29 November, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 30/11/2013 - 06/12/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream b009mbjn (Listen) SAT Fight for the Future SAT Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before SAT all is lost. Stars Rory Kinnear and Rachel Atkins. SAT SAT 00:30 Terry Pratchett b008pc0b (Listen) SAT Guards! Guards!, Episode 5 SAT The dragon strikes. Captain Vimes gets his man, but can he SAT hang onto him? Comic fantasy with Martin Jarvis and John SAT Wood. SAT SAT 01:00 Wimsey b007jzky (Listen) SAT The Nine Tailors, A Question of Identity SAT With his trip to France, Lord Peter Wimsey moves closer to SAT identifying the murderer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter SAT Jones. SAT SAT 01:30 Father Brown Stories b0081lvr (Listen) SAT Series 2, Actor and Alibi SAT GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth hopes that the farce is with SAT him in solving a theatre-land mystery. Stars Andrew Sachs. SAT SAT 02:00 Millport b0075ttx (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Letter SAT It's turnip season on the Scottish Island, and Irene gets an SAT offer she can't refuse. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From April SAT 2000. SAT SAT 02:30 The Change b00nxcbs (Listen) SAT Series 1, Lipstick SAT Carol is thwarted trying to keep George's transvestism a SAT secret. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From SAT December 2001. SAT SAT 03:00 The Complete Smiley b011kqj2 (Listen) SAT The Looking Glass War, Part 2 SAT Dramatisation by Shaun McKenna of John le Carre's novel, the SAT fourth to feature spymaster George Smiley. SAT As Leiser's clandestine mission into East German territory SAT proceeds, it soon becomes clear that nothing is quite what SAT it seems. SAT Leclerc ...... Ian McDiarmid SAT George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale SAT Avery ...... Patrick Kennedy SAT Haldane ...... Philip Jackson SAT Fred Leiser ...... Piotr Baumann SAT Jack Johnson ...... Ben Crowe SAT Anna ...... Ania Sowinski SAT Sarah ...... Fenella Woolgar SAT Control ...... John Rowe SAT Carol ...... Annabelle Dowler SAT Official ...... Philip Fox SAT Soldiers ...... Matt Addis, Benjamin Askew SAT Directed by Marc Beeby. SAT SAT 04:00 Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost b00m9jbl (Listen) SAT Mr Templeman's wife is away, but it seems someone is SAT sleeping in her nightgowns. Read by Paul Daneman. SAT SAT 04:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre b007ncyz (Listen) SAT Aristide Bruant SAT The socialist club owner questions his success. John SAT Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars SAT Bernard Hill and Julie Covington. SAT SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way b008kkz1 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 6 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 Smelling of Roses b007jzm2 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Out to Launch SAT Rosie's company launches a famous young footballer's SAT autobiography. Stars Prunella Scales and Arabella Weir. From SAT May 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010t4pb (Listen) SAT It's a Long Way From Talavera SAT The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of Wellington. SAT First of Peter Luke's two linked plays with Michael SAT Pennington. SAT SAT 07:30 Sitting for Fay b00lb6q7 (Listen) SAT Christine Finn discovers a rich seam of literary life in SAT photographer Fay Godwin's work. SAT Best known for her later landscape work, Godwin spent the SAT 1970s and 80s taking portraits of some of the leading SAT figures of the literary scene. Many iconic book-jacket SAT images were taken by her, including a sultry Ted Hughes with SAT that lock of hair falling over his face, Philip Larkin and SAT the rubber plant, Seamus Heaney and the tree, Desmond Morris SAT in a safari suit, a pensive Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Keith SAT Waterhouse slumped in a basket chair and Salman Rushdie with SAT a hookah. SAT Christine gained access to Godwin's home and studio as it SAT was being prepared for sale, and with Godwin's friend, SAT photographic historian Roger Taylor, examined the archive. SAT It shows that many of Godwin's later collaborations on books SAT of landscapes - most notably with Ted Hughes, but also with SAT Richard Ingrams and Philip Larkin - were born in the SAT portrait sittings and the relationships that grew out of SAT them. SAT The programme also hears from poet Alan Brownjohn about the SAT experience of sitting for Fay, and examines an archive of SAT prints, contact sheets and letters from her sitters, held in SAT the British Library since her death in 2005, with photo SAT critic and editor Sue Steward. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019jqtz (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 14 SAT From Minnesota, the American funny man presents the SAT VocalEssence ensemble, plus news from deeply frozen Lake SAT Wobegon. From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden b007s6p7 (Listen) SAT Made for 4 Extra. Comedy writer Denis Norden with three SAT hours of comic listening, illustrating the impact American SAT humour and the British comedy song had on his career. SAT SAT 12:00 Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Omnibus b03jrz8d (Listen) SAT Duncan Macmillan's drama based on Alexander Pushkin's famous SAT poem. As Pushkin prepares to fight a duel, his wife begs him SAT to tell her his most famous story, Eugene Onegin. SAT SAT 13:10 Chain Gang b03jpqpj (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 9 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 b00jzy3k (Listen) SAT Series 2, A Farewell to Ingleby SAT Detective Daunt's country weekend at an old friend's house SAT doesn't go quite as planned. Stars Anna Massey and Frances SAT Barber. SAT SAT 14:00 Steptoe and Son b00t4qmv (Listen) SAT Series 2, My Old Man's a Tory SAT Angry Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting. Adapted SAT from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From SAT July 1967. SAT SAT 14:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00r2jxk (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The comedian's doctor prescribes him a sunshine holiday. SAT Sitcom starring Harry Worth and Jacqueline Clarke. From SAT October 1988. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019jqtz (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010t4pb (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 My Teenage Diary b01k290n (Listen) SAT Series 4, Robert Webb 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 Rufus Hound is joined by actor Robert Webb whose hilarious SAT and sometimes abrasive teenage diary documents the highs and SAT lows of being seventeen - and the perils of kissing a girl SAT at a party when you don't really fancy her. SAT Producer: Harriet Jaine SAT A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 18:00 Fear on Four b007jmcr (Listen) SAT The Face SAT A woman's terrifying dream turns into reality. Stars SAT Rosalind Ayres. Introduced by the Man in Black, Edward De SAT Souza. SAT SAT 18:30 HG Wells - A Dream of Armageddon b007jwgt (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A stranger on a train reveals his secret. Robert Bathurst SAT reads the 1901 anti-war story with a disturbing vision of SAT the future. SAT SAT 19:00 A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden b007s6p7 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Sabotage b007jwv4 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Made for 4 Extra. The fantastic talents of Aisling Bea, Mike SAT Wozniak, Ben Mellor, James Acaster, Liam Williams, hosted by SAT the founder of Sabotage, Mark Talbot. SAT SAT 23:00 Adam Baron - Shut Eye b00snbw5 (Listen) SAT Episode 4 SAT A fresh discovery in the hunt for a serial killer turns SAT private eye Billy Rucker into a suspect. Stars David SAT Morrissey. SAT SAT 23:30 Scandinavian Chiller b0112d7g (Listen) SAT Hakan Nesser - Woman With Birthmark, Episode 2 SAT Inspector Van Veeteren investigates a man's apparently SAT motiveless murder. Scandinavian chiller read by Michael SAT Maloney. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 01 DECEMBER 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Fear on Four b007jmcr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 HG Wells - A Dream of Armageddon b007jwgt (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b019jqtz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Omnibus b03jrz8d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:10 Chain Gang b03jpqpj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Daunt and Dervish b00jzy3k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 The Other Side of the Hill b010t4pb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 My Teenage Diary b01k290n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b010gkq4 (Listen) SUN Omnibus, part 2 SUN The busybody of the small English village of Tilling SUN continues to observe the Major and Captain Puffin. Stars SUN Frances Barber. SUN SUN 07:15 Food for Thought b00mz8tj (Listen) SUN Series 1, Rabbi Lionel Blue SUN Journalist Nina Myskow discovers how attitudes to food, SUN shape and affect individual lives. SUN With the table set for Shabbat-eve, Lionel Blue looks back SUN on his unorthodox life. As Britain's first openly gay Rabbi, SUN often referred to as "cherub-faced", he tells Nina how food SUN has been inextricably linked with personal transformation, SUN from changing tastes and a fluctuating waistline to SUN transformed circumstances and shifting beliefs. However, he SUN still remembers watching his grandmother cooking potato SUN latkes and eating them on toast or with apple sauce. It was SUN the kind of food that fed the family, the neighbours and, he SUN implies, the soul. SUN The producer is Tamsin Hughes, and this is a Wise Buddah SUN production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 07:30 Cabin Pressure b00lxh3r (Listen) SUN Series 2, Johannesburg SUN An emergency landing in Spain leads to First Officer Douglas SUN getting the shammy out. Stars Roger Allam. From August 2009. SUN SUN 08:00 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) SUN Series 1, Escape From Prison the Burkiss Way SUN Japes in jail, foghorns, and what is normal? Cult sketch SUN show starring Denise Coffey and Nigel Rees. From September SUN 1976. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k13n (Listen) SUN Help, It's a Girl SUN The cheeky schoolboy faces his biggest fear when he has to SUN take a girl to school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From January SUN 1965. SUN SUN 09:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttmnj (Listen) SUN I Should Be So Lucky SUN Teenager Ellie has trouble adjusting after her mother's SUN death. Jean Alexander stars in this modern retelling of SUN Cinderella. SUN SUN 09:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvd0 (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Seven Crystal Balls SUN When explorers return from Peru and fall mysteriously ill, SUN the intrepid boy reporter is on the case. Stars Richard SUN Pearce. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03jss9k (Listen) SUN TV Writers, Andrew Davies SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Beethoven to Bonnie Tyler, screenwriter SUN Andrew Davies shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. SUN From August 2007. SUN SUN 10:45 Alex Shearer - Getting a Life b007k4br (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. When a person sees their life going the other SUN way on the back of a lorry, what can they do? Read by Brian SUN Parr. SUN SUN 11:00 It's a Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) SUN John Inman SUN 'I'm free!'. The popular sitcom star recalls his SUN showbusiness career in conversation with Mike Craig. From SUN February 1986. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) SUN Michael Sellers SUN Peter Sellers' son tells Sally Magnusson about the ups and SUN downs of growing up with a famous funny father. From SUN September 2005. SUN SUN 12:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp b010gkq4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Food for Thought b00mz8tj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Poirot b009z4c6 (Listen) SUN Death in the Clouds SUN Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on SUN board a plane. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John SUN Moffatt. SUN Credits SUN Actor: David Suchet SUN Actor: Philip Jackson SUN SUN 15:00 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k13n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b03jsf3w (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc presents the best of the 4 O'Clock Show, SUN including Dick and Dom's How Dangerous Is Your School, and SUN Chris Hadfield, the astronaut who played 'Space Oddity' in SUN space. SUN SUN 17:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttmnj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvd0 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris b00pf12m (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN A psychologist heads to a run-down space station to see SUN what's become of the crew, and soon finds trouble. Stars Ron SUN Cook. SUN SUN 19:00 It's a Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007k13n (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03jss9k (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Alex Shearer - Getting a Life b007k4br (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Cabin Pressure b00lxh3r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl b007m4dx (Listen) SUN Subtle SUN Sean Foley and Hamish McColl investigate the art of subtlety SUN by visiting a Jane Austen novel. Surreal comedy from 2000. SUN SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03my8zn (Listen) SUN For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the SUN best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Noman SUN Hosni. SUN SUN 23:00 Vent b00v3qsn (Listen) SUN Series 2, Alternatives SUN What would comatose Ben's life be like if it was a Hollywood SUN movie? Stars Neil Pearson and Fiona Allen. From October SUN 2007. SUN SUN 23:30 The Maltby Collection b00mbbkh (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 2 SUN A hard decision gets harder thanks to 'favours' being SUN offered. Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt. SUN From August 2009. SUN Credits SUN Psychiatrist: Stephen K Amos SUN Prunella Edgcumbe: Rachel Atkins SUN Eva Tattle: Julia Deakin SUN Wilf Arbuthnot: Geoff McGivern SUN Walter Brindle OBE: Geoffrey Palmer SUN Stelios Constantinopoulis: Chris Pavlo SUN Rod Millet: Julian Rhind-Tutt SUN Des Wainwright: Michael Smiley SUN Julian Crumb-Loosley: Ben Willbond SUN Writer: David Nobbs SUN Producer: Colin Anderson SUN SUN MON MONDAY 02 DECEMBER 2013 MON MON 00:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris b00pf12m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03jss9k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Alex Shearer - Getting a Life b007k4br (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 It's a Funny Business b01h7p9d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k0n4 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Burkiss Way b007jm5c (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Poirot b009z4c6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00ttmnj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvd0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Wimsey b007jznj (Listen) MON The Nine Tailors, A Damnable Business MON Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey identifies the mystery MON body, but he's yet to name the killer. Stars Ian Carmichael MON and John Westbrook. MON MON 06:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm5wr (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Demobbed army officer Hugh Drummond advertises his services MON to any client offering adventure. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 3 MON Change is all around, but Lucy doesn't realise that Daniel MON can't keep secrets. Stars David Tennant. From October 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03j9m1h (Listen) MON Series 60, Episode 3 MON The nation's favourite wireless entertainment pays a visit MON to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Regulars Barry Cryer, MON Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel MON by special guest Victoria Wood, with Jack Dee in the chair. MON Colin Sell provides piano accompaniment. MON Producer - Jon Naismith. MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b007w4df (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 2 MON Kenneth Horne stars in a roaring 1920s film spoof, and MON Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of a nadger. With Kenneth Williams MON and Betty Marsden. From March 1968. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b007xwmd (Listen) MON Deliberately Abandoned MON 4 Extra Debut. Can the inept crew discover where the rest of MON the fleet has gone? Stars Leslie Phillips and Bill Pertwee. MON From July 1967. MON MON 09:00 Heresy b00k3zzb (Listen) MON Series 6, Episode 4 MON Victoria Coren hosts the show that thinks the unthinkable. MON With journalists Euan Ferguson and Tanya Gold, and comedian MON David Mitchell. From May 2009. MON MON 09:30 House on Fire b00qf6ls (Listen) MON Series 1, Filth MON "Filth" MON A return to Hogarth Road to see how Vicky and Matt are MON getting on with their house-sharing arrangements. MON Unfortunately they are having a slight disagreement over who MON should do the clearing up. In fact, the only thing they do MON agree on is that no one should do the clearing up. So what MON do you do when the very last bowl has been used up? MON Vicky - Emma Pierson MON Matt - JODY LATHAM MON Julie - JANINE DUVITSKI MON Peter - PHILIP JACKSON MON Donny - Sebastian Cardinal MON With Fergus Craig & Colin Hoult MON Directed by Clive Brill & Dan Hine MON Produced by Clive Brill MON A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 10:00 The Complete Smiley b011kw6z (Listen) MON Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 1 MON Dramatisation by Shaun McKenna of John le Carre's classic MON novel featuring intelligence officer George Smiley. MON Ever since the capture and torture of their agent in MON Czechoslovakia, the British Secret Intelligence Service has MON been in trouble. Now, the government has been forced to call MON George Smiley back from retirement to investigate the whole MON incident and to seek out the mole they believe to be at the MON heart of the service. MON George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale MON Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor MON Jim Prideaux ...... Anthony Calf MON Peter Guillam ...... Ewan Bailey MON Oliver Lacon ...... Alex Jennings MON Ricki Tarr ...... Jamie Foreman MON Irina ...... Vera Filatova MON Mendel ...... Kenneth Cranham MON Connie Sachs ...... Maggie Steed MON Magyar ...... Peter Majer MON Roddy Martindale ...... Philip Fox MON Bill Roach ...... Ryan Watson. MON MON 11:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b00757f0 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. Wartime in Broadcasting House, and myriad MON hopes and fears come and go in the course of newsgathering. MON Read by Penelope Wilton. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b03jssmv (Listen) MON Kathy Burke, Robert Webb, Sara Cox, Kim Wilde, Arthur Smith, MON Tindersticks MON It's Nil by Mouth for Clive, who talks to award-winning MON actress, comedian and director Kathy Burke, who's directing MON riotous comedy 'Once a Catholic'. Set in a convent girls' MON school in 1957, where the nuns at Our Lady of Fatima preach MON chastity and diligence as the swinging sixties approach. MON Final exams loom. The day of reckoning is nigh. But for the MON girls in class 5A, their last year in uniform is set to be MON one of discovery of the less holy kind. 'Once a Catholic' is MON at London's Tricycle Theatre until 18th January 2014. MON Clive's Kept Hangin' On by singer and presenter Kim Wilde, MON who shot to fame in 1981 with her smash hit 'Kids In MON America' and is the most-charted British solo female act of MON the 1980s. Kim's in a festive mood with a new album of part MON original songs / part classic Yuletide tunes. She sings 'Hey MON Mr Snowman' from 'Wilde Winter Songbook'. MON Arthur Smith's Born Sloppy with DJ Sara Cox, whose new Radio MON 2 show 'Sounds of the '80s' looks at a decade that saw MON synthesizers, ghetto blasters and the moonwalk explode on to MON the music scene. It was the age of New wave and synth pop, MON hip-hop, hard rock and glam metal, leaving a legacy of MON shellsuits, mobile phones, the CD, the Yuppie and even ET. MON 'Sounds of the '80s' is on 30th November at 22.00. MON Clive's tuned in to comedian and actor Robert Webb, who MON returns to the Radio 4 airwaves alongside David Mitchell MON with their distinctive and lopsided views on the world MON through satirical sketches and surreal characters. The MON second episode of 'That Mitchell and Webb Sound' is on 3rd MON December at 18.30. MON With more music from Nottingham's gloriously lugubrious MON pop-noir balladeers Tindersticks, who perform 'This Fire Of MON Autumn' from their album 'The Something Rain'. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b007w4df (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b007xwmd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Wimsey b007jznj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm5wr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011j6lv (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Loved by two very different men, Laura Montreville must MON choose between passion and virtue. Romantic drama with MON Maureen Beattie and Gerda Stevenson. MON MON 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00shhrj (Listen) MON How I Wish I Were a Boy MON Michael Morpurgo discovers middle-class boys went to 19th MON century public schools as a shield from too much female MON influence. MON MON 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress b007tdnk (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON As judge Guy Stockdale pursues his affair with Merrion, his MON family are affected in unexpected ways. Read by Barbara MON Flynn. MON MON 14:45 Tea and Biscuits b00m0w31 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Hardeep Singh Kohli joins people as they meet and indulge in MON that very British ritual, a cup of tea and a biscuit. MON Hardeep joins a group enjoying tea and biscuits before they MON take part in their British Citizenship ceremony at Brent MON Town Hall. MON A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 15:00 The Complete Smiley b011kw6z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03b34m4 (Listen) MON This week, Mel hears how to prepare food with the taste of MON paradise. Today, she hears how to slice into a coconut like MON an expert to produce an exotic fruit salad. MON Chapters MON Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley MON If there was ever a medal for arguing, Filly and Fergal's MON parents would win gold ... MON MON 17:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00scz3l (Listen) MON Episode 4 MON The dear ladies attempt to stage Evadne's murder mystery. MON Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From September MON 1979. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 The Scarifyers b018sltw (Listen) MON The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 1 MON Dunning has literary trouble, while Lionheart searches for a MON mysterious object. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy, MON with guests Leslie Phillips and Nigel Havers. MON MON 18:30 Terry Pratchett b008p506 (Listen) MON Guards! Guards!, Episode 6 MON All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one MON chance. Comic fantasy conclusion with Martin Jarvis and John MON Wood. MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b007w4df (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b007xwmd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Wimsey b007jznj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm5wr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b00757f0 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b03jssmv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03j9m1h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Heresy b00k3zzb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b03jtgc4 (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 4 MON A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Sandi MON Toksvig. With guest panellists Grace Dent, Fred MacAulay and MON Justin Edwards, joining regular Jeremy Hardy. MON MON 23:45 Hearing With Hegley b03jpvjt (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 4 MON The Luton laureate visits the Cheltenham Literary Festival, MON and finds that some poems just don't want to be read. From MON February 2000. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 03 DECEMBER 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 The Scarifyers b018sltw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Terry Pratchett b008p506 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Wimsey b007jznj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm5wr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Heresy b00k3zzb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 House on Fire b00qf6ls (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 The Complete Smiley b011kw6z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b00757f0 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b03jssmv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket b00scz3l (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00906d7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Wimsey b007jzpw (Listen) TUE The Nine Tailors, All Is Not Explained TUE Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey goes snooping to try and TUE establish who killed Geoffrey Deacon, and how. Stars Ian TUE Carmichael. TUE TUE 06:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm9s4 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Tricked into abducting the wrong man, dangerous Peterson TUE gives a stern warning to the ex-officer. Read by Julian TUE Rhind-Tutt. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k0zf (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE In deepest Kent, Edgar meets an unlikely teller of salty TUE tales. And could someone be following him? Stars Richard TUE Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b03jb1wp (Listen) TUE Series 5, Episode 1 TUE Comedy from the lopsided world of David Mitchell and Robert TUE Webb, with Olivia Colman and James Bachman. This week's TUE sketches include the future of farming - battery penguins; TUE Thomas Hardy's exciting idea to make his books even sadder; TUE and the very confusing goings on in a cash-register shop. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jmrj (Listen) TUE Shangri-La Again TUE Neddie Seagoon escapes an invasion, and finds Utopia. TUE Fantasy novel spoof with Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. TUE From November 1955. TUE TUE 08:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00r7q2v (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE The comedian's got a new camera, and havoc awaits at a TUE wedding. Stars Harry Worth and Jacqueline Clarke. From TUE October 1988. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b03jtgc4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hearing With Hegley b03jpvjt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 The Complete Smiley b011lcfv (Listen) TUE Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 2 TUE Dramatisation by Shaun McKenna of John le Carre's classic TUE novel. TUE George Smiley, called back from retirement, tries to piece TUE together the events of the past to find the mole he believes TUE is tearing apart the British Secret Intelligence Service. TUE George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale TUE Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor TUE Control ...... John Rowe TUE Peter Guillam ...... Ewan Bailey TUE Percy Alleline ...... Bill Paterson TUE Ricki Tarr ...... Jamie Foreman TUE Toby Esterhase ...... Sam Dale TUE Bill Haydon ...... Michael Feast TUE Roy Bland...... David Hargreaves TUE Sam Collins ...... Nicholas Boulton. TUE TUE 11:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007k2n4 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Wartime in Broadcasting House sees a visit from a boozy TUE French General with misguided words of hope. Read by TUE Penelope Wilton. TUE TUE 11:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx3z (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Troubles of This Life TUE The lively events in the parish of Over Stowey, from the TUE 1799 diary of Somerset parson, William Holland. Stars Ronald TUE Pickup. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jmrj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00r7q2v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Wimsey b007jzpw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm9s4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011km7g (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Painter Laura's skills are praised by a London artist, but TUE her father hears bad news of his investments. Stars Gerda TUE Stevenson. TUE TUE 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00shl8f (Listen) TUE Reinstated Divinity TUE Michael Morpurgo discovers how the Victorian obsession with TUE childhood - both real and romanticised - appeared in art and TUE literature. TUE TUE 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress b007tkgf (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Taking Merrion to dinner at Simon and Carrie's house, Guy TUE realises that his grandson Jack is unhappy. Read by Barbara TUE Flynn. TUE TUE 14:45 Tea and Biscuits b00m5qjb (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Hardeep Singh Kohli joins people as they meet and indulge in TUE that very British ritual, a cup of tea and a biscuit. TUE After you give blood at one of the National Blood Service TUE Centres, tea and biscuits are on the menu to restore the TUE donors. Hardeep meets those about to offer their own TUE life-giving liquid, and enjoy the warm offering afterwards. TUE A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 15:00 The Complete Smiley b011lcfv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b01rb2j2 (Listen) TUE Mel joins California's Meteorite Zombies, hears from The TUE Tiger Who Came to Tea author Judith Kerr, and introduces the TUE next episode of Philip Ridley's book Meteorite Spoon. TUE Chapters TUE Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley TUE Filly and Fergal distract their dad from arguing by asking TUE him about his honeymoon .. TUE TUE 17:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00ck2dq (Listen) TUE Series 1, Found Wanting TUE Robert decides to save Barbara from biker Andy, so enlists TUE Father Benedict as an avenger. Stars Brenda Blethyn. From TUE March 1993. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k0zf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 The Scarifyers b018zvmf (Listen) TUE The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 2 TUE The plot thickens as the Fantasists' creations seem to be TUE coming to life. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Nigel Havers. TUE TUE 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b0092n8g (Listen) TUE The Night Owls TUE Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a TUE mysterious Whitby radio host. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica TUE Gibb. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jmrj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00r7q2v (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Wimsey b007jzpw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm9s4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007k2n4 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx3z (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b03jb1wp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Castle b0080xwh (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 6 TUE Sitcom by Kim Fuller, set in a medieval castle with some TUE remarkably modern trappings. TUE Featuring an art exhibition, a strolling footpad, a dodgy TUE flat-pack scaffold and a lawnmower. 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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03my8zq (Listen) TUE For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the TUE best laughs around. Tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Carl TUE Donnelly. TUE TUE 23:00 Delve Special b007jq1p (Listen) TUE Series 2, A Rocket for Defence TUE Reporter David Lander investigates whether we really need TUE the new 'Sea Snake' torpedo. Stars Stephen Fry. From TUE September 1986. TUE TUE 23:30 Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard b00y2sq7 (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Root of All Evil TUE Written by David Kay and Gavin Smith, Mordrin McDonald is a TUE 2000 year old Wizard living in the modern world where TUE settling garden disputes and watching Countdown are just as TUE important as slaying the odd Jakonty Dragon. TUE This week Mordrin recruits ally and former Wizard activist TUE Ben The Brown to settle a garden dispute with his neighbour TUE Jill. TUE Cast: TUE Mordrin: David Kay TUE Bernard The Blue: Jack Doherty TUE Ben The Brown: Arnold Brown TUE Jill: Katrina Bryan TUE Councillor Campbell: Callum Cuthbertson TUE Ash: Greg McHugh TUE Sickie-More: Johnny Austin TUE Producer/Director: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 23:45 Date With Fate b0090x8s (Listen) TUE Nice Little Number TUE Vernon Hedges sets out to prove that Lady Luck does not TUE exist. Stars Charles Gray and Toby Longworth. From February TUE 1996. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 04 DECEMBER 2013 WED WED 00:00 The Scarifyers b018zvmf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b0092n8g (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Wimsey b007jzpw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nm9s4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b03jtgc4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hearing With Hegley b03jpvjt (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 The Complete Smiley b011lcfv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007k2n4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx3z (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 A Whole New Ball Game b00ck2dq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k0zf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Wimsey b007jzr6 (Listen) WED The Nine Tailors, Nine Tailors Make a Man WED Will upper-class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey finally solve the WED mystery of Geoffrey Deacon's murder? Stars Ian Carmichael. WED WED 06:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nmzm3 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED In his ongoing battle with the evil Peterson, our hero has WED to grapple with a gorilla. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. WED WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen) WED Series 1, Plethora Princess Regent WED Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano WED and Ludovico takes to his bed. With David Swift. From May WED 2001. WED WED 07:30 What Does the K Stand For? b03jdw6r (Listen) WED Who Am I? WED Young Stephen wrestles with his identity and gets some WED career advice from his useless but enthusiastic teacher. WED Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED Stephen K Amos: Stephen K Amos WED Young Stephen: Shaquille Ali-Yebuah WED Stephanie Amos: Fatou Sohna WED Virginia Amos: Ellen Thomas WED Vincent Amos: Don Gilet WED Miss Collins: Gemma Whelan WED Jayson: Frankie Wilson WED PE Teacher: Harry Jardine WED Producer: Colin Anderson WED Writer: Jonathan Harvey WED Writer: Stephen K Amos WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnbl (Listen) WED Series 5, The Scandal Magazine WED The lad takes action when a scurrilous article alleges he WED cavorted with a cigarette girl. Stars Tony Hancock. From WED January 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012lm9q (Listen) WED Series 8, Episode 3 WED Hard times for Radio Prune - are ads the answer? Plus one WED woman's struggle to get a phone. Stars John Cleese. From WED March 1970. WED WED 09:00 Know Your Place b01b3b6b (Listen) WED Out of the Closet WED Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the WED local gangster. Stars Roy Dotrice and Patricia Hayes. From WED August 1983. WED WED 09:30 All the Way from Memphis b00jj529 (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 5 WED James Walton's pop music history quiz with Tracey MacLeod, WED Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker. From WED January 2005. WED WED 10:00 The Complete Smiley b011pq1v (Listen) WED Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 3 WED Dramatisation by Shaun McKenna of John le Carre's classic WED novel. WED George Smiley, called back from retirement, is reaching the WED end of his hunt to find the mole he believes is tearing the WED British Secret Intelligence Service apart. WED George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale WED Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor WED Control ...... John Rowe WED Peter Guillam ...... Ewan Bailey WED Jim Prideaux ...... Anthony Calf WED Mendel ...... Kenneth Cranham WED Magyar ...... Peter Majer WED Ricki Tarr ...... Jamie Foreman WED Toby Esterhase ...... Sam Dale WED Bill Haydon ...... Michael Feast WED Karla ...... Philip Fox WED Polyakov ...... Stephen Greif WED Steve Mackelvore ...... Piers Wehner WED Mrs McCraig ...... Kate Layden WED Bill Roach ...... Ryan Watson. WED WED 11:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ypbc (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Wartime in Broadcasting House. American reporters arrive WED from France, and odd living arrangements are made. Read by WED Penelope Wilton. WED WED 11:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx44 (Listen) WED Series 1, The Fruits of the Earth WED In the year 1800, parson William Holland battles with the WED Somerset farmers and sees the harvest in. Stars Ronald WED Pickup. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnbl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012lm9q (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Wimsey b007jzr6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nmzm3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011kqj4 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Laura and her father's search takes them to London, where WED they meet a man who dresses like a monkey. Stars Gerda WED Stevenson. WED WED 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00shrwl (Listen) WED Father, Is It Time? WED Michael Morpurgo reveals children's working lives during the WED Industrial Revolution - up chimneys, in factories and down WED mines. WED WED 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress b007tm4d (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Guy tries to reassure Merrion about their future, but all WED his family problems prove a big distraction. Read by Barbara WED Flynn. WED WED 14:45 Tea and Biscuits b00m5qjd (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Hardeep Singh Kohli joins people as they meet and indulge in WED that very British ritual, a cup of tea and a biscuit. WED John Chapple keeps thousands of bees in his garden and looks WED after hives all over London, from the Royal Parks to WED housetops in Hackney. But at least twice a day, everything WED stops for a cup of tea and a biscuit. Ringing a bell to WED alert his neighbour that the kettle is on the boil, John WED invites Hardeep to join him and neighbour Dennis in his WED daily ritual. WED A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 15:00 The Complete Smiley b011pq1v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03b4lrr (Listen) WED Mel's Taste of Paradise is the Perfect Homemade Strawberry WED Ice Cream. Plus she hears from the first man in space and WED has the next chapter of Philip Ridley's Meteorite Spoon. WED Chapters WED Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley WED Its Fergal's turn to shout down the hole dug by the WED Meteorite Spoon... WED WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves b007vgg5 (Listen) WED Bingo and the Little Woman WED Bertie turns into a romantic novelist (again) when his chum WED falls in love (again). PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers WED and Michael Hordern. WED WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 The Scarifyers b019chhw (Listen) WED The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 3 WED Lionheart and Bright believe they've tracked down the deadly WED object. But have they? Stars Nicholas Courtney and Leslie WED Phillips. WED WED 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b00941pb (Listen) WED The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball WED Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a WED superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul WED Hurley. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnbl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012lm9q (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Wimsey b007jzr6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nmzm3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ypbc (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx44 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 What Does the K Stand For? b03jdw6r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Act Your Age b0100gr6 (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 3 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 Sean Walsh, Lucy WED Porter teams up with Hal Cruttenden and Tom O'Connor is WED paired with Dave Spikey. WED Devised and Produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews. WED WED 23:00 Pick Ups b00nkxfc (Listen) WED Series 2, Carpe Diem WED Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company. WED Lind endures a dinner date in a bid to secure the future of WED Irwell Cars, while Mike's pick-up is on a quest for sexual WED and personal liberation. WED Mike ...... Paul Loughran WED Lind ...... Lesley Sharp WED Dave ...... Phil Rowson WED Alan ...... Parvez Qadir WED Simon De Vere ...... James Quinn WED Shelly ...... Naomi Radcliffe WED Johnny ...... Peter Keeley. WED WED 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun b007k1qh (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Queen's University Belfast. WED Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. From October 1993. WED WED THU THURSDAY 05 DECEMBER 2013 THU THU 00:00 The Scarifyers b019chhw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b00941pb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Wimsey b007jzr6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nmzm3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Know Your Place b01b3b6b (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 All the Way from Memphis b00jj529 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 The Complete Smiley b011pq1v (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ypbc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx44 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves b007vgg5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) THU Trouble for Sale THU Rural intrigue stalks the amateur sleuth, the Honourable THU Richard Rollison. John Creasey's thriller with Terence THU Alexander. THU THU 06:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nn7s8 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Britain is in peril and Potts is in danger. Our hero follows THU his enemy to Paris. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. THU THU 07:00 Bookcases b00srvks (Listen) THU Bronte Country THU London 1853, and a firm of religious publishers is THU transformed by an actress and her son. Stars Michael THU Cochrane. From August 1998. THU THU 07:30 The Secret World b03jfc4f (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 1 THU The show that shines a light on the private world of public THU people returns for a six part series. William Hague finds he THU has nothing to do but look at the terrible things that are THU happening in the world and 'tut'. In fact he's at such a THU loose end that he volunteers to do a bit of cleaning for his THU colleagues. Our own Radio 4 announcer Neil Nunes has a whole THU new take on continuity, giving it a really Jamaican feel. THU Film actor Al Pacino is convinced that Jools Holland is an THU alien sending secret messages with his music. It can only be THU the strange goings on in the impression comedy with a THU difference: The Secret World. THU With Jon Culshaw, Julian Dutton, Lewis MacLeod, Jess THU Robinson, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey. THU THU Performer: Jon Culshaw THU Performer: Julian Dutton THU Performer: Lewis Macleod THU Performer: Jess Robinson THU Performer: Debra Stephenson THU Performer: Duncan Wisbey THU Producer: Bill Dare THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU Series 2, Mum's Army THU When Mainwaring opens his Home Guard up to women, Mrs Gray THU catches his eye. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU April 1975. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU From 15/06/1953 THU Fun afloat, aboard aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable. Stars THU Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. From June 1953. THU THU 09:00 Hazelbeach b0084hvy (Listen) THU Series 1, Mother THU Nick's worst fears come true, and Ronnie sells heart rate THU monitors to Monty Python fans. Stars Jamie Foreman. From THU October 2007. THU THU 09:30 Sneakiepeeks b00pqn27 (Listen) THU Two of Our Spies Are Missing THU When Bill meets the most able but least sane assassin, THU Sharla and Mark must locate them. Stars Nina Conti. From THU January 2010. THU THU 10:00 The Complete Smiley b01616ll (Listen) THU The Honourable Schoolboy, Part 1 THU It's 1975, and spymaster George Smiley takes charge of THU dealing with a betrayal. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Hugh THU Bonneville. THU THU 11:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ys09 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Wartime in Broadcasting House. We learn of Annie, her piano THU tuner Dad and her spirited first day. Read by Penelope THU Wilton. THU THU 11:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx4d (Listen) THU Series 1, Pastoral THU Poor parishioners revolt and curious medical problems in the THU diary of Somerset parson William Holland. Stars Ronald THU Pickup. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nn7s8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011kw71 (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Colonel Hargrave pursues Laura Montreville from Perthshire THU to London, where she meets a new admirer. Stars Gerda THU Stevenson. THU THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sjp2l (Listen) THU I Ain't a Child THU Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Victorian street THU children and the organisations which grew up to rescue them. THU THU 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress b007tcj1 (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Simon makes a stand against his mother Laura over her THU divorce battle with her unfaithful husband Guy. Read by THU Barbara Flynn. THU THU 14:45 Tea and Biscuits b00m5qjg (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Hardeep Singh Kohli joins people as they meet and indulge in THU that very British ritual, a cup of tea and a biscuit. THU The sounds of the waltz, jive and rumba bring couples to THU their feet as they glide round the ballroom. But it is the THU tea break when the conversation really flows, as Hardeep THU finds out when he visits the Bushey Tea Dance Club. THU A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 15:00 The Complete Smiley b01616ll (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03b4trt (Listen) THU Mel hears from the astronaut who played the flute in orbit, THU learns how to power a mobile phone with urine, and finds out THU how birds got their names. THU Chapters THU Meteorite Spoon THU Filly and Fergal help make a giant heart to celebrate Mr THU Love's love for Mrs Love ... THU THU 17:00 Ballylenon b007znmy (Listen) THU Series 5, Episode 4 THU Guard Gallagher moves into new lodgings, as the arguments THU rage over the cottage. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. THU Stars TP McKenna. THU THU 17:30 Bookcases b00srvks (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 The Scarifyers b019jt64 (Listen) THU The Secret Weapon of Doom, Episode 4 THU Will the Colonel open Pandora's Box? Will the writers' THU inventions be their downfall? Stars Nicholas Courtney, Nigel THU Havers and Leslie Phillips. THU THU 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b009gctd (Listen) THU Our Frank THU A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her THU monstrous old fiance appears. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica THU Gibb. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jnqc (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01nrmxs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nn7s8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ys09 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx4d (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 The Secret World b03jfc4f (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Elvenquest b00w22h6 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 2 THU Amis' over-eating has forced him to put on weight. Which THU would be fine, were it not for the fact that he is the THU "Chosen One" and everyone knows Chosen Ones cannot be seen THU to be too pudgy. He is a role model after all. So the THU Questers take him to see the sorcerer, Dietica, where he is THU put on a punishing new regime - along with the rest of our THU noble band of heroes. THU But, as ever, danger lurks round every corner in Lower Earth THU and it is not long until Dietica reveals his true plans for THU the Questers. And it involves more than just staying away THU from carbs. THU An all-star cast, featuring: THU Stephen Mangan as "Sam", THU Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", THU Sanjeev Bhaskar as "Dietica", THU Kevin Eldon as "Dean/Kreech", THU Darren Boyd as "Vidar", THU Dave Lamb as "Amis - The Chosen One" THU Sophie Winkleman as "Penthiselea" THU The producer is Sam Michell. THU THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03my8zt (Listen) THU For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the THU best laughs around. Tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Carl THU Donnelly. THU THU 23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b010twf6 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 1 THU Award winning comedian Sarah Millican is back for a second THU series playing Sarah, modern day agony aunt dishing out real THU advice for real people. THU Solving the nations problems with her Support Group, she THU wants you to live life to the upmost, and she's got tons of THU ideas of how to help. Together with her team of experts of THU the heart - man of the people local cabbie Terry, and self THU qualified counsellor Marion, Sarah tackles the nation's THU problems head on and has a solution for everything. THU This week the team tackle two problems - "My partner is too THU controlling - a fight for the television remote" and "I'm a THU non drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?" THU Sarah Millican Sarah THU Ruth Bratt Marion THU Simon Day Terry THU Diane Morgan Linda THU Will Smith Matthew. THU Credits THU Producer: Lianne Coop THU THU 23:30 Rubbish b00770g2 (Listen) THU Series 1, Diversity THU Diversity: Local government officer Martin Christmas wants THU inner peace, but is feeling held back. Stars Reece Dinsdale. THU From October 2006. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 06 DECEMBER 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 The Scarifyers b019jt64 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride b009gctd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrq3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nn7s8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Hazelbeach b0084hvy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Sneakiepeeks b00pqn27 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 The Complete Smiley b01616ll (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ys09 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx4d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Ballylenon b007znmy (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Bookcases b00srvks (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) FRI Dead on Arrival FRI Someone is keen to acquire Selby Farm, and the Honourable FRI Richard Rollison wants to know why. Stars Terence Alexander. FRI FRI 06:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nnpb3 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI The ex-officer heads to Godalming to protect Phyllis. And FRI are the Duchess' pearls safe? Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007jrhd (Listen) FRI Series 1, Positive Thinking FRI Rosie's company goes new age, promoting the Brighton leg of FRI a Californian guru's tour. Stars Prunella Scales. From May FRI 2000. FRI FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris b03jysr6 (Listen) FRI Series 4, The Happy Place; The Shadow of Your Smile FRI One of the world's funniest storytellers is back on BBC FRI Radio 4 doing what he does best. FRI There are two stories, this week: "The Happy Place", dealing FRI with the ups and downs of a colonoscopy; and "The Shadow of FRI Your Smile", about how the right lighting can make us all FRI look good. FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4. FRI Credits FRI Reader: David Sedaris FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI Writer: David Sedaris FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jld2 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Homes Fit for Heroes FRI Harold and Albert quarrel over his plans to travel. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI July 1967. FRI FRI 08:30 Yes Minister b007jlgh (Listen) FRI Series 1, Jobs for the Boys FRI Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, and Jim FRI learns it takes two to quango. Stars Paul Eddington. From FRI November 1983. FRI FRI 09:00 Girls Will Be Girls b0081vs4 (Listen) FRI From 02/12/1989 FRI The Bobo girls take to the stage with music and comedy. FRI Starring Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam. From December FRI 1989. FRI FRI 09:30 The Change b00p2jn5 (Listen) FRI Series 1, When a Man Loves a Woman FRI Ken comforts Carol, who despairs over transvestite hubby FRI George. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From FRI December 2001. FRI FRI 10:00 The Complete Smiley b0161dh5 (Listen) FRI The Honourable Schoolboy, Part 2 FRI The Americans make their presence felt, and tragedy strikes FRI in Hong Kong. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Hugh Bonneville. FRI FRI 11:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ynnm (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Wartime in Broadcasting House. Annie's hard musical FRI expertise wins her few friends among top brass. Read by FRI Penelope Wilton. FRI FRI 11:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx4j (Listen) FRI Series 2, Don't Look Down Your Nose at Me, Sir FRI Unruly parishioners, lazy farmers and a bucolic manservant - FRI the life of Somerset parson William Holland. Stars Ronald FRI Pickup. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jld2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Yes Minister b007jlgh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nnpb3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011lcx2 (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Laura's father is ill, their money is running out and FRI Hargrave is growing desperate. With Gerda Stevenson and FRI Andrew Wincott. FRI FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sjw36 (Listen) FRI The Habit of Schooling FRI Michael Morpurgo discovers the reaction to the 1870 Forster FRI Education Act, marking the start of compulsory education for FRI all. FRI FRI 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress b007tcbf (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI As Guy and Merrion make decisions, the Stockdale family must FRI come to terms with all the changes. Read by Barbara Flynn. FRI FRI 14:45 Tea and Biscuits b00m5qjj (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Hardeep Singh Kohli joins people as they meet and indulge in FRI that very British ritual, a cup of tea and a biscuit. FRI Specialist palliative care is offered at the Peace Hospice, FRI and on the social side that includes the chance to chat over FRI a cup of tea and a biscuit. Hardeep joins the patients, FRI staff and volunteers. FRI A Ladbroke production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 15:00 The Complete Smiley b0161dh5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03b55jx (Listen) FRI Mel finds out what it's like on a real volcanic island, FRI hears from one of the last astronauts to walk on the moon, FRI and has the final chapter in Philip Ridley's Meteorite FRI Spoon. FRI Chapters FRI Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley FRI Mr and Mrs Thunder are trying to rescue the children, they FRI think they're in the cellar... FRI FRI 17:00 Capital Gains b007qgnq (Listen) FRI Series 1, Risk Capital FRI Amateur philosopher Julius Hutch's plan for 'pottering' in FRI retirement hits the buffers. Stars Peter Jones. From April FRI 1995. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrhd (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Arthur C Clarke Stories b008h44x (Listen) FRI The Parasite FRI A chilling 1953 tale about a man who starts dreaming of a FRI monstrous creature from the future. Read by Nicholas FRI Boulton. FRI FRI 18:30 JG Ballard - The Recognition b007jqxc (Listen) FRI What is the story behind the bizarre circus that rolls into FRI town one Midsummer's eve? Fantastical tale read by Michael FRI Maloney. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jld2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Yes Minister b007jlgh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 The Toff on the Farm b007jrsr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Sapper - Bulldog Drummond b00nnpb3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007ynnm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007jx4j (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris b03jysr6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 The Consultants b007k2w7 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 6 FRI Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers. Cerebral sketch FRI show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From January 2005. FRI FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03myb3q (Listen) FRI For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the FRI best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Ed Byrne. FRI FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jpdn (Listen) FRI Series 2, G.U.T. FRI Bored Satan's debate on the motivation of scientists leads FRI to a startling discovery. Satanic sitcom stars Andy FRI Hamilton. From May 1998. FRI FRI 23:30 The Mary Whitehouse Experience b007jmp2 (Listen) FRI From 24/02/1990 FRI Manchester's 1996 Olympic bid is mocked. Sketches, stand-up FRI and general ranting from David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Steve FRI Punt, Hugh Dennis and others. From February 1990. FRI