Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
The lad thinks he's a connoisseur of food, so Sid enters him in an eating competition.
Friends are getting divorced, accountants are living as cavemen and 87-year-old women are having triplets.
Have Daniel and Lucy finally had enough of dealing with other people's problems?
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, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Katie, Tony Gardner as Andy, Carla Mendonca as Linda and Jonathan Aris as Steve.
Both of barrister Roger Thursby's girlfriends, Sally and Joy attempt to get him some work.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Blake Butler as Alec and James Hayter as Tewksbury.
Other parts played by Garard Green and John Ruddock.
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 and her team organise a twinning ceremony for a town on the south coast of England with a town on the north coast of France.
Prunella Scales stars in the second 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, Owen Brenman as Don, Simon Greenall as Jean-Luc and Rachel Atkins as Genevieve.
Now a Water Baby, Tom is warned to behave, as he befriends the sea creatures...
Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby ...... Julia McKenzie
Charles Kingsley ...... Timothy West
Tom ...... Oliver Peace
Grimes ...... Philip Jackson
The Lobster ...... Olivier Pierre
The Salmon ...... Sean Baker
Lady Salmon ...... Frances Jeater
The Turbot ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Professor ...... Christopher Good
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
The Porpoise ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
With Rosie Wiggins, Victoria Hickson, Alex Bird and Mark Guildea as the Water Babies.
Coming to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie finds local fame and receives a mysterious visitor.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
A boy and his mother set off to search Australia for the freedom and love she craves. Louis Nowra's drama with Susie Porter.
A new slant on King Charles II. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From September 1994.
"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
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.
Will Rash's desire for Imogene lead to violence? Romney Marsh-based smuggling adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
Sir David recalls a key moment in his life, when he broke open a piece of Leicestershire limestone and there in his hand was an ammonite.
Over the intervening years, fossils have fascinated him and he has become a great collector, even of the odd fake.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Indigestion, reflux and excess gas. Len Fisher discovers whether science can solve the problems of the human digestive system.
An unexpected visitor turns up to Badger's big tea party. David Suchet concludes William Horwood's Willows sequel.
Conflict, Christianity and Hugh Walpole. More correspondence from the future Poet Laureate. Read by Michael Williams.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Boy Who Could Fly, Captain Betty Bender and The Legend of Arthur King.
Death has fun in the real world, leaving his daughter Ysabell and Mort in charge of the life-collecting business.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Cutwell ...... Adam Godley
Keeble ...... Philip Fox
Landlord ...... Jon Glover
Alone in a house, a pregnant woman grows distressed by the sounds of a crying baby. Emma Noakes reads Catherine Mant's tale.
A lonely occultist signs up to a special internet chat room to attract some demons. Adam Sims reads Damien G Walter's tale.
The National Local Radio Station prepares to welcome some royal visitors. Stars Helen Atkinson-Wood. From September 1981.
Steve 'not the snooker player' Davis reveals all on streaking, eggs and colonizing the moon. With Dave Lamb. From June 2000.
The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.
THURSDAY 07 JANUARY 2010
THU 00:30 Blood Lines (b007k2kp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Blood Lines (b007k2n1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00plsq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Far North (b00pmgx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wpl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m45d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00plsqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Willows in Winter (b00plsqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 The Betjeman Letters (b007m475)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 07/01/2010 (b00pm1k3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
Series 5
Lurgi Strikes Britain
Doctor Seagoon is dispatched to tackle a curious contagious epidemic disease.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1954.
THU 08:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0hz)
Episode 5
A crucial by-election result is due, as the murders continue - but reporter George Cragge is on the case.
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 crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties. Dramatised in seven-parts 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
Laetitia ...... Victoria Carling
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Home Secretary ...... Peter Yapp
Auntie Agony ...... Eva Stuart
Controller BBC 1 ...... Ian McNiece
PA Woman ...... Annabel Mullion
With Alice Arnold, Richard Turner and Tim Hope.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b00cfgxs)
Series 3
A Very Nice Girl
A difficult and testing time as Rabbi Abraham struggles after his collapse and Rabbi Su meets a hospital doctor.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Rabbi Gerald Nathan ...... Kerry Shale
Dr Mark Gluckstein ...... Ben Crowe
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.
THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00pm21g)
Series 3
Oonagh's Dream
Nigel and Michael are forced to help run a street party, and Oonagh is stuck up a tree. Stars Adam Godley. From March 2007.
THU 10:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wqd5)
The Other End of Nowhere
Tom sets off for the Other-End-of-Nowhere.
Conclusion of Charles Kingsley’s novel dramatised by Berlie Doherty.
Starring Julia McKenzie and Timothy West.
Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby ...... Julia McKenzie
Charles Kingsley ...... Timothy West
Tom ...... Oliver Peace
Grimes ...... Philip Jackson
The Lobster ...... Olivier Pierre
The Salmon ...... Sean Baker
Lady Salmon ...... Frances Jeater
The Turbot ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Professor ...... Christopher Good
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
The Porpoise ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
Giant ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Herring ...... Gerard McDermott
Gairfowl ...... Frances Jeater
Older Tom ...... David Antrobus
Truncheon ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
Older Ellie ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
With Rosie Wiggins, Victoria Hickson, Alex Bird and Mark Guildea as the Water Babies.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
THU 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
Episode 4
Marjorie Beaumont discovers a link to her Cornish past, but still feels matters are not yet fully resolved.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mrs Lancaster-Fry ...... Shirley Brown
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
THU 11:15 Girl from Mars (b00pl15h)
Five years ago Amy disappeared. Lucy Caldwell's play explores how her family are coping with her loss. Stars Alana Kerr.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
Series 1
Episode 3
Farmyard impersonations, plus Safari Time. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off...
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Written and performed by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie and Anthony Buffery.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Songs by Bill Oddie and Hugh Macdonald.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1964.
THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1
The Copper Beeches
When a young governess feels threatened by unknown dangers in a remote country house, the great detective and Watson are quick to fly to her aid...
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.
Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
Violet Hunter …. Hilda Schroder
Miss Stoper/Mrs Rucastle …. Eva Stuart
Mr Rucastle …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Toller …. Fanny Carby
Adapted by Michael Hardwick.
Producer: Frederick Bradnum
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1959.
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
Episode 4
The daredevil hears the Captain's theory, and Jerry Jerk gets an invitation. Smuggling adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 14:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
Series 1
Coelacanth
The Coelacanth is a primitive bony fish thought to be an important ancestor to all back-boned animals that ventured onto land.
David Attenborough brought to TV the first film of a living fish in Life on Earth. But is it the living fossil it was claimed to be?
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 August 2009.
THU 14:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pmgxl)
Banish the Aches
Sprained ankles and twisted knees. Len Fisher discovers how an overhaul would benefit our incredibly vulnerable joints.
THU 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pmgxn)
Episode 1
The author reads his own specially commissioned story of the Ransomes, who can't agree if they've been burgled or robbed.
THU 14:45 The Betjeman Letters (b007jxcs)
1945 to 1948 - Poetry, Prose and Religion
Catholicism and the Church of England, Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford - more musings from the poet. Read by Michael Williams.
THU 15:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wqd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pmgxv)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring Upstairs Bears, Captain Betty Bender and The Legend of Arthur King.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b00cfgxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00pm21g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007k1l2)
Mort
Episode 4
Death has disappeared, leaving his apprentice Mort, his daughter Ysabell and Albert the cook to carry on the life-collecting operation.
The conclusion of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy set on Discworld.
Narrated by Anton Lesser.
and Jon Glover as the Duke.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Cutwell ...... Adam Godley
Rincewind ...... Philip Fox
Duke ...... Jon Glover
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
THU 18:30 Blood Lines (b007xrff)
The Quick and the Dead
Discovering how to keep death at bay, a Victorian scientist starts resurrecting. Christine Kavanagh reads Nick Moulton's tale.
THU 18:45 Blood Lines (b007ylqw)
Elegy Underground
Angels have returned, but to a world where only one person remembers who they are. Bethan Walker reads Fiona McFarlane's tale.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Girl from Mars (b00pl15h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Desperate Fishwives (b00pmwlq)
Series 2
Episode 2
Scottish country dance institution Robbie Shepherd hits Las Vegas. Sketch show set in oil capital, Aberdeen. From August 2008.
THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00pmwlv)
Series 2
Episode 1
The quick-fire team don't waste any time in making light of the first events of 2010. Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp.
THU 23:30 Mark Tavener - Absolute Power (b007jr82)
Series 1
Episode 6
What better way to increase the nation's feelgood factor than for England to win a major sporting trophy?
An impossible task Prentiss and McCabe?
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:
Siobhan Hayes
Tony Gardner
Simon Greenall
Beth Chalmers
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
FRIDAY 08 JANUARY 2010
FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007k1l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Blood Lines (b007xrff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Blood Lines (b007ylqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Girl from Mars (b00pl15h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wqd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00m74rt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pmgxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pmgxn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 The Betjeman Letters (b007jxcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 08/01/2010 (b00pn1z5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00c5rfw)
Series 1
Episode 8
Kenneth Williams' admirers are set to meet, some nautical polari - and it's murder in San Francisco.
With Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and announcer, Douglas Smith.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1969.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43)
Series 1
Police, Camera, Amphibian
Robin's dream comes true as not one but two real criminal offences are committed on his doorstep and the police come to visit.
The only problem is he wasn't there when it happened but Wendy was...
Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.
Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
Glenn ...... Michael Simkins
Darnley ...... Ewan Bailey
Carol ...... Jo Enright
Pikeman ...... Sean McKenna
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.
FRI 09:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxgk)
From 17/12/1986
Humorous songs performed by the comedy musical cabaret quartet, Instant Sunshine:
Featuring David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis attempting to be reasonably together again.
With special guests: The Cambridge Buskers.
Producer: David Rayvern Allen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.
FRI 09:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cdsj8)
Series 1
Boston
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
A routine flight to Boston is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
ATC Fitton ...... Ewen MacIntosh
Hamilton Leeman ...... Kerry Shale
Paramedic ...... Matilda Ziegler
Written by John Finnemore.
FRI 10:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles (b00pn48k)
Series 2 Omnibus
Made for 4 Extra. Volunteer Helen sets out to help an obsessed young woman with learning difficulties. Esther Wilson's drama stars Donna Lavin.
FRI 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
Episode 5
In her quest to finally come to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie gets help from some youngsters.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 11:15 Drama (b00pn48h)
Peter Souter - Goldfish Girl
By Peter Souter
What if you couldn't remember a single minute of the ten years you'd spent with the love of your life? Joe can remember everything about Ally; Ally remembers nothing about Joe.
Joe ..... Alex Jennings
Ally ..... Juliet Stevenson
Directed by Gordon House.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00c5rfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008p559)
3. June Whitfield
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is legendary comedy actress June Whitfield.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3
The Problem of Thor Bridge
An American asks the Great Detective to help him clear the name of a governess charged with murdering his wife.
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes. The actor played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale was first published in 1922 as part of the 'Case Book of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Adapted by Michael Hardwick.
With Norman Shelley as Dr Watson, Humphrey Morton as Sergeant Coventry, Robert Ayres as Neil Gibson and Beryl Calder as Grace Dunbar and Mrs Hudson.
Producer: Robin Midgley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1962.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pn48f)
Episode 5
The Scarecrow winds up business as Doctor Syn prepares to leave his parish. 18th century adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 14:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mcxcs)
Series 1
The Dodo
The dodo is the caricature of extinction. This turkey-sized flightless pigeon lived on a remote island and was slaughtered by seafarers for its meat. The same fate has met other flightless species. Can we learn this lesson from history?
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
FRI 14:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pn48p)
The Skin We're In
Len Fisher confronts his reflection, and dreams about what he could do to make his skin more appealing.
FRI 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pn48r)
Episode 2
After their epic burglary, Mrs Ransome goes shopping. The author reads his own specially commissioned story.
FRI 14:45 The Betjeman Letters (b007jxcw)
1949 to 1951 - Expenses and Encouragement
Disputes with the BBC and speaking up for Dylan Thomas. More missives from the Poet Laureate-to-be. Read by Michael Williams.
FRI 15:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles (b00pn48k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pn48w)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring Upstairs Bears and The Legend of Arthur King.
FRI 17:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cdsj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jl80)
Wyrd Sisters
1. Surprise Bundle
Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the air.
Terry Pratchett 's popular tale dramatised in four parts by Vince Foxall.
CAST:
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
Mrs Vitoller …. Natasha Pyne
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
FRI 18:30 Blood Lines (b007zcd6)
A Lasting Impression
The new writing series continues. Following a terrible row with her boyfriend, a woman receives a chilling supernatural message.
FRI 18:45 Blood Lines (b007k2sj)
Father's Day
An estranged father and daughter's reunion is threatened by sinister state forces. Jasmine Callan reads Ian Dudley's tale.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00c5rfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008p559)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pn48f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Drama (b00pn48h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0080qln)
Series 1
Episode 1
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis make merry over political blunders and showbiz shenanigans. With Stuart Maconie. From February 1999.
FRI 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b007xrxm)
Series 1
King of the Road
A faculty fracas with an old rival helps re-ignite the author's career. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2005.
FRI 23:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d06pc)
Series 1
A Childhood Cruelly Kippered
Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life. Stars Richard Johnson. From August 2008.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
02/01/2010
05:00 SAT (b00pk927)
03/01/2010
05:00 SUN (b00pky9w)
04/01/2010
05:00 MON (b00pkzrf)
05/01/2010
05:00 TUE (b00pl21g)
06/01/2010
05:00 WED (b00plb6q)
07/01/2010
05:00 THU (b00pm1k3)
08/01/2010
05:00 FRI (b00pn1z5)
A Short History of Gothic
18:30 SAT (b00pkvkc)
A Short History of Gothic
00:30 SUN (b00pkvkc)
After Happy Ever
02:00 SAT (b00ph8rq)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007jmkg)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007jmkg)
Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In
14:30 THU (b00pmgxn)
Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In
04:30 FRI (b00pmgxn)
Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In
14:30 FRI (b00pn48r)
Ali Smith - The Switch
11:15 TUE (b00plhpv)
Ali Smith - The Switch
21:15 TUE (b00plhpv)
Ali Smith - The Switch
02:15 WED (b00plhpv)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
12:30 FRI (b008p559)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
19:30 FRI (b008p559)
Ben Moor - Undone
18:00 SAT (b00pkvk9)
Ben Moor - Undone
00:00 SUN (b00pkvk9)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00pk929)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00pky9y)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00pl15t)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00pl95r)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00pm15k)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00pmgxv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00pn48w)
Bleak Expectations
23:30 FRI (b00d06pc)
Blood Lines
18:30 MON (b007k2d4)
Blood Lines
18:45 MON (b007k2fk)
Blood Lines
00:30 TUE (b007k2d4)
Blood Lines
00:45 TUE (b007k2fk)
Blood Lines
18:30 TUE (b007k2gx)
Blood Lines
18:45 TUE (b007k2jb)
Blood Lines
00:30 WED (b007k2gx)
Blood Lines
00:45 WED (b007k2jb)
Blood Lines
18:30 WED (b007k2kp)
Blood Lines
18:45 WED (b007k2n1)
Blood Lines
00:30 THU (b007k2kp)
Blood Lines
00:45 THU (b007k2n1)
Blood Lines
18:30 THU (b007xrff)
Blood Lines
18:45 THU (b007ylqw)
Blood Lines
00:30 FRI (b007xrff)
Blood Lines
00:45 FRI (b007ylqw)
Blood Lines
18:30 FRI (b007zcd6)
Blood Lines
18:45 FRI (b007k2sj)
Brothers in Law
09:00 WED (b007js3q)
Brothers in Law
17:00 WED (b007js3q)
Cabin Pressure
09:30 FRI (b00cdsj8)
Cabin Pressure
17:30 FRI (b00cdsj8)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
10:00 TUE (b007jxr5)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
15:00 TUE (b007jxr5)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
03:00 WED (b007jxr5)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
10:00 WED (b007wpl3)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
15:00 WED (b007wpl3)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
03:00 THU (b007wpl3)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
10:00 THU (b007wqd5)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
15:00 THU (b007wqd5)
Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies
03:00 FRI (b007wqd5)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00pkyb4)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00pkyb6)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00pzhcm)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00pkyb8)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00pkyb4)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00pkyb6)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00pzhcm)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00pkyb8)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00k3s04)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00k3s06)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00k219n)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00k219q)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00k219s)
Crowned Hudds
12:30 WED (b00plhpx)
Crowned Hudds
19:30 WED (b00plhpx)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jmyj)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jmyj)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jmyj)
Date With Fate
23:30 MON (b0090x8s)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
11:00 MON (b007jtbl)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
21:00 MON (b007jtbl)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
02:00 TUE (b007jtbl)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
11:00 TUE (b007jtbt)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
21:00 TUE (b007jtbt)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
02:00 WED (b007jtbt)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
11:00 WED (b007jtc0)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
21:00 WED (b007jtc0)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
02:00 THU (b007jtc0)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
11:00 THU (b007jtc7)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
21:00 THU (b007jtc7)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
02:00 FRI (b007jtc7)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
11:00 FRI (b007jtch)
Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves
21:00 FRI (b007jtch)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 SAT (b00lt16w)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 MON (b00lxhb3)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 TUE (b00lxhb3)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 TUE (b00lyx6f)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 WED (b00lyx6f)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 WED (b00m45d2)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 THU (b00m45d2)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 THU (b00m74rt)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
04:00 FRI (b00m74rt)
David Attenborough's Life Stories
14:00 FRI (b00mcxcs)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b00pl15f)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b00pl15f)
Desperate Fishwives
22:30 THU (b00pmwlq)
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
02:30 SUN (b00pkvzt)
Doctor in the House
12:30 TUE (b007k437)
Doctor in the House
19:30 TUE (b007k437)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
08:30 WED (b0094wj8)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
22:00 WED (b0094wj8)
Drama
11:15 FRI (b00pn48h)
Drama
21:15 FRI (b00pn48h)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 FRI (b007xrxm)
Far North
11:15 WED (b00pmgx0)
Far North
21:15 WED (b00pmgx0)
Far North
02:15 THU (b00pmgx0)
Fellahs Hour with the Cheese Shop
23:00 WED (b0090x8t)
Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood
11:15 MON (b00pl6sh)
Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood
21:15 MON (b00pl6sh)
Flaw in the Motor, Dust in the Blood
02:15 TUE (b00pl6sh)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00j05wq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00j05wq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00j05wq)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
00:00 SAT (b008p5cw)
Girl from Mars
11:15 THU (b00pl15h)
Girl from Mars
21:15 THU (b00pl15h)
Girl from Mars
02:15 FRI (b00pl15h)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jph6)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jph6)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jph6)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
09:00 SAT (b00ps29q)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
19:00 SAT (b00ps29q)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00pmgx6)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00pmgx6)
In One Ear
23:00 MON (b007jr32)
Instant Sunshine
09:00 FRI (b007jxgk)
Instant Sunshine
17:00 FRI (b007jxgk)
Jennings Goes to School
04:15 SAT (b007jt3k)
John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood
13:00 SAT (b007jxgp)
John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood
01:00 SUN (b007jxgp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 SAT (b007jshh)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 MON (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 MON (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 TUE (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 TUE (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 TUE (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 WED (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
13:00 WED (b007jsk0)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 WED (b007jsk0)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 THU (b007jsk0)
Kings
02:15 SAT (b007jqwr)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
08:30 TUE (b007jvc2)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
22:00 TUE (b007jvc2)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
23:30 TUE (b007t32k)
Lynn Ferguson - After Happy Ever Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00pkyb0)
Lynn Ferguson - After Happy Ever Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00pkyb0)
Mark Tavener - Absolute Power
23:30 THU (b007jr82)
Mark Tavener - In the Red
08:30 THU (b007k0hz)
Mark Tavener - In the Red
22:00 THU (b007k0hz)
Mike Walker - Alpha
03:00 SAT (b0080p6l)
Mike Walker - Omega
10:00 MON (b007jl75)
Mike Walker - Omega
15:00 MON (b007jl75)
Mike Walker - Omega
03:00 TUE (b007jl75)
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
13:00 SUN (b0093zq1)
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
01:00 MON (b0093zq1)
Newsjack
16:30 SUN (b00lk9c8)
Newsjack
04:30 MON (b00lk9c8)
Newsjack
23:00 THU (b00pmwlv)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
09:00 MON (b007v1df)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 MON (b007v1df)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
22:30 FRI (b0080qln)
Radio Active
22:30 WED (b00805vg)
Radio Anarchists
11:30 SUN (b00828ml)
Radio Anarchists
17:30 SUN (b00828ml)
Red Dwarf
22:00 SUN (b00pkzqq)
Redesigning the Human Body
14:15 MON (b00pl15p)
Redesigning the Human Body
04:15 TUE (b00pl15p)
Redesigning the Human Body
14:15 TUE (b00pl95m)
Redesigning the Human Body
04:15 WED (b00pl95m)
Redesigning the Human Body
14:15 WED (b00plsqb)
Redesigning the Human Body
04:15 THU (b00plsqb)
Redesigning the Human Body
14:15 THU (b00pmgxl)
Redesigning the Human Body
04:15 FRI (b00pmgxl)
Redesigning the Human Body
14:15 FRI (b00pn48p)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
08:30 FRI (b007js43)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
22:00 FRI (b007js43)
Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn
01:30 SAT (b008jdcz)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
13:30 MON (b00pl15k)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
20:30 MON (b00pl15k)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
01:30 TUE (b00pl15k)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
13:30 TUE (b00pl95h)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
20:30 TUE (b00pl95h)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
01:30 WED (b00pl95h)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
13:30 WED (b00plsq6)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
20:30 WED (b00plsq6)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
01:30 THU (b00plsq6)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
13:30 THU (b00pmgxd)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
20:30 THU (b00pmgxd)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
01:30 FRI (b00pmgxd)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
13:30 FRI (b00pn48f)
Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn
20:30 FRI (b00pn48f)
Sherlock Holmes
13:00 THU (b09bj8wq)
Sherlock Holmes
20:00 THU (b09bj8wq)
Sherlock Holmes
01:00 FRI (b09bj8wq)
Sherlock Holmes
13:00 FRI (b0bnv4wn)
Sherlock Holmes
20:00 FRI (b0bnv4wn)
Short Stories by John Mortimer
10:15 SUN (b007jzcv)
Short Stories by John Mortimer
21:15 SUN (b007jzcv)
Short Stories by Robert Heinlein
18:30 SUN (b00lblq5)
Short Stories by Robert Heinlein
00:30 MON (b00lblq5)
Smelling of Roses
09:30 WED (b007k131)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 WED (b007k131)
Stop Messing About!
08:00 FRI (b00c5rfw)
Stop Messing About!
12:00 FRI (b00c5rfw)
Stop Messing About!
19:00 FRI (b00c5rfw)
Swots
23:30 SUN (b00pkzqv)
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson
04:45 SAT (b007jvch)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 MON (b007k0v6)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 TUE (b007k0v6)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 TUE (b007k134)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 WED (b007k134)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 WED (b007k1c1)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 THU (b007k1l2)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 FRI (b007k1l2)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 FRI (b007jl80)
The Atkinson People
22:30 TUE (b007k1qg)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
09:00 THU (b00cfgxs)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
17:00 THU (b00cfgxs)
The Betjeman Letters
14:45 MON (b007jxcd)
The Betjeman Letters
04:45 TUE (b007jxcd)
The Betjeman Letters
14:45 TUE (b007lzwt)
The Betjeman Letters
04:45 WED (b007lzwt)
The Betjeman Letters
14:45 WED (b007m475)
The Betjeman Letters
04:45 THU (b007m475)
The Betjeman Letters
14:45 THU (b007jxcs)
The Betjeman Letters
04:45 FRI (b007jxcs)
The Betjeman Letters
14:45 FRI (b007jxcw)
The Boosh
22:30 MON (b007jmh0)
The Brothers
09:30 THU (b00pm21g)
The Brothers
17:30 THU (b00pm21g)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007wvh4)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007wvh4)
The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
09:30 SAT (b00pk92f)
The Complete Caledonian Imbiber
19:30 SAT (b00pk92f)
The Darker Side of the Border
18:00 SUN (b00cb1ts)
The Darker Side of the Border
00:00 MON (b00cb1ts)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007k4l1)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007k4l1)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007k4l1)
The Harpoon
23:00 TUE (b00b3gv0)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
09:30 MON (b00801nf)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
17:30 MON (b00801nf)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 WED (b007jr62)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b007jq45)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b007jq45)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
23:00 SUN (b007w3z1)
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
00:30 SAT (b007jw60)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jngd)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jngd)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jngd)
The Now Show
22:30 SUN (b00pkzqs)
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles
10:00 FRI (b00pn48k)
The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles
15:00 FRI (b00pn48k)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b008pbxl)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b008pbxl)
The Willows in Winter
04:30 SAT (b00ph8rv)
The Willows in Winter
14:30 MON (b00pl15r)
The Willows in Winter
04:30 TUE (b00pl15r)
The Willows in Winter
14:30 TUE (b00pl95p)
The Willows in Winter
04:30 WED (b00pl95p)
The Willows in Winter
14:30 WED (b00plsqd)
The Willows in Winter
04:30 THU (b00plsqd)
The Workin's of Perkins: The Radio Life of Geoffrey Perkins
10:00 SAT (b00pk92h)
The Workin's of Perkins: The Radio Life of Geoffrey Perkins
20:00 SAT (b00pk92h)
Truly, Madly, Bletchley
23:45 MON (b00890vm)
Two Coconut Shells, a Blow Lamp and a Raspberry
11:00 SUN (b0081r61)
Two Coconut Shells, a Blow Lamp and a Raspberry
17:00 SUN (b0081r61)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
12:30 MON (b007jrgc)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 MON (b007jrgc)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b00pkyb2)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b00pkyb2)