Radio 4 Extra Listings for 26 November – 2 December 2016 Page 1 of 9

SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2016 SAT 02:30 (b009fs0d) back a bit, Radio Active. His TV credits include ­ Amanda Whittington ­ Bollywood Jane, Episode 5 The Series, , Absolutely, The Paul & Pauline Calf SAT 00:00 (b0185cks) Amanda Whittington's story of a young woman who discovers the Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon and Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 1 magic of Indian cinema. exec producing 's dinnerladies. Continuing with their cottage encounter, Mike Yates listens 5/5. Jane discovers the truth about her father and Kate makes an Producer: eagerly as the Doctor recalls his early 19th century encounter unexpected decision. A Pozzitive Television production for BBC Radio 4. with the alien swarm in a small English rural town... Jane ...... Joanne Froggatt SAT 04:30 The Phenomenon Squad (b083m047) Part of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. Kate ...... Katherine Dow Blyton Episode 1 Starring as the , Richard Franklin as Dini ...... Sacha Dhawan 4 Extra Debut. Brabazon investigates his superiors with coppers Mike Yates, Susie Ridell as Sally, Michael Maloney as Dr Adam Aamir ...... Pal Aron hand­picked...by his boss! Stars Roy Kinnear and . Farrow, Stephen Thorne as Antonio and Jilly Bond as Francesca. Mac ...... Sean Connolly From October 1986. Producer: Kate Thomas Directed by Kate Chapman. SAT 05:00 Calling (b05ps2ns) Made by BBC Audio. SAT 02:45 (b01bbb64) Little Willie Saves the Day SAT 00:30 The Tingle Factor (b04mhkrv) The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss, Episode 5 Back to the BBC's early wireless days of 1922. Michael Bentine The story of Nick Coleman's struggle to overcome losing music, The Daily Sketch says the BBC's programmes are boring. Will The comic, actor and original Goon tells Robin Ray why certain and adjust to a new way of perceiving the world. DG John Brown finally agree to broadcast some light tracks have the power to send tingles down his spine. From Today, his hearing loss is diagnosed. entertainment, or will his peccadillo with Auntie Phyllis force him September 1989. Nick Coleman grew up in the Fens. He has written about music over the edge? Either way, Fred "Keep 'Em Laughing" Hicks has SAT 01:00 Jack London ­ The Call of the Wild (b01dhkpv) throughout his career as a journalist for titles including NME, got an unusual new act for radio. Episode 2 Time Out, and Independent on , The Written by , the man behind Dad's Army and Hi­De­ With his dog sled pulling days in the Yukon over, Buck is set to Times and The Wire. Hi. experience freedom for the first time. Stars Robert Jack. Reader: Sean Foley, actor and comedian, is currently directing the Starring Graham Crowden as John Brown, Jimmy Perry as SAT 01:30 Spirit of the Beehive (b013r2gv) West End production of The Ladykillers. Colonel Beecham, as Sergeant Lucas, Jeffrey Nina Perry's composed feature 'Spirit of the Beehive' explores our Abridged by Richard Hamilton Holland as Roger Eccles and Roy Hudd as Fred "Keep 'Em enduring relationship with the honeybee, lifting the lid of the Produced by Elizabeth Allard. Laughing" Hicks. beehive to hear some surprising lessons to be learnt through SAT 03:00 Satyajit Ray ­ Feluda (b083qx3n) Producer: Jo Clegg. observing and working with bees, as well as how the life of bees The Mystery of the Elephant God First broadcast nightly on BBC Radio 2 in September 1994. inspires human endeavours in the arts and . Drawn by the extravagant claims of a mysterious holy man who's SAT 05:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b082wwlw) We follow a group of young people from Hackney in London swum 200 miles up the Ganges ­ Satyajit Ray's famous Bengali Series 2, Episode 1 who are passionate urban beekeepers. They work for The Golden sleuth, Feluda visits Benares, during the festival of Durga. John Shuttleworth invites celebrated pop stars to his Sheffield Company, a social enterprise taking their beekeeping to new His detective skills are needed when a valuable statuette of home to perform of their own songs and also, more heights by installing bees on the roof of investment bank Nomura Ganesh is stolen from a famous household. Could the holy man, importantly, one of his. ­ where the bees are seen as a symbol of productivity and growth or even arch enemy Meganlal Meghraj, be connected to the In the first show of this series, John welcomes Chris Difford from in the city. crime? Feluda, assisted by Topshe and Lalmohan, set out to Squeeze ­ but not before he has ejected Ken from the front door Scientists at Sussex University explain how they are looking at unravel the puzzle...... with his unwanted request to show John and Chris his new ways to help the honeybee by eavesdropping in on their Starring Rahul Bose as Feluda, Anupam Kher as Lalmohan windows. communication system, the waggle dance. We peek inside the Ganguly, Hari Balasubramaniam as Topshe and Jackie Shroff as Chris is soon invited to "show us what you can do" and plays his bee­inspired Parisian Artist community La Ruche (the beehive) Machchli Baba. classic song Up the Junction. John is duly impressed ­ but the and are led through the bee sanctuary of the Natural Beekeeping Specially recorded in Mumbai, . admiration starts to fade when John finds out that Chris once took Trust to discover the virtues of listening to bees. Dramatised by Ray Grewal. 50p from his mum's purse to place an advert in a shop window. Musician: Oli Langford (Violin) Director: Anne Edyvean Can John condone theft and forgive Chris, or will Chris have to Composer: Nina Perry First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007. redeem himself with his rendition of John's song Fish and Chips? Producer: Nina Perry SAT 04:00 The 3rd Degree (b042zcqm) Also, Tom Robinson gives advice on how to become a radio DJ A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4. Series 4, Birmingham following pop success in Top Tips on the Telephone. SAT 02:00 (b01d5np9) A quiz show hosted by where a team of three Written and Performed by Graham Fellows with special guests Capital, Episode 5 University students take on a team of three of their professors. Chris Difford and Tom Robinson Spring has sprung in Pepys Road. The police investigation is Coming this week from the University of Birmingham, "The 3rd A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4. going nowhere and Roger's deputy is hatching a plan to get him Degree" is a funny, lively and dynamic quiz show aimed at SAT 06:00 Don Taylor ­ Daughters of Venice (b008xzs3) straight to the top. cultivating the next generation of Radio 4 listeners whilst The assignations, the comedy and passions concealed beneath the Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester is the story of one delighting the current ones. masks of the 18th century Venetian Carnival ­ to the south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes The Specialist Subjects in this episode are History of Medicine, accompaniment of Vivaldi's music, written for the brilliant girl made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. Social Policy and American Studies and the questions range from musicians of the Orphanage of the Pieta. And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through the Russo­Japanese war of 1805 and Tristan & Isolde to Candy But what happens to those brilliant girls when they're grown up each letterbox: 'We Want What You Have'... Crush Corner and monkey glands... and must leave the sheltered world of the Convent and enter the At forty, Roger Yount is blessed with an expensive life, a stalled The show is recorded on location at a different University each corrupt world of Venice..? marriage and a job in the City. His hoped­for Christmas bonus of week, and it pits three Undergraduates against three of their Don Taylor's romantic comedy stars Frances Barber as Contessa, a million pounds might seem lavish, but with second homes and Professors in a genuinely original and fresh take on an academic Norman Rodway as Vivaldi, Amanda Root as Siliva, Chris nannies to maintain it's starting to look more like a necessity. At quiz. Being a Radio 4 programme, it of course meets the most Emmett as Bodger and Bill Wallis as Pazzo. eighty­two, Petunia Howe just sits in her window, perplexed by stringent standards of academic rigour ­ but with lots of facts and Violinist: Jean Bourgeois. how Pepys Road has changed in her lifetime, wondering why jokes thrown in for good measure. Director: Don Taylor anyone wants what she's got. Elsewhere in Pepys Road, Zbigniew Together with host Steve Punt, the show tours the (sometimes First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993. has come from Warsaw to indulge the affluent in their interior posh, sometimes murky, but always welcoming!) Union SAT 07:30 Lyrical Journey (b01qkxbn) decoration whims and traffic warden Quentina has exchanged buildings, cafés and lecture halls of six universities across the Series 2, Patience of Angels political activism in Zimbabwe for encounters with enraged UK. Patience of Angels motorists. At the end of the road, Ahmed Kamal runs the The rounds vary between Specialist Subjects and General Twenty years ago, on a busy road in an otherwise leafy district of cornershop. For them all, this non­stop city offers the chance of a Knowledge, quickfire bell­and­buzzer rounds and the 'Highbrow Cambridge, songwriter Boo Hewerdine was looking out of his top different kind of life. & Lowbrow' round cunningly devised to test not only the floor flat and saw a woman on a bus travel by ­ and from these Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys students' knowledge of current affairs, history, languages and rather inauspicious beginnings the song Patience of Angels took Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation science, but also their Professors' awareness of television, film, shape. It later became a hit in 1994 for singer Eddi Reader who'd novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet and One Direction... In addition, the Head­to­Head rounds, in had previous chart success with the group Fairground Attraction. intimate and contemplative. which students take on their Professors in their own subjects, In this episode of Lyrical Journey, Jonathan Maitland visits Capital is read by Rafe Spall and begins in December 2007 with were particularly lively, and offered plenty of scope for mild Cambridge to meet Boo and Eddi and, as they prepare for a the residents of Pepys Road preparing for Christmas, but the cards embarrassment on both sides... charity concert, a stone's throw from Boo's old flat, they discuss they receive aren't what they expect. The resulting show is funny, fresh, and not a little bit surprising, the origin of the song and what it means to each of them. Producer: David Roper with a truly varied range of scores, friendly rivalry, and moments As Maitland explores places in Cambridge which influenced the A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. where students wished they had more than just glanced at that song, he also examines the University town's association with SAT 02:15 The People's Post: A Narrative History of the Post reading list... Angels. Office (b018fmt7) In this series, the universities are Bristol, Kent, Bedfordshire, The line from 'Patience of Angels': 'there's a door in a wall in a The Last Post Birmingham, Nottingham & Aberystwyth. house in a street' could easily have fallen out of the pages of a CS In 1969 the post office ceased being a government industry to Overflow (incl Cast Lists) Lewis story; and Lewis expert Dr Michael Ward explains to become a nationalised industry. It avoided being sold off in the The host, Steve Punt, although best known as a satirist on The Maitland the author's fascination with angels inherent in his work. 1980s, only to face even bigger challenges in the 2000s: Now Show is also someone who delights in all facets of sustaining the costs of a huge labour force, and rivalry from knowledge, not just in the Humanities (his educational The journey concludes in the apt surroundings of St Luke's digital communications. As it sits on the brink of privatisation, background) but in the sciences as well. As well as "The Now Church in Cambridge, where a packed crowd watch Eddi and Boo what does the Royal Mail mean ? Show" he has made a number of documentaries for Radio 4, on perform a unique version of the song especially recorded for the As Royal Mail faces an uncertain future, Dominic Sandbrook subjects as varied as "The Poet Unwound ­ The History Of The programme. charts the development of the post office and examines its impact Spleen" and "Getting The Gongs" ­ an investigation into awards SAT 08:00 (b00l2p7x) on literacy, free speech, commerce and communication. The Post ceremonies ­ as well as a half­hour comedy for Radio 4's 2008 When Courtney Met Chris Office has become a cherished social institution, linking people Big Bang Day set in the Large Hadron Collider, called "The Courtney Pine talks to jazz trombonist Chris Barber about his together and extending their vision outward into the wider world. Genuine Particle". This makes him the perfect host for a show life's work and how his initiative and enthusiasm for American It's called Royal Mail but it should be known as the People's Post which aims to be an intellectual, fulfilling and informative quiz, blues music helped provide inspiration for a new generation of Writer and Presenter: Dominic Sandbrook but with wit and a genuine delight in exploring the subjects at British musicians. Musicians: Sam Lee, Bella Hardy, Mick Sands, Nick Hart hand. Barber has been a professional jazz musician for almost 55 years. Historical Consultant: Iain Stevenson The 3rd Degree is a Pozzitive production, produced by David Along with the likes of Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk, he was an Actors: Morgan George, John Sessions, Simon Tcherniak, Tyler. His radio credits include Armando Iannucci's Charm integral part of the 'trad jazz' boom in the 1950s which swept the Malcolm Tierney, Jane Whittenshaw Offensive, Cabin Pressure, , The Brig Society, Thanks dance halls of austere postwar Britain. Producer: Joby Waldman A Lot, Milton Jones!, Kevin Eldon Will See You Now, Jeremy However, while others stood still, Barber set about A Somethin Else production for BBC Radio 4. Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, acknowledging the huge debt he and his fellow musicians owed to The 99p Challenge, My First Planet, The Castle and even, going the legacy of American blues musicians, and engineered tours for Supported by .co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 26 November – 2 December 2016 Page 2 of 9 artists including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, and villages, towns and cities across the UK. At the height of its SUN 01:00 Charlotte Jones ­ Wild Things: Omnibus Champion Jack Dupree. These visits gave emerging players like success in the 1950s, the series was attracting 10 million listeners (b0844qh0) Eric Clapton and Van Morrison a chance to see their idols, and a week. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday] introduced the true stars of blues to a whole new generation. Van Hugh Scully (1943­2015) was best known for presenting the SUN 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b05ysyt9) Morrison talks about the impact that Chris made on his music and BBC's Antiques Roadshow from 1981 to 2000. But he originally [Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Saturday] on the British music scene as a whole, and his belief that Chris' started in radio, before moving to TV for BBC South West's news SUN 02:15 Down Your Way (b0844rl8) contribution should receive wider recognition. programme Spotlight in 1965, which earned him his big break on [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Saturday] Andy Fairweather­Low explains how rehearsing with Chris BBC1's popular teatime news show Nationwide. SUN 03:00 Archive on 4 (b00l2p7x) changed his whole appoach to music, and reveals the man's Producer: Anthony Smith [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday] hidden talents as a racing driver. In a newly­discovered interview, First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991. SUN 04:00 Don Taylor ­ Daughters of Venice (b008xzs3) Chris' ex wife, singer Ottilie Patterson, remembers stepping out SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 (b00l2p7x) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday] with Big Bill Broonzy, the pride she felt in being compared to [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] SUN 05:30 Lyrical Journey (b01qkxbn) Bessie Smith and how she was chatted up by Muddy Waters, SAT 16:00 Don Taylor ­ Daughters of Venice (b008xzs3) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday] backstage in Croydon. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] SUN 06:00 Amanda Whittington ­ Bollywood Jane: Omnibus Archive interviews with Chris' business partner Harold Pendleton SAT 17:30 Lyrical Journey (b01qkxbn) (b0845381) reveal the moment when they knew the blues baton had been [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] 4 Extra Debut. Jane, a young white woman from a tough passed, as thousands of teenage girls rushed into their festival to SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b0844sf6) see The Rolling Stones perform. background, discovers the magic of Bollywood. Stars Joanne The King of Winter, Episode 1 Froggatt. Producer: Toby Field Midsummer, 1938: When a train porter is frozen to his living SUN 07:15 A Father for My Son (b01dhfkx) SAT 09:00 James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines room chair (then nearly crowned Miss Croydon), MI­13's Harry Episode 2 (b007jp32) Crow and Professor Dunning are on the case. The Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott died a hundred years Novelist, playwright and screenwriter James Follett is nothing if What links the unfortunate porter to exclusive gentleman's ago, leaving behind a fascinating and talented wife, the sculptor not prolific ­ many of his dramas graced BBC Radio's schedules establishment, The Tartarus Club, whose membership appears to Kathleen Scott. Jenny Coverack's trilogy A Father for my Son is throughout the 1980s and 90s ­ most notably the Destruction be rapidly dwindling? adapted from her own one­woman stage play, written with Robert Factor, The Light of a Thousand Suns and Earthsearch. Stars David Warner as Harry Crow and Terry Molloy as Edwards, based on Kathleen Scott's autobiography and journals. According to his website, he's one of the few English language Professor Dunning. Having arrived in Paris to study art at the turn of the twentieth authors published in China. Over 25 novels have made him one of With Guy Henry, Stephen Critchlow, David Benson, Alex Lowe, century, Kathleen makes friends with the sculptor Rodin, and the most borrowed authors in British libraries. Lisa Bowerman and David Bickerstaff. through him makes friends with the dancer Isadora Duncan. After Over 3 hours, James introduces some of his own BBC radio The Scarifyers follows the exploits of 1930s ghost­story writer a series of adventures around Europe, with and without Isadora, highlights: Professor Dunning and retired policeman Harry Crow, who Kathleen meets the figure she has been searching for: the one man * The Devil to Pay together investigate weird mysteries under the auspices of top­ who is worthy to be a father to the son she desperately desires. A car crash on a hot deserted road. A camper on hand to drag the secret government department MI:13. With grateful acknowledgement to the novelist Louisa Young for driver from the wreckage. What's the story? Stars Derek Seaton. Written by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris. her biography of her grandmother, Kathleen Scott, 'A Great Task From 1979. A Bafflegab Production. of Happiness'. * The Man Who Invented Yesterday SAT 18:25 The Fanthorpe Investigations (b038bfcn) Scientist, Sir Max is delighted when his experiments come to Reader: Jenny Coverack The Moving Coffins of Barbados Producer: Sara Davies. fruition. His most recent, however, takes him slightly by Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a SUN 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yjs4c) surprise... Stars Alan Rowe. From 1979. story from the world of the strange and unexplained. Series 1, Bankers * Destruction Factor ­ episode 1 SAT 18:30 Weird Tales (b01nrd24) Through the medium of four open letters, the comedian Tom Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to Series 3, Original Features famine stricken countries? Stars Paul Copley and Rosalind Wrigglesworth investigates the myriad examples of corporate by Christopher William Hill. The first in a new series of chilling lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain. Adams. From 1978. plays for winter nights. * Earthsearch I In this series his subjects range from traffic wardens to estate When Carl and Rob buy a flat in a nineteenth century house, it agents, with Tom recalling his own funny and ridiculous Episode 2/10 First Footprint City seems they've found their perfect home. With Carl away on Heading for a home they've never known, the crew of starship experiences as well as recounting the absurd encounters of others. business, Rob throws himself into restoring the flat, but he ends Tom wonders how the bankers keep getting away with it. Challenger must come to terms with shock news. Stars Sean up with more of the original features than he had anticipated. SUN 08:00 Take It From Here (b01c6fkb) Arnold. From 1981 Cast: From 16/04/1958 * Earthsearch I Carl ..... Martin Hutson Dick's dreaming of Persia ­ and Eth's agitated after being accused Episode 10/10 Earthfall Rob ..... Carl Prekopp of theft at work, in 'The Glums' The crew locate an Earth­like planet, but the Angels are not Jess ..... Adjoa Andoh beaten yet. Stars Sean Arnold, Sonia Fraser and Gordon Reid. Girl ..... Francine Chamberlain Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June From 1981 Answerphone ..... Tracy Wiles Whitfield. * Earthsearch II Woman ..... Alex Rivers Music from Wallace Eaton and the Keynotes and the BBC Revue Episode 1/10 Return Man ..... Christopher Webster Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz. The Challenger crew's settled life on planet 'Paradise' is soon to directed by Mary Peate. Scripted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. be shattered. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray. SAT 19:00 James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines * The Bionic Blob Producer: Charles Maxwell (b007jp32) A "thing" from outer space helps a hapless private eye on Earth. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] Stars Sandra Dickinson and Ed Bishop. From 1979. SUN 08:30 Fletcher's Fare (b03mj8xd) SAT 22:00 My Teenage Diary (b01kbhkd) Producer: Martin Dempsey Cyril Fletcher mixes monologues and sketches with special guest, Series 4, Caitlin Moran Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003. film star Herbert Lom (Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther My Teenage Diary returns with six brave celebrities ready to SAT 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlws) films) in a series of crazy mix­ups. revisit their formative years by opening up their intimate teenage Series 3, Death in the Family With Cyril's real wife, Betty Astell and budding comedy duo Bob diaries, and reading them out in public for the very first time. Distraught Harold must break some sad news to his father, Albert. Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin, who also scripted this series. Comedian Rufus Hound is joined by writer Caitlin Moran, who Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Back in the 1950s Cyril was one of radio comedy's pioneers, relives her teenage years when she was home­schooled in Harold. beginning on Radio Luxembourg before switching to the BBC. Wolverhampton, shared a small house with her seven brothers Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association Cyril is probably best­remembered for reciting his 'Odd Odes' on and sisters, and had a novel published at only 15. with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote BBC TV's That's Life with Esther Rantzen. Producer: Harriet Jaine 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer Producer: Leslie Bridgmont A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4. was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1953. SAT 22:30 (b008jdxn) rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was SUN 09:00 Queen of the Desert: Omnibus (b06165cp) Series 1, Episode 4 the spark for a run of 8 series for TV. Gertrude Bell ­ traveller, diplomat, spy and the political officer Back where it started out, Matt Lucas and ' Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale who helped establish Iraq. Read by Sylvestra le Touzel. oddball TV smash hit ­ without the cameras. Pedrick. SUN 10:10 Inheritance Tracks (b0654qk6) SAT Produced by Bobby Jaye 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854h18) Mari Wilson First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1971. The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Dave Singer Mari Wilson chooses 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' by Gorman. SAT 12:30 The Atkinson People (b007jsb0) Peggy Lee and 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart' by the Bee SAT Sir Corin Basin 23:00 The Experience (b007jn2c) Gees. The actor, raconteur and general bore talks to just about anyone From 13/01/1990 SUN 10:15 Revisited (b08454qp) who will listen. Stars . From April 1979. , Rob Newman, Steve Punt and Americans, Tom Hanks address east European revolution. With Mark Thomas. From SAT 13:00 Charlotte Jones ­ Wild Things: Omnibus 4 Extra Debut. From the Beatles to Richard Strauss. Oscar­ January 1990. (b0844qh0) winning actor Tom Hanks makes his castaway choices. With SAT 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b019n2m7) The Brighton Ladies Sea Swimming Club alters lives. Five very Kirsty Young. From May 2016. Series 1, Politics different women's paths cross there. Starring Sheila Reid. SUN 11:00 TED Radio Hour (b08454wv) More historical heroism as Aneurin Bevan, Hywel Dda and the SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b05ysyt9) Series 3, Extrasensory Rebecca Rioters are put to the Totaliser. With Ben Partridge, Stewart Lee Guy Raz explores whether we can experience the world more Nadia Kamil. From January 2012. Comedian Stewart Lee chooses 'Solitary Man' by Neil Diamond deeply by not only extending our senses ­ but going beyond them. and 'Chicken Nuggets For Me' by The Fish Police. A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting SAT 14:15 Down Your Way (b0844rl8) speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage. SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2016 Hugh Scully in Plymouth SUN 11:55 In a Nutshell (b00sj91n) Hugh Scully returns to Plymouth ­ the Devon city where he began Dear Mother of God SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b0844sf6) his career as a BBC TV presenter ­ to reflect on the roles Francis If the Son of Man returned, how would Christianity celebrate? [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] Drake, Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler played in the city's Barry Pilton's musings read by Leonard Rossiter. From 1981. SUN fascinating history. 00:25 The Fanthorpe Investigations (b038bfcn) SUN 12:00 Take It From Here (b01c6fkb) Down Your Way was one of the BBC's longest­running radio [Repeat of broadcast at 18:25 on Saturday] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] series ­ starting on the BBC Home Service in 1946 and ending its SUN 00:30 Weird Tales (b01nrd24) SUN 12:30 Fletcher's Fare (b03mj8xd) run on BBC Radio 4 in 1992. Using a variety of hosts, including [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Richard Dimbleby and Brian Johnston, the programme toured

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SUN 13:00 Amanda Whittington ­ Bollywood Jane: Omnibus (b00dwnds) MON 06:30 From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a (b0845381) Malcolm MacDonald's Sideburns Chinese Career (b015b92b) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] The faded 70s idol explains his downfall to a bemused Sue For many graduates in the UK job prospects at home look bleak. SUN 14:15 A Father for My Son (b01dhfkx) Lawley. With Johnny Meres and Peter Serafinowicz. From It's difficult to find work, paid or even unpaid, regardless of [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today] October 1996. qualifications. Today, more and more students and even graduates SUN 14:30 Naomi Alderman ­ The Power: Omnibus SUN 23:30 The Skivers (b007yt85) are heading abroad to find their work experience, travelling as far (b08455bd) Series 2, Episode 2 as China to work for free. Episode 2 Des Lynham and Sue Cook's secrets are revealed, plus Nick Safraz Manzoor looks at both the challenges and opportunities Allie is the leader of an ever­growing religious movement. She Golson and Tim de Jongh welcome special guest Adam Ant. that they encounter. How, for example, can you possibly deal and Roxy make plans for the future. Read by Adjoa Andoh. From February 1995. with the language barrier and cultural differences that working for SUN 15:45 Stella Duffy ­ From the River's Mouth (b012ry00) a Chinese company will entail? A cautionary tale of how the malign and sultry River Thames He visits students working in law firms, international real estate, exacts a watery revenge. Short story read by . MONDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2016 finance and advertising to find out if they are getting genuine SUN 16:00 (b007734t) work experience. In Shanghai he meets Daniel and Natalie, both David Edgar ­ Something Wrong about the Mouth MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b0186hf0) from Hong Kong Chinese families living in the UK. They have By David Edgar. A love story told at the border between memory [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] decided that China is offering better opportunities than they and fiction, trust and betrayal, East and West. MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury ­ Golden Apples of the Sun would find at home. In Beijing, Sarfraz meets students who have Soho, 1958. A mysterious American wants to commission a (b007jn6v) been thrilled by an unexpectedly lively social life, and others who portrait of a woman he can't produce, in a dress he can only [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] feel they would like to have been more integrated into the describe, at an event which never happened. MON 01:00 Amanda Whittington ­ Bollywood Jane: Omnibus Chinese world. He asks them what they make of the political situation in China, so different from what they have left behind in Gene Pew ...... Damian Lewis (b0845381) the UK. Desmond McElwee ...... Bill Paterson [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday] These young hopefuls are often forking out for the privilege of Mrs Pew ...... Lisa Dillon MON 02:15 A Father for My Son (b01dhfkx) this work experience. One organisation in the UK is charging Dr Frisch ...... David De Keyser [Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday] students around £1800 for the chance to be placed in Chinese law, The Hotelier ...... Andrew Sachs MON 02:30 Naomi Alderman ­ The Power: Omnibus Peter Szabo ...... Julian Rhind­Tutt finance and marketing companies. Do they get value for money? (b08455bd) Sarfraz Manzoor tells the fascinating story of modern day Britons Other parts played by Carolyn Pickles, Éva Magyar, Kenneth [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday] Collard, Christine Kavanagh and Joseph Kloska. who have had to find their work experience far from home. MON 03:45 Stella Duffy ­ From the River's Mouth (b012ry00) MON 07:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z) Directed by Jonquil Panting. [Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday] SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (b0845l1g) Series 3, Boyfriends MON 04:00 Saturday Drama (b007734t) Pete is back from America, but how can Cassie explain her Lyrical Ballads ­ 4/5 Conversation and Collaboration [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday] BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's relationship with the postman? Stars . From MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (b0845l1g) radio poetry archive with Conversation and Collaboration. September 2003. [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Sunday] Steve Connor explores the effect on English literature and thought MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b082xc0c) MON 05:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yjs4c) of Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads. Series 66, Episode 2 [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday] Producers: Julian May and Abigail Appleton. The 66th series of Radio 4's multi award­winning antidote to MON First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in October 1998. 06:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking panel games promises more homespun wireless entertainment for SUN 17:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yjs4c) Machine (b0845mpz) the young at heart. This week the programme pays a return visit [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] The Thinking Machine and My First Experience with the Great to the Charter Hall in Colchester. Regulars Barry Cryer, Tony Logician Hawks and Tim Brooke­Taylor are once again joined on the panel SUN 18:00 The Man in Black (b0186hf0) To prove logic solves all, the Thinking Machine, Professor Van by Pippa Evans with in the chair. At the piano ­ Colin Series 4, Reunion Dusen challenges the world chess champion to a game and helps Sell. Producer ­ Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Studios production. Mark Gatiss introduces Janice Okoh's cautionary tale. A desperate a newspaper reporter out of a sticky situation. Read by Eric MON love quest sparks a chilling reunion. Stars Nikki Amuka­Bird. 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b00bx006) Meyers. Series 3, Not the Burkiss Way SUN 18:30 Ray Bradbury ­ Golden Apples of the Sun Meet America's answer to Sherlock Holmes ­ Professor Augustus Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits, plus in World of (b007jn6v) SFX Van Dusen. Tragically, his creator Jacque Futrelle died in Sport, it's racing from Doncaster and live furniture­eating. The April Witch/The Fog Horn the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett . From Ray Bradbury's collection of sci­fi short­stories: a magical "Logic, logic, logic. Two plus two makes four, not some of the Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to creature ­ and the story that led to Ray's 1953 film 'The Beast time, but all of the time." That's the unwavering belief of this 1980. from 20,000 Fathoms'. crime and puzzle­solving Professor, who harnesses the power of Scripted by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall. his focused mind to think through any problem. This diminutive Producer: John Lloyd Starring Ed Bishop, Paul Maxwell, Lindsey Coulson and Ferne egghead scientist and irascible genius is known to the world as First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1978. Arfin. 'The Thinking Machine'. MON 08:30 It Sticks Out Half a Mile (b007k2kl) Dramatised by Lawrence Gilbert. In five stories recorded for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he sets out to Pike in Love Producer: Peter Hutchings prove the infallibility of logic in some extraordinary ways. Each Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son, Frank about the birds and First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991. tale features classic elements of an apparently unsolvable bees... SUN 19:00 TED Radio Hour (b08454wv) problem. A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring as [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Born in Georgia in 1875, American author Jacques Futrelle wrote Arthur Wilson, Ian Lavender as Frank Pike, Bill Pertwee as Bert SUN 19:55 In a Nutshell (b00sj91n) almost 50 tales featuring Professor Van Dusen, as magazine Hodges, Vivienne Martin as Miss Perkins and Janet Davies as [Repeat of broadcast at 11:55 today] serials and published collections. Mavis Pike. SUN 20:00 Queen of the Desert: Omnibus (b06165cp) Abridged by Adrian Bean After a pilot episode was made in 1981, sadly died. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] Producer: Joanna Green So this 13­part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army SUN 21:10 Inheritance Tracks (b0654qk6) Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Greenlit Productions. characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series [Repeat of broadcast at 10:10 today] MON 06:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n0w05) was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV. SUN 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b08454qp) Le Donne, Episode 1 Written by and , based on the [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today] Written by Chris Fallon. characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. SUN 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yjs4c) Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon. Producer: Martin Fisher [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Episode 1/5 First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1983. SUN 22:30 Dave Podmore (b007ncns) Set in modern day Naples ­ vibrant, picaresque, and for some, MON 09:00 (b00mr0rl) Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 1 terrifying ­­ where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every Series 55, Episode 9 The story of English cricket's arrogant, politically incorrect enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game with Tony money­grabbing star. Stars Christopher Douglas. From May collection, and street vendors ­ "Le Donne" ("The Women") Hawks, Pam Ayres, and Tim Rice. From September 2001. focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and 2009. SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854hbb) mother who has ­ until now ­ lived in wilful ignorance of her MON 09:30 The Change (b00p2jn5) The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Dave husband's criminal business dealings, and the source of her Series 1, When a Man Loves a Woman Gorman. material wealth. Ken comforts Carol, who despairs over transvestite hubby SUN 23:00 History Retweeted (b03vgnk3) Caterina, who has managed to reach the age of forty three in George. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From The Moon Landing relative innocence, adhering to the philosophy of "see no evil, December 2001. History Retweeted sends us back in time as we hear people from hear no evil", must come to grips with the dark and violent world MON 10:00 (b00hhflv) the past comment on a series of major world events, in 140 of the Camorra, and bring her understanding and will to bear on it Scoop, Episode 1 characters or fewer. ­ or see herself and her family destroyed. Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1938 In this first episode, The Moon Landing: From Launch to She must quickly awaken from her wilful slumber, learn to exert novel. Landing, we follow the crew of Apollo 11 as they cruise to the her power in a predatory and dangerous milieu, and is then forced Hapless journalist William Boot is mistakenly sent to report on a moon. We're given a snapshot of an internet­savvy 1960s ­ to make a terrible moral choice. war in Africa. astronauts are trolled, Action Chaps are sold, and America wins 1/5. Caterina Riccardi's comfortable world is turned upside down William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear gold in the space race. when her husband is arrested and accused of involvement in the Lord Copper ...... David Warner A space­based David Bowie and a caterpillar's eating disorder are Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia. Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson the trending topics of the day. Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his first original radio Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow History Retweeted transports us to timelines gone by ­ feeding . He has previously written for film and television as well Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo hashtags, trolls and trending topics into moments from history. as writing adaptations for radio. He has sold and optioned scripts Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey Featuring the voices of Tim Barnes and Simon Berry, Wayne to Paramount and Warner Bros. His short film "Killing Joe" was Jakes ...... Paul Rider Forester and Annabelle Llewellyn, nominated for an Academy Award. Benito ...... Cyril Nri Peter Temple and Jelly Macintosh ­ with Lucy Beaumont as the Cast includes Indira Varma, Anton Lesser and Haydn Gwynne. Paleologue ...... Nyasha Hatendi voice of The Computer. Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell. Moke ...... Inam Mirza Written by Tim Barnes and Simon Berry Produced by Rosalynd Ward Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler Produced by Sally Harrison A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Julia ...... Fenella Woolgar A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4. John Boot ...... Nicholas Boulton SUN 23:15 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage Josephine ...... Imogen Front

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Miss Holloway ...... Janice Acquah MON 16:30 The Change (b00p2jn5) TUE 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b01d7f9m) Secretary ...... Manjeet Mann [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney MON 17:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z) TUE 02:15 The Science of DIY (b008wfcc) Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] Directed by Sally Avens. MON 17:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b082xc0c) TUE 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01k9q6n) MON 11:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b05447xr) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] The Great, Grand, Soap­Water Kick MON 18:00 Doctor Who (b0186ldb) TUE 02:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyy) A tramp, unused to speaking, describes the occasional ritual of Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 2 [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] taking a bath. Remarkable story read by Paul Copley. Still barricaded in their cottage, the Time Lord reveals more to TUE 03:00 Classic Serial (b00hhflv) When this volume of short stories was published in May 2014 , former UNIT ally, Mike Yates about the 19th century extra­ [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] Christobel Kent in described how it is Gardam's gift terrestrial swarm's efforts to re­animate the dead. TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00mr0rl) ­ Part of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday] ''for showing us what a place of wonders is the world and the Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as TUE 04:30 The Change (b00p2jn5) hearts that dwell in it, that endows this collection with a Mike Yates, Susie Ridell as Sally, Michael Maloney as Dr Adam [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday] dangerous and formidable energy, richer and more concentrated Farrow, Stephen Thorne as Antonio and Jilly Bond as Francesca. TUE 05:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h1z) than any novel. She gives us miracle heaped upon miracle, and Producer: Kate Thomas [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday] insists that they should each one be handled with care.'. Made by BBC Audio. TUE 05:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b082xc0c) MON 11:15 Nick Warburton ­ Every Book in the World MON 18:30 (b0845txx) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday] (b00td5s8) Rachel Cusk and Lawrence Norfolk TUE 06:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking The real­life Victorian bibliomaniac, Sir Thomas Philipps, aimed Tom Sutcliffe and his guests, novelists Lawrence Norfolk and Machine (b0845wxp) to own a copy of every book in the world. But his mania came at Rachel Cusk, discuss books by Martin Amis, Anthony Burgess The First Problem a price. and Vladimir Nabokov. From 1997. The Thinking Machine and reporter, Hutchinson Hatch A Victorian road movie, Nick Warburton's play is a study in Time's Arrow by Martin Amis investigate the disappearance of a famous actress. Read by Eric obsession. Publisher: Penguin Meyers. Stars Benjamin Whitrow as Sir Thomas Philipps, Lia Williams as Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess Meet America's answer to Sherlock Holmes ­ Professor Augustus Elizabeth Philipps and Peter Gunn as Herbert. Publisher: Penguin SFX Van Dusen. Tragically, his creator Jacque Futrelle died in Director: Mark Smalley Ada, or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006. Publisher: Penguin. "Logic, logic, logic. Two plus two makes four, not some of the MON 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b00bx006) MON 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b00bx006) time, but all of the time." That's the unwavering belief of this [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] crime and puzzle­solving Professor, who harnesses the power of MON 12:30 It Sticks Out Half a Mile (b007k2kl) MON 19:30 It Sticks Out Half a Mile (b007k2kl) his focused mind to think through any problem. This diminutive [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] egghead scientist and irascible genius is known to the world as MON 13:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking MON 20:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking 'The Thinking Machine'. Machine (b0845mpz) Machine (b0845mpz) In five stories recorded for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he sets out to [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] prove the infallibility of logic in some extraordinary ways. Each MON 13:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n0w05) MON 20:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n0w05) tale features classic elements of an apparently unsolvable [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] problem. MON 13:30 From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a MON 20:30 From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a Born in Georgia in 1875, American author Jacques Futrelle wrote Chinese Career (b015b92b) Chinese Career (b015b92b) almost 50 tales featuring Professor Van Dusen, as magazine [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] serials and published collections. MON 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b01d7f9m) MON 21:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b05447xr) Abridged by Adrian Bean Capital, Episode 6 [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Producer: Joanna Green Zbigniew is working on the house Petunia Howe lived in when he MON 21:15 Nick Warburton ­ Every Book in the World Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Greenlit Productions. makes a life­changing discovery. (b00td5s8) TUE 06:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hl2) Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester ­ is the story of one [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Le Donne, Episode 2 south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b082xc0c) Written by Chris Fallon. made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through MON 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007rq8f) Episode 2/5 each letterbox: 'We Want What You Have'... Series 3, Isaac Newton Set in modern day Naples ­ vibrant, picaresque, and for some, Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of one of terrifying ­­ where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation the world's most influential scientists. From October 2002. enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet collection, and street vendors ­ "Le Donne" ("The Women") MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854hp1) intimate and contemplative. focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and The best in contemporary comedy. Diane Morgan chats to Mr B. Producer: David Roper mother who has ­ until now ­ lived in wilful ignorance of her The Gentleman Rhymer. A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. husband's criminal business dealings, and the source of her MON 23:00 (b08349f2) MON 14:15 The Science of DIY (b008wfcc) material wealth. Series 49, Episode 4 The Wheelbarrow Caterina, who has managed to reach the age of forty three in Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Andy Zaltzman, Mae The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow relative innocence, adhering to the philosophy of "see no evil, Martin, Luke Kempner, Freya Parker, Greg Jenner and Adam experts reveal the importance of leverage when conveying a load. hear no evil", must come to grips with the dark and violent world Kay to present the news via topical stand up and sketches. MON 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01k9q6n) of the Camorra, and bring her understanding and will to bear on it Written by the cast with additional material from Jon Hunter, Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 1 ­ or see herself and her family destroyed. Liam Beirne, Jenny Laville, Max Davis and Laura Majors. Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced She must quickly awaken from her wilful slumber, learn to exert Producer Alexandra Smith genius and mother­daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, her power in a predatory and dangerous milieu, and is then forced BBC Studios Production. Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. to make a terrible moral choice. MON 23:30 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b00zt22n) When 15 year old Bee wins perfect grades, she calls in her 2/5. Caterina learns more about her husband's secret life from Series 1, Episode 4 parents' promise of a graduation present of 'anything she wants'. State Prosecutor, Marisa Pirenisi. She begins to doubt her Helen Keen presents her off­beat comic take on the history of This turns out to be a family trip to Antarctica ­ a prospect that husband's innocence. rocket science starring Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane. will challenge her mother Bernadette's agoraphobia and social Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his first original radio Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill reclusiveness. drama. He has previously written for film and television as well Produced by Gareth Edwards CAST: as writing adaptations for radio. He has sold and optioned scripts This week Helen asks if humanity will ever make it to the stars, Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson to Paramount and Warner Bros. His short film "Killing Joe" was and ponders some of the greater mysteries of the universe, such as Bee .... Lydia Wilson nominated for an Academy Award. time travel, parallel universes and faster than light travel. And Elgin .... Richard Laing Cast includes Indira Varma, Anton Lesser and Haydn Gwynne. have aliens ever made it here? And if so have they been tempted Audrey .... Madeleine Potter Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell. to use their vastly superior intelligence to really clean up in pub Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow Produced by Rosalynd Ward quizzes. Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. Performed by Helen Keen and stars Peter Serafinowicz as the Ollie­O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander TUE 06:30 Emerald Noir: The Rise of Irish Crime Fiction Voice of Space with other parts played by Susy Kane. Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan (b00z5c85) MON 23:45 Ivor Cutler ­ A Wet Handle (b00cgss2) Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell Peace in Northern Ireland and the economic boom and bust in Episode 1 Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom Southern Ireland have led to a recent rise in crime fiction. Ivor Cutler and friends present poems and songs, including 'I Am Other parts played by members of the company. Val McDermid looks at the way real life violence has been dealt a Yellow Fly' and the tale of a greasy button. From June 1997. Adapted by Miranda Davies with in the work of authors including Tana French, Eoin Produced/ directed by Emma Harding McNamee, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Stuart Neville and Declan About the author: Maria Semple has written for television shows Hughes. We meet David Torrans ­ whose bookstore in Belfast has including Arrested Development, Mad About You, and Ellen. She TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2016 been fictionalised in Colin Bateman's series of crime novels. lives with her family on an island off Seattle. This is her first Declan Burke ­ author of the blog Crime Always Pays ­ takes us novel. TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b0186ldb) on a tour of Dublin locations featured in crime novels from the MON 14:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyy) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] modern Docklands offices which inspired Alan Glynn's novel No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, A Bunch of Stars TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b0845txx) Winterland to the hotels and shops of 1950s Dublin featured in Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] the crime fiction of Booker winner John Banville ­ who writes and inspirational memoir. TUE 01:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking under the name Benjamin Black. 1/5. A Bunch of Stars Machine (b0845mpz) Val asks whether the Noir novel is a protestant art form and hears The great grandson of a plantation slave, Acosta grows up in a [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday] how writers are trying to find new villains in a place where poor suburb of Havana. TUE 01:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n0w05) violence has ­ until recently ­ been part of everyday life. MON 15:00 Classic Serial (b00hhflv) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Monday] Producer: Robyn Read. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] TUE 01:30 From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a TUE 07:00 Dave Sheasby ­ Sharing Fatman (b0075kfd) MON 16:00 Just a Minute (b00mr0rl) Chinese Career (b015b92b) Breezing Up [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday] An immediate connection is made with Mr Fatman at the horse Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 26 November – 2 December 2016 Page 5 of 9 sales. Stars Gillian Bevan and Gerard McDermott. From May each letterbox: ' TUE 22:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nw3wq) 1999. We Want What You Have'.... The Kidnap TUE 07:30 (b0832fpz) Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock Series 11, Hell on Wheels Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation star and his search for fulfilment. Episode 2 ­ Hell On Wheels novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt finds the perfect excuse to get It's 'Disability Awareness Day' so Clare has taken it upon herself intimate and contemplative. rid of shed­loads of cash when his mum is taken hostage. to raise awareness. Back at home, Nali has plans to become an Producer: David Roper Dave Mabbutt ...... Mark Williams internet sensation. A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. Dom ...... Russell Tovey Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the TUE 14:15 The Science of DIY (b008wmws) Mr Green the Banker ...... Geoff McGivern right jargon but never a practical solution. A Chip off the Old Block Dimitri the Kidnapper ...... Phil Cornwell A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow Sophie/Waiter ...... Matt Addis. people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is experts reveal how to sharpen and use your tools properly. TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854j6y) in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which TUE 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmp2) The best in contemporary comedy. Diane Morgan chats to Mr B. are occasional causes of discomfort to her. Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 2 The Gentleman Rhymer. Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced TUE 23:00 Beauty of Britain (b00ndxjp) her professional and private life In today's Big Society there are genius and mother­daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, Series 1, Pastor Dave plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson. Beauty worker. Or even Clare. Bernadette and Elgin have promised their 15 year old daughter, Olonga works as a carer for the Featherdown Agency and sees Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden Bee, a family trip to Antarctica, for gaining perfect grades at herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to achieve Producer Alexandra Smith school. To prepare herself for such a trip ­ practically and their goals in the land of semi­skimmed milk. A BBC Studios production. emotionally ­ Bernadette becomes increasingly reliant on her Beauty is quite taken with the charismatic Pastor Dave, a visiting TUE 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8) virtual assistant in India, Manjula. clergyman at Mrs Blanchard's local church, but is he the real Series 3, Two's Company CAST: deal? Should she pursue him or the gorgeous double­breasted Albert introduces his new fiancee to a very surprised Harold. Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson mini­trench coat she has seen in the Mencap shop? Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold Bee .... Lydia Wilson Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien and June Whitfield as Daphne. Elgin .... Richard Laing Sister Olu ...... Diveen Henry Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association Audrey .... Madeleine Potter Pastor Ndu ...... Javone Prince with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow Mrs Blanchard ...... Alison Steadman 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet Sally ...... Felicity Montagu was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of Ollie­O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi the spark for a run of 8 series for TV. Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell Minister Lee ...... Dan Tetsell Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom Pastor Dave ...... Felix Dexter Pedrick. Other parts played by members of the company. Female Assistant ...... Diveen Henry Produced by Bobby Jaye Adapted by Miranda Davies Cabbie ...... Dan Tetsel First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1971. Produced/ directed by Emma Harding. Music by The West End Gospel Choir. TUE 08:30 The Men From the Ministry (b007jqhn) TUE 14:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyl) TUE 23:30 The Harpoon (b00b3gv0) One Way Only No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, The Prix de Lausanne Series 1, Episode 3 The bungling civil servants tackle London's transport congestion. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story A special budget edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From August 1977. Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From September 1991. TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b08349f2) and inspirational memoir. [Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday] 2/5. The Prix de Lausanne TUE 09:30 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b00zt22n) Forced by his father to attend ballet school, the lonely teenager WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2016 [Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday] initially falls into bad ways. But he turns his life around through TUE 09:45 Ivor Cutler ­ A Wet Handle (b00cgss2) hard work, winning the world's most prestigious junior ballet WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b0186szp) [Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday] competition. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] TUE 10:00 Classic Serial (b00hmpzk) TUE 15:00 Classic Serial (b00hmpzk) WED 00:30 Comic to Comic (b007wxhw) Scoop, Episode 2 [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] Dramatisation by Jeremy Front of Evelyn Waugh's satirical 1938 TUE 16:00 Counterpoint (b0845wxt) WED 01:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking novel. 2006, Final Machine (b0845wxp) William finds life as a war correspondent somewhat tedious, but Ned Sherrin hosts the 2006 final with Ian Dunning from [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday] he does fall in love and find himself in the middle of a revolution. Merseyside, Graham Holliday of Middlesex and Clive Summers WED 01:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hl2) William Boot ...... Rory Kinnear from London. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Tuesday] TUE Katchen ...... Claudie Blakeley 16:30 Flying the Flag (b00dk3vl) WED 01:30 Emerald Noir: The Rise of Irish Crime Fiction Series 4, As Unequal as Others Lord Copper ...... David Warner (b00z5c85) The ambassador faces a revolt by men over rights for women in Salter ...... Nicholas Woodeson [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday] Frau Dressler ...... Tracy­Ann Oberman the Eastern Bloc republic. Stars Dinsdale Landen. From June WED 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbdx) Erik Olafsen ...... Dan Starkey 1992. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] Secret Policeman ...... Jude Akuwudike TUE 17:00 Dave Sheasby ­ Sharing Fatman (b0075kfd) WED 02:15 The Science of DIY (b008wmws) Benito ...... Cyril Nri [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] Moke ...... Inam Mirza TUE 17:30 Clare in the Community (b0832fpz) WED 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmp2) Mr Baldwin ...... Jonathan Taffler [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] Uncle Theodore ...... Malcolm Tierney TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b0186szp) WED 02:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyl) Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock ...... Michael Simkins Hornets' Nest, A Sting in the Tale, part 1 [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] Corker ...... Stephen Critchlow In his next alien insect encounter, the Time Lord travels back in WED Pigge ...... Chris Pavlo the TARDIS to medieval . 03:00 Classic Serial (b00hmpzk) News Editor ...... Paul Rider Part of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] Hechel ...... Gunnar Cauthery Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as WED 04:00 Counterpoint (b0845wxt) Evelyn Waugh ...... Tim McInnerny Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey, Claire Corbett as [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday] Directed by Sally Avens. the Nun, Suzie Riddell as the Sister and Rula Lenska as the WED 04:30 Flying the Flag (b00dk3vl) TUE 11:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b05467nj) Swarm. [Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday] Stone Trees Producer: Kate Thomas WED 05:00 Dave Sheasby ­ Sharing Fatman (b0075kfd) A widow grieving for her recently dead husband spends an Made by BBC Audio. [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday] afternoon with some old friends. Read by Sylvestra le Touzel. TUE 18:30 Comic to Comic (b007wxhw) WED 05:30 Clare in the Community (b0832fpz) TUE 11:15 Israel Horovitz ­ Stations of the Cross (b007596w) Series 2, Jimmy Carr [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday] Back from America, David makes a farcical, poetic rail crossing Deadpan master Jimmy Carr chats to Bruce Morton about his WED 06:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking of England for an unforgettable funeral. Stars Israel Horovitz. career, life on tour and writing comedy routines. From January Machine (b0845xt8) TUE 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8) 2006. The Problem of the Stolen Rubens [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8) When a valuable artwork disappears, the Thinking Machine and TUE 12:30 The Men From the Ministry (b007jqhn) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Hutchinson Hatch are called in to investigate. Read by Eric [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE 19:30 The Men From the Ministry (b007jqhn) Meyers. TUE 13:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Meet America's answer to Sherlock Holmes ­ Professor Augustus Machine (b0845wxp) TUE 20:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking SFX Van Dusen. Tragically, his creator Jacque Futrelle died in [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Machine (b0845wxp) the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. TUE 13:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hl2) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] "Logic, logic, logic. Two plus two makes four, not some of the [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] TUE 20:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hl2) time, but all of the time." That's the unwavering belief of this TUE 13:30 Emerald Noir: The Rise of Irish Crime Fiction [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] crime and puzzle­solving Professor, who harnesses the power of his focused mind to think through any problem. This diminutive (b00z5c85) TUE 20:30 Emerald Noir: The Rise of Irish Crime Fiction egghead scientist and irascible genius is known to the world as [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] (b00z5c85) 'The Thinking Machine'. TUE 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbdx) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] In five stories recorded for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he sets out to Capital, Episode 7 TUE 21:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b05467nj) prove the infallibility of logic in some extraordinary ways. Each While Shahid Kamal is faced with interrogation at Paddington [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] tale features classic elements of an apparently unsolvable Green Police Station, Zbigniew comes face to face with Matya at TUE 21:15 Israel Horovitz ­ Stations of the Cross (b007596w) problem. No 51 Pepys Road. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Born in Georgia in 1875, American author Jacques Futrelle wrote Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester ­ is the story of one TUE 22:00 Clare in the Community (b0832fpz) almost 50 tales featuring Professor Van Dusen, as magazine south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] serials and published collections. made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. Abridged by Adrian Bean And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 26 November – 2 December 2016 Page 6 of 9

Producer: Joanna Green Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston. Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Greenlit Productions. First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1967. Ollie­O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander WED 06:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hq9) WED 08:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k456) Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan Le Donne, Episode 3 Match Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell Written by Chris Fallon. MCC chairman Sid makes the lad cricket captain for England, but Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon. places his bet on Australia to win! Other parts played by members of the company. Set in modern day Naples ­ vibrant, picaresque, and for some, Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly Adapted by Miranda Davies terrifying ­ where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every and Kenneth Williams. Produced/ directed by Emma Harding. enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyn) collection, and street vendors ­ "Le Donne" ("The Women") Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, A Fairytale Prince focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz. Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting mother who has ­ until now ­ lived in wilful ignorance of her Producer: Dennis Main Wilson and inspirational memoir. husband's criminal business dealings, and the source of her First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1956. 3/5. A Fairytale Prince material wealth. WED 09:00 Heresy (b01sdrh5) At the age of 18, Carlos is invited to dance as a principal with the Caterina, who has managed to reach the age of forty three in Series 9, Episode 1 English National Ballet. relative innocence, adhering to the philosophy of "see no evil, The first in a new series of the programme that dares to commit WED 15:00 Home Front: Omnibus (b07nn8r2) hear no evil", must come to grips with the dark and violent world heresy. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] of the Camorra, and bring her understanding and will to bear on it Victoria Coren Mitchell and her guests have fun challenging WED 16:00 Heresy (b01sdrh5) ­ or see herself and her family destroyed. knee­jerk public opinion, and exposing the wrong­headedness of [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] She must quickly awaken from her wilful slumber, learn to exert received wisdom. WED 16:30 Rent (b00752fm) her power in a predatory and dangerous milieu, and is then forced In the first programme of the series Victoria Coren Mitchell is [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] to make a terrible moral choice. joined by comedians Lee Mack and David Schneider, and writer­ WED 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh) 3/5. Set in contemporary Naples. Caterina's son Nino starts to go broadcaster Germaine Greer, to argue about foxes, maths and [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] off the rails. She discovers a terrible truth about her husband Andy Murray WED 17:30 The Brig Society (b0832rjd) Franco, who is still in prison. Producers: Victoria Coren Mitchell and Daisy Knight [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his first original radio An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4. WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b01871wk) drama. He has previously written for film and television as well WED 09:30 Rent (b00752fm) Hornets' Nest, A Sting in the Tale, part 2 as writing adaptations for radio. He has sold and optioned scripts Series 3, Episode 3 With the Doctor feeling increasingly disorientated, the alien to Paramount and Warner Bros. His short film "Killing Joe" was Havoc in the Reynolds household as all prepare for baby Piglet's swarm begin communications... nominated for an Academy Award. naming ceremony. Stars Barbara Flynn, Patrick Barlow and Linda Part of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. Cast includes Indira Varma, Anton Lesser and Haydn Gwynne. Polan. From February 1997. Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell. WED 10:00 Home Front: Omnibus (b07nn8r2) Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey, Claire Corbett as Produced by Rosalynd Ward Epic drama series set in Great War Britain. the Nun, Suzie Riddell as the Sister and Rula Lenska as the A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. WED 11:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b0546zg8) Swarm. WED 06:30 Lanyon's Last Flight (b00yyg27) Grace Producer: Kate Thomas In August 1964 the artist Peter Lanyon died as the result of a Clockie Gosport has a diamond under the skin at the back of his Made by BBC Audio. gliding accident. He was 46, had enjoyed successful shows in neck. Unlikely mysteries and miracles, read by Paul Copley. WED 18:30 Off the Page (b00lk2zc) New York, and his work was being eagerly sought. Today he is WED 11:15 Steve Chambers ­ Victoria Station (b0848gww) Turn That Down recognised as one of the most innovative painters in 20th century Series 2, Goods Perishable Musician Andrea Oliver and comedian Simon Evans join British art. Wednesday November 27th 1896. An expeditious recovery and a Dominic Arkwright to talk about noise and how loud or quiet we Lanyon's great painting, Thermal, has been admired by the recovered expedition at Bridgford's train in Nottingham. all ought to be. Father Tom Cullinan, a monk who has lived for thousands of visitors to his recent retrospective at Tate St Ives. It's The second series of Nottingham­born author Steve Chambers' many years in complete silence, breaks it to talk about the reality a painting that grew out of Lanyon's passion for gliding, yet its drama series set in Victoria Station, Bridgford in 1896. Each is a of the solitary life. vivid abstract forms and resonant colour express his lifelong self­contained story featuring the day­to­day doings of the station WED 19:00 The Navy Lark (b03t0cq8) attempt to create a visual language for his intense experience of staff. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] the environment ­ his quest for an art of 'placeness'. Stars Sean Baker as Station Master Joe Braddock, Christopher WED 19:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k456) This programme follows Lanyon's creative journey, which began Scott as Tidmarsh, John Hartley as Union activist Fred Roberts, with his deep immersion in the landscape and history of his native [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Gavin Muir as Area Manager Mr Cripps and Colleen Prendergast WED 20:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking Cornwall and took him to the experimental edge of international as Josie. Machine (b0845xt8) abstract art in the 1950s. Director: David Hunter [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Michael Bird tracks Lanyon to places that were crucial to his art, First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996 and set a WED 20:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hq9) like the ruined tin mine at Levant and the cliff­top airfield from century before. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] which he flew. He talks to Lanyon's sons, who each shed a WED 12:00 The Navy Lark (b03t0cq8) WED 20:30 Lanyon's Last Flight (b00yyg27) different light on their father's complex personality. He asks [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Lanyon fans in Tate St Ives what draws them to his work, and [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k456) Lanyon expert Toby Treves about his wider reputation. WED 21:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b0546zg8) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] We also hear archive appreciations of Lanyon from Mark Rothko [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] WED 13:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking and the poet W.S. Graham reading 'The Thermal Stair', his WED 21:15 Steve Chambers ­ Victoria Station (b0848gww) Machine (b0845xt8) powerful elegy to his artist friend. Lanyon himself speaks about [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] how gliding influenced his art. WED 22:00 The Brig Society (b0832rjd) WED 13:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hq9) Like Jackson Pollock's fatal car crash eight years earlier, the story [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] of Lanyon's last flight speaks of a generation of artists for whom WED 22:30 Mark Thomas Presents (b0076w2p) WED 13:30 Lanyon's Last Flight (b00yyg27) art demanded physical immersion in the act of painting and a The Firesign Theatre [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] wholehearted faith in the creative accident. An exclusive performance by cult comedy troupe The Firesign WED Producer: Julian May. 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbhm) Theatre in their first British appearance for many years. From WED 07:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh) Capital, Episode 8 December 2005. At Paddington Green Police Station Shahid gets a nice surprise, Series 2, Brief Encounter WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854jxr) meanwhile at work Roger gets a terrible one. Feeling snubbed over Rabbi Abraham's Royal invite, Rabbi Su The best in contemporary comedy. Diane Morgan chats to Mr B. Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester ­ is the story of one finds a new boyfriend. Stars Tracy­Ann Oberman. From October The Gentleman Rhymer. south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes 2000. WED 23:00 We Know Everything (b08461wq) made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. WED 07:30 The Brig Society (b0832rjd) Episode 3 And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through Series 4, Scandal! If all roads lead to Rome, how do you drive out again? Dan each letterbox: 'We Want What You Have'.... becomes a victim of his own newspaper as he Gaster and Paul Powell tackle audience quirky questions. From Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys gets caught up in a scandal and discovers that it's really, really July 1995. Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation difficult to doorstep yourself. WED 23:15 Sir Ralph Stanza's Letter from Salford (b0076f1p) This week, there's sex, scandal and saucy secrets on Radio 4! But novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet intimate and contemplative. Series 2, Security Bard enough about Moneybox Live. In this show, Marcus examines It's pound shop territory for the wordsmith as he helps a security how the great British press combine the difficult jobs of both Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. guard win his true love. Stars James Quinn. From May 2003. selling newspapers and ruining peoples' lives. WED WED 14:15 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn) 23:30 Hut 33 (b00vs38k) Helping him peek through the curtain will be Margaret Cabourn­ Series 2, Royal Visit Smith ("Miranda"), William Andrews ("Sorry I've Got No Head") If I Had a Hammer The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow The Bletchley Park codebreakers hit panic stations when a royal and Colin Hoult ("Derek") visitor arrives. Stars Robert Bathurst. From May 2008. Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick experts locate the 'sweet spot' to hit your nail on the head. Doody, Steve Punt and Dan Tetsell WED 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmt4) Produced by David Tyler Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 3 THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 2016 A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4. Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced WED 08:00 The Navy Lark (b03t0cq8) genius and mother­daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b01871wk) Have Been Painting Pink Spots Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] Pertwee's wheeling and dealing leaves HMS Troutbridge in the Bernadette and Elgin have promised their 15 year old daughter, THU 00:30 Off the Page (b00lk2zc) firing line. Bee, a family trip to Antarctica, for gaining perfect grades at [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub­Lieutenant, as the school. The socially reclusive Bernadette becomes increasingly THU Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard confessional in her emails to Manjula, her virtual assistant in 01:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking Caldicot as the Landlord, Heather Chasen as Rene, India. Machine (b0845xt8) as AS Johnson, Tenniel Evans as the Admiral and CAST: [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday] as the Flag Lieutenant. Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson THU 01:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3hq9) Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Bee .... Lydia Wilson [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Wednesday] Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series Elgin .... Richard Laing THU 01:30 Lanyon's Last Flight (b00yyg27) between 1959 and 1976. Audrey .... Madeleine Potter [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday] Scripted by Lawrie Wyman. Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 4 Extra Listings for 26 November – 2 December 2016 Page 7 of 9

THU 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbhm) died in 2001 THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmvw) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] Music: John Whitehall Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 4 THU 02:15 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn) Producer: Neil Cargill Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999. genius and mother­daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmt4) THU 07:30 The Fair Intellectual Club (b0833vn0) Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] A Sojourn with Mr Swift In today's episode, Bernadette's relationships with the other Galer THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyn) Lucy Porter's sitcom set in early 18th Century Scotland. Street mothers become increasingly fractious. But her husband, [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] It's festival time in , but in the early 18th century it's Elgin, is at a loss to know how to help. THU 03:00 Home Front: Omnibus (b07nn8r2) not a place for comedians and actors, but priests and storytellers CAST: [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] like Jonathan Swift. This young Irish clergyman wants help with Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson THU 04:00 Heresy (b01sdrh5) his tales, and the members of the Fair Intellectual Club are keen Bee .... Lydia Wilson [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday] to help him win the So You Think You're Holy competition. Elgin .... Richard Laing Alison's idiot brother Robert needs assistance too ­ and an Audrey .... Madeleine Potter THU 04:30 Rent (b00752fm) unfortunate mix­up leads to the creation of a literary masterpiece. Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday] Music by Aly Macrae Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet THU 05:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh) Director: Marilyn Imrie Ollie­O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday] Producer: Gordon Kennedy Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan THU 05:30 The Brig Society (b0832rjd) An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4. Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday] THU 08:00 The Ken Dodd Show (b05s8dnd) Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom THU 06:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking Doddy's Comic Cuts ­ From 21/01/1974 Other parts played by members of the company. Machine (b0848hcf) Doddy sets out in search of normality and looks at the life and Adapted by Miranda Davies The Problem of the Hidden Million works of Shakespeare. With Miriam Margoyles. From January Produced/ directed by Emma Harding. Reporter, Hutchinson Hatch and The Thinking Machine are called 1974. THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyq) in to track down a missing inheritance. Read by Eric Meyers. THU 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x) No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, Hardship in My Meet America's answer to Sherlock Holmes ­ Professor Augustus From 05/02/1984 Homeland SFX Van Dusen. Tragically, his creator Jacque Futrelle died in From playing Dame Nellie Drongo to a prehistoric caveman, it's Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. the ultimate one­man show, written by the host. From February and inspirational memoir. "Logic, logic, logic. Two plus two makes four, not some of the 1984. 4/5. Hardship in My Homeland time, but all of the time." That's the unwavering belief of this THU 09:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s) The break­up of the USSR wreaks havoc on the Cuban economy, crime and puzzle­solving Professor, who harnesses the power of Series 2, Antony Worrall­Thompson but the rising star dazzles audiences around the world. his focused mind to think through any problem. This diminutive The celebrity chef and writer quizzes a panel about himself. With THU 15:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b07kcglv) egghead scientist and irascible genius is known to the world as Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Will Smith. From December 2006. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] 'The Thinking Machine'. THU 09:30 The Atkinson People (b007k1qg) THU 16:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s) In five stories recorded for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he sets out to Sir Benjamin Fletcher [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] prove the infallibility of logic in some extraordinary ways. Each Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the THU 16:30 The Atkinson People (b007k1qg) tale features classic elements of an apparently unsolvable fictional master orator. With Hugh Thomas. From April 1979. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] problem. THU THU Born in Georgia in 1875, American author Jacques Futrelle wrote 10:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b07kcglv) 17:00 Bristow (b007rgl8) almost 50 tales featuring Professor Van Dusen, as magazine 15­19 August 1916 [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] serials and published collections. In the week, in 1916, when the king praised the "cheerful THU 17:30 The Fair Intellectual Club (b0833vn0) Abridged by Adrian Bean confidence" of the troops in France, courage and hope are hard­ [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] Producer: Joanna Green won in Folkestone. THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b01875j2) Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Greenlit Productions. Written by Katie Hims Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 1 Directed by Allegra McIlroy THU 06:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3jp8) Now fully up to speed, former UNIT ally, Mike Yates joins forces Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Le Donne, Episode Four with the Time Lord to tackle the alien swarm. Story­led by Katie Hims Written by Chris Fallon. Part of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. Sound: Martha Littlehailes Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon. Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Composer: Matthew Strachan 4/5. Set in modern day Naples ­ vibrant, picaresque, and for some, Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey and Daniel Hill as Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews. terrifying ­ where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every Percy Noggins. THU enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish 11:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b0547wvz) Producer: Kate Thomas collection, and street vendors ­ "Le Donne" ("The Women") Missing the Midnight Made by BBC Audio. focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and A woman looks back on the train journey when she left university THU 18:30 (b008tn7j) mother who has ­ until now ­ lived in wilful ignorance of her and travelled home for Christmas. Read by Sylvestra le Touzel. Series 14, Hermann Buhl husband's criminal business dealings, and the source of her THU 11:15 John Pilkington ­ Apostle of Light (b00765xv) Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. material wealth. Blinded by an accident in the early 19th century, Louis Braille 7/7. Mountaineer Joe Simpson takes up the cause of a relatively Caterina, who has managed to reach the age of forty three in aspires to improve the status of blind people. unknown but pioneering Austrian climber. Hermann Buhl tackled relative innocence, adhering to the philosophy of "see no evil, Louis Braille was determined that he and other blind children at some of the most dangerous climbs in the world and was revered hear no evil", must come to grips with the dark and violent world an institution in Paris should be rescued from being treated almost among his contemporaries for his ability to push himself through of the Camorra, and bring her understanding and will to bear on it as social outcasts. But the only way to do this would be to devise the bleakest of conditions. ­ or see herself and her family destroyed. a system which would enable them to read. THU 19:00 The Ken Dodd Show (b05s8dnd) She must quickly awaken from her wilful slumber, learn to exert John Pilkington's drama stars Adam Godley as Louis Braille, [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] her power in a predatory and dangerous milieu, and is then forced John Rowe as Pignier, Alex Etchart as Young Louis, Sean Baker THU 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x) to make a terrible moral choice. as Simon­Rene/Guadet and Carl Prekopp as Gabriel. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] 4/5. Nino goes missing, with tragic consequences. Caterina has to With children of Kentish Town C of E Primary School, London. THU 20:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking act decisively and show leadership to prevent a war between rival Producer: Cherry Cookson Machine (b0848hcf) factions of the Camorra. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his first original radio 12:00 The Ken Dodd Show (b05s8dnd) THU 20:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3jp8) drama. He has previously written for film and television as well [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] THU as writing adaptations for radio. He has sold and optioned scripts 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x) THU 20:30 Testing Times (b0122pcw) to Paramount and Warner Bros. His short film "Killing Joe" was [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU nominated for an Academy Award. 13:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking THU 21:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b0547wvz) Cast includes Indira Varma, Anton Lesser and Haydn Gwynne. Machine (b0848hcf) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] THU 21:15 John Pilkington ­ Apostle of Light (b00765xv) Produced by Rosalynd Ward THU 13:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3jp8) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] THU 22:00 The Fair Intellectual Club (b0833vn0) THU 06:30 Testing Times (b0122pcw) THU 13:30 Testing Times (b0122pcw) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] John Humphrys revisits his old school to assess education in [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] THU 22:30 Crème de la Crime (b007znpf) today. THU 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbs6) Series 1, A Bowl Full of Serial Killers The decade since devolution has seen the educational Capital, Episode 9 Michael Feydeau and David Pershore's melange of multi­ performance of Wales fall behind the other nations of the UK. It's November 2008 in Pepys Road and life is changing for its murderers. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October The Principality emerged particularly poorly from a recent residents. For some the changes are good, for the Younts they're 2001. international test of educational ability. not. THU 22:45 One (b0077224) What is Wales doing wrong? Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester ­ is the story of one Series 1, Episode 6 Wales abandoned the controversial SAT tests and school league south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes Spoof shipping forecasts, Top Dog and the hapless yachtswoman. tables in 2001. Could this move­part of the Welsh Assembly's made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. More monologues penned by David Quantick. From December larger effort to put "clear red water" between Cardiff and And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through 2006. Westminster­be at the heart of the nation's poor performance? each letterbox: 'We Want What You Have'.... THU 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b00wnp6m) John Humphrys goes back to school to ask what is education for Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys Series 6, Investigation and what part should testing and tables play? Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation Satan is convinced he knows who killed Edith, and Hell is THU 07:00 Bristow (b007rgl8) novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet suddenly overcrowded. Satanic sitcom stars . Series 2, The Power of the Press intimate and contemplative. From October 2007. The Chester­Perry buying clerk crusades to improve conditions Producer: David Roper THU 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr62) for cleaning ladies. A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. Series 3, The St Valentine's Day Mastersons Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank THU 14:15 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq) Budding starlette Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood. Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated Tightening Up Improvised historical family saga with Paul Merton. From August internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard. The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow 1995. With Rodney Bewes as Jones, Dora Bryan as Mrs Purdy, Owen experts offer choice tips on nuts, bolts and spanners while Brenman as Hewitt, Liz Fraser as Gert and Joan Sims as Daisy. renovating an old bicycle. RSC talent and popular stage and TV actor, Michael Williams

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FRIDAY 02 DECEMBER 2016 In Trafalgar Square he examines the Fourth Plinth phenomenon terrorised by air raids, Folkestone seems brim­full of secrets and with Sandy Nairne of the National Portrait Gallery, and a trip to lies. FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b01875j2) Antony Gormley's studio reveals the artist's hopes for his most Written by Katie Hims [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] famous creation, Angel of the North. Andrew also visits the Cass Directed by Jessica Dromgoole FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b008tn7j) Sculpture Park in Sussex where owner, Sir Wilfred Cass, offers Sound: Martha Littlehailes [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] works from top sculptors. We hear from local authority art Composer: Matthew Strachan FRI 01:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking departments about the process of commissioning and de­ Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews. Machine (b0848hcf) commissioning work for our communities. FRI 11:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b054c6gr) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday] There's a historical precedent too. Italians weren't afraid of Miss Mistletoe moving their public art around, or retiring it and replacing it with FRI 01:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3jp8) A large family 'welcomes' a regular Christmas visitor, but one something else. Donatello's Judith and Holofernes was moved [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 on Thursday] year Miss Mistletoe doesn't join them. Read by Rachel Atkins. around Florence three times between 1455 and 1505, before it FRI FRI 01:30 Testing Times (b0122pcw) 11:15 Afternoon Drama (b019ly12) was replaced with Michelangelo's David. [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday] Mel Hudson ­ What to Do If Your Husband May Leave With his company Greyworld, Andrew has created public Mel Hudson stars in her surreal comedy about a woman facing a FRI 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddbs6) artworks for several UK cities, including the robotic bust close to marital breakdown. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] the Tate Modern in London. But who decides how long his After 22 years of marriage and three children, Mel discovers that FRI 02:15 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq) works, or any artworks in the public realm should occupy their her husband Dick is having an affair. She turns for support and [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] space? solutions to all the usual sources­ friends, the NHS, homeopathy, FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjmvw) Tasting his own medicine Andrew speaks to people passing one spiritual healing, wine. All are rubbish. Desperate and paranoid, [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday] of his own sculptures to find out if they love it or if they'd prefer Mel attempts to track down the mistress and events become FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b008gwyq) that it be replaced by something, anything else. increasingly more bizarre. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] Producers: Joby Waldman and Kathryn Willgress Cast: FRI 03:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b07kcglv) A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4. Mel ­ Mel Hudson [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] FRI 07:00 London Calling (b05qdw48) Dick / Daan ­ Richard Laing FRI 04:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s) The Great Race Katinka / Auntie Gwen ­ Mia Soteriou [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday] DG John Brown has decided that the BBC will broadcast the Dr Bryant ­ Laura Shavin FRI 04:30 The Atkinson People (b007k1qg) 1923 Boat Race. So the rest of the staff must rally round to find a Nicky / Big Bird ­ Kate O'Sullivan [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday] way to bring off the transmission. Librarian ­ Amy Clifton FRI 05:00 Bristow (b007rgl8) Written by Jimmy Perry, the man behind Dad's Army and Hi­De­ Joe ­ Gabriel Kelly [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday] Hi. Director ­ Alison Crawford. FRI 05:30 The Fair Intellectual Club (b0833vn0) Starring Graham Crowden as John Brown, Jimmy Perry as FRI 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday] Colonel Beecham, Bill Pertwee as Sergeant Lucas, Jeffrey [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI 06:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking Holland as Roger Eccles and Roy Hudd as Fred "Keep 'Em FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6) Machine (b0848l5q) Laughing" Hicks. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] The Problem of the Auto Cab Producer: Jo Clegg. FRI 13:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking When Hutchinson Hatch is unknowingly involved in a jewel First broadcast nightly on BBC Radio 2 in September 1994. Machine (b0848l5q) robbery, he turns to The Thinking Machine. Read by Eric Meyers. FRI 07:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b083m575) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Meet America's answer to Sherlock Holmes ­ Professor Augustus Series 2, Episode 2 FRI 13:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3l7r) SFX Van Dusen. Tragically, his creator Jacque Futrelle died in John Shuttleworth invites celebrated pop stars to his Sheffield [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] home to perform one of their own songs and also, more the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. FRI 13:30 Change of Art (b015zm9b) importantly, one of his. "Logic, logic, logic. Two plus two makes four, not some of the [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] This week it's Clare Grogan from Altered Images. time, but all of the time." That's the unwavering belief of this FRI 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b01ddd1c) The timing of her visit couldn't be better as it's Doreen Melody's crime and puzzle­solving Professor, who harnesses the power of Capital, Episode 10 birthday and John is hoping that Clare will go along and sing his focused mind to think through any problem. This diminutive Identities are revealed ­ Smitty's, and the individual behind the Happy Birthday to Doreen ­ after all it's one of her biggest hits. egghead scientist and irascible genius is known to the world as menacing postcards as the Younts fill a removal van and shut the But he's most disappointed when Clare starts singing the wrong 'The Thinking Machine'. door on No 51 for the last time. tune! In five stories recorded for BBC Radio 4 Extra, he sets out to Capital ­ the new novel by John Lanchester ­ is the story of one Surprisingly, it's Ken Worthington who saves the day by offering prove the infallibility of logic in some extraordinary ways. Each south London street, which has seen a hundred years of fortunes to take Clare on a date, hoping that she'll become Ken's Girl tale features classic elements of an apparently unsolvable made and lost, of hearts broken, of first steps and last breaths. rather than Gregory's! problem. And then, one day a card with a simple message drops through John will have to console himself with top tips on the telephone Born in Georgia in 1875, American author Jacques Futrelle wrote each letterbox: 'We Want What You Have'.... from Nick Lowe, who he hopes will solve the problem of Dolby almost 50 tales featuring Professor Van Dusen, as magazine Capital interweaves the lives and stories of the residents of Pepys hiss. serials and published collections. Road in an utterly compelling, post­crash, state­of­the­nation Written and Performed by Graham Fellows with special guests Abridged by Adrian Bean novel told with compassion, humour and truth; epic in scope, yet Clare Grogan and Nick Lowe. Producer: Joanna Green intimate and contemplative. Produced by Dawn Ellis Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Greenlit Productions. Producer: David Roper A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4. FRI 06:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3l7r) A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4. FRI 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt) Le Donne, Episode 5 FRI 14:15 The Science of DIY (b008x8b5) Series 2, The Compassionate Society Written by Chris Fallon. Getting in a Twist A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon. The art of construction deconstructed. Screws and screwdrivers ­ ACAS from his NALGO? 5/5 Set in modern day Naples ­ vibrant, picaresque, and for some, Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how these metal Starring Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker, Nigel Hawthorne as Sir terrifying ­ where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every fasteners are in fact levers. Humphrey Appleby and Derek Fowldes as Bernard. enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish FRI With Peter Jeffrey as Sir Ian, Norman Bird as Brian Baker, Arthur 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01kjn1n) collection, and street vendors ­ "Le Donne" ("The Women") Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 5 focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and Cox as George and Ellen McIntosh as Mrs Rogers. Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced mother who has ­ until now ­ lived in wilful ignorance of her genius and mother­daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, husband's criminal business dealings, and the source of her between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings Lydia Wilson and Richard Laing. material wealth. In today's episode, as Bernadette becomes increasingly Caterina, who has managed to reach the age of forty three in headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard. confessional in her emails to her virtual assistant, Manjula, we relative innocence, adhering to the philosophy of "see no evil, learn about her lost career as a revolutionary architect and her hear no evil", must come to grips with the dark and violent world Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin. First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1984. early life with Elgin. of the Camorra, and bring her understanding and will to bear on it CAST: FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6) ­ or see herself and her family destroyed. Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson Tiddlywinks She must quickly awaken from her wilful slumber, learn to exert Bee .... Lydia Wilson After defeat at the hands of Cambridge, Neddie Seagoon seeks his her power in a predatory and dangerous milieu, and is then forced Elgin .... Richard Laing gameful revenge. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1958. to make a terrible moral choice. Audrey .... Madeleine Potter FRI 09:00 (b03bqchn) 5/5. Caterina finally knows the truth about Franco. But can she Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow Series 6, Watson, Fletcher, Blashford­Snell take control of the business and commit murder for the honour of Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet The Museum of Curiosity is the natural meeting place for her family? Ollie­O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander entertaining experts and expert entertainers. This week, it's Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his first original radio Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan flinging open its doors, inaugurating a brand new wing of empty drama. He has previously written for film and television as well Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell plinths is ready to receive 3 new exhibits. Our host is (as ever) the as writing adaptations for radio. He has sold and optioned scripts Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom Professor of Ignorance, John Lloyd, and for this series he is to Paramount and Warner Bros. His short film "Killing Joe" was Other parts played by members of the company. joined by a new curator, the comedian . This nominated for an Academy Award. Adapted for radio by Miranda Davies week's generous donors are Egyptologist Prof. Joann Fletcher, Cast includes Indira Varma, Anton Lesser and Haydn Gwynne. Produced/Directed by Emma Harding who is presenting us with a hugely significant Roman coin; Original music composed and performed by Simon Russell. About the author: Maria Semple has written for television shows explorer Col. John Blashford­Snell, who brings a compass that Produced by Rosalynd Ward including Arrested Development, Mad About You, and Ellen. She led its owner the greatest one­liner in History; and the comedian A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. lives with her family on an island off Seattle. This is her first Mark Watson, who is offering us something rather small and FRI 06:30 Change of Art (b015zm9b) novel. personal. Public artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial new idea to FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b008gwys) FRI 09:30 The Phenomenon Squad (b08490hk) 'rotate or retire' public artworks. No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story, The World Will Be Episode 2 The last three decades have seen a flourishing of public art in our Mine The Beevers are expecting the Devil at No 42. Can Brabazon's towns and cities with works adorning every new housing estate, Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting squad save surburbia from Satanism? Stars Roy Kinnear. From shopping centre or local park. But what was bold and innovative and inspirational memoir. October 1986. in the eighties may now seem tired, decrepit or meaningless. In a 5/5. The World Will Be Mine FRI bid to refresh our cities and rescue 'orphaned' works, Andrew sets 10:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b07kcj4w) Carlos represents Nureyev at the opening of the restored Royal out to explore the arguments around relocating more of our 22­26 August 1916 Opera House and becomes the first black principal to dance at artworks. In the week in 1916 when the East and South East coasts were Covent Garden.

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FRI 15:00 Home Front ­ Omnibus (b07kcj4w) additional material from Esther Coles [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] Producers: Paul Whitehouse and Tilusha Ghelani FRI 16:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b03bqchn) A Down the Line production for BBC Radio 4. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] FRI 22:45 Jigsaw (b01r9rtx) FRI 16:30 The Phenomenon Squad (b08490hk) Series 1, Episode 5 [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Craine piece together a FRI 17:00 London Calling (b05qdw48) selection of silly, clever, dark sketches. Produced by Colin [Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today] Anderson. FRI 17:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b083m575) FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0854k4n) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Ellie FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b0187yc3) Taylor. Hornets' Nest, Hive of Horror, part 2 FRI 23:00 Blue Jam (b08490hn) In his battle with the sinister Queen of the swarm, the Doctor Series 3, Episode 6 must come up with a plan... From the mind of leaks onto radio in this dreamlike Conclusion of a five­story adventure written by Paul Magrs. combination of comedy and music. With , Kevin Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Eldon, David Cann, Mark Heap and Amelia Bullmore. Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey and Rula Lenska as Are you still lying curare­still, seeking relief in feigning dead? The Queen. Then welcome, oo­tazz welcome. Chris Morris is here to help you Producer: Kate Thomas wallow in the melancholy, for third series of this subversive radio Made by BBC Audio. classic. FRI 18:30 Soul Music (b0137vtp) Immediately prior to Blue Jam's initial burst on radio, Chris Series 12, Mendelssohn's Octet Morris had caused a furore with Channel 4's Brass Eye. Yet Blue This exploration of the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had Jam managed to be a total departure from his previous work. on different people's lives, demonstrates the healing power of Originally airing in the early hours on BBC Radio 1, it's a blend music in a variety of situations around the world. of ambient music, deadpan ( sometimes brutal ) sketches and Mendelssohn wrote his Octet for double string quartet in 1825 offbeat monologues. A whole audio landscape of the when he was only 16 years old. Despite his youth, this is a mature subconscious, the ad­hoc low­fi sheen of production lending it a and brilliant piece of music described in this programme by the kind of verisimilitude. interviewees as "carnivalesque", "a romp", "a party". In sharp contrast with the personality­led comedies of recent Choreographer Bill T Jones describes the way in which the Octet years, Blue Jam makes a virtue of anonymity. Borat scribe Pater showed his company how to keep living during the onslaught of Baynham and Father Ted creator Graham Linehan are among the AIDS in the 80's. Cellist Raphael and violinist Elizabeth writers. Rightly winning a clutch of Sony Awards, it remains Wallfisch talk about falling in love whilst learning this music in unique ­ nothing before or after was remotely like it. the 70's. South Korean Lisa Kim tells a story about going on tour Scripted by Chris Morris, Peter Baynham, Julia Davis and with the New York Philharmonic to North Korea and her intense Graham Linehan. fear and mistrust being replaced by wonder when they played the First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in February 1999. Octet with a North Korean Quartet. And Matthew Trusler describes the importance of playing this work after the death of his son. The recording of the Mendelssohn Octet featured in the programme is by the Emerson String Quartet on Deutsche Gramophon. FRI 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI 20:00 Vintage Crime: Jacques Futrelle ­ The Thinking Machine (b0848l5q) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] FRI 20:15 15 Minute Drama (b01n3l7r) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:15 today] FRI 20:30 Change of Art (b015zm9b) [Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today] FRI 21:00 Jane Gardam Stories (b054c6gr) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI 21:15 Afternoon Drama (b019ly12) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI 22:00 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b083m575) [Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today] FRI 22:30 Nurse (b03y15jr) Series 1, Episode 5 A brand new series starring Paul Whitehouse and Esther Coles, with Rosie Cavaliero, Simon Day, Cecilia Noble and Marcia Warren. The series follows Elizabeth, a Community Psychiatric Nurse in her forties, into the homes of her patients (or Service Users in today's jargon). It recounts their humorous, sad and often bewildering daily interactions with the nurse, whose job is to assess their progress, dispense their medication and offer comfort and support. Compassionate and caring, Elizabeth is aware that she cannot cure her patients, only help them manage their various conditions. She visits the following characters throughout the series: Lorrie and Maurice: Lorrie, in her fifties, is of Caribbean descent and has schizophrenia. Lorrie's life is made tolerable by her unshakeable faith in Jesus, and Maurice, who has a crush on her and wants to do all he can to help. So much so that he ends up getting on everyone's nerves. Billy: Billy feels safer in jail than outside, a state of affairs the nurse is trying to rectify. She is hampered by the ubiquitous presence of Billy's mate, Tony. Graham: in his forties, is morbidly obese due to an eating disorder. Matters aren't helped by his mum 'treating' him to sugary and fatty snacks at all times. Ray: is bipolar and a rock and roll survivor from the Sixties. It is not clear how much of his 'fame' is simply a product of his imagination. Phyllis: in her seventies, has Alzheimer's. She is sweet, charming and exasperating. Her son Gary does his best but if he has to hear 'I danced for the Queen Mum once' one more time he will explode. Herbert is an old school gentleman in his late Seventies. Herbert corresponds with many great literary figures unconcerned that they are, for the most part, dead. Nurse is written by Paul Whitehouse and David Cummings, who have collaborated many time in the past, including on The Fast Show, Down the Line and Happiness. Written by Paul Whitehouse and David Cummings with Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/