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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 4 Extra
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 4 Extra — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b00djtj8)
Series 7

Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake is based on a children's show he wrote for his nephews and nieces.

Discover the story behind the famous ballet

And what is the impact on those who hear it and dance to it?

Featuring:

Dr. Elena Denzhkina-Campbell
Dr. Margaret Reynolds
Tom Conlon
John Warrack
Francesca Allen
Jane Hackett
Barbara Hughes
Sir Roy Strong
Matthew Drury, piano
Marion Tait
Gaylene Cummerfield
Matthew Lawrence
Scott Ambler

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact

Producer: Sarah Conkey

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.

SAT 00:30 Kevin Bacon's Game of Fame (b085h73f)
At the age of 26, actor Kevin Bacon rocketed to stardom.

This was followed by a long slow steady decline and a string of box office flops.

By the time Kevin reached 30, he suffered terrible anxiety and hit rock bottom.

Around this time three college students created the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon which asserts that the Hollywood star can be connected to any celebrity in six or less steps.

Kevin admits that he was initially horrified by it and thought it was a joke at his expense.

But as the concept hung around he realised that it wasn't going away.

So he decided to embrace it and start his foundation the Sixdegrees.org, which tries to arrange celebrity drop-ins to charity events to bolster the efforts of people who run them and give them exposure on social media.

The Six Degrees Game put him at the centre of the Hollywood Universe but is that really a position he deserves?

Rajesh Mirchandani joins Kevin as he visits a charity event.

Here he gives an interesting insight into his own philosophy and first-hand experience of fame - having won it lost and claimed it back to some degree.

Produced by Kate Bissell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

SAT 01:00 Galbraith and the Midas Touch (b05z865m)
5. Aladdin's Cave

A gambling club owner appears to be at the centre of Bill Galbraith's latest mystery, but he's protected.

Starring Bernard Hepton at the veteran detective.

Robert Barr's thriller serial.

Galbraith …. Bernard Hepton
Evans …. Richard Davies
Finch …. Garard Green
Doc McDowall …. Robert Gillespie
Andreas …. Kevork Malikyan
Thorn …. David Ryall
Rita …. Rosalyn Slater

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977.

SAT 01:30 Whodunnits (b007jnl4)
Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced

Episode 5

A further murder has been committed.

But just as Miss Marple is piecing her thoughts together - she disappears...

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit.

Starring June Whitfield as Miss Jane Marple.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Colonel Easterbrook ...... Jack Hedley
Laura Easterbrook ...... Joanna McCallum
Bunch Harmon ...... Molly Gaisford
Patrick Simmons ...... Jamie Glover
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Julia Simmons ...... Angela Sims
Phillipa Haymes ...... Sarah Rice

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999

SAT 02:00 Up the Garden Path (b007xwbq)
Series 1

Into the Lion's Den

With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love gets even more muddled.

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.

SAT 02:30 Albert and Me (b0480vfp)
Series 2

Casual Labour

After Bryan gets sacked, he advertises for work in a local shop window.

Stars Robert Lindsay and Pat Coombs.

Single parent Bryan Archer struggles to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Bryan Archer ...... Robert Lindsay
Mum/Albert ...... Pat Coombs
Mrs Willis ...... Diana King
Fred ...... Harry Fowler
Vikkie ...... Sherrie Hewson
Mr Graham ...... Douglas Blackwell
Mrs Weston ...... Frances Jeater
Amateur Photographer ...... John Tordoff.

Incidental music by Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1983.

SAT 03:00 Plum House (b0b6p7g3)
Series 2

Death Comes to Plum House

Tom has organised a Murder Mystery event at Plum House.

But when a storm prevents the visitors from reaching the museum, the team decide to try the game themselves.

Maureen is determined to prove the murderer is Julian, while Peter is carried away with his new person - but a bloodcurdling scream from Alan means the team have a real mystery to solve.

Starring Simon Callow, Miles Jupp and Jane Horrocks.

Comedy about the inept staff at a historic house.

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. Tom Collyer tries and fails to get the museum back on track, alongside the hopelessly out of touch deputy Julian, corner-cutting gift shop manager Maureen, put-upon education officer Emma, and enthusiastic but dim-witted caretaker Alan.

Written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna.

Peter ...... Simon Callow
Julian ...... Miles Jupp
Maureen ...... Jane Horrocks
Tom ...... Tom Bell
Alan ...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford
Trevor ...... Nico Tatarowicz

Producer: Sarah Cartwright
Director: Paul Schlesinger

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

SAT 03:30 Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (m000n6qg)
5. On Leopoldstadt

Attention turns movingly to Leopoldstadt his most recent play, where he reflects on his family and the Holocaust.

Since 1964, he's been writing for the theatre, big screen, TV and radio. His plays are among the most studied of the last century.

Among the giants of British theatre - in Hermione Lee's evocative and immersive biography, we come to know the man and his work.

Concluded by Alex Jennings.

Abridged by Katrin Williams

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

SAT 03:45 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b0bh8vp0)
Series 3

5. Change

Why doesn't Maggie want to let her daughter know that John has moved in with her?

Maybe John is going to have to change to take their relationship to the next stage..?

AL Kennedy's romantic comic drama about love in later life when you're older - but not necessarily any wiser.

John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

SAT 04:00 Whispers (b007k3jj)
Series 3

Episode 6

Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.

Joining team captains Anthony Holden and Lucy Moore to run the gauntlet of gossip

John O'Farrell
Dan Tetsell

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.

SAT 04:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076h7l)
Series 1

Let's Face the Music

Roy and his newly re-formed quartet prepare for their first gig and decide to inject some new blood by hiring a foxy young singer.

Meanwhile, all is going well as Vi helps Bernadette organise an important corporate event - until their proposed band fail to make an appearance...

Starring Ram John Holder and Sam Kelly.

Sitcom written by Marcus Powell and John Byrne.

Roy ...... Ram Jam Holder
George ...... Sam Kelly
Victor ...... Marcus Powell
Barry ...... George Layton
Vi ...... Yvonne Brewster
Daphne ...... Liza Sadovy
Bernadette ...... Caroline Lee Johnson

Producer: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

SAT 05:00 Bartleby the Scrivener (b007jx95)
A man employed as a copyist in a firm of lawyers starts behaving strangely.

It begins with him announcing there are aspects of his work he’d 'prefer' not to do – although he’s excellent at the actual work.

But then the list of things he’d rather avoid doing becomes more sinister...

Herman Melville's short story, first published in 1853.

Starring Ian Holm and Adrian Scarborough

Dramatised by Martyn Wade.

The Lawyer ..…. Ian Holm
Bartleby …... Adrian Scarborough
Turkey ..…. David Collings
Nippers …... Jonathan Keeble
Hudd …... Philip Fox
Norton ..…. John Rowe
Prison Officer ..…. Stephen Hogan

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.

SAT 06:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury.

Stricken with rheumatic fever as a child, and not expected to live beyond the age of 20, Billy Fury went on to become Britain's answer to Elvis Presley.

But if you thought his story started with the huge hit 'Halfway to Paradise', think again...

Starring Anton Lesser.

Mike Walker’s drama is inspired by real events.

Billy Fury …. Anton Lesser
Larry Parnes …. Peter Whitman
Stuart Colman …. Robert Glenister
Russell Harty …. Rory Bremner
Dickie Pride …. Andy Serkis
Marty Wilde …. Ian Targett
Joe Brown …. Alistair McGowan
Jack Good …. Nicholas Boulton
Terry …. Peter Watts
The Nurse/Donna …. Siriol Jenkins
Hugh …. Jeremy Clyde
The Doctor …. Richard Tate
The Stage Door Man …. Ken Sharrock
The Producer …. Tom Bevan
The Interviewer …. James Taylor
The Woman in the Street …. Rachel Atkins

Songs performed by Gavin Stanley.

Born Ronald Wycherley - Billy Fury died aged 42 in 1983.

Director: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994

SAT 07:30 Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) (m000gtj9)
For 22-year old Lamorna Ash, Cornwall has always been an idyll.

It's the place where her mother grew up, and where she spent her summer holidays.

Now, Larmorna is travelling to the town of Newlyn, close to Land's End, with a view to finding out about its fishing community and its heritage.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Julian Wilkinson.

Read by Ell Potter.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.

***** Lamorna Ash is a writer and playwright. Dark, Salt, Clear is her first book.

SAT 08:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kpzsr)
Series 1

The Balloon

Robb Wilton (1881 - 1957) was one of the most popular music hall and radio comics of the 1930s and 1940s.

Famed as an all-round pessimist - he's 'back' making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before

What will he make of 1980s Britain - negotiating the more difficult aspects of charity fundraising?

Starring Michael Williams.

Written by Allen Saddler.

Producer: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.

SAT 09:00 England, Their England by AG Macdonell (m000xlm4)
Episode 2

Donald learns more about the eccentric English, and surviving a weekend house-party.

Retired injured from the Great War, young Donald Cameron is writing a book about the English and their curious habits.

AG Macdonell's classic comic novel, first published in 1933.

Adapted by Bob Sinfield.

Narrated by Leslie Phillips.

Donald Cameron .... Sam Graham
Huggins .... Peter Kelly
Hodge .... Christopher Benjamin
Lady Ormerode .... Denise Coffey
Esmeralda .... Kate Odey
Major-General .... Robin Bailey

Director: Neil Cargill

A Splice of Life production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast in September 1994.

SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
From 03/12/1962

Arthur in his famed role as a tramp - and a school summons from the headmaster.

One of the UK's most popular entertainers of the past.

Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.

With

Nicholas Parsons
Dorothy Dampier

Music by the Temperance Seven.

Part of a selection of surviving episodes.

Producer: Richard Dingley

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1962.

SAT 10:00 Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy (m000szng)
1. June, Betty and Victoria

From the dawn of broadcast comedy, women played a vital but largely overlooked role; more in the background rather than the forefront.

What impact did the sisters of satire from the 60’s and 70’s have on the comedy we know today and what was their cultural influence?

Just because they weren’t the stars of the show didn’t mean their influence wasn’t felt.

June Whitfield, Eleanor Bron and Miriam Margolyes were all quietly but firmly making their name in comedies such as The Glums, The Establishment Club and The Betty Witherspoon Show.

These women paved the way for comedians and actors such as Jan Ravens, Meera Syal and Linda Smith.

In the first of three programmes, Samira Ahmed is joined by actor/director Arabella Weir and former radio producer and novelist Lissa Evans.

They listen into some of the best sitcoms from the archives - and discuss the impact their funny women have had on contemporary comedy and the extent of their satirical legacy: :

THE BETTY WITHERSPOON SHOW
WEEK ENDING
VICTORIA WOOD - AS SEEN ON TV

Producer: Belinda Naylor

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2019.

SAT 11:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 12:30 Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) (m000gtj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 13:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kpzsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 14:00 England, Their England by AG Macdonell (m000xlm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 15:00 Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy (m000szng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 16:00 Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game (b00t384l)
2. Growing Doubts

As excitement mounts for the forthcoming Glass Bead Game, Joseph Knecht's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his newly acquired position.

Joseph is a rising star in the Castalian Order, a band of elite intellectuals who live a closeted life of study and Glass Bead Game playing.

But Joseph's elevation to one of the highest and most respected ranks of the Order coincides with a crisis of conscience

His ever-deepening doubts about this idealistic and sanitised society threaten to topple its very foundations...

Hermann Hesse's classic novel set in a futuristic, utopian society - first published in 1943.

Starring Derek Jacobi and Tom Ferguson.

Dramatised by Lavinia Greenlaw

Biographer .... Derek Jacobi
Joseph Knecht ....Tom Ferguson
Fritz ....Toby Hadoke
Music Master.... Malcolm Raeburn
Plinio .... David Seddon
Helena .... Olwen May
Tito .... Oliver Gomm

Director: Susan Roberts

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2010.

SAT 17:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 18:30 Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) (m000gtj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 19:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kpzsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 20:00 England, Their England by AG Macdonell (m000xlm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 21:00 Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy (m000szng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 22:00 4 at the Store (b007jqg1)
Series 1

Episode 3

Simon Bligh hosts more stand-up comedy.

Direct from the Comedy Store in London.

Featuring:

Rhona Cameron
Omid Djalili
Steve Gribbin

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.

SAT 22:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group (b010twf6)
Series 2

1. 'My partner is too controlling - a fight for the TV remote'

"My partner is too controlling - a fight for the television remote"

"I'm a non drinker with no friends - should I just buy a cat?"

Sarah Millican returns as a life counsellor and modern-day agony aunt tackling the nation's problems head on, dishing out real advice for real people.

Assisted by her very own team of experts of the heart - man of the people local cabbie Terry, and self qualified counsellor Marion,

Sarah tackles the nation's problems head on and has a solution for everything.

Sarah ...... Sarah Millican
Marion ...... Ruth Bratt
Terry ...... Simon Daye
Linda ...... Diane Morgan
Matthew ...... Will Smith

Written by Sarah Millican.

Producer: Lianne Coop

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.

SAT 23:00 'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp (m001cf0c)
Series 1

Episode 1

Miles Jupp and guests with whimsical sketches galore.

In this episode, an Unexpected Visitor at The Grange and Miles turns his hand to a new BBC 1 game show

He also guests on the new podcast 'Jumpers of My Life' with Seann Walsh, and fights Julia Davis for a major role in a major new movie.

Starring Miles Jupp.

With:

Julia Davis
Justin Edwards
Philip Fox
David Gower
Simon Mann
Dominique Moore
Vicki Pepperdine
Diana Speed
Seann Walsh
Andy Zaltzman

Written by Miles Jupp and James Kettle.

Script edited by Graeme Garden.

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

A Random Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2022.

SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b00wfwyl)
Series 2

Getting Heavy

Hut 33 has come bottom in the ranking at Bletchley Park, and the code breakers must do something to prove themselves.

James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen

With:

Lisa Sutherland
Arnab Chanda
Ben Crowe

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.

SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2024

SUN 00:00 Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game (b00t384l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) (m000gtj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]

SUN 03:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kpzsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 England, Their England by AG Macdonell (m000xlm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy (m000szng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001yps1)
Racing Castaways

Clare Balding

Sporting broadcaster Clare Balding is castaway by Kirsty Young.

BBC TV's coverage of London's 2012 Olympics was her triumph and much like Team GB she'd been in training for her big moment for quite a while.

Clare has worked on five Olympic Games, four Paralympics, three Winter Olympics and a great deal of horse racing.

It's on the turf that's she's most at home - her father was a champion racehorse trainer and for a number of years she herself was a leading amateur flat jockey.

The first pony she ever rode, as a toddler, was a gift from the Queen; she went to public school and Cambridge but her life hasn't been an entirely easy ride. She has coped with thyroid cancer, being forcibly "outed" by the tabloid press and in her own words being "a disappointment from the moment" she was born.

She says, "This may sound nauseating but I'm a very happy person. I love my work, I love my life and I'm told by those who know and love me that it's a bit like living with Tigger".

DISC ONE: Barenaked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars
DISC TWO: London String Chorale - Galloping Home
DISC THREE: Yazoo - Only You
DISC FOUR: Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise
DISC FIVE: Underworld - Caliban's Dream
DISC SIX: Belle and Sebastian - I Want the World to Stop
DISC SEVEN: Billy Joel - She's Got a Way
DISC EIGHT: Beck Goldsmith - I Vow to Thee My Country

BOOK CHOICE: Encyclopaedia of Nature
LUXURY CHOICE: Thermos mug with tea, milk and sugar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Billy Joel - She's Got a Way

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.

SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011jx7v)
Series 2

Chameleon

Many of the world's chameleons live on the huge continental island of Madagascar off the Eastern coast of Africa.

Some are tiny, as small as a finger nail - others in comparison are giants.

Sir David Attenborough gives us his warm personal insight into the natural history of chameleons through one very special individual - a chameleon he had as a pet, called Rommel.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.

SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m000h0qv)
Adventures In Poetry - Daffodils by William Wordsworth

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive and chooses Adventures in Poetry – Daffodils by William Wordsworth.

Peggy Reynolds looks at the lasting impact of one of the best-known poems in the language.

With the help of an academic, a Lake District writer, the poet's most recent biographer, the secretary of the Daffodil Society, a rap artist, a teacher, her pupils and the poet Gillian Clarke.

From the series exploring the background, effect and lasting appeal of some of our best-loved and most familiar poems.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.

SUN 07:30 Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) (m000ztsg)
Sir Tom Stoppard is among British theatre’s giants.

Hermione Lee's evocative and immersive biography tells the story of the man and his work. Read by Alex Jennings.

Since 1964, Stoppard has been writing for the theatre, big screen, TV and radio. His plays are among the most studied of the last century.

As a young child, he was forced to flee Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia; growing up in India and then England.

A campaigning activist on behalf of Eastern European and Soviet prisoners of conscience - along with the influence of, and his friendship with Václav Havel.

And always his work, the writing, rehearsing, casting and his ever present humour.

Tom remains at the forefront of British theatrical life, even in a moment of crisis. His personal and highly acclaimed play, Leopoldstadt, fell victim to Covid-19, when its run in the West End was suspended in March, 2020, before resuming in August, 2021.

The biography begins with Tom’s childhood facing disruption when his family escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

Read by Alex Jennings.

Hermione Lee is a leading literary biographer, and with access to private papers, diaries and letters, interviews with the playwright's friends, and Stoppard himself, she has created an intimate portrait of the writer.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001yps3)
Richard Hammond

The Grand Tour TV presenter Richard Hammond chooses ‘Call Me The Breeze’ by JJ Cale and ‘Memphis Soul Stew’ by King Curtis’.

SUN 08:50 AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) (b0bk12c7)
Series 3

John and Maggie return as the couple attempting to give love one more chance.

Their tempestuous relationship means they couldn't manage a week's holiday together.

So how is John going to persuade Maggie that they have a future?

Starring Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall.

The return of AL Kennedy's romantic comedy drama.

Five part omnibus of series 3.

John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.

SUN 10:00 Tony's (b00tjfz1)
Series 2

Welcome to Tony's

Tony's hair salon needs a stylist - not a mouse-loving pest controller!

Starring Victor Spinetti.

The return of corner-shop barber, Tony - and the misadventures of a beleaguered Italian in his 40s.

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Tony …. Victor Spinetti
Hector …. John Laurie
Maisie …. Deborah Watling
Mr Green …. Kenneth Connor
Percy …. Kenneth Connor
Denise …. Jan Hunt
Mrs Watson …. Jan Hunt
Customer …. Frank Coda

Incidental music by Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1981.

SUN 10:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m001yps5)
From 22/05/1947

The club installs a new wireless and the cast decide to enter a song-writing competition.

Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.

With:

Sam Costa
Marilyn Williams
Maureen Riscoe
Helen Hill
Maurice Denham
Dick Griffin

Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).

Announcer: Philip Slessor

Music by Stanley Black and The Augmented Dance Orchestra.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

Firs broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1947.

SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001yps1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011jx7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m000h0qv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 12:30 Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) (m000ztsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001yps3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 13:50 AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) (b0bk12c7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 15:00 Tony's (b00tjfz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m001yps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 16:00 Voices from the Grave (b007jwnf)
Middlewitch by Lucy Catherine

Midsummer. A remote village in North Wales has been living under a curse since 1823.

Will the arrival of a new Methodist Minister offer them salvation?

Modren …. Elizabeth Morgan
Bryhs …. Christian Patterson
Jenny …. Jenny Livesy
Drew …. Sion Pritchard
Rhiannon …. Myfanwy Waring

Series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain.

The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.

Writer Lucy Catherine has extensive experience in radio, TV and theatre.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in March 2006.

SUN 16:30 Weird Tales (b00vk756)
Series 1

The Loop by Chris Harrald

It is 1906 and workers on the new London underground network unearth some mysterious remains.

A young archaeologist investigates and discovers that there are some mysteries better left undisturbed...

Written by Chris Harrald.

Series of four chilling dramas inspired by Lovecraft's stories of magical rites and forbidden lore.

Lovecraft/Samuelson ...... Stephen Hogan
Geoffrey Coombs ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Lucy Allen ...... Sophie Roberts
Mr Hodge ...... Stephen Critchlow
Billy ...... Joe Prospero
Feasy ...... Paul Rider
Workman ...... Matt Addis
Waitress ...... Lizzy Watts

Producer: Faith Collingwood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.

SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001yps1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011jx7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m000h0qv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 18:30 Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) (m000ztsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001yps3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 19:50 AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) (b0bk12c7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 21:00 Tony's (b00tjfz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m001yps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00f80zs)
Series 1

An Incredible Amount of Storm Clouds

Feared British Commander, General Venables arrives and demands some executions by sunset (so he can have the whole day to look forward to them).

Not everyone can survive...

Sitcom set in 1770, just before the American War of Independence.

Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
General Venables …. Timothy West
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Doctor Rutledge …. Philip Pope
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.

SUN 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00rbkyc)
Series 3

Jon Culshaw

Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Jon Culshaw to try five things he's never done before, including visiting a casino, eating salad and going to the opera.

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

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

Producer: Bill Dare

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.

SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00fn9l8)
Series 1

Episode 4

Can pigs fly?

And if you had to surf down a volcano on a sea of lava - what could you use as a surfboard?

Northern Irish comedian Colin Murphy and his cohorts try to answer the most ridiculous of questions with the correct or at the very least, funny answers.

With:

Scientist - Dr David Booth
Comedian and computer geek - Matthew Collins.

Special guest: Tony Law.

First broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster in 2008.

SUN 23:30 The In Crowd (b06g26t0)
Series 4

Episode 5

Unsympathetic beauty therapy and renting videos

Comedy sketch show from Manchester.

With:

Helen Moon
Robin Ince
Smug Roberts
Kate Ward

Written by Carl Cooper, Susan Vale, Rob & Neil Gibbons, Susan Murray, Colin Anderson, Tom Mitchelson, Ian Hawkins and Robin Ince.

Producer: Graham Frost

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.

MONDAY 29 APRIL 2024

MON 00:00 Voices from the Grave (b007jwnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 Weird Tales (b00vk756)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001yps1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]

MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011jx7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]

MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m000h0qv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) (m000ztsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001yps3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]

MON 03:50 AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) (b0bk12c7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Tony's (b00tjfz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]

MON 05:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m001yps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Galbraith and the Midas Touch (b0622ysh)
6. The Pyramid of Gold

Bill Galbraith discovers a multi-million pound theft, but fears the culprits will get away with it.

Starring Bernard Hepton as the veteran detective.

Conclusion of Robert Barr's thriller serial.

Galbraith …. Bernard Hepton
Evans …. Richard Davies
Finch …. Garard Green
Doc McDowall …. Robert Gillespie
Carson …. Matthew Francis
Inspector Burridge …. Michael Kilgarriff
Thorn …. David Ryall
Rita …. Rosalyn Slater

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1977

MON 06:30 Apprentice to Danger (m001ypy0)
Ashore in Sydney, two young ship apprentices are asked to drop a gift off when they dock in Liverpool.

But it's a favour they live to regret...

Starring John Baddeley and Jeffrey Ashby.

Written by Berkely Mather.

Askew .... Jeffrey Ashby
"Gannet" Howells .... John Baddeley
Auntie Wimslow .... Gwen Day Burroughs
Arthur Wimslow .... Peter Claughton
Mate .... Bruce Wightman
Chips .... George Little
Bosun .... Roy Patrick
Carter .... Frank Partington
Policeman .... Donald McKillop
Ella .... Elizabeth Morgan
Billings .... Maurice Travers
Joe .... Denys Hawthorne

Producer: Robin Midgley

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1962.

MON 07:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
Episode 2

Struggling actor Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog.

The trouble is, it eats everything in sight...

Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.

Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.

Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona

With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

MON 07:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnms)
Series 6

Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning

Attending the funeral of Albert's brother, George - the Steptoe family clash over his will...

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
Arthur ...... George A Cooper

With Michael Burlington, David Graham, Anne Jameson, Norma Ronald and Marianne Stone.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in February 1976.

MON 08:00 Mrs Sidhu Investigates (b097btt0)
Murder With Masala

2. The Peril of the Poisoned Puddle

Mrs Sidhu is a caterer from Slough, who is still busy sleuthing on the side.

Starring Meera Syal.

After Mrs Sidhu's evidence gives Inspector Burton a panic attack, she is soon on the trail of Josh Lucas, the playboy heir to the Lucas title and fortune - but Josh has turned over a new leaf.

Meanwhile Inspector Burton, ever eager to impress the rich and famous, jumps at the chance when Lady Lucas offers her help in the search of the property.

Mrs Sidhu is furious and suspects manipulation of both the evidence and the Inspector.

Comedy drama by Suk Pannu.

Mrs Sidhu ...... Meera Syal
Jemma ...... Amy Morgan
Tez ...... Hamza Jeetooa
Mr Varma ...... Vincent Ebrahim
Josh. ...... Justin Edwards
Mrs Brogan ...... Rachel Atkins

Director Marilyn Imrie

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.

MON 08:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01n9wzp)
1. The Virginian

Nancy Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.

Born in 1879, hers was a fascinating life: from straitened beginnings in the Civil War-ravaged Deep South of America, to marriage into one of the world's richest families.

A straight-talking campaign conducted door-to-door in one of the most deprived areas of Plymouth, brought her a political career lasting over two decades from 1919 to 1945.

Far from being a hardened campaigner who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of ruling society, having married one of the richest men in the world.

She was not even British, yet she became a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament.

Adrian Fort's biography abridged in five parts by Alison Joseph.

Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

MON 08:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000ffys)
1. The Wedding

In between dating, shopping, drinking, dancing and having fun, the girls of Riyadh live by Saudi Arabia’s strict cultural traditions.

Well, not quite... They’re still trying to be good Muslims and please their families.

But can you be a 21st century woman and a Saudi woman?

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel, first published in 2005

Dramatised in five parts by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/ Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2020.

MON 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m001ypy2)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

MON 09:30 Britain at Sea (b0457rmz)
1. New Century

Admiral Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy during the 20th century, when through political, social, technological and economic turmoil, the Navy's fortunes mirrored those of Britain.

Lord West begins on the beaches of northern France, introducing the series through the greatest amphibious assault in history - D-Day, a turning point in naval warfare.

From there, he goes back in history to discuss 'navalism' at the start of the 20th century.

The Navy in the decade before the First World War was vast, a truly globalised organisation, defending British interests around the world. At home it was the bulwark against invasion and had such a powerful hold on the British imagination that images of sailors - of Jack Tar - sold everything from cigarettes to postcards.

And it was a powerful political force too, with crowds following naval developments closely and, when the pace of warship production seemed to be slackening, demanding more. This was an era when political meetings were interrupted with chants of 'Dreadnought! Dreadnought! Dreadnought!'

But for all its size and strength, the Royal Navy at the dawn of the 20th century had rot at its core - social stagnation and a rules-based mentality were stifling the fighting spirit that had characterised Nelson's navy.

Reform would come only with two titans of the era - Winston Churchill and, first, Admiral 'Jacky' Fisher.

Naval history in fifteen parts

Producer: Giles Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

MON 09:45 Daily Service (m001ypy4)
Firm Foundation - Solid Ground

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Theme: Firm Foundation - Solid Ground

Luke 6: 46-49

Led by Fr Phil Sumner

The Church's One Foundation
King’s College Choir

Build this House
Lou Fellingham & Phatfish

All my hope on God is founded
Cambridge Singers

MON 10:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000y5v4)
Around the World

True stories told live in the USA: Catherine Burns introduces tales of personal relationships tried and tested around the globe.

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA. Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it.

Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.

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

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

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

First broadcast in the USA in 2019.

MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0627p62)
Paul Anka

Songwriter and 60s teen idol Paul Anka chooses two Frank Sinatra songs - 'I've Got You Under My Skin' and his own 'My Way'.

MON 11:00 Galbraith and the Midas Touch (b0622ysh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 11:30 Apprentice to Danger (m001ypy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 12:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 13:00 Mrs Sidhu Investigates (b097btt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 13:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01n9wzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 13:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000ffys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00926gm)
Series 52

Episode 10

Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

Selected episodes from the show's 40th Anniversary series.

From The Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn.

With:

Tony Hawks
Gyles Brandreth
Janey Godley
Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Subjects include: The Norfolk Broads, Diplomatic Immunity and The Swinging Sixties.

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.

MON 14:30 Ring Around the Bath (b01hpx39)
Series 3

Seeking Lost Gardens

It's open day at the Bartholomew residence - with Alison due to give birth at any minute.

Who will arrive first - the garden visitors or the latest family addition?

Starring Duncan Preston and Pippa Haywood.

Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.

Patrick …. Duncan Preston
Stella …. Pippa Haywood
Alison …. Claudie Blakley
Rick …. Bruce MacKinnon
Xanthe …. Catherine Shepherd
Egg …. Daniela Denby-Ashe
Health Visitor .... Harvey Verde

Director: Elizabeth Freestone

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.

MON 15:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlqq)
1. Resentment

Paul Morel is born in Nottinghamshire at the turn of the 20th century.

His father is a hard-working, hard-drinking miner, but his mother is a refined woman of middle-class aspirations.

As family conflict grows, Paul's mother turns to her sons.

DH Lawrence's classic novel, first published in 1913.

Starring Benedict Sandeford and Elizabeth Estenson.

Dramatised in three parts by Michael Butt.

Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam …. Fiona Clarke
Young Paul …. Simon Lanos
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Davies …. Kate Rutter
Mr. Jordan …. Peter Meakin

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.

MON 16:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000y5v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0627p62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]

MON 17:00 Galbraith and the Midas Touch (b0622ysh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 17:30 Apprentice to Danger (m001ypy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 18:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 18:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 19:00 Mrs Sidhu Investigates (b097btt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01n9wzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 19:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000ffys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00926gm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

MON 20:30 Ring Around the Bath (b01hpx39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

MON 21:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

MON 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m001yhj7)
Series 8

4. Knife Crime

When does a knife become a crime?

Knife Crime is a societal woe that gets a lot of coverage in the media, but how do the police actually work on getting knives off the streets?

Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script Editor: Will Ing
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Baum
Producer: Sam Holmes

An EcoAudio Certified Production
A BBC Studios Audio Production

MON 22:30 The Confessional (m0010wm2)
Series 2

The Confession of Ed Byrne

Stephen Mangan’s comedy chat show about shame and guilt.

Stephen Mangan invites a different eminent guest into his virtual confessional box to make three 'confessions' to him.

This is a cue for some rich and varied storytelling, and surprising insights as their confessions are put under the microscope. Settle back for a stimulating journey through the realms of shame, regret, guilt and toe-curling embarrassment

Stephen interviews Ed Byrne, whose career as a stand-up comedian has garnered him huge popular and critical success.

Also known for his work as an actor and a TV presenter with a passion for hill-walking, he talks to Stephen about the dangers of forgetfulness, a misplaced reputation for erudition and one alarming fantasy..

Written and presented by Stephen Mangan

With extra material by Nick Doody

Producer: Frank Stirling

A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.

MON 23:00 Dead Ringers (m001yj77)
Series 24

Episode 1

The Rwanda bill passes through parliament so will Rishi call an election? Who is really behind the rumours about Angela Rayner? Will Rylan and Stacey Solomon manage to say anything sensible? All questions answered.

The series writers include: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sophie Dixon, Sarah Campbell, Toussaint Douglas, Cody Dahler, Joe Topping, Alex Bertulis Fernandes, Angela Channell, Lizzy Mansfield, Christina Riggs, Peter Tellouche, Rachel Thorne, Toussaint Douglas and Sarah Dempster.

Exec: James Robinson
Sound Design: Rich Evans
Prod Co-Ordinator: Dan Marchini
Producer: Bill Dare

MON 23:30 Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On (b0717j1y)
Series 1

Cricket with Andy Zaltzman

Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows.

She has no down time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to play Grand Theft Auto, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure.

Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday last year. Her first for four years. But she's been told by the same long-suffering wife, that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she's going to be unbearable.

So Susan is looking at her options to try and immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity. Can she ditch the old Susan Calman and attempt to find the new Susan Calm?

This time, in a typically British leisure pursuit; Susan goes to a cricket match with comedian and author, Andy Zaltzman.

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

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

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2016.

TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2024

TUE 00:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000y5v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0627p62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Galbraith and the Midas Touch (b0622ysh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Apprentice to Danger (m001ypy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Mrs Sidhu Investigates (b097btt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01n9wzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000ffys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00926gm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b01hpx39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (m000j9jw)
A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death

1. Method in his Madness

To his horror, actor Charles has landed a role in an immersive theatre production of Hamlet.

So when an actress goes missing, he has to decide whether this is going to be or not to be a murder case..?

Bill Nighy returns as the loveably louche actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.

Crime novel by Simon Brett.

Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.

Charles .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Vicky .... Jessica Turner
Jenny .... Scarlett Courtney
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Tour Guide .... Will Kirk
Waitress .... Lucy Reynolds

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.

TUE 06:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
1. Upheaval

A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for three children when they discover a railway near their new home.

E Nesbit's much loved book was first published in 1906.

Dramatised in four parts by Marcy Kahan.

Roberta …… Victoria Carling
Peter …… Daniel Ison
Phyllis …… Kate McEnery
Father …… Philip Voss
Mother …… Frances Jeater
Perks …… Paul Copley
Ruth …… Jenny Howe
Visitor …… Danny Schiller

Music composed by Elizabeth Parker. She was the last composer to depart the BBC Radiophonic Workshop before closure in 1998.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1991.

TUE 07:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
Series 2

A Complete Break

Ben's exhausted after working hard on his company’s new bedtime drink. So he and his wife Helen plan a holiday...

The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.

Starring Paula Wilcox and David Wood.

Sitcom written by Simon Brett.

Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Kevin ...... Stuart Organ
Julian ...... Mark Wing-Davey
Maureen ...... Miranda Forbes
Doctor ...... Robert Rietty

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982

TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
Series 5

The Last Tram (from Clapham)

London's trams are no more, but boss Neddie Seagoon must pursue the one that got away.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1954.

TUE 08:00 The Wilsons Save the World (b09h6x6p)
Series 1

The Block

Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life.

Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman.

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

Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan.

In the last episode in this series, Max and Mike attempt to get their heads around the sensitive subject of S.E.X. and technology.

Daughter Cat's latest relationship seems to be mainly conducted via phone and they fear she doesn't realise the risks of sharing intimate images. But a full and frank adult conversation seems beyond Mike who has hang-ups of his own.

Meanwhile, Max attempt to address society's obsession with technology, but makes a clanging faux pas via her local library web seminars.

As the usual family harmony disintegrates – does a celebrated feminist author have the answers they crave?

Producer: Julia McKenzie

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

TUE 08:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3lb)
2. England

The first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament, Nancy Astor shows no interest in her admirers until the determined Waldorf Astor appears on the scene. .

Far from being a hardened campaigner who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of ruling society, having married one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British, yet she became a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament.

Anna Maxwell Martin reads Adrian Fort's biography.

Abridger: Alison Joseph.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

TUE 08:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgcx)
2. Chicago

The girls of Riyadh continue to dream of romance, while their friend Gamrah embarks on married life a long way from home, in Chicago.

In between dating, shopping, drinking, dancing and having fun, the girls of Riyadh live by Saudi Arabia’s strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite... They’re still trying to be good Muslims and please their families. But can you be a twenty-first century woman and a Saudi woman?

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling 2005 novel dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

TUE 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m001yq11)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

TUE 09:30 Britain at Sea (b04586zr)
2. New Technology

Lord West looks at how a revolution in naval technology transformed ideas of warfare, contributed to the arms race and laid the foundations for victory in the First World War.

During the early years of the twentieth century, one man dominated the Royal Navy. Admiral Sir 'Jacky' Fisher revitalised the Mediterranean fleet, pressed for social reform and promoted the introduction of torpedoes and submarines.

And in 1904 Fisher finally achieved a lifelong ambition, becoming First Sea Lord and professional head of the Royal Navy. Now he was able to develop new technology even faster. His crowning achievement was HMS Dreadnought, a battleship so powerful that it effectively made every other warship in every other navy redundant.

With Britain's navy pre-eminent, to level the playing field like this was dangerous. And it was to play a part in the pre-war arms race, but Britain's victory in that arms race would also make possible victory in the war which followed.

Lord West discusses Fisher's contributions, not least to the history of world oil. For it was he who persuaded a young Winston Churchill to convert the Royal Navy to oil power - altering the arc of history in South Wales, whose coal industry went into decline; in the Middle East; and around the world.

Producer: Giles Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m001yq13)
Firm Foundation – This rock

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Theme: Firm Foundation – This rock

Matthew 16: 13-20

Led by Reverend Molly Boot

Rock of Ages
Keble College Choir

O Lord, support us all the day long
The Sirens

Lead me to the rock
New Scottish artists

TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b082hg9l)
Michael Grade and Gia Milinovich

TV executive Michael Grade and science presenter Gia Milinovich join Harriett Gilbert to discuss beloved books by Peter Oborne, Richard Feynman and Shirley Jackson. .

Basil D'Oliveira by Peter Oborne
Pubisher: Sphere

Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman by Richard Feynman
Publisher: Vintage

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Publisher: Penguin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

TUE 10:30 Country Down Under (b085851g)
Country music is commonly associated with downtrodden, lovelorn, white inhabitants of America’s rural south - but it has also long been a significant form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples.

Country music became popular Down Under during the first half of the 20th Century. Thanks to gramophone recordings, wind-up radios and touring bands, it even reached the bush where most Aboriginals lived, often more or less imprisoned on missions and government-controlled reserves. At a time when their own cultural heritage was being systematically erased, country music became a medium through which they could maintain their practice of sharing stories via the oral tradition.

Its resonance was enhanced by melodies which tended towards the melancholic. As one musician put it “country music was all about loss, and we’d lost everything”.

Through country music, Aboriginal people were able to give voice to their personal experiences and ongoing struggles for justice. For example, songs describe the stealing of babies and land, incidents of racism, poor living conditions and high levels of incarceration.

And so country music, far from its origins, has become a deeply moving and powerfully activist Aboriginal art form. With contributions from Auriel Andrew, Kev Carmody, Roger Knox, Sue Ray and Glenn Skuthorpe. And dedicated to the memory of Auriel Andrew.

Producer: Rachel Hopkin
Mixed by Robin Wise.
Consultant: Clinton Walker

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.

TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (m000j9jw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 11:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
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TUE 12:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
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TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 13:00 The Wilsons Save the World (b09h6x6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 13:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3lb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 13:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 14:00 Hidden Treasures (b05p6jmr)
Syon House

From dining habits to the wonders of metamorphic furniture.

Lars Tharp chairs the light-hearted antiques quiz.

From the London home of the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House.

With:

John Bly
Christine Lalumia
Clive Stewart-Lockhart
Max Rutherston

Producers: Elizabeth Abrahams and Annie Bristow.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

TUE 14:30 The Change (b0076pdx)
Series 3

Episode 6

Tensions mount as Carol approaches full term and she and George appear on Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

Carol …. Lynda Bellingham
George …. Philip Jackson
Violet ...... Marcia Warren
Maureen …. Maureen Beattie
Ken …. James Vaugnan
Sonia …. Emma Kennedy
Jerry …. Barnaby Kay
Dave …. Mark Powley
Researcher ...... Rosie Armstrong
Di Aitchison ...... As herself
Jenni Murray ...... As herself

Series 3 of the sitcom about a married couple's attempts to smooth over their singularly troubled midlife funk - Carol is hormonal and 15-stone George is a transvestite. Onlookers can't quite agree on the nature of their dynamic.

Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

Producer: Elizabeth Freestone

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.

TUE 15:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlr6)
2. Recognition

Clinging to her sons, unhappy Gertrude is jealous of Paul's success and his friendship with Miriam.

DH Lawrence's classic novel, first published in 1913.

Starring Benedict Sandeford and Elizabeth Estenson.

Dramatised in by Michael Butt.

Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers …. Fiona Clarke
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Radford …. Kate Rutter

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.

TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b082hg9l)
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TUE 16:30 Country Down Under (b085851g)
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TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (m000j9jw)
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TUE 17:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
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TUE 18:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
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TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 19:00 The Wilsons Save the World (b09h6x6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3lb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 19:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 20:00 Hidden Treasures (b05p6jmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

TUE 20:30 The Change (b0076pdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

TUE 21:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

TUE 22:00 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m001yj1h)
Series 6

2. Conkers Bonkers

Star of Mock The Week, Milton Jones returns with a plot involving a new pub, an old Brad Pitt, a furry George Clooney and some very suspicious beer.

Complete with his unmissable jokes and a fully-working cast.

“The best one-line merchant in British comedy...” - Chortle
"King of the surreal one-liners" - The Times
“Milton Jones is one of Britain’s best gagsmiths with a flair for creating daft yet perfect one-liners” – The Guardian

Written by Milton Jones, James Cary and Dan Evans

Starring Milton Jones, Tom Goodman-Hill, Josie Lawrence and Dan Tetsell

With music by Guy Jackson

Produced and directed by David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4

TUE 22:30 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b04wwnh8)
Series 2

Episode 1

Bridget is back asking - who has the best sexism in the world?

She also deconstructs a yogurt advert and takes a look at what happens when a perfectly normal woman appears on TV.

With token man, Fred MacAulay who reveals a hitherto unsuspected penchant for certain kitchen cleaning products.

As she hasn't managed to single-handedly eradicate sexism, Bridget Christie returns in her multi-award winning series about modern feminism.

Bridget thought that she'd be able to put her feet up assuming her last series would bomb. Sadly it was a huge success and she's had to bang on about feminism ever since.

Written by Bridget Christie.

Producers: Alison Vernon-Smith and Alexandra Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.

TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b007jn95)
Series 1

Episode 4

With 2000 snails in Alex's shed, there are fears that they will take over the village.

Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Gerard Foster.

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

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

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.

TUE 23:30 For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw (b0084ss4)
Episode 2

A mysterious rendezvous with a girl bearing an uncanny likeness to himself leaves our hero delirious with excitement - and self-loathing.

Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.

Read by the author.

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

TUE 23:45 Hearing With Hegley (b007jr05)
Series 2

Episode 2

The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley entertains an audience in Edinburgh with tales of the Tate, a jumble sale and an armadillo.

With contributions from:

Susan Norton
Nigel Piper

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.

WEDNESDAY 01 MAY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b082hg9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 Country Down Under (b085851g)
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WED 01:00 Whodunnits (m000j9jw)
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WED 01:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
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WED 02:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
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WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 The Wilsons Save the World (b09h6x6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3lb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 Hidden Treasures (b05p6jmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 The Change (b0076pdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 Whodunnits (m000jhnf)
A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death

2. To Die, to Sleep

Comedy as the loveably louche actor once again finds himself playing detective.

Charles is in Oxford, appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept theatre group when the actress playing Ophelia goes missing. In between rehearsals with puppeteers and mime artists Charles determines to find out what has happened to her.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front from a story by Simon Brett.

Charles .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Dan .... Will Kirk
Vicky .... Jessica Turner
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Zoe .... Laura Christy
Siriol .... Sinead MacInnes
Pete .... Neil McCaul
Tim .... Greg Jones
Izzy .... Lucy Reynolds
Canon Park/Director .... Clive Hayward
Passenger .... Adam Courting
Waitress/Sat Nav .... Amy Bentley-Klein

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

WED 06:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxzyr)
2. Rescue

Roberta, Phyllis and Peter jump to the rescue as Mother falls ill.

Then a Russian turns up at the railway station...

E Nesbit's much loved book dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Roberta …… Victoria Carling
Peter …… Daniel Ison
Phyllis …… Kate McEnery
Mother …… Frances Jeater
The Old Gentleman …… Timothy Bateson
Perks …… Paul Copley
Dr Forrest …… Peter Howell
Szczepansky …… Michael Poole
Mrs Viney …… Jenny Howe

Other parts played by:

Michael Turner
Andrew Wincott

Music composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1991.

WED 07:00 Never Too Late (b011j605)
Series 1

Down Memory Lane

Feisty Hilda's senior citizen holiday sees man-mad Mildred after a nostalgic destination.

Starring Thora Hird.

A surviving episode from the BBC archive of Terry Gregson's sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners.

Hilda Spriggett …. Thora Hird
Mildred Emmett …. Avis Bunnage
Albert Pickles …. Kenneth Connor
Emily Holroyd …. Megs Jenkins
Tommy Preston …. Joe Gladwyn

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.

WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
Series 6

The Christmas Club

The Lad lives to regret answering a knock at the front door.

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

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Sidney James
Wilfred Babbage
Hugh Morton
Frank Partington.

Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.

WED 08:00 Boswell's Lives (b075pddm)
Series 2

Boswell's Life of Madonna

Boswell meets Madonna and lives to tell the tale.

Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell, Dr Johnson's celebrated 18th century biographer, pursue other legends to immortalise.

James Boswell ...... Miles Jupp
Madonna ...... Debra Stephenson

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.

WED 08:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3ls)
3. The Pioneer

Nancy Astor embarks on a political career in the face of adversity as the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.

Far from being a hardened campaigner who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of ruling society, having married one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British, yet she became a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament.

Anna Maxwell Martin reads Adrian Fort's biography.

Abridger: Alison Joseph.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

WED 08:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgrn)
3. The Divorce

The girls of Riyadh continue to dream of romance, while their friend Sadeem flees to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before even being married.

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling 2005 novel dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

WED 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m001yqwp)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

WED 09:30 Britain at Sea (b045bssd)
3. War Begins

Lord West looks at the Royal Navy's strategy for winning the First World War, and how in the early years of the war it failed to bring its might to bear.

The First World War represented a major change in British strategy towards wars on the European continent. Historically Britain had stood off from continental conflicts, funding armies there but otherwise letting the Royal Navy exert its power at sea.

But now with British and imperial armies fighting across Europe, the Royal Navy was reduced to transporting troops, escorting convoys and, with the exception of some small victories mopping up German commerce raiders around the world, an inglorious policy of distant blockade.

While the Grand Fleet was kept in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, the only real attempt to fundamentally alter the balance of power was opposed by many in the Navy, went down in history as a catastrophic failure, and remains to this day one of the war's great 'what ifs'.

Producer: Giles Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

WED 09:45 Daily Service (m001yqwr)
Firm Foundation – Strength

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Theme: Firm Foundation – Strength

Psalm 18: 30-36

Led by Holly Adams

Strength to trust
Yvonne Lyon

As the deer
Volney Morgan & New Ye

A mighty fortress is our God
Cambridge Singers

WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (b0076zt4)
Same Time, Same Place, Next Year

Malcolm Taylor explores the work of folk archivist Doc Rowe.

Doc Rowe has been returning to the same places at the same times for over 40 years to record, photograph and film annual events such as the hobby horses (Obby ‘Oss) dancing through Padstow in Cornwall on May Day, the Burry Man of South Queensferry in Scotland on the second Friday in August, and the building of the Penny Hedge in Whitby on Ascension Eve.

Malcolm Taylor, the English Folk Dance and Song Society's librarian, follows him as he adds to his vast archive of the sounds and images of British vernacular culture.

Presenter: Malcolm Taylor

Producer: Julian May

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

WED 11:00 Whodunnits (m000jhnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 11:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxzyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 12:00 Never Too Late (b011j605)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 13:00 Boswell's Lives (b075pddm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 13:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 13:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgrn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 14:00 Say the Word (b00764vn)
Episode 4

Frank Delaney's panel game revolving around the English language.

With:

Christopher Cook
Miles Kington,
Valerie Grove
Carol Boyd

Plus resident jesters - the Nimmo Twins

Producer: Simon Elmes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.

WED 14:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
Series 1

Episode 4

Why would a top London journalist be so interested that love is all around in Drumlin Bay? What's Tamsyn been up to?

It seems the new editor of 'The Times of London' is boosting circulation by becoming a scurrilous gossipy rag. Of course, that would never happen now...

18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.

Tamsyn Trelawny …… Lucy Speed
Jago Trelawny …… John Bowe
Major Thomas Falconer …… Cameron Stewart
Captain Marriot …… Andrew McGibbon
Squire Bascombe …… Martin Hyder
Dewey …… Mark Felgate
The Editor …… Mark Perry
Lampwick …… Michael Fenton Stevens

Producer: Jan Ravens.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.

WED 15:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlrk)
3. Loss

Gertrude clings to her son Paul, who now turns to a new lover even though he has not forgotten his first love.

Conclusion of DH Lawrence's classic novel.

Starring Benedict Sandeford and Elizabeth Estenson.

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers …. Fiona Clarke
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Radford …. Kate Rutter
Clara Dawes …. Janice Chambers
Baxter Dawes …. Peter Meakin

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.

WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (b0076zt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 17:00 Whodunnits (m000jhnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 17:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxzyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 18:00 Never Too Late (b011j605)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 19:00 Boswell's Lives (b075pddm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 19:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgrn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 20:00 Say the Word (b00764vn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

WED 21:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

WED 22:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001yhzg)
Series 2

Naga Munchetty

Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101 as well as the one item they cannot live without.

Naga Munchetty attempts to banish people who salt their food without tasting it first, as well as unsolicited advice. The one thing she could not live without however is a spicy condiment loved by millions.

Additional material John Irwin and Suki Webster
Produced by Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4

WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k4j3)
Series 2

The Coach Trip

The Museum's annual away day heads to a medieval fayre in Chaversham.

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 April 2005.

WED 23:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b045bqt6)
Series 3

Cariad Lloyd and Gwyneth Herbert

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

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

With guest comedian:

Cariad Lloyd

Alex's Horne Section are:

Joe Auckland
Mark Brown
Will Collier
Ben Reynolds
Ed Sheldrake

With singer:

Gwyneth Herbert

Producer: Charlie Perkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

WED 23:30 On Baby Street (b00flbp3)
Series 2

Episode 3

New mum Geraldine's after a nanny, while Shona's flat out at work.

Comedy drama about three new mothers living in the same street.

Written by Jenny Eclair and Julie Balloo.

Mother Nature ....... Jenny Eclair
Geraldine ....... Frances Barber
Yvette ....... Tilly Vosburgh
Shona ....... Claire Skinner
Ian ....... Graham Fellows
Kelly ....... Linda Robson
Dad (Barry) …... Lee Cornes
Robert/Doctor …. Hugh Ross
Dom ….. Kevin Eldon
Tonia/Sophie ….. Ronni Ancona
Deanne …. Julie Balloo

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1997.

THURSDAY 02 MAY 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (b0076zt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Whodunnits (m000jhnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxzyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Never Too Late (b011j605)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Boswell's Lives (b075pddm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fgrn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Say the Word (b00764vn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Whodunnits (m000jpfn)
A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death

3. Something is Rotten

Charles is in Oxford appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept theatre group when the actress playing Ophelia is found dead. Did she take her own life or was there foul play? Charles begins to amass a list of suspects all of whom may have wished her dead.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front from a story by Simon Brett.

Charles .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Zoe .... Laura Christy
Siriol .... Sinead MacInnes
Tim .... Greg Jones
Izzy .... Lucy Reynolds
Cassie .... Heather Craney
Dan .... Will Kirk
Checkout .... Ikky Elyas
Player King .... Neil McCaul

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

THU 06:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qy473)
3. Avalanche

An avalanche poses a problem on the line and even a fishing trip takes a dramatic turn.

E Nesbit's much loved story dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Roberta …… Victoria Carling
Peter …… Daniel Ison
Phyllis …… Kate McEnery
Mother …… Frances Jeater
The Old Gentleman …… Timothy Bateson
Perks …… Paul Copley
Dr Forrest …… Peter Howell
Szczepansky …… Michael Poole
Mrs Viney …… Jenny Howe

Other parts played by:

Michael Turner
Andrew Wincott

Music composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1991.

THU 07:00 Second Thoughts (b00kjsn6)
Series 3

Recipe for Disaster

Culinary chaos is on the menu with Faith's friend Esther due to arrive for a visit from Australia.

Starring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.

Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife and her teenage children.

Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Bill …. James Bolam
Hilary …. Celia Imrie
Joe …. Mark Denham
Hannah …. Emma Gregory
Mr Burrows …. Norman Bird
Kevin …. Mark Straker

Inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

A TV version made by LWT for ITV ran from 1991.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.

THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
Series 3

The Deadly Attachment

As the Walmington-on-Sea platoon attempt to guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

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 Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Captain Muller …. Philip Madoc

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.

THU 08:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
Series 2

Bolognese Cutlets

Trisha is definitely over Deepak. She really, truly is.

Extracts from Cooking in a Bedsitter are read by Eleanor Bron.

Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's romantic comedy set in the1960s.

Inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.

Katharine Whitehorn ...... Eleanor Bron
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
Moira ...... Isabella Inchbald
June ...... Ellie Darvill
Len ...... Rupert Holliday Evans
Malcolm ...... Gary Duncan
Errol Tayla ...... Kovacevic-Ebong

Director: Emma Harding.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.

THU 08:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3mm)
4. A Blitz and a Blow

MP Nancy Astor helps to steer Plymouth through the horrors of the Blitz during the Second World War.

Adrian Fort's biography detailing the fascinating life of Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.

Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.

Abridger: Alison Joseph.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

THU 08:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fhl0)
4. Rejection

Michelle still hopes that Faisal will be able to talk his conservative mother round to their marriage, and Sadeem has fallen for Firas. But will their hopes be dashed?

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling 2005 novel dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

THU 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m001yq1r)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

THU 09:30 Britain at Sea (b045c0hr)
4. The Navy Wins

Lord West looks at how the Royal Navy won the First World War.

The Royal Navy's role in winning the conflict has often been overlooked - drowned out by the new and savage reality of industrial warfare on the western front, and the tragic romance of the imagery and war poetry which surrounded it.

Yet the Navy's role should not be underestimated, and in this programme Lord West looks at the greatest naval battle of the war - Jutland - and its dramatic impact on the war.

Jutland was a great strategic victory for the Royal Navy, but largely because of truly terrible PR afterwards, many to this day regard it as a defeat. It was part of the reason for the growing disconnect between the nation and its navy.

Yet the outcome of Jutland influenced more than just public sentiment. It forced the German military to confront the reality of their situation: that the Royal Navy's blockade could not be broken by their own fleet, and would in time strangle Germany into submission.

The result was unrestricted submarine warfare: Germany's only chance of victory, but itself carrying the risk of bringing the United States of America into the war on the Allied side.

When the United States did join the war, troops poured into Europe, but the most significant impact was on that three year old blockade, tightening it to a point that strangled Germany and won the war for the Allies.

Producer: Giles Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

THU 09:45 Daily Service (m001yq1t)
Firm Foundation – Wisdom

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Theme: Firm Foundation – Wisdom

Proverbs 3: 13-20

Led by Rev Richard Carter

THU 10:00 Great Lives (b0076v1v)
Mae West

Writer Kathy Lette chooses Hollywood's 'queen of the quip', Mae West.

As the blondest bombshell of them all and one of Hollywood's most outrageously camp icons, Mae West was certainly never ignored during a career spanning almost seven decades. As a novelist, playwright, businesswoman, producer and performer she always attracted scandal, controversy and men.

Writer Kathy Lette proposes Mae West for great-life status and discusses the 'queen of the quip' with Francine Stock. Providing expert analysis is Mae West biography Simon Louvish.

Presenter: Francine Stock

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.

THU 10:30 Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success (b07g8psz)
Is Viz profane rubbish or a bold rebellion?

Nick Baker charts its controversial explosion from gutter rag fanzine to national success. Does humour have lines that can’t be crossed?

Viz was born in a Newcastle bedroom during the Thatcher years. The profanity-laced and flatulence-filled comic took Britain by storm with its taboo-shattering humour. While its blatant disregard for political correctness turned many away in disgust, its gasp-inducing gags made it one of Britain’s best-selling magazines. Nick Baker traces the comic back to its Geordie genesis to ask how something so shockingly vulgar ended up under the mattresses of countless teens and under the eyes of business men pretending to read the Financial Times.

Nick’s journey begins in Tyneside with the creators of Viz. Brothers Chris and Simon Donald and best friend Jim Brownlow.

With the equally loved and hated Fat Slags, Sid the Sexist and Johnny Fartpants by his side, Nick tours the Newcastle underground that served as an incubator for Viz. The naughty and risqué content spread like wildfire in the punk scene. Soon each issue of the DIY magazine was consistently selling over a million copies.

As Nick tries to understand this rollercoaster success, he secures exclusive interviews with Viz legends Roger Mellie the Man on the Tellie and Billy the Fish, voiced by Harry Enfield.

Viz’s outrageous satire got them in trouble with everyone from the United Nations to Scotland Yard. Accusations of racism, sexism, and insensitivity were part of the daily routine at the office. Comedians Richard Herring, Alex Lowe, Lucy Porter and Frank Skinner debate whether these boundaries should exist in the first place.

Today, sales of Viz have declined dramatically. Nick discusses its place in the pantheon of British comedy with current editors Graham Dury and Simon Thorp.

Producer: Anishka Sharma

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2016.

THU 11:00 Whodunnits (m000jpfn)
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THU 11:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qy473)
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THU 12:00 Second Thoughts (b00kjsn6)
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THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
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THU 13:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
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THU 13:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3mm)
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THU 13:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fhl0)
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THU 14:00 Genius (b008jdzb)
Series 2

Sid Waddell

Perforated bread and counselling with a twist.

Dave Gorman asks Darts commentator Sid Waddell to choose the public's best loopy idea.

Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.

THU 14:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076fcl)
Series 1

Mr Foster's Good Fairy

Confectioner, Cyril Foster harbours dark secrets from his past, until he's offered a most unlikely escape...

Series one of short stories by WS Gilbert dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

CAST:

WS Gilbert …. Starring Jonathan
Cyril Foster …. Ian Brooker
The Fairy …. Sara Coward
Jake …. Lennox Greaves
Samuel …. David Bannerman

Playwright and humourist, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) is best known for his comic opera collaborations with Sir Arthur Sullivan, which first captivated audiences across the English-speaking world in the late 19th century.

Director: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

THU 15:00 Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon (b017x3pl)
The story of one of the most infamous, unexpected and touching of friendships between two ‘70s icons, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon.

Starring Sean Pertwee as Oliver Reed, and Arthur Darvill as Keith Moon.

Oliver Reed …. Sean Pertwee
Keith Moon …. Arthur Darvill
Burt …. Matthew Gravelle
Receptionist …. Claire Cage
Nick …. Richard Nichols
Fisherman’s Daughter …. Bethan Walker

In the mid-1970s, Oliver was an international movie star, and drummer Keith was a rock 'n' roll legend, as the drummer with The Who. Both were famous for their partying and boozing, as well as their undeniable talents. Mercurial and unpredictable, both men were at the top of their game - but the top can be a very lonely place.

Then they met, on the film set of The Who's epic rock opera, Tommy. What followed was a revelation - in each other they found a true kindred spirit, their own shadow image.

This is a story of madness and mayhem, antics and adventures, but also of love and loss - the dangerous, dazzling brilliance of two unbridled spirits connecting, but then the huge pain when one of them dies prematurely.

Recounting the electrifying bromance between these two iconic figures, ‘Burning Both Ends’ is the story of two men who found in each other a true friend, and who loved each other as fiercely as they partied.

Written by Matthew Broughton - inspired by true events, but scenes and characters have been created for dramatic effect.

Director: Sam Hoyle.

A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2011.

THU 15:45 Mark Twain Stories (b007jqdh)
A Ghost Story

A man finds himself at a deserted hotel - full of mould and darkness and seeming like the " tombs of the dead ". Indeed, the melancholy run down mood seems to induce nostalgia.

Story by Mark Twain

Reader Kelsey Grammer

Producer Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1997.

THU 16:00 Great Lives (b0076v1v)
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THU 16:30 Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success (b07g8psz)
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THU 17:00 Whodunnits (m000jpfn)
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THU 17:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qy473)
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THU 18:00 Second Thoughts (b00kjsn6)
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THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
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THU 19:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
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THU 19:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3mm)
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THU 19:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fhl0)
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THU 20:00 Genius (b008jdzb)
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THU 20:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076fcl)
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THU 21:00 Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon (b017x3pl)
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THU 21:45 Mark Twain Stories (b007jqdh)
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THU 22:00 What's the Story, Ashley Storrie? (m001yjbt)
Love, Death and A Box of Chocolates

Ashley shares her atypical account of amore - cringeworthy childhood crushes, hugging machines, and why love actually is a load of mince.

And in the final chapter of her story, Ashley’s mum is dying, and she’s not doing it nearly as gracefully as Susan Sarandon has led us to believe it should be done. In trying to make sense of it all, Ashley explains how death was dealt with during her unconventional upbringing - featuring funeral karaoke and family feuds - getting side-tracked by grave robbers, 80s ghosts… and Forrest Gump.

Poignant and personal, this might also be the episode to convince Ashley that exploring your trauma in a fringe show isn’t a suitable substitute for actual therapy…

With Rosco McClelland
Produced by Julia Sutherland
Sound Design by Sean Kerwin
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4

THU 22:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b08b7wd3)
Series 6

Episode 5

Another tip Behind Closed Doors; a famous author takes drastic measures to improve his sales; and discover what a certain celebrity is really like.

John Finnemore, writer and star of Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore's Double Acts and regular guest on The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth, returns for a sixth series of his multi-award-winning series.

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme was described by The Radio Times as "the best sketch show in years, on television or radio", and by The Daily Telegraph as "funny enough to make even the surliest cat laugh". Already the winner of a BBC Audio Drama Award and a Radio Academy Silver Award, John was named the 2016 Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild for his work on Souvenir Programme.

Written by and starring John Finnemore.

With
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan

Original music composed and performed by Susannah Pearse.

Producer: Ed Morrish

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

THU 23:00 The Mark Steel Revolution (b00fz849)
The American Civil War

Radical comic Mark Steele asks if the battling was part of a revolution.

A series of lectures on the theme of revolution, Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.

With Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonca.

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.

THU 23:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b01mvzft)
Series 2

Episode 4

Justin's still living with his father-in-law, still working with his ex-wife and still calling on his Gran for her words of wisdom.

Now he also has to cope with a game of golf.

Starring Justin Moorhouse, Anne Reid and Paul Copley.

Sitcom written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser.

Justin ..... Justin Moorhouse
Gran ..... Anne Reid
Lisa ..... Christine Bottomley
Bryn ..... Lloyd Langford
Ray ..... Paul Copley
Tanya ..... Victoria Elliott
Charlie ..... Mark Chatterton
Barbara ..... Kathryn Hunt

Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester.

Producer: Steven Canny

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.

FRIDAY 03 MAY 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b0076v1v)
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FRI 00:30 Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success (b07g8psz)
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FRI 01:00 Whodunnits (m000jpfn)
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FRI 01:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qy473)
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FRI 02:00 Second Thoughts (b00kjsn6)
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FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
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FRI 03:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
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FRI 03:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fhl0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 Genius (b008jdzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076fcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon (b017x3pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]

FRI 05:45 Mark Twain Stories (b007jqdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 Whodunnits (m000jx47)
A Charles Paris Mystery - A Doubtful Death

4. Smile and be a Villain

Charles is in Oxford appearing in a re-imagining of Hamlet by a high-concept theatre group when the actress playing Ophelia is found dead.

Charles has accused the director of murdering both his production of Hamlet - and his actress lover. It doesn't go down well.

So who did kill Jenny?

Dramatised by Jeremy Front from a story by Simon Brett.

Charles Paris .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Dan .... Will Kirk
Tomasz .... Ian Conningham
Cassie .... Heather Craney
Fortinbrass .... Ikky Elyas

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

FRI 06:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qyqd1)
4. Father

The children help out when a paper chase goes wrong,

Then Roberta finally learns the truth about her father...

E Nesbit's much loved story dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Roberta …… Victoria Carling
Peter …… Daniel Ison
Phyllis …… Kate McEnery
Mother …… Frances Jeater
The Old Gentleman …… Timothy Bateson
Perks …… Paul Copley
Dr Forrest …… Peter Howell
Jim …… Paul Downing
Foreman …… Fraser Kerr
Workman …… Ben Onwukwe

Other parts played by the cast.

Music composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1991.

FRI 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b007yp9j)
Series 1

The Menage

Izzy struggles to come to terms with some alternative domestic arrangements.

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank

Class 4C:

Kerryann White
Sarah Doyle
Sam Smart
Mark Monero

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.

FRI 07:30 Albert and Me (b048s4vy)
Series 2

Driver

Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.

Stars Robert Lindsay and Pat Coombs.

The struggles of single parent Bryan Archer to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.

Bryan Archer ...... Robert Lindsay
Mum/Albert ...... Pat Coombs
Mrs Willis ...... Diana King
Terry ...... Derek Martin
Alison ...... Deidre Costello
Charlie ...... Peter Cleall
Andy ...... John Kane

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Incidental music by Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1983.

FRI 08:00 Plum House (b0b7fpsg)
Series 2

Hot Quiz

Comedy about the inept staff at an historic house in the Lake District.

Plum House, the former country home of terrible poet George Pudding, is now a crumbling museum in dire financial straits.

It struggles to stay open under its curator Peter Knight - as Tom Collyer tries and fails to get the museum back on track, alongside the hopelessly out of touch deputy Julian. The staff also includes corner-cutting gift shop manager Maureen, put-upon education officer Emma and enthusiastic but dim-witted caretaker Alan.

This week, after their latest madcap scheme proves a disaster, Tom decides that Peter and Julian should no longer be in charge of the finances. He soon discovers that each staff member thinks they are most suited for the role, and a local pub quiz becomes the arena to decide who is best and smartest at Plum House. The competition reignites old tensions and turns the team on each other. Meanwhile, Tom is distracted by his feelings for Emma.

Peter Knight.......................Simon Callow
Maureen..............................Jane Horrocks
Julian.....................................Miles Jupp
Tom........................................Tom Bell
Emma.....................................Louise Ford
Alan.........................................Pearce Quigley
Ken/Quizmaster.................Graham Fellows

Written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna

Produced by Sarah Cartwright

Directed by Paul Schlesinger

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018.

FRI 08:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3nd)
5. An Array of Dragons

Forced into retirement, Nancy struggles to adapt to non-political life in her twilight days.

The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.

Anna Maxwell Martin concludes Adrian Fort's biography.

Abridger: Alison Joseph.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.

FRI 08:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fghs)
5. The Plan

Saudi men have so far proved a huge disappointment to the Girls of Riyadh, but Lamees has a plan. She's not going to share the same fate of her friends.

Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling 2005 novel dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi.

Gamrah …. Lara Sawalha
Sadeem …. Laila Alj
Michelle …. Jasmine Jones
Lamees …. Nyla Levy
Faisal …. Ikky Elyas
Rashid …. Elham Ehsas
Firas …. Moe Bar-El
Pilot/Bookseller …. Ian Conningham
Tara …. Sinead MacInnes

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

FRI 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m001yq32)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

FRI 09:30 Britain at Sea (b045c65p)
5. Inter-War Trouble

Lord West explores the Royal Navy's three battles between the wars: with a new department in Whitehall, with communists in Russia, and with the Navy's oldest foe - the Treasury.

The First World War left Britain reeling, economically devastated and with massive social dislocation and a generation scarred, both physically and psychologically, by the conflict. The country was on the back foot, and the Royal Navy was, too.

The Navy's formidable new capability - its air arm - was taken away and handed to the newly-formed RAF. Constant raids by the Treasury were initially rebuffed, but eventually took their toll. And a perception grew up that the pre-war arms race had caused the war, and that the Navy had caused the arms race, and there was little outrage when the size of the navy was fixed.
But alongside these battles in Whitehall, in international negotiations, and for the hearts and minds of the British public, the Navy also had a proper war to fight.

For almost a year after the end of the First World War, the Navy - together with other British and allied troops - fought a war in Russia against the 'Red Army' of the nascent Soviet Union. Largely forgotten today because the exhausted troops were eventually withdrawn, the war nevertheless gave Estonia its first taste of independence.

Producer: Giles Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m001yq34)
Firm Foundation – Take courage

A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.

Theme: Firm Foundation – Take courage

Matthew 14: 22-33

Led by Rev Grace Thomas

Oceans
Susie Woodbridge

Do not be afraid
Kitty Cleveland

Firm Foundation
Maverick City Music

FRI 10:00 Soul Music (m0012fbs)
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

More gospel than rock, this 1987 hit has inspired great change in people's lives and created memories for music lovers across the world.

Brendan McManus was a corporate high flyer with an inexplicable sense that his life needed to change direction. This song was the tipping point that encouraged him to make a huge decision.

Raghav Prasad writes a music blog about the songs he grew up with as a young man in India. This track takes him back to the 'chummery' where he lived in Bombay (now Mumbai) when he was starting out on what became a globe-trotting career. This song reflects both his continued urge to travel but also how he regards his Hindu faith.

Neil Brand is a musician and broadcaster and a regular Soul Music contributor. He explains that the roots of this track are more gospel than rock.

Pauline Henry was the lead singer of The Chimes. Their version of this track, with Pauline's stirring vocals, not only changed her life but was said to be Bono's favourite interpretation of the song.

Rory Coleman is a world-class athlete and life coach who loves nothing more than to run for hundreds of miles across inhospitable terrain. However, in his 20s, his life was out of control. Something had to change and this song provided inspiration.

Gail Mullin, in Kansas City, describes how much her husband loved U2 and especially this track. Shortly before he died he received a personal letter from Bono explaining what motivated him to write this song.

Producer: Karen Gregor for BBC Audio in Bristol

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2021.

FRI 10:30 Mel's Iron Age Holiday (b017mv1r)
Mel Giedroyc takes a British family back 2,000 years to live in a Danish Iron Age village at Sagnlandet Lejre.

Every summer ordinary families apply to live in the authentically reconstructed village for a week, to experience living as close to the Iron Age as possible. This year one lucky British family has been accepted.

Mel Giedroyc joins them and immerses herself with glee: putting on the layers of hand-woven woollen garments and matching bonnet and settling down onto her sheepskins in her pitch-dark wattle-and-daub hut. It's hard and primitive living. Days are occupied by gathering and preparing food as close to authentic Iron Age food as possible, grinding flour, fetching water, forging iron and chopping wood. Through the week, there are emotional highs and lows for all of them.

Then the week ends with a pagan ceremony at the Sacrificial Bog...

Producer: Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.

FRI 11:00 Whodunnits (m000jx47)
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FRI 11:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qyqd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 12:00 Up the Garden Path (b007yp9j)
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FRI 12:30 Albert and Me (b048s4vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 13:00 Plum House (b0b7fpsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 13:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 13:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fghs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 14:00 The 3rd Degree (m0018g5r)
Series 12

UCL

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

A funny and dynamic general knowledge quiz show with specialist subjects biochemical engineering, psychology and English Literature

Contestants are asked questions about speech production and Wagner

Producer: David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2022.

FRI 14:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076hbd)
Series 1

The Folks Who Live on the Hill

While lavishing care on a sick Vi, Roy makes matters considerably worse.

And as Bernadette prepares for Victor's birthday party, she finds herself welcoming some very unexpected guests.

Starring Ram John Holder and Sam Kelly.

Sitcom written by Marcus Powell and John Byrne.

Roy ...... Ram Jam Holder
George ...... Sam Kelly
Victor ...... Marcus Powell
Barry ...... George Layton
Vi ...... Yvonne Brewster
Bernadette ...... Caroline Lee Johnson
Siobhan ...... Joanna Brookes

Producer: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

FRI 15:00 Lesley Bruce - Glass (m0013b2r)
In 1761, Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica.

Lesley Bruce’s drama explores the impact of this peculiar instrument on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Mesmer - as well as two visually-impaired musicians, Marianne Kirschgassner and Marie Therese von Paradis.

Benjamin Franklin .... Jon Strickland
Mozart .... Adam Godley
Franz Mesmer .... Nicholas Farrell
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles
Herr Kirschgassner .... John Rowe
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles
Marie Therese von Paradis .... Victoria Finney
Marianne Kirschgassner .... Tracey Wiles

All other parts played by the cast.

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.

FRI 16:00 Soul Music (m0012fbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 16:30 Mel's Iron Age Holiday (b017mv1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

FRI 17:00 Whodunnits (m000jx47)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 17:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qyqd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Up the Garden Path (b007yp9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

FRI 18:30 Albert and Me (b048s4vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

FRI 19:00 Plum House (b0b7fpsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (b01nf3nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 19:45 Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh (m000fghs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 20:00 The 3rd Degree (m0018g5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076hbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

FRI 21:00 Lesley Bruce - Glass (m0013b2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

FRI 22:00 You Heard It Here First (m001ypty)
Series 2

Four: 'This is such a good game!'

Chris McCausland asks Lucy Beaumont and Daliso Chaponda to take on Mel Giedroyc and Ben Shephard. Lucy Beaumont believes a game where guests figure out the emotions of dogs just from the sounds they're making, is the best game ever. The teams must figure out what on earth is being advertised on TV, guess what famous objects or locations children are trying to describe.

Producer: Sasha Bobak
Assistant Producer: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Coordinator: Dan Marchini

A BBC Studios Production

An EcoAudio certified production

FRI 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00xn9fp)
Series 2

Episode 3

Will the museum's first ever Sunday opening run smoothly?

Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt and Geoffrey Palmer.

David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small art museum staffed by eccentrics and obsessives.

Rod Millet …. Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle …. Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgcombe …. Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely …. Ben Willbond
Wilf Arbuthnot …. Geoff McGivern
Eva Tittle …. Julia Deakin
Des Wainwright …. Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis …. Chris Pavlo
Susie Maltby …. Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Marina …. Marina Koem
Andros …. Stephen Critchlow
Gloria Brindle …. Helen Atkinson-Wood

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.

FRI 23:00 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival (m001ljq6)
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase 2023

Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a comedy showcase featuring stand up acts from 2023's Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

Featuring:

Ignacio Lopez
Chloe Petts
Sara Barron
Melanie Owen
Rob Rouse

Producer: Paul Woodham

A BBC Radio Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in May 2023.

FRI 23:30 Bird Island (b01jxslg)
Series 1

Episode 2

Ben is on the trip of a lifetime to Sub-Antarctica.

Yet he's trapped in an icy hell with one other person, a dodgy internet connection and a Dictaphone.

Fellow travelling scientist Graham is also a nerd, so he's not much help in alleviating the loneliness. No wonder they both fail to share all the highs and lows of exploring this beautiful, but lonely landscape.

So, Ben tries to socially adapt to his loneliness by keeping a cheery audio diary.

In this episode, Ben and Graham are short on food supplies and can't radio main base.

Tensions rise as they are forced to survive on porridge.

Written by Katy Wix

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.

FRI 23:45 Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues (b00dw881)
The Gold Coast

Country singer and 2008 US presidential hopeful Tina C continues her look at the Australian obsession with country music.

Tina explores Brisbane, where developers have built so many skyscraper hotels that the beach is in shade for most of the day.

She sings her version of Waltzing Matilda on a local breakfast TV show and parties at a redneck bar.

Written and performed by Christopher Green

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.

LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp 23:00 SAT (m001cf0c)

4 at the Store 22:00 SAT (b007jqg1)

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b082hg9l)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (b0bk12c7)

Albert and Me 02:30 SAT (b0480vfp)

Albert and Me 07:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

Albert and Me 12:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

Albert and Me 18:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section 23:00 WED (b045bqt6)

Apprentice to Danger 06:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 11:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 17:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 01:30 TUE (m001ypy0)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (b0076zt4)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (b0076zt4)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (b0076zt4)

At Home With The Snails 23:00 TUE (b007jn95)

Bartleby the Scrivener 05:00 SAT (b007jx95)

Bird Island 23:30 FRI (b01jxslg)

Boswell's Lives 08:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 13:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 19:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 03:00 THU (b075pddm)

Bridget Christie Minds the Gap 22:30 TUE (b04wwnh8)

Britain at Sea 09:30 MON (b0457rmz)

Britain at Sea 09:30 TUE (b04586zr)

Britain at Sea 09:30 WED (b045bssd)

Britain at Sea 09:30 THU (b045c0hr)

Britain at Sea 09:30 FRI (b045c65p)

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 15:00 THU (b017x3pl)

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 21:00 THU (b017x3pl)

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 05:00 FRI (b017x3pl)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 08:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 13:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 19:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 03:00 FRI (b09jrkr2)

Country Down Under 10:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 16:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 00:30 WED (b085851g)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 MON (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 MON (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 TUE (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 TUE (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 TUE (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 WED (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 WED (b007jlrk)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 WED (b007jlrk)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 THU (b007jlrk)

Dad's Army 07:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 12:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 18:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 02:30 FRI (b007jq5q)

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m001ypy4)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m001yq13)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m001yqwr)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m001yq1t)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m001yq34)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m000gtj9)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011jx7v)

Dead Ringers 23:00 MON (m001yj77)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m001yps1)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 04:30 SAT (b0076h7l)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 14:30 FRI (b0076hbd)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 20:30 FRI (b0076hbd)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 WED (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 THU (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 FRI (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

Elephants to Catch Eels 14:30 WED (b007qx6x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 20:30 WED (b007qx6x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 04:30 THU (b007qx6x)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 09:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 14:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 20:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 04:00 SUN (m000xlm4)

Everyone Quite Likes Justin 23:30 THU (b01mvzft)

For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw 23:30 TUE (b0084ss4)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 01:00 SAT (b05z865m)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 06:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 11:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 17:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 01:00 TUE (b0622ysh)

Genius 14:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 20:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b008jdzb)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (b0076fcl)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b0076v1v)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b0076v1v)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b0076v1v)

Great Unanswered Questions 23:00 SUN (b00fn9l8)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007k06k)

Hearing With Hegley 23:45 TUE (b007jr05)

Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game 16:00 SAT (b00t384l)

Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game 00:00 SUN (b00t384l)

Hidden Treasures 14:00 TUE (b05p6jmr)

Hidden Treasures 20:00 TUE (b05p6jmr)

Hidden Treasures 04:00 WED (b05p6jmr)

Hut 33 23:30 SAT (b00wfwyl)

I've Never Seen Star Wars 22:30 SUN (b00rbkyc)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 10:55 MON (b0627p62)

Inheritance Tracks 16:55 MON (b0627p62)

Inheritance Tracks 00:55 TUE (b0627p62)

It's a Fair Cop 22:00 MON (m001yhj7)

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme 22:30 THU (b08b7wd3)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00926gm)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00926gm)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00926gm)

Kevin Bacon's Game of Fame 00:30 SAT (b085h73f)

Lesley Bruce - Glass 15:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Lesley Bruce - Glass 21:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Mark Twain Stories 15:45 THU (b007jqdh)

Mark Twain Stories 21:45 THU (b007jqdh)

Mark Twain Stories 05:45 FRI (b007jqdh)

Mel's Iron Age Holiday 10:30 FRI (b017mv1r)

Mel's Iron Age Holiday 16:30 FRI (b017mv1r)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 06:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 11:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 17:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 01:00 SUN (b00bqm6w)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 08:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 13:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 19:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 03:00 TUE (b097btt0)

Much Binding in the Marsh 10:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 15:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 21:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 05:30 MON (m001yps5)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 TUE (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 WED (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 THU (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 FRI (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

Never Too Late 07:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 12:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 18:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 02:00 THU (b011j605)

On Baby Street 23:30 WED (b00flbp3)

Plum House 03:00 SAT (b0b6p7g3)

Plum House 08:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Plum House 13:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Plum House 19:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m000h0qv)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 TUE (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 WED (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 THU (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 FRI (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Revolting People 22:00 SUN (b00f80zs)

Ring Around the Bath 14:30 MON (b01hpx39)

Ring Around the Bath 20:30 MON (b01hpx39)

Ring Around the Bath 04:30 TUE (b01hpx39)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 08:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 13:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 19:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 03:45 SUN (b01kpzsr)

Room 101 with Paul Merton 22:00 WED (m001yhzg)

Sarah Millican's Support Group 22:30 SAT (b010twf6)

Say the Word 14:00 WED (b00764vn)

Say the Word 20:00 WED (b00764vn)

Say the Word 04:00 THU (b00764vn)

Second Thoughts 07:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 12:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 18:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 02:00 FRI (b00kjsn6)

Semi Circles 07:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 12:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 18:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 02:00 WED (b007jts2)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 10:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 15:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 21:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 05:00 SUN (m000szng)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00djtj8)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

Steptoe and Son 07:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 18:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 02:30 TUE (b007jnms)

Subterranean Homesick Blues 03:45 SAT (b0bh8vp0)

Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On 23:30 MON (b0717j1y)

Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! 22:00 TUE (m001yj1h)

The 3rd Degree 14:00 FRI (m0018g5r)

The 3rd Degree 20:00 FRI (m0018g5r)

The Alan Davies Show 07:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 12:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 18:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 02:00 TUE (b0085k82)

The Arthur Haynes Show 09:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 14:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 20:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 04:30 SUN (b0177539)

The Change 14:30 TUE (b0076pdx)

The Change 20:30 TUE (b0076pdx)

The Change 04:30 WED (b0076pdx)

The Confessional 22:30 MON (m0010wm2)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b007jlsh)

The In Crowd 23:30 SUN (b06g26t0)

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival 23:00 FRI (m001ljq6)

The Maltby Collection 22:30 FRI (b00xn9fp)

The Mark Steel Revolution 23:00 THU (b00fz849)

The Moth Radio Hour 10:00 MON (m000y5v4)

The Moth Radio Hour 16:00 MON (m000y5v4)

The Moth Radio Hour 00:00 TUE (m000y5v4)

The Museum of Everything 22:30 WED (b007k4j3)

The Wilsons Save the World 08:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 13:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 19:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 03:00 WED (b09h6x6p)

Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues 23:45 FRI (b00dw881)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee 03:30 SAT (m000n6qg)

Tony's 10:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 15:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 21:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 05:00 MON (b00tjfz1)

Up the Garden Path 02:00 SAT (b007xwbq)

Up the Garden Path 07:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Up the Garden Path 12:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Up the Garden Path 18:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 10:30 THU (b07g8psz)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 16:30 THU (b07g8psz)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 00:30 FRI (b07g8psz)

Voices from the Grave 16:00 SUN (b007jwnf)

Voices from the Grave 00:00 MON (b007jwnf)

Weird Tales 16:30 SUN (b00vk756)

Weird Tales 00:30 MON (b00vk756)

What's the Story, Ashley Storrie? 22:00 THU (m001yjbt)

Whispers 04:00 SAT (b007k3jj)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b007jnl4)

Whodunnits 06:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 11:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 17:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 01:00 WED (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 06:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 11:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 17:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 01:00 THU (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 06:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 11:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 17:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 01:00 FRI (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 06:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Whodunnits 11:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Whodunnits 17:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 MON (m001ypy2)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m001yq11)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m001yqwp)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 THU (m001yq1r)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 FRI (m001yq32)

You Heard It Here First 22:00 FRI (m001ypty)

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

Boswell's Lives 08:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 13:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 19:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 03:00 THU (b075pddm)

Bridget Christie Minds the Gap 22:30 TUE (b04wwnh8)

For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw 23:30 TUE (b0084ss4)

Much Binding in the Marsh 10:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 15:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 21:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 05:30 MON (m001yps5)

On Baby Street 23:30 WED (b00flbp3)

What's the Story, Ashley Storrie? 22:00 THU (m001yjbt)

Comedy: Character

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 04:30 SAT (b0076h7l)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 14:30 FRI (b0076hbd)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 20:30 FRI (b0076hbd)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 08:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 13:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 19:45 SAT (b01kpzsr)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 03:45 SUN (b01kpzsr)

Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues 23:45 FRI (b00dw881)

Comedy: Chat

Genius 14:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 20:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b008jdzb)

I've Never Seen Star Wars 22:30 SUN (b00rbkyc)

The Confessional 22:30 MON (m0010wm2)

Comedy: Music

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section 23:00 WED (b045bqt6)

Comedy: Panel Shows

Great Unanswered Questions 23:00 SUN (b00fn9l8)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00926gm)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00926gm)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00926gm)

Room 101 with Paul Merton 22:00 WED (m001yhzg)

Say the Word 14:00 WED (b00764vn)

Say the Word 20:00 WED (b00764vn)

Say the Word 04:00 THU (b00764vn)

You Heard It Here First 22:00 FRI (m001ypty)

Comedy: Satire

Dead Ringers 23:00 MON (m001yj77)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 09:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 14:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 20:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 04:00 SUN (m000xlm4)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 10:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 15:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 21:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 05:00 SUN (m000szng)

Comedy: Sitcoms

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (b0bk12c7)

Albert and Me 02:30 SAT (b0480vfp)

Albert and Me 07:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

Albert and Me 12:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

Albert and Me 18:30 FRI (b048s4vy)

At Home With The Snails 23:00 TUE (b007jn95)

Bird Island 23:30 FRI (b01jxslg)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 08:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 13:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 19:00 THU (b09jrkr2)

Cooking in a Bedsitter 03:00 FRI (b09jrkr2)

Dad's Army 07:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 12:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 18:30 THU (b007jq5q)

Dad's Army 02:30 FRI (b007jq5q)

Elephants to Catch Eels 14:30 WED (b007qx6x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 20:30 WED (b007qx6x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 04:30 THU (b007qx6x)

Everyone Quite Likes Justin 23:30 THU (b01mvzft)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (b0076fcl)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007k06k)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007k06k)

Hut 33 23:30 SAT (b00wfwyl)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 08:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 13:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 19:00 MON (b097btt0)

Mrs Sidhu Investigates 03:00 TUE (b097btt0)

Never Too Late 07:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 12:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 18:00 WED (b011j605)

Never Too Late 02:00 THU (b011j605)

On Baby Street 23:30 WED (b00flbp3)

Plum House 03:00 SAT (b0b6p7g3)

Plum House 08:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Plum House 13:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Plum House 19:00 FRI (b0b7fpsg)

Revolting People 22:00 SUN (b00f80zs)

Ring Around the Bath 14:30 MON (b01hpx39)

Ring Around the Bath 20:30 MON (b01hpx39)

Ring Around the Bath 04:30 TUE (b01hpx39)

Sarah Millican's Support Group 22:30 SAT (b010twf6)

Second Thoughts 07:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 12:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 18:00 THU (b00kjsn6)

Second Thoughts 02:00 FRI (b00kjsn6)

Semi Circles 07:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 12:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 18:00 TUE (b007jts2)

Semi Circles 02:00 WED (b007jts2)

Steptoe and Son 07:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 18:30 MON (b007jnms)

Steptoe and Son 02:30 TUE (b007jnms)

Subterranean Homesick Blues 03:45 SAT (b0bh8vp0)

Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! 22:00 TUE (m001yj1h)

The Alan Davies Show 07:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 12:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 18:00 MON (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 02:00 TUE (b0085k82)

The Change 14:30 TUE (b0076pdx)

The Change 20:30 TUE (b0076pdx)

The Change 04:30 WED (b0076pdx)

The Maltby Collection 22:30 FRI (b00xn9fp)

The Wilsons Save the World 08:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 13:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 19:00 TUE (b09h6x6p)

The Wilsons Save the World 03:00 WED (b09h6x6p)

Tony's 10:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 15:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 21:00 SUN (b00tjfz1)

Tony's 05:00 MON (b00tjfz1)

Up the Garden Path 02:00 SAT (b007xwbq)

Up the Garden Path 07:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Up the Garden Path 12:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Up the Garden Path 18:00 FRI (b007yp9j)

Comedy: Sketch

'Whatever Next?' with Miles Jupp 23:00 SAT (m001cf0c)

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section 23:00 WED (b045bqt6)

It's a Fair Cop 22:00 MON (m001yhj7)

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme 22:30 THU (b08b7wd3)

Much Binding in the Marsh 10:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 15:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 21:30 SUN (m001yps5)

Much Binding in the Marsh 05:30 MON (m001yps5)

The Arthur Haynes Show 09:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 14:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 20:30 SAT (b0177539)

The Arthur Haynes Show 04:30 SUN (b0177539)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b007jlsh)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b007jlsh)

The In Crowd 23:30 SUN (b06g26t0)

The Museum of Everything 22:30 WED (b007k4j3)

Comedy: Standup

4 at the Store 22:00 SAT (b007jqg1)

Hearing With Hegley 23:45 TUE (b007jr05)

Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On 23:30 MON (b0717j1y)

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival 23:00 FRI (m001ljq6)

The Mark Steel Revolution 23:00 THU (b00fz849)

What's the Story, Ashley Storrie? 22:00 THU (m001yjbt)

Drama

Apprentice to Danger 06:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 11:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 17:30 MON (m001ypy0)

Apprentice to Danger 01:30 TUE (m001ypy0)

Boswell's Lives 08:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 13:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 19:00 WED (b075pddm)

Boswell's Lives 03:00 THU (b075pddm)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (b0076fcl)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (b0076fcl)

Mark Twain Stories 15:45 THU (b007jqdh)

Mark Twain Stories 21:45 THU (b007jqdh)

Mark Twain Stories 05:45 FRI (b007jqdh)

Drama: Biographical

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 15:00 THU (b017x3pl)

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 21:00 THU (b017x3pl)

Burning Both Ends: When Oliver Reed Met Keith Moon 05:00 FRI (b017x3pl)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 06:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 11:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 17:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)

Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury 01:00 SUN (b00bqm6w)

Drama: Classic & Period

Bartleby the Scrivener 05:00 SAT (b007jx95)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 MON (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 MON (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 TUE (b007jlqq)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 TUE (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 TUE (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 WED (b007jlr6)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 15:00 WED (b007jlrk)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 21:00 WED (b007jlrk)

DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers 05:00 THU (b007jlrk)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 TUE (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 WED (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 WED (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 THU (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 THU (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 01:30 FRI (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 06:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 11:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 17:30 FRI (b00qyqd1)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 09:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 14:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 20:00 SAT (m000xlm4)

England, Their England by AG Macdonell 04:00 SUN (m000xlm4)

Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game 16:00 SAT (b00t384l)

Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game 00:00 SUN (b00t384l)

Drama: Crime

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 01:00 SAT (b05z865m)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 06:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 11:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 17:00 MON (b0622ysh)

Galbraith and the Midas Touch 01:00 TUE (b0622ysh)

Whodunnits 01:30 SAT (b007jnl4)

Whodunnits 06:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 11:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 17:00 TUE (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 01:00 WED (m000j9jw)

Whodunnits 06:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 11:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 17:00 WED (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 01:00 THU (m000jhnf)

Whodunnits 06:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 11:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 17:00 THU (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 01:00 FRI (m000jpfn)

Whodunnits 06:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Whodunnits 11:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Whodunnits 17:00 FRI (m000jx47)

Drama: Historical

Lesley Bruce - Glass 15:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Lesley Bruce - Glass 21:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Voices from the Grave 16:00 SUN (b007jwnf)

Voices from the Grave 00:00 MON (b007jwnf)

Weird Tales 16:30 SUN (b00vk756)

Weird Tales 00:30 MON (b00vk756)

Drama: Psychological

Weird Tales 16:30 SUN (b00vk756)

Weird Tales 00:30 MON (b00vk756)

Drama: Relationships & Romance

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (b0bk12c7)

AL Kennedy - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (b0bk12c7)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 MON (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 TUE (m000ffys)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 TUE (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 WED (m000fgcx)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 WED (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 THU (m000fgrn)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 THU (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 03:45 FRI (m000fhl0)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 08:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 13:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Rajaa Alsanea - Girls of Riyadh 19:45 FRI (m000fghs)

Subterranean Homesick Blues 03:45 SAT (b0bh8vp0)

Entertainment

I've Never Seen Star Wars 22:30 SUN (b00rbkyc)

Room 101 with Paul Merton 22:00 WED (m001yhzg)

Whispers 04:00 SAT (b007k3jj)

Factual

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b082hg9l)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (b0076zt4)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (b0076zt4)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (b0076zt4)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 MON (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 TUE (b01n9wzp)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 TUE (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 WED (b01nf3lb)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 WED (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 THU (b01nf3ls)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 THU (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 03:30 FRI (b01nf3mm)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 08:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 13:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort 19:30 FRI (b01nf3nd)

The 3rd Degree 14:00 FRI (m0018g5r)

The 3rd Degree 20:00 FRI (m0018g5r)

Factual: Antiques

Hidden Treasures 14:00 TUE (b05p6jmr)

Hidden Treasures 20:00 TUE (b05p6jmr)

Hidden Treasures 04:00 WED (b05p6jmr)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Kevin Bacon's Game of Fame 00:30 SAT (b085h73f)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m000h0qv)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m000h0qv)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 10:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 15:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 21:00 SAT (m000szng)

Sisters in Satire: The Pioneering Women of Comedy 05:00 SUN (m000szng)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee 03:30 SAT (m000n6qg)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 10:30 THU (b07g8psz)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 16:30 THU (b07g8psz)

Viz: An Unfeasibly Large Success 00:30 FRI (b07g8psz)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: Arts

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b082hg9l)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b082hg9l)

Factual: History

Britain at Sea 09:30 MON (b0457rmz)

Britain at Sea 09:30 TUE (b04586zr)

Britain at Sea 09:30 WED (b045bssd)

Britain at Sea 09:30 THU (b045c0hr)

Britain at Sea 09:30 FRI (b045c65p)

Country Down Under 10:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 16:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 00:30 WED (b085851g)

Mel's Iron Age Holiday 10:30 FRI (b017mv1r)

Mel's Iron Age Holiday 16:30 FRI (b017mv1r)

Factual: Life Stories

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m000gtj9)

Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Village (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m000gtj9)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m001yps1)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m001yps1)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b0076v1v)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b0076v1v)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b0076v1v)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m001yps3)

Inheritance Tracks 10:55 MON (b0627p62)

Inheritance Tracks 16:55 MON (b0627p62)

Inheritance Tracks 00:55 TUE (b0627p62)

Kevin Bacon's Game of Fame 00:30 SAT (b085h73f)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00djtj8)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

The Moth Radio Hour 10:00 MON (m000y5v4)

The Moth Radio Hour 16:00 MON (m000y5v4)

The Moth Radio Hour 00:00 TUE (m000y5v4)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m000ztsg)

Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee 03:30 SAT (m000n6qg)

Factual: Pets & Animals

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011jx7v)

Factual: Politics

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 MON (m001ypy2)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m001yq11)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m001yqwp)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 THU (m001yq1r)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 FRI (m001yq32)

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b011jx7v)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b011jx7v)

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

Genius 14:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 20:00 THU (b008jdzb)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b008jdzb)

Music

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00djtj8)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (m0012fbs)

Music: Classical

Lesley Bruce - Glass 15:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Lesley Bruce - Glass 21:00 FRI (m0013b2r)

Music: Country

Country Down Under 10:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 16:30 TUE (b085851g)

Country Down Under 00:30 WED (b085851g)

Religion & Ethics

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m001ypy4)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m001yq13)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m001yqwr)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m001yq1t)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m001yq34)