Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Jack and Nicola are struggling to re-establish their father-daughter bond, as she settles back into the pub.
But when she breaks his favourite bowl, Nicola worries that she might have broken something else.
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 Brian.
"I've never seen Clare so sure of herself. Or so sure of anything."
With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
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
Cromwell arrives, weeps and investigates as well he might since Father Francis has donned a night shirt and taken to the roof leads singing Ave Maria.
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.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Cromwell ...... Bert Parnaby
Colonel Thundery ...... Peter Howell
Lily is aghast at her fiance's visit to his old flame's aristocratic family. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
The swirling waters threaten to engulf Anna as she tries to understand the truth about Darrow and Sophy...
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.
In post-war Berlin, magic is in the air but death is being conjured up. Sebastian Baczkiewicz's drama stars Clive Swift.
1. Tragedy
The champagne is flowing at a party thrown by racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne, when tragedy strikes.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Jack …. Alan Dudley
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Col. Fulham …. Tim Reynolds
Mrs Fulham …. Pauline Letts
Jimmy …. Andrew Branch
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
3. A Life for a Life
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landon
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
From Philadelphia to a bus bound for New York - Bill Bryson rediscovers the America he left behind. Read by Kerry Shale.
Tied to a tree, will the air ace and his chums meet an untimely end? Michael Palin concludes Captain WE Johns' adventure. From August 1981.
The pioneer geneticist presents his findings to a baffled audience. Robin Marantz Henig's biography read by Michael Williams.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Lottie Project by Jacqueline Wilson, Smile by Geraldine McCaughrean and The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman.
Major Barton and his team have located the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
Simon Bovey's five-part sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey and Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk.
Cayce Pollard has realised she’s entangled in something quite ruthless after being cornered by muggers in Tokyo.
The eager trio whizz up to Jupiter and perform a musical. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.
Cuddly Ken's on the wireless again! The legendary DJ's best bits from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.
THURSDAY 06 AUGUST 2009
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007jtkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b65j3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Altaban the Magnificent (b007qb93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jptz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00ly8l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp73)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007mc8q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas (b008x0vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 06/08/2009 (b00lyld6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
Series 2
The Death List
A victim of phone tapping, Jim Hacker rebuts state surveillance - until his own life comes under threat.
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
Commander Forrest ...... Graeme Garden
Anne Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Walter Fowler ...... Derek Newark
Detective ...... Peter Acre
Detective ...... William Eadle
Head Waiter ...... John Bott
Brian Perkins ...... Himself
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jnjc)
Series 1
The Right to Silence
Hostilities between pompous Fuller-Carp and Ruth have intensified, and a walking holiday in the Lake District with an influential judge would seem to provide the perfect break.
However, a Crimewatch obsessed hotelier, an ambiguous fax and an impending murder trial conspire to turn the weekend into a nightmare which even the allure of the hotel's Nick Ross Carvery cannot redeem.
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
Austin Weave ...... Jonathan Kydd
Other parts ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
THU 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007w4dg)
Fear
The comedian shares his thoughts on how to cope with fear and pain.
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 (b007jtyy)
Series 2
A Lack of Moral Fibre
Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will going on a fibre diet with Helen raise his spirits?
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
Neil ...... Nick Wilton
Britt ...... Rosalind Adams
Blythe ...... Bryan Coleman
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982
THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 3
As her fiance stays on at Courcy Castle, Lily Dale fears the worst. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Alex Jennings.
THU 11:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
Episode 9
After George's betrayal, Anna makes a decision. But can she muster the resolve to hold to it?
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, 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 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
A year after her mother's death, 14 year old Sharmila prefers to escape into a world of Hindu myths and legends - rather than confront her guilt and pain...
Tanika Gupta's family drama stars Parminder K Nagra as Sharmila, Souad Faress as Madhu, Lyndam Gregory as Ranjeet, Amanda Gordon as Danny and Akbar Kurtha as Sunil.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00kmnfn)
Series 1
John Sergeant
Former BBC and ITN chief political correspondent John Sergeant quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on John’s life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
THU 13:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
Proof
2. Aftermath
In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky tasting in the cause of criminal investigation.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Zarac …. Richard Durden
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Tavel …. Brian Hewlett
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
THU 13:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
4. The Professionals
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, makes a decision about his target, Charles Allweather.
But what about Louise?
Dinsdale Landen stars in Jim Eldridge's thriller adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landon
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Francis/Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parson …. Terrence Hardiman
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lym48)
1930 - European Union and India
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 (b007jp7k)
Episode 9
Frightened in New York and overwhelmed in New England, Bill Bryson heads for home. Read by Kerry Shale.
THU 14:30 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k2kc)
Goose Fair
An unexpected fire at Selby's factory proves to be a turning point in the relationship between Will and Lois. Read by Peter Meakin.
THU 14:45 Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas (b008x3q5)
Episode 4
Other scientists, including Darwin, receive the monk's findings. Robin Marantz Henig's biography read by Michael Williams.
THU 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lym8g)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories.
THU 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007w4dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
This Island Earth
Things can't get much worse for Major Barton and his team in their wartime efforts. Or can they?
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
THU 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
Episode 4
Searching for clues to the origins of the mysterious online film known as "the footage" has led Cayce Pollard across the world.
Now she finds herself in a deserted government complex near Bournemouth and discovers just how close she is getting to the truth....
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jnk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00kmnfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jnjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k155)
Series 1
Episode 7
Will their owners reconcile? Liam and Anton get a fish's eye view. With Shaun Prendergast and Hamish McColl. From October 1998.
THU 22:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jnj7)
Series 1
Steaming - Radio Victoriana
Steam powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851, plus the latest inventions. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2000.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k483)
Series 1
Episode 2
Professor Donaldson introduces a new medical empathy scheme, because 'a corpse is a person too'.
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
Mrs Renfield ...... Rachel Atkins
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 (b007k21r)
Series 1
Episode 6
The sketch show team tackle an odd disease - and a legal Aladdin. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRIDAY 07 AUGUST 2009
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lym48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 The Lost Continent (b007jp7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k2kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas (b008x3q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 07/08/2009 (b00lys4n)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00lysh3)
Series 3
Episode 7
Kenneth Horne sets sail in seafaring romp 'The Admirable Loom Bucket and Rambling Syd Rumpo sings his Song Of The Hobo. Are Charles and Fiona home at last? and Bona Caterers Julian and Sandy are planning a 'do'.
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 Married (b00c0c35)
Series 1
Episode 1
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot wakes up one morning and discovers to his horror that he’s married with two children.
Is it a nightmare, a practical joke or something much more sinister?
Hugh Bonneville stars in the first of three comedy series by Tony Bagley.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Penny ...... Melanie Hudson
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Policeman ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008wff3)
Series 3
Episode 5
A new matron at a boys’ school and the case of the false beard.
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 December 1994.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b0075tn0)
Series 1
Culture
Irene fears the worst when a famous restaurant critic books a table at the Ritz Cafe. The reputation of Millport will be printed for the whole world to see!
But is he really coming to sample Alberto's food or does he have a secret agenda?
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Ferryman/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Betty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Lucian Hyber-Connor ...... Robert Paterson
Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpxd)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 4
Lily still loves her ex-fiance, but will Adolphus marry Lady Alexandrina? Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
FRI 11:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b719j)
Episode 10
Anna has succumbed to desire, but can she ever know happiness?
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.
Concluding episode starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna, Deborah Weston as Adelaide, 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 Jallebies and Tea (b007jy83)
Recently arrived in London from India, Asha is lonely left in her flat all day long, until some extraordinary visitors appear. Stars Nina Wadia.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00lysh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lyst3)
Series 1
Episode 8
Vic Reeves hosts, as Alan Carr, Shappi Khorsandi, Ben Miller and Rowland Rivron answer audience questions. From August 2007.
FRI 13:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
Proof
3. The Boss
The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers. Stars Nigel Havers.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
P.C. Horton …. James Goode
Charter …. Chas Bryer
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 13:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
5. The Moment of Truth
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, finally comes face-to-face with his mysterious nemesis.
Dinsdale Landen stars in the gripping conclusion of Jim Eldridge's thriller adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landon
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parsons …. Terrence Hardiman
Hotel Porter …. Frank Coda
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00lysxs)
1931 - National Government and Naval Mutiny
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 (b007jp81)
Episode 10
Musing on life back home in Iowa - Bill Bryson concludes his rediscovery of the America he left behind. Read by Kerry Shale.
FRI 14:30 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k1sb)
Rawdon's Roof
A man swears that no woman shall sleep under his roof again, but what does his lover feel about it? Read by Andy Hockley.
FRI 14:45 Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas (b008x8b6)
Episode 5
The monk's religious duties take precedence, but his legacy remains. Robin Marantz Henig's biography read by Michael Williams.
FRI 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00lysz6)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008wff3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Millport (b0075tn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future
Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
FRI 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k21k)
Episode 5
'Coolhunter' Cayce travels to Moscow for an emotional encounter with the maker of "the footage" - the mysteriously compelling online film haunting web-surfers around the world.
But why is Cayce's boss at the ad agency so interested in it?
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller concluded by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00lysh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Does The Team Think? (b00lyst3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b719j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Jallebies and Tea (b007jy83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b00c0c35)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00lyt9t)
Episode 4
Jessica's barbecue for the neighbours sees Rex struggling to keep control. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2001.
FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b007w56x)
Series 1
Fairground
The sketch show team take their audience to the fair for Will's birthday – and England’s World Cup clichés...
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 (b00lytfk)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. From Glasgow's Tron Theatre. With Elaine C Smith. From May 1986.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/08/2009
05:00 SAT (b00lwx76)
02/08/2009
05:00 SUN (b00lwxlf)
03/08/2009
05:00 MON (b00ly0k5)
04/08/2009
05:00 TUE (b00ly5d4)
05/08/2009
05:00 WED (b00ly7m2)
06/08/2009
05:00 THU (b00lyld6)
07/08/2009
05:00 FRI (b00lys4n)
2000 Years of Radio
22:45 THU (b007jnj7)
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
23:45 SUN (b00fl0p3)
After Henry
09:00 WED (b007tcmk)
After Henry
17:00 WED (b007tcmk)
Albert and Me
12:30 SUN (b007jv04)
Albert and Me
19:30 SUN (b007jv04)
Altaban the Magnificent
11:15 WED (b007qb93)
Altaban the Magnificent
21:15 WED (b007qb93)
Altaban the Magnificent
02:15 THU (b007qb93)
And Now in Colour
23:00 FRI (b007w56x)
Another Case of Milton Jones
08:30 TUE (b00ly5jq)
Another Case of Milton Jones
22:00 TUE (b00ly5jq)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 FRI (b008wff3)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 FRI (b008wff3)
Benjamin Zephaniah - Hurricane Dub
11:15 TUE (b007jvwl)
Benjamin Zephaniah - Hurricane Dub
21:15 TUE (b007jvwl)
Benjamin Zephaniah - Hurricane Dub
02:15 WED (b007jvwl)
Big Toe Books
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Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00lwxlh)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00ly10w)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00ly6v7)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00ly8zk)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00lym8g)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00lysz6)
Bristow
10:30 SUN (b007rgl8)
Bristow
21:30 SUN (b007rgl8)
Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
11:15 MON (b007jqxk)
Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
21:15 MON (b007jqxk)
Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast
02:15 TUE (b007jqxk)
Chambers
08:30 THU (b007jnjc)
Chambers
22:00 THU (b007jnjc)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00lwyc2)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00lwyc4)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00lwyc6)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00lwyc8)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00lxzj1)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00lwyc2)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00lwyc4)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00lwyc6)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00lwyc8)
Comedy Greats
10:00 SAT (b007k35z)
Comedy Greats
20:00 SAT (b007k35z)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00lwx7g)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00lwx7j)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00lwx7l)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00lwx7n)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00lwxbw)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jl9m)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jl9m)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jl9m)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b007k15r)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b007k15r)
Dial M for Pizza
23:30 THU (b007k21r)
Dick Francis
13:00 WED (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
20:00 WED (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
01:00 THU (b007m9f7)
Dick Francis
13:00 THU (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
20:00 THU (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
01:00 FRI (b007mb1q)
Dick Francis
13:00 FRI (b007mcnx)
Dick Francis
20:00 FRI (b007mcnx)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
09:30 SAT (b00lwx7d)
Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag
19:30 SAT (b00lwx7d)
Does The Team Think?
12:30 FRI (b00lyst3)
Does The Team Think?
19:30 FRI (b00lyst3)
Dry Slopes
23:00 TUE (b00ly7c2)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SAT (b007jwfp)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
23:00 SAT (b007jwfp)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
04:00 SUN (b007jwfp)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 SAT (b00b3zz3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
09:00 SUN (b00b523y)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
20:00 SUN (b00b523y)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 MON (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 MON (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 TUE (b00b5pr3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 TUE (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 TUE (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 WED (b00b5v8b)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 WED (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 WED (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 THU (b00b65j3)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 THU (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 THU (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
02:00 FRI (b00b6xp1)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
11:00 FRI (b00b719j)
Edith Wharton - The Reef
21:00 FRI (b00b719j)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
18:30 SAT (b007k43b)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
00:30 SUN (b007k43b)
Getting Nowhere Fast
23:30 TUE (b008gdc5)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
14:45 MON (b008wfdp)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
04:45 TUE (b008wfdp)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
14:45 TUE (b008wmwt)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
04:45 WED (b008wmwt)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
14:45 WED (b008x0vt)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
04:45 THU (b008x0vt)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
14:45 THU (b008x3q5)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
04:45 FRI (b008x3q5)
Gregor Mendel - A Monk and Two Peas
14:45 FRI (b008x8b6)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows
23:30 SUN (b00fl0jv)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
10:15 SUN (b007jy4d)
HE Bates - Three Country Stories
21:15 SUN (b007jy4d)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b00802l8)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b00802l8)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b00802l8)
Hut 33
22:30 SUN (b00lxzyd)
I Think I've Got a Problem
23:00 MON (b00cm91h)
If Music Be the Food of Love, Mine's a Jam Butty
02:15 SAT (b007jqsg)
Jallebies and Tea
11:15 FRI (b007jy83)
Jallebies and Tea
21:15 FRI (b007jy83)
James Follett - Rules of Asylum
18:00 SUN (b007k18v)
James Follett - Rules of Asylum
00:00 MON (b007k18v)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
13:30 MON (b007jtkk)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
20:30 MON (b007jtkk)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
01:30 TUE (b007jtkk)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
13:30 TUE (b007jtkq)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
20:30 TUE (b007jtkq)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
01:30 WED (b007jtkq)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
13:30 WED (b007jtkw)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
20:30 WED (b007jtkw)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
01:30 THU (b007jtkw)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
13:30 THU (b007tcfh)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
20:30 THU (b007tcfh)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
01:30 FRI (b007tcfh)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
13:30 FRI (b007jtl9)
Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death
20:30 FRI (b007jtl9)
Justice or Murder?: The Death of Charles I
02:30 SUN (b00lwxlc)
Justice or Murder?: The Death of Charles I
13:00 SUN (b00lwxlc)
Justice or Murder?: The Death of Charles I
01:00 MON (b00lwxlc)
Kenny Everett's Radio Days
23:00 WED (b00ft11l)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
09:30 MON (b007k0nh)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:30 MON (b007k0nh)
Married
08:30 FRI (b00c0c35)
Married
22:00 FRI (b00c0c35)
Maugham's Eye View
09:00 SAT (b00lwx7b)
Maugham's Eye View
19:00 SAT (b00lwx7b)
Millport
09:30 FRI (b0075tn0)
Millport
17:30 FRI (b0075tn0)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
01:00 SAT (b007jtf4)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
13:00 MON (b007jtfc)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
20:00 MON (b007jtfc)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
01:00 TUE (b007jtfc)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
13:00 TUE (b007jtfx)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
20:00 TUE (b007jtfx)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates
01:00 WED (b007jtfx)
Naked Radio
23:30 FRI (b00lytfk)
Old Dog and Partridge
08:30 WED (b007v07y)
Old Dog and Partridge
22:00 WED (b007v07y)
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen
22:30 MON (b007k33t)
Philip Marlowe: The High Window
13:00 SAT (b007jws5)
Philip Marlowe: The High Window
01:00 SUN (b007jws5)
Pulp Fiction
01:45 SAT (b00fwcsr)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
11:00 SUN (b007svwr)
Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy
17:00 SUN (b007svwr)
Rigor Mortis
23:00 THU (b007k483)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00lysh3)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00lysh3)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00lysh3)
Semi Circles
09:30 THU (b007jtyy)
Semi Circles
17:30 THU (b007jtyy)
Short stories by DH Lawrence
14:30 THU (b007k2kc)
Short stories by DH Lawrence
04:30 FRI (b007k2kc)
Short stories by DH Lawrence
14:30 FRI (b007k1sb)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
18:00 SAT (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Cold Blood
00:00 SUN (b007s74m)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 MON (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 TUE (b009l6sv)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 TUE (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 WED (b009lw5f)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 WED (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 THU (b009m2ff)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 THU (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
00:00 FRI (b009m464)
Simon Bovey - Slipstream
18:00 FRI (b009mbjn)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 SAT (b007jwlh)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 TUE (b007k4gh)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 TUE (b007k4gh)
Survival
00:30 SAT (b007jv32)
Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree
11:15 THU (b007jy9f)
Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree
21:15 THU (b007jy9f)
Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree
02:15 FRI (b007jy9f)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 SAT (b007jpr1)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 MON (b007jpr8)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 MON (b007jpr8)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 TUE (b007jpr8)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 TUE (b007jptr)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 TUE (b007jptr)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 WED (b007jptr)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 WED (b007jptz)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 WED (b007jptz)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 THU (b007jptz)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 THU (b007jpx6)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 THU (b007jpx6)
The Barchester Chronicles
03:00 FRI (b007jpx6)
The Barchester Chronicles
10:00 FRI (b007jpxd)
The Barchester Chronicles
15:00 FRI (b007jpxd)
The Burkiss Way
12:30 WED (b007js9k)
The Burkiss Way
19:30 WED (b007js9k)
The Goldfish Bowl
22:30 THU (b007k155)
The Hare Lane Diaries
22:30 FRI (b00lyt9t)
The In Crowd
23:30 MON (b00fbcc2)
The Lost Continent
04:15 SAT (b007jp5b)
The Lost Continent
14:15 MON (b007jp68)
The Lost Continent
04:15 TUE (b007jp68)
The Lost Continent
14:15 TUE (b007jp6p)
The Lost Continent
04:15 WED (b007jp6p)
The Lost Continent
14:15 WED (b007jp73)
The Lost Continent
04:15 THU (b007jp73)
The Lost Continent
14:15 THU (b007jp7k)
The Lost Continent
04:15 FRI (b007jp7k)
The Lost Continent
14:15 FRI (b007jp81)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b01pp3rs)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b01pp3rs)
The Million Pound Radio Show
22:30 TUE (b008s3js)
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
18:30 SUN (b007jw60)
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
00:30 MON (b007jw60)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b00ly5fr)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b00ly5fr)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b00ly5fr)
The Now Show
22:00 SUN (b00lxxwg)
The Palace of Laughter
11:30 SUN (b007wld9)
The Palace of Laughter
17:30 SUN (b007wld9)
The Personality Test
12:30 THU (b00kmnfn)
The Personality Test
19:30 THU (b00kmnfn)
The Shuttleworths
23:45 MON (b007k1wl)
The Sit Crom
09:30 WED (b00ly7z6)
The Sit Crom
17:30 WED (b00ly7z6)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
09:00 THU (b007w4dg)
The Small World of Dominic Holland
17:00 THU (b007w4dg)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b007vlws)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b007vlws)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
04:30 MON (b007yyzf)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
09:00 MON (b007z8s1)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
17:00 MON (b007z8s1)
The Young Postmen
22:30 WED (b00ftk3n)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 SAT (b00lw4bv)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 MON (b00ly10m)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 TUE (b00ly10m)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 TUE (b00ly6n5)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 WED (b00ly6n5)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 WED (b00ly8l6)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 THU (b00ly8l6)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 THU (b00lym48)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
04:00 FRI (b00lym48)
This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century
14:00 FRI (b00lysxs)
Thrilling Stories of the Railway
01:30 SAT (b00fwcsp)
Time for Verse
11:45 TUE (b007jvwm)
Time for Verse
21:45 TUE (b007jvwm)
Time for Verse
02:45 WED (b007jvwm)
Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You?
04:45 SAT (b007jw4n)
To the Manor Born
09:00 TUE (b007k45h)
To the Manor Born
17:00 TUE (b007k45h)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 SAT (b007lrnj)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 MON (b007m72r)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 TUE (b007m72r)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 TUE (b007m9sh)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 WED (b007m9sh)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
14:30 WED (b007mc8q)
WE Johns - Biggles Flies North
04:30 THU (b007mc8q)
We Are Klang: Amazing Lives
23:00 SUN (b007k3b7)
Who Goes There?
12:30 MON (b00fy2r0)
Who Goes There?
19:30 MON (b00fy2r0)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
18:30 MON (b007k1wb)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
00:30 TUE (b007k1wb)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
18:30 TUE (b007k1xp)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
00:30 WED (b007k1xp)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
18:30 WED (b007k1yz)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
00:30 THU (b007k1yz)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
18:30 THU (b007k208)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
00:30 FRI (b007k208)
William Gibson - Pattern Recognition
18:30 FRI (b007k21k)
Yes Minister
08:00 THU (b007jnk7)
Yes Minister
12:00 THU (b007jnk7)
Yes Minister
19:00 THU (b007jnk7)