Kenneth Horne's abominable quest for a Yeti - and 'Hornerama' looks at Leisure. With Kenneth Williams. From February 1961.
The Archers meet some EastEnders, while the Today programme gets a new owner. More top-notch impressions from January 2003. Episode 2 of 4.
A respectable woman in her 70s is found dead, apparently from natural causes, but Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury is sure she was murdered so starts to delve into the woman's past...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery stars Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury, Stephanie Cole as Joan Danbury, John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs, Lennox Greaves as the Vicar, Sunny Ormonde as Isabel Mackenzie and Tom George as John Parnell
Fed up caring for her mother-in-law, Linda is worried when a glass vase seems to have caused a fire. Read by Sue Johnston.
The swirling waters threaten to engulf Anna as she tries to understand the truth about Darrow and Sophy...
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
When Sheila Martin welcomes back the son she gave up for adoption into her family, she doesn’t guess the home truths his reappearance will uncover.
Georgia Pritchett’s family dramas stars Paula James as Sheila, Edna Doré as Mum, Iwan Thomas as Brian, Caroline Strong as Julie, Peter Kenny as Phil and Jenny Lee as Matron.
Farmer Boldwood and Gabriel Oak continue to vie for Bathsheba Everdene's affections. Thomas Hardy drama with David Burke.
The great and the good are torn from their pedestals in glee in the panel show that proves there's no smoke without fire.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Writer Jenny Colgan and broadcaster Rosie Millard join them as they attempt to dish the dirt on the bad boys and girls in history.
After more family conflict, Matthew's daughter Becky finds an unexpected ally in her stepmother Josie.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes how religion has modified eating habits and lifestyles around the world.
With his father dead, Richard becomes King. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles, with Paul Eddington.
The Liberal Democrat grandee talks to Anne Perkins about her admiration for the economic historian Karl Polanyi.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is perturbed by William's impending wedding. Percy Jelley is depressed despite his recent bigamous marriage to Mary Godwit. The Leechpedlar reveals that he was 'The Antique Mariner'. Cholericke is inspired....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Percy Jelley ...... Hugh Thomas
Mary Godwit ...... Alison Fiske
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 John Nettleton as the Vicar.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
The mystery deepens when all the residents of the rural village of Midwich suddenly fall into a state of unconsciousness...
The classic 1957 sci-fi novel by John Wyndam (1903-1969) adapted in three-parts by William Ingram.
Colonel Bernard Westcott ...... Charles Kay
Richard Gayford ...... William Gaunt
Gordon Zellaby ...... Manning Wilson
Angela Zellaby ...... Pauline Yates
Janet Gayford ...... Rosalind Adams
Ferrelyn Zellaby ...... Jenny Quayle
Alan Hughes ...... Gordon Dulieu
Doctor Willers ...... Hugh Dickson
Vicar Leebody ...... William Ingram
Colonel Latcher ...... Garard Green
Captain Beamish ...... Martin Bansley
Group Captain Harding ...... Peter Tuddenham
Chief Constable ...... Ronald Baddiley
Pilot ...... Alex Jennings
PC ...... David Peart
Base Controller ...... Edward Cast
3. The Pit
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Heraclitus' chance to escape Athens could expose Xanthippe to scorn and ridicule. Stars Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
The florists discuss Winnie's inheritance and Ample's birthday. Stars Doon Mackichan and Miranda Richardson. From December 2003.
With Stephen Frost, Vivienne Soan, Big Al, io Forcione, Jim Sweeney and Neil Innes.
THURSDAY 08 MAY 2008
THU 00:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007www2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b65bw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b65j3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up (b007jw2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00b64yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007szvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007wwh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k3g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Far from the Madding Crowd (b007jz6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007k18q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jv2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b6sv3)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
Series 3
Episode 1
Legendary comic duo Eric and Ernie play wine-tasting connoisseurs, pay tribute to marriage guidance service and enjoy an afternoon in the garden.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With Allan Cuthbertson and Ann Hamilton.
Singing guest: Anita Harris
Music from Max Harris and his Orchestra.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977
THU 08:30 The Harpoon (b007lnx3)
Series 1
Episode 4
Nostalgia galore in the Empire's favourite weekly magazine.
With Susie Brann, Julian Dutton, Peter Baynham, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Bryonie Pritchard.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 09:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtsj)
Knowl, 1864
Maud Knollyes is the daughter and heiress of a rich, eccentric recluse. After he dies, young Maud is placed in the guardianship of her Uncle Silas.
This is intended to be a public declaration of one man's confidence in his brother, for Silas was disgraced years before...
Starring Teresa Gallagher.
Sheridan le Fanu's Victorian gothic horror novel.
Dramatised in three parts by Alan Drury.
Maud ... Teresa Gallagher
Austin.... Graham Crowden
Madame de la Rougierre ... Dorothy Tutin
Lady Monica Knollye ... Joan Sims
Mary Quince ... Kathleen Byron
Mrs Rusk ... Tessa Worsley
Dr Bryerley .... John Hartley
Dudley ... Jonathan Keeble
Tom Brice.... Roger May
Mr Grimston .... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Rough Fellow ....Stephen Critchlow
Pianist: Michael Haslam
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in Ocotber 1995.
THU 10:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
Episode 9
After George's betrayal, Anna makes a decision. But can she muster the resolve to hold to it?
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 10:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...
Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 11:00 Far from the Madding Crowd (b007jldm)
Sergeant Troy
Bathsheba's defences are breached to devastating effect upon meeting a dashing soldier. Thomas Hardy drama with Janet Maw.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr74)
Series 3
Around the World the Burkiss Way
Books are plundered, but what the Dickens is going on?
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 January 1978.
THU 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn8h)
Episode 9
Elizabeth faces a dilemma now that Tom's daughter Dale has decided to move back into the family home.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 13:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jyk6)
Gravy Train
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes travelling across the United States of America aboard a restored private railway carriage.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b6ywf)
Third Crusade and Death of the Lionheart
The final crusade and the death of Richard Coeur de Lion. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul Eddington.
THU 13:45 Great Inspirations (b00b6yxr)
Boris Johnson
The Mayor of London talks to Anne Perkins about his admiration for the Greek historian Thucydides.
THU 14:00 08/05/2008 (b00b6yxt)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
Disengagement
Simon Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.
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 Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Alethea Charlton as Anthea de Beere-Sidebotham, Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs de Beere-Sidebotham and Peter Williams as Mr de Beere-Sidebotham.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.
THU 17:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jz40)
Lechlade, Twinned with Zanzibar
Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day? Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993.
THU 18:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmg5)
Episode 2
There are moral and security issues when all the women of child-bearing age in the village of Midwich simultaneously become pregnant by an alien force.
The classic 1957 sci-fi novel by John Wyndam dramatised by William Ingram.
Bernard Westcott …. Charles Kay
Gordon Zellaby …. Manning Wilson
Angela Zellaby …. Pauline Yates
Richard Gayford …. William Gaunt
Janet Gayford/Secretary …. Rosalind Adams
Ferrelyn Zellaby …. Jenny Quayle
Alan Hughes …. Gordon Dulieu
Vicar Leebody …. William Ingram
Doctor Willers …. Hugh Dickson
Music specially composed by Roger Limb of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.
THU 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
4. The Wound
Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window...
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Concluded by Jim Norton.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr74)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b007lnx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007qhq4)
Series 2
Episode 3
Pathologist Ruth's fibs over her career and love-life backfire when her mum arrives.
CAST:
Anthony Webster …. Peter Davison
Ruth Anderson …. Matilda Ziegler
Ruth’s Mother, Moira …. Paula Wilcox
Professor Donaldson …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Graham …. Tom Price
Chloe …. Marianne Levy
Police Constable …. Gus Brown
Norman Pace …. Lewis Aaltonen
Written by Lawrence Howarth.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
Series 4
Episode 2
It's Your BBC phone-in, and a surprise for Snow White. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and sketches. From March 1989.
THU 23:30 Bearded Ladies (b0076jkk)
Series 2
Episode 1
Catching a burglar and a big nose shocker. Quick-fire sketches with Susie Donkin and Charlotte MacDougal. From August 2005.
FRIDAY 09 MAY 2008
FRI 00:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Harpoon (b007lnx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007qhq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Bearded Ladies (b0076jkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Far from the Madding Crowd (b007jldm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jz40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b70s6)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
Series 3
The Two and a Half Feathers
Corporal Jones fights back - as a new Home Guard platoon recruit rakes up their military past.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Mr Clarke ...... Michael Bates
Edna ...... Avril Angers
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
FRI 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
Episode 4
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show form separate studios.
But even that doesn't stop them quarrelling...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest: Rachel Weisz
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 09:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtsp)
Bartram-Haugh, 1865
Young heiress Maud Knollyes appears to have no choice about her future...
Starring George Cole and Teresa Gallagher.
Sheridan le Fanu's Victorian gothic horror novel.
Dramatised by Alan Drury.
Maud .... Teresa Gallagher
Silas .... George Cole
Lady Monica Knollys .... Joan Sims
Madame de la Rougierre .... Dorothy Tutin
Mary Quince ... Kathleen Byron
Mrs Rusk ... Tessa Worsley
Milly ... Jane Whittenshaw
Dudley ... Jonathan Keeble
Dr Bryerley .... John Hartley
Zamiel .... George A Cooper
Beauty ... Becky Hindley
Wyatt ... Pauline Letts
Charke's servant ... David Collings
Dr Slaithwaite .....John Evitts
Tom Brice.... Roger May
The Coachman .... Stephen Critchlow
Mr Grimston .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Pianist: Michael Haslam
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
FRI 10:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b719j)
Episode 10
Anna has succumbed to desire, but can she ever know happiness?
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Concluding episode starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna, Deborah Weston as Adelaide, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 10:15 Chris Thompson - Skeggy (b007jtlr)
Three couples have their own reasons for returning to the scene of their happiest holidays in the resort of Skegness.
Part of Radio 4 Extra's Great British Seaside Staycation.
Chris Thompson's seaside drama stars Sean Connolly as Dave, Susan Brooke as Marie, Laura Chambers as Lauren, Joyce Gibbs as Sheila, Norman Bird as Charlie, Veda Warwick as Mrs Adams, Alison Carney as Jane and Tom Knight as Martin.
Producer: Peter Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 11:00 Far from the Madding Crowd (b007jldx)
Autumn
Sergeant Troy's cruel treatment of Fanny comes back to haunt him. Thomas Hardy dramatisation with Janet Maw and Tim McInnerny.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00b71dv)
From Belfast, chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sir Tim Rice and Gerry Kelly. From February 1998.
FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn8y)
Episode 10
Relationships falter under the strains of living as a step-family when decisions need to be made.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Concluded by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 13:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jylg)
Unspeakable Rituals and Outlandish Beliefs
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes the bizarre traditions and ceremonies that he encountered during his travels.
Stuart Milligan reads the last extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b79ym)
Bad King John and the Loss of Normandy
Richard is dead, John becomes King and there follows a separation from France. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 13:45 Great Inspirations (b00b7b0k)
Frank Field
The Labour MP talks to Anne Perkins about his admiration for the communist writer and philosopher John Strachey.
FRI 14:00 09/05/2008 (b00b7b0m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b7b0p)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Steeple Bumpleigh
Forced into a meeting he's been trying to avoid at the cottage, Bertie Wooster gets a warning.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Stilton Cheesewright ..... Michael Kilgarriff
Boko Fittleworth ..... Jonathan Cecil
Edwin the Boy Scout ..... Denise Bryer
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b7bd3)
Series 2
The Anniversary Blues
Tommy has big celebration plans for Sheila, but then Lewis gets involved.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star in Mike Coleman's sitcom.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Edward Halstead, Paul Rogan and Tracy-Ann Oberman.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
FRI 18:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmh3)
Episode 3
The mysterious powers of the alien children start to become destructive...
Conclusion of the classic 1957 sci-fi novel by John Wyndam.
Bernard Westcott …. Charles Kay
Gordon Zellaby …. Manning Wilson
Angela Zellaby …. Pauline Yates
Richard Gayford …. William Gaunt
Chief Constable …. Ronald Baddiley
Coroner …. Nigel Graham
Doctor Torrance …. Peter Tuddenham
Mrs Williams …. Katherine Parr
Girl …. Rosalind Adams
Boy …. Jill Lidstone
Man …. Simon Hewitt
Dramatised by William Ingram.
Music specially composed by Roger Limb of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.
FRI 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007jwnt)
Episode 1
Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously transformed into a monstrous insect. His family react with horror at his bizarre transformation but this slowly turns to revulsion - and then monstrous indifference - as he is left to quietly waste away in his bedroom.
First published in 1912, Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's classic novel in four parts.
Franz Kafka (1883-1924) ranks among the 20th century's most acclaimed writers. He is often cited as the author whose works best evoke the concerns and preoccupations of modern life. The world in his stories is portrayed as one in which the fantastic is entirely normal, the irrational is rational, and the unreasonable seems reasonable. As Ernst Pawel wrote in his biography of the writer, "Kafka articulates the anguish of being human."
Kafka, although Czech and living in Prague, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, spoke fluent German and Czech and actually wrote in German and thought it his mother tongue. The tensions between those who spoke German and those who spoke Czech were a direct reflection of the rise of nationalism and the quest for national identity.
Metamorphosis was translated by Richard Stokes. Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2006.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00b71dv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b719j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Chris Thompson - Skeggy (b007jtlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k21r)
Series 1
Episode 6
The sketch show team tackle an odd disease - and a legal Aladdin. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRI 23:00 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvwk6)
Kajaboohoo
The Brummie musicologist reveals what he didn’t do during the ‘80s music scene.
Set in a fictitious in a college of further education in the 'Newcastle-under-Lyme area'.
Series of comic lectures, written and performed by Graham Fellows
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
FRI 23:15 Hearing With Hegley (b00b7c59)
Series 1
Episode 4
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With:
Keith Moore
Susan Norton
Andrew Bailey
Nigel Piper
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.
FRI 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp6w)
Series 1
Moving
Struggling writer Nick ponders moving in with his girlfriend, and which geranium is sexiest?
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)
03/05/2008
14:00 SAT (b00b50t6)
04/05/2008
14:00 SUN (b00b52dd)
05/05/2008
14:00 MON (b00b5qw2)
06/05/2008
14:00 TUE (b00b5vh4)
07/05/2008
14:00 WED (b00b65vf)
08/05/2008
14:00 THU (b00b6yxt)
09/05/2008
14:00 FRI (b00b7b0m)
2000 Years of Radio
23:45 SUN (b007jnh4)
2000 Years of Radio
04:45 MON (b007jnh4)
Acropolis Now
22:30 WED (b007szvj)
Acropolis Now
03:30 THU (b007szvj)
After Henry
17:30 WED (b007k18q)
After Henry
06:00 THU (b007k18q)
Albert and Me
13:30 SAT (b007js8c)
Albert and Me
02:30 SUN (b007js8c)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:00 SUN (b007mw9w)
Alison and Maud
17:30 MON (b007k31q)
Alison and Maud
06:00 TUE (b007k31q)
Bearded Ladies
23:30 THU (b0076jkk)
Bearded Ladies
04:30 FRI (b0076jkk)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b00b64yx)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b00b64yx)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b00b64yx)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00b50pd)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00b523w)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00b5pfz)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00b5tc1)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00b64yv)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00b6sv3)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00b70s6)
Boogie Up the River
17:30 THU (b007jz40)
Boogie Up the River
06:00 FRI (b007jz40)
Book Club
00:30 SAT (b00b41fv)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 SAT (b007k1tj)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 MON (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 TUE (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 TUE (b007k2bc)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 WED (b007k2bc)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
04:00 SAT (b00fw3zq)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
23:00 FRI (b00fvwk6)
Chewin' the Fat
23:00 TUE (b00b5vwd)
Chewin' the Fat
04:00 WED (b00b5vwd)
Chris Thompson - Skeggy
10:15 FRI (b007jtlr)
Chris Thompson - Skeggy
21:15 FRI (b007jtlr)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
01:00 SAT (b007js4n)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
09:00 MON (b007jphl)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
20:00 MON (b007jphl)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
01:00 TUE (b007jphl)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
09:00 TUE (b007jpj1)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
20:00 TUE (b007jpj1)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
01:00 WED (b007jpj1)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
09:00 WED (b007jpjh)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
20:00 WED (b007jpjh)
DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body
01:00 THU (b007jpjh)
Dad's Army
08:00 FRI (b007jrh8)
Dad's Army
12:00 FRI (b007jrh8)
Dad's Army
19:00 FRI (b007jrh8)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
08:30 SAT (b007k4hq)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
19:30 SAT (b007k4hq)
Dave Podmore
22:30 MON (b007qcsw)
Dave Podmore
03:30 TUE (b007qcsw)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b00b64yz)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b00b64yz)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b00b64yz)
Dial M for Pizza
03:30 SAT (b00b41j9)
Dial M for Pizza
22:30 FRI (b007k21r)
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
00:00 MON (b00b52mz)
Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b00b6z49)
Doctor at Large
06:30 FRI (b00b6z49)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 SAT (b00b3zz3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
08:00 SUN (b00b523y)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
01:00 MON (b00b523y)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
10:00 MON (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 MON (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 TUE (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
10:00 TUE (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 TUE (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 WED (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
10:00 WED (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 WED (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 THU (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
10:00 THU (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 THU (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 FRI (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
10:00 FRI (b00b719j)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 FRI (b00b719j)
Elizabeth Buchan - Frozen Words
09:15 SUN (b007w26k)
Elizabeth Buchan - Frozen Words
02:15 MON (b007w26k)
Far from the Madding Crowd
11:00 MON (b007jlck)
Far from the Madding Crowd
05:00 TUE (b007jlck)
Far from the Madding Crowd
11:00 TUE (b007jlcy)
Far from the Madding Crowd
05:00 WED (b007jlcy)
Far from the Madding Crowd
11:00 WED (b007jz6f)
Far from the Madding Crowd
05:00 THU (b007jz6f)
Far from the Madding Crowd
11:00 THU (b007jldm)
Far from the Madding Crowd
05:00 FRI (b007jldm)
Far from the Madding Crowd
11:00 FRI (b007jldx)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b00b5r1h)
Flying the Flag
06:30 TUE (b00b5r1h)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
11:30 SUN (b007jqlp)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
21:30 SUN (b007jqlp)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
18:30 FRI (b007jwnt)
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux
13:15 MON (b007wnzc)
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux
13:15 TUE (b007wpnh)
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux
13:15 WED (b007wqd9)
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux
13:15 THU (b007jyk6)
Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux
13:15 FRI (b007jylg)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00b50tw)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00b50tw)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00b50tw)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
18:30 SUN (b008lz2f)
Genius
23:30 TUE (b008h570)
Genius
04:30 WED (b008h570)
Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck
10:00 SUN (b007k1v3)
Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck
20:00 SUN (b007k1v3)
Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
10:15 WED (b007jw2q)
Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
21:15 WED (b007jw2q)
Georgia Pritchett - Showing Up
02:15 THU (b007jw2q)
Great Inspirations
13:45 MON (b00b5qw0)
Great Inspirations
13:45 TUE (b00b5vfp)
Great Inspirations
13:45 WED (b00b65vc)
Great Inspirations
13:45 THU (b00b6yxr)
Great Inspirations
13:45 FRI (b00b7b0k)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 TUE (b007jxpn)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 TUE (b007jxpn)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 TUE (b007jxpn)
Hearing With Hegley
04:15 SAT (b00b41k4)
Hearing With Hegley
23:15 FRI (b00b7c59)
Heroes: The Official Radio Show
18:00 SAT (b00b50vd)
Heroes: The Official Radio Show
00:00 SUN (b00b50vd)
Huddwinks
13:00 SUN (b00b52ch)
Huddwinks
19:00 SUN (b00b52ch)
Huddwinks
06:00 MON (b00b52ch)
I Did It My Way
09:00 SAT (b00b50pg)
I Did It My Way
20:00 SAT (b00b50pg)
I Did It My Way
03:00 SUN (b00b50pg)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b00thy17)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b00thy17)
Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children
13:00 MON (b007jn71)
Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children
13:00 TUE (b007s5ty)
Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children
13:00 WED (b007s74h)
Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children
13:00 THU (b007jn8h)
Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children
13:00 FRI (b007jn8y)
John Wyndham - Chocky
12:00 SAT (b007k49r)
John Wyndham - Chocky
01:00 SUN (b007k49r)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
18:00 WED (b007jmfp)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
00:00 THU (b007jmfp)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
18:00 THU (b007jmg5)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
00:00 FRI (b007jmg5)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
18:00 FRI (b007jmh3)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00b71dv)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00b71dv)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jncn)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jncn)
Like They've Never Been Gone
06:00 SAT (b00b41fs)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:30 FRI (b00b7bd3)
Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own
02:15 SAT (b00b4038)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 TUE (b007jmdn)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 WED (b007jmdn)
PG Wodehouse
06:30 SAT (b00b41fq)
PG Wodehouse
17:00 FRI (b00b7b0p)
Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones
10:15 THU (b007jtd2)
Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones
21:15 THU (b007jtd2)
Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones
02:15 FRI (b007jtd2)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
12:00 SUN (b007tzt6)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007tzt6)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
05:00 MON (b007tzt6)
Radio Roots
12:30 SUN (b007jxh4)
Radio Roots
17:30 SUN (b007jxh4)
Radio Roots
05:30 MON (b007jxh4)
Rigor Mortis
22:30 THU (b007qhq4)
Rigor Mortis
03:30 FRI (b007qhq4)
Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare
10:15 TUE (b007jxb4)
Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare
21:15 TUE (b007jxb4)
Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare
02:15 WED (b007jxb4)
Ruth Rendell Stories
09:45 MON (b00b5ppw)
Ruth Rendell Stories
20:45 MON (b00b5ppw)
Ruth Rendell Stories
01:45 TUE (b00b5ppw)
Ruth Rendell Stories
09:45 TUE (b00b5v5s)
Ruth Rendell Stories
20:45 TUE (b00b5v5s)
Ruth Rendell Stories
01:45 WED (b00b5v5s)
Ruth Rendell Stories
09:45 WED (b00b65bw)
Ruth Rendell Stories
20:45 WED (b00b65bw)
Ruth Rendell Stories
01:45 THU (b00b65bw)
Seymour the Fractal Cat
23:00 MON (b007s8jw)
Seymour the Fractal Cat
04:00 TUE (b007s8jw)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
09:00 THU (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
20:00 THU (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
01:00 FRI (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
09:00 FRI (b007jtsp)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
20:00 FRI (b007jtsp)
Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
00:45 MON (b007jtn7)
Stand-Up on 7
23:00 SUN (b00b52m8)
Stand-Up on 7
04:00 MON (b00b52m8)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jnbp)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jnbp)
Stilgoe's Around
09:30 SUN (b007k4k2)
Stilgoe's Around
02:30 MON (b007k4k2)
Stop Messing About!
13:30 SUN (b00b52ck)
Stop Messing About!
19:30 SUN (b00b52ck)
Stop Messing About!
06:30 MON (b00b52ck)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 SAT (b00b50xj)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 SUN (b00b50xj)
The Big Booth
23:30 WED (b007k3g2)
The Big Booth
04:30 THU (b007k3g2)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b007jr74)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b007jr74)
The Drought
10:15 MON (b007jw1l)
The Drought
21:15 MON (b007jw1l)
The Drought
02:15 TUE (b007jw1l)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
08:00 THU (b007qv81)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
12:00 THU (b007qv81)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
19:00 THU (b007qv81)
The Friend in the Corner
08:00 SAT (b007k207)
The Friend in the Corner
19:00 SAT (b007k207)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b00b5pg1)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b00b5pg1)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b00b5pg1)
The Harpoon
08:30 THU (b007lnx3)
The Harpoon
22:00 THU (b007lnx3)
The Harpoon
03:00 FRI (b007lnx3)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 MON (b007x08g)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:30 TUE (b007x08g)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 TUE (b007wznx)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:30 WED (b007wznx)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 WED (b007www2)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:30 THU (b007www2)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 THU (b007wxhs)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:30 FRI (b007wxhs)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 MON (b007jspx)
The Masterson Inheritance
04:30 TUE (b007jspx)
The Million Pound Radio Show
23:00 THU (b007k34n)
The Million Pound Radio Show
04:00 FRI (b007k34n)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
08:30 TUE (b00b5tc3)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
22:00 TUE (b00b5tc3)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
03:00 WED (b00b5tc3)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
08:30 MON (b00b5pg3)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
22:00 MON (b00b5pg3)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
03:00 TUE (b00b5pg3)
The Nick Revell Show
04:30 SAT (b007k2dc)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 FRI (b007jp6w)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00b52jx)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b00b52jx)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
03:00 SAT (b007k4xw)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
08:30 FRI (b007lr4s)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
22:00 FRI (b007lr4s)
The Right Time
22:30 SUN (b00fvpdt)
The Right Time
03:30 MON (b00fvpdt)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
17:00 WED (b007jv2y)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
06:30 THU (b007jv2y)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b00b5qs4)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b00b5vd6)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b00b65v9)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b00b6ywf)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b00b79ym)
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure
05:00 SAT (b007t2h6)
Whispers
12:30 WED (b007k356)
Whispers
19:30 WED (b007k356)
Wild Things
23:00 WED (b007wwh4)
Wild Things
04:00 THU (b007wwh4)