13 December, 2013

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 14/12/2013 - 20/12/2013

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SAT SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER 2013 SAT SAT 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira b007k29f (Listen) SAT Mind the Gap SAT The museum guard ends up literally talking to herself, and SAT finds her other self very rude. Stars Lyndsey Marshal. SAT SAT 00:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nmjxb (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT MacLeod witnesses a mysterious ceremony in a former church SAT and meets with his friend's widow. Read by Robert Paterson. SAT SAT 00:45 HG Wells - The First Men in the Moon b01mmrhb (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Bedford and Cavor's mission to the moon comes to a SAT surprising and unexpected conclusion. Read by Tim SAT Pigott-Smith. SAT SAT 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsmq (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT The kindly detective probes dark deeds in the world of SAT small-time animal charities. Colin Watson mystery starring SAT John Rowe. SAT SAT 01:30 Trueman and Riley b01dvydy (Listen) SAT Series 3, Green Machine SAT When an environmental activist is knocked off his bike, the SAT detective duo find green issues can be grey. Stars Robert SAT Daws and Duncan Preston. SAT Robert Daws and Duncan Preston SAT SAT 02:00 Girls Will Be Girls b0082hdc (Listen) SAT From 16/12/1989 SAT The Bobo girls take to the stage with more comedy and music. SAT Starring Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam. From December SAT 1989. SAT SAT 02:30 Electric Ink b01jjtn5 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT By Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson. SAT A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers. SAT Maddox has lost the job of news editor and now faces being SAT sued. SAT Maddox ..... John Sessions SAT Oliver ..... Alex Jennings SAT Freddy ..... Stephen Wight SAT Carol ..... Polly Frame SAT Masha ..... Debbie Chazen SAT Keith ..... Sam Dale SAT Producer ..... Sally Avens SAT Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson's satire is set in the SAT world of modern newspapers. SAT A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major SAT news stories at the same time as grappling with the demands SAT of working in a multi-platform environment, watching SAT circulation figures plummet and the recession causing half SAT the workforce to be laid off. SAT At the heart of the comedy is the relationship between SAT Maddox Bradley, a journalist who mourns the day of proper SAT investigative journalism, and Freddy, the online editor who SAT will regurgitate a press release quite happily and call it a SAT story. But they have a grudging respect for the each other SAT as Freddy helps Maddox stay afloat in the world of Twitter, SAT Facebook and podcasting and Maddox shows Freddy how to sniff SAT out the real story. Both are at the mercy of Oliver, the SAT pragmatic Editor more concerned with keeping his job, and SAT Carol, the news editor who believes that circulation will SAT increase if they run pieces on Big Mac eating orang-utans SAT and 'intelligent' skunks rather than Maddox's moral SAT crusading diatribes. And only Masha, the Russian head of SAT online communities, who wants to give away all their content SAT because that is true democracy, knows Freddy's secret; that SAT he's a posh boy from Eton rather than a hypercool kid from SAT the street; well that's what Freddy thinks anyway. SAT Alistair Beaton is one of our best known political SAT satirists. He won the Evening Standard comedy award for his SAT play 'Feelgood', was a founding member of 'Not The Nine SAT O'clock News' and also wrote 'A Very Social Secretary' and ' SAT The Trial of Tony Blair' for television. Tom Mitchelson is a SAT writer and journalist. SAT John Sessions takes on the role of Maddox Bradley. John is SAT best known for his improvisation work on Whose Line is It SAT Anyway and Stella Street. Stephen Wight was last seen in SAT Whites on BBC2 and won the Evening Standard Award for Best SAT Newcomer in 2007. He recently appeared at the National SAT Theatre in The Habit of Art alongside Alex Jennings. Polly SAT Frame was most recently seen in Earthquakes in London at the SAT National and Debbie Chazen is currently on tour with SAT Calendar Girls. SAT SAT 03:00 The Complete Smiley b016d4z8 (Listen) SAT The Secret Pilgrim, Part 1 SAT Recollections of an eventful secret life when a British spy SAT went missing. John le Carre thriller stars Simon Russell SAT Beale. SAT SAT 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b03k3flh (Listen) SAT Episode 9 SAT Wartime in Broadcasting House. Out on a stroll, two BBC SAT staff make a discovery in Trafalgar Square. Read by Penelope SAT Wilton. SAT SAT 04:15 Penelope Fitzgerald - Human Voices b007zjw5 (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT Wartime in Broadcasting House. The story draws to an end SAT with a cautious romance and an unexpected bang. Read by SAT Penelope Wilton. SAT SAT 04:30 Songlines b03nxmcn (Listen) SAT Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica SAT Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica, a hymn written in 1897 was adopted SAT by the ANC as its anthem of liberation and which, in 1994 SAT became the national anthem of South Africa. SAT SAT 05:00 Capital Gains b007qw7j (Listen) SAT Series 1, Thirty Minute Theatre SAT Hard-up Julius Hutch's world of retirement is turned upside SAT down by a blundering bank. Stars Peter Jones. From April SAT 1994. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b007jrl9 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Sleeping Partners SAT Rosie's event for a high finance company allows Kate to spot SAT her ticket back into a top job. Stars Arabella Weir. From SAT May 2000. SAT SAT 06:00 John Wyndham - Chocky b007k49r (Listen) SAT Twelve-year-old Matthew has an imaginary friend, or is she SAT an alien life force? Psychological drama with Owen Teale and SAT Cathy Tyson. SAT SAT 07:30 Encore! b00mw5nc (Listen) SAT Singer Guy Garvey explores the development of the musical SAT encore, from the spontaneous demand for a repeat performance SAT to the predictable delivery of a closing party piece. SAT Speaking to fellow performers and hearing from historians, SAT he discovers how the encore has progressed over time. In the SAT 17th and 18th century orchestras would be applauded after SAT each movement of a symphony, often repeating the most SAT popular movements a number of times before moving on the SAT rest of the concert. The demand for more seemed to be SAT spontaneous and unexpected. Nowadays, however, all encores SAT are saved for the end of an evening and are hardly, if ever, SAT a repeat of what has been heard before. SAT Guy asks how acts choose their encores, if there is an art SAT to the good encore and if there are any artists today who SAT are trying to breath new life into the practice. SAT SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SAT Series 7, Episode 16 SAT From Minnesota, the American funny man welcomes string SAT maestro Sam Bush, plus the latest news from Lake Wobegon. SAT From 2011. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b018sgkw (Listen) SAT Steve Punt SAT The comedian, writer and star of 'The Now Show' selects SAT Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son, Dead Ringers, Round SAT the Horne, Chain Reaction and That Reminds Me. SAT SAT 12:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b03lbtlp (Listen) SAT 1668 SAT Made for 4 Extra. Sam does some great work for the Navy but SAT ends the year in disgrace when Elizabeth discovers him 'in SAT flagrante' with the maid. Adapted by Hattie Naylor. SAT SAT 13:10 Chain Gang b03lbtv9 (Listen) SAT Series 4, Omnibus SAT Made for 4 Extra. The whole of the story told by Radio 4 SAT Extra's listeners, heard together for the first time. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen) SAT The International Christmas Pudding SAT An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments SAT of a famous dessert. Stars Spike Milligan. From November SAT 1955. SAT SAT 14:30 Yes Minister b007jmpx (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Right to Know SAT Jim Hacker tries to excavate himself from problems with SAT badgers. Stars Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. From SAT November 1983. SAT SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 John Wyndham - Chocky b007k49r (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Meet David Sedaris b03kp2kh (Listen) SAT Series 4, Repeat After Me SAT One of the world's funniest storytellers is back on BBC SAT Radio 4 doing what he does best. SAT This week, a story dealing with the guilt he sometimes feels SAT as a result of writing stories about his family in "Repeat SAT After Me" and some more extracts from his hilarious diary. SAT Producer: Steve Doherty SAT A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4. SAT Credits SAT Reader: David Sedaris SAT Producer: Steve Doherty SAT Writer: David Sedaris SAT SAT 18:00 Fear on Four b007jmkj (Listen) SAT Fat Andy SAT A mother worries her God-fearing son over a past crime. SAT Stars Thora Hird, Sean Barrett and the Man in Black, Edward SAT De Souza. SAT SAT 18:30 Sheridan Le Fanu - Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT A visitor places a young Flemish painter's love for his SAT master's niece in jeopardy. 17th century mystery read by Ian SAT McDiarmid. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b018sgkw (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix b00klk4r (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 3 SAT Living by their wits - Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney's SAT improvised sketches, driven by the audience. From March SAT 2007. SAT SAT 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01fhswh (Listen) SAT Series 2, Money SAT The award-winning comic cracks wise on the cost of living SAT and luxury. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard. From SAT August 2009. SAT SAT 23:00 Julie Enfield Investigates b010nn2k (Listen) SAT Leaves of the Dead, Stacks and Baps and Amulets SAT Feisty DI Julie Enfield probes killing number three at SAT London's British Library. Is it a ritual murder? Nick Fisher SAT thriller with Imelda Staunton and Geoffrey Matthews. SAT SAT 23:30 Scandinavian Chiller b011j0m9 (Listen) SAT Hakan Nesser - Woman With Birthmark, Episode 4 SAT In this Scandinavian chiller, one man suspects he could be SAT the serial killer's next victim. Read by Michael Maloney. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2013 SUN SUN 00:00 Fear on Four b007jmkj (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Sheridan Le Fanu - Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b01bl28v (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus b03lbtlp (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 Chain Gang b03lbtv9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 John Wyndham - Chocky b007k49r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Meet David Sedaris b03kp2kh (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011tt9h (Listen) SUN Omnibus, part 2 SUN Heartache and danger lie ahead for Laura Montreville, as she SUN tries to choose between the love of two men. Stars Gerda SUN Stevenson. SUN SUN 07:15 Could Do Better b03lbzfg (Listen) SUN Kenneth Williams SUN 4 Extra Debut. Robert Booth summons Kenneth Williams to his SUN study for a quiet word about the comic actor's school SUN reports. From October 1987. SUN SUN 07:30 Cabin Pressure b00m4472 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Limerick SUN The aircrew try to keep themselves occupied during a long, SUN passenger-free flight. Stars Stephanie Cole. From August SUN 2009. SUN SUN 08:00 The Burkiss Way b007jmcm (Listen) SUN Series 1, Keep Unfit the Burkiss Way SUN Stay the way you are with unexpected adjustments. Cult SUN sketch show starring Denise Coffey and Fred Harris. From SUN September 1976. SUN SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jsy7 (Listen) SUN One Jump Behind SUN The cheeky schoolboy causes hospital chaos as he tries to SUN retrieve a key. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From November 1964. SUN SUN 09:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00tv7wq (Listen) SUN Going for Gold SUN To what lengths is spotty bespectacled 11-year-old George SUN prepared to go, to win the teenage Tamsin's heart? Stars SUN Judy Brooke. SUN SUN 09:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) SUN Series 2, The Calculus Affair, part 1 SUN With two rival factions desperate for his latest invention, SUN Professor Calculus goes missing in Geneva. Stars Richard SUN Pearce. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03lc13d (Listen) SUN The Good Life, Penelope Keith SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Elgar to the Beatles, The Good Life star SUN Penelope Keith shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley. SUN From August 1976. SUN SUN 10:30 Creme de la Crime b00824r5 (Listen) SUN Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme SUN Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious SUN curse of a mummy. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From May SUN 2002. SUN SUN 10:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories b007k30q (Listen) SUN On Guard, part 2 SUN A small dog called Hector comes to dominate his mistress's SUN life while her fiance is abroad. Read by Crawford Logan. SUN SUN 11:00 John Peel's Shed b018fljy (Listen) SUN Direct from a five-star, complete sell-out run at the SUN Edinburgh Festival, comes John Osborne's Radio 4 debut SUN partly adapted from his acclaimed book Radio Head (Radio 4's SUN Book Of The Week). SUN In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel's Radio SUN One show. His prize was a box of records that took eight SUN years to listen to. This is an ode to radio, those records SUN and anyone who's ever sought solace in the wireless. SUN A story about one man's love for radio, how it allows you to SUN escape into another world. Based on his book Radio Head, up SUN and down the dial of British Radio, this is about what SUN happened next: a show about the pleasure of having your own SUN personal project. The story is about passion, obsession with SUN music and about legacy; trying to do something special with SUN such a rare, eclectic box of records. SUN Produced by John Pocock SUN Writer and performer John Osborne is based in Norwich. SUN Experienced at performing poetry, storytelling and book SUN readings. Performed across the UK since 2006. Member of SUN poetry collective Aisle16. SUN Published work SUN 'Radio Head', up and down the dial of British Radio. Radio SUN 4's Book of the Week. SUN 'The Newsagent's Window', adventures in a world of second SUN hand cars and lost cats. 'Bring Me Sunshine', a travel book SUN for the AA about British seaside towns, due for publication SUN May 2013. SUN First full poetry collection with Nasty Little Press, due SUN for publication November 2012. SUN SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k1mb (Listen) SUN Annabel Meredith SUN Chic Murray's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about her SUN life with the legendary Scottish comedian. From October SUN 2005. SUN SUN 12:00 Mary Brunton - Self Control b011tt9h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Could Do Better b03lbzfg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Johanna Spyri - Heidi b007jxwr (Listen) SUN A Swiss mountain girl must leave her grandfather to move to SUN Frankfurt with her aunt. Stars Ciara Janson and Richard SUN Johnson. SUN SUN 15:00 The Burkiss Way b007jmcm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jsy7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b03lc3qn (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from last week's shows, SUN including oral storytellers, piano lessons and the favourite SUN Christmas stories of well-known authors. SUN SUN 17:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00tv7wq (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 The Laxian Key b007k2c1 (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Mystery space tourist deaths land two planet cleaners with a SUN new contract. Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi SUN comedy. SUN SUN 18:30 A Short History of Vampires b00yhwyc (Listen) SUN Dracula's Guest SUN By Bram Stoker. Natalie Haynes introduces a series of tales SUN of the undead. The Count looks out for a curious Englishman. SUN Read by Dan Stevens. SUN SUN 19:00 John Peel's Shed b018fljy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k1mb (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] SUN SUN 20:00 The Burkiss Way b007jmcm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid b007jsy7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03lc13d (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:30 Creme de la Crime b00824r5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories b007k30q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Cabin Pressure b00m4472 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 The Richest Man in Britain b00nrrq8 (Listen) SUN The Elephant in the Room SUN Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock SUN star and his search for fulfilment. SUN Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt introduces ex-lead singer SUN Andy to his new best friend and personal assistant, Mr SUN Tumble the elephant. SUN Dave Mabbutt ...... Mark Williams SUN Dom ...... Russell Tovey SUN Dave's Mum ...... Lynda Bellingham SUN Andy ...... Noddy Holder SUN The Lawyer ...... Gus Brown. SUN SUN 23:00 King Cutler b008pbxf (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler present offbeat humorous songs, SUN stories and poems. With Glen Baxter. From January 1990. SUN SUN 23:30 The Maltby Collection b00mjrxp (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 4 SUN Sitcom by David Nobbs, set in a museum. SUN Museum cleaner Eva Tattle has been interviewed 'in depth' by SUN Cleaners' Weekly (incorporating The Scrubbers' Gazette) and SUN has managed to offend the entire museum in the process. SUN Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt SUN Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer SUN Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins SUN Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith SUN Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond SUN Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern SUN Eva Tattle ...... Juklia Deakin SUN Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley SUN Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo SUN Mike ...... Stephen K Amos SUN Hypnotist ...... Julia Deakin. SUN Credits SUN Producer: Colin Anderson SUN SUN MON MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2013 MON MON 00:00 The Laxian Key b007k2c1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 A Short History of Vampires b00yhwyc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b03lc13d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:30 Creme de la Crime b00824r5 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories b007k30q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 John Peel's Shed b018fljy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k1mb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 The Burkiss Way b007jmcm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Johanna Spyri - Heidi b007jxwr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories b00tv7wq (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin b007jvdc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnp (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON As the sabotage and murder trail continues, Mortimer Hive is MON invited to make a speech. Colin Watson mystery starring John MON Rowe. MON MON 06:30 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) MON Series 3, Home Truths MON The duo's investigative skills are challenged by a MON 14-year-old who's more than a chip off the old block. Stars MON Robert Daws and Duncan Preston. MON Robert Daws and Duncan Preston MON MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 5 MON Daniel and Lucy hire Nigel the builder to prepare for the MON new baby. Stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From MON November 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03kpy5w (Listen) MON Series 60, Episode 5 MON The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to the Milton MON Keynes Theatre. Old-timers Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and MON Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by David Mitchell, MON with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the MON piano. MON Producer - Jon Naismith. MON MON 08:00 Round the Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 4 MON A funny turn from the Round Table Knights, and a bona peek MON in Kenneth Horne's wardrobe. With Kenneth Willams and Betty MON Marsden. From March 1968. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b008fj41 (Listen) MON Celebrating Their Important Anniversary MON 4 Extra Debut. It's Troutbridge's 25th, and Pertwee plans MON some special commemorative gifts. With Richard Caldicot. MON From September 1967. MON MON 09:00 Heresy b00kf0fv (Listen) MON Series 6, Episode 6 MON Can the internet be trusted? Victoria Coren puts this to MON journalist Euan Ferguson, writer and broadcaster Clive James MON and comedian David Mitchell. From May 2009. MON MON 09:30 At Home With the Hardys b00l5zqf (Listen) MON Many Happy Returns MON The sitcom formally known as 'Unnatural Acts' get a new MON title - and a new arrival. Stars Kit Hollerbach and Jeremy MON Hardy. From May 1990. MON MON 10:00 The Complete Smiley b016d8xl (Listen) MON The Secret Pilgrim, Part 2 MON The spymaster addresses new recruits, triggering memories of MON an eventful life. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Patrick MON Malahide. MON MON 11:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djpjk (Listen) MON The Photograph MON Middle age is taking its toll on Martin and his friends. But MON could a healthier diet really be the answer? Short stories MON by the Irish novelist, read by Simon Delaney. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b03lkn5d (Listen) MON Terry Jones, Shlomo, Una Stubbs, Fabien Riggall, Emma Freud, MON the Wave Pictures, Sumie MON Nikki has just one more wafer-thin mint with Monty Python's MON Terry Jones. National Theatre Wales is adapting Terry's MON children's stories for the stage. Once upon a time in a MON kingdom far, far away lived a princess, four crazy knights, MON an angry fairy, a dragon (of sorts) and a very Silly King! MON 'Silly Kings' is at Cardiff Castle from 19th December until MON 4th January. MON Nikki's got beatboxer and Mouthtronica Shlomo on a loop and MON talks to him about creating a magical seascape of sounds MON using human voices for a production of 'The Little Mermaid'. MON A tale of adventure, courage and the pursuit of true love, MON diving into a world where sea-folk dwell amongst iridescent MON corals, and swaying seaweed. 'The Little Mermaid' is at MON Bristol Old Vic until 18th January. MON Emma Freud Aint Afraid of No Ghost! She talks to Fabien MON Riggall; founder of Future Cinema, an immersive experience, MON allowing its audience to integrate themselves into the MON narrative. His latest venture offers 'Ghostbusters' fans the MON chance to inhabit the world of three eccentrics who start a MON ghost catching business. Who ya gonna call? 'Future Cinema' MON is at London's Troxy on 22nd and 23rd December. MON Nikki talks to 'Sherlock' actress Una Stubbs about playing MON Miss Chambers in new drama 'The Tractate Middoth'. In a MON quiet academic library, John Eldred seeks out the help of MON young Mr Garrett in his search for an obscure Hebrew text. MON But there is something unusual about this book and something MON not entirely scholarly about Eldred's intentions. It's on MON BBC Two on 25th December at 21.30. MON With music from The Wave Pictures, who perform 'Red Cloud MON Road (Part 2)' from their album 'City Forgiveness'. And from MON Sumie, who performs 'Show Talked Windows' from her MON self-titled debut album. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON MON 12:00 Round the Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b008fj41 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Ladies of Letters b007jzxm (Listen) MON Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat, Episode 1 MON Recipes and Christmas survival tips from the worst of pen MON friends Vera and Irene. Stars Patricia Routledge and MON Prunella Scales. MON MON 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00snq94 (Listen) MON The Kiddy and the Pork Chop MON Michael Morpurgo looks at the impact of economic MON improvements on children in the second half of the 20th MON century. MON MON 14:30 Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village MON b00ny6vq (Listen) MON Mrs Griffiths and the Carol Singers MON Hugh Bonneville reads from Louis de Bernieres' new book of MON linked stories which cast an affectionate but acute eye on MON the vanishing charms and eccentric characters of the MON fictional Surrey village of Notwithstanding. MON Abridged by Sara Davies. MON MON 14:45 Ronnie Corbett - High Hopes b0075y5x (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON 4 Extra Debut. And in a packed programme, a future comedy MON star is born opposite a fire station. Ronnie Corbett reads MON from his autobiography. MON MON 15:00 The Complete Smiley b016d8xl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03ldbng (Listen) MON Mel presents some seasonal science with Dick and Dom's How MON Dangerous Is Your Christmas, and David Jason reads the first MON part of Charles Dickens' classic story, A Christmas Carol. MON MON 17:00 The World As We Know It b00fj2bt (Listen) MON The Election MON The last five people left on Earth try to elect a head of MON the household. Stars Meera Syal and Simon Greenall. From May MON 1999. MON MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007jv38 (Listen) MON Freezerville MON One man survives a wild Antarctic storm against all odds. MON What's his chilling secret? Starring Tom Mannion and Tim MON McMullan. MON MON 18:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqncy (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON Scholar Andrew MacLeod sees chilling photos of occult MON influence and fears for his family and friends. Read by MON Robert Paterson. MON MON 18:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mz4h (Listen) MON Series 2, The Lady of the House of Love MON This wonderful retake on the Sleeping Beauty story first MON appeared in Carter's 1979 volume "The Bloody Chamber". MON A virginal English soldier, travelling through Romania by MON bicycle, finds himself in a deserted village. He comes MON across a mansion inhabited by a vampiress who survives by MON enticing young men into her bedroom and feeding on them. She MON intends to feed on the young soldier but his purity and MON virginity have a curious effect on her....... MON David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling MON Vampire stories. MON Last year in the first series we concentrated on Victorian MON Vampire output but in these five tales we enter the 20th MON Century and introduce stories with a little twist from the MON UK and the USA. MON Producer: Clive Brill MON A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 19:00 Round the Horne b00spqnx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b008fj41 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnp (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djpjk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b03lkn5d (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b03kpy5w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Heresy b00kf0fv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 23:00 News Quiz Extra b03ldf13 (Listen) MON Series 9, Episode 6 MON A satirical review of the week's news chaired by Sandi MON Toksvig. With guests Samira Ahmed, Hugo Rifkind and Rufus MON Hound, joining regular panellist Jeremy Hardy. MON MON 23:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075sln (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 6 MON The Luton laureate muses on school puddings and asks his MON audience 'how long is your dog?' From March 2000. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER 2013 TUE TUE 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007jv38 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqncy (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mz4h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnp (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Trueman and Riley b01dw1mx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Heresy b00kf0fv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 At Home With the Hardys b00l5zqf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 The Complete Smiley b016d8xl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djpjk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b03lkn5d (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The World As We Know It b00fj2bt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b00934x9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnz (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE The kindly detective probes the discovery of body number TUE three down a wishing well. Colin Watson mystery starring TUE John Rowe. TUE TUE 06:30 Falco b007wpf1 (Listen) TUE The Silver Pigs, Episode 1 TUE Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious TUE metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars TUE Anton Lesser. TUE TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Edgar Finchley takes to sea, disturbs an intruder, sees TUE double and visits a house of spirits. Stars Richard TUE Griffiths. TUE TUE 07:30 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b03kqg03 (Listen) TUE Series 5, Episode 3 TUE Comedy sketches from the quirky world of David Mitchell and TUE Robert Webb. TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b008p7by (Listen) TUE The Pevensey Bay Disaster TUE To foil a dastardly plot by Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty, TUE Neddie Seagoon must plough his way to the Sussex coast TUE pronto. Stars Spike Milligan. From April 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) TUE Episode 4 TUE Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays the comedian an unwelcome TUE visit. Stars Harry Worth and Michael Robbins. From October TUE 1988. TUE TUE 09:00 News Quiz Extra b03ldf13 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075sln (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 10:00 The Complete Smiley b0169l55 (Listen) TUE The Secret Pilgrim, Part 3 TUE About to take retirement, an experienced agent carries out TUE one final job. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Patrick TUE Malahide. TUE TUE 11:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djtls (Listen) TUE Blood TUE An average, normal man comes to terms with his strange TUE midlife addiction - raw steak. Short stories by the Irish TUE novelist, read by Declan Conlon. TUE TUE 11:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007m03j (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 3 TUE Can rowdy Robert avoid the ladies and quit booze? The diary TUE of Somerset parson William Holland. Stars Ronald Pickup. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b008p7by (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Falco b007wpf1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Ladies of Letters b007jzyz (Listen) TUE Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat, Episode 2 TUE Vera judges a mince pie competition, and Irene poisons some TUE children. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella TUE Scales. TUE TUE 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sny0z (Listen) TUE A Prison or a Guardian TUE Michael Morpurgo presents the story of the fight for TUE children's rights in the second half of the 20th century. TUE TUE 14:30 Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village TUE b00nzwsj (Listen) TUE The Auspicious Meeting TUE Hugh Bonneville reads from Louis de Bernieres' new book of TUE linked stories which cast an affectionate but acute eye on TUE the vanishing charms and eccentric characters of the TUE fictional Surrey village of Notwithstanding. TUE A chance meeting in a country lane brings together two keen TUE but lonely musicians. When they are joined by a visiting TUE genealogist with a bassoon, the Famous Notwithstanding Wind TUE Quartet is well on its way to formation. TUE Abridged by Sara Davies. TUE TUE 14:45 Ronnie Corbett - High Hopes b0075y6j (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE His first tentative steps in the business of show fail to TUE set the world alight. Ronnie Corbett reads from his TUE autobiography. TUE TUE 15:00 The Complete Smiley b0169l55 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03ln0ng (Listen) TUE Mel introduces the next part of current story, A Christmas TUE Carol by Charles Dickens. And Dick and Dom get up to more TUE mischief with their series, How Dangerous Is Your Christmas? TUE TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag b00xc71y (Listen) TUE Series 4, Spiritual Values TUE Cash is scarce, as the ambassador hopes capitalism and TUE democracy will conquer communism. Stars Dinsdale Landen. TUE From June 1992. TUE TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s5v2 (Listen) TUE Cold Heart TUE Following gruesome discoveries at both camps, Bowers' TUE behaviour becomes more erratic. Starring Tom Mannion and Tim TUE McMullan. TUE TUE 18:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqqgl (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE An unwelcome object reappears, and MacLeod senses Katrina's TUE presence again. Should he run or dig deeper? Read by Robert TUE Paterson. TUE TUE 18:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mv2s (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Girl With the Hungry Eyes TUE Written by Fritz Lieber. TUE This 1949 story has exerted it's grip on many an imagination TUE and has been filmed several times. It concentrates on the TUE magnetic power of the Vampire and - in this case - the TUE utterly captivating and inescapable lure of a Vampiress cum TUE glamour model. TUE David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling TUE Vampire stories. TUE Last year in the first series we concentrated on Victorian TUE Vampire output but in these five tales we enter the 20th TUE Century and introduce stories with a little twist from the TUE UK and the USA. TUE Producer: Clive Brill TUE A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b008p7by (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Thirty Minutes Worth b00rl56h (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Falco b007wpf1 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djtls (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007m03j (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b03phz0k (Listen) TUE Series 5, Episode 5 TUE Bonus material from David Mitchell and Robert Webb's fifth TUE series of quirky sketches, with Olivia Colman and James TUE Bachman. Extra episode exclusive to 4 Extra. TUE Credits TUE Performer: David Mitchell TUE Performer: Robert Webb TUE Performer: Olivia Colman TUE Performer: James Bachman TUE TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture b007jlwr (Listen) TUE Series 2, Aristotle TUE The radical comedian profiles the Greek philosopher, who he TUE thinks was hard done by. From March 2001. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03pjgjn (Listen) TUE From 10pm to midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has TUE two hours of comedy. Plus Jon Holmes chats with Steve Punt. TUE TUE 23:00 Delve Special b007jmm8 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Food for Thought TUE Reporter David Lander investigates the worrying impact of a TUE new food additive. Stars Stephen Fry. From September 1986. TUE TUE 23:30 Mordrin McDonald: 21st Century Wizard b00yjcp6 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Birthday Magic TUE This week Mordrin takes on childminding duties for his TUE neighbour Jill, but inadvertently gives Tracey a special TUE Wizard edition of Treasure Island to read with disastrous TUE results. TUE Featuring and co-written by Scottish stand up David Kay, and TUE starring Gordon Kennedy and Jack Docherty with guest star TUE Arnold Brown. Mordrin McDonald mixes the magical with the TUE mundane and offers a hilarious take on the life of a modern TUE day Wizard. TUE Cast: TUE Mordrin ..... David Kay TUE Bernard The Blue ..... Jack Docherty TUE Jill ..... Katrina Bryan TUE Tracey ..... Rosemary Hollands TUE Producer/ Director: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 23:45 Mastering the Universe b00scz7j (Listen) TUE Series 1, The Workplace TUE Professor Joy Klamp takes a tour of miserable people and TUE places. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From TUE November 2005. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2013 WED WED 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s5v2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nqqgl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mv2s (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jsnz (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Falco b007wpf1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 News Quiz Extra b03ldf13 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] WED WED 02:45 Hearing With Hegley b0075sln (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] WED WED 03:00 The Complete Smiley b0169l55 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01djtls (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Paupers and Pig Killers b007m03j (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Flying the Flag b00xc71y (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road b007k1gh (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtd5 (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED The detective's probe into Mrs Palgrove's murder makes life WED uncomfortable for her husband. Colin Watson mystery with WED John Rowe. WED WED 06:30 Falco b007wpz2 (Listen) WED The Silver Pigs, Episode 2 WED Roman detective Falco's murder trail takes him to a remote WED and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain. Stars Anton WED Lesser. WED WED 07:00 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007k243 (Listen) WED Heart of Skegness WED The Hon Clarence Green hears about a journey into the very WED darkest heart of barbarism. Stars Jim Broadbent. From WED January 1987. WED WED 07:30 What Does the K Stand For? b03ktz0w (Listen) WED First Love WED Young Stephen falls in love, makes a self-discovery and WED breaks his first heart. WED Violin ... Rachel Barnes WED Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos WED Produced by Colin Anderson. WED WED Credits WED Himself: 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 Fanni: Emerald O'Hanrahan 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 b007jnf8 (Listen) WED Series 5, The Insurance Policy WED Shrewd Miss Pugh urges the lad to get insured. But is Sid's WED policy such a wise buy? Stars Tony Hancock. From February WED 1958. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012xpyk (Listen) WED Series 8, Episode 5 WED The wonderful Radio Prune becomes a musical station with WED Dave 'the Rave' Hatch. With John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From WED March 1970. WED WED 09:00 Winston Back Home b00pgpm3 (Listen) WED A Whale of a Time with Chekhov WED Angry Nancy takes action when she hears what the old rogue WED has been up to. Stars Maurice Denham and Bill Wallis. From WED April 1994. WED WED 09:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b007k11n (Listen) WED A Tale of Two Tenting WED Two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with a WED pretend dog. Stars John Hegley and Simon Munnery. From WED September 1999. WED WED 10:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fwcz7 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED When prophet Fiver predicts doom for their warren, not all WED the rabbits will listen. Stars Simon Chandler and Tom WED George. WED WED 11:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dk3z6 (Listen) WED Ash WED Kevin's wife has just left him with two kids and a WED babysitter to pay. Or at least he thinks so. Short stories WED by the Irish novelist, read by Conleth Hill. WED WED 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00j751w (Listen) WED Mike Bartlett - Miss St Andrews WED By Mike Bartlett. Old grudges resurface as Miss St Andrews WED 1961 meets her old rival for the university Charities Queen WED title nearly 50 years later. WED Young Robert ...... Joe McFadden WED Jenny ...... Ellie Haddington WED Young Jenny ...... Tracy Wiles WED Robert ...... Tom Mannion WED Judy ...... Sandy Walsh WED Holly ...... Caroline Guthrie WED Directed by Claire Grove. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnf8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012xpyk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtd5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Falco b007wpz2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Ladies of Letters b007k008 (Listen) WED Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat, Episode 3 WED More acerbic correspondence, as Vera's children take refuge WED elsewhere. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella WED Scales. WED WED 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sp3dv (Listen) WED The Disappearance of Childhood WED Michael Morpurgo examines how the media and marketing have WED encroached on the lives of children. WED WED 14:30 Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village WED b00nzwsl (Listen) WED The Happy Death of the General WED Hugh Bonneville reads from Louis de Bernieres' new book of WED linked stories which cast an affectionate but acute eye on WED the vanishing charms and eccentric characters of the WED fictional Surrey village of Notwithstanding. WED Although he has dressed himself carefully, as always, for WED his shopping trip into town, there is one thing the General WED has forgotten. WED Abridged by Sara Davies. WED WED 14:45 Ronnie Corbett - High Hopes b0075y70 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED A technical breakdown is a big break for a certain twosome. WED Stardom beckons. Ronnie Corbett reads from his WED autobiography. WED WED 15:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fwcz7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03lnb2z (Listen) WED Mel introduces the third part of current story, A Christmas WED Carol by Charles Dickens. Plus, Dick and Dom explore the WED science of decorations in How Dangerous Is Your Christmas? WED WED 17:00 No Commitments b00776t6 (Listen) WED Series 13, Old School WED Victoria is very excited about Emily's pregnancy, but is WED Roger being premature thinking about the child's education? WED Stars Angela Thorne. From April 2007. WED WED 17:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007k243 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s74m (Listen) WED The Changing Man WED As Bowers' behaviour worsens, Debs discovers why he seems WED immune to the cold. Starring Tom Mannion and Tim McMullan. WED WED 18:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrd22 (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Voices from beyond the grave, both good and bad. MacLeod WED finds he is not alone and may have a useful ally. Read by WED Robert Paterson. WED WED 18:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mr5y (Listen) WED Series 2, Bewitched WED Written by Edith Wharton. WED A tale of Vampire possession written in 1925 WED Saul Rutledge had a girlfriend before he married his current WED wife. Unfortunately, he still slips at night to see her. WED Even though she dies several years ago... WED David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling WED Vampire stories. Last year in the first series we WED concentrated on Victorian Vampire output but in these five WED tales we enter the 20th Century and introduce stories with a WED little twist from the UK and the USA. WED Producer: Clive Brill WED A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jnf8 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b012xpyk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtd5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Falco b007wpz2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dk3z6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00j751w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 What Does the K Stand For? b03ktz0w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Act Your Age b010dqgb (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 5 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 Jon Richardson is joined by Carl Donnelly, WED Lucy Porter is joined by Justin Edwards and Tom O'Connor WED teams up with Norman Lovett. WED Devised and Produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b03pjgjy (Listen) WED From 10pm to midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has WED two hours of comedy. Plus Jon Holmes chats again with Steve WED Punt. WED WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off b00p87r0 (Listen) WED Series 4, Greece WED He's back! But this time, he's got a computer! Budleigh WED Salterton's most famous citizen has been grounded by both WED the Home Office and his father, so he's set up GWH Travvel WED ("2 Ms, 2 Gs, 2 Vs - bit of a mix up at the printers"). WED Run from his bedroom in Budleigh Salterton, with the help of WED his long-suffering former Primary School teacher Mr Timmis WED and the hindrance of his sister Charlotte, it's a one-stop WED Travel/Advice/Events Management/Website service, where each WED week his schemes range far and wide - whether it's roaming WED the country lecturing would-be overlanders on how to pack a WED rucksack ("If in doubt, put it in. And double it"), or WED finding someone a zebra for a corporate promotion ("I'll WED look in the Phone Book - how hard can it be? Now, "A to WED D"...), GWH Travvel stays true to its motto - "We do it all, WED so you won't want to". WED In this episode we see the struggle between the Apollonian WED and Dionysian principles as Giles travels to Greece on a WED desperate rescue mission and eats far too much haloumi. WED Starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles. WED Cast: WED Giles Wemmbley Hogg ..... Marcus Brigstocke WED Professor Bakoyannis ..... Jack Klaff WED Mr Timmis ..... Adrian Scarborough WED Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg ..... Catherine Shepherd WED Jeremy ..... James Bachman WED Luke ..... Mark Evans WED Aphrodite ..... Nina Millns WED Colonel Yiannis ..... Chris Pavlo WED Written by Marcus Brigstocke & Jeremy Salsby. WED Producer: David Tyler WED A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun b007k272 (Listen) WED Episode 6 WED The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits the BBC Paris Studio in WED London. Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. From WED November 1993. WED WED THU THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER 2013 THU THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s74m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrd22 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mr5y (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtd5 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Falco b007wpz2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Winston Back Home b00pgpm3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 The Adventures of John and Tony b007k11n (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fwcz7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dk3z6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00j751w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 No Commitments b00776t6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club b007k243 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdj (Listen) THU Episode 5 THU As suspicions over Palgrove grow, the kindly detective calls THU on an old friend. Colin Watson mystery with John Rowe. THU THU 06:30 Falco b007wpsz (Listen) THU The Silver Pigs, Episode 3 THU Probing illegal imports of ingots, the Roman sleuth chances THU upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor. Stars Anton THU Lesser. Episode 3 of 4. THU THU 07:00 Bookcases b00sxt6h (Listen) THU The Man in White THU 1858 - Bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with THU struggling novelist Wilkie Collins. Stars Maggie Steed. From THU September 1998. THU THU 07:30 The Secret World b03kv277 (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 3 THU The impression show with a difference. This week, Mary Berry THU from Bake Off has to deal with a baking-related dispute THU between Ray Winstone and Bob Hoskins. Olympic director Danny THU Boyle is tasked with rescuing a cat from a tree, and James THU Naughtie seeks counselling from poet Roger McGough. THU With Jon Culshaw, Julian Dutton, Lewis MacLeod, Jess THU Robinson, Debra Stephenson and Duncan Wisbey. THU Credits 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 b007jnxm (Listen) THU Series 2, Don't Fence Me In THU Captain Mainwaring is horrified when some prisoners of war THU escape from a camp. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From THU May 1975. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) THU From 19/11/1953 THU The enigma of Mona Lisa's smile is solved, and Eth and Ron THU fancy their own place in The Glums. Stars Jimmy Edwards. THU From November 1953. THU THU 09:00 Hazelbeach b0088nnw (Listen) THU Series 1, Gardening THU Ronnie has a devious idea to get Nick's ex-girlfriend back. THU What could go wrong? Stars Jamie Foreman. From November THU 2007. THU THU 09:30 HR b00tj5qm (Listen) THU Series 2, Dogging THU Comedy drama series by Nigel Williams that charts the THU misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his THU trouble-making colleague. THU Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of THU purpose in his retirement, gets him a dog. But will the THU scruffy mongrel help Peter? Or will it add to his aggression THU and sense of injustice? THU Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce THU Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost THU Nasty Man ..... Tony Bell THU Woman ..... Christine Kavanagh THU Man ..... Sam Dale THU Director: Peter Kavanagh. THU THU 10:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fy1g3 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU The rabbits try to rescue General Woundwort's females to THU establish their own dynasty. Stars Tom George and Stephen THU Tomlin. THU THU 11:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlccp (Listen) THU Teaching THU As a student questions her teacher, he reflects on 23 years THU in that room waiting for the bell to ring. Short stories by THU the Irish novelist, read by Conor Mullen. THU THU 11:15 Afternoon Drama b00jd6r7 (Listen) THU Andrew Lynch - A Question of Royalty THU Comedy by Andrew Lynch, inspired by real events. Two THU bungling self-employed plasterers, ignorant of the THU constitutional crisis their actions could precipitate, steal THU The Queen's wedding certificate while working on the THU refurbishment of the Public Records Office. THU Bernie ...... Johnny Vegas THU Danny ...... Ricky Tomlinson THU Sarah ...... Catherine McCormack THU Jan ...... Nicola Stephenson THU Tim ...... Tim Bentinck THU Farnworth ...... Rupert Degas. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jnxm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Falco b007wpsz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Ladies of Letters b007k01j (Listen) THU Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat, Episode 4 THU Drama shifts to crisis as Irene gets Vera's kids to vent THU their feelings in verse. Stars Patricia Routledge and THU Prunella Scales. THU THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00spnnw (Listen) THU Calling a Hit a Smack THU Michael Morpurgo examines how children have fallen between THU the family and the state, sometimes with tragic results. THU THU 14:30 Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village THU b00nzwsn (Listen) THU Rabbit THU Hugh Bonneville reads from Louis de Bernieres' new book of THU linked stories which cast an affectionate but acute eye on THU the vanishing charms and eccentric characters of the THU fictional Surrey village of Notwithstanding. THU The major, his wife and Leafy Barkwell have a heartbreaking THU encounter on an evening walk. THU Abridged by Sara Davies. THU THU 14:45 Ronnie Corbett - High Hopes b0075y7r (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU A pantomime provides a solo opportunity and a potentially THU bruised backside. Ronnie Corbett reads from his THU autobiography. THU THU 15:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fy1g3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03lnlgp (Listen) THU Mel is back with the fourth episode of current story A THU Christmas Carol, read by David Jason. Plus, Dick and Dom THU explore more seasonal science in How Dangerous Is Your THU Christmas? THU THU 17:00 Ballylenon b0080skq (Listen) THU Series 5, Episode 6 THU The Americans are desperate to identify the owner of the THU Hoover cottage. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP THU McKenna. THU THU 17:30 Bookcases b00sxt6h (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s8gn (Listen) THU Sanctuary No More THU The weather worsens and Bowers goes on the rampage. The THU others have to run. But where? Starring Tom Mannion and Tim THU McMullan. THU THU 18:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrrbn (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU A visit to a potential ally begins to clarify MacLeod's THU thoughts, but raises doubts about Katrina. Read by Robert THU Paterson. THU THU 18:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mtfm (Listen) THU Series 2, Drink My Blood THU Written by Richard Matheson. THU Written in 1951 this is an unusually dark comic twist on the THU Vampire tale about a young pasty-faced school kid, Jules, THU whose only ambition in life is to become a vampire. But will THU his dreams come true? Richard Matheson wrote "I am Legend". THU David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling THU Vampire stories. THU Last year in the first series we concentrated on Victorian THU Vampire output but in these five tales we enter the 20th THU Century and introduce stories with a little twist from the THU UK and the USA. THU Producer: Clive Brill THU A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jnxm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b01136nk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Falco b007wpsz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlccp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Afternoon Drama b00jd6r7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 The Secret World b03kv277 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Elvenquest b00wdjz9 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 4 THU The search for the Sword of Asnagar is put on hold when THU Vidar is summoned home by his father. Meanwhile Lord THU Darkness also returns home form his Necromancer's THU convention, proud holder of the "Medal of Chang", the prize THU for being "Necromancer's Necromancer". However, it turns out THU that Lord Darkness may not have won it entirely fairly so he THU sets about trying to cover his tracks. THU The fates of Lord Darkness and the Questers are drawn THU together when they both end up having to cross the Gorge of THU Doom. But first they must pass the mysterious Bridge Keeper THU who controls the only passage across. And he charges a heavy THU price... THU An all-star cast, featuring: THU Stephen Mangan as "Sam", THU Alistair McGowan as "Lord Darkness", THU Gus brown as "The Bridge Keeper" 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 Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (Goodness Gracious THU Me, The Kumars At No.42) THU The producer is Sam Michell. THU THU 23:00 Sarah Millican's Support Group b0113086 (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 3 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, (which THU normally encompasses cake, tea and hugs). THU This week the team tackle two problems - "I'm a cherry THU childless and proud of it" and "I'd like to be romantic but THU I have a voice that makes children cry" THU Sarah Millican Sarah THU Ruth Bratt Marion THU Simon Day Terry THU Bridget Christie Jenny THU Joe Wilkinson Keith. THU THU 23:30 Rubbish b00770pw (Listen) THU Series 1, Excited THU Martin is persuaded to take control of his life. It's harder THU than it looks when it involves scaling the fire-fighter's THU climbing tower naked. Stars Reece Dinsdale. From October THU 2006. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2013 FRI FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007s8gn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01nrrbn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mtfm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdj (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Falco b007wpsz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Hazelbeach b0088nnw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 HR b00tj5qm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down b00fy1g3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlccp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Afternoon Drama b00jd6r7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Ballylenon b0080skq (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Bookcases b00sxt6h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdt (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI As Mortimer Hive enters the lion's den, can the inspector FRI unravel the wicked web? Colin Watson mystery with John Rowe. FRI FRI 06:30 Falco b007wpcl (Listen) FRI The Silver Pigs, Episode 4 FRI Investigator Falco exposes a murderer and makes a discovery FRI about love in the strict Roman class structure. Stars Anton FRI Lesser. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b007k0d2 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Survival of the Fittest FRI When her company takes on a murder mystery evening, it isn't FRI Rosie who makes a killing. Stars Prunella Scales. From May FRI 2000. FRI FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris b03lnprh (Listen) FRI Series 4, #2 to Go; Innocents Abroad FRI One of the world's funniest storytellers is back on BBC FRI Radio 4 doing what he does best. FRI This week, in "#2 to Go", a trip to China does not work out FRI well for David - especially on the food front. FRI The second story is called "Innocents Abroad" and tackles FRI the tricky tightrope of "going native" when learning a FRI foreign language. FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI Credits FRI Reader: David Sedaris FRI Producer: Steve Doherty FRI Writer: David Sedaris FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlws (Listen) FRI Series 3, Death in the Family FRI Harold must break sad news to his father Albert. Adapted FRI from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From FRI March 1971. FRI FRI 08:30 Yes Minister b007jmsk (Listen) FRI Series 1, Doing the Honours FRI Jim Hacker is outwitted by Sir Humphrey during an economy FRI drive. Stars Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. From FRI November 1983. FRI FRI 09:00 Girls Will Be Girls b007jy1z (Listen) FRI From 23/02/1991 FRI Sketches and songs from Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam, FRI featuring some girly gossip at the health club. FRI FRI 09:30 Electric Ink b01jrt6d (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson. FRI A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers. FRI Maddox refuses to give up a source. Could he really face FRI prison. FRI Maddox ..... John Sessions FRI Oliver ..... Alex Jennings FRI Freddy ..... Stephen Wight FRI Carol ..... Polly Frame FRI Masha ..... Debbie Chazen FRI Policeman ..... Henry Devas FRI Warder ..... Adeel Akhtar FRI Producer ..... Sally Avens FRI Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson's satire is set in the FRI world of modern newspapers. FRI A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major FRI news stories at the same time as grappling with the demands FRI of working in a multi-platform environment, watching FRI circulation figures plummet and the recession causing half FRI the workforce to be laid off. FRI At the heart of the comedy is the relationship between FRI Maddox Bradley, a journalist who mourns the day of proper FRI investigative journalism, and Freddy, the online editor who FRI will regurgitate a press release quite happily and call it a FRI story. But they have a grudging respect for the each other FRI as Freddy helps Maddox stay afloat in the world of Twitter, FRI Facebook and podcasting and Maddox shows Freddy how to sniff FRI out the real story. Both are at the mercy of Oliver, the FRI pragmatic editor more concerned with keeping his job, and FRI Carol, the news editor who believes that circulation will FRI increase if they run pieces on Big Mac eating orang-utans FRI and 'intelligent' skunks rather than Maddox's moral FRI crusading diatribes. And only Masha, the Russian head of FRI online communities, who wants to give away all their content FRI because that is true democracy, knows Freddy's secret; that FRI he's a posh boy from Eton rather than a hypercool kid from FRI the street; well that's what Freddy thinks anyway. FRI FRI 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Barry Lyndon b00t18j1 (Listen) FRI Episode 1 FRI A duel forces 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry to FRI leave home and serve in the Seven Years War. Stars Gerard FRI McSorley. FRI FRI 11:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlff5 (Listen) FRI Sleep FRI Tom watches his wife sleep, reflecting on all the events of FRI their life together through 25 years. Short stories by the FRI Irish novelist, read by Don Wycherley. FRI FRI 11:15 Old Ladies at the Zoo b03lnyc8 (Listen) FRI Every week, Bruno and Lily go to look at the animals. But FRI today it's time for some confessions. Stars Liz Smith and FRI Peggy Mount. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlws (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Yes Minister b007jmsk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Falco b007wpcl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Ladies of Letters b007k02v (Listen) FRI Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat, Episode 5 FRI The police free Vera's family, as Irene writes to her FRI estranged son. War of words with Patricia Routledge and FRI Prunella Scales. FRI FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood b00sprf9 (Listen) FRI Reinventing Childhood FRI Michael Morpurgo recalls the impact of adults on childhood FRI down the centuries up to the present day. FRI FRI 14:30 Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village FRI b00nzwsq (Listen) FRI The Broken Heart FRI Hugh Bonneville reads from Louis de Bernieres' new book of FRI linked stories which cast an affectionate but acute eye on FRI the vanishing charms and eccentric characters of the FRI fictional Surrey village of Notwithstanding. FRI When Obadiah Oak sells up and moves away from FRI Notwithstanding, he leaves his heart behind. FRI Abridged by Sara Davies. FRI FRI 14:45 Ronnie Corbett - High Hopes b0075y8c (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI After Australia, a surprise dinner invitation comes from an FRI unexpected quarter. Ronnie Corbett reads from his FRI autobiography. FRI FRI 15:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Barry Lyndon b00t18j1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03lnz6w (Listen) FRI Mel introduces the fifth episode of current story, A FRI Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Plus, Dick and Dom FRI explore more cool science in the last How Dangerous Is Your FRI Christmas? FRI FRI 17:00 Capital Gains b007r5d3 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Venture Capital FRI Absconding with £4.6 million cash proves challenging for FRI benefactor Julius Hutch. Stars Peter Jones. From April 1995. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b007k0d2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood b007jv49 (Listen) FRI The Antarctican FRI The struggle at the South Pole continues, but there's only FRI room for one survivor. Starring Tom Mannion and Tim FRI McMullan. FRI FRI 18:30 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix b01ns0y8 (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Can MacLeod escape the evil that stretches from North Africa FRI to Scotland? The gripping conclusion read by Robert FRI Paterson. FRI FRI 18:45 A Night With a Vampire b017mws7 (Listen) FRI Series 2, A Lot of Mince Pies FRI Written by Robert Swindells. FRI Swindells is a British author known mainly for his FRI children's books and indeed, this tale first appeared in a FRI collection of haunted tales for the young adult. But it has FRI a macabre and chilling undertone - set at Xmas and focussing FRI on a group of carollers who visit the same cottage every FRI year - and receive a special treat in return..... FRI David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling FRI Vampire stories. FRI Last year in the first series we concentrated on Victorian FRI Vampire output but in these five tales we enter the 20th FRI Century and introduce stories with a little twist from the FRI UK and the USA. FRI Producer: Clive Brill FRI A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jlws (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Yes Minister b007jmsk (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home b007jtdt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Falco b007wpcl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Roddy Doyle - Bullfighting b01dlff5 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Old Ladies at the Zoo b03lnyc8 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris b03lnprh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars b014gmfm (Listen) FRI Series 4, Ian Hislop FRI Marcus Brigstocke invites Ian Hislop to try new experiences, FRI including buying his first ever pair of jeans. From FRI September 2011. FRI Ian Hislop tries on a pair of jeans for the first time. FRI FRI 23:00 Little Britain b007jsvm (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 1 FRI It became a TV smash hit, but Matt Lucas and David Walliams' FRI oddball comedy premiered first on radio. From February 2001. FRI FRI 23:30 The Mary Whitehouse Experience b007jmqb (Listen) FRI From 17/03/1990 FRI Your chance to own Now That's What I Call Satire! Stars Rob FRI Newman, Rebecca Front, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From FRI March 1990. FRI