Orphan Becky Sharp begins her journey in society. Stephen Fry narrates the Victorian comic tale. With Emma Fielding.
A bird makes the ultimate sacrifice so that an unworldly young man can woo his love. Read by John Moffatt. From December 1997.
Tom Morton investigates pipes and politics, from Northern Ireland to Galicia via Scotland and Northumbria. From January 2004.
Comic spin on what really happened inside the wooden horse during the siege of Troy. Stars Timothy West and Joy Harrison.
2. Anthony Newley
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
It's the way I tell 'em! Northern Irish funny man Frank Carson looks back over his life and showbiz career with Ed Doolan and chooses some of his favourite music.
Ed Doolan was one of Britain’s best-known BBC local radio presenters, broadcasting to the West Midlands for over 40 years. Ed died aged 76 in 2018.
The gang are back from their summer holidays sharing tales - and Murdoch organises a sing-song...
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With Sam Costa, Maurice Denham, Maureen Riscoe and Helen Hill.
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music by the Augmented Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
As Christine faces grave danger, a mysterious figure offers to help her. Stars Anna Massey, Peter Guinness and Helen Goldwyn.
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up with Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in their topical sketch and stand up show.
Simon Bligh hosts more stand-up from London's Comedy Store.
Recorded live in London, Spencer Brown shares his unique perspectives on everyday life.
MONDAY 07 JANUARY 2008
MON 00:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008lz2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair Omnibus (b008lywx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Oscar Wilde (b007k13j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Secret History of Bagpipes (b007k2d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Now Show (b008lz53)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 4 at the Store (b00d7jpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007wlpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008p5c6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 The Al Read Show (b008lz0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgbfk)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
Series 6
Scradje
With Britain's boots exploding, Neddie Seagoon tries to tackle a national 'scradje' shortage.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1956.
MON 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008m16t)
Series 5
Episode 9
Greg Dyke, David Blaine and car pollution. The comic duo review the week's news with Lucy Porter. From September 2003.
MON 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvn3)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
6. Ann Dorland
With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
Conclusion of Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Robert Fentiman ...... Allan Cuthbertson
George Fentiman ...... Martin Jarvis
Inspector Parker ...... Gabriel Woolf
Ann Dorland ...... Amanda Reiss
Sheila Fentiman ...... Frances Jeater
Dr Penberthy ...... Christopher Emmett
Colonel Marchbanks ...... Wilfrid Carter
Dramatised by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975.
MON 09:30 Falco (b008m17q)
Shadows in Bronze
6. Showdown
A final showdown for Roman sleuth Falco - but his reunion with Helena proves bittersweet.
Starring Anton Lesser.
Lindsey Davis's witty detective, Marcus Didius Falco patrols the streets of 1st-century Rome.
Falco ....... Anton Lesser
Petronius ....... Ben Crowe
Helena Justina ....... Anna Madeley
Decimus Camillus ....... Robert Lister
Vespasian ....... Michael Tudor Barnes
Silvia ....... Sara Poyzer
Tullia ....... Fiona Clarke
Gordianus ....... Christian Rodska
Atius Pertinax ....... Sean Connolly
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
MON 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx0)
Episode 6
Becky Sharp gains a husband, but loses the chance of a title. Narrated by Stephen Fry, with Emma Fielding and Trevor Peacock.
MON 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rfcf)
Age Gap
Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy about growing older. Stars Phyllida Law and Imelda Staunton.
MON 11:00 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon (b008m1zr)
Derbyshire bus driver Morris remembers a day out in Scarborough.
Moving verse drama stars Tom Courtenay as Morris and Gillian Bevan as Esther.
Set in Derbyshire, the poignant story spans 40 year as Morris is hounded by memories of a scarred early life and a tragic accident. As he takes a last walk along the moors that mean so much to him, he remembers 'the tiny moments stuck inside your mind' - as his story is told in flashback.
Writer Richard Lumsden also appears in his own play in several supporting roles.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
MON 11:45 Monty's Revolver (b007k4qr)
When Monty's service revolver comes up for auction, one collector is alarmed to find himself facing the wrong end of the barrel.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008m22m)
Series 3
Episode 3
Genghis Khan Reincarnated - and an incompetent zoo keeper.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmond and Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, David Lund and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1966.
MON 13:00 Westway (b00fgbfm)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
MON 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m22n)
Dark Matter
Ben 'I did a degree and half Ph.D in Experimental Physics' Miller investigates dark matter at the bottom of a Yorkshire mine.
MON 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lnqr)
Biggles Gets a Letter
Answering an old chum's call for help, heroic fighter pilot Major James Bigglesworth flies off to Fort Beaver.
Michael Palin reads 'Captain' WE Johns' gripping adventure.
First published in 1939, 'Biggles Flies North' was adapted in eight parts by George Hearton.
WE Johns (1893-1968) wrote nearly 100 books about Biggles and his loyal sidekicks Algy, Ginger and Smyth.
Producer: Marilyn Ireland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981.
MON 13:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js9n)
Visconti and Venice
Reading more extracts from his memoirs, Dirk Bogarde recalls the dramas of filming Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice.
MON 14:00 07/01/2008 (b00fgbfp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
Series 3
Episode 1
The further adventures of Mr Justice Cocklecarrot. Captain Foulenough, Dr Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht, Big White Carstairs and more...
Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions , Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles , Simon Greenall , Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: the silken tones of Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
MON 17:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr9f)
Home Is the Hero
Bob's fiancee Thelma is appalled by the return of Terry to his home town after seven years.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers. With Sheila Fearn and Peter Whitman.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Producer: John Browell
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in the BBC's Archive Treasure Hunt in 2003.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1975.
MON 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007k31r)
Episode 1
As Jill Logan telephones her ex-husband Dan at the Highland village of Inchbrae, she hears a devastating explosion behind his anguished voice...
In this sci-fi thriller - specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross - an alien archaeologist takes over a Scottish village and examines the past lives of its inhabitants by 'unpeeling' layers of time.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
MON 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jl80)
Wyrd Sisters
1. Surprise Bundle
Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the air.
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
Terry Pratchett's popular tale dramatised in four parts by Vince Foxall.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
Mrs Vitoller …. Natasha Pyne
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Fool …. Andrew Branch
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
Death was played by himself.
All other parts played by the cast.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008m22m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Falco (b008m17q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rfcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008m16t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl (b007jrl6)
The Real You
Their BBC producer forces Sean and Hamish to get proper jobs.
Surreal comedy starring award-winning double act, Sean Foley and Hamish McColl - the Right Size.
With:
Rose English
Count Arthur Strong
Chris Lamer
Mark Stevens
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
MON 23:00 The In Crowd (b008m2b9)
Series 2
Episode 4
The perils of dry cleaning a leather jacket – and those odd people who live next door.
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.
With Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
Producer: Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.
MON 23:15 The Shuttleworths (b007jtpn)
Series 3
Ping Pong Pangs
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth tackles a testing table tennis trauma. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1997.
MON 23:30 The Cheese Shop Presents (b008m2bc)
Series 3
Episode 5
Reporter Henry Pain sees the sunny-side of a natural disaster. Sketch comedy with Dave Lamb and Ben Ward. From February 1999.
TUESDAY 08 JANUARY 2008
TUE 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007k31r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jl80)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Falco (b008m17q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rfcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008m16t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Remains of Foley and McColl (b007jrl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The In Crowd (b008m2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 The Shuttleworths (b007jtpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Cheese Shop Presents (b008m2bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon (b008m1zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:45 Monty's Revolver (b007k4qr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:45 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgh06)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
TUE 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
Series 5
Hancock's War
The lad impresses the vicar with tales of his heroic exploits in Military Intelligence.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
TUE 08:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008m30v)
Boning Up on History
Harold Perkins wants to dig for postwar Britain, but the workmates decide to soil his plans.
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Ben Aris as Trev the Rev.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
TUE 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1w35)
Series 1
1. Vanished
A man mysteriously disappears en route from London to start a new secret new job in Leeds. But when detectives Trueman and Riley start to probe, they uncover a deeper mystery...
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Janie Tully …. Amy Robbins
Nick Tully …. John Dougal
The Barmaid …. Rachel Bavidge
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
Episode 1
An anonymous wealthy Englishman goes on a shooting trip to the continent.
In his sights is 'the biggest game of all': the head of a brutal European dictatorship.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
The first of a 15-part reading read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
TUE 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx8)
Episode 7
As Amelia Sedley's family face ruin, George Osborne breaks his engagement. Narrated by Stephen Fry, with Emma Fielding.
TUE 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
Anton in Eastbourne
Mr Anton arrives for a sojourn. He expects to meet a young lady with a little dog. He knows her stories well. But he doesn't yet seem to know his own.
Peter Tinniswood's last play was created as a tribute for Chekhov admirer, Paul Scofield.
Anton ...... Paul Scofield
Miss Mansfield ...... Emma Fielding
Mr Kember ...... Stephen Thorne
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
TUE 11:00 Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat (b008m46l)
What would happen if the world wide web became sentient and developed a mind of its own? There are those in the real world who are not happy...
Thomas Crowe's tragicomedy play stars Toby Jones as Binge, David Harewood as Air Vice-Marshal Brook, Anne-Marie Duff as Frances Rassell and David Holt as Gordon.
Producer: Anne Edyvean
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 2006.
TUE 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
Series 3
Without Prejudice
Harold persuades Albert to leave their rag and bone yard to move out to suburbia.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Edward Kelsey, Garrard Green and Trevor Martin.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
TUE 13:00 Westway (b00fgh09)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
TUE 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m48l)
Super Nova
Ben Miller visits Cambridge to investigate exploding stars, the curvature of the universe and repulsive forces.
TUE 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzws)
At the Three Star Saloon
When the pilot hero finds his chum is missing from the aerodrome, he crosses swords with the evil McBain. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
TUE 13:45 Bogarde on Film (b007jsb2)
The Patricia Neal Story
Reading more extracts from his memoirs - the actor recalls how working with Glenda Jackson was the pinnacle of his career.
TUE 14:00 08/01/2008 (b00fgh0c)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jmhv)
Series 5
Work
If only school problems could be as easily solved as the new school governor imagines. Stars Karl Howman and James Grout. From June 1990.
TUE 17:30 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
Series 1
Human Deterioration
Pam Ayres kicks off her own poetry and sketch show starting with the theme of deterioration.. of eyesight, figure, memory......the list goes on.
With poems about being Too Fat and buying a Wonderbra.
Plus sketches about being Topless at 60 and how to spice up your love life with a little celebrity fantasy in a sketch called Me and Michael Aspel.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
TUE 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jtzr)
Episode 2
After the mysterious explosion in the Scottish Highlands, the small advance party of rescuers face a hostile reception from locals on arrival at the devastated village of Inchbrae.
Can they unearth what's caused the massive cloud of radioactive dust?
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Finlay McLean as PC McBain/Driver and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge/Jamie/Voice-off.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
TUE 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007lzwx)
Wyrd Sisters
2. Three Wishes
The new monarch has a troubled conscience and a wife like Lucrezia Borgia.
The three witches have decisions to make...
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
Terry Pratchett's popular tale dramatised by Vince Foxall.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
Mrs Vitoller …. Natasha Pyne
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
TUE 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1w35)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008m30v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b008m4f8)
Series 1
Introduction
Fed up with eternity, Satan decides Hell needs some new guests.
"I'm bored of skiing across the lake of fire with a nun lashed to each foot. That's the trouble with eternity - it's so hard to set yourself targets."
The opening episode of Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Penelope Nice and Jasper Jacob.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
TUE 23:00 The Beaton Generation (b008m4f9)
Episode 2
Alistair Beaton presents the topical show with Doon MacKichan and Derek Draper.
TUE 23:45 World of Pub (b008m4ft)
Series 1
Episode 2
Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar. Stars Phil Cornwell and John Thomson. From March 1998.
WEDNESDAY 09 JANUARY 2008
WED 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jtzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007lzwx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1w35)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Old Harry's Game (b008m4f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b008m4f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Beaton Generation (b008m4f9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 World of Pub (b008m4ft)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat (b008m46l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jmhv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fghfb)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpv0)
From 28/05/1959
Kenneth Horne calls in the plumber, plus the history of communication. With Kenneth Williams and Betty Marsden. From May 1959.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b008m6rv)
The impressionist show that everyone is talking about. With Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry.
WED 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1whb)
Series 1
2. Story
A journalist has fallen from a building while working on a story, but was she pushed?
Trueman and Riley get a crash course in internet radio, 'citizen journalism' and fat dogs as they seek to find an answer.
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
David …. Anthony Glennon
Harriet …. Jasmine Callan
Aaron …. Paul Richard Biggin
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr2k)
Episode 2
Bruised and battered after his interrogation by the secret police - the Englishman is on the run inside a hostile European dictatorship. Who can he trust to help him?
Geoffrey Household's classic thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
WED 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxc)
Episode 8
George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are after his aunt's cash. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
WED 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
On the Train to Chemnitz
Aubrey and Dorinda live their lives in their own claustrophobic world, dominated by guilt.
Their verbal games of storytelling are vivid, unbelievable and true. Only 'they' exist - and the others.
Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Paul Scofield as Aubrey and Fiona Shaw as Dorinda.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 11:00 Marcy Kahan - 20 Cigarettes (b008m6tj)
Oscar attempts to quit smoking in a highly unusual way - to win the woman of his dreams. Stars Anton Lesser and Stephen Mangan.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpv0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b007jnsp)
Ronnie Barker and the team show you how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on.
WED 13:00 Westway (b00fghfd)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
WED 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m6wt)
Extra Dimensions
Ben Miller travels to Geneva in search of an 11 Dimension world.
WED 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m474)
The Jupiter Heads Northward
Biggles faces more trouble from the evil McBain as he prepares to leave the local saloon. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
WED 13:45 Great Meadow (b007jmy7)
Episode 1
Recalling his cottage holidays down in Sussex - the actor reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
WED 14:00 09/01/2008 (b00fgj7p)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
WED 17:00 My Music (b007k084)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on Quartets and Alma Cogan. From April 1990.
WED 17:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b007js4v)
From 22/01/1984
Michael Bentine stars as the great Tibetan mystic U Tug, members of the British Bath Craftsman's Guild, the Toastmaster, the entire United Nations and occasionally himself.
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host. Listen in and you’ll believe that telephone boxes can fly.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.
WED 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
Episode 3
Dr Beth Granger sifts through clues to the devastation in Inchbrae, but becomes the focus of a hostile presence instead...
And why does time in the Highland village seem to be breaking into different 'layers'?
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Lt. Hopridge and Finlay McLean as PC McBain.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
WED 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007m481)
Wyrd Sisters
3. Hogwatch Night
The old King is dead. The new ruler has a troubled conscience and a wife on the warpath - in pursuit of the three witches...
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
Terry Pratchett's popular tale dramatised by Vince Foxall.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
The Demon …. Gavin Muir
Shawn …. Brian Hibbard
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpv0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b007jnsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1whb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b008m6rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k425)
Series 2
The Dig
Discover the results of a 'live' archaeology dig and visit a very liberal safari park.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007jwbg)
Series 1
Sudan
The naive Budleigh Salterton gap year student goes fishing on the African continent. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
WED 23:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnz9)
Series 1
Episode 2
Mel and Vicki have an unexpected visit from their landlord. With more rent owing than they can possibly afford, it looks like Mel will have to pay in kind...
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
With Martin Hyder, Keith Wickham and Jim North.
Script editor: Graeme Garden
Producers: Claire Jones and Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 2008
THU 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007m481)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1whb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b008m6rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k425)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007jwbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Marcy Kahan - 20 Cigarettes (b008m6tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b007js4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b007k084)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgnx0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
Series 1
Big Brother
MP Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil liberties
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowldes.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Tom ...... Fulton McKay
Godfrey Finch ...... Gordon Clyde
Floor Manager ...... Haydn Wood
Richard Linley ...... Himself
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1983.
THU 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
Episode 3
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
THU 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
Series 1
3. Bond
Suspicion erupts at a James Bond convention as Trueman and Riley go in search of a stolen ring.
Tracy's ring, as worn by Diana Rigg, in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' is the 'holy grail' for collectors, but exactly what are they prepared to do to get it?
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Karen …. Rachel Bavidge
Bill …. Paul Rider
Gerard …. Mark Straker
Jane …. Christine Kavanagh
The Receptionist …. Anthony Glennon
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
Episode 3
At large in a hostile European dictatorship, the fugitive battles on, in his efforts to escape, by taking to water.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
THU 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
Episode 9
Amelia follows George and the regiment to Brussels, as Becky attracts an army of admirers. Stars Emma Fielding and Jon Glover.
THU 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
The Duvet Lady
Wrapped in a duvet, Edna recalls her younger days. Will she ever emerge for an evening engagement? Stars Billie Whitelaw.
THU 11:00 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes. Stars Anna Massey and Anton Rodgers.
THU 11:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007k4xz)
Inspector Morse - The Burglar
Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for the Oxford-based detective. Read by John Turner.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
Series 2
Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living from radio's Advanced Correspondence Course
With democratic instruction from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
A proportionally representative script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Ministerial production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
THU 13:00 Westway (b00fgnx2)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
THU 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m76c)
Entanglement
Ben Miller gives tips on how to do your own table top experiments, based on the bizarre laws of Quantum Physics.
THU 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzbj)
Some Grim Encounters
The crackle of vicious machine-gun fire from another plane forces the Jupiter to take action. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
THU 13:45 Great Meadow (b007k3z9)
Episode 2
Recalling his cousin Flora and the pet mice - the actor reads more extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
THU 14:00 10/01/2008 (b00fgnx4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008m7by)
Series 1
The Match
Doctor Finlay is serving for a love match, but tensions rise over who will be his doubles partner...
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, Siobhan Redmond as Georgina McNab, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Gordon Reid as John Angus and Jamie Glover as Dr Freddie Lawrence.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
Series 4
The Outing
Author Gerald is surprised over his wife Charlotte's enthusiasm for a day trip.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With John Church.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.
THU 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
Episode 4
The purpose of the alien's presence in Inchbrae is revealed after Jill and Beth witness more moments from the past.
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, John Paul Hurley as Dominic Clayton, Finlay McLean as Reverend Thornley, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns/Minister/Tannoy and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
Wyrd Sisters
4. Degrees of Royalty
Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness. The old King will be revenged. The three witches set to work!
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's popular tale.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet … Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Tomjon …. Roger May
Dramatised by Vince Foxall.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Radio Active (b007js7f)
Series 3
Edinburgh Festival
Scotland beware! The national local radio station's weekly arts programme has special coverage of the Edinburgh Festival.
Starring:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Angus Deayton
Geoffrey Perkins
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton-Stevens
Music by Philip Pope and Mike Schilling.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Jon Canter, Richard Curtis, Helen Murray, Nick Wilton, Moray Hunter, John Docherty and Roger Planer.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008m7km)
Series 1
Episode 2
Save the seal - and how to lose unwanted hair. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1985.
THU 23:30 On the Hour (b007k3g0)
Series 1
Episode 1
From disasters and corruption to beachcombing and medical mayhem.
All the news as it happens, if it happens.
Plus all the sport from Alan Partridge
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2008
FRI 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Radio Active (b007js7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008m7km)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 On the Hour (b007k3g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007k4xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:45 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008m7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgq9j)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
Series 3
The Great White Hunter
Captain Mainwaring causes chaos tracking down Walker's purloined silk parachute.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Mrs Pike …. Pearl Hackney
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.
FRI 08:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx2d)
Episode 2
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.
FRI 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j272j)
Series 1
4. Speed
Detective Riley is feeling angry for being sent on a 'speed awareness' workshop.
But that puts him on the trail of ex-con from the old days in Hull - womanising rip-off merchant Frank Butters...
Brian B Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Frank Butters …. Sam Dale
Melanie …. Christine Kavanagh
Eric Simonelli …. John Dougal
Inez …. Miranda Keeling
Svetlana …. Jasmine Callan
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
Episode 4
Back in England after battling to escape - the Englishman soon realises that even in London, he's still not safe from his hostile pursuers.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
FRI 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxl)
Episode 10
1815, the Battle of Waterloo. As George and Rawdon fight, Becky and Amelia wait for news. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
FRI 10:15 Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story (b007mb5v)
An old man has a tale to tell about a piper, a mare and a town plagued with rats.
But no one wants to listen, unless his story makes good TV...
Dave Sheasby's drama stars Bernard Cribbins as Jack, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Kate, Colin Salmon as Gruchen, Giles Fagan as Dave and Andrew Wincott as Nurse Downs.
Music composed and performed by Keith Waite.
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 11:00 Not Talking (b008m8hl)
A Mike Bartlett drama about two interleaved stories of men's experiences of the army, and how their lives are linked.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Counterpoint (b008m8jp)
1999
Heat 9
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Oxford's Dennis Chiles, Len Smith from Essex and Alison Foot of Carmarthenshire. From February 1999.
FRI 13:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b0076lzm)
The Horse
Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding.
FRI 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m8jz)
Boomerang
Ben Miller visits Cardiff, where scientists are preparing an experiment to explore the first microseconds of the universe.
FRI 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj)
Southward Again
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
FRI 13:45 Great Meadow (b007k405)
Episode 3
Dirk Bogarde reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls Christmas celebrations in Sussex.
FRI 14:00 11/01/2008 (b00fgq9l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jvh3)
Series 1
Found and Lost
Bill and Faith are late in love but new to each other - and Bill has already got himself into Faith's bad books...
Starring Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of husband and wife writers, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off series Faith in the Future.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Grace ...... Moir Leslie
Alex ...... John Samson
Ray ...... Nicholas Courtney
Ted ...... Norman Bird
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
FRI 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
What's in a Name?
Hard-up Audrey needs a secret job - but what on earth is she qualified to do?
Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.
Lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate, has decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage with her butler in tow.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
FRI 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3q)
Episode 5
As the army closes in on the Highland village of Inchbrae, can the alien presence be defeated?
Conclusion of the sci-fi thriller specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 1
Ankh-Morpork, the elucidated brethren of Ebon Night have turned their hands to magic.
When Zebbo Mooty is mysteriously vaporised in an alley, Captain Vimes of the watch, knows it's time to act.
Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
The Landlord …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Dramatised in six parts by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Counterpoint (b008m8jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j272j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story (b007mb5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008m9f5)
Series 2
Episode 1
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From February 2002.
FRI 23:00 Genius (b008m9f6)
Series 1
Stewart Lee
From a self-cleaning fish tank with a twist to a CD player-cum-microwave oven?
Dave Gorman asks comedian Stewart Lee to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where 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 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
The Brothers Faversham
Horatius Faversham
The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier - Horatius Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus,
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.