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SATURDAY 05 APRIL 2008

SAT 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbx)
Search and Destroy

Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.

James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.

Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
TV Presenter ...... Henry Knowles
TV PA ...... Mary Elliott Nelson
Climatorium Technician ...... Rod Beacham
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher

Producer: David Spencer

First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.


SAT 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w525)
The Exposure

Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective, leaving Gabriel Syme in despair.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in March 2005.


SAT 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
The Rotten Apple

Rumpole recalls a suspicious case of bribery in the police force.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole

With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Robert Harris as Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Ian Cotterell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


SAT 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
Sad Cypress

Episode 5

As Elinor Carlisle stands accused of murder, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot uncovers evidence of greed and deceit.

The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Sir Edwin Bulmer ...... David King
Sir Samuel Atterbury ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Dr Garcia/Clerk ...... John Church
Inspector Brill ...... Eric Allan
Judge ...... Alan Cullen
Mr Wargrave ...... Jonathan Adams
Mr Littledale ...... Gordon Reid
Amelia Sedley ...... Ann Windsor

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.


SAT 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3wb)
Ladies of Letters Go Global

Episode 5

Vera and Christopher undertake a life-threatening undercover operation for MI6.

With no-one else to turn to, Irene combines forces with the ex-pat couple employing her to get Vera and Christopher air-lifted out of the diamond mine in which they have been billeted.

Irene ...... Prunella Scales
Vera ...... Patricia Routledge
Brian ...... Ewan Bailey

The up and down relationship of two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence.

Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Havman.

Producer: Claudine Toutoungi

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2006.


SAT 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2

The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom

A body in Hyde Park reunites the sleuth with a notorious former client. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.


SAT 03:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js1l)
Series 1

A Cavalier Attitude

Model village-makers, Robin and Wendy are shown "Black Bess" as their randy friends Sue and Glen persuade them to attend a battle re-enactment.

Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.

Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
Glenn ...... Michael Simkins
Darnley ...... Ewan Bailey
Carol ...... Jo Enright
Pikeman ...... Sean McKenna

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.


SAT 03:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k0th)
Series 1

Episode 1

Fun-packed sketch show featuring 'Britain's Stupidest Postman'. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From November 1987.


SAT 04:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jrq4)
Series 2

Fifteen Minutes of Fame

The band enters a TV talent show. Will it spark success - or return them to oblivion? Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.


SAT 04:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp45)
Series 1

Holy Water

The life of a struggling writer with his dysfunctional friends and a talking geranium.

A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.

With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Kate McKenzie and Brian Bowles.

Special guest star: Brian Johnston and Vince the geranium.

Producer: Jon Magnusson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1992.


SAT 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpxd)
The Small House at Allington

The Small House at Allington Part 4

Lily still loves her ex-fiance, but will Adolphus marry Lady Alexandrina? Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.


SAT 06:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009prt3)
Series 1

Episode 5

Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy - from his dodgy past.

Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...

Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.

Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield

With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Edward Halsted, Chris Pavlo, Paul Rogan and Ned Sherrin.

Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.

Music by Frido Ruth.

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.


SAT 06:30 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnv)
Series 2

Maybe, Baby

Broody Faith fancies starting a second family - but does Bill?

Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.

Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Norman Bird as Mr Burrows and Deborah Rowbottom as the Police Officer.

Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.

Producer: Sioned Wiliam

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.


SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009qh5n)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


SAT 08:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k10t)
1943

The BBC turns 21, and is totally dedicated to the war effort. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.


SAT 08:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4fk)
Episode 2

Lady Dona St Columb is captivated by a French pirate terrorizing the Cornish coast. Classic love drama with Lorna Heilbron.


SAT 09:00 I Did It My Way (b009qh5q)
Andy Hamilton

The devil himself talks! The writer and star of 'Old Harry's Game' talks to Peter Reed about his radio life and times.

Featuring The Million Pound Radio Show (July 1991), Old Harry's Game (July 1995 and April 1998), Revolting People (February 2000) and Trevor's World of Sport (Mar 2007).

Andy Hamilton has been involved with some of the finest television comedies of the last four decades - Not the Nine O'Clock News, Drop the Dead Donkey and latterly Outnumbered. Television alone is not the only successful arena for Andy- Old Harry's Game, Revolting People and Trevor's World of Sport are just some of his radio triumphs. 2014 saw Andy's film What We Did On Our Holiday reach cinemas featuring David Tennant, Rosamund Pike and Billy Connolly.

Produced by Martin Dempsey.


SAT 12:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side

After her husband died, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to ex-film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, but for one of them, the day ends in tragedy.

It is up to sharp-witted sleuth Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed the poor victim...

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.

With Ian Lavender as Chief Inspector Craddock, Gayle Hunnicutt as Marina Gregg, James Laurenson as Jason Rudd, Pauline Jameson as Dolly Bantry, Jane Whittenshaw as Cherry, Liz Goulding as Ella Zielinsky, John Hartley as Dr Gilchrist, Saverio Deodato as Giuseppe, Suzy Aitchison as Miss Knight, Jilly Bond as Heather Badcock, David Timson as Arthur Badcock/Vicar, Nigel Anthony as Ardwyck Fenn, Joanna Monro as Lola Brewster, Sarah-Jane Holm as Margot Bence and David Antrobus as Inspector Cornish.

From the book first published in 1962 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.


SAT 13:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jqhn)
One Way Only

The bungling civil servants try to tackle London's transport congestion.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Nicolette McKenzie.

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.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in August 1977.


SAT 14:00 05/04/2008 (b009qk5c)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009qk5f)
America's poet laureate Billy Collins and The Wailin' Jennys join our host at the Wolf Trap National Park in Virginia.


SAT 18:00 JG Ballard - The Recognition (b007jqxc)
What is the story behind the bizarre circus that rolls into town one Midsummer's eve? Fantastical tale read by Michael Maloney.


SAT 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jnx3)
Series 2

A Child Crying

To hear the sound of a crying child is not unusual.

What does it mean though when you are the only one who can hear it?

The Man in Black sets the chilling scene...

Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.

Written by James Saunders

The Man In Black …. Edward de Souza
Guy …. Nigel Anthony
Paul …. Ken Cumberlidge
Child's voice …. Cara Kelly
Ian …. Kim Wall

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.


SAT 19:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k10t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


SAT 19:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


SAT 20:00 I Did It My Way (b009qh5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009qk5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]



SUNDAY 06 APRIL 2008

SUN 00:00 JG Ballard - The Recognition (b007jqxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jnx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jqhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 I Did It My Way (b009qh5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009qk5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]


SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009qktn)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


SUN 08:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3xg)
Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)

Irene and Vera are back - and this time they are going global.

Determined to escape the aftermath of their respective Christmases from Hell, first Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, then Irene sets out to rescue her friend when she falls prey to the charms of Gaston the seductive Gascon.

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge star as grandmothers, Irene Spencer and Vera Small.

Series of comic emails written by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield.

Producer: Claudine Toutoungi

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.


SUN 09:15 An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach (b007mwdd)
In 1871, Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his mother. A century later, it reappears.

Read by Susannah York.

Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.


SUN 09:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3r0)
Guy's Hospital, London

Richard Stilgoe and company are admitted to Guy's Hospital in London for sound tests.

Visiting time is 'now', so, pull up a chair, don't eat all the grapes but put on the headphones and hear the result.

With Emma Thompson and The Cambridge Buskers

Producer: Mike Craig

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1984.


SUN 10:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwyb)
Table Manners

A weekend of tangled relationships begins in the dining room of a country house. Stars Robin Herford and Diane Bull.


SUN 11:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqlf)
Trevor Island

Mr Zizz, the bad cartoonist, is not really capable of murder. Or is he? Stars Martin Jarvis and Ron Pember. From September 1988.


SUN 12:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007rds0)
Episode 2

Russell Davies looks at the 1930s with a clip-packed taste of the development of the BBC's Variety department. From August 1988.


SUN 12:30 Radio Roots (b007jvtx)
Eamonn Andrews

Russell Davies traces the wireless career of This is Your Life host Eamonn Andrews - from Radio Eireann to becoming 'Mr Sport' at the BBC.


SUN 13:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
Series 1

Dead Men Don't Eat Pilchards

Top cops are on the case, when a witness protection programme goes catastrophically wrong. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.


SUN 13:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b007jx22)
Star Parade

The King of Knotty Ash aims his tickling stick at holidays and DIY.

This show is from the 'Star Parade' series - one-off shows featuring the biggest stars of TV and radio at the time

With Judith Chalmers, Cardew Robinson and Harold Berens.

Music from The Springfields.

Script co-written with Eddie Braben.

Producer: Eric Miller.

First heard on the BBC Light Programme in July 1963.


SUN 14:00 06/04/2008 (b009ql77)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007rds0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


SUN 17:30 Radio Roots (b007jvtx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b007jxd5)
Storm Warning

Episode 3

While the Doctor makes a journey into the spaceship interior, Rathbone prepares to carry out his mission. Paul McGann stars.


SUN 18:30 Doctor Who: The Commentaries (b009wmdh)
Series 4

Partners in Crime

David Tennant and Catherine Tate discuss the first episode of the fourth TV series.


SUN 19:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


SUN 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b007jx22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


SUN 20:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]


SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b009qnjs)
Catch up with Punt and Dennis and guests.


SUN 22:30 The Right Time (b007zhn2)
Series 1

Episode 5

The sketch show about modern life with people who have lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From September 2001.


SUN 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007ym3l)
Rob Newman

Episode 1

The comedian entertains an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn. From May 2005.


SUN 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jndx)
Series 1

Roman Britain Radio

It’s 55AD and ancient Britain tries to come to terms with the Roman invasion. DJ Steve-in-the-Afternoon fights the invaders' plans to make changes to the nation's favourite radio station - Iceni Gold.

Six-part series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age.

Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Claire Downes , Stuart Lane, Al Holloway, Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell.

Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.



MONDAY 07 APRIL 2008

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b007jxd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Doctor Who: The Commentaries (b009wmdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:15 An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach (b007mwdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 The Now Show (b009qnjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 The Right Time (b007zhn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007ym3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jndx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007rds0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 Radio Roots (b007jvtx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]


MON 06:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b007jx22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]


MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009qwyy)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
Series 7

Wings Over Dagenham

Move aside Orville and Wilbur, Neddie Seagoon is the pioneer aviator.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With George Chisholm, the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Pat Dixon

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1956.


MON 08:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007w4dg)
Fear

The comedian shares his thoughts on how to cope with fear and pain.

Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life

Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.


MON 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
The Man of God

Rumpole recalls the case of a light-fingered vicar.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole

With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, John Savident as Judge Bullingham and Denys Hawthorne as Judge George Frobisher.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Ian Cotterell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


MON 09:30 Falco (b007wpf1)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 1

Rome, AD 70: Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco chances upon an illegal trade in precious metal (the silver pigs) after mounting a rescue from a kidnap gang.

Anton Lesser brings the popular detective to life in Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventures set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Dramatised in four parts by Mary Cutler.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Sosia …. Felicity Jones
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Pertinax/Julius …. Sean Connolly
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


MON 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
Gone But Not Forgotten

The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.


MON 10:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
Series 1

Good Fences Make Good Neighbours

The Oxbridge detective probes the murder of a young woman who led 'a double life'. Michael Gilbert's thriller stars Philip Jackson.


MON 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpzz)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 1

The Vicar of Hogglestock is accused of theft with unexpected consequences. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.


MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
Series 4

Episode 6

Uncle John brings you Music for Schools - and The Curse of the Flying Wombat.

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 Graeme Garden, Eric Idle, Bill Oddie, Peter Hutchins, Peter & David Lund

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 Home Service in November 1966.


MON 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxxp)
Episode 6

Evacuee Willie's happiness is threatened by dark clouds on the horizon. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.


MON 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr36)
Episode 1

As the RMS Titanic sails to New York, an iceberg is spotted. Martin Jarvis reads a dramatic account of the doomed ocean liner.


MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009r1v1)
Ethelbald and His Woman; Offa and His Dyke

War was a cruel way of life from 731 to 829AD, under two Mercia Kings Ethelbald and Offa. Both reigned for 40 years.


MON 13:45 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz54)
Potato, Potahto

A smooth Yank, a Yorkshire 'bumpkin' and their Scottish-sounding daughter. Kim Normanton meets families with different accents.


MON 14:00 07/04/2008 (b009r200)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b009r202)
Series 2

The Bread and Butter

A mystery body strains the Republic's spirit of glasnost at the British Embassy – where many more British tourists are finding their way here than in the past...

Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.

Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as the United States Ambassador, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Rashbrook as Harris.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.


MON 17:30 Alison and Maud (b007k244)
Series 1

Lame Ducks

How can Bed and Breakfast landlady Alison avoid a courtship display - without hastily inventing a husband?

Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.

Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes star as sisters Alison and Maud.

Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Father …. Joss Ackland
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Leslie …. Nickolas Grace

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.


MON 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
World Without Fire

After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.

Conclusion of James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.

Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Craig ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Miss Anderson ...... Diana Olson
Scott ...... Diana Olsson
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher

Producer: David Spencer

First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.


MON 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
Unaccountable Conduct of Professor de Worms

Young poet Syme is chased through the London snow from Soho to St Paul's by the strange figure of the Professor.

Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13-parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b009qwz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


MON 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 20:30 Falco (b007wpf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 21:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


MON 22:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007w4dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtpd)
Series 2

The Sea

Why did Turner paint the sea so often? Was it its timeless majesty, or because he couldn't draw hands properly?

From Liverpool University - this is the cult New Age comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.

Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.

With Carla Mendonca, Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.


MON 23:00 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfc)
Strange Attractors

Comedy adventure about a computer conspiracy and a moggy with a mouth. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April 1996.


MON 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007m332)
Episode 6

It's Bird Night and 'That's Life'. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Rodney Bewes. From February 1998.



TUESDAY 08 APRIL 2008

TUE 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Falco (b007wpf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007w4dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtpd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007m332)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Alison and Maud (b007k244)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]


TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b009r202)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]


TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009rnlt)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


TUE 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
Series 6

The Fete

The lad rashly agrees to tempt Sir Laurence Olivier to open the East Cheam Garden Fete.

Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Wilfred Babbage, Jack Watson and Hugh Morton.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.


TUE 08:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jvc2)
Episode 6

A-ha! Chat show host Alan Partridge welcomes more guests to his sofa:

BBC TV's Commissioning Director Tony Hayers
TV presenter Trudy Sky
Fashion Designer Yvonne Boyd
The maverick Lord Morgan

With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.

Assistant researchers:

Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider

Producer: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.


TUE 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4nk)
The Defence of Guthrie Featherstone

Rumpole recalls the tale of a philandering member of chambers.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole

With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Angela Thorne as Marigold Featherstone and Michael Elphick as Bertie Timson.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Ian Cotterell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


TUE 09:30 Falco (b007wpz2)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 2

Roman detective, Falco is investigating the mystery of how a stolen lead ingot containing silver came to be in the bank box of a senator's daughter.

And things have taken a turn for the worse, as he's now probing a murder and - worse still - he's forced to visit a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.

Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.

Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Gaius Hilaris …. Ian Brooker
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Aelia …. Susan Jeffrey
Triferus/Cornix …. Alex Jones

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


TUE 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
Alternative Comedy

The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic, and some unusual student shows. With Christian Rodska.


TUE 10:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
Series 1

Myth of Return

The south London sleuth gets embroiled in a ruthless smuggling racket on the Kent marshes. Stars Philip Jackson.


TUE 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b009x1tl)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 2

When the Reverend Crawley is accused of theft, Mrs Proudie takes action. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Rosemary Leach.


TUE 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
Series 5

The Desperate Hours

After news of a jailbreak at Wormwood Scrubs, Albert and Harold get some unwelcome visitors.

Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

CAST:

Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H. Corbett
Johnny Spooner …. Leonard Rossiter
Frank Ferris …. Paddy Joyce

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Galton & Simpson wrote ten 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 eight series for TV.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1974.


TUE 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxyz)
Episode 7

Young evacuee Willie must return to London and his bullying mother. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley. Episode 7 of 10.


TUE 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr3m)
Episode 2

After hitting an iceberg, the Titanic's captain tries to discover how badly the ship has been damaged. Read by Martin Jarvis. Episode 2 of 10.


TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009rp5f)
The Vikings

Having landed in the north of England, the Vikings fought a harsh battle near Lindisfarne. Narrated by Anna Massey.


TUE 13:45 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz7r)
Street Talk, Posh Talk

The accent angst of Londoner Penny, born to a Caribbean mother. Kim Normanton meets families who don't all talk the same.


TUE 14:00 08/04/2008 (b009rp64)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnb0)
Series 7

Fatal Attraction

'Outrageous fortune' deals a cruel blow to Mr Sims - and to an unsuspecting Mrs Patterson. Stars Karl Howman. From April 1992.


TUE 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
Series 2

Trade Secrets

Confidentiality proves a headache for Rosie when she, Kate and Jo are all asked to organise top secret events...

Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.

With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Edward de Souza as Oleg, Gillian Hanna as Kirsten and Simon Trinder as Robert.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.


TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
1. Ruination

Space travel throws the most unlikely people together.

Norman is an idealist with a hand grenade. Max is a cheerful bore who won't stop talking.

Together, they're set to ruin the lives of some decidedly friendly aliens. Forever.

Six-part black-hole sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Captain Rossiter ...... Dan Strauss
Jane ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.


TUE 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
The Man in Spectacles

With his new-found ally - the Professor - Gabriel Syme rests up before they both set off to confront Doctor Bull.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


TUE 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


TUE 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4nk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 20:30 Falco (b007wpz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 21:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


TUE 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jvc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmb2)
Series 3

Another Country

The professor is convinced that societies evolve and mature. So Satan introduces him to Bill Clinton.

Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.

Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan

Other characters played by Felicity Montagu, Philip Pope, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nick Revell

Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.


TUE 23:00 Chewin' the Fat (b009rp6q)
Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan present Radio Scotland's 'topical' banter and sketch show. From February 1998.


TUE 23:30 The Shuttleworths (b007m950)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind

Vampires

On the trail of vampires, John Shuttleworth visits Whitby.

But when the investigation hits full tilt he gets worried about the health of next-door neighbour Ken Worthington. Could he be Dracula's latest victim?

Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter continues his probe into unsolved phenomena.

With a guest appearance by Fame Academy's Alistair Griffin.

Written and performed by Graham Fellows.

Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.



WEDNESDAY 09 APRIL 2008

WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4nk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Falco (b007wpz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jvc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 Chewin' the Fat (b009rp6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 The Shuttleworths (b007m950)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b009x1tl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]


WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009rr0b)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009rr0d)
A cornucopia of Horne, or should that be a Horne-u-copia of corn? All puns intended in this classic from 1961.


WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b009rr0g)
Donal MacIntyre goes undercover in Ambridge and Russell Crowe phones a pawn shop.


WED 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgf)
The Show Folk

Rumpole recalls the case of an actress accused of murder.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole.

With Derek Farr as Mr Justice Skelton, Peter Woodthorpe as Tommy Pierce and Jonathan Scott as Jarvis Allen.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Ian Cotterell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


WED 09:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 3

Probing the illegal imports of the ingots, Roman sleuth Falco has chanced upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor Vespasian.

And he's also discovered the identity of Helena's ex-husband: which has made him realise the plot is much closer to home than he thought.

Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.

Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Domitian …. Declan Wilson

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


WED 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
Wild Pigs of Thorngumbald

The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska.


WED 10:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
Series 1

Vengeance Foreseen

The philosophising sleuth's probe of murky protection rackets sparks trouble a bit too close to home. Stars Philip Jackson.


WED 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2h)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 3

The accused vicar's problems mount up, and Johnny Eames woos Lily Dale. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.


WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009rr0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k1jm)
My Stag Movie, part 2/2

The veteran auditionee exposes more of his film-making exploits. Did he ever hit the big screen?

British show business doyen, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.

Performed and written by Peter Jones.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986


WED 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy06)
Episode 8

With no news of Willie - Tom heads to London and gets a shock. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.


WED 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr4k)
Episode 3

The stricken passengers of the steamship RMS Titanic leave their cabins and head to the ship's decks. Martin Jarvis reads Walter Lord's account.


WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009rrn1)
Alfred the Great

He burnt the cakes, he founded a navy. But why was Alfred 'Great'? Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.


WED 13:45 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz8y)
Wha D'Ye Say?

A Sunderland man and his Fife-born mother-in-law struggle to communicate. Kim Normanton meets families with different accents.


WED 14:00 09/04/2008 (b009rrnp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


WED 17:00 My Music (b009rrnr)
John Amis whistles Ravel and Denis Norden sings of Donkeys and Strawberries. From January 1994.


WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jmgk)
Series 1

The Older Man

Widow Sarah battles to bring up her 18-year-old daughter Clare, hindered by her meddling mother Eleanor.

The debut episode of Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.

Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and James Griffiths as Nick.

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.


WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
2. Gifting

Norman and Max are welcomed by the incurably friendly Oblivions and soon they're offering priceless gifts - the secret of fire, contemplation and baked potatoes.

Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Inspector Albermarle ...... Andy Rashleigh

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.


WED 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
The Duel

The three men travel to France where Gabriel Syme challenges the Marquis to a deadly combat...

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009rr0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k1jm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


WED 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 20:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 21:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b009rr0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 22:30 Acropolis Now (b007jwml)
Series 1

War

Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.


WED 23:00 Wild Things (b007t59l)
Series 1

Bundle of Joy

Florists Winnie and Ample have plenty to arrange in their shop. Stars Doon Mackichan and Miranda Richardson. From August 2002.


WED 23:30 The Big Booth (b007k2ph)
Series 1

Episode 6

Tasty monologues and sketches starring Boothby Graffoe.

With Stephen Frost and guitarist Antonio Forcione.

With Kevin Eldon, Vivienne Soan and Big Al.

Producer: Lucy Armitage

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.



THURSDAY 10 APRIL 2008

THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]


THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]


THU 01:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]


THU 02:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]


THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b009rr0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]


THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007jwml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007t59l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k2ph)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]


THU 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]


THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jmgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]


THU 06:30 My Music (b009rrnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]


THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009s6vw)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
Series 2

The Moral Dimension

Thirsty MP Jim Hacker's trip to an Arab state sparks diplomatic disarray.

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 …. Derek Fowlds
Anne Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Bill Pritchard …. Anthony Carrick
Prince Mohammed …. Walter Randall
First Arab …. Vic Tablian
Helpful Arab …. Ali Rifaii
Jenny Goodwin …. Moir Lesley
Ross …. Robin Summers
Diplomat …. Mark Straker

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


THU 08:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k1s6)
The Hiking Holiday

John and his best friend Tony find face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air...

Written by John Hegley.

Starring John Hegley, Simon Munnery, Terry Malloy, Sunny Ormonde and Andy Hockley.

Original music by Nigel Piper.

Director: Anne Edyvean.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.


THU 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgq)
The Fascist Beast

Rumpole takes on a new pupil and defends a racist politician.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole

With John Bott as Judge Jameson, Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Lockwood West as Mr Keith and Saeed Jaffrey as Lutuf Khan.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Ian Cotterell.


THU 09:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 4

Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.

He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...

Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.

Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.


THU 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
Episode 4

The playwright recalls a never-realised bleak opera and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine.


THU 10:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
Series 1

Outpacing the Fiend

A ruthless murderer puts the inspector's marriage under strain and his family in mortal danger. Stars Philip Jackson.


THU 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2q)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 4

The course of true love proves bumpy and there's drama for the Proudies. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Rosemary Leach.


THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqxd)
Series 3

Son of the Burkiss Way

Film 77 presents the premiere of the BBC's first ever motion picture for radio

Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett .

Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.

Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

Producer: John Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.


THU 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy1g)
Episode 9

Willie recovers from his trauma in London, but can he stay with Tom? Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.


THU 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr4x)
Episode 4

As the sinking Titanic issues an SOS, women and children are ordered into the ocean liner's lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.


THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009s9gn)
The Death of Alfred

Despite Danegeld and baptism, the Danes continue to cause trouble for the Saxons. Alfred dies after ruling for 28 years. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.


THU 13:45 Centurions (b007jzxl)
Bernard Leach - Dish, Slipware Dish and Jam

Famed for his lumpy styling, Edmund de Waal, Rosemary Hill and Christopher Cook discuss the legacy of the controversial potter.


THU 14:00 10/04/2008 (b009s9n5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009s9n7)
Mozambique

A trip ashore for ship's medic Simon Sparrow leads to some local linguistic mishaps

The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.

Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Spratt, Ray Cooney as First Mate Jock Hornbeam, Marjorie Westbury as Maria, Miriam Margolyes as Matilde, Ann Murray as Mrs Hawkins, Madi Hedd as Rosa and Peter Jones as Easter.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.


THU 17:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11

Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.


THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
3. Anyone for Tennis?

As the Oblivions have so much time on their hands, it couldn't possibly hurt to introduce them to the gentle game of tennis, could it?

Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.


THU 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
The Criminals Chase the Police

As Gabriel Syme engages his opponent in a duel, there's a revelation from the Marquis.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 20:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


THU 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


THU 21:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


THU 22:00 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k1s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4xd)
Series 1

Episode 5

Dr Webster is looking after his 13 year old daughter for the weekend but can't understand why she doesn't find an evening in the path lab an exciting prospect?

Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.

Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Margaret ...... Lauren Bird
Other parts ...... Stephen Critchlow

Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.


THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009s9vm)
Series 3

Episode 4

Twisted Gardeners' Question Time, and car alarm revenge. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and sketches. From October 1987.


THU 23:30 Tilt (b009s9w8)
Episode 3

The topical sketch show that takes you behind the week's news. And then mucks about with it a bit.



FRIDAY 11 APRIL 2008

FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]


FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]


FRI 01:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]


FRI 02:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]


FRI 03:00 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k1s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]


FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009s9vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:30 Tilt (b009s9w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]


FRI 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]


FRI 06:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]


FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b009s9n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]


FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009scgp)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.


FRI 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.


FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43)
Series 1

Police, Camera, Amphibian

Robin's dream comes true as not one but two real criminal offences are committed on his doorstep and the police come to visit.

The only problem is he wasn't there when it happened but Wendy was...

Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.

Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
Glenn ...... Michael Simkins
Darnley ...... Ewan Bailey
Carol ...... Jo Enright
Pikeman ...... Sean McKenna

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.


FRI 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsh4)
The Case of Identity

Rumpole deals with some dubious alibis in court and in chambers.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole.

With Robert Harris as Mr Justice Vosper, Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown and Amanda Murray as Phillida Trant.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Director: Peter King

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.


FRI 09:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.

This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.

Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.

Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...

With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.


FRI 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles

Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska.


FRI 10:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
Series 2

Heroes and Villains

Confronted with robbery and murder, the detective learns even respected police officers can be suspects. Stars Philip Jackson.


FRI 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 5

More revelations for Barchester's residents and decisions need to be made. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.


FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
Two Fingers of Suspicion

Secrets from Brightco's defence job are reaching a foreign power. But who is responsible for a leak?

Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom

Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
With John Graham

Written by Andrew Palmer.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.


FRI 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy2w)
Episode 10

Willie gets news of his mother, as his future life is finally resolved. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.


FRI 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5b)
Episode 5

With only women and children allowed on lifeboats, panic and friction spreads aboard the doomed Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.


FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009sd3w)
Athelstan the First Sovereign

Churchill called him 'the valiant Athelstan.' But why was Alfred the Great's grandson so important? Anna Massey narrates.


FRI 13:45 Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera (b0076xhf)
Lucy Ash discovers how in the digital age, the world still loves a Soviet Union relic - the low-spec Lomo Camera. From 2006.


FRI 14:00 11/04/2008 (b009sd3y)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnz)
Series 2

The Rhythm of Strife

Bill and Faith bicker over her children, then his ex-wife Liza turns up...

Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.

Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Belinda Lang as Liza, Brian Bowles as Dennis and Danny Schiller as Mr Roper.

Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off ‘Faith in the Future’.

Producer: Sioned Wiliam

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.


FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009sdcy)
Series 1

Episode 6

Comeback singing duo Tommy and Sheila hit stormy waters performing on a cruise ship.

Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...

Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.

Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield

With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson and Chris Pavlo.

Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.

Music by Frido Ruth.

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.


FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2)
4. Martinis

The dangers of tennis are now apparent to the Oblivions - but Martinis? What could possibly go wrong with Martinis?

Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.

Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Jonathan ...... RossAlistair McGowan

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.


FRI 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wqf0)
The Earth in Anarchy

The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor cars to outrun their masked pursuers.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jr7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


FRI 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


FRI 20:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


FRI 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


FRI 21:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007jm7c)
Series 1

Episode 2

Sketch show shenanigans from going to the Proms to public loos. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From November 1987.


FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jrwp)
Series 2

The Ballad of Kenny and Christine

Kenny's new girlfriend wants to join his a cappella band - but she can't sing. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.


FRI 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp4p)
Series 1

Decoration

Struggling writer Nick paints his flat to impress Caroline, but his geraniums hate it.

A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.

With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.

Producer: Jon Magnusson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.




LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

05/04/2008 14:00 SAT (b009qk5c)

06/04/2008 14:00 SUN (b009ql77)

07/04/2008 14:00 MON (b009r200)

08/04/2008 14:00 TUE (b009rp64)

09/04/2008 14:00 WED (b009rrnp)

10/04/2008 14:00 THU (b009s9n5)

11/04/2008 14:00 FRI (b009sd3y)

2000 Years of Radio 23:45 SUN (b007jndx)

2000 Years of Radio 04:45 MON (b007jndx)

Acropolis Now 22:30 WED (b007jwml)

Acropolis Now 03:30 THU (b007jwml)

After Henry 17:30 WED (b007jmgk)

After Henry 06:00 THU (b007jmgk)

Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests 10:00 SUN (b007jwyb)

Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests 20:00 SUN (b007jwyb)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 MON (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 MON (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 TUE (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 TUE (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 TUE (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 WED (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 WED (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 WED (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 THU (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 THU (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 THU (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 FRI (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 FRI (b009scn3)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 FRI (b009scn3)

Alison and Maud 17:30 MON (b007k244)

Alison and Maud 06:00 TUE (b007k244)

An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach 09:15 SUN (b007mwdd)

An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach 02:15 MON (b007mwdd)

Andrew Sachs - The Revenge 09:30 FRI (b007jr11)

Andrew Sachs - The Revenge 20:30 FRI (b007jr11)

As Soon As I Open My Mouth 13:45 MON (b007jz54)

As Soon As I Open My Mouth 13:45 TUE (b007jz7r)

As Soon As I Open My Mouth 13:45 WED (b007jz8y)

Beyond Our Ken 08:00 WED (b009rr0d)

Beyond Our Ken 12:00 WED (b009rr0d)

Beyond Our Ken 19:00 WED (b009rr0d)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SAT (b009qh5n)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SUN (b009qktn)

Big Toe Books 07:00 MON (b009qwyy)

Big Toe Books 07:00 TUE (b009rnlt)

Big Toe Books 07:00 WED (b009rr0b)

Big Toe Books 07:00 THU (b009s6vw)

Big Toe Books 07:00 FRI (b009scgp)

Big Town All Stars 04:00 SAT (b007jrq4)

Big Town All Stars 23:00 FRI (b007jrwp)

Boogie Up the River 17:30 THU (b007jv65)

Boogie Up the River 06:00 FRI (b007jv65)

Centurions 13:45 THU (b007jzxl)

Chewin' the Fat 23:00 TUE (b009rp6q)

Chewin' the Fat 04:00 WED (b009rp6q)

Dad's Army 08:00 FRI (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 12:00 FRI (b007jr7l)

Dad's Army 19:00 FRI (b007jr7l)

Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek 08:30 SAT (b007k4fk)

Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek 19:30 SAT (b007k4fk)

Dead Ringers 08:30 WED (b009rr0g)

Dead Ringers 22:00 WED (b009rr0g)

Dead Ringers 03:00 THU (b009rr0g)

Dial M for Pizza 03:30 SAT (b007k0th)

Dial M for Pizza 22:30 FRI (b007jm7c)

Doctor Who: The Commentaries 18:30 SUN (b009wmdh)

Doctor Who: The Commentaries 00:30 MON (b009wmdh)

Doctor Who 18:00 SUN (b007jxd5)

Doctor Who 00:00 MON (b007jxd5)

Doctor at Large 17:00 THU (b009s9n7)

Doctor at Large 06:30 FRI (b009s9n7)

Falco 09:30 MON (b007wpf1)

Falco 20:30 MON (b007wpf1)

Falco 01:30 TUE (b007wpf1)

Falco 09:30 TUE (b007wpz2)

Falco 20:30 TUE (b007wpz2)

Falco 01:30 WED (b007wpz2)

Falco 09:30 WED (b007wpsz)

Falco 20:30 WED (b007wpsz)

Falco 01:30 THU (b007wpsz)

Falco 09:30 THU (b007wpcl)

Falco 20:30 THU (b007wpcl)

Falco 01:30 FRI (b007wpcl)

Fear on 4 18:30 SAT (b007jnx3)

Fear on 4 00:30 SUN (b007jnx3)

Flying the Flag 17:00 MON (b009r202)

Flying the Flag 06:30 TUE (b009r202)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 17:00 SAT (b009qk5f)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 23:00 SAT (b009qk5f)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 06:00 SUN (b009qk5f)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 TUE (b009rnlw)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 TUE (b009rnlw)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 TUE (b009rnlw)

Hercule Poirot 01:30 SAT (b007k28y)

Huddwinks 13:00 SUN (b00fsmz4)

Huddwinks 19:00 SUN (b00fsmz4)

Huddwinks 06:00 MON (b00fsmz4)

I Did It My Way 09:00 SAT (b009qh5q)

I Did It My Way 20:00 SAT (b009qh5q)

I Did It My Way 03:00 SUN (b009qh5q)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 MON (b0092s7l)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 MON (b0092s7l)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 12:30 WED (b007k1jm)

J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook 19:30 WED (b007k1jm)

JG Ballard - The Recognition 18:00 SAT (b007jqxc)

JG Ballard - The Recognition 00:00 SUN (b007jqxc)

James Follett - The Destruction Factor 00:00 SAT (b007jpbx)

James Follett - The Destruction Factor 18:00 MON (b007k4t9)

James Follett - The Destruction Factor 00:00 TUE (b007k4t9)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 01:00 SAT (b007k4l3)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 09:00 MON (b007jsf6)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 20:00 MON (b007jsf6)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 01:00 TUE (b007jsf6)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 09:00 TUE (b007k4nk)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 20:00 TUE (b007k4nk)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 01:00 WED (b007k4nk)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 09:00 WED (b007jsgf)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 20:00 WED (b007jsgf)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 01:00 THU (b007jsgf)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 09:00 THU (b007jsgq)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 20:00 THU (b007jsgq)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 01:00 FRI (b007jsgq)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 09:00 FRI (b007jsh4)

John Mortimer - Rumpole 20:00 FRI (b007jsh4)

King Street Junior 17:00 TUE (b007jnb0)

King Street Junior 06:30 WED (b007jnb0)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 08:30 TUE (b007jvc2)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 22:00 TUE (b007jvc2)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 03:00 WED (b007jvc2)

Ladies of Letters 02:00 SAT (b007k3wb)

Ladies of Letters 08:00 SUN (b007k3xg)

Ladies of Letters 01:00 MON (b007k3xg)

Like They've Never Been Gone 06:00 SAT (b009prt3)

Like They've Never Been Gone 17:30 FRI (b009sdcy)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 22:30 MON (b007jtpd)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 03:30 TUE (b007jtpd)

Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom 13:00 MON (b007jxxp)

Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom 13:00 TUE (b007jxyz)

Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom 13:00 WED (b007jy06)

Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom 13:00 THU (b007jy1g)

Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom 13:00 FRI (b007jy2w)

Mind Your Own Business! 12:30 FRI (b009sczf)

Mind Your Own Business! 19:30 FRI (b009sczf)

Miss Marple 12:00 SAT (b007jvh5)

Miss Marple 01:00 SUN (b007jvh5)

My Music 17:00 WED (b009rrnr)

My Music 06:30 THU (b009rrnr)

Old Harry's Game 22:30 TUE (b007jmb2)

Old Harry's Game 03:30 WED (b007jmb2)

Paradise Lost in Space 18:00 TUE (b007jnlt)

Paradise Lost in Space 00:00 WED (b007jnlt)

Paradise Lost in Space 18:00 WED (b007jnpy)

Paradise Lost in Space 00:00 THU (b007jnpy)

Paradise Lost in Space 18:00 THU (b007jnt5)

Paradise Lost in Space 00:00 FRI (b007jnt5)

Paradise Lost in Space 18:00 FRI (b007jnx2)

Petrella 10:15 MON (b007jpkn)

Petrella 21:15 MON (b007jpkn)

Petrella 02:15 TUE (b007jpkn)

Petrella 10:15 TUE (b007jmbb)

Petrella 21:15 TUE (b007jmbb)

Petrella 02:15 WED (b007jmbb)

Petrella 10:15 WED (b007jmbt)

Petrella 21:15 WED (b007jmbt)

Petrella 02:15 THU (b007jmbt)

Petrella 10:15 THU (b007jmcy)

Petrella 21:15 THU (b007jmcy)

Petrella 02:15 FRI (b007jmcy)

Petrella 10:15 FRI (b007jmdg)

Petrella 21:15 FRI (b007jmdg)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 12:00 SUN (b007rds0)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 17:00 SUN (b007rds0)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 05:00 MON (b007rds0)

Radio Roots 12:30 SUN (b007jvtx)

Radio Roots 17:30 SUN (b007jvtx)

Radio Roots 05:30 MON (b007jvtx)

Rigor Mortis 22:30 THU (b007k4xd)

Rigor Mortis 03:30 FRI (b007k4xd)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 03:00 SAT (b007js1l)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 08:30 FRI (b007js43)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 22:00 FRI (b007js43)

Second Thoughts 06:30 SAT (b00fnfnv)

Second Thoughts 17:00 FRI (b00fnfnz)

Seymour the Fractal Cat 23:00 MON (b007jnfc)

Seymour the Fractal Cat 04:00 TUE (b007jnfc)

Sherlock Holmes 02:15 SAT (b007k4l6)

Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera 13:45 FRI (b0076xhf)

Smelling of Roses 17:30 TUE (b007k1tg)

Smelling of Roses 06:00 WED (b007k1tg)

Stand-Up on 7 23:00 SUN (b007ym3l)

Stand-Up on 7 04:00 MON (b007ym3l)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 TUE (b007k27m)

Steptoe and Son 19:30 TUE (b007k27m)

Stilgoe's Around 09:30 SUN (b007k3r0)

Stilgoe's Around 02:30 MON (b007k3r0)

The Adventures of John and Tony 08:30 THU (b007k1s6)

The Adventures of John and Tony 22:00 THU (b007k1s6)

The Adventures of John and Tony 03:00 FRI (b007k1s6)

The Barchester Chronicles 05:00 SAT (b007jpxd)

The Barchester Chronicles 11:00 MON (b007jpzz)

The Barchester Chronicles 05:00 TUE (b007jpzz)

The Barchester Chronicles 11:00 TUE (b009x1tl)

The Barchester Chronicles 05:00 WED (b009x1tl)

The Barchester Chronicles 11:00 WED (b007jq2h)

The Barchester Chronicles 05:00 THU (b007jq2h)

The Barchester Chronicles 11:00 THU (b007jq2q)

The Barchester Chronicles 05:00 FRI (b007jq2q)

The Barchester Chronicles 11:00 FRI (b007jq50)

The Big Booth 23:30 WED (b007k2ph)

The Big Booth 04:30 THU (b007k2ph)

The Burkiss Way 12:30 THU (b007jqxd)

The Burkiss Way 19:30 THU (b007jqxd)

The Curried Goat Show 23:30 MON (b007m332)

The Curried Goat Show 04:30 TUE (b007m332)

The Fall of the Mausoleum Club 11:30 SUN (b007jqlf)

The Fall of the Mausoleum Club 21:30 SUN (b007jqlf)

The Friend in the Corner 08:00 SAT (b007k10t)

The Friend in the Corner 19:00 SAT (b007k10t)

The Goon Show 08:00 MON (b009qwz0)

The Goon Show 12:00 MON (b009qwz0)

The Goon Show 19:00 MON (b009qwz0)

The Ken Dodd Show 13:30 SUN (b007jx22)

The Ken Dodd Show 19:30 SUN (b007jx22)

The Ken Dodd Show 06:30 MON (b007jx22)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 SAT (b007w525)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 18:30 MON (b007jvbd)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 TUE (b007jvbd)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 18:30 TUE (b007jzqp)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 WED (b007jzqp)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 18:30 WED (b007jzrz)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 THU (b007jzrz)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 18:30 THU (b007wpnm)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 FRI (b007wpnm)

The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 18:30 FRI (b007wqf0)

The Men from the Ministry 13:30 SAT (b007jqhn)

The Men from the Ministry 02:30 SUN (b007jqhn)

The Million Pound Radio Show 23:00 THU (b009s9vm)

The Million Pound Radio Show 04:00 FRI (b009s9vm)

The Nick Revell Show 04:30 SAT (b007jp45)

The Nick Revell Show 23:30 FRI (b007jp4p)

The Now Show 22:00 SUN (b009qnjs)

The Now Show 03:00 MON (b009qnjs)

The Right Time 22:30 SUN (b007zhn2)

The Right Time 03:30 MON (b007zhn2)

The Shuttleworths 23:30 TUE (b007m950)

The Shuttleworths 04:30 WED (b007m950)

The Small World of Dominic Holland 08:30 MON (b007w4dg)

The Small World of Dominic Holland 22:00 MON (b007w4dg)

The Small World of Dominic Holland 03:00 TUE (b007w4dg)

This Sceptred Isle 13:30 MON (b009r1v1)

This Sceptred Isle 13:30 TUE (b009rp5f)

This Sceptred Isle 13:30 WED (b009rrn1)

This Sceptred Isle 13:30 THU (b009s9gn)

This Sceptred Isle 13:30 FRI (b009sd3w)

Tilt 23:30 THU (b009s9w8)

Tilt 04:30 FRI (b009s9w8)

Walter Lord - A Night to Remember 13:15 MON (b007jr36)

Walter Lord - A Night to Remember 13:15 TUE (b007jr3m)

Walter Lord - A Night to Remember 13:15 WED (b007jr4k)

Walter Lord - A Night to Remember 13:15 THU (b007jr4x)

Walter Lord - A Night to Remember 13:15 FRI (b007jr5b)

Wild Things 23:00 WED (b007t59l)

Wild Things 04:00 THU (b007t59l)

Yes Minister 08:00 THU (b007k1mq)

Yes Minister 12:00 THU (b007k1mq)

Yes Minister 19:00 THU (b007k1mq)