SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2014

SAT 00:00 The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley (b007jw60)
A young man works for a powerful alchemist. Feeling jilted in love and consumed with jealousy towards a rival, he secretly drinks one of his Master's potions hoping to cure himself of these emotions.
Instead, he’s soon facing a living hell…
Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley's fantastical tale explores man's fascination with eternal life and elixirs.
Read by Shaun Dooley.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2005.
SAT 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmsm)
Operation Luna
4. Is There Anybody Out There?
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew face catastrophe when their rocket loses power.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts played by David Jacobs
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.
SAT 01:00 Agatha Raisin (b011j50h)
Series 1
A Marriage of Convenience
Investigating the murder of a militant rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple. Stars Penelope Keith.
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Deborah Camden …. Rachel Atkins
Mr Boggle …. David Holt
Sir Charles Whitaker …. Philip Fox
Kelvin …. Bertie Carvell
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
SAT 01:30 Wimsey (b007jwdr)
Murder Must Advertise
6. Appropriate Exit of an Unskilled Murderer
Lord Peter Wimsey is determined to finally crack the mysterious murder of a copywriter at an advertising agency.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Lord Peter Wimsey ...... Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker ...... Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Tallboy ...... Edward de Souza
Miss Meteyard ...... Frances Jeater
Miss Rossiter ...... Joanna Wake
Mr Brotherhood ...... Norman Shelley
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.
SAT 02:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
Series 1
Quick Draw McGraw
To help out the community, Terry uses his conman skills to tackle the local crime baron. Stars Karl Howman. From February 1999.
SAT 02:30 The Change (b0076d2r)
Series 2
Episode 5
Carol and George are set to go away for the weekend together. But who's going to wear the dress?
Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison star as troubled hormonal wife Carol who kicked out her mechanic husband George when he revealed he's a transvestite.
Sitcom by Gavin Petrie and Jan Etherington.
Carol …. Lynda Bellingham
George …. Chris Ellison
Violet …. Sylvia Syms
Maureen …. Maureen Beattie
Ken …. James Vaugnan
Sonia …. Emma Kennedy
Jerry …. Barnaby Kay
Dave …. Mark Powley
Linda …. Andrew Westfield
Cassandra …. Paul Chadhidi
Di …. Di Aitcheson
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 03:00 JB Priestley - The Good Companions (b007jlnk)
Episode 1
When a concert party is marooned in the Midlands, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined. Stars Philip Jackson.
SAT 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
Pretending
Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham.
SAT 04:15 David Constantine - The Listening Heart (b00769sq)
Summer 1802: Traumatised Ludwig van Beethoven’s life is at crisis point – will he be able to live with his impending deafness?
David Constantine's drama recreates this critical of the German composer and pianist’s life, set against a background of the music he was composing at the time.
Beethoven ...... Robert Glenister
Casimir ...... Jamie Glover
Juliet ...... Anastasia Hille
Violinist: Sue Lynn
Pianist: David Owen Norris
Director: Elizabeth Burke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008p7w7)
Series 3
Episode 2
Wartime escapades of the Belle of the Southern Command – and a reporter meets the oldest living old person...
Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1kz)
Series 2
The Comeback Kid
Rosie and her team are asked to relaunch the career of an ageing children's TV presenter.
Can they prove that old fashioned entertainment can win out over computer games?
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, David Wood as Tommy Tummy, James Vaughan as Julian, Jim North as Bernard and Stefan Abingdon and Alice Connor as the Children,
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
SAT 06:00 Andrew Rissik - Troy (b007jv52)
King Priam and His Sons
The gods foretell disaster if a Trojan sovereign's second son is allowed to live. City downfall trilogy with Paul Scofield.
SAT 07:30 John Arlott - My Kind of Country (b03vztj9)
Legendary cricket commentator John Arlott waxes lyrical about the rural splendour of Hampshire.
John Arlott (1914-1991) is regarded as one of cricket's greatest commentators and was one of the longest serving on the BBC's Test Match Special.
Producer: David Allan.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1968.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01fhjyr)
Series 7
Episode 25
From St Louis, Missouri, the American funny man welcomes the Erin Bode Trio, Tony DeSare and Bucky Pizzarelli. From 2011.
SAT 09:00 Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy (b03vztjc)
Absurdist comedian, Tony Law, takes us on a journey through the twists and turns of Surrealism in comedy, with rare interviews from Gerard Hoffnung, Monty Python sketches, plus Peter Cook and Chris Morris's "Why Bother".
Helping Tony make sense of it all; Historian, Mary Beard talks about the oldest surviving joke book; Comedian, Sean Hughes remembers Elvis the talking spider; Comedy Writer Robert Popper confesses to a prank call about Gordon Brown that got slightly out of hand; and Writer, Will Self renders the entire exercise practically pointless by asking us to be clearer about what the word Surrealism actually means.
Is the world becoming more surreal? Have the targets of Surrealism changed?
ToneZone, as he insists the Producer calls him, investigates...
SAT 12:00 Ed Harris - The Interplanetary Notes of Ambassador B (b03vztp4)
The new ambassador has work to do, but why is everyone being very quiet about her predecessor? Stars Fenella Woolgar.
SAT 13:15 Petrella (b007yp3x)
Series 2
Death Watch
All set to protect a Nuremburg Trials judge from an avenging killer - what about the inspector's insomnia? Stars Philip Jackson.
SAT 14:00 Round the Horne (b00td9bn)
Series 4
Episode 13
Five Go Mad In Ancient Rome, shock news from 'Woman of the Year' - and Kenneth Horne discovers Julian and Sandy are multilingual.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
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. Marty departed after series 3.
Scripted by Barry Took, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
SAT 14:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008s999)
5. Evelyn Laye
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is legendary British musical theatre star, Evelyn Laye.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01fhjyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Andrew Rissik - Troy (b007jv52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Kerry's List (b01s7yvx)
Series 1
Episode 2
The second in a four-part sketch show co-written by and starring comedian and actress Kerry Godliman.
Kerry is a married mother of two, a stand up comedian and has two children. Her life can only properly function with her daily list - if she didn't compile this vital list, her life would simply fall apart.
Each week, this series looks at a different list and delves into Kerry's madcap world by looking at various elements of that week's list in sketches, narrative and stand up.
In this second episode, Kerry's List includes cancelling the organic food box, adopting a panda, searching through the baby's poo, being grateful, changing the water in the fish tank, learning the oboe and selling the Cath Kidston Potting Shed.
Joining Kerry is her husband Ben (played by her real husband Ben Abell) and her five year old daughter Elsie (played by Melissa Bury) together with a range of bizarre characters - including an enthusiastic council environment worker, some disgruntled satsumas, a bored therapist, a Fairy Jeanmother and a very keen gym instructor.
Any busy parent who's ever compiled a list of their own will relate to Kerry Godliman's incident filled world.
The cast includes David Pusey (who co-wrote the series), Bridget Christie, Lucy Briers, Rosie Cavaliero and Nicholas Le Prevost.
Kerry Godliman is fast establishing herself as a highly skilful stand up comic and actress, from her recent appearances on Live at The Apollo (BBC 1), Derek (C4) and Our Girl (BBC 1).
Producer: Paul Russell
An Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 18:00 Weird Tales (b01nrd24)
Series 3
Original Features by Christopher William Hill
When Carl and Rob buy a flat in a 19th century house, it seems they've found their perfect home.
With Carl away on business, Rob throws himself into restoring the flat, but he ends up with more of the original features than he'd anticipated...
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Carl ..... Martin Hutson
Rob ..... Carl Prekopp
Jess ..... Adjoa Andoh
Girl ..... Francine Chamberlain
Answerphone ..... Tracy Wiles
Woman ..... Alex Rivers
Man ..... Christopher Webster
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
SAT 18:30 The Man in Black (b00z2yvr)
Series 3
Uncle William's House by Alison Falconer
When a young mum inherits a tumble-down cottage, her chance for a fresh start in life seems too good to be true...
Mark Gatiss stars as the sinister raconteur, The Man in Black, to introduce Alison Falconer's sinister tale.
Chrissie …. Anne-Marie Piazza
Andrew …. Henry Devas
Uncle William …. Sean Baker
Ivy …. Sally Orrock
Adrian …. Tony Bell
The Nurse …. Deeivya Meir
Horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Director: Fiona Kelcher
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2011.
SAT 19:00 Tony Law's Surreal Guide to Surreal Comedy (b03vztjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Night Fry (b00kvq7w)
1. Pilot Show
Stephen Fry's surreal, erudite sketch show with humorous banter and sketches.
With Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson.
Special guest: Barry Cryer.
The pilot programme that spawned Stephen Fry's cult series. A show identical in spirit to the great Mary Queen of Scots tapestry that hangs in Osterley House.
Written by Stephen Fry with additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.
SAT 22:30 The Lee Mack Show (b00c4cd2)
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox joins the sharp comedian for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From April 2005.
SAT 23:00 Dave Podmore (b00nct5b)
Strictly Dave Podmore
This is the hitherto untold story of Strictly series Seven, when England's least co-ordinated cricketer Dave Podmore spun his way onto the dancefloor of Strictly Come Dancing, stumbling in the twinkle-toed footsteps of Messrs Ramprakash, Gough and Tuffnell.
Can England's legendary journeyman, never known for his timing and footwork on the field, pull it off on the night? Will he manage the Rhumba without spilling his Red Bull?
Its Saturday Night Fever meets Test Match Special. Not exactly Dirty Dancing, but certainly a disappointing standard of hygiene. Dave Podmore is written and performed by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds with Nick Newman.
Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick Production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 23:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
Episode 1
A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show hosted by Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
With his guests: novelist Lawrence Camley, feminist Ally Tennant and Carnaby Street's Mr Boutique, Adam Wells.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.