Kenneth Horne calls in the plumber, plus the history of communication. With Kenneth Williams and Betty Marsden. From May 1959.
The impressionist show that everyone is talking about. With Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry.
2. Story
A journalist has fallen from a building while working on a story, but was she pushed?
Trueman and Riley get a crash course in internet radio, 'citizen journalism' and fat dogs as they seek to find an answer.
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
David …. Anthony Glennon
Harriet …. Jasmine Callan
Aaron …. Paul Richard Biggin
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Bruised and battered after his interrogation by the secret police - the Englishman is on the run inside a hostile European dictatorship. Who can he trust to help him?
Geoffrey Household's classic thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are after his aunt's cash. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
Aubrey and Dorinda live their lives in their own claustrophobic world, dominated by guilt.
Their verbal games of storytelling are vivid, unbelievable and true. Only 'they' exist - and the others.
Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Paul Scofield as Aubrey and Fiona Shaw as Dorinda.
Oscar attempts to quit smoking in a highly unusual way - to win the woman of his dreams. Stars Anton Lesser and Stephen Mangan.
Ronnie Barker and the team show you how to avoid socialising by putting some milk on.
Biggles faces more trouble from the evil McBain as he prepares to leave the local saloon. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
Recalling his cottage holidays down in Sussex - the actor reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on Quartets and Alma Cogan. From April 1990.
Michael Bentine stars as the great Tibetan mystic U Tug, members of the British Bath Craftsman's Guild, the Toastmaster, the entire United Nations and occasionally himself.
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host. Listen in and you’ll believe that telephone boxes can fly.
Dr Beth Granger sifts through clues to the devastation in Inchbrae, but becomes the focus of a hostile presence instead...
And why does time in the Highland village seem to be breaking into different 'layers'?
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Lt. Hopridge and Finlay McLean as PC McBain.
3. Hogwatch Night
The old King is dead. The new ruler has a troubled conscience and a wife on the warpath - in pursuit of the three witches...
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
The Demon …. Gavin Muir
Shawn …. Brian Hibbard
Discover the results of a 'live' archaeology dig and visit a very liberal safari park.
The naive Budleigh Salterton gap year student goes fishing on the African continent. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
Mel and Vicki have an unexpected visit from their landlord. With more rent owing than they can possibly afford, it looks like Mel will have to pay in kind...
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 2008
THU 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007m481)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j1whb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b008m6rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k425)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007jwbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Marcy Kahan - 20 Cigarettes (b008m6tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b007js4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b007k084)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgnx0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
Series 1
Big Brother
MP Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil liberties
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowldes.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Tom ...... Fulton McKay
Godfrey Finch ...... Gordon Clyde
Floor Manager ...... Haydn Wood
Richard Linley ...... Himself
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1983.
THU 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
Episode 3
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
THU 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
Series 1
3. Bond
Suspicion erupts at a James Bond convention as Trueman and Riley go in search of a stolen ring.
Tracy's ring, as worn by Diana Rigg, in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' is the 'holy grail' for collectors, but exactly what are they prepared to do to get it?
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Karen …. Rachel Bavidge
Bill …. Paul Rider
Gerard …. Mark Straker
Jane …. Christine Kavanagh
The Receptionist …. Anthony Glennon
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
Episode 3
At large in a hostile European dictatorship, the fugitive battles on, in his efforts to escape, by taking to water.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
THU 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
Episode 9
Amelia follows George and the regiment to Brussels, as Becky attracts an army of admirers. Stars Emma Fielding and Jon Glover.
THU 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
The Duvet Lady
Wrapped in a duvet, Edna recalls her younger days. Will she ever emerge for an evening engagement? Stars Billie Whitelaw.
THU 11:00 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes. Stars Anna Massey and Anton Rodgers.
THU 11:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007k4xz)
Inspector Morse - The Burglar
Neighbourly concern about a suspicious stranger sets a new puzzle for the Oxford-based detective. Read by John Turner.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
Series 2
Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living from radio's Advanced Correspondence Course
With democratic instruction from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
A proportionally representative script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Ministerial production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
THU 13:00 Westway (b00fgnx2)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
THU 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m76c)
Entanglement
Ben Miller gives tips on how to do your own table top experiments, based on the bizarre laws of Quantum Physics.
THU 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzbj)
Some Grim Encounters
The crackle of vicious machine-gun fire from another plane forces the Jupiter to take action. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
THU 13:45 Great Meadow (b007k3z9)
Episode 2
Recalling his cousin Flora and the pet mice - the actor reads more extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
THU 14:00 10/01/2008 (b00fgnx4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008m7by)
Series 1
The Match
Doctor Finlay is serving for a love match, but tensions rise over who will be his doubles partner...
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, Siobhan Redmond as Georgina McNab, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Gordon Reid as John Angus and Jamie Glover as Dr Freddie Lawrence.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
Series 4
The Outing
Author Gerald is surprised over his wife Charlotte's enthusiasm for a day trip.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With John Church.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.
THU 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
Episode 4
The purpose of the alien's presence in Inchbrae is revealed after Jill and Beth witness more moments from the past.
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, John Paul Hurley as Dominic Clayton, Finlay McLean as Reverend Thornley, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns/Minister/Tannoy and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
Wyrd Sisters
4. Degrees of Royalty
Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness. The old King will be revenged. The three witches set to work!
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's popular tale.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet … Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Tomjon …. Roger May
Dramatised by Vince Foxall.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Radio Active (b007js7f)
Series 3
Edinburgh Festival
Scotland beware! The national local radio station's weekly arts programme has special coverage of the Edinburgh Festival.
Starring:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Angus Deayton
Geoffrey Perkins
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton-Stevens
Music by Philip Pope and Mike Schilling.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Jon Canter, Richard Curtis, Helen Murray, Nick Wilton, Moray Hunter, John Docherty and Roger Planer.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008m7km)
Series 1
Episode 2
Save the seal - and how to lose unwanted hair. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1985.
THU 23:30 On the Hour (b007k3g0)
Series 1
Episode 1
From disasters and corruption to beachcombing and medical mayhem.
All the news as it happens, if it happens.
Plus all the sport from 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.
FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2008
FRI 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j2510)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Radio Active (b007js7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008m7km)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 On the Hour (b007k3g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007k4xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:45 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008m7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fgq9j)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
Series 3
The Great White Hunter
Captain Mainwaring causes chaos tracking down Walker's purloined silk parachute.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Mrs Pike …. Pearl Hackney
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.
FRI 08:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx2d)
Episode 2
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.
FRI 09:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j272j)
Series 1
4. Speed
Detective Riley is feeling angry for being sent on a 'speed awareness' workshop.
But that puts him on the trail of ex-con from the old days in Hull - womanising rip-off merchant Frank Butters...
Brian B Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Frank Butters …. Sam Dale
Melanie …. Christine Kavanagh
Eric Simonelli …. John Dougal
Inez …. Miranda Keeling
Svetlana …. Jasmine Callan
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
Episode 4
Back in England after battling to escape - the Englishman soon realises that even in London, he's still not safe from his hostile pursuers.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
FRI 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxl)
Episode 10
1815, the Battle of Waterloo. As George and Rawdon fight, Becky and Amelia wait for news. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
FRI 10:15 Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story (b007mb5v)
An old man has a tale to tell about a piper, a mare and a town plagued with rats.
But no one wants to listen, unless his story makes good TV...
Dave Sheasby's drama stars Bernard Cribbins as Jack, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Kate, Colin Salmon as Gruchen, Giles Fagan as Dave and Andrew Wincott as Nurse Downs.
Music composed and performed by Keith Waite.
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 11:00 Not Talking (b008m8hl)
A Mike Bartlett drama about two interleaved stories of men's experiences of the army, and how their lives are linked.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Counterpoint (b008m8jp)
1999
Heat 9
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Oxford's Dennis Chiles, Len Smith from Essex and Alison Foot of Carmarthenshire. From February 1999.
FRI 13:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b0076lzm)
The Horse
Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding.
FRI 13:15 Try This at Home (b008m8jz)
Boomerang
Ben Miller visits Cardiff, where scientists are preparing an experiment to explore the first microseconds of the universe.
FRI 13:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj)
Southward Again
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
FRI 13:45 Great Meadow (b007k405)
Episode 3
Dirk Bogarde reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls Christmas celebrations in Sussex.
FRI 14:00 11/01/2008 (b00fgq9l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jvh3)
Series 1
Found and Lost
Bill and Faith are late in love but new to each other - and Bill has already got himself into Faith's bad books...
Starring Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of husband and wife writers, 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 series Faith in the Future.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Grace ...... Moir Leslie
Alex ...... John Samson
Ray ...... Nicholas Courtney
Ted ...... Norman Bird
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
FRI 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
What's in a Name?
Hard-up Audrey needs a secret job - but what on earth is she qualified to do?
Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.
Lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate, has decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage with her butler in tow.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
FRI 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3q)
Episode 5
As the army closes in on the Highland village of Inchbrae, can the alien presence be defeated?
Conclusion of the sci-fi thriller specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 1
Ankh-Morpork, the elucidated brethren of Ebon Night have turned their hands to magic.
When Zebbo Mooty is mysteriously vaporised in an alley, Captain Vimes of the watch, knows it's time to act.
Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
The Landlord …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Dramatised in six parts by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jq38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Counterpoint (b008m8jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b00j272j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story (b007mb5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008m9f5)
Series 2
Episode 1
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From February 2002.
FRI 23:00 Genius (b008m9f6)
Series 1
Stewart Lee
From a self-cleaning fish tank with a twist to a CD player-cum-microwave oven?
Dave Gorman asks comedian Stewart Lee to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
The Brothers Faversham
Horatius Faversham
The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier - Horatius Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus,
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
05/01/2008
14:00 SAT (b00fg729)
06/01/2008
14:00 SUN (b00fg7ws)
07/01/2008
14:00 MON (b00fgbfp)
08/01/2008
14:00 TUE (b00fgh0c)
09/01/2008
14:00 WED (b00fgj7p)
10/01/2008
14:00 THU (b00fgnx4)
11/01/2008
14:00 FRI (b00fgq9l)
4 at the Store
22:30 SUN (b00d7jpz)
4 at the Store
03:30 MON (b00d7jpz)
Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus
10:00 SUN (b007k3cx)
Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus
20:00 SUN (b007k3cx)
Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy
02:15 SAT (b007k1sh)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
11:30 SUN (b008lyzf)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
21:30 SUN (b008lyzf)
Ayres on the Air
17:30 TUE (b007k0pq)
Ayres on the Air
06:00 WED (b007k0pq)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 MON (b008m24j)
Beachcomber... By the Way
06:30 TUE (b008m24j)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b007jpv0)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b007jpv0)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b007jpv0)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
08:30 TUE (b008m30v)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
22:00 TUE (b008m30v)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00fg725)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00fg7wq)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00fgbfk)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00fgh06)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00fghfb)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00fgnx0)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00fgq9j)
Blake's 7
18:00 SAT (b008lyl8)
Blake's 7
00:00 SUN (b008lyl8)
Bogarde on Film
13:45 MON (b007js9n)
Bogarde on Film
13:45 TUE (b007jsb2)
Celebrating Peter Tinniswood
09:00 SAT (b007jn9m)
Celebrating Peter Tinniswood
20:00 SAT (b007jn9m)
Celebrating Peter Tinniswood
03:00 SUN (b007jn9m)
Colin Dexter Short Stories
11:45 THU (b007k4xz)
Colin Dexter Short Stories
05:45 FRI (b007k4xz)
Counterpoint
12:30 FRI (b008m8jp)
Counterpoint
19:30 FRI (b008m8jp)
Dad's Army
08:00 FRI (b007jq38)
Dad's Army
12:00 FRI (b007jq38)
Dad's Army
19:00 FRI (b007jq38)
Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story
10:15 FRI (b007mb5v)
Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story
21:15 FRI (b007mb5v)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b008m6rv)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b008m6rv)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b008m6rv)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
17:00 THU (b008m7by)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
06:30 FRI (b008m7by)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
12:00 SUN (b00fhzr1)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SUN (b00fhzr1)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
05:00 MON (b00fhzr1)
Falco
01:30 SAT (b008l1cb)
Falco
09:30 MON (b008m17q)
Falco
20:30 MON (b008m17q)
Falco
01:30 TUE (b008m17q)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b008lyl7)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b008lyl7)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b008lyl7)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
18:00 SUN (b008lz2f)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
00:00 MON (b008lz2f)
Genius
04:00 SAT (b00brvcm)
Genius
23:00 FRI (b008m9f6)
Ghost Zone
18:00 MON (b007k31r)
Ghost Zone
00:00 TUE (b007k31r)
Ghost Zone
18:00 TUE (b007jtzr)
Ghost Zone
00:00 WED (b007jtzr)
Ghost Zone
18:00 WED (b007jx3g)
Ghost Zone
00:00 THU (b007jx3g)
Ghost Zone
18:00 THU (b007jx3m)
Ghost Zone
00:00 FRI (b007jx3m)
Ghost Zone
18:00 FRI (b007jx3q)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:00 WED (b007jwbg)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
04:00 THU (b007jwbg)
Great Meadow
13:45 WED (b007jmy7)
Great Meadow
13:45 THU (b007k3z9)
Great Meadow
13:45 FRI (b007k405)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 TUE (b007jp18)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 TUE (b007jp18)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 TUE (b007jp18)
Hercule Poirot
12:00 SAT (b007jxgm)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 SUN (b007jxgm)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b008m22m)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b008m22m)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jmhv)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jmhv)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 WED (b007jnsp)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 WED (b007jnsp)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008l1sx)
Little Britain
22:30 FRI (b008m9f5)
Marcy Kahan - 20 Cigarettes
11:00 WED (b008m6tj)
Marcy Kahan - 20 Cigarettes
05:00 THU (b008m6tj)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
13:00 FRI (b0076lzm)
Millport
06:30 SAT (b0075ttx)
Monty's Revolver
11:45 MON (b007k4qr)
Monty's Revolver
05:45 TUE (b007k4qr)
Much Binding in the Marsh
13:00 SUN (b008p5c6)
Much Binding in the Marsh
19:00 SUN (b008p5c6)
Much Binding in the Marsh
06:00 MON (b008p5c6)
My Music
17:00 WED (b007k084)
My Music
06:30 THU (b007k084)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
03:00 SAT (b007jx1h)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
08:30 FRI (b007jx2d)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
22:00 FRI (b007jx2d)
Not Talking
11:00 FRI (b008m8hl)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 TUE (b008m4f8)
Old Harry's Game
03:00 WED (b008m4f8)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 WED (b008m4f8)
On the Hour
23:30 THU (b007k3g0)
On the Hour
04:30 FRI (b007k3g0)
Oscar Wilde
09:15 SUN (b007k13j)
Oscar Wilde
18:30 SUN (b008lz2g)
Oscar Wilde
00:30 MON (b008lz2g)
Oscar Wilde
02:15 MON (b007k13j)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 MON (b008m16t)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 MON (b008m16t)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 TUE (b008m16t)
Pearse Elliott - Last Suppers
05:00 SAT (b008l1fx)
Peter Tinniswood
10:15 MON (b007rfcf)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 MON (b007rfcf)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 TUE (b007rfcf)
Peter Tinniswood
10:15 TUE (b007q9f4)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 TUE (b007q9f4)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 WED (b007q9f4)
Peter Tinniswood
10:15 WED (b007rpry)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 WED (b007rpry)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 THU (b007rpry)
Peter Tinniswood
10:15 THU (b007jw6z)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 THU (b007jw6z)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 FRI (b007jw6z)
Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
11:00 THU (b008m75s)
Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim
05:00 FRI (b008m75s)
Radio Active
22:30 THU (b007js7f)
Radio Active
03:30 FRI (b007js7f)
Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon
11:00 MON (b008m1zr)
Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon
05:00 TUE (b008m1zr)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 TUE (b007jr26)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 TUE (b007jr26)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 WED (b007jr26)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 WED (b007jr2k)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 WED (b007jr2k)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 THU (b007jr2k)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 THU (b007jr30)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 THU (b007jr30)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 FRI (b007jr30)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 FRI (b007jr3f)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 FRI (b007jr3f)
Second Thoughts
17:00 FRI (b007jvh3)
Stand-Up on 7
23:00 SUN (b007wlpr)
Stand-Up on 7
04:00 MON (b007wlpr)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jlqh)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jlqh)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 SAT (b007k1l2)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 MON (b007jl80)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 TUE (b007jl80)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 TUE (b007lzwx)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 WED (b007lzwx)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 WED (b007m481)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 THU (b007m481)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 THU (b007jmq9)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 FRI (b007jmq9)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 FRI (b007jmk0)
The Al Read Show
13:30 SUN (b008lz0z)
The Al Read Show
19:30 SUN (b008lz0z)
The Al Read Show
06:30 MON (b008lz0z)
The Beaton Generation
23:00 TUE (b008m4f9)
The Beaton Generation
04:00 WED (b008m4f9)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b00gsb7z)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b00gsb7z)
The Cheese Shop Presents
23:30 MON (b008m2bc)
The Cheese Shop Presents
04:30 TUE (b008m2bc)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jnb4)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jnb4)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jnb4)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:30 WED (b007jnz9)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
04:30 THU (b007jnz9)
The In Crowd
23:00 MON (b008m2b9)
The In Crowd
04:00 TUE (b008m2b9)
The Men from the Ministry
13:30 SAT (b007jzmp)
The Men from the Ministry
02:30 SUN (b007jzmp)
The Michael Bentine Show
17:30 WED (b007js4v)
The Michael Bentine Show
06:00 THU (b007js4v)
The Million Pound Radio Show
23:00 THU (b008m7km)
The Million Pound Radio Show
04:00 FRI (b008m7km)
The Museum of Everything
22:30 WED (b007k425)
The Museum of Everything
03:30 THU (b007k425)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b008lz53)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b008lz53)
The Penny Dreadfuls
23:30 FRI (b00gpbcj)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show
04:30 SAT (b007jp7v)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
22:30 MON (b007jrl6)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
03:30 TUE (b007jrl6)
The Secret History of Bagpipes
09:30 SUN (b007k2d3)
The Secret History of Bagpipes
02:30 MON (b007k2d3)
The Shuttleworths
23:15 MON (b007jtpn)
The Shuttleworths
04:15 TUE (b007jtpn)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 THU (b008m7bz)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
06:00 FRI (b008m7bz)
Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat
11:00 TUE (b008m46l)
Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat
05:00 WED (b008m46l)
To the Manor Born
06:00 SAT (b007k45h)
To the Manor Born
17:30 FRI (b007k4dj)
Trueman and Riley
09:00 TUE (b00j1w35)
Trueman and Riley
20:00 TUE (b00j1w35)
Trueman and Riley
01:00 WED (b00j1w35)
Trueman and Riley
09:00 WED (b00j1whb)
Trueman and Riley
20:00 WED (b00j1whb)
Trueman and Riley
01:00 THU (b00j1whb)
Trueman and Riley
09:00 THU (b00j2510)
Trueman and Riley
20:00 THU (b00j2510)
Trueman and Riley
01:00 FRI (b00j2510)
Trueman and Riley
09:00 FRI (b00j272j)
Trueman and Riley
20:00 FRI (b00j272j)
Try This at Home
13:15 MON (b008m22n)
Try This at Home
13:15 TUE (b008m48l)
Try This at Home
13:15 WED (b008m6wt)
Try This at Home
13:15 THU (b008m76c)
Try This at Home
13:15 FRI (b008m8jz)
Voices From the Grave
00:00 SAT (b007jwn6)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 MON (b007lnqr)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 TUE (b007lzws)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 WED (b007m474)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 THU (b007lzbj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 FRI (b007lrnj)
Westway
08:00 SAT (b00fg727)
Westway
19:00 SAT (b00fg727)
Westway
13:00 MON (b00fgbfm)
Westway
13:00 TUE (b00fgh09)
Westway
13:00 WED (b00fghfd)
Westway
13:00 THU (b00fgnx2)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
17:30 MON (b007jr9f)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:00 TUE (b007jr9f)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
08:30 THU (b008m74n)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
22:00 THU (b008m74n)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
03:00 FRI (b008m74n)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b008lywx)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair Omnibus
01:00 MON (b008lywx)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 SAT (b007jvwn)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 MON (b007jvx0)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 MON (b007jvx0)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 TUE (b007jvx0)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 TUE (b007jvx8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 TUE (b007jvx8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 WED (b007jvx8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 WED (b007jvxc)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 WED (b007jvxc)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 THU (b007jvxc)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 THU (b007jvxg)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 THU (b007jvxg)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 FRI (b007jvxg)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 FRI (b007jvxl)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 FRI (b007jvxl)
Wimsey
01:00 SAT (b007jvn1)
Wimsey
09:00 MON (b007jvn3)
Wimsey
20:00 MON (b007jvn3)
Wimsey
01:00 TUE (b007jvn3)
World of Pub
23:45 TUE (b008m4ft)
World of Pub
04:45 WED (b008m4ft)
Yes Minister
08:00 THU (b007jl89)
Yes Minister
12:00 THU (b007jl89)
Yes Minister
19:00 THU (b007jl89)