Bunny is appalled to learn that the Criminologists' Club has invited Raffles and Bunny to dinner.
But Raffles sees the opportunity to have a little fun....
Starring Jeremy Clyde as AJ Raffles, Michael Cochrane as Bunny, Henry Stamper as Inspector Mackenzie, David March as Lord Thornaby, Michael Tudor Barnes as Kingsmill, Blain Fairman as Parrington, Simon Hewitt as Ernest, Norman Bird as Leggett, Paul Sirr as William and John Samson as the Porter.
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' dramatised by David Buck.
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Ned Sherrin investigates the lore and history of matinees in theatres.
Featuring June Whitfield, Donald Sinden, Sandy Wilson and John Moffatt.
Newly wed Faith and Bill's married monikers are a sensitive subject.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Emma Gregory as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Geoffrey Whitehead as Richard and Norman Bird as Mr Burrows.
Series three of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Nominated for this year’s main Edinburgh Comedy Award, and winner of the Newcomer in 2014, American comedian Alex Edelman is back for a second series of his show PEER GROUP in which he takes a comic look at what it’s like being a millennial today.
After episodes about social media, politics and materialism, this episode is all about growing up and how he feels personally; living as a rootless millennial with no home and no family. At 29, is he an adult yet? When will he become an adult? Or indeed feel like one? Is he part of a generation that's increasingly stunted emotionally? And is the intenet responsible? He also looks at modern relationships, both in terms of what one expects from one's parents as well as modern attitudes to picking your partner.
We also hear from Alex's "peer group" - comedians Alfie Brown, Jak Knight, and Brandon Wardell, journalist Rebecca Nicholson and cultural commentator David Burstein.
It is written and presented by Alex Edelman, with additional material by Ivo Graham.
Producer: Sam Michell.
Diana must break the news to Gerald that she needs to go to hospital - to see a friend. But paying a visit proves to be tricky.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
One of 14 shows not kept in the archive and re-recorded in 1980 – previously never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
‘The Men from the Ministry’ ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler (who replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966).
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
Humorous songs performed by the comedy musical cabaret quartet, Instant Sunshine:
Featuring David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis attempting to be reasonably together again.
With special guests: The Cambridge Buskers.
Artie Kipps’ life – and fortune - changes dramatically when he answers a newspaper advertisement.
1905 novel by HG Wells adapted by Michelene Wandor.
Mark Straker stars as Kipps; Paul Daneman as HG Wells; Kathryn Hurlbutt as Miss Walsingham; John Hollis as Uncle; Jane Wenham as Aunt; Michael Jenner as Sid Pornick; Moir Leslie as Ann; Michael Bilton as Mr Shalford; Christopher Biggins as Carshot; John Webb as Buggins; Helen Atkinson-Wood as Flo/maid; Christopher Good as Chester Coote; Nickolas Grace as Chitterlow; and Jon Strickland as Old Bean.
Music by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Martin Jenkins.
Captured in a moment in time with faces forever staring at them and fingers ever pointing, the sitters from some well-known paintings get a chance to escape from the canvas, set the story straight or tell us their particular version of the story behind the image.
Painting: Portrait of Elizabeth Bridges Austen (1773-1808), housed at the Jane Austen’s House Museum, Chawton
Elizabeth Bridges Austen was the daughter of a baronet, Sir Brook Bridges of Goodnestone Park, near Sandwich in Kent. In December 1791 she married Edward Austen, elder brother of the celebrated novelist Jane Austen. Between 1793 and 1808, Elizabeth bore eleven children, and was not infrequently assisted in their care and education by her sisters-in-law, Jane and Cassandra.
Elizabeth died suddenly, on 10 October 1808, less than a fortnight after the birth of her eleventh child. Her illness, thought at the time to be no more than the “Godmersham cold’ then afflicting the family, was later discovered to be puerperal fever. Shortly after her death, Edward belatedly offered a cottage on one of his estates to his mother and sisters, ending their peripatetic existence since the retirement in 1801 of the Rev. George Austen, and his death in1805. They chose Chawton Cottage, now the Jane Austen House Museum at Chawton, where Jane Austen spent her final years, perhaps the most creative of her life. It is in this house that the portrait of Elizabeth hangs today.
Sophia Hillan situates her story during this final illness, as Elizabeth, unaware of its severity, rails at the thought of having her sister-in-law Jane attend her. But just what has made Elizabeth so angry with Jane?
Writer ... Sophia Hillan
Reader ..... Laura Carmichael
Producer ..... Heather Larmour
With her creative writing course threatened financially, Marjorie's glad to see a new face arrive - even if Harry lacks some of the graces she's accustomed to...
Dave Sheasby’s drama stars Heather Stoney as Marjorie, Gerry Kersey as Brian, John Branwell as John, Lorraine Peters as Jean, Daphne Oxenford as Florence and Graham Roberts as Harry.
7. Judgement
Vernon urges Clive to go to the police about the Lakeland Rapist. Newspaper sales are up, but the big splash doesn’t quite go to plan.
Michael Kitchen reads Ian McEwan's Booker Prize winning novel.
In 1862 Albert, Prince of Wales, toured the Middle East. At the time it was still predominantly controlled by the Ottoman Empire. As he travelled, his photographer Francis Bedford kept a detailed photographic record of the trip. In this series John McCarthy revisits the scenes of Bedford's photographs - Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Greece. He considers how the immediate physical, political and social landscape has evolved during the intervening 150 years.
Some of Bedford's photographs are of widely known locations - the Pyramids at Giza, the Mount of Olives, the temples at Baalbek, the Acropolis - others are of remote hilltops and apparently random buildings, scenes without any obvious significance. Both however hold fascinating and unexpected tales and insight.
The series will reflect on the rise and fall of empires - the Ottoman, British and French all play their part in these stories. They are now all gone, but the world's powers still seek to influence the politics of the region.
In each episode John McCarthy focusses on two of Bedford's original photographs, revisiting the sites and taking his own pictures of the same scenes today.
In the seventh programme in this series, John remains in Lebanon visiting the remote town of Rachaiya and the crusader castle at Beaufort."
2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter's famous tales are celebrated this Christmas.
Her love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she has been one of the most celebrated children's authors of the last hundred years.
This suite of five of her tumultuous tales, including some of the lesser-known stories, brings comedic surprise, comfort and joy to the Christmas audience.
Their timeless wonders pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.
In this episode Chris Addison stars as Peter Rabbit and John Henshaw as Mr McGregor.
The author Gideon Lewis-Kraus describes leaving America for life in Berlin, to ease the sadness after his father abandoned the family home. But Berlin isn't enough and only embarking on a series of world-wide pilgrimages will help him. The journeys turn out both amusing and moving, and are abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams.
2. Travel on the Camino continues. There are hardships, but also rewarding friendships
with Roman and David, and the lovely Nora and Alina..
James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee. From December 2004.
The comedian shares his thoughts on how to cope with fear and pain.
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
When Afiz looks to do a deal with Trench for a fake passport, her former affair with Linus comes to light, reinforcing Lollo's fears of an unavoidable tragedy.
A horrified man thinks he's run over a young girl only to find all is not quite as it seems. Read by Robert Glenister.
"The Mistletoe Bride and other Haunting Tales" is a collection of haunting short stories written, abridged and introduced by Kate Mosse. They are all inspired by legends and folktales from the French and Sussex Countryside and each story explores the relationship between landscape and emotion. Grief and Guilt. Loss and happiness. They are timeless in their telling, ranging from the mythical past to the present day. Kate Mosse has chosen 5 out of the collection that exemplify the redemption experienced by the various grief stricken men and women as they come to terms with their destiny.
From the Bar-Tailed Godwit to the Natterjack Toad. Actor, producer, author and Just A Minute panellist, Derek Nimmo talks to Derek Jones about his love of wildlife photography and filming, plus his recent trip to Australia - aided by recordings from the BBC Sound Archive.
Derek Nimmo: born 1930 - died 1999.
Producer: John Burton.
The bumbling management consultants grapple with physical perfection for Phil's gym. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2005.
Jake Yapp chats to the writers behind the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Cunk On… and loads of other great comedy, Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
In this series documentary maker Nat Segnit investigates the untold stories of visionary mavericks.
This week Nat meets an extraordinary group of thrillseeking "Jonahs" who offer themselves up to be swallowed by whales. With contributions from Toby Jones, Kevin Eldon,Christine Kavanagh, Iain Batchelor, Jude Akuwudike and Ewan Bailey.
Writers ..... James Lever and Nat Segnit
Producers ..... Steven Canny and Sasha Yevtushenko.
Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar. Stars Phil Cornwell and John Thomson. From March 1998.
History Retweeted sends us back in time as we hear people from the past comment on a series of major world events, in 140 characters or fewer.
It's the opening night of Romeo and Juliet and you are cordially invited to the premiere of a brand new play by the up-and-coming playwright Billy Shakespeare. Much the same as any other playwright, Shakespeare ponders how the play will be received. He needn't worry anymore as the 16th century now comes complete with wifi.
Bloggers review the show, fan-made plays are rife and the stars are interviewed on YouTube as one of Shakespeare's greatest blockbusters is 're-tweeted'.
Turning statuses into sounds, History Retweeted transports us to timelines gone by, feeding hashtags, trolls and trending topics into moments from history.
Featuring the voices of Tim Barnes and Simon Berry, Wayne Forester and Annabelle Llewellyn, Peter Temple and Jelly Macintosh - with Lucy Beaumont as the voice of The Computer.
Written by Tim Barnes and Simon Berry.
WEDNESDAY 19 DECEMBER 2018
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WED 00:30 Sounds Natural (b07lp1v3)
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WED 01:30 The Matinee: The Creation of a Theatrical Institution (b00xgc64)
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WED 02:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdg34)
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WED 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00jdp93)
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WED 04:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (m0001mgb)
Fear
The comedian shares his thoughts on how to cope with fear and pain.
Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
WED 05:00 Second Thoughts (b00jzckp)
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WED 05:30 Alex Edelman's Peer Group (m0001hx0)
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WED 06:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq29)
Series 2
The Field of Philippi
Making a nostalgic return to their school, Raffles and Bunny meet old enemy, 'Soapy' Sudborough, who owns the local bank with his father.
Raffles, like Caesar at the field of Philippi, is not one to leave old scores unsettled...
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' dramatised by David Buck.
Starring Jeremy Clyde as AJ Raffles, Michael Cochrane as Bunny, Bernard Brown as Sudborough, Steve Hodson as Calthorpe, Adrian Egan as Bodley, John Baddeley as Lapwing, Michael Deacon as McNa and James Dykes as Young Bunny.
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in 1988.
WED 06:30 Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener (b02x66zs)
John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye and reveals a remarkable and enigmatic portrait of this influential writer.
Popular writer Derek Tangye who lived in the West Country for almost fifty years penned a score of books collectively known as 'The Minack Chronicles'. The stories illustrate the anomalous lives Derek and his wife Jeannie led when, in the 1950's, they abandoned their sophisticated metropolitan lifestyle to live in isolation working a cliff top daffodil farm with their beloved animals in the farthest reaches of Cornwall.
As McCarthy travels to the area surrounding Minack, the main inspiration for Tangye' work, he explores the world of a writer whose literary triumphs mask a mysterious and complex life. His descriptions in the books of the 'glorious anthem' of a cat's purr and the 'sweet moment when a long-awaited harvest awakes' provide an atmospheric backdrop to the captivating discoveries and secrets of his life.
Derek Tangye was educated at Harrow and subsequently worked as a journalist. During and after the war he was a member of MI5 and throughout his days at Minack was a neighbour of novelist John Le Carre. A few years after Derek Tangye's death in 1996 a national newspaper ran allegations that he was a Russian spy. The sensational headlines were quickly dismissed by those who knew him but last year during a Tangye centenary event an audio project also revealed a life a lot bleaker than the books portrayed, uncovering the author's intense jealousy and the extent to which the couple managed to avoid the Second World War.
Speaking with the Tangye's inner circle, followers and experts in spy history, McCarthy attempts to uncover some of the mysteries and unanswered questions surrounding the author whilst evoking the struggles and triumphs he encountered making a living from the land. He'll examine the Tangye's marriage, the motivation behind the couple's decision to discard glamour to live in a neglected cottage, and why after Derek Tangye's death his inspirational books fell so quickly out of print.
In recent times there has been renewed interest in Tangye's books with publishers set to re-launch his canon of work using 21st century technology. McCarthy will discover the impact and merits of the anthologies past and present and consider whether Tangye's chronicles should receive greater recognition for their contribution towards literature.
WED 07:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b085t2l0)
Series 8
Randolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
After causing confusion with his Christmas nuts selection, Arthur attempts to round up reindeer and build Mount Fuji for his own Japanese themed Christmas wonderland.
All false starts and nervous fumbling badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, an expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening, sometimes frustrating, never dull experience.
Count Arthur Strong is supported in the Christmas special by his Radio Repertory Company (like the RSC, only better) - Alastair Kerr, Dave Mounfield, Mel Giedroyc and Alfie Delaney as Billy.
Steve Delaney has been performing as Count Arthur Strong since the late 1990s. The character evolved from Edinburgh cult to a mainstay of BBC comedy via numerous series on BBC Radio 4 and three on BBC TV.
A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 07:30 Women Talking About Cars (m0001jq7)
Series 3
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, the award-winning writer behind Prime Suspect and Widows talks to Victoria Coren Mitchell about her life and the cars she has driven along the way. From her origins in Liverpool to the stage to the USA and becoming a writer, via a Mini Cooper that turned out to be two Mini Coopers stuck together, a magnificent Mercedes and love at first sight with a Rolls Royce Corniche. Lynda La Plante tells her hilarious, uplifting and thought-provoking life story.
Readings by Sarah Hadland
Produced by Gareth Edwards
A BBC Studios production
WED 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01ly8wn)
Series 6
Johnson's Memoirs
When Johnson gets set to take the literary world by storm with his memoirs, Pertwee decides to intervene.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson 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 January 1964.
WED 08:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0001ngk)
From 21/12/1959
It’s panto time with Kenneth Horne in ‘Island Treasure’, direct from the Corn Exchange, Titchfield.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.
The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.
WED 09:00 Dilemma (b03vf07z)
Series 3
Episode 3
Sue Perkins puts Tom Wrigglesworth, Lucy Beaumont, Anne McElvoy and Joel Morris through the moral and ethical wringer.
The panellists attempt to resolve dilemmas based around dictators and ugly children; using a phone booth to solve a super problem and helping out an audience member.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish
WED 09:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vsx4v)
Series 2
Mother
Tamsyn's mother, 'Lizabeth, suddenly turns up at the tavern - and greets Tamsyn with the immortal phrase " 'Ello, princess..."
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey and Mark Perry as Roderick and Alison Steadman as 'Lizabeth.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
WED 10:00 HG Wells (m0001ngm)
Kipps
Kipps Gets Engaged
Artie Kipps gets engaged to Miss Walshingham but his thoughts return to his childhood sweetheart Ann.
1905 novel by HG Wells adapted by Michelene Wandor.
Mark Straker stars as Kipps; Paul Daneman as HG Wells; Kathryn Hurlbutt as Miss Walsingham; Nickolas Grace as Chitterlow; John Hollis as Uncle; Jane Wenham as Aunt; Michael Jenner as Sid Pornick; Moir Leslie as Ann; Christopher Biggins as Carshot; John Webb as Buggins; Helen Atkinson-Wood as Flo; Christopher Good as Chester Coote; Helena Breck as Miss Coote; Spencer Banks as Henry Walshingham; and Penelope Lee as Mrs Walshingham.
Music by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Martin Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
WED 11:00 Sitters' Stories (b0543yjc)
That Moment by Niall Williams
Captured in a moment in time with faces forever staring at them and fingers ever pointing, the sitters from some well-known paintings get a chance to escape from the canvas, set the story straight, or tell us their particular version of the story behind the image.
Characters from famous paintings finally get a chance to tell their story in this series of readings from Elizabeth Kuti, Sophia Hillan, and Niall Williams.
That Moment by Niall Williams
Painting: Nu a Contre-Jour by Pierre Bonnard, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
http://www.fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/pierre-bonnard-nu-a-contre-jour
When a young woman meets artist Pierre Bonnard in a Paris street, she creates an alter-ego for herself, one that lasts for thirty years and will see her immortalised in countless paintings.
Man Booker long-listed novelist Niall Williams (The History of the Rain) explores the relationship between French artist Pierre Bonnard and his muse – and later wife - Marthe, taking us back to a moment when he captured first captured her on canvas, in a small flat on the Rue Lepic in Paris.
Writer ...... Niall Williams
Reader ..... Selma Brook
Producer ..... Heather Larmour
WED 11:15 Jon Canter - The Dog (b04tjdxx)
Richard Wilson stars as Fraser McDonald, a counsellor trying to save a marriage on its last legs.
Jon Canter's hilarious comedy features Charlie and Apples – two people who started off as boss and secretary and have ended up as adversaries on the cusp of murder. With over thirty years of experience, has Fraser finally come up against the one couple in a million who couldn't be helped?
When he's not trying to help people, Fraser likes to spend time with the love of his life - Grace, a golden retriever. Their relationship is as simple as it is loving, with a deep understanding that seems to evade most humans. Fraser would be lost without her.
The theatre version was first performed at Frinton Summer Theatre 2014.
Cast:
Fraser.........Richard Wilson
Apples........Jasmine Hyde
Charlie........Patrick Marlowe
Directed by Edward Max
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4
WED 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01ly8wn)
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WED 12:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0001ngk)
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WED 13:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq29)
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WED 13:30 Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener (b02x66zs)
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WED 14:00 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam (m0001ngp)
8. Termination
Vernon is sacked as editor, the police turn up at Clive’s front door, and a friendship is shattered.
Michael Kitchen reads Ian McEwan's Booker Prize winning novel.
Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester
Producer: Julia Butt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 14:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdmjp)
Syria
In 1862 Albert, Prince of Wales, toured the Middle East. At the time it was still predominantly controlled by the Ottoman Empire. As he travelled, his photographer Francis Bedford kept a detailed photographic record of the trip. In this series John McCarthy revisits the scenes of Bedford's photographs - Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Greece. He considers how the immediate physical, political and social landscape has evolved during the intervening 150 years.
Some of Bedford's photographs are of widely known locations - the Pyramids at Giza, the Mount of Olives, the temples at Baalbek, the Acropolis - others are of remote hilltops and apparently random buildings, scenes without any obvious significance. Both however hold fascinating and unexpected tales and insight.
The series will reflect on the rise and fall of empires - the Ottoman, British and French all play their part in these stories. They are now all gone, but the world's powers still seek to influence the politics of the region.
In each episode John McCarthy focusses on two of Bedford's original photographs, revisiting the sites and taking his own pictures of the same scenes today.
In the eighth programme in this series, John considers two images taken in Damascus, and the current situation in Syria today.
Presenter: John McCarthy
Producer: Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
WED 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b03mt7l4)
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
3. The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Beatrix Potter's famous tales are celebrated this Christmas.
Her love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she has been one of the most celebrated children's authors of the last hundred years.
This suite of five of her tumultuous tales, including some of the lesser-known stories, brings comedic surprise, comfort and joy to the Christmas audience.
Their timeless wonders pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.
Starring Janine Duvistki, Morwenna Banks and Seymour Mace.
Adapted and Directed by Sean Grundy
Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4
WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b03xf164)
A Sense of Direction
Episode 3
The author Gideon Lewis-Kraus describes leaving America for life in Berlin, to ease the sadness after his father abandoned the family home. But Berlin isn't enough and only embarking on a series of world-wide pilgrimages will help him. The journeys turn out both amusing and moving, and are abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams.
3. The next adventure is Shikoku, Japan. It's a temple pilgrimage that goes round and round,
and in the wettest of weather..
Reader Patrick Kennedy
Producer Duncan Minshull
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WED 16:00 Dilemma (b03vf07z)
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WED 18:00 15 Minute Drama (b05wyhnn)
Chronicles of Ait - Magpie
Episode 3
Linus remains bitter over what he sees as Alice's betrayal of their affair, unaware of the developments in her relationship with Afiz.
Cast:
Linus Scott..........Greg Wise
Alice Pyper..........Amanda Drew
Lollo...................Gina Abolins
Jason..................Joe Claflin
Marlene..............Heather Craney
Trench/Stanley...Christopher James
Afiz.....................Stewart Scudamore
Mac.....................Mihai Arsene
Writer: Michael Butt
Produced and directed by John Taylor
A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4
WED 18:15 Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales (b03xgjdf)
Red Letter Day
A grief-stricken mother goes on a journey in search of peace. Read by Claire Skinner.
"The Mistletoe Bride and other Haunting Tales" is a collection of haunting short stories written, abridged and introduced by Kate Mosse. They are all inspired by legends and folktales from the French and Sussex Countryside and each story explores the relationship between landscape and emotion. Grief and Guilt. Loss and happiness. They are timeless in their telling, ranging from the mythical past to the present day. Kate Mosse has chosen 5 out of the collection that exemplify the redemption experienced by the various grief stricken men and women as they come to terms with their destiny.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
Made for 4 Extra by Pier Productions.
WED 18:30 Dexter and Dodd (m0001ngr)
Colin Dexter and Ken Dodd, two entertainment giants who admired each other’s talent, were united on stage at the 2011 Cheltenham Literary Festival.
Fiona Lindsay, who knew them both, had the inspired idea to bring them together for the first time. In this programme, the two wordsmiths compare notes, exchange tips, jokes, and puns, and delight the Cheltenham audience with their double act.
Still irrepressible in their 80s, the two national treasures illustrate just why they were both so beloved. Dexter and Dodd were kindred spirits, in their love of entertaining the public but also their keen admiration for linguistic artistry.
Produced by Chris Eldon Lee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
WED 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01ly8wn)
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WED 19:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0001ngk)
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WED 20:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq29)
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WED 20:30 Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener (b02x66zs)
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WED 21:00 Sitters' Stories (b0543yjc)
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WED 21:15 Jon Canter - The Dog (b04tjdxx)
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WED 22:00 Women Talking About Cars (m0001jq7)
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WED 22:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b012fqnb)
Series 1
Episode 3
By Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser
Sitcom by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser starring Justin, Anne Reid and Paul Copley. A Manchester DJ tries to balance love, work, life and everything else without much success. This week an untimely death causes a rethink.
Anne Reid ..... Gran
Bernard Wrigley ..... Sven
Christine Bottomley ..... Lisa
Jim Poyser ..... Vicar
Justin Moorhouse ..... Justin
Lloyd Langford ..... Bryn
Paul Copley ..... Ray
Rachel Austin ..... Receptionist
Susan Cookson ..... Tanya
Producer ..... Steven Canny
In one version of his life, Justin is a well-known local Manchester radio DJ who is successful, funny, and stopped in the street by adoring fans. He's the man who has everything. In another version he's a DJ in a slightly shabby local radio station who gets hassled by the occasional oddball on the street. And he's the man who hopes for everything. The truth lies somewhere inbetween.
And at home? Well, naturally, his private life is chaotic. His wife has left him, taking custody of his 8-year-old son Justin jnr, and is in the process of taking him to the cleaners. So he's back on the market. As is his house - so he's currently living in his father-in-law's spare room in Bury. The only person who understands him is his Gran, living in luxury in an old folk's home in Warrington. Oh, and his producer Bryn, but this might not be a good thing.
Despite all this mess, 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.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0001ngt)
Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris 2/2
Jake Yapp chats to the writers behind the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Cunk On… and loads of other great comedy, Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris
WED 23:00 The Ape That Got Lucky (b0080nk7)
Social Development
Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From August 2005.
WED 23:30 Absolute Power (b019dqxr)
Series 4
Episode 4
Spin doctor Charles heads across the pond, leaving Martin to fend alone. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February 2004.
THURSDAY 20 DECEMBER 2018
THU 00:00 15 Minute Drama (b05wyhnn)
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THU 00:15 Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales (b03xgjdf)
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THU 00:30 Dexter and Dodd (m0001ngr)
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THU 01:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq29)
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THU 01:30 Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener (b02x66zs)
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THU 02:00 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam (m0001ngp)
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THU 02:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdmjp)
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14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b03mt7l4)
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14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b03xf164)
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14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 HG Wells (m0001ngm)
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THU 04:00 Dilemma (b03vf07z)
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THU 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vsx4v)
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THU 05:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b085t2l0)
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THU 05:30 Women Talking About Cars (m0001jq7)
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THU 06:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq37)
Series 2
A Bad Night
Raffles' plans to avenge a friend by robbing a private house in Hampton Court are thwarted by a prior engagement at Old Trafford, to play in the second test cricket match against Australia.
Bunny, however, nobly steps into the breach...
Starring Jeremy Clyde as AJ Raffles, Michael Cochrane as Bunny Manders, Anton Lesser as Medlicott and John Baddeley as the Police Officer.
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' dramatised by David Buck.
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in 1988.
THU 06:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
For 30 years, Gladys Jones and Sir Adrian Cadbury worked at the same factory in Bourneville in Birmingham, but never met. They now come together to reflect on their lives then and now, and the love of chocolate and sport that unites them.
Gladys joined Cadbury in 1936 at the age of 14. She was grateful to have a job that would provide her with security, further education and a chance to indulge in her great passion: swimming. Having previously only ever swum in the local canal, the new opportunity to use the factory's 'Girls Baths' on a daily basis led her to a new career in the sport's section at the plant as a swimming teacher and life saver.
Sir Adrian had a different trajectory: after Cambridge, the army and rowing in the Helsinki Olympics, he joined the family firm in 1952 rising to become Chairman of the company.
We join them both as they travel from their homes to the Bourneville club to meet and compare their memories of the place, the people and a working life long gone.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
THU 07:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
Episode 2
Jack and Nicola are struggling to re-establish their father-daughter bond, as she settles back into the pub.
But when she breaks his favourite bowl, Nicola worries that she might have broken something else.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Toby Longworth as Brian.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
THU 07:30 The Missing Hancocks (m0001ksd)
Department Store Santa
The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive.
The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history. But 20 episodes of the show were missing from the BBC archives. Now, after three highly successful series, another batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.
Tonight's episode: Hancock and Kerr are forced to stop claiming unemployment benefits by the Ministry Of Labour, so the Lad Himself takes on a job as Santa in Sid's department store.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and with the classic score re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, the show stars Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. The Department Store Santa was first broadcast on the 14th December, 1954.
Produced by Neil Pearson & Paul Sheehan.
Written by Ray Galton & Simpson
Music recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.
A BBC Studios Production.
THU 08:00 Something to Shout About (m0001p35)
Series 2
Episode 5
Michael changes jobs after failing to get a pay rise - but quickly regrets his actions.
"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!". Set in a London ad agency called 'Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners'.
Starring Michael Medwin as Michael, Fenella Fielding as Janet, Joan Sims as Mavis, Eleanor Summerfield as Maggie and Nicholas Phipps as Adrian. Other parts by Warren Mitchell.
Series two (of three) written by Myles Rudge with Ronnie Wolfe.
Producer: Eric Miller
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1961.
THU 08:30 The Goon Show (m0001p37)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens's Christmas tale takes a bashing from Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. From December 1959.
THU 09:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
Series 3
The Proof of the Pudding
Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating probe a death at dinnertime.
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
Suspects played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson.
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
THU 09:30 Rent (b04nvb19)
Series 2
Episode 4
When Maria's oldest friend Ellen comes to stay, they can hear their biological clocks ticking very loudly. Richard, Paul and Ruby steer clear.
Lucy Flannery's Writers' Guild award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard and their lodgers.
Stars Barbara Flynn as Maria, Patrick Barlow as Richard, Linda Polan as Amy, Toby Longworth as Paul and Helen Atkinson-Wood as Ellen. With Chris Emmett and Vivienne Rochester,
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
THU 10:00 HG Wells (m0001p39)
Kipps
Kipps finds the Course of True Love a Little Muddy
Artie Kipps re-connects with his childhood sweetheart Ann but fails to mention his fiancée.
1905 novel by HG Wells adapted by Michelene Wandor.
Mark Straker stars as Kipps; Paul Daneman as HG Wells; Kathryn Hurlbutt as Miss Walsingham; John Hollis as Uncle; Jane Wenham as Aunt; Michael Jenner as Sid Pornick; Moir Leslie as Ann; Christopher Good as Chester Coote; Nickolas Grace as Chitterlow; Spencer Banks as Henry Walshingham; Maggie McCarthy as Mrs Bindon Botting; Nigel Anthony as Masterman; Teresa Streatfield as Fanny; Judy Bennett as Baby Walt; and John Rye as Sidney Revel.
Music by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Martin Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
THU 11:00 Peter Regent - The Proposal (b06tggq4)
Marry Sally? George is not sure, but snooping landladies and memories from his past may force his hand. Read by Trevor Nichols.
THU 11:15 Sheila Goff - Grace and the Angel (m0001p3c)
It is Christmas Eve and a rather disgruntled angel is sent to Ruislip to collect his very first soul.
Angel's task is meant to be straightforward, the natural ending of one old lady, but Grace Booth is not going to go quietly.
Rudolph Walker stars as Angel; Marlene Sidaway as Grace; Carolyn Jones as Ro; Jonathan Kydd as Vernon; Carolyn Pickles as Liz; Sean Baker as Derek; John Hartley as Nick; Peter Darney as Prancer and Jonathan Forbes as the Heavenly Clerk.
Director: David Hunter.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 12:00 Something to Shout About (m0001p35)
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THU 12:30 The Goon Show (m0001p37)
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THU 13:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq37)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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THU 13:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
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THU 14:00 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam (m0001p3f)
9. Revenge
Clive heads to Amsterdam, with a suitcase full of money - and his mind set on revenge.
Michael Kitchen reads Ian McEwan's Booker Prize winning novel.
Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester
Producer: Julia Butt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 14:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdpv8)
Turkey
In 1862 Albert, Prince of Wales, toured the Middle East. At the time it was still predominantly controlled by the Ottoman Empire. As he travelled, his photographer Francis Bedford kept a detailed photographic record of the trip. In this series John McCarthy revisits the scenes of Bedford's photographs - Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Greece. He considers how the immediate physical, political and social landscape has evolved during the intervening 150 years.
Some of Bedford's photographs are of widely known locations - the Pyramids at Giza, the Mount of Olives, the temples at Baalbek, the Acropolis - others are of remote hilltops and apparently random buildings, scenes without any obvious significance. Both however hold fascinating and unexpected tales and insight.
The series will reflect on the rise and fall of empires - the Ottoman, British and French all play their part in these stories. They are now all gone, but the world's powers still seek to influence the politics of the region.
In each episode John McCarthy focusses on two of Bedford's original photographs, revisiting the sites and taking his own pictures of the same scenes today.
In the ninth episode in this series, John travels to Istanbul and visits the Galata Tower and the Scutari Military barracks.
Presenter: John McCarthy
Producer: Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b03mtfrj)
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
4. The Tale of Mr Tod
Beatrix Potter's famous tales are celebrated this Christmas.
Her love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she has been one of the most celebrated children's authors of the last hundred years.
This suite of five of her tumultuous tales, including some of the lesser-known stories, brings comedic surprise, comfort and joy to the Christmas audience.
Their timeless wonders pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.
Seymour Mace is Mr Tod and John Henshaw is Tommy Brock. Morwenna Banks is Beattie.
Adapted and Directed by Sean Grundy
Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b03xgl3p)
A Sense of Direction
Episode 4
The author Gideon Lewis-Kraus describes leaving America for life in Berlin, to ease the sadness after his father abandoned the family home. But Berlin isn't enough and only embarking on a series of world-wide pilgrimages will help him. The journeys turn out both amusing and moving, and are abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams.
4. Grandfather Max has gone back to America, so the author proceeds alone on his circular Temple trail..
Reader Patrick Kennedy
Producer Duncan Minshull
THU 15:00 HG Wells (m0001p39)
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THU 16:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
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THU 16:30 Rent (b04nvb19)
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THU 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
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07:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Missing Hancocks (m0001ksd)
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THU 18:00 15 Minute Drama (b05wyq5t)
Chronicles of Ait - Magpie
Episode 4
While Lollo is convinced that events are moving inexorably towards a tragic conclusion, Linus desperately seeks to stave off the inevitable.
Cast:
Linus Scott..........Greg Wise
Alice Pyper..........Amanda Drew
Lollo...................Gina Abolins
Jason..................Joe Claflin
Marlene..............Heather Craney
Trench/Stanley...Christopher James
Afiz.....................Stewart Scudamore
Mac.....................Mihai Arsene
Writer: Michael Butt
Produced and directed by John Taylor
A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4
THU 18:15 Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales (b03xgpv4)
The House on the Hill
A young woman's life is protected by the haunting walls of a house within a house. Read by Lily James.
"The Mistletoe Bride and other Haunting Tales" is a collection of haunting short stories written, abridged and introduced by Kate Mosse. They are all inspired by legends and folktales from the French and Sussex Countryside and each story explores the relationship between landscape and emotion. Grief and Guilt. Loss and happiness. They are timeless in their telling, ranging from the mythical past to the present day. Kate Mosse has chosen 5 out of the collection that exemplify the redemption experienced by the various grief stricken men and women as they come to terms with their destiny.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
Made for 4 Extra by Pier Productions.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0001p3g)
Series 27
Edward Said
Edward Said was a man, who, in his own words, lived two quite separate lives. First there was the scholar and literary critic of Columbia University, and then there was the fierce critic of American and Israeli policies in the Middle East. In the United States he was an academic superstar, but his views - on Palestine in particular - made him an intensely divisive figure. He died of leukemia in 2003.
In Great Lives, Alexei Sayle explains to Matthew Parris why Edward Said, a man he met twice and described as "very noble and fiercely intelligent", inspired him. Edward Said once described the Palestinians as 'the victims of the victims'. This eloquence, on a subject that in America was taboo, still impresses Alexie Sayle today.
Producer: Toby Field
THU 19:00 Something to Shout About (m0001p35)
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08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Goon Show (m0001p37)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq37)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Peter Regent - The Proposal (b06tggq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sheila Goff - Grace and the Angel (m0001p3c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Missing Hancocks (m0001ksd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (m0001p3j)
Newsjack Unplugged, Series 2
Episode 9
Short-form show from the same team behind the long-running Newsjack show on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
THU 22:45 The News at Bedtime (b00pft4y)
Episode 2
Twin presenters John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee present in-depth news analysis, covering the latest stories happening this 'once upon a time'.
Including a report on Yuletide Stress Syndrome, the latest on Santa's strike, a forecast for the Feast Of Stephen, and an update on The Xmas Factor.
With Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Lewis MacLeod, Alex MacQueen, Lucy Montgomery and Vicki Pepperdine.
Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
THU 23:00 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01rszvq)
Series 1
Claire and Leigh
Isy Suttie (Dobby from Channel 4's Peep Show and double British Comedy Award nominee) returns to BBC Radio 4 with these unique tales, recounting a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.
Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.
In this third episode, Isy looks for signs as to whether her relationship with a poet can survive despite semantic differences, while she lends a helping hand to Matlock's new chef Claire and her Elvis impersonator admirer Leigh.
With her multi-character and vocal skills, plus her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love.
"A voice you want to swim in" The Independent
Produced by Lianne Coop.
THU 23:30 Hut 33 (b00wlldq)
Series 2
Yankee Diddle
The Bletchley Park codebreakers' attempt to fleece a wealthy American backfires. Stars Robert Bathurst. From June 2008.
FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER 2018
FRI 00:00 15 Minute Drama (b05wyq5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales (b03xgpv4)
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FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0001p3g)
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FRI 01:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq37)
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06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
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06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam (m0001p3f)
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14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdpv8)
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FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b03mtfrj)
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FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b03xgl3p)
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14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 HG Wells (m0001p39)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
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09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Rent (b04nvb19)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Missing Hancocks (m0001ksd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq3m)
Series 2
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman
When an American pugilist boasts of inventing a trap to catch the cleverest cracksman alive, it’s a challenge Raffles is quite unable to resist - with disastrous consequences.
Starring Jeremy Clyde as AJ Raffles, Michael Cochrane as Bunny, Henry Stamper as Inspector Mackenzie, Alan Tilvern as Maguire, Peter Banks as Hambone, Michael Deacon as Cruncher, Frances Jeater as Ruby and Alan Dudley as the Cabby.
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' dramatised by David Buck.
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in 1988.
FRI 06:30 Merry Christmas Morris Minor! (b00wqgmg)
Martin Wainwright sets off through the snow to give seasonal best wishes to the owners of Britain's favourite mass produced car - and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the special edition Morris Minor Million - the rarest minor of all.
Highlight of the programme is a special rendition of 'Jingle Bells' from a Morris Minor 'choir.'
Martin has a soft spot for the little car - often described as a large jelly mold with a speedometer sitting like a clock on the dashboard, and orange fingers for indicators. For it's time though, according to Stirling Moss, it was a nippy little car. Martin meets a mechanic who 'soups' the car up, owners like Dave Brown from 'The Mighty Boosh' and the drivers who 'danced ' their Morris Minors at the end of the Manchester Commonwealth Games .
Finally, using the horn, various clunks and clicks from the car door and boot, and a squeak from the chassis, he conducts a unique version of ' Jingle Bells' by the Morris Minor 'choir.'
Producers: Janet Graves and Geoff Bird
A Pennine production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 07:00 Trapped (b0076h2t)
The Art Class
Art tutor Mark is having commitment issues until he meets a model who should be committed...
Black comedy set in the art class at a local Adult Education centre - by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier.
Mark .... Alex Lowe
Moira .... Wendy Wason
Janice/Elspeth .... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Donald .... Sam Kelly
Alan .... Roger Sloman
Bob .... Roger Sloman
Peter .... Mark Maier
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
FRI 07:30 Drama (m0001mv2)
Looking for Oil Drum Lane
A dramatisation of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's comedy writing partnership - from Tony Hancock's departure to striking gold with Steptoe and Son. Starring Marc Wootton, Phil Cornwell, Barry Castagnola, James Hurn and Toby Longworth.
Weaving comedy archive and newly written scenes, the show follows the tortuous search for Oil Drum Lane, the fictional address of Steptoe and Son.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson met in a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1948. They became friends through a shared passion for radio comedy. To amuse themselves, they broadcast their own sketches over the hospital radio. After sending their material to famous comedy writers of the day Denis Norden and Frank Muir, Alan and Ray were encouraged to post some scripts to the BBC. An unexpectedly positive response left the fledgling writers ecstatic.
Soon they became regular sketch writers for the BBC. They met Tony Hancock and rose to the top of their profession.
But when Hancock decided to go it alone Galton and Simpson were devasted and left high and dry.
The team was then commissioned by the colourful head of light entertainment at the BBC, Tom Sloane, to write ten comedy plays - but the loss of Hancock generated an impenetrable writer's block - until they hammered out a pilot sit-com that became Steptoe and Son.
Ray Galton........................................Marc Wootton
Alan Simpson...................................Barry Castagnola
Tony Hancock/Wilfred Brambell......James Hurn
Harry H Corbett...............................Phil Cornwell
Tom Sloan........................................Ian Pearce
Duncan Wood..................................Toby Longworth
Other parts were played by the cast
Written by Ian Pearce
Script Editor - Nick Romero
Directed and Produced by Andrew McGibbon
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 08:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again! (m0001p3n)
Episode 1
A ‘Best Of’ revival of the BBC classic comedy with a new cast, new musicians, new gags and old favourites
‘I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again’ was a seminal BBC Radio comedy, spawning ‘The Goodies’ and ‘Monty Python's Flying Circus’ and was the forerunner to ‘I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue’. It featured John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch and Jo Kendall.
The show's mix of anarchic madness, puns, catchphrases galore and gloriously manic characters ran from 1964 to 1973, and had a youth following that made live recordings seem more like a rock concert than a comedy show.
A four-part ‘Best Of’ revival radio series coming off the back of a critically-acclaimed and sold out theatre tour with guest cameos by Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Jo Kendall at every venue.
Conceived, adapted and directed by Barnaby Eaton-Jones, from scripts and songs by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Starring Hannah Boydell, David Clarke, Barnaby Eaton-Jones, William KV Browne and Ben Perkins.
Musical accompaniment of The Farrington Four.
Produced by Barnaby Eaton-Jones.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
Series 1
The Stepmother
Harold's not too happy to meet dad Albert's new girlfriend.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Joan Lovell as Emma.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1966.
FRI 09:00 Guess What? (b065jht1)
Episode 7
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
Regular Geoffrey Durham is joined by Nigel Dempster and Frances Edmonds.
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998
FRI 09:30 Life in London (b011vjfn)
The Show Folks
Desperate for money, Pierce Egan tries to get Tom, Bob and Jerry's adventures onto the stage.
Jerry rescues a damsel at Bartholomew fair who leads him once more to the rapacious lady wanton...
Pierce Egan’s 19th-century comic novel adapted in six-parts by Dan Tetsell.
Geoffrey McGivern stars as Pierce Egan.
With Greg Wise, Mark Gatiss, James Bachman, Chris Douglas, Dave Lamb, Morwenna Banks, Neil Edmond and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.
Original music by Ben Walker
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
FRI 10:00 HG Wells (m0001p3q)
Kipps
The Kippses
Artie Kipps, our heroic draper-turned-gentleman, is building a dream home for Ann. But is his fortune lost?
Conclusion of 1905 novel by HG Wells adapted by Michelene Wandor.
Mark Straker stars as Kipps; Paul Daneman as HG Wells; Moir Leslie as Ann; Kathryn Hurlbutt as Miss Walsingham; John Hollis as Uncle; Michael Jenner as Sid Pornick; Nickolas Grace as Chitterlow; Nigel Anthony as Masterman; Teresa Streatfield as Fanny; Judy Bennett as Baby Walt; and Brett Usher as the architect.
Music by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Martin Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0001p3s)
Christmas Special
Amanda Litherland presents a Christmas special of Podcast Radio Hour, with seasonal episode recommendations. Including a history of holiday music in Pitch and stories of awkward Christmas eve sleeping arrangements in The Boring Talks.
Also regular guests such as Cariad Lloyd, Olly Mann and Luke Jones will suggest the best podcasts for festive situations –chopping sprouts, long winter drives, surviving the boredom of Crimbo Limbo and more.
FRI 12:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again! (m0001p3n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Merry Christmas Morris Minor! (b00wqgmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam (m0001p3v)
10. Retribution
In the dark finale, Clive and Vernon meet up in Amsterdam and exact their mutual revenge.
Michael Kitchen concludes Ian McEwan's Booker Prize winning novel.
Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester
Producer: Julia Butt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 14:15 In a Prince's Footsteps (b01sdw22)
Greece
In 1862 Albert, Prince of Wales, toured the Middle East. At the time it was still predominantly controlled by the Ottoman Empire. As he travelled, his photographer Francis Bedford kept a detailed photographic record of the trip. In this series John McCarthy revisits the scenes of Bedford's photographs - Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Greece. He considers how the immediate physical, political and social landscape has evolved during the intervening 150 years.
Some of Bedford's photographs are of widely known locations - the Pyramids at Giza, the Mount of Olives, the temples at Baalbek, the Acropolis - others are of remote hilltops and apparently random buildings, scenes without any obvious significance. Both however hold fascinating and unexpected tales and insight.
The series will reflect on the rise and fall of empires - the Ottoman, British and French all play their part in these stories. They are now all gone, but the world's powers still seek to influence the politics of the region.
In each episode John McCarthy focusses on two of Bedford's original photographs, revisiting the sites and taking his own pictures of the same scenes today.
In the final programme in this series John travels to Athens and the Greek island of Kefalonia.
Presenter: John McCarthy
Producer: Kevin Dawson
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b03mthnm)
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
5. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
Beatrix Potter's famous tales are celebrated this Christmas.
Her love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she has been one of the most celebrated children's authors of the last hundred years.
This suite of five of her tumultuous tales, including some of the lesser-known stories, brings comedic surprise, comfort and joy to the Christmas audience.
Their timeless wonders pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.
Stars Reece Shearsmith stars as Ginger with John Henshaw as Pickles.
Adapted and Directed by Sean Grundy
Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b03xgslh)
A Sense of Direction
Episode 5
The author Gideon Lewis-Kraus describes leaving America for life in Berlin, to ease the sadness after his father abandoned the family home. But Berlin isn't enough and only embarking on a series of world-wide pilgrimages will help him. The journeys turn out both amusing and moving, and are abridged in five episodes by Katrin Williams..
5. It's to Uman in Ukraine to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with
brother Micah - and their elusive father!
Reader Patrick Kennedy
Producer Duncan Minshull
FRI 15:00 HG Wells (m0001p3q)
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10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Guess What? (b065jht1)
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09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Life in London (b011vjfn)
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09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Trapped (b0076h2t)
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07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Drama (m0001mv2)
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07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 15 Minute Drama (b05wz0kf)
Chronicles of Ait - Magpie
Episode 5
Events in Ait have persuaded Lollo that her predictions of disaster are about to be fulfilled and that Linus' reunion with Alice is about to come to a tragic theatrical conclusion.
Cast:
Linus Scott..........Greg Wise
Alice Pyper..........Amanda Drew
Lollo...................Gina Abolins
Jason..................Joe Claflin
Marlene..............Heather Craney
Trench/Stanley...Christopher James
Afiz/Lee..............Stewart Scudamore
Mac.....................Mihai Arsene
Writer: Michael Butt
Produced and directed by John Taylor
A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 18:15 Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales (b03xh0ft)
The Revenant
An old man's guilt will haunt him and not release him until the truth is told. Read by Charlotte Emmerson.
"The Mistletoe Bride and other Haunting Tales" is a collection of haunting short stories written, abridged and introduced by Kate Mosse. They are all inspired by legends and folktales from the French and Sussex Countryside and each story explores the relationship between landscape and emotion. Grief and Guilt. Loss and happiness. They are timeless in their telling, ranging from the mythical past to the present day. Kate Mosse has chosen 5 out of the collection that exemplify the redemption experienced by the various grief stricken men and women as they come to terms with their destiny.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
Made for 4 Extra by Pier Productions.
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (m0001p3x)
Paranoia
Authors Mil Millington, Louise Welsh and Belfast journalist Malachi O'Doherty discuss paranoia with Matthew Parris.
Matthew Parris introduces a group of writers of fact and fiction: new talent and established names. In the context of a discussion of one of the ideas and pre-occupations of our times, each presents a piece on this week's topic.
The best new writing and the freshest conversation from 2002.
FRI 19:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again! (m0001p3n)
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08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
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08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 EW Hornung - Raffles (b007jq3m)
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06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Merry Christmas Morris Minor! (b00wqgmg)
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06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0001p3s)
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11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Drama (m0001mv2)
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07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else (b014gcmy)
Series 2
Leisure Pursuits
In the pressurized world of conventional living, Andrew Lawrence explores the strange things we do for fun. From September 2011.
FRI 22:45 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00hqhzh)
The Enlightenment
Comedian Josie Long sets out to validate herself through 18th-century philosophy, including finding a justification for collecting frogs. From February 2009.
FRI 23:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b019n2m7)
Series 1
Politics
More historical heroism as Aneurin Bevan, Hywel Dda and the Rebecca Rioters are put to the Totaliser. With Ben Partridge, Nadia Kamil. From January 2012.
FRI 23:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management (b00glnb3)
Episode 5
Comedy series in which comedian Will Smith seeks help and advice - primarily from his godfather Peter - on coping with the onset of middle age.
To help Will become less cautious, Peter asks rock singer Alex to advise him. Will surprises Alex by revealing that he was once in a band himself.
Will ...... Will Smith
Peter ...... Roger Allam
Alex ...... Dan Tetsell
Dan ...... Roger Drew
Stripper ...... Manjeet Mann
Stag ...... Paul Rider.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
02:30 THU (b03mt7l4)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 THU (b03mtfrj)
15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
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15 Minute Drama
02:30 FRI (b03mtfrj)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 FRI (b03mthnm)
15 Minute Drama
18:00 FRI (b05wz0kf)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (m0001n5s)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (m0001n5s)
A Life of Bliss
08:30 SUN (m0001mzg)
A Life of Bliss
12:30 SUN (m0001mzg)
Absolute Power
23:30 WED (b019dqxr)
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
07:30 TUE (m0001hx0)
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
17:30 TUE (m0001hx0)
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
22:00 TUE (m0001hx0)
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
05:30 WED (m0001hx0)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
07:30 SUN (b01r51fb)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
17:30 SUN (b01r51fb)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
22:00 SUN (b01r51fb)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
05:30 MON (b01r51fb)
All the Way from Memphis
16:00 TUE (b00jdp93)
All the Way from Memphis
04:00 WED (b00jdp93)
Barbara Kingsolver - Unsheltered
14:30 SUN (m0001mzq)
Barbara Kingsolver - Unsheltered
02:30 MON (m0001mzq)
Beautiful Dreamers
23:00 TUE (b00vrvxw)
Beyond Our Ken
08:30 WED (m0001ngk)
Beyond Our Ken
12:30 WED (m0001ngk)
Beyond Our Ken
19:30 WED (m0001ngk)
Blind Date with Runyon
06:30 MON (b01qkmp0)
Blind Date with Runyon
13:30 MON (b01qkmp0)
Blind Date with Runyon
20:30 MON (b01qkmp0)
Blind Date with Runyon
01:30 TUE (b01qkmp0)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b03xchh5)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b03xd3hd)
Book of the Week
02:45 TUE (b03xd3hd)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b03xdmzd)
Book of the Week
02:45 WED (b03xdmzd)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b03xf164)
Book of the Week
02:45 THU (b03xf164)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b03xgl3p)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b03xgl3p)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b03xgslh)
Britain in a Box
07:30 SAT (m0001m4p)
Britain in a Box
17:30 SAT (m0001m4p)
Britain in a Box
05:30 SUN (m0001m4p)
Clare in the Community
23:00 SUN (b00zf76j)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
07:00 WED (b085t2l0)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
17:00 WED (b085t2l0)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
05:00 THU (b085t2l0)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
03:00 SAT (b007js4n)
Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise
11:15 TUE (b007m6tg)
Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise
21:15 TUE (b007m6tg)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
11:50 SUN (b010mwv4)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
19:50 SUN (b010mwv4)
Dead Ringers
23:00 MON (m0001kch)
Dead Ringers
09:00 TUE (m0001kch)
Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
06:30 WED (b02x66zs)
Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
13:30 WED (b02x66zs)
Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
20:30 WED (b02x66zs)
Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
01:30 THU (b02x66zs)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (m0001mzl)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (m0001mzl)
Dexter and Dodd
18:30 WED (m0001ngr)
Dexter and Dodd
00:30 THU (m0001ngr)
Digital Folk
01:30 SAT (b0383vxr)
Dilemma
09:00 WED (b03vf07z)
Dilemma
16:00 WED (b03vf07z)
Dilemma
04:00 THU (b03vf07z)
Drama
07:30 FRI (m0001mv2)
Drama
17:30 FRI (m0001mv2)
Drama
22:00 FRI (m0001mv2)
EW Hornung - Raffles
06:00 MON (b007jq1j)
EW Hornung - Raffles
13:00 MON (b007jq1j)
EW Hornung - Raffles
20:00 MON (b007jq1j)
EW Hornung - Raffles
01:00 TUE (b007jq1j)
EW Hornung - Raffles
06:00 TUE (b007jq1w)
EW Hornung - Raffles
13:00 TUE (b007jq1w)
EW Hornung - Raffles
20:00 TUE (b007jq1w)
EW Hornung - Raffles
01:00 WED (b007jq1w)
EW Hornung - Raffles
06:00 WED (b007jq29)
EW Hornung - Raffles
13:00 WED (b007jq29)
EW Hornung - Raffles
20:00 WED (b007jq29)
EW Hornung - Raffles
01:00 THU (b007jq29)
EW Hornung - Raffles
06:00 THU (b007jq37)
EW Hornung - Raffles
13:00 THU (b007jq37)
EW Hornung - Raffles
20:00 THU (b007jq37)
EW Hornung - Raffles
01:00 FRI (b007jq37)
EW Hornung - Raffles
06:00 FRI (b007jq3m)
EW Hornung - Raffles
13:00 FRI (b007jq3m)
EW Hornung - Raffles
20:00 FRI (b007jq3m)
Elephants to Catch Eels
09:30 WED (b00vsx4v)
Elephants to Catch Eels
16:30 WED (b00vsx4v)
Elephants to Catch Eels
04:30 THU (b00vsx4v)
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes
23:00 FRI (b019n2m7)
Eric Pringle - Dancing With Jaques
00:00 SAT (b06zjdjy)
Everyone Quite Likes Justin
22:30 WED (b012fqnb)
Fairy Tales Retold by Sara Maitland
18:45 SAT (b01phdqk)
Fairy Tales Retold by Sara Maitland
00:45 SUN (b01phdqk)
Flying the Flag
07:00 MON (b00b2nfp)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b00b2nfp)
Flying the Flag
05:00 TUE (b00b2nfp)
Foul Play
09:00 THU (b00jm6kb)
Foul Play
16:00 THU (b00jm6kb)
Foul Play
04:00 FRI (b00jm6kb)
Frankly Speaking
14:15 SAT (b05qkhm4)
Frankly Speaking
02:15 SUN (b05qkhm4)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (m0001p3g)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (m0001p3g)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
18:00 SAT (m0001m50)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
00:00 SUN (m0001m50)
Guess What?
04:00 SAT (b064dw48)
Guess What?
09:00 FRI (b065jht1)
Guess What?
16:00 FRI (b065jht1)
HG Wells
10:00 MON (m0001n5n)
HG Wells
15:00 MON (m0001n5n)
HG Wells
03:00 TUE (m0001n5n)
HG Wells
10:00 TUE (m0001mfw)
HG Wells
15:00 TUE (m0001mfw)
HG Wells
03:00 WED (m0001mfw)
HG Wells
10:00 WED (m0001ngm)
HG Wells
15:00 WED (m0001ngm)
HG Wells
03:00 THU (m0001ngm)
HG Wells
10:00 THU (m0001p39)
HG Wells
15:00 THU (m0001p39)
HG Wells
03:00 FRI (m0001p39)
HG Wells
10:00 FRI (m0001p3q)
HG Wells
15:00 FRI (m0001p3q)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 MON (b007jnqr)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 MON (b007jnqr)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 MON (b007jnqr)
Handel in London - The Making of a Genius (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (m0001mzj)
Handel in London - The Making of a Genius (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (m0001mzj)
History Retweeted
23:45 TUE (b03w18g1)
Hut 33
23:30 THU (b00wlldq)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
07:30 MON (m0001hkc)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
17:30 MON (m0001hkc)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (m0001hkc)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
05:30 TUE (m0001hkc)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
08:00 FRI (m0001p3n)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
12:00 FRI (m0001p3n)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
19:00 FRI (m0001p3n)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
02:00 SAT (m0001khw)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
14:00 MON (m0001n5q)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
02:00 TUE (m0001n5q)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
14:00 TUE (m0001mg2)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
02:00 WED (m0001mg2)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
14:00 WED (m0001ngp)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
02:00 THU (m0001ngp)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
14:00 THU (m0001p3f)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
02:00 FRI (m0001p3f)
Ian McEwan - Amsterdam
14:00 FRI (m0001p3v)
In a Prince's Footsteps
02:15 SAT (b01s8xvd)
In a Prince's Footsteps
14:15 MON (b01sdw2x)
In a Prince's Footsteps
02:15 TUE (b01sdw2x)
In a Prince's Footsteps
14:15 TUE (b01sdg34)
In a Prince's Footsteps
02:15 WED (b01sdg34)
In a Prince's Footsteps
14:15 WED (b01sdmjp)
In a Prince's Footsteps
02:15 THU (b01sdmjp)
In a Prince's Footsteps
14:15 THU (b01sdpv8)
In a Prince's Footsteps
02:15 FRI (b01sdpv8)
In a Prince's Footsteps
14:15 FRI (b01sdw22)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (m0001m4y)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (m0001m4y)
Instant Sunshine
09:30 TUE (b007jxgk)
Isy Suttie's Love Letters
23:00 THU (b01rszvq)
Jon Canter - The Dog
11:15 WED (b04tjdxx)
Jon Canter - The Dog
21:15 WED (b04tjdxx)
Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders
22:45 FRI (b00hqhzh)
Julie Enfield Investigates
01:00 SAT (b007jl8w)
Just a Minute
12:30 SAT (b013ptfx)
Just a Minute
09:00 MON (b01457q5)
Just a Minute
16:00 MON (b01457q5)
Just a Minute
04:00 TUE (b01457q5)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
18:15 MON (b03xd2kh)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
00:15 TUE (b03xd2kh)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
18:15 TUE (b03xgccg)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
00:15 WED (b03xgccg)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
18:15 WED (b03xgjdf)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
00:15 THU (b03xgjdf)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
18:15 THU (b03xgpv4)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
00:15 FRI (b03xgpv4)
Kate Mosse - The Mistletoe Bride and Other Haunting Tales
18:15 FRI (b03xh0ft)
King Street Junior Revisited
09:30 MON (m0001n5l)
King Street Junior Revisited
16:30 MON (m0001n5l)
King Street Junior Revisited
04:30 TUE (m0001n5l)
Knocker
22:45 MON (b008d1f2)
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking
23:30 SUN (b00c5xtr)
Life in London
04:30 SAT (b011q9fw)
Life in London
09:30 FRI (b011vjfn)
Life in London
16:30 FRI (b011vjfn)
Lucy Catherine - Gudrun
13:00 SAT (m0001m4w)
Lucy Catherine - Gudrun
01:00 SUN (m0001m4w)
Mastertapes - Access All Areas
09:00 SAT (m0001m4t)
Mastertapes - Access All Areas
19:00 SAT (m0001m4t)
Merry Christmas Morris Minor!
06:30 FRI (b00wqgmg)
Merry Christmas Morris Minor!
13:30 FRI (b00wqgmg)
Merry Christmas Morris Minor!
20:30 FRI (b00wqgmg)
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club
02:30 SAT (b00w6f7p)
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club
06:00 SUN (b00w8ljj)
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club
13:00 SUN (b00w8ljj)
Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club
01:00 MON (b00w8ljj)
Mrs Hudson's Radio Show
05:30 SAT (m0001h2j)
My First Planet
22:30 SUN (b04fc5pq)
Newsjack
22:30 THU (m0001p3j)
Nick Warburton - Interviews
11:15 MON (b00tb9nw)
Nick Warburton - Interviews
21:15 MON (b00tb9nw)
Off the Page
00:30 SAT (m0001khy)
Off the Page
18:30 FRI (m0001p3x)
Old Dog and Partridge
12:00 SAT (b007jq9s)
Old Dog and Partridge
07:00 THU (b007v07y)
Old Dog and Partridge
17:00 THU (b007v07y)
Old Dog and Partridge
05:00 FRI (b007v07y)
Old Harry's Game
22:00 SAT (b00whwzs)
Parsley Sidings
08:30 MON (b008s3d0)
Parsley Sidings
12:30 MON (b008s3d0)
Parsley Sidings
19:30 MON (b008s3d0)
Peter Regent - The Proposal
11:00 THU (b06tggq4)
Peter Regent - The Proposal
21:00 THU (b06tggq4)
Pleased to Meet You
23:30 MON (b018j463)
Podcast Radio Hour
11:00 FRI (m0001p3s)
Podcast Radio Hour
21:00 FRI (m0001p3s)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m0001mzv)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (m0001mzv)
Puzzling Passions
15:45 SUN (m0001mzs)
Puzzling Passions
03:45 MON (m0001mzs)
Rent
09:30 THU (b04nvb19)
Rent
16:30 THU (b04nvb19)
Rent
04:30 FRI (b04nvb19)
Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs
23:00 SAT (b00v4x0d)
Robb Wilton - I Should Say So
14:45 SAT (b039bbjz)
Robb Wilton - I Should Say So
02:45 SUN (b039bbjz)
Saturday Drama
16:00 SUN (b01j2bmz)
Saturday Drama
04:00 MON (b01j2bmz)
Second Thoughts
07:00 TUE (b00jzckp)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b00jzckp)
Second Thoughts
05:00 WED (b00jzckp)
Sheila Goff - Grace and the Angel
11:15 THU (m0001p3c)
Sheila Goff - Grace and the Angel
21:15 THU (m0001p3c)
Sitters' Stories
11:00 MON (b052mbjl)
Sitters' Stories
21:00 MON (b052mbjl)
Sitters' Stories
11:00 TUE (b053c3pl)
Sitters' Stories
21:00 TUE (b053c3pl)
Sitters' Stories
11:00 WED (b0543yjc)
Sitters' Stories
21:00 WED (b0543yjc)
Something to Shout About
08:00 THU (m0001p35)
Something to Shout About
12:00 THU (m0001p35)
Something to Shout About
19:00 THU (m0001p35)
Sounds Natural
18:30 TUE (b07lp1v3)
Sounds Natural
00:30 WED (b07lp1v3)
Steptoe and Son
08:30 FRI (b00rq30b)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 FRI (b00rq30b)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 FRI (b00rq30b)
Susie Maguire - Offensive Behaviour
07:15 SUN (m0001mzd)
Susie Maguire - Offensive Behaviour
14:15 SUN (m0001mzd)
Susie Maguire - Offensive Behaviour
02:15 MON (m0001mzd)
Swimming through Chocolate
06:30 THU (b01s4qqb)
Swimming through Chocolate
13:30 THU (b01s4qqb)
Swimming through Chocolate
20:30 THU (b01s4qqb)
Swimming through Chocolate
01:30 FRI (b01s4qqb)
The Ape That Got Lucky
23:00 WED (b0080nk7)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SAT (m0001m53)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SUN (m0001mzz)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (m0001mgl)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 WED (m0001ngt)
The Goon Show
08:30 THU (m0001p37)
The Goon Show
12:30 THU (m0001p37)
The Goon Show
19:30 THU (m0001p37)
The Jason Explanation of...
08:00 SUN (b007jq9g)
The Jason Explanation of...
12:00 SUN (b007jq9g)
The Listening Project
10:10 SUN (b04tlr6m)
The Listening Project
21:10 SUN (b04tlr6m)
The Matinee: The Creation of a Theatrical Institution
06:30 TUE (b00xgc64)
The Matinee: The Creation of a Theatrical Institution
13:30 TUE (b00xgc64)
The Matinee: The Creation of a Theatrical Institution
20:30 TUE (b00xgc64)
The Matinee: The Creation of a Theatrical Institution
01:30 WED (b00xgc64)
The Men from the Ministry
08:30 TUE (b01cjlny)
The Men from the Ministry
12:30 TUE (b01cjlny)
The Men from the Ministry
19:30 TUE (b01cjlny)
The Missing Hancocks
07:30 THU (m0001ksd)
The Missing Hancocks
17:30 THU (m0001ksd)
The Missing Hancocks
22:00 THU (m0001ksd)
The Missing Hancocks
05:30 FRI (m0001ksd)
The Moth Radio Hour
11:00 SUN (m0001mzn)
The Moth Radio Hour
19:00 SUN (m0001mzn)
The Navy Lark
08:00 WED (b01ly8wn)
The Navy Lark
12:00 WED (b01ly8wn)
The Navy Lark
19:00 WED (b01ly8wn)
The News at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b00pft4y)
The Prisoner
18:00 SUN (m0001mzx)
The Prisoner
00:00 MON (m0001mzx)
The Shuttleworths
22:30 SAT (b007n13d)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
16:30 TUE (b007w4dg)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
04:30 WED (m0001mgb)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
08:00 TUE (b007jyt4)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
12:00 TUE (b007jyt4)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
19:00 TUE (b007jyt4)
Think the Unthinkable
22:30 TUE (b01mtkqn)
Tina C
22:30 MON (b01b1jwx)
Trapped
05:00 SAT (b0076mpz)
Trapped
07:00 FRI (b0076h2t)
Trapped
17:00 FRI (b0076h2t)
Very Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story
08:00 SAT (m0001m4r)
Very Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story
15:00 SAT (m0001m4r)
Very Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story
03:00 SUN (m0001m4r)
What to Do If You're Not Like Everybody Else
22:30 FRI (b014gcmy)
Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management
23:30 FRI (b00glnb3)
William Fox - Constant Hot Water
06:00 SAT (m0001m4m)
William Fox - Constant Hot Water
16:00 SAT (m0001m4m)
William Fox - Constant Hot Water
04:00 SUN (m0001m4m)
Women Talking About Cars
07:30 WED (m0001jq7)
Women Talking About Cars
17:30 WED (m0001jq7)
Women Talking About Cars
22:00 WED (m0001jq7)
Women Talking About Cars
05:30 THU (m0001jq7)
World of Pub
23:30 TUE (b008m4ft)