The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2016

SAT 00:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrhp)
Episode 5

With the carnivorous plants on the rampage, Josella is devastated when she returns to her home with Bill. Cult novel read by Roger May.


SAT 00:30 Soul Music (b00mw5v5)
Series 8

Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.

Richard Strauss was 84 when he completed his last work. It was the Four Last Songs, which, although about death, convey a sense of calm acceptance. It was written of its time in 1948, but it still touches the hearts of many listeners today.

As the soprano voice delves ever deeper into the richness of the music, interviewees tell how the Four Last Songs have brought calm and beauty at key moments in their lives.

Contributors
Alan Yentob
Michael Kennedy
Gillian Weir
Margaret Nelson
Jamie Nichols
Gabe Meline

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.


SAT 01:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07dk24x)
Series 2

The Golden Fleece

Con-artist Harry embarks on a dangerous adventure that takes him from Spain to Hong Kong.

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 introduced 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 1951-52 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 1952.


SAT 01:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b010y0r7)
Series 2

Chimps

They say - David Attenborough reports - that we share more of our genes with chimpanzees than any other species alive today. And this proximity of Homo Sapiens to the chimpanzee motivated him even more to film behaviour never before seen.

It had been known for some time that chimps hunt monkeys for meat, but it would be a first to film it for TV audiences. To film such a hunt required days of waiting and tracking a troop through the Equatorial African forest - and when the hunt came and was over it changed Sir David Attenborough's view of chimps and their importance to us, forever.

Written and presented by David Attenborough.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.


SAT 01:30 In Pursuit of Treasure (b00qg0rb)
Archaeologist and broadcaster Mike Pitts delves into the sometimes murky world of the metal detector, from harmless amateur history buffs to criminal nighthawkers, and discovers how metal detecting is changing our national heritage.

He hears stories of in-fighting within the metal detecting community, bust-ups between landowners and detectorists and battles inside the archaeological establishment.

Mike hears from the man who found a multi-million pound Saxon hoard and the farmer who has been threatened and attacked for the treasures beneath his farm.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.


SAT 02:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0t1)
Midsummer Evening

Doctor Fitzpiers and Grace Melbury's paths cross on Midsummer's Eve in Little Hintock. Read by Juliet Stevenson.


SAT 02:15 In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind (b04416s8)
The Happiness Project

In the concluding programme of this 25-part series, Martin Sixsmith looks at where we are now in terms of understanding what makes us think, feel and act the way we do.

He re-visits the Government's 2010 pledge to increase happiness and well-being and talks to former 'happiness tsar' Richard Layard. He examines initiatives such as the provision of thousands of newly-trained CBT therapists to make treatment for mental health problems more widely available and other ways in which we are being encouraged to modify our behaviour, asking 'what is happiness' and whether it's achievable both for an individual and society .

Produced by Sara Parker
Series consultant: Professor Daniel Pick of Birkbeck, University of London
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jskj)
Still Life, Part 2/7

Frederica leaves for the south of France, while Stephanie and Daniel are celebrating.

Still Life is the second of four AS Byatt novel adaptations chronicling the lives of the Potter family, set against the social and political landscape of England of 1953-1970.

Older Frederica ...... Rosemary Leach
Young Frederica ...... Hannah Watkins
Wilkie ...... James Callis
Alexander ...... Adam Kotz
Daniel ...... Shaun Dooley
Stephanie ...... Helen Longworth
Marcus ...... Carl Prekopp
Nurse ...... Hannah Dee
Midwife ...... Sandra Clark

All four novels dramatised in 30 parts by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.


SAT 02:45 Book of the Week (b017zyj2)
Colin Clark - My Week With Marilyn

Episode 5

By Colin Clark. Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Read by Samuel Barnett.

In 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark (younger brother of Tory MP Alan and son of Kenneth 'Lord Clark of Civilisation') worked as a 'gofer' on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl. In this memoir, Clark recalls how, during filming, he became Monroe's confidante and helped her to escape from the pressures of stardom.

In today's episode, Colin helps Marilyn cope with a tragic and unexpected event. Next morning he wakes to the realisation that he must put an end to their friendship: too many people claim Marilyn as their property to allow him to stay close to her for much longer. His week-long adventure is over.

Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.


SAT 03:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp95x)
3. The Inheritance

That four people should be kidnapped in India and flown over a thousand miles to the lamasery of Shangri-La was incredible enough.

But then Hugh Conway discovered during an audience with the High Lama that he was conversing with a man who was 250 years old.

Stars Derek Jacobi.

Conclusion of James Hilton's novel about Shangri-La, the mystical lamasery hidden in the mountains of Tibet.

Dramatisatised by Barry Campbell.

Hugh Conway ...... Derek Jacobi
Mallinson ...... Andrew Branch
Barnard ...... Alan Tilvern
Miss Brinklow ...... Carol Marsh
Chang ...... Garard Green
Hilton ...... Alaric Cotter
High Lama ...... Alan Wheatley
Lo-Tsen ...... Pik-Sen Lim
Rutherford ...... John Livesey
American ...... Crawford Logan
Doctor ...... John Bull

Pianist: Antony Miall

Producer: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.


SAT 04:00 We've Been Here Before (b00fz84k)
Series 2

Episode 3

Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.

The topical historical satirical panel show setting out to prove that there's nothing new under, or in, The Sun.

Mark Steel and David Quantick battle it out against John O'Farrell and Chris Addison.

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.


SAT 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1d2)
Series 1

The Visitor

There’s great excitement - and some confusion - at the impending visit of an Israeli MP.

The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.

Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Warren Mitchell as Yigal Horovitz, Eve Karpf as Paloma and Rachel Smith as Simone.

Music: Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.


SAT 05:00 Crowned Hudds (b00pytdz)
VR in Charge

Will Queen Victoria be amused? Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From August 1995.


SAT 05:30 Natural Histories Comedy Awards (b07dpf6z)
Forget your Grammys and Oscars, there's only one awards ceremony that everyone's talking about... Well, nearly everyone. Well, mainly animals really. The Natural Histories Comedy Awards!

Presented by the completely jawsome Shaun Keaveny (BBC 6 Music), it features comedy monologues from the totally fintastic David Schneider (BBC TVs The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge), the meteoric Harriet Carmichael, and the dung-believable Kathy Clugston.

From a parrot with jealousy issues, to an anemone that doesn't want to live forever - this is a unique take on the world of natural history, told by the species themselves. So, if you want to know which member of the animal kingdom defects in the woods, and who's got the biggest tentacles then good reef, you've come to the right place.

Producers: Will Drysdale and Jack Soper.


SAT 06:00 Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf (b07fm8zs)
"It came at me from nowhere ... eyes glarin' out of the dark like emeralds.
Teeth like rocks, tarnished with the blood of human flesh.
And hair streamin' out of its neck and hands and feet.
This isn't one of God's creatures, sir. It's the work of the devil himself!"

Set at the end of the 19th century, a werewolf is prowling around the Cambridge Fenlands. Judge Mathew Deacon is desperately worried about his son...

Starring Vincent Price as Judge Mathew Deacon, Coral Browne as Mrs Northcott, Hugh Manning as Professor Forrester, Sheila Grant as Sybil and Peter Whitman as Robert Deacon.

A Horror legend of Man and Beast specially written for radio by Victor Pemberton.

Producer: John Tydeman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Night Theatre in 1975.


SAT 07:30 Three Rivers (b00l62ps)
The Clyde

Hardeep Singh Kohli travels from source to sea of three major rivers that are being regenerated after years of neglect and industrial use.

Hardeep begins beside a stream in Lanarkshire which swells to become the mighty Clyde, dividing Glasgow into north and south and defining the city's industry, heritage and character.

A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 (b01s37f3)
Collar the Lot

Actor Tom Conti explores the story of Italian internment in Britain during the Second World War.

On June 10th 1940, Mussolini declared war on Britain and France. Overnight, as a result, the thousands of Italians living in Britain were declared enemies, considered a potential threat. Winston Churchill ordered the authorities to 'collar the lot' of so-called 'enemy aliens' and over four thousand Italians were rounded up and imprisoned.

Most were shopkeepers, hairdressers, ice cream sellers and respectable citizens at the heart of their communities. Many had been in Britain all their lives.

We hear from some of the very few still alive, who were taken from families, jobs and homes to makeshift camps across the UK.

Tom Conti's own father was an Italian who had made a life in Scotland. He was married to a Scottish woman and ran a successful business in ladies' hairdressing. The day after Italy declared war he was taken from his home, and interned on the Isle of Man. Tom visits the island to discover which camp his father was kept in, and what conditions were like for the many thousands of men who were kept behind barbed wire during the war.

Alfonso Conti narrowly avoided being put on board the cruise liner the Arandora Star, which had been requisitioned for war duties and was bound for Newfoundland carrying internees. It was hit by a torpedo just off the Irish coast and sank within twenty minutes.

With archive interviews and testimony from the last Italian survivor, Tom will tell the story of the ship's tragic sinking, in which nearly 500 Italian civilians lost their lives, and lift the lid on this overlooked episode in British history.

Produced by Jo Wheeler
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 09:00 A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden (b007s6p7)
From Jimmy Durante and Jack Benny - via Beyond The Fringe - to Alan Coren, Linda Smith and Victoria Wood.

Comedy writer Denis Norden curates three hours of personally-chosen comedy listening, based on his own collection of comedy albums, and from wading through nine decades of his own accumulated radio memories.

Denis explains to Nick Baker how as a young serviceman, the humour on the American Forces Network played a huge part in widening his comedy horizons. Whether it was Bette Davis sparring with Jimmy Durante or Judy Garland joking with Bob Hope, he salutes the one-liners, irreverent put downs and insults on shows like 'Command Performance'.

Denis also recalls the first American comedy vinyl in Britain and reflects on the topical, improvisational tones of Mort Sahl's jazz-inflected comedic riffs. He and Frank Muir booked Mort on the BBC. We also hear some Shelley Berman and routines chronicling 1960s changing gender relations, with male/female duos like Mike Nichols and Elaine May.

Returning to his British comedy roots, Denis enlarges on his penchant for "acoustic humour" and his love of language-based laughter.

Plus highlights of Denis's own material - leading to a masterclass in the construction of jokes as well as a tribute to his late writing partner, Frank Muir.

Denis Norden's influence on the British comedy landscape includes not only co-creating British sitcom's first dysfunctional family, the Glums (Take it From Here) but also a period as Comedy Consultant for BBC TV, alongside Frank Muir. Later, he and Frank spent decades on BBC Radio's My Word! and My Music! Denis was also ITV's long-serving presenter of comedy cock-ups for 'It'll Be Alright on The Night'.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Test Bed Productions.

First broadcast in 2013.


SAT 12:00 When the Dog Dies (b0435c85)
Series 4

Gone in a Flash

Another chance to hear the much missed Ronnie Corbett in the final series of his popular sitcom by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Ronnie is granddad Sandy and his old dog is Henry. If the dog dies or his lodger moves on, Sandy's children want him to downsize. He doesn't.

To help his finances, Sandy, still in the family home, took in a young couple as lodgers. But then the man left - leaving the attractive Dolores behind. AndSandy's children are quite sure she's a gold-digger. Sandy's opinion that it would be inhuman to move Henry somewhere unfamiliar is wearing a bit thin - as is the old dog himself.

Keeping the dog alive and the lodger happy is one thing, but what really concerns Sandy deeply is providing a guiding hand to his whole family - advising here, prompting there, responding to any emergency callout. If he kept himself to himself, of course, things would be a lot simpler and smoother. But a lot duller too.

Episode One - Gone In A Flash
Sandy's feeling bereft. His lodger has gone to live with her new man. And then his granddaughter Calais, with her parents away, gives a party which it seems hundreds of wild teenagers are going to crash. Can a lone granddad quell a major riot?

Written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent

Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.


SAT 12:30 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
Nought for Thy Comfort

Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. Or does he? Stars Robert Daws and Nina Wadia. From January 1999.


SAT 13:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) (b07fyqfk)
Series 8

Family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell comforts the mother of a boy who has just been injured in a hit and run.

CAST:
Jackie Hartwell .... Meera Syal
Peter .... Matthew Marsh
Rachel .... Monica Dolan
Rob .... John Light
John .... John Hollingworth
Simone .... Jasmine Hyde

Written by Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016


SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b07fywxp)
Matthew Bourne

The choreographer Matthew Bourne chooses Julie Andrews singing 'The Sound of Music' and 'Night and Day' sung by Ella Fitzgerald.


SAT 14:15 Sentimental Journey (b0076zc2)
Tony Benn

Arthur Smith accompanies Tony Benn on a trip back to the place where he was born, grew up, and spent most of his political life - the village of Westminster.

Producer: Sharon Banoff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.


SAT 14:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl4w)
Series 1

Par for the Course

Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them'.

Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.

Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.

Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
The Landlord …. John Samson
Ambulance Man …. Steve Hodson
Narrator …. Christian Rodska

Producer: Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.


SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 (b01s37f3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf (b07fm8zs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 17:30 Three Rivers (b00l62ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 18:00 Doctor Who (b07g06by)
Industrial Evolution

Episode 1

The Doctor follows time-traveller, Thomas Brewster to 19th century Lancashire, where industrial growth is ahead of schedule.

The white heat burns hottest at Samuel Belfrage's brass mill in Ackleton, plagued by more than its fair share of work-related injuries. As Brewster struggles to secure a fair deal for the overworked hands, the Doctor and Evelyn arrive to discover the unexpected truth about Belfrage's business.

Starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe, John Pickard as Thomas Brewster, Rory Kinnear as Samuel Belfrage and Stephen Gibson as Warren Brown.

Writer: Eddie Robson

Producer: Nicholas Briggs.

A Big Finish production.


SAT 19:00 A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden (b007s6p7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03h4294)
Series 1

Horsing Around

Tom is annoyed that his parents don't trust him - even with his own car. He is determined to prove them wrong and what better way - than taking care of his sister Amy when she comes to London? But first he has to persuade mum and dad to trust him.

Tom persuades his parents that he can be trusted to look after his sister Amy when she comes to London.

Every episode, Tom Wrigglesworth rings his parents for his weekly check-in. As the conversation unfolds, Tom takes time out from the phone call to explain the situation, his parent's reactions and relate various anecdotes from the past which illustrate his family's views. And sometimes he just needs to sound-off about the maddening world around him and bemoan everyday annoyances.

A fascinating and hilarious glimpse into Tom, his family background and the influences that have shaped his temperament,opinions and hang-ups.

During all this Hang Ups explores class, living away from 'home', trans-generational phenomena, what we inherit from our families and how the past repeats in the present. All in a 30 minute phone call.

Get underneath the skin of Tom and the Wrigglesworth family, as you sit back and enjoy a bit of totally legal phone hacking.

Tom Wrigglesworth ...Tom
Judy Parfitt ... Granny
Paul Copley ... Dad
Kate Anthony ... Mum
Amy Wrigglesworth ... Amy

Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle
Additional Material by Miles Jupp

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.


SAT 22:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
Episode 1

A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show hosted by Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.

With his guests: novelist Lawrence Camley, feminist Ally Tennant and Carnaby Street's Mr Boutique, Adam Wells.

Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.

With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan

Assistant researchers:

Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider.

Producer: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.


SAT 23:00 Masala FM (b0080p9x)
Episode 6

Love is in the air at Masala FM as their first wedding resulting from Khalid's matrimonial phone-in looms.

But is love blind, or just stupid?

Sitcom written by Meera Syal

Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Sawheny, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.

Music by Nitin Sawhney.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.


SAT 23:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b012l4ng)
Series 1

Episode 4

House-hunting sparks all sorts of difficulties for Manchester DJ Justin.

Starring Justin Moorhouse, Anne Reid and Paul Copley.

Sitcom written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser.

Despite his messy life, Justin always remains positive. Every new day is a new opportunity, "When life throws you lemons, make lemonade".

Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester.

Anne Reid ..... Gran
Christine Bottomley ..... Lisa
Jim Poyser ..... Lisa's boyfriend
Justin Moorhouse ..... Justin
Lloyd Langford ..... Bryn
Paul Copley ..... Ray
Susan Cookson ..... Tanya

Producer: Steven Canny

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2011.



SUNDAY 12 JUNE 2016

SUN 00:00 Doctor Who (b07g06by)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) (b07fyqfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b07fywxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Saturday]


SUN 02:15 Sentimental Journey (b0076zc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Saturday]


SUN 02:45 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jl4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 Archive on 4 (b01s37f3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf (b07fm8zs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 05:30 Three Rivers (b00l62ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07g718g)
The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life

The changing patterns of intimacy and family life in England from the ‘50s to the ‘70s told through four A.S. Byatt novels.

The conclusion of 'The Virgin in the Garden' (1978) and start of 'Still Life' (1985).

CAST:

Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Young Frederica …. Hannah Watkins
Bill .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Alexander …. Adam Kotz
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
Crowe …. Dudley Sutton
Doctor/Salesman …. Gerard McDermott
Simmonds …. Adam Godley
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Jenny …. Hannah Dee
Wilkie …. James Callis
Young Doctor …. Peter Darney
Midwife …. Sandra Clark

Dramatised for radio by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


SUN 07:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
Series 2

The Job

Robb Wilton (1881 - 1957) was one of the most popular music hall and radio comics of the 1930s and 1940s.

Famed as an all-round pessimist - what would he have made of 1980s Britain: can he manage to find work?

Michael Williams stars as Robb Wilton - making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before...

Written by Allen Saddler.

Producer: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.


SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01d13y3)
Series 7

The Arrival

Arthur arrives in Spain to run an ill friends bar. Struggling with the language and culture, Arthur enlists the help of his taxi driver as he puts on his first event, with Arthur himself leading the singing on the Karaoke.

Count Arthur Strong - one time Variety Star, now sole proprietor and owner of Doncaster's Academy of Performance - is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer extraordinaire. He stars in a Sitcom with regular sidekick Wilfred Taylor, Master Butcher, and a host of other characters.

All false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, and an expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening experience.

Cast:
Steve Delaney
Mel Giedroyc
Alastair Kerr
Martin Marquez
David Mounfield

Producer: John Leonard
A Komedia production for BBC Radio 4.


SUN 08:00 Ray's a Laugh (b07g74vg)
From 05/12/1958

With a new dress code at work, can Ted live up to the sartorial rules?

Starring Ted Ray. With Kitty Bluett and Kenneth Connor.

Ray's A Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.

Scripted by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1958.


SUN 08:30 Floggit's (b00ct1wp)
From 09/11/1956

A power cut causes chaos in the village. Gossip galore at sisters Gert and Daisy's general store in Russett Green.

Stars Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.

With Joan Sims, Ron Moody, Ronnie Barker and Hugh Paddick.

Originally popular regulars in 'Worker's Playtime' on the BBC Home Service during wartime, Gert and Daisy won own series, Floggit's, when the duo inherited a village general store with a ragbag of local characters to deal with. It ran for 2 series between 1956 and 1957.

Scripted by Terry Nation, John Junkin and Dave Freeman.

Producer: Bill Gates

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1956.


SUN 09:00 Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus) (b07g75bj)
Katherine Wilson tells how she travelled to Naples in 1966, discovering love, food and family in a uniquely Neapolitan way.

Read by Fenella Woolgar
Abridged by Libby Spurrier
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016.


SUN 10:10 Inheritance Tracks (b07g75p5)
Leona Lewis

Singer Leona Lewis chooses 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by Roberta Flack and 'One Love' by Bob Marley.


SUN 10:15 World Book Club (b07g781r)
Toni Morrison - Beloved

4 Extra Debut. Toni Morrison talks to Harriett Gilbert about her novel which stares unflinchingly into the abyss of racism. From January 2009.


SUN 11:15 The Moth Radio Hour (b07g781t)
Series 3

Three Chefs and a Meal

True stories told live: Meg Bowles introduces stories about important guests, make or break dinners and learning your trade.

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA. Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.

The Moth has presented more than 15,000 stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded over 27 million times a year.

Featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, from the humorous to the heart-breaking.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and is distributed by the Public Radio Exchange.


SUN 12:00 Ray's a Laugh (b07g74vg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


SUN 12:30 Floggit's (b00ct1wp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


SUN 13:00 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07g718g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 14:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


SUN 14:30 Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus) (b07g78zh)
Episode 2

Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting novel of love, friendship and loss.

Kathy, Tommy and Ruth have only ever known the sheltered world of Hailsham, a secluded country boarding school. As they grow up, they begin to understand the true purpose of their isolated upbringing and the fate that lies in store for them.

Ishiguro's brilliant alternative vision of 1990s England is a disquieting exploration of what makes us human and how we each find meaning in our lives.

This Book at Bedtime is an abridged version of the full text of the novel.

Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
Read by Rachel Shelley
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths
Produced by Mair Bosworth.

First broadcast in 2016.


SUN 15:45 Mat Coward - Clean and Bright (b00752h4)
Grabbing handfuls of air and plunging them into a sink to wash seems only natural to Granny.

But her grandson can't see the point at all - until after her death.

Chris Harris reads Mat Coward’s short story.

Producer: Hilary Field

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.


SUN 16:00 David Wade - Power of Attorney (b007w3c3)
Moral: If you have a rich aunt who is slightly dotty, think twice before attempting to defraud her of her money – as hard-up Geoffrey and Annabelle soon discover.

David Wade's comedy stars Geoffrey Palmer as Geoffrey Campion, Geraldine McEwan as Annabelle Campion, Joan Matheson as Aunt Beattie, Katherine Parr as Mrs Penny and John Moffatt as Corvo.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (b07g7hbt)
Tagore at 150

BBC Radio 4's Poet in Residence, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive with 'Tagore at 150'.

Poets, singers and ecological activists share their favourite verse at the Tagore Festival at Dartington Hall in Devon marking the 150th anniversary of the poet's birth in 2011.

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel prize for literature in 1913 for his collection Geetanjali ("The Song Offerings"). He wrote more than 1,000 poems and 2000 songs and his work has been translated into all the major languages of the world.

UNESCO declared 2011 as the Year of Tagore with events throughout the world celebrating his life and work.

Devon's Dartington Hall is a centre for poetry, music, arts and crafts that was founded at the suggestion of Tagore himself.

We hear from poets such as William Radice, Ketaki Kushari Dyson and former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, singers Debashish and Rohini Raychaudhuri, environmentalist Jonathon Porritt and internationalists such as Clare Short and Satish Kumar, Artistic Director of the Festival who is a devotee of Tagore's ecological teachings as well as his poetry.

Producer: Mukti Jain Campion
A Culture Wise production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.


SUN 17:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01d13y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Mike Walker - The Dark House (b0076h1v)
Three people are trapped in a haunted building in this ground-breaking interactive drama.

Listeners voted to hear whose perspectives you hear at every moment in this chilling ghost story.

Stars Claudie Blakley as Lucy, Alan Ford as Jim and Connie Gurie as Kelly.

The Dark House was the brainchild of producers Izzy Mant and Nick Ryan and developed in collaboration with BBC Radio Drama and BBC Creative Research & Development.

Winner of a BAFTA Interactive Award.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.


SUN 18:45 JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire (b07g7jp5)
A couple receive an unusually diabolical visitor, but this guest may get more than he bargained for. Stars Margot Boyd.


SUN 19:00 The Moth Radio Hour (b07g781t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


SUN 19:45 Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus) (b07g75bj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (b07g75p5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:10 today]


SUN 21:00 World Book Club (b07g781r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01d13y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 22:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jq14)
Series 2

The Jousting Mastersons

The 15th century Masterson family struggles to survive in an overcrowded castle.

The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.

Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.


SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b07hsp1t)
From 10pm to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur Smith chats to Robin Ince backstage at the Wells Comedy Festival.


SUN 23:00 Think the Unthinkable (b01hznxh)
Series 3

Wagstaff and Mutual

The management consultants try to help an investment bank with some bad financing. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2004.


SUN 23:30 Births, Deaths and Marriages (b01k2f7v)
Series 1

Episode 6

In this episode, the team is thrown into panic as Lorna announces there may be job cuts while Malcolm joins a dating website, fearing that unmarried registrars may be made redundant.

Births, Deaths and Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), who also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox - a stickler for rules and willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women.

Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity.

There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all.

Cast:
Malcolm ...... David Schneider
Lorna ...... Sarah Hadland
Anita ...... Sandy McDade
Luke ...... Russell Tovey
Mary ....... Sally Bretton
Larry, Mr Charalambous ...... Mike Fenton Stevens
Malcolm's mum, Client registering birth ....... Mel Hudson
Julie, Jessica ...... Gina Peach
James ...... Arran Glass

Producer: Simon Jacobs
A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.



MONDAY 13 JUNE 2016

MON 00:00 Mike Walker - The Dark House (b0076h1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:45 JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire (b07g7jp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07g718g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus) (b07g78zh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:45 Mat Coward - Clean and Bright (b00752h4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 David Wade - Power of Attorney (b007w3c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (b07g7hbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01d13y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07g7nd1)
Series 2

An Old Moorish Custom

Harry's in Algiers, on the trail of treasure lost since 1504, but will love get in the way?

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 introduced 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 1951-52 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 1952.


MON 06:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
Series 2

Cuckoo

The Cuckoo is one of the iconic brood parasites of the world - the bird that cons another species into taking its egg as its own and rears the chick to fledging.

In the single frame of the Cuckoo you have a long distance migrant, travelling from Africa to breeding grounds in the temperate north, and back again.

The Cuckoo does not raise its own chick and across a range of Cuckoo individuals, they parasitise several species of bird - all much smaller than they are.

Sir David Attenborough explores the world of the Cuckoo and not only marvels at their natural history but tells the story of how a wildlife cameraman resolved a scientific mystery - and how the Cuckoo itself harbours yet more secrets to science and natural history.

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011


MON 06:30 What Would Jesus Eat? (b00rxjgw)
Food writer Stefan Gates investigates what was on the menu at The Last Supper, looking at a new theory that Leonardo Da Vinci thought it was grilled eels and sliced oranges.

The controversial restoration of Leonardo's masterpiece in 1997 has raised the possibility of identifying the food on the table in the painting. Stefan journeys to Milan to find the reasons Leonardo chose to paint what he did. Along the way he uncovers a long tradition of depictions of the Last Supper, giving an insight into the way Christian attitudes to food have changed.

Though Leonardo's version is the most famous, other paintings of the Last Supper have offered unusual answers to the question "what would Jesus eat", including crayfish, roast pork and even guinea pig, all decidedly un-kosher for what is commonly understood to have been a passover meal. Other paintings of the subject like that of Paolo Veronese attracted the attention of the Inquisition for the inclusion of "dwarves and drunkards".

Stefan talks to historians of art and food and visits the Last Supper in Milan to find out more on what the paintings can tell us about our relationship with food and dining.

Producer: Russell Finch

A Somethin Else production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2010.


MON 07:00 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
Sketches by Boz: Series 1

The Tuggses at Ramsgate

It seems that money cannot buy you love. A comic story starring Nicholas Farrell, Christopher Hancock and Frances Jeater.


MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b07gf9l1)
Series 75

Episode 4

Nicholas Parsons and guests return for the 75th series of the panel show where participants must try to speak for 60 seconds without hesitation, deviation or repetition. No repetition? That's no small order after nearly 50 years.

In this episode Paul Merton, Josh Widdicombe, Holly Walsh and Marcus Brigstocke join Nicholas Parsons as they try to shine discussing such diverse topics as The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Bard, and A Nice Cup of Tea.

Hayley Sterling blows the whistle.
Produced by Victoria Lloyd.


MON 08:00 Parsley Sidings (b01pjzbv)
Series 1

Who'll Be Mother

Station Master Horace Hepplewhite reveals a surprising talent for childminding.

Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Ian Lavender as Bert, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Kenneth Connor as Percy and Pat Coombs as Maud.

Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.

Re-created Announcements by Keith Skues.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1972.


MON 08:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
Bravo Chantal!

The veteran reveals how hunting for financial backing can lead a film producer into many interesting and unusual by-ways of the entertainment industry.

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

Performed and written by Peter Jones.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1986.


MON 09:00 Quote... Unquote (b0383lf4)
The quotations quiz hosted by Nigel Rees.

As ever, a host of celebrities will be joining Nigel as he quizzes them on the sources of a range of quotations and asks them for the amusing sayings or citations that they have personally collected on a variety of subjects, including their favourite four line humorous poems and quotes from the most quotable people they have ever met.

This week Nigel is joined by Actress and Singer - Janie Dee, former editor of Private Eye and current editor of The Oldie - Richard Ingrams, science writer and broadcaster Vivienne Parry and comedian and writer Robin Ince.


MON 09:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
Series 7

Back in the Jug

The start of another school year and a 'surprise' announcement leads to ructions. With James Grout and Karl Howman. From April 1992.


MON 10:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
1. The Midnight Bell

London, 1927: Bob meets a prostitute called Jenny and Ella is invited to the theatre by Mr Eccles.

Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.

Patrick Hamilton's semi-autobiographical trilogy set in working class, inter-war London.

Bob ...... Steven Pacey
Ella ...... Annette Badland
Jenny ...... Emily Morgan
Ernest Eccles ...... John Moffatt
Rex ...... Christopher Good
Andy ...... David Goudge
Tom ...... Paul Downing
Marian ...... Margot Boyd
Bella ...... Joan Matheson
Violet ...... Alice Arnold
Ella's Mother ...... Anna Cropper
Guvnor ...... David King
Mrs Guvnor ...... Jo Kendall

Other parts: Vincent Brimble, Brian Miller & Joan Walker

Dramatised for radio in three parts by Frederic Bradnum.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in Novembe 1989.


MON 11:00 Book of the Week (b011zm18)
Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit

Episode 1

Ian Leslie traces the line from the great apes - who are no mean liars themselves - to humans and documents studies which suggest that becoming human wasn't a simple evolutionary process of the best forager and builder surviving, but the building blocks came from our social contacts and our understanding of deceit.

Ian Leslie was born in 1972 and lives in London. He combines careers in advertising and writing. His first book, To be President (Politicos, 2008), an account of the 2008 US presidential election, was described by Adam Boulton as 'brilliantly capturing the drama and emotion of Obama's successful run for the White House' and was extracted by Granta. He regularly appears as an analyst of American politics on Sky and the BBC. He has written about politics, culture, marketing and psychology for Prospect, the Guardian, the Times and the BBC. He also blogs about all these things at Marbury, named one of the fifty 'Most Powerful' blogs in the world by the Observer.

'Consistently startling and fascinating. Most popular psychology books follow a depressingly familiar path: there's some dodgy theorising at the beginning, then a raft of dubious statistics with a few anecdotes to back them up. Born Liars, however, is in quite a different league. It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.' - 'Book of the Week', Daily Mail

Written by Ian Leslie
Abridged by Pete Nichols

Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 11:15 Drama (b0124nqv)
Don Webb - A Bobby's Job

A Bobby's Job.

A young detective gets pulled in to investigate some thieving at a local firm. But every step he takes, tugs him slowly into places he shouldn't be. A radio noir by Don Webb.

Directed by Gary Brown

Life looks good for Mark and Helen Bellis. He's a young detective constable, just passed the sergeant's exam. That opens the door to a higher bracket, maybe a thirty thousand a year job. With Helen's job at the bank, they can trade up to a bigger house and start a family. Then the police job cuts loom and suddenly the way forward doesn't look quite as clear. Helen's dad, Richard, thinks his daughter married beneath her. He's an old school businessman, Mason and Golf Club captain. Very conscious of his standing in the community. Local company director. He introduces Mark to his security manager, Joby Dale. He's an ex Met Commander with a tricky little problem. Someone in the company is thieving. But he doesn't know how high up the thief is. So, he reckons, with a little help on the side from Mark, he can find out who it is, stop him and, at the same time, move himself up the power structure. Without finding himself in the firing line. Or being blamed for the breach. Mark is intrigued. And he can do with a few quid on the side. What can be the harm?

Written by TV veteran Don Webb (Juliet Bravo, Z cars) and starring Mark Jordon (lead in TV's Heartbeat).


MON 12:00 Parsley Sidings (b01pjzbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07g7nd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 13:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 today]


MON 13:30 What Would Jesus Eat? (b00rxjgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 14:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0wp)
Restlessness

Newly-wed Grace returns to Little Hintock with Doctor Fitzpiers - but not to wedded bliss.

First published in 1887, Thomas Hardy's classic tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.

Read by Juliet Stevenson.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.


MON 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s7r4q)
The Grave and the Cradle

Children's writer, Michael Morpurgo explores a thousand years of British childhood, beginning with the arrival of Christianity and the Norman Conquest.

Readers: Timothy West, Adam Godley and Anna Maxwell Martin.

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.


MON 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsld)
Still Life, Part 3/7

Marcus visits his new nephew, Frederica assesses Cambridge men, and 'lively' new vicar Gideon arrives.

CAST:

Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Bill …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Gideon …. Stephen Critchlow
Clemency …. Sandra Clark
Jacqueline …. Alison Pettitt

Written by A.S. Byatt and dramatised by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


MON 14:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b0076gcf)
Darlington Hall

Stevens looks back on a lifetime of service as butler in one of the great stately homes of England. At the end of his career, belatedly puts his life into perspective. Read by John Moffatt.

1989 Booker Prize winner abridged by Catherine Czerkawska.

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

A BBC Radio 4 Book At Bedtime from January 1990.


MON 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:00 Quote... Unquote (b0383lf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 16:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 17:00 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:30 Just a Minute (b07gf9l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrj5)
Episode 6

As they battle to avoid the deadly plants and the blinded population, Bill gets to know Josella better.

Roger May continues a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse.

Producer: Susan Carson

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.


MON 18:30 Bookclub (b007674y)
Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day

James Naughtie talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his novel detailing a butler's life in the years before World War II. From April 2002.


MON 19:00 Parsley Sidings (b01pjzbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 20:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07g7nd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 20:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 today]


MON 20:30 What Would Jesus Eat? (b00rxjgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b013pz5t)
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Written by Mohsin Hamid. Abridged by Lisa Osborne.
At a cafe table in Lahore a bearded Pakistani tells an uneasy American stranger the story of his life.

Changez watches in fury a newscast of American troops invading Afghanistan.

Reader: Riz Ahmed

Produced by Lisa Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 21:15 Drama (b0124nqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b07gf9l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 22:30 Concrete Cow (b04sttfx)
Series 2

Biodiversity

Aliens visit Earth to take its biodiversity- but it's too expensive; mums compete over exclusive holidays and a soup advert takes gritty realism too far.

Second series of the four-part sketch show in which anything is possible.

Starring:

Robert Webb
Beth Chalmers
Catherine Shepherd
Steven Kynman
Abigail Burdess
Chris Pavlo

Written by James Cary.

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b07g8vcq)
Series 17

Episode 9

Jeremy Hardy, Camilla Long, Lucy Porter and Sarah Kendall join Miles Jupp for this episode of News Quiz Extra, the bumper bonus version of Friday's programme.

Producer: Tamara Shilham

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.


MON 23:45 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00j0pp8)
Propriety, Plants, Grandparents and Growing Your Own

In her continuing quest to better herself through learning and discovering things in reference books, comedian Josie Long presents a show about propriety, plants, grandparents, being connected to the world around you and growing your own.

With Josie's comedic cohort Maeve Higgins

And guest Isy Suttie.

Producer Colin Anderson

First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.



TUESDAY 14 JUNE 2016

TUE 00:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 Bookclub (b007674y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07g7nd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 What Would Jesus Eat? (b00rxjgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0wp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s7r4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b0076gcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Quote... Unquote (b0383lf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 05:30 Just a Minute (b07gf9l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07gbjnp)
Series 2

Mexican Hat Trick

Can con-artist Harry Lime help a falsely accused man - and make a fast buck doing it?

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 introduced 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 1951-52 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 1952.


TUE 06:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
Series 2

Quetzalcoatlus

As Sir David Attenborough explains:

"The biggest animal to fly was not a bird, but a reptile."

It was a Quetzalcoatlus, a pterosaur with at least a 44 foot wingspan. David, a huge fan of palaeontology, is skilled in bringing the past natural histories to life through stories about the discovery of key fossils.

What a creature this "terrible lizard" must have been - big enough to scavenge the bodies of dead Tyrannosaurus and yet able to fly, probably in large numbers. And with a twist so typical of Sir David's writing, he brings this pterosaur to life at the very end.

Written and presented by David Attenborough

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.


TUE 06:30 Grand Guignol (b00td9qw)
At the end of the 19th century, in the seediest quarter of Paris, a new theatre opened its doors offering a recipe of blood and terror - and soon the Grand Guignol was to become as big as an attraction in the city as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.

The success of an evening's performance - made up of a succession of short comedy and horror plays - was measured by how many members of the audience fainted, as they witnessed gougings, garrottings and gory murders on a nightly basis.

After more than sixty years the theatre finally closed its doors, but only after helping influence the development of horror in the cinema, as well as introducing the phrase Grand Guignol into common parlance as a byword for shocking, blood-soaked terror.

Sheila McClennon visits Paris to revisit the scene of this most shocking of theatre movements, and also comes to London to find out how the likes of Joseph Conrad and Noel Coward got involved in its English incarnation, which fought a staunch but unsuccessful battle with the censors at the beginning of the 1920s.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010.


TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down (b0084r5t)
Series 1

Drilling for Hamsters

The bohemian residents of Marlborough Road in Belfast are saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.

Series one of Annie McCartney's sitcom.

Sally ...... Frances Tomelty
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Fintan ...... Gerard Murphy
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Anna ...... Bethan Lloyd
Simon ...... Patrick Gleadhill
Trevor ...... Gerard McSorley

Director: Tanya Nash

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


TUE 07:30 My Teenage Diary (b07dlxmq)
Series 7

Lionel Shriver

Writer Lionel Shriver reads from her frank and highly personal teenage journals, while discussing her formative years with Rufus Hound.

She talks about her attempts to rebel against her religious upbringing, her complex relationship with her older brother, and her suspicion of young children - which began when she was little more than a child herself.

Producer: Harriet Jaine
Executive Producer: Aled Evans

A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016.


TUE 08:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
The Clerical Error

Fresh out of jail, conman Caleb sparks trouble by posing as a vicar. Stars Keith Barron and June Whitfield. From January 1999.


TUE 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp4q)
In the Picture

The bungling bureaucrats spark confusion in a moral crusade!
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

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

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1974.


TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b07g8vcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]


TUE 09:45 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00j0pp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]


TUE 10:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
2. The Siege of Pleasure

London, 1927. Prostitute Jenny tells of her fall from grace and Mr Eccles makes plain his feelings for Ella.

Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.

Patrick Hamilton’s semi-autobiographical trilogy set in working class, inter-war London.

Bob ...... Steven Pacey
Ella ...... Annette Badland
Jenny ...... Emily Morgan
Ernest Eccles ...... John Moffatt
Rex.... Christopher Good
Andy .... David Goudge
Marian ....Margot Boyd
Bella .... Joan Matheson
Tom ... Paul Downing
Violet ... Alice Arnold
Prunella .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Guvnor .... David King
Mrs Guvnor .... Jo Kendall

Dramatised by Frederic Bradnum.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.


TUE 11:00 Book of the Week (b0122vx4)
Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit

Episode 2

Children learn deceit very early in their lives, but they are not very good at it. Then, at roughly between the ages of three and a half and four and a half, something changes. Ian Leslie explains how children's deceit becomes more sophisticated and the social processes that change (or sometimes not) their behaviour for the better.

Ian Leslie was born in 1972 and lives in London. He combines careers in advertising and writing. His first book, To be President (Politicos, 2008), an account of the 2008 US presidential election, was described by Adam Boulton as 'brilliantly capturing the drama and emotion of Obama's successful run for the White House' and was extracted by Granta. He regularly appears as an analyst of American politics on Sky and the BBC. He has written about politics, culture, marketing and psychology for Prospect, the Guardian, the Times and the BBC. He also blogs about all these things at Marbury, named one of the fifty 'Most Powerful' blogs in the world by the Observer.

'Consistently startling and fascinating. Most popular psychology books follow a depressingly familiar path: there's some dodgy theorising at the beginning, then a raft of dubious statistics with a few anecdotes to back them up. Born Liars, however, is in quite a different league. It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.' - 'Book of the Week', Daily Mail

Written by Ian Leslie
Abridged by Pete Nichols

Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


TUE 11:15 Drama (b00899ll)
Jennifer Howarth - A City Full of Swindlers

By Jenny Howarth.

Cassandra Austen narrates the shocking story of her aunt's arrest and imprisonment for stealing a piece of lace, a story which reveals Georgian Bath to be a far less decorous place than it appears in her sister Jane's novels.

Jane Leigh Perrot ...... Pamela Miles
James Leigh Perrot ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Cassandra Austen ...... Lucy Black
Mr Bond ...... Robert Gwilym
Miss Gregory ...... Alison Reid
Mr Filby ...... Howard Coggins
Mr Gibbs ...... David Collins
Mrs Scadding ...... Heather Williams
Judge ...... Ross Harvey
Mayor ...... Tom Sherman

Directed by Sara Davies.


TUE 12:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 13:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07gbjnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 13:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 today]


TUE 13:30 Grand Guignol (b00td9qw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 14:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx7z)
Suspicions

Grace turns to her former lover Giles, while her husband is devoted elsewhere. Read by Juliet Stevenson.


TUE 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s7w3z)
The Skill of the Goldsmith

Michael Morpurgo wonders if medieval people recognised a phase of 'childhood', using clues from Britain's first childcare guru.


TUE 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jslr)
Still Life, Part 4/7

Stephanie escapes from her nagging mother-in-law and leaves Marcus to care for her baby.

CAST:

Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Gideon …. Stephen Critchlow
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Mrs Orton …. Bridget Turner

Written by A.S. Byatt and dramatised by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


TUE 14:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gbrtg)
On the Way to Salisbury

Inspired by a view on his trip to Cornwall, Stevens ponders the qualities of what makes a great butler. Read by John Moffatt. From January 1990.


TUE 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 16:00 Counterpoint (b00f393k)
2005

Episode 8

Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Harry Bancroft of Stafford, Peter Kiltie from Leicester and John Taylor of Lincoln.


TUE 16:30 Ayres on the Air (b01n20gw)
Series 4

Autumn

Pam Ayres continues her series of poetry and sketch shows about the seasons.

Autumn includes - what to donate to the harvest festival, interesting things to put on a bonfire, checking out retirement homes in the Autumn of one's life and choosing a suitable evening class for your husband.

Her poems include: I Don't Want to Go to School Mum and The Harvest Hymn.

With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.

Producer: Claire Jones.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2012.


TUE 17:00 Two Doors Down (b0084r5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:30 My Teenage Diary (b07dlxmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrjm)
Episode 7

Bill and Josella join the University group and discover how the new community expects to survive. Cult novel read by Roger May.


TUE 18:30 The Tingle Factor (b07gbsn8)
David Puttnam

Film producer and educator David Puttnam talks to Robin Ray about the sounds which stirs his emotions.

Recalling his upbringing and looking back over his career, David's selection includes speeches by Robert de Niro and Teddy Kennedy.

Producer: Andrew Mussett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.


TUE 19:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 20:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07gbjnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 20:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 today]


TUE 20:30 Grand Guignol (b00td9qw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b013xvnz)
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Episode 7

Written by Mohsin Hamid. Abridged by Lisa Osborne

At a cafe table in Lahore a bearded Pakistani tells an uneasy American stranger the story of his life.

Changez's sense of alienation increases as he confronts the possibility that soon his country could be at war

Reader: Riz Ahmed

Produced by Lisa Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


TUE 21:15 Drama (b00899ll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


TUE 22:00 My Teenage Diary (b07dlxmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b01p0fz3)
Series 5

A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous

The Victorian comedy adventure sees Pip and his friends travel to India in their quest to thwart the evil machinations of smooth but sinister genius Mr Gently Benevolent.

Gasp as our heroes struggle with super-intelligent tigers, giant snakes, and secret gin!

Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.

Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Clampvulture ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ...... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ...... Susy Kane
Viceroy Roy Weiss ...... Mark Evans

Producer: Gareth Edwards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.


TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b07h6p3f)
The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes talks to Eleanor Tiernan.


TUE 23:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b007jpyk)
Episode 2

Martin Bain-Jones and Craig Children do battle at a special music awards ceremony.

Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong write and star in their first full-length radio comedy series.

With:

Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.


TUE 23:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl (b007jrrn)
Snuff Radio

Sean and Hamish compete in a European Radio Drama competition.

Surreal comedy starring award-winning double act Sean Foley and Hamish McColl, the Right Size.

With:

Rose English
Count Arthur Strong
Chris Larner
Mark Stevens

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.



WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 2016

WED 00:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 The Tingle Factor (b07gbsn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 The Lives of Harry Lime (b07gbjnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:20 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011ckxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:20 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Grand Guignol (b00td9qw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s7w3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jslr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gbrtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Counterpoint (b00f393k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 Ayres on the Air (b01n20gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Two Doors Down (b0084r5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 05:30 My Teenage Diary (b07dlxmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Raffles (b01p0twv)
Series 1

1. The Ides of March

Bunny Manders desperately needs ready cash to repay a gambling debt.

His old schoolfellow, the celebrated English cricketer AJ Raffles knows just the person to help a fellow out. He's a jeweller in London's Bond Street - and, funnily enough, Raffles had planned to pay him a surprise visit that very night ...

EW Hornung's early Raffles stories of the renowned cricketer and gentleman thief.

Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny ...... Michael Cochrane
Lord Upton ...... George Parsons
Crony ...... Graham Blockey
Crony ...... Shaun Prendergast
Constable ...... John Church
Young Bunny ...... James Dykes

Dramatised by David Buck.

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in October 1985.


WED 06:30 Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts (b00vrvdm)
Pete Paphides, writer and music critic, talks to family, friends and fans of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts cartoon. He asks why he related so strongly to long suffering Charlie Brown and why Peanuts was the most successful newspaper comic strip of all time.

Featuring interviews with Schulz's widow, Jean Schulz, two of his children- Craig and Jill, as well as contributions from graphic designer Chip Kidd, comic book artist Chris Ware and life-long fan Russell T. Davies.

He created Peanuts in 1950, and Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Shroeder et al still hold a huge place in people's lives and memories. The Peanuts comic strip was the most popular cartoon strip of all time and crossed boundaries of young and old- some claim it did for comic strips what the Beatles did for music. Others called it 'a beat strip', perfectly reflecting American society. But its appeal was global.

Using the most minimum of lines, Schulz was able to convey emotions and humour. His characters were contemplative, philosophical, isolated, sometimes depressed. And surprisingly they made clever observations about classical music, theology psychiatry and sport. Classic story-lines included the Great Pumpkin, Lucy vying for attention at Shroeder's piano, Linus' blanket, Snoopy versus the Red Baron, and Charlie Brown never kicking the football.

Charlie Brown, the central character was isolated and lonely. A real person, with real problems was a new idea in comics and he spoke to people all over the world- including the presenter of this programme, Pete Paphides, growing up in Birmingham.

Schulz died in 2000.

Producer: Laura Parfitt

A White Pebble Media production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2010.


WED 07:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b00763tm)
Series 1

Older

Cassie and Pete would be a great couple, if they weren't so busy being friends.

The first of three series of Amanda Murphy’s comedy-drama series about a friendship between a man and a woman.

Starring Debra Stephenson as Cassie and David Lamb as Pete.

Rebecca ...... Mika Simmons
PJ ...... Brendan Burns
Dad ...... Mike Grady
Mum ...... Anne Reid

Producer: Graham Frost

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.


WED 07:30 Heresy (b07dm2pn)
Series 10

Episode 4

Victoria Coren Mitchell presents the show which dares to commit heresy.

With newspaper columnist Julia Hartley-Brewer, TV presenter Richard Osman and food critic, TV presenter and novelist Giles Coren.

Together they discuss David Bowie, iceberg houses and The Great British Bake Off.

An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.


WED 08:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
Series 7

Smugglers in the Solent

The crew of HMS Troutbridge is sent to pursue some marine miscreants.

Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg, Tenniel Evans as Leading Seamen Goldstein and Heather Chasen as Heather.

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

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1965.


WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00jcx1g)
Series 9

Episode 8

As the axe is wielded, Radio Prune gets a rival.

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

Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

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

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

Producers: David Hatch/John Cassels

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in December 1973.


WED 09:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
Series 1

Episode 4

Justin Moorhouse, Alun Cochrane, Chris Corcoran and Tom Wrigglesworth join Rhod Gilbert in the comedy quiz. From September 2006.


WED 09:30 Rent (b04c34yr)
Series 1

Episode 1

Maria and Richard have a happy marriage, no children, but their house is falling down.

It looks like there's only one thing for it - they'll have to start taking in lodgers...

House share comedy about taking in lodgers written by Lucy Flannery.

Maria ...... Barbara Flynn
Richard ...... Patrick Barlow
Amy ...... Linda Polan
Ruby ...... Diane Louise-Jordan
Paul ...... Toby Longworth
Bank Manager ...... Francesca Ryan
Shop Assistant ...... Sarah Parkinson

Producer: Liz Anstee.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.


WED 10:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
3. The Plains of Cement

London, 1927. Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum and Ella confronts Mr Eccles.

Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.

Conclusion of Patrick Hamilton’s semi-autobiographical trilogy.

Ella's mother ..... Anna Cropper
Prosser.....Geoffrey Whitehead
Prunella ..... Elizabeth Mansfield
Sammy.... Tina Marian
Andy ... David Goudge
Guvnor .... David King
Mrs Guvnor .... Jo Kendall

Other parts ..... Donald Gee, Michael Kilgarriff & Marcia King

Dramatised ny Frederic Bradnum.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.


WED 11:00 Book of the Week (b0122vzn)
Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit

Episode 3

We think that people are lying when they mumble or they are embarrassed, but the liars amongst us are often those who are the most fluent speakers, the most charming people. Ian Leslie describes how two researchers discovered ways to pick those who were being economical with the truth.

Ian Leslie was born in 1972 and lives in London. He combines careers in advertising and writing. His first book, To be President (Politicos, 2008), an account of the 2008 US presidential election, was described by Adam Boulton as 'brilliantly capturing the drama and emotion of Obama's successful run for the White House' and was extracted by Granta. He regularly appears as an analyst of American politics on Sky and the BBC. He has written about politics, culture, marketing and psychology for Prospect, the Guardian, the Times and the BBC. He also blogs about all these things at Marbury, named one of the fifty 'Most Powerful' blogs in the world by the Observer.

'Consistently startling and fascinating. Most popular psychology books follow a depressingly familiar path: there's some dodgy theorising at the beginning, then a raft of dubious statistics with a few anecdotes to back them up. Born Liars, however, is in quite a different league. It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.' - 'Book of the Week', Daily Mail

Written by Ian Leslie
Abridged by Pete Nichols
Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


WED 11:15 Chris Thompson - Skeggy (b007jtlr)
Three couples have their own reasons for returning to the scene of their happiest holidays in the resort of Skegness.

Part of Radio 4 Extra's Great British Seaside Staycation.

Chris Thompson's seaside drama stars Sean Connolly as Dave, Susan Brooke as Marie, Laura Chambers as Lauren, Joyce Gibbs as Sheila, Norman Bird as Charlie, Veda Warwick as Mrs Adams, Alison Carney as Jane and Tom Knight as Martin.

Producer: Peter Wild

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.


WED 12:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00jcx1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 13:00 Raffles (b01p0twv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 13:30 Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts (b00vrvdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 14:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx82)
Separation

The injured Doctor Fitzpiers writes to Grace, and hopes are raised and dashed. Read by Juliet Stevenson.


WED 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s8j07)
New Shoes with Red Thongs

What did medieval children get up to when left unattended? Michael Morpurgo unearths some vivid descriptions.


WED 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsly)
Still Life, Part 5/7

Frederica discovers Raphael, Stephanie's baby, is on its way, but what is Gideon up to at the coast?

CAST:

Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Young Frederica …. Hannah Watkins
Faber …. Jonathan Keeble
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Jacqueline …. Alison Pettitt
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
Gideon …. Stephen Critchlow
Bill …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Nurse …. Hannah Dee
Alexander …. Adam Kotz
Ruth …. Jasmine Hyde

Written by A.S. Byatt and dramatised by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


WED 14:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gcksh)
Early Days

Stevens remembers what happened when his father, also a butler, joined the staff at Darlington Hall. Read by John Moffatt. From January 1990.


WED 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 16:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 16:30 Rent (b04c34yr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 17:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b00763tm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:30 Heresy (b07dm2pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrk3)
Episode 8

The University group with Bill and Josella are ready to begin a new life together, but some have other ideas. Cult novel read by Roger May.


WED 18:30 Off the Page (b008fy2c)
A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good

Dominic Arkwright, Nick Cohen, Sian Berry and Charlie Lee-Potter discuss whether indulgence is allowed anymore. From December 2007.


WED 19:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00jcx1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 20:00 Raffles (b01p0twv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 20:30 Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts (b00vrvdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b013xvqd)
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Episode 8

Written by Mohsin Hamid. Abridged by Lisa Osborne

At a cafe table in Lahore a bearded Pakistani tells an uneasy American stranger the story of his life.

On a work assignment in Chile, Changez makes a monumental decision.

Reader: Riz Ahmed

Produced by Lisa Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


WED 21:15 Chris Thompson - Skeggy (b007jtlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


WED 22:00 Heresy (b07dm2pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 22:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (b03w16pc)
Series 1

High-Speed Rail

Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!'.

King of the one-liners, Milton Jones returns BBC to Radio 4 for an amazing 10th series in a new format where he has decided to set himself up as a man who can help anyone anywhere - whether they need it or not. Because, in his own words, "No problem too problemy".

But each week, Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure. So when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.

This week, there's rumours of a new rail line in the offing - and it's threatening a tiny delicate dormouse. So Milton decides he must put his foot down - carefully...

Written by Milton with James Cary ("Bluestone 42", "Miranda") and Dan Evans (who co-wrote Milton's Channel 4 show "House Of Rooms") the man they call "Britain's funniest Milton," returns to the radio with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes.

The cast includes regulars Tom Goodman-Hill ("Spamalot", "Mr. Selfridge") as the ever-faithful Anton, and Dan Tetsell ("Newsjack"), and features the one and only Josie Lawrence working with Milton for the first time.

Producer David Tyler's radio credits include Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, Cabin Pressure, Bigipedia, Another Case Of Milton Jones, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, The 99p Challenge, The Castle, The 3rd Degree and even, going back a bit, Radio Active.

Produced and Directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.


WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b07h6pdr)
The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes talks to Eleanor Tiernan.


WED 23:00 The Mel and Sue Thing (b00769ql)
Episode 1

Weird characters and surreal chat from Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

Featuring Jane Austen's Last Novella and a duet sung by Cliff Richard and Delia Smith.

Mel and Sue are best known as the scrumptious cake-filling on the BBC's The Great British Bake Off.

With Paul Chahidi

Producer: Elizabeth Freestone.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.


WED 23:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnz9)
Series 1

Episode 2

Mel and Vicki have an unexpected visit from their landlord. With more rent owing than they can possibly afford, it looks like Mel will have to pay in kind...

Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.

With Martin Hyder, Keith Wickham and Jim North.

Script editor: Graeme Garden

Producers: Claire Jones and Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.



THURSDAY 16 JUNE 2016

THU 00:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]


THU 00:30 Off the Page (b008fy2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 01:00 Raffles (b01p0twv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]


THU 01:30 Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts (b00vrvdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]


THU 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s8j07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]


THU 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gcksh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]


THU 03:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:30 Rent (b04c34yr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]


THU 05:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b00763tm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]


THU 05:30 Heresy (b07dm2pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]


THU 06:00 Raffles (b01p0wps)
Series 1

2. Gentlemen and Players

When Raffles and Bunny are engaged for cricketing weeks at country estates, the playing of cricket can hardly be said to be their chief preoccupation.

Bunny is an incorrigible ladies' man, while amateur cracksman, AJ Raffles takes an understandable professional interest in his fellow guests' portable property...

EW Hornung's early Raffles stories of the renowned cricketer and gentleman thief.

Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny ...... Michael Cochrane
Crawshay ...... Ron Pember
Lord Amersteth ...... David Garth
Inspector MacKenzie ...... Henry Stamper
Rector's Daughter ...... Melinda Walker
Batsman ...... James MacPherson
Umpire ...... Gordon Reid
Maid ...... Jane Leonard
Porter ...... Christopher Scott
Member ...... Graham Blockley
Guest ...... Jamie Roberts

Dramatised by David Buck.

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in October 1985.


THU 06:30 Why Go? (b00s9g0b)
Chris Ledgard explores the world of the ancient oriental game of Go.

The game of Go expresses "a psychological essence" of the Far East, according to the British Museum's Dr Irving Finkel. It's ancient, but no-one knows quite how old - the claim that it originated 4,000 years ago is open to question. What's beyond doubt is its place in oriental culture. The remarkable cave of Buddhist treasures discovered at Dunhuang on the Silk Road through China included a 6th century Go manual now kept in the British Library. Miniature Go boards and pieces have turned up in ancient burial sites. In the twentieth century, some of Japan's finest writers turned to Go for inspiration, following major games and probing the psychology of the top players. And, as the first atomic bomb fell, two of the world's best exponents of Go were playing a title match on the outskirts of Hiroshima.

But Go is little known in the West. This is in spite of the efforts of one of the two players in what became known as the Atom Bomb Game, Iwamoto Kaoru, who spent his later years setting up Go Centres in Europe and the Americas.

In Why Go?, Chris Ledgard explores the world of Go, talking to experts in the East and West about the game's history and culture, and examining some its ancient artefacts. Dr Finkel discusses Go's place in the history of games. After Go, he says, "you could argue that the world's board games went downhill." Susan Whitfield, the Director of the International Dunhuang Project, brings the fifteen hundred year Go manual out of storage and explains how it was discovered and what it tells us. Britain's two foremost experts on the game describe how they got hooked, and Chris Ledgard visits Amsterdam to examine Iwamoto Kaoru's legacy and find out why, in spite of all the time and money he spent, relatively few people in Europe play the game.

Go's Chinese name is weiqi, which is often translated as "the surrounding game". It's a game of co-existence. Two players, one with black stones the other with white, place their pieces on the intersections of a board marked with 19 x 19 lines. The aim is to secure territory and the emphasis is on long-term strategy, subtlety, and not bludgeoning your opponent. Rob Foster, a translator of the Dunhuang manal, describes the game as "a conversation...it's hand talk".

And the programme addresses the key question of whether - as some argue - Go reflects aspects of oriental thinking and is a game few western players really understand.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.


THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
Game, Set and Match to Jeeves

Bertie Wooster's in a mess - can his valet Jeeves save his bacon?

PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.

Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkyn Bassett, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Ronald Fraser as Major Plank Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Graham Faulkner as the Constable.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


THU 07:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b07dntk7)
Series 2

Sex and Sexuality

Paul Sinha looks at the role lust has played in driving history.

Stories range from the loving marriage that prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar, to the most depraved Roman Emperor of them all (it's not who you think), to the British monarch whose gay affairs changed the world. Phwoar, eh?

Paul's second series of his History Revision, the show that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.

"Sinha's gift for finding humour in it all makes him worth a listen" - The Telegraph

Written and performed by Paul Sinha
Produced by Ed Morrish

A BBC Radio Comedy Production.


THU 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz1f)
Series 3

The Escape

Author Gerald and his wife Diana feel jaded and start planning a break.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.

With Betty Huntley-Wright and Michael McClain.

Written by Basil Boothroyd.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.


THU 08:30 Radio Active (b007k2yf)
Series 5

Get Away With You

Fancy a timeshare? Or a trip to the Black Country? It's time to 'Get Away With You'.

Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.

Music by Philip Pope, Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins.

Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with Jeremy Pascall.

Producer: Jamie Rix

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1985.


THU 09:00 Booked (b0075sd8)
Series 4

Episode 1

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent writing game.

Regular panellists Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane are joined by Mark Radcliffe and Miles Kington.

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.


THU 09:30 When the Dog Dies (b043x86l)
Series 4

The Call of the Wild

Ronnie Corbett returns for the final series of his popular sitcom by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent.
Ronnie is granddad Sandy and his old dog is Henry. If the dog dies or his lodger moves on, Sandy's children want him to downsize. He doesn't.

To help his finances, Sandy, still in the family home, took in a young couple as lodgers. But then the man left - leaving the attractive Dolores behind. And she, Sandy's children are quite sure, is a gold-digger. Sandy's opinion that it would be inhuman to move Henry somewhere unfamiliar is wearing a bit thin - as is the old dog himself. Keeping the dog alive and keeping the lodger happy are one thing; what really concerns Sandy deeply is providing a guiding hand to his whole family, advising here, prompting there, responding to any emergency callout... If he kept himself to himself, of course, things would be a lot simpler and smoother. But a lot duller too...

Episode Two - The Call Of The Wild
Henry the dog takes up running away and then granddaughter Calais runs away too. Sandy realises that for Calais' sake, her mother Victoria, his fearsome wildcat daughter-in-law, must be confronted. What Henry's up to nobody knows...

Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 10:00 Classic Serial (b015ykwq)
Silas Marner

Episode 1

Outcast from the church, community, and closest friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away.

A broken, disillusioned man, exiled, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion.

When tragedy strikes again and all his money is stolen he's bereft and grief stricken. Then on New Year's Eve a vision of gold flickers before the flames. Spilling locks are tumbling coins. For a moment Silas is reunited with his lovely sovereigns. And then he sees a little child.

First published in 1861, George Eliot's novel dramatised by Richard Cameron.

SILAS MARNER.............George Costigan
SARAH/PRISCILLA ............................Fiona Clarke
WILLIAM/JEM/GODFREY...........Conrad Nelson
MINISTER/MACEY.............Seamus O'Neill
SNELL/BRYCE..............Leigh Symonds
DUNSEY/DOWLAS..............James Nickerson
SQUIRE ............. ......Terence Wilton
DOLLY............. ...Deborah McAndrew
AARON (child).............................George Herbert
NANCY/MOLLY........ ........Maeve Larkin

Director: Pauline Harris.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.


THU 11:00 Book of the Week (b0122w87)
Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit

Episode 4

In principle, the lie detector solves the problems of society: it can pick the thief or the philanderer or the dodgy politician. But the polygraph, as it was christened, has had a chequered history, it's reputation being more effective than the machine itself.

Ian Leslie was born in 1972 and lives in London. He combines careers in advertising and writing. His first book, To be President (Politicos, 2008), an account of the 2008 US presidential election, was described by Adam Boulton as 'brilliantly capturing the drama and emotion of Obama's successful run for the White House' and was extracted by Granta. He regularly appears as an analyst of American politics on Sky and the BBC. He has written about politics, culture, marketing and psychology for Prospect, the Guardian, the Times and the BBC. He also blogs about all these things at Marbury, named one of the fifty 'Most Powerful' blogs in the world by the Observer.

'Consistently startling and fascinating. Most popular psychology books follow a depressingly familiar path: there's some dodgy theorising at the beginning, then a raft of dubious statistics with a few anecdotes to back them up. Born Liars, however, is in quite a different league. It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.' - 'Book of the Week', Daily Mail

Written by Ian Leslie
Abridged by Pete Nichols
Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 11:15 David Constantine - Visiting Time (b0076f43)
1933: 18-year-old Thomas Patterson is lying still in Salford Royal Hospital with his eyes bandaged.

Visits from his girlfriend Connie and his mother and father underline both his need for freedom and what he needs to escape from.

David Constantine's love story stars Paul Popplewell as Thomas, Stephen Bent as John, Becky Hindley as Mother and Carla Henry as Connie.

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.


THU 12:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 12:30 Radio Active (b007k2yf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 13:00 Raffles (b01p0wps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


THU 13:30 Why Go? (b00s9g0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


THU 14:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx86)
Sickness

With Giles lying desperately ill, Grace believes that only one person can save him. Read by Juliet Stevenson.


THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s8lg8)
Mischief and Misrule

Were medieval children permitted to play? Michael Morpurgo learns about early football and festivals of misrule.


THU 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsm8)
Still Life, Part 6/7

Frederica has decisions to make and Alexander's play has its First Night. What will Raphael make of it all?

CAST:

Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Young Frederica …. Hannah Watkins
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Faber …. Jonathan Keeble
Bill …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Wilkie/Speaker …. James Callis
Daniel …. Sean Dooley
Alexander …. Adam Kotz
Clemency …. Sandra Clark

Written by A.S. Byatt and dramatised by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


THU 14:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gg740)
The Conference Approaches

Stevens remembers an international conference at Darlington Hall that tested all his skills as a butler. From January 1990.


THU 15:00 Classic Serial (b015ykwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


THU 16:00 Booked (b0075sd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 16:30 When the Dog Dies (b043x86l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


THU 17:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b07dntk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


THU 18:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrl5)
Episode 9

Bill Masen tries his best to support his blind group, but some problems prove to be insurmountable. Cult novel read by Roger May.


THU 18:30 Great Lives (b00773kr)
Series 11

Pope John Paul II

Ann Widdicombe MP, famous for her opposition to women priests, nominates the late pontiff, who felt just as strongly on the matter. Malachi O'Doherty, author of 'I Was a Teenage Catholic', joins the debate.


THU 19:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 19:30 Radio Active (b007k2yf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 20:00 Raffles (b01p0wps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


THU 20:30 Why Go? (b00s9g0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


THU 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b013xvrk)
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Episode 9

Written by Mohsin Hamid. Abridged by Lisa Osborne

At a cafe table in Lahore a bearded Pakistani tells an uneasy American stranger the story of his life.

Erica vanishes as Changez's American dream comes to an end.

Reader: Riz Ahmed

Produced by Lisa Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 21:15 David Constantine - Visiting Time (b0076f43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


THU 22:00 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b07dntk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


THU 22:30 The Music Teacher (b039d1fw)
Series 3

Episode 1

Richie Webb returns for a third series as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny.

Nigel inherits a life changing sum of money from a distant relative leading to him considering jacking it all in and starting again. A consideration consistently reinforced by the constant stream of useless pupils.

Meanwhile Belinda is keen to keep Nigel on at the Arts Centre to run free taster sessions. At any cost.

Directed by Nick Walker
Audio production by Matt Katz
Written and produced by Richie Webb
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.


THU 22:45 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01s4r79)
Series 2

About Upset Mums

EPISODE ONE: ABOUT UPSET MUMS

In a mix of stand-up and re-enacted family life - Nathan Caton illustrates what can happen when you don't listen to your Mum.

NATHAN ..... NATHAN CATON
MUM ..... ADJOA ANDOH
DAD ..... CURTIS WALKER
GRANDMA ..... MONA HAMMOND
REVEREND WILLIAMS ..... DON GILÉT

Written by Nathan Caton and James Kettle
Additional Material by Maff Brown and Ola
Producer: Katie Tyrrell

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing - tells the story of young, up-and-coming comedian Nathan Caton, who after becoming the first in his family to graduate from University, opted not to use his architecture degree but instead to try his hand at being a full-time stand-up comedian, much to his family's annoyance who desperately want him to get a 'proper job.'

Each episode illustrates the criticism, interference and rollercoaster ride that Nathan endures from his disapproving family as he tries to pursue his chosen career in comedy.

Janet a.k.a. Mum is probably the kindest and most lenient of the disappointed family members. At the end of the day she just wants the best for her son. However, she'd also love to brag and show her son off to her friends, but with Nathan only telling jokes for a living it's kind of hard to do. She loves Nathan, but she aint looking embarrassed for nobody!

Martin a.k.a. Dad works in the construction industry and was looking forward to his son getting a degree so the two of them could work together in the same field. But now Nathan has blown that dream out of the window. Martin is clumsy and hard-headed and leaves running the house to his wife (she wouldn't allow it to be any other way).

Shirley a.k.a. Grandma cannot believe Nathan turned down architecture for comedy. She can't believe she left the paradise in the West Indies and came to the freezing United Kingdom for a better life so that years later her grandson could 'tell jokes!' How can her grandson go on stage and use foul language and filthy material... it's not the good Christian way!

So with all this going on in the household what will Nathan do? Will he be able to persist and follow his dreams? Or will he give in to his family's interference?

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.


THU 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jvhf)
Series 4

Poet's Corner

Satan is cross with Yeats over a poem, while Scumspawn and Thomas write their own verse. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.


THU 23:30 Creme de la Crime (b007jr3j)
Series 1

The Cheese Killer

Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow. Stars Punt and Dennis. From September 2001.


THU 23:45 Knocker (b008j006)
Profitch

Market researcher Ian Dunn suffers a shocking epiphany. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.



FRIDAY 17 JUNE 2016

FRI 00:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b00773kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]


FRI 01:00 Raffles (b01p0wps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]


FRI 01:30 Why Go? (b00s9g0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]


FRI 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s8lg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]


FRI 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gg740)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]


FRI 03:00 Classic Serial (b015ykwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 Booked (b0075sd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:30 When the Dog Dies (b043x86l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]


FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]


FRI 05:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b07dntk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]


FRI 06:00 Raffles (b01p10th)
Series 1

3. A Costume Piece

Reuben Rosenthall has made his millions in the diamond fields of South Africa, and it seems only right and proper to Raffles that some of this wealth should be redistributed.

But his attempts to seize the diamonds don't quite go according to plan, as a low-key stakeout spirals into a terrifying scramble for survival.

EW Hornung's early Raffles stories dramatised by David Buck.

Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny ...... Michael Cochrane
Reuben Rosenthall ...... Geoffrey Matthews
'Slammer' Purvis ...... John Hollis
Jala ...... Alton Kumalo
Lady 1 ...... Natasha Pyne
Lady 2 ...... Jane Leonard
Odd Bodd ...... Graham Blockey

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Directed by Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in November 1985.


FRI 06:30 The Manchester Writers (b00tbck6)
John Harris explores the work of a group of authors who captured a northern social realism in the 1930s with writing that went on to shape the views of northern living for generations.

Walter Greenwood, Howard Spring and Louis Golding wrote about Greater Manchester at a time of severe economic depression and great poverty and their novels describe conditions that have resonances with our life today - cuts in welfare, increased unemployment and a coalition government.

Greenwood's 'Love on the Dole', Golding's 'Magnolia Street' and Spring's 'Fame is the Spur' depict a tough, working class life and although the three authors wrote from slightly different perspectives, they describe people enduring a grim, hard existence in an industrial landscape.

As the final parts of industrial Manchester and Salford are finally transformed by investment and modernisation, 'The Manchester Writers' visits the streets that inspired these authors and hears how their work has endured and influenced ideas of northern England.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2010.


FRI 07:00 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6)
A Comedy of Arrows

King John gets ambushed. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Jeffrey Holland. From August 1995.


FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris (b0125g85)
Series 2

Nuit of the Living Dead and The End of the Affair

The multi-award winning American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 for a series of audience readings. This week: what not to do with a mouse, in front of strangers in "Nuit of the Living Dead" and the ups and downs of along term relationship get the Sedaris treatment in "The End of the Affair"

Producer: Steve Doherty
A Boomerang production for BBC Radio 4.


FRI 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
Count Down

Terry helps stressed Bob prepare for his wedding to Thelma.

Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.

With Joan Hickson, Bill Owen, Anita Carey and Robin Parkinson.

Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Adapted for radio and produced by John Browell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1975.


FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
Series 7

Shifting Sands

Soldier Neddie Seagoon heads off to the fort at Waziri, which is drifting into peril.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Jack Train

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: Pat Dixon

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1957.


FRI 09:00 We've Been Here Before (b00g1rsp)
Series 2

Episode 4

Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.

The topical historical satirical panel show setting out to prove that there's nothing new under, or in, The Sun.

Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth battle it out against Helen Atkinson-Wood and John O'Farrell.

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.


FRI 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
Series 1

The Engagement

Rabbi Sue's announcement sparks fury from her rival Rabbi Abraham.

The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.

Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Diane Keen as Fay, John Bennett as David and Ben Crowe as Gary.

Music: Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.


FRI 10:00 Classic Serial (b07jgrhb)
Silas Marner

Episode 2

Silas Marner by George Eliot
dramatised by Richard Cameron
Episode 1/2
Outcast from the church, community, and closest friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away. A broken, disillusioned man, exiled, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion. When tragedy strikes again and all his money is stolen he's bereft and grief stricken. Then on New Year's Eve a vision of gold flickers before the flames. Spilling locks are tumbling coins. For a moment Silas is reunited with his lovely sovereigns. And then he sees a little child.

SILAS MARNER.............George Costigan
SARAH/PRISCILLA ............................Fiona Clarke
WILLIAM/JEM/GODFREY...........Conrad Nelson
MINISTER/MACEY.............Seamus O'Neill
SNELL/BRYCE..............Leigh Symonds
DUNSEY/DOWLAS..............James Nickerson
SQUIRE ............. ......Terence Wilton
DOLLY............. ...Deborah McAndrew
AARON (child).............................George Herbert
NANCY/MOLLY........ ........Maeve Larkin
Directed by Pauline Harris.


FRI 11:00 Book of the Week (b0122w98)
Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit

Episode 5

The 'murderer at the door' refers to the moral dilemma of whether you tell the truth if the honest answer will threaten someone's life. How did philosophers square with that conundrum?

Ian Leslie was born in 1972 and lives in London. He combines careers in advertising and writing. His first book, To be President (Politicos, 2008), an account of the 2008 US presidential election, was described by Adam Boulton as 'brilliantly capturing the drama and emotion of Obama's successful run for the White House' and was extracted by Granta. He regularly appears as an analyst of American politics on Sky and the BBC. He has written about politics, culture, marketing and psychology for Prospect, the Guardian, the Times and the BBC. He also blogs about all these things at Marbury, named one of the fifty 'Most Powerful' blogs in the world by the Observer.

'Consistently startling and fascinating. Most popular psychology books follow a depressingly familiar path: there's some dodgy theorising at the beginning, then a raft of dubious statistics with a few anecdotes to back them up. Born Liars, however, is in quite a different league. It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.' - 'Book of the Week', Daily Mail

Written by Ian Leslie
Abridged by Pete Nichols
Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


FRI 11:15 Drama (b00pqj11)
DC Jackson - My Romantic History

Poignant and witty drama by DC Jackson about love and memory.

Charlie ...... Sandy Grierson
Amy ...... Cora Bissett
Sasha/Alison ...... Gabriel Quigley
Calvin/Jessie ...... Jordan Young
Mum/Receptionist ...... Juliet Cadzow

Directed by Kirsty Williams.


FRI 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 13:00 Raffles (b01p10th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


FRI 13:30 The Manchester Writers (b00tbck6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


FRI 14:00 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx8b)
Desperation

Reconciliation is on the cards, with the recognition of unspoken devotion. Concluded by Juliet Stevenson.


FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00s9f4y)
A Thousand Histories and Fables

Michael Morpurgo learns about the impact of printing, and how it raised fears among adults that it was corrupting children.


FRI 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jsmm)
Still Life, Part 7/7

Daniel becomes disillusioned with home and the church, and there is some disturbing news for Stephanie.

CAST:

Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Bill …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Alexander …. Adam Kotz
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Clemency …. Sandra Clark
Gideon …. Stephen Critchlow
Daniel …. Sean Dooley
William …. Tom Glenister

Written by A.S. Byatt and dramatised by John Harvey.

Producer: Mary Peate.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


FRI 14:45 Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day (b07gk2qv)
A Triumphant Evening

With the conference underway, Stevens's abilities as a butler are tested when his father is taken ill. Read by John Moffatt. From January 1990.


FRI 15:00 Classic Serial (b07jgrhb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


FRI 16:00 We've Been Here Before (b00g1rsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


FRI 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


FRI 17:00 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


FRI 17:30 Meet David Sedaris (b0125g85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


FRI 18:00 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrll)
Episode 10

With most of the population blinded, Bill Masen is determined to find Josella. But where does he start? Cult novel read by Roger May.


FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (b01slst0)
Peter Cushing

Award-winning actor Peter Cushing takes a break from making horror films to discuss his enthusiasm for the British countryside and its wildlife - aided by recordings from the BBC Sound Archive.

Peter tells Derek Jones how he used to spend hours with his late wife Helen watching wild birds from their home on the estuary at Whitstable in Kent.

Peter Cushing, OBE: born 1913 - died 1994.

Producer: John Burton.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1972.


FRI 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 20:00 Raffles (b01p10th)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


FRI 20:30 The Manchester Writers (b00tbck6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


FRI 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b013xvrf)
Mohsin Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Episode 10

Written by Mohsin Hamid. Abridged by Lisa Osborne

At a cafe table in Lahore a bearded Pakistani tells an uneasy American stranger the story of his life.

In Lahore, Changez's new life is revealed. But who is pursuing whom?

Reader: Riz Ahmed

Produced by Lisa Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.


FRI 21:15 Drama (b00pqj11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (b0125g85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


FRI 22:30 BBC New Comedy Awards (b07gk45x)
2016

Heat 1 - London

4 Extra Debut. Ten new comedians perform in the first heat from Up The Creek in London with host Jess Fostekew.


FRI 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b07hx951)
The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Steve Bugeja.


FRI 23:30 The Consultants (b0076pvy)
Series 2

Episode 4

Taking register at stunt school, Tarzan learns the alphabet and meet Buck Stark, known to millions as naked superhero Captain Buff.

The Consultants are Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.




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

A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) 13:00 SAT (b07fyqfk)

A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) 01:00 SUN (b07fyqfk)

A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden 09:00 SAT (b007s6p7)

A Taste of Funny with Denis Norden 19:00 SAT (b007s6p7)

A Whole 'Nother Story 07:00 WED (b00763tm)

A Whole 'Nother Story 17:00 WED (b00763tm)

A Whole 'Nother Story 05:00 THU (b00763tm)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) 06:00 SUN (b07g718g)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) 13:00 SUN (b07g718g)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) 01:00 MON (b07g718g)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 02:30 SAT (b007jskj)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 14:30 MON (b007jsld)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 02:30 TUE (b007jsld)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 14:30 TUE (b007jslr)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 02:30 WED (b007jslr)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 14:30 WED (b007jsly)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 02:30 THU (b007jsly)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 14:30 THU (b007jsm8)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 02:30 FRI (b007jsm8)

AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet 14:30 FRI (b007jsmm)

Archive on 4 08:00 SAT (b01s37f3)

Archive on 4 15:00 SAT (b01s37f3)

Archive on 4 03:00 SUN (b01s37f3)

Ayres on the Air 16:30 TUE (b01n20gw)

Ayres on the Air 04:30 WED (b01n20gw)

BBC New Comedy Awards 22:30 FRI (b07gk45x)

Births, Deaths and Marriages 23:30 SUN (b01k2f7v)

Bleak Expectations 22:30 TUE (b01p0fz3)

Book at Bedtime 21:00 MON (b013pz5t)

Book at Bedtime 21:00 TUE (b013xvnz)

Book at Bedtime 21:00 WED (b013xvqd)

Book at Bedtime 21:00 THU (b013xvrk)

Book at Bedtime 21:00 FRI (b013xvrf)

Book of the Week 02:45 SAT (b017zyj2)

Book of the Week 11:00 MON (b011zm18)

Book of the Week 11:00 TUE (b0122vx4)

Book of the Week 11:00 WED (b0122vzn)

Book of the Week 11:00 THU (b0122w87)

Book of the Week 11:00 FRI (b0122w98)

Bookclub 18:30 MON (b007674y)

Bookclub 00:30 TUE (b007674y)

Booked 09:00 THU (b0075sd8)

Booked 16:00 THU (b0075sd8)

Booked 04:00 FRI (b0075sd8)

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing 22:45 THU (b01s4r79)

Charles Dickens 07:00 MON (b00r66xt)

Charles Dickens 17:00 MON (b00r66xt)

Charles Dickens 05:00 TUE (b00r66xt)

Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller 23:00 TUE (b007jpyk)

Chris Thompson - Skeggy 11:15 WED (b007jtlr)

Chris Thompson - Skeggy 21:15 WED (b007jtlr)

Classic Serial 10:00 THU (b015ykwq)

Classic Serial 15:00 THU (b015ykwq)

Classic Serial 03:00 FRI (b015ykwq)

Classic Serial 10:00 FRI (b07jgrhb)

Classic Serial 15:00 FRI (b07jgrhb)

Concrete Cow 22:30 MON (b04sttfx)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 07:30 SUN (b01d13y3)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 17:30 SUN (b01d13y3)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 22:00 SUN (b01d13y3)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 05:30 MON (b01d13y3)

Counterpoint 16:00 TUE (b00f393k)

Counterpoint 04:00 WED (b00f393k)

Creme de la Crime 23:30 THU (b007jr3j)

Crowned Hudds 05:00 SAT (b00pytdz)

Crowned Hudds 07:00 FRI (b00q9px6)

Crowned Hudds 17:00 FRI (b00q9px6)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:20 SAT (b010y0r7)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:20 MON (b01130qm)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 13:20 MON (b01130qm)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 20:20 MON (b01130qm)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:20 TUE (b01130qm)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:20 TUE (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 13:20 TUE (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 20:20 TUE (b011ckxz)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:20 WED (b011ckxz)

David Constantine - Visiting Time 11:15 THU (b0076f43)

David Constantine - Visiting Time 21:15 THU (b0076f43)

David Wade - Power of Attorney 16:00 SUN (b007w3c3)

David Wade - Power of Attorney 04:00 MON (b007w3c3)

Doctor Who 18:00 SAT (b07g06by)

Doctor Who 00:00 SUN (b07g06by)

Drama 11:15 MON (b0124nqv)

Drama 21:15 MON (b0124nqv)

Drama 11:15 TUE (b00899ll)

Drama 21:15 TUE (b00899ll)

Drama 11:15 FRI (b00pqj11)

Drama 21:15 FRI (b00pqj11)

Everyone Quite Likes Justin 23:30 SAT (b012l4ng)

Floggit's 08:30 SUN (b00ct1wp)

Floggit's 12:30 SUN (b00ct1wp)

Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts 06:30 WED (b00vrvdm)

Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts 13:30 WED (b00vrvdm)

Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts 20:30 WED (b00vrvdm)

Good Grief: The Story of Peanuts 01:30 THU (b00vrvdm)

Grand Guignol 06:30 TUE (b00td9qw)

Grand Guignol 13:30 TUE (b00td9qw)

Grand Guignol 20:30 TUE (b00td9qw)

Grand Guignol 01:30 WED (b00td9qw)

Great Lives 18:30 THU (b00773kr)

Great Lives 00:30 FRI (b00773kr)

Heresy 07:30 WED (b07dm2pn)

Heresy 17:30 WED (b07dm2pn)

Heresy 22:00 WED (b07dm2pn)

Heresy 05:30 THU (b07dm2pn)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 08:30 WED (b00jcx1g)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 WED (b00jcx1g)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 WED (b00jcx1g)

In Pursuit of Treasure 01:30 SAT (b00qg0rb)

In Search of Ourselves: A History of Psychology and the Mind 02:15 SAT (b04416s8)

Inheritance Tracks 14:10 SAT (b07fywxp)

Inheritance Tracks 02:10 SUN (b07fywxp)

Inheritance Tracks 10:10 SUN (b07g75p5)

Inheritance Tracks 20:55 SUN (b07g75p5)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 08:30 MON (b007k0st)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 12:30 MON (b007k0st)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 19:30 MON (b007k0st)

JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire 18:45 SUN (b07g7jp5)

JCW Brook - The Bognor Regis Vampire 00:45 MON (b07g7jp5)

James Hilton - Lost Horizon 03:00 SAT (b00tp95x)

Jest a Minute 09:00 WED (b012yngz)

Jest a Minute 16:00 WED (b012yngz)

Jest a Minute 04:00 THU (b012yngz)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 00:00 SAT (b007jrhp)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 18:00 MON (b007jrj5)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 00:00 TUE (b007jrj5)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 18:00 TUE (b007jrjm)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 00:00 WED (b007jrjm)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 18:00 WED (b007jrk3)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 00:00 THU (b007jrk3)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 18:00 THU (b007jrl5)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 00:00 FRI (b007jrl5)

John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids 18:00 FRI (b007jrll)

Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders 23:45 MON (b00j0pp8)

Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders 09:45 TUE (b00j0pp8)

Just a Minute 07:30 MON (b07gf9l1)

Just a Minute 17:30 MON (b07gf9l1)

Just a Minute 22:00 MON (b07gf9l1)

Just a Minute 05:30 TUE (b07gf9l1)

Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus) 14:30 SUN (b07g78zh)

Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (b07g78zh)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 14:45 MON (b0076gcf)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 02:45 TUE (b0076gcf)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 14:45 TUE (b07gbrtg)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 02:45 WED (b07gbrtg)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 14:45 WED (b07gcksh)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 02:45 THU (b07gcksh)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 14:45 THU (b07gg740)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 02:45 FRI (b07gg740)

Kazuo Ishiguro - The Remains of the Day 14:45 FRI (b07gk2qv)

King Street Junior 09:30 MON (b007jn81)

King Street Junior 16:30 MON (b007jn81)

King Street Junior 04:30 TUE (b007jn81)

Knocker 23:45 THU (b008j006)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 22:30 SAT (b009326q)

Masala FM 23:00 SAT (b0080p9x)

Mat Coward - Clean and Bright 15:45 SUN (b00752h4)

Mat Coward - Clean and Bright 03:45 MON (b00752h4)

Meet David Sedaris 07:30 FRI (b0125g85)

Meet David Sedaris 17:30 FRI (b0125g85)

Meet David Sedaris 22:00 FRI (b0125g85)

Mike Walker - The Dark House 18:00 SUN (b0076h1v)

Mike Walker - The Dark House 00:00 MON (b0076h1v)

My Teenage Diary 07:30 TUE (b07dlxmq)

My Teenage Diary 17:30 TUE (b07dlxmq)

My Teenage Diary 22:00 TUE (b07dlxmq)

My Teenage Diary 05:30 WED (b07dlxmq)

Natural Histories Comedy Awards 05:30 SAT (b07dpf6z)

Off the Page 18:30 WED (b008fy2c)

Off the Page 00:30 THU (b008fy2c)

Old Harry's Game 23:00 THU (b007jvhf)

Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus) 09:00 SUN (b07g75bj)

Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus) 19:45 SUN (b07g75bj)

PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves 07:00 THU (b007jqnr)

PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves 17:00 THU (b007jqnr)

PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves 05:00 FRI (b007jqnr)

Parsley Sidings 08:00 MON (b01pjzbv)

Parsley Sidings 12:00 MON (b01pjzbv)

Parsley Sidings 19:00 MON (b01pjzbv)

Paul Sinha's History Revision 07:30 THU (b07dntk7)

Paul Sinha's History Revision 17:30 THU (b07dntk7)

Paul Sinha's History Revision 22:00 THU (b07dntk7)

Paul Sinha's History Revision 05:30 FRI (b07dntk7)

Poetry Extra 17:00 SUN (b07g7hbt)

Poetry Extra 05:00 MON (b07g7hbt)

Quote... Unquote 09:00 MON (b0383lf4)

Quote... Unquote 16:00 MON (b0383lf4)

Quote... Unquote 04:00 TUE (b0383lf4)

Radio Active 08:30 THU (b007k2yf)

Radio Active 12:30 THU (b007k2yf)

Radio Active 19:30 THU (b007k2yf)

Raffles 06:00 WED (b01p0twv)

Raffles 13:00 WED (b01p0twv)

Raffles 20:00 WED (b01p0twv)

Raffles 01:00 THU (b01p0twv)

Raffles 06:00 THU (b01p0wps)

Raffles 13:00 THU (b01p0wps)

Raffles 20:00 THU (b01p0wps)

Raffles 01:00 FRI (b01p0wps)

Raffles 06:00 FRI (b01p10th)

Raffles 13:00 FRI (b01p10th)

Raffles 20:00 FRI (b01p10th)

Ray's a Laugh 08:00 SUN (b07g74vg)

Ray's a Laugh 12:00 SUN (b07g74vg)

Rent 09:30 WED (b04c34yr)

Rent 16:30 WED (b04c34yr)

Rent 04:30 THU (b04c34yr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 07:15 SUN (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 14:15 SUN (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 02:15 MON (b038xq1y)

Sentimental Journey 14:15 SAT (b0076zc2)

Sentimental Journey 02:15 SUN (b0076zc2)

Soul Music 00:30 SAT (b00mw5v5)

Sounds Natural 18:30 FRI (b01slst0)

Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! 22:30 WED (b03w16pc)

The Attractive Young Rabbi 04:30 SAT (b007k1d2)

The Attractive Young Rabbi 09:30 FRI (b007k1mc)

The Attractive Young Rabbi 16:30 FRI (b007k1mc)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 SUN (b07hsp1t)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 TUE (b07h6p3f)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 WED (b07h6pdr)

The Comedy Club Interviews 23:25 FRI (b07hx951)

The Consultants 23:30 FRI (b0076pvy)

The Galton and Simpson Playhouse 12:30 SAT (b007zc9g)

The Galton and Simpson Playhouse 08:00 TUE (b007zzxq)

The Galton and Simpson Playhouse 12:00 TUE (b007zzxq)

The Galton and Simpson Playhouse 19:00 TUE (b007zzxq)

The Goon Show 08:30 FRI (b007jnth)

The Goon Show 12:30 FRI (b007jnth)

The Goon Show 19:30 FRI (b007jnth)

The Hudson and Pepperdine Show 23:30 WED (b007jnz9)

The Invention of Childhood 14:15 MON (b00s7r4q)

The Invention of Childhood 02:15 TUE (b00s7r4q)

The Invention of Childhood 14:15 TUE (b00s7w3z)

The Invention of Childhood 02:15 WED (b00s7w3z)

The Invention of Childhood 14:15 WED (b00s8j07)

The Invention of Childhood 02:15 THU (b00s8j07)

The Invention of Childhood 14:15 THU (b00s8lg8)

The Invention of Childhood 02:15 FRI (b00s8lg8)

The Invention of Childhood 14:15 FRI (b00s9f4y)

The Lives of Harry Lime 01:00 SAT (b07dk24x)

The Lives of Harry Lime 06:00 MON (b07g7nd1)

The Lives of Harry Lime 13:00 MON (b07g7nd1)

The Lives of Harry Lime 20:00 MON (b07g7nd1)

The Lives of Harry Lime 01:00 TUE (b07g7nd1)

The Lives of Harry Lime 06:00 TUE (b07gbjnp)

The Lives of Harry Lime 13:00 TUE (b07gbjnp)

The Lives of Harry Lime 20:00 TUE (b07gbjnp)

The Lives of Harry Lime 01:00 WED (b07gbjnp)

The Manchester Writers 06:30 FRI (b00tbck6)

The Manchester Writers 13:30 FRI (b00tbck6)

The Manchester Writers 20:30 FRI (b00tbck6)

The Masterson Inheritance 22:30 SUN (b007jq14)

The Mel and Sue Thing 23:00 WED (b00769ql)

The Men from the Ministry 08:30 TUE (b007jp4q)

The Men from the Ministry 12:30 TUE (b007jp4q)

The Men from the Ministry 19:30 TUE (b007jp4q)

The Moth Radio Hour 11:15 SUN (b07g781t)

The Moth Radio Hour 19:00 SUN (b07g781t)

The Music Teacher 22:30 THU (b039d1fw)

The Navy Lark 08:00 WED (b014246f)

The Navy Lark 12:00 WED (b014246f)

The Navy Lark 19:00 WED (b014246f)

The News Quiz Extra 23:00 MON (b07g8vcq)

The News Quiz Extra 09:00 TUE (b07g8vcq)

The Remains of Foley and McColl 23:30 TUE (b007jrrn)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 08:00 THU (b007jz1f)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 12:00 THU (b007jz1f)

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 19:00 THU (b007jz1f)

The Tingle Factor 18:30 TUE (b07gbsn8)

The Tingle Factor 00:30 WED (b07gbsn8)

Think the Unthinkable 23:00 SUN (b01hznxh)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 02:00 SAT (b007k0t1)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 14:00 MON (b007k0wp)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 02:00 TUE (b007k0wp)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 14:00 TUE (b007jx7z)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 02:00 WED (b007jx7z)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 14:00 WED (b007jx82)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 02:00 THU (b007jx82)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 14:00 THU (b007jx86)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 02:00 FRI (b007jx86)

Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders 14:00 FRI (b007jx8b)

Three Rivers 07:30 SAT (b00l62ps)

Three Rivers 17:30 SAT (b00l62ps)

Three Rivers 05:30 SUN (b00l62ps)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 22:00 SAT (b03h4294)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 10:00 MON (b07g8d1l)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 15:00 MON (b07g8d1l)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 03:00 TUE (b07g8d1l)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 10:00 TUE (b07gbpn0)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 15:00 TUE (b07gbpn0)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 03:00 WED (b07gbpn0)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 10:00 WED (b07gcj61)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 15:00 WED (b07gcj61)

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky 03:00 THU (b07gcj61)

Two Doors Down 07:00 TUE (b0084r5t)

Two Doors Down 17:00 TUE (b0084r5t)

Two Doors Down 05:00 WED (b0084r5t)

Uncle Mort's North Country 14:45 SAT (b007jl4w)

Uncle Mort's North Country 02:45 SUN (b007jl4w)

Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf 06:00 SAT (b07fm8zs)

Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf 16:00 SAT (b07fm8zs)

Victor Pemberton - Night of the Wolf 04:00 SUN (b07fm8zs)

We've Been Here Before 04:00 SAT (b00fz84k)

We've Been Here Before 09:00 FRI (b00g1rsp)

We've Been Here Before 16:00 FRI (b00g1rsp)

What Would Jesus Eat? 06:30 MON (b00rxjgw)

What Would Jesus Eat? 13:30 MON (b00rxjgw)

What Would Jesus Eat? 20:30 MON (b00rxjgw)

What Would Jesus Eat? 01:30 TUE (b00rxjgw)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 08:00 FRI (b007js28)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 12:00 FRI (b007js28)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 19:00 FRI (b007js28)

When the Dog Dies 12:00 SAT (b0435c85)

When the Dog Dies 09:30 THU (b043x86l)

When the Dog Dies 16:30 THU (b043x86l)

When the Dog Dies 04:30 FRI (b043x86l)

Why Go? 06:30 THU (b00s9g0b)

Why Go? 13:30 THU (b00s9g0b)

Why Go? 20:30 THU (b00s9g0b)

Why Go? 01:30 FRI (b00s9g0b)

World Book Club 10:15 SUN (b07g781r)

World Book Club 21:00 SUN (b07g781r)