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SATURDAY 18 JULY 2009

SAT 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
Episode 5

Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Bill Bellamy .... Leaflet Man

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


SAT 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w525)
The Exposure

Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective, leaving Gabriel Syme in despair.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in March 2005.


SAT 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007wltd)
Leaves of the Dead

1. Proverbs and Punctures from Hell

Feisty detective superintendent Julie Enfield investigates an inexplicable killing at the British Library in London.

Imelda Staunton stars as Julie Enfield in Nick Fisher’s atmospheric four-part thriller.

Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Stephen Arnold ...... Alex Lowe
Amanda Thorne ...... Janet Maw
Richard Baker ...... Ioan Meredith
Arthur Morton ...... Stephen Thorne
Tony ...... Sean Baker
Terry Faulkner ...... Hugh Dickson
Sal ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Melanie Sharp ...... Colleen Prendergast
Dorothy ...... Shirley Dixon
Phil Carter ...... Christopher Scott

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.


SAT 01:30 It Had to be Murder (b007k3tm)
Episode 3

The riveting story of a man immobilised in his apartment, observing the minutiae of life - and death - through his rear window.


SAT 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xysg)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 5

Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

5/10. Muriel and her mother visit Scarborough during the War but the Germans are shelling the town. A visit from Godfrey Neale changes the course of Muriel's life.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew

Directed by Pauline Harris.


SAT 02:15 Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie (b007jw6h)
A Catalogue of Disasters

Set-backs and surprises unite the family, making Lecky the hero of the hour. 1930s Jarrow childhood trilogy with Shaun Prendergast.


SAT 03:00 David Wade - Power of Attorney (b007w3c3)
Moral: If you have a rich aunt who is slightly dotty, think twice before attempting to defraud her of her money – as hard-up Geoffrey and Annabelle soon discover.

David Wade's comedy stars Geoffrey Palmer as Geoffrey Campion, Geraldine McEwan as Annabelle Campion, Joan Matheson as Aunt Beattie, Katherine Parr as Mrs Penny and John Moffatt as Corvo.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.


SAT 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lnfdt)
1909 - The Royal Navy and Trouble Brewing in the House of Lords

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell.


SAT 04:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00lnfdw)
A Cabinet of Curiosities

Despite his huge music hall success, the Victorian comedian yearns to play Shakespeare. Written and performed by Tony Lidington.


SAT 04:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qtm2)
Episode 5

As they struggle with the death of Caro Meredith, further tragedy strikes in the farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.


SAT 04:45 Penguins Stopped Play (b00lnfdy)
Episode 5

From South Africa to matches back home - and some sad news. Nicholas Boulton concludes Harry Thompson's comic cricketing travelogue.


SAT 05:00 18/07/2009 (b00lqd23)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00lqd25)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Stephen Webb reading My Mum's From Planet Pluto by Gwyneth Rees.


SAT 09:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00lqd27)
The Creative Impulse

The authoress Mrs Forrester is horrified when her husband runs off with the cook but she turns it to creative advantage.

Dirk Bogarde is the narrator for a series of six Somerset Maugham short stories.

Dramatised by Neville Teller.

Mrs Forrester ...... Sylvia Syms
Mr Forrester ...... Desmond Barrit
Mrs Bullfinch ...... Shirley Anne Field

Other parts played by:

Geoffrey Whitehead
Zulema Dene
John Hartley
Tracy Wiles
David Collings
David Timson

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.


SAT 09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008kxdq)
Series 1

The Golden Fishbone

Doctor Finlay is distracted from medicine by a fishbone that brings the promise of a fast fortune!

Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.

AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Maureen Beattie as Maggie Dallas and David Tennant as McKellor.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.


SAT 10:00 Comedy Greats (b007k1tc)
1980s

Episode 1

Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases some of the funniest and finest shows ever broadcast by the BBC.

The original New Romantic brings you six favourite shows plucked from the 1980s schedules of BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4:-

* Radio Active
Series 2 (3/6) Good Day Sport
Get all the sport results you need from your local national radio station. Stars Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Helen Atkinson-Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens and Philip Pope. From 1982.

* After Henry
Series 1 (4/8) The Dinner Party
Sarah plays hostess, Mother plays the martyr and daughter Clare holds a flat-warming party. Stars Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Gerry Cowper and Benjamin Whitrow. From 1985.

* Unnatural Acts
Series 1 (2/6) A Death in the Family
As Caroline mourns Monty the gerbil, a séance brings some surprises. Stars Jeremy Hardy, Kit Hollerbach and Caroline Leddy. Later series were renamed 'At Home With The Hardys'. From 1987.

* Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
Series 1 (2/6)
Activist turned advertising copywriter, Ken Handley finds himself assigned to the Conservative Party. Stars Martin Jarvis, Wendy Richard, Michael Jayston and Bill Fraser. From 1982.

* Saturday Night Fry
Series 1 (5/6)
Stephen Fry hosts humorous banter and sketches with his chums Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent and Phyllida Law. From 1988.

* The Mary Whitehouse Experience
Series 3 (7/12)
The original billing proclaimed it was "The show that dares to ignore the issues that other shows would tackle". Starring David Baddiel, Rob Newman, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. Series debuted in 1989. Episode from 1990.

Produced and scripted by Peter Reed

First broadcast on BBC 7 in 2003.


SAT 13:00 Trevor Hoyle - Randle's Scandals (b007rdry)
After colliding with a Blackpool tram, saucy Lancashire comedian Frank Randle is admitted to hospital for psychiatric observation...

Trevor Hoyle's play stars Keith Clifford who won the 1993 Sony Radio Award for Best Actor for his lead role. The action follows sessions with his doctor taking Randle right back to his Wigan childhood.

Frank Randle (1901 - 1957) rose to fame as a 1940s variety hall act. His volatile nature led to runs in with censors, but he's now widely regarded as an under-rated performer.

With Russell Dixon as Gus Aubrey, Melissa Jane Sinden as Queenie, Saskia Downes as Peggy and Malcolm Raeburn as the Doctor.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lqd29)
Julie Enfield Investigates the Net and the Canal: Waking Up to Nessun Dorma

The feisty detective superintendent probes murders along London's Regents Canal. Nick Fisher thriller with Imelda Staunton.


SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00lqd2c)
Julie Enfield Investigates the Net and the Canal: Communicating with the President

The feisty detective superintendent tackles an internet mystery in her quest to solve the murders. Stars Imelda Staunton.


SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lqd2f)
Julie Enfield Investigates the Net and the Canal: Tarantulas in Trojan Horses

A mysterious internet hacker is complicating murder inquiries for the feisty detective superintendent. Stars Imelda Staunton.


SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00lqd2h)
Julie Enfield Investigates the Net and the Canal: Beyond the Firewall

The detective superintendent is moving closer to a solution, but her internet tormentor has other ideas. Stars Imelda Staunton.


SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lqd2k)
Julie Enfield - Leaves of the Dead: Proverbs and Punctures from Hell

The feisty detective superintendent probes a murder at London's British Library. Nick Fisher thriller with Imelda Staunton.


SAT 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqs)
Bill Kerr

Recalling the role that made him famous, the 'Hancock's Half Hour' stalwart chats about his career and his contemporaries.


SAT 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv38)
Freezerville

A group of scientists are conducting research in the Antarctic, the most pristine environment on Earth - but there are black clouds on the horizon. Welcome to the dark, dark world of Cold Blood...

Made in 2005 but set in 2015.

Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah Marks.

Director: Marc Beeby

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.


SAT 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007k3r4)
Episode 2

Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his shocked family find it harder to accept. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch.


SAT 19:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00lqd27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008kxdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 20:00 Comedy Greats (b007k1tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 23:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]



SUNDAY 19 JULY 2009

SUN 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007k3r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 Trevor Hoyle - Randle's Scandals (b007rdry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 Wally K Daly (b007jqz6)
A Right Royal Rip-Off

Inmates Charles and George have a nice little scam going on behind bars. The last thing they want is to be released from prison, so they plot an outrageously daring heist - involving the Crown Jewels.

Starring Peter Jones, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Hewlett and Bernard Bresslaw.

The second of Wally K Daly's trilogy of criminal gang capers produced in the style of old British comedy films.

Charles Forbes .... Peter Jones
Governor Smith ... Donald Hewlett
George Evans .... Lockwood West
Fingers .... Charles Hawtrey
Bullet Head ..... Bernard Bresslaw
Nigel .... John Warner
Mrs Sopworth .... Pauline Letts
Colonel .... Stephen Thorne
Basil .... Ronald Herdman
Winston .... Steve Hodson
Tommy .... John Bull
Chair Person .... Miranda Forbes
Billy .... David Timson
Wilkes .... John Rowe
Plunket .... John Rye
Perkins .... Adrian Egan
Doreen .... Wendy Murray
Calloni .... Gordon Reid

Listen out for conclusion of Wally K Daly's Trilogy - The Bigger They Are.

Producer: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1982.


SUN 04:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 19/07/2009 (b00lqflk)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00lqflm)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring My Mum's From Planet Pluto - written by Gwyneth Rees and read by Stephen Webb.


SUN 09:00 Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus (b00fvpdw)
Episode 1

Prior to the First World War, Muriel Hammond is trying to find her place in the world.

Muriel unwittingly disgraces herself at her first party and then has to face the harsh reality of boarding school. Life brightens, however, when she befriends the exotic and beautiful Clare Duquesne.

Set in Yorkshire, Winifred Holtby's story about a woman's journey - from her teens to womanhood - into independence and self-fulfilment.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised in by Diana Griffiths.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Miss Hancock ...... Daryl Fishwick
Young Muriel ...... Ellie Sager
Young Godfrey ...... Jon-Paul Bell

Director: Pauline Harris.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.


SUN 10:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jv2t)
Series 1

Chaff in the Wind

A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field. Read by David Neal.


SUN 10:30 Toytown (b00lqflp)
The Showing Up of Larry the Lamb

The Mayor is a victim of deception. Marking 80 years since SG Hulme Beaman's tales were first broadcast. From June 1962.


SUN 11:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007rds0)
Episode 2

Russell Davies looks at the 1930s with a clip-packed taste of the development of the BBC's Variety department. From August 1988.


SUN 11:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
Series 1

Grand Blackpool

Known after its architect Frank Matcham as "Matcham's Masterpiece", the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, is a sumptuously decorated tribute to the greatness of Victorian theatre design.

Bernard Cribbins , Bill Pertwee and Mike Harding are among those recalling their appearances there.

Series in which Geoffrey Wheeler visits variety theatres around the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.


SUN 12:00 Wodehouse Letters (b007k2tg)
Episode 2

A selection of the correspondence between writer PG Wodehouse and his old college chum, William Townsend. Read by Simon Cadell.


SUN 12:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx8y)
Series 1

Here in the Western World

Why is the Ambassador's whiskey like an American submarine? And is the noble art of moaning really under threat?

Arms limitation negotiations at the Embassy call for some verbal gymnastics...

Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.

Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov, Jonathan Kydd as Mikhail Korovin, Michael Bilton as Yakov Korovin and Stephen Greif as the United States Ambassador.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.


SUN 13:00 Wally K Daly (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]


SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lw4vs)
Steptoe and Son: Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning

The family clash at Albert's brother's funeral. Adapted from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From February 1976.


SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflr)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Clive Anderson marshals more improvisations with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, John Bird and Jimmy Mulville. From January 1988.


SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflt)
Sir Benjamin Fletcher

Rowan Atkinson's satirical investigation into the life of the fictional master orator.


SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflw)
The Million Pound Radio Show

Sharp-edged banter and sketches with a topical flavour. Starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell. From July 1985.


SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqfly)
Just a Minute

Nicholas Parsons with Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Tony Hawks and Charles Collingwood at the Wimbledon Theatre. From March 2003.


SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007rds0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


SUN 17:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Space Hacks (b009kfxq)
Space Hacks

Back to the Present

It's Mother to the rescue when an evil planet tries to rule the universe. Stars Dan Mersh and Prunella Scales. From March 2008.


SUN 18:30 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (b007wvk4)
2. Rivals

Ichabod Crane has set his heart on marrying wealthy heiress, Katrina Van Tassel.

But local buck, Brom Bones is determined that he'll walk her up the aisle...

Washington Irving's supernatural 17th-century classic about two love rivals and a headless horseman:

Continued by Martin Jarvis

Musical score and sound design by award-winning composer, David Pickvance.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2005.


SUN 19:00 Wodehouse Letters (b007k2tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


SUN 19:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 20:00 Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus (b00fvpdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 21:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jv2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


SUN 21:30 Toytown (b00lqflp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b00lqfm0)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 10th July 2009.


SUN 22:30 Hut 33 (b00lqfm2)
Series 1

Careless Talk

A security breach at Bletchley Park puts the wartime code-breakers under suspicion.

Set in Bletchley Park in 1941, three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other.

CAST:

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen
and Miranda Raison

Written by James Cary.

Producer: Adam Bromley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.


SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00lncmv)
Series 1

Episode 5

Brand new magazine style sketch show that comically scrutinises the latest news, views and issues of the day, with Miles Jupp.


SUN 23:30 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
Pubs

Is the concept of the pub is dead?

Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates Britain's public houses.

Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.

With Rachel Atkins, Christopher Douglas, Chris Pavlo, Renton Skinner and Dan Tetsall.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.


SUN 23:45 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00b8wjw)
Episode 1

From Postman Pat to a depressed hamster, it's the surreal world of Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall. From November 2008.



MONDAY 20 JULY 2009

MON 00:00 Space Hacks (b009kfxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (b007wvk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Wally K Daly (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lw4vs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqflw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lqfly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 20/07/2009 (b00lqphb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007k1s5)
Series 1

The Man and the Hour

14th May 1940: George Mainwaring, manager of Swallow's Bank in Walmington-on-Sea, answers his country's wartime call to form a platoon of Local Defence Volunteers - with the help of a misfit bunch of tradesmen and bankers.

Six years after legendary sitcom Dad's Army started on BBC TV, these specially adapted radio versions began recording with the original cast.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender

Announcer …. John Snagge

Adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original BBC TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1974.


MON 08:30 The Harpoon (b00cq60w)
Series 3

Episode 4

Howdee y'all! A special star-spangled American issue of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.

Performed by Alistair McGowan, Peter Baynham, Susie Brann, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Julian Dutton.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.


MON 09:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
The Beast in the Cage

Victor suffers a bank holiday traffic nightmare stuck in a jam - and so do Margaret and Jean!

Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.

Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.

Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle

With Michael Fenton-Stevens, Ainslee Foster, Paul Rogan, Stephanie Pack and Keith Wickham.

Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.

Producer: Diane Messias

First broadcast in February 1995 on BBC Radio 2.


MON 09:30 At Home With the Hardys (b007jmxr)
Heavens Above!

As Jeremy and Paul get starry-eyed, Kit and Caroline come down to earth. Stars Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach. From June 1990.


MON 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jp8n)
The Warden

The Warden Part 1

A hospital warden is accused of corruption over funding. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Juliet Aubrey and Douglas Hodge.


MON 11:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 6

Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

6/10. Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Bobby Collins ...... Sam Curtis
Lady Grainger ...... Daryl Fishwick
Young man ...... Steven Rostance

Directed by Pauline Harris.


MON 11:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
The Metropolitan Line Murder

Journalist Polly seeks help from an enigmatic old customer in a London teahouse over her friend's killing. Stars Bernard Hepton.


MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007k1s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 Who Goes There? (b00fnq9s)
Series 3

Episode 4

Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.

Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.


MON 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nn2k)
Leaves of the Dead

2. Stacks and Baps and Amulets

Feisty detective superintendent Julie Enfield begins to unravel the murder in the British Library when she learns of a second killing - a new "mummy" in the Egyptian rooms...

Imelda Staunton stars as Julie Enfield in Nick Fisher’s atmospheric thriller.

Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Stephen Arnold ...... Alex Lowe
Amanda Thorne ...... Janet Maw
Ken ...... Ioan Meredith
Tony ...... Sean Baker
Terry Faulkner ...... Hugh Dickson
Melanie Sharp ...... Colleen Prendergast
Dorothy ...... Shirley Dixon
Phil Carter ...... Christopher Scott

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.


MON 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
Episode 1

When Inspector Alan Grant takes a train to the Highlands, a man's body is found. Paul Young reads Josephine Tey's mystery.


MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lqrgw)
1910 - King George V

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


MON 14:15 The Wild Places (b00lqrgy)
Episode 1

Robert Macfarlane's search for Britain's wilderness starts in Skye's sanctuary valley of Coruisk. Read by Richard Greenwood.


MON 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r02z)
Episode 6

Tragedy strikes again, with the farming community shocked at the death of Joe Meredith by suicide. Read by Robin Ellis.


MON 14:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082ckb)
Episode 1

Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. In 1936, he was Hamlet in New York. Read by Derek Jacobi.


MON 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jp8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lqzbx)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories. Featuring The Thieves of Ostia, Silverwing and Saffy's Angel.


MON 17:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 17:30 At Home With the Hardys (b007jmxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js9x)
Episode 6

On the day of the festival, Saul and the Guardians prepare to fight.

Conclusion of Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Sam Dastor .... Karim El Hatel
June Barrie .... Chairwoman
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Melanie Hudson .... Patricia Gwent
Geoffrey Collins .... Control
Phillip Manikum .... Punch
Paul Cresswell .... John
John Adams .... Guardian

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


MON 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
Unaccountable Conduct of Professor de Worms

Young poet Syme is chased through the London snow from Soho to St Paul's by the strange figure of the Professor.

Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13-parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007k1s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 Who Goes There? (b00fnq9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


MON 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nn2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


MON 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


MON 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


MON 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


MON 22:00 The Harpoon (b00cq60w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k2qm)
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

The locals of the remote northern town get an unusual new guy for the bonfire.

The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of Spent - before it hit TV.

Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.

Written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson.

The League of Gentlemen won a Perrier Edinburgh Festival award in 1997 and this radio series debuted in the same year. They also won a Sony Radio Award. The cult series switched to TV for three series on BBC 2 from 1999, plus stage shows and a feature film.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.


MON 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cfzrq)
Series 2

Episode 2

Tom tried to get into his mother's good books by helping out at her folk club, but soon finds himself in the doghouse when the band inside his head launch into a jazz number in the middle of her song.

In an attempt to make amends he tries to raise money for the church funds and finds himself taking part in a stand-up comedy competition...

Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.

Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Bill Nighy ..... Malc
Julia Deakin ..... Phelia
Toby Longworth ..... Clammy
Tracy-Ann Oberman

Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs

Producers: Andrew McGibbon and Dawn Ellis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.


MON 23:30 This Is Craig Brown (b00f8799)
Communications

The world telephone premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The satirist pokes fun, with Harry Enfield and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.


MON 23:45 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b00d67yf)
Frank Wignall

You and Yours presenter John Waite investigates the shocking claim that the Cartilages were not a real family.

The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.

Written by and starring Johnny Meres.

With:

John Waite
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.



TUESDAY 21 JULY 2009

TUE 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nn2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jp8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lqrgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:15 The Wild Places (b00lqrgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r02z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082ckb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 21/07/2009 (b00lqzs3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7. Contact: CBeebies Radio London, W12 7RJ. Phone: 08700 100 700.


TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
Series 7

Captain Povey Reports Sick

When Captain Povey catches a cold, the Number One takes over ensuring chaos aboard HMS Troutbridge.

Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg. Michael Bates as Lieutenant Dingle and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.

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 August 1965.


TUE 08:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00lqzs7)
Series 1

World's Greatest Living Musician

The punny comedian enters the Young Musician of the Year contest, at the age of 33. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From September 2005.


TUE 09:00 Second Thoughts (b00lqzs9)
Series 4

Just Managing

Bill and Faith face new pressures on their marriage and Liza shows just how vulnerable she really is.

Sitcom about the battles of married life for ex-divorcees Bill and Faith, whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and Faith's teenage children.

Stars James Bolam as Bill, Lynda Bellingham as Faith, Belinda Lang as Liza, Julia Sawalha as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Melanie Hudson as Louise and Nick Murchie as Duncan.

Series three of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.


TUE 09:30 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
Series 2

The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite

A northern black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients

Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.

With:

Denise Coffey
Chris Emmett
David Gooderson
Fred Harris

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1988.


TUE 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc2)
The Warden

The Warden Part 2

Eleanor is torn between loyalty to her father and her love for John Bold. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Alec McCowen.


TUE 11:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 7

Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

7/10. Muriel has gone to stay with Connie in the Yorkshire Moors. Connie, desperate for Muriel's help, receives a letter and discovers the truth concerning a past lover.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Todd ...... Paul McCleary
Mrs Todd ...... Deborah McAndrew
Ben Todd ...... Graeme Hawley
Alice ...... Tahira Dar

Directed by Pauline Harris.


TUE 11:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
The York Mystery

A ragged old customer applies his uncanny deductive powers to a bookmaker's murder. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.


TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnqv)
Series 6

Live Now, Paye Later

The tax inspector catches up with Albert Steptoe and son Harold is not impressed.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.

Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Mr Greenwood ...... George A Cooper

With Michael Shannon and Peter Williams.

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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.

Produced by Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in February 1976.


TUE 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nnhx)
Leaves of the Dead

3. Welcome To The Nightmare

Feisty detective superintendent Julie Enfield probes a third killing. Could it be a ritual murder?

Imelda Staunton stars as Julie Enfield in Nick Fisher’s atmospheric thriller.

Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Stephen Arnold ...... Alex Lowe
Amanda Thorne ...... Janet Maw
Melanie Sharp ...... Colleen Prendergast
Dorothy ...... Shirley Dixon
Phil Carter ...... Christopher Scott

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.


TUE 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
Episode 2

Intrigued by the mysterious death of the man in compartment B7, Inspector Grant has written to Scotland Yard to find out more.


TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwl3)
1911 - Constitutional Confrontation and the Agadir Crisis

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


TUE 14:15 The Wild Places (b00lr3nv)
Episode 2

The author's search moves to Strathnaver in Scotland, inhabited by man for over six millennia. Read by Richard Greenwood.


TUE 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r42t)
Episode 7

After news of Joe's tragic death, the Meredith family are in turmoil and in need of comfort. Read by Robin Ellis.


TUE 14:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082g2s)
Episode 2

In 1952, John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in Julius Caesar. Derek Jacobi reads his remarkable letters.


TUE 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lr3nx)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Thieves of Ostia, Silverwing and Saffy's Angel.


TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00lqzs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 17:30 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
Episode 1

What happens when spare-part surgery becomes the norm?

When marketing expert Eleanor Riley is called in to re-vamp the image of a remote clone farm, she discovers there's more to ‘Abbotsville’ than meets the eye...

Jenny Stephens’s four-part sci-fi thriller stars Oliver Hembrough.

Jefferson 37 ..... Oliver Hembrough
Patel 2 ..... Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley ..... Alison Carney
Dr Abbots ..... David Birrell
Dr Martell ..... Rob Swinton
Paul Smith ..... Alex Jones
Saskia Treby 9 ..... Helen Monks

Director: Peter Leslie Wild

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2006.


TUE 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
The Man in Spectacles

With his new-found ally - the Professor - Gabriel Syme rests up before they both set off to confront Doctor Bull.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


TUE 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nnhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


TUE 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


TUE 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


TUE 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


TUE 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00lqzs7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008m7km)
Series 1

Episode 2

Save the seal - and how to lose unwanted hair. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1985.


TUE 23:00 Dry Slopes (b00lr3nz)
Series 1

The Day of Judgement

Perpetually unemployed and friendless loser Angus Dry agonises over the death of a bee.

Nick Ball’s sitcom about the unemployed son of a high-flying mother.

Angus Dry ...... Nick Ball
Mum ...... Louisa Rix

With Robert Harley, Toby Longworth and Julie Gibbs.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.


TUE 23:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b0081lf5)
Series 1

Episode 4

Merv gains strong support from an unlikely source when the cafe faces closure. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From December 2001.



WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2009

WED 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nnhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:15 The Wild Places (b00lr3nv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r42t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082g2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 22/07/2009 (b00lrd14)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
Series 5

The Male Suffragettes

The lad says women are holding men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.

Stars Tony Hancock.

With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1958.


WED 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008vnz5)
Episode 6

Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.

It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.

With Colin Sell at the piano.

Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.

Producer: Dan Patterson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1988.


WED 09:00 After Henry (b007s8gm)
Series 4

Family Album

"Look at this old dear - roses round her cottage door, a cosy smell of making cake wafting from her kitchen. I can imagine a lot of people buying that, putting it in a frame and claiming it as their own grandmother. Probably easier to cope with than the real thing".

Eleanor's family snaps spark arguments with daughter Sarah over the past...

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
Auntie Lilian …. Jean Anderson

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.


WED 09:30 Alison and Maud (b007k449)
Series 2

Men Misbehaving But Only Slightly

The sisters plan a celebration for Father's 85th birthday.

Second of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.

Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Joss Ackland as Father, Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullet and Nicholas Grace as Leslie.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.


WED 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc9)
Barchester Towers

Barchester Towers Part 1

Septimus Harding is discomforted by the arrival of a new chaplain. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Simon Russell Beale.


WED 11:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 8

As the war comes to an end, Muriel hears news of Delia and comes to a decision. Stars Claire Goose and Deborah McAndrew.


WED 11:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
The Body in the Barge

A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the astute old teahouse customer. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.


WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4

Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 1

Enter the 'Pardon,Sir?' school of languages.

Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.

Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.

Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.


WED 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nwbj)
Leaves of the Dead

4. Pyramids In The Spider

Rendered unconscious, detective superintendent Julie Enfield has been injected with a deadly drug.

Are Lawrence Evans and her dad in a position to help?

Conclusion of Nick Fisher’s atmospheric thriller starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield.

Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Stephen Arnold ...... Alex Lowe
Amanda Thorne ...... Janet Maw
Melanie Sharp ...... Colleen Prendergast
Dorothy ...... Shirley Dixon
Phil Carter ...... Christopher Scott
Arthur Morton ...... Stephen Thorne
Richard Baker ...... Ioan Meredith
Sal ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Terry Faulkner ...... Hugh Dickson

Producer: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.


WED 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
Episode 3

Alan Grant has managed to free himself from his debilitating panic attacks. However, a new obsession has taken their place.


WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwlc)
1912 - The Titanic, Home Rule and the Marconi Affair

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


WED 14:15 The Wild Places (b00lrldt)
Episode 3

The author takes a winter walk in the snowy Lake District, in his search for Britain's wilderness. Read by Richard Greenwood.


WED 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r4mb)
Episode 8

In the aftermath of a further death on the farm, Zoe continues flirting with her friend's father Robin. Read by Robin Ellis.


WED 14:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082h7m)
Episode 3

In 1959, actor John Gielgud faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality. Derek Jacobi reads his remarkable letters.


WED 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lrldw)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Thieves of Ostia, Silverwing and Saffy's Angel.


WED 17:00 After Henry (b007s8gm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 17:30 Alison and Maud (b007k449)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
Episode 2

Eleanor discovers more about the work of Abbottsville, where the clones reveal very human-like feelings. Stars Alison Carney.


WED 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
The Duel

The three men travel to France where Gabriel Syme challenges the Marquis to a deadly combat...

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


WED 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nwbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


WED 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


WED 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


WED 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


WED 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008vnz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 22:30 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
Tour de France

Everyone goes on and on about how boring professional cycling is compared to the 1980s. So if Brian, Derek and Sue have to leave the Post Office to look after itself for a bit, and do something about it then it's really ungrateful to start complaining.

Anyway, sorting mail is much harder than it looks, so they probably need a break. And it'll be loads better than some of the rubbish on telly these days.

The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties' written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thompson and Felicity Montagu.

Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Captain ...... Alastair McGowan
Melinda ...... Joanna Brooks
Jack Finlay ...... David Mellor

Music by Murray Gold

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.


WED 23:00 Kenny Everett's Radio Days (b00fr4yd)
Series 2

Episode 1

Cuddly Ken's on the wireless again! The celebrated DJ's best bits from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.



THURSDAY 23 JULY 2009

THU 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]


THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b010nwbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]


THU 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]


THU 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]


THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwlc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:15 The Wild Places (b00lrldt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]


THU 04:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r4mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]


THU 04:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082h7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]


THU 05:00 23/07/2009 (b00lrq9p)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
Series 2

The Quality of Life

Jim Hacker gets floored by the high rise world of property business.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds
Sir Desmond …. Richard
Selina Scott …. Herself
Sir Frank …. Jeffrey Wickham
Bill Pritchard …. Antony Carrick
Mrs Philips …. Zulema Dene

Other parts played by:

Helen Atkinson-Wood
Colin Starkey
Mark Straker
Helena Breck
Maggie McCarthy
Robin Summers

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


THU 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b008kmmq)
Series 2

Read All About It

After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert finds his flat surrounded by the press.

Is it an actor's dream or an actor's nightmare?

John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.

Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin

With:
Jane Whittenshaw:
David Goodge
Donald Gee
Nicky Henson
Rosemary Martin

Producer: Paul Spencer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1990


THU 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
Shopping

The comedian shares his thoughts on money and shopping.

Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life.

Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.


THU 09:30 Semi Circles (b007jtw6)
Series 2

The Liberated Generation

"Ours is the generation of freedom, of permissiveness. We aren't shocked by anything. I mean, we may not want to participate, but there's nothing we actually disapprove of..".

Ben and Helen's marriage is at a standstill. Will Dick and Marian get it moving?

The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.

Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben

Written by Simon Brett

Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Dick ...... David Gooderson
Marian ...... Jean Trend

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982


THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpfs)
Barchester Towers

Barchester Towers Part 2

New chaplain Obadiah Slope continues to antagonise everyone except Eleanor. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Juliet Aubrey.


THU 11:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 9

Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

9/10. Muriel moves from Yorkshire to London to live with Delia. She quickly adjusts to her new life until she receives an unexpected visit.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth

Directed by Pauline Harris.


THU 11:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
The de Genneville Peerage

A murder shatters Polly, as the old man's crime-solving efforts meet furious resistance. With Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.


THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 12:30 My Music (b00lrq9r)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on sisters and songs about sustenance. From January 1994.


THU 13:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt72)
Series 1

In Dominic's Memory

After attending the funeral of an elderly Irish priest – intelligence officers Colvil and Soames get a tip-off that his death has a controversial link...

Christopher Lee's six-part murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin as Henry Colvil and Amanda Redman as Alex Soames.

With Dudley Sutton as Arthur Guscott, Stephen Thorne as Joseph Kutner, Colette O'Neil as Mrs Wedlock, Peter Yapp as Monsignor and Joseph O'Conor as Father Dominic Byrne.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.


THU 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
Episode 4

Inspector Alan Grant returns to London determined to clear up the mystery of Bill Kenrick's death. Concluded by Paul Young.


THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwlv)
1913 - Ireland, Emily Davison and the Tango

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell.


THU 14:15 The Wild Places (b00lrq9t)
Episode 4

Robert Macfarlane's search for Britain's wilderness moves to a reclaimed abandoned estate in Essex. Read by Richard Greenwood.


THU 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r525)
Episode 9

Zoe's relationship with her flatmate's father Robin causes disruption in the local farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.


THU 14:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082j2s)
Episode 4

In 1970, Gielgud contemplates taking a part in an exciting new play at London's Royal Court Theatre. Read by Derek Jacobi.


THU 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lrq9w)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Thieves of Ostia, Silverwing and Saffy's Angel.


THU 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


THU 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
Episode 3

Dr Abbotts claims clones are emotionless, while Jefferson and Lucy try to learn Carter 5's true fate. Stars Oliver Hembrough.


THU 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
The Criminals Chase the Police

As Gabriel Syme engages his opponent in a duel, there's a revelation from the Marquis.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k0ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 19:30 My Music (b00lrq9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


THU 20:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


THU 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


THU 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


THU 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


THU 22:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b008kmmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 22:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k0nv)
Series 1

Episode 5

Comedy about Liam and Anton, two goldfish who live with owners Martin and Susan. A female fish arrives causing friction in the tank.


THU 22:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007tcbl)
Series 1

Headless - Civil War Radio

Battle reports as they happen - with all the decapitations and more. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2000.


THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00lrq9y)
Series 1

Episode 6

Brand new magazine style sketch show that comically scrutinises the latest news, views and issues of the day, with Miles Jupp.


THU 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k1k9)
Series 1

Episode 4

The sketch show takes to the rails for Dr Terror's House of Pizza. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.



FRIDAY 24 JULY 2009

FRI 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]


FRI 01:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]


FRI 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]


FRI 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]


FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:15 The Wild Places (b00lrq9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]


FRI 04:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r525)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]


FRI 04:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082j2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]


FRI 05:00 24/07/2009 (b00lrv5z)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
Series 3

Episode 5

Kenneth Horne heads a gangster romp 'How The Bullet Proof Vest Was Won' - and can Julian and Sandy find him a Bona Soulmate?

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith

Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.

Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.


FRI 08:30 Country Matters (b00lrv65)
Episode 5

Dave and Cathy face a hectic weekend of visitors to their cottage. Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From May 1994.


FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008qs53)
Series 3

Episode 3

A woman struggles to take off her shoe – and the perils of drinking different types of alcohol.

Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.

With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.

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 – thanks to characters he created between the wars.

Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.

Announcer: Brian Perkins.

Producer: Harry Thompson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.


FRI 09:30 Millport (b008gh00)
Series 1

Ardour

The Minister reveals to Irene his secret yearning for Moira.

After the initial shock, she realises this unlikely romance could prove advantageous...

Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something, island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the Scottish mainland.

Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Derek/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson

Producer: Lucy Bacon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.


FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpg2)
Barchester Towers

Barchester Towers Part 3

Obadiah Slope is determined to win Eleanor, but others try to thwart him. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Juliet Aubrey.


FRI 11:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0qj8)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 10

Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

10/10. Muriel returns to Marshington in Yorkshire for the annual fete and is faced with a life-changing decision.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth

Directed by Pauline Harris.


FRI 11:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b0088zsz)
The Dublin Mystery

A dying businessman appears to have settled his will, but revenge wreaks family havoc. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.


FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 12:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lrv67)
Series 1

Episode 6

Vic Reeves hosts, as Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen, Arthur Smith, Tom Baker and Jo Caulfield answer the questions. From August 2007.


FRI 13:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt78)
Series 1

The Penitent

Probing the mysterious death of Father Dominic, intelligence officers Colvil and Soames uncover links to his past...

Christopher Lee's six-part murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin as Henry Colvil and Amanda Redman as Alex Soames.

With Dudley Sutton as Arthur Guscott, Stephen Thorne as Joseph Kutner, Colette O'Neil as Mrs Wedlock, Peter Yapp as Monsignor, Neil McCaul as Roger Brown and Joseph O'Conor as Father Dominic Byrne.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.


FRI 13:30 Bill Murphy - Hallows End (b007k2zc)
Wealthy Dubliner Dermot McPhail misguidedly buys a Gothic mansion on the wild coast of west Cork, but things start going dramatically wrong when the unscrupulous property developer and his pampered wife Clodagh move in.

Is someone sabotaging Dermot's dream, or is the ancient curse of Hallows End at work?

Bill Murphy's whodunit stars Gerry O'Brien as Dermot, Ann Marie Horan as Clodagh, Darragh Kelly as Patrick, Helen Norton as Aoife and Simon Delaney as Martin/Barman.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2007.


FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwlx)
1914 - The UVF and the Outbreak of War

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


FRI 14:15 The Wild Places (b00lrv69)
Episode 5

The author's search for Britain's wilderness ends up a beech tree in Cambridge. Read by Richard Greenwood.


FRI 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007jvcj)
Episode 10

How will the lives in the farming community touched by tragedy resolve themselves? Concluded by Robin Ellis.


FRI 14:45 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082kbb)
Episode 5

Now in his 70s, Gielgud appears in a film called Arthur. He continues to act well into his 90s. Concluded by Derek Jacobi.


FRI 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ls1sm)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Thieves of Ostia, Silverwing and Saffy's Angel.


FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008qs53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


FRI 17:30 Millport (b008gh00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


FRI 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4s9)
Episode 4

Dr Abbotts finds his 'party trick' used against him, and Paul Smith takes full advantage of the chaos. Stars David Birrell.


FRI 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wqf0)
The Earth in Anarchy

The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor cars to outrun their masked pursuers.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.


FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 19:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lrv67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


FRI 20:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt78)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


FRI 20:30 Bill Murphy - Hallows End (b007k2zc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


FRI 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0qj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


FRI 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b0088zsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


FRI 22:00 Country Matters (b00lrv65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00ls1sp)
Episode 2

Diarist Rex is relegated to a box room when landlady Jessica takes in a younger man. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2000.


FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b007v2t3)
Series 1

Mike's House

The sketch show team take the audience to Mike's house, but they get lost. Plus a phone-in on problems with phones...

Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990


FRI 23:30 Naked Radio (b00ls1sr)
The Scottish comedy team review the newsmakers of the year. With Gregor Fisher and Elaine C Smith. From December 1984.




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

15 Minute Drama 02:00 SAT (b009xysg)

15 Minute Drama 11:00 MON (b00b01yk)

15 Minute Drama 21:00 MON (b00b01yk)

15 Minute Drama 02:00 TUE (b00b01yk)

15 Minute Drama 11:00 TUE (b00b0fxj)

15 Minute Drama 21:00 TUE (b00b0fxj)

15 Minute Drama 02:00 WED (b00b0fxj)

15 Minute Drama 11:00 WED (b00b0gyt)

15 Minute Drama 21:00 WED (b00b0gyt)

15 Minute Drama 02:00 THU (b00b0gyt)

15 Minute Drama 11:00 THU (b00b0jqd)

15 Minute Drama 21:00 THU (b00b0jqd)

15 Minute Drama 02:00 FRI (b00b0jqd)

15 Minute Drama 11:00 FRI (b00b0qj8)

15 Minute Drama 21:00 FRI (b00b0qj8)

18/07/2009 05:00 SAT (b00lqd23)

19/07/2009 05:00 SUN (b00lqflk)

20/07/2009 05:00 MON (b00lqphb)

2000 Years of Radio 22:45 THU (b007tcbl)

21/07/2009 05:00 TUE (b00lqzs3)

22/07/2009 05:00 WED (b00lrd14)

23/07/2009 05:00 THU (b00lrq9p)

24/07/2009 05:00 FRI (b00lrv5z)

A Series of Psychotic Episodes 23:45 SUN (b00b8wjw)

After Henry 09:00 WED (b007s8gm)

After Henry 17:00 WED (b007s8gm)

Alex Ferguson - My Uncle Freddie 02:15 SAT (b007jw6h)

Alison and Maud 09:30 WED (b007k449)

Alison and Maud 17:30 WED (b007k449)

An Actor's Life for Me 08:30 THU (b008kmmq)

An Actor's Life for Me 22:00 THU (b008kmmq)

An Audience with Dan Leno 04:15 SAT (b00lnfdw)

And Now in Colour 23:00 FRI (b007v2t3)

Another Case of Milton Jones 08:30 TUE (b00lqzs7)

Another Case of Milton Jones 22:00 TUE (b00lqzs7)

At Home With the Hardys 09:30 MON (b007jmxr)

At Home With the Hardys 17:30 MON (b007jmxr)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 11:15 MON (b007jmhd)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 21:15 MON (b007jmhd)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 02:15 TUE (b007jmhd)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 11:15 TUE (b007jmgw)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 21:15 TUE (b007jmgw)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 02:15 WED (b007jmgw)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 11:15 WED (b007jmhx)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 21:15 WED (b007jmhx)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 02:15 THU (b007jmhx)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 11:15 THU (b007jmjf)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 21:15 THU (b007jmjf)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 02:15 FRI (b007jmjf)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 11:15 FRI (b0088zsz)

Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective 21:15 FRI (b0088zsz)

Beachcomber... By the Way 09:00 FRI (b008qs53)

Beachcomber... By the Way 17:00 FRI (b008qs53)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00lqd25)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00lqflm)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00lqzbx)

Big Toe Books 16:00 TUE (b00lr3nx)

Big Toe Books 16:00 WED (b00lrldw)

Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00lrq9w)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00ls1sm)

Bill Murphy - Hallows End 13:30 FRI (b007k2zc)

Bill Murphy - Hallows End 20:30 FRI (b007k2zc)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 SAT (b007js93)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 MON (b007js9x)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 TUE (b007js9x)

Colvil and Soames 13:00 THU (b007jt72)

Colvil and Soames 20:00 THU (b007jt72)

Colvil and Soames 01:00 FRI (b007jt72)

Colvil and Soames 13:00 FRI (b007jt78)

Colvil and Soames 20:00 FRI (b007jt78)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00lw4vs)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:00 SUN (b00lqflr)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00lqflt)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:00 SUN (b00lqflw)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:30 SUN (b00lqfly)

Comedy Catch-Up 02:30 MON (b00lw4vs)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:00 MON (b00lqflr)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:30 MON (b00lqflt)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:00 MON (b00lqflw)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:30 MON (b00lqfly)

Comedy Greats 10:00 SAT (b007k1tc)

Comedy Greats 20:00 SAT (b007k1tc)

Country Matters 08:30 FRI (b00lrv65)

Country Matters 22:00 FRI (b00lrv65)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00lqd29)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00lqd2c)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00lqd2f)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00lqd2h)

Crime Catch-Up 16:30 SAT (b00lqd2k)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007k1s5)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007k1s5)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007k1s5)

David Wade - Power of Attorney 03:00 SAT (b007w3c3)

Dial M for Pizza 23:30 THU (b007k1k9)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 09:30 SAT (b008kxdq)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 19:30 SAT (b008kxdq)

Does The Team Think? 12:30 FRI (b00lrv67)

Does The Team Think? 19:30 FRI (b00lrv67)

Dry Slopes 23:00 TUE (b00lr3nz)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 17:00 SAT (b00fhzqs)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 23:00 SAT (b00fhzqs)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 04:00 SUN (b00fhzqs)

Flying the Flag 12:30 SUN (b007jx8y)

Flying the Flag 19:30 SUN (b007jx8y)

Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 18:30 SAT (b007k3r4)

Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis 00:30 SUN (b007k3r4)

Getting Nowhere Fast 23:30 TUE (b0081lf5)

Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows 23:30 SUN (b00fcbgm)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 10:15 SUN (b007jv2t)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 21:15 SUN (b007jv2t)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b007yntz)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b007yntz)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b007yntz)

Huddwinks 09:30 TUE (b00fsmzd)

Huddwinks 17:30 TUE (b00fsmzd)

Hut 33 22:30 SUN (b00lqfm2)

I Think I've Got a Problem 23:00 MON (b00cfzrq)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 13:30 MON (b009gfpb)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 20:30 MON (b009gfpb)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 01:30 TUE (b009gfpb)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 13:30 TUE (b009h7nn)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 20:30 TUE (b009h7nn)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 01:30 WED (b009h7nn)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 13:30 WED (b009hfjs)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 20:30 WED (b009hfjs)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 01:30 THU (b009hfjs)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 13:30 THU (b009hp59)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 20:30 THU (b009hp59)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 01:30 FRI (b009hp59)

It Had to be Murder 01:30 SAT (b007k3tm)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 18:00 TUE (b007jwfl)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 00:00 WED (b007jwfl)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 18:00 WED (b007k4bh)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 00:00 THU (b007k4bh)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 18:00 THU (b007k4kc)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 00:00 FRI (b007k4kc)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 18:00 FRI (b007k4s9)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 04:30 SAT (b007qtm2)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 14:30 MON (b007r02z)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 04:30 TUE (b007r02z)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 14:30 TUE (b007r42t)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 04:30 WED (b007r42t)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 14:30 WED (b007r4mb)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 04:30 THU (b007r4mb)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 14:30 THU (b007r525)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 04:30 FRI (b007r525)

Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin 14:30 FRI (b007jvcj)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 14:45 MON (b0082ckb)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 04:45 TUE (b0082ckb)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 14:45 TUE (b0082g2s)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 04:45 WED (b0082g2s)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 14:45 WED (b0082h7m)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 04:45 THU (b0082h7m)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 14:45 THU (b0082j2s)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 04:45 FRI (b0082j2s)

John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters 14:45 FRI (b0082kbb)

Julie Enfield Investigates 01:00 SAT (b007wltd)

Julie Enfield Investigates 13:00 MON (b010nn2k)

Julie Enfield Investigates 20:00 MON (b010nn2k)

Julie Enfield Investigates 01:00 TUE (b010nn2k)

Julie Enfield Investigates 13:00 TUE (b010nnhx)

Julie Enfield Investigates 20:00 TUE (b010nnhx)

Julie Enfield Investigates 01:00 WED (b010nnhx)

Julie Enfield Investigates 13:00 WED (b010nwbj)

Julie Enfield Investigates 20:00 WED (b010nwbj)

Julie Enfield Investigates 01:00 THU (b010nwbj)

Kenny Everett's Radio Days 23:00 WED (b00fr4yd)

Maugham's Eye View 09:00 SAT (b00lqd27)

Maugham's Eye View 19:00 SAT (b00lqd27)

Millport 09:30 FRI (b008gh00)

Millport 17:30 FRI (b008gh00)

My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage 23:45 MON (b00d67yf)

My Music 12:30 THU (b00lrq9r)

My Music 19:30 THU (b00lrq9r)

Naked Radio 23:30 FRI (b00ls1sr)

Newsjack 23:00 SUN (b00lncmv)

Newsjack 23:00 THU (b00lrq9y)

On the Town with the League of Gentlemen 22:30 MON (b007k2qm)

One Foot in the Grave 09:00 MON (b007jn64)

One Foot in the Grave 17:00 MON (b007jn64)

Penguins Stopped Play 04:45 SAT (b00lnfdy)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 11:00 SUN (b007rds0)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 17:00 SUN (b007rds0)

Round the Horne 08:00 FRI (b00lrv62)

Round the Horne 12:00 FRI (b00lrv62)

Round the Horne 19:00 FRI (b00lrv62)

Second Thoughts 09:00 TUE (b00lqzs9)

Second Thoughts 17:00 TUE (b00lqzs9)

Semi Circles 09:30 THU (b007jtw6)

Semi Circles 17:30 THU (b007jtw6)

Simon Bovey - Cold Blood 18:00 SAT (b007jv38)

Simon Bovey - Cold Blood 00:00 SUN (b007jv38)

Space Hacks 18:00 SUN (b009kfxq)

Space Hacks 00:00 MON (b009kfxq)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 TUE (b007jnqv)

Steptoe and Son 19:30 TUE (b007jnqv)

The Barchester Chronicles 10:00 MON (b007jp8n)

The Barchester Chronicles 15:00 MON (b007jp8n)

The Barchester Chronicles 03:00 TUE (b007jp8n)

The Barchester Chronicles 10:00 TUE (b007jpc2)

The Barchester Chronicles 15:00 TUE (b007jpc2)

The Barchester Chronicles 03:00 WED (b007jpc2)

The Barchester Chronicles 10:00 WED (b007jpc9)

The Barchester Chronicles 15:00 WED (b007jpc9)

The Barchester Chronicles 03:00 THU (b007jpc9)

The Barchester Chronicles 10:00 THU (b007jpfs)

The Barchester Chronicles 15:00 THU (b007jpfs)

The Barchester Chronicles 03:00 FRI (b007jpfs)

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The Burkiss Way 12:30 WED (b00crq2m)

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The Goldfish Bowl 22:30 THU (b007k0nv)

The Hare Lane Diaries 22:30 FRI (b00ls1sp)

The Harpoon 08:30 MON (b00cq60w)

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 18:30 SUN (b007wvk4)

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The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton 00:30 SAT (b007w525)

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The Million Pound Radio Show 22:30 TUE (b008m7km)

The Navy Lark 08:00 TUE (b00lqzs5)

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The Now Show 22:00 SUN (b00lqfm0)

The Palace of Laughter 11:30 SUN (b007vcw2)

The Palace of Laughter 17:30 SUN (b007vcw2)

The Small World of Dominic Holland 09:00 THU (b007v2f5)

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The Wild Places 14:15 MON (b00lqrgy)

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The Wild Places 14:15 FRI (b00lrv69)

The Young Postmen 22:30 WED (b00fkp61)

This Is Craig Brown 23:30 MON (b00f8799)

This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century 04:00 SAT (b00lnfdt)

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Toytown 10:30 SUN (b00lqflp)

Toytown 21:30 SUN (b00lqflp)

Trevor Hoyle - Randle's Scandals 13:00 SAT (b007rdry)

Trevor Hoyle - Randle's Scandals 01:00 SUN (b007rdry)

Wally K Daly 02:30 SUN (b007jqz6)

Wally K Daly 13:00 SUN (b007jqz6)

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Who Goes There? 12:30 MON (b00fnq9s)

Who Goes There? 19:30 MON (b00fnq9s)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 08:30 WED (b008vnz5)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 22:00 WED (b008vnz5)

Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus 09:00 SUN (b00fvpdw)

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Wodehouse Letters 12:00 SUN (b007k2tg)

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Yes Minister 08:00 THU (b007k0ww)

Yes Minister 12:00 THU (b007k0ww)

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