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SATURDAY 03 JULY 2010

SAT 00:00 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.

SAT 00:30 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.

SAT 01:00 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.

SAT 01:30 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.

SAT 02:00 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.

SAT 02:15 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.

SAT 03:00 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

SAT 04:00 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.

SAT 04:30 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.

SAT 05:00 Pamela Branch - The Wooden Overcoat (b00sybp8)
London 1951: Newly acquitted killer Benji Cann finds refuge at the Asterisk Club, but then turns up dead. Stars David Tennant.

SAT 06:00 03/07/2010 (b00sybpb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00sybpd)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, read by Burn Gorman.

SAT 09:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sybr2)
Episode 2

Friendship blossoms at the village laundrette, but will Ma Gaily approve?

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, Sian Phillips as Isabel Lavender, Anna Cropper as Florence Ames and Pauline Letts as Ma Gaily.

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

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.

SAT 09:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00sydkp)
Series 1

In the Shadow of the Post

John Rawling relives the 1973 Grand National at Aintree, when Red Rum snatched victory from Crisp with just yards left to race.

SAT 10:00 James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines (b007jp32)
Novelist, playwright and screenwriter James Follett is nothing if not prolific - many of his dramas graced BBC Radio's schedules throughout the 1980s and 90s - most notably the Destruction Factor, The Light of a Thousand Suns and Earthsearch.

According to his website, he's one of the few English language authors published in China. Over 25 novels have made him one of the most borrowed authors in British libraries.

Over 3 hours, James introduces some of his own BBC radio highlights:

* The Devil to Pay
A car crash on a hot deserted road. A camper on hand to drag the driver from the wreckage. What's the story? Stars Derek Seaton. From 1979.

* The Man Who Invented Yesterday
Scientist, Sir Max is delighted when his experiments come to fruition. His most recent, however, takes him slightly by surprise... Stars Alan Rowe. From 1979.

* Destruction Factor - episode 1
Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries? Stars Paul Copley and Rosalind Adams. From 1978.

* Earthsearch I
Episode 2/10 First Footprint City
Heading for a home they've never known, the crew of starship Challenger must come to terms with shock news. Stars Sean Arnold. From 1981

* Earthsearch I
Episode 10/10 Earthfall
The crew locate an Earth-like planet, but the Angels are not beaten yet. Stars Sean Arnold, Sonia Fraser and Gordon Reid. From 1981

* Earthsearch II
Episode 1/10 Return
The Challenger crew's settled life on planet 'Paradise' is soon to be shattered. Stars Sean Arnold and Amanda Murray.

* The Bionic Blob
A "thing" from outer space helps a hapless private eye on Earth. Stars Sandra Dickinson and Ed Bishop. From 1979.

Producer: Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.

SAT 13:00 Noel Coward - This Happy Breed (b0081qyf)
The inter-war life of the Gibbons family in their new suburban home.

Starring John Moffatt, Rosemary Leach and Doris Hare.

Noel Coward's play covers a 20-year period from June 1919, when the Gibbons family move in to their new home near London’s Clapham Common, to when they moved out in June 1939.

Frank Gibbons …. John Moffatt
Ethel …. Rosemary Leach
Mrs Flint …. Doris Hare
Queenie …. Alice Arnold
Bob …. Robert Lang
Sylvia …. Anna Cropper
Billy …. Michael Maloney
Vi …. Julia Swift
Phyllis …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Reg …. John McAndrew
Sam …. Simon Treves

Written in 1939, This Happy Breed was not staged until 1942. It was adapted as a film in 1944 directed by David Lean and starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson and John Mills.

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.

SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sydkr)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: Credit Where Credit Is Due

With Noakes dead, the superintendent has his suspicions - but the upper crust sleuth is not so sure. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00sydkt)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: A Policeman's Lot

With more questioning over Noakes's murder, there's some revelatory evidence from the sleuth's cleaner. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sydkw)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: Not Why, But How

The upper crust sleuth and his bride try to recreate the lead-up to the circumstances of Noakes's murder. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00sydky)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: Crossed in Love

As the murder victim's debts start mounting up, the upper crust sleuth becomes suspicious of his niece. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00sydl0)
Lord Peter Wimsey - Busman's Honeymoon: A Chain of Circumstance

With no clear suspect, the removal men's arrival helps the upper crust sleuth to spot a vital murder clue. Stars Ian Carmichael.

SAT 17:00 Pamela Branch - The Wooden Overcoat (b00sybp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]

SAT 18:00 Short Stories by Robert Heinlein (b00l3pzz)
Ordeal in Space

Deeply traumatised astronaut, William Cole is back on earth recuperating from a terrible accident.

After being jettisoned into outer-space, he's been left with a debilitating fear of falling. Facing the prospect of never returning to a job he loves, he's struggling to adapt to life as a civilian...

Read by Adam Sims.

Robert A Heinlein (1907-1988) is recognised by many as one of the great masters of sci-fi.

Produced and abridged by Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.

SAT 18:30 RL Stevenson - The Bottle Imp (b00sydl2)
Native Hawaiian Keawe buys a bottle promising love, fame and money, but there's a drawback. Stars David Rintoul and Tony Osoba.

SAT 19:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sybr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00sydkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 20:00 James Follett's Men, Martians and Machines (b007jp32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 23:00 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b5ppw)
A Dark Blue Perfume

A retired businessman returns from abroad to search for his ex-wife, who left him years ago for another man. Read by John Rowe.

SAT 23:15 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00mqcx9)
The Wink

Elderly Jean exacts revenge on the man who raped her when she was only a teenager.

Ruth Rendell's short story read by Kathy Staff.

Producer: Julia Butt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

SAT 23:30 Adam Baron - Hold Back the Night (b00sydl4)
Episode 1

Ex-cop turned private-eye Billy Rucker scours London's hot and humid underbelly for runaway teenagers. Stars David Morrissey.

SUNDAY 04 JULY 2010

SUN 00:00 Short Stories by Robert Heinlein (b00l3pzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 RL Stevenson - The Bottle Imp (b00sydl2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Noel Coward - This Happy Breed (b0081qyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 Philip Marlowe: The Little Sister (b00f259r)
Ed Bishop stars as Philip Marlowe in this powerfully atmospheric dramatisation of Raymond Chandler's novel.

SUN 04:00 Pamela Branch - The Wooden Overcoat (b00sybp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00sybr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00sydkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 04/07/2010 (b00sydxx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00sydxz)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, read by Burn Gorman.

SUN 09:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede Omnibus (b00c90f0)
Episode 1

Staffordshire, 1799. One of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind, but there is trouble ahead. Stars Ann Scott-Jones.

SUN 10:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cq49d)
Peerless

A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death many years before. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.

SUN 10:30 Winston (b007jnby)
Winston in Love

A Dangerous Critter

Everybody except William has fallen in love: Nancy with Roland from the Ministry of Whatsisname, Father with a ghastly old crone, Rosie with a handsome young 'blokie' - and Winston with a disgusting woman from the fish shop...

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 Palace of Laughter (b007svws)
Series 1

London Windmill

Geoffrey Wheeler visits the scene of the infamous Windmill Theatre in London.

Famed for its female nude tableaux, the Windmill was also known as the "comics' graveyard" - audiences being more interested in the girls than the gags.

Barry Cryer, Arthur English, Pearl Hackney and Eric Barker are among those recalling their Windmill days with a mixture of affection and horror.

Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.

SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
Series 1

Jimmy Clitheroe

"Nearly a quarter of the population settle down to listen to a radio classic..."

Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up?

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 (b007js9f)
From 01/04/1954

When Mrs Easy quits, Ted and wife Kitty wrestle with finding a new cleaner.

With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Connor.

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, George Wadmore and Ted Ray.

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

BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Producer: George Inns

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1954.

SUN 12:30 The Al Read Show (b00cq63d)
From 7/10/1995

The legendary Northern comic pokes at courting, marriage, kids and football.

A compilation of Al Read's 1950s monologues.

Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor

Compilation produced by Mike Craig.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.

SUN 13:00 Philip Marlowe: The Little Sister (b00f259r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]

SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykq8)
Yes Minister: Open Government

Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office. Adapted from TV. Starring Paul Eddington. From October 1983.

SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lg8g2)
Country Matters

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

SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykqb)
The Consultants

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

SUN 15:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykzs)
All the World's a Globe

The emaciation of women in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth. Stars Patrick Barlow. From June 1990.

SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykqd)
World of Pub

The Red Lion's almost bankrupt - can Dodgy Phil get the punters back? Stars John Thomson and Phil Cornwell. From January 1999.

SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00sykqg)
Series 31

Episode 2

Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From June 25th 2010.

SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007svws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]

SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b00sykq6)
The Cannibalists

Episode 2

As robot Cannibalists overrun Haven, the Time Lord and Lucie battle to give the Assemblers a bright future. Stars Paul McGann.

SUN 18:30 The Price of Fear (b007jn3p)
The Family Album

Horror legend Vincent Price introduces a tale of faceless commuter Arthur, who proves to be a formidable adversary as danger strikes.

Stars Maurice Denham as Arthur Goodby, Liz Fraser as Rose Goodby, James Kerry as Harry, Aubrey Morris as Mr Martin and Anthony Newlands as The Coroner.

Scripted by William Ingram.

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1983.

SUN 19:00 Ray's a Laugh (b007js9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 19:30 The Al Read Show (b00cq63d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

SUN 20:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede Omnibus (b00c90f0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SUN 21:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cq49d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

SUN 21:30 Winston (b007jnby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jvcl)
Series 2

Ghosts and Ghoolies

Ricky Lenin decides to write a column in a tabloid newspaper, but ends up learning a few painful lessons about life, love, truth, and Gloria Hunniford.

More adventures of communist football club, Felchester Rovers starring Alexei Sayle.

Ricky Lenin ...... Alexei Sayle
Jeff Frankly ...... John Sessions
Frank Lee Brian ...... Kenneth Wolstenholme
Colonel Brace Cartwright ...... Donald Hewlett
Stevie Stalin ...... Andrew McLean
Terry Trotsky ...... Phil Cornwell
Curvy Corinne ...... Jacqueline Ashman
Announcer ...... John Witty

Written by Marcus Berkmann.

Producer: Harry Thompson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.

SUN 22:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k43j)
Series 1

Episode 6

A charity quiz night gives Trev the chance to boost office morale, or possibly destroy it. Stars Neil Pearson. From September 2004.

SUN 23:00 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.

SUN 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcn)
The Brothers Faversham

Leonidas Faversham

The story of Victorian Britain's most reckless living explorer - Leonidas 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 05 JULY 2010

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00sykq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 The Price of Fear (b007jn3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Philip Marlowe: The Little Sister (b00f259r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00lg8g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00sykqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00sykqg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b009mb9h)
Series 2

The Red Sea Sharks, part 1

The intrepid boy reporter, Captain Haddock and Snowy try to avert a coup d'etat. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.

MON 05:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
Episode 1

A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for the children when they find a railway near their new house. Stars Paul Copley.

MON 06:00 05/07/2010 (b00sylmm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
Series 3

My British Buddy

Walmington-on-Sea's warm welcome for some American troops backfires.

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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Hodges Warden …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Colonel Schultz …. Jack Watson
Mrs Fox …. Mollie Sugden
Shirley …. Wendy Richard

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.

MON 08:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
Episode 2

Dave learns how the fete unearths the unscrupulous side of village life. Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From May 1994.

MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
Series 1

The Pick Up

When Gerald reveals he's happy to pick up hitchhikers in his car, Diana is not impressed...

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 Jo Manning Wilson.

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

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.

MON 09:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
Series 1

Hungry

Robert's mum is doing so much work for the church he can't get enough to eat. And it seems his friends and family can’t seem to get enough of something else.

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 Lady At Counter and Gordon Reid as Father Hugh

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.

MON 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0085krx)
A Study in Scarlet

1. Revenge

London, 1881: a penniless doctor meets a curious young man with some extremely strange habits....

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first story of his legendary Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1887.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes ... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson... Michael Williams
Stamford ...Paul Downing
Stangerson ... Matt Zimmerman
Alice ... Jane Slavin
Drebber ... Ed Bishop
Mrs Hudson ... Anna Cropper
Mme Charpentier... Marcia King
Inspector Gregson ... John Moffatt
Inspector Lestrade ... Donald Gee
PC Rance ... Michael Kilgarriff

Violin: Alexander Balanescu

Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.

MON 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntf)
Episode 6

Staffordshire, 1799: When Hetty meets with the Captain in Donnithorne Woods, Adam takes action.

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, Katherine Igoe as Hetty, Ann Scott-Jones as Lisbeth, Richard Greenwood as Arthur, John Kielty as Seth, Crawford Logan as Mr Irwine and Victoria Liddelle as Dinah.

Director: Patrick Rayner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

MON 11:15 Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast (b007jqxk)
1940s London: Two women uncover a devastating secret that changes their friendship for ever.

Elsie Haworth and Kathleen James are old school friends, working on the rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge. Elsie is heavily pregnant, but won't reveal the father's name to anyone.

A police inspector begins to follow the two women, asking probing questions about the mysterious father. The plot thickens and then thickens again...

Caroline Gawn's thriller stars Jo Joyner as Elsie, Christine Brennan as Kathleen, Mark Chatterton as the Police Inspector, Martin Reeve as Mr Jackson and Ken Bradshaw as Gerhard.

Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.

MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlws)
Series 3

Death in the Family

Distraught Harold Steptoe must break some sad news to his father, Albert.

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

Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
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Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1971.

MON 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qrp6)
2. Confession of Guilt

A woman wants to be absolved from a case of murder, but will the cantankerous criminal psychologist Dr Morelle agree?

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Inspector Hood …. Phillip Wray
Paula Webb …. Mary Law

With Maurice Sweden, Norman Wynn, Hugh Manning, Betty Lynton and Alan McLelland.

Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1957.

MON 13:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
Series 1

Episode 1

Since graduation, Simon has hardly blazed a trail as a plodding Health and Safety executive, so why does his old Cambridge master Gilbert need him?

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Hugh Dickson, and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

MON 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b008xzs2)
Series 3

London's Mediaeval Medicine

Professor Aubrey Manning examines archaeological findings from an excavation of a hospital cemetery in London's Spitalfields.

MON 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00mcycp)
Series 2

The Visitor

A far-off face from the GP's past sets social tensions boiling in Levenford. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

MON 15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9ghy)
Episode 1

As a candid young doctor, the Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

MON 15:15 Men of Stone (b00ct8w6)
Series 1

Portland - The Jurassic Park

The story of Portland Rock and the quarrying of its famous stone in Dorset. Julian Richards investigates Mesolithic masonry.

MON 15:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx6r)
The Return

After finishing school, Grace Melbury returns to her small woodland village, where her childhood sweetheart Giles Winterbourne is waiting for her...

First published in 1887, Thomas Hardy's classic tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.

Read by Juliet Stevenson.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

MON 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq3d)
Series 1

IMF

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private audio diaries from the frontline of history. A crisis for the pound? Plus ca change!

MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sylyp)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Bottle Top King by Jonathan Kebbe, Granny by Anthony Horowitz, and The Invasion of the Blobheads.

MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rhwz)
2. Immortality

The prospect of immortality sparks riots, so the Government starts mass arrests.

Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.

Abridged by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

MON 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pgnqn)
The Lady of the House of Love

By Angela Carter. A vampire tale with a twist. On the eve of war, an unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Read by Indira Varma.

MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qrp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

MON 20:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

MON 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

MON 21:15 Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast (b007jqxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

MON 22:00 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 World of Pub (b00cm91k)
Series 2

Episode 3

Dodgy Phil hatches a sporting scheme to improve the fortunes of Barry and Garry's bar.

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, Kim Wall and Tony Roche.

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! (b00cl752)
Series 1

The Audition

The ex-variety star stumbles through an audition and relives a role in Juliet Bravo. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2006.

MON 23:30 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b010j4pd)
And Cue Supersonic

The washed-up TV star finds himself 'In the Psychiatrist's Chair' with Dr Anthony Clare.

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

Written by and starring Johnny Meres.

With:

Dr Anthony Clare
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 Flying Solo (b007jx60)
Albert Hall

A bored unemployment officer resigns his job after a panic attack. But does a better life await him? Stars Paul Brightwell.

TUESDAY 06 JULY 2010

TUE 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rhwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pgnqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qrp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast (b007jqxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0085krx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ssrj1)
Series 2

The Red Sea Sharks, part 2

The intrepid boy reporter realises that an old adversary is behind the dastardly slave trade. Stars Richard Pearce.

TUE 05:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxzyr)
Episode 2

Roberta, Phyllis and Peter jump to the rescue as Mother falls ill and a Russian turns up at the station. Stars Timothy Bateson.

TUE 06:00 06/07/2010 (b00synpw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
Series 1

Big Brother

MP Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil liberties

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowldes.

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
Tom ...... Fulton McKay
Godfrey Finch ...... Gordon Clyde
Floor Manager ...... Haydn Wood
Richard Linley ...... Himself

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1983.

TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mq4pf)
Episode 4

Erratic castings - and a high court judge-cum-plumber. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.

TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007jqn4)
Series 4

Sunday Lunch

"In certain circumstances you steam fish when someone's ill or something. You don't steam potatoes.'

Sarah and her mother Eleanor argue over cooking the veg.

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 Cowper

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 (b007v1dg)
Series 3

The Good, the Bad and the Temporary

There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.

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
Perkins ...... Leslie Phillips
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Stokes ...... David Battley
Sylvana ...... Jackie Neglia

Music: John Whitehall

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.

TUE 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b008747m)
A Study in Scarlet

2. The Country of the Saints

"You may consider me a murderer; but I say I'm just as much an officer of justice as you are."

Dr Watson assists the Baker Street sleuth in the battle to solve their first gruesome case...

Conclusion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story first published in 1887.

Dramatised iby Bert Coules.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Jefferson Hope .... Shane Rimmer
Mrs Hudson .... Anna Cropper
Wiggins .... Alan Dean
Inspector Gregson .... John Moffatt
Mme Charpentier …. Marcia King
Alice .... Jane Slavin
Inspector Lestrade .... Donald Gee
John Ferrier .... Christopher Good
Brigham Young …. Peter Carlisle
Stangerson Sr .... John Bull
Lucy .... Alice Arnold
Stangerson .... Matt Zimmerman
Drebber … Ed Bishop

Violin: Alexander Balanescu

Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.

TUE 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntx)
Episode 7

Shocked Captain Arthur is forced to face the facts over Adam's feelings for Hetty. Stars Thomas Arnold and Richard Greenwood.

TUE 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
May Belfort

The Irish singer turned lady of the night. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Bonnie Langford.

TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00syp4j)
TV endings and truthful travel brochures. Humphrey Lyttelton and Willie Rushton in the antidote to panel games. From May 1984.

TUE 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
9. The Black Ruby

The cantankerous criminal psychologist probes the authenticity of a fabled gem. Is it cursed?

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Guy Hampton …. Norman Woodland
Sonia Hampton …. Virginia Winter
Helen Reynolds …. Louise Gainsborough
Bill Reynolds …. Richard Bebb
Aubrey Green …. Desmond Carrington
Airline Captain/Various …. John Baker

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.

TUE 13:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
Series 1

Episode 2

Another mysterious death makes Health and Safety executive Simon consider the relevance of cruets.

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Jason Chan and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

TUE 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b008zdb2)
Series 3

Saxon Steel

Did the Saxons make top-notch steel centuries before it was 'invented'? Aubrey Manning investigates. From November 2001.

TUE 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00mj1zv)
Series 2

The Day Before the Wedding

When the GP wakes up with a bad head, it is only the start of a very bad day. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.

TUE 15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9m1s)
Episode 2

The author writes to his mother about marriage, fatherhood and Sherlock Holmes. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

TUE 15:15 Men of Stone (b00ctkgp)
Series 1

Quarrying, Cruelty and the Crown

Julian Richards tells the story of the early days of quarrying for Portland stone in Dorset and its royal connections.

TUE 15:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx6z)
Reunited?

Giles Winterbourne is reunited with his childhood sweetheart Grace, but will she return his love? Read by Juliet Stevenson.

TUE 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq3w)
Series 1

The Windscale Crisis

Political veteran Tony Benn shares diary recordings from history's frontline. Industrial relations and nuclear power don't mix.

TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00synq0)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey: The Bottle Top King by Jonathan Kebbe, Granny by Anthony Horowitz and The Invasion of the Blobheads by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007jqn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 17:30 Bristow (b007v1dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rkc4)
3. New Frontiers

Lazarus Long leads the families on board the colony spaceship 'New Frontiers'.

Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.

Abridged by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

TUE 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pkvkc)
Those Who Seek Forgiveness

By Laurell K Hamilton. Hardened vampire hunter Anita Blake helps a woman revive her recently deceased husband. But what is the motivation? Read by Melanie Bond.

TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00syp4j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

TUE 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mq4pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 Jelly Mountain (b00fkp5z)
Episode 3

A visit to the circus heralds arcane amusements. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.

TUE 22:45 The Consultants (b007k320)
Series 1

Episode 2

The team ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. With Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.

TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b008s3k9)
Series 1

Episode 3

Campaigning to tighten the letter of the law, and war is declared.

The show that's in the thick of the action with a microphone – plus all the 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 (b007jwwz)
8. From 20th Century Wars to Twiggy

The National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth reaches the 20th century. With guest Ben Kingsley. From June 1990.

TUE 23:45 Fabulous (b00hlxwn)
Series 1

Episode 2

Faye fancies a day under her duvet, but perhaps it would be more peaceful at the office?

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
Anne Reid
Joanna Scanlan
Eve Dallas
Joanna Neary
John Dougall

Music by Osymyso.

Producer: Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.

WEDNESDAY 07 JULY 2010

WED 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rkc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pkvkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jntx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b008747m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 After Henry (b007jqn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Bristow (b007v1dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00sysd2)
An Uncanny Resemblance

1890s Ruritania sees the heroic Rudolf Rassendyll swap places with the soon-to-be King. Starring Douglas Hodge and Anthony Daniels.

WED 05:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qy473)
Episode 3

An avalanche poses a problem on the line, and even a fishing trip takes a dramatic turn. Stars Paul Copley and Victoria Carling.

WED 06:00 07/07/2010 (b00sytbq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
Series 3

The Bequest

The lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife!

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 November 1955.

WED 08:30 The Party Line (b00sythm)
Series 1

Episode 6

MP Duncan goes on a date - with the Opposition. Stars James Fleet. Topical sitcom by Punt and Dennis. From June 2005.

WED 09:00 Huddwinks (b00941jx)
Series 1

Henry The Vee

His Majesty fights the French at Agincourt, but will the Bard or Barbara Cartland win the day? Stars Roy Hudd. From July 1986.

WED 09:30 No Commitments (b00sytfr)
Series 4

One Gets Better

Just as Victoria thinks her problems with Emily are over, Harriet starts playing up. Stars Nicola Pagett. From August 1996.

WED 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnlm)
The Sign of the Four

Timbertoe

When criminals become unimaginative and crimes unchallenging, the Baker Street sleuth seeks stimulation elsewhere - as a young woman arrives looking for her father...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of his legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1890.

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams

Dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.

Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Jonathan Small .... Brian Blessed
Mary Morstan …. Moir Leslie
Abdullah Khan .... Amerjit Deu
Mrs Hudson .... Anna Cropper
Thaddeus Sholto .... Richard Tate
Major Sholto …. Michael Kilgarriff
Bartholomew Sholto .... John Bull
Inspector Jones .... Sion Probert

Violin: Alexander Balanescu

Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.

WED 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvd)
Episode 8

Preacher Mr Irwine visits Mrs Bede, who is unimpressed at the prospect of her son's marriage to Hetty. Stars Thomas Arnold.

WED 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
Footitt and Chocolat

A circus double-act is in jeopardy. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Clarence Smith.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cr32p)
Series 4

Episode 4

Tommy and Sheila try sort out their son Murray's career and love-life – and Sheila seems to have a new hobby...

Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.

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
Hilaire …. Paul Rogan.

Music by Frido Ruth.

Producer: Steve Doherty

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.

WED 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
5. The Blackmailer

Cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle probes the dealings of a mysterious Spanish Count.

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Inspector Hood …. Phillip Wray
Sir Clifford Forbes …. Douglas Young
Lady Forbes …. Madeleine Christie
Cynthia Forbes …. Ruth Trouncer
Hotel Waiter …. Haydn Jones
Hotel Manager …. Humphrey Morton
Lily the Maid …. Beryl Calder
Matron …. Molly Rankin
Harry Fox …. Ian Sadler

Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.

WED 13:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
Series 1

Episode 3

As dead don Peter Devanti's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Jason Chan and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

WED 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b0090tnl)
Series 3

San Galgano and the Sword in the Stone

Professor Aubrey Manning explores Italy's St Galgano where a story of severed hands is intertwined with the search for a tomb.

WED 14:30 The Deserted Child (b00sz2ts)
Victoria's Values

Exploring the Queen's family beliefs - a wretched childhood may explain her favourite son's upbringing. With Wendy Hiller.

WED 15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9xqc)
Episode 3

The author writes to his mother Mary about making a decision to 'kill Holmes'. Extracts read by Forbes Masson.

WED 15:15 Men of Stone (b00ctt4x)
Series 1

The Choice of the Professionals

From Jones to Parry via Wren and Lutyens - Julian Richards tells the story of Dorset's Portland stone and London's cityscape.

WED 15:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx73)
Doubts

Grace Melbury's timber merchant father starts doubting woodsman Giles's suitability for his daughter. Read by Juliet Stevenson.

WED 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq49)
Series 1

Jim Callaghan

Political heavyweight Tony Benn shares private audio diaries from the frontline of history. The Prime Minister weathers a storm.

WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sz2tv)
Children's stories, including The Bottle Top King by Jonathan Kebbe, Granny by Anthony Horowitz, and Blobheads: School Stinks by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b00941jx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 17:30 No Commitments (b00sytfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rq8d)
4. The Unknown

100,000 family members settle into their prolonged lives aboard the colony ship.

Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.

Abridged by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

WED 18:30 Man in His Time (b007ym13)
Episode 1

The hazards of space travel and its impact back home. The sci-fi master's award-winning story, read by Jamie Glover.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cr32p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

WED 20:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

WED 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

WED 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

WED 22:00 The Party Line (b00sythm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 Delve Special (b00sz32f)
Series 1

The Shifton Scandal

Undercover investigative reporter David Lander begins a four-part expose into irregularities over plans to site a new London airport near Birmingham.

With serious allegations aimed at a multi-national giant - what exactly has the government's role been in the plans to demolish the town?

And exactly who is the shifty Mr Browncoat?

Studio production by Stephen Fry, Brenda Blethyn and Tony Robinson.

With Jack Klaff, James Griffiths, Stephen Frost, Peter Wear and Mark Arden.

Dramatic reconstruction by Hilda Schroder, Monica Grey, Jon Strickland and Scott Cherry.

Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.

Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer.

Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.

WED 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b00cbcpb)
Series 2

Episode 4

After faking their deaths, can George and Beverly finally manage to reunite their family?

Conclusion of Gerard Foster's comedy drama

George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Leboeuf ..... Dave Lamb
Yates ..... Tim Verrinder

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.

WED 23:30 Bearded Ladies (b0076jkk)
Series 2

Episode 1

Catching a burglar and a big nose shocker. Quick-fire sketches with Susie Donkin and Charlotte MacDougal. From August 2005.

THURSDAY 08 JULY 2010

THU 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rq8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 Man in His Time (b007ym13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b00941jx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00sytfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00sz54r)
King for More Than a Day

The King of Ruritania has disappeared - so lookalike Rudolf Rassendyll keeps up the deception to find him. Stars Douglas Hodge.

THU 05:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qyqd1)
Episode 4

The children help out when a paper chase goes wrong and Roberta learns the truth about her father. Stars Timothy Bateson.

THU 06:00 08/07/2010 (b00sz54t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
Series 7

The Rent Collectors

Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water. Stars Spike Milligan. From January 1957.

THU 08:30 Dead Ringers (b0081f84)
Series 2

Episode 1

More impressions from the award-winning team, as Doctor Who phones for some Dalek spare parts. With Jon Culshaw. From June 2000.

THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
Series 2

Episode 3

Parish council leader Mrs Roberts must deal with a supermarket boycott. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From August 1989.

THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b00b5r1h)
Series 2

Political Flu

The political climate in the People's Republic is milder than it used to be, but political sickness can still strike unexpectedly, and earthworm tables are not always the answer...

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, Peter Craze as Nesterov, Paul Gregory as Brodsky and Stephen Greif as the US Ambassador.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.

THU 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnsx)
The Sign of the Four

The Great Agra Treasure

"I wouldn't tell her too much. Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them."

The great detective's latest case is proving difficult to crack- and for Watson, there are tricky matters of the heart to negotiate...

Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.

Conclusion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of his legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes ... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson... Michael Williams
Jonathan Small ... Brian Blessed
Mary Morstan ... Moir Leslie
Mrs Hudson ... Anna Cropper
Sherman ...John Moffatt
Wiggins ... Alan Dean
Mrs Forrester .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Jacobson ... Vincent Brimble
Insp Jones ... Sion Probert
Abdullah Khan ...Amerjit Deu
Mahomet Singh ... John Bull
Major Sholto ... Michael Kilgarriff

Violin: Alexander Balanescu

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.

THU 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvw)
Episode 9

Adam is distraught over Hetty standing accused and locked up behind prison bars. Stars Thomas Arnold and Katherine Igoe.

THU 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
Casque d'Or

Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Miranda Richardson and Nicholas Farrell.

THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sz54y)
Series 4

Episode 4

Can Tim escape the villains? Will Jo do a love scene with King Harold?

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, Eric Idle and Bill Oddie. Plus Andy Smith and Don Currell.

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 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
10. The Wedding Dress

Frightened bride-to-be Audrey Templeton is being spooked by noises in the night. Can the psychiatrist-sleuth uncover what's going on?

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Audrey Templeton …. Sulwen Morgan
Evelyn Lambert …. Mary Law
Edna Lambert …. Olwyn Brookes
Mrs Vezey …. Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Commercial Traveller/Ames …. Trevor Martin

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.

THU 13:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
Series 1

Episode 4

Simon has to investigate the college chapel, while also trying to identify Peter Devanti's murderer. But is Zoe the next target?

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Stephen Hogan and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

THU 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007k2wn)
Series 4

Episode 1

Professor Aubrey Manning examines evidence of early horse domestication, from excavations in Kazakhstan.

THU 14:30 The Deserted Child (b00sz550)
Making Marriages

Exploring Queen Victoria's family beliefs - she was an inveterate matchmaker, but not notably successful. With Wendy Hiller.

THU 15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bb9m4)
Episode 4

The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary about turning to politics. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

THU 15:15 Men of Stone (b00cv175)
Series 1

Island Life Then

Julian Richards takes a trip through time to uncover some of Portland's social history, from pregnant brides to taboo mammals.

THU 15:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx78)
The Doctor

Ambition and attraction coincide when Grace Melbury encounters young Doctor Fitzpiers. Read by Juliet Stevenson.

THU 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq4l)
Series 1

The Royal Family

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. An insight into the attitude of the monarchy.

THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sz552)
Children's stories, including The Bottle Top King by Jonathan Kebbe, Granny by Anthony Horowitz, and Blobheads: School Stinks by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b00b5r1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rsz2)
5. New World

After entering the alien temple, a colonist returns as a broken man.

Paul Birchard continues Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.

Abridged by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

THU 18:30 Man in His Time (b007zcy0)
Episode 2

As the lone survivor of a Mars mission returns to Earth, the consequences emerge. Jamie Glover concludes the sci-fi master's story.

THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00sz54y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

THU 20:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

THU 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

THU 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

THU 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00sz54w)
Series 2

Episode 1

More impressions from the award-winning team, as Doctor Who phones for some Dalek spare parts. With Jon Culshaw. From June 2000.

THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00sz554)
Series 3

Episode 4

Miles Jupp and the topical team get stuck into the news, views and issues of the day and look for laughter amongst the turmoil.

THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k498)
Series 2

Under New Management

Discover the secret of computer techniques in film, experience the history of rock'n'roll and meet the Museum's curious new curator.

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? (b00sz56p)
Series 3

Death

Giles needs Judith to play his wife at a funeral - he also needs some transport to get there. With Tony Slattery from June 1998.

FRIDAY 09 JULY 2010

FRI 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rsz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 Man in His Time (b007zcy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnsx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b00b5r1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00szhvb)
The Attack on the Castle of Zenda

There's news of the King of Ruritania - but what of the love between lookalike Rudolf and Princess Flavia? Stars Douglas Hodge.

FRI 05:30 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qyqqj)
The Elephant's Child

First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a very curious animal is read by David Davis.

FRI 05:45 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwf)
Beginning of the Armadilloes

First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a hedgehog and tortoise is read by David Davis.

FRI 06:00 09/07/2010 (b00szhvd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00szhvg)
Series 4

Episode 8

In 'Around The World in Ten Minutes' Douglas Smith plays the world, while Julian and Sandy are bursting into 'Bona Songs'.

Stars Kenneth Horne, 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 and Brian Cooke.

Music by the Max Harris Group.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.

FRI 08:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb87)
Series 2

Lenny Henry interviews Bill Bailey

One 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 2005.

FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00szhvj)
Mr Pettigrew's Life Story

The First Secretary reveals how a liking for the ladies has always got him into trouble. With Frank Thornton. From May 1968.

FRI 09:30 Bookcases (b00szhvl)
Series 1

The Prosser Prize

London 1858: Primus is determined that Spavin and Spavin's entry should win this distinguished literary award, even if it means seducing the sponsors.

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

Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Simeon …. Charles Simpson
Mrs Prosser …. Frances Jeater
Prosser …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Thackeray …. David Antrobus

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.

FRI 10:00 RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae (b00cbcpd)
Episode 1

Two brothers, James and Henry Durie, engage in a bitter struggle over money, power and love in this dark and dramatic adventure story set in 18th-century Scotland and America.

After the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, the Master flees Scotland for a life of piracy, buried treasure and murder...

Starring David Rintoul and Liam Brennan.

First published in 1889, Robert Louis Stevenson's buccaneering tale dramatised in two parts by Chris Dolan.

James Durie …. David Rintoul
Henry Durie …. Liam Brennan
Ephraim McKellar …. John Shedden
Alison Graeme …. Vicki Liddelle
Chevalier Burke …. Patrick Moy
Captain Teach …. John Kazek
Dutton …. Simon Tait
Jess Broun …. Lesley Hart
Lord Durrisdeer …. Tom Fleming

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.

FRI 11:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnwb)
Episode 10

Preacher Dinah visits her cousin Hetty, who languishes under sentence of death in jail. Stars Katherine Igoe and Vicki Liddelle.

FRI 11:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
Aristide Bruant

The socialist club owner questions his success. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Bernard Hill and Julie Covington.

FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00szhvg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k9dbv)
From 22/04/1984

From duelling kings to a Commons washroom attendant.

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 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
6. Voice in the Night

After receiving sinister death threats over the telephone, an elderly spinster calls in cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle.

Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.

Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle

Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Miss Nicholson …. Hester Paton Brown
Billy Boy the Dog …. Percy Edwards
Mr Nicolson …. Alan McClelland
Superintendent Denham …. Fred Yule
Station Officer …. Alan Keith
Julian Smith/Taxi Driver …. John Baker

Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.

Director: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.

FRI 13:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
Series 1

Episode 5

Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer.

Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Martin Hyder, Laurence Howarth and Beth Chalmers

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

FRI 14:00 Pamela Branch - The Wooden Overcoat (b00sybp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]

FRI 15:00 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bbmfd)
Episode 5

The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother debating his knighthood offer. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

FRI 15:15 Men of Stone (b00cvdf7)
Series 1

Island Life Now

Is the Dorset stone industry's future underground? And what do you do with a worked-out quarry? Julian Richards investigates.

FRI 15:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0t1)
Midsummer Evening

Doctor Fitzpiers and Grace Melbury's paths cross on Midsummer's Eve in Little Hintock. Read by Juliet Stevenson.

FRI 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jq5h)
Series 1

The Miners' Strike of 1984

Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Police and picketers clash fiercely.

FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00szjh4)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, including The Bottle Top King by Jonathan Kebbe, and Blobheads: Beware of the Babysitter by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.

FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00szhvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 17:30 Bookcases (b00szhvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007s5dq)
6. The Secret

Heartbroken Lazarus Long's thoughts begin to turn to home on Earth.

Paul Birchard concludes Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.

Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.

Abridged by Bert Coules.

Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.

FRI 18:30 Isaac Asimov - The Last Question (b007jwp4)
Can entropy be reversed? The sci-fi guru's proposed answer takes in infinity, immortality and creation. Read by Henry Goodman.

FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00szhvg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k9dbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Adam Bede (b007jnwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

FRI 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Chain Reaction (b00gsb87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 Vent (b00szjy0)
Series 1

Wouldn't You Like to Get Away

Mary and Mum have a break when Ben's unconscious body gets driven to a medical conference in Birmingham. But they can't quite bring themselves to leave the hospital.

Meanwhile, Ben's mind also takes a trip. Unfortunately, it's a trip back to the hotel in Paris, where he had the most miserable night of his life.

Dark sitcom written by Nigel Smith.

CAST:

Ben …. Neil Pearson
Jean/Mum …. Josie Lawrence
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash
with Dave Lamb, Mark Perry, Jo Martin, Hils Barker, Giles New, Lucy Montgomery, Scarlett Milburn-Smith and Elizabeth Bell.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jm9l)
Series 3

This Thing Called Love

Satan worries about his image, and the Professor is concerned over his widow's remarriage.

Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.

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

Other characters played by Philip Pope, Michael Fenton Stevens, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell

Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.

FRI 23:30 15 Minute Musical (b00szjy2)
Series 1

Calamity Dave

The tender yet confusing story of how Posh and Becks met - set in the Wild West. Stars Dave Lamb. Fom November 2004.

FRI 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jng1)
Series 1

Crusade Roadshow

Join DJ Steve in the Afternoon on his AD 1200 Christian Crusade Roadshow as he gathers up an army of children and the plague-ridden to find salvation and a suntan in the Holy Land.

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 November 2000.

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

03/07/2010 06:00 SAT (b00sybpb)

04/07/2010 06:00 SUN (b00sydxx)

05/07/2010 06:00 MON (b00sylmm)

06/07/2010 06:00 TUE (b00synpw)

07/07/2010 06:00 WED (b00sytbq)

08/07/2010 06:00 THU (b00sz54t)

09/07/2010 06:00 FRI (b00szhvd)

15 Minute Musical 23:30 FRI (b00szjy2)

2000 Years of Radio 23:45 FRI (b007jng1)

A Case for Dr Morelle 13:00 MON (b007qrp6)

A Case for Dr Morelle 20:00 MON (b007qrp6)

A Case for Dr Morelle 01:00 TUE (b007qrp6)

A Case for Dr Morelle 13:00 TUE (b007qv83)

A Case for Dr Morelle 20:00 TUE (b007qv83)

A Case for Dr Morelle 01:00 WED (b007qv83)

A Case for Dr Morelle 13:00 WED (b007qw04)

A Case for Dr Morelle 20:00 WED (b007qw04)

A Case for Dr Morelle 01:00 THU (b007qw04)

A Case for Dr Morelle 13:00 THU (b007qsk2)

A Case for Dr Morelle 20:00 THU (b007qsk2)

A Case for Dr Morelle 01:00 FRI (b007qsk2)

A Case for Dr Morelle 13:00 FRI (b007qww7)

A Case for Dr Morelle 20:00 FRI (b007qww7)

A Short History of Gothic 00:30 SAT (b00pd7cm)

A Short History of Gothic 18:30 MON (b00pgnqn)

A Short History of Gothic 00:30 TUE (b00pgnqn)

A Short History of Gothic 18:30 TUE (b00pkvkc)

A Short History of Gothic 00:30 WED (b00pkvkc)

A Whole New Ball Game 09:30 MON (b00cb1m8)

A Whole New Ball Game 17:30 MON (b00cb1m8)

A Whole New Ball Game 04:30 TUE (b00cb1m8)

Above Suspicion 01:30 SAT (b00cfwdc)

Adam Baron - Hold Back the Night 23:30 SAT (b00sydl4)

After Henry 09:00 TUE (b007jqn4)

After Henry 17:00 TUE (b007jqn4)

After Henry 04:00 WED (b007jqn4)

All the World's a Globe 23:30 TUE (b007jwwz)

Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda 05:00 WED (b00sysd2)

Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda 05:00 THU (b00sz54r)

Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda 05:00 FRI (b00szhvb)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 15:00 MON (b00b9ghy)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 15:00 TUE (b00b9m1s)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 15:00 WED (b00b9xqc)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 15:00 THU (b00bb9m4)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 15:00 FRI (b00bbmfd)

At Home With The Snails 23:00 WED (b00cbcpb)

Bearded Ladies 23:30 WED (b0076jkk)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00sybpd)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00sydxz)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00sylyp)

Big Toe Books 16:00 TUE (b00synq0)

Big Toe Books 16:00 WED (b00sz2tv)

Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00sz552)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00szjh4)

Bookcases 04:30 SAT (b00sxt6h)

Bookcases 09:30 FRI (b00szhvl)

Bookcases 17:30 FRI (b00szhvl)

Bristow 09:30 TUE (b007v1dg)

Bristow 17:30 TUE (b007v1dg)

Bristow 04:30 WED (b007v1dg)

Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast 11:15 MON (b007jqxk)

Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast 21:15 MON (b007jqxk)

Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast 02:15 TUE (b007jqxk)

Chain Reaction 08:30 FRI (b00gsb87)

Chain Reaction 22:00 FRI (b00gsb87)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00sykq8)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:00 SUN (b00lg8g2)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00sykqb)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:45 SUN (b00sykzs)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:00 SUN (b00sykqd)

Comedy Catch-Up 02:30 MON (b00sykq8)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:00 MON (b00lg8g2)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:30 MON (b00sykqb)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:45 MON (b00sykzs)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:00 MON (b00sykqd)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 23:00 MON (b00cl752)

Country Matters 08:30 MON (b00k2fkz)

Country Matters 22:00 MON (b00k2fkz)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00sydkr)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00sydkt)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00sydkw)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00sydky)

Crime Catch-Up 16:30 SAT (b00sydl0)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007jqbr)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007jqbr)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007jqbr)

Dead Ringers 08:30 THU (b0081f84)

Dead Ringers 22:00 THU (b00sz54w)

Delve Special 22:30 WED (b00sz32f)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 MON (b00mcycp)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 14:30 TUE (b00mj1zv)

Doctor Who 18:00 SUN (b00sykq6)

Doctor Who 00:00 MON (b00sykq6)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 05:30 MON (b00qxh11)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 05:30 TUE (b00qxzyr)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 05:30 WED (b00qy473)

E Nesbit - The Railway Children 05:30 THU (b00qyqd1)

Fabulous 23:45 TUE (b00hlxwn)

Five Stories by Rose Tremain 10:15 SUN (b00cq49d)

Five Stories by Rose Tremain 21:15 SUN (b00cq49d)

Flying Solo 23:45 MON (b007jx60)

Flying the Flag 09:30 THU (b00b5r1h)

Flying the Flag 17:30 THU (b00b5r1h)

Flying the Flag 04:30 FRI (b00b5r1h)

George Eliot - Adam Bede Omnibus 09:00 SUN (b00c90f0)

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If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? 23:30 THU (b00sz56p)

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