Kenneth Horne attempts to get to the BBC in a rather old car, and what is the great British summer?
Yoda calls Directory Enquiries and Obi-Wan Kenobi calls the Dorchester Hotel. With Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
1. Tragedy
The champagne is flowing at a party thrown by racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne, when tragedy strikes.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Jack …. Alan Dudley
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Col. Fulham …. Tim Reynolds
Mrs Fulham …. Pauline Letts
Jimmy …. Andrew Branch
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
The Englishman meets a wild cat who joins him in his subterranean hideaway in the Dorset countryside.
Geoffrey Household's classic thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion. With Stephen Fry and Emma Fielding.
Victorian Peelers Pip and Thomas go undercover to infiltrate a gang, but get more than they bargained for. Stars Todd Carty.
Abandoned Mary returns to the Cornish coaching house, where an angry mob confront her. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.
The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how a love of comedy led to her creating a programme for computer-generated puns.
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.
From public protests to action committees - Derek Fowlds reads Anthony Jay's guide to beating bureaucracy and officialdom.
Steve Race is in the chair for the musical panel game with John Amis, Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
3. Alarms
Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing at Scarpendale, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed.
Agents from beyond the grave must help Britain's Intelligence gather secrets from the mysterious Nablovski Colony.
Agent Finch ...... Deborah McAndrew
Agent Evans ...... Aneirin Hughes
Agent Raphael ...... John Flitcroft
Malcolm Holmes ...... Dan Hagley
Moira Holmes ...... Sunny Ormonde
Polly Williams ...... Emily Chennery
Emily Cross ...... Sophie Samuda
"The Dewey system has its fine points" reflected the librarian, picking a parasite from its fur, "But when you're setting out to look for a crucial stolen book within the multi-dimensional folds of L-space, what you really need is a ball of string."
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Discover the secret of computer techniques in film, experience the history of rock'n'roll and meet the Museum's curious new curator.
The naive gap year student lands in Beijing for his Duke of Edinburgh Award challenge. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
THURSDAY 17 JANUARY 2008
THU 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008pc2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b008pc2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b008pbv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k498)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b00fnfnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b0075t8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007k4np)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b008pc1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b008rd8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fj68j)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jlbc)
Series 1
The Economy Drive
MP Jim Hacker plans to slim down the Civil Service. His own economy drive will set a personal example - won't it?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Frederick ...... Peter Cellier
Nellie ...... Valerie Murray
Ron Watson ...... Milton Johns
Jane ...... Carol Boyd
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
THU 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
Episode 4
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
THU 09:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
Proof
2. Aftermath
In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky tasting in the cause of criminal investigation.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Zarac …. Richard Durden
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Tavel …. Brian Hewlett
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
THU 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
Episode 8
With his cover blown in Dorset, the Englishman is pursued by the police - as well as enemy agents - on his on his extraordinary bicycle.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy8)
Episode 14
A cash crisis forces Amelia to make a terrible decision about little Georgie's future. With Stephen Fry and Emma Fielding.
THU 10:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbr7)
The Kitten Houser
With a frightened young girl in danger, Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring. Stars Charles Simpson.
THU 11:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpm6)
Episode 4
After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who was in charge. Stars Susannah Corbett and James Laurenson.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jlbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
Series 2
Journey Into the Unknown the Burkiss Way
Tighten your ectoplasm, fill your pen with invisible ink and you’re ready for some transcendental instruction imparted from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living.
With an ethereal script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Other-worldly production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
THU 13:00 Westway (b00fj68l)
Drama serial set in and around a busy medical practice in West London.
THU 13:15 Passions (b008pbw5)
Hugh Montgomery
The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how a love of mountaineering led him to research new treatments for lung problems.
THU 13:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008pbwk)
Episode 1
William Caldicott receives a key from his brother James and heads to Provence, where a mystery begins. Read by the author.
THU 13:45 How to Beat Sir Humphrey (b007js1n)
Episode 2
How to fund a protest and acquire a good legal team - Derek Fowlds reads Anthony Jay's guide to beating bureaucracy.
THU 14:00 17/01/2008 (b00fj68n)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 King Cutler (b008pbxf)
King Cutler I
Meet Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler happily enmeshed in a roomful of offbeat humorous songs, poems and dialogues until.... the knock on the door.
With artist Glen Baxter.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in January 1990.
THU 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008pbxl)
Series 4
The VIPs
With author Gerald's publisher and his wife due for summer drinks, the sprinkler comes out.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Judy Franklin, Preston Lockwood and John McAndrew.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1981.
THU 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007js6f)
625Y
1. Discovery
Research scientist Kate Brown makes a dramatic discovery in he r laboratory about human genes.
But when her news starts to spread, events rapidly spiral out of control...
Starring Amanda Root and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Wally K Daly's intriguing two-part sci-fi drama.
Kate Brown …. Amanda Root
Professor Slingsby …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Joe Barnard …. Jon Strickland
Reporter …. Elizabeth Conboy
Prime Minister …. Chris Tranchell
Minister of Defence …. Ian Masters
Major Peters …. Brett Usher
Danny Flowers …. Stuart Milligan
Lab Technician …. Harry Myers
Minister of Health …. Sandra Clark
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast as a one hour drama on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
THU 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 5
"That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense.... Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."
The dragon strikes. But will Captain Vimes triumph?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Chief Merchant …. Jeff Nuttall
Librarian …. Michael Roberts
Little Girl …. Kate McEnery
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jlbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Radio Active (b008pc9s)
Series 4
Salute to New York
It's Radio Active's live transatlantic link-up with the Big Apple, but sadly Mike Channel is stuck behind in the UK studio.
Starring:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Angus Deayton
Geoffrey Perkins
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton-Stevens
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Jon Canter, Moray Hunter, John Docherty, Roger Planer and Mark Smith.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1984.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008pc9t)
Series 1
Episode 3
How to be a politician - and tabloid obsessions. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1985.
THU 23:30 On the Hour (b008pcbq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Tackling dangerous dogs, TV evangelism probe - and a surprising new role for Margaret Thatcher.
All the news as it happens, if it happens – plus sport from Alan Partridge.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
FRIDAY 18 JANUARY 2008
FRI 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007js6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Radio Active (b008pc9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008pc9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 On the Hour (b008pcbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008pbxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 King Cutler (b008pbxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fj8pp)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
Series 3
The Deadly Attachment
As the Walmington-on-Sea platoon attempt to guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Captain Muller …. Philip Madoc
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
FRI 08:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx3b)
Episode 3
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.
FRI 09:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
Proof
3. The Boss
The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers. Stars Nigel Havers.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
P.C. Horton …. James Goode
Charter …. Chas Bryer
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
Episode 9
The English fugitive is on the run - with another would-be assassin lurking dangerously near his den.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 10:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvyc)
Episode 15
Becky is delighted to be presented at court, but Rawdon is not happy. With Stephen Fry, Emma Fielding and Stephen Wyatt.
FRI 10:15 Paul Farley - The English Civil War (b007lz4p)
A Cavalier walks into an out of town supermarket and holds the customers to ransom. Is he a genuine time traveller or an ecological warrior with a unique campaign style?
Paul Farley's drama stars Robert Bathurst as the Cavalier, Petra Letang as Delphinium, Becky Hindley as the Manager, Tom George as Student/Negotiator, Ben Crowe as the Security Guard and Margaret Cabourn-Smith as the Second Customer
Producer: Rob Ketteridge
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
FRI 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
March 1846
A mysterious letter from New Orleans arrives to disturb the untroubled existence of Combe Raven House in West Somersetshire.
What is the secret being kept by Mr and Mrs Vanstone from their devoted daughters, Magdalen and Norah?
Published in 1862, Wilkie Collins novel dramatised in six parts by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Mrs Vanstone ...... Jo Kendall
Mr Vanstone ...... Michael Graham Cox
Mr Clare ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Manager ...... Christopher Good
Miss Marable ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Marable ...... Joanna Mackie
Mr Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Counterpoint (b008p4kb)
1999
Semi-finals
The first semi-final of the music quiz hosted by Ned Sherrin.
FRI 13:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
Miss King
A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding.
FRI 13:15 Passions (b008p4w0)
Janna Levin
Sue Nelson travels to New York to talk to the astrophysicist professor about her love of art.
FRI 13:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008p4xl)
Episode 2
Arriving at James's house in Provence, William looks for clues in his brother's mystery disappearance. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted mystery novel.
FRI 13:45 How to Beat Sir Humphrey (b007js20)
Episode 3
How to win the paper war and how to ask those questions that require an answer. Read by Derek Fowlds.
FRI 14:00 18/01/2008 (b00fj8pr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b008p4zq)
Series 1
Match of the Day
Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over how best to deal with Bill and his ex-wife Liza
Starring Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of husband and wife writers, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off series Faith in the Future.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
FRI 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
Vive Le Sport
When Devere invites Audrey to go skiing, he ends up being taken for a ride.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Geoffrey Whitehead ..... Dr Horton
Melanie Hudson ..... Receptionist
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.
FRI 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007nfs5)
625Y
2. Elixir of Life
Scientist Kate Brown's attempt to bring her dramatic new gene discovery into the public domain doesn't go to plan...
Conclusion of Wally K Daly intriguing sci-fi drama.
Kate Brown …. Amanda Root
Professor Slingsby …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Joe Barnard …. Jon Strickland
Reporter …. Elizabeth Conboy
Prime Minister …. Chris Tranchell
Minister of Defence …. Ian Masters
Major Peters …. Brett Usher
Danny Flowers …. Stuart Milligan
Lab Technician …. Harry Myers
Minister of Health …. Sandra Clark
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b008p506)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 6
"Last Desperate Chances always work. Besides, I'll be using my lucky arrow..."
All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one chance.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld. Conclusion of six parts dramatized by Michael Butt.
CAST:
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
First Guard …. Jeff Nuttall
Joint First Guard …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Counterpoint (b008p4kb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Paul Farley - The English Civil War (b007lz4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008p522)
Series 2
Episode 2
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From February 2002.
FRI 23:00 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jgzfs)
Series 1
Stiff Up a Lip
The tale of Victorian social climber Edwin and his awful secret. Stars Kath Burlinson and Owen Evans. From August 2000.
FRI 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
The Brothers Faversham
Theseus Faversham
The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective - Theseus Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
12/01/2008
14:00 SAT (b00fgtvr)
13/01/2008
14:00 SUN (b00fhp63)
14/01/2008
14:00 MON (b00fhs8t)
15/01/2008
14:00 TUE (b00fhvr6)
16/01/2008
14:00 WED (b00fj0xw)
17/01/2008
14:00 THU (b00fj68n)
18/01/2008
14:00 FRI (b00fj8pr)
4 at the Store
22:30 SUN (b00db35n)
4 at the Store
03:30 MON (b00db35n)
A-Z of the British Countryside
23:30 SUN (b007k38g)
A-Z of the British Countryside
04:30 MON (b007k38g)
Andrew Rissik - Troy
10:00 SUN (b007jv52)
Andrew Rissik - Troy
20:00 SUN (b007jv52)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
11:30 SUN (b008p559)
At Home With Hinge and Bracket
21:30 SUN (b008p559)
Ayres on the Air
17:30 TUE (b008p9vh)
Ayres on the Air
06:00 WED (b008p9vh)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 MON (b008p7w7)
Beachcomber... By the Way
06:30 TUE (b008p7w7)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b008pbv3)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b008pbv3)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b008pbv3)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
08:30 TUE (b008p8q2)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
22:00 TUE (b008p8q2)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
03:00 WED (b008p8q2)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00fgt2c)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00fhmrw)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00fhs8p)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00fhvr2)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00fj0xr)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00fj68j)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00fj8pp)
Comedy Controller
09:00 SAT (b007jq4z)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b007jq4z)
Comedy Controller
03:00 SUN (b007jq4z)
Counterpoint
12:30 FRI (b008p4kb)
Counterpoint
19:30 FRI (b008p4kb)
Dad's Army
08:00 FRI (b007jq5q)
Dad's Army
12:00 FRI (b007jq5q)
Dad's Army
19:00 FRI (b007jq5q)
Dave Sheasby - The Amazing Ratman Story
02:15 SAT (b007mb5v)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b008pbv4)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b008pbv4)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b008pbv4)
Dick Francis
09:00 WED (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
20:00 WED (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
01:00 THU (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
09:00 THU (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
20:00 THU (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
01:00 FRI (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
09:00 FRI (b007mcnx)
Dick Francis
20:00 FRI (b007mcnx)
Dirk Bogarde - Jericho
13:30 THU (b008pbwk)
Dirk Bogarde - Jericho
13:30 FRI (b008p4xl)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
09:00 MON (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
20:00 MON (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
01:00 TUE (b008p7pb)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
09:00 TUE (b008p8x9)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
20:00 TUE (b008p8x9)
Dr Louisa Maxwell: Rush
01:00 WED (b008p8x9)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
12:00 SUN (b007jzcy)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SUN (b007jzcy)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
05:00 MON (b007jzcy)
Fear on 4
18:30 SAT (b007jmv9)
Fear on 4
00:30 SUN (b007jmv9)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b008p4x5)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b008p4x5)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b008p4x5)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
18:00 SUN (b008p5cw)
Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera
00:00 MON (b008p5cw)
Genius
04:00 SAT (b008m9f6)
Ghost Zone
00:00 SAT (b007jx3q)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:00 WED (b00fnfnq)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
04:00 THU (b00fnfnq)
Great Meadow
13:45 MON (b007jmzl)
Great Meadow
13:45 TUE (b007jn00)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 TUE (b008p8pl)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 TUE (b008p8pl)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 TUE (b008p8pl)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
13:45 WED (b007js17)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
13:45 THU (b007js1n)
How to Beat Sir Humphrey
13:45 FRI (b007js20)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b008p7r5)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b008p7r5)
Inspector Morse
12:00 SAT (b007k4jl)
Inspector Morse
01:00 SUN (b007k4jl)
Jamaica Inn
11:00 MON (b007jpkm)
Jamaica Inn
05:00 TUE (b007jpkm)
Jamaica Inn
11:00 TUE (b007k4mh)
Jamaica Inn
05:00 WED (b007k4mh)
Jamaica Inn
11:00 WED (b007k4np)
Jamaica Inn
05:00 THU (b007k4np)
Jamaica Inn
11:00 THU (b007jpm6)
Jamaica Inn
05:00 FRI (b007jpm6)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
18:00 MON (b008p7wl)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
00:00 TUE (b008p7wl)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
18:00 TUE (b008p9wx)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
00:00 WED (b008p9wx)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
18:00 WED (b008pc2y)
Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael
00:00 THU (b008pc2y)
John Peacock - London Particulars
10:15 MON (b008p7qg)
John Peacock - London Particulars
21:15 MON (b008p7qg)
John Peacock - London Particulars
02:15 TUE (b008p7qg)
John Peacock - London Particulars
10:15 TUE (b008p9l1)
John Peacock - London Particulars
21:15 TUE (b008p9l1)
John Peacock - London Particulars
02:15 WED (b008p9l1)
John Peacock - London Particulars
10:15 WED (b008pbw2)
John Peacock - London Particulars
21:15 WED (b008pbw2)
John Peacock - London Particulars
02:15 THU (b008pbw2)
John Peacock - London Particulars
10:15 THU (b008pbr7)
John Peacock - London Particulars
21:15 THU (b008pbr7)
John Peacock - London Particulars
02:15 FRI (b008pbr7)
King Cutler
17:00 THU (b008pbxf)
King Cutler
06:30 FRI (b008pbxf)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jmjc)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jmjc)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 WED (b008fdf8)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 WED (b008fdf8)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008m9f5)
Little Britain
22:30 FRI (b008p522)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
09:15 SUN (b0076lzm)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
02:15 MON (b0076lzm)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
13:00 FRI (b007rsyx)
Martin Kiszko - Scramble
18:00 SAT (b007jwnl)
Martin Kiszko - Scramble
00:00 SUN (b007jwnl)
Much Binding in the Marsh
13:00 SUN (b008p56b)
Much Binding in the Marsh
19:00 SUN (b008p56b)
Much Binding in the Marsh
06:00 MON (b008p56b)
My Music
17:00 WED (b008rd8z)
My Music
06:30 THU (b008rd8z)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
03:00 SAT (b007jx2d)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
08:30 FRI (b007jx3b)
Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World
22:00 FRI (b007jx3b)
Not Talking
05:00 SAT (b008m8hl)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 TUE (b008pb1r)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 WED (b008pb1r)
On the Hour
23:30 THU (b008pcbq)
On the Hour
04:30 FRI (b008pcbq)
Paint It Black
09:30 SUN (b007jxq4)
Paint It Black
02:30 MON (b007jxq4)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 MON (b008p7c0)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 MON (b008p7c0)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 TUE (b008p7c0)
Passions
13:15 MON (b00d7n9n)
Passions
13:15 TUE (b008p9r8)
Passions
13:15 WED (b008pc0c)
Passions
13:15 THU (b008pbw5)
Passions
13:15 FRI (b008p4w0)
Paul Farley - The English Civil War
10:15 FRI (b007lz4p)
Paul Farley - The English Civil War
21:15 FRI (b007lz4p)
Radio Active
22:30 THU (b008pc9s)
Radio Active
03:30 FRI (b008pc9s)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 SAT (b007jr3f)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 MON (b007jr3t)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 MON (b007jr3t)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 TUE (b007jr3t)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 TUE (b007jr4r)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 TUE (b007jr4r)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 WED (b007jr4r)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 WED (b007jr54)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 WED (b007jr54)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 THU (b007jr54)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 THU (b007jr5l)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 THU (b007jr5l)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 FRI (b007jr5l)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 FRI (b007jr61)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 FRI (b007jr61)
Second Thoughts
06:30 SAT (b007jvh3)
Second Thoughts
17:00 FRI (b008p4zq)
Stand-Up on 7
23:00 SUN (b008p77r)
Stand-Up on 7
04:00 MON (b008p77r)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jlt3)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jlt3)
Survival
18:30 SUN (b007jv20)
Survival
00:30 MON (b007jv20)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 SAT (b007jmk0)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 MON (b008p7x8)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 TUE (b008p7x8)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 TUE (b008p9wy)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 WED (b008p9wy)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 WED (b008pc2z)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 THU (b008pc2z)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 THU (b008pc0b)
Terry Pratchett
00:30 FRI (b008pc0b)
Terry Pratchett
18:30 FRI (b008p506)
The Al Read Show
13:30 SUN (b007jwx8)
The Al Read Show
19:30 SUN (b007jwx8)
The Al Read Show
06:30 MON (b007jwx8)
The Beaton Generation
23:00 TUE (b008pb2d)
The Beaton Generation
04:00 WED (b008pb2d)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b00gs5xs)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b00gs5xs)
The Cheese Shop Presents
23:30 MON (b008p85v)
The Cheese Shop Presents
04:30 TUE (b008p85v)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b008p7by)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b008p7by)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b008p7by)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:30 WED (b0075t8y)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
04:30 THU (b0075t8y)
The In Crowd
23:00 MON (b008p84t)
The In Crowd
04:00 TUE (b008p84t)
The Men from the Ministry
13:30 SAT (b007jphs)
The Men from the Ministry
02:30 SUN (b007jphs)
The Michael Bentine Show
17:30 WED (b008pc1q)
The Michael Bentine Show
06:00 THU (b008pc1q)
The Million Pound Radio Show
23:00 THU (b008pc9t)
The Million Pound Radio Show
04:00 FRI (b008pc9t)
The Museum of Everything
22:30 WED (b007k498)
The Museum of Everything
03:30 THU (b007k498)
The Nimmo Twins in...
23:00 FRI (b00jgzfs)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b008p753)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b008p753)
The Penny Dreadfuls
04:30 SAT (b00gpbcj)
The Penny Dreadfuls
23:30 FRI (b00gpbcl)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
22:30 MON (b007k4p6)
The Remains of Foley and McColl
03:30 TUE (b007k4p6)
The Shuttleworths
23:15 MON (b007jnzg)
The Shuttleworths
04:15 TUE (b007jnzg)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 THU (b008pbxl)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
06:00 FRI (b008pbxl)
To the Manor Born
06:00 SAT (b007k4dj)
To the Manor Born
17:30 FRI (b007k4mq)
Trueman and Riley
01:00 SAT (b00j272j)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 MON (b007m72r)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 TUE (b007m9sh)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
13:30 WED (b007mc8q)
Wally K Daly
18:00 THU (b007js6f)
Wally K Daly
00:00 FRI (b007js6f)
Wally K Daly
18:00 FRI (b007nfs5)
Westway
08:00 SAT (b00fgt2f)
Westway
19:00 SAT (b00fgt2f)
Westway
13:00 MON (b00fhs8r)
Westway
13:00 TUE (b00fhvr4)
Westway
13:00 WED (b00fj0xt)
Westway
13:00 THU (b00fj68l)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
17:30 MON (b007jrcz)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:00 TUE (b007jrcz)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
08:30 THU (b008pbnv)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
22:00 THU (b008pbnv)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
03:00 FRI (b008pbnv)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 FRI (b007jrhz)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b008p53p)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair Omnibus
01:00 MON (b008p53p)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 SAT (b007jvxl)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 MON (b007jvxx)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 MON (b007jvxx)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 TUE (b007jvxx)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 TUE (b007jvy2)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 TUE (b007jvy2)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 WED (b007jvy2)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 WED (b007jvy5)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 WED (b007jvy5)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 THU (b007jvy5)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 THU (b007jvy8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 THU (b007jvy8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
02:00 FRI (b007jvy8)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
10:00 FRI (b007jvyc)
William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair
21:00 FRI (b007jvyc)
World of Pub
23:45 TUE (b008pb2m)
World of Pub
04:45 WED (b008pb2m)
Yes Minister
08:00 THU (b007jlbc)
Yes Minister
12:00 THU (b007jlbc)
Yes Minister
19:00 THU (b007jlbc)