The electioneering lad battles to represent East Cheam in the Houses of Parliament.
It's Daniel's birthday and to soften the blow of his impending middle age, Lucy tries to arrange a birthday party for him. However, it seems all their friends are too busy being parents to attend.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Bob ...... Toby Longworth
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna …. Rosemary Leach
Victoria …. Nicola Pagett
Charlotte …. Celia Imrie
Delia …. Maxine Audley
Guy …. David Swift
Wilson/The Waiter …. Neil Roberts
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is worried about William. Stinking Iris concocts herbal remedies. The Leechpedlar delivers a letter and Samuel Tailor Cholericke arrives....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Cornish parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men. Stars Janet Maw and Sean Arnold.
After the tragedy, Neely gets agitated and Anne gets a visit from an old flame. Stars Madeleine Potter and Susan Jameson.
Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise. Stars Rakie Ayola.
4. Exhumation
Lord Peter Wimsey awaits Doctor Horner's verdict. At a party thrown by pal Margery, the upper class sleuth does a little more digging.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Allan Cuthbertson as Robert Fentiman and Gabriel Woolf as Inspector Parker.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928.
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.
Probing the deaths of senior party officials in Adolf Hitler's post-war Germany, detective Xavier March gets a fresh lead...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Rudi ...... Andrew Sachs
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Zaugg ...... Patrick Godfrey
Swiss Detective ...... Dan Fineman
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
Clive James muses on the first day of televising the House of Lords in 1985. Is parliament the right place for comedy?
Grace Melbury's timber merchant father starts doubting woodsman Giles's suitability for his daughter. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
Elsa the Lion is adapting to the wild, but it's not all plain sailing. Virginia McKenna concludes Joy Adamson's classic story.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean, Jerry and the Inventions, Dream Master Nightmare, Flat Stanley and Dizzy.
London is melting, but planetary decontaminationists Arnold and Gregor get the blame and go on the run.
Stephen Hawking once warned us that our species could soon be wiped out by plagues, asteroids and our tendency to destroy ourselves. The solution, he suggested, was for us to colonise other planets. But Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi comedy sees the truth as a little more complicated.
The Laxian Key shows how, as soon as Man steps onto another planet, he promptly fouls it up just as he did earth. The heroes of this wonderfully wacky tale are two interplanetary decontaminationists.
Arnold …. Chris Larner
Gregor …. Mark Bonner
Evan …. Trevor Cooper
Office …. Alex Lowe
Ferngraum …. Sam Dale
Jo …. Christine Kavanagh
Dolores …. Virge Gilchrist
Virtual Newsreader …. Bethan Walker
3. Ancient Forces
Vesin has been travelling in France when he finds himself stopping off for one night in a sleepy medieval town. There he meets Ilse the beautiful innkeeper's daughter and becomes bewitched by her.
Vesin starts wondering whether the people actually come alive at night and wonders if the town is in the hands of cats. Vesin begins to feel uneasy and that strange forces are tugging at his very being.
The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper tries to prove that she can get a proper job. With Patricia Hodge. From August 2008.
The naive gap year student lands in Beijing for his Duke of Edinburgh Award challenge. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
The French Revolution is in full swing and the fate of the Masterson family is inextricably linked with that of a tumble dryer.
An improvised historical saga of a family at war with itself - based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Jim Sweeney and Phelim McDermott.
THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2009
THU 00:00 The Laxian Key (b007k2m3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007r49s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mjs2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qss0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jphk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mjs2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x79j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx73)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3n6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 10/09/2009 (b00mk68h)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00cyywj)
Jenny Secombe
Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her versatile, funny father - singer, actor and comic.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in August 2006.
THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jp6n)
Series 2
The Phantom Barrister
Fuller-Carp sets about recruiting new blood with a puzzling new worker - and Ruth's mum pays a visit.
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
With Robert Bathurst, Susan Johnston and Chris Pavlo.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 09:00 The Brothers (b007mc8t)
Series 1
Episode 4
Arson and revolving bow ties - just another day for Nigel and Michael. Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From June 2004.
THU 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jq4v)
Series 1
Shopaholics
Radio's sofa-bound daytime presenter duo look at shopaholics and dangerous ducks.
Bill Dare's sitcom starring Robert Duncan as Mike and Julia Hills as Sue.
With Debbie Isitt, Lee Cornes and Martin Hyder.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Pete Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
THU 10:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpj0)
Episode 2
After failing to marry Stephen, Elfride meets and falls in love with his mentor Henry. Stars Jeremy Irons and Janet Maw.
THU 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mk688)
Episode 14
Lyon is back and Anne still has feelings for him, despite being engaged to Kevin. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara Barnes.
THU 11:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
When time was standardised in the 19th century, not everyone was convinced by the idea. Alan Plater drama starring James Bolam.
THU 12:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00cyywj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00mk68l)
Series 2
Rick Wakeman
Progressive rock legend Rick Wakeman quizzes a panel about all things Wakeman.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jvn1)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
5. At Lady Dormer's
Discovering General Fentiman was poisoned, Lord Peter Wimsey decides to probe Miss Dorland's hobby.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Allan Cuthbertson as Robert Fentiman, Amanda Reiss as Ann Dorland and Gabriel Woolf as Inspector Parker.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928.
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 six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
THU 13:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
Discovery
As the 75th birthday of Adolf Hitler nears, detective Xavier March hits trouble with his terrifying investigation...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Hotel Manager ...... Ian Gelder
Pili ...... Thomas Copeland
Friedman ...... Michael Culver
Car-hire Rep ...... Dan Fineman
Nazi Music Critic ...... Jonathan Coleman
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mk68b)
1955 - The Warsaw Pact and the Departure of Churchill
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
THU 14:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xxq9)
Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
The essayist cogitates on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the mania surrounding the swimmer they called the 'Thorpedo'.
THU 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx78)
The Doctor
Ambition and attraction coincide when Grace Melbury encounters young Doctor Fitzpiers. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
THU 14:45 How to Beat Sir Humphrey (b007js17)
Episode 1
From public protests to action committees - Derek Fowlds reads Anthony Jay's guide to beating bureaucracy and officialdom.
THU 15:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mk8gw)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean, Jerry and the Inventions, Flat Stanley and Dizzy.
THU 17:00 The Brothers (b007mc8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jq4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Laxian Key (b007k2tx)
Episode 3
With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call for melting Earth is traced.
Stephen Hawking once warned us that our species could soon be wiped out by plagues, asteroids and our tendency to destroy ourselves. The solution, he suggested, was for us to colonise other planets. But Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi comedy sees the truth as a little more complicated.
The Laxian Key shows how, as soon as Man steps onto another planet, he promptly fouls it up just as he did earth. The heroes of this wonderfully wacky tale are two interplanetary decontaminationists.
CAST:
Arnold …. Chris Larner
Gregor …. Mark Bonner
Evan …. Trevor Cooper
Office …. Alex Lowe
Ferngraum …. Sam Dale
Jo …. Christine Kavanagh
Dolores …. Virge Gilchrist
Virtual Newsreader …. Bethan Walker
with Paul Biggin, Emma Noakes and Joseph Kloska
Music by Mark Stevens and Chris Larner
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2007.
THU 18:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvy3)
4. Ancient Magic
Vezin is wary over a mother and daughter's invitation to witches' Sabbath. Philip Madoc reads Algernon Henry Blackwood's dark tale.
THU 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00cyywj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00mk68l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvn1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mk688)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jp6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b00800m4)
Spies
Spies steal the Quando brothers' secret formula - upsetting the delicate equilibrium that's existed for so long between them and the Quandos.
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 (b00ftk74)
Episode 5
Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Beverley Crew. From May 1996.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k4xd)
Series 1
Episode 5
Dr Webster is looking after his 13 year old daughter for the weekend but can't understand why she doesn't find an evening in the path lab an exciting prospect?
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Margaret ...... Lauren Bird
Other parts ...... Stephen Critchlow
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
THU 23:30 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00g27cc)
Episode 3
As the conflict rages, feet get sore with some noxious nocturnal bodily habits...
Spike Milligan shares memories of his wartime service.
Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is the first volume of the Spike Milligan's idiosyncratic military memoir.
Reversioned into eight parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2009
FRI 00:00 The Laxian Key (b007k2tx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvn1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mk688)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mk68b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xxq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx78)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 How to Beat Sir Humphrey (b007js17)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 11/09/2009 (b00mlps7)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mlxk1)
Series 3
Episode 12
Kenneth Williams saddles up as a jockey in 'A Man Is Two Foot Tall', but Kenneth Horne is after some advice on Bona Bijou Tourettes from 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 (b007wqdc)
Series 1
Episode 6
Robin is accused of murdering his "new" family.
Two small questions: how is he going to win his "new" wife back and how is he going to avoid the death penalty?
Hugh Bonneville stars in the conclusion of series one of Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Elaine ...... Janet Ellis
DS Cotton ...... Simon Roberts
Murdo ...... Lewis MacLeod
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
FRI 09:00 Tony's (b007k2tv)
Series 1
Is This True Love?
Still single at 41, the barber's mother - and fate - seem determined to take a hand. Stars Victor Spinetti. From November 1979.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b0076258)
Series 2
Story
Everyone's telling tales and making up stories - while Moira's acting oddly, no-one's listening to Bob, Agnes has discovered the medicinal benefits of alcohol - and for once Irene doesn't know what to do...
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/Doctor ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
FRI 10:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpjg)
Episode 3
After seeing Stephen at the church, Elfride procrastinates over telling Henry of her past. Stars Jeremy Irons and Janet Maw.
FRI 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mlxk3)
Episode 15
Betrayed by Neely, and with Lyon becoming more distant, Anne turns to the dolls. Stars Madeleine Potter and Barbara Barnes.
FRI 11:15 Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries (b007qw0x)
Passengers on a train uncover the story that linked their families 150 years ago. Stars James Bolam and Alan David.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mlxk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
Two Fingers of Suspicion
Secrets from Brightco's defence job are reaching a foreign power. But who is responsible for a leak?
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
With John Graham
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jvn3)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
6. Ann Dorland
With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Allan Cuthbertson as Robert Fentiman, Martin Jarvis as George Fentiman, Amanda Reiss as Ann Dorland and Gabriel Woolf as Inspector Parker.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928.
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 six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975.
FRI 13:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
Closing In
Detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Conclusion of Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryde.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Border Guard ...... Dan Fineman
Commentator ...... Alan Dedicoat
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mlxk5)
1956 - The Suez Crisis
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
FRI 14:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xyzb)
Destination Europe; Running Beside Ron Clarke
In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on European unity and the joy of gyms. From July 2001.
FRI 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0t1)
Midsummer Evening
Doctor Fitzpiers and Grace Melbury's paths cross on Midsummer's Eve in Little Hintock. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
FRI 14:45 How to Beat Sir Humphrey (b007js1n)
Episode 2
How to fund a protest and acquire a good legal team - Derek Fowlds reads Anthony Jay's guide to beating bureaucracy.
FRI 15:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mlxk7)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean, The Twitches: Bath Day, Flat Stanley and Dizzy.
FRI 17:00 Tony's (b007k2tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Millport (b0076258)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Laxian Key (b007k30w)
Episode 4
Evans the Welsh vigilante aims to senselessly bomb the planetary decontaminationists for melting Earth.
Stephen Hawking once warned us that our species could soon be wiped out by plagues, asteroids and our tendency to destroy ourselves. The solution, he suggested, was for us to colonise other planets. But Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi comedy sees the truth as a little more complicated.
The Laxian Key shows how, as soon as Man steps onto another planet, he promptly fouls it up just as he did earth. The heroes of this wonderfully wacky tale are two interplanetary decontaminationists.
CAST:
Arnold …. Chris Larner
Gregor …. Mark Bonner
Evan …. Trevor Cooper
Office …. Alex Lowe
Ferngraum …. Sam Dale
Jo …. Christine Kavanagh
Dolores …. Virge Gilchrist
Virtual Newsreader …. Bethan Walker
with Paul Biggin, Emma Noakes and Joseph Kloska
Music by Mark Stevens and Chris Larner
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2007.
FRI 18:30 Isaac Asimov's Jokester (b007jwnj)
Vast computer Multivac runs global affairs, but can it explain where man's sense of humour comes from? Read by Henry Goodman.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mlxk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mlxk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries (b007qw0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b007wqdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mlxk9)
Series 1
Relationships
Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With guest Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.
FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b007jscz)
Series 2
Stately Home
The team take the audience on a posh day out. Starring Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth. From January 1991.
FRI 23:30 Naked Radio (b00mlxkc)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. From Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. With Gregor Fisher. From April 2000.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
05/09/2009
05:00 SAT (b00mj1zq)
06/09/2009
05:00 SUN (b00mj3fy)
07/09/2009
05:00 MON (b00mjjt2)
08/09/2009
05:00 TUE (b00mjnwd)
09/09/2009
05:00 WED (b00mjs2j)
10/09/2009
05:00 THU (b00mk68h)
11/09/2009
05:00 FRI (b00mlps7)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
11:15 THU (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
21:15 THU (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
02:15 FRI (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
11:15 MON (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 MON (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 TUE (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
11:15 TUE (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 TUE (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 WED (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
11:15 WED (b007qss0)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 WED (b007qss0)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 THU (b007qss0)
Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
11:15 FRI (b007qw0x)
Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
21:15 FRI (b007qw0x)
Albert and Me
12:30 SUN (b007jsgr)
Albert and Me
19:30 SUN (b007jsgr)
All the Way from Memphis
12:30 MON (b00mjktm)
All the Way from Memphis
19:30 MON (b00mjktm)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 MON (b007jvxh)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 TUE (b007jvxh)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 TUE (b007jvxm)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 WED (b007jvxm)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 WED (b007jvxy)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 THU (b007jvxy)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
18:30 THU (b007jvy3)
Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood
00:30 FRI (b007jvy3)
And Now in Colour
23:00 FRI (b007jscz)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00mj1zs)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00mj3g0)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00mjm2c)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00mjq8h)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00mjs2q)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00mk8gw)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00mlxk7)
Brian Aldiss - Hothouse
18:30 SUN (b00mj3gd)
Brian Aldiss - Hothouse
00:30 MON (b00mj3gd)
Bristow
10:30 SUN (b007vgv7)
Bristow
21:30 SUN (b007vgv7)
Chain Reaction
22:30 SUN (b00mj5rt)
Chambers
08:30 THU (b007jp6n)
Chambers
22:00 THU (b007jp6n)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
14:15 MON (b009x1jx)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
04:15 TUE (b009x1jx)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
14:15 TUE (b009x4jd)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
04:15 WED (b009x4jd)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
14:15 WED (b009x79j)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
04:15 THU (b009x79j)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
14:15 THU (b009xxq9)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
04:15 FRI (b009xxq9)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
14:15 FRI (b009xyzb)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00mq4xz)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00mj3g4)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00mj3g6)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00mj3g8)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00mj3gb)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00mq4xz)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00mj3g4)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00mj3g6)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00mj3g8)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00mj3gb)
Counterpoint
12:30 TUE (b00dbdnr)
Counterpoint
19:30 TUE (b00dbdnr)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00mj27z)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00mj281)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00mj283)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00mj285)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00mj287)
Dad Made Me Laugh
08:00 THU (b00cyywj)
Dad Made Me Laugh
12:00 THU (b00cyywj)
Dad Made Me Laugh
19:00 THU (b00cyywj)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007js9w)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007js9w)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007js9w)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b007k1xv)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b007k1xv)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
09:30 SAT (b00mj1zv)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
19:30 SAT (b00mj1zv)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
08:30 WED (b00dkxjl)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
22:00 WED (b00dkxjl)
Edgar Allan Poe
18:30 SAT (b007jpt5)
Edgar Allan Poe
00:30 SUN (b007jpt5)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
10:15 SUN (b008d1xh)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
21:15 SUN (b008d1xh)
Far from the Madding Crowd
03:00 SAT (b007jldm)
Far from the Madding Crowd
10:00 MON (b007jldx)
Far from the Madding Crowd
15:00 MON (b007jldx)
Far from the Madding Crowd
03:00 TUE (b007jldx)
Far from the Madding Crowd
10:00 TUE (b007jlfl)
Far from the Madding Crowd
15:00 TUE (b007jlfl)
Far from the Madding Crowd
03:00 WED (b007jlfl)
Fear on 4
18:00 SUN (b007jmgn)
Fear on 4
00:00 MON (b007jmgn)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00bqm6y)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00bqm6y)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00bqm6y)
Getting Nowhere Fast
23:30 TUE (b00mjq8m)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:00 WED (b00fnfnq)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jsvk)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jsvk)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jsvk)
Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
02:30 SUN (b007jvdv)
Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
13:00 SUN (b007jvdv)
Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
01:00 MON (b007jvdv)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
14:45 THU (b007js17)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
04:45 FRI (b007js17)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
14:45 FRI (b007js1n)
I Guess That's Why They Call It The News
22:00 SUN (b00mj5rr)
Inspector Resnick
01:30 SAT (b00mfhvb)
Isaac Asimov's Jokester
18:30 FRI (b007jwnj)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (b00mj3g2)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (b00mj3g2)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
02:00 SAT (b00mfhv8)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
11:00 MON (b00mjktk)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
21:00 MON (b00mjktk)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
02:00 TUE (b00mjktk)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
11:00 TUE (b00mjnwj)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
21:00 TUE (b00mjnwj)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
02:00 WED (b00mjnwj)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
11:00 WED (b00mjs2l)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
21:00 WED (b00mjs2l)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
02:00 THU (b00mjs2l)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
11:00 THU (b00mk688)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
21:00 THU (b00mk688)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
02:00 FRI (b00mk688)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
11:00 FRI (b00mlxk3)
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls
21:00 FRI (b00mlxk3)
Jelly Mountain
22:45 THU (b00ftk74)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
04:45 SAT (b007k3jh)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
14:45 MON (b007k3lf)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
04:45 TUE (b007k3lf)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
14:45 TUE (b008hq34)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
04:45 WED (b008hq34)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
14:45 WED (b007k3n6)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
04:45 THU (b007k3n6)
Just William
04:30 SAT (b007jt0w)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
09:30 MON (b007jvtb)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:30 MON (b007jvtb)
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue
09:30 THU (b007jq4v)
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue
17:30 THU (b007jq4v)
Married
08:30 FRI (b007wqdc)
Married
22:00 FRI (b007wqdc)
Millport
09:30 FRI (b0076258)
Millport
17:30 FRI (b0076258)
Mind Your Own Business!
12:30 FRI (b009sczf)
Mind Your Own Business!
19:30 FRI (b009sczf)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop
22:30 WED (b00mk4bz)
Naked Radio
23:30 FRI (b00mlxkc)
Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
13:00 SAT (b00mj27x)
Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw
01:00 SUN (b00mj27x)
Nick Warburton - Purvis
02:15 SAT (b007k1jy)
No Commitments
09:00 WED (b007jmrw)
No Commitments
17:00 WED (b007jmrw)
PG Wodehouse
09:00 MON (b00bbmfj)
PG Wodehouse
17:00 MON (b00bbmfj)
Play and Record
23:30 SUN (b0089b0r)
Quando, Quando, Quando
22:30 THU (b00800m4)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
11:00 SUN (b007jtkd)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007jtkd)
Revolting People
22:30 MON (b007jzgq)
Rigor Mortis
23:00 THU (b007k4xd)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:30 MON (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:30 MON (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:30 TUE (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:30 TUE (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:30 TUE (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:30 WED (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:30 WED (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:30 WED (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:30 THU (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:30 THU (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:30 THU (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:30 FRI (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:30 FRI (b007jmtf)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:30 FRI (b007jmtf)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00mlxk1)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00mlxk1)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00mlxk1)
Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC
10:00 SAT (b0085hk1)
Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC
20:00 SAT (b0085hk1)
Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu
00:30 SAT (b007sw35)
Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
23:30 THU (b00g27cc)
The Brothers
09:00 THU (b007mc8t)
The Brothers
17:00 THU (b007mc8t)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b007jsnb)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b007jsnb)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 SAT (b007jq9v)
The Heart of Hark'un
18:00 MON (b007jqbs)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:00 TUE (b007jqbs)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:00 MON (b0075t8y)
The In Crowd
23:30 MON (b0089jj8)
The Jason Byrne Show
22:30 FRI (b00mlxk9)
The Laxian Key
18:00 TUE (b007k2c1)
The Laxian Key
00:00 WED (b007k2c1)
The Laxian Key
18:00 WED (b007k2m3)
The Laxian Key
00:00 THU (b007k2m3)
The Laxian Key
18:00 THU (b007k2tx)
The Laxian Key
00:00 FRI (b007k2tx)
The Laxian Key
18:00 FRI (b007k30w)
The Long Hot Satsuma
08:30 TUE (b00mjnwg)
The Long Hot Satsuma
22:00 TUE (b00mjnwg)
The Lost Noggins
09:00 SAT (b00jlz62)
The Lost Noggins
19:00 SAT (b00jlz62)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 WED (b007jspx)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b007jnrc)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b007jnrc)
The Million Pound Radio Show
22:30 TUE (b007k0sb)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jlts)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jlts)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jlts)
The Palace of Laughter
11:30 SUN (b0082b02)
The Palace of Laughter
17:30 SUN (b0082b02)
The Penny Dreadfuls
23:00 SUN (b00gpbcl)
The Personality Test
12:30 THU (b00mk68l)
The Personality Test
19:30 THU (b00mk68l)
The Scarifyers
18:00 SAT (b007xrfc)
The Scarifyers
00:00 SUN (b007xrfc)
The Shuttleworths
23:45 MON (b007jmn5)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b007jthd)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b007jthd)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
04:15 SAT (b009n49b)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
09:30 WED (b007js4t)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
17:30 WED (b007js4t)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 SAT (b00mgxch)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 MON (b00mjm29)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 TUE (b00mjm29)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 TUE (b00mjpv3)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 WED (b00mjpv3)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 WED (b00mjs2n)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 THU (b00mjs2n)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 THU (b00mk68b)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 FRI (b00mk68b)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 FRI (b00mlxk5)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 WED (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 WED (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
03:00 THU (b007jphk)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 THU (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 THU (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
03:00 FRI (b007jpj0)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
10:00 FRI (b007jpjg)
Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes
15:00 FRI (b007jpjg)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
14:30 MON (b007jx6r)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
04:30 TUE (b007jx6r)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
14:30 TUE (b007jx6z)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
04:30 WED (b007jx6z)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
14:30 WED (b007jx73)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
04:30 THU (b007jx73)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
14:30 THU (b007jx78)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
04:30 FRI (b007jx78)
Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders
14:30 FRI (b007k0t1)
To the Manor Born
09:00 TUE (b007m9wg)
To the Manor Born
17:00 TUE (b007m9wg)
Tony's
09:00 FRI (b007k2tv)
Tony's
17:00 FRI (b007k2tv)
Trevor's World of Sport
23:00 TUE (b00mjq8k)
Wimsey
01:00 SAT (b007jvmh)
Wimsey
13:00 MON (b007jvmm)
Wimsey
20:00 MON (b007jvmm)
Wimsey
01:00 TUE (b007jvmm)
Wimsey
13:00 TUE (b007jvmr)
Wimsey
20:00 TUE (b007jvmr)
Wimsey
01:00 WED (b007jvmr)
Wimsey
13:00 WED (b007jvmz)
Wimsey
20:00 WED (b007jvmz)
Wimsey
01:00 THU (b007jvmz)
Wimsey
13:00 THU (b007jvn1)
Wimsey
20:00 THU (b007jvn1)
Wimsey
01:00 FRI (b007jvn1)
Wimsey
13:00 FRI (b007jvn3)
Wimsey
20:00 FRI (b007jvn3)