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SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (m001g2vt)
Killing Me Softly with His Song

"Strumming my pain with his fingers... Singing my life with his words..."

Killing Me Softly with His Song is a song about the pleasure and embarrassment of being seen.

The feeling that someone has reached into your deepest, most private feelings, and laid them bare. It's a song about a singer, and about what music can do and a love song that feels at once happy and sad.

The song was a huge hit in two different generations. It won Grammy Awards for The Fugees in 1997 and for Roberta Flack in 1974.

Ray Padgett is author of Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time. He unfolds the layers of the song's history as a famous cover of a famous cover.

Musicologist Nate Sloan explores what the song does harmonically, oscillating between major and minor chords to create a sense of uncertainty and longing.

Lori Lieberman tells the story of the Don McLean concert that inspired her lyrics for the song, that she was the first to record as a young singer-songwriter in 1972.

It's a song that transports Tiff Murray back to the hot New York summer of 1996, when the Fugees version blared out everywhere. For her it was the soundtrack to falling in love while far from home.

It's also a love song for Julie Daley, but now with a sharp edge. Dr Robin Boylorn listened to the Fugees version as a self-conscious teenager and felt a flush of recognition.

Ben heard it the Christmas he first came to the UK from South Africa, played by a busker early one morning in Covent Garden as the first snow he'd ever seen began to fall.

Perminder Khatkar has treasured the song since it played in the delivery room during the birth of her first child.

Producer: Mair Bosworth

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

SAT 00:30 In Search Of Beauty (b00p016j)
Erin O'Connor, whose beauty defies convention, discusses this knotty subject-area. What is beauty?

Where do our ideas about beauty come from? How is our life-experience affected by how we look?

As Erin grew up, she was convinced she was ugly. She would dart across the road diagonally so she wouldn't draw attention to her nose by crossing in front of stationary cars. She was so self-conscious about her flat-chest that she would regularly wear two padded bras.

But one day she was told she was beautiful, scooped up by the modelling industry and presented as the uber-elegant catwalk queen, sought after and richly rewarded.

What did they see in her that she would never have seen in herself? Beauty?

With the help of renowned facial-reconstructive surgeon Professor Iain Hutchison, who has treated people with severe facial disfigurement; and Professor of Children's Literature, Kim Reynolds who has studied the way beauty is regarded in traditional stories, Erin explores various opinions and experiences of beauty.

Erin also goes behind the scenes at London Fashion Week, to an event called 'All Walks Beyond the Catwalk'; it used a wide range of models - both in size and age - as a way to broaden the range of catwalk models used at such influential events.

Producer: Karen Gregor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

SAT 01:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs

4. Lessons in Love

Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.

He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...

Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective.

Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's gripping, historical mystery.

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

SAT 01:30 Whodunnits (b007jpqv)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage

5. Murderer Unmasked

Amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the identity of the murderer.

But a few other surprises are in store...

Starring June Whitfield.

Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett …. Richard Todd
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler …. Tina Gray
Constable …. Dominic Letts

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.

SAT 02:00 Harry Worth (b00rd6p0)
Thirty Minutes Worth

The Old Flame

Just as Harry Worth is feeling lonely, a long lost love turns up.

This series was the amiable, woolly-minded bumbler's return to BBC radio, using the title of his first TV series 20 years before with the same writer.

Starring Harry Worth.

Co-starring Jack Douglas as Binky Bottomley.

Sitcom written by Vince Powell

With:

Jacqueline Clarke
Joan Sanderson.

Producer: Mike Craig

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1988.

SAT 02:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00glrvd)
From 22/03/1971

A struggling vicar, a Welsh birthday card poet and a perplexed psychoanalyst.

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.

With:

Terence Brady
Pauline Yates

Pianist: Gordon Langford

Written by Chris Allen, David Climie, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley.

Producer John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.

SAT 03:00 Sandi Toksvig's Hygge (m000qknw)
Series 1

Prof Brian Cox and Zoe Lyons

‘Hygge’ (pronounced hoo-ga) along with ‘tak’ (the word for ‘thank you’ that we learnt from watching Borgen and other Scandi dramas) is one of the few Danish words to have become known to us in the UK.

It’s a word that means comfort, contentment and cherishing the simple pleasures in life. In lifestyle magazines it’s faux fur throws, cups of hot cocoa and scented candles; but to the Danish it has simpler and less commercial roots.

As these cold winter nights draw in after a difficult year of scant comfort, it feels like we all need some hygge and legendary Dane, Sandi Toksvig, will do her best to bring it to you.

Deep in the Danish countryside in her cosy wood cabin, Sandi will explore the concept of hygge and the Danish way of life and welcomes celebrity guests who join her in front of the open fire to explore what brings them hygge.

In this episode, Professor Brian Cox finds comfort in physics, piano playing and mulled wine and comedian Zoe Lyons who would like nothing more than to clear out ditches all day.

Additional material from Simon Alcock and Charlie Dinkin.

Producer: Julia McKenzie

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

SAT 03:30 Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan (m0028117)
10. New Beginnings

**** This programme was suggested by Paul Buttle as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

Having left the island, Maurice applies to join the Guards. He's assessed and examined - before having to sleep in a small iron bed with thin blankets.

Memoirs and reminiscences of life growing up on The Blasket Islands off Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. The Islands were evacuated after World War II, but prior to that 150 inhabitants lived a traditional, rural life.

Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Islands in 1904, before being fostered in Dingle and then returning to his family home on the Irish speaking Island.

It captures a young boy's growth to early manhood on the great Blasket, "a truly Gaelic island which lies north-west off the coast of Kerry". With stories of his friends, family, father and grandfather.

'Did you never hear how the life of man is divided?' says Maurice's grandfather, 'twenty years a-growing, twenty years in blossom, twenty years a-stooping, and twenty years declining."

Written by Maurice O'Sullivan and abridged by Ann Rees-Jones

Concluded by PG Stephens.

Producer: Maurice Leitch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1977

**** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****

SAT 03:45 Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (m000v3pt)
Smoke, Wind and Soap-Bubbles

Marcovaldo’s children attempt to make money by selling detergent samples but soon find themselves in deep, bubbly, water.

Last of Italo Calvino's enchanting collection of five short stores.

Dramatised by Toby Jones from a translation by William Weaver.

Narrator ...... Toby Jones
Marcovaldo ..…. Mackenzie Crook
Isolina ...... Isla Johnston
Michelino ...... Aaron Gelkoff
Pietruccio ...... Tyler Howitt
Woman ...... Deborah Mcandrew
Shopkeeper ...... Mark Bonnar

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.

SAT 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001681l)
Series 28

Episode 2

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 windows, ants, rice and Ancient Egyptians.

With:

Henning Wehn
Zoe Lyons
Sindhu Vee
Marcus Brigstocke

Producer: Jon Naismith

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

SAT 04:30 Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse (m002811j)
A Slice of Life

Mr Mulliner tells the tale of a beauty cream inventor determined to marry the woman of his dreams.

Pub raconteur Mr Mulliner enlists regular tipplers of the Angler's Rest to tell his tales.

Starring Richard Griffiths.

From a collection of stories written by PG Wodehouse., first published in 1927.

Dramatised by Roger Davenport.

Mr Mulliner .... Richard Griffiths
Miss Postlethwaite / Angela / The Cook .... Matilda Ziegler
A Small Bitter / Wilfred .... Tom George
A Port / Sir Jasper .... Peter Acre
A Pint of Stout / Murgatroyd .... David Timson
A Light Ale / Jenkins .... Martin Hyder

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.

SAT 05:00 Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope (m0009tcz)
3. The Bargain

Caroline's marriage to Johnnie Gates is a charade, but she has made a bargain and is determined to stick to her side of it.

Written by Joanna Trollope under her nom de plume, Caroline Harvey.

Conclusion starring Rebecca Egan.

Dramatised by Eric Pringle.

Isobel Grant …. Emma Gregory
Sir Edward Ashton .... Nicholas Le Prevost
Caroline Harding .... Rebecca Egan
Johnnie Gates .... Charles Simpson
Nawab of Fultar .... Badi Uzzaman
Ralph Buxby …. Andrew Wincott
Ranjit .... Sam Dastor
George Carew …. Stephen Critchlow
John Eyre ... Gavin Muir
Bella Rathbone .... Jillie Meers
Ann Wheeler .... Monica Dolan
Lady Lennox .... Jennifer Hilary

With:

John Hartley
Tessa Worsley

Director Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

SAT 06:00 Legacy by Leigh Jackson (b062n0lr)
A film producer takes his ex-girlfriend on a nostalgia trip to a beautiful house in the country where he once made a film. He's hoping that the atmosphere of the place will help to resurrect their relationship.

The house is advertised for sale and other prospective purchasers begin to arrive. But as the day proceeds, an element of mystery surrounds the house and its past.

Recorded on location at Waterplace Farm, near Ware, Hertfordshire and at various locations on the Buxton Estate, Easneye, Ware - including Widfordbury Farm, Widford.

Dick .... Stephen Thorne
Alice .... Frances Jeater
Policeman .... Alex Jennings
Warren.......David Buck
Ella.............Rosalind Ayres
Ashley......Stuart Milligan
Miles.........Stuart Organ
Arthur.......Hadyn Jones

Written by Leigh Jackson.

Directed by Cherry Cookson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1982.

SAT 07:30 The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) (m0028b5j)
The extraordinary life of the outstanding artist of the 16th Century.

Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to Henry VIII and was regarded as a phenomenon in his day for his ability to bring the characters he painted to life.

His famous portrait of the Tudor King was so life like spectators fully expected arms and legs to move. One of his paintings of the dead Christ was so alarming that, when the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky saw it in 1867, he was so troubled by it that his wife had to drag him away fearing he might have an epileptic fit.

Holbein observed the extraordinary events of his century up close and painted the movers and shakers of the age including Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII, as well as the various women lined up to become the wives of the king, such as Anne of Cleves.

He was a contributor to the history of book design as well as designing jewellery, and elaborate weaponry.

With a family in Basel and another in London, his life was as colourful as the times he lived through.

Written by Franny Moyle.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Libby Spurrier.

Read by Sir Simon Russell Beale.

Producer: Celia de Wolff

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2021.

SAT 08:45 The Best of English (m00058h1)
1. It Started in Aldershot

Comedian and actor Arthur English reminisces about his life and career in show business.

Beginning with the early days as a stand-up comic - he chats to Michael Pointon before a studio audience.

Arthur is best remembered as Mr Harman in BBC TV’s long-running sitcom 'Are You Being Served?' and as Slugger in Yorkshire TV's 'Follyfoot' shown on ITV.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.

SAT 09:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k0dt)
Off the Rails

The blundering civil servants get steamed up over a transport mix-up.

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred/Emily …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley
Wilkins/Pullman …. John Graham

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.

SAT 09:25 Beyond Our Ken (b0bptthv)
From 2/4/1959

Kenneth Horne’s ripping yarn of Captain ‘Poodle’ Fawcett and ‘Hornerama’ focuses on timber.

A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took

Starring:

Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee

Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Announcer: Douglas Smith

Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.

The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.

Producer: Jacques Brown

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.

SAT 09:55 Writing Yorkshire (m000fnsp)
From Haworth to Leeds

Poet, radio presenter, and Yorkshireman Ian McMillan continues his literary tour around God's Own Country to visit the streets, towns, cities and moors that have inspired so much classic writing.

From Ian's own home town of Barnsley and his own literary hero Barry Hines, to The Moors of Haworth that will forever belong to The Brontës, we're exploring a county bursting at the seams with writers and writing.

* Ian visits the Bronte Parsonage Cottage in Howarth, Keighley to learn more about the sisters.

* WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Episode 4 from BBC Radio 4's 2018 adaptation by Rachel Joyce of Emily Bronte's novel.

* WRITERS ON THEMSELVES: Ted Hughes - Ted's essay 'The Rock', first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in 1963.

* At the offices of Peepal Tree Press in Leeds, Ian meets African-Caribbean poet Khadijh Ibrahim.

* DESERT ISLAND DISCS: Barbara Taylor Bradford - from BBC Radio 4 July 2003 [Extract]

The conclusion to Ian’s conversation with Blake Morrison.

Producer: Jessica Treen

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in September 2018.

SAT 11:00 Legacy by Leigh Jackson (b062n0lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 12:30 The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) (m0028b5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 13:45 The Best of English (m00058h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k0dt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 14:25 Beyond Our Ken (b0bptthv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:25 today]

SAT 14:55 Writing Yorkshire (m000fnsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:55 today]

SAT 16:00 Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone (m0028b5l)
Toby Hadoke chats to the fantasy author and entrepreneur Sir Ian Livingstone.

Sir Ian is the co-founder of the Games Workshop, and helped bring the game Dungeons and Dragons to the UK.

He’s a successful fantasy writer, having co-created the Fighting Fantasy choose your own adventure series, and has also worked in video games, launching titles like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Hitman when he was chairman of Eidos PLC.

Toby speaks to Sir Ian about his extensive career and asks about his influences and his love of 'the power of play'. We'll hear about how Games Workshop began out of a tiny flat, what it was like working in the early period of video games, and how he's hoping generations going forward can benefit from learning in different ways.

Producer: Chris Pearson.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

SAT 17:00 Legacy by Leigh Jackson (b062n0lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 18:30 The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) (m0028b5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 19:45 The Best of English (m00058h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k0dt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 20:25 Beyond Our Ken (b0bptthv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:25 today]

SAT 20:55 Writing Yorkshire (m000fnsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:55 today]

SAT 22:00 The Shuttleworths (b01n6yr5)
Series 4

Every Cloud Has a Silver Wedding

When Joan Chitty calls around unexpectedly, John's silver wedding plans are thwarted.

The comic capers continue for Sheffield's favourite singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth and his family.

Written and performed by Graham Fellows

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.

SAT 22:15 Tim Key's Poetry Programme (b03szv8f)
Series 2

Music

Comedian Tim Key explores the concept of music with a poem about an ambitious songbird called Patrick.

Tom Basden attempts to accompany the poet, but Tim threatens to hire a proper musician.

Written and presented by Tim Key

With:

Tom Basden
Diane Morgan
Katy Wix

Producer: James Robinson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.

SAT 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b0076yxj)
Series 3

Episode 4

Mitch Benn and his band are stranded on a mysterious desert island after an unfortunate in-flight alpaca barbecue incident.

This gives Mitch an opportunity to sing a touching love song to his own guitar, Kirsty Newton sings about bright new worlds and some of the other survivors have a very dark secret.

It's music, comedy and a harsh fight for existence on a mysterious island.

Starring Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.

With:

Brendon Burns
Tasha Baylis
Kirsty Newton
Steven Kynman

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

SAT 23:00 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b00804lf)
Exmouth

Back to the days of the poll tax, buying porn and true fables.

Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.

Recorded at Plymouth University, Exmouth.

With:

Peter Baynham
Jo Unwin
Kevin Eldon
Don King

Lee and Herring went on to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.

Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.

SAT 23:30 Chain Reaction (b00lblq9)
Series 1

Stewart Lee interviews Alan Moore

Prickly comedian, Stewart Lee interviews acclaimed writer, Alan Moore.

This is the tag talk show series where the guest turns interviewer in the next show.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025

SUN 00:00 Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone (m0028b5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Legacy by Leigh Jackson (b062n0lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) (m0028b5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]

SUN 03:45 The Best of English (m00058h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k0dt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 04:25 Beyond Our Ken (b0bptthv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:25 on Saturday]

SUN 04:55 Writing Yorkshire (m000fnsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:55 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00289jp)
Brit Award Winners

Guy Garvey

Musician Guy Garvey is castaway by Kirsty Young.

Front man of the group "Elbow" Guy's voice and lyrics have helped the band win pretty much every music prize going ... headlining Glastonbury too, and playing at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.

Yet his image is that of an everyday, low key, unassuming bloke ... except that he isn't, he's penning and performing songs filled with intimacy, optimism and lyricism, that strike a chord with millions of fans.

For a long while his devotees were well versed in the art of delayed gratification - Elbow's debut album was released 11 years after the band members first made music together.

He writes his songs in his journal and has been keeping a diary since he was 14. Maybe it was the peace and calm of the blank page that first appealed - one of 7 kids he says he was brought up:

"in a house full of women that were singing, shouting, arguing, fighting over the bathroom. I'm ruined by these women, spoilt rotten"

DISC ONE: Talk Talk - New Grass
DISC TWO: Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You for Talkin’ to Me, Africa
DISC THREE: Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
DISC FOUR: Public Enemy - Give It Up (edit)
DISC FIVE: English Chamber Orchestra with Arleen Augér and Yan Pascal Tortelier - Joseph Canteloube’s Bailero from Chants d'Auvergne
DISC SIX: Jolie Holland - Wandering Angus
DISC SEVEN: Tom Waits - Picture in a Frame
DISC EIGHT: Joan As Police Woman - Real Life

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Talk Talk - New Grass
BOOK CHOICE: The collected works - J.D. Salinger
LUXURY CHOICE: Bushmills Irish Whiskey and ice

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.

SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
Series 2

Quetzalcoatlus

As Sir David Attenborough explains:

"The biggest animal to fly was not a bird, but a reptile."

It was a Quetzalcoatlus, a pterosaur with at least a 44 foot wingspan. David, a huge fan of palaeontology, is skilled in bringing the past natural histories to life through stories about the discovery of key fossils.

What a creature this "terrible lizard" must have been - big enough to scavenge the bodies of dead Tyrannosaurus and yet able to fly, probably in large numbers. And with a twist so typical of Sir David's writing, he brings this pterosaur to life at the very end.

Written and presented by David Attenborough.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.

SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m00289jr)
Poetry Workshop - The Thread by Don Paterson

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poetry Workshop - The Thread by Don Paterson.

Taken from the landmark series exploring the pleasures of writing and reading poems. Presented, in Edinburgh, by Ruth Padel.

Poetry is everywhere, and all over the country workshops of aspiring poets meet to work together on their craft. The Edinburgh School of Poets is one such group, and Ruth joins them to work on three of their poems on the theme of 'Family Ties'.

Ruth and the group listen to the poems and offer practical and inspirational pointers to each other.

As they go behind the scenes of the poems, testing and pruning, exploring technical things like structure, rhyme and line endings, they reveal the imagination and the skill that makes poetry so rewarding for both writers and readers of poetry.

The poems from the group include one about the never ending anxieties of motherhood, which includes some interesting Scottish words like 'stravaiging'.

There's also a funny piece about the pre-occupation with genealogy, and a moving poem about an attempt to piece together a picture of a lost family member from their remaining personal effects.

The group also share and appreciate a poem by the award winning poet Don Paterson, called The Thread.

Producers: Sarah Langan and Sara Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.

SUN 07:30 Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan (m00289jt)
Episodes 6-10/10 (Omnibus)

**** This programme was suggested by Paul Buttle as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

Life on the island changes after the outbreak of war in Europe.

Memoirs and reminiscences of life growing up on The Blasket Islands off Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. The Islands were evacuated after World War II, but prior to that 150 inhabitants lived a traditional, rural life.

Maurice O'Sullivan was born on the Islands in 1904, before being fostered in Dingle and then returning to his family home on the Irish speaking Island.

It captures a young boy's growth to early manhood on the great Blasket, "a truly Gaelic island which lies north-west off the coast of Kerry". With stories of his friends, family, father and grandfather.

'Did you never hear how the life of man is divided?' says Maurice's grandfather, 'twenty years a-growing, twenty years in blossom, twenty years a-stooping, and twenty years declining."

Written by Maurice O'Sullivan

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes abridged by Ann Rees-Jones.

Read by PG Stephens.

Producer: Maurice Leitch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1977.

**** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****

SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00289jw)
Mackenzie Crook

Actor and writer Mackenzie Crook chooses ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ by Joni Mitchell and ‘River Man’ by Nick Drake.

SUN 08:50 Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) (m00289jy)
Marcovaldo is a poor rural man now living with his growing family in a big city in northern Italy.

Italo Calvino's enchanting collection of five short stories.

Omnibus of dramatisations by Toby Jones.

From a translation by William Weaver.

* MUSHROOMS IN THE CITY - Marcovaldo finds mushrooms growing by the tram stop, but is dismayed to find that he isn't the only one who has spotted them.

* MOON AND THE GNAC - A neon sign thwarts Marcovaldo's efforts to teach his children about the night sky.

* THE RAIN AND THE LEAVES - Marcovaldo's increasing obsession with nurturing a plant brings surprising results.

* THE WRONG STOP - Marcovaldo gets lost in thick fog after a night at the cinema.

* SMOKE, WIND AND SOAP-BUBBLES - Marcovaldo’s children attempt to make money selling detergent samples.

Narrator ...... Toby Jones
Marcovaldo ..…. Mackenzie Crook
Amadigi …... Lloyd Hutchinson
Isolina …... Isla Johnston
Michelino ..…. Aaron Gelkoff
Pietruccio ..…. Tyler Howitt
Fiordaligi/ Godifredo ...... Ashley Margolis
Domitilla/ Receptionist ...... Deborah Mcandrew
Viligelmo/Shopkeeper ...... Mark Bonnar

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.

SUN 10:00 Frankie Howerd (m000h7z8)
Series 2

Episode 4

Frankie is accused of being a spy, gets hypnotised and joins a local literary group.

Francis Howerd continues his comic look back through his eventful life and illustrious career!

Written by David McKellar and David Nobbs.

With:

June Whitfield
Ray Fell

Music by the Bill McGuffie Quartet.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast in BBC Radio 2 in July 1973.

SUN 10:30 Take It From Here (b011pw50)
From 31/12/1953

A butler's ‘upstairs’ wrangles and Eth finally gets a ring on her finger in 'The Glums'.

Long-running classic comedy written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Starring:

Professor Jimmy Edwards
Dick Bentley
June Whitfield
Alma Cogan
Wallas Eaton
Herbert Mostyn – a bit-part persona adopted, when necessary, by both Frank and Denis.

Music from The Keynotes and the Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1953.

SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00289jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00289jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 12:30 Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan (m00289jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00289jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 13:50 Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) (m00289jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 15:00 Frankie Howerd (m000h7z8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 15:30 Take It From Here (b011pw50)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 16:00 Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke (m00289k1)
2. End

**** This programme was suggested by Hadrian Jeffs as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

The Overlords have been unseen, ruling the world from a distance for over 50 years.

Now they are about to reveal themselves...

Conclusion of Arthur C Clarke's classic sci-fi novel.

Dramatised by Tony Mulholland.

Katie .... Sarah-Jane Holm
Jeffrey .... James Richards
George .... Christian Rodska
Mia .... Suzanne Hitchmough
Rupert .... Cornelius Garrett
Sullivan .... Gerard McDermott
Vindarten .... Kim Durham
Thanthalteresco .... Graham Padden
Rashaverak .... Sunny Ormonde
Jan .... Steven Pacey
Karellen .... Peter Jeffrey

Music by Jeff Mearns.

Director: Brian Lighthill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.

**** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****

SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00289jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m00289jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 18:30 Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan (m00289jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00289jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 19:50 Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) (m00289jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 21:00 Frankie Howerd (m000h7z8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:30 Take It From Here (b011pw50)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Elvenquest (b00vy3n6)
Series 2

Episode 1

The return of the fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth.

The intrepid band of Questers, led by Elven Lord, Vidar, set off once again on their search for the Sword of Asnagar.

This is the only thing that can free them from the tyranny of the evil Lord Darkness.

Joining Vidar on the Quest is Dean, the dwarf, Penthiselea, an Amazon warrior princess, Sam, the human, and Amis, the Chosen One (formerly Sam's dog who took human form when he arrived in Lower Earth - he alone can wield the Sword of Asnagar that will defeat Lord Darkness).

In this opening episode, the Questers are saved from near certain death by a strong and charming loner, who goes by the name of Byorthnoth the Brave.

But is Byorthnoth quite what he seems? And does it really matter when he has such lovely hair?

Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is back from the Void and has discovered that he's lost his immortality...

Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.

Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Dean/Kreech ...... Kevin Eldon
Elf Lord, Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Byorthnoth ...... Ben Miles
Amazon Princess, Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman
Amis, The Chosen One ...... Dave Lamb

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.

SUN 22:30 Pick Ups (b008q0sz)
Series 1

Episode 3

Mike and Linda meet dates Andrew and Teri at a unique restaurant, with mixed results.

Comedy set in in a run down taxi office in Manchester.

Written by Ian Kershaw.

Linda ... Sally Lindsay
Mike ... John Thomson
Dave ... Philip Rowson
Rebel /Brad ... Ash Tandon
Teri ...... Claire Bleasdale
Andrew ...... Paul Warriner
Pat ...... Andrew Grose

Producer: Paul Hardy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.

SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0028j6k)
Geoff Norcott 1/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes chats to News Quiz regular, Geoff Norcott.

SUN 23:00 Lobby Land (m0007l40)
Series 2

Cometh The Power

Sam and Mia have been nominated for journalism awards at the prestigious DONCASTAs.

But has Sam got a bigger decision to make?

Sam Peakes ...... Yasmine Akram
Tom Shriver MP ...... Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips ...... Cariad Lloyd
Gideon Burnside ...... Dan Tetsell
Nathan Edmonds ...... Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Marcus ...... Joe Da Costa

Written by Jon Harvey, Christopher Davies and Sarah Dempster

Additional material by Laura Major

Producer: Jon Harvey

A Naked production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.

SUN 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b007r5lr)
Series 2

Episode 5

St Luke's Hospital Pathology holds its first ‘scratch night’ for work in progress.

Starring Peter Davison.

Laurence Howarth's black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab.

Dr Webster .... Peter Davison
Dr Anderson .... Matilda Ziegler
Professor Donaldson: .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon .... Tom Price
Chloe .... Marianne Levy
Simon .... Gus Brown
with Beth Chalmers and Steven Kynman

Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.

MONDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2025

MON 00:00 Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke (m00289k1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00289jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]

MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]

MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00289jr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan (m00289jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00289jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]

MON 03:50 Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) (m00289jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Frankie Howerd (m000h7z8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]

MON 05:30 Take It From Here (b011pw50)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

A Scandal in Bohemia

Sherlock Holmes is called upon to retrieve a compromising photograph - but in the beautiful Irene Adler, he meets his match.

First of a collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the immortal Baker Street detective - first published in 1891.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Irene Adler .... Sarah Badel
King of Bohemia .... Andrew Sachs
Mrs Hudson .... Mary Allen
Mrs Turner .... Jenny Howe
Norton .... Brian Miller
Priest .... Danny Schiller
John .... Ian Lindsay

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Violinist: Leonard Friedman

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

MON 06:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt8v)
1. La Margarita

It is the very end of the holiday season when bank clerk Dennis Truelove turns up in Porthant Bay.

But why is he there?

And why is he splashing the cash?

Five-part drama written by Dave Sheasby.

Dennis Truelove .... Fine Time Fontayne
Maguire .... Denys Hawthorne
Waiter .... Iwan Thomas

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

MON 07:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c075x)
Series 3

Episode 3

Sheila and Tommy tackle their memoirs, but are their memories up to it?

Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.

The problem is, they can’t stand each other…

June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star in Mike Coleman's sitcom.

Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Dudley Rathbone …. Alex Lowe

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.

MON 07:30 The Likely Lads (m0028bbl)
Series 1

6. Outward Bound

Terry has to overcome his fear of the countryside when they organise a holiday weekend up the coast.

But things don’t go to plan and they're forced to camp.

Starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes.

Created and written for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Adapted for BBC Radio by James Bolam.

Bob Ferris .... Rodney Bewes
Terry Collier .... James Bolam
Scoutmaster .... Peter Hawkins
Postmistress .... Kathleen Helme
Valerie .... Janet Kelly
Susan .... Kate Story
Lorry Driver .... David Brierley
Jack .... Donald McKillop

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Light Programme in September 1967

MON 08:00 Cleaning Up (b052m59s)
1. New Recruit

A new cleaner reports for duty. Turns out he and his boss have met before.

Every night, as time is called and people are spat out onto the streets and squeezed into rides home to dream-tossed beds - others are hard at work. Teams of cleaners are in office spaces scrubbing, vacuuming and cleaning up.

And right at the bottom of the food chain we find our gang - Spit n' Polish tackling the floors of a plush tower block in Manchester city centre.

Written by Ian Kershaw - with a top hole Northern cast.

Funny, sometimes dark comedy about people who always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

Julie ...... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Nobby ...... Paul Barber
Dave ...... John Thompson
Shiv ...... Lauren Socha
Nita ...... Bhavna Limbachia
Our Bri ...... Jack Deam

Produced at BBC Salford by Alison Vernon-Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

MON 08:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r0b35)
1. Growing Up

Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't.

The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.

It's a life lived according to the demands of the seasons.

Sheep are sent to the fells in the Summer and making the hay.

In Autumn flocks are replenished - followed by the gruelling toil of keeping the sheep alive.

Light-headedness comes with spring, as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells.

Through James's eyes, we see that the Lake District is not a playground or a scenic backdrop, it's a working landscape that needs sheep and its farmers to survive.

Abridged in five parts by Sian Preece.

Read by Bryan Dick.

Music: "The Nightshift", Country Escape, BBC Production Music BBCPM031.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.

MON 08:45 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
1. Imprisoned

Carmen is imprisoned by Officer Don Jose after fighting in a bar but is determined not to stay incarcerated for long.

Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired.

Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful fresh interpretation.

Starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen.

With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum.

Musical arrangement by James Fortune.

Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge

Producer: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

MON 09:00 Just a Minute (m00282hz)
Series 94

5. Does a Strawberry Have Dreams?

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Laura Smyth, Julian Clary and Desiree Burch to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include London To Brighton, Hand-me-downs, and The Life of a Strawberry.

Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
Producer: Rajiv Karia
An EcoAudio certified production.

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.

MON 09:30 Just So Science (b01ptbx8)
Series 1

1. How the Whale Got His Throat

Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, with wondrous tales of how things really came to be.

Rudyard tells us how the leopard got his spots, the camel his hump, the whale his throat and so forth.

But what does science make of these lyrical tales?

For the most part, Just So stories are to be dismissed as the antithesis of scientific reasoning. They're ad hoc fallacies, designed to explain-away a biological or behavioural trait, more akin to folklore than the laws of science.

But on closer inspection, might Kipling's fantasies contain a grain of truth? And might the "truth" as science understands it, be even more fantastic than fiction?

Vivienne meets researchers whose work on some of Kipling's 'best beloved' creatures is helping us to answer a rather inconvenient question: how do traits evolve? Why are some animals the way they are?

So how does the largest creature that has ever lived feed itself?

Howard Roe and Nick Pyenson, discuss the wonders of the whale's "lunge feeding", said to be the largest biomechanical event on Earth.

Excerpts from five of the Just So Stories are read by Samuel West.

Producer: Rami Tzabar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0028bbn)
Where Jesus walked - Bethlehem

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

Theme: Where Jesus walked - Bethlehem
Presenter: David Waters
Reading: Matthew 2:1-6

Music:
Bethlehem of Noblest Cities - St Martin's Voices
Who you say I am - Hillsong worship
O little town of Bethlehem - Philippa Hanna

MON 10:00 Comic to Comic (b007yvks)
Series 2

Jenny Eclair

From performing to writing, award-winning comedian Jenny Éclair discusses her life and career.

Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy

Producer Carol Purcell

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2006.

MON 10:30 Sore Fingers (b011jvys)
Eavesdrop on banjo mania in Stow-on-the-Wold.

It’s like Billy Bunter with banjos. The unmistakeable sound of American Appalachia.

In this town, Bluegrass enthusiasts pack up their banjos and fiddles for a week of fast and furious music which has become a fixture on the international Bluegrass calendar.

Bluegrass is a relatively recent form of American folk music - made popular in the 30s and 40s by Bill Monroe. The music has its roots in the folk music of Ireland, Scotland and England - taken over with the early settlers and fused with other American influences. But it's made a return journey back across the Atlantic with burgeoning interest here in American Bluegrass and Old Time music.

Every year since 1996 a Summer School and convention for Bluegrass enthusiasts - called Sore Fingers - takes place during the Easter vacation at Kingham Hill school in the Cotswolds.

As the pupils depart for the holiday a new set of students arrives - some with moustaches, all with an instrument and, for five days, the Oxfordshire playing fields and quads echo to the sound of Kentucky. The instruments include banjo, fiddle, mandolin, Dobro and guitar.

It's called Sore Fingers for a reason: the students and the tutors play all day and late into the night.

The talent is prodigious - the fastest picking you're likely to hear this side of Pike County. Amongst the tutors are world class players flown in from America - including banjo player Tony Trischka, flat picker Jim Hurst and Dobro virtuoso Mike Witcher.

Amongst the students there are grizzly beards from Doncaster who've been flat picking and claw hammering for fifty years, alongside teenage virtuosos - including 16 year old Edward Bennett from Cornwall, winner of the Clifftop, West Virginia Banjo competition.

We eavesdrop on a week at Sore Fingers talking to the players about their lives outside and inside the Bluegrass camp: we hear about the history of the music, its revival in England and dip in to some of the classroom sessions.

We hear from the Scouse sheet metal worker who gave it all up to make banjos; the couple who met in the fiddle tutor group and who've been together ever since and the carer sent to Sore Fingers by the council for a respite break who keeps coming back.

All this and some fine, uplifting music.

Producer: Lindsay Leonard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.

MON 11:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 11:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

MON 12:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c075x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 12:30 The Likely Lads (m0028bbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 13:00 Cleaning Up (b052m59s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 13:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r0b35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 13:45 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 14:00 The Rest is History (b079mhls)
Series 2

Episode 6

Frank Skinner loves history, but just doesn't know much of it. So he's devised a comedy discussion show in order to find out more about it.

Along with his historian in residence, Professor Kate Williams, Frank is joined by Josie Long and Kevin Eldon.

Up for discussion: Captain Blood, Drake's Drum, Bloody Mary and E.R.N.I.E.

Producers: Mark Augustyn and Justin Pollard

An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2016.

MON 14:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
Series 2

Party Party

Rosie and the team are asked to launch a new political party for people over 60.

Sadly its leader doesn't quite get to launch his manifesto...

Prunella Scales stars in Simon Brett's sitcom.

The trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event management company, based in Brighton.

Rosie ...... Prunella Scales
Kate ...... Arabella Weir
Jo ...... Rebecca Callard
Bob ...... Duncan Preston
Tess ...... Annette Badland
Sir Geoffrrey ...... Ben Aris
Anthea ...... Felicity Goodson
Robert ...... Simon Trinder

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.

MON 15:00 Second Chance by Sue Rodwell (m0028bbr)
Mandy, Bob and baby Tommy seem like the perfect family.

But when little Tommy disappears from outside a supermarket, the police must carry out some very thorough enquiries.

Starring Penny Layden and Richard Derrington.

Disturbing drama written by Sue Rodwell.

Mandy .... Penny Layden
Bob .... Richard Derrington
Patricia Sawyer .... Rachel Atkins
DI Johnson .... Gareth Armstrong
WPC Randall .... Lorna Laidlaw
Mandie's Mum .... Tina Gray
DS Green .... Malcolm McKee

Director: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.

MON 16:00 Comic to Comic (b007yvks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:30 Sore Fingers (b011jvys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

MON 17:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 17:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

MON 18:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c075x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 18:30 The Likely Lads (m0028bbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 19:00 Cleaning Up (b052m59s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r0b35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 19:45 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 20:00 The Rest is History (b079mhls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

MON 20:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

MON 21:00 Second Chance by Sue Rodwell (m0028bbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

MON 22:00 Just a Minute (m00282hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 22:30 The Right Time (b007wp6k)
Series 1

Episode 1

At last! A sketch show about modern life, written and performed by people who have lived a bit of it.

With:

Eleanor Bron
Clive Swift
Paula Wilcox
Roger Blake
Neil Innes

Live music by Ronnie and The Rex.

Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Peter Spence, Michael Fitch, Jeremy Pascall, John Pidgeon, David McGillivray, Bob Sinfield, Peter Rolls, Bob Yule and Melvyn Dover.

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.

MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m0028384)
Series 116

7. Lying and Reassurance

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Ian Smith, Laura Lexx and Hugo Rifkind as they unpack Trump and Putin in talks in Saudi Arabia, the solutions to prison overcrowding, and the Welsh solution for parliamentary empty promises.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Simon Alcock, David Duncan, Laura Major, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche.
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production

MON 23:30 Absolute Power (b018tsh9)
Series 4

Episode 2

Spin doctor Martin's new bestseller drives a wedge between him and Charles.

Stephen Fry and John Bird star in Mark Tavener's biting satire.

Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe are spin masters in the world of government and media relations.

Charles Prentiss …. Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe …. John Bird
Archie …. Alex Lowe
Clive …. Tom George
Lydia …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Giles …. Kim Wall
Presenter …. Rachel Atkins
Claudia …. Jaimi Barbakoff

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.

TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2025

TUE 00:00 Comic to Comic (b007yvks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 Sore Fingers (b011jvys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c075x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:30 The Likely Lads (m0028bbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Cleaning Up (b052m59s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r0b35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:45 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 The Rest is History (b079mhls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Second Chance by Sue Rodwell (m0028bbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Red-Headed League

Why is a pawnbroker being paid four sovereigns a week to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britannica?

One of a collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the immortal Baker Street detective - first published in 1891.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Jabez Wilson .... James Grout
Vincent Spaulding .... James Wilby
Ross .... Sam Graham
Mr Merryweather .... James Greene
Inspector Jones .... Nigel Carrington

Violinist: Leonard Friedman

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

TUE 06:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt93)
2. Porthant Bay Hotel

On the run with a bundle of stolen cash, bank employee Dennis Truelove leaves false trails across England's south west coast.

Crime adventure written by Dave Sheasby.

Dennis Truelove .... Fine Time Fontayne
Bob Estlick .... Sean Arnold
Martin .... Gerard McDermott
Sue .... Diana Berriman

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

TUE 07:00 Spangles 'n' Tights (b04phhxy)
Medieval Banquet

The Dublin theatrical costumiers dress a medieval banquet in a ghostly castle.

Christopher Fitz-Simon's five-part comedy.

Dessie Doyle ...... David Kelly
Violet Doyle ...... Pauline McLynn
Antony Gogan ...... Eugene O'Brien
Mr McNamara ...... Frank Kelly
Fidelma Fitzpatrick ...... Roma Tomelty
High King ...... Birdy Sweeney
Cliona O'Sloothrahaun ...... Anna Byrne
Cardinal Poggibonsi ...... John Keyes
Court Jester ...... Paddy Scully

Music played by John Trotter.

Directed at BBC Belfast by Roland Jaquarello.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.

TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
Series 7

The Great Bank Robbery

All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.

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: Pat Dixon

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1956.

TUE 08:00 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
Episode 3

The kids begin to wonder if Charlie Bates is reliable man at the helm material.

Could the local vet be much better option..?

Nina Stibbe’s comic novel set in 1970s rural Leicestershire.

Adapted by Amanda Whittington.

Lizzie ….. Eloise Webb
Amy….. Fern Deacon
Little Jack ….. Ben Barker
Elizabeth ….. Amanda Hale
Charlie Bates ….. Andy Nyman
Mr Lomax ….. Jason Barnett
Mr Swift ….. Tom Forrister
Pub landlady ….. Adie Allen

Director: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.

TUE 08:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3tcz)
2. Decisions

After his grandfather's death, James Rebanks' family face a difficult financial decision about the farm.

James is the first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself. He and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.

An increasingly marginalised and precarious livelihood - it costs £1 to sheer a sheep, yet each fleece is worth only 40p - Rebanks' anger at the way small farmers are treated, and his passion for continuing his ancestors way of life, is palpable.

Through his eyes, we see that the Lake District is not a playground or a scenic backdrop, it's a working landscape that needs sheep and its farmers to survive.

Abridged by Sian Preece.

Read by Bryan Dick.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.

TUE 08:45 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
2. Reunion

Carmen meets Don Jose again at a party.

He is unable to resist her charms, despite the trouble she brings with her.

Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired.

Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful fresh interpretation.

Starring Candis Nergaard.

With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum.

Musical arrangement by James Fortune.

Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge

Producer: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

TUE 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m00289kq)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

TUE 09:30 Just So Science (b01pthk9)
Series 1

2. How the Leopard got his Spots

Chemist Andrea Sella and biologist Buzz Baum explain why a leopard could change its spots, thanks to mathematician Alan Turing.

Vivienne Parry presents more science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, with wondrous tales of how things really came to be.

Rudyard tells us how the leopard got his spots, the camel his hump, the whale his throat and so forth.

But what does science make of these lyrical tales?

For the most part, Just So stories are to be dismissed as the antithesis of scientific reasoning. They're ad hoc fallacies, designed to explain-away a biological or behavioural trait, more akin to folklore than the laws of science.

But on closer inspection, might Kipling's fantasies contain a grain of truth? And might the "truth" as science understands it, be even more fantastic than fiction?

Vivienne meets researchers whose work on some of Kipling's 'best beloved' creatures is helping us to answer a rather inconvenient question: how do traits evolve?

Why are some animals the way they are?

Excerpts from five of the Just So Stories are read by Samuel West.

Producer: Rami Tzabar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m00289ks)
Where Jesus walked - Nazareth

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

Theme: Where Jesus walked - Nazareth
Presenter: Anne Read
Reading: Matthew 4:16-19

Music:
The Lord is my light and my salvation - St Martin's Voices
O For a closer walk with God - Cambridge Singers
You'll never walk alone - The Priests

TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b0b88pl3)
Loyd Grossman and Skin

Food lover Loyd Grossman and singer Skin from rock band Skunk Anansie join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by W Somerset Maugham, Colston Whitehead and Kapka Kassabova.

Cakes and Ale by W Somerset Maugham
Publisher: Vintage

The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead
Publisher: ‎Fleet

Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story by Kapka Kassabova.
Publisher: Portobello Books

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.

TUE 10:30 The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes (p041g8vb)
Dave Pearce travels to Chicago to hear how a country traditionally resistant to dance music finally got it.

The US invented it and then ignored it.

Today with electronic dance music estimated to be a $20 billion industry, what do those who started Chicago House in the early 1980s think of this new scene?

House music grew out of black gay clubs in Chicago in the early 1980s.

We meet Robert Williams who started the legendary Warehouse club where the scene got its name. He brought in Frankie Knuckles to DJ and Dave Pearce hears how he would create his own edits to keep the crowd dancing all night.

In Chicago we track down Rocky Jones, founder of DJ International, who put out some of the very first records.

What was his reaction when he found out the few thousand records he put out were driving a cult scene in the UK?

Hear how the sound of Chicago topped the charts in the UK. With contributions from:

The Pet Shop Boys
DJ Marshall Jefferson
DJ Pierre

But in America, a lot of house music wasn't played on the radio because it was viewed as gay music.

As Hip Hop became the dominant musical form, Chicago House was pushed out to the suburbs. DJ Black Madonna takes us on a tour of one of the few remaining house music clubs.

While here in the UK a new generation of house music artists like Disclosure have found an audience and a following. They tour the world playing their own interpretation of Chicago House.

Producer: Gloria Abramoff

A Tonic Media production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

TUE 11:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 11:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt93)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

TUE 12:00 Spangles 'n' Tights (b04phhxy)
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TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
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TUE 13:00 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 13:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3tcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 13:45 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 14:00 Booked (b0075lfg)
Series 3

Episode 1

From bookish musical instruments and conversation consequences, to guess the author!

Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:

Mark Thomas
Roger McGough
Dillie Keane
Rory Motion

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.

TUE 14:30 Bookcases (m00054x3)
Series 2

Great Expectations

Primus plans to save Spavin and Spavin from bankruptcy by becoming the new publisher for Charles Dickens.

Cordelia has a surprise for Gerald.

Starring Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.

Martyn Wade’s sitcom set in a Victorian publishing house.

Primus …… Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …… Maggie Steed
Gerald …… David Horovitch
Edith …… Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs Quirk …… Joan Sims
Simeon …… Charles Simpson
Prince Albert …… Ioan Meredith
John …… Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Beeton …… Rachel Atkins
Lizzie Siddal …… Becky Hindley
Forster …… Gerard McDermott

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.

TUE 15:00 Drama on 4 (m000kftt)
A Fortunate Man

In 1966, art critic and writer John Berger and Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, spent several months shadowing a GP in The Forest Of Dean.

The resulting book published a year later, was A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor - a moving meditation on society, the doctor-patient relationship and how we value a life.

Dramatised by Matthew Broughton

The Writer .... Peter Marinker
The Doctor .... Adrian Scarborough
Miriam .... Barbara Flynn
Harry .... Joe Sims
Timid Woman .... Carys Eleri
Black Haired Woman .... Scarlett Courtney

With the voices of:

Dorothy Burley,
Kevin and Karen Wellham
Anne Childs
Robin Harris

Recorded by the Reading the Forest project

Director: John Norton

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

TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b0b88pl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 16:30 The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes (p041g8vb)
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TUE 17:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 17:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt93)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

TUE 18:00 Spangles 'n' Tights (b04phhxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 19:00 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3tcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 19:45 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
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TUE 20:00 Booked (b0075lfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Bookcases (m00054x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

TUE 21:00 Drama on 4 (m000kftt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

TUE 22:00 Heresy (m0028309)
Series 13

Episode 1

Victoria Coren Mitchell is joined by Zoe Lyons, Phil Wang and Miles Jupp to discuss weight loss, procrastination and Keir Starmer's premiership.

Written and presented by Victoria Coren Mitchell with additional material from Dan Gaster and Charlie Skelton
Produced by Victoria Coren Mitchell and Daisy Knight
Series created by David Baddiel

Sound Design - David Thomas
Broadcast Assistant - Jenny Recaldin

An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4

TUE 22:30 The Consultants (b0628g9r)
Series 4

Episode 5

Two travellers stumble upon a very unusual pub quiz.

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:

Neil Edmond
Justin Edwards
James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.

TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0028j95)
Geoff Norcott 2/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes has another chat to the comedian and podcaster, Geoff Norcott.

TUE 23:00 Date With Fate (b008y7g7)
A Damp Fib

The fate of Simon - a junior clerk in a surveyor's office.

When he decides to tell a white lie, it sparks disastrous consequences...

Harold Wing Pinero is your host.

The first of four comic close encounters with fate.

Written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.

Simon …. Alex Lowe
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Naomi …. Elliot Nicholls
Mr Reynolds …. James Greene
Mrs Gibson …. Margaret Stallard
Alan …. Paul Davies

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.

TUE 23:15 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
Series 1

The Musical Evening

Dougal is hosting a Musical Evening featuring the laird singing a popular hit by Atomic Kitten.

And Mrs Naughtie is performing her amazing Dance of the Seven Voles.

Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as the two Scotsmen famed for their appearances on BBC Radio’s I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

With Alison Steadman as their cleaning-lady-cum-housekeeper, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird.

Hamish ...... Barry Cryer
Dougal ...... Graeme Garden
Mrs Naughtie ...... Alison Steadman
The Laird ...... Jeremy Hardy

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.

TUE 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007m332)
Episode 6

It's Bird Night and 'That's Life'.

Sketch-bonanza written by and starring:

Dan Gaster
Will Ing
Ben Silburn

With special guest: Rodney Bewes - whose gift to the team is a snake.

Music from The Big Buzzard Boogie Band.

Producer: Maria Esposito.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1998.

WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2025

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b0b88pl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes (p041g8vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt93)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 Spangles 'n' Tights (b04phhxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3tcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:45 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 Booked (b0075lfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Bookcases (m00054x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 Drama on 4 (m000kftt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

A Case of Identity

What has happened to the bridegroom who vanished at the church door on the morning of his wedding?

One of a collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the immortal Baker Street detective - first published in 1891.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr Watson .... Michael Williams
Mary Sutherland .... Susannah Corbett
Windibank .... Ralph Bates
Mrs Windibank .... Auriol Smith
Cabbie .... Ian Lindsay

Violinists: Leonard Friedman and Alexander Balanescu

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

WED 06:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt99)
3. Resignation

On the run with a wad of stolen cash, bank employee Dennis ponders the reaction to his disappearance.

Crime adventure written by Dave Sheasby.

Dennis Truelove .... Fine Time Fontayne
Christine .... Becky Hindley
Sue .... Diana Berriman
Mother .... Paula Jacobs

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

WED 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k17f)
3. Capture

Edgar Finchley gets captured, wins an unlikely prize and hits the wrong note with an army band.

Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.

Richard Griffiths stars as Mr Finchley.

Adapted by Andy and Eric Merriman.

Mr Finchley ....... Richard Griffiths
Colonel Greatorex ....... Ronald Fraser
Marshal ....... Joe Melia
Garge ....... Chris Emmett
Ernie ....... Jon Glover
Young Woman ....... Susie Brann

Narrated by James Villiers.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1993.

WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
Series 3

The Conjurer

The Lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison - unaware of Sid's plan.

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Andree Melly

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Music recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1956.

WED 08:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b07v2ysz)
Series 4

A Dance to the Music of Tom

Mr and Mrs Wrigglesworth attempt to bond with the new neighbours.

Meanwhile, Tom receives some worrying news.

Listen in on Tom's weekly phone calls home to his Mum, Dad and Gran in Sheffield and get a glimpse into the triumphs and tribulations of the Wrigglesworth clan in all its dysfunctional glory.

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 Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.

WED 08:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3xc3)
3. University

As disagreements with his father intensified, James Rebanks, aged 21, decided to return to education, resulting in a place at Oxford.

All the time he was away, he longed to be back home, working on the fells.

James is the first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.

Small scale farming is an increasingly precarious livelihood, it's almost impossible to earn enough money to bring up a family, you need a secondary income.

Abridged by Sian Preece.

Read by Bryan Dick.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.

WED 08:45 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
3. Introductions

Carmen introduces Don Jose to her camp and a life of robbery and violence.

Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired.

Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful fresh interpretation.

Starring Candis Nergaard.

With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum.

Musical arrangement by James Fortune.

Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ......Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge

Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

WED 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0028bjf)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

WED 09:30 Just So Science (b01ptzmp)
Series 1

3. The Beginning of the Armadillos

Part mammal, part reptile, part just plain weird.

Why the story of the Armadillo is stranger than fiction, according to Richard Dawkins and Mariella Superina.

Vivienne Parry presents more science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, with wondrous tales of how things really came to be.

Rudyard Kipling tells us how the leopard got his spots, the camel his hump, the whale his throat and so forth.

But what does science make of these lyrical tales?

For the most part, just-so stories are to be dismissed as the antithesis of scientific reasoning. They're ad hoc fallacies, designed to explain-away a biological or behavioural trait, more akin to folklore than the laws of science.

But on closer inspection, might Kipling's fantasies contain a grain of truth? And might the "truth" as science understands it, be even more fantastic than fiction?

Vivienne meets researchers whose work on some of Kipling's 'best beloved' creatures is helping us to answer a rather inconvenient question: how do traits evolve?

Why are some animals the way they are?

Excerpts from five of the Just So Stories are read by Samuel West.

Producer: Rami Tzabar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0028bjk)
Where Jesus walked - Sea of Galilee

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

Theme: Where Jesus walked - Sea of Galilee
Presenter: Krish Kandiah

Reading: Matthew 14:22-33

Music:
I the Lord of sea and sky - Daily Service Singers
Jesus calls us o'er the tulmult - St Michaels Singers
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Alfie Boe

WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m000jg1d)
So Bad It's Good?

Steve Punt shares the joy of the films, songs and books that are so bad they're good.

Steve and his panellists analyse why bad culture can be so enjoyable.

Among their delights, the films of Michael Winner, the songs of Rick Astley and the poetry of Danielle Steele.

With guests:

Grace Dent
Robin Ince
Laura Snapes

Producer: Laurence Grissell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.

WED 11:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 11:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

WED 12:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k17f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 13:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b07v2ysz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 13:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3xc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 13:45 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 14:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
Series 1

Episode 2

Angus Deayton hosts the comedy panel show with no format.

Battling it out to see who can beat each other at their own games:

Andy Parsons
Rebecca Front
Miles Jupp
Rick Wakeman

Can the teams guess the concept for Rick's new prog rock album in his "What's The Concept?" round?

And what happens when the teams have to play Andy's inventively titled "It's Not Your Round"?

And would Rebecca Front like to marry Prince William?

Angus tries valiantly to ensure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.

Written by Angus Deayton, Ged Parsons and Paul Powell

Devised by Benjamin Partridge

Producer: Sam Michell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.

WED 14:30 Millport (b0075tn0)
Series 1

Culture

Irene fears the worst when a famous restaurant critic books a table at the Ritz Cafe. The reputation of Millport will be printed for the whole world to see!

But is he really coming to sample Alberto's food or does he have a secret agenda?

Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson.

Barmaid Irene Bruce is 30-something and hankering after a better life on the mainland.

Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Ferryman/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Betty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Lucian Hyber-Connor ...... Robert Paterson

Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.

WED 15:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t2t)
1. Tomorrow

Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life.

He lives in a flat in St Petersburg. He is always about to go and sort out his estate but he rarely gets out of bed.

Never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow,

Toby Jones stars as Oblomov - a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

Russian writer, Ivan Goncharov's novel, first published in 1859.

Dramatised in two-parts by Stephen Wyatt.

Oblomov …. Toby Jones
Zahar …. Trevor Peacock
Tarantyev …. Gerard McDermott
Doctor …. Clive Swift
Stolz/Bailiff …. Nicholas Boulton
Olga …. Claire Skinner
Olga's Aunt …. Richenda Carey

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m000jg1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 17:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 17:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

WED 18:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k17f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 19:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b07v2ysz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3xc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 19:45 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 20:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

WED 20:30 Millport (b0075tn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

WED 21:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

WED 22:00 ReincarNathan (m00283bt)
Series 4

2. Toaster

In the penultimate episode of this final trilogy of ReincarNathan, Nathan is brought back to life as a Toaster on a worktop in a suburban kitchen. Let's face it, he hasn't exactly nailed it as any of the animals he's tried, so how will he do as an inanimate object? Will he manage to reunite Eve, the depressed unidentified vacuum attachment (Freya Parker), with her hoover? What will they do when a sinister robotic vacuum cleaner (Matt Lucas) turns on them? And more importantly, how do you move when you have no legs?

Nathan Blakely was a popstar. But he was useless, died, and was reincarnated. The comedy about Nathan’s adventures in the afterlife returns for an epic three-part finale, starring Daniel Rigby, Ashley McGuire and guest-starring Matt Lucas as Robo-Vac.

Cast:
Ashley McGuire - Carol
Daniel Rigby – Nathan
Freya Parker - Eve
Matt Lucas - Robo Vac
Tom Craine - Owner
Henry Paker - Kettle, Bin Man

Writers: Tom Craine and Henry Paker

Producer: Harriet Jaine

Sound: Jerry Peal

Music: Phil Lepherd

A Talkback Production for BBC Radio 4

WED 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b03kv491)
Series 2

Wunderwoods Widderday

It's the Wunderwoods Widderday.

Take a trip to the woods of Wunderland, a poundland of magical realms.

Sketch show by Alice Lowe.

With:

Richard Glove
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thomson
Marcia Warren

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

WED 23:00 The Skivers (b007jwrv)
Series 1

Rodney Bewes

Fathers' Mastermind, and a new-style triathlon.

Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Rodney Bewes who reveals his specialist subject.

Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.

With:

Mel Giedroyc
Peter Bradshaw

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.

WED 23:30 This Is Craig Brown (b00fd63s)
Hallucinations

An examination of narcotics and Top of the Pops.

The series mixing satire, social observation and nonsense.

Written and introduced by Craig Brown.

With:

Edward Fox
Rory Bremner
Harry Enfield
Mel Hudson
Hugh Massingbird
Geoffrey McGivern
Felicity Montagu
Hugo Weaving
John Humphrys

Script Editor Simon Littlefield

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

WED 23:45 Twenty Players (b06sgb8m)
Series 2

Pigeonmilk Bob

Gerald Sinstadt tells the story of Eric Sarby and his prize-winning greyhound, Pigeonmilk Bob.

One of a series of features on fictional sporting heroes.

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1997.

THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2025

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m000jg1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k17f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b07v2ysz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3xc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:45 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Millport (b0075tn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Boscombe Valley Mystery

A man has been murdered and his son stands accused of the crime.

It's hardly surprising, since he was found near the scene, covered in blood...

One of a collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the immortal Baker Street detective - first published in 1891.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Turner .... John Woodvine
Alice .... Danielle Allan
James .... Sam West
Insp Lestrade .... Donald Gee
Mary Watson .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Moran .... Fraser Kerr
Mrs Moran .... Tara Dominick
Patience .... Jane Whittenshaw
Coroner .... Christopher Good

Violinist: Leonard Friedman

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

THU 06:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9l)
4. Brian and Joyce

Hiding out in a Cornish hotel with his stolen cash, bank employee Dennis opens his mouth - and offends some fellow guests.

Crime adventure written by Dave Sheasby.

Dennis Truelove .... Fine Time Fontayne
Christine .... Becky Hindley
Sue .... Diana Berriman
Mandy .... Alison Pettitt
Brian .... Iwan Thomas
Joyce .... Jilly Bond

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

THU 07:00 Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (m0028bl3)
Dark Doings at Brinkley

Answering an urgent request, Bertie Wooster arrives at his Aunt Dahlia's house in Brinkley.

But some shocks are in store.....

PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.

Adapted by Richard Usborne.

Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Stilton Cheesewright ..... James Villiers
Florence Craye ..... Liza Goddard
Aunt Dahlia …. Vivien Pickles
Percy Gorringe …. Jonathan Cecil
Uncle Tom .... Ballard Berkeley

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1979.

THU 07:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
Series 1

The Wedding Ring

Crime writer Gerald is distracted when Diana loses something precious.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer.

Starring Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell.

Written by Basil Boothroyd.

Gerald C Potter ...... Ian Carmichael
Diana Potter ...... Charlotte Mitchell

With:

James Thomason
Trader Faulkner
Robin Browne

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.

THU 08:00 Skeletons in the Cupboard (m0009d9c)
Series 1

Clutter

Not long after her death, two sisters - Maureen and Lesley - are sorting out their mother's clothes to take to the charity shop.

It's a painful duty, with Maureen trying to control the worst of Lesley’s projectile lamenting.

A man comes to the door and introduces himself as David Johnson, a friend of Maureen’s neighbour. He would like to look round the house if they’re thinking of selling, which Maureen definitely is.

But Lesley is against the idea and, behind Maureen's back, offers David their mother’s old bedroom as a pied-a-terre.

Maureen is annoyed by Lesley’s initiative, but David is oblivious to the tension he has caused.

Written in four parts by Sue Limb

Maureen ....... Alison Steadman
Lesley ....... Morwenna Banks
David ....... Nigel Planer

Producer: Jamie Rix

A Little Brother production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

THU 08:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3zjm)
4. Disease

James Rebanks recalls the dark days of 2001, when farmers faced the horror of Foot and Mouth disease.

From the loss, came something unexpected: a neighbour's kindness led him to breed pure Herdwick sheep.

James is the first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.

Small scale farming is an increasingly precarious livelihood, it's almost impossible to earn enough money to bring up a family, you need a secondary income.

Abridged by Sian Preece.

Read by Bryan Dick.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.

THU 08:45 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
4. Rivalry

Carmen stirs up the rivalry between Don Jose and Garcia with deadly consequences.

Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired.

Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful fresh interpretation.

Starring Candis Nergaard.

With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum.

Musical arrangement by James Fortune.

Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ......Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge

Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

THU 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0028bl6)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

THU 09:30 Just So Science (b01pw391)
Series 1

4. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin

Rhinos and horses have much in common. John Hutchinson studies both, but just don't ask to look inside his freezer.

Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, with wondrous tales of how things really came to be.

Rudyard Kipling tells us how the leopard got his spots, the camel his hump, the whale his throat and so forth.

But what does science make of these lyrical tales?

For the most part, just-so stories are to be dismissed as the antithesis of scientific reasoning. They're ad hoc fallacies, designed to explain-away a biological or behavioural trait, more akin to folklore than the laws of science.

But on closer inspection, might Kipling's fantasies contain a grain of truth? And might the "truth" as science understands it, be even more fantastic than fiction?

Vivienne meets researchers whose work on some of Kipling's 'best beloved' creatures is helping us to answer a rather inconvenient question: how do traits evolve? Why are some animals the way they are?

Excerpts from five of the Just So Stories are read by Samuel West.

Producer: Rami Tzabar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

THU 09:45 Daily Service (m0028bl8)
Where Jesus walked - Capernaum

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

Theme: Where Jesus walked - Capernaum
Presenter: Richard Littledale
Reading: Matthew 4:12-17

Music:
Come thou fount of every blessing
Jeff Victor & Rebecca Arons
CD: Amazing Grace - Lifescapes (Somerset Group)

I want Jesus to walk with me
Sharon Irving
CD: Bennett Av. (Sharon Irving)

O God you search me and you know me - Bernadette Farrell
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording

The Road Home - Stephen Paulus
The Choir of Royal Holloway
CD: Glausen & Paulus - Calm (Hyperion)

THU 10:00 Great Lives (b01s4g7j)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Broadcaster and writer Gyles Brandreth nominates Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as his "Great Life".

Matthew Parris chairs, assisted by biographer Andrew Lycett.

Conan Doyle is best known as the creator of the pipe smoking, deerstalker wearing, Sherlock Holmes.

Yet this irritated him, and he tried to kill off the great detective, only to bring him back by popular demand.

But Conan Doyle was a footballer, cricketer, skier, a campaigner against the Belgian atrocities in the Congo, and most startlingly, a practising spiritualist who also believed in fairies.

The paradox of Conan Doyle's life was that, having invented the most rational, cerebral fictional character of all time, he himself embraced superstition and behaved in ways that caused even his allies to despair of his credulity.

Producer Jolyon Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.

THU 10:30 Fixing A Hole (b00b1nrb)
The life and times of the great British roadworks, and those who dig and despair of them.

Reporter Sara Parker travels from Cumbria to London via the M25.

She’s seeking those for whom a freshly-dug hole in the road is a wonder and a delight but a source of desperation for road users and dwellers.

Copenhagen Street is allegedly Britain's most dug-up thoroughfare. It's in North London, and is regularly the subject of the attentions of gas, electricity and cable TV folk who just love to trouble its tarmac. Sara hails a taxi cab there, where its driver actually lives and feels the rock-and-roll ride across the patchwork quilt of the capital's roads with an expert's commentary in her ears.

Meanwhile, in the depths of a Lake District winter, Sara goes out on call with the boys from the blackstuff as they try to keep the hilly roads from cracking in the frost and being washed away by torrents.

She joins the men training to dig a decent hole at a hole-in-the-road training centre whose instructor in his spare time loves nothing more than ballroom-dancing the night away while Strictly come digging by day.

And out on the M25, the cones are out in force to protect the workforce from the speeding traffic.

Producer: Simon Elmes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.

THU 11:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 11:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

THU 12:00 Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (m0028bl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 13:00 Skeletons in the Cupboard (m0009d9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 13:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3zjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 13:45 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

THU 14:00 Who Goes There? (b00fj1rj)
Series 3

Episode 1

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:

Sue Cook
Annabel Giles

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.

THU 14:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
Series 2

Lassie Go Home

A dog called Lucky takes a shine to Wendy, inspiring Derek to set up a dog-walking business - because his wife, Maureen wants to start a family as soon as possible....

Sitcom about a couple, Robin and Wendy, and their friends and neighbours

Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall

Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Amelia Bullmore
Derek ...... Martin Trenaman
Sergeant/Vet.........Ewan Bailey
Leaflet man...........Tom Davies
Doctor/Mr Sewell..........Geoffrey McGivern
Eddy Baines...............Chris Pavlo

With Paul Putner

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.

THU 15:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t6b)
2. Love

Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. He lives in a flat in St Petersburg never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow.

During a summer in the country, he has fallen in love with pretty clever Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's patience is put to the test.

Toby Jones stars as Oblomov - a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

Conclusion of Ivan Goncharov's 1859 novel.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Oblomov …. Toby Jones
Zahar …. Trevor Peacock
Tarantyev …. Gerard McDermott
Olga …. Claire Skinner
Agafya/ Nurse …. Fiona Clarke
Stolz …. Nicholas Boulton
Nicolai …. Harry Myers

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

THU 16:00 Great Lives (b01s4g7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 16:30 Fixing A Hole (b00b1nrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

THU 17:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 17:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

THU 18:00 Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (m0028bl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 18:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 19:00 Skeletons in the Cupboard (m0009d9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3zjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 19:45 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

THU 20:00 Who Goes There? (b00fj1rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

THU 20:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

THU 21:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

THU 22:00 P.O.V. (m00282sx)
Series 1

4. It's all over for Earth

The internet's best comedy creators bring you a sketch show that features the best stag do ever, drinks you can't order at a wake, a trip around a money-sterry, and why it's all over for Earth.

Written and performed by Davina Bentley, Jake Bhardwaj, Rachel Fairburn, Daniel Foxx, Larry & Paul, Tom Lawrinson, Kathy Maniura, Jimmy Rees, Will Sebag-Montefiore, and The Squid.

Recorded in London, Manchester and Sydney.

Edited by Rich Evans at Syncbox Post
Produced by Ed Morrish

A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4

THU 22:30 Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus (m0028blb)
Episode 5

Now in his 40s, Eamon is still living at home with his parents.

He has the perfect younger brother and his mother is a saint. Life is not easy for Eamon....

Eamon finds himself in love….with a married woman.

Michael Redmond writes and stars in a six-part comedy series.

Scheduled to begin in October 1996, BBC Radio 4's new controller James Boyle pulled the whole series shortly before broadcast.

Eamon ... Michael Redmond
Joseph .... Harry Towb
Mary …. Stella McCusker

With:

Peter Caffrey
Clare Cathcart
Moira Buffini

Producer: Phil Clarke

Made for BBC Radio 4 in 1996 - but never broadcast until now.

THU 22:45 2000 Years of Radio (b0076b0q)
Series 2

Sherwood FM

It's 1206 and DJ Suzanne Canker falls for new hero on the block Robin the Hood.... but living on nettle soup can really test a relationship.

More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless.

Written and performed by:

Claire Downes
Hazel Grian
Al Holloway
Ben Kozo
Stuart Lane
Patrick McNamara

Producer: Sean Grundy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00nd0tf)
Series 3

Episode 3

Bickering lizards, crazy golf championships and furniture to die for.

Sharp-edged topical humour in the most expensive show on radio.

Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.

With:

Jasper Jacob
Felicity Montagu

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.

THU 23:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b0076254)
Series 2

Episode 2

The duo get some help from war veteran and stand-up comedian Edie Trinder, who valiantly steps in when Mel loses her voice. Plus more from the Gory Nuns and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.

Special guest stars are rapper, Eminem and opera diva, Lesley Garrett.

Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.

With:

Dave Lamb
Martin Hyder
Jim North.

Additional material by Martin Hyder and Jim North.

Script editor: Graeme Garden

Music by Richard Webb.

Producers: Helen Williams and Claire Jones.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.

FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b01s4g7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 Fixing A Hole (b00b1nrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (m0028bl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 Skeletons in the Cupboard (m0009d9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]

FRI 03:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r3zjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:45 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 Who Goes There? (b00fj1rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov (b0076t6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Five Orange Pips

At breakfast one morning Colonel Elias Openshaw receives a letter whose singular contents spell violent death.

One of a collection of short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about the immortal Baker Street detective - first published in 1891.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Elias Openshaw .... Brian Greene
John Openshaw .... Angus Wright
Mary .... Danielle Allan
Joseph Openshaw .... Michael Turner
Fordham .... Brett Usher

Violinist: Leonard Friedman

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.

FRI 06:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9x)
5. Condemned Man

As he hides out at a Cornish hotel, the police start closing in on fugitive bank employee Dennis Truelove.

Conclusion of Dave Sheasby's crime adventure.

Dennis Truelove .... Fine Time Fontayne
Christine .... Becky Hindkey
Sue .... Diana Berriman
Martin .... Gerard McDermott
Policeman .... Iwan Thomas

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

FRI 07:00 Harry Worth (b00rl56h)
Thirty Minutes Worth

The Burglar

Cat burglar Fingers Fogerty pays Harry Worth an unwelcome visit.

This series was the amiable, woolly-minded bumbler's return to BBC radio, using the title of his first TV series 20 years before with the same writer.

Starring Harry Worth.

Sitcom written by Vince Powell

With:

Jacqueline Clarke
Roger John-Lee
Michael Robbins

Producer: Mike Craig

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1988.

FRI 07:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00gszmr)
From 29/03/1971

A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.

With:

Terence Brady
Pauline Yates
Peggy Ann Wood.

Pianist: Gordon Langford

Written by Chris Allen, Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, David Climie, John Graham, Gerald Wiley and John Fawcett-Wilson.

Producer John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.

FRI 08:00 Sandi Toksvig's Hygge (m000qnb7)
Series 1

Alan Davies

‘Hygge’ (pronounced hoo-ga) is a word meaning comfort, contentment and cherishing the simple pleasures in life.

Deep in the Danish countryside in her cosy wood cabin, the host Sandi Toksvig will explore the concept of hygge and the Danish way of life and welcomes celebrity guests who join her in front of the open fire to explore what brings them hygge.

Sandi is joined by comedian and friend Alan Davies.

He talks about walking in nature, literature, the childhood toy he still wants and escaping from the demands of smartphones.

Additional material Simon Alcock

Producer Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.

FRI 08:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r6sx0)
5. Spring

Spring is the farmer's reward for the hard days of winter.

The cycle of the year begins again, as James Rebanks prepares for lambing.

The first son of a shepherd, who was himself the first son of a shepherd, James and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.

Through his eyes we see that the Lake District is not a playground or a scenic backdrop, it's a working landscape that needs sheep and its farmers to survive.

Abridged by Sian Preece.

Concluded by Bryan Dick.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.

FRI 08:45 Carmen (b03ntb2b)
5. Destiny

Carmen realises that her fate is catching up with her and decides to face her destiny head on.

Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired. Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen. With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum. Musical arrangement by James Fortune.

Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge

Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

FRI 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m00289t7)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

FRI 09:30 Just So Science (b01pw5s8)
Series 1

5. The Cat That Walked by Himself

Do we keep cats, or do they keep us? The myths and the mysteries of felis catus explored by Patrick Bateson and John Bradshaw.

Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, with wondrous tales of how things really came to be.

Rudyard Kipling tells us how the leopard got his spots, the camel his hump, the whale his throat and so forth.

But what does science make of these lyrical tales?

For the most part, just-so stories are to be dismissed as the antithesis of scientific reasoning. They're ad hoc fallacies, designed to explain-away a biological or behavioural trait, more akin to folklore than the laws of science.

But on closer inspection, might Kipling's fantasies contain a grain of truth? And might the "truth" as science understands it, be even more fantastic than fiction?

Vivienne meets researchers whose work on some of Kipling's 'best beloved' creatures is helping us to answer a rather inconvenient question: how do traits evolve? Why are some animals the way they are?

Excerpts from five of the Just So Stories are read by Samuel West.

Producer: Rami Tzabar

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m00289t9)
Where Jesus Walked - Jerusalem

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

Theme: Where Jesus Walked - Jerusalem

Led by the Right Revd Mary Stallard, Bishop of Llandaff

Reading: Luke 9: 51-58

Marty Haugen: I will walk in the presence of God.

Jerusalem the Golden
sung by St Mary’s Swansea

Go Forth and Tell
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill

FRI 10:00 Soul Music (m000y0jk)
We've Only Just Begun

The Carpenters - brother and sister duo Richard and Karen - were one of the most popular groups of the 1970s.

His outstanding compositions and her stunning vocals created several massive hits including We've Only Just Begun.

Originally written as a TV advert for a bank portraying happy young couples embarking on married life full of hope, they loved it and released it as their third single in 1970. Karen's wistful voice gave the song a melancholy that has long resonated with fans.

After her premature death from heart failure due to anorexia nervosa, the song took on an extra poignancy with lyrics like "so much of life ahead".

Fans tell their stories about the song and how it relates to their own life journeys.

For Professor Karen Tongson (named after the singer), We've Only Just Begun is about growing up in the Philippines where The Carpenters epitomised the American Dream. When she emigrated to the USA, the song became a metaphor for the immigrant experience.

Nomad and writer Jeff Read remembers his childhood in a poor part of Los Angeles brought up by a single mother who eventually died homeless on the street. The song brings back memories of childhood optimism and his longing for a stable family life.

Poet Abigail George recalls seeing a film about Karen Carpenter's life and identifying with the singer's struggles with an eating disorder as she herself had to cope with a difficult family life in South Africa.

Retired policeman John Weiss was reminded of the song when he attended the death of an elderly person at a care home. John looked at the deceased man's wedding photos and was struck by the brevity of life.

The singer Natasha Khan aka Bat For Lashes always loved The Carpenters and recorded her own version of We've Only Just Begun as part of an album where things don't end well for the young bride. Ironically, her version now features in a commercial for a British bank so the song has come full circle.

Randy Schmidt is the author of Little Girl Blue (The Life of Karen Carpenter).

Versions of the song featured are by

Grant Lee Buffalo
Paul Williams
Natasha Khan
The Carpenters
The Carpenters with the Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer: Maggie Ayre

A BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.

FRI 10:30 Britain's Black Revolutionary (b00t4q0j)
There are still few black leaders in British political life - but life-long trade unionist Bill Morris finds that as far back as the London of 1848 the son of a slave was leading one of this countries most powerful political movements.

Few of us have heard of William Cuffay, a physically deformed tailor who lived in Soho.

And yet he was notorious in his day, to the extent that the political class of the 1840s dubbed him "the pore old blackymore rogue" as he went on to lead a political movement so powerful that Britain cowered behind its shuttered windows and the massed ranks of its armies.

Just as the thrones of Europe were yet again tumbling to revolution, the 1848 Chartist uprising in favour of democracy and equality in London threatened the status quo in Britain.

History records that an articulate democrat, William Cuffay, emerged as a key organiser of the mass demonstration that faced the Duke of Wellington's army in the demand for the vote. Revolution threatened the capital - but who was the diminutive tailor holding such sway?

Lord Morris follows a predecessor in the labour movement through his fascinating story - from son of a St Kitts slave to political leader, and ultimately into exile at Her Majesty's pleasure in Tasmania.

Producer: Philip Sellars

First broadcast on Radio 4 in July 2010.

FRI 11:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 11:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

FRI 12:00 Harry Worth (b00rl56h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00gszmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 13:00 Sandi Toksvig's Hygge (m000qnb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 13:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r6sx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 13:45 Carmen (b03ntb2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0016gzr)
Series 28

Episode 3

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 computers, magazines, the human body - and golf.

With:

Lou Sanders
Ria Lina
Milton Jones
Chris McCausland

Producer: Jon Naismith

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

FRI 14:30 Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse (m00289tc)
The Smile That Wins

When a dyspeptic detective member of the Mulliner family receives a doctor's prescription to smile, the frightening knowingness of his grin spreads terror among the titled.

Storyteller Mr Mulliner enlists regular tipplers of the Angler's Rest to tell his tales.

Starring Richard Griffiths.

From a collection of stories written by PG Wodehouse, first published in 1927.

Dramatised by Roger Davenport.

Mr Mulliner .... Richard Griffiths
Miss Postlethwaite / Millicent .... Matilda Ziegler
A Small Bitter / Adrian … Carl Prekopp
A Port / Sir Jasper / Specialist .... Peter Acre
A Pint of Stout / Lord Brangbolton .... David Timson
The Light Ale / Sir Sutton .... Martin Hyder

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.

FRI 15:00 Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels (m0002mh0)
What's wrong with Mel's baby?

And why does she suddenly befriend her neighbours - a profoundly deaf man and a lonely widow?

Moving drama by Sarah Daniels.

Audrey …. Patricia Routledge
Jenny …. Caroline Quentin
Ian …. Steve Day

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.

FRI 16:00 Soul Music (m000y0jk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 16:30 Britain's Black Revolutionary (b00t4q0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

FRI 17:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 17:45 The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby (b007jt9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

FRI 18:00 Harry Worth (b00rl56h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 18:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00gszmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 19:00 Sandi Toksvig's Hygge (m000qnb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks (b05r6sx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 19:45 Carmen (b03ntb2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 20:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0016gzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse (m00289tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

FRI 21:00 Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels (m0002mh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

FRI 22:00 What? Seriously?? (m002899d)
8. Spies, Lies and a Political Prize

In this episode, Dara and Isy are joined by the star of Slow Horses Chris Chung, to learn about the magic of Monopoly - with some diverting conversations about secret smuggling, what it takes to join MI5, and what exactly do MI1, 2, 3 and 4 do?

What? Seriously?? is a new podcast which combines comedy with quirky history, hosted by Dara and Isy who unravel an extraordinary real-life tale each week with the help of a celebrity guest.

The stories are definitely true, but also kind of unbelievable at the same time - the sort of stories that make you go ‘What? Seriously??’ when you hear them, but you resolve to tell them in the pub the first chance you get.

Across the series, Dara and Isy will be joined by I’m A Celeb winner Georgia Toffolo, the Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson, the broadcaster Stuart Maconie, Master Chef star Louisa Ellis, Miles from The Traitors, the comedian Richard Herring, the astronaut Helen Sharman, and Slow Horses star Chris Chung.

‘What? Seriously??’ with Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie and special guest Christopher Chung.
Format co-developed by Dan Page. Story compiled by Gareth Edwards and Dan Page.
Producer: Laura Grimshaw
Executive Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

FRI 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0028kxb)
Geoff Norcott 3/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes once again chats to the comedian and podcaster, Geoff Norcott.

FRI 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b01phj38)
Series 3

The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery

Jason compares international attitudes to other people's good fortune and explains why his Irish background means that revelling in misery is never far away.

Why is British fruit so bitter?

Can Jason relieve heartache in the audience and what simple pleasures make Jason and his son happy?

High-energy stand-up comedy and sketch show.

With:

Laurence Howarth
Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Producer: Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 2010.

FRI 23:00 Mark Steel's in Town (b018csyv)
Series 3

Basingstoke

Mark Steel performs for the residents of Basingstoke.

He covers the Salvation Army, prehistoric roundabouts and a rather unusual world record set in a shopping centre.

During his visit to the Hampshire town, he investigates the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people.

Series in which the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for the locals.

Written by Mark Steel.

With additional material by Pete Sinclair.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.

FRI 23:30 Life on Egg (m0002r1h)
Series 2

Hold

Governor Harry has been on hold for a long time.

If only he could remember why he'd phoned customer services in the first place...

Governor Harry ...... Harry Hill
The Hold Voice ...... Sukh Ojla
Dominic ...... Daniel Maier

Written by Dan Maier

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

FRI 23:45 The In Crowd (b0089jj8)
Series 1

Episode 4

A struggling therapist tries to mentally lure a client back to her childhood - and a surprising tip for conkers.

Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.

With

Robin Ince
Helen Moon
Smug Roberts
Kate Ward

Written by Carl Cooper, Susan Vale, Stan Vernon, Lavinia Murray, Lara Silverstone and Sue Morris.

Producer: Graham Frost

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.

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

2000 Years of Radio 22:45 THU (b0076b0q)

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b0b88pl3)

Absolute Power 23:30 MON (b018tsh9)

Alice's Wunderland 22:30 WED (b03kv491)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (m000jg1d)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (m000jg1d)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (m000jg1d)

Beyond Our Ken 09:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 14:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 20:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 04:25 SUN (b0bptthv)

Bookcases 14:30 TUE (m00054x3)

Bookcases 20:30 TUE (m00054x3)

Bookcases 04:30 WED (m00054x3)

Booked 14:00 TUE (b0075lfg)

Booked 20:00 TUE (b0075lfg)

Booked 04:00 WED (b0075lfg)

Britain's Black Revolutionary 10:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Britain's Black Revolutionary 16:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Carmen 08:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 13:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 19:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 03:45 TUE (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 08:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 13:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 19:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 03:45 WED (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 08:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 13:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 19:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 03:45 THU (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 08:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 13:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 19:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 03:45 FRI (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 08:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Carmen 13:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Carmen 19:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Chain Reaction 23:30 SAT (b00lblq9)

Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke 16:00 SUN (m00289k1)

Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke 00:00 MON (m00289k1)

Cleaning Up 08:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 13:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 19:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 03:00 TUE (b052m59s)

Comic to Comic 10:00 MON (b007yvks)

Comic to Comic 16:00 MON (b007yvks)

Comic to Comic 00:00 TUE (b007yvks)

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m0028bbn)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m00289ks)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m0028bjk)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m0028bl8)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m00289t9)

Date With Fate 23:00 TUE (b008y7g7)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011ckxz)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m00289jp)

Drama on 4 15:00 TUE (m000kftt)

Drama on 4 21:00 TUE (m000kftt)

Drama on 4 05:00 WED (m000kftt)

Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus 22:30 THU (m0028blb)

Elvenquest 22:00 SUN (b00vy3n6)

Falco 01:00 SAT (b007wpcl)

Fixing A Hole 10:30 THU (b00b1nrb)

Fixing A Hole 16:30 THU (b00b1nrb)

Fixing A Hole 00:30 FRI (b00b1nrb)

Frankie Howerd 10:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 15:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 21:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 05:00 MON (m000h7z8)

Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone 16:00 SAT (m0028b5l)

Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone 00:00 SUN (m0028b5l)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b01s4g7j)

Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea 23:15 TUE (b007jzy5)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007jm2y)

Harry Worth 02:00 SAT (b00rd6p0)

Harry Worth 07:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Harry Worth 12:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Harry Worth 18:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Heresy 22:00 TUE (m0028309)

In Search Of Beauty 00:30 SAT (b00p016j)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m00289jw)

It's Your Round 14:00 WED (b00yrfwr)

It's Your Round 20:00 WED (b00yrfwr)

It's Your Round 04:00 THU (b00yrfwr)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 07:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 12:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 18:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 02:00 FRI (m0028bl3)

Just So Science 09:30 MON (b01ptbx8)

Just So Science 09:30 TUE (b01pthk9)

Just So Science 09:30 WED (b01ptzmp)

Just So Science 09:30 THU (b01pw391)

Just So Science 09:30 FRI (b01pw5s8)

Just a Minute 09:00 MON (m00282hz)

Just a Minute 22:00 MON (m00282hz)

Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun 23:00 SAT (b00804lf)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 06:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 11:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 17:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 01:00 SUN (b062n0lr)

Life on Egg 23:30 FRI (m0002r1h)

Like They've Never Been Gone 07:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 12:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 18:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 02:00 TUE (b00c075x)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 02:30 SAT (b00glrvd)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 07:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 12:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 18:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lobby Land 23:00 SUN (m0007l40)

Man at the Helm 08:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 13:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 19:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 03:00 WED (b07z4dj4)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino 03:45 SAT (m000v3pt)

Mark Steel's in Town 23:00 FRI (b018csyv)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 04:30 SAT (m002811j)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 14:30 FRI (m00289tc)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 20:30 FRI (m00289tc)

Millport 14:30 WED (b0075tn0)

Millport 20:30 WED (b0075tn0)

Millport 04:30 THU (b0075tn0)

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music 22:30 SAT (b0076yxj)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 07:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 12:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 18:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 02:00 THU (b007k17f)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 15:00 WED (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 21:00 WED (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 05:00 THU (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 15:00 THU (b0076t6b)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 21:00 THU (b0076t6b)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 05:00 FRI (b0076t6b)

P.O.V. 22:00 THU (m00282sx)

Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope 05:00 SAT (m0009tcz)

Pick Ups 22:30 SUN (b008q0sz)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00289jr)

ReincarNathan 22:00 WED (m00283bt)

Rigor Mortis 23:30 SUN (b007r5lr)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 14:30 THU (b008f86w)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 20:30 THU (b008f86w)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 04:30 FRI (b008f86w)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 03:00 SAT (m000qknw)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 08:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 13:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 19:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 15:00 MON (m0028bbr)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 21:00 MON (m0028bbr)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 05:00 TUE (m0028bbr)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 TUE (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 WED (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 THU (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 FRI (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 FRI (b007k21c)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 FRI (b007k21c)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 FRI (b007k21c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 08:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 13:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 19:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 03:00 FRI (m0009d9c)

Smelling of Roses 14:30 MON (b00qh0ls)

Smelling of Roses 20:30 MON (b00qh0ls)

Smelling of Roses 04:30 TUE (b00qh0ls)

Sore Fingers 10:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 16:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 00:30 TUE (b011jvys)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (m001g2vt)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels 15:00 FRI (m0002mh0)

Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels 21:00 FRI (m0002mh0)

Spangles 'n' Tights 07:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 12:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 18:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 02:00 WED (b04phhxy)

Take It From Here 10:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 15:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 21:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 05:30 MON (b011pw50)

The Best of English 08:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 13:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 19:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 03:45 SUN (m00058h1)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 SUN (m0028j6k)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 TUE (m0028j95)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:25 FRI (m0028kxb)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b0628g9r)

The Curried Goat Show 23:30 TUE (b007m332)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b007jnm5)

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 10:30 TUE (p041g8vb)

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 16:30 TUE (p041g8vb)

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 00:30 WED (p041g8vb)

The Hudson and Pepperdine Show 23:30 THU (b0076254)

The In Crowd 23:45 FRI (b0089jj8)

The Jason Byrne Show 22:30 FRI (b01phj38)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m0028b5j)

The Likely Lads 07:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 12:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 18:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 02:30 TUE (m0028bbl)

The Men from the Ministry 09:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 14:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 20:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 04:00 SUN (b007k0dt)

The Million Pound Radio Show 23:00 THU (b00nd0tf)

The News Quiz 23:00 MON (m0028384)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 TUE (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 WED (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 THU (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 FRI (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

The Rest is History 14:00 MON (b079mhls)

The Rest is History 20:00 MON (b079mhls)

The Rest is History 04:00 TUE (b079mhls)

The Right Time 22:30 MON (b007wp6k)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 TUE (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 WED (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 THU (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 FRI (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shuttleworths 22:00 SAT (b01n6yr5)

The Skivers 23:00 WED (b007jwrv)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 07:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 12:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 18:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 02:30 FRI (b007vlws)

The Unbelievable Truth 04:00 SAT (m001681l)

The Unbelievable Truth 14:00 FRI (m0016gzr)

The Unbelievable Truth 20:00 FRI (m0016gzr)

This Is Craig Brown 23:30 WED (b00fd63s)

Tim Key's Poetry Programme 22:15 SAT (b03szv8f)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b07v2ysz)

Twenty Players 23:45 WED (b06sgb8m)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 03:30 SAT (m0028117)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 07:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 12:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 18:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 02:30 MON (m00289jt)

What? Seriously?? 22:00 FRI (m002899d)

Who Goes There? 14:00 THU (b00fj1rj)

Who Goes There? 20:00 THU (b00fj1rj)

Who Goes There? 04:00 FRI (b00fj1rj)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b007jpqv)

Writing Yorkshire 09:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 14:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 20:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 04:55 SUN (m000fnsp)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m00289kq)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m0028bjf)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 THU (m0028bl6)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 FRI (m00289t7)

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)

Comedy

Beyond Our Ken 09:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 14:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 20:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 04:25 SUN (b0bptthv)

Bookcases 14:30 TUE (m00054x3)

Bookcases 20:30 TUE (m00054x3)

Bookcases 04:30 WED (m00054x3)

Chain Reaction 23:30 SAT (b00lblq9)

Cleaning Up 08:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 13:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 19:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 03:00 TUE (b052m59s)

Comic to Comic 10:00 MON (b007yvks)

Comic to Comic 16:00 MON (b007yvks)

Comic to Comic 00:00 TUE (b007yvks)

Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus 22:30 THU (m0028blb)

Frankie Howerd 10:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 15:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 21:00 SUN (m000h7z8)

Frankie Howerd 05:00 MON (m000h7z8)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 07:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 12:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 18:00 THU (m0028bl3)

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 02:00 FRI (m0028bl3)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 02:30 SAT (b00glrvd)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 07:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 12:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 18:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 04:30 SAT (m002811j)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 14:30 FRI (m00289tc)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 20:30 FRI (m00289tc)

The Best of English 08:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 13:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 19:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 03:45 SUN (m00058h1)

Comedy: Chat

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 03:00 SAT (m000qknw)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 08:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 13:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

Sandi Toksvig's Hygge 19:00 FRI (m000qnb7)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 SUN (m0028j6k)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 TUE (m0028j95)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:25 FRI (m0028kxb)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b07v2ysz)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b07v2ysz)

What? Seriously?? 22:00 FRI (m002899d)

Comedy: Music

Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music 22:30 SAT (b0076yxj)

Comedy: Panel Shows

Heresy 22:00 TUE (m0028309)

Just a Minute 09:00 MON (m00282hz)

Just a Minute 22:00 MON (m00282hz)

The News Quiz 23:00 MON (m0028384)

The Rest is History 14:00 MON (b079mhls)

The Rest is History 20:00 MON (b079mhls)

The Rest is History 04:00 TUE (b079mhls)

The Unbelievable Truth 04:00 SAT (m001681l)

The Unbelievable Truth 14:00 FRI (m0016gzr)

The Unbelievable Truth 20:00 FRI (m0016gzr)

Comedy: Satire

Absolute Power 23:30 MON (b018tsh9)

The News Quiz 23:00 MON (m0028384)

This Is Craig Brown 23:30 WED (b00fd63s)

Comedy: Sitcoms

Absolute Power 23:30 MON (b018tsh9)

Cleaning Up 08:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 13:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 19:00 MON (b052m59s)

Cleaning Up 03:00 TUE (b052m59s)

Elvenquest 22:00 SUN (b00vy3n6)

Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea 23:15 TUE (b007jzy5)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007jm2y)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007jm2y)

Harry Worth 02:00 SAT (b00rd6p0)

Harry Worth 07:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Harry Worth 12:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Harry Worth 18:00 FRI (b00rl56h)

Life on Egg 23:30 FRI (m0002r1h)

Like They've Never Been Gone 07:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 12:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 18:00 MON (b00c075x)

Like They've Never Been Gone 02:00 TUE (b00c075x)

Lobby Land 23:00 SUN (m0007l40)

Man at the Helm 08:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 13:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 19:00 TUE (b07z4dj4)

Man at the Helm 03:00 WED (b07z4dj4)

Millport 14:30 WED (b0075tn0)

Millport 20:30 WED (b0075tn0)

Millport 04:30 THU (b0075tn0)

Pick Ups 22:30 SUN (b008q0sz)

ReincarNathan 22:00 WED (m00283bt)

Rigor Mortis 23:30 SUN (b007r5lr)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 14:30 THU (b008f86w)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 20:30 THU (b008f86w)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 04:30 FRI (b008f86w)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 08:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 13:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 19:00 THU (m0009d9c)

Skeletons in the Cupboard 03:00 FRI (m0009d9c)

Smelling of Roses 14:30 MON (b00qh0ls)

Smelling of Roses 20:30 MON (b00qh0ls)

Smelling of Roses 04:30 TUE (b00qh0ls)

Spangles 'n' Tights 07:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 12:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 18:00 TUE (b04phhxy)

Spangles 'n' Tights 02:00 WED (b04phhxy)

The Likely Lads 07:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 12:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 18:30 MON (m0028bbl)

The Likely Lads 02:30 TUE (m0028bbl)

The Men from the Ministry 09:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 14:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 20:00 SAT (b007k0dt)

The Men from the Ministry 04:00 SUN (b007k0dt)

The Shuttleworths 22:00 SAT (b01n6yr5)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 07:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 12:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 18:30 THU (b007vlws)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 02:30 FRI (b007vlws)

Comedy: Sketch

Alice's Wunderland 22:30 WED (b03kv491)

Beyond Our Ken 09:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 14:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 20:25 SAT (b0bptthv)

Beyond Our Ken 04:25 SUN (b0bptthv)

Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun 23:00 SAT (b00804lf)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 02:30 SAT (b00glrvd)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 07:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 12:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 18:30 FRI (b00gszmr)

P.O.V. 22:00 THU (m00282sx)

Take It From Here 10:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 15:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 21:30 SUN (b011pw50)

Take It From Here 05:30 MON (b011pw50)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b0628g9r)

The Curried Goat Show 23:30 TUE (b007m332)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b007jnm5)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b007jnm5)

The Hudson and Pepperdine Show 23:30 THU (b0076254)

The In Crowd 23:45 FRI (b0089jj8)

The Jason Byrne Show 22:30 FRI (b01phj38)

The Million Pound Radio Show 23:00 THU (b00nd0tf)

The Right Time 22:30 MON (b007wp6k)

The Skivers 23:00 WED (b007jwrv)

Tim Key's Poetry Programme 22:15 SAT (b03szv8f)

Comedy: Spoof

2000 Years of Radio 22:45 THU (b0076b0q)

Date With Fate 23:00 TUE (b008y7g7)

Comedy: Standup

Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun 23:00 SAT (b00804lf)

Mark Steel's in Town 23:00 FRI (b018csyv)

The Jason Byrne Show 22:30 FRI (b01phj38)

Drama

Drama on 4 15:00 TUE (m000kftt)

Drama on 4 21:00 TUE (m000kftt)

Drama on 4 05:00 WED (m000kftt)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00289jy)

Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino 03:45 SAT (m000v3pt)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 04:30 SAT (m002811j)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 14:30 FRI (m00289tc)

Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse 20:30 FRI (m00289tc)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 15:00 WED (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 21:00 WED (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 05:00 THU (b0076t2t)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 15:00 THU (b0076t6b)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 21:00 THU (b0076t6b)

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 05:00 FRI (b0076t6b)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 15:00 MON (m0028bbr)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 21:00 MON (m0028bbr)

Second Chance by Sue Rodwell 05:00 TUE (m0028bbr)

Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels 15:00 FRI (m0002mh0)

Sound Barriers by Sarah Daniels 21:00 FRI (m0002mh0)

Drama: Action & Adventure

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 07:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 12:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 18:00 WED (b007k17f)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 02:00 THU (b007k17f)

Drama: Classic & Period

Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope 05:00 SAT (m0009tcz)

Drama: Crime

Falco 01:00 SAT (b007wpcl)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 MON (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 TUE (b007k1w4)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 TUE (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 WED (b007k1xh)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 WED (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 THU (b007k1ys)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 THU (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 01:00 FRI (b007k202)

Sherlock Holmes 06:00 FRI (b007k21c)

Sherlock Holmes 11:00 FRI (b007k21c)

Sherlock Holmes 17:00 FRI (b007k21c)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 MON (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 TUE (b007jt8v)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 TUE (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 WED (b007jt93)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 WED (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 THU (b007jt99)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 THU (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 01:45 FRI (b007jt9l)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 06:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 11:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

The Real Dennis Truelove by Dave Sheasby 17:45 FRI (b007jt9x)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b007jpqv)

Drama: Historical

Falco 01:00 SAT (b007wpcl)

Drama: Musical

Carmen 08:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 13:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 19:45 MON (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 03:45 TUE (b03nsrj2)

Carmen 08:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 13:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 19:45 TUE (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 03:45 WED (b03nt8hs)

Carmen 08:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 13:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 19:45 WED (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 03:45 THU (b03nt9vh)

Carmen 08:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 13:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 19:45 THU (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 03:45 FRI (b03nt8bc)

Carmen 08:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Carmen 13:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Carmen 19:45 FRI (b03ntb2b)

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 06:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 11:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 17:00 SAT (b062n0lr)

Legacy by Leigh Jackson 01:00 SUN (b062n0lr)

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke 16:00 SUN (m00289k1)

Childhood's End by Arthur C Clarke 00:00 MON (m00289k1)

Elvenquest 22:00 SUN (b00vy3n6)

Entertainment

Booked 14:00 TUE (b0075lfg)

Booked 20:00 TUE (b0075lfg)

Booked 04:00 WED (b0075lfg)

It's Your Round 14:00 WED (b00yrfwr)

It's Your Round 20:00 WED (b00yrfwr)

It's Your Round 04:00 THU (b00yrfwr)

Who Goes There? 14:00 THU (b00fj1rj)

Who Goes There? 20:00 THU (b00fj1rj)

Who Goes There? 04:00 FRI (b00fj1rj)

Factual

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b0b88pl3)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (m000jg1d)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (m000jg1d)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (m000jg1d)

Sore Fingers 10:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 16:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 00:30 TUE (b011jvys)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Just So Science 09:30 MON (b01ptbx8)

Just So Science 09:30 TUE (b01pthk9)

Just So Science 09:30 WED (b01ptzmp)

Just So Science 09:30 THU (b01pw391)

Just So Science 09:30 FRI (b01pw5s8)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m00289jr)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00289jr)

Writing Yorkshire 09:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 14:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 20:55 SAT (m000fnsp)

Writing Yorkshire 04:55 SUN (m000fnsp)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: Arts

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b0b88pl3)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b0b88pl3)

Factual: Beauty & Style

In Search Of Beauty 00:30 SAT (b00p016j)

Factual: History

Britain's Black Revolutionary 10:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Britain's Black Revolutionary 16:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b01s4g7j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m0028b5j)

What? Seriously?? 22:00 FRI (m002899d)

Factual: Life Stories

Britain's Black Revolutionary 10:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Britain's Black Revolutionary 16:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m00289jp)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m00289jp)

Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone 16:00 SAT (m0028b5l)

Geek Gods - Sir Ian Livingstone 00:00 SUN (m0028b5l)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b01s4g7j)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b01s4g7j)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m00289jw)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m00289jw)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (m001g2vt)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

The Best of English 08:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 13:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 19:45 SAT (m00058h1)

The Best of English 03:45 SUN (m00058h1)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m0028b5j)

The King's Painter: The Life and Times of Hans Holbein by Franny Moyle (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m0028b5j)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 TUE (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 WED (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 THU (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 FRI (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

Twenty Players 23:45 WED (b06sgb8m)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 03:30 SAT (m0028117)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 07:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 12:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 18:30 SUN (m00289jt)

Twenty Years A-Growing by Maurice O'Sullivan 02:30 MON (m00289jt)

Factual: Pets & Animals

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011ckxz)

Factual: Politics

Britain's Black Revolutionary 10:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Britain's Black Revolutionary 16:30 FRI (b00t4q0j)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m00289kq)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m0028bjf)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 THU (m0028bl6)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 FRI (m00289t7)

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011ckxz)

Just So Science 09:30 MON (b01ptbx8)

Just So Science 09:30 TUE (b01pthk9)

Just So Science 09:30 WED (b01ptzmp)

Just So Science 09:30 THU (b01pw391)

Just So Science 09:30 FRI (b01pw5s8)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 MON (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 TUE (b05r0b35)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 TUE (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 WED (b05r3tcz)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 WED (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 THU (b05r3xc3)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 THU (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 03:30 FRI (b05r3zjm)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 08:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 13:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks 19:30 FRI (b05r6sx0)

Factual: Travel

Fixing A Hole 10:30 THU (b00b1nrb)

Fixing A Hole 16:30 THU (b00b1nrb)

Fixing A Hole 00:30 FRI (b00b1nrb)

Music

Sore Fingers 10:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 16:30 MON (b011jvys)

Sore Fingers 00:30 TUE (b011jvys)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (m001g2vt)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m000y0jk)

Music: Dance & Electronica

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 10:30 TUE (p041g8vb)

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 16:30 TUE (p041g8vb)

The House of the Windy City - Dance Music's Forgotten Heroes 00:30 WED (p041g8vb)

Religion & Ethics

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m0028bbn)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m00289ks)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m0028bjk)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m0028bl8)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m00289t9)

Sport

Twenty Players 23:45 WED (b06sgb8m)