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SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2009

SAT 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007k3zb)
The Silent Scream

Episode 2

The aliens are standing by to invade, but is there an even bigger threat to humanity?

Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.

CAST:

Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper

Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra

Producer: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.

SAT 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b00cfzw4)
5. Hunting

Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, steps up his hunt for the root of the plague.

Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.

Read by Angus McInnes.

Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.

SAT 01:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
Proof

8. Connections

Tony Beach and his detective chum Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young. Stars Nigel Havers.

Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach in the gripping conclusion of Dick Francis's thriller.

Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson

Dramatised by Ernest Dudley

Producer: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.

SAT 01:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m1tft)
Episode 5

With Andy gone, Red reflects on their friendship and what the future holds. Stephen King's novella, read by Clarke Peters.

SAT 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m1tfr)
Deceit

William now finds himself attracted to the fascinating Zoraide Reuter, head of the girls' school. But not everything is as it seems...

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet and Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

SAT 02:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
Series 2

Maigret and the Burglar's Wife

A woman from the French detective's past reappears and asks him to help find her missing husband. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

SAT 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50)
The Last Chronicle of Barset

The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 5

More revelations for Barchester's residents and decisions need to be made. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.

SAT 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m2dbg)
1936 - Edward VIII and Unemployment

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

SAT 04:15 Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island (b007jp2g)
Glasgow to the Yorkshire Dales

Soaking up culture and off to a pub, the American author concludes his sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale.

SAT 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m2dbv)
A New Peril

Antoinette and Rochester's honeymoon develops into an intense love affair on a beautiful estate in Dominica.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adam Godley.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

SAT 04:45 Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely (b007k19t)
Swimming with Sharks

Established on stage, TV and radio, the bright lights of Tinsel Town beckon. The actor concludes his career highlights.

SAT 05:00 15/08/2009 (b00m4ttr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00m4ttt)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Pure Dead Brilliant by Debi Gliori and read by Andrew Mackintosh.

SAT 09:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00m4ttw)
The Facts of Life

18 year old Nicky is expressly told 'not to gamble, lend money or see women' but on a trip to Monte Carlo he does all three...

Dirk Bogarde is the narrator for another of Somerset Maugham's short stories.

Nicky ...... Paul Rhys
Henry ...... Robert Lang
Melanie ...... Melanie Hudson

Other parts played by:

Geoffrey Whitehead
David Collings
Stephen Critchlow
Patience Tomlinson
Denys Hawthorne
Roger May
Paul Jenkins

Dramatised by Neville Teller.

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.

SAT 09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m4tty)
Series 2

A Terrible Charm

When a Levenford black sheep turns over a new leaf, the GP is not convinced. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

SAT 10:00 Comedy Greats (b007k3x4)
The Noughties

Episode 1

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

Baz finally reaches the 21st century of radio comedy with his first selection from the noughties:

* The Small World of Dominic Holland
Series 1 (6/6)
Dominic ponders the journey of life to adulthood. Stand-up and sketches with Dave Lamb, Sally Grace and Simon Greenall. From 2000.

* At Home With The Snails
Series 1 (1/4)
Fed-up Alex has done nothing since university, but then he discovers an unusual hobby. Stars Geoffrey Palmer, Angela Thorne, Gerard Foster and Miranda Hart. From 2001.

* Clare in the Community
Series 1 (4/6)
Social worker Clare Barker is racked with relief when her most detested client dies. Stars Sally Phillips, Alex Lowe, Richard Lumsden, Gemma Craven, Ellen Thomas and Nina Conti. From 2004.

* Radio Shuttleworth
Series 2 (5/6)
1997 Eurovision Song Contest winner Katrina Leskanich drops into visit Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth, but his wife Mary gets the ironing board out. From 2000.

* Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better
Series 1 (3/6) Pride
Welsh comic Mark continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins. With Tim Key and Tim Minchin. From 2007.

* Little Britain
Series 2 (3/4)
Fat fighting with Marjorie and the hypnotic Kenny Craig. Back where it started out - Matt Lucas and David Walliams's oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras. From 2002.

Produced and scripted by Peter Reed.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in August 2003.

SAT 13:00 Philip Marlowe - The Long Goodbye (b007jwwf)
Raymond Chandler's world-weary private eye is drawn into the brutal murder of his drinking buddy's wife. Stars Ed Bishop.

SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m4tv0)
Dick Francis's Proof

Dodgy wine, a missing racehorse and a body at a restaurant: Wine merchant Tony Beach is in the thick of it. Stars Nigel Havers.

SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00m4tv2)
Dick Francis's Proof

Mystery for Tony and Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery? Stars Nigel Havers.

SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m4tv4)
Dick Francis's Proof

Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted visitors to his store. Stars Nigel Havers.

SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00m4tv6)
Dick Francis's Proof

Kenneth Junior makes a request from hospital, and Tony learns more about the mysterious Paul Young. Stars Nigel Havers.

SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m4tv8)
Dick Francis's Proof

Tony Beach and his detective chum Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young. Stars Nigel Havers.

SAT 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqx)
Gary Wilmot

The entertainer chats about his family background and the ups and downs of his career in show business.

SAT 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv49)
The Antarctican

The struggle at the South Pole continues.

Having witnessed the destruction of the Ellsworth Research Centre and the death of several of their colleagues, the survivors prepare to flee...

Conclusion of Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 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.

Director: Marc Beeby

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.

SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hdf7m)
Fifty Cents by Tim Powers & James P Blaylock

Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the empty Arizona desert in search of a precious book.

Nathan Osgood reads Tim Powers & James P Blaylock's ingenious story involving murder and time travel.

Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

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

SAT 19:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00m4ttw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m4tty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Comedy Greats (b007k3x4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 23:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]

SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2009

SUN 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hdf7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Philip Marlowe - The Long Goodbye (b007jwwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 Martyn Wade - Gondal (b00cpvsq)
Paralleling Emily Bronte's life at Haworth with a dramatic reconstruction of Gondal, her epic fantasy world set on a Pacific island from which the ideas for 'Wuthering Heights' evolved.

Martyn Wade's play stars Diana Quick as Augusta, Janet Maw as Emily, John Rowe as Lord Eldred, Nathaniel Parker as Fernando, Clive Francis as Alfred, Linda Polan as Tabitha, Moir Leslie as Angelica, David Thorpe as Alexander, Keith Drinkel as Parry, Annabelle Lanyon as Young Emily, Eric Allan as Gerald, Bernadette Windsor as Young Charlotte and Jill Lidstone as Young Branwell.

Other parts by John Webb, Jillie Meers, Siriol Jenkins and Melanie Hudson.

Music specially composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.

SUN 04:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 16/08/2009 (b00m4vx8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00m4vxb)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Pure Dead Brilliant by Debi Gliori - read by Andrew Mackintosh.

SUN 09:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m4vxd)
Omnibus 1/2

Orphaned William Crimsworth is a young man with nothing. As he sets out to make his way in the world he doesn't want to be indebted to anyone. But running parallel with this need for self-control is the desperate need to love - and be loved in return.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Jonathan Keeble as Edward Crimsworth, Gerard McDermott as Lord Tynedale and Ruth Sillers as Mrs Crimsworth.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

SUN 10:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jv63)
Series 2

Loss of Pride

Uncle Silas tells his tale of the womanising shoemaker and the baked potato. Read by David Neal.

SUN 10:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
Series 2

The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat

It's the Chester-Perry office party and Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
MoorcroftRobert Bathurst
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Witherspoon ...... Peter Kelly
Fenella ...... Anna Mountford
Yellow Overcoat Girl ...... Zeena Eate

Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.

SUN 11:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007tzt6)
Episode 6

Russell Davies celebrates post-war performers. Featuring Tommy Handley and emerging hopefuls Harry Secombe and Tony Hancock.

SUN 11:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2kn)
Series 2

Eastbourne Royal Hippodrome

Geoffrey Wheeler travels to Eastbourne, where he meets staff and supporters of the Royal Hippodrome Theatre.

It was built in the 1880s by architect CJ Phipps and acclaimed at the time as one of the most luxurious Variety theatres in the country.

The colourful history of the venue reflects the changing pattern of popular entertainment; its stage has seen everything from light operettas to Music Hall and stand-up.

With Bruce Forsyth.

Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.

SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm59)
A Slight Case of Demolition

The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

Starring Deryck Guyler as Number One and Richard Murdoch as Number Two.

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.

Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Edward Taylor,

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.

SUN 12:30 Albert and Me (b007js8c)
Series 1

Looking for a Job

Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?

Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Terence Alexander as Rex and Madeline Smith as Stephanie.

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1977.

SUN 13:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal (b00cpvsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]

SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m4vx4)
All the Way from Memphis

James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Dave Gorman and Mary Anne Hobbs. From May 2006.

SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m4vx6)
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue

The sofa-bound daytime presenters look at families and relationships. Stars Robert Duncan and Julia Hills. From April 1996.

SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5084)
The Small World of Dominic Holland

The comedian ponders the journey of life to adulthood. Stand-up and sketches, with Dave Lamb. From September 2000.

SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5086)
Dead Ringers

More celeb sound-alikes with Doctor Who's Dalek sleepover and Brian Sewell gets married. With Jon Culshaw. From September 2001.

SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5088)
Yes Minister: The Moral Dimension

Thirsty Jim Hacker's trip to an Arab state sparks diplomatic disarray. Adapted from TV. With Paul Eddington. From November 1984.

SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007tzt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SUN 17:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2kn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]

SUN 18:00 Fear on 4 (b007jlvt)
Series 1

The Monkey's Paw

A man makes wishes on a very unusual gift that's been cast with a sinister spell. Stars Oliver Maguire and Trudy Kelly.

SUN 18:30 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007k3qp)
Episode 2

A hunted motorist is forced to become the hunter in a deadly, primordial duel.

Conclusion of the classic tense thriller by American sci-fi novelist, screenwriter and principal writer of 'The Twilight Zone', Richard Matheson (1926-2013).

Adapted by Steven Spielberg for the big screen in 1971, Duel is also a cult film.

Read by Nathan Osgood.

Producer: Vivien Rosenthal

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.

SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 19:30 Albert and Me (b007js8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

SUN 20:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m4vxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SUN 21:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jv63)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

SUN 21:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b00m508d)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 7th August 2009.

SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00m508g)
Series 3

Marcus Brigstocke and Clive Anderson

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke and presenter Clive Anderson get chatting in the tag-team talk show where this week's guest is next week's interviewer. From January 2007.

SUN 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3p8)
Explorer

Presumed dead after a 20-year trek, two explorers reveal their findings. Stars Greg Davies and Steve Hall. From April 2007.

SUN 23:30 Play and Record (b0082hdz)
Series 1

Episode 1

Showcase for fresh comedy writer-performers. Features Jack Bernhardt and Adam Gutteridge. Made for BBC Radio 7 in October 2007.

MONDAY 17 AUGUST 2009

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jlvt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007k3qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal (b00cpvsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m4vx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m4vx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5086)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m5088)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 17/08/2009 (b00m52x9)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jlfs)
Series 1

The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage

Summer, 1940: Convinced a German invasion has begun, Captain Mainwaring and his men mount a gun placement at Godfrey's cottage.

Chaos, inevitably, ensues...

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

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

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Cissie Godfrey …. Nan Brawnton
Percy the Parrot …. Percy Edwards
Announcer …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.

MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007jmx4)
Featuring 'Graham Norton presents the 100 Greatest Afternoon Plays' and 'The Simpsons in Afghanistan'.

MON 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b0076yzp)
Series 1

Wheeling Them In

By Rona Munro. After many years spreading kindness, veteran hospital porter Archie's world is in disarray. With June Watson. From July 2006.

MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jvrj)
Series 1

Episode 4

Cigarettes or no smoking? Ken is in a dilemma over two ad campaigns. Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From January 1982.

MON 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlky)
Episode 1

1801, and Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house on the Yorkshire moors. Stars John Duttine and Amanda Root.

MON 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
Frances

William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.

The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter and Claire Price as Frances.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

MON 11:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
Series 2

The Yellow Dog

The French detective probes a shooting in Brittany. Could a stray dog's owner be the perpetrator? Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jlfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
Series 2

Episode 2

James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.

Team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by David Quantick and Stewart Lee to be put through their musical paces.

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Written and researched by James Walton

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.

MON 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
The Nine Tailors

1 The Bells are Rung Up

The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is drawn into the case of an unsolved jewel theft - which turns into a grave mystery.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Nine Tailors was first published in 1934.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Adapted for radio in eight episodes by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Ezra Wilderspin …. John Church
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Stephen Driver …. Stephen Greiff
The Rev Theodore Venable …. Phillip Latham
Emily …. Jenny Twigg
Mr Godfrey/Johnson …. Hayden Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.

MON 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
1. Murder Mansion

It's 1934 and a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side. A gang of gun-runners are holed-up until their supply of ammo explodes.

Tough-nut hero, Secret Agent X-9 receives a phone call from wealthy industrialist, Tarleton Powers asking for his help.

Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.

The heroic agent's 4-part adventure dramatised by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.

X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
Cop 1 ...... Clive Rowe

All other parts played by the cast.

Originally agent X-9 had no name, but opted to call himself "Dexter" in the opening tale.

Author Dashiell Hammett is best remembered for his detective novels, The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, while cartoonist Alex Raymond famously created sci-fi comic hero Flash Gordon.

Producer: Chris Wallis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.

MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m52xk)
1937 - A Coronation as War Looms

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

MON 14:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgj)
Luxembourg and Belgium

The American's humorous European travelogue, retracing his student journey 20 years before. Abridged and read by Kerry Shale.

MON 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m52xm)
Episode 6

Antoinette and Rochester's intense love affair on the beguiling Caribbean island of Dominica is threatened by rumour and betrayal...

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adam Godley.

Abridged by Margaret Busby.

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

MON 14:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnx8)
Episode 1

Quitting rock band Genesis before the big time, the drummer headed to Spain as an aspiring peasant farmer. Read by Mick Ford.

MON 15:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m52xp)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter, Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson and No Flinch Lynch by Jonathan Kebbe.

MON 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b0076yzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 17:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jvrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007k406)
The Silent Scream

Episode 3

As the alien takeover deadline approaches, can humanity fend off enemies from without and within?

Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.

CAST:

Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper

Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra

Producer: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.

MON 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k10v)
6. Shock

Crushed by his dog's death, Robert's vampire quest continues, with a shock in store.

Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.

Read by Angus McInnes.

Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.

MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jlfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

MON 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

MON 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

MON 21:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007jmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 Revolting People (b007jrt6)
Series 1

More Storm Clouds

Baltimore 1770. The reception of Cora and Ezekiel’s ‘wedding of the year’ ends in drunken chaos.

Historical sitcom written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

CAST:

Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Mr Snavely …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Captain Grimshaw …. James Fleet
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

MON 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007w5mt)
Edinburgh Festival 2009

Episode 6

Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.

TUESDAY 18 AUGUST 2009

TUE 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007k406)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k10v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m52xk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m52xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 04:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 18/08/2009 (b00m570q)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00m570s)
The Potarneyland Training Exercise

Phillips' navigation skills are hired to a foreign power, but diplomacy breaks down. Stars Leslie Phillips. From September 1965.

TUE 08:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00m570v)
Series 1

World's Greatest Formula 1 Racing Driver

The surreal comedian tackles an expert role each week, with no ability whatsoever. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From October 2005.

TUE 09:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
Vive Le Sport

When Devere invites Audrey to go skiing, he ends up being taken for a ride.

Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.

Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Geoffrey Whitehead ..... Dr Horton
Melanie Hudson ..... Receptionist

The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.

From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.

First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.

Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.

TUE 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
Series 1

The Pick Up

When Gerald reveals he's happy to pick up hitchhikers in his car, Diana is not impressed...

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer written by Basil Boothroyd.

Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.

With Jo Manning Wilson.

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.

TUE 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllc)
Episode 2

Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley for his degradation. Stars John Duttine and Amanda Root.

TUE 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
Loss

William spurns Mademoiselle's advances, and Frances disappears from class.

The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter, Claire Price as Frances and Penelope Rawlins as Sylvie.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

TUE 11:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
Series 2

Inspector Cadaver

When an old adversary undermines an investigation, the inspector is determined to uncover the truth. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00m570s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp46)
Series 6

The Seven Steptoerai

When the Steptoes fall victim to threats, Albert decides it time to fight back.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Henry Woolf as Frankie Barrow.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote ten 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 eight series for TV.

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

Produced by Bobby Jaye.

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1976.

TUE 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
The Nine Tailors

2 Lord Peter Is Called In

Back in Fenchurch St Paul, Lord Peter Wimsey speculates on the mystery of the unidentified and badly battered body...

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Ezra Wilderspin …. John Church
Liz Widerspin …. Diana Bishop
Coroner …. Martin Friend
Harry Gotobed …. Alexander John
Dr Baines …. Brian Haynes
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Hilary Thorpe …. Fiona Matheson
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.

TUE 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
2. Carnage at Sea

The 1930s heroic agent takes on the law to pursue his arch enemy in the heart of New York.

Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.

Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.

X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Steward ...... Michael John Paliotti
Bartholomew ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor

All other parts played by the cast.

Producer: Chris Wallis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.

TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m570z)
1938 - Anschluss and the Munich Agreement

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

TUE 14:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007k257)
Hammerfest, Oslo and Paris

The American's travelogue relives his student past, with insights into trying to cross busy Parisian roads. Read by Kerry Shale.

TUE 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5711)
Episode 7

Antoinette seeks advice, as malicious gossip puts a strain on her marriage to Rochester.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adjoa Andoh.

Abridged by Margaret Busby.

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

TUE 14:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnxv)
Episode 2

The aspiring peasant farmers find that pomegranate and lemon groves have their drawbacks. Mick Ford reads Chris Stewart's book.

TUE 15:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m5713)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter, Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson and No Flinch Lynch by Jonathan Kebbe.

TUE 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
With a Whimper to the Grave

Episode 1

To combat the threat of an alien invasion, the nations of Earth formed a World Council.

The aliens gave selected humans extraordinary 'sixth-sense' powers, but these were abused. The British Government is ready to give an update on their plans...

Third in Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy starring James Shrapnel and Donald Hewlett.

Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Patrick Troughton
Marge …. Angela Thorne
'642' …. Timothy West
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham

Director: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.

TUE 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k125)
7. Suspicion

*** THIS EPISODE WAS ORIGINALLY DUE TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA LAST FRIDAY, BUT WAS POSTPONED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH **

Earth's last living man's shock discovery leaves him feeling deeply suspicious.

Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror

Read by Angus McInnes.

Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.

TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00m570s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

TUE 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

TUE 21:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

TUE 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00m570v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008x3tm)
Series 2

Episode 2

The news of 1936 - and stereotypes in space. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1986.

TUE 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007w469)
Edinburgh Festival 2009

Episode 7

Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.

WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 2009

WED 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k125)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m570z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007k257)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5711)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 04:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 19/08/2009 (b00m5qld)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnmp)
Series 5

Hancock's School

Inspired by Bill and supplied by Sid, the lad turns his home into a centre of learning.

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 March 1958.

WED 08:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
Episode 4

A ladykiller woos Mrs Drummond and Nicola is determined to find the right present for her dad Jack's birthday.

Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Finetime Fontayne as Arthur.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

WED 09:00 No Commitments (b007jv5t)
Series 1

Empty Vessels

Anna's evening turns erratic while babysitting for Charlotte. Stars Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie and Nicola Pagett. From January 1992.

WED 09:30 The Sit Crom (b00m5qlg)
A Draught of Malmesy

The household is in need of a steward, The captain undertakes a search and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.

Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.

Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.

WED 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
Episode 3

Heathcliff runs off with Isabella, leaving a distraught Cathy gravely ill. Stars John Duttine, Amanda Root and Sharon Duce.

WED 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
Turmoil

William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find her.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten-parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter and Claire Price as Frances.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

WED 11:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
Series 2

Maigret's Little Joke

The French detective is on holiday, but he can't resist investigating the murder of a doctor's wife. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
Series 5

Sack the Burkiss Way

Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery and let's play 'Family Fortunes'.

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 October 1980.

WED 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
The Nine Tailors

3 Bunter Breaks the Law

As Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe moves to the church bell tower, his manservant Bunter uses his initiative.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Mary Thoday …. Claire Clifford
Potty Peak …. Anthony Hyde
Mrs Ashton …. Marjorie Withers
Mr Ashton …. Brian Haynes
Sluice Keeper …. Peter Tudenham
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.

WED 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
3. The Powers That Be

The all-American hero battles to save gold bullion and solve Evelyn's disappearance.

Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.

Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.

X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Waitress ...... Miranda Pleasance

All other parts played by the cast.

Producer: Chris Wallis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.

WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5qll)
1939 - The Approach of War

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

WED 14:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgs)
Paris, Brussels and Germany

The American's travelogue relives his student past, with the dangers of eating out in German restaurants. Read by Kerry Shale.

WED 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5qln)
Episode 8

Rochester accuses Antoinette, his new wife, of betrayal and their ravaged Eden falls apart.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adjoa Andoh.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

WED 14:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyf)
Episode 3

The aspiring peasant farmers tackle sheep shearing and bridge building south of Granada. Read by Mick Ford.

WED 15:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m5qlq)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter, Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson and No Flinch Lynch by Jonathan Kebbe.

WED 17:00 No Commitments (b007jv5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00m5qlg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtfs)
With a Whimper to the Grave

Episode 2

With Tom trapped amongst the aliens, desperate Sally finds a Government ally.

Third in Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy starring James Shrapnel and Donald Hewlett.

To combat the threat of an alien invasion, the nations of the Earth have formed a World Council. The aliens have given selected humans extraordinary 'sixth-sense' powers.

But when these powers are abused the aliens prepare to leave and abandon the Earth to its fate. But are they really going? And what is the fate awaiting the peoples of the Earth?

Marge …. Angela Thorne
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
George …. Patrick Troughton
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
'642' …. Timothy West

Director: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.

WED 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k14x)
8. Regret

Worried that Ruth has the vampire plague, last man on Earth Robert Neville regrets being so candid.

Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror

Read by Angus McInnes.

Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

WED 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

WED 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

WED 21:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

WED 22:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 The Young Postmen (b00fz7bp)
Top of the Pops

The eager threesome attempt a Christmas number one. Stars Ben Miller, John Thompson and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.

WED 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007w56y)
Edinburgh Festival 2009

Episode 8

Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.

THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2009

THU 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k14x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5qll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5qln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 04:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 20/08/2009 (b00m5qph)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

THU 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k0n4)
Michael Sellers

Peter Sellers' son Michael chats to Sally Magnusson about the ups and downs of growing up with a famous funny father.

Producer: Mike Walker

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2005.

THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jnqh)
Series 1

Trial By Television

Ruth gets a job as "Legal Eagle" on breakfast telly, leaving John Fuller-Carp desperate to make a bigger TV splash.

Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.

John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Matthew Hoadley ...... Robert Duncan
Trudy ...... Susie Brann
Sylvie ...... Jane Whittenshaw

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.

THU 09:00 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
Series 1

Episode 1

A couple of years ago brothers Nigel and Michael gave up respectable careers to set up a website-design company. That was their first mistake...

Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.

First of three comedy series by Caroline and David Stafford.

Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oona ...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley

Producer: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

THU 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jsjq)
Series 1

Friendship

Radio's sofa-bound daytime presenter duo look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.

Bill Dare's sitcom starring Robert Duncan as Mike and Julia Hills as Sue.

With Sally Phillips, Roger Blake, Mark Kilmurry and Dan Strauss.

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Pete Sinclair

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.

THU 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
Episode 4

Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff. Stars John Duttine and Emma Fielding.

THU 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5tkq)
Joy and Sorrow

Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries for their future.

The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden and Claire Price as Frances.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

THU 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
Cynical solicitor Kenneth Crowson tells a twisty tale involving the law, the media, a single mother, a hopeful couple - and a little baby girl.

Written by Dave Sheasby.

Starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Crowson, Hannah Storey as Marilyn, Carolyn Pickles as Vanessa, Sean Baker as Tim, Jemma Churchill as the Judge and Simon Donaldson as the Journalist.

Director: David Hunter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

THU 12:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k0n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
Series 1

Gyles Brandreth

Broadcaster, author and ex-MP Gyles Brandreth quizzes a panel about himself.

Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Gyle's life, whims and interests

Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.

Script by Richard Turner

Devised & produced by Aled Evans.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzjm)
The Nine Tailors

4 The Hunt Moves to France

After intercepting the mystery letter, Lord Peter Wimsey decides it's time to head across the English Channel.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers's detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Commissaire Rozier …. Andre Maranne
Mme Le Gros …. Lolly Cockerill
Waiter …. Hayden Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.

THU 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
4. You're the Top

1930s action hero X-9 finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.

Conclusion starring Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.

Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.

X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Alden Powers ...... Peter Marinker
Luke ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Sister Agnes ...... Miranda Pleasance

All other parts played by the cast.

Producer: Chris Wallis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.

THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5tkv)
1940 - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Evacuation

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

THU 14:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgx)
Amsterdam and Copenhagen

The American's travelogue relives his student past, with the utmost liberal dilemma of a Netherlands trip. Read by Kerry Shale.

THU 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5tkx)
Episode 9

Creole heiress Antoinette returns to her faithless husband Rochester who now has control of her estate.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Read by Adam Godley.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

THU 14:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyz)
Episode 4

There's a new arrival for the budding peasant farmers in the remote mountains of Andalucia. Read by Mick Ford.

THU 15:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m5tkz)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter, Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson and No Flinch Lynch by Jonathan Kebbe.

THU 17:00 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 17:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jsjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007k44c)
With a Whimper to the Grave

Episode 3

The World Council takes action - as the aliens' plans are revealed. Stars Patrick Troughton, Angela Thorne and Timothy West.

Marge …. Angela Thorne
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
George …. Patrick Troughton
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
'642' …. Timothy West

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.

THU 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k167)
9. Attack

With the new society on the attack, Robert Neville refuses to leave his house.

Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror

Concluded by Angus McInnes.

Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.

THU 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k0n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

THU 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

THU 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5tkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

THU 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jnqh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 22:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007xry7)
Big Head

The Quando brothers' hair salon is thrown into pandemonium when the President of Uruguay arrives for his annual trim. No one must mention his enormous head...

Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.

Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.

THU 22:45 Jelly Mountain (b00fh6vz)
Episode 2

Ivor Cutler's unique views on how to promote a child's growth. Songs and stories, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.

THU 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007w2zb)
Edinburgh Festival 2009

Episode 9

Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.

FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2009

FRI 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007k44c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k167)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5tkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5tkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5tkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]

FRI 04:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 21/08/2009 (b00m5wdm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jsvw)
Series 3

Episode 9

Kenneth Horne hosts a special tribute to the passing of J Peasmold Gruntfuttock. Mr Horne also pops into Bona Press to varda the tomes of 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 April 1967.

FRI 08:30 Married (b007v2sz)
Series 1

Episode 3

Grumpy bachelor Robin Lightfoot is feeling a little warmer towards his adopted "wife" - until his doppelganger's other woman turns up to rock the boat.

With a new wife and kids, Robin learns more about his parallel universe.

Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.

Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Linda ...... Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Lord Reith ...... Lewis MacLeod
Ned ...... Sam Bradley

Producer Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.

FRI 09:00 Tony's (b007jsz2)
Series 1

Putting on the Style

Misadventures of a corner-shop barber, with a battle against rival Boris the Russian. Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.

FRI 09:30 Millport (b00761w5)
Series 2

Happy Returns

It's Irene's 33rd birthday - so the island inhabitants have a few surprises in store...

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

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

Music arranged by Olly Fox.

Producer: Lucy Bacon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

FRI 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5

Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.

FRI 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5wdp)
Victor

Married to the woman he adores and successful in his work, William is on the verge of bringing his journal to a close

Conclusion of Charlotte Bronte's subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Claire Price as Frances and Jack Joseph Miller as the Boy

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

FRI 11:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
Recorded on location, this comedy drama centres on the relationship that develops between two woman brought together by a troublesome dog.

All Veronica's experiences as a dog-trainer are needed to curb the vicious beast bequeathed to Maureen by her late husband.

Especially written by Martyn Wade for distinguished actresses Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs.

Maureen ...... Joan Sims
Veronica ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Cab Driver ...... David Thorpe
Nettie ...... Richenda Carey

Director: Cheery Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.

FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jsvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
A Moving Experience

With talk of relocating his company, tycoon Jimmy fancies life as a country gent. Stars Bernard Cribbins. From December 1987.

FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzky)
The Nine Tailors

5 A Question of Identity

Following his trip to France, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a step closer to identifying the killer.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Nobby Cranton …. Stephen Greiff
Emily …. Jenny Twigg
Potty Peak …. Anthony Hyde
Donnington …. John Church
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.

FRI 13:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.

This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.

Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.

Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...

With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.

FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5wdr)
1941 - Morale, Propaganda, and the USA

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

FRI 14:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvh1)
Rome, Vatican City and Istanbul

Surviving Italian crossings and enjoying Turkish pop music, the American concludes his European travelogue. Read by Kerry Shale.

FRI 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5wdt)
Episode 10

Rochester has shut his 'mad' wife, Creole heiress Antoinette, in the attic of his English home.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Conlcuded by Adjoa Andoh.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

FRI 14:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnzj)
Episode 5

The baby arrives, but the heavy Spanish rains sparks chaos for the aspiring peasant farmers. Concluded by Mick Ford.

FRI 15:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m5wdw)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter, Ruby Electric by Theresa Nelson and No Flinch Lynch by Jonathan Kebbe.

FRI 17:00 Tony's (b007jsz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 17:30 Millport (b00761w5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Ralph (b007jwmt)
Laura and Miles get trapped between the centuries in a spiral of ghostly terror. Chilling drama starring Jean Alexander.

FRI 18:30 HG Wells (b007jzbk)
The New Accelerator

In the name of science, HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind. Read by Robert Bathurst.

FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jsvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

FRI 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5wdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Married (b007v2sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00m5wdy)
Episode 6

Jobless Rex is hiding at home, but Jessica thinks she's got a ghost and holds a seance. Stars Frances Barber. From October 2001.

FRI 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007w3s5)
Edinburgh Festival 2009

Episode 10

Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.

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

15/08/2009 05:00 SAT (b00m4ttr)

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17/08/2009 05:00 MON (b00m52x9)

18/08/2009 05:00 TUE (b00m570q)

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21/08/2009 05:00 FRI (b00m5wdm)

Albert and Me 12:30 SUN (b007js8c)

Albert and Me 19:30 SUN (b007js8c)

All the Way from Memphis 12:30 MON (b00m52xh)

All the Way from Memphis 19:30 MON (b00m52xh)

Andrew Sachs - The Revenge 13:30 FRI (b007jr11)

Andrew Sachs - The Revenge 20:30 FRI (b007jr11)

Another Case of Milton Jones 08:30 TUE (b00m570v)

Another Case of Milton Jones 22:00 TUE (b00m570v)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00m4ttt)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00m4vxb)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00m52xp)

Big Toe Books 16:00 TUE (b00m5713)

Big Toe Books 16:00 WED (b00m5qlq)

Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00m5tkz)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00m5wdw)

Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island 04:15 SAT (b007jp2g)

Bristow 10:30 SUN (b007sxvq)

Bristow 21:30 SUN (b007sxvq)

Chain Reaction 22:30 SUN (b00m508g)

Chambers 08:30 THU (b007jnqh)

Chambers 22:00 THU (b007jnqh)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 SAT (b00m1tfr)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 09:00 SUN (b00m4vxd)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 20:00 SUN (b00m4vxd)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 11:00 MON (b00m52xf)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 21:00 MON (b00m52xf)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 TUE (b00m52xf)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 11:00 TUE (b00m570x)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 21:00 TUE (b00m570x)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 WED (b00m570x)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 11:00 WED (b00m5qlj)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 21:00 WED (b00m5qlj)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 THU (b00m5qlj)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 11:00 THU (b00m5tkq)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 21:00 THU (b00m5tkq)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 FRI (b00m5tkq)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 11:00 FRI (b00m5wdp)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 21:00 FRI (b00m5wdp)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 14:45 MON (b007jnx8)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 04:45 TUE (b007jnx8)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 14:45 TUE (b007jnxv)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 04:45 WED (b007jnxv)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 14:45 WED (b007jnyf)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 04:45 THU (b007jnyf)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 14:45 THU (b007jnyz)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 04:45 FRI (b007jnyz)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 14:45 FRI (b007jnzj)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00m4vx4)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:00 SUN (b00m4vx6)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00m5084)

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Comedy Catch-Up 16:30 SUN (b00m5088)

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Comedy Catch-Up 03:30 MON (b00m5084)

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Comedy Catch-Up 04:30 MON (b00m5088)

Comedy Greats 10:00 SAT (b007k3x4)

Comedy Greats 20:00 SAT (b007k3x4)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00m4tv0)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00m4tv2)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00m4tv4)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00m4tv6)

Crime Catch-Up 16:30 SAT (b00m4tv8)

Dad Made Me Laugh 08:00 THU (b007k0n4)

Dad Made Me Laugh 12:00 THU (b007k0n4)

Dad Made Me Laugh 19:00 THU (b007k0n4)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007jlfs)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007jlfs)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007jlfs)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 13:30 MON (b007jpzc)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 20:30 MON (b007jpzc)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 01:30 TUE (b007jpzc)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 13:30 TUE (b007jpzt)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 20:30 TUE (b007jpzt)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 01:30 WED (b007jpzt)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 13:30 WED (b007jq0q)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 20:30 WED (b007jq0q)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 01:30 THU (b007jq0q)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 13:30 THU (b007jq13)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 20:30 THU (b007jq13)

Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 01:30 FRI (b007jq13)

Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie 11:15 THU (b007lr89)

Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie 21:15 THU (b007lr89)

Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie 02:15 FRI (b007lr89)

Dead Ringers 08:30 MON (b007jmx4)

Dead Ringers 22:00 MON (b007jmx4)

Dick Francis 01:00 SAT (b007ncw9)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 09:30 SAT (b00m4tty)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 19:30 SAT (b00m4tty)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 17:00 SAT (b00fhzqx)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 23:00 SAT (b00fhzqx)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 04:00 SUN (b00fhzqx)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 10:00 MON (b007jlky)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 15:00 MON (b007jlky)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 TUE (b007jlky)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 10:00 TUE (b007jllc)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 15:00 TUE (b007jllc)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 WED (b007jllc)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 10:00 WED (b007jllp)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 15:00 WED (b007jllp)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 THU (b007jllp)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 10:00 THU (b007jllz)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 15:00 THU (b007jllz)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 FRI (b007jllz)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 10:00 FRI (b007jlm7)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 15:00 FRI (b007jlm7)

Fantastic Journeys 18:30 SAT (b00hdf7m)

Fantastic Journeys 00:30 SUN (b00hdf7m)

Fear on 4 18:00 SUN (b007jlvt)

Fear on 4 00:00 MON (b007jlvt)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 10:15 SUN (b007jv63)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 21:15 SUN (b007jv63)

HG Wells 18:30 FRI (b007jzbk)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b007jnmp)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b007jnmp)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b007jnmp)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 00:30 SAT (b00cfzw4)

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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 00:30 TUE (b007k10v)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 18:30 TUE (b007k125)

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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 18:30 WED (b007k14x)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 00:30 THU (b007k14x)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 18:30 THU (b007k167)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson 00:30 FRI (b007k167)

Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea 04:30 SAT (b00m2dbv)

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Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea 14:30 WED (b00m5qln)

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Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea 14:30 THU (b00m5tkx)

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Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea 14:30 FRI (b00m5wdt)

Jelly Mountain 22:45 THU (b00fh6vz)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 09:30 MON (b007jvrj)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 17:30 MON (b007jvrj)

Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue 09:30 THU (b007jsjq)

Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue 17:30 THU (b007jsjq)

MacAulay and Co 23:00 MON (b007w5mt)

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Married 08:30 FRI (b007v2sz)

Married 22:00 FRI (b007v2sz)

Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely 04:45 SAT (b007k19t)

Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence 11:15 FRI (b009xytf)

Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence 21:15 FRI (b009xytf)

Martyn Wade - Gondal 02:30 SUN (b00cpvsq)

Martyn Wade - Gondal 13:00 SUN (b00cpvsq)

Martyn Wade - Gondal 01:00 MON (b00cpvsq)

Maugham's Eye View 09:00 SAT (b00m4ttw)

Maugham's Eye View 19:00 SAT (b00m4ttw)

Millport 09:30 FRI (b00761w5)

Millport 17:30 FRI (b00761w5)

Mind Your Own Business! 12:30 FRI (b009hshb)

Mind Your Own Business! 19:30 FRI (b009hshb)

Neither Here Nor There 14:15 MON (b007jvgj)

Neither Here Nor There 04:15 TUE (b007jvgj)

Neither Here Nor There 14:15 TUE (b007k257)

Neither Here Nor There 04:15 WED (b007k257)

Neither Here Nor There 14:15 WED (b007jvgs)

Neither Here Nor There 04:15 THU (b007jvgs)

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