Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
Kenneth Horne sets sail with a tale of Sir Francis Drake - and 'Hornerama' on food. With Kenneth Williams. From December 1963.
The first-ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
1. The Crompton Canvas
A violent burglary leads Victorian detective Charles Craddock to a sinister rendezvous.
Lucy Greenwood travels from Lancashire to London to work with her Uncle Charles at his London book shop - but soon discovers he has another profession as a private investigator.
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
Leopold Kransky …. Stephen Thorne
Slip …. Lyndham Gregory
Peggie McLavety …. John Evitts
Captain John Trevail …. Gareth Armstrong
LA detective PI Carmady is out in Westport hunting the stolen Leander pearls, but who is on his trail? Concluded by Henry Goodman.
When Richardson finally returns home, a startling discovery awaits him. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.
The detective agrees to help locate a missing husband, but can he do so without leaving 221B Baker Street? Stars Clive Merrison.
Mr Pancks has made discoveries about the Dorrit family, but Arthur still hasn’t solved his family's secret...
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Mrs Merdle ...... Jennie Stoller
Mr Pancks ...... Philp Joseph
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
Pet Meagles ...... Clare Corbett
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Tip Dorritt ...... Kenny Blyth
Maggy ...... Helen Ayres
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Meagles ...... Gordon Reid
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Brian Johnston umpires as team captains Tim Rice and Stephen Fry battle guest panellists Willie Rushton and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From October 1991.
The outlaws have wonderful silk handkerchiefs - the mischievous boy will stop at nothing to get one too. Read by Martin Jarvis.
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George decide to take her on holiday with them.
Marlborough is accused of misappropriating funds that were meant for the war. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the last century's worst tornado in London's Gunnersbury, on 8th December 1954.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
'It's been wonderfully peaceful. Or it would have been if I hadn't felt so guilty all the time.'
Sarah and her mother Eleanor wage a war of attrition, until Russell steps in.
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.
Dr Beth Granger sifts through clues to the devastation in Inchbrae, but becomes the focus of a hostile presence instead...
And why does time in the Highland village seem to be breaking into different 'layers'?
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Lt. Hopridge and Finlay McLean as PC McBain.
An unusual chain of events forces an elderly woman to confront a tragedy from her past.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Wannabe Cynthia wants it all - career, husband and beautiful babies. But what about her big break? Stars Llewella Gideon.
Peter Bradshaw's hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
In this opening episode, our young hero's chance playground encounter opens the long-concealed door into a dark erotic journey of the soul.
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2008
THU 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jryg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b008jwjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0082khk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d10qd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b311m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007k4gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d16g4)
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 (b007jswx)
The 10th anniversary Show, with a 'Pygmalion' spoof and The Operatic Weather Forecast. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March 1958.
THU 08:30 Married (b00804fg)
Series 2
Serenity
It's been a taxing few months for Robin in his new universe, but at last he seems to have tapped into that well of inner peace.
Or is there a more obvious explanation?
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
THU 09:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
2. The Play's the Thing
1899: Victorian bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock and his niece, Lucy, investigate mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre.
CAST:
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
James Price …. David Thorpe
Rufus Weatherby …. Colin Pinney
Rex Radford …. Barry J. Gordon
Elizabeth Barnes …. Teresa Gallagher
Hamlet …. Michael Onslow
Written by Chris Thompson.
Director: John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
THU 09:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
Publicity Stunts
Episode 1
Private Detective V I Warshawski is being set up for a murder she didn't commit - of a woman she hardly knew. Read by Buffy Davis.
The victim is a famous crime fiction writer. Her latest book threatens to uncover the shame of a small American town whose dark secrets and those of her tormentor have been buried for decades.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction. Her heroine, V I Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. V I is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
THU 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
Episode 9
Visiting Lydia in the sanatorium, Richardson catches up on events with Blackie. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
When a man is murdered, his blood-covered son stands accused. But the detective has his own theory. Stars Clive Merrison.
THU 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3clm)
Little Dorrit
Episode 4
The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe but Little Dorrit is homesick.
Fanny finds a suitor and William is gratified by the attentions of the banker, Mr Merdle.
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Mrs Merdle ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Tip Dorritt ...... Kenny Blyth
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Pancks ...... Philip Joseph
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
Series 5
Sack the Burkiss Way
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery and let's play 'Family Fortunes'.
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 October 1980.
THU 13:00 Just William (b007js45)
Series 2
The Haunted House
The outlaws find a perfect venue for a midnight feast - but get mistaken for ghosts and ruin a romance. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3hn)
Episode 4
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion. Joy and George try to disprove a local myth about man-eating lions.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsrc)
The Hanoverians and the Jacobite Rising
The rise of the man destined to become Britain's first Prime Minister - Robert Walpole. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007jxgb)
Series 1
Snow Stops Play
Meteorologist Helen Young recalls 1975, when snow fell in June and interrupted play at Buxton cricket ground.
THU 14:00 21/08/2008 (b00d16g8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
Series 3
Episode 2
The snoring of leg model April inspires ad man Ken in his quest to win an account for a nasal spray.
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Hedley ...... Robert Longden
Deborah ...... Rosalind Ayres
The Artiste of Diminutive Stature ...... David Learner
With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
Series 2
The Lift
Rabbi Fine and Rabbi Jacobs have an intimate meeting - but not one they would have chosen...
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
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Caretaker ...... Howard Lew Lewis
Mr Mukherjee ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Renu Setna
Ambulance Man ...... Simon Balfour (
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
Episode 4
The purpose of the alien's presence in Inchbrae is revealed after Jill and Beth witness more moments from the past.
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, John Paul Hurley as Dominic Clayton, Finlay McLean as Reverend Thornley, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns/Minister/Tannoy and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
The White People by Arthur Machen
The nature of good and evil and the origins of sin are explored as two learned gentlemen hold a heated theological debate...
Arthur Machen's intriguing tale read by Ioan Meredith and Louise Collins.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k2qm)
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
The locals of the remote northern town get an unusual new guy for the bonfire.
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 MacAulay and Co (b00d16fy)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 9
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2008
FRI 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k2qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d16fy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3clm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d18xk)
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 (b00d18xm)
Les Dawson is joined by Daphne Oxenford, Colin Edwynn and Roy Barraclough for half an hour of laughs and music.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007zgd5)
Series 3
Episode 9
The comic duo line up gym-training, Paul McCartney and television psychics in their satirical cross-hairs.
FRI 09:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
3. My Dear Isabelle
Spring, 1900: The reappearance of a woman from his past persuades Victorian private investigator, Charles Craddock, to help find her kidnapped husband in France, but niece Lucy realises there are hidden perils.
CAST:
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
Isabelle Vallance …. Frances Jeater
Leopold Kransky …. Stephen Thorne
Sir Aubrey Blake …. Colin Pinney
Monsieur Vallance …. Malcolm Ward
Walter Smith …. Michael Onslow
Written by Chris Thompson.
Director: John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
FRI 09:30 VI Warshawski (b007jztq)
Publicity Stunts
Episode 2
Tough private eye VI Warshawski continues the battle to clear herself of a murder that she didn't commit. Concluded by Buffy Davis.
The victim is a famous crime fiction writer. Her latest book threatens to uncover the shame of a small American town whose dark secrets and those of her tormentor have been buried for decades.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction. Her heroine, V I Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. V I is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
FRI 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
Episode 10
As he and Blackie help her recovery, Richardson must face up to what love for Lydia really means. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
After receiving a violent death threat letter, Colonel Elias Openshaw calls on the Baker Street detective. Stars Clive Merrison.
FRI 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3fqd)
Little Dorrit
Episode 5
After her father's death Little Dorrit is still in Italy when the newly-married Fanny has a strange visit from Mr Merdle.
Arthur is struck by disaster and Mrs Clennam is forced to reveal the family secret at last.
Conclusion of Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Pancks ...... Philip Joseph
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Chivery ...... Gordon Reid
Dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00d18xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00d2501)
Chairman Nicholas Parsons is joined by Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Graham Norton and Liza Tarbuck.
FRI 13:00 Just William (b007js4j)
Series 2
The Cure
Great Aunt Jane's dying wish is to meet her nephew William - much to the amazement of the Brown family. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3jh)
Episode 5
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George take her on a seven week safari.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsrr)
The Damning of the MacGregors
What benefits did a united land bring to the Scots? Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles with Peter Jeffrey.
FRI 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007k216)
Series 1
Forever Freezing
Meteorologist Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns.
FRI 14:00 22/08/2008 (b00d2503)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
The Great Sermon Handicap
Can Bertie Wooster beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Eustace ..... David Jason
Claude ..... Jonathan Lynn
Cynthia ..... Carol Marsh
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cbltk)
Series 3
Episode 6
Murray worries that his tubby dad Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Series 3 of Mike Coleman’s showbiz sitcom.
CAST:
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Naomi Shae - Tracy-Ann Oberman
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
FRI 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3q)
Episode 5
As the army closes in on the Highland village of Inchbrae, can the alien presence be defeated?
Conclusion of the sci-fi thriller specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b0084sqq)
Delhi by Vandana Singh
A man living in present-day Delhi is haunted by visions of the city as it was in the past - and how it will be in the future...
Vandana Singh’s story is read by Shiv Grewal.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00d18xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00d2501)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jztq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007zgd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jqfb)
Series 2
The Great Outdoors
The sketch show team take their audience on an activity holiday.
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 January 1991.
FRI 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d263g)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 10
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
16/08/2008
14:00 SAT (b00d05bm)
17/08/2008
14:00 SUN (b00d06tc)
18/08/2008
14:00 MON (b00d0h1d)
19/08/2008
14:00 TUE (b00d0pfp)
20/08/2008
14:00 WED (b00d10qb)
21/08/2008
14:00 THU (b00d16g8)
22/08/2008
14:00 FRI (b00d2503)
4 at the Store
23:30 SUN (b007jqn6)
4 at the Store
04:30 MON (b007jqn6)
A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus
09:30 SUN (b007w2mv)
A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus
02:30 MON (b007w2mv)
After Henry
17:30 WED (b007k4gw)
After Henry
06:00 THU (b007k4gw)
And Now in Colour
03:30 SAT (b007yrwf)
And Now in Colour
22:30 FRI (b007jqfb)
Anything Legal
13:30 SAT (b0081qyq)
Anything Legal
02:30 SUN (b0081qyq)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b007jwst)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b007jwst)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b007jwst)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00d05bd)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00d05dk)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00d0bry)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00d0ht0)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00d10q8)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00d16g4)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00d18xk)
Blake's 7
18:00 SUN (b008hscc)
Blake's 7
00:00 MON (b008hscc)
Bleak Expectations
22:30 SUN (b00d06pc)
Bleak Expectations
03:30 MON (b00d06pc)
Bristow
17:30 MON (b007rgl8)
Bristow
06:00 TUE (b007rgl8)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 SAT (b007jmtk)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 SUN (b007jmtk)
Charles Dickens
11:00 MON (b01b20s5)
Charles Dickens
05:00 TUE (b01b20s5)
Charles Dickens
11:00 TUE (b01b2wb5)
Charles Dickens
05:00 WED (b01b2wb5)
Charles Dickens
11:00 WED (b01b311m)
Charles Dickens
05:00 THU (b01b311m)
Charles Dickens
11:00 THU (b01b3clm)
Charles Dickens
05:00 FRI (b01b3clm)
Charles Dickens
11:00 FRI (b01b3fqd)
Craddock and Co
09:00 WED (b007jsvl)
Craddock and Co
20:00 WED (b007jsvl)
Craddock and Co
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Craddock and Co
09:00 THU (b007jsvx)
Craddock and Co
20:00 THU (b007jsvx)
Craddock and Co
01:00 FRI (b007jsvx)
Craddock and Co
09:00 FRI (b007jsw5)
Craddock and Co
20:00 FRI (b007jsw5)
Dad Made Me Laugh
08:00 SAT (b00d05bg)
Dad Made Me Laugh
19:00 SAT (b00d05bg)
E Nesbit - Five Children and It
12:00 SAT (b00d045h)
E Nesbit - Five Children and It
01:00 SUN (b00d045h)
Ed Reardon's Week
22:30 MON (b007wvmx)
Ed Reardon's Week
03:30 TUE (b007wvmx)
Express to Stamboul
01:30 SAT (b007jq4f)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 MON (b007k2c2)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 TUE (b007k2c2)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 TUE (b007k2m4)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 WED (b007k2m4)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 WED (b007k2ty)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 THU (b007k2ty)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 THU (b007k30x)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 FRI (b007k30x)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 FRI (b0084sqq)
Fear on 4
18:30 SAT (b007jqbb)
Fear on 4
00:30 SUN (b007jqbb)
Floggit's
13:30 SUN (b00d06hc)
Floggit's
19:30 SUN (b00d06hc)
Floggit's
06:30 MON (b00d06hc)
Ghost Zone
18:00 MON (b007k31r)
Ghost Zone
00:00 TUE (b007k31r)
Ghost Zone
18:00 TUE (b007jtzr)
Ghost Zone
00:00 WED (b007jtzr)
Ghost Zone
18:00 WED (b007jx3g)
Ghost Zone
00:00 THU (b007jx3g)
Ghost Zone
18:00 THU (b007jx3m)
Ghost Zone
00:00 FRI (b007jx3m)
Ghost Zone
18:00 FRI (b007jx3q)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b007jvl9)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus
01:00 MON (b007jvl9)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
02:00 SAT (b007nfd7)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
10:00 MON (b007jvlf)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
21:00 MON (b007jvlf)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
02:00 TUE (b007jvlf)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
10:00 TUE (b007jvlh)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
21:00 TUE (b007jvlh)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
02:00 WED (b007jvlh)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
10:00 WED (b007jvln)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
21:00 WED (b007jvln)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
02:00 THU (b007jvln)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
10:00 THU (b007qgdn)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
21:00 THU (b007qgdn)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
02:00 FRI (b007qgdn)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
10:00 FRI (b007q99p)
HE Bates - Love for Lydia
21:00 FRI (b007q99p)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
09:15 SUN (b007jxtx)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
02:15 MON (b007jxtx)
Heated Rollers
08:30 WED (b007qg19)
Heated Rollers
22:00 WED (b007qg19)
Heated Rollers
03:00 THU (b007qg19)
Herman Melville - Bartleby the Scrivener
05:00 SAT (b007jx95)
How Tickled Am I?
12:30 SUN (b007jp99)
How Tickled Am I?
17:30 SUN (b007jp99)
How Tickled Am I?
05:30 MON (b007jp99)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b00d0h1b)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b00d0h1b)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
17:30 TUE (b007jq15)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
06:00 WED (b007jq15)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
13:15 MON (b007k3dr)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
13:15 TUE (b007k3fr)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
13:15 WED (b007k3gp)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
13:15 THU (b007k3hn)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
13:15 FRI (b007k3jh)
Just William
13:00 MON (b007js2z)
Just William
13:00 TUE (b007js3d)
Just William
13:00 WED (b007js3s)
Just William
13:00 THU (b007js45)
Just William
13:00 FRI (b007js4j)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00d2501)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00d2501)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jnp1)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jnp1)
Knocker
23:00 SUN (b008g2dm)
Knocker
04:00 MON (b008g2dm)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:00 THU (b007jv6r)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
06:30 FRI (b007jv6r)
Like They've Never Been Gone
06:00 SAT (b00cz8np)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:30 FRI (b00cbltk)
Listen to Les
08:00 FRI (b00d18xm)
Listen to Les
12:00 FRI (b00d18xm)
Listen to Les
19:00 FRI (b00d18xm)
MacAulay and Co
04:00 SAT (b00czlq1)
MacAulay and Co
23:00 MON (b00d0hbt)
MacAulay and Co
04:00 TUE (b00d0hbt)
MacAulay and Co
23:00 TUE (b00d0pfm)
MacAulay and Co
04:00 WED (b00d0pfm)
MacAulay and Co
23:00 WED (b00d10qd)
MacAulay and Co
04:00 THU (b00d10qd)
MacAulay and Co
23:00 THU (b00d16fy)
MacAulay and Co
04:00 FRI (b00d16fy)
MacAulay and Co
23:00 FRI (b00d263g)
Married
08:30 THU (b00804fg)
Married
22:00 THU (b00804fg)
Married
03:00 FRI (b00804fg)
No Tomatoes
23:15 SUN (b0081b7p)
No Tomatoes
04:15 MON (b0081b7p)
Noel Coward - The Vortex
10:00 SUN (b00d06t9)
Noel Coward - The Vortex
20:00 SUN (b00d06t9)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
22:30 THU (b007k2qm)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
03:30 FRI (b007k2qm)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
06:30 SAT (b007rgl7)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 FRI (b007s5dn)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 SAT (b007yn6y)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 FRI (b007zgd5)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 FRI (b007zgd5)
Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment
22:45 WED (b0082khk)
Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment
03:45 THU (b0082khk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 SAT (b00859tj)
Radio Heads
09:00 SAT (b0081qnw)
Radio Heads
20:00 SAT (b0081qnw)
Radio Heads
03:00 SUN (b0081qnw)
Radio Shuttleworth
08:30 MON (b007syx7)
Radio Shuttleworth
22:00 MON (b007syx7)
Radio Shuttleworth
03:00 TUE (b007syx7)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
09:30 MON (b007jrrz)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
20:30 MON (b007jrrz)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
01:30 TUE (b007jrrz)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
09:30 TUE (b007jrvq)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
20:30 TUE (b007jrvq)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
01:30 WED (b007jrvq)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
09:30 WED (b007jryg)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
20:30 WED (b007jryg)
Raymond Chandler - Goldfish
01:30 THU (b007jryg)
Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker
02:15 SAT (b00cz803)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
08:30 SAT (b00d05bj)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
19:30 SAT (b00d05bj)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 MON (b007k1w4)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007k1w4)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007k1w4)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 TUE (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 WED (b007k1ys)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007k1ys)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007k1ys)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 THU (b007k202)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007k202)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007k202)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 FRI (b007k21c)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 FRI (b007k21c)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 MON (b007jxfx)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 TUE (b007jxg1)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 WED (b007jxg6)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 THU (b007jxgb)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 FRI (b007k216)
Take It From Here
08:00 THU (b007jswx)
Take It From Here
12:00 THU (b007jswx)
Take It From Here
19:00 THU (b007jswx)
The Al Read Show
12:30 TUE (b008zdfh)
The Al Read Show
19:30 TUE (b008zdfh)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
17:30 THU (b007k2mq)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
06:00 FRI (b007k2mq)
The Blackburn Files
01:00 SAT (b007w2k6)
The Blackburn Files
09:00 MON (b007w39g)
The Blackburn Files
20:00 MON (b007w39g)
The Blackburn Files
01:00 TUE (b007w39g)
The Blackburn Files
09:00 TUE (b007wn7k)
The Blackburn Files
20:00 TUE (b007wn7k)
The Blackburn Files
01:00 WED (b007wn7k)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b00d16g6)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b00d16g6)
The Clitheroe Kid
13:00 SUN (b007jszx)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:00 SUN (b007jszx)
The Clitheroe Kid
06:00 MON (b007jszx)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jpgm)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jpgm)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jpgm)
The Little Big Woman Radio Show
22:30 WED (b008jwjt)
The Little Big Woman Radio Show
03:30 THU (b008jwjt)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 SAT (b007k1k4)
The Mark Steel Solution
22:30 TUE (b007jmtg)
The Mark Steel Solution
03:30 WED (b007jmtg)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jt0s)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jt0s)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jt0s)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00d06p9)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b00d06p9)
The Palace of Laughter
12:00 SUN (b007tbvx)
The Palace of Laughter
17:00 SUN (b007tbvx)
The Palace of Laughter
05:00 MON (b007tbvx)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:00 WED (b007vlws)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
06:30 THU (b007vlws)
The Vinyl Cafe
17:00 SAT (b007jy3x)
The Vinyl Cafe
23:00 SAT (b007jy3x)
The Vinyl Cafe
06:00 SUN (b007jy3x)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jsqf)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jsqr)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jsr2)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jsrc)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jsrr)
Time Hops
00:00 SAT (b007k1sp)
To the Manor Born
17:00 MON (b007m9wg)
To the Manor Born
06:30 TUE (b007m9wg)
Trivia Test Match
12:30 WED (b007jsrv)
Trivia Test Match
19:30 WED (b007jsrv)
Up the Garden Path
11:30 SUN (b007xwbq)
Up the Garden Path
21:30 SUN (b007xwbq)
VI Warshawski
09:30 THU (b007jzsg)
VI Warshawski
20:30 THU (b007jzsg)
VI Warshawski
01:30 FRI (b007jzsg)
VI Warshawski
09:30 FRI (b007jztq)
VI Warshawski
20:30 FRI (b007jztq)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
08:30 TUE (b008m74n)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
22:00 TUE (b008m74n)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
03:00 WED (b008m74n)