15 November, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 16/11/2013 - 22/11/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 HG Wells - The New Accelerator b007jzbk (Listen) SAT In the name of science, HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug SAT designed to speed up both body and mind. Read by Robert SAT Bathurst. SAT SAT 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 b007k4s9 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT Dr Abbotts finds his 'party trick' used against him, and SAT Paul Smith takes full advantage of the chaos. Stars David SAT Birrell. SAT SAT 01:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03h828w (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Coming Out Present SAT A newly paroled villain becomes involved in a security raid. SAT DC Brook sees a way to settle an old score. Stars Ray SAT Brooks. SAT SAT 01:30 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jq3m (Listen) SAT Series 2, A Trap to Catch a Cracksman SAT When a prize fighter claims his trophy room is impregnable, SAT the gentleman cracksman seizes the challenge. Stars Jeremy SAT Clyde. SAT SAT 02:00 Millport b008h51h (Listen) SAT Series 1, Derek Dodds Is Dead SAT An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their SAT priorities. Stars Lynn Ferguson and Lewis McLeod. From April SAT 2000. SAT SAT 02:30 The Change b00nmtwl (Listen) SAT Series 1, Birth of the Blues SAT Transvestite George gets thrilling news, then a bombshell SAT drops. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From SAT November 2001. SAT SAT 03:00 Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time b0076qrn (Listen) SAT The Prisoner and the Fugitive SAT Hiding away from his turbulent love affair with Albertine, SAT Marcel receives a devastating telegram. Stars James Wilby. SAT SAT 04:00 Sue Teddern - Three Women in a Motorhome b01j9mz6 (Listen) SAT Kate's Story SAT Kate gets some troubling news that may cut the journey SAT short, and her mum has a surprise waiting for her. Stars SAT Rebecca Smart. SAT SAT 04:15 The Charm Factory b03h849l (Listen) SAT Series 2, I Still Believe SAT 1950s London, and film star Alex is back from Hollywood, SAT missing Irene. News forces him to change direction. With SAT Giles Thomas. SAT SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way b008g29h (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 4 SAT JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, SAT Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From SAT August 1991. SAT SAT 05:30 The Right Time b0076mqw (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 6 SAT A sketch show about modern life, written and performed by SAT people who have lived a bit of it. Stars Barry Cryer and SAT Eleanor Bron. From August 2004. SAT SAT 06:00 Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man b007k2by (Listen) SAT A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show. But SAT what is 'normality'? Powerful drama starring Gerard Murphy. SAT SAT 07:30 Tempus Fugit b00p2cbz (Listen) SAT Why does time seem to speed up the older you get? SAT Ian Peacock finds out what is going on in our brain when we SAT perceive time. He discovers why, when we're young, summer SAT holidays seem to stretch forever. But as we age, those SAT precious two weeks in the sun are over in a flash. SAT He looks at how we measure time and how it can be distorted SAT in our minds, and asks what we can do to make the most of SAT the precious time we have. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b018zlln (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 12 SAT From Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes entertainer SAT Nellie McKay, and there's ice fishing in Lake Wobegon. From SAT 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Celebrate the Burkiss Way b00jvj68 (Listen) SAT Writers David Renwick and Andrew Marshall, plus cast SAT members, recall their cult comedy. Featuring Skive From SAT School, Not, Remember, Settle Out of Court and Wave Goodbye SAT to CBEs. SAT SAT 12:00 Children in Need - Holding On to You, Omnibus SAT b03hmt7l (Listen) SAT Fourteen-year-old Holly can't believe her luck when she is SAT asked out by 20-year-old Jay. Why can't anyone be happy for SAT her? Commissioned by Children in Need. SAT SAT 13:10 Chain Gang b03hmt7n (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 7 SAT Made for 4 Extra. The story told by its listeners, which SAT began with a mistimed proposal and a wrong turning. Join in SAT at bbc.co.uk/radio4extra. SAT SAT 13:15 Daunt and Dervish b00jzckr (Listen) SAT Series 2, Que Reste-t-il de nos Amours? SAT Asked to bid for a Monet at auction, the detectives are led SAT on a trail over the Channel. Stars Anna Massey and Frances SAT Barber. SAT SAT 14:00 Dad's Army b00qmbky (Listen) SAT Series 2, A Soldier's Farewell SAT A cinema trip and an illicit toasted cheese supper sparks SAT Captain Mainwaring's own Battle of Waterloo. Adapted from TV SAT with Arthur Lowe. From April 1975. SAT SAT 14:30 The Navy Lark b0084rjj (Listen) SAT Have Been Towing SAT 4 Extra Debut. HMS Troutbridge comes home, dragging vessels SAT from around the world behind her. Stars Leslie Phillips. SAT From July 1967. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b018zlln (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man b007k2by (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 My Teenage Diary b01l7wtr (Listen) SAT Series 4, Julia Donaldson SAT Another brave celebrity revisits their formative years by SAT opening up their intimate teenage diaries, and reading them SAT out in public for the very first time. SAT This week, comedian Rufus Hound is joined by the author of SAT The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson. Donaldson's diaries are a SAT vivid account of her obsession with Mick Jagger and the SAT lengths she went to in order to meet the elusive Rolling SAT Stone. SAT Producer: Harriet Jaine SAT A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 18:00 Doctor Who b01pw3hm (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 1 SAT Tom and Jerry, Lex Luthor and Superman, Seinfeld and SAT Newman... all great feuds start somewhere. SAT So it is for the Doctor and the bane of all his travels, the SAT Daleks. How did their paths first cross? Were the Daleks SAT always ruthless and evil? How did they come into being? SAT Clearly the nascent 1960s nuclear threat looms large in this SAT evocative tale, no more so than on the radiation-ravaged SAT world of Skaro. It's there the TARDIS heads for the Doctor's SAT fateful first meeting... SAT It's not just the Doctor's first rendezvous with the Daleks. SAT Struggling schoolteacher Ian Chesterton gets more than he SAT bargained for when he stumbles across a car accident at SAT night. SAT All of these questions are answered in the very first SAT adventure involving the metal-plated meanies. Not only that, SAT but it's told in the first person by one of the very first SAT companions, Ian Chesterton (as played by William Russell). SAT This evocative reading is based on the original TV serial SAT from 1963. However, expect a very different slant on how the SAT Doctor and Ian met, involving Barnes Common and everlasting SAT matches. SAT SAT 18:30 Doctor Who b007jydk (Listen) SAT Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 2 SAT SAT 19:00 Celebrate the Burkiss Way b00jvj68 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 Extra Stands Up b03hmx6c (Listen) SAT At the Edinburgh Fringe SAT A selection of the best stand-up comedy recorded at the SAT Edinburgh Fringe with Jo Caulfield, featuring Carl Donnelly, SAT Paul Foot, Hal Cruttenden, Gary Delaney, Ivo Graham and SAT others. SAT SAT 23:00 Adam Baron - Shut Eye b00sh02c (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Private-eye Billy Rucker investigates the murder of Sir SAT Peter Morant's airline pilot brother, Edward. Stars David SAT Morrissey. SAT SAT 23:30 Murder Most Foul b03hmx6f (Listen) SAT The New Year Nightmare SAT 31st December 1960 - a gathering in an Essex pub leads to SAT tragedy and a controversial court case. Nick Ross looks back SAT at murder cases from the past. From March 1991. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Doctor Who b01pw3hm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Doctor Who b007jydk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Doctor Who b007jydt (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 3 SUN Tom and Jerry, Lex Luthor and Superman, Seinfeld and SUN Newman... all great feuds start somewhere. SUN So it is for the Doctor and the bane of all his travels, the SUN Daleks. How did their paths first cross? Were the Daleks SUN always ruthless and evil? How did they come into being? SUN Clearly the nascent 1960s nuclear threat looms large in this SUN evocative tale, no more so than on the radiation-ravaged SUN world of Skaro. It's there the TARDIS heads for the Doctor's SUN fateful first meeting... SUN It's not just the Doctor's first rendezvous with the Daleks. SUN Struggling schoolteacher Ian Chesterton gets more than he SUN bargained for when he stumbles across a car accident at SUN night. SUN All of these questions are answered in the very first SUN adventure involving the metal-plated meanies. Not only that, SUN but it's told in the first person by one of the very first SUN companions, Ian Chesterton (as played by William Russell). SUN This evocative reading is based on the original TV serial SUN from 1963. However, expect a very different slant on how the SUN Doctor and Ian met, involving Barnes Common and everlasting SUN matches. SUN SUN 01:30 Doctor Who b007jynd (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 4 SUN SUN 02:00 Doctor Who b007jynn (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 5 SUN SUN 02:30 Doctor Who b007jxmq (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 6 SUN SUN 03:00 Doctor Who b007jxmz (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 7 SUN SUN 03:30 Doctor Who b007jyx3 (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 8 SUN SUN 04:00 Doctor Who b007jyxc (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 9 SUN SUN 04:30 Doctor Who b007jxwv (Listen) SUN Doctor Who and the Daleks, Episode 10 SUN SUN 05:00 Tempus Fugit b00p2cbz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 My Teenage Diary b01l7wtr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 AM Smith - 44 Scotland Street, Omnibus b01h78b2 (Listen) SUN Alexander McCall Smith's series based on residents of a SUN fictitious tenement building in a real Edinburgh New Town SUN street. SUN SUN 07:15 Food for Thought b00mpn0n (Listen) SUN Series 1, Erwin James SUN Journalist Nina Myskow discovers how attitudes to food, SUN shape and affect individual lives. SUN The bags of oats at one prison, where journalist and lifer SUN Erwin James was an inmate, were all stamped "Canadian pig SUN meal, grade 3". The porridge was made with water. However, SUN as Erwin explains to Nina Myskow, adding full cream milk, SUN honey and pine nuts to his own breakfast recipe, they were SUN an important part of his diet and his rehabilitation, after SUN a chaotic itinerant lifestyle and living rough as a child. SUN The producer is Tamsin Hughes, and this is a Wise Buddah SUN production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 07:30 Cabin Pressure b00lq8lk (Listen) SUN Series 2, Gdansk SUN A paranoid bassoonist is on board, while in the cockpit all SUN bets are on. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. From July 2009. SUN SUN 08:00 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) SUN Series 1, Peel Bananas the Burkiss Way SUN The pun-tastic cult comedy sketch show starring Denise SUN Coffey, Chris Emmett, Nigel Rees and Fred Harris. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jn6p (Listen) SUN The Keyhole Kid SUN The cheeky schoolboy causes chaos when he misinterprets SUN sister Susan's conversation. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From SUN April 1961. SUN SUN 09:00 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz b00pr5y8 (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Dorothy and friends must kill the Wicked Witch of the West SUN to finally get their wishes granted. Stars Maureen Lipman. SUN SUN 09:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvcf (Listen) SUN Series 1, Explorers on the Moon SUN The intrepid boy reporter and his friends are unaware their SUN rocket is being monitored. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew SUN Sachs. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03hn7fc (Listen) SUN TV Writers, Paul Abbott SUN 4 Extra Debut. From the Beach Boys to the Jam, screenwriter SUN Paul Abbott shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. SUN From February 2007. SUN SUN 10:45 Afternoon Reading b00rb376 (Listen) SUN Petina Gappah - An Elegy for Easterly, Our Man in Geneva SUN Wins a Million Euros SUN Our Man in Geneva Wins a Million Euros is the next selected SUN story from An Elegy for Easterly, Zimbabwean writer Petina SUN Gappah's debut collection and winner of the Guardian First SUN Book Award for 2009. SUN Today an embassy official posted to Geneva sets out to claim SUN his lottery winnings. SUN Each of the three stories selected from An Elegy For SUN Easterly are acutely observed, powerful and poignant. They SUN are populated by characters struggling to live in Mugabe's SUN Zimbabwe, who despite the hardships of their everyday lives, SUN are also resilient and imaginative, and not without a wry SUN sense of humour. SUN Writer: Petina Gappah is a Zimbabwean writer with law SUN degrees from Cambridge, Graz University and the University SUN of Zimbabwe. Her short fiction and essays have been SUN published in eight countries. SUN Reader: Lucian Msamati has been appearing in Clybourne Park SUN in London's West End. SUN SUN 11:00 It's a Funny Business b01j8byb (Listen) SUN Maurice Denham SUN The veteran radio, film, TV and theatre actor chats to Mike SUN Craig about his long and distinguished career. From November SUN 1988. SUN SUN 11:30 The Palace of Laughter b0076xf9 (Listen) SUN Palace of Laughter: Stateside, Episode 2 SUN Geoffrey Wheeler looks at American vaudeville's impact on SUN Memphis, prompting an exciting mix of performers and new SUN musicians. SUN SUN 12:00 AM Smith - 44 Scotland Street, Omnibus b01h78b2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Food for Thought b00mpn0n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Saturday Drama b00n3ptg (Listen) SUN William Nicholson - Shadowlands SUN Adaptation by Archie Scottney of the play by William SUN Nicholson. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship SUN between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American SUN writer Joy Gresham. SUN CS 'Jack' Lewis ...... Martin Jarvis SUN Joy Gresham ...... Joanne Whalley SUN 'Warnie' Lewis ...... Kenneth Danziger SUN Rev Harry Harrington ...... Julian Sands SUN Prof Christopher Riley ...... Julian Holloway SUN Douglas ...... Zach Callison SUN Alan Gregg ...... Darren Richardson SUN Registrar ...... Jean Gilpin SUN Doctor ...... Matthew Wolf SUN Priest/Oakley ...... Alan Shearman SUN Nurse ...... Daisy Hydon SUN Directed by Rosalind Ayres SUN A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 15:00 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jn6p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b03hn9rh (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc replays the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show, SUN including rounds from Junior Just a Minute, the fastest SUN talker in the world and how time can slow down. SUN SUN 17:00 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz b00pr5y8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvcf (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Doctor Who b007jxx3 (Listen) SUN Protect and Survive, Episode 1 SUN Protect and Survive... If those two words fill you with SUN fear, you must have grown up in the 1980s. SUN Back in the era of Stanislav Petrov, Threads and 99 SUN Luftballons, the prospect of nuclear conflict never seemed SUN more real. Thank goodness it never happened.... Or did it? SUN The Doctor's young companions Hex and Ace are plunged alone SUN into the late '80s, where history has gone horrifyingly SUN wrong. Global tension is escalating, and the world trembles SUN on the brink of a final, terrible war. What happened to SUN glasnost and perestroika? Why are people actually building SUN fallout shelters? SUN Hex and Ace aren't too worried - after all, the Doctor SUN (Sylvester McCoy) will rescue them... won't he? SUN It's Sylvester McCoy's turn to time travel, in this SUN four-part full-cast audio drama. Sylvester has not only SUN played the Time Lord but a wizard also - Radagast the Brown SUN in the recent big screen adaptation of The Hobbit. He was SUN also part of the Ken Campbell roadshow. SUN SUN 18:30 Doctor Who b007jy4p (Listen) SUN Protect and Survive, Episode 2 SUN SUN 19:00 It's a Funny Business b01j8byb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 The Palace of Laughter b0076xf9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Something Is Terribly Wrong b0076hxp (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Alan Thompson returns to key sites and talks SUN to eye witnesses to the assassination of President John F SUN Kennedy. From November 2003. SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03hn7fc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Afternoon Reading b00rb376 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Cabin Pressure b00lq8lk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl b007k4p6 (Listen) SUN Cutting Edge SUN Sean Foley and Hamish McColl board Boris' Disco Ship to SUN convert offshore ravers into fresh, young listeners. From SUN June 2000. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03jsrsw (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith is joined by SUN Stewart Lee. SUN SUN 23:00 Vent b00tv7x3 (Listen) SUN Series 2, I Want You SUN Ben's unconscious mind puts him in a compromising situation SUN with a fellow coma patient. Stars Neil Pearson. From October SUN 2007. SUN SUN 23:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better SUN b00kvq7t (Listen) SUN Series 1, Wrath SUN The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the SUN seven deadly sins. With Tim Key and Tim Minchin. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2013 MON MON 00:00 Doctor Who b007jxx3 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Doctor Who b007jy4p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Doctor Who b007jy4y (Listen) MON Protect and Survive, Episode 3 MON Protect and Survive... If those two words fill you with MON fear, you must have grown up in the 1980s. MON Back in the era of Stanislav Petrov, Threads and 99 MON Luftballons, the prospect of nuclear conflict never seemed MON more real. Thank goodness it never happened.... Or did it? MON The Doctor's young companions Hex and Ace are plunged alone MON into the late '80s, where history has gone horrifyingly MON wrong. Global tension is escalating, and the world trembles MON on the brink of a final, terrible war. What happened to MON glasnost and perestroika? Why are people actually building MON fallout shelters? MON Hex and Ace aren't too worried - after all, the Doctor MON (Sylvester McCoy) will rescue them... won't he? MON It's Sylvester McCoy's turn to time travel, in this MON four-part full-cast audio drama. Sylvester has not only MON played the Time Lord but a wizard also - Radagast the Brown MON in the recent big screen adaptation of The Hobbit. He was MON also part of the Ken Campbell roadshow. MON MON 01:30 Doctor Who b03hwms8 (Listen) MON Protect and Survive, Episode 4 MON Moloch has been summoned, the 'first and the greatest'. What MON will his arrival mean for Ace and Hex? Starring Sophie MON Aldred. MON MON 02:00 It's a Funny Business b01j8byb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 The Palace of Laughter b0076xf9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Burkiss Way b007jlyw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Saturday Drama b00n3ptg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz b00pr5y8 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvcf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hw1vb (Listen) MON Series 1, The Legacy MON Brook seems personally affected by a theft from a young MON woman. Meanwhile, Max is hauled in by their boss. Stars Ray MON Brooks. MON MON 06:30 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jq43 (Listen) MON Series 2, The Gift of the Emperor MON The gentleman thief plans the theft of a valuable pearl, but MON will he live to regret his daring enterprise? Stars Jeremy MON Clyde. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008x3lt (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 1 MON Katy is a mum at last, and Daniel has a new job, but Lucy is MON jealous. Stars David Tennant and Liz Carling. From October MON 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03gvsln (Listen) MON Series 60, Episode 1 MON The 60th series of Radio 4's multi award-winning 'antidote MON to panel games' promises yet more quality, desk-based MON entertainment for all the family. The series starts its run MON at the Playhouse Theatre in Weston-super-Mare, where MON regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor MON are joined on the panel by John Finnemore, with Jack Dee as MON the programme's reluctant chairman. Regular listeners will MON know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and MON Colin Sell at the piano. MON Producer - Jon Naismith. MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b00nnpz7 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 20 MON Kenneth Horne anchors a sinister BBC battle, and how to get MON massive lallies at Body Bona. With Kenneth Williams and Bill MON Pertwee. From June 1967. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b007k1zp (Listen) MON Cleaning Up MON Can the inept crew of the Troutbridge get it ship-shape for MON an inspection? Stars Leslie Phillips. From July 1967. MON MON 09:00 Heresy b00jmv1v (Listen) MON Series 6, Episode 2 MON Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. MON With Rev Richard Coles, journalist Matthew Norman and MON comedian Mark Steel. From April 2009. MON MON 09:30 House on Fire b00pxtwg (Listen) MON Series 1, Neighbourhood Watch MON Vicky and Matt are continuing in their struggles to co-habit MON in harmony but things are not helped by some late night MON disturbances by some troublesome youths. Vicky decides to MON take action by forming Hogarth Road's first neighborhood MON watch scheme. MON Matt is spectacularly uninterested until He's met Lindsay MON from down the road. Lindsay is a glamour model and Matt MON suddenly discovers his sense of social duty. MON Vicky - Emma Pierson MON Matt - JODY LATHAM MON Col. Bill - RUPERT VANSITTART MON Julie - JANINE DUVITSKI MON Peter - PHILIP JACKSON MON Lindsey - Kellie Shirley MON With Fergus Craig, Colin Hoult & Ned Leadbeater MON Directed by Clive Brill & Dan Hine MON Produced by Clive Brill MON A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 10:00 Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time b0076qw1 (Listen) MON Time Regained MON Paris is ravaged by the Great War. Marcel despairs at his MON own failures, but the simplest of discoveries awakens MON astonishing possibilities. Stars James Wilby. MON MON 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881p (Listen) MON A Glimpse of Stocking, Hold-Ups MON A short story in celebration of 'something shocking' - the MON nylon stocking. MON Alice Herring seems like the perfect witness but all is not MON as it seems in this comic tale of robberies, romance and MON cubic zirconia. Written by Jojo Moyes and read by Siobhan MON Redmond. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b03hmh40 (Listen) MON Robert Vaughn, Anne Reid, Russell Kane, Zawe Ashton, the MON Pedrito Martinez Group, Lizzo MON Clive's on a mission with The Man from U.N.C.L.E, actor MON Robert Vaughn, whose career has spanned over fifty years, MON with such film credits as 'Bullitt'. Robert's currently MON treading the boards as Juror #9 in 'Twelve Angry Men'. MON Twelve jurors have murder on their minds and a life in their MON hands as they decide the fate of a young delinquent. 'Twelve MON Angry Men' is at London's Garrick Theatre until 2nd March MON 2014. MON Clive's unzipped with larger than life comedian Russell MON Kane, whose new big-small show tackles the issue of MON smallness. We Brits love it - being tiny but fierce, close MON but distant. Russell addresses the issue of keeping things MON small when life gets big. He's touring 'Smallness' until May MON 2014. MON Robin Ince dreams of a life with actress, poet and writer MON Zawe Ashton, whose character 'Vod' is now in her second year MON of uni in the third series of Channel 4 sitcom 'Fresh Meat'. MON Vod's back from her travels with more than everyone MON bargained for - in the shape of her new Mexican lover. So, MON stock-pile the Jäger and bring on the bants! 'Fresh Meat' is MON on 18th November at 22.00. MON Clive cuts a rug with actress Anne Reid, who's back on our MON screens playing retired widow Celia opposite Derek Jacobi's MON Alan in 'Last Tango in Halifax'; the story of two MON septuagenarian sweethearts. When Celia's partner Alan MON suffers a heart attack, the couples' nuptials hanging in the MON balance. Will she once again lose the love of her life? MON 'Last Tango In Halifax' is on 19th November at 21.00 on BBC MON One. MON With music from The Pedrito Martinez Group, who perform MON 'Drume Negrita'. And from U.S rapper Lizzo, who performs MON 'Batches and Cookies' from her album 'Lizzobangers.' MON Producer: Debbie Kilbride. MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b00nnpz7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b007k1zp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hw1vb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jq43 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0101hxg (Listen) MON Redcurrant Fool MON Ruling the small English village of Tilling, the busybody MON sits at her window spying on her neighbours. Stars Frances MON Barber. MON MON 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sbpg0 (Listen) MON Learn to Die MON Exploring a thousand years of British childhood, Michael MON Morpurgo examines Puritanism and the effects of the MON Reformation. MON MON 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn b0080jj1 (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Sophie tells all, and Calypso has a secret for Hector, but MON where is he? Sian Phillips reads the Second World War family MON saga. MON MON 14:45 Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad b0076m5j (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Andrew Eames retraces the journey of Agatha Christie who, MON after the break-up of her marriage, made a spontaneous MON decision to travel alone to Baghdad. MON MON 15:00 Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time b0076qw1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03hwgg9 (Listen) MON Mel is mixing things up with a look at the history of the MON apothecary, a guide to demolishing buildings and the next MON part of the acclaimed Patrick Ness story A Monster Calls. MON MON 17:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00s6rcl (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner. Stars Dr MON Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1977. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008x3lt (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Doctor Who b007k1vg (Listen) MON 1963 - Fanfare for the Common Men, Episode 1 MON The Doctor first fetched up on Earth in the 1960s - but what MON does he make of that decade's greatest musical contribution, MON the Beatles? MON It turns out he's a big fan. The Doctor's young companion MON Nyssa, however, is unfamiliar with Earth's musical heritage MON - so a trip to the formative days of the Fab Four is in MON order, to show her what all the fuss is all about. MON Yet the Beatles are nowhere to be seen - instead their role MON in history has been taken by the Common Men, a trio whose MON rise to fame isn't as wholesome as it first appears... MON Peter Davison takes control of the TARDIS in this four-part MON full-cast audio drama, provided for 4 Extra. Peter is also MON known and loved for roles in At Home With the Braithwaites, MON All Creatures Great and Small and A Very Peculiar Practice. MON MON 18:30 Doctor Who b0080mzx (Listen) MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b00nnpz7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b007k1zp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hw1vb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jq43 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b03hmh40 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03gvsln (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Heresy b00jmv1v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b03hwnrm (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 2 MON A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Sandi MON Toksvig, with panellists Susan Calman, Andrew Maxwell and MON Hugo Rifkind joining regular guest Jeremy Hardy. MON MON 23:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075ryg (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 2 MON Who wants to be a milliner? The Luton laureate entertains a MON class of school children and gets fitted for one of the MON town's famous hats. From February 2000. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Doctor Who b007k1vg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:26 Doctor Who b0080mzx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:52 Doctor Who b007k23c (Listen) TUE 1963 - Fanfare for the Common Men, Episode 3 TUE The Doctor first fetched up on Earth in the 1960s - but what TUE does he make of that decade's greatest musical contribution, TUE the Beatles? TUE It turns out he's a big fan. The Doctor's young companion TUE Nyssa, however, is unfamiliar with Earth's musical heritage TUE - so a trip to the formative days of the Fab Four is in TUE order, to show her what all the fuss is all about. TUE Yet the Beatles are nowhere to be seen - instead their role TUE in history has been taken by the Common Men, a trio whose TUE rise to fame isn't as wholesome as it first appears... TUE Peter Davison takes control of the TARDIS in this four-part TUE full-cast audio drama, provided for 4 Extra. Peter is also TUE known and loved for roles in At Home With the Braithwaites, TUE All Creatures Great and Small and A Very Peculiar Practice. TUE TUE 01:18 Doctor Who b007zn1h (Listen) TUE 1963 - Fanfare for the Common Men, Episode 4 TUE TUE 01:45 Creme de la Crime b0081mpp (Listen) TUE Series 2, Six Feet Down Under TUE Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a death by cutlery TUE back in 1824. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From May TUE 2002. TUE TUE 02:00 Heresy b00jmv1v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 House on Fire b00pxtwg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Marcel Proust - In Search of Lost Time b0076qw1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b03hmh40 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00s6rcl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008x3lt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hws84 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Time on Their Hands TUE Teamwork with Morgan 'the Mighty' means the chance for DS TUE Brook to score a personal victory on a night job. Stars Ray TUE Brooks. TUE TUE 06:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6f (Listen) TUE Series 1, Send for Paul Temple TUE Car-bombs and poison cocktails. Professor Jeffrey Richards TUE recalls the husband and wife team that battled villains and TUE scoundrels. TUE TUE 07:00 Heated Rollers b007s849 (Listen) TUE Episode 6 TUE The real Sleeping Beauty, and a women's jail. All-women TUE sketch show with Lynda Bellingham and Lorraine Bowen. From TUE March 1999. TUE TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00cl752 (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Audition TUE The ex-variety star stumbles through an audition and relives TUE a role in Juliet Bravo. Stars Steve Delaney. From January TUE 2006. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007yn6x (Listen) TUE Rommel's Treasure TUE Fleeing from Tobruk in 1942, the military leader leaves TUE behind a precious box. Stars Spike Milligan. From October TUE 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 The Jason Explanation of... b007jq9g (Listen) TUE The Unknown TUE David Jason explores fork bending, time travel and things TUE that go bump in the night. With Sheila Steafel. From October TUE 1977. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b03hwnrm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075ryg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076s78 (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE 4 Extra Debut. While Eustacia Vye waits on Egdon Heath for TUE her former lover Damon Wildeve, his fiancee Tamsin Yeobright TUE has been jilted at the altar. Stars Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881r (Listen) TUE A Glimpse of Stocking, The Hostess With the Mostest TUE A short story in celebration of 'something shocking' - the TUE nylon stocking. TUE If bus hostess Jill is to afford a summer holiday, she's got TUE to win the monthly customer satisfaction bonus. TUE All that stands in her way are some curling sandwiches, a TUE top-loading video cassette player and a pair of American Tan TUE tights. Well, it is 1984... TUE Written by Laura Marney and read by Gayanne Potter. TUE TUE 11:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare b007jxb4 (Listen) TUE The Bard's shrewd wife reveals how he left her his TUE second-best bed. Stars Maggie Steed and Kenneth Cranham. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007yn6x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Jason Explanation of... b007jq9g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hws84 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0101tp5 (Listen) TUE God Bless the Prince of Wales TUE The small English village of Tilling is abuzz with TUE anticipation of the arrival of a royal visitor. Stars TUE Frances Barber. TUE TUE 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sbrlb (Listen) TUE It Was a Precious Child TUE Michael Morpurgo explores how the Puritan ethos affected TUE children and the way of family life. TUE TUE 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn b0080p26 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Calypso pays a visit to Polly, and discovers her unusual TUE relationship with the twins. Read by Sian Phillips. TUE TUE 14:45 Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad b03hngqk (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Retracing the crime writer's Middle Eastern journey of 1928, TUE Andrew Eames recalls taking the Orient Express train to TUE Istanbul. TUE TUE 15:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076s78 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03hwzm0 (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc gets some dressing up tips from birthday girl TUE Scarlett Johansson, and introduces the next part of the TUE acclaimed Patrick Ness story A Monster Calls. TUE TUE 17:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00cb1m8 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Hungry TUE With his mum very busy at the church, hungry Robert takes TUE action. With Brenda Blethyn and Desmond Barritt. From TUE February 1993. TUE TUE 17:30 Heated Rollers b007s849 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Doctor Who b01hy35y (Listen) TUE A Thousand Tiny Wings, Episode 1 TUE Late 1963 saw a number of dramatic events - the death of CS TUE Lewis, the assassination of John F Kennedy - and Kenyan TUE independence in December 1963. TUE The decade before that had seen more than enough tumult in TUE Kenya - violent repression and recrimination. In fact, only TUE last year did a court rule that three elderly Kenyans have TUE the right to claim damages for torture conducted by the TUE British Army. TUE The Doctor arrives in a remote homestead during this bloody TUE period of history. He is reunited with an old acquaintance, TUE ex-Nazi Klein - of course it wouldn't be Doctor Who without TUE some alien threat, and it comes in the form of an avian TUE group intelligence. TUE But by employing a strategy of divide and conquer, is the TUE Doctor as bad as those he opposes? TUE Sylvester McCoy once more plays the Time Lord in this full TUE cast audio drama. TUE TUE 18:30 Doctor Who b01hz71f (Listen) TUE A Thousand Tiny Wings, Episode 2 TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007yn6x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Jason Explanation of... b007jq9g (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hws84 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6f (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare b007jxb4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00cl752 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Castle b007zpfz (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 4 TUE Sitcom by Kim Fuller, set in a medieval castle with some TUE remarkably modern trappings. TUE Sir John decides to open a theme castle and Sam Tree decides TUE to save Unicorn Forest. Meanwhile, Anne and Charlotte are TUE looking out for flying sheep. TUE Sir John Woodstock ...... James Fleet TUE Sir William De Warenne ...... Neil Dudgeon TUE Lady Anne Woodstock ...... Susan Earl TUE Cardinal Duncan ...... Jonathan Kydd TUE Lady Charlotte ...... Ingrid Oliver TUE Master Henry Woodstock ...... Steven Kynman TUE Sam Tree ...... Toby Ross-Bryant. TUE TUE 23:00 The Penny Dreadfuls Present b00gpbcn (Listen) TUE The Brothers Faversham, Leonidas Faversham TUE The story of Victorian Britain's most reckless living TUE explorer. The comedy trio's swashbuckling family romp. From TUE January 2008. TUE TUE 23:30 All Bar Luke b00thdt4 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Luke in Casualty TUE The loser is in hospital after a drunken kiss with Hayley. TUE Will only his heart be broken? Stars Tim Key. From February TUE 2006. TUE TUE 23:45 Date With Fate b008y7g7 (Listen) TUE A Damp Fib TUE Surveyor's clerk Simon tries hard to cover up a huge white TUE lie. Stars Charles Gray and Alex Lowe. From February 1996. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2013 WED WED 00:00 Doctor Who b01hy35y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Doctor Who b01hz71f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Doctor Who b01hzb12 (Listen) WED A Thousand Tiny Wings, Episode 3 WED Late 1963 saw a number of dramatic events - the death of CS WED Lewis, the assassination of John F Kennedy - and Kenyan WED independence in December 1963. WED The decade before that had seen more than enough tumult in WED Kenya - violent repression and recrimination. In fact, only WED last year did a court rule that three elderly Kenyans have WED the right to claim damages for torture conducted by the WED British Army. WED The Doctor arrives in a remote homestead during this bloody WED period of history. He is reunited with an old acquaintance, WED ex-Nazi Klein - of course it wouldn't be Doctor Who without WED some alien threat, and it comes in the form of an avian WED group intelligence. WED But by employing a strategy of divide and conquer, is the WED Doctor as bad as those he opposes? WED Sylvester McCoy once more plays the Time Lord in this full WED cast audio drama. WED WED 01:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6f (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b03hwnrm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075ryg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076s78 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare b007jxb4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00cb1m8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Heated Rollers b007s849 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hx6tw (Listen) WED Series 1, The Pin-Up Murder, part 1 WED More teamwork for Brook as Mannock returns to ask for his WED help keeping a stripper safe. Stars Ray Brooks and Maurice WED Colbourne. WED WED 06:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen) WED Series 1, The Voice of Sherlock Holmes WED Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey WED Richards probes the varied incarnations of the Baker Street WED sleuth. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) WED Series 1, The Pride and the Peacemaker WED Renaissance Italy's Prince Ludovico buys a cannon, and WED Princess Plethora wants to confess. Stars David Swift. From WED April 2001. WED WED 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups b03h4294 (Listen) WED Horsing Around WED Tom is annoyed that his parents don't trust him - even with WED his own car. He is determined to prove them wrong and what WED better way - than taking care of his sister Amy when she WED comes to London? But first he has to persuade mum and dad to WED trust him. WED Tom persuades his parents that he can be trusted to look WED after his sister Amy when she comes to London. WED Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups is a 30 minute phone call from WED Tom ringing his parents for his weekly check-in. As the WED conversation unfolds, Tom takes time out from the phone call WED to explain the situation, his parent's reactions and relate WED various anecdotes from the past which illustrate his WED family's views. And sometimes he just needs to sound-off WED about the maddening world around him and bemoan everyday WED annoyances. WED A fascinating and hilarious glimpse into Tom Wrigglesworth, WED his family background and the influences that have shaped WED his temperament,opinions and hang-ups. WED During all this Hang Ups explores class, living away from WED 'home', trans-generational phenomena, what we inherit from WED our families and how the past repeats in the present. All in WED a 30 minute phone call. WED 'Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-ups' gets underneath the skin of WED Tom and the Wrigglesworth family, so sit back and enjoy a WED bit of totally legal phone hacking. WED Cast: WED Tom Wrigglesworth ...Tom WED Judy Parfitt ... Granny WED Paul Copley ... Dad WED Kate Anthony ... Mum WED Amy Wrigglesworth ... Amy WED Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle WED Additional Material by Miles Jupp WED Producer: Katie Tyrrell. WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007wp6j (Listen) WED The Last of the McHancocks WED The lad inherits a Scottish castle and starts feuding. Stars WED Tony Hancock and James Robertson Justice. From February WED 1957. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b007jqws (Listen) WED Series 8, Episode 1 WED Seventies radio explained by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, WED Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. From WED February 1970. WED WED 09:00 Know Your Place b019dvsb (Listen) WED Sisterly Feelings WED Cleaner Elsie is facing eviction - can caretaker Ramsay save WED the day? Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From July WED 1983. WED WED 09:30 All the Way from Memphis b00j6bh8 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 3 WED James Walton's pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey WED MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson. From December WED 2004. WED WED 10:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076sb8 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Clym Yeobright has returned home from Paris, and a contrived WED meeting between him and Eustacia sparks a mutual interest. WED Is he the man she has been dreaming of? With Adam Godley. WED WED 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881t (Listen) WED A Glimpse of Stocking, A Silly Gigolo WED Series of stories celebrating 70 years of nylon stockings. WED By Shena Mackay, read by Joanna Tope . WED A shy schoolgirl feels the pull of the stage after a WED humiliating encounter with a glamorous fellow pupil. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00tmtjg (Listen) WED Julie Mayhew - Stopgap WED by Julie Mayhew. New graduate Max takes a temp job while on WED her way to bigger things. She considers her colleague Emma WED to be a victim of dull office life, but Emma's secret WED postcards tell a very different story. WED Emma ..... Liz White WED Max...... Claire Harry WED Ian..... Iain Batchelor WED Directed by Jeremy Mortimer. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007wp6j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b007jqws (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hx6tw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0102n1j (Listen) WED The Wars of the Roses and the Poppies WED Ladies of the English village of Tilling speculate how to WED devise a new outfit in an economical manner. Stars Frances WED Barber. WED WED 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sbx09 (Listen) WED The Vast Usefulness of Reading WED Michael Morpurgo explores education's expansion for boys in WED the 17th century, and when boyhood ended and manhood began. WED WED 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn b0080qbv (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Sophie has an accident, Polly tries to forget, and Calypso WED gets news. Read by Sian Phillips. WED WED 14:45 Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad b0076m6c (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey to Iraq, WED Andrew Eames recalls stopping off for a steam bath in WED Damascus. WED WED 15:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076sb8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03hxgdj (Listen) WED Mel learns about the world's tallest trees, gets the juice WED on the health properties of cranberries and introduces the WED next part of current story A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. WED WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves b007tdnm (Listen) WED The Metropolitan Touch WED Bingo is in love again, so Bertie and his valet are summoned WED to help. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael WED Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Doctor Who b007k0dy (Listen) WED Farewell Great Macedon, Episode 1 WED Time travel is an odd business - it's not just about the WED history you know, it's the history you don't. WED Hardcore Doctor Who fans can tell you when and where the WED Time Lord has been to on television. What about the WED adventures we DIDN'T see? What about the time the TARDIS WED landed in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the crew met WED Alexander the Great? WED Find out as the original team - Ian, Barbara, Susan and the WED first ever Doctor - step out from the time machine into one WED of the Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. WED Hear the wit and guile of the very first Doctor in action as WED he thinks his way out of a walk on hot coals - and offers WED Alexander the Great a way to cheat death through 20th WED Century means... an iron lung! WED This unproduced television script is brought to mesmeric WED life on audio in semi-dramatised form, featuring stars of WED the original series Carol Ann Ford and William Russell. WED WED 18:30 Doctor Who b007k0f6 (Listen) WED Farewell Great Macedon, Episode 2 WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007wp6j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b007jqws (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hx6tw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00tmtjg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups b03h4294 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Act Your Age b00zm0mc (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 1 WED Simon Mayo hosts the three-way battle between the comedy WED generations to find out which is the funniest. Will it be WED the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who WED will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of WED Comedy. This week Holly Walsh is joined by Henry Paker, Lucy WED Porter is joined by Miles Jupp and Tom O'Connor teams up WED with Duggie Brown. WED Devised and Produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03jsrtj (Listen) WED For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the WED best laughs around. Tonight, Isy Suttie chats to Romesh WED Ranganathan. WED WED 23:00 Pick Ups b00ngzck (Listen) WED Series 2, Stags and Bucks WED Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company. WED An old school friend rocks Dave's world, while Mike gets WED involved in a gay stag night - on the straight side of town. WED Mike ...... Paul Loughran WED Lind ...... Lesley Sharp WED Dave ...... Phil Rowson WED Shelly ...... Naomi Radcliffe WED Ashley ...... Jonathan Mayor WED Darren ...... Chris Hoyle. WED WED 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun b00804lf (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Plymouth University, WED Exmouth. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. WED WED THU THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2013 THU THU 00:00 Doctor Who b007k0dy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Doctor Who b007k0f6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Doctor Who b007znq2 (Listen) THU Farewell Great Macedon, Episode 3 THU Time travel is an odd business - it's not just about the THU history you know, it's the history you don't. THU Hardcore Doctor Who fans can tell you when and where the THU Time Lord has been to on television. What about the THU adventures we DIDN'T see? What about the time the TARDIS THU landed in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the crew met THU Alexander the Great? THU Find out as the original team - Ian, Barbara, Susan and the THU first ever Doctor - step out from the time machine into one THU of the Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. THU Hear the wit and guile of the very first Doctor in action as THU he thinks his way out of a walk on hot coals - and offers THU Alexander the Great a way to cheat death through 20th THU Century means... an iron lung! THU This unproduced television script is brought to mesmeric THU life on audio in semi-dramatised form, featuring stars of THU the original series Carol Ann Ford and William Russell. THU THU 03:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075ryg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] THU THU 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00n881t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00tmtjg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves b007tdnm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00c3b7g (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hxq62 (Listen) THU Series 1, The Pin-Up Murder, part 2 THU Brook stands to lose Judy's respect if he can't make their THU anniversary, but duty calls. Stars Ray Brooks and Maurice THU Colbourne. THU THU 06:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jzsg (Listen) THU Episode 1 THU Accused of murder, Chicago private eye VI Warshawski must THU find the truth before the law closes in on her. Read by THU Buffy Davis. THU THU 07:00 Lenin of the Rovers b007jpkv (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 3 THU Felchester take on Cambridge. But can their communist THU sympathisers help them win? Starring Alexei Sayle. THU THU 07:30 Clare in the Community b01q8qpv (Listen) THU Series 8, The Scapegoat THU Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all THU the right jargon but never a practical solution. THU A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering THU in other people's lives on both a professional and personal THU basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and THU heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of THU discomfort to her. THU Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control THU both her professional and private life THU In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out THU there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare. THU After an unprofessional mishap at the Sparrowhawk Family THU Centre one of the Social Workers needs to fall on their THU sword. THU Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden THU Producer Katie Tyrrell. THU THU Clare: Sally Phillips THU Brian: Alex Lowe THU Megan: Nina Conti THU Nali: Nina Conti THU Ray: Richard Lumsden THU Helen: Liza Tarbuck THU Simon: Andrew Wincott THU Libby: Sarah Kendall THU Man: Robert Blythe THU Mr Needham: Patrick Brennan THU Trudi: Sarah Thom THU Writer: Harry Venning THU Writer: David Ramsden THU Producer: Katie Tyrrell THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jnj5 (Listen) THU Series 2, Brain Versus Brawn THU Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the platoon must THU tackle a real blaze. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU April 1975. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01nj0kt (Listen) THU From 24/10/1950 THU Jimmy Edwards becomes Head of the BBC Research College. THU Classic Frank Muir and Denis Norden comedy. From October THU 1950. THU THU 09:00 Boogie Up the River b007jzcw (Listen) THU I'll See You at the Source THU As their Thames quest climaxes, Jennifer attempts to drink THU Sam under the table. Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993. THU THU 09:30 Sneakiepeeks b00pfv03 (Listen) THU Special Relationship THU A CIA man spends the day with Team Beagle. But will his past THU come back to haunt him? Starring Nina Conti. From December THU 2009. THU THU 10:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076sfh (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU Clym and Eustacia are married, but her unhappiness and THU renewed passion for Wildeve threatens all of them. Stars THU David Calder. THU THU 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00srnm1 (Listen) THU Welsh Accent, While the Fire Still Smoulders THU Niall Griffith's story is set in Aberystwyth, West Wales and THU showcases one of the many voices of the nation. After Adam's THU cremation, his friends retire to the pub and, nursing their THU drinks, reflect on their favourite pastime. THU Niall Griffiths was born in Liverpool, now lives in THU Aberystwyth, West Wales He cites Welsh writer Ron Berry as a THU major influence, "I remember reading Berry and thinking, "My THU God, you can write worthwhile novels set in your own THU community." THU Novels include Grits (2000) Sheepshagger (2001) Wreckage THU (2005) Stump (2003) Runt (2007). THU Read by Rhys Ap William THU Director Nigel Lewis THU Producer Kate McAll THU BBC Wales Radio Drama. THU THU 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00tg1c7 (Listen) THU Jonathan Davidson - Miss Balcombe's Orchard THU A drama-documentary by Jonathan Davidson set and recorded in THU an apple orchard. Miss Balcombe is getting on but she is THU determined to keep her apple trees. Her workers don't much THU care but there is a trespasser among her russets. THU With Susan Engel as Miss Balcombe, Richard Bremmer as Claud, THU Sonia Ritter as Barbara, and Hayley Doherty as Sophie; and THU featuring Barrie Juniper, author of The Story of the Apple. THU Recorded on location in Oxfordshire. Producer: Tim Dee. THU THU Credits THU Miss Balcombe: Susan Engel THU Claud: Richard Bremmer THU Barbara: Sonia Ritter THU Sophie: Hayley Doherty THU Writer: Jonathan Davidson THU Participant: Barrie Juniper THU Producer: Tim Dee THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jnj5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01nj0kt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hxq62 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jzsg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0102yy1 (Listen) THU The Duel THU As news of a deadly quarrel spreads, Elizabeth Mapp relishes THU the idea she may be the cause of it. Stars Frances Barber. THU THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00scw5x (Listen) THU But Can She Spin? THU Michael Morpurgo learns how girls' education regressed in THU the 16th century, with the sinful Eve as the main female THU archetype. THU THU 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn b0080qtn (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Max gets a telephone call about Monica, while Helena gets a THU surprise visitor. Read by Sian Phillips. THU THU 14:45 Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad b0076m6z (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew THU Eames's coach party arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, THU but the welcome from the locals is friendly. THU THU 15:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076sfh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03hy1y3 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc has a taste for liquorice on today's show. Plus THU there's the history of the mythical Green Man, and the next THU episode of current story A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. THU THU 17:00 Ballylenon b007jx5y (Listen) THU Series 5, Episode 2 THU The debate rages over President Hoover's cottage, and Stumpy THU collects signatures. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. THU Stars TP McKenna. THU THU 17:30 Lenin of the Rovers b007jpkv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Doctor Who b007k1v6 (Listen) THU Human Resources, Episode 1 THU Paul McGann (Monocled Mutineer, Withnail and I) is the THU Doctor for this wry adventure. THU Offices can be difficult workplaces, but spare a thought for THU the hapless humans in this story. They wind up sharing THU theirs with the Cybermen. THU Starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, this two-part story THU explains the ongoing mystery of Lucie Miller (Sheridan THU Smith) - paired off with the Doctor in a witness protection THU programme. THU However, one kidnap and random journey to the planet Lonsis THU later, the Doctor discovers the far stranger truth. It's THU connected to odd company Hulbert Logistics, a dogged pursuer THU called the Headhunter, a very strange crystal... and THU ultimately the Cybermen. When Lucie learns the truth, all THU bets are off. THU Humour has always played a part in the Doctor's travels - THU never more so than in this full-cast audio drama from writer THU Eddie Robson (Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade THU Carefully). THU Playing Lucie is Sheridan Smith, who has wowed stage THU audiences in Hedda Gabler and Legally Blonde, but has also THU been a smash on TV with roles in Benidorm, Love Soup and THU Jonathan Creek. THU Credits THU Sylvester McCoy: Bonnie Langford THU Bonnie Langford: Astra Sheridan THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jnj5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01nj0kt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Robert Barr - Detective b03hxq62 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jzsg (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00srnm1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00tg1c7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Clare in the Community b01q8qpv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac b007wh7j (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Comedian Will Smith is obsessed with 1980s detective series THU Bergerac, so uses an audio book of its star, John Nettles, THU reading the Tao, to navigate the minefield of his life with THU the help of a special guest. THU Will wonders how he can defend his machismo when he is THU scared of his builders. THU With Ewan Bailey, John Nettles, Dan Tetsell, Roger Drew and THU Rachel Bavidge. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03jsrtl (Listen) THU For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the THU best laughs around. Tonight, Isy Suttie chats to Romesh THU Ranganathan. THU THU 23:00 Armando Iannucci b007jzls (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 4 THU Music and comedy mashup. The posse stars are Rebecca Front, THU Dave Schneider, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From March THU 1994. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Doctor Who b007k1v6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:52 Doctor Who b007k233 (Listen) FRI Human Resources, Episode 2 FRI Paul McGann (Monocled Mutineer, Withnail and I) is the FRI Doctor for this wry adventure. FRI Offices can be difficult workplaces, but spare a thought for FRI the hapless humans in this story. They wind up sharing FRI theirs with the Cybermen. FRI Starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, this two-part story FRI explains the ongoing mystery of Lucie Miller (Sheridan FRI Smith) - paired off with the Doctor in a witness protection FRI programme. FRI However, one kidnap and random journey to the planet Lonsis FRI later, the Doctor discovers the far stranger truth. It's FRI connected to odd company Hulbert Logistics, a dogged pursuer FRI called the Headhunter, a very strange crystal... and FRI ultimately the Cybermen. When Lucie learns the truth, all FRI bets are off. FRI Humour has always played a part in the Doctor's travels - FRI never more so than in this full-cast audio drama from writer FRI Eddie Robson (Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade FRI Carefully). FRI Playing Lucie is Sheridan Smith, who has wowed stage FRI audiences in Hedda Gabler and Legally Blonde, but has also FRI been a smash on TV with roles in Benidorm, Love Soup and FRI Jonathan Creek. FRI FRI 01:44 Creme de la Crime b008f8hc (Listen) FRI Series 3, This Carriage for Justice FRI Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a murder and false FRI accusations. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From April FRI 2003. FRI FRI 02:00 Boogie Up the River b007jzcw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Sneakiepeeks b00pfv03 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Thomas Hardy - The Return of the Native b0076sfh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Afternoon Reading b00srnm1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00tg1c7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Ballylenon b007jx5y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Lenin of the Rovers b007jpkv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds b00qbswk (Listen) FRI Frustrated Martin is offered an amazing opportunity, but is FRI he brave enough to take it? Stars Joss Ackland and Adrian FRI Dunbar. FRI FRI 06:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jztq (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Private eye VI Warshawski continues the battle to clear FRI herself of a murder that she didn't commit. Concluded by FRI Buffy Davis. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007jzcd (Listen) FRI Series 1, Wise After the Event FRI The trials of Rosie Burns and her event management company. FRI Simon Brett's sitcom starring Prunella Scales. From May FRI 2000. FRI FRI 07:30 I'm Dave Podmore, Get Me Out There b03hn2rt (Listen) FRI After his over-exuberant victory celebrations at the Oval, FRI Dave Podmore finds himself in the celebrity doghouse. FRI A brush with death at his local reservoir then annoys Pod FRI even more, if only for thwarting his plan to get on series 2 FRI of "Splash!" with Tom Daley. It's a good job Radio One FRI County's Andy Hamer is on hand to take his speeding points, FRI as not even Pod would do that to his wife. (She's already FRI banned after she covered for him last time). FRI With Ashes fever upon us again, Pod knows that Down Under is FRI the place to be, but the big question is will he get FRI picked... for a juicy jungle payday on "I'm a Celebrity"? FRI Producer: Jon Harvey FRI A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b00t4d75 (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Piano FRI Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI July 1967. FRI FRI 08:30 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Economy Drive FRI Jim Hacker sets an example in his plans for a slimmer Civil FRI Service. Adapted from TV. Stars Paul Eddington. From FRI November 1983. FRI FRI 09:00 Millport b0075tn0 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Culture FRI A top restaurant critic causes island speculation when he FRI books a table at Alberto's cafe. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From FRI April 2000. FRI FRI 09:30 The Change b00nsnhx (Listen) FRI Series 1, Over the Rainbow FRI Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a FRI dress. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From FRI December 2001. FRI FRI 10:00 The Northern Irish Man in CS Lewis b007jw8w (Listen) FRI The much-loved writer's fascinating childhood and how it FRI inspired tales of Narnia. Brian Sibley's account stars FRI Geoffrey Palmer. FRI FRI 11:00 Afternoon Reading b00srnv8 (Listen) FRI Welsh Accent, St Therese's Bone FRI Jane Saotome's story, set on the Llyn Peninsula in North FRI West Wales, showcases one of the many voices of the nation. FRI Sian was homeless in London, but having inherited her FRI mother's derelict cottage in North Wales, she returns to her FRI Welsh roots. FRI Jane Saotome was brought up in the Black Country but FRI identified with her Mother's Welsh rural heritage. She is an FRI artist working in mental health in the NHS. This her first FRI broadcast for radio. FRI Read by Sharon Morgan FRI Director Nigel Lewis FRI Producer Kate McAll FRI BBC Wales Radio Drama. FRI FRI 11:15 Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands b007jvh7 (Listen) FRI The remarkable story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop FRI music composer Delia Derbyshire. Starring Sophie Thompson. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b00t4d75 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds b00qbswk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jztq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b0103qml (Listen) FRI Kingfisher Blue FRI Tilling's busybody delights villagers at her own party - by FRI wearing the same outfit as a fellow guest. Stars Frances FRI Barber. FRI FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00scz3n (Listen) FRI Overburdened With Children FRI Michael Morpurgo tells the story of the Poor Law, a FRI forerunner of the welfare state and a safety net for many FRI poor children. FRI FRI 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn b0080sjp (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI A funeral sparks a big reunion of old faces at the house in FRI Cornwall. Sian Phillips concludes the family saga. FRI FRI 14:45 Agatha Christie - The 8.55 to Baghdad b0076m7h (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew FRI Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her FRI future husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan. FRI FRI 15:00 The Northern Irish Man in CS Lewis b007jw8w (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03hy574 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc discovers some amazing facts about ancient yew FRI trees, gets to grips with bullies, and introduces the final FRI part of our current story A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. FRI FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way b007jqgs (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 5 FRI JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, FRI Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From FRI August 1991. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007jzcd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Doctor Who b007k0mj (Listen) FRI The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 1 FRI The Daleks have WON. The Earth has fallen. Propaganda FRI broadcasts, regular patrols, collaborators, black marketeers FRI - all of this before the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan have FRI even arrived. When they do, they are separated and find FRI themselves fighting not just for their survival, but that of FRI the entire planet. FRI You can't keep a good man down - so the Daleks discover when FRI they make the grievous error of invading the Doctor's FRI favourite planet... but it's a battle with a life-changing FRI outcome for the Doctor's grand-daughter, Susan. FRI Read by William Russell, who played Ian Chesterton in the FRI original television serial on which this reading is based. FRI Broadcast only 18 years after the end of World War II, this FRI classic story addresses a very wartime anxiety... what would FRI Britain have been like as an occupied nation? FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b00t4d75 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Yes Minister b007jlbc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds b00qbswk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 VI Warshawski - Publicity Stunts b007jztq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Afternoon Reading b00srnv8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands b007jvh7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 I'm Dave Podmore, Get Me Out There b03hn2rt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 The Consultants b007k3fh (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 4 FRI The boys of St Battery's get their own back on the school FRI bully. Sketches and songs with Justin Edwards. From January FRI 2005. FRI FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03jsrtn (Listen) FRI For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the FRI best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Adam FRI Hills. FRI FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jpct (Listen) FRI Series 2, Nero FRI Satan takes Thomas on a tour of his life and recruits a FRI famous, brutal tormentor. Satanic sitcom stars Andy FRI Hamilton. From April 1998. FRI FRI 23:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto b00qps81 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 3 FRI Mark Thomas: The Manifesto. Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas FRI creates a People's Manifesto, taking suggestions from his FRI studio audience and then getting them to vote for the best. FRI The winner of each show will be enforceable by law, so pay FRI attention. FRI The weeks' edition will include policies such as banning FRI cars from city centres; monitoring investment bankers' FRI testosterone levels; and abolishing all forms of FRI self-regulation. FRI Produced by Ed Morrish. FRI