Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Kate Harbour reading The Quigleys: Not for Sale by Simon Mason.
The Lad competes in the famous motor race in a very classic car - provided by Sid.
Starring Tony Hancock.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
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.
Conclusion of Sheridan le Fanu's Victorian gothic horror novel.
Maud .... Teresa Gallagher
Silas ... George Cole
Madame de la Rougierre .... Dorothy Tutin
Lady Monica Knollys ... Joan Sims
Mary Quince .... Kathleen Byron
Milly ... Jane Whittenshaw
Dudley .... Jonathan Keeble
Zamiel .... George A Cooper
Beauty .... Becky Hindley
Wyatt .... Pauline Letts
Tom Brice ..... Roger May
The Coachman ..... Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Sewell ..... Joan Littlewood
It's Marius and Cosette's wedding day. But is that trouble lurking outside the church? With Leslie Phillips and Henry Goodman.
Rehearsing for the Brecon Jazz Festival, Megan keeps playing a certain melody but where does it come from?
Her musical detective trail leads to the 1880s and the visit to Swansea of a choir of emancipated slaves...
Stars Rakie Ayola as Megan the Fifth, Margaret John as Megan the Third, Helen Griffin as Megan the First, Don Warrington as Frederick Loudin, Phylip Harries as Owan and Rhodri Hugh as the Rev Davies.
Stories based on original material researched and collected by Jen Wilson of the Women's Jazz Archive, Swansea.
Music: Aula Gardiner, Richard Roberts, Peter Churchill, Nia Lynn, Dyfrig Morris and Lee Williams.
Six years have passed; Tom is now working for Bounderby in his Bank, and he claims Louisa in marriage. Stephen Blackpool runs into trouble with the union men.
Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Gradgrind ...... Thelma Barlow
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Rachael ...... Becky Hindley
Stephen ...... Alan Williams
Mrs Pegler ...... Marcia Warren
Slackbridge ...... Ioan Meredith
Blitzer ...... Declan Wilson
Tom ...... Richard Firth
Sissy ...... Lydia Tuckey
James Harthouse ...... Guy Henry
Chairman ...... Ben Crowe
Waiter ...... Damien Lynch
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 Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
Mariam tries to be a dutiful wife despite her husband Rasheed's behaviour. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
Unexpectedly taken hostage, Hope and Ian get to know their civil war rebel captors. Read by Fiona Shaw.
The Corn Laws are finally repealed, but at great personal cost to prime minister Peel. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
Clive James muses on the first day of televising the House of Lords in 1985. Is parliament the right place for comedy?
It's Bank Holiday weekend and Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail see no reason to end their usual habits just because the world has ended.
So they do what they usually do and go away on holiday. But with the choice of anywhere in the world, where will they go?
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
To help out the community, Terry uses his conman skills to tackle the local crime baron. Stars Karl Howman. From February 1999.
Major Barton and his team have located the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
Simon Bovey's five-part sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey and Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk.
Ransom overhears a conversation about his intended fate on Malacandra, where he will encounter the aliens known as sorns.
Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil. But only if his family can fulfil her final wish.
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
Snavely …. Phillip Pope
Mel and Vicki have an unexpected visit from their landlord. With more rent owing than they can possibly afford, it looks like Mel will have to pay in kind...
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From October 1993.
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2008
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007k064)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas (b007jtst)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qx2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b00fnrmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3t3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b0081t1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The World As We Know It (b00fnrkf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fqjt0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Kate Harbour reading The Quigleys: Not for Sale by Simon Mason.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
Series 1
Episode 4
It's a dog's life for shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel when a Pekingese goes missing.
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 (b0089bq7)
Series 2
Episode 1
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight depressed cats and camel flatulence. With guest Kevin Day. From July 1999.
THU 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fqk6s)
Resurrection Men
Episode 1
The maverick detective engineers a suspension to carry out a covert probe of his own. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
THU 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmzr)
Episode 24
Jean Valjean tells Marius about his criminal past, while Thenardier prepares his blackmail plans. Starring Joss Ackland.
THU 10:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
The Great Pork Pie Mystery
Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest leads her to a 1920s Swansea tearoom. Stars Rakie Ayola and Margaret John.
THU 11:00 Charles Dickens (b0081vdy)
Hard Times
Episode 3
Stephen has disappeared, blamed for the robbery at Bounderby's Bank. James Harthouse sets his sights on Bounderby's wife, Louisa.
Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Gradgrind ...... Thelma Barlow
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Blitzer ...... Declan Wilson
Tom ...... Richard Firth
Sissy ...... Lydia Tuckey
James Harthouse ...... Guy Henry
Guard ...... Chris Moran
Jane ...... Soumaya Keynes
Music by Nina Perry.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00fqklz)
Did Churchill play Mornington Crescent? Humphrey Lyttelton leads Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From March 1982.
THU 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fqknd)
Episode 4
Nine-year-old Laila perceives the destruction that war wreaks on her family. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
THU 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1zz)
Episode 9
Hope Clearwater is promised an escape from the civil war, but events conspire against her. Read by Fiona Shaw.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtgc)
The Whig Government
Some much-needed changes to the conditions in the mines and factories are on the horizon. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xxq9)
Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
The essayist cogitates on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the mania surrounding the swimmer they called the 'Thorpedo'.
THU 14:00 27/11/2008 (b00fr066)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ.
THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007zkzz)
Series 2
Episode 4
When their new and 'ever so slightly unbearable' friends invite them to dinner, Lucy wants to return the offer. But Daniel, who's expected to cook, is less than convinced...
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
Katie ....... Samantha Spiro
Andy ....... Tony Gardner
Alison ....... Joanna Brookes
Steve ....... Jonathan Aris
Linda ....... Carla Mendonca
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrj4)
Series 1
Organathon
Eddie attempts a record-breaking electronic organ session for charity while son Jason receives a mysterious letter...
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, Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie, Chris Pavlo as Hugo, Brian Poyser as Brian and Richard Davies as Mr Owen.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
This Island Earth
Things can't get much worse for Major Barton and his team in their wartime efforts. Or can they?
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
THU 18:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007k07f)
Episode 4
Ransom spends the night alone in the forest of Malacandra, before encountering another of the alien species known as a hross.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00fqklz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fqk6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089bq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fr0dl)
Series 2
Episode 2
Struck by lightning, the comedian's life flashes before him, as his very Welshness is called into question. From November 1999.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b007jylz)
Episode 5
Trainee vampire Eloise learns Mr Jenkins has the world's rarest - and tastiest blood. Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jz71)
Series 2
Summer Holiday
Everyone's relaxed - until Martha arrives with her new age boyfriend. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From July 1995.
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2008
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007k07f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fqk6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qvgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089bq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fr0dl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b007jylz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007jz71)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b0081vdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007zkzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fr0kh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Kate Harbour reading The Quigleys: Not for Sale by Simon Mason.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vh)
Series 1
Episode 1
The bona beginnings of one of the BBC's most popular comedies. The story so far, the BBC's Backroom Boys and part one of The Clissold Saga.
Starring Kenneth Horne. With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1965.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008kkb6)
Series 5
Episode 8
Paul Daniels and Lord Lucan. The comic duo review the week's news-makers with Geraldine McNulty. From September 2003.
FRI 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fr0m9)
Resurrection Men
Episode 2
The maverick detective finds himself unsure who exactly is under investigation. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
FRI 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jn05)
Episode 25
As Thenardier attempts to blackmail Marius, can there be a final reconciliation for Valjean and Cosette? Starring Roger Allam.
FRI 10:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qss0)
Beacons
Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise. Stars Rakie Ayola.
FRI 11:00 Charles Dickens (b0081w2g)
Hard Times
Episode 4
Sissy and Rachael go looking for Stephen Blackpool - tragedy follows. Tom's crime is uncovered and Gradgrind tries to save his son with Sleary's help.
Mrs Sparsit claims victory over 'The Noddle'.
Conclusion of Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Blitzer ...... Declan Wilson
Tom ...... Richard Firth
Sissy ...... Lydia Tuckey
Stephen ...... Alan Williams
Rachael ...... Becky Hindley
Mrs Pegler ...... Marcia Warren
Sleary ...... Derek Waring
Music by Nina Perry.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00fr1pf)
Chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Liza Tarbuck and Julian Clary. From September 2004.
FRI 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fr1qj)
Episode 5
The Russians leave Afghanistan, but for Laila the peace is short-lived. Khaled Hosseini's epic story read by Seeta Indrani.
FRI 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k218)
Episode 10
Pondering her past and future, Hope Clearwater takes action after she makes a discovery. Concluded by Fiona Shaw.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtgk)
The Great Exhibition
Great writers at work, an outbreak of cholera and a grand display in Hyde Park. Anna Massey narrates the story of Britain.
FRI 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xyzb)
Destination Europe; Running Beside Ron Clarke
In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on European unity and the joy of gyms. From July 2001.
FRI 14:00 28/11/2008 (b00fr1t9)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007js92)
Series 1
East End Mafia
Linda gets her neighbour's Jack the Ripper letters authenticated and falls foul of the dodgy East End Mafia, headed by the elusive and notorious Don Estelle.
Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John
Worra ...... Femi Elufowoju Jr
Other parts played by Jeremy Hardy.
Special guest star: Don Estelle.
With Peter Donaldson as the radio announcer and Colin Sell at the piano.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00fr1vh)
C'est la Legion
It's very important to remember that the French Foreign Legion is a ruthless and violent fighting unit, so if Brian, Derek and Sue find themselves fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa then they deserve our admiration.
And anyway, they only joined by mistake.
More 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 Tippett ...... Alastair McGowan
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Tony Hadley ...... Vinnie Jones
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future
Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
FRI 18:30 Out of the Silent Planet (b007k08q)
Episode 5
Ransom makes a journey to the hross's settlement and discovers his hosts' name for the Earth is Thulcandra, the Silent Planet.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00fr1pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fr0m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jn05)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qss0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008kkb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008m9f5)
Series 2
Episode 1
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From February 2002.
FRI 23:00 Jelly Mountain (b00fr1z3)
Episode 4
Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.
FRI 23:15 Date With Fate (b0090x8s)
Nice Little Number
Vernon Hedges sets out to disprove the existence of Lady Luck.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
Another of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Vernon ...... Philip Jackson
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Arthur ...... Michael Troughton
Dory/Shelley ...... Tracy Wiles
All other parts played by Toby Longworth.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qcsv)
Series 1
Episode 3
Tamsyn and Jago's smuggling exploits are to be chronicled at close quarters by a group of fly-on-the-wall balladeers.
They get some exciting material as Jago's up before an unusually hard-line judge - and it seems there's no escape from the noose...
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, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as Judge Pettiforth and Michael Fenton Stevens as Anthony the Balladeer.
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)
20th Century Vampire
23:00 THU (b007jylz)
20th Century Vampire
04:00 FRI (b007jylz)
22/11/2008
14:00 SAT (b00fn2kf)
23/11/2008
14:00 SUN (b00fn47k)
24/11/2008
14:00 MON (b00fnbrg)
25/11/2008
14:00 TUE (b00fnmfn)
26/11/2008
14:00 WED (b00fnrjn)
27/11/2008
14:00 THU (b00fr066)
28/11/2008
14:00 FRI (b00fr1t9)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
23:15 SUN (b00fn9hm)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
04:15 MON (b00fn9hm)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
10:15 MON (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
21:15 MON (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time
02:15 TUE (b007qrqk)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
10:15 WED (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 WED (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 THU (b007qx2y)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
10:15 THU (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 THU (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
02:15 FRI (b007qvgd)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
10:15 FRI (b007qss0)
Alan Plater - The Devil's Music
21:15 FRI (b007qss0)
Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
10:15 TUE (b007qw0x)
Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
21:15 TUE (b007qw0x)
Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries
02:15 WED (b007qw0x)
Any Bloke
23:30 THU (b007jz71)
Any Bloke
04:30 FRI (b007jz71)
Back to Front
09:30 SUN (b007k2p5)
Back to Front
02:30 MON (b007k2p5)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b00fnbtb)
Ballylenon
06:30 TUE (b00fnbtb)
Beyond the Vortex
18:50 SUN (b00fn4dd)
Beyond the Vortex
00:50 MON (b00fn4dd)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00fn0m7)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00fn2zc)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00fn9rg)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00fnlc8)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00fnpny)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00fqjt0)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00fr0kh)
Brothers in Law
17:00 TUE (b007k2wl)
Brothers in Law
06:30 WED (b007k2wl)
Chambers
08:30 TUE (b007jpgy)
Chambers
22:00 TUE (b007jpgy)
Chambers
03:00 WED (b007jpgy)
Charles Dickens
08:30 SAT (b007tcgx)
Charles Dickens
19:30 SAT (b007tcgx)
Charles Dickens
11:00 TUE (b0081s0d)
Charles Dickens
05:00 WED (b0081s0d)
Charles Dickens
11:00 WED (b0081t1f)
Charles Dickens
05:00 THU (b0081t1f)
Charles Dickens
11:00 THU (b0081vdy)
Charles Dickens
05:00 FRI (b0081vdy)
Charles Dickens
11:00 FRI (b0081w2g)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 MON (b009x1jx)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 TUE (b009x4jd)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 WED (b009x79j)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 THU (b009xxq9)
Clive James - Even As We Speak
13:45 FRI (b009xyzb)
Comedy Winners
09:00 SAT (b007tbm1)
Comedy Winners
20:00 SAT (b007tbm1)
Comedy Winners
03:00 SUN (b007tbm1)
Comic to Comic
23:30 SUN (b007znnn)
Comic to Comic
04:30 MON (b007znnn)
Coming Alive
17:30 WED (b00fnrl6)
Coming Alive
06:00 THU (b00fnrl6)
Counterpoint
12:30 TUE (b00fnm9y)
Counterpoint
19:30 TUE (b00fnm9y)
Daphne Du Maurier
00:30 SAT (b007jq79)
Date With Fate
04:15 SAT (b008zq34)
Date With Fate
23:15 FRI (b0090x8s)
Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie
02:15 SAT (b007lr89)
Delve Special
08:30 MON (b007jmm8)
Delve Special
22:00 MON (b007jmm8)
Delve Special
03:00 TUE (b007jmm8)
Dick Francis
12:00 SAT (b007nn4g)
Dick Francis
01:00 SUN (b007nn4g)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b00fn4b2)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b00fn4b2)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
17:00 THU (b007zkzz)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
06:30 FRI (b007zkzz)
Elephants to Catch Eels
04:30 SAT (b007nchq)
Elephants to Catch Eels
23:30 FRI (b007qcsv)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00fn2kh)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00fn2kh)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00fn2kh)
Groucho Was My Father
08:00 SAT (b007zckq)
Groucho Was My Father
19:00 SAT (b007zckq)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
23:00 SUN (b00fn9hk)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
04:00 MON (b00fn9hk)
Hair in the Gate
23:30 WED (b007k3t3)
Hair in the Gate
04:30 THU (b007k3t3)
Half Sketch
23:30 TUE (b00fnnzb)
Half Sketch
04:30 WED (b00fnnzb)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jzg0)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jzg0)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jzg0)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:30 THU (b00fqklz)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:30 THU (b00fqklz)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b007jskn)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b007jskn)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
01:00 SAT (b00fklrw)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
09:00 THU (b00fqk6s)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
20:00 THU (b00fqk6s)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
01:00 FRI (b00fqk6s)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
09:00 FRI (b00fr0m9)
Ian Rankin - Rebus
20:00 FRI (b00fr0m9)
In the Balance
08:30 WED (b007k1yh)
In the Balance
22:00 WED (b007k1yh)
In the Balance
03:00 THU (b007k1yh)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
22:30 MON (b00cdpbw)
Intimate Contact with Julian Clary
03:30 TUE (b00cdpbw)
Jelly Mountain
04:00 SAT (b00fkp5z)
Jelly Mountain
23:00 FRI (b00fr1z3)
Just a Minute
12:30 FRI (b00fr1pf)
Just a Minute
19:30 FRI (b00fr1pf)
Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
10:00 SUN (b0089hkg)
Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
20:00 SUN (b0089hkg)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 MON (b00fnbnm)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 TUE (b00fnmcb)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 WED (b00fnrgj)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 THU (b00fqknd)
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
13:00 FRI (b00fr1qj)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
06:30 SAT (b007jvf7)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
17:00 FRI (b007js92)
Little Britain
03:30 SAT (b008l1sx)
Little Britain
22:30 FRI (b008m9f5)
No Commitments
17:30 TUE (b007jp0p)
No Commitments
06:00 WED (b007jp0p)
On Baby Street
23:00 TUE (b00fnnz8)
On Baby Street
04:00 WED (b00fnnz8)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 MON (b007k026)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 TUE (b007k026)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 TUE (b007k03j)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 WED (b007k03j)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 WED (b007k064)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 THU (b007k064)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 THU (b007k07f)
Out of the Silent Planet
00:30 FRI (b007k07f)
Out of the Silent Planet
18:30 FRI (b007k08q)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
03:00 SAT (b00fklbl)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
08:30 FRI (b008kkb6)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:00 FRI (b008kkb6)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
08:30 THU (b0089bq7)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
22:00 THU (b0089bq7)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
03:00 FRI (b0089bq7)
Revolting People
22:30 WED (b00fnrmh)
Revolting People
03:30 THU (b00fnrmh)
Richard Matheson - Duel
18:30 SAT (b007jwll)
Richard Matheson - Duel
00:30 SUN (b007jwll)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00j05vh)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00j05vh)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00j05vh)
Safety Catch
22:30 SUN (b00fn9d1)
Safety Catch
03:30 MON (b00fn9d1)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
09:00 MON (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
20:00 MON (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
01:00 TUE (b007jtsj)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
09:00 TUE (b007jtsp)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
20:00 TUE (b007jtsp)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
01:00 WED (b007jtsp)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
09:00 WED (b007jtst)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
20:00 WED (b007jtst)
Sheridan Le Fanu - Uncle Silas
01:00 THU (b007jtst)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 SAT (b007jv49)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 MON (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 TUE (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 TUE (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 WED (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 WED (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 THU (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 THU (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 FRI (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 FRI (b009mbjn)
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once
17:30 THU (b007jrj4)
Stockport, So Good They Named It Once
06:00 FRI (b007jrj4)
The Clitheroe Kid
13:00 SUN (b007jtj4)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:00 SUN (b007jtj4)
The Clitheroe Kid
06:00 MON (b007jtj4)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jpvf)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jpvf)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jpvf)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
23:00 WED (b007jnz9)
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show
04:00 THU (b007jnz9)
The Mark Steel Revolution
22:30 TUE (b00fnnz6)
The Mark Steel Revolution
03:30 WED (b00fnnz6)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
08:00 THU (b007ynfd)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
12:00 THU (b007ynfd)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
19:00 THU (b007ynfd)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 MON (b007k1qj)
The Museum of Everything
04:00 TUE (b007k1qj)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jwd5)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jwd5)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jwd5)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00fn9cz)
The News Quiz
03:00 MON (b00fn9cz)
The Party Party
23:30 MON (b007jx5p)
The Party Party
04:30 TUE (b007jx5p)
The Price of Fear
18:00 SAT (b007jm89)
The Price of Fear
00:00 SUN (b007jm89)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 THU (b00fr0dl)
The Very World of Milton Jones
03:30 FRI (b00fr0dl)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
09:15 SUN (b00954ql)
The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
02:15 MON (b00954ql)
The World As We Know It
17:00 WED (b00fnrkf)
The World As We Know It
06:30 THU (b00fnrkf)
The Young Postmen
06:00 SAT (b00fkp61)
The Young Postmen
17:30 FRI (b00fr1vh)
There'll Never Be Another
12:00 SUN (b007js2m)
There'll Never Be Another
17:00 SUN (b007js2m)
There'll Never Be Another
05:00 MON (b007js2m)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 MON (b007jtfw)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 TUE (b007jtg1)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 WED (b007jtg5)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 THU (b007jtgc)
This Sceptred Isle
13:30 FRI (b007jtgk)
Up the Garden Path
11:30 SUN (b008hq47)
Up the Garden Path
21:30 SUN (b008hq47)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
08:00 SUN (b007jtvf)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus
01:00 MON (b007jtvf)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 SAT (b007jmxc)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 MON (b007jmyd)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 MON (b007jmyd)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 TUE (b007jmyd)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 TUE (b007jmyw)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 TUE (b007jmyw)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 WED (b007jmyw)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 WED (b007jmz9)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 WED (b007jmz9)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 THU (b007jmz9)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 THU (b007jmzr)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 THU (b007jmzr)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
02:00 FRI (b007jmzr)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
10:00 FRI (b007jn05)
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables
21:00 FRI (b007jn05)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
13:30 SUN (b007jr9f)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 SUN (b007jr9f)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:30 MON (b007jr9f)
Who Goes There?
12:30 WED (b00fnq9s)
Who Goes There?
19:30 WED (b00fnq9s)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 SAT (b007jrw2)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
11:00 MON (b007jryr)
Wilkie Collins - No Name
05:00 TUE (b007jryr)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 MON (b007k1w1)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 TUE (b007k1xd)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 WED (b007k1yp)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 THU (b007k1zz)
William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach
13:15 FRI (b007k218)
Winston
17:30 MON (b007qq36)
Winston
06:00 TUE (b007qq36)
Wodehouse Letters
13:30 SAT (b007k2lm)
Wodehouse Letters
02:30 SUN (b007k2lm)