When Paul and Steve are asked to investigate a case of blackmail and murder, they soon discover violence has been brought right to their own doorstep...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Wilfrid Carter as Inspector Lloyd, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Isabel Rennie as Dolly Brazer, Frederick Treves as Stone, Pat Connell as Lucas, Alan Haines as Den Roberts, James Thomason as the Doctor, Malcolm Terris as the Police Conctable and Bruce Beeby as the Taxi Driver.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
"We came to Britain on vacation," said Stan, "but it turned out to be the hardest work we've ever had in our lives."
Comedy historian Glenn Mitchell examines the impact made by the comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy during their various tours of Europe between 1932 and 1954.
Featuring comedian Harry Worth, showbiz publicist Laurie Bellew and members of the public who met the duo.
The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson probe the mysterious theft of a necklace.
Six light-hearted adventures involving the grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson written by Grant Eustace
Starring Peter Egan as Stamford Holmes, Jeremy Nicholas as Dr Watson, Alex Jennings as Charles Mapleton, Kathryn Hurlbutt as Jane Mapleton, Edward Cast as Neville Clarke and Wendy Murray as Katrin.
Award-winning comedian and super-sharp everywoman Angela Barnes tackles life and love and, with the help of the audience, packs herself a fantasy coffin.
In part tribute to Angela's beloved late father - a larger than life gregarious character, he was a sex shop manager, naturist, and a big fan of caravans and pranks - Angela celebrates his carpe diem approach to life, and his motto "You Can't Take It With You".
When her father died very suddenly in 2008, Angela and her family proved him wrong and stuffed his coffin with sentimental keepsakes for his final journey. Angela now does the very same thing, nominating objects that she would choose to send on with her as mementoes of her life, and asking the audience to share items they would take with them, all acting as prompts for contemplative, heart-warming and captivating comedy.
Angela Barnes is a vivacious, critically acclaimed stand-up comic from Maidstone, Kent. After a career in health and social care, at the age of 33, she decided to pursue a long-held ambition and give comedy a go. Within a couple of years, Angela and her witty worldview had won the 2011 BBC New Comedy Award by a public vote, secured a weekly star slot in Channel 4's Stand Up For The Week and appeared on numerous radio and television shows including Loose Ends, The Now Show, The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC 3), and Mock The Week and Live at the Apollo (BBC 2). She has been the host of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack for the last two series.
The crew of HMS Troutbridge is set for shore leave - if they can just manage to complete one tiny mission first.
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 Able Seaman Johnson and Tenniel Evans as Leading Seamen Goldstein.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes the world of showbiz.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Written by Eric Merriman.
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
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.
Sue Perkins puts Bridget Christie, Michael Rosen, Laura Dockrill and Adil Ray through the moral and ethical wringer, by posing a series of finely-balanced dilemmas and then cross-examining them on their answers.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Arch-rivals town hall clerk Potts and sanitary inspector Perkins hurl insults and then onions...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Christopher Godwin as Potts, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Andre Maranne as French Onion Johnnie and Norman Mitchell as PC Speedworth.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Lieutenant Mario Conde's fondly held prejudices are tested by this case involving a man found strangled in Havana Woods wearing a beautiful red dress. A dramatisation of the third story in the Havana Quartet.
Mario Conde ..... Zubin Varla
Rangel ..... David Westhead
Manolo ..... Lanre Malaolu
Fatman/ Salvador K ..... Shaun Mason
Miki ..... Jude Akuwudike
Matilde ..... Elaine Claxton
Dulcina ..... Lorna Gayle
Alberto Marques ..... Michael Cochrane
Father Mendoza ..... David Acton
Faustino ..... Sam Dale
Alquimio/ Lab Man ..... Ian Conningham
Polly ..... Roslyn Hill
Leonardo Padura is a novelist and journalist who was born in 1955 in Havana where he still lives. He has published a number of short-story collections and literary essays but he is best known internationally for the Havana Quartet series, all featuring Inspector Mario Conde.
In 1998, Padura won the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers and in 2012 he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award.
It's 1957. A teenager finds the courage to go on his first date, but where to go and what to wear? Read by Oliver Cotton.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
A new two-part dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's latest No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency book, 'The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon'. Mma Remotswe and Mma Makutsi return to Radio 4 for a tenth series based on the popular novels set in Bostwana, dramatised by the author.
Mr J.L.B. Matekoni embarks on a quest for self-improvement, with a little encouragement from Mma Ramotswe. Mma Makutsi settles into her new house while hiding a secret from her best friend.
Mma Molapo................................... ....JANICE ACQUAH
On a cold autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of the Dutch East India Company's most successful merchant trader : Johannes Brandt. But her lavishly furnished new home is not welcoming, and its inhabitants seem preoccupied with their own secrets. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office which leaves Nella isolated in the grand house on the canal with his sister, the sharp-tongued Marin and Otto and Cornelia their servants as company.
Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist, an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny and intricate creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
But as she starts to receive unexpected and unasked for items for her 'toy house' Nella becomes aware that the Brandt household contains unusual secrets and she begins to understand - and fear- the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society conformity is all. Neighbours are encouraged to spy on each other, excavating 'the canker' of sin. The packages from the mysterious miniaturist begin to reveal chillingly prophetic objects but Nella remains at a loss as to what they all mean.
Ep3. The unlooked for package from the miniaturist has unnerved Nella, but she can't help but be seduced by the intricate craftsmanship.
Michael Morpurgo discovers how middle and upper-class children enjoyed more informal upbringings by the late 18th century.
A love story, about flu.
1986, New York – Jill and David embark upon an illicit affair. And as she travels home for Christmas Jill has a life changing decision to make. But inside her body, Hong Kong Flu is travelling with her.
My Life with Flu has been produced in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. In five episodes it follows the story of Jill across five decades as she struggles with the highs and lows of life, love and viruses. At the same time the story tracks the life of Hong Kong Flu – how, over 45 years, it has traversed the globe, evolved and is ultimately being superseded by new, more virulent strains, such as Swine Flu.
The series uses cutting edge science – of transmission, viral evolution and genetic predisposition – to tell the story of flu, and investigate the unique qualities of Jill's genome which make her a 'severe responder'. Paul Kellam, Virus Genomics team leader at the Sanger Institute worked closely with writer Sarah Woods to weave the science seamlessly into the story. The drama underlines the deep connection human beings have to the viruses that survive through us, and how illness can shape the course of our lives.
Jill.... Hannah Daniel
David.... Ronan Summers
John.... Liam Williams
Paramedic 1.... Alun Raglan
Paramedic 2.... Eirlys Bellin
Narrator.... Eiry Thomas
'If dementia were a country it would be the world's 18th largest economy, somewhere between Turkey and Indonesia.'
Scottish broadcaster Sally Magnusson reads her moving but searingly honest account of her mother Mamie Baird's long struggle with dementia. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson, Mamie Baird was a pioneering journalist, known for her witty, outrageous and fun-loving stories, for her love of music and of life itself. As well as chronicling the anguish, the frustrations and the unexpected laughs that Sally and her sisters experienced while caring for their mother for eight years until her death in 2012, Sally seeks understanding from scientists, doctors, philosophers and politicians in the face of one of the greatest challenges of our times.
In today's episode: the death of a beloved husband, and Mamie's struggle to grieve.
A reprogrammed robot goes AWOL on a space station, with potentially lethal consequences.
The rise of robotics in the 21st century, told through the poignant and mysterious story of enigmatic lawyer, Stevie Byerley.
As a child, Stevie Byerley is raised by Robbie, a robotic childminder, because her parents are too busy working. The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable. Their relationship will change the course of Stevie's life.
Originally written over 60 years ago, Isaac Asimov's stories are becoming truer with every day that passes. The world that he imagined is now upon us.
With Hermione Norris as Stevie Byerley, Brendan Coyle as Quinn, Gary Turner as Dr Black, Nicholas Briggs as Nestor Robots and Diane Spencer as the Psychiatrist.
Eleanor is now feeling at ease in Hill House - but what surprises are in store after the first night?
Shirley Jackson’s spine-chilling Gothic Horror read by Emma Fielding.
Abridged in eight parts by Alison Joseph.
Anthony Horowitz is the creator of the best-selling Alex Rider novels and was identified by Labour's then Education Secretary Alan Johnson as the secret weapon to get boys reading. In conversation with Stuart Cosgrove, Anthony reveals the five most significant books in his life. From Tin Tin to War and Peace we hear what books have shaped the life of this acclaimed author.
Uh-oh - Marcus Brigstocke has decided to cross the Gender Gap and become a woman. Expect a clear-eyed assessment of sexism and a doubling of the bathroom candle budget.
Helping him to pass the Bechdel Test will be Margaret Cabourn-Smith ("Miranda"), William Andrews ("Sorry I've Got No Head"), Tom Crowley and Freya Parker.
Written by Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Salsby, Toby Davies, Nick Doody, Steve Punt & Dan Tetsell
Chris Addison's spoof lectures exploring human evolution. With Geoffrey McGivern as Professor Austin Herring. From August 2005.
until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to comedy producer and BAFTA winner, Andy Brown.
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield. From January 2002.
THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 2019
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THU 00:30 My Life in Five Books (b00tt607)
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THU 01:30 Laurel and Hardy on Tour (b0076zb4)
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THU 04:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008hpzv)
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Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Concerning Mrs Milbourne
Paul Temple probes the mysterious circumstances surrounding the apparent death of Mrs Milbourne’s husband Carl in a car crash in Switzerland. But it's a case he may soon regret taking on...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Wilfrid Carter as Inspector Lloyd, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Isabel Rennie as Dolly Brazer, Anthony Hall as Green, Nigel Graham as Danny Clayton, James Thomason as the Doctor, Simon Lack as Vince Langham, Hamlyn Benson as Inspector Jenkins, Fraser Kerr as Mr Gadd and Barbara Barnett as Mrs Langham.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1965.
THU 06:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
For more than four decades, David Bowie entranced his followers. In this programme, Samira Ahmed looks at his particular appeal for British Asian women.
Across the generations, they were inspired by the skinny South Londoner, who challenged gender barriers and who played with alien identity and other-worldliness. Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, he was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother.
As Samira explores Bowie’s impact on British Asian teenagers, she talks to Shami Chakrabarti - the director of Liberty - about Bowie’s changing identities, sociologist Rupa Huq tackles his suburban psychoses, and Shyama Perera takes Samira on a journey to explain how her teenage obsession with Bowie even extended to sending costume designs to her hero, enabling her to claim that “I Dressed Ziggy Stardust”.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Alice Bloch
A Whistledown/ Kati Whitaker production for BBC Radio 4
THU 07:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
THU 07:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b088fg48)
Series 6
Episode 4
John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore's Double Acts and regular guest on The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth, returns for a sixth series of his multi-award-winning Souvenir Programme, joined as ever by Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, and Carrie Quinlan.
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme was described by The Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh". Already the winner of a BBC Audio Drama Award and a Radio Academy Silver Award, John was named the 2016 Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for his work on Souvenir Programme.
4/6
In this week's Souvenir Programme, we meet a man on the way to St Ives; a President is given two speeches; and we hear from a couple who get on like a house on fire. And, well... Since you ask him for a tale of love...
Written by & starring ... John Finnemore
Cast ... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Cast ... Simon Kane
Cast ... Lawry Lewin
Cast ... Carrie Quinlan
Producer ... Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios Production.
THU 08:00 Something to Shout About (m0001zmv)
Series 2
Episode 8
When the film gets ruined from an expensive photoshoot in Paris, the ad agency is forced reshoot - on a budget!
"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 February 1961.
THU 08:30 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
The Great British Revolution
Angry revolutionary leader Neddie Seagoon is duped into buying worthless weapons. Stars Harry Secombe. From December 1957.
THU 09:00 The Write Stuff (m0001zmx)
Series 1
Raymond Chandler
James Walton chairs the knockabout book quiz testing Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Victoria Coren and Louise Doughty.
Author of the week: Raymond Chandler
Reader: Rachel Atkins.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
THU 09:30 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hdbs5)
Series 1
George
She was the scourge of smugglers, perennial kidnap victim - and the stalwart of Enid Blyton's Famous Five.
George reflects on her life - and reveals the fate of other members of the adventurous group of children - Julian, Dick, Anne and their dog Timmy.
First in a six-part series revealing the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction.
Written by Adrian Mourby.
Producer: Brian King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
THU 10:00 Saturday Drama (b04tc9nc)
The Havana Quartet
Havana Black
by Leonardo Padura
dramatised by Joy Wilkinson
Lieutenant Mario Conde has been suspended for taking a well-deserved pop at a fellow officer. But Major Rangel is short of staff and has to call Conde in for a case involving the disappearance of a Cuban with U.S. citizenship who has come home to visit his family. The final story in the Havana Quartet.
Cast:
Mario Conde ..... Zubin Varla
Rangel ..... David Westhead
Manolo ..... Lanre Malaolu
Josefina ..... Lorna Gayle
Skinny ..... Ben Crowe
Tamara ..... Adjoa Andoh
Andres ..... Ian Conningham
Rabbit ..... Monty D'Inverno
Fermin ..... Shaun Mason
Friguens/ Alfonso Forcade ..... John Rowe
Gomez ..... Cyril Nri
Miriam ...... Anna Madeley
Adrian ..... Nicholas Pinnock
Molina .... Sam Dale
directed by Mary Peate
Leonardo Padura is a novelist and journalist who was born in 1955 in Havana where he still lives. He has published a number of short-story collections and literary essays but he is best known internationally for the Havana Quartet series, all featuring Inspector Mario Conde.
In 1998, Padura won the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers and in 2012, he was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award.
THU 11:00 Melissa Murray - Bright Cave (b07232ls)
The search for the identity of a mysterious stranger brings notoriety to a small Mediterranean island. Read by Denys Hawthorne.
THU 11:15 Afternoon Drama (b03szx7n)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Minor Adjustment Beaty Salon
A new two-part dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's latest No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency book, 'The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon'. Mma Remotswe and Mma Makutsi return to Radio 4 for a tenth series based on the popular novels set in Bostwana, dramatised by the author.
Episode 2: The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Mma Ramotswe searches for answers as the campaign against Mma Soleti steps up a gear. Meanwhile the Agency welcomes a new arrival, and an old wrong is finally righted.
Mma Ramotswe.......................................CLAIRE BENEDICT
Mma Makutsi............................................NADINE MARSHALL
Mma Potokwani.......................................JANICE ACQUAH
Mma Soleti...............................................ELEANOR CROOKS
Charlie.....................................................MAYNARD EZIASHI
Daisy Manchwe........................................NOMA DUMEZWENI
Official.....................................................STEVE TOUSSAINT
House Mother..........................................ALIBE PARSONS
Directed by Eilidh McCreadie
THU 12:00 Something to Shout About (m0001zmv)
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THU 12:30 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
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THU 13:00 Paul Temple (m0001zms)
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THU 13:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
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THU 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b04b612c)
The Miniaturist
Episode 4
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Read by Emilia Fox
On a cold autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of the Dutch East India Company's most successful merchant trader : Johannes Brandt. But her lavishly furnished new home is not welcoming, and its inhabitants seem preoccupied with their own secrets. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office which leaves Nella isolated in the grand house on the canal with his sister, the sharp-tongued Marin and Otto and Cornelia their servants as company.
Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist, an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny and intricate creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
But as she starts to receive unexpected and unasked for items for her 'toy house' Nella becomes aware that the Brandt household contains unusual secrets and she begins to understand - and fear- the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society conformity is all. Neighbours are encouraged to spy on each other, excavating 'the canker' of sin. The packages from the mysterious miniaturist begin to reveal chillingly prophetic objects but Nella remains at a loss as to what they all mean.
Ep4. Rejected by her husband Nella continues to feel alone in the city, except for the watchful gaze of the strange blonde haired woman.
Producer: Jill Waters
Abridged by Isobel Creed and directed by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4
THU 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sg1gn)
Babies, Dressed or Undressed, Jointed, Wax or Common
Michael Morpurgo traces the rise of the British toy shop in the 18th century, and the beginnings of pester power.
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b04mgtdv)
My Life with Flu
Episode 4
By Sarah Woods
A love story, about flu.
It's the year 2000 and Jill's lungs bear the scars of the bacterial pneumonia she suffered fourteen years ago. The doctor urges her to have the flu jab, but Jill has other things on her mind - her daughter Polly is preparing to leave for University, and Jill has the urge to phone an old friend.
My Life with Flu has been produced in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. In five episodes it follows the story of Jill across five decades as she struggles with the highs and lows of life, love and viruses. At the same time the story tracks the life of Hong Kong Flu – how, over 45 years, it has traversed the globe, evolved and is ultimately being superseded by new, more virulent strains, such as Swine Flu.
The series uses cutting edge science – of transmission, viral evolution and genetic predisposition – to tell the story of flu, and investigate the unique qualities of Jill's genome which make her a 'severe responder'. Paul Kellam, Virus Genomics team leader at the Sanger Institute worked closely with writer Sarah Woods to weave the science seamlessly into the story. The drama underlines the deep connection human beings have to the viruses that survive through us, and how illness can shape the course of our lives.
Jill.... Sharon Morgan
David.... William Hope
John.... Simon Armstrong
Polly.... Hannah Daniel
Doctor.... Alun Raglan
Narrator.... Eiry Thomas
Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru/Wales Production
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b03szwsq)
Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything
Consolation in Forgetting
'If dementia were a country it would be the world's 18th largest economy, somewhere between Turkey and Indonesia.'
Scottish broadcaster Sally Magnusson reads her moving but searingly honest account of her mother Mamie Baird's long struggle with dementia. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson, Mamie Baird was a pioneering journalist, known for her witty, outrageous and fun-loving stories, for her love of music and of life itself. As well as chronicling the anguish, the frustrations and the unexpected laughs that Sally and her sisters experienced while caring for their mother for eight years until her death in 2012, Sally seeks understanding from scientists, doctors, philosophers and politicians in the face of one of the greatest challenges of our times.
In today's episode: Sally sees that there is sometimes consolation in forgetting.
Abridged by: Sara Davies
Produced by: Justine Willett
Reader: Sally Magnusson
THU 15:00 Saturday Drama (b04tc9nc)
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THU 16:00 The Write Stuff (m0001zmx)
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THU 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
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THU 17:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b088fg48)
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Isaac Asimov's I, Robot
Liar
Stevie is summoned to a lab in Siberia, where a robot has developed the ability to read human minds.
The rise of robotics in the 21st century, told through the poignant and mysterious story of enigmatic lawyer, Stevie Byerley.
As a child, Stevie Byerley is raised by Robbie, a robotic childminder, because her parents are too busy working. The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable. Their relationship will change the course of Stevie's life.
Originally written over 60 years ago, Isaac Asimov's stories are becoming truer with every day that passes. The world that he imagined is now upon us.
With Hermione Norris as Stevie Byerley, Brendan Coyle as Quinn, Dianne Weller as SZ-34/Suzi, Michael Cochrane as Doctor Lanning and Corrinne Weeks as Andrea Ashe.
Dramatised by Richard Kurti
Produced and Directed by Andrew Mark Sewell
A B7 production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 18:15 Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House (b007jtnj)
Episode 4
Voices in the dark and a strange message...
Dr Montague continues his 'anthropological research' at the malevolent Hill House.
Shirley Jackson’s spine-chilling Gothic Horror read by Emma Fielding.
Abridged in eight parts by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b01mdf0d)
Series 28
Stan Laurel
The late Ken Dodd explains to Matthew Parris why Stan Laurel inspired him to get into comedy, with the help of expert Glenn Mitchell.
Born Stan Jefferson into a theatrical family, in Lancashire, he later moved to the United States, where talent and a leg of lamb helped forge the Laurel & Hardy partnership.
They became the last big comedy sensation of the silent era but took to talkies like "ducks to water" and were mobbed by fans and reporters everywhere they went.
Features archive clips, including their memorable performance of The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
THU 19:00 Something to Shout About (m0001zmv)
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THU 19:30 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
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THU 22:30 iGod (b00ws7md)
Ego
iGOD is a highly original and funny new late-night comedy series for Radio 4. It stars Simon Day (The Fast Show) and David Soul (Starsky & Hutch) and is written by one of the head writers of the BAFTA award-winning The Thick Of It, Sean Gray and produced by Simon Nicholls (Ed Reardon's Week / News At Bedtime).
We all worry about the end of the world, as economists and environmentalists speak in apocalyptic terms everyday. iGOD says that trying to predict the end of the world is as pointless as moisturising an elephant's elbow.
In each episode, an unnamed, all-seeing narrator (David Soul - Starsky and Hutch) shows us that it is stupid to be worrying, as he looks back at some of the most entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths. Each week our case study is a normal bloke called Ian (Simon Day) who manages to accidentally initiate the apocalypse of a different parallel world through a seemingly harmless single act (telling a lie, being lazy, cooking some lambshanks). A succession of comic vignettes ensue that escalate to the end of a parallel world.
With a full-range of sound effects and wonderfully funny and surreal twists, iGOD will be a true aural extravaganza.
Written by
SEAN GRAY
Produced by
SIMON NICHOLLS.
THU 22:45 The News at Bedtime (b00pftgj)
Episode 3
Twin presenters John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee present in-depth news analysis covering the latest stories happening this 'once upon a time'.
Food campaigner Jack Spratt and the Tooth Fairy debate the nation's nutrition.
With Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Charlotte Green, Lewis MacLeod, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, Dan Tetsell.
Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
THU 23:00 What the Future? (b04p86jl)
Series 1
Cars
Automatic vehicles are introduced into the country. At first, things are great. Drivetime radio becomes highly intellectual, children take to the roads and the driving test becomes dead, dead easy. Only Jeremy Clarkson has his doubts, which he expresses by feeding a driverless car to a bear, live on Top Gear. And he's right. Soon the cars gain sentience, reproduce and use roundabouts as giant nests. Then, they take over the world.
Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future... Starring Nadia Kamil, Geoffrey McGivern, Kieran Hogson, and Alistair McGowan. With Alice Scott-Gemmill, Ivan Gonzalez, Hannah Genesius, Jane Slavin and Shaun Mason.
Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions concerning the current topics of today could have massive repercussions on our later lives. Dealing with issues ripped from the headlines, torn from the news agenda and hacked to shreds from Facebook feeds, WTF investigates how a single alteration now could create a chain reaction that permanently compromises the future for all.
Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.
Produced by Victoria Lloyd.
THU 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0001zmz)
Andy Brown 2/2
From
10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to comedy producer and BAFTA winner, Andy Brown.
THU 23:30 Party (b00rfhjq)
Series 1
Episode 3
Satirical sitcom by Tom Basden about a group of young idealists trying to set up a new political party.
The Party clarifies its policies on climate change, while Duncan deals with the aftermath of under-cooked chicken sausages from a BBQ. Before long, murder is committed and the young idealists are placed in a compromising position.
Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix.
FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2019
FRI 00:00 15 Minute Drama (b08cstfw)
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18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House (b007jtnj)
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FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b01mdf0d)
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FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (m0001zms)
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FRI 01:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
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FRI 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b04b612c)
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FRI 02:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sg1gn)
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FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b04mgtdv)
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FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b03szwsq)
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14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Saturday Drama (b04tc9nc)
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10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Write Stuff (m0001zmx)
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FRI 04:30 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hdbs5)
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09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
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07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b088fg48)
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FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (m0001zj5)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
A Note For Danny
Danny Clayton is after reward money – but the suave sleuth discovers his story and Mrs Milbourne's stories don't tally...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Nigel Graham as Danny Clayton, Frederick Treves as the Officer, Rex Graham as Norman Wallace, Peter Marinker as the Taxi Driver, Madi Hedd and Mrs Rhodes, LeRoy Lingwood as the Steward, Garard Green as Gustav and Simon Lack as Vince Langham.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1965.
FRI 06:30 The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival (b00jm0bq)
Sir Richard FitzHerbert of Tissington Hall talks to fellow historic house owners struggling to balance the books. From April 2009.
FRI 07:00 Two Doors Down (b008fdj0)
Series 2
The Feminine Thrust
Sally smooths the way for Clare's important lecture and helps her realise she might have more important things to worry about than her job...
Series two of Annie McCartney's four-part sitcom about the bohemian residents of Marlborough Road in Belfast saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Starring Stella McCusker as Sally, Marcella Riordan as Clare, Katy Gleadhill as Evie, Des McAleer as Trevor, Robert Patterson as Tony, Aine McCartney as Fidelma, Hannah Gordon as Anna and Patrick Gleadhill as Simon.
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 07:30 The Rivals (b081ld30)
Series 4
The Stanway Cameo Mystery
By Arthur Morrison.
Dramatised By Chris Harrald.
Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. Lord and Lady Stanway win the auction for the priceless but cursed 'Stanway Cameo', but it is instantly stolen. Inspector Lestrade is less than pleased to be investigating alongside society detective Martin Hewitt.
Lestrade ..... James Fleet
Martin Hewitt .... Adam James
Mr Claridge .... James Lailey
Verlaine and Mr Cutler ... Nick Underwood
Woollett, Hahn and Auctioneer .... Sean Baker
Lord Stanway .... Brian Protheroe
Lady Stanway .... Elizabeth Bennett
Producer: Liz Webb.
FRI 08:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again! (m0001zj8)
Episode 4
Radio Prune goes commercial with 30 Second Theatre and the Adventures of Moll Flanders.
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 (b00s3cgj)
Series 1
The Diploma
Harold drops a bombshell by quitting the rag and bone business for a new career as a TV repair man.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1966.
FRI 09:00 Guess What? (b06759y1)
Episode 9
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
Regular Geoffrey Durham is joined by Frances Edmonds and Nigel Dempster.
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
FRI 09:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Starring Donald Hewlett as Charles, Michael Knowles as George, Jon Glover as Mr Rollings, Renu Setna as the Ticket Collector, Ron Pember as the Black Market Job Salesman and Sonia Fraser as the Waitress.
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 10:00 Julie Rutterford - How To Murder Your Husband (b071k792)
Murder is on the menu when Flo finds out her husband’s taking early retirement. But murder is harder than it seems, as Flo is soon to find out when not even a poisoned pie seems to work...
Julie Rutterford's wickedly comic play stars Jean Alexander as Flo and Bill Dean as Frank.
With Julie Riley as Fran, Terence Mann as Tim, Lorelei King as Carmella Schwartz, Jimmi Hibbert as Jim, Melissa Jane Sinden as Angie, John Culshore as the Instructor and Janet James as Mary.
Producer: Nandita Ghose
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0001zjb)
Jake Yapp: Rule of Three and A Very Fatal Murder
Laura Grimshaw and Jake Yapp recommend the best podcasts and chat to Jason Hazeley & Joel Morris from Rule of Three, and David Sidorov from The Onion about A Very Fatal Murder.
FRI 12:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again! (m0001zj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (m0001zj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival (b00jm0bq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b04b61hk)
The Miniaturist
Episode 5
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
Read by Emilia Fox
On a cold autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of the Dutch East India Company's most successful merchant trader : Johannes Brandt. But her lavishly furnished new home is not welcoming, and its inhabitants seem preoccupied with their own secrets. Johannes is kind yet distant, always locked in his study or at his warehouse office which leaves Nella isolated in the grand house on the canal with his sister, the sharp-tongued Marin and Otto and Cornelia their servants as company.
Nella's world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist, an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny and intricate creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
But as she starts to receive unexpected and unasked for items for her 'toy house' Nella becomes aware that the Brandt household contains unusual secrets and she begins to understand - and fear- the escalating dangers that await them all. In this repressively pious society conformity is all. Neighbours are encouraged to spy on each other, excavating 'the canker' of sin. The packages from the mysterious miniaturist begin to reveal chillingly prophetic objects but Nella remains at a loss as to what they all mean.
Ep5. Prompted by the jibes of Agnes Meermans, Nella decided to pay a visit to her husband at the offices of the Dutch East India Company.
Producer: JILL WATERS
Abridged by Isobel Creed and directed by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 14:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sg3tf)
The Child Is Father of the Man
With evangelicals to rationalists battling over Britain's children, Michael Morpurgo searches surviving 18th-century records.
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b04mhd56)
My Life with Flu
Sarah Woods - My Life with Flu
A love story, about flu.
It's October 2014 and Jill is now 71. When she runs into an old familiar face at the chemists, she has one last shot at happiness. But the flu has other ideas.
Written by Sarah Woods, My Life With Flu has been produced in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
In this omnibus of five episodes, it follows the story of Jill across five decades as she struggles with the highs and lows of life, love and viruses. At the same time the story tracks the life of Hong Kong Flu – how, over 45 years, it has traversed the globe, evolved and is ultimately being superseded by new, more virulent strains, such as Swine Flu.
The series uses cutting edge science – of transmission, viral evolution and genetic predisposition – to tell the story of flu, and investigate the unique qualities of Jill's genome which make her a 'severe responder'.
Paul Kellam, Virus Genomics team leader at the Sanger Institute worked closely with writer Sarah Woods to weave the science seamlessly into the story. The drama underlines the deep connection human beings have to the viruses that survive through us, and how illness can shape the course of our lives.
Jill.... Sharon Morgan
David.... William Hope
John.... Simon Armstrong
Polly.... Hannah Daniel
Doctor.... John Norton
Narrator.... Eiry Thomas
Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru/Wales Production first broadcast in 2014.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b03t02x8)
Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything
A Peaceful End
'If dementia were a country it would be the world's 18th largest economy, somewhere between Turkey and Indonesia.'
Scottish broadcaster Sally Magnusson reads her moving but searingly honest account of her mother Mamie Baird's long struggle with dementia. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson, Mamie Baird was a pioneering journalist, known for her witty, outrageous and fun-loving stories, for her love of music and of life itself. As well as chronicling the anguish, the frustrations and the unexpected laughs that Sally and her sisters experienced while caring for their mother for eight years until her death in 2012, Sally seeks understanding from scientists, doctors, philosophers and politicians in the face of one of the greatest challenges of our times.
Today: a peaceful end amongst family.
Abridged by: Sara Davies
Produced by: Justine Willett
Reader: Sally Magnusson
FRI 15:00 Julie Rutterford - How To Murder Your Husband (b071k792)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Guess What? (b06759y1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Two Doors Down (b008fdj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Rivals (b081ld30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 15 Minute Drama (b08ctykj)
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot
The Evitable Conflict
Stevie's meteoric rise to power leads to a final showdown with Quinn, finally revealing her secret.
The rise of robotics in the 21st century, told through the poignant and mysterious story of enigmatic lawyer, Stevie Byerley.
As a child, Stevie Byerley is raised by Robbie, a robotic childminder, because her parents are too busy working. The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable. Their relationship will change the course of Stevie's life.
Originally written over 60 years ago, Isaac Asimov's stories are becoming truer with every day that passes. The world that he imagined is now upon us.
With Hermione Norris as Stevie Byerley, Brendan Coyle as Quinn, Derek Riddell as the Doctor, Diane Spencer as the Legal Secretary and Robert Blackwood as the Tour Guide.
Dramatised by Richard Kurti
Produced and Directed by Andrew Mark Sewell
A B7 production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 18:15 Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House (b007jtnp)
Episode 5
Events take a sinister turn in one of the recruit’s rooms as Dr Montague continues his investigations into the supernatural at Hill House.
Shirley Jackson’s spine-chilling Gothic Horror read by Emma Fielding.
Abridged in eight parts by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (b04dvsrr)
Cancer
Writer and soul singer Tony Cassidy, biochemist Helen Whitehead and television writer Jed Mercurio discuss cancer. From September 2002.
In each programme, 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! (m0001zj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (m0001zj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival (b00jm0bq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0001zjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 The Rivals (b081ld30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
Series 1
Episode 1
A new show from the internationally acclaimed master of the one-liner Tim Vine sees Tim interview 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 first episode of the series 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.
FRI 23:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b01c19p3)
Series 1
Heroic Failures
Gelert the dog, anyone who has played rugby for Wales and William Frost face the vote. From February 2012.
FRI 23:30 A Look Back at the Future (b01rlngt)
2005
Recorded in June 1994, Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jeremy Hardy recall a year of turbulent upheaval that was yet to be: 2005 - the Year of the Telepathone.
Everything you wanted to know then, about the 21st century.
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Pete Sinclair.
Producer: Caroline Leddy
First broadcast (with the aid of a crystal ball) on Radio 4 in July 1994.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
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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 WED (b04mcmng)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 WED (b04md4nk)
15 Minute Drama
18:00 WED (b08csn40)
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
18:00 FRI (b08ctykj)
4 at the Store
23:30 WED (b00db35n)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (m0001xkq)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (m0001xkq)
A Look Back at the Future
23:30 FRI (b01rlngt)
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
14:30 SUN (m0001x1t)
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
02:30 MON (m0001x1t)
Afternoon Drama
11:15 WED (b03szts2)
Afternoon Drama
21:15 WED (b03szts2)
Afternoon Drama
11:15 THU (b03szx7n)
Afternoon Drama
21:15 THU (b03szx7n)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
07:30 SUN (b01rl1y3)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
17:30 SUN (b01rl1y3)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
22:00 SUN (b01rl1y3)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
05:30 MON (b01rl1y3)
All Gas and Gaiters
08:30 SUN (b007jp2q)
All Gas and Gaiters
12:30 SUN (b007jp2q)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
07:30 WED (m0001v7w)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
17:30 WED (m0001v7w)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
22:00 WED (m0001v7w)
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
05:30 THU (m0001v7w)
Anything Legal
04:30 SAT (b0081qyq)
Anything Legal
09:30 FRI (b00828m9)
Anything Legal
16:30 FRI (b00828m9)
Archive on 4
08:00 SAT (b062dhgb)
Archive on 4
15:00 SAT (b062dhgb)
Archive on 4
03:00 SUN (b062dhgb)
Beautiful Dreamers
23:00 TUE (b00w7byd)
Beyond Our Ken
08:30 WED (m0002075)
Beyond Our Ken
12:30 WED (m0002075)
Beyond Our Ken
19:30 WED (m0002075)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
12:30 SAT (b008g6v4)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
09:30 WED (b008hpzv)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
16:30 WED (b008hpzv)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
04:30 THU (b008hpzv)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 SAT (b0418xyt)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 MON (b049y9q3)
Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
14:00 TUE (b04b3tyw)
Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
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Book at Bedtime
02:00 THU (b04b3v10)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 THU (b04b612c)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 FRI (b04b612c)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 FRI (b04b61hk)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b044jbjf)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b03srg9t)
Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b03srqzc)
Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b03szrzt)
Book of the Week
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Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b03szwsq)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b03szwsq)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b03t02x8)
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (m0001x1n)
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (m0001x1n)
Chain Reaction
22:30 SAT (m0001wl5)
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor
02:30 SAT (b00m5wdp)
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor
06:00 SUN (b00m9jbj)
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor
13:00 SUN (b00m9jbj)
Charlotte Bronte - The Professor
01:00 MON (b00m9jbj)
Clare in the Community
23:00 SUN (m0001x23)
Classic Serial
03:00 SAT (b00nnrcq)
Comic Fringes
11:45 MON (b066ty8j)
Comic Fringes
21:45 MON (b066ty8j)
Creme de la Crime
23:45 TUE (b0080sx1)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (b015zzmv)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (b015zzmv)
Dilemma
09:00 WED (b03xf0gm)
Dilemma
16:00 WED (b03xf0gm)
Dilemma
04:00 THU (b03xf0gm)
Drama
11:15 TUE (b062n4ng)
Drama
21:15 TUE (b062n4ng)
Elastic Planet
23:45 MON (b007k2h5)
Elastic Planet
09:45 TUE (b007k2h5)
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes
23:00 FRI (b01c19p3)
Elizabeth Bowen - The Cat Jumps
18:40 SUN (b08dd69z)
Elizabeth Bowen - The Cat Jumps
00:40 MON (b08dd69z)
Flying the Flag
07:00 MON (b007jxh2)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b007jxh2)
Flying the Flag
05:00 TUE (b007jxh2)
Frankly Speaking
14:15 SAT (b041459l)
Frankly Speaking
02:15 SUN (b041459l)
Frederic Raphael - A Fairly Regular Four
11:00 TUE (b018ts6x)
Frederic Raphael - A Fairly Regular Four
21:00 TUE (b018ts6x)
GB Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
16:00 SUN (b039ljct)
GB Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
04:00 MON (b039ljct)
GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades
09:30 MON (b0076r6c)
GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades
16:30 MON (b0076r6c)
GK Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades
04:30 TUE (b0076r6c)
Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare
00:00 SAT (b00wwd8m)
Great Lives
07:00 SAT (b00ryg42)
Great Lives
17:00 SAT (b00ryg42)
Great Lives
05:00 SUN (b00ryg42)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b01mdf0d)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (b01mdf0d)
Guess What?
04:00 SAT (b066f71q)
Guess What?
09:00 FRI (b06759y1)
Guess What?
16:00 FRI (b06759y1)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 MON (b007jntz)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 MON (b007jntz)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 MON (b007jntz)
Hood
06:00 SAT (b071bplk)
Hood
16:00 SAT (b071bplk)
Hood
04:00 SUN (b071bplk)
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
06:30 THU (b01r91qk)
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
13:30 THU (b01r91qk)
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
20:30 THU (b01r91qk)
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
01:30 FRI (b01r91qk)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
08:00 FRI (m0001zj8)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
12:00 FRI (m0001zj8)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again... Again!
19:00 FRI (m0001zj8)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (m0001wl0)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (m0001wl0)
JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest
06:30 MON (b050rz2r)
JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest
13:30 MON (b050rz2r)
JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest
20:30 MON (b050rz2r)
JD Salinger's Spiritual Quest
01:30 TUE (b050rz2r)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
07:30 THU (b088fg48)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
17:30 THU (b088fg48)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
22:00 THU (b088fg48)
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
05:30 FRI (b088fg48)
Julie Rutterford - How To Murder Your Husband
10:00 FRI (b071k792)
Julie Rutterford - How To Murder Your Husband
15:00 FRI (b071k792)
Just a Minute
09:00 MON (b0150mln)
Just a Minute
16:00 MON (b0150mln)
Just a Minute
04:00 TUE (b0150mln)
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib
14:45 SAT (b05r71h5)
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib
02:45 SUN (b05r71h5)
Knocker
22:45 MON (b008j006)
Know Your Place
08:30 TUE (b01852w0)
Know Your Place
12:30 TUE (b01852w0)
Know Your Place
19:30 TUE (b01852w0)
Laurel and Hardy on Tour
06:30 WED (b0076zb4)
Laurel and Hardy on Tour
13:30 WED (b0076zb4)
Laurel and Hardy on Tour
20:30 WED (b0076zb4)
Laurel and Hardy on Tour
01:30 THU (b0076zb4)
Life With The Lyons
08:00 SUN (m0001x1l)
Life With The Lyons
12:00 SUN (m0001x1l)
Love in Recovery
07:30 TUE (m0001tzt)
Love in Recovery
17:30 TUE (m0001tzt)
Love in Recovery
22:00 TUE (m0001tzt)
Love in Recovery
05:30 WED (m0001tzt)
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
23:30 SAT (b00d45ny)
Melissa Murray - Bright Cave
11:00 THU (b07232ls)
Melissa Murray - Bright Cave
21:00 THU (b07232ls)
My Life in Five Books
18:30 WED (b00tt607)
My Life in Five Books
00:30 THU (b00tt607)
My Teenage Diary
22:00 SAT (b04pvf6l)
Off the Page
00:30 SAT (b04dbz9r)
Off the Page
18:30 FRI (b04dvsrr)
Old Dog and Partridge
07:00 THU (b007jvg6)
Old Dog and Partridge
17:00 THU (b007jvg6)
Old Dog and Partridge
05:00 FRI (b007jvg6)
Parsley Sidings
08:30 MON (b007jp4z)
Parsley Sidings
12:30 MON (b007jp4z)
Parsley Sidings
19:30 MON (b007jp4z)
Party
23:30 THU (b00rfhjq)
Paul Temple
06:00 WED (m0001ywk)
Paul Temple
13:00 WED (m0001ywk)
Paul Temple
20:00 WED (m0001ywk)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (m0001ywk)
Paul Temple
06:00 THU (m0001zms)
Paul Temple
13:00 THU (m0001zms)
Paul Temple
20:00 THU (m0001zms)
Paul Temple
01:00 FRI (m0001zms)
Paul Temple
06:00 FRI (m0001zj5)
Paul Temple
13:00 FRI (m0001zj5)
Paul Temple
20:00 FRI (m0001zj5)
Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
18:00 SAT (b046j873)
Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
00:00 SUN (b046j873)
Philip Norman - Skiffle Night
11:00 WED (b071c6lq)
Philip Norman - Skiffle Night
21:00 WED (b071c6lq)
Podcast Radio Hour
11:00 FRI (m0001zjb)
Podcast Radio Hour
21:00 FRI (m0001zjb)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m0001x1z)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (m0001x1z)
Precious Metal
01:30 SAT (b03kv1dz)
Puzzling Passions
15:45 SUN (b0075yr0)
Puzzling Passions
03:45 MON (b0075yr0)
Radio Active
23:30 SUN (b0084s34)
Richard Cutler - The Rainbow
07:15 SUN (m0001x1j)
Richard Cutler - The Rainbow
14:15 SUN (m0001x1j)
Richard Cutler - The Rainbow
02:15 MON (m0001x1j)
Saturday Drama
10:00 MON (b04p53k9)
Saturday Drama
15:00 MON (b04p53k9)
Saturday Drama
03:00 TUE (b04p53k9)
Saturday Drama
10:00 TUE (b04pr06y)
Saturday Drama
15:00 TUE (b04pr06y)
Saturday Drama
03:00 WED (b04pr06y)
Saturday Drama
10:00 WED (b04stc63)
Saturday Drama
15:00 WED (b04stc63)
Saturday Drama
03:00 THU (b04stc63)
Saturday Drama
10:00 THU (b04tc9nc)
Saturday Drama
15:00 THU (b04tc9nc)
Saturday Drama
03:00 FRI (b04tc9nc)
Second Holmes
12:00 SAT (b0151ycp)
Second Holmes
07:00 WED (b015frk0)
Second Holmes
17:00 WED (b015frk0)
Second Holmes
05:00 THU (b015frk0)
Second Thoughts
07:00 TUE (b00k89mf)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b00k89mf)
Second Thoughts
05:00 WED (b00k89mf)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
18:15 MON (b007jtmt)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
00:15 TUE (b007jtmt)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
18:15 TUE (b007jtn1)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
00:15 WED (b007jtn1)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
18:15 WED (b007jtn7)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
00:15 THU (b007jtn7)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
18:15 THU (b007jtnj)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
00:15 FRI (b007jtnj)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
18:15 FRI (b007jtnp)
Something to Shout About
08:00 THU (m0001zmv)
Something to Shout About
12:00 THU (m0001zmv)
Something to Shout About
19:00 THU (m0001zmv)
Sounds Natural
18:30 TUE (b07l1167)
Sounds Natural
00:30 WED (b07l1167)
Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
06:30 TUE (m0001xz8)
Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
13:30 TUE (m0001xz8)
Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
20:30 TUE (m0001xz8)
Staff No Fee: The Other Life of Brian
01:30 WED (m0001xz8)
Steptoe and Son
08:30 FRI (b00s3cgj)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 FRI (b00s3cgj)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 FRI (b00s3cgj)
Swansong
07:30 SAT (b01ng7ry)
Swansong
17:30 SAT (b01ng7ry)
Swansong
05:30 SUN (b01ng7ry)
The Ape That Got Lucky
23:00 WED (b0081sw3)
The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival
06:30 FRI (b00jm0bq)
The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival
13:30 FRI (b00jm0bq)
The Baronet and Tissington's Fight for Survival
20:30 FRI (b00jm0bq)
The Brig Society
22:30 WED (b06c0cj9)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SAT (m0001yzp)
The Comedy Club Interviews
23:25 SUN (m0001ywz)
The Comedy Club Interviews
23:25 WED (m0001z2x)
The Comedy Club Interviews
23:25 THU (m0001zmz)
The Goon Show
08:30 THU (b00d4182)
The Goon Show
12:30 THU (b00d4182)
The Goon Show
19:30 THU (b00d4182)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 SAT (b00scz3n)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 MON (b00sf1tp)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 TUE (b00sf1tp)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 TUE (b00sf8t9)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 WED (b00sf8t9)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 WED (b00sfcy9)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 THU (b00sfcy9)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 THU (b00sg1gn)
The Invention of Childhood
02:15 FRI (b00sg1gn)
The Invention of Childhood
14:15 FRI (b00sg3tf)
The Listening Project
10:10 SUN (b05ny7pk)
The Listening Project
21:10 SUN (b05ny7pk)
The Lives of Harry Towers
09:00 SAT (m0001wkw)
The Lives of Harry Towers
19:00 SAT (m0001wkw)
The Moth Radio Hour
11:00 SUN (b0886xlk)
The Moth Radio Hour
19:00 SUN (b0886xlk)
The Museum of Curiosity
16:00 TUE (b01n0xpx)
The Museum of Curiosity
04:00 WED (b01n0xpx)
The Navy Lark
08:00 WED (b01mhnh2)
The Navy Lark
12:00 WED (b01mhnh2)
The Navy Lark
19:00 WED (b01mhnh2)
The News Quiz Extra
23:00 MON (m0001z8z)
The News Quiz Extra
09:00 TUE (m0001z8z)
The News at Bedtime
22:45 THU (b00pftgj)
The Penny Dreadfuls Present
22:30 SUN (b00gpbcl)
The Prisoner
18:00 SUN (m0001x21)
The Prisoner
00:00 MON (m0001x21)
The Rivals
05:30 SAT (b080r360)
The Rivals
07:30 FRI (b081ld30)
The Rivals
17:30 FRI (b081ld30)
The Rivals
22:00 FRI (b081ld30)
The Simon Day Show
23:00 SAT (b01hvdmy)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
08:00 TUE (b007jz94)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
12:00 TUE (b007jz94)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
19:00 TUE (b007jz94)
The TED Interview
11:00 MON (m0001ypy)
The TED Interview
21:00 MON (m0001ypy)
The Tim Vine Chat Show
22:30 FRI (b07hj0q6)
The Unbelievable Truth
07:30 MON (m0001tbd)
The Unbelievable Truth
17:30 MON (m0001tbd)
The Unbelievable Truth
22:00 MON (m0001tbd)
The Unbelievable Truth
05:30 TUE (m0001tbd)
The Wilson Dixon Line
22:30 TUE (b00kdnj9)
The Write Stuff
09:00 THU (m0001zmx)
The Write Stuff
16:00 THU (m0001zmx)
The Write Stuff
04:00 FRI (m0001zmx)
Tina C
22:30 MON (b01by7d5)
Trapped
05:00 SAT (b0076h8h)
Two Doors Down
07:00 FRI (b008fdj0)
Two Doors Down
17:00 FRI (b008fdj0)
Up the Garden Path
16:30 TUE (b0080p54)
Up the Garden Path
04:30 WED (b0080p54)
What the Future?
23:00 THU (b04p86jl)
Whatever Happened to...?
09:30 THU (b00hdbs5)
Whatever Happened to...?
16:30 THU (b00hdbs5)
Whatever Happened to...?
04:30 FRI (b00hdbs5)
Wimsey
01:00 SAT (b007jvnj)
Wimsey
06:00 MON (b007jvnm)
Wimsey
13:00 MON (b007jvnm)
Wimsey
20:00 MON (b007jvnm)
Wimsey
01:00 TUE (b007jvnm)
Wimsey
06:00 TUE (b007k440)
Wimsey
13:00 TUE (b007k440)
Wimsey
20:00 TUE (b007k440)
Wimsey
01:00 WED (b007k440)
World of Pub
23:30 TUE (b008qt08)
iGod
22:30 THU (b00ws7md)