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As a part of 鈥檚 on Saturday March 29 we鈥檝e selected a cast of the most memorable characters that Radio 4 has created over the last twenty or so years for you to enjoy . Come to a Lights Down, Listen session at the 大象传媒 in , , , , , and or listen .

1. Lynda Snell (Carole Boyd), Eddie Grundy (Trevor Harrison) and Brian Aldridge (Charles Collingwood) from Radio 4's rural village soap opera, .

You can hear The Archers听Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

2. William Palmer (Paul Hilton) from Sebastian Baczkiewic's modern-day fantasy adventure series, .

You can hear Pilgrim Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

3. DI Stone (Hugo Speer) of , the detective series created by Danny Brocklehurst.

You can hear Stone Lights Down,Listen at听as part of Character Invasion.

4. Frank (David Schofield) from Manchester based drama . Written by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly.

You can hear Brief Lives Lights Down,Listen at听 as part of Character Invasion.

5. Darleen Fyles (Donna Lavin) of award winning . Drama series about a young woman with learning disabilities, created in part through improvisation.

You can hear The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles Lights Down,Listen atas part of Character Invasion.

6. Inspector James McLevy (Brian Cox) of longstanding Victorian detective series, .

You can hear McLevy Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

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7. Spoonface (Becky Simpson) is the seven year old, autistic and terminally ill protagonist of Lee Hall's award-winning monologue,.

You can hear Spoonface Steinberg Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

8. In 1982 Channel 4 launched with "Walter" starring Ian McKellen as a man with learning difficulties. Over 25 years later award-winning writer David Cook bought Walter (Ian McKellen) back to life for Radio 4 in .

You can hear Walter Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

9. Vera Small (Patricia Routledge) and Irene Spencer (Prunella Scales) are the corresponding friends of , a drama series based on the books by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield.

You can hear Ladies of Letters Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

10. Warwick Hedges (Trevor Peacock) of Nick Warbuton's series of plays, , set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Fens.

You can hear On Mardle Fen Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

11. Mr Khan (Adil Ray) is now best known as the star of 大象传媒 One comedy series but Adil Ray first bought his creation to life on Radio 4.

You can hear Citizen Khan Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

12. Simon Laity (Damian Lewis) is the Prime Minister in Jonathan Myerson's political drama, .

You can hear Number Ten Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

13. Sue Townsend's infamous Adrian Mole (Nick Barnes) was first broadcast on in 1982.

You can hear Adrian Mole Lights Down,Listen at the as part of Character Invasion.

14. Sandy (Stanley Baxter) and William (Richard Briers) are residents of The Old Beeches retirement home in Michael Chaplin's .

You can hear The Two Pipe Problem Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

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15. Dafydd Thomas听and Vicky Pollard are two of Matt Lucas' characters in cult sketch show . Before appearing on our TV screens in 2003, the comedy series began on Radio 4 with a humble five episodes in 2001.

You can hear Little Britain Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

16. Clare Barker (Sally Phillips) is the social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions in .

You can hear Clare in the Community听Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

17. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones) is the star of the cult sci-fi series, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1978, a new version is being performed and broadcast live from the Radio Theatre on Character Invasion day.

18.听Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) may have reached the dizzy heights of starring in his own feature film last year but Norfolk's favourite radio DJ first appeared in Radio 4's On on Radio 4 in 1991.

You can hear Alan Partridge Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

19. The Kumars (Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia) are the family at the heart of the comedy sketch show that aired on 大象传媒 Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998 and was later televised on 大象传媒 Two from 1998 to 2001.

You can hear The Kumars Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.

20. Curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas) is the man behind ongoing series

You can hear Ed Reardon's week Lights Down,Listen at as part of Character Invasion.