SATURDAY 20 JULY 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b075pxfx)
Series 22

Bring Him Home

Bring Him Home is a beautiful and moving prayer-in-song that has developed meaning and identity outside of the hit musical, from Les Miserables.

What has been its impact?

Celebrated tenor, Alfie Boe has sung it many times in the West End and on Broadway. He discusses what the song means to him.

Herbert Kretzmer talks about the agonising process of writing the lyrics.

The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir recorded a version especially for the programme; one of their members describes singing it at the funeral of PC Dave Phillips in 2015.

The original Cosette, from Les Miserables, Rebecca Caine now sings this song - written for a male voice - regularly as part of international recitals.

And for Becky Douglas it will forever be a reminder of her daughter whose death inspired the foundation of a leprosy charity.

Jeremy Summerly, Director of Music at St Peter's College, Oxford plays through the piece and describes why it moves us emotionally.

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.

Producer: Karen Gregor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.


SAT 00:30 Home Sleuth (m0020c2j)
The DNA detective

Valerie doesn’t know who her grandfather is or how to find him. She’s told that African American genealogy is ‘too hard’. There aren’t enough DNA records of black people. It’s an impossible case. But Valerie is driven by the desire to solve a family mystery, so she investigates herself. What she finds changes everything.

After Valerie’s story, producer Alice Fiennes and true crime expert Rachel Monroe discuss how Valerie's field of genetic genealogy was used to help identify the Golden State Killer, and why the certainty of forensic science is so appealing to true crime fans.

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, true crime expert Rachel Monroe dissects the case and looks deep inside the search for truth. 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 Whodunnits (b007jvpx)
Hercule Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies

Episode 5

Ross has had to abandon a telephone conversation with Hercule Poirot to answer the doorbell.

When he doesn't return, the panic-stricken Belgian sleuth and Captain Hastings hurry round to his apartment.

Will the murderer finally be unmasked?

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Jenny ...... Adjoa Andoh
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.


SAT 01:30 Keep On Running (m0020yq4)
5. Begging

Will Eric and Lorraine’s love survive being forced to beg on the streets of London?

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

Starring Paterson Joseph and Siriol Jenkins.

Thriller serial written by Nigel Baldwin.

Eric .... Paterson Joseph
Lorraine .... Siriol Jenkins
Hamish .... David Bannerman
Teresa .... Pauline Yates
Barbara .... Anna Keaveney
Sir Peter .... Stephen Thorne
Sylvia .... Frances Jeater
Scam .... Lisa Coleman
Jane .....Oona Beeson
TV Reporter .... Ali Saire

Director: Celia De Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in March 1994.


SAT 02:00 Second Thoughts (b00ljz6c)
Series 4

Old Problem

Bill is on the receiving end of a birthday surprise he doesn't want.

Meanwhile Dennis's attempts to capture the glamorous Liza backfire.

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
Chris …. Peter Gunn

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 (m000m0kh)
The Codicil

Brothers Jack and Lesley Burrows are desperate to suppress a codicil to their mum's will extending their enforced house-sharing - in order to split her cash

Three years living together are likely to be nothing short of a sentence of hard labour for them both.

They urgently need to locate the missing witnesses...

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 Burrows ...... Michael Robbins
Lesley Burrow ...... Hugh Paddick
Janice ...... Elizabeth Morgan
Ron ...... Denis Bond
Sid ...... Ron Pember

Producer John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.


SAT 03:00 All Those Women (b09r7vd8)
Series 3

Episode 4

Emily's choosing her options and Jen's taking the plunge and applying for her first teaching job.

Meanwhile Maggie's getting excited about the prospect of an adventure or two of her own.

But will she be able to go away, or is Hetty hiding something?

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
Jen ...... Sinead Matthews
Emily ...... Lucy Hutchinson
Stuart ...... Chris Pavlo
Derek ...... Clive Rowe

Producer: Alexandra Smith

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


SAT 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c4sy)
5. Haunted?

Is Gruhuken haunted?

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

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.

Read by Lee Ingleby.

Producer: Karen Rose.

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


SAT 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mlxk3)
15. Happy Ever After..?

Neely's voice returns. She is back on top again, while Anne leaves modelling to have a baby - but is soon facing a dilemma...

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

Conclusion of Jacqueline Susann's best selling 1960s novel.

Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus

Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Lyon Burke ... Jamie Glover
Neely O'Hara ... Barbara Barnes
Henry Bellamy ... Stuart Milligan
Margie Parks ... Coleen Prendergast

Producer Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SAT 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
Series 1

Episode 1

James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.

Regular team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by:

Comedian, Stewart Lee
Actor, Martin Freeman

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Written and researched by James Walton.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.


SAT 04:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076shv)
Series 2

I Get Along Without You Very Well

When Barry's wife leaves him for another man, Roy of course thinks he knows the best way to get her back.

But at 2am and after many fortifying glasses of rum, it's not looking so hopeful.

Starring Don Warrington and George Layton.

Sitcom written by Marcus Powell, based on cantankerous trombone player Roy Walcott.

Roy ...... Don Warrington
Vi ...... Yvonne Brewster
Barry ...... George Layton
George ...... Sam Kelly
Bernadette ...... Caroline Lee Johnson

Trombonist ...... Mike Kearsey

Producer: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.


SAT 05:00 Peter Ackroyd - Hawksmoor (b0616q17)
2. Suspicion

18th century architect Nicholas Dyer is under suspicion, and a series of modern murders baffle Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Starring Philip Jackson.

Conclusion of Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed tale of parallel investigations into killings across two centuries.

Dramatised by Nick Fisher.

Dyer/Hawksmoor ...... Philip Jackson
Sir Christopher Wren ...... Norman Rodway
John Vanbrugh ...... Andrew Wincott
Nat Eliot ...... Ben Crowe
Penny ...... Clare Corbett
Mary ...... Helen Ayres
Thomas Hill ...... Jordan Calvert
Boy 1 ...... Luke Smith
Boy 2 ...... Bradley Sowter
Anne ...... Miranda Foster
Mirabelis ...... Richard Johnson
Mrs West ...... Richenda Carey
Dad ...... Terence Edmond
Walter Pyne ...... Thomas Arnold

Other parts played by the cast.

Recorded on location in London’s Spitalfields and Clerkenwell and at Soundhouse Studios.

Producer: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.


SAT 06:00 The Hunter and the Hill - the life of Robert Louis Stevenson (m00212jb)
From middle-class Edinburgh to the middle of America; from the wynds and vennels of Edinburgh's old town to the politics of Samoa; from engineering studies to one of the great names in world literature....

Robert Louis Stevenson's life in his own words, those of his mother and his wife, Fanny.

Starring Paul Young.

Tom Wright's radio play is based on the diaries of Robert Louis Stevenson, Mrs Stevenson and Fanny.

Robert Louis Stevenson .... Paul Young
Mrs Stevenson .... Colette O'Neil
Fanny .... Diana Olsson

Director Hamish Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.


SAT 07:30 The Moon (Omnibus) (m00061sx)
An intimate and profound portrait of the Moon.

Ranging across science, art and mythology, writer Oliver Morton explores the different spaces that Earth’s closest neighbour occupies in our lives.

From Galileo and the earliest theories of Moon geology through the highs of the Apollo missions to the current debate over whether humans should return, Morton lays out the history and future of our relationship with the Moon.

Omnibus read by Robin Laing.

Abridged by Anna Magnusson
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.


SAT 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (b04kfx27)
Sadie Frost

Actress Sadie Frost inherits 'Here Comes the Sun' by the Beatles, and passes on 'Kooks' by David Bowie.


SAT 08:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038lcxf)
Series 2

The Telephone

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 - what would he have made of 1980s Britain - he muses about telephony.

Michael Williams stars as Robb Wilton - making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before...

Written by Allen Saddler.

Producer: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.


SAT 09:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp1t)
Sky High

Construction chaos abounds for the bungling bureauacrats over a new office block.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred / Miss Warboys …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley
The Pigeons / Stack …. John Graham

'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 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
Series 2

Look It Up

Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby annoys his girlfriend Sally over a dispute involving a husband and wife.

Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was first published in 1955.

Adapted for radio from Frank Muir & Denis Norden's BBC TV scripts by Richard Waring.

Roger Thursby …. Richard Briers
Henry Blagrove …. Terence Alexander
Sally Mannering …. Julia Lockwood
Grimes …. John Glyn-Jones
Chairman .... Ronald Adam
Briggs .... Arthur Mullard

Other parts played by:

Sean Arnold
Douglas Blackwell
Patrick Tull.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.


SAT 10:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m00075wz)
1. Comedy

Cultural icon Dr John Cooper Clarke gets Complete Control of 4 Extra, to select his favourite comedy programmes from the BBC radio archives.

The first of three parts, featuring:

* John's hero Bob Hope performing stand-up in 1956

* A nod to the radio variety acts John grew up listening to, including Vic Oliver and Al Read

* A celebration of the pioneering radio DJ Jack Jackson

Jump aboard a radio road-trip travelling all the way from childhood favourites to recent pleasures, with laughs, thrills and chills along the way.

Don't worry though, he is a Doctor and he will be in Complete Control.

Producer: Luke Doran

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra - and first broadcast in November 2015.


SAT 11:00 The Hunter and the Hill - the life of Robert Louis Stevenson (m00212jb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 12:30 The Moon (Omnibus) (m00061sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (b04kfx27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SAT 13:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038lcxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 14:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 15:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m00075wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 16:00 Lucy Rivers - The Devil's Violin (b04mhd5g)
In this magical, murderous, musical fairy tale, life for 16 year old Hannah is pretty miserable.

Her mother's a drunk and her baby brother Gethin is an evil little gremlin child.

But then one night she meets an alluring violinist who plays the most seductive melodies.

He offers Hannah the chance to fulfil her darkest desires. How far will Hannah go to get what she wants?

A dark modern fable with an original score composed and performed by Lucy Rivers.

Guitarist ..... Dan Messore
Violinist ..... Lucy Rivers
Composer ..... Lucy Rivers

Director: Helen Perry

A BBC Cymru / Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

*** Lucy Rivers is a multi-talented writer, musician and performer. She's achieved great success with her company Gaggle Babble on acclaimed shows such as The Bloody Ballad - uniquely fusing music and theatre, humour and the macabre. The Devil's Violin is her first radio drama.


SAT 16:45 Summer Ghosts (b0137xd4)
All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends by Sophie Hannah

"Yes, the ghosts you see at night, they're the souls - the auras, if you like - of good people who didn't deserve to die. That's why they're full of regret, and frightening. Ghosts we see in broad daylight are the ones whose deaths were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They were evil while alive..."

First in a series of commissioned stories presenting ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day.

Will something 'unexplained' be as scary in a light that is... well, reliable to the eye!

Sophie Hannah's story is read by Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Mel makes a friend at the school gates - and learns about the different types of ghosts in the world.

Then the theories are tested out...

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.


SAT 17:00 The Hunter and the Hill - the life of Robert Louis Stevenson (m00212jb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SAT 18:30 The Moon (Omnibus) (m00061sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SAT 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (b04kfx27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SAT 19:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038lcxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 20:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 21:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m00075wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 22:00 Paul Sinha's General Knowledge (m000y0kp)
Series 3

Episode 1

Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, the reigning British Quiz Champion and also, according to the Radio Times, the UK's "funniest fund of forgotten facts".

He's recounting the amazing true stories that lie behind fascinating nuggets of information.

This episode catches up with the news since the last series of General Knowledge finished in 2020, from those we've lost to those we've 'liked', and commemorates the Vice President most worthy of being the next to get the 'Hamilton' treatment.

Written and performed by Paul Sinha.

Additional material by Oliver Levy.

Producer: Ed Morrish

A Lead Mojo/Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.


SAT 22:30 The Secret World (b01mqpgm)
Series 3

Episode 2

From Al Pacino to Paul McCartney, Jon Culshaw and friends imagine the private lives of the famous.

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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021ckp)
Bebe Cave 1/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp talks to Bebe Cave.


SAT 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00mqhqt)
Series 3

Episode 5

The museum is due to send an exhibition of its finest artefacts around Europe.

But can Walter find a suitably experienced and diplomatic member of staff to curate it?

Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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

Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Eva Tattle ...... Juklia Deakin
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis/Van Driver ...... Chris Pavlo
Barman ...... Stephen Hogan.

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.


SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01k6hfc)
Series 3

Unlucky for Some

1942: It's unlucky for some of the code breakers at Bletchley when they're forced to move into spooky Hut 13.

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 21 JULY 2024

SUN 00:00 Lucy Rivers - The Devil's Violin (b04mhd5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:45 Summer Ghosts (b0137xd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 The Hunter and the Hill - the life of Robert Louis Stevenson (m00212jb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 The Moon (Omnibus) (m00061sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (b04kfx27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Saturday]


SUN 03:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038lcxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]


SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jp1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 04:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m00075wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00212k5)
Tennis

Sue Barker

TV presenter and former profession tennis player, Sue Barker, is castaway by Lauren Laverne.

Sue presented BBC TV’s Wimbledon coverage for nearly three decades, before stepping down in 2022, when she received a standing ovation.

Sue was born in Devon in 1956, and was educated at the Marist Convent School where she had a reputation for being naughty – until her PE teacher, Mrs Chadwick, diverted her energy into tennis. Aged 11 she was selected for training by the local tennis coach Arthur Roberts, who had already guided players to Grand Slam titles. Sue started playing – and winning – junior tournaments.

She turned professional at 17, and moved to the US, joining a new women’s tour set up by Billie Jean King. During her career, she reached the ranking of World No. 3, playing and defeating her contemporaries, including Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade. Her biggest win came at the French Open in 1976 where, aged 20, she took her first – and only – Grand Slam title. Her biggest disappointment came at Wimbledon the following year, when she lost in the semi-final, despite being the clear favourite.

Plagued by injuries, she retired from tennis in 1985. She began commentating on Australia’s Channel 7, before moving to BskyB in the UK, and then joining the BBC in 1993.

She has hosted Wimbledon, Grandstand, the Summer and Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and A Question of Sport. When she announced her retirement from TV, her idol Billie Jean King called her the GOAT, the ‘greatest of all time’.

DISC ONE: Run Boy Run by Woodkid
DISC TWO: Piano Concerto in A minor, composed by Edvard Grieg
and performed by Sir Clifford Curzon (piano) and London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Øivin Fjeldstad
DISC THREE: Harry Hippie by Bobby Womack
DISC FOUR: California Girls by The Beach Boys
DISC FIVE: The Greatest Love of All by George Benson
DISC SIX: Simply Beautiful by Al Green
DISC SEVEN: Grandstand by Keith Mansfield
DISC EIGHT: Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John

BOOK CHOICE: All In by Billie Jean King
LUXURY ITEM: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wine
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Harry Hippie by Bobby Womack

Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Katy Hickman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2022.


SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
Series 1

Faking Fossils

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

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

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

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009


SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m00212k7)
The Poetry of History - Annus Mirabilis 1666

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses: - The Poetry of History: Annus Mirabilis.

For our late Queen Elizabeth, 1992 was an Annus Horribilis a title many believe she borrowed from the subject of this week's programme, the poem Annus Mirabilis - the Year of Wonders, by John Dryden.

Jonathan Bate examines Dryden's unquenchable enthusiasm for the events of 1666 which to historians include an inconclusive naval war with the Dutch, plague and finally the Great Fire of London.

Producer: Tom Alban

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.


SUN 07:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00214v1)
Episode 1

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.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged 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.


SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00214v4)
Jamie Laing

Broadcaster and entrepreneur Jamie Laing chooses ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman!’ by Shania Twain, and ‘MMMBop’ by Hanson.


SUN 08:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mp6nc)
Episode 3

1956: Neely's Hollywood career has collapsed. Back in New York she and Anne go to see Neely's old rival Helen Lawson in a new show.

Conclusion of Jacqueline Susann's 1960s best seller.

Three beautiful young women are best friends carving out careers in the entertainment industry.

Stars Madeleine Potter, Barbara Barnes, Kerry Shale, Sally Dexter and Coleen Prendergast.

Omnibus of the last five of fifteen episodes.

Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.

Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Helen Lawson... Sally Dexter
Attendant... Coleen Prendergast
Director... Nathan Osgood
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Claude ...Wayne Foskett
Dr Hall/Jerry ... Harry Myers
Nurse/Operator ..... Susan Jameson
Jamie Glover ..... Lyon Burke
Henry Bellamy ... Stuart Milligan

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.


SUN 10:00 Home to Roost (m000gncx)
Series 2

Bungalow in Bournemouth

Olive complains to William about the state of their house and wants to move to the seaside.

Starring Molly Sugden and Deryck Guyler.

Sitcom written by Anne Jones.

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

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

William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington
Kath …. Patricia Greene
Mr. Carmichael …. Ronald Herdman
Mrs. Chadwick/Agnes Carmichael …. Linda Polan

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 (m000tfcm)
A Plonking Success

Caroline confides in her ex-husband Leslie about a secret business deal.

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
Claire …. Norma Ronald
Mr Crabbe …. Kenneth Connor
Alan Archer …. John Kane

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1982.


SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00212k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00212k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


SUN 12:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00214v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00214v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SUN 13:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mp6nc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


SUN 15:00 Home to Roost (m000gncx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tfcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (b0080hnc)
The Blood of Eva Bergen

Claire is a talented young pianist who falls under the spell of Mr Iliev.

He's a musician who is haunted by a woman called Eva Bergen - and the power she once had over him...

Tales of horror and suspense.

Written by Paul Sirett.

Claire …. Tilly Gaunt
Anatoli Iliev …. John Castle
Tom …. Giles Fagan

Pianist: Mary Nash

Producer: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.


SUN 16:30 The Otherworld Child (b07lpf3k)
"It was only when she got back to her cottage and the candles were lit, that she saw what a strange creature it was she'd found..."

Stars Mary Wimbush and Rebecca Wright.

David Calcutt's play is based on the traditional story of lonely Alice Proudfoot and her curious discovery in a moonlit wood.

Gran ...... Mary Wimbush
Alice ...... Rebecca Wright
Joe ...... Alex Jones
Peggy ...... Sheila Kelley
Kitty ...... Kimberley Hope
Abraham ...... Jonathan Wyatt

Director: Nigel Bryant

First broadcast in Thirty-Minute Theatre on BBC Radio 4 in January 1995.


SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00212k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]


SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m00212k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


SUN 18:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00214v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00214v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]


SUN 19:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mp6nc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]


SUN 21:00 Home to Roost (m000gncx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tfcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00fy2qr)
Series 2

Still in Trying Times

Ezekiel discovers the real truth about his ginger baby, and sets out to find the ginger father. The others set out to stop him...

Comedy set in Baltimore 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
Elizabeth …. Susie Blake
Abraham Smith …. Philip Pope

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


SUN 22:30 The Simon Day Show (b010mv50)
Series 1

Tony Beckton

Reformed violent criminal Tony Beckton is on stage to read from his memoirs as part of his rehabilitation.

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.

Written by Simon Day and Felix Dexter.

Tony Beckton / Peter ..... Simon Day
Catherine ..... Catherine Shepherd
Goose ..... Felix Dexter
Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall
Stacey ..... Susan Harrison

Producer: Colin Anderson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.


SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021cll)
Bebe Cave 2/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp talks to Bebe Cave.


SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00vhfnv)
Series 2

Episode 6

Comedian Colin Murphy and his two resident nerds Dr David Booth and Matthew Collins try to answer the unanswerable.

With comedian Jason Manford.

You may not get the answers you were expecting but you'll certainly have a few laughs.

Producer: Jackie Hamilton.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.


SUN 23:30 The Party Party (b007jx11)
Episode 1

It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency, sweeps to power.

Shell-shocked Party Party leader, Action Man, takes control in Downing Street, and immediately appoints Man 3 as his right-hand man and together they set about trying to think of some policies.

Meanwhile, in the tiny village of Microcosm, where several sitcom characters are patiently waiting, it seems like their dream of being in a sitcom is finally about to come true.

Six-part sitcom written by Moray Hunter.

Starring:

Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Rory Bremner

Producer: Jamie Rix

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.

MONDAY 22 JULY 2024

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b0080hnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 The Otherworld Child (b07lpf3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00212k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]


MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]


MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00212k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00214v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00214v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]


MON 03:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mp6nc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Home to Roost (m000gncx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tfcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b00th9yk)
Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus

1. Corpse

A horrifically mutilated corpse is found on the railway track near the terminus

DS Julie Enfield's hardest job is to try and identify the victim.

Imelda Staunton stars as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield

Atmospheric five-part detective thriller written by Nick Fisher.

DS Julie Enfield …… Imelda Staunton
DCI Michael Stanley …… Nicholas Farrell
DS Kevin Richards …… Charles Simpson
Terminus …… Dominic Letts
Dad …… Geoffrey Matthews
Jim Stevens …… David Jarvis
Sarah …… Maggie McCarthy
Victim …… Paul Panting
Train Driver …… John Evitts
Passenger …… Rachel Atkins
Police Constable …… Tom Bevan

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.


MON 06:30 Keep On Running (m00214wm)
6. A Place in the Sun

With the truth now revealed, will Eric and Lorraine find their place in the sun?

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

Starring Paterson Joseph and Siriol Jenkins.

Conclusion of Nigel Baldwin's thriller serial.

Eric .... Paterson Joseph
Lorraine .... Siriol Jenkins
Webb .... Philip Jackson
Joanna .... Joanna Myers

Director: Celia De Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in March 1994.


MON 07:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2

City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...

Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.

‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.

Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser

Theme music by Jim Parker.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rmxpt)
Series 2

Episode 6

A paralytic stuntman in a shock Smith Report - and war prisoners outfox the Nazis.

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.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.


MON 08:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qhqg5)
Series 2

The Wedding

Anthony is cock-a-hoop when asked out of the blue to be best man at a friend's wedding.

Problem is, he hasn't seen this friend since they were at school together and Damien isn't entirely convinced that Anthony has been invited purely because of his "excellent presentation skills".

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
Julian, the Groom ...... Ben Crowe
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Fran, the Bride ...... Sarah Thom
Lionel ...... Rupert Vansittart
The Bride's Mum ...... Lesley Vickerage

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.


MON 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9lz)
6. Past Echo

"Whatever it is, it’s in the past. It’s only an echo."

Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s 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.


MON 08:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kw3y)
1. A New Challenge

Ellen’s children are becoming increasingly independent.

She feels ready to take on a new challenge and return to full-time work.

What could possibly go wrong?

Gill Sims’ second comic novel about Ellen - a funny, feisty and stressed-out working-mum.

Dramatised in five parts by Christine Entwisle.

Ellen …... Gabriel Quigley
Simon / Gary ...… Stuart McQuarrie
Kathy …... Sally Reid
Mother …... Anne Lacey

Director: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.


MON 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021cl4)
Susan Hulme reports as MPs discuss the Covid inquiry, the situation in Israel and Gaza and the controversial issue of planning.


MON 09:30 A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot (b064yjm6)
1. Spain

Virginia Woolf, sun hat firmly in place, scrambling along the dusty footpaths of Southern Spain.

An unexpected image of the very English, upright writer more commonly associated with Bloomsbury.

But in 1923 Woolf and her husband Leonard made an adventurous journey by boat, train, bus and mule to the remote mountain village of Yegen, where the British writer Gerald Brenan had made his home.

In a burst of intense, exploratory friendship, Woolf walked with Brenan through a landscape of goats and asphodels, opening up to him, and opening herself to the allure of Spain.

“The mind’s contents break into short sentences. It is hot; the old man; the frying pan; the bottle of wine”.

She wrote about riding mules, about village sounds, and as she got into the rhythm of rural Spain fantasised about a new life abroad.

Virginia Woolf was the perfect exponent of the belief that walking clears the mind, expands the soul and strengthens the leg. To mark the centenary of Woolf’s first published novel, her biographer. Alexandra Harris takes us on four walks which inspired her, shaped her writing and character, and tell her story.

Harris begins by seeking out the paths where the determined walker would have tramped - through olive groves, past tangled vines, in thrall to the smell of orange blossom.

She’s accompanied in this Spanish sojourn by another writer, also seduced by the beauty of the Alpujarras, Chris Stewart, of “Driving Over Lemons” fame.

Stewart was inspired 27 years ago to move to the area described in ‘South From Granada’, Gerald Brenan’s classic portrait of Andalucía, in which Virginia Woolf’s visit is also described.

They scramble up hillsides, leap into pools of icy water, and are deafened by the sound of cicadas, contemplating Virginia Woolf's time, walking and writing under the Spanish sun.

Producer: Sara Jane Hall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.


MON 09:45 Daily Service (m00214s9)
A Letter of John - light and darkness

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

Theme: A Letter of John - Light and Darkness

1 John 1: 5-10

Led by Georgia Clarke

Light of the World - All Souls Musicians
O thou that art the light – (Gabriel Jackson) - St Martins Voices
My Soul Finds Rest - Vineyard Church


MON 10:00 Radiolab (m00214w8)
Series 12

Everybody's Got One

For 21st century science, a pregnant person's body is still a mystery with some exciting and strange discoveries.

First, we meet the womb mate we’ve all had, but barely know. Then, three scientists dive back in time, deep into our bodies, and down into our genome to tackle one question. Why do women tend to get autoimmune disease more than men?

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 2021.


MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0790jc0)
Edith Bowman

Radio DJ and TV presenter Edith Bowman chooses 'Blackbird' by The Beatles and 'Slow Show' by The National.


MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b00th9yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 11:30 Keep On Running (m00214wm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 12:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rmxpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qhqg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9lz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kw3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00lycz6)
Series 55

Episode 3

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

With:

Paul Merton
Stephen Fry
Charles Collingwood
Jenny Eclair

Subjects include: My Idea of Bliss, Loyalty Cards, The Battle of Trafalgar, Infinity, Party Games, Tagging and Beauty.

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.


MON 14:30 Snap (b012yvf2)
Series 3

Episode 4

Doug wonders if he can rely on his ex-wife Molly for help during his mum's convalescence.

Starring Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.

Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.

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

Producer: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.


MON 15:00 John Gradwell - It's Your Movie (m00214v9)
Lifelong friends Joe and Kel have always been into the movies. But Kel has moved away and now their friendship has drifted.

Then Kel calls out of the blue.

He's in deep trouble and the police are onto him...

He's cut off before he can tell the whole story, so Joe decides to leave it.

But when Kel's sister Penny turns up imploring Joe to help, Joe finds himself immersed in a film noir of his own.

Dark drama written by John Gradwell.

Joe .... Matthew Dunster
Tommy .... David Crellin
Hardwick .... John Henshaw
Penny .... Jo Joyner
Sebastian/Kel .... Russell Dixon
Eddie .... Terence Mann

Director: Jim Poyser

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.


MON 16:00 Radiolab (m00214w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0790jc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]


MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b00th9yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 17:30 Keep On Running (m00214wm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 18:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rmxpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qhqg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9lz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 19:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kw3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00lycz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


MON 20:30 Snap (b012yvf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


MON 21:00 John Gradwell - It's Your Movie (m00214v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m002130m)
Series 13

Stoke-on-Trent

Mark Steel's in Town - Stoke-on-Trent

This week, Mark is visiting the town of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire.

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 Stoke-on-Trent, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Margate, Malvern, East Grinstead, 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 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01nwbhk)
Series 3

Episode 1

The Kapoors visit a stately home, food for thought from Smeeta Smitten, Showbiz Kitten and why the royal family are Indian...

Starring:

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia

Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC TWO from 1998 to 2001.

Written by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.

Script Editor: Sharat Sardana

Producer: Anil Gupta.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m002143f)
Series 114

Episode 7

Hugo Rifkind, Susie McCabe, Scott Bennett and Lucy Porter join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.

The team are in Nottingham this week, where they're discussing a bumper King's Speech, the goings on of the Republican National Congress, and Vaughan Gething's brief stint as First Minister.

Written by Andy Zaltzman
Additional material by: Christina Riggs, Mike Shephard, Rebecca Bain and Lizzy Mansfield

Producer: Gwyn Rhys Davies
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Jerry Peal

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


MON 23:30 The Ape That Got Lucky (b008039f)
Language and Communication

Chris Addison’s exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution begins with languages.

With more than 5,000 languages now in use - why is it fortunate that the original human language developed in Africa rather than England?

We also hears from a man who thinks his bees are telling him about unsolved crimes, and Professor Austin Herring demonstrates his valve-based translation machine.

Starring Chris Addison.

With:

Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell

Written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

TUESDAY 23 JULY 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m00214w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0790jc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b00th9yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Keep On Running (m00214wm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rmxpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qhqg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9lz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kw3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00lycz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Snap (b012yvf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 John Gradwell - It's Your Movie (m00214v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007wvwz)
Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus

2. Busker

The "Lucky Charm" murders mount up.

Shelley, the Irish busker, is under suspicion for the murders, but DS Richards is convinced she's "a nice kid".

Imelda Staunton stars as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield

Atmospheric detective thriller written by Nick Fisher.

DS Julie Enfield …… Imelda Staunton
DCI Michael Stanley …… Nicholas Farrell
DS Kevin Richards …… Charles Simpson
Terminus …… Dominic Letts
Dad …… Geoffrey Matthews
Timothy Lynham …… Neville Jason
Shelley …… Elaine Claxton
Mrs Winterton …… Tina Grey
Sarah …… Maggie McCarthy
Station Announcer …… David Jarvis
Bag Lady …… Margaret John

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.


TUE 06:30 Detective (b0blv0cz)
Series 4

1. Surveillance

When heavies from different firms gather, DS Brook and his colleagues suspect a major blag is on the cards.

Starring Ray Brooks and Stephen Garlick.

Robert Barr’s stories of crime and detection in London

Featuring long-serving, ducking-and-diving Detective Sergeant Dave Brook with his new partner, Detective Constable Tully.

DS Dave Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Tully …. Stephen Garlick
DS Harrison …. Peter Cleall
Chief Inspector Roach …. Stephen Yardley
DS Dean …. David Simeon
Inspector Wade …. David Sinclair
Steve …. Trevor Nichols
Commander …. Bernard Brown

Robert Barr is best remembered for his work on BBC TV's crime serials 'Z-Cars' and 'Softly Softly'.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1985.


TUE 07:00 Greywing (m00214v6)
1. Scoop!

"He slipped effortlessly into his super sleek costume...oh how come their tights never wrinkle in the comics?" Frustrated furniture maker Nigel Struddock, has an alter ego - Greywing - a superhero. Who can stop dastardly Benny Leake's sabotage plan? Greywing to the rescue - but can he get the ice cream van to go fast enough?

Written by Simon Bullivant

Nigel Struddock aka Greywing ... Timothy Spall
Benny Leake .... Bernard Hill
Judy Marvick .... Tilly Vosburgh

Other parts played by:

John Baddeley
Andy Rashleigh
Julian Rhind-Tutt

Producer: Colin Swash

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1992.


TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (m001d638)
Series 5

The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea

Constable Neddie Seagoon sets out to apprehend Minnie and Henry's Sussex assailant.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.

Extended restored episode thanks to Gary Critcher.

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 October 1954.


TUE 08:00 Miracles R Us (b00sg1hh)
Domestic Arrangements

The man lurking outside turns out not to be the private detective Sylvia supposes, but a potential client.

He's inadvertently encouraged a middle-aged American academic, in whom he has no romantic interest, to have hopes of a shared future. She is arriving next week.

Can MiraclesRus help?

Starring Anna Massey and Deborah Findlay.

Comedy about two women who run a cleaning service together by Lesley Bruce.

Sylvia ..... Anna Massey
Caroline ..... Deborah Findlay
James Linnet ..... David Horovitch
Mary Beth Haldeman ..... Laura Shavin
Pianist ..... Jeremy Limb

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.

* Music and stings from the music of Nick Drake. Theme: "When the Day is Done" and stings: "Time of No Reply" and "Cello Song".


TUE 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9rt)
7. Bear Post

Jack hacks down the bear post.

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

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.

Read by Lee Ingleby.

Producer: Karen Rose

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


TUE 08:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kv6s)
2. Overdoing It?

Hungry for a new challenge, Ellen has bagged her dream-job.

But she’s also found herself chairing the PTA.

Has she bitten off more than she can chew?

Gill Sims’ second comic novel about Ellen, a funny, feisty and stressed-out working-mum.

Dramatised by Christine Entwisle.

Ellen …... Gabriel Quigley
Simon …... Stuart McQuarrie
Kathy ...… Sally Reid
Mother …... Anne Lacey
Alan ...… Jordan Young
Lydea …... Isobel McArthur

Director: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.


TUE 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021kml)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.


TUE 09:30 A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot (b065tqys)
2. Kensington Gardens

Made to mark the centenary of Virginia Woolf’s first published novel in 1915, her biographer Alexandra Harris takes another of four walks which help to tell her story.

Alexandra wonders at the link between her writing and her passion for walking - exploring where it all began, in London's Kensington Gardens.

Accompanied by Woolf biographer Dame Hermione Lee - the pair set out on a walk which Virginia and would have done probably 20,000 times - from 22 Hyde Park Gate, across the busy traffic and into the park.

Re-enacting the scene, Hermione and Alex recall how - ‘calling for his dog and his daughter’ - Leslie Stephen, father to Virginia Woolf, set off twice daily for a constitutional walk around the park.

Passing the woman selling her “balloon of quivering airballs”, the young girl entered a public world and set her imagination to work on all she encountered: people talking and shouting, skaters, statues, ranks of uniformed nannies.

All her life she would remember in vivid detail the early routines of sailing boats on the Round Pond, touching the bark of the ‘Crocodile Tree’, reading in the grass and starting to match words to experience.

Mike Fitt, the Royal Parks honorary historian joins them, to add his particular knowledge of Kensington Gardens to the mix.

Producer: Sara Jane Hall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.


TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m00214t4)
A Letter of John - I write to you

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

Theme: A Letter of John - I write to you

1 John 2: 9-14

Led by Azariah France Williams

Call on Him - London Community Gospel Choir
Joyful Joyful - AMC Gospel Choir


TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08tcg6p)
Nathan Caton and Adam Rutherford

Comedian, Nathan Caton and science presenter and geneticist, Adam Rutherford join Harriett Gilbert.

The trio discuss favourite books by Paul Auster, Juan Pablo Villalobos and Paul Canoville.

Leviathan by Paul Auster
Publisher: Faber

Black and Blue: How Racism, Drugs and Cancer Almost Destroyed Me by Paul Canoville
Publisher: Headline

I'll Sell You A Dog by Juan Pablo Villalobos
Publisher: And Other Stories

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.


TUE 10:30 Erin's Model World (b009rx96)
Erin O’Connor is one of the world’s most famous and versatile supermodels.

From the cover of Vogue to Marks and Spencer campaigns, she has made her name in the diverse corners of the fashion world.

The supermodel takes us deep into fashionista territory, to witness the frenzy of the fashion show in the glare of the paparazzi’s flashbulbs.

She’s keen to change the industry from within by improving working conditions of models through the establishment of the first ever models’ union.

Together with Erin’s other ideas, will these steps to improve the health of models carry over to the wider industry?

Producer: Karen Gregor

First broadcast on Radio 4 in April 2008.


TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007wvwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 11:30 Detective (b0blv0cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 12:00 Greywing (m00214v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (m001d638)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 13:00 Miracles R Us (b00sg1hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 13:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kv6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012plr)
Georgie Morrell, Lissa Evans, Daliso Chaponda

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:

* Georgie Morrell, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer

* Lissa Evans, former producer of Quote...Unquote who went on to produce Father Ted and become a highly successful novelist

* Daliso Chaponda, critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and multi-disciplinary author

Reader of the Quotations: 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 (b0076hft)
Series 3

Que Sera Sera

Back from America, Jenny is after Pete. Cassie is burying her head.

Who will live happily ever after?

Starring Debra Stephenson and David Lamb.

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

Cassie ...... Debra Stephenson
Pete ...... David Lamb
PJ ...... Brendan Burns
Janet ...... Paula Wilcox
Bill ...... Mike Grady
Jenny …. Mika Simmons
Maddy …. Julia Moris
Simon …. Shaun Dooley

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.


TUE 15:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1mf)
1. Wilderness

In 1730, Francis Herries is drawn by a wild romantic impulse.

He moves his family to a tumbledown ancestral house called 'Herries', ringed by the Cumberland Fells.

Starring Gavin Muir, Mark Bonnar and Janet Maw.

Hugh Walpole's historical novel, first published in 1930.

Dramatised in four parts by Eric Pringle.

Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Margaret ... Janet Maw
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Alice Press ... Jane Slavin
Pomfret ... Stephen Thorne
Jannice .... Shirley Dixon
Father Roache ....Hugh Dickson
Statesman Peel ....Gerard McDermott
The Pedlar ....Ioan Meredith
Benjamin ....Chris Pavlo
Young Deborah ....Katie Clarke
Young David ....George Maguire

Others parts played by:

Joseph Head
Robert Harper
Alex Lowe
Alison Pettitt
Christopher Scott

Director David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1997.


TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08tcg6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 16:30 Erin's Model World (b009rx96)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007wvwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 17:30 Detective (b0blv0cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 18:00 Greywing (m00214v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (m001d638)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 19:00 Miracles R Us (b00sg1hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 19:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kv6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012plr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


TUE 20:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1mf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


TUE 22:00 Scott Bennett: Stuff (m001t93g)
Before becoming an award-winning comedian Scott Bennett was an award-winning product designer, a career he gave up to avoid workplace pressure and constant scrutiny. In his time, Scott has designed everything from water cans and hydraulic lifting systems to storage boxes and, in one instance, a flat-pack bondage cage.

As a former product designer, Scott now feels guilty about the part he’s played in how consumerism impacts the world we live in. He asks whether it’s possible to live a simple life when our lives are filled with so much, and probably too much, stuff.

In this bespoke show recorded at The Stand in Newcastle, Scott takes aim at the mindfulness industry, smart technology, aspirational lifestyles, product packaging and, his new bugbear, paper straws.

Written and performed by Scott Bennett

On-location recording by Mark Burrows

Sound editing by Kevin Bailey

Photograph supplied by Double Image Photography

Produced by Kurt Brookes

A Made In Manchester production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 22:30 The Consultants (b007k2vv)
Series 1

Episode 1

Time for a Lifestyle Presentation Conference.

Get ready for the first instalment of The Consultants' 1,000-point plan of action.

Cerebral sketch show with the winners of 2002's Perrier Best Newcomer award.

Written by and starring:

Neil Edmond,
Justin Edwards
James Rawlings

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.


TUE 22:45 Warhorses of Letters (b01681l4)
Series 1

Episode 1

Deep in the British Library tucked into the slipcover of a book on the history of Blenheim Palace a packet of extraordinary letters has been discovered.

"Dear Marengo brackets (Napoleon's horse) close brackets, I've never written a letter like this before...."

Thus begins the first passionate letter from Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's horse, to his hero Marengo in this epistolary equine love story.

A story of two horses united by an uncommon passion, cruelly divided by a brutal conflict.

Stephen Fry stars as Marengo, the seasoned, famous and just-a-little-bit-short mount of Emperor Napoleon. Daniel Rigby stars as Copenhagen, the frisky young racehorse who as our story begins is about to be the new mount for the Duke of Wellington.

Introduced by Tamsin Greig.

In this opening episode, the early days of their romance and the early days of the Peninsular Campaign, and as their love blossoms the shadow of impending combat looms over our two heroes.

Marengo ..... Stephen Fry
Copenhagen ..... Daniel Rigby
Narrator ..... Tamsin Greig

Written by Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips.

Director: Steven Canny

Producer: Gareth Edwards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.


TUE 23:00 Clare in the Community (b03nt9vm)
Series 9

Stand By Your Man

Clare has mysteriously abandoned her honeymoon and come back to work at Sparrowhawk Family Centre. The rest of the social workers have an unfortunate experience on a community project, and Brian struggles to enjoy a holiday on his own.

Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.

A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her 30s, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.

Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life.

In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.

Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.

Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Jill ...... Nina Conti
Petra ...... Nina Conti
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Helen ...... Liza Tarbuck
Libby ...... Sarah Kendall
Joan ...... Sarah Thom
Queenie ...... Hannah Gordon
Hazel ...... Hannah Gordon
Ben ...... John Norton

Producer: Alexandra Smith.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.


TUE 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007rkg1)
Dave Podmore's World of Cricket

Episode 1

Eat the Dream. Pod makes a bid to run the opening ceremony of the 2003 Cricket World Cup - on the cheap, of course.

Sitcom about the exploits of talentless, amateurish, smug, inept and self-deluding English cricketer Dave Podmore.

Christopher Douglas stars as Pod.

Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.

Dave ...... Chris Douglas
Andy ...... Andrew Nickolds

With:

Nicola Sanderson
Chris Pavlo

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.

WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08tcg6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 Erin's Model World (b009rx96)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007wvwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Detective (b0blv0cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Greywing (m00214v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 The Goon Show (m001d638)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Miracles R Us (b00sg1hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c9rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000kv6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m0012plr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1mf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jxr3)
Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus

3. Playing Games

Timothy Lineham, MP, is the 'Lucky Charm' killer's third victim. A drugs or terrorist connection seems likely.

Events take a bizarre turn for Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.

Starring Imelda Staunton.

Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.

DS Julie Enfield …… Imelda Staunton
DCI Michael Stanley …… Nicholas Farrell
DS Kevin Richards …… Charles Simpson
Terminus …… Dominic Letts
Dad …… Geoffrey Matthews
Timothy Lynham …… Neville Jason
Mrs Winterton …… Tina Grey
Shelley …… Elaine Claxton
Sarah …… Maggie McCarthy
Station Announcer …… David Jarvis
Beggar …… Tom Bevan

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.


WED 06:30 Detective (b0blv6vl)
Series 4

2. A Family Affair

DS Brook investigates a series of brutal attacks after the death of a local crime lord whose ill-gotten gains go missing...

Starring Ray Brooks and Stephen Garlick.

Robert Barr’s stories of crime and detection in London

Featuring long-serving, ducking-and-diving Detective Sergeant Dave Brook with his new partner, Detective Constable Tully.

DS Dave Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Tully …. Stephen Garlick
Chief Inspector Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Paul Garratt …. Brian Croucher
Mr Finch …. David Garth
Tommy …. Robin Summers
Mr Wilkins …. David Sinclair
Tony Peters …. Trevor Nichols
Tommy Adler …. Tommy Adler

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1985.


WED 07:00 Ballylenon (b007vmbw)
Series 4

Episode 2

The death of Canon Friel causes upset amongst the faithful and ruins Phonsie Doherty's plans...

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
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D'Arcy
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Vivienne Boal …. Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher …. John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonnar …. Gerard McSorley
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 (m001d5k5)
Series 1

The Marriage Bureau

The time has come – the Lad Himself must get a job. But he needs to find a wife first…

A lost episode of the series recovered and restored for brodcast.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With:

Bill Kerr
Moira Lister
Sidney James

And making his one and only appearance in the iconic sitcom - Peter Sellers.

Announcer: Adrian Waller

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

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

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.


WED 08:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03fdh2c)
Series 1

Time to Celebrate

Tom Wrigglesworth phones home for his weekly check-in with his Mum, Dad and Gran.

This gives us a fascinating and hilarious glimpse into his background and influences shaping his temperament, opinions and hang-ups.

During his first call, we discover why he hates celebrations, why his mum can't stop organising them and why his father needs an electric whisk…

As the conversation unfolds, Tom takes time out to explain the situation, his parent's reactions plus anecdotes from the past illustrating his family's views.

So get underneath the skin of Tom and the Wrigglesworth family in a 30 minute totally legal bit of phone hacking.

Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle

Additional Material by Miles Jupp.

Tom ...... Tom Wrigglesworth
Granny ...... Judy Parfitt
Dad ...... Paul Copley
Mum ...... Kate Anthony

Producer: Katie Tyrrell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.


WED 08:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000cc6r)
8. Visitor

Jack has a welcomed visitor.

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 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000ktxh)
3. Pressure

The pressure of balancing a full-time job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen.

When will she realise that the best thing to do when you’re in a hole is to stop digging?

Gill Sims’ second comic novel about Ellen, a funny, feisty and stressed-out working-mum.

Ellen ...… Gabriel Quigley
Simon / Gary …... Stuart McQuarrie
Kathy …... Sally Reid
Alan / Coach …... Jordan Young
Lydea ...… Isobel McArthur

Dramatised by Christine Entwisle.

Directed by Kirsty Williams.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.


WED 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021kmp)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.


WED 09:30 A Walk of One's Own: Virginia Woolf on Foot (b066vwsd)
3. Cornwall

When a new steam train connected Paddington to St Ives, Leslie Stephen, Virginia Woolf's father, decided that taking a family house at the tip of England would benefit the whole family. So, packing up the entire household - children, dogs, servants and books – the Stephens travelled West. Talland House would be their deeply loved holiday home for 3 months every year.

From Gurnard's Head to Zennor, the young Virginia learnt to stride out on ambitiously long walks over rugged gorsy cliff paths and lonely granite-strewn moors. She would never stop re-writing these landscapes of early happiness - in her novels, her diaries, her memoirs; and she would keep coming back – alone or with family and friends – 'bringing the sheaves' of her adult life back to the places of her childhood.

Woolf's walking was the counterpart to her imaginative roaming, and the rhythm of her steps would often set the pace of her prose. Alexandra Harris sets out to follow some of her paths by the sea with writer Michael Bird.

Producer: Sara Jane Hall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.


WED 09:45 Daily Service (m00214t8)
A Letter of John - Searching for truth

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

Theme: A Letter of John - Searching for truth

1 John 4: 1- 6

Led by Angela Tilby

Just as I am - Daily Service Singers
Born by the Holy Spirit's breathe - All Souls Orchestra
There's nothing that our God cant do - Spring Harvest


WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m000wynk)
Stewart Lee: Unreliable Narrator

Comedian and writer Stewart Lee draws on a lifetime of professional untruths to consider the disorienting and apparently all-encompassing world of the unreliable narrator.

Why, if we appreciate truth, objectivity and authenticity so much, do we also love the distortions of almost all narrative art?

Does the basic human desire to tell stories mean that none of us are ever really telling the truth?

What happens when the idea of manipulating the narrative leaves the world of entertainment and enters the world of politics?

From the British Library to the middle of a Victorian graveyard, in novels and poems, documentaries, the songs of Bob Dylan and stand-up comedy, Stewart picks through the archives and encounters a host of more or less reliable voices including Mediaevalist Dr Hetta Howes, writer and critic Jennifer Hodgson, political commentator Nesrine Malik, poet Rob Auton, filmmaker Ben Rivers, Dylanologist Nish Kumar, comedian Russell Kane and one or two devious special guests.

Be on your guard, expect the unexpected and suspend your disbelief as we head out in search for something to rely on.

Presenter: Stewart Lee
Producer: Michael Umney
Executive Producer: Max O'Brien

A Novel production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2021.


WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jxr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 11:30 Detective (b0blv6vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 12:00 Ballylenon (b007vmbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m001d5k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 13:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03fdh2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 13:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000cc6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 13:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000ktxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


WED 14:00 Wordaholics (b01s6c9z)
Series 2

Episode 4

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show.

Katy Brand and Alex Horne compete against Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes to find out who knows more.

Richard Herring decides to reclaim the word 'middle class' and tries to decipher the 16th century phrase 'a mare's nest'.

Team-mate Natalie Haynes tries to get rid of the word 'decimate' and despite being a vegetarian works out what the very meaty cookery term 'barding' means;

Alex Horne comes up with the correct definition for the Victorian phrase 'a scraping castle' and asks to take the word 'a' out of the dictionary.

Meanwhile, Katy Brand takes a guess at what the unit of measurement 'the Warhol' is and reveals that her favourite word is 'plop'.

Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.


WED 14:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vgb3v)
Series 2

Charity

It's Jesters' Relief Week in Drumlin Bay.

Tamsyn is a bit tired of raising cash for the people of Devon just because their clotted cream is slightly less clotted than the Cornish equivalent.

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
Smeldof …… Mark Perry

Producer: Jan Ravens.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


WED 15:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1nq)
2. Forty-Five

Francis encounters Mirabell again and his fate is sealed.

Meanwhile, the rebels are at the gates of Carlisle.

Stars Gavin Muir, Mark Bonnar and Jane Whittenshaw.

Hugh Walpole's historical novel dramatised by Eric Pringle.

Francis ... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Margaret ... Janet Maw
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Roche ... Hugh Dickson
Cumberlege ... Gordon Reid
Hetty ... Alison Pettitt

Other parts played by:

Shirley Dixon
Robert Harper
Carolyn Jones
Alex Lowe
Gerard McDermott
Ioan Meredith
Chris Pavlo
Stephen Thorne

Director David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.


WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m000wynk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jxr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 17:30 Detective (b0blv6vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 18:00 Ballylenon (b007vmbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m001d5k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 19:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03fdh2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000cc6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 19:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000ktxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]


WED 20:00 Wordaholics (b01s6c9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]


WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vgb3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]


WED 21:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1nq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]


WED 22:00 Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club (m00213w9)
Episode 2

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 the sometimes problematic phrase “man up". Is it sexist, or is it just shorthand for taking some responsibility for the greater benefit? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at language men need to change.

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 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00hlcw5)
Series 3

Transport

Lady Bagshot claims on the insurance, and the model railway club hits the buffers.

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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021cq0)
Bebe Cave 3/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp talks to Bebe Cave.


WED 23:00 Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize (b044w4v4)
Episode 4

Buy a compendium of fairy tales from Boney M.

A decadent ounce of sketches, monologues and evil chat.

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 (b00rmxk5)
Series 1

Episode 4

The Party of young idealists take to the streets with their inaugural protest. If only it wasn't raining.

Jared's musical attempts to draw attention backfire painfully and Mel is desperate to get arrested.

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

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

Written by Tom Basden. Producer Julia McKenzie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.