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SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2008

SAT 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js7p)
Episode 1

Aspiring poet Saul Judd gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces - as a leprous prince ignores sinister warnings and a Bath playgroup's blind terror baffles the adults...

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial in six episodes.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
John Telfer .... Prince Bladud
Trevor Cooper .... Rough Peasant
Sam Dastor .... Karim el Hatel
June Barrie .... The Chairwoman
Geoff Serle .... The Northern Man
Jonathan Adams .... The Guardian

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


SAT 00:30 Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere (b007jqzb)
Major Allen Rice is the first American astronaut in space. His military mission is to report back weather conditions over enemy terrain. Lift off goes well and the spaceship settles into its orbit, with regular radio reports coming back to base.

But then, somehow the major hears a child crying. What happens next takes this pioneering mission in a direction no-one could have predicted...

American writer, Kurt Vonnuegut's delicious piece of sci-fi philosophy from the 1950's is read by Kerry Shale.

Producer: Joanne Lafferty

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.


SAT 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvnj)
Strong Poison

Miss Murchison

Christmas interrupts Lord Peter Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems. Stars Ian Carmichael.


SAT 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
Episode 4

Inspector Alan Grant returns to London determined to clear up the mystery of Bill Kenrick's death. Concluded by Paul Young.


SAT 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js23)
Episode 5

Smike is on the receiving end of Squeers' spite, while Fanny is a woman scorned. Oliver Milburn stars in Dickens' classic tale.


SAT 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k26n)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Speckled Band

After her twin sister dies screaming in terror, a woman seeks the detective's help. Star Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.


SAT 03:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00d5w3d)
Series 4

Episode 1

America, London Fashion Week and feeling broody. The comic duo's take on topical events. With Jenny Éclair.


SAT 03:30 And Now in Colour (b00804kc)
Series 2

Astronaut Training

The sketch show team take the audience to Nevada for astronaut selection by NASA.

Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.


SAT 04:00 The Atkinson People (b007k271)
Barry Good

A wry, startling, in-depth probe into the life of a spoof pop star. Stars Rowan Atkinson. From November 1979.


SAT 04:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007w45v)
Comedian's Moon

Stephen Tompkinson plays a young man who gets bitten by the comedy bug - with terrifying results. From November 1991.


SAT 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpb6)
Episode 4

With Rachel Verinder still suspected of stealing the diamond, her future remains uncertain. Stars John Sharp and John Telfer.


SAT 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b00d4qky)
Series 3

Private Views

Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.

Rosie Burns faces more challenges in running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...

The third of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom.

Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Lindley Gore ..... Jeremy Clyde
Charlie McGunn ..... Kenny Blyth

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.


SAT 06:30 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
The Purity of the Turf

After the syndicate disaster, Bertie Wooster ponders what he should bet on next.

PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.

Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Harold ...... Denise Bryer
Charles ...... John Samson

Adapted by Chris Miller.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.


SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d7h6n)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


SAT 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
Maureen Beattie

Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about her life with the Glaswegian comedian.

Producer: Mike Walker

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.


SAT 08:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyc)
Distractions in the Jungle

In which Phileas Fogg rides an elephant, Sergeant Fix loses sight of him and Passepartout saves the day...

Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Yves Aubert as Passepartout, Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda and Garard Green as Brigadier Cromarty.

Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.

Music: Wilfredo Acosta.

Director Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.


SAT 09:00 Some of Our Archives Were Missing (b0089b35)
Stuart Maconie presents classic programmes thought lost forever, but now returned to the BBC's vaults thanks to attentive radio fans:
It Sticks Out Half a Mile (19/07/1981)
Comedy Parade: Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bolshie Man (14/03/1971)
Thirty Minute Theatre: The Green Machine (23/04/1975)
Story Time: Eye Witness Accounts - The Great Fire of London (20/01/1970)
Things Could Be Worse (15/09/1976)
The Worst Show on the Wireless (12/02/1975).

The BBC's Treasure Hunt initiative of the early noughties focussed its efforts on missing radio and television programmes, dating from prior to 1980. It was an invitation to collectors, fans and even former BBC staff who might have possessed domestic recordings of missing comedies and dramas. Among other gems, a missing episode of The Likely Lads was returned. An eclectic collection of radio curios made its way home - some of them shared in this programme.

Stuart Maconie is a writer and broadcaster - a fixture of BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, and a compadre of fellow radio legend Mark Radcliffe.


SAT 12:00 Arnold Ridley - The Ghost Train (b007jyx0)
The last steam train from London to Cornwall carries a disparate group of travellers: a pair of newlyweds, a couple whose marriage is on the rocks and a lady with a parrot called Joey.

The last thing any of them needs is to be stranded on a Fal Vale's deserted railway station - which is the object of local superstition.

Written in 1925 by Arnold Ridley - best known for playing Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.

Starring Adam Godfrey as Teddie Deakin, Christopher Wright as Richard Winthrop and Tracy-Ann Oberman as Elsie Winthrop

Adapted by Shaun McKenna. Producer Marion Nancarrow.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.


SAT 13:30 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
Episode 3

Charles and George kick off their secret new business offering anything legal – but at what cost?

Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.

‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.

Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Publican …. Douglas Blackwell

Theme music by Jim Parker.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.


SAT 14:00 30/08/2008 (b00d7h6s)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
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SAT 17:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jymj)
Series 3

Sam the Athlete

A comedy drama featuring Dave, owner of the Vinyl Cafe - the world's smallest record shop. Stuart tells the story of Sam's quest for athletic greatness.


SAT 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmw8)
Operation Luna

8. The Time Travellers

Captain Jet Morgan and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive.

Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. David Jacobs

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.

This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.


SAT 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00d7h6v)
The Hound of the Hangletons

Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel mystery. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.


SAT 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


SAT 19:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


SAT 20:00 Some of Our Archives Were Missing (b0089b35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 23:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jymj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]



SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2008

SUN 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00d7h6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 Arnold Ridley - The Ghost Train (b007jyx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]


SUN 03:00 Some of Our Archives Were Missing (b0089b35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]


SUN 06:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jymj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]


SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d7jps)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


SUN 08:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus (b007js2l)
Episode 1

An impetuous young man finds himself at odds with his uncle, and is made to leave home. Dickens dramatisation by Mike Walker, with Oliver Milburn and Anna Massey.


SUN 09:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jyd8)
Series 2

Great Uncle Crow

A young boy gets to know his eccentric relative with a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'. Read by David Neal.


SUN 09:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wvbz)
The Treaty of Troyes

A re-creation of a medieval banquet at Hampton Court Palace. Lisa Jardine and guests discover its significance for Henry V.


SUN 10:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (b007k2b8)
J, Harris and George holiday on the Thames. Stars Kenneth Horne, Leslie Phillips and Hubert Gregg. 1962 musical adaptation.


SUN 11:30 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
Series 1

Over and Out

Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank

Class 4C:

Kerryann White
Kelda Holmes

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.


SUN 12:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
Series 1

Grand Blackpool

Known after its architect Frank Matcham as "Matcham's Masterpiece", the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, is a sumptuously decorated tribute to the greatness of Victorian theatre design.

Bernard Cribbins , Bill Pertwee and Mike Harding are among those recalling their appearances there.

Series in which Geoffrey Wheeler visits variety theatres around the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.


SUN 12:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jpy4)
Series 2

Ted Ray

Mark Radcliffe traces the career of the fiddler who became one of the most successful comedians of the 1950s and 60s – Ted Ray.

Series exploring the tradition of influential northern comedians.

Producer Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.


SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
Series 8

It's All in the Mind

When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's time for more trickery. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From February 1965.


SUN 13:30 Hello Cheeky (b007jnx4)
From 14/04/1973

What do you get when you fall in love? And bizarre events at Crewe Junction.

Pun-tastic fast-moving comedy sketch series written by and starring John Junkin, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor.

With musical accompaniment from the Denis King Trio.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1973.


SUN 14:00 31/08/2008 (b00d7jpv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jpy4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Francis Turnly - Lullaby (b00d7jh3)
Kate and Patrick face terror from the sinister past of their newly renovated house. Francis Turnly's thriller with Tara Flynn.


SUN 18:30 Ghost Galaxies (b007jy1r)
Episode 1

A sci-fi adventure by cult writer Piers Anthony. What happens to a galaxy when it dies?


SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


SUN 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b007jnx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


SUN 20:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (b007k2b8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SUN 21:30 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]


SUN 22:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007wvmw)
Series 1

Episode 2

The funny man throws open his radio drop-in centre for sketches, chat and big, big fibs. With Mark Steel. From May 2005.


SUN 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7jpx)
Series 1

A Youth Utterly Crocked

Young Pip must thwart his evil guardian's plans. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From August 2007.


SUN 23:00 Knocker (b008j006)
Profitch

Market researcher Ian Dunn suffers a shocking epiphany. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.


SUN 23:15 No Tomatoes (b0082dsm)
Retro Rocket

A harp goes back in time with Paul Copley and Helen Moon. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.


SUN 23:30 4 at the Store (b00d7jpz)
Series 2

Episode 2

Simon Bligh hosts more stand-up from London's Comedy Store.

With:

Alan Carr
Richard Morton
Gina Yashere

Producer: Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.



MONDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2008

MON 00:00 Francis Turnly - Lullaby (b00d7jh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Ghost Galaxies (b007jy1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus (b007js2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jyd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wvbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007wvmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7jpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Knocker (b008j006)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:15 No Tomatoes (b0082dsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:15 on Sunday]


MON 04:30 4 at the Store (b00d7jpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]


MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jpy4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]


MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]


MON 06:30 Hello Cheeky (b007jnx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]


MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d7jxp)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b00d7jxr)
The Plasticine Man

Neddie Seagoon poses as a 6,000-year-old man to resurrect his rock 'n' roll career. Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1957.


MON 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jq8z)
Series 2

Barbara Dickson

Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room.

Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents a mixture of celebrity guests, domestic chores and music.
.
Bill Bailey drops in for "Impress an Impresario" while Hattie Hayridge telephones to "Make Mary Merry"

Special guest Barbara Dickson pops in for a chat, but her timing couldn't have been worse as John is expecting a rush of callers responding to his advert for the sale of son Darren's cabin bed.

Written and performed by Graham Fellows.

Additional material by Martin Willis.

Producer: Dawn Ellis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000


MON 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvnm)
Strong Poison

Pongo

Lord Peter Wimsey's trail goes cold, until a stolen will brings fresh enlightenment. Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter Jones.


MON 09:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
Episode 1

18th Century swashbuckling scholar, Doctor Syn finds love - and encounters a dastardly squire. Read by Rufus Sewell.

Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.

Russell Thorndike's Kent-based adventure featuring pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland

First broadcast in 2006.


MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k442)
Episode 6

Nicholas heads to London, where his mother and sister uneasily await. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Oliver Milburn.


MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Engineer's Thumb

A young man with severe injuries and a chilling tale arrives at Watson's surgery. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.


MON 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpbp)
Episode 5

Franklin Blake makes an appalling discovery about the theft of the precious diamond. Stars John Sharp and John Telfer.


MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b00d7jxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d7n9j)
Series 6

Episode 4

Schools debate, Merseyside mariachi and trouble at t'mill.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Written by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Simon Brett.

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Music and songs by Liam Cohen, Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.

Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.


MON 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d7n9l)
The Tree House

Cheryl Campbell reads Philippa Pearce's classic tale. Is Hatty a ghost? Is the garden a ghost? Is Tom a ghost?


MON 13:15 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnx8)
Episode 1

Quitting rock band Genesis before the big time, the drummer headed to Spain as an aspiring peasant farmer. Read by Mick Ford.


MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsv7)
A Bottled Ear, Grog and Rule Britannia

Jenkins' Ear sends Britain to war, Admiral Vernon waters down the rum and Britannia tries to rule the waves. With Anna Massey.


MON 13:45 Passions (b00d7n9n)
John Sloboda

The professor of science explains to Sue Nelson how musical training influenced his career in psychology.


MON 14:00 01/09/2008 (b00d7n9q)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007jm4q)
The Honours List

With news of a New Year's Honour for a villager, Audrey is nice to Devere.

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
Brigadier ...... Jonathan Adams

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 descendent.

First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.

Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his TV script.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.


MON 17:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
Series 2

The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat

It's the Chester-Perry office party and Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
MoorcroftRobert Bathurst
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Witherspoon ...... Peter Kelly
Fenella ...... Anna Mountford
Yellow Overcoat Girl ...... Zeena Eate

Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.


MON 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js82)
Episode 2

After aspiring poet Saul Judd and his family win a competition, strange events happen.

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
John Telfer .... Prince Bladud
Trevor Cooper .... Rough Peasant
Sam Dastor .... Karim el Hatel
June Barrie .... The Chairwoman
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Liz Goulding .... Rita

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


MON 18:30 Blood Lines (b007k2d4)
The Dweller in High Places

A story by award-winning author Susanna Clarke begins this series showcasing new short story writers.


MON 18:45 Blood Lines (b007k2fk)
Ghost in the Mechanic

Will Mickey-Joe have the courage to answer the ghost who calls to him from Cherrybrook Hill?


MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b00d7jxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d7n9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


MON 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k442)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jq8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007xrxm)
Series 1

King of the Road

A faculty fracas with an old rival helps re-ignite the author's career. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2005.


MON 23:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00d7n9s)
Series 2

All's Well That Ends Well... Well, Well, Well

Writer Nick is leading a charmed life, which naturally leaves him feeling anxious.

A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.

With:

Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Alison Sterling
John Guerrasio

Producer: Ioan Magnusson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.


MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr0v)
Series 3

The Masterson Bunch

Suffragettes split the Masterson family, sparking drama at the races.

The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.

Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.



TUESDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2008

TUE 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 Blood Lines (b007k2d4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 00:45 Blood Lines (b007k2fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7lzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k442)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jq8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007xrxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00d7n9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007sxvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]


TUE 06:30 To the Manor Born (b007jm4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]


TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d7nfz)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt3f)
An Exercise in Filming

Troutbridge's chance of film stardom is jeopardised by Phillips' navigational skills. Stars Leslie Phillips.


TUE 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008s32f)
Episode 5

Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, John Bird and Jimmy Mulville.

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.


TUE 09:00 Wimsey (b007k440)
Strong Poison

Turkish Delight

Can Lord Peter Wimsey finally clear Harriet Vane's name and persuade her to take his? Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter Jones.


TUE 09:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
Episode 2

The wicked Squire's kidnap plot sparks the swashbuckler's daring rescue attempt - and nephew Nicholas appears. Read by Rufus Sewell.

Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.

Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland

First broadcast in 2006.


TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k45p)
Episode 7

Kate Nickleby begins work at Mantalini's dressmakers. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings, Nicola Ratcliffe and Oliver Milburn.


TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k297)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Noble Bachelor

When a missing bride's clothes appear in a lake, the sleuth is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.


TUE 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007vgg2)
Episode 6

Franklin Blake takes extreme action to try and induce himself into stealing the precious gem once more. Stars John Sharp.


TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00d7q3d)
2005

2005 - Heat 1

Ned Sherrin chairs the music quiz with Nicholas Brann of London, Brian Clements from Chelmsford and Jill Halifax of London.


TUE 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d7q3g)
The Secret of the Clock

Cheryl Campbell reads Philippa Pearce's tale of Tom and Time. Has Hatty recovered from her fall? What is the news from home?


TUE 13:15 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnxv)
Episode 2

The aspiring peasant farmers find that pomegranate and lemon groves have their drawbacks. Mick Ford reads Chris Stewart's book.


TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsvh)
Patronage and the Fall of Robert Walpole

Walpole resigns, patronage comes under the microscope and the King fears his nephew across the sea. Narrated by Anna Massey.


TUE 13:45 Passions (b008p9r8)
Paul Russell

The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how his love for surfing influenced his decision to become an oceanographer.


TUE 14:00 02/09/2008 (b00d7q3j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnql)
Series 10

Accusations

The spread of damaging rumours creates a nightmare classroom scenario for Mr Sims.

Created and written by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.

Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reed, Mark Straker as Mr Stewart and Susan Tordoff as Mrs Stewart.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.


TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq64)
War Damage

Wilson, Pike and Hodges go to London to try and claim compensation for their pier in Frambourne-on-Sea.

A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.

Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Sir Wensley Smithers ...... Reginald Marsh

Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.


TUE 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8d)
Episode 3

Haensel Sethria warns Elise Judd, and Saul Judd is summoned to meet Selwyn Fist.

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Gordon Reid .... Priscus
Michael Stroud .... Stranger
Jonathan Tafler .... Landlord
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
John Abineri .... Roman Officer
Jonathan Adams .... The Guardian

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


TUE 18:30 Blood Lines (b007k2gx)
ID

Waking up in a deserted alley, a man is terrified at the loss of his identity card. Sam Dale reads Phil Emery's tale.


TUE 18:45 Blood Lines (b007k2jb)
Conviction

A confrontation in an out-of-bounds part of town forces a man to reassess his way of life. Anthony Glennon reads Kate Scott's tale.


TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00d7q3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b007k440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k45p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k297)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


TUE 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008s32f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzt2)
Series 2

Unemployment

Comic Mark Steel sets about putting all our social ills to rights.

Series two kicks off with his alternative solutions to the unemployment problem.

Written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair.

With Kim Wall and Maria McErlane.

Producer Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.


TUE 23:00 The Boosh (b007jmg2)
Jazz

Vince can't make the porpoise derby because his band's on New Faces of Pop and Howard can't relax because he's constantly being visited by the spirit of jazz.

Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.

The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.

Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher

With Simon Evans.

After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.

Producer: Danny Wallace.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.


TUE 23:30 Flying Solo (b007jx60)
Albert Hall

A bored unemployment officer resigns his job after a panic attack. But does a better life await him? Stars Paul Brightwell.


TUE 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007js6h)
The Train

The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates.

Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.

With Miriam Margolyes, Dan Strauss, Michael Troughton and Neil Mullarkey.

And Sir Patrick Moore, Sir Robert Stephens and Richard Baker.

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995



WEDNESDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2008

WED 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 Blood Lines (b007k2gx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 00:45 Blood Lines (b007k2jb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Wimsey (b007k440)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7p95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k45p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k297)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008s32f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzt2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 The Boosh (b007jmg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 Flying Solo (b007jx60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:45 Elastic Planet (b007js6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007vgg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]


WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d7qdl)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00d7qdn)
Kenneth Horne leads a Regency romp through Beau Brummel's Brighton. With Bill Pertwee. From January 1964.


WED 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
Episode 4

Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles.

The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.

With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.


WED 09:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
Busman's Honeymoon

1. The Mysteries of Married Life

Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed - by something nasty in the cellar.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

First published in 1937 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
The Rev Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.


WED 09:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
Episode 3

The swashbuckling daredevil pursues his enemy over to America - and falls in with pirates. Read by Rufus Sewell.

Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.

Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland

First broadcast in 2006.


WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k46c)
Episode 8

Miserable at the dressmakers, Kate encounters Sir Mulberry Hawk. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings.


WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2cy)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Beryl Coronet

Who has stolen jewels from one of the treasures of the Empire? The detective investigates snowy Streatham. With Clive Merrison.


WED 11:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w40v)
Arthur in Bournemouth, or Many Arrived Around (7 Letters)

Crossword compiler Stephen gets embroiled with lovely widow Penny. Romantic tale starring Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer.


WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00d7qdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 The Embassy Lark (b00d8jj1)
An asylum seeker sparks some political tit-for-tat posturing. Starring Derek Francis and Frank Thornton.


WED 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d8jj3)
Time No Longer

Hatty reveals the secret of the clock and Tom conducts a daring experiment with Time. Cheryl Campbell reads.


WED 13:15 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyf)
Episode 3

The aspiring peasant farmers tackle sheep shearing and bridge building south of Granada. Read by Mick Ford.


WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsvs)
War, Pragmatism and the Final Charge of an English Monarch

The war of the Austrian succession, the pragmatic army and a king goes into battle. Narrated by Anna Massey.


WED 13:45 Passions (b008pc0c)
Kim Binstead

The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how a love of comedy led to her creating a programme for computer-generated puns.


WED 14:00 03/09/2008 (b00d8jj5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
Series 1

The Pick Up

When Gerald reveals he's happy to pick up hitchhikers in his car, Diana is not impressed...

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer written by Basil Boothroyd.

Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.

With Jo Manning Wilson.

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.


WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jq6v)
Series 3

A Box of Chocolates

"Any treaty drawn up with my mother would have to include strict boundary agreements. I'm afraid she has the same attitude to frontiers as Genghis Khan. And now I come to think of it, the similarities don't end there."

When Sarah meets an old flame 30 years on, her mother manages to interrupt them once again.

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.

Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Peter ...... Tom Wilkinson
Doctor ...... Julie Berry

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.


WED 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8q)
Episode 4

Saul learns the truth about Stonehenge and the fear-instilling Gibson Room, and two cavers push too deep.

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Jonathan Tafler .... Alan
Steve Woodward .... Martin
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Jonathan Adams .... Optician
Cornelius Garrett .... Newsreader

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


WED 18:30 Blood Lines (b007k2kp)
Expecting

Alone in a house, a pregnant woman grows distressed by the sounds of a crying baby. Emma Noakes reads Catherine Mant's tale.


WED 18:45 Blood Lines (b007k2n1)
Cthul-You

A lonely occultist signs up to a special internet chat room to attract some demons. Adam Sims reads Damien G Walter's tale.


WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00d7qdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 The Embassy Lark (b00d8jj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


WED 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k46c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 22:30 The Consultants (b007k320)
Series 1

Episode 2

The team ponder how to revamp tea to make it more dangerous and exciting. With Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.


WED 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b008756f)
Episode 3

Our hero receives a sexual initiation at the wheel of a Ford Anglia.

Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.

Read by the author.

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


WED 23:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
Episode 2

Struggling actor Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog.

The trouble is, it eats everything in sight...

Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.

Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.

Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona

With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


WED 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0085flc)
Incy Wincy Quincy

A case for spider pathologist Incy Wincy Quincy and The Archers abroad

Comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.

With Richard Coles.

Music by the Gents.

Producer: Julian Mayers

Pilot for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 1998



THURSDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2008

THU 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]


THU 00:30 Blood Lines (b007k2kp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 00:45 Blood Lines (b007k2n1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday]


THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]


THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d7qkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k46c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]


THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]


THU 03:00 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]


THU 03:30 The Consultants (b007k320)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]


THU 03:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b008756f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:45 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0085flc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]


THU 05:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w40v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]


THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jq6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]


THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]


THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d8km3)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


THU 08:00 Take It From Here (b007jszy)
King Charles II's sampling Nell Gwynn's oranges, while Pa Glum's got a black eye. With Jimmy Edwards.


THU 08:30 Married (b0081fb3)
Series 3

Episode 1

Things are even stranger now that Robin's two universes have collided - and he's surprised to find himself turning into a nice person...

Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.

With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Kate Robbins as Doctor/Newsreader/Glop, Christopher Kelham as Alan and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.

Written by Tony Bagley.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.


THU 09:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
Busman's Honeymoon

2. Credit Where Credit's Due

With William Noakes dead, Superintendent Kirk has his suspicions, but upper crust sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is not so sure...

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.


THU 09:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
Episode 4

Dubbed Captain Clegg, the swashbuckling hero wins renown as the most feared of pirates. Read by Rufus Sewell.

Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.

Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland

First broadcast in 2006.


THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k47h)
Episode 9

Nicholas and Smike arrive in London. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and Oliver Milburn.


THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Copper Beeches

A young governess consults the detective in a most sinister case. Starring Clive Merrison, Michael Williams and Imogen Stubbs.


THU 11:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w4dz)
Leonardo in Lyme Regis

A da Vinci turns up in Dorset - or does it? Crossword compiler Stephen sets out to solve the puzzle. Starring Geoffrey Palmer.


THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jszy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsl5)
Series 5

Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way

It's time to meet the Muppets with President Nixon.

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: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.


THU 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d8pg8)
Skating to Ely

Hatty and Tom take to the ice, but there's a revelation waiting for our young time traveller. Read by Cheryl Campbell.


THU 13:15 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnyz)
Episode 4

There's a new arrival for the budding peasant farmers in the remote mountains of Andalucia. Read by Mick Ford.


THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsw3)
Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden and God Save the King

As war continues in Europe, there's a threat to the Crown from nearer home as the Young Pretender marches south. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.


THU 13:45 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 14:00 04/09/2008 (b00d8pgb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
Series 3

Episode 4

Freshly wed ad man Ken receives a wedding invite and faces upset at a photo shoot.

Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising.

Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
Dawn ...... Sally Watts
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Sally ...... Jane Leonard

With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.


THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
Series 2

Babies

The two rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.

Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.

Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Fay ...... Diane Keen
Simone ...... Rachel Smith
Judith ...... Rebecca Gethings

Music: Max Harris.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.


THU 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
Episode 5

Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.

Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Bill Bellamy .... Leaflet Man

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


THU 18:30 Blood Lines (b007xrff)
The Quick and the Dead

Discovering how to keep death at bay, a Victorian scientist starts resurrecting. Christine Kavanagh reads Nick Moulton's tale.


THU 18:45 Blood Lines (b007ylqw)
Elegy Underground

Angels have returned, but to a world where only one person remembers who they are. Bethan Walker reads Fiona McFarlane's tale.


THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jszy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


THU 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k47h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


THU 22:00 Married (b0081fb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k33t)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

It's Christmas! - but which town residents are celebrating?

The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of Spent - before it hit TV.

Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.

Written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson.

The League of Gentlemen won a Perrier Edinburgh Fesvital award in 1997 and this radio series debuted in the same year. They also won a Sony Radio Award. The cult series switched to TV for three series on BBC 2 from 1999, plus stage shows and a feature film.

Producer: Sarah Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.


THU 23:00 The Skivers (b00d8pgd)
Series 1

Lewis Collins

Secrets of Michael Fish are revealed, and East 17 move house.

Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Lewis Collins - will he share any tips from TV's The Professionals?

Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.

With:

Mel Giedroyc
Peter Bradshaw

Producer: Jon Naismith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.


THU 23:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00d8pgg)
Series 2

Oxford Union

The former variety star addresses the Oxford Union's 'Creationism versus Evolution' debate. With Steve Delaney and Sue Perkins.



FRIDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2008

FRI 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 Blood Lines (b007xrff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]


FRI 00:45 Blood Lines (b007ylqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]


FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]


FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8km5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k47h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]


FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]


FRI 03:00 Married (b0081fb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]


FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 The Skivers (b00d8pgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00d8pgg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]


FRI 05:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w4dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]


FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]


FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]


FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d8yxt)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA

Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.


FRI 08:00 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
Les Dawson's topic is marriage and mothers-in-law, plus Wotan, Man of Steel camps it up.

With Daphne Oxenford, Eli Woods and Colin Edwynn.

Music by Brian Fitzgerald.

Scripted and produced by James Casey.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1985.


FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0080j7w)
Series 4

Episode 2

The comic duo's sword of satire targets George W Bush and the Wombling Mike Batt. With Julia Morris.


FRI 09:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
Busman's Honeymoon

3. A Policeman's Lot

As the questioning over the murder of William Noakes continues, some revelatory evidence emerges from the upper crust sleuth's cleaner.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Reverend Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
Sergeant Foster …. Alexander John

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.


FRI 09:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8yxp)
Episode 5

The swashbuckling daredevil returns to Kent - but makes a new enemy. Read by Rufus Sewell.

Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.

Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland

First broadcast in 2006.


FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k48q)
Episode 10

Fanny Squeers slurs Nicholas's name to his uncle, mother and sister. Stars Oliver Milburn, Anna Massey and Nicola Ratcliffe.


FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2gq)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1

Silver Blaze

The sleuth heads to Devon, when a racehorse favourite disappears and his trainer is found murdered. Stars Clive Merrison.


FRI 11:00 Jim Eldridge - Crosswords (b007w2ls)
Shakespeare in Southampton

Stephen delves into the mystery of a manuscript that may or may not be by the Bard. Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Wendy Craig.


FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00d8yxy)
Nicholas Parsons with Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Tony Hawks and Charles Collingwood at the Wimbledon Theatre.


FRI 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d8yy0)
The Last Change

All is finally revealed about Hatty and the Garden. The reader is Cheryl Campbell.


FRI 13:15 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnzj)
Episode 5

The baby arrives, but the heavy Spanish rains sparks chaos for the aspiring peasant farmers. Concluded by Mick Ford.


FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jswb)
Hogarth, The Price of Gin and Pitt The Elder

The row over William Pitt, the art of William Hogarth, the misery of Gin Lane. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.


FRI 13:45 Passions (b008p4w0)
Janna Levin

Sue Nelson travels to New York to talk to the astrophysicist professor about her love of art.


FRI 14:00 05/09/2008 (b00d8yy2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ

Phone: 08700 100 700.


FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007tdnm)
The Metropolitan Touch

Bingo's in love again, so Bertie and his valet are summoned to help.

PG Wodehouse romp dramatised by Chris Miller from the book.

PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.

Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Kid ...... Denise Bryer

Adapted by Chris Miller.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.


FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d8yxr)
Series 3

Promises, Promises

Tasked with organising an auction of promises for a posh school, Rosie finds that it’s not the parents who are upper-crust so much as the pupils...

More challenges for Rosie Burns running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...

The third of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom.

Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Greg ..... Leo Dolan
Trevor ..... Jim North

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.


FRI 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js9x)
Episode 6

On the day of the festival, Saul and the Guardians prepare to fight.

Conclusion of Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.

Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Sam Dastor .... Karim El Hatel
June Barrie .... Chairwoman
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Melanie Hudson .... Patricia Gwent
Geoffrey Collins .... Control
Phillip Manikum .... Punch
Paul Cresswell .... John
John Adams .... Guardian

Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)

Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


FRI 18:30 Blood Lines (b007zcd6)
A Lasting Impression

The new writing series continues. Following a terrible row with her boyfriend, a woman receives a chilling supernatural message.


FRI 18:45 Blood Lines (b007k2sj)
Father's Day

An estranged father and daughter's reunion is threatened by sinister state forces. Jasmine Callan reads Ian Dudley's tale.


FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00d8yxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00d8yxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


FRI 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k48q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0080j7w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b0080qg5)
Series 2

Eurospecial

The sketch show team cross the English Channel for a French link-up.

Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.

Producer: Lissa Evans

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.


FRI 23:00 Pleased to Meet You (b0124y89)
Pilot

90-something good-time girl Dora Dale shares wild tales of her star-strewn past.

Betraying confidences and breaking unwritten rules galore, the friend of the stars reveals some surprising and salacious secrets.

Written by and starring Martin Kelner and Jake Yapp.

Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in November 2005.


FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007wprc)
The Conversion

A hypnotised sales rep recalls a troubled life with her Dad. Stars John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.




LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)

01/09/2008 14:00 MON (b00d7n9q)

02/09/2008 14:00 TUE (b00d7q3j)

03/09/2008 14:00 WED (b00d8jj5)

04/09/2008 14:00 THU (b00d8pgb)

05/09/2008 14:00 FRI (b00d8yy2)

30/08/2008 14:00 SAT (b00d7h6s)

31/08/2008 14:00 SUN (b00d7jpv)

4 at the Store 23:30 SUN (b00d7jpz)

4 at the Store 04:30 MON (b00d7jpz)

A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus 09:30 SUN (b007wvbz)

A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus 02:30 MON (b007wvbz)

After Henry 17:30 WED (b007jq6v)

After Henry 06:00 THU (b007jq6v)

And Now in Colour 03:30 SAT (b00804kc)

And Now in Colour 22:30 FRI (b0080qg5)

Anything Legal 13:30 SAT (b0084hrs)

Anything Legal 02:30 SUN (b0084hrs)

Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive 22:00 SUN (b007wvmw)

Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive 03:00 MON (b007wvmw)

Arnold Ridley - The Ghost Train 12:00 SAT (b007jyx0)

Arnold Ridley - The Ghost Train 01:00 SUN (b007jyx0)

Beyond Our Ken 08:00 WED (b00d7qdn)

Beyond Our Ken 12:00 WED (b00d7qdn)

Beyond Our Ken 19:00 WED (b00d7qdn)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SAT (b00d7h6n)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SUN (b00d7jps)

Big Toe Books 07:00 MON (b00d7jxp)

Big Toe Books 07:00 TUE (b00d7nfz)

Big Toe Books 07:00 WED (b00d7qdl)

Big Toe Books 07:00 THU (b00d8km3)

Big Toe Books 07:00 FRI (b00d8yxt)

Bleak Expectations 22:30 SUN (b00d7jpx)

Bleak Expectations 03:30 MON (b00d7jpx)

Blood Lines 18:30 MON (b007k2d4)

Blood Lines 18:45 MON (b007k2fk)

Blood Lines 00:30 TUE (b007k2d4)

Blood Lines 00:45 TUE (b007k2fk)

Blood Lines 18:30 TUE (b007k2gx)

Blood Lines 18:45 TUE (b007k2jb)

Blood Lines 00:30 WED (b007k2gx)

Blood Lines 00:45 WED (b007k2jb)

Blood Lines 18:30 WED (b007k2kp)

Blood Lines 18:45 WED (b007k2n1)

Blood Lines 00:30 THU (b007k2kp)

Blood Lines 00:45 THU (b007k2n1)

Blood Lines 18:30 THU (b007xrff)

Blood Lines 18:45 THU (b007ylqw)

Blood Lines 00:30 FRI (b007xrff)

Blood Lines 00:45 FRI (b007ylqw)

Blood Lines 18:30 FRI (b007zcd6)

Blood Lines 18:45 FRI (b007k2sj)

Bristow 17:30 MON (b007sxvq)

Bristow 06:00 TUE (b007sxvq)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 SAT (b007js7p)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 MON (b007js82)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 TUE (b007js82)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 TUE (b007js8d)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 WED (b007js8d)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 WED (b007js8q)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 THU (b007js8q)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 THU (b007js93)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 00:00 FRI (b007js93)

Bruce Bedford - The Gibson 18:00 FRI (b007js9x)

Charles Chilton - Journey into Space 18:00 SAT (b007jmw8)

Charles Chilton - Journey into Space 00:00 SUN (b007jmw8)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 02:00 SAT (b007js23)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 10:00 MON (b007k442)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 21:00 MON (b007k442)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 02:00 TUE (b007k442)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 10:00 TUE (b007k45p)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 21:00 TUE (b007k45p)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 02:00 WED (b007k45p)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 10:00 WED (b007k46c)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 21:00 WED (b007k46c)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 02:00 THU (b007k46c)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 10:00 THU (b007k47h)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 21:00 THU (b007k47h)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 02:00 FRI (b007k47h)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 10:00 FRI (b007k48q)

Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby 21:00 FRI (b007k48q)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 13:15 MON (b007jnx8)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 13:15 TUE (b007jnxv)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 13:15 WED (b007jnyf)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 13:15 THU (b007jnyz)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 13:15 FRI (b007jnzj)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 23:30 THU (b00d8pgg)

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! 04:30 FRI (b00d8pgg)

Counterpoint 12:30 TUE (b00d7q3d)

Counterpoint 19:30 TUE (b00d7q3d)

Dad Made Me Laugh 08:00 SAT (b00d7h6q)

Dad Made Me Laugh 19:00 SAT (b00d7h6q)

Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years 23:30 WED (b0085flc)

Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years 04:30 THU (b0085flc)

Ed Reardon's Week 22:30 MON (b007xrxm)

Ed Reardon's Week 03:30 TUE (b007xrxm)

Elastic Planet 23:45 TUE (b007js6h)

Elastic Planet 04:45 WED (b007js6h)

Flying Solo 23:30 TUE (b007jx60)

Flying Solo 04:30 WED (b007jx60)

Francis Turnly - Lullaby 18:00 SUN (b00d7jh3)

Francis Turnly - Lullaby 00:00 MON (b00d7jh3)

Ghost Galaxies 18:30 SUN (b007jy1r)

Ghost Galaxies 00:30 MON (b007jy1r)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 09:15 SUN (b007jyd8)

HE Bates - Three Country Stories 02:15 MON (b007jyd8)

Heated Rollers 08:30 WED (b007r4ys)

Heated Rollers 22:00 WED (b007r4ys)

Heated Rollers 03:00 THU (b007r4ys)

Hello Cheeky 13:30 SUN (b007jnx4)

Hello Cheeky 19:30 SUN (b007jnx4)

Hello Cheeky 06:30 MON (b007jnx4)

How Tickled Am I? 12:30 SUN (b007jpy4)

How Tickled Am I? 17:30 SUN (b007jpy4)

How Tickled Am I? 05:30 MON (b007jpy4)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 MON (b00d7n9j)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 MON (b00d7n9j)

Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands 01:30 SAT (b009hp59)

It Sticks Out Half A Mile 17:30 TUE (b007jq64)

It Sticks Out Half A Mile 06:00 WED (b007jq64)

Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat 10:00 SUN (b007k2b8)

Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat 20:00 SUN (b007k2b8)

Jim Eldridge - Crosswords 11:00 WED (b007w40v)

Jim Eldridge - Crosswords 05:00 THU (b007w40v)

Jim Eldridge - Crosswords 11:00 THU (b007w4dz)

Jim Eldridge - Crosswords 05:00 FRI (b007w4dz)

Jim Eldridge - Crosswords 11:00 FRI (b007w2ls)

Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days 08:30 SAT (b007jtyc)

Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days 19:30 SAT (b007jtyc)

Just a Minute 12:30 FRI (b00d8yxy)

Just a Minute 19:30 FRI (b00d8yxy)

King Street Junior 17:00 TUE (b007jnql)

King Street Junior 06:30 WED (b007jnql)

Knocker 23:00 SUN (b008j006)

Knocker 04:00 MON (b008j006)

Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere 00:30 SAT (b007jqzb)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 17:00 THU (b007js81)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 06:30 FRI (b007js81)

Listen to Les 08:00 FRI (b00d8yxw)

Listen to Les 12:00 FRI (b00d8yxw)

Listen to Les 19:00 FRI (b00d8yxw)

Married 08:30 THU (b0081fb3)

Married 22:00 THU (b0081fb3)

Married 03:00 FRI (b0081fb3)

Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus 08:00 SUN (b007js2l)

Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus 01:00 MON (b007js2l)

No Tomatoes 23:15 SUN (b0082dsm)

No Tomatoes 04:15 MON (b0082dsm)

On the Town with the League of Gentlemen 22:30 THU (b007k33t)

On the Town with the League of Gentlemen 03:30 FRI (b007k33t)

PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves 06:30 SAT (b007sxvp)

PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves 17:00 FRI (b007tdnm)

Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections 03:00 SAT (b00d5w3d)

Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections 08:30 FRI (b0080j7w)

Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections 22:00 FRI (b0080j7w)

Passions 13:45 MON (b00d7n9n)

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Passions 13:45 WED (b008pc0c)

Passions 13:45 THU (b008pbw5)

Passions 13:45 FRI (b008p4w0)

Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment 22:45 WED (b008756f)

Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment 03:45 THU (b008756f)

Pleased to Meet You 23:00 FRI (b0124y89)

Radio Shuttleworth 08:30 MON (b007jq8z)

Radio Shuttleworth 22:00 MON (b007jq8z)

Radio Shuttleworth 03:00 TUE (b007jq8z)

Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 09:30 MON (b00d7lzt)

Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 20:30 MON (b00d7lzt)

Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 01:30 TUE (b00d7lzt)

Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 09:30 TUE (b00d7p95)

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Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 09:30 THU (b00d8km5)

Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 20:30 THU (b00d8km5)

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Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn 09:30 FRI (b00d8yxp)

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Sherlock Holmes 10:15 TUE (b007k297)

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Sherlock Holmes 10:15 WED (b007k2cy)

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Sherlock Holmes 10:15 THU (b007k2fc)

Sherlock Holmes 21:15 THU (b007k2fc)

Sherlock Holmes 02:15 FRI (b007k2fc)

Sherlock Holmes 10:15 FRI (b007k2gq)

Sherlock Holmes 21:15 FRI (b007k2gq)

Smelling of Roses 06:00 SAT (b00d4qky)

Smelling of Roses 17:30 FRI (b00d8yxr)

Some of Our Archives Were Missing 09:00 SAT (b0089b35)

Some of Our Archives Were Missing 20:00 SAT (b0089b35)

Some of Our Archives Were Missing 03:00 SUN (b0089b35)

Take It From Here 08:00 THU (b007jszy)

Take It From Here 12:00 THU (b007jszy)

Take It From Here 19:00 THU (b007jszy)

The Alan Davies Show 23:00 WED (b0085k82)

The Alan Davies Show 04:00 THU (b0085k82)

The Atkinson People 04:00 SAT (b007k271)

The Attractive Young Rabbi 17:30 THU (b007k31j)

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The Consultants 22:30 WED (b007k320)

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The Goon Show 08:00 MON (b00d7jxr)

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The Mark Steel Solution 22:30 TUE (b007jzt2)

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The Nick Revell Show 23:00 MON (b00d7n9s)

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The Skivers 23:00 THU (b00d8pgd)

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The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 17:00 WED (b007jtc1)

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The Vinyl Cafe 17:00 SAT (b007jymj)

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This Sceptred Isle 13:30 MON (b007jsv7)

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To the Manor Born 17:00 MON (b007jm4q)

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Up the Garden Path 11:30 SUN (b007zj4x)

Up the Garden Path 21:30 SUN (b007zj4x)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 08:30 TUE (b008s32f)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 22:00 TUE (b008s32f)

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Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone 05:00 SAT (b007jpb6)

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