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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 7 ARCHIVE
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 7 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2009

SAT 00:00 Isaac Asimov's Jokester (b007jwnj)
Vast computer Multivac runs global affairs, but can it explain where man's sense of humour comes from? Read by Henry Goodman.

SAT 00:30 Bill Murphy - Vostok (b007jzm4)
Three intrepid divers plunge into the world's last unexplored Antarctic lake. Stars Stuart Milligan and Ingvar Sigurdsson.

SAT 01:00 Falco (b007wpsz)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 3

Probing the illegal imports of the ingots, Roman sleuth Falco has chanced upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor Vespasian.

And he's also discovered the identity of Helena's ex-husband: which has made him realise the plot is much closer to home than he thought.

Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.

Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Domitian …. Declan Wilson

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

SAT 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hv6v5)
Episode 5

The Swedish sleuth searches for the murdered man's secret son in Kristianstaad. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

SAT 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyn)
Interrogating Archie

Kramer and his gang home in on the final clue about the secret weapon, turning their attention to its inventor.

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Police Sergeant.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

SAT 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b0090c8l)
Sunset and Sunrise

Dorothea discovers the truth from Mrs Lydgate, and Ladislaw considers his future. Stars Caroline Martin and Richard Dillane.

SAT 02:15 Daunt and Dervish (b007jwvb)
Series 1

The Singer Not the Song

When a newspaper magnate is murdered, the obvious suspect is his much younger wife, but when the police discover that Daunt and Dervish were actually in the grounds of the house that evening - they're not only under suspicion, but their licence is suspended. The only way to get it back will be for them to beat the police to the discovery of the real murderer...

With the Second World War over, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish are running their own detective agency.

Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie and Nicky Henson as Daniel Slater.

Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.

Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

SAT 03:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jsdd)
Episode 2

A-ha! Chat show host Alan Partridge faces up to nine-year-old prodigy Simon Fisher, American hypnotist, Janey Katz and controversial lawyer Nick Ford.

Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.

With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan

Assistant researchers:

Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider.

Producer: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.

SAT 03:30 Genius (b00b9nzd)
Series 1

John Fortune

A fake brake pedal for nervous passengers to using laughing gas for riots?

Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the public's best loopy idea.

Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.

SAT 04:00 Bearded Ladies (b00bx8br)
Series 2

Episode 5

Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From September 2005.

SAT 04:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jvpf)
Series 1

If You Sack Me, I'll Leave

The band must get assertive with scary Lorelei, and Johnny's love life is in tatters. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From March 2000.

SAT 05:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1pw)
3. The Wild Marriage

It is now 1756 and David is prospering. But Francis roams the fells searching for something he can never find.

Hugh Walpole's historical novel dramatised in four parts by Eric Pringle.

Francis ... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Pomfret ... Stephen Thorne
Sunwood/Bann ... Christopher Scott
Denburn ... Keith Drinkel
Sarah .... Becky Hindley

Other parts played by Hugh Dickson, Carolyn Jones, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Alison Pettitt

Director: David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.

SAT 06:00 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
Series 1

Holidays

Pam Ayres's poetry and sketch show looks at holidays,

With poems about packing too much and learning to ski at 50-something.

Plus sketches about booking a holiday online and getting shingles up the Orinoco.

With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.

SAT 06:30 The Code of the Woosters (b007ww6f)
The Plot Thickens

Bertie Wooster is swept up into a world of fake heroics.

PG Wodehouse romp adapted by Chris Miller.

Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Rex Garner as Gussie Fink-Nottle, James Villiers as Roderick Spode and Miriam Margolyes as Stiffy Byng.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1973.

SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hwvb0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Martin T Sherman reading Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar.

SAT 08:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b008wd16)
Series 3

The 'Red Lady' of Paviland

What can an ancient skeleton can tell us about how Homo Sapiens came to succeed the Neanderthals? Aubrey Manning reports.

SAT 08:30 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hwvb2)
Series 1

Horace Henry Samuel Quelch

The Scourge of Billy Bunter and other pupils of Greyfriars School who may have done lasting damage to a generation of English schoolboys.

Whatever happened to Horace Henry Samuel Quelch?

Six-part series revealing the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction written by Adrian Mourby.

With Andrew Sachs as Quelch, Nigel Davenport as Major Vernon Smith, Gerald Campion as Bunter, Cyril Shaps as Sir Johnny Bull, Peter Woodthorpe as Harry Wharton MP, Jonathan Tafler as Alonzo Todd, Kerry Shale as Professor Edwin McHatte and Eva Haddon as Dr Anna Safanner.

Produced at BBC Bristol by Brian King

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.

SAT 09:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
Rebel

The Galactic Federation thinks it has seen the last of space outlaw Roj Blake, when he is framed and exiled. Stars Derek Riddell.

SAT 10:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
Traitor

The space outlaws try to gain control of the Liberator. But whose side is Avon on? Stars Derek Riddell and Colin Salmon.

SAT 11:00 Eric Sykes - The Radio Years (b0088z58)
The late and much missed Eric Sykes, in conversation with Paul Jackson, reflects back on his radio years writing scripts for Frankie Howerd, Archie Andrews and the Goons.

Producer: Paul Kobrak.

SAT 12:00 Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death (b0093zq1)
It's the 1920s: A rather ripping murder occurs in the bathroom of an elegant country house...

Gladys Mitchell's 1929 whodunit stars Mary Wimbush as the sleuth extraordinaire, Mrs Lestrange Bradley.

With Leslie Phillips and Michael Cochrane

Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud

Mrs Bradley ..... Mary Wimbush
Carstairs ..... Leslie Phillips
Bertie Phillipson ..... Michael Cochrane
Garde Bing ..... Philip Sully
Alistair Bing .... Garard Green
Eleanor Bing ..... Rowan Suart
Dorothy Clark ..... Teresa Gallagher
Mabel Cobbn ..... Lois Burgess
Sir Joseph .... David King
Inspector Boring ..... Christopher Scott
Ferdinand Lestrange/Doctor .... Simon Treves
Parsons ..... Fraser Kerr

Director Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.

SAT 13:30 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jptm)
The Bishop Warms Up

The newly installed central heating at St Ogg's causes temperatures to rise.

Starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon, William Mervyn as the Bishop, Jonathan Cecil as Bishop's Chaplain - the Reverend Mervyn Noote and John Barron as the Dean. With Hugh Paddick as Mr Fox, Frank Vickers as Mr Dawson and Dudley Jones as Mr Parry-Jones.

The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971.

Written for radio by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1972.

SAT 14:00 28/02/2009 (b00hwvb4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05x9)
Series 5

Episode 19

Love is in the air - and Louisiana comes to St Paul as the American funny man welcomes Cajun band Beausoleil. From 2009.

SAT 18:00 The Twilight Zone (b00hwvh3)
Series 2

The Hitch-Hiker

Driving across America, a woman is dogged by a mystery man in search of a ride...

Rod Serling's TV script based on Lucille Fletch's story adapted for radio by Dennis Etchison

Starring Kate Jackson, Mike Starr, Joe Forbrich, Nick DiGillio, Todd Manley, Peter DeFaria, Turk Muller, Doug James, Kurt Naebig, Carl Amari, Deb Doetzer, Meg Thalken, Roger Wolski and Vince Amari.

Stacy Keach (best known here as US TV detective Mike Hammer) takes Serling's original TV role as narrator.

Created by Rod Serling, cult sci-fi and horror series 'The Twilight Zone' was first broadcast in the USA on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and electrified the new medium of television.

Armed with a licence from CBS and the Serling estate, Carl Amari's slick adaptions are based on the original TV scripts - adapted from 2002 as a 40-minute radio drama series, with a full cast, music and sound effects.

Produced and directed by Carl Amari and Roger Wolski for the Falcon Picture Group.

SAT 18:40 James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy (b007jrn3)
Temple of the Winds

Episode 6

With everyone trapped behind a 'force wall', a battle of good and evil begins in the town of Pentworth. Read by Nigel Anthony.

SAT 19:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b008wd16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hwvb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 21:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 22:00 Eric Sykes - The Radio Years (b0088z58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]

SUNDAY 01 MARCH 2009

SUN 00:00 The Twilight Zone (b00hwvh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:40 James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy (b007jrn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:40 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death (b0093zq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jptm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]

SUN 03:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 04:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Eric Sykes - The Radio Years (b0088z58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]

SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hwytb)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Martin T Sherman reading Dogs Don't Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar.

SUN 08:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus (b0090tgs)
Episode 4

Ladislaw learns the truth about Casaubon's will, and about his family's past. Stars Martin Hyder and Richard Dillane.

SUN 09:15 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
I, Boadicea

The formidable queen of history speaks of the rages and battles she undertook for her people. Read by Vanessa Redgrave.

SUN 09:30 Paint It Black (b007jxq4)
"Henry Moore would have given his hind teeth to have created something like this."

Felicity Finch Accompanies a group of cave artists as they brave the dark and claustrophobic atmosphere of tunnels and the magnificence of gigantic chambers deep beneath the earth's surface in their quest to paint the underground world.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.

SUN 10:00 Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice (b008xzs3)
The assignations, the comedy and passions concealed beneath the masks of the 18th century Venetian Carnival - to the accompaniment of Vivaldi's music, written for the brilliant girl musicians of the Orphanage of the Pieta.

But what happens to those brilliant girls when they're grown up and must leave the sheltered world of the Convent and enter the corrupt world of Venice..?

Don Taylor's romantic comedy stars Frances Barber as Contessa, Norman Rodway as Vivaldi, Amanda Root as Siliva, Chris Emmett as Bodger and Bill Wallis as Pazzo.

Violinist: Jean Bourgeois.

Director: Don Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

SUN 11:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1gh)
Episode 4

All at sea, Mr Finchley discovers the dignity of labour and visits an old haunt.

Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.

Richard Griffiths stars as Mr Finchley.

With John Bird as Mr Blain, Clive Swift as the Captain, Auriol Smith as Mrs Maberley, Richard Ridings as Duffy and Albert Welling as Mr Greevey.

Narrated by James Villiers.

Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1993.

SUN 12:00 Laughter in the Air (b007k436)
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile

Barry Took profiles radio's comedians, including Ken Dodd, Morecambe and Wise, Roy Hudd and Frankie Howerd. From March 1979.

SUN 13:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
Series 1

Jobs for the Boys

As Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, MP Jim Hacker learns it takes two to Quango.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Desmond ...... Richard Vernon
Joe Morgan ...... Richard Davies
George ...... Arthur Cox
Conway ...... Kerry Francis
Himself ...... Gordon Clough

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.

SUN 13:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b00hwyq9)
From 19/07/1964

The creature of Invercockieleekie wreaks a special kind of havoc when confronted with Doddy's singing.

Starring Ken Dodd.

With Judith Chalmers, John Laurie, Patricia Hayes, Peter Hudson, Wallas Eaton and Percy Edwards.

Music from The Migil Five.

BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Lockyer.

Script by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.

Producer: Bill Worsley

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1964.

SUN 14:00 01/03/2009 (b00hwytd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 17:00 Laughter in the Air (b007k436)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers (b00hwyq1)
For King and Country

Episode 2

MI-13's Lionheart and Dunning are after the Faraday Murderer. What's the link to ghost hunter Price? Stars Nicholas Courtney.

SUN 18:30 JG Ballard - The Drowned World (b00hwyq3)
Episode 1

JG Ballard's 1962 debut novel, set in a futuristic London submerged with the onset of global warming. Read by Robert Glenister.

SUN 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

SUN 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b00hwyq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

SUN 20:00 Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice (b008xzs3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]

SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00hwyq5)
Fresh from 4. First heard on Radio 4 on 20th February 2009.

SUN 22:30 Francophile Namesakes (b007jv92)
Comedian Dave Gorman explains how receiving an email set him off on his very own 'Googlewhack' adventure around the world.

SUN 23:00 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007k0x8)
Series 2

Episode 1

Crazy characters and sketches, plus Victorian detective Rutherford Lodge. Stars Colin Hoult and Fergus Craig. From January 2007.

SUN 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hwyq7)
There's Gravy in My Locker

The epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.

It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.

Milford and Parker get sacked and as they are clearing out their lockers they fall into the magical world of Gravy...there Milford is regarded as the chosen one who has come at last to save the people from the emperor warlock Raamen Bod who plans to find the sofa and use it for evil purposes.

Written by Nick Frost and Matt King.

Matt King ...... Milford
Nick Frost ...... Parker
Mark Heap ...... Marmite
Peter Serafinowcz ...... Raamen Bod

With Kevin Eldon, Janei Anderson and Daisy Jones

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

MONDAY 02 MARCH 2009

MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00hwyq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 JG Ballard - The Drowned World (b00hwyq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus (b0090tgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:15 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Paint It Black (b007jxq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b00hwyq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Francophile Namesakes (b007jv92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007k0x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hwyq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Laughter in the Air (b007k436)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]

MON 06:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b00hwyq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]

MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hx423)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.

MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jy5b)
Series 9

Queen Anne's Rain

Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? Is royalty to blame? Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1958.

MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00hx64y)
Series 3

Episode 1

More celeb sound-alikes, with a William Hague offer and Westlife v The Spice Girls. With Jan Ravens. From November 2000.

MON 09:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs

Episode 4

Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.

He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...

Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.

Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.

Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes

Dramatised by Mary Cutler.

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

MON 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hx64w)
Episode 6

The Swedish sleuth has a hunch over a Somali refugee's tit-for-tat killing. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

MON 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
The Stand-Off

Kramer tries to persuade Sir Archie to give him the antidote formula. Can special agent, Dick Barton intervene in time?

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Police Sergeant.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

MON 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
Gone But Not Forgotten

The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.

MON 10:15 Rumours of Guns (b007jw38)
A powerful Battle of Britain drama about the emotional cost of war. By Andrew Greig and Kathleen Jamie. Stars Stella Forge.

MON 11:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1r3)
4. A Great Age to Be Beginning

Trapped at Herries with a man she cannot love, Mirabell yearns to be free...

Conclusion of Hugh Walpole's historical novel dramatised by Eric Pringle.

Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Sarah ... Becky Hindley
Benjamin ... Chris Pavlo
Reverend ... Christopher Scott
Harness ... Gerard McDermott

Other parts played by Stephen Thorne, Linda Polan, Katie Clarke, Joseph Head, Carolyn Jones and George Maguire

Director David Blount

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.

MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jy5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00j3pnr)
Series 9

Episode 3

Radio Prune takes a pop at Radio 1 DJs, and James T Kink camps it up in Star Trek.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue ‘Cambridge Circus’, ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.

Producers: David Hatch/Bob Oliver Rogers

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in November 1973.

MON 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jlkw)
Episode 1

The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins.

Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.

Read by Penelope Wilton.

Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

MON 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jq5h)
Series 1

The Miners' Strike of 1984

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Police and picketers clash fiercely.

MON 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k41y)
The Wreck of the Armada; The Last Voyage of the Girona

The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

MON 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2cs)
Restoring the Ghosts

Leslie Forbes explores the links between artists and gardens.

In the first programme, the daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, Angelica Garnett returns to the garden of her childhood in Sussex.

Charleston inspired the Bloomsbury set, but can the garden match her memory?

Producer: Sally Flatman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

MON 14:00 02/03/2009 (b00hxnfs)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007jx40)
Series 4

Episode 4

A phone call gives Phonsie the ammunition to deal with Packy McGoldrick.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1955.

Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.

Starring TP McKenna as Phonsie Doherty, Margaret D'Arcy as Muriel McConkey, Stella McCusker as Vera McConkey, Aine McCartney as Vivienne Boal, Gerard Murphy as Rev Hawthorne, Cathy White as Josie Doherty and Tim Loane as Packy McGoldrick.

Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.

MON 17:30 Winston (b007vcn9)
Winston in Europe

Where Are We Now?

The old rogue challenges Nancy's intelligence. Father sings the praises of Crewe toilets.

Peter Tinniswood's bawdy six-part comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.

Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.

MON 18:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
Series 1

1. Golden Moments

Grieving for his girlfriend Lioba, John gets a shock.

A malfunction on Planet B means John Armstrong keeps re-living his girlfriend Lioba's funeral over and over again - or does he..?

Ten-part sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Council Official ...... Paul Rider
Funeral Man ...... Malcolm Tierney
Cherry ...... Janice Acquah
Danny ...... Stephen Critchlow
Arcade Manager ...... Inam Mirza

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

MON 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007ww76)
The Big Chill

The surreal quest of a young museum attendant named Oneira to learn the secrets of the Universe with the help of Nicholai, a 400-year-old Dutch alchemist.

Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Mark Straker as the Salesman and Bethan Walker as the Visitor.

Producer: Liz Webb.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jy5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00j3pnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hx64w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today]

MON 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 21:15 Rumours of Guns (b007jw38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00hx64y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 Nebulous (b00hxnfj)
Series 2

I Nebulous

At a peace conference, the Professor is forced to swap minds with the evil Dr Klench. Stars Mark Gatiss. From April 2006.

MON 23:00 Atomic Tales (b007jx70)
And Mother Makes Millions

A chilling world without children? The battle is on to save the human race from ravaged Earth.

1950s American sci-fi spoof.

Starring the talents of:

John Guerrasio
Jeff Harding
Allison Warnyca
Lewis McLeod
Colin Stinton
Liza Ross.

Written by Adam Tandy and Nat Sones.

Producer: Adam Bromley.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in August 2006.

MON 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxnfl)
Where the Brave Go Shopping

Parker discovers that drinking in gravy makes you shrink, Milford gets rich quick as he changes his £1.40 for 7,000,000 Gravish francs at Papa Mbomba's bureau de change, and Marmite takes the boys to get tooled up at Bravemart for the battle against Raemen Bod.

Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.

It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.

Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.

Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz

With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Joseph Marcell, Daisy Jones and Andrew Maxwell.

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

TUESDAY 03 MARCH 2009

TUE 00:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007ww76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hx64w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Rumours of Guns (b007jw38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00hx64y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 Nebulous (b00hxnfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 Atomic Tales (b007jx70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxnfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Winston (b007vcn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]

TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007jx40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]

TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hxqdh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.

TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
Series 3

Mutiny aboard Troutbridge

The crew of HMS Troutbridge set sail across the sea, but end up with very crossed wires.

Starring Stephen Murray as the Number One, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Tenniel Evans as Sir Willoughby Toddhunterbrown Heather Chasen as Lady Toddhunterbrown and Michael Bates as Lt. Bates.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1960.

TUE 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
Series 1

John Kettley

Sheffield's aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With John Kettley. From November 1998.

TUE 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
Death on the Nile

Episode 1

Hercule Poirot embarks on an Egyptian cruise, but the Belgian detective's voyage proves to be far from smooth sailing.

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot

From the thriller first published in 1937 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Emma Woodvine as Rosalie Otterbourne
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.

TUE 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
Episode 7

In tailing a murder suspect, has the Swedish Inspector Wallander met his match? Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

TUE 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
The Feminine Touch

With Sir Archie still in peril, Jean calls on her feminine intuition to work out where he's being held.

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

TUE 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
Alternative Comedy

The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic, and some unusual student shows. With Christian Rodska.

TUE 10:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
The Bard's shrewd wife reveals how he left her his second-best bed. Stars Maggie Steed and Kenneth Cranham.

TUE 11:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
An all-knowing computer appears to have an independent life of its own - an abomination for those who believe in a supreme creator.

Father Marquez is sent to interrogate ‘Alpha’ to decide whether or not it can be allowed to exist. During their conversations, Marquez finds out far more than he expects about both Alpha and - much more disturbingly - himself...

Mike Walker’s chilling drama won Gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2001.

Stars David Calder as Father Marquez, Sarah-Jane Holm as Alpha, John Moffatt as Cardinal Correlli, Ana Sofrenovia as Katerina, Daniel O'Grady as Tom and Lexi Ross as Sophia.

Original music composed and played by David Chilton.

Producer: Gordon House

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001.

TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
Series 3

Cuckoo in the Nest

Harold Steptoe is shocked to meet his older half-brother from Australia.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.

The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.

Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Arthur ...... Kenneth J Warren

Other parts played by David Brierly

Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.

TUE 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4k)
Episode 2

After her marriage breaks down, Nadine is fuelled with bitterness towards her ex-husband.

Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.

Read by Penelope Wilton.

Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

TUE 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jq5w)
Series 1

The Security Services

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Bumbling spooks can't manage surveillance.

TUE 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k447)
The Adventure of Captain Francisco de Cuellar; The Wild Irish are Barbarous and Most Filthy

The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

TUE 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2f6)
A Photographer's Eye

Leslie Forbes meets Don McCullin, who moved from war photography to fighting battles for the Somerset countryside.

TUE 14:00 03/03/2009 (b00hxqdm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx5j)
Series 2

Rebel Without a Pause

Faith and teenage son Joe fall out, but is Bill the cause or the cure?

Bill and Faith are two middle-aged divorcees, from very different backgrounds, trying to get it together. However, Bill’s ex and Faith’s two teenage children are doing their utmost to prevent it.

Based on the real-life relationship of writers Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

CAST:

Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hilary …. Celia Imrie
Hannah …. Kelda Holmes
Joe …. Mark Denham
Jill …. Moir Leslie

Producer: Sioned Wiliam

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.

TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
Pike in Love

Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son, Frank about the birds and bees...

A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Avril ...... Carol Hawkins
Mavis Pike ...... Janet Davies
Telephone Engineer ...... Gordon Salkild

Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1983.

TUE 18:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
Series 1

2. New Boy

Convinced his girlfriend Lioba is alive in a virtual world, a nostalgic leap sends John to a brutal school.

Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Matthew Broughton.

John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Teacher ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mark Swift ...... Inam Mirza
Dean Sullivan ...... Robert Lonsdale
Donna Sullivan ...... Manjeet Mann
Pip Blanc ...... Janice Acquah
Roger Farina ...... Malcolm Tierney
Announcer ...... Jonathan Tafler
Random boy ...... Paul Rider

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

TUE 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
Sleight of Mind

An electricity company official interrogates the museum attendant. But is he actually helping Oneira - or is he an alien?

Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Sam Dale as Resistor, Gerard McDermott as Fulcanelli and Mark Straker as the Floor Manager.

Producer: Liz Webb.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today]

TUE 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 21:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

TUE 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007qhq3)
Series 2

Karl Marx

The radical comedian offers his assessment of the influential revolutionary thinker and philosopher. From April 2001.

TUE 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007v2y5)
Series 2

The Future

What is the future and why is it kept hidden from us? - when if we knew what it was we’d at least know if we needed to take a change of pants?

Series two of the cult comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.

Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.

With Rebecca Front, Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.

TUE 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
And the Hackett March on...

Milford, Parker and Marmite venture to Moran's ruins to try and locate the "ancient finding device", while Raamen Bod summons general Geezer to finish them off once and for all.

Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.

It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.

Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.

Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz

With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Daisy Jones and Simon Pegg.

Producer: Mario Stylianides

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

WEDNESDAY 04 MARCH 2009

WED 00:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007qhq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007v2y5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]

WED 06:30 Second Thoughts (b007jx5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]

WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hxyxr)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
Series 3

The Bequest

The lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife!

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1955.

WED 08:30 In the End (b007s6js)
Episode 6

Maverick hack George Cragge thinks he is next on the murderer's list. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.

WED 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
Death on the Nile

Episode 2

Hercule Poirot senses the atmosphere of evil afloat, as Jackie's vendetta continues.

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler …. Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia …. Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp …. Robert May
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Guide …. Ben Thomas
Steward …. Christopher Scott

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.

WED 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
Episode 8

Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander makes an important discovery in his murder probe. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

WED 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
In the Cross Hairs

Henchman Blom is instructed how to use the ray gun - with special agent Dick and his chum Snowey lined-up as his guinea pigs.

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Mane and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

WED 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
Wild Pigs of Thorngumbald

The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska.

WED 10:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...

Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.

WED 11:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
Building what is destined to be the world's tallest tower, civil engineer John Stone comes to question his very existence.

Mike Walker’s fascinating vision of the near future.

John Stone..........................David Calder
Kate........................................Penelope Wilton
Louise....................................Helen Longworth
Brandt...................................Philip Voss
Dr Mary Brown..................Sarah Jane-Holm
Harry.....................................Karl Prekopp

Music composed and played by David Chiltern

Director: Gordon House

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in February 2002.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
Series 2

Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way

Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.

The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living - radio's Funky Correspondence Course.

With heavy sounds from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.

Meaningful words from Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

With producer Simon Brett getting it all together.

Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.

WED 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4y)
Episode 3

After marrying Matthew, Josie wants to be the perfect step-mum to his three children...

Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.

Read by Penelope Wilton.

Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

WED 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jq6b)
Series 1

The Election of 1992

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. It's election time, but the outlook is gloomy.

WED 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k45f)
A Fit House for an Outlaw, a Meet Bed for a Rebel and an Apt Cloak for a Thief; The Capture

A look at 16th-Century fashion, Irish style and the capture of one of Ireland's most powerful Gaelic chieftains, Hugh O'Donnell.

WED 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
The Plant Hunters

Leslie Forbes pays a visit to London's Kew Gardens to investigate the enthusiasm of plant hunters and botanical artists.

WED 14:00 04/03/2009 (b00hxyxw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 17:00 After Henry (b007jn96)
Series 2

The Romantic Approach

'It's amazing how much harm winning a war does for the moral fibre of a nation. I mean, you'd never have seen Winston Churchill walking around with a personal stereo.'

Clare's been dumped, Eleanor finds a friend and Sarah's listening.

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
Aubrey ...... Lockwood West
Delivery boy ...... David Learner

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV, Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.

WED 17:30 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
Series 3

Here Comes the Judge

Ex-con Terry is asked to be a school fancy dress judge, but can he make up with Sandra? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From November 2001.

WED 18:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
Series 1

3. Freakshow

Searching for his girlfriend Lioba, John arrives at a bizarre music festival - but is this world a trap?

Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Dawn King.

John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Ringmaster ...... Paul Rider
Epiphany ...... Janice Acquah
Reporter 2 ...... Dan Starkey
Reporter 3 ...... Inam Mirza
Karen ...... Manjeet Mann
Autograph Hunters ...... Audience/Cast

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

WED 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
A String of Time

As her quest to learn the secrets of the Universe continues, museum attendant Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic - and a 13th century Friar.

Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Chas Early as Bill Hicks, Jon Glover as Roger Bacon and Christine Kavanagh as Clock/Alien.

Producer: Liz Webb.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today]

WED 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 21:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

WED 22:00 In the End (b007s6js)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
Series 2

Nero

Satan takes Thomas on a tour of his life and recruits a keen new tormentor, the Emperor Nero.

Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.

Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan

Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.

Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.

WED 23:00 Canned Heat (b007k0nw)
A one-off sitcom set in a 'mini mart'. Zarah goes on sex strike. With Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

WED 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxzc8)
Captain Chapel and the Crabs

Milford sets out to rescue the Crab Prince. Stars Mark Heap, Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon and Peter Serafinowicz. From November 2002.

THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2009

THU 00:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 In the End (b007s6js)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Canned Heat (b007k0nw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxzc8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]

THU 06:30 After Henry (b007jn96)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]

THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hy94h)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.

THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
From 25/03/1978

The duo welcome Penelope Keith, who does her own intro before performing in Ern's sketch what he wrote. From October 1977.

THU 08:30 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
Series 2

Episode 3

A good reason for getting a piercing - and a prediction of reality TV going over the top...

Sketch show with a mature edge, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.

Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.

Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Chris Thompson, Peter Reynolds, John Dowie, Peter Spence, Colin Bostock-Smith, Ronnie Golden and Andrew Nickolds.

Music by Ronnie & The Rex.

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.

THU 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
Death on the Nile

Episode 3

Feeling a great sense of impending doom, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's holiday cruise is turning into a nightmare afloat.

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Colonel Race ...... Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton ...... Rosemary Leach
Pennington ...... Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway ...... Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Tim Allerton ...... Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort ...... Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne ...... Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler ...... Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia ...... Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp ...... Robert May
Richetti ...... Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood ...... Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin ...... Sean Baker
Louise ...... Colleen Prendergast
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Dr Bessner ...... Keith Drinkel
Rockford ...... Ed Bishop
Steward ...... Christopher Scott
Thomas Cook Agent ...... Timothy Alcock
Waiter ...... Chris Pavlo

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.

THU 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
Episode 9

Convinced that Erik is the murderer, Wallander tackles his suspect's mother. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

THU 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
Evil in the Air

With Snowey and Sir Archie at the mercy of Kramer's gang, special agent Dick and his chum Jock set about trying to rescue them...

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

THU 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
Episode 4

The playwright recalls a never-realised bleak opera and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine.

THU 10:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
Leni makes a surprising discovery at a public swimming pool. Moving drama about the loss of a baby. Stars Michelle Holmes. From December 1999.

THU 11:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
Episode 1

It's a future where computers rule and the possibility of artificial intelligence has become a reality.

Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.

Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
Capstick ...... Gerard McDermott
Terry Gupta ...... Ravin J Ganatra

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.

THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
Series 1

Episode 1

James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Stewart Lee and Martin Freeman. From December 2004.

THU 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5f)
Episode 4

Nadine is getting desperate as she struggles with life a single mother...

Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.

Read by Penelope Wilton.

Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

THU 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jqzg)
Series 2

No Minister!

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. His support for trade unions makes him enemies.

THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k46g)
The Escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell; The Pirate Queen of Connacht

The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

THU 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2kb)
Subverting the Lawn

Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' amongst a museum's 15th-century textiles.

THU 14:00 05/03/2009 (b00hy94m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
Marriage-itis

Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.

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 and Norma Ronald as Matron/Vera.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1968.

THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxg2)
Series 2

The Spirit of Christmas

The school show sparks robust religious debate and a demonstration of true human kindness. With Carolyn Pickles. From July 2003.

THU 18:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
Series 1

4. New Rome

John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Simon Bowen.

John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Odius ...... Stephen Critchlow
Magnolia ...... Janice Acquah
Bay ...... Robert Lonsdale
Chi ...... Josef Altin
Viscus ...... Jill Cardo
Cassius Maximus ...... Malcolm Tierney
Malicius ...... Inam Mirza
Bloddy ...... Paul Rider
Red ...... Dan Starkey

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Pam Marshall

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

THU 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
The Thing With Two Cappuccinos

When museum attendant Oneira forgets to pay for her coffee, she's chased by a multiplying hoard of waitresses...

Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Bethan Walker as Tannoy, Sam Dale as Phil and Anna Wing as the Barista.

Producer: Liz Webb.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today]

THU 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 21:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

THU 22:00 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 22:30 Fabulous (b00hy947)
Series 1

Episode 4

Faye has money troubles, so she's hoping her mum will lend her £10,000.

Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.

With:

Adam Buxton
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Anne Reid
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Neary
Geoffrey McGivern

Music by Osymyso.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.

THU 22:45 The Correspondent (b00j5msv)
Series 1

Episode 4

It's crunch time for Tom at Brooks Furniture. Should he stay or go? Or will he be pushed?

THU 23:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
Episode 4

Martin Bain-Jones is left in the studio, while Craig Children's got a dubious new job.

Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong star as the pompous critics.

With:

Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner

Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.

THU 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
Night of the Sexicle

Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and Parker grab a cab. Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.

FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2009

FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:30 Fabulous (b00hy947)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:45 The Correspondent (b00j5msv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:45 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]

FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]

FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hzh37)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.

FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
Series 1

Episode 14

Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC, while Kenneth Williams throws a hissy fit.

How sure are Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler about their latest movie revival?

And at the Studio Bona, is Mr Horne up to flexing his deltoids for photographers Julian and Sandy?

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 June 1965.

FRI 08:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009h7n0)
Episode 3

A-ha! Alan Partridge meets France's second-best racing driver Michel Lambert, saucy East End glamour girl Shirley Dee and looks for the lighter side of being held hostage...

Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.

With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan

Assistant researchers:

Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider

Producer: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.

FRI 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
Death on the Nile

Episode 4

A grisly discovery leaves Hercule Poirot baffled.

But the main murder suspect couldn't possibly have committed the crime?

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Poirot

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Steward …. Christopher Scott
Stewardess …. Janet Maw
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.

FRI 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hzh3c)
Episode 10

Inspector Wallander gets a vital clue in his investigation of Lovgren's murder. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.

FRI 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
The Flag of Deception

In an all-out siege at Kramer's hideaway, special agent Dick Barton and his chums battle to neutralise the ray gun.

Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.

From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.

Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.

Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.

With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.

FRI 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles

Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska.

FRI 10:15 Glyn Hughes - Glorious John (b007jtm9)
A music-loving retired lecturer rekindles a childhood sweetheart in his imagination. Stars David Hargreaves and Charlie Ryan.

FRI 11:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00j0hbm)
Episode 2

Olivia and Irena take a step closer to gaining access to illegal genetic engineering. But who can they trust?

The conclusion of Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.

Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
The Shopkeeper ...... Ravin J Ganatra

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.

FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
Series 2

Episode 7

A forgetful actor, a grave digger's wedding - and people who use lots of words but say very little.

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.

With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham.

Pianist: Gordon Langford.

Written by Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, Guy Boas, Terence Brady, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Griffin, Kevin Paul and Harold Arkthorp, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley.

Producer John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972.

FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5v)
Episode 5

Tom plans a third marriage to Elizabeth, but how will they cope with his possessive daughter?

Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.

Read by Penelope Wilton.

Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.

FRI 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jqzw)
Series 2

Monetarism

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Keynesian economics gives way to monetarism.

FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k47n)
Grainne O'Malley and the Composition of Connacht; The Siege of Enniskillen

The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.

FRI 13:45 Centurions (b007jx9t)
Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard

Anton Chekhov and his play The Cherry Orchard are discussed by Michael Frayn, Janet Suzman and Donald Rayfield.

FRI 14:00 06/03/2009 (b00j0hbr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

FRI 17:00 The Code of the Woosters (b007jzgf)
Spode's Fangs Are Drawn

Bertie must face angry relatives and awkward misunderstandings. PG Wodehouse adventure with Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.

FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00j0hqr)
Series 1

5. The Smart Money

John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.

Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.

Written by Paul May.

John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Trader 1 ...... Janice Acquah
Trader 2 ...... Robert Lonsdale
Wheeler ...... Paul Rider
Regulator ...... Stephen Critchlow
Lyall ...... Inam Mirza
Fracta ...... Jill Cardo

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.

FRI 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k29f)
Mind the Gap

Battling to complete her epic surreal quest, Oneira literally ends up talking to herself - and finds her other self very rude.

Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Gerard McDermott as Elias and Saikat Ahamed as the Courier.

Producer: Liz Webb.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hzh3c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:45 today]

FRI 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 21:15 Glyn Hughes - Glorious John (b007jtm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009h7n0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 Genius (b00brvcm)
Series 1

Neil Innes

From bunk chairs to helium-filled bubble wrap.

Dave Gorman asks musical comedian Neil Innes to select the public's best loopy idea.

Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.

FRI 23:00 Bearded Ladies (b00c0f7y)
Series 2

Episode 6

Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From September 2005.

FRI 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00j0hqt)
Here Comes Bod

Can Milford and Parker overcome Raamen Bod and find the Sofa of Time? Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.

LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

01/03/2009 14:00 SUN (b00hwytd)

02/03/2009 14:00 MON (b00hxnfs)

03/03/2009 14:00 TUE (b00hxqdm)

04/03/2009 14:00 WED (b00hxyxw)

05/03/2009 14:00 THU (b00hy94m)

06/03/2009 14:00 FRI (b00j0hbr)

28/02/2009 14:00 SAT (b00hwvb4)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 MON (b007k41y)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 TUE (b007k447)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 WED (b007k45f)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 THU (b007k46g)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 FRI (b007k47n)

After Henry 17:00 WED (b007jn96)

After Henry 06:30 THU (b007jn96)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 MON (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 MON (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 TUE (b009qx1x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 TUE (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 TUE (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 WED (b009rp4x)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 WED (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 WED (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 THU (b009rr73)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 THU (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 THU (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 02:00 FRI (b009s8mt)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 10:00 FRI (b009scn3)

Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects 21:00 FRI (b009scn3)

All Gas and Gaiters 13:30 SAT (b007jptm)

All Gas and Gaiters 02:30 SUN (b007jptm)

All the Way from Memphis 12:30 THU (b00hy94k)

All the Way from Memphis 19:30 THU (b00hy94k)

Atomic Tales 23:00 MON (b007jx70)

Atomic Tales 04:00 TUE (b007jx70)

Ayres on the Air 06:00 SAT (b008p9vh)

Ballylenon 17:00 MON (b007jx40)

Ballylenon 06:30 TUE (b007jx40)

Bearded Ladies 04:00 SAT (b00bx8br)

Bearded Ladies 23:00 FRI (b00c0f7y)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SAT (b00hwvb0)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SUN (b00hwytb)

Big Toe Books 07:00 MON (b00hx423)

Big Toe Books 07:00 TUE (b00hxqdh)

Big Toe Books 07:00 WED (b00hxyxr)

Big Toe Books 07:00 THU (b00hy94h)

Big Toe Books 07:00 FRI (b00hzh37)

Big Town All Stars 04:30 SAT (b007jvpf)

Bill Murphy - Vostok 00:30 SAT (b007jzm4)

Blake's 7 09:00 SAT (b008hscc)

Blake's 7 10:00 SAT (b008jhns)

Blake's 7 20:00 SAT (b008hscc)

Blake's 7 21:00 SAT (b008jhns)

Blake's 7 03:00 SUN (b008hscc)

Blake's 7 04:00 SUN (b008jhns)

Canned Heat 23:00 WED (b007k0nw)

Canned Heat 04:00 THU (b007k0nw)

Centurions 13:45 FRI (b007jx9t)

Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller 23:00 THU (b00933zr)

Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller 04:00 FRI (b00933zr)

Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio 23:00 SUN (b007k0x8)

Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio 04:00 MON (b007k0x8)

Coming Alive 17:30 WED (b00hxyxy)

Coming Alive 06:00 THU (b00hxyxy)

Daunt and Dervish 02:15 SAT (b007jwvb)

Dead Ringers 08:30 MON (b00hx64y)

Dead Ringers 22:00 MON (b00hx64y)

Dead Ringers 03:00 TUE (b00hx64y)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 01:45 SAT (b007jnyn)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 09:45 MON (b007jnyp)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 20:45 MON (b007jnyp)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 01:45 TUE (b007jnyp)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 09:45 TUE (b007jnz6)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 20:45 TUE (b007jnz6)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 01:45 WED (b007jnz6)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 09:45 WED (b007jnz7)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 20:45 WED (b007jnz7)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 01:45 THU (b007jnz7)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 09:45 THU (b007jnzr)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 20:45 THU (b007jnzr)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 01:45 FRI (b007jnzr)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 09:45 FRI (b007jnzs)

Dick Barton - Special Agent 20:45 FRI (b007jnzs)

Doctor in the House 17:00 THU (b007mwkh)

Doctor in the House 06:30 FRI (b007mwkh)

Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice 10:00 SUN (b008xzs3)

Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice 20:00 SUN (b008xzs3)

Eric Sykes - The Radio Years 11:00 SAT (b0088z58)

Eric Sykes - The Radio Years 22:00 SAT (b0088z58)

Eric Sykes - The Radio Years 05:00 SUN (b0088z58)

Fabulous 22:30 THU (b00hy947)

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Falco 01:00 SAT (b007wpsz)

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Falco 20:00 MON (b007wpcl)

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Fay Weldon Stories 09:15 SUN (b007jzwj)

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Francophile Namesakes 22:30 SUN (b007jv92)

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Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 17:00 SAT (b00j05x9)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 23:00 SAT (b00j05x9)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 06:00 SUN (b00j05x9)

Genius 03:30 SAT (b00b9nzd)

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George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus 08:00 SUN (b0090tgs)

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Glyn Hughes - Glorious John 10:15 FRI (b007jtm9)

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Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b00j283n)

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Hercule Poirot 09:00 TUE (b007jpks)

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Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries 05:00 SAT (b007k1pw)

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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 MON (b00j3pnr)

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In the End 08:30 WED (b007s6js)

In the End 22:00 WED (b007s6js)

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Isaac Asimov's Jokester 00:00 SAT (b007jwnj)

It Sticks Out Half A Mile 17:30 TUE (b007k2kl)

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JG Ballard - The Drowned World 18:30 SUN (b00hwyq3)

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James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy 18:40 SAT (b007jrn3)

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Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children 13:00 MON (b007jlkw)

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King Street Junior Revisited 17:30 THU (b007jxg2)

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Knowing Me, Knowing You 03:00 SAT (b007jsdd)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 08:30 FRI (b009h7n0)

Knowing Me, Knowing You 22:00 FRI (b009h7n0)

Laughter in the Air 12:00 SUN (b007k436)

Laughter in the Air 17:00 SUN (b007k436)

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Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 12:30 FRI (b00j0hbp)

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Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 23:00 TUE (b007v2y5)

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Mike Walker - 2025 11:00 THU (b00hy94c)

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Mike Walker - Alpha 11:00 TUE (b0080p6l)

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Mike Walker - Omega 11:00 WED (b007jl75)

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Mr Finchley Takes the Road 11:30 SUN (b007k1gh)

Mr Finchley Takes the Road 21:30 SUN (b007k1gh)

Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death 12:00 SAT (b0093zq1)

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Nebulous 22:30 MON (b00hxnfj)

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Old Harry's Game 22:30 WED (b007jpct)

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Paint It Black 09:30 SUN (b007jxq4)

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Paper Gardens 13:45 MON (b007k2cs)

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Pete Lawson - The Deep End 10:15 THU (b007jyz3)

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Planet B 18:00 MON (b00hxnfg)

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Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones 10:15 WED (b007jtd2)

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Radio Shuttleworth 08:30 TUE (b007syx7)

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Robert Easby - Oneira 18:30 MON (b007ww76)

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Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare 10:15 TUE (b007jxb4)

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Round the Horne 08:00 FRI (b00hzh39)

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Rumours of Guns 10:15 MON (b007jw38)

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Second Thoughts 17:00 TUE (b007jx5j)

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Steptoe and Son 12:30 TUE (b007jlt3)

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The Benn Tapes 13:15 MON (b007jq5h)

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The Burkiss Way 12:30 WED (b00jr7g2)

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The Code of the Woosters 06:30 SAT (b007ww6f)

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The Correspondent 22:45 THU (b00j5msv)

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The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show 08:00 THU (b00bx21q)

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The Goon Show 08:00 MON (b007jy5b)

The Goon Show 12:00 MON (b007jy5b)

The Goon Show 19:00 MON (b007jy5b)

The Ken Dodd Show 13:30 SUN (b00hwyq9)

The Ken Dodd Show 19:30 SUN (b00hwyq9)

The Ken Dodd Show 06:30 MON (b00hwyq9)

The Mark Steel Lecture 22:30 TUE (b007qhq3)

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The Navy Lark 08:00 TUE (b007v15c)

The Navy Lark 12:00 TUE (b007v15c)

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The News Quiz 22:00 SUN (b00hwyq5)

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The Right Time 08:30 THU (b00b1pcf)

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The Scarifyers 18:00 SUN (b00hwyq1)

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The Sofa of Time 23:30 SUN (b00hwyq7)

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The Sofa of Time 23:30 THU (b00hy949)

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The Twilight Zone 18:00 SAT (b00hwvh3)

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Unearthing Mysteries 08:00 SAT (b008wd16)

Unearthing Mysteries 19:00 SAT (b008wd16)

Wallander - Faceless Killers 01:30 SAT (b00hv6v5)

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Whatever Happened to...? 08:30 SAT (b00hwvb2)

Whatever Happened to...? 19:30 SAT (b00hwvb2)

Winston 17:30 MON (b007vcn9)

Winston 06:00 TUE (b007vcn9)

Yes Minister 13:00 SUN (b007jlgh)

Yes Minister 19:00 SUN (b007jlgh)

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