SATURDAY 25 DECEMBER 2021

SAT 00:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jm1h)
The Primary Phase

Fit The Fifth

Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery.

Arthur Dent is one of only two survivors from Earth, demolished to make way for a by-pass. He survived thanks to his friend, Ford Prefect (who hails not from Guildford, but somewhere near Betelgeuse), a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor".

Now paired with fellow Earth survivor Trillian and duplicitous two-headed hustler Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur and Ford were on the legendary planet Magrathea when the Galactic Police attacked them and an explosion occurred - they find themselves in a restaurant with a rather sensational selling point.

Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.

The Book …… Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
Garkbit & Zarquon …… Anthony Sharp
Compere at the Restaurant at the end of the Universe …… Roy Hudd

Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1978.


SAT 00:30 Off the Page (b01k1nbq)
Tomorrow's World

Dominic Arkwright and writers Bidisha, Mark Mason and Mark C Newton boldly go where no Off the Page has been before: -

From biblical prophecy to the predictions of Nostradamus, we have a fascination with possibility of what the future might hold, and of the wonders of time travel.

In our new venture, Mark C Newton writes a sci-fi piece set in the City of London 100 years from now.

Sci-fi nut Bidisha takes us back a century to the same place, and there she dreams of what life might be like 100 years hence, i.e. now.

And Mark Mason offers his sage thoughts on the great predictions that didn't make the grade, such as Edison's assertion that gold would one day be as commonplace as steel.

With the rate of advancement in technological progress, is science-fiction now just fantasy, or does it serve a broader purpose?

Producer: Sarah Langan.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.


SAT 01:00 Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
5. The Moment of Truth

Retired hitman, Art Gordo, finally comes face-to-face with his mysterious nemesis.

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Gripping conclusion of Jim Eldridge's thriller adapted from his own novel.

Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parsons …. Terrence Hardiman
Hotel Porter …. Frank Coda
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen

Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.


SAT 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wzgh)
Dead Man's Folly

4. Another Murder?

Hercule Poirot is convinced that yet another murder has been committed and Ariadne Oliver is about to startle him with fresh information.

But the great Belgian detective's little grey cells need to work in a different direction if he is to solve the mystery surrounding Nasse House.

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Ariadne Oliver ...... Julia McKenzie
Mrs Folliat ...... Rosalind Knight
Alec Legge ...... John Dougall
Mrs Tucker ...... Christine Kavanagh
Marilyn Tucker ...... Nicola Holmes
Lady Stubbs ...... Amanda Waring

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.


SAT 02:00 Maeve Binchy Short Stories (b01pcwrh)
5. Euston

Christmas leads Mary to reflect on the family she has not seen in 20 years.

A seasonal story written by Maeve Binchy - one of Ireland's most-loved authors.

Read by Frances Tomelty

Abridged by Di Spears.

Producer: Sarah Johnson

First broadcast ion BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.


SAT 02:15 D for Dexter (b082kbyr)
Series 3

Episode 5

Skye tells Dexter they're safe, even though it's dark and they can hear strange noises.

But she's not sure if she believes it.

Amanda Whittington's heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story exploring the issue of neglect.

Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Alfie Johnson
Joe...Bill Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Dean...Peter Caulfield
Amber...Liz Godber
Ant...John Elkington

Director: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.


SAT 02:30 Stars of Wonder (b06s9j7b)
Miranda Sawyer explores the magic of that enduring British ritual, the school nativity play.

Charlie Higson, Samira Ahmed, Simon Armitage, Tracey Thorn, Rory McGrath, Clare Grogan and Mark Billingham are among those inspired - or scarred - by the experience.

Northworld Primary School in London's Hackney opens its doors to reveal the inside story of its 2015 production from casting to opening night.

A Trevor Dann's Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2015.


SAT 03:00 Drama (b085trpc)
Rumpole

Rumpole and Memories of Christmas Past

Rumpole shares some of his favourite yuletide poetry, carols, and pantomime stories as he recounts seasonal legal cases which reveal, as always, the true nature of men, women, children - and She Who Must Be Obeyed!

Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Written by John Mortimer.

Dramatised by Richard Stoneman.

Rumpole …. Julian Rhind-Tutt
Hilda/Peggy …. Jasmine Hyde
Donald Compton/Judge Bullingham/Basil Wrigglesworth …. Stephen Critchlow
Erskine-Brown/Gwent-Evans …. Nigel Anthony
Rev. Roger Longstaff/D.I. Cartwright/Campbell Forsyth …. Ewan Bailey

Director: Marilyn Imrie

A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.


SAT 03:45 The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen (b01pfwn0)
Out in the woods amongst his many large companions, a nice little fir tree is keen to grow up. Read by Paul Copley.


SAT 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m0001114)
From 5/11/2018

Nigel Rees quizzes his celebrity guests on the origins of sayings and well-known quotes, and gets the famous panel to share their favourite anecdotes and quotes.

With:

Award-winning writer of the Vicar of Dibley: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Broadcaster and author: Francine Stock
Comedian: Phil Wang

Producer: Simon Nicholls

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2018.


SAT 04:30 In the Red (b007k0hz)
Episode 5

A crucial by-election result is due, as the murders continue - but reporter George Cragge is on the case.

London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are old-style Chief Police Inspector Frank Jefferson and BBC Radio's anarchic crime correspondent, George Cragge.

Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.

Mark Tavener's blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties.

Dramatised by his novel by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham.

George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Laetitia ...... Victoria Carling
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Home Secretary ...... Peter Yapp
Auntie Agony ...... Eva Stuart
Controller BBC 1 ...... Ian McNiece
PA Woman ...... Annabel Mullion

With Alice Arnold, Richard Turner and Tim Hope.

Music by Paul Mottram

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.


SAT 05:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01rr495)
Series 1

Little Green Lights

Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, the village where she grew up, to borrow some money from her parents. But when she tried to head back to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village and were refusing to let anyone in or out.

Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself. In the cricket pavilion.

Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.

Starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Uljabaan's superior officer Gryvook is coming for an assessment visit. Uljabaan is hoping to get the go-ahead to invade the rest of Earth - but first he has to prepare a welcome banquet. Tradition dictates he should serve a human child... which could create an awkward atmosphere in the village.

Meanwhile Richard is helping him with the invasion budget, and the figures just aren't adding up. It seems set to be a disaster - can Katrina exploit this to get the invasion cancelled permanently?

Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts

Special guest: Geoff McGivern

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.


SAT 05:30 Love in Recovery (b06s9szk)
Christmas Eve

Heart-warming comedy drama set in Alcoholics Anonymous on Christmas Eve, written by Pete Jackson and inspired by his own road to recovery. Starring Sue Johnston, John Hannah, Eddie Marsan, Rebecca Front, Paul Kaye and Julia Deakin.

It's Christmas Eve and the church hall is empty – except for self-appointed group leader Andy, who's waiting for the rest of his Alcoholics Anonymous group to turn up. Just in case anyone needs him. After all, Christmas can be a difficult time for recovering alcoholics – especially when your support group is this load of idiots.

But nothing proves more difficult than this particular Christmas Eve as, one by one, the members arrive, each with a different reason for seeking out the meeting hall. But whatever their troubles, one thing is clear - no one is there for a meeting.

Writer Pete Jackson is a recovering alcoholic and has spent time in Alcoholics Anonymous. It was there he found, as most people do, support from the unlikeliest group of disparate souls, all banded together due to one common bond. As well as offering the support he needed throughout a difficult time, AA also offered a weekly, sometimes daily, dose of hilarity, upset, heartbreak and friendship.

There are many different kinds of AA meetings. Love in Recovery is about meetings where people tell their stories. There are funny stories, sad stories, stories of small victories and milestones, stories of loss, stories of hope, and those stories that you really shouldn't laugh at - but still do, along with the storyteller.

A second series of Love in Recovery will return to Radio 4 next year.

Cast:
Marion........Julia Deakin
Fiona..........Rebecca Front
Simon.........John Hannah
Julie............Sue Johnston
Danno.........Paul Kaye
Andy............Eddie Marsan

Written and created by Pete Jackson

Producer/Director: Ben Worsfield
A Lucky Giant production for BBC Radio 4


SAT 06:00 Drama (m0001rjt)
Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology

‘And the game begins anew…’

We meet the trickster god Loki and his astonishing children – the giant wolf Fenrir, Jormungundr the snake that encircles the world, and Hel, the little girl who grows up to be Queen of the dead.

We meet Odin the all-father, who sacrificed his eye to see the future, and Freya the understandably angry, most beautiful of the gods and always being gambled for by unwanted suitors. And the stories take us to the very end of the world, Ragnarok.

Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology invites us into a world of gods and monsters, fiery endings and new beginnings, tricks and trust.

Diana Rigg, Derek Jacobi, Colin Morgan and Natalie Dormer lead a stellar cast, inviting us into these stories of old betrayals – and new hope.

Also featuring Neil Gaiman himself.

Dramatised by Lucy Catherine.

Teller ….. Diana Rigg
Odin ….. Derek Jacobi
Freya ..... Natalie Dormer
Loki ….. Colin Morgan
Thor ….. Nathaniel Martello-White
Balder ….. Luke Newberry
Thrym ….. Nonso Anozie
Fenrir ….. Rhashan Stone
Heimdall …..Tayla Kovacevic -Ebong
Mimir ….. Don Gilet
Sif ….. Lucy Doyle
The Stranger ….. Lewis Bray
Brokk ….. Michael Bertenshaw
Hel ….. Alexandra Constantinidi
Eitri ….. Cameron Percival
Angrboda ….. Saffron Coomber
Magnus ….. Eviee Lavery
Young Hel ….. Grace Doherty
Radio ….. Neil Gaiman

Sound Design: Wilfredo Acosta

Director/ Producer: Allegra McIlroy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0001qvy)
Series 47

Mark Steel on Charlie Chaplin

Mark Steel makes the case for Charlie Chaplin being one of the most radical comedians of his time.

He reckons it's sad that most see Chaplin as that bloke who wore a bowler hat, had a funny walk, waved a cane around and wasn’t even that funny. Mark argues that Charlie Chaplin’s silent films and his "Tramp" character make sense if you look at the upheavals in society that were occurring alongside his career.

Mark is best known for the Mark Steel Lectures and Mark Steel's in Town. He says that while Chaplin was standing up for the working class, the irony was that he became the richest rebel.

Presenter Matthew Parris is also joined by Simon Louvish - author of ‘Chaplin: The Tramps Odyssey’.

Producer: Perminder Khatkar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Day 2018.


SAT 08:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012mw7)
Quote... Unquote: A Celebration

BBC Radio 4 Extra marks the end of an era for the long-running literary panel game, Quote… Unquote.

Quote… Unquote was devised by Nigel Rees, who chaired every one of its 500 episodes. Becoming a 57 series staple on the airwaves since January 1976, its aim was to reflect all aspects of the English language and the humour derived from it. Deliberate or otherwise.

Hundreds of guests appeared in the show’s 45-year history, including Tom Stoppard, Kenneth Williams and Neil Ninnock. The actor William Franklyn read the quotes and extracts until his death in 2006. From that point, familiar Radio 4 continuity and news readers took over the role, the most recent being Charlotte Green.

Devised and introduced by Nigel Rees
Produced by James Robinson
A BBC Studios Production

New to 4 Extra.


SAT 08:30 All the Young Dudes (b007s74l)
Series 1

Waterloo Sunset

It's the end of the line for Patrick, but Joe and Maria might, just might, have some good news for everyone.

The lives of Patrick and wife Helen as they settle back into the town where he was born.

Comedy drama written by and starring Jim Sweeney.

Patrick …. Jim Sweeney
Helen …. Cathryn Harrison
Billy …. Steve Steen
Moira …. Sadie Shimmin
Joe …. Stephen Frost
Maria …. Flaminia Cinque
Mrs Fleming ...... Jenny Lee

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


SAT 09:00 Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking (b007jzvz)
1/2

Sue Perkins gets the sherry and chocolates out to accompany 3 hours of the very best vintage BBC Christmas comedy crackers:

* Radio Active's Christmas Turkey:

The National Local Radio Station links up with Bethlehem and visits some poorly hospital patients.
Stars Helen Atkinson-Wood, Geoffrey Perkins and Angus Deayton.
From 1983.

* The Masterson Inheritance Christmas Special:

The Masterson family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs. Improvised historical saga
Stars Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin and Jim Sweeney.
From 1995.

* Lines from My Grandfather Christmas' Forehead:

How even the best laid festive plans can go awry - and a message from your milkman.
Stars Ronnie Barker, Pauline Yates and Terence Brady.
From 1971.

* Tony Hawks' Twelve Days of Christmas:

To make his girlfriend happy, comedian Tony Hawks tries collecting every item featured in the famous carol.
From 2001.

* I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol:

Humphrey Lyttelton makes for a convincing scrooge in the all-star Clue cast's unique interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. Stephen Fry narrates.
With Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Sandi Toksvig, Linda Smith, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden.
From 2003.

Producer: Sarah Wade

Produced for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.


SAT 12:00 The Goon Show (b00fyvxb)
Series 6

The International Christmas Pudding

An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments of a famous dessert.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Spike Milligan
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe.

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service on 15th November 1955.


SAT 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzys)
Bill and Father Christmas

It's a far from festive season as Bill gets a shock from overhearing the blabbermouth Lad.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Warren Mitchell.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1958.


SAT 13:00 The Forum (w3cswpth)
Moomin Creator Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson was a Finnish-Swedish author and illustrator best known for her children's books about the Moomins.

These white, hippo-like characters live in the imaginary world of Moominvalley where they subtly challenge social norms and utter philosophical statements such as "I knew nothing, but I believed a lot."

While the Moomins brought Jansson worldwide fame in the 20th century, she was also a painter, an accomplished novelist and a political cartoonist who took risks poking fun at Hitler. Her work often mirrored her private life in which she defied stereotypes of the time by working and earning money for her family, travelling alone, and having relationships with both men and women.

Joining Rajan Datar to discuss the life and works of Tove Jansson are her niece, Sophia Jansson; Boel Westin - a professor of children's literature from Stockholm University and the author of the authorised biography of Tove's life called Life, Art, Words; and British children's author Philip Ardagh, author of The World of Moominvalley.

Plus Mayumi Tomihara - an expert on Tove Jansson from Tokyo's Sacred Heart University who has translated many of Tove's adult novels into Japanese.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 2019.

Photo: Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson in a self-portrait with her Moomin characters (© Moomin Characters™)


SAT 13:40 Charles Dickens (m0012mts)
A Christmas Tree

A festive tale by Charles Dickens about looking into the tree, beyond the lights and baubles, and seeing many a curious thing...

Read by Oliver Ford Davies

Abridged and produced by Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in December 2004.


SAT 14:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b0bgb26r)
Don Quixote

Published in two volumes in the early 17th Century, Cervantes' Spanish classic Don Quixote is famous as the world's first modern novel.

It's a ground-breaking piece of art that influenced countless generations of writers and at 800 plus pages of dense prose, one of the most unreadable novels ever.

Never fear! David Reed has read it so that you don't have to and condensed this mighty tome into an hour's rip-roaring entertainment.

It's a meditation on the age of chivalry, insanity and truth. A quest of windmills, magic and donkeys.

Join peasant Sancho and the man who thinks he's a Knight as they travel together locked together in a quest to save those who don't want saving and unravel enchantments which may or may not only exist in their minds.

Sylvester McCoy stars as Don Quixote.

Sancho ...... Thom Tuck
Narrator ...... Amanda Abbington

All other roles played by The Penny Dreadfuls:

Humphrey Ker
David Reed
Thom Tuck

And:

Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Vivienne Acheampong

Producer: Julia McKenzie

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.


SAT 15:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m0001qhh)
Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas

Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam play a couple who have been married ‘for ever’.

Children of the 60s, they’re still free spirits, drawn together by their passion for music and each other.

A two-hander, we follow their dangling conversations, as they prepare for Christmas 'à deux', open their Christmas cards, dissect their neighbours' relationships – and Joanna reveals she’s planned some rather surprising activities for Christmas Day because ‘All I want for Christmas is you’

A late-night phone call means that her Christmas wish may not be granted

Written for Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam by award-winning comedy writer and journalist Jan Etherington - who’s been married for 34 years to Gavin Petrie, with whom she has created many hit radio and TV series (Second Thoughts, Next of Kin, Faith in the Future, The Change).

Producer: Claire Jones

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


SAT 15:30 Old Harry's Game (b00wqfn8)
1. Christmas Spirit

Satan decides to ban Christmas in Hell.

Andy Hamilton’s devilishly festive two-parter set in Hell.

Satan ..... Andy Hamilton
Edith ..... Annette Crosbie
Scumspawn ..... Robert Duncan
Thomas ..... Jimmy Mulville

With Felicity Montagu, Nick Revell, Philip Pope and Michael Fentons Stevens.

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.


SAT 16:00 Drama (m0001rjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0001qvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 18:00 Henry James (m0000xnh)
The Turn of the Screw

A governess is sent to care for two orphaned children in a remote country estate.

She soon becomes convinced that forces of evil want to take possession of the children but her struggle to protect them from harm leads to a devastating conclusion.

Henry James's haunting tale dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths

Henry James ...... John Lynch
The Governess ...... Kate Phillips
Lord / Peter Quint ...... Jake Ferretti
Mrs Grose / Miss Jessel ...... Krissi Bohn
Flora ...... Poppy O'Brien
Miles ...... Elijah Wolf

Sound design: Steve Brooke

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.


SAT 19:00 Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking (b007jzvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 22:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00c4cd2)
Toyah Willcox

Lee Mack presents stand-up comedy, sketches and music.

With:

Toyah Willcox
Noel Britton
Angela McHale

Music by Steve Brown, Mark Allis and Kevin Powell.

Written by Lee Mack.

Additional material by Neil Webster.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 2005.


SAT 22:25 Comedy Club Extra (m0012nlp)
Christmas Crackers

Harriet Kemsley

Harriet Kemsley is our Christmas fairy - did all her Christmas wishes come true?


SAT 22:30 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop (b00v1qvw)
Choice

Ida Barr is a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and rap, reflecting the cultural diversity of London's East End, where she has been living in retirement for several decades.

With her genuine love of talking to people, Ida sets out investigate a new topic in each episode, creating a unique brand of music-hall, hip-hop fusion with beat boxer Shlomo.

Ida’s subject this time is "Choice".

Written by and starring Christopher Green as Ida Barr.

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.


SAT 22:45 Paperback Hell (b0076ch5)
Series 1

Paddy Murphy's Ghost by Frank Moran

A series of four chapters by four different authors, all of them imaginary, all of them straight out of the bestseller charts - and none of them very good.

This time, Paddy Murphy's Ghost by Frank Moran - a surprisingly popular tale of a miserable Irish childhood.

Starring:

Michael Fenton Stevens
Rebecca Front
Mel Hudson
Alex Lowe
Dan Tetsell

Ghost-written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.


SAT 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b09jrkr8)
Bedbugs and Drumsticks

Former variety star Count Arthur gets the opportunity to audition for a Christmas production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

What could possibly go wrong?

Starring Steve Delaney.

Count Arthur and his erstwhile protégé Malcolm are surrounded by a host of regular characters created by his Radio Repertory Company.

Written by Steve Delaney and edited by Graham Duff.

Count Arthur Strong …... Steve Delaney
Malcolm …... Terry Kilkelly

With:
Mel Giedroyc
Alastair Kerr
Dave Mounfield

A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.


SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b00lxzyd)
Series 1

Food

The code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations.

James Cary's sitcom 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.

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

With Lill Roughley and Lewis MacLeod

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.