Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
The lad turns farmer - unaware that sneaky Sid's sold him a top cricket ground.
With 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.
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show form separate studios.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm
Sarah's off to Florence, but worries about her mother - and shock news from Clare.
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
Julian ...... Jasper Jacob
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Will Mr Mullet and The Bishop of Norwich get too close for comfort over tea? Maud gets a computer and there's an incident on the road...
First of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullett, Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard, Nickolas Grace as Leslie and Nicholas Le Prevost as the Bishop of Norwich
Lucy Honeychurch has witnessed a murder in Florence, but George's actions disturb her more...
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
The sneaky quizmaster shows his true colours in an attempt to derail hopeful champ Thomas. Stars Anand Tiwari.
The priestly sleuth is confronted by shipwrecks and a remote Irish island community's mysterious past. Stars David Threlfall.
The suave sleuth throws a party and invites all the suspects, but can he finally unmask the culprit?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, James Beattie as Charlie, John Scott as Bill McCall, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly and Betty Hardy as Marian Faber.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Carole and Jude dig deeper and uncover the gang, drug and occult scenes in sleepy Fethering. Read by Joanna Tope.
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
Danny Danziger meets the long-serving curator of clocks and watches, David Thompson, and tours the beautiful collections.
HE Bates' vintage character shares tales of women and the world. Then there's the dazzling Lady Susannah. Read by David Neal.
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on travelling, and considers acting lessons for posing in holiday snaps.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, with Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson (read by Harry Hill) and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley (read by Susanna Northern).
3. The Silver Strangers
"The two strange figures drifted over from their ship to ours - they were heading for the main outside air lock..."
After drifting without power, the crew of Space Force receive a mysterious message and spot a spacecraft...
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a mysterious Whitby radio host. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
Satan has never been to sleep, so Thomas and the Professor try to give him forty winks. Devilish sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
The plain-speaking comic entertains an audience, with her caustic wit on some famous men of history.
Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the perennially fruitful topic of love.
THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2009
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b0092n8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007rj64)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l21x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l21x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007k4nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v202)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 The People of the British Museum (b009nqfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrph)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 11/06/2009 (b00l22nf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k19l)
My Stag Movie, part 1/2
The veteran auditionee recalls how sometimes talent can be found in the unlikeliest places - and sometimes it can't be found at all...
British show business doyen, 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 July 1986
THU 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b007vhr4)
Series 1
Pantomime Cows
Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking before a show...
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
With Stephen Yardley, Royce Mills, Susan Sheridan, Anne Bryson and Joanna Mackie.
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1989.
THU 09:00 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
Marriage and Surgery
Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get married to Wendy all in one morning.
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 Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Ronald Adam as Lord Crutchley, Erik Chitty as Sir Mortimer Huxted, Madi Hedd as Mother and Sam Kydd as Harry Hawkins the Taxi Driver.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1969.
THU 09:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00l2jgz)
Series 4
To the Barricades
Miss Featherstone gets arrested. Is she the right sort of person to teach children?
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 Brigitte Forsythe as Mrs Eastwood, 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, Hugh Dickson as the Chairman, Helen Longworth as Mrs Smithers and Ben Crowe as Mr Allen.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.
THU 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
A Proposal and a Bathing Party
Lucy Honeychurch returns to England much changed after her disturbing trip to Italy.
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Phipps ...... Tessa Worsley
Sir Harry Otway ...... Derek Waring
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Vyse ...... Pauline Letts
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Dramatised by David Wade.
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
THU 11:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l2jh2)
100,000,000 Rupees (continued)
Thomas is stumped, so he phones a friend in hope of an answer. Stars Anand Tiwari.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b007k4pr)
Series 4
The Smoker
The priestly sleuth probes the murder of an outspoken, larger-than-life Dublin publisher and bon viveur. Stars David Threlfall.
THU 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k19l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 My Music (b007jqkz)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on musical anvils and Fats Waller. From December 1993.
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
The Little Things
Holidaying out-of-season in the fishing village of Downburgh, the suave detective faces peril linking mystery deaths with a disappearance.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes.
With Leonard Trolley as Bob Gardner and Manning Wilson as Detective Inspector Ivor.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1956.
THU 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l2jh5)
Episode 4
Is there yet one more body waiting to be found? Carole is vindicated when another suspect emerges. Read by Joanna Tope.
THU 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v2sw)
The Country Is Bleeding to Death; Killing Home Rule With Kindness
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 14:15 The People of the British Museum (b009pp7y)
Art of the Sword
Danny Danziger meets assistant Paul Martin who talks about his dream job - looking after the Japanese weaponry collection.
THU 14:30 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr37)
Finger Wet, Finger Dry
HE Bates' old reprobate tells of the time he was forced to live on stewed nails: 'That's where women land yer'. With David Neal.
THU 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrpx)
Out to Lunch
The humorist, writer and self-proclaimed Royalist muses on a menu of exotic and prehistoric dishes.
THU 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00l2jh7)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, with Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson (read by Harry Hill) and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley (read by Susanna Northern).
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b00l2jgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
Series 1
4. The Time Ship
"The ship was as tall as a skyscraper and as long as an ocean liner - its hull was round, like a submarine's."
Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew discover more about their mysterious captors.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
THU 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul Hurley.
THU 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k19l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 My Music (b007jqkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l2jh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l2jh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b007k4pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b007vhr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jww5)
7. From Nelson to Women's Emaciation
The emaciation of women.
Continuing the history of mankind.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
THU 22:45 Creme de la Crime (b007znpf)
Series 1
A Bowl Full of Serial Killers
A melange of multi-murderers for Michael Feydeau -TV's much-loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert David Pershore
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Emma Kennedy
Chris Pavlo
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
THU 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
Episode 2
Desert Island Discs with several twists! Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
THU 23:30 Masala FM (b007zjm8)
Episode 4
The station's only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top member of 'royalty' phones in...
Six-part sitcom written by Meera Syal
Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Sawheny, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Music by Nitin Sawhney.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2009
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l2jh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l2jh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baldi (b007k4pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v2sw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 The People of the British Museum (b009pp7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr37)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 12/06/2009 (b00l2mcb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
Series 2
Episode 12
A deadly doctor returns, Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of courting, while celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice from Julian and 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 1966.
FRI 08:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsgv)
Episode 5
Topless pics inspire the struggling actor to join an environmental protest. With Ronnie Ancona and Alan Francis. From June 1998.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008d0hd)
Series 2
Episode 3
JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July 1991.
FRI 09:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
On the Line
Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Carol Hawkins as Miss James, Stephen Garlick as Plonker and Karen Ascoe as the Typist.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
FRI 10:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
The Triumph of Phaeton
Engaged to Cecil Vyse but haunted by her dreams of George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch feels muddled..
Conclusion of EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
FRI 11:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l2mcg)
1,000,000,000 Rupees
Thomas' big moment arrives. Will he win or lose the biggest cash prize ever offered on Indian TV? Stars Anand Tiwari.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b007k4qm)
Series 4
No Sin
A gym death sees the priestly sleuth probe a link between fitness fanaticism and mediaeval theology. With David Threlfall.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00l2mcj)
From 27/05/1984
From a ghost hunter to a collector of holes.
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 May 1984
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
Salty West
The daughter of the head of CI5, Sylvia Ross has disappeared, but the suave detective and his wife Steve are hot on the trail...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife. With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes.
With Dorothy Holmes-Gore as Mary Gardner and James Beattie as Charlie.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
FRI 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l2mcl)
Episode 5
In a final twist, another suspect emerges and Carole finds herself in danger. The gripping climax, read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 14:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007v194)
De-Anglicising the Irish People; Two Nations?
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 14:15 The People of the British Museum (b009prl1)
Treasure and Healing
Danny Danziger visits the coin and medal collections, with a Swedish coin the size of a tea-tray and millions of art prints.
FRI 14:30 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr3n)
Silas the Good
HE Bates' rural reprobate is digging a grave. Will his stern visitor relax and admire the cowslips? Read by David Neal.
FRI 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrq9)
One is One - Leading the Solitary Life
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on a Victorian novelty, the chance of appearing in Macbeth and home-working.
FRI 15:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00l2mcn)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien, featuring The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island by Jeremy Strong (read by George Potts) and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley (read by Susanna Northern).
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008d0hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmdr)
Series 1
5. Threshold of Stars
"And what happens if we fail the test?" "It's obvious. We'll be killed."
Held captive by their abductors, the Space Force crew discover exactly what the aliens are after - while Chipper causes concern.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
FRI 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b009gctd)
Our Frank
A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her monstrous old fiance appears. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00l2mcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b00l2mcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Vikas Swarup - Q&A (b00l2mcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Baldi (b007k4qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfc)
Strange Attractors
Comedy adventure about a computer conspiracy and a moggy with a mouth. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April 1996.
FRI 23:00 Saturday Night Fry (b008yv5q)
Episode 2
Stephen Fry's surreal, erudite sketch show with humorous banter and sketches.
With Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent and Robert Bathurst.
Written by Stephen Fry with additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1988.
FRI 23:30 Dave Podmore (b007wqf2)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Night
Episode 2
Pod's attempts to find alternative employment after another poor season lead him to Whitecoats College - and the ultimate challenge of becoming a first-class umpire.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Pod ...... Christopher Douglas
Andy Hamer ...... Andrew Nickolds
With Nick Newman, Nichola Sanderson, Ewan Bailey, Chris Pavlo and John Kettley.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
06/06/2009
05:00 SAT (b00l169r)
07/06/2009
05:00 SUN (b00l16tb)
08/06/2009
05:00 MON (b00l1rz7)
09/06/2009
05:00 TUE (b00l1tt0)
10/06/2009
05:00 WED (b00l21x3)
11/06/2009
05:00 THU (b00l22nf)
12/06/2009
05:00 FRI (b00l2mcb)
A Load of Old Balls
23:00 WED (b00800m3)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 SAT (b007tcj0)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 MON (b007tc4f)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 TUE (b007tc4f)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 TUE (b007v0cw)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 WED (b007v0cw)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 WED (b007v202)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 THU (b007v202)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 THU (b007v2sw)
A Short History of Ireland
04:00 FRI (b007v2sw)
A Short History of Ireland
14:00 FRI (b007v194)
A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles Chilton
18:30 SAT (b00l16bb)
A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles Chilton
00:30 SUN (b00l16bb)
Acropolis Now
22:30 MON (b007v263)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007md8k)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007md8k)
Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories
04:45 SAT (b00kvq7p)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
14:45 MON (b007jrnm)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
04:45 TUE (b007jrnm)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
14:45 TUE (b007jrp1)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
04:45 WED (b007jrp1)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
14:45 WED (b007jrph)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
04:45 THU (b007jrph)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
14:45 THU (b007jrpx)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
04:45 FRI (b007jrpx)
Alan Coren - Core Coren
14:45 FRI (b007jrq9)
Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus
02:30 SUN (b007k3cx)
Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus
13:00 SUN (b007k3cx)
Alick Rowe - Operation Lightning Pegasus
01:00 MON (b007k3cx)
Alison and Maud
09:30 WED (b007k31q)
Alison and Maud
17:30 WED (b007k31q)
All the World's a Globe
22:30 THU (b007jww5)
An Actor's Life for Me
08:30 THU (b007vhr4)
An Actor's Life for Me
22:00 THU (b007vhr4)
Baldi
02:15 SAT (b007k0ft)
Baldi
11:15 MON (b007k0h2)
Baldi
21:15 MON (b007k0h2)
Baldi
02:15 TUE (b007k0h2)
Baldi
11:15 TUE (b007k4mg)
Baldi
21:15 TUE (b007k4mg)
Baldi
02:15 WED (b007k4mg)
Baldi
11:15 WED (b007k4nn)
Baldi
21:15 WED (b007k4nn)
Baldi
02:15 THU (b007k4nn)
Baldi
11:15 THU (b007k4pr)
Baldi
21:15 THU (b007k4pr)
Baldi
02:15 FRI (b007k4pr)
Baldi
11:15 FRI (b007k4qm)
Baldi
21:15 FRI (b007k4qm)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 FRI (b008d0hd)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 FRI (b008d0hd)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
09:30 FRI (b008j030)
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
17:30 FRI (b008j030)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00l169t)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00l16td)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00l1rzh)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00l1xbf)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00l21xc)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00l2jh7)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00l2mcn)
Bill Naughton - Derby Day
13:00 SAT (b007ylvj)
Bill Naughton - Derby Day
01:00 SUN (b007ylvj)
Bristow
10:30 SUN (b00cglkn)
Bristow
21:30 SUN (b00cglkn)
Caesar!
03:00 SAT (b00cvbk1)
Caesar!
10:00 MON (b00cylb9)
Caesar!
15:00 MON (b00cylb9)
Caesar!
03:00 TUE (b00cylb9)
Capital Gains
09:00 MON (b007qw7j)
Capital Gains
17:00 MON (b007qw7j)
Casino Royale
01:30 SAT (b00f8688)
Catch a Falling Star
09:00 SAT (b00l169w)
Catch a Falling Star
19:00 SAT (b00l169w)
Chain Reaction
22:30 SUN (b00l1pzf)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:00 SAT (b007jsl4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 MON (b007jmb4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 TUE (b007jmb4)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 TUE (b007jmbm)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 WED (b007jmbm)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 WED (b007jmc2)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 THU (b007jmc2)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 THU (b007jmd7)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
00:00 FRI (b007jmd7)
Charles Chilton - Space Force
18:00 FRI (b007jmdr)
Chewin' the Fat
23:00 MON (b00l1rzk)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00l1pkm)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00l1pkp)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00l1pkr)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00l1pz9)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00l1pkm)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00l1pkp)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00l1pkr)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00l1pz9)
Comedy Greats
10:00 SAT (b007k0v0)
Comedy Greats
20:00 SAT (b007k0v0)
Creme de la Crime
22:45 THU (b007znpf)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00l169y)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00l16b0)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00l16b2)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00l16b4)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00l16b6)
Dave Podmore
23:30 FRI (b007wqf2)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
09:30 SAT (b0089bws)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
19:30 SAT (b0089bws)
Doctor at Large
09:00 THU (b00bfpnv)
Doctor at Large
17:00 THU (b00bfpnv)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
10:00 TUE (b007jpr7)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
15:00 TUE (b007jpr7)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
03:00 WED (b007jpr7)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
10:00 WED (b007jpty)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
15:00 WED (b007jpty)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
03:00 THU (b007jpty)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
10:00 THU (b007qx2z)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
15:00 THU (b007qx2z)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
03:00 FRI (b007qx2z)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
10:00 FRI (b007qvgf)
EM Forster - A Room with a View
15:00 FRI (b007qvgf)
Five Stories by James Ellis
10:15 SUN (b00l16tj)
Five Stories by James Ellis
21:15 SUN (b00l16tj)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00l16b8)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00l16b8)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00l16b8)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
14:30 MON (b007jr1z)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
04:30 TUE (b007jr1z)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
14:30 TUE (b007jr2c)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
04:30 WED (b007jr2c)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
14:30 WED (b007jr2s)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
04:30 THU (b007jr2s)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
14:30 THU (b007jr37)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
04:30 FRI (b007jr37)
HE Bates' My Uncle Silas
14:30 FRI (b007jr3n)
HG Wells
18:30 MON (b007jwgt)
HG Wells
00:30 TUE (b007jwgt)
HG Wells
18:30 TUE (b007k4kd)
HG Wells
00:30 WED (b007k4kd)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007v1p4)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007v1p4)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007v1p4)
Huddwinks
09:30 TUE (b009gc4p)
Huddwinks
17:30 TUE (b009gc4p)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
08:00 THU (b007k19l)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
12:00 THU (b007k19l)
J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook
19:00 THU (b007k19l)
James Follett - The Silent Vulcan
18:40 SAT (b007jsq6)
James Follett - The Silent Vulcan
00:40 SUN (b007jsq6)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
18:00 SUN (b007jmfp)
John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos
00:00 MON (b007jmfp)
Just a Minute
08:00 MON (b00b40qs)
Just a Minute
12:00 MON (b00b40qs)
Just a Minute
19:00 MON (b00b40qs)
King Street Junior Revisited
09:30 THU (b00l2jgz)
King Street Junior Revisited
17:30 THU (b00l2jgz)
Kurt Vonnegut - The Euphio Question
18:30 SUN (b0088zh5)
Kurt Vonnegut - The Euphio Question
00:30 MON (b0088zh5)
Lady Curzon and a Pineapple
04:15 SAT (b00cm6ww)
Listen to Les
12:30 SUN (b00d8yxw)
Listen to Les
19:30 SUN (b00d8yxw)
Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn
04:30 SAT (b0080sjp)
Masala FM
23:30 THU (b007zjm8)
My Music
12:30 THU (b007jqkz)
My Music
19:30 THU (b007jqkz)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b00kvj12)
Old Harry's Game
22:30 WED (b007jvj6)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
18:30 WED (b0092n8g)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
00:30 THU (b0092n8g)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
18:30 THU (b00941pb)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
00:30 FRI (b00941pb)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
18:30 FRI (b009gctd)
Paul Temple
01:00 SAT (b007jpbb)
Paul Temple
13:00 MON (b007rfb2)
Paul Temple
20:00 MON (b007rfb2)
Paul Temple
01:00 TUE (b007rfb2)
Paul Temple
13:00 TUE (b007rgr1)
Paul Temple
20:00 TUE (b007rgr1)
Paul Temple
01:00 WED (b007rgr1)
Paul Temple
13:00 WED (b007rj64)
Paul Temple
20:00 WED (b007rj64)
Paul Temple
01:00 THU (b007rj64)
Paul Temple
13:00 THU (b007jn5m)
Paul Temple
20:00 THU (b007jn5m)
Paul Temple
01:00 FRI (b007jn5m)
Paul Temple
13:00 FRI (b007rqzp)
Paul Temple
20:00 FRI (b007rqzp)
Potting On
12:00 SUN (b00l1pkk)
Potting On
19:00 SUN (b00l1pkk)
RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
00:45 SAT (b00859tj)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00l2mcd)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00l2mcd)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00l2mcd)
Saturday Night Fry
23:00 FRI (b008yv5q)
Second Thoughts
09:00 TUE (b00l1tt4)
Second Thoughts
17:00 TUE (b00l1tt4)
Seymour the Fractal Cat
22:30 FRI (b007jnfc)
Sounding Off with McGough
23:45 WED (b007k4tl)
Spats
23:30 SUN (b00cqd0k)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jn4t)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jn4t)
That Reminds Me
11:00 SUN (b007jndb)
That Reminds Me
17:00 SUN (b007jndb)
The Adventures of John and Tony
23:30 TUE (b009m38r)
The Alan Davies Show
08:30 FRI (b007jsgv)
The Alan Davies Show
22:00 FRI (b007jsgv)
The Big Fun Show
22:30 TUE (b00l1xbh)
The Body on the Beach
13:30 MON (b00l1rzf)
The Body on the Beach
20:30 MON (b00l1rzf)
The Body on the Beach
01:30 TUE (b00l1rzf)
The Body on the Beach
13:30 TUE (b00l1tt8)
The Body on the Beach
20:30 TUE (b00l1tt8)
The Body on the Beach
01:30 WED (b00l1tt8)
The Body on the Beach
13:30 WED (b00l21x9)
The Body on the Beach
20:30 WED (b00l21x9)
The Body on the Beach
01:30 THU (b00l21x9)
The Body on the Beach
13:30 THU (b00l2jh5)
The Body on the Beach
20:30 THU (b00l2jh5)
The Body on the Beach
01:30 FRI (b00l2jh5)
The Body on the Beach
13:30 FRI (b00l2mcl)
The Body on the Beach
20:30 FRI (b00l2mcl)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b007jrnh)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b007jrnh)
The End of the Road Show
23:00 TUE (b00l1xbk)
The Harpoon
08:30 MON (b007n0st)
The Harpoon
22:00 MON (b007n0st)
The House of Milton Jones
08:30 TUE (b00l1tt2)
The House of Milton Jones
22:00 TUE (b00l1tt2)
The Long Hot Satsuma
23:00 THU (b007k3q5)
The Lunar Effect
00:30 SAT (b007k1k4)
The Michael Bentine Show
12:30 FRI (b00l2mcj)
The Michael Bentine Show
19:30 FRI (b00l2mcj)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b008746b)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b008746b)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b008746b)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00l1pzc)
The Nick Revell Show
23:30 MON (b00ct94s)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
08:30 WED (b007lr4s)
The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
22:00 WED (b007lr4s)
The People of the British Museum
14:15 MON (b009nh09)
The People of the British Museum
04:15 TUE (b009nh09)
The People of the British Museum
14:15 TUE (b009nlxx)
The People of the British Museum
04:15 WED (b009nlxx)
The People of the British Museum
14:15 WED (b009nqfw)
The People of the British Museum
04:15 THU (b009nqfw)
The People of the British Museum
14:15 THU (b009pp7y)
The People of the British Museum
04:15 FRI (b009pp7y)
The People of the British Museum
14:15 FRI (b009prl1)
The Price of Fear
18:00 SAT (b007jn3p)
The Price of Fear
00:00 SUN (b007jn3p)
The Radio Detectives
11:30 SUN (b007jpdm)
The Radio Detectives
17:30 SUN (b007jpdm)
Unnatural Acts
09:30 MON (b00l1rz9)
Unnatural Acts
17:30 MON (b00l1rz9)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00l16tg)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00l16tg)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
02:00 SAT (b00kvkkp)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
11:00 MON (b00l1rzc)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
21:00 MON (b00l1rzc)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
02:00 TUE (b00l1rzc)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
11:00 TUE (b00l1tt6)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
21:00 TUE (b00l1tt6)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
02:00 WED (b00l1tt6)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
11:00 WED (b00l21x5)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
21:00 WED (b00l21x5)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
02:00 THU (b00l21x5)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
11:00 THU (b00l2jh2)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
21:00 THU (b00l2jh2)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
02:00 FRI (b00l2jh2)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
11:00 FRI (b00l2mcg)
Vikas Swarup - Q&A
21:00 FRI (b00l2mcg)
Who Goes There?
12:30 MON (b007w4f8)
Who Goes There?
19:30 MON (b007w4f8)