Radio 4 Extra Listings for 29 December 2012 – 4 January 2013 Page 1 of 7 SATURDAY 29 DECEMBER 2012 A penny-pinching young woman with an eye for a bargain SAT 13:15 Petrella (b007jmcy) begins to realise the consequences. Read by Rebecca Front. Series 1 SAT 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vfjsh) SAT 04:15 Ben Lewis - Blue Sky Thinking (b01pgs6v) Outpacing the Fiend 5. Desperation Looking forward to her wedding, Karen's life begins to unravel A ruthless murderer puts the inspector's marriage under strain Will spy hero Lucifer Box reach cult leader Olympus Mons' following the arrival of a stranger. Stars Nicola Stapleton. and his family in mortal danger. Stars Philip Jackson. Satanic lair, deep beneath the Swiss Alps, in time to prevent the SAT 05:00 Ballylenon (b007nfs3) SAT 14:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and sacrifice of the "perfect victim"? Series 1 Flywheel (b008hzh9) Mark Gatiss concludes his own fiendishly gripping adventure. Episode 1 Series 3 Abridged by David Jackson Young. 1953: Trouble brews when the McConkey sisters join forces Episode 6 Producer: Kirsteen Cameron. with hotel owner, Phonsie Doherty to campaign for the Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel is collecting for 'charity' in a Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first demolition of the Georgian courthouse to make way for a car seasonal scam. broadcast in 2010. park. Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the SAT 00:30 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his (b008p5cw) 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors Episode 4 every home. on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were Raoul and the Persian enter the Phantom's lair to search for Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon. rediscovered in 1988. Christine. Stars Peter Guinness, Helen Goldwyn and James Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T. Flywheel …. Michael Roberts D'Arcy. Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli …. Frank Lazarus SAT 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs) Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello. Series 1 Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark A Case of Making Good Vivienne Hawthorne ...... Aine McCartney Brisenden. A rich woman receives a mysterious parcel of tenners and the Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt Music arranged and conducted by David Firman. past unfolds like a flower. Can redundant pitman turned Stumpy Bonner ...... Gerard McSorley Producer: Dirk Maggs discrete private investigator, Stephen J Blackburn solve the Rev Samuel Hawthorne ...... Gerard Murphy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992. case? RL Watson ...... Roma Tomelty SAT 14:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00t9zpz) One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his O'Brollochain ...... Kevin Flood Series 4 government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes Episode 7 Yorkshire town that's seen better days. Director: Eoin O'Callaghan Making movie news: 'The Lone Hydrangea' and 'The Sound of Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994. Monks' and 'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' continues... Flynn as Tracey Duggan. SAT 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007nchq) More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and With Rita May, Vanessa Rosenthal, Lorraine Peters, Lucia Series 1 parodies. Laratonda and Robin Polley. Episode 2 Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby Sly barmaid Tamsyn Trelawny and her band of smugglers battle and Bill Oddie. Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby to try and outwit local customs officer, Captain Marriott. Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Ian Lang, Graeme Chapman, First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989. 18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Eric Idle, and Bill SAT 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqv) Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain. Oddie. The Murder at the Vicarage Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue Episode 5 Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and Amateur sleuth Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire quickly developed a cult following. needs to reveal the murderer's identity - along with a few other Bascombe, Julia Deakin as Edna, Mark Felgate as Dewey and Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie. surprises. Phil Nice as Roy. Producer: Humphrey Barclay The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Producer: Jan Ravens. First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1966. Whitfield as Miss Marple. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003. SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wwrgm) Rev. Leonard Clement.......................................Francis SAT 06:00 Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck (b007k1v3) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Matthews Pretty but shrewd Judith Taverner gallops in from the provinces SAT 16:00 Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck (b007k1v3) Griselda Clement.................................................Imelda and daringly defies the gaming, drinking and brawling world of [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Staunton Regency London to claim her rights, her fortune - and who SAT 17:30 Just William - Live! (b01pfrrc) Lettice Protheroe.................................................Rachel Atkins knows, perhaps her happiness? Series 3 Colonel Melchett.................................................Richard Todd Starring Elizabeth Proud as Judith Taverner, Simon Shepherd as William Holds the Stage Dr Haydock............................................................Nigel Peregrine Taverner, Steve Hodson as Lord Worth and Gary Last May, as part of Winchester's Best of British Festival in Davenport Cady as Bernard Taverner. celebration of the Jubilee, Martin Jarvis performed the first of Inspector Slack......................................................John Baddeley Written by Georgette Heyer. Dramatised by Neville Teller. two of Richmal Crompton's comic classics, live on-stage. Gladys Cram..........................................................Oona Beeson Producer: David Johnston In William Holds the Stage, when an old boy of the school gives Mrs Sadler..............................................................Tina Gray First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986. a lecture on Hamlet, William gets a somewhat confused idea Constable................................................................Dominic SAT 07:30 Comedy's Coming Home (b00800by) that Shakespeare's plays were written by a man called Ham, and Letts Curtis Walker that Shakespeare poisoned Ham, and stole the plays and Dramatised by Michael Bakewell The comedian travels from south London to Jamaica, birthplace pretended he had written them. Then a man called Bacon got Director: Enyd Williams of his parents, to find out how universal laughter really is. From involved and possibly someone called Eggs as well. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993. March 2002. When it's announced that the class will perform a scene from SAT 02:00 Millport (b0076bk4) SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wwrgm) Hamlet in front of a live audience, William decides that, despite Series 3 Series 6 being cast as an attendant, he'd prefer to play the leading role The Siege Episode 6 himself. But things don't go entirely to plan. Millport's under siege by the neighbouring islands, furious that Highlights from the American funny man's 2009 season - with A packed house at the Theatre Royal rocks with laughter as this little insignificant town has its own independent public "West Wing" star Martin Sheen and the best from Lake Jarvis performs William's hilariously inventive version of house. Wobegon. Shakespeare's masterpiece. Just William as 'stand-up'. Amidst the madness Irene and Moira find romance where they SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007jw11) Performed by Martin Jarvis least expect it - and Alberto unveils an unusual secret defence Eric Sykes Director: Rosalind Ayres. system. Comedian and writer Eric Sykes [05/05/1923 - 04/07/2012] A Jarvis and Ayres Production for BBC Radio 4. Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as takes control and picks some of his favourite BBC radio SAT 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b012kx00) 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better comedies: Dark They Were and Golden Eyed life on the mainland. * The Goon Show: 'Phantom Batter Pudding Hurler' The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. Ray Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson Constable Neddie Seagoon sets out to apprehend Minnie and Bradbury's tale of alienation stars Bryce Chamberlain. Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown Henry's Sussex assailant. Stars Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and SAT 18:30 The Female Ghost (b00nj7cx) Alberto/Dr Hume/Robert the Dog/Mr Shetland /Mr Sky ...... Harry Secombe. From 12/10/1954. The Cold Embrace Lewis McLeod * The Al Read Show When handsome young artist Josef betrays his delicate fiancée, Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley A look at the fire brigade and the morning after the night her retribution is eerily appropriate... Minister/Bob/Mr Dunoon/Mr Orkney ...... Robert Patterson before - a collection of the Northern comic's 1950s The first of four ghostly stories by women dramatised by Dougie/Mr Arran ...... Kenneth Bryans monologues. From 06/02/1966 Christopher Hawes. Producer: Lucy Bacon * Round the Horne: Series 4 (6/16) Mary Braddon's eerie tale stars Stephanie Turner as Mary First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002. Kenneth Horne's in for a shock from sneaky Kenneth Williams Braddon, Jonathan Firth as Josef, Alison Pettitt as Gertrude, SAT 02:30 Snap (b012s2gf) - and bona gifts galore from Julian and Sandy.