Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
The Lad is longing to sample life across the English Channel, but Sid's got other ideas.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
If George Cragge can keep close on the trail of the World Cup murderer then his BBC job looks secure - for the time being at least...
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Keith Wickham, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Shirley Dixon.
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.
This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.
Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.
Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...
With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.
The riveting story of a man immobilised in his apartment, observing the minutiae of life - and death - through his rear window.
Tragedy stalks the streets and a familiar face is discovered spying on the Revolutionaries. Starring Joss Ackland.
The crime-solving duo is asked by a woman to clear her father of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
Magdalen, with the aid of the swindler Captain Wragge, is determined to get back her inheritance from her cousin Noel.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Landlady ...... Susan Sheridan
Vicar ...... Joe Dunlop
Lizzie ...... Alice Arnold
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Captain Kirke ...... Robin Ellis
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Carol Sarler and Rachel Holmes.
In Kabul, Amir is forced to meet a powerful Talib for help with his search. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
Remembering the past, Hope Clearwater journeys for provisions, until disaster strikes back at the camp. Read by Fiona Shaw.
With the monarchy's image in tatters, Victoria comes to the throne at the age of 18. Melbourne assumes an important role.
How Roosevelt was warned of Germany's nuclear threat by two Hungarian refugees from Long Island in 1939, thanks to a boy who liked fishing.
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail are the last four people left on Earth along with the mysterious stranger in their cellar.
Thoughts turn to the problem of furthering the species. Patrick sets up a test with a baby doll, to decide who would make the best parent.
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Convict Terry is challenged to revive a rundown community centre. Karl Howman stars in Jim Eldridge's sitcom. From January 1999.
After his trip to Mitchell Bluff, Taft's realised Bowers' story about the attack on his base doesn't add up - and Bowers isn't giving anything away. Worse, a member of Taft's team has been found dead...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
The birds are "never satisfied, never still". Charlie Barnecut reads Daphne du Maurier's chilling classic in three parts.
The novel was famously filmed for the cinema by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. But don't expect anything like what was on the big screen here. This is Du Maurier's original story. In fact, the author disliked what Hitchcock did to her tale: particularly his translation of her setting from Cornwall - with its small fields and stone hedges - to small-town America.
As this original story opens, with the colder winter weather drawing in, Nat and his family notice the hungry birds are gathering in the village...
Sergeant McGurk takes up spying, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Mel and Vicki battle to keep the show going despite constant interruptions from the Dirty Sloanes and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
Camilla revamps the TV arts show when budgets must be slashed. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From September 1993.
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2008
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s74m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 It Had to be Murder (b007k3tm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Balance (b007jsg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The World As We Know It (b00fks6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fkqzf)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
Series 1
Episode 3
Flywheel's assistant Ravelli gets kidnapped, but will the shady lawyer pay the ransom?
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
THU 08:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008747b)
Series 1
Episode 6
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight Americans marrying cars and flatulent soda. With guest Rowland Rivron.
THU 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
The Falls
The Game
The maverick detective investigates the disappearance of a wealthy banker's daughter. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
THU 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
Episode 19
Marius and the rebels face the cannons while Valjean and Javert face each other. Who will survive? Starring Joss Ackland.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom
A body in Hyde Park reunites the sleuth with a notorious former client. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
THU 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
July 1847
In her attempt to regain her inheritance from her cousin Noel, Magdalen has disguised herself as Susan Bygrave and gone to stay near Noel in Aldeburgh.
But Mrs Lecount suspects her true identity...
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Little Boy ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Chemist ...... Christopher Good
Postmaster ...... Simon Bullock
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b007jq5m)
Leicester welcomes Humphrey Lyttelton, with Jeremy Hardy, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer. From June 2002.
THU 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007zmwf)
Episode 9
Amir is in Islamabad, having rescued his friend's son from the Taliban. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
THU 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1r5)
Episode 4
Hope sees chimp violence, but her superior Eugene refuses to believe her. The past still haunts her. Read by Fiona Shaw.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtdz)
The Bedchamber Crisis
Resignations over slavery and Queen Victoria puts her foot down for the first time. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b008cpb3)
How ice cream changed America
Reuben Mattus, the inventor of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream, reminds Alistair Cooke of other immigrants who have shaped America.
THU 14:00 20/11/2008 (b00fkqzk)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
Series 2
Episode 3
When Daniel's brother suggests a night in the pub and Lucy's best friend meets a new man, their plans for a week away from other people's problems come seriously unstuck.
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel ....... David Tennant
Lucy ....... Elizabeth Carling
Amanda ....... Nasreen Hussain
Alison ....... Joanna Brookes
Peter ....... Robert Harley
Caroline ....... Polly Frame.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrfl)
Series 1
Focus
Jason reckons his cheating ex-girlfriend wants him back, Dave gets his new company car - and Karen brings home a potential new member of the family.
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 1 of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Starring Dominic Monaghan as Jason, John McArdle as Eddie, Beverley Callard as Maureen. Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, Emma Clarke as Collete and Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Chris Pavlo as Hugo.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
Sanctuary No More
Deb's found evidence that Bowers has been experimenting on himself and is now a Chimera - changing at a cellular level - but, the question is, into what?
The answers will have to wait, because now there's a killer on the loose...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
The Birds
Episode 2
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b007jq5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008747b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fkqzm)
Series 2
Episode 1
About to be shot by Mexican bandits, the comedian's life flashes before his eyes. With Alexander Armstrong. From October 1999.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b0080qgl)
Episode 4
The supermarket staff outing to donate blood sparks havoc for trainee vampire Eloise. Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jyzg)
Series 2
Dream Catcher
Phil's told off for not wearing his empathy womb at the antenatal class. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2008
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008747b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fkqzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b0080qgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007jyzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fklbg)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Jez Thomas reading At The Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.
FRI 08:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
The Holiday Prize
The dear ladies squabble over a holiday - and the milkman. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00fklbl)
Series 5
Episode 7
Madonna, Mandelson, McCoist, and McCartney. The comic duo review the week's news with Nina Conti.
FRI 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fklrw)
The Falls
Stricture
The errant Edinburgh gumshoe must probe the mystery of the miniature coffins. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
FRI 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmxc)
Episode 20
With Marius in his arms and barely alive, Valjean struggles to find a way out of the Parisian sewers. Starring Roger Allam.
FRI 10:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
Cynical solicitor Kenneth Crowson tells a twisty tale involving the law, the media, a single mother, a hopeful couple - and a little baby girl.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Crowson, Hannah Storey as Marilyn, Carolyn Pickles as Vanessa, Sean Baker as Tim, Jemma Churchill as the Judge and Simon Donaldson as the Journalist.
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
FRI 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrw2)
August 1847
Will Magdalen marry her cousin Noel, whom she loathes, in order to try and regain her inheritance?
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Admiral Bartram ...... Alan MacNaughtan
George Bartram ...... Christopher Scott
Louisa ...... Susan Sheridan
Coachman ...... Joe Dunlop
Loscombe ...... Christopher Good
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00fkp63)
Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Rob Brydon and Marcus Brigstocke to Edinburgh.
FRI 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007znmx)
Episode 10
Help for a traumatised boy emerges high in the sky over a Californian park. Kulvinder Ghir concludes Khaled Hosseini's novel.
FRI 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1sd)
Episode 5
Hope tries to understand the violence shown by the chimpanzees, and also recalls John's behaviour. Read by Fiona Shaw.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtf8)
Opium and Afghan Wars
Queen Victoria deals with wars in Afghanistan and China, and marries Prince Albert. Bite-sized history of Britain, narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b008f8b8)
French forces in Afghanistan, November 2001
The coincidences between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy. Plus, the UN debate on war with Afghanistan.
FRI 14:00 21/11/2008 (b00fkp65)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
Series 1
The Carpet Sweeper
Buying a new carpet sweeper for her elderly neighbour Betty sparks a major operation for Linda.
The first of two comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
Linda takes on the mantle of the United Nations as she tries to broker a fragile peace between her morbid elderly neighbour Betty and her live-in builder Chris. In the strife-torn streets of East London, can bingo and musical theatre ever be reconciled?
Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John
Worra ...... Femi Elufowoju Jr
Other parts played by Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder.
Guest appearances from Rabbi Lionel Blue and Jenni Murray.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
Tour de France
Everyone goes on and on about how boring professional cycling is compared to the 1980s. So if Brian, Derek and Sue have to leave the Post Office to look after itself for a bit, and do something about it then it's really ungrateful to start complaining.
Anyway, sorting mail is much harder than it looks, so they probably need a break. And it'll be loads better than some of the rubbish on telly these days.
The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties' written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thompson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Captain ...... Alastair McGowan
Melinda ...... Joanna Brooks
Jack Finlay ...... David Mellor
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv49)
The Antarctican
The struggle at the South Pole continues.
Having witnessed the destruction of the Ellsworth Research Centre and the death of several of their colleagues, the survivors prepare to flee...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
FRI 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq79)
The Birds
Episode 3
Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them first? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00fkp63)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fklrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00fklbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008l1sx)
Series 1
Episode 5
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras.
Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes swimming, ex-mafia man Joey the Stool visits the library and Fat Fighters leader Marjorie Dawes receives some bad news.
The sketch show which examines ordinary life in Britain as lived by some less than ordinary British folk.
With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold
Producer: Ashley Blaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
FRI 23:00 Jelly Mountain (b00fkp5z)
Episode 3
A visit to the circus heralds arcane amusements. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.
FRI 23:15 Date With Fate (b008zq34)
Along for the Ride
When Colin impersonates a film producer, it sparks dangerous consequences.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
Another of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Colin Bond ...... Michael Troughton
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Monica Ludlow ...... Jenny Howe
Flores ...... Mandy Knight
Ralph ...... Stephen Critchlow
Hostess/Lauren ...... Debbie Stephenson
All other parts ...... Toby Longworth
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007nchq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Sly barmaid Tamsyn Trelawny and her band of smugglers battle to try and outwit local customs officer, Captain Marriott.
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Julia Deakin as Edna, Mark Felgate as Dewey and Phil Nice as Roy.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15/11/2008
14:00 SAT (b00fksc2)
16/11/2008
14:00 SUN (b00fkyk6)
17/11/2008
14:00 MON (b00fl5vv)
18/11/2008
14:00 TUE (b00fl94l)
19/11/2008
14:00 WED (b00fks6w)
20/11/2008
14:00 THU (b00fkqzk)
20th Century Vampire
23:00 THU (b0080qgl)
20th Century Vampire
04:00 FRI (b0080qgl)
21/11/2008
14:00 FRI (b00fkp65)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
23:15 SUN (b00fl0p3)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
04:15 MON (b00fl0p3)
Andrew Sachs - The Revenge
09:00 WED (b007jr11)
Andrew Sachs - The Revenge
20:00 WED (b007jr11)
Andrew Sachs - The Revenge
01:00 THU (b007jr11)
Any Bloke
23:30 THU (b007jyzg)
Any Bloke
04:30 FRI (b007jyzg)
Back to Front
09:30 SUN (b007k2fj)
Back to Front
02:30 MON (b007k2fj)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b007k4qt)
Ballylenon
06:30 TUE (b007k4qt)
Beyond the Vortex
18:50 SUN (b00fkym4)
Beyond the Vortex
00:50 MON (b00fkym4)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00fks3f)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00fkwzs)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00fl17w)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00fl65f)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00fkrg0)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00fkqzf)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00fklbg)
Brothers in Law
17:00 TUE (b007k2p3)
Brothers in Law
06:30 WED (b007k2p3)
Chambers
08:30 TUE (b007jpd0)
Chambers
22:00 TUE (b007jpd0)
Chambers
03:00 WED (b007jpd0)
Charles Dickens
08:30 SAT (b007tcgm)
Charles Dickens
19:30 SAT (b007tcgm)
Comedy Winners
09:00 SAT (b007s0q0)
Comedy Winners
20:00 SAT (b007s0q0)
Comedy Winners
03:00 SUN (b007s0q0)
Comic to Comic
23:30 SUN (b007yvks)
Comic to Comic
04:30 MON (b007yvks)
Coming Alive
17:30 WED (b00fks6h)
Coming Alive
06:00 THU (b00fks6h)
Counterpoint
12:30 TUE (b00fl745)
Counterpoint
19:30 TUE (b00fl745)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 SAT (b007jw0t)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 MON (b007jw0w)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 TUE (b007jw0w)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 TUE (b007jw0z)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 WED (b007jw0z)
Daphne Du Maurier
18:30 WED (b007jq6k)
Daphne Du Maurier
00:30 THU (b007jq6k)
Daphne Du Maurier
18:30 THU (b007jq6w)
Daphne Du Maurier
00:30 FRI (b007jq6w)
Daphne Du Maurier
18:30 FRI (b007jq79)
Date With Fate
04:15 SAT (b008y7g7)
Date With Fate
23:15 FRI (b008zq34)
Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie
10:15 FRI (b007lr89)
Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie
21:15 FRI (b007lr89)
Delve Special
08:30 MON (b007jmj8)
Delve Special
22:00 MON (b007jmj8)
Delve Special
03:00 TUE (b007jmj8)
Dick Francis
12:00 SAT (b007mw9r)
Dick Francis
01:00 SUN (b007mw9r)
Dinner Ladies
06:30 SAT (b00fh6w3)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b00fkym2)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b00fkym2)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
17:00 THU (b007yrh0)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
06:30 FRI (b007yrh0)
Edith Wharton - Madame de Treymes
05:00 SAT (b0089brw)
Elephants to Catch Eels
04:30 SAT (b007mcc4)
Elephants to Catch Eels
23:30 FRI (b007nchq)
Eye of the Cricket
01:30 SAT (b007k19p)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00fkscq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00fkscq)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00fkscq)
Groucho Was My Father
08:00 SAT (b007ylwv)
Groucho Was My Father
19:00 SAT (b007ylwv)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
23:00 SUN (b00fl0jv)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
04:00 MON (b00fl0jv)
Hair in the Gate
23:30 WED (b007k3mm)
Hair in the Gate
04:30 THU (b007k3mm)
Half Sketch
23:30 TUE (b00flbp5)
Half Sketch
04:30 WED (b00flbp5)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jz69)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jz69)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jz69)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:30 THU (b007jq5m)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:30 THU (b007jq5m)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b007jqyp)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b007jqyp)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
09:00 THU (b00fkqzh)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
20:00 THU (b00fkqzh)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
01:00 FRI (b00fkqzh)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
09:00 FRI (b00fklrw)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
20:00 FRI (b00fklrw)
In the Balance
08:30 WED (b007jsg6)
In the Balance
22:00 WED (b007jsg6)
In the Balance
03:00 THU (b007jsg6)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
22:30 MON (b007k4wl)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
03:30 TUE (b007k4wl)
It Had to be Murder
09:30 MON (b007jv77)
It Had to be Murder
20:30 MON (b007jv77)
It Had to be Murder
01:30 TUE (b007jv77)
It Had to be Murder
09:30 TUE (b00fl6jf)
It Had to be Murder
20:30 TUE (b00fl6jf)
It Had to be Murder
01:30 WED (b00fl6jf)
It Had to be Murder
09:30 WED (b007k3tm)
It Had to be Murder
20:30 WED (b007k3tm)
It Had to be Murder
01:30 THU (b007k3tm)
Jelly Mountain
04:00 SAT (b00fh6vz)
Jelly Mountain
23:00 FRI (b00fkp5z)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:00 SAT (b007jrzd)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
09:00 MON (b007js1v)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:00 MON (b007js1v)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:00 TUE (b007js1v)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
09:00 TUE (b007js4c)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
20:00 TUE (b007js4c)
John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm
01:00 WED (b007js4c)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00fkp63)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00fkp63)
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
13:00 MON (b007zgqv)
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
13:00 TUE (b007zj0d)
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
13:00 WED (b007zlbv)
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
13:00 THU (b007zmwf)
Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner
13:00 FRI (b007znmx)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
13:45 MON (b0089htt)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
13:45 TUE (b0089kdd)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
13:45 WED (b00fks6t)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
13:45 THU (b008cpb3)
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
13:45 FRI (b008f8b8)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
17:00 FRI (b007jvf7)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008jdxn)
Little Britain
22:30 FRI (b008l1sx)
Millport
13:30 SAT (b0075ttx)
Millport
02:30 SUN (b0075ttx)
No Commitments
17:30 TUE (b007jnzl)
No Commitments
06:00 WED (b007jnzl)
On Baby Street
23:00 TUE (b00flbp3)
On Baby Street
04:00 WED (b00flbp3)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 SAT (b008h930)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 FRI (b00fklbl)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 FRI (b00fklbl)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
08:30 THU (b008747b)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
22:00 THU (b008747b)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
03:00 FRI (b008747b)
Revolting People
22:30 WED (b00fkx2m)
Revolting People
03:30 THU (b00fkx2m)
Safety Catch
22:30 SUN (b00fkyrd)
Safety Catch
03:30 MON (b00fkyrd)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 SAT (b007k4dc)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 MON (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007k4fh)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 TUE (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007k4gn)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 WED (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007jwsz)
Sherlock Holmes
10:15 THU (b007k4l6)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007k4l6)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007k4l6)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 MON (b007jv38)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 TUE (b007jv38)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 TUE (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 WED (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 WED (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 THU (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 THU (b007s8gn)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 FRI (b007s8gn)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 FRI (b007jv49)
Smelling of Roses
06:00 SAT (b00fh6w1)
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once
17:30 THU (b007jrfl)
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once
06:00 FRI (b007jrfl)
The Brightonomicon
18:30 SAT (b00fksh6)
The Brightonomicon
00:30 SUN (b00fksh6)
The Clitheroe Kid
13:00 SUN (b007jtgw)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:00 SUN (b007jtgw)
The Clitheroe Kid
06:00 MON (b007jtgw)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b00fl188)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b00fl188)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b00fl188)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:00 WED (b007jnyr)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
04:00 THU (b007jnyr)
The Mark Steel Revolution
22:30 TUE (b007jswj)
The Mark Steel Revolution
03:30 WED (b007jswj)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
08:00 THU (b007xvlm)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
12:00 THU (b007xvlm)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
19:00 THU (b007xvlm)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 MON (b007k1gw)
The Museum of Everything
04:00 TUE (b007k1gw)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jtmb)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jtmb)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jtmb)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00fkymw)
The News Quiz
03:00 MON (b00fkymw)
The Party Party
23:30 MON (b007wwh3)
The Party Party
04:30 TUE (b007wwh3)
The Price of Fear
18:00 SAT (b007jn9k)
The Price of Fear
00:00 SUN (b007jn9k)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
08:00 FRI (b00fklbj)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
12:00 FRI (b00fklbj)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
19:00 FRI (b00fklbj)
The Spaceship II
00:00 SAT (b0091tns)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 THU (b00fkqzm)
The Very World of Milton Jones
03:30 FRI (b00fkqzm)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
09:15 SUN (b00936vq)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
02:15 MON (b00936vq)
The World As We Know It
17:00 WED (b00fks6k)
The World As We Know It
06:30 THU (b00fks6k)
The Young Postmen
17:30 FRI (b00fkp61)
Theo
10:00 SUN (b007jt2n)
Theo
20:00 SUN (b007jt2n)
There'll Never Be Another
12:00 SUN (b007js0b)
There'll Never Be Another
17:00 SUN (b007js0b)
There'll Never Be Another
05:00 MON (b007js0b)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jtd0)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jtdd)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jtdn)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jtdz)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jtf8)
Up the Garden Path
11:30 SUN (b008g7p2)
Up the Garden Path
21:30 SUN (b008g7p2)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b007jtsc)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
01:00 MON (b007jtsc)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 SAT (b007jmtb)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 MON (b007jmvl)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 MON (b007jmvl)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 TUE (b007jmvl)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 TUE (b007jmw2)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 TUE (b007jmw2)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 WED (b007jmw2)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 WED (b007jmwk)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 WED (b007jmwk)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 THU (b007jmwk)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 THU (b007jmwz)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 THU (b007jmwz)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 FRI (b007jmwz)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 FRI (b007jmxc)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 FRI (b007jmxc)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
13:30 SUN (b007jr6l)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 SUN (b007jr6l)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:30 MON (b007jr6l)
Who Goes There?
12:30 WED (b00fks6r)
Who Goes There?
19:30 WED (b00fks6r)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 MON (b007jrhz)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 TUE (b007jrhz)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 TUE (b007jrlw)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 WED (b007jrlw)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 WED (b007jrpm)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 THU (b007jrpm)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 THU (b007jrs9)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 FRI (b007jrs9)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 FRI (b007jrw2)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 MON (b007k1mj)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 TUE (b007k1nt)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 WED (b007k1pz)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 THU (b007k1r5)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 FRI (b007k1sd)
Winston
17:30 MON (b007np4w)
Winston
06:00 TUE (b007np4w)