Susan jeffreys’ Radio Week

DERMOT O’LEARY

SATURDAY, 8AM, RADIO 2 HHHH Anne-marie – singer, actor and black belt karate champion – joins Dermot in the studio to share her music news, and gives a live studio session.

DON’T PANIC! IT’S THE DOUGLAS ADAMS PAPERS

SATURDAY, 8PM, RADIO 4 HHHH John Lloyd celebrates the inspired genius of his friend Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, and plays highlights from the hit radio series.

FILE ON 4

SUNDAY, 5PM, RADIO 4 HHHH

More than 500 decent, hard-working people had their lives destroyed by a computer system’s mistake. Hayley Hassall tells the story of the sub-postmasters and mistresses wrongfully accused of fraud.

THE ESSAY: TOP OF THE BILL

TUESDAY, 10.45PM, RADIO 3 HHHHH Susan Calman recalls the night that Victoria Wood gave ‘the greatest standup routine of all time’, in this week-long series that has comedians paying tribute to their comedy heroes and heroines.

HERE’S THE THING

THURSDAY,

11AM, 9PM, RADIO 4 EXTRA HHHH The comedian David Letterman and the film star Michael Douglas talk to

Alec Baldwin about comedy, careers and their close brushes with the Grim Reaper.

THE COUNTRY SHOW WITH BOB HARRIS

THURSDAY, 9PM, RADIO 2 HHHH Jaren, Kelby and Neil of The Cadillac

Three join Bob Harris to play country music that sounds whiskey-fuelled and has a low-down sound. What’s not to like?

TEATIME

FRIDAY, 11.30AM, RADIO 4 HHHH

This new sitcom starts with the old cliche of newlyweds trying to be alone, while family members keep barging in. Fret not. Katherine Jakeways is the writer, and this is marvellously offbeat and slyly funny. Aimee-ffion Edwards and Prasanna Puwanarajah play young lovers Vicky and Rav, with Philip Glenister and Samantha Spiro as Vicky’s parents.

archers update

Lynda and Lilian are now openly at war about renaming The Bull, and the village quails at the sound of two alpha females on the rampage. This will be a week of many rows. Freddy confronts Johnny,

Ben has a go at Josh, and Kate – despite all her camomile tea and chanting – returns from her course, finds what’s been going on, and releases her inner she-dragon. As these storms rage, Ed mopes around, trying to cope with the Emma/gavin situation and, in an attempt to solve Philip’s labour problems, Kirsty makes matters worse. Meanwhile, little Xander, at his naming ceremony, must wonder how soon he can master the art of walking – and make a break for it.