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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 4 Extra
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SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2011

SAT 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp0g)
5. Things Hot Up

When Norman introduces the Oblivions to the pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another...

Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Buzz ...... Peter Serafinowcz

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.

SAT 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5

The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?

Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.

Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean

Producer: Bruce Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.

SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzhb)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

Introducing Pete Roberts

The smooth sleuth is threatened with a revolver - and there's a fresh lead in the hunt for the killer of actress Mary Dreisler.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

SAT 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
Series 2

Little Boy Blue

PC George Dixon and PC Andy Crawford investigate a break-in at Dock Green's local pinball palace.

Is one-time bad boy Geoff back to his old ways?

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Geoff ...... Tom Lawrence
Annie ...... Hayley Doherty
Benny ...... Dan Winter
Tony ...... Michael Carolan
Taffy Davies ...... Matthew Thomas

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

SAT 02:00 Second Holmes (b0169ljq)
The Case of the Neglected Farm

The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.

Six light-hearted adventures involving the grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson written by Grant Eustace

Starring Peter Egan as Stamford Holmes, Jeremy Nicholas as Dr Watson, Steve Hodson as Tom Wigley, Hugh Dickson as the Vicar, Fiona Walker as Sarah Callington, Ronald Baddiley as Bob Swannock and Alexandra Mathie as Kate Wigley.

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

SAT 02:30 Foul Play (b0081m0t)
Series 1

Death at the Dig

Crime writers Lindsey Davis and Val McDermid try to solve the dirty death of a doctor. Written and chaired by Simon Brett.

SAT 03:00 Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes (b017557m)
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure.

Dramatised by Neville Teller from Ethel Lina White’s novel ‘The Wheel Spins’.

CAST:

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

The book was also adapted as a 1938 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Director: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1999.

SAT 04:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jvqq)
Fay Weldon Stories: Oh Mary, Don't You Cry any More: A short story about Shirley, a single mother, who scrapes together a life for her two daughters.

SAT 04:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
What happens when you combine a university drama lecturer locked in a studio with a shy student, a real gun and a copy of Hamlet?

Add Black Forest gateau, a scheming dean, a drunken parent and the police, sprinkle liberally with sharp one-liners, slapstick and comic tension, and you have a combination guaranteed to ruin any head of department's day.

Lloyd Peters' comedy stars Rik Mayall as Don, Helen Lederer as Sophie, Philip Glenister as Ronnie/Roy, Judi Earl as Deidre/Ms Jones-Juggler and Gary Brown as Inspector Snoddy/Dennis.

Directed in Manchester by Polly Thomas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

SAT 05:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00p2hb4)
Series 1

Car Boot

Stella tries to dejunk the house. Everything useless must go, including her grown-up kids. Stars Penny Downie. From August 2003.

SAT 05:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
Episode 2

Struggling actor Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog.

The trouble is, it eats everything in sight...

Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.

Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.

Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona

With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

SAT 06:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula (b0084gr2)
The world's greatest detective pits his wits against the evil forces of the sanguinary count.

From a posthumously published memoir of Dr John Watson:

“I feel it my duty to set the record straight regarding a number of erroneous statements made recently concerning the events I am about to describe. I refer in particular to a spurious monograph by one Bram Stoker, entitled Dracula, which completely ignores the part which Sherlock Holmes played in bringing that affair to its successful conclusion.”

Sherlock Holmes …. John Moffatt
Dr Watson …. Timothy West
Count Dracula …. David March
Professor Van Helsing …. Aubrey Woods
Thomas Parker …. Michael Maloney
Mr Caffyn …. Noel Howlett
Mary Watson …. Theresa Streatfeild
Vampire …. Frances Jeater
Inspector Lestrade …. Nicholas Courtney
Mrs Barton …. Katherine Parr
Ned Bridger …. John Hollis

Dramatised and directed by Glyn Dearman from the book by Loren D Estleman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981.

SAT 07:30 A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake (b01292v3)
"The intense love for my parents, with its resultant anguish, lives on for me". Sebastian Peake, eldest son of Mervyn Peake, the remarkable author and artist, takes a return trip to the Island of Sark where he spent his childhood.
Peake, whose centenary is being celebrated this week, is best known for his 'Titus Groan' series of novels, and to a lesser degree his art and illustrations; but he was also a passionate husband, married to artist Maeve Gilmore, and family man. Never too busy to indulge his children, he enriched their lives with his fantastical imagination as much as those who read his novels or relished his art.
Here, Sebastian revisits the family home in the Channel Islands, walks the traffic free byways, recalling his remarkable father; the day he sketched 50 of the islanders at the annual fair; the acts of derring-do, climbing down to dangerous coves to gather semi-precious stones for Maeve; his time as one of the Sark Group of painters; and finally the days spent writing his most famous novel, 'Gormenghast'.
With his brother Fabian, he pours over diaries, paintings and sketches to talk about their father's artistic legacy, from the best loved "Treasure Island" illustrations to poignant sketches of the last inhabitants of Belsen. With his sister Clare, he mourns his fathers struggles in later life, the onset of Parkinson's and the difficult final years for the family, and their mother in particular.

This is the life of Mervyn Peake, from his youth as an artist, to his untimely death in 1957, having become one of the most truly imaginative and haunting writers in the world, talking to those who knew him best.

Producer: Sara Jane Hall.

SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b016lh28)
Series 7

Episode 2

The American funny man welcomes Ricky Skaggs with Kentucky Thunder and singer Heather Masse to his Minnesotan HQ. From October 2010.

SAT 09:00 Ulrika's Comedy Gold (b007jvvh)
Six Sony Radio Academy Award winners from Ulrika Jonsson - Whose Line is it Anyway?, Delve Special, Dead Ringers, A Look Back at the Nineties, Old Harry's Game and Just a Minute.

SAT 12:00 Soloparentpals.com Omnibus (b0169487)
Single parents Rosie and Tom are four months into their long distance-relationship, and they still haven't told their online pals. Sue Teddern's comedy stars Kris Marshall.

SAT 13:10 Two Minute Tales (b016948c)
It Should Have Been Me

It Should Have Been Me: If marriage takes courage, how much nerve would it take to stop a wedding? Jimmy Richards' tale, read by Nicholas Boulton.

SAT 13:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
Series 1

My Friend Maigret

The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder. With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.

SAT 14:00 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
To Bed or Not to Bed

Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan...

The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.

Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Norma Ronald as Wendy Swithenbank, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Dennis Ramsden as Colonel Brown, David Jason as Harris the Receptionist and Edward Cast as the Waiter.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.

SAT 14:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4

Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 1

Enter the 'Pardon,Sir?' school of languages.

Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.

Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.

Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.

SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b016lh28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SAT 16:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula (b0084gr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? (b0169lfk)
Series 2

Episode 4

Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Zoe Lyons review long-running sitcoms, comedians on audiences and Stephen K Amos talks about reviews.

SAT 18:00 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
The Canterville Ghost

Episode 1

When American Minister, Hiram B Otis signs the deeds for Canterville Chase, he not only buys a piece of English history, but he also inherits a troublesome ghost.

No sooner have Mr Otis and his family moved into their new home than they come up against this unruly spirit and a battle of wills ensues...

First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair McGowan.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.

SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hdf7m)
Fifty Cents by Tim Powers & James P Blaylock

Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the empty Arizona desert in search of a precious book.

Nathan Osgood reads Tim Powers & James P Blaylock's ingenious story involving murder and time travel.

Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.

SAT 19:00 Down the Line (b01211xy)
Series 2

Education and Ghosts

Things go bump in the night on award-winning Gary Bellamy's phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas and Mark Gatiss. From February 2007.

SAT 19:30 A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake (b01292v3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016ljn0)
Titus Arrives

Heir to crumbling stone and ancient ritual, the idiosyncratic life of Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan begins. Stars Paul Rhys.

SAT 21:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016ljn2)
Titus Inherits

Even though he's still an infant, Titus accedes to power. Steerpike gets busy with a plan. Stars David Warner and Mark Benton.

SAT 22:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016ljn4)
Titus Discovers

Will young Titus make an escape? How does Steerpike's plan bear fruit? Stars David Warner, Adrian Scarborough and James Fleet.

SAT 23:00 VI Warshawski (b007jnk5)
Deadlock

Down the Hatches

Private eye VI Warshawski's dead cousin "Boom Boom" knew too much about something - and his flat is burgled, leading to another murder...

Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as VI Warshawski. With William Hootkins as Bobby Mallory, Kerry Shale as Murray, James Aubrey as Martin Bledsoe, Teresa Gallagher as Paige Carrington and William Roberts as Clayton Phillips.

Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime-fiction. Her heroine, VI Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. VI is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".

Kathleen Turner also starred in the same role in the 1991 film 'VI Warshawski'.

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

SAT 23:30 Pulp Fiction (b016ljn6)
Series 2

A Matter of Principal

A Vietnam veteran turned hitman gets tangled up in a kidnapping. Max Allan Collins' classic noir tale read by Peter Marinker.

SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2011

SUN 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hdf7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b016lh28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Simon Brett - The Furniture Play (b00p6c7z)
The speaking furniture in the flat of fledgling publisher Miles comments on his love life. Comedy starring Michael Maloney.

SUN 02:00 Soloparentpals.com Omnibus (b0169487)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]

SUN 03:10 Two Minute Tales (b016948c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday]

SUN 03:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 Sherlock Holmes v Dracula (b0084gr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? (b0169lfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 William Boyd - Restless Omnibus (b016n7xg)
In the summer of 1976, Ruth discovers that her very English mother is in fact a one-time British spy. Stars Eileen Atkins.

SUN 07:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pl15p)
A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head

Discovering how the body might work if we had a go at remaking ourselves, Len Fisher picks up some tips from the animal kingdom.

SUN 07:30 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
Series 3

Episode 2

As they continue their search for the Sword of Asnagar, the noble Questers are lead to a quiet town in the countryside, which they have heard may hold their prize. But they get there only to discover that it has been razed to the ground by a band of ruthless barbarians, lead by the blood-thirsty Ragnar Half-tooth (Daniel Rigby), who has taken the Sword taken as booty. In order to get it back, the Questers decide to masquerade as barbarians and enter Ragnar's camp. Can they trick Ragnar, deceive his men and get the Sword? Well...they give it a jolly good go...

Meanwhile, Kreech tells Lord Darkness that his annual regeneration is coming up and that he needs to get some sleep in order to avoid meeting the new Dawn which will send his body crumbling into dust. Problem is, getting to sleep when it really matters is easier said than done. And Lord Darkness is suddenly overcome by a nasty bout of insomnia...

Cast:
Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis aka The Chosen One
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
Stephen Mangan as Sam
Daniel Rigby as Ragnar Half-tooth
and
Sophie Winkleman as Penthiselea

Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto

Producer: Sam Michell.

SUN 08:00 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
From 28/04/1955

Can Eth finally get her fiance Ron Glum up the aisle? Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From April 1955.

SUN 08:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
From 28/12/1980

Les Dawson presents mafia mayhem, randy Cosmo Smallpiece plus another piano sing-along.

With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Scripted and produced by James Casey.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1980.

SUN 09:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps29q)
Series 1

The Secret of the Unicorn

The intrepid boy reporter buys a model ship that sparks off a treasure hunt. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.

SUN 09:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shkbx)
Episode 2

As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts. Stars Tom Smith and Paul Morrow.

SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b016n7xl)
Crime Writers

Minette Walters

Desert Island Discs Revisited with Kirsty Young explores the choices of the author of The Ice House in the third of a series featuring crime writers.

SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews (b016n7xn)
Alan and Marilyn Bergman

Oscar-winning lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman explain how they write songs for Barbra Streisand - in conversation with Mark Lawson.

SUN 11:00 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
The Plant Hunters

Leslie Forbes pays a visit to London's Kew Gardens to investigate the enthusiasm of plant hunters and botanical artists.

SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b016n7xq)
Series 2, Episodes 7-8

In the Archers spin-off, Matt shows his true colours and Clive gets an unexpected visitor.

SUN 11:45 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq)
Tightening Up

The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts offer choice tips on nuts, bolts and spanners while renovating an old bicycle.

SUN 12:00 William Boyd - Restless Omnibus (b016n7xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 13:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pl15p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]

SUN 13:30 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
James Bond's wife, Tracey, has been murdered by his deadly enemy Blofeld.

Agent 007 has gone completely to pieces and is drafting his resignation. But 'M' is prepared to give him one last chance to prove himself - on a mission which will lead him to a fatal encounter in a Japanese Garden of Death.

Starring Michael Jayston as James Bond, Clive Merrison as Tanaka, James Laurenson as Henderson, David King as M, Sayo Inaba as Kissy, Burt Kwouk as Ando and Maxine Audley as Irma.

Ian Fleming's classic story dramatised for radio by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Michael Bakewell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.

SUN 15:00 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SUN 15:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

SUN 16:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps29q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SUN 16:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shkbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SUN 17:00 Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat! (b016n7xs)
My Word You Do Look Queer

Love and marriage figure in the comic celebration of the words and music of renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.

Starring Roy Hudd as Bert Weston and Billy Dainty as Bert Lee.

Devised and written by Roy Hudd.

Musical arrangements by Ian Smith.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1982.

SUN 17:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
Series 1

Manchester Playhouse

Geoffrey Wheeler revisits the scene of the Manchester Playhouse.

Built back-to-back with the Hulme Hippodrome, itself a famous northern Variety venue, the Playhouse was host to some of the BBC's best-loved comedy and Variety programmes from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Ken Dodd, Sandy Powell, Harry Worth and Bill Waddington are among those featured in this nostalgic trip through the BBC's archives.

Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.

SUN 18:00 The Man in Black (b00yng5w)
Series 3

The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan

Having your heart's desire offered to you on a plate can be a difficult temptation to resist.

Jack is a failing writer who stumbles into a devilish pact with a mysterious businessman.

Mark Gatiss stars as the sinister raconteur, The Man in Black, to introduce Nicholas Pierpan's sinister tale.

Jack …. Ewan Bailey
Rob …. Ryan Watson
Thomas …. Nicholas Boulton
Hermione …. Christine Kavanagh
The Grandfather …. Sean Baker
The TV Announcer …. Claire Harry

More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.

Director: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2011.

SUN 18:30 A Short History of Vampires (b00z55h6)
Quid Pro Quo by Tanya Huff

The ultimate killing machines.

Natalie Haynes introduces the last in a series of dark stories, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...

Genevieve Adam reads Tanya Huff’s deliciously noir tale of an immortal whose lover is in mortal danger.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2011.

SUN 19:00 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b016n7xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

SUN 19:45 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]

SUN 20:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016n7xx)
Titus Departs

Steerpike becomes Master of Ritual, but Titus grows suspicious and must take action. Mervyn Peake's serial stars David Warner.

SUN 21:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016n7y1)
Titus Abroad

Titus's first encounter with the world beyond Gormenghast leads him to Muzzlehatch. Stars David Warner and Luke Treadaway.

SUN 22:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016n7y3)
Titus Alive

As Titus Groan stumbles on through the world, could he have finally found his way home? Stars David Warner and Luke Treadaway.

SUN 23:00 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00bxv1v)
Episode 1

Doing the Bathroom.

Succulent insights into life as it unfolds in one man's sitting room.

Humorist Ivor Cutler dispenses a concoction of songs, poetry, stories and a Stuggy Pren to his visitors: New Zealand sculptor Craig Murray-Orr and Orpington penciller Alison O'Kill.

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 1994.

SUN 23:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0082khk)
Episode 1

Peter Bradshaw's hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.

In this opening episode, our young hero's chance playground encounter opens the long-concealed door into a dark erotic journey of the soul.

Read by the author.

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

MONDAY 31 OCTOBER 2011

MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b00yng5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 A Short History of Vampires (b00z55h6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b016n7xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]

MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews (b016n7xn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]

MON 02:00 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b016n7xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]

MON 02:45 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps29q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]

MON 05:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shkbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzjl)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

That Old Intuition

The suave amateur detective confronts theatre impresario Rupert Dreisler - and fears for his wife Steve.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

MON 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
Series 2

The Gentle Scratcher

Some counterfeit money turns up at the Dock Green Social Club and PC George Dixon thinks he knows who's responsible.

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Fred ...... Andrew Sachs
Olive ...... Jacqueline Tong
Edwin ...... Geoffrey Collins

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

MON 07:00 No Commitments (b016n8zl)
Series 9

Changing Lives

Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate. Stars Bill Nighy. From January 2003.

MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b0167zkv)
Series 4

Haynes, McCandless, Crystal

Hosted by the Professor of Ignorance from the University of Buckingham John Lloyd C.B.E. and the intensely curious comedian Dave Gorman.

This week's guests:

Natalie Haynes is an author, comedian and critic. Her book, The Ancient Guide To Modern Life is all about the wisdom and lifestyles of the ancient Greeks and Romans and uses them to give us a better perspective of our own time. Natalie is bubbling with facts and loves busting cherished myths about the classical past. Natalie is also a massive fan of detective fiction, to which she has applied her prodigious intellect. An obsessive Diagnosis Murder fan, Natalie would give up a year of her life to live in the time in which Dick Van Dyke was the "biggest star in the world".

David McCandless is a journalist and the author of Information Is Beautiful, a book which uses imaginative new ways to display complex statistical information, using novel graphics. David was also once the UK's Doom video game champion, narrowly beaten in the world final by a 14-year-old boy with a moustache.

David Crystal is the Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He is without doubt Britain's top linguist. He has written over a hundred books on the subject, including the standard texts read by every linguistics student in the country, and edited the Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English language. He knows exactly how many different words there are in an average edition of the Sun, because he's counted them, knows just why people are wrong when they say that txtspk is the death of English, and once sold two dozen adjectives at a shilling each.

MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00p33gb)
Series 4

Episode 3

Monstrous goings on for Kenneth Horne with Frankenstein, more from wonderful Radio Balls Pond Road, while Julian and Sandy hit the bona ski slopes.

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.

Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith

Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.

Marty Feldman had moved on so series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Webster.

Music by the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.

MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b016pyns)
Series 9

Episode 7

Alice goes through the looking glass courtesy of Radio Prune - where Lady Constance is Queen.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue ‘Cambridge Circus’, ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.

Producers: David Hatch/John Cassels

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in December 1973.

MON 09:00 Elvenquest (b016pynv)
Series 3

Episode 3

The third episode in series of the sitcom set in Lower Earth. The Questers, continuing their search for the Sword of Asnagar, the only weapon capable of ridding their land from the tyranny of the evil Lord Darkness, find themselves needing to take a short cut through the mysterious mines of Grazak-Dun. The only man who can help them enter the mines, however, is the Master Stonemason of Grazak-Dun.

Luckily, the Master Stonemason of Grazak-Dun also happens to be Dean's dad. Problem is, Dean's dad hates Dean. So the Questers must hatch a plan that'll help Dean win back the respect of his father...

Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is given the honour of writing the "Big Book of Evil", a task which he takes on with relish. But he soon finds that, as everyone knows, it's one thing to say you'll write a book, and quite another to actually sit down and write one...

Starring:

Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis, aka The Chosen One
Stephen Mangan as Sam
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
John Sessions as Little Dick
and
Sophie Winkleman as Penthiselea

Writers: Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto
Producer: Sam Michell.

MON 09:30 HR (b00j5885)
Series 1

A Bus Pass

The work machine has finally excreted Peter and Sam. Now the two friends meet, of all places, in the queue for their senior bus passes.

Nigel Williams’ comedy drama series charting the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.

Peter ...... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ...... Nicholas le Prevost
Man with no teeth ...... Malcolm Tierney
Mechanical voice ...... Stephen Critchlow

Director: Peter Cavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.

MON 10:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbnys)
1. The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels

A man is murdered in Richard Hannay's London flat.

So he goes on the run pursued by the police - and a gang of German spies intent on recovering a secret notebook which could destroy the British naval fleet...

David Robb and Tom Baker star in John Buchan's ever-popular spy-thriller.

First published in 1915 and dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.

Hannay ...... David Robb
Bullivant ...... Tom Baker
Scudder ...... William Hope
Hawk ...... Struan Rodger
Charlotte ...... Tracy Wiles
Johnners ...... Phillip Joseph
Jopley ...... Thomas Arnold
Chairman ...... Gordon Reid
Crofter ...... Kenny Blyth

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.

MON 11:00 MR James (b007jtcn)
MR James: Ghost Stories

Canon Alberic's Scrapbook

A collector of antiquities finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b016kftb)
Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Emmy Award-winning 'Mambo Mouth' John Leguizamo has thawed out from the Ice Age and is currently heating up the stage with vivid descriptions of the colourful characters that have populated his life in his new solo show 'Ghetto Klown'. John leads his audience through his adolescence in Queens and on to Hollywood and beyond!

Actress Nichola McAuliffe will be giving Peter a remarkable true-life account of how she and journalist husband Don Mackay helped free a British man from death row in Pakistan. Nichola is the star of 'A British Subject' which tells the story of the media colliding with politics, civil liberties and ultimately, faith.

Arthur Smith will be talking to the perfect gentleman, member of the Handlebar (Moustache) Club of Great Britain, Tom Cutler and author of 'The Gentleman's Instant Genius Guide'. Amongst other things, Arthur discovers how to remember people's names. Isn't that right Albert?!

The very spritely Mackenzie Crook will be fluttering through the office and into the Loose Ends studio to talk about writing and illustrating his debut children's novel 'The Windvale Sprites'. Mackenzie also talks about his role as Mark Rylance's right-hand man 'Ginger' in Jez Butterworth's 'Jerusalem'.

Shropshire songstress, Mara Carlyle samples and reworks classical and contemporary pieces into her songs. Her new album 'Floreat' means 'let her bloom' and Mara will be performing the blooming marvellous 'Bowlface en Provence'.

A 'Gentle Spirit' will be rolling in from North Carolina and into the studio in the form of Jonathan Wilson who plays 'Rolling Universe'.

Producer: Cathie Mahoney.

MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00p33gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b016pyns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016pynx)
Episode 6

Former spy Sally recalls one assignment that went badly wrong, while Ruth meets her mum's old handler. Stars Eileen Atkins.

MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009rrn1)
Alfred the Great

He burnt the cakes, he founded a navy. But why was Alfred 'Great'? Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.

MON 14:30 God's Architect (b00xh652)
Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain

The eventful career and turbulent life of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Written by Rosemary Hill and read by Haydn Gwynne.

MON 14:45 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w484w)
Keith Floyd

How did one of the first celebrity chefs become so inspired to love food? Written with James Steen, read by Michael Cochraine.

MON 15:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbnys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016pynz)
Mel Giedroyc introduces the horror of Halloween, memorable misquotes and the first part of John Boyne's moving story The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

MON 17:00 Bristow (b007r031)
Series 2

When Melancholy Autumn Comes to Chester-Perry

The promise of a Christmas bonus lifts Bristow's spirits - for once, his generosity knows no bounds... But then he takes matters into his own hands when it becomes clear that a bonus for Chester Perry staff isn't forthcoming.

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Jonathan Quartly ...... Bernard Cribbins
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Molly ...... Sheila Reid
Rupert Clement ...... Royce Mills
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Richard Blobb ...... Norman Bird
Miss Golightly ...... Lucy Akhurst
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Receptionist ...... Zeena Eate

Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.

MON 17:30 No Commitments (b016n8zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp39)
6. Sacrifice

Oblivio is in the grip of an Ice Age.

When the UME spaceship lands on the surface, Norman and Max make a sacrifice...

Conclusion of Colin Swash’s sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Suzy ...... Carla Mendonca
Louise ...... Ronni Ancona
Ume ...... Lorelei King
Vince ...... Daniel Main

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.

MON 18:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016pyp1)
The Linen Mill

The beautiful singing of a young girl is often heard in a Belfast office block but why is she doomed to haunt this building forever?

Inspired by some of Ireland's most renowned female ghosts, Haunting Women is a group of stories from across the centuries, reliving five tragic tales of women who are doomed to haunt the island for eternity.

Producer: Gemma McMullan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005

MON 18:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mtm6q)
Impostor

By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent chooses his favourite stories. Read by Peter Marinker.

MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00p33gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b016pyns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 21:00 MR James (b007jtcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b016kftb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b0167zkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 22:30 Elvenquest (b016pynv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016pyp3)
An extended version of the News Quiz for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you won't have heard already, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.

MON 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fgq45)
Bank Hols

Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates the pros and cons of bank holidays.

Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.

With Neil Edmond, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Stephen Carlin, Helen Longworth and Chris Pavlo.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.

TUESDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2011

TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016pyp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 00:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mtm6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Elvenquest (b016pynv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:30 HR (b00j5885)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbnys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 MR James (b007jtcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b016kftb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Bristow (b007r031)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]

TUE 05:30 No Commitments (b016n8zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

A Surprise for Pete Roberts

The death toll mounts - as the suave private detective journeys to an island on the River Thames.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

TUE 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
Series 2

The Captain

A series of burglaries on empty houses bears all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's most colourful characters.

But is PC Andy Crawford a bit too keen to make an arrest?

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Tom Carr ...... Jonathan Gunning
The Captain ...... Bill Wallis
Maurie ...... Jonathan Tafler

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

TUE 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t23)
Series 4

Episode 3

Robin is encouraged to bond with the baby and other fathers. Derek tries to tag along to every event, which leads to chaos. Stars Brian Capron. From August 2005.

TUE 07:30 Hard to Tell (b016817k)
Series 1

Episode 3

Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy by Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009). who conjures up characters depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed.

In episode 3, if your son is visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed? Can she be trusted with a remote control? And is it OK to indulge your fondness for Helen Mirren?

Producer: Lucy Armitage
A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4.

TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b008p7by)
Series 6

The Pevensey Bay Disaster

To foil Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty, Neddie Seagoon must plough his way to the Sussex coast.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1956.

TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js7b)
Series 4

Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 2

Blankety Blank gets a new host and behind-the-scenes at the Dreary Lane Theatre.

Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.

Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.

Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1979.

TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016q2l3)
Featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.

TUE 09:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fgq45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]

TUE 10:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbtl4)
2. The Coming of the Black Stone

A gang of German spies is hot in pursuit of Richard Hannay and a notebook which contains the secret of the 39 steps.

Hannay must solve the mystery of the steps if he's to save the British naval fleet from certain destruction...

David Robb and Tom Baker star in the conclusion of John Buchan's spy-thriller.

Hannay ...... David Robb
Bullivant ...... Tom Baker
Hawk ...... Struan Rodger
Charlotte ...... Tracy Wiles
Johnners ...... Phillip Joseph
Jopley ...... Thomas Arnold
Chairman ...... Gordon Reid
Sir Harry ...... Stuart McQuarrie

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.

TUE 11:00 MR James (b007jtfj)
MR James: Ghost Stories

Lost Hearts

A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

TUE 11:15 Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (b016q2l5)
Laura is a lonely girl living in a solitary castle in the south east of Austria.

Into her life comes the beautiful and mysterious Carmilla, with whom Laura strikes up, what will prove to be, a dangerous friendship...

Starring Anne-Marie Duff as Laura, Brana Bajic as Carmilla, David Warner as Father and Celia Imrie as Madame.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic novella was first published in 1871.

Dramatised by Don McCamphill.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003

TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b008p7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016q2l7)
Episode 7

Betrayed by someone within the service, British spy Sally finds herself on the run with a new identity. Stars Eileen Atkins.

TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b016q2l9)
Series 2

Episode 9

In the Archers spin-off, Clive has lost something very dear to him and Erin goes to tea.

TUE 14:30 God's Architect (b00xhfs6)
Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain

Pugin falls in love, but tragic events are set to shape both the course of his career and personal life. Read by Haydn Gwynne.

TUE 14:45 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w5clx)
Keith Floyd

Becoming a chef full-time, the restaurant business proved to be tough on family and friendships. Read by Michael Cochrane.

TUE 15:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbtl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016q307)
Mel Giedroyc introduces a stroll in the country and a tour of the Queen Mary's dollhouse. Plus there's the second part of the story The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00gfsmm)
Series 1

Episode 3

Sweethearts Bernard and Iris scour the neighbourhood for his sulking dad.

Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.

Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Police Sergeant ...... Peter Wheeler
Doreen ...... Julie Higginson
Tommy ...... Roger John-Lee

Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.

Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1993.

TUE 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdb)
Episode 1

In 22nd-century Britain, the collapse of the pensions system means compulsory euthanasia for all 70-year-olds.

But a clerical error sparks major implications for George Smith...

Colin Swash's dystopian comedy stars Stephen Moore as George

George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King

Other parts by Melanie Hudson, Christopher Douglas and Lewis MacLeod.

Producer: Richard Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1998.

TUE 18:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016q309)
The Wedding Bouquet

Could the tale of a tragic marriage from 1677 have implications for a couple tying the knot today? Stars Alison McKenna.

TUE 18:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mz47v)
Prott

by Margaret St Clair. Telepathic horror for a female astronaut. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent presents his favourite stories. Read by Catherine Cusack.

TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b008p7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 21:00 MR James (b007jtfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

TUE 21:15 Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (b016q2l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

TUE 22:00 Hard to Tell (b016817k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mr30m)
What a Wife

The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper is overlooked when Gary needs a pretend other half. With Tom Ellis. From September 2008.

TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b00c8rbm)
Series 2

Episode 3

Snail obsessed Alex’s plan to rescue snails by bringing them home hits a snag..,

George and Beverly continue faking their deaths in order to bring their family closer.

Second series of Gerard Foster's comedy drama

George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Roger ..... Richie Webb

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.

TUE 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3zl)
Series 1

Episode 4

The TV arts show team schmooze Hollywood royalty at the Cannes Film Festival. Stars Harriet Thorpe. From October 1993.

WEDNESDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2011

WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016q309)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 00:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mz47v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016q2l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fgq45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]

WED 03:00 John Buchan - The 39 Steps (b00lbtl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 MR James (b007jtfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:15 Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla (b016q2l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00gfsmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]

WED 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

Home Again

A murder on a lonely island - as the suave amateur detective spots a clue pointing to Paris.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

WED 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
Series 2

Andy Steps Up

PC Andy Crawford gets another chance to earn his stripes when some suspiciously priced tins of salmon turn up on Dock Green market.

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Duffy ...... Shaun Prendergast
Mrs Jones ...... Carol MacReady
DI Cherry ...... Christian Rodska
Mary Crawford ...... Charlie Brooks

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

WED 07:00 Clare in the Community (b008h5z7)
Series 1

Last Words

The social worker is wracked with relief when her most detested client dies. Stars Sally Phillips. From December 2004.

WED 07:30 The Return of Inspector Steine (b016kkbs)
The End in Sight

There's a talent contest at the Hippodrome, and Mrs G and Sergeant Brunswick take part in it and win with a new song.

Inspector Steine has written and delivered a landmark broadcast on the topical legal case known to the newspapers as 'Tatiana and the Five Hats', and Fred Nesbit a Canadian film maker, and his English assistant Leslie, come to Brighton to make a film about the work of the Brighton police force.

But Mrs G uncovers Leslie's plan to plot to show the police in a terrible light ; revealing that he is in fact that most dreaded and feared of 1950s creatures; a Commie! It's becoming clear Mrs G is deeply smitten by Captain Hoagland, and also that Adelaide Vine is still alive, well and plotting further dastardly events to torment the Brighton police force, and Mrs G herself.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1f3)
Series 2

The Chef that Died of Shame

The regular Hancock's cast play different characters - in the rise and fall saga of a pie-stall cook, Percy Higgins.

Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.

Announcer: 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 May 1955.

WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b00b3h85)
Dr Sparrow of Harley Street

Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir Lancelot Spratt's rather posh practice

The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.

Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Howard Marion Crawford as the Duke, Richard Caldicot as Sir Raymond Beecham, Garard Green as the Butler, Rosalind Adams as the Nurse and Fenella Fielding as Kitty Buckingham.

Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.

WED 09:00 The Brothers (b00q9xrj)
Series 3

Loony Tunes

As Bugs Bunny makes an untimely appearance, Nigel and Michael go their separate ways. Stars Adam Godley. From March 2007.

WED 09:30 The Personality Test (b00mf3kk)
Series 2

Roy Hattersley

Former Labour Deputy Leader and writer, Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about his own career, whims and interests.

With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Mark Dolan

Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.

Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield

Devised and produced by Aled Evans.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.

WED 10:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkllp)
November 1915

Agent Richard Hannay is summoned to the War Office to foil evil German plans to create holy war in the East. Stars David Robb.

WED 11:00 MR James (b007k1gn)
MR James: Ghost Stories

A School Story

A man recalls spooky events from 1870 involving his old teacher. What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

WED 11:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs (b00xfjd5)
The extraordinary story of a young boy's life on the streets of Moscow, where he was adopted by wild dogs. Stars Tom Glenister.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1f3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 Doctor at Large (b00b3h85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016r25l)
Episode 8

Back in London, down to her last fake passport and in fear for her life, former spy Sally recalls how she forged a new identity. Stars Eileen Atkins.

WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009s9gn)
The Death of Alfred

Despite Danegeld and baptism, the Danes continue to cause trouble for the Saxons. Alfred dies after ruling for 28 years. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.

WED 14:30 God's Architect (b00xj15x)
Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain

With a controversial new home design, Pugin's prospects take off, as his religious convictions take hold. Read by Haydn Gwynne.

WED 14:45 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w5l6g)
Keith Floyd

The budding celebrity chef discovers a gold formula for TV cookery, but at a very personal cost. Read by Michael Cochrane.

WED 15:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016r25n)
Mel Giedroyc gets emotional over the science of crying and hears the history of Maid Marian. Plus, there's the third part of John Boyne's story The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

WED 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
Episode 2

Jack and Nicola are struggling to re-establish their father-daughter bond, as she settles back into the pub.

But when she breaks his favourite bowl, Nicola worries that she might have broken something else.

Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Toby Longworth as Brian.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

WED 17:30 Clare in the Community (b008h5z7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
Episode 2

Lucky old George Smith - it's not everyone who has their own compulsory euthanasia broadcast on national TV at the age of 69.

Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.

George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King

Other parts by Melanie Hudson, Christopher Douglas, Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.

Producer: Richard Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.

WED 18:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016r25v)
The Waiting Wall

Grandmother Sarah returns to the village she grew up in, and relives the scandal and tragedy of her sister. Stars Doreen Keogh.

WED 18:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n3mhq)
Anomalies

By Gregory Benford. The mystery behind the moon jumping orbit. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent presents his favourite stories. Read by Peter Marinker.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1f3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b00b3h85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 21:00 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

WED 21:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs (b00xfjd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

WED 22:00 The Return of Inspector Steine (b016kkbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0172561)
Host Arthur Smith chats to Mark Watson.

WED 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00db05r)
Series 2

Diligence

The comedian examines the virtue of hard work. Tim Key and Tom Basden pay great attention to detail in their poems and songs. From September 2008.

WED 23:00 Revolting People (b007jzgq)
Series 1

A Helluva Lot of Storm Clouds

Cora discovers she is pregnant, which is embarrassing as she and Ezekiel haven't yet consummated their marriage.

Meanwhile Mary and Captain Brimshaw can hardly control their passion.

Historical sitcom set in Boston in 1770, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Doctor Rutledge …. Philip Pope

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.

WED 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k2kx)
Series 2

Episode 2

Some English thesps present A Handful of Audience. Takeaway sketches with Robert Bathurst and Brenda Blethyn. From May 2003.

THURSDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2011

THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016r25v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 00:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n3mhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 The Brothers (b00q9xrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:30 The Personality Test (b00mf3kk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs (b00xfjd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]

THU 05:30 Clare in the Community (b008h5z7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

Dinner at the Stardust

The debonair detective turns his attention from the River Thames to a London nightclub.
After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.

Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

THU 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
Series 2

Give a Dog a Good Name

PC George Dixon helps the newly promoted DI Andy Crawford trap a particularly vicious criminal - a man with an achilles heel in the shape of a small dog called Shirley.

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Duffy ...... Shaun Prendergast
Mrs Jones ...... Carol MacReady
DI Cherry ...... Christian Rodska
Mary Crawford ...... Charlie Brooks

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

THU 07:00 Artists (b00xglb7)
Series 1

Inspired

Grumpy Tamsin is uninspired and blames Dolores, who aims for a loan to rent her own studio. Stars Mina Anwar. From April 2003.

THU 07:30 Dave Podmore (b00nct5b)
Strictly Dave Podmore

This is the hitherto untold story of Strictly series Seven, when England's least co-ordinated cricketer Dave Podmore spun his way onto the dancefloor of Strictly Come Dancing, stumbling in the twinkle-toed footsteps of Messrs Ramprakash, Gough and Tuffnell.

Can England's legendary journeyman, never known for his timing and footwork on the field, pull it off on the night? Will he manage the Rhumba without spilling his Red Bull?

Its Saturday Night Fever meets Test Match Special. Not exactly Dirty Dancing, but certainly a disappointing standard of hygiene. Dave Podmore is written and performed by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds with Nick Newman.

Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick Production for BBC Radio 4.

THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016r51w)
Torn to Shreds

The bungling bureaucrats must dispose of a budget surplus of 75p, but their efforts spark more ministerial mayhem.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.

THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
Series 1

The Bullet Is Not for Firing

The Home Guard platoon faces an inquiry after shots are fired at a low-flying German aeroplane.

Six years after legendary sitcom Dad's Army started on BBC TV, these specially adapted radio versions began recording with the original cast.

Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Graham Stark as Private Walker, Frank Williams as the Vicar, Michael Knowles as Captain Pringle, Timothy Bateson as Captain Marsh and John Whitehall as all the choir. With John Snagge as the announcer.

Adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original BBC TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.

THU 09:00 Potting On (b00kmn18)
Stones

Pam and Gordon Grant are a couple at odds running a garden centre.

While Pam still feels young, Gordon wants to dive, slippers first, into middle age. She wants to go to a rock gig, but he wants to join the bowls club.

Let battle among the begonias commence!

Starring Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead as Pam and Gordon Grant.

With Trevor Bannister, Karl Theobald and Alex Tregear.

Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.

Producer Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.

THU 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b016r51y)
Series 2

Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees

A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.

Suspicious deaths provoke mixed reactions.

Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962.

Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Mrs Tinkler ...... Rachel Atkins
Graham Tinkler ...... Lloyd Thomas
Delivery Boy ...... Alex Lamipekun

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.

THU 10:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkyn4)
January 1916

Agent Richard Hannay reaches Constantinople, but is he in time to defeat the German's sinister war plans? Stars David Robb.

THU 11:00 MR James (b007k1hw)
MR James: Ghost Stories

The Haunted Dolls' House

Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

THU 11:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
Busy Angela and Barty want a child, but don't have time. Their solution is a genetically enhanced daughter. Stars Sia Berkeley.

THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016r51w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

THU 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016r520)
Episode 9

Ruth finally learns the truth about how her mother, a former British spy, and her father met. Stars Eileen Atkins.

THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b016r522)
Series 2

Episode 10

In the Archers spin-off, Clive is about to do a deal and Alistair is put on the spot.

THU 14:30 God's Architect (b00xj6zn)
Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain

Pugin's career hits its pinnacle, but sudden changes transform him into a doting father to six children. Read by Haydn Gwynne.

THU 14:45 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w6ccw)
Keith Floyd

The celebrity chef attempts to balance his TV career with personal happiness and personal finances.

THU 15:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkyn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016r524)
Mel Giedroyc learns the secrets of supersleuth Sherlock Holmes and the history of playground games. Plus, there's the fourth part of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

THU 17:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
Hollywood and Back

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

British show business doyen, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.

Performed and written by Peter Jones.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.

THU 17:30 Artists (b00xglb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpf4)
Episode 3

Fresh from incarceration, 69-year-old George Smith finally comes face to face with the evil leader of the OAPs, Mrs Cookson.

Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.

George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Dawkins ...... Melanie Hudson
Ronnie ...... Christopher Douglas

Other parts by Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.

Producer: Richard Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.

THU 18:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016r526)
The Shimmering Dress

In 19th-century Ireland, the beautiful Cecilia rejects the squire's advances. But can she ever escape him? Stars Alison McKenna.

THU 18:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n5ny3)
The Cage

By Bertram Chandler. Captives must prove rationality. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent selects his favourite stories. Read by Catherine Cusack.

THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016r51w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

THU 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

THU 21:00 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

THU 21:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

THU 22:00 Dave Podmore (b00nct5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 22:30 Delve Special (b007k469)
Series 2

Whose Baby?

David Lander reports on the implications of revolutionary methods of baby production.

Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.

Studio production by Tony Robinson, Julia Hills, Stephen Frost and Felicity Montague.

Dramatic reconstruction by Jack Klaff, Phil Nice and Robert Bathurst.

Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.

Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer

Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.

THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b017257d)
More chat with Arthur Smith and Mark Watson.

THU 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00jty5v)
Series 3

Dad

A visit from his father sparks ideas of inheritance in misanthropic Ed’s mind.

The comical world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.

Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.

Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.

Featuring:

Stephanie Cole
Geoffrey Whitehead
Rita May
Simon Greenall
Sally Hawkins
Eve Dallas
James Rawlings
David Cann
David Warner
Alice Lowe
Philip Jackson

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.

THU 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jv1g)
Series 1

Oliver Cromwell

Soldier statesman, Oliver Cromwell kicks off radical comic Mark Steel's profile.

Series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era

With Melanie Hudson and Martin Hyder.

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.

FRIDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2011

FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016r526)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 00:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n5ny3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 Potting On (b00kmn18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b016r51y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 John Buchan - Greenmantle (b00tkyn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]

FRI 05:30 Artists (b00xglb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair

A Party of Four

The smooth sleuth gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.

Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in the conclusion of another intriguing case.

With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.

Producer: Martyn C. Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.

FRI 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016pklm)
Series 2

The Key of the Nick

There's supposed to be a surprise party to celebrate George's 21 years on the beat at Dock Green police station.

But it turns into a night in cold storage instead as Dixon and Crawford are held hostage...

Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.

Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.

George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Jimmy Todd ...... Carl Prekopp
Tessa ...... Katharine Rodgers
Albert Todd ...... Michael Fenton Stevens

Director: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

FRI 07:00 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
Episode 3

After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame dressed as a strawberry.

Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.

Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.

Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona

With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b016pktj)
Series 2

Episode 5

Ed Byrne, John Finnemore and Ava Vidal discover their fave comedy book, Lucy Porter goes backstage and Richard Herring waxes on love.

FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
Sub Lt Philips at Dartmouth

Just how did lovely Leslie become a sub-Lieutenant on HMS Troutbridge?

Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.

The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey ...... Richard Caldicot
Nurse ...... Heather Chasen
Chief Petty Officer Ball ...... Ronnie Barker
Uncle ...... Tenniel Evans
Captain Aitchison . ....... Michael Bates

Written by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1967.

FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
Series 3

Cuckoo in the Nest

Harold Steptoe is shocked to meet his older half-brother from Australia.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.

The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.

Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Arthur ...... Kenneth J Warren

Other parts played by David Brierly

Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.

FRI 09:00 Second Holmes (b016px9c)
The Case of the Missing Link

The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.

Six light-hearted adventures involving the grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson written by Grant Eustace

Starring Peter Egan as Stamford Holmes, Jeremy Nicholas as Dr Watson, Simon Hewitt as James Macpherson, David Gooderson as Inspector Winter, Lolly Cockerell as Mrs Pettifer and John Dunn as himself.

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1983.

FRI 09:30 Foul Play (b007jqsh)
Series 1

The Adventure of the Murdered Heiress

Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating try to solve the deadly case of a jewel theft. Written and chaired by Simon Brett. From November 1996.

FRI 10:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast (b00tl07x)
Episode 1

Intrepid hero agent Richard Hannay is recalled to London from the trenches on the Somme to hunt down the leader of a gang of German spies who led him such a dangerous dance in The Thirty Nine Steps.

Much to his disgust, Hannay is ordered to pose as a pacifist and is sent to Glasgow - but along the way he encounters a teenage British Secret Service agent who will change the course of his life.

John Buchan's rip-roaring First World War spy thriller was first published in 1919.

Brigadier-General Richard Hannay/Cornelius Brand …. David Robb
Sir Walter Bullivant …. Clive Merrison
Moxon Ivery …. Struan Rodger
Mary Lamington …. Jasmine Hyde
Peter Pienaar …. Jon Glover
Launcelot Wake …. Thomas Arnold
Abel Gresson …. John Guerrasio
Miss Doria Wymondham …. Briony McRoberts
Miss Claire Wymondham …. Liza Sadovy
Andrew Amos …. John Stahl
George Broadberry …. Peter Marinker
Ted Broadberry …. Ben Crowe

Dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.

Director: Bruce Young.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.

FRI 11:00 MR James (b007k1kh)
MR James: Ghost Stories

Rats

Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

FRI 11:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...

Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.

FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016pklm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016pylq)
Episode 10

With her daughter Ruth beside her, former British spy Sally finally confronts the man who betrayed her 30 years ago. Stars Eileen Atkins.

FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009sd3w)
Athelstan the First Sovereign

Churchill called him 'the valiant Athelstan.' But why was Alfred the Great's grandson so important? Anna Massey narrates.

FRI 14:30 God's Architect (b00xjv0n)
Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain

Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain: The architect finds a new love, but his professional life declines and personal misery beckons. Read by Haydn Gwynne.

FRI 14:45 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w6j8f)
Keith Floyd

The celebrity chef was beginning to hate food and his excessive drinking was about to take its toll. Read by Michael Cochrane.

FRI 15:00 John Buchan - Mr Standfast (b00tl07x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016pyqt)
Mel Giedroyc takes a ride round the history of the bicycle and gets in the mood for bonfire night. Plus the fifth part of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

FRI 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00p4yp8)
Series 1

The Older Man

Patrick is delighted with Alison's new boyfriend, but what about the rest of the family? Stars Duncan Preston. From September 2003.

FRI 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpfm)
Episode 4

The Old-Age Paramilitaries have developed a secret weapon to destroy the Central Database computer. George Smith is the man to use it.

Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.

George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Dawkins ...... Melanie Hudson
Ronnie ...... Christopher Douglas

Other parts by Lewis MacLeod, Dave Lamb and Peter Serafinowicz.

Producer: Richard Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.

FRI 18:30 Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women (b016q02f)
The Riding Crop

A bitter dispute between sisters 200 years ago means a precious wedding gift must be cared for in the present.

FRI 18:45 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00ncbx0)
Beef; Sole Solution

The sci-fi author's own futuristic meaty tale, plus Eric Frank Russell's story of scientific creation. Read by Peter Marinker.

FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b016pklm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 21:00 MR James (b007k1kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

FRI 21:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b016pktj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00ct94s)
Series 2

The Promised Land

As writer Nick gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.

A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.

With:

Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Alison Sterling
John Guerrasio

Producer: Ioan Magnusson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.

FRI 23:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00c075z)
Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From March 2005.

FRI 23:30 Vent (b00tp80h)
Series 2

Mary's Girl Child

Comatose Ben celebrates Christmas, as the nativity plays out in his unconscious mind.

Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.

Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.

With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, Scarlett Milburn-Smith and Jeremy Paxman.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.

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

A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake 07:30 SAT (b01292v3)

A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake 19:30 SAT (b01292v3)

A Short History of Vampires 18:30 SUN (b00z55h6)

A Short History of Vampires 00:30 MON (b00z55h6)

Ambridge Extra Omnibus 11:15 SUN (b016n7xq)

Ambridge Extra Omnibus 19:15 SUN (b016n7xq)

Ambridge Extra Omnibus 02:15 MON (b016n7xq)

Ambridge Extra 14:15 TUE (b016q2l9)

Ambridge Extra 14:15 THU (b016r522)

Artists 07:00 THU (b00xglb7)

Artists 17:30 THU (b00xglb7)

Artists 05:30 FRI (b00xglb7)

At Home With The Snails 23:00 TUE (b00c8rbm)

Brian Aldiss Presents 18:45 MON (b00mtm6q)

Brian Aldiss Presents 00:45 TUE (b00mtm6q)

Brian Aldiss Presents 18:45 TUE (b00mz47v)

Brian Aldiss Presents 00:45 WED (b00mz47v)

Brian Aldiss Presents 18:45 WED (b00n3mhq)

Brian Aldiss Presents 00:45 THU (b00n3mhq)

Brian Aldiss Presents 18:45 THU (b00n5ny3)

Brian Aldiss Presents 00:45 FRI (b00n5ny3)

Brian Aldiss Presents 18:45 FRI (b00ncbx0)

Bristow 17:00 MON (b007r031)

Bristow 05:00 TUE (b007r031)

Clare in the Community 07:00 WED (b008h5z7)

Clare in the Community 17:30 WED (b008h5z7)

Clare in the Community 05:30 THU (b008h5z7)

Dad's Army 08:30 THU (b007jmd5)

Dad's Army 12:30 THU (b007jmd5)

Dad's Army 19:30 THU (b007jmd5)

Dave Podmore 07:30 THU (b00nct5b)

Dave Podmore 22:00 THU (b00nct5b)

Delve Special 22:30 THU (b007k469)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 18:30 MON (b016pyp1)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 00:30 TUE (b016pyp1)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 18:30 TUE (b016q309)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 00:30 WED (b016q309)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 18:30 WED (b016r25v)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 00:30 THU (b016r25v)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 18:30 THU (b016r526)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 00:30 FRI (b016r526)

Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women 18:30 FRI (b016q02f)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 10:00 SUN (b016n7xl)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (b016n7xl)

Dial M for Pizza 23:30 WED (b007k2kx)

Dixon of Dock Green 01:30 SAT (b0169l6n)

Dixon of Dock Green 06:30 MON (b016n8zj)

Dixon of Dock Green 13:30 MON (b016n8zj)

Dixon of Dock Green 20:30 MON (b016n8zj)

Dixon of Dock Green 01:30 TUE (b016n8zj)

Dixon of Dock Green 06:30 TUE (b016q2l1)

Dixon of Dock Green 13:30 TUE (b016q2l1)

Dixon of Dock Green 20:30 TUE (b016q2l1)

Dixon of Dock Green 01:30 WED (b016q2l1)

Dixon of Dock Green 06:30 WED (b016q57t)

Dixon of Dock Green 13:30 WED (b016q57t)

Dixon of Dock Green 20:30 WED (b016q57t)

Dixon of Dock Green 01:30 THU (b016q57t)

Dixon of Dock Green 06:30 THU (b016r51t)

Dixon of Dock Green 13:30 THU (b016r51t)

Dixon of Dock Green 20:30 THU (b016r51t)

Dixon of Dock Green 01:30 FRI (b016r51t)

Dixon of Dock Green 06:30 FRI (b016pklm)

Dixon of Dock Green 13:30 FRI (b016pklm)

Dixon of Dock Green 20:30 FRI (b016pklm)

Doctor at Large 14:00 SAT (b00b0jz0)

Doctor at Large 08:30 WED (b00b3h85)

Doctor at Large 12:30 WED (b00b3h85)

Doctor at Large 19:30 WED (b00b3h85)

Down the Line 19:00 SAT (b01211xy)

Ed Reardon's Week 23:00 THU (b00jty5v)

Elvenquest 07:30 SUN (b016c8y5)

Elvenquest 23:00 SUN (b016c8y5)

Elvenquest 09:00 MON (b016pynv)

Elvenquest 22:30 MON (b016pynv)

Elvenquest 02:00 TUE (b016pynv)

Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes 03:00 SAT (b017557m)

Fantastic Journeys 18:30 SAT (b00hdf7m)

Fantastic Journeys 00:30 SUN (b00hdf7m)

Fay Weldon Stories 04:00 SAT (b007jvqq)

For Better or for Worse 17:00 TUE (b00gfsmm)

For Better or for Worse 05:00 WED (b00gfsmm)

Foul Play 02:30 SAT (b0081m0t)

Foul Play 09:30 FRI (b007jqsh)

Front Row Interviews 10:50 SUN (b016n7xn)

Front Row Interviews 01:50 MON (b016n7xn)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 08:00 SAT (b016lh28)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 15:00 SAT (b016lh28)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 01:00 SUN (b016lh28)

God's Architect 14:30 MON (b00xh652)

God's Architect 14:30 TUE (b00xhfs6)

God's Architect 14:30 WED (b00xj15x)

God's Architect 14:30 THU (b00xj6zn)

God's Architect 14:30 FRI (b00xjv0n)

Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows 23:45 MON (b00fgq45)

Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows 09:45 TUE (b00fgq45)

Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows 02:45 WED (b00fgq45)

HR 09:30 MON (b00j5885)

HR 02:30 TUE (b00j5885)

Hair in the Gate 23:30 TUE (b007k3zl)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b007k1f3)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b007k1f3)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b007k1f3)

Hard to Tell 07:30 TUE (b016817k)

Hard to Tell 22:00 TUE (b016817k)

Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs 11:15 WED (b00xfjd5)

Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs 21:15 WED (b00xfjd5)

Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs 04:15 THU (b00xfjd5)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 09:00 SUN (b00ps29q)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 16:00 SUN (b00ps29q)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 MON (b00ps29q)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 08:30 MON (b016pyns)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 MON (b016pyns)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 MON (b016pyns)

Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren 23:30 SUN (b00bxv1v)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 17:00 THU (b007k0bg)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 05:00 FRI (b007k0bg)

James Bond - You Only Live Twice 13:30 SUN (b00fbzkg)

James Bond - You Only Live Twice 03:30 MON (b00fbzkg)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 10:00 WED (b00tkllp)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 15:00 WED (b00tkllp)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 03:00 THU (b00tkllp)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 10:00 THU (b00tkyn4)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 15:00 THU (b00tkyn4)

John Buchan - Greenmantle 03:00 FRI (b00tkyn4)

John Buchan - Mr Standfast 10:00 FRI (b00tl07x)

John Buchan - Mr Standfast 15:00 FRI (b00tl07x)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 10:00 MON (b00lbnys)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 15:00 MON (b00lbnys)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 03:00 TUE (b00lbnys)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 10:00 TUE (b00lbtl4)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 15:00 TUE (b00lbtl4)

John Buchan - The 39 Steps 03:00 WED (b00lbtl4)

Kim Newman - Cry Babies 11:15 THU (b00xf6h5)

Kim Newman - Cry Babies 21:15 THU (b00xf6h5)

Kim Newman - Cry Babies 04:15 FRI (b00xf6h5)

Listen to Les 08:30 SUN (b00ttpnd)

Listen to Les 15:30 SUN (b00ttpnd)

Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education 04:15 SAT (b007jw1y)

Loose Ends 11:15 MON (b016kftb)

Loose Ends 21:15 MON (b016kftb)

Loose Ends 04:15 TUE (b016kftb)

MR James 11:00 MON (b007jtcn)

MR James 21:00 MON (b007jtcn)

MR James 04:00 TUE (b007jtcn)

MR James 11:00 TUE (b007jtfj)

MR James 21:00 TUE (b007jtfj)

MR James 04:00 WED (b007jtfj)

MR James 11:00 WED (b007k1gn)

MR James 21:00 WED (b007k1gn)

MR James 04:00 THU (b007k1gn)

MR James 11:00 THU (b007k1hw)

MR James 21:00 THU (b007k1hw)

MR James 04:00 FRI (b007k1hw)

MR James 11:00 FRI (b007k1kh)

MR James 21:00 FRI (b007k1kh)

Maigret 13:15 SAT (b00fz0y3)

Maigret 03:15 SUN (b00fz0y3)

Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better 22:30 WED (b00db05r)

Marty Ross - Catch My Breath 00:30 SAT (b007k3bt)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 20:00 SAT (b016ljn0)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 21:00 SAT (b016ljn2)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 22:00 SAT (b016ljn4)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 20:00 SUN (b016n7xx)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 21:00 SUN (b016n7y1)

Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan 22:00 SUN (b016n7y3)

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop 22:30 TUE (b00mr30m)

No Commitments 07:00 MON (b016n8zl)

No Commitments 17:30 MON (b016n8zl)

No Commitments 05:30 TUE (b016n8zl)

Old Dog and Partridge 17:00 WED (b007v07y)

Old Dog and Partridge 05:00 THU (b007v07y)

Oscar Wilde 18:00 SAT (b008hvvx)

Oscar Wilde 00:00 SUN (b008hvvx)

Paper Gardens 11:00 SUN (b007k2hz)

Paper Gardens 19:00 SUN (b007k2hz)

Paper Gardens 02:00 MON (b007k2hz)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 18:00 TUE (b007jpdb)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 00:00 WED (b007jpdb)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 18:00 WED (b007jpdq)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 00:00 THU (b007jpdq)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 18:00 THU (b007jpf4)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 00:00 FRI (b007jpf4)

Paradise Lost in Cyberspace 18:00 FRI (b007jpfm)

Paradise Lost in Space 00:00 SAT (b007jp0g)

Paradise Lost in Space 18:00 MON (b007jp39)

Paradise Lost in Space 00:00 TUE (b007jp39)

Paul Temple 01:00 SAT (b007jzhb)

Paul Temple 06:00 MON (b007jzjl)

Paul Temple 13:00 MON (b007jzjl)

Paul Temple 20:00 MON (b007jzjl)

Paul Temple 01:00 TUE (b007jzjl)

Paul Temple 06:00 TUE (b007jzkx)

Paul Temple 13:00 TUE (b007jzkx)

Paul Temple 20:00 TUE (b007jzkx)

Paul Temple 01:00 WED (b007jzkx)

Paul Temple 06:00 WED (b007jznh)

Paul Temple 13:00 WED (b007jznh)

Paul Temple 20:00 WED (b007jznh)

Paul Temple 01:00 THU (b007jznh)

Paul Temple 06:00 THU (b007jzpv)

Paul Temple 13:00 THU (b007jzpv)

Paul Temple 20:00 THU (b007jzpv)

Paul Temple 01:00 FRI (b007jzpv)

Paul Temple 06:00 FRI (b007jn54)

Paul Temple 13:00 FRI (b007jn54)

Paul Temple 20:00 FRI (b007jn54)

Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment 23:45 SUN (b0082khk)

Potting On 09:00 THU (b00kmn18)

Potting On 02:00 FRI (b00kmn18)

Pulp Fiction 23:30 SAT (b016ljn6)

Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones 11:15 FRI (b007jtd2)

Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones 21:15 FRI (b007jtd2)

Redesigning the Human Body 07:15 SUN (b00pl15p)

Redesigning the Human Body 13:15 SUN (b00pl15p)

Revolting People 23:00 WED (b007jzgq)

Ring Around the Bath 05:00 SAT (b00p2hb4)

Ring Around the Bath 17:00 FRI (b00p4yp8)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 07:00 TUE (b0076t23)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 17:30 TUE (b0076t23)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 05:30 WED (b0076t23)

Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth 09:30 SUN (b00shkbx)

Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth 16:30 SUN (b00shkbx)

Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth 05:30 MON (b00shkbx)

Round the Horne 08:00 MON (b00p33gb)

Round the Horne 12:00 MON (b00p33gb)

Round the Horne 19:00 MON (b00p33gb)

Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat! 17:00 SUN (b016n7xs)

Second Holmes 02:00 SAT (b0169ljq)

Second Holmes 09:00 FRI (b016px9c)

Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla 11:15 TUE (b016q2l5)

Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla 21:15 TUE (b016q2l5)

Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla 04:15 WED (b016q2l5)

Sherlock Holmes v Dracula 06:00 SAT (b0084gr2)

Sherlock Holmes v Dracula 16:00 SAT (b0084gr2)

Sherlock Holmes v Dracula 04:00 SUN (b0084gr2)

Simon Brett - The Furniture Play 01:00 SUN (b00p6c7z)

Soloparentpals.com Omnibus 12:00 SAT (b0169487)

Soloparentpals.com Omnibus 02:00 SUN (b0169487)

Steptoe and Son 08:30 FRI (b007jlt3)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 FRI (b007jlt3)

Steptoe and Son 19:30 FRI (b007jlt3)

Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography 14:45 MON (b00w484w)

Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography 14:45 TUE (b00w5clx)

Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography 14:45 WED (b00w5l6g)

Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography 14:45 THU (b00w6ccw)

Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography 14:45 FRI (b00w6j8f)

Take It From Here 08:00 SUN (b016n7xj)

Take It From Here 15:00 SUN (b016n7xj)

Take It From Here 03:00 MON (b016n7xj)

The 4 O'Clock Show 16:00 MON (b016pynz)

The 4 O'Clock Show 16:00 TUE (b016q307)

The 4 O'Clock Show 16:00 WED (b016r25n)

The 4 O'Clock Show 16:00 THU (b016r524)

The 4 O'Clock Show 16:00 FRI (b016pyqt)

The Alan Davies Show 05:30 SAT (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 07:00 FRI (b00898wy)

The Alan Davies Show 17:30 FRI (b00898wy)

The Brothers 09:00 WED (b00q9xrj)

The Brothers 02:00 THU (b00q9xrj)

The Burkiss Way 14:30 SAT (b00crq2m)

The Burkiss Way 08:30 TUE (b007js7b)

The Burkiss Way 12:30 TUE (b007js7b)

The Burkiss Way 19:30 TUE (b007js7b)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:25 WED (b0172561)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 THU (b017257d)

The Goon Show 08:00 TUE (b008p7by)

The Goon Show 12:00 TUE (b008p7by)

The Goon Show 19:00 TUE (b008p7by)

The Lee Mack Show 23:00 FRI (b00c075z)

The Man in Black 18:00 SUN (b00yng5w)

The Man in Black 00:00 MON (b00yng5w)

The Mark Steel Lecture 23:30 THU (b007jv1g)

The Men from the Ministry 08:00 THU (b016r51w)

The Men from the Ministry 12:00 THU (b016r51w)

The Men from the Ministry 19:00 THU (b016r51w)

The Museum of Curiosity 07:30 MON (b0167zkv)

The Museum of Curiosity 22:00 MON (b0167zkv)

The Navy Lark 08:00 FRI (b016pl5h)

The Navy Lark 12:00 FRI (b016pl5h)

The Navy Lark 19:00 FRI (b016pl5h)

The News Quiz Extra 23:00 MON (b016pyp3)

The News Quiz Extra 09:00 TUE (b016q2l3)

The News Quiz Extra 02:00 WED (b016q2l3)

The Nick Revell Show 22:30 FRI (b00ct94s)

The Palace of Laughter 17:30 SUN (b007tzt7)

The Personality Test 09:30 WED (b00mf3kk)

The Personality Test 02:30 THU (b00mf3kk)

The Return of Inspector Steine 07:30 WED (b016kkbs)

The Return of Inspector Steine 22:00 WED (b016kkbs)

The Science of DIY 11:45 SUN (b008x3pq)

The Science of DIY 19:45 SUN (b008x3pq)

The Science of DIY 02:45 MON (b008x3pq)

This Sceptred Isle 14:15 MON (b009rrn1)

This Sceptred Isle 14:15 WED (b009s9gn)

This Sceptred Isle 14:15 FRI (b009sd3w)

Tomorrow, Today! 09:30 THU (b016r51y)

Tomorrow, Today! 02:30 FRI (b016r51y)

Two Minute Tales 13:10 SAT (b016948c)

Two Minute Tales 03:10 SUN (b016948c)

Ulrika's Comedy Gold 09:00 SAT (b007jvvh)

VI Warshawski 23:00 SAT (b007jnk5)

Vent 23:30 FRI (b00tp80h)

What's So Funny? 17:30 SAT (b0169lfk)

What's So Funny? 05:30 SUN (b0169lfk)

What's So Funny? 07:30 FRI (b016pktj)

What's So Funny? 22:00 FRI (b016pktj)

William Boyd - Restless Omnibus 06:00 SUN (b016n7xg)

William Boyd - Restless Omnibus 12:00 SUN (b016n7xg)

William Boyd - Restless 14:00 MON (b016pynx)

William Boyd - Restless 14:00 TUE (b016q2l7)

William Boyd - Restless 14:00 WED (b016r25l)

William Boyd - Restless 14:00 THU (b016r520)

William Boyd - Restless 14:00 FRI (b016pylq)