Ellie loves working for her new boss but doesn't fancy him much to Zack's disappointment.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Liz Barclay follows three busy people on a bold experiment to slow down their pace of life.
Their 'slow coach' is Carl Honoré, once a speedy journalist, now spokesperson for a global so-called 'Slow Movement'. He argues that our increasing obsession with speed means we race through life instead of actually living it. We need to create moments of slowness and connect with our 'inner tortoise'. Carl says that, by finding a better balance between fast and slow, we'll increase our wellbeing, creativity and productivity.
Three volunteers, have agreed to put Carl's theories to the test by following his advice over the course of one month.
Steve runs his own business, and gets to the end of each day without a break, reacting to a stream of emails. He hopes that slowing down can make him more efficient and give him time to reflect on the bigger picture. Lizzie works part-time in the health service, and is the mother of three young children. She worries that her constant sense of being in a rush is rubbing off on her children and would like family life to feel less hectic. Scott works as a volunteer in his local town of Bury, running every community activity from the Carnival to the Lions Club. Unable to say 'no' to anyone, he finds himself checking his emails in the cinema and forgetting to eat lunch. He'd like to get back some sense of control over his life.
The Slow Coach follows the successes and struggles of our three volunteers as they attempt to put Carl's suggestions into place in their daily lives.
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail have discovered they’re the last four people left on earth, with the exception of the mysterious Stranger found in their cellar.
Unable to decide who should do what around the house, they hold an election to decide the head of the household.
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Gaby Roslin hosts the film quiz with impressions by Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona. This week, team captains John Thomson and Ellie Taylor are joined by special guests Lucy Porter and Emma Kennedy.
The lad throws a launch party - with cocktails and dinner - for his very first half hour, but things don't quite go to plan.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Gerald Campion and Kenneth Williams.
An x-ray mix-up leads Simon Sparrow's confused friends to fear his end is in sight.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Norma Ronald as Wendy Swithenbank, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Dandy Nichols as Mrs Travers and Kathleen Helme as Sister
This comedy discussion show with celebrity guests promises to help him find out more about it.
Frank and company navigate their way through the annals of time, picking out and chewing over the funniest, oddest, and most interesting moments in history.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Barnie ...... Harry Towb
Charlie ...... John Cater
In 1835, a travelling harpist arrives in the iron town of Moonlea in search of his friend.
Leigh ... Ian Hughes
John Simon .... Patrick Brennan
Helen ..... Melanie Walters
Lemuel ... Ray Llewellyn
Katherine ... Manon Edwards
Penbury .... Bill Stewart
Jefferies .... Laurence Allan
Isabella .... Helen Gwyn
Jabez ... Hubert Rees
Felix ... Keiron Self
Lord Plimmon ... Ric Jerrom
Harp ... Ruth Wall
Violin ... Alison Frances
Isy Suttie returns to Derbyshire, the home of her teenage years as she ambles through the radio archives to celebrate family life and growing up. On her travels we hear contributions from her close friends along with some classic BBC comedy.
Part One of a programme where comedian and actress Isy Suttie searches through a shoe box of special items recalling her adventures in Matlock, Derbyshire as a child and teenager, evoking bitter sweet memories of her journey to adulthood
Comedy by Sarah Millican, who plays Sarah, life counsellor and modern-day agony aunt. In this episode she helps solve various family issues.
Romesh Gunesekera's first novel reveals a world of love and illusion, dreams of exile and return, seen through the eyes of a young boy, taken into employment by an eminent marine biologist.
This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
Today Henri Poincare, the man who proved there are certain problems that mathematics will never be able to answer: a mathematical insight that gave rise to chaos theory.
After a promising start Bindi’s Beauty Box appears to be in danger of falling apart. Has Bindi taken on more than she can manage?
Tanika Gupta's drama series about an eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business.
Discoveries about his grandfather's past prompt memories for Alan Cumming.
Deeply moving memoir about the actor's relationship with his father and the mystery of his maternal grandfather.
Written and read by Alan Cumming.
Born in 1914, Robert Aickman was the son of architect William Arthur Aickman and worked briefly with his father, a notable eccentric. The younger Aickman was a man of diverse interests (co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association and chair of the London Opera Society included) and did not publish his first stories until 1951, in the collection We Are For The Dark. Half the stories in that collection were written by Aickman and half of them by Elizabeth Jane Howard, his lover at the time.
Aickman would go on to publish 48 “strange stories”, the term he would use for his own works.
Although the grandson of horror writer Richard Marsh, best known for his occult thriller, The Beetle (1897), Aickman never became a full-time writer, but his long-standing membership of the Society for Psychical Research and The Ghost Club is testament to his fascination with the occult, and his mystery stories constantly reshape time in unorthodox ways. Since his death in 1981, his reputation as a writer has grown.
An old model maker specialises in dioramas of disasters, but his timing causes concern...
Andrew Sachs recalls life as a German refugee and his varied acting career, including his role as Spanish waiter Manuel in BBC TV’s Fawlty Towers.
Series showcasing the reminisces of celebrated raconteurs before a live audience.
In today’s 360-degree media world outlandish opinions gain more digital traction than measured tones, and it seems we have lost the art of respectful, nuanced debate. So, here on BBC Radio 4 Extra, we thought we’d have a go at that, as it looks like it’s really easy and cheap, and loads of fun. We’ll be taking some of the most difficult issues we face as a society today, and, rather than trying to find common ground over them and some kind of sense of reconciliation, it’s going to end in bloodied noses and tearful recriminations. Immoderated by the morally reprehensible Jake Yapp, the issues are grappled with by the comedian and feminist (not necessarily in that order), Jessica Fostekew and the comedian and contrarian (definitely not in that order), Jon Holmes.
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a case of treason back in 1945 - a powerful mix of theft, illegality, murder, murder and a bit more murder...
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Boswell attempts to write a biography of Karl Marx, but before he can start must help Marx pen his meisterwerk Das Kapital.
Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell become a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson.
James Boswell ..... Miles Jupp
Karl Marx ..... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Radical comic Mark Steele re-assesses the historical forces and key players in the Russian Revolution.
A series of lectures on the theme of revolution, Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.
THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 2019
THU 00:00 Short Works (m0007rfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 JC Wilsher - Microcosm (b09c745f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 That Reminds Me (b019ch6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Book at Beachtime (b012b1yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Slow Coach (b0383k2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Romesh Gunesekera - Reef (m0007rfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 A Brief History of Mathematics (b00ss1j2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b0680g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b04p86zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007rf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Rest is History (b04v2ssq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3l9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The World As We Know It (b00fj2bt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Gaby's Talking Pictures (m0007kzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Book at Beachtime (b012b96v)
Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back
Episode 4
Ellie and Zack grow closer and Tony is over the moon when Martha finally agrees to see him again.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Read by Alex Tregear
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
THU 06:30 The Slow Coach (m0007rnq)
Episode 2
Liz Barclay follows three busy people as they continue an experiment to slow down their lives. Their 'slow coach' is Carl Honoré, spokesperson for a growing 'Slow Movement'. He argues that the 'virus of hurry' has infected every corner of our lives. 'Slow' has become a dirty word - a byword for lazy and unproductive. But can we actually be more productive, as well as happier and healthier, if we connect with our 'inner tortoise'?
Three volunteers put Carl's theories to the test by following his advice over the course of a month.
In programme 1, Carl gave them each a bespoke recipe for slowing down, with tips to follow each day. Now, in programme 2, he asks them to step back from the daily grind to reflect on the bigger picture. What are the pressures keeping them speedy? Can they slow down in a way that will last?
Lizzie works part-time as a health visitor, and has three young children. She's found it challenging to put Carl's suggestions into practice. She visits a conference on families and relationships to ask if it's inevitable that life as a working parent is a constant race against the clock.
Steve runs a business, and is overwhelmed by his workload. He's been following Carl's tips on switching off technology and reducing distraction. Now he tries the practice of mindfulness to develop his focus and find a sense of calm.
Scott is on jobseeker's allowance but lives a hectic life running local activities like a Carnival. He's been learning to say 'no', and pace himself instead of panicking. Now he wants to find out if slowing down can help him to take control of his life and its direction.
Liz follows their successes and struggles, and asks if it's really possible to slow down in a fast-forward world.
Producer: Tessa Watt
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
THU 07:00 Double Science (b0133g6w)
Real Ale
A real ale home brewing competition turns incompetent teachers Kenneth and Colin into bitter rivals. The turmoil continues at the Sixth Form College.
Written by and starring Ben Willbond and Justin Edwards.
With Rebecca Front, Raza Jaffrey, Gus Brown and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.
THU 07:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k03f)
Series 1
Death
Death comes to us all, but for the rock star; it can be the start of a whole new career.
Mitch Benn sets out on a musical journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music.
With Robert Ince, Alfie Joey, Tash Baylis and Kirsty Newton
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.
THU 08:00 Brothers in Law (b0552vxc)
Series 1
Separation Order
Can Roger overcome a conflict of interests when his girlfriend asks for legal advice?
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Richard Waring as Henry Blagrove, Ann Davies as Sally Mannering and James Beck as Fred Tanner.
With guest stars Liz Fraser as Mrs Trench and Frank Thornton as The Magistrate
Adapted for radio by Richard Waring from the BBC TV scripts.
Restored from BBC Transcription Service tapes - originally edited for sale abroad.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Produced by David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1970.
THU 08:30 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
The Last Smoking Seagoon
Ned is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan. From January 1960.
THU 09:00 The Motion Show (m0007rns)
Series 5
Episode 4
From the wonder of umbrellas to banning children in pubs
Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show.
With Gyles Brandreth, Boothby Graffoe, Hugh Dennis and Lauren Laverne.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
THU 09:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! (b0075887)
Episode 5
Unretirable special agent Dick Bartno and his son Richard are having no trouble speaking their minds. Which inevitably gets them both into trouble.
Richard Barton ...... Robert Bathurst
Old Dick Barton ...... Moray Watson
Jock ...... Iain Cuthbertson
Young Dick Barton ...... Julian Dutton
Sally Phillips ...... Matilda Ziegler
Other parts played by Fiona Allen and Roger Blake.
In 1946, Edward J Mason wrote the first episode of Dick Barton - Special Agent. The BBC Light Programme's hugely popular serial followed the adventures of the ex-Commando and his mates Jock Anderson and Snowy White. Despite facing a series of never-ending cliff-hangers at the hands of dastardly villains, our hero always triumphed. "With one bound Dick was free!".
Half a century later, Edward J's son Lol created Richard Barton, son of Dick, in an affectionate homage to one of BBC Radio's most enduring heroes.
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 10:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007rnv)
Episode 2 Wild Music
The iron furnaces in Moonlea are about to be closed, and trouble is brewing, but Leigh cannot persuade John Simon to leave.
Gywn Thomas's 1949 novel dramatised by Alan Plater.
Leigh ... Ian Hughes
John Simon .... Patrick Brennan
Katherine ... Manon Edwards
Helen ..... Melanie Walters
Bannion ....Rhodri Hugh
Lemuel ... Ray Llewellyn
Jefferies .... Laurence Allan
Isabella .... Helen Gwyn
Jabez ... Hubert Rees
Felix ... Kieron Self
Rev Bowen ...Dillwyn Owen
Lord Plimmon ... Ric Jerrom
Music by Ruth Wall
Harp ... Ruth Wall
Violin ... Alison Frances
Director: Alison Hindell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
THU 11:00 A Pocketful of Rye (b061pvbf)
Hollywood and Rye
The first in a series of three stories set in and around Rye in East Sussex.
Dot Buckle, proprietress of The Whistling Kettle, has heard a rumour that a film star is in town and rushes to The Mermaid Inn to see if it's true.
When she arrives, not only does she have the fortune of spotting Charlie Chaplin alongside two other famous actors from Hollywood, but has an even greater surprise in store for her in the shape of a blast from the past.
Written by Kellie Jackson and read by Serena Evans, this story is loosely based on Charlie Chaplin's visit to Rye.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
THU 11:15 Stephen Mollett - The Visitors' Book (m0007rnx)
When two workmates take a holiday cottage together in St Ives, one seems to attract men like bees to a honeypot whilst the other finds her own form of seaside romance in the pages of the visitors' book.
Written by Stephen Mollett.
Siobhan Stamp …. Izzy
Gemma Saunders …. Gina
Alastair Danson …. Silas
Kenny Blyth …. Brian/Bruce/Dave
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 12:00 Brothers in Law (b0552vxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Book at Beachtime (b012b96v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Slow Coach (m0007rnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Romesh Gunesekera - Reef (m0007rnz)
Episode 4
As Miss Nili's household influence grows, Triton notices changes in Mr Delgado.
Read by Shiv Grewal.
Romesh Gunesekera's first novel reveals a world of love and illusion, dreams of exile and return, seen through the eyes of a young boy, taken into employment by an eminent marine biologist.
Abridged by Brian Miller.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
THU 14:15 A Brief History of Mathematics (b00ss1j4)
Hardy and Ramanujan
This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
Today, G.H.Hardy, the mathematician who insisted he had never done anything useful. And yet his work on the "diabolical malice" inherent in prime numbers inspired the millions of codes that now help to keep the internet safe.
Producer: Anna Buckley
From 2010.
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b0680lpk)
Bindi Business: Series 1
Episode 4
Now that Bindi's Beauty Box has hit some problems, Bindi desperately needs inspiration and guidance.
Tanika Gupta's drama series about a mobile beauty business.
BINDI.....Meera Syal
RAJ.....Chris Nayak
HEMA.....Rina Fatania
DWAYNE....Andonis Anthony
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b04pbq9n)
Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir
A Truth
Alan Cumming faces a reckoning.
Deeply moving memoir about the actor's relationship with his father and the mystery of his maternal grandfather.
Written and read by Alan Cumming.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 15:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007rnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The Motion Show (m0007rns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! (b0075887)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Double Science (b0133g6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k03f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Short Works (m0007rp1)
Robert Aickman Stories
The Coffin House
Jessica and Bunty, land army women, take refuge in a small wooden cabin. Or so they think.
Born in 1914, Robert Aickman was the son of architect William Arthur Aickman and worked briefly with his father, a notable eccentric. The younger Aickman was a man of diverse interests (co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association and chair of the London Opera Society included) and did not publish his first stories until 1951, in the collection We Are For The Dark. Half the stories in that collection were written by Aickman and half of them by Elizabeth Jane Howard, his lover at the time.
Aickman would go on to publish 48 “strange stories”, the term he would use for his own works.
Although the grandson of horror writer Richard Marsh, best known for his occult thriller, The Beetle (1897), Aickman never became a full-time writer, but his long-standing membership of the Society for Psychical Research and The Ghost Club is testament to his fascination with the occult, and his mystery stories constantly reshape time in unorthodox ways. Since his death in 1981, his reputation as a writer has grown.
Reader: Tim McInnerny
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Extra
THU 18:15 AM Burrage - The Waxwork (m0007rp3)
In search of a story, a journalist spends the night in the Murderers’ Den at the waxwork museum.
William Bedle …. Raymond Hewson
Valentine Dyall …. Dr Bourdette
Donald McKillop …. News Editor
James Thomason …. Museum Manager
George Merritt …. Wilkins
Leslie Perrins …. Inspector
Written by AM Burrage.
Adapted for radio by Michael and Mollie Hardwick.
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in 1963.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b01sm714)
Series 30
Florence Nightingale
Dr Lucy Worsley chooses a figure as familiar as she is unknown, the great champion of Victorian nursing, Florence Nightingale. Known as 'the Lady with the Lamp' for her work in the Crimea.
Born in 1820 into an upper middle class family, Florence experienced early life as a bird in a gilded cage and suffered frequent 'nervous collapse'. Prodigiously intelligent, she was also deeply religious, and at 16 declared she had heard the voice of God, calling her to nursing. By her thirties, and despite opposition from her family, Florence had succeeded in training as a nurse. She was working in a Harley Street establishment for the care of gentlewomen when Britain and France joined Turkish forces against the Russians in the Crimea. As reports came in of the men's suffering, she became convinced of her ability to help.
Commissioned by the War Office, Florence set sail for the Crimea in 1854, and her work there quickly became well known. Walking the corridors with her lamp, she was adored by the men for her determination to spare them the diseases like cholera and typhus that were decimating their numbers. But she was as steely as she was compassionate, and ran her troop of nurses with a military discipline. In Britain her reputation grew.
By the time of her return two years later, Florence was a reluctant celebrity, frail and ill. While her mother and sister basked in her glory, Florence retreated from the limelight, and for some years was bed-bound. It's now believed she had brucellosis, an illness contracted through infected milk, which leads to depression and severe pain. Yet this did not stop her engagement with medicine, and even from her bed she was instrumental in changing the way that healthcare was implemented both in the Army, and in society at large. Statistics was key to this, and a passion for Florence, who saw in the gathering of data, the evidence of God's patterns at work. She also famously established a school for nursing, and professionalised nursing work.
Dr Lucy Worsley, television historian, writer and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after buildings including Hampton Court and the Tower of London, joins Matthew Parris to discuss the complex background of 'the Lady with the Lamp'. And biographer Mark Bostridge explains why Nightingale has a right to be regarded as a great genius of the Victorian age.
Producer: Lizz Pearson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
THU 19:00 Brothers in Law (b0552vxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Book at Beachtime (b012b96v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Slow Coach (m0007rnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 A Pocketful of Rye (b061pvbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Stephen Mollett - The Visitors' Book (m0007rnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award (m0007kz4)
2019
2019 Final
Host Mark Watson will be joined by an expert panel of judges comprised of stalwarts of the comedy world, including Zoe Lyons, Nina Conti, Simon Evans and Sioned Wiliam, Commissioning Editor for Comedy on Radio 4, as five of the UK's most exciting new comedy acts compete for the coveted title.
The winner of this year's competition will take home £1000 and a 15-minute script commission from BBC Studios. Past winners and finalists of the BBC New Comedy Award include Alan Carr, Peter Kay, Lee Mack, Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Joe Lycett, Josie Long, and Lost Voice Guy.
This year's finalists: Mo Omar, Janine Harouni, Josh Jones, Donald Alexander and Hannah Platt.
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 22:30 BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award (m0007kvb)
2019
2019 Final Results
The results of the BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award 2019 final, live from Edinburgh.
Host Mark Watson will be joined by an expert panel of judges comprised of stalwarts of the comedy world, including Sioned Wiliam, Commissioning Editor for Comedy on Radio 4, who will announce the winner of the coveted title.
Who will follow in the footsteps of recent winners Angela Barnes, Lost Voice Guy and Stephen Buchanan?
Featuring guest sets from musical duo Flo and Joan and last years winner Stephen Buchanan.
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0007yyv)
Tom Neenan 2/2
From
10pm - midnight, 7 days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Jon Holmes chats to the comedy writer and performer Tom Neenan.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k425)
Series 2
The Dig
Discover the results of a 'live' archaeology dig and visit a very liberal safari park.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
THU 23:30 The In Crowd (b00snrxg)
Series 3
Episode 5
How to obtain a privatised name, how to use advertising slogans as part of everyday speech, and the darkest secrets behind those people walking the beach with a metal detector...
A final dose of advice in the sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.
With Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
Producer: Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019
FRI 00:00 Short Works (m0007rp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 AM Burrage - The Waxwork (m0007rp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b01sm714)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Book at Beachtime (b012b96v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Slow Coach (m0007rnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Romesh Gunesekera - Reef (m0007rnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 A Brief History of Mathematics (b00ss1j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b0680lpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b04pbq9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007rnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Motion Show (m0007rns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Richard Barton: General Practitioner! (b0075887)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Double Science (b0133g6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k03f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Book at Beachtime (b012bs1w)
Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back
Episode 5
While Ellie is uncertain about her own love life, she helps to bring another couple back together.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Concluded by Alex Tregear
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
FRI 06:30 The Last Of The Hardy Players (b00vrxjx)
President of the Hardy Society Julian Fellowes tells the extraordinary story of The Hardy Players, an amateur theatre group inspired and supported by Thomas Hardy. He meets original cast member Norrie Woodhall, who recalls rehearsals at Hardy's home at Max Gate, near Dorchester.
Hardy's celebrity status drew the attention of London critics, who thronged to Dorchester to see and review the Players' performances for the national newspapers. Hardy invited the drama critic of The Times, Harold Child, to stay with him and was rewarded by a whole column for the review and a leading article on the players. Hardy later wrote to Child suggesting that "the special attributes of the production were that the great grandparents of the actors were the real actors in the scenes depicted... they all know the events traditionally and of course are themselves continuators of the dialect, humours etc of the personages.."
There are many comical anecdotes about the members of the group and their performances which could come directly off the pages of 'Under the Greenwood Tree' or 'The Trumpet Major'. In 1909, the Hardy Players staged 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. Hardy insisted the sheep shearing scene was done properly so the director employed a professional sheep shearer to do the job on stage. The man was offered beer as payment - as he clipped the sheep he kissed and sang to them, drowning out the words of the actors, much to the amusement of the audience. For 'The Three Fiddlers' a local fiddle player was engaged to play for a scene. Harry Bailey (the fiddler) got so carried away it proved difficult to get him off stage when the scene ended.
The programme also reveals telling biographical detail about Hardy himself. First readings would often take place at Max Gate, in the presence of Hardy's guests - James Barrie, Sir Henry Newbolt and TE Lawrence among them. In 1910 Hardy supplied music for 'The Mellstock Choir' and at one rehearsal seized Mrs Emma Tilley as his partner to demonstrate a country dance he remembered from his youth. In 1913 Gertrude Bugler (sister of Norrie Woodhall) made her first appearance - an exceptional talent whom The Daily Mirror compared to Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt. Hardy was said to be infatuated with the beautiful Gertrude - an assertion Norrie denies, although she recalls the 'insane jealousy' of Hardy's wife, Florence. When Gertrude married a cousin in 1921, her acting career was interrupted by inconvenient (from the Players' point of view) pregnancies, but she was later able to play Tess (a pre-condition of Hardy allowing permission) and went on to a season on the London stage.
Hardy presented the Players with an original verse play called 'The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall' in 1923. Such was the national interest in this play that the BBC (only a year old) broadcast it 'radiated from the Bournemouth station only.' But Hardy refused permission for London productions of his plays, perhaps protective of the special local qualities of the Hardy Players.
The New Hardy Players were formed in 2005, with original Player Norrie Woodhall as President. Norrie was cast by Hardy himself as Tess' sister, Liza Lu, in the stage version of his novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. She recalls how Hardy added some lines to her role at the read-through. Norrie still performs occasionally with the Players, at the age of 104.
A fascinating and entertaining story, beautifully told by Julian Fellowes, brings new insight to the Hardy story.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
FRI 07:00 Secrets and Lattes (b0639gxs)
Series 2
Burns and a' that
It's January and time to beat the post-festive blues at Cafe Culture in Edinburgh's leafy Bruntsfield.
Trisha is on a single-minded start-of-the-year health kick while trying to get over yet another breakup with her long-distance lover Richard, and her sister Clare is desperate for a business project to get over her crush on sexually-ambivalent chef Callum.
Trisha and Clare find they have distinctly different ideas about hosting a Burns Supper, trainee chef and recovering kleptomaniac Lizzie makes a new friend, and everybody parties in true Rabbie Burns' spirit until an unexpected guest makes for a dramatic turn of events.
Series two of Hilary Lyon's caffeine-fuelled sitcom
Trisha ...... Hilary Maclean
Clare ...... Hilary Lyon
Lizzie ...... Pearl Appleby
Calum ...... Derek Riddell
Richard ...... Roger May
Minty ...... June Watson
Max ...... Scott Hoatson
Director: Marilyn Imrie
Producers: Gordon Kennedy and Moray Hunter
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
FRI 07:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08492g1)
Series 1
Stuffed Eggs
Katharine Whitehorn's cult cookery classic is the inspiration for Sue Teddern's new comedy drama, set in 1964, starring Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel.
In this episode, Trisha tries to impress new friend Jill with some stuffed eggs.
Trisha.....Beattie Edmondson
Deepak.....Nikesh Patel
Tony.....John Dougall
Jill.....Natasha Cowley
Keith.....Finlay Robertson
The Hunk.....Luke MacGregor
Male Guest.....Gavi Singh Chera
Female Guest.....Catriona McFarlane
Katharine Whitehorn.....Karen Bartke
Directed by Emma Harding
FRI 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
Series 2
This is Your Life the Burkiss Way
Eamonn Andrews' famous Big Red Book spells surprises.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living. Radio's Amazing Revelation Course in which the programme's subject is ............. (We can't tell you yet, because it's a secret)
Do you remember these voices from Jo Kendall. Nigel Rees Chris Emmett and Fred Harris?
And who wrote these words? (Here's a clue - Andrew Marshall and David Renwick)
And whose name is in producer Simon Brett’s little black book this week?
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn1s)
Series 5
Come Dancing
Albert sets out to help son Harold to conquer his fear of ballroom dancing.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Clifford Norgate as the Milkman.
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.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1974.
FRI 09:00 Who Goes There? (b00766rs)
Series 5
Episode 4
Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyles Brandreth and Antonia Fraser. From March 2002.
FRI 09:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k0j8)
Episode 6
Back in London after his first trip to Paris, Mr Finchley upstages a ham and demands a decision - and Robert goes home.
Richard Griffiths is the shy solicitor's clerk, Edgar Finchley.
Robert Gillespie ...... James Cohen
Mrs Crantell ...... Anna Cropper
Marie Peters ...... Serena Evans
Mr Barker ...... John Bird
Mr Sprake ...... James Grout
Mr Hammerton ...... Nicky Henson
Esmond Lockwood ...... Edward de Souza
Perkins ...... Richard Ridings
Lanky ...... Harris Alex Arkell
Narrated by James Villiers.
Written by Victor Canning and adapted for radio by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1994.
FRI 10:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007s2w)
Episode 3 The Verdict
The iron workers' uprising is defeated and Leigh has become an accessory to murder.
Conclusion of Gywn Thomas's novel dramatised by Alan Plater.
Leigh ... Ian Hughes
John Simon .... Patrick Brennan
Katherine ... Manon Edwards
Helen ..... Melanie Walters
Jefferies .... Laurence Allan
Clark ... Gerald James
Longridge ... Sion Probert
Parr ... Ian Rowlands
Jabez ... Hubert Rees
Penbury .... Bill Stewart
Lemuel ... Ray Llewellyn
Lord Plimmon ... Ric Jerrom
Music by Ruth Wall
Harp ... Ruth Wall
Director: Alison Hindell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0007s2y)
Bank Holiday Fiesta!
A selection of BBC Sounds podcasters recommend their favourite listens. Including Brexicast's Chris Mason, Fortunately's Fi & Jane and NB's Caitlin Benedict.
FRI 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
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08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn1s)
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08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Book at Beachtime (b012bs1w)
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06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Last Of The Hardy Players (b00vrxjx)
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06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Romesh Gunesekera - Reef (m0007s30)
Episode 5
Triton greets a new era as Miss Nili moves in with Mr Salgado.
Read by Shiv Grewal.
Romesh Gunesekera's first novel reveals a world of love and illusion, dreams of exile and return, seen through the eyes of a young boy, taken into employment by an eminent marine biologist.
Abridged by Brian Miller.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 14:15 A Brief History of Mathematics (b00stcgv)
Nicolas Bourbaki
This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science.
Today, the mathematician that never was, Nicolas Bourbaki. A group of French mathematicians, working between the two world wars and writing under the pseudonym Nicolas Bourbaki transformed their discipline and paved the way for several mathematical breakthroughs in the 21st century.
Producer: Anna Buckley
From 2010.
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b06810pn)
Bindi Business: Series 1
Episode 5
With her family’s help, can Bindi overcome her business obstacles and lead Bindi's Beauty Box to success?
Tanika Gupta's drama about an 'olderpreneur' who sets up a mobile beauty business.
BINDI.....Meera Syal
RAJ.....Chris Nayak
ANU.....Krupa Pattani
UNCLE BASH....Vincent Ebrahim
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b04pc6kw)
Alan Cumming - Not My Father's Son: A Family Memoir
Wrapping Up
Alan Cumming is wrapping up as he concludes his moving memoir about his relationship with his father and a family mystery.
Written and read by Alan Cumming.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
FRI 15:00 Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee (m0007s2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Who Goes There? (b00766rs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k0j8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Secrets and Lattes (b0639gxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08492g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Short Works (m0007s32)
Robert Aickman Stories
Just A Song At Twilight
All their London friends said Lydia and Timo were mad. But when the dream takes hold...
Born in 1914, Robert Aickman was the son of architect William Arthur Aickman and worked briefly with his father, a notable eccentric. The younger Aickman was a man of diverse interests (co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association and chair of the London Opera Society included) and did not publish his first stories until 1951, in the collection We Are For The Dark. Half the stories in that collection were written by Aickman and half of them by Elizabeth Jane Howard, his lover at the time.
Aickman would go on to publish 48 “strange stories”, the term he would use for his own works.
Although the grandson of horror writer Richard Marsh, best known for his occult thriller, The Beetle (1897), Aickman never became a full-time writer, but his long-standing membership of the Society for Psychical Research and The Ghost Club is testament to his fascination with the occult, and his mystery stories constantly reshape time in unorthodox ways. Since his death in 1981, his reputation as a writer has grown.
Reader: Tim McInnerny
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 Extra
FRI 18:15 Julia Jones - Over and Done With (m0007s34)
Having learned that her father is gravely ill, Sybil heads to the family home for the first time in ages.
Carole Hayman …. Sybil
Jack Watson …. Father
Christian Rodska …. Mr Lumkin
Julia Jones …. Mrs Worksop
Written by Julia Jones.
Producer: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (b0076kl4)
Alter Egos
Matthew Parris welcomes three guests. Or is it more? John Fortune, Martin Newell and Pauline Black explore identity. From March 2004.
FRI 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Book at Beachtime (b012bs1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Last Of The Hardy Players (b00vrxjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m0007s2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08492g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 4 Extra Stands Up (m0007s36)
At the Fringe 2019
Episode 2
A huge night of comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe 2019. Household names and the hottest rising stars stand shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a late night sold out audience.
For the sixth year, 4 Extra Stands Up at the Fringe is one of the most anticipated shows at the Fringe by the audience and comedians alike. The diverse line-up will surprise, excite and maybe even shock you, giving a taste of the melting pot of the Fringe.
A Dabster product for BBC Radio 4 Extra
FRI 23:30 Elvis McGonagall Takes a Look on the Bright Side (b069xb3t)
Series 2
Inspector Norse
Elvis is struggling miserably to keep warm and fed in his bleak northern caravan site. Susan, however, is enthralled by boxed sets of Scandinavian thrillers and revels in the frozen, atmospheric wastes. When Elvis's dog Trouble mysteriously disappears, the two don sweaters and decide to investigate.
Elvis McGonagall's daft comic world of poems, mad sketches, satire and facetious remarks broadcast from his home in the Graceland Caravan Park just outside Dundee.
Elvis McGonagall........................Richard Smith
Narrator....................................Clarke Peters
Susan the Postie........................Susan Morrison
Everyone else.........Lewis McLeod and Helen Braunholz-Smith
Written by Elvis McGonagall with Richard Smith, Helen Braunholz-Smith and Frank Stirling.
Producer: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2015.
FRI 23:45 The Celebrity Voicemail Show (b06gs5yr)
Series 1
Barack Obama
Kayvan Novak imagines what it might be like to hear the answerphone messages of the rich and famous.
This time, we listen into the voicemail of US President, Barack Obama.
An entirely fictitious comedy show written, improvised and starring Kayvan Novak.
Producer: Matt Stronge
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.
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
14:30 MON (b067w2dz)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 TUE (b067w2dz)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 TUE (b067x14z)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 WED (b067x14z)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 WED (b0680g6f)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 THU (b0680g6f)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 THU (b0680lpk)
15 Minute Drama
02:30 FRI (b0680lpk)
15 Minute Drama
14:30 FRI (b06810pn)
4 Extra Stands Up
22:30 FRI (m0007s36)
A Brief History of Mathematics
02:15 SAT (b00ss0lf)
A Brief History of Mathematics
14:15 MON (b00ss1jg)
A Brief History of Mathematics
02:15 TUE (b00ss1jg)
A Brief History of Mathematics
14:15 TUE (b00ss1j0)
A Brief History of Mathematics
02:15 WED (b00ss1j0)
A Brief History of Mathematics
14:15 WED (b00ss1j2)
A Brief History of Mathematics
02:15 THU (b00ss1j2)
A Brief History of Mathematics
14:15 THU (b00ss1j4)
A Brief History of Mathematics
02:15 FRI (b00ss1j4)
A Brief History of Mathematics
14:15 FRI (b00stcgv)
A Good Read
18:30 MON (b00cqhmd)
A Good Read
00:30 TUE (b00cqhmd)
A Pocketful of Rye
11:00 THU (b061pvbf)
A Pocketful of Rye
21:00 THU (b061pvbf)
A Very Private Man
08:00 MON (b09k9kp0)
A Very Private Man
12:00 MON (b09k9kp0)
A Very Private Man
19:00 MON (b09k9kp0)
A Whole 'Nother Story
07:00 MON (b0076b38)
A Whole 'Nother Story
17:00 MON (b0076b38)
A Whole 'Nother Story
05:00 TUE (b0076b38)
AM Burrage - The Waxwork
18:15 THU (m0007rp3)
AM Burrage - The Waxwork
00:15 FRI (m0007rp3)
Act Your Age
16:00 TUE (b00pxn13)
Act Your Age
04:00 WED (b00pxn13)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
18:00 SAT (m0007r23)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:00 SUN (m0007r23)
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers
07:30 TUE (m0007kjx)
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers
17:30 TUE (m0007kjx)
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers
22:00 TUE (m0007kjx)
Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers
05:30 WED (m0007kjx)
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award
22:00 THU (m0007kz4)
BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award
22:30 THU (m0007kvb)
Beryl Reid in Conversation
15:45 SUN (m0007r4b)
Beryl Reid in Conversation
03:45 MON (m0007r4b)
Betsy and Napoleon (Omnibus)
06:00 SUN (m0007r3z)
Betsy and Napoleon (Omnibus)
13:00 SUN (m0007r3z)
Betsy and Napoleon (Omnibus)
01:00 MON (m0007r3z)
Betsy and Napoleon
02:30 SAT (m0007l5v)
Beyond Our Ken
08:30 TUE (b00vfjff)
Beyond Our Ken
12:30 TUE (b00vfjff)
Beyond Our Ken
19:30 TUE (b00vfjff)
Book at Beachtime
01:00 SAT (b012216d)
Book at Beachtime
06:00 MON (b0129d64)
Book at Beachtime
13:00 MON (b0129d64)
Book at Beachtime
20:00 MON (b0129d64)
Book at Beachtime
01:00 TUE (b0129d64)
Book at Beachtime
06:00 TUE (b012pcbb)
Book at Beachtime
13:00 TUE (b012pcbb)
Book at Beachtime
20:00 TUE (b012pcbb)
Book at Beachtime
01:00 WED (b012pcbb)
Book at Beachtime
06:00 WED (b012b1yz)
Book at Beachtime
13:00 WED (b012b1yz)
Book at Beachtime
20:00 WED (b012b1yz)
Book at Beachtime
01:00 THU (b012b1yz)
Book at Beachtime
06:00 THU (b012b96v)
Book at Beachtime
13:00 THU (b012b96v)
Book at Beachtime
20:00 THU (b012b96v)
Book at Beachtime
01:00 FRI (b012b96v)
Book at Beachtime
06:00 FRI (b012bs1w)
Book at Beachtime
13:00 FRI (b012bs1w)
Book at Beachtime
20:00 FRI (b012bs1w)
Book at Bedtime
02:00 SAT (b05xqg4t)
Book of the Week
02:45 SAT (b04p2gvb)
Book of the Week
14:45 MON (b04p604m)
Book of the Week
02:45 TUE (b04p604m)
Book of the Week
14:45 TUE (b04p7zxy)
Book of the Week
02:45 WED (b04p7zxy)
Book of the Week
14:45 WED (b04p86zj)
Book of the Week
02:45 THU (b04p86zj)
Book of the Week
14:45 THU (b04pbq9n)
Book of the Week
02:45 FRI (b04pbq9n)
Book of the Week
14:45 FRI (b04pc6kw)
Boswell's Lives
23:00 WED (b074wb57)
Brothers in Law
08:00 THU (b0552vxc)
Brothers in Law
12:00 THU (b0552vxc)
Brothers in Law
19:00 THU (b0552vxc)
Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller
23:30 MON (b00911f4)
Clare in the Community
22:30 MON (b00j0h07)
Comedy Club Extra
22:30 SUN (m0007r4j)
Comedy Club Extra
22:30 WED (m0007rfh)
Cooking in a Bedsitter
05:30 SAT (b083mrvf)
Cooking in a Bedsitter
07:30 FRI (b08492g1)
Cooking in a Bedsitter
17:30 FRI (b08492g1)
Cooking in a Bedsitter
22:00 FRI (b08492g1)
Creme de la Crime
22:45 WED (b0084ssn)
Dad Made Me Laugh
18:30 TUE (b00d7h6q)
Dad Made Me Laugh
00:30 WED (b00d7h6q)
Dad's Army
08:30 MON (b007tbwz)
Dad's Army
12:30 MON (b007tbwz)
Dad's Army
19:30 MON (b007tbwz)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
08:50 SAT (b00m74rt)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
15:50 SAT (b00m74rt)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
03:50 SUN (b00m74rt)
David Goodland - The Voice of Angels
16:00 SUN (m0007r4d)
David Goodland - The Voice of Angels
04:00 MON (m0007r4d)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:15 SUN (b038xpm5)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:15 SUN (b038xpm5)
Doctor at Large
08:30 WED (b00bb9m8)
Doctor at Large
12:30 WED (b00bb9m8)
Doctor at Large
19:30 WED (b00bb9m8)
Double Science
07:00 THU (b0133g6w)
Double Science
17:00 THU (b0133g6w)
Double Science
05:00 FRI (b0133g6w)
Elvis McGonagall Takes a Look on the Bright Side
23:30 FRI (b069xb3t)
Funny From the Fringe
22:30 SAT (m0007r25)
Gaby's Talking Pictures
07:30 WED (m0007kzr)
Gaby's Talking Pictures
17:30 WED (m0007kzr)
Gaby's Talking Pictures
22:00 WED (m0007kzr)
Gaby's Talking Pictures
05:30 THU (m0007kzr)
Great Lives
18:30 THU (b01sm714)
Great Lives
00:30 FRI (b01sm714)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
10:00 WED (m0007rf4)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
15:00 WED (m0007rf4)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
03:00 THU (m0007rf4)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
10:00 THU (m0007rnv)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
15:00 THU (m0007rnv)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
03:00 FRI (m0007rnv)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
10:00 FRI (m0007s2w)
Gwyn Thomas - All Things Betray Thee
15:00 FRI (m0007s2w)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b00dyp5l)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b00dyp5l)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b00dyp5l)
Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)
14:30 SUN (b07qg60h)
Hilary Mantel - Eight Months on Ghazzah Street (Omnibus)
02:30 MON (b07qg60h)
Inheritance Tracks
14:10 SAT (m0007r20)
Inheritance Tracks
02:10 SUN (m0007r20)
Inheritance Tracks
11:50 MON (b08dwwvg)
Inheritance Tracks
21:50 MON (b08dwwvg)
Isy Suttie's Guide to the Family
11:00 WED (m0007rf7)
Isy Suttie's Guide to the Family
21:00 WED (m0007rf7)
It's Jocelyn
22:00 SAT (b06snvwk)
It's a Fair Cop
07:30 SUN (b05zld8g)
It's a Fair Cop
17:30 SUN (b05zld8g)
It's a Fair Cop
22:00 SUN (b05zld8g)
It's a Fair Cop
05:30 MON (b05zld8g)
Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle
22:45 SUN (b00ctkty)
JC Wilsher - Microcosm
18:15 WED (b09c745f)
JC Wilsher - Microcosm
00:15 THU (b09c745f)
James Follett - The Bionic Blob
18:15 MON (b0153tq1)
James Follett - The Bionic Blob
00:15 TUE (b0153tq1)
James Follett - The Man Who Invented Yesterday
18:15 TUE (m0007rbp)
James Follett - The Man Who Invented Yesterday
00:15 WED (m0007rbp)
John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen
18:00 SUN (b007k3xm)
John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen
00:00 MON (b007k3xm)
Julia Jones - Over and Done With
18:15 FRI (m0007s34)
Just a Minute
07:30 MON (m0007k6x)
Just a Minute
17:30 MON (m0007k6x)
Just a Minute
22:00 MON (m0007k6x)
Just a Minute
05:30 TUE (m0007k6x)
Kate Brannigan - Clean Break
10:00 MON (b0089bqv)
Kate Brannigan - Clean Break
15:00 MON (b0089bqv)
Kate Brannigan - Clean Break
03:00 TUE (b0089bqv)
Kate Brannigan - The Right Chemistry
10:00 TUE (b007jlm5)
Kate Brannigan - The Right Chemistry
15:00 TUE (b007jlm5)
Kate Brannigan - The Right Chemistry
03:00 WED (b007jlm5)
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking
23:30 SUN (b007731j)
Listen to Les
08:00 TUE (b007w2n4)
Listen to Les
12:00 TUE (b007w2n4)
Listen to Les
19:00 TUE (b007w2n4)
Living with the Enemy
07:00 TUE (b00771qx)
Living with the Enemy
17:00 TUE (b00771qx)
Living with the Enemy
05:00 WED (b00771qx)
Lobby Land
23:00 MON (m0007l40)
Lobby Land
09:00 TUE (m0007l40)
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life
23:30 SAT (b04lq2lx)
Mavis Gallant Stories
07:15 SUN (m0007r41)
Mavis Gallant Stories
14:15 SUN (m0007r41)
Mavis Gallant Stories
02:15 MON (m0007r41)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
07:30 THU (b007k03f)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
17:30 THU (b007k03f)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
05:30 FRI (b007k03f)
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris
04:30 SAT (b007k087)
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris
09:30 FRI (b007k0j8)
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris
16:30 FRI (b007k0j8)
Mudlarking (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (m0007r46)
Mudlarking (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (m0007r46)
Nasty Women
09:00 SAT (b09ptz3w)
Nasty Women
19:00 SAT (b09ptz3w)
Off the Page
00:30 SAT (b0076kh3)
Off the Page
18:30 FRI (b0076kl4)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Songs of Lal Waterson
06:30 TUE (b00vrvqh)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Songs of Lal Waterson
13:30 TUE (b00vrvqh)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Songs of Lal Waterson
20:30 TUE (b00vrvqh)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Songs of Lal Waterson
01:30 WED (b00vrvqh)
Pacific Dreams
06:00 SAT (b01pknt0)
Pacific Dreams
16:00 SAT (b01pknt0)
Pacific Dreams
04:00 SUN (b01pknt0)
Pam Ayres' Open Road
14:15 SAT (b007kdf0)
Pam Ayres' Open Road
02:15 SUN (b007kdf0)
Peter Tinniswood - Tales from the Backbench
14:45 SAT (b00764zv)
Peter Tinniswood - Tales from the Backbench
02:45 SUN (b00764zv)
Planet B
00:00 SAT (b00j2j7k)
Podcast Radio Hour
11:00 FRI (m0007s2y)
Podcast Radio Hour
21:00 FRI (m0007s2y)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m0007r4g)
Poetry Extra
05:00 MON (m0007r4g)
Ray's a Laugh
08:30 SUN (m0007r44)
Ray's a Laugh
12:30 SUN (m0007r44)
Richard Barton: General Practitioner!
09:30 THU (b0075887)
Richard Barton: General Practitioner!
16:30 THU (b0075887)
Richard Barton: General Practitioner!
04:30 FRI (b0075887)
Richard Herring's Objective
23:00 SAT (b0174gl1)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
14:00 MON (m0007r7c)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
02:00 TUE (m0007r7c)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
14:00 TUE (m0007rbk)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
02:00 WED (m0007rbk)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
14:00 WED (m0007rfb)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
02:00 THU (m0007rfb)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
14:00 THU (m0007rnz)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
02:00 FRI (m0007rnz)
Romesh Gunesekera - Reef
14:00 FRI (m0007s30)
Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!
07:30 SAT (b017097w)
Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!
17:30 SAT (b017097w)
Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!
05:30 SUN (b017097w)
Saturday Drama
03:00 SAT (b007t4zn)
Secrets and Lattes
05:00 SAT (b062jsn9)
Secrets and Lattes
07:00 FRI (b0639gxs)
Secrets and Lattes
17:00 FRI (b0639gxs)
Short Works
18:00 MON (m0007r7g)
Short Works
00:00 TUE (m0007r7g)
Short Works
18:00 TUE (m0007rbm)
Short Works
00:00 WED (m0007rbm)
Short Works
18:00 WED (m0007rfd)
Short Works
00:00 THU (m0007rfd)
Short Works
18:00 THU (m0007rp1)
Short Works
00:00 FRI (m0007rp1)
Short Works
18:00 FRI (m0007s32)
Small Scenes
23:00 SUN (b0745q59)
Stephen Mollett - The Visitors' Book
11:15 THU (m0007rnx)
Stephen Mollett - The Visitors' Book
21:15 THU (m0007rnx)
Steptoe and Son
08:30 FRI (b007jn1s)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 FRI (b007jn1s)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 FRI (b007jn1s)
Stilgoe's Around
09:30 TUE (b007k3kj)
TED Radio Hour
11:00 MON (m0007r79)
TED Radio Hour
21:00 MON (m0007r79)
Telling Tales
11:00 TUE (m0007rbh)
Telling Tales
21:00 TUE (m0007rbh)
That Reminds Me
18:30 WED (b019ch6b)
That Reminds Me
00:30 THU (b019ch6b)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
09:30 WED (b007k3l9)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
16:30 WED (b007k3l9)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
04:30 THU (b007k3l9)
The Burkiss Way
08:00 FRI (b00jr7g0)
The Burkiss Way
12:00 FRI (b00jr7g0)
The Burkiss Way
19:00 FRI (b00jr7g0)
The Celebrity Voicemail Show
23:45 FRI (b06gs5yr)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 SAT (m0007xkz)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 TUE (m0007ywh)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (m0007yyv)
The Goon Show
08:30 THU (b007k0fk)
The Goon Show
12:30 THU (b007k0fk)
The Goon Show
19:30 THU (b007k0fk)
The Green Children of Woolpit
01:30 SAT (b00slvqh)
The In Crowd
23:30 THU (b00snrxg)
The Last Of The Hardy Players
06:30 FRI (b00vrxjx)
The Last Of The Hardy Players
13:30 FRI (b00vrxjx)
The Last Of The Hardy Players
20:30 FRI (b00vrxjx)
The Latvian Locum
13:00 SAT (m0007r1y)
The Latvian Locum
01:00 SUN (m0007r1y)
The Listening Project
10:10 SUN (b04vkm6w)
The Listening Project
21:10 SUN (b04vkm6w)
The Mark Steel Revolution
23:30 WED (b00ft5lb)
The Moth Radio Hour
11:00 SUN (m0007pyk)
The Moth Radio Hour
19:00 SUN (m0007pyk)
The Motion Show
09:00 THU (m0007rns)
The Motion Show
16:00 THU (m0007rns)
The Motion Show
04:00 FRI (m0007rns)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 THU (b007k425)
The Price of Fear
18:30 SUN (b007jmcf)
The Price of Fear
00:30 MON (b007jmcf)
The Rest is History
09:00 WED (b04v2ssq)
The Rest is History
16:00 WED (b04v2ssq)
The Rest is History
04:00 THU (b04v2ssq)
The Senses
12:30 SAT (b06zhjpj)
The Senses
09:30 MON (b0704zzg)
The Senses
16:30 MON (b0704zzg)
The Senses
04:30 TUE (b0704zzg)
The Sit Crom
16:30 TUE (b00m5qlg)
The Sit Crom
04:30 WED (b00m5qlg)
The Slow Coach
06:30 WED (b0383k2h)
The Slow Coach
13:30 WED (b0383k2h)
The Slow Coach
20:30 WED (b0383k2h)
The Slow Coach
01:30 THU (b0383k2h)
The Slow Coach
06:30 THU (m0007rnq)
The Slow Coach
13:30 THU (m0007rnq)
The Slow Coach
20:30 THU (m0007rnq)
The Slow Coach
01:30 FRI (m0007rnq)
The Unbelievable Truth
09:00 MON (b04xnd0c)
The Unbelievable Truth
16:00 MON (b04xnd0c)
The Unbelievable Truth
04:00 TUE (b04xnd0c)
The Walpole Chronicle
06:30 MON (b010t6gw)
The Walpole Chronicle
13:30 MON (b010t6gw)
The Walpole Chronicle
20:30 MON (b010t6gw)
The Walpole Chronicle
01:30 TUE (b010t6gw)
The World As We Know It
12:00 SAT (b00fd7zl)
The World As We Know It
07:00 WED (b00fj2bt)
The World As We Know It
17:00 WED (b00fj2bt)
The World As We Know It
05:00 THU (b00fj2bt)
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups
22:30 TUE (b04p85z2)
Vent
23:00 TUE (b00tr5rv)
Weak at the Top
23:30 TUE (b00tbb7d)
Whack-O!
08:00 SUN (b068j4q8)
Whack-O!
12:00 SUN (b068j4q8)
Who Goes There?
04:00 SAT (b00766w1)
Who Goes There?
09:00 FRI (b00766rs)
Who Goes There?
16:00 FRI (b00766rs)
World Book Club
08:00 SAT (m0007r1w)
World Book Club
15:00 SAT (m0007r1w)
World Book Club
03:00 SUN (m0007r1w)