SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2015

SAT 00:00 HH Munro - Five Tales By Saki (b0076rpr)
The Open Window
Packed off around Britain in a search for a cure for his nerves, Framton Nuttel arrives at the Sappleton's house with a letter of introduction from his sister.
It little prepares him for the tale of terror he's about to hear...
Stars Paul Brooke as Framton Nuttel, Emily Chenery as Vera, Joanna McCallum as Mrs Sappleton, Susan Jameson as Caroline Nuttel and Michael Kilgarriff as Mr Sappleton/ Trap Driver.
Five Tales by Saki (HH Munro), dramatised by Roger Davenport.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
SAT 00:15 A Night with a Vampire (b017mws7)
Series 2
A Lot of Mince Pies
Written by Robert Swindells.
Swindells is a British author known mainly for his children's books and indeed, this tale first appeared in a collection of haunted tales for the young adult. But it has a macabre and chilling undertone - set at Xmas and focussing on a group of carollers who visit the same cottage every year - and receive a special treat in return.....
David Tennant returns with another selection of chilling Vampire stories.
Last year in the first series we concentrated on Victorian Vampire output but in these five tales we enter the 20th Century and introduce stories with a little twist from the UK and the USA.
Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 00:30 Soul Music (b0076bhq)
Series 3
Moon River
Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer's film theme for Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn.
The song was originally going to be called 'Red River' 'June River' or 'Blue River'.
Taking part:
Chay Blyth
Barry Parris
Phil Furia
Gerald Clarke
Richard Hughes
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.
SAT 01:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jtbm)
Bad Apples
Episode 5
While Colvil and Soames are searching the flat of murder victim Norman Tate, who should walk through the door but ... Norman Tate.
Christopher Lee's murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman as intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames.
Henry Colvil …. Christopher Benjamin
Alex Soames …. Amanda Redman
DCI Guscott …. Dudley Sutton
Miranda Peel …. Sheila Reid
Tom Margeson …. Tom Cotcher
Charlie Lofthouse …. Alistair McGowan
Maggie Lindley …. Alphonsia Emmanuel
Norman Tate …. Brian Bowles
DS Gwen Jenkins …. Sue Jones Davies
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
SAT 01:30 The Alchemist Himself (b00txj8g)
The Alchemist is a worldwide bestseller. From San Francisco to Mumbai, huge stacks of the book can be found in any store, along with the author's many other inspirational works. The man behind The Alchemist is Paulo Coelho, and around the world many claim that his books have changed their lives.
Despite his global success, few know the true story of Paulo Coelho's steep rise to fame. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he spent a childhood struggling to find an outlet for his creative energies. His behaviour seemed so disturbed to his parents that they decided that the only option was to have him locked up in a mental institution, an episode which left an indelible mark on the young writer.
Later he began to experiment with drugs and developed his interest in black magic, activities which brought him to the notice of the Brazilian Military Police. At a dark time in Brazilian history, he found himself in the dungeons of the country's military dictatorship facing torture.
Mark Rickards goes in search of the man behind The Alchemist to find the inspiration for a book which has in turn inspired its readers. Meeting Paulo Coelho, he talks to the author about both the good and the bad times in a remarkable life.
SAT 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b018h2hv)
Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love
Episode 10
by Nancy Mitford. Now certain of Fabrice's feelings, Linda returns to the family home to await the end of the war. Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths and read by Diana Quick.
Fanny Logan tells the story of her beautiful, beloved and aristocratic cousin Linda Radlett. Linda's marriages have failed and she is separated by war from the true love of her life, Fabrice, Duc de Sauveterre. She is also expecting his baby.
Beautifully observed and hilariously funny, the novel is also a fascinating hinterland account of the period leading to the Second World War and never pulls its punches in evoking the painful reality of the times.
Reader...Diana Quick
Abridger...Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery.
SAT 02:15 Disability: A New History (b02140ny)
A Disabled Identity
In the final part of his series, Peter White reveals the birth of a modern disabled identity in the 19th century - through the lives of some extraordinary independent blind women.
Peter says, 'I'm used to people describing me as disabled. Fair enough, I can't see. But I do wonder sometimes whether putting me into a disabled category really makes much sense. Some of my best friends use wheelchairs, but the truth is our needs could hardly be more different. I fall over them, they run over me! But over the last 40 years, disabled people have needed a collective identity to make change possible, to break down discrimination in jobs, transport, in people's attitudes generally.
People have tended to think that this sense of collective identity in Britain began after the First World War, when so many men returned with very visible injuries. But the evidence I've uncovered making this series reveals it to have begun much earlier.
This evidence comes from new research into the lives of blind women in the 19th century. We hear the stories of two extraordinary women who fought the conventions of their time, Adele Husson and Hippolyte van Lendegem. Independent, critical, angry - their voices are very modern, and research into their lives challenges accepted wisdom about the history of the disability movement.
With historians Selina Mills, David Turner and Julie Anderson, and readings by Emily Bevan and Madeleine Brolly.
Producer: Elizabeth Burke
Academic adviser: David Turner of Swansea University
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b00hb644)
Alexandre Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias
Episode 5
By Alexandre Dumas. The story of Marguerite Gauthier, a Parisian courtesan who goes on a journey through worldliness, love, renunciation and atonement, thanks to the love of young Armand Duval.
Armand finally reveals the hidden sacrifice that Marguerite made for him, and how nobly she acted for love.
Duval ...... Dan Stevens
Dumas ...... Joseph Kloska
Marguerite ...... Ruth Wilson
Porter ...... Keiron Self
Olympe ...... Lynne Seymour
Prudence/Maid ...... Manon Edwards
Duval Senior ...... Steffan Rhodri
Directed by Polly Thomas.
SAT 02:45 Book of the Week (b00vh958)
Stephen Fry - The Fry Chronicles
Episode 5
Today Stephen reveals the origins of his enduring love of technology and his great friendship with Douglas Adams.
The Fry Chronicles is a book that is not afraid to confront the aching chasm that separates public image from private feeling.
Producer: David Roper
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 03:00 Home Front - Omnibus (b06495lk)
21-25 September 1915
Omnibus edition of the epic drama series set in Great War Britain over a week when Folkestone seems to be poisoned by the war.

CAST
Esme ..... Katie Angelou
Boy ..... Alexander Aze
Edie Kathryn Beaumont
Stella Ava Bell
Ray Scarlett Bell
Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet ..... Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Grimes ..... Amelda Brown
Peggy ..... Victoria Brazier
Howard ..... Gunnar Cauthery
Dolly ..... Elaine Claxton
Sylvia Joanna David
Marion Laura Elphinstone
Adam ..... Billy Kennedy
Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
Clemmie ..... Joanna Monro
Ralph ..... Nicholas Murchie
Albert ..... Harry Myers
Johnnie ..... Paul Ready
Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook
Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea ..... Rachel Shelley
Woman ..... Jane Slavin
Alec ..... Tom Stuart
Lillian ..... Alex Tregear
Mayor ..... John Woodvine

Written by Katie Hims
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Consultant Historian: Professor Maggie Andrews
Music: Matthew Strachan
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
SAT 04:00 The 99p Challenge (b0075wj9)
Series 4
Episode 4
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Armando Iannucci, Marcus Brigstocke, Nick Frost and Peter Baynham.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
SAT 04:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009mbdc)
The Big Bang
Jimmy is suspicious when Farrow and Sue stay in their office till late every evening.
Is it devotion to duty? Or just a bit of overtime?
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
Bacon/Jacko ...... John Kane
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
SAT 05:00 Winston (b007s165)
Winston Comes to Town
Easy to Love
Old rogue Winston's new-found wealth goes to his head - but what's to be done about Father?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston ...... Bill Wallis
Father ...... Maurice Denham
Nancy ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosie ...... Liz Goulding
William ...... Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1990.
SAT 05:30 Trodd en Bratt Say 'Well Done You' (b06r1cvy)
Series 2
Episode 3
Spiritual advice with a strange twist - and a gaggle of Kens.
A fun packed second series from comedy duo Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt. Sketches and songs from a whole range of new characters, with the occasional appearance from some old favourites.
Performers:
Lucy Trodd
Ruth Bratt
Adam Meggido
Oliver Senton
Written by: Ruth Bratt and Lucy Trodd
Script Editor: Jon Hunter
Original music: Duncan Walsh Atkins
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Lucky Giant production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jvfn)
A Pocket Full of Rye
With only one bizarre clue to the agonizing death of a wealthy financier, Miss Marple must unravel a mystery hidden in a child's nursery rhyme that is to prove one of the strangest cases of her life.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. With Nicky Henson as Inspector Neele, Kristin Miward as Miss Dove, Claira Mackie as Gladys, Joshua Towb as Sergeant Hay, Derek Waring as Rex Fortescue, Peter Yapp as Percival Fortescue, Natasha Pyne as Jennifer Fortescue,
From the book first published in 1953 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SAT 07:30 Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking (b0075k4q)
Hard Times and Omelettes, 1930-1939
Perfect Roast Chicken, Cod's Roe and Bacon, Mock Fish Cakes, Poached Salmon, Coconut Pyramids and an Omelette en Surprise.
Marguerite Patten mingles recipes of the 1930s with memories of the abdication of Edward VIII, the Graf Zeppelin and the Depression - in her 10-part history of British cooking.
Marguerite told us how to make the most of our rations during the Second World War in 'Kitchen Front' on the BBC Home Service. She fronted her first BBC TV cookery show in 1947.
Born in Bath, the home economist was widely considered to be the first celebrity cook, and wrote more than 170 books with worldwide sales of 17 million.
A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946, Marguerite's final appearance was in 2011. She was awarded the OBE in 1991 and CBE in 2011.
Born November 4th 1915, Marguerite Patten died just a few months short of her 100th birthday in June 2015.
Producer: Ian Willox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SAT 08:00 Meeting Myself Coming Back (b012f77c)
Series 3
Michael Heseltine
From backbench novice MP to the challenger for the party leadership and the man credited with ousting Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine - now Lord Heseltine - has commanded more headlines than most.
In the 1970s he won a reputation as a maverick when he took up the mace in the House of Commons after being enraged at the Labour Party's voting tactics. He began the 1980s with a rousing speech to the Conservative Party Conference reminding members about the rights of ethnic minorities, but he ended the decade on the backbenches after walking out of a Cabinet meeting and resigning over the Westland Affair. In 1990 he challenged Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership. She eventually resigned, but Heseltine did not succeed her.
In the second programme of the series 'Meeting Myself Coming Back', Lord Heseltine listens back to his younger self in conversation with John Wilson. He talks frankly about the mace incident and relives the moment when he walked out of Cabinet. He discusses whether he could have been persuaded to return if his departure had not been witnessed by a cameraman outside Number 10. He also talks about the moment when Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister and he knew that his chances of becoming Conservative leader were at an end.
Producer: Emma Kingsley.
SAT 09:00 The BBC Tour (b04d0kl7)
Savoy Hill, Broadcasting House, Lime Grove, TV Centre, Maida Vale and Bush House are just some of the iconic BBC buildings brought alive by Nick Baker in this fascinating tour of the archives from 1922 to the present.
After the Queen opened the new extension to London Broadcasting House in 2013, regular guided public tours took place. Sculptor Eric Gill's statue of Prospero and Ariel over the 1932 art deco front entrance sparked controversy over part of the latter's anatomy. BBC buildings have made news ever since.
The BBC's first home in Savoy Hill was described by DG Lord Reith as a miserable sort of place, but for ten years it broadcast a variety of talks and even some agonisingly slow Wimbledon commentaries.
Lime Grove in Shepherd's Bush was bought by the BBC in 1949 to temporarily house its fledgling TV service, but it remained in use for 42 years. Ludovic Kennedy shares its history.
BBC TV Centre is recalled by perhaps the most celebrity vox pop ever assembled.
Cerys Matthews visits the BBC music studio in Maida Vale.
Terry Waite returns to Bush House, former home to BBC World Service which sustained him during his Lebanon captivity.
Members of the public experience the BBC Broadcasting House tour (discontinued in 2016) and BBC Head of History Robert Seatter shares all the facts.
Producer: Merilyn Harris
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Testbed and first broadcast in August 2014.
SAT 12:00 To the Manor Born (b007n1wj)
An Englishman's Home
When Devere installs new security cameras, Audrey declares war.
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
PC Dottle ...... Kevin Eldon
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 descendent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997. Written for radio by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
SAT 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jmhk)
Series 4
A Box in Town
Albert hinders son Harold's romantic endeavours.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
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 featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
With Yootha Joyce, Katherine Parr and Sheila Grant.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
SAT 13:00 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust (Omnibus) (b06rtzxx)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beguiling story of two English women living in India more than 50 years apart.
In 1923, Olivia is unhappily married to a civil servant. Her step-granddaughter travels to the subcontinent years later to investigate Olivia's life, which her family regarded as ‘something dark and terrible’.
The story centres on the experiences of two very different women in pre- and post- Independence India. One is circumscribed by English mores and the formal social structures of the Raj while the other is free to fall in love, live among Indian people, feel part of the culture. So, it's the story of social change as well as a potent love story.
Setting the scene, Olivia meets the Nawab while, 50 years later, her step-granddaughter settles into her new room...
Omnibus dramatised by Shelley Silas.
Olivia ..... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator ..... Abby Ford
Douglas ..... Simon Harrison
The Nawab ..... Ronny Jhutti
Harry ..... David Seddon
Inder Lal ..... Neet Mohan
Chid ..... Will Howard
Maji ..... Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford ..... Debra Baker
Dr Saunders ..... Sam Dale
Major Minnies ..... Chris Pavlo
Pianist ..... Laurie O'Brien
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.
SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06s1gbw)
Rory McGrath
Comedian Rory McGrath chooses Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake', and 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles.
SAT 14:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair (b0075pdh)
Robert Winston
Pioneering human fertility expert, Professor Robert Winston tells Professor Anthony Clare about his life and research career.
Forensic pathologist and crime writer Bernard Knight had to do thousands of autopsies in his career, often for grim reasons. He tells Professor Anthony Clare how he coped.
Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life.
Born in Dublin, author Anthony Clare held a doctorate in medicine, a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. Starting in 1982, this series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV. Series highlights include conversations with Bob Monkhouse, Cecil Parkinson and Gerry Adams.
Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994.
SAT 15:00 Meeting Myself Coming Back (b012f77c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Miss Marple (b007jvfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking (b0075k4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 HG Wells (b00761jh)
The Door in the Wall
A mountaineer gets lost in a strange valley in The Andes and finds himself surrounded by a race of sightless people, another is transported to Fairyland - and a third spends his life searching for a lost world behind a door in a white wall in London.
Three mysterious stories of different Utopias by the master of the genre, HG Wells brought together in a single play by Kelvin Segger. A mix of adventure, comedy and suspense.
Stars Paul Webster as Nunez, Christian Rodska as Redmond/Pedro, Gillian Goodman as Agnes Thackeray and Ben Crowe as the Mountaineer and Skelmersdale.
Directed in Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
SAT 18:45 Jane Gardam - Soul Mates (b06rv2kw)
A retired couple's trip to the Isles of Scilly proves to be unnerving.
Jane Gardam's short story was first read live at the London Book Fair by Jillie Meers.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
SAT 19:00 The BBC Tour (b04d0kl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Irish Micks and Legends (b01nl8gr)
Series 1
The Salmon of Knowledge
Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram become Ais and Yaz and are the very best pals. They take their role as Ireland's freshest story-tellers to the British nation very seriously indeed but haven't had the time to do much research, learn their lines or work out who is doing which parts.
The girls' unconventional way of telling stories involves a concoction of thoroughly inappropriate modern-day metaphors and references to many of the ancient Irish stories.
With a natural knack for both comedy and character voices Yasmine Akram and Aisling Bea will bring you warm, modern re-workings of popular ancient Irish stories.
Today it's the Salmon of Knowledge.
Written and performed by Aisling Bea and Yasmine Akram.
Producer: Raymond Lau.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
SAT 22:15 Mission Improbable (b01p0s15)
Series 1
Jungle!
A series of fast-paced mini-adventures written by and starring Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox, known collectively as The Boom Jennies.
Prompted by the pine-fresh fragrance of zoo keeper Amelia's new perfume, adventure journalist Jane is reminded of a story her uncle Norman once told her about a rare midnight orchid found only in the Guatemalan jungle. This is no ordinary flower, but one that gives off a scent with such aphrodisiac properties it makes the person wielding it utterly irresistible.
That's more than enough to convince perennial singleton Lucy that it is high time they all headed to South America. There follows a roller coaster ride of an adventure taking in waterfalls, crocodiles and a gang of ruthless drug smugglers. But our heroes remain unbowed.
Each and every challenge thrown at them is met head-on with courage, determination and deeply inappropriate footwear.
Jane.................Catriona Knox
Lucy.................Lizzie Bates
Amelia..............Anna Emerson
Norman.............Paul Ryan
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox
Audio production by Matt Katz
Produced by Dave Lamb and Richie Webb
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2012.
SAT 22:30 Strap In - It's Clever Peter (b01j5nxw)
Douglas
Strap in for fifteen minutes of rip-roaring comedy as Clever Peter bring you a swimming rat, a talking fly and a Mexican stand-off
Clever Peter - the wild and brilliantly funny award-winning sketch team get their own Radio 4 show.
From the team that brought you Cabin Pressure and Another Case Of Milton Jones comes the massively bonkers and funny Clever Peter, hot off the Edinburgh Fringe and wearers of tri-coloured jerseys.
"If they don't go very far very soon there is no such thing as British justice" - Daily Telegraph
"A masterclass in original sketch comedy" - Metro
"Pretty much top of the class"- The Scotsman
So -
Why "Clever"?
Dunno
Why "Peter"?
Not a clue mate
Should I listen to the show?
Yes, of course! Derrr.
Starring Richard Bond, Edward Eales-White, William Hartley
and special guest Catriona Knox
Written by Richard Bond, Edward Eales-White, William Hartley & Dominic Stone
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive Television Ltd Production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 22:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b007jmzw)
Series 1
Normal Death
Steven sells his soul to the Devil in the hope of securing eternal life.
The main side effect is that he becomes rather like a certain Hollywood icon
Starring Mark Perry as cartoonist Steven Appleby who takes an abnormal look at everyday life.
Featuring Rachel Atkins, Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts and Rosalind Paul.
Written by Steven Appleby
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001
SAT 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b018b6yb)
Series 5
Rocket Man
In this episode, Giles meets some leftover post-Soviet rocket fuel. What could possibly go wrong? And how will he react to the world's first weightless pasty?
Budleigh Salterton's most famous citizen is back! But this time, he's got a computer! Giles Wemmbley Hogg has been grounded by both the Home Office and his father, so he's set up GWH Travvel ("2m's 2g's 2v's, bit of a mix up at the printers").
Run from his bedroom in Budleigh Salterton, with the help of his long-suffering former Primary Schoolteacher Mr Timmis and the hindrance of his sister Charlotte, it's a one-stop Travel/Advice/Events Management/Website service, where each week, his schemes range far and wide - whether it's roaming the country lecturing would-be overlanders on how to pack a rucksack ("If in doubt, put it in. And double it"), or finding someone a zebra for a corporate promotion ("I'll look in the Phone Book - how hard can it be? Now, "A to D".....), GWH Travvel stays true to its motto - "We do it all, so you won't want to".
Cast
Giles ..... Marcus Brigstocke
Mr. Timmis ..... Vincent Franklin
Charlotte Wemmbley Hogg ..... Catherine Shepherd
Callum ..... David Fynn
Sergei ..... Jack Klaff
Russkov ..... Paul Shearer
Professor Komarov ..... Lorelei King
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby & Toby Davies
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b01bwbgs)
Series 3
Friendship and Stress
A double dose, as the funnyman ponders why we choose our pals and what causes pressure.
Adam interviews his closest friends to discover if honesty is always the best policy. Next, he deals with the stress of not finishing the script and how the wrong dinner companion can ruin a meal.
With Brendon Burns.
Producer Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.