TUESDAY 16 AUGUST 2011

TUE 00:00 Midnight News (b0133r92)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. Followed by Weather.


TUE 00:30 Book of the Week (b0135q6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]


TUE 00:48 Shipping Forecast (b0133r94)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 01:00 Selection of BBC World Service Programmes (b0133r96)
BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.


TUE 05:20 Shipping Forecast (b0133r98)
The latest shipping forecast.


TUE 05:30 News Briefing (b0133r9b)
The latest news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 05:43 Prayer for the Day (b0137xb7)
With Rev Dr Trystan Owain Hughes.


TUE 05:45 Farming Today (b0135z19)
Caz Graham hears about the latest in bovine bling: cow pedometers. Plus, more detail will be announced today about where the Government's £530 million fund to improve rural broadband will be spent. And, the RSPB on the size of its farm subsidy payments.
Presenter: Caz Graham. Producer: Sarah Swadling.


TUE 06:00 Today (b0135z1c)
Morning news and current affairs with Sarah Montague and James Naughtie, including:
07:50 Will exemplary sentencing to satisfy public anger over the riots work?
08:10 An expected rise in inflation is likely to mean an 8% jump in rail fares in 2012.
08:30 With Germany registering just 0.1% growth in the second quarter, what can eurozone leaders do to stabilise their economy?


TUE 09:00 Secret Britain (b0135z1f)
One Hundred Years of Secrecy

Kicking off Radio 4's Secret Britain series, Peter Hennessy, the leading Whitehall-watcher, tells the story of the Official Secrets Act and explores the tension between Britain's culture of state secrecy and more open government.

One hundred years ago, in the hot summer of 1911, Asquith's Government exploited a scare about German spies and a panic over a German gunboat in a Moroccan port to rush a new Official Secrets Act through parliament. The measure was presented as being necessary for national security, but ministers seized their opportunity to extend the law much further. The Act included a 'catch-all' section that forbade the unauthorized disclosure of anything about the government's work, including innocuous matters that posed no possible threat to national security.

Peter Hennessy explains why Britain developed a culture of state secrecy and shows how politicians kept politically inconvenient information secret. He examines how reform of official secrets eventually came and explores the tension between the competing needs for secrecy that protects national security and more openness in a democracy.

Producer: Rob Shepherd.


TUE 09:45 Book of the Week (b0135z1h)
Matthew Hollis - Now All Roads Lead to France

Episode 2

A compelling exploration of the making of one of Britain's most influential First World War poets - Edward Thomas, who is perhaps best-remembered for his poem 'Adlestrop'.

Matthew Hollis's new biography is an account of Thomas's final five years and of his momentous and mutually-inspiring friendship with the American poet, Robert Frost.

Although an accomplished prose-writer and literary critic, Edward Thomas only began writing poetry in 1914, at the age of 36. Before then, Thomas had been tormented by what he regarded as the banality of his work, by his struggle with depression and by his marriage.

But as his friendship with Frost blossomed, Thomas wrote poem after poem, and his emotional affliction began to lift. The two friends began to formulate poetic ideas that would produce some of the most memorable verse of the twentieth century. But the First World War put an ocean between them: Frost returned to the safety of New England, while Thomas stayed to fight for the Old. It is these roads taken - and those not taken - that are at the heart of this remarkable book, which culminates in Thomas's tragic death on Easter Monday 1917.

In today's episode, the first meeting of Edward Thomas and Robert Frost marks the start of a life-changing friendship.

Read by Tobias Menzies

Abridged by Richard Hamilton

Produced by Emma Harding

'Now All Roads Lead to France' is published by Faber and Faber.

AUTHOR: Matthew Hollis is the author of a volume of poetry, 'Ground Water', which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize for Poetry, the Guardian First Book Award and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. This is his first prose book.


TUE 10:00 Woman's Hour (b0135z1k)
Camping; Women in Egypt; the End of Antibiotics?

Glamping versus camping; a new strain of gonorrhoea has been discovered to be resistant to antibiotics prompting warnings that the infection could become a threat to global health. The over-prescription of antibiotics is known to cause bacteria to become resistant and in the UK most antibiotics are prescribed by GPs. So what can be done to cut down the use of antibiotics and how effective are they in treating common infections? As the ex-President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has his second trial hearing in Cairo on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters, one of the key women activists and bloggers in the uprising, Asmaa Mahfouz, was detained by police, for allegedly defaming the Egyptian military online. Are female activists being targeted by police and what can women expect from the forthcoming elections? And the lost gardens of Heligan.


TUE 10:45 15 Minute Drama (b0137z00)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Episode 2

In this second episode of Hattie Naylor's new adaptation, Samuel Pepys is on a dangerous, secret mission, helping to restore King Charles to the English throne. It starts badly. On the way across the Channel to Holland Pepys' cabin windows are accidentally blown out by a gun salute, and he turns out to be a poor sailor. As he lies groaning with sea-sicknesses in his cabin, he's unimpressed by the suggested remedy of oysters. Once recovered and ashore in The Hague he's impressed by the beauty of the local women, how many languages the Dutch speak, and how neat and tidy Holland looks. On the way home, with the King safely on board, he hears the dramatic tale of Charles' escape from the Battle of Worcester, including how he hid all day in an oak tree.

CAST:
Samuel Pepys ..... Kris Marshall
Edward Montagu ..... Blake Ritson
Will ..... John Biddle
Mr Banes ..... Matthew Gravelle
Charles II ..... Ewan Bailey

Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viola by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter.
Historical consultant: Liza Picard
Sound by Nigel Lewis
A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.


TUE 11:00 In Our Own Image - Evolving Humanity (b0135z1m)
Human Cultural Evolution Versus Genetic Evolution

Human uniqueness takes many forms: we can communicate complex ideas; we have developed technologies, such as medicine and transport; and we change our environment to suit our biology. But how does human culture affect our biology - our genes?

Geneticist and broadcaster Adam Rutherford explores the complex and sometimes controversial world of human evolution. He talks to geneticists, evolutionary psychologists and anthropologists to try and understand and untangle the relationship between our biology - our genes and our cultural and social behaviour.

Have we, as Professor Steve Jones thinks, evolved beyond evolution by natural selection? He thinks that in the western, developed world, the normal driving force for evolution by natural selection is tailing off. We are all having a similar number of babies and those children are surviving and having children of their own. The impact of this is that there's no longer an opportunity for genes which may be beneficial to be selectively passed on. As these trends increase, he says that "if we haven't already stopped evolving, we soon will."

Seeing evolution in action isn't easy, by its very nature, it only occurs on a generational time-scale. But there is evidence of very recent human evolution, some of which may still be occurring now. Since the Human Genome was decoded, geneticists are finding regions of genetic code which are relatively stable amongst populations - the so called "Darwin's Fingerprint" - evidence that these genes have been selected for and passed on, in the past. Examples of these include genes for lactose tolerance, which evolved in dairy herders, as recently as 3000 years ago, and is thought to still be spreading as the world switches to a dairy-rich diet. Disease-resistance is also seen in our genomes, as is apparent increases in the length of time women are able to have babies.

Probably the most important area of human evolution since we split from our last common ancestor with chimpanzees, is in the development of our brains. But there is very little evidence that our brains are still evolving - biologically. Being more intelligent does not mean that you will have more babies and pass your 'brainy' genes to more children.

Cognitive psychologist, Steven Pinker thinks that "just because our society is changing and our way of life is changing beyond recognition doesn't mean that our genes are changing as well."

But, Kevin Laland, at St Andrews University says we're not just passive actors in our genetic destiny. In fact it's our ability to change our environment which not only drives out cultural evolution, but has a direct effect on our genes as well.

Many recent examples of human evolution have happened in closed societies and are a result of pairing up within a limited gene pool. One example is the Ashkenazi Jews, who may have evolved increased intelligence, as well as a number of heritable diseases. With societies now starting to open up, and the increasing acceptance of interracial and cultural marriages; ease of travel; and increased connectivity through the internet etc. Adam Rutherford asks if we're heading for a much more homogenous society? And what will this mean for our genetic diversity and possible future evolution?

Producer: Fiona Roberts.


TUE 11:30 With Great Pleasure (b0137vpm)
Gerry Robinson

The businessman and broadcaster Sir Gerry Robinson introduces some of his favourite readings, recorded in front of an audience at Magee College, Londonderry. He's helped by two readers, Stella McCusker and Stuart Graham.

Gerry explains that making a recent BBC1 documentary on Alzheimer's was one of the hardest things he's done, not least because his own father died of the illness. He chooses a powerful, moving poem by the Irish poet Paul Durcan, 'Golden Mothers Driving West'. It's like a three minute road movie, in which three Alzheimer's sufferers do a bunk from their care home.

Gerry reflects on his Donegal childhood, before his family moved to east London, and how he pursued a vocation for the priesthood until his faith became less important to him than earning a living in business. He shows a deep fondness for his family, and the readings reflect an indebtedness to them. We hear how Gerry's older brother drowned at 14, and he chooses a moving tribute to his father, linking it to Sebastian Barry's powerful play about early twentieth century Ireland, 'The Steward of Christendom' in which a father fully forgives his son for a transgression.

Producer: Mark Smalley.


TUE 12:00 You and Yours (b0137vpp)
What changes would you make to mend Britain's broken society? David Cameron blames bad behaviour for last week's riots and he's promised to look at every government policy - including schools, welfare and parenting - to fix what he calls our "moral collapse". He says bankers, MP's who abused the expenses system and those involved in 'phone hacking are part of the country's moral decline. So how do you stop people being selfish and make them take responsibility for their actions? Are tougher penalties needed or better leadership - whether at home, in schools or at work? Call You and Yours with Julian Worricker. Your chance to share your views on the programme. Email youandyours@bbc.co.uk, text 84844 and we may call you back or call 03700 100 444 (lines open at 10am Tuesday).


TUE 12:57 Weather (b0133r9d)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 13:00 World at One (b0137vtm)
With Martha Kearney. National and international news. Listeners can share their views via email: wato@bbc.co.uk or on twitter: #wato.


TUE 13:30 Soul Music (b0137vtp)
Series 12

Mendelssohn's Octet

An exploration of the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives, demonstrating the healing power of music in a variety of situations around the world.

Felix Mendelssohn wrote his Octet for double string quartet in 1825 aged just 16. Despite his youth, this is a mature and brilliant piece of music described by our interviewees as "carnivalesque", "a romp", "a party".

Choreographer Bill T Jones describes the way in which the Octet showed his company how to keep living during the onslaught of AIDS in the 1980's.

Cellist Raphael and violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch talk about falling in love whilst learning this music in the 1970's.

South Korean Lisa Kim tells a story about going on tour with the New York Philharmonic to North Korea and her intense fear and mistrust being replaced by wonder when they played the Octet with a North Korean Quartet.

And Matthew Trusler describes the importance of playing this work after the death of his son.

The featured recording of the Mendelssohn Octet by the Emerson String Quartet on Deutsche Gramophon.

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.

Producer: Rosie Boulton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.


TUE 14:00 The Archers (b0137w0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 19:00 on Monday]


TUE 14:15 Drama (b0137x62)
Higher - Series 3

Restructure

Higher: Episode 2 Restructure by Joyce Bryant

The Vice Chancellor wants to restructure three departments into two, so one of the Deans is for the chop. Jim Blunt is determined it is not going to be him. But he hasn't reckoned on the Dean of Arts, baby faced killer Roland Keith Chubb.

Jim.........Jonathan Keeble
Karen......Sophie Thompson
David.......Jeremy Swift
President....Cyril Nri
VC............Russell Dixon
Roland......Lloyd Peters
Lara.........Melissa Jane Sinden
Torturer....Hamilton Berstock

Producer Gary Brown

The Vice Chancellor has to restructure the faculties of Arts, Humanities and Performing Arts into two faculties. This means "Scoping synergies using robust but flexible procedures so that they can maintain a missionary posture". In other words - someone's for the chop.

Meanwhile in Epithea David is preparing to launch his Centre for Pier and Wharf ethics. But the President keeps on mentioning 'Baksheesh'.

Starring Sophie Thompson, Jonathan Keeble and Jeremy Swift.


TUE 15:00 Home Planet (b0137x70)
Historic Faversham

The market town of Faversham has over 500 listed buildings, a manufacturing tradition going back hundreds of years and a community spirit built over many generations. Yet it exists in a competitive, connected, hi-tech world which has faced challenges such as the decline of oil and global competition.

This week the residents of Faversham got the chance to quiz the Home Planet team on these and many other issues. What should an English market town do to reduce its carbon emissions? What will be the impact of the Localism Bill, currently going through the House of Lords? And does living in an historic place make you happy?

On the panel this week are conservation architect and heritage campaigner John Sell; ecologist Dr Lynn Dicks of Cambridge University and Professor Philip Stott, an environmental scientist from the University of London.

The programme is presented by Richard Daniel.

Producer: Toby Murcott
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.


TUE 15:30 Afternoon Reading (b0137xd4)
Summer Ghosts

All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends

"Yes, the ghosts you see at night, they're the souls - the auras, if you like - of good people who didn't deserve to die. That's why they're full of regret, and frightening. Ghosts we see in broad daylight are the ones whose deaths were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They were evil while alive..."

In this series of commissioned stories, the idea is to present ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day. Will something 'unexplained' be as scary in a light that is... well, reliable to the eye!

1. All The Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends by Sophie Hannah.
Mel makes a friend at the school gates and learns about the different types of ghosts in the world. Then the theories are tested out...

Reader Tracy-Ann Oberman
Producer Duncan Minshull.


TUE 15:45 A Guide to Farmland Birds (b0137ynk)
Episode 2

Brett Westwood is joined by keen bird watcher, Stephen Moss, on an arable farm on the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. With the help of wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson they offer a practical and entertaining guide to identifying the birds which you're most likely to see and hear in winter pastures on Britain's farms; birds like Fieldfare, Redwing, Black-headed Gull and Golden Plover.

This is the second of five programmes to help identify many of the birds seen and heard in the British countryside, in hedgerows, copses, arable fields, farmyards and winter pastures. Not only is there advice on how to recognise the birds from their appearance, but also how to identify them from their calls and songs.

This series complements four previous series; A Guide to Garden Birds, A Guide Woodland Birds, A Guide to Water Birds and A Guide to Coastal Birds and is aimed at both the complete novice as well as those who are eager to learn more about our farmland visitors and residents.
PRODUCER: Sarah Blunt.


TUE 16:00 Word of Mouth (b0137ynm)
Voice Recognition

Chris Ledgard explores the world of voice recognition and finds out how the technology is changing the way we use language. Belfast writer Malachi O'Doherty shows how he's had to train his voice recognition software to recognise his particular accent. Forensic linguist Peter French talks about the qualities of different voices, and how they can be quantified. Tyler Perrachione has found that people with dyslexia also find it difficult to recognise voices. And Chris meets Steve Renals, whose group has been given a 6.2 million pound grant to work on improving synthetic voices and speech recognition.
Producer Beth O'Dea.


TUE 16:30 Great Lives (b0137ynp)
Series 25

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson's reclusive life has long gripped her biographers, but Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis gives short shrift to any romantic or sentimental readings of her choice of a great life. Dickinson, she argues, was fiercely independent and passionate, that she "had a bomb in her breast". Matthew Parris is told by Dickinson biographer Lyndall Gordon how the American poet paradoxically turned her back on the world in order to better engage with it, and how her appeal has only broadened since her death. She died in the 1880s having only had a handful of poems published, but the boldness of her voice speaks directly to modern audiences. The reader is Lia Williams.

Producer: Mark Smalley.


TUE 17:00 PM (b0137ynr)
Eddie Mair presents the day's top stories. Including Weather.


TUE 18:00 Six O'Clock News (b0133r9g)
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.


TUE 18:30 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (b0137yqf)
Series 2

Episode 4

A multi-paced, one woman Fast Show for Radio 4 showcasing the exceptional talent of Lucy Montgomery. Lucy is a true chameleon who can embrace any character with uncanny accuracy, from a deluded teenager to a nonagenarian Diva. Lucy is a rare and multifaceted performer her intelligence and Barry Humphries-esque glee give her characterisations a smart and distinctive edge

Like all big stars, Lucy's worked hard to earn her tilt at the windmill of fame. In her ten years since Footlights she's honed her talents on Radio 4 shows as diverse as the Sony Gold winning Down the Line, The Museum of Everything, The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, Mastering the Universe, Torchwood, The Don't Watch With Mother Sketchbook and The Way We Live Right Now. On television she has made her mark on BBC THREE's TittyBangBang, BBC ONE's Armstrong and Miller and BBC TWO's - Bellamy's People.

Starring; Lucy Montgomery, Philip Pope, Sally Grace, Natalie Walter and Waen Shepherd.

Written by Lucy Montgomery with additional material by Steve Burge, Jon Hunter, Fay Rusling, Abigail Burdess, Suk Pannu, Andy Wolton and Joseph Morpurgo.

Script Editor; Dan Tetsell

Producer: Katie Tyrrell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.


TUE 19:00 The Archers (b0137yqh)
At their meeting with Environmental Health, Pat and Tony are questioned over their hygiene regulations and training. Pat admits that the staff have had no refresher on food hygiene training for quite a while.

Tom informs Pat and Tony that there have been more order cancellations, and that the girl in hospital has now developed kidney problems. Tom tells them about his and Helen's idea on marketing their products further afield. Tony and Pat agree it's worth a try.

Brian can't go with Jennifer and Ruairi to buy Ruairi's sports kit because Cliff Alladay has summoned him to the market site. Cliff informs Brian that bones have been dug up on the site. The police have shut down work on the whole site until they are properly identified. Concerned about the cost implications, Brian reminds Annabelle that he warned about the dangers of unpredictable delays.

To make things worse, Jennifer tells Brian that a reporter from the Borchester Echo has rung up enquiring about 'human remains' on the site. Jennifer is excited about the prospect of a possible important historical find. Brian just doesn't need the delay to the project and hopes it's nothing of the sort.


TUE 19:15 Front Row (b0137yqk)
Inbetweeners cast interviewed; Seven Dwarves reviewed

Kirsty Lang talks to the cast of the hit series The Inbetweeners, which focuses on the exploits and embarrassments of four teenage boys, as they move from TV to film.

Seven Dwarves is a new seven-part documentary series, which follows seven panto performers and observes their lives together in the same house, whilst they're all appearing in a production of Snow White. Rachel Cooke reviews.

The Danish film In A Better World won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film this year. It uses the travails of two families to explore the limitations we encounter in trying to control society and our own lives. Film critic Mark Eccleston gives his verdict.

Kirsty talks to author Glen Duncan and musician Stephen Coates who has created a novel soundtrack to Glen's new book The Last Werewolf.

Producer Stephen Hughes.


TUE 19:45 15 Minute Drama (b0137z00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


TUE 20:00 Slums 101 (b0137z02)
Across the world, rural poverty is causing an unstoppable tide of migration to the cities. By 2050, it's predicted that around 2 billion will live in slums. Paul Mason, Newsnight's economics editor, visits Manila to ask a question the city fathers of the 19th century would have shuddered at: do we have to learn to live with slums? Are these vast shanty towns here for the foreseeable future? And can we, in the rich world, learn from how people in these places live?
Producer: Jo Mathys.


TUE 20:40 In Touch (b0137z04)
Future for Rehabilitation Services / Icelandic Diary. 16/08/2011

The dilemma of deciding whose needs are greatest when it comes to providing social care! Local authorities have been saying for some time that they are being expected to help increasing numbers of people with their daily living needs, with decreasing amounts of money. One way of coping has been to raise the bar when it comes to deciding who is eligible for help, with the effect, it's being argued, that some groups of disabled people are missing out on vital services because their needs aren't regarded as critical.

And Julia Hawkins turns the pages of her audio diary following her trek across Iceland, to spread the word about her own eye condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa.


TUE 21:00 The First 1000 Days: A Legacy for Life (b0137z06)
In the Womb

The First 1000 Days: A Legacy for Life

Part 1: In the Womb
Part 2: Infancy
Part 3: Future Generations

Imagine if your health as an adult is partly determined by the nutrition and environment you were exposed to in the first 1000days of life. Or even further back; that the lifestyle of your grandparents during their children's first 1000 days, has programmed your adult health. A strong body of scientific evidence supports this explosive idea, and is gradually turning medical thinking on its head. To understand the cause of chronic adult disease, including ageing, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity and lung problems we need to look much further back than adult lifestyle - but to the first 1000 days.

In this groundbreaking three part series Dr Mark Porter talks to the scientists who now believe that this 'lifecourse' approach, will find the cause of many adult diseases. "Chronic disease is going up in leaps and bounds, this is not a genetic change" says Kent Thornburg, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Oregon, America "it's because the environment in the womb is getting worse. We know now that the first 1000 days of life is the most sensitive period for determining lifelong health'.

But it's not just down to mothers or grandmothers, there is growing evidence that diet and lifestyle along the paternal line matters too. 'You are what your dad ate,' argues Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith of Cambridge University.

"Growth has a pattern," continues Alan Jackson, Professor of Nutrition at Southampton University "everything has a time and a place and if that gets interrupted then you can catch up, but there are consequences".

So where does that leave us as adults? Good diet and lifestyle is very important, but scientists know that some individuals are more vulnerable to disease than others, and that's not just down to genetics. "All diseases may be expressions of key developments in the womb" explains Professor David Barker, "That does not mean you are doomed, it means you are vulnerable. Understanding that challenges the way medicine is structured".

Mark Porter sets out to investigate his own birth history and meets families to debate these overwhelming ideas. He talks to world leading scientists about how this approach to adult disease can help make us healthier and learns top tips for the first 1000 days.


TUE 21:30 Secret Britain (b0135z1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 21:58 Weather (b0133r9j)
The latest weather forecast.


TUE 22:00 The World Tonight (b0137z1h)
MPs have released a letter from a journalist jailed for phone hacking, alleging senior News of the World figures knew what was going on. We talk to an MP from the Culture, Media and Sport committee.

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy meet in Paris to discuss the eurozone crisis. Can they reassure the markets?

And we hear about climate change protests in Australia.

All that and more on The World Tonight with Ritula Shah.


TUE 22:45 Book at Bedtime (b0137z1k)
The Shielding of Mrs Forbes

Episode 2

2/5 Alan Bennett's delightful "unseemly" story The Shielding of Mrs. Forbes send-ups up the vanities and hypocrisies of Middle England by taking the Mrs. Bucket motto of 'Keeping Up Appearances' to its extreme conclusion. Bennett writes about unconventional sexual arrangements among the apparently conventional. The snobbish and priggish Mrs. Forbes is appalled that her son Graham is "chucking himself away" by marrying the unprepossessing Betty. What she (apparently) doesn't know is that her son is gay, and by marrying Betty he is not only ensuring his financial future, but also - he thinks - helping himself and his mother keep up appearances. In this episode he spends the night before his marriage in circumstances that would certainly raise some eyebrows amongst his mother's guests at the wedding.

Producer Gordon House
Executive Producer: Sara Davies.


TUE 23:00 Harry Worth: The Man in the Window (b00p8c17)
Glenn Mitchell pays tribute to the master of comic confusion, Harry Worth, one of the most popular - and subsequently most neglected - comedians of the 1960s. Mitchell interviewed Worth in 1987 and his recording forms the backbone of this tribute, in the 20th anniversary year of the comedian's death.

Harry Worth's television and radio shows drew comparisons with Tony Hancock, and the famous opening gag of his TV series, that of Harry posing beside a shop window so that his reflection suggests a man spreadeagled in mid-air, is still fondly remembered - and imitated - by public and professionals alike.

The programme tells his story through interviews with Harry and his friends and colleagues and, perhaps for the first time, explains why his career lost direction for over a decade before getting back on track shortly before his death. Including contributions from producers John Ammonds and William G Stewart and actor Jonathan Cecil.


TUE 23:30 Agatha Christie (b00q3kvy)
Towards Zero

Episode 3

Adaptation by Joy Wilkinson of Agatha Christie's detective novel.

Lady Tresselian is discovered murdered in her bed, leaving everyone in the house party very distressed. Inspector Leach leads the investigation.

Nevile ...... Hugh Bonneville
MacWhirter ...... Tom Mannion
Audrey ...... Claire Rushbrook
Kay ...... Lizzy Watts
Royde ...... Stephen Hogan
Inspector Leach ...... Philip Fox
Latimer ...... Joseph Kloska
Sergeant ...... Matt Addis
Doctor Lazenby ...... Benjamin Askew
Constable ...... David Hargreaves

Directed by Mary Peate.