The lad gets a green signal to outwit a rail strike, but a bumpy ride lies ahead.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Maverick hack George Cragge fears a serial killer is on the loose. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999.
As dead don Peter Devanti's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Jason Chan and Beth Chalmers
The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a confession - but will he admit his intentions?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Dick suffers with his fever and Sally Brass is confronted. Dickens dramatisation starring Alex Jennings and Sandi Toksvig. From January 2003.
A missing recording of Macbeth creates a tie between three people in war-torn West Africa. Powerful drama starring Amanda Root.
2. Marriage
Gwendolen is now trapped in a cruel and loveless marriage with the philandering Grandcourt.
George Eliot's classic novel of love and idealism dramatised by Robert Forrest.
Gwendolen Harleth ...... Anna Chancellor
Deronda ...... Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Grandcourt ...... James Bryce
Mrs Davilow ...... Joanna Tope
Klesmer ...... Finlay Welsh
Mirah ...... Lucy Patterson
Mrs Arrowpoint ...... Sarah Collier
Sir Hugo ...... Sandy Neilson
Mordecai ...... Mark McDonnell
Mrs Meyrick ...... Gerda Stevenson
Ezra Cohen ...... Steven McNicoll
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living is radio's limited edition correspondence course.
With mock-hide instruction from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
A genuine leatherette production by Simon Brett (a gift you will treasure for always)
Despite his own good news, Dr Aziz is preoccupied with thoughts of Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West.
Spotlighting dictators - the producer, writer and performer Armando Iannucci presents his own collection of humorous essays.
The country's epic story continues with early royalty and the perceived power of poets. With James Greene.
The people of Bournemouth remember one strange day in 1983, when hailstones the size of golf balls fell. With meteorologist Helen Young.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and John Nettleton as the Vicar.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Smugglers with big ideas plague Terry, and Sandra is faced with an unwanted admirer. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000.
"That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense.... Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."
The dragon strikes. But will Captain Vimes triumph?
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Chief Merchant …. Jeff Nuttall
Librarian …. Michael Roberts
Little Girl …. Kate McEnery
As Carl gets used to his coma world, he looks for triggers to wake him up. Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's novel.
"Look at us - hooves, goat's legs, human torso, red eyes and a pair of shrunken cow's horns. We look like something that's escaped."
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Michael Fenton Stevens.
The inimitable stand-up comedian entertains a New York audience, telling all on British films and national anthems. From 1998.
THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2009
THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007mw9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Charles Dickens (b007wznr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00h3mdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the End (b007n9gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jtzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill (b007qq9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 George Eliot - Daniel Deronda (b007k06p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00h3ngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 After Henry (b007k18q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h3xyd)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
Series 2
Episode 6
Shady lawyer Waldorf T. Flywheel heads to Hollywood and makes a movie.
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.
CAST:
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T. Flywheel …. Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli …. Frank Lazarus
Miss Dimple and Other Female Roles …. Lorelei King
Von Blitzen …. Graham Hoadly
Tyrone Price …. Vincent Marzello
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 1991.
THU 08:30 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
Series 1
Episode 3
The sketch show about modern life, with people who have lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From August 2001.
THU 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
Series 1
Episode 4
Simon has to investigate the college chapel, while also trying to identify Peter Devanti's murderer. But is Zoe the next target?
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Stephen Hogan and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
THU 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
Episode 14
With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout and elude his captors?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens (b007wwf2)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Episode 24
Kit gets a surprise visit in prison and there's news for Little Nell. Dickens dramatisation starring Alex Jennings. From January 2003.
THU 10:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis (b007k1jy)
A kindly vicar appoints a lonely widower as church safety officer but he proves to be rather accident prone. Stars Peter Sallis. From November 2000.
THU 11:00 George Eliot - Daniel Deronda (b007k07z)
3. Tensions
In the sun-drenched port of Genoa, Gwendolen and Daniel's fates become eternally and tragically entwined.
The conclusion of George Eliot's classic novel of love and idealism.
Starring Anna Chancellor and Michael Perceval-Maxwell.
Dramatised by Robert Forrest.
Gwendolen Harleth ...... Anna Chancellor
Deronda ...... Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Grandcourt ...... James Bryce
Mrs Davilow ...... Joanna Tope
Klesmer ...... Finlay Welsh
Mirah ...... Lucy Patterson
Lydia ...... Noreen Leighton
Lush ...... Simon Tait
Leonara ...... Vivienne Dixon
Mordecai ...... Mark McDonnell
Director: Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h4cx3)
The end of 'Corrie' and truthful travel brochure jargon. Humphrey Lyttelton keeps control. With Willie Rushton. From May 1984.
THU 13:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jysz)
Episode 14
Two years after their last meeting, Dr Aziz once again comes face-to-face with Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West.
THU 13:15 Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies (b007jrm4)
Episode 4
From writing books to environmental damage.
Producer, writer and performer Armando Iannucci presents his own collection of humorous essays.
Compiled by Jenny Baynes.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k38z)
Homesteads and Crannogs; Living off the Land
The country's epic story continues with an exploration of early lifestyle and events before the Vikings. With Frances Tomelty.
THU 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b00fsw1t)
Series 2
Bolt From the Blue
Meteorologist Helen Young visits a Dunstable gliding club to recall a pilot's lucky survival during a 1999 lightning strike.
THU 14:00 29/01/2009 (b00h4cx5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007k4bc)
Our First Baby
Medic Simon Sparrow is thrown in the deep-end on St Swithins' ante-natal ward.
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans and Norma Ronald as Vera.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jx9r)
Series 1
The System
Mr Maxwell's attempt to maintain playground law and order, lands him in trouble.
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge. Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Stars Carolyn Pickles as Mrs Devon, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Michael Cochrane as Mr Maxwell, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Teresa Gallagher as Miss Featherstone, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reid, Sidney Kean as Mr Bradbury, Sandy Walsh as Mrs Bradbury, Campbell Morrison as Chief Superintendent Donaldson, Peter Landi as Detective Sergeant Richards, Sonny Muslim as Matt Bradbury, Sam Morris as Sanjay and Layla Gillespie as Zenal.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p506)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 6
"Last Desperate Chances always work. Besides, I'll be using my lucky arrow..."
All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one chance.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld. Conclusion of six parts dramatized by Michael Butt.
CAST:
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
First Guard …. Jeff Nuttall
Joint First Guard …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
THU 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtw7)
Episode 4
Panic kicks in as Carl's dream-world dissolves into a void. Will he ever wake up? Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's novel.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h4cx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Charles Dickens (b007wwf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis (b007k1jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007jxg3)
Series 3
Episode 5
About to win an Olympic marathon, the comedian doesn't make the finish - as his life flashes before his eyes. From May 2001.
THU 23:00 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00h4cwv)
Episode 8
1943: Spike witnesses the bombing of Liverpool. The troops endure a troublesome sea journey, and arrive in Algiers.
Spike Milligan shares more memories of his wartime service.
Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is the first volume of the Spike Milligan's idiosyncratic military memoir.
Reversioned into 8-parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
THU 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00h4cwy)
Series 2
Friendship
Earlier this year, Adam told three of his closest friends what he most disliked about them. This is how they reacted.
Written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With Brendon Burns.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
THU 23:45 Truly, Madly, Bletchley (b0080jwg)
Series 1
Episode 5
Reading's grave-digging Olympics and a profitable lifeboat are on the councillors' agenda. With Liz Fraser. From February 1997.
FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2009
FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p506)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Charles Dickens (b007wwf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis (b007k1jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007jxg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00h4cwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00h4cwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Truly, Madly, Bletchley (b0080jwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 George Eliot - Daniel Deronda (b007k07z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jx9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h4dh9)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wz)
Series 1
Episode 9
Kenneth Horne trails 'The Spy Who Came With A Cold' and pops round for a trim from riah shushers, Julian and Sandy at Bona Bouffant.
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 May 1965.
FRI 08:30 Radio Active (b007jw34)
Series 7
The Flu Special
A serious in-depth look at the problem of the flu virus - illustrated by song, dance, comedy and magic. Plus, two medically-trained adults will be demonstrating how to use a handkerchief.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Angus Deayton - with guest singer Kate Robbins.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1987.
FRI 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
Series 1
Episode 5
Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Martin Hyder, Laurence Howarth and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
FRI 09:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr9c)
Episode 15
The anonymous would-be assassin is on his way out of the country - but what does his future hold?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Concluded by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens (b007wxhm)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Episode 25
Kit and the single gentleman reach their destination. Conclusion of the Dickens dramatisation starring Alex Jennings. From January 2003.
FRI 10:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed (b007k1hn)
A traveller passing through a remote village finds himself at the centre of a desperate request. A deserted mother implores him to cure her only son.
A beautiful touching story by Nick Warburton based on a Buddhist fable.
Stars Jim Norton as the Traveller, Emma Fielding as Katherine and Stephen Hogan as Robert.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
FRI 11:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice (b0087495)
The extraordinary story of a battleship - made entirely of ice - designed for use in the Second World War.
It was left to dissolve in a lonely Canadian lake in Northern Alberta - and its eccentric English inventor, Professor Geofffey Pyke is one of the great unsung geniuses of the 20th Century.
Steve Walker's drama stars Tim McInnerney as Geoffrey Pyke, Dermot Crowley as JD Bernal, Melanie Hudson as Pamela Pleens, Chris Emmett as Winston Churchill and David Holt as Lord Mountbatten.
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00h4lnm)
From 05/04/1971
An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by John Graham, David Nobbs, David McKellar and Peter Vincent, Donald Monat and June Dixon, Miles Rudge and Ted Dicks, Pete Spence, Alan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1971.
FRI 13:00 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyv9)
Episode 15
As Dr Aziz makes his mind up about Cyril Fielding, he finds himself thinking about the late Mrs Moore. Read by Samuel West.
FRI 13:15 Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies (b007jrmj)
Monster-Eyed Bugs
From diseases to identity cards,
Producer, writer and performer Armando Iannucci concludes his own collection of humorous essays.
Compiled by Jenny Baynes.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k39z)
Saints and Scholars; Not the Work of Men, But Angels
The country's vivid story explores the life of monks and their exquisite illustrated manuscripts. With Richard Dormer.
FRI 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b00fsw8n)
Series 2
The Big Freeze
Meteorologist Helen Young visits Dartmoor to recall the jumbo freeze of 1963, when a baby had to be delivered by phone.
FRI 14:00 30/01/2009 (b00h4lnp)
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 (b008zs1b)
Series 2
Neighbourhood Watch
Linda's tortoise, Sir Cliff, has been sprung from his high security facility. Can the Neighbourhood Watch group find the culprit?
Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Special guest: Dillie Keane
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
FRI 17:30 For Better or for Worse (b00h4lng)
Series 1
Episode 6
Iris dreams of hearing Pavarotti in concert, so Bernard tries to get tickets. Stars Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard. From March 1993.
FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b1p28)
Small Gods
Episode 1
Set in a complex state of beliefs, Great God Om appears before a novice monk - and is soon coming out of his shell...
There are gods everywhere on Discworld - you can't swing a simian librarian without hitting one - except, of course, only a few people can see them. Each small god lies in wait, desperately seeking to make someone believe in him. On Discworld, gods need people more than people need gods, for belief is the food of the gods.
Terry Pratchett's four-part comic fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sasho ...... Philip Fox
General Fri'it ...... Sean Barrett
Quisitor ...... Gerard McDermott
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.
FRI 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtwc)
Episode 5
Fear of never waking up turns to fear of waking up as Carl starts to stir. Tom Goodman-Hill concludes Alex Garland's novel.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00h4lnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Charles Dickens (b007wxhm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed (b007k1hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Active (b007jw34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 All Classical Music Explained (b007jst6)
The World's Most Beautiful Music
Rainer Hersch brings you Bruch's Violin Concerto (frequently) and 'Shine 2'. With Alistair McGowan. From November 1998.
FRI 23:00 Bearded Ladies (b00bb9rt)
Series 2
Episode 2
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From August 2005.
FRI 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b00h4lnd)
Series 3
Episode 6
Life and Death prove to be very close neighbours for the staff in the mortuary. Stars Peter Davison. From March 2006.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
24/01/2009
14:00 SAT (b00h30t0)
25/01/2009
14:00 SUN (b00h31fq)
26/01/2009
14:00 MON (b00h3hd5)
27/01/2009
14:00 TUE (b00h3ky6)
28/01/2009
14:00 WED (b00h3ngx)
29/01/2009
14:00 THU (b00h4cx5)
30/01/2009
14:00 FRI (b00h4lnp)
A Short History of Ireland
13:30 MON (b007k357)
A Short History of Ireland
13:30 TUE (b007k375)
A Short History of Ireland
13:30 WED (b007k385)
A Short History of Ireland
13:30 THU (b007k38z)
A Short History of Ireland
13:30 FRI (b007k39z)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007k18q)
After Henry
06:30 THU (b007k18q)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:30 MON (b007jtvm)
Alex Garland - The Coma
00:30 TUE (b007jtvm)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:30 TUE (b007m5v9)
Alex Garland - The Coma
00:30 WED (b007m5v9)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:30 WED (b007mw9w)
Alex Garland - The Coma
00:30 THU (b007mw9w)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:30 THU (b007jtw7)
Alex Garland - The Coma
00:30 FRI (b007jtw7)
Alex Garland - The Coma
18:30 FRI (b007jtwc)
All Classical Music Explained
03:30 SAT (b007jw05)
All Classical Music Explained
22:30 FRI (b007jst6)
All Gas and Gaiters
13:30 SAT (b007jpbw)
All Gas and Gaiters
02:30 SUN (b007jpbw)
Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy
02:15 SAT (b007k1sh)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
13:15 MON (b007jrkw)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
13:15 WED (b007jrlr)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
13:15 THU (b007jrm4)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
13:15 FRI (b007jrmj)
Armando Iannucci - Facts and Fancies
13:15 TUE (b007jrlb)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b007szbq)
Ballylenon
06:30 TUE (b007szbq)
Bearded Ladies
04:00 SAT (b0076jkk)
Bearded Ladies
23:00 FRI (b00bb9rt)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SAT (b00h30sx)
Big Toe Books
07:00 SUN (b00h30ty)
Big Toe Books
07:00 MON (b00h31vt)
Big Toe Books
07:00 TUE (b00h3hv7)
Big Toe Books
07:00 WED (b00h3mdn)
Big Toe Books
07:00 THU (b00h3xyd)
Big Toe Books
07:00 FRI (b00h4dh9)
Chain Reaction
22:30 SUN (b00gsb81)
Chain Reaction
03:30 MON (b00gsb81)
Charles Dickens
02:00 SAT (b007jwk3)
Charles Dickens
08:00 SUN (b007wv8s)
Charles Dickens
01:00 MON (b007wv8s)
Charles Dickens
10:00 MON (b007wvy7)
Charles Dickens
21:00 MON (b007wvy7)
Charles Dickens
02:00 TUE (b007wvy7)
Charles Dickens
10:00 TUE (b007x06k)
Charles Dickens
21:00 TUE (b007x06k)
Charles Dickens
02:00 WED (b007x06k)
Charles Dickens
10:00 WED (b007wznr)
Charles Dickens
21:00 WED (b007wznr)
Charles Dickens
02:00 THU (b007wznr)
Charles Dickens
10:00 THU (b007wwf2)
Charles Dickens
21:00 THU (b007wwf2)
Charles Dickens
02:00 FRI (b007wwf2)
Charles Dickens
10:00 FRI (b007wxhm)
Charles Dickens
21:00 FRI (b007wxhm)
Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio
23:00 SUN (b007s5v8)
Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio
04:00 MON (b007s5v8)
Comedy Controller
09:00 SAT (b007jsmx)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b007jsmx)
Comedy Controller
03:00 SUN (b007jsmx)
Coming Alive
17:30 WED (b00h3ngz)
Coming Alive
06:00 THU (b00h3ngz)
Doctor in the House
17:00 THU (b007k4bc)
Doctor in the House
06:30 FRI (b007k4bc)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
13:00 MON (b007jyp6)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
13:00 TUE (b007jyqf)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
13:00 WED (b007jyrp)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
13:00 THU (b007jysz)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
13:00 FRI (b007jyv9)
Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill
23:00 WED (b007qq9w)
Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill
04:00 THU (b007qq9w)
Edgar Allan Poe
00:30 SAT (b007jsry)
Educating Archie
13:00 SUN (b007jsv1)
Educating Archie
19:00 SUN (b007jsv1)
Educating Archie
06:00 MON (b007jsv1)
For Better or for Worse
06:00 SAT (b00gszmp)
For Better or for Worse
17:30 FRI (b00h4lng)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00j05wx)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00j05wx)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
06:00 SUN (b00j05wx)
George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession
10:00 SUN (b007k130)
George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession
20:00 SUN (b007k130)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
11:00 TUE (b007k05d)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
05:00 WED (b007k05d)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
11:00 WED (b007k06p)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
05:00 THU (b007k06p)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
11:00 THU (b007k07z)
George Eliot - Daniel Deronda
05:00 FRI (b007k07z)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
05:00 SAT (b00gszmm)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:30 MON (b007qtpw)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
04:30 TUE (b007qtpw)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007k1nm)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007k1nm)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007k1nm)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
12:30 THU (b00h4cx3)
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
19:30 THU (b00h4cx3)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 MON (b00h38dy)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 MON (b00h38dy)
In the End
08:30 WED (b007n9gk)
In the End
22:00 WED (b007n9gk)
In the End
03:00 THU (b007n9gk)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
17:30 TUE (b007jpd9)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
06:00 WED (b007jpd9)
JG Ballard - The Recognition
18:30 SUN (b007jqxc)
JG Ballard - The Recognition
00:30 MON (b007jqxc)
James Follett - The Light of a Thousand Suns
12:00 SAT (b007jv75)
James Follett - The Light of a Thousand Suns
01:00 SUN (b007jv75)
James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy
18:40 SAT (b007jr6v)
James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy
00:40 SUN (b007jr6v)
King Street Junior Revisited
17:30 THU (b007jx9r)
King Street Junior Revisited
06:00 FRI (b007jx9r)
Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Documentary
08:30 MON (b00800kh)
Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Documentary
22:00 MON (b00800kh)
Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Documentary
03:00 TUE (b00800kh)
Laughter in the Air
12:00 SUN (b007jr9x)
Laughter in the Air
17:00 SUN (b007jr9x)
Laughter in the Air
05:00 MON (b007jr9x)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
06:30 SAT (b008ycft)
Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
17:00 FRI (b008zs1b)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 FRI (b00h4lnm)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 FRI (b00h4lnm)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
23:00 TUE (b007r4mj)
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World
04:00 WED (b007r4mj)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
08:30 SAT (b007jqqn)
Louisa May Alcott - Little Women
19:30 SAT (b007jqqn)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
09:15 SUN (b007tzqb)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
02:15 MON (b007tzqb)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
09:00 MON (b008wf8j)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 MON (b008wf8j)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 TUE (b008wf8j)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
09:00 TUE (b008wmnj)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 TUE (b008wmnj)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 WED (b008wmnj)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
09:00 WED (b008wzvk)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 WED (b008wzvk)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 THU (b008wzvk)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
09:00 THU (b008x3lv)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 THU (b008x3lv)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 FRI (b008x3lv)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
09:00 FRI (b008x7tk)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 FRI (b008x7tk)
Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley
10:15 MON (b007k0l7)
Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley
21:15 MON (b007k0l7)
Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley
02:15 TUE (b007k0l7)
Miss Marple
01:00 SAT (b007jnl4)
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris
11:30 SUN (b007k087)
Mr Finchley Goes to Paris
21:30 SUN (b007k087)
Nebulous
22:30 MON (b00h3h69)
Nebulous
03:30 TUE (b00h3h69)
Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt
10:15 WED (b00h3mdq)
Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt
21:15 WED (b00h3mdq)
Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt
02:15 THU (b00h3mdq)
Nick Warburton - Beast
10:15 TUE (b007wvyn)
Nick Warburton - Beast
21:15 TUE (b007wvyn)
Nick Warburton - Beast
02:15 WED (b007wvyn)
Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed
10:15 FRI (b007k1hn)
Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed
21:15 FRI (b007k1hn)
Nick Warburton - Purvis
10:15 THU (b007k1jy)
Nick Warburton - Purvis
21:15 THU (b007k1jy)
Nick Warburton - Purvis
02:15 FRI (b007k1jy)
Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector
11:00 MON (b00h32lb)
Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector
05:00 TUE (b00h32lb)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 WED (b007jtzz)
Old Harry's Game
03:30 THU (b007jtzz)
On the Hour
23:30 TUE (b008s3k9)
On the Hour
04:30 WED (b008s3k9)
Radio Active
03:00 SAT (b00gsy6s)
Radio Active
08:30 FRI (b007jw34)
Radio Active
22:00 FRI (b007jw34)
Rigor Mortis
04:30 SAT (b00gszmk)
Rigor Mortis
23:30 FRI (b00h4lnd)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 SAT (b007jr6j)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 MON (b007jr7j)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 MON (b007jr7j)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 TUE (b007jr7j)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 TUE (b007jr7y)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 TUE (b007jr7y)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 WED (b007jr7y)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 WED (b007jr8d)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 WED (b007jr8d)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 THU (b007jr8d)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 THU (b007jr8w)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 THU (b007jr8w)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
01:30 FRI (b007jr8w)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
09:30 FRI (b007jr9c)
Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
20:30 FRI (b007jr9c)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00j05wz)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00j05wz)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00j05wz)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b007jx0t)
Second Thoughts
06:30 WED (b007jx0t)
Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
23:00 THU (b00h4cwv)
Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
04:00 FRI (b00h4cwv)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jlg5)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jlg5)
Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice
11:00 FRI (b0087495)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 MON (b00fss8m)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 TUE (b00fsswy)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 WED (b00fstjj)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 THU (b00fsw1t)
Strange Weather Days
13:45 FRI (b00fsw8n)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 SAT (b008p7x8)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 MON (b008p9wy)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 TUE (b008p9wy)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 TUE (b008pc2z)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 WED (b008pc2z)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 WED (b008pc0b)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 THU (b008pc0b)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 THU (b008p506)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 FRI (b008p506)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 FRI (b00b1p28)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b00jr7fr)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b00jr7fr)
The Friend in the Corner
09:30 SUN (b007k1ht)
The Friend in the Corner
02:30 MON (b007k1ht)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jq80)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jq80)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jq80)
The Man in Black
18:00 SUN (b00h31fd)
The Man in Black
00:00 MON (b00h31fd)
The Mark Steel Lecture
22:30 TUE (b007jlw6)
The Mark Steel Lecture
03:30 WED (b007jlw6)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
08:00 THU (b0085j9l)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
12:00 THU (b0085j9l)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
19:00 THU (b0085j9l)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 MON (b00h3h6c)
The Museum of Everything
04:00 TUE (b00h3h6c)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007nbdz)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007nbdz)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007nbdz)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00h31fg)
The News Quiz
03:00 MON (b00h31fg)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
23:30 THU (b00h4cwy)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
04:30 FRI (b00h4cwy)
The Right Time
08:30 THU (b007xw0h)
The Right Time
22:00 THU (b007xw0h)
The Right Time
03:00 FRI (b007xw0h)
The Shuttleworths
08:30 TUE (b007p1np)
The Shuttleworths
22:00 TUE (b007p1np)
The Shuttleworths
03:00 WED (b007p1np)
The Twilight Zone
18:00 SAT (b00h30s4)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 SUN (b00h30s4)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 THU (b007jxg3)
The Very World of Milton Jones
03:30 FRI (b007jxg3)
Trevor's World of Sport
23:30 SUN (b007k3rb)
Trevor's World of Sport
04:30 MON (b007k3rb)
Truly, Madly, Bletchley
23:45 THU (b0080jwg)
Truly, Madly, Bletchley
04:45 FRI (b0080jwg)
Unearthing Mysteries
08:00 SAT (b007mwg6)
Unearthing Mysteries
19:00 SAT (b007mwg6)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
13:30 SUN (b007jrzw)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 SUN (b007jrzw)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
06:30 MON (b007jrzw)
Winston
17:30 MON (b007jnby)
Winston
06:00 TUE (b007jnby)