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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

James Martin takes a look back at some his favourite recipes from the previous year on Saturday Kitchen. These include recipes by Mark Sargeant, Atul Kochhar and Michel Roux. Show more

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

Episode 1: A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Pip receives an intriguing invitation to a house party. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
General Kartoffel-Kopf:
Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent? Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
Viceroy Roy Weiss:
Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen to Bits

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Pip races across Antarctica to thwart his nemesis. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
Explorer:
Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

It’s a writing showdown between Pip and Charles Dickens. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
The Real Charles Dickens:
Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A new and terrible danger threatens Britain. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Servewell:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
Hector the Holy Horse:
Mark Evans

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an evil advent calendar. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Mark Evans
Sir Philip:
Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:
Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:
Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:
James Bachman
Servewell:
James Bachman
Clampvulture:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Pippa:
Susy Kane
The Ghost of Christmice:
Mark Evans

Cabin Pressure

Series 4

Episode 6: Yverdon-Les-Bains

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Love is in the air as Douglas and Herc fight it out over the fruit tray. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam. From February 2013. Show more

Contributors

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey:
Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson:
Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey:
John Finnemore
Captain Hercules 'Herc' Shipwright:
Anthony Head
Oskar Bider:
Nicholas Woodeson
Captain Deroche:
Kate Duchene
Director:
David Tyler
Producer:
David Tyler

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 1: Silence Equals Death

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the three contestants prepare for the run-up to the prize, one of them realises it will be his last chance for glory. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 2: There Won't Be Any More Prizes for Me

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Filippo Bologna's comedy about Italian book prizes in which three men fight - even to the death - for their country's greatest honour. Today: The Master makes a revelation. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 3: Tell Me What I Have to Do

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As rumours fly about which author is ahead in the votes, the Writer's dark secret takes on even greater significance. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 4: You Have to Become a Work of Art

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

While the Master is sensing his own mortality, and the Beginner looks back on an infidelity, the Writer enjoys some not very veiled threats from his publisher. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 5: The Road to Immortality

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the Beginner struggles with the fallout from his infidelity, the Writer still contemplates just how far he will go to win the prize. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 6: You wrote a book. It came out well. But that was a lucky chance.

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Filippo Bologna's biting satire on Italian book prizes. Three authors fight, almost to the death, for their country's greatest honour. Today: The Beginner has a lot to lose. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 7: They Forgive Poets Everything

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the Beginner struggles with the fallout from his infidelity, the Writer is still contemplating just how far he will go to win the prize. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 8: When Fate Shows Its Hand

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Filippo Bologna's biting satire of Italian literary life. Three men compete for a career-defining book prize. Today: The Beginner makes a plea. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 9: Into the Wolf's Lair

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Filippo Bologna's satire of Italy's literary prizes. Three men fight, perhaps to the death, for the greatest honour. Today: The Master's takes his last chance. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Reading Europe - Italy: The Parrots

Episode 10: A Victory Without Victors

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Filippo Bologna's searing satire on Italy's literary scene, in which three authors fight for their country's greatest honour. Today: the final reckoning. Show more

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