Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
Kenneth Horne and friends take on Agatha Christie and Rodney and Charles join the force. With Hugh Paddick. From December 1963.
'The X Factor' and Dale Winton are in the firing line, as the impressionists hit The Anvil in Basingstoke.
Suspects-a-plenty, along with witchcraft and a secret love-letter for the Belgian sleuth to investigate.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Miss Brewster …. Joan Littlewood
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott
A series of armed robberies bears an uncanny resemblance to crimes Inspector Resnick investigated ten years ago.
As Emma and Charles move to a new town, she makes the acquaintance of a young solicitor.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Madame Bovary Snr ...... Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Rouault ...... Russell Dixon
Doctor Lariviere ...... Martin Reeve
Mere Rollet ...... Julie McCabe
Madame Lefrancois ...... Siobahn Finneran
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
The vivacious Miss Violet Strange shines in the best New York society. But, unknown to her friends, she's also a professional agency detective. Here, in a case from 1910, she investigates 'The Inseparables', four rich young women suspected of a series of thefts.
From the Golden Age of the crime short story, 'The Lady Detectives' is a series of four female sleuths to rival the great Sherlock himself.
Anna Green's mystery stars Teresa Gallagher as Violet Strange, Crawford Logan as Driscoll, Lesley Hart as Alicia and Gayanne Potter as Theresa.
Heathcliff runs off with Isabella, leaving a distraught Cathy gravely ill. Stars John Duttine, Amanda Root and Sharon Duce.
Why are soap operas so-called and what were traditionally known as love apples? Paul Merton guests in this edition.
Bewildered by the changes in her life, an aunt finds solace in an unexpected place. Read by Penelope Wilton.
Evelyn Waugh was a great traveller, but on a journey to Ceylon in 1954 he fell prey to mysterious and malevolent voices.
Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. This episode looks at the power of James, the last ever Catholic King.
On a break from touring, the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos enjoys haggis and recalls his grandfather, with stotty cake.
Billy is not keen on entertaining round at his place, until someone suggests a game of cards. Starring Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
'Well, I think it's a mother's duty to keep a maternal eye on her daughter's emotional entanglements. That's what I always tried to do with you. You know, subtly. At a distance.'
Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas...
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.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
The Cranford Family have a carefully guarded secret - their surviving descendants possess incredible supernatural powers.
3. Ancient Forces
Vesin has been travelling in France when he finds himself stopping off for one night in a sleepy medieval town. There he meets Ilse the beautiful innkeeper's daughter and becomes bewitched by her.
Vesin starts wondering whether the people actually come alive at night and wonders if the town is in the hands of cats. Vesin begins to feel uneasy and that strange forces are tugging at his very being.
Actress wannabe Cynthia dreams of treading the boards instead of office temping. Stars Llewella Gideon. From February 2001.
Spies steal the Quando brothers' secret formula - upsetting the delicate equilibrium that's existed for so long between them and the Quandos.
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
The consultants advise an African finance minister, and Ryan carries a package. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From December 2002.
Mitch Benn and his team must be miniaturised and inserted into Rick Wakeman to prevent impending war.
It's a voyage told through song. Do not adjust your set.
THURSDAY 31 JULY 2008
THU 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jv1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cqdwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Lady Detectives (b00cqf3n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00cqdwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b007k2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b00800m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Think the Unthinkable (b00cqh5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cqh5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jpt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 All the Young Dudes (b007rkc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cqkpp)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
THU 08:00 Take It From Here (b00cqkpr)
Cuts are afoot at the BBC, while The Glums get all nostalgic. Starring Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield.
THU 08:30 Married (b007tm4g)
Series 2
The Truth Is Out There
Robin uses a scam from his old universe to make himself rich in his new universe.
In the process he attracts the attention of the security services and learns the horrible truth about Operation War of the Worlds.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Steve Frost
Murdo …. Lewis MacLeod
Elaine …. Janet Ellis
Vernon …. Simon Greenall
Ned …. Sam Bradley
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
THU 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm42)
Evil Under the Sun
Episode 4
With sound alibis proven for the main suspects, the Belgian sleuth makes a chance discovery in a nearby cove...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Christine Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott
Rev Stephen Lane …. Iwan Thomas
Horace Blatt …. John Hartley
Gladys …. Nicol Forbes
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
THU 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4x2)
Wasted Years
Episode 9
A series of armed robberies bears an uncanny resemblance to a spate of crimes Inspector Resnick investigated ten years earlier.
THU 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cql2l)
The Longing
Emma's memory of young solicitor Leon becomes the core of her despair.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Monsieur L'Heureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Felicite ...... Sarah Jayne Hallworth
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 10:15 The Lady Detectives (b00cql2n)
The Law and the Lady
From the author of 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone', the sensational, Gothic tale of Valeria Woodville's quest to clear her husband of murdering his first wife.
From the Golden Age of the crime short story, 'The Lady Detectives' is a series of four female sleuths to rival the great Sherlock himself.
Wilkie Collins' mystery stars Abigail Docherty as Valeria Woodville, Richard Conlon as Eustace and Ralph Riach as the Reverend Starkweather.
Dramatised by Roger Danes.
Producer: Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 11:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
Episode 4
Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff. Stars John Duttine and Emma Fielding.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b00cqkpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js7b)
Series 4
Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 2
Blankety Blank gets a new host and behind-the-scenes at the Dreary Lane Theatre.
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: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1979.
THU 13:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cqmjl)
Moth
A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a trailer park mother. Read by Debora Weston.
THU 13:15 Waugh on Five More Fronts (b007jwym)
Letters to Graham Greene
'God forbid I should pry into the secrets of your soul. It is simply your public performance which grieves me.' Episode 4 of 5.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsk7)
William of Orange
James attempts to reverse certain unpopular decisions but it proves too late. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqtgg)
Episode 4
The rock band's front man Alex Kapranos arrives in Singapore, trying a deep fried puffer fish and issuing an invitation.
THU 14:00 31/07/2008 (b00cqtgj)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
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THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv4w)
Series 2
Episode 5
Will Ken and Sandy's plan to use a lion to advertise Leo cosmetics be a roaring success?
CAST:
Ken Handley …. Martin Jarvis
John 'Sandy' Beach …. Christopher Godwin
Freddie …. Lockwood West
Deborah …. Rosalind Ayres
Ambrose …. Paul Jesson
Andy …. Chris Emmett
Christina …. Jo Manning Wilson
Film Director …. Scott Cherry
With Joss Ackland, James Griffiths, Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, Imelda Staunton and David Tate
Written by John Canter and Guy Jenkin.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1vv)
Series 2
The Bar Mitzvah
Three rabbis at one party sparks a possible recipe for disaster.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melv ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Su’s Mum ...... Sheila Steafel
Colin ...... Eric Meyers
Doctor ...... Christopher Rowe
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jv1m)
The Children of Witchwood
Episode 4
Is there a connection between the six children that were burnt as witches in the 17th century and Jackie Lamont's disappearance?
THU 18:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvy3)
4. Ancient Magic
Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to witches' Sabbath. Philip Madoc reads Algernon Henry Blackwood's dark tale.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b00cqkpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4x2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cql2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 The Lady Detectives (b00cql2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b007tm4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k1z7)
A Guest at the Dentons
Pauline the Restart Officer, Matthew Chinnery the Vet and Barbara the Cabbie - just some of the resident misfits of a remote Northern town.
The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of Spent - before it hit TV.
Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
Written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson.
The League of Gentlemen won a Perrier Edinburgh Festival award in 1997 and this radio series debuted in the same year. They also won a Sony Radio Award. The cult series switched to TV for three series on BBC 2 from 1999, plus stage shows and a feature film.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
THU 23:00 World of Pub (b007v1dk)
Series 2
Episode 4
Dodgy Phil lays on an unusual awards ceremony to improve the faded fortunes of Barry and Garry's pub.
Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan
Bob ...... Tony Roche
With Debra Stephenson and Simon Greenall.
Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
THU 23:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cqtgl)
Series 2
Motivational Speech
The ex-variety star tries motivational speaking with a snappy slogan and dunce's caps. Stars Steve Delaney. From February 2007.
FRIDAY 01 AUGUST 2008
FRI 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jv1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4x2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cql2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Lady Detectives (b00cql2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b007tm4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k1z7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 World of Pub (b007v1dk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cqtgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1vv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cr1lj)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
FRI 08:00 Listen to Les (b00cr1ll)
Les Dawson with tales of 1920s gangsters and romantics at the dole office. With Daphne Oxenford. From January 1981.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007jrs4)
Series 3
Episode 4
From bigotry to West End shows, the comic duo present more topical comedy, with guest Debra Stephenson.
FRI 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm4n)
Evil Under the Sun
Episode 5
Determined to pinpoint the American starlet's killer, the Belgian sleuth invites everyone on his list of suspects to a picnic.
The finale of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Weston …. George Baker
Christin Redfern …. Susannah Corbett
Patrick Redfern …. Iain Glen
Rosamund Darnley …. Sabina Franklyn
Linda Marshall …. Lindsey Fawcett
Captain Kenneth Marshall …. Robin Ellis
Inspector Colgate …. Gerrard McDermott
Horace Blatt …. John Hartley
Gladys …. Nicol Forbes
Carrie Gardener …. Wendy Craig
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 09:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4xx)
Wasted Years
Episode 10
A series of armed robberies bears an uncanny resemblance to a spate of crimes Inspector Resnick investigated ten years earlier.
FRI 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cqzj4)
The Temptation
Emma meets wealthy land owner Rodolphe Boulanger, and succumbs to temptation...
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Madame Lefrancois ...... Siobhan Finneran
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 10:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t)
Mr Reliable
It's Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people. He goes to their houses to listen to them talk.
Mrs Flenswick is one of his visitees. But he doesn't listen to her at all...
Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Peter Sallis as Mr Oakenshaw and Edna Dore as Mrs Flenswick.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 11:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5
Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00cr1ll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00cr1ln)
Jenny Eclair, Stephen Frost, Peter Jones and Tim Rice join Nicholas Parsons for radio's most devious panel game.
FRI 13:00 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cr1lq)
How It Stacks Up
A poignant portrait of John McCreedy's 46th birthday celebration. Read by Dermot Crowley.
FRI 13:15 Waugh on Five More Fronts (b007jwyp)
Letters to Ann Fleming
'I am too deaf for social life but perfectly sound tete a tete'. Waugh kept both his interest in the outside world and his wit.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jskh)
The Return to War
Following the death of James II, England has a Protestant monarchy once again. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 13:45 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cr1ls)
Episode 5
As the tour winds up, Manhattan's most decadent burger reminds the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos of his fifth birthday.
FRI 14:00 01/08/2008 (b00cr32m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jxf5)
Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
What with young Bingo Little in love for the umpteenth time, Aunt Agatha and her plans to marry Bertie off to the formidable Honoria Glossop, and the troublesome twins, Claude and Eustace - there's just no peace for poor Bertie.
Only one man can save the day - the inimitable Jeeves.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Mortimer Little …. Ronald Fraser
Bingo Little …. Jonathan Cecil
Mabel …. Ann Davies
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1973.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cr32p)
Series 4
Episode 4
Tommy and Sheila try sort out their son Murray's career and love-life – and Sheila seems to have a new hobby...
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Hilaire …. Paul Rogan.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jv1s)
The Children of Witchwood
Episode 5
Jackie's extraordinary telepathic powers attract the evil attentions of the eerie Cranford family.
FRI 18:30 Isaac Asimov's Jokester (b007jwnj)
Vast computer Multivac runs global affairs, but can it explain where man's sense of humour comes from? Read by Henry Goodman.
FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00cr1ll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00cr1ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jm4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Readings to Die For (b007k4xx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cqzj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007jrs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jmql)
Series 1
Back to the Studio
The sketch show team take their audience on a trip to the cinema – but where are the all-star special guests?
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
FRI 23:00 The Atkinson People (b007k1qg)
Sir Benjamin Fletcher
Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator. With Hugh Thomas. From April 1979.
FRI 23:30 In One Ear (b007jrfn)
More shenanigans originally broadcast 'live' with Nick Wilton, Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Steve Brown.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/08/2008
14:00 FRI (b00cr32m)
26/07/2008
14:00 SAT (b00cpqzs)
27/07/2008
14:00 SUN (b00cpvss)
28/07/2008
14:00 MON (b00cq49k)
29/07/2008
14:00 TUE (b00cqdb6)
30/07/2008
14:00 WED (b00cqh5l)
31/07/2008
14:00 THU (b00cqtgj)
4 at the Store
23:30 SUN (b00cpvsk)
4 at the Store
04:30 MON (b00cpvsk)
A Confidential Agent
02:15 SAT (b007js48)
After Henry
17:30 WED (b007jpt4)
After Henry
06:00 THU (b007jpt4)
Agatha Christie
12:00 SAT (b007jwwc)
Agatha Christie
01:00 SUN (b007jwwc)
All the Young Dudes
17:00 WED (b007rkc3)
All the Young Dudes
06:30 THU (b007rkc3)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 MON (b007jvxh)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 TUE (b007jvxh)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 TUE (b007jvxm)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 WED (b007jvxm)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 WED (b007jvxy)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 THU (b007jvxy)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 THU (b007jvy3)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 FRI (b007jvy3)
And Now in Colour
03:30 SAT (b007wqf1)
And Now in Colour
22:30 FRI (b007jmql)
Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey
05:00 SAT (b00cm5tg)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b007jrdf)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b007jrdf)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b007jrdf)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00cppsm)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00cpvsn)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00cq186)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00cq60t)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00cqdw8)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00cqkpp)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00cr1lj)
Bristow
17:30 MON (b00cq588)
Bristow
06:00 TUE (b00cq588)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 SAT (b007jms4)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 SUN (b007jms4)
Children of the Corn
18:30 SUN (b007jr1t)
Children of the Corn
00:30 MON (b007jr1t)
Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
02:00 SAT (b007mdzb)
Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
08:00 SUN (b007mwc7)
Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
01:00 MON (b007mwc7)
Comediennes
12:00 SUN (b007np4z)
Comediennes
17:00 SUN (b007np4z)
Comediennes
05:00 MON (b007np4z)
Comedy Controller
09:00 SAT (b00cpqcs)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b00cpqcs)
Comedy Controller
03:00 SUN (b00cpqcs)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
23:30 THU (b00cqtgl)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
04:30 FRI (b00cqtgl)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b00cqdwb)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b00cqdwb)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b00cqdwb)
Ed Reardon's Week
22:30 MON (b007vd6t)
Ed Reardon's Week
03:30 TUE (b007vd6t)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
11:00 MON (b007jlky)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
05:00 TUE (b007jlky)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
11:00 TUE (b007jllc)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
05:00 WED (b007jllc)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
11:00 WED (b007jllp)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
05:00 THU (b007jllp)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
11:00 THU (b007jllz)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
05:00 FRI (b007jllz)
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
11:00 FRI (b007jlm7)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
09:15 SUN (b007k30q)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
02:15 MON (b007k30q)
Fear on 4
18:30 SAT (b007jpxl)
Fear on 4
00:30 SUN (b007jpxl)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
13:00 MON (b00cq49d)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
13:00 TUE (b00cqdb1)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
13:00 WED (b00cqh5g)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
13:00 THU (b00cqmjl)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
13:00 FRI (b00cr1lq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00cpqzv)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00cpqzv)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00cpqzv)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
10:00 MON (b00cq1d4)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
21:00 MON (b00cq1d4)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
02:00 TUE (b00cq1d4)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
10:00 TUE (b00cq60z)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
21:00 TUE (b00cq60z)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
02:00 WED (b00cq60z)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
10:00 WED (b00cqdwd)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
21:00 WED (b00cqdwd)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
02:00 THU (b00cqdwd)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
10:00 THU (b00cql2l)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
21:00 THU (b00cql2l)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
02:00 FRI (b00cql2l)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
10:00 FRI (b00cqzj4)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
21:00 FRI (b00cqzj4)
Hercule Poirot
09:00 MON (b007jm2f)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 MON (b007jm2f)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 TUE (b007jm2f)
Hercule Poirot
09:00 TUE (b007jm30)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 TUE (b007jm30)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 WED (b007jm30)
Hercule Poirot
09:00 WED (b007jm3j)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 WED (b007jm3j)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 THU (b007jm3j)
Hercule Poirot
09:00 THU (b007jm42)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 THU (b007jm42)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 FRI (b007jm42)
Hercule Poirot
09:00 FRI (b007jm4n)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 FRI (b007jm4n)
Hordes of the Things
13:30 SAT (b007jqts)
Hordes of the Things
02:30 SUN (b007jqts)
How Tickled Am I?
12:30 SUN (b007jp11)
How Tickled Am I?
17:30 SUN (b007jp11)
How Tickled Am I?
05:30 MON (b007jp11)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b007jv64)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b007jv64)
In One Ear
04:30 SAT (b00cm70c)
In One Ear
23:30 FRI (b007jrfn)
Isaac Asimov's Jokester
18:30 FRI (b007jwnj)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
17:30 TUE (b007jps8)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
06:00 WED (b007jps8)
Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren
23:30 TUE (b00cqd9l)
Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren
04:30 WED (b00cqd9l)
Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle
23:45 TUE (b00cqd9z)
Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle
04:45 WED (b00cqd9z)
James Follett - Earthsearch
00:00 SAT (b007jp2r)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
18:00 SUN (b008p9wx)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
00:00 MON (b008p9wx)
John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen
00:30 SAT (b007k3xm)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00cr1ln)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00cr1ln)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jnmj)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jnmj)
Knocker
23:00 SUN (b00890vp)
Knocker
04:00 MON (b00890vp)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:00 THU (b007jv4w)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
06:30 FRI (b007jv4w)
Like They've Never Been Gone
06:00 SAT (b00cm6x0)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:30 FRI (b00cr32p)
Listen to Les
08:00 FRI (b00cr1ll)
Listen to Les
12:00 FRI (b00cr1ll)
Listen to Les
19:00 FRI (b00cr1ll)
Magic Carpets
08:00 SAT (b007jz5g)
Magic Carpets
19:00 SAT (b007jz5g)
Married
08:30 THU (b007tm4g)
Married
22:00 THU (b007tm4g)
Married
03:00 FRI (b007tm4g)
Martyn Wade - Gondal
10:00 SUN (b00cpvsq)
Martyn Wade - Gondal
20:00 SUN (b00cpvsq)
Miss Marple
01:00 SAT (b007jpqv)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
23:30 WED (b00cqh5d)
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
04:30 THU (b00cqh5d)
No Tomatoes
23:15 SUN (b007zh4d)
No Tomatoes
04:15 MON (b007zh4d)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
22:30 THU (b007k1z7)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
03:30 FRI (b007k1z7)
PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
06:30 SAT (b007jqnr)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 FRI (b007jxf5)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 SAT (b00cm4cy)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 FRI (b007jrs4)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 FRI (b007jrs4)
Peter Tinniswood
10:15 FRI (b007jw6t)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 FRI (b007jw6t)
Quando, Quando, Quando
22:45 WED (b00800m4)
Quando, Quando, Quando
03:45 THU (b00800m4)
Radio Shuttleworth
08:30 MON (b00cq188)
Radio Shuttleworth
22:00 MON (b00cq188)
Radio Shuttleworth
03:00 TUE (b00cq188)
Readings to Die For
01:30 SAT (b007k4ql)
Readings to Die For
09:30 MON (b007k4t1)
Readings to Die For
20:30 MON (b007k4t1)
Readings to Die For
01:30 TUE (b007k4t1)
Readings to Die For
09:30 TUE (b007k4v7)
Readings to Die For
20:30 TUE (b007k4v7)
Readings to Die For
01:30 WED (b007k4v7)
Readings to Die For
09:30 WED (b007k4w8)
Readings to Die For
20:30 WED (b007k4w8)
Readings to Die For
01:30 THU (b007k4w8)
Readings to Die For
09:30 THU (b007k4x2)
Readings to Die For
20:30 THU (b007k4x2)
Readings to Die For
01:30 FRI (b007k4x2)
Readings to Die For
09:30 FRI (b007k4xx)
Readings to Die For
20:30 FRI (b007k4xx)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
08:30 SAT (b00cpqjc)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
19:30 SAT (b00cpqjc)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
13:45 MON (b00cq49h)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
13:45 TUE (b00cqdb3)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
13:45 WED (b00cqh5j)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
13:45 THU (b00cqtgg)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
13:45 FRI (b00cr1ls)
Spats
23:00 TUE (b00cqd0k)
Spats
04:00 WED (b00cqd0k)
Stop Messing About!
13:30 SUN (b00cpvf3)
Stop Messing About!
19:30 SUN (b00cpvf3)
Stop Messing About!
06:30 MON (b00cpvf3)
Take It From Here
08:00 THU (b00cqkpr)
Take It From Here
12:00 THU (b00cqkpr)
Take It From Here
19:00 THU (b00cqkpr)
Take It From the Chorus
09:30 SUN (b007k2j9)
Take It From the Chorus
02:30 MON (b007k2j9)
The Al Read Show
12:30 TUE (b00cq63d)
The Al Read Show
19:30 TUE (b00cq63d)
The Atkinson People
04:00 SAT (b007jsb0)
The Atkinson People
23:00 FRI (b007k1qg)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
17:30 THU (b007k1vv)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
06:00 FRI (b007k1vv)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b007js7b)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b007js7b)
The Clitheroe Kid
13:00 SUN (b007jzcz)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:00 SUN (b007jzcz)
The Clitheroe Kid
06:00 MON (b007jzcz)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jp91)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jp91)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jp91)
The Harpoon
08:30 TUE (b00cq60w)
The Harpoon
22:00 TUE (b00cq60w)
The Harpoon
03:00 WED (b00cq60w)
The Lady Detectives
10:15 MON (b00cq1d6)
The Lady Detectives
21:15 MON (b00cq1d6)
The Lady Detectives
02:15 TUE (b00cq1d6)
The Lady Detectives
10:15 TUE (b00cq611)
The Lady Detectives
21:15 TUE (b00cq611)
The Lady Detectives
02:15 WED (b00cq611)
The Lady Detectives
10:15 WED (b00cqf3n)
The Lady Detectives
21:15 WED (b00cqf3n)
The Lady Detectives
02:15 THU (b00cqf3n)
The Lady Detectives
10:15 THU (b00cql2n)
The Lady Detectives
21:15 THU (b00cql2n)
The Lady Detectives
02:15 FRI (b00cql2n)
The Little Big Woman Radio Show
22:30 WED (b007k2dd)
The Little Big Woman Radio Show
03:30 THU (b007k2dd)
The Maltby Collection
22:30 SUN (b00crj7j)
The Maltby Collection
03:30 MON (b00crj7j)
The Mark Steel Solution
22:30 TUE (b007jms1)
The Mark Steel Solution
03:30 WED (b007jms1)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 MON (b007jqwj)
The Masterson Inheritance
04:30 TUE (b007jqwj)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jzrj)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jzrj)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jzrj)
The Nick Revell Show
23:00 MON (b00cq58b)
The Nick Revell Show
04:00 TUE (b00cq58b)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00cpvdz)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b00cpvdz)
Think the Unthinkable
23:00 WED (b00cqh5b)
Think the Unthinkable
04:00 THU (b00cqh5b)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jsj4)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jsjk)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jsjw)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jsk7)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jskh)
To the Manor Born
17:00 MON (b007k4mq)
To the Manor Born
06:30 TUE (b007k4mq)
Trivia Test Match
12:30 WED (b00cqf3q)
Trivia Test Match
19:30 WED (b00cqf3q)
Up the Garden Path
11:30 SUN (b007w43j)
Up the Garden Path
21:30 SUN (b007w43j)
Wally K Daly
18:00 MON (b007jv0y)
Wally K Daly
00:00 TUE (b007jv0y)
Wally K Daly
18:00 TUE (b007jv16)
Wally K Daly
00:00 WED (b007jv16)
Wally K Daly
18:00 WED (b007jv1f)
Wally K Daly
00:00 THU (b007jv1f)
Wally K Daly
18:00 THU (b007jv1m)
Wally K Daly
00:00 FRI (b007jv1m)
Wally K Daly
18:00 FRI (b007jv1s)
Waugh on Five More Fronts
13:15 MON (b007jwyd)
Waugh on Five More Fronts
13:15 TUE (b007jwyg)
Waugh on Five More Fronts
13:15 WED (b007jwyk)
Waugh on Five More Fronts
13:15 THU (b007jwym)
Waugh on Five More Fronts
13:15 FRI (b007jwyp)
World of Pub
23:00 THU (b007v1dk)
World of Pub
04:00 FRI (b007v1dk)