When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he’s lost her forever. Meanwhile Carver Doone has murderous plans....
Conclusion of RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romance set on 17th century Exmoor.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doone …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
Charlie Doon …. David Perks
Counsellor Doone …. Graham Colclough
King James …. Jonathan Wyatt
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Living in the only house in Railway Cuttings without a telly, the lad takes action.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face? Punt and Dennis's June 2005 topical sitcom.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Belinda Lang as Liza, Brian Bowles as Dennis and Danny Schiller as Mr Roper.
Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off ‘Faith in the Future’.
Victoria fumes jealously as Charlotte proudly parades her new lover. Stars Celia Imrie and Nicola Pagett. From December 1994.
The precious gem's whereabouts remain a mystery, with Rachel under suspicion. Stars John Sharp, John Telfer and Sally Baxter.
It's Christmas at the new Himalayan convent, where Mr Dean is having an unsettling effect on the nuns. Stars Emma Fielding.
When a leading actor is murdered, the sleuth heads backstage in the world of theatre. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
Murray worries that his tubby dad Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Back in Fenchurch St Paul, Lord Peter Wimsey speculates on the mystery of the unidentified and badly battered body...
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Ezra Wilderspin …. John Church
Liz Widerspin …. Diana Bishop
Coroner …. Martin Friend
Harry Gotobed …. Alexander John
Dr Baines …. Brian Haynes
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Hilary Thorpe …. Fiona Matheson
Narrator …. John Westbrook
What do an itinerant gambler, an English lady, a steward, a vicar and a professor have in common? And who has the right to it? Father Brown finds the answer.
GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.
Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
Professor Smail ...... Tim Reynolds
Mr Tarrant ...... Peter Marinker
Lady Diana ...... Natasha Pyne
Leonard Smythe ...... Peter Wickham
Steward ...... Terry O'Brien
Driver ...... Jonathan Tafler
Doctor ...... Eric Stovell
Revealing the man behind the greasepaint moustache, Miriam Marx Allen tells Tony Staveacre about his reaction to her mishaps.
Finlay finds that a touring Cinderella has more in common with La Traviata than a pantomime.
Sue Rodwell's six-part dramatisation of AJ Cronin's stories about the early years of the celebrated doctor.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Katy Murphy as Janet, Beverley Klein as Lettie Le Brun, Shaun Scott as Samuels, David Bannerman as Doggy and David Tennant as Jackson.
On a break from touring, the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos enjoys haggis and recalls his grandfather, with stotty cake.
Michael Morpurgo examines how the media and marketing have encroached on the lives of children.
Lecturer Jim Dixon is preoccupied about losing his job whilst preparation for the summer ball begins. Read by Martin Jarvis.
Leonard Pearcey concludes Gordon West's Majorcan tale. As they enter the dark cavern, there's a cautionary tale from history.
Children's stories featuring Awful End by Philip Ardagh, Avril Crump and Her Amazing Clones by Angela Woolfe, Alice Next Door by Judi Curtin, and Ice Maiden by Paul Jennings.
When American Minister, Hiram B Otis signs the deeds for Canterville Chase, he not only buys a piece of English history, but he also inherits a troublesome ghost.
No sooner have Mr Otis and his family moved into their new home than they come up against this unruly spirit and a battle of wills ensues...
A man's quest for a sole surviving family member lands him in Tasmania. Lloyd Hutchinson reads Glenn Patterson's spooky tale.
A man recalls spooky events from 1870 involving his old teacher. What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
Falling from the top of a New York skyscraper, life as a business guru flashes before the comic's eyes. From May 2001.
With 2000 snails in Alex's shed, there are fears that they will take over the village. Stars Gerard Foster and Geoffrey Palmer. From July 2001.
While Sarah's in labour, she decides to get a few things off her chest. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From July 1995.
THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2010
THU 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Father Brown Stories (b007jp44)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00sp1tx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jng9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00sp1qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Emil and the Detectives (b00spmjw)
Episode 1
An incident on the train prevents Emil's trip to Berlin going as his mother planned. Classic children's tale with Roy Marsden.
THU 05:30 Dodie Smith's 101 Dalmatians (b00spmjy)
Episode 1
Two spotty dogs meet the evil Cruella de Vil - a woman in a white mink coat and ruby shoes. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
THU 05:45 Just William (b007jqrl)
Series 3
William Goes Shopping
The schoolboy is side-tracked when running an errand to get fish for his mother. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 06:00 10/06/2010 (b00spmk0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
Series 7
The Great Bank Robbery
All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1956.
THU 08:30 In the End (b007qww6)
Episode 3
Tension mounts as the serial killer claims a third journalist victim. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.
THU 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008nw1c)
Series 2
Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro
Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.
By Rona Munro.
An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow employs a little guile and cunning to defend the honour and the environment of his beloved native land.
Sandy ...... Stanley Baxter
Antonia ...... Luisa Pretolani
Christina ...... Tracy Wiles
Christopher ...... John Kazek
Rockafella ...... John Guerrasio
Radio Interviewer ...... Gordon Kennedy
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b009x1kq)
Series 2
The Space Race
What goes up in the era of glasnost must come down, but exactly where is still a matter for negotiation...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as the United States Ambassador, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and David Goodland as Olav.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
THU 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpb6)
Episode 4
With Rachel Verinder still suspected of stealing the diamond, her future remains uncertain. Stars John Sharp and John Telfer.
THU 11:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00spmk2)
Departures
The breathtaking, but difficult, Himalayan environment sparks a crisis of faith in the nuns. Stars Emma Fielding and Ben Crowe.
THU 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k47j)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Peculiar Persecution of Mr John Vincent Harden
A metal object found in a dead man's stomach gives the sleuth a vital murder clue. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00spmnm)
Series 3
Episode 13
Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie and Eric Idle.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee, Bill Oddie and Leon Cohen.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1966.
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
The Nine Tailors
3 Bunter Breaks the Law
As Lord Peter Wimsey's murder probe moves to the church bell tower, his manservant Bunter uses his initiative.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Mary Thoday …. Claire Clifford
Potty Peak …. Anthony Hyde
Mrs Ashton …. Marjorie Withers
Mr Ashton …. Brian Haynes
Sluice Keeper …. Peter Tudenham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
THU 13:30 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
Series 2
Actor and Alibi
A theatrical murder amid much back-stabbing is announced in the Chop-House. Father Brown finds himself in the midst of a School for Scandal.
Stars Andrew Sachs as Father Brown.
GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.
Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
Mundon Mandeville ...... Peter Jeffrey
Mrs Mandeville ...... Sheila Grant
Inspector Bagshaw ...... Bill Wallis
Ashton Jarvis ...... David Brierly
Norman Knight ...... Charles Baillie
Lady Miriam Talbot ...... Fleur Chandler
Miss Maroni ...... Karen Ascoe
Mrs Sans ...... Pauline Letts
House Manager ...... Jonathan Scott
Dramatised by John Scotney
Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986.
THU 14:00 Groucho Was My Father (b007zckq)
Episode 3
Revealing how the comedian took off as a radio star, Miriam Marx Allen concludes her reminiscences with Tony Staveacre.
THU 14:30 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b00874cp)
Wee Robertson
Finlay gets caught in the middle when a henpecked husband escapes his fussing wife by losing his memory...
Sue Rodwell's six-part dramatisation of AJ Cronin's stories about the early years of the celebrated doctor.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, David McKail as Robert Robertson, Phylis Logan as Sarah Robertson, Aline Mowat as the Landlady, Harry Ward as the Ticket Collector and David Tennant as Jackson.
Producer: Jeremy Howe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 15:00 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqtgg)
Episode 4
The rock band's front man Alex Kapranos arrives in Singapore, trying a deep fried puffer fish and issuing an invitation.
THU 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00spnnw)
Calling a Hit a Smack
Michael Morpurgo examines how children have fallen between the family and the state, sometimes with tragic results.
THU 15:30 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00spnny)
Episode 6
Jim goes to the ball - where indiscretions are discovered, fantasies indulged in and plans are hatched. Read by Martin Jarvis.
The all-time classic comic novel of academic life written by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim lists the fortunes - or rather misfortunes - of Jim Dixon, a man of many faces, most of which don't fit his surroundings.
Produced and abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 15:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
On Guard 1/2
To remind her of him while he is abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00spnp0)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Awful End by Philip Ardagh, Avril Crump and Her Amazing Clones by Angela Woolfe, and Alice Next Door by Judi Curtin.
THU 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008nw1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b009x1kq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 2
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
THU 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy9l)
The Last Words of Van Helsing
A doctor attends the famous vampire-slayer and hears a deathbed confession. James D'Arcy reads James McAleavey's spooky tale.
THU 18:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
MR James: Ghost Stories
The Haunted Dolls' House
Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00spmnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00spmk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k47j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the End (b007qww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Deep Trouble (b00spp7t)
Series 1
Episode 4
A stray astronaut and a rock band spark confusion on board submarine HMS Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From November 2005.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k1gw)
Series 1
The History of Everything
Discover the origins of the first-ever museum and learn the secrets of the Pyramids.
Meanwhile, Badgerland fights back
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00spp7w)
Series 2
Christmas in Hell
Giles is planning to propose to Judith, but then neurotic alcoholic Felicity turns up. Stars Douglas Hodge. From July 1996.
FRIDAY 11 JUNE 2010
FRI 00:00 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00spmk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k47j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008nw1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b009x1kq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Emil and the Detectives (b00spqnq)
Episode 2
Emil and his friends get closer to the thief, but can they retrieve the stolen money? Children's classic starring Roy Marsden.
FRI 05:30 Dodie Smith's 101 Dalmatians (b00spqns)
Episode 2
The evil Cruella de Vil shows continued menacing interest in the new Dalmatian puppies. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
FRI 05:45 Just William (b007jqs1)
Series 3
Violet Elizabeth Runs Away
The mischievous schoolboy is surprised by the arrival of the rich spoilt schoolgirl. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 06:00 11/06/2010 (b00spqnv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00spqnx)
Series 4
Episode 4
A funny turn round the table with 'The Knights of Camelot' and a bona peek in Kenneth Horne's wardrobe, courtesy of Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Marty Feldman had moved on so series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Webster.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 08:30 Chain Reaction (b00grv92)
Series 2
Jo Brand Interviews Barry Cryer
Feisty comedienne Jo Brand and veteran gagsmith Barry Cryer in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer.
Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00spqzf)
A Trip to London
British Embassy staff panic with their lease in Tratvia set to expire. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From April 1966.
FRI 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007rn3z)
Series 3
Episode 2
The regular butt of Eric and Ernie's jokes, singer Des O'Connor brings along his angry mum.
With Ann Hamilton.
Script Writer: Eddie Braben
Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
FRI 10:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpbp)
Episode 5
Franklin Blake makes an appalling discovery about the theft of the precious diamond. Stars John Sharp and John Telfer.
FRI 11:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00spr8j)
The Belfry
When a child dies, the nuns lose faith in the eyes of the local Himalayan people. Stars Emma Fielding and Lyndsey Marshal.
FRI 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k48r)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson
The detective probes a series of audacious thefts with the return of 'The Ghost'. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00spqnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
From 12/02/1984
From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows – it can only be Michael Bentine.
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1984.
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzjm)
The Nine Tailors
4 The Hunt Moves to France
After intercepting the mystery letter, Lord Peter Wimsey decides it's time to head across the English Channel.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
Dorothy L Sayers's detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Commissaire Rozier …. Andre Maranne
Mme Le Gros …. Lolly Cockerill
Waiter …. Hayden Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
FRI 13:30 Father Brown Stories (b00f185v)
Series 2
The Absence of Mr Glass
The unusual behaviour of a young man sparks concern in a seaside town. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth.
FRI 14:00 An Hour With... (b00sn7jn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cr1ls)
Episode 5
As the tour winds up, Manhattan's most decadent burger reminds the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos of his fifth birthday.
FRI 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00sprf9)
Reinventing Childhood
Michael Morpurgo looks at the impact of adults on childhood down the centuries up to the present day.
FRI 15:30 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00sprfc)
Episode 7
On a whim, lecturer Jim Dixon takes a gamble, steals Professor Barclay's taxi and rides home with Christine. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 15:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
On Guard 2/2
On Guard: A small dog called Hector comes to dominate his mistress's life while her fiance is abroad. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sprff)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Awful End by Philip Ardagh, Avril Crump and Her Amazing Clones by Angela Woolfe, and Nails by Paul Jennings.
FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00spqzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007rn3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 3
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
FRI 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jyc9)
My Three Ladies
The past misdeeds of the infamous King Henry VIII come back to haunt him. Read by Paul Darrow.
FRI 18:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Rats
Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00spqnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Father Brown Stories (b00f185v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus (b00spr8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k48r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chain Reaction (b00grv92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Genius (b008m9f6)
Series 1
Stewart Lee
From a self-cleaning fish tank with a twist to a CD player-cum-microwave oven?
Dave Gorman asks comedian Stewart Lee to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
Series 2
Nero
Satan takes Thomas on a tour of his life and recruits a keen new tormentor, the Emperor Nero.
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 23:30 Mastering the Universe (b00spqnz)
Series 1
Food and Drink
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of our menus. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
FRI 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k399)
The Objects
Revealing the links between the art of siren writing, the discovery of pants, the Church of England motorcycle display team and the flamenco guitar.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Rebecca Front, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Geoff McGivern, Ben Moor, Raymond Baxter and Caron Keating.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
05/06/2010
06:00 SAT (b00sn7jq)
06/06/2010
06:00 SUN (b00sndgb)
07/06/2010
06:00 MON (b00snlx0)
08/06/2010
06:00 TUE (b00snrxd)
09/06/2010
06:00 WED (b00sp1f3)
10/06/2010
06:00 THU (b00spmk0)
11/06/2010
06:00 FRI (b00spqnv)
Adam Baron - Shut Eye
23:30 SAT (b00snbw5)
After Henry
09:00 TUE (b007md8k)
After Henry
17:00 TUE (b007md8k)
After Henry
04:00 WED (b007md8k)
Alan Ayckbourn - Just Between Ourselves
13:00 SAT (b007jss4)
Alan Ayckbourn - Just Between Ourselves
01:00 SUN (b007jss4)
All the World's a Globe
23:30 TUE (b007jwrt)
An Hour With...
05:00 SAT (b00sn7jn)
An Hour With...
17:00 SAT (b00sn7jn)
An Hour With...
04:00 SUN (b00sn7jn)
An Hour With...
14:00 FRI (b00sn7jn)
Any Bloke
23:30 WED (b007jzgr)
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies
22:45 TUE (b007jrlr)
At Home With The Snails
23:00 WED (b007jn95)
Beachcomber... By the Way
09:00 MON (b008kkz1)
Beachcomber... By the Way
17:00 MON (b008kkz1)
Beachcomber... By the Way
04:00 TUE (b008kkz1)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00sn7js)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00sndgd)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00snq98)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00snz5t)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00sp3dz)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00spnp0)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00sprff)
Blake's 7: The Early Years
00:30 SAT (b00sm8xy)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 SAT (b007k1tj)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 MON (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 TUE (b007k22f)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
18:00 TUE (b007k2bc)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
00:00 WED (b007k2bc)
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll
23:30 MON (b00fw3yp)
Bristow
09:30 TUE (b007rgl8)
Bristow
17:30 TUE (b007rgl8)
Bristow
04:30 WED (b007rgl8)
Capital Gains
09:30 MON (b00snlx2)
Capital Gains
17:30 MON (b00snlx2)
Capital Gains
04:30 TUE (b00snlx2)
Chain Reaction
08:30 FRI (b00grv92)
Chain Reaction
22:00 FRI (b00grv92)
Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio
23:30 SUN (b007tldk)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00snk5d)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00snk8m)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:45 SUN (b00snk8r)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00snk8t)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00snk5d)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00snk8m)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:45 MON (b00snk8r)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00snk8t)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
23:00 MON (b00c3t06)
Crime Catch-Up
14:30 SAT (b00mcycy)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00mcyd0)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00mj27z)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00mj281)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00mj283)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jq0r)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jq0r)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jq0r)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
09:00 SAT (b007k4gq)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
19:00 SAT (b007k4gq)
Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek
05:00 SUN (b007k4gq)
Deep Trouble
22:30 THU (b00spp7t)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
14:30 MON (b0081w49)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
14:30 TUE (b0082j2t)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
14:30 WED (b0084rs7)
Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag
14:30 THU (b00874cp)
Doctor Who
18:00 SUN (b00snkcc)
Doctor Who
00:00 MON (b00snkcc)
Dodie Smith's 101 Dalmatians
05:30 THU (b00spmjy)
Dodie Smith's 101 Dalmatians
05:30 FRI (b00spqns)
Does The Team Think?
12:30 TUE (b00lw1m5)
Does The Team Think?
19:30 TUE (b00lw1m5)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
11:00 SUN (b00fhzr1)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
17:00 SUN (b00fhzr1)
Ed Reardon's Week
23:00 TUE (b00k89mr)
Elastic Planet
23:45 FRI (b007k399)
Emil and the Detectives
05:00 THU (b00spmjw)
Emil and the Detectives
05:00 FRI (b00spqnq)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
15:45 THU (b008d1xh)
Evelyn Waugh Short Stories
15:45 FRI (b007k30q)
Fantastic Tales
18:30 SAT (b007k2ty)
Fantastic Tales
00:30 SUN (b007k2ty)
Father Brown Stories
01:30 SAT (b00f0sgw)
Father Brown Stories
13:30 MON (b00f0sgy)
Father Brown Stories
20:30 MON (b00f0sgy)
Father Brown Stories
01:30 TUE (b00f0sgy)
Father Brown Stories
13:30 TUE (b007jp3p)
Father Brown Stories
20:30 TUE (b007jp3p)
Father Brown Stories
01:30 WED (b007jp3p)
Father Brown Stories
13:30 WED (b007jp44)
Father Brown Stories
20:30 WED (b007jp44)
Father Brown Stories
01:30 THU (b007jp44)
Father Brown Stories
13:30 THU (b0081lvr)
Father Brown Stories
20:30 THU (b0081lvr)
Father Brown Stories
01:30 FRI (b0081lvr)
Father Brown Stories
13:30 FRI (b00f185v)
Father Brown Stories
20:30 FRI (b00f185v)
Five Stories by James Ellis
10:15 SUN (b00l3pxv)
Five Stories by James Ellis
21:15 SUN (b00l3pxv)
Flying the Flag
09:30 THU (b009x1kq)
Flying the Flag
17:30 THU (b009x1kq)
Flying the Flag
04:30 FRI (b009x1kq)
Freedom Pass
09:30 SAT (b00sn9rn)
Freedom Pass
19:30 SAT (b00sn9rn)
Freedom Pass
05:30 SUN (b00sn9rn)
Genius
22:30 FRI (b008m9f6)
Gordon West's Jogging Round Majorca
15:45 MON (b00c36br)
Gordon West's Jogging Round Majorca
15:45 TUE (b00c3h2g)
Gordon West's Jogging Round Majorca
15:45 WED (b00c3nw9)
Groucho Was My Father
14:00 TUE (b007xrqp)
Groucho Was My Father
14:00 WED (b007ylwv)
Groucho Was My Father
14:00 THU (b007zckq)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007k1x5)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007k1x5)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007k1x5)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00spmnm)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00spmnm)
If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?
23:30 THU (b00spp7w)
In the End
08:30 THU (b007qww6)
In the End
22:00 THU (b007qww6)
John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood
02:30 SUN (b007jxgp)
John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood
13:00 SUN (b007jxgp)
John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood
01:00 MON (b007jxgp)
John Milton's Paradise Regained Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00sndgg)
John Milton's Paradise Regained Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00sndgg)
John Milton's Paradise Regained
02:00 SAT (b00sm82n)
Just William
05:45 THU (b007jqrl)
Just William
05:45 FRI (b007jqs1)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
15:30 MON (b00snq96)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
15:30 TUE (b00sny11)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
15:30 WED (b00sp3dx)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
15:30 THU (b00spnny)
Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
15:30 FRI (b00sprfc)
Lenin of the Rovers
22:00 SUN (b007jpj6)
Like They've Never Been Gone
12:30 WED (b00cbltk)
Like They've Never Been Gone
19:30 WED (b00cbltk)
MR James
18:45 MON (b007jtcn)
MR James
00:45 TUE (b007jtcn)
MR James
18:45 TUE (b007jtfj)
MR James
00:45 WED (b007jtfj)
MR James
18:45 WED (b007k1gn)
MR James
00:45 THU (b007k1gn)
MR James
18:45 THU (b007k1hw)
MR James
00:45 FRI (b007k1hw)
MR James
18:45 FRI (b007k1kh)
Mastering the Universe
23:30 FRI (b00spqnz)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
08:30 MON (b00nsnhd)
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat
22:00 MON (b00nsnhd)
No Commitments
09:30 WED (b00sp1qg)
No Commitments
17:30 WED (b00sp1qg)
No Commitments
04:30 THU (b00sp1qg)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 FRI (b007jpct)
On Baby Street
22:30 MON (b00snqqq)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 WED (b008hvvx)
Oscar Wilde
00:00 THU (b008hvvx)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 THU (b008jw9k)
Oscar Wilde
00:00 FRI (b008jw9k)
Oscar Wilde
18:00 FRI (b008lz2g)
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
23:00 SAT (b00snbw1)
Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
23:15 SAT (b00snbw3)
Play and Record
23:00 SUN (b0086z9t)
Poets' Tree
15:30 SUN (b00slxyx)
Poets' Tree
03:30 MON (b00slxyx)
Poets' Tree
22:30 TUE (b00snx7d)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
05:00 MON (b00snl4p)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
05:00 TUE (b00snrxb)
RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone
05:00 WED (b00sp1f1)
Ray's a Laugh
12:00 SUN (b007jxbb)
Ray's a Laugh
19:00 SUN (b007jxbb)
Round the Horne
08:00 FRI (b00spqnx)
Round the Horne
12:00 FRI (b00spqnx)
Round the Horne
19:00 FRI (b00spqnx)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
11:00 MON (b00snn43)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
21:00 MON (b00snn43)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
02:00 TUE (b00snn43)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
11:00 TUE (b00snrzt)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
21:00 TUE (b00snrzt)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
02:00 WED (b00snrzt)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
11:00 WED (b00sp1tx)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
21:00 WED (b00sp1tx)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
02:00 THU (b00sp1tx)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
11:00 THU (b00spmk2)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
21:00 THU (b00spmk2)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
02:00 FRI (b00spmk2)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
11:00 FRI (b00spr8j)
Rumer Godden - Black Narcissus
21:00 FRI (b00spr8j)
Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC
10:00 SAT (b0085hk1)
Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC
20:00 SAT (b0085hk1)
Second Thoughts
09:00 WED (b00fnfnz)
Second Thoughts
17:00 WED (b00fnfnz)
Second Thoughts
04:00 THU (b00fnfnz)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 SAT (b007jn32)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 MON (b007k443)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 MON (b007k443)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 TUE (b007k443)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 TUE (b007jnfq)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 TUE (b007jnfq)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 WED (b007jnfq)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 WED (b007jng9)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 WED (b007jng9)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 THU (b007jng9)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 THU (b007k47j)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 THU (b007k47j)
Sherlock Holmes
02:15 FRI (b007k47j)
Sherlock Holmes
11:15 FRI (b007k48r)
Sherlock Holmes
21:15 FRI (b007k48r)
Sir Walter Scott's Rob Roy
03:00 SAT (b007jq7m)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
15:00 MON (b00cq49h)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
15:00 TUE (b00cqdb3)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
15:00 WED (b00cqh5j)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
15:00 THU (b00cqtgg)
Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand
15:00 FRI (b00cr1ls)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 MON (b007jl7y)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 MON (b007jl7y)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life
23:45 MON (b00snqqs)
Take It From Here
08:00 TUE (b007jt59)
Take It From Here
12:00 TUE (b007jt59)
Take It From Here
19:00 TUE (b007jt59)
The Clitheroe Kid
12:30 SUN (b007jsy7)
The Clitheroe Kid
19:30 SUN (b007jsy7)
The Embassy Lark
04:00 SAT (b00sm82r)
The Embassy Lark
09:00 FRI (b00spqzf)
The Embassy Lark
17:00 FRI (b00spqzf)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
04:30 SAT (b00bx21q)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
09:30 FRI (b007rn3z)
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show
17:30 FRI (b007rn3z)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
18:30 MON (b007jy5s)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
00:30 TUE (b007jy5s)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
18:30 TUE (b007jy71)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
00:30 WED (b007jy71)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
18:30 WED (b007jy89)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
00:30 THU (b007jy89)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
18:30 THU (b007jy9l)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
00:30 FRI (b007jy9l)
The Ghostbuster Diaries
18:30 FRI (b007jyc9)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jnm5)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jnm5)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jnm5)
The Groucho Letters
14:00 MON (b00c03hg)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
18:00 SAT (b007wxhs)
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
00:00 SUN (b007wxhs)
The In Crowd
08:30 TUE (b00snrxg)
The In Crowd
22:00 TUE (b00snrxg)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 MON (b00snq94)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 TUE (b00sny0z)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 WED (b00sp3dv)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 THU (b00spnnw)
The Invention of Childhood
15:15 FRI (b00sprf9)
The Michael Bentine Show
12:30 FRI (b008vnrl)
The Michael Bentine Show
19:30 FRI (b008vnrl)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 THU (b007k1gw)
The News Quiz
16:30 SUN (b00snkc9)
The News Quiz
04:30 MON (b00snkc9)
The Party Line
08:30 WED (b00sp1tv)
The Party Line
22:00 WED (b00sp1tv)
The Price of Fear
18:30 SUN (b007jnhf)
The Price of Fear
00:30 MON (b007jnhf)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
23:45 TUE (b007qs2d)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
09:00 THU (b008nw1c)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
17:00 THU (b008nw1c)
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse
04:00 FRI (b008nw1c)
The Very World of Milton Jones
22:30 WED (b00gl4sx)
Trevor's World of Sport
22:30 SUN (b00gng1x)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
10:00 MON (b007jp8z)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
03:00 TUE (b007jp8z)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
10:00 TUE (b007jp9d)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
03:00 WED (b007jp9d)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
10:00 WED (b007jp9t)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
03:00 THU (b007jp9t)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
10:00 THU (b007jpb6)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
03:00 FRI (b007jpb6)
Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone
10:00 FRI (b007jpbp)
Wimsey
01:00 SAT (b007jwd9)
Wimsey
13:00 MON (b007jwdr)
Wimsey
20:00 MON (b007jwdr)
Wimsey
01:00 TUE (b007jwdr)
Wimsey
13:00 TUE (b007jzdt)
Wimsey
20:00 TUE (b007jzdt)
Wimsey
01:00 WED (b007jzdt)
Wimsey
13:00 WED (b007jzg3)
Wimsey
20:00 WED (b007jzg3)
Wimsey
01:00 THU (b007jzg3)
Wimsey
13:00 THU (b007jzhc)
Wimsey
20:00 THU (b007jzhc)
Wimsey
01:00 FRI (b007jzhc)
Wimsey
13:00 FRI (b007jzjm)
Wimsey
20:00 FRI (b007jzjm)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b007svwq)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b007svwq)