Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen should have split long ago, but snipe at each other during their classical music show instead.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Irina ...... Leonie Mellinger
John ...... John Ramm.
"Any treaty drawn up with my mother would have to include strict boundary agreements. I'm afraid she has the same attitude to frontiers as Genghis Khan. And now I come to think of it, the similarities don't end there."
When Sarah meets an old flame 30 years on, her mother manages to interrupt them once again.
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
Peter ...... Tom Wilkinson
Doctor ...... Julie Berry
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
The landladies' accountant and guest from the clergy discover they've got something in common...
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Bernard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Leslie …. Nickolas Grace
1812 - as the armies meet outside Moscow, even the Rostovs are preparing to leave the city. Stars Simon Russell Beale.
The brilliance of women's minds, and a Temple of Female Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt.
Maurice Denham is former MP Sir Plympton Makepeace reflecting on 60 glorious years in power. Peter Tinniswood's comic monologue.
Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits, plus in World of Sport, it's racing from Doncaster and live furniture-eating.
An American asks the Great Detective to help him clear the name of a governess charged with murdering his wife.
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes. The actor played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale was first published in 1922 as part of the 'Case Book of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Adapted by Michael Hardwick.
With Norman Shelley as Dr Watson, Humphrey Morton as Sergeant Coventry, Robert Ayres as Neil Gibson and Beryl Calder as Grace Dunbar and Mrs Hudson.
Attending Lady Bramfell's reception as Chilcote, Loder partakes in the night's crystal ball gazing. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
Leslie Forbes peers behind the Berkshire privet hedges in search of renowned artist Stanley Spencer's personal Eden.
As Calypso weds wealthy Scotsman Hector Grant, the other cousins must move on.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
The writer recalls tales of his Yorkshire family. Visiting his mother's sister, she always shared her military service memories.
A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Flynn …. Pat Campbell
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
The Cranford Family have a carefully guarded secret - their surviving descendants possess incredible supernatural powers.
Hell's latest arrival is a health and safety officer who moans to Satan about the lighting. Devilish comedy stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
The frank and funny Irish comedian - captured at the end of his 1995 tour, entertaining an audience in Glasgow.
THURSDAY 28 MAY 2009
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mb45)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 War and Peace (b007k46d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007szmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00804b2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn1hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 28/05/2009 (b00kn4l6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
Bravo Chantal!
The veteran reveals how hunting for financial backing can lead a film producer into many interesting and unusual by-ways of the entertainment industry.
British show business doyen, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1986.
THU 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b007szmj)
Series 1
Separate Troubles
Robert and Sue have fallen out and she’s chucked him out. What could possibly bring them together again?
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Sally Grace
Rosemary Martin
Jean Campbell-Dallas
Christopher Scott
Jonathan Kydd
John Baddeley
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1989.
THU 09:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
Disengagement
Simon Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Alethea Charlton as Anthea de Beere-Sidebotham, Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs de Beere-Sidebotham and Peter Williams as Mr de Beere-Sidebotham.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.
THU 09:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00kn4l8)
Series 4
In the News
The difference between fact and fiction and opinion...that's easily defined isn't it? Ask Miss Reid.
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge. Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Stars Brigitte Forsythe as Mrs Eastwood, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Michael Cochrane as Mr Maxwell, Teresa Gallagher as Miss Featherstone, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reid, Janice Acquah as Mrs Khan, Paul Copley as Mr Long and Amanda Gordon as Miss Spivey.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.
THU 10:00 War and Peace (b007jm0v)
At the Gates of Moscow
1812. As Napoleon arrives, the French imprison Pierre, while dying Andrei is reunited with Natasha. Stars Simon Russell Beale.
THU 11:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
Episode 4
The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fortress fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt.
THU 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t)
Mr Reliable
It's Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people. He goes to their houses to listen to them talk.
Mrs Flenswick is one of his visitees. But he doesn't listen to her at all...
Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Peter Sallis as Mr Oakenshaw and Edna Dore as Mrs Flenswick.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 My Music (b00kn4lb)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on Strauss and Cole Porter. From May 1990.
THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5
The Sussex Vampire
A Peruvian woman is accused of sucking her children's blood.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective investigates.
Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.
Ferguson ...... Stephen Jack
Dolores ...... Gladys Spencer
Mrs Ferguson ...... Josefina Ray
Mrs Mason ...... Margaret Welfit
Jack ...... Peter Bartlett
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.
Producer Graham Gauld
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1964.
THU 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
Episode 4
Acclaimed in the Commons as MP Chilcote, will an event from Loder's past unmask his true identity? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007t2v3)
Fever; Emigration
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 14:15 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.
THU 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00805nd)
Episode 4
The cousins' relationships blossom in London, but the Second World War starts to take its toll.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 14:45 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn5x3)
Aunty Kathleen
Recalling tales of his Yorkshire family, the writer reflects on the brisk marriage of his Mam's sister.
THU 15:00 War and Peace (b007jm0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00kn5x5)
A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00kn4l8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js56)
The World in Peril
Episode 14
Jack Evans reveals the Martians' Earth invasion plans to Lemmy and Mitch.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1955.
THU 18:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1m)
The Children of Witchwood
Episode 4
Is there a connection between the six children that were burnt as witches in the 17th century and Jackie Lamont's disappearance?
THU 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 My Music (b00kn4lb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b007szmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jwt1)
5. The Male Nude and Charlton Heston
From St Francis to Buddhism
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
THU 22:45 Creme de la Crime (b007jr3j)
Series 1
The Cheese Killer
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow. Stars Punt and Dennis. From September 2001.
THU 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007jwxv)
Episode 1
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From May 1989.
THU 23:30 Masala FM (b007jyfv)
Episode 2
Maz Mazoo gets an offer from Radio Fun FM, Madoona, the Asian Madonna is intent on making her mark on Masala FM, and Shanta's sick of the pair of them.
Six-part sitcom written by Meera Syal
Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Sawheny, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Music by Nitin Sawhney.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
FRIDAY 29 MAY 2009
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007md2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 War and Peace (b007jm0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007t2v3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00805nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn5x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 29/05/2009 (b00kn7ys)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007k2gd)
Series 2
Episode 10
Suspense in Kenneth Horne's 'The Portrait of Florian Thrust', plus a bout of bona wrestling for 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 May 1966.
FRI 08:30 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
Episode 3
After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame dressed as a strawberry.
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b007jv6b)
Series 2
Episode 1
The further adventures of Mr Justice Cocklecarrot, Captain Foulenough, Dr Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht and Big White Carstairs.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.
FRI 09:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008g6v4)
Transport of Delight
Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Karen Ascoe as the Farmer’s Daughter.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
FRI 10:00 War and Peace (b007k48s)
The World Transformed
1812. Napoleon's dream of conquest turns to nightmare - and his army is forced to retreat. Stars Simon Russell Beale.
FRI 11:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mdzb)
Episode 5
There's jubilant singing at the Chapel of Women, as Kathryn Hunt completes Christine de Pizan's book of fantasy.
FRI 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
The Duvet Lady
Wrapped in a duvet, Edna recalls her younger days. Will she ever emerge for an evening engagement? Stars Billie Whitelaw.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007k2gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kn7yv)
From 13/05/1984
From tackling Britain's recession to Film Extra of the Century.
Michael Bentine stars in the ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5
The Three Garridebs
To inherit a fortune, an American asks the sleuth to find two men with his surname.
Another case for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective.
Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.
Mrs Hudson ...... Janet Morrison
Inspector Lestrade ...... Humphrey Morton
John Garrideb ...... Eric Anderson
Nathan Garrideb ...... Charles E Stickill
Holloway ...... Harold Reese
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.
Producer Graham Gauld
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1964.
FRI 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
Episode 5
After exchanging identities, MP John Chilcote and John Loder's masquerade is in danger of discovery. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007t599)
The Battle of Widow McCormack's Cabbage Patch; The Fenian Brotherhood
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2kb)
Subverting the Lawn
Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' amongst a museum's 15th-century textiles.
FRI 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00807gp)
Episode 5
Helena leaves her lover to help Richard. A gun shot causes a commotion.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 14:45 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn8k3)
Mam
Recalling tales of his Yorkshire family, the writer explains how his Mam's memory is beginning to fail.
FRI 15:00 War and Peace (b007k48s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00kn8k5)
A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A 1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b007jv6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008g6v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js79)
The World in Peril
Episode 15
Stranded on the surface of the asteroid, Jet Morgan and Doc fight desperately to be rescued.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Flynn …. Pat Campbell
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1956.
FRI 18:30 Wally K Daly (b007jv1s)
The Children of Witchwood
Episode 5
Jackie's extraordinary telepathic powers attract the evil attentions of the eerie Cranford family.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007k2gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kn7yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies (b007mdzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00kn8k7)
Series 1
Sloth
Mark Watson investigates sloth as he continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.
Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and jealous glances.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.
FRI 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00dgjl0)
Series 2
Episode 6
The showbiz legend gives a lecture to impress the Egyptology Society, but there's a strict dress code. Stars Steve Delaney.
FRI 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007tm7h)
Dave Podmore's World of Cricket
Episode 4
The star player joins a host of Z-list celebrities on a charity walk for mauled dog, Shep.
Sitcom about the exploits of talentless, amateurish, smug, inept and self-deluding English cricketer Dave Podmore.
Starring Chris Douglas and Andrew Nickolds with Chris Pavlo and Nicola Sanderson.
Written by Chris Douglas, Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
23/05/2009
05:00 SAT (b00kmjmy)
24/05/2009
05:00 SUN (b00kmn12)
25/05/2009
05:00 MON (b00kmp3s)
26/05/2009
05:00 TUE (b00kmys4)
27/05/2009
05:00 WED (b00kn1hw)
28/05/2009
05:00 THU (b00kn4l6)
29/05/2009
05:00 FRI (b00kn7ys)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 SAT (b007s8d9)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 MON (b007s9rl)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 TUE (b007s9rl)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 TUE (b007sxvl)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 WED (b007sxvl)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 WED (b007szmd)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 THU (b007szmd)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 THU (b007t2v3)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 FRI (b007t2v3)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 FRI (b007t599)
A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles Chilton
18:30 SAT (b00kmlrm)
A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles Chilton
00:30 SUN (b00kmlrm)
A Stone Woman by AS Byatt
00:30 SAT (m000nmn9)
Acropolis Now
22:30 MON (b007szvj)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007jq6v)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007jq6v)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
04:30 SAT (b007jnnz)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
14:45 MON (b00kmtmn)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
04:45 TUE (b00kmtmn)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
14:45 TUE (b00kmys8)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
04:45 WED (b00kmys8)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
14:45 WED (b00kn1hy)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
04:45 THU (b00kn1hy)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
14:45 THU (b00kn5x3)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
04:45 FRI (b00kn5x3)
Alan Bennett - Untold Stories
14:45 FRI (b00kn8k3)
Alison and Maud
09:30 WED (b007k2my)
Alison and Maud
17:30 WED (b007k2my)
All the World's a Globe
22:30 THU (b007jwt1)
An Actor's Life for Me
08:30 THU (b007szmj)
An Actor's Life for Me
22:00 THU (b007szmj)
Andrew Rissik - Troy
02:30 SUN (b007jv5p)
Andrew Rissik - Troy
13:00 SUN (b007jv5p)
Andrew Rissik - Troy
01:00 MON (b007jv5p)
At Home With The Snails
23:30 TUE (b00cbcpb)
Ballylenon
09:00 MON (b00890fc)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b00890fc)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 FRI (b007jv6b)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 FRI (b007jv6b)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
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Big Jim and the Figaro Club
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Boogie Up the River
10:30 SUN (b007jzcw)
Boogie Up the River
21:30 SUN (b007jzcw)
Chain Reaction
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
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Chewin' the Fat
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00kmn1d)
Comedy Catch-Up
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Comedy Catch-Up
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Comedy Catch-Up
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Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00kmn1n)
Comedy Catch-Up
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Comedy Catch-Up
03:15 MON (b00kmn1g)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00kmn1j)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00kmn1l)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00kmn1n)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
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Creme de la Crime
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Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00kmls2)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00kmls4)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00kmls6)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00kn4m9)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00kmls8)
Cutting a Dash
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Dad's Army
10:00 SAT (b007jw4r)
Dad's Army
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Dave Podmore
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Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove
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Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove
09:00 SUN (b007jtb8)
Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove
20:00 SUN (b007jtb8)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
09:30 SAT (b0084rs7)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
19:30 SAT (b0084rs7)
Doctor at Large
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Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b00b6z49)
Ectoplasm
22:30 TUE (b007wwd6)
Four Sad Faces
23:00 SUN (b00g1825)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
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Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00kmlrp)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00kmlrp)
Hancock's Half Hour
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Hancock's Half Hour
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Hancock's Half Hour
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Huddwinks
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Huddwinks
17:30 TUE (b00fsmz2)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
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J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
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J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
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James Follett - The Silent Vulcan
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James Follett - The Silent Vulcan
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
13:30 MON (b00dp3qg)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
20:30 MON (b00dp3qg)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
13:30 TUE (b00dp62r)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
20:30 TUE (b00dp62r)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
20:30 WED (b00dp7xf)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
13:30 THU (b00dpl2p)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
20:30 THU (b00dpl2p)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
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Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
13:30 FRI (b00dps76)
Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader
20:30 FRI (b00dps76)
King Street Junior Revisited
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King Street Junior Revisited
17:30 THU (b00kn4l8)
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5
18:30 SUN (b007jwnm)
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5
00:30 MON (b007jwnm)
Listen to Les
12:30 SUN (b00kmn1b)
Listen to Les
19:30 SUN (b00kmn1b)
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
22:30 FRI (b00kn8k7)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
14:30 MON (b00801nd)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
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Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
14:30 TUE (b00803g6)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
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Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
14:30 WED (b00804b2)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
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Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
14:30 THU (b00805nd)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
04:30 FRI (b00805nd)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
14:30 FRI (b00807gp)
Masala FM
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My Music
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My Music
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Old Harry's Game
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Paper Gardens
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Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good
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Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good
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Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good
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Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
21:15 TUE (b007q9f4)
Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
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Peter Tinniswood
21:15 THU (b007jw6t)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 FRI (b007jw6t)
Peter Tinniswood
11:15 FRI (b007jw6z)
Peter Tinniswood
21:15 FRI (b007jw6z)
Potting On
12:00 SUN (b00kmn18)
Potting On
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Roger Danes - Scarlet on Black
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Roger Danes - Scarlet on Black
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Rose Tremain
10:15 SUN (b00kmn16)
Rose Tremain
21:15 SUN (b00kmn16)
Round the Horne
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Round the Horne
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Round the Horne
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Second Thoughts
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Second Thoughts
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
13:00 MON (m0009cbv)
Sherlock Holmes
20:00 MON (m0009cbv)
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
13:00 TUE (m0009cq5)
Sherlock Holmes
20:00 TUE (m0009cq5)
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
20:00 WED (b0bnv4wn)
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
20:00 THU (m00094zr)
Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes
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Sounding Off with McGough
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Spats
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Stand-Up on 7
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Steptoe and Son
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Steptoe and Son
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That Reminds Me
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That Reminds Me
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The Alan Davies Show
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The Alan Davies Show
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The Burkiss Way
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The Burkiss Way
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The End of the Road Show
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The Goon Show
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The Goon Show
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The Goon Show
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The Harpoon
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The Harpoon
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The Leopard in Autumn
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The Leopard in Autumn
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The Long Hot Satsuma
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The Michael Bentine Show
12:30 FRI (b00kn7yv)
The Michael Bentine Show
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The Navy Lark
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The Navy Lark
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The Navy Lark
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The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00kmnfl)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 MON (b00cnhys)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
08:30 WED (b007k4qk)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
22:00 WED (b007k4qk)
The Price of Fear
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The Price of Fear
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The Radio Detectives
11:30 SUN (b007jpcs)
The Radio Detectives
17:30 SUN (b007jpcs)
The Recall Man
02:15 SAT (b00kkdkk)
The Wind in the Willows
04:45 SAT (b007jxkw)
Unearthing Mysteries
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Unearthing Mysteries
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Unnatural Acts
09:30 MON (b00kmtcc)
Unnatural Acts
17:30 MON (b00kmtcc)
Voices From the Grave
18:00 SUN (b007jwn1)
Voices From the Grave
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
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Wally K Daly
00:30 FRI (b007jv1m)
Wally K Daly
18:30 FRI (b007jv1s)
War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
15:00 MON (b007k444)
War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
15:00 WED (b007k46d)
War and Peace
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War and Peace
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War and Peace
15:00 THU (b007jm0v)
War and Peace
03:00 FRI (b007jm0v)
War and Peace
10:00 FRI (b007k48s)
War and Peace
15:00 FRI (b007k48s)
Who Goes There?
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Who Goes There?
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