The anti-hero meets a woman hunting an antique, which may be more of a wind-up than it first appears.
The films of Orson Welles, such as 'Citizen Kane', 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Touch of Evil' guaranteed his place in the pantheon of silver-screen heroes.
In the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel 'The Third Man', Harry Lime is introduce as one of cinema's most notorious anti-heroes. Sought in post-war Vienna by pulp writer Holly Martins [Joseph Cotton] and British Army Major Calloway [Trevor Howard], Lime manages to steal the show despite being absent for much of it!
This radio prequel to the film, 'The Lives of Harry Lime' earned Welles even more acclaim. His distinctive tones had already served him well as the radio voice of 'The Shadow' between 1937 and 1938, where he portrayed the crusader with distinctly questionable means of thwarting crime.
Stripped of the film cameras, the character of Harry Lime is not ameliorated for this radio outing. He's an out and out rogue. Lime made it to the airwaves thanks to another Harry - Harry Alan Towers, with whom Welles collaborated on 'The Black Museum'. Like its eponymous anti-hero, this series travelled widely, being syndicated across the USA and on Radio Luxembourg.
Actor Tom Conti selects the Scarlatti Sonata in G major, and 'Piangero La Sorte Mia' from Handel's Giulio Cesare.
Erin O'Connor, whose beauty defies convention, discusses this knotty subject-area. What is beauty? Where do our ideas about beauty come from? How is our life-experience affected by how we look?
When Erin was growing up she was convinced she was ugly. She would dart across the road diagonally so she wouldn't draw attention to her nose by crossing in front of stationary cars. She was so self-conscious about her flat-chest that she would regularly wear two padded bras.
But one day she was told she was beautiful, scooped up by the modelling industry and presented as the uber-elegant catwalk queen, sought after and richly rewarded.
With the help of renowned facial-reconstructive surgeon Professor Iain Hutchison, who has treated people with severe facial disfigurement; and Professor of Children's Literature, Kim Reynolds who has studied the way beauty is regarded in traditional stories, Erin explores various opinions and experiences of beauty.
Erin also goes behind the scenes at London Fashion Week, to an event called 'All Walks Beyond the Catwalk'; it used a wide range of models - both in size and age - as a way to broaden the range of catwalk models used at such influential events.
Rosie plans to go to London and set up house. William dreams of esteem and beautiful women. Nancy doesn't relish the prospect of being left alone to care for Father; but she doesn't know about his own plans...
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William …. Christian Rodska
Comedian Simon Evans' new series about the economics of some of the goods - or bads - to which we're addicted.
If you crave your daily coffee, can't get by without a cigarette, feel that mid-afternoon slump without your sugar-fix, or can't face an evening without a glass of wine, you are definitely not alone. But have you ever thought about the economics that has made your addiction possible? Who does it profit? And would you want to make some canny investments that take advantage of our human weaknesses?
In this series, Simon Evans looks at the economics, history and health issues behind these oh-so-addictive commodities.
This week it's sugar. Some people say sugar could be the new tobacco - exposed as a health risk that's been knowingly concealed for decades. And the trouble is sugar is in almost everything now - even things that 'look' savoury. What part does economics have to play in how we have got to this point? How do we make sense of what the food industry is doing with sugar? And if we want to invest in this addiction, how do we do it?
With the help of economics guru, More Or Less host Tim Harford and the Queen of investment know-how, Merryn Somerset Webb, plus author David Gillespie, Simon walks us around the economics of this very familiar commodity and pokes fun at our relationship with it.
Presented by Simon Evans, with regular guests Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset Webb.
Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge and Andy Wolton.
As the chief fundraises, Cedric Phillips arrives on board HMS Troutbridge to see his brother, 'the Captain'!
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Lt Commander Stanton, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey and Michael Bates as Cedric Phillips. Plus Heather Chasen as Ramona, Tenniel Evans as LS Goldstein, and June Tobin as Charlotte Stanton.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, 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.
Ned Sherrin hosts the musical quiz with Stephen Gore from Bucks, Geoff Pagett from Liverpool and Damien Clark of Kent.
Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.
Neal Anthony's comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Nick Romero as Salvatori, Christopher Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Brother Michael.
The last voyages of Jonathan Swift's story are the lesser told. Gulliver finds himself on the floating Island of Laputa, where he encounters mad scientists and the terrifying ghosts of the great and the good. He flees from these intellectual and spiritual horrors, only to finally find a kind of Eden with the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent and gentle horses.
However, in this land, humans - or as they are called, the 'Yahoos' - are considered vermin. The dark and traumatizing experiences Gulliver has in this land change his life (and his wife and family's lives) forever.
With the satire here focused on crazy scientific experimentation, superstition, and finally spiritual desolation - Gulliver's Travels is as modern and potent now as it has ever been.
Gulliver …. Arthur Darvill
Richard Sympson …. Matthew Gravelle
Mary …. Bethan Walker
The Governor of Glubdrubdrib …. Ewan Bailey
The Master Horse …. Sam Dale
Lady Munodi …. Phoebe Waller-Bridge
A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2012.
The mystery deepens in the final part of Susie Maguire's trilogy of stories that examine a portrait from three perspectives. The Voyeur's Story is read by Bill Paterson.
Andrew is being roundly ignored on the set of the popular TV detective series that he's written, 'Westlake'. Hardly anyone talks to him and he doesn't care much for either the young golden boy director or the arrogant and untalented star of the show, Dean Smith. So he is pleased to make the acquaintance of Tom over lunch.
The episode of Westlake they are filming this week sees the Detective investigating the death of a woman who the viewer only ever sees as a figure in a portrait. Tom is the artist that painted the portrait.
In one scene the actor playing the model's husband slashes at the portrait. Tom flinches; it's clear from his reaction that the painting means something more to him than being just a cog in a make-believe story. And when the loud mouth star of the show makes a crude comment about the model between takes, it's too much for Tom to take, and all hell breaks loose. Andrew is intrigued by Tom's apparent obsession with the model and begins to imagine all kinds of possibilities for this beguiling portrait.
Paolo Baldi and Tina investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a nurse at an old people's home and uncover an unlikely case of voyeurism.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Marie Jones as Thelma.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Wednesday 22nd July has been a long day for Esther, and it is still not over - Mr Chartwell has promised to tell her more about himself and just what the nature of his work is.
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
Two policemen who have seen changes on the beat in levels of respect from society.
Ash's increasing sense of his own difference from his friends and fellow soldiers drives him to make a move.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Zarin ..... Christopher Simpson
Colonel Jenkins ..... Sean Baker
Wally ..... Jonathan Forbes
The Barrow-in-Furness housewife worries over the prospects for her husband and sons in January 1946. Read by Imelda Staunton.
Two women. Two Adams - but what's the connection? Are they "Demon" or "Liberator"?
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
Matthew Parris, Susannah Jowitt, Jasmine Birtles and David Boyle discuss the influence and importance of numbers. From March 2005.
Comedy series in which comedian Will Smith seeks help and advice - primarily from his godfather Peter - on coping with the onset of middle age. Peter invites Tory MP George to help Will speak his mind.
With Roger Allam, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jill Cardo, Gunnar Cauthery, Roger Drew, Donnla Hughes, Robert Lonsdale, Dan Starkey, Malcolm Tierney.
Ezekiel gets a shock, and Mary is wooed by a newly arrived Captain. Little does she know he's recently been named "Cad of the Year" by the Bounder's Gazette.
Samuel Oliphant .... Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk .... Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw .... James Fleet
Mary .... Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs .... Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant .... Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant .... Tony Maudsley
Dashmount .... Michael Fenton Stevens
Albert Einstein discovers the Beatles, while for the first time, the nation discovers sex.
Plus a look at the era of "Flour Power"; the World Cup is won by a team of men all called Bobby; and the with-it Royal try barbecuing.
THURSDAY 06 AUGUST 2015
THU 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Off the Page (b0076qvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064czyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064d0qt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 In Search of Beauty (b00p016j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b00v4m08)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00yqn79)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49 (b012mkj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels (b01c6trt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Counterpoint (b064d8b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Winston (b007lmgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b0639xp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064dqyd)
Series 1
Two Is Company
The con artist sees dollar signs when the romance between a wealthy heir and heiress runs out of steam.
Starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime.
The films of Orson Welles, such as 'Citizen Kane', 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Touch of Evil' guaranteed his place in the pantheon of silver-screen heroes.
In the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel 'The Third Man', Harry Lime is introduce as one of cinema's most notorious anti-heroes. Sought in post-war Vienna by pulp writer Holly Martins [Joseph Cotton] and British Army Major Calloway [Trevor Howard], Lime manages to steal the show despite being absent for much of it!
This radio prequel to the film, 'The Lives of Harry Lime' earned Welles even more acclaim. His distinctive tones had already served him well as the radio voice of 'The Shadow' between 1937 and 1938, where he portrayed the crusader with distinctly questionable means of thwarting crime.
Stripped of the film cameras, the character of Harry Lime is not ameliorated for this radio outing. He's an out and out rogue. Lime made it to the airwaves thanks to another Harry - Harry Alan Towers, with whom Welles collaborated on 'The Black Museum'. Like its eponymous anti-hero, this series travelled widely, being syndicated across the USA and on Radio Luxembourg.
The music is by Anton Karas, the zither man.
Produced by Towers of London.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1951.
THU 06:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064ds7n)
Eddie Edwards
Ski jumper Eddie Edwards chooses 'Jump' by Van Halen, and 'I Believe I Can Fly' by R Kelly.
THU 06:30 When Cassius Met The Beatles (b00r8b1k)
The tale of an unexpected encounter between 20th century legends - a meeting which created a new template for global celebrity.
February 1964: The Beatles fly into Miami, sparking Beatlemania as they prepare to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Meanwhile in a low-rent Miami gym, the underdog Cassius Clay trains to fight reigning champion Sonny Liston for the world title. The pundits say Clay hasn't a hope. Quite unexpectedly, the paths of these legendary figures cross.
British photographer Harry Benson arranges for The Beatles to visit Cassius Clay in the gym. Clay picks up Ringo and swings him around the ring as if he's no heavier than a toddler, as the other band-members lie at his feet. Clay pretends to knock all four Beatles down with a single punch. The resulting images remain in the memory long after this brief encounter.
The Beatles triumph on TV. Cassius Clay amazes all the boxing writers by defeating Liston. They suddenly both find themselves on the cusp of a new kind of stardom - they're young, outspoken and able to capture the global imagination.
John Wilson reports from Miami on the background to this unique encounter, with the memories of three people who were there at the time: photographer Harry Benson, who was travelling with the Beatles, writer Robert Lipsyte, who was covering the fight for the New York Times as a rookie reporter, and fight doctor Ferdie Pacheco, then working at the gym in Miami. All witnessed the moment when Cassius met The Beatles. John also taps the memories of Paul McCartney.
Producer John Goudie
THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
The Great Sermon Handicap
Can Bertie Wooster beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Eustace ..... David Jason
Claude ..... Jonathan Lynn
Cynthia ..... Carol Marsh
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
THU 07:30 Meet David Sedaris (b063d34q)
Series 5
The Understudy; Big Boy
Two stories from one of the world's best storytellers, David Sedaris, doing what he does best:
The Understudy sees some questionable childcare from the child's point of view.
Big Boy is about a problem many of us have faced when one flush just isn't enough.
Plus some extracts from David's unique diary.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
THU 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
Series 2
Pilgrim's Progress
Old soldier Albert is eager to revisit the World War One battlefields of Flanders, but Harold's in the mood to mock.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1967.
THU 08:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
Series 1
Episode 5
Shock news from Eric: Ernie's set to retire! Plus the torrid tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
Special singing guest: Laura Lee..
Written by Eddie Braben
With Ann Hamilton and Arthur Tolcher.
Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1975.
THU 09:00 Guess What? (b064dw48)
Episode 6
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
Regular Geoffrey Durham is joined by Neil Innes and Jan Ravens.
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 09:30 Radio Active (b007jrnl)
Series 2
What's Going On
Your indispensable guide to bargains in Margate and mouth-watering lunchtime theatre - from your local national radio station.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with Richard Curtis, Jon Canter, James Hendrie, Michael Fenton-Stevens and Jimmy Mulville.
Producer: Jimmy Mulville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982
THU 10:00 Herman Melville - Moby Dick (b00ttzkc)
Episode 1
Captain Ahab's obsessive sea chase for the great white whale, as witnessed by sole survivor of the voyage, Ishmael.
Ishmael, now in middle age, looks back on his younger self and remembers how this voyage of a lifetime began.
Herman Melville's 1851 novel dramatised in two-parts by Stef Penney.
Ishmael ..... Trevor White
Young Ishmael ..... PJ Brennan
Captain Ahab ..... Garrick Hagon
Peter Coffin ..... Howell Evans
Queequeg ..... Sani Muliaumaseali'i
Peleg ..... Mark Meadows
Elijahh/Captain Mayhew ..... Dorian Thomas
Starbuck ..... Richard Laing
Stubb ..... Simon Lee Phillips
Archy ..... Adam Redmayne
Daggoo ..... Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Specially composed music by Stuart Gordon.
Directed at BBC/Cymru Wales by Kate McAll
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
THU 11:00 Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets (b03zm4bq)
A waitress falls for a neurotic poet who is just her type, except that sometimes she longs to find 'a real man'. Read by Josie Lawrence.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
Series 1
The Emerald Style
Priestly sleuth Paolo Baldi's attempt to wine and dine his spiritual director Father Troy at a leading Dublin hotel is interrupted by a murder taking place behind-the-scenes that very evening.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Cathy Belton as Mona.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064dqyd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064ds7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 today]
THU 13:30 When Cassius Met The Beatles (b00r8b1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b00v4m0x)
Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell
Episode 4
Written by Rebecca Hunt.
Having agreed that Black Pat aka Mr Chartwell can stay over for a night, Esther is not sure what to expect in the morning.
The reader is Miriam Margolyes.
Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszyx)
Series 1: Respect
Post Workers
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
The theme of the first five programmes is Respect.
Alistair Redman is a sub-postmaster on the Scottish Isle of Islay and Elizabeth Stuart drives the post bus around the island. They discuss the changing nature of the post business and how change has to respect the society it operates in.
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00yqn7c)
Episode 19
The British Mission is welcomed to Kabul, but - it transpires - on a false premise.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Lucy Catherine.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Official ..... Kaleem Janjua
Cavagnari ..... Sam Dale
Jenkyns ..... Sean Baker
Wally ..... Jonathan Forbes
Ambrose ..... Iain Batchelor
Nakshband Khan ..... Mozaffar Shafeie
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
THU 14:45 Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49 (b012n474)
Episode 4
In June 1946, the housewife sees PoWs working in Barrow, and wonders why they can't be repatriated. Read by Imelda Staunton.
THU 15:00 Herman Melville - Moby Dick (b00ttzkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Guess What? (b064dw48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Radio Active (b007jrnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Meet David Sedaris (b063d34q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
Episode 4
It's party time for Adam Strachan, but his house guests prove to be far from ordinary...
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b0076p53)
Series 6
Edward Elgar
4 Extra Debut. Writer, broadcaster and charity founder Marjorie Wallace chooses composer Edward Elgar. With Humphrey Carpenter. From November 2004.
THU 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064dqyd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064ds7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 today]
THU 20:30 When Cassius Met The Beatles (b00r8b1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets (b03zm4bq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (b063d34q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 My First Planet (b01fjt0g)
Series 1
The Landing Has Landed
Day 1 on the colony and they've lost the food, the air, the Commander and the Mood Music. Meanwhile, Chief Physician Lillian makes a terrible discovery about Project Adam...
A sitcom set on a shiny new planet where we ask the question - if humankind were to colonize space, is it destined to succumb to self-interest, prejudice and infighting? (By the way, the answer's "yes". Sorry.)
Welcome to the colony. We're aware that having been in deep cryosleep for 73 years, you may be in need of some supplementary information.
Unfortunately, Burrows the leader of the colony has died on the voyage, so his Number 2, Brian (Nicholas Lyndhurst) is now in charge. He's a nice enough chap, but no alpha male, and his desire to sort things out with a nice friendly meeting infuriates the colony's Chief Physician Lillian (Vicki Pepperdine - "Getting On"), who'd really rather everyone was walking round in tight colour-coded tunics and saluting each other. She's also in charge of Project Adam, the plan to conceive and give birth to the first colony-born baby. Unfortunately, the two people hand-picked for this purpose - Carol and Richard - were rather fibbing about being a couple, just to get on the trip.
Add in an entirely unscrupulous Chief Scientist, Mason and also Archer, an idiot maintenance man who believes he's an "empath" rather than a plumber, and you're all set to answer the question - if humankind were to colonize space, is it destined to succumb to self-interest, prejudice and infighting? (By the way, the answer's "yes". Sorry.)
Written by Phil Whelans
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0658t43)
The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight Isy Suttie chats to Matt Forde.
THU 23:00 Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe (b007kltt)
Episode 1
BAFTA award-winning Lee Mack introduces a top line-up of fellow comics Dara Ó Briain, Alan Carr, Rhod Gilbert and Tim Minchin.
Recorded at The Edinburgh Fringe.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 2005.
THU 23:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jwnv)
Series 2
Episode 1
The Kapoors try social climbing at the golf club - and TV's 'Masterchef' with a twist.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Nitin Sawhney
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editor: Sharat Sardana
Producer: Anil Gupta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
FRIDAY 07 AUGUST 2015
FRI 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b0076p53)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064dqyd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064ds7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 When Cassius Met The Beatles (b00r8b1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b00v4m0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00yqn7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49 (b012n474)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Herman Melville - Moby Dick (b00ttzkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Guess What? (b064dw48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Radio Active (b007jrnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Meet David Sedaris (b063d34q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064fmwy)
Series 1
The Dead Candidate
The con artist tries going straight, but still manages to become embroiled in a dictatorship's shenanigans.
Starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime.
The films of Orson Welles, such as 'Citizen Kane', 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Touch of Evil' guaranteed his place in the pantheon of silver-screen heroes.
In the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel 'The Third Man', Harry Lime is introduce as one of cinema's most notorious anti-heroes. Sought in post-war Vienna by pulp writer Holly Martins [Joseph Cotton] and British Army Major Calloway [Trevor Howard], Lime manages to steal the show despite being absent for much of it!
This radio prequel to the film, 'The Lives of Harry Lime' earned Welles even more acclaim. His distinctive tones had already served him well as the radio voice of 'The Shadow' between 1937 and 1938, where he portrayed the crusader with distinctly questionable means of thwarting crime.
Stripped of the film cameras, the character of Harry Lime is not ameliorated for this radio outing. He's an out and out rogue. Lime made it to the airwaves thanks to another Harry - Harry Alan Towers, with whom Welles collaborated on 'The Black Museum'. Like its eponymous anti-hero, this series travelled widely, being syndicated across the USA and on Radio Luxembourg.
The music is by Anton Karas, the zither man.
Produced by Towers of London.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1951.
FRI 06:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064fmx0)
Beverley Knight
The singer and actress chooses 'Touch the Hem of His Garment' and 'A Change Gonna Come' by Sam Cooke.
FRI 06:30 Percy Edwards Showdown (b00htwx7)
David Attenborough stars in a new role: radio quizmaster - in a show all about Percy Edwards, who enjoyed a 70 year career impersonating birds and beasts.
That was a first, and so is this programme - a documentary game-show, combining the strange story of Percy's life, with archive of his impersonations, interviews with those who knew him, and a quiz.
Contestants include: Bill Oddie and Alex Horne.
Sir David will play bird calls for the teams to identify, some of which will be Percy's impressions, so can they tell the difference? They will also be asked to identity circumstances - a cry of distress, alarm or a sexy song?
Woven into the rounds will be snippets about Percy’s life and impact.
Percy discovered his talent for talking like animals aged seven. Eventually he could produce the sound of over 600 birds, and some other beasts (his was the voice of the killer whale in Orca, the alien in Alien and he provided sheep noises for Kate Bush's song The Dreaming).
Percy Edwards died aged 88 in 1996.
Producers: Emma Legg and Julian May
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
FRI 07:00 Rent (b064fnvq)
Series 4
Episode 3
Maria and Richard are getting to grips with a welcome new arrival - the nanny.
While Paul and Ruby are about to cope with a rather less welcome arrival...
Lucy Flannery's award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard Reynolds and their lodgers.
Maria …. Barbara Flynn
Richard …. Patrick Barlow
Ruby …. Vivienne Rochester
Paul …. Dave Lamb
With Sarah Parkinson and Toby Longworth.
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
FRI 07:30 Wordaholics (b01cjm4p)
Series 1
Episode 2
Wordaholics is the comedy panel game all about words.
Gyles Brandreth presides as Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha vie for supremacy in the ring.
Wordaholics is clever, intelligent, witty and unexpected. There are toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang, Greek gobbledegook, plus the panellists' picks of the ugliest and the most beautiful words: the whole world of words.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
FRI 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
Series 4
Hancock in the Police
When Bill and the lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.
FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b012bz13)
Series 5
The Booted Gorilla (Found?)
A trap must be laid on an African jungle safari, and Bluebottle gets a surprise.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1954.
FRI 09:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00mdyl9)
Series 2
Episode 4
James Walton and the music quiz for all the young, and not so young, dudes.
Team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs to be put through their musical paces.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Written and researched by James Walton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 09:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv7w)
See You Outside Boots in Oxford
Mark and his manic mutt look for the enigmatic Jennifer in the city of dreaming spires. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
FRI 10:00 Herman Melville - Moby Dick (b00tycss)
Episode 2
Fedullah's enigmatic prophecy is revealed, as Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit for the great white whale reaches a boiling, wrenching climax...
Now in middle age, sole survivor Ishmael looks back on his younger self and remembers more of this voyage of a lifetime.
Conclusion of Herman Melville's 1851 novel dramatised by Stef Penney.
Ishmael ..... Trevor White
Young Ishmael ..... PJ Brennan
Captain Ahab ..... Garrick Hagon
Peter Coffin ..... Howell Evans
Queequeg ..... Sani Muliaumaseali'i
Captain Boomer ..... Mark Meadows
Captain Mayhew ..... Dorian Thomas
Starbuck/Gabriel ..... Richard Laing
Stubb ..... Simon Lee Phillips
Archy ..... Adam Redmayne
Daggoo ..... Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Specially composed music by Stuart Gordon.
Directed at BBC/Cymru Wales by Kate McAll.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
FRI 11:00 Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part (b03zm819)
A couple are house-sitting in London where they meet an unappealing dog and a celebrity neighbour.
Josie Lawrence reads Deborah Moggach’s short story.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
Series 1
Death Cap
At a monastic retreat far out in County Cork, a sudden death among the Franciscan brothers causes Paolo Baldi to suspect foul play.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Patrick Ryecart as Father Cyril, Barry Cassin as Abbot Frederick and Rudolph Walker as Brother Vincent.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b012bz13)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064fmwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064fmx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 today]
FRI 13:30 Percy Edwards Showdown (b00htwx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b00v4m42)
Rebecca Hunt - Mr Chartwell
Episode 5
Written by Rebecca Hunt
The weekend is approaching, together with the imminent anniversary of Esther's husband's death. But an unexpected task is set for Esther by her boss at the Westminster Library.
The reader is Miriam Margolyes.
Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:15 The Generation Gap (b00qsz6f)
Series 1: Respect
Funeral Directors
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
The theme of the first five programmes is Respect.
Michael Ryan, a funeral director in Newport, and his daughter Louise - who, at 21, is the youngest female funeral director in the world - discuss whether changes in funeral styles mean that our respect for the dead has changed.
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00yqn7f)
Episode 20
The Guides' heroic last stand at the British Mission in Kabul is watched helplessly by an imprisoned Ash.
Conclusion of MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Lucy Catherine.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Cavagnari ..... Sam Dale
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Jenkyns ..... Sean Baker
Wally ..... Jonathan Forbes
Ambrose ..... Iain Batchelor
Nakshband Khan ..... Mozaffar Shafeie
Hassan Gul ..... Sagar Arya
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
FRI 14:45 Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49 (b012m9yp)
Episode 5
In 1947's bitter winter, the housewife looks back - and ponders the next generation's prospects. Concluded by Imelda Staunton.
FRI 15:00 Herman Melville - Moby Dick (b00tycss)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00mdyl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv7w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Rent (b064fnvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Wordaholics (b01cjm4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
FRI 18:30 Fry's English Delight (b012krqz)
Series 4
Brevity
Stephen Fry explores 'Brevity' - from lyrics to headlines and epitaphs to telegrams.
We've always had a taste for the tweet-sized. Proverbs and aphorisms go back to the ancient Greeks. We explore the possible links between the Tweet and the Haiku - including that tiny rarity, an English Haiku. We visit Bunhill Cemetery in London with writer Kevin Jackson to enjoy the necessary terseness of epitaphs and reflect on a poetic exponent, William Blake.
The concision of telegrams created poetry and humour born of economy. We recall Oscar Wilde's famous telegram exchange with his publisher in which he enquires about sales of his recent book with a lone '?' The response was of course, '!'
One liner-machine Tim Vine joins Stephen in the studio to discuss his affinity with brevity and 'his passion for small hand grenades of wit' as one reviewer put it. He describes the liberation of the bite-size joke and reflects on why he would make the perfect headline writer.
'The pun is the life blood of the headline' according to Kelvin Mackenzie who recalls the origins of his famous headline from the 1980s - 'Gotcha' and reflects on the importance of short words for any tabloid newspaper editor. Laura Barton, writer for the Guardian, explores her love of short writing and of neologisms in pop lyrics. If 'la la' means 'I love you' and 'wop-bop-a-loop-a' was an expression which captured the freedom of 50s rock and roll, what short word sums up the world today?
Aleks Krotoski chooses the word 'Meme' and examines the way technology has given us the means to create ever smaller bespoke packages of information. And more of them. The chopped up doesn't necessarily mean the dumbed down.
Producer: Nick Baker
A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b012bz13)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b064fmwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:20 Inheritance Tracks (b064fmx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:20 today]
FRI 20:30 Percy Edwards Showdown (b00htwx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part (b03zm819)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Shappi Talk (b00lk2zh)
Series 1
Unconventional Parents
Comedy series in which Shappi Khorsandi examines what it is like growing up in multi-cultural families.
Joining Shappi will be comedian John Gordillo who shares his memories of growing up in a Spanish family with a very forceful father. Shappi also chats with another 'related' guest- and also to Lenny Henry 'on location' to talk about his family.
There'll also be a chance for Shappi to chat with the audience and there'll be a song from Hils Barker.
Producer: Paul Russell
An Open Mike Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 22:30 Absolute Power (b007qs09)
Series 1
Episode 4
Can Prentiss McCabe come up with a strategy to increase church congregations around the country?
Mark Tavener's comedy about the machiavellian doctors of PR spin with contacts at the highest level of government.
Starring Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss and John Bird as Martin McCabe.
With:
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
John Rowe
Alys Torrance
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b06549s0)
The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith is joined by Jess Robinson and Kirsty Newton.
FRI 23:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gsmn)
Series 4
Frank Skinner
Marcus Brigstocke invites comedian Frank Skinner to try 4 new things, including getting a spray tan and eating Jugged Hare.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
FRI 23:30 Down the Line (b010dp1c)
Series 4
Episode 6
The return of the ground-breaking, Radio 4 show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy; brought to you by the creators of The Fast Show.
Down The Line stars Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy, with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse.
Special guests are Adil Ray and Arabella Weir.
Producers: Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse
A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
1966 and All That
23:30 WED (b010hcwh)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (b0075tmk)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (b0075tmk)
A Thor in One's Side
01:30 SAT (b00772pf)
Absolute Power
22:30 FRI (b007qs09)
Afternoon Reading
15:45 SUN (b011vhdf)
Afternoon Reading
03:45 MON (b011vhdf)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 MON (b01322dc)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 MON (b01322dc)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 TUE (b0132l74)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 TUE (b0132l74)
Afternoon Reading
11:00 WED (b0132p87)
Afternoon Reading
21:00 WED (b0132p87)
Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth
23:00 SAT (b00z64xq)
All the Way from Memphis
04:00 SAT (b00mb1r1)
All the Way from Memphis
09:00 FRI (b00mdyl9)
All the Way from Memphis
16:00 FRI (b00mdyl9)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 SUN (b007jvxy)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 MON (b007jvxy)
Armstrong and Miller
23:45 SUN (b00t1bct)
Baldi
11:15 MON (b007jljw)
Baldi
21:15 MON (b007jljw)
Baldi
11:15 TUE (b007jlk6)
Baldi
21:15 TUE (b007jlk6)
Baldi
11:15 WED (b007jlkz)
Baldi
21:15 WED (b007jlkz)
Baldi
11:15 THU (b007jlld)
Baldi
21:15 THU (b007jlld)
Baldi
11:15 FRI (b00803g1)
Baldi
21:15 FRI (b00803g1)
Boogie Up the River
04:30 SAT (b007jv6z)
Boogie Up the River
09:30 FRI (b007jv7w)
Boogie Up the River
16:30 FRI (b007jv7w)
Book at Beachtime
02:00 SAT (b01kv7wq)
Book at Bedtime
00:00 SAT (b00vfxmc)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 MON (b00v1npb)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 TUE (b00v1npb)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 TUE (b00v2zbz)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 WED (b00v2zbz)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 WED (b00v4m08)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 THU (b00v4m08)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 THU (b00v4m0x)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 FRI (b00v4m0x)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 FRI (b00v4m42)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b009ppjq)
Brave New Worlds
18:45 SAT (b01n7jpv)
Brave New Worlds
00:45 SUN (b01n7jpv)
Centurions
11:45 SUN (b007k1px)
Centurions
19:45 SUN (b007k1px)
Clowning Around on 4 Extra
09:00 SAT (b03xcl02)
Clowning Around on 4 Extra
19:00 SAT (b03xcl02)
Counterpoint
09:00 WED (b064d8b9)
Counterpoint
16:00 WED (b064d8b9)
Counterpoint
04:00 THU (b064d8b9)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b00qmbky)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b00qmbky)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b00qmbky)
Dance of the Seven Veils
06:30 TUE (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
13:30 TUE (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
20:30 TUE (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
01:30 WED (b0081kqz)
Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets
11:00 THU (b03zm4bq)
Deborah Moggach - Hot Tickets
21:00 THU (b03zm4bq)
Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part
11:00 FRI (b03zm819)
Deborah Moggach - Playing the Part
21:00 FRI (b03zm819)
Dermot Bolger - Haunting Women
00:15 SAT (b016q02f)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (b06451zx)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (b06451zx)
Down the Line
23:30 FRI (b010dp1c)
Drama
18:00 SAT (b012fqsz)
Drama
00:00 SUN (b012fqsz)
Ed Reardon's Week
07:30 SUN (b00dqnyw)
Ed Reardon's Week
17:30 SUN (b00dqnyw)
Ed Reardon's Week
22:00 SUN (b00dqnyw)
Ed Reardon's Week
05:30 MON (b00dqnyw)
Fry's English Delight
00:30 SAT (b012fbpn)
Fry's English Delight
18:30 FRI (b012krqz)
Genius
09:00 MON (b00brvcm)
Genius
16:00 MON (b00brvcm)
Genius
04:00 TUE (b00brvcm)
Goodness Gracious Me
23:30 THU (b007jwnv)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b0076p53)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (b0076p53)
Guess What?
09:00 THU (b064dw48)
Guess What?
16:00 THU (b064dw48)
Guess What?
04:00 FRI (b064dw48)
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea
23:30 SUN (b0076zsc)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 FRI (b007vh34)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 FRI (b007vh34)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 FRI (b007vh34)
Hannah Lowe - Long Time No See Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b06451m7)
Hannah Lowe - Long Time No See Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b06451m7)
Hardeep at The Stand
22:00 SAT (b01r9tbm)
Hello Cheeky
08:30 TUE (b007jnx4)
Hello Cheeky
12:30 TUE (b007jnx4)
Hello Cheeky
19:30 TUE (b007jnx4)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
10:00 THU (b00ttzkc)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
15:00 THU (b00ttzkc)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
03:00 FRI (b00ttzkc)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
10:00 FRI (b00tycss)
Herman Melville - Moby Dick
15:00 FRI (b00tycss)
How Tickled Am I?
18:30 TUE (b007jt19)
How Tickled Am I?
00:30 WED (b007jt19)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
07:30 MON (b0639jpd)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
17:30 MON (b0639jpd)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (b0639jpd)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
05:30 TUE (b0639jpd)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 SAT (b00wmxgc)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
08:30 WED (b00wsyk4)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 WED (b00wsyk4)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 WED (b00wsyk4)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
23:00 FRI (b014gsmn)
In Search of Beauty
06:30 WED (b00p016j)
In Search of Beauty
13:30 WED (b00p016j)
In Search of Beauty
20:30 WED (b00p016j)
In Search of Beauty
01:30 THU (b00p016j)
In the Director's Chair
11:30 SUN (b0075ppf)
In the Director's Chair
19:30 SUN (b0075ppf)
In the Psychiatrist's Chair
14:15 SAT (b0643xg8)
In the Psychiatrist's Chair
02:15 SUN (b0643xg8)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (b04prn2x)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (b04prn2x)
Inheritance Tracks
10:10 SUN (b010m3ql)
Inheritance Tracks
21:10 SUN (b010m3ql)
Inheritance Tracks
06:20 MON (b0647v9f)
Inheritance Tracks
13:20 MON (b0647v9f)
Inheritance Tracks
20:20 MON (b0647v9f)
Inheritance Tracks
01:20 TUE (b0647v9f)
Inheritance Tracks
06:20 TUE (b0648kk8)
Inheritance Tracks
13:20 TUE (b0648kk8)
Inheritance Tracks
20:20 TUE (b0648kk8)
Inheritance Tracks
01:20 WED (b0648kk8)
Inheritance Tracks
06:20 WED (b064d0qt)
Inheritance Tracks
13:20 WED (b064d0qt)
Inheritance Tracks
20:20 WED (b064d0qt)
Inheritance Tracks
01:20 THU (b064d0qt)
Inheritance Tracks
06:20 THU (b064ds7n)
Inheritance Tracks
13:20 THU (b064ds7n)
Inheritance Tracks
20:20 THU (b064ds7n)
Inheritance Tracks
01:20 FRI (b064ds7n)
Inheritance Tracks
06:20 FRI (b064fmx0)
Inheritance Tracks
13:20 FRI (b064fmx0)
Inheritance Tracks
20:20 FRI (b064fmx0)
It's Not What You Know
07:30 TUE (b0639w41)
It's Not What You Know
17:30 TUE (b0639w41)
It's Not What You Know
22:00 TUE (b0639w41)
It's Not What You Know
05:30 WED (b0639w41)
Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37
18:00 SUN (b007k4kc)
Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37
00:00 MON (b007k4kc)
John Mortimer Presents: The Trials of Marshall Hall
01:00 SAT (b007k2zd)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
10:00 MON (b01bkyly)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
15:00 MON (b01bkyly)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
03:00 TUE (b01bkyly)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
10:00 TUE (b01bwddl)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
15:00 TUE (b01bwddl)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
03:00 WED (b01bwddl)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
10:00 WED (b01c6trt)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
15:00 WED (b01c6trt)
Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels
03:00 THU (b01c6trt)
King Street Junior
09:30 MON (b00tdzjx)
King Street Junior
16:30 MON (b00tdzjx)
King Street Junior
04:30 TUE (b00tdzjx)
Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe
23:00 THU (b007kltt)
Li Yuan-Chia
06:30 MON (b00pcf5j)
Li Yuan-Chia
13:30 MON (b00pcf5j)
Li Yuan-Chia
20:30 MON (b00pcf5j)
Li Yuan-Chia
01:30 TUE (b00pcf5j)
Little Britain
22:30 TUE (b008p522)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)
06:00 SUN (b064506c)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)
13:00 SUN (b064506c)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus)
01:00 MON (b064506c)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
02:30 SAT (b00yj265)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
14:30 MON (b00yqhrf)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
02:30 TUE (b00yqhrf)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
14:30 TUE (b00yqn6z)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
02:30 WED (b00yqn6z)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
14:30 WED (b00yqn79)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
02:30 THU (b00yqn79)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
14:30 THU (b00yqn7c)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
02:30 FRI (b00yqn7c)
MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions
14:30 FRI (b00yqn7f)
Mark Steel's in Town
22:30 SUN (b01m0k9m)
Marriage Lines
08:30 MON (b0647y7d)
Marriage Lines
12:30 MON (b0647y7d)
Marriage Lines
19:30 MON (b0647y7d)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:00 MON (b007k378)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:00 TUE (b007k378)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:00 TUE (b007k387)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:00 WED (b007k387)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:00 WED (b007k391)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:00 THU (b007k391)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:00 THU (b007k3b0)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:00 FRI (b007k3b0)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:00 FRI (b007k3bt)
Mastering the Universe
23:00 SUN (b00spqnz)
Meet David Sedaris
07:30 THU (b063d34q)
Meet David Sedaris
17:30 THU (b063d34q)
Meet David Sedaris
22:00 THU (b063d34q)
Meet David Sedaris
05:30 FRI (b063d34q)
Meeting Myself Coming Back
08:00 SAT (b00tcsvt)
Meeting Myself Coming Back
15:00 SAT (b00tcsvt)
Meeting Myself Coming Back
03:00 SUN (b00tcsvt)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
07:30 SAT (b01qqxn5)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
17:30 SAT (b01qqxn5)
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester
05:30 SUN (b01qqxn5)
My First Planet
22:30 THU (b01fjt0g)
Mystery Theater
11:00 SUN (b06451zz)
Mystery Theater
19:00 SUN (b06451zz)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
14:45 MON (b012lq82)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
02:45 TUE (b012lq82)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
14:45 TUE (b012mdwy)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
02:45 WED (b012mdwy)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
14:45 WED (b012mkj2)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
02:45 THU (b012mkj2)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
14:45 THU (b012n474)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
02:45 FRI (b012n474)
Nella Last's Peace: Housewife 49
14:45 FRI (b012m9yp)
Off the Page
18:30 WED (b0076qvj)
Off the Page
00:30 THU (b0076qvj)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
07:00 THU (b007s5dn)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 THU (b007s5dn)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
05:00 FRI (b007s5dn)
Party
22:30 MON (b011jrmq)
Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void
14:30 SUN (b0645328)
Paul Murray - The Mark and the Void
02:30 MON (b0645328)
Percy Edwards Showdown
06:30 FRI (b00htwx7)
Percy Edwards Showdown
13:30 FRI (b00htwx7)
Percy Edwards Showdown
20:30 FRI (b00htwx7)
Peter Tinniswood
06:00 SAT (b01bl25p)
Peter Tinniswood
16:00 SAT (b01bl25p)
Peter Tinniswood
04:00 SUN (b01bl25p)
Pick Ups
23:30 MON (b00nkxfc)
Radio Active
09:30 THU (b007jrnl)
Radio Active
16:30 THU (b007jrnl)
Radio Active
04:30 FRI (b007jrnl)
Ray's a Laugh
08:00 SUN (b00t141c)
Ray's a Laugh
12:00 SUN (b00t141c)
Rent
05:00 SAT (b063rvm6)
Rent
07:00 FRI (b064fnvq)
Rent
17:00 FRI (b064fnvq)
Revolting People
23:00 WED (b00ftcck)
Robb Wilton: I Should Say So
07:15 SUN (b01l1d4z)
Robb Wilton: I Should Say So
14:15 SUN (b01l1d4z)
Robb Wilton: I Should Say So
02:15 MON (b01l1d4z)
Round the Horne
12:00 SAT (b007jrlz)
Round the Horne
08:00 TUE (b007k1g4)
Round the Horne
12:00 TUE (b007k1g4)
Round the Horne
19:00 TUE (b007k1g4)
Rubbish
23:00 TUE (b00853km)
Shappi Talk
22:00 FRI (b00lk2zh)
Simon Evans Goes to Market
07:30 WED (b0639xp0)
Simon Evans Goes to Market
17:30 WED (b0639xp0)
Simon Evans Goes to Market
22:00 WED (b0639xp0)
Simon Evans Goes to Market
05:30 THU (b0639xp0)
Stephen Fagan - The Intersection
03:00 SAT (b01fhjrq)
Steptoe and Son
08:00 THU (b007jlb0)
Steptoe and Son
12:00 THU (b007jlb0)
Steptoe and Son
19:00 THU (b007jlb0)
Such Rotten Luck
09:30 TUE (b0648pf9)
Such Rotten Luck
16:30 TUE (b0648pf9)
Such Rotten Luck
04:30 WED (b0648pf9)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SUN (b0654771)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (b0658svz)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (b0658t43)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 FRI (b06549s0)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
08:30 THU (b01k763p)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
12:30 THU (b01k763p)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
19:30 THU (b01k763p)
The Generation Gap
14:15 MON (b00qszyv)
The Generation Gap
02:15 TUE (b00qszyv)
The Generation Gap
14:15 TUE (b00qszz5)
The Generation Gap
02:15 WED (b00qszz5)
The Generation Gap
14:15 WED (b00qszyz)
The Generation Gap
02:15 THU (b00qszyz)
The Generation Gap
14:15 THU (b00qszyx)
The Generation Gap
02:15 FRI (b00qszyx)
The Generation Gap
14:15 FRI (b00qsz6f)
The Goon Show
08:30 FRI (b012bz13)
The Goon Show
12:30 FRI (b012bz13)
The Goon Show
19:30 FRI (b012bz13)
The Lawrence Sweeney Mix
22:30 SAT (b008vzdy)
The Leopard in Autumn
09:30 WED (b00761mn)
The Leopard in Autumn
16:30 WED (b00761mn)
The Leopard in Autumn
04:30 THU (b00761mn)
The Lives of Harry Lime
06:00 MON (b0647tth)
The Lives of Harry Lime
13:00 MON (b0647tth)
The Lives of Harry Lime
20:00 MON (b0647tth)
The Lives of Harry Lime
01:00 TUE (b0647tth)
The Lives of Harry Lime
06:00 TUE (b0648k4r)
The Lives of Harry Lime
13:00 TUE (b0648k4r)
The Lives of Harry Lime
20:00 TUE (b0648k4r)
The Lives of Harry Lime
01:00 WED (b0648k4r)
The Lives of Harry Lime
06:00 WED (b064czyq)
The Lives of Harry Lime
13:00 WED (b064czyq)
The Lives of Harry Lime
20:00 WED (b064czyq)
The Lives of Harry Lime
01:00 THU (b064czyq)
The Lives of Harry Lime
06:00 THU (b064dqyd)
The Lives of Harry Lime
13:00 THU (b064dqyd)
The Lives of Harry Lime
20:00 THU (b064dqyd)
The Lives of Harry Lime
01:00 FRI (b064dqyd)
The Lives of Harry Lime
06:00 FRI (b064fmwy)
The Lives of Harry Lime
13:00 FRI (b064fmwy)
The Lives of Harry Lime
20:00 FRI (b064fmwy)
The Navy Lark
08:00 WED (b007zmrl)
The Navy Lark
12:00 WED (b007zmrl)
The Navy Lark
19:00 WED (b007zmrl)
The Now Show
23:00 MON (b063dch8)
The Now Show
09:00 TUE (b063dch8)
The Other Side of the Hill
16:00 SUN (b010t4pb)
The Other Side of the Hill
04:00 MON (b010t4pb)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
22:15 SAT (b00h4cwy)
The World As We Know It
07:00 MON (b00fnrkf)
The World As We Know It
17:00 MON (b00fnrkf)
The World As We Know It
05:00 TUE (b00fnrkf)
Two Doors Down
07:00 TUE (b0076h8n)
Two Doors Down
17:00 TUE (b0076h8n)
Two Doors Down
05:00 WED (b0076h8n)
Vent
23:30 TUE (b01flqm7)
Whack-O!
08:30 SUN (b06451cb)
Whack-O!
12:30 SUN (b06451cb)
When Cassius Met The Beatles
06:30 THU (b00r8b1k)
When Cassius Met The Beatles
13:30 THU (b00r8b1k)
When Cassius Met The Beatles
20:30 THU (b00r8b1k)
When Cassius Met The Beatles
01:30 FRI (b00r8b1k)
Where Did It All Go Wrong?
23:15 SUN (b0076gqv)
Who Goes There?
16:00 TUE (b064cy21)
Who Goes There?
04:00 WED (b064cy21)
Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management
22:30 WED (b00g0536)
Winston
07:00 WED (b007lmgv)
Winston
17:00 WED (b007lmgv)
Winston
05:00 THU (b007lmgv)
Wordaholics
05:30 SAT (b01c7lk6)
Wordaholics
07:30 FRI (b01cjm4p)
Wordaholics
17:30 FRI (b01cjm4p)
Writing the Century - Omnibus
13:00 SAT (b0643wl1)
Writing the Century - Omnibus
01:00 SUN (b0643wl1)