A new production of the 1947 detective serial 'Paul Temple and Steve.' One of the great radio detectives returns refreshed and reinvigorated to the airwaves to investigate the activities of a shadowy and ruthless criminal mastermind in post-war London.
The identity of the mysterious Dr. Belasco is finally revealed. But it's one thing to unmask someone, quite another to capture them; and Belasco still has a trick or two up his - or is it her? - sleeve.
Paul Temple ..... Crawford Logan
Steve ..... Gerda Stevenson
Sir Graham Forbes ..... Gareth Thomas
Kaufman ..... Nick Underwood
Worth/Charlie ..... Greg Powrie
Nelson ..... Jimmy Chisholm
Joseph ..... Richard Greenwood
Ed Bellamy ..... Robin Laing
Insp. Perry ..... Michael Mackenzie
2. Following From In Front
Who is novice private-eye Rosie Monaghan's mystery client? And how do you trail somebody?
Rosie ...... Paula Wilcox
Margie ...... Elizabeth Estensen
Jerry ...... Christopher Bramwell
Andrew ...... Kim Wall
Graham ...... David Thorpe
Bob ...... Dominic Grounsell
Carol ...... Helen Roberts
Bill ...... Dominic Letts
Rory and Evie throw a party while their parents are away and Sally is out to dinner
Annie McCartney's comedy drama about the bohemian residents of Marlborough Road, Belfast, who are saved from their own chaos by Sally, their cleaning lady.
Sally ...... Frances Tomelty
Saffron ...... Ali White
Trevor ...... Gerard McSorley
Fintan. ...... Gerard Murphy
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
Simon ...... Lloyd Houston
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Tony ...... Robert Patterson
Edith ...... Roma Tomelty
Layla ...... Eadaoin Hegarty
Victor ...... Alan McKee
Rory ...... Richard Clements
The ground-breaking Radio 4 phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy and brought to you by the creators of The Fast Show.
Starring Rhys Thomas, with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, Adil Ray, Robert Popper and Paul Whitehouse.
The lad gets a green signal to outwit a rail strike, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
"In certain circumstances you steam fish when someone's ill or something. You don't steam potatoes.'
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games each has brought along.
What is Micky's 'Cockney Rhyming Slang Charades' all about and is it any fun to play? Can anyone understand the rules to Tim's 'No More Women'? And what is Bridget's idea of her 'Fantasy Funeral'? Find out the answers to these questions, and more, in this show.
Angus valiantly tries to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.
A da Vinci turns up in Dorset - or does it? Crossword compiler Stephen sets out to solve the puzzle. Starring Geoffrey Palmer.
Stories first broadcast in 2010, celebrating 50 years since Presley's only trip to Britain - a brief stopover at a small Scottish airport on his return from military service in Germany.
In Andrew O'Hagan's short story, a man remembers the moment in 1960 when his home town in Ayrshire first felt connected to the rest of the world.
A wild, dark modern fairytale, set in Damascus. The second in a series of contemporary plays inspired by stories from the Arabian Nights.
It is time for Shahrazad to tell another tale to save her life. In this story within a story, we find out that if Joe doesn't find the exclusive to satisfy his ruthless editor, he will lose his job. He finds three beautiful women in Damascus but what is the truth behind their secret life?
Skeeter wants to write about the lives of black maids in Jackson. Who will be interviewed? Stars Alibe Parsons and Laurel Lefkow.
Heather Couper considers Greek philosopher Thales's idea that natural forces, not actions by gods, cause natural disasters. From 2008.
As pressure mounts at the post office, Martin finds himself being challenged in his private life, too.
Legendary agony aunt Claire Rayner reads her own extraordinary life story, recounting unhappy times spent in 1950s Toronto.
Mel hears about the personal flying machines we'll all be buzzing around in in the future. Plus, three more great stories from this year's Chris Evans 500 WORDS competition.
Richard Stilgoe samples the grandeur of the National Trust's Clandon Park. With Peter Blake and Belinda Lang. From July 1989.
Held in the world's toughest jail, can Kip escape prison brutality? Virtual reality saga by Nick Perry. Stars Lloyd Thomas.
Feeling ill at ease, Bernard Marx shares his worries about Lenina with his best friend. Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003. Episode 3 of 10.
Stephen Elliot - orphaned at the tender age of 12 - moves to his wealthy uncle's in Lincolnshire, only to find himself troubled by dreams of two ghostly figures...
Stars Sophie Roberts as Jane, James D'Arcy as Stephen Elliot, Katy Cavanagh as Mrs Bunch, Jordan Clarke as Young Stephen and Peter Marinker.
Les Kelly hosts a magazine show from hell. Les is a cross between Jeremy Kyle and a slap in the face. He claims this is the only radio show for 'normal, decent people'. 'If you aren't decent, this is not the show for you,' says Les.
Les meets a father whose daughter needs a new kidney. Well, perhaps 'need' isn't quite the right word. She just wants one more kidney than all her friends. Les also meets an expert on sanglanding. It's the dangerous new craze amongst young people - trouble is, no-one knows what it is.
Another chance to hear Buy Me Up TV.
Every shopping channel you've ever seen and every product you've never wanted.
Featuring Justin Edwards, Colin Hoult, Katherine Jakeways, Ewen Macintosh, Alex MacQueen and Greg Proops. With special guest Eamonn Holmes.
Market researcher Ian surveys a high-tech future. Sitcom with Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
Our hero receives a sexual initiation at the wheel of a Ford Anglia.
Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
THURSDAY 09 MAY 2013
THU 00:00 Planet B (b00yhwsx)
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THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp)
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THU 00:45 MR James (b00pf12h)
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THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b00t4tps)
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THU 01:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlg3)
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THU 02:00 After Henry (b007jqn4)
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THU 02:30 It's Your Round (b00zf4nz)
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THU 03:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w4dz)
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THU 04:00 Elvis in Prestwick (b00qvlrh)
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THU 04:15 Drama (b00rmrpw)
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THU 05:00 Stilgoe's Around (b007k433)
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THU 05:30 Two Doors Down (b0076h8n)
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THU 06:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
Series 1
The Blue Cross
The cream of London's police force in association with France's finest detective fail to apprehend arch villain Flambeau, the master of disguise.
Their suspicions fall on a tall Roman Catholic priest and they set off in vain pursuit. However it’s the little English priest who seems to be behaving oddly.
Series of GK Chesterton's stories about the insightful clerical sleuth dramatised by John Scotney.
Starring Andrew Sachs as Father Brown and Olivier Pierre as Flambeau.
With Bill Wallis as Bagshaw, Alan Thompson as the Sergeant, Ellen McIntosh as the Shopkeeper, Trader Faulkner as the Restauranteur, John Abineri as Valentine, Trevor Nichols as the Constable, Graham Blockey as the Porter and Robin Summers as the Waiter.
Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
THU 06:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgf)
3. Back Against the Wall
A row over privatisation breaks out - and private eye Rosie has doubts over the apparently innocent death...
Paula Wilcox stars in Alan McDonald's six-part thriller serial.
Rosie ...... Paula Wilcox
Margie ...... Elizabeth Estensen
Jerry ...... Christopher Bramwell
Bob ...... Dominic Grounsell
Carol ...... Helen Roberts
Andrew ...... Kim Wall
Mike ...... Steve Hodson
Martin ...... Paul Barber
Andrew ...... Kim Wall
Bill Jones ...... Dominic Letts
Elsie ...... Pauline Yates
DS Murdoch ...... Gareth Armstrong
Hickey ...... Michael Onslow
Music composed by Peter Howell.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.
THU 07:00 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076hjw)
Series 1
I Could Write a Book
Roy must face up to life after the loss of Leonard, his beloved trombone. Stars Ram Jam Holder. From October 2003.
THU 07:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b01s4szd)
Series 5
Manchester
Comedian-activist Mark Thomas takes his People's Manifesto to Manchester.
With policies on low-cost housing, happier train carriages and novel road safety techniques.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
Series 1
Museum Piece
The determination of Captain Mainwaring and his Home Guard platoon to fight to the last man is marred only by one small detail - a total lack of weapons.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
George Jones …. Eric Woodburn
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b007k438)
From 24/04/1957
Inventors Corner - and can Pa stop Ron and Eth marrying in a court of law in 'The Glums'?
Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley, June Whitfield and Wallace Eton.
Classic comedy scripted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Music from The Keynotes and the BBC Revue Orchestra with Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1957.
THU 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007jzwk)
The Thin Controller
David Clare, Oglethorpe’s new Station Master, has got off to a bad start - falling through the cafe window, being shot at and attacked by a prize ferret - but things look likely to get a lot worse when he tries to sack Rocket...
Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom stars Peter Davison and Michael Williams.
David ...... Peter Davison
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Other parts played by Tessa Worsley, John Hartley and Jonathan Keeble.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1995.
THU 09:30 Whispers (b00bzrmj)
Series 2
Episode 2
What is the real truth about Alexander Graham Bell, Walt Disney and Lord Lucan?
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Lynne Truss and Michele Brown join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
THU 10:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w2ls)
Shakespeare in Southampton
Stephen delves into the mystery of a manuscript that may or may not be by the Bard. Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Wendy Craig.
THU 11:00 Elvis in Prestwick (b00qvlrk)
Don't Ask Me Why by Ruth Thomas
Stories first broadcast in 2010, celebrating 50 years since Presley's only trip to Britain - a brief stopover at a small Scottish airport on his return from military service in Germany.
In Ruth Thomas's short story, the news that Sonia's best friend has been hit by a car is overshadowed by the arrival of an international celebrity at the local airport.
Read by Sally Reid.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
THU 11:15 Drama (b00rmxb8)
Arabian Afternoons
A Dish of Pomegranates
A Dish of Pomegranates
by Peter Jukes
The third in a series of plays inspired by stories from the Arabian Nights.
Shared roots and scattered families in the melting pot of modern Jerusalem. Tired after a stressful trip, Ajib is stopped by security officers as he tries to fly out of Ben Gurion airport on his way home to the U.S. They don't think his story adds up. Can he make them believe him? And does he actually know the whole story himself?
Directed by Mary Peate.
THU 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
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THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b007k438)
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THU 13:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
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THU 13:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgf)
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THU 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help (b017071p)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
Episode 4
Aibileen wonders whether to join Skeeter's secret writing project, regardless of risk. Stars Alibe Parsons and Laurel Lefkow.
THU 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvsc7)
Wheels Within Wheels
Heather Couper reflects on astronomer Ptolemy, who wrote 13 volumes listing over 1000 stars and 48 constellations around AD 150.
THU 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair (b01s9d01)
Episode 4
Martin finds himself drawn more and more to Ruth, but Elaine has some curt words for him.
Michael Palin continues this ten-part reading of his first novel.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
THU 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k47q)
Episode 4
Reading her own biography, legendary agony aunt Claire Rayner recounts her return to nursing and meeting the love of her life.
THU 15:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w2ls)
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THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01s9d03)
Mel Giedroyc hears about the world's first ever parachutists, and Richard Hammond reads the next chapter of this week's story, 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again'.
THU 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnjz)
Series 9
Danger Zone
Headmaster Mr Beeston yearns for the time when school was a sanctuary from the harsher perils of the outside world.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Alice Arnold as Mrs Goodman, Desmond Askew as the Mugger, Sam Gaunt as Alex, Craig Stein as Tim and Ritu Jutla as Aretha.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
THU 17:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076hjw)
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THU 18:00 Planet B (b00yqqs6)
Series 3
Disaster!
In the last hours of Planet B, what is better than a farewell party? Virtual reality saga by Matthew Wilkie. Stars Lloyd Thomas.
THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
Episode 4
Bernard takes Lenina to the Savage Reservation, but is she fully prepared? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
THU 18:45 MR James (b00pf4xf)
MR James Stories
The Rose Garden
Mary and George Goodman are renovating an old house in rural Essex. When they remove an ancient post from the back garden, it opens a doorway to the region's turbulent past.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Anton Lesser as George, Carolyn Pickles as Mary, Susan Jameson as Miss Wilkins, Simon Treves as Judge Nashe and Ben Crowe as Jim.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
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THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b007k438)
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THU 20:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
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THU 20:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgf)
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THU 21:00 Elvis in Prestwick (b00qvlrk)
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THU 21:15 Drama (b00rmxb8)
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THU 22:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b01s4szd)
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THU 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b00hv1f4)
Series 7
Episode 3
The presence of a baby is turning the residents of Hell all soft - Scumspawn becomes the first demon to wear a papoose, and Satan tries to locate "Satan Junior's" real family.
Stars Andy Hamilton as Satan, Annette Crosbie as Edith, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn and Jimmy Mulville as Thomas.
Additional roles played by Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope.
Written by Andy Hamilton.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
THU 23:00 Delve Special (b00t1qsy)
Series 1
The Shifton Scandal
In 1982 Shifton, a town 20 miles north east of Birmingham, was demolished to make way for London's third airport.
David Lander examines the part played in the scandal by Mickey Ozada's Jolly Good Fun Holiday Company and looks at the fate of the Women's Anti-Airport Protest Camp.
Studio production by Stephen Fry, Jack Klaff and Andrew Sachs.
With Brenda Bleythn, Moray Watson, Tony Robinson and Jan Ravens.
Dramatic reconstruction by Mark Arden, Stephen Frost, Felicity Montague and Phil Nice.
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 August 1984.
THU 23:30 The Skivers (b00d8pgd)
Series 1
Lewis Collins
Secrets of Michael Fish are revealed, and East 17 move house.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Lewis Collins - will he share any tips from TV's The Professionals?
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.
FRIDAY 10 MAY 2013
FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00yqqs6)
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FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
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FRI 00:45 MR James (b00pf4xf)
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FRI 01:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp1b)
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FRI 01:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgf)
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FRI 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007jzwk)
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FRI 02:30 Whispers (b00bzrmj)
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FRI 03:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w2ls)
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FRI 04:00 Elvis in Prestwick (b00qvlrk)
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FRI 04:15 Drama (b00rmxb8)
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FRI 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jnjz)
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FRI 05:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076hjw)
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FRI 06:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
Series 1
2. The Queer Feet
Death in a small hotel. Who stole the silver fish service? How many waiters are there? And how did all this lead to a glimmer of repentance?
Series of GK Chesterton's stories about the insightful clerical sleuth dramatised by John Scotney.
Starring Andrew Sachs as Father Brown and Olivier Pierre as Flambeau.
With Matt Brenner as the Colonel, Christopher Scott as Duke, Kerry Shale as Hector, David Graeme as Lever, Arnold Diamond as Giovanni, Robin Summers as Jean-Pierre, David Sinclair as the Doctor and Alan Thompson as Audley.
Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984
FRI 06:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgr)
4. If Looks Could Kill
Private-eye Rosie Monaghan continues to investigate a murder. But no-one else thinks there's been one...
Paula Wilcox stars in Alan McDonald's thriller serial.
Rosie ...... Paula Wilcox
Margie ...... Elizabeth Estensen
Jerry ...... Christopher Bramwell
Bob ...... Dominic Grounsell
Carol ...... Helen Roberts
Andrew ...... Kim Wall
Mike ...... Steve Hodson
Martin ...... Paul Barber
Andrew ...... Kim Wall
Bill Jones ...... Dominic Letts
Helen Thackray ...... Rachel Atkins
James MacLeish ...... James Telfer
DS Murdoch ...... Gareth Armstrong
Music composed by Peter Howell.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
FRI 07:00 The Pickerskill Reports (b012wxxr)
Series 2
Patrick Trumball
Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon.
Patrick Trumball's strange fascination for thunderstorms, lightening and other epic forces of nature appear to mark him out as an unusual, otherworldly child confirmed by Pickerskill when he discovers that the boy also possesses a perfect photographic memory.
Cast:
Dr Henry Pickerskill ....... Ian McDiarmid
Fintan Grice ....... Toby Longworth
Patrick Trumball ....... Louis Williams
A.R.F. Somerset Stephenson ....... Mike Sarne
Stealgroynes ........ Jack Edwards
Calman .......Kris Saddler
Moorcroft ...... Joe Cooper
Matron ....... Mia Soteriou
Producers: Nick Romero and Andrew McGibbon
A Curtains For Radio Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 07:30 Tim Key's Suspended Sentence (b0128pyh)
Truths universally acknowledged. Clocks striking 13. Bests and worsts of times. A truly great opening line can make a novel iconic. But what makes these famous first sentences sing to us?
Comedian and poet Tim Key is on the case!
After chasing down the meaning of Nikolai Gogol's enigmatic short story "The Overcoat", Tim tries to sleuth out what makes a great literary opening line with the help of author Joe Dunthorne, comedian Mark Watson, and literary critics Maureen Freely and John Sutherland.
You see, Tim's desperate to write his first novel - it's in him, just waiting, waiting to be unleashed. If only he could think of a good beginning with the ultimate opening line...
Tim also tries to galvanise his imagination - taking a spin of one of the world's strangest literary board games...
The pressure's on, as we hear a roll-call of some of the finest and most famous first lines in publishing history - from Dickens to Dostoevsky to uh, Dan Brown.
Overwhelmed with information, we also hear a crash course on what not to do - as Tim visits Knebworth House, ancestral pile of a man whose most famous first sentence is legendary for all the wrong reasons: Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author of the infamous "It was a dark and stormy night..."
Finally it's time to try out Tim's sentence of the unsuspecting public, as he visits the award-winning Brick Lane Book Club for a focus group...before in the final moments, he unleashes that killer first sentence on the world...(so then Tim: what comes next?).
Producer: Steven Rajam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007k2q7)
Series 8
Gumming Up the Works
There's a five star mess when the crew of HMS Troutbridge sail in for a refill.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Mrs Povey, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg, Tenniel Evans as the Admiral and Michael Bates as the Padre.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Incidental Music by Tommy Riley and James Moody.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1966
FRI 08:30 J Kingston Platt (b01s9hds)
The Scriptwriter's Revenge
The showbiz survivor spins a yarn of overwhelming revenge with a tinge of praise.
The doyen of British showbiz, the insider's insider, J Kingston Platt, returns to the wireless with more startlingly persuasive recollections.
Written and read by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1993.
FRI 09:00 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
Series 2
Past Caring
The social worker organises a birthday dinner for Brian, but there's a mystery guest. Stars Sally Phillips. From November 2005.
FRI 09:30 Act Your Age (b00qvm9f)
Series 2
Episode 6
Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest.
Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker are joined by Hills Barker and Cannon and Ball.
Producers: Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
FRI 10:00 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.
FRI 11:00 Oscar Wilde (b007k0vk)
The Remarkable Rocket
A collection of celebratory fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance. Read by John Moffat. From December 1997.
FRI 11:15 Drama (b00dzmcf)
Mandrake
Irene, an old woman threatens her new neighbour with a scythe when he suggests cutting down a tree which is on his land.
Irene claims that her husband is buried under the tree- "to cut the branches would be to cut his limbs." But the tree is around a hundred years old.
Ruth, a social worker is called in to assess Irene's mental health and ability to look after herself. But as she gets to know Irene she is drawn into a strange and magical tale that will change her life forever.
Written and directed by Anita Sullivan
Music by Sara Harrison
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007k2q7)
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FRI 12:30 J Kingston Platt (b01s9hds)
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FRI 13:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
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FRI 13:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgr)
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FRI 14:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help (b016z8b2)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
Episode 5
Aibileen attempts to persuade Minny to be part of Skeeter's clandestine writing project. Stars Alibe Parsons and Laurel Lefkow.
FRI 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00bvscc)
Mathematics of the Sky
Astronomer Heather Couper considers the contribution of the Islamic scholar, poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam.
FRI 14:30 Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair (b01s9lcn)
Episode 5
Whizz-kid manager Nick Marshall continues to make his clandestine plans for Theston’s Post Office, and Elaine isn't happy.
Michael Palin continues this ten-part reading of his first novel.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
FRI 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k48z)
Episode 5
Concluding her own biography, campaigner Claire Rayner recalls how she became an agony aunt, and her experience of cancer.
FRI 15:00 Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes (b017557m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01s9lgh)
Three more brilliant stories written in under 500 words. Plus, we're joined by Richard Hammond as he reads 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again' by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00jzckp)
Series 3
Name, Set and Match
Newly wed Faith and Bill's married monikers are a sensitive subject.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Emma Gregory as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Geoffrey Whitehead as Richard and Norman Bird as Mr Burrows.
Series three of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
FRI 17:30 The Pickerskill Reports (b012wxxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00yy62r)
Series 3
The End of the Rogue
Episode 5 by Matthew Broughton
The virtual world has been switched off by Mark Schwartz. As the power slowly drains from the circuits, Kip and Medley must race through the ruins of reality in a desperate bid to reset the universe. Is this the end for Planet B? Last in the series.
Kip .. Lloyd Thomas
Medley .. Claire Harry
Cerberus .. Chris Pavlo
Slab .. Tony Bell
Deano .. Adeel Akhtar
Mary .. Sally Orrock
Mark Schwartz .. Sam Dale
With Gunner Cauthery, Iain Batchelor, Henry Devas and Adjoa Andoh.
Directed by James Robinson.
FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx)
Episode 5
Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation, until she meets John. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
FRI 18:45 MR James (b00pfljb)
MR James Stories
Number 13
Dr Anderson's obsessive interest in why the hotel he's staying at doesn't include a number 13 puts him in terrible danger.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Anderson, Jan Delukowicz as Herr Lund, Simon Treves as Herr Scavenius and Ben Onwukwe as the Voice.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007k2q7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 J Kingston Platt (b01s9hds)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Father Brown Stories (b00y25xk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Unofficial Rosie (b007jlgr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Oscar Wilde (b007k0vk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Drama (b00dzmcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (b00j4hk2)
Series 1
Skipton
Comedian Mark Steel visits the attractive market town of Skipton in Yorkshire and presents a show from the a livestock auction hall to discover what makes the town and its inhabitants distinctive. From March 2009.
Producer - Julia McKenzie.
FRI 22:30 The Consultants (b007vb2j)
Series 2
Episode 1
Time to hark back to a gentler age of radio when Archie Strutz and His Swinging Nuts were a favourite on the BBC Home Service and folktales sang of rustic careers "where the tales are our seed and the sod is your ears".
The Consultants are Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
In 2002 they won the Perrier Best Newcomer Award ... and had to brace themselves for the inevitable backlash.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 23:00 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth (b007jvkb)
Episode 1
The Urban Warrior clambers on to his soapbox to impart more undeniable truths to a nation crying out for direction and guidance.
The comedy and music mix includes a cure for apathy, if he can be bothered.
Written by and starring Simon Munnery.
With Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in February 1995.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
Act Your Age
02:30 SAT (b00qplyn)
Act Your Age
09:30 FRI (b00qvm9f)
Adventures in Science
07:15 SUN (b00ffpfr)
Adventures in Science
13:15 SUN (b00ffpfr)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007jqn4)
After Henry
02:00 THU (b007jqn4)
Afternoon Reading
04:00 SAT (b00r0tbv)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 MON (b00r0tbx)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 MON (b00r0tbx)
Afternoon Reading
04:00 TUE (b00r0tbx)
Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth
23:00 FRI (b007jvkb)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:30 MON (b007jtlg)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:30 TUE (b007jtlg)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:30 TUE (b007jtmn)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:30 WED (b007jtmn)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:30 WED (b007nchp)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:30 THU (b007nchp)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:30 THU (b007nf2z)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:30 FRI (b007nf2z)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:30 FRI (b007rkyx)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
09:45 TUE (b007jrm4)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
02:45 WED (b007jrm4)
Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
06:00 SAT (b007jt15)
Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
16:00 SAT (b007jt15)
Arthur Wing Pinero - Dandy Dick
04:00 SUN (b007jt15)
Artists
09:30 MON (b00x59wq)
Artists
02:30 TUE (b00x59wq)
Believe It!
17:30 SAT (b01j5nw6)
Believe It!
05:30 SUN (b01j5nw6)
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
06:30 MON (b007k2zc)
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
13:30 MON (b007k2zc)
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
20:30 MON (b007k2zc)
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
01:30 TUE (b007k2zc)
Bristow
02:00 SAT (b007w5jb)
Buy Me Up TV
23:00 WED (b0094k0g)
Change at Oglethorpe
09:00 THU (b007jzwk)
Change at Oglethorpe
02:00 FRI (b007jzwk)
Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?
14:45 MON (b007k448)
Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?
14:45 TUE (b007k45g)
Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?
14:45 WED (b007k46j)
Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?
14:45 THU (b007k47q)
Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There?
14:45 FRI (b007k48z)
Clare in the Community
09:00 FRI (b00fslwd)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
22:00 SAT (b01s7tnr)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:05 SAT (b01s7tnt)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:40 SAT (b01s7tnw)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
22:30 SUN (b01s7w4y)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:05 SUN (b01s7w50)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:40 SUN (b01s7w52)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
22:30 MON (b01s8wbq)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:05 MON (b01s8wbs)
Comedy Club at Machynlleth
23:40 MON (b01s8wbv)
Comedy Controller
09:00 SAT (b007jpx5)
Comedy Controller
19:00 SAT (b007jpx5)
Cosmic Quest
14:15 MON (b00bfpzt)
Cosmic Quest
14:15 TUE (b00bfpzw)
Cosmic Quest
14:15 WED (b00bvsd2)
Cosmic Quest
14:15 THU (b00bvsc7)
Cosmic Quest
14:15 FRI (b00bvscc)
Dad's Army
08:00 THU (b007jrv9)
Dad's Army
12:00 THU (b007jrv9)
Dad's Army
19:00 THU (b007jrv9)
Daphne Du Maurier
00:30 SAT (b007jq79)
Dave Podmore
23:10 SAT (b00nct5b)
Delve Special
23:00 THU (b00t1qsy)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:00 SUN (b01s7vmn)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:00 SUN (b01s7vmn)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
01:00 MON (b01s7vmn)
Detective
01:30 SAT (b01s697j)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
07:00 THU (b0076hjw)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
17:30 THU (b0076hjw)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
05:30 FRI (b0076hjw)
Down the Line
07:30 WED (b01s4qqz)
Down the Line
22:00 WED (b01s4qqz)
Drama
13:15 SAT (b00kjhgj)
Drama
03:15 SUN (b00kjhgj)
Drama
11:15 TUE (b00rm21n)
Drama
21:15 TUE (b00rm21n)
Drama
04:15 WED (b00rm21n)
Drama
11:15 WED (b00rmrpw)
Drama
21:15 WED (b00rmrpw)
Drama
04:15 THU (b00rmrpw)
Drama
11:15 THU (b00rmxb8)
Drama
21:15 THU (b00rmxb8)
Drama
04:15 FRI (b00rmxb8)
Drama
11:15 FRI (b00dzmcf)
Drama
21:15 FRI (b00dzmcf)
EM Forster Short Stories
10:45 SUN (b017gqvz)
EM Forster Short Stories
21:45 SUN (b017gqvz)
EM Forster Short Stories
01:45 MON (b017gqvz)
Ed Reardon's Week
07:30 SUN (b0088vy7)
Ed Reardon's Week
22:00 SUN (b0088vy7)
Educating Archie
08:00 SUN (b007jx7p)
Educating Archie
15:00 SUN (b007jx7p)
Educating Archie
20:00 SUN (b007jx7p)
Educating Archie
03:00 MON (b007jx7p)
Elvis in Prestwick
11:00 TUE (b00qvlrf)
Elvis in Prestwick
21:00 TUE (b00qvlrf)
Elvis in Prestwick
04:00 WED (b00qvlrf)
Elvis in Prestwick
11:00 WED (b00qvlrh)
Elvis in Prestwick
21:00 WED (b00qvlrh)
Elvis in Prestwick
04:00 THU (b00qvlrh)
Elvis in Prestwick
11:00 THU (b00qvlrk)
Elvis in Prestwick
21:00 THU (b00qvlrk)
Elvis in Prestwick
04:00 FRI (b00qvlrk)
Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes
10:00 FRI (b017557m)
Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes
15:00 FRI (b017557m)
Fabulous Flops
07:30 SAT (b013zbph)
Father Brown Stories
06:00 THU (b007jp1b)
Father Brown Stories
13:00 THU (b007jp1b)
Father Brown Stories
20:00 THU (b007jp1b)
Father Brown Stories
01:00 FRI (b007jp1b)
Father Brown Stories
06:00 FRI (b00y25xk)
Father Brown Stories
13:00 FRI (b00y25xk)
Father Brown Stories
20:00 FRI (b00y25xk)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b007jx83)
Flying the Flag
05:00 TUE (b007jx83)
For Better or for Worse
05:00 SAT (b00hk2dx)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
08:00 SAT (b010x8rk)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
15:00 SAT (b010x8rk)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
01:00 SUN (b010x8rk)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007k1nm)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007k1nm)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007k1nm)
How Tickled Am I?
11:30 SUN (b007mw9s)
How Tickled Am I?
19:30 SUN (b007mw9s)
How Tickled Am I?
02:30 MON (b007mw9s)
I Think I've Got a Problem
23:00 TUE (b00cfzrq)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
08:30 WED (b00wmxgc)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 WED (b00wmxgc)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 WED (b00wmxgc)
It's Your Round
09:30 WED (b00zf4nz)
It's Your Round
02:30 THU (b00zf4nz)
It's a Deal
14:00 SAT (b01s7vsv)
J Kingston Platt
08:30 FRI (b01s9hds)
J Kingston Platt
12:30 FRI (b01s9hds)
J Kingston Platt
19:30 FRI (b01s9hds)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
10:00 TUE (b007w40v)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
15:00 TUE (b007w40v)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
03:00 WED (b007w40v)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
10:00 WED (b007w4dz)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
15:00 WED (b007w4dz)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
03:00 THU (b007w4dz)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
10:00 THU (b007w2ls)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
15:00 THU (b007w2ls)
Jim Eldridge - Crosswords
03:00 FRI (b007w2ls)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
14:00 MON (b016w0m6)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
14:00 TUE (b016ywr9)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
14:00 WED (b016z61f)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
14:00 THU (b017071p)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help
14:00 FRI (b016z8b2)
Kerry's List
07:30 TUE (b01s46vd)
Kerry's List
22:00 TUE (b01s46vd)
King Street Junior
17:00 THU (b007jnjz)
King Street Junior
05:00 FRI (b007jnjz)
Knocker
23:30 WED (b008d1f2)
Ladies of Letters
06:00 SUN (b00k1864)
Ladies of Letters
12:00 SUN (b00k1864)
Les Kelly's Britain
22:30 WED (b016x3h7)
Loose Ends
11:15 MON (b01s7tq9)
Loose Ends
21:15 MON (b01s7tq9)
Loose Ends
04:15 TUE (b01s7tq9)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
09:30 SUN (b007jqqn)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
17:30 SUN (b007jqqn)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:30 MON (b007jqqn)
MR James
18:45 MON (b00pdxrw)
MR James
00:45 TUE (b00pdxrw)
MR James
18:45 TUE (b00pdzg5)
MR James
00:45 WED (b00pdzg5)
MR James
18:45 WED (b00pf12h)
MR James
00:45 THU (b00pf12h)
MR James
18:45 THU (b00pf4xf)
MR James
00:45 FRI (b00pf4xf)
MR James
18:45 FRI (b00pfljb)
Mark Steel's in Town
22:00 FRI (b00j4hk2)
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
07:30 THU (b01s4szd)
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
22:00 THU (b01s4szd)
Married
07:00 MON (b007v2sz)
Married
17:30 MON (b007v2sz)
Married
05:30 TUE (b007v2sz)
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 SUN (b01s7w0m)
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair
14:30 MON (b01s8v6t)
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair
14:30 TUE (b01s90x3)
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair
14:30 WED (b01s93jx)
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair
14:30 THU (b01s9d01)
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair
14:30 FRI (b01s9lcn)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 THU (b00hv1f4)
On Baby Street
07:00 TUE (b00slpx9)
On Baby Street
17:30 TUE (b00slpx9)
On Baby Street
05:30 WED (b00slpx9)
Oscar Wilde
11:00 FRI (b007k0vk)
Oscar Wilde
21:00 FRI (b007k0vk)
Paul Temple
01:00 SAT (b00sy3lc)
Paul Temple
06:00 MON (b00t0jcn)
Paul Temple
13:00 MON (b00t0jcn)
Paul Temple
20:00 MON (b00t0jcn)
Paul Temple
01:00 TUE (b00t0jcn)
Paul Temple
06:00 TUE (b00t2xwp)
Paul Temple
13:00 TUE (b00t2xwp)
Paul Temple
20:00 TUE (b00t2xwp)
Paul Temple
01:00 WED (b00t2xwp)
Paul Temple
06:00 WED (b00t4tps)
Paul Temple
13:00 WED (b00t4tps)
Paul Temple
20:00 WED (b00t4tps)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (b00t4tps)
Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment
23:45 WED (b008756f)
Pilgrim by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
04:15 SAT (b00g0532)
Planet B
00:00 SAT (b00pgqf0)
Planet B
18:00 MON (b00y1whc)
Planet B
00:00 TUE (b00y1whc)
Planet B
18:00 TUE (b00y90wz)
Planet B
00:00 WED (b00y90wz)
Planet B
18:00 WED (b00yhwsx)
Planet B
00:00 THU (b00yhwsx)
Planet B
18:00 THU (b00yqqs6)
Planet B
00:00 FRI (b00yqqs6)
Planet B
18:00 FRI (b00yy62r)
Pleased to Meet You
23:30 TUE (b0124y89)
Poets' Tree
23:45 SAT (b00slxyx)
Poets' Tree
23:45 SUN (b00snx7d)
Poets' Tree
23:45 MON (b00srg4q)
Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs
22:05 SAT (b00tysvb)
Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
13:30 SUN (b01s82g4)
Ronald Harwood - The Dresser
03:30 MON (b01s82g4)
Round the Horne
14:30 SAT (b007jrj3)
Round the Horne
08:00 MON (b007jrlz)
Round the Horne
12:00 MON (b007jrlz)
Round the Horne
19:00 MON (b007jrlz)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
09:00 SUN (b00cpqjc)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
17:00 SUN (b00cpqjc)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 MON (b00cpqjc)
Second Thoughts
17:00 FRI (b00jzckp)
Sketchorama
09:00 MON (b01s8q18)
Sketchorama
22:35 MON (b01s8q18)
Sketchorama
02:00 TUE (b01s8q18)
Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
03:00 SAT (b007jpwk)
Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
10:00 MON (b007k2m0)
Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
15:00 MON (b007k2m0)
Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm
03:00 TUE (b007k2m0)
Stilgoe's Around
17:00 WED (b007k433)
Stilgoe's Around
05:00 THU (b007k433)
Take It From Here
08:30 THU (b007k438)
Take It From Here
12:30 THU (b007k438)
Take It From Here
19:30 THU (b007k438)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 SAT (b007jlxx)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 SUN (b007jlxx)
That Reminds Me
11:00 SUN (b007jz0c)
That Reminds Me
19:00 SUN (b007jz0c)
That Reminds Me
02:00 MON (b007jz0c)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 MON (b01s8w0t)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 TUE (b01s918k)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 WED (b01s944x)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 THU (b01s9d03)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 FRI (b01s9lgh)
The Ape That Got Lucky
22:35 SUN (b0080nk7)
The Cazalets - Omnibus
12:00 SAT (b01s7tjc)
The Cazalets - Omnibus
02:00 SUN (b01s7tjc)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (b01sksmv)
The Common Sense of Science
10:30 SUN (b01sbjs0)
The Common Sense of Science
21:30 SUN (b01sbjs0)
The Common Sense of Science
01:30 MON (b01sbjs0)
The Consultants
22:30 FRI (b007vb2j)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
08:30 MON (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
12:30 MON (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
19:30 MON (b007qg0y)
The Goon Show
08:00 TUE (b007k0fk)
The Goon Show
12:00 TUE (b007k0fk)
The Goon Show
19:00 TUE (b007k0fk)
The Ken Dodd Show
08:30 TUE (b00zl7rx)
The Ken Dodd Show
12:30 TUE (b00zl7rx)
The Ken Dodd Show
19:30 TUE (b00zl7rx)
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival
23:10 MON (b01s8w81)
The Maltby Collection
23:10 SUN (b00czc0j)
The Men from the Ministry
08:30 SUN (b010k3jw)
The Men from the Ministry
15:30 SUN (b010k3jw)
The Men from the Ministry
20:30 SUN (b010k3jw)
The Museum of Everything
22:30 TUE (b00gknj8)
The Navy Lark
08:00 FRI (b007k2q7)
The Navy Lark
12:00 FRI (b007k2q7)
The Navy Lark
19:00 FRI (b007k2q7)
The News Quiz Extra
09:00 TUE (b01s904x)
The News Quiz Extra
02:00 WED (b01s904x)
The Pickerskill Reports
05:30 SAT (b012r6tw)
The Pickerskill Reports
07:00 FRI (b012wxxr)
The Pickerskill Reports
17:30 FRI (b012wxxr)
The Price of Fear
18:30 SUN (b01s7w2d)
The Price of Fear
00:30 MON (b01s7w2d)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
17:00 TUE (b007jzr0)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
05:00 WED (b007jzr0)
The Scarifyers
18:00 SUN (b01s7w2b)
The Scarifyers
00:00 MON (b01s7w2b)
The Skivers
23:30 THU (b00d8pgd)
The Unbelievable Truth
07:30 MON (b01s4768)
The Unbelievable Truth
22:00 MON (b01s4768)
Tim Key's Suspended Sentence
07:30 FRI (b0128pyh)
Two Doors Down
07:00 WED (b0076h8n)
Two Doors Down
17:30 WED (b0076h8n)
Two Doors Down
05:30 THU (b0076h8n)
Unofficial Rosie
06:30 TUE (b007jlfq)
Unofficial Rosie
13:30 TUE (b007jlfq)
Unofficial Rosie
20:30 TUE (b007jlfq)
Unofficial Rosie
01:30 WED (b007jlfq)
Unofficial Rosie
06:30 WED (b007jlg3)
Unofficial Rosie
13:30 WED (b007jlg3)
Unofficial Rosie
20:30 WED (b007jlg3)
Unofficial Rosie
01:30 THU (b007jlg3)
Unofficial Rosie
06:30 THU (b007jlgf)
Unofficial Rosie
13:30 THU (b007jlgf)
Unofficial Rosie
20:30 THU (b007jlgf)
Unofficial Rosie
01:30 FRI (b007jlgf)
Unofficial Rosie
06:30 FRI (b007jlgr)
Unofficial Rosie
13:30 FRI (b007jlgr)
Unofficial Rosie
20:30 FRI (b007jlgr)
Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose
18:30 SAT (b00nhq5n)
Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose
00:30 SUN (b00nhq5n)
Whispers
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