The Ladykillers: Coming up on BBC Radio 7.

An adaptation of the famous Alec Guinness comedy The Ladykillers, in which some eccentric characters masquerading as musicians plan a bank heist, is featured tomorrow on BBC Radio 7 and stars Edward Petherbridge. Go here for the schedule or to listen; episodes can usually be heard for a week after broadcast.

About the image: Alec Guinness in The Ladykillers (dir. Alexander Mackendrick, 1955)

What's going on at Faber Finds.

Over at Faber Finds, the POD program that puts back into print neglected works, is Brian Aldiss's The Dark Light Years (1964). One of the most popular books at Faber Finds is Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) by Roy Horniman, the basis for the hysterical Alec Guinness film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). You can suggest works for Faber Finds here.