03 May, 2014

Radio 4 Extra Listings for 03/05/2014 - 09/05/2014

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SAT SATURDAY 03 MAY 2014 SAT SAT 00:00 Roald Dahl - The Man From the South b041ym4c (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Win a car or lose a finger - what will be the SAT result of an old man's bizarre bet? Read by Terry Molloy. SAT SAT 00:15 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World b007q9yw (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. SAT Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. SAT SAT 00:30 Kurt Vonnegut - Report on the Barnhouse Effect SAT b0085hqx (Listen) SAT Kurt Vonnegut's tale of an academic who discovers how to SAT control the forces of nature with his mind. Read by Stuart SAT Milligan. SAT SAT 01:00 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jngf (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Knees of the Gods SAT As if life wasn't sufficiently perilous, the gentleman thief SAT and Bunny join the army and head for Africa. Stars Jeremy SAT Clyde. SAT SAT 01:30 RD Wingfield b0082k48 (Listen) SAT Outbreak of Fear, The Killer SAT Sergeant Fowler takes steps as his suspicions grow over his SAT boss Chadwick's conclusions on the murders. Stars Leslie SAT Sands. SAT SAT 02:00 Millport b0076br4 (Listen) SAT Series 3, The End of the Beginning SAT The island makeover has gone sour, but with no Irene, can SAT ailing Bunty stop the bulldozers? Stars Lynn Ferguson. SAT SAT 02:30 Act Your Age b00g0nnv (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest. With SAT Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker. From December SAT 2008. SAT SAT 03:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession SAT b041yks9 (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. A new village surgeon discovers that all of SAT his female patients require a single remedy - marriage to SAT him. Stars Rebecca Front. SAT SAT 04:00 Rose Tremain Short Stories b007md6s (Listen) SAT Tropical Fish SAT The reflections of dying farmer John Sparrow and his son SAT Bob, who ponders life during a trip to London. Read by SAT Maggie Steed. SAT SAT 04:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds SAT b041yksc (Listen) SAT The £7,000,000 Touch SAT A quiet retirement eludes veteran detective Bill. Bundled SAT into a car, he comes face to face with Jacobus. Stars SAT Bernard Hepton. SAT SAT 05:00 Second Holmes b015qy32 (Listen) SAT The Case of the Reading Undertaker SAT The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate SAT the death of a man by crossbow. Stars Peter Egan. From SAT January 1983. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b00d8yxr (Listen) SAT Series 3, Promises, Promises SAT Rosie's Auction of Promises at a private school sparks some SAT competitive fundraising. Stars Prunella Scales. From August SAT 2002. SAT SAT 06:00 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet b007jqnz (Listen) SAT When he goes in search of Blackbeard's diamond, young John SAT Trenchard is drawn into a dangerous world. Stars Richard SAT Pearce. SAT SAT 07:30 Grasshead Racers b00x58v4 (Listen) SAT World-famous motor racing commentator Murray Walker explores SAT the most democratic of motor sports - lawnmower racing. From SAT July 2004. SAT SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 b00wr6qy (Listen) SAT I'm in Charge SAT The London Palladium has always occupied a unique place in SAT Bruce Forsyth's heart: "No theatre on this earth has ever SAT superseded the Palladium in my affections; it's just so SAT special . . . as intimate as a family's front room." SAT It was one night at the Palladium back in 1958 when Bruce SAT Forsyth's career changed forever - a celebrated appearance SAT with the late comedian Dickie Henderson led to Bruce being SAT offered the highly sought after job of compère of the weekly SAT TV variety show, 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium'. SAT Together, the show and its new presenter, turned out to be a SAT sensation - the highlight of the week for Britain's viewing SAT millions and the topic of conversation in factories, SAT offices, schools and shop floors on Monday mornings. SAT On the eve of the Theatre's 100th birthday - the Palladium SAT first opened its doors to the public on Boxing Day 1919 - SAT Bruce takes Paul Jackson on a tour of the theatre that every SAT star of their day aspired to performing in. If you made the SAT Palladium, you had it made. From Ella Sheilds and Dan Leno SAT to the golden era of American stars like Frank Sinatra and SAT Danny Kaye who had the crowds queuing round the block; from SAT George V & George VI, to Pinky & Perky and Mocombe & Wise, SAT the London Palladium has played host to them all. SAT Producer: Paul Kobrak. SAT SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller b01m6hqn (Listen) SAT Adam Hills SAT The Antipodean funny man opens up his own personal comedy SAT preferences. Including The Goon Show, Kenny Everett - The SAT Local Radio Years, League of Gentlemen, Flight of the SAT Conchords and Little Britain. SAT What do Adelaide, Melbourne and Edinburgh all have in SAT common? Their Fringe and comedy festivals have all been host SAT to popular and critically-lauded shows from this sunny SAT Australian comic. A purveyor of self-confessed "positive SAT uplifting comedy", Adam has been a Perrier nominee on no SAT less than three separate occasions, and a winner of the Best SAT of the Fest. Not only a veteran of the British panel game SAT circuit - via Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks - SAT he has presented Four at the Store for Radio 4. SAT A consistently popular comedian, in this programme, Adam SAT shares his love of radio comedy and it's formative role in SAT his comedy career. Go you big red fire engine! SAT Produced by Martin Dempsey. SAT SAT 12:00 Chris Fallon - Le Donne b042brd3 (Listen) SAT Series 2 Omnibus SAT Caterina finds her morality, courage and resourcefulness SAT tested to the limit as she joins the Camorra. Stars Indira SAT Varma. SAT SAT 13:05 Inheritance Tracks b0106vf7 (Listen) SAT Colm Toibin SAT The writer inherits 'I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marbled Halls' sung SAT by Joan Sutherland, and passes on Bob Dylan's 'I Threw It SAT All Away'. SAT SAT 13:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b007510p (Listen) SAT Ann Widdecombe SAT 4 Extra Debut. The former MP opens up to Dr Anthony Clare SAT about religion, being single and her clash with Michael SAT Howard. From July 1997. SAT Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with SAT prominent people from different walks of life. SAT Born in Dublin, author Anthony held a doctorate in medicine, SAT a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the SAT Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on SAT BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became SAT Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own SAT vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. Starting in 1982, this SAT series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV. Series SAT highlights include conversations with Bob Monkhouse, Cecil SAT Parkinson and Gerry Adams. SAT Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007. SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b007jnm5 (Listen) SAT The Great Bank Robbery SAT All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon SAT is duped into villainy. Stars Spike Milligan. From November SAT 1956. SAT SAT 14:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b00f9y6d (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 1 SAT The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx SAT Brothers radio shows recreated. With guest Spike Milligan. SAT From July 1992. SAT SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 b00wr6qy (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet b007jqnz (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b041vcqw (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT Comedian and adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates an 18th SAT Century bet, attempting to travel 25mph on water using only SAT the means available to a gentleman in 1765. History books SAT record of the original attempt, "Something snapped, there SAT was a fatality and the wager was abandoned." Last in series. SAT Clip SAT empty SAT Credits SAT Presenter: Tim FitzHigham SAT Producer: Colin Anderson SAT Writer: Tim FitzHigham SAT Writer: Jon Hunter SAT Writer: Paul Byrne SAT SAT 18:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy b007jm46 (Listen) SAT Secondary Phase, Fit the Ninth SAT The Vogons make an unwelcome return, Zaphod holds a séance, SAT and Arthur's quest for tea paralyses the ship. From January SAT 1980. SAT SAT 18:30 Fear on Four b007jnlv (Listen) SAT His Last Card SAT The Man in Black reveals Laura's feelings over a card signed SAT 'One day to death'. Stars Edward de Souza and Maureen SAT O'Brien. SAT SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller b01m6hqn (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Innes Own World b0178mxy (Listen) SAT Episode 2 SAT Spoofing the Today programme, and memories of playing a club SAT in Bolton. Songs and sketches from Neil Innes. From January SAT 2003. SAT SAT 22:30 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042cjdw (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 4 SAT Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SAT interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SAT Festival. SAT SAT 22:35 Creme de la Crime b007yvm3 (Listen) SAT Series 1, The Bells and St Clement SAT Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the curious case SAT of a fallen monk. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From SAT October 2001. SAT SAT 22:50 Tina C b00771rs (Listen) SAT Tina C's State of the Union Tour, Madrid SAT The country singing sensation and global activist SAT investigates the Spanish concept of 'duende', the mysterious SAT spirit of performance. From December 2006. SAT SAT 23:05 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042ck2f (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 5 SAT Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SAT interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SAT Festival. SAT SAT 23:10 28 Acts in 28 Minutes b008kmqx (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 2 SAT John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to SAT entertain with sketches, stand-up, music and surprises. With SAT Arthur Smith and Carrie Quinlan. From January 2008. SAT Featured Acts SAT SAT 23:40 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042ck2h (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 6 SAT Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SAT interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SAT Festival. SAT SAT 23:45 Julian Fox: On a Lonely Planet b042ck2k (Listen) SAT Canary Wharf SAT What will Julian Fox find when he takes his home-based SAT travel show to the towers of London's Canary Wharf? From SAT February 2005. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 04 MAY 2014 SUN SUN 00:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy b007jm46 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 00:30 Fear on Four b007jnlv (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 b00wr6qy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Chris Fallon - Le Donne b042brd3 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b007510p (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet b007jqnz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b041vcqw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b00fsbmd (Listen) SUN Omnibus, part 1 SUN English prejudices clash with Italian passions, when a young SUN widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. Stars Sian SUN Thomas. SUN SUN 07:15 Key Matters b00b5ltz (Listen) SUN Series 1, B Flat SUN Ivan Hewett explores how different musical keys seem to have SUN distinct characteristics and create specific moods. SUN He looks at the key of B flat. SUN SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pd5n7 (Listen) SUN Series 5, Murder Most Fouled Up SUN At short notice Arthur steps in to play a prominent role in SUN an evening Murder Mystery event for Lord and Lady Preston, SUN his new best friends - if they did but know it! Who SUN committed the heinous murder? Can Count Arthur solve the SUN case? Did he do it? Was it the butler? There's only one way SUN to find out! SUN We once again follow the one-time Variety Star as he SUN uncompromisingly fulfils his daily list of engagements. SUN Every day life with Count Arthur Strong is always an SUN enlightening experience! SUN Steve Delaney, Alastair Kerr, David Mounfield and Mel SUN Giedroyc star. SUN Produced by John Leonard and Mark Radcliffe SUN A Komedia Entertainment & Smooth Operations production for SUN BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 08:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tvg2s (Listen) SUN From 04/06/1959 SUN Host Kenneth Horne has talks at the BBC, and a celebration SUN of the great British summer. With Kenneth Williams. From SUN June 1959. SUN SUN 08:30 To the Manor Born b007jm4q (Listen) SUN The Honours List SUN With news of a New Year's Honour for a villager, Audrey is SUN nice to Devere. Adapted from TV with Penelope Keith. From SUN March 1997. SUN SUN 09:00 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster b00rm4xc (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN Dinah joins a new foster family, and finds some unusual SUN goings-on at her new school. Gillian Cross' story stars Lucy SUN Speed. SUN SUN 09:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) SUN Episode 1 SUN The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always SUN in trouble. Based on Alf Proysen's popular children's books. SUN Stars Alison Steadman. SUN SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b042cnct (Listen) SUN Psychologists, Dorothy Rowe SUN 4 Extra Debut. From Ella Fitzgerald to Franz Schubert, SUN psychologist Dorothy Rowe shares her castaway choices with SUN Sue Lawley. From March 2002. SUN SUN 10:45 Afternoon Reading b00qvlrk (Listen) SUN Elvis in Prestwick, Don't Ask Me Why SUN Series of three stories celebrating 50 years since Elvis SUN Presley's only trip to Britain, a brief stopover at a small SUN Scottish airport on his return from military service in SUN Germany. SUN By Ruth Thomas. The news that Sonia's best friend has been SUN hit by a car is overshadowed by the arrival of an SUN international celebrity at the local airport. SUN Read by Sally Reid. SUN SUN 11:00 This American Life b042cp3r (Listen) SUN Before It Had a Name SUN There's the time when you know something is happening, but SUN you're not sure exactly what. The illness before it's SUN diagnosed. The era, before it's been given a title. And SUN something changes when the name is given. Stories of that SUN transformation...between what it is now, and what it was SUN before it had a name. US public radio show from 2001. SUN Weaving interviews, stories, and music, This American Life SUN takes us on an intense weekly journey into the lives of SUN ordinary and extraordinary people and situations. SUN One of the great speech radio successes of recent years from SUN Ira Glass and his team at Chicago Public Media. SUN SUN 12:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b00fsbmd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 Key Matters b00b5ltz (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Stephen Gallagher - Chimera b007wtfb (Listen) SUN Brutal killings in a mysterious laboratory spark a SUN government hush-up. Dramatised by the author. Stars Sarah SUN Badel. SUN SUN 15:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tvg2s (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 To the Manor Born b007jm4q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b042cp4l (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc presents her highlights of this week's shows, SUN including Dick and Dom's attempt at worm charming and grass SUN whistling, and what it's like to pan for gold in the UK. SUN SUN 17:00 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster b00rm4xc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 The Price of Fear b007jn3p (Listen) SUN The Family Album SUN Vincent Price tells the tale of faceless commuter Arthur, SUN who proves to be a formidable adversary as danger strikes. SUN With Liz Fraser. SUN SUN 18:30 Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) SUN The Screaming Woman SUN Has little Margaret stumbled on a murder? Ray Bradbury's SUN vintage tale of suspense stars Rachael Jacobs and Beverly SUN Rowland. SUN SUN 19:00 This American Life b042cp3r (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Beyond Our Ken b00tvg2s (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 To the Manor Born b007jm4q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b042cnct (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Afternoon Reading b00qvlrk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pd5n7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042cplg (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 7 SUN Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SUN interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SUN Festival. SUN SUN 22:35 As Told to Craig Brown b00vkw57 (Listen) SUN Craig Brown's Lost Diaries, September and October SUN September & October. Autumn brings gloom for Sylvia Plath, SUN Thomas Hardy and Max Clifford. SUN A second chance to hear satirist Craig Brown dip into the SUN private lives of public figures from the 1960's to the SUN present day. SUN Voiced by Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Lewis McLeod, Ewan SUN Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Dolly Wells. SUN Written by Craig Brown. SUN Produced by Victoria Lloyd. SUN Credits SUN Producer: Victoria Lloyd SUN SUN 23:05 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042cplj (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 8 SUN Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SUN interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SUN Festival. SUN SUN 23:10 The Castle b00t4q0l (Listen) SUN Series 3, The Snowballs of Hell SUN Hie ye The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, SUN starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four Weddings SUN & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley") SUN In this episode there's romance in the air for Charlotte as SUN a vicious gang war breaks out in the Castle. Meanwhile, De SUN Warenne discovers the fondue and declares martial law. SUN Cast: SUN Sir John Woodstock ....... James Fleet SUN Sir William De Warenne ....... Neil Dudgeon SUN Lady Anne Woodstock ........ Martha Howe-Douglas SUN Cardinal Duncan ........ Jonathan Kydd SUN Lady Charlotte ........ Ingrid Oliver SUN Master Henry Woodstock ........ Steven Kynman SUN Merlin ........ Lewis Macleod SUN Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander SUN Music by Guy Jackson SUN Producer/Director: David Tyler SUN A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. SUN Credits SUN Producer: David Tyler SUN SUN 23:40 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042cptf (Listen) SUN Series 3, Episode 9 SUN Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present SUN interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy SUN Festival. SUN SUN 23:45 Julian Fox: On a Lonely Planet b042cpth (Listen) SUN Airports SUN The home-based travel show hits London's airports to review SUN flight options. How about a holiday in Gatwick? From March SUN 2005. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 05 MAY 2014 MON MON 00:00 The Price of Fear b007jn3p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Bradbury 13 b012qqvn (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited b042cnct (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Afternoon Reading b00qvlrk (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00pd5n7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Beyond Our Ken b00tvg2s (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 To the Manor Born b007jm4q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Stephen Gallagher - Chimera b007wtfb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster b00rm4xc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot b00p4jym (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jngz (Listen) MON Series 3, The Last Word MON War-scarred Bunny returns to London, determined to restore MON his extraordinary friend's reputation. Stars Jeremy Clyde. MON MON 06:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yy8yx (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Unassuming engineer Mr Graham runs for his life across MON war-torn Europe. Classic 1940s thriller read by Richard MON Greenwood. MON MON 07:00 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) MON Real Ale MON A real ale home brewing competition turns teachers Kenneth MON and Colin into bitter rivals. Stars Rebecca Front. From May MON 2008. MON MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth b041vvw6 (Listen) MON Series 13, Episode 4 MON David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians MON are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another MON to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past MON their opponents. Lloyd Langford, Jon Richardson, Katherine MON Ryan and Graeme Garden are the panellists obliged to talk MON with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Wales, MON Fish, Mouths and Perfume. MON The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the MON team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. MON Producer - Jon Naismith. MON A Random production for BBC Radio4. MON Credits MON Presenter: David Mitchell MON Panellist: Lloyd Langford MON Panellist: Jon Richardson MON Panellist: Katherine Ryan MON Panellist: Graeme Garden MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON MON 08:00 Listen to Les b0180fmx (Listen) MON From 20/01/1985 MON Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber, and Cosmo MON Smallpiece chairs a chat show. With Daphne Oxenford. From MON January 1985. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b007jmsx (Listen) MON Opportunity Knockers MON Will a star be born? The crew audition for a talent contest MON aboard HMS Troutbridge. Stars Leslie Phillips. From June MON 1972. MON MON 09:00 When the Dog Dies b012r7k7 (Listen) MON Series 2, Catchment if You Can MON Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom MON Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven MON series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings. MON In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays MON Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog MON Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy MON doesn't approve of at all - would like him to move out of MON the family home so they can get their hands on their money MON earlier. MON But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog MON dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a MON lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive MON lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money. MON Luckily, Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a MON friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help MON a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together MON face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make MON it more so. MON Sandy's quiet life is shattered by the need to make himself MON scarce while his daughter Ellie and his son-in-law Blake MON pretend, for reasons of social mobility and educational MON opportunity, that his address is their address. Hiding in MON the shed doesn't seem right for someone who dreams of being MON a hero. Not in the world's eye, perhaps - but certainly in MON his grandson Tyson's. MON Cast: MON Ronnie Corbett ..... Sandy MON Liza Tarbuck ...... Dolores MON Sally Grace ..... Mrs Pompom MON Tilly Vosburgh ..... Ellie MON Jonathan Aris ...... Blake MON Daniel Bridle .....Tyson MON Stephen Critchlow ...... Mr Mountjoy MON Producer: Liz Anstee MON A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 09:30 Chain Reaction b00tjsjf (Listen) MON Series 6, Ruby Wax interviews Harry Shearer MON The new series of the tag team talk show continues as last MON week's guest, the UK's favourite sharp tongued American, MON Ruby Wax takes the microphone to interview voice of The MON Simpsons, face of Derek Smalls and political satirist Harry MON Shearer. MON Ruby asks Harry to delve into some of his Simpsons MON characters, where he found the inspiration for Derek Smalls MON in Spinal Tap and who his favourite political target has MON been over the years. MON MON 10:00 Peter Tinniswood b007k354 (Listen) MON The Governor's Consort MON Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic. MON Written by Peter Tinniswood for Mary Wimbush. MON MON 11:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n3ptx (Listen) MON A Bit on the Side MON The tale of a middle-aged accountant and the end of an MON intense love affair. Read by Niamh Cusack. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b042cq8m (Listen) MON Clive Anderson, Paul Merton, Gerald Scarfe, Jo Nesbø, Clare MON Grogan, Bob Log III, Tinariwen MON In a special show from the BBC Radio Theatre Clive talks to MON writer, actor, comedian and presenter Paul Merton. Paul is MON about to return to Shakespeare's Globe for the 15th annual MON Comedy Store Players gig. The players will arrive on the MON world-famous Globe stage with no script and only the MON faintest idea of where the night will take them and their MON willing audience for one night only on Monday 26 May at MON 8.00pm. MON Clive talks to renowned cartoonist and illustrator Gerald MON Scarfe about NOISE Festival 2014. The festival offers MON creative talent the chance to bypass traditional routes into MON the creative industries and submit work to be judged by MON industry professionals or 'curators'. Submissions are open MON now until end of May, followed by showcase events in London MON and Manchester. Gerald is the curator for Illustration and MON talks to Clive about mentoring the creative talent of MON tomorrow. MON Nikki Bedi talks to author and musician Jo Nesbø about going MON from whodunnit to 'who smelt it dealt it' in his children's MON book 'Doctor Proctor Fart Powder: The End of the World, MON Maybe.' MON As a newly restored version of Gregory's Girl is set to be MON released on the 5th May, Clive talks to Clare Grogan about MON her role in the heart-warming coming of age British classic. MON Grogan was 17 and waitressing in Glasgow when she was MON handpicked by director Bill Forsyth to play Susan. MON Music from North Malian 8 piece Tinariwen who perform MON 'Chaghaybou' from their album 'Emmaar'. More music comes MON from helmet-clad one-man-band Bob Log III performing 'The MON Rattler' from his album 'Log Bomb'. MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON Clip MON empty MON Paul Merton MON Comedy Store Players are performing at Shakespeare's Globe, MON London on Monday 26th May at 20.00. MON Gerald Scarfe MON The NOISE Festival 2014 call for submissions is open now MON until late Spring. Check their website for details. MON Jo Nesbø MON ‘Doctor Proctor Fart Powder: The End of the World, Maybe’ is MON published by Simon And Schuster and available now. MON ‘The Son’ is published by Harvill Secker and available now. MON Clare Grogan MON The newly restored version of ‘Gregory’s Girl’ is available MON on Monday 5th May. MON Tinariwen MON ‘Emmaar’ is out now on PIAS / Co Op. MON Tinariwen are playing tonight at Cheltenham Jazz Festival MON and at Opera North in Leeds on the 6th of May. Both those MON dates are sold out but you can catch them at St George’s MON Church in Bristol on Monday the 5th. MON Bob Log III MON 'Log Bomb' is available now on Fat Possum. MON Bob is playing at Green Door Store, Brighton on Saturday 3rd MON and The Chambers, Folkestone on Sunday 4th May. MON MON 12:00 Listen to Les b0180fmx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b007jmsx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jngz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yy8yx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jrxz (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON As Harriet and Philip arrive to rescue Lilia's son, Philip MON finds himself captivated by Italy. With Sian Thomas and MON Jamie Bamber. MON MON 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007sxvl (Listen) MON The Census of 1841; Phytophthora Infestans MON The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With MON Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. MON MON 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea b00m52xm (Listen) MON Episode 6 MON An urgent letter to Rochester casts doubt on his wife's MON character. Prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre read by MON Adam Godley. MON MON 14:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma MON Hamilton b01lvb07 (Listen) MON Episode 1 MON Kate Williams' biography of the prostitute who became the MON mistress of Lord Nelson, despite humble origins. Read by MON Polly Walker. MON MON 15:00 Peter Tinniswood b007k354 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b042lp9n (Listen) MON Mel gets to grips with stone skimming and indulges in MON beetlemania with some naturalists, and John Sessions reads MON the first story from author Paul Jennings' Unpredictable MON Tales. MON MON 17:00 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag MON b008j8lc (Listen) MON Series 1, Birth and Death MON The GP's modernisation upsets Cameron, but then Mrs Todd's MON condition worsens. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon MON Sinclair. MON MON 17:30 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 When the Dog Dies b012r7k7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 18:30 A Good Read b042lr39 (Listen) MON Edwina Currie and Terry Wogan MON Tom Sutcliffe, Terry Wogan and Edwina Currie discuss books MON by Frank McCourt, William Trevor and Garrison Keillor. From MON 1997. MON Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt MON Publisher: Flamingo MON Felicia's Journey by William Trevor MON Publisher: Penguin. MON Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor MON Publisher: Faber. MON MON 19:00 Listen to Les b0180fmx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b007jmsx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jngz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yy8yx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n3ptx (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b042cq8m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth b041vvw6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042ls16 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 10 MON Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present MON interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy MON Festival. MON MON 22:35 Chain Reaction b00tjsjf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] MON MON 23:05 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042ls18 (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 11 MON Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present MON interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy MON Festival. MON MON 23:10 Machynlleth Stand-Up Show b042ls1b (Listen) MON 2014 MON BBC Radio 4 Extra brings you brand new stand-up from the MON 2014 Machynlleth Comedy Festival. MON MON 23:40 Comedy Club at Machynlleth b042ls1d (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 12 MON Made for 4 Extra. Arthur Smith and Isy Suttie present MON interviews and highlights from the 2014 Machynlleth Comedy MON Festival. MON MON 23:45 Julian Fox: On a Lonely Planet b042ls1g (Listen) MON Edinburgh MON Quibbling over rail fares, travel show host Julian finally MON leaves London on a cheap flight to Scotland. From March MON 2005. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 06 MAY 2014 TUE TUE 00:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jrxz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007sxvl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n3ptx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma TUE Hamilton b01lvb07 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 When the Dog Dies b012r7k7 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 A Good Read b042lr39 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 EW Hornung - Raffles b007jngz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yy8yx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Peter Tinniswood b007k354 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n3ptx (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b042cq8m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag TUE b008j8lc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Double Science b0133g6w (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmp26 (Listen) TUE Dead Side of the Mic, Episode 1 TUE Simon Brett's actor-cum-amateur sleuth gets embroiled in a TUE suspicious death at London's Broadcasting House. Stars Bill TUE Nighy. TUE TUE 06:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yyfl3 (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Surviving a bullet wound, engineer Graham leaves 1940s TUE Istanbul by ship with his military secrets. Read by Richard TUE Greenwood. TUE TUE 07:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007synq (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 2 TUE The musical comedian presents his selection of some of the TUE finest comic songs. With guest Andrew Lawrence. From August TUE 2005. TUE Music Details TUE The Bonzo Dog Band - Canyons of Your Mind (from The TUE Best-Iality Of The Bonzo Dog Band) TUE The Heebeegeebees - Quite Ahead Of My Time (from 439 Golden TUE Greats) TUE Gary Le Strange - Metal Boy (from Face Academy) TUE The Beatles - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (from TUE the Let It Be single) TUE Andrew Lawrence & Mitch Benn - Song For A Stranger TUE The Goodies - Funky Gibbon (from Yum Yum! The Very Best Of TUE The Goodies) TUE TUE 07:30 Down the Line b010m9tg (Listen) TUE Series 4, Episode 7 TUE The return of the ground-breaking, Radio 4 show, hosted by TUE the legendary Gary Bellamy; brought to you by the creators TUE of The Fast Show. TUE Down The Line stars Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy, with Amelia TUE Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy TUE Montgomery, and Paul Whitehouse. TUE Special guests are Rosie Cavaliero, Julia Davis, Robert TUE Popper, Adil Ray and Arabella Weir. TUE Producers: Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse TUE A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Credits TUE Gary Bellamy: Rhys Thomas TUE Actor: Amelia Bullmore TUE Actor: Simon Day TUE Actor: Felix Dexter TUE Actor: Charlie Higson TUE Actor: Lucy Montgomery TUE Actor: Paul Whitehouse TUE Actor: Rosie Cavaliero TUE Actor: Julia Davis TUE Actor: Robert Popper TUE Actor: Adil Ray TUE Actor: Arabella Weir TUE Producer: Charlie Higson TUE Producer: Paul Whitehouse TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jnq8 (Listen) TUE The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons TUE With the revelation that Neddie was once mass-produced, can TUE the original be found? Stars Harry Secombe. From November TUE 1956. TUE TUE 08:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0089jcz (Listen) TUE Series 3, Episode 2 TUE An escaped murderer is after the shady lawyer. The Marx TUE Brothers radio show recreated. With Michael Roberts. From TUE July 1992. TUE TUE 09:00 Street and Lane b00vzz09 (Listen) TUE Series 2, Estimates Day TUE When the Yorkshire builders price up fitting mirrors, they TUE end up seeing double. Stars Fine Time Fontayne. From January TUE 2007. TUE TUE 09:30 The Now Show b041yr8w (Listen) TUE Series 43, Episode 3 TUE Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on TUE the week's news. With guests Marcus Brigstocke, John TUE Finnemore, Laura Shavin and Grace Petrie. TUE Written by the cast, with additional material from Sarah TUE Morgan and Andy Wolton. Produced by Alexandra Smith. TUE Credits TUE Presenter: Steve Punt TUE Presenter: Hugh Dennis TUE Panellist: Marcus Brigstocke TUE Panellist: John Finnemore TUE Panellist: Laura Shavin TUE Panellist: Grace Petrie TUE Producer: Alexandra Smith TUE TUE 10:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jr8r (Listen) TUE Springtime TUE Gerald and Rupert are two very different gentlemen, with TUE very different responses to love. Stars Clare Holman and TUE Stella Gonet. TUE TUE 11:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n5plg (Listen) TUE Solitude TUE A child's impetuous act is finally resolved on a seafront TUE some 50 years later. Read by Penelope Wilton. TUE TUE 11:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds TUE b042m3c2 (Listen) TUE Appointment in Zurich TUE A quiet retirement still eludes veteran detective Bill as TUE his foe, Cater, sets an intricate plan in motion. Stars TUE Bernard Hepton. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jnq8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0089jcz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmp26 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yyfl3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jryd (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Preparing to rescue Lilia's baby Philip, Caroline and TUE Harriet find Italy intoxicating. Stars Jamie Bamber and TUE Emilia Fox. TUE TUE 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007szmd (Listen) TUE Famine; The Famine in Skibbereen TUE The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With TUE Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. TUE TUE 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea b00m5711 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE Antoinette seeks advice, as malicious gossip puts a strain TUE on her marriage to Rochester. Jane Eyre prequel read by TUE Adjoa Andoh. TUE TUE 14:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma TUE Hamilton b01lvjdl (Listen) TUE Episode 2 TUE Emma's inexorable rise brings with it a personal TUE transformation and the emergence of genuine talent. Read by TUE Polly Walker. TUE TUE 15:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jr8r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b042m3vz (Listen) TUE Mel Giedroyc rolls out the birthday bunting for former TUE children's laureate Michael Rosen, and we hear another of TUE Paul Jennings' 13 Unpredictable Tales. TUE TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts b007jx2l (Listen) TUE Series 1, Negative Vetting TUE Faith is not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks TUE about her. Stars Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam. From TUE December 1988. TUE TUE 17:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007synq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Street and Lane b00vzz09 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] TUE TUE 18:30 That Reminds Me b007jnv6 (Listen) TUE Series 3, George Melly TUE Anecdotes galore from the singer and author, featuring his TUE three great loves - fishing, surrealism and jazz. From TUE November 2001. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jnq8 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel b0089jcz (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmp26 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yyfl3 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n5plg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds TUE b042m3c2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 Down the Line b010m9tg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 The Music Teacher b00s3h48 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 1 TUE An aural feast of a musical comedy written by and starring TUE 2009 Writers' Guild Award winner Richie Webb as TUE multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny. With Vicki TUE Pepperdine as Arts Centre Manager Belinda. TUE Shut away in a windowless practice room in a regional arts TUE centre, music teacher Nigel Penny endures a succession of TUE pupils: the middle-aged bachelor with his homemade Moog; the TUE six year old trombonist who's arms aren't quite long enough; TUE and the female student who's forever in a state of tearful TUE crisis and never gets her oboe out - all these and more TUE enter Nigel's airless little room. TUE Nigel also has to contend with the panicked manager of TUE Letchington Arts Centre, Belinda, who's continued struggle TUE to keep the Arts Centre a going concern impacts bizarrely on TUE Nigel's world. TUE Nigel suffers from crippling stage fright. He hasn't TUE performed in public for years and frankly, he's not looking TUE to rectify this. Belinda, however, is. And not because she TUE appreciates his rare talent, but mainly because she always TUE seems to have some act that's cancelled and needs Nigel to TUE fill in. TUE We are privy to Nigel's thoughts: conversations and musical TUE performances are littered with the 'real' Nigel's asides, TUE which flit from commenting on what is happening to wandering TUE off on a tangent to becoming consumed with the prospect of TUE performing again. TUE Musically, though, the show sounds like no other: TUE Accordians; singing dogs; death metal guitar - we hear them TUE all. And the entire show takes place in Nigel's tiny, TUE windowless room. The claustrophobia is audible. TUE Episode 1 sees Nigel having to contend with an atonal TUE Barbershop Quartet and a depressed orchestral timpanist - TUE whilst Belinda is desperate to fill the slot vacated by the TUE Gilbert and Sullivan Society. TUE Cast: TUE Nigel Penny ...... Richie Webb TUE Belinda ...... Vicki Pepperdine TUE Other roles by Dave Lamb, Jim North and Jess Robinson. TUE Written by Richie Webb TUE Producer: Richie Webb TUE Director: Nick Walker TUE A Top Dog Production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Credits TUE Producer: Producer Norris TUE TUE 22:45 Earls of the Court b00qvpk2 (Listen) TUE Earls Reunited TUE Comedy drama series by Will Adamsdale and Stewart Wright TUE about two Australians down on their luck in London. TUE Lloydie returns after years of travel to find best mate TUE Johnno still living in their old flat. But their former gang TUE has disbanded and times have changed. Worse still, the sins TUE of the past are about to catch up with them. TUE Lloydie ...... Stewart Wright TUE Johnno ...... Will Adamsdale TUE Bonzo ...... Rufus Wright TUE Kirsty ...... Keely Beresford TUE Shalk ...... Michael Shelford TUE Brett ...... David Seddon TUE Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b0443pn8 (Listen) TUE The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Diane Morgan chats TUE to Katy Wix. TUE TUE 23:00 Delve Special b007jmzk (Listen) TUE Series 3, Not-So-Supergrasses TUE If criminals are liars, David Lander asks why the police TUE believe crooked informers. Stars Stephen Fry. TUE TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio b007jndx (Listen) TUE Roman Britain Radio TUE It's 55 AD, and Iceni Gold plays the hits for the ancient TUE Brits. But the Romans are due. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From TUE October 2000. TUE TUE 23:45 All the World's a Globe b007jww5 (Listen) TUE Episode 7 TUE The emaciation of women in the National Theatre of Brent's TUE definitive history of Earth. Stars Patrick Barlow. From June TUE 1990. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 07 MAY 2014 WED WED 00:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jryd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007szmd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n5plg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma WED Hamilton b01lvjdl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Street and Lane b00vzz09 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 That Reminds Me b007jnv6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmp26 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yyfl3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jr8r (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00n5plg (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds WED b042m3c2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Second Thoughts b007jx2l (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show b007synq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmr2t (Listen) WED Dead Side of the Mic, Episode 2 WED The plot thickens for the actor-sleuth as he delves into a WED death at the BBC. Stars Bill Nighy and Suzanne Burden. WED WED 06:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yz7b2 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Realising that his would-be killer is on board the ship, WED Graham tries to return to port in Istanbul. Read by Richard WED Greenwood. WED WED 07:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k3rr (Listen) WED Series 3, Crime Wave WED It all begins with a disappearing car and a little old lady. WED Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman and David De Keyser. From March WED 2002. WED WED 07:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters b041y1n3 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 1 WED Isy Suttie returns to BBC Radio 4 with a brand new series of WED her Sony Award Winning show, recounting a series of love WED stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, WED told partly through song. WED Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; WED quite often she's intervened, changing the action WED dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these WED stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, WED often disastrous, love life. WED In this episode, Isy returns to her home town of Matlock and WED observes the unfolding romance between Eleanor, a dinner WED lady, and Mr Woodfield, a teacher - both of whom are WED unhappily married, but find solace in their workplace WED friendship. WED With her multi-character and vocal skills, and accompanied WED by her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving WED world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love. WED "A voice you want to swim in" The Independent WED Produced by Lyndsay Fenner. WED Credits WED Performer: Isy Suttie WED Writer: Isy Suttie WED Producer: Lyndsay Fenner WED WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jpd5 (Listen) WED Series 6, The Last Bus Home WED The lad, Sid and Bill get stranded, so face a long walk home WED in the rain. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From October WED 1959. WED WED 08:30 Albert and Me b007jsdl (Listen) WED Holiday WED When Bryan and son arrive in Frimlington, their fellow WED holidaymakers aren't too welcoming. Stars Richard WED Beckinsale. From November 1977. WED WED 09:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jvrj (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 4 WED Cigarettes or no smoking? Ken is in a dilemma over two ad WED campaigns. Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From WED January 1982. WED WED 09:30 Country Matters b00lvz52 (Listen) WED Episode 6 WED Will Cathy finally make the break and give up city life for WED good? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From June WED 1994. WED WED 10:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jrcj (Listen) WED Water Games WED Gerald excites Gudrun with his physical brutality, but WED Ursula is infuriated by Rupert's prevarication. Stars WED Douglas Hodge. WED WED 11:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00ncf5p (Listen) WED Traditions WED A strange recognition across the generations for a schoolboy WED and an enigmatic maid. Read by Dermot Crowley. WED WED 11:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds WED b042m84m (Listen) WED The Last Move WED Retired detective Bill is powerless to stop Cater's long WED game. However, a new arrival changes the game. Stars Bernard WED Hepton. WED WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jpd5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 Albert and Me b007jsdl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmr2t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yz7b2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jryt (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father WED Gino, but discovers something unknown. Stars Emilia Fox and WED Tom George. WED WED 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007t2v3 (Listen) WED Fever; Emigration WED The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With WED Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. WED WED 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea b00m5qln (Listen) WED Episode 8 WED Antoinette opens up to her husband Rochester, but the WED following events lead to a betrayal. Jane Eyre prequel read WED by Adjoa Andoh. WED WED 14:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma WED Hamilton b01lwhb0 (Listen) WED Episode 3 WED Horatio Nelson's attention works wonders for Emma's social WED standing. But what of her husband Sir William? Read by Polly WED Walker. WED WED 15:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jrcj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b042mdpz (Listen) WED From Our Own Correspondent presenter Kate Adie chooses her WED Inheritance Tracks, and there's another of Paul Jennings' WED Unpredictable Tales. WED WED 17:00 After Henry b007jmnj (Listen) WED Series 1, The Cowboy WED Sarah's mother and daughter gang up on her when she hires a WED builder. Stars Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. From May WED 1985. WED WED 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k3rr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jvrj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] WED WED 18:30 Off the Page b0076695 (Listen) WED Rewriting the Past WED Chris Bigsby discusses historical writing with Louis de WED Bernières and Lucy Moore. Are fact and fiction dangerous WED bedfellows? WED In each programme, Professor Bigsby introduces a duo of WED writers of fact and fiction: new talent and established WED names. In the context of a discussion of one of the ideas WED and pre-occupations of our times, each presents a piece on WED this week's topic. WED The best new writing and the freshest conversation from WED 2002. WED WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jpd5 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 Albert and Me b007jsdl (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmr2t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yz7b2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00ncf5p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds WED b042m84m (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Isy Suttie's Love Letters b041y1n3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Genius b00802hh (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 1 WED 4 Extra Debut. A whole new realm of swearing opens up as Rob WED Newman joins Dave Gorman for more innovation in everyday WED life. From October 2007. WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b0443pnb (Listen) WED The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Diane Morgan chats WED to Katy Wix. WED WED 23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jvj6 (Listen) WED Series 4, Sleep WED Satan has never been to sleep, so Thomas and the Professor WED try to give him forty winks. Devilish sitcom stars Andy WED Hamilton. From April 2001. WED WED 23:30 Hut 33 b01kbhx3 (Listen) WED Series 3, Entente Cordiale WED Can the wartime codebreakers improve Anglo-French relations WED with a little derring-do? Stars Robert Bathurst. From WED November 2009. WED WED THU THURSDAY 08 MAY 2014 THU THU 00:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jryt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007t2v3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00ncf5p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma THU Hamilton b01lwhb0 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jvrj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Off the Page b0076695 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmr2t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yz7b2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007jrcj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00ncf5p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 Robert Barr - Galbraith and the King of Diamonds THU b042m84m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 After Henry b007jmnj (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi b007k3rr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmxj3 (Listen) THU Dead Side of the Mic, Episode 3 THU The actor-sleuth heads to New York for a funeral, and to THU pursue his investigation into a death at the BBC. Stars Bill THU Nighy. THU THU 06:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzbpt (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Hiding from his would-be killer Banat, Graham finds an THU unexpected guest waiting in his cabin. Read by Richard THU Greenwood. THU THU 07:00 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) THU A Complete Break THU Upwardly mobile Ben and Helen plan a holiday. Simon Brett THU sitcom starring Paula Wilcox and David Wood. From November THU 1982. THU THU 07:30 Cabin Pressure b01qdzc4 (Listen) THU Series 4, Xinzhou THU Sitcom by John Finnemore about the pilots of a tiny charter THU airline. THU It's cold, it's dark & there's no food on board. What better THU time for Gertie to decide to fall to bits? And what worse THU time for Arthur to try out his maths skills? THU Cabin Pressure is a sitcom about the wing and a prayer world THU of a tiny, one plane, charter airline; staffed by two THU pilots: one on his way down, and one who was never up to THU start with. Whether they're flying squaddies to Hamburg, THU metal sheets to Mozambique, or an oil exec's cat to Abu THU Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too THU difficult... THU Written by John Finnemore THU Produced & directed by David Tyler THU A Pozzitive production for the BBC. THU Credits THU Carolyn Knapp-Shappey: Stephanie Cole THU 1st Officer Douglas Richardson: Roger Allam THU Capt Martin Crieff: Benedict Cumberbatch THU Arthur Shappey: John Finnemore THU ATC: Lobo Chan THU Writer: John Finnemore THU Director: David Tyler THU Producer: David Tyler THU THU 08:00 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU Series 3, We Know Our Onions THU Onion-less Hodges hounds the platoon, which has Jones' van THU for an exercise. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From June THU 1976. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b0153nbh (Listen) THU From 03/03/1955 THU Ron Glum is emigrating, but will he get any further than the THU end of the road? With Dick Bentley and Alma Cogan. From THU March 1955. THU THU 09:00 Heresy b00scxbx (Listen) THU Series 7, Episode 1 THU Victoria Coren joins forces with comedian Rufus Hound, THU artist Grayson Perry and newspaper columnist Julia THU Hartley-Brewer in challenging conventional wisdom and THU knee-jerk thinking. THU For example, the received wisdom that 'Women look better in THU men's clothes than women do in women's' is rejected by THU Grayson Perry on the grounds that he's never been more THU successful with the ladies than when he's wearing a dress. THU In arguing against the belief that 'an artist who doesn't THU make his own work is a fraud' Julia Hartley-Brewer points THU out that nobody ever complained that Sir Christopher Wren THU was never seen up a ladder laying the bricks of St Paul's THU Cathedral. THU And all three guests dismiss the idea that spending 4.4 THU billion on the Large Hadron Collider is a waste of money - THU if only on the grounds that it may prove useful for smashing THU a few political leaders' heads together. THU Producer: Brian King. THU An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 09:30 The Young Postmen b00xjv0s (Listen) THU Everest (The Mountain) THU Fearing the sack, Derek goes mountaineering to prove he's THU employable. Stars Ben Miller and John Thompson. From THU December 1992. THU THU 10:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007k1yl (Listen) THU Moonlight THU Rupert proposes, but this decisive action leads to more THU questions rather than answers. With Clare Holman and THU Nicholas Farrell. THU THU 11:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) THU Sacred Statues THU Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours and herself, THU or is her husband being more realistic? Read by Niamh THU Cusack. THU THU 11:15 Tony Ramsay - Black Velvet b007jqnf (Listen) THU The 17th century, and Master Richard is playing a dangerous THU game with Annie, the gardener's daughter. Starring Rachel THU Atkins. THU THU 12:00 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b0153nbh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmxj3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzbpt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jrzb (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has THU other plans which spark terrible consequences. Stars Sian THU Thomas. THU THU 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007t599 (Listen) THU The Battle of Widow McCormack's Cabbage Patch; The Fenian THU Brotherhood THU The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With THU Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. THU THU 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea b00m5tkx (Listen) THU Episode 9 THU Antoinette returns home distressed. Husband Rochester makes THU plans to leave the island. Jane Eyre prequel read by Adam THU Godley. THU THU 14:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma THU Hamilton b01ly26z (Listen) THU Episode 4 THU Back in England, Emma gives birth. Desperate to be with her, THU Nelson searches for a perfect country house. Read by Polly THU Walker. THU THU 15:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007k1yl (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b042qfj9 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc explores people's passion for gnomes, and THU there's another of Australian writer Paul Jennings' THU Unpredictable Tales. THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior Revisited b007jxbn (Listen) THU Series 1, Oh No It Isn't THU Mr Maxwell's exercise in democracy leads to an outbreak of THU playground activism. Starring Carolyn Pickles. From May THU 2002. THU THU 17:30 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Heresy b00scxbx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] THU THU 18:30 Great Lives b00764gb (Listen) THU HG Wells THU Writer Fay Weldon and biographer Vincent Brome discuss the THU life of visionary novelist HG Wells. With Humphrey THU Carpenter. From 2001. THU The biographical series in which a distinguished guest THU chooses someone who's inspired their life. Will their hero THU stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of THU having led a great life? THU THU 19:00 Dad's Army b007jqlx (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b0153nbh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmxj3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzbpt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 Tony Ramsay - Black Velvet b007jqnf (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Cabin Pressure b01qdzc4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking b00773md (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU Perrier Award winning comedian Laura Solon continues her new THU sketch and character comedy series, aided by the voices of THU Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond. Plus more THU from the China Lion, the new barn conversion couple and a THU return to Chingley Hall. THU Credits THU Writer / Performer: Laura Solon THU Performer: Ben Moor THU Performer: Katherine Parkinson THU Performer: Ben Willbond THU Producer: Colin Anderson THU THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything b007k3wp (Listen) THU Series 2, The Museum Reopens THU Enjoy a display for the worst-selling author of Victorian THU times. Star Marcus Brigstocke and Danny Robins. From March THU 2005. THU THU 23:30 The Skivers b00hr7g8 (Listen) THU Series 3, Episode 1 THU Calm down, dear! Special guest Michael Winner joins in the THU sketch show fun with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From THU January 1997. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 09 MAY 2014 FRI FRI 00:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jrzb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:15 A Short History of Ireland b007t599 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma FRI Hamilton b01ly26z (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Heresy b00scxbx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Great Lives b00764gb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wmxj3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzbpt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007k1yl (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nhq56 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 Tony Ramsay - Black Velvet b007jqnf (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior Revisited b007jxbn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Semi Circles b007jts2 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wnmbt (Listen) FRI Dead Side of the Mic, Episode 4 FRI Can the actor-sleuth solve the deadly mystery haunting the FRI BBC, or will he end up in chains? Stars Bill Nighy and Nicky FRI Henson. FRI FRI 06:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzj3n (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI As the Nazis close in, Graham makes a grim discovery in a FRI cabin aboard the Sestri Levante. Concluded by Richard FRI Greenwood. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b00dbwtv (Listen) FRI Series 3, A Closed Book FRI Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but things FRI don't go by the book. Stars Prunella Scales. From August FRI 2002. FRI FRI 07:30 Bird Island b042l2xt (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 1 FRI EPISODE ONE: FRI Ben, a young scientist working in Antarctica, tries to adapt FRI to the loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary on his FRI Dictaphone. This week, Ben is all-consumed by a new cereal FRI bar while Jane and Graham are completing The Penguin Census. FRI Written by ..... Katy Wix FRI Produced by ..... Tilusha Ghelani FRI ABOUT BIRD ISLAND: FRI An atmospheric comedy about a cheery scientist based in FRI Sub-Antarctica. Starring Reece Shearsmith, Julian FRI Rhind-Tutt, Alison Steadman and Katy Wix. FRI On the one hand, Ben is on the trip of a lifetime. On the FRI other, he's trapped in a vast icy landscape with a dodgy FRI internet connection and a dictaphone. Loneliness is FRI something of a problem. So, Ben shares his thoughts with us FRI in the form of an audio 'log'. FRI His fellow scientist Graham should alleviate this sense of FRI isolation, but the tragi-comic fact is, they are nerdy FRI blokes, so they stumble through yet another mumbled FRI exchange. Not to mention the new arrival Jane, who Ben is FRI even more awkward around, for reasons that aren't entirely FRI clear to him. FRI Apart from his research studying the Albatross on the FRI Island, Ben attempts to continue normal life with an FRI earnestness and enthusiasm which is ultimately very FRI endearing. We eavesdrop as he chats awkwardly with Graham or FRI Jane, phones his mother or talks to himself, as he often FRI does. We also hear the pings and whirrs of machinery, the FRI Squawks and screeches of the birds and the vast expanse FRI outside. Oh, and ice. Lots of ice. FRI Bird Island is written by Katy Wix, half of sketch comedy FRI Duo 'Anna and Katy'. Katy is also an actress who stars in FRI 'Miranda', 'Outnumbered' and 'Not Going Out'. FRI Clip FRI empty FRI Credits FRI Ben: Reece Shearsmith FRI Graham: Julian Rhind-Tutt FRI Jane: Katy Wix FRI Beverley: Alison Steadman FRI Producer: Tilusha Ghelani FRI Writer: Katy Wix FRI FRI 07:45 Don't Start b01ml8b3 (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Notebook FRI What do long term partners really argue about? Sharp new FRI comedy from Frank Skinner returns for a second series. FRI Starring Frank Skinner and Katherine Parkinson. FRI The first series of Don't Start met with instant critical FRI and audience acclaim: "That he can deliver such a heavy FRI premise for a series with such a lightness of touch is FRI testament to his skills as a writer and, given that the FRI protagonists are both bookworms, he's also permitted to use FRI a flourish of fine words that would be lost in his stand-up FRI routines". Jane Anderson, Radio Times. FRI "Writing and starring in the four-parter Don't Start (Radio FRI 4) Frank Skinner gives full rein to his sharp but splenetic FRI comedy. He and his co-star Katherine Parkinson play a FRI bickering couple exchanging acerbic ripostes in a cruelly FRI precise dissection of a relationship". Daily Mail FRI ... "a lesson in relationship ping-pong" - Miranda Sawyer, FRI The Observer. FRI Series 2 follows hard on its heels. Well observed, clever FRI and funny, Don't Start is a scripted comedy with a FRI deceptively simple premise - an argument. Each week, our FRI couple fall out over another apparently trivial flashpoint - FRI the Krankies, toenail trimming and semantics. Each week, the FRI stakes mount as Neil and Kim battle with words. But these FRI are no ordinary arguments. The two outdo each other with FRI increasingly absurd images, unexpected literary references FRI (the Old Testament, Jack Spratt and the first Mrs Rochester, FRI to name a few) and razor sharp analysis of their beloved's FRI weaknesses. Underneath the cutting wit, however, there is an FRI unmistakable tenderness". FRI Frank says: FRI "Having established in the first series that Neil and Kim FRI are a childless academic couple who during their numerous FRI arguments, luxuriate in their own and each other's learning FRI and wit, I've tried in the second series to dig a little FRI deeper into their relationship. Love and affection FRI occasionally splutter into view, like a Higgs boson in a big FRI tunnel-thing, but can such emotions ever prevail in a FRI relationship where the couple prefers to wear their brains, FRI rather than their hearts, on their sleeves? Is that too much FRI offal imagery? FRI Episode 1: The Notebook FRI Frank's apparently innocent discovery of an old notebook FRI strangely rekindles Kim's former enthusiasm for Frisbee FRI throwing. FRI Directed and produced by Polly Thomas FRI An Avalon Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI Credits FRI Neil: Frank Skinner FRI Kim: Katherine Parkinson FRI Director: Polly Thomas FRI Producer: Polly Thomas FRI Writer: Frank Skinner FRI FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI Series 5, Men of Property FRI Albert and Harold set out to buy the yard's freehold. FRI Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. FRI From June 1974. FRI FRI 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007vlws (Listen) FRI Series 1, The Wedding Ring FRI The small-time crime writer is distracted when his wife FRI loses something precious. Stars Ian Carmichael. From March FRI 1976. FRI FRI 09:00 Act Your Age b00qplyn (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 5 FRI Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic FRI generations against each other to find out which is the FRI funniest. FRI Team captains Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne and Johnnie Casson FRI are joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, John Bishop and Tom FRI O'Connor. FRI FRI 09:30 Coming Alive b00g3g1k (Listen) FRI Series 2, Off the Hook FRI Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre FRI success? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. FRI FRI 10:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007k1zw (Listen) FRI Mountain Snows FRI A looming tragedy cements the future of Rupert, Gerald, FRI Ursula and Gudrun. With Clare Holman, Stella Gonet and FRI Douglas Hodge. FRI FRI 11:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) FRI Graillis's Legacy FRI The touching and compassionate story of one man's love for FRI two women. Read by Dermot Crowley. FRI FRI 11:15 Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker b00cz803 (Listen) FRI The story of the friendship between Noel Coward and E FRI Nesbit. Roy Apps' play stars Guy Henry, Ann Bell and FRI Rosemary Leach. FRI FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007vlws (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wnmbt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzj3n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread b007jrzr (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino, and learns FRI a bitter truth. Stars Sian Thomas, Jamie Bamber and Tom FRI George. FRI FRI 14:15 A Short History of Ireland b007sygj (Listen) FRI The Green Flag Will Be Flying Independently; God Save FRI Ireland! FRI The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With FRI Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty. FRI FRI 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea b00m5wdt (Listen) FRI Episode 10 FRI Distressed Antoinette must come to terms with her future. FRI Prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre concluded by Adjoa FRI Andoh. FRI FRI 14:45 England's Mistress - The Infamous Life of Emma FRI Hamilton b01m68vf (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Nelson and Emma are briefly reunited, but he must face the FRI French fleet off the Cape of Trafalgar. Read by Polly FRI Walker. FRI FRI 15:00 DH Lawrence - Women in Love b007k1zw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b042qrd0 (Listen) FRI Mel Giedroyc introduces the first finalists in this year's FRI 500 Words short story competition, and there's another of FRI Paul Jennings' Unpredictable Tales. FRI FRI 17:00 Second Holmes b0161p3d (Listen) FRI The Case of the Shadowed Minister FRI The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson help an MP FRI who claims he's being followed. Stars Peter Egan. From FRI January 1983. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b00dbwtv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Act Your Age b00qplyn (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] FRI FRI 18:30 Humphrey Lyttelton - Play As I Please b01fhr4f (Listen) FRI Playing for Eton FRI Jazz musician Humphrey Lyttelton tells June Knox-Mawer about FRI his life, his colourful ancestors and passion for music. FRI From December 1993. FRI FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jnbp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007vlws (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Charles Paris Mystery b00wnmbt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear b00yzj3n (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side b00nm0k3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker b00cz803 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 Bird Island b042l2xt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:15 Don't Start b01ml8b3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:45 today] FRI FRI 22:30 My Teenage Diary b01gd7lz (Listen) FRI Series 2, Victoria Coren FRI Rufus Hound hosts this six-part comedy series in which FRI celebrities are asked to revisit their teenage diaries and FRI read them out in public for the very first time. This week, FRI Victoria Coren. FRI Producer: Victoria Payne FRI A TalkbackThames production for BBC Radio 4. FRI Credits FRI Producer: Victoria Payne FRI FRI 23:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound b00mwm67 (Listen) FRI Series 4, Episode 6 FRI The new yoghurt for women, and meet Britain's best police FRI tortoise. Stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb. From FRI September 2009. FRI FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007qctj (Listen) FRI Series 1, Monsters FRI The spoof TV sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries. FRI Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From FRI October 1992. FRI