SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2023

SAT 00:00 Iain M Banks - The State of the Art (b00hv1dz)
The Culture ship Arbitrary arrives on Earth in 1977 and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'property' and 'money' and on the edge of self-destruction.

When Agent Dervley Linter decides to go native, can Diziet Sma change his mind?

Sci-fi thriller novella written by Iain M Banks.

Dramatised by Paul Cornell.

The Ship ...... Antony Sher
Diziet Sma ...... Nina Sosanya
Dervley Linter ...... Paterson Joseph
Li ...... Graeme Hawley
Tel ...... Brigit Forsyth
Sodel ...... Conrad Nelson

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.


SAT 00:45 Short Works (m0009lqd)
Fairy by Julia Bell

A mother and her young son are lost in the woods. Things are beginning to go wrong.

And then they meet a stranger on the path…

Read by Bryony Hannah.

Julia Bell is the author of three novels - most recently The Dark Light - and three volumes of short stories. She is also co-editor of the Creative Writing Course book and a Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck College, London.

Producer: Jeremy Osborne

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


SAT 01:00 George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion (b08skykk)
Episode 2. Eliza's Triumph

Eliza faces the day of reckoning: can she pass as a lady at the Ambassador's Ball?

Starring Alistair McGowan, Morgana Robinson, Sian Phillips and Al Murray

Conclusion of George Bernard Shaw's classic tale of Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl trained to talk 'like a lady' by irascible professor of phonetics, Henry Higgins.

Henry Higgins ...... Alistair McGowan
Eliza Doolittle ...... Morgana Robinson
Alfred Doolittle ...... Al Murray
Colonel Pickering ...... Hugh Fraser
Mrs Higgins ...... Siân Phillips
Mrs Pearce ...... Charlotte Page
Maid ...... Charlotte Page
Mrs Eynsford-Hill ...... Georgie Glen
Clara Eynsford-Hill ...... Maeve Bluebell Wells
Freddy Eynsford-Hill ...... Tom Forrister
Nepommuck ...... David Sturzaker
Ambassador ...... John Dougall
Ambassador's Wife ...... Sarah Ridgeway

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.


SAT 02:00 Whodunnits (b007jt84)
Colvil and Soames - Series 1

5. A Matter of Judgement

Intelligence officers Colvil and Soames delve further into the mystery that is Donna – and are concerned for Mrs Wedlock.

Henry's faith is dealt a mortal blow

Starring Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman.

Christopher Lee's murder-mystery series about the the exploits of intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames.

Henry Colvil ...... Christopher Benjamin
Alex Soames ...... Amanda Redman
Arthur Guscott ...... Dudley Sutton
Joseph Kutner ...... Stephen Thorne
Mrs Wedlock ...... Colette O’Neil
Roger Brown ...... Neil McCaul
Father Williamson ...... Christian Rodska
Father Dominic Byrne ...... Joseph O’Conor

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.


SAT 02:30 VI Warshawski (b007jnm6)
Deadlock

5. Pavane for a Dead Hockey Player

Everyone wants private eye VI Warshawski off the case.

She appears to be getting closer to solving it - but then the next body is found...

Kathleen Turner stars in Sara Paretsky's thriller.

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

VI Warshawski ...... Kathleen Turner
Martin Bledsoe ...... James Aubrey
Bobby Mallory ...... William Hootkins
Paige Carrington ...... Teresa Gallagher
Murray ...... Kerry Shale
Roger Ferrant ...... Bill Nighy
Janine Phillips ...... Shelley Thompson
Lois ...... Sandra James Young
Bledsoe's Secretary ...... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Cappy ...... John Church
Receptionist ...... Federay Holmes
Jack ...... Phillip Anthony

Music:

Rememberin’ Stevie - Buddy Guy
Backstabbers - John Lee Hooker with Albert Collins
Mr Lucky - John Lee Hooker with Albert Collins
Cool Disposition - Sonny Boy Williamson

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.


SAT 03:00 An Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (m000rww9)
5. Food

When acting work is slow, despite her recent Berlin festival triumph, Madhur starts writing about Indian food for magazines, to make money.

An interview with legendary food critic Craig Claiborne changes everything.

Madhur Jaffrey is a well-known writer and performer, whose work was seminal in introducing Indian and Asian cooking to the USA and UK.

Her first cookbook, An Invitation to Indian Cooking, was an instant hit, in 1973.

By then, Ms Jaffrey was already a Broadway name, living in New York. The Jaffreys' dinner parties were hugely popular, in part because of Madhur’s wonderful cooking, and attended by many celebrities, such as Merchant and Ivory. She made her name from her family recipes, sent by her mother in letters from home, and their enthusiastic reception culminated in An Invitation to Indian Cooking.

Dramatised by Anjum Malik.

Madhur Jaffrey …… Archie Panjabi
Ismail Merchant …… Raj Ghatak
Kashmiran Rani (Madhur’s mother) …… Balvinder Sopal
Mrs McKelvie …… Rina Mahoney

A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.


SAT 03:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m1tfr)
5. Deceit

William now finds himself attracted to the fascinating Zoraide Reuter, head of the girls' school. But not everything is as it seems...

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Pelet ...... Roger May
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SAT 03:30 Ankle Tag (m00013vn)
Series 2

The Falklands

Alice's mum has a new boyfriend, but Bob doesn't like him.

Sitcom about former convict Bob who's forced to live with his uptight son Gruff, sympathetic daughter-in-law Alice and granddaughter Carys whilst on parole.

Written by Gareth Gwynn and Benjamin Partridge

Bob ...... Steve Speirs
Gruff ...... Elis James
Alice ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Jeffrey ...... Simon Greenall
Elaine ...... Felicity Montagu
Anthony ...... Mike Wozniak

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

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


SAT 04:00 Marriage Lines (b04mh4km)
Series 1

The Good Neighbours

George and Kate step in when they overhear their neighbours rowing.

Starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.

Richard Waring’s sitcom based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds.

Originating on BBC TV, it ran between 1963-65 and was adapted in two series for BBC radio due to its popularity.

George ...... Richard Briers
Kate ...... Prunella Scales
Laura ...... Heather Chasen
Peter ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Mr Reynolds ...... Leon Thau

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1965.


SAT 04:30 Rent (b04fh18w)
Series 1

Episode 5

It's a full moon, Ruby's away and Paul's lovelorn.

Will Maria's matchmaking succeed - and will Richard ever finish the gardening?

Stars Patrick Barlow and Barbara Flynn.

House share comedy about life with lodgers written by Lucy Flannery.

Maria ...... Barbara Flynn
Richard ...... Patrick Barlow
Ruby ...... Diane Louise-Jordan
Amy ...... Linda Polan
Paul ...... Toby Longworth

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993.


SAT 05:00 Listomania (b0b0fty3)
Series 1

Episode 4

From the magnificent to the mundane.

From the humble 'to do' list to the bucket list and many more...

Susan Calman hosts the series exploring the world of the lists.

With:

Lucy Beaumont
Nat Luurtsema
Alun Cochrane
Richard Herring

Written by James Kettle and Juliet Meyers with Max Davis and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch.

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2015.


SAT 05:30 Bleak Expectations (b01pfy5w)
Series 5

A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated

The inappropriately-named arbiter of all evil Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil that will culminate on Christmas day with the total destruction of the universe.

Only one man can prevent the end of everything for all time. But at a terrible terrible cost.

Is this the end for our hero Pip? Or is it curtains for the whole of creation? And does that mean Harry needn't get Pippa a Christmas present?

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
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Servewell ...... James Bachman
Clampvulture ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ...... Sarah Hadland
Lily ...... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ...... Susy Kane
The Ghost of Christmice ...... Mark Evans

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.


SAT 06:00 Christopher Douglas - The Englishman Abroad (b00lm92b)
Winter, 1932: Douglas Jardine harbours the avowed intent of destroying 'those ruddy convicts'.

He was referring to the Australian cricket team and intended to destroy them with bat and ball, and particularly with his major weapon, Harold Larwood.

The tour became known as the Bodyline Tour - and Jardine's tactics earned him the hatred of every Australian.

Starring Michael Cochrane.

A sporting drama written by Christopher Douglas.

Douglas Jardine .... Michael Cochrane
Gubby Allen .... Robert East
Bob Wyatt .... Haydn Wood
The Nawab of Pataudi .... Sam Dastor
Harold Larwood .... Michael Kitchen
Bill Voce .... David Threlfall
Bill Bowes .... Peter Joyce
Maurice Leyland .... John Church
Pelham Warner .... Robert Lang
Perrin .... Patrick Barr
Higson .... John Bott
Bill Woodfull .... Edmund Pegge
Donald Bradman .... Christopher Blake
Jack Fingleton .... Nick Tate
Vic Richardson .... Damon Sanders
Stan McCabe .... Peter Dahlsen
Tim Wall .... Graham Faulkner
Oxlade .... Philip Dunbar
Jeanes .... Gordon Reid
Jack Ryder .... Gordon Gostelow
Allan Kippax ... Michael McStay
Alf Noble .... Martin Friend
Gaumont British News .... Christopher Douglas
Arthur Carr .... Stephen Thorne
Commander O'Sullivan .... Michael Spice
George V .... Brian Haines

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1980.


SAT 07:30 Michael Tippett: The Biography (Omnibus) (m0004fwm)
The music of the British composer Michael Tippett - including the oratorio A Child of Our Time, five operas, and four symphonies - is among the most visionary of the 20th Century.

Yet little has been written about his extraordinary life.

In this fresh, first complete biography, arts writer and broadcaster Oliver Soden weaves a century-spanning narrative of epic scope and insight.

Soden has been given unprecedented access to unpublished letters and manuscripts, and has recorded interviews with Tippett’s friends and colleagues. He paints a portrait of a powerful intellect and infectious personality - charming, with a consuming interest in other people, stubborn and great fun.

But he also uncovers the sorrows and secrets that Tippett stowed away beneath his cheerfulness, not least the darker reaches of some tempestuous and often tragic love affairs that sometimes blurred the lines between the professional and the personal.

Tippett’s was a long, exciting life - and woven through it all is his amazing, varied music, as beautiful as it is challenging, and the eclectic supporting cast of his friends, colleagues and lovers.

His was truly a life of the 20th Century - but one that can also shine a light on the 21st.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Elizabeth Burke.

Read by Oliver Soden.

Featuring:

Derek Jacobi
Nicholas Boulton
Ivor Minchin Berry

Producer: Pippa Vaughan

A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.


SAT 08:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05qdpnl)
Episode 1

Kenneth Williams presents the first of a compendium of entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions.

Beginning with the tale of his trip to Lichfield - the literary home of Samuel Johnson - the master raconteur shares tales of historical people and places.

Williams winds his way through stories of writers, buildings, the death of Thomas Cromwell and the funding of wars - and touches on the monarchy, the legal system and anecdotes of Prime Ministers past.

Recorded in front of an audience at BBC Pebble Mill.

Producer: Michael Ford

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1982.


SAT 09:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05ps3ht)
Series 1

Look for the Crystal Lining

Jennifer puts in a lot of subtle work to remind Henry of their Crystal wedding anniversary.

Then she realises a bit of frantic back pedalling is required...

Starring Wendy Craig and Francis Matthews.

The comedy mishaps of the Corner family - Jennifer and Henry and their three kids Trudi, Amanda and Robin.

Four series were first shown on BBC TV from 1967 to 1970.

Richard Waring adapted his own TV scripts for this radio version, now fully restored from the original reel-to-reel tapes.

Jennifer …. Wendy Craig
Henry …. Francis Matthews
Trudi …. Roberta Tovey
Robin …. Hugo Keith-Johnston
Amanda …. Jill Riddick
Mary …. Charlotte Mitchell

Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst

Producer: Trafford Whitelock.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1969.


SAT 09:30 Something to Shout About (b07mfbdk)
Series 3

Episode 5

An American client asks Maggie for a UK advert to promote his new air freshener which promises to bring the smell of nature into our homes.

But why does Mavis have to type it in the bath?

"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 and Ronnie Wolfe.

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

Other characters played by Roy Dotrice

Producer John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1961.


SAT 10:00 Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond (m000ztyk)
1. Bump

Jessica Fostekew charts the horrors and the highs of the 9 months of life with a bump.

Plus the moment of reckoning with birth, and the chaos, or not, that lies ahead...

In the first of three programmes, Jessica dips into the BBC archive.

And she chats to lots of special guests including

Jenny Eclair
Cariad Lloyd
Sara Barron
Richard and Catie Herring
Caroline Mabey
Jen Brister
Hatty Ashdown
Kirsty Newton
Katie Mulgrew
Taylor Glenn
Robin Ince
Laura Lexx
Sindhu Vee
Diane Morgan
Holly Walsh

Producer: Laura Grimshaw

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


SAT 11:00 Christopher Douglas - The Englishman Abroad (b00lm92b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 Michael Tippett: The Biography (Omnibus) (m0004fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05qdpnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05ps3ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 Something to Shout About (b07mfbdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond (m000ztyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Iain M Banks - The State of the Art (b00hv1dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SAT 16:45 Short Works (m0009lqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today]


SAT 17:00 Christopher Douglas - The Englishman Abroad (b00lm92b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 Michael Tippett: The Biography (Omnibus) (m0004fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05qdpnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05ps3ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 Something to Shout About (b07mfbdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond (m000ztyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b01r11x0)
Series 1

Episode 1

After noticing that misogyny, like shiny leggings, had made an unexpected comeback - comedian Bridget Christie wonders did it ever really go away?

In the first of her four-part stand up comedy series on the state of British feminism today, Bridget asks why feminism became a dirty word and whether the modern British woman needs it.

An incident involving a man, a smell and a well-known bookstore made her ask what place feminism has in modern Britain, whether the fight has been won or is being fought on different fronts.

Plus, why did Bic launch the "Bic for Her" - a pen specifically designed for a woman's hand?

Fred MacAulay helps her remember some of the key incidents which brought her to an epiphany and a call to arms.

Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.


SAT 22:30 Cowards (b007d5bl)
Series 1

Episode 4

Talking fruit meets crosswords in the bizarre world of the comedy sketch show team.

Written and performed by:

Tom Basden
Stefan Golaszewski
Tim Key
Lloyd Wool

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.


SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001pss2)
Stuart Goldsmith 1/2

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to stand-up and podcaster Stuart Goldsmith.


SAT 23:00 Believe It! (b0bkqt8l)
Series 4

Meal

Concluding the fourth series of Richard Wilson's Radiography in which writer Jon Canter delves into the true and not so true nooks and crannies of Richard's life and works.

Richard decides to invite his friends to the meal of a lifetime.

But who will he choose?

And will it be worth it?

Himself ...... Richard Wilson
Himself ...... David Tennant
Himself ...... Peter Capaldi
Himself ...... Ian McKellen
Himself ...... Antony Sher
Herself ...... Miriam Margolyes
Jazz Vegan ...... Ayesha Antoine
On-line vegan ...... Arabella Weir
Mario ...... Elliot Levey
Lottie ...... Lotte Rice

Produced and Directed by Clive Brill.

A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2018.


SAT 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007rq8f)
Series 3

Isaac Newton

A profile of the of one of the world's most influential scientists, Isaac Newton.

Mark Steel's comic lectures about the lives of historical figures whose ideas and enthusiasm shaped their generation.

With:

Martin Hyder
Mel Hudson

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

SUNDAY 20 AUGUST 2023

SUN 00:00 Haunted (b01qrnb9)
The Emissary by Ray Bradbury

Young Marion is unwell, but her pet dog keeps her in touch with the outside world - and beyond.

Series of stories of the Supernatural.

Ray Bradbury's tale dramatised by Patricia Mays

Mrs Christie ...... Jennie Linden
Marion ...... Bernadette Windsor
Marion's Father ...... Stephen Thorne

With:

Jean Trend
Miranda Forbes

And Percy Edwards as Toby the dog

Director: Derek Hoddinott

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1982.


SUN 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv16)
The Children of Witchwood

2. Change

College student Jackie Lamont mysteriously went missing, but she's reappeared with some very strange powers.

This has come to the attention of BQ Brown, of the Ministry of Defence, who investigates a possible link to a set of grisly murders in the 17th century...

Starring Wendy Baxter.

The last drama series which Wally K Daly wrote for radio.

Jackie Lamont …. Wendy Baxter
Many Lamont …. Emily Chennery
Sion Lamont …. Scott Gray
Jason Cranford …. Laurence Saunders
Cheever Cranford …. Jez Thomas
Becky Cranford …. Becky Wright
DC Danny Sparks …. Daniel Settatree
WPC Polly Bell …. Lorraine Cody
Mother …. Jilly Bond
B.Q. Brown/Sergeant …. Michael Cochrane
Iron Peter/Dentist …. Robert Lister

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Jenny Stephens.

Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in September 2005.


SUN 01:00 Christopher Douglas - The Englishman Abroad (b00lm92b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 Michael Tippett: The Biography (Omnibus) (m0004fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05qdpnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05ps3ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 Something to Shout About (b07mfbdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Motherhood: Bump, Birth and Beyond (m000ztyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001psmh)
Between the Sea and a Hard Place

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Between the Sea and a Hard Place with the 2017 TS Eliot prize winning poet Jacob Polley on Cumbria's West Coast.

The prize winning poet Jacob Polley returns to the West Coast of Cumbria where he was born. Wedged between the Lake District and the sea it's home to a proudly independent border people, who voted for change in the referendum. Jacob wants to understand this place better - to find out why loyalties are shifting - and to get closer to understanding the source of his own writing. Jacob grew up on the Solway, an estuary that's an area of outstanding natural beauty and has been a hazardous shortcut to Scotland since people settled here.

Jacob has felt this marshy landscape of quicksand and shifting channels has always been in flux, and this has been a metaphor he's used in his poetry to capture the sense of vacancy that as a poet he's always felt here. Yet on his journey from the coast to the marsh, Jacob discovers this place is not vacant. It's home to a community who have through history had to fall back on their own resources, and who define themselves as much by what they do, as where they come from.

He visits the Cumbrian artist Conrad Atkinson whose work explores the themes of social injustice and unemployment. Cleator Moor born writer David Gaffney explains why when he was a teenager he felt he lived as far away from Carlisle - the county town of Cumbria - as people in Carlisle feel they are from London.

Yet, this is a place that has been at the centre of things, it was once on the frontier of the Roman Empire. In St. Michael's Church in Burgh-by Sands he discovers recycled Roman stones from the fort of Aballava, on Hadrian's Wall. The chancel was the resting place in 1307 of King Edward I of England, known as 'The Hammer of the Scots'. He died on Burgh Marsh of something called 'The Flux', on the way to crush a rebellion led by Robert the Bruce.

History lives and breathes here, as Jacob meets the Haaf-Net fishermen on the Solway, who catch salmon in the same way as their Viking ancestors did over a thousand years ago. Tuned as they are to the shape of the shifting nature of the Solway, their very adaptability has been the key to their survival.

Presented by Jacob Polley

Produced by Andrew Carter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.


SUN 06:30 An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus) (m001psmm)
Madhur Jaffrey is a well-known writer and performer, whose work was seminal in introducing Indian and Asian cooking to the USA and UK.

Her first cookbook, An ‘Invitation to Indian Cooking’, was an instant hit, in 1973.

By then, Ms Jaffrey was already a Broadway name, living in New York. The Jaffreys' dinner parties were hugely popular, in part because of Madhur’s wonderful cooking, and attended by many celebrities, such as Merchant and Ivory. She made her name from her family recipes, sent by her mother in letters from home, and their enthusiastic reception culminated in this book.

Madhur’s story takes us back to her childhood in Delhi, where her love of food was equalled by her love of acting, through to an interview with legendary food critic Craig Claiborne changes everything.

Madhur Jaffrey …… Archie Panjabi
Ismail Merchant …… Raj Ghatak
Kashmiran Rani (Madhur’s mother) …… Balvinder Sopal
Mrs McKelvie …… Rina Mahoney

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Anjum Malik.

Anjum uses this iconic cookbook to create a drama series charting how the book came about but, just as importantly, mapping Madhur’s acting career.

This goes from her childhood love of acting, through training at RADA, and on to her success in global cinema, winning the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in Shakespeare Wallah, at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965.

Producer: Polly Thomas.

A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.


SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001psmr)
Tanya Moodie

Actor and producer Tanya Moodie chooses 'Duppy Gunman' by Ernie Smith and 'Freeman in Paris' by Joni Mitchell.


SUN 07:50 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus) (b00m4vxd)
Episode 1

Orphaned William Crimsworth is a young man with nothing.

As he sets out to make his way in the world he doesn't want to be indebted to anyone. But running parallel with this need for self-control is the desperate need to love - and be loved in return.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Edward Crimsworth ...... Jonathan Keeble
Lord Tynedale ...... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Crimsworth ...... Ruth Sillers
Young William ...... Jack Miller
Hunsden ...... Shaun Dooley
Monsieur Pelet ...... Roger May
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Madame Pelet ...... Natasha Pyne
Mr. Brown ...... Harry Myers

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 09:00 Meet the Huggetts (b00p1hnz)
'Ail and Hearty

The family worries when Joe Huggett is spotted calling in at the doctor's surgery.

Starring Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison.

The popular working-class Huggett family first hit the cinema screen with a series of Gainsborough films between 1947 and 1949.

This subsequent BBC radio series ran from 1953 to 1962.

Selection of surviving episodes in the BBC Archive.

Written by Eddie Maguire.

Joe ...... Jack Warner
Ethel ...... Kathleen Harrison
Jane ...... Alanna Boyce
Bobby ...... Malcolm Ranson
Fred Stebbings ...... Charles Leno

With:

Bill Pertwee
Ralph Hallett

Producer: Jacques Brown

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1961.


SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
Series 9

Sub Lt Philips at Dartmouth

Just how did lovely Leslie become a sub-Lieutenant on HMS Troutbridge?

Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge.

Written by Lawrie Wyman.

The Sub-Lieutenant …. Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer …. Jon Pertwee
Number One …. Stephen Murray
Captain Povey …. Richard Caldicot
Nurse …. Heather Chasen
Chief Petty Officer Ball …. Ronnie Barker
Uncle Ebenezer …. Tenniel Evans
Captain Aitchison …. Michael Bates

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1967.


SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
Edinburgh Winners

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry is castaway by Kirsty Young.

Comedian, actor, writer, director, presenter and award-ceremony host – Stephen's list of accomplishments is long, varied and impressive.

His younger years were troubled and with a propensity for stealing and lying, he was expelled from two schools and imprisoned for credit card fraud. The turning point came when he knuckled down and won a scholarship to Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he read English and joined the Cambridge Footlights, becoming lifelong friends with Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie.

His career highlights include the fruits of his collaborative work with Laurie – from A Bit of Fry and Laurie to Jeeves and Wooster, he played Lord Melchett in Blackadder and Oscar Wilde on the big screen. He is a best-selling author of fiction and three volumes of autobiography, is the voice of the Harry Potter audio books and presents BBC Two’s QI.

Stephen has also spoken of his experience of mental health issues and in 2006 he made a documentary exploring the effects of living with Bipolar - it won an Emmy Award.

DISC ONE: Bach - Partita No. 1 in B flat major
DISC TWO: Schubert - Variations 2 & 3 Piano Quintet in A
DISC THREE: Beethoven - Presto Quartet Op. 131 in C-Sharp minor
DISC FOUR: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
DISC FIVE: Wagner - O sink hernieder , Nacht der Liebe - Tristan und Isolde
DISC SIX: Changes - Hugh Laurie
DISC SEVEN: Do I Love You? - Ella Fitzgerald
DISC EIGHT: Arthur Wood - Barwick Green (The Archers' Theme Tune]

BOOK CHOICE: T. S. Eliot Four Quartets
LUXURY CHOICE: Canvasses, easels, brushes, an instruction manual
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Roses - The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.


SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
Series 1

Faking Fossils

Sir David recalls a key moment in his life, when he broke open a piece of Leicestershire limestone and there in his hand was an ammonite.

Over the intervening years, fossils have fascinated him and he has become a great collector, even of the odd fake.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009


SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001psmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:30 An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus) (m001psmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001psmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 12:50 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus) (b00m4vxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 14:00 Meet the Huggetts (b00p1hnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


SUN 16:00 Haunted (b01qrnb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SUN 16:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001psmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:30 An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus) (m001psmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001psmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 18:50 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus) (b00m4vxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 20:00 Meet the Huggetts (b00p1hnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


SUN 22:00 Start/Stop (b04vk6l2)
Series 2

8. Hotel

Jack Docherty’s sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair.

The three couples end up on a 'date night' together and Evan is a surprise convert to French cinema.

Meanwhile Barney tries to get his smartphone to answer some of life's big questions.

Starring:

Couple 1:

Barney ...... Jack Docherty
Cathy ...... Kerry Godliman

Couple 2:

Evan ...... John Thomson
Fiona ...... Fiona Allen

Couple 3:

David ...... Charlie Higson
Alice ...... Sally Bretton

Voice of Barney's smartphone .... Jon Briggs

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.


SUN 22:30 The Celebrity Voicemail Show (b06gs5yr)
Series 1

Barack Obama

Kayvan Novak imagines what it might be like to hear the answerphone messages of the rich and famous.

This time, we listen into the voicemail of US President, Barack Obama.

An entirely fictitious comedy show written, improvised and starring Kayvan Novak.

Producer: Matt Stronge

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.


SUN 22:45 Tina C (b0076qds)
Tina C's Tiny Island Tour

Wales

Country singer and global activist Tina C concludes her exploration of the special relationship between America and the UK – arriving in Cardiff.

"So, are we all proud to be white trash? Let me hear you say, 'hell, yeah!'"

Written and performed by Christopher Green.

Pianist: Duncan Walsh Atkins

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.


SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001psn2)
Stuart Goldsmith 2/2

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to stand-up and podcaster Stuart Goldsmith.


SUN 23:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jshj)
Series 1

Coffins, Funerals and Nursing Homes

Accompanying her neighbour Betty to a funeral, Linda encounters a mislaid eco warrior.

Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.

Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John

Other parts played by:

Femi Elufowoju Jr,
Jeremy Hardy
Rob Newman

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b0436hkz)
Series 3

Multiculturalism

Stephen K Amos sets out to compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.

With:

Stephen Grant
Nish Kumar
Andrew Maxwell

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in May 2014.

MONDAY 21 AUGUST 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001psmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 An Invitation To Indian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey (Omnibus) (m001psmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001psmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]


MON 01:50 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (Omnibus) (b00m4vxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Meet the Huggetts (b00p1hnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (b016pl5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse (m001psn7)
Set in Calcutta, India in 1933, this is the story of a great racehorse, Dark Invader, the nuns from the Sisters of Poverty and a miracle.

Written by Rumer Godden - all based on true events.

Starring Dearbhla Molloy, Nickolas Grace and Ioan Meredith.

Dramatised by Liane Aukin

Sister Morag .... Dearbhla Molloy
Levantine .... Nickolas Grace
Ted .... Ioan Meredith
John Quillan .... Gareth Armstrong
Sir Humphrey .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dahlia .... Indira Varma
Sister Ignatius .... Siobhan Stamp
Sister Barbara .... Frances Jeater
Sadiq .... Nitin Chandra Ganatra
Ahlee .... Richard Rees
1st Jockey .... David Antrobus

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.


MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jt8w)
Colvil and Soames - Series 1

6. Betrayal and Judgement

Mrs Wedlock 's role in the mystery has put her in mortal danger.

Can Henry's faith withstand the whole truth?

Starring Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman.

Conclusion of Christopher Lee's six-part murder-mystery.

Henry Colvil ...... Christopher Benjamin
Alex Soames ...... Amanda Redman
Arthur Guscott ...... Dudley Sutton
Joseph Kutner ...... Stephen Thorne
Father Williamson ...... Christian Rodska
Father Dominic Byrne ...... Joseph O’Conor
Monsignor ...... Peter Yapp
Donna Hanley. ...... Beth Porter
Porter ...... Denys Hawthorne

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.


MON 06:30 VI Warshawski (b007jnmq)
Deadlock

6. The Long Goodbye

Clayton Phillips's body could only have got into the hold of the Gertrude Rutton one way.

VI uses the same vehicle to confront the villain and ends up swimming for her life.

Conclusion of Sara Paretsky's thriller.

Starring Kathleen Turner.

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

VI Warshawski ...... Kathleen Turner
Murray ...... Kerry Shale
Roger Ferrant ...... Bill Nighy
Nils Greyfalk ...... Peter Marinker
Paige Carrington ...... Teresa Gallagher
Janine Phillips ...... Shelly Thompson
Sal ...... Sandra James Young
Mrs Greyfalk ...... Alibe Parsons

Music:

Rememberin’ Stevie - Buddy Guy
Father Was A Jockey – John Lee Hooker with Albert Collins
Highway 13 - John Lee Hooker with Albert Collins
I Was Warned - The Robert Cray Band

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.


MON 07:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001d8g)
1. Family

Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.

She says she's messed up enough times to feel confident she has no wisdom to offer anyone.

But who cares? She's going to do it anyway.

Once upon a (very, very) long time ago Jo Brand was what you might describe as "a nice little girl". Of course, that was before the values of cynicism, misogyny and the societal expectation that Jo would be thin, feminine and demure sent her off down Arsey Avenue.

The plot thickened when, due to a complicated fusion of hormones, horrible family dynamics and a no-good boyfriend they hated, Jo ended up leaving home at 16.

Now she's considerably further along life's inevitable journey and, in this memoir, she reveals a side of herself that we don’t normally hear - the things she wishes she'd known and the things she hopes for the future. As you’d expect, she pulls no punches.

Jo begins with the wisdom (or otherwise) of giving advice, and guidance on how to survive your family. From her own battlefield experiences, she suggests the best attitude for family holidays and Christmas.

Sometimes, it’s just a case of lowering your expectations.

Written and read in five parts by Jo Brand.

Abridged and produced by Pippa Vaughan

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


MON 07:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
6. Frances

William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Frances ...... Claire Price

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


MON 07:30 A Month of June (b01jrj83)
2. Lost and Found

Retired politician Kate Whittington has agreed to take part in TV reality show 'Lolly in the Loft'.

Starring June Whitfield.

Series of comedies written for the legendary actress by Andy Merriman and Peter Morfoot.

Kate ..... June Whitfield
Virginia ..... Marcia Warren
Sam ..... Ella Smith
Danny ..... Joe Sims
Joel ..... Don Gilet
Terence ..... Robert Blythe

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.


MON 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cb1nf)
Series 1

Episode 9

The Kenneth Williams Awards and some magical revelations from a couple of bona conjurers!

Starring:

Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims

Announcer: Douglas Smith.

After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.

Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge

With the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1969.


MON 08:30 Radio Cars (m001psqp)
3. A Heavy Night

The genial cab firm conmen discover that upper crust Angela is a sharper 'owner' than they had realised.

While she spruces up Uncle Bill's old flat, they're all battling with their own issues over accommodation...

Starring Harriet Walter and Gary Waldhorn.

Jennifer Phillips's five-part comedy series set in the offices of a disreputable London cab company.

Eddie .... Gary Waldhorn
Angela .... Harriet Walter
Gringo .... Paul Gregory
Mohammed .... Stefan Kalipha
Nicco .... Neil Dudgeon
Mrs Corflon-Browne .... Maxine Audley
Gordon .... Ian Lindsay
Danny .... Mark Straker
Slippy ..... Norman Jones
Suite .... Danielle Allan
Debbie .... Petra Markham

Director Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.


MON 09:00 The Write Stuff (b02119cq)
Series 16

Dorothy Parker

James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.

Team captains John Walsh and Sebastian Faulks, are joined by Sue Limb and Mark Watson.

This episode focuses on Dorothy Parker.

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Producer: Alexandra Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.


MON 09:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
Series 2

A Gender Agenda

A visit from Bernard's mother raises suspicion for the two landladies.

Starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes.

Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.

Alison ...... Denise Coffey
Maud ...... Miriam Margolyes
Father ...... Joss Ackland
Mr Mullett ...... Chris Emmett
Bernard ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


MON 10:00 Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse (m001psn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jt8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 VI Warshawski (b007jnmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001d8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 12:30 A Month of June (b01jrj83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cb1nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Radio Cars (m001psqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 14:00 The Write Stuff (b02119cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 14:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 15:00 Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse (m001psn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 16:00 Whodunnits (b007jt8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 16:30 VI Warshawski (b007jnmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 17:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001d8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 17:30 A Month of June (b01jrj83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cb1nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 18:30 Radio Cars (m001psqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:00 The Write Stuff (b02119cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 19:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 20:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m0019wnb)
Series 13

I Got You

True stories told live in the USA: Jay Allison introduces stories of community, solidarity, and support, sometimes from unexpected sources!

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 the USA in 2020.


MON 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b07cc7md)
Melanie C

Former Sporty Spice Girl Melanie C chooses Stevie Wonder's 'I Wish' and 'Eternal Flame' by The Bangles.


MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b04v328k)
Series 4

Sinéad O'Connor (the A-Side)

Sinéad O'Connor talks about her most personal album, 2007's 'Theology'.

Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.

Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.

In the A-side, Sinéad talks to John Wilson.

Sinéad O'Connor became a household name after her 1990 hit 'Nothing Compares 2U', penned by Prince. Since then she has released 9 solo albums.

No stranger to controversy and with an ambivalent relationship towards the Roman Catholicism of her upbringing, Sinéad is an artist who has always followed her own vision. She found notoriety when she tore up a picture of the Pope live on American TV and was ordained as a priest.

Her interest in all faiths finds expression in her eight record Theology, her most personal body of work to date and the one album she says she wants to take with her to the grave.

Sinéad had been studying Judaic Theology in Dublin before she wrote the album, drawing mainly on psalms and scriptures of the prophets for inspiration. It also includes a tense, intimate version of "I Don't Know How To Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar. As one critic wrote, Sinéad "re-invigorates the ancient genre of the hymn in her own inimitable way".

In the B-side of the programme, it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions.

Sinéad O'Connor died aged 56 on 26th July 2023.

Producer: Neil McCarthy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.


MON 21:30 Murder Most Foul (m001psqv)
Series 2

3. The Perfect Murder?

True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.

Elizabeth Barlow was found drowned in her bath in May 1957.

She showed signs of having been drugged but no trace of any substance could be found. Had someone committed the perfect murder?

BBC TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews the case and the forensic evidence.

Written by Rib Davis.

David Price .... Philip Sully
Det Chief lnsp Cheshire .... Stephen Thorne
Kenneth Barlow .... Mark Straker
Bernard Gillis, QC .... David Sinclair

With:

David Learner
Nicholas Murchie
Joanna Myers
Matthew Sim
Theresa Streatfeild
Peter Gunn

Producer: Fiona McLean

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1992.


MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m001pmdh)
Series 79

Episode 6

The antidote to panel games pays a return visit to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate Theatre. Rachel Parris and Milton Jones take on Fred Macaulay and Sandi Toksvig with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell attempts piano accompaniment.

Producer - Jon Naismith.

It is a BBC Studios production.


MON 22:30 And Now in Colour (b0080qg5)
Series 2

Eurospecial

The sketch show team cross the English Channel for a French link-up.

Precision comedy written and performed by:

Tim Firth
Tim de Jongh
Michael Rutger
William Vandyck

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.


MON 23:00 The United Nations of News (m001pmtj)
The fourth of our satirical specials this summer. Ria Lina heads up a crack team of international comics including; Daliso Chaponda, Heidi Regan, Urooj Ashfaq and Ignacio Lopez to discuss the big stories making the news at home and around the world. You'll get an outsiders view on the news affecting you and also a peak behind the headlines from our comedians' homelands. We show them ours and then they show us theirs. The United Nations of News: proof that comedy really is universal.
Produced by Lauren Mackay
Additional Material by Rebecca Bain, Alex Garrick-Wright, Gregor Paton & Jennifer Walker


MON 23:30 Concrete Cow (b0076k1x)
Series 1

Episode 6

Meet Thomas Hardy's agent, the theft of Hitler's family jewels, the world's first man and email problems in ancient Rome.

Sketch show made by actors reading out scripts in front of an audience, who laughed, and then keeping the good bits.

Starring:

Olivia Colman
Robert Webb
Sally Hawkins
Steven Kynman
Chris Pavlo

Written by James Cary, Sally Hawkins, Catherine Shepherd, Jon Holmes and Adam Bromley.

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.

TUESDAY 22 AUGUST 2023

TUE 00:00 Rumer Godden - The Dark Horse (m001psn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jt8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jnmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001d8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 A Month of June (b01jrj83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cb1nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Radio Cars (m001psqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 The Write Stuff (b02119cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
1. Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven

1905: Cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive from England at the Pensione Bertolini in Florence to discover they've not been given their promised rooms.

EM Forster's 1908 Edwardian-era novel.

Starring Cathy Sara and Sheila Hancock.

Dramatised in four parts by David Wade.

Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Maid ...... Jilly Bond
Man ...... Ian Masters
Beggar ...... Michael Tudor Barnes

Other parts played by the cast.

Pianist: Terence Allbright

Director: Glyn Dearman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.


TUE 06:00 The Rivals (b04vkmhh)
Series 3

1. Max Carrados: The Knight's Cross Signal Problem

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

Now he's writing his memoirs, he has a chance to get his own back, with more tales of Holmes' rivals.

This third series begins with him collaborating with blind detective Max Carrados, who tries to discover who caused a horrific train crash at Knight's Cross.

Starring James Fleet and Pip Torrens.

Written by Ernest Bramah.

Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade …. James Fleet
Max Carrados …. Pip Torrens
Parkinson …. David Acton
Lucy …. Roslyn Hill
Carrick …. Ian Conningham
Hutchins …. Michael Bertenshaw
Miss Chubb …. Jane Slavin
Mead/Constable …. Shaun Mason
Drishna …. Saikat Ahamed

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.


TUE 06:30 The Price of Silence (m000zttl)
1. The Alert

A disc jockey plays a golden oldie from the big band era: Glenn Miller's ‘In the Mood’. Everything swings. Everything is easy.

Then out of the clear blue sky comes the warning of death. Universal death.

America's new Early Warning System announces an approaching nuclear missile from outer space...

Stephen Barlay's Cold War nuclear thriller starring Ian Hendry and Toby Robins.

Maxon …. Ian Hendry
Jacqueline …. Toby Robins
Disc Jockey …. Nigel Graham
Doomsday Man …. Bob Sherman
Interviewer …. Madi Hedd
Captain …. Stuart Milligan
Guard …. Ian Tyler
Nurse …. Zhivila Roche
Reporter …. Alex Marshall
Beryov …. Peter Gale
Petrushka …. Richard Marner
Ellsberg …. George Coulouris
The Nachalnik …. Paul Hardwick
Locke …. Alan Tilvern

Music composed and played by Ed Welch [piano] with Ron Aspery.

Director: Peter King

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1983.


TUE 07:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001f03)
2. Love and Friendship

Jo turns unflinchingly to love and friendship.

This includes the story of an unsuitable teenage boyfriend and the appalling poetry he inspired, as well as Jo’s five golden rules for keeping friends (even if they do say you look like Brian Blessed in drag).

Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.

She says she's messed up enough times to feel confident she has no wisdom to offer anyone. But who cares? She's doing it anyway.

Jo’s memoir reveals a side of herself that we don’t normally hear - the things she wishes she'd known and the things she hopes for the future.

As you’d expect, she pulls no punches.

Written and read by Jo Brand.

Abridged and produced by Pippa Vaughan

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


TUE 07:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
7. Loss

William spurns Mademoiselle's advances, and Frances disappears from class.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Pelet ...... Roger May
Frances ...... Claire Price
Sylvie ...... Penelope Rawlins

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.


TUE 07:30 Bad Salsa (b06wf7lq)
Series 2

Jumping the Shark

Marco's sister arrives and is not impressed by his new girlfriend - Camille.

Jill is still trying to decide whether to have reconstruction while Tim lives the high-life on a photo shoot and Chippy thinks she can save her budding relationship with a lie.

Series two of the sitcom about three women who meet during cancer treatment and start going to salsa class together to maintain their friendship. As they adjust to life after cancer they realise that they've all changed.

The series is not about cancer, but about life after cancer, how you cope the changes in your outlook, your desires and your expectations. It's also about how other people cope with the change in you.

Written by Kay Stonham

Chippy ..... Sharon Rooney
Jill ..... Natasha Little
Terri ..... Camille Coduri
Marco ..... Derek Elroy
Gordon ..... Andrew Obeney
Elaine ..... Ayesha Antoine
Georgie ..... Emily Chase
Joel ..... Joe Johnsey

Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016.


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jxxg)
Series 9

The Seagoon Memoirs

Driving a piano on the Great North Road, Neddie Seagoon must seek the assistance of Bloodnok.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire.

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: John Browell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1958.


TUE 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v3n18)
Series 5

Episode 1

Can Parish Council leader John Barnum satisfy the new doctor's demands?

Early '90s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.

Life here is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles.

Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman.

Starring:

Jo Kendall
Michael Troughton
John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Jonathan Kydd
Daniel Strauss
Alistair McGowan

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.


TUE 09:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
Series 6

Episode 4

Martin Young chairs the biographical quiz show about the noteworthy and notorious.

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

With guests:

Lynne Truss
Anthony Holden

Teams battle to prove that it's not what you know but who you know that counts.

Producer: Elizabeth Freestone

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.


TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
Series 10

Time With the Family

Emily is engaged to Nick, which means her parents, Roger and Victoria, absolutely have to meet her fiance's parents.

Will they all behave themselves?

Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.

Anna .... Rosemary Leach
Victoria .... Angela Thorne
Charlotte ..... Celia Imrie
Emily …. Lisa Coleman
Roger …. Bill Nighy
Brian …. James Vaughan
Kathryn …. Bridget McConnel

Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Written and produced by Simon Brett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.


TUE 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 11:00 The Rivals (b04vkmhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 The Price of Silence (m000zttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001f03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 12:30 Bad Salsa (b06wf7lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b007jxxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v3n18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 14:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 16:00 The Rivals (b04vkmhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 16:30 The Price of Silence (m000zttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 17:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001f03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 17:30 Bad Salsa (b06wf7lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b007jxxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 18:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v3n18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m001psv3)
Series 9

Animal Enigmas

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

Manoush Zomorodi talks to experts trying to solve animal kingdom mysteries, from backyard bugs to prehistoric reptiles.

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2023.


TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001psvk)
Gaz Coombes

Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes chooses ‘My Father's Name Is Dad’ by Fire and ‘Land’ by Patti Smith.


TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b04v382g)
Series 4

Sinead O'Connor (the B-Side)

Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience ask Sinéad O'Connor about her 2007 album, 'Theology'.

With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.

Sinéad also performs acoustic live versions of some of the tracks from the album which she considers her most personal body of work.

Sinéad O'Connor died aged 56 on 26th July 2023.

Producer: Neil McCarthy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.


TUE 21:30 Murder Most Foul (m001psvy)
Series 2

4. The Bloodstained Hankerchief

True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.

In 1968, Mrs Claire Josephs was murdered in her flat.

Police find a handkerchief stained with a rare blood group. Things look bad for the murderer if forensic evidence can match it with blood found on his clothing.

BBC TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews the case and the forensic evidence.

Written by Frederick Bradnum.

DS Cummings .... Sean Arnold
Roger Payne .... Ian Swann

With:

David Learner
Peter Gunn
Theresa Streatfeild
Ann Windsor
Joanna Myers

Producer: Matt Thompson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1992.


TUE 22:00 The Ultimate Choice (m001k077)
Series 1

Episode 4: Agatha Christie v Mr Blobby

Steph McGovern is in Newcastle to ask some seriously funny minds for their definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. Welcome to the world's most devious game of Would You Rather? With guests Pippa Evans and Dave Johns.

Host: Steph McGovern
Guests: Pippa Evans and Dave Johns
Devised and written by Jon Harvey & Joseph Morpurgo
With additional material from Laura Major
Researcher: Leah Marks
Recorded and mixed by David Thomas
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producers: Ed Morrish and Polly Thomas

Photo: Carolyn Mendelsohn

A Naked production for BBC Radio 4.


TUE 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b069vvg6)
Series 3

Episode 1

The peculiar narrator takes a trip through time with Lady Bowie to Ye Olde Wunderlande, the middle-ages Poundland of magical realms.

A sketch show written and performed by Alice Lowe.

With Marcia Warren as the narrator.

Also starring:

Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thompson

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.


TUE 23:00 Damien Slash (m0001v88)
The Damien Slash Mixtape. Series 2

Episode 4

Multi-character YouTube star Damien Slash makes the move from online to BBC Radio, in this 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).

Guest starring Natasia Demetriou.

Producer: Matt Stronge

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.


TUE 23:15 Where Did It All Go Wrong? (b0076qtg)
Series 2

The History of the BVG

The history of the BVG. The BVG were a terrorist cell more feared than the UDA and the IRA put together - but what was the BVG?

Their leader is interrogated by one woman who is determined to find out.

Satirical comedy written and performed by Simon Munnery,

With:

Kevin Eldon
Sally Phillips

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.


TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007k4p8)
Series 2

Blue Herring

The team battle to transform another company in ways they barely understand - as they plug into media technology.

James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.

Ryan ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Owen ...... David Mitchell

With:

Janice Phayre
Ewan Bailey
Simon Greenall
Geraldine McNulty.

Music by John Whitehall.

Producer: Adam Bromley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.

WEDNESDAY 23 AUGUST 2023

WED 00:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 The Rivals (b04vkmhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 The Price of Silence (m000zttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001f03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 Bad Salsa (b06wf7lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b007jxxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v3n18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
2. Good Men and Violets

Lucy Honeychurch has witnessed a murder in Florence, but George's actions disturb her more...

Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.

Starring Cathy Sara, Sheila Hancock and John Moffatt.

Dramatised by David Wade.

Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch

Pianist: Terence Allbright

Director: Glyn Dearman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.


WED 06:00 The Rivals (b04wwcp0)
Series 3

2. Paul Beck: A Snapshot

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

Now he is writing his memoirs, he has a chance to get his own back, with more tales of Holmes' rivals.

This time, Lestrade collaborates with private detective and keen gardener, Paul Beck, as they question the apparently watertight evidence against Squire Clement Gore in a fatal shooting.

Starring James Fleet and Adrian Scarborough.

Written by M McDonnell Bodkin.

Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Lestrade …. James Fleet
Paul Beck …. Adrian Scarborough
Squire Clement Gore …. Paul Heath
Hardy Holford …. Michael Bertenshaw
Margaret …. Hannah Genesius
Maisie …. Bettrys Jones
Driver …. Ian Conningham

Producer: Liz Webb

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.


WED 06:30 The Price of Silence (m000ztyf)
2. The Catch

Maxon arrives in Toronto to help his lover, Jaqueline Kowalski, to clear her husband's name. He meets with his old friend and mentor, Ellsberg.

Death looms from a speeding car, but who is driving?

Stephen Barlay's Cold War nuclear thriller starring Ian Hendry and Toby Robins.

Maxon …… Ian Hendry
Jacqueline …… Toby Robins
Inspector Wells …… Bob Sherman
Ellsberg …… George Coulouris
Kowalski …… Carl Duering
The Nachalnik …… Paul Hardwick
Captain …… Stuart Milligan
Petrushka …… Richard Marner
Cabbie …… Peter Whitman
Interviewer …… Madi Hedd
Locke …… Alan Tilvern
Beryov …… Peter Gale
Guard …… Ian Tyler
Captain …… Stuart Milligan
Hostess …… Gay Baynes
Nurse …… Zhivila Roche
Announcer …… Nigel Graham
Reporter …… Alex Marshall
Reporter …… Madi Hedd

Director: Peter King.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1983.


WED 07:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001fcr)
3. Being Kind

Jo draws on her nursing experiences and walking from Hull to Liverpool to give guidance on the vital life skill of being kind.

She applauds Billy Bragg for his motivational music and describes the moment he "almost" made her cry on telly.

Jo Brand turns advice giver in a typically irreverent guide to life.

She says she's messed up enough times to feel confident she has no wisdom to offer anyone. But who cares? She's doing it anyway.

Jo’s memoir reveals a side of herself that we don’t normally hear - the things she wishes she'd known and the things she hopes for the future.

As you’d expect, she pulls no punches.

Written and read by Jo Brand.

Abridged and produced by Pippa Vaughan

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


WED 07:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
8. Turmoil

William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find her.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten-parts by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Hunsden ...... Shaun Dooley
Pelet ...... Roger May
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Frances ...... Claire Price

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.


WED 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00y2sdt)
Series 1

Parking Enforcement

Through the medium of four open letters, Tom Wrigglesworth investigates the myriad examples of corporate lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain.

Series subjects will range from traffic wardens to estate agents, as Tom recalls his own funny and ridiculous experiences as well as recounting the absurd encounters of others.

For starters, Tom finds himself baffled by the weird world of parking enforcement.

Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
Series 4

Hancock in the Police

When Bill and the Lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.


WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b00756vl)
Series 4

Episode 3

Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue turn their attention to 'ageing' and 'alcohol'.

Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.

With Roger Blake, Alistair McGowan and Ronnie Ancona.

Written by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore from a format by Bill Dare.

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.


WED 09:00 Nature Table (m001g2y7)
Series 3

Episode 3

Celebrating the natural world and all its funny eccentricities.

Taking the simple format of a 'Show & Tell', in each episode Sue Perkins is joined by celebrity guests from the worlds of comedy and natural history.

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.

Recorded at ZSL London Zoo.

In this episode, Sue welcomes:

* Zoologist Yussef Rafik
* Entomologist & Conservation Biologist Dr Karim Vahed
* Comedian Lucy Porter

Written by Catherine Brinkworth, Jon Hunter, Jenny Laville and Nicky Roberts.
Additional material by Kat Sadler.

Producer Simon Nicholls.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2022.


WED 09:30 Inside Alan Francis (b00hr4mz)
Episode 2

Alan Francis explores the workings of his own mind in relation to his life, friends and long-suffering girlfriend Jane.

Alan has come to the conclusion that he needs to talk to Jane about their relationship.

With:

Julian Dutton
Barnaby Power
Kali Peacock.

Written by Alan Francis with Julian Dutton, Anthony Neilson and Richard Turner.

Producer Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.


WED 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 11:00 The Rivals (b04wwcp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 11:30 The Price of Silence (m000ztyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 12:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001fcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 12:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 12:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00y2sdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b00756vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 14:00 Nature Table (m001g2y7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 14:30 Inside Alan Francis (b00hr4mz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 16:00 The Rivals (b04wwcp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 16:30 The Price of Silence (m000ztyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 17:00 Born Lippy by Jo Brand (m0001fcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:15 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 17:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00y2sdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b00756vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 19:00 Nature Table (m001g2y7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 19:30 Inside Alan Francis (b00hr4mz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (b08gw91n)
The Shape of Things That Came

HG Wells' 1933 classic looks back from the year 2106, in a purported history of the years 1929 to 2105, received from the future in dreams. When this programme aired in 2021 - 92 years into the timescale of the book and with 84 more to go - poet and Professor of Radio, Sean Street, explored the text to establish what Wells got right, what he got wrong - and what may turn out to be prophetic.

With the aid of contemporary news bulletins, audio archives – including Orson Welles - and with expert help from Christopher Frayling and Andy Sawyer, Sean navigates through Wells' future past

Readings by Jenny Lane.

Producer: Andy Cartwright

A Soundscape production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2017 and revised in 2021.


WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b06j1xzb)
Series 8

The Clock

Josie Long navigates the changing texture of a day - with stories from the rush hour commute through the night until first light.

From an afternoon with Dr Clock the horologist through to a serendipitous voice reaching a woman in the darkness of the early hours, we hear stories of time and timing.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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


WED 21:30 Murder Most Foul (m001psxm)
Series 2

5. Murder on the Farm

True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.

Nick Ross explores six murder cases where forensic evidence helped trap the murderer.

Murder on the Farm

1974: Steven Jameson has been poisoned by paraquat which his wife accidentally spilled in a stew. But his doctor believes that Steven has been murdered.

Written by Rib Davis

Cast:

Alice Jameson .... Moya O'Shea
Steven Jameson .... David Learner
Dr Thompson .... Keith Drinkel

With
Ronald Herdman
John Church
John Webb
Ann Windsor
Peter Penry-Jones
Kate Binchy
Eric Allan
Brett Usher
Jonathan Adams
Melanie Hudson

Producer: Fiona McClean

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.


WED 22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (m0006115)
Series 8

Episode 5

John Finnemore returns to Radio 4 with an eighth series of his multi-award-winning sketch show, joined by his regular ensemble cast of Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan.

This episode contains some helpful guidance on the etiquette of "Thank Yous", and looks into the devastating consequences of World Peace.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme was described by The Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh". Already the winner of a Radio Academy Silver Award and a Broadcasting Press Guild award, this year Souvenir Programme won its second BBC Audio Drama award.

Written by & starring ... John Finnemore
Cast ... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Cast ... Simon Kane
Cast ... Lawry Lewin
Cast ... Carrie Quinlan

Production Coordinator ... Beverly Tagg
Producer ... Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production


WED 22:30 World of Pub (b007jpby)
Series 2

Episode 1

Dodgy Phil comes up with another scheme to fill Barry and Garry's East End boozer with punters.

Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.

Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan

With Debra Stephenson and Simon Greenall.

Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.

Music: Bill Bailey

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001psy1)
Ed Byrne 1/1

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to excellent stand-up Ed Byrne.


WED 23:00 Mae Martin's Guide to 21st Century Sexuality (b07zztt0)
3. Is Everything A Spectrum?

Canadian stand-up Mae Martin is using a very classy title as an excuse for some cathartic storytelling, mostly about their biggest adolescent crush.

Mae combines wickedly astute social observations with personal references to their own unique upbringing,

A funny, personal look at how millennials are transforming the way that society thinks about sexuality and gender.

Written and performed by Mae Martin.

Script editor: Sarah Campbell

Producer: Alexandra Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.


WED 23:15 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00d45qp)
Episode 5

The master of offbeat musings presents more wonderings which include memories of Scottish schooldays, teacher training, lives of servants and a song about the moon.

Ivor Cutler is aided and abetted by:

Dylan Edwards and Alison O'Kill

Producer Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1994.


WED 23:30 Delve Special (b00t5zzv)
Series 1

The Shifton Scandal

In 1982, four men mounted an illegal operation to build London's third airport at Shifton, 20 miles north east of Birmingham.

David Lander now concludes his investigation into the notorious demolition scandal with a look at the arrests, the trial and the disturbing aftermath.

Studio production by Stephen Fry, Jack Klaff, Tony Robinson and Moray Watson and Brenda Bleythn.

With:

Peter Wear
Mark Arden
Stephen Frost
Robert Bathurst

Dramatic reconstruction by:

Phil Nice
Arthur Smith
John Bond
Carol Boyd

Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.

Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer.

Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.