Rufus Hound and guest Richard Herring preview and review what's happening in comedy this week. Features include kids doing stand up and comedians who dress as women.

Will Thomas lose the biggest cash prize on Indian TV? The inspiration for hit film Slumdog Millionaire. Stars Anand Tiwari.

Honeymooners Brian and Susan Ferguson are in for a shock. The first instalment of an amazing story written by our listeners.

Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain. A spinster's life resumes in peacetime. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.

Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "It's me or the dog!" and "My phobias are out of control". From May 2011. Show more

Neddie tracks young Fred Nurke, who's vanished from his banana-growing family's home. Stars Spike Milligan. From October 1954. Show more

The platoon is challenged to capture the Highland Unit's headquarters. Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe. From March 1974. Show more

In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change. Stars Jessica Marshall-Gardiner. Show more

Will orphaned Mary ever find her way into the locked garden? Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale, with Harriet Walter.

Kirsty Young presents gems from the Desert Island Discs archive. In the fourth of our series featuring the castaway choices of actors, we hear from Miriam Margolyes.

The funny man talks about his comedy career, getting older and theology - in conversation with John Wilson.

An archaeologist is amazed by her nurse's likeness to an Egyptian painting discovered in a tomb. Read by Janet Maw.

Jamie's got money troubles, while Fallon is all ears.

A showcase of the author's wit and irony - two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.

Will Thomas lose the biggest cash prize on Indian TV? The inspiration for hit film Slumdog Millionaire. Stars Anand Tiwari.

Honeymooners Brian and Susan Ferguson are in for a shock. The first instalment of an amazing story written by our listeners.

Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain. A spinster's life resumes in peacetime. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.

Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "It's me or the dog!" and "My phobias are out of control". From May 2011. Show more

The Lad, Sid and Bill get stranded, so face a long walk home in the rain. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From October 1959. Show more

The frustrations of a backbench MP. Topical sitcom from Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Starring James Fleet. From May 2005.

An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis, but is he a true blue-blood? From May 2002. Show more

Humph's last show features Sound Charades and the Swanee Kazoo. With Andy Hamilton and Jack Dee. From Peterborough.

In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change. Stars Jessica Marshall-Gardiner. Show more

Will orphaned Mary ever find her way into the locked garden? Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale, with Harriet Walter.

From the Tanglewood Music Festival in Massachusetts, the American funny man is joined by The Wailin' Jennys and Andra Suchy. From 2010.

What is space object Rama's secret? And why, years on, has the Commander never spoken of what he found? Stars Richard Dillane.

An archaeologist is amazed by her nurse's likeness to an Egyptian painting discovered in a tomb. Read by Janet Maw.

Jamie's got money troubles, while Fallon is all ears.

A showcase of the author's wit and irony - two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.

Neddie tracks young Fred Nurke, who's vanished from his banana-growing family's home. Stars Spike Milligan. From October 1954. Show more

The platoon is challenged to capture the Highland Unit's headquarters. Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe. From March 1974. Show more

Kirsty Young presents gems from the Desert Island Discs archive. In the fourth of our series featuring the castaway choices of actors, we hear from Miriam Margolyes.

The funny man talks about his comedy career, getting older and theology - in conversation with John Wilson.

Agony aunt Sarah and her group tackle more problems: "It's me or the dog!" and "My phobias are out of control". From May 2011. Show more

Decadent Auderon's unsavoury habits threaten family ruin. Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From May 1993. Show more

The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind. With Geoffrey McGivern. From April 2006. Show more

Friendless, jobless Angus breaks free from his sheltered-life shackles to go on a date. Starring Nick Ball. From May 1995. Show more

What is space object Rama's secret? And why, years on, has the Commander never spoken of what he found? Stars Richard Dillane.

Kirsty Young presents gems from the Desert Island Discs archive. In the fourth of our series featuring the castaway choices of actors, we hear from Miriam Margolyes.

The funny man talks about his comedy career, getting older and theology - in conversation with John Wilson.

An archaeologist is amazed by her nurse's likeness to an Egyptian painting discovered in a tomb. Read by Janet Maw.

Jamie's got money troubles, while Fallon is all ears.

A showcase of the author's wit and irony - two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.

The Lad, Sid and Bill get stranded, so face a long walk home in the rain. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From October 1959. Show more

The frustrations of a backbench MP. Topical sitcom from Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Starring James Fleet. From May 2005.

An Englishman visits and Ludovico hopes he might help him out of his cash crisis, but is he a true blue-blood? From May 2002. Show more

Humph's last show features Sound Charades and the Swanee Kazoo. With Andy Hamilton and Jack Dee. From Peterborough.