Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Felan. Includes Aidan Parsons reading The More the Merrier by Anne Fine.
The festive spirit is in short supply at 23 Railway Cuttings. Then the vicar arrives...
Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Susie Brann as Caroline.
Phone threats and an acid attacker - can VI Warshawski halt the Corpus Christi takeover of Ajax and finally prove who murdered Agnes?
Conclusion of Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Uncle Stefan ...... Maurice Denham
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
Mrs Paciorek ...... Helen Horton
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Walter Novick ...... Colin McFarlane
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Father Pelly ...... Colin Stinton
Dr Paciorek ...... Norman Jones
3. Emily Goes to Work
Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Emily Trefusis …. Melinda Walker
Charles Enderby …. Stephen Tompkinson
Mrs. Belling …. Jo Kendall
Mrs. Willett …. Susan Westerby
Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling
Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson
Major Burnaby …. Norman Bird
Maid …. Jane Slavin
Cab Driver …. Vincent Brimble
More acerbic correspondence, as Vera's children take refuge elsewhere. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
When a fox meets the Messiah at the Nativity, he offers up his cunning. Magical story starring Wendy Hiller and Alec McCowen.
Holed up in a debtors' prison - will Samuel Pickwick manage to get himself released?
Conclusion of Charles Dickens 1837 novel dramatised in eight parts by Barry Campbell and Constance Cox.
Simon Cadell .... Charles Dickens
Freddie Jones .... Mr Pickwick
Philip Bond .... Mr Winkle
Michael Graham Cox .... Mr Tupman
Stephen Thorne .... Mr Snodgrass
Douglas Livingstone .... Sam Weller
John Hollis .... Tony Weller
Paul Chapman .... Mr Jingle
Timothy Alcock .... Mr Perker
Michael Goldie .... Isaac
Rosalind Ayres .... Arabella Allen
Elizabeth Spriggs .... Mrs Bardell
Pauline Letts .... Mrs Raddle
Cecile Chevreau .... Mrs Cluppins
Kenneth Shanley .... Mr Raddle
Heather Bell .... Tommy Bardell
Margot Boyd .... Mrs Rogers
Peter Wickham .... Mr Jackson
Christopher Benjamin .... Mr Stiggins
Stella Tanner .... Mrs Weller
The team mock TV and radio's festive line-up. Stars Nigel Rees, Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From December 1976.
Old Gregory adopts orphan Maggie and her cat Edmund for company. David Kelly and Hannah R Gordon read Carlo Gebler's tale.
Success and tragedy walk hand-in-hand for the creator of Peter Rabbit. Linda Lear's biography is read by Lindsay Duncan.
Disraeli's time in office is cut short by the question of the Anglican Church in Ireland. Narrated by Anna Massey.
On a break from touring, the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos enjoys haggis and recalls his grandfather, with stotty cake.
"Even doing what you always do at Christmas presupposes agreement about exactly what it is that you always do".
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell and Gerry Cowper as Clare.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Ex-convict Terry comes to a realisation after Sandra's troublesome ex-husband appears. Stars Karl Howman. From March 1999.
One word is the key to the Grimoire. But is Arcos able to harness its magical power?
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
11. The Pursuit of the President
After the sunset confrontation between motor cars, the detectives return to London to accost Sunday.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
The festive foursome's far from traditional Christmas. Stars Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh and Michael Rutger. From December 1991.
Satan's epic quest ends as he meets Death, St Peter and his rottweilers - and Davina McCall.
Conclusion of Andy Hamilton's two-part devilishly funny, festive special from Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Hope ...... Claire Skinner
A festive tale from the Mausoleum Club. Could Sir Henry's cake adoration be his downfall? Stars Stephen Fry. From December 1984.
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth's plans for a festive family gathering go awry. Stars Graham Fellows. From December 1993.
Retired Sheffield security guard, John Shuttleworth is a "versatile singer-songwriter" living in a semi detached world with wife Mary, and teenage kids Karen and Darren. Unfortunately, his plans for a festive family gathering go awry. Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER 2008
THU 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 VI Warshawski (b007jqdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Agatha Christie (b007k07y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k008)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger (b00g227d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Chair (b007jssr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 And Now in Colour (b007jtz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Old Harry's Game (b007k078)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase (b008f8hb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 The Shuttleworths (b008hzry)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers (b007jzr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b007k2bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 After Henry (b007k01q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00g27cj)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Victoria. Includes Richard Briers reading The Tantrum Fairy by Wendy Eyton.
THU 08:00 Take It From Here (b007k032)
Christmas With The Glums
It’s festive fun in the Glum family household.
Ron and Eth pull crackers, whilst Pa gets merry. Then during a game of 'Sardines', Ron becomes trapped in a cupboard with a barmaid...
Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield.
Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Pa Glum ...... Jimmy Edwards
Eth ...... June Whitfield
Ron ...... Dick Bentley
With Wallas Eaton and The Keynotes.
Producer: Charles Maxwell.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1958.
THU 08:30 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
Christmas Special
A glowing Yuletide feast in the pages of the golden magazine's bumper Christmas special.
Enjoy the snow-capped lettering and a silver sixpence hidden in the middle.
With Susie Brann, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson, Peter Baynham and Julian Dutton.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
THU 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvld)
Unnatural Death
1. No Sign of Foul Play
Not satisfied with Agatha Dawson's post-mortem, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have Unnatural Death was first published in 1927.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in seven episodes by Chris Miller.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Miss Climpson …. Ambrosine Phillpotts
Inspector Parker …. Gabriel Woolf
Doctor Carr …. Peter Baldwin
Nurse Philliter …. Corinna Marlowe
Waiter …. Christopher Emmett
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1975.
THU 09:30 Agatha Christie (b007k097)
The Sittaford Mystery
4. A Recipe for Ginger Cake
Emily suspects that the Willetts, - who've rented Sittaford House, - are somehow involved in the murder of Captain Trevelyan.
But how can she get into the house?
Geoffrey Whitehead stars in Agatha Christie's whodunnit.
Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Emily Trefusis …. Melinda Walker
Charles Enderby …. Stephen Tompkinson
Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson
Mr. Rycroft …. John Moffat
Ronnie Garfield …. Nigel Greaves
Caroline Percehouse …. Margaret Courtenay
Dora …. Jane
Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling
Mr. Dacres …. David King
Beatrice …. Alice Arnold
Jennifer Gardner …. Anna Cropper
Brian Pearson …. Charles Simpson
Dramatised and directed by Michael Bakewell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990.
THU 10:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Episode 4
Drama shifts to crisis as Irene gets Vera's kids to vent their feelings in verse. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
THU 10:15 The Man Born to Be King (b008fhr9)
Kings in Judea
Herod - tyrant or peacemaker? Dorothy L Sayers' cycle of plays on the life of Jesus Christ. Stars Gabriel Woolf.
THU 11:00 Black Cinderella Two Goes East, or Confessions of a Glass Slipper Tryer Onner (b00g31bq)
All-star panto set in the land of Saxmania. Co-produced by Douglas Adams. With Peter Cook and John Cleese. From December 1978.
THU 12:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00g27cl)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
Humphrey Lyttelton and the all-star Clue cast's unique Dickens interpretation. Stephen Fry narrates. From December 2003.
THU 13:00 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007jw81)
The Emergency Visit
As A&E Doctor Robert Johnson starts his shift, an unforgettable patient arrives. Philip Jackson reads Dominic Holland's tale.
THU 13:15 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (b00g27cn)
Episode 4
There's a wedding and an important donation in Linda Lear's biography of the author and illustrator. Read by Lindsay Duncan.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtm8)
The Cutty Sark, Dickens, Education and Stanley
Sail v Steam, the death of Dickens, schools 'on the rates' and Livingstone found. 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 25/12/2008 (b00g27cq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
Digs
Student medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady, Mrs Robinson.
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Norma Ronald as Vera and Ann Murray as Mrs Robinson.
Producer: David Hatch
Recorded at the BBC Paris studio in London.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
THU 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00g27cg)
Series 2
How Was It for You?
Will Guy and Robert make it back into Father Benedict's team? Stars Desmond Barrit and Brenda Blethyn. From November 1994.
THU 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
Episode 5
Young novice sorcerer Arcos learns an unpalatable truth about his father from Kaddah.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
THU 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
12. The Six Philosophers
The men pursue Sunday - as he flees them aboard a hot air balloon.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
THU 19:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00g27cl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Agatha Christie (b007k097)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 The Man Born to Be King (b008fhr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00g27c8)
Series 2
Episode 6
The comic's facing certain death at the mouth of shark, when his life flashes before his eyes. From November 1999.
THU 23:00 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00g27cc)
Episode 3
As the conflict rages, feet get sore with some noxious nocturnal bodily habits...
Spike Milligan shares memories of his wartime service.
Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is the first volume of the Spike Milligan's idiosyncratic military memoir.
Reversioned into eight parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007k079)
Series 2
A Death in the Family
Phil and Sarah host a fireworks party - with fatal results. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From August 1995.
FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2008
FRI 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Agatha Christie (b007k097)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Man Born to Be King (b008fhr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00g27c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00g27cc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007k079)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Black Cinderella Two Goes East, or Confessions of a Glass Slipper Tryer Onner (b00g31bq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00g27cg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00g2gm0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Felan. With Richard Briers reading Beastly Boris and The Tantrum Fairy - Cold Turkey by Wendy Eyton.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
Cinderella
Baron Hardup's daughters battle to go to Prince Charming's ball. Stars Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. From December 1967.
FRI 08:30 Radio Active (b007jvzy)
Series 7
'It Was Twenty Years Ago Last Tuesday'
The on-air team look back to the halcyon days of the late 1960's - a time of peace, love and rampant drug abuse.
Starring Helen Atkinson Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1987.
FRI 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvlj)
Unnatural Death
2. Death in Epping Forest
After another killing, Lord Peter Wimsey questions an evasive would-be divorcee.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have Unnatural Death was first published in 1927.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in seven episodes by Chris Miller.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Miss Climpson …. Ambrosine Phillpotts
Inspector Parker …. Gabriel Woolf
Mrs. Peasgood …. Betty Cardno
Mrs. Forrest …. Bridget McConnel
Superintendent Walmisley …. Godfrey Kenton
Mrs. Gulliver …. Pauline Letts
Miss Murgatroyd …. Madi Hedd
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1975.
FRI 09:30 Agatha Christie (b007k0bk)
The Sittaford Mystery
5. The Second Seance
Mr Rycroft decides that only by re-enacting the séance which announced the murder of Captain Trevelyan, will the identity of his killer finally be revealed.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector Narracott.
Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Emily Trefusis …. Melinda Walker
Charles Enderby …. Stephen Tompkinson
Major Burnaby …. Norman Bird
Ellwood …. Jack May
Martin Dering …. David Goudge
Mr. Rycroft …. John Moffat
Ronnie Garfield …. Nigel Greaves
Mrs. Willett …. Susan Westerby
Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling
Brian Pearson …. Charles Simpson
Caroline Percehouse …. Margaret Courtenay
Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson
Sergeant Pollock …. Vincent Brimble
Mr. Dacres …. David King
Beatrice …. Alice Arnold
Jennifer Gardner …. Anna Cropper
Brian Pearson …. Charles Simpson
Dramatised and directed by Michael Bakewell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
FRI 10:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k02v)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Episode 5
The police free Vera's family, as Irene writes to her estranged son. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
FRI 10:15 The Man Born to Be King (b008f86y)
The King's Herald
How John the Baptist always spoke his mind. Dorothy L Sayers' cycle of plays on the life of Jesus Christ. Stars John Laurie.
FRI 11:00 Charles Dickens - Great Expectations (b00g2glr)
Episode 1
Young orphan Pip's life is changed forever when he is surprised by an escaped convict. Stars Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g2gm2)
From 22/02/1971
Trouble at sea, a laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon.
Pianist: Gordon Langford
Written by Terence Brady, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley (Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1971.
FRI 13:00 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007k02w)
Not a Word of a Lie
Young Philip's Christmas Eve encounter proves that the season is truly miraculous. James Fleet reads Philip Ardagh's tale.
FRI 13:15 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (b00g2gm4)
Episode 5
Linda Lear's biography of the author and illustrator examines old age, world war and Mrs Heelis's legacy. Read by Lindsay Duncan.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtmg)
A Question of Monarchy
Gladstone's 'six brilliant years' bring about many changes, but the Queen is under threat from other quarters. With Anna Massey.
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 26/12/2008 (b00g2gm6)
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 (b00g2glw)
Series 1
999 Emergency
Linda's procrastinating live-in builder finds fame and neighbour Betty's got worries.
Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jr, Martin Hyder, Margaret John, Chris Neill and Mark Steel.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
FRI 17:30 For Better or for Worse (b00g2glt)
Series 1
Episode 1
Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris. Will she manage to persuade Bernard to buy her an engagement ring at last?
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Mr Matthews ...... John Jardine
Miss Parker ...... Julie Higginson
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Producer: Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1993.
FRI 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jqbs)
Episode 6
Is Shazir the real enemy? Can Arcos and his hero friends escape the Palace of Memory?
Conclusion of the fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Liz Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Xander ...... Robert Portal
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1991.
FRI 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
13. The Accuser
As Sunday presides over a feast, Lucien Gregory appears. Gabriel Syme finds himself back in Saffron Park.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is concluded by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in March 2005.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g2gm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Agatha Christie (b007k0bk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k02v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The Man Born to Be King (b008f86y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Active (b007jvzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqsl)
Christmas Special
The family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs. Improvised historical saga with Paul Merton. From December 1995.
FRI 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jm86)
Romeo and Juliet
The other RSC brings you the tale of two Italian kids who kill themselves. Plus the Sound Effect of the Day. From May 1994.
FRI 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b00g2glp)
Series 3
Episode 1
It's New Year in the mortuary and the pathologists must tackle a befuddled mother. Stars Peter Davison. From January 2006.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
20/12/2008
14:00 SAT (b00g15y1)
21/12/2008
14:00 SUN (b00g17qq)
22/12/2008
14:00 MON (b00g1hbs)
23/12/2008
14:00 TUE (b00g1rst)
24/12/2008
14:00 WED (b00g227r)
25/12/2008
14:00 THU (b00g27cq)
26/12/2008
14:00 FRI (b00g2gm6)
A Whole New Ball Game
17:30 THU (b00g27cg)
A Whole New Ball Game
06:00 FRI (b00g27cg)
Adrian Mole: The Mole Truth with Sue Townsend
09:00 SAT (b007jqr8)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007k01q)
After Henry
06:30 THU (b007k01q)
Agatha Christie
09:30 MON (b0081rx2)
Agatha Christie
20:30 MON (b0081rx2)
Agatha Christie
01:30 TUE (b0081rx2)
Agatha Christie
09:30 TUE (b007jlqg)
Agatha Christie
20:30 TUE (b007jlqg)
Agatha Christie
01:30 WED (b007jlqg)
Agatha Christie
09:30 WED (b007k07y)
Agatha Christie
20:30 WED (b007k07y)
Agatha Christie
01:30 THU (b007k07y)
Agatha Christie
09:30 THU (b007k097)
Agatha Christie
20:30 THU (b007k097)
Agatha Christie
01:30 FRI (b007k097)
Agatha Christie
09:30 FRI (b007k0bk)
Agatha Christie
20:30 FRI (b007k0bk)
Alick Rowe - Crisp and Even Brightly
10:00 SUN (b007jqsz)
Alick Rowe - Crisp and Even Brightly
20:00 SUN (b007jqsz)
And Now in Colour
22:30 WED (b007jtz0)
And Now in Colour
03:30 THU (b007jtz0)
Any Bloke
23:30 THU (b007k079)
Any Bloke
04:30 FRI (b007k079)
Back to Front
09:30 SUN (b008003m)
Back to Front
02:30 MON (b008003m)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b007q9kc)
Ballylenon
06:30 TUE (b007q9kc)
Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester
08:30 SAT (b00g15xz)
Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester
19:30 SAT (b00g15xz)
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
13:15 MON (b00g1hbq)
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
13:15 TUE (b00g1rsr)
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
13:15 WED (b00g227n)
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
13:15 THU (b00g27cn)
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
13:15 FRI (b00g2gm4)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00g15xx)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00g17qg)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00g1f55)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00g1rsj)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00g227l)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00g27cj)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00g2gm0)
Black Cinderella Two Goes East, or Confessions of a Glass Slipper Tryer Onner
11:00 THU (b00g31bq)
Black Cinderella Two Goes East, or Confessions of a Glass Slipper Tryer Onner
05:00 FRI (b00g31bq)
Box of Delights
12:00 SAT (b00g15x1)
Box of Delights
01:00 SUN (b00g15x1)
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
11:00 FRI (b00g2glr)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
05:00 SAT (b007jzkz)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
11:00 MON (b007jznk)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
05:00 TUE (b007jznk)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
11:00 TUE (b007jzpx)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
05:00 WED (b007jzpx)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
11:00 WED (b007jzr7)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
05:00 THU (b007jzr7)
Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket
12:30 MON (b007jqsr)
Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket
19:30 MON (b007jqsr)
Clare in the Community
22:30 SUN (b00yyfkz)
Clare in the Community
03:30 MON (b00yyfkz)
Coming Alive
17:30 WED (b007k2bs)
Coming Alive
06:00 THU (b007k2bs)
Delve Special
08:30 MON (b007jn2h)
Delve Special
22:00 MON (b007jn2h)
Delve Special
03:00 TUE (b007jn2h)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b007jwdj)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b007jwdj)
Doctor in the House
17:00 THU (b007jsxl)
Doctor in the House
06:30 FRI (b007jsxl)
Elephants to Catch Eels
04:30 SAT (b007rkg0)
For Better or for Worse
17:30 FRI (b00g2glt)
Four Sad Faces
23:30 SUN (b00g1825)
Four Sad Faces
04:30 MON (b00g1825)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00g229y)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00g229y)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00g229y)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
18:30 SUN (b008p5cw)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
00:30 MON (b008p5cw)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:30 MON (b007jrmf)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
04:30 TUE (b007jrmf)
Half Sketch
23:30 TUE (b00g1zsb)
Half Sketch
04:30 WED (b00g1zsb)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jqps)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jqps)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jqps)
Hello Cheeky
11:15 SUN (b00g17qj)
Hello Cheeky
21:15 SUN (b00g17qj)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:00 THU (b00g27cl)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:00 THU (b00g27cl)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
13:00 SUN (b00g3162)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:00 SUN (b00g3162)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
06:00 MON (b00g3162)
In One Ear
23:00 TUE (b007jqrw)
In One Ear
04:00 WED (b007jqrw)
In the Chair
08:30 WED (b007jssr)
In the Chair
22:00 WED (b007jssr)
In the Chair
03:00 THU (b007jssr)
John Mortimer - Not So Tiny Tim: God Bless Us Everyone
09:15 SUN (b007jtzf)
John Mortimer - Not So Tiny Tim: God Bless Us Everyone
02:15 MON (b007jtzf)
Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter
13:30 SAT (b007jx7q)
Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter
02:30 SUN (b007jx7q)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 MON (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 MON (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 TUE (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 TUE (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 TUE (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 WED (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 WED (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 WED (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 THU (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 THU (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 THU (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 FRI (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 FRI (b007k02v)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 FRI (b007k02v)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
06:30 SAT (b007jshj)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
17:00 FRI (b00g2glw)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 FRI (b00g2gm2)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 FRI (b00g2gm2)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008vt68)
Maigret
02:15 SAT (b00fyyd5)
Maigret
10:15 MON (b00g1hb0)
Maigret
21:15 MON (b00g1hb0)
Maigret
02:15 TUE (b00g1hb0)
Maigret
10:15 TUE (b00g1rsm)
Maigret
21:15 TUE (b00g1rsm)
Maigret
02:15 WED (b00g1rsm)
Morecambe and Wise
12:00 SUN (b00g17qm)
Morecambe and Wise
17:00 SUN (b00g17qm)
Morecambe and Wise
05:00 MON (b00g17qm)
No Commitments
17:30 TUE (b007k1sk)
No Commitments
06:00 WED (b007k1sk)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 WED (b007k078)
Old Harry's Game
04:00 THU (b007k078)
Old Peter's Russian Tales Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b008jhs8)
Old Peter's Russian Tales Omnibus
01:00 MON (b008jhs8)
Old Peter's Russian Tales
02:00 SAT (b008jdd0)
PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger
10:15 WED (b00g227d)
PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger
21:15 WED (b00g227d)
PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger
02:15 THU (b00g227d)
Play and Record
23:00 SUN (b0089b0r)
Play and Record
04:00 MON (b0089b0r)
Radio Active
03:00 SAT (b007k01c)
Radio Active
08:30 FRI (b007jvzy)
Radio Active
22:00 FRI (b007jvzy)
Rigor Mortis
23:30 FRI (b00g2glp)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:30 SAT (b007jmtf)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b007jzst)
Second Thoughts
06:30 WED (b007jzst)
Selected Radiophonic Works
20:00 SAT (b00g15x3)
Selected Radiophonic Works
03:00 SUN (b00g15x3)
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)
Space Hacks
18:30 SAT (b007k2bd)
Space Hacks
00:30 SUN (b007k2bd)
Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
23:00 THU (b00g27cc)
Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
04:00 FRI (b00g27cc)
Take It From Here
08:00 THU (b007k032)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b00gs067)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b00gs067)
The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase
23:30 WED (b008f8hb)
The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase
04:30 THU (b008f8hb)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jl4y)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jl4y)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jl4y)
The Harpoon
08:30 THU (b00g31qh)
The Harpoon
22:00 THU (b00g31qh)
The Harpoon
03:00 FRI (b00g31qh)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 SAT (b007jq83)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 MON (b007v25z)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 TUE (b007v25z)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 TUE (b007jq8x)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 WED (b007jq8x)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 WED (b007jq8l)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 THU (b007jq8l)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 THU (b007jq9v)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 FRI (b007jq9v)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 FRI (b007jqbs)
The Man Born to Be King
10:15 THU (b008fhr9)
The Man Born to Be King
21:15 THU (b008fhr9)
The Man Born to Be King
02:15 FRI (b008fhr9)
The Man Born to Be King
10:15 FRI (b008f86y)
The Man Born to Be King
21:15 FRI (b008f86y)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 SAT (b007jzrz)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 MON (b007wpnm)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 TUE (b007wpnm)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 TUE (b007wqf0)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 WED (b007wqf0)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 WED (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 THU (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 THU (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 FRI (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 FRI (b007ww7m)
The Mark Steel Revolution
22:30 TUE (b00g1zs8)
The Mark Steel Revolution
03:30 WED (b00g1zs8)
The Masterson Inheritance
11:30 SAT (b007jqs7)
The Masterson Inheritance
22:30 FRI (b007jqsl)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 MON (b007k4j3)
The Museum of Everything
04:00 TUE (b007k4j3)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007k4fp)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007k4fp)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007k4fp)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00g1821)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b00g1821)
The Price of Fear
18:00 SAT (b007jnd6)
The Price of Fear
00:00 SUN (b007jnd6)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show
04:00 SAT (b007jm5d)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show
23:00 FRI (b007jm86)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
22:30 MON (b007jrrn)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
03:30 TUE (b007jrrn)
The Shuttleworths
08:30 TUE (b008hq68)
The Shuttleworths
22:00 TUE (b008hq68)
The Shuttleworths
03:00 WED (b008hq68)
The Shuttleworths
23:45 WED (b008hzry)
The Shuttleworths
04:45 THU (b008hzry)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 THU (b00g27c8)
The Very World of Milton Jones
03:30 FRI (b00g27c8)
The Young Postmen
06:00 SAT (b00fz7bp)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jtlq)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jtlw)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jtm1)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jtm8)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jtmg)
Tony Hawks' Twelve Days of Christmas
11:00 SAT (b00gd7r5)
Twas the Night before Christmas
13:00 MON (b007jw7g)
Twas the Night before Christmas
13:00 TUE (b007jw87)
Twas the Night before Christmas
13:00 WED (b007jw7v)
Twas the Night before Christmas
13:00 THU (b007jw81)
Twas the Night before Christmas
13:00 FRI (b007k02w)
VI Warshawski
01:00 SAT (b007jqcj)
VI Warshawski
09:00 MON (b007jqct)
VI Warshawski
20:00 MON (b007jqct)
VI Warshawski
01:00 TUE (b007jqct)
VI Warshawski
09:00 TUE (b007jqd4)
VI Warshawski
20:00 TUE (b007jqd4)
VI Warshawski
01:00 WED (b007jqd4)
VI Warshawski
09:00 WED (b007jqdy)
VI Warshawski
20:00 WED (b007jqdy)
VI Warshawski
01:00 THU (b007jqdy)
Voyeurs and Visionaries
08:00 SAT (b008h3wk)
Voyeurs and Visionaries
19:00 SAT (b008h3wk)
We've Been Here Before
12:30 TUE (b00g1rsp)
We've Been Here Before
19:30 TUE (b00g1rsp)
Wimsey
09:00 THU (b007jvld)
Wimsey
20:00 THU (b007jvld)
Wimsey
01:00 FRI (b007jvld)
Wimsey
09:00 FRI (b007jvlj)
Wimsey
20:00 FRI (b007jvlj)
Winston
17:30 MON (b00g1hb2)
Winston
06:00 TUE (b00g1hb2)