Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
The lad tries to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake.
The news that their best friends are expecting a second baby sparks an unexpected reaction in Lucy. In desperation, Daniel turns to his mother-in-law for help...
The second series of David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel .... David Tennant
Lucy .... Liz Carling
Katie .... Samantha Spiro
Andy .... Tony Gardner
Mary .... Sally Grace
Frank .... Bill Fellows
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Terence Alexander as Henry Blagrove, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, John Le Mesurier as the Judge, Richard Wattis as Trent and Malcolm Hayes as the Commentator.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
The lives of Rosie and her granddaughter Jo are shaken by the return of Rosie's daughter Kate after a long spell working abroad.
The trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event management company, based in Brighton.
Rosie ...... Prunella Scales
Kate ...... Arabella Weir
Jo ...... Rebecca Callard
Bob ...... Duncan Preston
Tess ...... Annette Badland
Mr Blantyre ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Joost ...... Stephen Thorne
Friendship with the ebullient Sebastian Flyte continues to open up new vistas for Charles. But for Sebastian, the family is closing in.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Sergeant ...... Martin Hyder
Death's Head ...... Emma Woolliams
Sickly Child ...... Laura Doddington
With Meena and Anita back on track, the girls begin to tackle the tricky subject of sex. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring Bill Nighy.
Crime writers Liza Cody and Susan Moody try to solve the death of a Dowager Duchess. Written and chaired by Simon Brett.
1. Friendship
Private eye V.I. Warshawski suspects all is not well at a hospital after the death of a young girl who was pregnant.
V.I. Warshawski is Sara Paretsky’s tough, smart and likeable female private investigator.
V.I. Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Fabiano …. Robert Harper
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Alan Humphries …. Chris Scott
Malcolm Tregiere …. Colin McFarlane
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Carol …. Joanna Monro
Mrs Alvarado …. Shirley Dixon
Consuela …. Teresa Gallagher
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris
3. A Princely Death
Ellis goes from being a hostage to a murder suspect. Detective monk Brother Cadfael investigates.
Cadfael …. Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar …. Jonathan Tafler
Sister Magdalen …. Susannah York
Elis …. Jason Hughes
Melicent …. Kate Odey
Eliud …. Mark Lewis Jones
Radulfus …. Trevor Peacock
Herbard/Ithel …. Shaun Prendergast
Maurice/Rhys …. Douglas Blackwell
Anion …. Matthew Morgan
Narrator …. Michael Kitchen
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
The author writes to his mother Mary about making a decision to 'kill Holmes'. Extracts read by Forbes Masson.
With no news of Willie - Tom heads to London and gets a shock. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.
Author George MacDonald Fraser continues reading his recollections from 1945 of the war in Burma.
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien - featuring The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean, Grandpa Chatterji, and The Doomspell.
After escaping Aroma, Ewen and Jenine must learn to survive the dangers of the island. But are they truly alone?
Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From October 1993.
The eccentric student traveller tries to woo back his old girlfriend in Wellington. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2003.
The improvised historical family saga's two-part romp about a Victorian travelling circus. Stars Paul Merton. From July 1995.
THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2009
THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007mwnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Cadfael (b007k26f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b00fy2qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nxk3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00b9xqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy06)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ny0px)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 19/11/2009 (b00ny71z)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
Series 5
The Whistling Spy Enigma
Spy Neddie must make contact with his informer. But can he whistle the secret tune? Stars Spike Milligan. From September 1954.
THU 08:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b9ftc)
Sherlock Holmes and the Glorious Doppelganger
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes investigates when Queen Victoria suffers a severe personality change.
The ghastly truth is revealed at Buckingham Palace garden party.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson and Geoffrey Whitehead as Moriarty.
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1999.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
Series 2
Babies
The two rabbis are submerged in baby talk, while Melvin struggles with his conscience.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Fay ...... Diane Keen
Simone ...... Rachel Smith
Judith ...... Rebecca Gethings
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00ny721)
Series 2
Episode 3
The arrival of Nigel and Michael's father sparks more havoc. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From October 2005.
THU 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
Strains
With their friendship strained, Sebastian continues his drinking and Charles is lured by Paris and art.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
JuilaAnne-Marie Duff
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Kurt ...... Carl Prekopp
Nurse ...... Jemma Churchill
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Jesus ...... Richard Firth
Monk ...... Martin Hyder
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
THU 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b00fwq9n)
Episode 9
Tough times for Meena, with a stay in hospital and major changes in her circle of friends. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
THU 11:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0pn)
The Last Infirmity
Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba. Starring Colin Stinton and William Hope.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 We've Been Here Before (b00ft41b)
Series 2
Episode 1
Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.
Second series of the topical historical satirical panel show setting out to prove that there's nothing new under, or in, The Sun.
Gyles Brandreth and Arthur Smith battle it out against John O'Farrell and Arabella Weir.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
THU 13:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl5g)
Bitter Medicine
2. The Lion's Den
Probing the mysterious death of a girl, V.I. Warshawski must venture into gangland.
Sharon Gless stars in Sara Paretsky's thriller as private investigator V.I. Warshawski
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
V.I. Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Mr Contreras …. Kerry Shale
Mrs Rodriguez/Nurse …. Ann Beach
Sergio …. Chris Pavlo
Bartender …. Ioan Meredith
Carol …. Joanna Monro
Fabiano …. Robert Harper
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in n December 1996.
THU 13:30 Cadfael (b007k27q)
Dead Man's Ransom
4. Allies
A second murder suspect disappears, and monk-cum-sleuth Brother Cadfael journeys to Wales.
Ellis Peters’ medieval thriller featuring Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Cadfael …. Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar …. Jonathan Tafler
Sister Magdalen …. Susannah York
Elis …. Jason Hughes
Melicent …. Kate Odey
Prince Owain …. Sion Probert
Radulfus …. Trevor Peacock
Eliud …. Mark Lewis Jones
Ithel/Edmund/Herbard …. Shaun Prendergast
Cristina …. Siobahn Flynn
Griffri …. Douglas Blackwell
Anion …. Matthew Morgan
Narrator …. Michael Kitchen
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Neil Cargill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00ny6xz)
The Norfolks
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 14:15 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bb9m4)
Episode 4
The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother Mary about turning to politics. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
THU 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy1g)
Episode 9
Willie recovers from his trauma in London, but can he stay with Tom? Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.
THU 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ny6y1)
Episode 9
Author George MacDonald Fraser reads more of his recollections from 1945 of the war in Burma.
THU 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ny723)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien - featuring The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean, Grandpa Chatterji, and The Doomspell.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k31j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00ny721)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
Earthsearch I
Planetfall
The starship Challenger has been on a 115-year-long mission exploring other galaxies for suitable Earth-like planets to colonise.
The present crew of four were born on the Challenger and have never left it. From birth they've been looked after by two 'Angels' - voices surrounding and guiding their every move. The crew follows their advice without question. A dangerous situation, perhaps, if the Angels aren't all their names imply...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Christopher Scott ...... Sinclair
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
THU 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
1. The Manuscript
Two friends are camping near the bleak ruins of a huge old house in a remote spot in the west of Ireland, when they discover a ragged manuscript.
It purports to be the journal of an old recluse who once lived in the house with his sister. The manuscript describes his terrifying experiences of being besieged by supernatural creatures and another dimension...
Read by Jim Norton.
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 We've Been Here Before (b00ft41b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Cadfael (b007k27q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b00fwq9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b9ftc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Creme de la Crime (b008f8hc)
Series 3
This Carriage for Justice
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe a murder and false accusations. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From April 2003.
THU 22:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00bfq19)
Series 1
Episode 6
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, entertains an audience with his book of verse. From December 1996.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b00gfsmp)
Series 3
Episode 3
Trying to guard his legacy, the professor lets Anthony and Ruth run the path lab. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From February 2006.
THU 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jvb4)
Treachery With a Cricket Sock in Its Face
Tony meets two old flames and some Russian gangsters. Nick Revell's epic comedy saga with Alison Steadman. From May 1997.
FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2009
FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Cadfael (b007k27q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b00fwq9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00ny6xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bb9m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ny6y1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 20/11/2009 (b00ny84t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b52ck)
Series 1
Episode 2
A dirty wartime romp and the tale of a naughty gnome.
Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and announcer, Douglas Smith.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1969.
FRI 08:30 Married (b008cbyc)
Series 3
Episode 4
Going for a drive through a time anomaly, Robin, Leslie and Dirk end up in Texas.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Doctor/Newsreader//Glop .... Kate Robbins
Alan .... Christopher Kelham
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 09:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007ylq8)
Clicquot et Fils
Monsieur Clicquot plans to improve his ailing funeral parlour. Stars Richard Griffiths and Josie Lawrence. From December 1998.
FRI 09:30 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
Series 1
Holidays
Pam Ayres's poetry and sketch show looks at holidays,
With poems about packing too much and learning to ski at 50-something.
Plus sketches about booking a holiday online and getting shingles up the Orinoco.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
Stormy Waters
Charles is overwhelmed by meeting Julia again on board ship, but will his relationship with the Marchmain family still prove to be jinxed?
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in the conclusion of Evelyn Waugh's novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Doctor ...... Sean Baker
Father MacKay ...... Jonathan Keeble
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
FRI 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jvvd)
Episode 10
On the eve of her 11-plus, the exam seems to be the least of Meena's worries. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
FRI 11:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0qq)
The Epping Jaundice
A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b52ck)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Whispers (b007k2zk)
Series 2
Episode 3
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Simon Fanshawe and Charles Collingwood join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
FRI 13:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl5y)
Bitter Medicine
3. The Monkfish Files
An anti-abortion riot breaks out as the private eye's murder probe continues.
Sharon Gless stars in Sara Paretsky's thriller as private investigator V.I. Warshawski.
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
V.I. Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris
Rioter …. Alice Arnold
Diaz …. Chris Pavlo
Pedro/Judge …. Ioan Meredith
Carol/Rioter …. Joanna Monro
Dick …. John Sharian
Rioter …. Jonathan Adams
Mr Contreras …. Kerry Shale
Fabiano …. Robert Harper
Dieter Monkfish …. Sean Baker
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
FRI 13:30 Cadfael (b007k28z)
Dead Man's Ransom
5. A Helping Hand
With a strong case against Elis, will Brother Cadfael solve the sheriff's murder?
Conclusion of Ellis Peters’ medieval thriller dramatised by Bert Coules.
Cadfael …. Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar …. Jonathan Tafler
Sister Magdalen …. Susannah York
Elis …. Jason Hughes
Melicent …. Kate Odey
Prince Owain …. Sion Probert
Eliud …. Mark Lewis Jones
Ithel/Herbard …. Shaun Prendergast
Cristina …. Siobahn Flynn
Villager …. David Holt
Narrator …. Michael Kitchen
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1991.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nybty)
The Dalrymples
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:15 Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters (b00bbmfd)
Episode 5
The Sherlock Holmes author writes to his mother debating his knighthood offer. Extracts read by Forbes Masson and John Dougal.
FRI 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jy2w)
Episode 10
Willie gets news of his mother, as his future life is finally resolved. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.
FRI 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nybv0)
Episode 10
Author George MacDonald Fraser concludes reading his 1945 recollections of front-line soldiering in Burma.
FRI 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nybv2)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien - featuring Grandpa Chatterji, and The Doomspell.
FRI 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007ylq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlb2)
Earthsearch I
First Footprint City
As the starship Challenger returns to its solar system after a 115-year-long search for a planet suitable for colonisation - it's a home that the crew have never known.
Born aboard the craft, the four-strong space crew must come to terms with some shocking news...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
Simon ...... David Bradshawe
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
FRI 18:30 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007wznx)
2. The Siege
After beginning to read the ragged manuscript purporting to be written by an old recluse, the narrator and his sister face the swine-like supernatural creatures' terrifying siege...
Read by Jim Norton.
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b52ck)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Whispers (b007k2zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 VI Warshawski (b007jl5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Cadfael (b007k28z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jvvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0qq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b008cbyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Lee Mack Show (b00c4cd2)
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox joins the sharp comedian for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From April 2005.
FRI 23:00 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007k1z6)
Greenwich
Driving instructors, pornography and a surprise from Supermarket Sweep's TV host, Dale Winton.
From Greenwich University, London.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
With Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front and John Thomson.
Special guest: Dale Winton
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC Two in 1995.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in November 1993.
FRI 23:30 The 99p Challenge (b007jrl7)
Series 2
Episode 6
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty and Peter Baynham.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
14/11/2009
05:00 SAT (b00nvvg0)
15/11/2009
05:00 SUN (b00nvvt2)
16/11/2009
05:00 MON (b00nvzc2)
17/11/2009
05:00 TUE (b00nw3g8)
18/11/2009
05:00 WED (b00nxcc7)
19/11/2009
05:00 THU (b00ny71z)
20/11/2009
05:00 FRI (b00ny84t)
A Laugh on the Ocean Wave
11:30 SUN (b007k4k5)
A Laugh on the Ocean Wave
17:30 SUN (b007k4k5)
A Whole New Ball Game
10:30 SUN (b00cb1m8)
A Whole New Ball Game
21:30 SUN (b00cb1m8)
Agatha Christie
01:30 SAT (b00jzy3m)
An English Journey
09:00 SAT (b0092mzs)
An English Journey
19:00 SAT (b0092mzs)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
14:15 MON (b00b9ghy)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
04:15 TUE (b00b9ghy)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
14:15 TUE (b00b9m1s)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
04:15 WED (b00b9m1s)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
14:15 WED (b00b9xqc)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
04:15 THU (b00b9xqc)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
14:15 THU (b00bb9m4)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
04:15 FRI (b00bb9m4)
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
14:15 FRI (b00bbmfd)
Ayres on the Air
09:30 FRI (b008p9vh)
Ayres on the Air
17:30 FRI (b008p9vh)
Ben Moor - Undone
18:00 SAT (b008zdkt)
Ben Moor - Undone
00:00 SUN (b008zdkt)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00nvvg2)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00nvvt4)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00nw2v9)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00nx9jg)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00ny0pz)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00ny723)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00nybv2)
Birdsong
03:00 SAT (b007jqcf)
Brothers in Law
09:00 WED (b007jrhv)
Brothers in Law
17:00 WED (b007jrhv)
Cadfael
13:30 MON (b007k23t)
Cadfael
20:30 MON (b007k23t)
Cadfael
01:30 TUE (b007k23t)
Cadfael
13:30 TUE (b007k254)
Cadfael
20:30 TUE (b007k254)
Cadfael
01:30 WED (b007k254)
Cadfael
13:30 WED (b007k26f)
Cadfael
20:30 WED (b007k26f)
Cadfael
01:30 THU (b007k26f)
Cadfael
13:30 THU (b007k27q)
Cadfael
20:30 THU (b007k27q)
Cadfael
01:30 FRI (b007k27q)
Cadfael
13:30 FRI (b007k28z)
Cadfael
20:30 FRI (b007k28z)
Chain Gang
17:55 SAT (b00nvvgg)
Chain Gang
23:55 SAT (b00nvvgg)
Charles Dickens
09:30 SAT (b007tcgm)
Charles Dickens
19:30 SAT (b007tcgm)
Cliche
23:30 SUN (b007jppl)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00nvyzg)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00nvyzj)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00p01h3)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00nvyzn)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:30 SUN (b00nvyzq)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00nvyzg)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00nvyzj)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00p01h3)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00nvyzn)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:30 MON (b00nvyzq)
Comedy Controller
10:00 SAT (b007jsq0)
Comedy Controller
20:00 SAT (b007jsq0)
Counterpoint
12:30 TUE (b00fl745)
Counterpoint
19:30 TUE (b00fl745)
Creme de la Crime
22:30 THU (b008f8hc)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00nvvg4)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00nvvg6)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00nvvg8)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00nvvgb)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00nvvgd)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007nf83)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007nf83)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007nf83)
David Edgar - That Summer
13:00 SAT (b007k1tf)
David Edgar - That Summer
01:00 SUN (b007k1tf)
Dead Ringers
08:30 MON (b00b9xgv)
Dead Ringers
22:00 MON (b00b9xgv)
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
00:00 MON (b00nyymd)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
08:30 WED (b008043w)
Double Income, No Kids Yet
22:00 WED (b008043w)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
10:00 TUE (b007k2ms)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
15:00 TUE (b007k2ms)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
03:00 WED (b007k2ms)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
10:00 WED (b007k2nx)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
15:00 WED (b007k2nx)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
03:00 THU (b007k2nx)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
10:00 THU (b007k2q1)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
15:00 THU (b007k2q1)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
03:00 FRI (b007k2q1)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
10:00 FRI (b007k2r7)
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
15:00 FRI (b007k2r7)
Foul Play
12:30 WED (b007jqkf)
Foul Play
19:30 WED (b007jqkf)
Fresh Blood
18:45 MON (b007k2d5)
Fresh Blood
00:45 TUE (b007k2d5)
Fresh Blood
18:45 TUE (b007k2fl)
Fresh Blood
00:45 WED (b007k2fl)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00j05w8)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
23:00 SAT (b00j05w8)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
04:00 SUN (b00j05w8)
George Orwell - Keep the Aspidistra Flying
10:00 MON (b00nw25z)
George Orwell - Keep the Aspidistra Flying
15:00 MON (b00nw25z)
George Orwell - Keep the Aspidistra Flying
03:00 TUE (b00nw25z)
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
23:00 WED (b007scyq)
Hair in the Gate
22:30 WED (b007k3t3)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b008v13d)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b008v13d)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b008v13d)
Hearing With Hegley
22:45 THU (b00bfq19)
How Tickled Am I?
11:00 SUN (b007jp99)
How Tickled Am I?
17:00 SUN (b007jp99)
JG Ballard - The Drowned World
18:30 SUN (b00j59gg)
James Follett - Earthsearch
18:00 MON (b007jwr1)
James Follett - Earthsearch
00:00 TUE (b007jwr1)
James Follett - Earthsearch
18:00 TUE (b007m6f8)
James Follett - Earthsearch
00:00 WED (b007m6f8)
James Follett - Earthsearch
18:00 WED (b007mwnt)
James Follett - Earthsearch
00:00 THU (b007mwnt)
James Follett - Earthsearch
18:00 THU (b007jl9p)
James Follett - Earthsearch
00:00 FRI (b007jl9p)
James Follett - Earthsearch
18:00 FRI (b007jlb2)
Just Juliette
23:00 TUE (b007jvzn)
Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun
23:00 FRI (b007k1z6)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
09:30 MON (b007jsb8)
Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful
17:30 MON (b007jsb8)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
12:30 MON (b00nw263)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
19:30 MON (b00nw263)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 SAT (b00h9t26)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
13:00 MON (b00hdfdn)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 MON (b00hdfdn)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 TUE (b00hdfdn)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
13:00 TUE (b00hg9n4)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
20:00 TUE (b00hg9n4)
Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders
01:00 WED (b00hg9n4)
Married
08:30 FRI (b008cbyc)
Married
22:00 FRI (b008cbyc)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b007jvtv)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b007jvtv)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 SAT (b007jy30)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
11:00 MON (b007jy5m)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 MON (b007jy5m)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 TUE (b007jy5m)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
11:00 TUE (b007jy6w)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 TUE (b007jy6w)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 WED (b007jy6w)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
11:00 WED (b00fy2qp)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 WED (b00fy2qp)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 THU (b00fy2qp)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
11:00 THU (b00fwq9n)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 THU (b00fwq9n)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
02:00 FRI (b00fwq9n)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
11:00 FRI (b007jvvd)
Meera Syal - Anita and Me
21:00 FRI (b007jvvd)
Meet the Huggetts
12:30 SUN (b00nvyzd)
Meet the Huggetts
19:30 SUN (b00nvyzd)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
04:30 SAT (b007jxpw)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
14:30 MON (b007jxxp)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
04:30 TUE (b007jxxp)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
14:30 TUE (b007jxyz)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
04:30 WED (b007jxyz)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
14:30 WED (b007jy06)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
04:30 THU (b007jy06)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
14:30 THU (b007jy1g)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
04:30 FRI (b007jy1g)
Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom
14:30 FRI (b007jy2w)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
08:30 TUE (b00nw3x9)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
22:00 TUE (b00nw3x9)
Oscar Wilde
00:30 SAT (b008lz2g)
PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
09:00 MON (b007jqnr)
PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
17:00 MON (b007jqnr)
Petrella
02:15 SAT (b007jpny)
Petrella
11:15 MON (b007yp3x)
Petrella
21:15 MON (b007yp3x)
Petrella
02:15 TUE (b007yp3x)
Petrella
11:15 TUE (b007jppx)
Petrella
21:15 TUE (b007jppx)
Petrella
02:15 WED (b007jppx)
Planet B
18:00 SUN (b00j250y)
Postscripts: JB Priestley
04:15 SAT (b00nth1f)
Quartered Safe Out Here
04:45 SAT (b00ntnb3)
Quartered Safe Out Here
14:45 MON (b00nw2v7)
Quartered Safe Out Here
04:45 TUE (b00nw2v7)
Quartered Safe Out Here
14:45 TUE (b00nx9jd)
Quartered Safe Out Here
04:45 WED (b00nx9jd)
Quartered Safe Out Here
14:45 WED (b00ny0px)
Quartered Safe Out Here
04:45 THU (b00ny0px)
Quartered Safe Out Here
14:45 THU (b00ny6y1)
Quartered Safe Out Here
04:45 FRI (b00ny6y1)
Quartered Safe Out Here
14:45 FRI (b00nybv0)
Revolting People
22:30 MON (b008gc13)
Rigor Mortis
23:00 THU (b00gfsmp)
Ring Around the Bath
09:00 TUE (b00nwsh4)
Ring Around the Bath
17:00 TUE (b00nwsh4)
Rudy's Rare Records
22:30 SUN (b00nvyzv)
Short Stories by John McGahern
10:15 SUN (b00nvyzb)
Short Stories by John McGahern
21:15 SUN (b00nvyzb)
Smelling of Roses
09:30 WED (b007jzcd)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 WED (b007jzcd)
Space Hacks
23:00 SUN (b007k2bd)
Stephen Gallagher - Chimera
02:30 SUN (b007wtfb)
Stephen Gallagher - Chimera
13:00 SUN (b007wtfb)
Stephen Gallagher - Chimera
01:00 MON (b007wtfb)
Stop Messing About!
08:00 FRI (b00b52ck)
Stop Messing About!
12:00 FRI (b00b52ck)
Stop Messing About!
19:00 FRI (b00b52ck)
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black
00:00 SAT (b007jls5)
The 99p Challenge
23:30 FRI (b007jrl7)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
09:00 THU (b007k31j)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
17:00 THU (b007k31j)
The Brothers
09:30 THU (b00ny721)
The Brothers
17:30 THU (b00ny721)
The Change
23:30 TUE (b00nxcbs)
The Galton and Simpson Playhouse
09:00 FRI (b007ylq8)
The Galton and Simpson Playhouse
17:00 FRI (b007ylq8)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jl9j)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jl9j)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jl9j)
The House of the Spirit Levels
23:30 THU (b007jvb4)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 THU (b007x08g)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:30 FRI (b007x08g)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:30 FRI (b007wznx)
The Lee Mack Show
22:30 FRI (b00c4cd2)
The Man in Black
18:30 SAT (b00nvvgj)
The Man in Black
00:30 SUN (b00nvvgj)
The Mark Steel Solution
23:00 MON (b007js6t)
The Masterson Inheritance
23:30 WED (b007jqqh)
The Medical Detectives
11:15 WED (b007k0nf)
The Medical Detectives
21:15 WED (b007k0nf)
The Medical Detectives
02:15 THU (b007k0nf)
The Medical Detectives
11:15 THU (b007k0pn)
The Medical Detectives
21:15 THU (b007k0pn)
The Medical Detectives
02:15 FRI (b007k0pn)
The Medical Detectives
11:15 FRI (b007k0qq)
The Medical Detectives
21:15 FRI (b007k0qq)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b007jphs)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b007jphs)
The Million Pound Radio Show
22:30 TUE (b007k2yt)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jmzt)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jmzt)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jmzt)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
08:30 THU (b00b9ftc)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
22:00 THU (b00b9ftc)
The News Quiz
22:00 SUN (b00nvyzs)
The Shuttleworths
23:45 MON (b007jp2b)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
09:30 TUE (b007jzjx)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter
17:30 TUE (b007jzjx)
The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee
23:30 MON (b00nw3c9)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
04:00 SAT (b00nth1c)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
14:00 MON (b00nw261)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
04:00 TUE (b00nw261)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
14:00 TUE (b00nx9jb)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
04:00 WED (b00nx9jb)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
14:00 WED (b00nxk3w)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
04:00 THU (b00nxk3w)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
14:00 THU (b00ny6xz)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
04:00 FRI (b00ny6xz)
This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties
14:00 FRI (b00nybty)
VI Warshawski
13:00 WED (b007jl4z)
VI Warshawski
20:00 WED (b007jl4z)
VI Warshawski
01:00 THU (b007jl4z)
VI Warshawski
13:00 THU (b007jl5g)
VI Warshawski
20:00 THU (b007jl5g)
VI Warshawski
01:00 FRI (b007jl5g)
VI Warshawski
13:00 FRI (b007jl5y)
VI Warshawski
20:00 FRI (b007jl5y)
We've Been Here Before
12:30 THU (b00ft41b)
We've Been Here Before
19:30 THU (b00ft41b)
Whispers
12:30 FRI (b007k2zk)
Whispers
19:30 FRI (b007k2zk)