Regular panellists Andy Zaltzman and Nick Doody are joined MON this week by guests Debra Stephenson and political historian MON Dr David Runciman, as Rory asks "Is Our Democracy Working"? MON Rory's mantra is that it's as important to make sense out of MON things as it is to make fun of them - only then will people MON laugh at the truth. So this deconstructed "quiz" has only MON one question each week, because that question is so big, MON there's no time for anything else. Expect a mix of stand-up MON and sketch combined with investigative satire and incisive MON interviews with a diverse range of characters who really MON know what they're talking about. MON Presenter: Rory Bremner MON Producers: Simon Jacobs & Frank Stirling MON A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. MON Credits MON Presenter: Rory Bremner MON Panellist: Andy Zaltzman MON Panellist: Nick Doody MON Panellist: Debra Stephenson MON Panellist: David Runciman MON Producer: Simon Jacobs MON Producer: Frank Stirling MON MON 23:30 Absolute Power b007q93w (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe get involved in the race MON for London Mayor. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From MON January 2000. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Haunted b01qkpqr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007jwnt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Falco b00qyr9t (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5hpz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Cowards b00776sr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Cabin Pressure b00cm9p6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Classic Serial b00pj463 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 The Interview b00770d8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b039825w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Little World of Don Camillo b00ttslq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b007xrsn (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Falco b00r32wz (Listen) TUE Iron Hand of Mars, Episode 5 TUE The Roman detective is worried when the prisoners finally TUE meet the legendary Celtic priestess Veleda. Stars Anton TUE Lesser. TUE TUE 06:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5lbm (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Three Degrees TUE As the duo probe the near-drowning of an ex-student in TUE Leeds, they unearth an old secret. Stars Robert Daws and TUE Duncan Preston. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) TUE Episode 5 TUE Back in London, Robert gets into trouble and the solicitor's TUE clerk receives an unlikely visitor. Stars Richard Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 Clare in the Community b038xtdd (Listen) TUE Edinburgh Special: In Treatment TUE Clare and Brian's relationship has always been fraught but TUE with communication at an all time low the couple try TUE relationship counselling. A one-off episode recorded in TUE Edinburgh at the Festival. TUE Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all TUE the right jargon but never a practical solution. A control TUE freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other TUE people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. TUE Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and TUE heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of TUE discomfort to her. TUE Clare struggles to control both her professional and private TUE life and in this special one-off episode recorded at the TUE Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Clare's professional life is TUE impacting on her personal life as she and Brian seek help TUE with their relationship. After all, Clare gives of herself TUE everyday at work - is it her fault there's little left for TUE Brian's dreary problems at the end of the day? TUE In Treatment - Cast TUE Written by Harry Venning TUE Producer: Katie Tyrrell. TUE Credits TUE Clare: Sally Phillips TUE Brian: Alex Lowe TUE Robin: Peter Mitchell TUE Writer: Harry Venning TUE Producer: Katie Tyrrell TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007qzrx (Listen) TUE The Case of the Missing Heir TUE As a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon sets out to dethrone a TUE Heidelberger. Stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. From TUE January 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE Guess Who's Coming to Dinner TUE Terry is not keen to meet Bob's snobbish friends. Adapted TUE from TV with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. From September TUE 1975. TUE TUE 09:00 Bremner's One Question Quiz b038zhbc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 We've Been Here Before b00fz84k (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 3 TUE Clive Anderson's yesteryear quiz, with Mark Steel, John TUE O'Farrell, Chris Addison and David Quantick. TUE TUE 10:00 Classic Serial b00pnp9c (Listen) TUE Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 2 TUE Dramatisation by Jane Rogers of Edith Wharton's 1913 satire TUE of marriage and money in early-20th century American TUE society. TUE Leaving her husband and child in New York, Undine travels to TUE Paris where she meets a charming French aristocrat. TUE Mrs Heeny ...... Lorelei King TUE Elmer Moffatt ...... Tom Hollander TUE Undine Spragg ...... Rebecca Night TUE Mrs Spragg ...... Barbara Barnes TUE Abner Spragg ...... Jonathan Keeble TUE Ralph Marvell ...... Dan Stevens TUE Clare Van Degen ...... Lucy Gaskell TUE Peter Van Degan ...... William Houston TUE Mabel Lipscombe ...... Tessa Nicholson TUE Laura Fairford/Princess Estradina ...... Provence Maydew TUE Raymond De Chelles ...... Joseph Kloska TUE Directed by Nadia Molinari. TUE TUE 11:00 The Interview b00770ds (Listen) TUE The Last Comeback TUE An aging diva is about to be interviewed by her occasional TUE lover. But he's indisposed. Short story read by Joanna Tope. TUE TUE 11:15 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes b007k4c6 (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Saviour of Cripplegate Square TUE The sleuth recalls the case of an extraordinary man helping TUE to solve a diabolical crime. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew TUE Sachs. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007qzrx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Falco b00r32wz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5lbm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies TUE b007m9j0 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Building the walls and visions of valour. Christine de TUE Pizan's allegorical fantasy of a fortress for women. With TUE Kathryn Hunt. TUE TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra b039d0t4 (Listen) TUE Series 5, Episode 19 TUE Matt is in serious danger, and Lilian tries to face down the TUE enemy. TUE TUE 14:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho b008s4ck (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE William Caldicott learns about his missing brother James's TUE unconventional lovelife in Provence. Read by the author. TUE TUE 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly b010v381 (Listen) TUE The Man With N-Ray Eyes TUE Distinguished French physicist Rene Blondlot is now unknown TUE - why? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs. TUE TUE 15:00 Classic Serial b00pnp9c (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b039d0t6 (Listen) TUE Mel introduces the first part of John Yeoman's story, The TUE Boy Who Sprouted Antlers. TUE TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse b00v2smk (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 4 TUE A saucy letter sparks suspicions for Iris. Is Bernard having TUE an affair? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From February TUE 1996. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Haunted b01qkt50 (Listen) TUE Walk on the Water TUE By Rosemary Timperley. A salutary lesson about talking to TUE strangers, as young Rachel finds her whole life blighted by TUE one encounter. Stars Anna Cooper. TUE TUE 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k3r4 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his shocked TUE family find it harder to accept. Read by Benedict TUE Cumberbatch. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007qzrx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? b007jrt7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Falco b00r32wz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5lbm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 The Interview b00770ds (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes b007k4c6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Clare in the Community b038xtdd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture b007k482 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Charlie Chaplin TUE The radical comedian profiles the fascinating life and TUE character of the legendary silent film star. From September TUE 1999. TUE TUE 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b018jbpr (Listen) TUE Series 3, Arthur Goes Camping TUE The bumbling veteran prepares to face the elements, but can TUE he survive the wilderness? TUE TUE 23:30 Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford b00767xp (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Best Page Is a Rampage TUE The new poet-in-residence has a run-in with 'the man', which TUE gets his creative juices flowing. Stars James Quinn. From TUE May 2002. TUE TUE 23:45 The Shuttleworths b007jm35 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Wireless Wanderings TUE Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth takes Ken on a radio TUE cruise. With Graham Fellows and Charlotte Green. From June TUE 1995. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2013 WED WED 00:00 Haunted b01qkt50 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k3r4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Falco b00r32wz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Trueman and Riley b00j5lbm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Bremner's One Question Quiz b038zhbc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:30 We've Been Here Before b00fz84k (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Classic Serial b00pnp9c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 The Interview b00770ds (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes b007k4c6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse b00v2smk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris b007k087 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Falco b00r35gz (Listen) WED Iron Hand of Mars, Episode 6 WED Still on the case, the Roman sleuth has a fateful encounter WED with a missing legate and a giant Celtic bull. Stars Anton WED Lesser. WED WED 06:30 Trueman and Riley b00j622b (Listen) WED Series 2, A Man's World WED Back at CID, the duo suspect a male hospital midwife of WED petty thefts from pregnant women. Stars Robert Daws and WED Duncan Preston. WED WED 07:00 North East of Eden b01h0kpm (Listen) WED Episode 5 WED Mad Max versus the French resistance. At least, two rival WED island film nights fight it out. Stars Rebecca Front. From WED July 1997. WED WED 07:30 My Teenage Diary b038yk71 (Listen) WED Series 5, Vanessa Feltz WED My Teenage Diary returns with six more brave celebrities WED ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their WED intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for WED the very first time. WED Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by broadcaster Vanessa Feltz, WED who revisits her teenage years in North London. She spent WED her holidays packing knickers for her father's lingerie WED firm, and a lot of the rest of the time daydreaming about WED being married to her teenage boyfriend. WED Producer: Harriet Jaine WED A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. WED Credits WED Presenter: Rufus Hound WED Interviewed Guest: Vanessa Feltz WED Producer: Harriet Jaine WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007n162 (Listen) WED Anna and the King of Siam WED The film of The King and I inspires the lad's own rather WED unmusical and argumentative version. Stars Tony Hancock. WED From November 1956. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b010hcq2 (Listen) WED Series 7, Episode 3 WED New town education, and Professor Prune's time travel WED adventure continues. Stars John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From WED January 1969. WED WED 09:00 Winston in Europe b007tbrv (Listen) WED Don't Gush, Nancy WED Father wants to move abroad, but old rogue Winston's not his WED usual chipper self. Stars Maurice Denham. From March 1992. WED WED 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! b0178s5n (Listen) WED Series 2, Prey of the Bog Monster WED Comedy series by Christopher William Hill, set in 1962. A WED BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the WED unimaginably futuristic world of 2008. WED 4/6. Prey of the Bog Monster WED The show avoids censorship by becoming an outside broadcast. WED Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles WED Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell WED Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune WED Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn WED Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska WED Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover WED Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon WED Veronica Walters ...... Johannah Tincey WED Henderson ...... Ben Crowe. WED WED 10:00 Classic Serial b00psqvj (Listen) WED Edith Wharton - The Custom of the Country, Episode 3 WED Dramatisation by Jane Rogers of Edith Wharton's 1913 satire WED of marriage and money in early-20th century American WED society. WED Undine's plans to secure a better future for herself move on WED apace, but will she ever find real happiness? WED Mrs Heeny ...... Lorelei King WED Elmer Moffatt ...... Tom Hollander WED Ralph Marvell ...... Dan Stevens WED Undine Spragg ...... Rebecca Night WED Marquise de Chelles ...... Olwen May WED Raymond de Chelles ...... Joseph Kloska WED Princess Estradina ...... Provence Maydew WED Paul ...... Daniel Rogers WED Directed by Nadia Molinari. WED WED 11:00 The Interview b00770fb (Listen) WED Scissors, Paper, Stone WED Scissors, Paper, Stone: A man with a passion for stones WED falls foul of a ruthless authority. Short story read by WED Vicki Liddelle. Episode 3 of 5. WED WED 11:15 Neil Brand - Righteous Brothers b0076cxn (Listen) WED 4 Extra Debut. When a young monk experiments with vocal WED harmonies, the whole abbey and its order are placed in WED jeopardy. Stars Tom George, Tom George, Ioan Meredith. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007n162 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b010hcq2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Falco b00r35gz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Trueman and Riley b00j622b (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies WED b007mb45 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED The brilliance of women's minds, and a Temple of Female WED Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With WED Kathryn Hunt. WED WED 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbr (Listen) WED Frugal Years WED With petrol rationing during WW2 the bicycle came into its WED own again to be followed by a golden age of cycling in the WED 1950's as the nation emerges from the darkness of war WED Presenter: Martin Ellis WED Producer: Simon Evans WED A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 14:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho b008tx1t (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Shocked William starts to wonder whether Florence was aware WED of James's other life. Read by the author. WED WED 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly b010v5f4 (Listen) WED The Clever Dullard WED What made William Henry Ireland the toast of London society? WED The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs. WED WED 15:00 Classic Serial b00psqvj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b039d45c (Listen) WED Mel gets the lowdown on the only population of reindeers in WED the UK, and introduces the second part of John Yeoman's WED story The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers. WED WED 17:00 Are You From the Bugle? b01hpx3f (Listen) WED The Drama Began WED Graham is starting a new job as local cub reporter. What WED could go wrong? Stars Jeffrey Holland and Mark Gatiss. From WED May 1996. WED WED 17:30 North East of Eden b01h0kpm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Haunted b01qlclc (Listen) WED The Dream Woman WED By Wilkie Collins. Isaac lives in constant fear of a WED knife-wielding female. But is she of this Earth, or from WED beyond the grave? Stars Charles Kay. WED WED 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k3xn (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Now a monstrous insect, Gregor strives to stay close to his WED family, but his father turns on him. Read by Benedict WED Cumberbatch. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007n162 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b010hcq2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Falco b00r35gz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Trueman and Riley b00j622b (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 The Interview b00770fb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Neil Brand - Righteous Brothers b0076cxn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 My Teenage Diary b038yk71 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive b007wvrn (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 2 WED The comedy guru's radio drop-in centre is recorded in front WED of a live audience. From June 2006. WED WED 23:00 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders b00hqhzh (Listen) WED The Enlightenment WED The comedian sets out to validate herself through 18th WED century philosophy - even her frog collection. From February WED 2009. WED Credits WED Performer: Josie Long WED Performer: Maeve Higgins WED Benjamin Stillingfleet: Daniel Harkin WED Dr Gunther Von Hagen: Henning Wehn WED Writer: Josie Long WED Producer: Colin Anderson WED WED 23:15 What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else WED b00tmtwm (Listen) WED Series 1, Communication WED What lengths do we need to go to "look good"? Do we really WED need to communicate with our fellow men? How important is it WED to work? Or to have a relationship? WED What To Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else is a four part WED mini-series of short comedic monologues on BBC Radio 4 WED written and performed by stand-up comedian Andrew Lawrence. WED In these he takes a light-hearted look at various aspects WED of conventional living and the pressure we feel to conform WED to social norms and ideals. WED Each episode is fifteen minutes long and was recorded in WED front of an audience, the first two episodes at South London WED comedy club 'Up The Creek', the final two recorded at the WED Edinburgh Comedy Festival. WED This second episode examines the difficulties of human WED interaction and communication. WED WED 23:30 The Harpoon b007k4lf (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 2 WED The meaning of autumn and novelty dance lessons, in the WED spoof boys' adventure paper. Stars Alistair McGowan. From WED September 1991. WED WED THU THURSDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2013 THU THU 00:00 Haunted b01qlclc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k3xn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Falco b00r35gz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Trueman and Riley b00j622b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Winston in Europe b007tbrv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Tomorrow, Today! b0178s5n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Classic Serial b00psqvj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 The Interview b00770fb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Neil Brand - Righteous Brothers b0076cxn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Are You From the Bugle? b01hpx3f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 North East of Eden b01h0kpm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00q43nx (Listen) THU Cast in Order of Disappearance, Episode 1 THU by Jeremy Front based on the novel by Simon Brett THU Bill Nighy returns as actor, dipsomaniac and amateur sleuth. THU A vampire film is claiming victims on set and off. THU CHARLES PARIS....BILL NIGHY THU JODIE.........MARTINE MCCUTCHEON THU FRANCES.......SUZANNE BURDEN THU MAURICE.......JON GLOVER THU JULIET.........TILLY GAUNT THU ELSPETH........KATE LAYDEN THU ZOE.........TESSA NICHOLSON THU DJ..........PIERS WEHNER THU Producer - Sally Avens THU Another chance to hear the latest Charles paris series. Bill THU Nighy stars as the actor cum amateur sleuth with a love of THU the bottle and the female form. In this series he has THU uncharacteristically landed a part in a film 'The Wreathing' THU where he's playing a middle management vampire opposite THU swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks played by Martine THU McCutcheon. Before long Jodie has confided to Charles that THU she's the victim of a blackmail scam and things take an even THU nastier turn when it appears that someone wants Jodie dead. THU Never one to resist a maiden in distress Charles sets about THU trying to solve the mystery. THU Martine McCutcheon plays Charles Paris’ co-star Jodie Ricks THU in her first ever radio appearance. THU THU 06:30 Trueman and Riley b00j6bh2 (Listen) THU Series 2, The Other Chic THU Passions run high as the detectives tackle an arson attack THU on a Leeds lingerie shop. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan THU Preston. THU THU 07:00 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) THU Series 2, (&)Rpt THU Roy is making a video diary, Chad is giving a speech and THU Jane finds solace in the weed. Stars Martin Clunes. From THU August 1994. THU THU 07:30 Meet David Sedaris b01npb83 (Listen) THU Series 3, Rubbish; Jesus Shaves THU The multi-award winning American essayist brings more of his THU wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 with the final edition in a THU series of audience readings. This week moving to the British THU countryside has its downsides exposed in "Rubbish" and the THU eye-opening experience of learning French at a Paris THU language school is considered in "Jesus Shaves". THU Producer: Steve Doherty THU A Boom Pictures Cymru production for BBC Radio 4. THU Credits THU Reader: David Sedaris THU Producer: Steve Doherty THU Writer: David Sedaris THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007q93v (Listen) THU Series 1, No Spring for Frazer THU When Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must THU track down a coffin. Adapted from TV with John Laurie. From THU June 1974. THU THU 08:30 Hello Cheeky b00djnq5 (Listen) THU From 19/05/1973 THU Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and John Junkin's pun-fest, THU featuring an early TV prototype of BBC 3. THU THU 09:00 Any Other Business b012rb49 (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Comic electoral shocks galore in Chesbury, as it faces the THU unlikeliest of new mayors. Starring John Duttine. From May THU 1995. THU THU 09:30 The Cavity Within b007709x (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU New dentist Marty arrives at a very dysfunctional practice. THU Will he have the patients? A comedy with teeth, starring THU Chris O'Dowd. From September 2006. THU THU 10:00 Classic Serial b00tt3x1 (Listen) THU Emile Zola - The Ladies' Delight, Episode 1 THU By Emile Zola. THU Dramatised by Carine Adler. THU Business, ambition and fashion all collide in Zola's THU colourful love story. Set in the hustle and excitement of THU the expansion of one of Paris' first department stores. THU Episode One THU When innocent provincial girl Denise arrives in Paris, she THU quickly catches the eye of the notorious seducer of women, THU Octave Mouret. Despite her uncle's disapproval, Denise THU accepts a job at Mouret's ever expanding department store THU The Ladies' Delight. THU Narrator.....David Hargreaves THU Denise.....Georgia King THU Mouret.....Lee Williams THU Bourdoncle.....Conrad Nelson THU Baudu.....Nicholas Blane THU Old Bourras/Baron/Vincard.....Will Tacey THU Jean/Bauge.....Stephen Hoyle THU Deloche/Colomban.....Michael Hugo THU Mme Aurelie/Mme Baudu.....Clare Beck THU Mme Desforges.....Melissa Jane Sinden THU Mme Marty/Pauline.....Maeve Larkin THU Clara.....Chantelle Dean THU Genevieve/Margueritte/Mme Boves.....Polly Lister THU Written by Emile Zola THU Adapted by Carine Adler THU Directed by Stefan Escreet THU Producer: Charlotte Riches. THU THU 11:00 The Interview b00770fs (Listen) THU Sing for Your Supper THU For a wee while, housewife Shona thought she'd won the THU lottery. But then reality kicked in. Short story read by Una THU McLean. THU THU 11:15 Juliet Ace - Dead-Heading the Roses b0076j6q (Listen) THU 4 Extra Debut. Ariadne arranges funeral memorials, but her THU husband has plotted his own final surprise. Stars Jill THU Balcon and Daniel Day-Lewis. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007q93v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Hello Cheeky b00djnq5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00q43nx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Trueman and Riley b00j6bh2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies THU b007md2c (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine de THU Pizan's allegorical fortress fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt. THU THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra b039d8ht (Listen) THU Series 5, Episode 20 THU Lilian is in the lion's den, and Matt doesn't know how to THU reach her. THU THU 14:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho b008v26c (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU William shares his latest theory with Florence over his THU brother's mysterious disappearance. Read by the author. THU THU 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly b010v7dy (Listen) THU The Pneumatic Underground THU Alfred Beach tried to bring pneumatic transit to New York - THU why did he fail? The stories of forgotten people read by THU Andrew Sachs. THU THU 15:00 Classic Serial b00tt3x1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b039d8m8 (Listen) THU Mel sharpens her colouring pencils for a very special tour THU of illustrator Quentin Blake's studio, plus there's the next THU episode of current story The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers. THU THU 17:00 Ballylenon b007jvhs (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 1 THU Murie's injury leads to an unexpected closeness with Phonsie THU Doherty. It's 1955 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP THU McKenna. THU THU 17:30 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Haunted b01qldfl (Listen) THU Listen to the Silence THU By Rosemary Timperley. Mary must face her fears. Can she THU refuse the offer made by a strange voice claiming to be her THU grandfather? Stars Gwen Watford. THU THU 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k43b (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Living with his monstrous insect form, Gregor faces the THU ultimate rejection by his family. Read by Benedict THU Cumberbatch. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007q93v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Hello Cheeky b00djnq5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00q43nx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Trueman and Riley b00j6bh2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 The Interview b00770fs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Juliet Ace - Dead-Heading the Roses b0076j6q (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Meet David Sedaris b01npb83 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Radio 2's Comedy Showcase b007kc0k (Listen) THU Hey Hey We're the Monks THU 4 Extra Debut. An abbey that is running out of monks THU advertises for new recruits, and a young man decides to swap THU the dole queue for holy orders. The brothers will never be THU the same again. Catechismal comedy starring Bill Bailey and THU Catherine Tate. From January 2000. THU THU 23:00 The League Against Tedium b007jp8b (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU A surreal hour of music and comedy, as Simon Munnery goes in THU search of The Greatest Waiter of All Time. From January THU 1997. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Haunted b01qldfl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis b007k43b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00q43nx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Trueman and Riley b00j6bh2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Any Other Business b012rb49 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 The Cavity Within b007709x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Classic Serial b00tt3x1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 The Interview b00770fs (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Juliet Ace - Dead-Heading the Roses b0076j6q (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Ballylenon b007jvhs (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00qf6t4 (Listen) FRI Cast in Order of Disappearance, Episode 2 FRI By Jeremy Front FRI Based on the novel by Simon Brett FRI Episode Two FRI Charles goes fishing and finds a dead body. FRI CHARLES PARIS....BILL NIGHY FRI JODIE.........MARTINE MCCUTCHEON FRI FRANCES.......SUZANNE BURDEN FRI MAURICE.......JON GLOVER FRI JULIET.........TILLY GAUNT FRI ELSPETH........KATE LAYDEN FRI ZOE.........TESSA NICHOLSON FRI DJ..........PIERS WEHNER FRI Producer - Sally Avens FRI Another chance to hear the latest Charles paris series. Bill FRI Nighy stars as the actor cum amateur sleuth with a love of FRI the bottle and the female form. In this series he has FRI uncharacteristically landed a part in a film 'The Wreathing' FRI where he's playing a middle management vampire opposite FRI swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks played by Martine FRI McCutcheon. Before long Jodie has confided to Charles that FRI she's the victim of a blackmail scam and things take an even FRI nastier turn when it appears that someone wants Jodie dead. FRI Never one to resist a maiden in distress Charles sets about FRI trying to solve the mystery. FRI In this week's episode Charles goes fishing and finds a dead FRI body. FRI FRI 06:30 Trueman and Riley b00j7p9f (Listen) FRI Series 2, Love Bytes FRI With a woman missing, the duo are sucked into the virtual FRI world of online role playing. Stars Robert Daws and Duncan FRI Preston. FRI FRI 07:00 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01bwm9f (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Edward wakes up with urgent news, but who will listen? FRI Orwellian sitcom with David Threlfall and Hugh Laurie. From FRI April 1987. FRI FRI 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b00y2sdt (Listen) FRI Series 1, Parking Enforcement FRI Through the medium of four open letters, the comedian Tom FRI Wrigglesworth investigates the myriad examples of corporate FRI lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain. FRI In this series his subjects range from traffic wardens to FRI estate agents, with Tom recalling his own funny and FRI ridiculous experiences as well as recounting the absurd FRI encounters of others. FRI Tom finds himself baffled by the weird world of parking FRI enforcement. FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b00s3cgj (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Diploma FRI Harold quits for a new career as a TV repair man. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI August 1966. FRI FRI 08:30 Life With the Lyons b0138xvx (Listen) FRI Back in the Autumn FRI The family are planning their summer holiday, but will it be FRI plain sailing? Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From May FRI 1954. FRI FRI 09:00 King Street Junior b007jns5 (Listen) FRI Series 10, Final Thoughts FRI It's the end of the school year, and the end of an era. FRI Starring Karl Howman and James Grout. From November 1998. FRI FRI 09:30 Electric Ink b011vmd9 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 5 FRI Freddy is after buzzwords, but will Maddox's scoop on the FRI Prime Minister get spiked? Stars Robert Lindsay. From July FRI 2009. FRI FRI 10:00 Classic Serial b00tx4kz (Listen) FRI Emile Zola - The Ladies' Delight, Episode 2 FRI By Emile Zola. FRI Dramatised by Carine Adler. FRI Business, ambition and fashion all collide in Zola's FRI colourful love story. Set in the hustle and excitement of FRI the expansion of one of Paris' first department stores. FRI Episode Two FRI After her dismissal from The Ladies' Delight, Denise is FRI determined to stay in Paris. She rents a room above old FRI Bourras' umbrella shop and quickly sets about trying to find FRI other work. With local shops closing as The Delight expands, FRI the task proves more difficult than she imagined. FRI Narrator.....David Hargreaves FRI Denise.....Georgia King FRI Mouret.....Lee Williams FRI Bourdoncle.....Conrad Nelson FRI Baudu.....Nicholas Blane FRI Old Bourras/Baron/Vincard.....Will Tacey FRI Jean/Bauge.....Stephen Hoyle FRI Deloche/Colomban.....Michael Hugo FRI Mme Aurelie/Mme Baudu.....Clare Beck FRI Mme Desforges.....Melissa Jane Sinden FRI Mme Marty/Pauline.....Maeve Larkin FRI Clara.....Chantelle Dean FRI Genevieve/Margueritte/Mme Boves.....Polly Lister FRI Written by Emile Zola FRI Adapted by Carine Adler FRI Directed by Stefan Escreet FRI Producer: Charlotte Riches. FRI FRI 11:00 The Interview b00770g9 (Listen) FRI The Good Shepherd FRI Is a new member of the congregation the answer to a FRI cash-strapped pastor's prayers? Short story read by James FRI Fleet. FRI FRI 11:15 Alex Jones - River's Up b0076ytc (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Following severe floods, a couple living by FRI the Severn desperately search for dry land and croissants. FRI Stars Peter Corey and Annette Badland. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b00s3cgj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Life With the Lyons b0138xvx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00qf6t4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Trueman and Riley b00j7p9f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies FRI b007mdzb (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI There's jubilant singing at the Chapel of Women, as Kathryn FRI Hunt completes Christine de Pizan's book of fantasy. FRI FRI 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbt (Listen) FRI Rise and Fall FRI Increasing prosperity and car ownership displaced the FRI bicycle in the 1960's and foreign holidays replaced cycling, FRI campsites and youth hostels. Bicycles belong to the past FRI Presenter: Martin Ellis FRI Producer: Simon Evans FRI A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 14:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho b008vnrj (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Battling to find his missing brother James, William FRI Caldicott gets a fresh lead. Read by the author. FRI FRI 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly b010vzpg (Listen) FRI Solresol and the Prophet of Sound FRI Whatever happened to Jean Francois Sudre's universal FRI language? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew FRI Sachs. FRI FRI 15:00 Classic Serial b00tx4kz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b039dwbq (Listen) FRI Mel introduces a real-life bear hunter, and presents the FRI final episode of John Yeoman's story The Boy Who Sprouted FRI Antlers. FRI FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts b00ljz6c (Listen) FRI Series 4, Old Problem FRI Bill gets an unwanted birthday surprise, while Dennis' FRI attempt to woo Liza backfires. Stars Lynda Bellingham. From FRI July 1992. FRI FRI 17:30 Nineteen Ninety-Eight b01bwm9f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Haunted b01qlg49 (Listen) FRI The Judge's House FRI By Bram Stoker. Malcolm Malcolmson discovers the truth of FRI the 'absurd prejudices' which have accrued around an empty FRI property. Stars Nigel Havers. FRI FRI 18:30 RL Stevenson - The Bottle Imp b00sydl2 (Listen) FRI Native Hawaiian Keawe buys a bottle promising love, fame and FRI money, but there's a drawback. Stars David Rintoul and Tony FRI Osoba. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b00s3cgj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Life With the Lyons b0138xvx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00qf6t4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Trueman and Riley b00j7p9f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 The Interview b00770g9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Alex Jones - River's Up b0076ytc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters b00y2sdt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 BBC Radio New Comedy Award b039dy39 (Listen) FRI 2013, Episode 1 FRI Made for 4 Extra. The first heat of the 2013 BBC Radio New FRI Comedy Award, hosted by Susan Calman and recorded at the FRI Edinburgh Festival Fringe. FRI FRI 23:30 The Flight of the Conchords b007k17r (Listen) FRI Neil Finn Saves the Day! FRI After the band splits, Jemaine holds auditions in the FRI toilets. Stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. From FRI October 2005. FRI
30 August, 2013
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 31/08/2013 - 06/09/2013
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