Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from the lad.
Starring Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
"No, they're lovely. They'd never make me feel awkward. They'll keep inviting me, even if I never ask them back. That's not the problem. It's my pride. I want to be equal with them. I don't want to traipse around in their wake like something out of Anita Brookner."
Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness, as well as some unexpected advances.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Neville ...... Ian Thompson
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
"I have something that the Reverend Hornblower will never enjoy; the love and respect of my congregation..."
Shocks galore for the hapless vicar, Timothy Carswell with a disappearing congregation - and shock new title.
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Miss Tilling ...... Margaret Courtenay
Miss Tapp ...... Jean Heywood
Reverend Hornblower ...... Garrick Hagon
Mrs Muir ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mr Widlake ...... Brian Miller
Mrs Widlake ...... Bernadine Corrigan
Dr Warlock ...... Christopher Good
Victoria Jones becomes drawn to the Indian way of life, and Ranjit in particular. John Masters dramatisation with Gary Bond.
Faust gets a girl, Mephistopheles closes in and Gretchen's ruination is charted. Adapted Devil-dealing fable with Mark Gatiss.
The Maid: Precious Ramotswe faces a domestic drama, tackles a doctor's erratic behaviour and takes on a new case. Stars Claire Benedict. Episode 3 of 4.
Enjoy the Dinosaur Cheese Interlude - and Confessions of People Who Show Off Spherical Bits of Anatomy.
3. Hunted
Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Rishildis Burnel ...... Pat Heywood
Elfrick ...... Mark Straker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Aldith ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Brother Edmund ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Sybil Bellecott ...... Petra Markham
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
Brother Jerome ...... Andrew Wincott
Groom ...... Nigel Carrington
Alibis are examined as Inspector Purbright's probe into the murder of Mrs Palgrove makes life uncomfortable for her husband.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
The writer visits Asturias - a happy hunting ground for both cheese enthusiasts and cider lovers. Read by Jonathan Firth.
From a bundle of receipts and comments, we piece together a diner's eventful days. William Boyd adaptation, read by Bill Nighy.
With survivors left struggling in the water, fights break out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, with Rupert Degas reading Big George by Eric Pringle.
13. Dream or Reality?
In the Martian city from Captain Jet Morgan's childhood dream, Lemmy is under telepathic attack...
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Dick witnesses Roger trying to alert Otto of an ambush, and Magnus warns Dick to stay off the drug. Read by Julian Wadham.
Satan decides to hold a major football tournament in Hell - The Underworld Cup.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Felicity Montagu, Philip Pope, Nick Revel and Michael Fenton Stevens.
The British comedy pioneer's autobiographical stage tour, including the 'Bombing Portsmouth' and 'Admiral' routines. From 1994.
Dodgy Phil builds the world's biggest pub named after the Titanic, but is it undrinkable? Stars John Thomson. From March 1998.
THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2009
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Cadfael (b007jlbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Faust (b00k2nk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2nk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k2nk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qwj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2nkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 William Boyd - Fascination (b007jwkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr77)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 30/04/2009 (b00k2qm6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jztn)
The TV Spectacular - A Contradiction in Terms
The veteran of many parts recounts the woeful tale of a 'Gala Night in Venice'.
It's a story that will confirm the truth of a lot of what you'd always suspected, and the place in showbiz history of the liver sausage sandwich.
The doyen of British show business, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.
THU 08:30 The Right Time (b00cb3bx)
Series 3
Episode 6
Star Trek shock, love cheats - and digging deep.
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Paula Wilcox.
Written by Graeme Garden, Mark Brisenden, Mike Barfield, Mike Coleman, Bob Sinfield, Chris Thompson & Pete Reynolds, Colin Bostock-Smith and Simon Roberts.
Script Editor: Ged Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
THU 09:00 Doctor at Large (b009s9n7)
Mozambique
A trip ashore for ship's medic Simon Sparrow leads to some local linguistic mishaps
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Spratt, Ray Cooney as First Mate Jock Hornbeam, Marjorie Westbury as Maria, Miriam Margolyes as Matilde, Ann Murray as Mrs Hawkins, Madi Hedd as Rosa and Peter Jones as Easter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.
THU 09:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00k2qm8)
Series 3
Rumours
Unlike the rolling stone, school gossip at King Street is virtually guaranteed to gather moss...
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 Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Michael Cochrane as Mr Maxwell, Teresa Gallagher as Miss Featherstone, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reid, Janice Acquah as Mrs Khan, Paul Copley as Mr Long and Liza Sadovy as Mrs Sampson.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
THU 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k2qmb)
Ranjit Singh Kasel
Unrest grows in Bhowani as Victoria Jones comes under suspicion from the police. John Masters dramatisation with Gary Bond, Shireen Shah and Sean Barrett.
THU 11:00 Faust (b00k2qmd)
Episode 4
Gretchen is pregnant with Faust's child, but the worst is yet to come. Adapted Devil-dealing fable starring Mark Gatiss.
THU 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
Series 1
Tears of the Giraffe
Precious Ramotswe gets a surprise, while her case of the missing American has yet to be solved. Stars Claire Benedict.
THU 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jztn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 My Music (b00jvcx2)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on buskers and Julie Andrews. From April 1990.
THU 13:00 Cadfael (b007jlbp)
Monk's Hood
4. Mallilie
Confusion reigns in the hunt for the poisoner. Brother Cadfael has fresh suspicions.
Ellis Peters's medieval thriller stars Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Sir Michael Hordern is the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, dramatised by Bert Coules
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Martin Bellecott ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Hugh Beringar ...... Alan Barker
Brother Simon ...... Michael Turner
Brother Barnabas ...... Terrence Edmond
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
Episode 5
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, Inspector Purbright calls on his old friend Lucilla Teatime.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Sgt Malley.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qx31)
At War with France; Earl Fitzwilliam's Failure
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2ttl)
Episode 4
The writer's culinary tour hits Andalusia - home to a third of Spain's 220 million olive trees. Read by Jonathan Firth.
THU 14:30 William Boyd - Fascination (b007jwl5)
Fantasia on a Favourite Waltz
Clara, who lives by 'entertaining' gentlemen, meets a talented teen pianist. William Boyd adaptation, read by Niamh Cusack.
THU 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
Episode 9
As dawn breaks, the Carpathia sets out on a rescue mission for the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k2qmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00k2vwp)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, with Rupert Degas reading Big George by Eric Pringle.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009s9n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00k2qm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqjl)
The Red Planet
14. Lost in Time
As the crew of Discovery explore Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and Doc must rescue Lemmy - but what about Mitch?
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4tb)
Episode 8
Magnus fails to disembark, so Dick realises that he got off the train earlier. But there's a discovery. Read by Julian Wadham.
THU 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jztn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 My Music (b00jvcx2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Cadfael (b007jlbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Faust (b00k2qmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Right Time (b00cb3bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jwp2)
The Creation
The National Theatre of Brent tells the chaotic story of life on Earth. Stars Patrick Barlow and Jim Broadbent. From May 1990.
THU 22:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007k1n1)
Series 2
The Poison Pen Letters
The elderly Scotsmen investigate who's been snitching with green ink. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From March 2004.
THU 23:00 Think the Unthinkable (b007k4wm)
Series 2
Barrington Comprehensive
The management consultants try reversing the fortunes of an inner city school. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2002.
THU 23:30 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvwk6)
Kajaboohoo
The Brummie musicologist reveals what he didn't do on the 1980s music scene. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 2001.
THU 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k33s)
The Zoo
Revealing the links between hurdling cattle, the Elephant's Lumberyard, gong beetles, alternative horticulture and the Llama movies of the early 60s.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Julian Pettifer, Brian Hayes, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Geoff McGivern, Fiona Allen.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995
FRIDAY 01 MAY 2009
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Cadfael (b007jlbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Faust (b00k2qmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k2s0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k2qmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qx31)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2ttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 William Boyd - Fascination (b007jwl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 01/05/2009 (b00k3my5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007k1g4)
Series 2
Episode 6
Master Spy Kenneth Horne is on the star-studded trail of Doddy's joke thief, while Michael Bain and Barbara Cartload are on 'The Seamus Android Show'.
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 April 1966.
FRI 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007rn40)
Episode 5
Wartime heroines - and Oliver with a twist.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081s34)
Series 1
Episode 3
Cads and Swine, The Giddy Girlhood of Mrs Wretch, plus a few problems with parrots.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 09:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2q6)
Episode 3
The Royal Dingle Company invites Brian Cox to run a Bard's tragedy masterclass. Stars Patrick Barlow. From September 1995.
FRI 10:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k3my7)
Rodney Savage
Rodney and Victoria try to resolve their relationship against Indian unrest. John Masters dramatisation with Gary Bond.
FRI 11:00 Faust (b00k3my9)
Episode 5
Faust becomes bored by years of wish fulfilment. Fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil. Stars Mark Gatiss.
FRI 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k3myc)
Series 2
The Chief Justice of Beauty
Precious worries about her fiance, and Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007k1g4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k3myf)
From 15/04/1984
From his own father to a huge hairy mountain gorilla.
Michael Bentine stars in the ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
FRI 13:00 Cadfael (b007jlbz)
Monk's Hood
5. Judgement
With a fresh arrest made for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
Conclusion of Ellis Peters's medieval thriller starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Sir Michael Hordern is the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, dramatised by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Martin Bellecott ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
The Judge ...... Norman Jones
Hugh Beringar ...... Alan Barker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Brother Simon ...... Michael Turner
Brother Barnabas ...... Terrence Edmond
Father Heribert ...... Timothy Bateson
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
FRI 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
Episode 6
As Mortimer Hive enters the lion's den - can Inspector Purbright finally unravel the wicked web?
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker and Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qvgh)
Peep o' Day Boys and Defenders; I Will Blow Your Souls to the Low Hills of Hell
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k3myh)
Episode 5
The last stop on the writer's gastronomic travelogue of Spain is a bustling market in Barcelona. Read by Jonathan Firth.
FRI 14:30 William Boyd - Fascination (b007jwlf)
The Pigeon
Love, sickness, betrayal and family fissures. And what is going on in Paris? Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
FRI 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr83)
Episode 10
As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a list of survivors is hastily drawn up. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 15:00 Masters' India - Bhowani Junction (b00k3my7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00k3myk)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, with Mike Harding reading Henry's Cat by Stan Hayward.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081s34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqlg)
The Red Planet
15. Hypnosis
Cold-handed Maclean attacks Lemmy, but the plucky radio operator fights back...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
FRI 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4vj)
Episode 9
Wrestling with his guilt, Dick empties the laboratory of all evidence and sets off on a journey. Read by Julian Wadham.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007k1g4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00k3myf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Cadfael (b007jlbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Faust (b00k3my9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k3myc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007rn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00k3n96)
Series 1
Greed/Gluttony
Welsh comedian Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.
It's greed and gluttony for starters.
Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and distractions.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
FRI 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cv179)
Series 2
Just a Minute
After arguing all day, the former variety star sparks confusion when he arrives at the BBC. Stars Steve Delaney. From March 2007.
FRI 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007r4mh)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix
Episode 4
Cricketing legend Dave Podmore tries to gauge the English team's success in his own murky way...
Christopher Douglas stars as Pod.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Dave ...... Chris Douglas
Andy ...... Andrew Nickolds
With Henry Alan, Keiran Cadweller, William Hicks, David Rogers, Fiona Rowlett and Montanna Thompson.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/05/2009
05:00 FRI (b00k3my5)
25/04/2009
05:00 SAT (b00k21fd)
26/04/2009
05:00 SUN (b00k24zs)
27/04/2009
05:00 MON (b00k2cft)
28/04/2009
05:00 TUE (b00k2fkx)
29/04/2009
05:00 WED (b00k2nk3)
30/04/2009
05:00 THU (b00k2qm6)
A Late Dinner
14:15 MON (b00k2fc9)
A Late Dinner
04:15 TUE (b00k2fc9)
A Late Dinner
14:15 TUE (b00k2lzr)
A Late Dinner
04:15 WED (b00k2lzr)
A Late Dinner
14:15 WED (b00k2nkc)
A Late Dinner
04:15 THU (b00k2nkc)
A Late Dinner
14:15 THU (b00k2ttl)
A Late Dinner
04:15 FRI (b00k2ttl)
A Late Dinner
14:15 FRI (b00k3myh)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 SAT (b007qgnn)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 MON (b007q9h0)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 TUE (b007q9h0)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 TUE (b00k3x4h)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 WED (b00k3x4h)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 WED (b007qwj4)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 THU (b007qwj4)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 THU (b007qx31)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 FRI (b007qx31)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 FRI (b007qvgh)
Acropolis Now
22:30 MON (b007jwml)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007jpwp)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007jpwp)
Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests
13:00 SUN (b007jwzb)
Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests
01:00 MON (b007jwzb)
All the World's a Globe
22:30 THU (b007jwp2)
At Home With The Snails
23:30 TUE (b007jn95)
Ballylenon
09:00 MON (b007jpmq)
Ballylenon
17:00 MON (b007jpmq)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 FRI (b0081s34)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 FRI (b0081s34)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00k21fg)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00k24zx)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00k2fcp)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00k2lzt)
Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
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Boogie Up the River
10:30 SUN (b007jv6z)
Boogie Up the River
21:30 SUN (b007jv6z)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
23:30 THU (b00fvwk6)
Bruce Bedford - Mire Farm
03:00 SAT (b00k08lg)
Cadfael
13:00 MON (b007k2mr)
Cadfael
20:00 MON (b007k2mr)
Cadfael
01:00 TUE (b007k2mr)
Cadfael
13:00 TUE (b007jl9z)
Cadfael
20:00 TUE (b007jl9z)
Cadfael
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Cadfael
13:00 WED (b007jlbb)
Cadfael
20:00 WED (b007jlbb)
Cadfael
01:00 THU (b007jlbb)
Cadfael
13:00 THU (b007jlbp)
Cadfael
20:00 THU (b007jlbp)
Cadfael
01:00 FRI (b007jlbp)
Cadfael
13:00 FRI (b007jlbz)
Cadfael
20:00 FRI (b007jlbz)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 SAT (b007jq7r)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 MON (b007jqb9)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 TUE (b007jqb9)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 TUE (b007jqdn)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 WED (b007jqdn)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 WED (b007jqgq)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 THU (b007jqgq)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 THU (b007jqjl)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 FRI (b007jqjl)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:00 FRI (b007jqlg)
Chewin' the Fat
23:00 MON (b00k2fcr)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00k2bkz)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00k3s08)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00k2bl3)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00k2bz3)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00k3n03)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00k2bkz)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00k3s08)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00k2bl3)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00k2bz3)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00k3n03)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
23:00 FRI (b00cv179)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00k3s04)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00k3s06)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00k219n)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00k219q)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00k219s)
Crime Catch-Up
02:30 SUN (b00k3s04)
Crime Catch-Up
03:00 SUN (b00k3s06)
Crime Catch-Up
03:30 SUN (b00k219n)
Crime Catch-Up
04:00 SUN (b00k219q)
Crime Catch-Up
04:30 SUN (b00k219s)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 SAT (b007k4ms)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 MON (b007k4nz)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 TUE (b007k4nz)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 TUE (b007jw07)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 WED (b007jw07)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 WED (b007jw0b)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 THU (b007jw0b)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 THU (b007k4tb)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
00:30 FRI (b007k4tb)
Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand
18:30 FRI (b007k4vj)
Daphne Du Maurier
13:00 SAT (b007k4b7)
Daphne Du Maurier
01:00 SUN (b007k4b7)
Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses
18:30 SUN (b007k4rp)
Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses
00:30 MON (b007k4rp)
Daunt and Dervish
02:15 SAT (b00k08lj)
Dave Podmore
23:30 FRI (b007r4mh)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b00k2cfw)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b00k2cfw)
Deborah Cadbury - The Dinosaur Hunters
04:15 SAT (b00bfq10)
Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare
09:30 FRI (b007k2q6)
Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare
17:30 FRI (b007k2q6)
Doctor at Large
09:00 THU (b009s9n7)
Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b009s9n7)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 TUE (b00k40t0)
Elastic Planet
23:45 THU (b007k33s)
Elizabeth Buchan - Submersion
10:15 SUN (b007jwt4)
Elizabeth Buchan - Submersion
21:15 SUN (b007jwt4)
Faust
11:00 MON (b00k2d8r)
Faust
21:00 MON (b00k2d8r)
Faust
02:00 TUE (b00k2d8r)
Faust
11:00 TUE (b00k2lzm)
Faust
21:00 TUE (b00k2lzm)
Faust
02:00 WED (b00k2lzm)
Faust
11:00 WED (b00k2nk7)
Faust
21:00 WED (b00k2nk7)
Faust
02:00 THU (b00k2nk7)
Faust
11:00 THU (b00k2qmd)
Faust
21:00 THU (b00k2qmd)
Faust
02:00 FRI (b00k2qmd)
Faust
11:00 FRI (b00k3my9)
Faust
21:00 FRI (b00k3my9)
Foul Play
12:30 MON (b00k2d8w)
Foul Play
19:30 MON (b00k2d8w)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00k21fl)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00k21fl)
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea
22:45 THU (b007k1n1)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jrry)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jrry)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jrry)
Heated Rollers
08:30 FRI (b007rn40)
Heated Rollers
22:00 FRI (b007rn40)
I Did It My Way
10:00 SAT (b00k21fj)
I Did It My Way
20:00 SAT (b00k21fj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 SAT (b007jsmq)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 MON (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 MON (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 TUE (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 TUE (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 TUE (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 WED (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 WED (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 WED (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 THU (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 THU (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 THU (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 FRI (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 FRI (b007jtdt)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 FRI (b007jtdt)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
09:30 TUE (b007jqc5)
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
17:30 TUE (b007jqc5)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
08:00 THU (b007jztn)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
12:00 THU (b007jztn)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
19:00 THU (b007jztn)
John Mortimer - Rumpole
01:00 SAT (b007jshh)
King Street Junior Revisited
09:30 THU (b00k2qm8)
King Street Junior Revisited
17:30 THU (b00k2qm8)
Knocker
23:15 SUN (b008d1f2)
Ladies of Letters
02:00 SAT (b007k3wb)
Ladies of Letters
09:00 SUN (b007k3xg)
Ladies of Letters
20:00 SUN (b007k3xg)
Listen to Les
12:30 SUN (b00k26j0)
Listen to Les
19:30 SUN (b00k26j0)
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
22:30 FRI (b00k3n96)
Martin Kiszko - Scramble
18:00 SUN (b007jwp8)
Martin Kiszko - Scramble
00:00 MON (b007jwp8)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
10:00 MON (b00k2d8p)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
15:00 MON (b00k2d8p)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
03:00 TUE (b00k2d8p)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
10:00 TUE (b00k2fl3)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
15:00 TUE (b00k2fl3)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
03:00 WED (b00k2fl3)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
10:00 WED (b00k2nk5)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
15:00 WED (b00k2nk5)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
03:00 THU (b00k2nk5)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
10:00 THU (b00k2qmb)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
15:00 THU (b00k2qmb)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
03:00 FRI (b00k2qmb)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
10:00 FRI (b00k3my7)
Masters' India - Bhowani Junction
15:00 FRI (b00k3my7)
Much Binding in the Marsh
12:00 SUN (b008p5c6)
Much Binding in the Marsh
19:00 SUN (b008p5c6)
My Music
12:30 THU (b00jvcx2)
My Music
19:30 THU (b00jvcx2)
No Tomatoes
23:00 SUN (b0080jxn)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 WED (b007jmd4)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
08:30 WED (b008f86w)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
22:00 WED (b008f86w)
Round the Horne
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Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b007k1g4)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b007k1g4)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
09:30 SAT (b00cyywl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
19:30 SAT (b00cyywl)
Safety Catch
22:30 SUN (b00fc4vp)
Second Thoughts
09:00 TUE (b00k2fl1)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b00k2fl1)
Stand-Up on 7
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Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jmlj)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jmlj)
That Reminds Me
11:00 SUN (b007jmv2)
That Reminds Me
17:00 SUN (b007jmv2)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b007jr4g)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b007jr4g)
The Goon Show
08:00 MON (b007jz4z)
The Goon Show
12:00 MON (b007jz4z)
The Goon Show
19:00 MON (b007jz4z)
The Leopard in Autumn
08:30 TUE (b00761mn)
The Leopard in Autumn
22:00 TUE (b00761mn)
The Michael Bentine Show
12:30 FRI (b00k3myf)
The Michael Bentine Show
19:30 FRI (b00k3myf)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
23:30 SUN (b00b9k9l)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b00805k9)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b00805k9)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b00805k9)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 MON (b007k24d)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 MON (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 MON (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 TUE (b00k2d8t)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 TUE (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 TUE (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 WED (b00k2lzp)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 WED (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 WED (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 THU (b00k2nk9)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 THU (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 THU (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
02:15 FRI (b00k2s0q)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
11:15 FRI (b00k3myc)
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
21:15 FRI (b00k3myc)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00k2bz5)
The Radio Detectives
11:30 SUN (b007jp6f)
The Radio Detectives
17:30 SUN (b007jp6f)
The Right Time
08:30 THU (b00cb3bx)
The Right Time
22:00 THU (b00cb3bx)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
09:30 WED (b007jx7h)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
17:30 WED (b007jx7h)
The Twilight Zone
18:00 SAT (b00k219g)
The Twilight Zone
00:00 SUN (b00k219g)
Think the Unthinkable
23:00 THU (b007k4wm)
Unearthing Mysteries
09:00 SAT (b00c0381)
Unearthing Mysteries
19:00 SAT (b00c0381)
Unnatural Acts
09:30 MON (b00k2cfy)
Unnatural Acts
17:30 MON (b00k2cfy)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
04:45 SAT (b007jr5b)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 MON (b007jr5s)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
04:45 TUE (b007jr5s)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 TUE (b007jr68)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
04:45 WED (b007jr68)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 WED (b007jr77)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
04:45 THU (b007jr77)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 THU (b007jr7q)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
04:45 FRI (b007jr7q)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 FRI (b007jr83)
Where There's a Will
04:30 SAT (b007jwk1)
Wicca
18:40 SAT (b007js98)
Wicca
00:40 SUN (b007js98)
Wild Things
22:30 TUE (b007yt6v)
William Boyd - Fascination
14:30 MON (b007jwkj)
William Boyd - Fascination
04:30 TUE (b007jwkj)
William Boyd - Fascination
14:30 TUE (b007jwkq)
William Boyd - Fascination
04:30 WED (b007jwkq)
William Boyd - Fascination
14:30 WED (b007jwkx)
William Boyd - Fascination
04:30 THU (b007jwkx)
William Boyd - Fascination
14:30 THU (b007jwl5)
William Boyd - Fascination
04:30 FRI (b007jwl5)
William Boyd - Fascination
14:30 FRI (b007jwlf)
World of Pub
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