The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin. Stars Tim McInnerny, Adjoa Andoh and Edward Long.
Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
Bill bans the Lad from the National Film Ball, but then there's a knock at the door.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Dora Bryan, Paul Carpenter and Kenneth Williams.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Topless pics inspire the struggling actor to join an environmental protest. With Ronnie Ancona and Alan Francis. From June 1998.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Christi ...... Ian Targett
An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Patrick ..... James Ellis
Frankie ..... Alison Skilbeck
Kelly ..... Victoria Donavan
Rumoured to be engaged to Willoughby, Marianne is still pursued by Colonel Brandon. Stars Jane Leonard.
Satan flies to Hell's gate, where he encounters his daughter Sin and his son Death. Stars Denis Quilley and Ian McDiarmid.
The sleuth heads to Devon, when a racehorse favourite disappears and his trainer is found murdered. Stars Clive Merrison.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
After the Geneva revelations, the suave sleuth heads to St Moritz, where danger lurks in the snow.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Gordon Faith as Hans Schmidt, Peter Bartlett as the Waiter, Gordon Gardner as the Driver, Antony Viccars as the Doctor, Nigel Graham as Danny Clayton, Simon Lack as Vince Langham, Michael McLain as the Man on the Phone, Noel Howlett as Walter Neider, Malcolm Terris as Kroner and Bruce Beeby as Ferdy.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
2. Dead On Arrival
Someone is very keen to acquire Selby Farm, where the owner's brother has disappeared.
Can amateur sleuth, the Toff - the Honourable Richard Rollison- find out what's really going on?
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Bert ...... Frank Jarvis
Mr Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
3. The Silver Strangers
"The two strange figures drifted over from their ship to ours - they were heading for the main outside air lock..."
After drifting without power, the crew of Space Force receive a mysterious message and spot a spacecraft...
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
The final component is stolen and Sarah Jane gets a first hand demonstration of the power of the unseen foe. Read by Tom Baker.
Philip Toosey's men are forced to move camp and set about constructing railway bridges for the Japanese. Read by Anton Lesser.
Has Barnaby found his very own fabled 'Gaitlin Angel' aboard the train? Read by William Hope.
The writer recalls one of his favourite childhood pastimes - going to the pictures and seeing his favourite film stars.
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, The Happy Prince, Deadly Famous and Bad Girls.
Tied to a railway track, the comedian's life flashes before his eyes. With Dave Lamb.
When the Asian radio station's boss gets religion, the on-air result is far from heavenly.
The shopkeeper's mother plans a wedding, but the prospective bride has other ideas. With Patricia Hodge. From September 2008.
THURSDAY 08 APRIL 2010
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Doctor Who (b00rwwx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jqw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rwwky)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Jane Austen (b007js7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00f405t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tcgx)
Oliver Twist
Dark Secrets
As the orphan recovers from his injuries, a dying woman reveals the truth about his past. Dickens dramatisation with Pam Ferris and John Grillo.
THU 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxdzc)
Episode 4
Anne has a very bad hair day and resolves never to be romantic again. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Ann Beach and Sean Baker.
THU 06:00 08/04/2010 (b00rxdzf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jn16)
Series 6
The Tales of Montmartre
Paris, passion and duplicity abound in the tangled lives of two talented painters.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
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 January 1956.
THU 08:30 In the Balance (b007k26c)
Episode 5
Maverick BBC crime correspondent George Cragge has been murdered - or has he?
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge and Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson.
With Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Ioan Meredith, Shirley Dixon, Dave Lamb, Joanna Monro, Alex Lowe, Christopher Scott and Alice Arnold.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b0085k01)
Series 2
The More the Merrier
Charles learns of Izzy's torrid past, when her friends join them for a holiday.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Charles ...... David Robb
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Bill ...... Neil McCaul
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
Series 3
Episode 4
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel edits a newspaper in Chicago.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Starring Michael Roberts as Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel and Frank Lazarus as Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli. With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
THU 10:00 Jane Austen (b007jsb5)
Sense and Sensibility
Delaford, House and Parsonage
Elinor is pained by thoughts of Edward marrying Lucy Steele - and Marianne gets sick. Stars Jane Leonard and Abigail McKern.
THU 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rxf3k)
Episode 9
The blind poet praises light - and God reveals his purposes to his beloved son. Stars Denis Quilley and Robert Glenister.
THU 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2j4)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Yellow Face
The sleuth investigates when a hideous apparition at a cottage window troubles an anxious husband. Stars Clive Merrison.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jn16)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rxf3m)
Series 3
Episode 4
The Archers sell up - and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmond and Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, Eric Idle, David & Peter Lund and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1966.
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jqwh)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
See You in London
A stabbing in the snow, a fatal fire, blackmail and hush money.
Can the suave sleuth unravel the deadly mystery?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Wilfrid Carter as Inspector Lloyd, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Frederick Treves as Stone, Nigel Graham as Danny Clayton, Simon Lack as Vince Graham, Polly Murch as Julia Carrington, Alan Haines as the Sergeant, Bryan Colvin as Luigi, Malcom Terris as the Doctor and LeRoy Longwood as the Waiter.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1965.
THU 13:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
3. Destination Danger
After the discovery of a body, the Toff is determined to uncover the secrets growing at Selby Farm.
Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Red Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
Inspector Bishop ...... Derek Newark
Smith ...... Reg Lye
Police Sergeant ...... Paul Meier
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1977.
THU 14:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
Series 1
4. The Time Ship
"The ship was as tall as a skyscraper and as long as an ocean liner - its hull was round, like a submarine's."
Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew discover more about their mysterious captors.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
THU 14:30 Doctor Who (b00rxf5f)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 4
Harry infiltrates the Think Tank whilst the Doctor meets with the Giant Robot's creator and mentor. Read by Tom Baker.
THU 15:00 The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai (b00rxf8m)
Episode 4
Dismayed Philip Toosey is separated from his men and forced to establish an allied hospital prison camp. Read by Anton Lesser.
THU 15:30 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet (b007jmb8)
Episode 4
As family black sheep Barnaby Gaitlin turns 30, he receives an envelope from his despairing parents. Read by William Hope.
THU 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00kv7w5)
A Common Assault
The writer recalls an ill-fated holiday to Italy in the spring of 1992 which landed him in hospital.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rxf8p)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, The Happy Prince, Deadly Famous and Bad Girls.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b0085k01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 today]
THU 18:30 Doctor Who (b00rxf5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 today]
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jn16)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rxf3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jqwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rxf3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jh6jw)
Series 1
Norwich
The duo desperately seek inspiration for the final script of their series. Stars Karl Minns and Owen Evans. From September 2000.
THU 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007jwps)
Series 2
Love
It's Eros night at the Fish Restaurant and, despite the hunger, romance is in the air. Stars Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00p33gd)
Series 1
Nothing But the Truth
Underachiever David makes the most of jury service, while Giles is fighting the law. Stars Richard E Grant. From January 1995.
FRIDAY 09 APRIL 2010
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Doctor Who (b00rxf5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jqwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rxf3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jane Austen (b007jsb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b0085k01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tc32)
Oliver Twist
Betrayal
A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences. Stars Tim McInnerny, John Grillo and Adjoa Andoh.
FRI 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxk51)
Episode 5
Anne goes away to college, but her heart is still in Avonlea. LM Montgomery dramatisation with Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
FRI 06:00 09/04/2010 (b00rxk53)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rxk55)
Series 2
Episode 8
A cigarette girl's burning lust, and BBC Radio is fully exposed.
Starring Kenneth Williams, 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 Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1970.
FRI 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jw00)
Series 1
Patrick Moore
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.
Can special guest Sir Patrick Moore help John identify the red glow that appears outside the front bay window just before bedtime?
With Sean Cullen and Dylan Goodhew.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
FRI 09:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp6w)
Series 1
Moving
Struggling writer Nick ponders moving in with his girlfriend, and which geranium is sexiest?
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
FRI 09:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
On the Line
Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Carol Hawkins as Miss James, Stephen Garlick as Plonker and Karen Ascoe as the Typist.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
FRI 10:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
Persuasion
Old Friends and New Meetings
It's 1814 in the village of Uppercross in Somersetshire. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has long since given up any hope of his daughter making a favourable marriage.
But Anne did fall in love, eight years ago, with Frederick Wentworth , a young man with no fortune and no family connections. She was persuaded to give him up - and he's not forgiven her...
Starring Juliet Stevenson and Sorcha Cusack
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's novel dramatised in three parts by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Little Charles …. John Abell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Mr Shepherd …. Stephen Hancock
Charles Hayter …. Clive Marlowe
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.
FRI 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rxk3k)
Episode 10
The Son of God offers to redeem mankind - and Satan eavesdrops on Adam and Eve. Stars Denis Quilley and Godfrey Kento.
FRI 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2kh)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Stockbroker's Clerk
The sleuth probes the mystery company behind a young man's offer of a dream job. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rxk55)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrr4)
Getting It Together
The dear ladies struggle to build a flat-pack settee. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
My Heart and Harry
The suave amateur private detective is drawn into the murder of the actress daughter of a threatre impresario.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
FRI 13:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrzd)
4. Cause For Alarm
Farm owner Gillian Selby reveals that she no longer requires any assistance from the Toff. Stars Terence Alexander.
Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honorable Richard Rollison
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Superintendent Grice ...... Duncan Lamont
Red Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
Lola Bridge ...... Liz Gebardt
Alan Selby ...... Alaric Cotter
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1977.
FRI 14:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmdr)
Series 1
5. Threshold of Stars
"And what happens if we fail the test?" "It's obvious. We'll be killed."
Held captive by their abductors, the Space Force crew discover exactly what the aliens are after - while Chipper causes concern.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
FRI 14:30 Doctor Who (b00ry8zd)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 5
The Time Lord is confronted by the robot and learns who is the real mastermind behind the deadly scheme. Read by Tom Baker.
FRI 15:00 The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai (b00ry9hw)
Episode 5
Philip Toosey succeeds in improving the camp's sanitary conditions, but is brutalised by Japanese guards. Read by Anton Lesser.
FRI 15:30 Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet (b007jmbr)
Episode 5
Barnaby takes his mother to visit his daughter, while his 'angel' Sofia leaves a message on his machine. Read by William Hope.
FRI 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00kvq7p)
Staring out of the Window
Staring out of the window, Alan muses about what 'being a writer' actually means.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ry9hy)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories including Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, Thumbelina and Bad Girls.
FRI 17:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmdr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Doctor Who (b00ry8zd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rxk55)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rxk3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jw00)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Delve Special (b007jmj8)
Series 3
Cowboys
When a builder burnt down their house, Ronald and Yvonne Worthington went to their solicitor. That's when their troubles really started.
Reporter David Lander investigates Britain's cowboy builders.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Stephen Frost, Dawn French and Phli Nice.
Dramatic reconstructions by Jack Klaff, Julia Hills, Mark Arden and Robert Bathurst.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
FRI 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jp7v)
Shakespeare in America
The truncated thespians expose the shocking truth behind the Bard's little-known trip across the Atlantic. From June 1994.
FRI 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00ry9j0)
Series 1
Trout Farm
John Weak discovers there's a "T" missing from the end of HR, when Human Resources has a communal hot flush over his witty entry on Deirdre Simmons's leaving card...
Alexander Armstrong stars as John Weak in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management.
John Weak ...... Alexander Armstrong
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Phil Bellinger ...... Stephen Critchlow
Clare Barrett ...... Colleen Prendergast
Deidre Simmons ...... Susan Jameson
Simon Henshaw ...... Harry Myers
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
03/04/2010
06:00 SAT (b00rv66l)
04/04/2010
06:00 SUN (b00rv9gd)
05/04/2010
06:00 MON (b00rvzkl)
06/04/2010
06:00 TUE (b00rw8p5)
07/04/2010
06:00 WED (b00rwxkl)
08/04/2010
06:00 THU (b00rxdzf)
09/04/2010
06:00 FRI (b00rxk53)
Acropolis Now
23:00 THU (b007jwps)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007jnwh)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007jnwh)
After Henry
04:00 WED (b007jnwh)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
15:45 MON (b00kt887)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
15:45 TUE (b00ktfr9)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
15:45 WED (b00ktln4)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
15:45 THU (b00kv7w5)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
15:45 FRI (b00kvq7p)
Alan Garner - The Owl Service
02:30 SUN (b007jq2t)
Alan Garner - The Owl Service
13:00 SUN (b007jq2t)
Alan Garner - The Owl Service
01:00 MON (b007jq2t)
All Gas and Gaiters
12:00 SUN (b007jp5l)
All Gas and Gaiters
19:00 SUN (b007jp5l)
An Actor's Life for Me
08:30 TUE (b00rw8p7)
An Actor's Life for Me
22:00 TUE (b00rw8p7)
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet
15:30 MON (b007jm8s)
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet
15:30 TUE (b007jm9b)
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet
15:30 WED (b007jm9t)
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet
15:30 THU (b007jmb8)
Anne Tyler - A Patchwork Planet
15:30 FRI (b007jmbr)
Barry Letts - Who & Me
18:00 SUN (b00rv8q4)
Barry Letts - Who & Me
00:00 MON (b00rv8q4)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 MON (b0081s34)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 MON (b0081s34)
Beachcomber... By the Way
04:00 TUE (b0081s34)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
04:30 SAT (b008hpzv)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
09:30 FRI (b008j030)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
17:30 FRI (b008j030)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00rv66n)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00rv9gg)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00rw6mv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00rwrzw)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00rwxkq)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00rxf8p)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00ry9hy)
Brian Aldiss - Hothouse
18:30 SAT (b00mtpl0)
Brian Aldiss - Hothouse
00:30 SUN (b00mtpl0)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
14:00 MON (b007jmb4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 MON (b007jmb4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 TUE (b007jmb4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
14:00 TUE (b007jmbm)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 TUE (b007jmbm)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 WED (b007jmbm)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
14:00 WED (b007jmc2)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 WED (b007jmc2)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 THU (b007jmc2)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
14:00 THU (b007jmd7)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 THU (b007jmd7)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 FRI (b007jmd7)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
14:00 FRI (b007jmdr)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 FRI (b007jmdr)
Charles Dickens
09:00 SAT (b00rv56t)
Charles Dickens
19:00 SAT (b00rv56t)
Charles Dickens
05:00 SUN (b00rv56t)
Charles Dickens
05:00 MON (b007tm48)
Charles Dickens
05:00 TUE (b007tm49)
Charles Dickens
05:00 WED (b007tcgm)
Charles Dickens
05:00 THU (b007tcgx)
Charles Dickens
05:00 FRI (b007tc32)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00rv8q6)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00rv8q8)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00rv8qb)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00rv8qd)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00rv8q6)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00rv8q8)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00rv8qb)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00rv8qd)
Comedy Controller
10:00 SAT (b00rv66q)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b00rv66q)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00rv66s)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00rv66v)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00rv66x)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00rv66z)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00rv671)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jp6h)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jp6h)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jp6h)
Delve Special
22:30 FRI (b007jmj8)
Dial M for Pizza
22:00 SUN (b007k21r)
Doctor Who
14:30 MON (b00rw1t1)
Doctor Who
18:30 MON (b00rw1t1)
Doctor Who
00:30 TUE (b00rw1t1)
Doctor Who
14:30 TUE (b00rwqdb)
Doctor Who
18:30 TUE (b00rwqdb)
Doctor Who
00:30 WED (b00rwqdb)
Doctor Who
14:30 WED (b00rwwx6)
Doctor Who
18:30 WED (b00rwwx6)
Doctor Who
00:30 THU (b00rwwx6)
Doctor Who
14:30 THU (b00rxf5f)
Doctor Who
18:30 THU (b00rxf5f)
Doctor Who
00:30 FRI (b00rxf5f)
Doctor Who
14:30 FRI (b00ry8zd)
Doctor Who
18:30 FRI (b00ry8zd)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 TUE (b0081rcb)
Fags, Mags and Bags
22:30 TUE (b00rws1m)
For Better or for Worse
12:30 TUE (b00h4lng)
For Better or for Worse
19:30 TUE (b00h4lng)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
05:00 SAT (b00jtbxb)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00jtbxb)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00jtbxb)
Girls Will Be Girls
23:30 MON (b007jy1z)
Hancock's Half Hour
10:30 SUN (b00rzl84)
Hancock's Half Hour
21:30 SUN (b00rzl84)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jyyw)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jyyw)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jyyw)
I Think I've Got a Problem
23:30 TUE (b007xvrp)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00rxf3m)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00rxf3m)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?
23:30 THU (b00p33gd)
In the Balance
08:30 THU (b007k26c)
In the Balance
22:00 THU (b007k26c)
Jane Austen
03:00 SAT (b008h4xg)
Jane Austen
10:00 MON (b007js3g)
Jane Austen
03:00 TUE (b007js3g)
Jane Austen
10:00 TUE (b007js5r)
Jane Austen
03:00 WED (b007js5r)
Jane Austen
10:00 WED (b007js7y)
Jane Austen
03:00 THU (b007js7y)
Jane Austen
10:00 THU (b007jsb5)
Jane Austen
03:00 FRI (b007jsb5)
Jane Austen
10:00 FRI (b007jtd1)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
18:00 SAT (b008p9wx)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
00:00 SUN (b008p9wx)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
13:30 TUE (b007jrq3)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:30 TUE (b007jrq3)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:30 WED (b007jrq3)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
13:30 WED (b007jrsr)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:30 WED (b007jrsr)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:30 THU (b007jrsr)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
13:30 THU (b007jrwm)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:30 THU (b007jrwm)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:30 FRI (b007jrwm)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
13:30 FRI (b007jrzd)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:30 FRI (b007jrzd)
John Milton's Paradise Lost - Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00rv9gj)
John Milton's Paradise Lost - Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00rv9gj)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 SAT (b00rs7fm)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 MON (b00rvzcb)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 MON (b00rvzcb)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 TUE (b00rvzcb)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 TUE (b00rwqd8)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 TUE (b00rwqd8)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 WED (b00rwqd8)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 WED (b00rwwky)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 WED (b00rwwky)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 THU (b00rwwky)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 THU (b00rxf3k)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 THU (b00rxf3k)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 FRI (b00rxf3k)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 FRI (b00rxk3k)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 FRI (b00rxk3k)
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
05:30 MON (b00rvxz8)
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
05:30 TUE (b00rw8p3)
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
05:30 WED (b00rwxkj)
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
05:30 THU (b00rxdzc)
LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
05:30 FRI (b00rxk51)
Lee Hall - Spoonface Steinberg
11:00 SUN (b007jnsq)
Lee Hall - Spoonface Steinberg
17:00 SUN (b007jnsq)
Like They've Never Been Gone
12:30 WED (b00b41fs)
Like They've Never Been Gone
19:30 WED (b00b41fs)
Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin
23:00 SAT (b00nth19)
Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin
23:15 SAT (b00rv673)
Masala FM
23:00 WED (b007jz5q)
Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
13:00 SAT (b00bqm6w)
Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury
01:00 SUN (b00bqm6w)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop
23:30 WED (b00mvfw1)
Nicci French's Killing Me Softly
23:30 SAT (b00rv675)
Nicci French's Killing Me Softly
23:45 SAT (b00rv677)
On Baby Street
22:30 MON (b00fd3qy)
Oscar Wilde
10:15 SUN (b007k13j)
Oscar Wilde
21:15 SUN (b007k13j)
Paul Temple
01:00 SAT (b007jqtj)
Paul Temple
13:00 MON (b007jqvg)
Paul Temple
20:00 MON (b007jqvg)
Paul Temple
01:00 TUE (b007jqvg)
Paul Temple
13:00 TUE (b007jqvw)
Paul Temple
20:00 TUE (b007jqvw)
Paul Temple
01:00 WED (b007jqvw)
Paul Temple
13:00 WED (b007jqw7)
Paul Temple
20:00 WED (b007jqw7)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (b007jqw7)
Paul Temple
13:00 THU (b007jqwh)
Paul Temple
20:00 THU (b007jqwh)
Paul Temple
01:00 FRI (b007jqwh)
Paul Temple
13:00 FRI (b007jzds)
Paul Temple
20:00 FRI (b007jzds)
Radio Shuttleworth
08:30 FRI (b007jw00)
Radio Shuttleworth
22:00 FRI (b007jw00)
Second Thoughts
09:00 WED (b007jx0t)
Second Thoughts
17:00 WED (b007jx0t)
Second Thoughts
04:00 THU (b007jx0t)
Semi Circles
09:30 MON (b007jtw6)
Semi Circles
17:30 MON (b007jtw6)
Semi Circles
04:30 TUE (b007jtw6)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 SAT (b007k297)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 MON (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007k1xh)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 TUE (b007k26n)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007k26n)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007k26n)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 WED (b007k2gq)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007k2gq)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007k2gq)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 THU (b007k2j4)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007k2j4)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007k2j4)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 FRI (b007k2kh)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 FRI (b007k2kh)
Smelling of Roses
09:30 WED (b00f405t)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 WED (b00f405t)
Smelling of Roses
04:30 THU (b00f405t)
Spats
23:30 SUN (b00cgsrz)
Stephen Baxter - Voyage
00:00 SAT (b007q9ld)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 MON (b00rvzks)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 MON (b00rvzks)
Stop Messing About!
08:00 FRI (b00rxk55)
Stop Messing About!
12:00 FRI (b00rxk55)
Stop Messing About!
19:00 FRI (b00rxk55)
Take It From Here
08:00 TUE (b007jt1c)
Take It From Here
12:00 TUE (b007jt1c)
Take It From Here
19:00 TUE (b007jt1c)
The Alan Davies Show
08:30 WED (b007jsgv)
The Alan Davies Show
22:00 WED (b007jsgv)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007k1v1)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007k1v1)
The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai
15:00 MON (b00rw6ms)
The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai
15:00 TUE (b00rwryb)
The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai
15:00 WED (b00rwxkn)
The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai
15:00 THU (b00rxf8m)
The Colonel of The Bridge on the River Kwai
15:00 FRI (b00ry9hw)
The Friend in the Corner
09:30 SAT (b007k1rf)
The Friend in the Corner
19:30 SAT (b007k1rf)
The Friend in the Corner
05:30 SUN (b007k1rf)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jn16)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jn16)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jn16)
The Heart of Hark'un
00:30 SAT (b007jqbs)
The Leopard in Autumn
08:30 MON (b00rvzkq)
The Leopard in Autumn
22:00 MON (b00rvzkq)
The Mark Steel Lecture
22:30 SUN (b007md98)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
09:30 THU (b008g2b9)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
17:30 THU (b008g2b9)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
04:30 FRI (b008g2b9)
The Nick Revell Show
04:00 SAT (b007k2dc)
The Nick Revell Show
09:00 FRI (b007jp6w)
The Nick Revell Show
17:00 FRI (b007jp6w)
The Nimmo Twins in...
22:30 THU (b00jh6jw)
The Now Show
16:30 SUN (b00rv8qg)
The Now Show
04:30 MON (b00rv8qg)
The Price of Fear
18:30 SUN (b007jmgf)
The Price of Fear
00:30 MON (b007jmgf)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
12:30 FRI (b007jrr4)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
19:30 FRI (b007jrr4)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show
23:00 FRI (b007jp7v)
The Toff
01:30 SAT (b007jrjk)
The Toff
13:30 MON (b007jrmb)
The Toff
20:30 MON (b007jrmb)
The Toff
01:30 TUE (b007jrmb)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 WED (b007jx48)
Think the Unthinkable
23:00 MON (b007jm3k)
Two Doors Down
09:30 TUE (b008h68b)
Two Doors Down
17:30 TUE (b008h68b)
Two Doors Down
04:30 WED (b008h68b)
Up the Garden Path
09:00 THU (b0085k01)
Up the Garden Path
17:00 THU (b0085k01)
Up the Garden Path
04:00 FRI (b0085k01)
We Are Klang: Amazing Lives
23:00 SUN (b007k3p8)
Weak at the Top
23:30 FRI (b00ry9j0)