MONDAY 08 OCTOBER 2012

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jzd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01n6t2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 01:45 GM Fraser - Monsoon Selection Board (b01blcrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]


MON 02:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b01mwx98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 That Reminds Me (b01n6td2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Harry Worth (b00r7q2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 PD James - The Skull Beneath the Skin (b007vchn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Dick King-Smith - The Queen's Nose (b0124xm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
Whip Hand

1. Swindler

Disabled ex-champion jumping jockey turned investigator Sid Halley faces a daunting treble:

* Guard the Guineas favourite

* Investigate a dubious racing syndicate

* Find the man who's swindled his ex-wife.

Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing stars Mick Ford.

Dramatised in five parts by Alan England.

Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
George Caspar ...... Alan Devereux
Unwin ...... David Vann
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Jenny ...... Petra Markha
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate ...... Terry Molloy

Other parts played by Susan Sheridan and David Neal.

Producer: Philip Martin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.


MON 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
Episode 6

Bond has won. Will he live long enough to enjoy victory? Is Le Chiffre really beaten? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.


MON 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
Episode 6

The heroic foursome comes face-to-face with the smuggling gang's boss, but can they keep up the deception? A new adventure starring the popular 1940s detective.


MON 07:00 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
Episode 5

A road scheme helps Pop Larkin regain his zest for life. Rural family saga with David Jason and Pam Ferris. From March 1996.


MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b01n0xpx)
Series 5

Murray, Bondeson, McAlister

Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham, Professor John Lloyd CBE welcomes comedian Jimmy Carr for the fifth series.

Three guests are invited to donate one item each and explain why it deserves a place in the museum.

In the opening episode, John and Jimmy welcome the Natural History Museum's resident dipterologist (fly expert) Erica McAlister; Consultant Rheumatologist at the Cardiff University School of Medicine Jan Bondeson and comedian, historian and fictitious Pub Landlord Al Murray.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012


MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
From 22/12/1963

The Giggleswade Festival of Music and Culture has an honoured guest - one Mr K Horne.


MON 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
There's No Place Like Dome

Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.

Captain Elvis Brandenburg Kremmen is the world's most fabulous man.

With an IQ of 498 and a height of 6ft 10 inches, he's a Supreme Athlete, a Concert Pianist, Concorde Pilot, Mountain Climber, Diplomat, Space Captain and Genius.

Just like Kenny, Captain Kremmen was born in Liverpool on Christmas Day in 1950.

Kenny Everett's lovingly crafted sci-fi serial made its debut on London's Capital Radio in 1976.


MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
Series 3

Tea for Two

A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars for the rag and bone duo.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With John Rye and Edward Kelsey.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.

Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.

Produced by Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.


MON 09:00 Ayres on the Air (b01n6yj5)
Series 4

Winter

Popular poet Pam Ayres concludes her series of poetry and sketch shows about the seasons with a look at winter.
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Subjects include that magic combination of cold weather and broken boilers; the art of comparing ailments with an update of the Yuletide song The 12 Days of Christmas and, as we reach the end of the Winter season ,Pam tells how to fan the dying flame of passion, come Valentine's Day.

Poems include: Who's Had My Scissors, Ever Since I Had Me Op and Insomnia.

With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Claire Jones.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2012.


MON 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01n6yj7)
Series 2

Relationships

Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue ponder the future and grapple with relationships.

Series 2 of Bill Dare's sitcom stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.

Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens

With Roger Blake, Bill Dare, Alistair McGowan and Sally Philips.

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Jo Clegg

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.


MON 10:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
Episode 1

Mary Turner is found murdered on the veranda of her farmstead, her houseboy having confessed to the crime. But he seems to have no motive...

A powerful exploration of racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.

Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing's first novel dramatised in two parts by Tina Pepler.

Mary Turner 1 ...... Alison Pettit
Mary Turner 2 ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Charlie Slatter ...... Miles Anderson
Pheobe Slatter ...... Estelle Kohler
Dick Turner ...... Andrew Wincott
Tony Marston ...... Tom George
Denham ...... Don McCorkindale
Moses ...... Nicholas Beveney
Joseph ...... Kennedy Makambira
Samson ...... Jess Philogene
Susan ...... Janine Esser
Monica ...... Suzanna Hamilton

Director: Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.


MON 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d9164)
Engine Trouble

At a raffle in India, a poor local man wins an unusual prize. But how to get it home?

Zia Mohyeddin reads RK Narayan’s short story.

Director: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991


MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01n5z3f)
Meera Syal, Don Warrington, Jesse Armstrong, Felix Dennis, Cowbell and Garland Jeffreys

Notorious entrepreneur Felix Dennis swaps publishing for poetry, pounds for prose and tells Clive about his extraordinary life as a multimillionaire magazine magnate and his subsequent literary incarnation. The documentary'Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet' is on Sky Arts 2 and Sky Go on Wednesday 10th October at 2100.

Clive hitches a ride with actor Don Warrington, who rose to fame as smooth-mannered student Philip in hit seventies sitcom 'Rising Damp'. Now he plays Hoke Coleburn in 'Driving Miss Daisy' - the chauffeur of Jewish widow Daisy Werthan. What begins as a hostile pairing soon blossoms into a profound friendship. 'Driving Miss Daisy' tour starts on Wednesday 10th October at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.

Arthur Smith strips off with 'Peep Show' comedy writer Jesse Armstrong. He and writing partner Sam Bain recently focused on Freshers for 'Fresh Meat', a series about the hilarious, and often painful truths of being a student. Their new book 'Fresh Meat: The Essential Guide for New Undergraduates' records every disgusting, exciting, tragic and triumphant detail of student life.

Clive enjoys a Bhaji on the Beach with comedian and actress Meera Syal who is now starring as Beatrice in Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Beatrice and Benedick are locked into a love-hate relationship and tricked into confessing their love for each other. Goodness Gracious Me! 'Much Ado About Nothing' is at London's Noel Coward Theatre until Saturday 27th October.

With moosic from rock n roll duo Cowbell, who perform 'Hanging By A Thread' from their album 'Beat Stampede'.

And the grand seignior of urban poetry, New York music legend Garland Jeffreys performs one of his classic tracks 'New York Skyline'.

Producer: Cathie Mahoney.


MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:25 today]


MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


MON 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrdv)
Episode 1

Winston woos his bride as "Pug" and "Cat" get romantic.

From one of the great romances of the 20th century - the personal letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, edited by their daughter Mary Soames.

Read by Alex Jennings and Sylvestra le Touzel.

Narrated by Helen Bourne.

Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.


MON 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01dp526)
England Goes Global

Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, returns to Radio 4 with a new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.

With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.

Programme 1. ENGLAND GOES GLOBAL - How Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe changed the way Shakespeare's audiences viewed the world and their country's place on it. For the first time, England was engaging with the whole world.

Producer: Paul Kobrak.


MON 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007sxvm)
Episode 1

Respected judge Guy Stockdale leaves his wife for his mistress, causing ructions for the whole family. Read by Barbara Flynn.


MON 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00shhrl)
Episode 1

Dying composer Salieri is fiercely jealous of his young rival. F Murray Abraham reads the play about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.


MON 15:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n6yr3)
Mel Giedroyc meets Philip Pullman, as he reads his reworkings of classic fairy tales.


MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
The Spare Room

DeVere takes a shine to Mrs fforbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?.

Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.

Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Podge Hodge ..... Zulema Dene

The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.

From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.

First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.

Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.


MON 17:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js0f)
The World in Peril

Episode 12

Jet and Lemmy ignore sinister audio warnings as they approach the centre of the asteroid.

It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.

Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Pat Campbell
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs

Music composed by Van Phillips

Written and produced by Charles Chilton.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1955.


MON 18:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n6yj3)
Marionettes, Inc

By Ray Bradbury. Written 50 years ago, anticipating virtual lives and avatars. From 2012's Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland.


MON 18:45 Why, Robot? (b01n6yng)
The Melancholy

A story by Toby Litt inspired by Issac Asimov's three laws of robotics.

It is 2068 AD. Local application 13/13 has disappeared mysteriously on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. In her official report, Chief Engineer Chandi Kane arrives at an all-too-human set of conclusions.

Writer Toby Litt was born in 1968 and grew up in Bedfordshire. In 2003, he was named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. His eleventh novel, King Death, will be published in May 2010.

Written by Toby Litt
Read by Indira Varma

Producer - Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:25 today]


MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 20:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


MON 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d9164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01n5z3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b01n0xpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 22:30 Little Britain (b008vt68)
Series 2

Episode 4

Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From March 2002.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01n6ypf)
Series 5

08/10/2012

An extended edition of the News Quiz, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Susan Calman and Francesca Martinez.


MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b01n6yr5)
Series 4

Every Cloud Has a Silver Wedding

When Joan Chitty calls around unexpectedly, John's silver wedding plans are thwarted. Stars Graham Fellows. From March 2003.