When Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot retires to the country to grow vegetable marrows, he soon discovers that someone has planted the seeds of treachery... and of murder.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
First published in 1926, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Dr Sheppard …. John Woodvine
Roger Ackroyd …. Laurence Payne
Raymond …. Peter Gilmore
Parker the Butler …. Deryck Guyler
Caroline …. Diana Olsson
Miss Russell …. Eva Stuart
Ralph Paton …. Paul Sirr
Flora …. Zelah Clarke
Mrs Ackroyd …. Joan Matheson
Kent …. Peter Craze
Blunt …. David Goodland
Inspector Raglan …. Richard Tate
Inspector Davis …. Simon Cuff
Ursula …. Karen Archer
Eammond …. Alan Dudley
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Marianne Dreams, written by Catherine Storr and read by Sam Stoyan.
Marion is writing a thesis on sexual revenge. But is she taking her research too literally? With Pauline McLynn.
Can a statue maker's wife help her neighbours and herself, or is her husband being more realistic? Read by Niamh Cusack.
Bossy Rosie and William irk old rogue Winston whose thoughts turns to 'The Forsyte Saga'.
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.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
Geoffrey Wheeler visits the Bradford Alhambra, built by the impresario Francis Laidler to be the finest purveyor of family entertainment in the North of England.
The Alhambra came to be associated with pantomime, and generations of Bradford schoolgirls dreamed of joining the Sunbeam Troupe of pantomime dancers. Two Sunbeam Girls, who first danced on the Alhambra's stage in 1929, recall their adventures.
With Bill Pertwee.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Mark Radcliffe profiles the stage, film and radio actor best remembered for his Diary of a Schoolmaster as well as his contribution to astronomy.
Series exploring some of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians.
Kenneth Horne calls in the plumber, plus the history of communication. With Kenneth Williams and Betty Marsden. From May 1959.
The bumbling bureaucrats' secretary is set to be lured away...
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government offices and to all the others who spend their days there as well.
Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch.
Mildred ...... Norma Ronald
With John Graham, Gordon Clyde and Jo Manning Wilson.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
The sketch show about modern life, with people who've lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Graeme Garden. From April 2002.
Audrey educates the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor. Adapted from TV, with Penelope Keith. From January 1997.
The arrival of a star US lawyer prompts stuffy John Fuller-Carp to copy his sharp tactics. Stars John Bird. From May 1996.
18th century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny tries to keep her love-life out of the scandal rags. Stars Lucy Speed. From March 2003.
The new series of the tag team talk show continues as last week's guest, voice of The Simpsons, face of Derek Smalls and political satirist Harry Shearer takes the microphone to interview multi award-winning co-creator of The Office and Extras, and famously tall funny man Stephen Merchant.
Harry asks Stephen what its like to be part of a creative double act with Ricky Gervais, broadcasting radio from the bushes and sharing a hot tub with playboy bunnies.
A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her monstrous old fiance appears. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
The Man in Black reveals what happens when a grieving mother makes a pact with the Devil.
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza
David …. John Duttine
Ellen …. Vivien Heilbron
Rev Williams …. Gareth Armstrong
Directed at BBC Wales by Adrian Mourby.
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
Three wartime code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers.
Unfortunately, they hate each other.
James Cary's sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941.
Charles .... Robert Bathurst
Archie .... Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka .... Olivia Colman
Gordon .... Fergus Craig
Mrs Best .... Lill Roughley
Joshua .... Alex MacQueen
Producer: Adam Bromley.
It's Mother to the rescue when an evil planet tries to rule the universe. Stars Dan Mersh and Prunella Scales. From March 2008.
The multi-talented Mrs Bedi lands in hospital - and meet 'The Six Million Rupee Man'.
Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nitin Sawhney, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Produced by Gareth Edwards and Anil Gupta.
MONDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2010
MON 00:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b009gctd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jn0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007rd7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tt9y7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tt9y9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tt9yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tt9yf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Chain Reaction (b00tmtfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden (b00qxh13)
Episode 1
A boy's stay with his relatives turns from tedium to adventure - when the clock strikes 13. Stars Una Stubbs and Peter England.
MON 05:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttntw)
Rumpleduck
Young Bernie takes on his most challenging computer game yet. Modern retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale with Mike McShane.
MON 06:00 20/09/2010 (b00ttjxb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
Series 3
Time on my Hands
The Home Guard platoon try to capture a German pilot hanging off the Town Hall clock in Walmington-on-Sea.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Ian Lavender as Private Pike, Bill Pertwee as Hodges, Frank Williams as the Vicar, Larry Martyn as Private Walker, Erik Chitty as Mr Parsons and Fraser Kerr as the German pilot.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
Series 2
Episode 2
Everybody's wearing beige, crossed wires and bailiffs.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Trevor Walker,Michael Fitch, John Dowie, Colin Bostock-Smith and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3lg)
Series 2
Golf Is a Four-Letter Word
Maud seeks solace in Test Match Special while Alison gets in a flap over a bird fancier.
Second of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullett and Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
MON 09:30 To the Manor Born (b007k45h)
The Grapevine
Audrey tries to fool Devere that she has been on holiday to Spain.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Zulema Dene ..... Mrs Plunkett
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
MON 10:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlqq)
Episode 1
Paul Morel is born in Nottinghamshire at the turn of the 20th century. His father is a hard-working, hard-drinking miner, but his mother a refined woman of middle-class aspirations.
As family conflict grows, Paul's mother turns to her sons.
Published in 1913, DH Lawrence's classic novel dramatised in three parts by Michael Butt.
Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam …. Fiona Clarke
Young Paul …. Simon Lanos
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Davies …. Kate Rutter
Mr. Jordan …. Peter Meakin
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
MON 11:00 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 11:15 McLevy (b007k0y3)
Series 2
The Wild Spark
When an Edinburgh tobacco warehouse goes up in smoke, the Victorian detective sets out to investigate. Starring Brian Cox.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0rm)
Series 4
The Lodger
Albert and Harold Steptoe argue over their lack of cash.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With William Eadie.
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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
MON 13:00 RD Wingfield (b0082c6v)
Outbreak of Fear
1. The Body on the Beach
Until PC Beaumont came to Polford, fresh from Police Training College, he'd never seen a dead body.
But despite the location of this sleepy fishing village in the West Country, he's set to complete his education...
RD Wingfield's five-part thriller stars Leslie Sands.
Sergeant Fowler …. Leslie Sands
PC Beaumont …. Nick Orchard
Dave Clark …. Cornelius Garrett
The Doctor …. Paul Nicholson
Pete Carter …. Derek Graham
Mitchell …. Conrad Phillips
Rose …. Gillie Graham
Fred Dickey …. Fred Bryant
Albert …. Douglas Leach
Kim …. Deborah Paige
Mrs Trevor …. Patricia Gibson
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1982.
MON 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
Episode 1
18th Century swashbuckling scholar, Doctor Syn finds love - and encounters a dastardly squire. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's Kent-based adventure featuring pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
MON 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mf3kk)
Series 2
Roy Hattersley
Former Labour Deputy Leader and writer, Roy Hattersley quizzes a panel about his own career, whims and interests.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Mark Dolan
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
MON 14:30 Smile Smile Smile (b00ttllz)
Aled Jones tells the moving story of Welsh composer Felix Powell's struggle to repeat the success of a worldwide hit song.
MON 15:00 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pl15p)
A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head
Discovering how the body might work if we had a go at remaking ourselves, Len Fisher picks up some tips from the animal kingdom.
MON 15:15 Centurions (b007k0k4)
Francis Bacon - Innocent Screams
Richard Cork, Margaret Walters and Michael Peppiatt explore the impact of the artist's 1953 study after Velazquez's portrait.
MON 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2cv)
Episode 6
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces threats after rejecting a vast claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
MON 15:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnx8)
Episode 1
Quitting rock band Genesis before the big time, the drummer headed to Spain as an aspiring peasant farmer. Read by Mick Ford.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ttm2g)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Ordinary Princess, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells, Smile! and 'No Is Yes' from Thirteen Unpredictable Tales.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3lg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k45h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
Earthsearch I
Planetfall
The starship Challenger has been on a 115-year-long mission exploring other galaxies for suitable Earth-like planets to colonise.
The present crew of four were born on the Challenger and have never left it. From birth they've been looked after by two 'Angels' - voices surrounding and guiding their every move. The crew follows their advice without question. A dangerous situation, perhaps, if the Angels aren't all their names imply...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Christopher Scott ...... Sinclair
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jx5r)
The Red Planet
1. Mayhem on the Moon
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew aboard Discovery blast off for their epic mission to Mars - but there's a problem...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0rm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 RD Wingfield (b0082c6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007jq0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 McLevy (b007k0y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b00fnrmh)
Series 2
And Yet Even More Trying Times
Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil. But only if his family can fulfil her final wish.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Stars Jay Tarses as Samuel Oliphant, Andy Hamilton as Sergeant McGurk, James Fleet as Captain Brimshaw, Jan Ravens as Mary, Hugh Dennis as Ezekiel Spriggs, Penelope Nice as Cora Oliphant, Tony Maudsley as Joshua Oliphant and Phillip Pope as Snavely.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0084j38)
Series 2
Episode 3
A champion beautiful baby, and an assault on the local pier. Sketch comedy from Brighton with Gerard Foster. From June 1998.
MON 23:30 The Change (b00nd0tk)
Series 1
The Great Pretender
Life for George and Carol was just fine and now that their daughter is married they'll have time for themselves again. Carol's looking forward to it being just the two of them.
George, however, thinks the time is right to finally be honest with his wife and introduce her to Georgina.
Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison star as troubled hormonal wife Carol whose husband George finally reveals that he's a transvestite.
Sitcom by Gavin Petrie and Jan Etherington.
Carol ...... Lynda Bellingham
George ...... Chris Ellison
Violet ...... Sylvia Syms
Maureen ...... Maureen Beattie
Dave ...... Mark Powley
Ken ...... James Vaughan
Jerry ...... Richard Standing
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
TUESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2010
TUE 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jx5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 RD Wingfield (b0082c6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007jq0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 McLevy (b007k0y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3lg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 To the Manor Born (b007k45h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden (b007jxj0)
Episode 2
Tom and Hatty become friends in the night-time world, but there's trouble ahead. Stars Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan.
TUE 05:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttmnj)
I Should Be So Lucky
Teenager Ellie has trouble adjusting after her mother's death. Jean Alexander stars in this modern retelling of Cinderella.
TUE 06:00 21/09/2010 (b00ttmnl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
Series 2
The Quality of Life
Jim Hacker gets floored by the high rise world of property business.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds
Sir Desmond …. Richard
Selina Scott …. Herself
Sir Frank …. Jeffrey Wickham
Bill Pritchard …. Antony Carrick
Mrs Philips …. Zulema Dene
Other parts played by:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Colin Starkey
Mark Straker
Helena Breck
Maggie McCarthy
Robin Summers
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
TUE 08:30 Married (b00c0c35)
Series 1
Episode 1
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot wakes up one morning and discovers to his horror that he’s married with two children.
Is it a nightmare, a practical joke or something much more sinister?
Hugh Bonneville stars in the first of three comedy series by Tony Bagley.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Penny ...... Melanie Hudson
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Policeman ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
TUE 09:00 Snap (b00ttmvf)
Series 2
Episode 3
Trying to be mature and adult after their separation, Doug and Molly attempt to bury their differences to find out what's wrong with their son Ryan.
Paul Mendelson's sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey as Molly, Paul Venables as Doug, Soumaya Keynes as Kaz, Jessie Sullivan as Ryan, Marlene Sidaway as Annie, Samantha Spiro as Dawn and Richard Firth as Ansel.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00ttmvh)
Series 2
Brideshead Unvisited
Rick's ex-girlfriend is getting married and the whole family is invited. Stella's doubts about an occasion involving the entire Bartholomew clan prove to be justified...
Series 2 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Penny Downie as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg and Terence Frisch as the photographer.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
TUE 10:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlr6)
Episode 2
Clinging to her sons, unhappy Gertrude is jealous of Paul's success and his friendship with Miriam.
Published in 1913, DH Lawrence's classic novel dramatised by Michael Butt.
Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers …. Fiona Clarke
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Radford …. Kate Rutter
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
TUE 11:00 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 11:15 McLevy (b0085j4x)
Series 2
Stab in the Back
The Victorian detective faces a desperate race against time, as a hired killer roams Leith's dark alleys. Starring Brian Cox.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00d7q3d)
2005
2005 - Heat 1
Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Nicholas Brann of London, Brian Clements from Chelmsford and Jill Halifax of London.
TUE 13:00 RD Wingfield (b0082f1k)
Outbreak of Fear
2. The Second Body
No sooner has Richard Aldridge's body turned up when Sergeant Fowler's boss arrives from New Scotland Yard and makes a discovery...
RD Wingfield's thriller stars Leslie Sands as Sergeant Fowler.
Sergeant Fowler …. Leslie Sands
PC Beaumont …. Nick Orchard
Dave Clark …. Cornelius Garrett
The Doctor …. Paul Nicholson
Pete Carter …. Derek Graham
Chadwick …. Nicholas Courtney
Joe Hardy …. John Gabriel
Radio DJ …. Jim Reid
Miss Reed …. Ann Morrish
Vicar …. Ronald Russell
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1982.
TUE 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
Episode 2
The wicked Squire's kidnap plot sparks the swashbuckler's daring rescue attempt - and nephew Nicholas appears. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mk68l)
Series 2
Rick Wakeman
Progressive rock legend Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about all things Wakeman.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
TUE 14:30 Cashier Number 6 Please (b00ttnkz)
From railway stations to the post office - Emma Clarke discovers the people behind the ubiquitous automated voice.
TUE 15:00 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pl95m)
Moving Along
Getting around would be much easier with wheels or springs. A physicist and a toy maker help Len Fisher try rolling and hopping.
TUE 15:15 Centurions (b007k176)
Frank Lloyd Wright: Falling on Water
Dejan Sudji assesses the work and philosophy of the great American architect, with particular emphasis on his famous house.
TUE 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2f8)
Episode 7
Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces accusations over a claimant's suicide. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
TUE 15:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnxv)
Episode 2
The aspiring peasant farmers find that pomegranate and lemon groves have their drawbacks. Mick Ford reads Chris Stewart's book.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ttnl1)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Ordinary Princess, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells, Smile! and 'Wunderpants' from Thirteen Unpredictable Tales.
TUE 17:00 Snap (b00ttmvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00ttmvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlb2)
Earthsearch I
First Footprint City
As the starship Challenger returns to its solar system after a 115-year-long search for a planet suitable for colonisation - it's a home that the crew have never known.
Born aboard the craft, the four-strong space crew must come to terms with some shocking news...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
Simon ...... David Bradshawe
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
TUE 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpkd)
The Red Planet
2. What's Wrong with Whittaker?
Freighter No 2 of Captain Jet Morgan's Mars space fleet is in trouble.
But when radio mechanic Lemmy and motor engineer Steve tried to cross over from the flagship, Discovery, to put the trouble right, Steve became unhitched from his safety line and is now drifting in the void...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00d7q3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 RD Wingfield (b0082f1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007m9j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 McLevy (b0085j4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b00c0c35)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00gddth)
Series 1
Night of the Vegetarians
Mystery deaths lead the Professor to a meat-free colony run by the notorious Dr Klench. Stars Mark Gatiss. From January 2005.
TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b007m9zs)
Series 2
Episode 6
An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, David Quantick, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007r4mg)
Series 1
Episode 5
Tamsyn's had enough of doing all the smuggling and getting none of the credit so is determined to quit.
But when she discovers there's a new charismatic smuggler in town, emergency measures are called for!
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Imelda Staunton as Courageous Kate and Mark Perry as Hobbs.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2010
WED 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 RD Wingfield (b0082f1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007m9j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 McLevy (b0085j4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Snap (b00ttmvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00ttmvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden (b00qylvl)
Episode 3
Hatty reveals the secret of the clock to Tom - but what does it mean? Stars Una Stubbs, Peter England and Crawford Logan.
WED 05:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttsll)
Everybody in the House
A donkey runs away in search of fame, recruiting others en route. Modern retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale with Robert Whelan.
WED 06:00 22/09/2010 (b00ttsln)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
Series 4
Anna and the King of Siam
The 1956 musical film release of 'The King and I' inspires the lad's own unmusical and argumentative version.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Audio recovered in the BBC Archive Treasure Hunt.
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 November 1956.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00ttslq)
Series 3
Thunder and the Ugly Madonna
The Italian priest finds beauty in the most unattractive of circumstances. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April 2003.
WED 09:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
Series 1
Human Deterioration
Pam Ayres kicks off her own poetry and sketch show starting with the theme of deterioration.. of eyesight, figure, memory......the list goes on.
With poems about being Too Fat and buying a Wonderbra.
Plus sketches about being Topless at 60 and how to spice up your love life with a little celebrity fantasy in a sketch called Me and Michael Aspel.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0076221)
Series 2
Avowal
Irene and Moira aren't speaking, Alberto and Ena have fallen out over the minestrone and Agnes has declared World War III on the Minister's trousers. Just how are villagers going to solve their dispute if no one is talking to each other...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 10:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlrk)
Episode 3
Gertrude clings to her son Paul, who now turns to a new lover even though he has not forgotten his first love.
Conclusion of DH Lawrence's classic novel dramatised by Michael Butt.
Paul Morel …. Benedict Sandeford
Gertrude Morel …. Elizabeth Estenson
Walter Morel …. Clive Russell
Miriam Leivers …. Fiona Clarke
William …. Joseph Attenborough
Annie …. Andrea Nicholas
Mrs. Radford …. Kate Rutter
Clara Dawes …. Janice Chambers
Baxter Dawes …. Peter Meakin
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
WED 11:00 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 11:15 RD Wingfield (b0089kpv)
Daylight Robbery
'Elderly lady living alone in remote house, willing to take in paying guests.'
When Miss Pickering puts this ad in the newspaper, she has an ulterior motive.
So have the four gentlemen who reply...
Monica Grey stars in RD Wingfield’s crime drama.
Miss Pickering .... Monica Grey
Colonel Fryatt .... Norman Shelley
Dr Brown .... Jonathan Scott
Harris .... Peter Woodthorpe
Wakeson .... Howard Goorney
Bank Manager .... Lewis Stringer
Woman in Telephone Kiosk .... Daisy Bell
Jones .... Brian Gear
Woman in Crowd .... Elizabeth Havelock
Constable .... Douglas Leach
Car Driver .... David Ponting
Other parts played by the cast.
Directed at BBC Bristol by John Cardy.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1977.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tttj6)
Series 3
Episode 2
Social plans galore are in peril when undertaker Bernard gets arrested. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
WED 13:00 RD Wingfield (b0082h1n)
Outbreak of Fear
3. Triple Murder
With victims mutilated by a serial killer on Sergeant Fowler's hands, police radios in the village of Polford pick up mysterious signals...
RD Wingfield's thriller stars Leslie Sands as Sergeant Fowler.
Sergeant Fowler …. Leslie Sands
PC Beaumont …. Nick Orchard
Dave Clark …. Cornelius Garrett
The Doctor …. Paul Nicholson
Pete Carter …. Derek Graham
Chadwick …. Nicholas Courtney
Joe Hardy …. John Gabriel
Mitchell …. Conrad Phillips
Eric Farrow …. Malcolm Young
Mrs Farrow …. Rosemary Sigel
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982.
WED 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
Episode 3
The swashbuckling daredevil pursues his enemy over to America - and falls in with pirates. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
WED 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mrc84)
Series 2
Adam Hart-Davis
Broadcaster, writer and science enthusiast, Adam Hart-Davis quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
WED 14:30 The Pickwick Poppers (b00tttwp)
Stuart Maconie talks to the musicians behind the Top of the Pops albums of the 1970s, whose impersonations of such artists as Donna Summer, David Essex, Paper Lace and Queen made these LPs one of the best-selling products in the charts.
WED 15:00 Redesigning the Human Body (b00plsqb)
Having the Guts
Indigestion, reflux and excess gas. Len Fisher discovers whether science can solve the problems of the human digestive system.
WED 15:15 Centurions (b007jx8s)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Professor Jason Wilson and Patrick Kane discuss the imaginative Latin American novelist's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'.
WED 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2gm)
Episode 8
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets an unexpected offer of help to investigate the insurance claim. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
WED 15:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyf)
Episode 3
The aspiring peasant farmers tackle sheep shearing and bridge building south of Granada. Read by Mick Ford.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tv4ld)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Ordinary Princess, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells, Smile! and 'No Is Yes' from Thirteen Unpredictable Tales.
WED 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0076221)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbf)
Earthsearch I
Sands of Kyros
The Challenger's crew has returned to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship.
After their devastating news, the four-strong crew face peril from a once benign force...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
George ...... John McAndrew
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
WED 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpnn)
The Red Planet
3. Extreme Dreams
James Whitaker’s curious behaviour causes concern for Captain Jet Morgan, as bad dreams plague the rest of his crew bound for Mars...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tttj6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 RD Wingfield (b0082h1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 RD Wingfield (b0089kpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00ttslq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00ttsls)
Series 1
Episode 7
When Bush met Blair. Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor's topical stand-up and sketch show. With Julia Morris. From March 2001.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b007jwrv)
Series 1
Rodney Bewes
Fathers' Mastermind, and a new-style triathlon.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Rodney Bewes who reveals his specialist subject.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
WED 23:30 The Party Party (b007jx3r)
Episode 4
No one in Microcosm notices that the quiz show Narrator has gone missing. Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From June 1987.
THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2010
THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 RD Wingfield (b0082h1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 RD Wingfield (b0089kpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 DH Lawrence - Sons and Lovers (b007jlrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0076221)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Philippa Pearce - Tom's Midnight Garden (b00qyqd3)
Episode 4
Tom makes a remarkable discovery in the tower of Ely Cathedral and meets the mysterious Mrs Bartholomew. Stars Una Stubbs.
THU 05:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00tv7wq)
Going for Gold
To what lengths is spotty bespectacled 11-year-old George prepared to go, to win the teenage Tamsin's heart? Stars Judy Brooke.
THU 06:00 23/09/2010 (b00tv7ws)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpp1)
The Moriarty Murder Mystery
Inspector Neddie Seagoon turns sleuth and meets a creepy undertaker. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From January 1958.
THU 08:30 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 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tv7wv)
Series 4
Episode 4
As the council launches a new charter, the opposition needs a new initiative. Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1991.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
Series 2
6th May 1800
Cholericke gets a surprise visitor while Dorothy tries to manage as the household descends into chaos...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris, Angela Pleasence as Sara Cholricke and Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
THU 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
Beginnings
Midway through the war, a disillusioned Captain Charles Ryder finds himself posted to a remote country retreat. It's Brideshead Castle, scene of the happiest years of his young, impressionable life and the beginnings of his friendship with Sebastian Flyte - whose presence will forever haunt him.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Jasper ...... Martin Hyder
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Hooper ...... Andrew Wincott
Collins ...... Scott Brooksbank
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
THU 11:00 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 11:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...
Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tv7wx)
Series 4
Episode 14
To mark the end of series 4, it's panto time with Jack and the Beanstalk!
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Eric Idle 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 Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.
THU 13:00 RD Wingfield (b0082htz)
Outbreak of Fear
4. The Vault
With boats wrecked and telephone lines down in the village of Polford, Sergeant Fowler makes an important discovery.
RD Wingfield's thriller stars Leslie Sands as Sergeant Fowler.
Sergeant Fowler …. Leslie Sands
PC Beaumont …. Nick Orchard
Dave Clark …. Cornelius Garrett
The Doctor …. Paul Nicholson
Chadwick …. Nicholas Courtney
Joe Hardy …. John Gabriel
Mitchell …. Conrad Phillips
Rose …. Gillie Gratham
Fred Dickey …. Fred Bryant
Albert …. Douglas Leach
Operator …. Brian Gear
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
Episode 4
Dubbed Captain Clegg, the swashbuckling hero wins renown as the most feared of pirates. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
THU 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
Series 2
Antony Worrall-Thompson
Celebrity chef and writer Antony Worrall-Thompson quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
THU 14:30 The Howling Terror Mystery (b00tv7wz)
In 1900 a huge megaphone hurled a human voice over the South Downs terrifying locals. Alan Dein resurrects this strange story. From August 2005.
THU 15:00 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pmgxl)
Banish the Aches
Sprained ankles and twisted knees. Len Fisher discovers how an overhaul would benefit our incredibly vulnerable joints.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b007jx8x)
Guillaume Apollinaire
Michele Roberts and Andrew Rothwell discuss the 19th century poetry written by one of the great figures of French Modernism.
THU 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2j1)
Episode 9
Mighty mysterious forces are shaping the destiny of loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 15:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyz)
Episode 4
There's a new arrival for the budding peasant farmers in the remote mountains of Andalucia. Read by Mick Ford.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tv7x1)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring My Naughty Little Sister, The Ordinary Princess, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells, and Smile!
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tv7wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbs)
Earthsearch I
The Solaric Empire
Searching for Earth - which has mysteriously vanished from the solar system - two of the crew of the starship Challenger have landed on neighbouring planet, Kyros.
At first it appears to be uninhabited, but Astra and Darv soon discover otherwise...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Thale ...... Graham Faulkner
Helan ...... Judy Franklin
Thorden ...... John Bott
Spegal ...... Stephen Garlick
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jprf)
The Red Planet
4. Meteors!
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew must take action in their battle against a cluster of meteors.
The mystery over Whitaker deepens - as tragedy strikes on board one of the Mars freighters.
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tv7wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 RD Wingfield (b0082htz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00lngwk)
Episode 1
Jessica rents a room to Rex - each unaware the other is a diarist. Stars Frances Barber and David Bamber. From September 2000.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00hg82b)
Series 3
The Expo
Marvel at the meerkats, visit a new theme park... and one man must face 'The Curator'.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
THU 23:30 Vent (b00tv7x3)
Series 2
I Want You
Ben's unconscious mind puts him in a compromising situation with a fellow patient at a familiar Torquay hotel of the 1970s.
He slides in and out of his coma, but every time he wakes, Mary is asleep.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, Tim Whitnall, Hils Barker and Clare Grogan.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2010
FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jprf)
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18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 RD Wingfield (b0082htz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
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11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tv7wv)
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09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
Oliver Twist
Asking for More
Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside. Stars Edward Long and Pam Ferris.
FRI 05:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00tv8wd)
Letting Your Hair Down
When her parents separate, Kate is sent to stay with her strict Aunt Austeria. Modern retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale, with Jane Danson.
FRI 06:00 24/09/2010 (b00ttpgb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00ttpgd)
Series 1
Number One's Chair
CPO Pertwee's stores requisition spirals out of control.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as Commander Shaw, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson and Tenniel Evans as the Warrant Officer Pertwee.
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.
FRI 08:30 Chambers (b007jp12)
Series 2
Only the Lonely
John Fuller-Carp uses his masculine charms when he finds himself in competition with rival Vernon Ames.
Meanwhile, Ruth is very broody...
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
With Jeremy Clyde, Joanna Monro and Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
Episode 3
Charles and George kick off their secret new business offering anything legal – but at what cost?
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Publican …. Douglas Blackwell
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b00ttphh)
Series 2
The Firm's Outing
Tony's plan for a firm's day-out at the seaside doesn't quite to plan.
Series 2 of the misadventures in the life of a corner-shop barber starring Victor Spinetti as Tony, Deryck Guyler as Stanley, Deborah Watling as Maisie.
With guests: Gorden Kaye, Norma Ronald and John Blythe.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
FRI 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
New Vistas
Friendship with the ebullient Sebastian Flyte continues to open up new vistas for Charles. But for Sebastian, the family is closing in.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Sergeant ...... Martin Hyder
Death's Head ...... Emma Woolliams
Sickly Child ...... Laura Doddington
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
FRI 11:00 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 11:15 The Drought (b007jw1l)
Jean's former home, submerged in a reservoir, has been uncovered by a drought. Her visit there does not bring back the happy memories her nurses expect.
Drama by Stephen Dunstone.
Stars Kathleen Helme as Jean, Angela Winter as Ernestine, Tessa Worsley as Nurse 1, Becky Hindley as Nurse 2, Seamus O'Neill as Grandad, Olwen May as Mother, Ben Frain as Kenneth, Malcolm Scates as Mr Dacre, Susan Cookson as Young Jean, Rebecca George as Little Jean 1, Rebecca Harper as Little Jean 2, Adam Binns as Harry and Royston Bayfield as Norman.
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00ttpgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
From 28/12/1980
Les Dawson presents mafia mayhem, randy Cosmo Smallpiece plus another piano sing-along.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1980.
FRI 13:00 RD Wingfield (b0082k48)
Outbreak of Fear
5. The Killer
Sergeant Fowler must takes steps as his suspicions grow over his boss Chadwick's conclusions on the murders in the village of Polford.
Conclusion of RD Wingfield's thriller starring Leslie Sands as Sergeant Fowler.
Sergeant Fowler …. Leslie Sands
PC Beaumont …. Nick Orchard
Dave Clark …. Cornelius Garrett
The Doctor …. Paul Nicholson
Chadwick …. Nicholas Courtney
Mitchell …. Conrad Phillips
Rose …. Gillie Gratham
Operator …. Brian Gear
Radio DJ …. Jim Reid
Jackson …. Roger Leach
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8yxp)
Episode 5
The swashbuckling daredevil returns to Kent - but makes a new enemy. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
FRI 14:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00qm9k2)
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05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pn48p)
The Skin We're In
Len Fisher confronts his reflection, and dreams about what he could do to make his skin more appealing.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007jxdp)
Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum
Michael Minden and Alan Bance discuss the famous German post-war novel about the life of Oskar Matzerath - published in 1961.
FRI 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2kf)
Episode 10
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black types up his findings over the massive bogus insurance claim. Concluded by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 15:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnzj)
Episode 5
The baby arrives, but the heavy Spanish rains sparks chaos for the aspiring peasant farmers. Concluded by Mick Ford.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ttq58)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring My Naughty Little Sister, The Ordinary Princess, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells and Smile!
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b00ttphh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007s19b)
Earthsearch I
The Pools of Time
Darv and Astra, two of the starship's crew, are in grave danger after being taken prisoner by the inhabitants of Zelda 5.
Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard the Challenger...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Helan ...... Judy Franklin
Thorden ...... John Bott
Spegal ...... Stephen Garlick
Custodian of the Past ...... Eve Karpf
Old Man ...... Godfrey Kenton
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpv4)
The Red Planet
5. Communication Lost
With all communications back to Earth lost, the courage of Captain Jet Morgan is severely tested during a meteor swarm...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00ttpgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 RD Wingfield (b0082k48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8yxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mdzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The Drought (b007jw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jp12)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 A Look Back at the Nineties (b007k25f)
Recorded in July 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie 'look back' at the decade that was yet to happen.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jvhf)
Series 4
Poet's Corner
Satan is cross with Yeats over a poem, while Scumspawn and Thomas write their own verse. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
FRI 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00bxv1v)
Episode 1
Doing the Bathroom.
Succulent insights into life as it unfolds in one man's sitting room.
Humorist Ivor Cutler dispenses a concoction of songs, poetry, stories and a Stuggy Pren to his visitors: New Zealand sculptor Craig Murray-Orr and Orpington penciller Alison O'Kill.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 1994.
FRI 23:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00bfq19)
Series 1
Episode 6
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse. From December 1996.