Emily Inglethorp has suddenly died - apparently of strychnine poisoning. Captain Hastings has asked Hercule Poirot to investigate and there's a visit from Detective Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
The Coroner …. Peter Howell
Dr Bauerstein …. Robert Portal
Mr Mace …. Harry Myers
Summerhayes/Rustic …. Don McCorkindale
Cerys Matthews celebrates her childhood heroine and the rebel of Swedish children's literature, Pippi Longstocking, who has captured the imaginations of children all over the world, including Cerys' own, for over 60 years.
Pippi has red hair, freckles and a nose the 'shape of a very small potato'. She was invented by the Swedish author, Astrid Lindgren, in the 1940s who created the character for her daughter before later sending the idea to a publisher.
Pippi is an orphan - her mother is an angel and her father is the king of a cannibal island. She eats pancakes, drinks lots of coffee and goes to school when she feels like it. She defies all the rules, speaks out against authority and she is courageous and loyal.
Though possibly not an obvious role model for children, Cerys Matthews says; 'Pippi has always been my hero and my role model. I feel a kinship with her. I like getting my boots on, stomping around, and being independent. Even if I've sometimes been too independent for my own good'.
Nothing could have prepared Lindgren for the huge reception Pippi received; fiercely criticised on the one hand as irresponsible and seditious, and enthusiastically applauded on the other as a work of liberation and an outstanding artistic accomplishment.
Today Pippi Longstocking has become a worldwide phenomenon, a national treasure and a trade mark.
In this programme Cerys explores the many layers to the Pippi Longstocking character. With contributions from Astrid Lindgren's daughter, Karin Nyman; Britain's most famous Swede; Ulrika Jonsson; writer Ulla Lundqvist; artist Marianne Lindberg de Geer and the voice of Lindgren herself from a Swedish Radio interview recorded in 1988.
Pete is in love with Cassie, but is she in love with him? Stars Debra Stephenson and David Lamb. From September 2001.
Marcus Brigstocke persuades his guests to try new experiences - starting with politician Ann Widdecombe.
Ann tries camping in a tent for the first time and watches as much of The Thick Of It as she can stand on TV.
Marcus also offers Ann the chance to drink a Jagerbomb - but will she accept?
When Captain Povey catches a cold, the Number One takes over ensuring chaos aboard HMS Troutbridge.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg. Michael Bates as Lieutenant Dingle and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
When the lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer completely by chance - which gives Sid an idea...
Starring Tony Hancock. With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Paul Carpenter.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Sue Perkins presents moral and ethical posers to Dave Gorman, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front and Dominic Lawson.
Would you provide an alibi to someone you hate? Would you confront an elderly relative about casual racism at a family gathering?, and what are the relative merits of Silvio Berlusconi, Vlad the Impaler, L. Ron Hubbard and Amanda Holden?
This is the panel show spotlighting the choices bombarding us in Britain today, as well as some more theoretical problems.
It's party-time for students Paul and Ruby, but posh hote-time for Maria and Richard - and never the two shall meet, or shall they..?
Maria ...... Barbara Flynn
Richard ...... Patrick Barlow
Ruby ...... Diane Louise-Jordan
Amy ...... Linda Polan
Paul ...... Toby Longworth
Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. He lives in a flat in St Petersburg never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow.
During a summer in the country, he has fallen in love with pretty clever Olga. Back in St Petersburg, Olga's patience is put to the test.
Toby Jones stars as Oblomov - a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.
Oblomov …. Toby Jones
Zahar …. Trevor Peacock
Tarantyev …. Gerard McDermott
Olga …. Claire Skinner
Agafya/ Nurse …. Fiona Clarke
Stolz …. Nicholas Boulton
Nicolai …. Harry Myers
The second of three stories from Wales about secrets and lies, even when they're with good intentions. Chapman is attracted to Karlssen's brilliance, but discovers he's on the receiving end of his ambition, and it's dark.
Helen Macdonald is a falconer and poet. She keeps a goshawk called Mabel. As a child she fell in love with a rare book of intense nature writing, J.A. Baker's The Peregrine, which records a winter watching wild peregrines on the Essex coast. Her new play brings her birds and his together. Baker tramps the bleak coastal marshes scanning the skies for fleeting moments of bloody drama as a peregrine stoops at immense speed after a plover or a pigeon. Helen woos her captive-bred goshawk in her spare bedroom - acclimatising it to human noise and human movement. Baker crouches over a half-dead pigeon and finishes it off for the wild falcon; Helen walks the city street with a goshawk on her fist. The stories begin to fly closer to one one another.
Part recorded on location on The Bird of Prey Centre at Newent, Gloucestershire.
3: Why was Esme incarcerated in an asylum? Iris goes in search of some answers and discovers a shameful past.
Michael Morpurgo reveals children's working lives during the Industrial Revolution - up chimneys, in factories and down mines.
The religious community in Yorkshire becomes cult-like under the influence of its charismatic leader. Stars Ben Thomas.
Written by Philip Connor. Abridged by Jane Marshall.
Near the end of April, with the snow melted, the mule packers arrive with supplies and ask the fire lookout if he ever gets lonely or sad in his wilderness lookout but he's not about to confide the near mystical feelings he experiences to two guys in leather chaps and cowboy hats.
Capturing the wonder and grandeur of this most unusual job and place, Fire Season evokes both the eerie pleasure of solitude and the majesty, might and beauty of untamed fire at its wildest. Connors' time on the peak is filled with drama - there are fires large and small; spectacular midnight lightning storms and silent mornings awakening above the clouds; surprise encounters with smokejumpers and black bears.
When American Minister, Hiram B Otis signs the deeds for Canterville Chase, he not only buys a piece of English history, but he also inherits a troublesome ghost.
No sooner have Mr Otis and his family moved into their new home than they come up against this unruly spirit and a battle of wills ensues...
BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson became a father for the third time at the age of 61. He joins writer Will Cohu, a self-confessed middle-class would-be super dad, and charity worker Shaun Bailey, determined to defy the negative stereotype of a black father, to discuss the challenges of modern fatherhood.
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, Milton Jones is asked for help because there are ugly rumours about the local farm going too far with its GM crops. At least, that's what the vegetables are saying.
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.
to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Cariad Lloyd chats about 'improv' with Pippa Evans and Rachel Parris.
A clip from a new posh British blockbuster and plus the continuing saga of Sweet Fanny Adams, Jane Austen's seminal work.
THURSDAY 07 JULY 2016
THU 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Off the Page (b008kj7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Strongest Girl in the World (b00tq0x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (b00770p8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00shrwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jst2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b013n5hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov (b0076t6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dilemma (b01747kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Rent (b04dyv2z)
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09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076457)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b04vkl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 4
Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp have become heavily involved with the case, but everyone in the household has an alibi for the time of the murder.
Agatha Christie’s 1920 thriller.
CAST:
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Mr Phillips …. Ioan Meredith
Sir Ernest …. Michael Mears
Costumier's Assistant …. Richard Katz
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 06:30 The Twilight World of Syd Barrett (b011plrs)
Since his death on the 7th July 2006, Syd Barrett lives on freeze-framed, still young and a striking lost soul of the 1960s whose brief moment of creativity outshines those long years of solitude shut away in a terraced house in his home town of Cambridge.
This revealing programme hears how his band Pink Floyd (and family) coped with Barrett's mental breakdown and explores the hurriedly arranged holiday to the Spanish island of Formentera - where the star unravelled. We also hear about his pioneering brand of English psychedelic pop typified on early Pink Floyd recordings 'Arnold Layne', 'See Emily Play' and the strange songs on Pink Floyd's impressive debut album 'The Piper At the Gates of Dawn'.
Undoubtedly Barrett's experimentation with the drug LSD affected him mentally and the band members reveal how concerned they were when he began to go catatonic on-stage, playing music that had little to do with their material, or not playing at all.
By Spring 1968 Barrett was out of the group and after a brief period of hibernation, he re-emerged in 1970 with a pair of albums, 'The Madcap Laughs' and 'Barrett', but they failed to chart and Barrett retired to a hermit life existing under the watchful gaze of his caring sister Rosemary (featured in the programme)
David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright (one of the last interviews before his sad passing) reveal how there was little understanding of mental illness when it came to the drug fused culture of the time. These days a strung out star is hurriedly booked into the Priory and given counselling. Barrett's mental breakdown was not understood and the steps taken to help him were inappropriate and still rankle the members of Pink Floyd today...
Producer: John Sugar
A Sugar Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2011.
THU 07:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
Series 2
Monday Monday
Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets some work. Written by and starring Jim Sweeney. From October 2002.
THU 07:30 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
Series 1
Episode 1
Internationally acclaimed master of the one-liner Tim Vine interviews members of his live audience as he embarks on a quest to hear the life stories of the Great British public while simultaneously showcasing his trademark gleeful wordplay and preposterous songs.
In this opening episode, Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist, hears about a hair-raising brush with a Royal Protection Officer and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016. .
THU 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
Series 3
The Clock
Author Gerald and his wife Diana hear some bumps in the night.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Douglas Blackwell and Patricia Hughes.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
THU 08:30 Radio Active (b007k39v)
Series 5
Did You Catch It?
Sir Norman Tonsil attempts to review his radio station's output, including a novel way of choosing the Choir of the Year.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Richard Curtis.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with Jeremy Pascall.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1985.
THU 09:00 Booked (b0075sxg)
Series 4
Episode 4
Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Arthur Smith, David Stafford and Dillie Keane. From 1998.
THU 09:30 When the Dog Dies (b0460hzd)
Series 4
One Dog and His Man
The final series of Ronnie Corbett's popular sitcom, written 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. Sandy's children are quite sure Dolores is a gold-digger. Meanwhile, Sandy's opinion that it would be inhuman to move Henry somewhere unfamiliar is wearing a bit thin - as is the old dog himself. But keeping the dog alive and 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, things would be a lot simpler and smoother. But a lot duller too.
Episode Five: One Dog And His Man
Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles? He needs to go to the Dog Whisperer. To get Henry back, Sandy has to take to the skies.
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 10:00 Classic Serial (b01jgb92)
Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson
Episode 1
Adapted by Ellen Dryden.
Nancy Carroll stars as Harriette Wilson, one of the most infamous and talked-about women of the early 19th century. Her lovers included aristocrats, adventurers and even the Duke of Wellington himself. And when they all ceased to support her after her retirement, she had a simple bargain for them - 'pay up, and I'll keep you out of my memoirs'.
A scandalous bestseller of their time, her memoirs reveal a sharp-witted, good-hearted, infinitely adaptable, madcap woman who took on the patriarchy of the time and did something close to beating them at their own game.
Harriette's exciting, secretive, unpredictable world is brought vividly to life in Ellen Dryden's radio dramatization of the book which set the whole country gossiping about the behaviour of the men who ran it, and the women they loved.
In the first episode, Harriette escapes from the stultifyingly boring household of her first aristocratic protector in favour of a more exciting, younger lover. But will he be able to keep her in the style to which she has become accustomed?
We also meet Harriette's friends and rivals such as the mysterious Julia, her saintly sister Fanny, and her satanic sister Amy. Featuring Blake Ritson as the Duke of Argyle, Charles Edwards as Lord Ponsonby, and Barnaby Kay as the Duke of Wellington.
Producer: Ellen Dryden
A First Writes Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 11:00 Hidden Agendas (b01h7cdy)
Christmas '83 in the Rhondda
The last of three stories from Wales about secrets and lies, even those set with good intentions. It's Christmas '83 in the Valleys, and Ceri has two young children. She'd like to give them toys but their father has other plans.
Shelley Rees reads a story by Rachel Trezise.
A BBC Cymru Wales Production, directed by Emma Bodger.
THU 11:15 Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers (b0076cb5)
Little Cinderellas
The battles of an unmarried British woman in her quest to adopt a Chinese baby girl.
Facing the hurdles of both British and Chinese bureaucracy, the emotional complexities of adoption are revealed when her motivation is questioned...
First of two drama documentaries by Hattie Naylor about the consequences of China's single-child policy.
Yang Chun..... Li-Leng Au
Husband .... Wai-Keat Lau
Ilsa.... Samantha Spiro
Sarah .... Parminder Sekhon
Kevin .... Kwong Loke
Zhang Li.... Imelda Hunter
African woman.... Abi Eniola
British woman .... Carla Simpson
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 12:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Radio Active (b007k39v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Twilight World of Syd Barrett (b011plrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (b00770pv)
The Granddaughter of an Advocate
By Maggie O'Farrell, abridged in 10 parts by Sally Marmion.
4: As Esme gets her first taste of freedom for over 60 years, forgotten memories of her privileged past are reawakened. Meanwhile, Iris must find her a home.
Read by Hannah Gordon, Frances Grey and Eleanor Bron.
THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sjp2l)
I Ain't a Child
Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Victorian street children and the organisations that grew up to rescue them.
THU 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jstb)
A Whistling Woman, Part 6/7
Protesters disrupt the prestigious conference at the Yorkshire university where Luke is speaking. Stars Peter Marinker.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b013n5jn)
Fire Season
Episode 4
Written by Philip Connor. Abridged by Jane Marshall.
May is relentless with wind, the fire lookout's tower vibrates, guy wires scream and the distant hills are swallowed in dust. As he spots a cloud rise from the hills his eye is drawn to the contours but he decides the spiral is just dust, it's colour and movement don't jibe with smoke. He quits his post early and finds a spot of early evening peace by a mountain pond.
Capturing the wonder and grandeur of this most unusual job and place, Fire Season evokes both the eerie pleasure of solitude and the majesty, might and beauty of untamed fire at its wildest. Connors' time on the peak is filled with drama - there are fires large and small; spectacular midnight lightning storms and silent mornings awakening above the clouds; surprise encounters with smokejumpers and black bears.
Read by Kerry Shale
Produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 15:00 Classic Serial (b01jgb92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Booked (b0075sxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 When the Dog Dies (b0460hzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 2
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m000fwym)
Series 33
Ernest Hemingway
Michael Palin first came across his Great Life when he was studying for school exams, his love of Ernest Hemingway has never gone away. He, along with expert Naomi Wood tell Matthew Parris why this twentieth century legend is a Great Life.
Producer :Perminder Khatkar.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 19:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Radio Active (b007k39v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Twilight World of Syd Barrett (b011plrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Hidden Agendas (b01h7cdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers (b0076cb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Music Teacher (b03bfkcx)
Series 3
Episode 4
Richie Webb returns as multi-instrumentalist music teacher Nigel Penny.
Nigel is somewhat distracted from his teaching duties by his temporary homelessness, his illegally parked rented transit van and Arts Centre Manager Belinda's increased security measures.
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 (b01sjj87)
Series 2
About Poorly Relatives
The series is a mix of Nathan's stand-up intercut with scenes from his family life.
Janet a.k.a. Mum - 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. How can her grandson go on stage and use foul language and filthy material... it's not the good Christian way!
So with the weight of his family's disappointment will Nathan be able to persist and follow his dreams? Or will he give in to his family's interference?
About Poorly Relatives - Nathan Caton is unsympathetic when his parents are poorly as he has an important gig and needs to be on his A game. But he agrees not to tell Grandma that they're poorly as she doesn't believe in poorly.
Nathan ..... Nathan Caton
Mum ..... Adjoa Andoh
Dad ..... Curtis Walker
Grandma ..... Mona Hammond
Reverend Williams ..... Don Gilet
Written by Nathan Caton and James Kettle
Additional Material by Ola and Maff Brown
Produced by Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b07kd8c9)
From
10pm to midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Cariad Lloyd chats about 'improv' again with Pippa Evans and Rachel Parris.
THU 23:00 The Mark Steel Revolution (b007jswj)
The French Revolution
Radical comic Mark Steele turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
In the first of six lectures on the theme of revolution, Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.
With Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonca.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
THU 23:30 Polyoaks (b01nxzcl)
Series 2
Desperately Seeking Susans
In the NHS satire by Dr. Phil Hammond and David Spicer, a general practice somewhere in Bristol is faced with challenges and opportunities in equal measure as they adjust to another 'biggest shake-up of the NHS in a lifetime'.
This week, Polyoaks faces rocketing drugs bills as they try to implement 20% cuts. The Practice Manager, Betty, demands an audit in the pharmacy. Unfortunately, it appears drugs are going missing and it looks like an inside job. Brothers Hugh and Roy and celebrity TV doctor Jeremy are all prime suspects and Betty and practice nurse Vera turn detectives.
Cast:
Dr. Roy Thornton.......Nigel Planer
Dr. Hugh Thornton........Simon Greenall
TV's Dr. Jeremy........David Westhead
Betty Crossfield.........Jane Whittenshaw
Nurse Vera Duplessis.......Polly Frame
Mr. Devlin...........Phil Cornwell
Mrs. Strickland........Claire Vousden
Malcolm...........David Holt
Written by Dr. Phil Hammond and David Spicer
Directed by Frank Stirling
Producer: David Spicer.
FRIDAY 08 JULY 2016
FRI 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m000fwym)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Twilight World of Syd Barrett (b011plrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (b00770pv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sjp2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jstb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b013n5jn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Classic Serial (b01jgb92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Booked (b0075sxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 When the Dog Dies (b0460hzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 5
Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp are bewildered by the antics of Hercule Poirot as he rushes back to Styles Court in a state of great excitement.
Agatha Christie’s 1920 thriller.
CAST:
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 06:30 Picking Round Apples (b014qxbg)
Steve Carver lives the life of a seasonal apple picker on a farm in Herefordshire.
In his previous programmes for Radio 4 'Dancing Round the Mediterranean' and 'Touring Round Torquay' , Steve immersed himself in a new line of work, living alongside co-workers and experiencing their way of life.
Now he is 'Picking Round Apples' in Herefordshire:
For a week in mid-August, Steve gave up his home comforts and moved into a small campervan parked in the corner of a field in rural Herefordshire.
Every year a small band of retired people establish a make-shift and temporary, but close community. Every day, all day, they pick apples. The money they earn boosts their pensions, and a simple and quietly sociable life is also a great draw.
However it's hard work - bad backs, scratched arms, and sore feet are the wounds that must be borne.
The retired pickers live in their motor-homes for the summer, with many over-wintering in Spain when the weather begins to cool. No such luxury (or destination) for Steve - we gave him a basic campervan, with no electrical 'hook-up'; the use of a microwave in a farm-building, which also houses the showers and loos.
He was cold at night (trekking socks a necessity in bed, even in August), he got a little sick of microwave meals, but he enjoyed meeting the other pickers, appreciating what they meant by 'getting into the zone' of apple picking: reach... pick... put in bucket... reach... pick... put in bucket... almost - as Steve said - like a form of meditation.
Join Steve to find out how he got on 'Picking Round Apples' at Tillington Fruit Farm near Ledbury in Herefordshire.
Producer: Karen Gregor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
FRI 07:00 Winston (b007tbrv)
Winston in Europe
Don't Gush, Nancy
Father wants to move again. He's got the wanderlust. He's had enough of England. You can't get decent eccles cakes here any longer...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy six-part comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.
FRI 07:30 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07hwxbk)
House Fly and Soprano Pipistrelle Bat
Lee Mack and Pam Ferris star as an annoying house fly and a warm-hearted soprano pipistrelle bat as they reveal the truth about life in a draughty old attic in a house in Amersham.
Written and introduced by Lynne Truss.
House Fly ..... Lee Mack
Soprano Pipstrelle Bat ..... Pam Ferris
The House Fly loves life. "The best bit is the buzzing". He loves the aerobatics, dodging the flypapers in the attic and "... my favourite manoeuvre, settling on the ceiling. It is unbelievably brilliant" He loves to buzz. But he also loves, what to humans, is a disgusting way of life. He loves to walk around on filth and to poo everywhere and to spread disease "And listen, we don't mind! Not at all. It's the least we can do". He would love to spread more diseases and takes great joy in telling us just exactly how he does this ... perhaps best not to listen if you're eating!
The Soprano Pipistrelle Bat is a very different creature; a tiny bat with a huge and loving heart. She is nine years old and has given birth to a single pup each year. Her newest pup, Jethro, is her darling; "... such a lovely little face. Chestnut fur. Perfect little ears. He smells like chicken flavour crisps. Ooh, I could eat him." He is six weeks old and weaning - proudly catching insects for himself; and this is always a poignant time for this mother-bat, where pride and sadness mingle. The main concern with Jethro, she finds, is that he can't seem to grasp the idea of torpor, "Oh don't mum. Don't go torpid. It's like you're dying", but as she knows "torpor is nothing to be scared of, .. torpor is your friend".
Wildlife sound recordings Chris Watson.
Producer Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016.
FRI 08:00 Something to Shout About (b07k0tdl)
Series 1
Episode 1
Scared he'll be sacked if he doesn't find a new client, Michael Lightfoot and the advertising agency team battle to woo an American businessman to win the account for his secret new product.
Starring Michael Medwin as account executive Michael, Fenella Fielding as his seductive secretary Janet, Joan Sims as ditzy typist Mavis, Eleanor Summerfield as no frills executive Maggie Tufnell, and Nicholas Phipps as copy writer Adrian and Warren Mitchell as the American businessman, Mr Pimslow.
"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!". Set in a London ad agency called 'Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners', Something To Shout About ran to 54 episodes over three series
Written by Myles Rudge and Ronnie Wolfe.
Music by The Jingle Belles and The Bernie Fenton Quartet, under the direction of Cliff Adams.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1960.
FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
Ill Met by Goonlight
Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1957.
FRI 09:00 Whispers (b007k2sl)
Series 3
Episode 3
Gyles Brandreth chairs the scandals quiz with Anthony Holden, Lucy Moore, Dan Tetsell and John O'Farrell. From October 2005.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
Series 10
Time With the Family
Emily is engaged to Nick, so Roger and Victoria must absolutely meet her fiance's parents. Stars Bill Nighy. From February 2004.
FRI 10:00 Classic Serial (b01jqb92)
Publish and Be Damn'd: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson
Episode 2
Adapted by Ellen Dryden.
Nancy Carroll stars as Harriette Wilson - one of the most infamous and talked-about women of the early 19th century. Her lovers included aristocrats, adventurers and even the Duke of Wellington, and when they all ceased to support her after her retirement, she had a simple bargain for them - 'pay up, and I'll keep you out of my memoirs'.
A scandalous bestseller of their time, her memoirs reveal a sharp-witted, good-hearted, infinitely adaptable, madcap woman who took on the patriarchy of the time and did something close to beating them at their own game.
Having finally made contact with the mysterious Lord Ponsonby, Harriette finds there are all kinds of obstacles to their blossoming romance - including the small matter of his wife whom everyone agrees is an angel. Harriette's former lovers, the dashing Duke of Argyll and the taciturn but loyal Duke of Wellington, are never far from the picture and are soon joined by a new, passionate young admirer. The Marquis of Worcester is devoted to Harriette as only a 19 year-old can be.
Eventually Harriette is persuaded to reveal all in her memoirs - a course of action which leads Wellington to make one of the most famous remarks in the English Language.
Cast:
Harriette ...... Nancy Carroll
Ponsonby ....... Charles Edwards
Wellington ....... Barnaby Kay
Argyle ...... Blake Ritson
Fanny ....... Anna Francolini
Amy ....... Abigail Burdess
Matthew Lee ...... Jonathan Dryden Taylor
Poodle Byng/ Doctor/ Beaufort ..... Gus Brown
Porter/ Brougham ....... Jonathan Coote
Leinster ....... Andrew Mudie
Worcester ....... Nigel Thomas
Producer: Ellen Dryden
A First Writes Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dc3p8)
A Willing Slave
A contradictory tale of a disciplined but willing servant, who resents and desires her true master. Read by Zia Mohyeddin. From January 1991.
FRI 11:15 Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers (b07k0tld)
Little Emperors
The adoration of a lone male through his childhood - and the pressure and hopes heaped on an only child - spark his rebellion as a teenager...
Second of two drama documentaries by Hattie Naylor about the consequences of China's single-child policy.
Grandfather .... Burt Kwouk
Mother.... Sarah Lam
Aunty .... Pik-Sen Lim
Father .... David K S Tse
Wang Lei, aged 16 .... Jonathan Chan-Pensley
Wang Lei, aged 4 .... Jack Miller
Boy .... Wai-Keat Lau
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
FRI 12:00 Something to Shout About (b07k0tdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Picking Round Apples (b014qxbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (b00770qd)
I Would Like to Go to the Sea
By Maggie O'Farrell, abridged by Sally Marmion.
5/10. Esme returns to an old family haunt.
Read by Hannah Gordon, Frances Grey and Eleanor Bron.
FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sjw36)
The Habit of Schooling
Michael Morpurgo discovers the reaction to the 1870 Forster Education Act, marking the start of compulsory education for all.
FRI 14:30 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (b007jstn)
A Whistling Woman, Part 7/7
Alexander hosts a play to raise cash for repairs and a fire at the farm has dire consequences. Stars Indira Varma.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b013n5k1)
Fire Season
Episode 5
Written by Philip Connor. Abridged by Jane Marshall.
A new relief lookout appears on the mountain but the author is unsure that he has what it takes to cope alone in the wilderness. And some smokejumpers arrive to put out a fire, which reminds the author of the famous tragedy of the Mann Gulch fire which inspired Norman Maclean's famous book.
Capturing the wonder and grandeur of this most unusual job and place, Fire Season evokes both the eerie pleasure of solitude and the majesty, might and beauty of untamed fire at its wildest. Connors' time on the peak is filled with drama - there are fires large and small; spectacular midnight lightning storms and silent mornings awakening above the clouds; surprise encounters with smokejumpers and black bears.
Read by Kerry Shale
Produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 15:00 Classic Serial (b01jqb92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Whispers (b007k2sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Winston (b007tbrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07hwxbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 3
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (b07k0ts9)
Bernard Cribbins
From the Meadow Pipit to the Red-Backed Shrike. Actor Bernard Cribbins talks to Derek Jones about his love of bird watching, fishing and the importance of conservation - aided by recordings from the BBC Sound Archive.
Producer: John Burton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1972.
FRI 19:00 Something to Shout About (b07k0tdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Picking Round Apples (b014qxbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dc3p8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers (b07k0tld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Iguanodon (b0075cj0)
Big Fat Liars
Don O'Reilly discovers smoking and hiding do not mix - and they all come second in a run-in with some very insistent pirates.
The passengers and crew of 'The Iganodon' are still adrift in the Woe Betides.
Three-part comedy adventure by Paul Lucas.
Sam Varley ...... Paul Haigh
Mr Brook ...... Bernard Cribbins
Don O'Reilly ...... Dermot Crowley
Isabel ...... Rosemary Leach
The Captain ...... John Arthur
Laura ...... Sally Phillips
Harriet ...... Patsy Byrne
Other parts played by Fred Harris and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
FRI 22:30 BBC New Comedy Awards (b07k0v3s)
2016
Heat 4 - Manchester
Ten new comedians perform in the fourth heat from Manchester's Comedy Store with host Nathan Caton.
FRI 23:30 Ross Noble Goes Global (b01c6txd)
Series 2
Belgium
Comedian Ross Noble Ross sets about proving Belgium is not dull, with chocolate, odd statues and the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 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 Good Read
18:30 MON (b00767ls)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (b00767ls)
A Whole 'Nother Story
07:00 WED (b0076457)
A Whole 'Nother Story
17:00 WED (b0076457)
A Whole 'Nother Story
05:00 THU (b0076457)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)
06:00 SUN (b07jl4vz)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)
13:00 SUN (b07jl4vz)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)
01:00 MON (b07jl4vz)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
02:30 SAT (b007jsrt)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
14:30 MON (b007jssj)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
02:30 TUE (b007jssj)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
14:30 TUE (b007jssw)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
02:30 WED (b007jssw)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
14:30 WED (b007jst2)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
02:30 THU (b007jst2)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
14:30 THU (b007jstb)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
02:30 FRI (b007jstb)
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet
14:30 FRI (b007jstn)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
07:30 SUN (b01d51th)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
17:30 SUN (b01d51th)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
22:00 SUN (b01d51th)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
05:30 MON (b01d51th)
Algernon Blackwood - The Willows
18:30 SUN (b007jvd9)
Algernon Blackwood - The Willows
00:30 MON (b007jvd9)
All the Young Dudes
07:00 THU (b01bmq92)
All the Young Dudes
17:00 THU (b01bmq92)
All the Young Dudes
05:00 FRI (b01bmq92)
BBC New Comedy Awards
22:30 FRI (b07k0v3s)
Bleak Expectations
22:30 TUE (b01p9l4v)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b06j5ycc)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b013f0xk)
Book of the Week
02:45 TUE (b013f0xk)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b013n5g7)
Book of the Week
02:45 WED (b013n5g7)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b013n5hj)
Book of the Week
02:45 THU (b013n5hj)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b013n5jn)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b013n5jn)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b013n5k1)
Booked
09:00 THU (b0075sxg)
Booked
16:00 THU (b0075sxg)
Booked
04:00 FRI (b0075sxg)
Buy Me Up TV
22:00 SAT (b0094k0g)
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing
22:45 THU (b01sjj87)
Charles Dickens
07:00 MON (b00rp9t0)
Charles Dickens
17:00 MON (b00rp9t0)
Classic Serial
16:00 SUN (b03mcl9b)
Classic Serial
04:00 MON (b03mcl9b)
Classic Serial
10:00 THU (b01jgb92)
Classic Serial
15:00 THU (b01jgb92)
Classic Serial
03:00 FRI (b01jgb92)
Classic Serial
10:00 FRI (b01jqb92)
Classic Serial
15:00 FRI (b01jqb92)
Concrete Cow
22:30 MON (b04v8zs2)
Counterpoint
16:00 TUE (b00fhrt6)
Counterpoint
04:00 WED (b00fhrt6)
Danny Robins Music Therapy
23:30 TUE (b00fl0p7)
Dead Ringers
23:00 MON (b07hj8bn)
Dead Ringers
09:00 TUE (b07hj8bn)
Deborah Moggach - Tulip Fever
02:00 SAT (b007jm7m)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (b07jl8vm)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (b07jl8vm)
Dilemma
09:00 WED (b01747kt)
Dilemma
16:00 WED (b01747kt)
Dilemma
04:00 THU (b01747kt)
Doctor Who
18:00 SAT (b07jjcxp)
Doctor Who
00:00 SUN (b07jjcxp)
Doris Lessing - Flight
15:45 SUN (b0075lgs)
Doris Lessing - Flight
03:45 MON (b0075lgs)
Down and Out in the City of Angels
01:30 SAT (b0128lmt)
Drama
11:15 MON (b0076vgl)
Drama
21:15 MON (b0076vgl)
Drama
11:15 WED (b0156n2y)
Drama
21:15 WED (b0156n2y)
Elvenquest
23:30 MON (b01qm4pp)
Fabulous
22:30 SUN (b00hhrhm)
Floggit's
08:30 SUN (b007xrf9)
Floggit's
12:30 SUN (b007xrf9)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective
08:00 SAT (b07jgwdm)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective
15:00 SAT (b07jgwdm)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show: A Retrospective
03:00 SUN (b07jgwdm)
Geoff Dyer - White Sands: Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b07jl6y0)
Geoff Dyer - White Sands: Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b07jl6y0)
Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow
06:30 TUE (b01104bx)
Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow
13:30 TUE (b01104bx)
Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow
20:30 TUE (b01104bx)
Gone Today, Hair Tomorrow
01:30 WED (b01104bx)
Graham Greene - The Third Man: Omnibus
14:30 SUN (b07jl9mn)
Graham Greene - The Third Man: Omnibus
02:30 MON (b07jl9mn)
Graham Swannell - Hec
01:00 SAT (b07hwpdl)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (m000fwym)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (m000fwym)
Half-Light
11:00 MON (b01j6wh7)
Half-Light
21:00 MON (b01j6wh7)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:30 WED (b007jygf)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:30 WED (b007jygf)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:30 WED (b007jygf)
Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers
11:15 THU (b0076cb5)
Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers
21:15 THU (b0076cb5)
Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers
11:15 FRI (b07k0tld)
Hattie Naylor - Chinese Whispers
21:15 FRI (b07k0tld)
Hercule Poirot
06:00 MON (b0076tk5)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 MON (b0076tk5)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 MON (b0076tk5)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 TUE (b0076tk5)
Hercule Poirot
06:00 TUE (b0076tng)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 TUE (b0076tng)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 TUE (b0076tng)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 WED (b0076tng)
Hercule Poirot
06:00 WED (b0076trz)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 WED (b0076trz)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 WED (b0076trz)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 THU (b0076trz)
Hercule Poirot
06:00 THU (b0076tw5)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 THU (b0076tw5)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 THU (b0076tw5)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 FRI (b0076tw5)
Hercule Poirot
06:00 FRI (b0076tz9)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 FRI (b0076tz9)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 FRI (b0076tz9)
Hidden Agendas
11:00 TUE (b01ghgk9)
Hidden Agendas
21:00 TUE (b01ghgk9)
Hidden Agendas
11:00 WED (b01gvwxy)
Hidden Agendas
21:00 WED (b01gvwxy)
Hidden Agendas
11:00 THU (b01h7cdy)
Hidden Agendas
21:00 THU (b01h7cdy)
How To Have A Perfect Marriage 3:Omnibus
13:00 SAT (b07jgzzf)
How To Have A Perfect Marriage 3:Omnibus
01:00 SUN (b07jgzzf)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
07:30 MON (b07h6qsp)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
17:30 MON (b07h6qsp)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (b07h6qsp)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
07:30 WED (b04vkl9j)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
17:30 WED (b04vkl9j)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
22:00 WED (b04vkl9j)
I've Never Seen Star Wars
05:30 THU (b04vkl9j)
I, Regress
23:00 SAT (b01rvpw6)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (b07jj5fl)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (b07jj5fl)
Inheritance Tracks
10:10 SUN (b07jl6y2)
Inheritance Tracks
21:10 SUN (b07jl6y2)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
10:00 TUE (b0076t2t)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
15:00 TUE (b0076t2t)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
03:00 WED (b0076t2t)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
10:00 WED (b0076t6b)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
15:00 WED (b0076t6b)
Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov
03:00 THU (b0076t6b)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
08:30 MON (b007k1jm)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
12:30 MON (b007k1jm)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
19:30 MON (b007k1jm)
King Street Junior
09:30 MON (b007jnbg)
King Street Junior
16:30 MON (b007jnbg)
King of Bath
12:30 SAT (b045q4t8)
King of Bath
09:30 TUE (b045xxsw)
King of Bath
16:30 TUE (b045xxsw)
King of Bath
04:30 WED (b045xxsw)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
22:30 SAT (b007jzxg)
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking
23:30 SUN (b00773bh)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
14:00 MON (b00770mv)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
02:00 TUE (b00770mv)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
14:00 TUE (b00770nl)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
02:00 WED (b00770nl)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
14:00 WED (b00770p8)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
02:00 THU (b00770p8)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
14:00 THU (b00770pv)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
02:00 FRI (b00770pv)
Maggie O'Farrell - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
14:00 FRI (b00770qd)
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
23:30 SAT (b00qps81)
Mark Watson's Live Address to the Nation
23:00 TUE (b016lgkl)
My Teenage Diary
07:30 TUE (b07hfwrm)
My Teenage Diary
17:30 TUE (b07hfwrm)
My Teenage Diary
22:00 TUE (b07hfwrm)
My Teenage Diary
05:30 WED (b07hfwrm)
No Commitments
09:30 FRI (b01mhqbz)
No Commitments
16:30 FRI (b01mhqbz)
Off the Page
18:30 WED (b008kj7x)
Off the Page
00:30 THU (b008kj7x)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 WED (b008hvvx)
Oscar Wilde
00:00 THU (b008hvvx)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 THU (b008jw9k)
Oscar Wilde
00:00 FRI (b008jw9k)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 FRI (b008lz2g)
Out of Armenia
07:15 SUN (b04vk72b)
Out of Armenia
14:15 SUN (b04vk72b)
Out of Armenia
02:15 MON (b04vk72b)
Parsley Sidings
08:00 MON (b04cnsgs)
Parsley Sidings
12:00 MON (b04cnsgs)
Parsley Sidings
19:00 MON (b04cnsgs)
Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment
22:45 SUN (b0082khk)
Peter Tinniswood
11:15 TUE (b007jw6z)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 TUE (b007jw6z)
Picking Round Apples
06:30 FRI (b014qxbg)
Picking Round Apples
13:30 FRI (b014qxbg)
Picking Round Apples
20:30 FRI (b014qxbg)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (b07jlcgp)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (b07jlcgp)
Polyoaks
23:30 THU (b01nxzcl)
Quote... Unquote
09:00 MON (b039c5dh)
Quote... Unquote
16:00 MON (b039c5dh)
RK Narayan Stories
11:00 FRI (b01dc3p8)
RK Narayan Stories
21:00 FRI (b01dc3p8)
Radio Active
08:30 THU (b007k39v)
Radio Active
12:30 THU (b007k39v)
Radio Active
19:30 THU (b007k39v)
Ray's a Laugh
08:00 SUN (b07jl4w7)
Ray's a Laugh
12:00 SUN (b07jl4w7)
Rent
09:30 WED (b04dyv2z)
Rent
16:30 WED (b04dyv2z)
Rent
04:30 THU (b04dyv2z)
Richard Marsh
23:15 SAT (b01rlrk1)
Ross Noble Goes Global
23:30 FRI (b01c6txd)
Rumblings from the Rafters
07:30 FRI (b07hwxbk)
Rumblings from the Rafters
17:30 FRI (b07hwxbk)
Sentimental Journey
14:15 SAT (b007700r)
Sentimental Journey
02:15 SUN (b007700r)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 SUN (b007jwks)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 MON (b007jwks)
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids
00:00 SAT (b07jwj32)
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids
18:00 MON (b07jllsy)
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids
00:00 TUE (b07jllsy)
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids
18:00 TUE (b07jlqmy)
Simon Clark - The Night of the Triffids
00:00 WED (b07jlqmy)
Something to Shout About
08:00 FRI (b07k0tdl)
Something to Shout About
12:00 FRI (b07k0tdl)
Something to Shout About
19:00 FRI (b07k0tdl)
Sounds Natural
00:30 SAT (b07hwrh5)
Sounds Natural
18:30 FRI (b07k0ts9)
Steptoe and Son
12:00 SAT (b007jl5j)
Steptoe and Son
08:00 TUE (b00rdsv7)
Steptoe and Son
12:00 TUE (b00rdsv7)
Steptoe and Son
19:00 TUE (b00rdsv7)
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!
22:30 WED (b03y152p)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SUN (b07kd85j)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 WED (b07kd89l)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (b07kd8c9)
The Complete Smiley
03:00 SAT (b07psz6r)
The Complete Smiley
04:00 SAT (b07pszqr)
The Complete Smiley
05:00 SAT (b07pt0wy)
The Complete Smiley
06:00 SAT (b011cfjw)
The Complete Smiley
16:00 SAT (b011cfjw)
The Complete Smiley
04:00 SUN (b011cfjw)
The Complete Smiley
10:00 MON (b07pt0x4)
The Complete Smiley
15:00 MON (b07pt0x4)
The Complete Smiley
03:00 TUE (b07pt0x4)
The Complete Smiley
04:00 TUE (b07pt0x7)
The Complete Smiley
05:00 TUE (b07pt0xb)
The Goon Show
08:30 FRI (b007jnxg)
The Goon Show
12:30 FRI (b007jnxg)
The Goon Show
19:30 FRI (b007jnxg)
The Iguanodon
22:00 FRI (b0075cj0)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 SAT (b00sg3tf)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 MON (b00shhrj)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 TUE (b00shhrj)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 TUE (b00shl8f)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 WED (b00shl8f)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 WED (b00shrwl)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 THU (b00shrwl)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 THU (b00sjp2l)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 FRI (b00sjp2l)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 FRI (b00sjw36)
The Mark Steel Revolution
23:00 THU (b007jswj)
The Mel and Sue Thing
23:00 WED (b0076b0y)
The Men from the Ministry
08:30 TUE (b007jpb0)
The Men from the Ministry
12:30 TUE (b007jpb0)
The Men from the Ministry
19:30 TUE (b007jpb0)
The Moth Radio Hour
11:00 SUN (b07jl8vp)
The Moth Radio Hour
19:00 SUN (b07jl8vp)
The Museum of Everything
23:30 WED (b00gknj8)
The Music Teacher
22:30 THU (b03bfkcx)
The Navy Lark
08:00 WED (b00lqzs5)
The Navy Lark
12:00 WED (b00lqzs5)
The Navy Lark
19:00 WED (b00lqzs5)
The RSC at 50
07:30 SAT (b0100218)
The RSC at 50
17:30 SAT (b0100218)
The RSC at 50
05:30 SUN (b0100218)
The Rudest Man in Britain
09:00 SAT (b03rxc77)
The Rudest Man in Britain
19:00 SAT (b03rxc77)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
08:00 THU (b007jzss)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
12:00 THU (b007jzss)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
19:00 THU (b007jzss)
The Strongest Girl in the World
06:30 WED (b00tq0x3)
The Strongest Girl in the World
13:30 WED (b00tq0x3)
The Strongest Girl in the World
20:30 WED (b00tq0x3)
The Strongest Girl in the World
01:30 THU (b00tq0x3)
The Tim Vine Chat Show
07:30 THU (b07hj0q6)
The Tim Vine Chat Show
17:30 THU (b07hj0q6)
The Tim Vine Chat Show
22:00 THU (b07hj0q6)
The Tim Vine Chat Show
05:30 FRI (b07hj0q6)
The Tingle Factor
18:30 TUE (b07jlr2g)
The Tingle Factor
00:30 WED (b07jlr2g)
The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
06:30 THU (b011plrs)
The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
13:30 THU (b011plrs)
The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
20:30 THU (b011plrs)
The Twilight World of Syd Barrett
01:30 FRI (b011plrs)
Think the Unthinkable
23:00 SUN (b01jt0z0)
Two Doors Down
07:00 TUE (b0089m6j)
Two Doors Down
17:00 TUE (b0089m6j)
Two Doors Down
05:00 WED (b0089m6j)
Uncle Mort's North Country
14:45 SAT (b007jl69)
Uncle Mort's North Country
02:45 SUN (b007jl69)
When the Dog Dies
09:30 THU (b0460hzd)
When the Dog Dies
16:30 THU (b0460hzd)
When the Dog Dies
04:30 FRI (b0460hzd)
Whispers
09:00 FRI (b007k2sl)
Whispers
16:00 FRI (b007k2sl)
Winston
07:00 FRI (b007tbrv)
Winston
17:00 FRI (b007tbrv)
Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star
06:30 MON (b00mp5zb)
Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star
13:30 MON (b00mp5zb)
Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star
20:30 MON (b00mp5zb)
Youssou N'Dour at 50: Africa's Greatest Star
01:30 TUE (b00mp5zb)