MONDAY 22 AUGUST 2011

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jmgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b009gctd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b013m13m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:00 Best of the Festival Cafe Shows (b013m29y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b013m01w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 PD James - The Skull Beneath the Skin (b007w0rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Roald Dahl (b013m0tq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
Series 1

Episode 1

Since graduation, Simon has hardly blazed a trail as a plodding Health and Safety executive, so why does his old Cambridge master Gilbert need him?

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Hugh Dickson, and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.


MON 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
Episode 1

An anonymous wealthy Englishman goes on a shooting trip to the continent.

In his sights is 'the biggest game of all': the head of a brutal European dictatorship.

Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.

The first of a 15-part reading read by Michael Jayston.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.


MON 07:00 Ballylenon (b007jx6s)
Series 5

Episode 3

How far will some Ballylenon residents go to make sure that the sale of a certain cottage goes ahead without a hitch? It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna.


MON 07:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4xw)
Episode 3

Patrick and Maureen have hit desperation point and invite a marriage counsellor to advise them on their communication skills live on-air.

It's a recipe for disaster.

Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.

Special guests: Mike Smith and Sarah Greene

Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Dennis ...... Kevin Eldon
Sergio ...... Simon Greenall

Written by Patrick Barlow.

Script associate: Nev Fountain

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mrhjp)
Series 3

Episode 13

Kenneth Horne blows his own trumpet in 'Young Horne with a Man', plus Julian and Sandy's bona psychic gift of a second vada

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith

Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.

Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.


MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b013n0q0)
Series 8

Episode 8

With the rise of the Common Market in mind, Radio Prune goes International.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.

Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.


MON 09:00 When the Dog Dies (b013n0q2)
Series 2

Tangled Web

Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings.

In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all - would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money.

Luckily Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make it more so.

Episode Four- Tangled Web
Whenever people tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help. Being a spare man and his own master - he can provide the alibi or hide the goods. However, multi-tasking was never his strongpoint even when he was Manager (Acting) of the Five Feathers, Frinton. Deceiving needs practice and not on the job, either.

Cast:
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Calais ..... Amelia Clarkson
PC - Stephen Critchlow
Megan ..... Polly Frame

Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 09:30 The Party Line (b013n0q4)
Series 3

Episode 2

MP Duncan Stonebridge faces trial by ballroom dance. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom stars James Fleet. From October 2008.


MON 10:00 Paupers and Pig Killers (b007lzdp)
Series 2

Travel Broadens the Seat

A hectic social visit to Bath with his family, and more from the diary of Somerset parson William Holland. Stars Ronald Pickup.


MON 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jtnf)
Series 3

Chic Ken

Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth starts envying his agent Ken's bachelor lifestyle. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1997.


MON 11:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00grysh)
Boy and Girl

While Mr Tulliver plans a fine education for Tom, Maggie learns of a disaster concerning rabbits left in her care.

George Eliot's most popular and widely read novel, first published in 1860.

Starring Michael Fitzgerald and Terry Molloy

Dramatised in five-parts by Michelene Wandor.

Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Young Maggie ...... Hilary Martin
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mrs Glegg ...... Joyce Gibbs
Mr Glegg ...... Geoff Serle
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Mrs Dean ...... Hedli Niklaus
Lucy ...... Melissa Katsoulis
Mrs Pullet ...... Heather Barrett
Mrs Moss ...... Sunny Ormonde
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Mr Pullet/Mr Moss/Mr Riley ...... Brian Miller

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.


MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mrhjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 Just a Minute (b0135t7q)
Series 61

With Phill Jupitus, Julian Clary, Josie Lawrence and Rick Wakeman

The popular panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons, in which the panellists attempt to talk uninterrupted for a Minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation. This week the players are Josie Lawrence, Julian Clary, Phill Jupitus and the ex-rocker Rick Wakeman. Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.


MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmkt)
Episode 1

France 1815: Jean Valjean - sentenced to 19 years hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread - is finally released from prison.

Given shelter by the kind-hearted Bishop of Digne, he's tempted to carry out one more criminal act.

Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.

Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, David Schofield as Inspector Javert, David De Keyser as Bishop Myriel, Marlene Sidaway as Mme Magloire, Christopher Godwin as Landlord / Official 1, Peter Darney as Guard 1 / Pascal, Jonathan Forbes as Policeman 1/ Official 2/ Waggoner 2 and Carl Prekopp as Guard 2 / Policeman 2 / Waggoner 3.

Producer: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.


MON 14:15 Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall (b00tf7m7)
Episode 1

Derek Jacobi reads from Jackie Wullschlager's biography of artist Marc Chagall, beginning with his childhood in Vitebsk.


MON 14:30 Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's (b0089jbx)
Episode 6

As Holly returns from holiday in Havana, Fred is approached by a stranger...

Henry Goodman continues Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between young writer, Paul Varjak and captivating girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, in 1940s New York.

With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home.

Truman Capote's 1958 novella abridged in 10-parts by James Robertston.

Born in New Orleans in 1925, Truman Capote left school at 15 to work for the New Yorker - his first, and last, regular job. He's the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories, The Grass Harp, In Cold Blood, Music for Chameleons and Answered Prayers. Truman Capote died in 1984.

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.


MON 14:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00lmqcz)
Episode 1

Harry Thompson sets out to play cricket on seven continents - starting on an ice floe. Comic travelogue read by Nicholas Boulton.


MON 15:00 Paupers and Pig Killers (b007lzdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jtnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b013n28d)
We explore the wonderful world of mud, hear more from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Julia Roberts tells us about her smile!


MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007jx6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4xw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpnn)
The Red Planet

3. Extreme Dreams

James Whitaker’s curious behaviour causes concern for Captain Jet Morgan, as bad dreams plague the rest of his crew bound for Mars...

Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott

Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.

Producer: Charles Chilton

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.


MON 18:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vs65f)
Episode 1

San Francisco 1992 - a world devastated by war and six rogue androids at large. Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's 1968 classic.


MON 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg)
Episode 1

Meet the man who battery farms humans.

Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an ideal society in the future.

Read by Anton Lesser.

Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.


MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mrhjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b013n0q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 21:00 MacAulay and Co (b013n28g)
Edinburgh Festival 2011

Episode 6

Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of the best comedy from the Edinburgh Festival.


MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b0135t7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


MON 22:30 4 Extra at the Fringe (b0140qdl)
Dan Antapolski, Nat Luurtsema and Tom Crane chat to Arthur about their new project: Jigsaw.


MON 22:40 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00gf8pp)
Series 2

Edinburgh

Adam Bloom has taken a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival over many years.

This is a retrospective of his time performing in Scotland's capital city.

With Alistair McGowan.

Written by Adam Bloom.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.


MON 22:55 4 Extra at the Fringe (b0140qdn)
Tim Vine talks to Arthur Smith about his Edinburgh chat show.


MON 23:00 When the Dog Dies (b013n0q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 23:30 Hut 33 (b00lv795)
Series 1

Don't Bet on It

The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.

Set in Bletchley Park in 1941, three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other.

CAST:

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen

Written by James Cary.

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.