Throwing a strop in six easy steps

Your challenge: To master the art of sulking.

Your tutor: Professor Joy Klump (Dawn French)

...leading the course that teaches you how to sulk like a pro. Using fake archive material, workshops, role-plays and the very latest interactive sulking technology, Joy puts people in touch with their inner spoilsport.

Don't be seen dead having a good time -- click your tongue like a pro when someone says something amusing. Make the most of that migraine and spoil that group trip to the cinema. This six part series on BBC Radio 4 shows you how.

Dawn French has also written a preview of the series for Radio Times magazine. You can find it at the start of next week's (29 October - 4 November 2005) radio listings section.

Episode one teaches you how to spoil other people's pleasure in the workplace.

Mastering the Universe - Wednesday 2 November 11.00-11.15pm, BBC Radio 4