Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adam Sims reading The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney.
The lad's after a new home, but is it really the best idea to get Sid to build it?
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Maverick BBC crime correspondent George Cragge has been murdered - or has he?
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge and Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson.
With Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Ioan Meredith, Shirley Dixon, Dave Lamb, Joanna Monro, Alex Lowe, Christopher Scott and Alice Arnold.
At the villa of Helena's former father-in-law, the Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Christopher Kelham as Larius, Paul Webster as Marcellus, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Mr JG Reeder has the mind of a criminal, using it to uncover the peculiar circumstances surrounding a bank robbery, the death of the night-watchman and the part in the plot played by his beautiful daughter.
This first of four stories provides useful insight into the past of Mr JG Reeder, whose novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice.
Edgar Wallace is best known for his popular detective and suspense stories which earned him the title, "King of the Modern Thriller."
Although created at roughly the same time, Mr JG Reeder is the diametric opposite of Sam Spade, Philip Marlow and Mike Hammer. He is a shabbily dressed, diffident civil servant who prefers a cup of tea and a slice of seed cake to a shot of something stronger.
Reeder is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth. He solves his mysteries because he fully understands the "criminal mind".
Twelve-year-old Meena faces racial abuse and is shocked to learn a piece of major family news. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
As the years pass, a navy spouse moves from craving conformity to rebellion. Patricia Hodge reads Mattie Potter's tale.
Lovelorn legal clerk William Guppy gets himself involved in something far bigger than he can handle: a spontaneous combustion.
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Amanda Foreman and Maria McErlane.
As the Taliban brings brutal change, the orphanage is set for a new arrival. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
Conflict, Christianity and Hugh Walpole. More correspondence from the future Poet Laureate. Read by Michael Williams.
The Crimean War leads Florence Nightingale into taking responsibility for medical care into her own hands. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
Jo Morris spends a spring with Amanda Beales, who spends hours hybridising roses for commercial growing. From 1998.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
So, Johnny holds a video festival to try and entertain everyone and The Stranger suggests a game of murder mystery...
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Getting closer to Sandra, ex-convict Terry sets out to help a young girl on the run. Stars Karl Howman. From February 1999.
The sinister intentions of the alien invaders are finally revealed. Can the Earth fight back?
Conclusion of Before the Screaming Begins - the first of Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy which continues with The Silent Scream and With a Whimper to the Grave.
Tom Harris ...... James Laurenson
Sally Harris ...... Jennifer Piercey
Prime Minister ...... Patrick Troughton
AP Smith ...... Donald Hewlett
Detective Sergeant Forbes ...... Robert Trotter
Prime Minister's Wife ...... Katherine Parr
MP ...... Peter Williams
Brosteaux ...... Nigel Graham
Corporal Wilkes ...... Geoffrey Leesley,
Corporal Johnson ...... Eric Allen
Cabinet Minister ...... Maggie Ollerenshaw
Silkin ...... Peter Wickham
Alien Voice ...... Malcolm Gerard
Alien Controller ...... Manning Wilson
First broadcast as a 90 minute Saturday-Night Theatre production on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
Augray escorts Ransom through Malacandra and onwards to the island of Meldilorn; here he encounters the spirits known as eldils.
Ezekiel gets a shock, and Mary is wooed by a newly arrived Captain. Little does she know he's recently been named "Cad of the Year" by the Bounder's Gazette.
Samuel Oliphant .... Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk .... Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw .... James Fleet
Mary .... Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs .... Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant .... Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant .... Tony Maudsley
Dashmount .... Michael Fenton Stevens
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
The TV arts show team schmooze Hollywood royalty at the Cannes Film Festival. Stars Harriet Thorpe. From October 1993.
THURSDAY 04 DECEMBER 2008
THU 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007js66)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007k0gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Falco (b008kmgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder (b0082gyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b00ftcck)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b0075t8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Bleak House (b0080484)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00ftc6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The World As We Know It (b00ftbx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ftfr3)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adam Sims reading The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007zgqw)
Series 1
Episode 5
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to swing a prize fight.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
THU 08:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089kln)
Series 2
Episode 2
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight earthworms, sumo wrestlers and Paddy the dog. With guest Victoria Coren. From August 1999.
THU 09:00 Falco (b008ktyq)
Shadows in Bronze
Episode 4
The Roman sleuth heads to a party thrown by the wealthy and influential Crispus. Helena gets shocking news and Falco receives a nasty surprise.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Ben Crowe as Petronius, Sara Poyzer as Silvia, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus, Bertie Carvel as Aufidius Crispus, Paul Webster as Marcellus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 09:30 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder (b0082h2b)
3. The Green Mamba
The emeralds of Suliman are stolen in North Africa and brought to London.
But the "mamba" (Mr JG Reeder) sets out thwart the thieves' plans as he hounds a notorious gangland villain...
Read by David Horovitch
Mr JG Reeder's novel methods bring the criminals of 1920s London to justice.
Created by Edgar Wallace, he is a uniquely English detective. An apparent fuddy-duddy working in some obscure capacity in the Public Prosecutor's office, he actually has a razor-sharp intellect and is a super-sleuth.
Mr JG Reeder solves his mysteries because he fully understands the "criminal mind".
Abridged for radio by Neville Teller.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2007.
THU 10:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
Episode 4
It's a busy time for Meena with Diwali, the fair coming to town and the arrival of an ambulance. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
THU 10:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
Small Parts
Seduced by the theatre, Mattie Potter joins a repertory company and finds that the quick-change artistry is a preparation for life. Patricia Hodge tells her tale.
THU 11:00 Bleak House (b00805m3)
Episode 4
Richard, obsessed with his inheritance suit, is on a dangerous path to self-destruction in Dickens' masterpiece.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007zgqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00ftfxx)
Where else could you hear Willie Rushton, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer sing backwards? From April 1982.
THU 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ftg0q)
Episode 9
Rasheed reacts furiously when he learns of Tariq's visit to Laila. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
THU 13:15 The Betjeman Letters (b007jxcs)
1945 to 1948 - Poetry, Prose and Religion
Catholicism and the Church of England, Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford - more musings from the poet. Read by Michael Williams.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jthl)
Church and State
Growth in population, expansion of the Church and the birth of the Civil Service. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 Matchmakers (b007k27s)
Adoption
Jo Morris follows Rod and Dee as they embark on adopting disabled twins, with their social worker's help. From 1998.
THU 14:00 04/12/2008 (b00ftg1h)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b008043w)
Series 2
Episode 5
The news that their best friends are expecting a second baby sparks an unexpected reaction in Lucy. In desperation, Daniel turns to his mother-in-law for help...
The second series of David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
CAST:
Daniel .... David Tennant
Lucy .... Liz Carling
Katie .... Samantha Spiro
Andy .... Tony Gardner
Mary .... Sally Grace
Frank .... Bill Fellows
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
Series 2
And Pigs Can Fry
The footie team's new strip causes controversy. Will they be ready for the new season? Stars Brenda Blethyn.
THU 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jt6t)
The Silent Scream
Episode 1
Tom Harris disappears into space but returns with new and astonishing powers. Put to good use, they will benefit humanity - but in the wrong hands they could have horrifying and nightmarish implications.
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a 90 minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
THU 18:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007jrcn)
Episode 9
Ransom meets a member of alien race the pfifltriggs; then he encounters the planet's leader, Oyarsa.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007zgqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00ftfxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Falco (b008ktyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder (b0082h2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089kln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00ftjn2)
Series 2
Episode 3
When the comedian's Arctic search for Santa leaves him freezing to death, his life flashes before his eyes. From November 1999.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b007jyvs)
Episode 6
Trainee vampire Eloise turns Lucretia's castle into a love shack - but faces danger. Stars Louise Lombard. From December 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jzgr)
Series 2
I Got You Babe
While Sarah's in labour, she decides to get a few things off her chest. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From July 1995.
FRIDAY 05 DECEMBER 2008
FRI 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jt6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007jrcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Falco (b008ktyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Mind of Mr JG Reeder (b0082h2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089kln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00ftjn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b007jyvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007jzgr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Bleak House (b00805m3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b008043w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ftjr3)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Jamie Glover reading The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05w2)
Series 1
Episode 2
Kenneth Horne's secrets from the BBC backroom boys and continuing 'The Clissold Saga'.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1965.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008m16t)
Series 5
Episode 9
Greg Dyke, David Blaine and car pollution. The comic duo review the week's news with Lucy Porter. From September 2003.
FRI 09:00 Falco (b008l1cb)
Shadows in Bronze
Episode 5
The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for from Helena's old school friend.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Sean Connolly as Atius Pertinax, Christopher Kelham as Larius, Sara Poyzer as Silvia, Paul Webster as Marcellus, Bertie Carvel as Aufidius Crispus, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus, Christian Rodska as Gordianus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 09:30 Sherlock Holmes (b00kkdkp)
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
A long-buried secret induces pity and sorrow in the Great Detective.
Holmes and Watson learn the truth about the death of a lion tamer many years before, which left his wife horribly mutilated and hidden behind a veil. A tale of abuse and revenge fuelled by the ultimate betrayal of a lover and the physical and emotional scars it has left behind.
Taken from 'The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes' published in 1927 some years after Holmes' death at the hands of Moriarty, this a story from the latter period of Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
Read by James Nickerson.
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 10:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy30)
Episode 5
Twelve-year-old Meena's mother finally gives birth, and she decides to form a gang with Anita. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
FRI 10:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
Skin
On her road to liberation, Mattie Potter strips off. Patricia Hodge tells her tale of sun, flesh, naturism and morality.
FRI 11:00 Bleak House (b00807f0)
Episode 5
The chase is on for the murderer of Tulkinghorn, but having made so many enemies the killer could be almost anyone.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05w2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00ftjyf)
Ross Noble, Paul Merton, Sue Perkins and Graham Norton join Nicholas Parsons at London's Mermaid Theatre. From January 2005.
FRI 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ftk07)
Episode 10
Laila and Tariq are reunited, but she still misses Mariam. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
FRI 13:15 The Betjeman Letters (b007jxcw)
1949 to 1951 - Expenses and Encouragement
Disputes with the BBC and speaking up for Dylan Thomas. More missives from the Poet Laureate-to-be. Read by Michael Williams.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jthr)
Palmerston
The controversial politician becomes Prime Minister at the age of 71. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 13:45 Matchmakers (b007k291)
Millionaires' Cupid
Jo Morris meets headhunter Heather Heber Percy, who runs an exclusive dating agency for the wealthy - but lonely. From 1998.
FRI 14:00 05/12/2008 (b00ftk0t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b00ftk3l)
Series 1
Opera, Gas and Gardening
When Linda's neighbour Betty invites the Ground Force team round, some unlikely gardeners arrive.
Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Jeremy Hardy, Hattie Hayridge, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00ftk3n)
It's a Dog's Life
The eager trio whizz up to Jupiter and perform a musical. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.
FRI 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007k3zb)
The Silent Scream
Episode 2
The aliens are standing by to invade, but is there an even bigger threat to humanity?
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
FRI 18:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007jrd0)
Episode 10
Ransom tells Oyarsa about Earth, the hrossa bring Weston and Devine as captives and Weston prepares to be questioned by Oyarsa.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05w2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00ftjyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Falco (b008l1cb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Sherlock Holmes (b00kkdkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008m16t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008p522)
Series 2
Episode 2
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From February 2002.
FRI 23:00 Jelly Mountain (b00ftk74)
Episode 5
Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Beverley Crew. From May 1996.
FRI 23:15 Date With Fate (b0092wr7)
Love Bites
We've all been visited by the doubt that perhaps we've chosen a less than perfect soul-mate
Martin's proposal to his girlfriend does not go according to plan.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
The last of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Martin …. Paul Raffield
Wendy …. Gillian Bevan
Journalist/Sheila …. Tracy Wiles
Liam …. James Nesbitt
Others …. Stephen Critchlow
Guitar played by Tim Hope.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
FRI 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
Series 1
Elephants to Catch Eels
Why would a top London journalist be so interested that love is all around in Drumlin Bay? What's Tamsyn been up to?
It seems the new editor of 'The Times of London' is boosting circulation by becoming a scurrilous gossipy rag. Of course, that would never happen now...
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as the Editor and Michael Fenton Stevens as Lampwick.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/12/2008
14:00 MON (b00fszf4)
02/12/2008
14:00 TUE (b00ft44b)
03/12/2008
14:00 WED (b00ftbwd)
04/12/2008
14:00 THU (b00ftg1h)
05/12/2008
14:00 FRI (b00ftk0t)
20th Century Vampire
23:00 THU (b007jyvs)
20th Century Vampire
04:00 FRI (b007jyvs)
29/11/2008
14:00 SAT (b00fscrx)
30/11/2008
14:00 SUN (b00fslmf)
A Whole New Ball Game
17:30 THU (b00ftg1r)
A Whole New Ball Game
06:00 FRI (b00ftg1r)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 SAT (b007qss0)
All There With My Cough Drops
09:30 SUN (b007zckp)
All There With My Cough Drops
02:30 MON (b007zckp)
Any Bloke
23:30 THU (b007jzgr)
Any Bloke
04:30 FRI (b007jzgr)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b00ft0t2)
Ballylenon
06:30 TUE (b00ft0t2)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00fschd)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00fsd3w)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00fss50)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00ft19j)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00ftbdk)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00ftfr3)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00ftjr3)
Bleak House
11:00 MON (b00801n9)
Bleak House
05:00 TUE (b00801n9)
Bleak House
11:00 TUE (b00803g2)
Bleak House
05:00 WED (b00803g2)
Bleak House
11:00 WED (b0080484)
Bleak House
05:00 THU (b0080484)
Bleak House
11:00 THU (b00805m3)
Bleak House
05:00 FRI (b00805m3)
Bleak House
11:00 FRI (b00807f0)
Brothers in Law
17:00 TUE (b007js3q)
Brothers in Law
06:30 WED (b007js3q)
Chambers
08:30 TUE (b007jyrj)
Chambers
22:00 TUE (b007jyrj)
Chambers
03:00 WED (b007jyrj)
Charles Dickens
05:00 SAT (b0081w2g)
Charles Dickens
08:30 SAT (b007tc32)
Charles Dickens
19:30 SAT (b007tc32)
Clare in the Community
22:30 SUN (b00fslwd)
Clare in the Community
03:30 MON (b00fslwd)
Comedy Winners
09:00 SAT (b007vchm)
Comedy Winners
20:00 SAT (b007vchm)
Comedy Winners
03:00 SUN (b007vchm)
Comic to Comic
23:30 SUN (b00807sb)
Comic to Comic
04:30 MON (b00807sb)
Coming Alive
17:30 WED (b00ftc6d)
Coming Alive
06:00 THU (b00ftc6d)
Date With Fate
04:15 SAT (b0090x8s)
Date With Fate
23:15 FRI (b0092wr7)
Delve Special
08:30 MON (b007jmq1)
Delve Special
22:00 MON (b007jmq1)
Delve Special
03:00 TUE (b007jmq1)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b007jw6l)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b007jw6l)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
17:00 THU (b008043w)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
06:30 FRI (b008043w)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
09:30 MON (b00ft398)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
20:30 MON (b00ft398)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
01:30 TUE (b00ft398)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
09:30 TUE (b00ftbjm)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
20:30 TUE (b00ftbjm)
Edgar Wallace: Short Stories
01:30 WED (b00ftbjm)
Elephants to Catch Eels
04:30 SAT (b007qcsv)
Elephants to Catch Eels
23:30 FRI (b007qx6x)
Falco
09:00 MON (b008kkch)
Falco
20:00 MON (b008kkch)
Falco
01:00 TUE (b008kkch)
Falco
09:00 TUE (b008klh0)
Falco
20:00 TUE (b008klh0)
Falco
01:00 WED (b008klh0)
Falco
09:00 WED (b008kmgp)
Falco
20:00 WED (b008kmgp)
Falco
01:00 THU (b008kmgp)
Falco
09:00 THU (b008ktyq)
Falco
20:00 THU (b008ktyq)
Falco
01:00 FRI (b008ktyq)
Falco
09:00 FRI (b008l1cb)
Falco
20:00 FRI (b008l1cb)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00j05w0)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00j05w0)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00j05w0)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
18:30 SUN (b008hvvp)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
00:30 MON (b008hvvp)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:30 MON (b007jwbg)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
04:30 TUE (b007jwbg)
Hair in the Gate
23:30 WED (b007k3zl)
Hair in the Gate
04:30 THU (b007k3zl)
Half Sketch
23:30 TUE (b00ft5qy)
Half Sketch
04:30 WED (b00ft5qy)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jzps)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jzps)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jzps)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:30 THU (b00ftfxx)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:30 THU (b00ftfxx)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b012r6wt)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b012r6wt)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
01:00 SAT (b00fr0m9)
In the Balance
08:30 WED (b007k26c)
In the Balance
22:00 WED (b007k26c)
In the Balance
03:00 THU (b007k26c)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
22:30 MON (b00ft14p)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
03:30 TUE (b00ft14p)
Jelly Mountain
04:00 SAT (b00fr1z3)
Jelly Mountain
23:00 FRI (b00ftk74)
John Osborne - The Entertainer
10:00 SUN (b007k2ll)
John Osborne - The Entertainer
20:00 SUN (b007k2ll)
Juliet Ace Monologues
10:15 WED (b007k17c)
Juliet Ace Monologues
21:15 WED (b007k17c)
Juliet Ace Monologues
02:15 THU (b007k17c)
Juliet Ace Monologues
10:15 THU (b007k18n)
Juliet Ace Monologues
21:15 THU (b007k18n)
Juliet Ace Monologues
02:15 FRI (b007k18n)
Juliet Ace Monologues
10:15 FRI (b007k19x)
Juliet Ace Monologues
21:15 FRI (b007k19x)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00ftjyf)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00ftjyf)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 MON (b00fszdc)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 TUE (b00ft41f)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 WED (b00ftbpd)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 THU (b00ftg0q)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 FRI (b00ftk07)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
06:30 SAT (b007js92)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
17:00 FRI (b00ftk3l)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008m9f5)
Little Britain
22:30 FRI (b008p522)
Matchmakers
13:45 MON (b007k23w)
Matchmakers
13:45 TUE (b007k256)
Matchmakers
13:45 WED (b007k26h)
Matchmakers
13:45 THU (b007k27s)
Matchmakers
13:45 FRI (b007k291)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
10:00 MON (b007jxxt)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 MON (b007jxxt)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 TUE (b007jxxt)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
10:00 TUE (b007jxz2)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 TUE (b007jxz2)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 WED (b007jxz2)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
10:00 WED (b007jy0b)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 WED (b007jy0b)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 THU (b007jy0b)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
10:00 THU (b007jy1l)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 THU (b007jy1l)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 FRI (b007jy1l)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
10:00 FRI (b007jy30)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 FRI (b007jy30)
Morse
12:00 SAT (b007k4jl)
Morse
01:00 SUN (b007k4jl)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
10:15 MON (b00943r6)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
21:15 MON (b00943r6)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
02:15 TUE (b00943r6)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
10:15 TUE (b00947vh)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
21:15 TUE (b00947vh)
Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
02:15 WED (b00947vh)
No Commitments
17:30 TUE (b007jp15)
No Commitments
06:00 WED (b007jp15)
On Baby Street
23:00 TUE (b00ft5qw)
On Baby Street
04:00 WED (b00ft5qw)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 SAT (b007k08q)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 MON (b007k0b1)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 TUE (b007k0b1)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 TUE (b007k0cc)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 WED (b007k0cc)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 WED (b007k0gd)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 THU (b007k0gd)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 THU (b007jrcn)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 FRI (b007jrcn)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 FRI (b007jrd0)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 SAT (b008kkb6)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 FRI (b008m16t)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 FRI (b008m16t)
Play and Record
23:00 SUN (b0082hdz)
Play and Record
04:00 MON (b0082hdz)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
08:30 THU (b0089kln)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
22:00 THU (b0089kln)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
03:00 FRI (b0089kln)
Revolting People
22:30 WED (b00ftcck)
Revolting People
03:30 THU (b00ftcck)
Richard Matheson - Duel
18:30 SAT (b007k3qp)
Richard Matheson - Duel
00:30 SUN (b007k3qp)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00j05w2)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00j05w2)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00j05w2)
Sherlock Holmes
09:30 FRI (b00kkdkp)
Sherlock Holmes
20:30 FRI (b00kkdkp)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 SAT (b009mbjn)
The Betjeman Letters
13:15 MON (b007jxcd)
The Betjeman Letters
13:15 TUE (b007lzwt)
The Betjeman Letters
13:15 WED (b007m475)
The Betjeman Letters
13:15 THU (b007jxcs)
The Betjeman Letters
13:15 FRI (b007jxcw)
The Clitheroe Kid
13:00 SUN (b007jtkf)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:00 SUN (b007jtkf)
The Clitheroe Kid
06:00 MON (b007jtkf)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jpxw)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jpxw)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jpxw)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:00 WED (b0075t8y)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
04:00 THU (b0075t8y)
The Mark Steel Revolution
22:30 TUE (b00ft5lb)
The Mark Steel Revolution
03:30 WED (b00ft5lb)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
08:00 THU (b007zgqw)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
12:00 THU (b007zgqw)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
19:00 THU (b007zgqw)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
09:30 WED (b0082gyz)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
20:30 WED (b0082gyz)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
01:30 THU (b0082gyz)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
09:30 THU (b0082h2b)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
20:30 THU (b0082h2b)
The Mind of Mr JG Reeder
01:30 FRI (b0082h2b)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 MON (b007k3wp)
The Museum of Everything
04:00 TUE (b007k3wp)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jpwm)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jpwm)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jpwm)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00fsls0)
The News Quiz
03:00 MON (b00fsls0)
The Price of Fear
18:00 SAT (b007jn0n)
The Price of Fear
00:00 SUN (b007jn0n)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 THU (b00ftjn2)
The Very World of Milton Jones
03:30 FRI (b00ftjn2)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
09:15 SUN (b009n49b)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
02:15 MON (b009n49b)
The World As We Know It
17:00 WED (b00ftbx1)
The World As We Know It
06:30 THU (b00ftbx1)
The Young Postmen
06:00 SAT (b00fr1vh)
The Young Postmen
17:30 FRI (b00ftk3n)
There'll Never Be Another
12:00 SUN (b007js52)
There'll Never Be Another
17:00 SUN (b007js52)
There'll Never Be Another
05:00 MON (b007js52)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jth3)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jth7)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jthc)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jthl)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jthr)
Up the Garden Path
11:30 SUN (b008j0kf)
Up the Garden Path
21:30 SUN (b008j0kf)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b007jtwl)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
01:00 MON (b007jtwl)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 SAT (b007jn05)
Voyeurs and Visionaries
08:00 SAT (b0089hjs)
Voyeurs and Visionaries
19:00 SAT (b0089hjs)
Wally K Daly
18:00 MON (b007js5k)
Wally K Daly
00:00 TUE (b007js5k)
Wally K Daly
18:00 TUE (b007js5w)
Wally K Daly
00:00 WED (b007js5w)
Wally K Daly
18:00 WED (b007js66)
Wally K Daly
00:00 THU (b007js66)
Wally K Daly
18:00 THU (b007jt6t)
Wally K Daly
00:00 FRI (b007jt6t)
Wally K Daly
18:00 FRI (b007k3zb)
We've Been Here Before
12:30 TUE (b00ft41b)
We've Been Here Before
19:30 TUE (b00ft41b)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
13:30 SUN (b007jrcz)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 SUN (b007jrcz)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:30 MON (b007jrcz)
Who Goes There?
12:30 WED (b00ftbnp)
Who Goes There?
19:30 WED (b00ftbnp)
Winston
17:30 MON (b007qzh8)
Winston
06:00 TUE (b007qzh8)
Wodehouse Letters
13:30 SAT (b007k2tg)
Wodehouse Letters
02:30 SUN (b007k2tg)