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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 7 ARCHIVE
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 7 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2010

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
Guards! Guards!

Episode 2

Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes?

Will Captain Vimes get any joy from dragonologist and society heavyweight Lady Ramkin?

Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.

The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.

SAT 00:30 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future

Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...

Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.

Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.

Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.

Producer: Marc Beeby

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.

SAT 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (m0009cq5)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5

The Retired Colourman

"Burglary has always been an alternative profession and I have little doubt that I should have come to the front."

A simple case of adultery and theft turns sinister for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective.

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.

Josiah Amberle ...... John Ruddock
Reverend Elman ...... Garard Green
Inspector MacKinnon ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Mrs Hudson ...... Janet Morrison
Barker ...... Denis Goacher

Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.

Producer Graham Gauld

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1964.

SAT 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007jwmz)
Episode 1

Ray Shell begins a reading of James Sallis' crime novel, featuring detective Lew Griffin on the trail of his missing son.

SAT 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007nfd7)
Episode 5

As a midsummer night draws to an end, some life-changing events await Richardson. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.

SAT 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rfcf)
Age Gap

Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy about growing older. Stars Phyllida Law and Imelda Staunton.

SAT 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwgm)
Episode 5

Phineas Finn's political career is on the rise, but he is short of money. Glencora worries over her children's inheritance.

SAT 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n3jxh)
Series 1

Large Blue

The Large Blue butterfly died out in Britain in 1979, but why?

Investigations pointed to a complex life cycle linked to a single species of ant. With this knowledge the Large Blue was re-introduced into the British countryside, but there is a sinister twist in the tale, in the form of a parasitic wasp.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

SAT 04:15 The People of the British Museum (b009prl1)
Treasure and Healing

Danny Danziger visits the coin and medal collections, with a Swedish coin the size of a tea-tray and millions of art prints.

SAT 04:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00ptl4r)
Episode 7

Mrs Ransome meets a young man who solves the burglary mystery. The author concludes his own specially commissioned story.

SAT 04:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s9rn)
Episode 5

Tony Hawks battles to win his bet, to avoid stripping off to sing the Moldavan national anthem naked in Balham High Street.

SAT 05:00 16/01/2010 (b00pxjp7)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00pxjp9)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Goose Girl, written by Shannon Hale and read by Susanna Northern.

SAT 09:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvc9)
Series 1

Destination Moon

The rocket countdown is on for the intrepid boy reporter and his dog Snowy. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.

SAT 09:30 Songlines (b00pxjb8)
A Man's a Man For A' That

John Cavanagh probes Robert Burns' famous democratic song of liberty and freedom - also aimed at the pretentious ruling class.

SAT 10:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
Boothby Graffoe

Boothby Graffoe is a stand-up comedian with a talent and a penchant for cerebral funny songs. In this special alone he composes an impromptu ditty about being Comedy Controller.

He also has a long and treasured history with BBC Radio 4 Comedy - The Big Booth begat In No Particular order -as well as a notable collaboration with Omid Djalili for TV. Boothby's worked with Art Malik, Steve Frost, Jason Isaacs, Pauline McLynn, Glenn Tilbrook, Kevin Eldon, Dean Friedman and Robyn Hitchcock.

He's also a playwright with three productions to his name and has appeared in The Bill and Casualty.

Named after a Lincolnshire market town, the comedian makes his selection of BBC radio comedy: The Goon Show - The Evils of Bushey Spon (17/03/1958); Round the Horne Ser.1 ep11 (16/05/1965); Steptoe and Son - Two's Company (28/03/1971); The Burkiss Way (26/12/1979); The Big Booth (29/01/2000); Hancock's Half Hour - The Conjuror (22/02/1956).

SAT 13:00 Michael Frayn - Here (b00db303)
Moving into their tiny new flat, a young couple need to make important decisions. Where will they put the bed? And do they really want to spend the rest of their lives together?

Michael Frayn's comedy drama stars Samuel West as Phil, Lucy Tregear as Cath and Margaret Courtenay as Pat.

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.

SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00kssqj)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Three Garridebs

American John Garrideb asks the sleuth to find two men who share his surname, and so could claim a large inheritance. From 1964.

SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00kssqg)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Sussex Vampire

The sleuth is called in when a Peruvian woman is accused of sucking the blood of her children. From 1964.

SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00kn4m9)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Red-Headed League

The sleuth's visitor is asked to copy out the 'Encyclopaedia Britannica' for four pounds a week. But is it a hoax? From 1964.

SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00kssq8)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Three Gables

The sleuth investigates a house buyer who also wants to acquire every single item in the building. From 1964.

SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00kssqb)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Retired Colourman

A simple case of adultery and theft turns into something much more sinister for the sleuth and his companion. From 1964.

SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05wx)
Series 5

Episode 14

The American funny man has comedy and music from Minnesota, with Nanci Griffith and Robin and Linda Williams. From 2008.

SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b008jdt5)
The Devil of Denge Marsh

Episode 2

Lionheart and Dunning's battle with an old adversary leads them to a strange village. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.

SAT 18:30 HG Wells (b007k4kd)
A Dream of Armageddon

Escape

As war breaks out, our hero flees with his wife to try and shield her from the horrors of battle and bloodshed. Can he re-establish the romantic idyll he once enjoyed?

Concluded by Robert Bathurst.

Written in 1901, this is a disturbing vision of the future - as Wells comes uncannily close to predicting the horrors of the Second World War.

English author and political philosopher, HG Wells is recognised as one of sci-fi's founding-fathers. Within his own lifetime, he became a literary celebrity, earning praise from contemporaries such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad. His influence was wide reaching; George Orwell in particular - "The minds of all of us, and therefore the physical world, would be perceptibly different if Wells never existed." In recent years his work has enjoyed a renaissance, including Steven Spielberg's 2005 film of War Of The Worlds.

Wells died on August 13th, 1946, aged 79.

Producer: Gemma Jenkins

Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2006.

SAT 19:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SAT 19:30 Songlines (b00pxjb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

SAT 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008wdrm)
2007

Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Shappi Khorsandi, Rhod Gilbert and Arnab Chanda.

SUNDAY 17 JANUARY 2010

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b008jdt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]

SUN 00:30 HG Wells (b007k4kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]

SUN 01:00 Michael Frayn - Here (b00db303)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]

SUN 02:30 Morse (b007k4jl)
Last Seen Wearing

Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing person case from a dead colleague, but murder is Morse's speciality and the case soon has complications.

Stars John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis

First published in 1976, Colin Dexter's second Morse crime novel dramatised by Guy Meredith.

Inspector Morse ...... John Shrapnel
Sergeant Lewis ...... Robert Glenister
Donald Philipson ...... Miles Anderson
Sheila Philipson ...... Melinda Walker
Gwen Taylor ...... Frances Jeater
George Taylor ...... Donald Sumpter
Valerie Taylor ...... Tamsin Greig
Reginald Baines ...... Terence Edmond
Chief Supt. Strange ...... John Hartley
Mrs Ainley ...... Auriol Smith
John McGuire ..... Paul Panting
Sergeant Dickson ..... Lyndam Gregory
David Acum ...... David Jarvis
Joe ...... James Taylor
Versatile Vera ...... Emily Woof
Police Surgeon ...... Don McCorkindale
Sergeant Onslow ...... Michael Onslow
Radio 3 announcer ...... Catriona Young

Theme music by Wilfredo Acosta.

Director: Ned Chaillet

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1994.

SUN 04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]

SUN 05:00 17/01/2010 (b00pynbz)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00pync1)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Goose Girl, written by Shannon Hale and read by Susanna Northern.

SUN 09:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007jvl9)
Episode 1

Winter has come to Evensford. As the first snowflakes of 1931 settle, Lydia Aspen has come to live with her two aunts.

Richardson, a young reporter on the local paper, watches as the shy heiress passes by in a Daimler. His editor tells him "go and get the story"...

Stars Tim Pigott-Smith as Older Richardson, Jordan Frieda as Richardson, Juliet Aubrey as Lydia, Margaret Tyzack as Miss Bertie, Angela Thorne as Miss Juliana, Philip Fox as Bretherton and Jamie Bamber as Tom.

HE Bates's semi-autobiographical novel (published in 1952) dramatised by Vivienne Allen.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

SUN 10:15 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
Miss King

A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding.

SUN 10:30 Winston (b00pync3)
Winston Back Home

A Born Natural

Old rogue Winston's plot to be alone with Nancy gets an unexpected boost from Father.

Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.

Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.

SUN 11:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pync5)
Dame Edna Everage

'Hello, Possums!' The truly gifted Melbourne megastar opens her heart to share and care as only she can.

SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jq8w)
The Big Big Big Ben Bungle

The bungling bureaucrats drop clangers galore, as the bare truth is exposed in Westminster!

Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.

With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.

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 the BBC Radio 4 in July 1977.

SUN 12:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jtgw)
Series 11

Robin Jim and his Merry Men

The cheeky schoolboy sets out to clear Grandad's name. With Jimmy Clitheroe and guest star Derek Nimmo. From October 1967.

SUN 13:00 Morse (b007k4jl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]

SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxjc5)
The Boosh: Tundra

Howard and Vince try to find new attractions for the surreal zoo. Stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. From November 2001.

SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxjf5)
All the Young Dudes: Homeward Bound

Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy. Jim Sweeney's comedy-drama with Steve Steen. From July 2001.

SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00jz2xn)
The Mitch Benn Music Show

The comedian presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Steve Brown. From October 2006.

SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxq7p)
The Inimitable Jeeves: Bingo and the Little Woman

Bingo's in love and Bertie reprises his role as a romantic novelist. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael Hordern.

SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxq7r)
Cabin Pressure: Cremona

Arthur's in awe of a film star on his flight while Douglas tries disguising 30 knights. Stars Stephanie Cole. From July 2008.

SUN 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pync5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

SUN 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00ck4fs)
James Hogg - The Brownie of the Black Haggs

Lady Wheelhope has a reputation as a violent mistress to those under her power. Yet when desire for a mysterious servant overwhelms her, it's her own soul she yields to terrible risk...

Series of 3 Scottish 19th Century tales of terror and mystery.

Written by James Hogg and dramatised by Marty Ross.

Lady Wheelhope ...... Irene MacDougall
The Laird ...... Paul Young
Merodach ...... James Chisholm
Bessie ...... Mary Riggans
Wattie ...... James Bryce
Adam ...... Alec Heggie

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.

SUN 18:30 Last Days of Shandakor (b007k30c)
Episode 2

Fear turns to admiration, as anthropologist Jon learns about his alien captors. Nathan Osgood reads Leigh Brackett's adventure.

SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jq8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]

SUN 19:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jtgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

SUN 20:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007jvl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

SUN 21:15 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]

SUN 21:30 Winston (b00pync3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]

SUN 22:00 Red Dwarf (b00pxjv8)
Better Than Life

Episode 1

Lister, Cat and Rimmer waste away in a computer fantasy. Can lowly service mechanoid Kryten rescue them? Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's cult sci-fi, read by Chris Barrie.

SUN 22:30 The News Quiz (b00pxjvb)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. First heard on Radio 4 on 8th January 2010.

SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00pswyl)
Series 2

Episode 2

Miles Jupp and the quick-fire team set about reducing the week's news to the sum of its comic parts.

SUN 23:30 Swots (b00pxjvd)
Series 1

Episode 4

Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity pupils. With Susan Morrison and Michelle McManus. From September 2009.

MONDAY 18 JANUARY 2010

MON 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00ck4fs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]

MON 00:30 Last Days of Shandakor (b007k30c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]

MON 01:00 Morse (b007k4jl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]

MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxjc5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]

MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxjf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]

MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00jz2xn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]

MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxq7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]

MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00pxq7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]

MON 05:00 18/01/2010 (b00pxq7t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.

MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jn4c)
Series 2

Branded

Godfrey is ridiculed when Captain Mainwaring hears he was a conscientious objector.

Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike and Arnold Ridley as Godfrey.

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

Producer: John Dyas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1975.

MON 08:30 All the Young Dudes (b00cgyjs)
Series 1

School's Out

Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney and Cathryn Harrison. From July 2001.

MON 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007yyzf)
Series 1

Cold Call

By David Holt. Gordon is persuaded to extend his house. But is this a case of Conservatory Conspiracy? With Pam Ferris. From June 2006.

MON 09:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jx7n)
Series 1

Episode 2

Sparks enjoys economic prosperity under the Rotarians. But will it last? Political satire in the story of country folk, with Nick Hancock and Andrew Sachs. From September 1988.

MON 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh0)
Episode 6

Phineas fears his past will affect his career, and with rumours over his love life, a fresh setback awaits. Stars Conleth Hill.

MON 11:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
Episode 6

After the death of his friend, Richardson cuts himself off from the group and their familiar surroundings. But while out walking one day he comes across a figure he recognises.

Stars Tim Pigott-Smith as Older Richardson, Jordan Frieda as Richardson, Juliet Aubrey as Lydia, Jamie Bamber as Tom. Clare Corbett as Nancy and Tom Mannion as McKechnie.

HE Bates's semi-autobiographical novel (published in 1952) dramatised by Vivienne Allen.

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

MON 11:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
Maurice Denham is former MP Sir Plympton Makepeace reflecting on 60 glorious years in power. Peter Tinniswood's comic monologue.

MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jn4c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrms)
Birthday Boy

Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry.

Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers.

Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.

Producer: John Browell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.

MON 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007zl1r)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6

The Boscombe Valley Mystery

The Baker Street sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under.

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
James McCarthy ...... Nigel Graham
Coroner ...... Geoffrey Wincott
Inspector Lestrade ...... Humphrey Morton
Alice Turner ...... Sheila Grant … Alice Turner
John Turner ...... Bruce Beeby

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1966.

MON 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
Episode 2

The New Orleans detective launches a search deep into his past. Adaptation of James Sallis' novel read by Ray Shell.

MON 14:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
Series 1

Collecting

Why do we collect things? Is it a male response to ancient hunting instincts to provide food for the family?

Today, collecting by children is in decline, and with it the development of an early fascination with the natural world around them.

Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

MON 14:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008tx0j)
You Wear it Well

Life begins at 40? The pain and joy of Middle Age, including the tragic tale of The Embarrassing Older Woman Trying to be Hip.

MON 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b0084hxk)
Episode 1

Budding art historian Martin Clay makes an extraordinary chance discovery. Read by Martin Jarvis.

MON 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k448)
Episode 1

Legendary agony aunt Claire Rayner reads her own biography, recalling her difficult childhood with extraordinary candour.

MON 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pxq80)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Magenta Orange by Echo Freer and At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.

MON 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007yyzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

MON 17:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jx7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p9wy)
Guards! Guards!

Episode 3

The people of Ankh-Morpork have a no-nonsense approach to entertainment.

While they're looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy to settle instead for seeing the avenging warrior baked in his own armour.

Why is Captain Vimes suspicious?

Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.

The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.

MON 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1d8)
The Cycle

Under a full moon, a young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means. Michelle Gomez reads John Connolly's tale.

How often have you done something which seemed out of character only to discover that a full moon fell on that day or week? Five stories marking a full moon. When someone or something unexpectedly steps outside of the norm is it just coincidence, or is there really something in The Lunar Effect?

The Cycle, written by John Connolly and read by Michelle Gomez.

On her way home from work on an almost deserted train, a young woman starts to suffer pains that we are led to believe indicate her period is imminent. When two troublemaking youths board the train and there is a subsequent delay, the boys' unwanted attention, the woman's increasing pain and the effect of the full moon result in the demise of her tormentors by unexpected means...

MON 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081sjk)
Episode 1

A mild-mannered doctor and his monstrous alter-ego. Tim Pigott-Smith reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a dual personality.

Abridged by Morag Lyall.

The mild-mannered Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug; one that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Mr Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control.

But soon he'll discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, poet and author of fiction and travel books, was known especially for his novels of adventure. Stevenson became famous with the romantic adventure story Treasure Island, which appeared in 1883.

Producer: David Jackson Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1996.

MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jn4c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

MON 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

MON 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007zl1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

MON 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

MON 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

MON 21:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

MON 22:00 All the Young Dudes (b00cgyjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

MON 22:30 The Boosh (b007jxrs)
Hitcher

Zoo boss Bob Fossil is concerned about the erratic behaviour of Tony the prawn and gives zookeepers Howard and Vince the duty of escorting him to a zoo for animal offenders.

All goes wrong, however, when Howard and Vince come across a strange figure standing by the side of the road.

Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.

The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.

Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher

After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.

Producer: Danny Wallace.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.

MON 23:00 In One Ear (b00pxsts)
Sketch comedy series - originally broadcast live. Stars Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Nick Wilton. From January 1986.

MON 23:30 Tales from the Tower (b00df7j6)
Penne Arrabiata No Chips

From the top of Blackpool Tower, caretaker Bob Braithwaite spies on a wedding organiser. Stars David Holt. From August 2001.

TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2010

TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p9wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]

TUE 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1d8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]

TUE 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081sjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]

TUE 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007zl1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]

TUE 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]

TUE 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]

TUE 02:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]

TUE 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:00 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]

TUE 04:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008tx0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]

TUE 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b0084hxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]

TUE 04:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k448)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]

TUE 05:00 19/01/2010 (b00pymrn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00pymrq)
Series 14

Povey an Admiral at Last

Captain Povey's wife Ramona lands him in a Singapore stew.

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Commanding Officer, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Clarissa, Tenniel Evans as the Admiral, Michael Bates as Albert and Elizabeth Morgan as Lady Fabia.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1973.

TUE 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
Episode 2

A very nosey vicar, life before paternity tests – and Smothering Heights.

The first-ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.

With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.

TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007jmr5)
Series 1

The Dinner Party

Sarah plays hostess, Mother plays the martyr and daughter Clare holds a flat-warming party.

Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.

Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare, Richard Davies as Leo Dolan and Ellen McIntosh as Gwen.

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.

TUE 09:30 Up the Garden Path (b007wpnk)
Series 1

Tangled Webs

The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her propensity for telling lies.

Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.

Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.

Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.

Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady

Class 4C:
Sarah Doyle
Kerryann White
Mark Monero
Sam Smart

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.

TUE 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh5)
Episode 7

Phineas Finn's trial grabs headlines, while Glencora and Plantagenet Palliser receive important news. Stars Juliet Stevenson.

TUE 11:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
Episode 7

Richardson decides he has to move on. Tom is happy, but storm clouds are gathering. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.

TUE 11:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsh0)
Murder West One

1. A Cure for Death

The discovery of a dumped body sparks another mystery for feisty Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield

She undertakes an investigation of Harley Street doctors and cutting-edge medicine of a very non-Hippocratic variety...

Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield

Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.

Imelda Staunton ,,,,,, DS Julie Enfield
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Dr Jameson ...... David Collings
Andy Roberts ...... Harry Myers
Jenny ...... Tilly Gaunt
Ken ...... Ben Crowe
Mary Stone ...... Elizabeth Conboy
Gordon Wiseacre ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dr Soames ...... Giles Fagan

Director: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00pymrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
Happy Christmas

The Dean asks Sparrow, Evans and Benskin to organise St Swithin's festivities. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1968.

TUE 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jr3d)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6

5. The Crooked Man

Probing a military murder, the great detective exposes a cryptic connection to Colonial India.

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
Corporal Wood ...... Allan McClelland
Sergeant Barclay ...... Douglas Hankin
Major Murphy ...... Alan Dudley
Eva Stuart … Miss Morrison
William Flinn ...... William Eedle
Jane Stewart ...... Beth Boyd

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1966.

TUE 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
Episode 3

The detective discovers some of his New Orleans neighbours waiting to meet him. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.

TUE 14:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxnh)
Rules of Rhetoric

Simon Hoggart charts the progress of the persuasive public speaker, starting with the great orators of Ancient Greece and Rome.

TUE 14:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008v26b)
Sitting at the Grown Ups Table

Life begins at 40? The pain and pleasure of Middle Age, including the joys of mellowing and reaching a plateau.

TUE 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5k)
Episode 2

After his extraordinary discovery, Martin Clay sees the chance of a lifetime and hatches a plan. Read by Martin Jarvis.

TUE 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k45g)
Episode 2

Reading her own biography, famous agony aunt Claire Rayner reveals her teenage ambitions and determination to become a nurse.

TUE 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pymrx)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Magenta Orange by Echo Freer and At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.

TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007jmr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

TUE 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b007wpnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc2z)
Guards! Guards!

Episode 4

"The Dewey system has its fine points" reflected the librarian, picking a parasite from its fur, "But when you're setting out to look for a crucial stolen book within the multi-dimensional folds of L-space, what you really need is a ball of string."

Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.

The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari … Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.

TUE 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1fd)
The Boy by the Light of the Moon

Back in Morocco and remembering a distant a love affair - a Spaniard meets an odd waiter. David Warner reads Vega Powell's tale.

An older Spanish man returns to the Port of Tangier in Morocco, where memories stir of a love affair that changed his life. At his hotel he is attended by a strange boy, who seems to know about the woman he loved long ago. But when the man tries to find the waiter the next day, he's told he only works there once a month: the boy appears only at the time of the full moon. An exotic Tale of the Unexpected.

TUE 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081tfy)
Episode 2

Hyde is wanted for murder and disappears. But what is his connection with the respectable Dr Jekyll? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.

TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00pymrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

TUE 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jr3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

TUE 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

TUE 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

TUE 21:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

TUE 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

TUE 22:30 The Atkinson People (b007k271)
Barry Good

A wry, startling, in-depth probe into the life of a spoof pop star. Stars Rowan Atkinson. From November 1979.

TUE 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
Money

David Jason's probe of modern life sets out to comprehend cash.

Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.

With Miriam Margolyes and Royce Mills.

Written by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton and Barry Pilton.

Music by John Owen Edwards.

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.

TUE 23:30 Doon Your Way (b007jzrw)
Episode 2

Bryony the Brownie and DJ Chantal join Doon Mackichan's parade of comic characters. With Alastair McGowan. From August 1996.

WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY 2010

WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]

WED 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]

WED 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081tfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]

WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jr3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]

WED 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]

WED 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]

WED 02:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]

WED 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]

WED 04:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008v26b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]

WED 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]

WED 04:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k45g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]

WED 05:00 20/01/2010 (b00pytdx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
Series 6

Fred's Pie Stall

The Lad Himself is out to save one of Cheam's institutions that's threatened by a council closure.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Wilfred Babbage, Hugh Morton and Harry Towb.

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 November 1959.

WED 08:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b5tc3)
Series 2

Episode 2

The comedian presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest singer-songwriter Isy Suttie. From October 2006.

WED 09:00 Brothers in Law (b007js84)
Series 2

Keeping It Warm

Will barrister Roger manage to make up with girlfriend Sally?

Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Jean Anderson as Mrs Thursby, Norman Bird as Brigstocke, John Gabriel as Lowthwaite, Francis de Wolff as Mr Justice and Peter Tuddenham as the Lord Justice.

Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.

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.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1971.

WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
Series 2

Trade Secrets

Confidentiality proves a headache for Rosie when she, Kate and Jo are all asked to organise top secret events...

Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.

With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Edward de Souza as Oleg, Gillian Hanna as Kirsten and Simon Trinder as Robert.

Producer: Maria Esposito

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.

WED 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhb)
Episode 8

Glencora opts for a potentially disastrous course of action to help the Duke of Omnium in his new role as Prime Minister. And as Palliser's domestic arrangements become more difficult, so do those of Mr Wharton and his daughter Emily...

Starring David Troughton as the Narrator, Ben Miles as Plantagenet Palliser, Sophie Thompson as Lady Glencora, Geoffrey Whitehead as Duke of St Bungay, Frances Jeater as Mrs Roby, Stella Gonet as Mme Goesler, Jonathan Keeble as Arthur Fletcher, Peter Marinker as Sir Orlando, Geoffrey Streatfeild as Everett, Chris Moran as Club Member, Greg Wise as Lopez, James Laurenson as Mr Wharton, Emily Bruni as Emily and Gerard McDermott as Parker.

Dramatised from Anthony Trollope's novels in 12 parts by Martyn Wade.

Music by Elizabeth Parker.

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

WED 11:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
Episode 8

When Richardson finally returns home, a startling discovery awaits him. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.

WED 11:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jshc)
Murder West One

2. The Art of the Matter

Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield faces a strange theft and cunning scam in one of central London's art galleries, which ultimately leads to murder...

Starring Imelda Staunton.

Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.

DSI Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Johnny "The Tongs" Brickman ...... Ben Crowe
Jack "The Whistle" Stephens ...... Sean Barrett
Andrew Olson...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Kath Dyer ...... Elizabeth Conboy
Auctioneer ...... Harry Myers
Jack "The Whistle" Stephens ...... Sean Barrett
Terry Richards ...... Giles Fagan
Woman Resident ...... Frances Jeater

Director: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 12:30 Crowned Hudds (b00pytdz)
VR in Charge

Will Queen Victoria be amused? Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From August 1995.

WED 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007znms)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6

9. The Final Problem

The Baker Street sleuth's greatest enemy, Professor Moriarty, pursues him across Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation.

Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson

Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.

Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley
Professor Moriarty …. Rolf Lefebvre
Peter Steiler …. Alan Dudley
Swiss Boy …. Gordon Gardner

Produced by Martyn C Webster.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.

WED 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
Episode 4

With his son missing and a bogus Lew Griffin at large, the detective takes action. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.

WED 14:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxpt)
Politics and Persuasion

Simon Hoggart talks to Tony Benn and Anne Widdecombe about the great parliamentary performers, past and present.

WED 14:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vnnj)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Life begins at 40? The pain and pleasure of Middle Age. Having an affair? 'It's not about sex, it's about death'.

WED 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5r)
Episode 3

Martin is determined to get his hands on the painting, without arousing Tony and Laura's suspicions. Read by Martin Jarvis.

WED 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k46j)
Episode 3

Legendary agony aunt Claire Rayner reads her own extraordinary life story, recounting unhappy times spent in 1950s Toronto.

WED 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pytf1)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Magenta Orange by Echo Freer and At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.

WED 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007js84)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
Guards! Guards!

Episode 5

"That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense.... Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."

The dragon strikes. But will Captain Vimes triumph?

Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.

The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Chief Merchant …. Jeff Nuttall
Librarian …. Michael Roberts
Little Girl …. Kate McEnery

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.

WED 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
She Often Walked at Night

Under a full moon somewhere in Europe - three friends meet in a strange, exotic bar. Lucy Cohu reads Lilian Pizzichini's tale.

Three friends, adrift in a mysterious European city, congregate one night at cocktail hour in a strange, exotic bar and, as they partake of an absinthe-like drink, pathological, long-buried natural tendencies surface under the influence of the full moon.

WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

WED 19:30 Crowned Hudds (b00pytdz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

WED 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007znms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

WED 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

WED 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

WED 21:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jshc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

WED 22:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b5tc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

WED 22:30 Radio Active (b0081ldx)
Series 1

What's News

The National Local Radio Station's worldwide update with Mike Flex and Mike Channel. Stars Angus Deayton. From October 1981.

WED 23:00 Eddie Izzard - Definite Article (b007jvtj)
Episode 1

The inimitable comedian entertains an audience with his stream of consciousness at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. From 1995.

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY 2010

THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]

THU 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]

THU 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0084yhk)
Episode 3

Mr Hyde appears to be dead and Dr Jekyll has disappeared. Will a paper trail unravel the mystery? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.

THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007znms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]

THU 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]

THU 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]

THU 02:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jshc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]

THU 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]

THU 04:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vnnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]

THU 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]

THU 04:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k46j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]

THU 05:00 21/01/2010 (b00pzgpq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
Series 5

The Spanish Suitcase

Neddie Seagoon's brave act lands him in prison, and a jewel thief is on the loose.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1954.

THU 08:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007js7t)
Episode 7

Plotting at the BBC reaches a climax, while reporter George edges closer to nailing the serial killer.

London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are an old-style Chief Police Inspector and BBC Radio's crime correspondent, George Cragge.

A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties. Dramatised in seven-parts by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham from Mark Tavener's novel.

George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Laetitia ...... Victoria Carling
Controller BBC 1 ...... Ian McNiece
Carstairs ...... Jeffrey Holland
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Jemma ...... Alice Arnold

With Geoffrey Whitehead, Paul Shearer and Tim Hope.

Music by Paul Mottram

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.

THU 09:00 Dinner Ladies (b00dz7lj)
Hare-Brained Schemes

Faced with no jobs, Sheila has an idea - but bad news follows. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From October 1997.

THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00pzgps)
Series 3

First Aid

Michael aims to dump his fiancee, Nigel suffers, and Zorro wields some murderous crutches. Stars Adam Godley. From March 2007.

THU 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhj)
Episode 9

Plantagenet Palliser wrestles with the difficulties of government and problems created by his wife. Stars Ben Miles.

THU 11:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
Episode 9

Visiting Lydia in the sanatorium, Richardson catches up on events with Blackie. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.

THU 11:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007zghc)
Murder West One

3. Five Star Killing

At a glitzy London hotel, the body of an unknown woman is discovered in the service area amongst the empty champagne bottles.

Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield must unravel a high class mystery...

Nick Fisher's thriller stars Imelda Staunton.

DSI Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Jean-Pierre Renaud ...... Alan Bourgouin
Trevor Jones ...... Giles Fagan
Ken ...... Ben Crowe
John Manning ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ralph Bingley ...... Robert Harper
Stephen Willis ...... Tom Bevan

Director: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pzgpv)
Series 2

Episode 2

Oxford take on Bermondsey in 'Universal Challenge', unclad fashion news - and ballet on the radio?

More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.

Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.

Written by Peter Vincent, David McKellar, Les Lilley, Chic Jacob, Humphrey Barclay, David Lund, Bill Oddie, Hugh Woodhouse, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.

Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.

Songs by Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden with music by Dave Lee.

Producer: Humphrey Barclay

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965.

THU 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jths)
The Photo Call

Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh when an actor dies - is it murder? Francis Matthews plays Simon Brett's amateur sleuth.

THU 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
Episode 5

The New Orleans detective is on the trail of a missing teenager - and an imposter. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.

THU 14:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxr6)
Moving Minds

Simon Hoggart examines the language of argument used in the two great theatres of rhetoric - the church and the courts of law.

THU 14:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vr0z)
The Generational Squeeze

Life begins at 40? The pain and pleasure of Middle Age. Examining what happens when the caring shifts from children to parents.

THU 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt62)
Episode 4

When Martin's wife Kate hears about his devious plan for the painting, she demands more proof. Read by Martin Jarvis.

THU 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k47q)
Episode 4

Reading her own biography, legendary agony aunt Claire Rayner recounts her return to nursing and meeting the love of her life.

THU 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00pzgpx)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Magenta Orange by Echo Freer and At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.

THU 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00dz7lj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00pzgps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p506)
Guards! Guards!

Episode 6

"Last Desperate Chances always work. Besides, I'll be using my lucky arrow..."

All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one chance.

First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld. Conclusion of six parts dramatized by Michael Butt.

CAST:

Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
First Guard …. Jeff Nuttall
Joint First Guard …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself

Director: John Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.

THU 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
Scavengers

Under a full moon - widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life changing effect. Amanda Root reads Dominic Power's tale.

After a heavy, gin-induced afternoon sleep, sixty-year old Lottie Nancarrow wakes up with the sense of dread that has plagued her since the recent death of her partner, the abstract painter Ned Stein, with whom she had shared thirty years of a happy bohemian existence. Lottie is treating her grief with alcohol, and is becoming increasingly eccentric, alienating herself from her small West London community and the life she shared with Ned. This evening, Lottie feels that something is wrong, some change in the atmosphere. Going to the French window of her garden flat, she sees a full moon hanging in the sky, and illuminated by the moon, staring through the glass at her, is a large urban fox - staring at her with a look that suggests some secret knowledge.

THU 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
Episode 4

Utterson's persistence with investigating the truth about his friend Dr Jekyll is finally rewarded. Read by Tim Piggott-Smith. From April 1996.

THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pzgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

THU 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jths)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

THU 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

THU 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

THU 21:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007zghc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

THU 22:00 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007js7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

THU 22:30 Down the Line (b00q076z)
Series 1

Freedom of Speech

Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Paul Whitehouse. From May 2006.

THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00q0771)
Series 2

Episode 3

Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day.

THU 23:30 Desperate Fishwives (b00pzhdq)
Series 2

Episode 4

Doric pensioner Faither tries his hardest to avoid the dreaded Selma and Eddie. Sketch show set in Aberdeen. From August 2008.

FRIDAY 22 JANUARY 2010

FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p506)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]

FRI 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]

FRI 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]

FRI 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jths)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]

FRI 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]

FRI 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]

FRI 02:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007zghc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]

FRI 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]

FRI 04:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vr0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]

FRI 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]

FRI 04:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k47q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]

FRI 05:00 22/01/2010 (b00pzmxf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.

FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cft0x)
Series 1

Episode 10

Happy campers on holiday - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.

Stars 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 June 1969.

FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0088zqz)
Series 2

Take the High Road

Robin is driving to Glasgow, but Wendy lets the train take the strain. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From May 2003.

FRI 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqlp)
September: Watch the Birdie

An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the shadow of the Long Mynd.

Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.

It’s the start of the farming year, as daughter Megan sets her sights on Mr Bootle...

Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens

Recorded on location.

Music composed by John Whitehall.

Producer: Jonathan James Moore.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.

FRI 09:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cm9p6)
Series 1

Douz

Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn finds she’s taken more on board than she meant to when the Scottish Cricket Team, a Frenchman and the Sahara Desert all run out of petrol...

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Yves Jutteau ...... John Sessions
Habib ...... Ali Amadi.
Captain Jessop ...... Rufus Jones
Lachlan ...... Robert Harley

Written by John Finnemore

Produced & directed by David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for the BBC

www.pozzitive.co.uk

FRI 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwht)
Episode 10

As Plantagenet Palliser's government comes under attack, so Lopez's standing becomes more difficult. Stars Sophie Thompson.

FRI 11:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
Episode 10

As he and Blackie help her recovery, Richardson must face up to what love for Lydia really means. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith.

FRI 11:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsjl)
Murder West One

4. Soho Espresso

Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield's night out in London's Soho is rudely interrupted by a murder above a coffee bar.

The day's takings are left untouched, so robbery is clearly not the motive...

Nick Fisher's thriller stars Imelda Staunton.

DSI Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Mary Simons ...... Frances Jeater
Gerry Maddox ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
David Simons ...... Jonathan Keeble
Woman in Club ...... Priyanga Elan
Coffee Drinker ...... Elizabeth Conboy
David Simons ...... Jonathan Keeble
Tourist ...... Giles Fagan
Waiter ...... Ben Crowethe
Woman ...... Tilly Gaunt

Director: Richard Wortley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cft0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 12:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008s999)
5. Evelyn Laye

Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.

Joining them in the music room is legendary British musical theatre star, Evelyn Laye.

Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.

FRI 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjb)
D.U.D.S. on the Fringe

Actor Charles Paris meets student Anna and makes a discovery about Willy's death. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur sleuth.

FRI 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k14h)
Episode 6

As the New Orleans detective's investigations continue, he reflects on meeting Deborah. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.

FRI 14:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxsj)
Speech and Spin

Simon Hoggart considers the future of spontaneous public speaking, as technology continues to shape the world of communication.

FRI 14:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vrcn)
Time's Winged Chariot

Life begins at 40? The pain and pleasure of Middle Age. The clock is ticking, but is the Big Goodbye to be feared or welcomed?

FRI 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6b)
Episode 5

Convinced that his devious plan will net him a fortune, Martin makes his arrangements. Read by Martin Jarvis.

FRI 14:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? (b007k48z)
Episode 5

Concluding her own biography, campaigner Claire Rayner recalls how she became an agony aunt, and her experience of cancer.

FRI 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]

FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q0760)
Kirsten O'Brien presents children's stories featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon and At the Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.

FRI 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqlp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]

FRI 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cm9p6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]

FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b1p28)
Small Gods

Episode 1

Set in a complex state of beliefs, Great God Om appears before a novice monk - and is soon coming out of his shell...

There are gods everywhere on Discworld - you can't swing a simian librarian without hitting one - except, of course, only a few people can see them. Each small god lies in wait, desperately seeking to make someone believe in him. On Discworld, gods need people more than people need gods, for belief is the food of the gods.

Terry Pratchett's four-part comic fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser as the Narrator.

Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sasho ...... Philip Fox
General Fri'it ...... Sean Barrett
Quisitor ...... Gerard McDermott

Other parts played by the cast.

Dramatised by Robin Brooks.

Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.

FRI 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4)
The Hiring Fair

Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale.

In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events which echo across generations.

FRI 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00859tj)
Episode 5

It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre truth is finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.

FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cft0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]

FRI 19:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008s999)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]

FRI 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]

FRI 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k14h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]

FRI 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]

FRI 21:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]

FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0088zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]

FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0081w03)
Series 1

Episode 3

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis laugh at the unlucky escapades of celebrities and leaders. With Kevin Day. From February 1999.

FRI 23:00 4 at the Store (b00ct1wm)
Series 1

Episode 2

Stand-up at London's Comedy Store, with host Simon Bligh, John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson. From December 1998.

FRI 23:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7jpx)
Series 1

A Youth Utterly Crocked

Young Pip must thwart his evil guardian's plans. Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From August 2007.

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

16/01/2010 05:00 SAT (b00pxjp7)

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4 at the Store 23:00 FRI (b00ct1wm)

After Henry 09:00 TUE (b007jmr5)

After Henry 17:00 TUE (b007jmr5)

Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In 04:30 SAT (b00ptl4r)

All the Young Dudes 08:30 MON (b00cgyjs)

All the Young Dudes 22:00 MON (b00cgyjs)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 03:00 SAT (b007jwgm)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 10:00 MON (b007jwh0)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 15:00 MON (b007jwh0)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 03:00 TUE (b007jwh0)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 10:00 TUE (b007jwh5)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 15:00 TUE (b007jwh5)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 03:00 WED (b007jwh5)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 10:00 WED (b007jwhb)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 15:00 WED (b007jwhb)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 03:00 THU (b007jwhb)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 10:00 THU (b007jwhj)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 15:00 THU (b007jwhj)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 03:00 FRI (b007jwhj)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 10:00 FRI (b007jwht)

Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers 15:00 FRI (b007jwht)

At Home With Hinge and Bracket 12:30 FRI (b008s999)

At Home With Hinge and Bracket 19:30 FRI (b008s999)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SAT (b00pxjp9)

Big Toe Books 08:00 SUN (b00pync1)

Big Toe Books 16:00 MON (b00pxq80)

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Big Toe Books 16:00 THU (b00pzgpx)

Big Toe Books 16:00 FRI (b00q0760)

Bleak Expectations 23:30 FRI (b00d7jpx)

Brothers in Law 09:00 WED (b007js84)

Brothers in Law 17:00 WED (b007js84)

Cabin Pressure 09:30 FRI (b00cm9p6)

Cabin Pressure 17:30 FRI (b00cm9p6)

Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 14:45 MON (b007k448)

Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 04:45 TUE (b007k448)

Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 14:45 TUE (b007k45g)

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Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 14:45 WED (b007k46j)

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Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 14:45 THU (b007k47q)

Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 04:45 FRI (b007k47q)

Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From There? 14:45 FRI (b007k48z)

Comedy Catch-Up 14:30 SUN (b00pxjc5)

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Comedy Catch-Up 15:30 SUN (b00jz2xn)

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Comedy Controller 10:00 SAT (b007jpjt)

Comedy Controller 20:00 SAT (b007jpjt)

Crime Catch-Up 14:30 SAT (b00kssqj)

Crime Catch-Up 15:00 SAT (b00kssqg)

Crime Catch-Up 15:30 SAT (b00kn4m9)

Crime Catch-Up 16:00 SAT (b00kssq8)

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Crowned Hudds 12:30 WED (b00pytdz)

Crowned Hudds 19:30 WED (b00pytdz)

Dad's Army 08:00 MON (b007jn4c)

Dad's Army 12:00 MON (b007jn4c)

Dad's Army 19:00 MON (b007jn4c)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 04:00 SAT (b00n3jxh)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 14:00 MON (b00n5w39)

David Attenborough's Life Stories 04:00 TUE (b00n5w39)

Desperate Fishwives 23:30 THU (b00pzhdq)

Dinner Ladies 09:00 THU (b00dz7lj)

Dinner Ladies 17:00 THU (b00dz7lj)

Doctor in the House 12:30 TUE (b007k4k7)

Doctor in the House 19:30 TUE (b007k4k7)

Doon Your Way 23:30 TUE (b007jzrw)

Down the Line 22:30 THU (b00q076z)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 11:00 SUN (b00pync5)

Ed Doolan Interviews... 17:00 SUN (b00pync5)

Eddie Izzard - Definite Article 23:00 WED (b007jvtj)

Eye of the Cricket 01:30 SAT (b007jwmz)

Eye of the Cricket 13:30 MON (b0089k7h)

Eye of the Cricket 20:30 MON (b0089k7h)

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Eye of the Cricket 13:30 THU (b007k11q)

Eye of the Cricket 20:30 THU (b007k11q)

Eye of the Cricket 01:30 FRI (b007k11q)

Eye of the Cricket 13:30 FRI (b007k14h)

Eye of the Cricket 20:30 FRI (b007k14h)

Four Joneses and a Jenkins 09:00 FRI (b007jqlp)

Four Joneses and a Jenkins 17:00 FRI (b007jqlp)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 17:00 SAT (b00j05wx)

Garrison Keillor's Radio Show 04:00 SUN (b00j05wx)

HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus 09:00 SUN (b007jvl9)

HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus 20:00 SUN (b007jvl9)

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HE Bates - Love for Lydia 11:00 THU (b007qgdn)

HE Bates - Love for Lydia 21:00 THU (b007qgdn)

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HE Bates - Love for Lydia 11:00 FRI (b007q99p)

HE Bates - Love for Lydia 21:00 FRI (b007q99p)

HG Wells 18:30 SAT (b007k4kd)

HG Wells 00:30 SUN (b007k4kd)

Hancock's Half Hour 08:00 WED (b009h7l4)

Hancock's Half Hour 12:00 WED (b009h7l4)

Hancock's Half Hour 19:00 WED (b009h7l4)

Heated Rollers 08:30 TUE (b007qg19)

Heated Rollers 22:00 TUE (b007qg19)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 09:00 SAT (b007jvc9)

Herge - The Adventures of Tintin 19:00 SAT (b007jvc9)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 12:30 THU (b00pzgpv)

I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again 19:30 THU (b00pzgpv)

In One Ear 23:00 MON (b00pxsts)

Julie Enfield Investigates 11:15 TUE (b007jsh0)

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Julie Enfield Investigates 11:15 FRI (b007jsjl)

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Last Days of Shandakor 18:30 SUN (b007k30c)

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Little Blighty on the Down 09:30 MON (b007jx7n)

Little Blighty on the Down 17:30 MON (b007jx7n)

Margaret Bonham - The Casino 10:15 SUN (b007rsyx)

Margaret Bonham - The Casino 21:15 SUN (b007rsyx)

Mark Tavener - In the Red 08:30 THU (b007js7t)

Mark Tavener - In the Red 22:00 THU (b007js7t)

Michael Frayn - Here 13:00 SAT (b00db303)

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Morse 02:30 SUN (b007k4jl)

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Newsjack 23:00 SUN (b00pswyl)

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Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good 11:15 MON (b007jqrr)

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Playing the Moldovans at Tennis 04:45 SAT (b007s9rn)

Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week 22:30 FRI (b0081w03)

RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 18:45 MON (b0081sjk)

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RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 18:45 FRI (b00859tj)

Radio Active 22:30 WED (b0081ldx)

Red Dwarf 22:00 SUN (b00pxjv8)

Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends 08:30 FRI (b0088zqz)

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Simon Bovey - Slipstream 00:30 SAT (b009mbjn)

Smelling of Roses 09:30 WED (b007k1tg)

Smelling of Roses 17:30 WED (b007k1tg)

So Much Blood 13:00 THU (b007jths)

So Much Blood 20:00 THU (b007jths)

So Much Blood 01:00 FRI (b007jths)

So Much Blood 13:00 FRI (b007jtjb)

So Much Blood 20:00 FRI (b007jtjb)

Songlines 09:30 SAT (b00pxjb8)

Songlines 19:30 SAT (b00pxjb8)

Stop Messing About! 08:00 FRI (b00cft0x)

Stop Messing About! 12:00 FRI (b00cft0x)

Stop Messing About! 19:00 FRI (b00cft0x)

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Stuck in the Middle 14:15 TUE (b008v26b)

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Stuck in the Middle 14:15 WED (b008vnnj)

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Swots 23:30 SUN (b00pxjvd)

Tales from the Tower 23:30 MON (b00df7j6)

Terry Pratchett 00:00 SAT (b008p7x8)

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The Art of Rhetoric 14:00 TUE (b007jxnh)

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The Atkinson People 22:30 TUE (b007k271)

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The Brothers 09:30 THU (b00pzgps)

The Brothers 17:30 THU (b00pzgps)

The Clitheroe Kid 12:30 SUN (b007jtgw)

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The Darker Side of the Border 18:00 SUN (b00ck4fs)

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The Goon Show 08:00 THU (b007mwv5)

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The Jason Explanation of... 23:00 TUE (b007jpwr)

The Leicester Comedy Festival 23:00 SAT (b008wdrm)

The Lunar Effect 18:30 MON (b007k1d8)

The Lunar Effect 00:30 TUE (b007k1d8)

The Lunar Effect 18:30 TUE (b007k1fd)

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The Men from the Ministry 12:00 SUN (b007jq8w)

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The Mitch Benn Music Show 08:30 WED (b00b5tc3)

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The Navy Lark 08:00 TUE (b00pymrq)

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The News Quiz 22:30 SUN (b00pxjvb)

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The Scarifyers 18:00 SAT (b008jdt5)

The Scarifyers 00:00 SUN (b008jdt5)

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Up the Garden Path 09:30 TUE (b007wpnk)

Up the Garden Path 17:30 TUE (b007wpnk)

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 12:30 MON (b007jrms)

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Winston 10:30 SUN (b00pync3)

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