Jealous Amy skates on thin ice, and Meg glimpses high society. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
As the evil McBain plots to steal the gold, the air ace flies off in pursuit. Michael Palin reads Captain WE Johns' adventure. From August 1981.
The lad is lured to Moravia as an unknowing decoy for the endangered Crown Prince.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
With no cash for a community centre, the priest turns detective over the mayor's plans. Stars Alun Armstrong. From March 2001.
British Rail's new 'Silver Bullet' train ends up as a runaway express to Aberdeen. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.
Victoria is convinced Anna is having a secret affair, while Charlotte heads for a fall. Stars Celia Imrie. From August 1996.
The boy flees London in search of his only living relative. Stars Miriam Margolyes, David Bamber and Gary Cady.
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Tragedy strikes and more loneliness follows. With Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
The Maid: Precious Ramotswe faces a domestic drama, tackles a doctor's erratic behaviour and takes on a new case. Stars Claire Benedict. Episode 3 of 4.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Peter Hawkins and Nigel Clayton.
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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Probing the deaths of senior party officials in Adolf Hitler's post-war Germany, detective Xavier March gets a fresh lead...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Rudi ...... Andrew Sachs
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Zaugg ...... Patrick Godfrey
Swiss Detective ...... Dan Fineman
The armed robbers are planning a return visit, but this time they vow not to fail. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.
Professor Aubrey Manning investigates the ancient Bronze Age mines at Great Orme Head on the Creuddyn Peninsula, Llandudno.
Ian Hislop is in Lincoln to gauge the Middle English attitude to broadening the mind and heightening the spirit. With AA Gill.
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George decide to take her on holiday with them.
Can Hellé Nice, risqué dancer turned Grand Prix racing driver, break the world record? Read by Harriet Walter.
Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her subjects, including the drinkers of affluent Congleton in Cheshire.
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. The infamous Winter of Discontent, from the inside.
Children's stories: Avenger by Pete Johnson, The Toilet of Doom by Michael Lawrence, and Horace by Chris d'Lacey.
Major Barton and his team have located the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
Simon Bovey's five-part sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey and Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk.
Under a full moon somewhere in Europe - three friends meet in a strange, exotic bar. Lucy Cohu reads Lilian Pizzichini's tale.
Three friends, adrift in a mysterious European city, congregate one night at cocktail hour in a strange, exotic bar and, as they partake of an absinthe-like drink, pathological, long-buried natural tendencies surface under the influence of the full moon.
Mr Hyde appears to be dead and Dr Jekyll has disappeared. Will a paper trail unravel the mystery? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
Why did a Government Minister support the plan to build London's Third Airport 20 miles north east of Birmingham?
David Lander now attempts to answer that question by examining in detail the sex scandal which rocked the government and caused a sensation in 1982.
With Brenda Bleythn, Mark Arden, Tony Robinson, Stephen Frost and Felicity Montague.
Dramatic reconstruction by Peter Wear, Phil Nice, Hilda Schroder, Brett Usher and Colin Starkey.
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
Sean and Hamish board Boris' Disco Ship to convert offshore ravers into fresh, young listeners.
Surreal comedy starring award-winning double act Sean Foley and Hamish McColl, the Right Size.
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From August 2005.
THURSDAY 22 JULY 2010
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0084yhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007r49s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbfm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2nk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmqs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b009kh0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00t3twn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqq9)
Secrets
The March sisters go on an outing with Laurie's English friends. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
THU 05:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m9sh)
Ginger Acts Alone!
Trapped in a flaming jailhouse by the angry mob, the air ace is left with two equally harrowing choices. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
THU 05:45 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007mc8q)
At the Eleventh Hour
Tied to a tree, will the air ace and his chums meet an untimely end? Michael Palin concludes Captain WE Johns' adventure. From August 1981.
THU 06:00 22/07/2010 (b00t403k)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtth)
Series 7
Insurance: The White Man's Burden
Neddie Seagoon tries to set fire to the English Channel to claim the insurance.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Jack Train
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 February 1957.
THU 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007k0pf)
Series 2
Episode 3
More celebrity sound-alikes, featuring Jack Nicholson in Last of the Summer Wine. With Phil Cornwell. From June 2000.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxwl)
Series 2
Episode 5
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts finds it hard to relax on her holiday. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From August 1989.
THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
Series 2
Submarine Diplomacy
Telexes are arriving from London; awkward questions are being asked in the House; the spirit of the Armada is in dire peril of reasserting itself.
All in a day's overwork for the British Ambassador and his staff.
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, David Goodland as Captain Warner and Stephen Greif as the US Ambassador.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmr2)
The Question of My Future
David and Steerforth's trip to Yarmouth has unforeseen consequences. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Gary Cady and Timothy Spall.
THU 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfx)
Episode 4
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Another world war is looming. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
THU 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
Series 1
Tears of the Giraffe
Precious Ramotswe gets a surprise, while her case of the missing American has yet to be solved. Stars Claire Benedict.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtth)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4d75)
Series 2
The Piano
Harold and Albert strike the wrong chord with a grand piano in a top-floor flat.
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
Man ...... Brian Oulton
Policeman ...... Alan Simpson
With Ian Burford and David Charlesworth
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.
THU 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
Discovery
As the 75th birthday of Adolf Hitler nears, detective Xavier March hits trouble with his terrifying investigation...
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryden.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Hotel Manager ...... Ian Gelder
Pili ...... Thomas Copeland
Friedman ...... Michael Culver
Car-hire Rep ...... Dan Fineman
Nazi Music Critic ...... Jonathan Coleman
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
Wasted Years
Episode 4
Inspired by the success of another gang, Darren decides it's time to get serious. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.
THU 14:00 Roger Deakin - The House (b00t0zm0)
Soundings from an ancient farmhouse as it flexes its joints, sighs with the passing of the seasons and echoes with the sounds of its residents.
These include spiders which hang out in the window frames, bees that bumble round the bedrooms, slugs which slither across the doorsteps, hedgehogs that hang out in the kitchen and swallows up the chimney.
Writer and naturalist Roger Deakin presents a unique sound portrait of life in the timber-framed house in Suffolk.
In the following episode, Roger heads to ‘The Garden”.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.
THU 14:30 Roger Deakin - The Garden (b00t0zm2)
Walnut Tree Farm is a 450-year-old wooden farmhouse, buried under a blanket of ivy and wild honeysuckle, in Suffolk.
It's owner, the writer and conservationist Roger Deakin, introduced his home in The House. Now he presents his garden after which the farm is named.
In this evocative and personal portrait, Deakin offers an intimate record of the changing soundscape of the garden as the seasons unfold.
Our mildly eccentric guide tell us about his moat, shepherd's hut, outdoor Victorian bath, and animal friends.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
THU 15:00 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3hn)
Episode 4
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion. Joy and George try to disprove a local myth about man-eating lions.
THU 15:15 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mvqsb)
Episode 4
Model-turned-Grand Prix driver Hellé Nice survives racing accidents and World War II. Read by Harriet Walter.
THU 15:30 Inside the Queen's Head (b00t4fbg)
Marooned
Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her subjects, including the drinkers of Amlwch on the island of Anglesey.
THU 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jr2b)
Series 2
Europe
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Pros and cons of the UK's links with Brussels.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t4fbj)
Children's stories, including Avenger by Pete Johnson, The Toilet of Doom by Michael Lawrence, and Horace by Chris d'Lacey.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
This Island Earth
Things can't get much worse for Major Barton and his team in their wartime efforts. Or can they?
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
THU 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
Scavengers
Under a full moon - widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life changing effect. Amanda Root reads Dominic Power's tale.
After a heavy, gin-induced afternoon sleep, sixty-year old Lottie Nancarrow wakes up with the sense of dread that has plagued her since the recent death of her partner, the abstract painter Ned Stein, with whom she had shared thirty years of a happy bohemian existence. Lottie is treating her grief with alcohol, and is becoming increasingly eccentric, alienating herself from her small West London community and the life she shared with Ned. This evening, Lottie feels that something is wrong, some change in the atmosphere. Going to the French window of her garden flat, she sees a full moon hanging in the sky, and illuminated by the moon, staring through the glass at her, is a large urban fox - staring at her with a look that suggests some secret knowledge.
THU 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
Episode 4
Utterson's persistence with investigating the truth about his friend Dr Jekyll is finally rewarded. Read by Tim Piggott-Smith. From April 1996.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtth)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4d75)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00t4d73)
More celebrity sound-alikes, featuring Jack Nicholson in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. With Phil Cornwell. From June 2000.
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00t4fbl)
Series 3
Episode 6
For the last time this series, Miles Jupp and the crew take a fine-tooth comb to the week's news and present some topical sketches submitted by the writing team.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k4r1)
Series 2
By Royal Appointment
Discover the joys of musical theatre, learn all about the wonder of the sea, plus marvel at the monarchy with the museum's new royal theme 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 April 2005.
THU 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007w45v)
Comedian's Moon
Stephen Tompkinson plays a young man who gets bitten by the comedy bug - with terrifying results. From November 1991.
FRIDAY 23 JULY 2010
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqqn)
Dark Days
Marmee leaves to care for Father and Beth falls ill. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
FRI 05:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqrn)
Aunt March Settles the Question
Father returns for Christmas and Meg gets a proposal. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
FRI 06:00 23/07/2010 (b00t4qkd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00t4qkg)
Series 4
Episode 10
Kenneth Horne is the wise old chief in 'The Apache Story'. But is Kenneth Williams a pseudonym? And exactly how will Julian and Sandy 'Keep Britain Bona'?
With Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres. Marty departed after series 3.
Scripted by Barry Took, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
FRI 08:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
Alive and Buried
Grumpy Victor Meldrew arrives at work to learn that he's no longer employed and is set to be replaced by a box.
With time passing very slowly in his enforced retirement, Victor gripes about newsreaders and worries about becoming a lavatory junkie.
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey ...... Owen Brenman
With Sally Grace and Jeffrey Holland.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1995.
FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t4qkk)
Sir Jeremy Goes on Holiday
When the cat's away, the mice want him back! An ambassador in demand. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From March 1968.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b007jt0l)
Series 1
Charles
Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief? Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmtp)
Good and Bad Angels
David falls in love, and questions his friendship with Steerforth. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Phil Daniels.
FRI 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrg7)
Episode 5
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. The reality of war strikes home. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
FRI 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k3myc)
Series 2
The Chief Justice of Beauty
Precious worries about her fiance, and Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00t4qkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4qmv)
Series 2
My Old Man's a Tory
Angry Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Dudley Foster as Stonelake and Beth Boyd as Miss Frobisher.
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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1967.
FRI 13:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
Closing In
Detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Conclusion of Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryde.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Border Guard ...... Dan Fineman
Commentator ...... Alan Dedicoat
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
FRI 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbmh4)
Wasted Years
Episode 5
A spate of armed robberies has DI Charlie Resnick recalling his 1980s nemesis, the soon-to-be-paroled John Prior. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.
FRI 14:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder (b00t2y9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3jh)
Episode 5
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George take her on a seven week safari.
FRI 15:15 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mw69m)
Episode 5
Personal, political and financial problems dog Hellé Nice as her glamorous racing years fade. Read by Harriet Walter.
FRI 15:30 Inside the Queen's Head (b00t4qwx)
Sailing By
Lemn Sissay visits pubs with the Queen's name to meet her subjects. Is there a darker side to rowing town, Henley-on-Thames?
FRI 15:45 The Benn Tapes (b007jr2r)
Series 2
The Labour Party
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. When the SDP forms, some MPs decide to defect.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t4qwz)
Children's stories: Avenger by Pete Johnson, The Toilet of Doom by Michael Lawrence, and Horace by Chris d'Lacey.
FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t4qkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b007jt0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future
Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
FRI 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4)
The Hiring Fair
Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale.
In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events which echo across generations.
FRI 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00859tj)
Episode 5
It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre truth is finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00t4qkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4qmv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbmh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrg7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k3myc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Vent (b00t4qzw)
Series 1
Gravity Gets You Down
Ben's physiotherapy seems to be working miracles when he gets far enough out of his coma to punch his physiotherapist.
And what are a tough-as-nails agent, a giant winged angel and Elvis doing in his unconscious mind?
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, Lucy Montgomery and Nicola Walker, Tim Whitnall and Sue Vincent.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbj)
Series 3
A Four Letter Word
A new arrival in Hell persuades Satan to re-shoot 'Casablanca' - with a mutant alien.
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 Felicity Montagu, Philip Pope, Nick Revel and Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
FRI 23:30 15 Minute Musical (b00t4r1h)
Series 1
The Elton Story
Ben Elton tries to save his soul but 'the Lord' makes him write rock band shows - forever. With Richie Webb. From December 2004.
FRI 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jnh4)
Series 1
Mad - Georgian Radio
Full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich lives up to his name. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From 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)
15 Minute Musical
23:30 FRI (b00t4r1h)
17/07/2010
06:00 SAT (b00t2y9d)
18/07/2010
06:00 SUN (b00t32v1)
19/07/2010
06:00 MON (b00t37kk)
20/07/2010
06:00 TUE (b00t3dbb)
2000 Years of Radio
23:45 FRI (b007jnh4)
20th Century Vampire
22:30 SUN (b007zmgl)
21/07/2010
06:00 WED (b00t3twf)
22/07/2010
06:00 THU (b00t403k)
23/07/2010
06:00 FRI (b00t4qkd)
A Whole New Ball Game
09:30 MON (b00ck2dq)
A Whole New Ball Game
17:30 MON (b00ck2dq)
A Whole New Ball Game
04:30 TUE (b00ck2dq)
Adam Baron - Hold Back the Night
23:30 SAT (b00t30cn)
Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires
23:00 SAT (b00t30c4)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007s8gm)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007s8gm)
After Henry
04:00 WED (b007s8gm)
Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy
02:15 SAT (b007k1sh)
Armstrong and Miller
23:30 TUE (b00t3vjx)
Bearded Ladies
23:30 WED (b00bfpwn)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00t2y9g)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00t32v3)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00t3bnv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00t3vjv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00t3vsb)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00t4fbj)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00t4qwz)
Blood Lines
00:30 SAT (b007zcd6)
Blood Lines
00:45 SAT (b007k2sj)
Bristow
09:30 TUE (b007w5jb)
Bristow
17:30 TUE (b007w5jb)
Bristow
04:30 WED (b007w5jb)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
10:00 MON (b007jmn6)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
03:00 TUE (b007jmn6)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
10:00 TUE (b007jmnd)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
03:00 WED (b007jmnd)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
10:00 WED (b007jmqs)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
03:00 THU (b007jmqs)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
10:00 THU (b007jmr2)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
03:00 FRI (b007jmr2)
Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield
10:00 FRI (b007jmtp)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00t336w)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00m9jbq)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00t336y)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00t3370)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00t336w)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00m9jbq)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00t336y)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00t3370)
Country Matters
08:30 MON (b00lnd0x)
Country Matters
22:00 MON (b00lnd0x)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00t30bt)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00t30bw)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00t30by)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00t30c0)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00t30c2)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jqh1)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jqh1)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jqh1)
David Garnett - Lady into Fox
18:00 SUN (b00cmz8m)
David Garnett - Lady into Fox
00:00 MON (b00cmz8m)
Dead Ringers
08:30 THU (b007k0pf)
Dead Ringers
22:00 THU (b00t4d73)
Delve Special
22:30 WED (b00t3xrt)
Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
13:00 SAT (b008xzs3)
Don Taylor - Daughters of Venice
01:00 SUN (b008xzs3)
ER Braithwaite - To Sir With Love
03:00 SAT (b00dz530)
Fabulous
23:45 TUE (b00hy947)
Fear on 4
18:30 SUN (b007jlvt)
Fear on 4
00:30 MON (b007jlvt)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
10:15 SUN (b00cqh5g)
Five Stories by Rose Tremain
21:15 SUN (b00cqh5g)
Flying the Flag
09:30 THU (b007jxj2)
Flying the Flag
17:30 THU (b007jxj2)
Flying the Flag
04:30 FRI (b007jxj2)
George Eliot - Adam Bede Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00c86bm)
George Eliot - Adam Bede Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00c86bm)
George Eliot - Adam Bede
02:00 SAT (b007jnzn)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b00t3twj)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b00t3twj)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b00t3twj)
Hercule Poirot
02:30 SUN (b00hqjg0)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 SUN (b00hqjg0)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 MON (b00hqjg0)
How Radio Comedy Changed a Nation
12:00 SUN (b00t336t)
How Radio Comedy Changed a Nation
19:00 SUN (b00t336t)
How Tickled Am I?
11:30 SUN (b007jp3v)
How Tickled Am I?
17:30 SUN (b007jp3v)
Huddwinks
09:00 WED (b009kh0z)
Huddwinks
17:00 WED (b009kh0z)
Huddwinks
04:00 THU (b009kh0z)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:30 TUE (b00hhrhr)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:30 TUE (b00hhrhr)
Inside the Queen's Head
15:30 MON (b00t3bns)
Inside the Queen's Head
15:30 TUE (b00t3vjs)
Inside the Queen's Head
15:30 WED (b00t3vh9)
Inside the Queen's Head
15:30 THU (b00t4fbg)
Inside the Queen's Head
15:30 FRI (b00t4qwx)
Inspector Resnick
13:30 MON (b00mb2qn)
Inspector Resnick
20:30 MON (b00mb2qn)
Inspector Resnick
01:30 TUE (b00mb2qn)
Inspector Resnick
13:30 TUE (b00mbbfh)
Inspector Resnick
20:30 TUE (b00mbbfh)
Inspector Resnick
01:30 WED (b00mbbfh)
Inspector Resnick
13:30 WED (b00mbfm9)
Inspector Resnick
20:30 WED (b00mbfm9)
Inspector Resnick
01:30 THU (b00mbfm9)
Inspector Resnick
13:30 THU (b00mbl3m)
Inspector Resnick
20:30 THU (b00mbl3m)
Inspector Resnick
01:30 FRI (b00mbl3m)
Inspector Resnick
13:30 FRI (b00mbmh4)
Inspector Resnick
20:30 FRI (b00mbmh4)
Jelly Mountain
22:30 TUE (b00ftk74)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
15:00 MON (b007k3dr)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
15:00 TUE (b007k3fr)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
15:00 WED (b007k3gp)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
15:00 THU (b007k3hn)
Joy Adamson's Born Free
15:00 FRI (b007k3jh)
Lenin of the Rovers
22:00 SUN (b00cfzz8)
Light on the Road to Woodstock
01:30 SAT (b007jqqs)
Little Blighty on the Down
09:00 THU (b007jxwl)
Little Blighty on the Down
17:00 THU (b007jxwl)
Little Blighty on the Down
04:00 FRI (b007jxwl)
Looking for Middle England
14:30 MON (b00t3bnq)
Looking for Middle England
14:30 TUE (b00t3vjq)
Looking for Middle England
14:30 WED (b00t3tww)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:00 MON (b007jqp9)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:00 TUE (b007jqpn)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:00 WED (b007jqq0)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:00 THU (b007jqq9)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:00 FRI (b007jqqn)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
05:30 FRI (b007jqrn)
Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder
05:00 SAT (b00t2y9b)
Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder
17:00 SAT (b00t2y9b)
Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder
04:00 SUN (b00t2y9b)
Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder
14:00 FRI (b00t2y9b)
Mike Walker - 2025
18:00 SAT (b00hy94c)
Mike Walker - 2025
00:00 SUN (b00hy94c)
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen
15:15 MON (b00mttts)
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen
15:15 TUE (b00mv1sq)
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen
15:15 WED (b00mvd42)
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen
15:15 THU (b00mvqsb)
Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen
15:15 FRI (b00mw69m)
Miss Marple
01:00 SAT (b007jnp6)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b00t1tn8)
Newsjack
22:30 THU (b00t4fbl)
No Commitments
09:30 WED (b00t3twn)
No Commitments
17:30 WED (b00t3twn)
No Commitments
04:30 THU (b00t3twn)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 FRI (b007jmbj)
On the Hour
23:00 TUE (b007k45s)
One Foot in the Grave
08:30 FRI (b007jmxg)
One Foot in the Grave
22:00 FRI (b007jmxg)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18:45 MON (b0081sjk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 TUE (b0081sjk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18:45 TUE (b0081tfy)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 WED (b0081tfy)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18:45 WED (b0084yhk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 THU (b0084yhk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18:45 THU (b00858dr)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 FRI (b00858dr)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18:45 FRI (b00859tj)
Revolting People
22:30 MON (b007jrqj)
Robert Easby - Oneira
00:00 SAT (b007k29f)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:00 MON (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:00 MON (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:00 TUE (b007jmrk)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:00 TUE (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:00 TUE (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:00 WED (b007jms0)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:00 WED (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:00 WED (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:00 THU (b007r49s)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:00 THU (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:00 THU (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
01:00 FRI (b007jmsy)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
13:00 FRI (b007jmtf)
Robert Harris - Fatherland
20:00 FRI (b007jmtf)
Roger Deakin - The Garden
14:30 THU (b00t0zm2)
Roger Deakin - The House
14:00 THU (b00t0zm0)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00t4qkg)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00t4qkg)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00t4qkg)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 MON (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 TUE (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 TUE (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 WED (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 WED (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 THU (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 THU (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 FRI (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 FRI (b009mbjn)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 MON (b00t39lf)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 MON (b00t39lf)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 WED (b00t3tws)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 WED (b00t3tws)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 THU (b00t4d75)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 THU (b00t4d75)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 FRI (b00t4qmv)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 FRI (b00t4qmv)
Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies
09:00 SAT (b00t2y90)
Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies
19:00 SAT (b00t2y90)
Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies
05:00 SUN (b00t2y90)
The Benn Tapes
15:45 MON (b007jr0n)
The Benn Tapes
15:45 TUE (b007jr0z)
The Benn Tapes
15:45 WED (b007jr1y)
The Benn Tapes
15:45 THU (b007jr2b)
The Benn Tapes
15:45 FRI (b007jr2r)
The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
10:00 SAT (b007jwm9)
The Big Steptoe Radio Show: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
20:00 SAT (b007jwm9)
The Cabaret of Dr Caligari
23:30 THU (b007w45v)
The Cheese Shop Presents
23:00 MON (b007zh4g)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
11:00 MON (b007jrdv)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
21:00 MON (b007jrdv)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
02:00 TUE (b007jrdv)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
11:00 TUE (b007jrf5)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
21:00 TUE (b007jrf5)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
02:00 WED (b007jrf5)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
11:00 WED (b007jrfh)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
21:00 WED (b007jrfh)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
02:00 THU (b007jrfh)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
11:00 THU (b007jrfx)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
21:00 THU (b007jrfx)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
02:00 FRI (b007jrfx)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
11:00 FRI (b007jrg7)
The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves
21:00 FRI (b007jrg7)
The Consultants
22:45 TUE (b007k3f3)
The Embassy Lark
04:00 SAT (b00t29vc)
The Embassy Lark
09:00 FRI (b00t4qkk)
The Embassy Lark
17:00 FRI (b00t4qkk)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jtth)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jtth)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jtth)
The Little World of Don Camillo
08:30 WED (b00t3twl)
The Little World of Don Camillo
22:00 WED (b00t3twl)
The Long Hot Satsuma
08:30 TUE (b00mzf52)
The Long Hot Satsuma
22:00 TUE (b00mzf52)
The Lunar Effect
18:30 MON (b007k1d8)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 TUE (b007k1d8)
The Lunar Effect
18:30 TUE (b007k1fd)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 WED (b007k1fd)
The Lunar Effect
18:30 WED (b007k1dn)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 THU (b007k1dn)
The Lunar Effect
18:30 THU (b007k1hv)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 FRI (b007k1hv)
The Lunar Effect
18:30 FRI (b007k1k4)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 THU (b007k4r1)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 MON (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 MON (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 TUE (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 TUE (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 TUE (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 WED (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 WED (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 WED (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 THU (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 THU (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 THU (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 FRI (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 FRI (b00k3myc)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 FRI (b00k3myc)
The Now Show
16:30 SUN (b00t3372)
The Now Show
04:30 MON (b00t3372)
The Palace of Laughter
11:00 SUN (b007tzt7)
The Palace of Laughter
17:00 SUN (b007tzt7)
The Penny Dreadfuls
23:30 SUN (b00gpbcs)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
23:30 MON (b00g3xwp)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
23:00 WED (b007k4p6)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:00 MON (b007jtg6)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:00 MON (b007jtg6)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
04:00 TUE (b007jtg6)
This Is Craig Brown
23:45 MON (b00dwndv)
Tony's
04:30 SAT (b007jsz2)
Tony's
09:30 FRI (b007jt0l)
Tony's
17:30 FRI (b007jt0l)
Unearthing Mysteries
14:00 MON (b007tbr0)
Unearthing Mysteries
14:00 TUE (b007tzqc)
Unearthing Mysteries
14:00 WED (b007vcn8)
Vent
22:30 FRI (b00t4qzw)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:30 MON (b007lnqr)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:45 MON (b007lzws)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:30 TUE (b007m474)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:45 TUE (b007lzbj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:30 WED (b007lrnj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:45 WED (b007m72r)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:30 THU (b007m9sh)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
05:45 THU (b007mc8q)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b007jncr)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b007jncr)
Yes Minister
08:00 TUE (b007jmj1)
Yes Minister
12:00 TUE (b007jmj1)
Yes Minister
19:00 TUE (b007jmj1)
Yes Yes Yes
09:30 SAT (b00t2y92)
Yes Yes Yes
19:30 SAT (b00t2y92)
Yes Yes Yes
05:30 SUN (b00t2y92)