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SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2009

SAT 00:00 Ralph (b007jwmt)
Laura and Miles get trapped between the centuries in a spiral of ghostly terror. Chilling drama starring Jean Alexander.


SAT 00:30 HG Wells (b007jzbk)
The New Accelerator

In the name of science, HG Wells agrees to sample a new drug designed to speed up both body and mind. Read by Robert Bathurst.


SAT 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzky)
The Nine Tailors

5 A Question of Identity

Following his trip to France, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a step closer to identifying the killer.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Nobby Cranton …. Stephen Greiff
Emily …. Jenny Twigg
Potty Peak …. Anthony Hyde
Donnington …. John Church
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.


SAT 01:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.

This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.

Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.

Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...

With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.


SAT 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5wdp)
Victor

Married to the woman he adores and successful in his work, William is on the verge of bringing his journal to a close

Conclusion of Charlotte Bronte's subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Claire Price as Frances and Jack Joseph Miller as the Boy

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.


SAT 02:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
Recorded on location, this comedy drama centres on the relationship that develops between two woman brought together by a troublesome dog.

All Veronica's experiences as a dog-trainer are needed to curb the vicious beast bequeathed to Maureen by her late husband.

Especially written by Martyn Wade for distinguished actresses Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs.

Maureen ...... Joan Sims
Veronica ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Cab Driver ...... David Thorpe
Nettie ...... Richenda Carey

Director: Cheery Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.


SAT 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5

Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.


SAT 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m5wdr)
1941 - Morale, Propaganda, and the USA

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


SAT 04:15 Neither Here Nor There (b007jvh1)
Rome, Vatican City and Istanbul

Surviving Italian crossings and enjoying Turkish pop music, the American concludes his European travelogue. Read by Kerry Shale.


SAT 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m5wdt)
Episode 10

Rochester has shut his 'mad' wife, Creole heiress Antoinette, in the attic of his English home.

Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.

Conlcuded by Adjoa Andoh.

Abridged by Margaret Busby

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


SAT 04:45 Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons (b007jnzj)
Episode 5

The baby arrives, but the heavy Spanish rains sparks chaos for the aspiring peasant farmers. Concluded by Mick Ford.


SAT 05:00 22/08/2009 (b00m9gqs)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00m9gqv)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Boy Who Lost His Face - written by Louis Sachar and read by Robert G Slade.


SAT 09:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00m9gqx)
Before The Party

Kathleen Skinner thinks her sister Millicent is hiding something about her husband's death.

As they want to go to a Garden Party, the truth comes out...

Dirk Bogarde is the narrator for the last of Somerset Maugham's short stories.

Mrs Skinner ...... Dorothy Tutin
Millicent Skinner ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Skinner ...... Derek Waring
Kathleen Skinner ...... Caroline Strong
Harold ...... Richard McCabe
Simpson ...... Stephen Critchlow

Dramatised by Neville Teller.

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.


SAT 09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m9gqz)
Series 2

The Accident

The GP gives temporary shelter to a young woman with a bullying husband. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon Sinclair.


SAT 10:00 Comedy Greats (b007k42m)
The Noughties

Episode 2

Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases some of the funniest and finest shows ever broadcast by the BBC.

Yo! From the 21st century of radio comedy, Baz presents another six-pack of noughties favourites:

* Absolute Power
Series 3 (3/6)
Roguish Martin enters the Lords, as Charles takes on a Big Brother 'star'. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From 2002.

* Fags, Mags and Bags
Series 1 (1/6) Raising Keenan
Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary's Glasgow corner shop sitcom. Owner Ramesh tackles a young tearaway. From 2007.

* The Sunday Format
Series 3 (1/4)
Celebrity eaters choose 'Desert Island Biscs'. Radio's posh paper tells all. With Alexander Armstrong, Emma Kennedy and Tracy-Ann Oberman. From 2001.

* Chain Reaction
Series 1 (2/6) Jimmy Carr interviews Matt Lucas
The deadpan funny man and comedy actor in the tag talk show, where the guest is next interviewer. From 2005.

* Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting
Series 1 (2/6)
Linda Smith gets her neighbour's Jack the Ripper letters authenticated and falls foul of the mafia. With Jeremy Hardy and Don Estelle. From 2001.

* Dead Ringers
Series 6 (5/5)
More celeb sound-alikes as Thora Hird instructs James Bond and Zippy imitates Cherie Blair. Topical impressions with Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Kevin Connelly. From 2002.

Produced and scripted by Peter Reed.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in August 2003.


SAT 13:00 John Wyndham - Chocky (b007k49r)
Twelve-year-old Matthew has an imaginary friend, or is she an alien life force? Psychological drama with Owen Teale and Cathy Tyson.


SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m9gr1)
Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors: The Bells are Rung Up

The elegant sleuth probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery. Dorothy L Sayers' dramatisation with Ian Carmichael.


SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00m9gr3)
Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors: Lord Peter is Called in

The elegant sleuth probes the link from the body to the unsolved jewel theft. Dorothy L Sayers' drama with Ian Carmichael.


SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m9gr5)
Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors: Bunter Breaks the Law

As the sleuth's probe moves to the bell tower, his manservant uses his initiative. Dorothy L Sayers' drama with Ian Carmichael.


SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00m9gr7)
Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors: The Hunt Moves to France

After translating the mystery letter, the posh sleuth sets off across the Channel. Dorothy L Sayers' drama with Ian Carmichael.


SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m9gr9)
Lord Peter Wimsey - The Nine Tailors: A Question of Identity

With his trip to France, the upper class sleuth moves closer to identifying the murderer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter Jones.


SAT 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqz)
Lenny Henry

The Dudley-born comedian talks about his career and family - discussing life with wife Dawn French and his comedy heroes.


SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
The Nazad Conspiracy

Episode 1

Murder unites an inspector and professor in a terrifying supernatural journey. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.


SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link

The story of Zofia Swink who claims to be over 200 years old.

She comes from a village which takes refuge in a magical handbag when real life becomes too dangerous.

Her distraught grand-daughter narrates this bizarre tale of loss...

Maggie Blake reads Kelly Link's story.

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

Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.

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


SAT 19:00 Maugham's Eye View (b00m9gqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SAT 19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b00m9gqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


SAT 20:00 Comedy Greats (b007k42m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


SAT 23:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]



SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2009

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]


SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]


SUN 01:00 John Wyndham - Chocky (b007k49r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]


SUN 02:30 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
James Bond's wife, Tracey, has been murdered by his deadly enemy Blofeld.

Agent 007 has gone completely to pieces and is drafting his resignation. But 'M' is prepared to give him one last chance to prove himself - on a mission which will lead him to a fatal encounter in a Japanese Garden of Death.

Starring Michael Jayston as James Bond, Clive Merrison as Tanaka, James Laurenson as Henderson, David King as M, Sayo Inaba as Kissy, Burt Kwouk as Ando and Maxine Audley as Irma.

Ian Fleming's classic story dramatised for radio by Michael Bakewell.

Director: Michael Bakewell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.


SUN 04:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]


SUN 05:00 23/08/2009 (b00m9jbd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00m9jbg)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Boy Who Lost His Face - written by Louis Sachar and read by Robert G Slade.


SUN 09:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m9jbj)
Omnibus 2/2

William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter, Claire Price as Frances, Penelope Rawlins as Sylvie, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden and and Jack Joseph Miller as the Boy

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.


SUN 10:15 Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost (b00m9jbl)
Mr Templeman's wife is away, but it seems someone is sleeping in her nightgowns. Read by Paul Daneman.


SUN 10:30 Bristow (b007tdnn)
Series 3

Of Moles and Men

The office rebel returns with some inside information which must surely lead to promotion.

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Gert ...... Liz Frazer
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Fred Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Glockling ...... Carol Starks
Teacher ...... Jane Booker
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover

Music: John Whitehall

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.


SUN 11:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007vcw1)
Episode 7

Russell Davies recalls the early 1950s, with audience-led shows waning and the impending arrival of 'The Goon Show'.


SUN 11:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2sh)
Series 2

Dublin Gaiety Theatre

Geoffrey Wheeler crosses the water to Dublin to discover more about the city's famous Gaiety Theatre.

One of the finest venues on the Variety circuit, it played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, when theatre-goers and television audiences shared in its centenary celebrations.

With extracts from some of the musical shows for which the Gaiety is renowned, and comedy from stars past and present, including Jack Benny.

Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.

Producer: Libby Cross

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.


SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm8g)
Bye Bye Mildred

The bumbling bureaucrats' secretary is set to be lured away...

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

A weekly tribute to all those who work in government offices and to all the others who spend their days there as well.

Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch.
Mildred ...... Norma Ronald

With John Graham, Gordon Clyde and Jo Manning Wilson.

Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.

'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Edward Taylor,

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1970.


SUN 12:30 Albert and Me (b007jsbh)
Series 1

Spanner in the Works

Single dad Bryan's son Albert is starting nursery - what could possibly go wrong?

Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With John Junkin as Harry.

Written by Jim Eldridge.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1977.


SUN 13:00 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]


SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbn)
Revolting People: More Storm Clouds

The wedding reception of the year ends in chaos with a drunk bride and a shooting. Sitcom set in 1770 USA. Stars Andy Hamilton.


SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbq)
Tony's: Putting on the Style

Misadventures of a corner-shop barber, with a battle against rival Boris the Russian. Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.


SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbs)
Another Case of Milton Jones: World's Greatest Formula 1 Racing Driver

The surreal comedian tackles an expert role each week - with no ability whatsoever. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From October 2005.


SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbv)
The Brothers

Starting a website-design company, two brothers struggle through life. Stars Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard. From May 2004.


SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbx)
The Navy Lark: The Potarneyland Training Exercise

Phillips' navigation skills are hired to a foreign power, but diplomacy breaks down. Stars Leslie Phillips. From September 1965.


SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007vcw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


SUN 17:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2sh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]


SUN 18:00 Fear on 4 (b007jm5g)
Series 1

Every Detail But One

The Man in Black reveals how a sinister voice sparks a trail of terror for Jenny. Stars Edward de Souza and Helena Breck.


SUN 18:30 Brian Aldiss - Hothouse (b00m9p2w)
Episode 1

Millions of years in the future, a colossal banyan tree covers much of the Earth. In its boughs, the last remnants of humanity are fighting for survival, terrorised by carnivorous plants and grotesque insect life.

The Earth has stopped rotating and the Sun's output has increased. Plants are engaged in a constant tropical forest-style frenzy of growth driving other life forms to extinction...

Brian Aldiss's 1962 sci-fi fantasy read by Gareth Thomas.

Abridged in five parts by Lu Kemp.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.


SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


SUN 19:30 Albert and Me (b007jsbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


SUN 20:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m9jbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


SUN 21:15 Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost (b00m9jbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]


SUN 21:30 Bristow (b007tdnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]


SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b00m9p2y)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 14th August 2009.


SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00m9p30)
Series 3

Clive Anderson Interviews John Lloyd

Series in which public figures choose others to interview. The previous week's guest Clive Anderson grabs the microphone to interview his selected guest, John Lloyd, the man responsible for programmes such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Spitting Image and QI. Clive asks John about co-writing and falling out with Douglas Adams and the key to creating great comedy.


SUN 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3vt)
Musical

On its 25th anniversary, writers and performers reflect on Gummy Monkey: The Musical. Stars Greg Davies. From April 2007.


SUN 23:30 Play and Record (b0084rg4)
Series 1

Episode 2

BBC Radio 7's showcase for up-and-coming comedy writer/performers. Features Rachel Lerman and Tom Hardy. From November 2007.



MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2009

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jm5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]


MON 00:30 Brian Aldiss - Hothouse (b00m9p2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]


MON 01:00 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]


MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]


MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]


MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]


MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00m9jbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]


MON 05:00 24/08/2009 (b00m9xqy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.


MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
Series 1

The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones

Private Walker dreams up a plan to get petrol coupons so Corporal Jones's delivery van can be commandeered for the war effort...

The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.

Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.

Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Cissie Godfrey …. Nan Brawnton
Percy the Parrot …. Percy Edwards
Announcer …. John Snagge

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1974.


MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00m9xr0)
Series 6

Episode 2

More celeb sound-alikes with Anne Robinson's best putdowns and a Doctor Who spoof call. With Jan Ravens. From December 2001.


MON 09:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning

Florence Craye

Trapped in the Hampshire hamlet of Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.

PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.

Adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.

Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Florence Craye ..... Bronwen Williams
Stilton Cheesewright ..... Michael Kilgarriff
Salesman ..... Bruce Bennett

Producer: Simon Brett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.


MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jvs5)
Series 1

Episode 5

Ken Handley fancies a winter break, but can he escape the ad agency? Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From February 1982.


MON 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
Jane, the Child

Unhappy Jane applies to be a governess at Thornfield Hall and meets Mr Rochester. Classic love story starring Sophie Thompson.


MON 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
Episode 1

September, 1945: Anne Welles arrives in New York from sedate Lawrenceville to find that every woman she meets is looking for a husband.

Jacqueline Susann's 1960s best seller. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

Stars Madeleine Potter as Anne Welles, Barbara Barnes as Neely O'Hara, Stuart Milligan as Henry Bellamy, Walter Lewis as Allen Cooper and Liza Ross as Mrs Welles.

Producer: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.


MON 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
An Offal Discovery

When Rupert Sethleigh vanishes, amateur sleuth Mrs Lestrange Bradley probes some alarming events in the village of Wandles Parva.

Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey and David King as the Vicar of Wandles.

Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.

Producer: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.


MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 12:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00mb1r1)
Series 2

Episode 3

James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.

Team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by Danny Kelly and Clare Grogan to be put through their musical paces.

Reader: Beth Chalmers

Written and researched by James Walton

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.


MON 13:00 Wimsey (b007jznj)
The Nine Tailors

6 A Damnable Business

Lord Peter Wimsey identifies the mystery body, but he's yet to name the killer.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Nobby Cranton …. Stephen Greiff
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Mary Thoday …. Claire Clifford
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.


MON 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mb2qn)
Wasted Years

Episode 1

The jazz-loving cop sees parallels to the 1960s after a spate of armed robberies. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.


MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mb2qq)
1942 - The Atlantic Charter, India and Women

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


MON 14:15 Matchmakers (b007k23w)
Headhunters

Jo Morris meets two boardroom headhunters Jill Carrick and Andrew Garner, who bring workers and businesses together. From 1998.


MON 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvls)
The Widder

The incorrigible Uncle Silas heads off to sup wine with a widow.

David Neal reads the first of five stories featuring one of HE Bates' best-loved characters - Uncle Silas, who lived a life of wine, women and constant sunshine in an idyllic part of the English countryside.

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.


MON 14:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqc)
Episode 1

The comedian's voyage of self-discovery. Uncle Harry's death brings him back to Glasgow. Semi-autobiography read by the author.


MON 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mb8qh)
Kirsten O'Brien presents stories, featuring My Brother's Famous Bottom by Jeremy Strong and The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston.


MON 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 17:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jvs5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 18:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrkq)
Strange Talents

Why does Prince Mephtik order his troops to destroy Jarral's village?

What strange talents does the boy possess to make the Poisoner want to hunt him down?

Douglas Hill's sci-fi fantasy dramatised in four parts by Wally K Daly.

Starring Eric Allen as Jarral the man, James Holland as Jarral the boy, Elizabeth Bell as Archer, Ben Onwukwe as Carver, Adjoa Ando as Dorrina, Susan Sheridan as Mandra, Hugh Dixon as Prince Mephtik with Nigel Carrington, Charles Millom and Neil Roberts as the Soldiers.

Special effects by Dick Mills.

Music by Peter Howells of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Peter Fozzard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.


MON 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtvm)
Episode 1

A young man, Carl, is beaten up on a train late one night. As he falls into a coma, we travel with him on his journey through the bizarre world of his subconscious as he struggles to wake up.

Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's surreal fantasy exploring the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of a coma patient. This surreal fantasy play tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener.

Alex Garland is the bestselling author of cult classic, The Beach. He also wrote the screenplay for the zombie hit, 28 Days Later, plus Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and Dredd.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.


MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00mb1r1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


MON 20:00 Wimsey (b007jznj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


MON 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mb2qn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


MON 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


MON 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00m9xr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 22:30 Revolting People (b007jrx3)
Series 1

Even More Storm Clouds

Samuel's crooked brother lures Joshua into fighting the 'Cockney Monster'.

Historical sitcom, set in 1770 Boston, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.

CAST:

Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Uncle Dan Oliphant …. William Hootkins
Michael Fenton Stevens (Announcer/Various)

Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.


MON 23:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnyr)
Series 1

Episode 1

Mel and Vicki battle to keep the show going despite constant interruptions from the Dirty Sloanes and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.

Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.

With Martin Hyder and Jim North.

Script editor: Graeme Garden

Producers: Claire Jones and Helen Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.


MON 23:30 The In Crowd (b0085jgt)
Series 1

Episode 2

Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2001.


MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k24g)
Series 1

How...

Sheffield's John Shuttleworth offers tips on how to cope with divorce and washing-up. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1993.



TUESDAY 25 AUGUST 2009

TUE 00:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtvm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b007jznj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mb2qn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mb2qq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:15 Matchmakers (b007k23w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 04:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 25/08/2009 (b00mbbfc)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jlp0)
Mr Phillips' Promotion

The navy's oldest Sub-Lieutenant causes upset when he gets ideas above his station. Stars Leslie Phillips. From October 1966.


TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007jwxv)
Episode 1

The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From May 1989.


TUE 09:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
Sons of the Fathers

Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.

Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.

Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned

The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.

From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.

First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.

Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.


TUE 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007wwg9)
Series 1

The Dog

Gerald is alarmed to discover a large four-legged friend sitting in his car.

The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer written by Basil Boothroyd.

Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.

With Margaret Robertson, James Thomason and Peter Craze.

The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.

Producer: Bobby Jaye

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.


TUE 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
Jane, the Governess

As she settles in at Thornfield Hall, Jane's feelings grow for the moody but charismatic Mr Rochester. Stars Sophie Thompson.


TUE 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
Episode 2

One of New York's richest men proposes marriage to Anne. Jacqueline Susann's drama on the perils of fame, with Madeleine Potter.


TUE 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
The Bones of the Matter

Rupert Sethleigh is missing and a headless corpse's been found jointed in the Butcher's Shop.

Rupert's cousin Jimsey is under suspicion, but Mrs Lestrange Bradley has other ideas...

Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey, David King as the Vicar of Wandles, Teresa Gallagher as Felicity Broome, Terence Edmond as George William Saville and Norman Bird as Superintendent Bidwell

Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.

Producer: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.


TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jlp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp6x)
Series 6

Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard

Sceptical Harold slams Albert's claims about speaking to the dead...

Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Patricia Routledge, Gwen Nelson and Edward Kelsey.

Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.

Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1976.


TUE 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzpw)
The Nine Tailors

7 All Is Not Explained

Lord Peter Wimsey goes snooping to try and establish who killed Geoffrey Deacon - and how.

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Jim Thoday …. Malcolm Terris
Engineer …. Leonard Fenton
Hezekiah Lavender …. Michael Spice
Sluice Keeper …. Peter Tudenham
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.


TUE 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbbfh)
Wasted Years

Episode 2

Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick's search for armed robbers gathers pace. But will they strike again? Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.


TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbbfk)
1943 - The Turning of the Tide and the Beveridge Report

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


TUE 14:15 Matchmakers (b007k256)
Bone Marrow

Jo Morris hears how leukaemia sufferer Anna Lisa found a bone marrow match from 40-year-old Howard from Yorkshire. From 1998.


TUE 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvlz)
The Blue Feather

Loveable rogue Uncle Silas gets caught poaching. HE Bates's country tale is read by David Neal. From September 1992.


TUE 14:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqx)
Episode 2

A mystery veiled woman is at his uncle's funeral, where the Rabbi is on stilts. The comedian reads his book of self-discovery.


TUE 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mb8qy)
Kirsten O'Brien presents stories, featuring My Brother's Famous Bottom by Jeremy Strong and The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston.


TUE 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


TUE 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007wwg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 18:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrng)
Tainted Blade

Jarral carries the marks which Prince Mephtik scratched on his chest with a tainted blade.

He will die without help...

Douglas Hill's sci-fi fantasy dramatised in four parts by Wally K Daly.

Starring Eric Allen as Jarral the man, James Holland as Jarral the boy, Elizabeth Bell as Archer, Ben Onwukwe as Carver, Susan Sheridan as Mandra and Hugh Dixon as Prince Mephtik.

Other parts by James Thomason, Auriol Smith, Nigel Carrington, Charles Millom and Neil Roberts as the Soldiers.

Special effects by Dick Mills.

Music by Peter Howells of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Peter Fozzard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.


TUE 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007m5v9)
Episode 2

Carl fears the attack has caused brain damage, as he keeps having blackouts. Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's novel.


TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jlp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


TUE 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbbfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


TUE 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007jwxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008ythm)
Series 2

Episode 3

Spoofing the royals - and chatty dinosaurs. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September 1986.


TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport (b00mbbfm)
Series 2

Episode 1

The sports agent tackles a footballer who's just issued his seventeenth public apology. Stars Neil Pearson. From November 2005.


TUE 23:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1xx)
Series 2

Episode 3

Competitive capitalism engulfs the CyberPass Bistro as Merv creates an internal market. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2003.



WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2009

WED 00:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007m5v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzpw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbbfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbbfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:15 Matchmakers (b007k256)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvlz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 04:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 26/08/2009 (b00mbc2h)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
Series 5

Around the World in 80 Days

The lad accepts a bet when challenged to copy Phileas Fogg's trip - but in far less time.

Stars Tony Hancock.

With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1958.


WED 08:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5

When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.

Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.

Producer: Liz Anstee

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


WED 09:00 No Commitments (b007jv6f)
Series 1

A Nice Civilised Evening

Victoria's plans for a perfect dinner party go awry. Stars Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie and Nicola Pagett. From January 1992.


WED 09:30 The Sit Crom (b00mbc2k)
Night Exercises

With the sovereign set for a visit, confusion reigns in Lady Anne's bedchamber.

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
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.


WED 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
Jane, the Fugitive

The wedding plans of Mr Rochester spark bewilderment for governess Jane. Stars Sophie Thompson, Ciaran Hinds and John Duttine.


WED 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
Episode 3

Anne meets famous torch singer Helen, and Neely understudies the lead in a new musical. Drama on the perils of fame stars Sally Dexter and Susan Jameson.


WED 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
The Captain's Wife

As the years pass, a navy spouse moves from craving conformity to rebellion. Patricia Hodge reads Mattie Potter's tale.


WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jshz)
Series 5

Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way

It's Big Brother with a twist as the team spoof George Orwell's '1984'.

Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.

Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.

Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.

Producer: David Hatch

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.


WED 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzr6)
The Nine Tailors

8 Nine Tailors Make a Man

Can upper class sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey finally solve the baffling mystery of the murder of Geoffrey Deacon?

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

The conclusion of Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Mrs Venables...Noel Dyson
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Harry Gotobed …. Alexander John
First Sluice Keeper …. Michael Spice
Second Sluice Keeper …. Peter Tudenham
Narrator …. John Westbrook

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.


WED 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbfm9)
Wasted Years

Episode 3

The armed robbers are planning a return visit, but this time they vow not to fail. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.


WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbfmc)
1944 - D-Day, Education, and the Birth of the UN

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


WED 14:15 Matchmakers (b007k26h)
The Rosebreeder

Jo Morris spends a spring with Amanda Beales, who spends hours hybridising roses for commercial growing. From 1998.


WED 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvm8)
Queenie White

Mischievous Uncle Silas recalls an amorous brush with a buxom publican's wife. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.


WED 14:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr0)
Episode 3

The comedian learns what his Uncle Harry has left behind, but where is his Rabbi? Book of self-discovery read by the author.


WED 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mb8rg)
Kirsten O'Brien presents stories, featuring My Brother's Famous Bottom by Jeremy Strong and The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston.


WED 17:00 No Commitments (b007jv6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00mbc2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 18:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrr6)
Trapped

Jarral and his friends head to Prince Mephtik's garden, where an alarming battle awaits them

Douglas Hill's sci-fi fantasy dramatised in four parts by Wally K Daly.

Starring Eric Allen as Jarral the man, James Holland as Jarral the boy, Elizabeth Bell as Archer, Ben Onwukwe as Carver, Susan Sheridan as Mandra, David Bannerman as Yorrold, Hugh Dixon as Prince Mephtik.

Special effects by Dick Mills.

Music by Peter Howells of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Peter Fozzard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.


WED 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007mw9w)
Episode 3

As Carl gets used to his coma world, he looks for triggers to wake him up. Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's novel.


WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jshz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


WED 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


WED 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbfm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


WED 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


WED 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


WED 22:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mbfmf)
Pilot Episode

Meet Miranda, a tall, life-embracing, self-effacing clown, who's at her happiest among the wind-up teeth of her Joke Shop. She's got lots to learn about retail and men - as well as coping with her embarrassing mother.

This is the 2007 pilot for Miranda's four-part 2008 series made for BBC Radio 2, which sparked her popular BBC TV series Miranda. This try-out features some actors who were replaced in the subsequent slightly re-worked radio series. Here Alison Steadman plays Miranda's mother Penny, and Morwenna Banks is Stevie. Also featuring Vincenzo Pellegrino, Katy Brand, Alice Hart, Jim Howick and Charlotte McDougall.

Produced by Lucy Armitage.


WED 23:00 Kenny Everett's Radio Days (b00ftb8h)
Series 2

Episode 4

Cuddly Ken's on the wireless again! More best bits from his commercial radio peak, plus the great DJ recalls his career.



THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 2009

THU 00:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]


THU 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007mw9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]


THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]


THU 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbfm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]


THU 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]


THU 02:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]


THU 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbfmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]


THU 04:15 Matchmakers (b007k26h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]


THU 04:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]


THU 04:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]


THU 05:00 27/08/2009 (b00mbl3f)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


THU 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k14d)
Nick Wisdom

Norman Wisdom's son chats to Sally Magnusson about his life growing up with a famous funny father.

Producer: Mike Walker

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in Octobber 2005.


THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jp12)
Series 2

Only the Lonely

John Fuller-Carp uses his masculine charms when he finds himself in competition with rival Vernon Ames.

Meanwhile, Ruth is very broody...

Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.

John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire

With Jeremy Clyde, Joanna Monro and Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


THU 09:00 The Brothers (b007k4wc)
Series 1

Episode 2

Brothers Nigel and Michael review a new website and Oonagh becomes a therapist.

Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.

Comedy series about two brothers starting a website-design company - written by Caroline and David Stafford.

Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oonagh...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Sally ...... Alice Hart

Producer: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


THU 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jpzv)
Series 1

Teenagers

Radio's sofa-bound daytime presenter duo look at dealing with teenagers and rising crime.

Bill Dare's sitcom starring Robert Duncan as Mike and Julia Hills as Sue.

With Debbie Isitt, Roger Blake, Mark Kilmurry and Dan Strauss.

Music by Mark Burton.

Producer: Pete Sinclair

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.


THU 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jr21)
Jane, the Wife

Jane has fled Thornfield Hall and settles into village life, but still she thinks of Mr Rochester. Stars Sophie Thompson.


THU 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
Episode 4

Anne's relationship with Lyon grows passionate, and Neely gets her big break. Jacqueline Susann drama with Madeleine Potter and Barbara Barnes.


THU 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
Small Parts

Seduced by the theatre, Mattie Potter joins a repertory company and finds that the quick-change artistry is a preparation for life. Patricia Hodge tells her tale.


THU 12:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k14d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00mbl3k)
Series 1

Jennie Bond

Former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond quizzes a panel about herself.

Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Jenny'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 August 2006.


THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jwcn)
Murder Must Advertise

1. Death Comes to Pym's Publicity

After the unexplained death of a junior copywriter at a top advertising agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

First published in published in 1933 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker …. Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Ingleby …. John Quentin
Mr Willis …. Richard O'Callaghan
Miss Meteyard …. Frances Jeater
Mr Hankin …. Frank Williams
Miss Rossiter …. Joanna Wake

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979..


THU 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
Wasted Years

Episode 4

Inspired by the success of another gang, Darren decides it's time to get serious. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.


THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbl3p)
1945 - The End of the War and a Labour Landslide

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


THU 14:15 Matchmakers (b007k27s)
Adoption

Jo Morris follows Rod and Dee as they embark on adopting disabled twins, with their social worker's help. From 1998.


THU 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvmc)
The Singing Pig

The incorrigible Uncle Silas gets nostalgic over a melodic porker. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.


THU 14:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr9)
Episode 4

Hit by a rich friend's car, the comedian recuperates in a Glaswegian private hospital. Book of self-discovery, read by the author.


THU 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jr21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mb8rs)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, including My Brother's Famous Bottom, The Adventures of PG Woodlouse, The Stones are Hatching, and Mendax the Mystery Cat.


THU 17:00 The Brothers (b007k4wc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


THU 17:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jpzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


THU 18:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrtt)
Last Chance

Unless the tainted blade and Prince Mephtik are destroyed within two days, Jarral will die...

Conclusion of Douglas Hill's sci-fi fantasy dramatised in four parts by Wally K Daly.

Starring Eric Allen as Jarral the man, James Holland as Jarral the boy, Elizabeth Bell as Archer, Ben Onwukwe as Carver, Hugh Dixon as Prince Mephtik, Susan Sheridan as Mandra, David Bannerman as Yorrold, James Thomason as Cryltor Tabatang, Bret Usher as Flammarock, Richard Pierce as Whiney, Anne Windsor as Innkeeper, with Nigel Carrington and Charles Millom as Soldiers.

Special effects by Dick Mills.

Music by Peter Howells of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Peter Fozzard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.


THU 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtw7)
Episode 4

Panic kicks in as Carl's dream-world dissolves into a void. Will he ever wake up? Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's novel.


THU 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b007k14d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00mbl3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


THU 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


THU 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


THU 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jp12)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


THU 22:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007ym3m)
The Nits

The Quando brothers' hair salon is inundated with children wanting their haircut before the start of the school-term.

But one of them is accompanied by nits and the result is itchy mayhem...

Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.

Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.


THU 22:45 Jelly Mountain (b00fkp5z)
Episode 3

A visit to the circus heralds arcane amusements. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.


THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k4h5)
Series 1

Episode 3

When a new coroner arrives, Ruth wants him to send her the most interesting autopsy cases.

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
Daniel Kasper ...... Laurence Howarth

With Stephen Critchlow and Beth Chalmers

Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.


THU 23:30 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00fwz6h)
Episode 1

A new gunner is recruited for the Second World War.

Spike Milligan shares memories of his wartime service.

Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is the first volume of the Spike Milligan's idiosyncratic military memoir.

Reversioned into 8 parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra.



FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2009

FRI 00:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]


FRI 00:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]


FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]


FRI 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbl3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]


FRI 02:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]


FRI 02:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]


FRI 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jr21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbl3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]


FRI 04:15 Matchmakers (b007k27s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]


FRI 04:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]


FRI 04:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]


FRI 05:00 28/08/2009 (b00mbl7q)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.


FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mbl7s)
Series 3

Episode 10

Kenneth Horne probes nocturnal doings in 'Gaslight, Son of Flicker', while Julian and Sandy turn bona film producers

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith

Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.

Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.


FRI 08:30 Married (b007vkjd)
Series 1

Episode 4

Robin is starting to like his life trapped in a parallel universe as a married man. But then comedian Arthur Smith turns up from his old universe.

Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.

Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Adrian Turnball ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
Arthur Smith ...... Arthur Smith

Producer Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.


FRI 09:00 Tony's (b007jt0l)
Series 1

Charles

Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief? Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.


FRI 09:30 Millport (b00761z4)
Series 2

Dark Secrets

Irene enlists Bob's help when strange events send the tiny Scottish island into disarray.

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/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Doctor ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson

Music arranged by Olly Fox.

Producer: Lucy Bacon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.


FRI 10:00 Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey (b00cm5tg)
A young woman dismays her family by choosing to earn her own living as a governess. Stars Poppy Miller and Robert Whelan.


FRI 11:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
Episode 5

Anne has fallen for Lyon Burke, but her friendship with Helen is put to the test. Jacqueline Susann drama with Madeleine Potter.


FRI 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
Skin

On her road to liberation, Mattie Potter strips off. Patricia Hodge tells her tale of sun, flesh, naturism and morality.


FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mbl7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009mbdc)
The Big Bang

Jimmy is suspicious when Farrow and Sue stay in their office till late every evening.

Is it devotion to duty? Or just a bit of overtime?

Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom

Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
Bacon/Jacko ...... John Kane

Written by Andrew Palmer.

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.


FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jwct)
Murder Must Advertise

2. Singular Spotlessness of a Lethal Weapon

As his undercover murder probe at an advertising agency continues, Lord Peter Wimsey witnesses someone get a pasting that was meant for him...

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker …. Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Ingleby …. John Quentin
Mr Willis …. Richard O'Callaghan
Miss Meteyard …. Frances Jeater
Mr Hankin …. Frank Williams
Miss Rossiter …. Joanna Wake
Pamela Dean …. Amanda Murray
Ginger Joe …. Greg Mandell

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.


FRI 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbmh4)
Wasted Years

Episode 5

A spate of armed robberies has DI Charlie Resnick recalling his 1980s nemesis, the soon-to-be-paroled John Prior. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.


FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mbmh6)
1946 - Shortages, the National Health Bill and the UN Meet

Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.


FRI 14:15 Matchmakers (b007k291)
Millionaires' Cupid

Jo Morris meets headhunter Heather Heber Percy, who runs an exclusive dating agency for the wealthy - but lonely. From 1998.


FRI 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvmk)
Aunt Tibby

A cunning landlady proves to be as resourceful as the mischievous Uncle Silas. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.


FRI 14:45 Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? (b007jsrp)
Episode 5

The Scottish comedian discovers more about what his Uncle Harry left behind. Book of self-discovery concluded by the author.


FRI 15:00 Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey (b00cm5tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mb8sc)
Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featuring My Brother's Famous Bottom by Jeremy Strong, Mendax the Mystery Cat by Kate Saunders, and The Stones are Hatching by Geraldine McCaughrean.


FRI 17:00 Tony's (b007jt0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


FRI 17:30 Millport (b00761z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


FRI 18:00 Bill Murphy - Vostok (b007jzm4)
Three intrepid divers plunge into the world's last unexplored Antarctic lake. Stars Stuart Milligan and Ingvar Sigurdsson.


FRI 18:30 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtwc)
Episode 5

Fear of never waking up turns to fear of waking up as Carl starts to stir. Tom Goodman-Hill concludes Alex Garland's novel.


FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mbl7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009mbdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]


FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]


FRI 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbmh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]


FRI 21:00 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


FRI 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]


FRI 22:00 Married (b007vkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


FRI 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mbvf7)
Series 1

Education

Exploring a fresh theme each week, the award-winning comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.


FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b007wqf1)
Series 1

Salisbury Plain

The sketch show team take their audience on Territorial Army manoeuvres – and a surprise Book at Bedtime.

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 (b00mbvf9)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. From Glasgow's Tron Theatre. With Elaine C Smith. From May 1987.




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

22/08/2009 05:00 SAT (b00m9gqs)

23/08/2009 05:00 SUN (b00m9jbd)

24/08/2009 05:00 MON (b00m9xqy)

25/08/2009 05:00 TUE (b00mbbfc)

26/08/2009 05:00 WED (b00mbc2h)

27/08/2009 05:00 THU (b00mbl3f)

28/08/2009 05:00 FRI (b00mbl7q)

Albert and Me 12:30 SUN (b007jsbh)

Albert and Me 19:30 SUN (b007jsbh)

Alex Garland - The Coma 18:30 MON (b007jtvm)

Alex Garland - The Coma 00:30 TUE (b007jtvm)

Alex Garland - The Coma 18:30 TUE (b007m5v9)

Alex Garland - The Coma 00:30 WED (b007m5v9)

Alex Garland - The Coma 18:30 WED (b007mw9w)

Alex Garland - The Coma 00:30 THU (b007mw9w)

Alex Garland - The Coma 18:30 THU (b007jtw7)

Alex Garland - The Coma 00:30 FRI (b007jtw7)

Alex Garland - The Coma 18:30 FRI (b007jtwc)

All the Way from Memphis 12:30 MON (b00mb1r1)

All the Way from Memphis 19:30 MON (b00mb1r1)

And Now in Colour 23:00 FRI (b007wqf1)

Andrew Sachs - The Revenge 01:30 SAT (b007jr11)

Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey 10:00 FRI (b00cm5tg)

Anne Bronte - Agnes Grey 15:00 FRI (b00cm5tg)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 14:45 MON (b007jsqc)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 04:45 TUE (b007jsqc)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 14:45 TUE (b007jsqx)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 04:45 WED (b007jsqx)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 14:45 WED (b007jsr0)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 04:45 THU (b007jsr0)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 14:45 THU (b007jsr9)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 04:45 FRI (b007jsr9)

Are You Looking at Me, Jimmy? 14:45 FRI (b007jsrp)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00m9gqv)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00m9jbg)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00mb8qh)

Big Toe Books 16:00 TUE (b00mb8qy)

Big Toe Books 16:00 WED (b00mb8rg)

Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00mb8rs)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00mb8sc)

Bill Murphy - Vostok 18:00 FRI (b007jzm4)

Brian Aldiss - Hothouse 18:30 SUN (b00m9p2w)

Brian Aldiss - Hothouse 00:30 MON (b00m9p2w)

Bristow 10:30 SUN (b007tdnn)

Bristow 21:30 SUN (b007tdnn)

Chain Reaction 22:30 SUN (b00m9p30)

Chambers 08:30 THU (b007jp12)

Chambers 22:00 THU (b007jp12)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 10:00 MON (b007jzwl)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 15:00 MON (b007jzwl)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 03:00 TUE (b007jzwl)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 10:00 TUE (b007k04j)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 15:00 TUE (b007k04j)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 03:00 WED (b007k04j)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 10:00 WED (b007k0dq)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 15:00 WED (b007k0dq)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 03:00 THU (b007k0dq)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 10:00 THU (b007jr21)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 15:00 THU (b007jr21)

Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre 03:00 FRI (b007jr21)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 02:00 SAT (b00m5wdp)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 09:00 SUN (b00m9jbj)

Charlotte Bronte - The Professor 20:00 SUN (b00m9jbj)

Chris Stewart - Driving over Lemons 04:45 SAT (b007jnzj)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00m9jbn)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:00 SUN (b00m9jbq)

Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00m9jbs)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:00 SUN (b00m9jbv)

Comedy Catch-Up 16:30 SUN (b00m9jbx)

Comedy Catch-Up 02:30 MON (b00m9jbn)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:00 MON (b00m9jbq)

Comedy Catch-Up 03:30 MON (b00m9jbs)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:00 MON (b00m9jbv)

Comedy Catch-Up 04:30 MON (b00m9jbx)

Comedy Greats 10:00 SAT (b007k42m)

Comedy Greats 20:00 SAT (b007k42m)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00m9gr1)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00m9gr3)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00m9gr5)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00m9gr7)

Crime Catch-Up 16:30 SAT (b00m9gr9)

Dad Made Me Laugh 08:00 THU (b007k14d)

Dad Made Me Laugh 12:00 THU (b007k14d)

Dad Made Me Laugh 19:00 THU (b007k14d)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007jlhv)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007jlhv)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007jlhv)

Dead Ringers 08:30 MON (b00m9xr0)

Dead Ringers 22:00 MON (b00m9xr0)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 09:30 SAT (b00m9gqz)

Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag 19:30 SAT (b00m9gqz)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 18:00 MON (b007jrkq)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 00:00 TUE (b007jrkq)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 18:00 TUE (b007jrng)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 00:00 WED (b007jrng)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 18:00 WED (b007jrr6)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 00:00 THU (b007jrr6)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 18:00 THU (b007jrtt)

Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner 00:00 FRI (b007jrtt)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 17:00 SAT (b00fhzqz)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 23:00 SAT (b00fhzqz)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 04:00 SUN (b00fhzqz)

Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights 03:00 SAT (b007jlm7)

Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost 10:15 SUN (b00m9jbl)

Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost 21:15 SUN (b00m9jbl)

Fantastic Journeys 18:30 SAT (b00hlb0h)

Fantastic Journeys 00:30 SUN (b00hlb0h)

Fear on 4 18:00 SUN (b007jm5g)

Fear on 4 00:00 MON (b007jm5g)

Getting Nowhere Fast 23:30 TUE (b007k1xx)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 14:30 MON (b007jvls)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 04:30 TUE (b007jvls)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 14:30 TUE (b007jvlz)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 04:30 WED (b007jvlz)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 14:30 WED (b007jvm8)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 04:30 THU (b007jvm8)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 14:30 THU (b007jvmc)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 04:30 FRI (b007jvmc)

HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse 14:30 FRI (b007jvmk)

HG Wells 00:30 SAT (b007jzbk)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b007jsqv)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b007jsqv)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b007jsqv)

Inspector Resnick 13:30 MON (b00mb2qn)

Inspector Resnick 20:30 MON (b00mb2qn)

Inspector Resnick 01:30 TUE (b00mb2qn)

Inspector Resnick 13:30 TUE (b00mbbfh)

Inspector Resnick 20:30 TUE (b00mbbfh)

Inspector Resnick 01:30 WED (b00mbbfh)

Inspector Resnick 13:30 WED (b00mbfm9)

Inspector Resnick 20:30 WED (b00mbfm9)

Inspector Resnick 01:30 THU (b00mbfm9)

Inspector Resnick 13:30 THU (b00mbl3m)

Inspector Resnick 20:30 THU (b00mbl3m)

Inspector Resnick 01:30 FRI (b00mbl3m)

Inspector Resnick 13:30 FRI (b00mbmh4)

Inspector Resnick 20:30 FRI (b00mbmh4)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 11:00 MON (b00mb1qz)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 21:00 MON (b00mb1qz)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 02:00 TUE (b00mb1qz)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 11:00 TUE (b00mbbff)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 21:00 TUE (b00mbbff)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 02:00 WED (b00mbbff)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 11:00 WED (b00mbc2m)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 21:00 WED (b00mbc2m)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 02:00 THU (b00mbc2m)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 11:00 THU (b00mbl3h)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 21:00 THU (b00mbl3h)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 02:00 FRI (b00mbl3h)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 11:00 FRI (b00mbmd1)

Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls 21:00 FRI (b00mbmd1)

James Bond - You Only Live Twice 02:30 SUN (b00fbzkg)

James Bond - You Only Live Twice 13:00 SUN (b00fbzkg)

James Bond - You Only Live Twice 01:00 MON (b00fbzkg)

Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea 04:30 SAT (b00m5wdt)

Jelly Mountain 22:45 THU (b00fkp5z)

John Wyndham - Chocky 13:00 SAT (b007k49r)

John Wyndham - Chocky 01:00 SUN (b007k49r)

Juliet Ace Monologues 11:15 WED (b007k17c)

Juliet Ace Monologues 21:15 WED (b007k17c)

Juliet Ace Monologues 02:15 THU (b007k17c)

Juliet Ace Monologues 11:15 THU (b007k18n)

Juliet Ace Monologues 21:15 THU (b007k18n)

Juliet Ace Monologues 02:15 FRI (b007k18n)

Juliet Ace Monologues 11:15 FRI (b007k19x)

Juliet Ace Monologues 21:15 FRI (b007k19x)

Kenny Everett's Radio Days 23:00 WED (b00ftb8h)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 09:30 MON (b007jvs5)

Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful 17:30 MON (b007jvs5)

Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue 09:30 THU (b007jpzv)

Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue 17:30 THU (b007jpzv)

Married 08:30 FRI (b007vkjd)

Married 22:00 FRI (b007vkjd)

Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence 02:15 SAT (b009xytf)

Matchmakers 14:15 MON (b007k23w)

Matchmakers 04:15 TUE (b007k23w)

Matchmakers 14:15 TUE (b007k256)

Matchmakers 04:15 WED (b007k256)

Matchmakers 14:15 WED (b007k26h)

Matchmakers 04:15 THU (b007k26h)

Matchmakers 14:15 THU (b007k27s)

Matchmakers 04:15 FRI (b007k27s)

Matchmakers 14:15 FRI (b007k291)

Maugham's Eye View 09:00 SAT (b00m9gqx)

Maugham's Eye View 19:00 SAT (b00m9gqx)

Millport 09:30 FRI (b00761z4)

Millport 17:30 FRI (b00761z4)

Mind Your Own Business! 12:30 FRI (b009mbdc)

Mind Your Own Business! 19:30 FRI (b009mbdc)

Miranda Hart's Joke Shop 22:30 WED (b00mbfmf)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 11:15 MON (b00943r6)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 21:15 MON (b00943r6)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 02:15 TUE (b00943r6)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 11:15 TUE (b00947vh)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 21:15 TUE (b00947vh)

Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop 02:15 WED (b00947vh)

Naked Radio 23:30 FRI (b00mbvf9)

Neither Here Nor There 04:15 SAT (b007jvh1)

No Commitments 09:00 WED (b007jv6f)

No Commitments 17:00 WED (b007jv6f)

Old Dog and Partridge 08:30 WED (b007jvg6)

Old Dog and Partridge 22:00 WED (b007jvg6)

PG Wodehouse 09:00 MON (b00b41fq)

PG Wodehouse 17:00 MON (b00b41fq)

Play and Record 23:30 SUN (b0084rg4)

Quando, Quando, Quando 22:30 THU (b007ym3m)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 11:00 SUN (b007vcw1)

Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy 17:00 SUN (b007vcw1)

Ralph 00:00 SAT (b007jwmt)

Revolting People 22:30 MON (b007jrx3)

Rigor Mortis 23:00 THU (b007k4h5)

Round the Horne 08:00 FRI (b00mbl7s)

Round the Horne 12:00 FRI (b00mbl7s)

Round the Horne 19:00 FRI (b00mbl7s)

Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall 23:30 THU (b00fwz6h)

Steptoe and Son 12:30 TUE (b007jp6x)

Steptoe and Son 19:30 TUE (b007jp6x)

The Brothers 09:00 THU (b007k4wc)

The Brothers 17:00 THU (b007k4wc)

The Burkiss Way 12:30 WED (b007jshz)

The Burkiss Way 19:30 WED (b007jshz)

The Hudson and Pepperdine Show 23:00 MON (b007jnyr)

The In Crowd 23:30 MON (b0085jgt)

The Jason Byrne Show 22:30 FRI (b00mbvf7)

The Long Hot Satsuma 08:30 TUE (b007jwxv)

The Long Hot Satsuma 22:00 TUE (b007jwxv)

The Men from the Ministry 12:00 SUN (b007jm8g)

The Men from the Ministry 19:00 SUN (b007jm8g)

The Million Pound Radio Show 22:30 TUE (b008ythm)

The Navy Lark 08:00 TUE (b007jlp0)

The Navy Lark 12:00 TUE (b007jlp0)

The Navy Lark 19:00 TUE (b007jlp0)

The Now Show 22:00 SUN (b00m9p2y)

The Palace of Laughter 11:30 SUN (b007k2sh)

The Palace of Laughter 17:30 SUN (b007k2sh)

The Personality Test 12:30 THU (b00mbl3k)

The Personality Test 19:30 THU (b00mbl3k)

The Scarifyers 18:00 SAT (b007wfl3)

The Scarifyers 00:00 SUN (b007wfl3)

The Shuttleworths 23:45 MON (b007k24g)

The Sit Crom 09:30 WED (b00mbc2k)

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The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter 09:30 TUE (b007wwg9)

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