Guard Gallagher's impending trip to the Big Apple sparks a lot of gossip. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna.
The swashbuckling adventurer becomes the Scarecrow - leader of the smuggling Night Riders. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Although not mentioned by name in the Bible, Salome and her dance have inspired writers and artists through the centuries.
Reem Kelani explores the history and the cultural impact of the exotic Dance of the Seven Veils - from its supposedly ancient Eastern origins to its notorious transformations in the 1890s onwards, as it began to reflect major changes in culture, society and the role of women.
Tommy and Sheila try sort out their son Murray's career and love-life – and Sheila seems to have a new hobby...
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Series 4 of Mike Coleman’s six-part sitcom starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Edward Halstead and Paul Rogan.
Music by Frido Ruth.
What do CenterParcs, Sky Sports and The Royal Horticultural Society all have in common? They’ve all accidentally omitted Anglesey from their official maps of the UK in the recent past.
It seems that despite being the largest island in the Irish Sea and the largest island of Wales, Anglesey remains a mystery to most and so one man is going to have to work his socks off to put it firmly back on the map.
Hosted by Wales and Anglesey’s very own favourite stand-up, Tudur Owen, this programme is one man’s mission to both rejoice in and roast the island he calls home.
In Episode 1 Tudur gives us a whistlestop tour of Anglesey history, from ancient invaders to the present day.
Written by Tudur Owen with additional material by Gareth Gwynn. Also featuring Gareth Pierce and Lisa-Jên Brown.
Recorded at Canolfan Beaumaris on Anglesey.
Breaking off her engagement to Leslie, Heather looks elsewhere aboard HMS Troutbridge.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Commander Bell, Michael Bates as the Padre and Tenniel Evans as the LS Goldestein.
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.
As the consequences of Henry's rash resignation sink in, Jennifer has a bright idea.
Starring Wendy Craig as Jennifer Corner, Francis Matthews as Henry Corner, Charlotte Mitchell as Mary, Roberta Tovey as Trudi, Jill Riddick as Amanda, Paul Whitsun-Jones as Mr Wrigley, Gwenda Wilson as Pam and Richard Waring as Harrison.
The second series of comedy mishaps of the Corner family: Jennifer and Henry and their three children Trudi, Amanda and Robin. Not in Front of the Children originally ran for four series from 1967 to 1970 on BBC TV. Richard Waring adapted his own scripts for this radio version, now fully restored from the original reel-to-reel tapes.
Wendy Craig won a Best Actress BAFTA award for the TV version of Not in Front of the Children in 1969. This was the first of several housewife roles that Wendy Craig was to play on television. Later series included And Mother Makes Three/Five and Butterflies.
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini, with three more contestants answering questions on all aspects of music.
The second heat of the 2008 series comes from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, with contestants from Scotland and the north of England.
This week's competitors are Diane Hallagan from Leeds, Peter Marks from Dumfriesshire, and James Merryweather from Kyle of Lochalsh.
Rabbi Sue's announcement sparks fury from her rival Rabbi Abraham.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Diane Keen as Fay, John Bennett as David and Ben Crowe as Gary.
Music: Max Harris.
1926: William Marble, a bank clerk living in south London with his wife Annie and their two children, is desperately worried about money and is in grave danger of losing his house and job.
An unexpected visit by a young relative with an inheritance tempts William to commit a heinous crime.
One of three seminal psychological thrillers by CS Forester - dramatised by Paul Mendelson.
Most famous for his Hornblower series, CS Forester wrote these thrillers at the start of his career taking crime writing in a new direction, portraying ordinary, desperate people committing monstrous acts, and showing events spiralling terribly, chillingly, out of control.
Music composed by Gary C. Newman
A series of tales by Teffi, a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia who has been published again:
1. In Marquita, translated by Robert Chandler, the shy chanteuse and single mother puts more passion into her date with a wealthy Tartar. Does her new approach succeed?
On Margaret's 67th birthday, an uninvited guest calls who shares the same birthday.
The teenager, May, seems to know more about Margaret's life than she should. So who is she and what does she really want?
Starring Patricia Routledge as Margaret, Emily Fleeshman as May and Roy Hudd as Ron.
Marian goes on a date with an RAF officer. The atomic bomb is dropped for the first time. Marian and her scientist brother Ned are horrified at the implications of this act.
A tale of love, betrayal and espionage as the political alliances forged during the Second World War give way to the moral uncertainties of the Cold War.
Marian Sutro is a highly successful British SOE operative working with the French Resistance. Then she is betrayed and imprisoned in Ravensbrück by the Nazis.
Returning to England a broken woman, she attempts to immerse herself in a normal life with a mundane job in London. However, the lure of the secret service and her desire to work for the greater good is never far away.
As the Americans test ever more deadly atomic weapons and the Russians join the frantic race to match them, Marian finds herself in demand by all sides with no moral compass to guide her.
She must walk an increasingly precarious tightrope between her beliefs, her profession and her desires.
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio.
Sheila McClennon visits Lancashire to investigate the origin of Chorley Cakes, famous for their thick pastry on the outside with a filling of currants or raisins.
Five choice slices of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help .
An essential tool kit for understanding the modern world, by the Director of London's Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic.
Not a dictionary, though it attempts to tell you all you need know about everything from Authenticity to Zips. It's not an autobiography either, though it does offer a revealing and highly personal inside view of contemporary culture.
It's about what makes a Warhol a genuine fake, the creation of national identities, the mania to collect. It's also about the world seen from the rear view mirror of Grand Theft Auto V, and digital ornament and why we value imperfection. It's about drinking a bruisingly dry martini in Adolf Loos' American bar in Vienna, and about Hitchcock's film sets. It's about fashion and technology, about politics and art.
Born in London, Deyan Sudjic studied architecture in Edinburgh, edited Domus in Milan, was the director of the Venice architecture biennale, and a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He's the author of The Language of Things and The Edifice Complex.
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
G is for Grand Theft Auto and how its creator might be the modern Charles Dickens. H is for Habitat: how Conran changed British homes and IKEA made everyone's house look the same. Deyan Sudjic considers both.
G is for Grand Theft Auto, a new artform, and how Conran and Ikea have transformed domesticity. Deyan Sudjic considers both.
In Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s tale, vampire slayer Bram is getting old and tired so starts the search for his successor.
Read by David Horovitch.
The ultimate killing machines. Natalie Haynes introduces a four-part series of dark stories, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...
Joanna Harris has written eleven novels including Chocolat which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp.
Her most recent book, Blueeyedboy has been recently published in paperback.
She picks five books that are important in her life and explains to Stuart Cosgrove how she allows her daughter to read books that were banned in her young life. Joanne explains how she draws inspiration for her own writing and how she was pleased with the film adaptation of her most famous novel.
3: PERFUMES by Luca Turin.
5: SANDMAN SERIES by Neil Gaiman.
Justin's still living with his father-in-law, still working with his ex-wife and still calling on his Gran for her words of wisdom. This week he also has to cope with trying to get elected as a school governor, trying to find a new job and trying not to miss Justin Jr's school play.
Justin ..... Justin Moorhouse
Gran ..... Anne Reid
Lisa ..... Christine Bottomley
Man in bar ..... Jim Poyser
Bryn ..... Lloyd Langford
Ray ..... Paul Copley
Miles ..... Rob Rouse
Woman in bar ..... Victoria Brazier
Tanya ..... Victoria Elliott
In one version of his life, Justin is a loveable celebrity who is successful, funny, and stopped in the street by adoring fans. He's the man who has everything.
In the more realistic 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.
And at home? Well, it's chaotic. His wife has left him, taking custody of his 8-year-old son Justin jnr. So he's back on the market. 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 such a good thing.
Everyone Quite Likes Justin is written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser. Justin is a comedian who sells out gigs across the country. He has also written plays and a previous show for Radio 4. Jim Poyser is a writer and producer of enormous experience in both radio and television.
The best in contemporary comedy. Jon Holmes chats to Kieran Hodgson.
Welcome to Radio 9 – the notional and irrational home of the terminally strange.
More from the Gay Board Game Olympics, plus Radiohead's happy single.
Written and performed by Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker.
With Sarah Walton, John Stevenson, Stefan Frank, Janice Vee, Matt Wilkinson and Michelle Gomez.
Arthur's keen on taking up a free trial gym membership, but will his doctor approve? Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2010.
THURSDAY 07 MARCH 2019
THU 00:00 A Short History of Vampires (b00yqqs8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 My Life in Five Books (b012lnm1)
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18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbblm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Dance of the Seven Veils (b0081kqz)
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06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b0679c0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 A Piece of Cake (m0002zjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b05y0k9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b040r18n)
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14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Saturday Drama (b03zxhcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Counterpoint (b009rrxy)
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09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
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09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cr32p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey? (m0001b1t)
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07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
Episode 8
Charlotte tries to discover the identity of The Scarecrow as an old foe of Christopher's arrives in Kent. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
THU 06:30 Pomp, Pageantry and Parade (b037dxyp)
Marching to a different beat
Courtney Pine talks to the Guards bandsmen who play at events like Trooping the Colour, former head of the Army General Sir Mike Jackson, and to young musicians planning to join up.
Their enthusiasm and the quality of the music they create is undeniable. But Guardian analyst Simon Jenkins argues that state ceremonial could be done just as well by civilians and that £100m a year for military music is "a ludicrous sum".
Producer: Llinus Jones
A Terrier Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 07:00 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
Episode 1
A cavewoman looks ahead, the perils of phoning a bank and the history of feminism.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1999.
THU 07:30 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002r74)
Series 2
Library
Maxine Wilson is continues to occupy the local library despite the council closing it and things take a turn for the worse when it looks like eviction is on the cards. Daughter Cat can’t really see the point of libraries anyway, with the internet, and it becomes clear that Mike doesn’t fully grasp what they really mean either. As things take a turn towards the more confrontational Mike recruits a veteran activist, much to Max’s horror.
Mike…Marcus Brigstocke
Max…Kerry Godliman
Cat..Mia Jenkins
Lola…India Brown
Pauline...Liza Tarbuck
Various roles...Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Writers…Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan
Producer...Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios production.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rsgrq)
Series 2
Episode 2
Eric and Ern get the bird from Percy Edwards, and Nelson gets a phone call from Lady Hamilton.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With Salena Jones and Percy Edwards.
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
THU 08:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
The Man Who Never Was
The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book. Stars Spike Milligan.
THU 09:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00mdyl9)
Series 2
Episode 4
James Walton and the music quiz for all the young, and not so young, dudes.
Team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs to be put through their musical paces.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Written and researched by James Walton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 09:30 Rent (b00752fm)
Series 3
Episode 3
It's havoc in the Reynolds household as the preparations for the baby's naming ceremony reach a climax.
Series 3 of Lucy Flannery's award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard Reynolds and their lodgers.
Stars Barbara Flynn as Maria, Patrick Barlow as Richard, Linda Polan as Amy, Vivienne Rochester as Ruby, Dave Lamb as Paul, Sally Grace as Mother and Chris Emmett as Father.
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
THU 10:00 Saturday Drama (b040h14t)
CS Forester's London Noir
Plain Murder
1928: London advertising agency. Morris, Oldroyd and Reddy, has been caught taking bribes. One of their colleagues threatens to blow the whistle on them.
Instant dismissal will inevitably be the result, and at a time of severe unemployment, their future prospects are bleak.
Morris, a menacing bully, offers them a road out of their dilemma - a perfect murder, cleverly disguised as a tragic accident. But is there such a thing as the perfect murder?
One of three seminal psychological thrillers by CS Forester - dramatised by Paul Mendelson.
Most famous for his Hornblower series, CS Forester wrote these thrillers at the start of his career taking crime writing in a new direction, portraying ordinary, desperate people committing monstrous acts, and showing events spiralling terribly, chillingly, out of control.
Music composed by Gary C. Newman
Clarinet: Samantha Baldwin
Director: David Ian Neville
THU 11:00 Stories by Teffi (b05prkhj)
The Hat and My First Tolstoy
Two tales that deal crisply with the vanities of fashion and literary homage. Cautionary tales both!
A series of tales by Teffi - a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia - who's popular work has been re-published.
Reader: Hattie Morahan
Translated by Anne Marie Jackson.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015
THU 11:15 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes. Stars Anna Massey and Anton Rodgers.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rsgrq)
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08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
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08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Pomp, Pageantry and Parade (b037dxyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b0679f1n)
Simon Mawer - Tightrope
Episode Four
Marian is called to Hamburg to testify against the Germans who worked in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Afterwards, she meets an intriguing Russian officer and his friend.
A tale of love, betrayal and espionage as the political alliances forged during the Second World War give way to the moral uncertainties of the Cold War.
Marian Sutro is a highly successful British SOE operative working with the French Resistance. Then she is betrayed and imprisoned in Ravensbrück by the Nazis.
Returning to England a broken woman, she attempts to immerse herself in a normal life with a mundane job in London. However, the lure of the secret service and her desire to work for the greater good is never far away.
As the Americans test ever more deadly atomic weapons and the Russians join the frantic race to match them, Marian finds herself in demand by all sides with no moral compass to guide her.
She must walk an increasingly precarious tightrope between her beliefs, her profession and her desires.
Reader: Peter Firth
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2015.
THU 14:15 A Piece of Cake (m0002z0g)
Kendal Mint Cake
According to legend, a 19th-century Kendal confectioner invented Kendal Mint Cake by accident in the Cumbrian town.
Little did he realise the outsized role it was to take in mountaineering history – including fuelling the first ascent of Mount Everest.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes shares fond memories of his own expeditions - and the key role the cake played for him.
Five choice slices of British sweet treats as Sheila McClennon tells the stories behind them.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b05y11vd)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 4
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the handsome young cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help . Cyrano has been helping him sharpen his poetic skills but will this deception be discovered ?
CYRANO Tom Burke
ROXANE Emily Pithon
SGT CARBONNE ..Jonathan Keeble
LE BRET Christopher Harper
DE GUICHE Conrad Nelson
CHRISTIAN Kieran Hodgson
RAGUENEAU Roger Morlidge
Music Harry Blake
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b040qxf4)
B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World
Episode 4
An essential tool kit for understanding the modern world, by the Director of London's Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic.
Not a dictionary, though it attempts to tell you all you need know about everything from Authenticity to Zips. It's not an autobiography either, though it does offer a revealing and highly personal inside view of contemporary culture.
It's about what makes a Warhol a genuine fake, the creation of national identities, the mania to collect. It's also about the world seen from the rear view mirror of Grand Theft Auto V, and digital ornament and why we value imperfection. It's about drinking a bruisingly dry martini in Adolf Loo's American bar in Vienna, and about Hitchcock's film sets. It's about fashion and technology, about politics and art.
Born in London, Deyan Sudjic studied architecture in Edinburgh, edited Domus in Milan, was the director of the Venice architecture biennale, and a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He's the author of The Language of Things and The Edifice Complex.
Episode 4:
K is for Kitchens and how they were once at the frontline of class warfare. N is for National Identity and the way it is somehow provisional and yet also utterly compelling. Deyan Sudjic considers both.
K is for kitchens and class warfare and N is for national identity and its complexities. Deyan Sudjic considers both.
Read by Deyan Sudjic
Abridged by Polly Coles
Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 15:00 Saturday Drama (b040h14t)
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10:00 today]
THU 16:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00mdyl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Rent (b00752fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002r74)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 A Short History of Vampires (b00yy6vt)
Israbel
In Tanith Lee’s tale, a beautiful vampire hires an artist to paint her portrait, but then he develops a dangerous obsession...
Read by Mark Bonnar and Claire Harry.
The ultimate killing machines. Natalie Haynes introduces a four-part series of dark stories, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2011.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b01mqpgh)
Series 28
George Orwell
Whilst at school, a young Alan Johnson was given some money by a teacher and told to go and buy four copies of any book for the school library. He headed down the Kings Road in Chelsea, stopping only for a sly cigarette along the way. Having already read 'Animal Farm', he picked 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying' and yearned for the life of lead character Gordon Comstock.
In conversation with Matthew Parris, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson explains why Orwell was crucial to his education and political development. He's surprised to learn that Orwell is not on the National Curriculum, and insists that Orwell would have hated I.D. cards. They're joined by Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History at the University of Westminster and Chair of the Orwell Prize.
Orwell was in the news recently when the outgoing Director-General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, turned down a proposal to erect a statue of George Orwell outside BBC Broadcasting House, reportedly telling Joan Bakewell that it was 'far too Left-wing an idea.'
Producers: Beatrice Fenton and Toby Field.
From 2010.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rsgrq)
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08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Pomp, Pageantry and Parade (b037dxyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Stories by Teffi (b05prkhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002r74)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (m0002z0l)
Series 20
Episode 5
Newsjack is a scrapbook sketch show written entirely by the Great British public. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Jason Forbes, Luke Kempner and Emily Lloyd-Saini.
Script Editors: Ed Amsden and Tom Coles
Production Coordinator: Gwyn Davies
Producers: Nick Coupe and Hayley Sterling
Newsjack is a BBC Studios Production.
THU 23:00 The Consultants (b007k37y)
Series 3
Episode 5
Chesney is having a crisis of confidence. Cerebral sketch show with Neil Edmond and Justin Edwards. From January 2005.
THU 23:30 Hut 33 (b01j9hsk)
Series 3
Know Thyne Enemy
It's 1942 and the war is not going well - so the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than usual.
Archie, Gordon and Charles try to think like Germans to predict the Enigma machine code...
Stars Tom Goodman-Hill as Archie, Robert Bathurst as Professor Charles Gardner, Fergus Craig as Gordon, Alex MacQueen as 3rd Lt. Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall, Olivia Colman as Minka and Lill Roughley as Mrs Best.
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
FRIDAY 08 MARCH 2019
FRI 00:00 A Short History of Vampires (b00yy6vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b01mqpgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Pomp, Pageantry and Parade (b037dxyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b0679f1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 A Piece of Cake (m0002z0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b05y11vd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b040qxf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Saturday Drama (b040h14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00mdyl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Rent (b00752fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002r74)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
Episode 9
The Dragoons attempt to foil the swashbuckling smugglers' plan - but tragedy lies ahead. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
FRI 06:30 Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo (b00wdgr5)
As his ship was sinking through the Antarctic pack-ice, Ernest Shackleton allowed each member of his expedition to take 2lbs of possessions with them as they abandoned ship. One exception was made; Shackleton saved Leonard Hussey's banjo saying, "We must have that banjo. It's vital mental medicine."
So it proved; when Shackleton set off in a small boat to sail to South Georgia to get help, he left behind on Elephant Island twenty-two men. They lived for months under an upturned boat and some old sails. Every Saturday the banjo-playing meteorologist mounted a concert. He composed songs and whenever they caught a seal to eat brought out his banjo. He played, the men sang - and anger and depression were kept at bay.
Leonard Hussey survived, as did his banjo, now in the National Maritime Museum, its skin marked with a dozen signatures of members of the failed expedition to the South Pole.
Tim van Eyken is best known as a squeeze-box player and singer - he was the Song Man in 'War Horse' at the National Theatre. But he also plays the banjo. Tim explores the character of Hussey and the role he and his banjo played in saving the sanity of the explorers. He plays some of his songs - sadly not on Hussey's banjo, which is too fragile, but on his own, made by Pete Stanley, who sheds some light on the original instrument.
Tim also hears from Pieter van der Merwe of the National Maritime Museum about the importance of music in expeditions and, thanks to some remarkable archive recordings, Hussey himself. He plays the tune Shackleton asked for the night he died. Hussey reveals, too, that his banjo had seen action in warmer climes, "having among other things been played to an audience of cannibals in Africa."
Producer: Julian May.
FRI 07:00 The Elephant Man (b007jsfp)
Endangered Species
Peter Serafinowicz stars in DA Barham's sitcom about the life of Terry Lyon, an elephant keeper at his local zoo. He gets on better with animals than people. As the zoo lurches towards bankruptcy, his future looks bleak. Co-stars Chris Emmet as Leonard.
DA Barham - alias Debbie Ann - used her gently gender-obscured writing name. Aged just 15, she'd sent in scripts to BBC comedy programmes. In 2003 she tragically died from heart failure due to anorexia, aged only 26. In her short, brilliant comedy career, she'd written for The News Huddlines, Spitting Image, The News Quiz, Weekending, Loose Ends, as well as big names like Bob Monkhouse, Graham Norton, Rory Bremner and Clive Anderson.
Produced by Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
FRI 07:30 Clare in the Community (b08587nz)
Series 11
You Take the High Road
It's the social work event of the year and Clare Barker is giving the keynote speech; it's the biggest moment of her career. Provided she can actually get there for it. Back at home Brian and Nali have been taken in by Ray after a barbecue got out of hand. His housekeeping leaves a bit to be desired as far as Nali's concerned.
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production.
FRI 08:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
From 12/02/1984
From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows – it can only be Michael Bentine.
The ultimate one-man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
Series 2
Pilgrim's Progress
Old soldier Albert is eager to revisit the World War One battlefields of Flanders, but Harold's in the mood to mock.
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 June 1967.
FRI 09:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yw8)
Series 4
Episode 2
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Gyles Brandreth and Sheridan Morley.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
FRI 09:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k0zf)
Episode 2
Mr Finchley runs into an ancient mariner who has many tales to tell of his life at sea, each one taller than the last.
Meanwhile, following hot on his tail is Oliver Watt-Anselm, the worst private eye in the world...
Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.
Richard Griffiths stars as Mr Finchley.
With John Bird, Chris Emmett and Jon Glover.
Narrated by James Villiers.
Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1993.
FRI 10:00 Saturday Drama (b041469s)
CS Forester's London Noir
The Pursued
1935: When Marjorie finds Dorothy, her pretty young sister, lying dead with her head in the oven, the obvious assumption is suicide.
But the girl's mother, Mrs Clair, a tough-minded woman is not convinced. She believes that Dorothy was murdered by Marjorie's cheating husband Ted.
Unable to prove her theory, Mrs Clair begins to cook up a secret, terrible revenge...
One of three seminal psychological thrillers by CS Forester - dramatised by Paul Mendelson.
Most famous for his Hornblower series, CS Forester wrote these thrillers at the start of his career taking crime writing in a new direction, portraying ordinary, desperate people committing monstrous acts, and showing events spiralling terribly, chillingly, out of control.
Music composed by Gary C. Newman
Clarinet: Samantha Baldwin
Director: David Ian Neville
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000303n)
International Women's Day
Renay and Amanda recommend some great podcasts led by women. Otegha Uwagba joins to discuss her podcast 'In Good Company'. Plus, 'How To Own The Room', 'Julie' and 'The Slowdown'.
FRI 12:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo (b00wdgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Book at Bedtime (b067h157)
Simon Mawer - Tightrope
Episode Five
Marian discovers a disturbing truth about her brother Ned. Meanwhile, Major Fawley attempts to recruit her back into the secret service.
A tale of love, betrayal and espionage as the political alliances forged during the Second World War give way to the moral uncertainties of the Cold War.
Marian Sutro is a highly successful British SOE operative working with the French Resistance. Then she is betrayed and imprisoned in Ravensbrück by the Nazis.
Returning to England a broken woman, she attempts to immerse herself in a normal life with a mundane job in London. However, the lure of the secret service and her desire to work for the greater good is never far away.
As the Americans test ever more deadly atomic weapons and the Russians join the frantic race to match them, Marian finds herself in demand by all sides with no moral compass to guide her.
She must walk an increasingly precarious tightrope between her beliefs, her profession and her desires.
Reader: Peter Firth
Abridger: Jeremy Osborne
Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2011.
FRI 14:15 A Piece of Cake (m000303q)
Eccles Cake
Sheila McClennon visits the Lancashire town of Eccles to taste these sweet currant-and-pastry cakes.
Five choice slices of British sweet treats and the stories behind them.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b05y16ms)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 5
The final part of Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help . Cyrano has been helping him. But after many years and a siege in between is the scheme about to unravel ?
CYRANO Tom Burke
ROXANE/MOTHER SUPERIOR Emily Pithon
SGT CARBONNE ..Jonathan Keeble
LE BRET Christopher Harper
DE GUICHE Conrad Nelson
CHRISTIAN Kieran Hodgson
RAGUENEAU Roger Morlidge
Music Harry Blake
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b040qxkl)
B is for Bauhaus: An A-Z of the Modern World
Episode 5
An essential tool kit for understanding the modern world, by the Director of London's Design Museum, Deyan Sudjic.
Not a dictionary, though it attempts to tell you all you need know about everything from Authenticity to Zips. It's not an autobiography either, though it does offer a revealing and highly personal inside view of contemporary culture.
It's about what makes a Warhol a genuine fake, the creation of national identities, the mania to collect. It's also about the world seen from the rear view mirror of Grand Theft Auto V, and digital ornament and why we value imperfection. It's about drinking a bruisingly dry martini in Adolf Loo's American bar in Vienna, and about Hitchcock's film sets. It's about fashion and technology, about politics and art.
Born in London, Deyan Sudjic studied architecture in Edinburgh, edited Domus in Milan, was the director of the Venice architecture biennale, and a curator in Glasgow, Istanbul and Copenhagen. He's the author of The Language of Things and The Edifice Complex.
Episode 5:
W is for War and whether design collections are really the place for weapons? Y asks is Youtube really so democratic? Z is for Zip and how in the thirties it was the height of modernity. Deyan Sudjic considers them all.
W is for War: are museums the place for weapons? Y is for Youtube and Z is for Zip.
Deyan Sudjic considers t
Read by Deyan Sudjic
Abridged by Polly Coles
Produced by Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 15:00 Saturday Drama (b041469s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k0zf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 The Elephant Man (b007jsfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Clare in the Community (b08587nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 A Short History of Vampires (b00z55h6)
Quid Pro Quo
Tanya Huff’s deliciously noir tale of an immortal whose lover is in mortal danger.
Read by Genevieve Adam.
The ultimate killing machines. Natalie Haynes introduces a four-part series of dark stories, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2011.
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (b0076czy)
The Voice
Writers Maggie O'Farrell, Niall Griffiths and Lana Citron talk to Matthew Parris about how they found their voice.
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 2003.
FRI 19:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo (b00wdgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000303n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Clare in the Community (b08587nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Craig Brown's Lost Diaries (b00vcms4)
May and June
A second chance to hear satirist Craig Brown dip into the private lives of public figures from the 1960's to the present day.
May & June. As the summer heats up passions rise for Barbara Cartland and Edwina Currie.
Voiced by Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Lewis McLeod, Ewan Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Dolly Wells.
Written by Craig Brown.
Produced by Victoria Lloyd.
FRI 23:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b01p7l07)
Series 2
Cultural Heroes
Iolo Morgannwg, Lady Llanover and Michael Heseltine. Determining the ultimate heroes of Wales. From December 2012.
FRI 23:30 Listen Against (b017cjmx)
Series 4
Episode 4
A week of radio that never happened. Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes. From November 2011.
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
14:30 WED (b05y0k9w)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 THU (b05y0k9w)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 THU (b05y11vd)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 FRI (b05y11vd)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 FRI (b05y16ms)
28 Acts in 28 Minutes
23:00 SAT (b008khpv)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (b0084gnd)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (b0084gnd)
A Piece of Cake
14:15 MON (m0002z5p)
A Piece of Cake
02:15 TUE (m0002z5p)
A Piece of Cake
14:15 TUE (m0002zv6)
A Piece of Cake
02:15 WED (m0002zv6)
A Piece of Cake
14:15 WED (m0002zjl)
A Piece of Cake
02:15 THU (m0002zjl)
A Piece of Cake
14:15 THU (m0002z0g)
A Piece of Cake
02:15 FRI (m0002z0g)
A Piece of Cake
14:15 FRI (m000303q)
A Poem for Matisse
06:30 MON (b03gvslg)
A Poem for Matisse
13:30 MON (b03gvslg)
A Poem for Matisse
20:30 MON (b03gvslg)
A Poem for Matisse
01:30 TUE (b03gvslg)
A Short History of Vampires
18:00 TUE (b00yhwyc)
A Short History of Vampires
00:00 WED (b00yhwyc)
A Short History of Vampires
18:00 WED (b00yqqs8)
A Short History of Vampires
00:00 THU (b00yqqs8)
A Short History of Vampires
18:00 THU (b00yy6vt)
A Short History of Vampires
00:00 FRI (b00yy6vt)
A Short History of Vampires
18:00 FRI (b00z55h6)
All Gas and Gaiters
08:00 SUN (b007jpfl)
All Gas and Gaiters
12:00 SUN (b007jpfl)
All the Way from Memphis
09:00 THU (b00mdyl9)
All the Way from Memphis
16:00 THU (b00mdyl9)
All the Way from Memphis
04:00 FRI (b00mdyl9)
Ann Swinfen - The Scent of Oranges
07:15 SUN (m0002zxg)
Ann Swinfen - The Scent of Oranges
14:15 SUN (m0002zxg)
Ann Swinfen - The Scent of Oranges
02:15 MON (m0002zxg)
Archive on 4
08:00 SAT (b0075qjt)
Archive on 4
15:00 SAT (b0075qjt)
Archive on 4
03:00 SUN (b0075qjt)
Ballylenon
16:30 TUE (b007jpmq)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:30 TUE (b0081b4f)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 SAT (b065xk29)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 MON (b066vd5w)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 TUE (b066vd5w)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 TUE (b06795qt)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 WED (b06795qt)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 WED (b0679c0g)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 THU (b0679c0g)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 THU (b0679f1n)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 FRI (b0679f1n)
Book at Bedtime
14:00 FRI (b067h157)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b03zdkjz)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b040hhnc)
Book of the Week
02:45 TUE (b040hhnc)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b040rl74)
Book of the Week
02:45 WED (b040rl74)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b040r18n)
Book of the Week
02:45 THU (b040r18n)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b040qxf4)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b040qxf4)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b040qxkl)
Boswell's Lives
22:30 TUE (b05vh1p4)
Bridget Christie Minds the Gap
22:00 SAT (b01r9swd)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 SAT (b007jmdr)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 MON (b007jmf6)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 TUE (b007jmf6)
Clare in the Community
05:30 SAT (b084x76y)
Clare in the Community
07:30 FRI (b08587nz)
Clare in the Community
17:30 FRI (b08587nz)
Clare in the Community
22:00 FRI (b08587nz)
Comedy Club Extravaganza
09:00 SAT (m0002zlf)
Comedy Club Extravaganza
19:00 SAT (m0002zlf)
Concrete Cow
23:30 MON (b04sttfx)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
23:30 WED (b00pg5r6)
Counterpoint
12:00 SAT (b009s09v)
Counterpoint
09:00 WED (b009rrxy)
Counterpoint
16:00 WED (b009rrxy)
Counterpoint
04:00 THU (b009rrxy)
Craig Brown's Lost Diaries
22:30 FRI (b00vcms4)
Dad's Army
08:30 MON (b007k1s5)
Dad's Army
12:30 MON (b007k1s5)
Dad's Army
19:30 MON (b007k1s5)
Dance of the Seven Veils
06:30 WED (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
13:30 WED (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
20:30 WED (b0081kqz)
Dance of the Seven Veils
01:30 THU (b0081kqz)
Daphne du Maurier - The Years Between
06:00 SAT (b00qm3c3)
Daphne du Maurier - The Years Between
16:00 SAT (b00qm3c3)
Daphne du Maurier - The Years Between
04:00 SUN (b00qm3c3)
David Ashton - Two Sisters
18:00 SAT (b0721g5y)
David Ashton - Two Sisters
00:00 SUN (b0721g5y)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (m0002zxl)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (m0002zxl)
Down Your Way
14:15 SAT (m0002zlm)
Down Your Way
02:15 SUN (m0002zlm)
Ed Reardon's Week
07:30 SUN (b05wyhnv)
Ed Reardon's Week
17:30 SUN (b05wyhnv)
Ed Reardon's Week
22:00 SUN (b05wyhnv)
Ed Reardon's Week
05:30 MON (b05wyhnv)
Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes
23:00 FRI (b01p7l07)
Elizabeth Kuti - May Child
11:15 WED (m0002zjj)
Elizabeth Kuti - May Child
21:15 WED (m0002zjj)
Everyone Quite Likes Justin
22:30 WED (b01mhwx5)
Flying the Flag
07:00 MON (b00br86w)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b00br86w)
Flying the Flag
05:00 TUE (b00br86w)
Foul Play
04:00 SAT (b00zshr5)
Genius
16:00 TUE (b00b9nzd)
Genius
04:00 WED (b00b9nzd)
Gerry Jones - Time After Time
18:00 SUN (b087ldt5)
Gerry Jones - Time After Time
00:00 MON (b087ldt5)
Golden Child Omnibus
14:30 SUN (m0002zxq)
Golden Child Omnibus
02:30 MON (m0002zxq)
Goodness Gracious Me
23:30 TUE (b00fqbsz)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b01mqpgh)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (b01mqpgh)
Gurinder, The Movie
06:30 TUE (b00ldblk)
Gurinder, The Movie
13:30 TUE (b00ldblk)
Gurinder, The Movie
20:30 TUE (b00ldblk)
Gurinder, The Movie
01:30 WED (b00ldblk)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 MON (b007jp42)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 MON (b007jp42)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 MON (b007jp42)
Heated Rollers
07:00 THU (b007jwzw)
Heated Rollers
17:00 THU (b007jwzw)
Heated Rollers
05:00 FRI (b007jwzw)
Hut 33
23:30 THU (b01j9hsk)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (m0002zlk)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (m0002zlk)
Just a Minute
07:30 MON (m0002rkl)
Just a Minute
17:30 MON (m0002rkl)
Just a Minute
22:00 MON (m0002rkl)
Just a Minute
05:30 TUE (m0002rkl)
Key Matters
15:45 SUN (b00b5ltz)
Key Matters
03:45 MON (b00b5ltz)
King Street Junior Revisited
09:30 MON (b00jzy3h)
King Street Junior Revisited
16:30 MON (b00jzy3h)
King Street Junior Revisited
04:30 TUE (b00jzy3h)
Last Chance to See
07:30 SAT (m0002zlc)
Last Chance to See
17:30 SAT (m0002zlc)
Last Chance to See
05:30 SUN (m0002zlc)
Liam Williams: Ladhood
22:30 SAT (b06ptymb)
Like They've Never Been Gone
07:00 WED (b00cr32p)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:00 WED (b00cr32p)
Like They've Never Been Gone
05:00 THU (b00cr32p)
Listen Against
23:30 FRI (b017cjmx)
Maya Angelou: A Song Flung up to Heaven (Omnibus)
13:00 SAT (m0002zlh)
Maya Angelou: A Song Flung up to Heaven (Omnibus)
01:00 SUN (m0002zlh)
Michele Roberts - The Humming
18:45 SUN (m0002zxx)
Michele Roberts - The Humming
00:45 MON (m0002zxx)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
10:00 MON (b00761h8)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
15:00 MON (b00761h8)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
03:00 TUE (b00761h8)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
10:00 TUE (b00761ld)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
15:00 TUE (b00761ld)
Mikhail Bulgakov - The White Guard
03:00 WED (b00761ld)
Modesty Blaise
06:00 SUN (b047btt6)
Modesty Blaise
13:00 SUN (b047btt6)
Modesty Blaise
01:00 MON (b047btt6)
Mr Finchley Takes the Road
04:30 SAT (b007k0qs)
Mr Finchley Takes the Road
09:30 FRI (b007k0zf)
Mr Finchley Takes the Road
16:30 FRI (b007k0zf)
Much Binding in the Marsh
08:30 SUN (b008gzwf)
Much Binding in the Marsh
12:30 SUN (b008gzwf)
Multi Story
11:45 MON (m0002z5m)
Multi Story
21:45 MON (m0002z5m)
My Life in Five Books
18:30 WED (b012lnm1)
My Life in Five Books
00:30 THU (b012lnm1)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (m0002r85)
Newsjack
22:30 THU (m0002z0l)
Not in Front of the Children
08:30 WED (b08fsg00)
Not in Front of the Children
12:30 WED (b08fsg00)
Not in Front of the Children
19:30 WED (b08fsg00)
Off the Page
00:30 SAT (b0076cwt)
Off the Page
18:30 FRI (b0076czy)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 TUE (b00hr4lp)
On the Map
02:15 SAT (b00rlwwy)
Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
16:00 SUN (b0076lcv)
Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
04:00 MON (b0076lcv)
Podcast Radio Hour
11:00 FRI (m000303n)
Podcast Radio Hour
21:00 FRI (m000303n)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m0002zxv)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (m0002zxv)
Pomp, Pageantry and Parade
06:30 THU (b037dxyp)
Pomp, Pageantry and Parade
13:30 THU (b037dxyp)
Pomp, Pageantry and Parade
20:30 THU (b037dxyp)
Pomp, Pageantry and Parade
01:30 FRI (b037dxyp)
Quote... Unquote
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Quote... Unquote
16:00 MON (b09byc8z)
Quote... Unquote
04:00 TUE (b09byc8z)
Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
11:15 THU (b008m75s)
Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
21:15 THU (b008m75s)
Radio 9
23:00 WED (b0421tlp)
Radio Active
23:30 SUN (b007jy95)
Radiolab
11:00 SUN (m0002ycw)
Radiolab
19:00 SUN (m0002ycw)
Rent
09:30 THU (b00752fm)
Rent
16:30 THU (b00752fm)
Rent
04:30 FRI (b00752fm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:00 SAT (b00d8km5)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
06:00 MON (b00d8yxp)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
13:00 MON (b00d8yxp)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
20:00 MON (b00d8yxp)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:00 TUE (b00d8yxp)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
06:00 TUE (b00db5kw)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
13:00 TUE (b00db5kw)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
20:00 TUE (b00db5kw)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:00 WED (b00db5kw)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
06:00 WED (b00dbblm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
13:00 WED (b00dbblm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
20:00 WED (b00dbblm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:00 THU (b00dbblm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
06:00 THU (b00dbj0y)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
13:00 THU (b00dbj0y)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
20:00 THU (b00dbj0y)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:00 FRI (b00dbj0y)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
06:00 FRI (b00dbqwq)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
13:00 FRI (b00dbqwq)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
20:00 FRI (b00dbqwq)
Saturday Drama
03:00 SAT (b04dh091)
Saturday Drama
10:00 WED (b03zxhcy)
Saturday Drama
15:00 WED (b03zxhcy)
Saturday Drama
03:00 THU (b03zxhcy)
Saturday Drama
10:00 THU (b040h14t)
Saturday Drama
15:00 THU (b040h14t)
Saturday Drama
03:00 FRI (b040h14t)
Saturday Drama
10:00 FRI (b041469s)
Saturday Drama
15:00 FRI (b041469s)
Saturday Night Fry
23:30 SAT (b00936hz)
Shappi Talk
22:30 MON (b00lk2zh)
Small Scenes
07:30 TUE (m0002r4w)
Small Scenes
17:30 TUE (m0002r4w)
Small Scenes
22:00 TUE (m0002r4w)
Small Scenes
04:30 WED (m0002zv9)
Small Scenes
05:30 WED (m0002r4w)
Smelling of Roses
07:00 TUE (b007k1kz)
Smelling of Roses
17:00 TUE (b007k1kz)
Smelling of Roses
05:00 WED (b007k1kz)
Steptoe and Son
08:30 FRI (b007jlb0)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 FRI (b007jlb0)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 FRI (b007jlb0)
Stories by Teffi
11:00 WED (b05ny7p1)
Stories by Teffi
21:00 WED (b05ny7p1)
Stories by Teffi
11:00 THU (b05prkhj)
Stories by Teffi
21:00 THU (b05prkhj)
Telling Tales
11:00 TUE (m0002zv4)
Telling Tales
21:00 TUE (m0002zv4)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
09:30 WED (b007k1mc)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
16:30 WED (b007k1mc)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
04:30 THU (b007k1mc)
The Cold Swedish Winter
05:00 SAT (b04fyjqb)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SUN (m000343q)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (m0003454)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 WED (m0003430)
The Consultants
23:00 THU (b007k37y)
The Elephant Man
07:00 FRI (b007jsfp)
The Elephant Man
17:00 FRI (b007jsfp)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
12:30 SAT (b01rqbf9)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
08:00 THU (b01rsgrq)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
12:00 THU (b01rsgrq)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
19:00 THU (b01rsgrq)
The Goon Show
08:30 THU (b007jprr)
The Goon Show
12:30 THU (b007jprr)
The Goon Show
19:30 THU (b007jprr)
The Headset Set
22:30 SUN (b01206cg)
The Listening Project
10:10 SUN (b06c4lb3)
The Listening Project
21:10 SUN (b06c4lb3)
The Michael Bentine Show
08:00 FRI (b008vnrl)
The Michael Bentine Show
12:00 FRI (b008vnrl)
The Michael Bentine Show
19:00 FRI (b008vnrl)
The Navy Lark
08:00 WED (b01nmgrk)
The Navy Lark
12:00 WED (b01nmgrk)
The Navy Lark
19:00 WED (b01nmgrk)
The Now Show
23:00 MON (m0002sp9)
The Now Show
09:00 TUE (m0002sp9)
The Radio Detectives
18:30 TUE (b007jp9j)
The Radio Detectives
00:30 WED (b007jp9j)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
08:00 TUE (b008pbxl)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
12:00 TUE (b008pbxl)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
19:00 TUE (b008pbxl)
The TED Interview
11:00 MON (p06ym3t8)
The TED Interview
21:00 MON (p06ym3t8)
The Thrilla in Manila
01:30 SAT (b01rr48f)
The Wilsons Save the World
07:30 THU (m0002r74)
The Wilsons Save the World
17:30 THU (m0002r74)
The Wilsons Save the World
22:00 THU (m0002r74)
The Wilsons Save the World
05:30 FRI (m0002r74)
Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?
07:30 WED (m0001b1t)
Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?
17:30 WED (m0001b1t)
Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?
22:00 WED (m0001b1t)
Tudur Owen - Where on Earth is Anglesey?
05:30 THU (m0001b1t)
Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo
06:30 FRI (b00wdgr5)
Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo
13:30 FRI (b00wdgr5)
Vital Mental Medicine: Shackleton's Banjo
20:30 FRI (b00wdgr5)
War Doctor (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (m0002zxj)
War Doctor (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (m0002zxj)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
08:30 TUE (b007jr6l)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
12:30 TUE (b007jr6l)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 TUE (b007jr6l)
Who Goes There?
09:00 FRI (b0075yw8)
Who Goes There?
16:00 FRI (b0075yw8)