English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches.
The lure of southern Europe clashes with the propriety of the north, in EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romance of Italy.
Omnibus of the first five of ten parts by Penny Leicester.
Sian Thomas is the Narrator, with Teresa Gallagher as Lilia, Tom George as Kingcroft, Jamie Bamber as Philip, Sara Kestelman as Mrs Herriton and Deborah Findlay as Harriet.
Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain, starting with a soldier's wife. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.
Retracing JB Priestley's footsteps of 1933, poet Lemn Sissay heads south to begin his odyssey around modern England.
During the 1984 coal strike, a couple host two miners' daughters. Drama with Eleanor David and Nicholas Le Provost.
Miss Primrose's gruesome story of her time as governess at a country mansion. Stars Miranda Richardson. From January 1987.
The actress talks to Professor Alison Oddey about her influences, her passion for performing and her family. From March 2001.
Russell Davies reveals how some of the famous TV soap opera's past stars began their careers, from Arthur Lowe to Violet Carson.
The Smollett family attempt to make a man of their son Compton, a self-employed train spotter.
Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.
Chaos ensues as Mr Hill loses his briefcase. Radio ventriloquism from Peter Brough. With Benny Hill and Beryl Reid. From November 1954.
Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a mysterious Whitby radio host. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
To mark the centenary of Robert A Heinlein's birth, a thrilling tale that delves into the psyche of a traumatised spaceman.
Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events.
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.
Cuddly Ken's on the wireless again! The celebrated DJ's best bits from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.
MONDAY 03 MARCH 2008
MON 00:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b0092n8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ordeal in Space (b007s11j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (Omnibus) (b00fsbmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes (b00769wf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 An English Journey (b0092mzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b0092prt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Kenny Everett's Radio Days (b00fr4yd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Stand Ups and Strumpets (b007jw71)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Radio Roots (b00jr7g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Educating Archie (b007jx8j)
From the one-off series Archie's the Boy. Benny Hill, Beryl Reid and Graham Stark join Peter Brough and Archie.
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b0092s3r)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnq8)
Series 7
The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons
With the revelation that Neddie Seagoon was once mass-produced, can the original be found?
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 (b007js7t)
Episode 7
Plotting at the BBC reaches a climax, while reporter George edges closer to nailing the serial killer.
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
Carstairs ...... Jeffrey Holland
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Jemma ...... Alice Arnold
With Geoffrey Whitehead, Paul Shearer and Tim Hope.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
MON 09:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmrk)
Floater
Hitler has won the war...and the totalitarian Nazi regime in Germany has a terrible secret it needs to hide at all costs.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei called to investigate a suspicious death.
Best-selling thriller by Robert Harris - dramatised in five-parts by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Rudi ...... Andrew Sachs
Krause ...... Graham Padden
Jost ...... Robert Portal
Pili ...... Thomas Copeland
Frau Trinkl ...... Amanda Walker
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Fiebes ...... Ian Gelder
Newsreader ...... Trevor Nichols
Newsreader ...... Alice Arnold
Chat Show Host ...... Ned Sherrin
Author Robert Harris is a former BBC reporter and newspaper journalist.
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
MON 09:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 1
Attending one of Lady Windermere's regular Thursday evening society parties, the dashing Lord Arthur Savile offers his hand for a reading by the dastardly palmist, Podgers. He's shocked when his murderous fate is revealed...
Michael Maloney reads Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
MON 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrxz)
Episode 6
As Harriet and Philip arrive to rescue Lilia's son, Philip finds himself captivated by Italy. With Sian Thomas and Jamie Bamber.
MON 10:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad (b007jyxz)
When a mysterious Englishman appears in her dressing-room, the actress Coral Browne assumes he is with the embassy.
But, if so, why are his trousers out at the knees? And what does he want with her face-powder?
Starring Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton.
Alan Bennett based this drama on a real incident in Moscow involving the spy Guy Burgess in 1958.
Guy Burgess ....... Michael Gambon
Coral Browne ....... Penelope Wilton
Mrs Burgess ....... Lala Lloyd
Claudius ....... John Baddeley
Tolya/Hamlet ....... Michael Higgs
Adapted from BBC TV's 1983 film and directed by Hilary Norrish.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1994.
MON 11:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b020tg3h)
Clerk of the Acts
There's promotion in the offing as the new regime takes over. And a little nepotism oils the wheels. Oliver Parker is Pepys.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
Series 4
Episode 6
Uncle John brings you Music for Schools - and The Curse of the Flying Wombat.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden, Eric Idle, Bill Oddie, Peter Hutchins, Peter & David Lund
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 November 1966.
MON 13:00 Westway (b0092s7z)
It's a busy time at the Health Centre.
MON 13:15 Stuntz (b007jzb5)
Series 1
Episode 1
A guide to the greatest advertising stunts and gimmicks of recent times. Written and presented by Steve Punt.
MON 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyfb)
Episode 6
Dr Aziz organises a trip to the Marabar Caves, but not all of the party manage to catch the train. Read by Samuel West.
MON 13:45 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
Episode 1
From dance classes to Noel Coward's parties. Legendary screen, stage and radio actress June Whitfield reads her own life story.
One of the country's best-loved actresses begins reading five extracts from her autobiography covering her career from Eth Glum in 'Take It from Here' through to Mother in 'Absolutely Fabulous'.
Abridged by Sally Marmion.
Producer Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 14:00 03/03/2008 (b0092scp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b007jy0c)
Series 1
Weather Problems
In which a promising retirement is threatened by a freak hailstorm - and Ambassador Mackenzie discovers something worse than a frank exchange of views in an atmosphere of cordiality.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Michael Bilton as Yakov Korovin, Jonathan Kidd as Mikael Korovin and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
MON 17:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
The Old Magic
Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.
With Anita Carey, Barbara Ogilvie, Brenda Cavendish and Anthony Smee.
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 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007ww76)
The Big Chill
The surreal quest of a young museum attendant named Oneira to learn the secrets of the Universe with the help of Nicholai, a 400-year-old Dutch alchemist.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Mark Straker as the Salesman and Bethan Walker as the Visitor.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv6s)
Episode 4
Ransom wakes on his island to see a human form - a woman - facing him from a neighbouring island.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad (b007jyxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007js7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqhc)
Series 1
The Human Mind
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992.
MON 23:00 Sounding Off with McGough (b007jvnp)
6. The Way Things Are
Roger McGough's reflections on life, death and BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme.
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 (b0092wr7)
Love Bites
We've all been visited by the doubt that perhaps we've chosen a less than perfect soul-mate
Martin's proposal to his girlfriend does not go according to plan.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
The last of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Martin …. Paul Raffield
Wendy …. Gillian Bevan
Journalist/Sheila …. Tracy Wiles
Liam …. James Nesbitt
Others …. Stephen Critchlow
Guitar played by Tim Hope.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
MON 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007k41b)
Episode 1
Cake night, and an odd flat-share. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Gary Olsen. From January 1998.
TUESDAY 04 MARCH 2008
TUE 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007ww76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad (b007jyxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007js7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Sounding Off with McGough (b007jvnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Date With Fate (b0092wr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007k41b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b020tg3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b007jy0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009325y)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
TUE 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
Series 6
The Gourmet
The lad thinks he's a connoisseur of food, so Sid enters him in an eating competition.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell and Hugh Morton.
Special guest star: BBC sports commentator, Ray Glendenning.
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 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
Episode 1
A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show hosted by Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
With his guests: novelist Lawrence Camley, feminist Ally Tennant and Carnaby Street's Mr Boutique, Adam Wells.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
TUE 09:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jms0)
Stuckart
The Berlin detective fraternises with an American journalist. Together they try to unravel the secret at the heart of a post-war Nazi state.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei called to investigate a suspicious death.
Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Frau Luther ...... Eleanor Bron
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs William ...... Scott Masson
Stuckart ...... Michael Culver
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
TUE 09:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 2
Acting on palmist Podger's chilling prediction, the dapper Lord Arthur is in for a fresh shock.
Michael Maloney reads Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
TUE 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryd)
Episode 7
As they prepare to rescue Lilia's baby, Philip, Caroline and Harriet find Italy intoxicating. Stars Jamie Bamber and Emilia Fox.
TUE 10:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
Ted's down at the betting shop, just like every Saturday. But this one's a bit special; it's his 55th birthday.
He's not asking for much to celebrate - just a win on a dream accumulator bet - but will Apple Blossom oblige?
Dave Sheasby's drama stars Malcolm Hebden as Ted, Marlene Sidaway as Jane, Ray Ashcroft as Dave, Louis Emerick as Wesley, Colin Meredith as Povey, Philp Whitchurch as Billy and Christine Cox as the Tannoy.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
TUE 11:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqw3)
The Wooden World
Life as Clerk of the Acts of the Navy Board is good for Samuel Pepys. He has a new house and is enjoying his newfound wealth.
TUE 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jmhk)
Series 4
A Box in Town
Albert hinders son Harold's romantic endeavours.
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 Yootha Joyce, Katherine Parr and Sheila Grant.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
TUE 13:00 Westway (b00932cp)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
TUE 13:15 Stuntz (b007jzdw)
Series 1
Episode 2
An amusing look at how new technology has influenced the nature of promotional gimmicks. Written and presented by Steve Punt.
TUE 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jygm)
Episode 7
Dr Aziz's triumphant mountain expedition to the Marabar Caves ends in disaster and despair. Read by Samuel West.
TUE 13:45 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
Episode 2
The actress recalls her rise to fame, with a radio role in the hit show 'Take It From Here' with Jimmy Edwards.
TUE 14:00 04/03/2008 (b00932g4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jmns)
Series 6
Thursday's Child
Teaching staff are worried over a controversial new proposal from the school governors. Stars James Grout. From July 1991.
TUE 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k0d2)
Series 1
Survival of the Fittest
Rosie’s company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.
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
Barry ...... Lee Simpson
Alex ...... Chris Pavlo
Dick ...... David Holt
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
TUE 18:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
Sleight of Mind
An electricity company official interrogates the museum attendant. But is he actually helping Oneira - or is he an alien?
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Sam Dale as Resistor, Gerard McDermott as Fulcanelli and Mark Straker as the Floor Manager.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv70)
Episode 5
Ransom swims to the other shore and discovers that the Green Lady is none other than Perelandra herself.
TUE 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jmhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jms0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
Series 2
Nero
Satan takes Thomas on a tour of his life and recruits a keen new tormentor, the Emperor Nero.
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, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
TUE 23:00 The Beaton Generation (b00933d1)
Episode 10
Alistair Beaton hosts the show that looks at the following week's news. The guests are Linda Smith and Steve Punt.
TUE 23:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
6. The Interregnum & The Age of Turmoil
Tales of Cromwell, Roundheads versus Cavaliers and William of Orange to name but a few.
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 05 MARCH 2008
WED 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv70)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jms0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Beaton Generation (b00933d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b007k0d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jmns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00933dj)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00933fx)
More comedy from Kenneth and company, including a review of the latest releases on the big screen.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007k1x6)
The show that promises an impression every minute. Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens star. Beware of pantomimes and sitcom makeovers.
WED 09:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007r49s)
Switzerland
Probing the deaths of senior party officials in Adolf Hitler's post-war Germany, detective Xavier March gets a fresh lead...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Rudi ...... Andrew Sachs
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Zaugg ...... Patrick Godfrey
Swiss Detective ...... Dan Fineman
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
WED 09:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 3
Still thwarted in trying to fulfil his predicted dark destiny, Lord Arthur Savile decides to change his tactics.
Michael Maloney concludes Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
WED 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryt)
Episode 8
Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father Gino, but discovers something unknown. Stars Emilia Fox and Tom George.
WED 10:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
A climber reminisces as he escorts a group of honeymooners up Alaska's highest mountain. Written by and stars Israel Horovitz.
WED 11:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqwd)
The Shame of It
Elizabeth is pregnant, and Pepys has been asked to reason with the Earl of Sandwich, who has taken up with a woman in Chelsea.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00933fx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
Hollywood and Back
The veteran of many parts recalls one of the worst screen performances never seen.
British show business doyen, 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 (b00933qt)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
WED 13:15 Stuntz (b007jzg5)
Series 1
Episode 3
The ultimate advertising stunts guide, including the creation of characters and competitions. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
WED 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyhy)
Episode 8
With Dr Aziz facing trial, Fielding must take sides as Anglo-India rallies behind Adela Quested. Read by Samuel West.
WED 13:45 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
Episode 3
Reading her own life story, the famous actress recalls the highs and lows of working with Peter Sellers and Kenneth Williams.
WED 14:00 05/03/2008 (b00933s3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
WED 17:00 My Music (b007k26m)
Frank Muir, Denis Norden, John Amis and Ian Wallace answer and ask questions on music and musicians.
WED 17:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00933vy)
Michael Bentine goes into space and stars as a diplomatic function, a monastic order and briefly as himself.
WED 18:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
A String of Time
As her quest to learn the secrets of the Universe continues, museum attendant Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic - and a 13th century Friar.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Chas Early as Bill Hicks, Jon Glover as Roger Bacon and Christine Kavanagh as Clock/Alien.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv79)
Episode 6
The Green Lady tells Ransom of Maleldil's decree; she cannot stay the night on the mountainous island known as the fixed land.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00933fx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007r49s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007k1x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
Episode 4
Martin Bain-Jones is left in the studio, while Craig Children's got a dubious new job.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong star as the pompous critics.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner
Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007qtpw)
Series 2
Cuba
The inept backpacker learns the metaphorical meaning of riding an inflatable banana. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2003.
WED 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k4dv)
Series 1
Episode 6
The TV arts show goes to the opera, but can Camilla find love before the fat lady sings? With Harriet Thorpe. From October 1993.
THURSDAY 06 MARCH 2008
THU 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv79)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007r49s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b007k1x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007qtpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k4dv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b00933vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b007k26m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00934wq)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jltg)
Series 2
The Greasy Pole
Blending jobs with chemicals makes an explosive mixture for MP Jim Hacker.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP 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
Joan Littler, MP …. Brenda Blethyn
Sir Wally Macfarlane …. Freddie Earlle
Professor Henderson …. Jerome Willis
Lord Crichton …. Geoffrey Toone
Lady Crichton …. Helena Breck
The Protestor …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Newsreader …. Moira Stuart
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1984.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
Series 3
Episode 5
With a new baby on the way, it's time for some house improvements.
So, against their friends' advice, Daniel and Lucy hire a 'reassuringly middle-class' builder called Nigel...
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, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Katie, Tony Gardner as Andy, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Robert Harley as Peter, Bill Bailey as Nigel and Polly Frame as the Doctor.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
THU 09:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
Discovery
As the 75th birthday of Adolf Hitler nears, detective Xavier March hits trouble with his terrifying investigation...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Hotel Manager ...... Ian Gelder
Pili ...... Thomas Copeland
Friedman ...... Michael Culver
Car-hire Rep ...... Dan Fineman
Nazi Music Critic ...... Jonathan Coleman
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 09:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
Paperwork
Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront his past in a house piled high with papers and secrets. Read by Russell Dixon.
THU 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzb)
Episode 9
Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has other plans which spark terrible consequences. Stars Sian Thomas.
THU 10:15 Altaban the Magnificent (b007qb93)
In post-war Berlin, magic is in the air but death is being conjured up. Sebastian Baczkiewicz's drama stars Clive Swift.
THU 11:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqwq)
Living Merrily
Tom Pepys has died and Samuel has embarked on an affair with Mrs Bagwell.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jltg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
Series 2
Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living - radio's Funky Correspondence Course.
With heavy sounds from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Meaningful words from Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
With producer Simon Brett getting it all together.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.
THU 13:00 Westway (b00935q9)
Listen to the latest from our favourite doctors.
THU 13:15 Stuntz (b007jzhf)
Series 1
Episode 4
Cash or creativity? Advertising gimmicks people use to get press coverage. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
THU 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyk7)
Episode 9
As Adela Quested lies in her sick bed, Cyril Fielding attends a meeting at the British club. Read by Samuel West.
THU 13:45 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
Episode 4
The much-loved actress remembers the challenges of working with Tony Hancock, and her huge TV success with Terry and June.
THU 14:00 06/03/2008 (b00935v3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
The SS Lotus
Simon Sparrow soon realises that life as a ship's doctor is far from plain sailing.
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 Jock Hornby, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans and Peter Jones as Easter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtsz)
Series 2
A Family Time
Ben and Helen squabble over them spending Christmas with her mother.
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
Mr Cullingford ...... Michael Bilton
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
THU 18:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
The Thing With Two Cappuccinos
When museum attendant Oneira forgets to pay for her coffee, she's chased by a multiplying hoard of waitresses...
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Bethan Walker as Tannoy, Sam Dale as Phil and Anna Wing as the Barista.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv7f)
Episode 7
Ransom sees Dr Weston approach from the crashed spaceship, and races to meet him before he can talk to the Green Lady.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jltg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Altaban the Magnificent (b007qb93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Radio Active (b007k1r1)
Series 4
David Chizzlenutt
The Radio Active Rep perform Dickens's literary classic - live
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope.
Written by Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins with John Cantor, Moray Hunter, John Docherty and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jzt4)
Series 2
Episode 6
Modern art - and the swinging 60s. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September 1986.
THU 23:30 On the Hour (b007k4vr)
Series 2
Episode 4
Reports of a right royal shocker, plus Alan Partridge with all the sport.
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, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
FRIDAY 07 MARCH 2008
FRI 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Perelandra (b007jv7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Altaban the Magnificent (b007qb93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Radio Active (b007k1r1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jzt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 On the Hour (b007k4vr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Semi Circles (b007jtsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00936c0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
Series 3
The Royal Train
Captain Mainwaring gets up steam when the Home Guard platoon receive sealed orders regarding the King.
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
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
FRI 08:30 Saturday Night Fry (b00936hz)
Episode 5
Stephen Fry shares some fishy thoughts as he serves up more witty banter and sketches.
With Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson and her mother Phyllida Law.
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 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
Closing In
Detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Conclusion of Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryde.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Border Guard ...... Dan Fineman
Commentator ...... Alan Dedicoat
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
FRI 09:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
Convinced she soon be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie Buckingham enlists the help of a London barrister to make her will...
Richard Marsh’s thriller read by Joanna Riding.
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British author Richard Bernard Heldmann. (1857 - 1915) best known for his supernatural thriller ‘The Beetle’.
Producer: Katherine Beacon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
FRI 10:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzr)
Episode 10
Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino and learns a bitter truth. Stars Sian Thomas, Jamie Bamber and Tom George.
FRI 10:15 Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands (b007jvh7)
The remarkable story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop music composer Delia Derbyshire. Starring Sophie Thompson.
FRI 11:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys (b007jqxj)
Omens of Ruin
Elizabeth's parents have caught the plague and the navy board is threatened due to lack of money.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (b00936p2)
Episode 4
Ian McMillan presents games celebrating vintage comedy. Featuring Smug Roberts, Pauline Daniels, Seymour Mace and Graham Walker.
FRI 13:00 The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes (b00936vq)
Goodbye My Love
Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain. A mother and a wife face a departure. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.
FRI 13:15 Don't Hang Up (b00936vr)
Dial Tones, Pay Phones and Sleigh Bells A' Ringing
Phone boxes around the country are randomly called by presenter Alan Dein. Passing strangers answer and share their stories.
FRI 13:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jylh)
Episode 10
As the trial of Dr Aziz approaches, Mrs Moore refuses to offer Adela Quested any words of comfort. Read by Samuel West.
FRI 13:45 And June Whitfield (b007jvfk)
Episode 5
The final chapter of June's life story so far takes us from the News Huddlines to international fame with Absolutely Fabulous.
FRI 14:00 07/03/2008 (b00936xm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx4k)
Series 2
Overtaken By Events
Hannah's driving her mother round the bend, while son Joe is discovering girls.
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.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Celia Imrie as Hilary, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe.
Series two 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'.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00936z4)
Series 1
Episode 1
Sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, but find themselves suddenly thrust back into the limelight when their song is used on TV.
The only snag is they can no longer stand the sight of one another...
Series 1 of Mike Coleman's sitcom starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Chris Pavlo and Terry Wogan.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
FRI 18:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k29f)
Mind the Gap
Battling to complete her epic surreal quest, Oneira literally ends up talking to herself - and finds her other self very rude.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Gerard McDermott as Elias and Saikat Ahamed as the Courier.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 18:30 Perelandra (b007jv7j)
Episode 8
During their conversation, Weston suffers from a kind of fit, but in the morning Ransom finds his body has disappeared.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition (b00936p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands (b007jvh7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Saturday Night Fry (b00936hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jwnv)
Series 2
Episode 1
The Kapoors try social climbing at the golf club - and TV's 'Masterchef' with a twist.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Nitin Sawhney
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editor: Sharat Sardana
Producer: Anil Gupta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jtqk)
Series 1
The Perfect Man
Bozo's boxing break means a rock 'n' roll replacement is needed for the band. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.
FRI 23:30 Ectoplasm (b007vgvc)
The Curse of Tutancommon
Lord Zimbabwe travels back to Ancient Egypt to uncover the mystery of the tackiest of the Pharoahs whose untimely death has unleashed an evil curse.
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero’s four-part comedy about the exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
Professor Cockcroft ...... Sophie Aldred
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.