SATURDAY 09 SEPTEMBER 2023

SAT 00:00 Nick Perry - London Bridge (b02x93db)
In the future, London is divided in two. North of the River Thames is a virtual police state and the South is a lawless no-go area ruled by criminal gangs.

When the body of young boy washes up on the banks of the river, a police detective crosses the dangerous divide in the search for his killers.

Starring Justin Salinger, Tim McMullan and Nicholas Murchie.

Dystopic vision of London written by Nick Perry.

Preston ...... Justin Salinger
Ellis ...... Tim McMullan
Archer ...... Nicholas Murchie
Amory ...... Robert Blythe
Mrs Roberts ...... Gabrielle Reidy
Paul Roberts ...... Jerome Holder
Smith ...... Michael Shelford
Hajee ...... Will Howard
Pathologist ...... Joanna Brookes
Medic ...... Hannah Wood
Martha ...... Philippa Stanton
Christopher ...... Isaac Andrews
Security Guard ...... Ben Crowe

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.


SAT 00:45 HG Wells (m001q6mr)
The Stolen Bacillus

A pale visitor with dark lank hair and a haggard expression visits a bacteriologist in London.

His plan was nothing less than the annihilation of London.

Short story written by HG Wells.

Read by Nigel Stock

Producer Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982.


SAT 01:00 Moonbeam and Mrs Pat (b00756hj)
The most constant and adored companion in the life of the celebrated stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell was her little dog Moonbeam.

With war declared in 1939, 'Mrs Pat' travels with Dorothy, the daughter of her former secretary, on a train journey to Spain.

Thus begins Dorothy's voyage of discovery as she learns of her marriages, love letters from George Bernard Shaw – and how she met her beloved Moonbeam.

Starring Imelda Staunton.

Peter Ling's wet-nosed drama.

Mrs Patrick Campbell... Imelda Staunton
Egypt... Sarah Badel
Madame Lescaux... Zulema Dene
Mrs Whittall... Jilly Bond
Dorothy Whittall... Oona Beeson
George Cornwallis West.... David Collings
Harrington Bayley...John Hartley
George Alexander..... Roger May

With:

Mark Montgomerie
Geoffrey Whitehead
Patience Tomlinson
Ross Livingstone
Andrew Branch
Stephen Critchlow
Joshua Towb

Peter Ling - with Hazel Adair - most famously created the long-running Midland-based ITV soap opera, Crossroads.

Mrs Patrick Campbell made a name for herself in a variety of diverse theatre roles: Mrs Darling in Peter Pan, Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac and Raina in Arms And The Man. (Born Beatrice Stella Tanner - she died aged 74 in 1940)

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1996.


SAT 02:00 Whodunnits (b007jvnm)
Wimsey - Strong Poison

5. Pongo

Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Freddy Arbuthnot …. Christopher Scoular
Miss Climpson …. Ambrosine Phillpotts
Nurse Booth …. Joan Hickson

Producer: Simon Brett.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.


SAT 02:30 The Hard Buy (m001q6m2)
4. In The Dark All Cats Are Grey

Greek magnate Economides pays for the Mistral’s release and Brett Beaumont sets sail for Kyrenia in Cyprus.

Once there, he is set a task to complete.

Starring John Rye and Andrew Sachs.

Berkely Mather's thriller serial.

Brett Beaumont .... John Rye
Max Stanton .... John Hollis
Jan Biddolf .... Carol Marsh
Zarkas .... Anthony Jackson
Economides .... Andrew Sachs
Bertini .... Ian Thompson
Police Surgeon .... David Brierley
Maritza .... Grizelda Hervey
Hospital Sister .... Hilda Kriseman
Sergeant .... Haydn Jones
Policeman .... Alexander John

Producer: John Tydeman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1968.


SAT 03:00 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (m0004mgg)
5. Glacier

Robert Macfarlane discovers various worlds beneath our feet.

This time he heads to the ice mass of the Knud Rasmussen glacier:

"An hour short of dusk on the evening of our arrival, the fog bank disperses to reveal the calving face of the glacier..."

But what is meant by 'calving', exactly?

Concluded by the author.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Producer Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.


SAT 03:15 Henry James (m0000pd8)
What Maisie Knew

5. Paris

Maisie travels to Paris with Sir Claude but when Mrs Beale arrives she has to make a difficult decision about her future.

Conclusion of Henry James's story about the complications of love and marriage - seen through the eyes of a child.

Dramatised by Amanda Dalton.

Maisie ...... Talia Barnett
Mrs Wix …… Julie Hesmondhalgh
Sir Claude …… Rudi Dharmalingham
Miss Overmore / Mrs Beale ...... Emma Naomi
Henry James ...... John Lynch

Director: Nadia Molinari.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.


SAT 03:30 The Break (m000k3fp)
Series 3

2. Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford

Nothing could be more relaxing than a visit to a historical stately home - but this is Flamford.

Andy starts the day with a rather alarming haircut and it’s downhill from there on.

Jeff drags Andy on a quest to local heritage site, Yatterby Hall, where he hopes to snag the autograph of his hero, Sir Trevor McDonald. On the way, they meet disgruntled and vengeful Big Blue Bus guide Glenn, disgruntled and despondent primary school teacher Brendan Liversedge and several disgruntled and thin-skinned costumed museum guides.

Lording it over them all (quite literally) is Lord Yatterby, Johnny Hussey-Gore-Marshbanks, his conversationally-challenged wife Francesca, his scheming dowager mother and Alfred, his junkie son.

Andy ...... James Northcote
Jeff ...... Philip Jackson
Glenn/Alfred ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Brendan Liversedge/Johnny Hussey-Gore-Marshbanks ...... Mark Benton
Francesca ...... Shobna Gulati
The Mother ...... Alison Steadman

Created and Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie

Director: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020.


SAT 04:00 Marriage Lines (b04pbltx)
Series 1

The Party

Kate's furious - why haven't they been invited to their friend's party?

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

With:

Rodney Diak
Audrey Nicholson
David Graham
David Morton

Producer: Charles Maxwell

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1965.


SAT 04:30 Charles Dickens (b00s2zbh)
Sketches by Boz - Series 2

The Steam Excursion

Mr Percy Noakes was a friend to all until the organisation of a river trip proves to be his undoing.

Gloriously comic stories of London Life by Charles Dickens.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Percy Noakes ...... Marston Bloom
Mrs Taunton ...... Shirley Dixon
Mrs Briggs ...... Joanna Monro
Cousin Hardy ...... Jeremy Swift
Julia Briggs ...... Becky Hindley
Alexander Briggs ...... Ben Crowe
Captain Helves ...... Stephen Critchlow

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1999.


SAT 05:00 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1

Episode 1

What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?

This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.

Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.

Regular team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by:

Rosie Millard
Jenny Colgan

Producer: Elizabeth Freestone

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.


SAT 05:30 The Great Pursuit (m001q6m8)
3. Proposals

It all seemed so easy: a little mild deception to land a $20,000,000 publishing contract.

Riots, arson, death and destruction weren't supposed to be part of the deal.

Literary agent Frederick Frensic is starting to get out of his depth

Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire of the world of publishing.

Dramatised by Ryan Craig.

Frederick Frensic .... Mark Heap
Peter Piper ..... Adam Godley
Sonia Futtle .... Laurel Lefkow
Hutchmeyer .... John Guerrasio
Baby Hutchmeyer .... Sandra Dickinson
Cynthia Bogden …. Susan Jameson
Cadwalladine …. Hugh Dickson

Other parts played by:

Kerry Shale
Alex Tregear

Director: Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.


SAT 06:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy (b007jqz6)
A Right Royal Rip-Off

Inmates Charles and George have a nice little scam going on behind bars.

The last thing they want is to be released from prison, so they plot an outrageously daring heist - involving the Crown Jewels.

Starring Peter Jones, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Hewlett and Bernard Bresslaw.

The second of Wally K Daly's trilogy of criminal gang capers produced in the style of old British comedy films.

Charles Forbes .... Peter Jones
Governor Smith ... Donald Hewlett
George Evans .... Lockwood West
Fingers .... Charles Hawtrey
Bullet Head ..... Bernard Bresslaw
Nigel .... John Warner
Mrs Sopworth .... Pauline Letts
Colonel .... Stephen Thorne
Basil .... Ronald Herdman
Winston .... Steve Hodson
Tommy .... John Bull
Chair Person .... Miranda Forbes
Billy .... David Timson
Wilkes .... John Rowe
Plunket .... John Rye
Perkins .... Adrian Egan
Doreen .... Wendy Murray
Calloni .... Gordon Reid

Listen out for conclusion of Wally K Daly's Trilogy - The Bigger They Are.

Producer: Martin Jenkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1982


SAT 07:30 Modern Nature by Derek Jarman (Omnibus) (m0006fwm)
Director, writer and artist Derek Jarman’s chronicle of life in his remote cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness in the years after his HIV diagnosis.

Facing an uncertain future, Jarman found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. Some perished beneath wind and sea-spray while others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness.

Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life: his childhood, his time as a young gay man in the 1960s and his renowned career as an artist, writer and film-maker.

It is at once a lament for a lost generation, an unabashed celebration of gay sexuality, and a devotion to all that is living.

Rupert Everett knew Jarman personally and features in the diaries.

The programme was recorded on location at Prospect Cottage, Jarman's former home, at the very desk where much of Modern Nature was written and features a rich soundscape of the house and area where it was recorded alongside a soundtrack of music taken from works by Benjamin Britten.

Omnibus of five parts.

Produced, abridged and directed by Simon Richardson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.


SAT 08:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05sxww6)
Episode 4

Master raconteur Kenneth Williams shares memories of the Singapore Stage Club - and his favourite painter.

More entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions from the master raconteur.

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 (b05s7k07)
Series 1

A Real Family Evening

Robin has won a scholarship to boarding school and this is the eve of his departure, so Jennifer is keen to make his last night at home a rather special one.

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 Corner … Wendy Craig
Henry Corner …. Francis Matthews
Trudie …. Roberta Tovey
Amanda …. Jill Riddick
Robin …. Hugo Keith-Johnston

Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst

Producer: Trafford Whitelock

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1969.


SAT 09:30 Something to Shout About (b07pzj5n)
Series 3

Episode 8

Adrian’s colleagues must cover for him, when DIY calamities at home force his absence from the agency.

"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 Lightfoot …. Michael Medwin
Janet Harris …. Fenella Fielding
Maggie Tufnell …. Eleanor Summerfield
Mavis Willis …Joan Sims
Adrian Beales …. Nicholas Phipps
Mr Blythe/Various …. Warren Mitchell

Producer: John Simmonds.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1961.


SAT 10:00 Down By The River (m00114rp)
1. Source

From the squelchy trickle at the source of the Tyne, to the vast expanse of the Severn estuary.

Writer Laura Barton explores the rivers of Britain to discover how they've shaped our stories and lives.

Flowing through the BBC Radio archives, with brand new interviews, Laura follows these rivers closely to hear the tales they have to share.

Featuring:

* The River
Episode 5: Flow - with Chris Watson From 2016.

* People talking about working on the River Thames and the River Clyde. First broadcast in the 1960s

* The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Part 1 - read by Bernard Cribbins.
Mole first encounters a river. From 1983

Producer: Luke Doran

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in June 2020.


SAT 11:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 Modern Nature by Derek Jarman (Omnibus) (m0006fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05sxww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05s7k07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 Something to Shout About (b07pzj5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Down By The River (m00114rp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Nick Perry - London Bridge (b02x93db)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SAT 16:45 HG Wells (m001q6mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today]


SAT 17:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 Modern Nature by Derek Jarman (Omnibus) (m0006fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05sxww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05s7k07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 Something to Shout About (b07pzj5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Down By The River (m00114rp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b01rgmfd)
Series 1

Episode 4

Bridget investigates women in comedy as she answers that old chestnut

'Are Women Funny?'

Last of the stand up comedy series on the state of British feminism today.

With Fred MacAulay

Producer; Alison Vernon-Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.


SAT 22:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b04l3clb)
Series 4

Episode 1

John Finnemore, (Cabin Pressure, The Now Show) returns with a fourth series of his hit sketch show.

John creates an innovative teaching aid and eavesdrops on two guards who really should be paying more attention.

And, well, since you asked him for a tale of honour satisfied, he does have one such sketch.

With:

Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Carrie Quinlan
Lawry Lewin
Simon Kane

Producer: Ed Morrish

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.


SAT 23:00 Ross Noble Goes Global (b01cvr0t)
Series 2

Egypt

Ross entertains bewildered Bedouins in the desert and ponders the merits of doing a wildlife show.

A series of travelogues from comedian Ross Noble.

Producer: Danny Wallace

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003.


SAT 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b00sh2f1)
Series 3

Napoleon Bonaparte

A profile of the short Corsican, married to Josephine and who goes on to declare himself emperor.

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

With:

Mark Steel
Debbie Isett
Martin Hyder

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2023

SUN 00:00 Between Ballard's Ears (m001qdbm)
JG Ballard's early fiction is full of sonorous surrealism.

Two fresh, specially commissioned, binaural adaptations of his work reveal the soundscape of one of Britain's greatest imaginations.

In TRACK 12, adapted by Brian Sibley, two men listen in to the fantastically amplified results of microsonics but a different, deadlier game is under way.

Starring:

Anton Lesser
Elliot Levey

In VENUS SMILES, adapted by Frank Cottrell Boyce, an enigmatic artist's sonic sculpture brings chaos and transformation to the luxury resort of Vermilion Sands.

A story of death and transfiguration.

Starring:

Christine Bottomley
Carl Prekopp
Kezia Joseph
David Sterne

Director: Mark Burman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in October 2016.


SUN 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1s)
The Children of Witchwood

5. The Agenda

BQ Brown of the Ministry of Defence pays a visit to the Cranford family council – as many secrets are finally revealed…

Starring Wendy Baxter.

The conclusion of the final drama series written by Wally K Daly.

BQ Brown …. Michael Cochrane
Jackie Lamont …. Wendy Baxter
Mandy 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 Coady
Mother …. Jilly Bond
Iron Peter …. Robert Lister

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Jenny Stephens.

Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in September 2005.


SUN 01:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 Modern Nature by Derek Jarman (Omnibus) (m0006fwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib (b05sxww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b05s7k07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 Something to Shout About (b07pzj5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Down By The River (m00114rp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001qdjj)
Mother Tongue - Lost and Found

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Mother Tongue - Lost and Found.

Poet Imtiaz Dharker hears poems written in Persian, Korean and Torwali - an endangered language, indigenous to Pakistan.

Starting with the phrase "Lost and Found", she reflects on how ideas of memory, loss and preservation have inspired these poets.

Imtiaz speaks to Azita Ghahreman, an Iranian poet now living in Sweden.

Her poems address themes of loss and exile, drawing on experiences of Iran’s book-burning years and tender memories of family and her childhood. The poems featured are from her collection Negative of a Group Photograph, with the English versions read by the translator, poet Maura Dooley. They were paired by the Poetry Translation Centre. Elhum Shakerifar produced the literal translations.

Kim Hyesoon is South Korea’s leading poet.

Her latest collection, Autobiography of Death, is an intense and startling sequence of poems, representing the forty-nine days during which, according to Buddhist belief, the spirit roams after death. She was driven to write them by the anger she felt at the deaths from the sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea, in 2014. Imtiaz speaks to Kim Hyesoon along with the translator, poet Don Mee Choi.

Finally, we hear poems in the Torwali language, an indigenous language from the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan which appears on UNESCO’s list of endangered languages.

Activist Zubair Torwali has collected several hundred ancient Zo poems from local elders, as part of his work to preserve and revive the Torwali language. We hear from British poet Chris McCabe, who has translated some of them and has edited an anthology of poetry in endangered languages, Poems from the Edge of Extinction, in which they appear.

Producer: Caroline Hughes

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.


SUN 06:30 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus) (m0004xvf)
Robert Macfarlane describes various journeys made in the worlds beneath his feet.

He journeys in all manner of ways through caves and crevices, catacombs and glaciers.

His travels take him to the Mendips and Paris, to Norway and to Greenland.

To places mythical and extreme.

Omnibus abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams.

Read by the author.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.


SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001qdjn)
Annie Macmanus

DJ and author Annie Macmanus picks ‘A Rainy Night In Soho’ by The Pogues and ‘(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano’ by Sampha.


SUN 07:50 Henry James: What Maisie Knew (Omnibus) (b0bn2411)
Following her parents' divorce, six year old Maisie finds herself at the centre of their bitter struggle.

Henry James's story about the complications of love and marriage seen through the eyes of a child.

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Amanda Dalton.

Maisie ...... Talia Barnett
Beale Farange …… Andonis Anthony
Ida Farange …... Joanne Mitchell
Miss Overmore / Mrs Beale …… Emma Naomi
Mrs Wix …... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Henry James ...... John Lynch

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.


SUN 09:00 A Life of Bliss (m001qdjs)
From 04/06/1957

A merry new neighbour causes consternation for the engaged, David Bliss.

Starring George Cole.

Godfrey Harrison's sitcom about bashful, bumbling bachelor, David Alexander Bliss.

David Bliss …. George Cole
Anne …. Diana Churchill
Tony ….Colin Gordon
Penny Gaye …. Petula Clark
Helen Blair …. Moira Lister
Psyche the Dog …. Percy Edwards

Six series of 118 episodes of A Life of Bliss ran on the BBC Home Service from 1953. It moved to BBC TV for a run of six episodes in 1969.

Sadly very few episodes survive in the BBC archive, including the first seven starring David Tomlinson.

The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenhoulet.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in June 1957.


SUN 09:30 Home to Roost (m0004fwg)
Series 1

Home to Roost

After 40 years working in the same office, William Wheeler has just retired and battles to adapt to his new life of leisure.

His wife Olive, on the other hand, is trying to cope with him her feet all day, for the first time in their marriage.

The crusty old couple refer to each other as ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’.

Starring Molly Sugden and Deryck Guyler.

Sitcom written by Anne Jones.

William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington

Producers: Richard Maddock and Peter Titheradge.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974.


SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001qdjx)
British Music Makers

Noel Gallagher

Musician Noel Gallagher is castaway by Kirsty Young.

Noel was the principal songwriter of the band Oasis – his younger brother, Liam was the lead singer.

Born to Irish parents, as a child he spent his summers visiting his mother’s family in rural County Mayo, in sharp contrast to the Manchester council estate where they lived. He taught himself to play the guitar and loved music: he was road manager for the Inspiral Carpets before joining Liam in Oasis.

Their debut album in 1994 marked the beginning of the band's rise to fame as part of the Britpop movement. In 1996 they played in front of 250,000 fans over two consecutive nights at Knebworth and following the Labour landslide in 1997, Noel attended what became known as the Cool Britannia party held in Downing Street by Tony Blair.

Oasis won six BRIT Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards before disbanding in August 2009.

He’s since formed his own band - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

DISC ONE: Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
DISC TWO: Let's Dance - David Bowie
DISC THREE: Nobody Home - Pink Floyd
DISC FOUR: Hand in Glove - The Smiths
DISC FIVE: Voodoo Ray (original Mix) - A Guy Called Gerald
DISC SIX: With Or Without You - U2
DISC SEVEN: Be My Baby - The Ronettes
DISC EIGHT: Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

BOOK CHOICE: On the Road by Jack Kerouac
LUXURY CHOICE: Guitar and plectrum
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.


SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mcxcs)
Series 1

The Dodo

The dodo is the caricature of extinction.

This turkey-sized flightless pigeon lived on a remote island and was slaughtered by seafarers for its meat. The same fate has met other flightless species.

Can we learn this lesson from history?

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 September 2009.


SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001qdjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:30 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus) (m0004xvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001qdjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 12:50 Henry James: What Maisie Knew (Omnibus) (b0bn2411)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 14:00 A Life of Bliss (m001qdjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 14:30 Home to Roost (m0004fwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001qdjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mcxcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


SUN 16:00 Between Ballard's Ears (m001qdbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]


SUN 16:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]


SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001qdjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:30 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus) (m0004xvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001qdjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]


SUN 18:50 Henry James: What Maisie Knew (Omnibus) (b0bn2411)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]


SUN 20:00 A Life of Bliss (m001qdjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 20:30 Home to Roost (m0004fwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001qdjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mcxcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


SUN 22:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b0076f8q)
Series 3

Alternative Therapies

Gurus, spirit guides and a sweat lodge ritual - Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine take the plunge into new age therapies.

Starring Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.

With:

Martin Hyder
Felix Dexter
Lewis MacLeod
Jim North

Written by the cast with Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell and Richie Devlin.

Script edited by Graeme Garden.

Music by Richie Webb.

Producer: Chris Neill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003.


SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b03nt8bk)
Series 9

Frankie Boyle talks to Grant Morrison

The outspoken comedian and the comic book legend in the talk tag show where the guest becomes the next interviewer.

Frankie Boyle chats to fellow Scot, Grant Morrison MBE about Batman, where ideas come from and the future of humanity.

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

Producer: Carl Cooper

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.


SUN 23:00 Spats (b007szfv)
Series 1

Religion versus Atheism (And Other Religions)

How will Religion fare against Atheism?

Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment.

Sketch series written by and starring Luke Roberts.

With:

Stephen Critchlow
Nadia Kamil
Clare Wille

Producer: Ed Morrish

Made for for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007


SUN 23:15 The Hauntening (m000nmds)
Series 3

Calculating

Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets.

Tom and Heidi are trapped in a terrifying situation - and have to make a horrifying decision.

Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out three-point-three-six billion instructions per second. The average person can only carry out one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that’s two instructions -you won’t be able to do that.

But what if modern technology was literally terrifying?

What if there really was a ghost in the machine?

Written by and starring Tom Neenan.

Tom ...... Tom Neenan
Heidi ...... Jenny Bede
Dr Conroy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Elicia ...... Georgie Glen

Director: David Tyler

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


SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b044w2t8)
Series 3

Coming of Age

Stephen K Amos sets out to compile an idiot's guide to coming of age.

With assistance from some of the comedy circuit's best stand-ups:

Mae Martin
Travis Jay
Dan Antopolski

Additional material by Christine Rose and Hugh Sington.

Producer: Colin Anderson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001qdjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Underland by Robert Macfarlane (Omnibus) (m0004xvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001qdjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]


MON 01:50 Henry James: What Maisie Knew (Omnibus) (b0bn2411)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 A Life of Bliss (m001qdjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Home to Roost (m0004fwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001qdjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mcxcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
1. Running Scared

Billy Hindle's given up his job as an assassin, but then his old boss Snark appears.

Starring James Aubrey and Gerald Harper.

Andrew Rissik's five-part thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies.

Billy Hindle........ James Aubrey
Sir Richard Snark.......Gerald Harper
Marianne......Lisa Rowe-Beddoe
Mr Mason .... Paul Downing
Mr Prendergast .... Malcolm Gerard

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990.


MON 05:45 Short Works (m0009d1m)
Tide Witch by Jess Kidd

A family moves to a small Irish village only to discover, whilst renovating their cottage, a mysterious 'witch bottle' hidden within the walls.

A haunting original short work by Jess Kidd.

Read by Katherine Press.

Jess was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel 'Himself' was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year.

Her second novel 'The Hoarder' (also titled Mr. Flood’s Last Resort') was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award. Her third novel 'Things in Jars' was published in 2019.

Producer: Michael Shannon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.


MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007k440)
Wimsey - Strong Poison

6. Turkish Delight

Can Lord Peter Wimsey finally clear Harriet Vane's name and persuade her to take his?

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Harriet Vane …. Anne Bell
Chief Inspector Parker …. Gabriel Woolf
Miss Murchison …. Betty Huntley-Wright
Freddy Arbuthnot …. Christopher Scoular
Norman Urquhart …. John Pullen
Attorney-General/Gerald, Duke of Denver …. Stephen Thorne
Sir Impey Biggs …. Robert Gillespie
Marjorie Phelps …. Rosalind Adams

Producer: Simon Brett.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.


MON 06:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdvk)
5. Though Some May Be Black

Having picked up two tempestuous passengers by order of the Greek magnate Economides, Brett Beaumont sets sail aboard his luxury yacht, Mistral for the Persian Gulf.

Starring John Rye.

Berkely Mather's thriller serial.

Brett Beaumont .... John Rye
Max Stanton .... John Hollis
Riken .... Ian Dewar
Jan Biddolf .... Carol Marsh
Zarkas .... Anthony Jackson
Sarita .... Barbara Mitchell
Carton .... Brian Haines
Tony Scanlon .... Jonathan Scott
Bosun .... Antony Viccars
Natolino .... John Pullen

Producer: John Tydeman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1968.


MON 07:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkh)
1. Arrival

It's the 1760s - an infamous Italian is seeking business - and women.

Giacomo Casanova in his own words.

Taken from his book 'History of My Life'.

Adapted in five parts by Penny Leicester.

Read by Jack Klaff.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.


MON 07:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gwsjd)
1. Agnes

Game of Thrones star Ellie Kendrick stars in this five-part adaptation of Anne Bronte's debut novel.

This is the story of Agnes, aged 19 and determined to take care of herself and help the family finances. But what can a young girl with no money, no connections and no prospects do?

How does a young woman find her way in the world? She has to become a governess.

So begins Agnes’s journey of self-discovery and a search for love...

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

Agnes Grey ...... Ellie Kendrick
Mrs Grey ...... Juliet Aubrey
Mr Grey ...... John Bowler
Mrs Bloomfield ...... Catriona McFarlane
Mr Bloomfield ...... David Sterne
Tom ...... Felix Lailey
Mary Ann ...... Amy Jayne Leigh
Edward Weston ...... George Watkins
Mr Hatfield ...... Luke MacGregor
Rosalie ...... Keziah Joseph
Matilda ...... Natasha Cowley
Mrs Murray ...... Karen Bartke
Nancy ...... Alison Belbin

Rachel Joyce had adapted all of Charlotte and now Anne's novels.

An award-winning writer for radio, she is now a successful novelist. Books include The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy and a collection of short stories, The Snow Garden & Other Stories.

Director: Tracey Neale.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.


MON 07:30 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
4. Shangri-La

Romance in a council beach hut is alive and well but perhaps a little cramped for our elderly couple.

Starring June Whitfield.

Last of a series of comedies written for the legendary actress by Andy Merriman and Peter Morfoot.

Annie Hopkins ..... June Whitfield
Digby Pickering ..... Richard Briers
Jim Kett ..... Patrick Brennan
Martha Denny ..... Susie Riddell
Brian Boggis ..... Don Gilet
Jason Denny ..... Sam Alexander

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.


MON 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d)
Series 1

Episode 11

The cast indulge in some ancestry one-upmanship - and a highway robbery romp in 'The Adventures Of Dando Tweakshaft'.

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 (m001qdw6)
5. A Moving Target

The 'hero' Eddie is even more embroiled with his young boss, Angela.

Meanwhile, a wealthy young American wants the car hire firm for escort duties, not expecting gangland complications.

Starring Harriet Walter and Gary Waldhorn.

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

Eddie .... Gary Waldhorn
Angela .... Harriet Walter
Mrs Corfton-Browne .... Maxine Audley
Nicco .... Neil Dudgeon
Frenchie .... Terence Edmond
Lawrence .... Jon Strickland
Marshall Junior .... William Hope
Slippy .... Norman Jones
Liam .... Gerard O'Hare

Director Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.


MON 09:00 The Write Stuff (b02x5l4q)
Series 16

Ian Fleming

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

Team captains John Walsh and Sebastian Faulks are joined by Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes.

This episode focuses on Ian Fleming.

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Producer: Alexandra Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.


MON 09:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
Series 2

Just Say No

Daddy battles with hallucinogenic fungus and chips.

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
Mr Mullet ...... Chris Emmett
Bernard ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.


MON 10:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 10:45 Short Works (m0009d1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007k440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gwsjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 12:30 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Radio Cars (m001qdw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 14:00 The Write Stuff (b02x5l4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 14:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 15:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


MON 15:45 Short Works (m0009d1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


MON 16:00 Whodunnits (b007k440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 16:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 17:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gwsjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


MON 17:30 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 18:30 Radio Cars (m001qdw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:00 The Write Stuff (b02x5l4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 19:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 20:00 Radiolab (m001767c)
Series 9

Mixtape 2 - The Wandering Soul

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

Radiolab Mixtape, continuing a special 4 part series featuring the impact of the cassette tape

Radiolab Mixtape 2 The Wandering Soul: an exploration of the Vietnam War and the ghosts it left behind haunting survivors today.

As the Vietnam war dragged on, the US military began desperately searching for any vulnerability in their North Vietnamese enemy. In 1964, they found it. It was an old Vietnamese folktale involving a ghost, eternal damnation and fear - a tailor made weaponizable myth. And so, armed with tape recorders and microphones, the military set out to win the war by bringing this ghost story to life.

The story of these efforts and their ghosts still haunt people today.

Radiolab Mixtape is reported, produced, scored and sound designed by Simon Adler.

This episode was produced by Annie McEwen, with original music by Annie. Original reporting was contributed by Trung Dung Vo and Nguyễn Vân Hà.

From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2021.


MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000wrgc)
Alice Cooper

Singer-songwriter Alice Cooper inherits 'Train Kept A Rollin’' by The Yardbirds and passes on 'Something in the Air' by Thunderclap Newman.


MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b06tr96k)
Series 5

Steel Pulse (the A Side)

David Hinds and Selwyn Brown talk about Steel Pulse's 1978 debut album, 'Handsworth Revolution'.

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.

The A-side, David and Selwyn talk to John Wilson.

Originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School in 1975, Steel Pulse were initially refused live dates in Birmingham’s Caribbean venues because of their Rastafarian ideals. Instead they aligned themselves With Rock Against Racism and appeared alongside the likes of the Clash, XTC, the Stranglers, Tom Robinson and X-Ray Specs.

It was Burning Spear who brought the group to the attention of Island Records who in February 1978 first released Ku Klux Klan as a single – a full five months before the album itself, which also included Prodigal Son, Prediction and the title track, Handsworth Revolution.

Here David Hinds and Selwyn Brown talk about the album that is widely regarded a milestone in the development of British Reggae, but also perform exclusive acoustic versions of some of the key tracks.

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

Producer: Paul Kobrak

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016.


MON 21:30 Lew Griffin - Eye of the Cricket (b007k14h)
6. Robbery

As New Orleans detective Lew Griffin's investigations continue, he reflects on meeting Deborah.

He may have a clue in the hunt for Shaun and there is more trouble with muggers closer to home.

Detective novel written by James Sallis.

Read by Ray Shell.

Abridged and produced by Gordon House.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in March 2006.


MON 22:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m001q649)
Series 2

Episode 1

In each episode of Paul Sinha’s Perfect Pub Quiz, the quizzer, comedian and Rose d’Or winner Paul Sinha invites the audience to tell him their favourite quiz questions, before offering up not just different and surprising questions, but also the fascinating stories behind the answers.

It’s facts, jokes, stories and puns – just the way you like them.

This episode is full of things that have changed since the previous series, including new British cities and a new British Prime Minister, and was recorded in front of a live audience in Brighton.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha
Additional material: Oliver Levy
Additional questions: The Audience

Original music: Tim Sutton

Sound engineer: David Thomas

Producer: Ed Morrish

A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4.


MON 22:30 Small Scenes (b03dslfc)
Series 1

Episode 1

Dipping in and out of odd stories, there's commentary from the World Ham Shouting Championships and meet a couple who are being harassed by a former England football hero.

A successful pilot show sparked series one of the symphonious sketch show.

Starring:

Daniel Rigby
Mike Wozniak
Sara Pascoe
Henry Paker

Written by the cast and Benjamin Partridge with additional material from Chris Allen and Marc Jones.

Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001q6p4)
Series 112

Episode 1

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.

In this episode, Andy and the panel test the state of schools, the resilience of a reshuffle, and value of vets.

Written by Andy Zaltzman

With additional material by
Cody Dahler
Mike Shepard
and Eleri Morgan

Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Coordinator: Dan Marchini
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Production


MON 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b00804lf)
Exmouth

Back to the days of the poll tax, buying porn and true fables.

Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.

Recorded at Plymouth University, Exmouth.

With:

Peter Baynham
Jo Unwin
Kevin Eldon
Don King

Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.

Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.

TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2023

TUE 00:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:45 Short Works (m0009d1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007k440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gwsjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Radio Cars (m001qdw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 The Write Stuff (b02x5l4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
2. Mondays Are Hell

Billy Hindle has not only given up killing, he's also had to give up Marianne.

He prepares for Temptation Base.

Starring James Aubrey and Gerald Harper.

Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies.

Billy Hindle .... James Aubrey
Tara Lightborn .... Joanna Lumley
Jack Lightborn .... Charles Gray
Sir Richard Snark .... Gerald Harper
Maurice Browning .... Robert Eddison
Marianne .... Lisa Rowe-Beddoe
Stella Golding .... Tara Dominick
Hugo Bailey .... Nigel Carrington
Duncan Taylor .... Fraser Kerr

Director Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990.


TUE 05:45 Short Works (m000b0qz)
My Sister Was a Dancer by Jessica Andrews

A story about sisters, bodies and what we put them through,

An original short work for radio by Jessica Andrews.

Jessica writes fiction and poetry. She grew up in Sunderland and has spent time living in Santa Cruz, Paris, Donegal, Barcelona and London.

She has been published by the Independent, Somesuch Stories, AnOther, Caught by the River, Shabby Doll House and Papaya Press, among others. She teaches Literature and Creative Writing classes and co-runs literary magazine The Grapevine, which aims to give a platform to under- represented writers.

Her debut novel 'Saltwater' was published in 2019.

Producer: Mair Bosworth

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.


TUE 06:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00scz3b)
1. The Man from Meung

D'Artagnan dices with death and encounters a mysterious foe.

Alexandre Dumas's immortal swashbuckling epic.

Starring Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Timothy Spall.

Six-part star studded dramatisation by James Saunders.

D'Artagnan .... Jamie Glover
Athos .... Robert Glenister
Porthos .... Timothy Spall
Aramis .... Anton Lesser
D'Artagnan's father .... James Taylor
Jussac .... David Jarvis
De Treville .... Malcolm Ward
King .... Nicholas Boulton
Planchet .... Dominic Letts
Bonacieux .... Norman Bird
Musketeer .... Michael Onslow
Narrator .... John Rowe

Director Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.


TUE 06:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdmw)
6. ... And Both are Hard to Shake

As Brett Beaumont continues the Mistral's journey through the Persian Gulf, Economides’ agent, Zarkas becomes even more furtive.

What are the secretive meetings he's having on shore?

Starring John Rye and Anthony Jackson.

Berkely Mather's thriller serial.

Brett Beaumont …. John Rye
Max Stanton .... John Hollis
Riken .... Ian Dewar
Jan Biddolf .... Carol Marsh
Zarkas .... Anthony Jackson
Sarita .... Barbara Mitchell
Carton .... Brian Haines
Tony Scanlon .... Jonathan Scott
Natolino .... John Pullen

Producer: John Tydeman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1968.


TUE 07:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkp)
2. A Mistress

It's the 1760s -the renowned Italian romancer describes life with his mistress Pauline.

Giacomo Casanova in his own words.

Taken from his book 'History of My Life'.

Adapted by Penny Leicester.

Read by Jack Klaff.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.


TUE 07:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gxndf)
2. Rosalie

With the family fortune lost and her father ill, Agnes is making her way in the world.

But she's already been beset with great disappointment.

What should she do?

Ellie Kendrick stars in Anne Bronte's compelling debut novel telling the story of Agnes's self-discovery and her search for love.

Adapted by Rachel Joyce.

Agnes Grey ...... Ellie Kendrick
Mrs Grey ...... Juliet Aubrey
Mr Grey ...... John Bowler
Mrs Bloomfield ..... Catriona McFarlane
Mr Bloomfield ...... David Sterne
Tom ...... Felix Lailey
Mary Ann ...... Amy Jayne Leigh
Edward Weston ...... George Watkins
Mr Hatfield ...... Luke MacGregor
Rosalie ...... Keziah Joseph
Matilda ...... Natasha Cowley
Mrs Murray ...... Karen Bartke
Nancy ...... Alison Belbin

Director: Tracey Neale.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.


TUE 07:30 Showstopper (b00yb41f)
1. Organised Crime

The Showstopper team are here to create a hilarious improvised comic musical on the spot!

Featuring songs, plot and characters based entirely on suggestions from the live studio audience.

So it's curtain up on the musical world of organised crime!

The cast includes:

Pippa Evans
Ruth Bratt
Dylan Emery
Lucy Trodd
Sean McCann
Oliver Senton

Producer: Sam Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2011.


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
Series 9

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Number 10 is keen to secure a nuclear-free rubbish capability, but so is the Kremlin...

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1959


TUE 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vhw41)
Series 5

Episode 4

The Parish Council's school crack down on hippies - enter Ebenezer Birch.

Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1992.

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

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.


TUE 09:00 The Motion Show (b00762c8)
Series 4

Episode 1

Debates galore from getting old – to whether the Devil has the best tunes?

Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit.

With:

Hugh Dennis
Arthur Smith
Gyles Brandreth
Henry Naylor

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.


TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b01mzjhq)
Series 10

The Ring Cycle

Roger offers a helping hand to his potential son-in-law's career, but how keen is Emily?

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

Anna …. Rosemary Leach
Charlotte …. Celia Imrie
Victoria …. Angela Thorne
Nick …. Kieran Hill
Roger …. Bill Nighy
Emily …. Lisa Coleman

Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Written and produced by Simon Brett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


TUE 10:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 10:45 Short Works (m000b0qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


TUE 11:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00scz3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gxndf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 12:30 Showstopper (b00yb41f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vhw41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 14:00 The Motion Show (b00762c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b01mzjhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 15:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


TUE 15:45 Short Works (m000b0qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


TUE 16:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00scz3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 16:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 17:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gxndf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


TUE 17:30 Showstopper (b00yb41f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 18:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vhw41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:00 The Motion Show (b00762c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b01mzjhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0015lvb)
Series 8

Body Talk

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

Manoush Zomorodi and physician and writer Jen Gunter explore what does it really means to be healthy and to care for our bodies?

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2021.


TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (m0011sw4)
Robin Ince

Comedian and writer Robin Ince chooses Geoffrey Burgon's Theme from Brideshead Revisited and Batyar by The Ukrainians.


TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b06ts0kv)
Series 5

Steel Pulse (the B Side)

Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience ask David Hinds and Selwyn Brown questions about Steel Pulse's 1978 debut album, 'Handsworth Revolution'.

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

David and Selwyn also perform exclusive live acoustic versions of some of the key tracks from the album.

Producer: Paul Kobrak

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016.


TUE 21:30 Lew Griffin - Eye of the Cricket (b008f308)
7. Contact

Missing teenager Shaun Delaney makes contact with his doughnut boss.

With everything else that's been going on, Lew Griffin has neglected his teaching duties and is finally sacked from the university.

Don is once again very concerned about his son Dan.

Detective novel written by James Sallis.

Read by Ray Shell.

Abridged and produced by Gordon House.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in March 2006.


TUE 22:00 Suggs: Love Letters to London (m00051gz)
Shoreditch and Spitalfields

A side of London you’ve never heard before, seen through the eyes of a national treasure.

In this opening episode, Suggs gives us his unique view of Spitalfields and Shoreditch - or, as he likes to call it, the Liberty of Norton Folgate. With a couple of songs, a few surprising stories and a loving view of one of most vibrant cities on the planet.

Performed by Suggs
Written by Suggs with Owen Lewis
Directed by Owen Lewis
Musical Director: Owen Parker
Executive Producer: Richard Melvin
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b06flmgr)
Series 3

Episode 4

A genderwar has broken out in Wunderland, the Poundland of magical realms.

Can the narrator help genderwar poet Penny Beard to bring peace between men and women?

A sketch show written and performed by Alice Lowe.

With Marcia Warren as the narrator.

Also starring:

Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbing
Clare Thompson

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.


TUE 23:00 Meet David Sedaris (m000tnr4)
Series 8

Instalment 3

When the whole world ground to a Covid-fuelled viral halt - world-renowned storyteller David Sedaris recorded this special series of entertaining essays and diary entries at his Sussex home.

This time the focus of David’s sardonic wit and incisive social critiques:

* Highfalutin' - his main story revolves around his sister, Amy.

David Sedaris first shared his very particular world view having brought us The SantaLand Diaries back in 1996.

David has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers and, in 2019, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he's a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

Producer: Steve Doherty.

A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.


TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b00cqh5b)
Series 2

Nambitrea

The consultants attempt to advise an African finance minister - and Ryan is assigned to carry a package.

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

Ryan ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Owen ...... David Mitchell
Danish man/Thai Officer ...... Justin Edwards
Cabbie/Swiss man/Englishman/Cleaner ...... Felix Dexter
Woman/Swiss lady/Airline ladies ...... Olivia Colman

Music by John Whitehall.

Producer: Adam Bromley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.

WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2023

WED 00:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:45 Short Works (m000b0qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00scz3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gxndf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 Showstopper (b00yb41f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00j5h2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vhw41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 The Motion Show (b00762c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 No Commitments (b01mzjhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
3. Plastic Assassin

Hindle is alone on Temptation Island. His brief: to kill Jack Lightborn's wife.

Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies.

CAST:
Billy Hindle .... James Aubrey
Tara Lightborn .... Joanna Lumley
Jack Lightborn .... Charles Gray
Marianne .... Lisa Rowe-Beddoe
Larry Cosgrove .... Michael Cochrane
Alex Lindstrom .... Ed Bishop
Manolo .... Ben Onwukwe
Engineer .... Paul Rosebury

Director Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1990.


WED 05:45 Short Works (m000b812)
In the Forest Park by Kevin Barry

Acclaimed Irish writer, Kevin Barry, reads a his story, specially commissioned for Radio 4.

In a bittersweet tale, two lovers meet again by an Irish lake - the place they broke up, decades before....

Kevin Barry is an acclaimed Irish writer, whose debut novel, City of Bohane, won the 2013 Impac Dublin literary award; his next novel, Beatlebone, was the winner of the Goldsmiths prize, and his most recent novel, Night Boat to Tangier, was longlisted for the Booker Prize.

Produced by Justine Willett.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.


WED 06:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sdzb4)
2. A Matter of Life and Death

Alexandre Dumas' immortal swashbuckling epic.

D'Artagnan falls in love and Cardinal Richelieu seeks to destroy the honour of the Queen.

Cast:

D'Artagnan .... Jamie Glover
Athos .... Robert Glenister
Porthos .... Timothy Spall
Aramis .... Anton Lesser
Planchet .... Dominic Letts
Madame Bonacieux .... Helena Breck
Duke of Buckingham .... Michael Cochrane
Queen .... Teresa Gallagher
King .... Nicholas Boulton
Cardinal Richelieu .... Julian Glover
Bonacieux .... Norman Bird
De Trevilk .... Malcolm Ward
Rochefort .... Michael Onslow
Magistrate .... John Evitts
Warder .... Tom Bevan
Narrator .... John Rowe

Dramatised by James Saunders

Director Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.


WED 06:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdsy)
7. No Refund if not Satisfied

Whilst Zarkas, Greek magnate Economides’ agent, conducts a secretive meeting at a remote shoreline location near Aden, the rest of the landing party - Brett, Jan, Sarita and Tony - are captured by Arab bandits. But what is their motivation?

An eight-part thriller by Berkely Mather.

The action, set in the late ‘60s, around the Mediterranean. Wealthy young Brit, Brett Beaumont, is aboard his sumptuous yacht, Mistral, when is lifestyle begins to unravel.

CAST:

Brett Beaumont .... John Rye
Jan Biddolf …. Carol Marsh
Sarita …. Barbara Mitchell
Tony Scanlon .... Jonathan Scott
Ali Ben Yussaf …. Geoffrey Matthews

Producer: John Tydeman.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1968.


WED 07:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkw)
3. Love or Debt?

It's the 1760's - the Latin lover smells a rat with a friend's wife. Is he in love or debt? Giacomo Casanova in his own words.

Taken from the book 'History of My Life' by Giacomo Casanova

Adapted in five parts by Penny Leicester.

Read by Jack Klaff.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


WED 07:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gy165)
3. Weston

Agnes has been a governess in the Murray household for two years. Her charges a pair of ignorant girls. She is lonely and desperate for a friend.

Ellie Kendrick stars in Anne Bronte's compelling debut novel telling the story of Agnes's self-discovery and her search for love.

Adapted by Rachel Joyce.

Agnes Grey ...... Ellie Kendrick
Edward Weston ...... George Watkins
Rosalie ...... Keziah Joseph
Matilda ....... Natasha Cowley
Mr Hatfield ...... Luke MacGregor
Nancy ...... Alison Belbin

Director: Tracey Neale.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.


WED 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yrfwh)
Series 1

Estate Agents

Why do we still bother with estate agents?

In another of his series of open letters, Tom Wrigglesworth investigates the myriad examples of corporate lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain.

Featuring his own funny and ridiculous experiences as well as recounting the absurd encounters of others.

Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007x041)
Series 5

The New Radio Series

Big-headed from his success on TV, the Lad's had enough of radio and is set to retire - until he discovers the plan for his replacement.

Stars Tony Hancock.

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

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1958.


WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007524c)
Series 4

Episode 6

Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue tackle the problems of breaking up relationships plus a delve into the world of money.

Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.

With Roger Blake, Alistair McGowan, Ronnie Ancona and Steve Punt.

Written by Steve Punt from a format by Bill Dare.

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Aled Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.


WED 09:00 Nature Table (m001gk81)
Series 3

Episode 6

Celebrating the natural world and all it's 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:

Jessica Jones (Lead Keeper at ZSL London Zoo), Lee Davies (Fungarium Curator at Kew Gardens) and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi.

* Lead Keeper at ZSL London Zoo Jessica Jones
* Fungarium Curator at Kew Gardens Lee Davies
* Comedian Shaparak Khorsandi

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 January 2023.


WED 09:30 His Master's Voice (b007s76v)
1. A New Editor

A political satire set in the offices of 'The Blue Touch Paper' - an archaic Tory magazine.

'The Blue Touch Paper' has become so Blue that it's lost its touch. Its readership is down due to an old approach, old age and death, so it's time to appoint a new editor who favours compassionate Cameron conservatism.

Lord Malan............. Robert Hardy
Keith......................Tony Gardner
Anna......................Amelia Bullmore
Giles......................Michael Maloney
Katrina....................Rachel Atkins
With Beth Chalmers, Simon Treves and Eve Webster.

Written by Mark Tavener

Produced by Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.


WED 10:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 10:45 Short Works (m000b812)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


WED 11:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sdzb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 11:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 12:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 12:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gy165)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 12:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yrfwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007x041)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007524c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 14:00 Nature Table (m001gk81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 14:30 His Master's Voice (b007s76v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 15:00 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]


WED 15:45 Short Works (m000b812)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]


WED 16:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sdzb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 16:30 The Hard Buy (m001qdsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 17:00 Casanova in London (b007jwkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:15 Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (b08gy165)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]


WED 17:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yrfwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007x041)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007524c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 19:00 Nature Table (m001gk81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 19:30 His Master's Voice (b007s76v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000mcch)
Spitfire: From the Ashes

Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire, and the men and women who built it, against all odds.

In September 1940, in two factories in Southampton, one of the most iconic planes of the Second World War was being painstakingly assembled, piece by piece. This sleek and beautiful fighter, with record breaking top speeds and a deadly reputation for precision, was to be Britain’s most notorious weapon against the Nazi air invasion. But, the factory making them was about to be destroyed by devastating German bombing raids.

How could the Battle of Britain be fought without the Spitfire? With the factory a smoking ruin, a plan was hatched to keep the planes coming, against some pretty extraordinary odds.

Reconstructed from letters, autobiographies, oral histories and contemporary interviews, historian Victoria Taylor pieces it all together. This isn’t the usual story, about the plane that saved Britain. This is a story about the ordinary men and women, in church-halls, bus depots, laundries and garages, who saved the Spitfire.

Historical Advisor: David Key

Producer: Emily Knight, for BBC Audio, in Bristol

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.


WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b06mfs7k)
Series 8

Afterlife

Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event; how imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change.

The items featured in this programme are:

John
Feat. John McAvoy and Darren Davies
Produced by Sophie Black

The Novelist
Feat. Lily Kestecher, Noel Debien, Claudia Taranto and Milan Durovic
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
Sound engineer / sound design by Russell Stapleton

The Man Who Couldn't Stop the Wind from Blowing
Produced by Cicely Fell
Original music by Smith & Watson

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.


WED 21:30 Lew Griffin - Eye of the Cricket (b008fd56)
8. Connections

New Orleans cop Don and detective Lew Griffin go back along way. After a tragedy, Don goes to stay with Lew - he wants to help him find his son David.

Meanwhile Lew takes on some of the local robbers and becomes the hero of his neighbourhood watch.

Detective novel written by James Sallis.

Read by Ray Shell.

Abridged and produced by Gordon House.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in March 2006.


WED 22:00 Lucy Porter's Lucky Dip (m001k0wv)
Radio 4 favourite Lucy Porter is back with an examination of middle aged, suburban life. Ably assisted by her young apprentice Luke Kempner, Lucy tackles bank holiday bin collection schedules, video doorbell footage, and being a member of the ‘sandwich generation’.

Apparently, human happiness peaks at 18, dips to its lowest point between the ages of 49 and 54, then picks up again - by the age of about 65 you’re as happy again as you were at 18. So this show will be a comfort to those in the dip, a warning to younger listeners, and will make the older generation feel incredibly smug.

Caravanning, lower back pain and the irresistible allure of Ken Bruce are all covered in this delightful celebration of midlife madness. This show is for you if you own at least one item of clothing that you bought In a garden centre, or if you get as much pleasure from an episode of The Repair Shop as you once did from a night of passion. Feel free to download it as something to listen to in the middle of the night when the hot flushes or prostate issues are keeping you up anyway.

Cast:
Lucy Porter
Luke Kempner

Created and written by Lucy Porter
With additional material by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and Mike Shephard

Recorded and edited by Jerry Peal
Production Manager: Sarah Tombling
Production Runner: Rebecca Webb
Produced and directed by Gordon Kennedy
Recorded live at Pinner Village Hall

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4


WED 22:30 World of Pub (b007v1dk)
Series 2

Episode 4

Dodgy Phil lays on an unusual awards ceremony to improve the faded fortunes of Barry and Garry's pub.

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
Bob ...... Tony Roche

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 February 1999.


WED 23:00 The Harpoon (b007k4lf)
Series 1

Episode 2

It's a special 'Looking Ahead to Autumn' issue of your nostalgic favourite weekly paper!

With:

Julian Dutton
Peter Baynham
Alistair McGowan
Mary Elliot-Nelson
Bryonie Pritchard

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.


WED 23:30 The Guns of Adam Riches (b04fz6ln)
Series 2

Victor Legit

The tale of Victor Legit, a supermarket store detective whose shop is being targeted by a mysterious shoplifter called the "Rat King."

Aided by his wingman - and live saxophonist - Tony, can Victor solve the mystery and save the day?

Adam Riches introduces a series of one-off comic adventure stories.

Written by Adam Riches.

With:

Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Katharine Bennett-Fox

Special guest, Pete Grogan as Tony Saxatanski.

Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014.