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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 4 Extra
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SATURDAY 27 JULY 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b00zdl20)
Series 11

The Impossible Dream

‘The Impossible Dream' is a song that talks of the resilience of the human spirit.

It tells the story of a quest and it's had a surprising journey of its own.

It was originally composed for the 1965 musical The Man of La Mancha which was inspired by Miguel de Cervantes story of Don Quixote. The music was written by Mitch Leigh and the lyrics by Joe Darion.

Now in his 80s, Leigh explains how his first writing partner was WH Auden and talks about why this particular piece struck a chord with African American friends at that time.

Generations on, international Soprano Lesley Garrett recalls how this song inspired her childhood dreams in Doncaster.

Yachtsman of the Year Geoff Holt talks about how this song carried him across the Atlantic on one of the most important voyages of his life.

Plus, former advertising executive Rob Chew explains how this piece is helping him face life’s biggest challenge.

Contributors:

Geoff Holt
Rob Chew
Mitch Leigh
Stuart Pedlar
Lesley Garrett

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.

Producer: Nicola Humphries

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.

SAT 00:30 Home Sleuth (m0020kj4)
The YouTube gumshoe

When a young primary school teacher is found dead in her kitchen with multiple stab wounds, the police launch an investigation into what happened. The Medical Examiner’s Office declare her death a homicide, but a week later the police rule it a suicide. For true crime YouTuber Gavin, this becomes a case he can’t put down.

After Gavin's story, producer Poppy Damon and true crime expert Rachel Monroe discuss the ethics of home sleuths, and whether their work should be considered entertainment, journalism or policing.

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 (b007jxtt)
Julie Enfield Investigates: Terminus

5. Clue

The "Lucky Charm" killer has claimed four lives.

DS Enfield is convinced the murderer is female.

Then someone sends her a photograph...

Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.

Conclusion of Nick Fisher's atmospheric thriller.

Nicholas Farrell ..... DCI Michael Stanley
Dominic Letts ..... Terminus
Geoffrey Matthews ..... Julie Enfield's Father
Maggie McCarthy ..... Sarah
Elaine Claxton ..... Shelley
Claire Russell ..... Rachel
David Jarvis ..... Station Announcer

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.

SAT 01:30 Detective (b0blv9s3)
Series 4

4. The Interrogation

DC Tully arrests a man behaving suspiciously. If - as he claims - he's innocent then why does he refuse to talk?

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
Ferris …. Tim Roth
Rennie …. Timothy Carlton
Mrs Graham …. Ellen McIntosh
PC Edwards …. Bernard Brown
Jailer …. Trevor Nichols
PC …. Graham Blockey

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1985.

SAT 02:00 Second Thoughts (b00lmqtv)
Series 4

Faint Possibility

Liza earns cult status after baring her love life on Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

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.

Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hannah …. Julia Sawalha
Joe …. Mark Denham
Richard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Marjorie …. Jo Kendall

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 Great Scott! It's Terry Scott (b007k1hr)
Terry Scott pokes fun at public services, future prisons and reveals his own life story.

Surviving episode of the Radio 2 series starring the comic actor.

Written by Eric Merriman.

With:

June Whitfield
Hugh Paddick
Dilys Watling
Colin Jeavons

Terry Scott co-starred with June Whitfield on both radio and TV, most notably in BBC1’s ‘Happy Ever After’ and ‘Terry and June’ (1974-87).

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.

SAT 03:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (b0b0v5hh)
Series 1

How It All Began

Malawian Comedian Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.

Both countries have had a long a complicated past. Looking at their history, Daliso is our relationship guidance counsellor, helping us navigate the rocky historical waters between the two places.

A Malawian comedian who grew up all over the world, Daliso straddles cultural divides. He will help us all better understand how to sort out our differences. Or not...

Daliso begins by looking at the origins of the relationship, as he asks how did the UK and Africa first meet?

Written and performed by Daliso Chaponda

The Other Guy ...... James Quinn

Theme music by Lawi.

Image by Steve Ullathorne.

Producer: Carl Cooper

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

SAT 03:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (m000c8qw)
10. It Can Get In

“It can open doors. It can get in."

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

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne.

Concluded by Lee Ingleby.

Producer: Karen Rose

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

SAT 03:45 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (m000ktp4)
5. Too Much

Ellen’s been juggling too much for too long.

The pressure of running the PTA from your office, whilst pretending not to have children is getting to her.

Will the truth finally out?

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
Lydea ...… Isobel McArthur

Director: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

SAT 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00j26h0)
Series 1

Episode 2

James Walton hosts the show that tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop.

Regulars Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by:

BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs
Comedian Dave Gorman

The panellists also reveal their favourite most bizarre musical moments.

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 (b0076sm2)
Series 2

Swingin' Down the Lane

Roy and George hear that an old bandleader, Gillie Truman, is on his deathbed and George is keen to visit.

But Roy fell out with Gillie 50 years earlier and sees no reason to bury the hatchet.

Starring Don Warrington and George Layton.

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

Roy …. Don Warrington
Vi …. Yvonne Brewster
George …. Sam Kelly
Barry …. George Layton
Bernadette …. Caroline Lee Johnson
Victor …. Marcus Powell
Gillie …. Michael Bertenshaw
Laura …. Angie Wallis

Trombonist …. Mike Kearsey

Producer: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.

SAT 05:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1r3)
4. A Great Age to Be Beginning

Trapped at Herries with a man she cannot love, Mirabell yearns to be free...

Stars Gavin Muir, Mark Bonnar and Deborah Berlin.

Conclusion of Hugh Walpole's historical novel.

Dramatised by Eric Pringle.

Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Sarah ... Becky Hindley
Benjamin ... Chris Pavlo
Reverend ... Christopher Scott
Harness ... Gerard McDermott

Other parts played by:

Stephen Thorne
Linda Polan
Katie Clarke
Joseph Head
Carolyn Jones
George Maguire

Director David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.

SAT 06:00 Dear Countess (b01shs8c)
"You will indeed be a good husband to me John. You who are so kind will be a perfect lover as a husband."

So wrote Euphemia Chalmers Gray to her husband to be, John Ruskin.

She was soon to discover, however, that the reality was very different from the fantasy into which Ruskin steadily retired...

Starring Derek Jacobi and Timothy West.

Elizabeth Morgan's turbulent tale of John Ruskin's marriage to 'Effie'.

Love and tension in equal measure.

John Ruskin .... Derek Jacobi
Effie Ruskin ... Bridget McCann
Mr Ruskin ... Timothy West
Mrs Ruskin ... Elizabeth Morgan
Mr Gray ... Henry Stamper
Mrs Gray ... Eva Stuart
John Everett Millals .... Michael Fenner
Dr Henry Acland .... John Rye
Lady Elizabeth Eastlake ... Madi Hedd
Lady Lewis .... Jean Trend
Mr Roberts .... Nigel Graham

Director: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on Radio 4 in May 1983.

SAT 07:30 The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) (m0021938)
"Napoleon I, whose career had the quality of a duel against the whole of Europe, disliked duelling between the officers of his army."

The story of two feuding officers - Feraud and D'Hubert - both lieutenants in a regiment of hussars, but not in the same regiment.

Short story written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1908.

Omnibus abridged in five parts by Andrew Simpson

Read by Stephen Boxer

Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.

SAT 08:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
Series 2

The Job

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: can he manage to find work?

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 (b0162mzj)
Health and Deficiency

Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

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

'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 August 1974.

SAT 09:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
Series 2

Tell 'Em the Tale

Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby's got an appointment with his boss, but worries in case there's bad news...

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
Grimes …. John Glyn-Jones
Sally …. Julia Lockwood
Joy …. Bridget Armstrong

With:

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 (m0007d69)
2. Crypts

Dr John Cooper Clarke has landed in your radio, and he is in Complete Control:

The poet, rock star, radio DJ, comedian and cultural icon has got the keys to BBC Radio 4 Extra and his pick of the BBC radio archives:

The second of three parts featuring:

* A chilling drama starring the screen legends Vincent Price and Peter Cushing

* A reading of Edgar Allan Poe's 'THE BLACK CAT' by film star James Stewart

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 in Complete Control for your journey.

Producer: Luke Doran

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

SAT 11:00 Dear Countess (b01shs8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 12:30 The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) (m0021938)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 13:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0162mzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 14:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 15:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m0007d69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 16:00 Drama (b014f9qf)
The Shining Guest

Following an anonymous tip off, a body is discovered in the Welsh hills.

At first thought to be a recent murder victim because of items found with the body, analysis reveals it to be thousands of years old.

A series of events are triggered which appear to reveal a parallel world - like the shining guest ants which inhabit wood ants' nests and seem invisible to their highly aggressive hosts, and have existed at the edges of our reality throughout time.

Haunting and atmospheric drama - recorded on location.

Written and narrated by Paul Evans.

Gwen ...... Alex Tregear
Voice ...... Maria Jardardottir

Director: Sarah Blunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.

SAT 16:45 Summer Ghosts (b013835j)
The Queen of Craigielee by Louise Welsh

"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 death were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They were evil while alive..."

Series of commissioned stories aiming to present 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?

Louise Welsh's story is read by Tracy Wiles.

Photographing the deserted tower block means going to its 30th floor.

It isn't really the place to be...

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.

SAT 17:00 Dear Countess (b01shs8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SAT 18:30 The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) (m0021938)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SAT 19:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0162mzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 20:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 21:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m0007d69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 22:00 Paul Sinha's General Knowledge (m000y6p4)
Series 3

Episode 2

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 finally lives up to the title of the series, by focusing mainly on facts and stories regarding generals. But it's also, somehow, connected to Kevin Bacon, and there's time at the end to take a look at things you probably don't know about Oscar-winning actresses.

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 (b01mw35d)
Series 3

Episode 3

From Miranda Hart to Sean Connery - 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 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00mvr2w)
Series 3

Episode 6

Walter continues to be suspicious of his wife's attempts at reconciliation.

The Crumb-Looselys' long-distance relationship steers towards the rocks.

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 ...... Chris Pavlo
Gloria Brindle ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood
Vicar ...... Stephen K Amos

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.

SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01kbhx3)
Series 3

Entente Cordiale

1942: can the wartime code breakers improve Anglo-French relations with a little derring-do?

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 28 JULY 2024

SUN 00:00 Drama (b014f9qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:45 Summer Ghosts (b013835j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Dear Countess (b01shs8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) (m0021938)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]

SUN 03:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b038xq1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0162mzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 04:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control (m0007d69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00218ss)
Tennis

Judy Murray

Kirsty Young's castaway is Judy Murray.

A tennis coach since she was 17, she's the current British captain of the Fed Cup, the premier team competition in women's tennis, and was herself at one time ranked 8th in Britain - achievements worth celebrating.

But what she's best known for is being the ultimate tennis mum.

Both her sons have reached the top flight of the game – one as Wimbledon mixed doubles champion, the other becoming the first Brit to win the men's singles in 77 years. In the moments after Andy Murray's heroic win on Centre Court last year it was to her he turned pumping his fists and roaring – as if to say "we have done it".

Judy's many followers on social media know how she spends her time – countless hours travelling up and down the country coaching and working to inspire children to take up the game.

She says, "I've always been competitive. I'm like Andy, or maybe he's like me – I wear my heart on my sleeve. And when something is great, then yep, I am right into it".

DISC ONE: The Killers - Human
DISC TWO: Bay City Rollers - Shang-A-Lang
DISC THREE: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Born To Run
DISC FOUR: The Singing Kettle - The Jeely Piece Song
DISC FIVE: Amy Macdonald - Caledonia
DISC SIX: Michael Bublé - It's A Beautiful Day
DISC SEVEN: The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith
DISC EIGHT: The Beautiful South - Prettiest Eyes

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Amy Macdonald - Caledonia
BOOK CHOICE: The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
LUXURY CHOICE: Moisturiser cream

Producer: Cathy Drysdale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
Series 1

Coelacanth

The Coelacanth is a primitive bony fish thought to be an important ancestor to all back-boned animals that ventured onto land.

David Attenborough brought to TV the first film of a living fish in Life on Earth. But is it the living fossil it was claimed to be?

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 (m00218sv)
The Echo Chamber - Kathleen Jamie

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects The Echo Chamber featuring the Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie.

2014 was a momentous year in Scotland.

The poet Kathleen Jamie decided to keep a poetic diary and wrote a poem each week. The poems were published in a collection called The Bonniest Companie.

She shares some of them with Paul Farley.

Producer: Tim Dee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016.

SUN 07:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00218sx)
Episode 2

'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.

Omnibus of the last 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.

SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0021cbc)
Michael and Hilary Whitehall

Entertainment power-couple Micheal and Hilary Whitehall inherit Rachmaninoff and David Bowie, and pass on Miles Davis.

SUN 08:50 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) (m00218sz)
Ellen’s children are becoming increasingly independent and 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.

Omnibus of five episodes dramatised by Christine Entwisle.

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

Director: Kirsty Williams.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

SUN 10:00 Home to Roost (m000gtj7)
Series 2

Wedding Bells

William and Olive receive a surprise invitation to a posh wedding.

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
Ange …. Ysanne Churchman
Nev …. John Baddeley

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 (m000tnd1)
Indefinite Articles

Leslie is offered a job writing a weekly food column. But is it too good to be true?

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

With John Graham, Garard Green and Gordon Clyde

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1982.

SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00218ss)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00218sv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 12:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00218sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0021cbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 13:50 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) (m00218sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 15:00 Home to Roost (m000gtj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tnd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (m0008340)
The Hairy Hand of Dartmoor

Alcohol, anger, infidelity and stories of Dartmoor witches are the ingredients in a cocktail party that goes awry for Geoffrey.

Tales of horror and suspense.

Written by Michael McStay.

Geoffrey …. Struan Rodger
Abigail …. Angela Pleasence
Kate …. Emily Richard
Henry …. Jonathan Oliver
Peter …. Timothy Carlton
Susan …. Ludmilla Vuli

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.

SUN 16:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzy3m)
The Dressmaker's Doll

A creepy doll with a mind of its own causes alarm along London's catwalks.

Stars Juliet Aubrey.

Mike Walker revamps Agatha Christie's chilling mystery, first published in 1971.

Octavia ...... Juliet Aubrey
Sally ...... Beth Chalmers
Jeremy ...... Stephen Critchlow
Carrie ...... Gemma Saunders
Model ...... Emma Woolliams
Amber ...... Connie Gurie

Music by Ben Wallfisch.

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.

SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00218ss)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]

SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m00218sv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

SUN 18:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00218sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0021cbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]

SUN 19:50 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) (m00218sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]

SUN 21:00 Home to Roost (m000gtj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tnd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Tim Key's Poetry Programme (m000gbgq)
Accountancy

Tim Key plans to recite poetry high above the Norwegian fjords.

But his cable car has broken down and, worse, his accountant is on his trail.

Written and presented by Tim Key.

Key …... Tim Key
Lord ..…. Tom Basden
Megan ..…. Katy Wix
Jiffy ..…. Mike Wozniak

Producer: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.

SUN 22:30 The Simon Day Show (b010t7qt)
Series 1

Dave Angel

1990s Eco-Warrior Dave Angel performs on stage - and a confused delivery man arrives with gifts from a star.

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 plus all the backstage and front-of-house happenings.

Written by Simon Day and Felix Dexter.

Dave Angel / White Van Man ..... Simon Day
Catherine ..... Catherine Shepherd
Goose ..... Felix Dexter
Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.

SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021r2l)
Garrett Millerick 1/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears chats to Garrett Millerick.

SUN 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00nvwg8)
Series 3

Episode 1

A surreal take on infuriating call centres and ex-soviet tyrants settling in British suburbs.

The return of award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series

With:

Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond

Written by Laura Solon.

With additional material by Charlie Miller, John-Luke Roberts and Gareth Gwyn

Script Editor: Jeremy Dyson

Producer: Colin Anderson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

SUN 23:30 The Party Party (b007vlzq)
Episode 2

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

Prime Minister Action Man explains himself to the nation.

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.

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 29 JULY 2024

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (m0008340)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzy3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00218ss)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]

MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]

MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00218sv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) (m00218sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0021cbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]

MON 03:50 Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) (m00218sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Home to Roost (m000gtj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]

MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000tnd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021b6v)
1. The Inquiry

Perhaps it was indeed an act of God that had brought disaster to the SS Patna.

From the moment the mysterious and horrifying cable reached the Harbour Master's Office, the waterside talked of nothing else and an inquiry was set up.

Would it, however, discover anything of Jim's tortured soul?

Joseph Conrad's gripping maritime adventure novel, first published in 1900.

Starring Simon Treves and David March.

Dramatised in six episodes by Keith Darvill.

Jim .... Simon Treves
Marlow .... David March
"Patna" skipper .... Bernard Brown
Onslow .... John Hollis
Avondale Captain .... David Sinclair
Brierly .... Clifford Norgate
Ruthvel .... Brian Smith
Dr McReath .... Robin Summers
Chandler .... Christopher Douglas
Lady Wibberley .... Narissa Knights

Director: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1985.

MON 06:30 Detective (b0blvcb3)
Series 4

5. The Tip-Off

A local villain tells DS Brook that he is going straight and wants to turn informant on some planned break-ins.

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
Joe Harper …. Johnny Wade
DS Rigby …. Christopher Douglas

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1985.

MON 07:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
Episode 3

Charles and George kick off their secret new business offering anything legal – but at what cost?

Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.

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

Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Publican …. Douglas Blackwell

Theme music by Jim Parker.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.

MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
Series 2

Episode 7

A bona ballet tune, and the criminals' five top pop songs.

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 (b01qlhjh)
Series 2

The Literary Festival

Damien and Anthony arrive at a literary festival to promote Damien's book about the culinary habits of the Great Poets.

Despite the charming hotel and the peaceful surroundings, the cookery writer can barely disguise his chagrin at his talk being in a tent smaller to other writers he considers lesser than him.

But he soon has the opportunity to get the audience he feels he deserves when a fellow author is knocked unconscious and Damien is asked to fill in.

But can he rise to the occasion?

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
Gary McDade ...... Ben Crowe
Sound Man ...... Ben Crowe
Bill Trumpetz ...... Toby Longworth
The Lady ...... Sarah Thom
Marion Duffett ...... Lesley Vickerage

Producer: Sam Michell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

MON 08:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1vy)
1. Childhood

He was the creative force behind some of the 20th century’s biggest hits.

A warm and wonderfully moving memoir from legendary songwriter Don Black.

Black shares the stories behind some of his most iconic numbers, as well as delightful anecdotes of his collaboration with the industry’s brightest stars.

It's a celebration of a life in music and a touching tribute to Black’s ultimate inspiration, his wife Shirley.

He begins with his childhood - and how he came to manage singer Matt Monro.

Written and read by Don Black.

Abridged in five parts by Polly Coles.

Producer: Clive Brill

A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

MON 08:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
1. The Return

Returning to Porthant Bay in Cornwall after 60 years. Marjorie Beaumont rediscovers something of her past.

Written in five parts by Dave Sheasby.

Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

MON 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021cmz)
Susan Hulme reports as a minister announces more help for families of victims of the contaminated blood scandal. Also, new MPs continue to deliver their maiden speeches.

MON 09:30 Wow! How Did They Do That? (b0383jgn)
1. Objects in Perfect Detail

Roger Law goes in search of the entrepreneurs who are behind some of the Britain's best designs and inventions.

Adam Lowe is the man who can recreate any object in perfect detail.

His company Factum Arte has reproduced great works of art, such as Veronese's The Marriage at Cana which was taken by Napoleon's troops from Venice and now hangs in the Louvre. Adam created an exact replica which is now displayed in the original setting in the Palladian refectory in Venice.

The next challenge was even more ambitious - a life size reproduction of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Roger Law travels to Madrid to discover the secrets behind these extraordinary creations.

Steve Haines also creates great works of art - for other artists.

He is the craftsman behind some of the great monumental pieces of sculpture to be found in the UK and beyond. All this is produced in a modest workshop underneath the railway arches in Deptford, south-east London.

Two contrasting styles and two contrasting characters with one thing in common. Creating objects in perfect detail.

Producer: Mark Rickards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0021b6x)
First Fruits - Salt & Light

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

Theme: First Fruits - Salt & Light

Led by Canon Naomi Starkey

What A Friend We Have In Jesus / Cambrensis and St David's Praise
BBC recording

Reading: Matthew 5: 13-15

O Jesus I Have Promised
CD: BBC Songs of Praise Top 20 hymns

All Creatures Of Our God and King / Cardiff Festival Choir
BBC recording

MON 10:00 Radiolab (m0021cb9)
Series 12

Our Little Stupid Bodies

Radiolab answers listener questions, some seemingly silly but with big ideas behind them.

Sometimes a seemingly silly question gets stuck in your craw and you can’t shake the feeling that something big lies behind it. Here at Radiolab, we like to collect those kind of questions and occasionally find answers for them.

So this week, we've rounded up a host of them all relating to our weird and wonderful bodies; we go down throats and get under the skin, we take on evolution and anatomy and molecular cosmetics, and discover some very not-stupid answers to our seemingly stupid questions.

With:

Lulu Mille
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 (b06dl9pw)
Frances de La Tour

Actress Frances de La Tour chooses 'La Mer' by Charles Trenet and 'The Summer Wind' by Johnny Mercer.

MON 11:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021b6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 11:30 Detective (b0blvcb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 12:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qlhjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 13:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 13:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00m10h9)
Series 55

Episode 4

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

With:

Paul Merton
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Gyles Brandreth
Shappi Khorsandi

Subjects include: What Others Find Irritating About Me, Baggage, A Fool's Paradise, My Expense, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Family Get Togethers and What I Make Lists About

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.

MON 14:30 Snap (m00051v9)
Series 3

Episode 5

Doug and Molly’s attempts to rekindle their romance after divorcing are hampered by his mum who’s convalescing after tripping over. Molly is not impressed...

CAST:

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

Written by Paul Mendelson.

Producer: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

MON 15:00 Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet (m00167xz)
The story of novelist Jane Austen's real-life love affair with a romantic young Irishman which fuelled her desire to become a writer.

Starring Helen McCrory as Jane Austen.

Written by Harriet O'Carroll.

Jane Austen .... Helen McCrory
Tom .... John Light
Mr Austen .... John Rowe
Mrs Austen .... Paula Jacobs
Eliza .... Geraldine Fitzgerald

With:

Frances Jeater,
Tilly Gaunt
Giles Pagan
Harry Myers

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.

MON 16:00 Radiolab (m0021cb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06dl9pw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]

MON 17:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021b6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

MON 17:30 Detective (b0blvcb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

MON 18:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qlhjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 19:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00m10h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

MON 20:30 Snap (m00051v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

MON 21:00 Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet (m00167xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0021b1s)
Series 13

Nether Edge

Mark Steel's In Town - Nether Edge

“...a place where all the baristas know your name..."

This week, Mark is in Nether Edge, a leafy suburb of Sheffield which wants to become a village. Here he samples the local honey, visits the local shops and cafes, a rum keg, the bowls club that once threw out Ronnie Wood for inappropriate behaviour, and he talks to the passionate locals about a campaign by the council to make the area less leafy by cutting down half of the trees.

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

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 (b01p1plb)
Series 3

Episode 2

The embarrassing auntie gets hip, and some curious memories of the British Raj.

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 Catherine Bohart: TL;DR (m0021b6z)
Series 1

We Need To Talk About Kamala

Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.

This week: Biden steps down, Kamala steps up, but what's going to happen next? Puzzled by US politics? We've got you, babes.

Katy Balls, political editor of The Spectator, and US politics junkie, is our guide through it all; and Professor Sarah Churchwell joins to look deeper into how a younger candidate might affect the vote.

Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel throws his hat in the ring to be the Vice Presidential nominee. For both Trump and Harris.

Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell and Ellen Robertson.

Produced by Victoria Lloyd & Lyndsay Fenner

Recorded at the Museum of Comedy, and Edited by David Thomas

Production Coordinators - Beverly Tagg & Katie Sayer

A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

MON 23:30 The Ape That Got Lucky (b0080nk7)
Social Development

The real story of the human brain.

According to scientists, it’s developed to help us cope with our unpleasantly complicated social lives.

A spoof exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution.

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 30 JULY 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m0021cb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06dl9pw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021b6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Detective (b0blvcb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01qlhjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00m10h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Snap (m00051v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet (m00167xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bq1)
2. Disaster on the SS Patna

Aboard the sinking SS Patna, Jim stands immobile, gazing at the rust-eaten sides of the ship that are only just holding back the ocean.

He looks at the sleeping bodies.

800 people, but only seven boats. It seems there is nothing he can do.

Joseph Conrad's gripping maritime adventure.

Starring Simon Treves and David March.

Dramatised by Keith Darvill.

Jim .... With Simon Treves
Marlow .... David March
"Patna" Skipper .... Bernard Brown
Onslow .... John Hollis
Brierly .... Clifford Norgate
Chief Engineer .... Brian Smith
Donkey Man .... Christopher Douglas

Director: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1985.

TUE 06:30 Detective (b0bm9kb6)
Series 4

6. A Bit of Forensic

Caught out when forensic evidence is found in a getaway car, will a villain opt to shop the other gang members?

Robert Barr’s stories of crime and detection in London, featuring long-serving, ducking-and-diving Detective Sergeant Dave Brook with his partner, Detective Constable Tully.

Starring Ray Brooks and Stephen Garlick.

DS Dave Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Tully …. Stephen Garlick
DS Harrison …. Peter Cleall
CI Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Eddie Dean …. Mike Grady
Keller …. Ian Brimble
Lab Assistant …. Jenny Funnell
Steve Gray …. Peter Acre
Mrs Pearce …. Helena Breck
DC Knowles …. Brian Smith

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1985.

TUE 07:00 Greywing (m0021cbf)
2. Donkey Work

Greywing is Bludden-on Sand’s new superhero!

He's got the mask! He’s got the cape!

Now where's the crime..?

Nigel Studdock is Bludden-on-Sand's most inept furniture-fitter - and now he's the town's costumed superhero!

Superhero sitcom written by Simon Bullivant

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

Other parts played by:

John Baddeley
Andy Rashleigh
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Kate Binchy

Producer: Colin Swash

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.

TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
Series 6

The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)

How Neddie Seagoon 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.

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

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1955.

TUE 08:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
Postcards

A woman engages Caroline to stay in her Sussex cottage to post daily pre-written postcards to her husband at home.

Caroline and Sylvia are dubious but need the cash. They gain her assurance and promise not to draw attention to themselves.

So it’s off for a well-paid long weekend away.

What could possibly go wrong?

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
Vivi / Mrs Davies ..... Gabrielle Lloyd
Constable Galloway ..... Alex Lowe

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.

TUE 08:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0zl)
2. Vicissitudes

A warm and wonderfully moving memoir from the legendary songwriter and creative force behind some of the twentieth century’s biggest hits.

Black shares the stories behind some of his most iconic numbers, as well as delightful anecdotes of his collaboration with the industry’s brightest stars.

In this episode, Don Black talks about working with Jule Styne, an embarrassing moment with Tom Jones, as well as ruminating on the vicissitudes of failure.

The Sanest Guy in the Room is a celebration of a life in music and a touching tribute to Black’s ultimate inspiration, his wife Shirley.

Read by Don Black.
Abridged by Polly Coles.
Produced by Clive Brill.

A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

TUE 08:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
2. St Ives

Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont visits the Tate in St Ives and finds a supper companion.

Written by Dave Sheasby.

Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

TUE 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021cmw)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

TUE 09:30 Wow! How Did They Do That? (b038c0dk)
2. Ingenuity and Skill

Roger Law goes in search of the entrepreneurs who are behind some of the Britain's best designs and inventions.

In a converted garage in rural Cambridgeshire, Wesley West has been busy creating real objects out of almost anything he can find. His garden is full of robots made of cartons and iron creatures of various shapes and sizes, and he has worked in advertising for many years making finely crafted objects for his clients. All Wesley's ingenious solutions are made by hand then filmed or photographed, and no computer is involved. Roger steps into an intriguing world where everything is, in its own way, real.

Tim Webber on the other hand does all his effects on the computer. He works at Framestore, a post-production house in London, and he is the magician behind the Harry Potter films. Roger joins him in Soho to find out how these visual effects are created, and what it is that British artists can offer the film industry.

Two contrasting creators, both of whom have plenty to offer in ingenuity and skill, either with or without the aid of a computer.

Produced by Mark Rickards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0021bq3)
First Fruits - Bread of Life

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

Theme: First Fruit

John 6: 35-40

Led by Anne Read

Jamie Thietten - I am the bread of life
St Martins Voices - Let us break bread together – (Spiritual arr. Althouse)
Daily Service Singers - Guide me o thou great redeemer

TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b01nq1c4)
Neil Pearson and Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones

Actor Neil Pearson and Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, the self-described "Black Farmer", talk about the books they love.

Neil Pearson's choice is Coming Up For Air, a little-known novel by George Orwell about an ordinary man who yearns to recapture his childhood. But can we ever go back?

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones introduces the others to The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the autobiography of a man who was born into slavery. Does it matter if important first-person testimony is true in every detail?

And presenter Harriett Gilbert's choice is Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, a European classic about an American man living in Paris who's struggling with his sexuality.

Producer: Beth O'Dea

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.

TUE 10:30 Does The Team Drink? (m0007bdq)
Comedy and alcohol have often been linked down the years, but why do the two go hand-in-glove?

The days of the seven-round lunch are - for most - no longer part of the cut-and-thrust of comedy writing and performing, but booze and laughter are still very closely linked, both on and off-stage.

Practitioners behind and in front of the curtain are often no strangers to "the raising of the wrist".

In conversation with writers and performers across the generations, the connections between alcohol and entertainment are explored.

Written and presented by Louis Barfe.

Produced by Steve Doherty.

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

TUE 11:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 11:30 Detective (b0bm9kb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 12:00 Greywing (m0021cbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 13:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 13:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 13:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b007rlx5)
Series 3

Janet Street-Porter

Broadcaster, writer and youth TV pioneer, Janet Street-Porter quizzes a panel about herself.

With:

Sue Perkins
Will Smith
Nick Doody
Lucy Porter

Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.

Script by Richard Turner and Simon Littlefield

Devised and produced by Aled Evans.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.

TUE 14:30 Tickets Please (b00nv6nh)
Episode 1

Why does an intercity train journey turn into an emotional roller-coaster?

Because the train staff have to battle with their thwarted infatuations - for each other!

And those toughies in the wedding carriage aren't helping matters...

Four-part sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.

Robin …. Jeremy Swift
Nadine …. Alex Kelly
Peter …. Malcolm Tierney
Diana …. Melissa Advani
Linda/Lady …. Kate Layden
Keith …. Stephen Hogan
Carol …. Tessa Nicholson
Man One …. Philip Fox
Man Two/William …. Joseph Cohen-Cole

Producer: Peter Kavanagh

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.

TUE 15:00 The Inextinguishable Fire (m0021bq5)
In July 1914 Joseph Conrad travelled to Poland with his wife Jessie and their two young sons. It was a country on the brink of war and one which held painful memories for Conrad.

The visit brought unexpected personal struggles and insights for Conrad.

Written by Zosia Wand.

Conrad .... Henry Goodman
Jessie .... Denise Black
Borys .... Adam Paulden
Jack .... Ashley Margolis
Apollo .... Oliver Cotton
Tadek .... Christopher Rozycki
Retinger .... Adam Kotz
Mr Buszinski .... Tomek Bork
Tola/Mrs Buszinska .... Izabela Slominska

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.

TUE 15:45 The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry (b07gtgsc)
Every evening Saul and his little daughter drive out of the city to the seaside, to walk on the beach

They breathe the sea air as they keep their appointment with Our Lady of the Sea.

Lin Sagovsky reads Diana Hendry's short story.

Producer: Sara Davies

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.

TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b01nq1c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 16:30 Does The Team Drink? (m0007bdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

TUE 17:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

TUE 17:30 Detective (b0bm9kb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Greywing (m0021cbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

TUE 19:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 19:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

TUE 20:00 The Personality Test (b007rlx5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Tickets Please (b00nv6nh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

TUE 21:00 The Inextinguishable Fire (m0021bq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

TUE 21:45 The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry (b07gtgsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]

TUE 22:00 Henry Normal: A Normal... (m000sj8s)
Communication

"Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry Normal"
Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

The seventh instalment in this acclaimed, occasional series in which acclaimed, occasional writer Henry Normal tackles those subjects so big only radio can possibly contain them. So far Henry has covered ‘Family’, ‘Life’, ‘Love’, ‘Imagination’, ‘Nature’ and ‘The Universe’; in this new episode he explores ‘Communication’, recorded with a virtual audience.

Through poetry, stories, jokes and quotes Henry will be looking at the way ‘how’ we communicate colours ‘what’ we communicate and exploring ‘why’ we communicate in the first place.

Henry Normal is a multi-award winning writer, producer and poet. Co-writer of award winning TV programmes such as The Royle Family, The Mrs Merton Show, Coogan’s Run and Paul Calf, and producer of, amongst many others, Oscar-Nominated Philomena, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge.

He’s published eight collections of poetry including his most recent ‘The Beauty Within Shadow’. Plus his memoir written with Angela Pell ‘A Normal Family’ everyday adventure with our autistic son.

Praise for previous episodes in this series:

"It's a rare and lovely thing: half an hour of radio that stops you short, gently demands your attention and then wipes your tears away while you have to have a little sit down"

"It's a real treat to hear a seasoned professional like Henry taking command of this evening comedy spot to deliver a show that's idiosyncratic and effortlessly funny"

"Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as Henry Normal's show"

Written and performed by Henry Normal
Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg
Produced by Carl Cooper

This was a BBC Studios production.

TUE 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021r2n)
Garrett Millerick 2/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears chats to Garrett Millerick.

TUE 22:30 The Consultants (b007k320)
Series 1

Episode 2

The team ponders how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting.

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 (b016wzyt)
Series 1

Episode 2

More passionate letters 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.

Copenhagen becomes a warhorse, and Marengo sets out into the vast Russian Steppe as he carries Napoleon at the head of his vast army towards Moscow.

As uncertainty and conflict beset our heroes, it puts strains on their new relationship, especially when Copenhagen begins to explore his physical side with really quite a lot of other horses.

Things begin to go less well for the French army and its horses as winter sets in.

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 November 2011.

TUE 23:00 Clare in the Community (b03pjcyf)
Series 9

In Blog We Trust

Clare is convinced that the Sparrowhawk Centre is the home of a blogger called 'The Secret Social Worker' and sets out to track them down. Meanwhile Brian accepts Simon's help to find a date.

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 thirties, 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
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Nali ...... Nina Conti
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Helen ...... Liza Tarbuck
Simon Andrew Wincott
Libby ...... Sarah Kendall
Joan ...... Sarah Thom
Delphine ...... Sarah Thom
Teacher ...... Arthur Hughes
Student ...... Arthur Hughes

Producer: Alexandra Smith.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.

TUE 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007s7x4)
Dave Podmore's World of Cricket

Episode 2

The player battles a case of libel based on an alleged encounter in a portable loo.

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 31 JULY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b01nq1c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 Does The Team Drink? (m0007bdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Detective (b0bm9kb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 Greywing (m0021cbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 The Personality Test (b007rlx5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Tickets Please (b00nv6nh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 The Inextinguishable Fire (m0021bq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]

WED 05:45 The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry (b07gtgsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bv2)
3. A Public Disgrace

In far away Colombo, Jim is now trying to pick up the pieces of his life.

The tragic "Patna" affair, however, still hangs hauntingly over him, especially when the "Patna's" second engineer Onslow suddenly appears on the scene, bringing with him a threat of blackmail ...

Cast:

Jim .... With Simon Treves
Marlow .... David March
Denver / Egstrom .... John Hollis
Stein ... Ronald Herdman
First Seaman .... Brian Smith
Australian Seaman ... Robin Summers
Mate .... Shaun Prendergast.

Other parts played by Sean Barratt

Written by Joseph Conrad

Dramatised for radio in six episodes by Keith Darvil

Director Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.

WED 06:30 Detective (b0bm9tkd)
Series 4

7. The Windfall

A woman asks DS Brook for advice when her down-and-out uncle leaves her a large amount of money in his will...

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
CI Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Mary …. Jill Lidstone
Lawrence Yates …. David Milner
Mrs Yates …. Narissa Knights
Mr Winton …. John Forbes-Robertson
Mr Watkins …. Peter Acre
Mr Blackett …. Brian Smith

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1985.

WED 07:00 Ballylenon (b007w3j8)
Series 4

Episode 3

Tongues are wagging. Certain weddings are due and some folk aren't happy...

Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1955.

Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.

Phonsie Doherty …. TP McKenna
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D'Arcy
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Vivienne Boal …. Aine McCartney
Rev Samuel Hawthorne …. Gerard Murphy
Josie Doherty …. Cathy White
Packy McGoldrick …. Tim Loane

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 (b007k0xt)
Series 1

The End of the Series

The Lad himself and the gang reminisce over how they first all first met.

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 Augmented 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 (b03gg7n7)
Series 1

Problems with a Package

Tom's parents are in Tenerife but that doesn't stop him making his weekly check-in call.

Tom lives to regret persuading them to explore more than just the hotel whilst they're on holiday.

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.

During all this Hang Ups explores class, living away from 'home', trans-generational phenomena, what we inherit from our families and how the past repeats in the present. All in a 30 minute phone call.

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.

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

Additional material by Miles Jupp.

Producer: Katie Tyrrell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

WED 08:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1g6)
3. Musicals

A warm and wonderfully moving memoir from the legendary songwriter and creative force behind some of the twentieth century’s biggest hits.

Black shares the stories behind some of his most iconic numbers, as well as delightful anecdotes of his collaboration with the industry’s brightest stars.

In this episode, Don Black talks about the pain of writing lyrics for musicals and how he once collaborated with Robbie Williams.

The Sanest Guy in the Room is a celebration of a life in music and a touching tribute to Black’s ultimate inspiration, his wife Shirley.

Read by Don Black.
Abridged by Polly Coles.
Produced by Clive Brill.

A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

WED 08:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
3. Fame

Coming to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie finds local fame and receives a mysterious visitor

Written by Dave Sheasby.

Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

WED 09:00 Yesterday in Parliament (m0021cmr)
The latest news from Westminster - and beyond.

WED 09:30 Wow! How Did They Do That? (b038xmcc)
3. Olympic Backroom Boys

Roger Law goes in search of the entrepreneurs who are behind some of the Britain's best designs and inventions.

Chris Wise is one of the most outstanding engineers of his generation. Responsible for the Stockton-on-Tees Infinity Bridge and the revamp of the Barcelona bullring, these were complicated projects resolved by Wise in a cool and stylish way. His best known work is the Velodrome for the London Olympics.

Roger's second guest also made his mark there. Piers Shepperd is the man who made sure the opening ceremony went with a bang. As chimneys reached for the sky whilst the world held its breath, Shepperd was behind the scenes making sure the technology performed with his stopwatch.

Roger Law meets these two hugely talented backroom boys to find out how it was all done.

Produced by Mark Rickards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0021bv4)
First Fruit - Bread of Life

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

Theme: First Fruit

Leviticus 23: 9-14

Led by Jay Hulme

Winchester Cathedral Choir - For the fruits of his creation
Sasha Johnson Manning & Holly Marland - Praise God For The Harvest
Philippa Hanna - How great thou art

WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (b07w5tnh)
The Villain in 6 Chapters

Exploring characters from literature, stage and screen, actor Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.

There are the characters we love, and then there are the characters we love to hate. Some of the most memorable ones in drama and fiction are villains and our relationship with them can be deeper than the characters we’re supposed to be rooting for.

In this programme we tell the tale of this love-hate relationship with the baddie and discover that the villain is more than just a foil for the hero – they are a reflection of us all.

Introducing the story in six chapters from his secret lair actor Toby Jones delves into a the vaults of villainy; from the hideous countenances to deranged governesses, from the dark side to the cads and femme fatales the programme brings into the spotlight a collection of evil doers and assesses whether they deserve sympathy, condemnation or anti-hero status.

We live in the age of the anti-hero; characters which proliferate popular culture that are no longer simply goodies and baddies. They are cherished in critically acclaimed American dramas: Breaking Bad has Walter White and The Sopranos has the eponymous Tony. The anti-hero is a complex character. They can commit truly appalling, villainous acts – but we’re encouraged to see the reasons behind those actions, to sympathise with them, to understand what makes them do what they do and to hope for redemption.

As the Walter Whites and Tony Sopranos emerge, this programme reconsiders classic villainy and analyses whether the increasingly popular anti-hero is threatening to unseat the villain and resign them to pantomime and comic book stories as serious drama abandons real baddies.

As Toby Jones explores the wicked worlds of our favourite villains their nefarious natures are assessed by Shakespearean scholars Paul Edmondson and Carol Rutter, an academic specialising in Victorian fiction Professor John Sutherland, Comedy and film history Glenn Mitchell and actors Emily Raymond, Michael Roberts and Jonathan Rigby.

Producer: Stephen Garner

With readings by Michael Roberts and Jessica Treen

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.

WED 11:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 11:30 Detective (b0bm9tkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 12:00 Ballylenon (b007w3j8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 13:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03gg7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 13:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 13:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 14:00 Wordaholics (b01s8mns)
Series 2

Episode 5

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show.

Milton Jones and Robin Ince compete against Natalie Haynes and Lloyd Langford for wordy supremacy.

The Letter of the Week is 'W'. Lloyd Langford hazards a guess as to what 'Welsh cricket' is while Natalie Haynes has to work out what 'Whistling breeches' are.

In a round about Australian slang Robin Ince tries to guess the meaning of 'guttergripper' while Milton Jones takes a stab at 'shypoo'.

All the panellists come up with some brilliant new toponyms and also reveal their pet-hate words.

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 (b00vl38x)
Series 2

London

Jago’s been kidnapped and taken to London!

But Dewey’s far more interested in seeing "Bedlam", which is now in its sixth record-breaking year.

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 Joseph Conrad - Falk (m0015v8q)
Terrible events at sea come back to haunt a tugboat captain working out of Bangkok Harbour.

When Captain Falk sets out to woo the niece of a German trader, he finds he cannot bring himself to speak to the object of his affections because he feels so ashamed of his past.

But his behaviour becomes more than just eccentric when he kidnaps the trader's ship with the girl on board...

Starring Crawford Logan.

Joseph Conrad's short story, dramatised by Robert Forrest.

Snadden .... Crawford Logan
Falk .... Allan Sharpe
Totterson .... Steven McNicoll
Schomberg .... Ralph Riach
Hermann .... John Buick
Mrs Hermann .... Rose McBain
Seigers .... Robin Thomson
Johnson .... Michael MacKenzie

Director: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.

WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (b07w5tnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 17:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

WED 17:30 Detective (b0bm9tkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

WED 18:00 Ballylenon (b007w3j8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

WED 19:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03gg7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 19:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

WED 20:00 Wordaholics (b01s8mns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]

WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vl38x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]

WED 21:00 Joseph Conrad - Falk (m0015v8q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]

WED 22:00 Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club (m00219zw)
Episode 3

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 male friendship. Are men capable of forming better bonds with other men, beyond stag dos and pub crawls? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at why so many men seem lonely, and why they seem reluctant to do anything constructive about it.

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 Chain Reaction (b08dn2gq)
Series 12

Sara Cox Interviews Joe Lycett

The return of the hostless chat show as presenter Sara Cox interviews comedian Joe Lycett.

Chain Reaction is the talk show with a twist where one week's interviewee becomes the next week's interviewer. John Cleese was first in the hot seat back in 1991 and since then, a procession of big names from the world of comedy and entertainment including Jennifer Saunders, Jarvis Cocker and Eddie Izzard have helped continue the chain.

Since the early days of The Girlie Show on Channel 4, Sara Cox has gone on to become one of the UK's best loved presenters. She is perhaps most well-known as a ratings hit in the early morning breakfast chair on BBC Radio 1 and her regular TV and radio appearances since then have included hosting BBC 2's Great Pottery Throw Down, appearing on myriad panel shows and pressing the nation's collective nostalgia button every Friday night on her very own Radio 2 Sounds of the Eighties show.

Sara's interview pick is Joe Lycett because "he makes me happy" and because someone needed to finally chart his much discussed journey "from Birmingham to 10th hottest man in the world". Joe is a stand-up comedian who some know as "the parking fine man" from 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown while others celebrate him for any number of acclaimed live tours and festival shows that have delighted the British comedy viewing public in recent years. This programme not only confirms that Joe is a man who can famously write a show title - "That's the Way A Ha A Ha, Joe Lycett" and "If Joe Lycett Then You Should Have Put a Ring On It" to name just two - but also hints at a addictive fondness for baths.

Producer: Richard Morris

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

WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0021r2q)
Garrett Millerick 3/3

From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears chats to Garrett Millerick.

WED 23:00 Seekers (b03bs3tf)
Series 1

The New Seeker

Made redundant by an Essex job centre, Stuart must return to his former workplace.

He’s convinced he did a better job than his ex-colleagues who are still there. But he was content to work there, especially because of Senior Job Seeker Advisor, Nicola who he had a one night stand with during half time of the England- Portugal game in 2006. He still holds out for a relationship to blossom even though seven years have gone by.

Now stuck on the other side of the desk with the unemployed, Stuart is reunited with Joe and Terry two old school friends that Stuart outgrew eons ago.

Steven Burge’s comedy about the characters who frequent a Job Centre in the Essex town of Rayleigh.

Starring Matthew Horne and Daniel Mays.

Stuart ...... Mathew Horne
Joe ...... Daniel Mays
Terry ...... Tony Way
Nicola ...... Zahra Ahmadi
Dave Manager ...... Alex Lowe
Mr Dibble ...... Alex Lowe
Mr Manford ...... Alex Lowe
Mr Everett ...... Alex Lowe
Mr Gleason ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Wilcox ...... Philippa Stanton
Mrs Rahman ...... Bharti Patel
Gary Probert ...... Steve Oram

Producer: Katie Tyrrell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.

WED 23:30 Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real (m0007kvq)
The competitive world of poetry slamming in Edgware, north London, is the setting for this new musical comedy where one wrong iambic pentameter can result in instant elimination.

Wisebowm is the self-confessed genius of the slam poetry world. Still living with his step-mum, Val Bernstein, who owns the local poetry club, Words on the Street, he longs to win the monthly cup named after his famous poet father Sid Delicious.

Supported by his best friend Dean who is more addicted to scratch cards than being helpful, Wisebowm’s biggest rival is Katie Storm who announces gluten had been blocking her creativity but she is now writing freely. He is forced to go gluten-free in order to win the competition.

Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real lifts the lid on a new generation of woke and aware Londoners looking for a new way to fame.

Wisebowm / Dean ...... Steve Whiteley
Katie Storm ...... Jen Wakefield
Val Bernstein ...... Joanna Brookes
Sid Delicious ...... Ricky Grover
Paul / Martin ...... Andrew Gentilli
Danielle ...... Olivia Nixon
Random / Pop-up Guy ...... Luke Nixon

Created by Steve Whiteley.
Written with Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield.
Additional material by Dave Tozer and Pete Latham.

Directed by Alan Nixon.
Produced by Luke Nixon.

A Snipper Nixon production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.

THURSDAY 01 AUGUST 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (b07w5tnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021bv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Detective (b0bm9tkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Ballylenon (b007w3j8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03gg7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p1g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Wordaholics (b01s8mns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vl38x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Joseph Conrad - Falk (m0015v8q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m002194f)
4. A New Life in Patusan

Two years after the Patna affair which had had such a traumatic effect on Jim, Marlow meets up with him again in the sombre wilderness of Patusan, where, as Lord Jim, he now lives with a young Eurasian girl.

Cast:

Jim .... Simon Treves
Marlow .... David March
Jewel .... Moir Leslie
Cornelius ....Sean Barrett
Dain Waris .... Robin Summers
Tamb 'ltam .... Christopher Douglas
Doramin .... David Sinclair

Written by Joseph Conrad

Dramatised for radio in six episodes by Keith Darvill

Directed by Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.

THU 06:30 Detective (b0bmbbrm)
Series 4

8. On the Run

An armed robbery, a shoot-out and a five-year-old murder to solve - all in a day's work for Brook and Tully.

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
CI Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Mr Latimer …. Garard Green
Steve Lockett …. Ian Brimble
Tommy …. Robin Summers
CI Williams …. Brian Smith
DS Mercer …. Colin Starkey
Richard …. Peter Acre
Sandra …. Helena Breck

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1985.

THU 07:00 Our Man at Wembley (b0075j2s)
Episode 2

As the FA Cup final looms, it seems Eric will not be able to broadcast from within the stadium.

Starring Alistair McGowan.

Bill Matthews' four-part comedy series set in 1947.

Eric Halliday …… Alistair McGowan
Gordon McKay …… Jon Glover
Major Shaw Jones …… Jeremy Child
MichaeL …… John Salthouse
Dora …… Jane Whittenshaw
Alf …… Dax O'Callaghan
Chantal …… Melanie Hudson
Joe ...... Nicholas Pepper

Producer: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
Series 3

Time on my Hands

The Home Guard platoon try to capture a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock in Walmington-on-Sea.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon.

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

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Mr Parsons ...... Erik Chitty
German pilot ...... Fraser Kerr
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.

THU 08:00 My Teenage Diary (m000j812)
Series 9

Olly Mann

Rufus Hound with more honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries.

In this episode, Rufus talks to podcaster Olly Mann about his teenage diaries, and finds out about boarding school life, Olly's Bar Mitzvah, and his love of the Australian soap Neighbours.

Producer: Harriet Jaine

A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.

THU 08:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000nzph)
4. Olympics

A warm and wonderfully moving memoir from the legendary songwriter and creative force behind some of the twentieth century’s biggest hits.

Black shares the stories behind some of his most iconic numbers, as well as delightful anecdotes of his collaboration with the industry’s brightest stars.

Don Black talks about how he wrote the lyrics for the theme tune to the 1992 Olympics to the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. And the search for the new lyricists of today.

The Sanest Guy in the Room is a celebration of a life in music and a touching tribute to Black’s ultimate inspiration, his wife Shirley.

Read by Don Black
Abridged by Polly Coles
Produced by Clive Brill

A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

THU 08:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
4. The Link

Marjorie Beaumont discovers a link to her Cornish past, but still feels matters are not yet fully resolved.

Written by Dave Sheasby.

Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mrs Lancaster-Fry ...... Shirley Brown

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

THU 09:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m002194m)
Series 2

1. See It, Say It, Sorted

A suspect package is discovered, in the return of the comedy set in the claustrophobic carriages of a cross-country rail service. Starring Rosie Cavaliero and written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.

Sam is tired of having to ‘sort it’ when passengers ‘see it’ and ‘say it’, but when an actual suspect package is found, the team leap into action.

The Train at Platform 4 follows a long-suffering train crew who manage to scrape through every shift like a dysfunctional family – Train Manager, Sam (Rosie Cavaliero; Inside No. 9) First Class Steward, Noel (Hugh Dennis; Outnumbered), and Trolley Operator Tash (Amy Gledhill; Alma’s Not Normal). The passengers are made up of a rolling roster of guest stars.

Sam…. Rosie Cavaliero
Noel…. Hugh Dennis
Tash….. Amy Gledhill
Man…. Steve Punt
Woman…. Gemma Arrowsmith

Written by.... Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis
Producer…. James Robinson
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4

THU 09:30 Wow! How Did They Do That? (b039c5cv)
4. Pioneers

Roger Law goes in search of the entrepreneurs who are behind some of the Britain's best designs and inventions.

Charlie Paton may not be able to turn water into wine but he is working on making seawater turn into a cooling system for hot and arid countries. The invention could increase crop yields in the driest parts of Africa as it uses a natural resource to cool greenhouses. As he says, "It's counter-intuitive to most people. Anybody who knows anything knows you don't have seawater in greenhouses and you don't have greenhouses in arid countries. On every level it is the opposite of what we do." Yet he believes this system can and will work, as he explains to Roger Law.

Roger's second guest helped create some of the most useful objects for those with disabilities by recognising what they themselves wanted. Roger Coleman first got involved in a friend's kitchen after she developed multiple sclerosis. 'I asked her what the most important thing was about the design. She said 'I want the neighbours to be jealous!' It was a real light bulb moment for me. That's about being like everyone else."

It set Roger on the path of designing a whole range of things that people really wanted, from the big button telephone to brightly coloured seating for kids in special schools which helped integrate them into the classrooms. It also led him to develop medical equipment for the NHS that suited users in hospital, such as a unique design for a resuscitation trolley.

Two contrasting inventors who are changing the world one small design at a time.

Produced by Mark Rickards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002194h)
First Fruit - Five loaves and two fish

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

Theme: First Fruit

John 6: 8-14

Led by Leslie Griffiths

St Michaels Singers - I am Trusting Thee Lord Jesus
BBC Young Chorister of the Year 2020 - A grateful heart
Lou Fellingham - Give Thanks

THU 10:00 Great Lives (b06s9d1w)
Alvin Hall chooses James Baldwin

Alvin Hall is the friendly face of financial reality, lecturing, writing and broadcasting on the subject of managing money. But he is also passionately interested in fine art, music and literature, and his nomination for a Great Life is that of writer and Civil Rights activist, James Baldwin.

Baldwin was born in 1924 in Harlem and his achievements in overcoming a difficult start in life were prodigious. For much of his life he lived outside the United States, returning in the late 1950s to support the nascent Civil Rights movement, though the Movement itself had some problems with his homosexuality. Throughout his life he continued to write about the experiences of being black in 20th century America and is now widely regarded as the pre-eminent African-American writer of the century.

Dr Douglas Field of the University of Manchester, who has written several books on James Baldwin, discusses Baldwin's life and achievements with Alvin and with Matthew Parris.

Presenter: Matthew Parris

Producer: Christine Hall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.

THU 10:30 Sexton's Tales (m002194k)
6. The Lion King

George Cole reveals the stories of six extraordinary Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

The story of George Wombwell and his travelling menagerie.

Only Prince Albert knew what would tempt Wombwell, who called himself "the man who has everythink".

Written by Emlyn Harris.

George Cole is the Sexton.

Other parts played by:

Emlyn Harris
Andrew Melville
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss

Producer: Neil Rosser

A Rewind and IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 - first broadcast in September 1995.

THU 11:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m002194f)
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THU 11:30 Detective (b0bmbbrm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]

THU 12:00 Our Man at Wembley (b0075j2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]

THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]

THU 13:00 My Teenage Diary (m000j812)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 13:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000nzph)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 13:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

THU 14:00 Genius (b00850j1)
Series 3

Charlie Brooker

Speeding motorway services? Two year dogs?

Dave Gorman asks writer and humourist Charlie Brooker to select the public's best loopy idea.

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

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.

THU 14:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (m00019xk)
Series 2

The Realm of Joy

A West End play causes such a scandal, that respectable Victorian theatre-goers can't keep away.

Jonathan Coy stars as WS Gilbert in the second series of his short stories dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

WS Gilbert …. Jonathan Coy
Jellybag …. Alexander Delamere
Quisby …. Jeffrey Harmer
Edgar …. Tim Hudson
Henrietta …. Jilly Bond
Joseph …. Stephen Hogan
Hebe …. Bella Merlin
Mrs. Spiff …. Charlotte West-Oram

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

Director: Jenny Stephens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

THU 15:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
1958, fresh from reporting around the world, Alan Whicker takes his first trepidatious step into the world of TV instantly finding himself at home when the cameras roll.

To Alan’s immense relief and happiness the producers like his natural, amiable style and he becomes BBC Tonight’s roving reporter.

But never one to stand still, Alan has an idea for a series of stories about social issues, reporting from the other side of the world. A 30,000-mile world trip, crossing five continents filming more than forty different reports.

But he’s proposing to do something never done before. It will be just himself and a two-man crew and Alan will direct, write, and front the pieces. All the rushes flown back to London for film editor Jack Gold to shape into stories for the nightly show.

Soon Alan, cameraman Cyril Moorhead and sound recordist Freddie Downton set out around the world. Going longer, faster and further than any other crew has done before. Alan pushes his tiny crew to the limit as they race around the world at break-neck speed. Has Alan bitten off more than he can chew?

Returning to England Alan and his shattered crew find their efforts have been worthwhile and Alan’s reports have gone down a storm.

Tonight’s producer, Donald Baverstock has the idea to turn these reports into stand-alone programmes.

A show that will be the making of Alan Whicker and define his unique style to the British public. But no-one can think of a name for the series!

How Alan Whicker reshaped TV and discovered his 'World'.

Alan Whicker … Jon Culshaw
Cyril Moorhead … Tom Dussek
Freddie Downton … Matt Beaumont
Donald Baverstock… Andy Cresswell
Alasdair Milne… John David Henshaw
Cynthia Kee… Amelia Armande
Grace Wyndham Goldie … Sorcha Brooks
Leonard Miall … Charlie Buckland
Joy Moorhead … Penny Scott Andrews
Marguerite Higgins … Antonia Kinlay
Ned Sherrin … Doug Devaney
Hong Kong Biggles … Justin K Hayward
Antony Jay … Brett Fancy
Jack Gold … Thomas Grant
Fred Atkinson … Russell Shaw
Interpreter … Mei Konski
Cliff Michelmore … Peter Walsh
American GI … Jeremy Albret

Producer: Simon Moorhead

Made by TBC Audio, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2022.

THU 16:00 Great Lives (b06s9d1w)
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THU 16:30 Sexton's Tales (m002194k)
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THU 17:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m002194f)
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THU 17:30 Detective (b0bmbbrm)
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THU 18:00 Our Man at Wembley (b0075j2s)
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THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
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THU 19:00 My Teenage Diary (m000j812)
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THU 19:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000nzph)
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THU 19:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
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THU 20:00 Genius (b00850j1)
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THU 20:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (m00019xk)
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THU 21:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
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THU 22:00 The Train at Platform 4 (m002194m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 22:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jzxg)
Episode 4

A-ha! Alan Partridge welcomes the Duchess of Stranraer, impressionist Steve Thompson and MP Sandra Peaks.

Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.

With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.

Assistant researchers:

Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider

Producer: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.

THU 23:00 Britain in Bits with Ross Noble (m000113w)
Series 1

Episode 2

Ross Noble's surreal magazine show featuring celebrity guests and stories from around Britain - the best bits, the worst bits, the fascinating bits and the downright strange bits.

With Lesley Joseph, who talks about her new one woman show on ice.

Piers investigates the history of advertising and its future, and we find out about the Queen's canine friends.

Written by and starring Ross Noble.

With:

Hadley Fraser
George Fouracres
Emma Sidi
Summer Strallen

Producer: Matt Stronge

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

THU 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b015fkl4)
Series 4

Kathy Burke

Marcus Brigstocke invites actress Kathy Burke to try some new experiences, like visiting Harrods in London.

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

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

Producer: Bill Dare

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.

FRIDAY 02 AUGUST 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b06s9d1w)
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FRI 00:30 Sexton's Tales (m002194k)
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FRI 01:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m002194f)
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FRI 01:30 Detective (b0bmbbrm)
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FRI 02:00 Our Man at Wembley (b0075j2s)
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FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
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FRI 03:00 My Teenage Diary (m000j812)
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FRI 03:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000nzph)
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FRI 03:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
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FRI 04:00 Genius (b00850j1)
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FRI 04:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (m00019xk)
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FRI 05:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021943)
5. Marlow Returns Home

Although Jim is surrounded by threat, he believes his fate to be in his own hands and that he is master of it.
However, although he is jealously guarded and loved, the things that make him master are making him a captive too.

Jim .... Simon Treves
Marlow ....David March
Jewel .... Moir Leslie
Cornelius .... Sean Barrett
Gentleman Brown .... Henry Stamper
Dain Waris .... Robin Summers
Doramin .... Davld Sinclair
Stein .... Ronald Herdman
Tamb 'Itam .... Christopher Douglas
Pirate .... Shaun Prendergast
Yank Pirate .... Bernard Brown

Written by Joseph Conrad

Dramatised for radio in six episodes by Keith Darvill

Directed by Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.

FRI 06:30 Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks (m0021946)
A civil engineering explosives specialist Paul Fenton hatches an extreme plan to bring to an end his marriage, in order to start a new life with his mistress.

Will his skills and meticulous preparation pay dividends?

Berkely Mather's play based on the theme of retribution.

Paul Fenton …. Hector Ross
Chrylla .... Hilda Schroder
Sir George Hartnell .... Walter Fitzgerald
Christine Hartnell .... Patricia Gallimore
Gethin .... Michael McClain
Brown .... Lewis Stringer
Cateby .... Wilfred Babbage
Butler .... Arthur Lawrence
Manager of Jewellers .... Geoffrey Matthews
Club Waiter .... Nigel Green
Phone Operator .... Ursula Hirst

‘Returned Without Thanks’ is a tale of retribution penned by Berkely Mather, a prolific British author who wrote for radio and television - including ‘Z Cars’ and ‘The Avengers’ – and also has a film credit for ‘Dr. No.’

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.

FRI 07:00 Second Thoughts (b00lqzs9)
Series 4

Just Managing

Bill and Faith face new pressures on their marriage.

Meanwhile Liza shows just how vulnerable she really is.

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.

Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hannah …. Julia Sawalha
Joe …. Mark Denham
Louise …. Melanie Hudson
Duncan …. Nick Murchie

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.

FRI 07:30 Share and Share Alike (m000m6bz)
Missing Persons

Jack's being driven to distraction by his brother Lesley's constant nagging around the home they're forced to share.

So he hatches a scheme to inherit his share of the £50,000 immediately so he can escape their living nightmare.

All he needs to do is fake his own death.

Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.

Before two rothers can share their mum's legacy, they're forced to share a house.

Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles

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

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.

FRI 08:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (b0b1sycz)
Series 1

The 'Haters'

Daliso Chaponda looks at the relationship between the UK and Africa.

Both countries have had a long a complicated past. Looking at their history, Daliso is our relationship guidance counsellor, helping us navigate the rocky historical waters between the two places.

A Malawian comedian who grew up all over the world, Daliso straddles cultural divides. He will help us all better understand how to sort out our differences. Or not...

Now, Daliso looks at the people on both sides who don't want the relationship to work.

Written and performed by Daliso Chaponda

The Other Guy... James Quinn

Theme music by Lawi.

Image by Steve Ullathorne.

Producer Carl Cooper

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

FRI 08:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0sm)
5. Favourites

A warm and wonderfully moving memoir from the legendary songwriter and creative force behind some of the twentieth century’s biggest hits.

Black shares the stories behind some of his most iconic numbers, as well as delightful anecdotes of his collaboration with the industry’s brightest stars.

Don Black talks about his favourite musicals including West Side Story and My Fair Lady.

The Sanest Guy in the Room is a celebration of a life in music and a touching tribute to Black’s ultimate inspiration, his wife Shirley.

Read by Don Black.
Abridged by Polly Coles.
Produced by Clive Brill.

A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

FRI 08:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
5. Help

In her quest to finally come to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie gets help from some youngsters.

Written by Dave Sheasby.

Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock

Producer: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

FRI 09:00 Time of the Week (m002194c)
4. Plastic Surgery, Inducing Childbirth, Sabotage

Can a song induce labour? Chloe Slack finds out. Also: women in art, plastic surgery, and industrial sabotage.

Sian Clifford stars as self-important journalist Chloe Slack in this comedy series parodying women’s current affairs and talk shows, surrounded by an ensemble cast of character comedians.

Chloe Slack - Sian Clifford

Ensemble cast:
Ada Player
Alice Cockayne
Aruhan Galieva
Em Prendergast
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Mofé Akàndé
Sara Segovia

Created by Lorna Rose Treen and Jonathan Oldfield

Writing team:
Alice Cockayne
Catherine Brinkworth
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Priya Hall
Will Hughes

Script Editor - Catherine Brinkworth
Photographer - Will Hearle
Production Coordinator - Katie Sayer
Producer - Ben Walker

A DLT Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4

FRI 09:30 Wow! How Did They Do That? (b039pdst)
5. Innovative Designers

Roger Law goes in search of the entrepreneurs who are behind some of the Britain's best designs and inventions.

Ross Lovegrove has earned the nickname 'Captain Organic' through his extraordinary designs based on organic shapes and forms. Roger Law visits his studio and finds him inspired by anything from an elephant skull to a honeycomb. As he explains, Lovegrove draws on the experiences of mankind over the ages. "Ten thousand years ago most of our ancestors lived in caves. They made things from organic material and I don't think we've moved far from that." From this starting point Lovegrove has developed the most extraordinarily beautiful objects which can be used in everyday life.

Hussein Chalayan has created his innovative work in the world of fashion. Roger Law talks to him about how he sees his role. "I am a designer," he says, "but I happen to have a narrative approach". Chalayan has become famous for his bold and daring productions, and he explains his thinking behind the events which showcase his work. Roger gets to discuss dresses that can reconfigure whilst being worn, including one which can disappear completely. "Startling stuff," concludes Roger, "especially if you happen to be wearing it at the time."

Two contrasting designers, innovators in their respective fields.

Produced by Mark Rickards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.

FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m0021948)
St George's Anglican Church, Paris

A service from St George's Anglican Church in Paris, during the 2024 Summer Olympics. It is led by the Chaplain, Fr Mark Osborne.

Producer: Andrew Earis

FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b01mk23j)
Series 14

The Skye Boat Song

The Skye Boat Song brings back a wealth of childhood memories for many.

The words "Speed Bonnie Boat Like a Bird on the Wing" tell the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape to the Isle of Skye - dressed as a maid - after defeat at the battle of Culloden.

Originally written by Sir Harold Boulton and Anne MacLeod back in the 1870's, we explore the song’s beauty and how it continues to touch people's lives across the world in very different ways.

The Queen's Piper, who has played it in happy and sad times, recalls his rendition outside the Queen's window and leading Princess Margaret's cortege.

A New Zealand artist shares his memories of time spent with his father, and the sound of him whistling the song on their way home as dusk fell. A sailor from the Isle of Skye, describes his connection with the spirituality of piece and the Loch on which he sails.

Acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little shares her own arrangement of the piece and explains why it works so well musically.

An Australian mum, tells how important this song has been in connecting with the two girls she has adopted from China.

Gaelic singer Maggie MacInnes tells the history of the piece.

Featuring music by Julian Lloyd Webber, The Corries and Pete Lashley.

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.

Producer: Rachel Matthews

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.

FRI 10:30 James Baldwin’s Last Amen (b04cfdhm)
The work of the American writer James Baldwin gained a new audience in the months following the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Europe and the USA.

His observations on race, power and black identity, featured in clips from 1960s chat shows, were widely shared on social media. A spirited performance in a 1965 Cambridge Union debate titled The American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro is now considered a landmark moment.

But in the late 1980s, Baldwin's light was fading, and he was living a quiet life in the south of France when theatre producer and director Anton Phillips of Carib Theatre decided to revive his 1954 play The Amen Corner at London's Tricycle Theatre. It transferred to London's Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue - becoming the first all black production to transfer from Fringe to the West End.

At Phillips' invitation, Baldwin made the trip to London to meet the cast in final rehearsals and see the production open.

During the visit he stayed with one of the cast, Clarke Peters, and gave Joan Bakewell what would be one of his last interviews. He died a few months later in December 1987.

In this programme, Clarke Peters recalls that landmark 1987 production, his relationship with "Jimmy", and the lasting legacy of an extraordinary and insightful writer.

Producer: Rosemary Laryea

Editor: David Prest

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2021.

FRI 11:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021943)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]

FRI 11:30 Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks (m0021946)
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FRI 12:00 Second Thoughts (b00lqzs9)
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FRI 12:30 Share and Share Alike (m000m6bz)
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FRI 13:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (b0b1sycz)
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FRI 13:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0sm)
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FRI 13:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]

FRI 14:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00j6bh8)
Series 1

Episode 3

James Walton hosts the quiz show covering pop history from the ‘50s to the early noughties.

Regulars Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by:

Writer Richard Curtis
Broadcaster Anthony Wilson.

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Written and researched by James Walton

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.

FRI 14:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sqs)
Series 2

Thanks for the Memory

George is surprised when everyone seems to have forgotten his 70th birthday.

Roy, concealing his real plans, offers to buy him a bag of chips on the way home from the pub.

But an evening of celebration brings back some bittersweet memories.

Starring Don Warrington and George Layton.

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

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

Trombonist …. Mike Kearsey

Producer: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.

FRI 15:00 James Baldwin’s Last Amen (b04cfdhm)
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FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b01mk23j)
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FRI 16:30 James Baldwin’s Last Amen (b04cfdhm)
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FRI 17:00 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (m0021943)
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FRI 17:30 Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks (m0021946)
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FRI 18:00 Second Thoughts (b00lqzs9)
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FRI 18:30 Share and Share Alike (m000m6bz)
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FRI 19:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (b0b1sycz)
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FRI 19:30 The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black (m000p0sm)
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FRI 19:45 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
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FRI 20:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00j6bh8)
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FRI 20:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sqs)
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FRI 21:00 James Baldwin’s Last Amen (b04cfdhm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

FRI 22:00 Time of the Week (m002194c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008s3js)
Series 1

Episode 4

Reagan rings Gorbachev - and the Daleks at home.

Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour.

With:

Jasper Jacob
Penelope Nice

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1985.

FRI 23:00 Absolute Power (b007tcpt)
Series 2

Episode 2

There’s unrest at Prentiss McCabe when an old flame pits spinmeisters Charles and Martin against one another.

Mark Tavener's comedy about the machiavellian doctors of PR spin.

Charles Prentiss .... Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe .... John Bird

With:

Tamsin Greig
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
Philip Fox

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.

FRI 23:30 As Told To Craig Brown (b00b4j53)
Episode 3

Craig investigates inventions, being common and the creep of CCTV.

Satirist Craig Brown presents a bundle of parody, satire, social observation and nonsense.

Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and Steve Wright.

With:

John Humphrys
Ronni Ancona
Jon Culshaw
Lewis MacLeod
Sally Grace
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.

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

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b01nq1c4)

Absolute Power 23:00 FRI (b007tcpt)

Agatha Christie 16:30 SUN (b00jzy3m)

Agatha Christie 00:30 MON (b00jzy3m)

All the Way from Memphis 04:00 SAT (b00j26h0)

All the Way from Memphis 14:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

All the Way from Memphis 20:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

Anything Legal 07:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 12:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 18:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 02:00 TUE (b0084hrs)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (b07w5tnh)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (b07w5tnh)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (b07w5tnh)

As Told To Craig Brown 23:30 FRI (b00b4j53)

Ballylenon 07:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 12:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 18:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 02:00 THU (b007w3j8)

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 06:30 FRI (m0021946)

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 11:30 FRI (m0021946)

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 17:30 FRI (m0021946)

Britain in Bits with Ross Noble 23:00 THU (m000113w)

Brothers in Law 09:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 14:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 20:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 04:30 SUN (b007k164)

Catherine Bohart: TL;DR 23:00 MON (m0021b6z)

Chain Reaction 22:30 WED (b08dn2gq)

Clare in the Community 23:00 TUE (b03pjcyf)

Dad's Army 07:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 12:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 18:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 02:30 FRI (b007jr7l)

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m0021b6x)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m0021bq3)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m0021bv4)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m002194h)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m0021948)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 03:00 SAT (b0b0v5hh)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 08:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 13:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 19:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver 03:30 SAT (m000c8qw)

Dave Podmore 23:30 TUE (b007s7x4)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 TUE (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 WED (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 THU (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 FRI (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 FRI (b007jtch)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 FRI (b007jtch)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 FRI (b007jtch)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b00m74rt)

Dear Countess 06:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 11:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 17:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 01:00 SUN (b01shs8c)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m00218ss)

Detective 01:30 SAT (b0blv9s3)

Detective 06:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 11:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 17:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 01:30 TUE (b0blvcb3)

Detective 06:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 11:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 17:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 01:30 WED (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 06:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 11:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 17:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 01:30 THU (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 06:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 11:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 17:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 01:30 FRI (b0bmbbrm)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 04:30 SAT (b0076sm2)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 14:30 FRI (b0076sqs)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 20:30 FRI (b0076sqs)

Does The Team Drink? 10:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 16:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 00:30 WED (m0007bdq)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 10:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 15:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 21:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 05:00 SUN (m0007d69)

Drama 16:00 SAT (b014f9qf)

Drama 00:00 SUN (b014f9qf)

Drop Me Here, Darling 10:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 15:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 21:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 05:30 MON (m000tnd1)

Elephants to Catch Eels 14:30 WED (b00vl38x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 20:30 WED (b00vl38x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 04:30 THU (b00vl38x)

Fear on 4 16:00 SUN (m0008340)

Fear on 4 00:00 MON (m0008340)

Genius 14:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 20:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b00850j1)

Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club 22:00 WED (m00219zw)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (m00019xk)

Goodness Gracious Me 22:30 MON (b01p1plb)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b06s9d1w)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b06s9d1w)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b06s9d1w)

Great Scott! It's Terry Scott 02:30 SAT (b007k1hr)

Greywing 07:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 12:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 18:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 02:00 WED (m0021cbf)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007k0xt)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 15:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 21:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 05:00 TUE (m00167xz)

Henry Normal: A Normal... 22:00 TUE (m000sj8s)

Home Sleuth 00:30 SAT (m0020kj4)

Home to Roost 10:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 15:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 21:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 05:00 MON (m000gtj7)

Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries 05:00 SAT (b007k1r3)

Hut 33 23:30 SAT (b01kbhx3)

I've Never Seen Star Wars 23:30 THU (b015fkl4)

In and Out of the Kitchen 08:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 13:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 19:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 03:00 TUE (b01qlhjh)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 10:55 MON (b06dl9pw)

Inheritance Tracks 16:55 MON (b06dl9pw)

Inheritance Tracks 00:55 TUE (b06dl9pw)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 10:30 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 15:00 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 16:30 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 21:00 FRI (b04cfdhm)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 15:00 WED (m0015v8q)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 21:00 WED (m0015v8q)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 05:00 THU (m0015v8q)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00m10h9)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00m10h9)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00m10h9)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 22:30 THU (b007jzxg)

Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking 23:00 SUN (b00nvwg8)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 TUE (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 WED (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 THU (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 FRI (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 FRI (m0021943)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 FRI (m0021943)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 FRI (m0021943)

Mark Steel's in Town 22:00 MON (m0021b1s)

Miracles R Us 08:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 13:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 19:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 03:00 WED (b00sjpjd)

My Teenage Diary 08:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 13:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 19:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 03:00 FRI (m000j812)

Our Man at Wembley 07:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 12:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 18:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 02:00 FRI (b0075j2s)

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge 22:00 SAT (m000y6p4)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00218sv)

Radiolab 10:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 16:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 00:00 TUE (m0021cb9)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 08:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 13:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 19:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 03:45 SUN (b038xq1y)

Second Thoughts 02:00 SAT (b00lmqtv)

Second Thoughts 07:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Second Thoughts 12:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Second Thoughts 18:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Seekers 23:00 WED (b03bs3tf)

Sexton's Tales 10:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 16:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 00:30 FRI (m002194k)

Share and Share Alike 07:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Share and Share Alike 12:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Share and Share Alike 18:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Snap 14:30 MON (m00051v9)

Snap 20:30 MON (m00051v9)

Snap 04:30 TUE (m00051v9)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00zdl20)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

Stop Messing About! 07:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 12:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 18:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 02:30 TUE (b00rs7fk)

Summer Ghosts 16:45 SAT (b013835j)

Summer Ghosts 00:45 SUN (b013835j)

The Ape That Got Lucky 23:30 MON (b0080nk7)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 SUN (m0021r2l)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:25 TUE (m0021r2n)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 WED (m0021r2q)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b007k320)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m0021938)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b00qyqd7)

The Inextinguishable Fire 15:00 TUE (m0021bq5)

The Inextinguishable Fire 21:00 TUE (m0021bq5)

The Inextinguishable Fire 05:00 WED (m0021bq5)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 15:45 TUE (b07gtgsc)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 21:45 TUE (b07gtgsc)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 05:45 WED (b07gtgsc)

The Maltby Collection 23:00 SAT (b00mvr2w)

The Men from the Ministry 09:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 14:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 20:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 04:00 SUN (b0162mzj)

The Million Pound Radio Show 22:30 FRI (b008s3js)

The Other Side of the World 15:00 THU (m001f4p4)

The Other Side of the World 21:00 THU (m001f4p4)

The Other Side of the World 05:00 FRI (m001f4p4)

The Party Party 23:30 SUN (b007vlzq)

The Personality Test 14:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 20:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 04:00 WED (b007rlx5)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 TUE (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 WED (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 THU (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 FRI (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Secret World 22:30 SAT (b01mw35d)

The Simon Day Show 22:30 SUN (b010t7qt)

The Train at Platform 4 09:00 THU (m002194m)

The Train at Platform 4 22:00 THU (m002194m)

Tickets Please 14:30 TUE (b00nv6nh)

Tickets Please 20:30 TUE (b00nv6nh)

Tickets Please 04:30 WED (b00nv6nh)

Tim Key's Poetry Programme 22:00 SUN (m000gbgq)

Time of the Week 09:00 FRI (m002194c)

Time of the Week 22:00 FRI (m002194c)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b03gg7n7)

Warhorses of Letters 22:45 TUE (b016wzyt)

Whodunnits 01:00 SAT (b007jxtt)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims 03:45 SAT (m000ktp4)

Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real 23:30 WED (m0007kvq)

Wordaholics 14:00 WED (b01s8mns)

Wordaholics 20:00 WED (b01s8mns)

Wordaholics 04:00 THU (b01s8mns)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 MON (b0383jgn)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 TUE (b038c0dk)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 WED (b038xmcc)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 THU (b039c5cv)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 FRI (b039pdst)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 MON (m0021cmz)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m0021cmw)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m0021cmr)

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

Comedy

Britain in Bits with Ross Noble 23:00 THU (m000113w)

Chain Reaction 22:30 WED (b08dn2gq)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 03:00 SAT (b0b0v5hh)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 08:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 13:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere 19:00 FRI (b0b1sycz)

Does The Team Drink? 10:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 16:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 00:30 WED (m0007bdq)

Great Scott! It's Terry Scott 02:30 SAT (b007k1hr)

Greywing 07:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 12:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 18:00 TUE (m0021cbf)

Greywing 02:00 WED (m0021cbf)

Our Man at Wembley 07:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 12:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 18:00 THU (b0075j2s)

Our Man at Wembley 02:00 FRI (b0075j2s)

The Party Party 23:30 SUN (b007vlzq)

Time of the Week 09:00 FRI (m002194c)

Time of the Week 22:00 FRI (m002194c)

Warhorses of Letters 22:45 TUE (b016wzyt)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00218sz)

Wisebowm: The Struggle Is Real 23:30 WED (m0007kvq)

Comedy: Character

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 04:30 SAT (b0076sm2)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 14:30 FRI (b0076sqs)

Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 20:30 FRI (b0076sqs)

Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking 23:00 SUN (b00nvwg8)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 08:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 13:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 19:45 SAT (b038xq1y)

Robb Wilton: I Should Say So 03:45 SUN (b038xq1y)

The Simon Day Show 22:30 SUN (b010t7qt)

Comedy: Chat

Genius 14:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 20:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b00850j1)

I've Never Seen Star Wars 23:30 THU (b015fkl4)

My Teenage Diary 08:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 13:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 19:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 03:00 FRI (m000j812)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 SUN (m0021r2l)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:25 TUE (m0021r2n)

The Comedy Club Interviews 22:55 WED (m0021r2q)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 08:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 13:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 19:00 WED (b03gg7n7)

Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups 03:00 THU (b03gg7n7)

Comedy: Impressionists

The Secret World 22:30 SAT (b01mw35d)

Comedy: Panel Shows

All the Way from Memphis 04:00 SAT (b00j26h0)

All the Way from Memphis 14:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

All the Way from Memphis 20:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

Just a Minute 14:00 MON (b00m10h9)

Just a Minute 20:00 MON (b00m10h9)

Just a Minute 04:00 TUE (b00m10h9)

The Personality Test 14:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 20:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 04:00 WED (b007rlx5)

Wordaholics 14:00 WED (b01s8mns)

Wordaholics 20:00 WED (b01s8mns)

Wordaholics 04:00 THU (b01s8mns)

Comedy: Satire

Absolute Power 23:00 FRI (b007tcpt)

As Told To Craig Brown 23:30 FRI (b00b4j53)

Catherine Bohart: TL;DR 23:00 MON (m0021b6z)

Dave Podmore 23:30 TUE (b007s7x4)

Henry Normal: A Normal... 22:00 TUE (m000sj8s)

The Secret World 22:30 SAT (b01mw35d)

Comedy: Sitcoms

Absolute Power 23:00 FRI (b007tcpt)

Anything Legal 07:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 12:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 18:00 MON (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 02:00 TUE (b0084hrs)

Ballylenon 07:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 12:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 18:00 WED (b007w3j8)

Ballylenon 02:00 THU (b007w3j8)

Brothers in Law 09:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 14:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 20:30 SAT (b007k164)

Brothers in Law 04:30 SUN (b007k164)

Clare in the Community 23:00 TUE (b03pjcyf)

Dad's Army 07:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 12:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 18:30 THU (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 02:30 FRI (b007jr7l)

Drop Me Here, Darling 10:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 15:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 21:30 SUN (m000tnd1)

Drop Me Here, Darling 05:30 MON (m000tnd1)

Elephants to Catch Eels 14:30 WED (b00vl38x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 20:30 WED (b00vl38x)

Elephants to Catch Eels 04:30 THU (b00vl38x)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (m00019xk)

Hancock's Half Hour 07:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 18:30 WED (b007k0xt)

Hancock's Half Hour 02:30 THU (b007k0xt)

Home to Roost 10:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 15:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 21:00 SUN (m000gtj7)

Home to Roost 05:00 MON (m000gtj7)

Hut 33 23:30 SAT (b01kbhx3)

In and Out of the Kitchen 08:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 13:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 19:00 MON (b01qlhjh)

In and Out of the Kitchen 03:00 TUE (b01qlhjh)

Miracles R Us 08:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 13:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 19:00 TUE (b00sjpjd)

Miracles R Us 03:00 WED (b00sjpjd)

Second Thoughts 02:00 SAT (b00lmqtv)

Second Thoughts 07:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Second Thoughts 12:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Second Thoughts 18:00 FRI (b00lqzs9)

Seekers 23:00 WED (b03bs3tf)

Share and Share Alike 07:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Share and Share Alike 12:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Share and Share Alike 18:30 FRI (m000m6bz)

Snap 14:30 MON (m00051v9)

Snap 20:30 MON (m00051v9)

Snap 04:30 TUE (m00051v9)

The Maltby Collection 23:00 SAT (b00mvr2w)

The Men from the Ministry 09:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 14:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 20:00 SAT (b0162mzj)

The Men from the Ministry 04:00 SUN (b0162mzj)

The Secret World 22:30 SAT (b01mw35d)

The Train at Platform 4 09:00 THU (m002194m)

The Train at Platform 4 22:00 THU (m002194m)

Tickets Please 14:30 TUE (b00nv6nh)

Tickets Please 20:30 TUE (b00nv6nh)

Tickets Please 04:30 WED (b00nv6nh)

Time of the Week 09:00 FRI (m002194c)

Time of the Week 22:00 FRI (m002194c)

Comedy: Sketch

Goodness Gracious Me 22:30 MON (b01p1plb)

Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking 23:00 SUN (b00nvwg8)

Stop Messing About! 07:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 12:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 18:30 MON (b00rs7fk)

Stop Messing About! 02:30 TUE (b00rs7fk)

The Consultants 22:30 TUE (b007k320)

The Goon Show 07:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 12:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 18:30 TUE (b00qyqd7)

The Goon Show 02:30 WED (b00qyqd7)

The Million Pound Radio Show 22:30 FRI (b008s3js)

Tim Key's Poetry Programme 22:00 SUN (m000gbgq)

Comedy: Spoof

Knowing Me, Knowing You 22:30 THU (b007jzxg)

The Ape That Got Lucky 23:30 MON (b0080nk7)

Time of the Week 09:00 FRI (m002194c)

Time of the Week 22:00 FRI (m002194c)

Comedy: Standup

Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club 22:00 WED (m00219zw)

Henry Normal: A Normal... 22:00 TUE (m000sj8s)

Mark Steel's in Town 22:00 MON (m0021b1s)

Paul Sinha's General Knowledge 22:00 SAT (m000y6p4)

Drama

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 06:30 FRI (m0021946)

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 11:30 FRI (m0021946)

Berkely Mather - Returned Without Thanks 17:30 FRI (m0021946)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 MON (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 TUE (b007jtbl)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 TUE (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 WED (b007jtbt)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 WED (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 THU (b007jtc0)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 THU (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 03:45 FRI (b007jtc7)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 08:45 FRI (b007jtch)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 13:45 FRI (b007jtch)

Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves 19:45 FRI (b007jtch)

Drama 16:00 SAT (b014f9qf)

Drama 00:00 SUN (b014f9qf)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 14:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 20:30 THU (m00019xk)

Gilbert Without Sullivan 04:30 FRI (m00019xk)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 15:00 WED (m0015v8q)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 21:00 WED (m0015v8q)

Joseph Conrad - Falk 05:00 THU (m0015v8q)

Summer Ghosts 16:45 SAT (b013835j)

Summer Ghosts 00:45 SUN (b013835j)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 08:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 13:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 19:50 SUN (m00218sz)

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims (Omnibus) 03:50 MON (m00218sz)

Drama: Biographical

Dear Countess 06:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 11:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 17:00 SAT (b01shs8c)

Dear Countess 01:00 SUN (b01shs8c)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 15:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 21:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 05:00 TUE (m00167xz)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 10:30 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 15:00 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 16:30 FRI (b04cfdhm)

James Baldwin’s Last Amen 21:00 FRI (b04cfdhm)

The Inextinguishable Fire 15:00 TUE (m0021bq5)

The Inextinguishable Fire 21:00 TUE (m0021bq5)

The Inextinguishable Fire 05:00 WED (m0021bq5)

The Other Side of the World 15:00 THU (m001f4p4)

The Other Side of the World 21:00 THU (m001f4p4)

The Other Side of the World 05:00 FRI (m001f4p4)

Drama: Classic & Period

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 15:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 21:00 MON (m00167xz)

Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet 05:00 TUE (m00167xz)

Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries 05:00 SAT (b007k1r3)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 MON (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 TUE (m0021b6v)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 TUE (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 WED (m0021bq1)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 WED (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 THU (m0021bv2)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 THU (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 01:00 FRI (m002194f)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 06:00 FRI (m0021943)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 11:00 FRI (m0021943)

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 17:00 FRI (m0021943)

Drama: Crime

Agatha Christie 16:30 SUN (b00jzy3m)

Agatha Christie 00:30 MON (b00jzy3m)

Detective 01:30 SAT (b0blv9s3)

Detective 06:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 11:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 17:30 MON (b0blvcb3)

Detective 01:30 TUE (b0blvcb3)

Detective 06:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 11:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 17:30 TUE (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 01:30 WED (b0bm9kb6)

Detective 06:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 11:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 17:30 WED (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 01:30 THU (b0bm9tkd)

Detective 06:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 11:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 17:30 THU (b0bmbbrm)

Detective 01:30 FRI (b0bmbbrm)

Whodunnits 01:00 SAT (b007jxtt)

Drama: Historical

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m00218sx)

Drama: Horror & Supernatural

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver 03:30 SAT (m000c8qw)

Fear on 4 16:00 SUN (m0008340)

Fear on 4 00:00 MON (m0008340)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 15:45 TUE (b07gtgsc)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 21:45 TUE (b07gtgsc)

The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry 05:45 WED (b07gtgsc)

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims 03:45 SAT (m000ktp4)

Drama: Thriller

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 07:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 12:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 18:30 SUN (m00218sx)

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (Omnibus) 02:30 MON (m00218sx)

Drama: War & Disaster

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 07:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 12:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 18:30 SAT (m0021938)

The Duel by Joseph Conrad (Omnibus) 02:30 SUN (m0021938)

Entertainment

I've Never Seen Star Wars 23:30 THU (b015fkl4)

The Personality Test 14:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 20:00 TUE (b007rlx5)

The Personality Test 04:00 WED (b007rlx5)

Factual

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b01nq1c4)

Archive on 4 10:00 WED (b07w5tnh)

Archive on 4 16:00 WED (b07w5tnh)

Archive on 4 00:00 THU (b07w5tnh)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Does The Team Drink? 10:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 16:30 TUE (m0007bdq)

Does The Team Drink? 00:30 WED (m0007bdq)

Poetry Extra 07:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 12:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 18:00 SUN (m00218sv)

Poetry Extra 02:00 MON (m00218sv)

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media: Arts

A Good Read 10:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 16:00 TUE (b01nq1c4)

A Good Read 00:00 WED (b01nq1c4)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 10:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 15:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 21:00 SAT (m0007d69)

Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control 05:00 SUN (m0007d69)

Factual: Crime & Justice: True Crime

Home Sleuth 00:30 SAT (m0020kj4)

Factual: History

Sexton's Tales 10:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 16:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 00:30 FRI (m002194k)

Factual: Life Stories

Desert Island Discs Revisited 06:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 11:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 17:00 SUN (m00218ss)

Desert Island Discs Revisited 01:00 MON (m00218ss)

Great Lives 10:00 THU (b06s9d1w)

Great Lives 16:00 THU (b06s9d1w)

Great Lives 00:00 FRI (b06s9d1w)

Inheritance Tracks 08:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 13:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 19:40 SUN (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 03:40 MON (m0021cbc)

Inheritance Tracks 10:55 MON (b06dl9pw)

Inheritance Tracks 16:55 MON (b06dl9pw)

Inheritance Tracks 00:55 TUE (b06dl9pw)

My Teenage Diary 08:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 13:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 19:00 THU (m000j812)

My Teenage Diary 03:00 FRI (m000j812)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00zdl20)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 TUE (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 WED (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 THU (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 FRI (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

Factual: Pets & Animals

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b00m74rt)

Factual: Politics

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 MON (m0021cmz)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 TUE (m0021cmw)

Yesterday in Parliament 09:00 WED (m0021cmr)

Factual: Real Life Stories

Home Sleuth 00:30 SAT (m0020kj4)

Sexton's Tales 10:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 16:30 THU (m002194k)

Sexton's Tales 00:30 FRI (m002194k)

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

David Attenborough's Life Stories 06:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 11:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 17:45 SUN (b00m74rt)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 01:45 MON (b00m74rt)

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

Genius 14:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 20:00 THU (b00850j1)

Genius 04:00 FRI (b00850j1)

Radiolab 10:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 16:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 00:00 TUE (m0021cb9)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 MON (b0383jgn)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 TUE (b038c0dk)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 WED (b038xmcc)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 THU (b039c5cv)

Wow! How Did They Do That? 09:30 FRI (b039pdst)

Music

Radiolab 10:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 16:00 MON (m0021cb9)

Radiolab 00:00 TUE (m0021cb9)

Soul Music 00:00 SAT (b00zdl20)

Soul Music 10:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

Soul Music 16:00 FRI (b01mk23j)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 MON (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 TUE (m000p1vy)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 TUE (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 WED (m000p0zl)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 WED (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 THU (m000p1g6)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 THU (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 03:30 FRI (m000nzph)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 08:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 13:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black 19:30 FRI (m000p0sm)

Music: Classic Pop & Rock

All the Way from Memphis 04:00 SAT (b00j26h0)

All the Way from Memphis 14:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

All the Way from Memphis 20:00 FRI (b00j6bh8)

Religion & Ethics

Daily Service 09:45 MON (m0021b6x)

Daily Service 09:45 TUE (m0021bq3)

Daily Service 09:45 WED (m0021bv4)

Daily Service 09:45 THU (m002194h)

Daily Service 09:45 FRI (m0021948)