Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe.
The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, is going with him in a little wicker basket.
Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Aktor ...... Philip Fox
Xeno ...... Sean Barrett
Captainr ...... Gerard McDermott
Sergeant ...... John Cummins
The late Humphrey Lyttelton profiles Louis Prima, one of the most prolific and accomplished jazz musicians of the 20th century who is sadly now remembered mostly for his role as a cartoon monkey.
The dawn of the Dickensian festival brings chaos to Wadenbrook, and Angela has something to tell Frank.
Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.
Shelia Hancock....................... Narrator
Katherine Jakeways........ Esther / Jacqui
One of the most popular radio sitcoms of the past ten years bows out with a special double episode. In this second and concluding part, as the crew embark on a race against time, just what is Gerti's secret? And will it be happy ever after for Carolyn and Herc?
With the show titles running alphabetically from the first ever episode - "Abu Dhabi" through to this double finale "Zurich" - the cast and crew of MJN Air discover that whether it's choosing an ice-cream flavour, putting a princess in a van or remembering your grandmother's name, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Starring Stephanie Cole as Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, Roger Allam as 1st Officer Douglas Richardson, Benedict Cumberbatch as Captain Martin Crieff and John Finnemore as Arthur Shappey.
It is New Year's Eve, and Eth wants to celebrate with the Glums. Stars June Whitfield and Alma Cogan. From December 1954.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Alan Hutchinson and Eric Idle.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson try to solve the murder of a model.
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
After seeing Stephen at the church, Elfride procrastinates over telling Henry of her past. Stars Jeremy Irons and Janet Maw.
You do me too great an honour in asking my advice. I have never written a shooting script and I never know where I'm going to place the camera one hour before I start shooting, which is to say, before seeing the actors move through the set..."
A series of three readings, in which famous directors describe their adventures in the
2. Francois Truffaut: Letters.
His missives are a rich source of insight and amusement, as he considers the likes of dubious actors, terrible music, freedom of expression and favourite foods...
Welcome to the wedding of Emma and Richard. This is their wedding day from the viewpoints of their respective families. The dress - the food - the speeches - the music. Who wore what, who said what, what cost what; the secrets, the lies, the smiles and the tears. From the pen of acclaimed dramatist Doug Lucie, this is one wedding you won't want to miss!
Emma and Richard have done their best to keep their respective families apart, but as their wedding day approaches it is time for the in-laws-to-be to finally meet. But how will Emma's atheist father Max and 'slightly too fond of the grape' mother Ellie (divorced, not exactly amicably!) get along with Richard's bullish and opinionated father Barry and rather put upon mother Jenny?
With Emma's grandfather Chas and Richard's grandmother Ruby both along for the ride, the stage is set for a fiery clash of personalities - and that's before we even get to the reception!
Two afternoon plays track the events of one couple's big day creating a stunning social satire on our modern-day obsession with weddings. What will the day hold for our happy couple? And, once the band strikes up and the wine is flowing will bubbling tensions and family frictions erupt and ruin this happiest of days?
'Hitched' takes us behind the scenes as one couple promise to love each other 'for better or worse'. But which will it be?
Doug Lucie has written for TV, theatre and radio. His TV credits include 'Eastenders' and 'Headhunters' while his numerous stage plays include 'Progress', 'Grace', 'The Shallow End', 'The Green Man' 'Presence' and 'Pass it On'. For radio his has dramatised 'Shut Eye' and 'Gypsy' and has written 'The Green Man', 'Hold Back the Night', 'Blind', 'Small Earthquake' and most recently 'Development' and 'Sunny Afternoon'.
Under a full moon somewhere in Europe - three friends meet in a strange, exotic bar. Lucy Cohu reads Lilian Pizzichini's tale.
Three friends, adrift in a mysterious European city, congregate one night at cocktail hour in a strange, exotic bar and, as they partake of an absinthe-like drink, pathological, long-buried natural tendencies surface under the influence of the full moon.
In her hidden home history, Amanda Vickery reveals the stories of family 'black sheep'. Not everyone adhered to polite etiquette.
Paris in the springtime is a dangerous place - a chateau in the October sunlight seems much safer. Darrow arrives at Givre in pursuit of Anna.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Julian Ovenden as Owen, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of Britain's great novelist paints a portrait of an extraordinarily complex man. Today the novelist is well received in America.
Marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens death, Radio 4 is broadcasting Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of the literary giant who called himself the "inimitable". Here Tomalin has created a vivid and evocative portrait of one of the nation's best loved writers. The characters Dickens created are instantly recognisable, from David Copperfield, to Mr Micawber and Nicholas Nickleby. His literary output was phenomenal. He was also the father of ten, and a supporter of various social causes, all evident in his novels. He was also a deeply complex man and a dark side accompanied his genius.
Claire Tomalin was literary editor of the The New Statesman and then the Sunday Times before becoming a full time writer. Her biographies are award winning. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft, won the Whitbread First Book Award, and Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2002.
Mel Giedroyc gets creative in the kitchen as chef Heston Blumenthal shares his Inheritance Tracks, and we listen to the short story A Shark Called Yetunde, by Alan Bissett.
The first episode of a comedy drama by Charlotte Cory starring Henry Goodman and Lia Williams.
Sarah is deeply dissatisfied with her lot. Her marriage to the kindly but deeply boring Malcolm has long since failed to bring any spark to her life, and a brief relationship with a man called David, while ultimately unfulfilling, at least proves to her that she is not so unattractive that she cannot find happiness elsewhere.
So she leaves Malcolm and a chance encounter with an old school friend, Tania, leads her to move in with her friend and join the internet dating site Find-the-perfect-partner-4-u.com. But her first experience of internet dating proves hugely embarrassing.
Sarah ... Lia Williams
Malcolm - and all Sarah's internet dates ... Henry Goodman
Mother ... Miriam Margolyes
Tania ... Frances Barber
Francis Parker ... Roger Hammond
The Earthmen escape, but the smelliest substance in the universe is heading their way. Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
Novelist Patrick Neate, journalists Ros Taylor and Martin Freeman on the causes of irritation. With Matthew Parris.
In each programme, Matthew Parris introduces a group of writers of fact and fiction: new talent and established names. In the context of a discussion of one of the ideas and pre-occupations of our times, each presents a piece on this week's topic.
Ian McMillan's new poem pays moving tribute to the hope-inspiring chimes of Big Ben on BBC Radio throughout World War II.
Ian McMillan's new poem imagines allied troops in World War II, listening out for the New Year chimes of Big Ben on BBC Radio.
Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan reflect on Big Ben's chimes on BBC Radio during pivotal moments in history.
Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan pay tribute to the chimes of Big Ben, familiar across the globe on BBC Radio.
Satan's epic quest ends as he meets Death, St Peter and his rottweilers - and Davina McCall.
Conclusion of Andy Hamilton's two-part devilishly funny, festive special from Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Hope ...... Claire Skinner
Ian McMillan's new poem recalls the day the chimes kept going 'clonk' when Big Ben seized up in the icy winter.
Simon Bligh hosts more stand-up from London's Comedy Store.
THURSDAY 01 JANUARY 2015
THU 00:00 Big Ben's Chimes (b01nt4q1)
Maintaining Big Ben
Made for 4 Extra. Archive recordings and a new poem by Ian McMillan pay tribute to the familiar tone of the chimes of 'Great Uncle Ben'.
THU 00:02 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
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THU 00:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00n4wyl)
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THU 00:30 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b32bz)
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THU 00:45 Book of the Week (b017mv1k)
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THU 01:00 Foul Play (b00yy8yz)
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THU 01:30 Off the Page (b0076gs9)
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THU 02:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj)
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THU 02:30 The King of the Swingers (b0076y48)
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THU 03:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpjg)
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THU 04:00 Afternoon Reading (b00zsjyx)
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THU 04:15 Drama (b00rb2sx)
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THU 05:00 Thinking of Leaving Your Husband? (b00rrkg5)
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THU 05:30 North by Northamptonshire (b018xy2d)
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THU 05:55 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7hgs)
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THU 06:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
Small Gods
Episode 3
Ephebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but they're no match for Deacon Vorbis.
However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.
Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
THU 06:30 Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale (b04xrgm4)
Ian McMillan pays poetic tribute to the sound of Big Ben's New Year chimes, from the first broadcast on BBC Radio, through the dark days of the war, to today. From January 2015.
Producer - Moy McGowan
THU 06:50 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
Ophelia Dahl
Charity organiser Ophelia Dahl inherits Faure's Requiem, and passes on 'Ain't Got No, I Got Life' by Nina Simone.
THU 07:00 The Elephant Man (b04vf6rt)
Age Concern
With the big three-o looming, zookeeper Terry is desperate to recapture his youth.
Debbie Barham's eight-part sitcom about the life of an elephant zoo keeper.
CAST:
Terry Lyon .... Peter Serafinowicz
Leonard .... Chris Emmet
Adam .... Richard Pearce
Stephanie .... Joanna Monro
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1996.
THU 07:30 My Teenage Diary (b04vj1xg)
Series 6
Lucy Worsley
Rufus Hound is joined by the historian Lucy Worsley, whose diaries reveal that she was swottier than the average teenager. While her friends were out at parties, Lucy was curating her collection of rocks, and gardening.
Produced by Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq3p)
The Builder
The nationality of a workman reignites old Home Guard hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins …. Vivienne Martin
Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Myrtle Spivey …. Stella Tanner
Wolfgang Fischer …. Gordon Clyde
The Builder’s Receptionist …. Carole Harrison
The Irish Nun …. Katherine Parr
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
THU 08:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
Money
David Jason's probe of modern life sets out to comprehend cash.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
With Miriam Margolyes and Royce Mills.
Written by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton and Barry Pilton.
Music by John Owen Edwards.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
THU 09:00 Who Goes There? (b00fnq9s)
Series 3
Episode 4
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
THU 09:30 Alison and Maud (b007k377)
Series 2
Beds in the East Are Soft
It's not a guest but Daddy who's not keen on a mattress. Is a sneaky swap the answer?
Second of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Joss Ackland as Father, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullett and Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens (b00ph6s7)
The Chimes
One New Year's Eve, the humble Trotty Veck learns the importance of love and hope in an extraordinary way. Stars Ron Cook.
THU 11:00 Afternoon Reading (b00zt3pp)
I Expected the Worst...
Wings of Desire
"Usually a line emerges that enables you to fix on the characters and their relationships. But with angels you could do anything; there were connections all over the place, you could go anywhere. You could cross the Berlin Wall, pass through windows into peoples' houses. And anyone was hero of a potential film..."
In a series of three readings, famous film directors celebrate their work in the film business:
3. WINGS OF DESIRE
Wim Wenders describes working with angels on his famous film, based in Berlin. And should angels be shot in black and white or in colour?
Reader Stephen Dillane
Producer Duncan Minshull.
THU 11:15 Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates (b04vk8pn)
When Christine receives a box of her favourite chocolates from her recently estranged Aunt Shirley, she’s prompted to show how soft-centred she really is.
But watch out for the nuts!
A black chocolate comedy by Christopher Reason.
Starring Prunella Scales as Christine.
Director: Clive Brill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq3p)
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THU 12:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
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THU 13:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
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THU 13:30 Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale (b04xrgm4)
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THU 13:50 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
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THU 14:00 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
Scavengers
Under a full moon - widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life changing effect. Amanda Root reads Dominic Power's tale.
After a heavy, gin-induced afternoon sleep, sixty-year old Lottie Nancarrow wakes up with the sense of dread that has plagued her since the recent death of her partner, the abstract painter Ned Stein, with whom she had shared thirty years of a happy bohemian existence. Lottie is treating her grief with alcohol, and is becoming increasingly eccentric, alienating herself from her small West London community and the life she shared with Ned. This evening, Lottie feels that something is wrong, some change in the atmosphere. Going to the French window of her garden flat, she sees a full moon hanging in the sky, and illuminated by the moon, staring through the glass at her, is a large urban fox - staring at her with a look that suggests some secret knowledge.
THU 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00n4wyn)
Illicit Guests
Historian Amanda Vickery shares stories from adultery cases of women sneaking lovers into houses, spied on by their prying servants.
THU 14:30 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3gv2)
Episode 4
Just as Anna's life looks set to begin at last, now that Darrow has arrived to claim her - an unexpected surprise awaits him.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b017mvx0)
Charles Dickens: A Life, by Claire Tomalin
Episode 4
Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of one of Britain's literary giants paints a portrait of an extraordinarily complex man. Today a theatrical performance changes the course of his life.
Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of one of the nation's literary giants is broadcast to mark the 150th anniversary of his death in June 2020. Here Tomalin portrays Dickens as a complex man, a writer who created characters who continue to endure in the popular imagination from the The Artful Dodger, Mr Pickwick, Pip and David Copperfield. He was also a ferociously hard-working writer, a philanthropist, a supporter of liberal social causes, and father of ten, and yet his genius also had a dark side.
Claire Tomalin was literary editor of the The New Statesman and then the Sunday Times before becoming a full time writer. Her biographies are award winning. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft, won the Whitbread First Book Award, and Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2002.
Read by Penelope Wilton
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
THU 15:00 Charles Dickens (b00ph6s7)
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THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b04vk8pq)
Magic Tricks, Fireworks and Grandad's Recipes
Mel Giedroyc makes her New Year's resolutions, and we hear the fourth Commonwealth Story, All Sorted by AL Kennedy.
THU 17:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007k1rc)
Moving In
'What's Rosewood Avenue like? Very quiet. Very sedate. Very residential. Just the sort of place you'd feel at home in ...'
A hapless vicar discovers life behind suburbia's net curtains isn't what he expected.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series stars James Grout as the Reverend Timothy Carswell, Margaret Courtenay as Miss Tilling, Jean Heywood as Miss Tapp and Christopher Good as Dr Warlock.
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.
THU 17:30 The Elephant Man (b04vf6rt)
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07:00 today]
THU 17:55 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7knk)
Sensational Solution
The Earthmen's ship is hit by the deadly putron ray. Can our hero find an antidote? Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
THU 18:00 Who Goes There? (b00fnq9s)
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THU 18:30 Great Lives (b0076ds8)
Series 3
Bob Marley
Poet Benjamin Zephaniah explores the life of reggae legend Bob Marley. With Humphrey Carpenter and Chris Salewicz.
The biographical series in which a distinguished guest chooses someone who's inspired their life.
Will their hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life?
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq3p)
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THU 19:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
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THU 20:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
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THU 20:30 Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale (b04xrgm4)
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THU 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
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THU 21:00 Afternoon Reading (b00zt3pp)
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THU 21:15 Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates (b04vk8pn)
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THU 22:00 My Teenage Diary (b04vj1xg)
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THU 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00p67ts)
Series 3
Episode 4
Laura Solon presents her third series of sketches, monologues and one-liners.
This week unwelcoming neighbour Annabelle quizzes an unsuspecting soul over his windchimes; useless entrepreneur, Carole Price, takes another swing at selling her bad ideas to the world and someone travels back from the very near future to warn a man about his blind date.
Starring Laura Solon, with Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
THU 23:00 Continuity (b00tq0p2)
Episode 5
A Continuity Announcer's booth can be a lonely place - especially on the late shift, when you've barely seen your wife and children for a week. Still, this Radio 4 Continuity Announcer is nothing, if not a consummate professional and he's not going to let his own insignificant little problems get in the way of your listening pleasure. Especially when there are so many exciting programmes coming up in the next week, which he's got to tell you about. At least some of them are exciting. Some of them aren't quite his cup of tea, if he's honest, but that's not really the point, is it? They may be right up your street. It's not really his place to express an opinion. Even if it is tempting. This may be a come-down from heady days spent announcing on the Today programme, but he's got a job to do. Though sometimes it is rather difficult to concentrate .....
Alistair McGowan stars in a new subversive sitcom about a Continuity Announcer brooding on the escalating disasters of his private and professional life; at the same time as attempting to give us a preview of the programmes on offer in the coming week on Radio 4. Or what might be Radio 4 in a parallel universe. Trails for 'The Ethical Enigma', 'Britain's Favourite Sound' and 'The History of Britain One Year at a Time' are just some of the strange delights on offer in the world of this 'radio professional', who harbours a slightly inappropriate relationship with his audience.
Written by Hugh Rycroft a stalwart of 'The News Quiz' and co-creator of 'Parliamentary Questions' and 'Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue', the series also features the voices of Lewis Macleod, Sally Grace, Charlotte Page and David Holt.
Produced by David Spicer and Frank Stirling.
A Unique Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 23:15 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00ctktw)
Episode 4
Poet and composer Ivor Cutler on bargain hunting, water flowers and 'Beelyploomkins'. From June 1994.
THU 23:30 Pleased to Meet You (b018j8cb)
A Very Dora Christmas
Episode 2
Legendary showbiz veteran Dora Dale reveals what, or rather who, she is roasting on an open fire.
Playing her own choice of festive tunes, Dora shares more of her saucy seasonal yarns.
Written and produced by Jake Yapp and Martin Kelner
Made by BBC Radio Leeds for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2011.
FRIDAY 02 JANUARY 2015
FRI 00:00 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
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FRI 00:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00n4wyn)
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FRI 00:30 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3gv2)
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FRI 00:45 Book of the Week (b017mvx0)
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FRI 01:00 Who Goes There? (b00fnq9s)
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FRI 01:30 Great Lives (b0076ds8)
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FRI 02:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
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FRI 02:30 Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale (b04xrgm4)
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FRI 02:50 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
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FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens (b00ph6s7)
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FRI 04:00 Afternoon Reading (b00zt3pp)
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FRI 04:15 Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates (b04vk8pn)
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FRI 05:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007k1rc)
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FRI 05:30 The Elephant Man (b04vf6rt)
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FRI 05:55 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7knk)
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FRI 06:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
Small Gods
Episode 4
Deacon Vorbis has returned triumphantly to Omnia. He proclaims himself the One True Prophet.
But Brutha knows what really happened in the desert and the Great God Om is still out there, stuck in the body of a tortoise.
Conclusion of Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Fergman ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Death ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
FRI 06:30 Laughter Close to Tears (b008s5hf)
From Burma to Zimbabwe, Michael Rosen hears contemporary jokes from those oppressed by repressive regimes. From January 2008.
FRI 07:00 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sqs)
Series 2
Thanks for the Memory
No Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
Series 2
Episode 4 of 4 - Thanks for the Memory
George is surprised when everyone seems to have forgotten his 70th birthday. Roy, concealing his real plans, offers to buy him a bag of chips on the way home from the pub. But an evening of celebration brings back some bittersweet memories.
Don Warrington..... Roy
Yvonne Brewster..... Vi
Sam Kelly..... George
George Layton..... Barry
Caroline Lee Johnson..... Bernadette
Marcus Powell... Victor
Mike Kearsey..... Trombonist
Written by Marcus Powell
Producer Carol Smith.
FRI 07:30 The Rest is History (b04vk0c1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Frank Skinner loves history, but just doesn't know much of it.
This comedy discussion show with celebrity guests promises to help him find out more about it.
With John Lloyd, Katy Brand and historian in residence Dr Kate Williams
Frank and company navigate their way through the annals of time, picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most interesting moments in history.
Producers: Dan Schreiber and Justin Pollard
An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2014.
FRI 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
Series 1
A House on the Cliff
The Lad's after a new home, but is it really the best idea to get Sid to build it?
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr and Sidney James.
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 January 1955.
FRI 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0102v9g)
The Bigger the Better
A peculiar potion grows on the bumbling bureaucrats.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Clive Dunn and Gordon Clyde.
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 August 1970.
FRI 09:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b00snrk4)
Series 3
Episode 6
John Lloyd invites guests David Eagleman, Neil Gaiman and Sarah Millican to add to the collection. From June 2010.
FRI 09:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008m30v)
Boning Up on History
Harold Perkins wants to dig for post-war Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans.
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Ben Aris as Trev the Rev.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 10:00 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.
FRI 11:00 Oscar Wilde (b007k13j)
The Nightingale and the Rose
A bird makes the ultimate sacrifice so that an unworldly young man can woo his love. Read by John Moffatt. From December 1997.
FRI 11:15 Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks (b01qfl2m)
On December 1st 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks boarded a bus and refused to give up her seat. Her arrest gave birth to the American Civil Rights Movement.
Bonnie Greer's drama stars Albie Parsons as Rosa Parks, Clarke Peters as ED Nixon, Ray Shell as Martin Luther King, Mona Hammond as Rosa's Mother, Anthony Ofoegbu as Parks, Amanda Gordon as JoAnn Robinson, Alastair Danson as the Judge, Iwan Thomas as the Bus Driver and Christina Chou and Matthew Givens as the Children.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
FRI 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0102v9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Laughter Close to Tears (b008s5hf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4)
The Hiring Fair
Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale.
In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events which echo across generations.
FRI 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00n4wyq)
Domestic Violence
Continuing her hidden history, Amanda Vickery reveals the dark side of private life, and how the home became a trap.
FRI 14:30 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3zz3)
Episode 5
Darrow sets out to persuade Sophie to leave Givre, but discovers affairs are much more complicated than he’d realised.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b017mwz2)
Charles Dickens: A Life, by Claire Tomalin
Episode 5
Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of one of Britain's best loved novelists paints a portrait of a brilliant writer and a complex man. Today's themes are adulation and farewells.
Claire Tomalin's well-received biography of one of the nation's literary giants is broadcast to mark the 150th anniversary of his death in June 2020. Here Tomalin evocatively portrays Dickens as a writer charged with tremendous imagination and energy, enabling him to create characters who continue to endure in our popular culture from The Artful Dodger, Mr Pickwick, Pip and David Copperfield. He was also a hard-working journalist, a philanthropist, a supporter of social causes, and father of ten, and yet his genius also had a dark side.
Claire Tomalin was literary editor of the The New Statesman and then the Sunday Times before becoming a full time writer. Her biographies are award winning. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft, won the Whitbread First Book Award, and Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2002.
Read by Penelope Wilton
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
Read by Penelope Wilton
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
FRI 15:00 Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan (b016ljn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b04vkdqy)
Joan Lingard, Bat Detectors and Toy Orchestras
Mel Giedroyc searches for some spooky Scottish bats, makes music with old toys and hears the Commonwealth Games inspired short story The Wicked Generation, by Joan Lingard.
FRI 17:00 After Henry (b007jq99)
Series 3
Different Viewpoints
'If the television is a guest in the house, it's rude to exclude it from the conversation. If the television says something, then one would be impolite not to respond to it.'
Sarah is irritated by her mother Eleanor's opinions on TV - and every other subject...
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.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
FRI 17:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sqs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:55 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7m30)
Something Vibrating
The Earthmen overcome the deadly putron ray, but they're not clear of the Thargoids yet. Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
FRI 18:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b00snrk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 18:30 My Life in Five Books (b00vc3t4)
Series 1
Quintin Jardine
In this series Stuart Cosgrove meets guests from the literary world and beyond to hear about the five very special books in their lives.
Quintin Jardine has built up a huge following for his crime novels featuring the fictional Edinburgh policeman Bob Skinner. From Skinner's Rules in 1993 the series now runs to 19 books.
Quintin himself has had a varied career including spells as a journalist and a political spin doctor.
Talking to Stuart he chooses five titles that he's found influential including the book that convinced him that he could do better and launched him on his own writing career.
FRI 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0102v9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Laughter Close to Tears (b008s5hf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Oscar Wilde (b007k13j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks (b01qfl2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Rest is History (b04vk0c1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jq8z)
Series 2
Barbara Dickson
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room.
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents a mixture of celebrity guests, domestic chores and music.
.
Bill Bailey drops in for "Impress an Impresario" while Hattie Hayridge telephones to "Make Mary Merry"
Special guest Barbara Dickson pops in for a chat, but her timing couldn't have been worse as John is expecting a rush of callers responding to his advert for the sale of son Darren's cabin bed.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000
FRI 23:00 Blue Jam (b04vf870)
Series 2
Episode 5
Cult dark comedy from the imagination of Chris Morris. With Julia Davis, Sally Phillips and Kevin Eldon. From April 1998.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
09:00 SAT (b03szf7d)
4 Extra Celebrates Dora Bryan
19:00 SAT (b03szf7d)
4 at the Store
23:30 WED (b00d7jpz)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (b04vj2lh)
A Good Read
01:30 TUE (b04vj2lh)
After Henry
05:00 SAT (b007k01q)
After Henry
17:00 FRI (b007jq99)
Afternoon Reading
10:45 SUN (b00t4ndn)
Afternoon Reading
21:45 SUN (b00t4ndn)
Afternoon Reading
01:45 MON (b00t4ndn)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 TUE (b00zsdvj)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 TUE (b00zsdvj)
Afternoon Reading
04:00 WED (b00zsdvj)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 WED (b00zsjyx)
Afternoon Reading
21:02 WED (b00zsjyx)
Afternoon Reading
04:00 THU (b00zsjyx)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 THU (b00zt3pp)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 THU (b00zt3pp)
Afternoon Reading
04:00 FRI (b00zt3pp)
Ainsley's First Kitchen
02:30 SAT (b0076w78)
Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van
13:30 SUN (b0120vy5)
Alan Bennett - The Lady in the Van
03:30 MON (b0120vy5)
Alison and Maud
09:30 THU (b007k377)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
00:15 SAT (b00mzw4q)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
14:15 MON (b00n4wyz)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
00:15 TUE (b00n4wyz)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
14:15 TUE (b00n4wyj)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
00:15 WED (b00n4wyj)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
14:15 WED (b00n4wyl)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
00:15 THU (b00n4wyl)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
14:15 THU (b00n4wyn)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
00:15 FRI (b00n4wyn)
Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life
14:15 FRI (b00n4wyq)
Archive on 4
08:00 SAT (b00pj0y2)
Archive on 4
15:00 SAT (b00pj0y2)
Archive on 4
01:00 SUN (b00pj0y2)
As Time Goes By
08:30 MON (b04v8rll)
As Time Goes By
12:30 MON (b04v8rll)
As Time Goes By
19:30 MON (b04v8rll)
As Told To Craig Brown
23:30 MON (b00b7qs7)
Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale
06:30 THU (b04xrgm4)
Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale
13:30 THU (b04xrgm4)
Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale
20:30 THU (b04xrgm4)
Big Ben's Chimes - A Poetic Tale
02:30 FRI (b04xrgm4)
Big Ben's Chimes
19:00 WED (b03m7fq9)
Big Ben's Chimes
20:00 WED (b03mj0vc)
Big Ben's Chimes
21:00 WED (b03m80vk)
Big Ben's Chimes
22:00 WED (b03m78kj)
Big Ben's Chimes
23:00 WED (b03m3xk5)
Big Ben's Chimes
00:00 THU (b01nt4q1)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
09:30 FRI (b008m30v)
Bleak Expectations
22:30 SUN (b00d7jpx)
Blue Jam
23:00 FRI (b04vf870)
Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks
11:15 FRI (b01qfl2m)
Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks
21:15 FRI (b01qfl2m)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b017lt53)
Book of the Week
00:45 TUE (b017lt53)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b017mrbj)
Book of the Week
00:45 WED (b017mrbj)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b017mv1k)
Book of the Week
00:45 THU (b017mv1k)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b017mvx0)
Book of the Week
00:45 FRI (b017mvx0)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b017mwz2)
Bram Stoker - Dracula
18:00 SAT (b04y9dlb)
Bram Stoker - Dracula
00:00 SUN (b04y9dlb)
Brian Gulliver's Travels
07:30 SUN (b00zdh7k)
Brian Gulliver's Travels
22:00 SUN (b00zdh7k)
Brian Gulliver's Travels
03:00 MON (b00zdh7k)
Britain Versus the World
09:30 MON (b04vf6rp)
Britain Versus the World
22:30 MON (b04vf6rp)
Byron Rogers - The Last Human Cannonball
07:15 SUN (b00fy2r2)
Byron Rogers - The Last Human Cannonball
13:15 SUN (b00fy2r2)
Cabin Pressure
07:30 TUE (b04vf25d)
Cabin Pressure
22:00 TUE (b04vf25d)
Cabin Pressure
07:30 WED (b04vf959)
Cabin Pressure
22:02 WED (b04vf959)
Charles Dickens
00:00 SAT (b00pdkdp)
Charles Dickens
10:00 THU (b00ph6s7)
Charles Dickens
15:00 THU (b00ph6s7)
Charles Dickens
03:00 FRI (b00ph6s7)
Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates
11:15 THU (b04vk8pn)
Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates
21:15 THU (b04vk8pn)
Christopher Reason - Box of Chocolates
04:15 FRI (b04vk8pn)
Concrete Cow
23:02 WED (b04v8zs2)
Continuity
23:00 THU (b00tq0p2)
Dead Ringers
23:00 MON (b04vjl75)
Dead Ringers
09:00 TUE (b04vjl75)
Dead Ringers
18:00 TUE (b04vjl75)
Dead Ringers
01:00 WED (b04vjl75)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:00 SUN (b04vf1h1)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:00 SUN (b04vf1h1)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
01:00 MON (b04vf1h1)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
05:30 SAT (b0076sm2)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
07:00 FRI (b0076sqs)
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
17:30 FRI (b0076sqs)
Doctor Who
02:00 SAT (b01875j2)
Doctor Who
06:00 MON (b0187yc3)
Doctor Who
13:00 MON (b0187yc3)
Doctor Who
20:00 MON (b0187yc3)
Doctor Who
02:00 TUE (b0187yc3)
Doctor at Large
08:30 TUE (b00b3h85)
Doctor at Large
12:30 TUE (b00b3h85)
Doctor at Large
19:30 TUE (b00b3h85)
Drama
11:15 TUE (b00rb16l)
Drama
21:15 TUE (b00rb16l)
Drama
04:15 WED (b00rb16l)
Drama
11:15 WED (b00rb2sx)
Drama
21:15 WED (b00rb2sx)
Drama
04:15 THU (b00rb2sx)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
14:30 MON (b00b2grv)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
00:30 TUE (b00b2grv)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
14:30 TUE (b00b2qv8)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
00:30 WED (b00b2qv8)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
14:30 WED (b00b32bz)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
00:30 THU (b00b32bz)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
14:30 THU (b00b3gv2)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
00:30 FRI (b00b3gv2)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
14:30 FRI (b00b3zz3)
Fabulous
23:45 SAT (b00hs90r)
Fags, Mags and Bags
23:30 TUE (b01llcp6)
Flight of the Conchords
22:30 TUE (b00dn8br)
Foul Play
09:00 WED (b00yy8yz)
Foul Play
18:02 WED (b00yy8yz)
Foul Play
01:00 THU (b00yy8yz)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
11:00 SUN (b018sgj4)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
19:00 SUN (b018sgj4)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b0076ds8)
Great Lives
01:30 FRI (b0076ds8)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 FRI (b007jzps)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 FRI (b007jzps)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 FRI (b007jzps)
Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen
09:00 SUN (b00pgyd8)
Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen
17:00 SUN (b00pgyd8)
Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen
05:00 MON (b00pgyd8)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
07:30 MON (b04vdngk)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (b04vdngk)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
08:30 WED (b00scw5v)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 WED (b00scw5v)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 WED (b00scw5v)
Inheritance Tracks
06:50 THU (b04kk06k)
Inheritance Tracks
13:50 THU (b04kk06k)
Inheritance Tracks
20:50 THU (b04kk06k)
Inheritance Tracks
02:50 FRI (b04kk06k)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
08:00 THU (b007jq3p)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
12:00 THU (b007jq3p)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
19:00 THU (b007jq3p)
Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren
23:15 THU (b00ctktw)
JCW Brook - The Tale of the Knight, the Witch and the Dragon
06:00 SAT (b04vdykh)
JCW Brook - The Tale of the Knight, the Witch and the Dragon
16:00 SAT (b04vdykh)
JCW Brook - The Tale of the Knight, the Witch and the Dragon
04:00 SUN (b04vdykh)
James Hopkin - A Georgian Trilogy
04:00 SAT (b01ng1hz)
Jeremy Seal - Santa: A Life
00:45 SAT (b0076w3f)
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat
08:00 SUN (b01cj229)
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat
15:00 SUN (b01cj229)
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat
20:00 SUN (b01cj229)
Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat
02:00 MON (b01cj229)
Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders
23:30 SAT (b00hqhzh)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
05:55 SAT (b01n4f9y)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
17:55 MON (b01n6yr1)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
05:55 TUE (b01n6yr1)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
17:55 TUE (b01n6zvn)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
05:55 WED (b01n6zvn)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
17:55 WED (b01n7hgs)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
05:55 THU (b01n7hgs)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
17:55 THU (b01n7knk)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
05:55 FRI (b01n7knk)
Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen
17:55 FRI (b01n7m30)
Knocker
23:15 SUN (b0089jjk)
Ladies of Letters
00:30 SAT (b01pdy7x)
Ladies of Letters
06:00 SUN (b01pft3x)
Ladies of Letters
12:00 SUN (b01pft3x)
Laughter Close to Tears
06:30 FRI (b008s5hf)
Laughter Close to Tears
13:30 FRI (b008s5hf)
Laughter Close to Tears
20:30 FRI (b008s5hf)
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking
22:30 THU (b00p67ts)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:00 MON (b00c4bs5)
Like They've Never Been Gone
05:00 TUE (b00c4bs5)
Loose Ends
11:15 MON (b04vjrjt)
Loose Ends
21:15 MON (b04vjrjt)
Loose Ends
04:15 TUE (b04vjrjt)
Marriage Lines
08:00 MON (b04v8rlj)
Marriage Lines
12:00 MON (b04v8rlj)
Marriage Lines
19:00 MON (b04v8rlj)
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 SUN (b04vf1h3)
Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan
10:00 FRI (b016ljn0)
Mervyn Peake - The History of Titus Groan
15:00 FRI (b016ljn0)
My Life in Five Books
01:30 SAT (b00v6kfk)
My Life in Five Books
18:30 FRI (b00vc3t4)
My Teenage Diary
07:30 THU (b04vj1xg)
My Teenage Diary
22:00 THU (b04vj1xg)
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
11:00 MON (b04vj1f2)
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
21:00 MON (b04vj1f2)
Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs in Conversation
04:00 TUE (b04vj1f2)
Nineteen Ninety-Four
07:00 TUE (b013dntm)
Nineteen Ninety-Four
17:30 TUE (b013dntm)
Nineteen Ninety-Four
05:30 WED (b013dntm)
North East of Eden
07:00 MON (b01f9t2c)
North East of Eden
17:30 MON (b01f9t2c)
North East of Eden
05:30 TUE (b01f9t2c)
North by Northamptonshire
07:00 WED (b018xy2d)
North by Northamptonshire
17:30 WED (b018xy2d)
North by Northamptonshire
05:30 THU (b018xy2d)
Off the Page
18:30 WED (b0076gs9)
Off the Page
01:30 THU (b0076gs9)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 WED (b007k078)
Oscar Wilde
11:00 FRI (b007k13j)
Oscar Wilde
21:00 FRI (b007k13j)
Pleased to Meet You
23:30 THU (b018j8cb)
Radio Shuttleworth
22:30 FRI (b007jq8z)
Scrooby Trevithick
23:00 TUE (b00rbnmp)
Sid and Dora
14:00 SAT (b04vd29z)
Sketchorama Extra
22:00 SAT (b04vf070)
Small Presses, Big Ideas
06:30 TUE (b008j8vq)
Small Presses, Big Ideas
13:30 TUE (b008j8vq)
Small Presses, Big Ideas
20:30 TUE (b008j8vq)
Small Presses, Big Ideas
02:30 WED (b008j8vq)
Spike Milligan
14:30 SAT (b04vd21s)
Stop Messing About!
08:30 SUN (b00rmxpt)
Stop Messing About!
15:30 SUN (b00rmxpt)
Stop Messing About!
20:30 SUN (b00rmxpt)
Stop Messing About!
02:30 MON (b00rmxpt)
Take It From Here
08:00 WED (b013m01w)
Take It From Here
12:00 WED (b013m01w)
Take It From Here
19:02 WED (b013m01w)
Terry Pratchett
06:00 TUE (b00b1p28)
Terry Pratchett
13:00 TUE (b00b1p28)
Terry Pratchett
20:00 TUE (b00b1p28)
Terry Pratchett
02:00 WED (b00b1p28)
Terry Pratchett
06:00 WED (b00b50xj)
Terry Pratchett
13:00 WED (b00b50xj)
Terry Pratchett
20:02 WED (b00b50xj)
Terry Pratchett
02:00 THU (b00b50xj)
Terry Pratchett
06:00 THU (b00b8rpc)
Terry Pratchett
13:00 THU (b00b8rpc)
Terry Pratchett
20:00 THU (b00b8rpc)
Terry Pratchett
02:00 FRI (b00b8rpc)
Terry Pratchett
06:00 FRI (b00bdjq2)
Terry Pratchett
13:00 FRI (b00bdjq2)
Terry Pratchett
20:00 FRI (b00bdjq2)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 MON (b04vj2lf)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 TUE (b04vjj5t)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 WED (b04vjyhl)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 THU (b04vk8pq)
The 4 O'Clock Show
16:00 FRI (b04vkdqy)
The Cornwell Estate
23:00 SUN (b00vkxy6)
The Elephant Man
07:00 THU (b04vf6rt)
The Elephant Man
17:30 THU (b04vf6rt)
The Elephant Man
05:30 FRI (b04vf6rt)
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
17:00 TUE (b04vf7q6)
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
05:00 WED (b04vf7q6)
The Goon Show
08:00 TUE (b00kjh64)
The Goon Show
12:00 TUE (b00kjh64)
The Goon Show
19:00 TUE (b00kjh64)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
09:30 WED (b0075tgf)
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
03:00 SAT (b0084sb1)
The Jason Explanation of...
08:30 THU (b007jpwr)
The Jason Explanation of...
12:30 THU (b007jpwr)
The Jason Explanation of...
19:30 THU (b007jpwr)
The King of the Swingers
06:30 WED (b0076y48)
The King of the Swingers
13:30 WED (b0076y48)
The King of the Swingers
20:30 WED (b0076y48)
The King of the Swingers
02:30 THU (b0076y48)
The Lady Detectives
13:15 SAT (b00cqf3n)
The Lady Detectives
03:15 SUN (b00cqf3n)
The Late Mrs Buggins
06:30 MON (b0076rjr)
The Late Mrs Buggins
13:30 MON (b0076rjr)
The Late Mrs Buggins
20:30 MON (b0076rjr)
The Late Mrs Buggins
02:30 TUE (b0076rjr)
The Lunar Effect
14:00 MON (b007k1d8)
The Lunar Effect
00:00 TUE (b007k1d8)
The Lunar Effect
14:00 TUE (b007k1fd)
The Lunar Effect
00:00 WED (b007k1fd)
The Lunar Effect
14:00 WED (b007k1dn)
The Lunar Effect
00:02 THU (b007k1dn)
The Lunar Effect
14:00 THU (b007k1hv)
The Lunar Effect
00:00 FRI (b007k1hv)
The Lunar Effect
14:00 FRI (b007k1k4)
The Mark Steel Lecture
23:00 SAT (b007r5lk)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 SUN (b007jr3g)
The Men from the Ministry
08:30 FRI (b0102v9g)
The Men from the Ministry
12:30 FRI (b0102v9g)
The Men from the Ministry
19:30 FRI (b0102v9g)
The Museum of Curiosity
01:00 SAT (b00slqw1)
The Museum of Curiosity
09:00 FRI (b00snrk4)
The Museum of Curiosity
18:00 FRI (b00snrk4)
The Nose School
07:30 SAT (b00tr3ps)
The Rest is History
17:30 SAT (b04vd88y)
The Rest is History
05:30 SUN (b04vd88y)
The Rest is History
07:30 FRI (b04vk0c1)
The Rest is History
22:00 FRI (b04vk0c1)
The Scarifyers
18:30 SUN (b01bl9tb)
The Scarifyers
00:30 MON (b01bl9tb)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
17:00 THU (b007k1rc)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
05:00 FRI (b007k1rc)
The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth (Omnibus)
12:00 SAT (b04vdzxb)
The Skool Days of Nigel Molesworth (Omnibus)
02:00 SUN (b04vdzxb)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
04:15 SAT (b008j0gn)
The Tingle Factor
18:30 TUE (b04vjkfv)
The Tingle Factor
01:30 WED (b04vjkfv)
The Write Stuff
09:00 MON (b00vcpf4)
The Write Stuff
18:00 MON (b00vcpf4)
The Write Stuff
01:00 TUE (b00vcpf4)
Thinking of Leaving Your Husband?
17:00 WED (b00rrkg5)
Thinking of Leaving Your Husband?
05:00 THU (b00rrkg5)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 MON (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 MON (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
03:00 TUE (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 TUE (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 TUE (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
03:00 WED (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 WED (b007jpjg)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 WED (b007jpjg)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
03:00 THU (b007jpjg)
Tickets Please
09:30 TUE (b00nv6nh)
Weird Tales
18:00 SUN (b00vknrq)
Weird Tales
00:00 MON (b00vknrq)
Who Goes There?
09:00 THU (b00fnq9s)
Who Goes There?
18:00 THU (b00fnq9s)
Who Goes There?
01:00 FRI (b00fnq9s)