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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 7 ARCHIVE
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 7 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 26 JUNE 2010

SAT 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4s9)
Episode 4

Dr Abbotts finds his 'party trick' used against him, and Paul Smith takes full advantage of the chaos. Stars David Birrell.

SAT 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wqf0)
The Earth in Anarchy

The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor cars to outrun their masked pursuers.

Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.

SAT 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
Busman's Honeymoon

1. The Mysteries of Married Life

Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed - by something nasty in the cellar.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

First published in 1937 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
The Rev Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

SAT 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
Episode 5

After exchanging identities, MP John Chilcote and John Loder's masquerade is in danger of discovery. Read by Nicholas Boulton.

SAT 02:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00svc1h)
Episode 10

With the baby due, expectant single mother Jane receives unexpected financial help. Stars Lynne Seymour.

SAT 02:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
Series 1

My Friend Maigret

The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder. With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.

SAT 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5

Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.

SAT 04:00 The Embassy Lark (b00svc1k)
The Party

Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his despised brother-in-law. With Derek Nimmo.

SAT 04:30 Bookcases (b00svc1m)
Series 1

Gone for a Burton

London 1855: Primus's latest publishing coup is the explorer Richard Burton, but drink and other substances seem to have destroyed Burton's sense of direction.

Martyn Wade's Victorian era comedy stars Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.

Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Katie Joiner …. Frances Jeater
Richard Burton …. Norman Rodway
Waiter …. David Antrobus

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.

SAT 05:00 The Original Godfather (b009kgnd)
Legendary writer and TV presenter Denis Norden chats to Paul Jackson about the legacy of his radio comedy partnership with Frank Muir.

The history of British sitcom is peppered with outstanding writing teams, not least Galton & Simpson, Clement & La Frenais, French & Saunders, Curtis & Elton and Aherne & Cash. But the very first - the veritable Godfathers of broadcast comedy - were Denis Norden and Frank Muir.

Born within two years of each other (Frank in 1920, Denis two years later), they shared similar RAF backgrounds and entertainment apprenticeships. After the Second World War, Muir landed a job with the BBC, writing for fellow ex-airman Jimmy Edwards and Norden joined a variety agency, writing for as many as 163 comedians.

Finally in 1947 they were brought together over lunch by Charles Maxwell (other reports claim it was fellow scriptwriter Ted Kavanagh) in the hope that they might hit it off. Thus started a 40 (plus) year partnership which kicked off with Take It From Here (1947-58) – still to be heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Their partnership continued into the early 1990s via My Word! (1956-1990) and My Music (1967-1991). Both series are still repeated in Australia and USA.

In between they wrote for countless stars from Bernard Braden and Peter Sellers to Benny Hill and Bob Monkhouse.

Paul Jackson explores their legacy with Denis himself, and hears from their long suffering secretary, Brenda Talbot and fellow writers Dick Vosburgh, Eric Sykes, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais.

Frank Muir passed away in 1998 and Denis Norden in 2018.

Producer: Paul Kobrak

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.

SAT 06:00 26/06/2010 (b00sw53y)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00sw540)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

SAT 09:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sw542)
Episode 1

The funeral of Faith Lavender, spinster of the parish, is attended by her family and friends and by one stranger - a man named Hubert Gaily, who never met Faith in his life...

Susan Hill's novel of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in the small Midland village of Haverstock.

Starring Patricia Hayes as Eleanor Thorne, Gwen Watford as Dorothea Shottery, Stephanie Cole as Alida Thorne and Sian Phillips as Isabel Lavender.

Adapted by Bill Matthews.
Music by Peter Salem
Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

SAT 09:30 Freedom Pass (b00sw6bx)
Episode 7

Using free over-60s travel, Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to London Zoo and Regents Park's boating pond. From September 2005.

SAT 10:00 Comedy Controller (b007jsq0)
Arnold Brown

The former accountant selects The Al Read Show, Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Arnold Brown and Company and People Like Us.

SAT 13:00 Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro' (b007jqdl)
A dramatised account of the First World War call-up and frontline experiences of William Baines, the composer and pianist born in November 1899, at Horbury near Wakefield. When he died aged 23 in 1922, after a long illness, he had written about 150 pieces, mostly for piano. He had an eye, and an ear, for the natural world. Compositions such as Twilight Woods, Paradise Gardens, Purple Heights and this one - Goodnight To Flamboro - capture the mood of the Yorkshire landscapes he loved.

Stars Douglas Hodge, Anne Stallybrass, David Calder and Ann Bell.

Written by Martyn Wade

Produced by Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1989.

SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sw6bz)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Gaudy Night

Having been victimised, Harriet Vain returns to her old college to find out who's behind the hate campaign. Stars Joanna David.

SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00sw79g)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Gaudy Night

The upper-crust sleuth joins Harriet at Oxford to start unravelling the mystery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.

SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sw79j)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Gaudy Night

Love, jealousy and revenge complicate matters as Harriet and the posh sleuth close in. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.

SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00sw79l)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Gaudy Night

Questions, questions for the titled sleuth - most about the case but one very personal. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.

SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sw79n)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: The Mysteries of Married Life

As Lord and Lady Wimsey honeymoon at their newly acquired farmhouse, their marital bliss gets disturbed. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 17:00 The Original Godfather (b009kgnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]

SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b007xrfc)
The Nazad Conspiracy

Episode 3

The Inspector and Professor race to stop Rasputin being brought back to life. Starring Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.

SAT 18:30 Martin Kiszko - Scramble (b007jwq4)
Episode 3

Racing against time, Mel battles to use music to thwart a crucial government project. Stars Clare Corbett and Christian Rodska.

SAT 19:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sw542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Freedom Pass (b00sw6bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jsq0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 23:00 Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (b00sw79q)
Episode 13

The Greenlander tries to discover where the ship she's aboard is going - but there's danger ahead. Read by Siobhan Redmond.

SAT 23:15 Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (b00sw79s)
Episode 14

The Greenlander plots her escape from the expedition ship Kronos - and makes a discovery. Read by Siobhan Redmond.

SAT 23:30 Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (b00sw79v)
Episode 15

As the ship nears its destination, will the Greenlander finally get some answers over Isaiah's death? Read by Siobhan Redmond.

SAT 23:45 RD Wingfield (b00sw79x)
The Cellar

Behind a bricked-up entrance lurks a suspenseful tale of horror below stairs. Stars John Pullen and Rosalind Ayres.

SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2010

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b007xrfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 Martin Kiszko - Scramble (b007jwq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Martyn Wade - Goodnight to Flamboro' (b007jqdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 Philip Marlowe: The High Window (b007jws5)
On the trail of a valuable coin, Raymond Chandler's world-weary private eye enters a deadly underworld. Stars Ed Bishop.

SUN 04:00 The Original Godfather (b009kgnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sw542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:30 Freedom Pass (b00sw6bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 27/06/2010 (b00sw80x)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00sw80z)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

SUN 09:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) (b00sw811)
Episode 2

Battling 1950s social prejudices, single mother-to-be Jane is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage.

Lynne Reid Banks' ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried, has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.

Stars Lynne Seymour as Jane, Richard Mitchley as Dr Graham, Marie Gordon-Price as Mavis, Nickie Rainsford as Doris, Bill Wallis as Father, Simon Armstrong as James, John Rowe as Dr Maxwell, Rachel Atkins as Jane 2, Trevor Laird as John and John McAndrew as Toby.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes.

Producer: Alison Hindell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

SUN 10:15 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
The Umbrella

When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly replaces it within budget. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.

SUN 10:30 Winston (b007jnbk)
Winston in Love

Happy Days in Cawnpore

Winston declares his love for Nancy. He even asks her to marry him. But is this just a ploy to get rid of her new suitor, Roland?

Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.

Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1991.

SUN 11:00 The Actor, The Lodgings, The Kipper And Ma (b0084ht0)
Geoffrey Wheeler recollects the theatrical landladies who gave bed and board to actors and variety turns. With Bruce Forsyth.

SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007js75)
Series 1

Frank Randle

He was 'a gargoyle, a grotesque - and the funniest man alive'.

Mark Radcliffe tells the story of 'the bad lad of showbiz'. Frank Randle - the rebel from Wigan who hiked his way to stardom.

A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.

Producer: Bernadette McConnell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.

SUN 12:00 Ray's a Laugh (b007js2p)
From 6/12/1949

Kitty suspects Ted is having an affair - and reporter George dons disguise.

Starring Ted Ray.

With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Fred Yule and Leslie Perrins.

Ray's A Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.

Scripted by Eddie Maguire and Ted Ray.

Music from Bob & Alf Pearson and The Beaux and The Belles.

BBC Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.

Announcer: Kenneth Kendall

Producer: George Inns

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1949.

SUN 12:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jszx)
Series 8

The Kid Makes History

The schoolboy is in trouble for not doing his homework, so Alfie is forced to help. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1964.

SUN 13:00 Philip Marlowe: The High Window (b007jws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]

SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw813)
World of Pub

Dodgy Phil comes up with another scheme to fill the East End boozer with punters. Stars John Thomson. From January 1999.

SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw815)
A Whole New Ball Game - Goodbye Gregory

A football crazy priest comforts the bereaved family of a stalwart parishioner. Stars Desmond Barritt. From April 1992.

SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw817)
Little Blighty on the Down

Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts battles on with her village toll tax. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1989.

SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00swgfn)
Armando Iannucci's Facts and Fancies: Monster Eyed Bugs

From diseases to identity cards, the producer, writer and performer presents his own collection of humorous essays.

SUN 16:15 Comedy Catch-Up (b00swgfq)
Jelly Mountain

Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs. With Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.

SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00swgfs)
Series 31

Episode 1

Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From June 18th 2010.

SUN 17:00 The Actor, The Lodgings, The Kipper And Ma (b0084ht0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007js75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]

SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b00swgk2)
The Cannibalists

Episode 1

As robots await new organic life forms on Haven, the Time Lord and Lucie must evade capture - and death. Stars Paul McGann.

SUN 18:30 The Price of Fear (b007jmxv)
Out of the Mouths

Horror legend Vincent Price introduces a tale about unforeseen danger as a scientist tries out advanced theories on his new born son.

Stars Hywel Bennett as Richard, Elizabeth Proud as Rachel and John Quail as David.

Scripted by William Ingram.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1983.

SUN 19:00 Ray's a Laugh (b007js2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 19:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jszx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

SUN 20:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) (b00sw811)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SUN 21:15 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

SUN 21:30 Winston (b007jnbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jplc)
Series 1

Episode 4

Britain's first communist football team tackles Germany. But what about the revolution? Stars Alexei Sayle. From March 1988.

SUN 22:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
Series 1

Episode 5

The sports agent is struggling to keep his staff, his dignity and his wife. Stars Neil Pearson. From September 2004.

SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00sttl2)
Series 3

Episode 2

Miles Jupp and the topical team look through stories in the news and tastefully make fun of them.

SUN 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
The Brothers Faversham

Theseus Faversham

The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective - Theseus Faversham.

The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus.

Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.

Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.

Producer: Julia McKenzie

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.

MONDAY 28 JUNE 2010

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00swgk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 The Price of Fear (b007jmxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Philip Marlowe: The High Window (b007jws5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw813)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw815)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sw817)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00swgfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:15 Comedy Catch-Up (b00swgfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:15 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00swgfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcv)
Series 1

Tintin in Tibet

News of a plane crash sends the intrepid boy reporter on a desperate search. Stars Richard Pearce, Andrew Sachs and Leo McKern.

MON 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00swhjs)
Episode 6

The children head to the countryside full of excitement, but some unwelcome news awaits. Patricia Hodge reads this classic tale.

MON 05:45 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00swhjv)
Episode 1

Sweden's strongest little girl and her monkey take a shopping trip to town and splash out on ocarinas. Read by Sandi Toksvig.

MON 06:00 28/06/2010 (b00swhjx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
Series 3

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Corporal Jones's van runs out of petrol, so the Home Guard platoon must take shelter in a spooky house.

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.

MON 08:30 Country Matters (b00jzckm)
Episode 1

Dave and Cathy leave the city for Drayton Warlock's pastoral idyll. Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From April 1994.

MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007w2s0)
Series 1

The Picture

Gerald and Diana have a clear-out to try and make some cash.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer written by Basil Boothroyd.

Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.

With Michael McClain.

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.

MON 09:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
Series 1

The Mould in the Gold

Father Benedict is holding a Golden Oldie night in honour of the late Gregory Patterson. But is it the right occasion for a eulogy from his only son, Robert?

Not when Barbara Patterson is determined to ruin the evening.

A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies

Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Jill Meers as the Manageress.

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.

MON 10:00 Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian (b00swhjz)
Episode 1

1737: Two Edinburgh sisters are caught up in political revolt, as young Effie awaits trial for murder. Stars Gerda Stevenson.

MON 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnq6)
Episode 1

Summer, 1799 in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, and one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind.

George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded dramatised in 15 episodes by Robert Forrest.

An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch.

Starring Thomas Arnold as Adam, Ann Scott-Jones as Lisbeth, John Kielty as Seth and Victoria Liddelle as Dinah.

Director: Patrick Rayner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

MON 11:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
Series 1

Madame Maigret's Own Case

The sleuth's spouse looks after a child. Could this be related to a murder case? With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.

MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlg5)
Series 2

Crossed Swords

After a major find out on his rag and bone round, excited Harold lets greed get the better of him.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.

The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.

Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Shop Assistant ...... Derek Nimmo
Auctioneer ...... Michael MacLean

Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1967.

MON 13:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
Busman's Honeymoon

2. Credit Where Credit's Due

With William Noakes dead, Superintendent Kirk has his suspicions, but upper crust sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is not so sure...

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

MON 13:30 Above Suspicion (b007xt7c)
Episode 1

With the Second World War looming, a naive young British couple are swept into the world of espionage. Read by Emma Currie.

MON 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007qpz4)
Series 2

The Amber Room

Professor Aubrey Manning tells the story of an intricately crafted jewelled room, dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World.

MON 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00lwx7d)
Series 2

Better Safe Than Sorry

Hysteria hits Levenford after the GP visits a well-known hypochondriac. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

MON 15:00 Route 66 (b009gh0f)
Wisbech

Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire meets his fellow passengers on the Wolsoken circular.

MON 15:15 John Major - More Than a Game (b00swkvj)
Episode 1

Uncovering the early forms of the game, the former prime minister John Major reads from his vivid book about cricket's rich past.

MON 15:30 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqc)
Episode 1

The comedian's voyage of self-discovery. Uncle Harry's death brings him back to Glasgow. Semi-autobiography read by the author.

MON 15:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtk9)
A Knife for Cutting Mangoes

A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another. Read by Louise Jameson.

MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00swkx6)
Children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, Room 13, The World According to Humphrey, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier.

MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007w2s0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
1. A Journey and a Funeral

Retired solicitor Arthur Kipps recalls his visit to the remote market town of Crythin Gifford - and the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...

John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

Dramatised in four parts by Jon Strickland.

Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Samuel ...... Rod Arthur
Tomes ...... Christopher Kent
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Isobelle ...... Jane Marlow
Oliver ...... Jason Done

Music composed by Derek Pearce.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.

MON 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzyb)
11. The Pursuit of the President

After the sunset confrontation between motor cars, the detectives return to London to accost Sunday.

Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.

MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

MON 20:30 Above Suspicion (b007xt7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

MON 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

MON 21:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

MON 22:00 Country Matters (b00jzckm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 World of Pub (b007sygy)
Series 2

Episode 2

The Red Lion's almost bankrupt - can Dodgy Phil get the punters back?

Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.

Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan

With Debra Stephenson and Simon Greenall.

Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.

Music: Bill Bailey

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

MON 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cfzrs)
Series 1

James Bond

The former variety star has toaster trouble before his talk to the Women's Institute. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2006.

MON 23:30 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b007jvc7)
Sugar, Der Der Der Der Der Der, Ah Honey, Honey

Johnny fails to impress Melvyn Bragg while plugging his new book.

The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.

Written by and starring Johnny Meres.

With:

Melvyn Bragg
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.

MON 23:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b00swl5g)
Series 2

Normal Truth

Cartoonist Steven boldly tells the truth to end this series.

A less-than-wise career move

Paul McCrink stars as Steven Appleby with what he laughably describes as ‘insights into normal, everyday life.’

With:

Rosalind Paul
Ewan Bailey
Nigel Betts
Rachel Atkins

Written by Steven Appleby

Producer: Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.

TUESDAY 29 JUNE 2010

TUE 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Above Suspicion (b007xt7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian (b00swhjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007w2s0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvd0)
Series 2

The Seven Crystal Balls

When explorers return from Peru and fall mysteriously ill, the intrepid boy reporter is on the case. Stars Richard Pearce.

TUE 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00swm9k)
Episode 7

Miss Price reveals a twist in the abilities of the magic bed knob. Classic children's tale read by Patricia Hodge.

TUE 05:45 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00swm9m)
Episode 2

The funfair is in town and a tiger is on the loose - can Sweden's strongest girl help save the day? Read by Sandi Toksvig.

TUE 06:00 29/06/2010 (b00swm9p)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
Series 1

Open Government

Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office.

Jim learns from his chauffeur that the new St Edwards Hospital has 300 administrators, cooks and cleaners, but no doctors, nurses or patients. How can he cure it? As usual the Minister doesn't know his ACAS from his NALGO.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
Chief Whip ...... Edward Jewesbury
Nigel ...... Haydn Wood
Radio Presenter ...... Gordon Clyde
Newsreader ...... Bob Docherty

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.

TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mjnwg)
Episode 3

Aliens take over the BBC! Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Julia Hills, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.

TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007qw7k)
Series 4

A Fully Extended Family

"Mother's mind is so devious. She can build up huge edifices of fantasy from the smallest hint".

Clare returns from Australia, but where is Julian? Sarah delves and Eleanor spins.

Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.

Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowpe

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1989.

TUE 09:30 Bristow (b007tdnn)
Series 3

Of Moles and Men

The office rebel returns with some inside information which must surely lead to promotion.

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Gert ...... Liz Frazer
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Fred Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Glockling ...... Carol Starks
Teacher ...... Jane Booker
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover

Music: John Whitehall

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.

TUE 10:00 Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian (b00swm9r)
Episode 2

As Effie faces execution in prison, Jeanie decides to walk to London to plead for her sister's life. Stars Gerda Stevenson.

TUE 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnqp)
Episode 2

Remarkable young Methodist preacher Dinah Morris arrives to comfort Lisbeth Bede. Stars Ann Scott-Jones.

TUE 11:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
Series 2

Maigret and the Burglar's Wife

A woman from the French detective's past reappears and asks him to help find her missing husband. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00gsr8y)
Paranoia, the blues and sounds peculiar. Humphrey Lyttelton and Willie Rushton in the antidote to panel games. From May 1984.

TUE 13:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
Busman's Honeymoon

3. A Policeman's Lot

As the questioning over the murder of William Noakes continues, some revelatory evidence emerges from the upper crust sleuth's cleaner.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Reverend Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
Sergeant Foster …. Alexander John

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

TUE 13:30 Above Suspicion (b007xw1l)
Episode 2

On holiday in Europe, naive young couple Frances and Richard try to track down a missing British agent. Read by Emma Currie.

TUE 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007qzh6)
Series 2

The Drinking Cult

Professor Aubrey Manning travels to Romania to study the remains of a Roman temple and the cult of Libre Patre.

TUE 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m0gf8)
Series 2

The Levenford Ghost

A mysterious overnight call leads the GP on a dark and dangerous journey. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

TUE 15:00 Route 66 (b009h9fm)
Birmingham

Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire meets a legendary Motown band at Europe's largest casino.

TUE 15:15 John Major - More Than a Game (b00swmt6)
Episode 2

Tracing the game through the revolutionary 18th century, the former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.

TUE 15:30 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqx)
Episode 2

A mystery veiled woman is at his uncle's funeral, where the Rabbi is on stilts. The comedian reads his book of self-discovery.

TUE 15:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jx0x)
Climbing the Pine

As Robert reluctantly prepares for college, he's disconcerted by the predicament of brown bear cubs. Read by Maureen O'Brien.

TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00swmt8)
Children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, Room 13, The World According to Humphrey, and Clumsy Clive.

TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007qw7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 17:30 Bristow (b007tdnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap

Solicitor Arthur Kipps feels rattled spending the night in the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...

John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Keckwick ...... James Quinn

Music composed by Derek Pearce.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.

TUE 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
12. The Six Philosophers

The men pursue Sunday - as he flees them aboard a hot air balloon.

Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in 2005.

TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00gsr8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Above Suspicion (b007xw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

TUE 21:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mjnwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 Jelly Mountain (b00fh6vz)
Episode 2

Ivor Cutler's unique views on how to promote a child's growth. Songs and stories, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.

TUE 22:45 The Consultants (b007k2vv)
Series 1

Episode 1

A lifestyle presentation conference - and sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.

TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b008pcbq)
Series 1

Episode 2

Tackling dangerous dogs, TV evangelism probe - and a surprising new role for Margaret Thatcher.

All the news as it happens, if it happens – plus sport from Alan Partridge.

Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.

With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.

Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.

Editor: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.

TUE 23:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jww5)
7. From Nelson to Women's Emaciation

The emaciation of women.

Continuing the history of mankind.

Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.

Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.

With guest star Peter Barker.

With thanks to

Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.

TUE 23:45 Fabulous (b00hhrhm)
Series 1

Episode 1

Faye is anxious.

She knows today's women are fabulous: they have the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe.

They cope with singledom, marriage and having kids with nothing more than a copy of Prima and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them.

So why can't she pull it off?

Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.

With:

Olivia Colman
Adam Buxton
Katy Brand
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Joanna Scanlan

Music by Osymyso.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.

WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 2010

WED 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Above Suspicion (b007xw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Sir Walter Scott's The Heart of Midlothian (b00swm9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 After Henry (b007qw7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Bristow (b007tdnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvd5)
Series 2

Prisoners of the Sun

With Professor Calculus in grave danger, the boy reporter and dog Snowy lead a rescue. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.

WED 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sx220)
Episode 8

The children beg Miss Price to let Emilius, their friend from the past, stay. Patricia Hodge reads this children's classic.

WED 05:45 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sx222)
Episode 3

Tommy, Aneka and Pippi find the perfect place to play pirates - but what happens if they get shipwrecked? Read by Sandi Toksvig.

WED 06:00 30/06/2010 (b00sx224)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
Series 3

The Jewel Robbery

The lad's getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.

WED 08:30 The Party Line (b00sx226)
Series 1

Episode 5

Family friction for Duncan Stonebridge as MPs debate the Religious and Racial Hatred Bill. Stars James Fleet. From June 2005.

WED 09:00 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
Series 1

Over the Top

The Smollett family attempt to make a man of their son Compton, a self-employed train spotter.

Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.

With:

Denise Coffey
Chris Emmett
David Gooderson
Fred Harris

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1986.

WED 09:30 No Commitments (b00sx228)
Series 4

Faith, Hope and Very Little Charity

Charlotte and Emily find religion, but Victoria loses her patience. Stars Rosemary Leach and Celia Imrie. From August 1996.

WED 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2f)
1. Overtures and Beginners

1913: Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his Uncle Nick's act in the vulgar world of music halls to experience the glamour, jealousies and romances backstage...

Published in 1965, JB Priestley's classic stars Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.

Dramatised in three parts by Bert Coules.

Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Harry Burrard ...... Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds

Music: Chris Monks

Producer: Kate Rowland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994.

WED 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnr6)
Episode 3

The young squire Arthur Donnithorne pays a visit to Hall Farm, and the seeds of love are sown. Stars Richard Greenwood.

WED 11:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
Series 2

The Yellow Dog

The French detective probes a shooting in Brittany. Could a stray dog's owner be the perpetrator? Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cm6x0)
Series 4

Episode 3

Tommy and Sheila's nightmare stay at a posh hotel isn't quite what it seems.

Sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, but now they're back in the big time. The problem is, they can’t stand each other…

Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.

Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Freda …. Emma Kennedy

Music by Frido Ruth.

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.

WED 13:00 Wimsey (b007k48n)
Busman's Honeymoon

4. Not Why, But How

The upper crust sleuth and his new bride try to recreate the lead-up to the mysterious circumstances of the murder of Noakes.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Salcombe Hardy …. Patrick Newell
Sid …. David Peart

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

WED 13:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwjp)
Episode 3

With two agents contacted, the British couple's search moves to Austria - but they're being followed. Read by Emma Currie.

WED 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007rdrx)
Series 2

The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria

Professor Aubrey Manning investigates the fate of one of the most impressive and enigmatic buildings in history.

WED 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m4tty)
Series 2

A Terrible Charm

When a Levenford black sheep turns over a new leaf, the GP is not convinced. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

WED 15:00 Route 66 (b009hfm6)
Denbigh

Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire takes to the Welsh hills for the school run.

WED 15:15 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sx347)
Episode 3

Charting the rise of the institutions that still dominate, former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.

WED 15:30 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr0)
Episode 3

The comedian learns what his Uncle Harry has left behind, but where is his Rabbi? Book of self-discovery read by the author.

WED 15:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
I, Boadicea

The formidable queen of history speaks of the rages and battles she undertook for her people. Read by Vanessa Redgrave.

WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sx349)
Children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, Room 13, The World According to Humphrey, and The Emperor's New Clothes.

WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 17:30 No Commitments (b00sx228)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
3. The Nursery and a Child

As thick fog descends, the ghostly encounters continue for solicitor Arthur Kipps when he returns to the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...

John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

Dramatised by Jon Strickland.

Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Mrs Daily ...... Diane Whitley
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur

Music composed by Derek Pearce.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.

WED 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
13. The Accuser

As Sunday presides over a feast, Lucien Gregory appears. Gabriel Syme finds himself back in Saffron Park.

Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is concluded by Geoffrey Palmer.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in March 2005.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cm6x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 Wimsey (b007k48n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

WED 20:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

WED 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

WED 21:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

WED 22:00 The Party Line (b00sx226)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00h99p9)
Series 3

Episode 6

Taking a walk in Wales with his son and dog, the comedian falls into a river as his life flashes before his eyes. From May 2001.

WED 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b00c8rbm)
Series 2

Episode 3

Snail obsessed Alex’s plan to rescue snails by bringing them home hits a snag..,

George and Beverly continue faking their deaths in order to bring their family closer.

Second series of Gerard Foster's comedy drama

George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Roger ..... Richie Webb

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.

WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b007k079)
Series 2

A Death in the Family

Phil and Sarah host a fireworks party - with fatal results. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From August 1995.

THURSDAY 01 JULY 2010

THU 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007k48n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00sx228)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvdc)
Series 2

The Calculus Affair, part 1

With two rival factions desperate for his latest invention, Professor Calculus goes missing in Geneva. Stars Richard Pearce.

THU 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sxbj1)
Episode 9

Miss Price and the children go back in time to check on Emilius, but can they save him from a grim fate? Read by Patricia Hodge.

THU 05:45 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sxbj3)
Episode 4

Pippi's father - the Cannibal King - returns to see if his daughter is still as strong as she used to be. Read by Sandi Toksvig.

THU 06:00 01/07/2010 (b00sxbj5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtqc)
Series 7

Six Charlies in Search of an Author

Through pages and chapters, the fate of Neddie Seagoon is in the hands of the writer.

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: Pat Dixon

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1956.

THU 08:30 In the End (b007s6js)
Episode 6

Maverick hack George Cragge thinks he is next on the murderer's list. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.

THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sxbj7)
Series 2

Episode 2

Parish council leader Mrs Roberts sparks in-fighting and economic upheaval. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1989.

THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b00sxjmy)
Series 2

No Sudden Moves

“It's hard enough coping with adult life as it is, without having children going about being cleverer than you are.”

East meets West in an epic chess game where politics, pride and chicken nuggets are at stake...

Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.

Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Richard Pearce as Keith Branley.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.

THU 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2v)
2. First Night

It's the year before the Great War, and Richard Herncastle 's music-hall apprenticeship continues.

Richard gets closer to Nancy, but Harry Burrard's fears deepen...

Published in 1965, JB Priestley's classic stars Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.

Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Harry Burrard ...... Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds
Nonnie ...... Ann-Marie Frater

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Music: Chris Monks

Producer: Kate Rowland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994

THU 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnrq)
Episode 4

Young squire Arthur invites the flirtatious Hetty for an evening stroll in Donnithorne Woods. Stars Richard Greenwood.

THU 11:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
Series 2

Inspector Cadaver

When an old adversary undermines an investigation, the inspector is determined to uncover the truth. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sxklf)
Series 4

Episode 3

It's bath night for John Cleese, plus a nude surprise in an art gallery.

More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.

Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Peter Hutchins and Leslie Sellers.

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 October 1966.

THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007k4c3)
Busman's Honeymoon

5. Crossed in Love

As the debts of murder victim William Noakes start mounting up, the upper crust sleuth grows suspicious of one of his relatives.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Mr. Solomons …. Bernard Spear
Voice from wireless …. Michael Bilton
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

THU 13:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwnq)
Episode 4

Getting closer to the British agent in Pertisau, couple Frances and Richard have sought friends' help. Read by Emma Currie.

THU 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b008wd16)
Series 3

The 'Red Lady' of Paviland

What can an ancient skeleton can tell us about how Homo Sapiens came to succeed the Neanderthals? Aubrey Manning reports.

THU 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m9gqz)
Series 2

The Accident

The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

THU 15:00 Route 66 (b009hq0n)
Glasgow

Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire goes ten pin bowling with two blind passengers.

THU 15:15 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sxklh)
Episode 4

Recalling one of the game's most enduring figures, WG Grace, the former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.

THU 15:30 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr9)
Episode 4

Hit by a rich friend's car, the comedian recuperates in a Glaswegian private hospital. Book of self-discovery, read by the author.

THU 15:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtmf)
Knock Knock

With his parents' transatlantic marriage at risk, how will eight-year-old Harry cope? The author reads her own story.

THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sxkn8)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, Room 13, and The World According to Humphrey.

THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sxbj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b00sxjmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
4. Letters and Death Certificates

Can solicitor Arthur Kipps finally unravel the eerie mystery of the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow?

John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.

Dramatised by Jon Strickland.

Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Stella ...... Jane Cox
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur

Music composed by Derek Pearce.

Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.

THU 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pbtv8)
Markheim

By RL Stevenson. A thief's eerie encounter with a stranger in a shop forces him to reassess his life. Read by Hugh Bonneville.

THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sxklf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007k4c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

THU 20:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

THU 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

THU 21:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

THU 22:00 In the End (b007s6js)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00sxknb)
Series 3

Episode 3

Miles Jupp and the topical team rummage through the news stories from the last seven days and make fun of them where necessary.

THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k425)
Series 2

The Dig

Discover the results of a 'live' archaeology dig and visit a very liberal safari park.

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 March 2005.

THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sxkvg)
Series 3

Rain

David is terrified that the landlord will find out he doesn't live in the flat alone. Stars Tony Slattery. From June 1998.

FRIDAY 02 JULY 2010

FRI 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pbtv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007k4c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Above Suspicion (b007xwnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sxbj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b00sxjmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvdm)
Series 2

The Calculus Affair, part 2

Not only is Professor Calculus still missing, but his long-distance ultrasonic weapon has been stolen too. Stars Richard Pearce.

FRI 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sxrpp)
Episode 10

Can Miss Price work her magic in time to save Emilius from the stake? Children's classic tale read by Patricia Hodge.

FRI 05:45 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sxrpr)
Episode 5

Sweden's strongest girl prepares to join the crew of the Hop Tosser leaving for Cannibal Island. Read by Sandi Toksvig.

FRI 06:00 02/07/2010 (b00sxrpt)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007zkzy)
Series 4

Episode 7

Kenneth Horne hits The Celluloid Jungle and waltzes off for some strictly Bona Ballroom tuition from Julian and Sandy.

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.

Written by Barry Took, Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Donald Webster.

Music by the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.

FRI 08:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb85)
Series 2

Alexei Sayle Interviews Lenny Henry

One feisty comedian grills another in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer.

Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.

Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00sxt1f)
Student's Exchange

Sir Jeremy has to deal with his decidedly undiplomatic nephew. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From March 1967.

FRI 09:30 Bookcases (b00sxt6h)
Series 1

The Man in White

London 1858: A little bored by Gerald, Cordelia is having fun with the novelist Wilkie Collins, who’s having a spell of writer's block with The Woman in White.

Primus has the answer...or does he?

Martyn Wade's Victorian era comedy stars Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.

Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Wilkie Collins …. David Timson
Simeon …. Charles Simpson
George Eliot …. David Antrobus

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.

FRI 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr39)
3. Final Curtain

The glamour of the music halls begins to fade as Richard Herncastle embarks on a dangerous affair - and tragedy strikes the company.

Meanwhile, war is on the horizon...

Conclusion of JB Priestley's classic starring Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.

Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Sam ...... Freddie Davies
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds
Nonnie ...... Ann-Marie Frater

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Music: Chris Monks

Producer: Kate Rowland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1994

FRI 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jns8)
Episode 5

As Hetty receives a gift from the captain, Adam waits in the wings hoping she will marry him. Stars Thomas Arnold.

FRI 11:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
Series 2

Maigret's Little Joke

The French detective is on holiday, but he can't resist investigating the murder of a doctor's wife. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007zkzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k3myf)
From 15/04/1984

From his own father to a huge hairy mountain gorilla.

Michael Bentine stars in the ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.

Producer: Jamie Rix

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.

FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007k4d8)
Busman's Honeymoon

6. A Chain of Circumstance

With no clear murder suspect, the arrival of the removal men helps the upper crust sleuth to spot a vital clue.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in the gripping conclusion of Dorothy L Sayers' thriller.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
The Rev. Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny
First Removal man …. Edward Cast
Second Removal Man …. Alex Jennings

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.

FRI 13:30 Above Suspicion (b00cfwdc)
Episode 5

Mission accomplished, amateur spies Frances and Richard are being watched by a man with a duelling scar. Read by Emma Currie.

FRI 14:00 The Original Godfather (b009kgnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]

FRI 15:00 Route 66 (b009hskz)
Ipswich

Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire meets a young single mum heading for a lively night out.

FRI 15:15 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sy253)
Episode 5

Moving on to the 20th century and the threat of war, the former prime minister reads from his book about cricket's rich past.

FRI 15:30 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsrp)
Episode 5

The Scottish comedian discovers more about what his Uncle Harry left behind. Book of self-discovery concluded by the author.

FRI 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq30)
Series 1

Wilson's Resignation

Political heavyweight Tony Benn shares private audio diaries from the frontline of history. March 1976 - Harold Wilson resigns.

FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sy255)
Children's stories, featuring The Strongest Girl in the World, Room 13, The World According to Humphrey, and Wheelchair Wally.

FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00sxt1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 17:30 Bookcases (b00sxt6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rgl9)
1. Foundation

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life.

Selective breeding via financial encouragement has led to groups of people living for hundreds of years...

Robert Heinlein's sci-fi story first appeared as an expanded full-length novel in 1958.

Read by Paul Birchard

Abridged in six parts by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

FRI 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pd7cm)
Clytie

By Eudora Welty. Watery parallels to Greek mythology, as life gets too much for a woman in Mississippi. Read by Barbara Barnes.

FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007zkzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k3myf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007k4d8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Above Suspicion (b00cfwdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jns8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

FRI 21:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Chain Reaction (b00gsb85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 Vent (b00sy275)
Series 1

Don't Bet on It

As Ben lies on a ventilator in hospital, Mary and Mum put the racing on to try to bring him out of his coma. It doesn't work, but Ben does somehow seem to have developed a knack for predicting the winners, if only he could think of a way of telling anyone.

Meanwhile John Dee, Queen Elizabeth I's own fortune teller, appears in Ben's brain, with some unhelpful observations about what the future might hold.

Dark sitcom written by Nigel Smith.

Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.

With Mark Perry, Dave Lamb, Jo Martin, Giles New, Hils Barker and David Mitchell.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jpf2)
Series 2

Too Far

Satan instructs Scumspawn to perform the most gross and humiliating act of all time.

Has the Prince of Darkness finally gone too far?

Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.

Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan

Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.

Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

FRI 23:30 15 Minute Musical (b014542p)
Series 1

Bollywindsor

A Bhangratastic regal romp as a young handsome Prince must prove that he's fit to be heir. Stars Richie Webb. Fom November 2004.

FRI 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007scys)
Series 1

Dark Age FM

It's AD 500, history's most miserable time, when Britain was invaded twice a week and the country was run by a bloke called Arthur.

But there was always Steve in the Afternoon to help Britons through these difficult times

Six-part series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age.

Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Claire Downes , Stuart Lane, Al Holloway, Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell.

Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.

LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

01/07/2010 06:00 THU (b00sxbj5)

02/07/2010 06:00 FRI (b00sxrpt)

15 Minute Musical 23:30 FRI (b014542p)

2000 Years of Radio 23:45 FRI (b007scys)

26/06/2010 06:00 SAT (b00sw53y)

27/06/2010 06:00 SUN (b00sw80x)

28/06/2010 06:00 MON (b00swhjx)

29/06/2010 06:00 TUE (b00swm9p)

30/06/2010 06:00 WED (b00sx224)

A Short History of Gothic 18:30 THU (b00pbtv8)

A Short History of Gothic 00:30 FRI (b00pbtv8)

A Short History of Gothic 18:30 FRI (b00pd7cm)

A Whole New Ball Game 09:30 MON (b00c5r8c)

A Whole New Ball Game 17:30 MON (b00c5r8c)

A Whole New Ball Game 04:30 TUE (b00c5r8c)

Above Suspicion 13:30 MON (b007xt7c)

Above Suspicion 20:30 MON (b007xt7c)

Above Suspicion 01:30 TUE (b007xt7c)

Above Suspicion 13:30 TUE (b007xw1l)

Above Suspicion 20:30 TUE (b007xw1l)

Above Suspicion 01:30 WED (b007xw1l)

Above Suspicion 13:30 WED (b007xwjp)

Above Suspicion 20:30 WED (b007xwjp)

Above Suspicion 01:30 THU (b007xwjp)

Above Suspicion 13:30 THU (b007xwnq)

Above Suspicion 20:30 THU (b007xwnq)

Above Suspicion 01:30 FRI (b007xwnq)

Above Suspicion 13:30 FRI (b00cfwdc)

Above Suspicion 20:30 FRI (b00cfwdc)

After Henry 09:00 TUE (b007qw7k)

After Henry 17:00 TUE (b007qw7k)

After Henry 04:00 WED (b007qw7k)

All the World's a Globe 23:30 TUE (b007jww5)

Any Bloke 23:30 WED (b007k079)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 15:30 MON (b007jsqc)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 15:30 TUE (b007jsqx)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 15:30 WED (b007jsr0)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 15:30 THU (b007jsr9)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 15:30 FRI (b007jsrp)

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad 05:45 MON (b00swhjv)

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad 05:45 TUE (b00swm9m)

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad 05:45 WED (b00sx222)

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad 05:45 THU (b00sxbj3)

Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad 05:45 FRI (b00sxrpr)

At Home With The Snails 23:00 WED (b00c8rbm)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00sw540)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00sw80z)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00swkx6)

Big Toe Books 16:00 TUE (b00swmt8)

Big Toe Books 16:00 WED (b00sx349)

Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00sxkn8)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00sy255)

Bookcases 04:30 SAT (b00svc1m)

Bookcases 09:30 FRI (b00sxt6h)

Bookcases 17:30 FRI (b00sxt6h)

Bristow 09:30 TUE (b007tdnn)

Bristow 17:30 TUE (b007tdnn)

Bristow 04:30 WED (b007tdnn)

Chain Reaction 08:30 FRI (b00gsb85)

Chain Reaction 22:00 FRI (b00gsb85)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00sw813)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:00 SUN (b00sw815)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00sw817)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:00 SUN (b00swgfn)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:15 SUN (b00swgfq)

Comedy Catch-Up 02:30 MON (b00sw813)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:00 MON (b00sw815)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:30 MON (b00sw817)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:00 MON (b00swgfn)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:15 MON (b00swgfq)

Comedy Controller 10:00 SAT (b007jsq0)

Comedy Controller 20:00 SAT (b007jsq0)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 23:00 MON (b00cfzrs)

Country Matters 08:30 MON (b00jzckm)

Country Matters 22:00 MON (b00jzckm)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00sw6bz)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00sw79g)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00sw79j)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00sw79l)

Crime Catch-Up 16:30 SAT (b00sw79n)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007jq82)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007jq82)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007jq82)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 MON (b00lwx7d)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 TUE (b00m0gf8)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 WED (b00m4tty)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 THU (b00m9gqz)

Doctor Who 18:00 SUN (b00swgk2)

Doctor Who 00:00 MON (b00swgk2)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 SAT (b007jlm7)

Fabulous 23:45 TUE (b00hhrhm)

Fay Weldon Stories 15:45 MON (b007jtk9)

Fay Weldon Stories 15:45 TUE (b007jx0x)

Fay Weldon Stories 15:45 WED (b007jzwj)

Fay Weldon Stories 15:45 THU (b007jtmf)

Five Stories by James Ellis 10:15 SUN (b00ljmsm)

Five Stories by James Ellis 21:15 SUN (b00ljmsm)

Flying the Flag 09:30 THU (b00sxjmy)

Flying the Flag 17:30 THU (b00sxjmy)

Flying the Flag 04:30 FRI (b00sxjmy)

Freedom Pass 09:30 SAT (b00sw6bx)

Freedom Pass 19:30 SAT (b00sw6bx)

Freedom Pass 05:30 SUN (b00sw6bx)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 11:00 MON (b007jnq6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 21:00 MON (b007jnq6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 02:00 TUE (b007jnq6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 11:00 TUE (b007jnqp)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 21:00 TUE (b007jnqp)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 02:00 WED (b007jnqp)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 11:00 WED (b007jnr6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 21:00 WED (b007jnr6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 02:00 THU (b007jnr6)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 11:00 THU (b007jnrq)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 21:00 THU (b007jnrq)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 02:00 FRI (b007jnrq)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 11:00 FRI (b007jns8)

George Eliot - Adam Bede 21:00 FRI (b007jns8)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b00j283q)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b00j283q)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b00j283q)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 MON (b007jvcv)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 TUE (b007jvd0)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 WED (b007jvd5)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 THU (b007jvdc)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 05:00 FRI (b007jvdm)

How Tickled Am I? 11:30 SUN (b007js75)

How Tickled Am I? 17:30 SUN (b007js75)

Huddwinks 09:00 WED (b0092n42)

Huddwinks 17:00 WED (b0092n42)

Huddwinks 04:00 THU (b0092n42)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 12:30 TUE (b00gsr8y)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 19:30 TUE (b00gsr8y)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 THU (b00sxklf)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 THU (b00sxklf)

If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? 23:30 THU (b00sxkvg)

In the End 08:30 THU (b007s6js)

In the End 22:00 THU (b007s6js)

JB Priestley - Lost Empires 10:00 WED (b007jr2f)

JB Priestley - Lost Empires 03:00 THU (b007jr2f)

JB Priestley - Lost Empires 10:00 THU (b007jr2v)

JB Priestley - Lost Empires 03:00 FRI (b007jr2v)

JB Priestley - Lost Empires 10:00 FRI (b007jr39)

Jelly Mountain 22:30 TUE (b00fh6vz)

Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 00:00 SAT (b007k4s9)

John Major - More Than a Game 15:15 MON (b00swkvj)

John Major - More Than a Game 15:15 TUE (b00swmt6)

John Major - More Than a Game 15:15 WED (b00sx347)

John Major - More Than a Game 15:15 THU (b00sxklh)

John Major - More Than a Game 15:15 FRI (b00sy253)

Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader 01:30 SAT (b00dps76)

Lenin of the Rovers 22:00 SUN (b007jplc)

Like They've Never Been Gone 12:30 WED (b00cm6x0)

Like They've Never Been Gone 19:30 WED (b00cm6x0)

Little Blighty on the Down 09:00 THU (b00sxbj7)

Little Blighty on the Down 17:00 THU (b00sxbj7)

Little Blighty on the Down 04:00 FRI (b00sxbj7)

Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) 09:00 SUN (b00sw811)

Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) 20:00 SUN (b00sw811)

Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room 02:00 SAT (b00svc1h)

Maigret 02:15 SAT (b00fz0y3)

Maigret 11:15 MON (b00fzc3q)

Maigret 21:15 MON (b00fzc3q)

Maigret 02:15 TUE (b00fzc3q)

Maigret 11:15 TUE (b00fzwp1)

Maigret 21:15 TUE (b00fzwp1)

Maigret 02:15 WED (b00fzwp1)

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