Sandy Chalmers recalls the legendary BBC institution: Toytown - The Showing Up of Larry the Lamb and The Wind in the Willows.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Sid persuades the lad to become a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag!
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Mavis Villers and Errol McKinnon.
The host presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy. From November 2006.
"Whenever you're passing , look me up" you said. "No need to let me know, stay as long as you like..."
An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents.
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Miss Tilling ...... Margaret Courtenay
Miss Tapp ...... Jean Heywood
Mrs Muir ...... Sarah Thomas
Mrs Knatchbull ...... Maxine Audley
Jeremy ...... Christian Robinson
David ...... Tobias Best
Mr Rainbird ...... David Bannerman
Constable ...... Ian Lindsay
Edwin ...... Robert Lang
Rosie and the team are asked to launch a new political party for people over 60. Sadly, its leader doesn't quite get to launch his manifesto
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, Ben Aris as Sir Geoffrey, Felicity Goodson as Anthea and Simon Trinder as Robert.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mrs Glegg ...... Joyce Gibbs
Mr Glegg ...... Geoff Serle
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob/Clerk ...... Paul Downing
The comedienne reads from her autobiography: memories of Nanny and Granny and the lives of the 'staff'. Recorded in 1977.
Priestly sleuth Paolo Baldi's attempt to wine and dine his spiritual director Father Troy at a leading Dublin hotel is interrupted by a murder taking place behind-the-scenes that very evening.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Cathy Belton as Mona.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Liberation for Helen of Troy? Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From September 1995.
Probing the illegal imports of the ingots, Roman sleuth Falco has chanced upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor Vespasian.
And he's also discovered the identity of Helena's ex-husband: which has made him realise the plot is much closer to home than he thought.
Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Domitian …. Declan Wilson
Alibis are examined as Inspector Purbright's probe into the murder of Mrs Palgrove makes life uncomfortable for her husband.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
Nature writer Roger Deakin is in North Wales to celebrate the living outdoor sculptures of David Nash. Read by Sean Baker.
The writer visits Asturias - a happy hunting ground for both cheese enthusiasts and cider lovers. Read by Jonathan Firth.
Tensions remain as Principal Fielding invites East and West to tea, sparking an ill-considered offer. Read by Samuel West.
The stricken passengers of the steamship RMS Titanic leave their cabins and head to the ship's decks. Martin Jarvis reads Walter Lord's account.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
Two women. Two Adams - but what's the connection? Are they "Demon" or "Liberator"?
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From February 2002.
More quirky hilarity and off-beat observations as the stand-up comedian entertains an audience at London's Hammersmith Apollo. From November 1997.
BBC Radio 7 showcases some of the liveliest performers from the poetry slam scene around the country. From February 2005.
THURSDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2010
THU 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00djm57)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qh0lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsj50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time (b007jw9n)
Children's Hour: Once Upon A Time
Episode 4
Sandy Chalmers recalls the famous BBC institution: Wandering with Nomad, The House at Pooh Corner and Smokey - A Dragon's Tale.
THU 06:00 04/02/2010 (b00qh1bd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
Series 5
1985
Winston Seagoon battles the Big Brother Corporation. Can he survive Room 101?
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 Bruce Campbell.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Chair (b007jssr)
Episode 2
Maverick BBC hack George Cragge probes New Labour links to the murders.
Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Susie Brann as Caroline.
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 09:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
The Professionals
Rejected by the bank, the ladies battle on to win the contract. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
Series 2
Episode 1
Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
THU 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
Loss and Love
Because of a long-standing feud between their families Maggie and Philip Wakem have been meeting in secret.
When Tom discovers he feels angry and betrayed.
Starring Sylvestra Le Touzel, Michael Fitzgerald and Terry Molloy.
George Eliot’s 19th century novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Lucy Deab ...... Moir Leslie
Stephen Guest ...... Nicholas Gilbrook
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
THU 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
Episode 4
The comedienne reads her autobiography. Memories of early schooldays and an aborted ambition to be a dancer. Recorded in 1977.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
Series 1
Death Cap
At a monastic retreat far out in County Cork, a sudden death among the Franciscan brothers causes Paolo Baldi to suspect foul play.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Patrick Ryecart as Father Cyril, Barry Cassin as Abbot Frederick and Rudolph Walker as Brother Vincent.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qhq9b)
Series 2
Episode 4
Rent-a-pet with a twist - and an Alien's plans for invading Earth.
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 Graeme Garden, Johnnie Mortimer & Brian Cooke, Bill Oddie, Peter Vincent and David McKellar.
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 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 4
Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.
He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
THU 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
Episode 5
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, Inspector Purbright calls on his old friend Lucilla Teatime.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Sgt Malley.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j26h2)
Driftwood
Nature writer Roger Deakin marvels at forest birdsong in France and hunts bush plums with Aboriginal women. Read by Sean Baker.
THU 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2ttl)
Episode 4
The writer's culinary tour hits Andalusia - home to a third of Spain's 220 million olive trees. Read by Jonathan Firth.
THU 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy9b)
Episode 4
Adela makes a decision about her future with Ronny, but fate intervenes on the Marabar Road. Read by Samuel West. Episode 4 of 15.
THU 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr4x)
Episode 4
As the sinking Titanic issues an SOS, women and children are ordered into the ocean liner's lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qhq9d)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
THU 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dnz0t)
The Curious Case of the Woodingdean Chameleon
Rizla must hit the mean streets to try and stop an assassination. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
THU 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
Episode 4
It's party time for Adam Strachan, but his house guests prove to be far from ordinary...
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qhq9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Chair (b007jssr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Down the Line (b00qhqvb)
Series 1
Animals at War
Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Charlie Higson. From May 2006.
THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00qhqvd)
Series 2
Episode 5
Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day.
THU 23:30 Desperate Fishwives (b00qhqvg)
Series 2
Episode 6
Duguid, the man with an unpronounceable name, has trouble phoning his bank. North East Scotland sketch show. From August 2008.
FRIDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2010
FRI 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dnz0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwf)
Beginning of the Armadilloes
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a hedgehog and tortoise is read by David Davis.
FRI 05:20 Rudyard Kiplings The Just So Stories (b00qhrwh)
How the Whale Got His Throat
First published in 1902, the Whale and two more fantastical tales of the Camel and the Rhinoceros read by David Davis.
FRI 05:40 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwk)
The Butterfly that Stamped
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of King Solomon read by David Davis.
FRI 06:00 05/02/2010 (b00qhrwm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
Series 1
Episode 12
The serialised War Memoirs of Kenneth Williams - and: rev up with bona racing drivers, Ben and Hur!
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 (b008f86w)
Series 2
Lassie Go Home
Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
FRI 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmj)
February - Pulling Out all the Stops
Megan awaits news, Mr Bootle considers his position and Mr Jenkins considers Megan.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
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 (b00ctl6w)
Series 1
Fitton
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
The crew are grounded, so Arthur shows the crew why apples are the secret of happiness and Martin shows Carolyn how to be an Air Hostess
Starring
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ............................... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson......................... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff.............................. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey................................................. John Finnemore
Mr Goddard......... ............................................Adam G Goodwin
Helena Richardson........................................... Melisande Cook
Written by John Finnemore
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gszmm)
Loving and Losing
Despite the continuing feud between their families Philip has a plan that he believes will restore happiness to Maggie Tulliver.
Starring Michael Fitzgerald and Sylvestra Le Touzel.
The conclusion of George Eliot’s 19th century novel.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Stephen ...... Nicholas Gilbrook
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Lucy Dean ...... Moir Leslie
Dr Cairn ...... Simon Carter
Pianist: Harold Rich
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
FRI 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qj2s5)
Episode 5
The comedienne reads from her autobiography. Meeting her husband, some matchmaking and 'Mama' re-marries. Recorded in 1977.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b0080483)
Series 1
Devil Take the Hindmost
Crime-solving priest Paolo Baldi investigates the death of a student on campus, following the trail to an arrogant clique that dabbled in the occult. Is there a rational explanation, or was the Devil really involved?
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Gerard McSorley as Doctor Graham, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne and Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid.
Murder mystery written by Annie Caulfield.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
Having a Field Day
The dear ladies must tackle the curse of the village carnival. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1983.
FRI 13:00 Falco (b008kkch)
Shadows in Bronze
Episode 1
Following a plot to depose the Emperor Vespasian, Falco sets out to clear up a few loose ends, only to uncover a nest of vipers.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Ben Crowe as Petronius / Chamberlain, Fiona Clarke as Tullia, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian / Milo and Christian Rodska as Gordianus.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
Episode 6
As Mortimer Hive enters the lion's den - can Inspector Purbright finally unravel the wicked web?
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker and Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j2j7f)
Heartwood
Nature writer Roger Deakin visits a library full of apples and returns home to lay a tree hedge by hand. Read by Sean Baker.
FRI 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k3myh)
Episode 5
The last stop on the writer's gastronomic travelogue of Spain is a bustling market in Barcelona. Read by Jonathan Firth.
FRI 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jybq)
Episode 5
A remarkable gesture cements the friendship between Dr Aziz and British principal, Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West. Episode 5 of 15.
FRI 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5b)
Episode 5
With only women and children allowed on lifeboats, panic and friction spreads aboard the doomed Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gszmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qj3r3)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
FRI 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00ctl6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dr0ny)
The Scintillating Story of the Sackville Scavenger
Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
FRI 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Falco (b008kkch)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qj2s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Baldi (b0080483)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0084rkv)
Series 1
Episode 5
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight exploding whales and kinky weightlifters. With guest Jo Brand.
FRI 23:00 4 at the Store (b007jqn6)
Series 1
Episode 4
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo. From December 1998.
FRI 23:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ddx9f)
Series 1
A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered
Pip falls in love but great drama awaits. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
01/02/2010
06:00 MON (b00qg7s3)
02/02/2010
06:00 TUE (b00qgx3k)
03/02/2010
06:00 WED (b00qgz6b)
04/02/2010
06:00 THU (b00qh1bd)
05/02/2010
06:00 FRI (b00qhrwm)
30/01/2010
06:00 SAT (b00qfyhf)
31/01/2010
06:00 SUN (b00qg3w8)
4 at the Store
23:00 FRI (b007jqn6)
A Late Dinner
14:15 MON (b00k2fc9)
A Late Dinner
14:15 TUE (b00k2lzr)
A Late Dinner
14:15 WED (b00k2nkc)
A Late Dinner
14:15 THU (b00k2ttl)
A Late Dinner
14:15 FRI (b00k3myh)
A Life of Chekhov Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00qg3wd)
A Life of Chekhov Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00qg3wd)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007k1hq)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007k1hq)
After Henry
04:00 WED (b007k1hq)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:30 SAT (b007qhgg)
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World
00:45 SAT (b007q9yw)
All the Young Dudes
08:30 MON (b007r4md)
All the Young Dudes
22:00 MON (b007r4md)
Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov
02:00 SAT (b00qb397)
Anton Chekhov
04:45 SAT (b00qbb8r)
Anton Chekov's Wild Honey
02:30 SUN (b00qg3sy)
Anton Chekov's Wild Honey
13:00 SUN (b00qg3sy)
Anton Chekov's Wild Honey
01:00 MON (b00qg3sy)
Arthur C Clarke Stories
18:30 SAT (b007jvt0)
Arthur C Clarke Stories
00:30 SUN (b007jvt0)
Baldi
02:15 SAT (b007jljw)
Baldi
11:15 MON (b007jlk6)
Baldi
21:15 MON (b007jlk6)
Baldi
02:15 TUE (b007jlk6)
Baldi
11:15 TUE (b007jlkz)
Baldi
21:15 TUE (b007jlkz)
Baldi
02:15 WED (b007jlkz)
Baldi
11:15 WED (b007jlld)
Baldi
21:15 WED (b007jlld)
Baldi
02:15 THU (b007jlld)
Baldi
11:15 THU (b00803g1)
Baldi
21:15 THU (b00803g1)
Baldi
02:15 FRI (b00803g1)
Baldi
11:15 FRI (b0080483)
Baldi
21:15 FRI (b0080483)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00qfyhh)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00qg3wb)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00qg7s9)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00qgx9r)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00qh120)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00qhq9d)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00qj3r3)
Big Town All Stars
22:30 TUE (b007jtqk)
Bleak Expectations
23:30 FRI (b00ddx9f)
Boogie Up the River
10:30 SUN (b007jv65)
Boogie Up the River
21:30 SUN (b007jv65)
Cabin Pressure
09:30 FRI (b00ctl6w)
Cabin Pressure
17:30 FRI (b00ctl6w)
Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time
05:00 MON (b007jw92)
Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time
05:00 TUE (b00qgx3h)
Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time
05:00 WED (b00qgz68)
Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time
05:00 THU (b007jw9n)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00qnv61)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00ksx64)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00lm92g)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00lm92j)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00lm92l)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00lm92n)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00qg251)
Crowned Hudds
12:30 WED (b00qh0lv)
Crowned Hudds
19:30 WED (b00qh0lv)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b00qg7s5)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b00qg7s5)
Desperate Fishwives
23:30 THU (b00qhqvg)
Dinner Ladies
09:00 THU (b00f86x0)
Dinner Ladies
17:00 THU (b00f86x0)
Dinner Ladies
04:00 FRI (b00f86x0)
Doctor in the House
12:30 TUE (b007lmys)
Doctor in the House
19:30 TUE (b007lmys)
Doon Your Way
23:30 TUE (b007k08m)
Down the Line
22:30 THU (b00qhqvb)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
14:30 MON (b007jy5h)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
14:30 TUE (b007jy6r)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
14:30 WED (b007jy80)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
14:30 THU (b007jy9b)
EM Forster - A Passage to India
14:30 FRI (b007jybq)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
11:00 SUN (b00qg3wg)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SUN (b00qg3wg)
Eddie Izzard - Glorious
23:00 WED (b007m6jm)
Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence
03:00 SAT (b00899j7)
Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence
03:30 SAT (b00899j8)
Falco
13:00 MON (b007wpf1)
Falco
20:00 MON (b007wpf1)
Falco
01:00 TUE (b007wpf1)
Falco
13:00 TUE (b007wpz2)
Falco
20:00 TUE (b007wpz2)
Falco
01:00 WED (b007wpz2)
Falco
13:00 WED (b007wpsz)
Falco
20:00 WED (b007wpsz)
Falco
01:00 THU (b007wpsz)
Falco
13:00 THU (b007wpcl)
Falco
20:00 THU (b007wpcl)
Falco
01:00 FRI (b007wpcl)
Falco
13:00 FRI (b008kkch)
Falco
20:00 FRI (b008kkch)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
09:00 FRI (b007jqmj)
Four Joneses and a Jenkins
17:00 FRI (b007jqmj)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
18:30 SUN (b007k3r4)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
00:30 MON (b007k3r4)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
05:00 SAT (b00j009g)
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
17:00 SAT (b00j009g)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10:00 MON (b00grysh)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
15:00 MON (b00grysh)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
03:00 TUE (b00grysh)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10:00 TUE (b00gs5x8)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
15:00 TUE (b00gs5x8)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
03:00 WED (b00gs5x8)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10:00 WED (b00gsj50)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
15:00 WED (b00gsj50)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
03:00 THU (b00gsj50)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10:00 THU (b00gsr6p)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
15:00 THU (b00gsr6p)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
03:00 FRI (b00gsr6p)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
10:00 FRI (b00gszmm)
George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss
15:00 FRI (b00gszmm)
HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy
09:30 MON (b00qg7s7)
HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy
17:30 MON (b00qg7s7)
HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy
04:30 TUE (b00qg7s7)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007jppj)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007jppj)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007jppj)
Heated Rollers
08:30 TUE (b007r4ys)
Heated Rollers
22:00 TUE (b007r4ys)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
09:00 SAT (b007jvcv)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
19:00 SAT (b007jvcv)
Herge - The Adventures of Tintin
05:00 SUN (b007jvcv)
I Did It My Way
10:00 SAT (b0092lb4)
I Did It My Way
20:00 SAT (b0092lb4)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
16:30 SUN (b00qgw8l)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
04:30 MON (b00qgw8l)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00qhq9b)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00qhq9b)
In One Ear
23:00 MON (b00qgwjb)
In the Chair
08:30 THU (b007jssr)
In the Chair
22:00 THU (b007jssr)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 SAT (b007jsmq)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 MON (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 MON (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 TUE (b007jsnp)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 TUE (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 TUE (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 WED (b007jsnz)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 WED (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 WED (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 THU (b007jtd5)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 THU (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 THU (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
01:30 FRI (b007jtdj)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
13:30 FRI (b007jtdt)
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home
20:30 FRI (b007jtdt)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
11:00 MON (b00qgvqb)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
21:00 MON (b00qgvqb)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
02:00 TUE (b00qgvqb)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
11:00 TUE (b00qgwt6)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
21:00 TUE (b00qgwt6)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
02:00 WED (b00qgwt6)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
11:00 WED (b00qh0lq)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
21:00 WED (b00qh0lq)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
02:00 THU (b00qh0lq)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
11:00 THU (b00qhmf9)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
21:00 THU (b00qhmf9)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
02:00 FRI (b00qhmf9)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
11:00 FRI (b00qj2s5)
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure
21:00 FRI (b00qj2s5)
Knocker
23:30 SUN (b0089jjk)
Little Britain
22:30 WED (b008m9f5)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
10:15 SUN (b007sygh)
Margaret Bonham - The Casino
21:15 SUN (b007sygh)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:30 MON (b007k378)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:30 TUE (b007k378)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:30 TUE (b007k387)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:30 WED (b007k387)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:30 WED (b007k391)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:30 THU (b007k391)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:30 THU (b007k3b0)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
00:30 FRI (b007k3b0)
Marty Ross - Catch My Breath
18:30 FRI (b007k3bt)
Michael Frayn's Headlong
04:30 SAT (b007jt7z)
Newsjack
23:00 SUN (b00q9zth)
Newsjack
23:00 THU (b00qhqvd)
No Tomatoes
23:45 SUN (b0080274)
Paper Gardens
04:15 SAT (b007k2kb)
Passions
04:00 SAT (b008p4w0)
Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment
22:45 MON (b0084ss4)
Poetry Stand Up
23:45 WED (b00hlmlz)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
04:30 SUN (b00qg3w6)
Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week
22:30 FRI (b0084rkv)
Red Dwarf
22:00 SUN (b00qg5vt)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
08:30 FRI (b008f86w)
Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends
22:00 FRI (b008f86w)
Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
14:00 MON (b00j1c4r)
Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
14:00 TUE (b00j1hzr)
Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
14:00 WED (b00j1ywl)
Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
14:00 THU (b00j26h2)
Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
14:00 FRI (b00j2j7f)
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
05:00 FRI (b00qhrwf)
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
05:40 FRI (b00qhrwk)
Rudyard Kiplings The Just So Stories
05:20 FRI (b00qhrwh)
Smelling of Roses
09:30 WED (b00qh0ls)
Smelling of Roses
17:30 WED (b00qh0ls)
Smelling of Roses
04:30 THU (b00qh0ls)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life
22:30 MON (b00807sc)
Stop Messing About!
08:00 FRI (b00cmz01)
Stop Messing About!
12:00 FRI (b00cmz01)
Stop Messing About!
19:00 FRI (b00cmz01)
Tales from the Tower
23:30 MON (b00jjq7l)
Terry Pratchett
18:00 SAT (b00qg1s3)
Terry Pratchett
00:00 SUN (b00qg1s3)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 SAT (b00d7h6v)
The Brightonomicon
18:00 MON (b00d9z5l)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 TUE (b00d9z5l)
The Brightonomicon
18:00 TUE (b00dcs9m)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 WED (b00dcs9m)
The Brightonomicon
18:00 WED (b00djm57)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 THU (b00djm57)
The Brightonomicon
18:00 THU (b00dnz0t)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 FRI (b00dnz0t)
The Brightonomicon
18:00 FRI (b00dr0ny)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007jtkf)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007jtkf)
The Goon Show
15:00 SUN (b0080hxc)
The Goon Show
03:00 MON (b0080hxc)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b00q9xrg)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b00q9xrg)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b00q9xrg)
The Jason Explanation of...
23:00 TUE (b007jq20)
The Leicester Comedy Festival
23:00 SAT (b00hdf7r)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
09:30 THU (b0080jsp)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
17:30 THU (b0080jsp)
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
04:30 FRI (b0080jsp)
The Men from the Ministry
12:00 SUN (b007jqfn)
The Men from the Ministry
19:00 SUN (b007jqfn)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
08:30 WED (b00bf7wv)
The Mitch Benn Music Show
22:00 WED (b00bf7wv)
The Navy Lark
08:00 TUE (b007jnvy)
The Navy Lark
12:00 TUE (b007jnvy)
The Navy Lark
19:00 TUE (b007jnvy)
The News Quiz
22:30 SUN (b00qg5vw)
The Other Side of the Hill
13:00 SAT (b00qg2ql)
The Other Side of the Hill
01:00 SUN (b00qg2ql)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
12:30 FRI (b007jzq5)
The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
19:30 FRI (b007jzq5)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
18:00 SUN (b007jnrf)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
00:00 MON (b007jnrf)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
09:00 WED (b007jx3p)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
17:00 WED (b007jx3p)
The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue
04:00 THU (b007jx3p)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
09:00 MON (b007z8s1)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
17:00 MON (b007z8s1)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
04:00 TUE (b007z8s1)
Up the Garden Path
09:30 TUE (b007xwbq)
Up the Garden Path
17:30 TUE (b007xwbq)
Up the Garden Path
04:30 WED (b007xwbq)
Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds
01:00 SAT (b00qbswk)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 MON (b007jr36)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 TUE (b007jr3m)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 WED (b007jr4k)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 THU (b007jr4x)
Walter Lord - A Night to Remember
14:45 FRI (b007jr5b)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
12:30 MON (b007jrt7)
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
19:30 MON (b007jrt7)
Whatever Happened to...?
09:30 SAT (b00hks6t)
Whatever Happened to...?
19:30 SAT (b00hks6t)
Whatever Happened to...?
05:30 SUN (b00hks6t)