SATURDAY 12 JUNE 2021

SAT 00:00 Haunted (b01qyntg)
Which One? by R Chetwynd-Hayes
1940: A fire warden team are put to the severest test during a bombing raid. Will they all survive?
R Chetwynd-Hayes's creepy tale dramatised by Patricia Mays.
Drayton ..... Reginald Marsh
Hughes ..... Garrard Green
Raymond ..... Robert Glenister
Smithers ..... Adrian Egan
Jackson ..... Nigel Graham
David ..... Graham Conway.
Director: Derek Hoddinott
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in July 1984.
SAT 00:30 Off the Page (b00sq1vx)
Poetry Schmoetry
'Poetry Schmoetry.' More provocative and thoughtful new writing and discussion with Dominic Arkwright
With ex-Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion, writer Guy Browning and performance poet, Rachel Pantechnicon.
Andrew talks about the elemental power of poetry; 'Poetry is for the most humane, as well as the most humanising aspect of the self.'
Guy describes poetry as a 'tattered umbrella between you and the sun', and Rachel tells of her doomed attempt to retrace the wanderings of the Ancient Mariner.
Andrew also indulges us with a reading from a contender for the 'worst poem ever written' award.
Producer: Sarah Langan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
SAT 01:00 Detective (b01s8pyv)
Series 3
8. Death at the Weekend
A trio of tragic deaths is overshadowed when an escaped prisoner strikes closer to home.
Starring Ray Brooks and Stephen Garlick.
Last in the series of tough stories of crime and detection in London by Robert Barr
DS Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Tully …. Stephen Garlick
DS Harrison …. Peter Cleall
Chief Inspector Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Kathy …. Lesley Manville
Alan Waters …. Clive Panto
John Sullivan …. Henry Stamper
Mr Percival …. John Hollis
Steve Gray/Doctor …. Peter Acre
Mrs Walters …. Stella Tanner
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
SAT 01:30 Falco (b008l1cb)
Shadows in Bronze
5. Surprise
Roman sleuth Falco closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for from Helena's old school friend...
Starring Anton Lesser.
Lindsey Davis's witty detective, Marcus Didius Falco patrols the streets of 1st-century Rome.
Falco ....... Anton Lesser
Helena Justina ....... Anna Madeley
Atius Pertinax ....... Sean Connolly
Larius ...... Christopher Kelham
Silvia ....... Sara Poyzer
Marcellus...... Paul Webster
Aufidius Crispus ....... Bertie Carvel
Aemilius Rufus ....... Timothy Watson
Gordianus ....... Christian Rodska
Aenelia ....... Jaimi Barbakoff
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
SAT 02:00 Crime Down Under: The Dry by Jane Harper (b092rckg)
Episode 5
Policeman Aaron Falk has become embroiled in the mysterious brutal deaths of the Hadler family.
But Falk is not the only one who’s kept a secret for 20 years...
Richard Goulding reads Jane Harper's Austrailan crime thriller.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.
SAT 02:15 Gudrun (m000t031)
Series 7
Episode 10
The final series in Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic of love, revenge and faith inspired by the Icelandic sagas.
Gudrun comes face to face with her destiny.
Stars Kate Phillips.
The conclusion of Lucy Catherine’s Viking epic of love, revenge and faith inspired by the Icelandic sagas.
Gudrun ….. Kate Phillips
Freija ….. Samantha Dakin
Truda ….. Charlotte East
Kjartan ….. Ian Dunnett Jnr
Pope ….. Roger Ringrose
Jesson at 7 ….. Harry Clarke
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2021.
SAT 02:30 The School on the Moor (b092k9jp)
Revealing 1948 portrait of Bolventor School in Cornwall.
Just 24 pupils aged five to 15, in two classrooms with two teachers, plus headmaster Reginald Bennetts and his wife.
In this experimental programme, BBC engineers had set-up microphones around this tiny remote village school in the middle of Bodmin Moor in the Autumn of 1947.
Microphones and cables were left to allow children to get used to them.
This programme was recorded over a week with the head as presenter, plus the stories of two former pupils, who attended the school when it opened in 1877.
(The school closed in 1994).
Producer: Brandon Acton-Bond
First broadcast on the BBC West of England Home Service.
It evoked so many vivid memories for listeners and sparked a wider broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1948 (except for Scotland and Wales).
SAT 03:00 Jeremy Front - The Long Weekend (b0076cwx)
Former school chums Sophie and Gemma re-unite after 20 years at Sophie's country estate.
But the idyllic sounding long weekend takes a turn for the unexpected.
Starring Emma Fielding and Jane Slavin.
Black comedy written by Jeremy Front.
Gemma ...... Emma Fielding
Sophie ...... Jane Slavin
Toby ...... Stephen Tompkinson
Inspector Fenton ...... Clive Merrison
Dodo ...... Clare Corbett
Freddie ...... Robert Portal
Ivor ...... Ben Crowe
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
SAT 04:00 Counterpoint (b00sfwmk)
Series 24
2010 Semi-final 1
Paul Gambaccini chairs the first semi-final of 2010’s search to find the nation's musical mastermind.
Paul has plenty of musical clues and anecdotes, and, as always, the competitors will have to choose from an eclectic selection of 'special subjects' on which to answer individual questions.
The three retuning contestants are from the south of England:
Martin Hoskins
Edward McDermott
Judy Woolf
Producer Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.
SAT 04:30 Bristow (b007w5jb)
Series 3
Repaying Mr Piper
Why is Bristow surrounded by incompetents? He has a theory - and determines to bumble toward the proof.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow.
Frank Dickens' sitcom is based on his famous long-running newspaper cartoon strip about the Chester-Perry buying clerk.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Perkins ...... Leslie Phillips
Gert ...... Liz Fraser
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Pleasant ...... Jackie Neglia
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
SAT 05:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bf64gh)
Series 8
A Song for Lenzie
The return of more shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
Set in a Scots-Asian corner shop, the award winning series returns with all the shop regular characters, and guest appearances along the way, from the likes of Sean Biggerstaff, Mina Anwar, Greg McHugh and Simon Greenall.
In this opening episode, Ramesh discovers to his horror than Sanjay hasn't been entirely truthful about his college education after The Bish spots him busking in East Kilbride.
Join the staff of Fags, Mags and Bags in their tireless quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built it up over the course of over 30 years and is a firmly entrenched, friendly presence in the local area. He is joined by his shop sidekick, Dave.
Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach to shop-keeping, but natural successors to the business. Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them - whether they like it or not!
Written by and starring Donald Mcleary and Sanjeev Kohli.
Ramesh ....... Sanjeev Kohli
Dave ....... Donald McLeary
Sanjay ....... Omar Raza
Alok ....... Susheel Kumar
Mrs Birkett ....... Stewart Cairns
Bishop Briggs ....... Michael Redmond
Songs of Praise Presenter ....... Effie Summers
Producer: Gus Beattie for Gusman Productions.
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.
SAT 05:30 The Confessional (m000wsjf)
Series 1
The Confession of Lucy Porter
Actor, comedian and broadcaster Stephen Mangan presents a comedy chat show about shame and guilt.
Each week Stephen invites a different eminent guest into his virtual confessional box to make three 'confessions'. This is a cue for some remarkable storytelling, and surprising insights.
We’re used to hearing celebrity interviews, where stars are persuaded to show off about their achievements and talk about their proudest moments. Stephen isn't interested in that. He doesn’t want to know what his guests are proud of, he wants to know what they’re ashamed of. That’s surely the way to find out what really makes a person tick. Stephen and his guest reflect with empathy and humour on why we get embarrassed, where our shame thresholds should be, and the value of guilt.
This week, comedian Lucy Porter apologises for a youthful indiscretion, discusses the disadvantages of PVC and reveals a secret as yet untold.
Other guests in this series include Cariad Lloyd, Dr Phil Hammond, Clarke Peters, Suzi Ruffell, Marian Keyes, Phil Wang, Joan Bakewell, Nigel Planer and Alastair Campbell.
Written and presented by Stephen Mangan
With extra material by Nick Doody.
Devised with Dave Anderson
Produced by Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4
SAT 06:00 Len Deighton - The Ipcress File (b01697h2)
An unnamed agent is ensnared in a sinister plot to brainwash scientists and trade them across the Iron Curtain.
Len Deighton's gripping Cold War thriller was first published in 1962.
Ian Hart stars in Mike Walker's taut dramatisation.
The Agent …. Ian Hart
Colonel Ross …. James Laurenson
Major Dalby …. Jonathan Coy
Chico …. Jamie Bamber
Jean …. Fenella Woolgar
Alice …. Rachel Atkins
Jay …. Peter Marinker
Skip …. Kerry Shale
Keightley …. Adam Tedder
Adem …. Raad Rawi
Battersby …. John Sharian
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (b08587nx)
Series 41
Orlando Murrin on Dinu Lipatti
For many piano music lovers, Dinu Lipatti [1917-1950], the Romanian concert pianist, stands head and shoulders above others.
Dinu lived during a time of great turbulence, leaving his native Romania for Switzerland at the outbreak of the Second World War. He left behind a wealthy family but they subsequently lost everything under communism.
Food writer and former chef, Orlando Murrin explains his love for Lipatti's music and his fascination with his life. It has led him to spending time trying to save Lipatti's family home from demolition in Bucharest.
He joins Matthew Parris and the London based Romanian concert pianist Alexandra Dariescu to champion the life and work of one of classical music's greatest 20th century talents.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
SAT 08:00 Whispers (b007k356)
Series 1
Episode 4
The great and the good are torn from their pedestals in glee in the panel show that proves there's no smoke without fire.
Gyles Brandreth is your host.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Writer Jenny Colgan and broadcaster Rosie Millard join them as they attempt to dish the dirt on the bad boys and girls in history.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
SAT 08:30 Snap (b00tqqjc)
Series 2
Episode 2
Kaz is having problems at school and wants her dad to have a firm talk with her PE teacher from hell.
Meanwhile, Molly’s concerned about Dawn who’s concerned about Raymond. Is he having an affair?
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Dawn …. Samantha Spiro
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
SAT 09:00 The Changing Sound of Radio (b0bn22mh)
Since he was first given a tape recorder in 1967, wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson has been fascinated by the possibilities of sound.
In this three-hour showcase, he revisits that first machine – and demonstrates cutting edge recording and editing equipment.
Chris tells the story of technological advances in radio from the first outside broadcast, through the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to the latest explosion in podcasting.
We hear from some of Chris's favourite broadcasters, dip into his collection of sound recordings, and hear programmes via podcasting and Sound Art Radio, as well as classics from the BBC Archive:
* Orchestra Under The Waves
A unique musical compilation made of sounds recorded under water. Evelyn Glennie presents.
* The Ditch
2010 BBC Radio 4 drama by Paul Evans about a wildlife sound recordist who goes missing, leaving some intriguing recordings behind... Stars Jimmy Yuill.
* Fifteen Inches Per Second
2004 documentary celebrating quarter-inch magnetic tape which revolutionised the recording of sound.
* Six House Parties
An episode of the podcast 'Imaginary Advice', created by poet and performer Ross Sutherland.
* The Iron Speaks - When The Far Becomes Near
Creative documentary about radio broadcasting in the United Arab Emirates. Contributors include Dr Zaki Nussaibeh, Salim Obaid Al Alelee, Dr Yousef Aydabi and Dr. Arif Al Sheikh. Voiceovers by Frank Key, William English and Bijan Daneshmand. Producers: Christopher John Weaver and Fari Bradley. ( Originally aired as part of Six Pillars, on Resonance FM https://www.resonancefm.com/ )
Producer: Jessica Treen
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
SAT 12:00 Quote... Unquote (b07vnglv)
Cressida Cowell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Helen Zaltzman & Michael Billington
Quote ... Unquote, the popular quotations quiz, returns with its 40th anniversary series.
Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on the origins of sayings and well-known quotes, and they share their favourite anecdotes.
* Children's author, Cressida Cowell
* Journalist, biographer and crime novelist, Ruth Dudley Edwards
* Podcaster, broadcaster and writer, Helen Zaltzman
* Author and arts critic, Michael Billington
Reader: Sally Grace
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.
SAT 12:30 The 27-Year Itch (b0b1txr3)
All Play and No Work Makes Jill an Unemployment Statistic
Dorothy and Edward Atkinson are Sidcup's premier warring couple with a marriage to challenge even the most determined of counsellors.
Dorothy is keen to land a job, but what about cooking Edward's dinner?
Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom.
Edward ...... Hugh Paddick
Dorothy ...... Betty Marsden
With Alison Steadman and Bill Wallis.
After notching up multiple BBC radio series together of 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round The Horne' - most memorably as ageing juvenile Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler - Hugh and Betty were reunited on-air, almost a decade later in 'The 27 Year Itch'.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (b09y6wg3)
The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey
Christopher Frayling explores the lasting influence of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece.
2001: A Space Odyssey was released into the world in April 1968. Puzzling, infuriating, inspiring and thrilling, it captivated audiences at the time and, 50 years on, continues to exert a powerful effect on our thinking about the present and the future.
This remarkable movie was the result of a synthesis of two very different visions.
Based on his own short story The Sentinel, it was written by British author Arthur C Clarke - a futurist of uncanny ability. The film director was Stanley Kubrick - an American working in the UK, whose previous works included gladiator epic, Spartacus and savage nuclear satire, Dr Strangelove.
Marketed as The Ultimate Trip, 2001 became an essential experience for younger audiences - many of whom saw it multiple times, and sometimes in an enhanced state of consciousness. But alongside its wildly psychedelic visions, 2001 also presented an extraordinarily convincing and intricate vision of future space travel.
Cultural historian and writer, Christopher Frayling travels back in time to the creation of 2001, hearing how organisations like NASA and IBM were enlisted to help Kubrick craft his vision.
And he speaks to scientists, critics and filmmakers to examine the film's enduring influence on science, design and popular culture.
Interviewees:
* Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist
* Piers Bizony, science journalist
* Victoria Broackes, Senior Curator, V&A Museum
* Catherine Constable, Professor of Film Studies, Warwick University
* John Landis, film director
* Christopher Nolan, film director
* Georgina Orgill, Stanley Kubrick Archivist, University of the Arts London.
Producer: Jane Long
A Hidden Flack production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.
SAT 14:00 Elvenquest (b01616lj)
Series 3
Episode 1
When Sam is left behind to "guard the stuff" whilst the others are off killing the Man-munching Giant of Rankor he is accosted by a beautiful maiden, Eirwen, who has been kept captive in the giant's castle and takes Sam to be her rescuer. She promptly proposes, throwing the future of the Questers' Fellowship into jeopardy.
Meanwhile, Lord Darkness' attempts to conquer Lower Earth take a new turn when Kreech discovers an ancient prophesy enabling Lord Darkness to create the "UnChosen One", an evil spirit that is the only being that can defeat the Chosen One.
Problem is, it means Lord Darkness has to impregnate a hideous, misshapen creature. If only there was one of those close to hand...
Fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
Sam …. Stephen Mangan
Lord Darkness …. Alistair McGowan
Dean/Kreech …. Kevin Eldon
Vidar …. Darren Boyd
EirwenMartha Howe-Douglas
Amis ‘The Chosen One’ …. Dave Lamb
Penthiselea …. Sophie Winkleman
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
SAT 14:30 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b00z5hrv)
Series 1
Episode 1
Funny, off-beat but factually accurate account of the science of rockets and the brilliant but occasionally warped brains behind it all.
Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane look at the three fathers of modern rocket science:
* 19th Century self-taught Russian visionary Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky and his dreams of orbiting space stations and Martian colonies;
* American Robert H Goddard, derided in The New York Times in the 1920s for his prediction of a lunar landing (A retraction was printed after the Apollo 11 launch);
* Transylvanian-German Hermann Oberth with his brilliant theories about space travel and his horrifying theories about racial supremacy.
Plus Helen reveals the surprising connection between space travel and a coach tour of the Jewels of the Rhineland.
Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SAT 14:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
1. Pubs
Is the concept of the pub is dead?
Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates Britain's public houses.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With:
Rachel Atkins
Christopher Douglas
Chris Pavlo
Renton Skinner
Dan Tetsall
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.
SAT 15:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b06pbwzh)
Series 3
Broadband on the Run
Tom and his Dad fret about some potentially uncomfortable brushes with the law while Mum prepares for the arrival of a new lodger.
Series 3 of the sitcom where Tom Wrigglesworth phones home for his weekly check-in with his Mum, Dad and Gran - giving us a glimpse into his background and influences shaping his temperament, opinions and hang-ups.
Tom ...... Tom Wrigglesworth
Granny ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Dad ...... Paul Copley
Mum ...... Kate Anthony
With Chris Pavlo.
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle. With Miles Jupp.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2015.
SAT 15:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b041y1n3)
Series 2
Eleanor and Mr Woodfield
Isy Suttie returns to her Derbyshire home town of Matlock and observes the unfolding romance between dinner lady, Eleanor, and teacher, Mr Woodfield.
Both are unhappily married, but find solace in their workplace friendship.
Isy's Sony Award winning show, recounts a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.
Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.
With her multi-character and vocal skills, and accompanied by her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love.
"A voice you want to swim in" The Independent
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
SAT 16:00 Len Deighton - The Ipcress File (b01697h2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (b08587nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Dan Dare (b0bj6qq8)
Series 1
6. Marooned on Mercury 2/2
Dan Dare and the Anastasia crew assist allies old and new to thwart the evil Mekon, who plots revenge on Venus.
Adventures based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Conclusion of a two-part adventure starring Ed Stoppard.
Dramatised by Marc Platt.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
The Mekon …. Raad Rawi
Sondar …. Bijan Daneshmand
Ergolux …. Kelly Burke
On-board Computer …. Dianne Weller
Garlock …. Nicholas Briggs
Crewman Galloway …. Alistair Lock
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media in 2016.
SAT 18:35 HG Wells (m000wy4p)
The Treasure in the Forest
Three men from different backgrounds come together for one purpose - gold.
Motivated by greed and a growing hatred of each other - the experience turns these desperate men into mad dogs.
And you know what happens to mad dogs?
Stars Joss Ackland, Michael Bryant and Christopher Cazenove.
HG Wells’s short story was first published in 1894.
Dramatised by Michael Robson.
De Witt …. Joss Ackland
Hooker …. Christopher Cazenove
Evans …. Michael Bryant
Director: Derek Hoddinott
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1976.
SAT 19:00 The Changing Sound of Radio (b0bn22mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Welcome to Wherever You Are (b09h6k1g)
Series 1
Episode 2
Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.
With:
Tats Nzonzo
Sharul Channa
Ari Eldjárn
Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing;
Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa;
And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjárn.
Photo credit: Matt Stronge
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2017.
SAT 22:30 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
Series 3
Episode 2
As they continue their search for the Sword of Asnagar, the noble Questers are lead to a quiet countryside town, which they’ve heard may hold their prize.
But it’s been razed to the ground by ruthless barbarians, lead by blood-thirsty Ragnar Half-tooth, who’s taken the Sword taken as booty. In order to get it back, the Questers decide to masquerade as barbarians and enter Ragnar's camp...
Meanwhile, Kreech tells Lord Darkness that his annual regeneration is coming up and that he needs to get some sleep in order to avoid meeting the new Dawn which will send his body crumbling into dust.
Problem is, getting to sleep when it really matters is easier said than done. And Lord Darkness is suddenly overcome by a nasty bout of insomnia...
Fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Dean/Kreech ...... Kevin Eldon
Amis aka The Chosen One ...... Dave Lamb
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Ragnar Half-tooth ...... Daniel Rigby
Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
SAT 23:00 Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks (b03yqjgv)
Pregnancy and In-Laws
Jason Cook guides you through more murky waters and unseen eddies that bedevil the waters of life.
This time, it’s the trials and tribulations of discovering your partner is pregnant, plus the perils and preoccupations of meeting your in-laws for the first time.
Jason draws on his own experiences to illustrate what, and what not, to do - so that your life can be happier and more successful. Well, possibly...
With Zoe Harrison and Neil Grainger.
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
SAT 23:30 Two Episodes of Mash (b01mqqht)
Series 2
Episode 3
Diane, Joe and David break loose from BBC Security and go on the run around Radio 4.
Hear them crash into programmes like Book At Bedtime and The Archers, before making their getaway with Aled Jones...
An animation of their Fishing Sketch by Tom Rourke can been seen on BBC Radio 4 Extra's website.
A mix of silly, surreal sketches and banter starring Diane Morgan, and Joe Wilkinson.
With:
David O'Doherty
Paul Harry Allen
Bobbie Pryor
Gary Newman
Aled Jones.
Producer: Clair Wordsworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.