Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde.
Petrova's automotive dream comes true whilst Pauline attends her first audition, for the role of Alice. Read by Harriet Walter.
Pauline's big break sparks a change in her manner - but she's soon taught a harsh lesson in life. Read by Harriet Walter.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Visiting servicemen get Griselda excited and Sid all keen to rent out the lad's rooms.
A cavewoman looks ahead, the perils of phoning a bank and the history of feminism.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Kid ...... Denise Bryer
Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
A Summer Night: Convinced that Shirley loves Robert, Caroline hides her feelings, joining the grand United Sunday School tea. With Neil Caple.
As Lydgate attends to a sick Raffles, he receives a welcome offer of help. Stars Caroline Martin and Nick Fletcher.
Dr Joe Aston helps police probe a taxi driver who is the only witness to a murder, but remembers nothing. Stars Jeremy Swift.
A musing pianist, a two-headed 'Great Eccentric' and Is the Age of Chivalry dead?
Written by Chris Allen, David Climie and Gordon Langford, Jim Eldridge, John Graham, Alan Hutchison, Chris Miller, Richard Murdoch, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley and Stan Wootton.
More danger awaits the Jago children as they head to a mysterious war-torn land...
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
6. Visitors
Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted visitors to his store.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Charter Jun/P.C. …. Kim Wall
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on the guitar, the sitar and Celia. From January 1994.
Professor Aubrey Manning visits a controversial archaeological site near Vichy that has caused a huge scandal for the French since 1924.
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
After a letter from the bank manager, Ferdinand needs employment. The writer and politician's memoir read by Oliver Ford Davies.
As Calypso weds wealthy Scotsman Hector Grant, the other cousins must move on.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood, when the sum total of family secrets amounted to not having a proper breakfast.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Broomstick Baby by Ann Jungman, Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay, and The Wish List by Eoin Colfer.
With Jonathan's return, Van Helsing is forced to reveal the shocking truth about Lucy. Stars Bernard Holley and Phyllis Logan.
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.
The urban warrior's comedy-music mix looks at clubbing plus the full lowdown on fashion.
Italian exchange student Gian Paolo meets the Conroy family. Eddie's trying not to lose his patience - or his fare to Gay Pride.
Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy-drama series following the lives of the Conroys, a family living in Stockport.
Jason ...... Dominic Monaghan
Gian-Paulo ...... Stefan Escreet
Eddie ...... John McArdle
Gran ...... Ann Rye
Father Ryan ...... Chris Pavlo
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Michael ...... Jason Done
Debbie ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
THURSDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2011
THU 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wally K Daly (b007lxnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b00904cg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Recall Man (b00kkcfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Shirley (b007wzns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007tdnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cyywl)
The Wild Dogs
Mowgli and Kaa plan a jungle attack against the wild dogs. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
THU 05:30 Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes (b00s3d15)
Episode 7
As Petrova becomes enchanted by aeroplanes, both she and Pauline get to share the limelight. Read by Harriet Walter.
THU 05:45 Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes (b00s3f3v)
Episode 8
Petrova and her sister prepare for their next stage production but for Pauline, the big screen beckons. Read by Harriet Walter.
THU 06:00 24/02/2011 (b00ysk96)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00ysk98)
Four Men in a Wellington
The bumbling civil servants investigate a phantom air force base.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin ...... Norma Ronald
With special guests Kenneth Horne and Sam Costa.
And John Graham, Antony Viccars and Douglas Hankin.
Written by Edward Taylor, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1968.
THU 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nm9sg)
Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
Home from military service, Ivan finds his aunt's efforts to marry him off intolerable. With Griff Rhys Jones. From April 2002.
THU 09:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cqhr3)
Series 1
Edinburgh
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
A very special passenger makes Douglas grovel, Martin crawl, Carolyn frisk and Arthur cry. And drink nail-varnish
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Mr Birling ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Philip ...... Adam G Goodwin
Written by John Finnemore
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THU 09:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
Episode 2
Struggling actor Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog.
The trouble is, it eats everything in sight...
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 10:00 Shirley (b007wwf3)
The Valley of the Shadow
Robert Moore's mill is attacked by Luddites, and Shirley is pleased to try and prove herself. Stars Moir Leslie and Neil Caple.
THU 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b00906v5)
A Test of Faith
With Lydgate's reputation in tatters, Dorothea is determined to clear his name. Stars Caroline Martin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
THU 11:15 The Recall Man (b00kkdkk)
Stepping Out
Dr Joe Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist is hired to investigate baffling attacks on women. Stars Jeremy Swift.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00ysk98)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dp3qq)
Series 6
Episode 8
A dandy's revenge with Beau Legs - and persecuting pigeons.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for eight years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Liam Cohen, Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
THU 13:00 Wally K Daly (b007m6qr)
Orphans in Waiting
Sunday PM
Under fire, Mike, Janey and Peter end up in the midst of war, pursued by a deadly enemy.
Conclusion of Wally K Daly's spy thriller.
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
Uncle Brian ...... Frank Windsor
Auntie Vi ...... Jo Manning Wilson
Grandfather ...... Edward Kelsey .
With Tariq Alibai, Amerjit Deu and David Bannerman.
Audio from the author's own collection.
Producer: Dan Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1990.
THU 13:30 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
Proof
7. Man of Mystery
Kenneth Junior makes a request from hospital, and Tony learns more about the mysterious Paul Young.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Clerk/Delivery Man …. David Goodland
Vernon …. Tim Reynolds
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Quigley …. Brian Hewlett
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
THU 14:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
Series 1
Episode 1
James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Stewart Lee and Martin Freeman. From December 2004.
THU 14:30 Law of the Outback (b00t5v6p)
Episode 1
Myth, music, art, ancestry and land rights - Clive Anderson asks whether Aboriginal ancient law can survive in modern Australia.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v194)
De-Anglicising the Irish People; Two Nations?
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream (b00ysn2n)
Episode 4
A surprise new job at the heart of the Thatcher government. Tory grandee Ferdinand Mount's memoir, read by Oliver Ford Davies.
THU 15:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00805nd)
Episode 4
The cousins' relationships blossom in London, but the Second World War starts to take its toll.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 15:45 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkd)
A Shy Butcher
Alan Bennett recalls his father's lot in life, plus his own childhood evenings spent cleaning his parents' false teeth.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ysn2q)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring Broomstick Baby by Ann Jungman, Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay, and The Wish List by Eoin Colfer.
THU 17:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cqhr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k22f)
Episode 6
The companions target the Count, but could one of them be a traitor? Stars Bernard Holley and Crawford Logan.
THU 18:30 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 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00ysk98)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dp3qq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wally K Daly (b007m6qr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b00906v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 The Recall Man (b00kkdkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nm9sg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00ysn2s)
Series 4
Episode 3
Miles Jupp and his topical team study the news stories from the last seven days and then make fun of them.
THU 23:00 Comic to Comic (b007vmc3)
Series 1
Jeremy Hardy
Comedian Jeremy Hardy looks back over his career and discusses satire, bad singing and the romance of cardigans...
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Producer: Carol Purcell
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2005.
THU 23:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq4j)
Politics
David Jason and company elect to poke fun at the Houses of Parliament.
With Sheila Steafel, Royce Mills and Chris Emmett.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
Scripted by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton, Barry Pilton and Alastair Beaton.
Music by John Owen Edwards
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2011
FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k22f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wally K Daly (b007m6qr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b00906v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Recall Man (b00kkdkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Shirley (b007wwf3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cqhr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00d05bj)
The Spring Running
Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
FRI 05:30 Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes (b00s3htr)
Episode 9
Pauline finishes filming her first movie whilst Posy finds difficulty in adjusting to Madam's absence. Read by Harriet Walter.
FRI 05:45 Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes (b00s3jtg)
Episode 10
The time has come for the orphans to go their separate ways, just as their beloved Gum returns. Read by Harriet Walter.
FRI 06:00 25/02/2011 (b00yspj1)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00yspj3)
Series 2
The Charter Trip to Antarctica
A geographical society from Willesden heads to the Antarctic aboard HMS Troutbridge.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Heather Chasen as Mrs Edgwick, Michael Bates as Mr Crump and Tenniel Evans as the Professor.
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.
FRI 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mjnwg)
Episode 3
Aliens take over the BBC! Zesty sketch show with Paul B Davies, Julia Hills, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b00cglkn)
Series 1
Follow That Star
The troublesome buying clerk tries smuggling a food inspector into chef Gordon Blue's staff canteen.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow …. Michael Williams
Jones …. Rodney Bewes
B.J. Bothwick …. Christopher Benjamin
Hewitt …. Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman …. Katy Odey
Station Master …. Jon Glover
Post Boy …. Simon Schatzberger
Mrs Dimple …. Sheila Reid
Music: John Whitehall
Poducer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jnyh)
Series 7
A Family Lunch
A Family Lunch: Victoria's hopes for a happy birthday celebration are soon dashed. Stars Angela Thorne and Bill Nighy. From February 2001.
FRI 10:00 Shirley (b007wxhn)
Louis Moore
Caroline's discovery that Mrs Pryor is her mother gives her strength in her illness. Shirley appears about to accept a proposal.
FRI 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b0090c8l)
Sunset and Sunrise
Dorothea discovers the truth from Mrs Lydgate, and Ladislaw considers his future. Stars Caroline Martin and Richard Dillane.
FRI 11:15 Sue Rodwell - The Last Trace (b00lbnyv)
Tracing your ancestors can be fun - as long as they are quite, quite dead.
Genealogy, murder and revenge in Sue Rodwell's black comedy.
Stars Elizabeth Mansfield as Sally, Peter Dahlsen as Frank, David Bannerman as Jimmy, Jan Shand as Penny, Susie Baxter as Liz, Anny Tobin as Sheila, Elizabeth Kelly as Emily, David King as Tom and Paul Downing as Paul.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.'.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00yspj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrxm)
Harping On It
Hilda fears losing her precious instrument to a musician in need. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1983.
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007t1kg)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery
The Coat
A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits Paul Temple when his wife Steve disappears...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Simon Lack as Superintendent Raine, Tommy Duggan as Mike Langdon, James Beattie as Charlie, June Tobin as Linda Kelburn, Jon Rollason as Tony Wyman and Mary Wimbush as the Telephone Operator.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First heard on the BBC Light Programme in 1961.
FRI 13:30 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
Proof
8. Connections
Tony Beach and his detective chum Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young. Stars Nigel Havers.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach in the gripping conclusion of Dick Francis's thriller.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00yw32w)
Series 6
Episode 14
From Detroit, the American funny man welcomes great soul singers Mack Rice and Bettye Lavette. From 2010.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v073)
Cultural Revival; Home Rule Promised
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream (b00ysqf2)
Episode 5
A dramatic moment in political history and a return to damsons. Ferdinand Mount's memoir concluded by Oliver Ford Davies.
FRI 15:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00807gp)
Episode 5
Helena leaves her lover to help Richard. A gun shot causes a commotion.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 15:45 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkv)
Days Out
The writer recalls his 1940s childhood and the difficulties he and his parents faced in leaving Leeds on wartime Sundays.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ysqhz)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Twitches: Bathday by Roy Apps, Saffy's Angel by Hilary McKay, and The Wish List by Eoin Colfer.
FRI 17:00 Bristow (b00cglkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jnyh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k2bc)
Episode 7
With time running out for Mina, can Van Helsing avert a tragedy? Stars Bernard Holley and Phyllis Logan.
FRI 18:30 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 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00yspj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007t1kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b0090c8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sue Rodwell - The Last Trace (b00lbnyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mjnwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mv1sx)
Series 3
Episode 3
The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2004.
FRI 23:00 The Big Fun Show (b00l6jfn)
Episode 3
Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Josie Lawrence - before they hit the big time. From January 1988.
FRI 23:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmsj)
Series 1
All Judges Must Be Ex-Convicts
Radical proposals to change our lives for the better, with a drastic legal shake-up.
Written by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, who also perform with the help of Maria McErlane.
Give him 30 minutes and Mark will convince you of anything in the series that aims to prove that the ridiculous really is very sensible indeed.
Producer: Turan Ali
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1992.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
19/02/2011
06:00 SAT (b00yndw0)
20/02/2011
06:00 SUN (b00yqjvp)
21/02/2011
06:00 MON (b00yqr4y)
22/02/2011
06:00 TUE (b00yrq8x)
23/02/2011
06:00 WED (b00yrsxs)
24/02/2011
06:00 THU (b00ysk96)
25/02/2011
06:00 FRI (b00yspj1)
A Short History of Ireland
15:00 MON (b007v0cw)
A Short History of Ireland
15:00 TUE (b007v202)
A Short History of Ireland
15:00 WED (b007v2sw)
A Short History of Ireland
15:00 THU (b007v194)
A Short History of Ireland
15:00 FRI (b007v073)
A Short History of Vampires
18:30 SUN (b00yqqs8)
A Short History of Vampires
00:30 MON (b00yqqs8)
Adam Baron - Shut Eye
23:30 SAT (b00sh02c)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
15:45 MON (b007jnhv)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
15:45 TUE (b007jnjd)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
15:45 WED (b007jnjx)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
15:45 THU (b007jnkd)
Alan Bennett - Telling Tales
15:45 FRI (b007jnkv)
Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth
22:30 WED (b00ysfh6)
Albert and Me
10:30 SUN (b007jsbh)
Albert and Me
21:30 SUN (b007jsbh)
All the Way from Memphis
14:00 THU (b00hy94k)
An Actor's Life for Me
22:30 MON (b007rh7q)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00yndw2)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00yqjvr)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00yqtxt)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00yrsj1)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00ysfd5)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00ysn2q)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00ysqhz)
Bleak Expectations
22:30 SUN (b00d45vn)
Bookcases
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Bookcases
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Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams
10:15 SUN (b00yqjyh)
Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams
21:15 SUN (b00yqjyh)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 SAT (b007k133)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 MON (b007k1c0)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 TUE (b007k1c0)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 TUE (b007k1l1)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 WED (b007k1l1)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 WED (b007k1tj)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 THU (b007k1tj)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 THU (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 FRI (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 FRI (b007k2bc)
Bristow
04:00 SAT (b00cbcpg)
Bristow
09:00 FRI (b00cglkn)
Bristow
17:00 FRI (b00cglkn)
Brothers in Law
12:30 SUN (b007k2fg)
Brothers in Law
19:30 SUN (b007k2fg)
Cabin Pressure
09:00 THU (b00cqhr3)
Cabin Pressure
17:00 THU (b00cqhr3)
Cabin Pressure
04:00 FRI (b00cqhr3)
Clare in the Community
09:30 TUE (b00yrrgb)
Clare in the Community
17:30 TUE (b00yrrgb)
Clare in the Community
04:30 WED (b00yrrgb)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00yqqs0)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00kjbgl)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00yqqs2)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00kdr7h)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00yqqs0)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00kjbgl)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00yqqs2)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00kdr7h)
Comic to Comic
23:00 THU (b007vmc3)
Coming Alive
09:30 MON (b00hhjfg)
Coming Alive
17:30 MON (b00hhjfg)
Coming Alive
04:30 TUE (b00hhjfg)
Creme de la Crime
22:00 SUN (b007yvm3)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00yng5k)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00yng5m)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00yng5p)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00yng5r)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00yng5t)
Dad Made Me Laugh
11:00 SUN (b00d7h6q)
Dad Made Me Laugh
17:00 SUN (b00d7h6q)
Daphne Du Maurier
03:00 SAT (b007jlbw)
Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses
00:30 SAT (b007k4rp)
Dick Francis
01:30 SAT (b007mcnx)
Dick Francis
13:30 MON (b007mdwv)
Dick Francis
20:30 MON (b007mdwv)
Dick Francis
01:30 TUE (b007mdwv)
Dick Francis
13:30 TUE (b007mx06)
Dick Francis
20:30 TUE (b007mx06)
Dick Francis
01:30 WED (b007mx06)
Dick Francis
13:30 WED (b007n1gf)
Dick Francis
20:30 WED (b007n1gf)
Dick Francis
01:30 THU (b007n1gf)
Dick Francis
13:30 THU (b007n9gl)
Dick Francis
20:30 THU (b007n9gl)
Dick Francis
01:30 FRI (b007n9gl)
Dick Francis
13:30 FRI (b007ncw9)
Dick Francis
20:30 FRI (b007ncw9)
Doctor in the House
12:30 TUE (b007k4s5)
Doctor in the House
19:30 TUE (b007k4s5)
Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner
18:00 SAT (b007jrkq)
Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner
00:00 SUN (b007jrkq)
Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
15:15 MON (b00yqtxr)
Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
15:15 TUE (b00yrshz)
Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
15:15 WED (b00yrw87)
Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
15:15 THU (b00ysn2n)
Ferdinand Mount - Cold Cream
15:15 FRI (b00ysqf2)
Flying the Flag
09:00 TUE (b00dk3vl)
Flying the Flag
17:00 TUE (b00dk3vl)
Flying the Flag
04:00 WED (b00dk3vl)
Foul Play
14:00 MON (b00k7xd6)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
05:00 SAT (b00yndky)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00yndky)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00yndky)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
14:00 FRI (b00yw32w)
George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b008zd8s)
George Eliot - Middlemarch Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b008zd8s)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
02:00 SAT (b008yvfb)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
11:00 MON (b008zg0p)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
21:00 MON (b008zg0p)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
02:00 TUE (b008zg0p)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
11:00 TUE (b008zs71)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
21:00 TUE (b008zs71)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
02:00 WED (b008zs71)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
11:00 WED (b00904cg)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
21:00 WED (b00904cg)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
02:00 THU (b00904cg)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
11:00 THU (b00906v5)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
21:00 THU (b00906v5)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
02:00 FRI (b00906v5)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
11:00 FRI (b0090c8l)
George Eliot - Middlemarch
21:00 FRI (b0090c8l)
Getting Nowhere Fast
22:30 FRI (b00mv1sx)
Groucho Was My Father
09:00 SAT (b007xrqp)
Groucho Was My Father
19:00 SAT (b007xrqp)
Groucho Was My Father
05:00 SUN (b007xrqp)
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea
22:15 SUN (b00jzzg3)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jnqr)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jnqr)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jnqr)
Heated Rollers
08:30 WED (b007jwzw)
Heated Rollers
22:00 WED (b007jwzw)
Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne
10:00 SAT (b007k2b6)
Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne
20:00 SAT (b007k2b6)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00dp3qq)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00dp3qq)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?
23:00 MON (b00nth17)
Jaws
23:00 SAT (b00g42t8)
Just Juliette
23:30 TUE (b007jw0y)
King Street Junior
09:30 SAT (b007jm8t)
King Street Junior
19:30 SAT (b007jm8t)
King Street Junior
05:30 SUN (b007jm8t)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
08:30 TUE (b009326q)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
22:00 TUE (b009326q)
Knutas on Britain
14:30 MON (b00yqtxp)
Law of the Outback
14:30 THU (b00t5v6p)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 WED (b00hsff3)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 WED (b00hsff3)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
15:30 MON (b00801nd)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
15:30 TUE (b00803g6)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
15:30 WED (b00804b2)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
15:30 THU (b00805nd)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
15:30 FRI (b00807gp)
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
02:30 SUN (b0093zq1)
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
13:00 SUN (b0093zq1)
Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death
01:00 MON (b0093zq1)
My Music
14:00 WED (b00ln5hx)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b00yjy17)
Newsjack
22:30 THU (b00ysn2s)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
23:00 TUE (b008s44t)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
08:30 THU (b00nm9sg)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
22:00 THU (b00nm9sg)
No Commitments
04:30 SAT (b007jnxx)
No Commitments
09:30 FRI (b007jnyh)
No Commitments
17:30 FRI (b007jnyh)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:30 MON (b00rzkxy)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:45 MON (b00rzqxs)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:30 TUE (b00rzrl5)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:45 TUE (b00s0bj4)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:30 WED (b00s2ykw)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:45 WED (b00s3bcs)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:30 THU (b00s3d15)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:45 THU (b00s3f3v)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:30 FRI (b00s3htr)
Noel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes
05:45 FRI (b00s3jtg)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
09:00 WED (b007tdnm)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
17:00 WED (b007tdnm)
PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves
04:00 THU (b007tdnm)
Parsley Sidings
12:00 SUN (b007jp4z)
Parsley Sidings
19:00 SUN (b007jp4z)
Paul Temple
13:00 FRI (b007t1kg)
Paul Temple
20:00 FRI (b007t1kg)
Peter Tinniswood
02:15 SAT (b007v0zr)
Phil Hammond's Bad Golf Day
14:30 TUE (b00t1tkm)
Planet B
18:00 SUN (b00yqqs6)
Planet B
00:00 MON (b00yqqs6)
Puzzle Panel
14:00 TUE (b00yrrgg)
Radio Shuttleworth
23:30 MON (b007syx7)
Round the Horne
08:00 MON (b00j7qhl)
Round the Horne
12:00 MON (b00j7qhl)
Round the Horne
19:00 MON (b00j7qhl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 MON (b00cm07b)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 TUE (b00cpqjc)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 WED (b00csypl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 THU (b00cyywl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 FRI (b00d05bj)
Shirley
10:00 MON (b007wvzp)
Shirley
03:00 TUE (b007wvzp)
Shirley
10:00 TUE (b007x06l)
Shirley
03:00 WED (b007x06l)
Shirley
10:00 WED (b007wzns)
Shirley
03:00 THU (b007wzns)
Shirley
10:00 THU (b007wwf3)
Shirley
03:00 FRI (b007wwf3)
Shirley
10:00 FRI (b007wxhn)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:30 MON (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:30 TUE (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:30 TUE (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:30 WED (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:30 WED (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:30 THU (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:30 THU (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:30 FRI (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:30 FRI (b009mbjn)
Sounding Off with McGough
22:30 TUE (b007k4tl)
Spike Milligan - I Like Spike
23:30 SUN (b00yqqsd)
Stephen King - Blaze
23:15 SAT (b00g42t6)
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once
23:30 WED (b007jr5m)
Sue Rodwell - The Last Trace
11:15 FRI (b00lbnyv)
Sue Rodwell - The Last Trace
21:15 FRI (b00lbnyv)
That Reminds Me
11:30 SUN (b007jnv6)
That Reminds Me
17:30 SUN (b007jnv6)
The Alan Davies Show
09:30 THU (b0085k82)
The Alan Davies Show
17:30 THU (b0085k82)
The Alan Davies Show
04:30 FRI (b0085k82)
The Big Fun Show
23:00 FRI (b00l6jfn)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 MON (b007jm8j)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 MON (b007jm8j)
The Consultants
22:45 TUE (b007k2vv)
The Jason Explanation of...
23:30 THU (b007jq4j)
The Long Hot Satsuma
08:30 FRI (b00mjnwg)
The Long Hot Satsuma
22:00 FRI (b00mjnwg)
The Man in Black
18:30 SAT (b00yng5w)
The Man in Black
00:30 SUN (b00yng5w)
The Mark Steel Solution
23:30 FRI (b007jmsj)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
09:30 WED (b0080jsp)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
17:30 WED (b0080jsp)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
04:30 THU (b0080jsp)
The Men from the Ministry
08:00 THU (b00ysk98)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 THU (b00ysk98)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 THU (b00ysk98)
The Navy Lark
08:00 FRI (b00yspj3)
The Navy Lark
12:00 FRI (b00yspj3)
The Navy Lark
19:00 FRI (b00yspj3)
The News Quiz
16:30 SUN (b00yqqs4)
The News Quiz
04:30 MON (b00yqqs4)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
12:30 FRI (b007jrxm)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
19:30 FRI (b007jrxm)
The Recall Man
11:15 MON (b00kjsmw)
The Recall Man
21:15 MON (b00kjsmw)
The Recall Man
02:15 TUE (b00kjsmw)
The Recall Man
11:15 TUE (b00kk5q9)
The Recall Man
21:15 TUE (b00kk5q9)
The Recall Man
02:15 WED (b00kk5q9)
The Recall Man
11:15 WED (b00kkcfd)
The Recall Man
21:15 WED (b00kkcfd)
The Recall Man
02:15 THU (b00kkcfd)
The Recall Man
11:15 THU (b00kkdkk)
The Recall Man
21:15 THU (b00kkdkk)
The Recall Man
02:15 FRI (b00kkdkk)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:00 MON (b007jzss)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:00 MON (b007jzss)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
04:00 TUE (b007jzss)
Unearthing Mysteries
14:30 WED (b007m65z)
Wally K Daly
01:00 SAT (b007jvfc)
Wally K Daly
13:00 MON (b007lzzd)
Wally K Daly
20:00 MON (b007lzzd)
Wally K Daly
01:00 TUE (b007lzzd)
Wally K Daly
13:00 TUE (b00yrrgd)
Wally K Daly
20:00 TUE (b00yrrgd)
Wally K Daly
01:00 WED (b00yrrgd)
Wally K Daly
13:00 WED (b007lxnf)
Wally K Daly
20:00 WED (b007lxnf)
Wally K Daly
01:00 THU (b007lxnf)
Wally K Daly
13:00 THU (b007m6qr)
Wally K Daly
20:00 THU (b007m6qr)
Wally K Daly
01:00 FRI (b007m6qr)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
08:00 TUE (b007jrcz)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
12:00 TUE (b007jrcz)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:00 TUE (b007jrcz)
William Trevor - My House in Umbria
13:00 SAT (b00bqv3x)
William Trevor - My House in Umbria
01:00 SUN (b00bqv3x)