SATURDAY 13 JULY 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b0375qt8)
Series 16

Don't Leave Me This Way

Don't Leave Me This Way was written in the early 1970s by songwriters Huff, Gamble and Gilbert.

They were the composers behind the famous black American Philadelphia Sound.

It was first performed by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, featuring Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals.

It later became a hit for Thelma Houston and The Communards.

As the title suggests, the song is all about longing, yearning and loss.

Remarkable stories reflect the pain expressed in this soul classic, including one told by Dr Dan Gottlieb, a quadriplegic therapist who befriended Teddy Pendergrass after he became paralysed in a car accident.

Sharon Wachsler recalls dancing to the version made famous by The Communards in 1986 before a devastating illness left her housebound and reliant on her beloved service dog Gadget, who gave her a reason to keep going. When he died, the song was the only way she could express her grief over his loss.

The Reverend Richard Coles, formerly of The Communards, talks about the significance of Don't Leave Me This Way as a dancefloor anthem for young gay men in the 1980s that was later to become associated with the AIDS epidemic that took so many of their lives.

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.


SAT 00:30 Home Sleuth (m00204bb)
The cat killer’s nemesis

Animal-lover Tony is on the trail of a cat killer. He believes that someone is killing and mutilating pets across south-east England. But not everyone agrees this is murder, or even a crime. As Tony pursues a nightmarish villain, he must also contend with those who believe he’s chasing a shadow.

After Tony’s story, producer Poppy Damon speaks to true crime expert Rachel Monroe on the role that ordinary citizens like Tony play when investigating cases alongside the police, and the sacrifices that home sleuths make in devoting their time to a cause.

Home Sleuth brings you true crime stories from citizen investigators taking justice into their own hands.

An unidentified murder victim, a schoolteacher’s suicide, the brutal dismembering of animals. The police have investigated these cases, but our sleuths aren’t content with the answers. They begin their own search for justice.

Over five episodes, we hear the gripping story of the role that home sleuths play in investigating crimes and mysteries, from the original internet sleuth in the 1990s through to present-day true crime YouTubers.

In most true crime podcasts, a presenter tells you where the story is going. This time, we break the mould. The sleuths present their own stories. After each episode, the series producers sit down with true crime expert Rachel Monroe to examine what the case can tell us about the wider world of true crime. Why do ordinary people dedicate themselves to these investigations? Is it ethical? What does it say about our obsession with true crime?

Home Sleuth is a Furrowed Brow production for BBC Sounds.

Created and produced by Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon

Associate producer - Brenna Daldorph

Sound Design by John Scott

Fact-checking by Arthur Gompertz

Editorial consultation and additional sound design by Nick Van Der Kolk at Wingdog Audio

Commissioned by Luke Eldridge and Nicky Birch for BBC Sounds


SAT 01:00 Phonophone (b052hptb)
A musician is found dead in strange circumstances.

How did he die?

The only clue is a text message that says

'Phonophone active'.

But what is a phonophone?

Written and with original music by Timothy X Atack.

Danton ...... Priyanga Burford
Stojaspal ...... Erich Redman
Born Electric ...... Mamoru Iriguchi
Renwick ...... Tracy Wiles
Grandma ...... Souad Faress
Muxloe ...... Shaun Mason
Feynman ...... Sam Dale
Laflamme ...... Jane Slavin

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.


SAT 01:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000sd3)
Series 12

5. Hope

Family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell continues to question Keith about his wife’s disappearance in the hope they can find her alive.

But time is running out.

Starring Meera Syal.

Jackie's job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements.

You never know when the murderer might be close to home.

Written by Scott Cherry.

Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Keith ...... Darren Boyd

Director: Clive Brill

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


SAT 02:00 Second Thoughts (b00lh0tj)
Series 4

Sobering Thoughts

Dennis vigorously renews his pursuit of Liza, while the demon drink throws up a problem for Bill and Faith.

Starring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.

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

Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Bill …. James Bolam
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hannah …. Julia Sawalha
Joe …. Mark Denham
Richard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dennis …. Brian Bowles

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

A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.


SAT 02:30 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
The Will

Brothers Jack and Lesley Burrows are as different from each other as can possibly be. After their mum passes away, there's a surprise at the reading of her will.

Before they can share their unexpected windfall, there’s one very big catch...

Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.

Sitcom about brothers Jack and Lesley's battle over their mum's will.

Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Jack …. Michael Robbins
Lesley …. Hugh Paddick
Secretary/Janice …. Elizabeth Morgan
Ron …. Denis Bond
Solicitor …. Deryck Guyler

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.


SAT 03:00 All Those Women (b09qhsc6)
Series 3

Episode 3

Hetty's taking Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom; she wants something to bequeath and this piano is perfect for Emily.

It'll be a lovely day. Provided Maggie can drive a van of course.

Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.

All Those Women explores familial relationships, ageing, marriages - it's about life and love and things not turning out quite the way that you'd expected them to.

Join Hetty, Maggie, Jen and Emily as they struggle to resolve their own problems, and support one another.

Hetty ...... Marcia Warren
Maggie ...... Lesley Manville
Van Hire ...... Chris Pavlo
Ebay Man ...... Chris Pavlo

Producer: Alexandra Smith

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


SAT 03:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cw)
5. The Founding of a Clothing Empire

Perry faces life after tennis and finds success as a businessman.

The extraordinary life of Fred Perry from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.

Jon Henderson's biography of the English tennis legend.

Concluded by Jamie Bamber.

Abridged by Viv Beeby.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.


SAT 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mfhv8)
10. A Falling Star

Neely has won an Academy Award, but her second marriage is already on the rocks

But the studio has other ideas...

Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

Jacqueline Susann's best selling novel, first published in 1966.

Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.

Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
John Sykes... Ian Porter
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Studio Head ...Nathan Osgood
Nelly O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Shirley ...Coleen Prendergast

Producer Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SAT 04:00 Foul Play (b00k7xd6)
Series 3

Death in Intensive Care

Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a dastardly medical mystery.

Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.

Suspects played by:

Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson

Producer Liz Anstree

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.


SAT 04:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020q0g)
John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen

Two scientists stumble on a discovery which could change the course of humanity.

Investigating a rare lichen, they realise it can slow down the ageing process.

Dr Francis Saxover and biochemist Diana Brackley clash over what should happen next.

Perturbed by her boss's mysterious silence, she secretly begins her own investigation…

The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide.

Starring Hugh Latimer and Rosalie Crutchley.

John Wyndham's classic novel, first published in 1960.

Dramatised by Archie Campbell.

Dr Francis Saxover, Director of Darr House Scientific Developments Ltd .... Hugh Latimer
Miss Birkett, his secretary .... Janet Burnell
Zephanie, his daughter .... Dorit Welles
Paul, his son .... Edward Brooks
Diana Brackley, Director of Nefertiti Ltd .... Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Tallwyn, her secretary .... Shirley Cooklin
Gerald Marlin, a journalist .... Geoffrey Matthews
Editor .... Howieson Culff
Miss Brendon, an employee at Nefertiti .... Penelope Lee
Richard Treverne, engaged to Zephanie .... David Valle
Syd ..... Lewis Stringer
Jack .... Arthur Gomez
Lady Tewley .... Vanessa Thornton
Interrogator .... Kenneth Hyde
1st Young stockbroker .... Michael Spice
2nd Young stockbroker .... Jonathan Scott
BBC Newsreader .... Anthony Viccars
Assistant Police Commissioner .... Leslie Perrins
Police Inspector .... Lee Fox
Prime Minister .... George Curzon
Private Secretary .... Michael Deacon
Lady Washington .... Grizelda Hervey

Other parts:

Frank Partington
George Hagan
Hilda Kriseman
George Merritt
Joyce Carpenter

Producer: Archie Campbell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1962.

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‘Trouble With Lichen' is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection, selected from titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to our friends at the Radio Circle.

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SAT 06:00 The Legend of Robin Hood (b007jxgp)
Great English hero Robin Hood's adventures take him from May Day revels in Sherwood to crusading battles in the Holy Land.

Then back again to a life and death struggle with the Sheriff of Nottingham and an even more sinister enemy...

Starring John Nettles.

John Fletcher's epic play draws on the original Robin Hood ballads.

Robin Hood ...... John Nettles
Little John ...... Gerry Hinks
Friar Tuck ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Maid Marian ...... Carolyn Backhouse
Sheriff of Nottingham ...... Norman Rodway
Will Scarlett ...... Peter Meakin
Alice ...... Tamsin Greig
Tom ...... John Meakin
Liza ...... Bethan Ganjavi
Wormley ...... Jonathan Wyatt
Guy of Gisbourne ...... Struan Rodger

Other parts played by:

Richard Mitchley
Pat Quayle
David Holt

Composer: Vic Gammon

Director: Nigel Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.


SAT 07:30 RisingTideFallingStar by Philip Hoare (Omnibus) (b08y76gg)
In his book, Philip Hoare seeks out various shorelines, examining our need to be immersed in water.

Or at least to be near it.

He arrives in Provincetown, Cape Cod, boards the Dolphin VIII, and is soon amongst loons and gannets, minkes and rorquals. He also thinks about Herman Melville and a passage from Moby Dick - 'a vast sound of sighing and sobbing' - but what is this phenomena?

To Scotland. To the North Sea and he remembers family trips to Torquay, destination caravan-land. And it leads him to think about another inhabitant of this seaside town. A woman of the 1830's, a famous poet, who came to know the life maritime as a blessing and a curse.

Then to a dry dock in Portsmouth, and to Greenwich, to enjoy special access to sartorial artefacts worn by a legend of the high-seas - "there's a naval strategy to this design: the sweep of the lapel, the rise of the collar, the arch of the pockets."

A final quest sees him going to Bantry Bay. He's previously been swimming with whales and dolphins, but never with 'aurelia aurita', let alone 'chrysaora hysoscella'. Truth be told, it's quite an unnerving experience with these unpredictable creatures.

Omnibus of five parts read by Tobias Menzies

Producer Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.


SAT 08:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p2)
Betty Driver

Before she joined Coronation Street as Betty Turpin, Betty Driver was a singer and dancer on stage performing in Variety Bandbox amongst many others.

Here she performs three of Marriott Edgar's gems: The 'ole in the Ark, Sam's Racehorse & George and the Dragon.

Series of eight programmes featuring the famous monologues of the famous British scriptwriter, poet and comedian.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1991.


SAT 09:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015pvwm)
I Want My Mummy

Confusion - and an ancient Egyptian queen - rule for the bungling bureuacrats.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley

Other parts played by:

John Graham
Hilary Pritchard

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1974.


SAT 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
Series 3

Episode 3

The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's "greatest living writer" - Ernie.

Starring Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.

Written by Eddie Braben.

With:

Ann Hamilton

Singing guest: Marion Montgomery.

Music by The Maz Harris Group.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.


SAT 10:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000msck)
3. The Bed Sitting Room

Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War.

Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife.

In this final instalment of interviews, clips and programmes, Angela chooses the remake of a bleak post-apocalyptic classic.

‘THE BED SITTING ROOM’ [Radio 4, 2015]

Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios

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


SAT 11:00 The Legend of Robin Hood (b007jxgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 RisingTideFallingStar by Philip Hoare (Omnibus) (b08y76gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015pvwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000msck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 The Tunnel (b07mz0h8)
Britain 2056: George and his granddaughter are fleeing a chaotic and economically desperate land in an attempt to reach a rumoured safe haven across the water.

Can George deliver Chloe to safety with her faith in the future intact?

David Lemon's sci-fi drama is set after the collapse of the information age.

George ….. Jonathan Coy
Chloe ….. Georgia Groome
Simon ….. Neil Grainger
Mitch ….. Nicola Ferguson
Kenneth/The Captain ….. Sargon Yelda
Pamela ….. Adie Allen
Joel ….. James Lailey
French solider ….. Scarlett Brookes

Director: : Gemma Jenkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.


SAT 16:45 Quartier Perdu by Sean O'Brien (b04jmcr5)
A young doctoral student arrives from America to study an obscure poet who was rumoured to have dabbled in the occult.

Sean O'Brien's gothic tale set in 1930s Europe.

Read by Jessica Raine.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.


SAT 17:00 The Legend of Robin Hood (b007jxgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 RisingTideFallingStar by Philip Hoare (Omnibus) (b08y76gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015pvwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000msck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m0004sk5)
Series 7

Episode 6

The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller is back with more words of wit and wisdom.

Three short stories in this episode.

* CNN

* Boo Hooey

* A selection of David's Million Dollar Ideas

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

David Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries. was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings.

David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). He has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4 since 1996.

Producer: Steve Doherty

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


SAT 22:30 The Secret World (b01mk55k)
Series 3

Episode 1

The Arch Bishop of Canterbury tries Tweeting for the first time, with disastrous results.

Professor Brian Cox finds himself stalked by various women.

Al Pacino is a balloon twister, and Princess Anne reveals her secret life as a trainspotter.

The comedy impressions series examining the bizarre and private lives of public people.

Starring:

Jon Culshaw
Margaret Cabourn Smith
Julian Dutton
Debra Stephenson
Lewis Macleod
Duncan Wisbey

Written by Bill Dare, Julian Dutton and Duncan Wisbey

Created and produced by Bill Dare.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.


SAT 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00mjrxp)
Series 3

Episode 4

Interviewed 'in depth' by Cleaners' Weekly (incorporating The Scrubbers' Gazette), cleaner Eva Tattle manages to offend the entire museum in the process...

Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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

Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo
Mike Willis ...... Stephen K Amos

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.


SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01jz3p2)
Series 3

Spitfire Poker

The Bletchley Park code breakers try help raise money for the town's spitfire fund.

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

Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024

SUN 00:00 The Tunnel (b07mz0h8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:45 Quartier Perdu by Sean O'Brien (b04jmcr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 The Legend of Robin Hood (b007jxgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 RisingTideFallingStar by Philip Hoare (Omnibus) (b08y76gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015pvwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000msck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020yk4)
Tennis

John McEnroe

Tennis player and commentator, John McEnroe is castaway by Kirsty Young

John won three singles and five doubles Wimbledon titles, four singles and four doubles at the US Open and was ranked number one in the world for four consecutive years in the 1980s.

John McEnroe grew up in New York and didn't pick up a tennis racquet until the age of eight, but his talent was quickly spotted and he began to compete in junior tournaments.

In 1977, aged 18 and between high school and university, he qualified for the main draw at Wimbledon and reached the semi-finals where he lost to Jimmy Connors. By the end of the tournament his on-court behaviour - shouting, haranguing umpires and abusing his racquet - earned him the nickname 'Superbrat'.

He made his first Wimbledon final against Bjorn Borg in 1980. In one of the finest matches in history, despite winning a tiebreak 18-16 to win the fourth set, he lost the match. He beat Borg the following year to win his first Wimbledon singles title.

1984 was the best year in John's career: he won 82 out of 85 matches he played, but it was also the year when he was beaten at the French Open by Ivan Lendl, who replaced him as number one.

John married the actress Tatum O'Neal in 1986. They divorced in the mid-1990s and he has been married to the singer Patty Smyth since 1997.

Since retiring in 1992, in addition to his role as tennis commentator, he has been a coach and runs his own tennis academy.

He still plays in tennis tournaments.

DISC ONE: David Bowie - Suffragette City
DISC TWO: Pretenders - Precious
DISC THREE: Led Zeppelin - Bring It On Home
DISC FOUR: Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
DISC FIVE: Nirvana - Come As You Are
DISC SIX: Stevie Wonder - As
DISC SEVEN: Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time
DISC EIGHT: Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Nirvana - Come As You Are
BOOK CHOICE: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
LUXURY CHOICE: A vintage Martin acoustic guitar

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.


SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
Series 1

Birds of Paradise

Sir David Attenborough talks about the Birds of Paradise.

This is a group of birds which evolved in the relative safety of New Guinea, allowing them to acquire adornments and feathered decorations so resplendent that they fooled the early explorers who discovered them.

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

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2009.


SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m0020yk6)
Conversations on a Bench - Edinburgh: Janette Ayachi

Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archives and chooses Conversations on a Bench - Edinburgh as Janette Ayachi crafts a poem inspired by the locals who sit with Anna Scott-Brown as she hears more stories from the people who stop to sit beside her on benches around the country.

In this edition, she sits on a bench in Inverleith Park in Edinburgh.

From the bench there is a panoramic view of both the medieval Old Town and the Georgian New Town. The layering of this strangely three dimensional city of roads and bridges, arches and spires is echoed in the layering of story. A schoolgirl practices her reading, while a man always ready to use his fists regrets a life dominated by drugs.

Hidden lives are revealed and common threads recur as Anna's direct questions elicit poignant and profound responses from those sitting on the bench.

Produced by Adam Fowler.

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


SUN 07:30 The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (Omnibus) (m0020yk8)
Fascinating biography of English tennis great Fred Perry

Author Jon Henderson charts his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.

Ominbus of five episodes abridged by Viv Beeby.

Read by Jamie Bamber.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.


SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020ykb)
Vernon Kay

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay, chooses 'Allentown' by Billy Joel and 'You Got the Love' sung by Candi Staton.


SUN 08:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (m00161kx)
Episode 2

In dazzling post-war New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together. Jacqueline Susann drama with Barbara Barnes.


SUN 10:00 Home to Roost (m000gf0t)
Series 2

Dinner Dance

Olive learns that she’s missed 30 years of William’s firm’s annual dance.

Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler play crusty old married couple, Olive and William Wheeler.

After 40 years of work in the same office, he's now retired and is trying to adapt to his new life of leisure. She, on the other hand, is trying to adapt to having her husband under her feet all day, for the first time in their marriage.

William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington
Nev …. John Baddeley
Kath …. Patricia Greene

Writer: Anne Jones

Theme music composed and played by Alex Walsh and his Band.

Producer: Trafford Whitelock.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975 .


SUN 10:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000t579)
A Sporting Weekend

Caroline needs Leslie to pretend that they’re still married in order to land a contract.

What could go wrong?

Starring Leslie Phillips.

Andrew Palmer's comedy about a former property tycoon who’s fallen on hard times and is now chauffeur to his wealthy ex-wife.

Leslie Duggan …. Leslie Phillips
Caroline Duggan …. Jill Bennett
Betty …. Joan Sanderson
Alaria …. Norma Ronald
Derek …. Edward Judd
Kramer Hodgkiss …. Gordon Clyde

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1982.


SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020yk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m0020yk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


SUN 12:30 The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (Omnibus) (m0020yk8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020ykb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SUN 13:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (m00161kx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


SUN 15:00 Home to Roost (m000gf0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000t579)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 16:00 Dancing With Jaques (b06zjdjy)
London 1959: A young woman begins her first night "working the streets".

It ends in a ghostly encounter with a man with a wind-up gramophone who calls himself Jaques.

Written by Eric Pringle

Jackie ...... Alice Arnold
Jaques ...... John Evitts
Alice ......... Theresa Streatfield
News Vendor ...... John Church

Director: Adrian Bean

First broadcast in Thirty Minute Theatre on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.


SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b06qnjdj)
Series 2

The Day It Rained Forever

The last remaining residents of a drought-stricken hotel receive salvation from an enigmatic source.

Strange and chilling tales from the award-winning master of thrillers Ray Bradbury.

Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska

Blanche …. Gwyneth Guthrie
Mr Smith …. Michael Mackenzie
Mr Fremley …. Bob Docherty
Mr Tyrell …. Raymond Ross

The harp played by Charlotte Peterson.

Ray tops and tails these dramatisations in his own inimitable style.

Producer: Hamish Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.


SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020yk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m0020yk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


SUN 18:30 The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (Omnibus) (m0020yk8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020ykb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SUN 19:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (m00161kx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


SUN 21:00 Home to Roost (m000gf0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000t579)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00ftcck)
Series 2

A Bunch More Trying Times

Ezekiel gets a shock, and Mary is wooed by a newly arrived Captain. Little does she know he's recently been named "Cad of the Year" by the Bounder's Gazette.

Comedy set just before the American Revolution.

Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

Samuel Oliphant .... Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk .... Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw .... James Fleet
Mary .... Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs .... Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant .... Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant .... Tony Maudsley
Dashmount .... Michael Fenton Stevens

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


SUN 22:30 The Simon Day Show (b010dw09)
Series 1

Geoffrey Allerton

Simon Day and his characters welcome you to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK.

Each week one of them comes to perform - with highlights of that night's show along plus all the backstage and front-of-house happenings.

First on stage, it's the acclaimed Yorkshire poet, Geoffrey Allerton.

Geoffrey reads poems and excerpts from his recent memoir "Marking Time", as well as struggling to get a hot meal from sound and lighting technician, Goose.

Meanwhile in the bar, two local mums are getting to know each other over several bottles of wine.

Written by Simon Day and Felix Dexter.

Geoffrey Allerton ..... Simon Day
Anna / Claire ..... Catherine Shepherd
Sarah ..... Arabella Weir
Goose ..... Felix Dexter
Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.


SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021c44)
Paul Whitehouse 1/3

From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Paul Whitehouse.


SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00vcnfr)
Series 2

Episode 5

Is it only the bone idle that have time to ponder ridiculous questions?

Maybe it is an early sign of madness!

Colin Murphy's excuse is that it informs, educates and entertains?

Judge for yourself as Colin welcomes

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

Plus comedian Craig Hil

The team attempt to answer questions such as why can some people sing and others can't?

Producer: Jackie Hamilton.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.


SUN 23:30 Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian (m0019467)
Series 3

Chinese Boyfriend

Ken Cheng concludes the third series of his show.

In this episode, he talks about romantic endeavours and finding love in lockdown.

Written by Ken Cheng.

Producer: Rajiv Karia

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

MONDAY 15 JULY 2024

MON 00:00 Dancing With Jaques (b06zjdjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b06qnjdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020yk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]


MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m0020yk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 The Last Champion: The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (Omnibus) (m0020yk8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020ykb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]


MON 03:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (m00161kx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Home to Roost (m000gf0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000t579)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jvp9)
Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies

Episode 1

At a nightclub, Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings meet the elegant Lady Edgware.

She has a surprising personal request...

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Poirot.

First published in 1933 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams ...... Nicola Pagett
Lord Edgware ...... James Greene
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Jules/ Butler ...... Clarence Smith
Housekeeper ...... Jean Reeve

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.


MON 06:30 Keep On Running (m0020xcz)
1. Different Backgrounds

Eric and Lorraine, youngsters from different backgrounds, are fighting to be together.

Starring Paterson Joseph and Siriol Jenkins.

Six-part thriller written by Nigel Baldwin.

Eric .... Paterson Joseph
Lorraine .... Siriol Jenkins
Sylvia .... Frances Jeater
Kathy .... Nathalie Armin
Tom .... Lyndham Gregory
Mick .... Gareth Armstrong

Director: Celia De Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1994.


MON 07:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
Episode 1

After commuting to work together for 15 years, Charles and George both lose their jobs, but decide to keep it a secret...

Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.

A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly.

Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Hilary …. Norma Ronald
GJ …. Tony Anholt
Futristics Manager …. David Ryall
Billy …. Michael Bilton
Harry the Publican …. Colin Starkey

Theme music by Jim Parker

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rgltx)
Series 2

Episode 5

Two Hell's Angels woo a waitress, and love is in the air in the Smith Report.

Starring:

Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims

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

Announcer: Douglas Smith

Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.

With the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.


MON 08:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qdsms)
Series 2

The Dinner Party

Damien and Anthony invite their nearest and dearest round for a dinner party to celebrate some good news:

Anthony has finally decided to start his own investment company, whilst Damien has finally got from Sky Arts a new series all about the culinary habits of the great poets.

Unfortunately, things do not get off to an auspicious start when Anthony is beset by incurable hiccups, and Damien's agent Ian arrives with marital problems in tow.

Includes recipes for Baked Camembert, Trout "en papillotte" and Rum Baba.

Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.

Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny ...... Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Damien's Dad ...... Philip Fox
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Marion Duffett ...... Lesley Vickerage

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.


MON 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vl)
1. Expedition

A recording of Jack Miller’s journal written in 1937, documenting his scientific expedition to the Arctic.

Michelle Paver's terrifying ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Abridged in ten parts by Jeremy Osborne.

Read by Lee Ingleby.

Producer: Karen Rose.

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

**** Although born in Nyasaland of a Belgian mother and a South African father, by the time she was three Michelle Paver and her family had settled in Wimbledon.

She was educated at Wimbledon High School and Oxford, where she got a first in biochemistry. She subsequently became a partner in a London law firm.

In 1996, after the death of her father, she resigned from the law firm to become a full-time writer.

In 2010, Dark Matter was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. The Shirley Jackson Awards, named after the American author, recognise outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense and horror.


MON 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjktk)
11. The Cat Fight

1956: Neely's Hollywood career has collapsed. Back in New York - she gets a TV break.

But is she up to it?

Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

Jacqueline Susann's best selling novel, first published in 1966.

Dramatised in fifteen parts by Yvonne Antrobus

Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Nelly O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Helen Lawson... Sally Dexter
Attendant... Coleen Prendergast
Director... Nathan Osgood

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


MON 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020xd1)
Series 13

East Grinstead

This week Mark visits the West Sussex town of East Grinstead.

This is the 13th series of Mark's award-winning show where he travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.

As well as East Grinstead, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Margate, Malvern, Stoke-on-Trent, Coleraine in Northern Ireland and Nether Edge in Sheffield.

There will also be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.

Written and performed by Mark Steel

Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4


MON 09:30 Nature's Great Invaders (b07q2zxh)
1. Grey Squirrel

Telling the stories of non-native invasive species and our complicated attitudes to them and with an uncertain political future, how do we police our ecological borders?

The grey squirrel is considered one of the worlds greatest natural invaders.

It's been on UK shores for over a hundred years and it's two million strong population dwarfs that of our native red squirrel.

It is maligned by many, but does the grey squirrel deserve its reputation as an unstoppable invader?

Derek Mooney intends to find out.

Producer: Ellie Sans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2016.


MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0020xd3)
Letter to Philippi - Paul in prison

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

Theme: Letter to Philippi - Paul in prison

Philippians 1: 12 - 19

Led by Fr Frankie Mulgrew

Come My way my Truth my life (Vaughan Williams) - the University of Newcastle Chamber Choir
The Bell Anthem: Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Purcell) - Vancover Chamber Choir
Take my life and let it be - St Michaels Singers


MON 10:00 Radiolab (m0020yqz)
Series 12

Small Potatoes

Radiolab's ode to the small, the banal, the overlooked things that make up the fabric of our lives.

With Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.

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

The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.

From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2024.


MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (b04bw4sd)
Chris Froome

Chris Froome chooses 'All You Need Is Love' by the Beatles and 'Scatterlings of Africa' by Johnny Clegg.


MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jvp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 Keep On Running (m0020xcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rgltx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qdsms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjktk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00lv13k)
Series 55

Episode 2

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

With:

Paul Merton
Gyles Brandreth
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Shappi Khorsandi

Subjects include: My Hidden Talent, Foul Play, Mummies, Thick and Fast, Anger Management, and The Tate.

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.


MON 14:30 Snap (m000zfbh)
Series 3

Episode 3

Divorced Doug and Molly come to blows over his mum Annie, who seems to be going senile.

The third series of Paul Mendelson's sitcom about a couple trying to rebuild their relationship after divorce.

CAST:

Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Dawn …. Robin Weaver
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler

Producer: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.


MON 15:00 Stacy Aumonier - The Baby Grand (m0020xd5)
Lena struggles to study the piano amidst the hostility of her Eastern European family.

Her father is initially very encouraging...

Starring Trevor Peacock and Oona Beeson.

Drama based on the stories of 1920s writer Stacy Aumonier,

Dramatised by Brett Usher.

Gabril .... Trevor Peacock
Lena .... Oona Beeson
Winscomb .... John Baddeley
Sir Robert .... Brett Usher
Selma .... Elaine Claxton
Katie .... Rachel Atkins
Mischa .... Malcolm Ward
Paul .... Tom Bevan
Evie .... Harriet Usher

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993


MON 16:00 Radiolab (m0020yqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b04bw4sd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]


MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jvp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 17:30 Keep On Running (m0020xcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 18:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rgltx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qdsms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjktk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00lv13k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


MON 20:30 Snap (m000zfbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


MON 21:00 Stacy Aumonier - The Baby Grand (m0020xd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020xd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00p4mcp)
Series 1

The Heart of Saturday Night

Bad news for the trio when burglars ransack the shop.

The collisions of life for Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie, living crammed together over an old record store in Birmingham.

Starring Lenny Henry, Joe Jacobs and Larrington Walker.

Generational sitcom written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.

From an original idea by Lenny Henry.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Doctor ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Trev the Hoodie ...... Doc Brown

Producer: Lucy Armitage.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m0020xd7)
Series 114

Episode 6

Zoe Lyons, Angela Barnes, Ian Smith and Marie Le Conte quiz the news.

How's Starmer getting on with his new job? Can Biden be persuaded to stop doing his current job? And should we tarmac over the Lake District? Listen to this week's episode to find out all the answers.

With additional material by: Peter Tellouche, Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler and Katie Sayer

Producer: Pete Strauss
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production


MON 23:30 Danny Robins Music Therapy (b00ft476)
Episode 4

Danny Robins harnesses the power of music to improve the world and solve listeners' problems.

Danny campaigns for bagpipes to be celebrated rather than reviled and tries his hand at writing a 'Winterval' No 1 hit single.

With Isy Suttie and special musical guest rapper Doc Brown.

Producer: Ben Walker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.

TUESDAY 16 JULY 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m0020yqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b04bw4sd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jvp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Keep On Running (m0020xcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rgltx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qdsms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjktk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00lv13k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Snap (m000zfbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Stacy Aumonier - The Baby Grand (m0020xd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpg)
Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies

Episode 2

Lord Edgware has been murdered at his house in Regent Gate and Inspector Japp suspects Lady Edgware of the crime.

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Edgware's Butler ...... Clarence Smith
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Miss Carroll ...... Eva Stuart
Alice ...... Auriol Smith
Jenny Driver ...... Adjoa Andoh
Doctor Heath ...... Timothy Carlton

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.


TUE 06:30 Keep On Running (m0020x7d)
2. On the Run

Eric and Lorraine are on the run. But their innocent ploy to be together becomes serious.

Public schoolboy Eric, and comprehensive schoolgirl, Lorraine have fallen in love, but Eric's wealthy father has other plans for his son.

A six part thriller written by Nigel Baldwin.

Eric .... Paterson Joseph
Lorraine .... Siriol Jenkins
Sir Peter .... Stephen Thorne
Sylvia .... Frances Jeater
Barbara .... Anna Keaveney
Brendan .... Robert Glenister
Diane .... Joanna Myers
Ralph .... David Bannerman
Newsagent .... Lyndham Gregory
Reporter ....Oona Beeson

Director: Celia De Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1994.


TUE 07:00 Moving (m0020x7h)
6. Breaking Up

The best laid plans go astray as relationships crack under the strain of home improvements and ill-judged decisions.

It's time for everyone to move, or move out!

Neil McKay's six-part comedy series taps into the British obsession with homes.

Antony .... Stephen Tompkinson
Brian .... Philip Jackson
Greta .... Brigit Forysth
Julie .... Tracy Brabin
Ruth .... Kathryn Hunt,
Alistair ... Kevin McMonagle
Colin .... James McMartin
Irene .... Judith Davis
Harry .... Keith Clifford
Kelly .... Andrea Huel

Director: Kate Rowland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.


TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007jslg)
Series 5

The White Box of Great Bardfield

Can Neddie Seagoon get rich quick by exporting Brtain's surfeit of snow?

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1955.


TUE 08:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
Flux

Caroline is running Household Solutions on her own from the student rooms she is renting - just leaflets through doors, offering a family back-up service.

After a chance meeting, Sylvia is sure she could be helpful to the business. Caroline is sure she couldn't.

Sylvia persists and, against her better judgement, Caroline gets drawn in.

Can they manage to turn their service into a good business?

Starring Anna Massey and Deborah Findlay.

Lesley Bruce's sitcom in four parts.

Sylvia ..... Anna Massey
Caroline ..... Deborah Findlay
Tanya ..... Alison Pettitt

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.


TUE 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4pt)
2. The Law of the Arctic

Kill or be killed. Jack learns about the law of the Arctic.

Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Although born in Nyasaland of a Belgian mother and a South African father, by the time she was three Michelle Paver and her family had settled in Wimbledon. She was educated at Wimbledon High School and Oxford, where she got a first in biochemistry. She subsequently became a partner in a London law firm. In 1996, after the death of her father, she resigned from the law firm to become a full-time writer. In 2010, Dark Matter was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. The Shirley Jackson Awards, named after the American author, recognise outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense and horror.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Read by Lee Ingleby.
Produced by Karen Rose.

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


TUE 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjnwj)
12. Fateful News

The 1960s best seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

1959: Now the sex siren of French films Jennifer returns to America where she falls madly in love with Senator Winston Adams. Jennifer wants to make one more picture then she wants to have kids. Anne is thrilled for her but feels anxious about her plans.....

Anne Welles ...Madeleine Potter
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Claude ...Wayne Foskett
Winston Adams... Nathan Osgood

Dramatised in fifteen parts by Yvonne Antrobus

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


TUE 09:00 Phil Ellis Is Trying (m000mr6c)
Series 3

Ghost Walk

When that the treasure map he bought off a dodgy Tom Jones impersonator turns out - incredibly - to be useless, Polly convinces Phil to abandon his get-rich-quick schemes and opt for something more traditional, namely a ghost walk through Parbold. Phil jumps at the idea and enlists Johnny to help him. Parbold has its fair share of ghosts. And even if no-one can see them, they can just make them up; who's to know any better? More importantly, putting on a big event like a ghost walk might finally impress Phil's love interest Ellie. If only Polly and Phil hadn't shared their idea with Mick the Chinese herbalist who suddenly decides he's going to put on a ghost walk too. What a coincidence. Parbold's not big enough for two spectral spectacles so which walk is going to win?

Cast includes:

Phil Ellis as Phil
Johnny Vegas as Johnny
Amy Gledhil as Polly
Katia Kvinge as Ellie/Goth
Jason Barnett as Keith the Barman
Desiree Burch as American Tourist
Terry Mynott as German Tourist/Gravedigger/Orlando
And
Mick Ferry as Mick The Chinese Herbalist

The producer was Sam Michell and it is a BBC Studios Production.


TUE 09:30 Nature's Great Invaders (b07q7yl6)
2. Japanese Knotweed

Japanese knotweed evolved to grow on the slopes of Japanese volcanoes. It's harsh home makes it a thug of a plant outside it's natural range with a seemingly magical ability grow in the most unlikely places.

In the more than 100 years since a few female specimens were brought to UK shores as an ornamental garden plant it has spread across the country and is now probably the most hated plant in the UK. But is it really the Great Invader we believe it to be? Derek Mooney intends to find out.

Telling the stories of non-native invasive species and our complicated attitudes to them and with an uncertain political future, how do we police our ecological borders?

Producer: Ellie Sans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2016.


TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0020x7k)
Letter to Philippi - Make my joy complete

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

Theme: Letter to Philippi - Make my joy complete

Philippians 2: 3 - 11

Led by Holly Adams

Restore O Lord, the honour of you name - St Michaels Singers
The Lord is my light – (Brad Nix) - St Martins Voices
To God by the Glory - Gareth & Bronwen Davies-Jones


TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08k2cth)
Will Self and Rachel Johnson

Writers Will Self and Rachel Johnson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Raymond Carver, JR Ackerley and Doris Lessing.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, a collection of short stories by Raymond Carver.
Publisher Vintage

My Father and Myself, by JR Ackerley.
Publisher The New York Review of Books

The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing
Publisher Fourth Estate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.


TUE 10:30 The King of Dreams (b07vkf71)
Imagine you could control your own dreams. What would you do? Cast yourself as a swashbuckling hero, rule the world for a night, conduct a passionate affair with the film star of your choice?

In fin de siècle Paris a shy young aristocrat, the Marquis Leon d'Hervey taught himself how to control his own dreams and wrote a book detailing years of his nocturnal adventures.

In 'King of Dreams' Professor Alice Roberts learns how to advance her own skills in lucid dreaming and finds out why the work of the Marquis is inspiring neuroscientists and psychologists today.

Producer: Alasdair Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2016.


TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 Keep On Running (m0020x7d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Moving (m0020x7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jslg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjnwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012fjp)
Helen MacDonald, Salena Godden, Nick Robinson

Nigel Rees quizzes his celebrity guests on the origins of sayings and well-known quotes, and gets the famous panel to share their favourite anecdotes and quotes.

With:

* Helen MacDonald, naturalist and author of "H is for Hawk"

* Salena Godden, acclaimed performance poet, author and novelist

* Nick Robinson, host of the Today programme and former political editor of BBC News and ITV News

With Charlotte Green.

Producer: Ella Watts

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2021.


TUE 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hbn)
Series 3

Close But No Cigar

When PJ dumps Cassie - does this mean that Pete and Cassie will finally get together?

Amanda Murphy’s comedy-drama series about Cassie and Pete, who'd make a great couple - if they weren't so busy being friends.

Starring Debra Stephenson as Cassie and David Lamb as Pete.

PJ ...... Brendan Burns
Janet ...... Paula Wilcox
Bill ...... Mike Grady
Jenny …. Mika Simmons
Mr Priestley .... Stephen Critchlow

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.


TUE 15:00 Aumonier's World (m0020x7m)
1. Where was Wych Street?

A four-part series based on the work of Stacy Aumonier (1887- 1928), considered by his contemporaries to be one of the best short story writers of his time.

"Wych Street be damned - if he'd said it was on the moon you should have agreed with him......."

A pub row in Wapping about the location of a street in central London spreads - with very serious consequences.

Aumonier .... John Baddeley
Gertrude .... Oona Beeson
Lowes-Parlby .... Nicholas Boulton
Vermeer .... John Evitts
Meadows .... Barry J Gordon
Mrs Dawes .... Diana Payan
The Prince: .... Lyndam Gregory
Orme .... Colin Pinney
Pengammon .... James Taylor

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.


TUE 15:30 Aumonier's World (m0020x7q)
2. A Source of Irritation

Grumpy Sam Gates wants to get on with looking after his turnips in a Suffolk field, but before he knows what's happening, he has been swept off to be a major player in the First World War.

Stacy Aumonier's 1921 short story dramatised by Martin Worth

Aumonier .... John Baddeley
Sam .... Colin Pinney
Aggie .... Oona Beeson
Schutz .... Dominic Letts
Haussman .... James Taylor
Jennings .... Michael Onslow
Baines .... David Thorpe
Bradshaw .... Barry J Gordon

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993


TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08k2cth)
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TUE 16:30 The King of Dreams (b07vkf71)
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TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpg)
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TUE 17:30 Keep On Running (m0020x7d)
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TUE 18:00 Moving (m0020x7h)
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TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007jslg)
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TUE 19:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
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TUE 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjnwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012fjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


TUE 20:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Aumonier's World (m0020x7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


TUE 21:30 Aumonier's World (m0020x7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 today]


TUE 22:00 Phil Ellis Is Trying (m000mr6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 22:30 Liam Williams: Ladhood (b09b0wbn)
Series 2

Episode 4

Comedian Liam Williams concludes recounting his youthful misadventures in this autobiographical sitcom.

Post-graduation, Liam is back in his parent's house while his girlfriend enjoys the trip of a lifetime on the other side of the world.

Adjusting to the real world won't be easy.

Written and performed by Liam Williams.

With:

Al Roberts
Emma Sidi
Freya Parker
Kieran Hodgson
Paul G Raymond
Sally Grace
Paul Copley

Producer: Joe Nunnery

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


TUE 23:00 At Home with the Snails (b00cbcpb)
Series 2

Episode 4

After faking their deaths, can George and Beverly finally manage to reunite their family?

Conclusion of Gerard Foster's comedy drama

George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Leboeuf ..... Dave Lamb
Yates ..... Tim Verrinder

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.


TUE 23:30 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3vt)
Musical

On its 25th anniversary, writers and performers reflect on Gummy Monkey: The Musical.

It was - its creators claim - one of the most controversial shows in the history of Broadway.

Improvised mockumentary series in which Klang examines the career of four living legends.

Starring:

Greg Davies
Steve Hall
Marek Larwood

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2007.

WEDNESDAY 17 JULY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08k2cth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 The King of Dreams (b07vkf71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Keep On Running (m0020x7d)
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WED 02:00 Moving (m0020x7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007jslg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjnwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012fjp)
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WED 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hbn)
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WED 05:00 Aumonier's World (m0020x7m)
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WED 05:30 Aumonier's World (m0020x7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpl)
Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies

Episode 3

A second victim of murder is revealed - but were they really involved in the death of Lord Edgware?

Questions galore for the Belgian sleuth...

Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Miss Carroll ...... Eva Stuart
Ronald Marsh ...... Charles Millham
Poirot's Housekeeper ...... Jean Reeve
Geraldine Marsh ...... Joanna Myers
Sir Montagu Corner ...... Garard Green
Mr Widburn ...... Andrew Wincott
Mrs Widburn ...... Susan Sheridan
Ross ...... Terence Edmond
Duke of Merton ...... Eric Allan
Jenkins ...... Fraser Kerr

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.


WED 06:30 Keep On Running (m0020ykd)
3. An Unexpected Visitor

Eric and Lorraine find themselves in trouble when a Lee Partridge turns up at the Brendans' farm.

Public schoolboy Eric, and comprehensive schoolgirl, Lorraine, have fallen in love and are on the run....

A six part thriller written by Nigel Baldwin.

Eric .... Paterson Joseph
Lorraine .... Siriol Jenkins
Lee ... Sally Baxter
Policeman .... Michael Onslow
Ralph .... David Bannerman
Brendan .... Robert Glenister
Diane .... Joanna Myers
Barbara .... Anna Keaveney
Mick .... Gareth Armstrong
Reporter .... David Thorpe
Sylvia .... Frances Jeater

Director: Celia De Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in March 1994.


WED 07:00 Ballylenon (b007jvhs)
Series 4

Episode 1

The discovery that a ramshackle cottage may have belonged to the family of US President, Herbert Hoover presents Phonsie with a major financial opportunity.

Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1955, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.

Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.

Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna
Vera McConkey ...... Stella McCusker
Muriel McConkey ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vivienne Boal ...... Aine McCartney
Stumpy Bonnar ...... Gerard McSorley
Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt
Peg Sweeney...........Anna Manahan
Rev Samuel Hawthorne......Gerard Murphy

Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.


WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
Series 1

The Sheik

The Lad signs to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.

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

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Moira Lister
Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

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

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.


WED 08:00 Boswell's Lives (b09wt17n)
Series 3

Boswell's Life of Gandhi

James Boswell meets Gandhi, and Boswell attempts for not entirely selfless reasons to become a better man under Gandhi's guidance, but abstinence drives Boswell to distraction and worse.

Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell become a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson.

Boswell ...... Miles Jupp
Phaldut Sharma ...... Ghandi

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.


WED 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vw)
3. Against All Odds

Against all odds the expedition arrives at Gruhuken.

Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.

Although born in Nyasaland of a Belgian mother and a South African father, by the time she was three Michelle Paver and her family had settled in Wimbledon. She was educated at Wimbledon High School and Oxford, where she got a first in biochemistry. She subsequently became a partner in a London law firm. In 1996, after the death of her father, she resigned from the law firm to become a full-time writer. In 2010, Dark Matter was nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. The Shirley Jackson Awards, named after the American author, recognise outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense and horror.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Read by Lee Ingleby.
Produced by Karen Rose.

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


WED 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjs2l)
13. An Old Flame

The 1960s best seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

Jennifer is dead, her lover the senator has resigned and is reported to have suffered a breakdown. Anne fulfils her modelling contract and tries to stay out of the public eye. Former musical star Neely O'Hara tries to get going again but following another collapse, Kevin and Anne get her admitted to a sanitorium. After a long absence Lyon turns up again confusing Anne's feelings....

Madeleine Potter.............Anne Welles
Neely O'Hara............Barbara Barnes
Dr Hall/Jerry............Harry Myers
Nurse/Operator.........Susan Jameson
Kevin ........................ Kerry Shale
Lyon Burke ................ Jamie Glover

Dramatised in 15-parts by Yvonne Antrobus

Producer Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


WED 09:00 Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club (m0020y3c)
Episode 1

Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity in this stand-up series for Radio 4, by creating the safe space of a working men’s club so he can speak freely about the problems men are facing and how we might go about fixing them in a way that benefits everyone.

This week, Geoff looks at men’s reluctance to put on sunscreen. Why not take a simple, basic precaution against the hottest and largest thing in the entire solar system? Vanity? Bravado? Or something else? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at whether this is connected to men’s reluctance to seek medical advice and their habit of dying early.

Written and presented by Geoff Norcott

Recorded by Richard Biddulph

Production manager: Sarah Wright
Executive producer: Caroline Raphael
Producer: Ed Morrish

A Pier production for BBC Radio 4


WED 09:30 Nature's Great Invaders (b07qbcbb)
3. Harlequin Ladybird

In years since the harlequin ladybird first hopped across the English Channel, its spread has been scrutinised by an army of scientists and amateur naturalists.

Its rapid colonisation has given it the unfortunate title of the world's fastest invader. Derek Mooney talks to ladybird expert Dr Helen Roy to find out how this little beetle came to be a great invader.

Telling the stories of non-native invasive species and our complicated attitudes to them and with an uncertain political future, how do we police our ecological borders?

Producer: Ellie Sans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2016.


WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0020ykg)
Letter to Philippi - Shine like stars

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

Theme: Letter to Philippi - Shine like stars

Philippians 2: 12 - 19

Led by Lyndall Bywater

Hills of the North Rejoice - Guildford Cathedral Choir
He is the Light - Bryan and Katie Torwalt
Lead Me Lord (Will Todd) - Natalie, Senior Young Chorister of the Year & Daily Service Singers

Produced by Rachel Ross


WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m000t4w2)
Search for a Common Culture

Author Lynsey Hanley and Mykaell Riley, founding member of the British roots reggae group Steel Pulse, tell the story of the search for a ‘common culture'.

They follow its permutations in the post-war era with the rise of ‘the common voice’ and a new wave of documentary making, fiercely negotiated around issues of social class, race and the impact of multiculturalism, to the present.

At a time of huge division and polarisation in civil society they ask if its time has come again in the digital age.

Writing in post-war Britain, for critics like Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart, Stuart Hall and others 'culture' meant two things: first, a whole way of life and the everyday, not just a series of great works accessed and curated by an elite; second, as a way of sharing the arts and learning with the whole of society, of open access for everyone in a properly civic space. Lynsey Hanley, who has written on the history of council estates and urban planning, explores how these two ideas were conjoined. 'Common culture' was for the first time inclusive, involving all the strands of everyday living from youth culture to the pub, the football terrace and the cinema. ‘Culture is ordinary’ wrote Raymond Williams in 1958.

The idea of a common culture meant the opening up of 'high' culture too, tied to mass literacy and learning as part of a wider sense of cultural outreach aimed at the British working class. This was boosted by the work of intellectuals like George Orwell and EP Thompson as well as Richard Hoggart’s landmark book 'The Uses of Literacy' which argued for the democratisation of culture and cultivation of learning through what the author called, in a powerful phrase, ‘civic literacy’.

Mykaell Riley builds on this story, of how ‘common culture’ became deeply contested in the 1970s and ‘80s, forged from representations of working-class identity but weaponised around ideas of race. For the post-Windrush generation of Black British youth the idea of a ‘common culture’ was wrapped around the British flag and harshly policed. Music, especially British reggae groups like Steel Pulse, became part of a cultural fightback - an expression of the new political multiculturalism and proliferation of sub-cultures.

Perhaps there has never been a truly 'common' culture that belongs everyone – that the very idea has a deep ambivalence when used in public life, either championing inclusivity or excluding diversity. But does the first always have to mean the second, can we move beyond this stalemate? In our rancorous post-Brexit era and a wide sense of fatigue with division always seeming more important than what we could - and perhaps do - share in common, could the idea of common culture be thought again in new, de-toxifying and inventive ways? Or have we just become better at thinking about what separates us than what we have in common, more comfortable with difference than what we share in public space?

Contributors include director Ken Loach, curator and writer Aliyah Hasinah, critic and author DJ Taylor, dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, director Terence Davies, literary journalist Suzi Feay, singer songwriter Peggy Seger, political journalist Peter Obourne, illustrator and author Nick Hayes, urbanist Adam Greenfield, documentary historian John Corner, director at Byline TV Caolan Robertson and Farrukh Dhondy, a founding commissioning editor for Channel 4.

Presenters: Lynsey Hanley and Mykaell Riley

Producer: Simon Hollis

A Brook Lapping production for BBC Radio 4, , first broadcast in March 2021.


WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 11:30 Keep On Running (m0020ykd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 12:00 Ballylenon (b007jvhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 13:00 Boswell's Lives (b09wt17n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjs2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


WED 14:00 Wordaholics (b01rvptv)
Series 2

Episode 3

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show.

Lloyd Langford and Susie Dent compete against Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes to find out who knows more.

Dave Gorman guesses the meaning of the phrase 'living on Queen Street' from the late 1800s.

Natalie Haynes unravels the word 'autodysomophobia'.

Lloyd Langford guesses the meaning of the Yiddish word 'farpotshket'.

Susie Dent shares her love of the current Liverpool word 'twirlies' and explains the meaning of the word 'quockerwodger'.

Both teams also have a go at coming up with modern phrases to replace the old cliches 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade' and 'Beauty is only skin deep'.

Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.


WED 14:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vcx38)
Series 2

France

Captured by French revolutionaries, Tamsyn faces an excruciating torture involving a shuttlecock, some badminton rackets and two fat naked Germans.

It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.

Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.

Tamsyn Trelawny …… Sheridan Smith
Jago Trelawny …… John Bowe
Major Thomas Falconer …… Cameron Stewart
Captain Marriot …… Andrew McGibbon
Squire Bascombe …… Martin Hyder
Dewey …… Mark Felgate
Hobbs …… Mark Perry

Producer: Jan Ravens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


WED 15:00 Aumonier's World (m0020yr7)
3. Freddie Finds Himself

26-year-old Freddie Oppincott is the butt of family jokes, because he hasn't found his proper place in the world. His sisters laugh at his latest scheme - to hire himself out as a private detective.

Stacy Aumonier was a theatrical and popular figure in the 1920s when he wrote lots of short stories admired by writers such as John Galsworthy.

Aumonier/Battersley ........ John Baddeley
Freddie .................................. Julian Rhind Tutt
The Baron ............................. Sandor Eles
The Countess ...................... Diana Payan
Olga ....................................... Teresa Gallagher
Emma .................................... Oona Beeson
Jane ....................................... Rachel Atkins

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.


WED 15:30 Aumonier's World (m0020yr9)
4. Funeral March

At a smart Paris gathering, Aumonier is amused by the darkly comic story of Madame Vieninoff and her poor, late husband - the composer Sergei.

The final story from 1920s short story writer Stacy Aumonier.

Aumonier .... John Baddeley
Mme Vieninoff .... Fiona Fullerton
Denoyer .... Barry J Gordon
Sergei .... Dominic Letts
Pitau .... Philip Anthony
Yves .... Julian Rhind Tutt
Taillandier .... Steve Hodson

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.


WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m000t4w2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jvpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 17:30 Keep On Running (m0020ykd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 18:00 Ballylenon (b007jvhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 19:00 Boswell's Lives (b09wt17n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4vw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjs2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


WED 20:00 Wordaholics (b01rvptv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vcx38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


WED 21:00 Aumonier's World (m0020yr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


WED 21:30 Aumonier's World (m0020yr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 today]


WED 22:00 Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club (m0020y3c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00hg82b)
Series 3

The Expo

Marvel at the meerkats, visit a new theme park... and one man must face 'The Curator'.

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 August 2006.


WED 23:00 Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize (b044vhlq)
Episode 3

A fraudulently fat sack of sketches, monologues and weird soup, featuring a puritan vet who dishes out tough love to poorly pets.

Originally broadcast live from London's exclusive Imperial Rooms, Mayfair.

Written and performed by Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.

Featuring:

Peter Serafinowicz
Emma Clarke
Steve Brody.

Producer: Phil Bowker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


WED 23:30 Party (m000p15f)
Series 1

Episode 3

The Party sets out to clarify its policies on climate change whilst Duncan deals with the aftermath of under-cooked chicken sausages from a BBQ.

Before long, murder is committed and the young idealists are placed in a compromising position.

Tom Basden’s sitcom satirises their ambitions, hypocrisy and naivety - based on his 2009 Edinburgh play which won a fringe first.

Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix

Producer: Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.