SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2009

SAT 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn58)
Series 2
A Test of Endurance
Held captive in an underground city on Mars, the Space Force crew are set to learn their fate...
Charles Chilton's second intergalactic adventure series starring Barry Foster.
Captain Saxon Berry ...... Barry Foster
Chipper Barnett ...... Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter ...... Nigel Stock
Lodderick Sincere ...... Tony Osoba
With Wendy Murray, Willoughby Goddard and Bernard Brown.
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' - charting the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. This fired the imagination of millions, years before the first moon landing. It was the last radio drama to record higher ratings than the new young upstart television!
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1985.
SAT 00:30 Blood Lines (b007zcd6)
A Lasting Impression
The new writing series continues. Following a terrible row with her boyfriend, a woman receives a chilling supernatural message.
SAT 00:45 Blood Lines (b007k2sj)
Father's Day
An estranged father and daughter's reunion is threatened by sinister state forces. Jasmine Callan reads Ian Dudley's tale.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007s8rj)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
Another Suspect
The suave detective and wife Steve face peril afloat, in their battle to uncover the truth...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes.
With Simon Lack as Brian Dexter, Marjorie Mars as Julie De Silva and Manning Wilson as Detective Inspector Ivor.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
SAT 01:30 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder (b0082hw0)
4. The Strange Case
A wealthy government minister is defrauded of a large sum of money and suspects his wastrel nephew.
Then he's murdered, so Mr JG Reeder sets out uncover the truth.
Read by David Horovitch
Mr JG Reeder's novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice.
Created by Edgar Wallace, he is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth.
Mr JG Reeder solves his mysteries because he fully understands the "criminal mind".
Abridged for radio by Neville Teller.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2007.
SAT 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvwn)
Episode 5
Becky travels to London with the ailing spinster Miss Crawley. Narrated by Stephen Fry. With Emma Fielding and Margaret Tyzack.
SAT 02:15 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
Dramatisation of poet Roger McGough's iconic, magical tale of love in the 1960s. Stars Mark McGann and Katy Carmichael.
SAT 02:50 Roger McGough - Postscript: Summer With Monika (b00bwsdj)
Talking about the enigmatic muse for his 1960s magical poem of love, Roger McGough reveals who Monika really was.
SAT 03:00 The Dream Maker (b00l75g7)
A professor arrives in a Devonshire village claiming to be able to dream the future. Stars Bill Patterson and Rio Fanning.
SAT 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007vkvs)
We Are Going to Be Slaughtered; Easter Week
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
SAT 04:15 A Brief History of the End of Everything (b00l7mm6)
Death by Industrial Accident
The Earth could be habitable for another three billion years. Is there time to escape? Guy Consolmagno investigates.
SAT 04:30 Sweet Dreams (b007jstk)
Episode 2
Howard Baker can do no wrong up in Heaven - and his wife forgives his bad behaviour. Celestial satire read by Martin Jarvis.
SAT 04:45 Gordon West's Jogging Round Majorca (b00c06tp)
Monastic Days and Smugglers
Leonard Pearcey reads Gordon West's Majorcan tale. The travellers make the acquaintance of an adorable mule.
SAT 05:00 20/06/2009 (b00l9dcn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00l9dcq)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 09:00 The Caddies (b00lb6dk)
Billy Kay hears the chequered pasts of St Andrews' golf caddies - from kipping in bunkers to sipping champagne with champions.
SAT 09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008fld5)
Series 1
The Catch
Doctor Cameron gets two arch enemies to look after each other, while Doctor Finlay moons over Nurse Angus.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Phyllis Logan as the Widow Robb and David Ashton as Tam.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Greats (b007jthv)
The 1960s
Episode 1
Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases some of the funniest and finest shows ever broadcast by the BBC.
Six favourite shows plucked from the swinging 1960s schedules of the BBC Light Programme and BBC Home Service:
* Beyond Our Ken
Series 3 (7/14)
Kenneth Horne's busy week - and check out the latest film releases in 'Picture Go Round'. With Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee. From May 1960.
* It's A Fair Cop
From 19/06/61
Eric Sykes plays a hapless copper on a bank stake-out. With Hattie Jacques, Deryck Guyler and Dick Emery. From June 1961.
* The Navy Lark
Series 9 (16/20) Cuthbert Joins the Navy
Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew samples a career on the ocean wave aboard HMS Troutbridge. Stars Stephen Murray, Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Ronnie Barker, Michael Bates, Richard Caldicot, Heather Chasen and Tenniel Evans. From October 1967.
* Benny Hill Time
From 29/03/64
Fred Scuttle in a James Bond spoof. Topical sketches and more with Peter Vernon, Jan Waters and Anthony Sharp. From March 1964
* The Clitheroe Kid
Series 12 (11/20) Stop the Wedding, I Want to Get Off
The cheeky youngster is due to be a page boy at his Auntie's wedding, but he's not too keen on his satin outfit - so soon sparks more mayhem. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe, Peter Sinclair, Patricia Burke, Danny Ross, Diana Day, Fred Gaunt and Brian Trueman. From December 1968.
* I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again
Series 6 (4/13)
Schools debate, Merseyside mariachi and trouble at t'mill. Songs and sketches with John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch and Jo Kendall. From May 1968.
Produced and scripted by Peter Reed
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in May 2003.
SAT 13:00 RL Stevenson - Weir of Hermiston (b007jsy9)
The writer's unfinished tale of passion in the Scottish Lowlands. Completed for radio by Robert Forrest. Stars Paul Young.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lb6dm)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: The Handbag
A drive-by shooting and the victim's last words pose more Swiss puzzles for the smooth detective. Stars Peter Coke. From 1956.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00lb6dp)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: Return to Downburgh
Pondering the mystery of the handbag, the smooth detective and his wife follow up a fresh lead. Stars Peter Coke. From 1956.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lb6dr)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: A Present for Steve
The smooth detective is wondering who's aboard the yacht, but what can Salty West reveal? Stars Peter Coke. From 1956.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00lb6dt)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: News from Sir Graham
An unexpected twist wraps up the case for the smooth detective and his wife Steve - or does it? Stars Peter Coke. From 1956.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lb6dw)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair: Another Suspect
The smooth detective and wife Steve face peril afloat, as they edge ever closer to the truth. Stars Peter Coke. From 1956.
SAT 17:00 Back to Front (b007k25j)
Series 2
Borg v McEnroe
How an epic Wimbledon final sidelined Ronald Reagan and spiralling unemployment from the 1980 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
SAT 17:30 Back to Front (b007zcgz)
Series 3
Virginia Wade
How a golden Wimbledon triumph sidelined industrial strife and violence in Uganda, from the 1977 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
SAT 18:00 The Man in Black (b00gj8t1)
Series 1
Project Purple by Richard Vincent
Blazing a trail in the field of neuroscience with her ground-breaking work in 'audio therapy', Professor Maggie Shaw tries to revive the victim of a dubious experiment.
Richard Vincent's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Maggie Shaw ...... Emily Woof
Tom Heartland ...... Trevor White
Dr Oliver Penright ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Sir Max Rencart ...... Jonathan Tafler
Doctor Rhodes ...... Paul Rider
Computer ...... Donna Hughes
1st Official ...... Inam Mirza
2nd Official ...... Robert Lonsdale
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2009.
SAT 18:30 A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles Chilton (b00lb6mc)
Episode 6
The former BBC producer Charles Chilton talks about the real life Mars explorer who was inspired by his 1950s sci-fi Journey into Space.
SAT 18:40 James Follett - The Silent Vulcan (b007jstx)
Episode 6
Events take a strange turn for Ellen, Vikki and Claire as a rescuer arrives, but they're still in danger.
After a UFO crash landed, the Sussex town of Pentworth has been cut off by a mysterious invisible and impenetrable wall.
'The Silent Vulcan' is the final book in James Follett's sci-fi trilogy of the same name.
Read by Nigel Anthony.
Abridged by Miranda Davis.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
SAT 19:00 The Caddies (b00lb6dk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008fld5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Greats (b007jthv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Back to Front (b007k25j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]
SAT 23:30 Back to Front (b007zcgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 today]