Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Wilfred Babbage, Hugh Morton and Frank Partington.
As an expectant mother Lucy is trying to avoid stress - until she tries to break the news of her pregnancy to her mum and dad.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Starring David Tennant as Daniel, Liz Carling as Lucy, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Robert Harley as Peter, Sally Grace as Mary and Bill Fellows as Frank.
Juggling cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has trouble with toggles and grommets.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy and Brian Oulton as the Judge.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Rosie’s company is tasked to put together a charity gala concert in aid of the Afghans.
Rosie’s company hosts a management team building course. It all goes well until the murder mystery dinner, but it isn't Rosie who makes a killing.
Prunella Scales stars in the first of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Joanna Munro as Ginnie and Celia Imrie as Lady Helen.
Holed up in a debtors' prison - will Samuel Pickwick manage to get himself released?
Conclusion of Charles Dickens 1837 novel dramatised in eight parts by Barry Campbell and Constance Cox.
Simon Cadell .... Charles Dickens
Freddie Jones .... Mr Pickwick
Philip Bond .... Mr Winkle
Michael Graham Cox .... Mr Tupman
Stephen Thorne .... Mr Snodgrass
Douglas Livingstone .... Sam Weller
John Hollis .... Tony Weller
Paul Chapman .... Mr Jingle
Timothy Alcock .... Mr Perker
Michael Goldie .... Isaac
Rosalind Ayres .... Arabella Allen
Elizabeth Spriggs .... Mrs Bardell
Pauline Letts .... Mrs Raddle
Cecile Chevreau .... Mrs Cluppins
Kenneth Shanley .... Mr Raddle
Heather Bell .... Tommy Bardell
Margot Boyd .... Mrs Rogers
Peter Wickham .... Mr Jackson
Christopher Benjamin .... Mr Stiggins
Stella Tanner .... Mrs Weller
More acerbic correspondence, as Vera's children take refuge elsewhere. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
The aspiring private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage. Stars Rosemary Martin.
Silver anniversary broadcast of this edition from The Royal Military School of Music - remembering Steve Race and Ian Wallace.
Rumpole recalls a clear case of extortion at his Oxford College, St Joseph's.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Brian Sanders as the Judge, Geoffrey Bayldon as Bernard Crompton and Emily Richard as Sue Galton.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
The daredevil takes on a French privateer in the Channel and then a local murderer on the marsh. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra, the largest flowers in the world bloom, albeit for under a week. But why are they so big?
How the author's passion led to a schoolgirl infatuation, and what happened when she met Liza Minnelli. Read by Tamsin Greig.
Old Gregory adopts orphan Maggie and her cat Edmund for company. David Kelly and Hannah R Gordon read Carlo Gebler's tale.
Stephen Elliot - orphaned at the tender age of 12 - moves to his wealthy uncle's in Lincolnshire, only to find himself troubled by dreams of two ghostly figures...
Stars Sophie Roberts as Jane, James D'Arcy as Stephen Elliot, Katy Cavanagh as Mrs Bunch, Jordan Clarke as Young Stephen and Peter Marinker.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Big Bazoohley by Peter Carey, 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith and The BFG by Roald Dahl.
A psychologist is sent to a rundown space station to find out what has happened to its crew. When his long-dead young wife turns up, he suddenly finds himself in serious trouble.
Starring Ron Cook as Kris, Stuart Richman as Sartoris, Tim McMullan as Snow, Joanne Froggatt as Rheya and Maxine Burth as the Woman.
The National Local Radio Station links up with Bethlehem and drops in on sick kids. Stars Geoffrey Perkins. From December 1983.
A festive hamper of seasonal sketches with Gerard Foster, Dave Lamb, Gordon Southern and Tim Verrinder. From December 1997.
The family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs. Improvised historical saga with Paul Merton. From December 1995.
THURSDAY 24 DECEMBER 2009
THU 00:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris (b00pf12m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h5z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k008)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers (b007jzr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kvt8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pf12f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007jw7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 MR James (b00pf12h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 24/12/2009 (b00pf4x6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
Series 10
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens' Christmas tale takes a bashing from Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.
THU 08:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k003)
Episode 3
Anarchic BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager - while in Broadcasting House, BBC Controllers are counting on divine intervention to topple the Director General.
London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are an old-style Chief Police Inspector and BBC Radio's anarchic crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties starring Michael Williams.
Dramatised by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham from Mark Tavener's novel.
George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Agony Aunt ...... Eva Stuart
Oswald ...... Simon Greenall
Chairman ...... Peter Yapp
Other parts by Oliver Sentona and Alice Arnold.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
THU 09:00 Morecambe and Wise (b00g17qm)
The much-loved duo's special Christmas laughter compilation. With Brian Wilde and Percy Edwards.
THU 10:00 Jennings at School (b007jt56)
Paper chains and a concert grip the schoolboy and his chums. Stars the author Anthony Buckeridge and a young Jeremy Clarkson.
THU 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Episode 4
Drama shifts to crisis as Irene gets Vera's kids to vent their feelings in verse. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
THU 11:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
Fire
When a clothing factory goes up in flames, the private eye must decide if sabotage or fraud is involved. Stars Rosemary Martin.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008j02h)
Carol singers, old folk, Scrooge and the BBC get the festive treatment. Stars Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. From December 1969.
THU 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
The Rotten Apple
Rumpole recalls a suspicious case of bribery in the police force.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Robert Harris as Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
Episode 4
A Bow Street Runner and a press gang provide problems for The Scarecrow. And the Good Doctor disappears. Read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 14:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
Series 1
Platypus
Along the soft, muddy river banks of New South Wales, the female duck-billed platypus makes a burrow to raise her family.
Not only is this the strangest of creatures, it is also one of the most tricky to film.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
THU 14:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pf4xc)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
In her tribute to the Hollywood star, the author examines the differences between "good" and "bad" fans. Read by Tamsin Greig.
THU 14:30 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007jw81)
The Emergency Visit
As A&E Doctor Robert Johnson starts his shift, an unforgettable patient arrives. Philip Jackson reads Dominic Holland's tale.
THU 14:45 MR James (b00pf4xf)
MR James Stories
The Rose Garden
Mary and George Goodman are renovating an old house in rural Essex. When they remove an ancient post from the back garden, it opens a doorway to the region's turbulent past.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Anton Lesser as George, Carolyn Pickles as Mary, Susan Jameson as Miss Wilkins, Simon Treves as Judge Nashe and Ben Crowe as Jim.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 15:00 Jennings at School (b007jt56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pf4xh)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Twitches: Chrissymess by Roy Apps, 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, The BFG by Roald Dahl.
THU 17:00 Morecambe and Wise (b00g17qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 18:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris (b00pf4xk)
Episode 2
Psychologist Kris is falling in love with his replica wife and wants to take her back to Earth with him. His colleagues are simultaneously plotting to destroy the planet.
Stanislaw Lem's famous modern sci-fi classic, dramatised by Hattie Naylor.
Starring Ron Cook as Kris, Stuart Richman as Sartoris, Tim McMullan as Snow and Joanne Froggatt as Rheya.
Music by Alice Trueman
Sound Design: Steve Brooke
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008j02h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k003)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Little Britain (b008l1sx)
Series 1
Episode 5
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras.
Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes swimming, ex-mafia man Joey the Stool visits the library and Fat Fighters leader Marjorie Dawes receives some bad news.
The sketch show which examines ordinary life in Britain as lived by some less than ordinary British folk.
With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold
Producer: Ashley Blaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
THU 23:00 The Shuttleworths (b008hzry)
Specials
Christmas Eve With the Shuttleworths
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth's plans for a festive family gathering go awry. Stars Graham Fellows. From December 1993.
Retired Sheffield security guard, John Shuttleworth is a "versatile singer-songwriter" living in a semi detached world with wife Mary, and teenage kids Karen and Darren. Unfortunately, his plans for a festive family gathering go awry. Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
THU 23:15 The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase (b008f8hb)
A festive tale from the Mausoleum Club. Could Sir Henry's cake adoration be his downfall? Stars Stephen Fry. From December 1984.
THU 23:30 Mark Tavener - Absolute Power (b007qs09)
Series 1
Episode 4
Can Prentiss McCabe come up with a strategy to increase church congregations around the country?
Mark Tavener's comedy about the machiavellian doctors of PR spin with contacts at the highest level of government.
Starring Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss and John Bird as Martin McCabe.
With:
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
John Rowe
Alys Torrance
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
FRIDAY 25 DECEMBER 2009
FRI 00:00 Stanislaw Lem - Solaris (b00pf4xk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k01j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jennings at School (b007jt56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pf4xc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007jw81)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 MR James (b00pf4xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 (b00pf59h)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
Cinderella
Baron Hardup's daughters battle to go to Prince Charming's ball. Stars Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. From December 1967.
FRI 08:30 Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket (b007jqsr)
Evadne's mother is on festive visit, and she's driving her daughter crackers! With Chris Emmett. From December 1983.
FRI 09:00 Instant Sunshine (b00pf59k)
Seasonably Together Again
A Christmas entertainment in words and music to help you beat the weather, written and performed by Instant Sunshine
The musical quartet features David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
With their special guests: The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble.
Producer: David Rayvern Allen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.
FRI 09:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008h67c)
How even the best laid festive plans can go awry and a message from your milkman. Stars Ronnie Barker. From December 1971.
FRI 10:00 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
A young man comes to spend Christmas with the family of his godfather, a clergyman in an English village. Predictably, he falls in love with the beautiful daughter, Isabel - but they need the help of her little sister, Mabel, and the patient counselling of her mother, too, before the course of true love finally runs smooth...
Anthony Trollope's Victorian comedy stars Finty Williams as Isabel Lownd, Chris Larkin as Maurice Archer, John Rhys-Davies as the Reverend John Lownd, Julia McKenzie as Alice Lownd and Lizzie Bowling as Mabel Lownd.
Mary Wimbush (pictured during recording) makes a delightful cameo - in what turned out to be one of her very last recordings - as Miss Dimbleby.
Master novelist Anthony Trollope (1815-82) is best-loved for his Barsetshire Chronicles and Palliser series. But he also wrote a handful of short stories for magazines on Christmas themes, of which this is the most delicate and enchanting.
"This comedy of two young lovers is an entertaining glimpse of mid-Victorian England, and to many will be entirely new, for it has been reprinted only rarely since its appearance in Routledge's Christmas Annual for 1870. Trollope was fifty-five when he wrote this story, but his vast energy and his genial, peppery enjoyment of life were still untouched by age. He had bidden farewell to Barsetshire - and resigned from the Post Office - three years earlier. But some of his best novels were still to come, including The Eustace Diamonds and The Way We Live Now." - WILLIAM STRODE
A Radio Theatre Production. First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
FRI 10:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b007728p)
Count Arthur Strong's Christmas Special
Count Arthur Strong, one-time variety star, makes his preparations for Christmas. From his altercation with a carol singer and his improvised 'reading' of the Nativity, to his show for the elderly at Leafy Glade old people's home. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Steve Delaney. From December 2006.
FRI 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k02v)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Episode 5
The police free Vera's family, as Irene writes to her estranged son. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
FRI 11:15 Hello Cheeky (b00g17qj)
Cheeky Whittington and his Magic Ballpoint
It's panto time for Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, John Junkin, Peggy Mount, Marti Caine and David Jacobs.
FRI 12:00 Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years (b007k059)
Paul Rowley's documentary reveals how the wireless wizard tried to keep himself on-air after BBC Radio 1 sacked him in 1970.
FRI 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
The Man of God
Rumpole recalls the case of a light-fingered vicar.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, John Savident as Judge Bullingham and Denys Hawthorne as Judge George Frobisher.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h4wt)
Episode 5
A encounter with Captain Foulkes in London leads to highway robbery on the way back to the marsh. Read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 14:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l6g8s)
Series 1
Giant Birds
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa, is the largest continental island in the world. It is also the place where the largest egg known to have existed was laid, and the bird that laid it was also a giant.
FRI 14:15 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pfkw5)
Get Happy
After a duet with Mickey Rooney, the author accepts an invitation to perform at a Garland tribute show. Read by Tamsin Greig.
FRI 14:30 Twas the Night before Christmas (b007k02w)
Not a Word of a Lie
Young Philip's Christmas Eve encounter proves that the season is truly miraculous. James Fleet reads Philip Ardagh's tale.
FRI 14:45 MR James (b00pfljb)
MR James Stories
Number 13
Dr Anderson's obsessive interest in why the hotel he's staying at doesn't include a number 13 puts him in terrible danger.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Dr Anderson, Jan Delukowicz as Herr Lund, Simon Treves as Herr Scavenius and Ben Onwukwe as the Voice.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 15:00 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 15:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b007728p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:30 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pfljd)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers by John Yeoman, 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith and The BFG by Roald Dahl.
FRI 17:00 Instant Sunshine (b00pf59k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008h67c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 A Wizard of Earthsea (b007jl71)
Episode 1
A young wizard releases an evil shadow into the world. Ursula Le Guin's magic fantasy stars Judi Dench and Michael Maloney.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket (b007jqsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h4wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k02v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Hello Cheeky (b00g17qj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b007k0zr)
Suzanne
The Kiwi band's future is threatened when Bret goes on a date
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey.
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Neil Finn
Emma Kennedy
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
FRI 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b007wlpq)
Series 1
The Old Lock-keeper
Writer Ed's week is marred by a death, deceptive junk mail and some huge egos.
Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
He may have only one pair of trousers and a seven-figure Amazon sales ranking, but no writer knows more about freeloading than Ed Reardon.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
Philip Jackson
Alice Lowe
Geoffrey Whitehead
Emma Kennedy
Geoffrey McGivern
Stephanie Cole
Ronnie Golden
John Fortune
Dan Tetsell
Rita May
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005
FRI 23:30 The 99p Challenge (b007jw52)
Series 3
Episode 5
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Frost and Marcus Brigstocke.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
19/12/2009
05:00 SAT (b00pd7cr)
20/12/2009
05:00 SUN (b00pdkdk)
21/12/2009
05:00 MON (b00pdkx4)
22/12/2009
05:00 TUE (b00pdzfz)
23/12/2009
05:00 WED (b00pf129)
24/12/2009
05:00 THU (b00pf4x6)
A Confidential Agent
11:15 MON (b007js32)
A Confidential Agent
21:15 MON (b007js32)
A Confidential Agent
02:15 TUE (b007js32)
A Confidential Agent
11:15 TUE (b007js3h)
A Confidential Agent
21:15 TUE (b007js3h)
A Confidential Agent
02:15 WED (b007js3h)
A Confidential Agent
11:15 WED (b007js3v)
A Confidential Agent
21:15 WED (b007js3v)
A Confidential Agent
02:15 THU (b007js3v)
A Confidential Agent
11:15 THU (b007js48)
A Confidential Agent
21:15 THU (b007js48)
A Confidential Agent
02:15 FRI (b007js48)
A Short History of Gothic
18:30 SAT (b00pd7cm)
A Short History of Gothic
00:30 SUN (b00pd7cm)
A Wizard of Earthsea
18:00 FRI (b007jl71)
Alan Ayckbourn: Season's Greetings
13:00 SAT (b007jqrb)
Alan Ayckbourn: Season's Greetings
01:00 SUN (b007jqrb)
Albert and Me
09:00 TUE (b007k04p)
Albert and Me
17:00 TUE (b007k04p)
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot
09:00 SAT (b00pd7cw)
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot
19:00 SAT (b00pd7cw)
And Now in Colour
23:30 SUN (b007jqrx)
And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree
08:00 MON (b007jqsy)
Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage
10:00 FRI (b00pfkw1)
Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage
15:00 FRI (b00pfkw1)
Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box
10:00 SAT (b007jqqy)
Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box
20:00 SAT (b007jqqy)
Ben Moor - Undone
18:00 SAT (b00pd7ck)
Ben Moor - Undone
00:00 SUN (b00pd7ck)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00pd7ct)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00pdkdm)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00pdxry)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00pdzg7)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00pf12k)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00pf4xh)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00pfljd)
Brothers in Law
09:00 WED (b007k2p3)
Brothers in Law
17:00 WED (b007k2p3)
CBeebies on BBC Radio 7
05:00 FRI (b00pf59h)
Cadfael
01:00 SAT (b007jldz)
Chain Gang
17:55 SAT (b00pd7d4)
Chain Gang
23:55 SAT (b00pd7d4)
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
02:30 SUN (b00pdkdh)
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
13:00 SUN (b00pdkdh)
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
01:00 MON (b00pdkdh)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
03:00 SAT (b007jzkz)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
10:00 MON (b007jznk)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
15:00 MON (b007jznk)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
03:00 TUE (b007jznk)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
10:00 TUE (b007jzpx)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
15:00 TUE (b007jzpx)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
03:00 WED (b007jzpx)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
10:00 WED (b007jzr7)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
15:00 WED (b007jzr7)
Charles Dickens - The Pickwick Papers
03:00 THU (b007jzr7)
Charles Dickens
10:15 SUN (b00pdkdp)
Charles Dickens
21:15 SUN (b00pdkdp)
Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket
08:30 FRI (b007jqsr)
Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket
19:30 FRI (b007jqsr)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00pdkdt)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00lblpz)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00pdkdw)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00pdkdy)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00pdkf0)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00pdkdt)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00lblpz)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00pdkdw)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00pdkdy)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00pdkf0)
Completely Crackers
04:45 SAT (b00pd389)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
10:30 FRI (b007728p)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
15:30 FRI (b007728p)
Date With Fate
23:30 MON (b008y7g7)
Daughters of Britannia
04:00 SAT (b007jpt1)
Daughters of Britannia
14:00 MON (b007jptg)
Daughters of Britannia
04:00 TUE (b007jptg)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 TUE (b00kr7bp)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 WED (b00kr7bp)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 WED (b00kvt8f)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 THU (b00kvt8f)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 THU (b00l2h9p)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 FRI (b00l2h9p)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 FRI (b00l6g8s)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b00pdkx6)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b00pdkx6)
Doctor Who
00:00 SAT (b00pd38f)
Doctor in the House
12:30 TUE (b007jt0n)
Doctor in the House
19:30 TUE (b007jt0n)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
08:30 WED (b0091nkl)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
22:00 WED (b0091nkl)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 FRI (b007wlpq)
Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill
23:00 SAT (b007qq9w)
Flight of the Conchords
22:30 FRI (b007k0zr)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b007jtzc)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b007jtzc)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus)
09:00 SUN (b00cz223)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus)
20:00 SUN (b00cz223)
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
02:00 SAT (b00cvbj4)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007k06k)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007k06k)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007k06k)
Hello Cheeky
11:15 FRI (b00g17qj)
Hello Cheeky
21:15 FRI (b00g17qj)
How Tickled Am I?
11:00 SUN (b007lmc0)
How Tickled Am I?
17:00 SUN (b007lmc0)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b008j02h)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b008j02h)
In One Ear
23:00 MON (b007jqrw)
Instant Sunshine
09:00 FRI (b00pf59k)
Instant Sunshine
17:00 FRI (b00pf59k)
Jennings at School
10:00 THU (b007jt56)
Jennings at School
15:00 THU (b007jt56)
Jennings at School
03:00 FRI (b007jt56)
Joanne Harris - Jigs and Reels
04:15 SAT (b00cl32x)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 MON (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 MON (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 TUE (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 TUE (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 TUE (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 WED (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 WED (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 WED (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 THU (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 THU (b007k4l3)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 THU (b007k4l3)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 FRI (b007k4l3)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 FRI (b007jsf6)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 FRI (b007jsf6)
Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker
11:30 SUN (b00pdkdr)
Ken Dodd's Christmas Cracker
17:30 SUN (b00pdkdr)
Kenny Everett: The BBC Local Radio Years
12:00 FRI (b007k059)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
08:30 TUE (b007jzxg)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
22:00 TUE (b007jzxg)
Ladies of Letters
11:00 MON (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 MON (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 TUE (b007jzxm)
Ladies of Letters
11:00 TUE (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 TUE (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 WED (b007jzyz)
Ladies of Letters
11:00 WED (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 WED (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 THU (b007k008)
Ladies of Letters
11:00 THU (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 THU (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 FRI (b007k01j)
Ladies of Letters
11:00 FRI (b007k02v)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 FRI (b007k02v)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
09:30 FRI (b008h67c)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
17:30 FRI (b008h67c)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
23:30 TUE (b007jqf9)
Little Britain
22:30 THU (b008l1sx)
MR James
14:45 MON (b00pdxrw)
MR James
04:45 TUE (b00pdxrw)
MR James
14:45 TUE (b00pdzg5)
MR James
04:45 WED (b00pdzg5)
MR James
14:45 WED (b00pf12h)
MR James
04:45 THU (b00pf12h)
MR James
14:45 THU (b00pf4xf)
MR James
04:45 FRI (b00pf4xf)
MR James
14:45 FRI (b00pfljb)
Man in His Time
18:30 SUN (b007zcy0)
Man in His Time
00:30 MON (b007zcy0)
Mark Tavener - Absolute Power
23:30 THU (b007qs09)
Mark Tavener - In the Red
08:30 THU (b007k003)
Mark Tavener - In the Red
22:00 THU (b007k003)
McLevy
14:30 SAT (b00pd7d0)
Mike Walker - 2025
18:00 MON (b00hy94c)
Mike Walker - 2025
00:00 TUE (b00hy94c)
Mike Walker - 2025
18:00 TUE (b00j0hbm)
Mike Walker - 2025
00:00 WED (b00j0hbm)
Morecambe and Wise
09:00 THU (b00g17qm)
Morecambe and Wise
17:00 THU (b00g17qm)
My Music
12:30 WED (b007k08d)
My Music
19:30 WED (b007k08d)
Nay, Ivy, Nay
08:20 MON (b007jqtg)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
09:00 MON (b007sxvp)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 MON (b007sxvp)
Planet B
18:00 SUN (b00pdkf2)
Planet B
00:00 MON (b00pdkf2)
Radio Active
22:30 WED (b007k01c)
Red Dwarf
22:00 SUN (b00pdkf4)
Renny Krupinski - No Problem
02:15 SAT (b007jw1g)
Ronald Frame - Greyfriars
16:00 SAT (b00pd7d2)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Round the Horne
22:00 FRI (b00j05vm)
Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn
01:30 SAT (b00dbwts)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
13:30 MON (b008h931)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
20:30 MON (b008h931)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
01:30 TUE (b008h931)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
13:30 TUE (b008hq06)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
20:30 TUE (b008hq06)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
01:30 WED (b008hq06)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
13:30 WED (b008h5z4)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
20:30 WED (b008h5z4)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
01:30 THU (b008h5z4)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
13:30 THU (b008h3kt)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
20:30 THU (b008h3kt)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
01:30 FRI (b008h3kt)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
13:30 FRI (b008h4wt)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
20:30 FRI (b008h4wt)
Sebastian Faulks: Engleby
04:30 SAT (b00pd387)
Smelling of Roses
09:30 WED (b007jrrq)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 WED (b007jrrq)
Stanislaw Lem - Solaris
18:00 WED (b00pf12m)
Stanislaw Lem - Solaris
00:00 THU (b00pf12m)
Stanislaw Lem - Solaris
18:00 THU (b00pf4xk)
Stanislaw Lem - Solaris
00:00 FRI (b00pf4xk)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
14:15 MON (b00pdxrt)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
04:15 TUE (b00pdxrt)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
14:15 TUE (b00pdzg3)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
04:15 WED (b00pdzg3)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
14:15 WED (b00pf12f)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
04:15 THU (b00pf12f)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
14:15 THU (b00pf4xc)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
04:15 FRI (b00pf4xc)
Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life
14:15 FRI (b00pfkw5)
The 99p Challenge
23:30 FRI (b007jw52)
The Boosh
22:30 MON (b007jmfm)
The Cheese Shop Presents
23:00 WED (b00fffxy)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007jzwn)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007jzwn)
The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
09:30 SAT (b00pd7cy)
The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
19:30 SAT (b00pd7cy)
The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase
23:15 THU (b008f8hb)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jl7f)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jl7f)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jl7f)
The Harpoon
23:00 TUE (b00g31qh)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
09:30 MON (b007ynfd)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
17:30 MON (b007ynfd)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 WED (b007jqsl)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b007jw7r)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b007jw7r)
The Million Pound Radio Show
22:30 TUE (b007k3vv)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
23:00 SUN (b007v1p5)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jn8n)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jn8n)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jn8n)
The Now Show
22:30 SUN (b00pdkf6)
The Shuttleworths
23:00 THU (b008hzry)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b008kxgh)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b008kxgh)
Truly, Madly, Bletchley
23:45 MON (b0084j1q)
Twas the Night before Christmas
14:30 MON (b007jw7g)
Twas the Night before Christmas
04:30 TUE (b007jw7g)
Twas the Night before Christmas
14:30 TUE (b007jw87)
Twas the Night before Christmas
04:30 WED (b007jw87)
Twas the Night before Christmas
14:30 WED (b007jw7v)
Twas the Night before Christmas
04:30 THU (b007jw7v)
Twas the Night before Christmas
14:30 THU (b007jw81)
Twas the Night before Christmas
04:30 FRI (b007jw81)
Twas the Night before Christmas
14:30 FRI (b007k02w)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b00g1hb2)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b00g1hb2)