Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Shrewd Miss Pugh urges the lad to get insured. But is Sid's policy such a wise buy?
Landlord Jack gets an offer from his daughter Nicola to help run his pub when she comes home for Christmas, but his reaction is not what she's expecting...
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Toby Longworth as Various.
"Anyone brought up on the Bible would automatically know that it's wrong to have a milk bottle on the table."
When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
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
.
Mercy's disguise is revealed, Father Francis is perplexed in his hole, Tobias denigrates the vegetables, Arise Higgs and his platoon are billeted on Firebasket Hall and Gazebo has lethal orders.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War in the days of Oliver Cromwell.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Lettice ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Music by Colin Sell.
Frank proposes to Mary, but her 'Uncle' is torn by his divided loyalties. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Leo McKern.
Paris in the springtime is a dangerous place - a chateau in the October sunlight seems much safer. Darrow arrives at Givre in pursuit of Anna.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Julian Ovenden as Owen, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
The canny man in the corner helps Polly when a gambler accused of murder seems to have the perfect alibi. Stars Bernard Hepton.
Blankety Blank gets a new host and behind-the-scenes at the Dreary Lane Theatre.
Intelligence officers Colvil and Soames delve further into the mystery that is Donna – and are concerned for Mrs Wedlock.
Christopher Lee's six-part murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin as Henry Colvil and Amanda Redman as Alex Soames.
With Dudley Sutton as Arthur Guscott, Stephen Thorne as Joseph Kutner, Colette O'Neil as Mrs Wedlock, Joseph O'Conor as Father Dominic Byrne. Neil McCaul as Roger Brown and Christian Rodska as Father Williamson.
The son of multi-millionaire is snatched from a moving train, can Thorpe Hazell foil the kidnappers' dastardly plan?
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tales about the speciality detective who uses his locomotive expertise to solve the audacious and ingenious crimes plaguing the Edwardian railways.
Eccentric Thorpe Hazell is in many ways a man before his time: a vegetarian and health fanatic using his encyclopaedic railway knowledge to tackle Britain's most ingenious smugglings, thefts, kidnaps and murders. A man of independent means, he thrives on working to his own whims - and operating outside the law when it suits him.
English reverend, railway enthusiast and popular mystery writer (1868 - 1933) - Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's immaculate plots were much admired by Dorothy L Sayers and Ellery Queen. He was one of the first authors to submit his stories to Scotland Yard so they could vet his police procedures.
Adapted and produced by Fiona Kelcher.
A gang war's raging, but a man called Black is there to get things sorted. Paul Cain's classic thriller, read by Peter Marinker.
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
With a visit to Mark Twain's boyhood home in Missouri, Bill Bryson rediscovers the America he left behind. Read Kerry Shale.
Biggles faces more trouble from the evil McBain as he prepares to leave the local saloon. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
The actor reads letters written to his wife Prunella Scales during his 1975 RSC Hedda Gabler tour of Australia and America.
What is being built out in a remote Australian desert? And what havoc will it wreak? Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
13. The Accuser
As Sunday presides over a feast, Lucien Gregory appears. Gabriel Syme finds himself back in Saffron Park.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is concluded by Geoffrey Palmer.
It's very important to remember that the French Foreign Legion is a ruthless and violent fighting unit, so if Brian, Derek and Sue find themselves fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa then they deserve our admiration.
More surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties' written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thompson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tippett ...... Alastair McGowan
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Tony Hadley ...... Vinnie Jones
Cuddly Ken's on the wireless again! The DJ's best bits from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.
THURSDAY 30 JULY 2009
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt84)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fy2qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fy2qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b32bz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b007jwm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m474)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 30/07/2009 (b00lvszp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
Series 2
The Whisky Priest
Facing a moral dilemma over the sale of British-made weapons, Jim Hacker tries to shun Sir Humphrey's advice.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Major Saunders …. Anton Rodgers
Annie …. Diana Hoddinott
The Chief Whip …. Edward Jewesbury
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jttl)
Series 1
QC at Any Cost
John Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers, is determined to become a QC and will perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal.
When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be the daughter of a High Court judge, applies to join chambers at Forecourt Buildings, Fuller-Carp's imagination goes into overdrive and a hotline to the Lord Chancellor and promotion seems inevitable.
But will his "New Labour" image amount to anything..?
Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Judge ...... Gavin Muir
Suggs ...... John Baddeley
Brinsley ...... Alex Lowe
Jen ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
THU 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007vjfl)
Sport and Leisure
The comedian shares his thoughts on how we spend our leisure time.
Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life.
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 09:30 Semi Circles (b007jtxf)
Series 2
Charity Begins at Home
Helen and Ben fight the forces of materialism. Can they win when promotion beckons?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982
THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpnh)
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage Part 1
Lady Lufton fears that her new vicar protege's ambitions will lead to trouble. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Anna Massey.
THU 11:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3gv2)
Episode 4
Just as Anna's life looks set to begin at last, now that Darrow has arrived to claim her - an unexpected surprise awaits him.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 11:15 Bruce Bedford - Carnival King (b00lvyny)
A London city slicker tries to win the cup for his float in a Somerset village parade. Stars James Grout and Sarah Neville.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 My Music (b00lvyp2)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on Nina Simone and speeded up singers. From January 1994.
THU 13:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt8w)
Series 1
Betrayal and Judgement
Mrs Wedlock 's role in the mystery has put her in mortal danger. Can Henry's faith withstand the whole truth?
Conclusion of Christopher Lee's six-part murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman as intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames.
With Dudley Sutton as Arthur Guscott, Stephen Thorne as Joseph Kutner, Joseph O'Conor as Father Dominic Byrne, Peter Yapp as Monsignor, Beth Porter as Donna Hanley, Christian Rodska as Father Williamson and Denys Hawthorne as the Porter.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
THU 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fwq9b)
The Stolen Necklace
A passenger begs for Thorpe Hazell's help after her Aunt's valuable diamonds are stolen from her luggage.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tales about the speciality detective who uses his locomotive expertise to solve the audacious and ingenious crimes plaguing the Edwardian railways.
Eccentric Thorpe Hazell is in many ways a man before his time: a vegetarian and health fanatic using his encyclopaedic railway knowledge to tackle Britain's most ingenious smugglings, thefts, kidnaps and murders. A man of independent means, he thrives on working to his own whims - and operating outside the law when it suits him.
English reverend, railway enthusiast and popular mystery writer (1868 - 1933) - Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's immaculate plots were much admired by Dorothy L Sayers and Ellery Queen. He was one of the first authors to submit his stories to Scotland Yard so they could vet his police procedures.
Adapted and produced by Fiona Kelcher.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2008.
THU 13:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwq9g)
Series 1
Forever After
Ardis Clinton thinks she has a foolproof plan to kill her husband. Jim Thompson's classic thriller read by Peter Marinker.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lvyp0)
1922/23 - Lloyd George Out, Baldwin In
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
THU 14:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp4v)
Episode 4
From Illinois to Mississippi via Tennessee - Bill Bryson investigates the America he left behind. Read by Kerry Shale.
THU 14:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzbj)
Some Grim Encounters
The crackle of vicious machine-gun fire from another plane forces the Jupiter to take action. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
THU 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4l)
Episode 4
Timothy West reads letters to wife Prunella Scales, when he was asked to perform before the Pope and an audience of thousands.
THU 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lvyp4)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories.
THU 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007vjfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
Blowback
Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover Belinda's death. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
THU 18:30 Survival (b007jv20)
Episode 1
Space travellers trapped on a shuttle to Mars must battle to survive. John Wyndham's sci-fi horror, read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 My Music (b00lvyp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fwq9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 20:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwq9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3gv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Bruce Bedford - Carnival King (b00lvyny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k0x7)
Series 1
Episode 6
Liam and Anton witness the break up of Martin and Susan's relationship through their goldfish bowl. Starring Shaun Prendergast.
THU 22:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jnh4)
Series 1
Mad - Georgian Radio
Full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich lives up to his name. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2000.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k419)
Series 1
Episode 1
Dr Webster realises that he recognises the man he’s just performed a routine autopsy on, but where from?
His colleague, Professor Donaldson is aghast at the medical ethics of the situation whilst Dr Anderson is convinced that there's some kind of conspiracy going on.
Dr Webster can't understand what all the fuss is about...
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
David/Patient ...... Stephen Critchlow
Elaine ...... Beth Chalmers
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
THU 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b00b41j9)
Series 1
Episode 5
The sketch show team take a pop at cops, cabs and cowboys. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRIDAY 31 JULY 2009
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Survival (b007jv20)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fwq9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwq9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3gv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Bruce Bedford - Carnival King (b00lvyny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lvyp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 31/07/2009 (b00lvz4y)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00lvz50)
Series 3
Episode 6
Kenneth Horne heads a Bohemian Paris romp and Julian and Sandy report on the latest bona goings on for the Daily Polari.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.
FRI 08:30 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
Episode 6
Will Cathy finally make the break and give up city life for good? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From June 1994.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008tx2z)
Series 3
Episode 4
A tale from Tibet - and the wonders of a newly developed matchstick.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
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 – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b008h51h)
Series 1
Derek Dodds Is Dead
An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities in life in some very surprising ways...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Dita/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Diane ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpr1)
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage Part 2
The vicar faces ruin as he tries to break away from the powerful Lady Lufton. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with David Haig.
FRI 11:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3zz3)
Episode 5
Darrow sets out to persuade Sophie to leave Givre, but discovers affairs are much more complicated than he’d realised.
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 11:15 If Music Be the Food of Love, Mine's a Jam Butty (b007jqsg)
Beth has always looked after her drunken father, but when he dies - she finally discovers her own voice. Stars Sunetra Sarker.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00lvz50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lw1m5)
Series 1
Episode 7
Vic Reeves hosts, as Sean Lock, Patrick Kielty, Liz Smith and Suggs answer questions from the audience. From August 2007.
FRI 13:00 Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates (b007jtf4)
Black Tuesday
Gordon Kaye stars as the culinary mystery-solver investigating dirty tricks at restaurant directory, "Le Guide".
Pamplemousse is a retired policeman living in Paris, now making a living as an inspector for the prestigious restaurant rating directory 'Le Guide'. His long-suffering wife is Doucette (Shirley Dixon) and his ever-constant bloodhound companion is Pommes Frites (Trevor Martin).
Pamplemousse travels around France sampling fine cuisine and wines at gourmet restaurants, while managing to stumble into a series of mysteries. The character was first created in a series of novels featuring comedy, crime and cuisine by Michael Bond. Adapted for radio by Alick Rowe.
Michael Bond decided to become a writer while serving in the army during the Second World War. In 1947, he returned to the BBC, where he'd worked previously. His first creation, Paddington Bear, was born after a Christmas Eve shopping trip when he spotted a small, solitary bear in a large London store. Monsieur Pamplemousse was his first adult novel in 1983. Its success spawned a whole series of books.
Director: John Tydeman
A Mentorn Radio production first heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
FRI 13:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fwcsp)
The Affair of the Birmingham Bank
Can daring Edwardian sleuth, Thorpe Hazell manage to foil a gold bullion train robbery?
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's tales about the speciality detective who uses his locomotive expertise to solve the audacious and ingenious crimes plaguing the Edwardian railways.
Eccentric Thorpe Hazell is in many ways a man before his time: a vegetarian and health fanatic using his encyclopaedic railway knowledge to tackle Britain's most ingenious smugglings, thefts, kidnaps and murders. A man of independent means, he thrives on working to his own whims - and operating outside the law when it suits him.
English reverend, railway enthusiast and popular mystery writer (1868 - 1933) - Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch's immaculate plots were much admired by Dorothy L Sayers and Ellery Queen. He was one of the first authors to submit his stories to Scotland Yard so they could vet his police procedures.
Adapted and produced by Fiona Kelcher.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2008.
FRI 13:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwcsr)
Series 1
A Real Nice Guy
Jimmie is a psycho-sniper stalking Los Angeles for another target. William F Nolan's classic thriller, read by Peter Marinker.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lw4bv)
1924 - The First Labour PM and the Zinoviev Letter
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell.
FRI 14:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp5b)
Episode 5
From Elvis Presley's Tupelo birth place to North Carolina - Bill Bryson rediscovers America. Read by Kerry Shale.
FRI 14:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj)
Southward Again
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
FRI 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4n)
Episode 5
In letters to his wife Prunella Scales, the actor reflects on the Bristol Old Vic and touring 'King Lear' in Ireland.
FRI 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lw4hr)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008tx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Millport (b008h51h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwlh)
Can You Hear That
Can You Hear That: The colonel plans to fire the sonic weapon and risk a global catastrophe. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
FRI 18:30 Survival (b007jv32)
Episode 2
Trapped with little food, the space travellers learn a shocking secret. John Wyndham's sci-fi horror, read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00lvz50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lw1m5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates (b007jtf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Thrilling Stories of the Railway (b00fwcsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 20:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwcsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b3zz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 If Music Be the Food of Love, Mine's a Jam Butty (b007jqsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00lw4tk)
Episode 3
Jessica's dinner party puts Rex's social skills to the test with both man and beast. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2001.
FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b00cfzx5)
Series 1
Marathon
The sketch show team and their studio audience enter the London Marathon, plus a car valet service with a twist.
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990.
FRI 23:30 Naked Radio (b00lw4xg)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. With Gregor Fisher and Elaine C Smith. From March 1985.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
15 Minute Drama
02:00 SAT (b00b0qj8)
2000 Years of Radio
22:45 THU (b007jnh4)
25/07/2009
05:00 SAT (b00lv0y0)
26/07/2009
05:00 SUN (b00lv1r4)
27/07/2009
05:00 MON (b00lv7rc)
28/07/2009
05:00 TUE (b00lvg78)
29/07/2009
05:00 WED (b00lvl5h)
30/07/2009
05:00 THU (b00lvszp)
31/07/2009
05:00 FRI (b00lvz4y)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
23:45 SUN (b00fgq4m)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007t59f)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007t59f)
And Now in Colour
23:00 FRI (b00cfzx5)
Another Case of Milton Jones
08:30 TUE (b00lvg7b)
Another Case of Milton Jones
22:00 TUE (b00lvg7b)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
02:15 SAT (b0088zsz)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
11:15 MON (b007jmks)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
21:15 MON (b007jmks)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
02:15 TUE (b007jmks)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
11:15 TUE (b007jmlc)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
21:15 TUE (b007jmlc)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
02:15 WED (b007jmlc)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
11:15 WED (b007jmlx)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
21:15 WED (b007jmlx)
Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective
02:15 THU (b007jmlx)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 FRI (b008tx2z)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 FRI (b008tx2z)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00lv0y2)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00lv1r6)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00lvf80)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00lvl1j)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00lvnmp)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00lvyp4)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00lw4hr)
Bill Murphy - Hallows End
01:30 SAT (b007k2zc)
Bristow
10:30 SUN (b007r031)
Bristow
21:30 SUN (b007r031)
Bruce Bedford - Carnival King
11:15 THU (b00lvyny)
Bruce Bedford - Carnival King
21:15 THU (b00lvyny)
Bruce Bedford - Carnival King
02:15 FRI (b00lvyny)
Chambers
08:30 THU (b007jttl)
Chambers
22:00 THU (b007jttl)
Colvil and Soames
01:00 SAT (b007jt78)
Colvil and Soames
13:00 MON (b007jt7k)
Colvil and Soames
20:00 MON (b007jt7k)
Colvil and Soames
01:00 TUE (b007jt7k)
Colvil and Soames
13:00 TUE (b007jt7v)
Colvil and Soames
20:00 TUE (b007jt7v)
Colvil and Soames
01:00 WED (b007jt7v)
Colvil and Soames
13:00 WED (b007jt84)
Colvil and Soames
20:00 WED (b007jt84)
Colvil and Soames
01:00 THU (b007jt84)
Colvil and Soames
13:00 THU (b007jt8w)
Colvil and Soames
20:00 THU (b007jt8w)
Colvil and Soames
01:00 FRI (b007jt8w)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00lv6t6)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00lqflr)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00lv78x)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00lv78z)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00lv791)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00lv6t6)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00lqflr)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00lv78x)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00lv78z)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00lv791)
Comedy Greats
10:00 SAT (b007k228)
Comedy Greats
20:00 SAT (b007k228)
Country Matters
08:30 FRI (b00lvz52)
Country Matters
22:00 FRI (b00lvz52)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00lv0y6)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00lv0y8)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00lv0yb)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00lv0yd)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00lv0yg)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jrv9)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jrv9)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jrv9)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b00lyf0d)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b00lyf0d)
Dial M for Pizza
23:30 THU (b00b41j9)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
09:30 SAT (b008m7by)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
19:30 SAT (b008m7by)
Does The Team Think?
12:30 FRI (b00lw1m5)
Does The Team Think?
19:30 FRI (b00lw1m5)
Dry Slopes
23:00 TUE (b00lvl1l)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SAT (b007jzwm)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
23:00 SAT (b007jzwm)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
04:00 SUN (b007jzwm)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 MON (b00b2grv)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 MON (b00b2grv)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 TUE (b00b2grv)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 TUE (b00b2qv8)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 TUE (b00b2qv8)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 WED (b00b2qv8)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 WED (b00b32bz)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 WED (b00b32bz)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 THU (b00b32bz)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 THU (b00b3gv2)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 THU (b00b3gv2)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 FRI (b00b3gv2)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 FRI (b00b3zz3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 FRI (b00b3zz3)
Flying the Flag
12:30 SUN (b007jx9v)
Flying the Flag
19:30 SUN (b007jx9v)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
18:30 SAT (b007k3xn)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
00:30 SUN (b007k3xn)
Getting Nowhere Fast
23:30 TUE (b007k1fl)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
23:30 SUN (b00fgq45)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
10:15 SUN (b007jxtx)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
21:15 SUN (b007jxtx)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jnf8)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jnf8)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jnf8)
Hut 33
22:30 SUN (b00lv795)
I Think I've Got a Problem
23:00 MON (b00cl6vl)
If Music Be the Food of Love, Mine's a Jam Butty
11:15 FRI (b007jqsg)
If Music Be the Food of Love, Mine's a Jam Butty
21:15 FRI (b007jqsg)
James Follett - Rules of Asylum
18:00 SUN (b007k17k)
James Follett - Rules of Asylum
00:00 MON (b007k17k)
Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37
00:00 SAT (b007k4s9)
Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin
04:30 SAT (b007jvcj)
John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters
04:45 SAT (b0082kbb)
Kenny Everett's Radio Days
23:00 WED (b00fslmy)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
09:30 MON (b007jvq2)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:30 MON (b007jvq2)
Maugham's Eye View
09:00 SAT (b00lv0y4)
Maugham's Eye View
19:00 SAT (b00lv0y4)
Millport
09:30 FRI (b008h51h)
Millport
17:30 FRI (b008h51h)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
13:00 FRI (b007jtf4)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
20:00 FRI (b007jtf4)
My Music
12:30 THU (b00lvyp2)
My Music
19:30 THU (b00lvyp2)
Naked Radio
23:30 FRI (b00lw4xg)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b00lrq9y)
Old Dog and Partridge
08:30 WED (b007jq9s)
Old Dog and Partridge
22:00 WED (b007jq9s)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
22:30 MON (b0081tbs)
Philip Marlowe: The Big Sleep
13:00 SAT (b007k360)
Philip Marlowe: The Big Sleep
01:00 SUN (b007k360)
Pulp Fiction
13:45 MON (b00fwcqf)
Pulp Fiction
20:45 MON (b00fwcqf)
Pulp Fiction
01:45 TUE (b00fwcqf)
Pulp Fiction
13:45 TUE (b00fy0y7)
Pulp Fiction
20:45 TUE (b00fy0y7)
Pulp Fiction
01:45 WED (b00fy0y7)
Pulp Fiction
13:45 WED (b00fy2qm)
Pulp Fiction
20:45 WED (b00fy2qm)
Pulp Fiction
01:45 THU (b00fy2qm)
Pulp Fiction
13:45 THU (b00fwq9g)
Pulp Fiction
20:45 THU (b00fwq9g)
Pulp Fiction
01:45 FRI (b00fwq9g)
Pulp Fiction
13:45 FRI (b00fwcsr)
Pulp Fiction
20:45 FRI (b00fwcsr)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
11:00 SUN (b007s166)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007s166)
Rigor Mortis
23:00 THU (b007k419)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00lvz50)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00lvz50)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00lvz50)
Semi Circles
09:30 THU (b007jtxf)
Semi Circles
17:30 THU (b007jtxf)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 SAT (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 SUN (b007s5v2)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 MON (b007jwkl)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 TUE (b007jwkl)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 TUE (b007jwks)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 WED (b007jwks)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 WED (b007jwkz)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 THU (b007jwkz)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 THU (b007jwl8)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 FRI (b007jwl8)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 FRI (b007jwlh)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007jnv2)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007jnv2)
Survival
18:30 THU (b007jv20)
Survival
00:30 FRI (b007jv20)
Survival
18:30 FRI (b007jv32)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 SAT (b007jpg2)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 MON (b00fv5xg)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 MON (b00fv5xg)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 TUE (b00fv5xg)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 TUE (b00fv5xj)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 TUE (b00fv5xj)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 WED (b00fv5xj)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 WED (b007jpn6)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 WED (b007jpn6)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 THU (b007jpn6)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 THU (b007jpnh)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 THU (b007jpnh)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 FRI (b007jpnh)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 FRI (b007jpr1)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 FRI (b007jpr1)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b007js7b)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b007js7b)
The Goldfish Bowl
22:30 THU (b007k0x7)
The Hare Lane Diaries
22:30 FRI (b00lw4tk)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
18:30 SUN (b007xrtx)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
00:30 MON (b007xrtx)
The Lost Continent
14:15 MON (b007jp3g)
The Lost Continent
04:15 TUE (b007jp3g)
The Lost Continent
14:15 TUE (b007jp3x)
The Lost Continent
04:15 WED (b007jp3x)
The Lost Continent
14:15 WED (b007jp4d)
The Lost Continent
04:15 THU (b007jp4d)
The Lost Continent
14:15 THU (b007jp4v)
The Lost Continent
04:15 FRI (b007jp4v)
The Lost Continent
14:15 FRI (b007jp5b)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 SAT (b007wqf0)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 MON (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 TUE (b007jzyb)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 TUE (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 WED (b007jvck)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
18:30 WED (b007ww7m)
The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton
00:30 THU (b007ww7m)
The Million Pound Radio Show
22:30 TUE (b008pc9t)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jlm3)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jlm3)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jlm3)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00lv793)
The Palace of Laughter
11:30 SUN (b007w2my)
The Palace of Laughter
17:30 SUN (b007w2my)
The Shuttleworths
23:45 MON (b007k1n2)
The Sit Crom
09:30 WED (b00lvmwp)
The Sit Crom
17:30 WED (b00lvmwp)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
09:00 THU (b007vjfl)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
17:00 THU (b007vjfl)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b007jx9k)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b007jx9k)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
09:00 MON (b007yyzf)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
17:00 MON (b007yyzf)
The Wild Places
04:15 SAT (b00lrv69)
The Young Postmen
22:30 WED (b00fr1vh)
This Is Craig Brown
23:30 MON (b00fd63s)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 SAT (b007jwlx)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 MON (b007jwlz)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 TUE (b007jwlz)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 TUE (b00lvl1g)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 WED (b00lvl1g)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 WED (b007jwm6)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 THU (b007jwm6)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 THU (b00lvyp0)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 FRI (b00lvyp0)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 FRI (b00lw4bv)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
13:30 MON (b00fwcpc)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
20:30 MON (b00fwcpc)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
01:30 TUE (b00fwcpc)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
13:30 TUE (b00fy0tm)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
20:30 TUE (b00fy0tm)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
01:30 WED (b00fy0tm)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
13:30 WED (b00fy2qk)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
20:30 WED (b00fy2qk)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
01:30 THU (b00fy2qk)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
13:30 THU (b00fwq9b)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
20:30 THU (b00fwq9b)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
01:30 FRI (b00fwq9b)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
13:30 FRI (b00fwcsp)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
20:30 FRI (b00fwcsp)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
14:45 MON (b007jw49)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
04:45 TUE (b007jw49)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
14:45 TUE (b007jw4f)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
04:45 WED (b007jw4f)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
14:45 WED (b007jw4h)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
04:45 THU (b007jw4h)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
14:45 THU (b007jw4l)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
04:45 FRI (b007jw4l)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
14:45 FRI (b007jw4n)
To the Manor Born
09:00 TUE (b007jpzw)
To the Manor Born
17:00 TUE (b007jpzw)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 MON (b007lnqr)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 TUE (b007lnqr)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 TUE (b007lzws)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 WED (b007lzws)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 WED (b007m474)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 THU (b007m474)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 THU (b007lzbj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 FRI (b007lzbj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 FRI (b007lrnj)
Wally K Daly Trilogy
02:30 SUN (b007jtv8)
Wally K Daly Trilogy
13:00 SUN (b007jtv8)
Wally K Daly Trilogy
01:00 MON (b007jtv8)
Who Goes There?
12:30 MON (b00ftbnp)
Who Goes There?
19:30 MON (b00ftbnp)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00fvpdy)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00fvpdy)
Wodehouse Letters
12:00 SUN (b007k309)
Wodehouse Letters
19:00 SUN (b007k309)
Yes Minister
08:00 THU (b007k14t)
Yes Minister
12:00 THU (b007k14t)
Yes Minister
19:00 THU (b007k14t)