SATURDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmtk)
Operation Luna

6. The Irresistible Force

Captain Jet Morgan decides to investigate the dark side of the moon, before the ship returns to Earth.

Starring Andrew Faulds and David Williams.

Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams

Other parts played by:

David Jacobs

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.

This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.


SAT 00:30 Sounds Natural (m00061ym)
Robert Dougall

BBC TV newsreader Robert Dougall shares his love of wildlife and conservation with Derek Jones.

He also reveals his favourite animals courtesy of sound tracks from the BBC archives - from the Go-Away Bird to the Hippopotamus.

One of the original team of in-vision BBC TV newsreaders, Robert Dougall presented bulletins for nearly 20 years.

He died aged 86 in 1999.

Produced by John Burton for BBC Bristol.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1971.


SAT 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
The Murder at the Vicarage

Episode 5

Amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the murderer's identity - along with a few other surprises.

Starring June Whitfield.

Agatha Christie's whodunit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett …. Richard Todd
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler …. Tina Gray
Constable …. Dominic Letts

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.


SAT 01:30 The Rivals (b016x22y)
Series 1

4. Loveday Brooke: The Mystery of Redstone Manor

Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Now he's trying to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.

He concludes with a nail-biting adventure that features the uncompromising Loveday Brooke.

Starring Honeysuckle Weeks and James Fleet.

Written by Chris Harrald, based on the character created by Catherine Louisa Pirkis.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Loveday . . . . . Honeysuckle Weeks
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Winter . . . . . Brian Bowles
Simkins . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin
Alex . . . . . Daniel Rabin

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.


SAT 02:00 Wounds by Fergal Keane (b096nbjf)
5. The Legacy of War

After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane goes home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war.

It's a family tale about how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present.

Fergal's grandmother, Hanna Purtill, her brother Mick and his friend Con Brosnan, along with many of their neighbours, found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Easter Rising. They took up guns to fight the British Empire and create an independent Ireland.

Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence and the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence. Fergal uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause and how the act of killing reverberates through the generations.

In the final episode, Fergal looks back on his grandparents' generation to examine the cost and legacy of war in Ireland. He reflects on how the wounds of the past shaped the island on which he grew up:

"I look back on my grandparents' generation and see a people exhausted and traumatised by conflict."

Abridged by Anna Magnusson.

Producer: Pippa Vaughan

A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.


SAT 02:15 Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory (b073b18t)
Episode 5

Charlotte Brontë arrives to an awkward reception in the Smith household.

It seems her hosts are not at all pleased with their depiction in Charlotte's new novel Villette.

The last of five momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to the capital in the course of her short-lived but meteoric literary career.

These trips chart the story of her relationship with her young publisher (and his watchful, horrified Mama), Charlotte's wide-eyed enthusiasm at visiting the place of her childhood dreams at long last and being lionized as a writer by readers.

We see her difficult relationships with other authors and critics - and then the gradual disillusionment setting in as this intense, painfully honest and gauche Yorkshire novelist gradually acquires self-knowledge and a clear-eyed view of the cruel and shallow fashionable literary world she had long aspired to be part of.

Written by Charlotte Cory.

Charlotte ...... Samantha Power
George ...... Ben Lamb
Mrs Smith ...... Claire Brown
Thackeray ...... Jonathan Keeble
Eliza ...... Emily Pithon
Sarah ...... Suzie Grimsdick

Director: Charlotte Riches

Producer: Susan Roberts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.


SAT 02:30 I Was... (b06d2fz9)
Series 2

Tina Turner's Dancer

Andrew McGibbon talks to Anne Behringer, Tina Turner's dancer in her touring band at the height of her fame as a solo stage performer during the 1990s.

Tina Turner remains one of the greatest R'n'B singers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her partnership with Ike Turner produced one of the most electrifying live acts in the 1960s. After her split with abusive husband Ike, her career revived in the 1980s. The spectacle of Live Aid and the explosion of corporate CD rock in that decade led Tina to an astonishing level of global success in sales and on stage. It made her an international star and, critically, a universal performer, appealing to both black and white audiences.

Anne Behringer was born into a liberal New England family brought up to believe that everybody was equal regardless of tribe, colour and religion.

Anne was also a serial dancer from a very early age - almost, it seems, since she could walk.

During the most significant time in Tina Turner's career, Anne, having recovered from major drug and alcohol abuse, was then offered work on Tina's world tour. This meant exposure to the drugs and alcohol all over again.

Could Anne cope with being on a world tour, a dry singer in a world surrounded by temptation?

She went on to set up the internationally renowned Promises chain of rehabs. But, as Tina's white dancer in a US tour, she experienced first hand the racism still alive in America's deep south.

Written and presented by Andrew McGibbon.

Producers: Nick Romero and Louise Morris

A Curtains for Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2015.


SAT 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White (b007jljf)
4. Truth

Laura Fairlee and Walter Hartright have been reunited, but their happiness is marred by the fact that both their lives are in danger.

Conclusion of Wilkie Collins's best-selling Victorian thriller.

Starring Toby Stephens and Juliet Aubrey.

Dramatised by Martyn Wade.

Walter Hartright ...... Toby Stephens
Marian Halcombe ...... Juliet Aubrey
Laura Fairlie ...... Emily Bruni
Sir Percival Glyde ...... Jeremy Clyde
Anne Catherick ...... Alice Hart
Mrs Catherick ...... Carolyn Pickles
Count Fosco ...... Philip Voss
Frederick Fairlie ...... Edward Petherbridge
Madame Fosco ...... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mrs Clements ...... Richenda Carey
Pesca ...... Ioan Meredith

Music: Elizabeth Parker

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.


SAT 04:00 Hidden Treasures (b05qf1cg)
Parham House

Exquisite Louis XIV walnut chairs, and a pair of substantial leather boots - definitely not made for walking...

Lars Tharp chairs the light-hearted antiques quiz.

From the Elizabethan splendour of Parham House in West Sussex, where Queen Elizabeth I is said to have once dined

With:

Hilary Kay
Penny Brittain
Clive Stewart-Lockhart
Anthony North

Producers: Elizabeth Abrahams and Annie Bristow.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


SAT 04:30 The Circle (m001bkk1)
Widening Circle

Snooker club owner Geoff babysits Dominic for the first time.

How will he get on?

Starring John McArdle and Sherrie Hewson.

Six-part sitcom by Elizabeth Baines.

Set on an estate – described as an ‘exclusive village development’ – in Whittleshulme, Cheshire. It's squarely aimed at yuppies, the nouveau-riche and high-fliers.

With no teenagers to babysit allowing locals to pursue busy careers and social lives, the neighbours set up their own circle...

Jenny Bryant .... Sherrie Hewson
Geoff Bryant .... John McArdle
Carla McInnan …. Maxine Burth
Doug Lewis …. Shaun Parkes
Trish Abbas .... Jane Hazelgrove
Emma …. Tara Pendergast
Hailey …. Jane Cawdron

Director: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.


SAT 05:00 The Golden Age (b01nx4j3)
Saturday Sports Parade

Tharb and Lord Reith have to help the King overcome a bizarre speech impediment, with the dubious aid of tempestuous children's presenter, Lancelot Wyndham.

Meanwhile, Mabel tries to revamp the BBC's flagship sports show, "Saturday Sports Parade".

First radio sitcom written by Channel 4's Father Ted writer, Arthur Mathews.

Starring Robert Bathurst.

Set in the BBC's Broadcasting House in London during the 1930s, this series follows head of programmes, John Tharb and his assistant, Mabel Hopcraft as they struggle to deal with the foibles and fragile egos of radio's biggest stars.

These include the perpetually drunk band-leader, Ronaldo and the most boring man in radio, Mallard Tofts. Tharb's task is not made any easier by having to constantly defer to the whims and wishes of his irascible boss, Lord Reith.

John Tharb ...... Robert Bathurst
Mabel Hopcraft ...... Vicky McClure
Lord Reith ...... Ford Kiernan
Lancelot Wyndham ...... Peter Egan
The Queen Consort ...... Pippa Evans
The King / Edward Fellowes ...... Kevin Bishop
Gerald Merry ..... Ewan Bailey

Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.


SAT 05:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09bysnl)
Series 12

Diabetes Day

As the new columnist for 'Your Motorhome' magazine, Ed is enjoying a comfortable life on the open road searching out top tips for mobile homeowners.

He's finding inspiration at every turn and, in particular, at car parks - namely the hospital car park where he has to attend his diabetes clinic, and subsequently the swimming pool car park to resume a swim regime when challenged about his health by the hospital.

Will his tip of letting down one's tyres to get under car park height barriers prove a hit with the readers?

Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Receptionist ...... Nicola Sanderson
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jaz Milvain ...... Philip Jackson
Maggie ...... Monica Dolan
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Policeman ...... Dan Tetsell

Producer: Dawn Ellis

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 2017.


SAT 06:00 JB Priestley - The Linden Tree (b08xgz68)
Britain, 1947: Rationing and austerity seem to have fostered opportunism, escapism and confrontation within the Linden family.

Professor Linden wants only to continue teaching in a world that no longer seems to share his quiet ideals.

His family urge him to retire from the fight, but the Professor is not so easily deterred...

JB Priestley’s stage play made its debut in 1947.

Dramatised for radio by Mollie Greenhalgh.

Professor Linden .... Geoffrey Banks
Isabel .... Kathleen Helme
Rex Linden .... Christopher Godwin
Dr Jean Linden .... Carole Hayman
Marion de Saint Vaury .... Joanna Wake
Dinah Linden .... Penelope Reynolds
Alfred Lockhart .... David Mahlowe
Edith Westmore .... Sally Gibson
Bernard Fawcett .... Christian Rodska
Mrs Cotton .... Shirley Dixon

Cellist: Rosalind Gonley

Directed at BBC Manchester by Kay Patrick.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1977.


SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
Series 48

Caroline Criado-Perez on Jane Austen

In 2013, Caroline Criado-Perez successfully campaigned for a woman to be featured on a banknote.

The Bank of England chose Jane Austen.

Caroline joins Matthew Parris and Dr Paula Byrne, author of three books about the novelist, to challenge some of the myths which surround the life of one of history's most famous writers.

Matthew discovers how Jane Austen's teenage writings shocked and entertained her family and learns about her grit and determination to be published.

He finds out whether there was ever a Mr Darcy in the author's real life and hears why Caroline thinks Austen might just be the Georgians' answer to Fleabag.

Producer: Camellia Sinclair

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.


SAT 08:00 Booked (b0075ly2)
Series 3

Episode 4

From secret diaries of famous literary characters - including Cruella de Vil - to guessing the book title just from crazy sound effects!

Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:

Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Roger McGough
Miles Kington

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.


SAT 08:30 The Break (b0b2j4mg)
Series 2

The Longest Day

Andy returns to his uncle's seaside home.

Welcome back to Flamford.

Oddly, the town has been taken over by Brad Pitt and some Hollywood Nazis.

Starring Philip Jackson, Tom Palmer and Alison Steadman.

Comedy by Ian Brown and James Hendrie set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers

Frank … Mark Benton
Corrine & Joyce … Alison Steadman
Jeff … Tom Palmer
Andy … Philip Jackson
Truepenny … Rasmus Hardiker
Station Tannoy / Kerry & Steph … Shobna Gulati

Producer: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.


SAT 09:00 Natalie Haynes' Back to School (b01rfxjr)
Former school teacher, then stand-up and now writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes is heading back to the classroom.

Remember school dinners, PE, bottled milk, Bunsen burners, bullies or forgetting to do your homework..?

Whether your school days were the highlight or horror of your life - Natalie brings them all back, courtesy of the BBC archive:

* BLEAK EXPECTATIONS
Series 1 (1/6) A Childhood Cruelly Kippered:

Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life.
Stars Richard Johnson, Anthony Head, Celia Imrie and Geoffrey Whitehead. From August 2007.

* THE JASON BYRNE SHOW
Series 1 (1/6) Education:

Award-winning Irish comedian Jason Byrne takes aim at the world of classrooms, teachers and school-bullying.
With guest Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.

* THE BURKISS WAY
Series 2 (9/13) Skive from School the Burkiss Way:

Can 'Moses Minor' lead the boys of Greyfriars School away from the clutches of their oppressors?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett and Nigel Rees. From February 1977.

* CLARE IN THE COMMUNITY
Series 1 (6/6) Stage Fright:

The social worker and control freak's disgruntled husband Brian writes a play based on their marriage.
Stars Sally Phillips and Alex Lowe. From December 2004.

* KING STREET JUNIOR
Series 2 (9/10) Sports Day:

As both pupils and staff at King Street Junior get in training, school headmaster Mr Beeston gets a cryptic note.
Stars James Grout and Peter Davison. From March 1987.

* HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR
Series 4 (15/20) The Old School Re-Union:

Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school.
Stars Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams. From January 1957.

Producer: Mik Wilkojc

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2013


SAT 12:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bbq1gm)
Daytime TV

Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.

His first focus is the Daytime TV schedule.

Exploring its most common tropes and iterations while attempting to explain why he finds so much of it unwatchable.

Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp.

With:

George Fouracres
Emily Lloyd-Saini

Additional material by Robin Morgan.

Producer: Joe Nunnery

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.


SAT 12:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b00gnfz4)
Series 1

Episode 1

Andy Hamilton's BBC TV comedy swaps to radio.

It's about Trevor, the sports agent, and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark-tank of his life.

Starring Neil Pearson.

Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Toby ...... Matthew Thomas
Ted ...... Trevor Cooper
Jason ...... Jake Wood

Written and produced by Andy Hamilton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.


SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (m0009jcr)
Akenfield Now

In 1969, Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village became a bestselling book. A film by Peter Hall followed.

In this documentary for Archive on 4, we re-visit the Suffolk village (Charsfield) on which the book was based with a group of local young people, students of Kesgrave High School who are recording and filming fresh takes on the original in a project called Akenfield Now, led by Dr John Gordon of the University of East Anglia and funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

We also hear from the author of Akenfield, Ronald Blythe, now 96.

With:

Harvey Osborne
Jan Pedgrift
Garrow Shand
Cyril Kindred
Martin Llewellyn
Peter Driver
Steven Brian

Producer: Nick Carter Miles

A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.


SAT 14:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqqh)
Series 3

The Masterson's Magical Marquee - part 1

The Masterson's travelling Victorian circus and funfair arrives in the village of Ampleforth...

First of a two-part romp in the award-winning improvised historical comedy series.

Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.

Starring:

Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Lee Simpson
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995


SAT 14:30 What The Future? (b04nv4hs)
Series 1

Bees

All the bees are dead. And we love it! Britons revel in sting-less, insect-free summers.

But soon all the honey vanishes and instantly becomes the must-have accoutrement for rappers and grime artists. With no pollination, all fruits and vegetables vanish and a panicked government tries to find bees in North Korea and, confusingly, space.

Can Brian Cox and Brian May, the country's leading science people, find a solution? Probably not.

Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...

Starring:

Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Elaine Caxton
Sam Dale
Paul Heath
Bettrys Jones

Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today’s headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives.

Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.


SAT 15:00 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b01n61sf)
Series 2

Episode 6

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.

Now he also has to cope with the build up to the wedding of the year.

Starring Justin Moorhouse, Anne Reid and Paul Copley.

Sitcom written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser.

Justin ..... Justin Moorhouse
Gran ..... Anne Reid
Lisa ..... Christine Bottomley
Bryn ..... Lloyd Langford
Ray ..... Paul Copley
Tanya ..... Victoria Elliott
Miles ..... Rob Rouse

Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester.

Producer: Steven Canny

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.


SAT 15:30 Craig Brown's Lost Diaries (b01g6l4z)
March and April

Satirist Craig Brown dips into more of the private lives of public figures from the 1960's to the present day.

March and April: Gyles Brandreth celebrates his birthday through the years, and Sharon Osbourne auditions some handsome young singers.

Written by Craig Brown.

Voiced by:

Jan Ravens
Alistair McGowan
Lewis McLeod
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Dolly Wells

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.


SAT 16:00 JB Priestley - The Linden Tree (b08xgz68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 18:00 Doctor Who (m001bq6z)
Tenth Doctor Adventures

Death and the Queen

Donna falls madly in love with handsome Prince Rudolph of Goratania.

Little does she suspect that on her wedding day, the line ‘till death do us part’ has a more literal and deadly meaning…

One of six adventures featuring the tenth incarnation of The Doctor.

Starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

Written by James Goss.

The Doctor …. David Tennant
Donna Noble …. Catherine Tate
Hortense …. Beth Chalmers
Death …. Alan Cox
The Queen Mum …. Alice Krige
Rudolph …. Blake Ritson

Original music by Howard Carter.

Director: Nicholas Briggs

A Big Finish production.

* Cover artwork by Tom Webster *


SAT 19:00 Natalie Haynes' Back to School (b01rfxjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b045bqt6)
Series 3

Cariad Lloyd and Gwyneth Herbert

Alex Horne and his band tackle the theme of the Tudors versus The Vikings.

Featuring a battle, a huge motivational song and a prequel to a Barry Manilow's Copacabana.

With guest comedian:

Cariad Lloyd

Alex's Horne Section are:

Joe Auckland
Mark Brown
Will Collier
Ben Reynolds
Ed Sheldrake

With singer:

Gwyneth Herbert

Producer: Charlie Perkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.


SAT 22:30 Chain Reaction (b0092j13)
Series 4

Richard Wilson Interviews Arabella Weir

TV's famous grumpy pensioner passes the baton to the Fast Show gal in the relay chat show.

Richard Wilson Interviews Arabella Weir.

Chain Reaction is the tag talk show with a twist where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next show.

Based on the original 1991 BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.

Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.


SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001bydj)
Simon Day 1/3

From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Paul Garner talks to Simon Day.


SAT 23:00 Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On (b072n5xp)
Series 1

Art with Phill Jupitus

Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows.

She has no down time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to play Grand Theft Auto, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure. Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday last year. Her first for four years. But she's been told by the same long-suffering wife, that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she's going to be unbearable.

So Susan is going to look at her options and try to immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity. Each week she will ditch the old Susan Calman and attempt to find the new Susan Calm, in a typically British leisure pursuit.

This time, she visits the Scottish National Portrait Gallery with Phill Jupitus.

Keep Calman Carry On is an audience stand up show in which Susan reports on how successful she's been - both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself - as well as playing in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts.

It's an attempt to find out how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds and how Susan can negotiate her own place in them.

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.


SAT 23:30 Tom Allen Is Actually Not Very Nice (b09ztzpw)
Tom Allen stars in his very own stand-up comedy special.

Tom explores what happens when his calm and collected exterior collapses, be it when confronting some rowdy teenagers on a bus or arguing with his Mum's friend Joyce about ham.

He used to be such a nice boy but what has happened to turn him naughty?

With help from the assembled studio audience, Tom works out how best to navigate some tricky social situations and how to keep a lid on his fury when confronted with life's small injustices.

Featuring:

Gabby Best

Tom has come a long way since winning the BBC Talent New Comedy Award in the 2005 New Comedy Awards, broadcast on BBC 7 – as Radio 4 Extra was then named. He's now a regular in 8 out of 10 Cats, Mock The Week and the Royal Variety Performance amongst many others.

Producer: Richard Morris

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.

SUNDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Doctor Who (m001bq6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (m0009jcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqqh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 What The Future? (b04nv4hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b01n61sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]


SUN 03:30 Craig Brown's Lost Diaries (b01g6l4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 JB Priestley - The Linden Tree (b08xgz68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Wounds by Fergal Keane (Omnibus) (b096nxgj)
After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane goes home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war.

It is a family tale about how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present.

Keane’s grandmother, Hanna Purtill, her bother Mick and his friend Con Brosnan, along with many of their neighbours, found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Easter Rising. They took up guns to fight the British Empire and create an independent Ireland.

Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence and the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence.

Keane uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause and how the act of killing reverberates through the generations.

Fergal begins with recollections of his father's tall stories about ghosts around the family home.

But one such story, that of the murdered soldier on the street outside, turned out to have a basis in truth...

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Anna Magnusson.

Producer: Pippa Vaughan

A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.


SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04wmxjd)
Griff Rhys Jones

Comedian Griff Rhys Jones inherits 'On the Street Where You Live' from My Fair Lady and passes on 'Bold as Love' by Jimi Hendrix.


SUN 07:20 Charlotte Brontë in Babylon (Omnibus) (b074bnfv)
How author Charlotte Brontë made five trips down to London in the course of her momentous, short-lived but meteoric literary career.

These dramatic trips chart the story of her relationship with her young publisher (and his watchful, horrified Mama), Charlotte's wide-eyed enthusiasm at visiting the place of her childhood dreams at long last and being lionized as a writer by readers.

We see her difficult relationships with other authors and critics - and then the gradual disillusionment setting in as this intense, painfully honest and gauche Yorkshire novelist gradually acquires self knowledge and a clear-eyed view of the cruel and shallow fashionable literary world she had long aspired to be part of.

Her first trip is sparked by accusations of deceit by the publisher of Jane Eyre.

So Charlotte and her sister Anne, leave Haworth and rush down to London to put the matter right...

Omnibus of five parts written by Charlotte Cory.

Charlotte ...... Samantha Power
Anne ...... Sara Bahadori
Mrs Smith ...... Claire Brown
George ...... Ben Lamb
Patrick/Shop Assistant ...... Robert Pickavance
Thackeray ...… Jonathan Keeble
Eliza …... Emily Pithon
Sarah ..…. Suzie Grimsdick
Critic …... Hamilton Birstock
Lady Davenham ..…. Ursula Holden Gill

Director: Charlotte Riches

Producer: Susan Roberts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.


SUN 08:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b04lwyxh)
Series 1

Winter's Backlog of Work

Things are running away with the dear ladies - like the lawnmower.

Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.

Brought to you from the genteel setting of the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, where the musical duo reside.

Written by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.

Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Mr Greenaway ...... Duggie Brown
Walter ...... Joe Gladwin

Three series ran on BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990.

In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.

Producer: James Casey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.


SUN 09:00 Take It From Here (b007k3r1)
From 22/03/1949

Professor Jim and company set sail with Desert Island Risks in the Blue Lagoon.

Recorded at the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth in front of an audience of sailors and Wrens.

Long-running classic comedy written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Starring:

Professor Jimmy Edwards
Dick Bentley
Joy Nichols
Alan Dean

Music from The Keynotes and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Frank Cantell.

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1949.


SUN 09:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b00gnfz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Saturday]


SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001bqf6)
Fashion Designers

Stella McCartney

From The Beatles to Nirvana.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young

Born the middle child of Paul and Linda McCartney, Stella's early years were a paradox: she would either spend her days riding ponies, sharing one of two bedrooms with her sisters in a farmhouse, and generally mucking around in the countryside - or touring the world with her parents' band Wings and spending time in the company of stars such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

Amid the tours and travelling, she believes her parents offered her a vital childhood gift: normality. Stella attended the local school and went on to win a place at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design to study fashion design. Two years after a graduation show that made the headlines because the clothes were modelled by Stella's friends Kate Moss, Yasmin Le Bon and Naomi Campbell, she landed the job of Creative Director at the French fashion house Chloé. During her four years there, she transformed its fortunes.

In 2001, she set up her own label in a joint venture with Gucci. Throughout her career, she has never used leather, fur, feathers or animal skins. She now operates 51 freestanding stores in locations including Manhattan, Mayfair, and Milan, and her collections are distributed through shops in over 70 countries.

Her signature style is described as combining sharp tailoring - learned in Savile Row where she would spend her evenings whilst at Saint Martins - with a sexy femininity. She has also designed all the outfits for Team GB for the past two Olympics. She has four children with her husband, Alasdhair Willis.

Stella has won numerous awards including the British Fashion Council's Designer of the Year and Brand of the Year as well as Designer of the Year and Brand of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. She received an OBE in 2013 and a CBE in June 2022.

DISC ONE: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
DISC TWO: Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
DISC THREE: The Beatles - Blackbird
DISC FOUR: David Bowie - Starman
DISC FIVE: Phyllis Dillon - Something
DISC SIX: The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
DISC SEVEN: Louis Armstrong - A Kiss to Build a Dream On
DISC EIGHT: George Michael - Faith

BOOK CHOICE - Japanese Jailbird by Paul McCartney
LUXURY ITEM - A charm bracelet
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.


SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
Series 2

Cuckoo

The Cuckoo is one of the iconic brood parasites of the world - the bird that cons another species into taking its egg as its own and rears the chick to fledging.

In the single frame of the Cuckoo you have a long distance migrant, travelling from Africa to breeding grounds in the temperate north, and back again.

The Cuckoo does not raise its own chick and across a range of Cuckoo individuals, they parasitise several species of bird - all much smaller than they are.

Sir David Attenborough explores the world of the Cuckoo and not only marvels at their natural history but tells the story of how a wildlife cameraman resolved a scientific mystery - and how the Cuckoo itself harbours yet more secrets to science and natural history.

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011


SUN 11:00 Radiolab (m001bqf9)
Series 10

Lose Lose

Radiolab explores what it would be like if everyone played not to win, but to lose? With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.

Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.

The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.

From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2016.


SUN 11:55 Inheritance Tracks (b04wmxjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]


SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001bqfc)
The Poetry of History - TS Eliot and the Blitz

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects The Poetry of History - TS Eliot and the Blitz presented by Jonathan Bate.

How does history influence poetry?

Jonathan Bate visits the sleepy village of Shamley Green and the roof of London's St Paul's Cathedral to uncover the links between TS Eliot's Four Quartets and the raging fires of the Blitz.

Archive from TS Eliot reading his own poems.

Producer: Martin Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.


SUN 12:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000h8h0)
Series 4

Milton Jones - Eco Worrier

Milton goes under the sea to save the earth and stumbles across a mysterious Great Aunt at the same time.

Meanwhile, Anton gets his fingers burnt by an old flame.

Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is "Help!"

In this series, Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure. Because when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.

Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans.

With regulars:

Tom Goodman-Hill as the ever-faithful Anton
Josie Lawrence
Colin Hoult

Music by Guy Jackson.

Produced and directed by David Tyler.

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2020.


SUN 13:00 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend (Omnibus) (m00016d2)
Episode 1

Following on from The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains, The Wilderness Years is Sue Townsend's third book in the exquisitely funny Adrian Mole series.

It is now 1991 and our diarist is 23.

Adrian is still infatuated with his childhood sweetheart Pandora and is living in her box room in Oxford. Already in possession of a husband and a boyfriend, and sick of his attentions, Pandora recommends a therapist to help Adrian move on.

Unfulfilled by his job at the Department of the Environment, Adrian’s aspirations to become a poet and author are undimmed. Whilst working on his first novel, ‘Lo! The Flat Hills of my Homeland’, he is plagued by the literary success of his old nemesis, Barry Kent.

Adrian struggles to understand why he is so unsuccessful with women but his perseverance eventually pays off. How the female brain works remains a mystery to him, however.

As he continues to battle valiantly with the slings and arrows that life throws at him, Adrian starts to feel less of an outsider and more at ease with himself.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Sara Davies

Read by Harry McEntire.

Producer: Alexa Moore

A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2018.


SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04pqyx3)
Sue Townsend

The author and creator of Adrian Mole inherits Billie Holliday's version of 'All of Me' and passes on Ben E King's 'Stand By Me'.


SUN 14:20 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07jl4vz)
Babel Tower and A Whistling Woman

AS Byatt novel adaptations chronicling the lives of the Potter family, set against the social and political landscape of England of 1953-1970.

‘The Frederica Quartet’ comprises:

'The Virgin in the Garden' [1978]
'Still Life' [1985]
'Babel Tower' [1996]
'A Whistling Woman' [2002].

This omnibus covers the conclusion of 'Babel Tower' - episodes 6 to 8 of 8

Followed by the beginning of ‘A Whistling Woman’ - episodes 1 to 2 of 7

It’s the late ‘60s and Frederica has embarked on a career in television in London and there are major changes in her Yorkshire home.

Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Frederica …. Indira Varma
Leo …. Jack Langan
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
John Ottaker …. Richard Coyle
Begbie/Ounce …. Ben Onwukwe
First Voice/Goatley …. Peter Marinker
Jude Mason …. Mark Heap
Agatha …. Amanda Root
Nigel …. Mark Bazeley
Rupert …. Robert Portal
Third Voice …. Amanda Root
Paul Ottaker …. Tim Treloar
Leo …. Leagh Conwell
Foreman/Marcuc …. Carl Prekopp
Judge …. Ian Masters
Richmond Bly …. Jeff Nuttall
Wilkie …. James Callis
Luk …. Janek Lesniak
Lucy …. Sandra Clark
Jacqueline …. Alison Pettitt
Impey … Peter Darney

Producer: Sally Avens.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.


SUN 15:30 The Last Days of WG (b06k95ct)
Charlie Connelly unravels the celebrity and the mythology that surrounds WG Grace, to look for the man beneath the austere Victorian veneer.

WG Grace died in 1915, but he still looms over the sport of cricket like no other player. He was arguably the most famous man of the late Victorian era, a true celebrity with an appeal that spanned the class system and reached across the British Empire.

Charlie Connelly comes across WG Grace in the last years of the great batsman's life, as his sporting career ends and his form begins to fade.

Faced with great personal tragedies, and distressed by the slaughter of the First World War, Grace emerges as a complex and troubled man, a long way from the stoical buttoned up Victorian that is so often portrayed.

Featuring archive recordings with John Arlott and CLR James, and interviews with England cricketers Vic Marks, Rachael Heyhoe Flint and Nick Compton.

Producer: Harrry Graham

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.


SUN 16:00 Tim Jackson - The Elephant's Foot (m001bqff)
Young romantic Jo is sent to Africa at the age of 16 with Melissa, the girl of his dreams.

But fate, in the form of elephants, comes between him and his heart's desire.

Powerful drama written by Tim Jackson.

Joseph .... Alex Jennings
Jo (Young Joseph) .... Henry Power
Melissa .... Teresa Gallagher
Gloria .... Linda Marlowe
Derek .... Ronald Fraser
Gabrielle .... Elaine Claxton
Hans .... Peter Whitman
Moses .... George Harris
Fred ....Steve Hodson
Edward .... Nicholas Boulton
Elizabeth .... Rachel Atkins
The Nurse .... Oona Beeson

Pianist: Mary Nash

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994.


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001bqfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


SUN 17:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000h8h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b04tv48f)
Series 1

Skeleton

Harris is troubled by his bones. An expert is needed - a real expert.

Who better than Doctor Munigant?

Ray Bradbury introduces his own tingling tale.

Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.

Dr Burley …. Bob Docherty
Harris …. Stuart McQuarrie
The Man in the Bar …. Paul Morrow
Clarice …. Wendy Seager
Munigant …. Liam Brennan

Directed in Edinburgh by Hamish Wilson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1996.


SUN 18:30 Earthsea (b0bnv2s1)
Series 2

Children of Fire and Earth

Kalessin, the eldest of dragons, brings a message to the people of Havnor.

At last, the King and his council know what they must do: travel to the beating heart of all of Earthsea.

Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams.

Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes.

Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea.

Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged.

Tehanu ...... Laura Elphinstone
Tenar ...... Nina Wadia
Azver ...... Narinder Samra
King Lebannen ...... Steven Robertson
Alder ...... Tom Vanson
Ged ...... Robert Glenister
Seserekh ...... Sabrina Sandhu
Thorion ...... Sam Dale
Tesla ...... Sean Murray
Doorkeeper ...... Stephen Hogan

Original music by Jon Nichols

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.


SUN 19:00 Radiolab (m001bqf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


SUN 19:55 Inheritance Tracks (b04wmxjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]


SUN 20:00 Tim Jackson - The Elephant's Foot (m001bqff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]


SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001bqf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b01130qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


SUN 22:00 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000h8h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01dht5l)
Series 1

About Proud Mums

Nathan's TV appearance make his family re-think.

Finally, they're proud of him and are full of encouragement.

This does wonders for Nathan and his ego...

This is the story of young, up-and-coming comedian Nathan Caton, who becomes the first in his family to graduate from University - only to opt for a career in comedy - much to his family's annoyance who want him to get a 'proper job' using his architecture degree.

Each episode shows the criticism, interference and rollercoaster ride that Nathan endures from his family as he pursues his career against their wishes.

A mix of Nathan's stand-up intercut with scenes from his family life.

Written by: Nathan Caton.

Additional material by: Ola and Maff Brown.

Nathan ..... Nathan Caton
Mum ..... Adjoa Andoh
Dad ..... Curtis Walker
Grandma ..... Mona Hammond

Script Editor: James Kettle

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.


SUN 22:45 Mastering the Universe (b00spqnz)
Series 1

Food and Drink

Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of our menus.

Starring Dawn French.

Written by Nick Newman and Christopher Douglas.

With:

Christopher Douglas
Sally Grace
Lucy Montgomery
Dan Tetsell
Ewan Bailey
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey Whitehead
Brian Perkins.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.


SUN 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqwj)
Series 3

The Masterson's Magical Marquee - part 2

Is a dastardly end in sight for the Masterson's travelling Victorian circus and funfair?

Conclusion of a two-part romp in the award-winning improvised historical comedy series.

Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.

Starring:

Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Lee Simpson
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995


SUN 23:30 At Home With The Snails (b007k2h6)
Series 1

Episode 1

George is Professor of Symbolics at Oxford University and is desperately trying to write a book.

His depressed son Alex has done nothing since university until, one day, he starts to become obsessed with snails.

His father now has material for his next book.

Meanwhile his mother makes things for all the family, including a big cuddly snail, and together, this nice middle-class English family go quietly mad.

Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Gerard Foster.

Gerard Foster's comedy drama about a man with an unusual hobby.

George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.

MONDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2022

MON 00:00 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b04tv48f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Earthsea (b0bnv2s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend (Omnibus) (m00016d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04pqyx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]


MON 02:20 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07jl4vz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 The Last Days of WG (b06k95ct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Tim Jackson - The Elephant's Foot (m001bqff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001bqfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000h8h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qngn)
1. Tip-Off

Andy is an ecology journalist who receives a curious tip-off about a gold raid...

Starring Nick Chilvers.

John Fletcher's six-part thriller serial taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium.

Andy ... Nick Chilvers
Sir Jack ... Conrad Phillips
Grey ... Rex Holdsworth
Kite ... Gregory de Polnay
Julian ... Clive Francis
Shirley ... Diane Fletcher
Mike Monk ... Christian Rodska
Lizzie ... Sheila Grant

Director: Brian Miller.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.


MON 06:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqrc)
1. Emulation

1914: as millions prepare for slaughter on the Western Front, a ridiculous array of British and German colonists in East Africa try to emulate their European counterparts.

William Boyd's darkly comic novel which which was nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize.

Starring Nickolas Grace.

Dramatised in five parts by John Peacock.

Ench Von Bishop .... Nickolas Grace
Temple Smith .... William Hootkins
Felix Cobb .... Gerard Logan
Gabriel Cobb .... James Larkin
Charis Lavery/Cobb .... Rachel Atkins
Weech-Browning .... Nicholas Boulton
Liesl Von Bishop .... Danielle Allen
Mrs Cobb .... Diana Hoddinott
Major Cobb .... Colin Pinney
Dr Venables .... James Taylor
Eustada .... Vivienne Rochester
Hyams .... Lyndam Gregory
Cyril .... Dominic Letts
Grevilk .... Gareth Armstrong
Temple Smith's Son 1 ....Thomas Dawes
Temple Smith's Son 2 .... Simon Desborough

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1994.


MON 07:00 Hazelbeach (b0082dtq)
Series 1

Wine

Returning to England, Nick's life descends into surreal chaos when he returns to the house owned by his late Dad.

He's surprised to find a man is living there - but who is Ronnie Hazelbeach?

Starring Jamie Foreman.

Caroline and David Stafford's comedy drama about the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach.

Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall

Producer: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.


MON 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001bssk)
Series 12

Tring

Mark Steel's In Town - Tring

Mark Steel is back with the 12th series of his award winning show that travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.

In this second episode Mark travels to Tring in Hertfordshire, home of the Natural History Museum, former private museum of Walter Rothschild, where he goes to see the exhibit of fleas dressed as Mexicans.

In this series, Mark will also be popping to Nottingham, The Isles of Scilly, Salisbury, Newport and Paris. And for the first time, there will be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.

Written and performed by Mark Steel

Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Sarah Sharpe
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4


MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
Series 3

Episode 8

Kenneth Horne's all at sea, and drops into the Bona Nature Clinic for advice from homeopathic practitioners, Julian and Sandy.

Plus Rambling Syd Rumpo sings 'The Highland Lament'

Packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.

Starring:

Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee

Announcer: Douglas Smith

Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.

Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.

Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman wrote the brilliantly inventive - and sometimes outrageous - scripts for four series between 1965 and 1968.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.


MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
Series 1

The Writing on the Wall

Finally losing patience with Sir Humphrey, MP Jim Hacker's big plans to slim down the Civil Service come home to roost.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Frank Weisel …. Bill Nighy
Sir Frederick …. Peter Cellier
Foreign Secretary …. Tenniel Evans
Dr Donald Hughes …. Edward Petherbridge
Butler …. Kerry Francis

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.


MON 09:00 Dilemma (b017vkrp)
Series 1

Episode 4

Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for:

Susan Calman
Greg Proops
Simon Evans
Louise Wener

The panel offer their own dilemmas - from Louise being offered a record deal if she sacked half the band - to Greg's choice between paying his rent or eating.

And what would they do if reporting a crime got them into trouble? - and is cheating on your partner ever acceptable?

There are no "right" answers - but there are some deeply damning ones.

Devised by Danielle Ward.

Producer: Ed Morrish.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.


MON 09:30 Country Matters (b00jzckm)
Episode 1

Dave and Cathy decide to trade in city life for some honest country living.

But will the pastoral idyll of Drayton Warlock live up to their expectations?

Starring Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp.

Mike Coleman's six-part sitcom about a city couple's new life in the country.

Dave.......Jonathan Tafler
Cathy........Lesley Sharp
Kevin........Geoff McGivern
Wendell......Robert Daws
Ruth.........Rachel Atkins
Jim..........David Learner
Steve.........David Jarvis
Other.......Mike Coleman

Producer: Ann Jobson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.


MON 10:00 Katie Hims - Opening Pandora's Box (m0002g6f)
How do you turn a celebrated silent film into an audio drama?

Wedekind's controversial 19th Century Lulu plays formed the basis of the 1929 German movie, Pandora's Box.

Its star, Louise Brooks, will forever be associated with her iconic performance as Lulu, the ultimate 'femme fatale'.

90 years on, writer Katie Hims wonders what on earth to do about Lulu.

The Writer/Lulu ...... Kate O’Flynn
Justin/Alwa ...... Joseph Ayre
Simone/Geschwitz ...... Ayesha Antoine
Kerry ...... Kerry Gooderson
Dr. Schön ...... Tony Turner
Schigolch ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Piani ...... Ronny Jhutti
The Kind-Faced Man ...... Christopher Harper
Rodrigo ...... Don Gilet
Dr. van Zarnikow ...... Sam Dale
Charlotte ...... Franchi Webb

Original Music by Neil Brand.

Director: Toby Swift.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.


MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001bqrf)
Series 9

Repair, Repurpose, Reimagine

A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.

Manoush Zomorodi investigates whether the slogan ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ is actually working? Do we consumption rethink?

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.


MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001bqrh)
James Buckley

Actor and video gamer, James Buckley chooses 'God Only Knows' by The Beach Boys and 'Time for Heroes' by The Libertines.


MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qngn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 13:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 14:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044j7ml)
1. Futebol Nation

David Goldblatt tells the story of Brazil through its abiding passion for the game of football, a game that has both shaped and been shaped by the dreams of generations of Brazilians.

This opening episode explores the history when in 1934, despite over a hundred years of Brazilian independence and nearly half a century as republic, poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade was still asking “Are there any Brazilians?”

The authoritarian regime of Getullio Varags which would rule the country from 1930 to 1945, and create the institutional structures of the modern Brazilian nation was asking the same question. Spared the horrors of industrial war, Brazil had no martial tradition from which to invent itself. Given the very low levels of literacy, a national press and literary culture were equally ineffective.

For most of the 20th century the nation’s intelligentsia had thought that Brazil might be a new white Europe in the tropics, but as the nation’s rapidly expanding cities filled with black, mulatto and indigenous Brazilians this simply did not make sense.

Brazil’s unique music, dance and religious moment reflected its real ethnic mix, but none could capture a sense of modernity or provide a source of international triumph.

In football and in the World Cup above all, Brazil would find both.

Producer: Mark Burman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.


MON 14:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007kml)
Episode 1

1815: Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena.

The two forged an extraordinary relationship.

Drawn from contemporary accounts, Julia Blackburn's five-part drama recreates the meeting of innocence and a great burden of experience.

As Betsy is the only one to speak French, she takes the role of intermediary between the Emperor and the islanders.

Napoleon ... Alex Jennings
Betsy ... Michelle Tate
Balcombe ... Ian McNeice
Las Cases ... Rupert Wickham

Director: Mary Ward Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


MON 14:30 The High Street Handicap (b0076syp)
Poet and first-time fell walker Ian McMillan swaps his rhyming dictionary and thesaurus for walking boots and waterproofs.

He's heading off to the top of the Lake District mountain 'high street' on a pilgrimage to recreate a legendary fell pony race.

Producer: Darren Broome

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.


MON 15:00 Katie Hims - Opening Pandora's Box (m0002g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:00 Dilemma (b017vkrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 16:30 Country Matters (b00jzckm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 17:00 Hazelbeach (b0082dtq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001bssk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmvs)
Operation Luna

7. Is this The Earth?

As Captain Jet Morgan's crew are pursued on the dark side of the moon, they drift dangerously off course.

Starring Andrew Faulds and Alfie Bass.

Written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams

Other parts played by:

David Jacobs

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.

This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.


MON 18:30 A Good Read (b04p85nn)
Jack Monroe and Doon MacKichan

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - food blogger, Jack Monroe and comic actor, Doon MacKichan - discuss favourite books by Bryce Courtenay, Jenny Offill and Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Publisher: Penguin

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
Publisher. Granta

The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Publisher: Bloomsbury

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.


MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qngn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 20:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001bqrf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001bqrh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]


MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m001bssk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 22:30 Rubbish (b0084j26)
Series 2

Insomnia

Martin Christmas works in the council's recycling department - an apt job as it reflects the rubbish going on in his personal life.

He has a new boss who delights in winding him up...

Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas

The return of of Tony Bagley's sitcom.

Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Barney ...... Matthew Cottle
John ...... Neil Dudgeon
Dawn ...... Emma Kennedy
Little Girl ...... Nicole Shortland

Producer: Claire Bartlett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.


MON 23:00 Party's Over (m001bl43)
Series 2

Heist of Commons

What happens when the prime minister suddenly stops being prime minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking, 'What do I do now?'

"I can't just disappear like Gordon Brown. They say he barely gets out of bed now. Just sits there doing word-searches and eating Kit Kat Chunkies. Miserable. I hate the chunky ones." Former British Prime Minister Henry Tobin.

This week, the gang return to their old stomping ground on a mission to find their fortune.

Starring Miles Jupp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi and Justin Edwards.

Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter
Producer: Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound recordist and designer: Jerry Peal

A BBC Studios Production


MON 23:30 The Wilson Dixon Line (b00knt17)
When Love Comes to Town (And Then Leaves Again)

Cowboy philosopher Wilson Dixon talks about love and affairs of the heart.

Hard done by love, he talks about his ex-wife Maureen, who pulled at Wilson's heart like he pulls on his guitar strings.

Hold onto your stetson and get ready for the rocky ride of romance.

Continuing his affectionate tribute to the philosophy of country music, Wilson shares more of his viewpoints through songs and anecdotes.

Saddled up with sidekick Snake Wizzelteats, his observations on everyday life draws us into a world full of larger than life characters and situations.

Written and performed by Jesse Griffin.

Introduced by Johnnie Walker.

Sidekick Snake Wizzelteats ...... Jesse Budd

Recorded with an audience at BBC Maida Vale, London.

Producer: Lianne Coop

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 2009.

TUESDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b04p85nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qngn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044j7ml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007kml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 The High Street Handicap (b0076syp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Katie Hims - Opening Pandora's Box (m0002g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Dilemma (b017vkrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Country Matters (b00jzckm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Hazelbeach (b0082dtq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001bssk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qydh)
2. Mixed Up

Can ecology journalist Andy escape the impact of a big business take-over battle?

Starring Nick Chilvers

John Fletcher's thriller serial taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium.

Andy ... Nick Chilvers
Girl ,,, Aryon Mellor
Nigel ... Cornelius Garrett
Julian ... Clive Francis
Shirley ... Diane Fletcher
Mike Monk ... Christian Rodska
BD ... Pavel Douglas

Director: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.


TUE 06:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqp9)
2. Choosing Sides

1914: as war begins in Europe, British and German colonists begin to choose sides in East Africa.

Starring Nickolas Grace.

William Boyd's darkly comic novel.

Dramatised by John Peacock.

Erich Von Bishop .... Nickolas Grace
Temple Smith .... William Hootkins
Felix Cobb .... Gerard Logan
Gabriel Cobb .... James Larkin
Charis Lattery Cobb .... Rachel Atkins
Weech-Browning .... Nicholas Boulton
Liesl Von Bishop .... Danielle Allen
Mrs Cobb .... Diana Hoddinott
Coutts .... James Taylor
Mathilda .... Vivienne Rochester
Mr Essanjee ,,,, Lyndham Gregory
Lt Gleeson .... Dominic Letts
Bilderbecke .... Gareth Armstrong
Hammerstein .... Philip Anthony

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1994.


TUE 07:00 The Break (b0b3c42y)
Series 2

Van Crazy

Jeff and Andy borrow a van from Frank setting them on the road to ruin - or rather, a nude beach, A&E and a search for some drip trays.

Starring Philip Jackson, Tom Palmer and Alison Steadman.

Comedy by Ian Brown and James Hendrie set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following city burn-out Andy Chambers.

Frank … Mark Benton
Mrs Truepenny … Alison Steadman
Jeff … Tom Palmer
Andy … Philip Jackson
Truepenny … Rasmus Hardiker
Rev Bev … Shobna Gulati

Producer: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.


TUE 07:30 Alone (m001bkz1)
Series 4

Episode 3 - Cat and Mice

A sitcom, written by Moray Hunter and starring Angus Deayton, Abigail Cruttenden, Pearce Quigley, Kate Isitt and Bennett Arron, about five, mainly single, middle-aged neighbours living in flats in a converted house in north London.

Mitch (Angus Deayton) is a widower and part-time therapist who is looking to put his life back together now that he is single and living with Will (Pearce Quigley), his younger, more volatile half-brother. Mitch is currently in a new relationship with Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden) who is a somewhat shy, nervous and sensitive schoolteacher. Overly honest, frustrated actress Louisa (Kate Isitt), and socially inept IT nerd Morris (Bennett Arron) complete the line-up of mismatched neighbours.

In episode three, a cat moves in to the house, after some encouragement from Morris. Everyone is delighted with the new arrival, save for Louisa, who doesn’t want any disruption or distractions from a very important and imminent acting job. Ellie and Mitch meanwhile have fallen out after Mitch questioned the value of his visiting Ellie’s dementia-ridden mum.

Cast:
Angus Deayton - Mitch
Abigail Cruttenden - Ellie
Pearce Quigley - Will
Kate Isitt - Louisa
Bennett Arron - Morris

Written by Moray Hunter
Directed by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy
Scripted and Edited by Ian Brown and James Hendrie
Edited and Studio Managed by Jerry Peal
Production Manager - Sarah Tombling
Production Runner -Kareem Elshehawy
Recorded at The Shaw Theatre, London
Based on an original idea developed in association with Dandy Productions
Producer - Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jn48)
Series 6

The Jet-Propelled Guided Naafi

Grytpype and Moriarty set out to steal the plans for a secret new weapon.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1956.


TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jnb0)
Series 7

Fatal Attraction

'Outrageous fortune' deals a cruel blow to teacher, Mr Sims - and to an unsuspecting Mrs Patterson.

Created and written by Jim Eldridge.

Ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. ‘King Street Junior Revisited’ ran from 2002 to 2005.

Mr Sims …. Karl Howman
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Shazad …. Iqubal Bhaskar
Mahmud Iqubal …. Renu Setna
Man in the Pub …. Neil Roberts
Simon …. Simon Bright
Catherine/Vicky …. Colleen Kelly
Sunil …. Adam Pearce

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.


TUE 09:00 Party's Over (m001bl43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]


TUE 09:30 The Older Woman (b01sjngn)
Series 1

Episode 1

Roy Hitchcock is a hack journalist on a provincial paper with big ideas and an attitude problem.

When he meets his former English teacher, his private fantasies get a new lease of life as he sets out to win her against all the odds.

Starring Zoe Wanamaker and Martin Clunes.

Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.

Miss Callaghan ...... Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock ...... Martin Clunes
Elsa ...... Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say ...... David Troughton
Joyce ...... Keith Drinkel
Yeats ...... David Holt
Sheila ...... Melanie Hudson
Dick ...... Geoff McGivern

Producer: Paul Schlesinger:

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.


TUE 10:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul (b09nrvtb)
1. The Visitor

Two families - one Turkish, the other Armenian-American - are bound by the same horrific past.

One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a 19-year-old, unmarried woman walks into a doctor's surgery.

"I need to have an abortion," she announces.

20 years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. All the Kanzanci men die early, victims of a mysterious family curse, so this is a household of women. Among them are Asya's beautiful, rebellious mother Zeliha, her clairvoyant aunt Banu and their eccentric sister Feride, as well as the ageing Petit Ma.

They are ruled over by the iron will of matriarch Gulsum.

Into the midst of this madhouse comes Asya's determined American cousin Armanoush, who unknowingly brings with her long-hidden family secrets inextricably linked to Turkey's turbulent past.

Written by Elif Shafak and dramatised in two parts by Hattie Naylor.

Asya …. Lara Sawalha
Mr Bitter …. Raad Rawi
Mrs Sweet/Rose …. Laurel Lefkow
Zeliha …. Nathalie Armin
Banu …. Mia Soteriou
Armanoush …. Gillian Saker
Mustafa …. Philip Arditti
Gulsum …. Anna Savva
Feride …. Baris Celiloglu
Cook …. Jonas Khan

With:

Murat Erkek
Catriona Stirling

Director: Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.


TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (b04stc6c)
Singing Together

Singing Together was the long-running BBC Schools radio programme which got generations of children singing.

Jarvis Cocker sets out on a musical journey to trace its history.

He uncovers the stories of those who made the programme, listened as children, and used it in their classrooms. Together they remember Monday mornings at 11am, when pupils up and down the country opened their song books and gathered round as teachers wheeled out their classroom radios.

He delves into the archive to uncover the origins of the programme, hearing the first presenter, Herbert Wiseman, describe how he started the series at the outbreak of the Second World War as a way of reaching out to children at a time when many had been evacuated. Wartime teacher Brenda Jenkins, who used Singing Together with her class of evacuees, remembers how 'singing always helped'

Jarvis explores the power of singing to bringing people together. He also uncovers the origins of the folk songs used in the programme and traces how it changed though the 1960s and 70's, opening up to musical traditions from around the world.

He reflects on the impact of the long running series – which gave many their first introduction to folk heritage- with award winning musician Eliza Carthy.

And he asks why recordings of this hugely popular series were not preserved for posterity. Only a handful of episodes survive in the BBC archive but, with the help of a small community of collectors, he sets out to find some of the missing episodes.

Producer: Ruth Evans
Editor: David Ross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.


TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jn48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jnb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qydh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 13:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 14:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jk5t)
2. Serious Play

David Goldblatt continues to unravel the story of Brazil through its abiding passion for football.

The 1950's saw Brazilian football capture both the world's imagination and shape the hopes and dreams of modern Brazil.

In 1955 Brazil's new president offered the nation “Fifty years progress in five” and almost achieved it as Brazil boomed, industrialised and urbanized. The development of Brasilia captured the imagination at home and abroad. So too did the 'Joga Bonito' of the yellow shirt's of Brazil's Selecoa. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brazilian football matched Brasilia’s global impact and paralleled its hybrid aesthetics. Brazil won the World Cup twice and did so with the spellbinding talents of the two most cherished players of the century: Pele and Garrincha.

Serious play requires serious organization. In 1958, Brazil acquired this in the tall, imperious shape of Joao Havelange, President of the Football Federation and the man in charge of Brazil’s 1958 World Cup campaign. Havelange brought a new level of professionalism to Brazilian football. The squad underwent extensive medical checks at Rio’s leading hospitals which revealed a catalogue of disease and long-term malnutrition. Almost the entire squad had intestinal parasites, some had syphilis, others were anaemic. Over 300 teeth were extracted from the players’ mouths. Epidemiologically, Brazil ’58 were a team of the people.

In the final they faced hosts Sweden and though Brazil went one nil down early in the game, they gave an untroubled, commanding performance of inventive football that saw them win 5-2. The Times wrote ' They showed football as a different conception; they killed the white skidding ball as if it were a lump of cotton wool. 'Everyone loved Brazil, even the defeated Swedes- the dream nation of neutrals around the globe.

They won the next World Cup with the same beautiful ease. It is hard to underestimate the importance of these two footballing triumphs. Brazil had won, not once but twice; and they didn’t just win, they won in their own style. Brazil was the football nation.

But could the game sustain the dreams of millions in the years to come?

Producer: Mark Burman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.


TUE 14:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007klr)
Episode 2

1815, St Helena: Napoleon moves into the Balcombe family's Pavilion.

Surrounded by sycophants, he finds the young English girl's frankness amusing.

Then Betsy goes too far and has to be punished.

Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. The two forged an extraordinary relationship.

As the only French-speaker, she takes the role of intermediary between the Emperor and the islanders.

Drawn from contemporary accounts, Julia Blackburn's drama recreates the meeting of innocence and a great burden of experience.

Napoleon ... Alex Jennings
Betsy ... Michelle Tate
Balcombe ... Ian McNeice
Las Cases ... Rupert Wickham

Director: Mary Ward Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


TUE 14:30 Same Tune, Different Song (b05mrptd)
Composer Debbie Wiseman explores the world of the song lyricist.

Providing a rare window into an age-old industry, she delves into the processes of collaboration between composer and lyricist.

She begins by presenting a standard song melody she has written especially for this programme, to lyricists Don Black and Gary Osborne who then work on this brand new song totally independent of each other.

Don is famed for many songs including Diamonds Are For Ever, Born Free and Thunderball, while Gary has regularly collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Cliff Richard and Alice Cooper.

What follows is an opportunity to see how different lyricists from differing backgrounds work, and to uncover the kind of problems they encounter along the way.

The results from each lyricist will be revealed, including a performance by Mica Paris.

Producer: Luke Whitlock

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.


TUE 15:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul (b09nrvtb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kmjs)
Series 10

Imperial College

Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from Imperial College London take on their professors.

A funny and dynamic quiz show with specialist subjects including material sciences, biochemistry and maths.

Questions range from carbon nanotubes to cocktail ingredients via Mah Jongg and rucksacks.

Plus - bonus feature - someone calculating i to the power of i in front of a stunned audience!

Producer: David Tyler.

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.


TUE 16:30 The Older Woman (b01sjngn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 17:00 The Break (b0b3c42y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:30 Alone (m001bkz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmw8)
Operation Luna

8. The Time Travellers

Captain Jet Morgan and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive.

Starring Andrew Faulds and Guy Kingsley-Poynter.

Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams

Other parts played by:

David Jacobs

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.

This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.


TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b09xk0tf)
Series 26

Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Actor Clarke Peters narrates this special edition to mark 50 years since the assassination of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King on April 4th 1968.

"If in doubt, pray and sing" an activist recalls how music was used as part of Dr King's non-violent resistance movement.

The stories of the songs behind the Civil Rights Movement include the spirituals and freedom songs that were integral to the struggle. In the 19th century, music became a tool for protest and resistance among the enslaved peoples of the American South.

Hear the stories behind some of the most popular anthems and Freedom Songs that were later used as part of the civil resistance movement that eventually led to voting rights and desegregation.

From Swing Low Sweet Chariot and We Shall Overcome to Amazing Grace, Strange Fruit and A Change Is Gonna Come, witnesses to and participants in the Civil Rights Movement recall how songs were such a vital part of the story.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.


TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jn48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jnb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qydh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 20:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (b04stc6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


TUE 22:00 Alone (m001bkz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 22:30 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed (b018xtw1)
Series 1

Episode 4

Uh oh, not another bank Heist... Kerching!

Join DS Nick Mohammed and his colleagues at Tilford Road Police Station as they attempt to solve something akin to that bit at the start of The Dark Knight.

Written by and starring Nick Mohammed.

With:

Anna Crilly
Colin Hoult

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.


TUE 23:00 Party (b00r7l7j)
Series 1

Episode 1

A group of young idealists try to set up a brand new political party.

From the perils of electing a leader and choosing a party name through to the finer intricacies of Foreign and Environmental policy.

Tom Basden’s sitcom satirises their ambitions, hypocrisy and naivety.

Based on his 2009 Edinburgh play which won a fringe first.

Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix

Producer: Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.


TUE 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b015fkl4)
Series 4

Kathy Burke

Marcus Brigstocke invites actress Kathy Burke to try some new experiences, like visiting Harrods in London.

Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.

The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.

Producer: Bill Dare

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.

WEDNESDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 Soul Music (b09xk0tf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qydh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jk5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007klr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 Same Tune, Different Song (b05mrptd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul (b09nrvtb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kmjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 The Older Woman (b01sjngn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 The Break (b0b3c42y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 05:30 Alone (m001bkz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qykx)
3. Quiz

Can ecology journalist Andy Smith discover who is smuggling refined uranium out of Britain?

Now he must quiz his former colleague, Nigel, about what goes on in Natural International ...

Starring Nick Chilvers

John Fletcher's thriller serial taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium.

Andy …… Nick Chilvers
Nigel …… Cornelius Garrett
Anne …… Caroline Blakiston
Julian …… Clive Francis
Kite …… Gregory de Polnay
Sir Jack …… Conrad Phillips
Grey …… Rex Holdsworth
BD …… .Pavel Douglas
Shirley …… Diane Fletcher
Mike Monk …… Christian Rodska
Lizzie …… Sheila Grant

Director: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.


WED 06:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqvp)
3. Struggles

With slaughter on the Western Front, British and Germans forces and colonists struggle in East Africa.

Starring Nickolas Grace.

William Boyd's darkly comic novel.

Dramatised by John Peacock.

Erich Von Bishop .... Nickolas Grace
Temple Smith .... William Hootkins
Felix Cobb .... Gerard Logan
Gabriel Cobb .... James Larkin
Charis Lavery/Cobb .... Rachel Atkins
Weech-Browning .... Nicholas Boulton
Liesl Von Bishop .... Danielle Allen
Mrs Cobb .... Diana Hoddinott
Major Cobb .... Colin Pinney
Hammerstein .... Philip Anthony
Bilderbecke .... Gareth Armstrong
Dobbs .... Michael Onslow
General Tigue .... James Taylor
Amory .... Vivienne Rochester
Holland .... Lyndam Gregory

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.


WED 07:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bcgw3b)
Speech Radio

Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.

This time, Jake uses the medium of speech radio to satirise... Speech Radio. Exploring its most exhausting iterations and tropes.

Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp.

With:

George Fouracres
Emily Lloyd-Saini

Additional material by Robin Morgan.

Producer: Joe Nunnery

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.


WED 07:30 The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominee Gala 2022 (m001c08r)
Episode 1

A recording for BBC Radio 4's gala show spotlighting the nominees for the 40th Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Episode one showcases all of the 'Best Show' nominees, including - Alfie Brown, Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Colin Hoult, Jordan Gray, Josh Pugh, Larry Dean, Lauren Pattison, Liz Kingsman and the winner, Sam Campbell.

The gala was recorded at the Pleasance, one of the Edinburgh Fringe’s iconic comedy venues.

Producer: Gwyn Rhys Davies
A BBC Studios Production


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
Series 6

The Fete

The Lad rashly agrees to tempt Sir Laurence Olivier to open the East Cheam Garden Fete.

Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Wilfred Babbage, Jack Watson and Hugh Morton.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.


WED 08:30 Flying the Flag (b009r202)
Series 2

The Bread and Butter

The era of glasnost has arrived in the small, poor, cold People's Republic of...wherever it is?

That means Her Majesty's Embassy must deal with many more British tourists than found their way there in the past...

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.

HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
US Ambassador …. Stephen Greif
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Harris …. Stephen Rashbrook

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.


WED 09:00 Booked (b0783q7s)
Series 3

Episode 5

Numbers in book titles - and what are literary characters least likely to say?

Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:

Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Roger McGough
Miles Kington

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.


WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
Series 2

Babies

The two rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.

Starring David De Keyser and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

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
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Fay ...... Diane Keen
Simone ...... Rachel Smith
Judith ...... Rebecca Gethings

Music: Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.


WED 10:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul (b09pjm59)
2. The Return

The long-awaited return of Mustafa brings the Kanzaci household to breaking point.

Two families - one Turkish, the other Armenian-American - are bound by the same horrific past.

One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a 19-year-old, unmarried woman walks into a doctor's surgery.

"I need to have an abortion," she announces.

20 years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. All the Kanzanci men die early, victims of a mysterious family curse, so this is a household of women. Among them are Asya's beautiful, rebellious mother Zeliha, her clairvoyant aunt Banu and their eccentric sister Feride, as well as the ageing Petit Ma.

They are ruled over by the iron will of matriarch Gulsum.

Into the midst of this madhouse comes Asya's determined American cousin Armanoush, who unknowingly brings with her long-hidden family secrets inextricably linked to Turkey's turbulent past.

Written by Elif Shafak and dramatised by Hattie Naylor.

Asya …. Lara Sawalha
Mr Bitter …. Raad Rawi
Mrs Sweet/Rose …. Laurel Lefkow
Zeliha …. Nathalie Armin
Banu …. Mia Soteriou
Armanoush …. Gillian Saker
Mustafa …. Philip Arditti
Gulsum …. Anna Savva
Feride …. Baris Celiloglu
Hahvannes …. Jonas Khan
Cartoonist …. Murat Erkek
Poet …. Catriona Stirling

Director: Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.


WED 11:00 The Freedland Files (m001bqvr)
3. Kathryn Crosby to Ethel Merman

Michael Freedland, the prolific author and broadcaster, shares more from his star-packed audio archives.

In a programme made to mark the 90th Academy Awards in 2018, Michael shares his extensive collection for the first time on 4 Extra.

As a writer, presenter and interviewer for over 50 years, he recorded many of the biggest Oscar-winning names, great entertainers and leading public figures.

Featuring extracts from Michael's radio documentaries, revealing some of the lesser-known tales of the great stars of stage and screen.

In the last of three programmes from his home in Bournemouth, Freedland introduces his recordings with:

Kathryn Crosby [Kathryn Grant]
Joe Spaccavento
Juliet Prowse
Azalea Smith-Moore
Fred Astaire
James Stewart
Andre Previn
Eric Morecambe
Ernie Wise
Larry Adler
Gene Kelly
Topol
Joe Loss
Jennifer Jankel
Johnny Mercer
Don Black
Vera Lynn
Ethel Merman

Producer: Stephen Garner

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2018.

* Sadly Michael Freedland died aged 83, six months after the first broadcast.


WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 Flying the Flag (b009r202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qykx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 13:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 14:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jkvy)
3. Playing the Hardline

David Goldblatt continues his exploration of the history of Brazil through its passion for football.

The Junta that came to power in 1964 purged Congress and the senior civil service. Political parties were dissolved.

At first football’s only place on the government’s agenda was as a source of unpaid taxes. Yet by 1969, when the Junta's presidential successor General Costa e Silva, was dying of a stroke, the highest circles in government were pondering if they should announce his illness prior to Brazil’s last qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup.

Afraid how the news would affect the political mood of the crowd and the performance of the team. By then the dictatorship had faced an outbreak of protest and responded with a massive backlash. Censorship of the media was intensified. The security services arrested and tortured thousands of opponents.

Congress was effectively closed down. The legitimacy of the regime came to rest on supercharged economic growth and a grandiose nationalism that relied on football for its successes.

Producer: Mark Burman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.


WED 14:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007k2k)
Episode 3

1815, St Helena: Betsy spends all her time at Napoleon's side, to the irritation of the Count de Las Cases.

Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. The two forged an extraordinary relationship.

Drawn from contemporary accounts, Julia Blackburn's drama recreates the meeting of innocence and a great burden of experience.

Napoleon ... Alex Jennings
Betsy ... Michelle Tate
Balcombe ... Ian McNeice
Las Cases ... Rupert Wickham

Director: Mary Ward Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


WED 14:30 The Thrilla in Manila (b01rr48f)
Manila, 1975. President Ferdinand Marcos maintains a tight grip over his nation.

For three years martial law has silenced opposition and strengthened his rule but what he longs for most is international prestige and national love.

What he needs is the greatest sporting event his nation has ever seen. A titanic clash between the two greatest heavyweights of their day, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.

The whole world would watch as one of boxing's most brutal and legendary fights unfolded but how on earth did the fight ever take place?

John McDonald gets the inside story from those commanded by the Philippines dictator to make boxing history

Producer: Mark Burman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.


WED 15:00 Elif Shafak - The Bastard of Istanbul (b09pjm59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 16:00 Booked (b0783q7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 17:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bcgw3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:30 The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominee Gala 2022 (m001c08r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmwq)
Operation Luna

9. An Offer of Help

Captain Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it.

Starring Andrew Faulds and Guy Kingsley-Poynter.

Written and produced by David Williams.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams

Other parts played by:

David Jacobs

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.

This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.


WED 18:30 Pioneers (b00x92tm)
Series 1

Sir Alec Jeffreys

Sir Alec Jeffreys speaks to Clare English about his eureka moment when he discovered DNA fingerprinting.

It was 9.05am on Monday 10th September 1984 when Alec realised the enormity of his breakthrough, and explains how it turned into a global phenomenon.

He speaks about how his techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling are now not only used by the police, but also to resolve paternity and immigration disputes all over the world.

Series looking at people who were pioneers in their field.

Producer: Philip Sime

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2011.


WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 Flying the Flag (b009r202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qykx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 20:30 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001bqvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 21:00 The Freedland Files (m001bqvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


WED 22:00 The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominee Gala 2022 (m001c08r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 22:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b08wqs1g)
Series 3

Episode 4

Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha shines a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school.

This time, he looks at some political blunders which have not yet been turned into films.

He also reviews the history of historical films - from the first ever film, to the least accurate film, to the film that killed off the greatest percentage of its cast and crew, he celebrates cinema's documentation of the otherwise undocumented.

Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha.

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2017.


WED 23:00 What Does the K Stand For? (b08csqyb)
Series 3

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Relationships in the Amos household are strained by a new arrival.

Stephen K Amos stars in this sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s south London.

Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.

With:

Ellen Thomas
Laurie Kynaston
Bola Okun
Emerald Crankson
Karen Bartke
David Sterne.
Frances Barber

Producer: Paul Sheehan.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2017.


WED 23:30 Hearing With Hegley (b0bn5vm0)
Series 2

Episode 8

The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley offers a musical ode to Jimmy Greaves, a paean to privacy, and a paper plane proposal during school assembly.

Musical accompaniment from Nigel Piper and The Popticians.

With contributions from:

Keith Moore
Susan Norton
Andrew Bailey
Nigel Piper

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.


WED 23:45 Crème de la Crime (b0084ssn)
Series 2

The Spy Who Laughed Me

Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a case of treason back in 1945.

It's 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.

With:

Olivia Colman
Ewan Bailey
Chris Pavlo

Director: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.