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SAT SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2015 SAT SAT 00:00 Philip Levene - Cold Storage b007jxmr (Listen) SAT An accident-prone frozen food manufacturer is locked in a SAT cold store, and his imagination runs wild. Stars Nigel SAT Graham. SAT SAT 00:30 My Life in Five Songs b00yrl8q (Listen) SAT Series 3, Eve Graham SAT Eve Graham enjoyed worldwide success and recognition as lead SAT singer with The New Seekers. SAT Forming a school band at Perth Academy in the 1960's Eve was SAT destined for a career as a singer. SAT Hits with The New Seekers included Never Ending Song of SAT Love, Circles and the international hit I'd Like To Teach SAT the World to Sing. SAT Chatting to Phil Cunningham she picks 5 tracks that are SAT special to her and tells of her adventures in the world of SAT pop including the time the New Seekers appeared on the same SAT bill as Dionne Warwick who refused to meet her backstage. SAT Eve's Five Songs: SAT 1: How High the Moon, by Les Paul and Mary Ford SAT 2: Teddy Bear, by Elvis Presley SAT 3: Walk on By, by Dionne Warwick SAT 4: California Girls, by the Beach Boys SAT 5: The Way Old Friends Do, by Eve along with the Glasgow SAT Phoenix Choir. SAT SAT 01:00 The Tales of Max Carrados b01709qq (Listen) SAT A Game Played in the Dark SAT The blind sleuth comes face-to-face with some old SAT adversaries. Read by Arthur Darvill. SAT SAT 01:30 The Lake b00gs3ks (Listen) SAT An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, Lough SAT Neagh in Northern Ireland. With a shoreline measuring over SAT 70 miles long, this vast stretch of water is more like a sea SAT than a lake. Recordings made above and below the waves SAT reveal a moody, stormy, wild and even dangerous place where SAT legends of a buried town, a horse god and three sisters SAT emerge from the shallows, while smoke-like plumes and huge SAT flocks of birds rise from the surface as the seasons unfold. SAT SAT 02:00 Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman SAT b01nj2x5 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT The surprising truth about Schmied's murder is revealed. SAT Bernard Hepton concludes Friedrich Dürrenmatt's novella. SAT SAT 02:15 On Your Bike b00yfq80 (Listen) SAT The Open Road SAT Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Percy Grainger all drew SAT inspiration in the saddle along Conan Doyle whose detective SAT Sherlock Holmes could identify a suspect by his tyre tread SAT Presenter: Martin Ellis SAT Producer: Simon Evans SAT A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. SAT SAT 02:30 15 Minute Drama b011vhsl (Listen) SAT HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Mrs Packletide's Tiger SAT Beasts on the Lawn: Saki 2011 SAT Original stories by Saki (H.H Munro) SAT Adapted by Sean Grundy SAT Beasts on the Lawn is a collection of Edwardian short SAT stories by Saki (H.H Munro) recycled and restaged in a SAT modern day gated community for the far too wealthy for their SAT own good. The tales are woven together by the character of SAT Clovis, a security guard. She recalls the events of strange SAT days and long nights. SAT Episode Five: Mrs Packletide's Tiger SAT Mrs Packletide, ghastly wealthy inheritor of the Gippe SAT perfume empire, needs to shoot a tiger in order to silence SAT her long-time rival Loona Bimberton. She wants it to take SAT place on Munro Estate. Clovis is asked to offer her SAT services, but it doesn't quite go to plan. SAT Cast: SAT Clovis...........Pippa Haywood SAT Mrs Packletide........Marcia Warren SAT Louisa Mebbin....Jennifer Lee Jellicorse SAT Director: Alison Crawford. SAT Credits SAT Producer: Alison Crawford SAT SAT 02:45 Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History b010nxrw (Listen) SAT The Way Forward SAT Concluding his recollections, Adam Nicolson must convince SAT his workers to back the garden's return to a working SAT landscape. SAT SAT 03:00 Classic Serial b00g9f9q (Listen) SAT Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 2 SAT Martyn Wade's dramatisation of the novel by Anthony SAT Trollope. SAT Romance is in the air for the young folk staying at SAT Noningsby, the country home of Judge and Lady Staveley. Lady SAT Mason accepts Sir Peregrine's invitation to spend Christmas SAT at The Cleeve, and, in the Moulder household, there is SAT business to consider. SAT Anthony Trollope ...... Tim Pigott-Smith SAT Lady Mason ...... Samantha Bond SAT Sir Peregrine ...... Ronald Pickup SAT Peregrine Orme ...... Dan Stevens SAT Mrs Edith Orme ...... Amanda Root SAT Lucius Mason ...... Jonathan Christie SAT Sophia Furnival ...... Lydia Leonard SAT Mr Furnival ...... Robert Maskell SAT Lady Staveley ...... Pamela Miles SAT Madeline Staveley ...... Manjeet Mann SAT Augustus Staveley ...... Robert Lonsdale SAT Felix Graham ...... Gunnar Cauthery SAT Mr Dockwrath ...... Sam Dale SAT Miriam Dockwrath ...... Janice Acquah SAT Joseph Mason ...... Jonathan Tafler SAT Mr Moulder ...... Stephen Critchlow SAT Mrs Moulder ...... Jane Whittenshaw SAT John Kenneby ...... Inam Mirza SAT Mr Kantwise ...... Paul Rider SAT Matthew Round ...... Dan Starkey SAT Directed by Tracey Neale. SAT SAT 04:00 All the Way From Memphis b00jdp93 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Episode 4 SAT James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, SAT Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee. From SAT December 2004. SAT SAT 04:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! b0075887 (Listen) SAT Episode 5 SAT Dick and Richard are having no trouble speaking their minds, SAT and this inevitably gets them both into trouble. With Robert SAT Bathurst, Moray Watson and Matilda Ziegler. From May 1998. SAT SAT 05:00 Rent b00752s3 (Listen) SAT Series 3, Episode 5 SAT Paul has a very serious question to ask Ruby, and Maria is SAT developing a big problem with gambling. With Barbara Flynn, SAT Patrick Barlow and Linda Polan. SAT SAT 05:30 The Vote Now Show b05qk706 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Episode 1 SAT A series of election specials from the Now Show gang kicks SAT off this evening. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis will host a SAT series of six shows spread across four weeks in the lead up SAT to the General Election. With the help of Jon Holmes, Pippa SAT Evans, Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn and special guests from SAT across the political spectrum they'll give their own unique SAT take on the election news and shenanigans. In the first show SAT there'll be their critique of the second of the leader's SAT debates. SAT In the first episode Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined SAT by Jon Holmes, Pippa Evans, Mitch Benn, Sean Kemp and Nish SAT Kumar. SAT Producers; Alexandra Smith, Joe Nunnery and Rachel Wheeley. SAT Executive Producer Alison Vernon-Smith. SAT Credits SAT Presenter: Steve Punt SAT Presenter: Hugh Dennis SAT Panellist: Jon Holmes SAT Panellist: Pippa Evans SAT Panellist: Mitch Benn SAT Panellist: Sean Kemp SAT Panellist: Nish Kumar SAT Producer: Alexandra Smith SAT Producer: Joe Nunnery SAT Producer: Rachel Wheeley SAT SAT 06:00 Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro' b007jqdl (Listen) SAT The tragic short life of prolific composer William Baines, SAT who died aged just 23. Stars Douglas Hodge and Anne SAT Stallybrass. SAT SAT 07:30 Fabulous Flops b012f50q (Listen) SAT Fabulous Flops, Episode 1 SAT Paul Roseby investigates the disasters of British musical SAT theatre, including Lionel Bart's 'Twang!!'. With Lynda SAT Bellingham. SAT SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 b0076h68 (Listen) SAT Music Hall Reclaimed SAT 4 Extra Debut. Barry Cryer hears how recordings have been SAT restored so that the work of music hall stars can be heard SAT once again. From October 2003. SAT SAT 09:00 I Did It My Way b00cfmpg (Listen) SAT Galton and Simpson SAT Writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson chat to Peter Reed about SAT their radio life and times. With Clicquot et Fils, Steptoe SAT and Son, and Hancock's The Radio Ham. SAT SAT 12:00 Brothers in Law b007k268 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Counsel for the Prosecution SAT Rookie barrister Roger Thursby confronts a fearsome judge. SAT Stars Richard Briers and Andrew Cruickshank. From September SAT 1970. SAT SAT 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00tp8gx (Listen) SAT Series 4, Episode 12 SAT Meet Britain's aristocracy and take a driving test. Sketches SAT and songs with John Cleese and David Hatch. From December SAT 1966. SAT SAT 13:00 The Blast of War - Omnibus b05s3cfc (Listen) SAT By Michael Symmons Roberts. After a comrade is killed, a SAT British soldier fighting in Afghanistan is sent on a SAT time-travelling journey of atonement. SAT SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks b05s3cfg (Listen) SAT Caroline Quentin SAT Actress Caroline Quentin inherits Chopin's ballet Les SAT Sylphides and passes on the theme tune from True Romance by SAT Hans Zimmer. SAT SAT 14:15 The Charm Factory b0075cp5 (Listen) SAT Series 1, Rags to Riches SAT Irene shares the screen with heart throb Hugh Lincoln. Where SAT might this lead? Stars Tabitha Wady and Liz Frazer. SAT SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 b0076h68 (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SAT SAT 16:00 Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro' b007jqdl (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SAT SAT 17:30 Fabulous Flops b012f50q (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SAT SAT 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b05s3cfs (Listen) SAT Series 3, The Edge SAT 4 Extra Debut. Abby and Zara are safe at last. Or are they? SAT Why does the sea beckon them? What of the other hotel SAT guests? Stars Ciara Janson. SAT SAT 19:00 I Did It My Way b00cfmpg (Listen) SAT [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SAT SAT 22:00 4 Extra Stands Up b03lzcph (Listen) SAT 4 Extra Stands Up, Episode 4 SAT Janey Godley's line-up includes Tony Law and Hari SAT Sriskantha. Recorded at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh SAT in December 2013. SAT SAT 23:00 The Simon Day Show b01hvdmy (Listen) SAT Series 2, Geoff Allerton SAT Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The SAT Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. SAT Each week one of Simon's comic characters come to perform at SAT The Mallard while the staff struggle with rivalries, SAT self-doubt and the new owner's vision for the theatre's SAT future. SAT This week it's the turn of Yorkshire poet Geoffrey Allerton, SAT who's accompanied by amateur journalist friend Duncan SAT (played by Paul Whitehouse). SAT Cast list: SAT Billy Bleach ..... Simon Day SAT Emanuel Akinyemi ..... Felix Dexter SAT Pat Bennet ... Morwenna Banks SAT Ron Bone / Wozac ..... Simon Greenall SAT Duncan... Paul Whitehouse. SAT SAT 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show b01dtjh4 (Listen) SAT Series 2, Food SAT The award-winning comic reveals his love for an animated SAT rabbit, and his hatred of baguette nibbling. From July 2009. SAT SAT SUN SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2015 SUN SUN 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless b05s3cfs (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 01:00 The Blast of War - Omnibus b05s3cfc (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:10 Inheritance Tracks b05s3cfg (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Saturday] SUN SUN 02:15 The Charm Factory b0075cp5 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Saturday] SUN SUN 03:00 Archive on 4 b0076h68 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 04:00 Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro' b007jqdl (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN SUN 05:30 Fabulous Flops b012f50q (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday] SUN SUN 06:00 HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki 2011 b0120vy7 (Listen) SUN Omnibus. Edwardian short stories by Saki (aka HH Munro) SUN restaged in a modern-day gated community. Adapted by Sean SUN Grundy. SUN SUN 07:15 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib b05s3nft (Listen) SUN Episode 3 SUN Master raconteur Kenneth Williams talks about the famous SUN people and places in London that are dear to him. Recorded SUN at BBC Pebble Mill in 1982. SUN SUN 07:30 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Colour Me Wow SUN Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson. Beauty SUN Olonga works as a carer for the Featherdown Agency and sees SUN herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to SUN achieve their goals in the land of semi-skimmed milk. SUN Beauty has a particularly difficult client, but is SUN distracted by her latest business venture. Lynette assures SUN Beauty that 'Colour Me Wow' is no pyramid scheme, while Anil SUN shows a surprising new side to himself. SUN Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien SUN Lynette ...... Doon Mackichan SUN Sandra ...... Nicola Sanderson SUN Sally ...... Felicity Montagu SUN Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson SUN Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi SUN Anil ...... Paul Sharma SUN Dr Kavanagh ...... Phyllida Law SUN Hilary ...... Rachel Atkins SUN Clare ...... Doon Mackichan SUN Music by The West End Gospel Choir. SUN SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpqw (Listen) SUN The Bishop Gives a Present SUN The Archdeacon is not keen on celebrating the Dean's silver SUN wedding. Stars William Mervyn. From October 1972. SUN SUN 08:30 Life With the Lyons b0153nbk (Listen) SUN The Rising Sun SUN Who will get that job? Ben Lyon and radio star Ted Ray's SUN sons go head-to-head. With Bebe Daniels. From February 1958. SUN SUN 09:00 Mark Vanhoenacker - Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot SUN b05pr0rk (Listen) SUN Made for 4 Extra. The simple wonder of flight and the SUN curious idiosyncrasies of life in the cockpit and in the sky SUN are compellingly explored by an airline pilot. SUN SUN 10:10 Inheritance Tracks b04wmxjd (Listen) SUN Griff Rhys Jones SUN Comedian Griff Rhys Jones inherits 'On the Street Where You SUN Live' from My Fair Lady and passes on 'Bold as Love' by Jimi SUN Hendrix. SUN SUN 10:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited b05s3nfw (Listen) SUN Theatre Folk, Jonathan Miller SUN Writer, director, scientist and Bach-lover Dr Jonathan SUN Miller makes his second castaway appearance with Sue Lawley. SUN From January 2005. SUN SUN 11:00 An Hour with Alan Titchmarsh b00sn7jn (Listen) SUN Britain's favourite TV gardener talks about his life and SUN career, and tells some of his favourite poems and funny SUN stories. SUN SUN 12:00 All Gas and Gaiters b007jpqw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN SUN 12:30 Life With the Lyons b0153nbk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] SUN SUN 13:00 HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki 2011 b0120vy7 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN SUN 14:15 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib b05s3nft (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] SUN SUN 14:30 Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky b05s3nfy (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Nick agrees to Gorsky's plan to arrange a meeting with SUN Natalia, sparking a lavish refurb at the bookshop. Read by SUN Philip Arditti. SUN SUN 15:45 Afternoon Reading b011jvz1 (Listen) SUN Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other SUN Stories, Idenborough SUN Idenborough is selected from Sylvia Townsend Warner's SUN collection, Winter in the Air. In this story, Amabel is SUN taken on a trip through the English countryside. An SUN overnight stay in a picturesque village calls to mind a SUN memory from twenty years before. SUN The stories in Winter in the Air were written between 1938 SUN and 1950. They capture the mood and atmosphere of the times, SUN and the lot of women in mid twentieth century England. SUN Sylvia Townsend Warner is less well known today, but in her SUN time was a prolific writer of novels, short stories and SUN poetry. She also wrote a biography of T.H. White. These SUN stories remind us that she was a sharp, insightful, and SUN vivid storyteller. SUN The reader is Susannah Harker SUN Abridged by Richard Hamilton SUN Produced by Elizabeth Allard. SUN SUN 16:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01ghgjj (Listen) SUN As You Wave Me Goodbye SUN Will Gracie Fields wed her 'Svengali'? And will her marriage SUN be as successful as her career? With Tracy Wiles and Paul SUN Nicholas. SUN SUN 17:30 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 18:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures b01pft3z (Listen) SUN The Glittering Storm SUN After disturbing a burglar, Sarah Jane Smith investigates a SUN mysterious clinic. Doctor Who spin-off adventure by Stephen SUN Cole, read by Elisabeth Sladen. SUN SUN 19:00 An Hour with Alan Titchmarsh b00sn7jn (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] SUN SUN 20:00 Mark Vanhoenacker - Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot SUN b05pr0rk (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN SUN 21:10 Inheritance Tracks b04wmxjd (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:10 today] SUN SUN 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited b05s3nfw (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today] SUN SUN 22:00 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) SUN [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN SUN 22:30 Night Class b00769c8 (Listen) SUN Episode 2 SUN Ex-Redcoat Johnny Vegas runs a stressful pottery class, SUN where he believes in the healing power of clay. From SUN September 2002. SUN SUN 23:00 Radio Shuttleworth b007jw00 (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 3 SUN Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth SUN takes over the BBC airwaves. With Patrick Moore. From SUN November 1998. SUN SUN 23:30 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea b007k154 (Listen) SUN Series 2, Fame Idol SUN The Scotsmen are desperate to utilise Mrs Naughtie's hidden SUN talents. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From March SUN 2004. SUN SUN 23:45 One b00771by (Listen) SUN Series 1, Episode 2 SUN Sketch show where no sketch features more than one voice. SUN Written by David Quantick and starring Dan Maier, Lizzie SUN Roper, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton, Andrew Crawford, Dan SUN Antopolski, Simon Greenall, Kate Gielgud and Bill Oddie as SUN himself. SUN SUN MON MONDAY 27 APRIL 2015 MON MON 00:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures b01pft3z (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] MON MON 01:00 HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki 2011 b0120vy7 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday] MON MON 02:15 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib b05s3nft (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday] MON MON 02:30 Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky b05s3nfy (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday] MON MON 03:45 Afternoon Reading b011jvz1 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday] MON MON 04:00 Eric Pringle - Gracie b01ghgjj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday] MON MON 05:30 Beauty of Britain b00njwd9 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] MON MON 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) MON Series 2, Little Boy Blue MON PC Dixon probes one-time bad boy Geoff. Is he back to his MON old ways? Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars David MON Calder. MON MON 06:30 Laugh Out Loud b0076l9m (Listen) MON What does laughing reveal? Famous folk explain, over Nicola MON Green's music using pure laughter. With Paul Merton and Mark MON Steel. MON MON 07:00 The Right Time b007wp6k (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 1 MON The baby boomers see the funny side of everyday modern life. MON Stars Eleanor Bron, Clive Swift and Neil Innes. From August MON 2001. MON MON 07:30 Dilemma b05r3ssw (Listen) MON Series 4, Episode 3 MON Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that puts MON the big moral and ethical questions to a mixed panel, MON finding the tipping point of their personal morality. This MON week, it's the turn of comedians Jo Brand and Michael Legge, MON musician and Radio 3 presenter Mara Carlyle, and journalist MON Matthew Parris. They discuss, among other things, MON unfortunate children's names and bad birthday presents, and MON help the audience with their real life dilemmas - although MON with "help" like this... Episode three of six. MON Dilemma is presented by Sue Perkins, and was devised by MON Danielle Ward. MON Devised by ... Danielle Ward MON Producer ... Ed Morrish. MON Credits MON Presenter: Sue Perkins MON Panellist: Jo Brand MON Panellist: Mara Carlyle MON Panellist: Matthew Parris MON Panellist: Michael Legge MON Producer: Ed Morrish MON MON 08:00 Dad's Army b007jm92 (Listen) MON Series 1, Sorry Wrong Number MON A German plane crash sees the platoon trying out MON Mainwaring's phone box drill. Adapted from TV with Arthur MON Lowe. From May 1974. MON MON 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00l2mcj (Listen) MON From 27/05/1984 MON From a ghost hunter to a collector of holes, it's the MON ultimate one-man show, written by the host. From May 1984. MON MON 09:00 Booked b00753mr (Listen) MON Episode 2 MON Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, MON Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane. From November MON 1995. MON MON 09:30 Says on the Tin b00gl50p (Listen) MON Schokolade MON Comedy by Christopher William Hill. MON Eliott finds nothing to laugh about while promoting a German MON chocolate called Laughing. MON Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon MON Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond MON Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood MON Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey MON Baz ...... Inam Mirza MON Mandelbrot ...... Malcolm Tierney MON Interpreter ...... Gunnar Cauthery MON Other Parts played by Dan Starkey, Janice Acquah and MON Jonathan Tafler. MON MON 10:00 Classic Serial b00ghrhb (Listen) MON Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm, Episode 3 MON Martyn Wade's dramatisation of the novel by Anthony MON Trollope. MON Lady Mason has confessed to her terrible secret and her MON chance of marriage with Sir Peregrine has been shattered. MON Will her secret be exposed at the trial and will her beloved MON son lose Orley Farm? MON Anthony Trollope ...... Tim Pigott-Smith MON Lady Mason ...... Samantha Bond MON Sir Peregrine ...... Ronald Pickup MON Peregrine Orme ...... Dan Stevens MON Mrs Edith Orme ...... Amanda Root MON Lucius Mason ...... Jonathan Christie MON Sophia Furnival ...... Lydia Leonard MON Mr Furnival ...... Robert Maskell MON Mrs Furnival ...... Joanna Monro MON Lady Staveley ...... Pamela Miles MON Judge Staveley ...... Chris Pavlo MON Madeline Staveley ...... Manjeet Mann MON Augustus Staveley ...... Robert Lonsdale MON Felix Graham ...... Gunnar Cauthery MON Mr Dockwrath ...... Sam Dale MON Joseph Mason ...... Jonathan Tafler MON Mr Moulder ...... Stephen Critchlow MON Mrs Moulder ...... Jane Whittenshaw MON John Kenneby ...... Inam Mirza MON Chaffanbrass ...... Malcolm Tierney MON Miss Biggs ...... Jill Cardo MON Judge ...... Dan Starkey MON Directed by Tracey Neale. MON MON 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7tjd (Listen) MON Café Society MON A raw and poignant short story about motherhood and the MON elusive work-life balance. Read by Tamsin Greig. MON MON 11:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg MON b00t9xxf (Listen) MON Comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London, MON based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With James Grout and MON Rachel Atkins. MON MON 12:00 Dad's Army b007jm92 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00l2mcj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 13:30 Laugh Out Loud b0076l9m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 14:00 Book at Bedtime b00snqb5 (Listen) MON Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 1 MON "In Office Hours" is the new novel by Lucy Kellaway about MON men and women at work, and illicit love. In today's opening MON episode, changes are underway at the oil giant, AE, and new MON challenges beckon high flying Stella Bradberry, and the PA MON Bella Chambers. MON The latest novel from the columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is a MON witty and sharply observed exploration of today's MON contemporary corporate world, and what happens when passions MON run high. The economist Stella Bradberry is at the top of MON her game, juggling a high powered career with motherhood. MON Bella Chambers is a bright and pretty single mother who was MON forced to drop out of college, and is working as a PA to MON make ends meet. Both women work for Atlantic Energy, a MON global oil company based in London, where risk taking is a MON way of life. When the Head of Press resigns unexpectedly, MON new opportunities and challenges open up for Stella and MON Bella, which ultimately lead them both to embark on MON obsessive and destructive affairs. MON Readers: Hadyn Gwynne has recently returned from Broadway MON where she was appearing in the award winning hit musical MON "Billy Elliot" after it transferred from London's West End. MON Award winning actress Lyndsey Marshal has most recently MON appeared on stage in "Three Days of Rain" and on television MON in "Being Human" and "Garrow's Law". MON Writer: Lucy Kellaway is the "Financial Times" management MON columnist. She lives in London and is married with four MON children. MON Abridged by Sally Marmion MON Producer Elizabeth Allard. MON MON 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbm (Listen) MON Cycling Soldiers MON The bicycle is pressed into service in then Boer War and MON again in 1914 when thousands sign up to join Cyclist MON battalions who rode them to the front with full kit and MON rifles MON Presenter: Martin Ellis MON Producer: Simon Evans MON A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00thwrr (Listen) MON Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 1 MON Rosamund Lehmann's first novel Dusty Answer records the MON education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic MON father and socialite mother. Judith grew up in the seclusion MON of a large riverside house in the Thames Valley. The house MON next door is occupied from time to time by the Fyfe family MON whose children - cousins Charlie, Roddy, Julian and Martin MON drift in and out of her life. MON Part One sees Judith reminiscing about her childhood where MON the seeds of her strong friendship with the cousins are MON laid. Many years have passed and the cousins return in MON adolescence for an atmospheric day of skating on the pond. MON DUSTY ANSWER by Rosamund Lehmann dramatised by Lavinia MON Greenlaw MON Narrator ..... Julia Hills MON Judith ..... Rosina Carbone MON Charlie ..... Jack Farthing MON Martin ..... Oliver Gomm MON Julian ..... Tom Ferguson MON Gardener ..... Stephen Tomlin MON Directed by Susan Roberts. MON MON 14:45 Book of the Week b00s8hv6 (Listen) MON Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the MON Restoration, Episode 1 MON Michael Maloney reads from the book by Jenny Uglow. MON Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine MON May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with MON maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of MON Cromwell's rule. But there was no going back, no way he MON could 'restore' the old. Certainty had vanished. The MON divinity of kingship fled with his father's beheading. MON 'Honour' was now a word tossed around in duels. 'Providence' MON could no longer be trusted. MON As the country was rocked by plague, fire and war, people MON searched for new ideas by which to live. MON Exactly ten years later Charles would stand again on the MON shore at Dover, laying the greatest bet of his life in a MON secret deal with his cousin, Louis XIV. MON The Restoration decade was one of experiment: from the MON science of the Royal Society to the startling role of credit MON and risk, from the shocking licence of the court to the MON failed attempts at toleration of different beliefs. MON Negotiating all these, Charles, the 'slippery sovereign', MON layed odds. Yet while his grandeur, his court and his MON colourful sex life were on display, his true intentions lay MON hidden. MON A Gambling Man is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his MON elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years - MON and a portrait of a vibrant, violent, pulsing world, in MON which the risks the king took forged the fate of the nation, MON on the brink of the modern world. MON Written by Jenny Uglow MON Read by Michael Maloney MON Abridged by Libby Spurrier MON Producer: Joanna Green MON A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. MON MON 15:00 Classic Serial b00ghrhb (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] MON MON 16:00 Booked b00753mr (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] MON MON 16:30 Says on the Tin b00gl50p (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] MON MON 17:00 The Right Time b007wp6k (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] MON MON 17:30 Dilemma b05r3ssw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 18:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05pktvt (Listen) MON Shadow MON Made for 4 Extra. Ged tampers with long-held secrets to MON release a terrible shadow into the world. Wizards and MON dragons fantasy with James McArdle. MON MON 18:30 A Good Read b0075mxv (Listen) MON Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges MON 4 Extra Debut. Sarah LeFanu, Mike Figgis and Mike Hodges MON discuss books by James Blinn, Frederick Exley and Barbara MON Pym. From August 1999. MON MON 19:00 Dad's Army b007jm92 (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] MON MON 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00l2mcj (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] MON MON 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] MON MON 20:30 Laugh Out Loud b0076l9m (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] MON MON 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7tjd (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] MON MON 21:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg MON b00t9xxf (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON MON 22:00 Dilemma b05r3ssw (Listen) MON [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON MON 22:30 Hearing With Hegley b0075s8l (Listen) MON Series 3, Episode 3 MON The Luton poet bikes north for a brimful of Birmingham and MON some bookshop capers. With musician Nigel Piper. From MON February 2000. MON MON 22:45 The Problem With Adam Bloom b007p1nn (Listen) MON Series 1, Street Crime MON The twice-mugged comedian looks at the problem from all MON angles, with a reconstruction. With Rob Rouse. From MON September 2003. MON MON 23:00 Dead Ringers b05r71xc (Listen) MON Series 14, Episode 3 MON The topical impressions show returns just in time to reflect MON the build up to one of the most important and incisive votes MON for decades. Will Austria win again or does Britain's MON Electro Velvet stand a chance? Satire meets silliness in the MON flagship comedy for hard working families up and down the MON country. MON Starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MON MacLeod and Debra Stephenson. MON Producer: Bill Dare. MON Credits MON Performer: Jon Culshaw MON Performer: Jan Ravens MON Performer: Duncan Wisbey MON Performer: Lewis Macleod MON Performer: Debra Stephenson MON Producer: Bill Dare MON MON 23:30 Pick Ups b008q0sz (Listen) MON Series 1, Episode 3 MON Mike and Linda meet dates Andrew and Teri at a unique MON restaurant, with mixed results. Taxi company sitcom stars MON John Thomson. From January 2008. MON MON TUE TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2015 TUE TUE 00:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05pktvt (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 00:30 A Good Read b0075mxv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green b0169l6n (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 01:30 Laugh Out Loud b0076l9m (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:00 Book at Bedtime b00snqb5 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbm (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:30 15 Minute Drama b00thwrr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 02:45 Book of the Week b00s8hv6 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] TUE TUE 03:00 Classic Serial b00ghrhb (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:00 Booked b00753mr (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 04:30 Says on the Tin b00gl50p (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:00 The Right Time b007wp6k (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 05:30 Dilemma b05r3ssw (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday] TUE TUE 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) TUE Series 2, The Gentle Scratcher TUE When a charity box is filled with dud coins, PC Dixon goes TUE after the forger. Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars TUE David Calder. TUE TUE 06:30 The King of Light Music b0090qmd (Listen) TUE Alasdair Molloy explores the career of Eric Coates. Although TUE best known for his signature tune to Desert Island Discs and TUE The Dambusters March, Coates's orchestral music is coming TUE back to the concert hall. TUE Alasdair profiles a man who had to wear shirt, tie and tweed TUE jacket and light up a cigarette before he could sit down and TUE compose, as well as a man keen on photography, fast cars and TUE the Charleston. TUE TUE 07:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat TUE b00p2hb2 (Listen) TUE The Diary of a Madman TUE A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he TUE overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May TUE 2002. TUE TUE 07:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan b05r3w3x (Listen) TUE Episode 3 TUE Max and Ivan are private detectives for whom no case is too TUE small......Sorry, for whom no fee is too small. Jessica TUE Hynes joins them as they investigate a spate of sporting TUE injuries at a sink school. TUE Driven by their love of truth, justice (and the need to pay TUE off their terrifying landlord, Malcolm McMichaelmas), they TUE take on crimes that no-one else would consider. In this TUE case, they investigate a suspicious pattern of injuries TUE affecting a school sports team, days before they are due to TUE meet their bitterest rivals in sporting competition. TUE Max and Ivan - comedians and actors Max Olesker and Ivan TUE Gonzalez - are a critically acclaimed, award-winning double TUE act who have quickly established themselves as one of the TUE most exciting comedy duos on the circuit. Over the course of TUE the series they are dropped into new worlds, and have to use TUE their skills to penetrate deep into each community. If that TUE means Ivan dressing up as a 14 year old German girl, so be TUE it! TUE Cast: TUE Max....................Max Olesker TUE Ivan...................Ivan Gonzalez TUE Mrs Sampson.....Jessica Hynes TUE Malcolm..............Lewis MacLeod TUE Joculo................David Reed TUE Receptionist......Jessica Ransom TUE Produced by Victoria Lloyd TUE A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 08:00 Round the Horne b00j05wv (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 8 TUE Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket? And Kenneth Horne trolls TUE round to Bona Tours. With Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick. TUE From April 1965. TUE TUE 08:30 The Ken Dodd Show b05s8dnd (Listen) TUE From 21/01/1974 TUE Doddy sets out in search of normality and looks at the life TUE and works of Shakespeare. With Miriam Margoyles. From TUE January 1974. TUE TUE 09:00 Dead Ringers b05r71xc (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] TUE TUE 09:30 Such Rotten Luck b01nt4qk (Listen) TUE In an Unreal City TUE Woodhouse is confused by contradictory accounts. TUE Comedy-drama starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Zoe Wanamaker. TUE From September 1989. TUE TUE 10:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars b00pd7d2 (Listen) TUE Victorian thriller based on the legendary police dog Bobby TUE and his master John Gray. Stars Crawford Logan and Paul TUE Young. TUE TUE 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7w37 (Listen) TUE The Phlebotomist's Love Life TUE A short story in which a woman, who despairs of the Iraq TUE war, forces her lover to a moment of truth. Read by Clare TUE Corbett. TUE TUE 11:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0nf (Listen) TUE Death in the Parish TUE When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the TUE brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring TUE Bill Nighy. TUE TUE 12:00 Round the Horne b00j05wv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 12:30 The Ken Dodd Show b05s8dnd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 13:30 The King of Light Music b0090qmd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 14:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8t (Listen) TUE Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 2 TUE "In Office Hours" is the new novel by Lucy Kellaway about TUE men and women at work, and illicit love. Today, green issues TUE confront Stella, and Bella starts work for her new boss. TUE The latest novel from the columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is a TUE witty and sharply observed exploration of today's TUE contemporary corporate world, and what happens when passions TUE run high. The economist Stella Bradberry is at the top of TUE her game, juggling a high powered career with motherhood. TUE Bella Chambers is a bright and pretty single mother who was TUE forced to drop out of college, and is working as a PA to TUE make ends meet. Both women work for Atlantic Energy, a TUE global oil company based in London, where risk taking is a TUE way of life. When new opportunities and challenges open up TUE unexpectedly for Stella and Bella, they ultimately find TUE themselves drawn into obsessive and destructive affairs. TUE Readers: Haydn Gwynne has recently returned from Broadway TUE where she was appearing in the award winning hit musical TUE "Billy Elliot" after it transferred from London's West End. TUE Award winning actress Lyndsey Marshal has most recently TUE appeared on stage in "Three Days of Rain" and on television TUE in "Being Human" and "Garrow's Law". TUE Writer: Lucy Kellaway is the "Financial Times" management TUE columnist. She lives in London and is married with four TUE children. TUE Abridger Sally Marmion TUE Producer Elizabeth Allard. TUE TUE 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbp (Listen) TUE Between the Wars TUE The fitness and outdoor movements of the 1930's coupled with TUE the advent of cheaper mass produced bicycles brought the TUE freedom of the open road to the working classes TUE Presenter: Martin Ellis TUE Producer: Simon Evans TUE A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00thwrp (Listen) TUE Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 2 TUE Rosamund Lehmann's first novel Dusty Answer records the TUE education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic TUE father and socialite mother. Judith grew up in the seclusion TUE of a large riverside house in the Thames Valley. The house TUE next door is occupied from time to time by the Fyfe family TUE whose children - cousins Charlie, Roddy, Julian and Martin TUE drift in and out of her life. TUE Part Two. Judith realises the Fyfe cousins have returned to TUE the house next door during a midnight swim in the river TUE which joins both gardens . After days spent dancing, playing TUE the piano and getting to know her neighbours again an TUE unexpected telegram arrives form her mother in Paris. TUE DUSTY ANSWER by Rosamund Lehmann dramatised by Lavinia TUE Greenlaw TUE Narrator ..... Julia Hills TUE Judith ..... Rosina Carbone TUE Roddy ..... Brodie Ross TUE Martin ..... Oliver Gomm TUE Julian ..... Tom Ferguson TUE Tony ..... Jack Farthing TUE Mamma ..... Melissa Jane Sinden TUE Directed by Susan Roberts. TUE TUE 14:45 Book of the Week b00sbmk0 (Listen) TUE Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the TUE Restoration, Episode 2 TUE Charles works quickly to re-establish the monarchy and TUE ensure a stable government. A glamorous and decadent court TUE is also making a name for itself with Charles at its centre. TUE Written by Jenny Uglow TUE Read by Michael Maloney TUE Abridged by Libby Spurrier TUE Producer: Joanna Green TUE A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. TUE TUE 15:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars b00pd7d2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE TUE 16:00 Whispers b00bzrmj (Listen) TUE Series 2, Episode 2 TUE Gyles Brandreth hosts the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, TUE Lynne Truss, Lucy Moore and Michele Brown. From September TUE 2004. TUE TUE 16:30 Such Rotten Luck b01nt4qk (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] TUE TUE 17:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat TUE b00p2hb2 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] TUE TUE 17:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan b05r3w3x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 18:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8j37 (Listen) TUE Schooling TUE Sent to Roke island's school for wizards, Ged's pride and TUE recklessness prove fatal. Meanwhile Tenar struggles. With TUE Aysha Kala. TUE TUE 18:30 Frankly Speaking b05s8j39 (Listen) TUE Brian Epstein TUE Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, discusses his career TUE in the BBC Home Service's interview series. From May 1964. TUE TUE 19:00 Round the Horne b00j05wv (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE TUE 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show b05s8dnd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE TUE 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE TUE 20:30 The King of Light Music b0090qmd (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] TUE TUE 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7w37 (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE TUE 21:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0nf (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE TUE 22:00 The Casebook of Max and Ivan b05r3w3x (Listen) TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] TUE TUE 22:30 Little Britain b008l1sx (Listen) TUE Series 1, Episode 5 TUE Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' TUE oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras. From March 2001. TUE TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b05tr01g (Listen) TUE From 10.00pm to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club TUE has two hours of comedy. Plus Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Ed TUE Byrne. TUE TUE 23:00 Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off b00pfp8n (Listen) TUE Series 4, The Orient Express TUE He's back! But this time, he's got a computer! Budleigh TUE Salterton's most famous citizen has been grounded by both TUE the Home Office and his father, so he's set up GWH Travvel TUE ("2 Ms, 2 Gs, 2 Vs - bit of a mix up at the printers"). TUE Run from his bedroom in Budleigh Salterton, with the help of TUE his long-suffering former Primary School teacher Mr Timmis TUE and the hindrance of his sister Charlotte, it's a one-stop TUE Travel/Advice/Events Management/Website service, where each TUE week his schemes range far and wide - whether it's roaming TUE the country lecturing would-be overlanders on how to pack a TUE rucksack ("If in doubt, put it in. And double it"), or TUE finding someone a zebra for a corporate promotion ("I'll TUE look in the Phone Book - how hard can it be? Now, "A to TUE D"...), GWH Travvel stays true to its motto - "We do it all, TUE so you won't want to". TUE In this episode; It's a Merger On The Orient Express as TUE Giles takes four cross ladies and a piece of lead piping on TUE a septuagenarian trans-Balkan hen party. With an Agatha TUE Christie theme. TUE Mysterious jewels, magnificent moustaches and a set of pink TUE fluffy handcuffs add up to a baffling mystery. TUE Starring Marcus Brigstocke as Giles. TUE Giles Wemmbley Hogg ..... Marcus Brigstocke TUE Lady Flench ..... Alison Steadman TUE Mrs Hadleigh-Broome ..... Morwenna Banks TUE Mrs Gunthorne ..... Janet Henfrey TUE Mr Timmis ..... Adrian Scarborough TUE Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg ..... Catherine Shepherd TUE Hugo ..... Ben Willbond TUE David ..... David Armand TUE Mehmet ..... Nej Adamson TUE Written by Marcus Brigstocke & Jeremy Salsby. TUE Producer: David Tyler TUE A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. TUE Credits TUE Producer: David Tyler TUE TUE 23:30 Vent b00v8qdv (Listen) TUE Series 2, Arrival TUE Comatose Ben takes a final trip around the safe fantasy TUE world of his subconscious. Stars Neil Pearson. From October TUE 2007. TUE TUE WED WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2015 WED WED 00:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8j37 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 00:30 Frankly Speaking b05s8j39 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016n8zj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 01:30 The King of Light Music b0090qmd (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8t (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:30 15 Minute Drama b00thwrp (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 02:45 Book of the Week b00sbmk0 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] WED WED 03:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars b00pd7d2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:00 Whispers b00bzrmj (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 04:30 Such Rotten Luck b01nt4qk (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat WED b00p2hb2 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] WED WED 05:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan b05r3w3x (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday] WED WED 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) WED Series 2, The Captain WED A series of burglaries. An obvious suspect. Is everything WED what it appears? Adapted from TV with David Calder and WED Hamish Clark. WED WED 06:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dkff3 (Listen) WED Episode 1 WED Horatio Clare joins the crews of lifeboats based on the WED river Thames. Established in 2002 in response to the WED inquiries into the Marchioness disaster, the four lifeboats WED are permanently manned and have to respond to a distress WED call within 30 seconds. The boats are not like familiar WED sea-going lifeboats but are jet-propelled, capable of WED travelling at 40 knots. WED Horatio attends a night shift with the full-time and WED volunteer crew at Tower Station, near Waterloo Bridge. He WED witnesses rescue training and gets a call-out. Moving on to WED Gravesend, he joins the crew on a melancholy mission, WED searching for someone feared drowned. WED WED 07:00 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) WED Series 2, (&)Rpt WED Roy is making a video diary, Chad is giving a speech and WED Jane finds solace in the weed. Stars Martin Clunes. From WED August 1994. WED WED 07:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b05r3z49 (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 4 WED Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham and his old nemesis Alex WED Horne recreate a 19th century bet; can Tim ride a horse from WED London to Dover and back before Alex makes 1 million dots on WED a piece of paper? WED Credits WED Presenter: Tim FitzHigham WED Writer: Tim FitzHigham WED Writer: Jon Hunter WED Writer: Paul Byrne WED WED 08:00 The Navy Lark b007m476 (Listen) WED The Admiral's Present WED The officers are ordered to attend a party to celebrate the WED Admiral's 50 years of service. Stars Jon Pertwee. From March WED 1960. WED WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00tr6nm (Listen) WED Series 4, Episode 13 WED The Curse of the Flying Wombat climaxes - or does it? Songs WED and sketches with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From December WED 1966. WED WED 09:00 Trivia Test Match b00w00bm (Listen) WED From 29/10/1991 WED Brian Johnston umpires as Willie Rushton and Robin Bailey WED battle Tim Rice and Bob 'The Cat' Bevan. From October 1991. WED WED 09:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show b00762ck (Listen) WED Series 2, Episode 4 WED Mel and Vicki encounter a flight simulator offering more WED than flying lessons. With Peter Serafinowicz. From December WED 2004. WED WED 10:00 John Mortimer - The Dock Brief b007js6p (Listen) WED An unsuccessful barrister is asked to defend a man accused WED of murder. Stars Michael Hordern and David Kossoff. From May WED 1957. WED WED 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7xph (Listen) WED Hurrah for the Hols, pt 1 WED A couple and their three young children struggle to enjoy a WED summer holiday in a hotel in Cornwall. Read by Tamsin Greig. WED WED 11:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0pn (Listen) WED The Last Infirmity WED Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic WED in 19th-century Cuba. Starring Colin Stinton and William WED Hope. WED WED 12:00 The Navy Lark b007m476 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00tr6nm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 13:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dkff3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 14:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8w (Listen) WED Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 3 WED In Office Hours is the new novel by Lucy Kellaway about men WED and women at work, and illicit love. Today, Stella and Bella WED are seen in a new light when news of a crisis in Russia WED breaks. WED The latest novel from the columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is a WED witty and sharply observed exploration of today's WED contemporary corporate world, and what happens when passions WED run high. The economist Stella Bradberry is at the top of WED her game, juggling a high powered career with motherhood. WED Bella Chambers is a bright and pretty single mother who was WED forced to drop out of college, and is working as a PA to WED make ends meet. Both women work for Atlantic Energy, a WED global oil company based in London, where risk taking is a WED way of life. When the Head of Press resigns unexpectedly, WED new opportunities and challenges open up for Stella and WED Bella, which ultimately lead them both to embark on WED obsessive and destructive affairs. WED Readers: Haydn Gwynne has recently returned from Broadway WED where she was appearing in the award winning hit musical WED "Billy Elliot" after it transferred from London's West End. WED Award winning actress Lyndsey Marshal has most recently WED appeared on stage in "Three Days of Rain" and on television WED in "Being Human" and "Garrow's Law". WED Writer: Lucy Kellaway is the "Financial Times" management WED columnist. She lives in London is is married with four WED children. WED Abridged by Sally Marmion WED Producer Elizabeth Allard. WED WED 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbr (Listen) WED Frugal Years WED With petrol rationing during WW2 the bicycle came into its WED own again to be followed by a golden age of cycling in the WED 1950's as the nation emerges from the darkness of war WED Presenter: Martin Ellis WED Producer: Simon Evans WED A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00thxcp (Listen) WED Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 3 WED Rosamund Lehmann's first novel Dusty Answer records the WED education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic WED father and socialite mother. Judith grew up in the seclusion WED of a large riverside house in the Thames Valley. The house WED next door is occupied from time to time by the Fyfe family WED whose children - cousins Charlie, Roddy, Julian and Martin WED drift in and out of her life. WED Part Three. Judith arrives in Cambridge and can't find her WED room. She wonders how she will settle down but soon meets WED fellow student Jennifer who is to become a great friend. WED During the winter snow, Roddy comes to visit .. WED DUSTY ANSWER by Rosamund Lehmann dramatised by Lavinia WED Greenlaw WED Narrator ..... Julia Hills WED Judith ..... Rosina Carbone WED Roddy ..... Brodie Ross WED Martin ..... Oliver Gomm WED Jennifer ..... Annabel Scholey WED Geraldine ..... Jemima Foxtrot WED Directed by Susan Roberts. WED WED 14:45 Book of the Week b00sbmjr (Listen) WED Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the WED Restoration, Episode 3 WED As a keen theatre-goer, Charles takes every opportunity to WED mingle with his people. But in private he and his wife WED Catherine of Braganza long for an heir. WED Written by Jenny Uglow WED Read by Michael Maloney WED Abridged by Libby Spurrier WED Producer: Joanna Green WED A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. WED WED 15:00 John Mortimer - The Dock Brief b007js6p (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] WED WED 16:00 Trivia Test Match b00w00bm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] WED WED 16:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show b00762ck (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] WED WED 17:00 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] WED WED 17:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b05r3z49 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 18:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8qzd (Listen) WED Lookfar WED Ged has released a terrible shadow into the world. It hunts WED him wherever he goes, so he must make a choice. With James WED McArdle. WED WED 18:30 Off the Page b0076mw8 (Listen) WED Boredom WED Matthew Parris and his guests are inspired by boredom. With WED writers Brian Dooley, Matthew Sharpe and Susan Elderkin. WED From August 2004. WED WED 19:00 The Navy Lark b007m476 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] WED WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00tr6nm (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] WED WED 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] WED WED 20:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dkff3 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED WED 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m7xph (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED WED 21:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0pn (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] WED WED 22:00 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b05r3z49 (Listen) WED [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] WED WED 22:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme b0156jzr (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure, regular WED guest on The Now Show and popper-up in things like Miranda WED and That Mitchell and Webb Look returns with half an hour of WED his own sketches, each funnier than the last. Although, hang WED on, that system means starting the whole series with the WED least funny sketch. Might need to rethink that. OK, it's a WED new show filled with sketches written and performed by John WED Finnemore, but now no longer arranged in strict order of WED funniness. Also, he's cut the sketch that would have gone WED first. WED This week's show sees a big job, a small job, the career WED path of the average TV executive, and a tiger with a gun. WED John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme is written by and stars WED John Finnemore. It also features Carrie Quinlan (The News WED Quiz, The Late Edition), Lawry Lewin (The Life & Times of WED Vivienne Vyle, Horrible Histories) and Simon Kane (Six WED Impossible Things). WED Producer: Ed Morrish. WED Credits WED Performer: John Finnemore WED Ensemble: Carrie Quinlan WED Ensemble: Lawry Lewin WED Ensemble: Simon Kane WED Producer: Ed Morrish WED Writer: John Finnemore WED WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews b05tr06p (Listen) WED From 10.00pm to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club WED has two hours of comedy. Plus Tom Wrigglesworth chats again WED to Ed Byrne. WED WED 23:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash b00lgj3p (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 1 WED Arthur Smith invites an audience into his home for music and WED comedy. WED Paul Sinha in the lounge, Milton Jones in the bedroom and WED Glenn Tilbrook in the kitchen provide music and nourishment WED in the shape of Welsh rarebit, and Pippa Evans - as WED singer-songwriter Loretta Maine - lends a hand. WED WED 23:30 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack b00wdjff (Listen) WED Series 1, Episode 3 WED Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack is a multi-paced, one woman WED Fast Show for BBC Radio 4 showcasing the exceptional talent WED of Lucy Montgomery. Featuring Lucy Montgomery, Philip Pope, WED Sally Grace, Waen Shepherd and Natalie Walter. WED Written by Lucy Montgomery with additional material by WED Steven Burge, Jon Hunter and Joe Wilkinson. WED Music by Philip Pope WED Produced by Katie Tyrrell WED Lucy Montgomery is a rare and multifaceted performer. Like WED Paul Whitehouse, she's a true chameleon who can embrace any WED character with uncanny accuracy, from a non-stop chattering WED public school girl to an 80-year-old diva. Laugh-out-loud, WED mainstream funny in attitude, her intelligence and Barry WED Humphries-esque glee give her characterisations a smart and WED distinctive edge that's hugely appealing to young and old WED alike. WED Lucy's honed her talents on Radio 4 shows as diverse as the WED Sony Gold winning Down the Line, The Museum of Everything, WED The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, Mastering the WED Universe, Torchwood, The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook WED and The Way We Live Right Now. On television she has made WED her mark on BBC THREE's TittyBangBang, BBC ONE's Armstrong WED and Miller, and - coming soon to BBC TWO - Bellamy's People. WED WED THU THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2015 THU THU 00:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8qzd (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 00:30 Off the Page b0076mw8 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q2l1 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 01:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dkff3 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama b00thxcp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 02:45 Book of the Week b00sbmjr (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] THU THU 03:00 John Mortimer - The Dock Brief b007js6p (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:00 Trivia Test Match b00w00bm (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 04:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show b00762ck (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:00 The Older Woman b039by7w (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] THU THU 05:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler b05r3z49 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday] THU THU 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q57t (Listen) THU Series 2, Andy Steps Up THU A consignment of stolen salmon gives Andy the chance for THU promotion. Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars David THU Calder. THU THU 06:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dnz10 (Listen) THU Episode 2 THU Horatio Clare joins the crews of lifeboats based on the THU River Thames. Established in 2002 in response to the THU inquiries into the Marchioness disaster, the four lifeboats THU are permanently manned and have to respond to a distress THU call within 30 seconds. The boats are not like familiar THU sea-going lifeboats but are jet-propelled, capable of THU travelling at 40 knots. THU Horatio joins the crews at Chiswick and Teddington, whose THU work mostly involves helping people who use the river for THU pleasure rather than business. Horatio explores the changes THU in the ways that people use the river and the RNLI's THU response to them, and undergoes storm training at the THU Lifeboat College in Poole. THU THU 07:00 Potting On b00lg8gt (Listen) THU Something for Me THU Computer or sports car? Pam and Gordon argue over how to THU grow old. Stars Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From April THU 2008. THU THU 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week b03kpnjz (Listen) THU Series 9, Intellectual Fireworks THU Ed appears to have stepped on the gravy train at last as he THU takes up a professorship at Much Wenlock Court - a THU prestigious writing retreat. He hopes this will lead him to, THU at the very least, a contentious Saturday Essay on the Today THU Programme. However, this retreat has been set up by one Jaz THU Milvain so could Ed's change in fortune be too good to be THU true? THU Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas THU Produced by Dawn Ellis. THU Credits THU Ed Reardon: Christopher Douglas THU Olive: Stephanie Cole THU Ned: Jonathan Coy THU Newsreader: Corrie Corfield THU Jaz: Philip Jackson THU Rosemary: Felicity Montagu THU Maureen: Carolyn Pickles THU Suki: Nicola Sanderson THU Waitress: Nicola Sanderson THU Pearl: Alison Steadman THU Ping: Barunka O'Shaughnessy THU Lisa: Barunka O'Shaughnessy THU Stan: Geoffrey Whitehead THU Writer: Andrew Nickolds THU Writer: Christopher Douglas THU Producer: Dawn Ellis THU THU 08:00 Steptoe and Son b007jl5j (Listen) THU Series 1, The Offer THU As the rag and bone men argue, Harold is set to leave. THU Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. THU From July 1966. THU THU 08:30 Not in Front of the Children b05s7k07 (Listen) THU Series 1, A Real Family Evening THU Robin is off to boarding school and Jen plans a cosy family THU occasion. Stars Wendy Craig and Francis Matthews. From THU December 1969. THU THU 09:00 Who Goes There? b0075z3c (Listen) THU Series 4, Episode 4 THU Martin Young hosts the famous people quiz show with team THU captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego and guests Claire THU Rayner and David Aaronovitch. From November 2000. THU THU 09:30 The Sit Crom b00mf205 (Listen) THU The Wasps' Nest THU The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire. THU Civil War comedy with Joss Ackland. From November 1990. THU THU 10:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle b00tkllp (Listen) THU November 1915 THU Agent Richard Hannay is summoned to the War Office to foil THU evil German plans to create holy war in the East. Stars THU David Robb. THU THU 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m81sw (Listen) THU Hurrah for the Hols, pt 2 THU Funny, sensuous and poignant short story about married love THU and how children change the rhythm of life. Read by Tamsin THU Greig. THU THU 11:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0qq (Listen) THU The Epping Jaundice THU A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet THU Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam. THU THU 12:00 Steptoe and Son b007jl5j (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 12:30 Not in Front of the Children b05s7k07 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q57t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 13:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dnz10 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 14:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8y (Listen) THU Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 4 THU In Office Hours is the new novel by Lucy Kellaway about men THU and women at work, and illicit love. Today, Stella and Bella THU reach a turning point. THU The latest novel from the columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is a THU witty and sharply observed exploration of today's THU contemporary corporate world, and what happens when passions THU run high. The economist Stella Bradberry is at the top of THU her game, juggling a high powered career with motherhood. THU Bella Chambers is a bright and pretty single mother who was THU forced to drop out of college, and is working as a PA to THU make ends meet. Both women work for Atlantic Energy, a THU global oil company based in London, where risk taking is a THU way of life. When the Head of Press resigns unexpectedly, THU new opportunities and challenges open up for Stella and THU Bella, which ultimately lead them both to embark on THU obsessive and destructive affairs. THU Readers: Haydn Gwynne has recently returned from Broadway THU where she was appearing in the award winning hit musical THU "Billy Elliot" after it transferred from London's West End. THU Award winning actress Lyndsey Marshal has most recently THU appeared on stage in "Three Days of Rain" and on television THU in "Being Human" and "Garrow's Law". THU Writer: Lucy Kellaway is the "Financial Times" management THU columnist. She lives in London and is married with four THU children. THU Abridged by Sally Marmion THU Producer Elizabeth Allard. THU THU 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbt (Listen) THU Rise and Fall THU Increasing prosperity and car ownership displaced the THU bicycle in the 1960's and foreign holidays replaced cycling, THU campsites and youth hostels. Bicycles belong to the past THU Presenter: Martin Ellis THU Producer: Simon Evans THU A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00thxcr (Listen) THU Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 4 THU Rosamund Lehmann's first novel Dusty Answer records the THU education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic THU father and socialite mother. Judith grew up in the seclusion THU of a large riverside house in the Thames Valley. The house THU next door is occupied from time to time by the Fyfe family THU whose children - cousins Charlie, Roddy, Julian and Martin THU drift in and out of her life. THU Part Four Judith is invited to a picnic with Julian and THU Martin, and Roddy takes her for a trip in a canoe. Romance THU rears its head ...but which of the cousins is it to be ? THU DUSTY ANSWER by Rosamund Lehmann dramatised by Lavinia THU Greenlaw THU Narrator ...................................Julia Hills THU Judith......................................Rosina Carbone THU Roddy......................................Brodie Ross THU Martin......................................Oliver Gomm THU Julian.......................................Tom Ferguson THU Mamma ...................................Melissa Jane Sinden THU Directed by Susan Roberts. THU THU 14:45 Book of the Week b00sbmjt (Listen) THU Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the THU Restoration, Episode 4 THU The Restoration is firmly established and trade is THU flourishing. Charles' next aim is to make England master of THU the seas. But he's up against fierce competition and war THU with the Dutch is imminent. THU Written by Jenny Uglow THU Read by Michael Maloney THU Abridged by Libby Spurrier THU Producer: Joanna Green THU A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 15:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle b00tkllp (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU THU 16:00 Who Goes There? b0075z3c (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] THU THU 16:30 The Sit Crom b00mf205 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] THU THU 17:00 Anything Legal b0089hl7 (Listen) THU Episode 6 THU Charles and George's new business course sets tongues THU wagging. Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles. THU THU 17:30 Potting On b00lg8gt (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU THU 18:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8wrb (Listen) THU The Ring THU Within the Tombs of Atuan, Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard THU come to steal their greatest treasure. With James McArdle. THU THU 18:30 Great Lives b0076l5h (Listen) THU Series 5, Tom Paine THU Writer and political activist George Monbiot chooses THU 18th-century revolutionary Tom Paine. With Humphrey THU Carpenter. From April 2004. THU THU 19:00 Steptoe and Son b007jl5j (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] THU THU 19:30 Not in Front of the Children b05s7k07 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] THU THU 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q57t (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU THU 20:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dnz10 (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU THU 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m81sw (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] THU THU 21:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0qq (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] THU THU 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week b03kpnjz (Listen) THU [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] THU THU 22:30 My Teenage Diary b01ks9zd (Listen) THU Series 4, Toby Young THU My Teenage Diary returns with six more brave celebrities THU ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their THU intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for THU the very first time. THU IN this fourth programme in the series, comedian Rufus Hound THU is joined by writer Toby Young who revisits his teenage THU years, when he had a lot of fun playing knock down ginger, THU shooting pea shooters, and skateboarding - but let his THU academic work suffer. THU He reflects on his mis-spent youth and talks about how it THU has changed his perceptions of young offenders today. THU Producer: Harriet Jaine THU A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. THU THU 23:00 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage b007jvc7 (Listen) THU Sugar, Der Der Der Der Der Der, Ah Honey, Honey THU The faded 70s idol fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while THU plugging his book. With Johnny Meres and Ben Miller. From THU October 1996. THU THU 23:15 Date With Fate b008zq34 (Listen) THU Along for the Ride THU Colin impersonates a film producer with dangerous THU consequences. Stars Charles Gray and Michael Troughton. From THU February 1996. THU THU 23:30 Hut 33 b00wfwyl (Listen) THU Series 2, Getting Heavy THU Bottom of Bletchley Park's league, the codebreakers set out THU to prove themselves. Stars Robert Bathurst. From June 2008. THU THU FRI FRIDAY 01 MAY 2015 FRI FRI 00:00 Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea b05s8wrb (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 00:30 Great Lives b0076l5h (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016q57t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 01:30 Lifeboats on the Thames b00dnz10 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq8y (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama b00thxcr (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 02:45 Book of the Week b00sbmjt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] FRI FRI 03:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle b00tkllp (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:00 Who Goes There? b0075z3c (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 04:30 The Sit Crom b00mf205 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:00 Anything Legal b0089hl7 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 05:30 Potting On b00lg8gt (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] FRI FRI 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016r51t (Listen) FRI Series 2, Give a Dog a Good Name FRI Should PC George Dixon break the rules to catch a vicious FRI criminal? Radio revival of TV's famous copper. Stars David FRI Calder. FRI FRI 06:30 The Carl Rosa Opera b00v71w6 (Listen) FRI When the German born Karl Rose launched his opera company in FRI 1873 at the Princess' Theatre London, he had no intention of FRI becoming a musical institution running for over a hundred FRI years. A concert violinist, his original motivation was to FRI provide a platform for his wife, the wonderfully named FRI singer Euphrosyne Parepa, but on her premature death he FRI decided to continue his operatic ambitions. Changing his FRI name to Carl Rosa he set about bringing opera to British FRI audiences in English. And rather than rely on a London FRI season he wanted to take his company, full orchestra, FRI chorus, sceneary and soloists on the road. FRI Keel Watson tells the story of Rosa's success, including the FRI British Premier of Puccini's La Boheme and Madame Butterfly, FRI the former in Manchester. He finds out about the years after FRI Rosa's death and between the wars when the company had its FRI own train at Liverpool Street station and sometimes had FRI three groups on the road at the same time. The tradition, FRI established by Rosa himself, of commissioning new work by FRI British composers, of using local singers and of providing FRI full scale productions complete with elaborate scenery and FRI effects was also maintained, and with Dame Eva Turner, they FRI produced a genuine operatic superstar. FRI But after the second world war keeping the company going FRI proved increasingly difficult. FRI Keel hears from the singer Joseph Ward who actually toured FRI with them in the 1950's until the final performance in FRI Nottingham in 1956. He also talks to Kenneth Rear, one of FRI the many people introduced to opera by the Rosa's annual FRI visits, in his case to the Lyceum Theatre Shefffield, and to FRI Peter Malloy who runs the much smaller scale Carl Rosa FRI company of today. FRI Keel address the challenges that Rosa faced and many opera FRI enthusiasts still face today, of bringing opera to audiences FRI outside the major Metropolitan centres in a form which FRI doesn't undermine its natural scale and spectacle. FRI Producer: Tom Alban. FRI FRI 07:00 Rent b00752yh (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 6 FRI The end of an era as first faltering steps are taken, FRI literally and metaphorically. Stars Barbara Flynn, Patrick FRI Barlow and Linda Polan. From March 1997. FRI FRI 07:30 The Vote Now Show b05r3zc4 (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 2 FRI A series of election specials from the Now Show team. Steve FRI Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by special guests to give FRI their own unique take on the week's election shennanigans. FRI Episode two features Pippa Evans, Mitch Benn, Andy Zaltzman, FRI Julia Hartley-Brewer and Lolly Adefope. FRI Producers; Alexandra Smith, Joe Nunnery and Rachel Wheeley. FRI Executive Producer Alison Vernon-Smith. FRI Credits FRI Presenter: Steve Punt FRI Presenter: Hugh Dennis FRI Panellist: Pippa Evans FRI Panellist: Mitch Benn FRI Panellist: Andy Zaltzman FRI Panellist: Julia Hartley-Brewer FRI Panellist: Lolly Adefope FRI Producer: Alexandra Smith FRI Producer: Joe Nunnery FRI Producer: Rachel Wheeley FRI Executive Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith FRI FRI 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4d6 (Listen) FRI Back From Holiday FRI After a disastrous break, the lad discovers Sid's rented his FRI house out. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From October FRI 1956. FRI FRI 08:30 Play It Cool b05s7k0b (Listen) FRI Episode 5 FRI Ian Carmichael, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims mix music and FRI comedy for a slice of 60s cool. From August 1964. FRI FRI 09:00 All the Way From Memphis b00jj529 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 5 FRI James Walton's pop music history quiz with Tracey MacLeod, FRI Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker. From FRI January 2005. FRI FRI 09:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! b00758fv (Listen) FRI Episode 6 FRI Dick running up a tab in the pub? Strange behaviour from the FRI unimpeachable special agent. With Robert Bathurst. From May FRI 1998. FRI FRI 10:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle b00tkyn4 (Listen) FRI January 1916 FRI Agent Richard Hannay reaches Constantinople, but is he in FRI time to defeat the German's sinister war plans? Stars David FRI Robb. FRI FRI 11:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m850d (Listen) FRI Scan FRI Intimate and moving story about a young woman on the brink FRI of romance, who goes alone for a brain scan. Read by Clare FRI Corbett. FRI FRI 11:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0rx (Listen) FRI The Stranded Eagle FRI After Salomon August Andrée's doomed Arctic crossing by FRI hydrogen balloon, investigators piece together events. Stars FRI Ken Stott. FRI FRI 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4d6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 12:30 Play It Cool b05s7k0b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016r51t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 13:30 The Carl Rosa Opera b00v71w6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 14:00 Book at Bedtime b00snq90 (Listen) FRI Lucy Kellaway - In Office Hours, Episode 5 FRI In Office Hours is the new novel by Lucy Kellaway about men FRI and women at work, and illicit love. Today, Bella regrets FRI sending an accusatory email, and Stella crosses the line. FRI The latest novel from the columnist, Lucy Kellaway, is a FRI witty and sharply observed exploration of today's FRI contemporary corporate world, and what happens when passions FRI run high. The economist Stella Bradberry is at the top of FRI her game, juggling a high powered career with motherhood. FRI Bella Chambers is a bright and pretty single mother who was FRI forced to drop out of college, and is working as a PA to FRI make ends meet. Both women work for Atlantic Energy, a FRI global oil company based in London, where risk taking is a FRI way of life. When the Head of Press resigns unexpectedly, FRI new opportunities and challenges open up for Stella and FRI Bella, which ultimately lead them both to embark on FRI obsessive and destructive affairs. FRI Readers: Haydn Gwynne has recently returned from Broadway FRI where she was appearing in the award winning hit musical FRI "Billy Elliot" after it transferred from London's West End. FRI Award winning actress Lyndsey Marshal has most recently FRI appeared on stage in "Three Days of Rain" and on television FRI in "Being Human" and "Garrow's Law". FRI Writer: Lucy Kellaway is the "Financial Times" management FRI columnist. She lives in London is is married with four FRI children. FRI Abridged by Sally Marmion FRI Producer Elizabeth Allard. FRI FRI 14:15 On Your Bike b00yhxbw (Listen) FRI Rennaisance FRI The mountain bike arrives from California and coincides with FRI a new fashion for fitness and concerns for the environment. FRI Bikes are back in fashion for work and pleasure FRI Presenter: Martin Ellis FRI Producer: Simon Evans FRI A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama b00thxct (Listen) FRI Rosamond Lehmann - Dusty Answer, Episode 5 FRI Rosamund Lehmann's first novel Dusty Answer records the FRI education of Judith Earle, the only child of an academic FRI father and socialite mother. Judith grew up in the seclusion FRI of a large riverside house in the Thames Valley. The house FRI next door is occupied from time to time by the Fyfe family FRI whose children - cousins Charlie, Roddy, Julian and Martin FRI drift in and out of her life. FRI Part Five. Whilst travelling in France with her mother, FRI Judith meets up with Julian. They enjoy the French heat FRI together until his sudden departure. Jennifer steps back FRI into her life.. FRI DUSTY ANSWER by Rosamund Lehmann dramatised by Lavinia FRI Greenlaw FRI Narrator ...................................Julia Hills FRI Judith......................................Rosina Carbone FRI Julian.......................................Tom Ferguson FRI Jennifer ...................................Annabel Scholey FRI Mamma ...................................Melissa Jane Sinden FRI Directed by Susan Roberts. FRI FRI 14:45 Book of the Week b00sbmjw (Listen) FRI Jenny Uglow - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the FRI Restoration, Episode 5 FRI After The Great Fire of London in 1666, rebuilding work FRI began with a vengeance. But elsewhere, all is not well and FRI Charles is about to take the biggest gamble of his life. FRI Written by Jenny Uglow FRI Read by Michael Maloney FRI Abridged by Libby Spurrier FRI Producer: Joanna Green FRI A Pier production for BBC Radio 4. FRI FRI 15:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle b00tkyn4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] FRI FRI 16:00 All the Way From Memphis b00jj529 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] FRI FRI 16:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! b00758fv (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] FRI FRI 17:00 Rent b00752yh (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] FRI FRI 17:30 The Vote Now Show b05r3zc4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 18:00 John Pilkington - Dead Man's Button b05s925z (Listen) FRI 4 Extra Debut. Big Alby refuses to leave the cab of his FRI tower crane, two hundred feet up. Can Hector really get him FRI down? Starring Tony Selby. FRI FRI 18:30 My Life in Five Songs b00zm525 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Mary Black FRI Mary Black enjoys a successful career as a singer of both FRI Irish and contemporary songs. FRI Sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in the FRI business she has recorded numerous albums and has received FRI many international awards. FRI Recalling the influence singers like Billie Holiday had on FRI her decision to become a singer, Mary also tells Phil FRI Cunningham about her days on the road with the legendary FRI Irish folk group De Dannan. FRI Picking her 5 tracks Mary also introduces Phil to one of the FRI new young Irish singers she admires and has high hopes for. FRI Opening with Mary singing Summer Sent You she goes on to FRI pick these five songs: FRI 1: Billie Holiday - God Bless the Child. FRI 2: Sandy Denny with Fairport Convention - Crazy Man Michael. FRI 3: Joni Mitchell - A case of You from the Blue album. FRI 4: De Dannan - Jimmy Byrne's and Dinkies Reel from the album FRI Anthem. FRI 5: Wallis Bird - To My Bones. FRI FRI 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007k4d6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI FRI 19:30 Play It Cool b05s7k0b (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI FRI 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green b016r51t (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI FRI 20:30 The Carl Rosa Opera b00v71w6 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI FRI 21:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives b01m850d (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI FRI 21:15 The Medical Detectives b007k0rx (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI FRI 22:00 The Vote Now Show b05r3zc4 (Listen) FRI [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI FRI 22:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group b011ppyc (Listen) FRI Series 2, Episode 6 FRI Award winning comedian Sarah Millican is back for a second FRI series playing Sarah, modern day agony aunt dishing out real FRI advice for real people. FRI Solving the nations problems with her Support Group, she FRI wants you to live life to the utmost, and she's got tons of FRI ideas of how to help. Together with her team of experts of FRI the heart - man of the people local cabbie Terry, and self FRI qualified counsellor Marion - Sarah tackles the nation's FRI problems head on and has a solution for everything, (which FRI normally encompasses cake, tea and hugs). FRI This week the team tackle two problems - "Bullying at work - FRI a trapeze artist who's been pushed off her perch" and "I've FRI finally found what I'm looking for...Terry, it's you!" FRI Sarah Millican Sarah FRI Ruth Bratt Marion FRI Simon Day Terry FRI Anna Crilly Judy FRI Elis James Evan. FRI FRI 23:00 The Consultants b007k2w7 (Listen) FRI Series 3, Episode 6 FRI Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers. Cerebral sketch FRI show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From January 2005. FRI FRI 23:30 Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford b0076dyj (Listen) FRI Series 2, Trouble Under the Sonnet FRI The poet runs classes in a garage in his mission to bring FRI lyricism to the land of Lowry. Stars James Quinn, Stephen FRI Hoyle, Mark Chatterton and Jemma Thompson. From May 2003. FRI FRI 23:45 I, Regress b0194n33 (Listen) FRI Series 1, Episode 2 FRI A dark, David Lynch-ian comedy, ideally suited for an FRI unsettling and surreal late night listen. 'I, Regress' sees FRI Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snuff FRI Box) playing a corrupt and bizarre hypnotherapist taking FRI unsuspecting clients on twisted, misleading journeys through FRI their subconscious. FRI Each episode sees the doctor dealing with a different client FRI who has come to him for a different problem (quitting FRI smoking, fear of water, etc). As the patient is put under FRI hypnosis, we 'enter' their mind, and all the various FRI situations the hypnotherapist takes them through are played FRI out for us to hear. The result is a dream- (or nightmare-) FRI like trip through the patient's mind, as funny as it is FRI disturbing. FRI Episode 2: Robin Hood - no relation - comes to Dr Matt Berry FRI with a fear of spiders. The diagnosis seems to be that this FRI may all be down to an unusually potent encounter between an FRI arachnid and a South African grandmother.. Featuring Simon FRI Greenall (I'm Alan Partridge) and Jack Klaff (For Your Eyes FRI Only, Star Wars). FRI The cast across the series include Katherine Parkinson (IT FRI Crowd), Morgana Robinson (The Morgana Show), Simon Greenall FRI (I'm Alan Partridge), Jack Klaff (Star Wars, For Your Eyes FRI Only), Tara Flynn (The Impressions Show, Stewart Lee's FRI Comedy Vehicle), Alex Lowe (Barry From Watford, The Peter FRI Serafinowicz Show), and Derek Griffiths (Playschool, Bod, FRI and The Royal Exchange). FRI A compelling late night listen: tune in and occupy someone FRI else's head! FRI Credits FRI Dr Berry: Matt Berry FRI Actor: Simon Greenall FRI Actor: Jack Klaff FRI
25 April, 2015
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 25/04/2015 - 01/05/2015
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