Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.
Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne set about trying to drown Neddy Seagoon - for money. Stars Spike Milligan. From November 1958.
More celebrity soundalikes, as Dale Winton argues with Barbara Windsor over who's loveliest. Stars Jon Culshaw. From July 2000.
Exams loom large. Simon Harrison delves into his Health and Safety background for one final ruse. Can he unveil the killer?
Mark Tavener's comedy thriller.
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Sharon Small, Emily Wachter, Beth Chalmers and Nicholas Boulton.
The hero - an anonymous, wealthy Englishman - is now caged in a German prison with scores to settle. But there's been an air raid....
Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Dorothea Brooke yearns to right society's wrongs in 1830s England, and Dr Lydgate arrives. Stars Roger Allam and Candida Benson.
'George Eliot' cannot reveal her true identity - and when a certain Mr Liggins gets involved, life becomes even more complicated.
1. The Matchmaker
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.
However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith.
Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Jane Fairfax ...... Beth Chalmers
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis.
Oedipus Rex gets the Radio Prune treatment plus a Whitehall farce with a twist.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
A shocking discovery awaits insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Contemporary London satire read by Stephen Critchlow.
Author and music lover Nick Hornby reads from his own book about his favourite tracks - including the song he's played the most.
The country's epic story continues with the travels of early Irish monks and the arrival of a major force. With Frances Tomelty.
As a candid young doctor, the Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
A job offer for the Reverend Hawthorne raises Ms Boal's expectations. It's 1955 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna. From June 1996.
Nancy sparks concern by eloping with Roland. Meanwhile Father declares he's in love with Mrs Sunderland - figuratively speaking, of course.
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe.
The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, is going with him in a little wicker basket.
Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Aktor ...... Philip Fox
Xeno ...... Sean Barrett
Captainr ...... Gerard McDermott
Sergeant ...... John Cummins
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
1. The Manuscript
Two friends are camping near the bleak ruins of a huge old house in a remote spot in the west of Ireland, when they discover a ragged manuscript.
It purports to be the journal of an old recluse who once lived in the house with his sister. The manuscript describes his terrifying experiences of being besieged by supernatural creatures and another dimension...
Read by Jim Norton.
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
As coincidences rocket - the professor suspects the world is heading to coinci-clasm. Stars Mark Gatiss. From February 2005.
And the Winner Is...
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
The daffy backpacker is keen to twin Cairo with his hometown of Budleigh Salterton. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2003.
TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2009
TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h76wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008sbsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Dead Ringers (b0085krp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Nebulous (b00h8n3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007r4v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007tcbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h8sz2)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
The Potarneyland Fishing Limit
Instead of going on leave, the Admiral sends Troutbridge's crew on fishery protection. Stars Leslie Phillips. From April 1960.
TUE 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.
TUE 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2
Episode 1
Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
TUE 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
Episode 2
Facing a perilous flight across occupied Europe, the aristocratic English hero must rely on his wits.
Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.
TUE 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
Cupid's Bow
Lydgate has hopes for the new hospital, while Dorothea has hopes for Mr Casaubon. Stars Rachel Atkins and Candida Benson.
TUE 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
May Belfort
The Irish singer turned lady of the night. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Bonnie Langford.
TUE 11:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
Emma
2. Proposal
Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury - Mr Elton's new wife and Mr Weston's handsome son.
Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres
Music: Martin Souter
Dramatised by April de Angelis.
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8)
Series 3
Two's Company
Albert introduces his new fiancee to his very surprised son, Harold.
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
Daphne ...... June Whitfield
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1971.
TUE 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008f3gp)
Episode 2
Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black investigates a large claim for a London hotel fire. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
TUE 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzpz)
Episode 2
Nick Hornby reveals his favourite tracks - including the debt he owes to Rod Stewart - and stories in songs.
TUE 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3dq)
The Wars of the Gael and the Gall; Viking Towns and Cities
The country's epic story continues with the terror of the Viking invasion and the big fight back. With Richard Dormer.
TUE 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9m1s)
Episode 2
The author writes to his mother about marriage, fatherhood and Sherlock Holmes. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
TUE 14:00 03/02/2009 (b00h8sz4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx1p)
Series 1
Nursing a Conscience
Faith nurses poorly Bill, but he's in for a nasty surprise...
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Staring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Liza ...... ,Belinda Lang
Alex ...... John Samson
Treadwell ...... Richard Tate
Richard ...... John Moffatt
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jp9l)
The Business Proposition
It's 1948 and 'Dad's Army' veterans Arthur Wilson and Frank Pike receive a surprise visitor at their bank in Frambourne-on-Sea.
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
Mr Hunter ...... Robin Parkinson
Mr Short ...... Edward Burnham
Mr Rawlings ...... Gordon Peters
Council Employee ...... Spencer Banks
After a pilot episode was made in 1981, Arthur Lowe sadly died. So this 13-part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
Small Gods
Episode 3
Ephebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but they're no match for Deacon Vorbis.
However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.
Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
TUE 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wznx)
2. The Siege
After beginning to read the ragged manuscript purporting to be written by an old recluse, the narrator and his sister face the swine-like supernatural creatures' terrifying siege...
Read by Jim Norton.
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlwr)
Series 2
Aristotle
The radical comedian profiles the Greek philosopher, who he thinks was hard done by. From March 2001.
TUE 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
Series 1
Good and Evil
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.
TUE 23:30 On the Hour (b007k3zk)
Series 1
Episode 4
Why cream maybe good for you - and another motorway goes missing...
All the news as it happens, if it happens – and the sport must go on for a bereaved Alan Partridge.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2009
WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wznx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 On the Hour (b007k3zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jp9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Second Thoughts (b007jx1p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h8x8b)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
Series 2
The Television Set
Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a telly, the lad takes action.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Announcer: Kenneth Williams
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1955.
WED 08:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
Episode 2
Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999.
WED 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.
WED 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
Episode 3
The aristocratic English hero is intercepted in his struggle to cross wartime enemy territory on horseback.
Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.
WED 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
Old and Young
Dorothea Brooke is due to be wed, while Fred Vincy pins his hopes on his frail uncle, Mr Featherstone. Stars Candida Benson.
WED 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
Footitt and Chocolat
A circus double-act is in jeopardy. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Clarence Smith.
WED 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
Persuasion
Old Friends and New Meetings
It's 1814 in the village of Uppercross in Somersetshire. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has long since given up any hope of his daughter making a favourable marriage.
But Anne did fall in love, eight years ago, with Frederick Wentworth , a young man with no fortune and no family connections. She was persuaded to give him up - and he's not forgiven her...
Starring Juliet Stevenson and Sorcha Cusack
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's novel dramatised in three parts by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Little Charles …. John Abell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Mr Shepherd …. Stephen Hancock
Charles Hayter …. Clive Marlowe
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7ft)
Series 2
Do You-Know-What The Burkiss Way
Any doubts about you-know-what are put to rest.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living courtesy of Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
With written hints by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick (who don't want to spell it out).
A discreet production from Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
WED 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008fdhc)
Episode 3
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets embroiled in a suspicious claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
WED 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzr9)
Episode 3
Nick Hornby shares his thoughts on the art of the pop song - with his views on the works of Bob Dylan.
WED 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3fq)
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf; A Trembling Sod
The country's epic story continues with a long-standing ruler and the impact of events in the year 1014. With James Greene.
WED 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9xqc)
Episode 3
The author writes to his mother Mary about making a decision to 'kill Holmes'. Extracts read by Forbes Masson.
WED 14:00 04/02/2009 (b00h8x8j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 17:00 After Henry (b007k1hq)
Series 1
Mr Right
Sarah meets her daughter Clare's boyfriend, while her mother Eleanor interferes.
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.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Nigel Williams as David.
Four radio series were made, but instead of then moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.
WED 17:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
Series 2
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Terry and Sandra face the threat of the community centre being closed. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000.
WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
Small Gods
Episode 4
Deacon Vorbis has returned triumphantly to Omnia. He proclaims himself the One True Prophet.
But Brutha knows what really happened in the desert and the Great God Om is still out there, stuck in the body of a tortoise.
Conclusion of Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Fergman ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Death ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
WED 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007www2)
3. The Pit
Will the narrator and his dog survive a watery entrapment?
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Read by Jim Norton.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7ft)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
Series 1
Rebellion
Gary leads a demon rebellion against the Prince of Darkness.
Meanwhile Satan ponders the meaning of happiness - and Elvis Presley gets locked in a crate...
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Penelope Nice, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nigel Pegram.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
WED 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b00h8zb2)
2006
Stand-up comedy from the Leicester Festival with Jeremy Hardy, Phil Nichol, Alun Cochrane, Ninia Benjamin and Frankie Boyle.
THURSDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2009
THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007www2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b00h8zb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 After Henry (b007k1hq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h91l6)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
Series 3
Episode 3
The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's "greatest living writer" - Ernie.
With Marion Montgomery.
Written by Eddie Braben.
Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
THU 08:30 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
Series 1
Episode 4
The sketch show about modern life, with people who've lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From September 2001.
THU 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
THU 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
Episode 4
The aristocratic English hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.
THU 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
The Social Round
There's gossip at the engagement party, and Rosy Vincy encounters Dr Lydgate. Stars Katherine Igoe and Robert Glenister.
THU 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
Casque d'Or
Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Miranda Richardson and Nicholas Farrell.
THU 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
Persuasion
Accidents and Encounters
Captain Wentworth has returned to the village of Uppercross - becoming the centre of social life for the Musgrove family.
Only Anne Elliot appears to remember the past and her rejection of his love eight years ago. But is it coldness of indifference which she now senses in his attitude towards her?
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h91l8)
Kenny Everett stands in for the poorly Graeme Garden. Humphrey Lyttelton hosts the antidote to panel games. From May 1985.
THU 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008flck)
Episode 4
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black reports back to the claimants for a fire-damaged hotel in London. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzsl)
Episode 4
Author and music lover Nick Hornby reveals more of his favourite tracks - and laments the underappreciated art of the songwriter.
THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3gn)
The Rape of Dervogilla; At Baginbun Ireland Was Lost and Won
The country's colourful and vivid story continues with events leading up to the Norman invasion. With Frances Tomelty.
THU 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bb9m4)
Episode 4
The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary about turning to politics. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
THU 14:00 05/02/2009 (b00h91lb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
Happy Christmas
The Dean asks Sparrow, Evans and Benskin to organise St Swithin's festivities. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1968.
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxbn)
Series 1
Oh No It Isn't
Mr Maxwell's exercise in democracy leads to an outbreak of playground activism.
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge. Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Stars Carolyn Pickles as Mrs Devon, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Michael Cochrane as Mr Maxwell, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Teresa Gallagher as Miss Featherstone, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reid, Janice Acquah as Mrs Khan, Christopher Ravenscroft as Paul Devon, Christopher Dunning as William, Aisling Jarrett-Gavin as Janine, Niko Jacques as Carlos and Ruby Williams as Kelly.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
THU 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
Episode 1
Solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiance Mina's Transylvanian vampire ordeal begins. Stars Bernard Holley and Frederick Jaeger.
THU 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
4. The Wound
Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window...
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Concluded by Jim Norton.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h91l8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00h99p9)
Series 3
Episode 6
Taking a walk in Wales with his son and dog, the comedian falls into a river as his life flashes before his eyes. From May 2001.
THU 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008wdrm)
2007
Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Shappi Khorsandi, Rhod Gilbert and Arnab Chanda.
FRIDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2009
FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00h99p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008wdrm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h9t2g)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Includes a reading of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
Series 1
Episode 10
Master Spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. Plus Bona home-styling from Julian and his friend Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1965.
FRI 08:30 Radio Active (b00h9t2b)
Series 7
You and Your Things
"You Together With Your House And Possessions and Other Things As Well". After a special consumer report on the title, it's now been changed to "You and Your Things".
Consumer champion Lynn Folds Over is consumed by all things consumer.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope, Steve Brown and Geoffrey Perkins.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.
FRI 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
Series 2
Episode 4
Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
FRI 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h9t28)
Episode 5
Fuelled by unremitting vengeance, the aristocratic English hero's personal war with the Third Reich finally comes to an end.
Conclusion of 5 parts read by Michael Jayston.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller Rogue Male was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.
FRI 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vr8m)
The Chaplaincy
The appointment of the Chaplain is imminent and there's a surprise encounter in Rome. Stars Ron Cook and Caroline Martin.
FRI 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
Aristide Bruant
The socialist club owner questions his success. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Bernard Hill and Julie Covington.
FRI 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdp)
Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
Louisa Musgrove has become engaged to Captain Benwick and Anne Elliot dares to hope that Captain Wentworth's affections might, once again, be hers...
The conclusion of Jane Austen's novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1986.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008kmkg)
Series 2
Episode 1
Reshuffling Patron Saints, the art of piano moving and spoofing 'Under Milk Wood'.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, John Graham, Peter Spence, Chris Miller, Chris Allen, Jim Eldridge, Chris Bell and Laurie Holloway and Peter N Christie
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
FRI 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k294)
Episode 5
The claim for insurance sparks repercussions for loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 13:15 31 Songs (b007jztw)
Episode 5
Author and music lover Nick Hornby concludes his list of favourite tracks - including the work of Ian Dury and Patti Smith.
FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3hm)
A Tale of Two Sieges; Henry II Comes to Ireland
The country's epic story continues with the Norman invasion and the arrival of fresh royalty. With Richard Dormer.
FRI 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bbmfd)
Episode 5
The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother debating his knighthood offer. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
FRI 14:00 06/02/2009 (b00h9t2l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b0090xjz)
Series 2
The End of Timewasting
Romance at the fair beckons for Chris and Sir Cliff the tortoise is due for a bionic refit.
Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Special guests: Kim Wall and Mia Soteriou.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 17:30 For Better or for Worse (b00h9t2d)
Series 1
Episode 7
A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From March 1993.
FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k133)
Episode 2
Worried Mina awaits news from Transylvania, while Lucy sleepwalks after a shipwreck. Stars Phyllis Logan and Sharon Maharaj.
FRI 18:30 Isaac Asimov - The Last Question (b007jwp4)
Can entropy be reversed? The sci-fi guru's proposed answer takes in infinity, immortality and creation. Read by Henry Goodman.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
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08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008kmkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h9t28)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vr8m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Active (b00h9t2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 All Classical Music Explained (b007jsvz)
Going to Concerts
Rainer Hersch explains the cost of concerts - and how to fall asleep and look like you're still listening. From November 1998.
FRI 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008y39q)
Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Paul Sinha, Sarah Millican and Ivan Brackenbury.