London's trams are no more, but boss Neddie Seagoon must pursue the one that got away.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
Darth Vader, Anne Robinson and the Archers are all impersonated on the impressionist show to end all others.
Rumpole recalls the case of murder. How did Barney Bateman die?
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpoleand Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole.
With Norman Shelley as the Judge and Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone.
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.
As the storm rages, the men struggle back to the surgery and the Doctor learns who the arsonist is.
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
3/10. Godfrey Neale wants to go riding with the beautiful Clare Duquesne, but Muriel's sister Connie is determined not to be left out.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Mrs Neale ...... Julie Westwood
Marking 10 years since he died, the comedian recalls the excitement of his early life in India. Presented by Evan Charlton.
Lucy Honeychurch returns to England much changed after her disturbing trip to Italy.
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Phipps ...... Tessa Worsley
Sir Harry Otway ...... Derek Waring
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Vyse ...... Pauline Letts
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits, and wit against the most notorious figures in history are broadcaster, Rosie Millard and best-selling author, Jenny Colgan.
Grieving for her mother Caro, daughter Judy Meredith prepares to visit her father. Read by Robin Ellis.
With survivors left struggling in the water, fights break out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
Uncertain times face England after Edward's death, with warnings of a great evil about to sweep the land. Anna Massey narrates.
Clive James muses on the first day of televising the House of Lords in 1985. Is parliament the right place for comedy?
Musical teasers and anecdotes, with Steve Race, Denis Norden, Frank Muir, John Amis and Ian Wallace.
Her daughter wants to move out. Her mother wants to move in, but should Sarah just sell up?
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Marion Bailey as Janie.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
In 22nd-century Britain, the collapse of the pensions system means compulsory euthanasia for all 70-year-olds.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
13. The Accuser
As Sunday presides over a feast, Lucien Gregory appears. Gabriel Syme finds himself back in Saffron Park.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is concluded by Geoffrey Palmer.
Socrates and friends enter the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus is side-tracked. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
The fiery florists tackle a psychic, a dog - and fame beckons. Stars Doon Mackichan and Imelda Staunton. From September 2002.
Boothby Graffoe returns with a series of guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs.
THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2008
THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Horses (b007m00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x596)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 More Plain Tales from the Raj (b009x5gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b009x4zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007r431)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007tcpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k2ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jmkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b009x7fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009xwn1)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
Series 5
The Spanish Suitcase
Neddie Seagoon's brave act lands him in prison, and a jewel thief is on the loose.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1954.
THU 08:30 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
Series 1
Episode 1
From patent cures to whaling for the under 5s.
The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys. Hip hip!
With Susie Brann, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson, Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
The Age of Retirement
Rumpole reconsiders his future - as does a hardened thief.
"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 Robert Harris as Mr 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.
THU 09:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
Episode 4
Father Devoy struggles with his faith and Garda Sweeney with his impatience, but what is going through Helen's mind?
THU 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 4
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
4/10. Mrs Hammond is desperate to find husbands for Muriel and her sister Connie.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Martin Elliot/Dr McKissack ...... Graeme Hawley
Directed by Pauline Harris.
THU 10:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
Series 2
Original Sins
The sleuth must tackle a watery murder mystery when a victim is found chained to a post in the Thames. Stars Philip Jackson.
THU 11:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
The Triumph of Phaeton
Engaged to Cecil Vyse but haunted by her dreams of George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch feels muddled..
Conclusion of EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqzc)
Series 3
One Hour to Burkiss Way
Don't panic! It's the War of the Worlds - with some emergency rewrites.
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 December 1977.
THU 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qw7h)
Episode 4
Lyndsay struggles with her husband's depression over the death of Caro Meredith. Read by Robin Ellis.
THU 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
Episode 9
As dawn breaks, the Carpathia sets out on a rescue mission for the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009xxnh)
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Harold faces two challengers for his crown, William of Normandy and his own half-brother. Anna Massey narrates.
THU 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xxq9)
Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
The essayist cogitates on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the mania surrounding the swimmer they called the 'Thorpedo'.
THU 14:00 17/04/2008 (b009xxrq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009xxrs)
In General Practice
Simon Sparrow lands a job in Aberdeen, where he's forced to tackle a pepped-up port loving lady.
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 Tony Benskin, Joan Sanderson as Mrs Russell, Stanley Baxter as Dr Hockett and Joan Sims as Dora.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.
THU 17:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board? Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
Episode 2
Lucky old George Smith - it's not everyone who has their own compulsory euthanasia broadcast on national TV at the age of 69.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Other parts by Melanie Hudson, Christopher Douglas, Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
THU 18:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
1. The Visitor
In 17th Century Leyden, young Flemish painter Godfrey Schalken's love for his master's daughter, Rose, receives a setback when a mysterious visitor comes calling one night by the name of Vanderhausen...
An unabridged reading of Sheridan Le Fanu's supernatural tale in two episodes.
Read by Ian McDiarmid.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and mid-19th Century, he sums up in his work better than any of his contemporaries the fears and dreads that may haunt the sensitive individual.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in June 2005.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007m331)
Series 1
Episode 6
The pathologists are invited to assist the celebrated Dutch anatomist, Professor Raymond van den Hoogenband, in the first ever 'live' radio autopsy.
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Prof Van den Hoogenband ...... Chris Pavlo
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009xxv3)
Series 3
Episode 5
Eavesdropping on animals and Planet Dull. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour. With Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
THU 23:30 Tilt (b009xxv5)
Episode 4
The topical sketch show that takes you behind the week's news. And then mucks about with it a bit.
FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2008
FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007m331)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009xxv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Tilt (b009xxv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b009xxrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009xxvh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
Series 5
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1955.
FRI 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007jvk3)
Episode 1
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are meant to be presenting a classical music show together, but they just can’t stop bickering...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Professor ...... Stella Gonet
Bill ...... Simon Roberts
Special guest Jack Davenport.
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsql)
1. The Journey to Arabia
A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted in six parts by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Tessa ....... Nadia Hammam
Taxi Driver ....... Nadim Sawalha
Hotel receptionist ....... Neville Rofaila
Akhmed ....... Ali Refaie
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
FRI 09:30 Horses (b007jry1)
Episode 5
Dr Brooks, Father Devoy and Garda Sweeney race through the storm only to make a horrifying discovery.
FRI 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xysg)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 5
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
5/10. Muriel and her mother visit Scarborough during the War but the Germans are shelling the town. A visit from Godfrey Neale changes the course of Muriel's life.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Directed by Pauline Harris.
FRI 10:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
Recorded on location, this comedy drama centres on the relationship that develops between two woman brought together by a troublesome dog.
All Veronica's experiences as a dog-trainer are needed to curb the vicious beast bequeathed to Maureen by her late husband.
Especially written by Martyn Wade for distinguished actresses Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Maureen ...... Joan Sims
Veronica ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Cab Driver ...... David Thorpe
Nettie ...... Richenda Carey
Director: Cheery Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
FRI 11:00 Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector (b00fvg6c)
Episode 1
A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
A two-part adaptation by Rene Basilico of Gogol's classic comedy - a picture of municipal 'sleaze' and corruption in 19th century Russia.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Khlestakov, Trevor Peacock as Osip, Bill Wallis as The Mayor and David Gant as The Judge.
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 11:30 Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector (b00fvg6f)
Episode 2
The "Inspector" becomes plied with cash and love.
A two-part adaptation by Rene Basilico of Gogol's classic comedy - a picture of municipal 'sleaze' and corruption in 19th century Russia.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Khlestakov, Trevor Peacock as Osip, Bill Wallis as The Mayor and David Gant as The Judge.
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 12:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
The Premature Berth
Head of finance Russell Farrow insists on the strictest economy. So tycoon Jimmy Bright must keep quiet about the firm’s £2,000,000 yacht.
But you can't keep anything quiet with Mum around...
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
Griselda Bright ...... Patricia Hayes
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qtm2)
Episode 5
As they struggle with the death of Caro Meredith, further tragedy strikes in the farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.
FRI 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr83)
Episode 10
As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a list of survivors is hastily drawn up. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009xyyl)
The Battle of Hastings
It's 1066, and William, Duke of Normandy, is about to fight one of the most famous battles in history. Anna Massey narrates.
FRI 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xyzb)
Destination Europe; Running Beside Ron Clarke
In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on European unity and the joy of gyms. From July 2001.
FRI 14:00 18/04/2008 (b009xyzl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp1)
Series 2
Love and Hisses
Faith is worrying about money, when Bill gets an unexpected offer...
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, Mark Denham as Joe, Belinda Lang as Liza, Jo Kendall as Marjorie and Christopher Good as Richard.
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 December 1989.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009y19f)
Series 2
Trouble With the Credit Card
It's duo Tommy and Sheila's second stab at fame - and she's been spending.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
Series 2 of Mike Coleman's six-part sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpf4)
Episode 3
Fresh from incarceration, 69-year-old George Smith finally comes face to face with the evil leader of the OAPs, Mrs Cookson.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Dawkins ...... Melanie Hudson
Ronnie ...... Christopher Douglas
Other parts by Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
FRI 18:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007sw35)
2. The Deal
The ghoulish Vanderhausen seals his deal with Rose's uncle who is unaware that his pupil Godfrey Schalken is in love with her...
Ian McDiarmid concludes the unabridged reading of Sheridan Le Fanu's supernatural tale.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in June 2005.
FRI 19:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsql)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Horses (b007jry1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xysg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007jvk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b009y1q0)
Series 1
Episode 3
Sketch show capers from sauna novices to Batman in his dotage. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRI 23:00 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvg6h)
Eight Miles Low
Rock musicologist and part-time media studies tutor, Brian Appleton attempts to assert his rightful place in the music history books.
Brian charts the beginnings of his influence on the rock world when, as a young boy, he met apprentice gravedigger Rod Stewart in London’s Highgate cemetery.
With the help of a maggot, Brian gave Rod the idea for his hit Maggie May...
Six-part comedy series of lectures, written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
FRI 23:15 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
Series 1
Episode 1
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.
FRI 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp51)
Series 1
Episode 3
Struggling writer Nick's mate Craig proves a headache, while Vince the geranium encounters a bee.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
12/04/2008
14:00 SAT (b009v377)
13/04/2008
14:00 SUN (b009v4np)
14/04/2008
14:00 MON (b009x1kn)
15 Minute Drama
10:00 MON (b009x1bf)
15 Minute Drama
21:00 MON (b009x1bf)
15 Minute Drama
02:00 TUE (b009x1bf)
15 Minute Drama
10:00 TUE (b009x2q4)
15 Minute Drama
21:00 TUE (b009x2q4)
15 Minute Drama
02:00 WED (b009x2q4)
15 Minute Drama
10:00 WED (b009x596)
15 Minute Drama
21:00 WED (b009x596)
15 Minute Drama
02:00 THU (b009x596)
15 Minute Drama
10:00 THU (b009xwy4)
15 Minute Drama
21:00 THU (b009xwy4)
15 Minute Drama
02:00 FRI (b009xwy4)
15 Minute Drama
10:00 FRI (b009xysg)
15 Minute Drama
21:00 FRI (b009xysg)
15/04/2008
14:00 TUE (b009x4jl)
16/04/2008
14:00 WED (b009x79l)
17/04/2008
14:00 THU (b009xxrq)
18/04/2008
14:00 FRI (b009xyzl)
2000 Years of Radio
23:45 SUN (b007scys)
2000 Years of Radio
04:45 MON (b007scys)
Acropolis Now
22:30 WED (b007r431)
Acropolis Now
03:30 THU (b007r431)
After Henry
17:30 WED (b007jmkg)
After Henry
06:00 THU (b007jmkg)
Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests
10:00 SUN (b007mwg7)
Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests
20:00 SUN (b007mwg7)
Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects
02:00 SAT (b009scn3)
Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects
08:00 SUN (b009v3js)
Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects
01:00 MON (b009v3js)
Alison and Maud
17:30 MON (b007k2d1)
Alison and Maud
06:00 TUE (b007k2d1)
Andrew Sachs - The Revenge
01:30 SAT (b007jr11)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b009v2xp)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b009v3jq)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b009v6d2)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b009x1v2)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b009x4yf)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b009xwn1)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b009xxvh)
Big Town All Stars
04:00 SAT (b007jrwp)
Boogie Up the River
17:30 THU (b007jv6z)
Boogie Up the River
06:00 FRI (b007jv6z)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
23:00 FRI (b00fvg6h)
Chewin' the Fat
23:00 TUE (b009x4sb)
Chewin' the Fat
04:00 WED (b009x4sb)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 MON (b009x1jx)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 TUE (b009x4jd)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 WED (b009x79j)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 THU (b009xxq9)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 FRI (b009xyzb)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
08:30 SAT (b007k4gp)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
19:30 SAT (b007k4gp)
Dead Ringers
08:30 WED (b009x4zg)
Dead Ringers
22:00 WED (b009x4zg)
Dead Ringers
03:00 THU (b009x4zg)
Dial M for Pizza
03:30 SAT (b007jm7c)
Dial M for Pizza
22:30 FRI (b009y1q0)
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
18:30 SUN (b009x0zb)
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
00:30 MON (b009x0zb)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b007jxdx)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b007jxdx)
Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b009xxrs)
Doctor at Large
06:30 FRI (b009xxrs)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
11:00 MON (b007jpr7)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
05:00 TUE (b007jpr7)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
11:00 TUE (b007jpty)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
05:00 WED (b007jpty)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
11:00 WED (b007qx2z)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
05:00 THU (b007qx2z)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
11:00 THU (b007qvgf)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
05:00 FRI (b007qvgf)
Fear on 4
18:30 SAT (b007jp0h)
Fear on 4
00:30 SUN (b007jp0h)
Flying the Flag
17:00 MON (b009x1kq)
Flying the Flag
06:30 TUE (b009x1kq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b007jx13)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b007jx13)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b007jx13)
Hearing With Hegley
23:15 FRI (b009y1s3)
Hercule Poirot
12:00 SAT (b009v35c)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 SUN (b009v35c)
Horses
09:30 MON (b007jrl3)
Horses
20:30 MON (b007jrl3)
Horses
01:30 TUE (b007jrl3)
Horses
09:30 TUE (b007jrnt)
Horses
20:30 TUE (b007jrnt)
Horses
01:30 WED (b007jrnt)
Horses
09:30 WED (b007m00c)
Horses
20:30 WED (b007m00c)
Horses
01:30 THU (b007m00c)
Horses
09:30 THU (b007jrv6)
Horses
20:30 THU (b007jrv6)
Horses
01:30 FRI (b007jrv6)
Horses
09:30 FRI (b007jry1)
Horses
20:30 FRI (b007jry1)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b00t9zpz)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b00t9zpz)
Instant Sunshine
13:00 SUN (b007jxfm)
Instant Sunshine
19:00 SUN (b007jxfm)
Instant Sunshine
06:00 MON (b007jxfm)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
13:00 MON (b007jv9y)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
13:00 TUE (b007qwj5)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
13:00 WED (b007qx32)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
13:00 THU (b007qw7h)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
13:00 FRI (b007qtm2)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 SAT (b007jsh4)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 MON (b007jshh)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 MON (b007jshh)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 TUE (b007jshh)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 TUE (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 TUE (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 WED (b007jsjb)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 WED (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 WED (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 THU (b007jsjp)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
09:00 THU (b007jsk0)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
20:00 THU (b007jsk0)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 FRI (b007jsk0)
King Street Junior
17:00 TUE (b007jnbg)
King Street Junior
06:30 WED (b007jnbg)
Like They've Never Been Gone
06:00 SAT (b009sdcy)
Like They've Never Been Gone
17:30 FRI (b009y19f)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
22:30 MON (b007jtql)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
03:30 TUE (b007jtql)
Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence
10:15 FRI (b009xytf)
Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence
21:15 FRI (b009xytf)
Mind Your Own Business!
12:30 FRI (b009xyw7)
Mind Your Own Business!
19:30 FRI (b009xyw7)
More Plain Tales from the Raj
10:15 WED (b009x5gl)
More Plain Tales from the Raj
21:15 WED (b009x5gl)
More Plain Tales from the Raj
02:15 THU (b009x5gl)
My Music
17:00 WED (b009x7fg)
My Music
06:30 THU (b009x7fg)
Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector
11:00 FRI (b00fvg6c)
Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector
11:30 FRI (b00fvg6f)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 TUE (b007jmbj)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 WED (b007jmbj)
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace
18:00 WED (b007jpdb)
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace
00:00 THU (b007jpdb)
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace
18:00 THU (b007jpdq)
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace
00:00 FRI (b007jpdq)
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace
18:00 FRI (b007jpf4)
Paradise Lost in Space
00:00 SAT (b007jnx2)
Paradise Lost in Space
18:00 MON (b007jp0g)
Paradise Lost in Space
00:00 TUE (b007jp0g)
Paradise Lost in Space
18:00 TUE (b007jp39)
Paradise Lost in Space
00:00 WED (b007jp39)
Petrella
02:15 SAT (b007jmdg)
Petrella
10:15 MON (b007jpny)
Petrella
21:15 MON (b007jpny)
Petrella
02:15 TUE (b007jpny)
Petrella
10:15 TUE (b007yp3x)
Petrella
21:15 TUE (b007yp3x)
Petrella
02:15 WED (b007yp3x)
Petrella
10:15 THU (b007jppx)
Petrella
21:15 THU (b007jppx)
Petrella
02:15 FRI (b007jppx)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
12:00 SUN (b007s166)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007s166)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
05:00 MON (b007s166)
Radio Roots
12:30 SUN (b007jxdj)
Radio Roots
17:30 SUN (b007jxdj)
Radio Roots
05:30 MON (b007jxdj)
Richard Matheson - Duel
18:00 SAT (b007jwll)
Richard Matheson - Duel
00:00 SUN (b007jwll)
Rigor Mortis
22:30 THU (b007m331)
Rigor Mortis
03:30 FRI (b007m331)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
03:00 SAT (b007js43)
Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu
18:30 THU (b007jvp4)
Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu
00:30 FRI (b007jvp4)
Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu
18:30 FRI (b007sw35)
Second Thoughts
06:30 SAT (b00fnfnz)
Second Thoughts
17:00 FRI (b00fnfp1)
Seymour the Fractal Cat
23:00 MON (b007jnfx)
Seymour the Fractal Cat
04:00 TUE (b007jnfx)
Short stories by DH Lawrence
09:15 SUN (b007qpxb)
Short stories by DH Lawrence
02:15 MON (b007qpxb)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 TUE (b007k22c)
Smelling of Roses
06:00 WED (b007k22c)
Stand-Up on 7
23:00 SUN (b007zd25)
Stand-Up on 7
04:00 MON (b007zd25)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jn1s)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jn1s)
Stilgoe's Around
09:30 SUN (b007k3xj)
Stilgoe's Around
02:30 MON (b007k3xj)
Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams
09:00 SAT (b007jv7z)
Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams
20:00 SAT (b007jv7z)
Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams
03:00 SUN (b007jv7z)
The Barchester Chronicles
05:00 SAT (b007jq50)
The Big Booth
23:30 WED (b007k2ww)
The Big Booth
04:30 THU (b007k2ww)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 THU (b007jqzc)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 THU (b007jqzc)
The Curried Goat Show
23:30 MON (b007mdgf)
The Curried Goat Show
04:30 TUE (b007mdgf)
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes
09:00 FRI (b007jsql)
The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes
20:00 FRI (b007jsql)
The Fall of the Mausoleum Club
11:30 SUN (b007jqp1)
The Fall of the Mausoleum Club
21:30 SUN (b007jqp1)
The Friend in the Corner
08:00 SAT (b007k18t)
The Friend in the Corner
19:00 SAT (b007k18t)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007k4l1)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007k4l1)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007k4l1)
The Goon Show
08:00 TUE (b007k4sy)
The Goon Show
12:00 TUE (b007k4sy)
The Goon Show
19:00 TUE (b007k4sy)
The Goon Show
08:00 WED (b007jlsh)
The Goon Show
12:00 WED (b007jlsh)
The Goon Show
19:00 WED (b007jlsh)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007mwv5)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007mwv5)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007mwv5)
The Goon Show
08:00 FRI (b007swcz)
The Goon Show
12:00 FRI (b007swcz)
The Goon Show
19:00 FRI (b007swcz)
The Harpoon
08:30 THU (b007k4cc)
The Harpoon
22:00 THU (b007k4cc)
The Harpoon
03:00 FRI (b007k4cc)
The Ken Dodd Show
13:30 SUN (b009v4n9)
The Ken Dodd Show
19:30 SUN (b009v4n9)
The Ken Dodd Show
06:30 MON (b009v4n9)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 SAT (b007wqf0)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 MON (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 TUE (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 TUE (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 WED (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 WED (b007ww7m)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 THU (b007ww7m)
The Men from the Ministry
13:30 SAT (b007jqkj)
The Men from the Ministry
02:30 SUN (b007jqkj)
The Million Pound Radio Show
23:00 THU (b009xxv3)
The Million Pound Radio Show
04:00 FRI (b009xxv3)
The Nick Revell Show
04:30 SAT (b007jp4p)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 FRI (b007jp51)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b009v5dl)
The Now Show
03:00 MON (b009v5dl)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
08:30 FRI (b007jvk3)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
22:00 FRI (b007jvk3)
The Right Time
22:30 SUN (b009v5dn)
The Right Time
03:30 MON (b009v5dn)
The Shuttleworths
23:30 TUE (b007n13d)
The Shuttleworths
04:30 WED (b007n13d)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
08:30 MON (b007wpz1)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
22:00 MON (b007wpz1)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
03:00 TUE (b007wpz1)
The Sunday Format
08:30 TUE (b009x20g)
The Sunday Format
22:00 TUE (b009x20g)
The Sunday Format
03:00 WED (b009x20g)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b009x1jt)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b009x4hr)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b009x79g)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b009xxnh)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b009xyyl)
Tilt
23:30 THU (b009xxv5)
Tilt
04:30 FRI (b009xxv5)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
13:15 MON (b007jr5s)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
13:15 TUE (b007jr68)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
13:15 WED (b007jr77)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
13:15 THU (b007jr7q)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
13:15 FRI (b007jr83)
Whispers
12:30 WED (b007k2kg)
Whispers
19:30 WED (b007k2kg)
Wild Things
23:00 WED (b007tcpg)
Wild Things
04:00 THU (b007tcpg)