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SAT SATURDAY 02 AUGUST 2014 SAT SAT 00:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jylh (Listen) SAT Episode 10 SAT As the trial of Dr Aziz approaches, Mrs Moore refuses to SAT offer Adela Quested any words of comfort. Read by Samuel SAT West. SAT SAT 00:15 Sport and the British b01cvk8l (Listen) SAT Sport for All SAT Clare Balding asks why and when did the British government SAT get involved in sport. How did sport become part of SAT politics, in a country which had always prided itself on SAT keeping them apart? SAT The Nazis threw immense resources behind the German team for SAT the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, while the British Foreign SAT Office still thought sport should be, ' a private affair SAT between private individuals' free of government SAT interference. However by the 1950's post war politicians SAT began to think that physical recreation and games might be a SAT cure for the general apathy and discontent of British youth SAT as exemplified by the teddy boys, mods and rockers of the SAT era. SAT Professor Tony Mason of The International Centre for Sport SAT Culture and History at De Montfort University explains the SAT importance of the 1957 Wolfenden Committee's report in SAT broadening access to sporting facilities for all sectors of SAT society. SAT Technical presentation: John Benton SAT Producer: Lucy Lunt. SAT SAT 00:30 Winifred Holtby - South Riding b007jnp4 (Listen) SAT Episode 15 SAT Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some SAT decisions. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister. SAT SAT 00:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History SAT b015r2bd (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Suffering a stroke on stage, Henry Irving dies, but Ellen SAT Terry battles on. Eleanor Bron concludes Michael Holroyd's SAT biography. SAT SAT 01:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00ryl05 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT The first in the new series in which Arthur Smith invites SAT the audience into his Balham flat for comedy, music and SAT entertainment. Guests are John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew SAT Lawrence and Scouting For Girls SAT Producer Alison Vernon-Smith. SAT SAT 01:30 Fry's English Delight b00d8p82 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Cliche SAT Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English SAT language. SAT Stephen looks at how cliche operates for both good and bad. SAT A cliche crisis affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce and SAT Eliot and helped shape modern language and culture. SAT SAT 02:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0081lqq (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Simon Brett's thespian sleuth returns in a dramatisation by SAT Jeremy Front. SAT A murder occurs backstage in a West End production. SAT Charles Paris ...... Bill Nighy SAT Frances ...... Suzanne Burden SAT Alex ...... Danny Webb SAT Maurice ...... Jon Glover SAT Lucy ...... Jemima Rooper SAT Val ...... Liza Sadovy SAT Paula Lexington ...... Rachel Bavidge SAT Mal Benson ...... Nitin Ganatra SAT Juliet ...... Tilly Gaunt SAT Miles/Intercom Voice ...... Thomas Arnold SAT Mugger/Fireman ...... Jot Davies SAT Directed by Sally Avens. SAT SAT 02:30 When Harry Met Sooty b00759y9 (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Debut. Comedian Jack Dee presents the rags-to-riches SAT story of Britain's most famous glove puppet. With Sara SAT Parker. From July 1998. SAT SAT 03:00 Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes b0089brw (Listen) SAT John Durham's fight for the woman he loves sparks a SAT confrontation with a powerful and devious French family. SAT Stars Anna Massey. SAT SAT 04:00 Four Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald b0076f5l (Listen) SAT Three Hours Between Planes SAT Donald reunites with his childhood love Nancy and old SAT emotions stir. However, memories can deceive. Read by John SAT Sharian. SAT SAT 04:15 Ashes to Antarctica b01pj1l1 (Listen) SAT Antarctica: Setting off to scatter her husband's ashes, a SAT widow discovers more than she bargained for. Stars Carolyn SAT Pickles. SAT SAT 05:00 Ring Around the Bath b00p8fk7 (Listen) SAT Series 1, New House SAT Patrick and Stella find their dream house, but will the SAT children scupper their move? Stars Duncan Preston. From SAT September 2003. SAT SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses b00fd63v (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 5 SAT A TV star reaps what she has sown, when Rosie helps launch a SAT new garden centre. Stars Prunella Scales. From September SAT 2003. SAT SAT 06:00 James Baldwin 90th Anniversary: No Complaints SAT b04cfdhm (Listen) SAT If he had lived James Baldwin would have celebrated his 90th SAT birthday today, 2nd August 2014. He died in 1987 aged 63. SAT The American novelist, playwright, poet and polemicist came SAT to prominence during the 1950s and 60s, decades torn by the SAT struggle for civil rights in America. Born into relative SAT poverty in Harlem in 1924, Baldwin was a trailblazing SAT explorer of race, class and sexuality in America in novels SAT like Go Tell It On The Mountain (1953), Giovanni's Room SAT (1956), Another Country (1962) and Tell Me How Long the SAT Train's Been Gone (1968). After first visiting Paris in SAT 1948, Baldwin eventually made his home in France. In 1984 SAT Caryl Phillips - the future prize winning British novelist - SAT met James Baldwin at his French home. Baldwin had become a SAT mentor to the young writer and he allowed him to record an SAT extraordinary interview with him - just three years before SAT his death. It ranged from Baldwin's childhood and the SAT realisation of his homosexuality, to his struggle against SAT naked racism in America. Baldwin said whatever he had SAT endured he had 'no complaints' - giving the programme its SAT title - No Complaints - when it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 SAT in November 1984. SAT To mark the 90th anniversary Caryl Phillips returns to that SAT interview, to record his thoughts and feelings about James SAT Baldwin's legacy, and to introduce his own 2004 Radio 4 SAT play: A Kind of Home - James Baldwin in Paris. A play SAT inspired by Baldwin's fateful journey to Paris as a young, SAT penniless, black, homosexual writer struggling to survive. SAT It was a struggle that helped create one of the greatest SAT American writers of the 20th century. SAT Made for 4 Extra. The producer was Peter McHugh. SAT "the nearest thing I will ever find to having my wish come SAT true.." SAT Clips SAT empty SAT empty SAT See all clips from James Baldwin 90th Anniversary: No SAT Complaints (2) SAT SAT 07:45 Centurions b007jxd8 (Listen) SAT Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness SAT Owen Knowles, Dr Robert Hampson and John Milius discuss SAT paradox and moral ambiguity in the modernist classic, SAT published in 1902. SAT SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 b04cfdhr (Listen) SAT The British on Top of the World SAT Fellow climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris SAT Bonington's fraught but successful 1975 expedition to SAT Everest. From 2005. SAT Mountaineering is a harsh, unforgiving but ultimately SAT rewarding pursuit - Chris Bonington's 1975 excursion up the SAT South West face of Everest was marred by two deaths, but SAT captured the public's imagination. With significantly less SAT technological advantages than present-day climbers, Chris SAT Bonington's team were faced with numerous personal and SAT environmental challenges. He kept an audio diary which helps SAT piece together the team's progress. SAT Also a writer, photographer and engineer, Sir Chris SAT Bonington has written 17 books and finally reached the SAT summit of Everest in 1985 with a Norwegian expedition. He SAT has been mountaineering since 1951, when he was 16 years SAT old, and continues to this day. SAT SAT 09:00 Men, Martians and Machines b007jp32 (Listen) SAT Novelist, playwright and screenwriter James Follett is SAT nothing if not prolific - many of his dramas graced BBC SAT Radio's schedules throughout the 1980s and 90s. His SAT intriguing thrillers populated Afternoon and Saturday Night SAT Theatre, as well as Just Before Midnight - most notably the SAT Destruction Factor and The Light of a Thousand Suns. His SAT most famous radio success is the sci-fi epic Earthsearch, SAT which still enjoys a loyal audience on BBC Radio 4 Extra. SAT For TV, James has written a broad spectrum of dramas, SAT including Crown Court and Blake's 7. SAT According to his website, he is one of the few English SAT language authors published in China. Over 25 novels have SAT made him one of the most borrowed authors in British SAT libraries. James Follett began as a writer for the Ministry SAT of Defence (after filming sharks and hunting treasure SAT underwater). Since making this showcase in 2003, he's SAT recovered from a stroke and his work continues to be enjoyed SAT by listeners. SAT Features: The Devil to Pay, The Man Who Invented Yesterday, SAT Destruction Factor Ep. 1, Earthsearch I Ep. 2 /ep. 10, SAT Earthsearch II Ep.1 and The Bionic Blob. SAT SAT 12:00 Queens of Noise: Get It On Omnibus b04cfft4 (Listen) SAT It is 1989 and all-girl band Velveteens are high with SAT excitement as they sign their first record deal. With Hannah SAT Arterton. SAT SAT 13:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b04cfft6 (Listen) SAT Ed McBain SAT Crime novelist Ed McBain tells Anthony Clare about his SAT childhood and an intense lifelong commitment to writing. SAT From 1998. 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 Credits SAT Presenter: Anthony Clare SAT SAT 14:00 The Goon Show b00cghns (Listen) SAT The Junk Affair SAT Neddie combs the world for junk, hoping to corner the market SAT and make a packet. Stars Harry Secombe. From October 1957. SAT SAT 14:30 Dad's Army b007jrnv (Listen) SAT Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now SAT The platoon is set to take part in a secret worldwide radio SAT broadcast. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From September SAT 1976. SAT SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 b04cfdhr (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 James Baldwin 90th Anniversary: No Complaints SAT b04cfdhm (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:45 Centurions b007jxd8 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 07:45 today] SAT SAT 18:00 Mike Walker - Omega b007jl75 (Listen) SAT Building the world's tallest tower, a civil engineer SAT questions his existence. A vision of the near future. Stars SAT David Calder. SAT SAT 19:00 Men, Martians and Machines b007jp32 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 Vivian Stanshall's Radio Flashes b04cfgqq (Listen) SAT Episode 1 SAT Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band singer Vivian Stanshall took to the SAT airwaves of BBC Radio 1 on Saturday 14th August 1971. SAT Over 2 hours, re-live Vivian's mix of zany comedy and music SAT - including his take on Dick Barton's radio serial "Breath SAT from the Pit". Featuring drummer Keith Moon from The Who. SAT Vivian has previously featured on 4 Extra - thanks to his SAT solo comedy 'Sir Henry at Rawlinson End', which originated SAT as sessions for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1 in the SAT mid-1970s. SAT With Chris Bowler. Produced by John Walters. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 03 AUGUST 2014 SUN SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - Omega b007jl75 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 b04cfdhr (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:00 Queens of Noise: Get It On Omnibus b04cfft4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair b04cfft6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 James Baldwin 90th Anniversary: No Complaints SUN b04cfdhm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:45 Centurions b007jxd8 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:45 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus b007jrtm (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and SUN the joy of achievement. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip SUN Glenister. SUN SUN 07:15 The Piano Lesson b0075pn4 (Listen) SUN Crotchets and Quavers SUN 4 Extra Debut. What are the drawbacks and advantages of SUN taking up the piano in later life? With Richard Ingrams. SUN From November 1999. SUN SUN 07:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b007gyxy (Listen) SUN Series 2, Jockey SUN The surreal comedian's latest challenge is to be a jockey, SUN with no ability whatsoever. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From May SUN 2007. SUN SUN 08:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b04cfmy9 (Listen) SUN From 26/09/1941 SUN 4 Extra Debut. Could Mayor Tommy Handley be about to lose SUN his post in high office? With Maurice Denham and Jack Train. SUN From September 1941. SUN SUN 08:30 A Life of Bliss b04cfpy2 (Listen) SUN The Flat SUN 4 Extra Debut. David prepares to move back into his flat, SUN with warnings from Tony ringing in his ears. Stars George SUN Cole. From August 1957. SUN SUN 09:00 Just William - Live! b01pfrrc (Listen) SUN Series 3, William Holds the Stage SUN Last May, as part of Winchester's Best of British Festival SUN in celebration of the Jubilee, Martin Jarvis performed the SUN first of two of Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live SUN on-stage. SUN In William Holds the Stage, when an old boy of the school SUN gives a lecture on Hamlet, William gets a somewhat confused SUN idea that Shakespeare's plays were written by a man called SUN Ham, and that Shakespeare poisoned Ham, and stole the plays SUN and pretended he had written them. Then a man called Bacon SUN got involved and possibly someone called Eggs as well. SUN When it's announced that the class will perform a scene from SUN Hamlet in front of a live audience, William decides that, SUN despite being cast as an attendant, he'd prefer to play the SUN leading role himself. But things don't go entirely to plan. SUN A packed house at the Theatre Royal rocks with laughter as SUN Jarvis performs William's hilariously inventive version of SUN Shakespeare's masterpiece. Just William as 'stand-up'. SUN Performed by Martin Jarvis SUN Director: Rosalind Ayres. SUN A Jarvis and Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4. SUN Credits SUN Actor: Martin Jarvis SUN Director: Rosalind Ayres SUN Author: Richmal Crompton SUN SUN 09:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01cj1p6 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN by Rosemary Sutcliff, dramatised by Shaun McKenna SUN More magical happenings await Hugh, as he journeys through SUN England with the Strolling Players. But as Christmas SUN approaches, Argos has an adventure of his own and cannot be SUN found.... SUN Hugh ..... Josef Lindsay SUN Narrator ..... Adjoa Andoh SUN Tobias Pennyfeather ..... Allan Corduner SUN Jonathan Whiteleaf ..... Peter Hamilton Dyer SUN Nicky Bodkin/Walter Raleigh ..... Gwilym Lee SUN Benjamin Bunsell ..... Carl Prekopp SUN Pilgrim ..... James Lailey SUN Producer/Director ..... Marion Nancarrow. SUN SUN 10:00 The Reunion b04cfw5h (Listen) SUN Edinburgh Fringe Founders 1960 SUN 4 Extra Debut. Sue MacGregor reunites some of the founders SUN and leading performers from the Edinburgh Fringe, including SUN Arnold Brown. From September 2005. SUN SUN 10:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtl6 (Listen) SUN Eyes in the Dark SUN Galway was no ordinary Labrador. He wanted to be a sheep. SUN And then there was that business when he died. Read by the SUN author. SUN SUN 11:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b016c22y (Listen) SUN Series 7, Episode 1 SUN Originally cinecast to US cinemas, the American funny man SUN welcomes singers Joe Ely and Sara Watkins to Minnesota. From SUN October 2010. SUN SUN 12:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus b007jrtm (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 13:15 The Piano Lesson b0075pn4 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 13:30 Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness b04cg0px (Listen) SUN 4 Extra Debut. Sea captain Marlow is ordered to sail up the SUN Congo to find the mysterious ivory trader, Mr Kurtz. Stars SUN David Calder. SUN SUN 15:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b04cfmy9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 15:30 A Life of Bliss b04cfpy2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show b04cfy13 (Listen) SUN Mel Giedroyc has the best of this week's shows from the SUN Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. SUN SUN 17:00 Just William - Live! b01pfrrc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 17:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01cj1p6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 Ghost Zone b007jx3m (Listen) SUN Episode 4 SUN The alien's purpose in Inchbrae becomes apparent when Jill SUN and Beth witness more moments from the past. Stars Gayanne SUN Potter. SUN SUN 18:30 Richard Matheson - I Am Legend b007k10v (Listen) SUN Episode 6 SUN Crushed by the dog's death, Earth's last living man's SUN vampire quest continues, with a shock in store. Read by SUN Angus McInnes. SUN SUN 19:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b016c22y (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 20:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b04cfmy9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 20:30 A Life of Bliss b04cfpy2 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 21:00 The Reunion b04cfw5h (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN SUN 21:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtl6 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b007gyxy (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off b00fnfnq (Listen) SUN Series 1, China SUN The naive gap year student lands in Beijing for his Duke of SUN Edinburgh Award challenge. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From SUN July 2002. SUN SUN 23:00 Meet David Sedaris b0129bpk (Listen) SUN Series 2, Us and Them and selected diary extracts SUN The multi-award winning American essayist brings his wit and SUN charm to BBC Radio 4 for a series of audience readings. This SUN week, we learn no two families are ever alike in "Us and SUN Them" and we get a peep into the caustic mind of the author SUN when he reads selections from his extensive diaries. SUN Producer: Steve Doherty SUN A Boomerang production for BBC Radio 4. SUN SUN 23:30 The Big Booth b007k3g2 (Listen) SUN Series 2: The Big Booth Too, Episode 4 SUN Boothby Graffoe and friends share scary tales of the railway SUN and dramas at sea. With Neil Innes. From February 2001. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2014 MON MON 00:00 Ghost Zone b007jx3m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 00:30 Richard Matheson - I Am Legend b007k10v (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 The Reunion b04cfw5h (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:45 Fay Weldon Stories b007jtl6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday] MON MON 02:00 ITMA - It's That Man Again b04cfmy9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 A Life of Bliss b04cfpy2 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b007gyxy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:30 Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness b04cg0px (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday] MON MON 05:00 Just William - Live! b01pfrrc (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet b01cj1p6 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0082g3r (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Simon Brett's thespian sleuth returns in a dramatisation by MON Jeremy Front. MON Charles is understudying in a West End production. Star MON Michael Banks seems unable to master the script, leaving MON several people wanting him dead. MON Charles Paris ...... Bill Nighy MON Frances ...... Suzanne Burden MON Michael Banks ...... Leslie Philips MON Alex ...... Danny Webb MON Maurice/Man 1 ...... Jon Glover MON Lucy ...... Jemima Rooper MON Val/Woman 1 ...... Liza Sadovy MON Paula Lexington/SM ...... Rachel Bavidge MON Mal Benson ...... Nitin Ganatra MON George Birkett ...... Simon Treves MON Directed by Sally Avens. MON MON 06:30 Descendants b0075htl (Listen) MON Journalist Richard Dowden traces his mysterious ancestor, MON writer Lafcadio Hearn, who is a household name in Japan. MON From March 1999. MON MON 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels b007r4mg (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 5 MON When a new rival appears in town, 18th century smuggler MON Tamsyn Trelawny tries to quit. Stars Lucy Speed. From March MON 2003. MON MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b04bn28f (Listen) MON Series 61, Episode 5 MON The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to Bradford's MON St George's Hall. Old-timers Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and MON Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Andy Hamilton, MON with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the MON piano. MON Producer - Jon Naismith. MON Credits MON Presenter: Jack Dee MON Panellist: Barry Cryer MON Panellist: Graeme Garden MON Panellist: Tim Brooke-Taylor MON Panellist: Andy Hamilton MON Producer: Jon Naismith MON MON 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen) MON The Rich Brothers MON The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, and MON reveals all on showbiz cliches. Stars Peter Jones. From July MON 1986. MON MON 08:30 The Navy Lark b04cg41q (Listen) MON Bunging Up MON 4 Extra Debut. A lost toothbrush sparks angst for the crew MON of HMS Troutbridge. Stars Leslie Phillips and Jon Pertwee. MON From February 1969. MON MON 09:00 The Personality Test b00mbl3k (Listen) MON Series 1, Jennie Bond MON The former BBC Royal Correspondent quizzes a panel about MON herself. With Sue Perkins and Robin Ince. From August 2006. MON MON 09:30 My First Planet b04ck1nv (Listen) MON Series 2, They Came To Test Our Brains! MON A pub quiz and a talking yam spell disaster for Brian when MON he accidentally discovers his IQ. Oh and that's what MON Archer's lungs look like. Thank you Lillian. MON MON 10:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice b0087495 (Listen) MON Extraordinary wartime tale of inventor Geoffrey Pyke's MON battleship - made of ice. Steve Walker's drama stars Tim MON McInnerney and Dermot Crowley. MON MON 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON The Horse MON Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party MON for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding. MON MON 11:15 Loose Ends b04c9kys (Listen) MON Nikki Bedi, Kevin Eldon, Julian Ovenden, Jon Culshaw, Louise MON Wener, Arthur Smith, Slow Club, Samantha Crain MON Nikki's aboard the Big Train with comedy actor Kevin Eldon, MON whose book 'My Prefect Cousin' charts the rollercoaster ride MON of cousin Paul Hamilton's life dedicated to verse. MON Former Sleeper front woman Louise Wener tells Nikki about MON channelling her experience of the music industry into Radio MON 4 drama series 'Queens of Noise'. It tells the story of MON Velveteens, an all-girl band desperate to make it in the MON days before the digital revolution changed the music MON business forever. MON Arthur Smith meets Tony Blair and Obi-Wan Kenobi...or, more MON accurately, impressionist Jon Culshaw, back on Radio 4's MON 'Dead Ringers' with a new cast of characters. No one's safe MON from the merciless parodies, as the show takes down every MON programme, institution and politician we hold dear. MON Julian Ovenden takes a break from playing aristocrat Charles MON Blake in 'Downton Abbey' to star in 'My Night With Reg'; a MON funny and bittersweet comedy, set in the summer of 1985 MON against the backdrop of the mounting AIDS crisis. MON With music from Slow Club, who perform 'The Pieces' from MON their album 'Complete Surrender' and Samantha Crain who MON plays 'For The Miner' from her album 'Kid Face' MON Producer: Sukey Firth. MON Clips MON empty MON empty MON See all clips from Nikki Bedi, Kevin Eldon, Julian Ovenden, MON Jon Culshaw, Louise Wener, Arthur Smith, Slow Club, Samantha MON Crain (2) MON Jon Culshaw MON Episode two of ‘Dead Ringers II’ is on Wednesday 6th August MON on BBC Radio 4. MON Kevin Eldon MON ‘My Prefect Cousin: A Short Biography of Paul Hamilton’ is MON published by Faber on 7th August. MON ‘Poets’ Tree’ is back on Wednesday 6 August at 11.45 on MON Radio 4 Extra. MON Kevin is also at Baillie Gifford Main Theatre, Edinburgh MON Book Festival on Saturday 16th August at 21.30. MON Louise Wener MON The first series of ‘15 Minute Drama: Queens Of Noise’ is MON now available on BBC iPlayer. The second series starts on MON Monday 15th September on BBC Radio 4. MON Julian Ovenden MON ‘My Night With Reg’ is at Donmar Warehouse, London until MON Saturday 27th September. MON Slow Club MON ‘Complete Surrender’ is available now on Caroline MON International. MON Slow Club are playing at Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire on MON Saturday 9th, Victorious Festival, Portsmouth on Saturday MON 23rd August, On Blackheath Festival, London on 14th MON September and Electric Brixton, London on 11th November. MON Samantha Crain MON ‘Kid Face’ is available now on Full Time Hobby. MON Samantha is playing at Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire on MON Sunday 10th, Secret House Show, Sheffield on Thursday 14th MON and Green Man Festival, Brecon on Sunday 17th and Electric MON Circus, Edinburgh on Tuesday 19th August. Check her website MON for further dates. MON MON 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Navy Lark b04cg41q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0082g3r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Descendants b0075htl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyp6 (Listen) MON Episode 11 MON Across a tense and crowded courtroom, Adela Quested begins MON her testimony against Dr Aziz. Read by Samuel West. MON MON 14:15 Sport and the British b01cvr3s (Listen) MON Golden Girls MON In the final week of her series exploring how sport made MON Britain and Britain made sport, Clare Balding looks at the MON female British athletes of the 1960's who finally took MON centre stage on the podium and in the press. MON She visits the home of the Birchfield Harriers in MON Birmingham, one of the country's leading athletics clubs. MON There she meets Norma Blaine who'd been coaching young women MON athletes since 1951. Norma remembers when women were unable MON to compete in any distance race over two hundred metres. Her MON friend, Diane Leather ran a five minute mile, (breaking the MON women's world record), the same week as Bannister broke the MON male world record but Diane's achievement was never MON acknowledged. MON Clare explores the legacy of Anita Lonsborough,Dorothy MON Hyman, Anne Packer, Mary Rand and Lillian Board and asks if MON this golden age of female athletes can ever be repeated. MON The series has been made with The International Centre for MON Sport History and Culture at De Montfort University in MON Leicester. MON Technical presentation: John Benton MON Producer: Lucy Lunt. MON MON 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk31 (Listen) MON David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 1 MON Comedy by David and Caroline Stafford about manners, morals, MON accidental chaos and heavy-duty childcare. The story follows MON the fortunes of two au pairs, Alvy from Ireland and Dorkia MON from Hungary, who bond over their mutual condemnation of MON modern parenting. MON Dorika ...... Anna Maxwell Martin MON Alvy ...... Sharon Gavin MON Directed by Marc Beeby. MON MON 14:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsnr (Listen) MON The Outcast, Homecomings MON 4 Extra Debut. In 1957 a 19-year-old boy is released from MON jail. Emma Fielding reads Sadie Jones's novel about MON transgression and redemption. MON MON 15:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice b0087495 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03j8l19 (Listen) MON EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick joins Mel Giedroyc to read MON Sally Gardner's award-winning Maggot Moon. Plus, Dick and MON Dom begin their science series How Dangerous Is Your School? MON Chapters MON Maggot Moon MON Jamie Borthwick reads Part 1 of Sally Gardner's MON award-winning novel Maggot Moon MON MON 17:00 Second Thoughts b00fnfnv (Listen) MON Series 2, Maybe, Baby MON Broody Faith fancies starting a second family, but does MON Bill? Stars James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham. From November MON 1989. MON MON 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b007r4mg (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 18:00 The Personality Test b00mbl3k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 18:30 A Good Read b04ck4kb (Listen) MON John Bird and Professor Susan Greenfield MON Tom Sutcliffe, Susan Greenfield and John Bird discuss books MON by Gitta Sereny, Jerzy Kosinski and Guiseppe Tomasi di MON Lampedusa. From 1998. MON Into That Darkness by Gitta Sereny MON Publisher: Pimlico/Andre Deutsch MON Being There by Jerzy Kosinski MON Publisher: Black Swan MON The Leopard by Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa MON Publisher: Harvill Press. MON MON 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Navy Lark b04cg41q (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0082g3r (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Descendants b0075htl (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Loose Ends b04c9kys (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b04bn28f (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 My First Planet b04ck1nv (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] MON MON 23:00 Old Harry's Game b00w0d8p (Listen) MON Series 6, Edith MON Satan strikes a bizarre bargain with an eminent historian. MON Devilish sitcom starring Andy Hamilton and Annette Crosbie. MON From September 2007. MON MON 23:30 World of Pub b007jpby (Listen) MON Series 2, Episode 1 MON Dodgy Phil comes up with another scheme to fill the East End MON boozer with punters. Stars John Thomson. From January 1999. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 05 AUGUST 2014 TUE TUE 00:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyp6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:15 Sport and the British b01cvr3s (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk31 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsnr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 The Personality Test b00mbl3k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 A Good Read b04ck4kb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0082g3r (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 Descendants b0075htl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice b0087495 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b0076lzm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:15 Loose Ends b04c9kys (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 Second Thoughts b00fnfnv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels b007r4mg (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0084ldq (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Simon Brett's thespian sleuth returns in a dramatisation by TUE Jeremy Front. TUE Can Charles prove his friend Alex innocent of murder and at TUE the same time stop himself being made homeless? TUE Charles Paris ...... Bill Nighy TUE Frances ...... Suzanne Burden TUE Maurice ...... Jon Glover TUE Lucy ...... Jemima Rooper TUE Val ...... Liza Sadovy TUE Paula Lexington/SM ...... Rachel Bavidge TUE Mal Benson ...... Nitin Ganatra TUE Dr Blythe ...... Simon Treves TUE Madeleine ...... Jasmin Callan TUE Georgina Banks ...... Miranda Colchester TUE Miles/Newsreader ...... Thomas Arnold TUE Juliet/Journalist ...... Tilly Gaunt TUE Directed by Sally Avens. TUE TUE 06:30 Modern Piperacks and Interesting Umbrella Stands TUE b00766z9 (Listen) TUE 4 Extra Debut. Phill Jupitus looks at the heyday of Hobbies TUE Weekly magazine and at a vanished era when men had fun with TUE fretsaws. From March 2002. TUE TUE 07:00 Safety Catch b00vy3st (Listen) TUE Series 3, Uncomfortably Numb TUE A new series of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern TUE morality set in the world of arms dealing. TUE Simon McGrath is a generally nice chap who just happens to TUE be an arms dealer. It's not something he planned, he just TUE fell into it, and despite all his best intentions he just TUE doesn't seem to be able to leave because he has to pay his TUE mortgage like everyone else. Of course his real love is TUE electronic music and this is just a stop gap until he finds TUE the perfect outlet for his music - okay so the gap has TUE lasted five years but that's not the point. Once he can get TUE himself motivated he'll be out of there and, as his ever TUE supportive mum says, people will always want to kill each TUE other. So that's alright then...... TUE This week Simon is appalled that his boss thinks it's TUE inappropriate for him to empathise with the world's TUE persecuted and oppressed and stop worrying, but when his TUE family generally agree that worrying gets you nowhere he TUE sets out to give himself compassion fatigue so that he can TUE he can stop worrying and not feel guilty about all the TUE bloodshed in the world. Unfortunately his new outlook TUE doesn't seem to change Anna's parents view of him when they TUE come to visit. TUE Cast: TUE Simon McGrath ..... Darren Boyd TUE Anna Grieg ..... Joanna Page TUE Boris Kemal ..... Lewis Macleod TUE Judith McGrath ..... Sarah Smart TUE Angela McGrath ..... Brigit Forsyth TUE Madeleine Turnbull ..... Rachel Atkins TUE Glenys ..... Di Botcher TUE Hugh ..... Mike Hayward TUE Written by Laurence Howarth TUE Produced By Dawn Ellis. TUE TUE 07:30 Beauty of Britain b010y0sh (Listen) TUE Series 2, Life in the UK TUE Series 2 of this Radio 4 comedy follows Beauty's continuing TUE adventures among the cauliflower-cheese eating population as TUE the Featherdown Agency sends her to provide care for those TUE who need it - and occasionally some who don't, but all of TUE whom have relatives with guilty consciences. Beauty sees TUE herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to TUE live the dream in Britain. Until she gets the nod from God TUE about which sector of the economy would most benefit from TUE her entrepreneurial skills, Beauty will carry on grating the TUE Extra Mature Cathedral City, running the assisted baths and TUE trying to understand the British character. TUE The series breaks the embarrassed silence about what happens TUE to us when we get old and start to lose our faculties. TUE Beauty sees Britain at its best, its worst and also TUE sometimes without its clothes on running the wrong way down TUE the M6 with a toy dog shouting 'Come on!' TUE Beauty of Britain is a narrative comedy written by TUE Christopher Douglas (of Ed Reardon fame) and Nicola TUE Sanderson. TUE Episode 6 'Life in the UK' TUE Beauty Oolonga, a Southern African care worker, shares her TUE quirky view of Britain. Beauty's visa to work in the U.K. is TUE about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test and be TUE granted indefinite leave to remain and will the handsome, TUE mature Ade be her saviour? Last in series. TUE CAST: TUE Beauty ..... Jocelyn Jee Esien TUE Liz ..... Rita May TUE Helen ..... Nicola Sanderson TUE Mrs Gupte ..... Indira Joshi TUE Anil ..... Paul Sharma TUE Jodie ..... Margaret Cabourn-Smith TUE Waiter/Receptionist ..... Christopher Douglas TUE Ade ..... Paterson Joseph TUE The music for the series was performed by The West End TUE Gospel Choir. TUE Written by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson TUE The producer is Tilusha Ghelani. TUE Jocelyn Jee Esien as Beauty TUE TUE 08:00 The Goon Show b007jp3m (Listen) TUE The Burning Embassy TUE Peking's British embassy catches fire, so fireman Seagoon TUE posts off parcels of water. Stars Spike Milligan. From TUE October 1957. TUE TUE 08:30 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) TUE Digs TUE Medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady Mrs TUE Robinson. Stars Richard Briers and Geoffrey Sumner. From TUE July 1968. TUE TUE 09:00 Who Goes There? b00kfwbs (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 1 TUE Martin Young chairs the famous people quiz. With Francis TUE Wheen, Fred Housego, Polly Toynbee and Miles Kington. From TUE June 1998. TUE TUE 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere b00bx21n (Listen) TUE Series 2, 21 July 1799 TUE Dorothy worries over William's wedding and Thomas de Quinine TUE arrives. Lakeland poets parody with Denise Coffey. From May TUE 1987. TUE TUE 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7bhr (Listen) TUE Episode 1 TUE Stolen from an Indian deity, a huge diamond is given to TUE Rachel Verinder as she turns 18, but it disappears. Stars TUE Eleanor Bron. TUE TUE 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) TUE Miss King TUE A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and TUE Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 11:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good TUE b007jqrr (Listen) TUE Maurice Denham is former MP Sir Plympton Makepeace TUE reflecting on 60 glorious years in power. Peter Tinniswood's TUE comic monologue. TUE TUE 12:00 The Goon Show b007jp3m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0084ldq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 Modern Piperacks and Interesting Umbrella Stands TUE b00766z9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyqf (Listen) TUE Episode 12 TUE The people of India have cause for great celebration, but TUE sad news arrives from England. Read by Samuel West. TUE TUE 14:15 Sport and the British b01cw7kv (Listen) TUE Rugby's Big Bang TUE Clare Balding explores why Rugby Union tried to stand firm TUE against the encroaching tide of professionalism and in TUE August 1995, lost. TUE One by one the old bastions of the sporting gentleman had TUE fallen in the 1960s and 1970s. Cricket, tennis and athletics TUE had all abandoned the Victorian distinction between amateurs TUE and professionals. The word 'amateur' had almost become an TUE insult. But of all the major sports, only one continued to TUE uphold the banner - rugby union. It had introduced strict TUE amateur rules into the game in 1886 and ever since had been TUE determined to uphold them. Prof Tony Collins explains that TUE when the Thatcher era did away with the old school tie TUE mentality and money became an acceptable topic of TUE conversation there was only one way rugby could go. TUE This series was made in partnership with The International TUE Centre for Sport History and Culture. TUE Technical presentation: John Benton TUE Producer: Sara Conkey. TUE TUE 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk2v (Listen) TUE David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 2 TUE Comedy by David and Caroline Stafford about manners, morals, TUE accidental chaos and heavy-duty childcare. The story follows TUE the fortunes of two au pairs, Alvy from Ireland and Dorkia TUE from Hungary, who bond over their mutual condemnation of TUE modern parenting. TUE Alvy and Dorika have a night off. And that's just their TUE first mistake. TUE Dorika ...... Anna Maxwell Martin TUE Alvy ...... Sharon Gavin TUE Directed by Marc Beeby. TUE TUE 14:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsny (Listen) TUE The Outcast, The River TUE It is 1947 and, home from prep school, Lewis's idyllic TUE summer is set to come to a sudden and shocking end. Read by TUE Emma Fielding. TUE TUE 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7bhr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03j9g8f (Listen) TUE EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick continues his reading of TUE Sally Gardner's award-winning Maggot Moon, and Dick and Dom TUE investigate the world of bugs and germs. TUE Chapters TUE Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner TUE In today's episode, containing descriptions of violence, TUE Standish meets the secret police TUE TUE 17:00 Huddwinks b009kh0z (Listen) TUE Series 1, Railway '86 - The Movie! TUE British Rail's new Silver Bullet train ends up as a runaway TUE express to Aberdeen. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986. TUE TUE 17:30 Safety Catch b00vy3st (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Who Goes There? b00kfwbs (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] TUE TUE 18:30 Musical Genes b00hlddk (Listen) TUE Series 2, Arlo Guthrie TUE Tom Morton hears about Woody Guthrie and his music from his TUE son Arlo, an acclaimed singer-songwriter in his own right. TUE TUE 19:00 The Goon Show b007jp3m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House b007jsxl (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0084ldq (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 Modern Piperacks and Interesting Umbrella Stands TUE b00766z9 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 MacAulay and Co b04ckhq3 (Listen) TUE 2014, Episode 1 TUE 4 Extra Debut. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best TUE comedy from the Edinburgh Festival. TUE TUE 22:00 Beauty of Britain b010y0sh (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Fags, Mags and Bags b0105vtt (Listen) TUE Series 4, Magical Mister Murgatroyd TUE The hit Radio 4 series 'Fags, Mags & Bags' returns with a TUE 4th series with more shop based shenanigans and over the TUE counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty TUE sidekick Dave. TUE Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli. TUE 'Fags, Mags & Bags' has proved a hit with the Radio 4 TUE audience with the show also collecting a Sony nomination and TUE a Writers' Guild award in 2008. This brand new series sees a TUE crop of new shop regulars, and some guest appearances along TUE the way from the likes of Mina Anwar and Kevin Eldon. TUE In this episode Alok announces his sudden engagement to TUE Siddiqua, the daughter of the local Pennywise empire and TUE shop rival to Ramesh. So is it love that is driving Alok, or TUE the promise of a gadget filled backshop? TUE So join the staff of 'Fags, Mags and Bags' in their tireless TUE quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke TUE with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh TUE Mahju has built it up over the course of 30 years, and is a TUE firmly entrenched feature of the local area. Ramesh loves TUE the art of the 'shop'. TUE However; he does apply the 'low return' rules of the shop to TUE all other aspects of his life. Ramesh is ably assisted by TUE his shop sidekick Dave, a forty-something underachiever who TUE shares Ramesh's love of the art of shopkeeping, even if he TUE is treated like a slave. TUE Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both TUE surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach TUE to shopkeeping, but natural successors to the business, and TUE Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them TUE whether they like it or not! TUE Cast: TUE Ramesh ..... Sanjeev Kolhi TUE Dave ..... Donald McLeary TUE Sanjay ..... Omar Raza TUE Alok ..... Susheel Kumar TUE Mrs Begg ..... Marjory Hogarth TUE Keith Futures ..... Greg McHugh TUE Siddiqua ..... Debbie Welsh TUE Shahid Mirza ..... Mani Sumal TUE Producer/Director: Gus Beattie TUE A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 23:00 The Maltby Collection b00crds8 (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 2 TUE Deputy curator Rod steps up his campaign to save the museum TUE and pursue Prunella. With Julian Rhind-Tutt. From June 2007. TUE TUE 23:30 And Now In Colour b007w56x (Listen) TUE Series 1, Fairground TUE The sketch show team take their audience to the fair for TUE Will's birthday. With Tim Firth and William Vandyck. From TUE April 1990. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 06 AUGUST 2014 WED WED 00:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyqf (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:15 Sport and the British b01cw7kv (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk2v (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsny (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Who Goes There? b00kfwbs (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 Musical Genes b00hlddk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b0084ldq (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:30 Modern Piperacks and Interesting Umbrella Stands WED b00766z9 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7bhr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007rsyx (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good WED b007jqrr (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Huddwinks b009kh0z (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 Safety Catch b00vy3st (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b00856hy (Listen) WED Episode 4 WED Simon Brett's thespian sleuth returns in a dramatisation by WED Jeremy Front. WED Has Charles time to solve a murder, win Frances' heart and WED make it on stage by the time the curtain goes up? WED Charles Paris ...... Bill Nighy WED Frances ...... Suzanne Burden WED Maurice/Buffet Captain ...... Jon Glover WED Lucy ...... Jemima Rooper WED Val ...... Liza Sadovy WED Paula Lexington/SM/Sat Nav ...... Rachel Bavidge WED Alex/PR ...... Danny Webb WED Juliet ...... Tilly Gaunt WED Directed by Sally Avens. WED WED 06:30 Arch Rivals b0076qjk (Listen) WED 4 Extra Debut. Felicity Finch balances the claims of rival WED ballet shoe makers who are striving to keep dancers 'on WED pointe'. From February 2005. WED WED 07:00 Absolute Power b00805kb (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 5 WED Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe are challenged to boost WED public opinion about men. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. WED From January 2002. WED WED 07:30 Dead Ringers b04brr99 (Listen) WED Series 11, Episode 1 WED After a rest of 7 years, the classic, award winning WED impressions show is back with a new cast of characters. WED No one will be safe from the merciless parodies, as the show WED takes down every programme, institution and politician you WED hold dear. WED Starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis WED MacLeod, Debra Stevenson. WED Producer: Bill Dare. WED Clip WED empty WED Credits WED Performer: Jon Culshaw WED Performer: Jan Ravens WED Performer: Duncan Wisbey WED Performer: Lewis Macleod WED Performer: Debra Stevenson WED Producer: Bill Dare WED WED 08:00 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) WED Series 3, How to Succeed in Business WED Satan promises to either eat a cucumber or offer a million WED pound bribe. With Chris Emmett and Nigel Rees. From November WED 1977. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00f40lw (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED The cult sketch comedy's debut. Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, WED John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. From WED April 1964. WED WED 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth b00nk0g7 (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 5 WED David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are WED encouraged to tell lies and compete to see how many items of WED truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents. WED With Clive Anderson, Dom Joly, Fi Glover and Henning Wehn. WED WED 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful b007jv2q (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 3 WED A seven-foot squirrel drives ad man Ken Handley nuts, but WED can some face cream help? Stars Martin Jarvis. From February WED 1984. WED WED 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7ml6 (Listen) WED Episode 2 WED Is Rosanna hiding something and why is Rachel Verinder WED refusing to speak to Sergeant Cuff? Tragedy looms. Stars WED Kenneth Cranham. WED WED 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) WED The River WED A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his WED young daughter Frankie. Emma Fielding reads Margaret WED Bonham's story. WED WED 11:15 RD Wingfield b0089kpv (Listen) WED Daylight Robbery WED Miss Pickering has an ulterior motive for a newspaper ad, as WED do the four gents who reply. Stars Monica Grey and Norman WED Shelley. WED WED 12:00 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00f40lw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b00856hy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Arch Rivals b0076qjk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyrp (Listen) WED Episode 13 WED Despite his own good news, Dr Aziz is preoccupied with WED thoughts of Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West. WED WED 14:15 Sport and the British b01cwszw (Listen) WED Globalisation WED Clare Balding explores the way global television has changed WED our relationship with sport forever. It's no longer seasonal WED and is bankrolled by TV income and it bows to TV's needs. WED This series was made in partnership with The International WED Centre for Sport History and Culture. WED Technical presentation: John Benton WED Producer: Sara Conkey. WED WED 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk2x (Listen) WED David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 3 WED Comedy by David and Caroline Stafford about manners, morals, WED accidental chaos and heavy-duty childcare. The story follows WED the fortunes of two au pairs, Alvy from Ireland and Dorkia WED from Hungary, who bond over their mutual condemnation of WED modern parenting. WED It is Louis' birthday. The cake is prepared and the games WED are organised - what could possibly go wrong? WED Dorika ...... Anna Maxwell Martin WED Alvy ...... Sharon Gavin WED Directed by Marc Beeby. WED WED 14:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsp4 (Listen) WED The Outcast, The Introduction WED Lewis is still raw with grief when Gilbert asks him to meet WED the woman he has asked to be his second wife. Read by Emma WED Fielding. WED WED 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7ml6 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03j9swh (Listen) WED EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick continues his reading of WED Sally Gardner's Maggot Moon, and Dick and Dom continue their WED fun science series 'How Dangerous is Your School?'. WED Chapters WED Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner WED Standish remembers the time before Hector disappeared. The WED reader is Jamie Borthwick ... WED WED 17:00 Bristow b007r031 (Listen) WED Series 2, When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry WED With Christmas bonus talk, the buying clerk's generosity WED knows no bounds, for once. Stars Michael Williams. From WED November 1999. WED WED 17:30 Absolute Power b00805kb (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 18:00 The Unbelievable Truth b00nk0g7 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] WED WED 18:30 Off the Page b04cnqz1 (Listen) WED Countryside WED Rock critic Neil McCormick, poet Dorothea Smartt and writer WED Andy Miller share their love and fear of rural Britain. WED Matthew Parris introduces a group of writers of fact and WED fiction: new talent and established names. In the context of WED a discussion of one of the ideas and pre-occupations of our WED times, each presents a piece on this week's topic. WED The best new writing and the freshest conversation from WED 2002. WED WED 19:00 The Burkiss Way b007jqv4 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00f40lw (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b00856hy (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Arch Rivals b0076qjk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 MacAulay and Co b04cryj0 (Listen) WED 2014, Episode 2 WED Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from WED the Edinburgh Festival. WED WED 22:00 Dead Ringers b04brr99 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records b00n8nk9 (Listen) WED Series 2, Oh Carolina WED Adam finally goes out on a date, but is the lady in question WED quite what she appears? Starring Lenny Henry. From October WED 2009. WED WED 23:00 The Harpoon b00cq60w (Listen) WED Series 3, Episode 4 WED A star-spangled American issue of the nostalgic spoof of WED boys' adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From WED March 1994. WED WED 23:30 Sarah at the Stand b01425t6 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Sarah Millican is in Edinburgh with stand-up and backstage WED featuring Mark Nelson, Alun Cochrane and Reginald D Hunter. WED From October 2010. WED WED 23:45 Poets' Tree b00shngl (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Poet Paul Hamilton's magazine features classics and an WED unusual person trying poetry out. Stars Kevin Eldon. From WED April 2008. WED WED THU THURSDAY 07 AUGUST 2014 THU THU 00:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyrp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:15 Sport and the British b01cwszw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfk2x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:45 Book at Bedtime b009fsp4 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 The Unbelievable Truth b00nk0g7 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Off the Page b04cnqz1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Charles Paris - Murder Unprompted b00856hy (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 Arch Rivals b0076qjk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r7ml6 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007s9rk (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:15 RD Wingfield b0089kpv (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 Bristow b007r031 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Absolute Power b00805kb (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Tom Stoppard - Where Are They Now? b01kbhws (Listen) THU An Old Boys reunion dinner inevitably invites echoes from THU the past. Stars Carleton Hobbs, Lockwood West and Timothy THU West. THU THU 06:30 Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron b0076ylh (Listen) THU Mark Radcliffe charts the history of the unwieldy Mellotron, THU a bizarre, tape-driven instrument that dominated the THU soundscape of the late 60s and 70s and featured on records THU by The Beatles, The Moody Blues, King Crimson and Tangerine THU Dream, to name a few. THU Download this programme (right click and 'save as) THU Credits THU Presenter: Mark Radcliffe THU Interviewed Guest: Tony Banks THU Interviewed Guest: Paul McCartney THU Interviewed Guest: Paul Weller THU THU 07:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jr5m (Listen) THU Series 1, The Agony and the Ecstasy THU Italian exchange student Gian Paolo meets the Conroy family THU and it is Gay Pride. Stars Dominic Monaghan. From August THU 1999. THU THU 07:30 Listen Against b016x3gn (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 2 THU Listen Against is the comedy that takes the back off your THU radio and television, fiddles round with the programmes THU inside and then puts them all back the wrong way round. THU Using "beautifully crafted, scalpel sharp" (Gillian THU Reynolds) mash-ups of current and archive programmes Listen THU Against creates a "sly, sharp, smart, surreal, satirical" THU world (Sunday Telegraph) where Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes THU look back in amplitude of at a week's worth of broadcasting THU like a media tapeworm going through a dog. THU Like "the mischievous offspring of Points of View and The THU Day Today" (Observer) fictional listeners bombard Listen THU Against with fictional letters and emails complaining about THU half-fictional programmes while fictional guests and real THU life presenters (this series includes Melvyn Bragg, Jeremy THU Vine and Vanessa Feltz) argue with each other in "a gem of a THU satirical swoop at radio and television." (Guardian). THU Written and created by Jon Holmes THU Presented by Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes THU Cast: THU Kevin Eldon (Brass Eye, Big Train) THU Justin Edwards (The Thick of It) THU Sarah Hadland (Miranda) THU James Bachman (Mitchell & Webb) THU Kim Wall (Big Train , IT Crowd) THU David Mara (RSC & Donmar Warehouse) THU Produced by Sam Bryant. THU THU 08:00 Parsley Sidings b04cnsgs (Listen) THU Series 2, Pass the Parcel THU Bert's parcel mix-up at the station's Left Luggage Office THU causes havoc. Stars Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender. From THU September 1973. THU After a pilot was made in 1971, two series of Parsley THU Sidings were made for BBC Radio 2 between 1971 and 73. THU Written by radio stalwart Jim Eldridge, the eponymous series THU is set in a sleepy railway station somewhere on the main THU line between London and Birmingham. THU The Hepplewhites have run Parsley Sidings for generations THU and current Station Master, Horace, hopes his son Bert will THU continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to THU work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station THU Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy THU Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient THU Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made THU remedies in equal measure. Their nemesis is Phineas Perkins, THU the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the THU line. THU Co-starring Kenneth Connor, Liz Fraser and Michael Elwick. THU Produced by Edward Taylor. THU THU 08:30 Take It From Here b007k438 (Listen) THU From 24/04/1957 THU Can Mr Glum stop Ron and Eth marrying in a court of law? THU Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From April 1957. THU THU 09:00 The Write Stuff b00qpq1x (Listen) THU Series 9, Nancy Mitford THU James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary THU correctness. Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are THU joined by John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham. The author of THU the week and subject for pastiche is Nancy Mitford, and the THU reader is Beth Chalmers. THU THU 09:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b008h4qy (Listen) THU Series 2, About Some Boys THU Robin is soaking. Derek is excited. Maureen is furious. THU Whatever next? Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From THU June 2003. THU THU 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r80rw (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU No clues for Sergeant Cuff. In London, Lady Verinder's poor THU relation, Miss Clack, takes up Rachel's story. Stars Marcia THU Warren. THU THU 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) THU The Two Mrs Reeds THU Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward. THU Emma Fielding reads Margaret Bonham's story. THU THU 11:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen b00hp7mw (Listen) THU The tragic tale of Jemmy Grove's unrequited love is inspired THU by the folk song. Stars Keith Barron and Honeysuckle Weeks. THU THU 12:00 Parsley Sidings b04cnsgs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Take It From Here b007k438 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Tom Stoppard - Where Are They Now? b01kbhws (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron b0076ylh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jysz (Listen) THU Episode 14 THU Two years after their last meeting, Dr Aziz once again comes THU face-to-face with Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West. THU THU 14:15 Sport and the British b01cwvp9 (Listen) THU The State of Play THU Clare Balding with Professors Richard Holt, Tony Collins and THU Mike Cronin explores the cultural importance of the great THU triviality that is sport. THU The series was made in partnership with The International THU Centre for Sports History and Culture at de Montfort THU University. THU Producer: Lucy Lunt THU Executive Editor: Ian Bent. THU Recording the final programme THU Clare with Professors Richard Holt, Tony Collins and Mike THU Cronin. THU THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfkgz (Listen) THU David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 4 THU Comedy by David and Caroline Stafford about manners, morals, THU accidental chaos and heavy-duty childcare. The story follows THU the fortunes of two au pairs, Alvy from Ireland and Dorkia THU from Hungary, who bond over their mutual condemnation of THU modern parenting. THU Alvy and Dorika go to the zoo. Lock up your children. THU Dorika ...... Anna Maxwell Martin THU Alvy ...... Sharon Gavin THU Directed by Marc Beeby. THU THU 14:45 Book at Bedtime b009fspb (Listen) THU The Outcast, Soho THU Unwelcome at home, Lewis finds his anger and hurt hard to THU control. An explosive moment ends in flight. Read by Emma THU Fielding. THU THU 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r80rw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03j9xb6 (Listen) THU Mel Giedroyc presents Sally Gardner's award-winning Maggot THU Moon, read exclusively by EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick. THU Plus, Dick and Dom investigate sport in 'How Dangerous'. THU Chapters THU Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner THU The alarm bell rings! There's an intruder in the house. The THU reader is Jamie Borthwick... THU THU 17:00 King Street Junior Revisited b007jxhx (Listen) THU Series 2, Love All THU Safety on the roads, romance in the air and a painful little THU problem for Mr Long. With Carolyn Pickles. From July 2003. THU THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jr5m (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 The Write Stuff b00qpq1x (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] THU THU 18:30 Great Lives b04cp5dc (Listen) THU Viscount Slim THU Lord Carrington and Lord John Slim discuss military leader, THU Field-Marshal Viscount Slim. With Humphrey Carpenter. From THU 2002. THU Each week Humphrey Carpenter invites famous people to THU nominate great lives for discussion. THU Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Secretary and former Secretary THU General of NATO, Lord Carrington chooses the overlooked THU Second World War military leader, Field-Marshal Viscount THU Slim, who he first met in the Australia of the 1950s. THU Slim's son John explains how his father was known as 'Uncle THU Bill' to the men of the 14th Army during the arduous Burma THU Campaign. THU THU 19:00 Parsley Sidings b04cnsgs (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Take It From Here b007k438 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Tom Stoppard - Where Are They Now? b01kbhws (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron b0076ylh (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 MacAulay and Co b04crzdz (Listen) THU 2014, Episode 3 THU Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from THU the Edinburgh Festival. THU THU 22:00 Listen Against b016x3gn (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking b00c5xtr (Listen) THU Series 2, Episode 5 THU An attic full of peas, switching from Girl Guide to sumo THU wrestler and dull geological holidays. With Ben Moor. From THU June 2008. THU THU 23:00 Hard to Tell b016ldt6 (Listen) THU Series 1, Episode 4 THU Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy by Jonny THU Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009). who THU conjures up characters depicting every relationship from THU father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the THU feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked THU to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to THU long term partners and their dearly departed. THU In episode 4, Tom's loyalty is tested to the full when he's THU forced to choose between supporting Ellen as a bridesmaid or THU indulging in an uninterrupted TV marathon of Jonathan Creek, THU season 2. THU Producer: Lucy Armitage THU A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4. THU Credits THU Luke: Tom Basden THU Paul: Simon Greenall THU Ashley: Alex MacQueen THU Lesley: Vicki Pepperdine THU Ellen: Charlotte Ritchie THU Hermione: Sarah Solemani THU Tom: Jonny Sweet THU Maeve: Katy Wix THU Producer: Lucy Armitage THU Writer: Jonny Sweet THU THU 23:30 Dave Podmore's Cricket Night b007wzp2 (Listen) THU Episode 3 THU Loyalties are split for our hero, as a billionaire plans to THU demolish his home ground. Stars Christopher Douglas. From THU May 2004. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 08 AUGUST 2014 FRI FRI 00:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jysz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:15 Sport and the British b01cwvp9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfkgz (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:45 Book at Bedtime b009fspb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 The Write Stuff b00qpq1x (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Great Lives b04cp5dc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Tom Stoppard - Where Are They Now? b01kbhws (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 Sampledelica! The History of the Mellotron b0076ylh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r80rw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007sygh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen b00hp7mw (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 King Street Junior Revisited b007jxhx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once b007jr5m (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Nick Warburton - Paradise b04cpl74 (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Antonia swaps her City job for life in the FRI country, but why is the cottage she wants so cheap? Stars FRI Amanda Root and Liz Smith. FRI FRI 06:30 Up a Gum Tree b0075kfc (Listen) FRI Pete McCarthy takes a whirlwind tour of the world of chewing FRI gum, from its ancient origins to the present day. From May FRI 1999. FRI FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses b00fh6w1 (Listen) FRI Series 4, Episode 6 FRI Rosie Burns faces a fashion show, a potential romance and a FRI parting of the ways. Stars Prunella Scales. From September FRI 2003. FRI FRI 07:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music b04c9xd3 (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth has been FRI posting audio cassettes of his "finest songs to date" to pop FRI stars throughout the land, in the hope that someone would FRI record his material. But all to no avail. FRI However, the BBC has very kindly given John a series and FRI asked him to invite pop stars to bring their music to his FRI Sheffield home. So it is that Chas and Dave, Heaven 17, FRI Toyah Willcox and Leee John find themselves in John's lounge FRI having tea with wife Mary, being flirted with by Mary's FRI friend Joan and hassled by John's agent Ken Worthington, as FRI they try and perform not only one their greatest hits but FRI more importantly, one of John's. FRI It's the last show in the series this week but John is FRI feeling a little stressed despite the fact all the jingles FRI are recorded. John's final guest is Leee John from FRI Imagination who's a very busy man involved with charity FRI work, singing, acting and making a documentary - and John is FRI worried that Leee is doing too much and should take things a FRI bit easy. Maybe they could take a trip to the reservoir to FRI check the levels as that's a very relaxing thing to do? FRI But Leee has been working since the age of 13 and is still FRI full of energy so he's ready to sing one of John's songs, FRI and indeed one of his own. As Leee prepares to sing Body FRI Talk, John settles down to listen and by the end of it feels FRI quite relaxed. But things get tense once more as Ken tries FRI one last desperate attempt to woo a star to his stable. Will FRI Leee be interested? And will Ken finally get to present the FRI item Ken in the Konservatory? FRI Also, there are top tips on the telephone from Anita Harris. FRI Written and Performed by Graham Fellows with special guests FRI Leee John and Anita Harris. FRI Producer: Dawn Ellis FRI A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4. FRI Credits FRI John Shuttleworth: Graham Fellows FRI Interviewed Guest: Leee John FRI Interviewed Guest: Anita Harris FRI Writer: Graham Fellows FRI Producer: Dawn Ellis FRI FRI 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01s5crm (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 4 FRI The popular double act visit their comic-loving bank manager FRI and Ernie looks set to win at tennis. From September 1976. FRI FRI 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jz1f (Listen) FRI Series 3, The Escape FRI The author and his wife feel jaded and start planning a FRI break. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From FRI October 1979. FRI FRI 09:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00s0hn9 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI Comedy and music from the Arthur Smith residence. With FRI Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp and Tom Wrigglesworth. FRI FRI 09:30 Rent b04crvbz (Listen) FRI Episode 2 FRI Maria and Richard get to know Paul and Ruby just a little FRI too well. Stars Diane Louise Jordan and Barbara Flynn. From FRI May 1993. FRI FRI 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r81tv (Listen) FRI Episode 4 FRI Determined to solve the mystery of the diamond, Blake makes FRI a shocking discovery and sets up a re-enactment. Stars Paul FRI Rhys. FRI FRI 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino b007tzqb (Listen) FRI The Professor's Daughter FRI Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause FRI social embarrassment for Miss Jenner. Read by Emma Fielding. FRI FRI 11:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light b00l6l5j (Listen) FRI Blinded in an accident in the early 19th century, Louis FRI Braille aspires to improve the status of blind people. Stars FRI Adam Godley. FRI FRI 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01s5crm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jz1f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Nick Warburton - Paradise b04cpl74 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 Up a Gum Tree b0075kfc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India b007jyv9 (Listen) FRI Episode 15 FRI As Dr Aziz makes his mind up about Cyril Fielding, he finds FRI himself thinking about the late Mrs Moore. Read by Samuel FRI West. FRI FRI 14:15 Centurions b007jzjp (Listen) FRI Albert Camus: The Outsider FRI Ray Davison and Oliver Todd discuss the impact of the FRI author's pioneering novel on post-war European thought and FRI literature. FRI FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00mfkd2 (Listen) FRI David and Caroline Stafford - Au Pairs, Episode 5 FRI Comedy by David and Caroline Stafford about manners, morals, FRI accidental chaos and heavy-duty childcare. The story follows FRI the fortunes of two au pairs, Alvy from Ireland and Dorkia FRI from Hungary, who bond over their mutual condemnation of FRI modern parenting. FRI Major life changes beckon. If only Alvy and Dorika can get FRI that vase off Louis' head. FRI Dorika ...... Anna Maxwell Martin FRI Alvy ...... Sharon Gavin FRI Directed by Marc Beeby. FRI FRI 14:45 Book at Bedtime b009fspj (Listen) FRI The Outcast, Desecration FRI Increasingly alone and at odds with the world, self-loathing FRI Lewis makes a dramatic gesture of despair. Read by Emma FRI Fielding. FRI FRI 15:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone b01r81tv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show b03j9zfj (Listen) FRI EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick reads the final episode of FRI Sally Gardner's Maggot Moon and Dick and Dom do mind-bending FRI experiments at London's Cardinal Wiseman School. FRI Chapters FRI Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner FRI The final episode, containing descriptions of violence, FRI Standish penetrates the film set FRI FRI 17:00 After Henry b007k280 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Memory Games FRI Daughter Clare's trivia quiz helps Sarah with all the FRI memories of her late husband. Stars Prunella Scales. From FRI August 1986. FRI FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses b00fh6w1 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 18:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00s0hn9 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] FRI FRI 18:30 Fry's English Delight b00lv1ln (Listen) FRI Series 2, So Wrong It's Right FRI Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English FRI language. FRI Stephen examines how 'wrong' English can become right FRI English. For example, nowadays, more people use the word FRI 'wireless' in a computer context than in a radio one. With FRI help from a lexicographer, an educationalist, a Times FRI sub-editor and a judge, Stephen examines the way in which FRI usage changes language. FRI He applauds the council leader who claimed the services FRI provided by her local authority should be seen as FRI strawberry-flavoured and castigates attempts at banning FRI government jargon like step change and synergy. Banning FRI words is fruitless; he favours blue sky thinking, and FRI strawberry flavouring. FRI Damp Squid FRI Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare by Jeremy FRI Butterfield is published by OUP. FRI FRI 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show b01s5crm (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter FRI b007jz1f (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Nick Warburton - Paradise b04cpl74 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 Up a Gum Tree b0075kfc (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 MacAulay and Co b04crzpb (Listen) FRI 2014, Episode 4 FRI Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from FRI the Edinburgh Festival. FRI FRI 22:00 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music b04c9xd3 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Father Figure b02x9cq5 (Listen) FRI Pilot FRI A new Belfast house-husband has a dog of a first day, as he FRI embraces his change of lifestyle. Stars Jason Byrne. From FRI April 2010. FRI FRI 23:00 The Simon Day Show b010y312 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Billy Bleach FRI With no headliner at The Mallard, newcomer Billy Bleach is FRI asked to extend his stand-up set. With Simon Greenall. From FRI May 2011. FRI FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007jtpd (Listen) FRI Series 2, The Sea FRI The sci-fi star probes the oceans. With Richard Herring, FRI Stewart Lee and Tom Baker at Liverpool University. From FRI August 1993. FRI
02 August, 2014
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