24 November 2017 Page 1 of 8
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 18 – 24 November 2017 Page 1 of 8 SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2017 separate her sister Jane from Mr Bingley But it appears he Stuart Organ as Reinhard Heydrich, John Hollis as Julius believed that Jane did not love Bingley. And Elizabeth knows that Streicher, David Buck as Carl Diem, Bernard Brown as Hans von SAT 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b00cfzsp) her mother and younger sisters do not always behave with the Tschammer und Osten, Manning Wilson as Werner March, Tim Earthsearch I, EarthfallDespite the difficulties put in their way by decorum that might be expected of them and her father is too lazy Reynolds as Willi, Jonathan Tafler as Max., Peter Howell as the the two guardian ©Angels©, the crew of the Challenger have found to correct them. Perhaps the fault is not entirely on Darcy©s side. Catering Expert and Andrew Branch as Anatole. Paradise - an earth-like planet originally discovered by the second Published just over 200 years ago Pride and Prejudice remains Director: Martin Jenkins generation crew. one of the Nation©s favourite novels; with its intellect and wit it First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986. However, the ©Angels© are by no means beaten. appeals to a broad range of readers. It stands the test of time by SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes (b007kvvs) James Follett©s 10-part adventure serial in time and space. dealing with the timeless issues of love, social class, money and Series 2, Twelve Yards From The PremiershipJohn Rawling Stars Sean Arnold as Commander Telson, Amanda Murray as mistaken judgements and by having a witty and clever though recalls the high drama of the Division One play-off at Wembley Sharna, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Astra, Haydn Wood as Darv, Sonia flawed heroine at its heart. Elizabeth Bennet is a thorough radical between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland in 1998. From January Fraser as Angel One and Gordon Reid as Angel Two. for her time and perhaps the first heroine to ask is it possible to 2001. Director: Glyn Dearman have it all? SAT 07:50 David Attenborough©s Life Stories (b00pswyb) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981. Pippa Nixon takes on the role of Elizabeth; she received rave Series 1, AmberSeries of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the SAT 00:30 Soul Music (b06ry20g) reviews for her Rosalind in ©As You Like It© © a rising young star©. natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world. Series 21, NimrodEdward Elgar©s incomparable Nimrod, and the Jamie Parker (Darcy) has played Henry V at the National and is As a boy, David Attenborough had a piece of amber in which lay part it plays in people©s lives, is explored this week: shortly to portray Hamlet on Radio 4. a blood-sucking fly; he still has it today. Would it be possible to Composed as part of the Enigma Variations in the latter part of Double Olivier Award winner Samantha Spiro takes on Mrs extract the DNA from one of these insects caught in the resin and, the 19th century, Nimrod was inspired by Elgar©s friend and Bennet and Toby Jones Mr Collins. maybe, recreate a dinosaur? music editor, Augustus Jaeger. SAT 04:00 The Rest Is History (b04ws4hy) SAT 08:00 An Hour With Johnners (b008jw8h) In an interview for this programme, Jaeger©s granddaughter, Series 1, Episode 4Frank Skinner loves history, but just doesn©t Much-loved cricket commentator Brian Johnston performs his Gillian Scully, talks about her grandfather and describes hearing know much of it. hilarious one-man show in front of a sell-out audience at her own granddaughter playing Nimrod at a school concert. The Rest Is History is a comedy discussion show which promises London©s Richmond Theatre. It wasn©t what Elgar intended, but Nimrod is now - and, probably, to help him find out more about it. Recorded on the 21st November 1993, he sparks gales of laughter forever - associated with Remembrance. The Right Reverend Along with his historian in residence Dr Kate Williams, each with anecdotes about his early life at Oxford, in the Guards and Nigel McCulloch - National Chaplain to the Royal British Legion episode sees Frank joined by a selection of celebrity guests, who his BBC career, including behind-the-scenes tales of ©In Town - talks about hearing it played at the Festival of Remembrance in will help him navigate his way through the annals of time, Tonight©, ©Down Your Way© and ©Test Match Special©. Talking the Royal Albert Hall stirring memories of his own father who picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most about fellow broadcasters like John Snagge, John Arlott and Fred died in WW2, and serving as a reminder of all those lost or interesting moments in history. Trueman, Brian reveals many of their gaffes and mistakes, plus injured in war. Frank©s guests in this programme are David Baddiel and Emma his very own ©Leg Over© incident, when he and Jonathan Agnew Margaret Evison©s son, Lieutenant Mark Evison of the Welsh Kennedy. had a fit of the giggles. Guards, was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Nimrod played an Produced by Dan Schreiber and Justin Pollard Sadly this was to be Brian©s final recording. Ten days later he important part in his funeral which was held at The Guard©s An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. suffered a major heart attack and died aged 81 on 5th January Chapel in London. SAT 04:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby) 1994. The Prime Minister, John Major, said: ©Summers will never For Lord Victor Adebowale, Chief Executive of the charity Episode 5Jane is in turmoil when her mum and ex-fiance be the same.© Turning Point, Nimrod is a piece that reminds him of his father reappear. But that©s nothing compared to what©s in store for Brian Johnston had always wanted to go on the stage but after and the struggles he had as a Nigerian immigrant to the UK. Gaelene at her farewell barbecue. Eton and Oxford he was persuaded to join the family coffee Composer and conductor, Paul Spicer, plays through Nimrod at Six-part comedy drama series by Moya O©Shea. business in the City. During the war, he served in the Grenadier the piano exploring why it is a piece that stirs such deep Starring Caroline Quentin as Jane, John Duttine as Thomas, Niall Guards, then joined the BBC Outside Broadcasts Department in emotions. Ashdown as Jimmy, Toby Longworth as Pete, Brian Bowles as 1946. For the next 48 years he commentated on everything from Producer: Karen Gregor. Len, Joanna Monro as Madge, Julie Gibbs as Milly, June the funeral of King George VI to the annual Boat Race. He SAT 01:00 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Male (b007jr3t) Whitfield as Phoebe and Moya O©Shea as Gaylene. became the first BBC Cricket Correspondent and also presented Episode 5Still on the run from foreign agents, the Englishman is Producer: Liz Anstee 733 editions of ©Down Your Way© for the BBC Home Service and pursued through the deep tunnels of the London Underground. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996. Radio 4. Geoffrey Household©s classic British thriller was first published SAT 05:00 Safety Catch (b017skx3) Brian©s eldest son Barry Johnston introduces this programme and shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939. Series 2, If a Job©s Not Worth DoingLaurence Howarth©s black also produced the original concert recording. Read by Michael Jayston. comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing. SAT 09:00 Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials (b09g3bwc) Producer: David Jackson Young. Simon is totally convinced this week that he is in the right job and The Amber SpyglassA colossal war is brewing in Heaven, and Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004. has a duty not only to stay there, but to do his job sloppily. His Lyra and Will have been separated. They must find each other SAT 01:30 The Strange Death of the Establishment (b0076ly2) reasoning for this is that if he wasn©t there doing the job badly and journey onward, even into the World of the Dead - for only 4 Extra Debut. In 1961 Peter Cook founded a comedy club in then someone else would be doing it well and that would be a together can they protect the future of the Cosmos... Soho called The Establishment. Harry Thompson explains how much worse scenario. Then he has the awful, soul shattering The conclusion of Phillip Pullman©s award-winning trilogy the venture went from riches to rags. From June 2004. realisation, and one which is something every person in Britain spanning a multitude of worlds. SAT 02:00 Pat Barker - Regeneration (b09fgttq) would be ashamed to admit, that he actually loves his job. Boris Stars Lulu Popplewell as Lyra, Daniel Anthony as Will, Ray Episode 101917. Dr Rivers witnesses brutal forms of war hospital of course is in heaven at the thought of a soul-mate at work, but Fearon as Balthamos, Emma Fielding as Mrs Coulter, Brid treatment as Siegfried Sassoon faces his future. Read by Alice Simon decides the only way he can go on is to learn to hate again. Brennan as Mary, Stuart Fox as Pavel, Joanna Monro as Lady Arnold. From May 1992. Salmakia, Peter Marinker as Lee Scorseby, Carla Simpson as SAT 02:15 Cosmic Quest (b00byr2l) Cast: Kirjava and Jack Klaff as Stanislaus Grumman. The Celestial PoliceAstronomer Heather Couper looks at the Simon McGrath.............................Darren Boyd Tracy-Ann Oberman as Serafina Pekkala, Richard Firth as work of the planet hunter Johann Bode, tracking down asteroids.