RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 4 Extra
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SATURDAY 09 DECEMBER 2023
SAT 00:00 Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double (m0010nn9)
Jonathan Holloway reimagines Fyodor Dostoyevsky's nightmare vision.
A lonely civil servant is driven to madness when his life is stolen by a doppelganger.
It's relocated it to a steampunk version of 19th Century St Petersburg, substituting the labyrinthine Tsarist bureaucracy of the original with the advanced computer systems office of the Russian Federation's Intelligence Services.
To win his superiors' admiration the story's hero, Golyadkin, starts working on perfecting a new cyber-weapon only to find that a new arrival in the office who looks remarkably like him is taking all the credit for his work.
In this fresh adaptation the 21st century begins to intrude - samovars bubble, dances mix trance with live string quartets, electric taxis whine on the highways while horses clatter by and computers are gas-fuelled.
In Golyadkin's fractured mind he's lost all sense of where he exists in time and what we're experiencing is his dream of the future.
Dostoyevsky's themes of grinding bureaucracy, societal pressures inducing feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness are given a bleakly modern twist.
Golyadkin ...... Joseph Millson
The Double ...... Joseph Millson
Andrei Filippovich Olsufy ...... Sean Murray
Dr Rutenspitz ...... Elizabeth Counsell
Klara Olsufyevna ...... Kerry Gooderson
Needles ...... Kerry Gooderson
Marmeladov ...... Lauren Cornelius
Raskolnikov ...... Joseph Ayre
Fatboy ...... Ryan Whittle
Maitre D' ...... Ryan Early
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.
SAT 01:00 Inspector Resnick (b043x39r)
Cutting Edge
3. Death by Cuts
The brutal death of a ward sister intensifies Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick's search for the hospital assailant.
Starring Tom Georgeson.
Conclusion of John Harvey's dramatisation of his own novel.
DI Charlie Resnick …. Tom Georgeson
Millington …. Sean Baker
Lynn …. Kate Eaton
Kevin …. Ben Porter
Dipak …. Paul Bazeley
Silver …. Don McCorkindale
Carew …. Nicholas Boulton
Sarah …. Gillian Bevan
Dr Fletcher …. John Simm
Groves …. Peter Kenny
Debbie …. Colleen Prendergast
Mr Salt …. Denys Hawthorne
Calvin …. Philip Weaver
Delia …. Ann Beach
Suzanne Olds …. Patience Tomlinson
Lynn …. Kate Eaton
Elaine …. Jennie Stoller
Karl …. Adrian Scarborough
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
SAT 02:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007znms)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6
9. The Final Problem
The Baker Street sleuth's greatest enemy, Professor Moriarty, pursues him across Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation.
Starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley.
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.
Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley
Professor Moriarty …. Rolf Lefebvre
Peter Steiler …. Alan Dudley
Swiss Boy …. Gordon Gardner
Producer: Martyn C Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.
SAT 02:30 Whodunnits (b007k213)
Hercule Poirot - Three Act Tragedy
5. J'accuse!
Just as the Belgian sleuth looks set is to solve the murder mystery, there's news of a fresh death.
Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie’s 1935 whodunnit novel.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Mr Satterthwaite …. George Cole
Sir Charles Cartwright …. Michael Cochrane
Hermione 'Egg' Lytton Gore …. Beth Chalmers
Angela Sutcliffe …. Jemma Churchill
Oliver Manders …. Carl Prekopp
Matron …. Natasha Pyne
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
SAT 03:00 The Offing by Benjamin Myers (m000843r)
10. Galvanised by Love
One summer following the Second World War, 16 year old Robert Appleyard set out on foot from his Durham mining village, desperate to see something of the world before he goes down the pit.
Acutely attuned to the rhythms and delights of the natural world, he sleeps rough and takes work where he can find it, until meeting Dulcie Piper, an eccentric older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage looking out to sea.
Life changes for both Dulcie and Robert with the discovery of the last letter written by Romy.
Novel written by Benjamin Myers.
As an old man, Robert looks back on the summer that changed the direction his life was to take, and the woman who opened his eyes to life's possibilities.
Abridged by Sian Preece.
Concluded by Kevin Whately.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.
SAT 03:15 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (m0004sc3)
5. The Way Ahead
The people of Broken Wheel long for Sara to stay on and want her to marry Tom who she secretly loves.
But how does he really feel about her and can their wedding go ahead?"
Conclusion of Katarina Bivald's warm, funny and moving story of love and friendship.
The heroine Sara, is in her late 20s, when she leaves her native Sweden to visit her much older pen pal Amy in a remote part of Iowa, a town aptly called Broken Wheel. But, when she arrives, all is not as she had foreseen.
Unexpectedly, she finds herself falling in love - not just with one of the men in question, but with the whole town itself.
Translated from Swedish by Alice Menzies.
Dramatised by Jeremy Raison.
Sara ...... Anna Koval
Tom ...... Richard Goulding
Caroline ...... Lorelei King
Jen ...... Laurel Lefkow
Amy ...... Adjoa Andoh
George ...... William Hope
Andy ...... Martin T Sherman
Grace ...... Kate Harper
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Director: Cherry Cookson
A Wireless Theatre production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019.
SAT 03:30 Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes (m0008rk6)
Travel
Marian Keyes is a publishing sensation - her works of fiction (Rachel's Holiday, The Break and others) have sold in their millions, across the globe.
In this series, Marian reads selections from her non-fiction writing, in conversation with her friend and actor Tara Flynn.
This time, the theme is travel.
Alongside the craic, Marian reads Shite For Goms from her collection Making It Up As I Go Along, and Sent To Siberia from Further Under The Duvet.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
SAT 04:00 Albert and Me (b007jsgr)
Series 1
Mind That Baby
Single dad Bryan gets wrapped in red tape at the benefits office.
Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs.
The struggles of single parent Bryan Archer to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Bryan Archer …. Richard Beckinsale
Mum/Albert …. Pat Coombs
Dad …. John Comer
Jane …. Diane Keen
Welfare Lady …. Dilys Laye
Mrs Featherstone-Haugh …. Dilys Laye
Edward …. Jon Laurimore
Benefit Official …. Robin Parkinson
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1977.
SAT 04:30 Rent (b04nvb19)
Series 2
Episode 4
When Maria's oldest friend Ellen comes to stay, they can hear their biological clocks ticking very loudly.
Richard, Paul and Ruby steer clear.
Stars Patrick Barlow and Barbara Flynn.
Lucy Flannery's Writers' Guild award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard who take in lodgers.
Maria ...... Barbara Flynn
Richard ...... Patrick Barlow
Amy ...... Linda Polan
Paul ...... Toby Longworth
Ellen ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood
Ruby ...... Vivienne Rochester.
Council Officer ...... Chris Emmett
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
SAT 05:00 The Food Quiz (b083j269)
Series 3
Episode 6
Journalist and food critic, Jay Rayner puts four gastronomes through their culinary paces.
All set for a good grilling:
Stephen Fry
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Henry Harris
Kimiko Barber
One of many questions to chew over:
Where in the world do they hold a Saffron, a Mackerel and a Pawpaw festival?
Producer: Rebecca Wells
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
SAT 05:30 Plum House (b07krdvm)
Series 1
Lights, Camera, Pudding
The museum team are startled to hear that Peter has agreed to Plum House being used as a location in a period TV drama.
And not just any period drama, but Buttermere Hall - the Cumbrian Poldark, the Lake District Downton Abbey - which just happens to be Maureen and Emma's favourite Sunday night series.
It could be a massive publicity coup for Plum House, but with Peter dreaming of a starring role, Maureen insisting on catering for the crew, Alan fretting about his broken spade and Emma desperate to meet leading man Christopher Tennyson, will the team end up blowing it?
Starring Simon Callow and Jane Horrocks.
Comedy about the inept staff at an historic house written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna
Every year thousands of tourists flock to the Lake District. But one place they never go to is Plum House - the former country home of terrible poet George Pudding (1779-1848). Now a crumbling museum, losing money hand over fist, it struggles to stay open under its eccentric curator Peter Knight.
Can anyone save Plum House from irreversible decline?
Peter ...... Simon Callow
Maureen ...... Jane Horrocks
Julian ...... Miles Jupp
Tom ...... Tom Bell
Alan ...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford
Christopher Tennyson ...... Darren Boyd
Harriet ...... Karina Fernandez
Tony ...... Rob Jarvis
Julie ...... Thaila Zucchi
Director: Paul Schlesinger
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
SAT 06:00 Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman (b02x5wsr)
Another case for the roguish sleuth, Mr Cullender, in 1790s Edinburgh.
As the Press Gang roams the streets looking for likely lads to fight Napoleon, and while the Town Guard finds themselves baffled by a spate of wine cellar murders, Cully gallantly rushes to the assistance of a young lady in distress.
Starring Alexander Morton.
Ian Rankin's period detective story.
Cully …. Alexander Morton
Mary …. Wendy Seager
Sgt Horsburgh …. Douglas Russell
Jane/’Blackie’ Bird …. Cara Kelly
Jeffary/Lord Montbordeaux …. John Buick
Maggie Kirk …. Monica Gibb
Dr Cant …. Simon Tate
Lord Provost …. Robin Thompson
Ballantine/Senior Brusci …. Stephen McNickle
Director: Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1997.
SAT 07:30 My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus) (m00083j5)
This is Lemn Sissay's courageous account of a childhood spent in a foster family - followed by six years in the institutional care system in the 1970s and 80s.
Interwoven with documents from his social work file, Lemn uncovers answers to questions that he has been asking since he left care aged 17. Truths are uncovered that reveal Lemn's story to be one of triumph over adversity.
Beginning with his early days in foster care - Lemn Sissay reads from his powerful memoir - with the redemptive power of poetry.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Julian Wilkinson.
Read by:
Lemn Sissay
Shaun Mason
Susan Jameson
Nahel Tzegai
Sean Baker
Katherine Press
Lemn is an award-winning writer, the author of five poetry collections, and was the official poet for the 2012 Olympics. He was awarded an MBE for services to literature and has worked tirelessly is supporting children in care.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.
SAT 08:45 Uncle Mort's South Country (b007jrf2)
Series 2
The Hitchhiker
Giving a lift to a hitchhiker causes some surprises for Carter and his uncle.
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of long-suffering Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Sam Kelly
Pat/The Belgian Woman/The Hitchhiker …. Liz Goulding
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV in four series from 1975 to 1979.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
SAT 09:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08bs9qt)
Series 2
Old Grey Mare
Jennifer is 'expecting' and the family are expectant - a country weekend is planned, but some alarms spoil the excursions.
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
Mary …. Charlotte Mitchell
Trudi …. Roberta Tovey
Robin …. Hugo Keith-Johnston
Amanda …. Jill Riddick
Dr Steele …. Ross Hutchinson
Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1970.
SAT 09:30 Whack-O! (m001t932)
Series 2
The New Master
The Headmaster faces a staffing crisis when a teacher has the temerity to leave.
Starring 'Professor' Jimmy Edwards.
Starting life on BBC TV before transferring to radio, Chiselbury School is run 'for the sons of gentlefolk'.
Headmaster, Professor James Edwards, MA never misses a trick when it comes to exploiting the students and their parents. Sports pitches are given over to growing vegetables, which the boys nurture for their head to sell. Classes never exceed 95 pupils - 50 if private tuition is paid for at five guineas extra.
It's only thanks to the efforts of the devoted deputy head, Mr Potter, that the school exists at all.
Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Adapted for radio by David Climie.
Headmaster .... Jimmy Edwards
Mildred …. June Whitfield
Aubrey Potter .... Roddy Maude-Roxby
Alfred Tennyson .... Frederick Treves
Arnold Halliforth …. Edwin Apps
Len Rumbold …. Roy Dotrice
Mr. Morgan …. Julian Somers
With;
Elizabeth Morgan
Sheila Grant
John Coxall
Roger Shepherd
Amos the Owl
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1962.
SAT 10:00 Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird (m000h1z5)
2: Strange Days
Had singer Jim Morrison of The Doors not died in mysterious circumstances at the tender age of 27 in 1971 - he would have turned 75 in 2018.
In the second of three programmes, Paul Gambaccini mixes the music and poetry of the man with the influences that moulded the self-proclaimed ‘The Lizard King’.
In addition to sharing memories and observations, Paul delves into the BBC archive:
* 'THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL’
A unique interpretation of William Blake’s 18th century masterpiece
[BBC Radio 3 29/03/1995]
* ‘DREADZONE ALDOUS HUXLEY READINGS’
Greg Roberts [now Greg Dread] reads excerpts from ‘Brave New World’]
[BBC Radio 1 1995]
Producer: Mik Wilkojc
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018.
SAT 11:00 Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman (b02x5wsr)
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SAT 12:30 My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus) (m00083j5)
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SAT 13:45 Uncle Mort's South Country (b007jrf2)
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SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08bs9qt)
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SAT 14:30 Whack-O! (m001t932)
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SAT 15:00 Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird (m000h1z5)
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SAT 16:00 Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double (m0010nn9)
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SAT 17:00 Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman (b02x5wsr)
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SAT 18:30 My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus) (m00083j5)
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SAT 19:45 Uncle Mort's South Country (b007jrf2)
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SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08bs9qt)
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SAT 20:30 Whack-O! (m001t932)
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SAT 21:00 Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird (m000h1z5)
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SAT 22:00 Fab TV (m0016j53)
The Preventers
A four-part comedy series paying homage to TV's cult action adventure shows of the 1960s and 70s.
THE PREVENTERS are an elite, stylish, polo-neck-wearing threesome of international troubleshooters.
Meet the TV trio:
Craig Sturdy - suave and charming
Penelope Cold - enigmatic and foreign
Mike Stallion - the third one.
Written by and starring:
Morwenna Banks
Chris England
Robert Harley
With:
Ed Devereaux
Desmond Llewelyn
Neil Mullarkey
John Irwin
Emma Myant
Music by Peter Baikie.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
SAT 22:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00xw276)
Series 3
Episode 4
Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas, entertains the blue-sky political policy suggestions of the public.
On the agenda:
1) Civil Partnerships to be Made Available to Heterosexual Couples
2) Introduce a Government Department for Externalities
3) A Traffic Ban During Rush-Hour
Plus a wide range of Any Other Business suggestions from the studio audience.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2011.
SAT 23:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound (b00mbm3j)
Series 4
Episode 2
"Make Me a Celebrity Centaur", an exciting new reality show that features cutting edge surgery and some horses.
Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb,
With:
Olivia Colman
Sarah Hadland
James Bachman
Producer: Gareth Edwards
Firs broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 23:30 The Croft & Pearce Show (b0738kr6)
Episode 2
* The failed novelist unable to hide her bitterness when confronted with an old friend’s success.
* Maths teacher Miss Trent falls hopelessly and publicly in love with a new member of staff. ,
* Plus an IT manager baffled at the technical ineptitude of his colleague.
More sketches from award-winning duo Croft and Pearce, rising stars of the UK comedy scene.
Written and performed by Hannah Croft and Fiona Pearce.
These Edinburgh Fringe favourites were the break-out hit of BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama and have performed sell-out shows in London, New York and around the UK.
Packed with sharply observed characters.
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2016.
SAT 23:45 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b007jvc7)
Sugar, Der Der Der Der Der Der, Ah Honey, Honey
Johnny fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while plugging his new book.
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
Melvyn Bragg
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2023
SUN 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
6. World Without Fire
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
Starring Paul Copley and Rosalind Adams.
Conclusion of James Follett’s sci-fi thriller.
Howard Rogers …. Paul Copley
Denise Exon …. Rosalind Adams
Max Flinders …. TP McKenna
Nurse …. Joan Matheson
Craig …. Noel Johnson
Blowers …. Michael Shannon
Miss Anderson …. Diana Olson
Scott …. Diana Olsson
Helicopter Pilot …. Peter Wickham
Farmer …. Roy Spencer
Corporal …. Gregory de Polnay
Sachs …. Denis Goacher
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as two x 90 minute dramas on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
SUN 00:30 The Price of Fear (b007jmk9)
Fish
Something very fish is going on down under. Shark and chips, anyone?
Movie legend Vincent Price takes the bait, and tells a tale of horror written by Rene Basilico.
With:
Bill Kerr
Bruce Beeby
Amanda Murray
Lewis Fiander
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in September 1973.
SUN 01:00 Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman (b02x5wsr)
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SUN 02:30 My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus) (m00083j5)
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SUN 03:45 Uncle Mort's South Country (b007jrf2)
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SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08bs9qt)
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SUN 04:30 Whack-O! (m001t932)
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SUN 05:00 Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird (m000h1z5)
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SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001t938)
Poetry Please - Midwinter
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects 'Poetry Please - Midwinter'.
Roger McGough explores the archives to find the most evocative winter poems by Thomas Hardy, Miroslav Holub, Robert Frost and Shakespeare.
Read by some of our best actors including:
Juliet Stevenson,
Dame Harriet Walter
Hugh Laurie.
With Steeleye Span and Bert Jansch.
Producer: Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
SUN 06:30 The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus) (m0008b1z)
Episode 2
One summer following the Second World War, 16-year-old Robert Appleyard set out on foot from his Durham mining village - desperate to see something of the world before he goes down the pit.
Acutely attuned to the rhythms and delights of the natural world, he sleeps rough and takes work where he can find it, until he meets Dulcie Piper, an eccentric older woman who lives in a ramshackle cottage looking out to sea.
Dulcie is everything Robert is not: wordly, cynical, knowledgeable about poetry and politics, a lover of fine food and drink, someone who has seen both the best and the worst of human nature in the chaos of war. Despite their utterly different backgrounds, the two form an unlikely friendship which has a profound effect on both their lives.
As an old man, Robert looks back on that summer that changed the direction his life was to take, and the woman who opened his eyes to life's possibilities.
Clearing a shed, Robert makes a discovery...
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Sian Preece.
Read by Kevin Whately
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001s47n)
Johnny Flynn
Actor and musician Johnny Flynn chooses Joe Hill by Paul Robeson and Close My Eyes by Arthur Russell.
SUN 07:50 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald's warm, funny and moving story of love and friendship was first published in Swedish.
The heroine Sara, is in her late 20s, when leaves her native Sweden to visit her much older pen pal Amy in a remote part of Iowa, a town aptly called Broken Wheel. But, when she arrives, all is not as she had foreseen.
Knowing nobody there, the townspeople who are initially wary of her, take her into their hearts. The joint passion between Sara and Amy was books, and she soon decides that Broken Wheel needs a bookstore. With some help from the locals, she sets one up and it proves quite a hit.
But how long can she stay there on a tourist visa? And what if she were to be persuaded to fall in love with one of the residents, making it possible to marry and stay on indefinitely? And which of the rather curious collection of suitors would be the most likely?
Unexpectedly, she finds herself falling in love - not just with one of the men in question, but with the whole town itself.
Translated by Alice Menzies.
Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Jeremy Raison.
Sara ...... Anna Koval
Tom ...... Richard Goulding
Caroline ...... Lorelei King
Jen ...... Laurel Lefkow
Amy ...... Adjoa Andoh
George ..... William Hope
Andy ...... Martin T Sherman
Grace ...... Kate Harper
Director: Cherry Cookson
A Wireless Theatre production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019.
SUN 09:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
Series 2
Episode 5
Eric is a far from fair cop and there’s some monkey business in Ernie's latest masterpiece ‘The Mighty Kong’.
Starring Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With
Nicola Pagett
Elaine Delmar
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (b016z6pf)
Series 10
The Redundancy Drive
Captain Povey's keen to clear the decks of HMS Troutbridge, but Number One fights back.
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
The Number One …. Stephen Murray
Captain Povey …. Richard Caldicot
Heather …. Heather Chasen
The Admiral …. Tenniel Evans
The Captains …. Michael Bates/Lawrie Whyman
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 1968.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001t93j)
Absent Friends 2023
Len Goodman
"7". TV ballroom dance judge Len Goodman shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
Len became a star of BBC TV's 'Strictly Come Dancing' and the US show 'Dancing with the Stars', after a 40-year career as a ballroom dancer and judge.
Born in London's East End, as a kid he was a barrow-boy, selling fruit and veg on his grandfather's stall. He went on to work on the docks as a welder. But come Saturday night he would don his best threads and head for the Embassy ballroom in Welling.
It was later in life, when Len found international fame and it was, he says, perfect timing.
"If it had happened when I was 30, I'd have been one of these people that would be seen rolling out of nightclubs drunk, with a couple of dolly-birds on my arm. The pilot was on my 60th birthday and I think it was the perfect age because I was sensible by then, my feet were planted firmly on the ground."
DISC ONE: Good Morning - Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor & Debbie Reynolds
DISC TWO: Pencil Full of Lead - Paolo Nutini
DISC THREE: Tiger Rag - The Mills Brothers
DISC FOUR: The Moulin Rouge theme - Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra
DISC FIVE: Fat Sam’s Grand Slam - Bugsy Malone
DISC SIX: Take Five - Dave Brubeck
DISC SEVEN: In My Life - The Beatles
DISC EIGHT: Island in the Sun - Harry Belafonte
BOOK CHOICE: An Anthology of British poetry
LUXURY CHOICE: Set of golf clubs and balls
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Pencil Full of Lead - Paolo Nutini
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
Series 2
Cicada
One of the great wild sounds of North America is the purring of insects in the evening, especially that of Cicadas, one of the great stridulating sounds in the wild.
This is the tale of one Cicada; the 17-year periodic Cicada that stunned the community in New England 13 years after the Pilgrim Fathers had landed. There was a plague of insects, all with red eyes on stalks - and all emerging continuously out of the soil.
When the plague subsided a few weeks later the people of Plymouth Rock were braced for another onslaught, but nothing happened until 17 years later.
Sir David Attenborough recalls a filming trip to New England to film this species of Cicada with both fascinating natural history and a hilarious twist.
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001t938)
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SUN 11:30 The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus) (m0008b1z)
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SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001s47n)
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SUN 12:50 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) (m00055bg)
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SUN 14:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
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SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001t93j)
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SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
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SUN 16:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
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SUN 16:30 The Price of Fear (b007jmk9)
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SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001t938)
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SUN 17:30 The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus) (m0008b1z)
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SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001s47n)
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SUN 18:50 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) (m00055bg)
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SUN 20:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
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SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (b016z6pf)
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SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001t93j)
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SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
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SUN 22:00 Crash Course (m0002m4z)
Teams have just 24 hours to cram as much knowledge as they can on a given subject.
Panel game pilot show with:
Marcus Brigstocke
Josie Lawrence
Mark Watson
Kirsty Wark
Stepping out from behind the producer’s glass is the host, David Tyler, producer of programmes including The 3rd Degree and Cabin Pressure.
Devised and produced by Bill Dare - creator of The Now Show, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and the mastermind behind Dead Ringers.
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019.
SUN 22:30 Brian Appleton's Unofficial Multi-Media Lecture (m0011cf2)
It's Not What You Know - It's The Who
It's the final lecture of the series. After years of humiliation, Brian Appleton can take no more.
So he decides to take revenge on his fellow rockers by exposing their mistakes, fluffs and bum notes.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional Research by Rex Brough.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
SUN 22:45 We Know Everything (b08646s7)
Episode 6
Hosts Dan Gaster and Paul Powell tackle another selection of imponderable questions from the studio audience.
This time - does colour exist or is it a pigment of our imagination?
The answer to this and similar irrelevant queries will be revealed!
With:
Simon Godley
Clare Cathcart
Martin Hyder
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.
SUN 23:00 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (b06vkg1w)
Series 2
The Swimsman
When Milton discovers the local lido is under threat of closure, he unwisely decides to organise a sit-in.
But his dreams for a state-of-the-art aquacentre are sunk when his trunks are declared a biohazard.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!'. Because each episode, Milton, and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure.
If you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.
Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans
With:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Josie Lawrence
Ben Willbond.
Music by Guy Jackson.
Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2016.
SUN 23:30 Edge Falls (b007tz5g)
Series 1
Gorilla Tactics
A man in a monkey suit, a Spirit of the Blitz theme and a hostage situation.
Can Mick save Sonya from a fate worst than working at the Retail Village?
Starring Sarah Lancashire and Mark Benton.
Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst's sitcom following the lives of the staff of Edge Falls Retail Village.
Sonya ...... Sarah Lancashire
Mick ...... Mark Benton
Rez ...... Emil Marwa
Phil ...... Karl Theobald
Valerie ...... Sarah Hadland
Old Jack ...... Sam Dale
John/Jim ...... Neil Warhurst
Tina ...... Jasmine Callan
Old Woman ...... Rachel Bavidge
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2023
MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001t938)
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MON 00:30 The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus) (m0008b1z)
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MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001s47n)
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MON 01:50 Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus) (m00055bg)
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MON 03:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
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MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (b016z6pf)
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MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001t93j)
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MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
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MON 05:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tnw)
1. The Search for Love
Ivan Turgenev's romantic novella, set on the eve of the Crimean war.
Who will Elena fall in love with?
The artist, Shubin or the philosopher Bersyenev?
Then she meets a real hero, Insarov.
Starring Amanda Root and Philip Franks.
Dramatised in two parts by Michael Crompton.
Elena .... Amanda Root
Insarov .... Philip Franks
Pavel Shubin .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Andrei Bersyenev .... Mark Chatterton
Anna .... Jane Cox
Nikolai .... Russell Dixon
Uvar .... Alan Partington
Zoya ... Saskia Downes
Fedushka ... Keith Clifford
German bully... Martin Oldfield
With:
John Griffin
Stephen Tomlin
Director: Michael Fox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1993.
MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
1. Mrs Trevelyan
Debonair detective Paul Temple is on the case when three murders are linked to 'Alex'.
Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Another baffling case of dastardly crimes must be solved.
Written by Francis Durbridge.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
‘Spider’ Williams …. Alan Dudley
Mulroy …. Michael Harbour
Lady Weyman …. Betty Hardy
Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray
Dot …. Hilda Schroder
Walter Day/Lang …. Anthony Viccars
Sir Ernest Cranberry …. Geoffrey Wincott
From 1938 to 1969, the fictional crime novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, battled to solve case after baffling case in a. sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1968.
MON 06:30 The Same River Twice (m000d8dv)
1. The Return
A man named Johnny Maxen walks through Gare du Nord station in Paris.
He's reluctantly returning to a life he thought he'd abandoned forever back in Scotland...
Where is his estranged wife who's mysteriously disappeared?
Starring Gordon Jackson.
Edward Boyd's thriller serial in eight parts.
Johnny Maxen ...... Gordon Jackson
Helen Duncan ...... Lennox Milne
Bill Ferguson ...... Victor Carin
Rachel Scott ...... Mary Riggans
Torquil ...... James Crampsey
Operator ...... John Toye
Producer: Eddie Fraser
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
MON 07:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b085t3f4)
1. Childhood
Five years ago, author Marcus Sedgwick and his wife moved to an old chalet d'alpage high up in the Haute-Savoie.
This is an alpine department of eastern France bordering both Switzerland and Italy.
Here for the first time he understands how snow can really shape the rhythms of daily life and during his first full winter in the mountains, he appreciates the hard daily labour involved in clearing proper alpine snow from the path outside his house.
In this episode he remembers the snowy winters of his childhood in Kent and muses on the many different words that describe snow.
Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams
Read by Jonathan Firth.
Marcus Sedgwick is best-known as a children's author.
He is the winner of many prizes, most notably the Michael L. Printz Award 2014, for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016. Other notable awards include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001, a prize for the best debut novel for children. His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (six times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in 2016 and 2017
Producer: Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
MON 07:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01ptbx0)
1. Bolt of Inspiration
Jim sees himself as an ideas man - always has been and always will be.
But even though his entrepreneurial endeavours have so far only met with knock backs, Jim refuses to be cowed.
And now, with the most important week of his life ahead of him, the bolt of inspiration is about to strike.
Comedy-drama in five-parts by Tony Grounds.
Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Ray ...... Ben Crowe
Susie ...... Lizzie Watts
Barman ...... Robert Blythe
Shop Assistant ...... Will Howard
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
MON 07:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m0008p3v)
Series 3
Rage and Resentment
Alexei considers the roots of his rage and resentment.
He explores the dangers of magical thinking and contemplates what the philosophies of Bertholt Brecht could offer Premier League football.
A mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of an imaginary sandwich bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
MON 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
Series 3
Tea for Two
A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars for the rag and bone duo.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Classic sitcom about the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold.
Written for BBC TV and adapted for BBC Radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
With:
John Rye
Edward Kelsey
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
MON 08:30 After Henry (b007qw7k)
Series 4
A Fully Extended Family
"Mother's mind is so devious. She can build up huge edifices of fantasy from the smallest hint".
Clare returns from Australia, but where is Julian? Sarah delves and Eleanor spins.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women.
Each is struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband, yet they never quite manage to see eye-to-eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1989.
MON 09:00 Elephant in the Room (m000671w)
Series 1
Episode 1
Sarah Millican uses surveys to discover who on the panel is the most Average Jolene, and who is the most Maverick Matilda.
On the sparkling panel:
Kathy Burke
Liz Carr
Desiree Burch
Tom Allen
Surveys on subjects including childhood, daily rituals and favourite cheese are the basis for Sarah's questions to the panellists, discovering who is the closest to, and furthest from, the average. Surprising quirks, hilarious insights and unexpected anecdotes are revealed along the way.
The winner will be the most average. But joint winner will be the most different, the furthest from the norm.
A little bit like a dinner party, but one where you know all of the spoons.
A Chopsy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019.
MON 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tzw38)
Series 2
The Birds and the Bees
If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella.
Starring Duncan Preston and Penny Downie.
Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about a topsy-turvy household.
Patrick ...... Duncan Preston
Stella ...... Penny Downie
Alison ...... Claudie Blakely
Rick ...... Bruce McKinnon
Xanthe ...... Catherine Shepherd
Egg ...... Daniela Denby-Ashe
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
MON 10:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tnw)
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MON 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
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MON 11:30 The Same River Twice (m000d8dv)
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MON 12:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b085t3f4)
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MON 12:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01ptbx0)
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MON 12:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m0008p3v)
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MON 13:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
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MON 13:30 After Henry (b007qw7k)
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MON 14:00 Elephant in the Room (m000671w)
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MON 14:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tzw38)
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MON 15:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tnw)
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MON 16:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
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MON 16:30 The Same River Twice (m000d8dv)
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MON 17:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b085t3f4)
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MON 17:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01ptbx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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MON 17:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m0008p3v)
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MON 18:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
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MON 18:30 After Henry (b007qw7k)
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MON 19:00 Elephant in the Room (m000671w)
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MON 19:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tzw38)
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MON 20:00 Radiolab (m001c69r)
Series 10
The War On Shore
Two stories dating back nearly 70 years ago, when something happened that nobody seems to ever talk about it. This is an episode of mysterious balloons, cowboy sheriffs, and Nazi prisoners of war living right next door.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
From WNYC.
First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2017.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000w3f8)
Craig Charles
Poet, actor and DJ Craig Charles chooses Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit' and Wilson Pickett singing 'Hey Jude'.
MON 21:00 Mastertapes (m0001hkq)
Lily Allen (A-side)
Singer-songwriter Lily Allen talks about her fourth, and most personal album, 'No Shame'.
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, Lily chats to John Wilson.
Always conversational in tone and infused with a dark sense of humour, Lily Allen’s lyrics never shy away from the personal – and her 2018 album is no different. Set against dancehall and reggae influences, the album moved away from her usual witty, sarcastic, song writing style and opted for a more "candid" approach.
With tracks like ‘Trigger Bang’, ‘Lost My Mind’, ‘Three’ and the album title track, she tackles everything from the breakdown of her marriage and her friendships… to maternal guilt, substance abuse and, as if that’s not enough, social and political issues.
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 December 2018.
MON 21:30 Doctor Who (m001t93c)
The War Doctor
7. The Shadow Vortex Part 2/2
Cardinal Ollistra has taken The War Doctor to Cold War East Berlin in 1961 on the trail of the Dalek mercenary, Lara Zannis, who aims to breach the planet's Quantum Shield, using Earth technology.
The Time Lord has to contend not only with the Daleks but also the Stasi, MI6 and the KGB before he can hope to stop her.
John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.
Written by David Llewellyn.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Lara Zannis …. Neve McIntosh
Lt Kruger …. Timothy Speyer
Kavarin …. Gunnar Cauthery
Professor Crane …. Helen Goldwyn
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Leith …. Matthew Cottle
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m001t32d)
Series 80
Episode 4
The antidote to panel games pays a return visit to the De Montfort Hall in Leicester. Tony Hawks and Pippa Evans take on Andy Hamilton and the Reverend Richard Coles with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell attempts piano accompaniment.
Producer - Jon Naismith.
It is a BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
MON 22:30 Domestic Science (b07mxv7c)
Series 1
Episode 4
Getting up close with bike and car tyres - and an attempt to break a wine glass though the voice alone.
A heady combination of maths, science and comedy.
Hosted by Festival of The Spoken Nerd trio:
Physicist Steve Mould
Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker
Physicist and musician Helen Arney.
It’s science that you can play along with at home as the team look at domestic phenomena that we relate to on a day to day basis.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2016.
MON 22:45 Darren Harriott: Black Label (m0007627)
Brummie
In the final episode of the series, Darren walks us through his experiences as a Brummie and life in the second city.
Making a move to London, he looks back at his time growing up in the Black Country.
Recorded in Darren's hometown of Birmingham, Black Label explores the different labels and roles he's been assigned throughout his life - Brummie, gang member, brother and son, bouncer and now comic.
Each episode of Black Label consists of incredibly open-hearted stories from the front line of Darren's life - challenging, enlightening and properly funny comedy.
Written and performed by Darren Harriott
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.
MON 23:00 The Now Show (m001t336)
Series 63
Episode 6
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Featuring Geoff Norcott looking at the proposal of a Minister for Men, Harriet Kemsley on Kim Jong Un's pleas to North Korea, and an original song from Peter Rugman.
The show was written by the cast with additional material from Adrian Gray, Miranda Holms, Rajiv Karia, Cameron Loxdale and Laura Major.
Voice Actors: Daniel Barker and Chiara Goldsmith.
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Production Coordinator: Katie Baum
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4
MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jsrx)
Series 1
Scurvy
The Mastersons set sail across the Atlantic, but there are dangerous sheep lurking in them there waters.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is an improvised historical saga of a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Caroline Quentin
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.
TUESDAY 12 DECEMBER 2023
TUE 00:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Same River Twice (m000d8dv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b085t3f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01ptbx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m0008p3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 After Henry (b007qw7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Elephant in the Room (m000671w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tzw38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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TUE 05:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tmv)
2. The Disappearance
The conclusion of Ivan Turgenev's romantic story of love and patriotism. Insarov's sudden disappearance is bewildering to Elena. But she is determined to love him, whatever the cost.
Cast:
Elena .... Amanda Root
Insarov .... Philip Franks
Pavel Shubin .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Andrei Bersyenev .... Mark Chatterton
Anna .... Jane Cox
Nikolai .... Russell Dixon
Uvar .... Alan Partington
Zoya ... Saskia Downes
Fedushka ... Keith Clifford
Priest's wife / Woman .... Ann Rye
Kurnatovski .... John Griffin
Renditch .... Martin Oldfield
Lupoyarov ....Stephen Tomlin
Dramatised by Michael Crompton.
Director: Michael Fox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1993.
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
2. Dr Kohima
The police have asked debonair sleuth Paul Temple to help them find the mysterious 'Alex' - but who's tracking whom?
Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Another baffling case of dastardly crimes must be solved.
Written by Francis Durbridge.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Carl Latham …. Simon Lack
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Sergeant …. Duncan McIntyre
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1968.
TUE 06:30 The Same River Twice (m000d7vz)
2. The Body
Reluctantly agreeing to search for his estranged wife Julia who’s been missing for three months, Johnny Maxen’s enquiries meet with some strange reactions...
Starring Gordon Jackson.
Edward Boyd's thriller serial about the mysterious disappearance of Julia Maxen.
Johnny Maxen ...... Gordon Jackson
DI Wardlaw ...... Roddy McMillan
Helen Duncan ...... Lennox Milne
Mr Todhunter ...... Walter Carr
Jo-Jo ...... Bill Henderson
Mary ...... Sheila Donald
Voice on phone ...... Joe Dunlop
Producer: Eddie Fraser
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
TUE 07:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w4h)
2. Science
Of all weathers, snow is the one that has always affected the author Marcus Sedgwick the most.
Five years ago, he and his partner bought a mountain house, an old chalet d’alpage high in the Haute Savoie of eastern France.
In this episode, Marcus considers the science of snow and what 'makes' a snowflake and the phenomenon of 'diamond dust'.
He also remembers the snowy winters of his childhood in Kent and the infamous cold of 1963.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Read by Jonathan Firth.
Producer: Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
TUE 07:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwvc0)
2. Lightning Strike
Ideas man Jim has been struck by lightning.
Quite literarily, or so he thinks.
Realising that everyone has a novel locked inside of them, he has miraculously discovered the key.
Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds.
Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Iris ...... Marcia Warren
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
TUE 07:30 For The Love of Leo (m00024nv)
Series 1
Princess of the Russias
Leo’s daughter returns as a Russian princess arrives to bid for his art, his heart, and his home.
Starring Mark Bonnar and Beth Marshall.
Wry, narrative comedy written by Michael Chaplin
The funeral of Leo's wife Tamsin was barely over before he acquired a new status as an eligible bachelor. The women in his circle are beginning to seek his company and win his affection.; while his mother, his grown up arctic weather analyst daughter and newly acquired, sparky, opinionated cleaning lady offer unasked for advice.
His life becomes ever more complicated and demanding.
Each episode traces his growing relationship with a different woman, as the ghost of Tamsin, who knew all of these women well, turns up at bedtime to venture an opinion too.
Leo becomes increasingly haunted by the mystery surrounding Tamsin’s accident, miles from home.
Leo Fabiani ... Mark Bonnar
Tamsin Fabiani ... Beth Marshall
Sadie ... Tracy Wiles
Princess Natalia ... Vera Graziadei
Nicky McIntosh ... Hilary Maclean
Laura Fabiani ... Samara MacLaren
Guy ... Simon Donaldson
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (m001t937)
Vintage Goons
The Missing 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street is missing. Can Inspector Seagoon and Eccles solve the case?
Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Vintage Goons is a series of re-recorded episodes made by the original cast for sale abroad.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Roy Speer
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1954.
Re-recording from October 1957 by the BBC Transcription Service made for broadcast overseas.
This is the debut broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jnhx)
Series 8
Internal Inquiries
As the school term draws to a close, there are accusations of assault, a mysterious graffiti artist and Mrs Patterson is 'unwell'.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by Richard Stoneman.
CAST:
Mr Sims …. Karl Howman
The Headmaster …. James Grout
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mr Grant …. Geoffrey McGivern
Mohammed …. Kemal Ibrahim
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
TUE 09:00 The Motion Show (m0007d5h)
Series 5
Episode 2
From life beginning at 50 to banning windows.
Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show.
With:
Gyles Brandreth
Miles Jupp
Matthew Taylor
Jo Caulfield
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
TUE 09:30 Winston (b007k4k4)
Series 1
Weaving the Spells
Thrown out because of his infidelities, cordon bleu scoundrel Winston has not only moved into Nancy's house without an invite - but is also plotting to get rid of her sister Rosie, brother William and her Father - so he can have Nancy to himself...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
CAST:
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William …. Christian Rodska
Directed at BBC Bristol by Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 1989.
TUE 10:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tmv)
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TUE 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
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TUE 11:30 The Same River Twice (m000d7vz)
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TUE 12:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w4h)
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TUE 12:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwvc0)
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TUE 12:30 For The Love of Leo (m00024nv)
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TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (m001t937)
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TUE 13:30 King Street Junior (b007jnhx)
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TUE 14:00 The Motion Show (m0007d5h)
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TUE 14:30 Winston (b007k4k4)
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TUE 15:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tmv)
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TUE 16:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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TUE 16:30 The Same River Twice (m000d7vz)
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TUE 17:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w4h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwvc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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TUE 17:30 For The Love of Leo (m00024nv)
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TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (m001t937)
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TUE 18:30 King Street Junior (b007jnhx)
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TUE 19:00 The Motion Show (m0007d5h)
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TUE 19:30 Winston (b007k4k4)
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TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0017d30)
Series 9
Heartache
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores how stress, fear, love and sadness can weigh upon our hearts. Can we mend our broken hearts?
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2021.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (m000zm4m)
Caitlin Moran
Journalist and author Caitlin Moran, chooses 'Sister Suffragette' from Mary Poppins and 'Something Good' by Utah Saints.
TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (m0001hwp)
Lily Allen (B-side)
Confessional singer-songwriter Lily Allen answers audience questions about her most personal album, 'No Shame'.
Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk to John Wilson 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 B-side: 'No Shame' by Lilly Allen
Having discussed the making of 'No Shame' - her fourth and most personal album to date in the A-side of the programme, Lily Allen responds to questions from the audience and performs live acoustic versions of some of the tracks on the album.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
TUE 21:30 Doctor Who (m001t93h)
The War Doctor
8. The Eternity Cage - Part 1/2
The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance.
Cardinal Ollistra has been captured by the Sontarans and taken to the planet Rovidia. There, General Fesk of the Eighth Sontaran Battle Fleet will set the Time Lords against the Daleks to establish which is worthy for an alliance.
Neither Daleks nor Time Lords expect the Sontarans to be so fearsome a foe until they uncover the secret of the Eternity Cage.
John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.
Written by Andrew Smith.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Commander Muren …. Andrew French
General Fesk/Sontarans …. Dan Starkey
Kalan …. Josh Bolt
Vassarian …. Barnaby Edwards
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
TUE 22:00 Best Medicine (m001t3gl)
Series 1
9. Autopsies, Light, Escapism, Henrietta Lacks
Joining Kiri this week is a druid, a drag queen and a mortician...it's one man, Kristoffer Hughes, who puts forward the autopsy as the best medicine. Professor Olivette Otele tells us the tale of Henrietta Lacks, an extraordinary woman whose so called 'immortal cells' have saved countless lives, movie reviewer Ali Plumb talks about the importance of escapism and shares his own story of recovery through movies, TV, art and culture, and Professor Anil Seth sheds a light on...light.
Best Medicine is your weekly dose of laughter, hope and incredible medicine. Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by funny and fascinating comedians, doctors, scientists and historians to celebrate medicine’s inspiring past, present and future.
Each week, Kiri challenges her guests to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each of them champions anything from world-changing science to an obscure invention, an everyday treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure.
Whether it’s micro-robotic surgery, virtual reality syringes, Victorian clockwork surgical saws, more than a few ingenious cures for cancer, world-first lifesaving heart operations, epidurals, therapy, dancing, faith or laughter - it’s always something worth celebrating.
Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Featuring: Kristoffer Hughes, Professor Olivette Otele, Ali Plumb and Professor Anil Seth
Written by Edward Easton, Charlie George, Rajiv Karia, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Nicky Roberts and Ben Rowse
Producer: Ben Worsfield
Assistant Producer: Tashi Radha
Executive Producer: Simon Nicholls
Theme tune composed by Andrew Jones
A Large Time production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 22:30 Earls of the Court (b00r7lpz)
Crisis Management
Lloydie and Johnno need money fast to pay the rent, but will the contents of Lloydie's trusty backpack be enough to save the day?
Comedy drama series about two Australians down on their luck in London.
Written by and starring Will Adamsdale and Stewart Wright.
Lloydie ...... Stewart Wright
Johnno ...... Will Adamsdale
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
TUE 22:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007zd2c)
Fishy Business
When the racketeering Fish Brothers pay the Quandos a visit, Carlo is in turmoil, Anthony is in Timbuktu and Charlie is in a world of his own.
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maier.
With:
Stephen Greif
Catherine Tate
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
TUE 23:00 The Absolutely Radio Show (b069h77m)
Series 1
Episode 2
Cast members of Channel 4's hugely popular TV sketch show Absolutely reunite to revisit much-loved sketch characters, with some newcomers.
Starring Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy and John Sparkes.
The Stoneybridge Town Council attempt to cover up a possible bribery scandal, Denzil and Gwynned discuss son Codfyl's starring role in a nativity play, the Little Girl's very personal take on having her Tonsils out and Calum Gilhooley tries to get an appointment with a doctor for something "quite urgent".
Mr Muzak sings about the joys of being alone with your computer and the Commissionaire very nearly undergoes an appendectomy. There's more from Talking Facebook and the People's War, with stories from those who were nearly there.
Producers: Gus Beattie and Gordon Kennedy
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2015.
TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01jt0z0)
Series 3
Making Cuts
When is a pay cut not a pay cut?
When Unthinkable Solutions have to sell it to the staff, their diplomatic skills are tested to breaking point.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about a team of incompetent management consultants.
Starring:
Ryan ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Owen ...... David Mitchell
Sophie ...... Beth Chalmers
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
With:
Ewan Bailey
Tilly Gaunt
Simon Greenall
Neil Edmond
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2023
WED 00:00 Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve (m0005tmv)
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WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 01:30 The Same River Twice (m000d7vz)
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WED 02:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w4h)
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WED 02:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwvc0)
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WED 02:30 For The Love of Leo (m00024nv)
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WED 03:00 The Goon Show (m001t937)
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WED 03:30 King Street Junior (b007jnhx)
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WED 04:00 The Motion Show (m0007d5h)
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WED 04:30 Winston (b007k4k4)
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WED 05:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070stnx)
1. Charged
Martin Guerre lived in the Pyrenean village of Artigat and was charged with being an impostor on his return after an absence of eight years.
But the trial left many questions unanswered.
Starring Sean Bean and Lesley Dunlop.
Guy Meredith's two-part dramatisation from the trial notes of 16th-century French judge, Jean de Coras.
Martin Guerre... Sean Bean
Bertrande... Lesley Dunlop
Jean de Coras... Olivier Pierre
Sanxi Guerre... Alex Norton
Pierre Guerre... Andrew Melville
Andreu de Rols... John Church
Mme de Rols... Jill Graham
Priest... John Webb
Jean de Loze... Jonathan Adams
Jean d'Escorneboeuf... Keith Drinkel
Catherine Boeri... Siriol Jenkins
Other parts played by John Fleming, Steve Hodson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jo Kendall, Federay Holmes, Peter Penry Jones, Eric Allan and Peter Gunn.
With Henry Power and Anna Abrahams as the children.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
3. Mr Carl Lathom
Despite an attempt on his life, debonair detective Paul Temple remains hot on the trail of the elusive 'Alex'.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
WED 06:30 The Same River Twice (m000d84v)
3. Deadly Threat
After finding a body located in the flat of his missing estranged wife, Johnny faces his own deadly threat...
Starring Gordon Jackson.
Edward Boyd's thriller serial about the mysterious disappearance of Johnny Maxen's estranged wife.
Johnny Maxen ...... Gordon Jackson
Alastair Dodds ...... Joe Dunlop
Joey ...... Walter Jackson
Patsy ...... James Kennedy
Detective Inspector Wardlaw ...... Roddy McMillan
Tom Armstrong ...... Douglas Murchie
Helen Duncan ...... Lennox Milne
Office Girl ...... Lyn Ashton
Producer: Eddie Fraser
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
WED 07:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w9z)
3. Inspiration
Of all weathers, snow is the one that has always affected the author Marcus Sedgwick the most.
Five years ago, he and his partner bought a mountain house, an old chalet d’alpage high in the Haute Savoie (an alpine department of the eastern France bordering both Switzerland and Italy).
The book explores the art, literature and science of snow, as well as Marcus Sedgwick’s own experiences and memories, asking whether it really did snow more during his boyhood in Kent and whether changing climate patterns might mean snow becomes a thing of the past for many of us.
Marcus Sedgwick muses on why snow is so powerful to our imagination and so transformative.
Today he explores how snow has inspired artists, musicians and filmmakers looking at the vividly 'cold' paintings of Bruegel, Schubert's beautiful but bleak Winterreise, and Werner Herzog's Of Walking in Ice created as he walked from Munich to Paris in late November to visit the dying Lottie Eisner.
Marcus Sedgwick is best known as a children's author. He is the winner of many prizes, most notably the Michael L. Printz Award 2014, for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016. Other notable awards include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001, a prize for the best debut novel for children. His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (six times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in 2016 and 2017
Read by Jonathan Firth.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
WED 07:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwjb)
3. Marital Woes
Jim has shunned work and a holiday in Crete to devote the week to creating his very own Ulysses. Driven to despair, his wife Kath has shown him the door.
But unbeknown to her, the challenge of winning her back is just the sort of quest his novel was lacking.
Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds
Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Iris ...... Marcia Warren
Susie ...... Lizzie Watts
Sergeant ...... Robert Blythe
Policeman ...... Will Howard
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
WED 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b09jd67l)
Series 8
Inverness
Mark visits Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland.
Inverness is the 2nd happiest place in Britain, according to some polls, but Mark finds them to be a bit grumpy if the truth be known... some of them anyway... some of them are marvellous. He meets Sheena from the local taxi firm who tells a story about a fib she told to a tourist, and he meets Steve the Nessie Hunter, a man who has lived in a van on the shores of Loch Ness for 26 years.
The 8th series of Mark Steele's award winning show that travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents.
Written and performed by Mark Steel.
Additional material by Pete Sinclair.
Production co-ordinator: Hayley Sterling
Sound Manager: Jerry Peal
Picture Credit: Tom Stanier
Producer: Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
Series 5
The Grappling Game
The Lad Himself and Miss Pugh go to the wrestling, with a shock result!
Starring 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 April 1958.
WED 08:30 Lip Service (m000z0b2)
Episode 1
Cough-a-long-a-Bronte, great knitting patterns of the French Revolution, and a rat in the studio.
Sketches and songs starring Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding plus a whole host of relatives.
With:
Malcolm Raeburn
Denise Coffey
Andrew Dodge
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.
WED 09:00 Counterpoint (b01jwk68)
Series 26
2012 Heat 9
Paul Gambaccini chairs the general knowledge music quiz
The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.
The ninth trio of 27 competitors are at Media City in Salford for the ninth heat of the series.
Roger Mason from Littlebury, Lancashire
Neil Robinson from Stafford
Lee Thomas from Worcester
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.
WED 09:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmy)
April - All Hands to the Pump
Megan's still keen to escape the farm and study. But her father's not listening.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Recorded on location.
Music composed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Jonathan James Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
WED 10:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070stnx)
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05:00 today]
WED 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 11:30 The Same River Twice (m000d84v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 12:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 12:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 12:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b09jd67l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 13:30 Lip Service (m000z0b2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 14:00 Counterpoint (b01jwk68)
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WED 14:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 15:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070stnx)
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WED 16:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 16:30 The Same River Twice (m000d84v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 17:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 17:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b09jd67l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 18:30 Lip Service (m000z0b2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 19:00 Counterpoint (b01jwk68)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 19:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m00092vd)
Judy Garland: The Final Rainbow
Renée Zellweger introduces a programme exploring Judy Garland's last concerts at London's the Talk of The Town in 1969 - the subject of a new feature film.
Weaving together newly restored archive recordings and eye-witness accounts, we separate the woman from the myth, examine her exceptional talent, exploitation and troubled relationship with Hollywood.
Judy Garland was one of the 20th century's greatest entertainers. A living legend. But in late December 1968, embattled and in poor health, she arrived in London for a five week run at the Talk of The Town in Leicester Square, for £2,500 a week. London was her place of sanctuary, she had performed spectacular comeback concerts in the city in 1951, 1957, 1960 and 1964.
When Renée Zellweger was preparing to play Judy in a new biopic, directed by Rupert Goold, little-heard archive concert recordings and first hand accounts were key to understanding the singer's state of mind during those final performances. Judy Garland died of an accidental overdose in her Chelsea home six months later, aged 47.
Rosalyn Wilder was the young production assistant tasked with getting Judy on stage each night at the Talk of The Town. Looking back now, Rosalyn describes the stress of that responsibility, but she is also deeply sympathetic - it was clear Judy's personal life had spiralled out of control. Michael Hirst, the venue's general manager, also remembers Garland's 5 week engagement for its unpredictability.
For jazz pianist Dave Lee, now 93, his experiences working with Judy couldn't be more different. Starting in 1960, he worked with her over a six year period. The Judy Garland he encountered was bouncy, happy and fun - but with an incredible talent for picking the wrong men.
We also hear from Judy director Rupert Goold, New York composer Johnny Meyer who gave Garland shelter in the summer of 1968, film critic David Benedict, and audio engineer John Haley who has restored many rare Judy Garland recordings.
Producers: Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b081ldd6)
Series 10
Losing Yourself
Josie Long hears stories of what can be found as we lose ourselves - from disappearing into anonymous environments to confronting existential threats.
Found
Featuring Penny Rimbaud
Lost
Featuring Laura Barton
Produced by Ibby Caputo
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
WED 21:30 Doctor Who (m001t939)
The War Doctor
8. The Eternity Cage - Part 2/2
Having been captured by the Sontarans, Cardinal Ollistra has been taken to the planet Rovidia. There, General Fesk of the Eighth Sontaran Battle Fleet intends to set the Time Lords against the Daleks to establish which is worthy for an alliance.
Neither Daleks nor Time Lords expect the Sontarans to be so fearsome a foe until they uncover the secret of the Eternity Cage.
John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.
Written by Andrew Smith.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Haleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Commander Muren …. Andrew French
General Fesk/Sontarans …. Dan Starkey
Kalan …. Josh Bolt
Vassarian …. Barnaby Edwards
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
WED 22:00 Glenn Moore's Almanac (m001t3gc)
Millennium
Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time – and as the new millennium dawns, Glenn has the most catastrophic New Year’s Eve ever.
Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock The Week, Glenn delivers a tale of comic mishaps and extraordinary scenes interwoven with a big event in history – and looks back through his almanac to find out other strange connections to the day as well.
Written by Glenn with additional material by Katie Storey (Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, The Last Leg) and produced and directed by David Tyler (Cabin Pressure, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, and many more).
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k0r6)
Series 1
A Very Important Visitor
Take a wander round the Museum of Everything- an infinite gallery of strange exhibits and stranger characters.
Learn about Mary Queen of Scots' execution and enjoy the Sheriff of Nottingham Medieval Disco Experience
Written and performed by:
Marcus Brigstocke
Danny Robins
Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001tsxg)
Dom Joly 1/3
From
10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Dom Joly.
WED 23:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01r51fb)
Series 2
Charlie Baker
Comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his five piece band and specially written, original music.
This episode explores the theme of love including songs on chat up lines and romance in Bognor as well as a foray into drum and bass and a look at the history of the flute.
Guest starring: Charlie Baker who deconstructs a classic love song.
Alex's Horne Section are:
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
WED 23:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (m0001yh5)
Series 5
A Long Weekend
Cathy and Allan leave Yorkshire to pay a visit to their son and his wife in London, but nothing is as Cathy would like.
And she can't visit her other son as he lives in Hong Kong and she can only fly short haul - 'I can't go over the equator, well you've got to draw a line and to be honest Hackney is more than far enough'
Starring Anne Reid
Series of comic monologue written by Jenny Eclair.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.
WED 23:45 The Goldfish Bowl (m000b193)
Series 1
Episode 3
Anton wants to know more about sex, and, to his amazement, he discovers that Liam has indulged in the practice!
Written by and starring Shaun Prendergast.
Liam ...... Sean Foley
Martin ...... Shaun Prendergast
Anton ...... Hamish McColl
Susan ...... Sarah Parish
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio in September 1998.
THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER 2023
THU 00:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070stnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Same River Twice (m000d84v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868w9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b09jd67l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Lip Service (m000z0b2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Counterpoint (b01jwk68)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070wmg2)
2. Impostor
Martin Guerre's wife, Bertrande, has accepted him on his return after eight years' absence and borne him two further children.
But then she accuses him of being an impostor...
Starring Sean Bean and Lesley Dunlop.
Conclusion of Guy Meredith's dramatisation from the trial notes of 16th-century French judge, Jean de Coras.
Martin Guerre... Sean Bean
Bertrande... Lesley Dunlop
Jean de Coras..... Olivier Pierre
Bertrande's Mother... Jill Graham
Pierre Guerre.... Andrew Melville
Sanglas.... Steve Hodson
Mme Sanglas.... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Francoise.... Jo Kendall
Carbon Barrau.... Peter Gunn
Guillem.... Eric Allan
Shepherd / Dominique Pujol... John Fleming
Magistrate .... Peter Penry Jones
Other parts played by Federay Holmes, John Church, Keith Drinkel, Jonathan Adams, John Webb and Siriol Jenkins.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
4. Mr 'Spider' Williams
The enigmatic 'Alex' claims another victim - but the plot thickens as the sleuth survives a car crash.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
'Spider' Williams …. Alan Dudley
Frank Chester …. Ian Thompson
Phone Voice …. Leroy Lingwood
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
THU 06:30 The Same River Twice (m000d94x)
4. Mortuary
The longer Johnny Maxen's search for his estranged wife goes on, the more mysterious her disappearance becomes.
As he reports back to his mother-in-law, there’s a message from Inspector Wardlaw...
Starring Gordon Jackson.
Edward Boyd's thriller serial about the deepening mystery over missing Julia Maxen.
Johnny Maxen ...... Gordon Jackson
Helen Duncan ...... Lennox Milne
Detective Inspector Wardlaw ...... Roddy McMillan
Pete Hodgson ...... Roy Hanlon
Linda ...... Karen Ramsay
John Havergal ...... Eric Wightman
Hannah ...... Irene Sunters
Producer: Eddie Fraser
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
THU 07:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wkd)
4. Arctic Trip
Five years ago, Marcus Sedgewick moved to an old chalet d'alpage high up in the Haute-Savoie (an alpine department of the eastern France bordering both Switzerland and Italy). Here for the first time he understands how snow can really shape the rhythms of daily life and during his first full winter in the mountains, he appreciates the hard daily labour involved in clearing proper alpine snow from the path outside his house.
In this episode, his new home prompts him to recall explorations of other snowy landscapes including his own trip to the Arctic Circle and that of the great explorer Scott as he headed for the South Pole.
Marcus Sedgwick is best known as a children's author. He is the winner of many prizes, most notably the Michael L. Printz Award 2014, for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016. Other notable awards include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001, a prize for the best debut novel for children. His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (six times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in 2016 and 2017.
Read by Jonathan Firth.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
THU 07:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwy7)
4. Jim's Mother
Jim's masterplan of inspiring the nation to write their own novels has had unexpected consequences. His mother, for one, has responded by revealing a long-kept secret and now she's gone missing.
Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds
Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Ray ...... Ben Crowe
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
THU 07:30 The Break (b07j40ww)
Series 1
The Girl from the South
Uncle Jeff, out of the blue, decides that his nephew Andy needs a girlfriend.
Andy decides that he does not. Jeff persists - Fish Shop Frank has his niece visiting from down south, and she is, by all accounts, "a lovely girl".
While waiting for Andy to agree, Jeff takes him to the local hypermarket ostensibly for supplies, but in fact because Jeff has read in a magazine that supermarkets are the ideal place for young singles to meet.
While Jeff is wrongly detained for shoplifting, Andy runs into an old flame from London, Liz. She's staying with her Uncle Frank - so this is the "lovely girl" Jeff's been banging on about! Can Andy rekindle the relationship with his old flame?
Jeff ...... Philip Jackson
Andy ...... Tom Palmer
Frank ...... Mark Benton
Corinne ...... Alison Steadman
Joyce ...... Alison Steadman
Liz ...... Shobna Gulati
Carenza ...... Shobna Gulati
Alan ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Frank 2 ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Writers: Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Director: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b00qg7s5)
Series 2
A Brush With the Law
When a light shines out during a blackout, Chief Warden Hodges hauls Captain Mainwaring to court.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martin
Chief Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Captain Square …. Geoffrey Lumsden
The Verger …. Edward Sinclair
2nd Warden …. Michael Segal
Mr Wintergreen …. Michael Knowles
Clerk of the Court …. Norman Ettlinger
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1975.
THU 08:30 The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket (b007jrgv)
When The Sap Is Rising
Dame Hilda and Dr Evadne swallow the consequences of home-made wine.
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
Another extract of life from the genteel setting of the Stackton Tressel - the Suffolk village where the musical duo reside.
Written by Gerald Frow.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Tom ...... David Griffin
Maud ...... Daphne Heard
Major Dyrenforth ...... Anthony Sharp
The ladies made three series for BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990.
In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.
Producer: John Dyas :
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1983.
THU 09:00 Guess What? (b00757gr)
Episode 1
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
On the panel:
Geoffrey Durham
Sir Jeremy Hanley
Helen Atkinson Wood
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
THU 09:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nw3wq)
The Kidnap
Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt finds the perfect excuse to get rid of shed-loads of cash when his mum is taken hostage.
Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock star and his search for fulfilment.
Dave Mabbutt ...... Mark Williams
Dom ...... Russell Tovey
Mr Green the Banker ......Geoff McGivern
Dimitri the Kidnapper ...... Phil Cornwell
Sophie/Waiter ...... Matt Addis.
Producer: Lucy Amritage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
THU 10:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070wmg2)
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THU 11:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
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THU 11:30 The Same River Twice (m000d94x)
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THU 12:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wkd)
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THU 12:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwy7)
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THU 12:30 The Break (b07j40ww)
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THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b00qg7s5)
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THU 13:30 The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket (b007jrgv)
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THU 14:00 Guess What? (b00757gr)
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THU 14:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nw3wq)
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THU 16:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
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THU 16:30 The Same River Twice (m000d94x)
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THU 17:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wkd)
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THU 17:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwy7)
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THU 17:30 The Break (b07j40ww)
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THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b00qg7s5)
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THU 18:30 The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket (b007jrgv)
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THU 19:00 Guess What? (b00757gr)
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THU 19:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nw3wq)
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THU 20:00 Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird (m000h1z5)
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THU 21:00 Great Lives (b0640p3r)
Ian McKellen on Edmund Hillary
On May 29 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest. Both men immediately became famous worldwide.
The actor Sir Ian McKellen, then a young teenager in Burnley, was clearly struck by the achievement. In later life he met Hillary in New Zealand and has strong memories of a modest man whose first job was beekeeping. Hillary also took a tractor to the South Pole in 1958 and became High Commissioner to India in 1985
"I did a good job on Everest," Hillary once said, "but have always known my limitations and I found being classified as a hero slightly embarrassing."
Joining Sir Ian McKellen, is the author of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey. He reveals the epic story of the first ascent, plus discusses Hillary's work with the Himalayan Trust.
Presenter: Matthew Parris
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
THU 21:25 Doctor Who (m001jlwm)
The War Doctor
9. Eye of Harmony - Part 1/2
In the aftermath of events on Rovidia, a unique opportunity arises to strike a lethal blow to the heart of Gallifrey.
A devastating power is set to be unleashed, and with agents in place ready to do the bidding of the Dalek Time Strategist, the future of the Time War could turn in an instant.
Trapped inside a critically-damaged Battle TARDIS, hopelessly adrift in the Time Vortex, the War Doctor and his allies have a final desperate fight on their hands...
John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.
Two-part episode written by Ken Bentley.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Heleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Kalan …. Josh Bolt
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
THU 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m000wdgk)
Series 6
5. Exposure
This week Alfie and his team of audience cops investigate a case of exposure. When a repeat offender is discovered in the community, Alfie takes the audience through all the policing options to try and catch the perpetrator.
Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script editor: Will Ing
Production co-ordinator: Beverly Tagg
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios Production
First broadcast in May 2021
THU 22:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jyzh)
Pundemonium!
It's Pundemonium!
A comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero
With Richard Coles.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001tsxj)
Dom Joly 2/3
From
10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats again to Dom Joly.
THU 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00crj7g)
Series 1
Episode 3
Rod and Julian are competing for Prunella's affections.
Both suitors seek help from the head of security, Des, in executing their own grand romantic gesture.
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small art museum staffed by eccentrics and obsessives.
Rod Millet .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle .... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe .... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely .... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright .... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle .... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot .... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis .... Chris Pavlo
Andrea Marshall .... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Shop Assistant .... Jasmine Callan
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
THU 23:30 Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat (m00099xr)
Award-winning author-comedian Sofie Hagen examines society’s relationship with fat people and, with her infectious wit, sets a funny and impassioned agenda for moving beyond mere body positivity to a better world for everyone - fat or not.
Fatphobia is one of the last acceptable prejudices in a world that should really know better. Society continues to send poisonous messages about weight and size, causing widespread misery and mental illness, and dangerously skewing the priorities of millions of young people.
Sofie Hagen, the brilliant comedian and author of last year’s hugely successful manifesto Happy Fat, asks what it really means to love your body at any size, and sets out a vision for a world where people aren't defined by their bodies.
A personal, fiercely funny examination of a subject everyone else is scared to talk about.
An Impatient production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER 2023
FRI 00:00 The True Story of Martin Guerre (b070wmg2)
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FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
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FRI 01:30 The Same River Twice (m000d94x)
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FRI 02:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wkd)
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FRI 02:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwwy7)
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FRI 02:30 The Break (b07j40ww)
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FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b00qg7s5)
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FRI 03:30 The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket (b007jrgv)
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FRI 04:00 Guess What? (b00757gr)
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FRI 04:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nw3wq)
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FRI 05:00 Whodunnits (m001t930)
Inspector Hanaud - At the Villa Rose
In the story by AEW Mason, Madame Dauvray is found murdered at her villa and all evidence seems to point to her young English companion Celia Harland.
Determined to save her, her fiance tries to persuade France's famous Inspector Hanaud to take up the case.
Dramatised by David Benedictus
Hanaud .... Andrew Sachs
Ricardo .... Ian Masters
Wethermill .... Nicholas Rowe
Celia .... Fiona Clarke
Madame Dauvray/Marthe/Jeanne .... Janet Whiteside
Helene Vauquier/Waitress .... Alice Arnold
Perrichet/Lemerre .... Stephen Critchlow
Servattaz/Besnard .... Sean Baker
Adele .... Becky Hindley
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999
FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
5. Mr Wilfred Davis
Lathom is blackmailed and the sleuth stakes-out the drop-off - where a surprising figure appears...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell)
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Sergeant …. Anthony Viccars
Mrs Horne …. Betty Hardy
Bradley …. David Brierly
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 06:30 The Same River Twice (m000dghk)
5. Discovery
With his estranged wife missing for three months, Johnny Maxen's search seems to be getting nowhere.
But then Detective-Inspector Wardlaw makes a shocking discovery...
Starring Gordon Jackson.
Edward Boyd's thriller serial about the deepening mystery over missing Julia Maxen.
Johnny Maxen ...... Gordon Jackson
Detective Inspector Wardlaw ...... Roddy McMillan
Bob Smith ...... Moultrie R Kelsall
Helen Duncan ...... Lennox Milne
Dorothy Havergal ...... Anne Kristen
Producer: Eddie Fraser
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
FRI 07:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wnv)
5. Nature
The final episode of a meditation on snow by author Marcus Sedgwick. Five years ago, he moved to an old chalet d'alpage high up in the Haute-Savoie (an alpine department of the eastern France bordering both Switzerland and Italy).
In this final episode, he studies the nature of its 'whiteness' and welcomes in the spring thaw.
Marcus Sedgwick is best known as a children's author. He is the winner of many prizes, most notably the Michael L. Printz Award 2014, for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016. Other notable awards include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001, a prize for the best debut novel for children. His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (six times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in 2016 and 2017.
Read by Jonathan Firth.
Abridged by Katrin Williams
Produced by Julian Wilkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
FRI 07:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwxt9)
5. Nothing to Lose
Jim has had an eventful week: his mother Iris revealed that the love of her life was not in fact his father but Angelo, an Italian prisoner of war with whom she had an affair as a teenager.
Meanwhile, Jim's despairing wife Kath has threatened separation following his crusade to turn his life into a novel. With nothing to lose, Jim has staged an audacious reunion.
Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds.
Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Iris ...... Marcia Warren
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
FRI 07:30 Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes (m0008wnq)
Happy All The Time
Marian Keyes is a publishing sensation - her works of fiction (Rachel's Holiday, The Break and others) have sold in their millions, across the globe.
In this series, Marian reads selections from her non-fiction writing, in conversation with her friend and actor Tara Flynn.
This week's theme is Happy All The Time. Alongside the craic, Marian reads “Foreign Country” from her collection Under The Duvet and “Negative Thinking” from Making It Up As I Go Along.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
FRI 08:00 Albert and Me (b007jzwr)
Series 1
Where There's a Will
With a trip to hospital looming, single dad Bryan must make contingency plans.
Stars Richard Beckinsale and Pat Coombs.
The struggles of single parent Bryan Archer to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Bryan Archer …. Richard Beckinsale
Mum/Albert …. Pat Coombs
Dad …. John Comer
Bank Manager …. John Arnatt
Uncle Eric …. Michael Robbins
Mr Smith …. David Ryall
Mrs Smith …. Diana King
Nurse …. Penelope Reynolds
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
FRI 08:30 Rent (b04pcxh5)
Series 2
Episode 5
When Paul delivers an ultimatum to Ruby, a visit to a fortune-teller with Maria tells them more than they bargained for.
Lucy Flannery's Writers' Guild award-winning sitcom about the struggles of Maria and Richard and their lodgers.
Maria ...... Barbara Flynn
Richard ...... Patrick Barlow
Amy ...... Linda Polan
Paul ...... Toby Longworth
Madame Terry ...... Sally Grace
With Sarah Parkinson, Vivienne Rochester, Joanna Brookes and Matthew Bell.
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
FRI 09:00 The Food Quiz (m0001r4f)
Christmas Special 2005
What is the correct pastry for mince pies?
How many extra miles you need to walk to burn off extra Christmas calories?
Jay Rayner grills four contestants with festive culinary conundrums.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Giorgio Locatelli
Charita Jones
Michele Roberts
Producer: Alice Feinstein
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
FRI 09:30 The Right Time (b0076m76)
Series 4
Episode 1
From nudism and reflexology to top-shelf magazines.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
With
Eleanor Bron
Dudley Sutton
Roger Blake
Clive Swift
Paula Wilcox
Guest star Arthur Smith
Music by Ronnie & The Rex
Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Jill Brodie, John Pidgeon, Mike Haskins, Jan Etherington, George Poles, Arthur Smith, Alan Stafford, Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.
Script Editors: Ed Dyson and George Poles
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 10:00 Whodunnits (m001t930)
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FRI 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
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FRI 11:30 The Same River Twice (m000dghk)
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FRI 12:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wnv)
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FRI 12:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwxt9)
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FRI 12:30 Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes (m0008wnq)
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FRI 13:00 Albert and Me (b007jzwr)
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FRI 13:30 Rent (b04pcxh5)
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FRI 14:00 The Food Quiz (m0001r4f)
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FRI 14:30 The Right Time (b0076m76)
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FRI 15:00 Whodunnits (m001t930)
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FRI 16:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
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FRI 16:30 The Same River Twice (m000dghk)
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FRI 17:00 Snow by Marcus Sedgwick (b0868wnv)
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FRI 17:15 Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week (b01pwxt9)
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FRI 17:30 Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes (m0008wnq)
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FRI 18:00 Albert and Me (b007jzwr)
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FRI 18:30 Rent (b04pcxh5)
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FRI 19:00 The Food Quiz (m0001r4f)
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FRI 19:30 The Right Time (b0076m76)
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FRI 20:00 Mark Watson's Inner Child (b08295s0)
Being grown-up is too boring. Is that the thinking behind the current trend in 'kiddult' activity - where adults play kids' games and generally get in touch with their 'inner child'?
Comedian Mark Watson finds no shortage of evidence for this trend - the programme features adult 'days in the woods' in Corby for grown-ups who like climbing trees and making dens, there are play gyms for those who want to dress up or rediscover Lego. We find some women in Bristol who like opening their colouring books in a pub, cafes that serve nothing but the breakfast cereals of your youth, playdays for adults in urban parks, to say nothing of swings and slides and the set of musical see-saws that are currently being enjoyed by adults in Leicester Square.
Mark is out and about with his own inner child, playing 'hedgehogs' with grown-ups and sampling the pleasures of a 'board games cafe'.
Philosopher Susan Neiman and Psychologist Oliver James offer their interpretations of this contemporary phenomenon.
Producer: Susan Marling
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016.
FRI 20:30 Soul Music (m000qjdr)
I Wonder as I Wander
As Christmas approaches, Soul Music leads you through Advent with the Appalachian carol "I Wonder as I Wander".
Written by American folklorist and singer John Jacob Niles, its origins come from a song fragment collected in 1933. Mysterious, inspiring, this traditional Christmas carol reflects on the nativity and the nature of wondering.
While in the town of Murphy in Appalachian North Carolina, Niles attended a fundraising meeting held by evangelicals who had been ordered out of town by the police. He wrote of hearing the song:
“A girl had stepped out to the edge of the little platform attached to the automobile. She began to sing. Her clothes were unbelievably dirty and ragged, and she, too, was unwashed. Her ash-blond hair hung down in long skeins. ... she was beautiful, and in her untutored way, she could sing. She smiled as she sang, smiled rather sadly, and sang only a single line of a song”.
The girl, named Annie Morgan, repeated the fragment seven times in exchange for a quarter per performance, and Niles left with "three lines of verse, and a magnificent idea". Based on this fragment, Niles composed the version of "I Wonder as I Wander" that is known today.
This most unusual of carols touches people in different ways. With childhood memories from a 1960’s RAF base in Oxfordshire, a Nigerian school girl who found her place in Winchester Cathedral, reflections from a candlelit vigil in an Appalachian town, and a Christmas gift as described by world renowned singer Melanie Marshall.
Guests: Performer Melanie Marshall, Ron Pen (biographer John Jacob Niles), Viva Choir member Louise Sheaves, author Chibundu Onuzo and music scholar John McClain. Featuring music from John Rutter and Burl Ives.
Consultant: Ted Olson.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.
FRI 21:00 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m0003r3f)
Series 13
The Mesmerist
“Is hypnosis real, and if so how does it work? Does it have any practical uses and which of Hannah and Adam is most susceptible?”
This question came from two Curios, Peter Jordan aged 24 from Manchester and Arran Kinnear aged 13 from Bristol.
Arch sceptics Hannah and Adam visit stage hypnotist Ben Dali to find out if they are susceptible to the power of suggestion. One of them will be successfully hypnotised, but who will it be?
Along the way we hear about the history of hypnosis from Wendy Moore author of 'The Mesmerist'. Plus psychologist Devin Terhune explains what we know about the science of hypnosis today.
Presenters: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
Producer: Michelle Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
FRI 21:15 Witness History (m000z6k3)
Cirque du Soleil
The global circus phenomenon Cirque du Soleil was born in 1984
It began when a group of street performers in Quebec bought a big top tent and went on tour.
Lucy Burns speaks to Cirque du Soleil co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix, who walked 56 miles on stilts to raise money for the show.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2019.
FRI 21:25 Doctor Who (m001js4w)
The War Doctor
9. Eye of Harmony - Part 2/2
As the Daleks pursue their plans, traitor Heleyna realises the impact of her actions.
The War Doctor, Cardinal Ollistra, Heleyna and a Rovidian, Kalan, have escaped Rovidia using a damaged Battle TARDIS.
As the Daleks enforce their Time War strategy, home truths are revealed.
John Hurt stars as the War Doctor.
Conclusion written by Ken Bentley.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra .... Jacqueline Pearce
Heleyna .... Honeysuckle Weeks
Kalan …. Josh Bolt
Dalek Time Strategist/The Daleks .... Nicholas Briggs
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
FRI 22:00 Scott Bennett: Stuff (m001t93g)
Before becoming an award-winning comedian Scott Bennett was an award-winning product designer, a career he gave up to avoid workplace pressure and constant scrutiny. In his time, Scott has designed everything from water cans and hydraulic lifting systems to storage boxes and, in one instance, a flat-pack bondage cage.
As a former product designer, Scott now feels guilty about the part he’s played in how consumerism impacts the world we live in. He asks whether it’s possible to live a simple life when our lives are filled with so much, and probably too much, stuff.
In this bespoke show recorded at The Stand in Newcastle, Scott takes aim at the mindfulness industry, smart technology, aspirational lifestyles, product packaging and, his new bugbear, paper straws.
Written and performed by Scott Bennett
On-location recording by Mark Burrows
Sound editing by Kevin Bailey
Photograph supplied by Double Image Photography
Produced by Kurt Brookes
A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 22:30 Wondermentalist Cabaret (b00yj96p)
Series 1
3. Totnes
Poet, performer, enemy of all that's difficult and upsetting, Matt Harvey presents this comedy-infused, musically-enhanced, slightly interactive poetry cabaret.
With:
Poet, Murray Lachlan Young
One man house band - Jerri Hart.
Recorded with an audience at The Royal Seven Stars in Totnes, Devon.
Fellow poets Liv Torc and Nathan Filer battle it out with Murray in a Dead Poets' Slam, while the audience compose their own poem on the subject of gerbils.
Producer: Mark Smalley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
FRI 23:00 On the Hour (b007m9zs)
Series 2
Episode 6
An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With:
Steve Coogan
David Schneider
Rebecca Front
Patrick Marber
Doon Mackichan
Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, David Quantick, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992
FRI 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001tsxl)
Dom Joly 3/3
From
10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats again to Dom Joly.
FRI 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00rmygl)
Series 1
Smoked Meat
Sir Marcus wants a global web presence by the end of the week.
Mean marketing director John Weak descends to the IT netherworld to do battle with Gavin Smedley, an IT director grown from the sweat of a techie's armpit.
Alexander Armstrong stars as John Weak in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
John Weak ...... Alexander Armstrong
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Gary Peyton ...... Ewan Bailey
Gavin Smedley ...... Gerard McDermott
Paul ...... Harry Myers
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
After Henry
08:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
13:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
18:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
03:30 TUE (b007qw7k)
Albert and Me
04:00 SAT (b007jsgr)
Albert and Me
08:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Albert and Me
13:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Albert and Me
18:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
23:00 WED (b01r51fb)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
07:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
12:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
17:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
02:30 TUE (m0008p3v)
Archive on 4
20:00 WED (m00092vd)
Best Medicine
22:00 TUE (m001t3gl)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
03:30 SAT (m0008rk6)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
07:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
12:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
17:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
Brian Appleton's Unofficial Multi-Media Lecture
22:30 SUN (m0011cf2)
Counterpoint
09:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
14:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
19:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
04:00 THU (b01jwk68)
Crash Course
22:00 SUN (m0002m4z)
Dad's Army
08:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
13:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
18:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
03:00 FRI (b00qg7s5)
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years
22:30 THU (b007jyzh)
Darren Harriott: Black Label
22:45 MON (m0007627)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
10:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
15:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
21:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:45 MON (b00zf648)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
15:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
04:00 MON (m001t93j)
Doctor Who
21:30 MON (m001t93c)
Doctor Who
21:30 TUE (m001t93h)
Doctor Who
21:30 WED (m001t939)
Doctor Who
21:25 THU (m001jlwm)
Doctor Who
21:25 FRI (m001js4w)
Domestic Science
22:30 MON (b07mxv7c)
Earls of the Court
22:30 TUE (b00r7lpz)
Edge Falls
23:30 SUN (b007tz5g)
Elephant in the Room
09:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
14:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
19:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
04:00 TUE (m000671w)
Fab TV
22:00 SAT (m0016j53)
For The Love of Leo
07:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
12:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
17:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
02:30 WED (m00024nv)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
09:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
14:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
19:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
04:30 THU (b007jqmy)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
00:00 SAT (m0010nn9)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
16:00 SAT (m0010nn9)
Glenn Moore's Almanac
22:00 WED (m001t3gc)
Great Lives
21:00 THU (b0640p3r)
Guess What?
09:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
14:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
19:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
04:00 FRI (b00757gr)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
13:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
18:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
03:00 THU (b007jny1)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (m001t32d)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
06:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
11:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
17:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
01:00 SUN (b02x5wsr)
Inheritance Tracks
07:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
12:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
18:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
01:40 MON (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
20:55 MON (m000w3f8)
Inheritance Tracks
20:50 TUE (m000zm4m)
Inspector Resnick
01:00 SAT (b043x39r)
It's a Fair Cop
22:00 THU (m000wdgk)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
05:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
10:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
15:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
00:00 TUE (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
05:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
10:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
15:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
00:00 WED (m0005tmv)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 SUN (b007k4t9)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
16:00 SUN (b007k4t9)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
10:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
15:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
21:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
05:00 SUN (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
20:00 THU (m000h1z5)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
07:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
12:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
18:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
01:50 MON (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
03:15 SAT (m0004sc3)
King Street Junior
08:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
13:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
18:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
03:30 WED (b007jnhx)
Lip Service
08:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
13:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
18:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
03:30 THU (m000z0b2)
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair
23:30 WED (m0001yh5)
Mark Steel's in Town
07:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
12:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
17:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
02:30 THU (b09jd67l)
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
22:30 SAT (b00xw276)
Mark Watson's Inner Child
20:00 FRI (b08295s0)
Mastertapes
21:00 MON (m0001hkq)
Mastertapes
21:00 TUE (m0001hwp)
My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage
23:45 SAT (b007jvc7)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
07:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
12:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
18:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
02:30 SUN (m00083j5)
Not in Front of the Children
09:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
14:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
20:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
04:00 SUN (b08bs9qt)
On the Hour
23:00 FRI (b007m9zs)
Paul Temple
06:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
11:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
16:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
01:00 TUE (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
06:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
11:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
16:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
01:00 WED (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
06:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
11:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
16:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
06:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
11:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
16:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
01:00 FRI (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
06:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple
11:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple
16:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Plum House
05:30 SAT (b07krdvm)
Poetry Extra
06:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
11:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
00:00 MON (m001t938)
Quando, Quando, Quando
22:45 TUE (b007zd2c)
Radiolab
20:00 MON (m001c69r)
Rent
04:30 SAT (b04nvb19)
Rent
08:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Rent
13:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Rent
18:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Ring Around the Bath
09:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
14:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
19:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
04:30 TUE (b00tzw38)
Scott Bennett: Stuff
22:00 FRI (m001t93g)
Sherlock Holmes
02:00 SAT (b007znms)
Short Cuts
21:00 WED (b081ldd6)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 TUE (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 WED (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 THU (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 FRI (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat
23:30 THU (m00099xr)
Soul Music
20:30 FRI (m000qjdr)
Steptoe and Son
08:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
13:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
18:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
03:00 TUE (b007jlll)
TED Radio Hour
20:00 TUE (m0017d30)
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!
23:00 SUN (b06vkg1w)
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
23:00 SAT (b00mbm3j)
The Absolutely Radio Show
23:00 TUE (b069h77m)
The Break
07:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
12:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
17:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
02:30 FRI (b07j40ww)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 WED (m001tsxg)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (m001tsxj)
The Comedy Club Interviews
23:25 FRI (m001tsxl)
The Croft & Pearce Show
23:30 SAT (b0738kr6)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
21:00 FRI (m0003r3f)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
09:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
14:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
20:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
03:00 MON (b007qg0y)
The Food Quiz
05:00 SAT (b083j269)
The Food Quiz
09:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
The Food Quiz
14:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
The Food Quiz
19:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
The Goldfish Bowl
23:45 WED (m000b193)
The Goon Show
08:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
13:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
18:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
03:00 WED (m001t937)
The Maltby Collection
23:00 THU (b00crj7g)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 MON (b007jsrx)
The Motion Show
09:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
14:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
19:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
04:00 WED (m0007d5h)
The Museum of Everything
22:30 WED (b007k0r6)
The Navy Lark
09:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
14:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
20:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
03:30 MON (b016z6pf)
The Now Show
23:00 MON (m001t336)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
06:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
11:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
17:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
00:30 MON (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers
03:00 SAT (m000843r)
The Price of Fear
00:30 SUN (b007jmk9)
The Price of Fear
16:30 SUN (b007jmk9)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
08:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
13:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
18:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
03:30 FRI (b007jrgv)
The Richest Man in Britain
09:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
14:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
19:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
04:30 FRI (b00nw3wq)
The Right Time
09:30 FRI (b0076m76)
The Right Time
14:30 FRI (b0076m76)
The Right Time
19:30 FRI (b0076m76)
The Same River Twice
06:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
11:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
16:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
01:30 TUE (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
06:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
11:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
16:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
01:30 WED (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
06:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
11:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
16:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
01:30 THU (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
06:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
11:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
16:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
01:30 FRI (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
06:30 FRI (m000dghk)
The Same River Twice
11:30 FRI (m000dghk)
The Same River Twice
16:30 FRI (m000dghk)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
05:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
10:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
15:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
00:00 THU (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
05:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
10:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
15:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
00:00 FRI (b070wmg2)
Think the Unthinkable
23:30 TUE (b01jt0z0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 TUE (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 WED (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 THU (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 FRI (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Uncle Mort's South Country
08:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
13:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
19:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
03:45 SUN (b007jrf2)
We Know Everything
22:45 SUN (b08646s7)
Weak at the Top
23:30 FRI (b00rmygl)
Whack-O!
09:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
14:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
20:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
04:30 SUN (m001t932)
Whodunnits
02:30 SAT (b007k213)
Whodunnits
05:00 FRI (m001t930)
Whodunnits
10:00 FRI (m001t930)
Whodunnits
15:00 FRI (m001t930)
Winston
09:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
14:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
19:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
04:30 WED (b007k4k4)
Witness History
21:15 FRI (m000z6k3)
Wondermentalist Cabaret
22:30 FRI (b00yj96p)
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES ORDERED BY GENRE
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
Comedy
Crash Course
22:00 SUN (m0002m4z)
Domestic Science
22:30 MON (b07mxv7c)
Fab TV
22:00 SAT (m0016j53)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
09:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
14:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
19:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
04:30 THU (b007jqmy)
Mark Watson's Inner Child
20:00 FRI (b08295s0)
Scott Bennett: Stuff
22:00 FRI (m001t93g)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
09:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
14:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
20:00 SUN (b007qg0y)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
03:00 MON (b007qg0y)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 TUE (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 WED (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 THU (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 FRI (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Uncle Mort's South Country
08:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
13:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
19:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
03:45 SUN (b007jrf2)
We Know Everything
22:45 SUN (b08646s7)
Wondermentalist Cabaret
22:30 FRI (b00yj96p)
Comedy: Chat
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
03:30 SAT (m0008rk6)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
07:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
12:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
Between Ourselves With Marian Keyes
17:30 FRI (m0008wnq)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 WED (m001tsxg)
The Comedy Club Interviews
22:55 THU (m001tsxj)
The Comedy Club Interviews
23:25 FRI (m001tsxl)
Comedy: Music
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
23:00 WED (b01r51fb)
Comedy: Panel Shows
Best Medicine
22:00 TUE (m001t3gl)
Elephant in the Room
09:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
14:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
19:00 MON (m000671w)
Elephant in the Room
04:00 TUE (m000671w)
Guess What?
09:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
14:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
19:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
04:00 FRI (b00757gr)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
22:00 MON (m001t32d)
The Motion Show
09:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
14:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
19:00 TUE (m0007d5h)
The Motion Show
04:00 WED (m0007d5h)
Comedy: Satire
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
22:30 SAT (b00xw276)
On the Hour
23:00 FRI (b007m9zs)
Sofie Hagen: How To Love Your Fat
23:30 THU (m00099xr)
The Now Show
23:00 MON (m001t336)
Comedy: Sitcoms
After Henry
08:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
13:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
18:30 MON (b007qw7k)
After Henry
03:30 TUE (b007qw7k)
Albert and Me
04:00 SAT (b007jsgr)
Albert and Me
08:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Albert and Me
13:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Albert and Me
18:00 FRI (b007jzwr)
Dad's Army
08:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
13:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
18:00 THU (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
03:00 FRI (b00qg7s5)
Earls of the Court
22:30 TUE (b00r7lpz)
Edge Falls
23:30 SUN (b007tz5g)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
09:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
14:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
19:30 WED (b007jqmy)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
04:30 THU (b007jqmy)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
13:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
18:00 WED (b007jny1)
Hancock's Half Hour
03:00 THU (b007jny1)
King Street Junior
08:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
13:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
18:30 TUE (b007jnhx)
King Street Junior
03:30 WED (b007jnhx)
My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage
23:45 SAT (b007jvc7)
Not in Front of the Children
09:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
14:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
20:00 SAT (b08bs9qt)
Not in Front of the Children
04:00 SUN (b08bs9qt)
Plum House
05:30 SAT (b07krdvm)
Quando, Quando, Quando
22:45 TUE (b007zd2c)
Rent
04:30 SAT (b04nvb19)
Rent
08:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Rent
13:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Rent
18:30 FRI (b04pcxh5)
Ring Around the Bath
09:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
14:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
19:30 MON (b00tzw38)
Ring Around the Bath
04:30 TUE (b00tzw38)
Steptoe and Son
08:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
13:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
18:00 MON (b007jlll)
Steptoe and Son
03:00 TUE (b007jlll)
Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!
23:00 SUN (b06vkg1w)
The Break
07:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
12:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
17:30 THU (b07j40ww)
The Break
02:30 FRI (b07j40ww)
The Goldfish Bowl
23:45 WED (m000b193)
The Maltby Collection
23:00 THU (b00crj7g)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 MON (b007jsrx)
The Navy Lark
09:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
14:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
20:30 SUN (b016z6pf)
The Navy Lark
03:30 MON (b016z6pf)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
08:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
13:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
18:30 THU (b007jrgv)
The Random Jottings Of Hinge And Bracket
03:30 FRI (b007jrgv)
The Richest Man in Britain
09:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
14:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
19:30 THU (b00nw3wq)
The Richest Man in Britain
04:30 FRI (b00nw3wq)
Think the Unthinkable
23:30 TUE (b01jt0z0)
Weak at the Top
23:30 FRI (b00rmygl)
Whack-O!
09:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
14:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
20:30 SAT (m001t932)
Whack-O!
04:30 SUN (m001t932)
Winston
09:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
14:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
19:30 TUE (b007k4k4)
Winston
04:30 WED (b007k4k4)
Comedy: Sketch
Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years
22:30 THU (b007jyzh)
It's a Fair Cop
22:00 THU (m000wdgk)
Lip Service
08:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
13:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
18:30 WED (m000z0b2)
Lip Service
03:30 THU (m000z0b2)
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
23:00 SAT (b00mbm3j)
The Absolutely Radio Show
23:00 TUE (b069h77m)
The Croft & Pearce Show
23:30 SAT (b0738kr6)
The Goon Show
08:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
13:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
18:00 TUE (m001t937)
The Goon Show
03:00 WED (m001t937)
The Museum of Everything
22:30 WED (b007k0r6)
The Now Show
23:00 MON (m001t336)
The Right Time
09:30 FRI (b0076m76)
The Right Time
14:30 FRI (b0076m76)
The Right Time
19:30 FRI (b0076m76)
Comedy: Spoof
Brian Appleton's Unofficial Multi-Media Lecture
22:30 SUN (m0011cf2)
On the Hour
23:00 FRI (b007m9zs)
Comedy: Standup
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
07:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
12:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
17:30 MON (m0008p3v)
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
02:30 TUE (m0008p3v)
Darren Harriott: Black Label
22:45 MON (m0007627)
Glenn Moore's Almanac
22:00 WED (m001t3gc)
Mark Steel's in Town
07:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
12:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
17:30 WED (b09jd67l)
Mark Steel's in Town
02:30 THU (b09jd67l)
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto
22:30 SAT (b00xw276)
Drama
For The Love of Leo
07:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
12:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
17:30 TUE (m00024nv)
For The Love of Leo
02:30 WED (m00024nv)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
07:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
12:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
18:50 SUN (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend (Omnibus)
01:50 MON (m00055bg)
Katarina Bivald - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
03:15 SAT (m0004sc3)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
06:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
11:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
17:30 SUN (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Omnibus)
00:30 MON (m0008b1z)
The Offing by Benjamin Myers
03:00 SAT (m000843r)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 MON (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 TUE (b01ptbx0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 TUE (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 WED (b01pwvc0)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 WED (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 THU (b01pwwjb)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 THU (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
02:15 FRI (b01pwwy7)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
07:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
12:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week
17:15 FRI (b01pwxt9)
Drama: Classic & Period
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
06:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
11:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
17:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
01:00 SUN (b02x5wsr)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
05:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
10:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
15:00 MON (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
00:00 TUE (m0005tnw)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
05:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
10:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
15:00 TUE (m0005tmv)
Ivan Turgenev - On the Eve
00:00 WED (m0005tmv)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
05:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
10:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
15:00 WED (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
00:00 THU (b070stnx)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
05:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
10:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
15:00 THU (b070wmg2)
The True Story of Martin Guerre
00:00 FRI (b070wmg2)
Drama: Crime
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
06:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
11:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
17:00 SAT (b02x5wsr)
Ian Rankin's Cully - The Third Gentleman
01:00 SUN (b02x5wsr)
Inspector Resnick
01:00 SAT (b043x39r)
Paul Temple
06:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
11:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
16:00 MON (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
01:00 TUE (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple
06:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
11:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
16:00 TUE (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
01:00 WED (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple
06:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
11:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
16:00 WED (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple
06:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
11:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
16:00 THU (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
01:00 FRI (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple
06:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple
11:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple
16:00 FRI (b007jrk0)
Sherlock Holmes
02:00 SAT (b007znms)
Whodunnits
02:30 SAT (b007k213)
Whodunnits
05:00 FRI (m001t930)
Whodunnits
10:00 FRI (m001t930)
Whodunnits
15:00 FRI (m001t930)
Drama: Horror & Supernatural
The Price of Fear
00:30 SUN (b007jmk9)
The Price of Fear
16:30 SUN (b007jmk9)
Drama: Psychological
The Same River Twice
06:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
11:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
16:30 MON (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
01:30 TUE (m000d8dv)
The Same River Twice
06:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
11:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
16:30 TUE (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
01:30 WED (m000d7vz)
The Same River Twice
06:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
11:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
16:30 WED (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
01:30 THU (m000d84v)
The Same River Twice
06:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
11:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
16:30 THU (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
01:30 FRI (m000d94x)
The Same River Twice
06:30 FRI (m000dghk)
The Same River Twice
11:30 FRI (m000dghk)
The Same River Twice
16:30 FRI (m000dghk)
Drama: Relationships & Romance
Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair
23:30 WED (m0001yh5)
Uncle Mort's South Country
08:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
13:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
19:45 SAT (b007jrf2)
Uncle Mort's South Country
03:45 SUN (b007jrf2)
Drama: SciFi & Fantasy
Doctor Who
21:30 MON (m001t93c)
Doctor Who
21:30 TUE (m001t93h)
Doctor Who
21:30 WED (m001t939)
Doctor Who
21:25 THU (m001jlwm)
Doctor Who
21:25 FRI (m001js4w)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
00:00 SAT (m0010nn9)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Double
16:00 SAT (m0010nn9)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 SUN (b007k4t9)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
16:00 SUN (b007k4t9)
Entertainment
Guess What?
09:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
14:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
19:00 THU (b00757gr)
Guess What?
04:00 FRI (b00757gr)
Wondermentalist Cabaret
22:30 FRI (b00yj96p)
Entertainment: Variety Shows
Wondermentalist Cabaret
22:30 FRI (b00yj96p)
Factual
Archive on 4
20:00 WED (m00092vd)
Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media
Poetry Extra
06:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
11:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
17:00 SUN (m001t938)
Poetry Extra
00:00 MON (m001t938)
TED Radio Hour
20:00 TUE (m0017d30)
Factual: Food & Drink
The Food Quiz
05:00 SAT (b083j269)
The Food Quiz
09:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
The Food Quiz
14:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
The Food Quiz
19:00 FRI (m0001r4f)
Factual: History
Witness History
21:15 FRI (m000z6k3)
Factual: Life Stories
Desert Island Discs Revisited
10:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
15:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
21:00 SUN (m001t93j)
Desert Island Discs Revisited
04:00 MON (m001t93j)
Great Lives
21:00 THU (b0640p3r)
Inheritance Tracks
07:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
12:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
18:40 SUN (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
01:40 MON (m001s47n)
Inheritance Tracks
20:55 MON (m000w3f8)
Inheritance Tracks
20:50 TUE (m000zm4m)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
10:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
15:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
21:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
05:00 SUN (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
20:00 THU (m000h1z5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
07:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
12:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
18:30 SAT (m00083j5)
My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay (Omnibus)
02:30 SUN (m00083j5)
Short Cuts
21:00 WED (b081ldd6)
Soul Music
20:30 FRI (m000qjdr)
Factual: Pets & Animals
David Attenborough's Life Stories
10:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
15:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
21:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:45 MON (b00zf648)
Factual: Science & Nature
Best Medicine
22:00 TUE (m001t3gl)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
21:00 FRI (m0003r3f)
Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment
David Attenborough's Life Stories
10:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
15:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
21:45 SUN (b00zf648)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:45 MON (b00zf648)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 MON (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 TUE (b085t3f4)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 TUE (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 WED (b0868w4h)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 WED (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 THU (b0868w9z)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 THU (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
02:00 FRI (b0868wkd)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
07:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
12:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Snow by Marcus Sedgwick
17:00 FRI (b0868wnv)
Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology
Domestic Science
22:30 MON (b07mxv7c)
Radiolab
20:00 MON (m001c69r)
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
21:00 FRI (m0003r3f)
Music
Counterpoint
09:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
14:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
19:00 WED (b01jwk68)
Counterpoint
04:00 THU (b01jwk68)
Mastertapes
21:00 MON (m0001hkq)
Mastertapes
21:00 TUE (m0001hwp)
Radiolab
20:00 MON (m001c69r)
Soul Music
20:30 FRI (m000qjdr)
Wondermentalist Cabaret
22:30 FRI (b00yj96p)
Music: Classic Pop & Rock
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
10:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
15:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
21:00 SAT (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
05:00 SUN (m000h1z5)
Jim Morrison's Will to be Weird
20:00 THU (m000h1z5)