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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 4 Extra
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SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b0076m2z)
Series 4

Mad About the Boy

Noël Coward wrote 'Mad about the Boy' in 1932 for the review 'Words and Music' to celebrate the powerful appeal of the silent movie star.

Most recently it's been taken up as a gay anthem.

Sheridan Morley, Sir John Mills, Maria Aitken and Kit Hesketh-Harvey explain why this has become the most recorded number of all Coward's work.

Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.

SAT 00:30 The Sound of Soweto (b082ymp7)
2. A Rich Musical Heritage

In the last of two programmes, Johannesburg-based poet Thabiso Mohare explores the music of Soweto from the 1970s onwards.

Reflecting on the unrest that led to democracy in 1994, he takes a look at the music scene today.

From Sowetan Soul stars influenced by the black power movement of the 70s, to platinum selling acapella groups making waves around the world today, he talks to musicians about the way they have interpreted and adapted their rich musical heritage, asking how important the strong tradition of dissent in South African music is to them, and looks at why influences both local and global have always come into play in Soweto.

Featuring interviews with:

Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse
Mandla Mlangeni
BCUC
The Soil

Producer: Megan Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.

SAT 01:00 Peter Pan by JM Barrie (b00sct9q)
4. Spring Cleaning Time Again

Wendy longs for home, but how will she and the brothers manage to escape from Captain Hook?

Conclusion of JM Barrie's best-loved classic tale of a free-spirited and mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up.

Dramatised by Philip Glassborow.

Peter Pan …… Toyah Willcox
Wendy …… Georgina Cates
Mr Darling/Hook …… Ron Moody
Mrs Darling …… June Whitfield
Smee …… Roy Hudd
Starkey …… Chris Emmett

Producer: Dirk Maggs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.

SAT 01:30 Whodunnits (b011f5km)
Agatha Raisin - Series 1

5. The Walkers of Dembley

Keen to get closer to James - the sleuth gets embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and Wellington Boots.

Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.

Starring Penelope Keith.

MC Beaton's murder mystery.

Dramatised by David Semple.

Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Deborah Camden …. Rachel Atkins
Mr Boggle …. David Holt
Sir Charles Whitaker …. Philip Fox
Jessica Keller …. Alice Hart
Kelvin …. Bertie Carvell

Director: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.

SAT 02:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081t4t)
Series 2

The View from the Bridge

When confused Izzy meets her fiancé Charles' friend Bill, they hit it off straight away...

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

A radio sequel adapted in eight parts from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel.

The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Charles ...... David Robb
Bill ...... Neil McCaul
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sharon ...... Melissa Wilson
Lorraine ...... Catherine Clarke

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.

SAT 02:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
Happy Christmas

The Dean asks the three junior doctors to organise Christmas festivities at St Swithin's Hospital.

They must write, produce and enact a short theatrical piece to entertain the patients and staff - at three days notice.

More misadventures of student doctor, Simon Sparrow.

Starring Richard Briers.

Adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.

Simon Sparrow …. Richard Briers
Sir Lancelot Spratt …. Geoffrey Sumner
Tony Benskin …. Ray Cooney
Taffy Evans …. Edward Cast
Vera …. Norma Ronald

Producer: David Hatch

Recorded at the BBC Paris studio in London.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.

SAT 03:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m0013j9z)
Series 1

Bag

Sam and the rest of the crew struggle to contain an anarchic party of seditious school children.

But Dev sees a golden business opportunity in profiting from the kids' snack money.

Meanwhile a bag falls from the luggage rack, injuring a passenger, who turns out to work for the rail regulator.

Sam struggles to appease him, in order to avoid a damning report.

Our heroes are the long-suffering train crew who manage to scrape through every shift like a dysfunctional family.

Comedy legends Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom, set in the claustrophobic carriages of a cross-country rail service.

Sam …... Rosie Cavaliero
Gilbert ..…. Kenneth Collard
Dev …... Ali Shahalom
Tasha …... Amy Gledhill
Mr Bagnall ...... Steve Brody
Teacher ...... Katy Wix
Passenger ...... Hugh Dennis

Producer: James Robinson

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2022.

SAT 03:30 Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt (b00lcltq)
5. The Fading Pageant

At 40, William starts to reflect on old age.

He finds inspiration for his play King Lear, writes his final work for the stage - The Tempest.

After the Globe is burnt down, he returns to Warwickshire and to his family.

Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare.

Written by Stephen Greenblatt and abridged by Miranda Davies

Read by Toby Stephens

Excerpts read by:

Alice Hart
John Rowe

Producer: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.

SAT 03:45 The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (m000l2cp)
5. Treehouse

In the aftermath of Hannah’s 40th birthday party, Hannah and Mark assess the carnage, huddled up high in the family treehouse.

The debrief is a common phenomenon – that moment when you leave a social event, climb into the car, or the taxi, or onto the bus and start to gossip with your partner about the evening's events.

Hannah and Mark love a debrief, and each episode finds them in the aftermath of an event with lots to get their teeth into.

Written by Katherine Jakeways.

Hannah …... Rebecca Humphries
Mark …... Tom Basden
Finn …... Milo Robinson
Poppy …... Juno Robinson

Director: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.

SAT 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0014gbf)
Series 27

Episode 6

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.

They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.

The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as glasses, squirrels, Alexander the Great and China.

With:

Richard Osman
Henning Wehn
Holly Walsh
Ria Lina

Producer: Jon Naismith

A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2022.

SAT 04:30 Noel Coward (m00260z1)
The Marquise

France, 1735 at the Chateau of Comte Raoul de Vriaac, a Count and a Duke have dinner.

Having been close friends since their youth, they want their respective children to marry each other.

But the young couple concerned, Adrienne and Miguel, are not happy with this arrangement, for, although fond of each other, they both love someone else.

Starring Moira Lister, Peter Pratt and Richard Hurndall.

Noel Coward's romantic comedy, first performed on stage in 1927.

Marquise Eloise de Kestournel .... Moira Lister
The Comte Raoul de Vriaac .... Peter Pratt
Esteban, el Duco de Santaguano .... Richard Hurndall
Miguel Santaguano .... John Rye
Adrienne .... Elizabeth Proud
Jacques Rijar .... Sean Arnold
Father Clement .... Malcolm Hayes
Hubert .... James Thomason
Alice .... Jo Manning Wilson

Director: Betty Davis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1970.

*** BBC Radio 4 Extra's collection marking the 125th anniversary of Noel Coward's birth ****

SAT 06:00 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (b00x88q0)
"When one of your organisations gets killed, it's bad business to let the killer get away with it. It's bad all around - bad for that one organisation, bad for every detective everywhere".

1928, San Francisco: When his partner is murdered on an assignment, private detective Sam Spade suspects their client is holding back information about the case.

And then he learns about the priceless black statuette of a falcon...

Starring Tom Wilkinson and Jane Lapotaire.

Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 detective novel.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Sam Spade ....Tom Wilkinson
Brigid O'Shaughnessy .... Jane Lapotaire
Mr Gutman .... Peter Vaughan
Joel Cairo .... Nickolas Grace
Effie .... Mia Soteriou
Miles Archer .... William Hope
Iva .... Liza Ross
Wilmer .... Peter Acre
Tom Polhaus .... Norman Jones
Lt Dundy .... Harry Towb
DA Bryan .... Don Fellows
Newspaper Man …. Robin Summers
Taxi Driver …. Keith Edwards
Man with the Key …. Arnold Diamond

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.

SAT 08:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjdx)
Christmas by the Lake by Rachel Joyce

Walter is 68 and Mary is 64. He is full of madcap ideas, she resists change.

The only thing they have in common is they both hate Christmas.

It's in the park that Mary first spots Walter. He's drowning in the Lake and she calls for help.

When she returns a few days later, Walter is there and berates her for interfering - all he was trying to do was learn to swim. It's a bad beginning but then their conversation begins...

Starring Niamh Cusack and Robert Lindsay.

A story with a twist on the Christmas theme and it's classic Rachel Joyce territory – relationships, loss and ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Mary ….. Niamh Cusack
Walter ….. Robert Lindsay
Helen ….. Cecilia Appiah

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.

SAT 08:45 Inner Voices (m0004yb0)
Pea Green Boat by Stewart Lee

The Owl from Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" paints a considerably less jolly picture of events at sea than depicted in the poem.

Written and performed by Stewart Lee.

Series of character monologues by top UK comics.

Director: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.

SAT 09:00 Mr Willow's Wife (m000pf9r)
3. Love Thy Neighbour

Felicity decides it's time she meddled in the marriage of chums Diana and Dickie.

Staring Moira Lister and Terence Alexander.

With the twins away at school, Felicity has time to start meddling...

Written by Ray Cooney and John Chapman.

Felicity Willow ... Moira Lister
Paul Willow .... Terence Alexander
Nanny .... Doris Hare
Diana Saunders .... Alethea Charlton
Dickie Saunders .... Ray Cooney
Vicar .... John Chapman

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1971.

SAT 09:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
Hollywood and Back

The veteran of many parts recalls one of the worst screen performances never seen.

J Kingston Platt is the doyen of British show business.

He's ready to share reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.

Performed and written by Peter Jones.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.

SAT 10:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
3. 'Mr Blue Sky' to 'Can't Help Falling In Love With You'

Cerys Matthews delves further into the archives to put together a specially curated mixtape of her favourite stories from across 25 series of the BBC Radio 4's Soul Music.

Each episode of Soul Music takes a different piece of music – it might be a pop song, or a hymn, or a piece of classical music or world music – and looks at why it moves us and what it means to different people.

In the last of three episodes, Cerys's chooses:

ELO: ‘Mr Blue Sky’
Sam Cooke: ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’
Bob Marley: ‘Redemption Song’
Julie Andrews: ‘Feed The Birds’
Communards: ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’
Elvis Presley: ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love With You’

Producer: Mair Bosworth.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2018.

SAT 11:00 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (b00x88q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 13:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SAT 13:45 Inner Voices (m0004yb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 14:00 Mr Willow's Wife (m000pf9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 14:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 15:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 16:00 Drama on 4 (m0012pjv)
Terry Jones - Starship Titanic

A tale of interstellar skulduggery, romance and unhinged robots based in Douglas Adams's universe.

Michael Palin stars in Terry Jones's comic novel.

Far off in the centre of one of the less well-chartered quadrants of the universe, a vast civilisation is preparing to launch the most technologically advanced starship ever - Starship Titanic.

While the galaxy's media looks on, it unfortunately undergoes SMEF (Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure) and disappears.

Leovinus, the designer of the ship, uncovers shoddy workmanship, poor cybernetics and a series of increasingly eccentric robots. The owners, Scraliontis and Brobostigan, were intent on destroying the ship and claiming the insurance.

Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, four humans are inspecting a property they intend buying, only to see it crushed under the re-materialising Starship. This disaster is swiftly followed by an invitation from an over-attentive robot to come aboard, and Lucy, Dan and Nettie are catapulted into a series of increasingly bizarre encounters.

Stylistically emulating the work of the great Douglas Adams in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the late Terry Jones weaves a fabulously mad and comic tale

Adapted by Ian Billings.

With a special guest appearance by Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

Encyclopedia Galatica ……. Michael Palin
Scraliontis ……. Simon Jones
Leovinus ……. Nicholas Boulton
Brobostigan ……. Nicholas Boulton
Dan ……. Rupert Degas
Hackett ……. Rupert Degas
The Parrot ……. Rupert Degas
The Journalist ……. Philip Pope
The Gondolier ……. Philip Pope
Nettie ……. Alana Ramsey
The Computer ……. Alana Ramsey
The LiftBot ……. Ian Billings
The Engine Room Door ……. Ian Billings
Loss Adjuster One ……. Ian Billings
Lucy ……. Rebecca Yeo
Loss Adjuster Two ……. Rebecca Yeo
Nigel ……. Tom Alexander
The Gondolier ……. Tom Alexander
The Bomb ……. Tom Alexander
Titania ……. Laura Lithgow

Music by Philip Pope.

Director: Dirk Maggs

A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2021.

SAT 17:00 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (b00x88q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 19:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SAT 19:45 Inner Voices (m0004yb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 20:00 Mr Willow's Wife (m000pf9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 20:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 21:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 22:00 TEZ Talks (b09r6fw5)
Series 2

4. Made in Britain

Comedian Tez Ilyas presents a stand-up show about life as a British Muslim.

In this final episode of the series Tez talks about what it is like being both Muslim and British at the same time.

Written and performed by Tez Ilyas.

Producer: Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

SAT 22:15 The East Coast Listening Post (b09l0fr1)
Series 1

Empire

The East Coast Listening Post was created by Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated duo Lazy Susan.

Journalist sisters, Jenna and Dana, tour the UK and interview its inhabitants in their quest to reveal something meaningful, inadvertently revealing themselves in the process.

In the final episode of the series, they travel to meet self-made business woman and strip-club mogul, Jackie Sanchez.

Jackie has built an empire from scratch, but empires raise complicated questions of legacy.

Written and performed by Celeste Dring and Freya Parker.

With performances from:

David Elms
Sally Lindsay

Producer: Suzy Grant

A BBC Studios Scripted Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.

SAT 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k1sw)
Series 2

New Media

Mitch Benn is concerned about his media profile and wonders if he needs to do more to promote himself.

Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.

With:

Robin Ince
Kirsty Newton
Alfie Joey
Tasha Bayliss

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.

SAT 23:00 Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories (b07z3zfw)
3. Is It a Bird?

Batman was an orphan; Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was an orphan; Superman was an orphan and a foundling. Cinderella was a foster child. Darth Vader - well, they can't all be winners.

Taking a comic and poetic angle, Lemn Sissay compares reality against the treatment of children raised in care, orphans and foster children in popular culture. Because it surely says something about how we view them that we create so many for fiction?

The most important thing that John and Martha Kent taught Clark, the boy they found in a strange-looking pod that crash-landed on their Kansas farm, was to keep his true self secret.

People wouldn't understand that you can lift cars, melt steel beams with your eyes, or fly. People will be scared of you because you are different. Every adoptee and every care leaver knows this feeling. Lemn examines how he hid his feelings, his experiences, his identity, in order to fit in better with the world around him.

Lemn also talks to comedian and adoptee Deborah Frances-White about secret identities - and how to go about reinventing yourself.

Written and performed by Lemn Sissay.

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.

SAT 23:30 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
Christmas Special

A glowing Yuletide feast in the pages of the golden magazine's bumper Christmas special.

Enjoy the snow-capped lettering and a silver sixpence hidden in the middle.

With:

Susie Brann
Alistair McGowan
Mary Elliot-Nelson
Peter Baynham
Julian Dutton

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER 2024

SUN 00:00 Drama on 4 (m0012pjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (b00x88q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]

SUN 03:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]

SUN 03:45 Inner Voices (m0004yb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 Mr Willow's Wife (m000pf9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 04:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0112flz)
Absent Friends 2024

June Spencer

The Archers actress June Spencer CBE is castaway by Kirsty Young.

Best known for her long-running BBC role as Peggy Woolley, June was one of the best-loved matriarchs in broadcasting.

June was the only original member of the cast still in the show.

Back in 2010, it was 60 years since the pilot episodes were first broadcast and, although she was then aged 90, June had no plans to retire.

She said: 'It's a great bonus for me that The Archers has run as long as it has, and I've gone along with it.'

June Spencer died aged 105 in November 2024,

DISC ONE: Fred Astaire - Let's Face The Music And Dance
DISC TWO: Nelson Eddy - I Passed by Your Window
DISC THREE: Andrei Gavrilov - Frédéric Chopin’s Revolutionary Study
DISC FOUR: Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by Jean-Bernard Pommier - Claude Debussy’s En bateau (from Petite suite)
DISC FIVE: John Williams - Concierto De Aranjuez
DISC SIX: Harry Secombe - Giacomo Puccini’s E Lucevan Le Stelle (from Tosca)
DISC SEVEN: The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Overture to The Sleeping Beauty
DISC EIGHT: Winchester Cathedral Choir - George Frideric Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah)

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: John Williams - Concierto De Aranjuez
BOOK CHOICE: Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome
LUXURY CHOICE: A Scrabble board

Producer: Isabel Sargent

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.

SUN 06:42 ... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree (b007jqsy)
A Cautionary Tale for Christmas.

Written by Brian Sibley.

Miss Cynthia Bracegirdle is the recipient of a series of gifts from an extravagant admirer who interprets the carol "Twelve Days of Christmas" too literally for comfort.

"I have just succeeded in accommodating your seven swans a-swimming in my bath, which was no mean achievement when one considers the number of pear trees on the landing."

Starring Penelope Keith

With Timothy Bateson.

Director: John Theocharis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.

SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m00267pn)
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Michael Symmons Roberts examines the lasting appeal and resonance of Robert Frost’s masterpiece.

A hundred years since he wrote it, the same basic truths still apply to the poem that the poet knew almost immediately would be his ‘best bid for remembrance’.

The poem is on one level immensely accessible, as welcoming and familiar as a Thomas Kinkade jigsaw puzzle. At the very same time, it is intensely strange and finally unfathomable, full of shadows and unanswered questions.

Who owns these woods that are so lovely dark and deep? Why is the speaker making such an urgent journey on ‘the darkest evening of the year’, - and what exactly are the ‘promises’ the speaker has to keep?

In exploring these questions, Michael hopes to discover the ways and the reasons why a poem in which so little actually happens has lodged itself so firmly into the popular imagination.

In his quest, he’ll be joined by poets Jen Hadfield and Carl Phillips, as well as ardent Robert Frost fan, Frank Skinner.

Producer: Geoff Bird
Executive Producer: Eloise Whitmore

A Naked production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2022.

SUN 07:30 Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) (m00267pq)
The young William Shakespeare has his first encounter with the heady world of theatre.

A reconstruction of the Bard's life, work and the age he lived in....

Written by Stephen Greenblatt

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Miranda Davies

Read by Toby Stephens.

Other extracts read by:

Alice Hart
John Rowe

Producer: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.

SUN 08:40 Witness History (m00267ps)
White Christmas

American entertainer Bing Crosby made 'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin, one of the defining songs of the Second World War.

Rebecca Kesby chats to his nephew Howard Crosby about the song and its importance to his uncle.

Producer: Rebecca Kesby.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in December 2020.

SUN 08:50 The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) (m00267pv)
Hannah and Mark dissect various events they attend, and there’s lots to get their teeth into.

The debrief is a common phenomenon – that moment when you leave a social event, climb into the car, or the taxi, or onto the bus and start to gossip with your partner about the evening's events.

Hannah and Mark love a debrief, and each episode finds them in the aftermath of an event with lots to get their teeth into.

Omnibus of five parts written by Katherine Jakeways.

Hannah ….. Rebecca Humphries
Mark ….. Tom Basden
Finn ….. Milo Robinson
Poppy …. Juno Robinson
Graham …. Michael Bertenshaw

Director: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.

SUN 10:00 Beyond Our Ken (m000qlmm)
Series 4

Episode 10

Kenneth Horne prepares for Christmas – and Hornerama looks at The Festive Season.

A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman.

Starring:

Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee

Music from Janet Waters, The Hornets and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Announcer: Douglas Smith

The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’, ‘Beyond Our Ken’ hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Cecil Snaith, Stanley Burkinshaw and Rodney and Charles.

Producer: Jacques Brown

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1960.

SUN 10:30 Yule Be Surprised (m00267px)
Things take a farcical turn when a family travel up to Yorkshire to surprise their parents.

A Christmas misadventure scripted by Eddie Maguire and John Cleese.

Gerald ........ Terry Scott
Oliver ........ Brian Rix
Joyce ........ Patricia Hayes

With:

Wallas Eaton
David Graham

In his autobiography, John Cleese recalls this show was the first major project assigned to him by the BBC's Light Entertainment department.

John's job was to weed out the "worst" jokes from the first draft of the script.

Listen and see what you think!

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1963.

SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0112flz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 11:42 ... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree (b007jqsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:42 today]

SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00267pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 12:35 Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) (m00267pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 13:45 Witness History (m00267ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 13:50 The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) (m00267pv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 15:00 Beyond Our Ken (m000qlmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 15:30 Yule Be Surprised (m00267px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 16:06 Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories (b0868pcg)
It’s Christmas Eve, 1891.

In Laburnum Grove, Tooting, Uncle John's whisky-punch and Aunt Maria's toasted lobsters are not the only frights on the menu...

Jerome K Jerome’s ghostly tale.

Dramatised by Paul Wetherby.

Narrator …. Dinsdale Landen
Uncle John …. Geoffrey Matthews
Aunt Maria …. Linda Polan
Mr Coombes …. Roger Hammond
Teddy Biffles …. Jonathan Tafler
Mr Scrubbles …. David Holt
The Ghost of a Sinful Man …. John Baddeley

Pianist: Neil Brand

Director: David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.

SUN 16:51 MR James (b0bmlv8d)
Rats

"Something is lying in the empty room of the inn - and that 'something' is enough to give young Mr Thomson a fright he never forgets."

Mystery looms for a student during his stay in Suffolk...

A classic ghost story by master of the genre, MR James – first published in 1929.

Read by James Aubrey.

Producer: Mitch Raper

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June1986.

SUN 17:06 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0112flz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 17:49 ... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree (b007jqsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:42 today]

SUN 18:06 Poetry Extra (m00267pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 18:39 Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) (m00267pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 19:48 The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) (m00267pv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 20:57 Beyond Our Ken (m000qlmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:28 Yule Be Surprised (m00267px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00wr9v4)
Series 4

Reunion

Joshua, Walter, Mary, McGurk and company have been lost at sea, but are now washed up in London.

This is a chance perhaps for Roy McGurk to be reunited with his family and East End past.

Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.

Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

Sgt McGurk ... Andy Hamilton
Svensson ... Hugh Dennis
Samuel ... Jay Tarses
Captain Bloodbath ... Michael Fenton Stevens
Capt Brimshaw ... James Fleet
Mary ... Julia Hills
Frank ... Philip Pope
Joshua ... Tony Maudsley

Other parts played by Rebecca Front, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton Stevens.

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.

SUN 22:30 On the Hour (b007jqs0)
Christmas Special

All the festive news as it happens, if it happens.

Chris Morris hosts the steaming flambéed news spoof.

With:

Steve Coogan
David Schneider
Rebecca Front
Patrick Marber
Michael Alexander St John

Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, and Stewart Lee.

Editor: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

SUN 23:00 Alan Parker's Christmas Special (b09jlbjv)
From radical self-defence ideas to telling all on the splits in his own band.

The self-styled Urban Warrior presents a festive mix of comedy and music – from punk to 1980s and 90s chart and subverted Christmas favourites.

With:

Peter Baynham
Mandy Knight
Paul Tonkinson
Peter Serafinowicz.

Alan Parker sets out to subvert the system and spread his indoctrination - only held back by his wide ignorance and dumb diatribes.

Created by Simon Munnery, the revolutionary sets out to make BBC Radio 1 FM more subversive and left-wing, though the station tried to make him go home quietly and have an early night instead.

Simon Munnery was crowned 'Newcomer of the Year' at the 1994 Sony Radio Awards for his creation and portrayal of Radio 1's cult comedy hero.

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Boxing Day 1994.

MONDAY 23 DECEMBER 2024

MON 00:00 Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories (b0868pcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:06 on Sunday]

MON 00:45 MR James (b0bmlv8d)
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MON 01:02 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0112flz)
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MON 01:42 ... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree (b007jqsy)
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MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00267pn)
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MON 02:36 Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) (m00267pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:50 The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) (m00267pv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Beyond Our Ken (m000qlmm)
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MON 05:30 Yule Be Surprised (m00267px)
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MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jm2f)
Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun

1. So Much for a Holiday

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot allows himself to be tempted by an English summer holiday at the seaside.

But he soon senses the presence of evil on Smugglers' Island...

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot

From the book first published in 1941.

Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Odell Gardener …. John Rowe
Miss Brewster …. Joan Littlewood
Rev Stephen Lane …. Iwan Thomas
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Arlena Stuart/Marshall …. Fiona Fullerton
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Horace Blatt …. John Hartley

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

MON 06:30 Whodunnits (b011j50h)
Agatha Raisin - Series 1

6. A Marriage of Convenience

Investigating the murder of a militant rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.

Penelope Keith stars as amateur sleuth, Agatha Raisin.

MC Beaton's murder mystery.

Dramatised by David Semple.

Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Deborah Camden …. Rachel Atkins
Mr Boggle …. David Holt
Sir Charles Whitaker …. Philip Fox
Kelvin …. Bertie Carvell

Director: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.

MON 07:00 Little Blighty on the Down (m00267sz)
Christmas Special 1991

It's a Wonderful Blight.........

It's supposed to be the season of goodwill in Little Blighty, but parish council leader John Barnum, is so depressed he wonders how things would have turned out if he'd never existed....

1980s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.

Life here is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings do include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles.

Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman

Starring:

John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Jo Kendall
Jonathan Kydd
Daniel Strauss
Michael Troughton

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

MON 07:30 The Navy Lark (m00267t1)
Series 11

The Mark 31 Radar

When HMS Troutbridge collides with a boat, the crew stumble into an unexpected scenario.

Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge.

Written by Lawrie Wyman.

The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Commanding Officer ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey .... Richard Caldicot
Ramona Povey …. Heather Chasen
The Admiral/LS Goldstein …. Tenniel Evans
Professor Charles …. Michael Bates
LS Tiddy …. Lawrie Wyman
The Mini-Skirted Spy …. Elizabeth Morgan

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.

Producer: Alastair Scott-Johnston

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.

MON 08:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
Series 4

The Baby

When their friend Marion Duffett is called away on a family matter, she asks Damien and Anthony to look after her baby. Something which Anthony is infinitely more inclined towards than Damien.

Still, it's come at a good time as Damien is angling for a role as an ambassador for a children's charity.

At the same time, Damien's street food series is gathering pace and he is forced to go to a music festival and engage in a cook-off with Ray Jarrow.

Sitcom charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench, who lives in London's Queen's Park with his partner Anthony.

Created by and starring Miles Jupp.

Written by James Kettle.

Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ray Jarrow ...... Chris Brand
Jasmine ...... Alex Tregear
Alison ...... Jessica Turner
Trevor/Marco ...... David Acton

Producer: Sam Michell.

A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2015.

MON 08:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xblgw)
1. Early Years

How one of the world's most famous clowns, Joseph Grimaldi, became a superstar of Georgian pantomime.

Nine-year-old Joe is forced to become the breadwinner when his father dies of syphilis.

Andrew McConnell Stott's story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians.

Abridged in five parts by Viv Beeby.

Read by Kenneth Cranham.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

MON 08:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00267t3)
1. Please Look After This Bear

A bear arrives from darkest Peru at Paddington railway station in London.

The adventures of Paddington bear written by Michael Bond.

Dramatised by Colin Smith.

The Narrator ... Michael Hordern
Paddington .... Andrew Branch
Mr Brown .... Edward Kelsey
Mrs Brown .... Jill Shilling
Judy .... Jane Knowles
Jonathan .... Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Bird .... Jo Manning Wilson

With;

Michael Deacon
Peter McGowan

Producer: Colin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.

MON 09:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m002625g)
Series 82

Episode 2

This series of Radio 4's multi award-winning ‘antidote to panel games’ promises more homespun wireless entertainment for the young at heart.

This week the programme pays a return visit to the Great Hall in Exeter where Lee Mack and Miles Jupp are pitched against Tony Hawks and Caroline Quentin, with Jack Dee in the chair. At the piano, Colin Sell.

Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random production for BBC Radio 4

MON 09:30 Pursued by Bears (b0076jdy)
1. Please Look After This Bear

Some of the most enduring characters in English children's literature are bears.

Paul Vaughan explores the stories behind their stories - and the hidden messages that bears can carry.

He begins with the behind-the-scenes creation of Paddington Bear based on author Michael Bond's memories of young Second World War evacuees and his experiences of people displaced during wartime.

With:

Julia Eccleshare
Marina Warner
Zookeeper - Ray Charter

First published in the UK in 1958, extracts of 'A Bear Called Paddington' are read by Jonathan Keeble.

Author Michael Bond died aged 91 in 2017.

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.

MON 09:45 Daily Service (m00267t6)
Candles: The Christ Child - The Coming

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service Singers, and the Choirs of Bowdon Parish, Bury Parish and Salford Cathedral. The musicians were the Up North Session String Quintet, flautist Aine Molines, trumpeter Tim Barber, percussionist John Melbourne, and organist/pianist Elin Rees, directed by Andrew Earis.

Theme: Candles: The Christ Child - The Coming
Presenter: David Waters
Reading: Isaiah 11:1-5

Music:
See amid the winters show - Daily Service Carol Concert (soloist Sharon BBC Young Chorister)
A tender shoot (Kerenza Briggs) - Daily Service Singers
O little town of Bethlehem (arr Sasha Johnson Manning) - Philippa Hanna

MON 10:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years (b007k059)
The hitherto untold story of the ‘wilderness years’ of Kenny Everett long before he became a TV star.

In 1970, he was sacked by BBC Radio 1 for insulting the wife of a Government Minister. He was just 25 and was arguably the most creative broadcaster of his generation.

At that time, the BBC still had a radio monopoly in the UK, so the only outlet for his talents was on the corporation’s Local Radio stations, then in their infancy.

Cuddly Ken worked for six stations in total, there were few listeners, and they didn’t pay much.

The documentary was compiled by journalist and broadcaster Paul Rowley who as a schoolboy recorded Everett’s shows on Radio Merseyside on his domestic tape recorder. It was a good job he did because the BBC didn’t keep any of those vintage recordings.

Four of the stations even insisted that “the wireless wizard” never worked for them. But after a marathon treasure hunt, Rowley traced listeners who’d similarly recorded Kenny’s shows ‘off-air’ and tracked down some BBC employees who’d ‘borrowed’ the master tapes.

Paul discloses that one station manager was carpeted after hiring him without permission from the top brass at Broadcasting House. Another station fired him after a feature deemed to be anti-BBC. Part of the banned show is included.

The documentary also looks at the internal politics of the corporation over its handling of the ‘enfant terrible’.

Featuring:

* Kenny Everett’s then wife Lee who blitzed stations to put her husband on-air
* Former BBC Radio 1 Controller Johnny Beerling
* David Waine (BBC Radio Bristol)
* Victor Marmion (BBC Radio Merseyside)
* Ken Warburton (BBC Radio Solent)
* John Holmes (BBC Radio Nottingham)
* Dennis Lewell (BBC Radio Medway, now BBC Radio Kent)
* Phil Fothergill (BBC Radio Brighton, now BBC BBC Sussex)
* Barbara Taylor
* Lawrie Bloomfield
* Richard Skinner
* Rob Salvidge

Kenny was finally allowed back on Radio 1 in April 1973 but left six months later at the start of Independent Local Radio, being part of the launch team for Capital Radio, the UK’s first commercial music station.

He died on April 4,1995 from an AIDS-related illness. He was just 50.

Fittingly, Radio 4 Extra is broadcasting the programme on December 23, 2024 on the 60th anniversary of the opening of pirate ship Radio London, where Kenny’s radio career began. It was arguably the UK’s most successful offshore station, with Kenny making his debut the following day on Christmas Eve, 1964 on his last day as a teenager.

The documentary was shortlisted for a Sony Radio Award in 2002 in the “Music Special” category.

Engineer: Darynn Garrett

First broadcast on BBC local radio across England at Christmas 2001.

*** This programme is part of a collection of shows in Christmas week as BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates the work of Kenny Everett to mark would have been his 80th birthday on Christmas Day, 2024.

MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jm2f)
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MON 11:30 Whodunnits (b011j50h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 12:00 Little Blighty on the Down (m00267sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 12:30 The Navy Lark (m00267t1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 13:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xblgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 13:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00267t3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00qp1mh)
Series 56

Episode 7

Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

With:

Paul Merton
Jenny Éclair
Gyles Brandreth
Pam Ayres

Subjects include: If I Were A Time Traveller, Working From Home, The First Sign of Spring, Greenland, Wrinkles, Being Late, Frozen Assets and The Contents of My Handbag.

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.

MON 14:30 Too Much Information (b00n1023)
Episode 1

Waft Tourist Information office battle to justify a huge donation from the Heritage Lottery Fund with a hastily erected papier-mâché historical model.

But it turns out disastrously sexual!

Neil Warhurst's four-part comedy drama set in the idiosyncratic world of a tourist information office.

Warren ................ Jeff Rawle
Douglas ............. Malcolm Tierney
Heather............... Liza Sadovy
Lucy................. Joannah Tincey
Bryan.................. Paul Barnhill
Mr Jefferson............ Stephen Hogan

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

MON 15:00 The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie (m00267t9)
An impoverished Scottish laird seeks to marry his eldest son off to an American heiress - only to find himself at war with an army of militant hikers...

Compton Mackenzie's 1930s comedy, written in the same spirit as Whisky Galore.

Dramatised by Ron Butlin.

Ben Nevis .... Crawford Logan
Myrtle .... Mairi Gillespie
Chester .... John Shedden
Alan .... Andrew Conlan
Angela .... Joanna Tope
Mr Prew .... Steven McNicoll
James .... Douglas Russell
Hector .... Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Kilwhillie .... Simon Tait

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.

MON 16:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years (b007k059)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jm2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 17:30 Whodunnits (b011j50h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 18:00 Little Blighty on the Down (m00267sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 18:30 The Navy Lark (m00267t1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xblgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 19:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00267t3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00qp1mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

MON 20:30 Too Much Information (b00n1023)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

MON 21:00 The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie (m00267t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m002625g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b01kt4ck)
Series 1

Episode 2

A trip round Wunderland, the Poundland of magical realms. It's a kingdom much like our own, and also nothing like it in the slightest.

Stay a while and meet waifs and strays, wigshops and witches, murderous pensioners and squirrels of this delightful land as they go about their bizarre business.

A sketch show written and performed by Alice Lowe.

Also starring:

Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thompson
Marcia Warren

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.

MON 23:00 The Naked Week (m002622s)
Series 1

Episode 4: Spies, Uncanny Ghosts, and Christmas Crackers

The team give the news a hard stare as they try to recruit a spy and steal some of the Uncanny podcast's listening figures by contacting Nigel Farage with a ouija board.

From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.

Host Andrew Hunter Murray and chief correspondent Amy Hoggart will strip away the curtain and dive into not only the big stories, but also the way the news is packaged and presented.

From award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news nude straight to your ears.

Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Sarah Dempster
Gareth Ceredig
Jason Hazeley
Adam Macqueen
Louis Mian

Guests: Neil Frost and Chris Banatvala.

Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler

Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes
Executive Producer: Philip Abrams

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (m00267tc)
Christmas Special 1995

The Masterson family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs.

Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.

Starring:

Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Lee Simpson
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.

TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2024

TUE 00:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years (b007k059)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jm2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Whodunnits (b011j50h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Little Blighty on the Down (m00267sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:30 The Navy Lark (m00267t1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xblgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00267t3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00qp1mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Too Much Information (b00n1023)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie (m00267t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jm30)
Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun

2. The Suspects

When a glamorous American starlet is found strangled, the Beglian sleuth has a hotel full of suspects to investigate.

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Odell Gardener …. John Rowe
Miss Brewster …. Joan Littlewood
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Arlena Stuart/Marshall …. Fiona Fullerton
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

TUE 06:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
1. The Curious Case of the Curs'd Quayside

Why do so many English warships sink for no apparent reason?

And exactly what does a certain jar contain?

Christopher Marlowe gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery.

Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...

Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.

Series of four historical comedy mysteries written by Ged Parsons.

Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Admiral Downing ....... Garard Green
Captain Curtis ....... Brian Bowles
Captain Barnaby ....... Julian Dutton
Ladies ....... Sarah Thomas/Victoria Carling

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993

TUE 07:00 Rent (b066fy4b)
Series 4

Episode 5

Paul and Ruby are delighted to see the back of Dave.

Maria and Richard are finding Eva rather harder to get rid of.

Stars Patrick Barlow and Barbara Flynn.

Lucy Flannery's award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard Reynolds and their lodgers.

Maria …. Barbara Flynn
Richard …. Patrick Barlow
Ruby …. Vivienne Rochester
Paul …. Dave Lamb

With:

Sarah Parkinson
Toby Longworth

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
Series 9

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Number 10 is keen to secure a nuclear-free rubbish capability, but so is the Kremlin...

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1959

TUE 08:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m0012nt8)
Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas again

Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam star as a long-married and passionate couple in Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy.

They’re spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend’s country pile and invites other couples.

Their recently widowed friend, Marian, is anticipating her pregnant daughter, Rosie’s, arrival but as Rosie cancels and Peter changes the arrangements yet again, Joanna picks up a flyer which offers her and Roger ‘a kind and important Christmas, rather than a glitzy gorgefest’.

Can they get back to a Christmas they actually want?

Producer: Claire Jones

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2021.

TUE 08:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xc8k8)
2. Success and Sorrow

Just as the young clown finds happiness with a new wife - his manager's daughter Maria - tragedy strikes for Joseph Grimaldi.

He seeks consolation in making others laugh with a new creation - the pantomime clown Joey - complete with white face, blood-red mouth and blackened brows......

Andrew McConnell Stott's story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians

Abridged by Viv Beeby

Read by Kenneth Cranham.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

TUE 08:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026899)
2. Bear in Hot Water

Paddington takes his first bath, but a wet patch in the ceiling is looking ominous...

Another adventure featuring Paddington bear written by Michael Bond.

Dramatised by Colin Smith.

The Narrator ... Michael Hordern
Paddington .... Andrew Branch
Mr Brown .... Edward Kelsey
Mrs Brown .... Jill Shilling
Judy .... Jane Knowles
Jonathan .... Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Bird .... Jo Manning Wilson

Producer: Colin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982

TUE 09:00 Best Medicine (m00260xl)
Series 2

5. Books, Poetry, Scandal, Writing

Joining Kiri this week in a literary special recorded at the Hay Festival is comedian Ignacio Lopez who heals family wounds through writing. Dr Paul Craddock explains how one of the most prestigious medical journals started as a scandal magazine, Miss Shabnam Parkar shares how poetry helps her perform surgery, and Professor Neil Frude walks Kiri through library bookshelves for mental health treatments.

Best Medicine is your weekly dose of laughter, hope and incredible medicine. Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by a funny and fascinating panel of comedians, doctors, scientists, and historians to celebrate medicine’s inspiring past, present and future.

Each week Kiri challenges a panel of medical experts and a comedian to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each guest champions anything from world-changing science, an obscure invention, an everyday treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure.

Whether it’s origami surgical robots, life-changing pineapple UTI vaccines, Victorian scandal mags, denial, sleep, tiny beating organoid hearts, lifesaving stem cell transplants, gold poo donors or even crying - it’s always something worth celebrating.

Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Featuring: Dr Paul Craddock, Professor Neil Frude, Ignacio Lopez, Miss Shabnam Parkar

Written by Edward Easton, Mel Owen, Pravanya Pillay, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Nicky Roberts and Ben Rowse

Producers: Tashi Radha and Ben Worsfield

Theme tune composed by Andrew Jones

A Large Time production for BBC Radio 4

TUE 09:30 Pursued by Bears (m002689c)
2. Beyond the Enchanted Places

Some of the most enduring characters in English children's literature are bears.

Paul Vaughan explores the stories behind their stories - and the hidden messages that bears can carry.

He continues with the behind-the-scenes creation of AA Milne's Pooh Bear, whose stories appeal across the generations.

With:

Julia Eccleshare
Marina Warner
Ann Thwaite
Zookeeper - Ray Charter

Extracts of 'A Bear Called Paddington' are read by Jonathan Keeble.

Producer Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.

TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002689h)
Candles: The Christ Child - A child is born

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service Singers, and the Choirs of Bowdon Parish, Bury Parish and Salford Cathedral. The musicians are the Up North Session String Quintet, flautist Aine Molines, trumpeter Tim Barber, percussionist John Melbourne, and organist/pianist Elin Rees, directed by Andrew Earis.

Theme: Candles: The Christ Child - A child is born
Presenter: Rev Grace Thomas
Reading: Luke 2.1–7

Music:
Once in Royal David's City (arr Farrington) - Daily Service Carol Concert, soloist Anna
Away in a manger (Chilcott)- BBC Young Choristers 2024 Anna and Sharon
New Boy Born (Sasha Johnson Manning) - Daily Service Singers

TUE 10:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m002689m)
Kenny Everett was arguably the most creative, most innovative, most technically gifted radio presenter the UK has produced.

He was a pioneer, first with the offshore pirates in 1964, then as part of the launch team for BBC Radio 1 in 1967 – and later a key figure when licensed commercial radio began with Capital Radio in 1973.

Kenny spent hours in the studio stitching together truly original shows, filled with his exquisitely produced personal jingles, crazy sounds effects, and zany comedy moments delivered in a frenetic, inventive style that no-one could match. He was close friends with the Beatles, regularly playing their latest tracks before anyone else. Among his peers he was regarded as a “genius”. And yet he was a shy Catholic boy from just outside Liverpool who had a habit of being fired.

The BBC banned him from talking to the press after repeatedly complaining about Radio 1’s output. Things came to a head in July 1970 after he responded to a news bulletin about the wife of Transport Minister John Peyton passing her advance driving test. Kenny joked that she “probably crammed a fiver into the examiner’s hand”. As a result, his weekend show was cancelled, a fate he’d previously suffered at Radio Luxembourg, Radio London, and later at Radio 2.

He was just 25, and apart from a few stints on continental stations, there was nowhere else to go. The BBC still had a UK radio monopoly, and his top-flight radio career looked to be over.

A saviour arrived a year later at one of the BBC’s fledgling local stations, when Radio Bristol’s manager David Waine needed holiday cover. Feeling Kenny had been badly treated, David phoned to offer four programmes at a rate of just £12.50 a week! Desperate, Everett agreed – sparking an internal row with Waine who was rebuked by BBC Radio’s MD Ian Trethowan for not consulting him, warning that he’d be in trouble if things went wrong.

To minimise any potential disaster, David wisely asked Kenny to pre-record his shows at home in Sussex. He then posted the tapes for checking by a producer before broadcast. On June 12,1971 the “wireless wizard” was back on-air. It was an occasion largely overlooked as few people heard it.

At the time BBC Local Radio only broadcast on VHF (now FM) when most listeners only had medium-wave sets. Much of the output was “parish pump” material. Broadcast hours were limited, with few staff and tight music restrictions.

So Kenny's first show, heard here in full for the first time since broadcast, was probably the most dangerous show on BBC Local Radio.

He announces his return by saying ”It’s disgusting. I don’t know how they allow him to get away with it”. He was clearly relieved to be back with a fast-paced kaleidoscope of his work. It’s littered with bespoke Radio Bristol jingles, a chat with Dusty Springfield, and an episode of the comedy serial “Dick Dale – Special Doctor”, previously heard on Radio 1.

Listen out for an amusing sequence as he tunes across his radio dial with extracts from Radio Solent, Radio Brighton, Radio 4, Radio 3, and Radio 2, with a cutting swipe at the station who axed him: “We don’t play Radio 1!”

The show features tracks from The Move, Nilsson, Peter Noone, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones, Stavely Makepeace, The Beatles, The Fantastics, Cat Stevens, White Plains, Twiggy, Mungo Jerry, Dusty Springfield, the Supremes and The Four Tops.

You may wonder why Kenny regularly mentions the record labels of songs played. At the time, BBC Local Radio could only play one hour of commercial music a day under strict “needle time” restrictions negotiated with the Musicians’ Union. One way to get around them was to play “new releases” giving the record label, and (in theory at least) its number.

Kenny’s Radio Bristol shows opened the door at other BBC Locals including Radios Merseyside, Solent, Nottingham, Brighton (now Radio Sussex) and Medway (now Radio Kent). He also appeared on ”Start The Week” on Radio 4 over Christmas 1971 – becoming a regular on a spin-off series “If It’s Wednesday … It Must Be” over the next 18 months. Ev was finally allowed back on Radio 1 in April 1973 but left six months later as Capital began.

He returned to TV in 1978, with “The Kenny Everett Video Show” from Thames, moving across to BBC1 in 1981 with “The Kenny Everett Television Show” which ran for six years. But radio was his first love. He helped launch Capital Gold, the station’s AM service in 1988 where he worked until shortly before his death from AIDS in 1995. He was just 50. But he left a legacy of unique work influencing broadcasters like Noel Edmonds, Steve Wright and Chris Evans.

The first of three shows Kenny made for BBC Radio Bristol first broadcast in June 1971.

*** Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's celebration of Kenny Everett who was born 80 years ago on Christmas Day, 1944.

TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jm30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 11:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 12:00 Rent (b066fy4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 13:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m0012nt8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 13:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xc8k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 13:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026899)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 14:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
Series 2

Episode 4

Alan Bennett reports on the Gulf War, and the book of Genesis becomes an American soap.

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.

Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:

Miles Kington
Dillie Keane
Mark Thomas
Roger McGough

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.

TUE 14:30 A Very John Kearns Christmas (m000cl48)
Christmas might be the only time of year you set fire to your pudding - but isn’t it just another day?

A programme about home, memory and ritual.

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns pulls up his sleigh to share genuine audio recordings of his family’s Christmas dinners gone by.

Listen as his family picks over the bones of Midnight Mass, dissects jokes with abandon, mourns the quality of fish and chips and pays its respects to discontinued bus routes.

The tapes are interspersed with Kearns’ singular stand up, running through the litany of his Christmas morning, pondering Gary Lineker signing a Christmas card to his wife, and marvelling at George Ridgeley writing Last Christmas in front of Match of the Day.

Written and presented by John Kearns.

A Novel production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.

TUE 15:00 The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White (b017557m)
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe.

All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure.

Starring Renee Asherson and Jenny Funnell.

Ethel Lina White’s novel ‘The Wheel Spins’ was first published in 1936.

Dramatised by Neville Teller.

It was first adapted as a 1938 British film thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Miss Froy …. Renee Asherson
Iris …. Jenny Funnell
Wilberforce …. Mark Tandy
Maximillan Hare …. Mark Payton
Dr Traunitz/Stephen Yardley …. Richard Durden
Baroness/Mrs Todhunter …. Shirley Dixon
Prince Frederick/Mr Barnes/Porter …. Jonathan Keeble
Baron Hoffmeir/Mr Todhunter …. Michael Roberts
Ian Bretherton/Ticket Collector …. Geoffrey Beevers
Evelyn Flood-Porter/Frau Kummer …. Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rose Flood-Porter/Frau Kummer …. Jan Shand
Mrs Barnes …. Karen Lewis

Director: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 1999.

TUE 16:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m002689m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jm30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 17:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Rent (b066fy4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 19:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m0012nt8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xc8k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 19:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026899)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 20:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

TUE 20:30 A Very John Kearns Christmas (m000cl48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

TUE 21:00 The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White (b017557m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

TUE 22:00 Best Medicine (m00260xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 22:30 The Consultants (b007k37y)
Series 3

Episode 5

Chesney is having a crisis of confidence.

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:

Neil Edmond
Justin Edwards
James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k3kv)
Series 1

Episode 3

Trevor must grapple with a Buddhist - and a specially-trained bear.

Starring Neil Pearson.

Another brave attempts by sports agent Trevor Heslop to swim safely through the shark tank of life.

Andy Hamilton's TV comedy swaps to radio.

Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Toby ...... Matthew Thomas
Chang .... David Tse
Samantha .... Amber Sainsbury
Tim .... Jon Glover

Written and produced by Andy Hamilton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.

TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtn5)
Series 2

The Human Body

Probing human cloning and what to do with our waste?

Cult comedy series that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.

Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.

With:

Rebecca Front
Armando Iannucci

And the voice of Tom Baker.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.

WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER 2024

WED 00:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m002689m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jm30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 Rent (b066fy4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m0012nt8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xc8k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026899)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 A Very John Kearns Christmas (m000cl48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White (b017557m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jm3j)
Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun

3. Complications

Suspects-a-plenty, along with witchcraft and a secret love-letter for the Belgian sleuth to investigate.

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Miss Brewster …. Joan Littlewood
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

WED 06:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy

Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg?

Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...

Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.

Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.

Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Peek ....... Roy Hudd
Fortescue ....... Simon Godley
Trump ....... Lionel Jeffries
Squires ....... Daniel Strauss
Gloriana Nonesuch ....... Victoria Carling

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.

WED 07:00 Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt (m002689g)
How a humble civil servant stumbled on an official secret bigger than the genuine unemployment figures.

If you see Santa ... tell him!

Staring Tony Slattery and Joan Sims.

Seasonal 1980s political satire written by Steve Punt

Michael Downhill .... Tony Slattery
Beryl Downhill .... Joan Sims
Ian Claygate .... David Tate
James .... Hugh Dennis
Mrs Thatcher .... Sally Grace
Ambridge .... Richard O'Brien

Producer David Tyler

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.

WED 07:30 The Missing Hancocks (b06s87ls)
Series 2

The Trial of Father Christmas

The Anthony Hancock Strolling Players present a cautionary tale of Christmas as it might be.

Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes of Galton & Simpson's classic sitcom Hancock's Half Hour. But 20 went missing from the BBC archives, and had not been heard since their original transmission… until these faithful re-imaginings.

After a highly acclaimed first series, another five were lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at London's BBC Radio Theatre.

Tony Hancock …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Andre Melly …. Susy Kane

With:

Simon Greenall
John Finnemore

Newly recorded score by the BBC Concert Orchestra

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

Producers: Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson

Originally broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on the 21st December 1955.

Recreated by BBC Radio Comedy for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in December 2015.

WED 08:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b06rz9hx)
Series 3

How to Make a Killing

A neighbourly good deed lands Tom in trouble while his parents throw themselves into some evening classes.

Tom Wrigglesworth phones home for his weekly check-in with his Mum, Dad and Gran, giving us a glimpse into his family background and the influences that have shaped his temperament, opinions and hang-ups.

Tom ...... Tom Wrigglesworth
Dad ...... Paul Copley
Mum ...... Kate Anthony
Granny ...... Elizabeth Bennett

Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle with additional material by Miles Jupp

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2015.

WED 08:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xmvf8)
3. The Price of Fame

Grimaldi's performance in the pantomime Mother Goose makes him a fully fledged superstar of the Georgian stage - complete with merchandise and getting mobbed by fans.

Yet, with the dizzying excitement of success, comes a resurgence of his old melancholy as he struggles to cope with this unexpected fame.

Andrew McConnell Stott's story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians

Abridged by Viv Beeby

Read by Kenneth Cranham.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

WED 08:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m002689l)
3. Paddington and the Christmas Pantomime

Paddington is on sound effects for the local Christmas show.

Mrs Bird notes there'll be plenty of pantomime if Paddington is involved...

Another adventure featuring Paddington bear written by Michael Bond.

Dramatised by Colin Smith.

The Narrator ... Michael Hordern
Paddington .... Andrew Branch
Mr Brown .... Edward Kelsey
Mrs Brown .... Jill Shilling
Judy .... Jane Knowles
Jonathan .... Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Bird .... Jo Manning Wilson

With Michael Deacon

Producer: Colin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.

WED 09:00 You Heard It Here First (m001z4j1)
Series 2

'How well do you remember Thundercats?'

Chris McCausland asks Donna Preston and Jon Long to take on Glenn Moore and Sara Pascoe. Sara Pascoe finds a child's description of a famous film scene impossible to decipher. The two teams must figure out what on earth is being advertised on TV, guess what famous objects or locations children are trying to describe, and work out the age of members of the audience from their voice alone.

Producer: Sasha Bobak
Assistant Producer: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Coordinator: Dan Marchini

A BBC Studios Production

An EcoAudio certified production

WED 09:30 Pursued by Bears (m002689p)
3. Rupert and the Newspaper Magnate

Some of the most enduring characters in English children's literature are bears.

Paul Vaughan explores the stories behind their stories - and the hidden messages that bears can carry.

He concludes with the behind-the-scenes creation of Rupert Bear, whose stories first appeared in a newspaper cartoon strip in 1920.

With:

Terry Jones
Julia Eccleshare
Marina Warner

Extracts of 'A Bear Called Paddington' are read by Jonathan Keeble.

Producer Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003

WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002689r)
Candles: The Christ Child - The Angels

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service Singers, the Up North Session String Quintet, flautist Aine Molines, trumpeter Tim Barber, percussionist John Melbourne, and organist/pianist Elin Rees, directed by Andrew Earis.

Theme: Candles: The Christ Child - The Angels
Presenter: Bishop David Walker
Reading: Song of Solomon 4.12-16

Music:
It came upon the midnight clear - Daily Service Carol Concert
Angels from the realms of glory (arr Sasha Johnson Manning) - Philippa Hanna
Hark! the herald angels sing - Daily Service Carol Concert

WED 10:00 Happy Birthday Maurice Cole (b00wv3xy)
A look at the early life of Kenny Everett, who was born 80 years ago on Christmas Day 1944.

BBC Political Correspondent Paul Rowley tells the story of a quiet Catholic boy from Merseyside called Maurice Cole who became Britain's most creative, innovative DJ.

Deliberately, the programme is not about his TV work, his gay lifestyle, or his brief flirtation into politics, all of which have been widely covered.

There are no celebrity interviews. Rowley went back to the home where he was born, speaking to neighbours, friends and family including the man who first showed him how to use a tape-recorder.

With extracts from a little-heard but very revealing interview he did with BBC Radio Merseyside in 1976 when he talks about his schooldays, his failed attempts to become a missionary, and his first job "scraping gunk off sausage rolls" in a bakery.

He talks about his pioneering work on pirate radio, the BBC Light Programme, and BBC Radio 1, illustrated with rare recordings from Rowley's extensive personal archive.

Hear about his sackings, his love of classical music, and some of the jingles from his time on BBC Local Radio in the 1970s after he was fired from BBC Radio 1.

With;

Rosemarie Robertshaw
Tony Ormesher
Dora Hirons
Lee Everett Alkin

Producer: Paul Rowley.

First broadcast on 20 BBC local radio across England at Christmas 2009.

*** Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's celebration of Kenny Everett who was born 80 years ago on Christmas Day, 1944.

WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jm3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 11:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 12:00 Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt (m002689g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 12:30 The Missing Hancocks (b06s87ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 13:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b06rz9hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 13:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xmvf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 13:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m002689l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 14:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
Series 3

The Proof of the Pudding

Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating probe a death at Christmas dinner time.

Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.

Suspects played by:

Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson

Producer Liz Anstree

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.

WED 14:30 Ed Reardon's Christmas Week (m000qjh5)
It's nearly Christmas, and Ed needs a room at the inn. The Lock Keeper's Arms, that is.

But first, he's got to deal with Scrooge...

Meet Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email, trying to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and charlatans.

Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.

Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Ping ...... Barunka O’Shaughnessy
Jaz Milvain ...... Philip Jackson
Jake ...... Sam Pamphilon
Eli ...... Lisa Coleman
Audiobook ...... Nicola Sanderson
Landlord ...... Colin McFarlane

Producer: Victoria Lloyd.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.

WED 15:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjf9)
Star Child by Patrick Barlow

A magic star appears in the sky.

A lonely village seamstress meets an anxious angel and a kindly donkey. Two shepherds go on a dangerous mission. Three bickering wise women bring news to a paranoid, psychotic king.

And a bolshie girl gives birth to a baby.

Award-winning dramatist Patrick Barlow’s comedy-drama tells the time-honoured nativity story in a fresh, compelling and unique way.

Based on an original play by Patrick Barlow, adapted by Patrick Barlow with Clemmie Reynolds.

God & Herod ...... Jim Broadbent
Gabriel, Innkeeper & Shem ...... John Ramm
Sara, Lilith & Angel ...... Maggie Steed
Mary & Shabnan ...... Nell Barlow
Joseph, Steward & Ham ...... Rob Lennon
Parsley, Sushila & Babbling Brook ...... Sophie Thompson
Children ...... Louie, Bonnie, Sonny, Noah & Beatrix Barlow

Director: Patrick Barlow

Producer: Liz Anstee

A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.

WED 16:00 Happy Birthday Maurice Cole (b00wv3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jm3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 17:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 18:00 Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt (m002689g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 18:30 The Missing Hancocks (b06s87ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 19:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b06rz9hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xmvf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 19:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m002689l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 20:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

WED 20:30 Ed Reardon's Christmas Week (m000qjh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

WED 21:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

WED 22:00 You Heard It Here First (m001z4j1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 22:30 Tim Key's Christmas Poetry Programme (b06sddm9)
Tim Key has pulled out all the stops for his Christmas special.

He's hired a stable, a cow and a set of sleigh bells for his long-suffering musician, Tom Basden.

He also has a fistful of festive poems ready for recital.

But no amount of yuletide joy can hide Tom's despair at having to work on Christmas day.

Written by Tim Key

Tim ...... Tim Key
Lord ...... Tom Basden
Megan ...... Katy Wix
Finnegan ...... Liam Williams
Janet ...... Felictiy Montagu

Producer: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2015.

WED 23:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b01pjp4n)
Series 2

Communication

Pryce Pryce-Jones, Richard Trevithick, and Guglielmo Marconi.

Comedian Elis James compares key figures in Welsh history to determine the ultimate heroes of Wales.

With:

Ben Partridge
Nadia Kamil

Written by Elis James, Gareth Gwyn and Benjamin Partridge.

Producer: Sharif Shahwan

First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in January 2013.

WED 23:30 Paperback Hell (m000j3k7)
Series 2

Thrust's Eagle

The Napoleonic wars invade the airwaves as suspiciously fictional author Alexander Cromwell reads from his military adventure, Thrust's Eagle.

Another chapter from a novel you think you've read before...

Paperback Hell is the series determined to destroy the good name of literature.

Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.

Starring:

Michael Fenton Stevens
Rebecca Front
Mel Hudson
Alex Lowe
Dan Tetsell

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.

WED 23:45 Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth? (m000qjnk)
1. Graham Who..?

Graham Fellows is an actor, musician and character comedian who has been in showbusiness for 40 years.

After hiding behind the masks of made-up people, it’s time he revealed himself.

This two-part series is an honest account of Graham’s life to date - sometimes hilarious, sometimes moving and often disarmingly honest - which will give a real sense of the man within.

Each show will be punctuated with witty and moving songs performed on pedal harmonium and Graham will share which songs he kept for himself and which he gave to his characters, and why, with occasional interjections from some of Graham’s characters, particularly John Shuttleworth.

This episode finds Graham greeting John on Christmas Eve before he begins to share his story, although John doesn’t know who he is or why he’s there and assumes he’s a carol singer.

Graham wants to take us back to 1977 when he first started drama school and came up with a riff that led him to his first character.

From here we follow Graham’s life as a jobbing actor in Coronation street, a theatrical landlord to a Hollywood star and a role in the film Morons from Outer Space.

When Graham lands a song publishing deal for his first solo album , he celebrates and amuses the record company with a comedy demo tape, in which he pretended to be a naff singer/songwriter looking himself for a song publishing deal. His publisher loved it and the solo career was put on hold.

We learn of Graham’s love for audio recording and, in particular, reel to reel tape recorders which is how he came to start talking to himself and eventually created the world of John Shuttleworth, his family and friends.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.

THURSDAY 26 DECEMBER 2024

THU 00:00 Happy Birthday Maurice Cole (b00wv3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jm3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt (m002689g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:30 The Missing Hancocks (b06s87ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b06rz9hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xmvf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m002689l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Ed Reardon's Christmas Week (m000qjh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Drama on 4 (m000qjf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jm42)
Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun

4. Discovery

With sound alibis proven for the main suspects, the Belgian sleuth makes a chance discovery in a nearby cove...

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott
Rev Stephen Lane …. Iwan Thomas
Horace Blatt …. John Hartley
Gladys …. Nicol Forbes

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

THU 06:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
3. The Perplex'd Plot of the Perilous Plague

Can the hub of government survive the plague?

As London is ravaged by an epidemic - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing.

Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...

Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.

Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.

Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Beaumont ....... Garard Green
Faversham ....... Ronald Herdman
Ripley ....... Richard Bonneville
Dr Valentine ....... Hugh Dennis

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

THU 07:00 After Henry (b007k01q)
The Season of Relative Goodwill

"Even doing what you always do at Christmas presupposes agreement about exactly what it is that you always do".

Sarah's mother makes everyone follow her strict timetable for Christmas Day.

Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women.

Each is struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband, yet they never quite manage to see eye-to-eye.

Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.

THU 07:30 Parsley Sidings (b01nw83v)
Series 1

The Beauty Queen Contest

Parsley Sidings' glamorous train announcer Gloria Simpkins is pressured into promoting the sleepy station.

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station.

Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Bert Heplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Percy Valentine/Bradshaw/The Vicar …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins …. Liz Fraser

Missing original announcements re-created for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Keith Skues.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1971.

THU 08:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (m000cms9)
Christmas Special 2019

Christmas jokes and songs from the Punslinger extraordinaire.

Tim Vine invites the great British public to tell him some Christmas stories.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.

THU 08:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnd57)
4. Trials of Touring

Joseph Grimaldi clashes with Lord Byron but they become friends.

Using satire and lampoonery, the ace clown takes pantomime into new areas, becoming known as the Hogarth of the Georgian stage.

But the years of physical comedy are taking their toll on his body.

Andrew McConnell Stott's story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians

Abridged by Viv Beeby

Read by Kenneth Cranham.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

THU 08:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00268b4)
4. Paddington's Christmas

Paddington finds that Christmas is a long time coming.

Another adventure featuring Paddington bear written by Michael Bond.

Dramatised by Colin Smith.

The Narrator ... Michael Hordern
Paddington .... Andrew Branch
Mr Brown .... Edward Kelsey
Mrs Brown .... Jill Shilling
Judy .... Jane Knowles
Jonathan .... Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Bird .... Jo Manning Wilson

Producer: Colin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.

THU 09:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) (m00260t9)
2. Soft Play Terror.

Famous white man in dream travel show shock. Comedian Michael Spicer shines a light on a government team-building away day. Features an exclusive interview with Tony Blair on his classic TV series.

No Room is Spicer's take on current events, alongside character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us - culture, politics, work...and other people. Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.

An omnibus edition of episodes three and six from series one.

Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael Spicer

Composer and Sound Designer: Augustin Bousfield

Producer: Matt Tiller

A Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4

THU 09:30 Socks (m00268b6)
The most common and most dreaded yuletide gift, loved by the Egyptians and deplored by Albert Einstein, who regarded them as an unnecessary luxury.

This is an exploration of....socks.

Featuring contributions from:

Susan North
Juliette Wood
Andrew Von Stafuer
Maria Von Stafuer
Susan Mossman
Caroline Sarll
Jeanette Minns

Producer: Alison Quinn

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.

THU 09:45 Daily Service (m00268b8)
Candles: The Christ Child - The Shepherds

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service Singers, and the Choirs of Bowdon Parish, Bury Parish and Salford Cathedral. The musicians were the Up North Session String Quintet, flautist Aine Molines, trumpeter Tim Barber, percussionist John Melbourne, and organist/pianist Elin Rees, directed by Andrew Earis.

Candles: The Christ Child - The Shepherds
Presenter: Seth Pinnock
Reading: Luke 2 15-20

Music:
The First Nowell - Daily Service Carol Concert
Silent Night - Rachel John accompanied by Vaughan Lamont
Joy to the World - Rachel John accompanied by Vaughan Lamont

THU 10:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m00268bb)
Festive frolics from the home of radio’s enfant terrible.

Kenny Everett was a radio genius, loved by millions and lauded by his fellow broadcasters. He honed his craft on pirate radio, helped launch Radio 1, and was there at the start of Capital Radio, the UK’s most successful commercial station.

He described himself, slightly tongue in cheek, as “the wireless wizard”. He worked harder than any of his rivals to produce innovative programmes laced with wacky jingles, crazy sound effects and zany comedy moments. But he pushed the barriers, was always getting into trouble with management, and was regularly fired.

The crunch came in July 1970 when he was sacked by Radio 1 after insulting the wife of a Government Minister. He was just 25, at the height of his creativity. The BBC had a radio monopoly and there was nowhere else to go. The only other outlet was the corporation’s Local Radio stations. But they didn’t play many records, had little money, and had few listeners, as they could only be heard on VHF (now FM) when most people had medium wave sets. But a chance phone call from BBC Radio Bristol led to the corporation’s “bad boy” returning to the airwaves on June 12, 1971.

The station manager David Waine, who was the same age as Kenny, took a gamble against the advice of Broadcasting House bosses, hiring him as a stand-in for an hour-long Saturday morning show. Everett got £50 for a month’s work, with the proviso that the programmes were pre-recorded so they could be checked before they went on air just in case the enfant terrible said something naughty.

The appointment was deemed such a success that by the end of the year Kenny was doing similar shows for five other BBC Local Radio stations. He also did a Christmas special for Radio Bristol on Boxing Day 1971, the day after his 27th birthday. You can now hear it for the first time since it was originally broadcast 53 years ago.

The programme closes with Kenny making a whimsical appeal to BBC management to put him back on national radio, describing himself as a “poor soul on the dole” living in a “rat-infested mansion” with “no food in the fridge and no dough in the bank”.

It includes music by the Beach Boys, Mama Cass, Peter Noone, Colin Blunstone, John Barry, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, The Jimmie Haskell Orchestra, Gilbert O’Sullivan, The Faces, Cat Stevens, Tony Christie, Mike Vickers, Matt Munro, Rich Fever and Rossini.

Kenny returned for another Radio Bristol series in 1972 before eventually being let back on air by Radio 1 the following year. Shortly afterwards he joined Capital Radio at the launch of Independent Local Radio before beginning a successful television career in 1978. But Kenny remained true to his radio roots and was still broadcasting on Capital Gold shortly before his death from AIDS in 1995. He was just 50.

So did these BBC Local Radio programmes help rehabilitate Kenny Everett’s career? Judge for yourself.

The second of three shows Kenny made for BBC Radio Bristol first broadcast on 26th December 1971.

*** Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's celebration of Kenny Everett who was born 80 years ago on Christmas Day, 1944.

THU 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jm42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 11:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

THU 12:00 After Henry (b007k01q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 12:30 Parsley Sidings (b01nw83v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 13:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (m000cms9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 13:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnd57)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 13:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00268b4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

THU 14:00 Who Goes There? (b007w4f8)
Series 2

Episode 4

Martin Young chairs the quiz looking at lives of the noteworthy and notorious from the history books.

Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego.

With guests:

Polly Toynbee
Miles Kington

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.

THU 14:30 No Commitments (b007k3qk)
Series 12

Settling Down

Sibling rivalry reasserts itself once again with the return of sisters Anna, Victoria and Charlotte.

But why on earth is Victoria trying to learn French?

Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.

Anna ....... Rosemary Leach
Victoria ....... Angela Thorne
Charlotte ....... Celia Imrie
Roger ....... Jonathan Coy
Emily ....... Lisa Coleman
Nick ....... Kieran Hill
French Voice ....... Marianne Borgo.

Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Written and produced by Simon Brett

First broadcast on BBC Radio in April 2006.

THU 15:00 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (b07dk01s)
1. The Mission

Barbara's mission is to save East End souls in the West Ham Salvation shelter.

A tale of rich privilege and a battle of wills. All wrapped up in a romance, the return of a long lost father and a little matter of finding a foundling to carry on the Undershaftarms and gunpowder empire.

Starring Eleanor Tomlinson and Rebecca Front.

Written in 1905, George Bernard Shaw’s classic is funny, enjoyable and crafty in dividing opinion and it leaves you pondering whether anything has changed over the years.

At its heart - a simple and intriguing conflict: the struggle between arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his Salvationist daughter Barbara. Can a father win his daughter's heart and mind?

All the best things about Shaw are here - the humour, the teasing paradoxical thinking and the sense of life being both absurd and deadly serious. How should people be ruled and how should they be helped? And who is really pulling the strings in the struggle for power - politicians or money?

Barbara ...... Eleanor Tomlinson
Adolphus (Dolly) ...... Jack Farthing
Lady Britomart ...... Rebecca Front
Andrew Undershaft ...... Matthew Marsh
Stephen ...... Joel MacCormack
Sarah ...... Scarlett Brookes
Charles (Cholly) ...... Kieran Hodgson
Morrison ...... Brian Protheroe
Mrs Baines ...... Susan Jameson
Jenny Hill ...... Nicola Ferguson
Bill Walker ...... Ewan Bailey
Snobby Price ...... Sargon Yelda
Rummy Mitchens ...... Adie Allen
Peter Shirley ...... Sean Baker

Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and Cornet by Peter Ringrose,

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.

THU 16:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m00268bb)
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THU 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jm42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 17:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
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THU 18:00 After Henry (b007k01q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 18:30 Parsley Sidings (b01nw83v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 19:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (m000cms9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnd57)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 19:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00268b4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

THU 20:00 Who Goes There? (b007w4f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

THU 20:30 No Commitments (b007k3qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

THU 21:00 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (b07dk01s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

THU 22:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) (m00260t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 22:30 Vent (b00t6v4j)
Series 1

Switching Off

As he lies unconscious in intensive care, Ben's mind takes him on the most difficult journey yet.

Travelling through the landscape of his own chaotic brain, it looks surprisingly like Mordor.

In the real world, it's time to see if Ben can breathe on his own.

Starring Neil Pearson.

Nigel Smith's dark sitcom about a man in a coma, travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own unconscious mind.

Ben …. Neil Pearson
Jean …. Josie Lawrence
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash

With:

Dave Lamb
Mark Perry
Jo Martin
Tim Whitnall
Scarlett Milburn-Smith

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

THU 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents ... The Butter Factor (b00fffxy)
The Brandy Butter Factor - Christmas Special

A festive hamper of Saturnalia and scurrilous sketches.

A seasonal outing for the six young writer-performers' in their revue-based comedy,

Starring:

Gerard Foster
Dave Lamb
Gordon Southern
Tim Verrinder
Ben Ward
Richard Webb

Producers Phil Clarke and Adam Tandy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.

THU 23:30 Party (b01n1qyg)
Series 3

The Splits

The budding politicians are on their way to research for the by-election.

Tom Basden's satirical comedy about a group of young idealists trying to make waves with their new political party.

Simon .... Tom Basden
Duncan .... Tim Key
Jared .... Jonny Sweet
Mel .... Anna Crilly
Phoebe .... Katy Wix
European Man .. Jot Davies

Producer: Julia McKenzie.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 2012.

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FRI 00:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m00268bb)
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FRI 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jm42)
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FRI 01:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
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FRI 02:00 After Henry (b007k01q)
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FRI 02:30 Parsley Sidings (b01nw83v)
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FRI 03:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (m000cms9)
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FRI 03:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnd57)
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FRI 03:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m00268b4)
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FRI 04:00 Who Goes There? (b007w4f8)
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FRI 04:30 No Commitments (b007k3qk)
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FRI 05:00 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (b07dk01s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jm4n)
Hercule Poirot - Evil Under the Sun

5. The Picnic

Determined to pinpoint the killer of the American starlet, the Belgian sleuth invites everyone on his list of suspects to a picnic.

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Christin Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott
Horace Blatt …. John Hartley
Gladys …. Nicol Forbes

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

FRI 06:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's

Can a college murderer at large be outwitted?

The eloquent Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.

Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...

Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.

Last of a series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.

Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Darus ....... Peter Serafinowicz
Sir Hubert ....... Gordon Reid
Mistress Parker ....... Sarah Thomas

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

FRI 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b0082g3d)
Series 2

On the Side of the Angels

Izzy faces confusion when fiancé Charles takes her home to the family mansion.

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

A radio sequel adapted in eight parts from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel.

The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Charles ...... David Robb
Bill ...... Neil McCaul
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sharon ...... Melissa Wilson
Lorraine ...... Catherine Clarke

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.

FRI 07:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5)
Out-Patients

Medic Simon Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, whilst Taffy keeps volunteering for night-shifts.

The misadventures of student doctor, Simon Sparrow.

Starring Richard Briers.

Adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.

Simon Sparrow …. Richard Briers
Sir Lancelot Spratt …. Geoffrey Sumner
Tony Benskin …. Ray Cooney
Taffy Evans …. Edward Cast
Nurse …. Carol Mason
Mrs Clark …. Irene Handl

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.

FRI 08:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m0013swn)
Series 1

Gilbert

When First Class Steward Gilbert discovers his step-sister is a passenger on the train, he's forced to spend the journey hiding from her. It seems that his whole life Gilbert has been living a lie.

Meanwhile, Sam must contend with a carriage full of Roundheads on their way to a re-enactment of the Battle of Naseby, armed with a collection of very realistic pikes.

Our heroes are the long-suffering train crew who manage to scrape through every shift like a dysfunctional family.

Comedy legends Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom, set in the claustrophobic carriages of a cross-country rail service.

Sam…. Rosie Cavaliero
Gilbert…. Kenneth Collard
Dev….. Ali Shahalom
Tasha….. Amy Gledhill
Jocasta.... Anna Crilly
Colleague.... Justice Ritchie
Roundhead 1.... Hugh Dennis
Roundhead 2.... Steve Punt

Producer: James Robinson

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2022.

FRI 08:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnddx)
5. Farewell to Motley

His body crippled by the years of on-stage clowning, Joseph Grimaldi is forced finally to pass the baton to his son.

Determined to fill the family's pockets, he stages a last farewell on 28 June 1828.

Barely able to stand, he staggers on the stage of a packed Drury Lane Theatre in London...

Andrew McConnell Stott's story of the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians

Abridged by Viv Beeby

Concluded by Kenneth Cranham

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.

FRI 08:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026890)
5. A Disappearing Trick

The Brown family hold a birthday party for Paddington and he prepares to do some magic tricks.

Another adventure featuring Paddington Bear written by Michael Bond.

Dramatised by Colin Smith.

The Narrator ... Michael Hordern
Paddington .... Andrew Branch
Mr Brown .... Edward Kelsey
Mrs Brown .... Jill Shilling
Mrs Bird .... Jo Manning Wilson

With Peter McGowan

Producer: Colin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.

FRI 09:00 Wing It (m0026892)
Series 1

3. I Wasn't Supposed to Do That

Alasdair Beckett-King puts the panel through their paces, with insane new characters like Teen Pope and the robbers of The Bat Cave. The improv all stars also set themselves their own challenge of how many times can they get 'fish and fishmongers' into the show.

"No Script. No Prep. No Clue."

Presented by Alasdair Beckett-King.

Starring Monica Gaga, Steen Raskopoulos, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, and Luke Manning.

Devised by Shoot From The Hip

Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Sound Editor: Joe Bayley

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4

FRI 09:30 The Snowman (b0075zpl)
The Snowman is the sand castle of an inclement season, the winter equivalent of the scarecrow, and the jolliest of the folk-figure creations.

From pagan times to contemporary snowmen, there are factual and mythical accounts of this cheery winter character ... as well as evidence of the existence of snowwomen...

Producer: Alison Quinn

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.

FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m0026894)
Candles: The Christ Child - The Magi

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

This week Daily Service was recorded at the 2024 Daily Service Carol Concert with the Daily Service Singers, and the Choirs of Bowdon Parish, Bury Parish and Salford Cathedral. The musicians are the Up North Session String Quintet, flautist Aine Molines, trumpeter Tim Barber, percussionist John Melbourne, and organist/pianist Elin Rees, directed by Andrew Earis.

Theme: Candles: The Christ Child - The Magi
Presenter: Swarzy
Reading: Matthew 2.1–12

Music:
O come all ye faithful - Daily Service Carol Concert
To thee my heart I offer (Elaine Hagenberg) - BBC Young Choristers 2024 Anna and Sharon
We three Kings - Daily Service Carol Concert

FRI 10:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m0026896)
On March 27th, 1971, Britain’s most controversial DJ interviewed the leader of the biggest pop group in the world. Both were at a crossroads in their lives.

Kenny Everett had been fired by Radio 1 the previous summer after insulting the wife of a Government Minister. John Lennon had just produced his first solo album after the break-up of the Beatles and was immersed in a damaging legal dispute with Paul McCartney.

The pair came together for what turned out to be a revealing conversation at John’s mansion at Sunningdale in Berkshire. Lennon played the piano in his home studio. Kenny asked a few naïve questions about his relationship with Paul. John gave some blunt but amusing answers. Sadly, few people heard it.

The “wireless wizard” had been close friends with the Fab Four since his days on the pirate ship Radio London. Coming from Merseyside helped Kenny get several exclusives, being the first person in the world to play “Strawberry Fields Forever” on the radio. When the offshore stations were outlawed in 1967 he would interview the lads for the BBC on both the Light Programme and Radio 1. John could be quite cutting with his Liverpool pal, telling him that he wasn’t very good at asking questions. Kenny admitted he was “naff” at it. But the Beatles loved his shows, and admired his technical brilliance in the studio, asking him to produce their annual Christmas record for the group’s fan club in 1968 and 1969.

But by 1971 there were few takers for his scoop. The interview was featured on Radio Monte Carlo International, a short-lived English language service in France. But it only went out in the early hours of the morning on the station’s final broadcast. The only UK outlet to use it was Radio Bristol, one of the BBC’s newest Local Radio stations. Kenny had been offered a month-long stint that summer as weekend holiday relief. The Lennon interview seemed a good way for the “bad boy” of the corporation to re-establish his credentials. A remixed version went out on July 3, 1971 in his final show in a four-part series. It hasn’t been heard since … until now.

The programme also includes the final episode of his comedy series “Dick Dale – Special Doctor”, first broadcast on Radio 1, along with music by Paul McCartney, Hurricane Smith, Smokey Robinson, The Idle Race, Fifth Dimension, Dawn, Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, Butterscotch, The Yamasukis, Freda Payne and Bread.

The show closes with Kenny making an appeal to BBC bosses to restore him to the national airwaves.

It was almost two years before he returned to Radio 1, but his spell on Radio Bristol led to more BBC Locals taking him on, and getting a regular spot on Radio 4’s ”Start The Week” and the spin-off series “If It’s Wednesday … It Must Be”.

He joined London's Capital Radio at its launch in 1973 before becoming a highly successful TV performer both on ITV and BBC1. But radio was his true love, and he was still broadcasting on Capital Gold shortly before his death from AIDS on April 4, 1995. He was just 50.

The last of three shows Kenny made for BBC Radio Bristol first broadcast in July 1971.

*** Part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's celebration of Kenny Everett who was born 80 years ago on Christmas Day, 1944.

FRI 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jm4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 11:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 12:00 Up the Garden Path (b0082g3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 13:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m0013swn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 13:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnddx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 13:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026890)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 14:00 Nature Table (m000qjff)
The Nature Table Christmas Special

In keeping with the show's 'show and tell' format, Sue will be joined by celebrity guests from the worlds of comedy and natural history.

Expert guests for this festive special include:

* Naturalist, presenter and writer Chris Packham
* Botanist, presenter and writer James Wong
* Wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan.

And helping Sue to make sense of the amazing funny facts that the experts present is Tony-nominated comedy actor Stephen Mangan.

Our experts will be presenting flora and fauna that all have a festive connection including reindeers, robins, fly agaric mushrooms (that hold the key to why reindeers can fly and Father Christmas wears red and white), turtle doves, Christmas spiders (and their link to the history of Christmas tinsel), holly and partridges.

Written by: Catherine Brinkworth, Kat Sadler & Jon Hunter

Produced by: Simon Nicholls

Music by Ben Mirin.

Additional sounds were provided by The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.

FRI 14:45 Pam Ayres at Christmas (b06scz8z)
This Christmas for the first time ever, long-married Pam and Gordon are on their own.

But how to spend the festive season? A posh hotel? A cruise? Extreme sports?

Fortunately the crisis is resolved by a letter from the NHS....

Much-loved poet, comedienne and broadcaster Pam Ayres presents 'Operation Christmas'.

Written by and starring Pam Ayres.

Pam ....... Pam Ayres
Gordon ....... Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.

FRI 15:00 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (b07ff197)
2. A Battle of Wills

Barbara is out in the East End trying to save souls and raise money for the Salvation Army.

Meanwhile, Undershaft tells Dolly the two things necessary for Salvation are money and gunpowder - and once he's got the Army he'll have Barbara too.

Is he, as Dolly suspects, an infernal old rascal?

Starring Matthew Marsh and Eleanor Tomlinson.

Conclusion of George Bernard Shaw’s 1905 classic.

Barbara ..... Eleanor Tomlinson
Adolphus (Dolly) ..... Jack Farthing
Andrew Undershaft ..... Matthew Marsh
Lady Britomart ..... Rebecca Front
Stephen ..... Joel MacCormack
Sarah ..... Scarlett Brookes
Charles (Cholly) ..... Kieran Hodgson
Morrison ..... Brian Protheroe
Mrs Baines ..... Susan Jameson
Jenny Hill ..... Nicola Ferguson
Bill Walker ..... Ewan Bailey
Snobby Price ..... Sargon Yelda
Man ..... Sean Baker
Woman ..... Adie Allen

Concertina played by Colin Guthrie and Cornet by Peter Ringrose.

Director: Tracey Neale.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.

FRI 16:00 Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol (m0026896)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jm4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 17:30 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Up the Garden Path (b0082g3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 18:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 19:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m0013swn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnddx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 19:45 Paddington Bear by Michael Bond (m0026890)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 20:00 Nature Table (m000qjff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

FRI 20:45 Pam Ayres at Christmas (b06scz8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 today]

FRI 21:00 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw (b07ff197)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

FRI 22:00 Wing It (m0026892)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 22:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b00s0g1p)
Series 2

Dumfries

Comedian Mark Steel returns to visit more UK towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants distinctive.

He creates a bespoke stand-up show for each town and performs the show in front of a local audience.

As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people who have shaped where we live.

This time Mark travels to the Scottish border town of Dumfries.

Here he discovers a bloodthirsty history and seagull-hating inhabitants who are obsessed with the poet Robert Burns.

Written by Mark Steel.

With additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Julia McKenzie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2010.

FRI 23:00 Clayton Grange (b01nb1sm)
Series 1

Episode 4

Can the brilliantly stupid scientists make life a bit more never-ending?

This is Clayton Grange, top secret Scientific Institute with a government brief to solve the global fuel crisis, cheer people up and make war just a bit more gentle.

Meet the scientists who are a bit rubbish at life. And not much better at science.

Comedy by Neil Warhurst with extra material by Paul Barnhill.

Saunders ..... Anthony Head
Geoff ..... Neil Warhurst
Roger ..... Paul Barnhill
Jameson ..... Stephanie Racine
Verenovsky/Quiz master ..... Don Gilet
Alan Dobson ..... Paul Stonehouse
Silas ..... Joe Sims

Director: Marion Nancarrow.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

FRI 23:30 Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High (b09k9mvy)
Series 1

The New Sofa

Could the detritus of Sean's domestic life have artistic worth previously unappreciated?

The life of Sean Lock at 76, Elderberry House, Maydew Estate, where he fails to keep the world at bay.

Starring Sean Lock

Written by Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman.

With:

Tim Mitchell
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Peter Serafinowicz
Martin Trenaman
Chris Pavlo

Script Editor: Robert Fraser-Steele

Producer: Chris Neill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.

LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 06:42 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 11:42 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 17:49 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 01:42 MON (b007jqsy)

A Very John Kearns Christmas 14:30 TUE (m000cl48)

A Very John Kearns Christmas 20:30 TUE (m000cl48)

A Very John Kearns Christmas 04:30 WED (m000cl48)

After Henry 07:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 12:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 18:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 02:00 FRI (b007k01q)

Alan Parker's Christmas Special 23:00 SUN (b09jlbjv)

Alice's Wunderland 22:30 MON (b01kt4ck)

Best Medicine 09:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Best Medicine 22:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Beyond Our Ken 10:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 15:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 20:57 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 05:00 MON (m000qlmm)

Booked 14:00 TUE (b0075lw6)

Booked 20:00 TUE (b0075lw6)

Booked 04:00 WED (b0075lw6)

Clayton Grange 23:00 FRI (b01nb1sm)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 08:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 13:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 19:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 03:00 WED (m0012nt8)

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m00267t6)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m002689h)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m002689r)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m00268b8)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m0026894)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:06 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:02 MON (b0112flz)

Doctor in the House 02:30 SAT (b007k4k7)

Doctor in the House 07:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Doctor in the House 12:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Doctor in the House 18:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Drama on 4 08:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 13:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 16:00 SAT (m0012pjv)

Drama on 4 19:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 00:00 SUN (m0012pjv)

Drama on 4 03:00 SUN (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 15:00 WED (m000qjf9)

Drama on 4 21:00 WED (m000qjf9)

Drama on 4 05:00 THU (m000qjf9)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 14:30 WED (m000qjh5)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 20:30 WED (m000qjh5)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 04:30 THU (m000qjh5)

Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes 23:00 WED (b01pjp4n)

Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth? 23:45 WED (m000qjnk)

Foul Play 14:00 WED (b00jm6kb)

Foul Play 20:00 WED (b00jm6kb)

Foul Play 04:00 THU (b00jm6kb)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 10:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 16:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 00:00 THU (b00wv3xy)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 09:00 MON (m002625g)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 22:00 MON (m002625g)

In and Out of the Kitchen 08:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 13:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 19:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 03:00 TUE (b066w9gj)

Inner Voices 08:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 13:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 19:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 03:45 SUN (m0004yb0)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 09:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 14:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 20:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 04:30 SUN (b007k0bg)

Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories 16:06 SUN (b0868pcg)

Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories 00:00 MON (b0868pcg)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00qp1mh)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00qp1mh)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00qp1mh)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 TUE (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 TUE (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 00:00 WED (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 THU (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 THU (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 00:00 FRI (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 FRI (m0026896)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 FRI (m0026896)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 10:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 16:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 00:00 TUE (b007k059)

Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories 23:00 SAT (b07z3zfw)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 23:30 TUE (b007jtn5)

Little Blighty on the Down 07:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 12:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 18:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 02:00 TUE (m00267sz)

MR James 16:51 SUN (b0bmlv8d)

MR James 00:45 MON (b0bmlv8d)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 15:00 THU (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 21:00 THU (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 05:00 FRI (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 15:00 FRI (b07ff197)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 21:00 FRI (b07ff197)

Mark Steel's in Town 22:30 FRI (b00s0g1p)

Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) 09:00 THU (m00260t9)

Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) 22:00 THU (m00260t9)

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music 22:30 SAT (b007k1sw)

Mr Willow's Wife 09:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 14:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 20:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 04:00 SUN (m000pf9r)

Nature Table 14:00 FRI (m000qjff)

Nature Table 20:00 FRI (m000qjff)

No Commitments 14:30 THU (b007k3qk)

No Commitments 20:30 THU (b007k3qk)

No Commitments 04:30 FRI (b007k3qk)

Noel Coward 04:30 SAT (m00260z1)

On the Hour 22:30 SUN (b007jqs0)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 TUE (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 WED (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 THU (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 FRI (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 FRI (m0026890)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 FRI (m0026890)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 FRI (m0026890)

Pam Ayres at Christmas 14:45 FRI (b06scz8z)

Pam Ayres at Christmas 20:45 FRI (b06scz8z)

Paperback Hell 23:30 WED (m000j3k7)

Parsley Sidings 07:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 12:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 18:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 02:30 FRI (b01nw83v)

Party 23:30 THU (b01n1qyg)

Peter Pan by JM Barrie 01:00 SAT (b00sct9q)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 18:06 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00267pn)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 07:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 12:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 18:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 02:00 THU (m002689g)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 MON (b0076jdy)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 TUE (m002689c)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 WED (m002689p)

Rent 07:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 12:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 18:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 02:00 WED (b066fy4b)

Revolting People 22:00 SUN (b00wr9v4)

Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High 23:30 FRI (b09k9mvy)

Socks 09:30 THU (m00268b6)

Soul Music Mixtapes 10:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 15:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 21:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 05:00 SUN (m000b0xd)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b0076m2z)

TEZ Talks 22:00 SAT (b09r6fw5)

The Cheese Shop Presents ... The Butter Factor 23:00 THU (b00fffxy)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 WED (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 THU (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 FRI (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b007k37y)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 19:48 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways 03:45 SAT (m000l2cp)

The East Coast Listening Post 22:15 SAT (b09l0fr1)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b00j5h2x)

The Harpoon 23:30 SAT (b00g31qh)

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 15:00 TUE (b017557m)

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 21:00 TUE (b017557m)

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 05:00 WED (b017557m)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 06:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 11:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 17:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 01:00 SUN (b00x88q0)

The Masterson Inheritance 23:30 MON (m00267tc)

The Missing Hancocks 07:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 12:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 18:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 02:30 THU (b06s87ls)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 15:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 21:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 05:00 TUE (m00267t9)

The Naked Week 23:00 MON (m002622s)

The Navy Lark 07:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 12:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 18:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 02:30 TUE (m00267t1)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 TUE (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 WED (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 THU (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 FRI (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

The Snowman 09:30 FRI (b0075zpl)

The Sound of Soweto 00:30 SAT (b082ymp7)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 08:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 13:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 19:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 03:00 FRI (m000cms9)

The Train at Platform 4 03:00 SAT (m0013j9z)

The Train at Platform 4 08:00 FRI (m0013swn)

The Train at Platform 4 13:00 FRI (m0013swn)

The Train at Platform 4 19:00 FRI (m0013swn)

The Unbelievable Truth 04:00 SAT (m0014gbf)

Tim Key's Christmas Poetry Programme 22:30 WED (b06sddm9)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b06rz9hx)

Too Much Information 14:30 MON (b00n1023)

Too Much Information 20:30 MON (b00n1023)

Too Much Information 04:30 TUE (b00n1023)

Trevor's World of Sport 23:00 TUE (b007k3kv)

Up the Garden Path 02:00 SAT (b0081t4t)

Up the Garden Path 07:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Up the Garden Path 12:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Up the Garden Path 18:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Vent 22:30 THU (b00t6v4j)

Who Goes There? 14:00 THU (b007w4f8)

Who Goes There? 20:00 THU (b007w4f8)

Who Goes There? 04:00 FRI (b007w4f8)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b011f5km)

Whodunnits 06:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 06:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 11:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 11:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 17:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 17:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 01:00 TUE (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 01:30 TUE (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 06:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 11:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 17:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 01:00 WED (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 06:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 11:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 17:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 01:00 THU (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 06:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 11:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 17:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 01:00 FRI (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 06:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Whodunnits 11:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Whodunnits 17:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 12:35 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 18:39 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 02:36 MON (m00267pq)

Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt 03:30 SAT (b00lcltq)

Wing It 09:00 FRI (m0026892)

Wing It 22:00 FRI (m0026892)

Witness History 08:40 SUN (m00267ps)

Witness History 13:45 SUN (m00267ps)

You Heard It Here First 09:00 WED (m001z4j1)

You Heard It Here First 22:00 WED (m001z4j1)

Yule Be Surprised 10:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 15:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 21:28 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 05:30 MON (m00267px)

LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES ORDERED BY GENRE
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

Children's: Drama

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 MON (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 TUE (m00267t3)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 TUE (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 WED (m0026899)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 WED (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 THU (m002689l)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 THU (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 03:45 FRI (m00268b4)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 08:45 FRI (m0026890)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 13:45 FRI (m0026890)

Paddington Bear by Michael Bond 19:45 FRI (m0026890)

Peter Pan by JM Barrie 01:00 SAT (b00sct9q)

Comedy

Alan Parker's Christmas Special 23:00 SUN (b09jlbjv)

Alice's Wunderland 22:30 MON (b01kt4ck)

Best Medicine 09:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Best Medicine 22:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Beyond Our Ken 10:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 15:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 20:57 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 05:00 MON (m000qlmm)

Noel Coward 04:30 SAT (m00260z1)

Pam Ayres at Christmas 14:45 FRI (b06scz8z)

Pam Ayres at Christmas 20:45 FRI (b06scz8z)

Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High 23:30 FRI (b09k9mvy)

The Cheese Shop Presents ... The Butter Factor 23:00 THU (b00fffxy)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 15:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 21:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 05:00 TUE (m00267t9)

The Naked Week 23:00 MON (m002622s)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 08:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 13:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 19:00 THU (m000cms9)

The Tim Vine Chat Show 03:00 FRI (m000cms9)

Tim Key's Christmas Poetry Programme 22:30 WED (b06sddm9)

Vent 22:30 THU (b00t6v4j)

Yule Be Surprised 10:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 15:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 21:28 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 05:30 MON (m00267px)

Comedy: Character

Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes 23:00 WED (b01pjp4n)

Inner Voices 08:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 13:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 19:45 SAT (m0004yb0)

Inner Voices 03:45 SUN (m0004yb0)

Comedy: Chat

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b06rz9hx)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b06rz9hx)

Comedy: Music

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music 22:30 SAT (b007k1sw)

Comedy: Panel Shows

Best Medicine 09:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Best Medicine 22:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Foul Play 14:00 WED (b00jm6kb)

Foul Play 20:00 WED (b00jm6kb)

Foul Play 04:00 THU (b00jm6kb)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 09:00 MON (m002625g)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 22:00 MON (m002625g)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00qp1mh)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00qp1mh)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00qp1mh)

Nature Table 14:00 FRI (m000qjff)

Nature Table 20:00 FRI (m000qjff)

The Unbelievable Truth 04:00 SAT (m0014gbf)

Wing It 09:00 FRI (m0026892)

Wing It 22:00 FRI (m0026892)

You Heard It Here First 09:00 WED (m001z4j1)

You Heard It Here First 22:00 WED (m001z4j1)

Comedy: Satire

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 09:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 14:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 20:30 SAT (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 04:30 SUN (b007k0bg)

Little Blighty on the Down 07:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 12:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 18:00 MON (m00267sz)

Little Blighty on the Down 02:00 TUE (m00267sz)

Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) 09:00 THU (m00260t9)

Michael Spicer: No Room (Omnibus) 22:00 THU (m00260t9)

On the Hour 22:30 SUN (b007jqs0)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 07:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 12:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 18:00 WED (m002689g)

Project Santa Claus by Steve Punt 02:00 THU (m002689g)

The Naked Week 23:00 MON (m002622s)

Comedy: Sitcoms

After Henry 07:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 12:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 18:00 THU (b007k01q)

After Henry 02:00 FRI (b007k01q)

Clayton Grange 23:00 FRI (b01nb1sm)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 08:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 13:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 19:00 TUE (m0012nt8)

Conversations from a Long Marriage 03:00 WED (m0012nt8)

Doctor in the House 02:30 SAT (b007k4k7)

Doctor in the House 07:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Doctor in the House 12:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Doctor in the House 18:30 FRI (b007k4s5)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 14:30 WED (m000qjh5)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 20:30 WED (m000qjh5)

Ed Reardon's Christmas Week 04:30 THU (m000qjh5)

In and Out of the Kitchen 08:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 13:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 19:00 MON (b066w9gj)

In and Out of the Kitchen 03:00 TUE (b066w9gj)

Mr Willow's Wife 09:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 14:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 20:00 SAT (m000pf9r)

Mr Willow's Wife 04:00 SUN (m000pf9r)

No Commitments 14:30 THU (b007k3qk)

No Commitments 20:30 THU (b007k3qk)

No Commitments 04:30 FRI (b007k3qk)

Parsley Sidings 07:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 12:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 18:30 THU (b01nw83v)

Parsley Sidings 02:30 FRI (b01nw83v)

Party 23:30 THU (b01n1qyg)

Rent 07:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 12:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 18:00 TUE (b066fy4b)

Rent 02:00 WED (b066fy4b)

Revolting People 22:00 SUN (b00wr9v4)

The Masterson Inheritance 23:30 MON (m00267tc)

The Navy Lark 07:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 12:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 18:30 MON (m00267t1)

The Navy Lark 02:30 TUE (m00267t1)

The Train at Platform 4 03:00 SAT (m0013j9z)

The Train at Platform 4 08:00 FRI (m0013swn)

The Train at Platform 4 13:00 FRI (m0013swn)

The Train at Platform 4 19:00 FRI (m0013swn)

Too Much Information 14:30 MON (b00n1023)

Too Much Information 20:30 MON (b00n1023)

Too Much Information 04:30 TUE (b00n1023)

Trevor's World of Sport 23:00 TUE (b007k3kv)

Up the Garden Path 02:00 SAT (b0081t4t)

Up the Garden Path 07:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Up the Garden Path 12:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Up the Garden Path 18:00 FRI (b0082g3d)

Vent 22:30 THU (b00t6v4j)

Comedy: Sketch

Alice's Wunderland 22:30 MON (b01kt4ck)

Beyond Our Ken 10:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 15:00 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 20:57 SUN (m000qlmm)

Beyond Our Ken 05:00 MON (m000qlmm)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b007k37y)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b00j5h2x)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b00j5h2x)

The Missing Hancocks 07:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 12:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 18:30 WED (b06s87ls)

The Missing Hancocks 02:30 THU (b06s87ls)

Comedy: Spoof

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 23:30 TUE (b007jtn5)

On the Hour 22:30 SUN (b007jqs0)

Paperback Hell 23:30 WED (m000j3k7)

The East Coast Listening Post 22:15 SAT (b09l0fr1)

The Harpoon 23:30 SAT (b00g31qh)

Comedy: Standup

A Very John Kearns Christmas 14:30 TUE (m000cl48)

A Very John Kearns Christmas 20:30 TUE (m000cl48)

A Very John Kearns Christmas 04:30 WED (m000cl48)

Mark Steel's in Town 22:30 FRI (b00s0g1p)

TEZ Talks 22:00 SAT (b09r6fw5)

Drama

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 06:42 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 11:42 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 17:49 SUN (b007jqsy)

... And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree 01:42 MON (b007jqsy)

Drama on 4 08:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 13:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 16:00 SAT (m0012pjv)

Drama on 4 19:00 SAT (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 00:00 SUN (m0012pjv)

Drama on 4 03:00 SUN (m000qjdx)

Drama on 4 15:00 WED (m000qjf9)

Drama on 4 21:00 WED (m000qjf9)

Drama on 4 05:00 THU (m000qjf9)

Noel Coward 04:30 SAT (m00260z1)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 15:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 21:00 MON (m00267t9)

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie 05:00 TUE (m00267t9)

Yule Be Surprised 10:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 15:30 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 21:28 SUN (m00267px)

Yule Be Surprised 05:30 MON (m00267px)

Drama: Biographical

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 12:35 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 18:39 SUN (m00267pq)

Will In the World by Stephen Greenblatt (Omnibus) 02:36 MON (m00267pq)

Will in the World by Stephen Greenblatt 03:30 SAT (b00lcltq)

Drama: Classic & Period

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 15:00 THU (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 21:00 THU (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 05:00 FRI (b07dk01s)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 15:00 FRI (b07ff197)

Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 21:00 FRI (b07ff197)

Peter Pan by JM Barrie 01:00 SAT (b00sct9q)

Drama: Crime

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 WED (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 THU (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 FRI (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 06:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 11:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 17:00 SAT (b00x88q0)

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 01:00 SUN (b00x88q0)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b011f5km)

Whodunnits 06:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 06:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 11:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 11:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 17:00 MON (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 17:30 MON (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 01:00 TUE (b007jm2f)

Whodunnits 01:30 TUE (b011j50h)

Whodunnits 06:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 11:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 17:00 TUE (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 01:00 WED (b007jm30)

Whodunnits 06:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 11:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 17:00 WED (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 01:00 THU (b007jm3j)

Whodunnits 06:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 11:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 17:00 THU (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 01:00 FRI (b007jm42)

Whodunnits 06:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Whodunnits 11:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Whodunnits 17:00 FRI (b007jm4n)

Drama: Historical

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 TUE (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 WED (b007k1vx)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 WED (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 THU (b007k1x8)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 THU (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 01:30 FRI (b007k1yk)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 06:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 11:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries 17:30 FRI (b007k1zv)

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories 16:06 SUN (b0868pcg)

Jerome K Jerome - After Supper Ghost Stories 00:00 MON (b0868pcg)

MR James 16:51 SUN (b0bmlv8d)

MR James 00:45 MON (b0bmlv8d)

Drama: Relationships & Romance

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 19:48 SUN (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00267pv)

The Debrief by Katherine Jakeways 03:45 SAT (m000l2cp)

Drama: Thriller

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 15:00 TUE (b017557m)

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 21:00 TUE (b017557m)

The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White 05:00 WED (b017557m)

Entertainment

Booked 14:00 TUE (b0075lw6)

Booked 20:00 TUE (b0075lw6)

Booked 04:00 WED (b0075lw6)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 TUE (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 TUE (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 00:00 WED (m002689m)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 THU (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 THU (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 00:00 FRI (m00268bb)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 10:00 FRI (m0026896)

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol 16:00 FRI (m0026896)

Who Goes There? 14:00 THU (b007w4f8)

Who Goes There? 20:00 THU (b007w4f8)

Who Goes There? 04:00 FRI (b007w4f8)

Factual

Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth? 23:45 WED (m000qjnk)

Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories 23:00 SAT (b07z3zfw)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 10:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 16:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 00:00 THU (b00wv3xy)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 10:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 16:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 00:00 TUE (b007k059)

Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories 23:00 SAT (b07z3zfw)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 18:06 SUN (m00267pn)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00267pn)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 MON (b0076jdy)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 TUE (m002689c)

Pursued by Bears 09:30 WED (m002689p)

Soul Music Mixtapes 10:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 15:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 21:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 05:00 SUN (m000b0xd)

The Snowman 09:30 FRI (b0075zpl)

Factual: Consumer

Socks 09:30 THU (m00268b6)

Factual: History

Witness History 08:40 SUN (m00267ps)

Witness History 13:45 SUN (m00267ps)

Factual: Life Stories

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:06 SUN (b0112flz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:02 MON (b0112flz)

Excuse Me, Are You John Shuttleworth? 23:45 WED (m000qjnk)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 10:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 16:00 WED (b00wv3xy)

Happy Birthday Maurice Cole 00:00 THU (b00wv3xy)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 10:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 16:00 MON (b007k059)

Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years 00:00 TUE (b007k059)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b0076m2z)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 MON (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 TUE (b00xblgw)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 TUE (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 WED (b00xc8k8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 WED (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 THU (b00xmvf8)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 THU (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 03:30 FRI (b00xnd57)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 08:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 13:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi 19:30 FRI (b00xnddx)

Factual: Politics

The Sound of Soweto 00:30 SAT (b082ymp7)

Factual: Science & Nature

Best Medicine 09:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Best Medicine 22:00 TUE (m00260xl)

Nature Table 14:00 FRI (m000qjff)

Nature Table 20:00 FRI (m000qjff)

Music

Alan Parker's Christmas Special 23:00 SUN (b09jlbjv)

Soul Music Mixtapes 10:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 15:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 21:00 SAT (m000b0xd)

Soul Music Mixtapes 05:00 SUN (m000b0xd)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b0076m2z)

Music: World

The Sound of Soweto 00:30 SAT (b082ymp7)

Religion & Ethics

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m00267t6)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m002689h)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m002689r)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m00268b8)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m0026894)