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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 7 ARCHIVE
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 7 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2009

SAT 00:00 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.

SAT 00:30 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.

SAT 01:00 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.

SAT 01:30 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.

SAT 02:00 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.

SAT 02:15 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.

SAT 03:00 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.

SAT 03:30 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.

SAT 04:00 Bearded Ladies (b00bb9rt)
Series 2

Episode 2

Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From August 2005.

SAT 04:30 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.

SAT 05:00 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.

SAT 06:00 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.

SAT 06:30 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.

SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h6313)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Nigel Planer reading Paul Jennings' book Souperman, and Lorelei King reading Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean.

SAT 08:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007nncs)
Series 2

Sounds of the Stone Age

Visiting some of Britain's oldest structures, Professor Aubrey Manning tackles the conundrum of their acoustic properties.

SAT 08:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqrn)
Aunt March Settles the Question

Father returns for Christmas and Meg gets a proposal. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.

SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
Boothby Graffoe

Boothby Graffoe is a stand-up comedian with a talent and a penchant for cerebral funny songs. In this special alone he composes an impromptu ditty about being Comedy Controller.

He also has a long and treasured history with BBC Radio 4 Comedy - The Big Booth begat In No Particular order -as well as a notable collaboration with Omid Djalili for TV. Boothby's worked with Art Malik, Steve Frost, Jason Isaacs, Pauline McLynn, Glenn Tilbrook, Kevin Eldon, Dean Friedman and Robyn Hitchcock.

He's also a playwright with three productions to his name and has appeared in The Bill and Casualty.

Named after a Lincolnshire market town, the comedian makes his selection of BBC radio comedy: The Goon Show - The Evils of Bushey Spon (17/03/1958); Round the Horne Ser.1 ep11 (16/05/1965); Steptoe and Son - Two's Company (28/03/1971); The Burkiss Way (26/12/1979); The Big Booth (29/01/2000); Hancock's Half Hour - The Conjuror (22/02/1956).

SAT 12:00 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (b00hm3yj)
A talking cat and rat's scam falls apart. Terry Pratchett's inspired twist on the Pied Piper story. Starring David Tennant.

SAT 13:30 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpfl)
The Bishop Takes a Holiday

A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos.

Starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon, William Mervyn as the Bishop, Jonathan Cecil as Bishop's Chaplain - the Reverend Mervyn Noote and John Barron as the Dean. With Doris Hare, George Woodbridge, Betty Baskcomb and Neil McDermott.

The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.

Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.

SAT 14:00 31/01/2009 (b00h6v5b)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00h6v38)
The American funny man presents more comedy and music, with the Royal Academy of Acting and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.

SAT 18:00 The Twilight Zone (b00h6v32)
Series 2

The Chaser

A lovesick suitor buys a guaranteed love potion from a mysterious soul - a love potion that works all too well...

Robert Presnell Jr's TV script based on John Collier's short story adapted for radio by Dennis Etchison

Starring Stephen Tobolowsky, Michele Graff, Roderick Peeples, JoBe Cerny, Doug James, Jeff Lupetin, Carl Amari, Roy Millonzi, Meg Thalken, Jennifer Litterio, Linda Reiter, Peggy Roeder and Craig Harris.

Stacy Keach (best known here as US TV detective Mike Hammer) takes Serling's original TV role as narrator.

Created by Rod Serling, cult sci-fi and horror series 'The Twilight Zone' was first broadcast in the USA on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and electrified the new medium of television.

Armed with a licence from CBS and the Serling estate, Carl Amari's slick adaptions are based on the original TV scripts - adapted from 2002 as a 40-minute radio drama series, with a full cast, music and sound effects.

Produced and directed by Carl Amari for the Falcon Picture Group.

SAT 18:40 James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy (b007jr9r)
Temple of the Winds

Episode 2

After the storm, teenager Vikki Taylor has told no-one about the strange crab-like device she has seen. Read by Nigel Anthony.

SAT 19:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007nncs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqrn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00h6v38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]

SUNDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2009

SUN 00:00 The Twilight Zone (b00h6v32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:40 James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy (b007jr9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:40 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (b00hm3yj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]

SUN 03:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]

SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00h6v38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]

SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h6xl9)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Nigel Planer reading Paul Jennings' Without a Shirt, and Lorelei King reading Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean.

SUN 08:00 Charles Dickens (b00ck25n)
The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus)

Episode 5

Is Kit Nubbins a thief or a victim of evil Quilp's plotting?

Starring Alex Jennings as the Narrator, Daniel Bliss as Kit, Adrian Scarborough as Sampson Brass, Richard Firth as Mr Chuckster, Phil Daniels as Quilp, Lindsey Coulson as Mrs Nubbins and David Collings as Mr Garland.

Charles Dickens's fourth novel was published in 1841.

The concluding episodes dramatised by Mike Walker.

Music by Melanie Pappenheim and Anne Wood.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.

SUN 09:15 Alan Plater Short Stories - A Brief Encounter With Richard Wagner (b007qzh5)
A teacher faces the task of staging the 'Ring Cycle' in a school ranked bottom of the league tables. Read by Barbara Flynn.

SUN 09:30 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1rf)
1962

From Two-Way Family Favourites to portable transistors. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.

SUN 10:00 GB Shaw - Arms and the Man (b007jsq4)
George Bernard Shaw's story of love, war, honesty, deception and honour, set in 1885 Bulgaria. Starring Andrew Sachs and Gary Bond.

SUN 11:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k0j8)
Episode 6

Back in London after his first trip to Paris, Mr Finchley upstages a ham and demands a decision - and Robert goes home.

Starring Richard Griffiths as shy solicitor's clerk, Edgar Finchley.

Robert Gillespie ...... James Cohen
Mrs Crantell ...... Anna Cropper
Marie Peters ...... Serena Evans
Mr Barker ...... John Bird
Mr Sprake ...... James Grout
Mr Hammerton ...... Nicky Henson
Esmond Lockwood ...... Edward de Souza
Perkins ...... Richard Ridings
Lanky ...... Harris Alex Arkell

Narrated by James Villiers.

Written by Victor Canning and adapted for radio by Andy and Eric Merriman.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1994.

SUN 12:00 Laughter in the Air (b007jv1x)
Goon But Not Forgotten

Bernard Cribbins celebrates the work of Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine. From February 1979.

SUN 13:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
Series 1

Open Government

Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office.

Jim learns from his chauffeur that the new St Edwards Hospital has 300 administrators, cooks and cleaners, but no doctors, nurses or patients. How can he cure it? As usual the Minister doesn't know his ACAS from his NALGO.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
Chief Whip ...... Edward Jewesbury
Nigel ...... Haydn Wood
Radio Presenter ...... Gordon Clyde
Newsreader ...... Bob Docherty

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.

SUN 13:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
Count Down

Terry helps stressed Bob prepare for his wedding to Thelma.

Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.

With Joan Hickson, Bill Owen, Anita Carey and Robin Parkinson.

Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Adapted for radio and produced by John Browell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1975.

SUN 14:00 01/02/2009 (b00h73ht)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 17:00 Laughter in the Air (b007jv1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 18:00 The Man in Black (b00h73hw)
Series 1

Bombers' Moon by Lucy Kirkwood

Soldiers Jarvis, Carr and Nisbet are stranded in a remote outpost in Afghanistan. They've run out of supplies, trapped by a blizzard, and the man who was going to get help should have been back hours ago.

If that weren't bad enough, they're shut in with Corporal Rashid. They're sure he's a Jonah - pure bad luck. They're a sitting target for the enemy, but there's something worse coming for them through the snowy mountains. Something much, much worse...

Lucy Kirkwood's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.

Jarvis ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Carr ...... Mark Bonnar
Nisbet ...... Fingal McKiernan
Rashid ...... Inam Mirza
Keefe ...... Robert Lonsdale
Female Voice ...... Manjeet Mann

Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.

Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.

The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.

Producer: Abigail le Fleming

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.

SUN 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00h73hy)
The Door in the Wall by HG Wells

Daydreamer Lionel Wallace’s encounters with an unlocked door as a young child continue to prey on his mind as an adult.

At different times in his life, the door temptingly reappears. But when a golden opportunity arrives, is Lionel brave enough to turn his back on the world he knows for a better life?

Anton Lesser reads HG Wells' story.

Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.

SUN 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

SUN 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

SUN 20:00 GB Shaw - Arms and the Man (b007jsq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SUN 21:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k0j8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]

SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00h73j0)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. First broadcast on 23rd January 2009.

SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb83)
Series 2

Mark Thomas Interviews Alexei Sayle

One tough-talking funny man chats to another in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer.

Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.

Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.

SUN 23:00 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007szmm)
Series 1

Episode 2

Audio delights in the Sound Gallery - sketches and monologues from comedy duo Colin Hoult and Fergus Craig. From December 2005.

SUN 23:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
Series 1

Episode 5

The sports agent is struggling to keep his staff, his dignity and his wife. Stars Neil Pearson. From September 2004.

MONDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2009

MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b00h73hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00h73hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Charles Dickens (b00ck25n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]

MON 02:15 Alan Plater Short Stories - A Brief Encounter With Richard Wagner (b007qzh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b00h73j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007szmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 Laughter in the Air (b007jv1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]

MON 06:00 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]

MON 06:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007js28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]

MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h76wy)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.

MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
The Pam's Paper Insurance Policy

Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne set about trying to drown Neddy Seagoon - for money. Stars Spike Milligan. From November 1958.

MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b0085krp)
Series 2

Episode 5

More celebrity soundalikes, as Dale Winton argues with Barbara Windsor over who's loveliest. Stars Jon Culshaw. From July 2000.

MON 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
Series 1

Episode 6

Exams loom large. Simon Harrison delves into his Health and Safety background for one final ruse. Can he unveil the killer?

Mark Tavener's comedy thriller.

CAST:

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Sharon Small, Emily Wachter, Beth Chalmers and Nicholas Boulton.

Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.

MON 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h76wt)
Episode 1

The hero - an anonymous, wealthy Englishman - is now caged in a German prison with scores to settle. But there's been an air raid....

Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.

Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.

Abridged by Patricia Hannah.

Producer: David Jackson Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.

MON 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008sbsg)
Miss Brooke and Mr Lydgate

Dorothea Brooke yearns to right society's wrongs in 1830s England, and Dr Lydgate arrives. Stars Roger Allam and Candida Benson.

MON 10:15 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
'George Eliot' cannot reveal her true identity - and when a certain Mr Liggins gets involved, life becomes even more complicated.

MON 11:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
Emma

1. The Matchmaker

Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.

However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith.

Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.

Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Jane Fairfax ...... Beth Chalmers
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander

Dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis.

Music: Martin Souter and Sarah Stowe

Director: Jonquil Panting

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.

MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00h8kxm)
Series 8

Episode 12

Oedipus Rex gets the Radio Prune treatment plus a Whitehall farce with a twist.

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

Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.

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

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

Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.

MON 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k23y)
Episode 1

A shocking discovery awaits insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Contemporary London satire read by Stephen Critchlow.

MON 13:15 31 Songs (b007jznm)
Episode 1

Author and music lover Nick Hornby reads from his own book about his favourite tracks - including the song he's played the most.

MON 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3bs)
St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish; The Vikings Are Coming

The country's epic story continues with the travels of early Irish monks and the arrival of a major force. With Frances Tomelty.

MON 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9ghy)
Episode 1

As a candid young doctor, the Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

MON 14:00 02/02/2009 (b00h8n3t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007tcbg)
Series 3

Episode 4

A job offer for the Reverend Hawthorne raises Ms Boal's expectations. It's 1955 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna. From June 1996.

MON 17:30 Winston (b0080hsj)
Winston in Love

Figuratively Speaking

Nancy sparks concern by eloping with Roland. Meanwhile Father declares he's in love with Mrs Sunderland - figuratively speaking, of course.

Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.

Director: Shaun MacLoughlin

First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1991.

MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj)
Small Gods

Episode 2

Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe.

The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, is going with him in a little wicker basket.

Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld 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
Aktor ...... Philip Fox
Xeno ...... Sean Barrett
Captainr ...... Gerard McDermott
Sergeant ...... John Cummins

Other parts played by the cast.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.

MON 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
1. The Manuscript

Two friends are camping near the bleak ruins of a huge old house in a remote spot in the west of Ireland, when they discover a ragged manuscript.

It purports to be the journal of an old recluse who once lived in the house with his sister. The manuscript describes his terrifying experiences of being besieged by supernatural creatures and another dimension...

Read by Jim Norton.

First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.

Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in September 2007.

MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00h8kxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h76wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008sbsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 21:15 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b0085krp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 Nebulous (b00h8n3w)
Series 1

The Coincidence Machine

As coincidences rocket - the professor suspects the world is heading to coinci-clasm. Stars Mark Gatiss. From February 2005.

MON 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
Series 3

And the Winner Is...

It's Awards Night!

Can the Crayon Museum beat off the challenger, the World of Pencils?

Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.

With Lucy Montgomery.

Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.

Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

MON 23:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007r4v6)
Series 2

Egypt

The daffy backpacker is keen to twin Cairo with his hometown of Budleigh Salterton. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2003.

TUESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2009

TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h76wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008sbsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Dead Ringers (b0085krp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]

TUE 03:30 Nebulous (b00h8n3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007r4v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 06:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]

TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007tcbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]

TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h8sz2)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.

TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
The Potarneyland Fishing Limit

Instead of going on leave, the Admiral sends Troutbridge's crew on fishery protection. Stars Leslie Phillips. From April 1960.

TUE 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
Series 1

Episode 1

Sheffield aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With Leo Sayer. From November 1998.

TUE 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2

Episode 1

Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.

TUE 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
Episode 2

Facing a perilous flight across occupied Europe, the aristocratic English hero must rely on his wits.

Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.

Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.

Abridged by Patricia Hannah.

Producer: David Jackson Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.

TUE 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
Cupid's Bow

Lydgate has hopes for the new hospital, while Dorothea has hopes for Mr Casaubon. Stars Rachel Atkins and Candida Benson.

TUE 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
May Belfort

The Irish singer turned lady of the night. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Bonnie Langford.

TUE 11:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
Emma

2. Proposal

Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury - Mr Elton's new wife and Mr Weston's handsome son.

Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.

Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres

Music: Martin Souter

Dramatised by April de Angelis.

Director: Jonquil Panting

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8)
Series 3

Two's Company

Albert introduces his new fiancee to his very surprised son, Harold.

Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.

The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.

Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Daphne ...... June Whitfield

Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1971.

TUE 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008f3gp)
Episode 2

Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black investigates a large claim for a London hotel fire. Read by Stephen Critchlow.

TUE 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzpz)
Episode 2

Nick Hornby reveals his favourite tracks - including the debt he owes to Rod Stewart - and stories in songs.

TUE 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3dq)
The Wars of the Gael and the Gall; Viking Towns and Cities

The country's epic story continues with the terror of the Viking invasion and the big fight back. With Richard Dormer.

TUE 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9m1s)
Episode 2

The author writes to his mother about marriage, fatherhood and Sherlock Holmes. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

TUE 14:00 03/02/2009 (b00h8sz4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx1p)
Series 1

Nursing a Conscience

Faith nurses poorly Bill, but he's in for a nasty surprise...

Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.

Staring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.

Series one of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.

A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.

Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Liza ...... ,Belinda Lang
Alex ...... John Samson
Treadwell ...... Richard Tate
Richard ...... John Moffatt

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.

TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jp9l)
The Business Proposition

It's 1948 and 'Dad's Army' veterans Arthur Wilson and Frank Pike receive a surprise visitor at their bank in Frambourne-on-Sea.

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

Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Mr Hunter ...... Robin Parkinson
Mr Short ...... Edward Burnham
Mr Rawlings ...... Gordon Peters
Council Employee ...... Spencer Banks

After a pilot episode was made in 1981, Arthur Lowe sadly died. So this 13-part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV.

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

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.

TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
Small Gods

Episode 3

Ephebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but they're no match for Deacon Vorbis.

However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.

Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld 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
Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce

Other parts played by the cast.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.

TUE 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wznx)
2. The Siege

After beginning to read the ragged manuscript purporting to be written by an old recluse, the narrator and his sister face the swine-like supernatural creatures' terrifying siege...

Read by Jim Norton.

First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.

Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in September 2007.

TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jwpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

TUE 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlwr)
Series 2

Aristotle

The radical comedian profiles the Greek philosopher, who he thinks was hard done by. From March 2001.

TUE 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
Series 1

Good and Evil

The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.

TUE 23:30 On the Hour (b007k3zk)
Series 1

Episode 4

Why cream maybe good for you - and another motorway goes missing...

All the news as it happens, if it happens – and the sport must go on for a bereaved Alan Partridge.

Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.

With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.

Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.

Editor: Armando lannucci

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.

WEDNESDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2009

WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wznx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8qlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008v1r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007jqxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007qs2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]

WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 On the Hour (b007k3zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jp9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]

WED 06:30 Second Thoughts (b007jx1p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]

WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h8x8b)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
Series 2

The Television Set

Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a telly, the lad takes action.

Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.

Announcer: Kenneth Williams

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1955.

WED 08:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
Episode 2

Hack George Cragge hunts a serial killer, while the BBC tackles spin. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From November 1999.

WED 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2

Episode 2

The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.

WED 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
Episode 3

The aristocratic English hero is intercepted in his struggle to cross wartime enemy territory on horseback.

Read in 5 parts by Michael Jayston.

Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.

Abridged by Patricia Hannah.

Producer: David Jackson Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.

WED 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
Old and Young

Dorothea Brooke is due to be wed, while Fred Vincy pins his hopes on his frail uncle, Mr Featherstone. Stars Candida Benson.

WED 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
Footitt and Chocolat

A circus double-act is in jeopardy. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Starring Clarence Smith.

WED 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
Persuasion

Old Friends and New Meetings

It's 1814 in the village of Uppercross in Somersetshire. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has long since given up any hope of his daughter making a favourable marriage.

But Anne did fall in love, eight years ago, with Frederick Wentworth , a young man with no fortune and no family connections. She was persuaded to give him up - and he's not forgiven her...

Starring Juliet Stevenson and Sorcha Cusack

First published in 1817, Jane Austen's novel dramatised in three parts by Michelene Wandor.

Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Little Charles …. John Abell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Mr Shepherd …. Stephen Hancock
Charles Hayter …. Clive Marlowe
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner

Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7ft)
Series 2

Do You-Know-What The Burkiss Way

Any doubts about you-know-what are put to rest.

The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living courtesy of Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.

With written hints by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick (who don't want to spell it out).

A discreet production from Simon Brett.

Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.

WED 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008fdhc)
Episode 3

Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets embroiled in a suspicious claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.

WED 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzr9)
Episode 3

Nick Hornby shares his thoughts on the art of the pop song - with his views on the works of Bob Dylan.

WED 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3fq)
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf; A Trembling Sod

The country's epic story continues with a long-standing ruler and the impact of events in the year 1014. With James Greene.

WED 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9xqc)
Episode 3

The author writes to his mother Mary about making a decision to 'kill Holmes'. Extracts read by Forbes Masson.

WED 14:00 04/02/2009 (b00h8x8j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 17:00 After Henry (b007k1hq)
Series 1

Mr Right

Sarah meets her daughter Clare's boyfriend, while her mother Eleanor interferes.

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 Nigel Williams as David.

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

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.

WED 17:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
Series 2

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Terry and Sandra face the threat of the community centre being closed. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000.

WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
Small Gods

Episode 4

Deacon Vorbis has returned triumphantly to Omnia. He proclaims himself the One True Prophet.

But Brutha knows what really happened in the desert and the Great God Om is still out there, stuck in the body of a tortoise.

Conclusion of Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld 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
Fergman ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Death ...... Michael Kilgarriff

Other parts played by the cast.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.

WED 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007www2)
3. The Pit

Will the narrator and his dog survive a watery entrapment?

First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.

Read by Jim Norton.

Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in September 2007.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k1x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7ft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

WED 22:00 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
Series 1

Rebellion

Gary leads a demon rebellion against the Prince of Darkness.

Meanwhile Satan ponders the meaning of happiness - and Elvis Presley gets locked in a crate...

Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.

Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell

Other characters played by Philip Pope, Penelope Nice, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nigel Pegram.

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.

WED 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b00h8zb2)
2006

Stand-up comedy from the Leicester Festival with Jeremy Hardy, Phil Nichol, Alun Cochrane, Ninia Benjamin and Frankie Boyle.

THURSDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2009

THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007www2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h8x8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vlwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n1hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]

THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b00h8zb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]

THU 06:30 After Henry (b007k1hq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]

THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h91l6)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Tom George reading Simon Cheshire's book Jeremy Brown on Mars, and Simon Bridge reading Frindle by Andrew Clements.

THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
Series 3

Episode 3

The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's "greatest living writer" - Ernie.

With Marion Montgomery.

Written by Eddie Braben.

Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.

THU 08:30 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
Series 1

Episode 4

The sketch show about modern life, with people who've lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From September 2001.

THU 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2

Episode 3

A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.

THU 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
Episode 4

The aristocratic English hero makes it to Romania, but trouble is in store on the way to Istanbul.

Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller 'Rogue Male' was published over 40 years later in 1982.

Abridged by Patricia Hannah.

Producer: David Jackson Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.

THU 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
The Social Round

There's gossip at the engagement party, and Rosy Vincy encounters Dr Lydgate. Stars Katherine Igoe and Robert Glenister.

THU 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
Casque d'Or

Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Miranda Richardson and Nicholas Farrell.

THU 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
Persuasion

Accidents and Encounters

Captain Wentworth has returned to the village of Uppercross - becoming the centre of social life for the Musgrove family.

Only Anne Elliot appears to remember the past and her rejection of his love eight years ago. But is it coldness of indifference which she now senses in his attitude towards her?

First published in 1817, Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, dramatised by Michelene Wandor.

Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner

Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.

THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h91l8)
Kenny Everett stands in for the poorly Graeme Garden. Humphrey Lyttelton hosts the antidote to panel games. From May 1985.

THU 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008flck)
Episode 4

Loss adjuster Lorimer Black reports back to the claimants for a fire-damaged hotel in London. Read by Stephen Critchlow.

THU 13:15 31 Songs (b007jzsl)
Episode 4

Author and music lover Nick Hornby reveals more of his favourite tracks - and laments the underappreciated art of the songwriter.

THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3gn)
The Rape of Dervogilla; At Baginbun Ireland Was Lost and Won

The country's colourful and vivid story continues with events leading up to the Norman invasion. With Frances Tomelty.

THU 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bb9m4)
Episode 4

The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary about turning to politics. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

THU 14:00 05/02/2009 (b00h91lb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
Happy Christmas

The Dean asks Sparrow, Evans and Benskin to organise St Swithin's festivities. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1968.

THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxbn)
Series 1

Oh No It Isn't

Mr Maxwell's exercise in democracy leads to an outbreak of playground activism.

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, Janice Acquah as Mrs Khan, Christopher Ravenscroft as Paul Devon, Christopher Dunning as William, Aisling Jarrett-Gavin as Janine, Niko Jacques as Carlos and Ruby Williams as Kelly.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.

THU 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
Episode 1

Solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiance Mina's Transylvanian vampire ordeal begins. Stars Bernard Holley and Frederick Jaeger.

THU 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
4. The Wound

Back from his voyage, the narrator sees a sinister green hand at his window...

First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.

Concluded by Jim Norton.

Abridged by Doreen Estall.

Producer: Lawrence Jackson

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.

First broadcast in September 2007.

THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00h91l8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

THU 22:00 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00h99p9)
Series 3

Episode 6

Taking a walk in Wales with his son and dog, the comedian falls into a river as his life flashes before his eyes. From May 2001.

THU 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008wdrm)
2007

Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Shappi Khorsandi, Rhod Gilbert and Arnab Chanda.

FRIDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2009

FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wxhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h91l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vqy1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007n9px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b00fvpdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]

FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00h99p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008wdrm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]

FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]

FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00h9t2g)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Includes a reading of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
Series 1

Episode 10

Master Spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. Plus Bona home-styling from Julian and his friend Sandy.

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 (b00h9t2b)
Series 7

You and Your Things

"You Together With Your House And Possessions and Other Things As Well". After a special consumer report on the title, it's now been changed to "You and Your Things".

Consumer champion Lynn Folds Over is consumed by all things consumer.

Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.

Music by Philip Pope, Steve Brown and Geoffrey Perkins.

Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Michael Fenton-Stevens.

Producer: David Tyler

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.

FRI 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
Series 2

Episode 4

Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.

FRI 09:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h9t28)
Episode 5

Fuelled by unremitting vengeance, the aristocratic English hero's personal war with the Third Reich finally comes to an end.

Conclusion of 5 parts read by Michael Jayston.

Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller Rogue Male was published over 40 years later in 1982.

Abridged by Patricia Hannah.

Producer: David Jackson Young

Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.

FRI 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vr8m)
The Chaplaincy

The appointment of the Chaplain is imminent and there's a surprise encounter in Rome. Stars Ron Cook and Caroline Martin.

FRI 10:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
Aristide Bruant

The socialist club owner questions his success. John Peacock's play based on Toulouse-Lautrec's characters. Stars Bernard Hill and Julie Covington.

FRI 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdp)
Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

Louisa Musgrove has become engaged to Captain Benwick and Anne Elliot dares to hope that Captain Wentworth's affections might, once again, be hers...

The conclusion of Jane Austen's novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.

Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander

Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1986.

FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008kmkg)
Series 2

Episode 1

Reshuffling Patron Saints, the art of piano moving and spoofing 'Under Milk Wood'.

A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.

With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.

Pianist: Gordon Langford.

Written by Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, John Graham, Peter Spence, Chris Miller, Chris Allen, Jim Eldridge, Chris Bell and Laurie Holloway and Peter N Christie

Producer John Fawcett-Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.

FRI 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k294)
Episode 5

The claim for insurance sparks repercussions for loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.

FRI 13:15 31 Songs (b007jztw)
Episode 5

Author and music lover Nick Hornby concludes his list of favourite tracks - including the work of Ian Dury and Patti Smith.

FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3hm)
A Tale of Two Sieges; Henry II Comes to Ireland

The country's epic story continues with the Norman invasion and the arrival of fresh royalty. With Richard Dormer.

FRI 13:45 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bbmfd)
Episode 5

The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother debating his knighthood offer. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.

FRI 14:00 06/02/2009 (b00h9t2l)
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 (b0090xjz)
Series 2

The End of Timewasting

Romance at the fair beckons for Chris and Sir Cliff the tortoise is due for a bionic refit.

Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.

With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.

Special guests: Kim Wall and Mia Soteriou.

Producer: Jon Rolph

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.

FRI 17:30 For Better or for Worse (b00h9t2d)
Series 1

Episode 7

A day trip to France brings buried memories to the surface for Bernard. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From March 1993.

FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k133)
Episode 2

Worried Mina awaits news from Transylvania, while Lucy sleepwalks after a shipwreck. Stars Phyllis Logan and Sharon Maharaj.

FRI 18:30 Isaac Asimov - The Last Question (b007jwp4)
Can entropy be reversed? The sci-fi guru's proposed answer takes in infinity, immortality and creation. Read by Henry Goodman.

FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008kmkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h9t28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008vr8m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 21:15 John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre (b007ncyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Radio Active (b00h9t2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 All Classical Music Explained (b007jsvz)
Going to Concerts

Rainer Hersch explains the cost of concerts - and how to fall asleep and look like you're still listening. From November 1998.

FRI 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008y39q)
Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Paul Sinha, Sarah Millican and Ivan Brackenbury.

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

01/02/2009 14:00 SUN (b00h73ht)

02/02/2009 14:00 MON (b00h8n3t)

03/02/2009 14:00 TUE (b00h8sz4)

04/02/2009 14:00 WED (b00h8x8j)

05/02/2009 14:00 THU (b00h91lb)

06/02/2009 14:00 FRI (b00h9t2l)

31 Songs 13:15 MON (b007jznm)

31 Songs 13:15 TUE (b007jzpz)

31 Songs 13:15 WED (b007jzr9)

31 Songs 13:15 THU (b007jzsl)

31 Songs 13:15 FRI (b007jztw)

31/01/2009 14:00 SAT (b00h6v5b)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 MON (b007k3bs)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 TUE (b007k3dq)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 WED (b007k3fq)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 THU (b007k3gn)

A Short History of Ireland 13:30 FRI (b007k3hm)

After Henry 17:00 WED (b007k1hq)

After Henry 06:30 THU (b007k1hq)

Alan Plater Short Stories - A Brief Encounter With Richard Wagner 09:15 SUN (b007qzh5)

Alan Plater Short Stories - A Brief Encounter With Richard Wagner 02:15 MON (b007qzh5)

Alex Garland - The Coma 00:30 SAT (b007jtwc)

All Classical Music Explained 03:30 SAT (b007jst6)

All Classical Music Explained 22:30 FRI (b007jsvz)

All Gas and Gaiters 13:30 SAT (b007jpfl)

All Gas and Gaiters 02:30 SUN (b007jpfl)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13:45 MON (b00b9ghy)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13:45 TUE (b00b9m1s)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13:45 WED (b00b9xqc)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13:45 THU (b00bb9m4)

Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters 13:45 FRI (b00bbmfd)

Ballylenon 17:00 MON (b007tcbg)

Ballylenon 06:30 TUE (b007tcbg)

Bearded Ladies 04:00 SAT (b00bb9rt)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SAT (b00h6313)

Big Toe Books 07:00 SUN (b00h6xl9)

Big Toe Books 07:00 MON (b00h76wy)

Big Toe Books 07:00 TUE (b00h8sz2)

Big Toe Books 07:00 WED (b00h8x8b)

Big Toe Books 07:00 THU (b00h91l6)

Big Toe Books 07:00 FRI (b00h9t2g)

Bram Stoker's Dracula 18:00 THU (b007k0v5)

Bram Stoker's Dracula 00:00 FRI (b007k0v5)

Bram Stoker's Dracula 18:00 FRI (b007k133)

Chain Reaction 22:30 SUN (b00gsb83)

Chain Reaction 03:30 MON (b00gsb83)

Charles Dickens 02:00 SAT (b007wxhm)

Charles Dickens 08:00 SUN (b00ck25n)

Charles Dickens 01:00 MON (b00ck25n)

Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio 23:00 SUN (b007szmm)

Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio 04:00 MON (b007szmm)

Comedy Controller 09:00 SAT (b007jpjt)

Comedy Controller 20:00 SAT (b007jpjt)

Comedy Controller 03:00 SUN (b007jpjt)

Coming Alive 17:30 WED (b00h8zb4)

Coming Alive 06:00 THU (b00h8zb4)

Dead Ringers 08:30 MON (b0085krp)

Dead Ringers 22:00 MON (b0085krp)

Dead Ringers 03:00 TUE (b0085krp)

Doctor in the House 17:00 THU (b007k4k7)

Doctor in the House 06:30 FRI (b007k4k7)

Fantastic Journeys 18:30 SUN (b00h73hy)

Fantastic Journeys 00:30 MON (b00h73hy)

For Better or for Worse 06:00 SAT (b00h4lng)

For Better or for Worse 17:30 FRI (b00h9t2d)

GB Shaw - Arms and the Man 10:00 SUN (b007jsq4)

GB Shaw - Arms and the Man 20:00 SUN (b007jsq4)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 17:00 SAT (b00h6v38)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 23:00 SAT (b00h6v38)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 06:00 SUN (b00h6v38)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 09:30 MON (b00h76wt)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 20:30 MON (b00h76wt)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 01:30 TUE (b00h76wt)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 09:30 TUE (b00h8qlv)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 20:30 TUE (b00h8qlv)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 01:30 WED (b00h8qlv)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 09:30 WED (b00h8x8g)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 20:30 WED (b00h8x8g)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 01:30 THU (b00h8x8g)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 09:30 THU (b00h91l2)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 20:30 THU (b00h91l2)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 01:30 FRI (b00h91l2)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 09:30 FRI (b00h9t28)

Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice 20:30 FRI (b00h9t28)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 10:00 MON (b008sbsg)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 21:00 MON (b008sbsg)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 02:00 TUE (b008sbsg)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 10:00 TUE (b008v1r4)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 21:00 TUE (b008v1r4)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 02:00 WED (b008v1r4)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 10:00 WED (b008vlwk)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 21:00 WED (b008vlwk)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 02:00 THU (b008vlwk)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 10:00 THU (b008vqy1)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 21:00 THU (b008vqy1)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 02:00 FRI (b008vqy1)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 10:00 FRI (b008vr8m)

George Eliot - Middlemarch 21:00 FRI (b008vr8m)

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off 23:30 MON (b007r4v6)

Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off 04:30 TUE (b007r4v6)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b007k1x5)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b007k1x5)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b007k1x5)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 12:30 THU (b00h91l8)

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 19:30 THU (b00h91l8)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 MON (b00h8kxm)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 MON (b00h8kxm)

In the End 08:30 WED (b007jw4d)

In the End 22:00 WED (b007jw4d)

In the End 03:00 THU (b007jw4d)

Isaac Asimov - The Last Question 18:30 FRI (b007jwp4)

It Sticks Out Half A Mile 17:30 TUE (b007jp9l)

It Sticks Out Half A Mile 06:00 WED (b007jp9l)

James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy 18:40 SAT (b007jr9r)

James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy 00:40 SUN (b007jr9r)

Jane Austen 11:00 MON (b008h3ns)

Jane Austen 05:00 TUE (b008h3ns)

Jane Austen 11:00 TUE (b008h4xg)

Jane Austen 05:00 WED (b008h4xg)

Jane Austen 11:00 WED (b007jtd1)

Jane Austen 05:00 THU (b007jtd1)

Jane Austen 11:00 THU (b007jtdf)

Jane Austen 05:00 FRI (b007jtdf)

Jane Austen 11:00 FRI (b007jtdp)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 10:15 TUE (b007jqxv)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 21:15 TUE (b007jqxv)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 02:15 WED (b007jqxv)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 10:15 WED (b007n1hp)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 21:15 WED (b007n1hp)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 02:15 THU (b007n1hp)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 10:15 THU (b007n9px)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 21:15 THU (b007n9px)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 02:15 FRI (b007n9px)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 10:15 FRI (b007ncyz)

John Peacock - Posters of Montmartre 21:15 FRI (b007ncyz)

King Street Junior Revisited 17:30 THU (b007jxbn)

King Street Junior Revisited 06:00 FRI (b007jxbn)

Laughter in the Air 12:00 SUN (b007jv1x)

Laughter in the Air 17:00 SUN (b007jv1x)

Laughter in the Air 05:00 MON (b007jv1x)

Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting 06:30 SAT (b008zs1b)

Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting 17:00 FRI (b0090xjz)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 12:30 FRI (b008kmkg)

Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead 19:30 FRI (b008kmkg)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 23:00 TUE (b007jqf9)

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World 04:00 WED (b007jqf9)

Louisa May Alcott - Little Women 08:30 SAT (b007jqrn)

Louisa May Alcott - Little Women 19:30 SAT (b007jqrn)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 01:00 SAT (b008x7tk)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 09:00 MON (b008y4fg)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 20:00 MON (b008y4fg)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 01:00 TUE (b008y4fg)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 09:00 TUE (b00h8qls)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 20:00 TUE (b00h8qls)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 01:00 WED (b00h8qls)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 09:00 WED (b00h8x8d)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 20:00 WED (b00h8x8d)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 01:00 THU (b00h8x8d)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 09:00 THU (b00h91l0)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 20:00 THU (b00h91l0)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 01:00 FRI (b00h91l0)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 09:00 FRI (b00h9t26)

Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders 20:00 FRI (b00h9t26)

Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot 10:15 MON (b007jw2v)

Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot 21:15 MON (b007jw2v)

Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot 02:15 TUE (b007jw2v)

Mr Finchley Goes to Paris 11:30 SUN (b007k0j8)

Mr Finchley Goes to Paris 21:30 SUN (b007k0j8)

Nebulous 22:30 MON (b00h8n3w)

Nebulous 03:30 TUE (b00h8n3w)

Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed 02:15 SAT (b007k1hn)

Old Harry's Game 22:30 WED (b007k1fk)

Old Harry's Game 03:30 THU (b007k1fk)

On the Hour 23:30 TUE (b007k3zk)

On the Hour 04:30 WED (b007k3zk)

Radio Active 03:00 SAT (b007jw34)

Radio Active 08:30 FRI (b00h9t2b)

Radio Active 22:00 FRI (b00h9t2b)

Radio Shuttleworth 08:30 TUE (b007qs2x)

Radio Shuttleworth 22:00 TUE (b007qs2x)

Radio Shuttleworth 03:00 WED (b007qs2x)

Rigor Mortis 04:30 SAT (b00h4lnd)

Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household 01:30 SAT (b007jr9c)

Round the Horne 08:00 FRI (b00hzpgy)

Round the Horne 12:00 FRI (b00hzpgy)

Round the Horne 19:00 FRI (b00hzpgy)

Second Thoughts 17:00 TUE (b007jx1p)

Second Thoughts 06:30 WED (b007jx1p)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 TUE (b007jlj8)

Steptoe and Son 19:30 TUE (b007jlj8)

Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice 05:00 SAT (b0087495)

Terry Pratchett 00:00 SAT (b00b1p28)

Terry Pratchett 18:00 MON (b00b50xj)

Terry Pratchett 00:00 TUE (b00b50xj)

Terry Pratchett 18:00 TUE (b00b8rpc)

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Terry Pratchett 18:00 WED (b00bdjq2)

Terry Pratchett 00:00 THU (b00bdjq2)

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents 12:00 SAT (b00hm3yj)

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents 01:00 SUN (b00hm3yj)

The Burkiss Way 12:30 WED (b00jr7ft)

The Burkiss Way 19:30 WED (b00jr7ft)

The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show 08:00 THU (b007ncw8)

The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show 12:00 THU (b007ncw8)

The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show 19:00 THU (b007ncw8)

The Friend in the Corner 09:30 SUN (b007k1rf)

The Friend in the Corner 02:30 MON (b007k1rf)

The Goon Show 08:00 MON (b007jvj0)

The Goon Show 12:00 MON (b007jvj0)

The Goon Show 19:00 MON (b007jvj0)

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 18:30 MON (b007x08g)

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 00:30 TUE (b007x08g)

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 18:30 TUE (b007wznx)

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The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 18:30 WED (b007www2)

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The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 18:30 THU (b007wxhs)

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 00:30 FRI (b007wxhs)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 23:00 WED (b00h8zb2)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 04:00 THU (b00h8zb2)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 23:00 THU (b008wdrm)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 04:00 FRI (b008wdrm)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 23:00 FRI (b008y39q)

The Man in Black 18:00 SUN (b00h73hw)

The Man in Black 00:00 MON (b00h73hw)

The Mark Steel Lecture 22:30 TUE (b007jlwr)

The Mark Steel Lecture 03:30 WED (b007jlwr)

The Museum of Everything 23:00 MON (b00h8q28)

The Museum of Everything 04:00 TUE (b00h8q28)

The Navy Lark 08:00 TUE (b007jwpw)

The Navy Lark 12:00 TUE (b007jwpw)

The Navy Lark 19:00 TUE (b007jwpw)

The News Quiz 22:00 SUN (b00h73j0)

The News Quiz 03:00 MON (b00h73j0)

The Right Time 08:30 THU (b00fvpdt)

The Right Time 22:00 THU (b00fvpdt)

The Right Time 03:00 FRI (b00fvpdt)

The Twilight Zone 18:00 SAT (b00h6v32)

The Twilight Zone 00:00 SUN (b00h6v32)

The Very World of Milton Jones 22:30 THU (b00h99p9)

The Very World of Milton Jones 03:30 FRI (b00h99p9)

Trevor's World of Sport 23:30 SUN (b007s2bx)

Trevor's World of Sport 04:30 MON (b007s2bx)

Unearthing Mysteries 08:00 SAT (b007nncs)

Unearthing Mysteries 19:00 SAT (b007nncs)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 13:30 SUN (b007js28)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 19:30 SUN (b007js28)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 06:30 MON (b007js28)

William Boyd - Armadillo 13:00 MON (b007k23y)

William Boyd - Armadillo 13:00 TUE (b008f3gp)

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William Boyd - Armadillo 13:00 THU (b008flck)

William Boyd - Armadillo 13:00 FRI (b007k294)

Winston 17:30 MON (b0080hsj)

Winston 06:00 TUE (b0080hsj)

Yes Minister 13:00 SUN (b007jl60)

Yes Minister 19:00 SUN (b007jl60)

Yes Minister 06:00 MON (b007jl60)