Following a 30-year unrequited love affair, Alec attends his paramour Betty's funeral - only to hear some home-truths which would be better left unsaid - or maybe not?
Stars Tom Watson as Mac, David Sinclair as Bob, Mia Soteriou as Annette and Jonathan Tafler as Franco.
Roger Daltrey explores the turbulent relationship between Buddy Holly and his manager and producer, Norman Petty.
Niki Sullivan and JI Allison, guitarist and drummer with The Crickets, and Buddy's widow Maria Elena reveal that all was not well between the pair, and the tensions led to a split. Roger hears how Petty made a series of unusual business decisions on behalf of the band, and accrued writing credits - and consequently royalty payments - to himself which are still causing financial difficulties some 50 years on.
Stars Letitia Dean as Penny, Phil Cornwell as Dave, Julian Rhind-Tutt as Andy and Susannah Doyle as Kate.
Andrew Lawrence's sitcom about a man dissatisfied with his life, whose feeble attempts to run away invariably end with him traipsing home defeated.
In this opening episode, Andrew arrives home from work one evening to find the house even more of a mess than usual. An argument with his girlfriend about cleaning escalates and Andrew storms out to find something to eat.
After a soul destroying encounter with the woman in the local shop, who can only recommend frozen turkey dinosaurs for his meal, Andrew joins his work mate, Lennie, for a consolation dinner in the pub.
Later he returns home and is forced to negotiate about a cleaner through the letterbox before he is finally allowed back in.
With Rosie Cavaliero and Marek Larwood.
Kenneth Horne heads up the river and swings by Julian and Sandy's Bona Antiques shop just off the Portobello Road. Rambling Syd Rumpo sings 'The Taddle Groper's Dance'.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Cash-strapped Lady of the Manor, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has been forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband died.
With her butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey is set to keep a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descendent.
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton …. Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere …. Keith Barron
Marjory Frobisher …. Angela Thorne
Brabinger …. Nicholas McArdle
Mrs Polouvicka …. Margery Withers
Ned …. Frank Middlemass
First piloted for BBC radio, but whisked off to BBC TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Chris Dolan's dramatisation of Honore de Balzac's entertaining tale of family rivalry and fortunes lost and won, set in 19th-century France.
Philippe's gambling has left his family destitute and his political activities have landed him in jail. His mother and brother seek financial help from a rich elderly relative, but a pretty young housekeeper and her lover have already laid plans to rob the old man of his money.
Narrator ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Philippe Bridau ...... Thomas Arnold
Joseph Bridau ...... Mathew Pidgeon
Agathe Bridau ...... Briony McRoberts
Flore Brazier ...... Lucy Paterson
Jean-Jacques Rouget ...... Timothy Bateson
Desroches ...... Jon Glover
Monsieur Hochon ...... Christian Rodska
Madame Hochon ...... Colette O'Neil
Max Gilet ...... Alan Cox
Baruch ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Fario ...... Chris Pavlo
A young Skye woman, Eilidh, stops for a break during a walk in the Cuillin mountains. In her rucksack she carries a recent gift: the collected poems of Sorley MacLean. As she begins to read, she hears a woman singing and is transported by the sadness in her voice. Who is the stranger; what tragedy has she suffered?
Second in a series of stories specially commissioned to mark the centenary of the birth of the Highland poet Sorley MacLean. A warded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1990, MacLean is regarded as the greatest Gaelic poet of the Twentieth Century, giving new literary standing to a language which has at times seemed close to extinction.
MacLean was born in October 1911 on Raasay, a small island lying off the east coast of Skye, into a family immersed in Highland history and culture. It is often said that what Hugh MacDiarmid did for Scots, Sorley MacLean did for Gaelic, sparking a Gaelic renaissance in Scottish literature. He was also instrumental in preserving and promoting the teaching of Gaelic in Scottish schools. He died in 1996.
Mackenzie Crook and Amanda Root star in this magical play which was co-written by comedy writer-performer Amelia Bullmore and playwright Duncan Macmillan.
Nancy knows her teenage son doesn't like washing, but she has no idea of the strange and bewildering consequences that this lack of soap and scrubbing will lead to - and nor does Dan. As his body adjusts to a more 'natural' state, Nancy and Dan's delicate status quo is disrupted and life-changing decisions have to be made.
A funny, moving fairy tale about mums and their sons, and letting children grow and blossom into the people they want to be.
Terry ..... Mackenzie Crook
Nancy ..... Amanda Root
Storyteller ..... Dorien Thomas
Dan ..... Gareth Pierce
Reena. ..... Amelia Bullmore
Dustin ..... Simon Ludders
Fizz ..... Claire Harry
Will an 'arty' weekend at the Welches give lecturer Jim an opportunity to impress his colleagues? Read by Martin Jarvis.
Professor David Hendy travels to Ghana to hear the talking drum, a language made of drumbeats that once carried messages through the rainforest like a telegraph signal.
There's also a treasure from the Pitt Rivers Sound Archive - the sound of Bayaka pygmies of the Central African Republic preparing for a net hunt. How do non-verbal sounds carry information and how do they bind us together as a group?
Producer: Matt Thompson.
Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in the rugged landscape of 1900's Sardinia. Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths from a translation by Martha King.
The Pintor sisters Noemi, Ester and Ruth are the last remnants of a noble family in decline. For twenty five years they have lived with the dishonour of a sister, Lia, who ran away and the poverty brought about by the sudden and mysterious death of their father. Now a telegram announcing the imminent arrival of Lia's son, their nephew Giacinto, causes turmoil.
Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life
Socrates lived in a city that nurtured the key ingredients of contemporary civilisation - democracy, liberty, science, drama, rational thought- yet, as he wrote nothing in his lifetime, he himself is an enigmatic figure. "The Hemlock Cup" tells his story, setting him in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean that was his home, and dealing with him as he himself dealt with the world.
The young Socrates listens to the great thinkers of Athens and begins to form his own philosophical thoughts on life.
Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest.
Team captains Jon Richardson, Ed Byrne and Johnnie Casson are joined by Jared Christmas, Mark Watson and Eddie Large.
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
At Ellsworth Research Centre, deep in the Antarctic, scientist Russell Bowers is recovering after his incredible trek. Meanwhile, Commander Taft and meteorologist Anaya are heading to Mitchell Bluff to discover what they can about the attack on Bowers and his team.
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Actress Maureen Lipman looks back on her career in film, TV and the theatre, as she entertains an audience.
Featuring memories of growing up in Hull and her great heroine, Joyce Grenfell.
Forgotten sporting heroes. Gerald Sinstadt tells the story of the sporting all-rounder Gertrude Trelawny Ferris. From June 1995.
4. Roads
With Neil Edmond, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Rowe, Renton Skinner and Marc Willcox.
Investigating pesticides and agricultural policy, intrepid reporter David Lander asks if farming is in crisis.
With Brenda Blethyn, Robert Bathurst, Jack Klaff, Phil Nice, Philip Pope and Julia Hills.
Lord Zimbabwe faces his greatest challenge yet - a voyage to the moon to rescue an American who has been subject to a cruel alien snatch.
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero’s comedy about the swashbuckling exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Cletus ...... Owen Oakeshott
Marylou Coyotecock ...... Sophie Aldred
Vicar ...... Colin Guthrie
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2015
WED 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s5v2)
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WED 00:30 That Reminds Me (b007jn9p)
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WED 01:00 Kingsley Amis - All the Blood Within Me (b06jgs5r)
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WED 01:30 Forever 22 (b00hc948)
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WED 02:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00sm8nh)
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WED 02:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzhz)
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WED 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dy7qg)
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WED 02:45 Book of the Week (b00wgz8w)
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WED 03:00 Classic Serial (b00d3k14)
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WED 04:00 Act Your Age (b00qcj8m)
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WED 04:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
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WED 05:00 Arrested Development (b0075vxs)
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WED 05:30 There Is No Escape (b06grjn7)
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WED 06:00 Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion (b06jmkm7)
EA Potter is thought to be a great poet, but what does he feel about himself?
Starring Freddie Jones as EA Potter, Carolyn Pickles as Sue MacNamara and Shaun Prendergast as Pat Bowes.
Written by Kingsley Amis and dramatised by John Scotney.
Producer: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
WED 06:30 The Shock of the Knee (b00gmdxp)
Fashion writer Colin McDowell recalls the rise of the miniskirt and Yves Saint Laurent's 1959 House of Dior collection, which introduced hemlines above the knee, and the shocked reactions of society.
The press were agog at these developments, and even some Dior staff thought that Saint Laurent's designs had gone too far. At the same time in Britain, short skirts became increasingly popular with young women.
McDowell talks to one of the most important designers of the period, Mary Quant, as well as representatives of today's fashion industry, and wonders if womenswear will ever be as shocking again.
An All Out production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 07:00 Huddwinks (b00b1p9r)
Series 2
The Curse of the Smollett's Curse!
Melissa and Compton win a holiday, but spurn Herne Bay for an adventure in ancient Egypt. Stars Roy Hudd. From June 1988.
WED 07:30 To Hull and Back (b06hjkv6)
Series 1
The French Connection
Sophie still lives at home with her mum in Hull. They make a living doing car boot sales at the weekend. Except they don't really make a living because her mum can't bear to get rid of any of their junk.
Plus, they don't have a car. As their house gets more cluttered, Sophie feels more trapped. Sophie dreams of moving to London to meet her dad and to become a famous actress. Will this dream come true?
Pilot episode of the sitcom by BBC New Comedy Award winner, Lucy Beaumont.
Starring Lucy Beaumont as Sophie and Maureen Lipman as Sheila.
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Radio Comedy Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.
WED 08:00 The TV Lark (b019m4j5)
The Prestige Show
With only one commercial to play, struggling new channel Troutbridge TV stages a flagship show to boost its viewing figures.
After four series of 'The Navy Lark', the BBC decided the comedy crew needed a new setting, so where better than brand new independent station, Troutbridge TV?
However, after just ten episodes, this proved to be only a temporary change of course for the crew of HMS Troutbridge - as the crew were soon back aboard 'The Navy Lark'.
CAST:
The Producer …. Stephen Murray
The Floor Manager …. Jon Pertwee
The Director …. Leslie Phillips
Henry Povey …. Richard Caldicote
'Fatso' Johnson/Bernard Yeast …. Ronnie Barker
‘Taffy’ Goldstein …. Teniel Evans
Gervais Batsford-Shaw/ Sir Jimson Whitaker-Smythe …. Michael Bates
Vera/Janet …. Janet Brown
TTV Continuity Announcer …. Robin Boyle
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1963.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dyb12)
Series 6
Episode 10
Problem corner with Marjorie Droops, and Robinson Prunestone gets marooned.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Simon Brett, Graeme Garden 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.
Music and songs by Liam Cohen, Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
WED 09:00 Puzzle Panel (b00z628p)
Episode 10
Fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Dr Doreen Baxter, Professor David Singmaster and Robert Eastway. From August 1998.
WED 09:30 The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII (b0076j10)
Episode 3
With Henry suffering from a surfeit of mothers-in-law, perhaps his luck will change with Jane Seymour?
Jonathan Coy stars as Henry VIII
An unreliable history, created and written in six parts by Barry Grossman.
Henry VIII ...... Jonathan Coy
Thomas Cromwell ...... Milton Johns
The Chronicler ...... Alfred Burke
Jane Seymour ...... Jasmin Hyde
Lady Margaret ...... Eve Matheson
Sir John ...... John Webb
Antonio ...... Jonathan Kydd
Music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
WED 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snl4p)
Episode 1
17th century Exmoor in Devon: John Ridd meets Lorna Doone (and they fall in love) and we meet the murderer Carver Doone, the highwayman Tom Faggus and the miser Uncle Benn.
David Schofield and Alison Pettit star in RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romantic tale.
Dramatised in three-parts by Barry Letts.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doon …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Uncle Ben …. James Warrior
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Young Lorna …. Charlotte Grattidge
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Young Lizzie …. Laura Berry
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Young Annie …. Samantha Dowling
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
John Fry …. Ian Brooker
Counsellor Doone …. Graham Colclough
Charlie Doon …. David Perks
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1997.
WED 11:00 Afternoon Reading (b015zs0v)
The Mystery of the Hills
Hallaig
By Iain Finlay MacLeod.
Read by Tony Kearney.
A man reflects upon the consequences of a decision made too lightly.
Hebridean writer Iain Finlay MacLeod completes this series of stories specially commissioned to mark the centenary of the birth of the Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean. The title of this story refers to MacLean's great poem "Hallaig", while lines from the poem "The Choice" are central to the story's theme. Both poems can be read in full on MacLean's official website (see link opposite).
Sorley MacLean was born in October 1911 on Raasay, a small island lying off the east coast of Skye, into a family immersed in Highland history and culture. Awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1990, he is regarded as the greatest Gaelic poet of the Twentieth Century, giving new literary standing to a language which at times seemed close to extinction.
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
WED 11:15 Drama (b00yz551)
David Harrower - Good with People
By David Harrower.
A gripping and funny portrait of small town life. The small town in question is Helensburgh, a once thriving seaside destination in the shadow of Faslane nuclear submarine base.
Hotel receptionist Helen is challenged by the arrival of a young man, whose return to the town throws her life into turmoil.
Helen ..... Maureen Beattie
Evan ..... Paul Chequer
Jack ..... Sean Biggerstaff
Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
WED 12:00 The TV Lark (b019m4j5)
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WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dyb12)
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WED 13:00 Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion (b06jmkm7)
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WED 13:30 The Shock of the Knee (b00gmdxp)
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WED 14:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00snq96)
Episode 3
At a party, lecturer Dixon gets into a fight and spies something unsettling through the curtains. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 14:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzlc)
The Singing Wilderness
Professor David Hendy of the University of Sussex explores our relationship with noisy nature.
How do we interact with what the American nature writer Sigurd Olsen called 'The Singing Wilderness'?
Hear the Bosavi people of Papua New Guinea sing a 'gisalo' in the darkness of a forest longhouse, and extraordinary recordings from around the world, including musical trees, the bluesy singing of the pootoo bird, and a real frog chorus.
30-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.
Producer: Matt Thompson.
A Rockethouse production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
WED 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dw0t7)
Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind
Episode 3
Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in the rugged landscape of 1900's Sardinia. Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths from a translation by Martha King.
The village festival, the Feast of Our Lady of Rimedio is underway when Giacinto unexpectedly arrives. Noemi finds herself overwhelmed by Giacinto's arrival and calls for Efix to take him to the festival.
EFIX.....John Lynch
NOEMI.....Charlotte Emmerson
GIACINTO.....Matthew McNulty
ESTER.....Deborah McAndrew
KALLINA.....Kathryn Hunt
GRIXENDA.....Holliday Grainger
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b00wgzdr)
Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life
Episode 3
Written by Bettany Hughes.
Socrates lived in a city that nurtured the key ingredients of contemporary civilisation - democracy, liberty, science, drama, rational thought- yet, as he wrote nothing in his lifetime, he himself is an enigmatic figure. "The Hemlock Cup" tells his story, setting him in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean that was his home, and dealing with him as he himself dealt with the world.
War engulfed much of Socrates' life. Now a young man, he must take up his sword and fight for his beloved Athens.
Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Reader: Bettany Hughes
Producer: Joanna Green
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snl4p)
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WED 16:00 Puzzle Panel (b00z628p)
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WED 16:30 The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII (b0076j10)
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WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b00b1p9r)
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WED 17:30 To Hull and Back (b06hjkv6)
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WED 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s74m)
The Changing Man
After his trip to Mitchell Bluff, Taft's realised Bowers' story about the attack on his base doesn't add up - and Bowers isn't giving anything away. Worse, a member of Taft's team has been found dead...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
WED 18:30 Off the Page (b0076tmn)
Common as Muck
Matthew Parris talks class, brass and manure with commoners Geoff Dyer, Michael Collins and Ian Duhig. From 2005.
WED 19:00 The TV Lark (b019m4j5)
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WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dyb12)
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WED 20:00 Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion (b06jmkm7)
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WED 20:30 The Shock of the Knee (b00gmdxp)
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WED 21:00 Afternoon Reading (b015zs0v)
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WED 21:15 Drama (b00yz551)
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WED 22:00 To Hull and Back (b06hjkv6)
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WED 22:30 Bird Island (b01k2b18)
Series 1
Episode 3
On one hand, Ben is on the trip of a lifetime to Sub-Antarctica. On the other, he's trapped in an icy hell with one other person, a dodgy internet connection and a dictaphone. Loneliness is something of a problem. His fellow travelling scientist Graham should alleviate this, but the tragi-comic fact is, they are nerdy blokes, so they can only stumble through yet another awkward exchange. Ben experiences all the highs and lows that this beautiful, but lonely place has to offer but fails miserably to communicate this to Graham. So, Ben shares his thoughts with us in the form of an audio 'log'.
Apart from his research studying the Albatross on the Island, Ben attempts to continue normal life with an earnestness and enthusiasm which is ultimately very endearing. We're with him as chats awkwardly with Graham, telephones his mother and as he tries to form a long distance relationship with a woman through Chemistry.com. In fact, we follow Ben as everything occurs to him. We also hear the pings and whirrs of machinery, the Squawks and screeches of the birds and the vast expanse outside. Oh, and ice. Lots of ice.
EPISDE THREE:
Bird Island is the story of Ben, a young scientist working in Antarctica, trying to socially adapt to the loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary on his Dictaphone. An atmospheric 15 minute non-audience comedy.
Ben and Graham encounter a seal cub that's been attacked. He takes it home and carefully nurses it back to life and share the pup's progress with his mum and Dad.
EPISDE THREE CAST:
Ben ..... Reece Shearsmith
Graham ..... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Beverley..... Alison Steadman
Robin..... Gerard Mcdermott
Written by ..... Katy Wix
Produced by ..... Tilusha Ghelani.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
WED 22:45 Before They Were Famous (b01m5nt2)
Series 1
Episode 3
Ian Leslie presents a new Radio 4 comedy show which brings to light the often surprising first literary attempts of some of the world's best known writers. A project of literary archaeology, Leslie has found evidence in the most unlikely of places - within the archives of newspapers, periodicals, corporations and universities - showcasing the early examples of work by writers such as Jilly Cooper during her brief and unfortunately unsuccessful foray into the world of war reporting, and Hunter S Thompson in his sadly short-lived phase working in the customer relations department for a major American Airline.
These are the newspaper articles, advertising copy, company correspondence and gardening manuals that allow us a fascinating glimpse into the embryonic development of our best loved literary voices - people we know today for their novels or poems but who, at the time, were just people with a dream...and a rent bill looming at the end of the month.
Produced by Anna Silver and Claire Broughton
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 23:00 The History Plays (b01d1403)
O Salutaris Hostia, Diana
The History Plays are a series of imagined conversations at key moments in the recent history of Britain.
In "O Salutaris Hostia, Diana" Imelda Staunton stars as Martha and Toby Jones as Graham. The couple look back over their lives together but their very different views on Diana mask a far more personal conflict, and Graham's dislike of the princess has its roots in his pain over the circumstances of their son Alan's death.
Written and directed by Nigel Smith
Produced by Gareth Edwards.
WED 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00ry9j0)
Series 1
Trout Farm
John Weak discovers there's a "T" missing from the end of HR, when Human Resources has a communal hot flush over his witty entry on Deirdre Simmons's leaving card...
Alexander Armstrong stars as John Weak in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management.
John Weak ...... Alexander Armstrong
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Phil Bellinger ...... Stephen Critchlow
Clare Barrett ...... Colleen Prendergast
Deidre Simmons ...... Susan Jameson
Simon Henshaw ...... Harry Myers
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2015
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s74m)
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THU 00:30 Off the Page (b0076tmn)
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THU 01:00 Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion (b06jmkm7)
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THU 01:30 The Shock of the Knee (b00gmdxp)
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THU 02:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00snq96)
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THU 02:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzlc)
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THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dw0t7)
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THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b00wgzdr)
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THU 03:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snl4p)
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THU 04:00 Puzzle Panel (b00z628p)
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THU 04:30 The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII (b0076j10)
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THU 05:00 Huddwinks (b00b1p9r)
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THU 05:30 To Hull and Back (b06hjkv6)
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THU 06:00 Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers (b06jsp31)
By 1945 the servicemen in Europe were longing for demob and hoping to avoid the war in the Far East. Major Raleigh's company was very much at a loose end, so holding a mock parliament seemed a good way of keeping the men out of mischief.
Stars Iain Cuthbertson as Jock Watson, Steve Hodson as Major Raleigh, Anthony Jackson as Sgt Hargreave and Philip Fox as Lt Frank Archer.
Written by Kingsley Amis and dramatised by John Scotney.
Producer: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
THU 06:30 Van Gogh: Seeing Red (b00pfrzs)
Art historian Richard Cork explores the mind of the painter Vincent van Gogh through his extraordinary letters.
Richard Cork explores the mind of Vincent van Gogh through his correspondence.
A keen and expressive correspondent who regaled acquaintances with his views on love, religion and sex, he put pen to paper with the same creative vigour as he put paintbrush to canvas.
By the time he walked into a field in the town of Auvers-sur-Oise and shot himself in the chest, the 37-year-old van Gogh had left behind a rich literary legacy that would, like his painting, outlive his short and tortured life.
Producer: Kate Bland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
THU 07:00 North by Northamptonshire (b0184vh8)
Series 2
Episode 3
A visiting choir sets hearts aflutter amongst the ladies of Wadenbrook, while Mary's dad, Norman, has an adventure of his own.
Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.
Written by Katherine Jakeways.
John Biggins................................Keith
Mackenzie Crook...........................Rod
Felix Dexter...............................Arnold
Kevin Eldon...................Jonathan / Ken
Shelia Hancock....................... Narrator
Jessica Henwick...........................Helen
Katherine Jakeways........ Esther / Jacqui
Felicity Montagu..............................Jan
Geoffrey Palmer........................Norman
Lizzie Roper..............................Angela
Penelope Wilton............................Mary
Rufus Wright................................Frank
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011
THU 07:30 The Brig Society (b06gwcpm)
Series 3
Being a Lord
Good Lord. Exactly what Marcus has become in order to peer under the ermine and see if we really do need that second chamber. Along the way he'll be looking at the history and function of the House of Lords, getting himself a Coat Of Arms and having a good old rummage in the Woolsack.
Helping him declare his interests will be Margaret Cabourn-Smith (2Miranda"), William Andrews ("Sorry I've Got No Head") and Justin Edwards ("The Thick Of It").
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Steve Punt and Dan Tetsell.
Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
Series 3
Without Prejudice
Harold persuades Albert to leave their rag and bone yard to move out to suburbia.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Edward Kelsey, Garrard Green and Trevor Martin.
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 BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
THU 08:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
Series 2
Episode 4
Can shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel save a struggling department store from closure?
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
THU 09:00 Genius (b008m9jv)
Series 2
Brian Sewell
A cure for jet lag and a horse bike?
Dave Gorman asks art critic Brian Sewell to choose the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
THU 09:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
Series 6
Excess Baggage
The past catches up with Stuart, which impacts on Anna - and her sisters make it worse. Stars Rosemary Leach. From July 1999.
THU 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snrxb)
Episode 2
Murderer Carver Doone tries to force Lorna into marrying him, but her true love, John Ridd, sets out to rescue her...
David Schofield and Alison Pettit star in RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romance set on 17th century Exmoor.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doon …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Uncle Ben …. James Warrior
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
Charlie Doon and …. David Perks
Judge Jeffries …. Jonathan Wyatt
Dramatised by Barry Letts.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in in September 1997.
THU 11:00 Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box (b06jt3tn)
The simple container used for savoury biscuits. Then it became a symbol of a devastating moment in history. Read by Anna Massey. From August 1992.
THU 11:15 Bettina Gracias - Asha's World (b007vg89)
Asha's controlling mother rings up from India to tell her she's arranged a date for her with a gorgeous Indian doctor. She refuses to go and her best friend Veronique goes instead, pretending to be Asha, setting in train a twisty romantic tale of mistaken identities.
Bettina Gracias's comedy stars Archie Panjabi as Asha, Leena Dhingra as Mum, Jemma Elder as Lisa, Anushka Dahssi as Veronique and Ajay Chhabra as Raj.
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
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THU 12:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
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THU 13:00 Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers (b06jsp31)
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THU 13:30 Van Gogh: Seeing Red (b00pfrzs)
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THU 14:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00sny11)
Episode 4
Lecturer Jim Dixon wakes up to trouble. Can disaster be averted by a quick-thinking friend? Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 14:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzq0)
A Ritual Soundscape
Orkney's Neolithic sites feel like theatre stages, encouraging us to move through them in unfamiliar ways. If the people noticed striking sound effects, they must have been tempted to exploit them. But exploit them how, exactly?
Were these the kind of places where our ancestors came to make a spectacular din - or places where they came in search of silence and sensory deprivation?
Professor David Hendy of the University of Sussex explores the ritualistic use of sound.
30-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.
Producer: Matt Thompson.
A Rockethouse production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dw0wr)
Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind
Episode 4
Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in the rugged landscape of 1900's Sardinia. Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths from a translation by Martha King.
Giacinto and Grixenda's love blossoms at the Festival of Our Lady of Rimedio but Ester confides in Efix her growing concern for Giacinto's behaviour which leads to a confrontation and a shocking confession.
EFIX.....John Lynch
GIACINTO.....Matthew McNulty
GRIXENDA.....Holliday Grainger
PREDU.....Conrad Nelson
ESTER.....Deborah McAndrew
KALLINA.....Kathryn Hunt
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b00wgzmb)
Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life
Episode 4
Written by Bettany Hughes.
Socrates lived in a city that nurtured the key ingredients of contemporary civilisation - democracy, liberty, science, drama, rational thought- yet, as he wrote nothing in his lifetime, he himself is an enigmatic figure. "The Hemlock Cup" tells his story, setting him in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean that was his home, and dealing with him as he himself dealt with the world.
Socrates debates with the young men of Athens, suggesting that their future may lie in a simpler life of good.
Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Reader: Bettany Hughes
Producer: Joanna Green
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snrxb)
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THU 16:00 Genius (b008m9jv)
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THU 16:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
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THU 17:00 North by Northamptonshire (b0184vh8)
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THU 17:30 The Brig Society (b06gwcpm)
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THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
Sanctuary No More
Deb's found evidence that Bowers has been experimenting on himself and is now a Chimera - changing at a cellular level - but, the question is, into what?
The answers will have to wait, because now there's a killer on the loose...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b0076yjt)
Series 9
WG Grace
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. Piers Morgan nominates WG Grace as the greatest English cricketer of all time. From May 2006.
THU 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
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THU 19:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
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THU 20:00 Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers (b06jsp31)
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THU 20:30 Van Gogh: Seeing Red (b00pfrzs)
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THU 21:00 Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box (b06jt3tn)
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THU 21:15 Bettina Gracias - Asha's World (b007vg89)
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THU 22:00 The Brig Society (b06gwcpm)
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THU 22:30 The Secret World (b01169br)
Series 1
Episode 1 - Pilot
From John Humphrys and Ringo to Alan Carr and Alan Sugar.
Pilot of the comedy impressions series examining the bizarre and private lives of public people.
Starring:
Jon Culshaw
Sarah Hadland
Jess Robinson
Lewis Macleod
Duncan Wisbey
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b06l47jk)
Tiff Stevenson chats to Naz Osmanoglu and Mark Cooper Jones from WitTank.
THU 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3vt)
Musical
On its 25th anniversary, writers and performers reflect on Gummy Monkey: The Musical. Stars Greg Davies. From April 2007.
THU 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jv2j)
Series 1
WG Grace
Radical comic Mark Steel profiles the 'first modern celebrity' in English cricketing and Victorian society, WG Grace.
Series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era.
With Melanie Hudson and Kim Wall. .
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2015
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
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FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b0076yjt)
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FRI 01:00 Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers (b06jsp31)
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FRI 01:30 Van Gogh: Seeing Red (b00pfrzs)
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FRI 02:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00sny11)
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FRI 02:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzq0)
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FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dw0wr)
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FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b00wgzmb)
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FRI 03:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snrxb)
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FRI 04:00 Genius (b008m9jv)
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FRI 04:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
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FRI 05:00 North by Northamptonshire (b0184vh8)
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FRI 05:30 The Brig Society (b06gwcpm)
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FRI 06:00 Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death (b06jtqpg)
Pope Leo's had something on his conscience for 900 years - the confessions of a Scottish King: King Macbeth.
Stars Peter Jeffrey as Pope Leo IX, Ken Stott as Macbeth, Olivier Pierre as Hildebrand and Kim Wall as Desiderius.
Written by Kingsley Amis and dramatised by John Scotney.
Producer: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
FRI 06:30 Skip (b00sgbl8)
The secret life of the rubbish skip. They are such a familiar sight on our streets that most of us take the common-or-garden skip for granted.
But to some people they are the focal point of their lives, whether for survival, inspiration for art, or the subject of a university Garbology degree. And what is our fascination with not only keeping an eye on what other people put in them, but also maybe having a rummage, or best of all, spiriting away a discarded piece of treasure?
Writer and gardening expert Alys Fowler, herself no stranger to "liberating" skipped curios for her garden and home, builds a picture of our behaviour in and around these metal Aladdin's caves and unearths amusing and amazing tales to add to skip folklore of recent years.
Forget the old floorboards and broken sofas, afficionados see skips as a source of everything from priceless antiques to free food. And if your community needs affordable extra amenities such as a swimming pool or skateboard park, there's an artist who has created these very things - from old skips.
As Alys looks in a fresh way at skips throughout the land, what secrets and treasures are they about to reveal?
Producer: Neil Cargill
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 07:00 The Change (b0076p6t)
Series 3
Episode 4
With George's big birthday looming, he gets two surprises - one from his wife and the other from his mother.
Carol …. Lynda Bellingham
George …. Philip Jackson
Violet ...... Marcia Warren
Maureen …. Maureen Beattie
Ken …. James Vaugnan
Sonia …. Emma Kennedy
Jerry …. Barnaby Kay
Dave …. Mark Powley
Nurse ...... Rosie Armstrong
Series 3 of the sitcom about a married couple's attempts to smooth over their singularly troubled midlife funk - Carol is hormonal and 15-stone George is a transvestite. Onlookers can't quite agree on the nature of their dynamic.
Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
FRI 07:30 Shedtown (b01pw3lq)
Series 2
'Til Press Do Us Part
Who hasn't thought about running away from it all at some time or other?
Throwing caution to the wind, wrenching oneself out of a long established orbit to head for the deep space of the unknown?
In series two of Shedtown, our wooden 'man-cave', icon of escape and isolation - the shed - continues to be a symbol of possibility and change.
Episode 2:
As William weds his blushing, boiler-suited, berk of a bride, old Johnny Edwards takes a turn for the worse.
Barry............................Tony Pitts
Jimmy..........................Stephen Mangan
Eleanor.........................Ronni Ancona
Johnny..........................Alan Leith
Colin.............................Johnny Vegas
Deborah........................Emma Fryer
William.........................Adrian Manfredi
Diane...........................Rosina Carbone
Dave............................Shaun Dooley
Father Michael.............James Quinn
Wes............................Warren Brown
Nell.............................Eleanor Samson
Narrator.......................Maxine Peake
Music..........................Paul Heaton and Jonny Lexus
Written and Directed by Tony Pitts
Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsvk)
Series 5
The Election Candidate
The electioneering lad battles to represent East Cheam in the Houses of Parliament.
Stars Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1958.
FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
Series 6
The Secret Escritoire
Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
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 September 1955.
FRI 09:00 The 3rd Degree (b00z58bg)
Series 1
Stirling
Coming this week from the University of Stirling, host Steve Punt puts questions to students and lecturers of Psychology, Marketing, and English Studies. So if you've got a notion as to who lived at 7 Eccles Street, what is James Bond's family motto, or why on earth a marketer might use a 'semantic cognitive differential tangent' then listen in...
"The 3rd Degree" is a funny, lively and dynamic new quiz show aimed at cultivating the next generation of Radio 4 listeners whilst delighting the current ones. It's recorded on location at a different University each week, and it pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in a genuinely original and fresh take on an academic quiz. Being a Radio 4 programme, it of course meets the most stringent standards of academic rigour - but with lots of facts and jokes thrown in for good measure.
Together with host Steve Punt, the show tours the (sometimes posh, sometimes murky, but always welcoming!) Union buildings, cafés and lecture halls of six universities across the UK.
The rounds vary between Specialist Subjects and General Knowledge, quickfire bell-and-buzzer rounds and the 'Highbrow & Lowbrow' round cunningly devised to test not only the students' knowledge of current affairs, history, languages and science, but also their Professors' awareness of television, film, and Lady Gaga... In addition, the Head-to-Head rounds, in which students take on their Professors in their own subjects, were particularly lively, and offered plenty of scope for mild embarrassment on both sides...
The resulting show is funny, fresh, and not a little bit surprising, with a truly varied range of scores, friendly rivalry, and moments where students wished they had more than just glanced at that reading list...
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 09:30 Albert and Me (b007jsbh)
Series 1
Spanner in the Works
Single dad Bryan's son Albert is starting nursery - what could possibly go wrong?
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With John Junkin as Harry.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1977.
FRI 10:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00sp1f1)
Episode 3
When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he’s lost her forever. Meanwhile Carver Doone has murderous plans....
Starring Alison Pettit and David Schofield.
Conclusion of RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romance set on 17th century Exmoor.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doone …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
Charlie Doon …. David Perks
Counsellor Doone …. Graham Colclough
King James …. Jonathan Wyatt
Dramatised by Barry Letts.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in in September 1997.
FRI 11:00 Gillian Tindall - Missing (b06jv3hm)
An intriguing story with a twist explores the effect on a family when Uncle Elwyn just disappears one day. Read by Alice Arnold. From June 1992.
FRI 11:15 Drama (b00dkff7)
Nick Warburton - Last Days of Grace
By Nick Warburton
Easter Monday, 1908. And there's snow on the ground. An aging icon, W.G. Grace, contemplates another day in his life-long cricketing obsession. He arrives at the Oval and can't quite bear to sit in the clubhouse to meet the usual people. Instead he trudges out in to the cold to face a different type of questioning.
W.G.Grace ..... Kenneth Cranham
GF ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Voice of Cricket ..... Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Produced by Steven Canny
Nick Warburton is a writer of great significance in audio drama. In 2007 he won the Peter Tinniswood Award for the Best New Play on Radio. He was thrilled to be a guest interviewee on Test Match Special during their 50th Anniversary celebrations.
"To his contemporaries Grace was supreme and, in words used of Aristotle, the master of those who know. For longevity, for his effect on the game, for performances with bat and ball, for his place in history, William Gilbert Grace stands alone." Sir John Major.
FRI 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsvk)
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FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
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FRI 13:00 Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death (b06jtqpg)
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FRI 13:30 Skip (b00sgbl8)
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FRI 14:00 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00sp3dx)
Episode 5
Lecturer Jim Dixon is preoccupied about losing his job whilst preparation for the summer ball begins. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 14:15 Noise: A Human History (b01rdzx0)
The Rise of the Shamans
Around the world charismatic individuals claim the ability to change the weather, heal illness and help crops grow. Professor David Hendy explains how sound - and its manipulation - is central to the shaman's power.
David introduces the eerie rituals of Siberian reindeer herders as they summon spirits, before coming closer to home to hear a mysterious singing angel high in the facade of Wells Cathedral.
30-part series made in collaboration with the British Library Sound Archive.
Producer: Matt Thompson.
A Rockethouse production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b01dvzpc)
Grazia Deledda - Reeds in the Wind
Episode 5
Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in the rugged landscape of 1900's Sardinia. Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths from a translation by Martha King.
Giacinto's behaviour is causing trouble for the Pintor sisters. Noemi disapproves of his relationship with Grixenda and there are rumours that Giacinto is gambling. Will Efix's attempts to put things right work?
EFIX.....John Lynch
NOEMI.....Charlotte Emmerson
ESTER.....Deborah McAndrew
RUTH/KALLINA.....Kathryn Hunt
GIACINTO.....Matthew McNulty
PREDU.....Conrad Nelson
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b00wgznx)
Bettany Hughes - The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life
Episode 5
Written by Bettany Hughes.
Socrates lived in a city that nurtured the key ingredients of contemporary civilisation - democracy, liberty, science, drama, rational thought- yet, as he wrote nothing in his lifetime, he himself is an enigmatic figure. "The Hemlock Cup" tells his story, setting him in the context of the Eastern Mediterranean that was his home, and dealing with him as he himself dealt with the world.
The Spartans break down Athenian walls and Socrates is barred from associating with the city's youth. His card is marked.
Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Reader: Bettany Hughes
Producer: Joanna Green
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 15:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00sp1f1)
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10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 3rd Degree (b00z58bg)
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09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Albert and Me (b007jsbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 The Change (b0076p6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Shedtown (b01pw3lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv49)
The Antarctican
The struggle at the South Pole continues.
Having witnessed the destruction of the Ellsworth Research Centre and the death of several of their colleagues, the survivors prepare to flee...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
FRI 18:30 Soul Music (b00763ln)
Series 2
The Lark Ascending
Tasmin Little, Iona Brown and Allan Stephenson reflect on the impact of Ralph Vaughan Williams's most English of works.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
FRI 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsvk)
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FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
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FRI 20:00 Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death (b06jtqpg)
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FRI 20:30 Skip (b00sgbl8)
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FRI 21:00 Gillian Tindall - Missing (b06jv3hm)
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FRI 21:15 Drama (b00dkff7)
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FRI 22:00 Shedtown (b01pw3lq)
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FRI 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b06nd3nz)
Arthur Smith chats to Russell Howard.
FRI 22:30 BBC New Comedy Awards (b06jwd0n)
2015
Heat eight
The next heat in comedy's most prestigious new talent competition from Birmingham's famous Glee Club.
Our host Joe Lycett presents some of the best new comedians from across the UK.
Judges for this heat are comedian Isy Suttie, BBC Comedy Producer Sam Bryant and editor of comedy website Chortle, Steve Bennett.
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner and Laura Baron.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2015.
FRI 23:30 The Skivers (b00jd5jn)
Series 3
Paul McKenna
Hypnotist Paul McKenna gets a taste of his own medicine. Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January 1997.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
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1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear - Omnibus
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28 Acts in 28 Minutes
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A Good Read
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A Good Read
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Act Your Age
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Act Your Age
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Archive on 4
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Archive on 4
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Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive
22:30 SAT (b00cymp0)
Arrested Development
07:00 TUE (b0075vxs)
Arrested Development
17:00 TUE (b0075vxs)
Arrested Development
05:00 WED (b0075vxs)
As Time Goes By
08:30 MON (b06jf7bz)
As Time Goes By
12:30 MON (b06jf7bz)
As Time Goes By
19:30 MON (b06jf7bz)
BBC New Comedy Awards
22:30 FRI (b06jwd0n)
Before They Were Famous
22:45 WED (b01m5nt2)
Bettina Gracias - Asha's World
11:15 THU (b007vg89)
Bettina Gracias - Asha's World
21:15 THU (b007vg89)
Bird Island
22:30 WED (b01k2b18)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 SAT (b00yrgzc)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b00wdf44)
Book of the Week
02:45 TUE (b00wdf44)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b00wgz8w)
Book of the Week
02:45 WED (b00wgz8w)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b00wgzdr)
Book of the Week
02:45 THU (b00wgzdr)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b00wgzmb)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b00wgzmb)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b00wgznx)
Classic Serial
10:00 MON (b00czqt0)
Classic Serial
15:00 MON (b00czqt0)
Classic Serial
03:00 TUE (b00czqt0)
Classic Serial
10:00 TUE (b00d3k14)
Classic Serial
15:00 TUE (b00d3k14)
Classic Serial
03:00 WED (b00d3k14)
Comedy Greats
09:00 SAT (b007jthv)
Comedy Greats
19:00 SAT (b007jthv)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
07:30 SUN (b00hd80x)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
17:30 SUN (b00hd80x)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
22:00 SUN (b00hd80x)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
05:30 MON (b00hd80x)
Creme de la Crime
15:30 SUN (b0081mpp)
Creme de la Crime
03:30 MON (b0081mpp)
Creme de la Crime
23:45 MON (b008756y)
Creme de la Crime
09:45 TUE (b008756y)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jpgq)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jpgq)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jpgq)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
11:50 SUN (b00lxhb3)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
19:50 SUN (b00lxhb3)
Delve Special
23:00 TUE (b007jqfr)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (b06j7whr)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (b06j7whr)
Doctor Who
18:00 SAT (b06j6wry)
Doctor Who
00:00 SUN (b06j6wry)
Don Taylor - God's Revolution
03:00 SAT (b00vcwhw)
Drama
14:15 SAT (b00ryl01)
Drama
02:15 SUN (b00ryl01)
Drama
11:15 MON (b00yz3hd)
Drama
21:15 MON (b00yz3hd)
Drama
11:15 TUE (b00yyh94)
Drama
21:15 TUE (b00yyh94)
Drama
11:15 WED (b00yz551)
Drama
21:15 WED (b00yz551)
Drama
11:15 FRI (b00dkff7)
Drama
21:15 FRI (b00dkff7)
Ectoplasm
23:30 TUE (b007wwd6)
Educating Archie
08:00 SUN (b007jss9)
Educating Archie
12:00 SUN (b007jss9)
Electric Ink
09:30 MON (b01kkqc9)
Electric Ink
16:30 MON (b01kkqc9)
Electric Ink
04:30 TUE (b01kkqc9)
Forever 22
06:30 TUE (b00hc948)
Forever 22
13:30 TUE (b00hc948)
Forever 22
20:30 TUE (b00hc948)
Forever 22
01:30 WED (b00hc948)
Frankie Howerd Show
08:30 SUN (b00n3ptz)
Frankie Howerd Show
12:30 SUN (b00n3ptz)
Friday Drama
18:00 SUN (b01694p2)
Friday Drama
00:00 MON (b01694p2)
Genius
09:00 THU (b008m9jv)
Genius
16:00 THU (b008m9jv)
Genius
04:00 FRI (b008m9jv)
Gillian Tindall - Missing
11:00 FRI (b06jv3hm)
Gillian Tindall - Missing
21:00 FRI (b06jv3hm)
Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box
11:00 THU (b06jt3tn)
Gillian Tindall - The Lunch Box
21:00 THU (b06jt3tn)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b0076yjt)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (b0076yjt)
Grimm Thoughts
02:15 SAT (b01pgll1)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
22:45 TUE (b00fn9hk)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 FRI (b007jsvk)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 FRI (b007jsvk)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 FRI (b007jsvk)
Huddwinks
07:00 WED (b00b1p9r)
Huddwinks
17:00 WED (b00b1p9r)
Huddwinks
05:00 THU (b00b1p9r)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
08:30 WED (b00dyb12)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 WED (b00dyb12)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 WED (b00dyb12)
Imaginary Friends Omnibus
06:00 SUN (b012qn75)
Imaginary Friends Omnibus
13:00 SUN (b012qn75)
Imaginary Friends Omnibus
01:00 MON (b012qn75)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (b06j2h4d)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (b06j2h4d)
Inheritance Tracks
10:10 SUN (b06j7vwh)
Inheritance Tracks
21:10 SUN (b06j7vwh)
JM Barrie - Peter Pan
01:00 SAT (b00sct9q)
John Mayall's Blues Adventures
06:30 MON (b00lg9y2)
John Mayall's Blues Adventures
13:30 MON (b00lg9y2)
John Mayall's Blues Adventures
20:30 MON (b00lg9y2)
John Mayall's Blues Adventures
01:30 TUE (b00lg9y2)
Just a Minute
07:30 MON (b06gqkv8)
Just a Minute
17:30 MON (b06gqkv8)
Just a Minute
22:00 MON (b06gqkv8)
Just a Minute
05:30 TUE (b06gqkv8)
Kenneth Tynan - Theatre Writings
02:45 SAT (b00r9y0y)
King Lear on Boxing Day
06:00 SAT (b007728h)
King Lear on Boxing Day
16:00 SAT (b007728h)
King Lear on Boxing Day
04:00 SUN (b007728h)
Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
06:00 FRI (b06jtqpg)
Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
13:00 FRI (b06jtqpg)
Kingsley Amis - Affairs of Death
20:00 FRI (b06jtqpg)
Kingsley Amis - All the Blood Within Me
06:00 TUE (b06jgs5r)
Kingsley Amis - All the Blood Within Me
13:00 TUE (b06jgs5r)
Kingsley Amis - All the Blood Within Me
20:00 TUE (b06jgs5r)
Kingsley Amis - All the Blood Within Me
01:00 WED (b06jgs5r)
Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion
06:00 WED (b06jmkm7)
Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion
13:00 WED (b06jmkm7)
Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion
20:00 WED (b06jmkm7)
Kingsley Amis - Dear Illusion
01:00 THU (b06jmkm7)
Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers
06:00 THU (b06jsp31)
Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers
13:00 THU (b06jsp31)
Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers
20:00 THU (b06jsp31)
Kingsley Amis - I Spy Strangers
01:00 FRI (b06jsp31)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
14:00 MON (b00sm5xn)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
02:00 TUE (b00sm5xn)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
14:00 TUE (b00sm8nh)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
02:00 WED (b00sm8nh)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
14:00 WED (b00snq96)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
02:00 THU (b00snq96)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
14:00 THU (b00sny11)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
02:00 FRI (b00sny11)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
14:00 FRI (b00sp3dx)
Kingsley Amis - Moral Fibre
06:00 MON (b06jdy6r)
Kingsley Amis - Moral Fibre
13:00 MON (b06jdy6r)
Kingsley Amis - Moral Fibre
20:00 MON (b06jdy6r)
Kingsley Amis - Moral Fibre
01:00 TUE (b06jdy6r)
Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere
00:00 SAT (b007jqzb)
Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations
07:30 SAT (b0075xw9)
Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations
17:30 SAT (b0075xw9)
Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations
05:30 SUN (b0075xw9)
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
22:00 SAT (b00db05r)
Merry Widows
01:30 SAT (b00mb9pk)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b06hj04z)
No Commitments
12:30 SAT (b007jntb)
No Commitments
09:30 THU (b007jntt)
No Commitments
16:30 THU (b007jntt)
No Commitments
04:30 FRI (b007jntt)
Noise: A Human History
14:15 MON (b01r9c95)
Noise: A Human History
02:15 TUE (b01r9c95)
Noise: A Human History
14:15 TUE (b01rdzhz)
Noise: A Human History
02:15 WED (b01rdzhz)
Noise: A Human History
14:15 WED (b01rdzlc)
Noise: A Human History
02:15 THU (b01rdzlc)
Noise: A Human History
14:15 THU (b01rdzq0)
Noise: A Human History
02:15 FRI (b01rdzq0)
Noise: A Human History
14:15 FRI (b01rdzx0)
North by Northamptonshire
07:00 THU (b0184vh8)
North by Northamptonshire
17:00 THU (b0184vh8)
North by Northamptonshire
05:00 FRI (b0184vh8)
Off the Page
18:30 WED (b0076tmn)
Off the Page
00:30 THU (b0076tmn)
Old Dog and Partridge
16:30 TUE (b007jvg6)
Old Dog and Partridge
04:30 WED (b007jvg6)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
22:30 SUN (b0081tbs)
Pier People
07:15 SUN (b00760nx)
Pier People
14:15 SUN (b00760nx)
Pier People
02:15 MON (b00760nx)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (b06j8553)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (b06j8553)
Puzzle Panel
09:00 WED (b00z628p)
Puzzle Panel
16:00 WED (b00z628p)
Puzzle Panel
04:00 THU (b00z628p)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
10:00 WED (b00snl4p)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
15:00 WED (b00snl4p)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
03:00 THU (b00snl4p)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
10:00 THU (b00snrxb)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
15:00 THU (b00snrxb)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
03:00 FRI (b00snrxb)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
10:00 FRI (b00sp1f1)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
15:00 FRI (b00sp1f1)
Recorded for Training Purposes
23:30 SUN (b00gdyxx)
Ronald Frame Short Stories
15:45 SUN (b06j82gv)
Ronald Frame Short Stories
03:45 MON (b06j82gv)
Round the Horne
08:00 TUE (b007jlx6)
Round the Horne
12:00 TUE (b007jlx6)
Round the Horne
19:00 TUE (b007jlx6)
Sascha Arango - Reading Europe: The Truth and Other Lies Omnibus
14:30 SUN (b06j7y5s)
Sascha Arango - Reading Europe: The Truth and Other Lies Omnibus
02:30 MON (b06j7y5s)
Saturday Drama
16:00 SUN (b00kwfbd)
Saturday Drama
04:00 MON (b00kwfbd)
Saturday Night Fry
23:00 SAT (b00936hz)
Shedtown
05:30 SAT (b01ppn91)
Shedtown
07:30 FRI (b01pw3lq)
Shedtown
17:30 FRI (b01pw3lq)
Shedtown
22:00 FRI (b01pw3lq)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 MON (b007jv38)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 TUE (b007jv38)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 TUE (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 WED (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 WED (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 THU (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 THU (b007s8gn)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 FRI (b007s8gn)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 FRI (b007jv49)
Skip
06:30 FRI (b00sgbl8)
Skip
13:30 FRI (b00sgbl8)
Skip
20:30 FRI (b00sgbl8)
Soul Music
00:30 SAT (b00763hf)
Soul Music
18:30 FRI (b00763ln)
Steptoe and Son
08:00 THU (b007jlqh)
Steptoe and Son
12:00 THU (b007jlqh)
Steptoe and Son
19:00 THU (b007jlqh)
TED Radio Hour
11:00 SUN (b06j7xfq)
TED Radio Hour
19:00 SUN (b06j7xfq)
That Reminds Me
18:30 TUE (b007jn9p)
That Reminds Me
00:30 WED (b007jn9p)
The 3rd Degree
04:00 SAT (b00yyc89)
The 3rd Degree
09:00 FRI (b00z58bg)
The 3rd Degree
16:00 FRI (b00z58bg)
The Brig Society
07:30 THU (b06gwcpm)
The Brig Society
17:30 THU (b06gwcpm)
The Brig Society
22:00 THU (b06gwcpm)
The Brig Society
05:30 FRI (b06gwcpm)
The Change
05:00 SAT (b0076p3r)
The Change
07:00 FRI (b0076p6t)
The Change
17:00 FRI (b0076p6t)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SAT (b06jp78x)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SUN (b06jp7qx)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (b06l478k)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (b06l47jk)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:25 FRI (b06nd3nz)
The Goon Show
08:30 FRI (b014s6hl)
The Goon Show
12:30 FRI (b014s6hl)
The Goon Show
19:30 FRI (b014s6hl)
The Headset Set
22:30 MON (b01nl9pw)
The History Plays
23:00 WED (b01d1403)
The Mark Steel Lecture
23:30 THU (b007jv2j)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
08:30 THU (b0082crd)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
12:30 THU (b0082crd)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
19:30 THU (b0082crd)
The Motion Show
12:00 SAT (b0075rmr)
The Motion Show
09:00 MON (b0075rt1)
The Motion Show
16:00 MON (b0075rt1)
The Motion Show
04:00 TUE (b0075rt1)
The News Quiz Extra
23:00 MON (b06jglpc)
The News Quiz Extra
09:00 TUE (b06jglpc)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
18:30 SAT (b007jnrf)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
00:30 SUN (b007jnrf)
The Secret World
22:30 THU (b01169br)
The Shock of the Knee
06:30 WED (b00gmdxp)
The Shock of the Knee
13:30 WED (b00gmdxp)
The Shock of the Knee
20:30 WED (b00gmdxp)
The Shock of the Knee
01:30 THU (b00gmdxp)
The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII
09:30 WED (b0076j10)
The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII
16:30 WED (b0076j10)
The Six Mothers-in-Law of Henry VIII
04:30 THU (b0076j10)
The Skivers
23:30 FRI (b00jd5jn)
The TV Lark
08:00 WED (b019m4j5)
The TV Lark
12:00 WED (b019m4j5)
The TV Lark
19:00 WED (b019m4j5)
There Is No Escape
07:30 TUE (b06grjn7)
There Is No Escape
17:30 TUE (b06grjn7)
There Is No Escape
22:00 TUE (b06grjn7)
There Is No Escape
05:30 WED (b06grjn7)
To Hull and Back
07:30 WED (b06hjkv6)
To Hull and Back
17:30 WED (b06hjkv6)
To Hull and Back
22:00 WED (b06hjkv6)
To Hull and Back
05:30 THU (b06hjkv6)
To the Manor Born
08:30 TUE (b007jpzw)
To the Manor Born
12:30 TUE (b007jpzw)
To the Manor Born
19:30 TUE (b007jpzw)
Turf Wars
07:00 MON (b00zsjyj)
Turf Wars
17:00 MON (b00zsjyj)
Turf Wars
05:00 TUE (b00zsjyj)
Twenty Players
22:30 TUE (b06jmc82)
Van Gogh: Seeing Red
06:30 THU (b00pfrzs)
Van Gogh: Seeing Red
13:30 THU (b00pfrzs)
Van Gogh: Seeing Red
20:30 THU (b00pfrzs)
Van Gogh: Seeing Red
01:30 FRI (b00pfrzs)
Virginia Baily - Early One Morning Omnibus
13:00 SAT (b06knj7b)
Virginia Baily - Early One Morning Omnibus
01:00 SUN (b06knj7b)
We Are Klang: Amazing Lives
23:00 THU (b007k3vt)
Weak at the Top
23:30 WED (b00ry9j0)