SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2023

SAT 00:00 Doctor Who (m001h4gb)
The War Doctor

6. The Neverwhen

On an isolated world ravaged by battle, time itself has become a weapon, laying waste to all who live and die there. Arms and technology are in a state of flux - and it seems that everlasting war is their only option.

The arrival of one battered Type Forty TARDIS inside this nightmare offers hope to the combatants trapped within.

But when he discovers the truth, the horrors of the Neverwhen will shock even the War Doctor...

John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.

Written by Matt Fitton.

The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra …. Jacqueline Pearce
Commander Barnac was played by Tracy Wiles
Daylin …. Jaye Griffiths
Commander Thraken …. Barnaby Kay
General Kallix …. Timothy Bentinck
Navigator Valis …. Laura Harding

The Daleks voiced by Nicholas Briggs.

Original music written by Howard Carter.

Artwork by Tom Webster

Director: Nicholas Briggs

A Big Finish production.


SAT 01:00 Peter Terson - Tales My Father Taught Me (b09rwhgn)
Sir George Sitwell is an autocratic recluse running the family estate at Renishaw – ahead of the First World War.

His other preoccupations are research into medieval pig-keeping - and making sure his son, Osbert isn't allowed to do what he wants to do...

Starring Sir John Gielgud.

Peter Terson’s drama set in opening years of the 20th century.

Sir George Sitwell ...... Sir John Gielgud
Lady Ida Sitwell ...... Renee Asherson
Osbert Sitwell ...... Richard Pearce
Henry Moat ...... Christopher Good

Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.


SAT 02:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl6q)
Bitter Medicine

5. A Matter of Records

Private eye V.I. Warshawski suspects a case of hospital malpractice, as she probes a suspicious death.

Starring Sharon Gless.

V.I. Warshawski is Sara Paretsky’s tough, smart and likeable female private investigator.

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.

V.I. Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris
Sal/Nurse …. Alice Arnold
Woman …. Ann Beach
Dick …. John Sharian
Max …. Jonathan Adams
Mr Contreras/Murray Ryerson …. Kerry Shale

Producer: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.


SAT 02:30 Find The Lady (m000dyks)
5. In Which Andrew Marsh Loses a Witness

Andrew discovers there's more to Sheila Ramsey and Margaret Everard than meets the eye - and that his life is in jeopardy...

Starring Noel Johnson.

Murder mystery thriller serial by David Ellis.

Andrew Marsh …. Noel Johnson
Sheila Ramsey …. Jan Edwards
Margaret Everard …. Eva Haddon
Peter Lloyd …. Michael Deacon
Alf Jenkins …. Brian Haines
Joe …. Antony Viccars
Bill Rodney …. Wilfred Carter
Shirley …. Kathleen Helme
Detective Inspector Adams …. John Bentley
Detective Sergeant Rankin …. Henry Stamper
Dr Fergus …. Malcolm Hayes

Producer: Betty Davies.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1969.


SAT 03:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001g92)
5. Appointment

2016: Willa clashes with her father-in-law when she accompanies him to a medical appointment.

Barbara Kingsolver's novel interweaves the past and the present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval.

It is a portrait of life in precarious times - when characters discover that the past has failed to prepare them for the future.

Alternating between two centuries, Kingsolver examines the personal and social shocks that ensue when people’s assumptions about the world and their place in it are shaken to their foundations.

Abridged by Sian Preece.

Read by Laurel Lefkow.

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


SAT 03:15 Unsuitable Men with Familiar Smiles (b07flbsn)
5. Secret

With Sally frantic with worry about her daughter in Mexico, Christine reveals her biggest - and most surprising - secret.

Christine ...... Eleanor Bron
Sally ...... Tracy Wiles

Written by Caroline and David Stafford

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.


SAT 03:30 Ellie Taylor's Safe Space (m000yv92)
Series 2

The News

Ellie Taylor welcomes you to "Safe Space", a place where anyone can offload their controversial opinions without fear of judgment.

She talks to members of the public about their gripes and dislikes.

Is there too much news?

It's on all the time on a million different channels. Enough is enough! It's not good for our health, and should be banned.

Joining Ella to prove her point is regular sidekick Robin Morgan

With special guest: Isabel Hardman, political journalist and assistant editor of The Spectator, who shares her views on the logic of getting rid of the news entirely.

Written by Ellie Taylor and Robin Morgan

Produced by Sam Michell

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


SAT 04:00 Parsley Sidings (b01pjzbv)
Series 1

Who'll Be Mother

Station Master Horace Hepplewhite reveals a surprising talent for child minding.

Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.

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

Horace …. Arthur Lowe
Bert …. Ian Lavender
Gloria …. Liz Fraser
Percy/Bradshaw …. Kenneth Connor
Maud …. Pat Coombs

Re-created Announcements by Keith Skues.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1972.


SAT 04:30 Bristow (b007w5jb)
Series 3

Repaying Mr Piper

Why is Bristow surrounded by incompetents? He has a theory - and determines to bumble toward the proof.

Starring Michael Williams.

Frank Dickens' sitcom is based on his famous long-running newspaper cartoon strip about the Chester-Perry buying clerk.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Perkins ...... Leslie Phillips
Gert ...... Liz Fraser
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Pleasant ...... Jackie Neglia

Music: John Whitehall

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.


SAT 05:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m000mkj7)
Series 15

Episode 2

Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Alice Levine welcome:

* Comedian and podcaster Suzi Ruffell
* Chef and presenter Ainsley Harriott
* Writer and creator of Bridget Jones, Helen Fielding

The Museum's Guest Committee donate a Dutch upright bicycle, the welwitschia mirabilis plant and the Victoria Falls.

Researchers: Mike Turner and Anne Miller of QI.

Producers: Victoria Lloyd and Anne Miller.

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


SAT 05:30 Millport (b0076bk4)
Series 3

The Siege

Millport's under siege by the neighbouring islands, furious that this little insignificant town has its own independent public house.

Amidst the madness Irene and Moira find romance where they least expect it - and Alberto unveils an unusual secret defence system.

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/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Dr Hume/Robert the Dog/Mr Shetland /Mr Sky ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Minister/Bob/Mr Dunoon/Mr Orkney ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie/Mr Arran ...... Kenneth Bryans

Producer: Lucy Bacon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.


SAT 06:00 Jonathan Holloway - The Affair at Grover Station (m001hgjz)
Forced to camp overnight by the Wyoming trackside close to Grover Station, Arnold Rodgers recounts to his old college acquaintance Will Carter how he solved the riddle of his friend's death the previous New Year's Eve.

His storytelling draws Carter into a terrifying experience that will haunt him for ever.

Starring Kerry Shale and Stuart Milligan.

A classic American ghost tale by Jonathan Holloway, based on Willa Cather's short story.

Arnold Rodgers .... Kerry Shale
Will Carter .... Stuart Milligan
Helen Masterson .... Nancy Crane
Freymark ....Tom Watt
Michael Hammond .... John Rowe
Engine Driver .... Alastair Danson
Station Dispatcher .... Hugh Dickson
Landlady .... Carolyn Jones
Section Boss .... Gerard McDermott
Rose .... Alison Pettitt
Connelly .... Iwan Thomas
Cecily .... Sarah Rice

Music by Ross Brown.

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.


SAT 07:30 Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Omnibus) (b0b0skpx)
Dorothy Parker, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael and Nora Ephron.

These brilliant women are the central figures of Michelle Dean's book, which builds a picture of the social and political progress of women through the 20th century.

They are united by their 'sharpness', the ability to cut to the quick with precision of thought and wit.

The world would not have been the same without Dorothy Parker’s acid reflections on the absurdities of her life. Or Mary McCarthy’s fiction which is noted for its acerbity in analysing the finer nuances of intellectual dilemmas. Or Susan Sontag’s ideas about interpretation, or Pauline Kael’s energetic swipes at filmmakers. Or Nora Ephron’s biting wit and strong female characters.

Together they define the cultural and intellectual history of 20th century America.

Michelle Dean is a journalist, critic, and the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle's 2016 Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. A contributing editor at the New Republic, she has written for the New Yorker, Nation, New York Times Magazine, Slate, New York Magazine, and Elle.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Alexandra Mathie

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.


SAT 08:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl5d)
Series 1

Fallen Comrades

Carter and his uncle Mort sup a poignant pint at the Old Comrades Club.

Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.

Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’.

In addition to radio adaptations, this earned them a run of four BBC TV series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ from 1975 to 1979.

Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
Marcus …. John Samson
The Doorman …. Steve Hodson
The Barman …. Alan Dudley
Narrator …. Christian Rodska

Producer: Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.


SAT 09:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001hdz2)
From 11/09/1959

What will Ted do now that his holiday in his own garden has ended?

Starring Ted Ray.

Ray's a Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.

Written by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart and Ted Ray.

With:

Kitty Bluett
Laidman Browne
Kenneth Connor

BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1959.


SAT 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01j9t01)
Series 1

Episode 1

Starting their new series, much loved-comedy Eric and Ernie try to work out when they were last on the radio.

But in surprise news, their bachelor flat-share is looking under threat.

Written by Eddie Braben.

Special singing guests: Peters and Lee.

With:

Anne Hamilton
Michael Segal
Arthur Tolcher

Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1975.


SAT 10:00 Growing Pains (m0008y79)
1. From Cumbria to Ambridge

Author and journalist Grace Dent locks herself in her teenage bedroom and rifles through the BBC Radio archives to celebrate the awkward, emotional, and unfortunately inevitable adolescent experience.

She reminisces about the heartbreak and arguments that were an everyday part of her own teenage years growing up in Carlisle in the 1970s

Then Grace discovers what it was really like for the teenage boys she thought had it so easy, asking BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake to paint a portrait of his own formative years.

In the first of three episodes, Grace also features programmes from the BBC archives.

* ‘Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die’

* A documentary made by Sara Conkey in 1995, featuring the reminiscences of people who were teenagers during the Blitz.

* Teenage traumas and tantrums from ‘The Archers’.

Producer: Jessica Treen

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra. First broadcast in October 2017.


SAT 11:00 Jonathan Holloway - The Affair at Grover Station (m001hgjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Omnibus) (b0b0skpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001hdz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01j9t01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Growing Pains (m0008y79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Doctor Who (m001h4gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SAT 17:00 Jonathan Holloway - The Affair at Grover Station (m001hgjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Omnibus) (b0b0skpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001hdz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01j9t01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Growing Pains (m0008y79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00dr4t0)
Controlling the Universe

Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one.

In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe.

With:

Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.


SAT 22:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcs)
More Brothers Faversham

Titus Faversham

The story of Victorian Britain's greatest sporting hero - Titus Faversham.

The comedy trio return with more tales in their swashbuckling family romp.

Written by and starring The Penny Dreadfuls:

Humphrey Ker
David Reed
Thom Tuck

With:

Miles Jupp
Ingrid Oliver

Script edited by Richard Turner.

Producer: Julia McKenzie

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2008.


SAT 23:00 Vent (b00szjy0)
Series 1

Wouldn't You Like to Get Away

Mary and Mum have a break when Ben's unconscious body gets driven to a medical conference in Birmingham.

But they can't quite bring themselves to leave the hospital.

Meanwhile, Ben's mind also takes a trip. Unfortunately, it's a trip back to the hotel in Paris, where he had the most miserable night of his life.

Starring Neil Pearson.

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

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

With:

Dave Lamb
Mark Perry
Jo Martin
Hils Barker
Giles New
Lucy Montgomery
Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Elizabeth Bell

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.


SAT 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b00bf9z0)
Series 4

Beautiful England

As Satan sets out to prove England is the worst nation, Scumspawn tackles a lager lout.

Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.

Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan

Other characters played by:

Felicity Montagu
Philip Pope
Nigel Pegram
Michael Fenton Stevens

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

SUNDAY 22 JANUARY 2023

SUN 00:00 Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind (b007jlt5)
1. Island Genesis

The curiosity of the inhabitants of the remote Scottish island of Luig is aroused when two strangers arrive for the funeral of the local doctor.

The two men are no strangers to each other, nor were they to the late Dr Hugh Dexter. One is Professor Curtis Lark - a flamboyant American explorer, scientist and Nobel Prize winner whose research has been in the field of telepathy and telekinesis; the other is John Cornelius - the eminent British brain surgeon.

What starts as a brief visit by two colleagues to honour an old friend quickly develops into a series of bizarre and frightening events uncovering the presence of forces unknown bent on world domination...

Starring Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

Written by Rene Basilico from an idea by Robert Holmes.

John Cornelius …. Peter Cushing
Professor Curtis Lark …. Vincent Price
Minister Donald Schooler …. Henry Stamper
Mrs Kyle …. Shirley Dixon
Flora Kiery …. Sandra Clarke
Mary …. Irene Sutcliffe
Dr Hugh Dexter …. Frazer Carr

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.


SUN 00:30 A Sting in the Tale (b0076jgf)
1. No Conferring by Jonathan Holloway

Your starter for ten-sion.

A Christmas bonding week in an isolated moorland cottage for the 1983 University Challenge team from Bracewell College, Cambridge, goes horribly wrong...

Spine-tingling tale written by Jonathan Holloway.

Derek …. Damian Lynch
Dilly …. Lydia Leonard
Ernest …. Kenny Blyth
Donald …. Peter Darney
Emily …. Jaimi Barbakoff
with Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman as themselves.

Director : David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.


SUN 01:00 Jonathan Holloway - The Affair at Grover Station (m001hgjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion (Omnibus) (b0b0skpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001hdz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01j9t01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Growing Pains (m0008y79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001hdz9)
Charlotte Mew - The Heart of Hidden Things

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Charlotte Mew - The Heart of Hidden Things.

Julia Copus explores the poetry and life of the only born and bred Bloomsbury poet.

Thomas Hardy wrote that Charlotte Mew was "Far and away the best living woman poet - who will be remembered when others are forgotten." Siegfried Sassoon said that she was "the only poet who can give me a lump in my throat," while Virginia Woolf called her "the greatest living poetess".

Although she lived in Bloomsbury all her life, she was never part of the Bloomsbury set and, when Charlotte Mew died in 1928 aged 59, a small notice in a London paper described her simply as "Charlotte Mary New, 53" - the name and the age both wrong.

But to those who knew her, Charlotte Mew was a compelling, at times mischievous and groundbreaking poet, whose writing was full of sea-breezes, lamp-lit streets, human voices, and the sudden stark contrasts between sound and silence, between life and death.

Her dramatic monologue The Farmer's Bride caused a sensation in literary circles when it was published in 1912, dramatising the terrifying story of a young woman trapped in a powerless arranged marriage, who is literally locked away.

Julia explores how Charlotte Mew broke the mould of contemporary styles in the early 20th century and created a unique poetic voice.

Reader: Raquel Cassidy

Producer: Jo Wheeler

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


SUN 06:30 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Omnibus) (m0001h0h)
Episode 1

2016: Willa discovers that most of what she has founded her life upon is under threat.

There is bad news about her family home but tragedy is just around the corner.

Barbara Kingsolver's novel interweaves the past and the present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval.

It is a portrait of life in precarious times - when characters discover that the past has failed to prepare them for the future.

Alternating between two centuries, Kingsolver examines the personal and social shocks that ensue when people’s assumptions about the world and their place in it are shaken to their foundations.

First omnibus of three abridged by Sian Preece.

Read by Laurel Lefkow.

Barbara Kingsolver is the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna and Flight Behaviour.

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (b05qdlnp)
Ryan Molloy

Singer Ryan Molloy chooses 'The Night' by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and Donny Hathaway's 'A Song for You'.


SUN 07:50 Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus) (b07grp8f)
Christine has hidden her past from her family.

But now she must reveal her extraordinary history of relationships with unsuitable men and their adventures together.

These will feature the jazz scene, the Profumo Affair, Rome and her biggest - and most surprising - secret!

But she starts with the Queen's Coronation and the kidnapping of a very important horse...

Omnibus of five episodes written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Christine ...... Eleanor Bron
Sally ...... Tracy Wiles

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.


SUN 09:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01m273b)
From 18/05/1974

Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Romeo and Juliet - and get nostalgic.

Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords.

Characters, songs and sketches galore.

Starring Ted Ray and Kenneth Williams.

With:

Miriam Margolyes
Nigel Rees

Music by Neil Innes.

Written by Michael Wale and Joe Steeples.

Producer: Simon Brett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1974.


SUN 09:30 Something to Shout About (m0002475)
Series 2

Episode 10

Janet wants to learn to drive and buy a car. Her colleagues won’t stand in her way!

"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!"

Set in a London ad agency called Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners.

Written by Myles Rudge with Ronnie Wolfe.

Michael …. Michael Medwin
Janet …. Fenella Fielding
Mavis …. Joan Sims
Maggie …. Eleanor Summerfield
Adrian …. Nicholas Phipps
Other parts played by Warren Mitchell.

Producer: Eric Miller

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1961.


SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001hdzl)
Longplay

Kathy Burke

Actress and comedian, Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.

In a specially extended edition for BBC Radio 4 Extra, Kathy shares her life story and explains her musical, book and luxury choices.

She became a household name for her comedy performances, working with Harry Enfield to create the characters Kevin and Perry. Kathy won critical acclaim for serious roles and picked up the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of an abused wife in the film "Nil By Mouth".

Her early life had been tumultuous - her mother died before she was two and her father was often drunk, leaving her older brother to run the family home.

Kathy was a teenager when she discovered acting and, she says, it was the saving of her.

DISC ONE: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
DISC TWO: Gangsters - The Specials
DISC THREE: Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
DISC FOUR: Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
DISC FIVE: Ride a White Swan - T. Rex
DISC SIX: Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Frank Sinatra
DISC SEVEN: Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
DISC EIGHT: Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott

BOOK CHOICE - The complete works of Graham Linehan
LUXURY CHOICE - Life-size laminated photo of James Caan from Dragons' Den
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

Producer: Leanne Buckle

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2011.


SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001hdz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:30 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Omnibus) (m0001h0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (b05qdlnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 12:50 Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus) (b07grp8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 14:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01m273b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 14:30 Something to Shout About (m0002475)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001hdzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 16:00 Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind (b007jlt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SUN 16:30 A Sting in the Tale (b0076jgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001hdz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:30 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Omnibus) (m0001h0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (b05qdlnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 18:50 Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus) (b07grp8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 20:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01m273b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 20:30 Something to Shout About (m0002475)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001hdzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 22:00 Sean Lock - 15 Storeys High (b09hmjts)
Series 1

Episode 1

Crouched on his lonely perch like a smug hermit, Sean Lock hides in Flat 76, Elderberry House, Maydew Estate, trying to keep the world at bay.

The world, for some reason, does not want to play his game.

Starring Sean Lock

Five-part comedy series written by Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman.

With:

Felix Dexter
Jenny Eclair
Tim Mitchell
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Peter Serafinowicz

Script Editor: Robert Fraser-Steele

Producer: Chris Neill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.


SUN 22:30 Party (b011znh7)
Series 2

Is the Party Over?

The aspiring politicians of the new political party move on to tackle drugs and housing and come up with a convenient catch-all solution.

But is there any point if Jared's all set to move to the Isle of Wight?

Tom Basden's satirical comedy about a political party run by young idealists.

Simon ..... Tom Basden
Duncan ..... Tim Key
Jared ..... Jonny Sweet
Mel ..... Ann Crilly
Phoebe ..... Katy Wix

Producer: Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.


SUN 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.


SUN 23:30 1966 and All That (b0100q4y)
The 1920s and 30s

King George utters some unmemorable last words.

DH Lawrence of Arabia writes Lady Chatterbox's Llama.

And John Yogi Bear discovers the BBC, but finds there's not much on...

Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain begins in the 1920s and 1930s.

With:

Joss Ackland
Eleanor Bron
Rory Bremner
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
John Humphrys

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.

MONDAY 23 JANUARY 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001hdz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Omnibus) (m0001h0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (b05qdlnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]


MON 01:50 Unsuitable Men With Familiar Smiles (Omnibus) (b07grp8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01m273b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Something to Shout About (m0002475)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001hdzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hdzq)
Jamaica Inn

1. Revelation

The young Mary Yellan arrives at Jamaica Inn where she meets her uncle, Joss Merlyn, and begins to form her suspicions of his terrible trade.

But he reveals something far more evil than she could ever have imagined...

Daphne du Maurier's classic gothic suspense novel, first published in 1936.

Starring Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.

Dramatised in 4 parts by Michael Bakewell.

Mary Yellan .... Susannah Corbett
Joss Merlyn .... John Woodvine
Aunt Patience .... Auriol Smith
Jem Merlyn .... Mark Straker
Harry, the Pedlar .... John Hartley
Mrs Yellan .... Joanna Wake
Doctor .... Eric Allan
Coach Driver .... John Church
Old man in coach .... Ronald Herdman
Woman in coach .... Ann Windsor
Lawyer Clerk .... Robert Portal
Idiot .... Alan Barker

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991


MON 06:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl7g)
Bitter Medicine

6. Public Health

With her murder probe expanding, private detective V.I. Warshawski opts to employ some unusual methods in an attempt to trap the perpetrators.

Starring Sharon Gless.

Conclusion of Sara Paretsky's thriller about V.I. Warshawski - the tough, smart and likeable female private investigator.

Dramatised in six parts by Michelene Wandor

V.I. Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris
Murray Ryerson …. Kerry Shale
Sal/Nurse …. Alice Arnold
Mrs Rodriguez/Nurse/Woman …. Ann Beach
Alan Humphries …. Christopher Scott
Dick …. John Sharian
Max …. Jonathan Adams

Producer: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.


MON 06:30 Find The Lady (m000f7h9)
6. In Which Andrew Marsh Finds a Friend

Having discharged himself from hospital and assumed a false identity, Andrew Marsh heads to the Excelsior...

Starring Noel Johnson.

Murder mystery thriller serial by David Ellis.

Andrew Marsh …. Noel Johnson
Dr Fergus …. Malcolm Hayes
Constable …. Nicholas Edmett
Judy Randall …. Eva Haddon
Girl at the Station …. Gretta Gouriet
Bill Rodney …. Wilfred Carter
Alf Jenkins …. Brian Haines
Detective Sergeant Rankin …. Henry Stamper
Detective Inspector Adams …. John Bentley
Peter Lloyd …. Michael Deacon

Producer: Betty Davies.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1969.


MON 07:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hjm)
Episode 6

1874: Thatcher tries to address the issue of his disintegrating home.

2016: Willa tries to uncover a source of income to shore up her equally rundown house.

Barbara Kingsolver's novel interweaves the past and the present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval.

It is a portrait of life in precarious times - when characters discover that the past has failed to prepare them for the future.

Alternating between two centuries, Kingsolver examines the personal and social shocks that ensue when people’s assumptions about the world and their place in it are shaken to their foundations.

Abridged in fifteen parts by Sian Preece.

Read by Laurel Lefkow.

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


MON 07:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001t98)
Act I: Another Year Begun

Michael Chaplin’s five-part drama about the death of Queen Victoria.

For two weeks the nation stopped in its tracks, mesmerised by the mortality of a little old lady who had sat on the throne for over 60 years. Her children squabbled, her doctors quarrelled, her army bickered and the public were misled and kept in the dark.

This is the remarkable story of Queen Victoria's final days and the chaos and confusion surrounding her funeral, told by those who were there.

Not many get this close to history.

It's 1953 and, on the eve of Elizabeth II’s coronation, the BBC interviews Queen Victoria’s dresser, Winnie Powell, who takes us on a journey into the past.

Based on the book Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s, an eyewitness history by Stewart Richards.

Queen Victoria …... Brigit Forsyth
Old Winnie Powell …... Marcia Warren
Interviewer .….. Carl Prekopp
Mary Tuck …... Wendy Nottingham
Young Winnie Powell …... Lauren Cornelius
Sir James Reid …... Ross F Sutherland
Sir Frederick ‘Fritz’ Ponsonby …... Tom Turner
Kaiser Wilhelm …... Hywel Morgan
Prince of Wales …... Gerard McDermott

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Director: Carl Prekopp

Producers: Lucinda Mason Brown & Stewart Richards

A Stewart Richards / Goldhawk Essential co-production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


MON 07:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
Series 4

The Baby

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

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

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

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

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

Written by James Kettle.

Producer: Sam Michell

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


MON 08:00 Brothers in Law (b0599zby)
Series 1

Reasonable Doubt

Can rookie barrister Roger Thursby cope with his first case using a jury?

Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was first published in 1955.

Adapted for radio from Frank Muir & Denis Norden's BBC TV scripts by Richard Waring.

Roger Thursby …. Richard Briers
Henry Blagrove …. Richard Waring
Sally Mannering …. Ann Davies
Grimes …. John Glyn-Jones

Other parts played by:

Sam Kydd
Malcolm Hayes
Peter Jones

Restored from BBC Transcription Service tapes - originally edited for sale abroad.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1970.


MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
Series 2

The Compassionate Society

A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his ACAS from his NALGO?

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds
Sir Ian …. Peter Jeffrey
Brian Baker …. Norman Bird
George …. Arthur Cox
Mrs Rogers …. Ellen McIntosh
Billy Fraser …. Peter Acre
James Lawford, MP …. John Bott

Featuring Bryan Martin and Moira Stuart as themselves

With:

Narissa Knights
Bernard Brown
Arnold Diamond

Adapted for radio by the producer, Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1984.


MON 09:00 Genius (b00802hh)
Series 3

Rob Newman

From high-tech hitching to brushes with fingernails.

Dave Gorman asks comedian Rob Newman to select the public's best loopy idea.

Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.


MON 09:30 Monica Dickens - My Turn To Make The Tea (m001hfgp)
The Soldier and the Dancer

Early 1950s: Poppy is the junior reporter on the Downingham Post, where it's always her turn to make the tea.

Poppy finds herself in a compromising position when the paper picks up a story about a fellow lodger.

But this ultimately propels her into her true vocation.

Semi-autobiographical story by Monica Dickens, first published in 1951.

Starring Alice Hart and Keith Barron.

Adapted by Sheila Goff.

Poppy .... Alice Hart
Mrs Gofff .... Marlene Sidaway
Myra .... Joanne Froggatt
Mervyn .... Damian Lynch
Mr Pellet .... Keith Barron
Murray .... Gerard McDermott
Victor .... Stephen Critchlow
Andrew .... Ben Crowe
Policeman .... Martin Hyder

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.


MON 10:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hdzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 11:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 Find The Lady (m000f7h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001t98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 12:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 Brothers in Law (b0599zby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 14:00 Genius (b00802hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 14:30 Monica Dickens - My Turn To Make The Tea (m001hfgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 15:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hdzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 16:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 16:30 Find The Lady (m000f7h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 17:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001t98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 17:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Brothers in Law (b0599zby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 18:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:00 Jake Yapp's Unwinding (m001hfgx)
Series 1

Episode 16

Comedian and broadcaster Jake Yapp with a new live show for January evenings; three hours of comedy, guests and games.


MON 22:00 Just a Minute (m001h46h)
Series 90

Whitney Houston, Foraging for Mushrooms and Duck Duck Goose

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Jennifer Saunders, Julian Clary and Anna Maxwell Martin to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.

The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from Whitney Houston to Duck Duck Goose.

Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound editor: Marc Willcox
Producer: Rajiv Karia

A BBC Studios Production


MON 22:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnyr)
Series 1

Episode 1

Mel and Vicki battle to keep the show going despite constant interruptions from the Dirty Sloanes and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.

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

With Martin Hyder and Jim North.

Script editor: Graeme Garden

Producers: Claire Jones and Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001h612)
Series 110

Episode 4

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Shaparak Khorsandi, Helen Lewis and Ian Smith. This week they discuss Keir Starmer's plans for the NHS, teachers' strikes and the political row over Scotland's gender recognition reform bill.

Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Mike Shephard, Katie Storey, Vicky Richards and Cameron Loxdale.

Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Production


MON 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007tm8f)
Series 2

Magic

Did witches really fly with broomsticks between their legs or did they just get a bit overexcited?

Series two of the cult comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.

Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.

With:
Rebecca Front
Armando Iannucci

And the voice of Tom Baker.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.

TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2023

TUE 00:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hdzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Find The Lady (m000f7h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001t98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b066w9gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Brothers in Law (b0599zby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Genius (b00802hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Monica Dickens - My Turn To Make The Tea (m001hfgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hfb7)
Jamaica Inn

2. Trade Secrets

Mary believes she knows the terrible trade of Jamaica Inn, but Joss Merlyn, in a drunken stupor, reveals something far more evil than anything she could imagine. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.

Cast:

Mary Yellan .... Susannah Corbett
Joss Merlyn .... John Woodvine
Aunt Patience .... Auriol Smith
Jem Merlyn .... Mark Straker
The Reverend Francis Davey .... James Laurenson
Squire Bassat .... Vincent Brimble
Mrs Bassat .... Anne Jameson
Richards .... Sean Arnold
1st Horse Dealer .... Alan Barker
2nd Horse Dealer .... Peter Gunn
James .... Andrew Wincott
Boy .... Emma Fielding
Fortune Teller .... Joanna Myers
Stable Keeper .... Eric Allan

Written by Daphne du Maurier

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991


TUE 06:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
Series 1

1. The Blue Cross

The cream of London's police force in association with France's finest detective fail to apprehend arch villain Flambeau - the master of disguise.

Their suspicions fall on a tall Roman Catholic priest and they set off in vain pursuit.

However it’s the little English priest who seems to be behaving oddly...

Starring Andrew Sachs and Olivier Pierre.

Series of GK Chesterton's stories about the insightful clerical sleuth.

Dramatised by John Scotney.

Father Brown ........ Andrew Sachs
Flambeau ........ Olivier Pierre
Bagshaw ........ Bill Wallis
Sergeant ........ Alan Thompson
Shopkeeper ........ Ellen McIntosh
Restauranteur ........ Trader Faulkner
Valentine ........ John Abineri
Constable ........ Trevor Nichols
Porter ........ Graham Blockey
Waiter ........ Robin Summers

Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


TUE 06:30 Find The Lady (m000f6cv)
7. In Which Andrew Marsh Finds the Truth

Andrew Marsh finally deduces who is behind him being framed for both cheque book fraud - and murder.

Starring Noel Johnson.

Conclusion of the murder mystery thriller serial by David Ellis.

Andrew Marsh …. Noel Johnson
Joyce Marsh …. Madi Hedd
Roger Sherwin …. Douglas Blackwell
Peter Lloyd …. Michael Deacon
Detective Sergeant Rankin …. Henry Stamper
Detective Inspector Adams …. John Bentley
Alf Jenkins …. Brian Haines
Judy Randall …. Eva Haddon

Producer: Betty Davies.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1969.


TUE 07:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hw7)
Episode 7

A novel from Barbara Kingsolver, bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna and Flight Behaviour, interweaves the past and the present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval. It is a portrait of life in precarious times - when characters discover that the past has failed to prepare them for the future.

Alternating between two centuries, Kingsolver examines the personal and social shocks that ensue when people’s assumptions about the world and their place in it are shaken to their foundations.

1874. Thatcher's progressive views on science antagonise his conservative headmaster.
2016. Differences of opinion about the presidential candidate cause tension in Willa's family.

Abridged by Sian Preece
Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow
Produce by Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


TUE 07:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001tyv)
Act II: The Angel of Death

Michael Chaplin’s five-part drama about the death of Queen Victoria.

For two weeks the nation stopped in its tracks, mesmerised by the mortality of a little old lady who had sat on the throne for over sixty years. Her children squabbled, her doctors quarrelled, her army bickered and the public were misled and kept in the dark. This is the remarkable story of Queen Victoria's final days and the chaos and confusion surrounding her funeral, told by those who were there.

Not many get this close to history.

As the Kaiser arrives unexpectedly at Osborne House to say farewell to his Grandmamma, the Queen breathes her last surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Based on the book Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s, an eyewitness history by Stewart Richards.

Queen Victoria …... Brigit Forsyth
Old Winnie Powell …... Marcia Warren
Interviewer …... Carl Prekopp
Young Winnie Powell .….. Lauren Cornelius
Sir James Reid …... Ross F Sutherland
Sir Frederick ‘Fritz’ Ponsonby .….. Tom Turner
Kaiser Wilhelm ...... Hywel Morgan
Prince of Wales …... Gerard McDermott
Princess Mary …... Wendy Nottingham

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Directed by Carl Prekopp
Produced by Lucinda Mason Brown and Stewart Richards

A Stewart Richards / Goldhawk Essential co-production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


TUE 07:30 The Architects (b051rjpp)
Series 2

Refurb

Matt and Tim are dispatched to Watford to restyle a Premier League footballer's mansion.

Meanwhile Sir Lucien must negotiate a press interview without putting his foot in it.

Comedy set in a struggling architectural practice.

Written by Jim Poyser with Neil Griffiths.

Sir Lucien ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Tim ...... Alex Carter
Sarah ...... Anna Crilly
Matt ...... Dominic Coleman
Danny ...... Richie Campbell
Sean ...... Jude Akuwudike
John ...... Ian Conningham
Computer Caddie/Tony ...... Sam Dale

Directed by Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
Series 7

Wings Over Dagenham

Move aside Orville and Wilbur, Neddie Seagoon is the pioneer aviator.

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 George Chisholm, 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 December 1956.


TUE 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
Series 4

Episode 5

When an opera star visits, council leader John shows his true colours.

The Parish council needs its money, but will the bank be able to pay out?

‘80s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.

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

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

Starring:

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

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.


TUE 09:00 The Motion Show (b0075rh9)
Series 1

Episode 2

The merits of moving to America - and being famous.

Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game.

With Steve Punt, John O'Farrell, Derek Draper and Rhona Cameron.

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.


TUE 09:30 North East of Eden (b01g97mq)
Voyage of the Bobby Vee

Marcia joins in with local activities on the remote island, but Mrs Peevis isn't happy with the new addition to her lifeboat team.

Rebecca Front and Joan Sims stars in Peter Kerry's sitcom about a GP living on Paradise Island off the coast of Northumbria.

Doctor Marcia Hulme …. Rebecca Front
Auntie Annie …. Joan Sims
Mrs Peevis …. Jean Southern
Hjorst …. Niall Ashdown
Joseph …. James Garbutt
William …. Sammy Johnson
Ralph Gates …. Stephen Thirkeld
William ...... Sammy Johnson

Producer: Kathy Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.


TUE 10:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hfb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 11:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 Find The Lady (m000f6cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001tyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 12:30 The Architects (b051rjpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 14:00 The Motion Show (b0075rh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 14:30 North East of Eden (b01g97mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 15:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hfb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 16:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 16:30 Find The Lady (m000f6cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 17:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001tyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 17:30 The Architects (b051rjpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 18:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:00 Jake Yapp's Unwinding (m001hfbh)
Series 1

Episode 17

Comedian and broadcaster Jake Yapp with a new live show for January evenings; three hours of comedy, guests and games.


TUE 22:00 Phil Ellis Is Trying (m0007kkc)
Series 2

Pinball

When Phil discovers Parbold is hosting the World Pinball Championships, he sees a way to solve his money troubles by winning the big cash prize. But it's not just him who wants the money, as Phil's past catches up with him. Meanwhile, Polly starts a pet-walking business as a sideline.

Written by Phil Ellis and Fraser Steele.

Starring:

Phil Ellis as Phil
Johnny Vegas as Johnny
Amy Gledhill as Polly
Terry Mynott as Barry Bean
Katia Kvinge as Ellie/Barber
Sunil Patel as Announcer/Bear owner
and with special guest star Sean Lock as The Dragon

Produced by Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production


TUE 22:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
Series 2

Kuala Lumpur

A week on stand-by at the airfield gives Arthur an opportunity to brush up on his stewarding skills, while Douglas seems to have disappeared. And why is everyone terrified of Dirk the groundsman?

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Dave ...... Paul Putner
George ...... Roger Morlidge

Written by John Finnemore.

Produced & directed by David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2009.


TUE 23:00 The Consultants (b060002m)
Series 4

Episode 2

The series described as "inventive and funny in a way that won't offend normal people, the elderly or children".

Cerebral sketch show written by and starring Justin "Lofty" Edwards, Neil "Professor" Edmond and James "Shortstop" Rawlings.

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


TUE 23:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k28b)
Series 4

Education

Mark proposes that nobody should go to school until they are 36.

Comedian Mark Steel provides alternative solutions to our everyday problems

Written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair.

With Maria McErlane and Kim Wall.

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.

WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY 2023

WED 00:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hfb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Find The Lady (m000f6cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001hw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001tyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 The Architects (b051rjpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 The Motion Show (b0075rh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 North East of Eden (b01g97mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Daphne Du Maurier (m001hfbw)
Jamaica Inn

3. No comfort or joy

It is Christmas Eve and a terrified Mary has been abandoned at Launceston Fair. Now she must make her way back along the lonely road to Jamaica Inn. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.

CAST:
Mary Yellan .... Susannah Corbett
Joss Merlyn .... John Woodvine
Aunt Patience .... Auriol Smith
Jem Merlyn .... Mark Straker
The Reverend Francis Davey .... James Laurenson
Harry, the Pedlar .... John Hartley
1st wrecker .... Peter Gunn
2nd wrecker .... Matthew Sim
3rd wrecker .... Robert Portal
Coachman .... Brett Usher
Hannah .... Katherine Parr
Scobell .... Eric Allan

Written by Daphne du Maurier

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991


WED 06:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
Series 1

2. The Queer Feet

Death in a small hotel.

Who stole the silver fish service? How many waiters are there? And how did all this lead to a glimmer of repentance?

Starring Andrew Sachs and Olivier Pierre.

Series of GK Chesterton's stories about the insightful clerical sleuth.

Dramatised by John Scotney.

Father Brown ........ Andrew Sachs
Flambeau ........ Olivier Pierre
Colonel ........ Matt Brenner
Duke ........ Christopher Scott
Hector ........ Kerry Shale
Lever ........ David Graeme
Giovanni ........ Arnold Diamond
Jean-Pierre ........ Robin Summers
Doctor ........ David Sinclair
Audley ........ Alan Thompson

Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.


WED 06:30 Agatha Christie (b01b9h75)
Sparkling Cyanide

1. Rosemary

21 year old Rosemary dies at her birthday party after drinking from a glass of cyanide-laced champagne.

The small group of friends and family who were present struggle to understand - was it suicide, or could one of them possibly have murdered her?

An ex-lover, a younger sister who stood to inherit, a jealous husband?

It seems almost all the guests had a motive...

Agatha Christie's detective thriller first published in 1945.

Dramatised in three parts by Joy Wilkinson.

Iris ..... Naomi Frederick
Rosemary ..... Jasmine Hyde
George ..... Peter Wight
Anthony ..... Colin Tierney
Ruth ..... Amanda Drew
Stephen ..... James Lailey
Sandra ..... Tracy Wiles
Victor ..... Simon Bubb

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.


WED 07:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001jpl)
Episode 8

A novel from Barbara Kingsolver, bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible, The Lacuna and Flight Behaviour, interweaves the past and the present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval. It is a portrait of life in precarious times - when characters discover that the past has failed to prepare them for the future.

Alternating between two centuries, Kingsolver examines the personal and social shocks that ensue when people’s assumptions about the world and their place in it are shaken to their foundations.

1874: News of Thatcher's feud with headmaster Cutler over Darwin has reached the town. Thatcher is warned by renegade newspaper editor, Uri Carruth.
2016: Tig hatches plans for the future.

Abridged by Sian Preece
Read by Patrick Kennedy and Laurel Lefkow
Produced by Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.


WED 07:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001v6x)
Act III: A Country in Mourning

Michael Chaplin’s five-part drama about the death of Queen Victoria.

For two weeks the nation stopped in its tracks, mesmerised by the mortality of a little old lady who had sat on the throne for over sixty years. Her children squabbled, her doctors quarrelled, her army bickered and the public were misled and kept in the dark. This is the remarkable story of Queen Victoria's final days and the chaos and confusion surrounding her funeral, told by those who were there.

Not many get this close to history.

The country grinds to a halt as Bertie is proclaimed King and the Royal household squabbles over the funeral arrangements.

Based on the book Curtain Down at Her Majesty’s, an eyewitness history by Stewart Richards.

Old Winnie Powell …... Marcia Warren
Interviewer …... Carl Prekopp
Young Winnie Powell .….. Lauren Cornelius
Sir James Reid .….. Ross F Sutherland
Sir Frederick ‘Fritz’ Ponsonby …... Tom Turner
Kaiser Wilhelm …... Hywel Morgan
King Edward VII …... Gerard McDermott
Queen Alexandra …... Wendy Nottingham
Daniel …... Douglas Clarke-Wood

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Directed by Carl Prekopp
Produced by Lucinda Mason Brown and Stewart Richards

A Stewart Richards / Goldhawk Essential co-production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


WED 07:30 Women Talking About Cars (b084bpc0)
Series 1

Olivia Colman

Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews famous women about their lives through the cars they have known, the journeys they've been on and the things they shout in traffic.

Olivia Colman reveals the nickname of her beloved Morris Minor, and answers that crucial question for any award-winning actress: What are you driving these days?

With car descriptions read by Josette Simon.

Produced by Gareth Edwards

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
Series 1

The Sheik

The Lad signs to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.


WED 08:30 Flying the Flag (b00bx1kd)
Series 3

Our Own Correspondent

Press freedom reaches the People's Republic, closely followed by Henry Treebling, Investigative Reporter.

Series 3 of Alex Shearer's Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom.

CAST:

HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Henry Treebling …. John Grieve

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.


WED 09:00 It's Not What You Know (b01c7snf)
Series 1

Episode 1

Rachel Johnson, Desmond Lynam and Mark Steel nominate one of their nearest and dearest to answer a selection of questions.

Anything from "Who would you like to be stranded on a desert island with?" to "What is your favourite film?" to "How much is a pint of milk?"

Then they attempt to second-guess how their nominee responded. If they can get it right, or come close, they get points.

Miles Jupp takes the chair.

Plus special guest - renowned film director and food critic, Michael Winner gives answers which the panel must try to predict.

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.


WED 09:30 Tales from the Tower (b00jnnpp)
One Good Turn

Bob Braithwaite is caretaker at the top of Blackpool Tower.

He's also a ‘watcher’ who sees everything through his high-powered binoculars - the ‘magic knockers of destiny’ as he calls them.

In this episode, caretaker Bob spies on one of Blackpool's top cabaret acts struggling along the pier.

Written by and starring David Holt.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


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WED 11:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
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WED 11:30 Agatha Christie (b01b9h75)
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WED 12:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001v6x)
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WED 12:30 Women Talking About Cars (b084bpc0)
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WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
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WED 13:30 Flying the Flag (b00bx1kd)
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WED 14:30 Tales from the Tower (b00jnnpp)
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WED 16:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
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WED 16:30 Agatha Christie (b01b9h75)
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WED 17:00 Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (m0001jpl)
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WED 17:15 Curtain Down at Her Majesty's - A Play in Five Acts (m0001v6x)
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WED 17:30 Women Talking About Cars (b084bpc0)
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WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
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WED 18:30 Flying the Flag (b00bx1kd)
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WED 19:00 Jake Yapp's Unwinding (m001hfkf)
Series 1

Episode 18

Comedian and broadcaster Jake Yapp with a new live show for January evenings; three hours of comedy, guests and games.


WED 22:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m000r4w0)
Series 2

Heartbreak Hotel

Conversations from a Long Marriage is a two-hander, starring Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam, as a long-married couple who met in the Summer of Love and are still passionate about life, music and each other. We listen to – and empathise with - their dangling ‘conversations’ covering everything from health scares, jealousy and confessions, to TV incompatibility and sourdough bread.

In Episode three, Roger is best man at their friend’s second marriage, in a country hotel, and Joanna makes excessive demands of room service.

Written by Jan Etherington. Produced and directed by Claire Jones. Production co-ordinator Beverly Tagg. A BBC Studios Production.


WED 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00kkfk6)
Series 1

Envy

Mark Watson investigates envy as he continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.

Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and jealous glances.

Producer: Katie Marsden

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.


WED 23:00 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b00xmlk0)
Burns Night Special

Hamish and Dougal are commissioned by the Laird to organise their first Burns Night - a foreign tradition they plan to import to Scotland.

The Laird has invited a distinguished collection of guests to the Big Hoose to take part, and one and all have a grand evening, culminating in a Come Highland Dancing knock-out competition.

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 2007.


WED 23:30 Ivor Cutler - Cutler the Lax (b03zx9pg)
Episode 2

Legendary Scottish surrealist Ivor Cutler discovers ancient Egyptian music and what the Dutch think of British pubs.

With Fiona MacDonald.

Producer: Mark Savage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.


WED 23:45 I, Regress (b018xs90)
Series 1

Episode 1

Karen House-Water visits Dr Berry to treat her fear of water, and finds that the cure can sometimes be worse than the disease - via mermaids, the titanic, and talking dolphins.

A dark, David Lynch-ian comedy, ideally suited for an unsettling and surreal late night listen. Matt Berry (The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snuff Box) plays a corrupt and bizarre hypnotherapist taking unsuspecting clients on twisted, misleading journeys through their subconscious.

Each episode sees the doctor dealing with a different client who has come to him for a different problem (quitting smoking, fear of water, etc). As the patient is put under hypnosis, we 'enter' their mind, and all the various situations the hypnotherapist takes them through are played out for us to hear. The result is a dream- (or nightmare-) like trip through the patient's mind, as funny as it is disturbing.

Dr. Berry ...... Matt Berry
Karen House-Water ...... Katharine Parkinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.