SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008

SAT 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jnzy)
Earthsearch II
Sundeath
On an abandoned artificial sun, the crew of Challenger probes the computer in charge.
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama is a gripping sequel to his original Earthsearch.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Solaria ...... Pauline Letts
Elkeran ...... Nicholas Courtney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Halsten ...... David McAlister
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1982.
SAT 00:30 The Company of Wolves (b00cl49q)
Be warned: 'The worst wolves are hairy on the inside'. Lust and Lycanthropes from Angela Carter.
SAT 01:00 The Radio Detectives (b007jp6v)
Series 1
The Voice of Sherlock Holmes
Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey Richards probes the varied incarnations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Baker Street creation, Sherlock Holmes.
Featuring interviews and classic recordings by Orson Welles, Basil Rathbone, Sir John Gielgud, Carleton Hobbes and Clive Merrison.
Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives hosted by the aficionado and expert.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
SAT 01:30 The Blackburn Files (b007jptk)
Series 1
A Case of Haddock and Plaice
An elderly couple's time-share cash con sparks private investigator Stephen J Blackburn's first case abroad.
The last of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Gerry Kersey, Lorraine Peters, Norman Mills, Lucia Laratonda and James Tomlinson.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1989.
SAT 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081wmy)
Episode 15
Confronted by the consequences of her actions, Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.
SAT 02:15 McLevy (b007jw65)
Series 3
The Dark Shadow
A jewel theft brings an infamous criminal within the detective's grasp, but a white witch prophesises doom. Starring Brian Cox.
SAT 03:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007w5c5)
Series 2
Episode 10
The comic duo target celebrities in the week's news, plus awkward social situations. With guest Lucy Porter.
SAT 03:30 And Now in Colour (b007w56x)
Series 1
Fairground
The sketch show team take their audience to the fair for Will's birthday – and England’s World Cup clichés...
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990
SAT 04:00 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jwg9)
Series 2
The Final Solution
Will Ricky's million-pound sponsorship deal wreck Felchester's hopes of a Wembley victory? Stars Alexei Sayle. From April 1989.
SAT 04:30 In One Ear (b00cl49v)
Starring Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle, Nick Wilton and Steve Brown's music.
SAT 05:00 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p7pb)
Episode 1
The Senior House Officer is suspicious when a former patient commits suicide. Annie McCartney's thriller stars Seanin Brennan.
SAT 05:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p8x9)
Episode 2
After Sophie's alleged suicide, the Senior House Officer suspects foul play. Annie McCartney's thriller stars Seanin Brennan.
SAT 06:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cl49j)
Series 4
Episode 2
Tommy and Sheila's devious agent opens his own train company – on the cheap naturally – and needs his top talent to help him launch it.
But will there be anything worth launching?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Series 4 of Mike Coleman’s six-part sitcom starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Edward Halstead and Emma Kennedy.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
SAT 06:30 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jql7)
Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
Gussie Fink-Nottle gets walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, Jonathan Cecil as Gussie Fink-Nottle, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkyn Bassett, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett, Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Ann Davies as Emerald Stoker.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cm078)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SAT 08:00 The Transport Cafe (b0081qy8)
Tony Lidington travels with the truckers to investigate this great British institution.
SAT 08:30 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cm07b)
The Law of the Jungle
As tiger Shere Khan searches for prey, an abandoned young boy is found by wolves. Stars Nisha K Nayar and Eartha Kitt.
SAT 09:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special
Hear the evidence gathered clue by clue - as Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, Nick Utechin investigates how the Baker Street sleuth has been portrayed on radio across the decades.
Stretching from the Forties to the Noughties, this 3 hour showcase of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle great detective features some rare recordings of Holmes and Watson in action:
* The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17/05/1945)
Why did Helen Stoner's twin sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding? Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Curry as Dr Watson.
* The Red-Headed League (19/10/1954);
The strange case of an ad seeking only red-haired men… Stars Ralph Richardson as Holmes and John Gielgud as Watson.
* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (12/12/1966)
The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Watson.
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (17/03/1993)
The sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson.
* The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Abergavenny Murder (18/05/2004)
When a man dies in his Baker Street apartment, the detective is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Andrew Sachs as Watson.
Plus: Nick talks to writer and dramatist Bert Coules.
Producer: Sarah Wade
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SAT 12:00 Cadfael (b007k42n)
One Corpse Too Many
With England at civil war in 1138 - among the bodies of those accused of treason, lies one that was not executed.
Brother Cadfael has a murder on his hands.
Mystery starring Glyn Houston as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised by Alan Downer.
Brother Cadfael ...... Glyn Houston
Godith Adeney Jane Slavin
King Stephen ...... Richard Tate
Gilbert Prestcote ...... John Moffatt
Adam Courcelle ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Aline Siward ...... Joan Walker
Hugh Berringer ...... Ken Cumberlidge
Edric Flesher ...... Brian Miller
Petronilla Flesher ...... Dilys Laye
Torold Blund ...... Paul Downing
Lame Osbern ...... Ian Targett
Brother Oswald ...... David Goudge
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1990.
SAT 13:30 Hordes of the Things (b0089b37)
1. The Prophecy is Cast
The kingdom of Albion is in peril, and the law of darkness encroaches...
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic four-part Tolkien parody.
Starring Paul Eddington, Paul Magee and Simon Callow.
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross
Caradorn …. Gordon Gostelow
Dyandetes …. Miriam Margolyes
Another Harpy …. Eve Karpf
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
SAT 14:00 19/07/2008 (b00cm0wy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00cm0x0)
More comedy and music from Kansas City's Starlight Theater, with special guests Roy Blount and the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
SAT 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmrp)
Operation Luna
2. Moon Music
It’s 1965. Captain Jet Morgan and his crew battle to make their landing on the Moon as the world looks on.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by John Cazabon and Alan Keith
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.
SAT 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jprg)
Series 4
Gobble, Gobble
By Christmas Eve, most people will have their turkeys safely secured, but for Martin Reynolds, his search ends in a nightmare.
SAT 19:00 The Transport Cafe (b0081qy8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cm07b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00cm0x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 20 JULY 2008

SUN 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jprg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Cadfael (b007k42n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Hordes of the Things (b0089b37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00cm0x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cm1fb)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SUN 08:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus (b00cm1fd)
Episode 3
Indian independence spells the end of the British Empire. Dramatisation of the award-winning novel. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
SUN 09:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
On Guard 1/2
To remind her of him while he is abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
SUN 09:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k283)
Early Stages
Digs, dressing rooms and dancing at the right height - Caroline Quentin begins her investigation of life in the chorus line.
SUN 10:00 Martin Conisby's Vengeance (b007jwfq)
The seafaring hero faces more pirates and battles afloat. Jeffrey Farnol's swashbuckling saga with Steven Pacey and Julia Swift.
SUN 11:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cmypt)
Series 1
The Final Supper
It's Frewitt Cup Final day. A day of destiny for the Patterson family and Father Benedict.
Will there be tears of joy at the end of it? Or a weeping and a gnashing of teeth?
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Gordon Reid as Mr Plant.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
SUN 12:00 Comediennes (b007mwhp)
Betty Marsden
The actress who shot to fame in Beyond Our Ken and Round The Horne, recalls her life and times in theatre, radio and television.
SUN 12:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
Series 1
Jimmy Clitheroe
"Nearly a quarter of the population settle down to listen to a radio classic..."
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up?
A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jzmn)
Series 7
A Load of Chinese Junk
Hijinks abound as the cheeky schoolboy performs in a pantomime, with a twist. 50th anniversary broadcast on the exact day. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1963.
SUN 13:30 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
Series 1
Episode 12
The serialised War Memoirs of Kenneth Williams - and: rev up with bona racing drivers, Ben and Hur!
Stars Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and announcer, Douglas Smith.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1969.
SUN 14:00 20/07/2008 (b00cmz8k)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
SUN 17:00 Comediennes (b007mwhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008p7wl)
1. Secrets
British Intelligence, MI7 are working with agents from beyond the grave to gather secrets from the mysterious Nablovski Colony.
Agent Raphael volunteers to be transferred, but no-one can contact him.
Enter local ghost-hunter Malcolm Holmes, and his friend Polly - a would-be ace reporter.
Starring Deborah McAndrew and Aneirin Hughes.
Three-part sci-fi thriller by Jenny Stephens.
Agent Finch ...... Deborah McAndrew
Agent Evans ...... Aneirin Hughes
Malcolm Holmes ...... Dan Hagley
Polly Williams ...... Emily Chennery
Moira Holmes ...... Sunny Ormonde
Agent Raphael ...... John Flitcroft
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
SUN 18:30 David Garnett - Lady into Fox (b00cmz8m)
2. Escape
Despite Richard Tebrick's increased security for their new home, his vixen wife escapes to begin a new family life in the woods...
David Garnett's terrifying novel of transformation is concluded by Ben Miles.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Directed at BBC Northern Ireland by Lawrence Jackson.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jzmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Martin Conisby's Vengeance (b007jwfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cmypt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b00cncl5)
Catch up with Punt and Dennis and guests.
SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00crj7g)
Series 1
Episode 3
Rod and Julian are competing for Prunella's affections.
Both suitors seek help from the head of security, Des, in executing their own grand romantic gesture.
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Andrea Marshall ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Shop Assistant ...... Jasmine Callan
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
SUN 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b0088ymt)
The World of Pete and Dud
The pioneering duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore perform some of their greatest sketches from 'A Bit of a Chat' to 'Art Gallery'.
SUN 23:45 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
Series 1
A Death on the Ocean Wave
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore exhume a murder case on a luxury liner. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October 2001.


MONDAY 21 JULY 2008

MON 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008p7wl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 David Garnett - Lady into Fox (b00cmz8m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus (b00cm1fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k283)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Now Show (b00cncl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Maltby Collection (b00crj7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b0088ymt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Comediennes (b007mwhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jzmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cnh00)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jp6c)
Series 8
The Great Regent's Park Swim
Neddie Seagoon ends up splashing about when he visits a German scientist. Stars Harry Secombe. From October 1957.
MON 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
Series 1
Episode 1
Sheffield aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With Leo Sayer. From November 1998.
MON 09:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 1
Even the vicar of St Mary Mead detests a certain member of his flock. But murder seems to be carrying things a bit far?
First published in 1930, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev Leonard Clement...........................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement....................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock...............................................Nigel Davenport
Dennis........................................................Nicholas Boulton
Lettice Protheroe...................................Rachel Atkins
Miss Wetherby.......................................Joan Matheson
Mrs Price-Ridley....................................Margot Boyd
Mrs Lestrange........................................Jilly Meers
Lawrence Redding...............................James Telfer
Anne Protheroe................................... Frances Jeater
Colonel Protheroe...............................James Greene
Mary.........................................................Alice Arnold
Inspector Slack.....................................John Baddeley
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
MON 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4l4)
Wasted Years
Episode 1
Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's crime novel, featuring his well-known creation, Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick.
MON 10:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007jq0h)
Episode 1
Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. Stars Kathryn Hunt.
MON 10:15 McLevy (b007jw3d)
Series 3
Servant of the Crown
With a royal visit due, the detective joins Her Majesty's protection squad to hunt down a deadly assassin. Starring Brian Cox.
MON 11:00 Tom Brown's Schooldays (b007jqnx)
Episode 1
The 12-year-old's arrival at boarding school in 1835 is marred by bully Flashman. Thomas Hughes' drama with Robert Hardy.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jp6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00whw3w)
Series 5
Episode 11
A stockingless thief, and Shakespeare from Bard to Verse. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From June 1967.
MON 13:15 Waugh on Five Fronts (b007jwxs)
The Twenties
Extracts of letters by Evelyn Waugh describing life at Oxford, his marriage and divorce in the 1920s. Read by Simon Cadell.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsfx)
The Great Plague and the Great Fire
In the space of one year, London suffered two of Britain's greatest catastrophes. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
MON 13:45 Centurions (b007jxf8)
Mies van der Rohe - Seagram Tower
Penny Spark and Deyan Sudjic reflect on the work of one of the most influential architects of the century.
MON 14:00 21/07/2008 (b00cnhyn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
What's in a Name?
Hard-up Audrey needs a secret job - but what on earth is she qualified to do?
Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.
Lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate, has decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage with her butler in tow.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b00cnhyq)
Series 1
Sun, Sea and Sabotage
The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened by the arrival of a new boy at Chester Perry's.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatsberger
Check-in ...... GirlKatie Odie
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
MON 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
Earthsearch II
Supermass
With the Angel computers weakened, the starship Challenger is plunging into a black hole.
The continuation of James Follett's ten-part cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
S.A.7 ...... Spencer Banks
George ...... Stephen Garllick
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1982.
MON 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k36c)
Episode 1
Biochemist Diana Brackley has stumbled across something earth-shattering - but why does no-one want to know?
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon are set to collide...
Read by Joanna Tope.
John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jp6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00whw3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007jq0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 McLevy (b007jw3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b010j4pg)
Series 1
The Swim
Does it seem that the media is run by idiots, lying charlatans and moronic 12-year-olds who should've been drowned at birth in a bucket of raw sewage?
Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
In a one-bedroom flat over a hairdresser's in Berkhamsted, Ed has lived on his own since his wife and grown-up kids left him, forcing the sale of the London home.
Ed's first and last published novel ‘Who Would Fardels Bear?’ was bought by Hollywood, relocated from Oldham to San Francisco and turned into a Sally Field movie ('Sister Mom') in the mid-70s. It was directed by Ed's best mate Jaz Milvane whose career has since gone stratospheric. Ed's broke up on re-entry; with the exception of his episode of Tenko in 1982, the royalties of which now amount to about £17 a year - but are anxiously awaited nonetheless.
Ed’s been forced into lowbrow work for the ever popular Christmas book market. Jane Seymour's Household Hints (1996) and The Brand's Hatch Story got him through a couple of winters.
But Ed remains bullishly optimistic. He may have just one pair of trousers and a seven-figure Amazon sales ranking, but no writer knows more about stealing his agent's stationery... and as a freeloader Ed Reardon is the acknowledged leader of his profession.
Enjoy Ed's flawed attempts to escape poverty and gain the literary success he strongly feels is due. Regular characters include Felix (Ed's long-standing friend and former agent) Ping (his new '12 year-old' agent), the lively pensioners he teaches a screenwriting class to and the irritatingly rich and successful, Jaz Milvane.
Featuring:
Stephanie Cole
John Fortune
Ronnie Golden
Sally Grace
Sally Hawkins
Martin Hyder
Philip Jackson
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Dan Tetsell
Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
MON 23:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00cnhys)
Series 2
The Wedding
Preparing for his old flame's nuptials, writer Nick is seething over the way she dumped him.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Leslie Sharp
Joanna Brookes
Elizabeth Bennet
Stephen Tomkinson
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993.
MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqqh)
Series 3
The Masterson's Magical Marquee, pt 1
The improvised historical family saga's two-part romp about a Victorian travelling circus. Stars Paul Merton. From July 1995.


TUESDAY 22 JULY 2008

TUE 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k36c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007jq0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 McLevy (b007jw3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b010j4pg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00cnhys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqqh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Tom Brown's Schooldays (b007jqnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b00cnhyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cmf7c)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jzhp)
The Hank of Heather
An anti-invasion exercise is launched for the visit of one of Heather's old boyfriends. Starring Leslie Phillips. From May 1959.
TUE 08:30 The Harpoon (b00cmgpb)
Series 3
Episode 3
Across the Atlantic alone, and great beverages from history.
More nostalgic fun in the spoof of boys' adventure story papers - this week incorporating 'Lathe Monthly'.
Performed by Alistair McGowan, Peter Baynham, Susie Brann, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Julian Dutton.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.
TUE 09:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 2
Much to the Vicar's embarrassment, a murder has been committed in his study. But who killed Colonel Protheroe?
Miss Jane Marple is on the case.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev Leonard Clement..................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement..........................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock.....................................................Nigel Davenport
Lettice Protheroe..........................................Rachel Atkins
Mary..................................................................Alice Arnold
Colonel Melchett.........................................Richard Todd
Constable.......................................................Malcolm Ward
Butler...............................................................Lewis Jones
Anne Protheroe...........................................Frances Jeater
Lawrence Redding......................................James Telfer
Inspector Slack.............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.................................................Oona Beeson
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
TUE 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4md)
Wasted Years
Episode 2
A series of increasingly violent robberies echoing ten-year-old crimes forces DI Charlie Resnick to confront his painful past.
TUE 10:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007m9j0)
Episode 2
Building the walls and visions of valour. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy of a fortress for women. With Kathryn Hunt.
TUE 10:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
Poison in the Air
Yearning to be a private eye, the assistant takes on a case behind her boss's back. Stars Rosemary Martin and Barbara Atkinson.
TUE 11:00 Tom Brown's Schooldays (b007jxps)
Episode 2
The schoolboy's facing a premature end to his time at Rugby, but Dr Arnold has a plan. Thomas Hughes' drama with Robert Hardy.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jzhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show (b00cmgw0)
Starring the sausage maker from Salford turned king of the comedy catchphrase. From February 1966.
TUE 13:15 Waugh on Five Fronts (b007jwxx)
Letters to His Family
Despite his reputation of being a fierce father, Waugh's letters to his children were always witty and loving.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsgb)
Unholy Trinity Church, Law and Medicine
According to Culpepper, liberty is impaired by three sorts of men: priests, physicians and lawyers. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
TUE 13:45 Centurions (b007k1px)
Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
The greatest film of all time? 'The best train set a boy ever had?' A movie about a sledge? In 1941 Welles bullied, cajoled and badgered his fellow collaborators and turned the dream factory of Hollywood on its head to give the world 'Citizen Kane'. A first-time film-maker's masterclass - a deep focus dream of an American life.
Biographer and writer David Thomson, director Peter Bogdanovich and screenwriter John Logan celebrate this universal portrait of failure, decline and self-destruction that has haunted film-makers and audiences ever since.
Produced by Mark Burnham.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
TUE 14:00 22/07/2008 (b00cmhpf)
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TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b0b3tw45)
Series 9
With Love
Mr Sims is very unhappy in class, while Mrs Rudd thinks she's the victim of a prank.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday,Cheryl Hall as Mrs Pearce and Ben Reynolds as Tony.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
Pike in Love
Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son, Frank about the birds and bees...
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Avril ...... Carol Hawkins
Mavis Pike ...... Janet Davies
Telephone Engineer ...... Gordon Salkild
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1983.
TUE 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
Earthsearch II
Deathship
Dragged into an artificial black hole, the crew of Challenger must face Spaceguard Six.
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3cz)
Episode 2
Perturbed by her boss's silence over the mysterious properties of the lichen, biochemist Diana Brackley secretly begins her own investigation
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jzhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show (b00cmgw0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4md)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007m9j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Harpoon (b00cmgpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmrl)
Series 2
The Royal Family Should Be Chosen By a Weekly Lottery
Mark Steel crowns his series by proposing that the royal family be chosen by a lottery.
Alternative solutions written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair.
With Kim Wall and Maria McErlane.
Producer Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.
TUE 23:00 Spats (b00cmjv7)
Series 2
Apathy v Effort
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Clare Wille. From July 2008.
TUE 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00cmjv9)
Episode 2
Alison O'Kill wants to read Ivor Cutler a poem, while Craig Murray-Orr can't think with the sun in his eyes.
A tale-toddling kittle of poems, songs and stories from the lodgings of humorist Ivor Cutler.
Passers-through include sculptor Craig Murray-Orr and apprentice wordsmith Alison O'Kill.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 1994.
TUE 23:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00cmjvc)
Episode 3
Runaway teaspoons and the spelling of 'marmalade'.
Songs, stories and poems from humourist Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr,and Alison O'Kill.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1997.


WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2008

WED 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4md)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007m9j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Harpoon (b00cmgpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Spats (b00cmjv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00cmjv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00cmjvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Tom Brown's Schooldays (b007jxps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b0b3tw45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cmb4g)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cmb4j)
Kenneth Horne presents teenagers, traffic wardens and James Bond at the seaside. With Kenneth Williams. From December 1963.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00cmb4l)
Hollywood star Morgan Freeman joins Money Box, plus Feedback with a twist. Recorded at the Hull City Hall in October 2005.
WED 09:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 3
Multiple confessions to the murder of Colonel Protheroe mount up in the village of St. Mary Mead.
But who does amateur sleuth Jane Marple believe?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev. Leonard Clement....................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.............................................Imelda Staunton
Mrs Lestrange..................................................Jillie Meers
Mary....................................................................Alice Arnold
Hilda...................................................................Lisa Howard
Dr Haydock......................................................Nigel Davenport
Lawrence Redding........................................James Telfer
Dennis................................................................Nicholas Boulton
Hawes................................................................David Thorpe
Dr Stone...........................................................Timothy Alcock
Raymond West..............................................Ian Masters
Inspector Slack..............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram...................................................Oona Beeson
Nancy...............................................................Vivienne Rochester
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
WED 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4nl)
Wasted Years
Episode 3
A series of armed robberies bears an uncanny resemblance to crimes Inspector Resnick investigated ten years ago.
WED 10:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
Episode 3
The brilliance of women's minds, and a Temple of Female Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt.
WED 10:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
A Husband Scorned
The aspiring private eye becomes attracted to a teacher who has mislaid his wife. Stars Rosemary Martin and Barbara Atkinson.
WED 11:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jy5f)
Episode 1
The Walker children set sail and encounter the Amazons for the first time in this classic Lakeland tale. Stars Jean Anderson.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cmb4j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b00cmb9w)
Brian Johnston umpires the quiz of wit and general knowledge with guests Stephen Fry and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From October 1991.
WED 13:15 Waugh on Five Fronts (b007jwxz)
The War
Evelyn Waugh embarked on his military career with enthusiasm, and managed to maintain his sense of humour despite his disillusionment.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsgm)
The First Winston Churchill
The influence and legacy of King Charles II, who died in 1685. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
WED 13:45 Centurions (b007jxbf)
Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali
Ismail Merchant, Andrew Robinson, Lalip Mohan Joshi and Pamela Cullen discuss the renowned Indian film director's debut.
WED 14:00 23/07/2008 (b00cmdvh)
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WED 17:00 All the Young Dudes (b007r4md)
Series 1
Girls Talk
Patrick and Helen get dragged to a stag and hen night for a couple neither of them know. Stars Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jnzw)
Series 2
The Teapot
Eleanor wants a video player but how can she raise the cash?
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
The Valuer ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV, Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
WED 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
Earthsearch II
Megalomania
An android built by the computers on the spaceship Challenger suffers from severe logic failure
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
WED 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3kn)
Episode 3
Biochemist Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
Meanwhile, Paul has told his wife about the antigerone
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cmb4j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b00cmb9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00cmb4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k1dj)
Series 1
Episode 8
As their owners quarrel, is it the end for fish Anton and Liam? With Shaun Prendergast and Hamish McColl. From October 1998.
WED 22:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007zd2c)
Fishy Business
When the racketeering Fish Brothers pay the Quandos a visit, Carlo is in turmoil, Anthony is in Timbuktu and Charlie is in a world of his own.
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
WED 23:00 Think the Unthinkable (b007m4dz)
Series 2
Riddlington Plastic
The consultants marvel at the world wide web, and Ryan gets embroiled in a protest. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2002.
WED 23:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k1sw)
Series 2
New Media
Mitch Benn is concerned about his media profile and wonders if he needs to do more to promote himself.
With Robin Ince, Alfie Joey, Tasha Baylis and Kirsty Newton.
Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.


THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008

THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3kn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00cmb4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k1dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007zd2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Think the Unthinkable (b007m4dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k1sw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jy5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jnzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 All the Young Dudes (b007r4md)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cm7jr)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
THU 08:00 Take It From Here (b00cm7jt)
The adventures of The Glums - and the Scarlet Pimple! Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From February 1956.
THU 08:30 Married (b00cpcw6)
Series 2
Churlish
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot wakes up to find himself married in a parallel universe in which the Lib Dems are in power, the Richard Whiteley Experience has just opened in London and alcohol is a class-A drug.
Now Robin's life is about to change again. He's about to be divorced from the woman he was never married to in the first place...
Hugh Bonneville stars in series two of Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dame Jenny Hyde …. Stephanie Cole
Dirk .... Steve Frost
Murdo …. Lewis MacLeod
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
THU 09:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 4
Investigations into the murder of Colonel Protheroe don't go at all to plan. Who is the killer?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.............................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.......................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe......................................................Rachel Atkins
Dr Haydock................................................................Nigel Davenport
Anne Protheroe.......................................................Frances Jeater
Inspector Slack........................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.............................................................Oona Beeson
Hawes........................................................................David Thorpe
Mrs Price-Ridley.....................................................Margot Boyd
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
THU 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4pq)
Wasted Years
Episode 4
A series of armed robberies bears resemblance to a spate of similar crimes DI Resnick investigated ten years ago.
THU 10:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
Episode 4
The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fortress fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt.
THU 10:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
The aspiring private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage. Stars Rosemary Martin.
THU 11:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jt65)
Episode 2
Which boat will lead the attack on Captain Flint? Jean Anderson and Penny Downie star in this classic Lakeland adventure.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b00cm7jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4
Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 1
Enter the 'Pardon,Sir?' school of languages.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
THU 13:15 Waugh on Five Fronts (b007jwy2)
Letters to Nancy Mitford
Evelyn Waugh's friendship with Nancy Mitford lasted over many years, probably because the English Channel kept them apart.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsgz)
Paradise Lost to Pilgrim's Progress
The concerns of John Milton and John Bunyan, and the fear of Catholicism. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
THU 13:45 The Commuters (b007wxhq)
Nigel Williams explores the practicalities of very different people's daily journeys to work, on planes through to ferries.
THU 14:00 24/07/2008 (b00cm87j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00cm8qz)
Series 2
Episode 4
Ken is trying to relax, but even on a date with Deborah, advertising is on his mind.
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Deborah ...... Rosalind Ayres
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
Corners ...... Don Henderson
Benny ...... Karl Howman
Lesley ...... Pauline Siddle
With Joss Ackland, James Griffiths, Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, Imelda Staunton and David Tate.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1984.
.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
Series 1
The Engagement
Rabbi Sue's announcement sparks fury from her rival Rabbi Abraham.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Diane Keen as Fay, John Bennett as David and Ben Crowe as Gary.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
Earthsearch II
Earth
The crew of starship Challenger finally locate their planet, but what will they find?
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
THU 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3r3)
Episode 4
Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the true source of the antigerone are finally overcome.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b00cm7jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b00cpcw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cm91h)
Series 2
Episode 4
After falling over and knocking himself out, Tom - and the band in his head - awakes to find himself in a strange world where castrati singers are all the rage...
Starring Suggs and Bob Monkhouse.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Tom Caine …. Suggs
Dr Boone …. Bob Monkhouse
Bouche …. Phil Cornwell
Jake …. Andrew McGibbon
Monty DeVere …. Nick Romero
Malc …. Bill Nighy
Phelia …. Julia Deakin
Clammy …. Toby Longworth
Pi …. Debra Stephenson
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Producers: Andrew McGibbon and Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
THU 23:00 World of Pub (b00cm91k)
Series 2
Episode 3
Dodgy Phil hatches a sporting scheme to improve the fortunes of Barry and Garry's bar.
Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan
With Debra Stephenson, Kim Wall and Tony Roche.
Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
THU 23:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cm91m)
Series 1
Piccalilli
The former variety star makes piccalilli and 'helps' Malcolm with an important audition. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2006.


FRIDAY 25 JULY 2008

FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b00cpcw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cm91h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 World of Pub (b00cm91k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cm91m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jt65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00cm8qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cm3p0)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
FRI 08:00 Listen to Les (b00cm4bd)
Les Dawson is joined by Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn for sketches and songs. From January 1981.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00cm4cy)
Series 3
Episode 2
Sven and Ulrika get a topical going over from the comic duo, while Lucy Porter offers spiritual advice. From April 2002.
FRI 09:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 5
Amateur sleuth Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the murderer's identity - along with a few other surprises.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.......................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe.................................................Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett.................................................Richard Todd
Dr Haydock............................................................Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack......................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram..........................................................Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler..............................................................Tina Gray
Constable................................................................Dominic Letts
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
FRI 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4ql)
Wasted Years
Episode 5
A series of armed robberies bears resemblance to a spate of similar crimes DI Resnick investigated ten years ago.
FRI 10:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mdzb)
Episode 5
There's jubilant singing at the Chapel of Women, as Kathryn Hunt completes Christine de Pizan's book of fantasy.
FRI 10:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
Fire
When a clothing factory goes up in flames, the private eye must decide if sabotage or fraud is involved. Stars Rosemary Martin.
FRI 11:00 Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey (b00cm5tg)
A young woman dismays her family by choosing to earn her own living as a governess. Stars Poppy Miller and Robert Whelan.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00cm4bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00cm6wt)
In this edition of the classic comedy panel game, Nicholas Parsons is joined by Clement Freud and Tony Slattery.
FRI 13:15 Waugh on Five Fronts (b007jwy5)
Letters to the Betjemans
Evelyn Waugh tried very hard to woo John Betjeman to the Roman Church, and their correspondence often became extremely heated.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jshb)
The Death of Charles II
In the last five years of his reign, Charles II was to prove his worth.
FRI 13:45 Lady Curzon and a Pineapple (b00cm6ww)
Ian Peacock picks up his spoon and delves into the history of "The King of Fruits".
The "most wanted" additions to any early 20th-century dinner party were said to have been Lady Curzon and a Pineapple. The former for her wit and charms, the latter for its taste, of course, but also for its status as a symbol of wealth and exoticism. Pineapples are believed to have been discovered by Columbus in 1493, and by the 18th century they were so sought-after that many wealthy landowners were attempting to grow them here in Britain. Some were successfully grown as far north as Falkirk in Central Scotland.
Lucinda Lambton discusses pineapple representation in architecture here and abroad, while Ian meets a young pineapple grower and tastes a one cooked to an ancient recipe on a spit over an open fire.
Producer: Caroline Barbour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 14:00 25/07/2008 (b00cm6wy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
Game, Set and Match to Jeeves
Bertie Wooster's in a mess - can his valet Jeeves save his bacon?
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkyn Bassett, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Ronald Fraser as Major Plank Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Graham Faulkner as the Constable.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cm6x0)
Series 4
Episode 3
Tommy and Sheila's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.
Sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, but now they're back in the big time. The problem is, they can’t stand each other…
Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Freda …. Emma Kennedy
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp2r)
Earthsearch II
Earthvoice
The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over, but Earth is not how they left it...
The conclusion of James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Earthvoice ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3xm)
Episode 5
The secret of long life is out, but with a reticent boss, Diana must face intense media pressure alone.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Concluded by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
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FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00cm4bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00cm6wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mdzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00cm4cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007wqf1)
Series 1
Salisbury Plain
The sketch show team take their audience on Territorial Army manoeuvres – and a surprise Book at Bedtime.
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990
FRI 23:00 The Atkinson People (b007jsb0)
Sir Corin Basin
The actor, raconteur and general bore talks to just about anyone who will listen. Stars Rowan Atkinson. From April 1979.
FRI 23:30 In One Ear (b00cm70c)
Sketch show first broadcast live in January 1986. Starring Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle, Nick Wilton and Steve Brown.