After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it. Stars Tom Smith and Tony Kearney.
Two children battling to save England from a plague of hungry dragons turn to dragon killer St George. Read by Prunella Scales.
The bear and friends search the 100 Acre Wood to find a tiny missing person. Guess where they find him? Read by Alan Bennett.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
The regular Hancock's cast play different characters - in the rise and fall saga of a pie-stall cook, Percy Higgins.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
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.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Celia Imrie as Hilary, Belinda Lang as Liza, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Norman Bird as Mr Burrows and Nicholas Courtney as Ray.
Series two 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'.
Victoria's illness makes Roger squeamish. Charlotte overreacts, but Anna is a rock. Stars Rosemary Leach. From December 1994.
As the concert party hits rock bottom, will their manager and 'angel' Miss Trant pull the plug on them? Stars Jemma Churchill.
Disguised Satan approaches Christ and suggests that he cures his hunger by turning stones into bread. Stars Denis Quilley.
When a young diplomat dies in Rome, the sleuth turns to the tabloid press for help. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
Can a tribe of African pygmies be persuaded to endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Libby Earnest …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot must dig for more clues. Is there a killer in a team of desert archaeologists?
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir
Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley
Dr Reilly …. Norman Rodway
Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn
Sheila Reilly …. Cathy Sara
Miss Johnson …. Elizabeth Spriggs
5. Love Bytes
With a woman missing, Trueman and Riley are sucked into the virtual world of online role playing.
Brian B Thompson's ill-matched detective duo starring Robert Daws and Duncan Preston.
DI Trueman …. Robert Daws
DS Riley …. Duncan Preston
Susan/Lucy Lovestar …. Rebecca Manley
Andy …. Matt Addis
Mr Thomas …. Malcolm Tierney
Geoff/Male Voice …. Stephen Critchlow
Male Voice …. Benjamin Askew
Male Voice …. Jonathan Tafler
Seductive Female Voice …. Lizzy Watts
Internet Café Owner …. Paul Rider
Scots share their feelings about what Scotland's history, literature, culture and music means to them and to the world.
The authoress Mrs Forrester is horrified when her husband runs off with the cook but she turns it to creative advantage.
Dirk Bogarde is the narrator for a series of six Somerset Maugham short stories.
Mrs Forrester ...... Sylvia Syms
Mr Forrester ...... Desmond Barrit
Mrs Bullfinch ...... Shirley Anne Field
Comparing his current and previous wartime experiences, broadcaster JB Priestley's 1940 observations. Read by Patrick Stewart.
Michael Morpurgo reveals children's working lives during the Industrial Revolution - up chimneys, in factories and down mines.
Salieri wrestles with his conscience over seducing Mozart's wife. Read by F Murray Abraham. Adapted from the stage play.
The actor reads letters written to his wife Prunella Scales during his 1975 RSC Hedda Gabler tour of Australia and America.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, The World According to Humphrey, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Room 13.
A lovesick suitor buys a guaranteed love potion from a mysterious soul - a love potion that works all too well...
Robert Presnell Jr's TV script based on John Collier's short story adapted for radio by Dennis Etchison
Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Michele Graff, Roderick Peeples, JoBe Cerny, Doug James, Jeff Lupetin, Carl Amari, Roy Millonzi, Meg Thalken, Jennifer Litterio, Linda Reiter, Peggy Roeder and Craig Harris.
Stacy Keach (best known here as US TV detective Mike Hammer) takes Serling's original TV role as narrator.
Created by Rod Serling, cult sci-fi and horror series 'The Twilight Zone' was first broadcast in the USA on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and electrified the new medium of television.
Armed with a licence from CBS and the Serling estate, Carl Amari's slick adaptions are based on the original TV scripts - adapted from 2002 as a 40-minute radio drama series, with a full cast, music and sound effects.
This classic Edgar Allen Poe story follows Prince Prospero's eager attempts to avoid the Red Death. Read by Patrick Malahide.
The comic's Moon trip ends up on Mars, where his space suit fails and his life flashes before his eyes. From April 2001.
Alex is obsessed with snails, but can women ever replace them in his affections? Stars Gerard Foster. From July 2001.
Phil's told off for not wearing his empathy womb at the antenatal class. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.
THURSDAY 27 MAY 2010
THU 00:00 The Twilight Zone (b00h6v32)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:40 Classic Tales of Horror (b00n5vsl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:40 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jlx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Trueman and Riley (b00j7p9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00shr9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 JB Priestley - The Good Companions (b007jlp4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00shr9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sjm9c)
Episode 4
Marcus and Esca have retrieved the legion's Eagle, denying their enemies a symbol of defiance. Rosemary Sutcliffe's adventure concludes. Stars Tom Smith and Tony Kearney.
THU 05:30 E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons (b00sjm9f)
The Book of Beasts
Wearing his new crown, Lionel loves being King - until he makes a terrible mistake involving a dragon. Read by Prunella Scales.
THU 05:45 AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner (b00sjp2b)
Episode 4
The bear invents a new game for his friends to play, and Tigger helps Eeyore get close to the action. Read by Alan Bennett.
THU 06:00 27/05/2010 (b00sjp2d)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnj2)
Series 7
The Macreekie Rising of '74
Neddie Seagoon has a 60-foot caber hidden under his kilt, but the Scots want it back.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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 October 1956.
THU 08:30 In the End (b007n9gk)
Episode 1
Maverick hack George Cragge fears a serial killer is on the loose. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
Series 3
A Dick in Shining Armour
Will pregnant Izzy be able to finally settle down with the man of her dreams? Stars Imelda Staunton. From October 1993.
THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx9v)
Series 1
Spy Story
Why does the bear suck his paw in winter? And what does the answer have to do with the First Secretary's dinner suit?
The British Ambassador and his team plan their campaign for a diplomatic dinner.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as the United States Ambassador, Susie Brann as Mrs Newton and Peter Howell as George Sommers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
THU 10:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jls2)
Episode 1
It's 1930 and Hitler's rise to power has begun. Three year old Oskar decides to stop growing and stop talking. Instead he plays his tin drum.
Phil Daniels stars as Oskar alongside Kenneth Cranham and Lesley Manville in Mike Walker's two-part dramatisation of Gunter Grass's dark and intriguing story.
Written in 1959, The Tin Drum is a modern classic of post-Second World War literature, telling the story of the Third Reich's decline and fall from a most particular perspective - that of a dwarf. It was published at a time when a generation of Germans was seeking to understand the war for the first time.
Oskar ...... Phil Daniels
Matzerath ...... Kenneth Cranham
Agnes ...... Lesley Manville
Bebra ...... David Collings
Jan ...... Stephen Critchlow
Greff ...... Paul Jenkins
Gretchen ...... Kristin Milward
Roswitha ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Marcus ...... John Turner
Fisherman ...... John Hartley
Midwife ...... Tessa Worsley
Gunter Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999 and the Swedish Academy praised him as a writer 'whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history'.
Mike Walker's efforts won him the Writer's Award for Best Dramatisation.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
THU 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00sjp2g)
Episode 3
Satan confers with his council on how best to bring about the downfall of Christ. Stars Ian McDiarmid and Godfrey Kenton.
THU 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Sussex Vampire
The Baker Street sleuth's powers of deduction and reason are challenged by the creatures of the night. Stars Clive Merrison.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sjp2j)
Series 3
Episode 11
Tales of Merrie England and an insight into show-jumping.
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 Graeme Garden, Peter Hutchins, Eric Idle, Peter Vincent and David McKellar,
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, Bill Oddie and Leon Cohen.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1966.
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jlxs)
Murder in Mesopotamia
Episode 4
As Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot continues quizzing the suspects, a second tragedy strikes the archaeological dig.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Mrs Mercado …. Elaine Claxton
Emmott …. Peter Whitman
Mercado …. Neville Jason
Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley
Carl Reiter …. Tom Bevan
Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn
Miss Johnson …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Father Lavigny …. John Hartley
Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
THU 13:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p7pb)
Episode 1
The Senior House Officer is suspicious when a former patient commits suicide. Annie McCartney's thriller stars Seanin Brennan.
THU 14:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00cyywj)
Jenny Secombe
Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her versatile, funny father - singer, actor and comic.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in August 2006.
THU 14:30 Maugham's Eye View (b00lv0y4)
The Vessel of Wrath
An unlikely liaison is formed in the Dutch East Indies when a lady missionary inadvertently falls for a drunken drop out.
Dirk Bogarde is the narrator for a series of six Somerset Maugham short stories.
Martha Jones ...... Anna Massey
Ginger Ted ...... Bill Nighy
Dutch Controleur ...... Timothy Spall
Mr Jones ...... David Timson
Engineer ...... Andrew Branch
Islander ...... Roger May
Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
THU 15:00 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00ntdnz)
Episode 4
Looking back to the very first day of the war, broadcaster JB Priestley's observations from 1940 are read by Patrick Stewart.
THU 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sjp2l)
I Ain't a Child
Michael Morpurgo tells the story of Victorian street children and the organisations that grew up to rescue them.
THU 15:30 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00sjp2n)
Episode 4
Will Salieri finally take his revenge on Mozart? Or is his quarrel really with God? Read by F Murray Abraham.
THU 15:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4l)
Episode 4
Timothy West reads letters to wife Prunella Scales, when he was asked to perform before the Pope and an audience of thousands.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sjp2q)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, The World According to Humphrey, and Room 13.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
Rebel
The Galactic Federation thinks it has seen the last of space outlaw Roj Blake, when he is framed and exiled. Stars Derek Riddell.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sjp2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jlxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p7pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00sjp2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the End (b007n9gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Deep Trouble (b00sjp2s)
Series 1
Episode 2
The US Navy's special Seals force causes excitement aboard nuclear submarine Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From October 2005.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k0zt)
Series 1
School Parties Welcome
The Museum enjoys a visit from some schoolchildren as they learn the origin of scampi in the new Undersea Adventure display.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sjp2v)
Series 2
Games People Play
Giles can't get a mortgage, David is computer-obsessed and Judith is a corporate Boadicea. Stars Douglas Hodge. From June 1996.
FRIDAY 28 MAY 2010
FRI 00:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jlxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p7pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00sjp2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jls2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Just William (b00sjpnm)
All the News
Mischievous schoolboy William Brown sets out to wreak havoc, but is hindered by Violet Elizabeth. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 05:15 Just William (b00sjpnp)
Aunt Arabelle in Charge
Schoolboy William Brown has a sea fight and loses his ten shillings - how far will he go to get it back? Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 05:30 E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons (b00sjpnr)
The Dragon Tamers
Blacksmith John and his family's very hard life soon changes when a dragon emerges from the cellar. Read by Prunella Scales.
FRI 05:45 AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner (b00sjpnt)
Episode 5
Windy weather causes havoc in 100 Acre Wood, but the bear and friends all gather round to help. Read by Alan Bennett.
FRI 06:00 28/05/2010 (b00sjpnw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
Series 4
Episode 2
Kenneth Horne stars in a roaring 1920s film spoof 'Thoroughly Modern Willy', Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of a nadger and Julian and Sandy come over all transcendental with Bona Gurumat.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Marty Feldman had moved on so series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Webster.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007ynmh)
Series 2
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly joins John to host a Shuttleworth edition of Stars in Their Eyes.
But which stars will the family appear as? Could John come through the curtain as Elton John with wife Mary as Kiki Dee?
Trying to Impress an Impressario is Mitch Benn , while Kevin Gildea calls in a final attempt to Make Mary Merry
The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00sjqcc)
Security
British Embassy staff suspect that Russians next door are bugging them. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From March 1966.
FRI 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01s254c)
Series 2
Episode 3
Cinema shenanigans for the much-loved duo and the heroic deeds of Private Morecambe.
Written by Eddie Braben
With Richard Mathews, Ann Hamilton and Michael Kilgarriff.
Special singing guest: Clodagh Rodgers
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
FRI 10:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jlvd)
Episode 2
As the war rages, Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?
Phil Daniels stars as Oskar in the conclusion of Gunter Grass's dark and intriguing story.
Written in 1959, The Tin Drum is a modern classic of post-Second World War literature, telling the story of the Third Reich's decline and fall from a most particular perspective - that of a dwarf.
Oskar ...... Phil Daniels
Matzerath ...... Kenneth Cranham
Bebra ...... David Collings
Roswitha ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Zeidler ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothea ...... Patience Tomlinson
Lankes ...... Jonathan Keeble
Maria ...... Tracy Wiles
Klepp ...... Nigel Anthony
Official ...... David Timson
Young Man ...... Andrew Branch
Other parts ...... John Hartley
Dramatised by Mike Walker.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
FRI 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00sjr7b)
Episode 4
Satan tries to tempt Christ in the wilderness with an exquisite banquet and promises of wealth and power. Stars Denis Quilley.
FRI 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn04)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Three Garridebs
The sleuth tackles the inheritance case of two men who must find the third person sharing their surname. Stars Clive Merrison.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jf6rv)
From 29/01/1984
From playing Doxon of Dick Green, to a troop of Beefeaters. The ultimate one-man show, written by the host. From January 1984.
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jly9)
Murder in Mesopotamia
Episode 5
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer...
The gripping conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Coleman …. David Jarvis
Captain Maitland …. Richard Todd
Mrs Mercado …. Elaine Claxton
Sheila Reilly …. Cathy Sara
Dr Reilly …. Norman Rodway
Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn
Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir
Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
FRI 13:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p8x9)
Episode 2
After Sophie's alleged suicide, the Senior House Officer suspects foul play. Annie McCartney's thriller stars Seanin Brennan.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00kssql)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nth1f)
Episode 5
Describing recent air-raids in his native city of Bradford, the broadcaster's 1940 observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
FRI 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sjw36)
The Habit of Schooling
Michael Morpurgo discovers the reaction to the 1870 Forster Education Act, marking the start of compulsory education for all.
FRI 15:30 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00sjr7d)
Episode 5
Salieri is seething when Mozart writes an Italian opera, so he plots to stop it. Read by F Murray Abraham.
FRI 15:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4n)
Episode 5
In letters to his wife Prunella Scales, the actor reflects on the Bristol Old Vic and touring 'King Lear' in Ireland.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sjw38)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, The World According to Humphrey, Wheelchair Wally, and Room 13.
FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00sjqcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01s254c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
Traitor
The space outlaws try to gain control of the Liberator. But whose side is Avon on? Stars Derek Riddell and Colin Salmon.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jf6rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jly9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush (b008p8x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Regained (b00sjr7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007ynmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Genius (b00b9nzd)
Series 1
John Fortune
A fake brake pedal for nervous passengers to using laughing gas for riots?
Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007k1xw)
Series 2
Assistant
With Hell getting overcrowded, Satan decides it's time to hire an assistant demon.
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
It's not easy being Satan. Thrown out of heaven by a vengeful, white-haired God merely for daring to voice the concerns of middle management and condemned for all eternity to listen to Edith Piaf and Elvis Presley. Satan may rule the roost, but he's beset by the poor unfortunates condemned to sit out Eternity with him
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 23:30 Mastering the Universe (b00sjw5l)
Series 1
Party On Down
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of partying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
FRI 23:45 Elastic Planet (b0089jhr)
The Shape
Drugged electricity and artificial icebergs.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Johnny Ball, Henry Cooper, Kerry Shale, Dan Strauss, Michael Troughton, Neil Mullarkey, Siriol Jenkins, Jamie Owen and Alan Dedicoat.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
22/05/2010
06:00 SAT (b00sh01s)
23/05/2010
06:00 SUN (b00sh0ds)
24/05/2010
06:00 MON (b00sh59s)
25/05/2010
06:00 TUE (b00shkc3)
26/05/2010
06:00 WED (b00shp9t)
27/05/2010
06:00 THU (b00sjp2d)
28/05/2010
06:00 FRI (b00sjpnw)
AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
05:45 MON (b00sh59q)
AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
05:45 TUE (b00shkc1)
AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
05:45 WED (b00shp2s)
AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
05:45 THU (b00sjp2b)
AA Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
05:45 FRI (b00sjpnt)
Adam Baron - Shut Eye
23:30 SAT (b00sh02c)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007jq6v)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007jq6v)
After Henry
04:00 WED (b007jq6v)
All Gas and Gaiters
12:00 SUN (b007jptm)
All Gas and Gaiters
19:00 SUN (b007jptm)
All the World's a Globe
23:30 TUE (b007k44p)
An English Journey
14:00 MON (b0092mzs)
An English Journey
14:00 TUE (b00941ht)
Any Bloke
23:30 WED (b007jyzg)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
22:45 TUE (b007jrkw)
At Home With The Snails
23:00 WED (b007k2ql)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 MON (b008g29h)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 MON (b008g29h)
Beachcomber... By the Way
04:00 TUE (b008g29h)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00sh01v)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00sh0dv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00shhrn)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00shl8k)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00sjm3v)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00sjp2q)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00sjw38)
Blake's 7
18:00 THU (b008hscc)
Blake's 7
00:00 FRI (b008hscc)
Blake's 7
18:00 FRI (b008jhns)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
23:30 MON (b00fw3zq)
Bristow
09:30 TUE (b00ct8w3)
Bristow
17:30 TUE (b00ct8w3)
Bristow
04:30 WED (b00ct8w3)
Capital Gains
09:30 MON (b00shdzt)
Capital Gains
17:30 MON (b00shdzt)
Capital Gains
04:30 TUE (b00shdzt)
Chris Addison's Civilization
22:00 SUN (b00f2zsd)
Classic Tales of Horror
00:40 SAT (b00n46wy)
Classic Tales of Horror
18:40 MON (b00n51g5)
Classic Tales of Horror
00:40 TUE (b00n51g5)
Classic Tales of Horror
18:40 TUE (b00n490c)
Classic Tales of Horror
00:40 WED (b00n490c)
Classic Tales of Horror
18:40 WED (b00n5vsl)
Classic Tales of Horror
00:40 THU (b00n5vsl)
Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio
23:30 SUN (b007k0x8)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00nhq5d)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00sh0xz)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00sh0y1)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:15 SUN (b00jz2xv)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00nhq5d)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00sh0xz)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00sh0y1)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:15 MON (b00jz2xv)
Comedy Controller
10:00 SAT (b00cpqcs)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b00cpqcs)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00sh01x)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00sh01z)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00sh021)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00sh023)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00sh025)
Dad Made Me Laugh
14:00 THU (b00cyywj)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jpvh)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jpvh)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jpvh)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
09:00 SAT (b007k4fk)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
19:00 SAT (b007k4fk)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
05:00 SUN (b007k4fk)
David Wade - Power of Attorney
03:00 SAT (b007w3c3)
Decline and Fall
14:30 MON (b00cfmnb)
Decline and Fall
14:30 TUE (b00cjs2c)
Deep Trouble
22:30 THU (b00sjp2s)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b00sh12y)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b00sh12y)
Does The Team Think?
12:30 TUE (b00lngwd)
Does The Team Think?
19:30 TUE (b00lngwd)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
13:30 THU (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
20:30 THU (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
01:30 FRI (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
13:30 FRI (b008p8x9)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
20:30 FRI (b008p8x9)
E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons
05:30 MON (b00sh59n)
E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons
05:30 TUE (b00shkbz)
E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons
05:30 WED (b00shp2q)
E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons
05:30 THU (b00sjm9f)
E Nesbit's Last of the Dragons
05:30 FRI (b00sjpnr)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
11:00 SUN (b00fhzqv)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SUN (b00fhzqv)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 TUE (b00jzcky)
Elastic Planet
23:45 FRI (b0089jhr)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 SAT (b0084sqq)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 SUN (b0084sqq)
Flying the Flag
09:30 THU (b007jx9v)
Flying the Flag
17:30 THU (b007jx9v)
Flying the Flag
04:30 FRI (b007jx9v)
Freedom Pass
09:30 SAT (b00sgzk6)
Freedom Pass
19:30 SAT (b00sgzk6)
Freedom Pass
05:30 SUN (b00sgzk6)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
05:00 SAT (b00kssql)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00kssql)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
14:00 FRI (b00kssql)
Genius
22:30 FRI (b00b9nzd)
Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum
10:00 THU (b007jls2)
Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum
03:00 FRI (b007jls2)
Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum
10:00 FRI (b007jlvd)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
10:15 SUN (b007jv63)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
21:15 SUN (b007jv63)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007k1f3)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007k1f3)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007k1f3)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 SAT (b007ytww)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 MON (b007jlw5)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 MON (b007jlw5)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 TUE (b007jlw5)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 TUE (b007jlwq)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 TUE (b007jlwq)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 WED (b007jlwq)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 WED (b007jlx8)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 WED (b007jlx8)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 THU (b007jlx8)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 THU (b007jlxs)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 THU (b007jlxs)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 FRI (b007jlxs)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 FRI (b007jly9)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 FRI (b007jly9)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00sjp2j)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00sjp2j)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?
23:30 THU (b00sjp2v)
In the End
08:30 THU (b007n9gk)
In the End
22:00 THU (b007n9gk)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
10:00 MON (b007jlnk)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
03:00 TUE (b007jlnk)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
10:00 TUE (b007jlnw)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
03:00 WED (b007jlnw)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
10:00 WED (b007jlp4)
JB Priestley - The Good Companions
03:00 THU (b007jlp4)
JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
02:30 SUN (b00sh0dq)
JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
13:00 SUN (b00sh0dq)
JB Priestley - Time and the Conways
01:00 MON (b00sh0dq)
John Milton's Paradise Lost - Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00sh0dx)
John Milton's Paradise Lost - Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00sh0dx)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 SAT (b00sg33r)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
11:00 MON (b00shdzw)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
21:00 MON (b00shdzw)
John Milton's Paradise Lost
02:00 TUE (b00shdzw)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
11:00 TUE (b00shkc7)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
21:00 TUE (b00shkc7)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
02:00 WED (b00shkc7)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
11:00 WED (b00shr9f)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
21:00 WED (b00shr9f)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
02:00 THU (b00shr9f)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
11:00 THU (b00sjp2g)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
21:00 THU (b00sjp2g)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
02:00 FRI (b00sjp2g)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
11:00 FRI (b00sjr7b)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
21:00 FRI (b00sjr7b)
Just William
05:00 FRI (b00sjpnm)
Just William
05:15 FRI (b00sjpnp)
Justice or Murder?: The Death of Charles I
13:00 SAT (b00lwxlc)
Justice or Murder?: The Death of Charles I
01:00 SUN (b00lwxlc)
Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell
03:55 SAT (b00sj9yy)
Like They've Never Been Gone
12:30 WED (b00c4bs5)
Like They've Never Been Gone
19:30 WED (b00c4bs5)
Mastering the Universe
23:30 FRI (b00sjw5l)
Maugham's Eye View
14:30 WED (b00lqd27)
Maugham's Eye View
14:30 THU (b00lv0y4)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
08:30 MON (b00nhw1v)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
22:00 MON (b00nhw1v)
No Commitments
09:30 WED (b00shr9h)
No Commitments
17:30 WED (b00shr9h)
No Commitments
04:30 THU (b00shr9h)
Old Dog and Partridge
04:00 SAT (b007jvgy)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 FRI (b007k1xw)
On Baby Street
22:30 MON (b00shhrq)
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
23:00 SAT (b00sh027)
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
23:15 SAT (b00sh029)
Play and Record
23:00 SUN (b0082hdz)
Poets' Tree
22:30 TUE (b00shngl)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
15:00 MON (b00nskjq)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
15:00 TUE (b00nsnhn)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
15:00 WED (b00nsp7n)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
15:00 THU (b00ntdnz)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
15:00 FRI (b00nth1f)
Radio Shuttleworth
08:30 FRI (b007ynmh)
Radio Shuttleworth
22:00 FRI (b007ynmh)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
05:00 MON (b00sh59l)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
05:00 TUE (b00shkbx)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
05:00 WED (b00shp2n)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
05:00 THU (b00sjm9c)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b007w4df)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b007w4df)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b007w4df)
Second Thoughts
09:00 WED (b00fnfns)
Second Thoughts
17:00 WED (b00fnfns)
Second Thoughts
04:00 THU (b00fnfns)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 SAT (b007k3ps)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 MON (b007jmyc)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007jmyc)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007jmyc)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 TUE (b007jmyv)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007jmyv)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007jmyv)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 WED (b007jmz8)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007jmz8)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007jmz8)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 THU (b007jmzq)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007jmzq)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007jmzq)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 FRI (b007jn04)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 FRI (b007jn04)
Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus
15:30 MON (b00shhrl)
Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus
15:30 TUE (b00shl8h)
Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus
15:30 WED (b00shrwn)
Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus
15:30 THU (b00sjp2n)
Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus
15:30 FRI (b00sjr7d)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 MON (b00shdzy)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 MON (b00shdzy)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life
23:45 MON (b00slshn)
Take It From Here
08:00 TUE (b01dtg79)
Take It From Here
12:00 TUE (b01dtg79)
Take It From Here
19:00 TUE (b01dtg79)
The Clitheroe Kid
04:30 SUN (b007k0ds)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007k0ds)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007k0ds)
The Embassy Lark
09:00 FRI (b00sjqcc)
The Embassy Lark
17:00 FRI (b00sjqcc)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
04:30 SAT (b007qv81)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
09:30 FRI (b01s254c)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
17:30 FRI (b01s254c)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jnj2)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jnj2)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jnj2)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:00 SAT (b007wznx)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:00 SUN (b007wznx)
The In Crowd
08:30 TUE (b00shkc5)
The In Crowd
22:00 TUE (b00shkc5)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 MON (b00shhrj)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 TUE (b00shl8f)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 WED (b00shrwl)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 THU (b00sjp2l)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 FRI (b00sjw36)
The Little White Rose
14:00 WED (b00lm928)
The Mark Steel Lecture
22:30 SUN (b00sh2f1)
The Michael Bentine Show
12:30 FRI (b00jf6rv)
The Michael Bentine Show
19:30 FRI (b00jf6rv)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 THU (b007k0zt)
The News Quiz
16:30 SUN (b00sh2dz)
The News Quiz
04:30 MON (b00sh2dz)
The Price of Fear
18:30 SUN (b007jmcf)
The Price of Fear
00:30 MON (b007jmcf)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
23:45 TUE (b007n101)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 SAT (b00k7lzl)
The Twilight Zone
18:00 MON (b00kctmj)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 TUE (b00kctmj)
The Twilight Zone
18:00 TUE (b00h30s4)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 WED (b00h30s4)
The Twilight Zone
18:00 WED (b00h6v32)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 THU (b00h6v32)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 WED (b007jxbp)
Think the Unthinkable
23:00 MON (b00cqh5b)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
15:45 MON (b007jw49)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
15:45 TUE (b007jw4f)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
15:45 WED (b007jw4h)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
15:45 THU (b007jw4l)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
15:45 FRI (b007jw4n)
Trueman and Riley
01:30 SAT (b00j5lbm)
Trueman and Riley
13:30 MON (b00j622b)
Trueman and Riley
20:30 MON (b00j622b)
Trueman and Riley
01:30 TUE (b00j622b)
Trueman and Riley
13:30 TUE (b00j6bh2)
Trueman and Riley
20:30 TUE (b00j6bh2)
Trueman and Riley
01:30 WED (b00j6bh2)
Trueman and Riley
13:30 WED (b00j7p9f)
Trueman and Riley
20:30 WED (b00j7p9f)
Trueman and Riley
01:30 THU (b00j7p9f)
Up the Garden Path
09:00 THU (b007jqkw)
Up the Garden Path
17:00 THU (b007jqkw)
Up the Garden Path
04:00 FRI (b007jqkw)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
08:30 WED (b008vnz5)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
22:00 WED (b008vnz5)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b007rdrz)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b007rdrz)