Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 1 of 8

SATURDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2017 Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Tony's discovery of his grandfather's past gave his life a sudden Ulysses Pilchard ..... Khalid Abdalla purpose and spurred him on to follow in Anton and Antonio's SAT 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g) Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger footsteps. and, if possible, outdo them. Tony both stars in and The Canterville Ghost, Episode 3Troublesome ghost of a dead Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker narrates the show, in which he is joined by a set of adventurers he nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom has employed to help him on his various quests. his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford The team comprises Martha (Adjoa Andoh), a survival expert; elaborate... Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Janet (Nina Wadia), the 40­something Botanist who's just got out First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair James ..... Charlie Clements of an awful marriage and finally decided to put her Open McGowan. Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David University Floral Biology degree to good use; Alan (John­Luke Producer: Gemma Jenkins. Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley Roberts), the group's transport officer and an old­fashioned right­ Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007. Barman ..... Philip Fox winger who is delighted to have a shot at (what he sees as) SAT 00:30 Soul Music (b075pxfx) Chester Matthews ..... Samuel James rebuilding the British Empire. Series 22, Bring Him HomeBring Him Home, from Les Maisie Harris ..... Cassie Layton New sitcom written by Gareth Gwynn and John­Luke Roberts. Miserables, is a beautiful and moving prayer­in­song that has Major Love ..... Simon Ludders Produced by Lyndsay Fenner. developed meaning and identity outside the hit musical. Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack SAT 06:00 Thomas Love Peacock ­ Headlong Hall (b06y048x) Taking part in the programme: Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Winter, 1815: Harry Headlong, like all Welsh squires, is fond of The celebrated tenor, Alfie Boe, has sung this many times in the Harry Pankhurst ..... Sean Murray shooting, hunting and drinking. But he becomes seized with a West End and on Broadway; he discusses what the song means to Olive Hargreaves ..... Rhiannon Neads passion to form the acquaintance of philosophers and dilettanti. him. Phillip Sassoon ..... Luke Newberry Narrated by Sir Michael Hordern. Starring Daniel Massey as Herbert Kretzmer talks about the agonising process of writing the Anna White ..... Ellie Piercy Escot, Ronald Lacey as Foster, John Grillo as Jenkison, John lyrics. Eric Morton ..... Paul Rainbow Horsley as Cranium and William Simons as Headlong. The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir recorded a Marieke Argent ..... Olivia Ross Thomas Love Peacock's novella dramatised by James Saunders. version especially for the programme; one of their members Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley Producer: Matthew Walters describes singing Bring Him Home at the funeral of PC Dave Dennis Monk ..... Sam Swann First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988. Phillips in November 2015. Edna Harris ..... Lara J West SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes (b007kvv5) The original Cosette, from Les Miserables, Rebecca Caine now Connie Marshall ..... Darcy Brown Series 2, Can He Kick It?John Rawling recalls a dramatic game of sings this song ­ written for a male voice ­ regularly as part of Grace Cavendish ..... Grace Doherty rugby between Scotland and Wales at Murrayfield in the 1971 international recitals. Written by Katie Hims Five Nations Championship. From January 2001. And for Becky Douglas it will forever be a reminder of her Directed by Jessica Dromgoole SAT 07:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06sb17d) daughter whose death inspired the foundation of a leprosy charity. Sound: Martha Littlehailes Rick SteinChef Rick Stein chooses 'Wouldn't It Be Lovely' from Jeremy Summerly, Director of Music at St Peter's College, Composer: Matthew Strachan My Fair Lady, and 'Afternoons And Coffee Spoons' by the Crash Oxford plays through the piece and describes why it moves us Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews. Test Dummies. emotionally. SAT 04:00 The Rest Is History (b04vd88y) SAT 08:00 An Hour With... (b00sn7jn) Producer: Karen Gregor. Series 1, Episode 2A new, six­part comedy discussion show Alan TitchmarshBritain's favourite TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh SAT 01:00 Poirot (b007ys7n) hosted by Frank Skinner. talks about his life and career with an audience ­ and tells some of Murder on the Orient Express, Episode 4Belgian detective, Frank loves history, but just doesn't know much of it, so he's his favourite poems and funny stories. Hear how Placido Hercule Poirot discovers that someone aboard the train is lying to devised The Rest Is History to find out more about it. Domingo sang to Evelyn Glennie, his attempt to interview Bette him. Along with his historian in residence, Dr Kate Williams, each Davis ­ and shaking manure­covered hands with Princess Diana. Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. episode sees Frank joined by a selection of celebrity guests, who Green­fingered he may be, but there's nothing else green about With Sylvia Syms as Mrs Hubbard, Francesca Annis as Miss will help him navigate his way through the annals of time, Alan Titchmarsh. A fixture on our TV screens for over three Debenham, Peter Polycarpou as Dr Constantine and Siriol Jenkins picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most decades, his gardening advice has brought pleasure and delight to as Countess Andrenyi. interesting moments in history. millions. Alan's also written novels and books on horticulture. Pianist: Michael Haslam Frank's guests in this edition of the programme are Victoria Coren Recorded in 1999. From the book published in 1934 and dramatised by Michael Mitchell and Andy Zaltzman. SAT 09:00 Philip Pullman ­ His Dark Materials (b09d97fq) Bakewell Produced by Dan Schreiber and Justin Pollard Northern Lights11­year­old Lyra Belaqua lives in an Oxford Director Enyd Williams. An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. college in a world parallel to ours, a place where souls exist First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992. SAT 04:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09ckrh5) externally in the form of an animal, a daemon. Lyra discovers that SAT 01:30 Beardyman and the Mimics (b00d61q9) Episode 31956: It's a big week in the junction as everyone there are dark forces at work involving the kidnapping of children Champion beatboxer Beardyman, aka Darren Foreman, is a prepares to go to the movies, and the Australian town witnesses a and a curious substance called "Dust". master of vocal artistry. He can make all manner of noises, version of On the Waterfront unlike any other... She's catapulted into a life­and­death struggle to save not only including entire percussive music tracks, using only his mouth, Six­part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea. herself but the future of all worlds ­ a struggle that will take her throat and tongue. Starring Caroline Quentin as Jane, John Duttine as Thomas, Niall beyond The Northern Lights... Inspired by the lyrebird, he ventures on a personal journey to Ashdown as Jimmy, Toby Longworth as Pete, Brian Bowles as Philip Pullman's award­winning trilogy is a breathtaking epic unveil the secrets of animal vocal mimicry. He encounters Len, Joanna Monro as Madge, Julie Gibbs as Milly, June adventure spanning a multitude of worlds. ornithologist and musician Bill Oddie, birdsong scientific experts Whitfield as Phoebe and Moya O'Shea as Gaylene. Stars Lulu Popplewell as Lyra, Ray Fearon as Balthamos, and a whole new world of sounds. Producer: Liz Anstee Terence Stamp as Lord Asriel, Emma Fielding as Mrs Coulter, SAT 02:00 Charlotte Bronte ­ Jane Eyre (b0076l5g) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. Kenneth Cranham as Farder Coram, Bill Paterson as The Master, Episode 15After hearing the shocking news of Mr Rochester's SAT 05:00 Safety Catch (b0178ncg) Peter Marinker as Lee Scorseby, Carla Simpson as Hester and misfortune, Jane begins her search for him. Adaptation of the Series 2, Brothers in ArmsLaurence Howarth's black comedy of Tracy­Ann Oberman as Serafina Pekkala. classic read by Anne­Marie Duff. From April 2004. modern morality set in the world of arms dealing. Steve Hodson as Iorek Byrnison, Gerard McDermott as Iofur SAT 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bfpzw) Darren Boyd stars as reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath who Raknison, Richard Firth as Pantalaimon, David Holt as Three Wise MenAstronomer Heather Couper reviews ancient is generally a nice chap ­ he just happens to work as an arms Ozymandias, Shaun Dooley as Lord Faa, Ann Beach as Ma associations of stars and planets with deities, and astrology's link dealer, or 'Defence and security equipment system solutions Costa, Ben Crowe as Joey Costa, Joanna Monro as The to mathematics and the 24­hour day. From May 2008. broker' as he prefers to call it. Whilst battling with his conscience Housekeeper, Martin Hyder as Dr Cooper and Ioan Meredith as SAT 02:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015272f) he justifies to himself why five years on he's still in a job he just Santelia. Episode 5Vic is increasingly indifferent towards Ingrid, but can fell into ­ after all, what he really wants is to pursue is his career Simon Donaldson as Kaisa, Leagh Conwell as Roger, Soumaya he let her out of his life? Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca Callard. in electronic music. But until that takes off he'll stay where he is, Keynes as Annie, Amy Dunn as Bella, Laura Doddington as and as his mother so eloquently puts it, "any job where you get SAT 02:45 Book of the Week (b01ns1k9) Stelmaria, Emma Woolliams as Salcilia, Gregg Prentice as Billy your own desk and a hot dinner can't be all bad". And so as we Michael Holroyd ­ On Wheels, Episode 5Michael Holroyd and Oliver Cookson as Tony. renew our acquaintance with Simon we find him, using his 'flair confronts an army of automobiles in this charming memoir. Dramatised by Lavinia Murray. for original ideas' to go to extreme lengths to prove to everyone Weaving together personal stories and historical anecdote, he Music composed and realised by Billy Cowie. just how badly he feels about doing the job he does. traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Director: David Hunter Cast: Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael. The lessons First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. Simon Mcgrath...... Darren Boyd required military precision when practising how to get in and out SAT 11:30 Philip Pullman and Miss Jones (b00775zz) Anna Grieg...... Joanna Page of his car correctly. His biographical subjects also had their Terry Jones presides over a conversation between best­selling Boris Kemal...... Lewis Macleod difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove with reckless gusto when author Philip Pullman and his former schoolteacher Enid Jones. In Judith McGrath...... Sarah Smart overtaking his eightieth year; Vita Sackville­West's car became a an intimate and revealing setting in the Welsh coast town of Angela McGrath...... Brigit Forsyth chamber for sudden romantic assignations and getaways; Harlech, they talk about Philip's first day in school, his early Madeleine Turnbull...... Rachel Atkins Augustus John and his family careered through vulnerable attempts at storytelling, the craft of poetry, reading, writing and Peter...... Gus Brown villages as the poor vehicle, piled high with bohemian friends, other memories. Paramedic...... Philip Fox stuttered and jerked along in first gear. They reveal how their pupil­teacher relationship has ripened into Written by Laurence Howarth Wry, thoughtful and very funny, On Wheels is an elegy to the a friendship that has endured nearly fifty years. Pullman explains Produced by Dawn Ellis. glamour of the car. Subtle and perceptive, Michael Holroyd finds the reasons behind his acknowledgement of his former teacher at SAT surprising ways to understand the past and challenge our view of 05:30 Tony Law: 21st Century Adventurer (b09by2t2) the end of the His Dark Materials trilogy. the future. Fearless adventurer Tony Law leads an intrepid team attempting SAT 12:00 HR (b00tg1c3) Episode 5 of 5 to recover the Lost Girdle of the Amazons. Series 2, GassingSam is battling retirement blues with a part­time In the final episode, Michael Holroyd describes playwright Tony Law is a celebrity explorer, in the mould of Sir Ranulph job working for the Saviours, manning telephone lines to help Bernard Shaw's enthusiastic, if cavalier, approach to driving ­ Fiennes. Several years ago, he wrote a book about his adventures those in distress. And today's first client is of course Peter, in only thwarted by the outbreak of world war. For Michael which, combined with the proceeds from a handful of specially distress about their faulty boiler. Holroyd, however, it was the satnav that did for him. funded expeditions, has bankrolled his operation ever since. He's Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce Producer: David Roper a big fan of razzle­dazzle and derring do, a man who wants to be Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. perceived as a hero. George ..... Sam Dale As a young man, Tony discovered the stories surrounding his SAT 03:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b08yg576) Voice ..... Alison Pettitt great­grandfather, Anton Lawless, and his grandfather, Antonio 14­18 August 1917The third omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Director: Peter Kavanagh. Lawless. The Lawless family were renowned explorers, but Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when poets Wilfred SAT 12:30 Ballylenon (b00gddtk) Tony's accountant father was ashamed of the family's unorthodox Owen and Siegfried Sassoon met in Craiglockhart Hospital. Series 2, Episode 4After "overhearing" that Reverend Hawthorne past, changed the family name to Law (no­one wants an Cast is leaving Ballylenon for a larger congregation, telephone accountant called Lawless), moved to Canada and hid the family Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery operator Vera McConkey loses no time in communicating the history from the young Tony. Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 2 of 8 good news to the local newspaper, The Vindicator. outcomes of their policies. With Moira Brooker as Judith, Jon Glover as Alistair and Jenny Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1954, Always adept at making shrewd, balanced and very funny Funnell as Sandy. before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every political observations, Maxwell was one of the first comics at the Adapted from his original television series by Bob Larbey. home. 2011 Edinburgh Festival to react to the riots in England and the Producer: Martin Fisher. Written by Christopher Fitz­Simon. Arab Spring and evolve his act accordingly to rave reviews and a A DLT Production in association with the Theatre of Comedy for Starring TP McKenna as Phonsie Doherty, Margaret D'Arcy as nomination. He performed his 2012 Edinburgh show That's the BBC Radio 2. Muriel McConkey, Stella McCusker as Vera McConkey, Aine Spirit at the Assembly Rooms George Square to sell out First broadcast in April 1997. McCartney as Vivienne Boal, John Hewitt as Guard Gallagher, audiences and followed this with a run at London's Soho Theatre. SUN 09:00 Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time Charlie Bonnar as Packy McGoldrick, Ciara McKeown as Josie He also performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy (Omnibus) (b09db3kr) Doherty and Gerard Murphy as Rev Samuel Hawthorne. Festival last year including a performance at the televised Born in 1905 among a new and brilliant generation of writers, Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes. American Dream Gala and at the Udderbelly Festival. Anthony Powell was the literary genius who gave us A Dance to Director: Eoin O'Callaghan "One of the most significant comedians working in the country the Music of Time, an undisputed classic of English literature. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995. today" THE INDEPENDENT Anthony Powell wrote his spectacular 12 volume sequence over a SAT 13:00 AJ Cronin ­ The Citadel (Omnibus) (b09d9cmq) "Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating" THE TIMES 25 year period. This comic masterpiece teems with idiosyncratic Made for 4 Extra. An enthusiastic newly­trained doctor arrives in "Stand up. is rarely this politically well­informed or thought­ characters, capturing 20th century Britain through war and peace. a Welsh mining town but is soon brought down to earth. Stars provoking" THE SCOTSMAN In this portrait of a literary master from one of our generation's Richard Fleeshman. Written and performed by ..... Andrew Maxwell greatest biographers, Hilary Spurling draws on Powell's letters SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b09d9cms) Script edited by ..... Paul Byrne and journals, and the memories of those who knew him. Fergal KeaneFergal Keane: BBC correspondent Fergal Keane Produced by ..... Ed Morrish. Investigating the friends, relations, lovers, acquaintances, fools chooses The Voice Squad's 'The Parting Glass' and Johnny Clegg SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b09d5ffw) and geniuses who surrounded him, she reveals the comical and and Juluka's 'Scatterlings of Africa'. Daliso Chaponda 2/3The best in contemporary comedy. Plus, tragic events that inspired one of the greatest fictions of the age. SAT 14:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair (b06q4568) Arthur Smith is joined by the comedian Daliso Chaponda. Written by Hilary Spurling Joanna LumleyThe Absolutely Fabulous actress and activist SAT 23:00 Goodness Gracious Me (b01p4sgr) Abridged by Sara Davies Joanna Lumley shares her anxieties and regrets with Professor Series 3, Episode 3The Kapoors tee off on the golf course, and Read by Hattie Morahan Anthony Clare. the Delhi students take a train to Southend­on­Sea. Stars Meera Directed by Lizzie Davies Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with Syal. From June 1998. A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. prominent people from different walks of life. SAT 23:30 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00f2zsd) SUN 10:10 World Book Club (b09db3kv) Born in Dublin, author Anthony Clare held a doctorate in A Working SocietyThe thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the Charlotte Bronte ­ Jane EyreWorld Book Club travels back to medicine, a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the bumpy evolution of the Western world. With Dan Tetsell. From Victorian England to discuss Charlotte Bronte's captivating and Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on BBC April 2006. enduring tale, Jane Eyre. Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became Britain's best­ Writer Tracy Chevalier and biographer Claire Harman join known psychiatrist and earned his own vehicle, In the Harriett Gilbert in a packed BBC radio theatre in London. Psychiatrist's Chair. Starting in 1982, this series ran until 2001 The novel traces the fortunes of a young orphaned girl searching and also transferred to TV. Series highlights include SUNDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2017 for a sense of belonging and identity in a hostile world, plagued conversations with Bob Monkhouse, Cecil Parkinson and Gerry by both gender and social inequality. Adams. SUN 00:00 The Twilight Zone (b00j581z) Weaving together the sweeping romance between Jane and Mr Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] Rochester, a social commentary on 19th century England and set First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October July 1994. SUN 00:40 James Follett ­ The Silent Vulcan (b007jsy4) against the eerie Gothic backdrop of imposing mansions and wild SAT 15:00 An Hour With... (b00sn7jn) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:40 on Saturday] moorland, Charlotte Bronte produced one of the world's most­ [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN 01:00 AJ Cronin ­ The Citadel (Omnibus) (b09d9cmq) loved and timeless tales. SAT 16:00 Thomas Love Peacock ­ Headlong Hall (b06y048x) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday] First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 2016. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b09d9cms) SUN 11:00 Radiolab (b09dblmq) SAT 17:30 Yes Yes Yes (b007kvv5) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Saturday] Series 2, Patient ZeroRadiolab explores how you find out who [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] SUN 02:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair (b06q4568) Patient Zero is ­ the heart of any kind of outbreak. With Jad SAT 17:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06sb17d) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Saturday] Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. Radiolab is a Peabody Award­winning show about curiosity. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 today] SUN 03:00 An Hour With... (b00sn7jn) Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between SAT 18:00 The Twilight Zone (b00j581z) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] science, philosophy, and the human experience. Series 2, The Last FlightAfter flying through a mysterious cloud, SUN 04:00 Thomas Love Peacock ­ Headlong Hall (b06y048x) First broadcast on public radio in the USA. a First World War pilot lands at a US airbase in 1959... [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] SUN 12:00 The Al Read Show (b0090v01) Richard Matheson's TV script adapted for radio by Dennis SUN 05:30 Yes Yes Yes (b007kvv5) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Etchison [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday] SUN 12:30 As Time Goes By (b04wjsjy) Stars Charles Shaughnessy, Mike Starr, Roderick Peeples, Nigel SUN 05:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06sb17d) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Patterson, Doug James, Jeff Lupetin, Kurt Naebig, Steve Key, [Repeat of broadcast at 07:55 on Saturday] Carl Amari, Richard Henzel, Jamie Baron and Linda Reiter. SUN 13:00 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving Omnibus SUN 06:00 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving Omnibus Stacy Keach (best known here as US TV detective Mike (b015f99x) (b015f99x) Hammer) takes Serling's original TV role as narrator. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Episode 1Vic Brown is infatuated with his work colleague Ingrid Created by Rod Serling, cult sci­fi and horror series 'The Twilight SUN 14:15 Shena Mackay ­ Till the Cows Come Home Rothwell, but how will he manage to break the ice? Zone' was first broadcast in the USA on CBS from 1959 to 1964 Set in Yorkshire, Stan Barstow's iconic 1960s novel is a (b09d9xq3) and electrified the new medium of television. compelling, poignant and humorous account of 20­year­old Vic's [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] Armed with a licence from CBS and the Serling estate, Carl infatuation for Ingrid ­ which develops into an emotional crisis, SUN 14:30 Philip Pullman ­ The Book of Dust (Omnibus) Amari's slick adaptions are based on the original TV scripts ­ thanks in part to her spiteful friend, Dorothy. (b09dblms) adapted from 2002 as a 40­minute radio drama series, with a full Dramatised by Stan Barstow's partner Diana Griffiths. La Belle Sauvage, Episode 2 of 2Malcolm returns to see Alice at cast, music and sound effects. Starring Lee Ingleby as Vic Brown, Rebecca Callard as Ingrid the Priory to try and discover who has been helping Bonneville. Produced and directed by Carl Amari for the Falcon Picture Rothwell, Kate Layden as Mrs Brown and Fine Time Fontayne as Read by Simon Russell Beale. Group. Mr Brown. SUN 15:45 What Is a Story? (b061qv4f) SAT 18:40 James Follett ­ The Silent Vulcan (b007jsy4) Director: Pauline Harris Is Anyone Responsible?Marina Warner ­ in the company of Episode 8It's the August carnival and three figures dressed in First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 2010. leading contemporary writers ­ looks at the world of black are hidden on a cart heading for the town... SUN 07:15 Shena Mackay ­ Till the Cows Come Home contemporary fiction. In each programme, she considers a story After a UFO crash landed, the Sussex town of Pentworth has been (b09d9xq3) and story writing from a different angle. cut off by a mysterious invisible and impenetrable wall. Marina is the Chair of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 'The Silent Vulcan' is the final book in James Follett's sci­fi A woman looks back on a childhood bonfire night, which was more explosive than anyone could have imagined. Read by Diana and the series draws on the expertise of this year's International trilogy of the same name. Booker judging panel, the views of the shortlisted writers, as well Read by Nigel Anthony. Bishop. From November 1993. SUN 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section as other key literary talent. Abridged by Miranda Davis. Marina speaks with writers as diverse as Julian Barnes, Michelle (b044h6nv) Producer: Elizabeth Allard. Roberts, Fanny Howe, Marlene van Niekerk, Alain Mabanckou, Series 3, Adam BuxtonMusic and comedy presented by Alex Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004. Lydia Davis, Edwin Frank, Elleke Boehmer, Wen­Chin Ouyang, Horne and his 5­piece band. This week they tackle the theme of SAT 19:00 Philip Pullman ­ His Dark Materials (b09d97fq) Daniel Medin, Nadeem Aslam and Laszlo Krasznahorkai. money, shopping and consumerism with an advert for milk, a sea [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] There are questions around the boundaries between fact and shanty and a song about cheese dreams. They're joined by special SAT 21:30 Philip Pullman and Miss Jones (b00775zz) fiction which Marina believes are central to any consideration of guest comedian Adam Buxton. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today] storytelling, since readers' pleasure depends so much on trust built Host... Alex Horne SAT 22:00 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007qhq3) up between the storyteller or writer and the audience. Band... Joe Auckland, Mark Brown, Will Collier, Ben Reynolds, Series 2, Karl MarxThe radical comedian offers his assessment of Over ten episodes, there are discussions on the reasons for Ed Sheldrake the influential revolutionary thinker and philosopher. From April writing, writers as witnesses and political interaction. Guests... Adam Buxton and Saxophonist Pedro 2001. In episode seven, Marina asks, "Is Anyone Responsible?" Producer... Charlie Perkins. SAT 22:30 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b03gg7rd) Producer: Kevin Dawson SUN 08:00 The Al Read Show (b0090v01) NationalismAndrew Maxwell is one of the UK's most informed A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4. From 6/2/1966The legendary Northern comic pokes fun at and fearless stand ups. In this series of one­off stand up shows, he SUN 16:00 Drama (b01lwdx3) fireman and hospitals. uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig Paul Theroux ­ The White Man's BurdenA radio adaptation of Monologues and sketches presenting "life with the lid off". behind the clichés and assumptions about four possible threats to Paul Theroux's stage play about the young Rudyard Kipling's With Susan Maughan, The Countrymen, and Woolf Phillips and British society: food, the internet, drugs and Nationalism. humiliating final months as an American resident. The great his Orchestra. This series will showcase a comedian at the top of his abilities English writer plans to settle in Vermont with his American wife, Devised by Al Read and scripted by Ronnie Taylor. tackling difficult and important 'slow news' topics with a depth but a clash with his brother­in­law results in death threats, a court Producer: Bill Worsley and perceptiveness that remains outside the remit of mainstream case and public scandal. Will Kipling manage to keep his head First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966. 'topical' comedy. when all about are losing theirs? SUN 08:30 As Time Goes By (b04wjsjy) In this last edition, Andrew looks at Nationalists, from a variety Written by Paul Theroux Series 1, Episode 4Jean's daughter Judith begins to fall for Lionel, of movements, who are easy to demonise. So very, very easy. But Adapted and directed by Emma Harding. but his publisher, Alistair, starts to fall for Jean... rather than do that ­ and it really is very easy ­ Andrew will SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (b09dbwk2) Starring Judi Dench as Jean and Geoffrey Palmer as Lionel. explore the reasons for joining such organisations and the logical Andrew Motion and Lavinia GreenlawPoet Daljit Nagra revisits

Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 3 of 8 the BBC's radio poetry archive with 'Fine Lines'. SUN 23:00 Pleased to Meet You (b007k35j) as The Minister. Poets Andrew Motion and Lavinia Greenlaw read their poetry and Series 1, Episode 3Ninety­something good­time girl Dora Dale Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith discuss their work. dishes more dirt on her celebrity chums to Martin Kelner. With First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000. Producer: Susan Roberts. Jake Yapp. From August 2006. MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998. SUN 23:30 Pick Ups (b00nw3s1) Series 19, Episode 5David Mitchell hosts the panel game in SUN 17:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section Series 2, Heroes and VillainsSitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete (b044h6nv) Manchester taxi company. against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] It's decision time ­ will Simon De Vere call time on Irwell Cars, smuggle past their opponents. SUN 18:00 Wally K Daly (b073h06c) and will Dave choose Milan over Lower Broughton Working Mark Steel, Holly Walsh, Tony Hawks and Fred Macaulay are the 2004Out of a chaotic society generated by crime and violence Men's Club? panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as steps a new Prime Minister with a mission, preaching a high­tech Mike ...... Paul Loughran varied as twins, Sean Connery, golf and photography. vision of a crime­free nation. Lind ...... Lesley Sharp Produced by Jon Naismith Wally K Daly's 1995 dystopian view of the year 2004. Dave ...... Phil Rowson A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. Stars Bill Nighy as Quinley, Derek Waring as Lyle, David Alan ...... Parvez Qadir MON 08:00 Hello Cheeky (b012n3rx) Collings as Franklin and Michael Cochrane as Jason, Christine Simon De Vere ...... James Quinn From 26/05/1973The FBI meets cricket meets Listen With Milwood as Petra and Anton Phillips as Quarme. Stevie ...... Suranne Jones Mother. Directed by David Hitchinson Pat the Butcher ...... Andrew Grose. Pun­tastic fast­moving comedy sketch series written by and First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1995. starring John Junkin, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke­Taylor. SUN 19:00 Radiolab (b09dblmq) With musical accompaniment from the Denis King Trio. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Producer: David Hatch SUN 20:00 Sir Ken Dodd: What a Beautiful Day! (b09dcd92) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1973. Born 90 years ago on November 8th 1927, Sir Ken Dodd still MONDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2017 MON 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr) performs regularly to sell­out audiences around the country. As a Series 3, My British BuddyWalmington­on­Sea's warm welcome ten­year­old, BBC Sports broadcaster Garry Richardson first saw MON 00:00 Wally K Daly (b073h06c) for American troops backfires. Sir Ken perform and his fascination with 'Britain's greatest [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier comedian' began. MON 01:00 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving Omnibus as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Garry has been presenting on Radio 4's Today programme for 37 (b015f99x) Private Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Godfrey, Ian Lavender as Private years, and is the longest­serving member of the team. In his spare [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday] Pike, Bill Pertwee as Hodges, Larry Martyn as Private Walker, time he regularly travels to Sir Ken Dodd's shows. MON 02:15 Shena Mackay ­ Till the Cows Come Home Jack Watson as Colonel Schultz, Mollie Sugden as Mrs Fox and In this special documentary made for 4 Extra, the veteran (b09d9xq3) Wendy Richard as Shirley. comedian gives a fascinating insight into his life. He left school at [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday] Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts 14 to help on his dad's coal round. Dodd explains how he went MON 02:30 Philip Pullman ­ The Book of Dust (Omnibus) by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles. from performing with a teenage 'concert party' to a record­ (b09dblms) Producer: John Dyas breaking run at the London Palladium. His long career was [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976. MON topped at Buckingham Palace when Sir Ken received a MON 03:45 What Is a Story? (b061qv4f) 09:00 Just a Minute (b00td8kq) knighthood for his services to entertainment and charity. [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday] Series 57, Episode 3Radio 4's classic long running panel game. Chairman Nicholas Parsons takes control of a loquacious and With archive clips, 'What a Beautiful Day!' features an extended MON 04:00 Drama (b01lwdx3) rebellious bunch of players whose task it is to speak on a subject interview with Sir Ken, as well as new interviews with Sir David [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday] Jason, Roy Hudd, Jimmy Tarbuck, Judith Chalmers and Sir Ken's he gives them for one minute without hesitation, repetition or MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (b09dbwk2) scriptwriter John Martin, who's been writing jokes for the deviation. [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Sunday] comedian for over 25 years. All of them give their own This week Paul Merton, Ross Noble, Tony Hawks and Sheila MON 05:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section perspective on just what makes Sir Ken Dodd's comedy tick. The Hancock attempt to speak within the rules of the game. tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash shows no signs of stopping (b044h6nv) Producer: Tilusha Ghelani. just yet... [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] MON 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8) Producer: Peter McHugh. MON 06:00 Poirot (b007ytww) Series 2, Countess Natasha and the Red MenaceComedy series by Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November Murder on the Orient Express, Episode 5Time is against Belgian Christopher William Hill, set in 1962. 2017. sleuth, Hercule Poirot as he battles to unmask the murderer A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the SUN 21:20 Ken Dodd ­ It's Great to Be Young (b04v9dlj) aboard the Orient Express. unimaginably futuristic world of 2008. "How tickled I am!". Gags and songs from 'young' Ken Dodd ­ Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan guest stars in the same week with a trip to Doddyland and more mysteries tackled by Professor With Sylvia Syms as Mrs Hubbard, Sian Phillips as Princess that the programme is infiltrated by a spy. Dodd.... Dragmiroff, Francesca Annis as Miss Debenham, Frank Windsor Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles With Peter Goodwright, Judith Chalmers, Leonard Williams, as Pierre Michel, Peter Polycarpou as Dr Constantine, Desmond Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell Karat Gardner and Jimmy Goldie. Llewelyn as Masterman and Andre Maranne as Monsieur Bouc. Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune Music from the Littlewood Songsters and the BBC Northern Music composed and played by Michael Haslam Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn Dance Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herman. From the book published in 1934 and dramatised by Michael Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska Written by James Casey, Frank Roscoe and Eddie Braben. Bakewell Douglas Bennings/Harold Macmillan ...... Jon Glover Producer: James Casey Director Enyd Williams. Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1960. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992. Roger Aspinall ...... Simon Treves MON SUN 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (b0952lw5) 06:30 Mysteries from the Past (b01lhbg8) Secretary ...... Laura Molyneux Roy HuddComedian and actor Roy Hudd chooses 'While London Last Thursday a new outdoor production of the medieval York Miss Thurwell ...... Anna Bengo. Sleeps' written by Harry Dacre and 'Harry Was a Champion' by Cycle of Mystery Plays opened in the city starring Ferdinand MON 10:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b08yg5dv) Chas & Dave. From September 2017. Kingsley as Jesus, Graeme Hawley as the devil and a community 21­25 August 1917The fourth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and cast and crew of over 500 people. SUN 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the French The revival of these plays first took place as part of the Festival of (b044h6nv) Army regained territory in a new offensive at Verdun. Britain in 1951 and were staged, like the 2012 production, against [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Written by Mike Walker the backdrop of the ruined St Mary's Abbey in the Museum SUN Directed by Ciaran Bermingham 22:30 Hal (b04stlcv) Gardens. The York Mystery Plays are the most complete cycle Series 1, CrimeHal Cruttenden stars as a forty­something husband Editor: Jessica Dromgoole telling stories from the bible in 48 separate plays each one Story led by Katie Hims and father who, years ago, decided to give up his job and become originally performed by one of the city's medieval guilds. Staged a stay at home father. His wife, Sam, has a successful business Sound: Martha Littlehailes on the back of wagons at various locations around the city the Composer: Matthew Strachan career which makes her travel more and more. His children, Lilly plays were performed on Corpus Christi Day from around 1390 and Molly, are growing up fast, and his role as their father and Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews. until 1575 and took all day to perform. Since 1951 the plays have MON 11:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities mentor is diminishing by the day. been staged every three or four years until 2000 when the last (b040h6xs) So what can Hal to as he reaches a crossroads in his life? Help is full­scale production took place in York Minster directed by the Vacant PossessionThree contemporary stories by Anita Sullivan ­ (sort of) at hand in the form of his eager mates ­ Doug, Fergus RSC's Gregory Doran. commissioned specially for Radio 4 ­ set in a seaside town and and Barry ­ who regularly meet at their local curry house for mind In Mysteries from the Past the playwright John Godber takes to exploring a wider world that co­exists with our everyday lives. expanding conversations that sadly never give Hal the core advice the medieval streets of York to look back at how these 'modern­ Episode 1: Vacant Possession he so desperately needs. day' performances relate to the original ideas behind the plays of Grace is invaluable to a local Estate Agent in helping to sell Hal is confused even further as he regularly has visions of his communicating bible stories to the illiterate masses. Examining difficult houses. But what is her special gift? long dead and highly macho father, who he's forced to engage in archive material including medieval manuscripts and recordings Anita Sullivan has written a number of plays and short stories for increasingly frustrating conversations. of the some of the productions he talks to experts in medieval BBC Radio, among them Countrysides (2011), The Last Breath In this third episode, Hal becomes the latest victim to a series of drama and some of the people involved in past productions which (created with Ben Fearnside in 2012), and the adaptation of An car crimes that have happened near his home. Not only has his have launched the careers of actors Judi Dench, David Bradley Angel At My Table, which won Best Audio Drama Serial at the own personal car space been invaded, but his beloved CD and Mary Ure. The productions have not been without BBC Audio Drama awards in 2014. collection has been stolen ­ including Abba, Dolly Parton and The controversy ­ such as casting a women as God or having Hindu Reader: Martina Laird Pet Shop Boys. actor, Victor Banerjee, playing Christ ­ guaranteeing publicity for Producer: Jeremy Osborne How can Hal survive this tragedy? these adventures in major community theatre production. A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. In the process of trying to cope with this crime, Hal also tries to Producer: Andy Cartwright MON 11:15 Tommies (b08n2dmn) find the real man in himself ­ but in attempting to do this, only A Soundscape Production for BBC Radio 4. scares his young daughters and reduces them to tears. 24 April 1917Night falls on a race to the Macedonian front, in MON 07:00 Millport (b008h51h) The cast includes co­writer Dominic Holland, Ed Byrne, Ronni this story by Jonathan Ruffle. Series 1, Derek Dodds Is DeadAn unexpected death makes all the Ancona, Anna Crilly, Gavin Webster, Dominic Frisby, Samuel If they hadn't been too late to save Serbia, there would never have islanders question their priorities in life in some very surprising Caseley and Emily and Lucy Robbins. been 160,000 British troops stationed near Salonika, in what is ways... Produced by Paul Russell now Northern Greece. Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30­ An Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4. And if it weren't for one deserting Bulgarian soldier, Celestine de something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on SUN Tullio would be on her way home to England today, in widow's 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b09g367h) the mainland. weeds. Daliso Chaponda 3/3The best in contemporary comedy. Plus, Stars Lynn Ferguson as Irene, Janet Brown as Moira/Agnes, But the British troops in Salonika have done so much digging in, Arthur Smith is joined by the comedian Daliso Chaponda. Lewis McLeod as Alberto/Robert/Dita/Bob, Gabriel Quigley as and so little actual fighting, that they're universally mocked as Ena/Bunty/Diane, Matt Costello as Doogie and Robert Paterson Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 4 of 8

'The Gardeners of Salonika'. MON 19:00 Hello Cheeky (b012n3rx) a faithful valet, Ned who can't explain what's happened. So Celestine's need for action can only help them. Can't it? [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] He's also acquired a suspicious brother, Henry; a spurned ex­ Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye­witness accounts, MON 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr) girlfriend, Millicent, now going out with Henry; and an over each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] excited Luddite­cum­cauliflower farmer. 100 years ago. MON 20:00 Poirot (b007ytww) Stars Michael Begley as Jason Slater, Joe Caffrey as Ned, And through it all, we'll follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Kenneth Alan Taylor as Hoskins, Mark Chatterton as Lord his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British MON 20:30 Mysteries from the Past (b01lhbg8) Belport, James Nickerson as Henry, Toby Hadoke as Luddite and Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] Julia Rounthwaite as Millicent. which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, MON 21:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas. over four long years. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003. (b040h6xs) Series created by Jonathan Ruffle TUE [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09bysnl) Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Series 12, Diabetes DayEpisode 2: Diabetes Day MON 21:15 Tommies (b08n2dmn) Director: Jonquil Panting. As the new columnist for 'Your Motorhome' magazine, Ed is [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] MON 12:00 Hello Cheeky (b012n3rx) enjoying a comfortable life on the open road searching out top MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] tips for mobile homeowners. He's finding inspiration at every turn [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] MON 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr) and, in particular, at car parks ­ namely the hospital car park MON 22:30 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b00swl5g) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] where he has to attend his diabetes clinic, and subsequently the Series 2, Normal TruthThe cartoonist boldly tells the truth to end MON 13:00 Poirot (b007ytww) swimming pool car park to resume a swim regime when his series. A less­than­wise career move? Stars Paul McCrink. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] challenged about his health by the hospital. Will his tip of letting From March 2003. MON 13:30 Mysteries from the Past (b01lhbg8) down one's tyres to get under car park height barriers prove a hit MON 22:45 Earls of the Court (b00rp1dt) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] with the readers? The HangoverIs Lloydie ready for what is coming when Johnno MON 14:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dh2ml) Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas makes a hungover, life­changing decision? Stars Stewart Wright. Produced by Dawn Ellis Episode 11917: wounded British soldiers, including Siegfried From March 2010. Sassoon, start to question their superiors... BBC Studios Production. MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b09fnyz2) A portrayal of a generation trying to come to terms with the TUE 08:00 Listen to Les (b007wvm2) Maddy Anholt 1/2The best in contemporary comedy. Iain Lee intolerable. Pat Barker's historical anti­war novel was first From 25/09/1983Les Dawson's life as a spy, a rare interview with chats to Maddy Anholt. published in 1991. boxer Sugar Albert Ackroyd and Cissie despairs of Ada. MON 23:00 The Now Show (b09c0x7r) The first of 10 episodes read by Alice Arnold. With Roy Barraclough, Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn. Series 51, Episode 1Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis re­cap the week Abridged by Tessa Kendall. Music by Brian Fitzgerald. via topical stand­up and sketches with guests Sindhu Vee, Tez Producer: Claire Grove Scripted and produced by James Casey. Ilyas, Pippa Evans and Luke Kempner. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992. First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1983. Producer...Victoria Lloyd MON 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsd2) TUE 08:30 The Men From the Ministry (b0085hmk) A BBC Studios Production. Philosopher ScientistsHeather Couper considers Greek The Desk JobCan the bungling bureaucrats manage to sell off the MON 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00g3xwp) philosopher Thales's idea that natural forces, not actions by gods, old office furniture? Series 2, ProblemsThe comedian muses on the secret of life, and cause natural disasters. From June 2008. A weekly tribute to all those who work in government the mysteries of destiny and fate. With Rob Rouse. From October MON 14:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015fkl6) departments. 2004. Episode 6Vic Brown wangles a new job ­ but the same old Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, MON 23:45 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll confused emotions persist when it comes to Ingrid... Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. Set in Yorkshire, Stan Barstow's iconic 1960s novel is a (b00fvg6h) Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham. compelling, poignant and humorous account of 20 year­old Vic's Eight Miles LowSpoof music lecture revealing how fear of flying 'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and infatuation for Ingrid ­ which develops into an emotional crisis, led to the birth of psychedelia. Stars Graham Fellows. From 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde­White from 1966. thanks in part to her spiteful friend, Dorothy. September 2001. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the Dramatised by Stan Barstow's partner Diana Griffiths. BBC's Transcription Service re­recorded 14 shows in 1980 ­ Starring Lee Ingleby as Vic Brown, Rebecca Callard as Ingrid never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra. Rothwell, Kate Layden as Mrs Brown and Seamus O'Neill as Mr Van Huyton. Producer: Edward Taylor TUESDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2017 Director: Pauline Harris First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in August 1972. First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 2010. TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b09c0x7r) TUE 00:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jl9p) MON 14:45 Book of the Week (b01p3hnn) [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] The Horologicon, Episode 1The Etymologicon was last year's TUE 09:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k11n) TUE surprise runaway bestseller. The author has now assembled The 00:30 A Good Read (b09dh9tm) A Tale of Two TentingThe two friends head off on a surreal Horologicon, or book of hours, to delight his audience with a [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] camping trip, with Herman Hessian ­ a dog made out of an old feast of words appropriate to a precise moment of the day. TUE 01:00 Poirot (b007ytww) potato sack. Did you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] The first of four comic journeys written by John Hegley in which probably at day peep when you were roused by your TUE 01:30 Mysteries from the Past (b01lhbg8) John and his best mate Tony search for happiness, love, the expergefactor. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] meaning of life ... and glasses. Written by Mark Forsyth TUE 02:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dh2ml) Starring John Hegley, Simon Munnery, Terry Malloy, Sunny Read by Hugh Dennis [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] Ormonde and John Korne. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall TUE 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsd2) Original music by Nigel Piper. A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] Director: Anne Edyvean MON 15:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b08yg5dv) TUE 02:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015fkl6) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] TUE 10:00 Home Front (b09dhv5w) MON 16:00 Just a Minute (b00td8kq) TUE 02:45 Book of the Week (b01p3hnn) From 28 August to 1 September 1917Written by Katie Hims [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. MON 16:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8) TUE 03:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b08yg5dv) TUE 11:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] (b0414qvb) MON 17:00 Millport (b008h51h) TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00td8kq) BalanceThree contemporary stories by Anita Sullivan ­ [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] commissioned specially for Radio 4 ­ set in a seaside town and MON 17:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny) TUE 04:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8) exploring a wider world that co­exists with our everyday lives. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] Balance: In the charity shop, Fran counts and checks all the pieces in the MON 18:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jl9p) TUE 05:00 Millport (b008h51h) donated board games. but are the scrabble tiles trying to tell her Earthsearch I, PlanetfallThe starship Challenger has been on a [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] something? 115­year­long mission exploring other galaxies for suitable Earth­ TUE 05:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny) Anita Sullivan has written a number of plays and short stories for like planets to colonise. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday] BBC Radio, among them 'Countrysides' (2011), 'The Last Breath' The present crew of four were born on the Challenger and have TUE 06:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg) (created with Ben Fearnside, 2012) and the adaptation for 'An never left it. From birth they've been looked after by two 'Angels' Series 2, A Case of Frinks and MooresWhen an open­air Angel At My Table', which won Best Audio Drama (series or ­ voices surrounding and guiding their every move. The crew sculpture exhibition is raided, pitman­turned­private eye Steven J serial) at the BBC Audio Drama awards in 2014. follows their advice without question. A dangerous situation, Blackburn is thrown into the jungle of international dealing. Reader: Rakie Ayola perhaps, if the Angels aren't all their names imply... Starring Finetime Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn Producer: Jeremy Osborne James Follett's 10­part adventure serial in time and space. as Tracey Duggan and Christopher Wilkinson as Rollo Oglesby. A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as One of four more cases for the private investigator and his TUE 11:15 Tommies (b08sng2m) Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia government scheme­funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South 7 June 1917By Avin Shah. Fraser as Angel One, Gordon Reid as Angel Two and Christopher Yorkshire town that's seen better days. East Africa. Having almost caught up with the marauding German Scott as Sinclair. Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby troops can ill­matched signallers Pavan Jodha and South African Director: Glyn Dearman Producer: Dave Sheasby Bill Bloomfield successfully negotiate the safety of those First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991. besieged in Mkalama Fort? MON 18:30 A Good Read (b09dh9tm) TUE 06:30 The Oldest Bible (b00dp74r) Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye­witness accounts, John Fortune and Jonathan MeadesTwo satirists, John Fortune Roger Bolton tells the story of the Codex Sinaiticus, the world's each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly and Jonathan Meades, join Sue MacGregor to discuss books by oldest bible, found in 1844 in a monastery in the Sinai Desert. It 100 years ago. Zoe Heller, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and Flann O'Brien. is soon to become one of the British Library's greatest treasures Swahili translation: Raju Jobanputra From 2005. and accessible to a worldwide audience. Its history is contentious, Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Notes On A Scandal by Zoe Heller and its contents controversial. Producers: Jonquil Panting, David Hunter, Jonathan Ruffle Publisher: Penguin TUE 07:00 1834 (b01137b8) Director: David Hunter. The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa What Century Are You Living In?Jason Slater is a 21st­century TUE 12:00 Listen to Les (b007wvm2) Publisher: The Harvill Press English teacher from Cheadle Hulme who wakes in 19th­century [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien Macclesfield. TUE 12:30 The Men From the Ministry (b0085hmk) Publisher: Flamingo. In Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight, [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Jason discovers he's now Tarquin, third son of Lord Belport with Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 5 of 8

TUE 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg) stars Andy Hamilton. From May 2006. Dover, but Mr Phillips gets lost in fog... [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] TUE 23:30 Vent (b01f9xz7) Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub­Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the TUE 13:30 The Oldest Bible (b00dp74r) Series 3, Stirrings in the NightIn Ben's mind, Byron offers sweet Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] texts of love. In reality, Mary ponders their marriage. Comatose Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, TUE 14:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dhxt1) comedy with Neil Pearson. From December 2009. Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as Bracewell and Episode 21917. Craiglockhart War Hospital. Dr Rivers continues Tenniel Evans as the Admiral. to talk to his patient, Siegfried Sassoon. Read by Alice Arnold. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series on BBC From May 1992. Radio between 1959 and 1976. TUE 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsc7) Scripted by Lawrie Wyman. Wheels Within WheelsHeather Couper reflects on astronomer WEDNESDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2017 Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston. Ptolomy, who wrote 13 volumes listing over 1000 stars and 48 First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1959. constellations around AD 150. From June 2008. WED 00:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlb2) WED 08:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpvv) TUE 14:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015grhx) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] Series 6, Hancock in HospitalLaid up with a broken leg, the lad Episode 7Big decisions and mixed emotions for Vic and Ingrid, WED 00:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp4b) soon regrets a visit from Sid and Bill. and their respective parents. Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Joan Callard. From July 2010. WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg) Frank and Patricia Hayes. TUE 14:45 Book of the Week (b01p5884) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The Horologicon, Episode 2Did you have ben joltram for your WED 01:30 The Oldest Bible (b00dp74r) Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. ariston? If so, you jenticulated well ­ which would have pleased [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] Producer: Tom Ronald Zeus. For more hidden delights from the English language to fit WED 02:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dhxt1) First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959. your day, join Hugh Dennis for The Horologicon. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] WED 09:00 Say the Word (b00764zg) Written by Mark Forsyth WED 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsc7) Episode 5Frank Delaney chairs the English language quiz show, Read by Hugh Dennis [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] with the aid of the Nimmo Twins, and Andrew Sachs, Kathy Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall WED 02:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015grhx) Lette, Helen Lederer and Felix Dexter. From Nov 2001. Episode A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] 5 of 6. WED TUE 15:00 Home Front (b09dhv5w) WED 02:45 Book of the Week (b01p5884) 09:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl) [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] Thick Fog in All AreasTobias Thynne finds an unusual way to avoid the Devil's vegetables and all is confusion upon the Heath. TUE 16:00 It's Not What You Know (b0383z2q) WED 03:00 Home Front (b09dhv5w) Sue Limb's six­part comedy set during the English Civil War. Series 2, Episode 6What is Joe Lycett's favourite book? Which is [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] Stars Joss Ackland as Sir John Firebasket, Denise Coffey as Lady Anneka Rice's filmmaker son's favourite film? Who is Dave WED 04:00 It's Not What You Know (b0383z2q) Anne Firebasket, Clive Merrison as Tobias Thynne, Miriam Gorman's all­time hero? [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday] Margoyles as Mercy, alias Melissa Ffortescue­Bottomley, All these questions, and more, will be answered in the show WED 04:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k11n) hosted by Miles Jupp, where panellists are tested on how well Nickolas Grace as Father Francis, Chris Emmett as Slow Ned, [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday] Jack Klaff as Gazebo Fogg, Alun Armstrong as Captain Arise they know their nearest and dearest. WED 05:00 1834 (b01137b8) Producer: Sam Michell. Higgs, Nicky Henson as Posthumous, Peter Hayward as Counter [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] Tenor and Jane Whittenshaw as Lettice. TUE 16:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k11n) WED 05:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09bysnl) Producer: Jonathan James­Moore [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990. TUE 17:00 1834 (b01137b8) WED 06:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw) WED 10:00 Home Front (b09djnbt) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] Series 2, A Case of Hearts and FlowersWhen his brother­in­law's From 4 September to 8 September 1917Written by Katie Hims TUE 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09bysnl) Filofax is held to ransom, private eye Steven J Blackburn Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] investigates. WED 11:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities TUE 18:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlb2) Starring Finetime Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn (b041vcqy) Earthsearch I, First Footprint CityAs the starship Challenger as Tracey Duggan, Rita May as Mam and Christine Cox as Serving ChildrenThree contemporary stories by Anita Sullivan ­ returns to its solar system after a 115­year­long search for a planet Shirley. commissioned specially for Radio 4 ­ set in a seaside town and suitable for colonisation ­ it's a home that the crew have never One of four more cases for the private investigator and his exploring a wider world that co­exists with our everyday lives. known. government scheme­funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Serving Children: Born aboard the craft, the four­strong space crew must come to Yorkshire town that's seen better days. Lem waits tables at a local restaurant, but he brings so much more terms with some shocking news... Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby than food to the customers. James Follett's 10­part adventure serial in time and space. Producer: Dave Sheasby Anita Sullivan has written a number of plays and short stories for Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991. BBC Radio, among them 'Countrysides' (2011), 'The Last Breath' Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia WED 06:30 A Fork in the Road (b09djg67) (created with Ben Fearnside, 2012) and the adaptation for 'An Fraser as Angel One, Gordon Reid as Angel Two, Alexander The extraordinary tale of farmer Ken Wild's 18th­century Angel At My Table', which won Best Audio Drama (series or John as Sentinel and David Bradshawe as Simon. farmhouse marooned in the middle of the M62. From May 2003. serial) at the BBC Audio Drama awards in 2014. Director: Glyn Dearman WED 07:00 The Cavity Within (b007709x) Reader: Tom Riley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. Episode 1Marty has finally settled on a life in dentistry, like his Producer: Jeremy Osborne TUE 18:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp4b) father and grandfather before him. But the dysfunctional practice A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Series 3, Jack DouglasComic actor Jack Douglas ­ famed for he's joined seems to have its own cavity within. Will he have the WED 11:15 Tommies (b08tcnzm) playing 'Alf Ippititimus' ­ shares memories of his TV, stage and patients? 14 June 1917By Jonathan Ruffle. film career with an audience. Written by Jim Poyser After the victory at Messines, Belgium are we prepared for the How Des O'Connor was Jack's springboard to success and a part Starring Chris O'Dowd as Marty, Jeff Rawle as Pete, Mark much bigger challenge of Ypres? A tale of sibling and in the 'Carry On' films. Plus the mystery of the sex appeal of co­ Straker as Tim, Christine Kavanagh as Anna, John Rowe as Mr professional rivalry and the cold logistics of organising and star Sid James! Holmes, Emma Noakes as Sarah, Tracy Wiles as Mum and Sam servicing the war effort. Producer: Claire Jones Dale as Mr Burgess. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye­witness accounts, Jack Douglas: Born: 26th April 1927. Died: 18th December 2008 Director: Peter Kavanagh each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006. 100 years ago. TUE 19:00 Listen to Les (b007wvm2) WED 07:30 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (b09bz16d) Series created by Jonathan Ruffle [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Series 1, The Human BodyAndy Hamilton is a familiar and Producers: Jonquil Panting, David Hunter, Jonathan Ruffle TUE 19:30 The Men From the Ministry (b0085hmk) much­loved voice on Radio 4. Now for the first time on the Director: David Hunter. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] network, he presents a collection of observations and WED 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00y37bf) TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg) reminiscences about both his personal life and his 40 years [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] working in comedy. WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpvv) TUE 20:30 The Oldest Bible (b00dp74r) Over this 4 part series, Andy looks at Childhood, Politics, The [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] Human Body and Animals. Using comic observation and personal WED 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw) TUE anecdotes he will explore each theme, examining how much (or 21:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] how little) things have changed in the 60ish years he's been on (b0414qvb) WED 13:30 A Fork in the Road (b09djg67) this planet. Each programme will provide 30 minutes of [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] thoughtful, social history, but packed with laughs. TUE 21:15 Tommies (b08sng2m) WED In this episode Andy, a self­confessed hypochondriac, looks at the 14:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09djrpl) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Episode 31917. Dr Rivers explores the medical history of his TUE 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b09bysnl) topic of The Human Body. Memories include: a GP at University with a penchant for boxing, a unfortunate trick Andy's brain used reluctant war hospital patient, Lieutenant Prior. Read by Alice [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Arnold. From May 1992. TUE 22:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qdsms) to play on him every Thursday morning and her reveals the only time he ever wished he'd been taller. WED 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvscc) Series 2, The Dinner PartyDamien and Anthony invite their Mathematics of the SkyHeather Couper considers the contribution nearest and dearest round for a dinner party to celebrate some Andy was born in Fulham in 1954, read English at Cambridge and then in 1976 began writing comedy for BBC radio, on of Islamic scholar, poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam to good news: Anthony has finally decided to start his own astronomy. From June 2008. investment company, whilst Damien has finally got from Sky programmes like Week Ending and The News Huddlines. In 1990, he and Guy Jenkin created Drop the Dead Donkey for WED 14:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015gzcy) Arts for a new series all about the culinary habits of the great Episode 8Married life for Vic and Ingrid does not go smoothly, poets. Channel 4. Andy has spent much of his working life making acute observations about politics and family life. In 2007, again with and then disaster strikes. Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca Callard. Unfortunately, things do not get off to an auspicious start when From July 2010. Anthony is beset by incurable hiccups, and Damien's agent Ian Guy Jenkin, he created the massive TV hit, Outnumbered, which WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b01p589h) arrives with marital problems in tow. celebrated the chaos of life with young children. More recently The Horologicon, Episode 3More delights from the English Includes recipes for Baked Camembert, Trout "en papillotte" and they created the highly topical Ballot Monkeys and Power language. As the amell approaches, it's time to dash to a grubbery Rum Baba. Monkeys for Channel 4, which charted the absurdities of the ­ or perhaps to somewhere smarter if Sir Timothy Treat­All is Written by Miles Jupp General Election and then the EU Referendum. For over 20 years around. Producer: Sam Michell. he has been playing the part of Satan in his R4 sitcom, Old Harry's Game. Andy is also a popular panellist on shows such as Mark Forsyth's The Horologicon offers a feast of words to suit all TUE 23:00 Revolting People (b00wg3mg) The News Quiz and Have I Got News For You. hours of the day and night. Series 4, George WashingtonCaptain Brimshaw attempts to WED Written by Mark Forsyth broker peace with George Washington. 1775 America sitcom 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00y37bf) The Mock ActionHMS Troutbridge heads to an exercise off of Read by Hugh Dennis Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 6 of 8

Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall. THURSDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2017 sitcom, Not in Front of the Children originally ran for four series A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. from 1967 to 1970 on BBC TV. Richard Waring adapted his own WED 15:00 Home Front (b09djnbt) THU 00:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlbf) scripts for this radio version, now fully restored from the original [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] reel­to­reel tapes. WED 16:00 Say the Word (b00764zg) THU 00:30 Musical Genes (b00h9cx9) Wendy Craig won a Best Actress BAFTA award for the TV [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] version of Not in Front of the Children in 1969. This was the first WED 16:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl) THU 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw) of several housewife roles that Wendy Craig was to play on [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] television. Later series included And Mother Makes Three and WED 17:00 The Cavity Within (b007709x) THU 01:30 A Fork in the Road (b09djg67) Butterflies. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst Producer: Trafford Whitelock. WED 17:30 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (b09bz16d) THU 02:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09djrpl) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1969. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] THU 08:30 The Goon Show (b007qzrx) WED 18:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlbf) THU 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvscc) The Case of the Missing HeirAs a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon Earthsearch I, Sands of KyrosThe Challenger's crew has returned [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] sets out to dethrone a Heidelberger. Stars Spike Milligan and to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on THU 02:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015gzcy) Harry Secombe. From January 1955. Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] THU 09:00 Counterpoint (b007770m) After their devastating news, the four­strong crew face peril from THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b01p589h) Series 21, Heat 6Edward Seckerson's quiz on every aspect of a once benign force... [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] music, from Mozart to Madonna, with contestants Gordon Elliott, James Follett's 10­part adventure serial in time and space. THU 03:00 Home Front (b09djnbt) Edward McDermott and Jerry White. From April 2007. Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] THU 09:30 HR (b00tj5qm) Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia THU 04:00 Say the Word (b00764zg) Series 2, DoggingComedy drama series by Nigel Williams that Fraser as Angel One, Gordon Reid as Angel Two, Alexander [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] John as Sentinel and John McAndrew as George. charts the misfortunes of a middle­aged HR officer and his THU 04:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl) Director: Glyn Dearman trouble­making colleague. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of purpose THU 05:00 The Cavity Within (b007709x) WED 18:30 Musical Genes (b00h9cx9) in his retirement, gets him a dog. But will the scruffy mongrel [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] Series 2, Margaret BennettTom Morton talks to folklorist help Peter? Or will it add to his aggression and sense of injustice? THU 05:30 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (b09bz16d) Margaret Bennett about life with her son Martyn, the visionary Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday] piper, fiddler and music producer who died in 2005. From Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost THU February 2009. 06:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7) Nasty Man ..... Tony Bell Series 2, A Case of a Golden SmileWhen Betty Ackroyd sees her WED 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00y37bf) Woman ..... Christine Kavanagh husband Archie on a TV quiz show, it's for the first time since he [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Man ..... Sam Dale walked out 30 years ago. Private eye Stephen J Blackburn Director: Peter Kavanagh. WED 19:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpvv) investigates. THU [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] 10:00 Home Front (b09dln0n) Starring Finetime Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn From 11 September to 15 September 1917Written by Katie Hims WED 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw) as Tracey Duggan and Ann Rye as Mrs Ackroyd. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] One of four more cases for the private investigator and his THU 11:00 Martin Sorrell ­ Accrington Stanley (b010tbkm) WED 20:30 A Fork in the Road (b09djg67) government scheme­funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Not the football club, but a one­legged, partially sighted wheeler­ [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] Yorkshire town that's seen better days. dealer from Lancashire. Bernard Cribbins tells the tale. From WED 21:00 Infinite Possibilities and Unlikely Probabilities Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby January 1995. (b041vcqy) Producer: Dave Sheasby THU 11:15 Tommies (b08v8c82) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991. 21 June 1917By Nick Warburton WED 21:15 Tommies (b08tcnzm) THU 06:30 Art for Schools (b00dzk96) Summoned to Nieuport on the Belgian coast can a barely [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Children's writer and illustrator Jackie Morris tells the story of recovered Mickey deal with the problem of remotely controlled WED 22:00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (b09bz16d) how, in the late 1940s, one woman persuaded artists such as German boats packed with explosives? Especially when the [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Picasso, Matisse and Lowry to donate prints to be distributed solution concurs horribly with a crisis in his personal life. WED 22:30 Before They Were Famous (b03cnjpq) around British schools. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye­witness accounts, Series 2, Episode 1Even the most successful of writers have, at Determined to help widen access to art, Brenda Rawnsley each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly some point, had to take day jobs to pay the bills. established the School Prints scheme, at first commissioning 100 years ago. Ian Leslie presents the second series of this Radio 4 spoof British artists such as Lowry and Henry Moore, and then taking a Series created by Jonathan Ruffle documentary, which sheds light on the often surprising jobs done portable printing press to France to persuade some of the most Producers: Jonquil Panting, David Hunter, Jonathan Ruffle by the world's best known writers in the days before they were well­known artists in the world to take part. Jackie Morris tells Director: David Hunter. able to make a living from their art. the story of the scheme and the woman behind it, and considers THU 12:00 Not in Front of the Children (b053mk6b) In a project of literary archaeology, Leslie unearths archive how art education has been viewed in Britain since. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] examples of early work by great writers, including Fortune A White Pebble Media production for BBC Radio 4. THU 12:30 The Goon Show (b007qzrx) Cookie messages written by Germaine Greer, a political THU 07:00 A Certain Age (b00766gw) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] manifesto by the young JK Rowling, and a car manual written by Series 1, The SisterTwin sisters Tina and Pat always take THU 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7) Dan Brown. In newspaper articles, advertising copy, and adventurous holidays together, and are sailing on the Nile in a [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] company correspondence, we get a fascinating glimpse into the felucca. Tina's practised wrapping herself in Andrex like a THU 13:30 Art for Schools (b00dzk96) embryonic development of our best­loved literary voices. mummy for the traditional Nile Cruise party games and revels in [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] We may know them today for their novels, plays or poems but, the beautiful sights of Egypt. But all is not as it seems and this THU 14:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dlqnz) once upon a time, they were just people with a dream ­ and a rent proves to be their last trip... Episode 41917. Dr Rivers faces tough decisions about who is ­ bill looming at the end of the month. Read by Lindsey Coulson. and who isn't ­ fit to return to the war. Read by Alice Arnold. Producers: Anna Silver and Claire Broughton A series of six monologues written by Lynne Truss. Six women From May 1992. A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4. have reached their 40­something years, and each has a very THU WED 22:45 No Tomatoes (b007zh4d) different, and sometimes surprising, story to tell. 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsch) Dog DaysSketch show mixing up language and sounds. Dogs tell Producer: Dawn Ellis The Earth MovesAstronomer Heather Couper considers the all to Paul Copley and Helen Moon. From September 2007. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002. impact of Copernicus's idea that the Earth was not at the centre of the universe. From June 2008. WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b09fnzn1) THU 07:30 Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories (b07zyg5w) THU Maddy Anholt 2/2The best in contemporary comedy. Iain Lee The Dark SideBatman was an orphan; Lisbeth Salander, The Girl 14:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015h37k) chats to Maddy Anholt. With the Dragon Tattoo, was an orphan; Superman was an orphan Episode 9After losing the baby, tensions rise between Vic and Ingrid. Can they work things out? Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca WED 23:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b050bhnq) and a foundling. Cinderella was a foster child. Darth Vader ­ well, Callard. From July 2010. Series 2, Episode 4Bridget Christie returns in another series of her they can't all be winners. Lemn Sissay returns to BBC Radio 4 THU multi­award winning series about modern feminism. with a comic and poetic look at the treatment of children raised in 14:45 Book of the Week (b01p58ch) Bridget thought that she'd be able to put her feet up after her last care, orphans and foster children in popular culture, comparing The Horologicon, Episode 4Feeling refreshed after your post Radio 4 series, she expected it to bomb. Sadly it was a huge them with reality. Because it surely says something about how we lunch slooming? Then you'd better get on with your faciendum success and she's had to bang on about feminism ever since, view them that we create so many for fiction. because, if you're lolly­gagging, the buzz­wig may notice and perform two sell­out runs at the Edinburgh festival and win lots of Lemn will explore the gap between fiction and reality, based on offer you a meeting without coffee. awards. his own experiences of growing up in care as well as those of Mark Forsyth's The Horologicon provides us with just the But she hasn't managed to single­handedly eradicate sexism so some special guests. vocabulary we need whatever the time of day. she's made a whole new four­part series about it for Radio 4. 4. The Dark Side Written by Mark Forsyth In this final episode, she talks about why she's not grateful No­one, really, believes they are doing evil. Anakin Skywalker Read by Hugh Dennis Russell Brand has stopped being a sexist, what happens when you did not become Darth Vader because he liked being bad, he did it Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall wear an end FGM badge on a popular TV show and why politics because he believed his pregnant wife was in danger ­ and so A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. has a women problem. began his journey to the Dark Side. In this final, and possibly THU 15:00 Home Front (b09dln0n) She's assisted in this by the series' token man, Fred MacAulay. toughest, episode, Lemn examines his bad choices; where he let [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] The series is written and performed by Bridget Christie and the himself do the wrong thing ­ and how he has attempted to make THU 16:00 Counterpoint (b007770m) producers are Alexandra Smith and Alison Vernon Smith. amends. When must you let go of your memories and live? [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] WED 23:30 Radio 9 (b04fgtgy) Written and performed by ... Lemn Sissay THU 16:30 HR (b00tj5qm) Series 2, Episode 2An unusual travel diary, very dangerous racing Producer ... Ed Morrish [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] and faking skiing downhill. Stars Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker. LEMN SISSAY'S ORIGIN STORIES IS A BBC STUDIOS THU 17:00 A Certain Age (b00766gw) From July 2005. PRODUCTION. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] THU 08:00 Not in Front of the Children (b053mk6b) THU 17:30 Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories (b07zyg5w) Series 1, SurvivalA spate of pet deaths causes consternation for [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] the Corner family. THU 18:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlbs) Starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer Corner, Francis Matthews as Earthsearch I, The Solaric EmpireSearching for Earth ­ which has Henry Corner and Charlotte Mitchell as Mary mysteriously vanished from the solar system ­ two of the crew of The comedy mishaps of the Corner family: Jennifer and Henry the starship Challenger have landed on neighbouring planet, and their three children Trudi, Amanda and Robin. Family Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 4 – 10 November 2017 Page 7 of 8

Kyros. Poppies the size of a house and a portrait of Alvin Stardust that FRI 10:00 Home Front (b09dm7g3) At first it appears to be uninhabited, but Astra and Darv soon covered an old shop (it WAS the 1970s). From 18 September to 22 September 1917Written by Katie Hims discover otherwise... Kershaw's art upset local authorities but delighted many locals. Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. James Follett's 10­part adventure serial in time and space. Wherever he painted he drew a crowd and soon residents were FRI 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5) Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as requesting him to paint their houses. He sought no fee and knew The AxeIf the old house remains intact, Velan's beautiful gardens Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia that his work would fade or be bulldozed, but he persisted. There will endure. But property developers gather. Read by Sam Dastor. Fraser as Angel One, Gordon Reid as Angel Two, Graham were no slogans, no protests and nothing overtly political. This From June 1991. Faulkner as Thale, Judy Franklin as Helan, John Bott as Thorden really was art for art's sake. FRI 11:15 Afternoon Drama (b0084zr7) and Stephen Garlick as Spegal. Mark Hodkinson, who grew up around Rochdale, meets Walter Solo Behind The Iron CurtainTracy Spottiswoode's thriller is Director: Glyn Dearman and takes him back to his old haunts. He meets Walter's based on real events in 1968. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. accomplices and the art historians who put his work in context. Actor Robert Vaughn, famous at the time as TV spy Napoleon THU 18:30 Great Lives (b00ryg42) He discovers what makes Walter tick and what he thinks of the Solo, is making a movie in Prague with several other Hollywood Series 21, Robin HoodClive Stafford Smith is a lawyer working current crop of graffiti artists. stars. Filming stops abruptly, however, when Russian tanks roll for human rights both in Britain and abroad ­ he campaigns for FRI 07:00 Safety Catch (b017gxpv) into Czechoslovakia. Cast and crew find themselves trapped. The the rights of prisoners on death row in the US and in Guantanamo Series 2, I Draw the LineLaurence Howarth's black comedy of Man from UNCLE must find a way to escape, and quickly. Bay. His nomination for a life worth celebrating is at first modern morality set in the world of arms dealing. Robert Vaughn ...... Himself surprising ­ it's the entirely fictitious Robin Hood. But, he argues This week Simon is faced with even more of a moral dilemma Pepsi ...... Vesna Stanojevic in conversation with medievalist Professor Stephen Knight, the than he's grown sadly accustomed to in his line of work and so George Segal ...... Robert Glenister myth has a lot to teach us about the way we treat each other. The finds himself finally drawing the line and resigning. When faced Ben Gazzara ...... John Guerrasio presenter is Matthew Parris. with a particularly tricky moral issue at work Simon finally Bradford Dillman ...... Richard Laing Produced by Christine Hall. decides enough is enough and quits his job. It's not great timing David Wolper ...... Garrick Hagon THU 19:00 Not in Front of the Children (b053mk6b) though as he and Anna find themselves contemplating having a Honzo ...... Robert Luckay [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] baby. Sadovsky ...... Rad Lazar THU 19:30 The Goon Show (b007qzrx) Cast: Directed by Kate McAll. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Simon McGrath...... Darren Boyd FRI 12:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00bwshp) THU 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7) Anna Grieg...... Joanna Page [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Boris Kemal...... Lewis Macleod FRI 12:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04) THU 20:30 Art for Schools (b00dzk96) Judith McGrath...... Sarah Smart [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] Angela McGrath...... Brigit Forsyth FRI 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w3zt) THU 21:00 Martin Sorrell ­ Accrington Stanley (b010tbkm) Madeleine Turnbull...... Rachel Atkins [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Marcus...... Dan Mersh [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI 13:30 Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist? Produced by Dawn Ellis THU 21:15 Tommies (b08v8c82) (b01mk8zs) Written by Laurence Howarth. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI 07:30 More Money Than Sense (b09cw08k) THU 22:00 Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories (b07zyg5w) FRI 14:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dmg3s) A panel show, hosted by finance writer and comedian Dominic [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Episode 51917. At Craiglockhart War Hospital, Siegfried Sassoon Frisby, that demystifies the obscure subject of pop­economics to THU 22:30 Recorded for Training Purposes (b00gs0n6) and Wilfred Owen discuss war and poetry. Read by Alice Arnold. show the funny, weird and dark side of finance. Series 3, Episode 3Sketch show about modern communication From May 1992. In this pilot episode, we're joined by four money savvy comedians and contemporary obsessions. With Ben Willbond and Rachel FRI ­ host of The Bugle podcast Andy Zaltzman, award­winning 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvscm) Atkins. From January 2009. comedian and columnist Shazia Mirza, ITV'S The Chase The Imperfect CosmosAstronomer Heather Couper looks at THU 23:00 And Now in Colour (b00804kc) Quizmaster Paul Sinha, and comedian and writer Grainne Tycho Brahe's realisation that the heavens change, and that a Series 2, Astronaut TrainingThe sketch team take the audience to Maguire. planet's orbit could be predicted. From June 2008. Nevada for selection by NASA. Stars Tim de Jongh and William Keeping everything on track and on point we have our resident FRI 14:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015fv20) Vandyck. From February 1991. expert, from Oxford University, economist Dr Natalie Quinn, Episode 10Things come to a head in Vic and Ingrid's marriage. THU 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jspx) providing our guests and the audience with amazing facts and Who can Vic turn to for advice? Stars Lee Ingleby and Rebecca Series 1, The Mastersons and JohnsonThe family's fate is linked figures behind the hard­to­believe answers. Callard. From July 2010. with that of a tumble dryer. Improvised comedy with Paul Merton From the cost of organs on the black market to the gender gap in FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b01p58n6) and Josie Lawrence. From April 1993. pocket money, if there is a price on it then More Money Than The Horologicon, Episode 5As the ploughman drops into the Sense is the show to question it. western bay, we offer you bene darkmans dear listener. Mark An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4. Forsyth is feeling finifugal as his Horologicon reaches the end of FRI 08:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00bwshp) the day. Series 5, Episode 1John Cleese's magic tricks ­ and a talking Written by Mark Forsyth FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2017 baboon called Dermot. Read by Hugh Dennis More quick­fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall FRI 00:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007jlbs) parodies. A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] Stars Tim Brooke­Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall FRI 15:00 Home Front (b09dm7g3) FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b00ryg42) and Bill Oddie. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] Written by Graeme Garden, David Idle, Eric Idle and Bill Oddie. FRI 16:00 The Rest Is History (b04vk0c1) FRI 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7) Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and FRI 16:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94) FRI 01:30 Art for Schools (b00dzk96) quickly developed a cult following. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie. FRI 17:00 Safety Catch (b017gxpv) FRI 02:00 Pat Barker ­ Regeneration (b09dlqnz) Producer: Humphrey Barclay [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967. FRI 17:30 More Money Than Sense (b09cw08k) FRI 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsch) FRI 08:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] Series 1, Pilot EpisodeSingle dad Bryan Archer struggles to work FRI 18:00 James Follett ­ Earthsearch (b007s19b) FRI 02:30 Stan Barstow ­ A Kind of Loving (b015h37k) as well as bringing up his baby son, Albert. Earthsearch I, The Pools of TimeDarv and Astra, two of the [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday] Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as starship's crew, are in grave danger after being taken prisoner by FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b01p58ch) Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Frank Thornton as the inhabitants of Zelda 5. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] Vernon Wordsworth. Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard the FRI 03:00 Home Front (b09dln0n) Written by Jim Eldridge. Challenger... [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] Producer: John Fawcett Wilson James Follett's 10­part adventure serial in time and space. FRI 04:00 Counterpoint (b007770m) First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1977. Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] FRI 09:00 The Rest Is History (b04vk0c1) Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia FRI 04:30 HR (b00tj5qm) Series 1, Episode 3A new, six­part comedy discussion show Fraser as Angel One, Gordon Reid as Angel Two, Stephen [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] hosted by Frank Skinner. Garlick as Spegal, Eve Karpf as Custodian of the Past, Godfrey FRI 05:00 A Certain Age (b00766gw) Frank loves history, but just doesn't know much of it. So he's Kenton as the Old Man, Judy Franklin as Helan and John Bott as [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] devised a new comedy discussion show in order to find out more Thorden. FRI 05:30 Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories (b07zyg5w) about it. Along with his historian in residence, Dr Kate Williams, Director: Glyn Dearman [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday] each episode will see Frank joined by a selection of celebrity First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. guests, who will help him navigate his way through the annals of FRI FRI 06:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w3zt) 18:30 Soul Music (b06r50wk) time, picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most Series 2, A Case of Whistle and RunA routine case for private eye Series 21, Mack the KnifeThe Brecht/Weill song, 'Mack The interesting moments in history. Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation Knife' first appeared in 'The Threepenny Opera' in Berlin in 1928. Frank's guests in this edition of the programme are John Lloyd Starring Finetime Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn Sung about the criminal MacHeath, the 'play with music' is based and Katy Brand. as Tracey Duggan, Rita May as Mam and Daryl Fishwick as on John Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera', who was inspired by the real­ Produced by Dan Schreiber and Justin Pollard Angela. life English highwayman, Jack Sheppard. An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. One of four more cases for the private investigator and his The song became a hit when performed in 1959 by Bobby Darin. government scheme­funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South FRI 09:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94) Ella Fitzgerald famously forgot the words when performing live Yorkshire town that's seen better days. Episode 4Len takes over Gaelene's Olympic training schedule ­ a in Berlin in 1960 and her improvised version won a Grammy. Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby recipe for trouble with Madge. Meanwhile, Thomas and Jane Suzi Quatro talks about how she performed it with her father as a Producer: Dave Sheasby endeavour to find some time for romance. child, playing bongos to accompany him, and Lenny Kaye from First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991. Six­part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea. the Patti Smith Group recalls how he and Patti did a version of Starring Caroline Quentin as Jane, John Duttine as Thomas, Niall 'Mack The Knife' at their first ever performance together at St FRI 06:30 Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist? Ashdown as Jimmy, Toby Longworth as Pete, Brian Bowles as Marks Church in New York on 10th February 1971, as it was (b01mk8zs) Len, Joanna Monro as Madge, Julie Gibbs as Milly, June Brecht's birthday. Years before the super­cool graffiti of Banksy and his ilk, Whitfield as Phoebe and Moya O'Shea as Gaylene. Film­maker Malcolm Clark tells the story of the song's first guerrilla art was being pioneered on condemned buildings in Producer: Liz Anstee public performer, Kurt Gerron, an actor and director, who took Rochdale. Walter Kershaw brightened up bridges, transformed First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. the song into the darkest places of the Third Reich. toilets and glorified gable­ends. His work was large scale.

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FRI 19:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00bwshp) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI 19:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w3zt) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI 20:30 Walter Kershaw: The UK's First Street Artist? (b01mk8zs) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI 21:15 Afternoon Drama (b0084zr7) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI 22:00 More Money Than Sense (b09cw08k) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7b5x) Series 2, An Already Bad Life Made Worse but Sort of on PurposeBy Mark Evans Volume Two, Chapter the Fifth: An Already Bad Life Made Worse But Sort Of On Purpose. The comic Victorian epic sees Pip reach his lowest ebb in the worst place in the world, the East End of London in the first half of the nineteenth century. Full of self­loathing Pip drinks some very strong gin, finds he is really quite keen on opium, and falls in with a gang of thieving boys. But is their leader, Mr Abraham Bagel, a Roman Catholic ne'er­do­well, all he seems? Sir Philip...... Richard Johnson Mr Benevolent...... Anthony Head Young Pip...... Tom Allen Harry Biscuit...... James Bachman Sternbeater...... Geoffrey Whitehead Ripely Fecund...... Sarah Hadland Mr Parsimonious...... Laurence Howarth Pippa...... Susy Kane Mr Scrunge...... Mark Evans Produced by Gareth Edwards. FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b09fp0d4) Dan Antopolski 1/2The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith talks to Dan Antopolski. FRI 23:00 Absolute Power (b007r395) Series 1, Episode 5Spin doctors Prentiss and McCabe land at the BBC to tackle Radio 3. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February 2000. FRI 23:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb83) Series 2, Mark Thomas Interviews Alexei SayleOne tough­talking funny man chats to another in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer. Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire. Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer. Producer: Tilusha Ghelani First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

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