Ladislaw learns the truth about Casaubon's will, and about his family's past. Stars Martin Hyder and Richard Dillane.
Gerda and Pam are two women who find themselves emotionally frozen in the past. Short story read by Janet Dale.
Professor Aubrey Manning explores Italy's St Galgano where a story of severed hands is intertwined with the search for a tomb.
Arriving at Manderley, the young Mrs de Winter finds the beautiful mansion and its occupants haunted by memories of Rebecca - the first wife of her new husband Maxim...
Christopher Cazenove and Janet Maw star in Daphne Du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel.
Dramatised by Brian Miller.
Maxim de Winter …. Christopher Cazenove
Mrs de Winter …. Janet Maw
Mrs Danvers …. Rosalie Crutchley
Jack Favell …. Nicholas Grace
Colonel Julyan …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Van Hopper …. Irene Sutcliffe
Frith …. John Gabriel
Beatrice …. Margaret Courtenay
Ben …. Danny Schiller
Clarice …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Horridge …. Brian Miller
Tabb …. John Bull
Dr Baker …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Clever sleuth Melcroft Dupont gets his comeuppance, but Inspector Chalker's on the case. Stars Fulton Mackay. From January 1987.
Professor Alison Oddey talks to Maureen Lipman about what makes her tick as a female performer.
Russell Davies traces the actor's start in broadcasting using clips and interview. Features John Gielgud and Kenneth Connor.
Classic comedy, sketches and monologues from the king of dead pan humour, from March 1995.
The legendary Northern comic pokes fun at fireman and hospitals.
Monologues and sketches presenting "life with the lid off".
With Susan Maughan, The Countrymen, and Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra.
Devised by Al Read and scripted by Ronnie Taylor.
Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ..... Sophie Duvall
Vicar ..... John Dougall
Prince ..... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
As a beautiful woman picks its last withered apple, a dying ancient tree is determined to survive. Read by William Hootkins.
One comedian grills another in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer.
Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
Jingles, chat and tunes. Classic clips of the celebrated disc jockey from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.
MONDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2008
MON 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b0090vcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Philip K Dick - Of Withered Apples (b007jplz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus (b0090tgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Crossing the Glacier by Berlie Doherty (b007jv9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Unearthing Mysteries (b0090tnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b0090vdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb87)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Kenny Everett's Radio Days (b007k4km)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Stand Ups and Strumpets (b007jw6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Radio Roots (b00jqjj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Listen to Les (b007xrsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 The Al Read Show (b0090v01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0090vl5)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
Series 7
The Great Bank Robbery
All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1956.
MON 08:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0qh)
Episode 6
Reporter George is due in court - while BBC controllers keep on plotting to axe the Director General.
London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are an old-style Chief Police Inspector and BBC Radio's crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties. Dramatised in seven-parts by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham from Mark Tavener's novel.
George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Laetitia ...... Victoria Carling
Controller BBC 1 ...... Ian McNiece
Prosecution ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Fortescue's PA ...... Jane Slavin
With Alice Arnold, Eva Stuart, Gavin Muir, Annabel Mullion and Richard Turner.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
MON 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
Death on the Nile
Episode 1
Hercule Poirot embarks on an Egyptian cruise, but the Belgian detective's voyage proves to be far from smooth sailing.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
From the thriller first published in 1937 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Emma Woodvine as Rosalie Otterbourne
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
MON 09:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
Episode 1
Divorced ex-Home Office worker Carole Seddon makes an unpleasant discovery on her morning walk. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
MON 09:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
Episode 2
After her shocking discovery, Carole Seddon gains a surprising ally in her investigation. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
MON 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2cz)
Episode 1
English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches. With Sian Thomas. From May 2003.
MON 10:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw69)
Heart's Ache, Heart's Ease
10 year old Lecky and his Uncle Freddie rescue the Prince of Wales from the Tyne. Is he the true prince? Will the course of history change in the North East?
The first of Alex Ferguson's hilarious and heart-warming trilogy is a passionate evocation of a 1930s childhood in Jarrow.
Stars Shaun Prendergast as Uncle Freddie, Colin Maclachlan as Our Dad, Alex Ferguson as Alex and Janine Birkett as Aunt Bella.
Producer: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
MON 11:00 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jty4)
An Over-Hurried Departure
In which a bet is made, the Bank of England is robbed and the gas is left on. Eccentric gentleman, Phileas Fogg's new valet Passepartout had been hoping for a quiet life...
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Yves Aubert as Passepartout, Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix and Ronald Fraser as Lord Albermarle.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
MON 11:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyc)
Distractions in the Jungle
In which Phileas Fogg rides an elephant, Sergeant Fix loses sight of him and Passepartout saves the day...
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Yves Aubert as Passepartout, Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda and Garard Green as Brigadier Cromarty.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0090wzd)
The gang explore Liverpool. From June 1966.
MON 13:00 Westway (b0090wzl)
It's a busy time at the Health Centre.
MON 13:15 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxnh)
Rules of Rhetoric
Simon Hoggart charts the progress of the persuasive public speaker, starting with the great orators of Ancient Greece and Rome.
MON 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy5h)
Episode 1
Dr Aziz and Mrs Moore's mosque encounter sparks an epic tale of divisions under colonial British rule. Read by Samuel West.
MON 13:45 Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But (b007jtzm)
Episode 1
From his beginnings in Leeds to London's Windmill Theatre - comedy stalwart Barry Cryer reads his "autobiography of sorts".
A regular panellist on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Barry Cryer is a stalwart of the British comedy scene. With numerous appearances on radio panel games and quiz shows to his credit, he has also been a prolific writer for shows such as The Two Ronnies and Two Old Farts in the Night with Willie Rushton. Here he tells his story in an autobiography (of sorts). Expect plenty of anecdotes about the great and the good!
Producer: Richard Edis
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1998
MON 14:00 25/02/2008 (b0090x0m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
Series 1
Favours
In which the repair of the Embassy typewriter plays a part in the mating of seals, the extermination of bugs, and the silencing of little birds.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mr Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Milton Johns as Brown, Stuart Organ as Bryant and Christopher Benjamin as the Colonel
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
MON 17:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrx4)
Storm in a Tea Chest
Bob and Terry take a trip down memory lane.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers.
With Robert Gillespie.
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 a BBC Treasure Hunt.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
MON 18:00 The Spaceship II (b0090x40)
Hole
Captain Gordon Taylor hits trouble over a failing call centre. Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst's comic sci-fi with James Fleet.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0w)
Episode 11
On his next 'trip', Dick learns Joanna has demoted Roger, and the former steward is sheltering Isolda. Read by Julian Wadham.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0090wzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
MON 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
Series 1
Good and Evil
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.
MON 23:00 Sounding Off with McGough (b007k4tl)
5. What She Did
Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the perennially fruitful topic of love.
With the accompaniment of long-time musical collaborator Andy Roberts.
Recorded at the Bath Festival.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
MON 23:15 Date With Fate (b0090x8s)
Nice Little Number
Vernon Hedges sets out to disprove the existence of Lady Luck.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
Another of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Vernon ...... Philip Jackson
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Arthur ...... Michael Troughton
Dory/Shelley ...... Tracy Wiles
All other parts played by Toby Longworth.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
MON 23:30 Fellahs Hour with the Cheese Shop (b0090x8t)
Episode 6
Steve 'not the snooker player' Davis reveals all on streaking, eggs and colonizing the moon. With Dave Lamb. From June 2000.
TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2008
TUE 00:00 The Spaceship II (b0090x40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Sounding Off with McGough (b007k4tl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Date With Fate (b0090x8s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Fellahs Hour with the Cheese Shop (b0090x8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jty4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0090xf7)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
TUE 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
Series 6
The Picnic
Bill, Sid and The Lad Himself eat al fresco to impress their dates from the local Palais.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Patricia Hayes, Ann Lancaster, Elizabeth Fraser and Wilfred Babbage.
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 October 1959.
TUE 08:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b0090xjz)
Series 2
The End of Timewasting
Romance at the fair beckons for Chris and Sir Cliff the tortoise is due for a bionic refit.
Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Special guests: Kim Wall and Mia Soteriou.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
TUE 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
Death on the Nile
Episode 2
Hercule Poirot senses the atmosphere of evil afloat, as Jackie's vendetta continues.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler …. Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia …. Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp …. Robert May
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Guide …. Ben Thomas
Steward …. Christopher Scott
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
TUE 09:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
Episode 3
Carole Seddon and new accomplice Jude step up their efforts to search for the missing body. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
TUE 09:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
Episode 4
With still no body, Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
TUE 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2fd)
Episode 2
The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she is engaged to be married. Stars Teresa Gallagher. From May 2003.
TUE 10:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6c)
A Time of Deep Affliction
Lecky's pursuit of a butcher's daughter threatens his scholarship chances. 1930s Jarrow childhood trilogy with Gareth Brown.
TUE 11:00 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyl)
The Missing Acrobat
In which Fogg fights a duel and the Pacific railroad nearly collapses.
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda ,Yves Aubert as Passepartout and Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
TUE 11:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
Burning to Get Home
In which Fix gets his man, Passepartout's watch is nearly on time and Phileas Fogg takes drastic action. Will he get to the Reform Club in time?
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda ,Yves Aubert as Passepartout and Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
TUE 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0rm)
Series 4
The Lodger
Albert and Harold Steptoe argue over their lack of cash.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
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 featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
With William Eadie.
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
TUE 13:00 Westway (b0090xt3)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
TUE 13:15 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxpt)
Politics and Persuasion
Simon Hoggart talks to Tony Benn and Anne Widdecombe about the great parliamentary performers, past and present.
TUE 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy6r)
Episode 2
As Adela Quested yearns for the real India, she and Mrs Moore attend a bridge party to meet the locals. Read by Samuel West.
TUE 13:45 Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But (b007jtzv)
Episode 2
Showbiz stalwart Barry Cryer recalls his early years in comedy and the even earlier years of his childhood growing up in Leeds.
TUE 14:00 26/02/2008 (b0090xtn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jmmv)
Series 6
A Day at the Centre
Chaos reigns when Mr Sims' class win a trip to the 'Blue Peter' TV studio. Stars James Grout and Karl Howman. From July 1991.
TUE 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007jrl9)
Series 1
Sleeping Partners
Rosie is arranging the activities for partners of delegates to a major finance company's conference.
Kate meanwhile sees it as her ticket back into a high-flying job...
Prunella Scales in Simon Brett's sitcom.
The trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event management company, based in Brighton.
Rosie ...... Prunella Scales
Kate ...... Arabella Weir
Jo ...... Rebecca Callard
Bob ...... Duncan Preston
Tess ...... Annette Badland
Sheila Wilkinson ...... Debbie Norman
Philip Wilkinson ...... Alan Cowan
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
TUE 18:00 The Spaceship II (b0090xyb)
Manhood
Scientist Clive 55 reconstructs a dead space pirate, who before long is running the ship. Stars James Fleet and Rosie Cavaliero.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0z)
Episode 12
After being sedated for five days, Dick discovers his doctor's verdict on the drug. Read by Julian Wadham.
TUE 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0rm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b0090xjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b0090y11)
Series 2
Chuckles
Satan is conducting interviews for a new assistant. In the running are Scumspawn and a devious dolphin.
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
TUE 23:00 The Beaton Generation (b0090z4m)
Episode 9
Topical comedy and debate with Alistair Beaton. Guests include Sir Bernard Ingham and Hattie Hayridge. From June 1998.
TUE 23:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwt1)
5. The Male Nude and Charlton Heston
From St Francis to Buddhism
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2008
WED 00:00 The Spaceship II (b0090xyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007k2fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b0090xjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b0090y11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Beaton Generation (b0090z4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b007jrl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jmmv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0090z5n)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpxf)
'Hornorama' discusses the countryside and there's a murder for 'Inspector Migraine' to investigate.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b0090zv0)
Including 'Joe Grundy Wants A Wife'. With Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Mark Perry and Kevin Connelly.
WED 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
Death on the Nile
Episode 3
Feeling a great sense of impending doom, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's holiday cruise is turning into a nightmare afloat.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Colonel Race ...... Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton ...... Rosemary Leach
Pennington ...... Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway ...... Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Tim Allerton ...... Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort ...... Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne ...... Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler ...... Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia ...... Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp ...... Robert May
Richetti ...... Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood ...... Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin ...... Sean Baker
Louise ...... Colleen Prendergast
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Dr Bessner ...... Keith Drinkel
Rockford ...... Ed Bishop
Steward ...... Christopher Scott
Thomas Cook Agent ...... Timothy Alcock
Waiter ...... Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
WED 09:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
Episode 5
With help from the town's snoopers, Carole and Jude make some deeper discoveries in their murder mystery. Read by Joanna Tope.
WED 09:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
Episode 6
Keen to solve the murder mystery, Carole Seddon uncovers more sinister goings on in the neighbourhood. Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
WED 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrw4)
Episode 3
English conventions are confounded by Italian romanticism, as Lilia tries to adapt to life as a wife. Stars Teresa Gallagher.
WED 10:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6h)
A Catalogue of Disasters
Set-backs and surprises unite the family, making Lecky the hero of the hour. 1930s Jarrow childhood trilogy with Shaun Prendergast.
WED 11:00 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
Oliver Twist
Asking for More
Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside. Stars Edward Long and Pam Ferris.
WED 11:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm49)
Oliver Twist
Pickpocket!
The Artful Dodger introduces the orphan boy to Fagin, who offers an unusual apprenticeship. Stars John Grillo and Tim McInnerny.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k02m)
Dick Turpin
The veteran of many parts recounts the story of a scheme to make a fortune from flops which puts "the Producers" to shame.
The doyen of British show business, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.
WED 13:00 Westway (b009119t)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
WED 13:15 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxr6)
Moving Minds
Simon Hoggart examines the language of argument used in the two great theatres of rhetoric - the church and the courts of law.
WED 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy80)
Episode 3
Tensions remain as Principal Fielding invites East and West to tea, sparking an ill-considered offer. Read by Samuel West.
WED 13:45 Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But (b007jv01)
Episode 3
Comedy stalwart Barry Cryer recalls his Leeds school years - and the stars he met when working at the city's Empire Theatre.
WED 14:00 27/02/2008 (b00911bn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
WED 17:00 My Music (b00911bp)
Frank Muir and Denis Norden take part in the music quiz talking about musical anvils and Fats Waller. From Dec 1993.
WED 17:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00911c4)
The Michael Bentine Show
Visit Sydney Street in Michael Bentine's one man show and enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit. First transmitted April 1984.
WED 18:00 The Spaceship II (b00911c5)
Rude
The crew of Really Invincible III have some space tourists aboard - but it turns into a holiday from hell. Sci-fi comedy stars James Fleet.
WED 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv6d)
Episode 1
On his way to Dr Ransom's, Lewis is beset by a sense of panic that is not dispelled by the sight greeting him on arrival.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jpxf)
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08:00 today]
WED 19:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k02m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
WED 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b0090zv0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00911f4)
Episode 3
In an optimistic attempt at cultural review, Craig Children and Martin Bain-Jones throw a Come As You Aren't party.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong star as the pompous critics.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner
Written by Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong, David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007q9wf)
Series 2
Germany
The bumbling student backpacker replaces his sister on an exchange visit. Starring Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2003.
WED 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b00911f5)
Series 1
Episode 5
The TV arts show team try to boost ratings with their own awards show. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Lorelei King. From October 1993.
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2008
THU 00:00 The Spaceship II (b00911c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b0090zv0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00911f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007q9wf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b00911f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm49)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b00911c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b00911bp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0091nk1)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
Series 2
The Compassionate Society
A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his ACAS from his NALGO?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowldes
Sir Ian …. Peter Jeffrey
Brian Baker …. Norman Bird
George …. Arthur Cox
Mrs Rogers …. Ellen McIntosh
Billy Fraser …. Peter Acre
James Lawford, MP …. John Bott
With Narissa Knights, Bernard Brown and Arnold Diamond
Featuring Bryan Martin and Moira Stuart as themselves
Adapted for radio by the producer, Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1984.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0091nkl)
Series 3
Episode 4
As an expectant mother Lucy is trying to avoid stress - until she tries to break the news of her pregnancy to her mum and dad.
Meanwhile Daniel gets an unwelcome taste of the joys of fatherhood.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Starring David Tennant as Daniel, Liz Carling as Lucy, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Robert Harley as Peter, Sally Grace as Mary and Bill Fellows as Frank.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
Death on the Nile
Episode 4
A grisly discovery leaves Hercule Poirot baffled.
But the main murder suspect couldn't possibly have committed the crime?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Steward …. Christopher Scott
Stewardess …. Janet Maw
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
THU 09:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
Episode 7
Carole Seddon and accomplice Jude question the death of Rory Turnbull - was it really suicide? Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
THU 09:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
Episode 8
Carole Seddon's murder suspicions are vindicated as a fresh suspect emerges. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
THU 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrwl)
Episode 4
Misery in Monteriano, as English Lilia and Italian Gino's marriage starts to deteriorate. With Sian Thomas and Tom George.
THU 10:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
The Captain's Wife
As the years pass, a navy spouse moves from craving conformity to rebellion. Patricia Hodge reads Mattie Potter's tale.
THU 11:00 Charles Dickens (b007tcgm)
Oliver Twist
Masks and Pistols
The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin. Stars Tim McInnerny, Adjoa Andoh and Edward Long.
THU 11:30 Charles Dickens (b007tcgx)
Oliver Twist
Dark Secrets
As the orphan recovers from his injuries, a dying woman reveals the truth about his past. Dickens dramatisation with Pam Ferris and John Grillo.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
Series 2
This is Your Life the Burkiss Way
Eamonn Andrews' famous Big Red Book spells surprises.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living. Radio's Amazing Revelation Course in which the programme's subject is ............. (We can't tell you yet, because it's a secret)
Do you remember these voices from Jo Kendall. Nigel Rees Chris Emmett and Fred Harris?
And who wrote these words? (Here's a clue - Andrew Marshall and David Renwick)
And whose name is in producer Simon Brett’s little black book this week?
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
THU 13:00 Westway (b0091nlm)
Listen to the latest from our favourite doctors.
THU 13:15 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxsj)
Speech and Spin
Simon Hoggart considers the future of spontaneous public speaking, as technology continues to shape the world of communication.
THU 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy9b)
Episode 4
Adela makes a decision about her future with Ronny, but fate intervenes on the Marabar Road. Read by Samuel West. Episode 4 of 15.
THU 13:45 Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But (b007jv08)
Episode 4
Showbiz legend Barry Cryer charts his path to fame - and how recording his first record sparked a short-lived singing career.
THU 14:00 28/02/2008 (b0091np4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b00939rq)
The Deep End
The medical mishaps of freshly qualified doctors Simon Sparrow, Taffy Evans and Tony Benskin go on and on...
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin and Edward Cast as Taffy Evans.
Special guest stars: Dandy Nichols as the Old Lady and Bill Fraser as Mr Smith.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
Series 2
A Complete Break
Ben's exhausted after working hard on his company’s new bedtime drink. So he and his wife Helen plan a holiday...
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Kevin ...... Stuart Organ
Julian ...... Mark Wing-Davey
Maureen ...... Miranda Forbes
Doctor ...... Robert Rietty
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
THU 18:00 The Spaceship II (b0091ppl)
Sick
The crew contract a mystery virus which makes them age at an alarming rate. Sci-fi comedy stars James Fleet and Rosie Cavaliero.
THU 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv6j)
Episode 2
Ransom explains that he is going on a mission to defend the planet Perelandra. He enlists Lewis to ensure his safe departure.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
THU 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0091nkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Radio Active (b007k1hf)
Series 4
Gigantaquiz
Which lucky contestant is going to win the £10,000 jackpot in Radio Active's massive quiz?!!!!
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown. With Helen Murry, Nick Wilton and Jamie Rix.
Written by Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins with John Buchan.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k0sb)
Series 2
Episode 5
Danger sports - and chicken terrorists. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September 1986.
THU 23:30 On the Hour (b007jmnp)
Series 2
Episode 3
The Tube system goes berserk, an earthquake in Corinth and the anniversary of space.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, David Quantick, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
FRIDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2008
FRI 00:00 The Spaceship II (b0091ppl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0091nkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Radio Active (b007k1hf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k0sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 On the Hour (b007jmnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tcgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Charles Dickens (b007tcgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b00939rq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0091t55)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
Series 3
We Know Our Onions
Jones's van is commandeered for the platoon's anti-tank gun exercise - but the trouble is it's also full of Hodges' consignment of onions.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
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
Captain Ramsay …. Alan Tilvern
Sergeant Baxter …. Michael Middleton
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
FRI 08:30 Saturday Night Fry (b0091t5j)
Episode 4
Stephen Fry gets nostalgic as he serves up more witty banter and sketches.
With Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Alison Steadman.
Written by Stephen Fry with additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1988.
FRI 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmw)
Death on the Nile
Episode 5
Hercule Poirot's holiday has become a hideous nightmare. Can he finally fathom out the murderous events afloat?
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Fanthorp …. Robert May
Miss Van Schuyler …. Irene Sutcliffe
Dr Bessner …. Keith Drinkel
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
FRI 09:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
Episode 9
There's fresh drama at the yacht club, while Carole Seddon makes an important discovery. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 09:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
Episode 10
More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrx0)
Episode 5
The peace of Sawston is disturbed by the latest news from Italy about Lilia. With Teresa Gallagher and Tom George.
FRI 10:15 Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise (b007m6tg)
With her creative writing course threatened financially, Marjorie's glad to see a new face arrive - even if Harry lacks some of the graces she's accustomed to...
Dave Sheasby’s drama stars Heather Stoney as Marjorie, Gerry Kersey as Brian, John Branwell as John, Lorraine Peters as Jean, Daphne Oxenford as Florence and Graham Roberts as Harry.
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
FRI 11:00 Charles Dickens (b007tc32)
Oliver Twist
Betrayal
A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences. Stars Tim McInnerny, John Grillo and Adjoa Andoh.
FRI 11:30 Charles Dickens (b007tc33)
Oliver Twist
Hue and Cry
When Nancy learns of the orphan boy's predicament, the hunt mounts for Bill Sikes. Stars Tim McInnerny and John Grillo.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (b0091td1)
Episode 3
Ian McMillan presents games celebrating vintage comedy. Featuring Justin Moorhouse, Alfie Joey, Sarah Millican and Mick Miller.
FRI 13:00 The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes (b00769wf)
Fin de Siecle
Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain, starting with a soldier's wife. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.
FRI 13:15 The Commuters (b007wxhq)
Nigel Williams explores the practicalities of very different people's daily journeys to work, on planes through to ferries.
FRI 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jybq)
Episode 5
A remarkable gesture cements the friendship between Dr Aziz and British principal, Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West. Episode 5 of 15.
FRI 13:45 Barry Cryer - You Won't Believe This But (b007jv0f)
Episode 5
Charting his path to fame, comedy legend Barry Cryer recalls his big writing break - thanks to a famous female impersonator.
FRI 14:00 29/02/2008 (b0091tlj)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx3l)
Series 1
Marriage of Inconvenience
Bill and Faith get set for a last minute wedding - surely nothing can go wrong?
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Staring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.
Series one of four 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 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Ray ...... Nicholas Courtney
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
FRI 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007jm7w)
Plenty More Fish
With their love-lives in a tangle, Audrey falls out with Marjory.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Written for radio by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
FRI 18:00 The Spaceship II (b0091tns)
The End
The crew is brought face-to-face with reality when they reach the end of the universe. Stars James Fleet and Emily Joyce.
FRI 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv6p)
Episode 3
Ransom voyages to Perelandra, and lands in what appears to be a giant ocean dotted with floating islands where he takes shelter.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (b0091td1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise (b007m6tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Saturday Night Fry (b0091t5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jwn0)
Series 1
Episode 4
The multi-talented Mrs Bedi lands in hospital - and meet 'The Six Million Rupee Man'.
Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nitin Sawhney, Meera Syal and 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.
Scripted by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Produced by Gareth Edwards and Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.
FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jr8x)
Series 1
If You Scratch My Back
A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.
FRI 23:30 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007k1n3)
Series 2
Episode 4
A baby's first words and a spooky hunt for ghosts. Crazy sketch comedy with Colin Hoult and Fergus Craig. From February 2007.