All of next week at 10.45 am (repeated at 7.45 pm)

Stephen Mangan plays the part of Charles.

1/5 Plate One - The Marriage Settlement. A marriage made in the Bank of England unites the aristocratic Squanders with the bourgeois Grubpumps, to the disgust of both bride and groom. Mr and Mrs William hogarth return with another romp through a series of Hogarth paintings, bringing to life the story in - and behind -each canvas. By Jonathan Myerson.

2/5 Plate Two - The Tete-a-Tete. The wealthy newlyweds indulge every desire. If only they desired each other.

3/5 Plate Three - The Inspection. The gentlemen seek a cure, and the ladies an explanation.

4/5 - Plates Four and Five - From the Toilette to the Bagnio. William follows his wife - and walks into his own story.

5/5 Plates Five and Six - From Bagnio the The Lady's Death. Three deaths, one birth and two endings.


It also says in the Radio Times that you can see the paintings at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womenshour

I listened to the first one today - it's very confusing :unsure: Stephen plays a sort of grown-up school boy :rolleyes:

Do you mean a grown-up actor playing a child? Or the character is like a big school boy?

The character comes across as being an over-grown school boy.

Anyway it's only 15 minutes long, go and have a listen ;)

'There, hold on to that Gargoyle!' :lol:

Very strange this, but quite amusing...

Very very strange, I can't work out when we're in the picture and when we not. I do like SM's Chinesee bit though.

agghh is there a "listen again" thing cause I really want to hear it :(