Radio 4 Extra Listings for 24 February – 2 March 2018 Page 1 of 8 SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2018 Abridged by Robin Brooks
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Radio 4 Extra Listings for 24 February – 2 March 2018 Page 1 of 8 SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2018 Abridged by Robin Brooks. Women had unprecedented power in the Empire, as did the Produced by Kirsteen Cameron. mysterious 'third sex' of eunuchs. But in this part-Roman, part- SAT 00:00 BD Chapman - Orbiter X (b0788cnv) SAT 03:00 Home Front - Omnibus (b09bd8jb) fundamentalist Christian state, dangerous political factions Return to WoomeraWith their ship patched up, the crew of 27 November - 1 December 1917The third omnibus of Season would keep the blood of political dynasties flowing. Orbiter 2 aim for Earth - but will the Commonwealth Space 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 (b03tr295) Project realise the incoming incommunicado ship is a friendly 1917, when Germany and the new Russian government began a John TavenerSir John Tavener became a popular composer of one? cessation of hostilities. classical music. Sir Nicholas Kenyon explores how he achieved BD Chapman's adventure in the conquest of space in 14 parts. Cast this, through archive and through conversation with Lady Stars John Carson as Captain Bob Britton, Andrew Crawford as Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Tavener, in her first interview since her husband's death, and Captain Douglas McClelland, Barrie Gosney as Flight Engineer Sarah Illingworth ..... Naomi Frederick with Tavener's friends. These include the cellist Steven Isserlis, Hicks, Donald Bisset as Colonel Kent, John Witty as Captain Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford the oboist Nicholas Daniels, and Martin Neary, Organist and Jack Bradley, Leslie Perrins as Sir Charles Day and Peter Noel Iris Reed ..... Charlie Hardwick Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey at the time of Cook as Control Officer Brown. Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom Princess Diana's funeral, when Tavener's Ode to Athene Producer: Charles Maxwell Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger accompanied her coffin from the Abbey and brought his music First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959. Bill McCracken ..... Caolan McCarthy to a wider public. SAT 00:30 Mastertapes (b01nq1c0) Cressida Marshall ..... Isabella Inchbald Producer Marya Burgess. Series 1, Suzanne Vega (the A-Side)The second programme of Ethel Manning ..... Sophie Scott SAT 09:00 How to Have a Hit Show (b09sn83p) this new series in which John Wilson talks to leading Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Maria Friedman - actress, singer and musical theatre director - performers and songwriters about the album that made them or Eva Reynolds ..... Sophie Scott explores the BBC archives to hear advice from the great changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at the Johnnie Marshall ..... Paul Ready songwriters of the past about How to Have a Hit Show. BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two Kenny Stokoe ..... Dean Logan The BBC archives teem with interviews with the great episodes. In Episode 1 (The A side), John asks the artist about Lester Reed ..... Trevor Fox songwriters which were carried out for landmark series like the album in question, and then, in the B-side, the audience puts Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone "Ragtime to Rock 'n' Roll" decades ago, but which have rarely the questions. Both editions feature exclusive live Matilda James ..... Hannah Wood had an airing since, apart from short snippets. All the performances. Maud Drummond ..... Vineeta Rishi songwriting greats are there- from early interviews with Programme 2, A-side "Solitude Standing". Singer and Molly Duckett ..... Victoria Bewick Rodgers and Hammerstein to Irving Berlin, Yip Harburg, songwriter Suzanne Vega discusses the influences behind her Peggy Tanney ..... Abbie Andrews Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman. More modern songwriters like platinum-selling second album, released 25 years ago, which Joyce Lyle ..... Tracy Whitwell Stephen Sondheim and many others also feature strongly. included hits like "Luka" and the title track. Lad 1 ..... Edmund Wiseman Recordings of the legendary song performers also abound - the She explains that it was her manager who saw the potential of Lad 2 ..... Philip Correia great names who premiered the seminal show roles like Ethel "Luka" and convinced her that a song with a social message Stanley Hobbs ..... David Nellist Merman, and Mary Martin. could be a hit. Beatrice Marshall ..... Eviee Lavery This compilation takes the audience through the journey of She recalls how the tune for "Tom's Diner" came to her while Cristine de Groot ..... Ysabelle Cooper writing a hit musical show, from first thought to the final she was walking down Broadway after having been to the real Gussie Marshall ..... Grace Doherty performance as seen through the eyes - and ears- of these great Tom's restaurant. Peter Lumley ..... Bea White names. Divided into different sections- The Idea, The Producer, And she discusses the way in which images and words were part Written by Sarah Daniels The Songs, The Orchestrator etc , Maria uses the archives to of her life from a very early age and have influenced her work. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole take us on a journey which explores all the different facets of In the next programme (The B-side) it'll be the turn of the Story-led by Shaun McKenna songwriting, promoting and plugging within the narrative of audience to ask Suzanne the questions. Sound: Martha Littlehailes composing that one elusive hit show. With examples like Alan Producer: Emma Kingsley. Composer: Matthew Strachan Jay Lerner describing how he sweated over one line in a lyric SAT 01:00 Falco (b00r32wz) Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews. for two months, we provide a window into a creative world The Iron Hand of Mars, Episode 5Roman detective Falco and SAT 04:00 Whispers (b007k3jj) interwoven with music. his fellow prisoners are marched through the forest and finally Series 3, Episode 6Gyles Brandreth hosts the scandals quiz with Maria will also re-introduce us to some standalone programmes meet the legendary Celtic priestess Veleda. Lucy Moore, Anthony Holden, John O'Farrell and Dan Tetsell. featuring the great names of songwriting history and the Justinus takes matters into his own hands when he volunteers to From November 2005. musicals they created. negotiate with her, but Falco is worried that he doesn't fully SAT 04:30 Street and Lane (b00w5rgj) Producer: Emma Kingsley. understand the implications of the meeting. Series 2, Going for BrokeThe Yorkshire builders are warned SAT 12:00 Winston (b007jn9c) Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco, Gary Lewis as over a dodgy landlord - and a birth is imminent... Winston in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in LoveNow that Nancy has Helveticus and Oliver Hembrough as Justinus. Series 2 of Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby's comedy stars fallen in love with Roland from the Ministry of Whatsisname, Dramatised by Mary Cutler. Shaun Dooley as Johnny Street, Fine Time Fontayne as Arthur she doesn't like to remember what happened with Winston Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild. Lane, Muzz Khan as Pete and Bethan Walker as Lucy. under the old beech tree at Winterleaf Gunner... First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. Producer: David Hunter Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as SAT 01:30 Captain Fantastic - Bobby Moore (b007kw2v) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007. Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, A profile of England's World Cup winning captain, Bobby SAT 05:00 Capital Gains (b00snlx2) Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William. Moore (1941 -1993). Series 2, Development CapitalThere must be a way to stop the Director: Shaun MacLoughlin Angus Loughran looks back at his footballing star qualities as a Haiku Jack Consortium from covering the land in concrete. First broadcast on BBC Radio in December 1990. player and leader - with Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters and Accidental billionaire Julius Hutch turns to the law - and goes SAT 12:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn) Jimmy Armfield. beyond it. Series 2, Episode 1From the perils of seduction to topless Producer: Clare Davison Starring Peter Jones as Julius Hutch. sunbathing. 40 is the new 21. Made for BBC Radio 5 Live by Campbell Davison Media and With Celestine Randall as Pauline Hutch, Justine Midda as Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who first broadcast in 2001. Kate, Jeffrey Wickham as Sexton Lewis, Stephen Thorne as Sir have lived a bit. SAT 02:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj) Gainford Blounty, Jillie Meers as Dahlia Sprout, David Holt as Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Southward AgainWith the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue Ted Smoothie and Brian Perkins as Himself. Clive Swift and Roger Blake. fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Scripted by Collin Johnson. Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Michael Palin. From August 1981. Producers: Andy Jordan and David Blount Etherington, Julie Balloo and Ramone Towers. SAT 02:15 The History of the Future (b01mkzgw) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997. Music by Ronnie & The Rex. Leonardo da VinciJuliet Gardiner continues her History of the SAT 05:30 The Break (b07j40ww) Producer: Helen Williams Future with a look at the designs of Renaissance Man Leonardo The Girl from the SouthUncle Jeff (Philip Jackson), out of the First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002. da Vinci. Juliet views his designs for warfare which seem to blue, decides that his nephew Andy (Tom Palmer) needs a SAT 13:00 Doris Lessing - Riot Girls: The Good Terrorist prefigure the modern tank and helicopter, and tries to girlfriend. Andy decides that he does not. Jeff persists - Fish (b09sn83r) understand how the culture of 15th century Florence with its Shop Frank (Mark Benton) has his niece visiting from down Omnibus 1/2A band of inept revolutionaries in a London squat political and religious turmoil as well as artistic flowering spoke south, and she is, by all accounts, "a lovely girl".