SATURDAY 11 MARCH 2023

SAT 00:00 Doctor Who (m001jt9c)
The War Doctor

10. Pretty Lies

Trapped and desperate, light years from their armies at the heart of the Time War, the War Doctor and Cardinal Ollistra discover that wherever they go, destruction follows.

A war reporter named Schandel may provide the key to their escape, but it is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth.

When the choice between grim reality and a hero’s story means life or death, will the Doctor allow Schandel to print the legend?

John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.

Written by Guy Adams.

The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Schandel …. Joseph Kloska
The Editor/Old Man …. Mark Elstob
Sera Marvelle/Spokesperson …. Julia Hills.
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Original music written by Howard Carter.

Director: Nicholas Briggs

A Big Finish production.


SAT 01:00 Passenger List (m000qlpw)
5. Inoperative Operative

A familiar song, a friend unmasked, a rogue agent.

Atlantic Airlines flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Kaitlin Le, a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth. Kelly Marie Tran, Patti LuPone, Colin Morgan and Rob Benedict star in this multi-award-winning mystery thriller.

Kaitlin ...... Kelly Marie Tran
Don Malone ...... Ray McAnally
Chad ...... Ian McQuown
Thomas ...... Colin Morgan
Jim Dennison ...... Rob Benedict
Phone Voices ...... Alene Latimer, Avery Monsen, James McCarthy, Phoebe Stonebraker & Jon Bershad
Karen ...... Mary Gordon Murray
Professor Marshal ...... Richard Doyle

Created by John Scott Dryden

Script Editor: Mike Walker

US Producer: Julia Thompson
Assisted by Julia Adamo
Additional Writing by Sam Dingman
UK Producer: Emma Hearn

Directed by Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden
Executive Producers: Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden
Executive Producer for Radiotopia, Julie Shapiro

A Goldhawk production for Radiotopia/PRX and BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.


SAT 02:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
3. My Dear Isabelle

Spring, 1900: The reappearance of a woman from his past, persuades bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock to help find her kidnapped husband in France.

But his niece Lucy realises there are some hidden perils...

Starring Martin Jarvis.

Chris Thompson's mystery series.

Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
Isabelle Vallance …. Frances Jeater
Leopold Kransky …. Stephen Thorne
Sir Aubrey Blake …. Colin Pinney
Monsieur Vallance …. Malcolm Ward
Walter Smith …. Michael Onslow

Director: John Taylor.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1993.


SAT 02:30 Stand By For West (m000gn3w)
Inspector West at Home

2. Crisis for a Copper

Roger is suspended from duty so hires Pep Morgan to help prove that he’s been framed.

Starring Patrick Allen as Scotland Yard’s youngest, smartest chief inspector.

Created and written by John Creasey.

Dramatised by Maurice Travers.

Chief Inspector Roger West .… Patrick Allen
Janet West .… Sarah Lawson
Mark Lessing .… Edward de Souza
Pep Morgan .... Harry Landis
Pickerell .… Robert James
Detective Inspector Bob Cornish .… Frederick Treves
Assistant Commissioner Sir Guy Chatsworth .… Maurice Hedley
Mrs Fleming .… Margaret Robertson

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.


SAT 03:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002sng)
5. Jealousy

Paul, the misunderstood son, labelled from birth, is still missing.

Memories return of the jealousies, lies and dangers that first began to threaten the family.

Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad about betrayal, love and impossible choices.

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Don Warrington.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.


SAT 03:15 Jane Austen (b085yyzf)
Northanger Abbey

10. Return

Catherine returns to her home after her abrupt dismissal from Northanger Abbey.

Will she ever know what she did wrong and more importantly will she ever see Henry Tilney again?

Conclusion of Jane Austen's satire of Gothic novels.

Dramatised by Hattie Naylor.

Catherine ..... Georgia Groome
Henry ..... Luke Thompson
Mrs Morland ..... Alison Belbin
Mr Morland ..... John Bowler
Harriet ..... Keziah Joseph
George ..... Luke MacGregor
The Book ..... Miriam Margolyes

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.


SAT 03:30 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002zrd)
Series 2

You Can’t Do That Anymore

Mike Wilson has some key loves in his life – his sourdough starter, his wife and children (obviously), but also the cult rock group of his formative years - The Smiths.

Jangly and heartfelt it’s perfect music for the tortured soul; albeit one with a comfortable and privileged life.

Until that is, Cat comes crashing in with her questions. Are some of Morrissey’s more recent statements problematic and if so, can we separate the arts from the artist? What else can’t we enjoy anymore?

A rummage through his parent’s attic suggests LOTS, it turns out. Mike’s dilemma contorts him with anxiety as the family pick their way through this new minefield. Can we ‘offset’ liking problematic things?

Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing.

Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan.

Mike …… Marcus Brigstocke
Max …… Kerry Godliman
Cat …… Mia Jenkins
Lola …… India Brown
Jennifer …… Vicki Pepperdine

Producer Julia McKenzie

A BBC Studios production first broadcast on Radio 4 in March 2019.


SAT 04:00 Mr Willow's Wife (m000pw2m)
5. All In A Good Cause

Felicity Willow decides to raise money for single mothers by staging a rhyming pantomime at her local church hall.

Rehearsals go from bad to worse.

Staring Moira Lister and Terence Alexander.

Written by Ray Cooney and John Chapman.

Felicity Willow ..... Moira Lister
Paul Willow ..... Terence Alexander
Nanny ..... Doris Hare
Mrs Cadwalader .... Judith Furse
Mary Flynn ..... Denise Coffey
Vicar ..... Richard Goolden
Mr Smith ..... Harold Bennett
Bill McGuffie (piano)

Producer David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1971.


SAT 04:30 Babblewick Hall (b01mxtj6)
Series 1

Episode 1

When idealistic Fenton Babblewick inherits his uncle's Yorkshire estate, it’s the perfect opportunity to realise his utopian dreams.

But for his manservant, August Snipe, the move to Babblewick Hall is a nightmare.

The house is cold, full of farm animals and worst of all "it’s in the north" - a lifetime away from the comforts of London.

Starring Nicholas Le Prevost and Forbes Masson.

First series of Scott Cherry’s six-part sitcom set in the 18th-century.

Fenton Babblewick ...... Nick Le Prevost
Augustus Snipe ...... Forbes Masson
Barney ...... David Antrobus
Jack ...... Sam Kelly
Molly ...... Gillian Bevan
Bob Scotcher ...... Philip Jackson

Music by Paul Mottram.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 05:00 Act Your Age (b00qcj8m)
Series 2

Episode 3

Comedy show pitting the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest.

Hosted by Simon Mayo.

With Team Captains:

Jon Richardson
Ed Byrne
Johnnie Casson

Guest Comics:

Jared Christmas
Mark Watson
Eddie Large

Producers: Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.


SAT 05:30 Bleak Expectations (b00nyy8s)
Series 3

An Evil Life Sort of Explained

Pip Bin, Harry Biscuit and Gently Benevolent find themselves trapped in the vast emptiness of space.

As their doom looks increasingly inevitable, Mr Benevolent finally explains just why it is that he is so very very evil.

Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.

Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head
Lovely Benevolent ...... Jane Asher
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Hardthrasher/Sternbeater/Wackwallop ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Miss Christmasham ...... Sarah Hadland
Miss Sweetly Delightful ...... Raquel Cassidy.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.


SAT 06:00 Moths (m001jzzt)
Lady Dolly is horrified when her daughter arrives for the season as it will cramp her style, so she marries her off to a Russian Prince against her will.

Vere, meanwhile has fallen in love with an Italian opera singer, Raphael de Correze.

Starring Nicola Pagett and Teresa Gallagher.

Ouida's novel of romance and society in 19th-century Europe.

Ouida is the pseudonym of English novelist, Maria Louise Ramé.

Dramatised by Chrys Salt.

Lady Dolly Vanderdecken .... Nicola Pagett
Vere Herbert .... Teresa Gallagher
Raphael de Correze .... Paul Rhys
Prince Zouroff .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Jeanne Duchess of Sonnaz .... Adjoa Andoh
Fuchsia Leach .... Lorelei King
Lady Adine .... Ann Beach
Nadine Zouroff .... Zulema Dene
Franck, Duke of Mull .... Kim Wall
Jack, Lord Jura .... Stephen Critchlow
Fraulein Schroder .... Patience Tomlinson
The Tenor .... John Hudson

Director Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.


SAT 07:30 The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus) (b0b6plh4)
Masih Alinejad is a journalist and activist from a small village in Iran.

In 2014 she sparked a social media movement when she posted a picture of her curly hair blowing in the wind without her veil or hijab.

Across Iran, women started sharing pictures of their uncovered hair on Masih’s Facebook page in open defiance of the strict religious beliefs of their country - and often, their families.

With the creation of My Stealthy Freedom, Masih gained over 1,000,000 supporters and inspired women everywhere to take a stand against the compulsory wearing of the hijab.

But behind the scenes of this movement, Masih has been fighting a painful personal battle.

She is a divorcee – a sin equivalent to prostitution in Iranian culture. As a political reporter, Masih has been actively speaking out against the government’s corrupt policies for more than a decade and this has led to her expulsion from Iran and separation from her son.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Elizabeth Burke.

Read by Nathalie Armin.

Producer: Alexandra Quinn

A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.


SAT 08:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m000704t)
The Holiday Experts

Ernest Fontwell needs a holiday, but the fiends in white coats are waiting – at home and abroad.

Written by Lawrie Wyman.

Starring Frank Thornton as Ernest Fontwell.

With:

Patsy Rowlands
David Tate
Bill Wallis

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1979.


SAT 09:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001jzzw)
From 27/11/1959

Kitty’s just about had enough of Ted’s film star obsession.

Will he take the hint?

Starring Ted Ray.

Ray's a Laugh follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.

Written by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart.

With:

Kitty Bluett
Laidman Browne
Kenneth Connor
Pat Coombs

BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1959.


SAT 09:30 Whack-O! (b060c2x6)
The Grange School For Boys

When an attractive exchange teacher from France arrives, the headmaster is forced to act.

Starting life on BBC TV before transferring to radio, Chiselbury School is run "for the sons of gentlefolk".

Headmaster, Professor James Edwards, MA never misses a trick when it comes to exploiting the students and their parents. Sports pitches are given over to growing vegetables, which the boys nurture for their head to sell. Classes never exceed 95 pupils - 50 if private tuition is paid for at five guineas extra.

It's only thanks to the efforts of the devoted deputy head, Mr Pettigrew, that the school exists at all.

Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.

Adapted by David Climie.

The Headmaster …. Jimmy Edwards
Matron …. June Whitfield
Mr Potter …. Roddy Maude-Roxby
The Marchioness …. Joan Sanderson
Dr Sopwith …. Roy Dotrice
Soames …. Frederick Treves
Lumley …. Roger Shepherd
Taplow …. David Lott

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1961.


SAT 10:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000m0ty)
2. From Four Seasons to Time of the Season

Mastertapes is a BBC Radio 4 series in which John Wilson talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them.

John continues his behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic BBC studios at Maida Vale in London where over 40 episodes of Mastertapes were recorded.

In the second of this three-part series, John recalls show featuring:

Nigel Kennedy
Noel Gallagher
Bellowhead
Soul II Soul
Wilko Johnson
Natalie Merchant
Emeli Sande
The Zombies

Producer: Sarah Shebbeare

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


SAT 11:00 Moths (m001jzzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus) (b0b6plh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m000704t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001jzzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 Whack-O! (b060c2x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000m0ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Doctor Who (m001jt9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SAT 17:00 Moths (m001jzzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus) (b0b6plh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m000704t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001jzzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 Whack-O! (b060c2x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000m0ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Two Episodes of Mash (b01mx27s)
Series 2

Episode 4

Diane, Joe and David have to do 30 minutes of community service as punishment for their crimes against radio.

Look out for an animation of their Fishing Sketch by Tom Rourke on the BBC Radio 4 Extra website.

A mix of silly, surreal sketches and banter starring Diane Morgan and Joe Wilkinson.

With:

David O'Doherty
Paul Harry Allen
Bobbie Pryor
Gary Newman
Aled Jones.

Producer: Clair Wordsworth.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.


SAT 22:30 Armstrong and Miller (b007k3f2)
Episode 4

School band memories, and a town planning thriller.

Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.

With:

Samuel West
Tony Gardiner

Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.


SAT 22:45 The In Crowd (b0089jj8)
Series 1

Episode 4

A struggling therapist tries to mentally lure a client back to her childhood - and a surprising tip for conkers.

Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.

With

Robin Ince
Helen Moon
Smug Roberts
Kate Ward

Written by Carl Cooper, Susan Vale, Stan Vernon, Lavinia Murray, Lara Silverstone and Sue Morris.

Producer: Graham Frost

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


SAT 23:00 Party (b01n6rsf)
Series 3

Radio

The budding politicians get a crucial radio interview ahead of the upcoming by election.

Tom Basden's satirical comedy about a group of young idealists trying to make waves with their new political party.

Simon .... Tom Basden
Duncan .... Tim Key
Jared .... Jonny Sweet
Mel .... Anna Crilly
Phoebe .... Katy Wix
Alison the radio producer .... Rachel Stubbings
Radio Interviewer .... Peter Curran
Drama interviewee ...Jot Davies

Producer: Julia McKenzie.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 2012.


SAT 23:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management (b00g502t)
Episode 3

Peter invites American rap star 10 Shot to help Will with his confidence.

Meanwhile Will joins a self defence class to stop him being bullied by teenage girls.

As ever, Will Smith seeks help and advice from his godfather Peter on coping with the onset of middle age.

Starring Will Smith

Comedy by Will Smith and Roger Drew.

Peter …… Roger Allam

With:

Jimmy Akingbola
Jill Cardo

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.

SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2023

SUN 00:00 Laura Watson - Nightcap (m001jzzz)
"Sleep pretty children, do not cry, and I will sing a lullaby", goes the song.

But nine-year-old Tom is shaken from his sleep by a ghostly presence - one that looks set to destroy his whole family...

Haunting drama written by Laura Watson.

Tom .... Daniel Anthony
Jill .... Tracy Wiles
Greg .... Roger May
Matt .... Joshua Phillips
Simon .... Francis Gahan
Mr Walker .... Stephen Critchlow
Voices / WPC .... Carolyn Pickles

Producer: Ned Chaillet

Director: Sarah Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.


SUN 00:45 EF Benson - The Terror by Night (b04ybn10)
"Fear lay like a black cloak over my mind; I did not know what I dreaded... but it was something that was very near."

Inexplicable moods and smells mar a friendly reunion. What can it mean?

Written by the author of Mapp and Lucia, EF Benson.

Read by Brian Gear.

Produced at BBC Bristol by Viv Beeby.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.


SUN 01:00 Moths (m001jzzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus) (b0b6plh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m000704t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 Ray's a Laugh (m001jzzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 Whack-O! (b060c2x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000m0ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001k01b)
The Dam

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects The Dam.

Award-winning writer David Almond tells a timely true story about the flooding of Northumberland's Kielder Valley 40 years ago to make a dam, and the music and poetry which lie submerged within us all

This had been one of the wildest corners of the county - a place of farms and homesteads, a school and a stretch of railway. It had also been a place of music and song, dancing and legends. Now it was all to be flooded in order to create the largest artificial lake in the UK.

David tells of the father and daughter who visited the abandoned homes on the eve of the sealing of the dam, playing one last song before the diggers moved in, the valley was submerged and they were lost forever.

"He woke her early. 'Bring your fiddle,' he said. The day was dawning. Into the valley they walked....."

In a programme resonant with birdsong, running streams, sighing trees, leaping salmon and first-person testimonial, this is a story about the reservoirs of music, poetry and song in us all.

Featuring Northumbrian folk music, with additional fiddle-playing by Georgia Russelll, the programme culminates in a revelation by David about the identity of the protagonists in this haunting story.

Based around David Almond's picture book, The Dam, with illustrations by Levi Pinfold, published by Walker Studio.

With additional fiddle-playing by Georgia Russell

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.


SUN 06:30 Golden Child by Claire Adam (Omnibus) (m0002zxq)
Episode 1

Don Warrington begins Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad.

As dusk falls, a father sets out into the bush in search of his 13-year-old son, while his twin brother remains safely at home.

As the man makes his way through the lush yet unsettling landscape, he tries to work out what has happened to his son, the boy he's never really understood. And when the minutes turn to hours and then to days, he is faced with an impossible decision that no parent should ever have to make...

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

Don Warrington is an acclaimed TV and theatre actor, who has performed with the National Theatre and the RSC, but is best known for his TV role in Rising Damp with Leonard Rossiter in the mid 1970s.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.


SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0007k3d)
Sir Michael Caine

Legendary actor Sir Michael Caine shares My Old Man's a Dustman by Lonnie Donegan and Comme D'habitude by Claude Francois.


SUN 07:50 Jane Austen (b087kz86)
Northanger Abbey (Omnibus)

Episode 2

Henry Tilney enraptures Catherine with his tall tales of the gothic mysteries of his home Northanger Abbey but it's not long before Catherine begins to suspect there may be an element of truth in them.

Conclusion of Jane Austen's satire of Gothic novels, first published in 1817.

Omnibus of the last five of ten parts.

Dramatised by Hattie Naylor.

Catherine ..... Georgia Groome
John ..... Stephen Wight
Isabella ..... Ainsley Howard
Mrs Allen ..... Tracey Wiles
Mr Allen ..... Kim Wall
Henry ..... Luke Thompson
James ..... Finlay Robertson
The Book ..... Miriam Margolyes

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.


SUN 09:00 Things Could Be Worse (b09lspnb)
The Blackmail Letter

When he receives a menacing letter, the biggest threat to Harry's wellbeing is Harry himself!

Harry blunders his way through another catalogue of mishaps.

Starring Harry Worth.

With:

John Baddeley
John Graham
Miriam Margolyes

Written by David McKellar and David Renwick.

Producer: Simon Brett.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.


SUN 09:30 Something to Shout About (m0004fy3)
Series 2

Episode 17

To promote a posh store’s Bridal Week event, the agency organises a live TV wedding.

'A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!'

Set in a London ad agency called 'Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners'.

Written by Myles Rudge with Ronnie Wolfe.

Michael …. Michael Medwin
Janet …. Fenella Fielding
Mavis …. Joan Sims
Maggie …. Eleanor Summerfield
Adrian …. Nicholas Phipps

Other parts played by Warren Mitchell

Producer: Eric Miller

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1961.


SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b018j65d)
Longplay

Sir Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young in Desert Island Discs Long-play, an extended edition of the programme first broadcast on Radio 4.

In a film career that has, so far, spanned more than four decades, Sir Michael Caine has won two Oscars and his credits include Alfie, The Italian Job, Hannah and her Sisters and Educating Rita.

As well as discussing his remarkable life in films, he describes how the Queen used to cut through his back garden on her way to the horse races, discusses the secrets of a happy marriage, and reveals the tricks for cooking perfect roast potatoes this Christmas.

DISC ONE: Viva La Vida - Coldplay
DISC TWO: One Day Like This - Elbow
DISC THREE: Edward Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod" -
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
DISC FOUR: No Ordinary Morning - Chicane
DISC FIVE: Swollen - Bent
DISC SIX: Move Closer - Phyllis Nelson
DISC SEVEN: My Way - Frank Sinatra
DISC EIGHT: Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band

BOOK CHOICE: The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
LUXURY CHOICE: A large bed with fifty per cent goose down and fifty per cent feather pillows.
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: My Way - Frank Sinatra

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in December 2011.


SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001k01b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:30 Golden Child by Claire Adam (Omnibus) (m0002zxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0007k3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 12:50 Jane Austen (b087kz86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 14:00 Things Could Be Worse (b09lspnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 14:30 Something to Shout About (m0004fy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b018j65d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 16:00 Laura Watson - Nightcap (m001jzzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SUN 16:45 EF Benson - The Terror by Night (b04ybn10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today]


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001k01b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:30 Golden Child by Claire Adam (Omnibus) (m0002zxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0007k3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 18:50 Jane Austen (b087kz86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 20:00 Things Could Be Worse (b09lspnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 20:30 Something to Shout About (m0004fy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b018j65d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 22:00 Alice's Wunderland (b01l8n82)
Series 1

Episode 4

A trip round Wunderland, a poundland of magical realms. It's a kingdom much like our own, and also nothing like it in the slightest.

Stay a while and meet waifs and strays, wigshops and witches, murderous pensioners and squirrels of this delightful land as they go about their bizarre business.

A sketch show written and performed by Alice Lowe.

Also starring:

Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thompson
Marcia Warren

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.


SUN 22:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01rlngr)
Series 1

Peter and Anne

Isy Suttie presents some unique tales, recounting a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.

Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.

In this opening episode, Isy and her first ever boyfriend, Darren Jones, conspire to write love notes that bring two shy bell-ringers together, Peter and Anne.

With her multi-character and vocal skills, plus her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love.

Producer: Lianne Coop

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.


SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001k7jb)
Tom Ward 1/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes chats to the comedian Tom Ward.


SUN 23:00 Life With Lederer (m001k01h)
Series 2

The Cure

Helen Lederer shares another of her methods for coping with life, through alternative medicine.

Written by and starring Helen Lederer.

With:

Malcolm Raeburn
Christopher Campbell
Victoria Finney
Sandra Maitland

Produced at BBC Manchester by Paul Z Jackson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.


SUN 23:15 The Kneebone Bonanza (b01rgm9n)
Episode 2

The Kneebones are in serious financial trouble.

The bailiffs are back and there are cracks appearing in the walls of the house.

Scrap dealer Jed Kneebone has died, leaving his children Slick, Dwight and Maddy in serious debt. Maddy reluctantly runs the yard, Slick tries to find work and Dwight does dodgy deals.

Carl Grose's wildly inventive Cornish comedy about family, death, love and hope.

Maddy ..... Alex Tregear
Dwight/Duke ..... Ed Gaughan
Slick ..... Michael Shelford

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.


SUN 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4q2)
Series 1

Episode 4

The pathologists are presented with a challenge when they're asked to perform an holistic, non-invasive autopsy.

Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.

Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Mr Fitzherbert ...... Beth Chalmers

Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.

MONDAY 13 MARCH 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001k01b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Golden Child by Claire Adam (Omnibus) (m0002zxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:50 Jane Austen (b087kz86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Things Could Be Worse (b09lspnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Something to Shout About (m0004fy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b018j65d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Passenger List (m000qxm2)
6. The White Matchmaker

The wreckage, a missing passport, an unexpected call...

Atlantic Airlines flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Kaitlin Le, a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth.

Kelly Marie Tran, Patti LuPone, Colin Morgan and Rob Benedict star in this multi-award-winning mystery thriller.

Kaitlin ...... Kelly Marie Tran
Gavin ...... Carl Prekopp
Laura Jones ...... Heather Craney
School Secretary ...... Anjli Mohindra
Professor Marshal ...... Richard Doyle
Homeland Security Man ...... Briggon Snow
Homeland Security Woman ...... Alex Brown Marshall
Murphy ...... Tesse Auberjonis
Mai (Kaitlin’s Mother) ...... Elyse Dihn
Hassan ...... Raad Rawi
Kirsty ...... Julie Adamo

Created by John Scott Dryden

Script Editor: Mike Walker

US Producer: Julia Thompson
Assisted by Julia Adamo
Additional Writing by Sam Dingman
UK Producer: Emma Hearn

Directed by Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden
Executive Producers: Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden
Executive Producer for Radiotopia, Julie Shapiro

A Goldhawk production for Radiotopia/PRX and BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2021.


MON 05:45 Short Works (m0003rm7)
Hello Stranger by Michael Hughes

Beth writes letters to her daughter's father, even though he has no idea the girl exists...

An original short story for radio by Northern Irish author, Michael Hughes.

Read by Faye Marsay.

Michael Hughes wrote the novels 'The Countenance Divine' and 'Country', a retelling of Homer's 'Iliad' set on the Northern Irish border during the Troubles.

Born in Armagh, he also teaches creative writing at Queen's University Belfast.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.


MON 06:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride

1. Honeymoon for One

Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing - against her father's wishes - in a gripping tale of blackmail and murder.

Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.

John Creasey’s detective novel was first published in 1959.

Dramatised in six-parts by Roy Lomax.

The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Aunt Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Maggie ...... Frances Jeater
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.


MON 06:30 Stand By For West (m000gtkj)
Inspector West at Home

Fear in Flat Nine

Roger West's continued efforts to restore his reputation put those around him in danger.

Chief Inspector Roger West is the creation of John Creasey, who authored more than 40 Roger West novels between 1942 and 1973.

Much like Paul Temple, West - “Scotland Yard’s youngest, smartest chief inspector” - has a long-suffering wife who also gets involved with the action. A total of six novels were adapted for radio by Maurice Travers.

Chief Inspector Roger West… Patrick Allen
Janet West… Sarah Lawson
Mark Lessing… Edward de Souza
Pep Morgan… Harry Landis
Lois Randall… Carol Marsh
Pickerell… Robert James
Bill Tennant… Anthony Jackson

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1968.


MON 07:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z8j)
6. Genius

Paul, the misunderstood son, labelled from birth, is still missing.

As the hours turn into days, Clyde thinks back to the boys' first days at school, and his very different plans from his twin boys...

Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad about betrayal, love and impossible choices.

Abridged in ten parts by Sara Davies.

Read by Don Warrington.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.


MON 07:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qh5)
1. The Blitz

Hollywood legend and British national treasure Sir Michael Caine shares stories from screen and stage alongside some of the lessons and skills that life has taught him.

The actor has starred in a huge range of films: from the classic British movies Alfie, Zulu and The Italian Job to the Hollywood blockbusting Dark Knight trilogy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hannah and Her Sisters and Cider House Rules.

In this opening episode, he gets some advice from John Wayne and also looks back on his time as an evacuee and later as a soldier on National Service.

Written and read by Michael Caine.

Abridged in five parts by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed

Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


MON 07:30 Lobby Land (m0006v00)
Series 2

Vis-à-Vis

Topical sitcom following life in Westminster through the eyes of Sam Peakes, a young political editor at a clickbait website.

Sam battles to make sense of the madness engulfing British politics.

Starring Yasmine Akram, Charlie Higson, Cariad Lloyd, Dan Tetsell and Daniel Lawrence Taylor.

Sam Peakes ...... Yasmine Akram
Tom Shriver MP ...... Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips ...... Cariad Lloyd
Gideon Burnside ...... Dan Tetsell
Nathan Edmonds ...... Daniel Lawrence Taylor

Written by Jon Harvey, Sarah Dempster and Christopher Davies.

With additional material by Laura Major.

Production Co-Ordinator: Tam Shilham
Script Editor: Dan Tetsell
Executive Producer: Lucy Armitage
Editor: Jerry Peal
Producer : Jon Harvey

A Naked production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.


MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
Series 4

Episode 2

Kenneth Horne stars in a roaring 1920s film spoof 'Thoroughly Modern Willy' and Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of a nadger.

Meanwhile, Julian and Sandy come over all transcendental with Bona Gurumat.

One of BBC Radio’s most influential and groundbreaking series packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.

Starring:

Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden

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 the first three series.

Series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Donald Webster.

Music by the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.


MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
Series 2

The Moral Dimension

Thirsty MP Jim Hacker's trip to an Arab state sparks diplomatic disarray.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.

It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Anne Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Bill Pritchard …. Anthony Carrick
Prince Mohammed …. Walter Randall
First Arab …. Vic Tablian
Helpful Arab …. Ali Rifaii
Jenny Goodwin …. Moir Lesley
Ross …. Robin Summers
Diplomat …. Mark Straker

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


MON 09:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
Series 2

Episode 2

James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.

Regulars Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by:

Writer, David Quantick
Comedian, Stewart Lee

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Written and researched by James Walton

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.


MON 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
Series 1

Return of the Kidi

Stella is a middle aged woman having a crisis - her grown up children refuse to leave home.

And worse, her husband doesn't mind!

Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about a rather topsy turvy household.

Starring Duncan Preston and Penny Downie.

Stella's hopes are raised as Rick and girlfriend Xanthe decide to move out.

But with lots of jobs to be done in the garden, are there some benefits to having lots of people at home after all?

Patrick ...... Duncan Preston
Stella ...... Penny Downie
Alison ...... Claudie Blakely
Rick ...... Bruce McKinnon
Egg ...... Daniela Denby-Ashe
Xanthe ...... Catherine Shepherd

Producer: Elizabeth Freestone

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.


MON 10:00 Passenger List (m000qxm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 10:45 Short Works (m0003rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


MON 11:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 Stand By For West (m000gtkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 12:30 Lobby Land (m0006v00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 14:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 14:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 15:00 Passenger List (m000qxm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 15:45 Short Works (m0003rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


MON 16:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 16:30 Stand By For West (m000gtkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 17:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 17:30 Lobby Land (m0006v00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 18:30 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 19:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 20:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m0015bqz)
Series 12

It's the Little Things

True stories told live in the USA: Jenifer Hixson introduces tales full of questions, from pleas to childhood curiosity.

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA.

Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.

The Moth has presented more than 15,000 stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded over 27 million times a year.

Featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, from the humorous to the heart-breaking.

The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and is distributed by the Public Radio Exchange.

First heard on PRX in 2020.


MON 21:00 Sneakernomics (p09fy32f)
6. Kingmaker

Sneakernomics is a close encounter with the visionaries, artisans and journeymen who’ve made, and been made, by trainers. We’ll follow in the footsteps of mavericks, hustlers and dreamers, and hear their tales of boom and bust, fame and infamy, hope and heartbreak.

Across nine episodes, Sneakernomics tells the extraordinary origin stories of some of the world’s biggest brands, and how sponsorship deals and celebrity culture redefined our relationship with products. It’s also a business story – how leisure has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry; a sports story – how games became organised and grew into a global spectacle; and it’s a story of invention – how enthusiastic hobbyist-pioneers often took extraordinary risks that changed the course of sport and fashion.

The sneaker story is characterised by fierce competition and rivalry. We explore how the quest to be number one tore families and friendships apart and divided towns. Above all, this is the story of the people behind the shoes. What you’ll hear is a mix of interviews with many of the key individuals who’ve played their part in that extraordinary story, interlaced with moments of fiction inspired by their testimonies and our research.

Written and presented by Nicholas Smith, with 1Xtra presenter Ace. The drama is written by Al Smith.

Horst . . . . . Mark Edel-Hunt
Kathe . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw
Reporter . . . . . Gunnar Cauthery
João . . . . . Joseph Balderrama
Rob . . . . . Wilf Scolding
Phil . . . . . Trevor White
Adriaan . . . . . Roger Ringrose
Secretary . . . . . Cecilia Appiah

Production Trainee: Marithe Van Der Aa
Assistant Producer: Ben Hollands
Sound: Peter Ringrose
Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko

Special thanks: Michael Dassler, Sigi Dassler, John Boulter, Patrick Nally, Sonny and Pam Vaccaro, Julie Dixon, Angelo Anastasio and Andrew Jennings.

First heard on BBC Sounds in 2021.


MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m001jsdr)
Series 17

Episode 3

John Lloyd and Anna Ptaszynski welcome taxidermist Polly Morgan, cartoonist Randall Munroe and impressionist Steve Nallon. On the episode we learn the limits of the human throat, what to do with a snake in a box, and how much soup it would take to destroy a galaxy.

The Museum’s exhibits were catalogued by Mike Turner, Mandy Fenton and Lydia Mizon of QI.

Producer: Sam Holmes & Leying Lee
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound: David Thomas

A BBC Studios production.


MON 22:30 Woof (b0bktmmm)
True Tales of Romance and Failure

Much Loved Son and Fantasist

Myopia and its advantages and ... is that an architect I see before me?

Bittersweet comic real life stories written and performed by Chris Neill.

With:

Isy Suttie
Martin Hyder

Producer: Steve Doherty

A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2018.

** Music featured:

Track: Dance Away
Perf: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

Track: Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
Perf: Johnny Maddox

Track: September Song
Perf: Dion and The Belmonts

Track: Ladyfingers
Perf: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Track: Lo Sceicco Bianco
Perf: Katyna Ranieri & orchestra

Track: I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Perf: Scissor Sisters


MON 22:45 Charlotte and Lillian (m0009qwd)
Series 2

4. The Patient

Charlotte and Lillian are spending time together as part of a Befriend the Elderly scheme.

They may bicker about everything from signs of dementia to the appeal of Harry Styles, but underneath it’s clear they are two kindred spirits. Two selfish, self-absorbed spirits, but ones who mirror and rely on each other nonetheless.

Very nearly 30, Charlotte is still living at home with her parents and chronically unable to figure out what to do with her life. Beneath her attempt at do-gooding is barely disguised despair. She's terrified she is no good. Useless. Unloveable. She looks to Lillian to provide some meaning to her life - if she can help to improve Lillian’s life somehow, she’d feel a lot better about her own. And there’s all the kudos and social media likes that come with charity work - not to mention the lure of Lillian's large spare room.

Lillian returns from a stay in hospital to find Charlotte’s taken over the house, and is being her usual irritating self. Lillian is keen to get rid of her, but there’s just one problem - she can no longer ignore the fact she is getting older and needs help around the house.

Guess who’s ready to step up to the plate.

Charlotte …… Helen Monks
Lillian …… Miriam Margolyes

Written by: Kat Sommers and Holly Walsh

Producer: Lucy Armitage

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


MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001jsw5)
Series 110

Episode 11

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. For our final episode of this series Andy is joined by panellists Chris McCausland, Andy Hamilton, Anushka Asthana and Ria Lina.

This week, we’ll tackle the Migrant Bill, WhatsAppgate, and The Future (how mysterious)

Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Zoë Tomalin, Rhiannon Shaw and Jade Gebbie.

Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Production


MON 23:30 Masala FM (b007jyfv)
Episode 2

Maz Mazoo gets an offer from rival Radio Fun FM, while Madoona, the Asian Madonna is intent on making her mark on Masala FM.

Shanta is sick of the pair of them.

Asian radio station sitcom written by Meera Syal.

Starring:

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Nitin Sawheny
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia

Music by Nitin Sawhney.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.

TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2023

TUE 00:00 Passenger List (m000qxm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:45 Short Works (m0003rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Stand By For West (m000gtkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 Lobby Land (m0006v00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qx2y)
1. Roll Jordan Roll

Rehearsing for the Brecon Jazz Festival, Megan keeps playing a certain melody.

But where does it come from?

Her musical detective trail leads to the 1880s and the visit to Swansea of a choir of emancipated slaves.

First of three plays inspired by the Women's Jazz Archive, written by Alan Plater.

Megan 5th ...... Rakie Ayola
Megan 3rd ...... Margaret John
Megan 1st ...... Helen Griffin
Loudin ...... Don Warrington
Owain ...... Phylip Harries
Rev Davies ...... Rhodri Hugh
PC Thomas ...... Arwyn Davies

Stories based on original material researched and collected by Jen Wilson of the Women's Jazz Archive, Swansea.

Composer and Musical Director: Paula Gardiner

Music performed by:

Aula Gardiner
Richard Roberts
Peter Churchill
Nia Lynn
Dyfrig Morris
Lee Williams

Directed at BBC Wales by Alison Hindell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


TUE 05:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv1q)
Series 1

1. Time

Three old men sit and watch the world pass by - but one knows the secret of youthful vitality.

A selection of short stories by HE Bates.

Featuring some splendid local characters, set in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside which the author knew and loved so well.

Abridged and read by David Neal

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1987.


TUE 06:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride

2. The Finger of Suspicion

After bride Barbara's disappearance, the Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife...

Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.

John Creasey’s detective novel dramatised by Roy Lomax.

The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Doctor ...... Dennis McCarthy
Kevin Brennan ...... Robert Lawn
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.


TUE 06:30 Stand By For West (m000gtx3)
Inspector West at Home

4. A Call from The Whistler

Chief Inspector Roger West comes face-to-face with 'Whistler' Malone - and some very useful evidence...

Starring Patrick Allen as Scotland Yard’s youngest, smartest chief inspector.

Created and written by John Creasey.

Dramatised by Maurice Travers.

Chief Inspector Roger West .… Patrick Allen
Janet West .… Sarah Lawson
Mark Lessing .… Edward de Souza
Lois Randall .… Carol Marsh
Pickerell .… Robert James
Bill Tennant .… Anthony Jackson
‘Whistler’ Malone .… Rio Fanning
Mrs Fleming … Margaret Robertson
Raymond Fleming .… Frederick Jaeger

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.


TUE 07:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z3l)
7. The Before and After

Paul, the son who has caused Clyde and Joy no end of problems, is still missing.

But at last, we finally learn what happened to him down by the riverbank...

Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad about betrayal, love and impossible choices.

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Don Warrington.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.


TUE 07:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qwq)
2. Auditions

Sir Michael Caine recalls how, after years of struggling to get by, his luck began to change.

The Hollywood legend and British national treasure shares some stories along with some of the lessons that life has taught him in his remarkable acting career.

Written and read by Michael Caine.

Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed

Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


TUE 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b03kpnjz)
Series 9

Intellectual Fireworks

Ed appears to have stepped on the gravy train at last as he takes up a professorship at Much Wenlock Court – a prestigious writing retreat.

He hopes this will lead him at the very least, to a contentious Saturday Essay on Radio 4' s Today Programme.

But, alas, this retreat has been set up by one Jaz Milvain so could Ed's change in fortune be too good to be true..?

The comical world of an author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.

Starring Christopher Douglas

Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas

Ed Reardon......Christopher Douglas
Olive......Stephanie Cole
Ned......Jonathan Coy
Newsreader......Corrie Corfield
Jaz......Philip Jackson
Rosemary......Felicity Montagu
Maureen......Carolyn Pickles
Suki/Waitress......Nicola Sanderson
Pearl......Alison Steadman
Ping/Lisa......Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Stan......Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00cghns)
Series 8

The Junk Affair

Neddie combs the world for junk, hoping to corner the market and make a packet.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

With:

Peter Sellers
Spike Milligan
Harry Secombe

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: Charles Chilton

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1957.


TUE 08:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
Series 1

Episode 1

Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris.

Will she manage to persuade Bernard to buy her an engagement ring at last?

Starring Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard.

Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.

Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Mr Matthews ...... John Jardine
Miss Parker ...... Julie Higginson

Vince Powell (1928–2009) wrote for many popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.

Producer: Mike Craig

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1993.


TUE 09:00 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
Series 3

Episode 3

Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.

Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego.

With guests:

Carol Sarler
Rachel Holmes

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.


TUE 09:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
Episode 4

Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show from separate studios.

But even that doesn't stop them quarrelling...

Starring Imelda Staunton and Patrick Barlow.

Special guest: Rachel Weisz

Written by Patrick Barlow.

Maureen Maybe ...... Imelda Staunton
Patrick Maybe ...... Patrick Barlow
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm

Script associate: Nev Fountain

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


TUE 10:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qx2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 10:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


TUE 11:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 Stand By For West (m000gtx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 12:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b03kpnjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00cghns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 14:00 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 14:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 15:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qx2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 15:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


TUE 16:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 16:30 Stand By For West (m000gtx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 17:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b03kpnjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00cghns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 18:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:00 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 19:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m000w9sv)
Series 8

Reinvention

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

Manoush Zomorodi explores the challenges posed by transitioning to the new. How do we reimagine what we thought we knew?

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2020.


TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b010j7b9)
Tamsin Greig

Actress Tamsin Greig inherits 'The Pearl Fishers Duet' by Bizet and passes on 'To Make You Feel My Love' by Bob Dylan.


TUE 21:00 Sneakernomics (p09fy35c)
7. The Cri de Coeur

Sneakernomics is a close encounter with the visionaries, artisans and journeymen who’ve made, and been made, by trainers. We’ll follow in the footsteps of mavericks, hustlers and dreamers, and hear their tales of boom and bust, fame and infamy, hope and heartbreak.

Across nine episodes, Sneakernomics tells the extraordinary origin stories of some of the world’s biggest brands, and how sponsorship deals and celebrity culture redefined our relationship with products. It’s also a business story – how leisure has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry; a sports story – how games became organised and grew into a global spectacle; and it’s a story of invention – how enthusiastic hobbyist-pioneers often took extraordinary risks that changed the course of sport and fashion.

The sneaker story is characterised by fierce competition and rivalry. We explore how the quest to be number one tore families and friendships apart and divided towns. Above all, this is the story of the people behind the shoes. What you’ll hear is a mix of interviews with many of the key individuals who’ve played their part in that extraordinary story, interlaced with moments of fiction inspired by their testimonies and our research.

Written and presented by Nicholas Smith, with 1Xtra presenter Ace. The drama is written by Al Smith.

Ron . . . . . Ed Gaughan
Nurse . . . . . Charlotte East
Frank . . . . . Martins Imhangbe
Phil . . . . . Trevor White
Rob . . . . . Wilf Scolding
Bob . . . . . Joseph Balderrama
Jeff . . . . . Ian Dunnett Jnr.

Production Trainee: Marithe Van Der Aa
Assistant Producer: Ben Hollands
Sound: Peter Ringrose
Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko

Special thanks: Russ Gater, Jeff Johnson, John Boulter, Mike Deegan, Gary Aspden, Neal Heard, Julie Dixon, Peter Moore, Nelson Farris, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Gina Millson, Clare Ewing and Jamie Larsen.

First heard on BBC Sounds in 2021.


TUE 22:00 Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life (m001jslm)
Series 4

Thursday's Child Is...

Multi-award winning comedian and author Mark Watson continues his probably doomed, but luckily funny quest to make sense of the human experience.

This series is about time - the days of the week, the stages of our existence - and the way we use it to make sense of things. We make our way through the working week, tonight considering Thursday. What does it mean to have 'far to go'? What was the lowpoint of Mark's career on the Waitrose checkout? And who does his mother consider 'a waste of space'?

Expect jokes, observations and interactions galore as Mark is aided, and sometimes obstructed, by the sardonic musical excellence of Flo & Joan. There's also a hand-picked comedy colleague each week - we are lucky tonight to have Sikisa.

Producer: Lianne Coop

An Impatient production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b01ghlh2)
Series 2

Animals

Award-winning Jason Byrne muses on all beasts, including humans.

Fast-paced stand-up comedy and sketch show.

With:

Laurence Howarth
Daisy Haggard

Producer: Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.


TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001k7jx)
Tom Ward 2/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes chats to the comedian Tom Ward.


TUE 23:00 The Damien Slash Mixtape (b08v8dy2)
Series 1

Episode 2

Multi-character YouTube star Damien Slash makes the move from online to Radio 4, in this new fast-paced, one-man sketch comedy show. From the surreal to the satirical, from the zeitgeist to the absurd, Damien serves up a range of high octane characters, all from his own voice. Adverts, actors, hipsters, trolls - no aspect of modern life is left un-skewered.

Written by and starring Damien Slash (aka Daniel Barker)

Additional material by Robin Morgan

Produced by Sam Bryant

A BBC Studios production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.


TUE 23:15 Political Animals (b01m179f)
Series 1

Humphrey

Notoriously photo-shy Humphrey was chief mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1989 to 1997.

With a robust vocabulary and a pretty earthy view of political life, he looks back on New Labour life at Number 10 under Tony Blair.

Starring James Fleet.

Series of scurrilous talks given by well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.

Tony Bagley assists each feline to relate their trials and tribulations under four different prime ministers.

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2012.


TUE 23:30 Elvenquest (m000h106)
Series 1

Episode 6

Finally the Sword of Asnagar is found. But is Sam a traitor?

It seems the Quest is near its end as the noble band reach the Rock of Sorrows. But Sam is tempted by Lord Darkness and has to decide between his friends and his home.

More comic adventures set in lower Earth where fantasy writer Sam has been coerced into joining a band of intrepid heroes as they battle the dread forces of evil in search of the legendary sword of Asnagar!

Fantasy sitcom written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.

Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Dean ...... Kevin Eldon
Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Kreech ...... Kevin Eldon
Amis ...... Dave Lamb

Producers: Anil Gupta & Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.

WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2023

WED 00:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qx2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Stand By For West (m000gtx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002z3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001qwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b03kpnjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00cghns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
2. The Great Pork Pie Mystery

The Devil's Music

Three plays inspired by the Women's Jazz Archive, by Alan Plater

2: The Great Pork Pie Mystery

Megan is tracing the path of a melody she can't stop playing. Perhaps the answer lies in the Kohinoor Tearoom, Swansea in the 1920s.

Megan 5 ................. Rakie Ayola
Megan 3 ................ Margaret John
Megan 1 ................ Helen Griffin
Megan 2 ................ Karin Diamond
Mickey ................... Joe Caffrey
Kelsey ..................... Rhodri Hugh

Composer and Musical Director: Paula Gardiner

Singers: Pete Churchill, Nia Lynn, Dyfrig Morris and Natalie Williams and members of the cast

Music performed by Paula Gardiner and Richard Roberts

Stories based on original material researched and collected by Jen Wilson of the Women's Jazz Archive, Swansea

Director Alison Hindell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


WED 05:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv2t)
Series 1

2. Chaff in the Wind

Three Country Stories by H. E. Bates

A selection of short stories, featuring some splendid local characters, set in the heart of the Bedfordshire countryside which Bates knew and loved so well.

2: Chaff in the Wind

Chaff is being burnt on a cold, windy October day. A woman is leaning on a hayfork as a man comes across a field. He's looking for a place called Benacre and stands in the smoke asking for directions.

Abridged and read by David Neal

Producer Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.


WED 06:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride

3. No Sleep for the Wicked

With Guy and Barbara both now murder suspects - the Toff gets a shock when he breaks into the Major's flat.

Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.

John Creasey’s detective novel dramatised by Roy Lomax.

The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Police Officer ...... Clifford Norgate
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Rose Lessing ...... Denise Buckley
Holy Joe ...... David Graham

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.


WED 06:30 Stand By For West (m000gvkk)
Inspector West at Home

5. A Girl for a Hostage

The stakes are high, as Chief Inspector Roger West draws closer to the truth and the mystery of what he missed.

Starring Patrick Allen as Scotland Yard’s youngest, smartest chief inspector.

Created and written by John Creasey.

Dramatised by Maurice Travers.

Chief Inspector Roger West .… Patrick Allen
Janet West .… Sarah Lawson
Mark Lessing .… Edward de Souza
Superintendent Abbott .… Grant Taylor
Inspector Bob Cornish .… Frederick Treves
Lois Randall .… Carol Marsh
Bill Tennant .… Anthony Jackson
‘Whistler’ Malone .… Rio Fanning

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.


WED 07:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002zcj)
8. The Plan

As Paul is driven away by the kidnappers, he knows that he's going to have to look after himself...

Claire Adam's heartrending and lyrical debut set in Trinidad about betrayal, love and impossible choices.

Abridged by Sara Davies.

Read by Don Warrington.

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.


WED 07:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001r7m)
3. Success

Sir Michael Caine examines how even disasters on a film set can offer an opportunity to learn.

He also recalls being sacked by Joan Littlewood.

The Hollywood legend and British national treasure shares some stories along with some of the lessons that life has taught him in his remarkable acting career.

Written and read by Michael Caine.

Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed

Producer: Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.


WED 07:30 Women Talking About Cars (b0939zyf)
Series 2

Jo Brand

Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews comedian and actress, Jo Brand about cars.

Discover how Jo's rally-driving past was ended by romance; how her car became an impromptu counselling couch for comedians; the vital importance of the right kind of snacks; and when you shouldn't risk a roadside wee.

Series in which famous women look at their lives from the perspective of the cars they have known, the journeys they've been on and the things they keep in their boot for emergencies.

With contributions from our studio audience and tongue-in-cheek readings from Morwenna Banks

Producer: Gareth Edwards

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


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
Series 3

The Pet Dog

The Lad buys Andree a puppy for her birthday, but to his alarm - it won't stop growing!

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Andree Melly

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Music recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.


WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nh82g)
Series 2

Fear

Mike and Sue invite a stressed bomb disposal expert to "hug his fear".

Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.

Bill Dare's daytime sofa-based sitcom.

Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens

With:

Roger Blake
Bill Dare
Alistair McGowan
Sally Philips

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Jo Clegg

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.


WED 09:00 Nature Table (m000fwcw)
Series 1

Episode 4

Comedian, broadcaster and writer Sue Perkins’ ‘Show & Tell’ series celebrating the natural world and all it’s funny eccentricities.

Taking the simple format of a ‘Show & Tell’, each episode Sue is joined by celebrity guests from the worlds of comedy and natural history. Each of the natural history guests brings an item linked to the wild world to share with the audience, be it an amazing fact or funny personal anecdote. Each item is a springboard for an enlightening and funny discussion, alongside fun games and challenges revealing more astonishing facts. We also hear from some of the London Zoo audience, a mix of London Zoo staff and members of the public, as they bring us their own natural history ‘show and tells’ for Sue and the guests to discuss.

Nature Table has a simple clear brief: to positively celebrate and promote the importance of all our planet’s wonderfully wild flora and fauna in a fun and easily grasped way... whilst at the same time having a giggle.

In this episode, Sue Perkins is joined by special guests zoologist and author Lucy Cooke, fly expert Dr. Erica McAlister and comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

Written by Catherine Brinkworth, Kat Sadler and Jon Hunter

Produced by Simon Nicholls

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.


WED 09:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
Shopping

The comedian shares his thoughts on money and shopping.

Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life.

Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.


WED 10:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 10:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


WED 11:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 11:30 Stand By For West (m000gvkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 12:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002zcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 12:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001r7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 12:30 Women Talking About Cars (b0939zyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nh82g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 14:00 Nature Table (m000fwcw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 14:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 15:00 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 15:45 Three Country Stories by HE Bates (b007jv2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


WED 16:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 16:30 Stand By For West (m000gvkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 17:00 Golden Child by Claire Adam (m0002zcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:15 Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine (m0001r7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 17:30 Women Talking About Cars (b0939zyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nh82g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 19:00 Nature Table (m000fwcw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 19:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (b09y6wg3)
The Ultimate Trip: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey

Christopher Frayling explores the lasting influence of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke's 1968 sci-fi masterpiece.

2001: A Space Odyssey was released into the world in April 1968. Puzzling, infuriating, inspiring and thrilling, it captivated audiences at the time and, 50 years on, continues to exert a powerful effect on our thinking about the present and the future.

This remarkable movie was the result of a synthesis of two very different visions.

Based on his own short story The Sentinel, it was written by British author Arthur C Clarke - a futurist of uncanny ability. The film director was Stanley Kubrick - an American working in the UK, whose previous works included gladiator epic, Spartacus and savage nuclear satire, Dr Strangelove.

Marketed as The Ultimate Trip, 2001 became an essential experience for younger audiences - many of whom saw it multiple times, and sometimes in an enhanced state of consciousness. But alongside its wildly psychedelic visions, 2001 also presented an extraordinarily convincing and intricate vision of future space travel.

Cultural historian and writer, Christopher Frayling travels back in time to the creation of 2001, hearing how organisations like NASA and IBM were enlisted to help Kubrick craft his vision.

And he speaks to scientists, critics and filmmakers to examine the film's enduring influence on science, design and popular culture.

Interviewees:

* Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist
* Piers Bizony, science journalist
* Victoria Broackes, Senior Curator, V&A Museum
* Catherine Constable, Professor of Film Studies, Warwick University
* John Landis, film director
* Christopher Nolan, film director
* Georgina Orgill, Stanley Kubrick Archivist, University of the Arts London.

Producer: Jane Long

A Hidden Flack production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.


WED 21:00 Sneakernomics (p09fy371)
8. Nobody Remembers Number Two

Sneakernomics is a close encounter with the visionaries, artisans and journeymen who’ve made, and been made, by trainers. We’ll follow in the footsteps of mavericks, hustlers and dreamers, and hear their tales of boom and bust, fame and infamy, hope and heartbreak.

Across nine episodes, Sneakernomics tells the extraordinary origin stories of some of the world’s biggest brands, and how sponsorship deals and celebrity culture redefined our relationship with products. It’s also a business story – how leisure has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry; a sports story – how games became organised and grew into a global spectacle; and it’s a story of invention – how enthusiastic hobbyist-pioneers often took extraordinary risks that changed the course of sport and fashion.

The sneaker story is characterised by fierce competition and rivalry. We explore how the quest to be number one tore families and friendships apart and divided towns. Above all, this is the story of the people behind the shoes. What you’ll hear is a mix of interviews with many of the key individuals who’ve played their part in that extraordinary story, interlaced with moments of fiction inspired by their testimonies and our research.

Written and presented by Nicholas Smith, with 1Xtra presenter Ace. The drama is written by Al Smith.

Rob . . . . . Wilf Scolding
Michael . . . . . Martins Imhangbe
Phil . . . . . Trevor White
Sonny . . . . . Joseph Balderrama
Cheryl . . . . . Cecilia Appiah
Paul . . . . . Ed Gaughan

Production Trainee: Marithe Van Der Aa
Assistant Producer: Ben Hollands
Sound: Peter Ringrose
Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko

Special thanks: Julie Dixon, Sonny and Pam Vaccaro, John Boulter, Joe Foster, Angel Martinez, Professor Akilah Carter-Francique, Jeff Johnson, Bob Woodell, Nelson Farris, Peter Moore, Dr Todd Boyd, Paul Litchfield, Victoria Purcell, Michelle Apodaca, Clare Ewing and Jamie Larsen.

First heard on BBC Sounds in 2021.


WED 22:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m001jt7z)
Series 4

4. Every Little Thing

Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam return in the fourth series of Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy about a long-married couple in love with life and each other.

This week, it seems everything is making Roger grumpy, including a neighbour putting out his bin on the wrong day; a car alarm in the night and a shortage of streaky bacon. Roger claims he’s ‘normal’ because ‘most men live lives of quiet desperation’ but Joanna discovers it’s her fault he’s feeling fed up.

Conversations from a Long Marriage won the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Award for Best Radio Comedy in 2020. Also, nominated for a Writers Guild Award 2023.

Conversations from a Long Marriage is written by Jan Etherington and produced by Claire Jones. The production coordinator is Katie Baum, the studio engineer is Wilfredo Acosta and sound design is by Jon Calver. It is a BBC Studios Production.

‘Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan Etherington’s two hander? This is a work of supreme craftsmanship.’ RADIO TIMES

‘Peppered with nostalgic 60s hits and especially written for the pair, it’s an endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and something like love.’ THE GUARDIAN

‘The delicious fruit of the writer, Jan Etherington’s experience of writing lots of TV and radio, blessed by being acted by Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. Treasure this one, produced by Claire Jones. Unlike many a current Radio 4 ‘comedy’, this series makes people laugh’ GILLIAN REYNOLDS. SUNDAY TIMES

‘You’ve been listening at my window, Jan’. JOANNA LUMLEY


WED 22:30 Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks (b03y38kp)
Funerals and Sex Education

Jason Cook helps make life more lovely for listeners, with more life lessons.

This time Jason looks at the peculiar pressures of fitting in at funerals as well as how to tackle the tricky task of explaining the bird n' the bees.

With Zoe Harrison and Neil Grainger.

Producer: Sam Michell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.


WED 23:00 Lucy Porter In The Family Way… Again (m0004lbs)
Radio 4 favourite Lucy Porter returns with another examination of domestic life, covering everything from the dramatic to the dreary.

Following up last year's In the Family Way, Lucy looks at the question of legacy - what do we receive from our parents, and what do we pass on to our children?

Lucy hasn’t entirely been a winner in the genetic lottery. She has inherited dodgy knees, terrible teeth and a small third nipple. Her collection of family heirlooms consists of glass clowns, porcelain horses and offensive jam lids. Lucy does, however, want to instil in her own kids some of the values her parents taught her, including patience, courage and charity.

Talented comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner is on hand again to help Lucy illustrate the points she wants to make. As always, he displays his range of comic voices, including an impressive impersonation of Lucy’s Welsh great-grandmother.

In The Family Way... Again is a kind of love letter from Lucy to her mum, and a tender reflection on the things our parents do that drive us mad - things we’ll inevitably end up doing ourselves.

Recorded live at Circus Stratford

Written by Lucy Porter
With Additional Material by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch

Performed by Lucy Porter and Luke Kempner
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
Engineered and Edited by Jerry Peel
Production Managed by Sarah Tombling
Production Runner: Abbigayle Bircham

Produced by Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2019.


WED 23:30 This Is Craig Brown (b00dz9jn)
Celebrity

Get all the gossip on the Beckhams and Barry Norman interviews Daffy Duck.

Mixing satire, social observation and nonsense, this week Craig Brown looks at Celebrity. Barry Norman exclusively interviews Daffy Duck about his career in show business and Tony Benn tells us about the time he didn't make love to Marilyn Monroe.

With Edward Fox, Rory Bremner, Harry Enfield, Mel Hudson, Geoffrey McGivern, Felicity Montagu, Hugo Weaving and Barry Norman.

Written by Craig Brown.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


WED 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fgq45)
2. Bank Hols

Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates the pros and cons of bank holidays.

Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.

With:

Neil Edmond
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Stephen Carlin
Helen Longworth
Chris Pavlo

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.