Desert island doings for the Swiss Family Horne - and 'Hornerama' probes the press. Stars Kenneth Horne. From November 1960.
Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry on top form in May 2002.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Peter Pratt as Justice Venables and Preston Lockwood as Mr Pontefract.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Mrs Bishop ...... Margot Boyd
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Mr Seddon ...... John Evitts
Ted Bigland ...... Eamonn Fleming
Wardress ...... Gudrun Ure
Policeman ...... Keith Drinkel
Howard is no help in rescuing Vera, so Irene, after breaking out of her Ibizan jail, implores Brian to help.
But when Brian catches up with Vera in Moscow, Vera's enraging remarks about her new-found intimacy with Irene's son-in-law urge Irene to write an anonymous letter she may regret...
Irene ...... Prunella Scales
Vera ...... Patricia Routledge
Howard ...... Christopher Kelham
The up and down relationship of two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence.
Holmes and Watson investigate why a happy young idealist should kill herself. Stars Clive Merrison.
Lily is aghast at her fiance's visit to his old flame's aristocratic family. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
The veteran auditionee recalls how sometimes talent can be found in the unlikeliest places - and sometimes it can't be found at all...
British show business doyen, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Young wartime evacuee Willie Beech is taken shopping and there's news at the village church. Read by David Brierley.
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey to Iraq, Andrew Eames recalls stopping off for a steam bath in Damascus.
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, revealing how the invading Angles, Saxons and Jutes became the English.
Danny Danziger meets the long-serving curator of clocks and watches, David Thompson, and tours the beautiful collections.
Frank Muir tells his sitar joke and gives us his 'In A Shady Nook'. Denis Norden offers advice to the ladies. From January 1994.
Creations include Arthur Cavity, collector of holes, and Hector Plasm, Ghosthunter. From May 1984.
Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
When Gabriel Syme turns the tables on Lucien Gregory, the Central Anarchist Council take action.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens, but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
Winnie and Ample are two florists with attitude. Starring Doon Mackichan and Miranda Richardson. From August 2002.
THURSDAY 03 APRIL 2008
THU 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4ny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w5jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k26d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3tn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b007k2nw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007jwm0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007s8jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k2fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jptz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Michael Bentine Show (b009nqm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b009nqgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009pmsg)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
Series 2
The Death List
A victim of phone tapping, Jim Hacker rebuts state surveillance - until his own life comes under threat.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Commander Forrest ...... Graeme Garden
Anne Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Walter Fowler ...... Derek Newark
Detective ...... Peter Acre
Detective ...... William Eadle
Head Waiter ...... John Bott
Brian Perkins ...... Himself
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 08:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b009pn8p)
The Total Hotel Experience
John and his best friend Tony find themselves taking part in a seaside hotel's murder-mystery weekend.
John just wants to play dominoes, but amongst the guests is a woman from his past - with her potatoes.
Written by John Hegley
Starring John Hegley, Simon Munnery, Terry Malloy, Sunny Ormonde and Andy Hockley.
Original music by Nigel Piper.
Director: Anne Edyvean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
The Gentle Art of Blackmail
Rumpole recalls a clear case of extortion at his Oxford College, St Joseph's.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Brian Sanders as the Judge, Geoffrey Bayldon as Bernard Crompton and Emily Richard as Sue Galton.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 09:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
Sad Cypress
Episode 4
As Hercule Poirot unravels the threads of the murder, it seems like Mary Gerrard wasn't the first victim...
Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Wardress ...... Gudrun Ure
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Nurse O'Brien ...... Joanna Myers
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
THU 10:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3vh)
Ladies of Letters Go Global
Episode 4
Irene’s kept on the move by her island-hopping employees so can’t prevent Lesley sending Christopher, Irene's treasured only son, out to Moscow to bring back Vera.
When Vera explains that she and Christopher are to go on a dangerous mission for MI6, Irene takes the desperate steps of appealing to Nellie Thoroughgood, Chris's adoptive mother, for help
Irene ...... Prunella Scales
Vera ...... Patricia Routledge
Nellie Thoroughgood ...... Susan Jameson
The up and down relationship of two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence.
Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Havman.
Producer: Claudine Toutoungi
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2006.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Determined Client
The crime-solving duo is asked by a woman to clear her father of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
THU 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 3
As her fiance stays on at Courcy Castle, Lily Dale fears the worst. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Alex Jennings.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqv4)
Series 3
How to Succeed in Business The Burkiss Way
"It's That Script Again!" with fast-talking old-time radio comedy fun - and at the Council Planning Committee, will Satan eat a cucumber or offer a million pound bribe?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
THU 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxsl)
Episode 4
Wartime evacuee Willie Beech starts school, while local villagers see changes in his guardian Tom. Read by David Brierley.
THU 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m6z)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 4
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames's coach party arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009pp7w)
The Arrogant Saint
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain. Augustine is sent over from Rome to preach the word of God.
THU 13:45 The People of the British Museum (b009pp7y)
Art of the Sword
Danny Danziger meets assistant Paul Martin who talks about his dream job - looking after the Japanese weaponry collection.
THU 14:00 03/04/2008 (b009pp9j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009pp9l)
The Captain's Problem
Ship's doctor Simon Sparrow diagnoses trouble ahead with Captain Spratt!
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Spratt, Ray Cooney as First Mate Jock Hornbeam, Edward Cast as Colonel Smith and Peter Jones as Easter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
Series 2
A Lack of Moral Fibre
Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will going on a fibre diet with Helen raise his spirits?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Neil ...... Nick Wilton
Britt ...... Rosalind Adams
Blythe ...... Bryan Coleman
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982
THU 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbg)
Birdstrike
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Shand ...... Gregory de Polnay
Wayne ...... Roy Spencer
Dymond ...... Rod Beacham
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
THU 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w43w)
The Feast of Fear
Gabriel Syme meets his fellow anarchists at a breakfast meeting in London's Leicester Square.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in March 2005.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Adventures of John and Tony (b009pn8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4q2)
Series 1
Episode 4
The pathologists face doing a holistic, non-invasive autopsy. Stars Peter Davison and Tracy-Ann Oberman. From June 2003.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009ppln)
Series 3
Episode 2
Changes at the BBC, and 007 is a new man. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour. With Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
THU 23:30 Tilt (b009pplq)
Episode 2
The topical sketch show that takes you behind the week's news. And then mucks about with it a bit.
FRIDAY 04 APRIL 2008
FRI 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w43w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Adventures of John and Tony (b009pn8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009ppln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Tilt (b009pplq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b009pp9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009ppxd)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
Series 3
The Cricket Match
Captain Mainwaring goes into bat when the Home Guard platoon are challenged to play a match against the wardens..
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js1l)
Series 1
A Cavalier Attitude
Model village-makers, Robin and Wendy are shown "Black Bess" as their randy friends Sue and Glen persuade them to attend a battle re-enactment.
Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.
Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
Glenn ...... Michael Simkins
Darnley ...... Ewan Bailey
Carol ...... Jo Enright
Pikeman ...... Sean McKenna
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.
FRI 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
The Rotten Apple
Rumpole recalls a suspicious case of bribery in the police force.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Robert Harris as Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
FRI 09:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
Sad Cypress
Episode 5
As Elinor Carlisle stands accused of murder, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot uncovers evidence of greed and deceit.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Sir Edwin Bulmer ...... David King
Sir Samuel Atterbury ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Dr Garcia/Clerk ...... John Church
Inspector Brill ...... Eric Allan
Judge ...... Alan Cullen
Mr Wargrave ...... Jonathan Adams
Mr Littledale ...... Gordon Reid
Amelia Sedley ...... Ann Windsor
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
FRI 10:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3wb)
Ladies of Letters Go Global
Episode 5
Vera and Christopher undertake a life-threatening undercover operation for MI6.
With no-one else to turn to, Irene combines forces with the ex-pat couple employing her to get Vera and Christopher air-lifted out of the diamond mine in which they have been billeted.
Irene ...... Prunella Scales
Vera ...... Patricia Routledge
Brian ...... Ewan Bailey
The up and down relationship of two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence.
Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Havman.
Producer: Claudine Toutoungi
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2006.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom
A body in Hyde Park reunites the sleuth with a notorious former client. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
FRI 11:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpxd)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 4
Lily still loves her ex-fiance, but will Adolphus marry Lady Alexandrina? Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009pr6l)
Points of Disagreement
Whiz-kid Jimmy Bright has run out of Whizz. So staid accountant Russell Farrow grabs the reins, and ends up in a prickly situation...
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
With Dennis Ramsden.
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
FRI 13:00 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxpw)
Episode 5
Young wartime evacuee Willie Beech is in for a big surprise on his birthday and Tom notices changes. Read by David Brierley.
FRI 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m7h)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 5
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her future husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009prhp)
Edwin to Whitby
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, revealing how King Edwin became one of the most powerful men of his day.
FRI 13:45 The People of the British Museum (b009prl1)
Treasure and Healing
Danny Danziger visits the coin and medal collections, with a Swedish coin the size of a tea-tray and millions of art prints.
FRI 14:00 04/04/2008 (b009prl3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnv)
Series 2
Maybe, Baby
Broody Faith fancies starting a second family - but does Bill?
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Norman Bird as Mr Burrows and Deborah Rowbottom as the Police Officer.
Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife 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 'Faith in the Future'.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009prt3)
Series 1
Episode 5
Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy - from his dodgy past.
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Edward Halsted, Chris Pavlo, Paul Rogan and Ned Sherrin.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
FRI 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbx)
Search and Destroy
Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
TV Presenter ...... Henry Knowles
TV PA ...... Mary Elliott Nelson
Climatorium Technician ...... Rod Beacham
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
FRI 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007w525)
The Exposure
Sunday unmasks one of the anarchists as a Scotland Yard detective, leaving Gabriel Syme in despair.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in March 2005.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009pr6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k3wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k0th)
Series 1
Episode 1
Fun-packed sketch show featuring 'Britain's Stupidest Postman'. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From November 1987.
FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jrq4)
Series 2
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
The band enters a TV talent show. Will it spark success - or return them to oblivion? Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
FRI 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp45)
Series 1
Holy Water
The life of a struggling writer with his dysfunctional friends and a talking geranium.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Kate McKenzie and Brian Bowles.
Special guest star: Brian Johnston and Vince the geranium.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1992.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/04/2008
14:00 TUE (b009nly4)
02/04/2008
14:00 WED (b009nqgn)
03/04/2008
14:00 THU (b009pp9j)
04/04/2008
14:00 FRI (b009prl3)
29/03/2008
14:00 SAT (b009n27d)
30/03/2008
14:00 SUN (b009n4jm)
31/03/2008
14:00 MON (b009nh0c)
Acropolis Now
22:30 WED (b007jwm0)
Acropolis Now
03:30 THU (b007jwm0)
Agatha Christie
13:15 MON (b0076m5j)
Agatha Christie
13:15 TUE (b03hngqk)
Agatha Christie
13:15 WED (b0076m6c)
Agatha Christie
13:15 THU (b0076m6z)
Agatha Christie
13:15 FRI (b0076m7h)
Alison and Maud
17:30 MON (b007k1w7)
Alison and Maud
06:00 TUE (b007k1w7)
Beyond Our Ken
08:00 WED (b009npzf)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 WED (b009npzf)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 WED (b009npzf)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b009n23v)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b009n3zq)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b009ndtn)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b009nlr5)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b009npzc)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b009pmsg)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b009ppxd)
Big Town All Stars
04:00 SAT (b007jrmc)
Big Town All Stars
23:00 FRI (b007jrq4)
Brian Aldiss - Song of the Silencer
00:30 SAT (b007jrb2)
Chewin' the Fat
23:00 TUE (b007k3q4)
Chewin' the Fat
04:00 WED (b007k3q4)
Comedy Greats
09:00 SAT (b007k1kw)
Comedy Greats
20:00 SAT (b007k1kw)
Comedy Greats
03:00 SUN (b007k1kw)
Dad's Army
08:00 FRI (b007jr4t)
Dad's Army
12:00 FRI (b007jr4t)
Dad's Army
19:00 FRI (b007jr4t)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
08:30 SAT (b007k4fj)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
19:30 SAT (b007k4fj)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b007k2nw)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b007k2nw)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b007k2nw)
Dial M for Pizza
22:30 FRI (b007k0th)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b007jvtq)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b007jvtq)
Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b009pp9l)
Doctor at Large
06:30 FRI (b009pp9l)
Ectoplasm
04:30 SAT (b007wwd6)
Educating Archie
13:30 SUN (b007jsv1)
Educating Archie
19:30 SUN (b007jsv1)
Educating Archie
06:30 MON (b007jsv1)
Fear on 4
18:30 SAT (b007jnt6)
Fear on 4
00:30 SUN (b007jnt6)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b007jx9v)
Flying the Flag
06:30 TUE (b007jx9v)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b009n27g)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b009n27g)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b009n27g)
Gimmicks Three and Light Verse
18:00 SAT (b007jrgx)
Gimmicks Three and Light Verse
00:00 SUN (b007jrgx)
Glory in the Day Time
02:00 SUN (b009n3vq)
Goodness Gracious Me
03:30 SAT (b00fqbsz)
Graham Norton's Big Apple
23:00 MON (b009nh8d)
Graham Norton's Big Apple
04:00 TUE (b009nh8d)
HP Lovecraft - The Tomb
18:30 SUN (b007jzmv)
HP Lovecraft - The Tomb
00:30 MON (b007jzmv)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 TUE (b007jppj)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 TUE (b007jppj)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 TUE (b007jppj)
Hercule Poirot
01:30 SAT (b007k213)
Hercule Poirot
09:30 MON (b007k23s)
Hercule Poirot
20:30 MON (b007k23s)
Hercule Poirot
01:30 TUE (b007k23s)
Hercule Poirot
09:30 TUE (b007k253)
Hercule Poirot
20:30 TUE (b007k253)
Hercule Poirot
01:30 WED (b007k253)
Hercule Poirot
09:30 WED (b007k26d)
Hercule Poirot
20:30 WED (b007k26d)
Hercule Poirot
01:30 THU (b007k26d)
Hercule Poirot
09:30 THU (b007k27p)
Hercule Poirot
20:30 THU (b007k27p)
Hercule Poirot
01:30 FRI (b007k27p)
Hercule Poirot
09:30 FRI (b007k28y)
Hercule Poirot
20:30 FRI (b007k28y)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
01:00 SAT (b009mb9h)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
09:00 MON (b00ssrj1)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
20:00 MON (b00ssrj1)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
01:00 TUE (b00ssrj1)
Huddwinks
13:00 SUN (b00fsmz2)
Huddwinks
19:00 SUN (b00fsmz2)
Huddwinks
06:00 MON (b00fsmz2)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b00t1tkk)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b00t1tkk)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
12:30 WED (b007k19l)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
19:30 WED (b007k19l)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
18:00 MON (b007k4lg)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 TUE (b007k4lg)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
18:00 TUE (b007k4mr)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 WED (b007k4mr)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
18:00 WED (b007k4ny)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 THU (b007k4ny)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
18:00 THU (b007jpbg)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
00:00 FRI (b007jpbg)
James Follett - The Destruction Factor
18:00 FRI (b007jpbx)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 TUE (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 TUE (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 WED (b007k4fd)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 WED (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 WED (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 THU (b007k4gk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 THU (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 THU (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 FRI (b007jsdk)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 FRI (b007k4l3)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 FRI (b007k4l3)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jn8z)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jn8z)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
08:30 TUE (b007k0fl)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
22:00 TUE (b007k0fl)
Knowing Me, Knowing You
03:00 WED (b007k0fl)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 SAT (b007jwdc)
Ladies of Letters
08:00 SUN (b00k1864)
Ladies of Letters
01:00 MON (b00k1864)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 MON (b007k3rs)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 MON (b007k3rs)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 TUE (b007k3rs)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 TUE (b007k3sq)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 TUE (b007k3sq)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 WED (b007k3sq)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 WED (b007k3tn)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 WED (b007k3tn)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 THU (b007k3tn)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 THU (b007k3vh)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 THU (b007k3vh)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 FRI (b007k3vh)
Ladies of Letters
10:00 FRI (b007k3wb)
Ladies of Letters
21:00 FRI (b007k3wb)
Like They've Never Been Gone
06:00 SAT (b009mbjl)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:30 FRI (b009prt3)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
22:30 MON (b007jtn5)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
03:30 TUE (b007jtn5)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
13:00 MON (b007jxnk)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
13:00 TUE (b009nlvv)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
13:00 WED (b007jxr8)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
13:00 THU (b007jxsl)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
13:00 FRI (b007jxpw)
Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote
10:00 SUN (b007k0m0)
Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote
20:00 SUN (b007k0m0)
Mind Your Own Business!
12:30 FRI (b009pr6l)
Mind Your Own Business!
19:30 FRI (b009pr6l)
Miss Marple
12:00 SAT (b007jvht)
My Music
17:00 WED (b009nqgq)
My Music
06:30 THU (b009nqgq)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 TUE (b007jm9l)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 WED (b007jm9l)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
12:00 SUN (b007jt57)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007jt57)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
05:00 MON (b007jt57)
Radio Roots
12:30 SUN (b007jvsy)
Radio Roots
17:30 SUN (b007jvsy)
Radio Roots
05:30 MON (b007jvsy)
Rigor Mortis
22:30 THU (b007k4q2)
Rigor Mortis
03:30 FRI (b007k4q2)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
03:00 SAT (b007jrz3)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
08:30 FRI (b007js1l)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
22:00 FRI (b007js1l)
Second Thoughts
06:30 SAT (b00fnfns)
Second Thoughts
17:00 FRI (b00fnfnv)
Semi Circles
17:30 THU (b007jtyy)
Semi Circles
06:00 FRI (b007jtyy)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 SAT (b007k48r)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 MON (b007k4dc)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007k4dc)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007k4dc)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 TUE (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 WED (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 THU (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 FRI (b007k4l6)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 FRI (b007k4l6)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 SAT (b009mbjn)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 TUE (b007k1kz)
Smelling of Roses
06:00 WED (b007k1kz)
Stand-Up on 7
23:00 SUN (b007wvn6)
Stand-Up on 7
04:00 MON (b007wvn6)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007k1zr)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007k1zr)
Stilgoe's Around
09:30 SUN (b007k3kj)
Stilgoe's Around
02:30 MON (b007k3kj)
The Adventures of John and Tony
08:30 THU (b009pn8p)
The Adventures of John and Tony
22:00 THU (b009pn8p)
The Adventures of John and Tony
03:00 FRI (b009pn8p)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 SAT (b007jpr1)
The Barchester Chronicles
11:00 MON (b007jpr8)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 TUE (b007jpr8)
The Barchester Chronicles
11:00 TUE (b007jptr)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 WED (b007jptr)
The Barchester Chronicles
11:00 WED (b007jptz)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 THU (b007jptz)
The Barchester Chronicles
11:00 THU (b007jpx6)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 FRI (b007jpx6)
The Barchester Chronicles
11:00 FRI (b007jpxd)
The Big Booth
23:30 WED (b007k2fv)
The Big Booth
04:30 THU (b007k2fv)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b007jqv4)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b007jqv4)
The Curried Goat Show
23:30 MON (b007k4xf)
The Curried Goat Show
04:30 TUE (b007k4xf)
The Fall of the Mausoleum Club
11:30 SUN (b007jqjk)
The Fall of the Mausoleum Club
21:30 SUN (b007jqjk)
The Friend in the Corner
08:00 SAT (b007k0s2)
The Friend in the Corner
19:00 SAT (b007k0s2)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jtqc)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jtqc)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jtqc)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 MON (b007jw4p)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 TUE (b007jw4p)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 TUE (b007jw50)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 WED (b007jw50)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 WED (b007w5jd)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 THU (b007w5jd)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 THU (b007w43w)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 FRI (b007w43w)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 FRI (b007w525)
The Men from the Ministry
13:30 SAT (b007jqfn)
The Men from the Ministry
02:30 SUN (b007jqfn)
The Michael Bentine Show
17:30 WED (b009nqm9)
The Michael Bentine Show
06:00 THU (b009nqm9)
The Million Pound Radio Show
23:00 THU (b009ppln)
The Million Pound Radio Show
04:00 FRI (b009ppln)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 FRI (b007jp45)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b009n4nh)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b009n4nh)
The People of the British Museum
13:45 MON (b009nh09)
The People of the British Museum
13:45 TUE (b009nlxx)
The People of the British Museum
13:45 WED (b009nqfw)
The People of the British Museum
13:45 THU (b009pp7y)
The People of the British Museum
13:45 FRI (b009prl1)
The Right Time
22:30 SUN (b00fvpdt)
The Right Time
03:30 MON (b00fvpdt)
The Shuttleworths
23:30 TUE (b007lrj3)
The Shuttleworths
04:30 WED (b007lrj3)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
08:30 MON (b007vjfl)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
22:00 MON (b007vjfl)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
03:00 TUE (b007vjfl)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
09:15 SUN (b009n49b)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
02:15 MON (b009n49b)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b009nh07)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b009nlxv)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b009nqdx)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b009pp7w)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b009prhp)
Tilt
23:30 THU (b009pplq)
Tilt
04:30 FRI (b009pplq)
Wild Things
23:00 WED (b007s8jv)
Wild Things
04:00 THU (b007s8jv)
Yes Minister
08:00 THU (b007jnk7)
Yes Minister
12:00 THU (b007jnk7)
Yes Minister
19:00 THU (b007jnk7)