Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde.
Confusion all round when the eccentric boffin and his pal go to a fancy dress ball. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
The schoolboy's hopes are raised and dashed - sparking a fallout with his best friend Darbishire. Read by Stephen Fry.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
The lad takes up sculpting. But when he runs out of rocks, it's Sid to the rescue.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
The priest hands out food aid, but it's soon the focus for political violence. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From March 2003.
A northern black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients
Irene enlists Bob's help when strange events send the tiny Scottish island into disarray.
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Doctor ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Crusoe's acceptance of his solitude is shattered by a single footprint in the sand.
Older Robinson ...... Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson ...... Tom Bevan
Wells ...... Gerard McDermott
Crusoe's Father ...... John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother ...... Jenny Lee
Captain ...... Christopher Wright
Jack ...... Iwan Thomas
Just what is Paul's girlfriend Nuala doing having lunch with his ex? They must be up to something! Stars Eva Birthistle.
An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets. Time is running out for the Edinburgh detective. Stars Brian Cox.
Bernard's jealous dad is caught with both his guard and his trousers down. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
A second victim of murder is revealed - but were they really involved in the death of Lord Edgware?
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Miss Carroll ...... Eva Stuart
Ronald Marsh ...... Charles Millham
Poirot's Housekeeper ...... Jean Reeve
Geraldine Marsh ...... Joanna Myers
Sir Montagu Corner ...... Garard Green
Mr Widburn ...... Andrew Wincott
Mrs Widburn ...... Susan Sheridan
Ross ...... Terence Edmond
Duke of Merton ...... Eric Allan
Jenkins ...... Fraser Kerr
By Margaret St Clair. Sponger Charles goes to live with his Aunt Muriel, who takes her still life art work deadly seriously. Stars Michael Roberts.
Brian's intimate visits pleasure Jean and she hopes for more, but he's got his own plan. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Gyle's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Fuelling a multi-million pound industry. Rosie Goldsmith discovers the ancient and secretive art of perfume-making. From March 2005.
The ultimate advertising stunts guide, including the creation of characters and competitions. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
'Half-way between a tightrope walker and a pickpocket'. A celebration of the photographer who united art and documentary.
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets embroiled in a suspicious claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey to Iraq, Andrew Eames recalls stopping off for a steam bath in Damascus.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Mum Hunt.
What is being built out in a remote Australian desert? And what havoc will it wreak? Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
11. To the Moon or Venus?
The Voice invites Captain Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him, but Lemmy is soon feeling terrified...
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
UK boozers pig out. Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor's topical stand-up and sketch show. With Jo Caulfield. From February 2001.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Lewis Collins - will he share any tips from TV's The Professionals?
Surreal political fantasy with Hugh Laurie: Will his Lordship's ad campaign do the business? Are Bs and Ks funny?
THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2010
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr2pc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1whg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 McLevy (b007jljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b00761z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cyywl)
The Wild Dogs
Mowgli and Kaa plan a jungle attack against the wild dogs. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
THU 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr5rm)
Too Many Professors
The boffin gives photocopying a whole new meaning with his latest invention. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
THU 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3b)
Beware of the Thing
Mr Wilkins makes a mistake - while the schoolboy sparks alarm in a dormitory scare. Read by Stephen Fry.
THU 06:00 16/09/2010 (b00tr5rp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
The String Robberies
Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
George Chisholm
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 January 1958.
THU 08:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1d2)
Series 1
The Visitor
There’s great excitement - and some confusion - at the impending visit of an Israeli MP.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Warren Mitchell as Yigal Horovitz, Eve Karpf as Paloma and Rachel Smith as Simone.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
Series 4
Episode 3
Council leader John tries to impress a delegation with a village cover-up. Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1991.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
Series 2
2nd October 1799
Domestic bliss is enhanced by the arrival of John Sheets. Views are exchanged on the desirability of the married state. And a game of cricket is proposed...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six-part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris, Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar and Nicky Henson as John Sheets.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
THU 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00ncspw)
Episode 1
Back home in England, the castaway heads northwards in search of more excitement. Daniel Defoe's adventure stars Tim McInnerny.
THU 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
The Mothers
Teresa has a problem. Her ex-partner, Nadine, wants to take 'their' son to England. Stars Eleanor Methven and Eileen McCloskey.
THU 11:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
Series 2
A Good Walk Spoilt
After a murder on the links, the Victorian detective contemplates a game of golf with desperate stakes. Starring Brian Cox.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
Series 4
Episode 13
'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' climaxes - or does it?
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
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 and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1966.
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 4
Inspector Japp has tracked down the taxi driver who drove two very unlikely passengers to Regent Gate on the night of Lord Edgware's murder...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Ronald Marsh ...... Charles Millham
Ross ...... Terence Edmond
Jenny ...... Adjoa Andoh
Taxi Driver/Waiter ...... Neil Roberts
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
.
THU 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
Being a Murderer Myself
By Arthur Williams. When a jilted poultry farmer meets his ex-girlfriend, could it be a case of murder most fowl? Stars Michael Roberts.
THU 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
Episode 4
Devious Brian slowly drains smitten Jean's finances, but she's blissfully unaware. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
THU 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mbl3k)
Series 1
Jennie Bond
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond quizzes a panel about herself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Jenny's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
THU 14:30 The BBC and the Closet (b00tr6sy)
The battles within the BBC to make programmes about homosexuality in the 1950s and 60s. Chris Ledgard explores the archives.
THU 15:00 Stuntz (b007jzhf)
Series 1
Episode 4
Cash or creativity? Advertising gimmicks people use to get press coverage. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b007jzl0)
Chinua Achebe
Alastair Niven and Nana Wilson-Tagoe discuss Chinua Achebe and his capacity to portray corruption whilst offering seeds of hope.
THU 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008flck)
Episode 4
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black reports back to the claimants for a fire-damaged hotel in London. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m6z)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 4
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames's coach party arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tr6t0)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke, The Nightingale and The Mum Hunt.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
Blowback
Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover Belinda's death. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
Operation Luna
12. A Rocky Send Off
After travelling through time, could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b00ls6bt)
Series 1
Episode 4
More fun and frolics round at Arthur Smith’s home in Balham, south London.
With comedians Stewart Lee and Reginald D Hunter.
Plus music from Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Will she be in Arthur’s kitchen?
Pippa Evans - as singer-songwriter Loretta Maine - lends a hand.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
Series 3
And the Winner Is...
It's Awards Night!
Can the Crayon Museum beat off the challenger, the World of Pencils?
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 August 2006.
THU 23:30 Vent (b00tr5rv)
Series 2
Things to Do Before You Die
As Mary and Mum read him a lifestyle magazine, Ben's unconscious mind takes him back to 1973 to find a "life coach" who will motivate him out of his coma.
Unfortunately, this mostly involves pointing a gun at his head...
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, John Kay Steel, James Lynch and Tim Whitnall.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.
FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00ncspw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00d05bj)
The Spring Running
Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
FRI 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr80g)
Pancake Day at Great Pagwell
The boffin takes a battering and leaves a lasting impression on the village. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
FRI 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3k)
Jennings Uses His Head
The schoolboy is desperate to get picked to play in the football match against Bracebridge School. Read by Stephen Fry.
FRI 06:00 17/09/2010 (b00tr80j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
Series 1
Operation Fag End
With a top brass inspection due, 50,000 duty-free cigarettes are headed to the island!
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Pamela Buck as Joyce, Michael Bates as Commander Shaw, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson and Tenniel Evans as Squadron Leader Pertwee.
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.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the Light Programme in April 1959.
FRI 08:30 Chambers (b007jntq)
Series 1
The American
When star American lawyer Thurman Berkley arrives in chambers for a week, a culture clash seems inevitable.
But the stuffy John Fuller-Carp will do anything to win a case - even if it means adopting the rapping rhythms Thurman used so successfully in the OK Stimpson trial.
A run-of-the-mill GBH gets the full transatlantic treatment.
Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Thurman Berkley ...... David Harewood
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b00tr846)
Series 2
Danger in the Night
Someone's got a grudge against hairdressers - so where's the safest place to sleep?
Series 2 of the misadventures in the life of a corner-shop barber starring Victor Spinetti as Tony, Deryck Guyler as Stanley, Deborah Watling as Maisie.
With guests: Norma Ronald, Mike Grady, Edward Kelsey and Robert Gillespie.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
FRI 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00nd06k)
Episode 2
The castaway searches for more adventure in the far north wastes of Siberia. Stars Tim McInnerny and Jonathan Tafler.
FRI 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjw)
The Estate Agent
Tony and Sandy are confronted by his ex when they decide to buy a house. Has he chosen the right woman? With Pauline McLynn.
FRI 11:15 McLevy (b00cfwp9)
Series 2
Wild Justice
Stretching out a bony hand towards him, a ghost from the past returns to haunt the Victorian detective. Starring Brian Cox.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00jz2xl)
From 18/11/1979
Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue', Cosmo Smallpiece and brace yourself for another piano sing-along with Les.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1979.
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpx)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 5
Ross has had to abandon a telephone conversation with Hercule Poirot to answer the doorbell. When he doesn't return, the panic-stricken Belgian sleuth and Captain Hastings hurry round to his apartment.
Will the murderer finally be unmasked?
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Jenny ...... Adjoa Andoh
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
FRI 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr8d2)
The Dancing Partner
By Jerome K Jerome. Toymaker Herr Geibel invents an ingenious mechanical man, but what if it should ever malfunction? Stars Michael Roberts.
FRI 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j272n)
Episode 5
Jean realises that Brian's up to no good, but her revenge has a surprising victim. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
FRI 14:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00qg3wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Don't Hang Up (b00kv7w3)
Phone boxes around the country are randomly called by presenter Alan Dein. Passing strangers answer and share their stories.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007k007)
Damien Hirst
Sarah Kent and Waldemar Januszczak discuss the work of the artist who preserved a shark in formaldehyde. From 1999.
FRI 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k294)
Episode 5
The claim for insurance sparks repercussions for loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m7h)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 5
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her future husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tr8g0)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke, and The Nightingale.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b00tr846)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwlh)
Can You Hear That
Can You Hear That: The colonel plans to fire the sonic weapon and risk a global catastrophe. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
Operation Luna
13. Set Course for Earth
After blasting off, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to make sense of their mammoth trip through time.
Conclusion of the futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00jz2xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr8d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j272n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 McLevy (b00cfwp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jntq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 A Look Back at the Nineties (b007k1xk)
Recorded in July 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie 'look back' at the decade that was yet to happen.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jvgp)
Series 4
Health and Safety
Hell's latest arrival is a health and safety officer who moans to Satan about the lighting. Devilish comedy stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
FRI 23:30 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00pcd1q)
'The Pandeban' and 'Feeling Iffy'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From July 2003.
FRI 23:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00bbnvw)
Series 1
Episode 5
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
LIST OF THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMMES
(Note: the times link back to the details; the pids link to the BBC page, including iPlayer)
11/09/2010
06:00 SAT (b00tqh46)
12/09/2010
06:00 SUN (b00tqjh2)
13/09/2010
06:00 MON (b00tqlg7)
14/09/2010
06:00 TUE (b00tqrnx)
15/09/2010
06:00 WED (b00tr27l)
16/09/2010
06:00 THU (b00tr5rp)
17/09/2010
06:00 FRI (b00tr80j)
A Five Year Sentence
13:45 MON (b00j1c4m)
A Five Year Sentence
20:45 MON (b00j1c4m)
A Five Year Sentence
01:45 TUE (b00j1c4m)
A Five Year Sentence
13:45 TUE (b00j1hzm)
A Five Year Sentence
20:45 TUE (b00j1hzm)
A Five Year Sentence
01:45 WED (b00j1hzm)
A Five Year Sentence
13:45 WED (b00j1whg)
A Five Year Sentence
20:45 WED (b00j1whg)
A Five Year Sentence
01:45 THU (b00j1whg)
A Five Year Sentence
13:45 THU (b00j2514)
A Five Year Sentence
20:45 THU (b00j2514)
A Five Year Sentence
01:45 FRI (b00j2514)
A Five Year Sentence
13:45 FRI (b00j272n)
A Five Year Sentence
20:45 FRI (b00j272n)
A Look Back at the Nineties
22:30 FRI (b007k1xk)
Agatha Christie
15:45 MON (b0076m5j)
Agatha Christie
15:45 TUE (b03hngqk)
Agatha Christie
15:45 WED (b0076m6c)
Agatha Christie
15:45 THU (b0076m6z)
Agatha Christie
15:45 FRI (b0076m7h)
Alison and Maud
09:00 MON (b007k3ds)
Alison and Maud
17:00 MON (b007k3ds)
Alison and Maud
04:00 TUE (b007k3ds)
Anything Legal
04:00 SAT (b0081qyq)
Anything Legal
09:00 FRI (b00828m9)
Anything Legal
17:00 FRI (b00828m9)
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
22:30 THU (b00ls6bt)
Beyond Our Ken
12:00 SUN (b008kmgm)
Beyond Our Ken
19:00 SUN (b008kmgm)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SAT (b00tqh48)
Big Toe Books
08:00 SUN (b00tqjh4)
Big Toe Books
16:00 MON (b00tqm9v)
Big Toe Books
16:00 TUE (b00tqrnz)
Big Toe Books
16:00 WED (b00tr3pv)
Big Toe Books
16:00 THU (b00tr6t0)
Big Toe Books
16:00 FRI (b00tr8g0)
Centurions
15:15 MON (b007jzxl)
Centurions
15:15 TUE (b007jxdl)
Centurions
15:15 WED (b007jxb2)
Centurions
15:15 THU (b007jzl0)
Centurions
15:15 FRI (b007k007)
Chain Reaction
16:30 SUN (b00tjsjf)
Chain Reaction
04:30 MON (b00tjsjf)
Chambers
08:30 FRI (b007jntq)
Chambers
22:00 FRI (b007jntq)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:30 SAT (b007jmw8)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:30 MON (b007jmwq)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:30 TUE (b007jmwq)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:30 TUE (b007jmx1)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:30 WED (b007jmx1)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:30 WED (b007jmxh)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:30 THU (b007jmxh)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:30 THU (b007jmyk)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
00:30 FRI (b007jmyk)
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space
18:30 FRI (b007jmz0)
Comedy Catch-Up
14:30 SUN (b00tqk04)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:00 SUN (b00tqk06)
Comedy Catch-Up
15:30 SUN (b00tqk08)
Comedy Catch-Up
16:00 SUN (b00tqk0b)
Comedy Catch-Up
02:30 MON (b00tqk04)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:00 MON (b00tqk06)
Comedy Catch-Up
03:30 MON (b00tqk08)
Comedy Catch-Up
04:00 MON (b00tqk0b)
Crime Catch-Up
15:00 SAT (b00pbtvn)
Crime Catch-Up
15:30 SAT (b00pbtvq)
Crime Catch-Up
16:00 SAT (b00pbtvs)
Crime Catch-Up
16:30 SAT (b00pbtvv)
Crime Catch-Up
17:00 SAT (b00pbtvx)
Dad's Army
08:00 MON (b007jr4t)
Dad's Army
12:00 MON (b007jr4t)
Dad's Army
19:00 MON (b007jr4t)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures
10:00 THU (b00ncspw)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures
03:00 FRI (b00ncspw)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures
10:00 FRI (b00nd06k)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
10:00 TUE (b007jqy3)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
03:00 WED (b007jqy3)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
10:00 WED (b007jqyc)
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
03:00 THU (b007jqyc)
Dave Podmore
22:30 TUE (b007tm7h)
Don't Hang Up
15:00 FRI (b00kv7w3)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
05:00 SAT (b00qg3wg)
Ed Doolan Interviews...
14:00 FRI (b00qg3wg)
Elephants to Catch Eels
23:30 TUE (b007qx6x)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
11:00 MON (b007jmgx)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
21:00 MON (b007jmgx)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
02:00 TUE (b007jmgx)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
11:00 TUE (b007jmhf)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
21:00 TUE (b007jmhf)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
02:00 WED (b007jmhf)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
11:00 WED (b007jmhy)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
21:00 WED (b007jmhy)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
02:00 THU (b007jmhy)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
11:00 THU (b007jmjg)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
21:00 THU (b007jmjg)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
02:00 FRI (b007jmjg)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
11:00 FRI (b007jmjw)
Emma Donoghue - Exes
21:00 FRI (b007jmjw)
Fear on 4
18:30 SUN (b007jmy3)
Fear on 4
00:30 MON (b007jmy3)
For Better or for Worse
12:30 WED (b00tr28d)
For Better or for Worse
19:30 WED (b00tr28d)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
18:30 SAT (b007k3r4)
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis
00:30 SUN (b007k3r4)
Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice
01:30 SAT (b00h9t28)
Goodness Gracious Me
23:30 SUN (b007jv3v)
Hancock's Half Hour
08:00 WED (b007m9f5)
Hancock's Half Hour
12:00 WED (b007m9f5)
Hancock's Half Hour
19:00 WED (b007m9f5)
Hearing With Hegley
23:45 FRI (b00bbnvw)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 SAT (b007k28y)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 MON (b007jvp9)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 MON (b007jvp9)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 TUE (b007jvp9)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 TUE (b007jvpg)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 TUE (b007jvpg)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 WED (b007jvpg)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 WED (b007jvpl)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 WED (b007jvpl)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 THU (b007jvpl)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 THU (b007jvpv)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 THU (b007jvpv)
Hercule Poirot
01:00 FRI (b007jvpv)
Hercule Poirot
13:00 FRI (b007jvpx)
Hercule Poirot
20:00 FRI (b007jvpx)
How Tickled Am I?
11:30 SUN (b007lmc0)
How Tickled Am I?
17:30 SUN (b007lmc0)
Huddwinks
09:00 WED (b00fsmzd)
Huddwinks
17:00 WED (b00fsmzd)
Huddwinks
04:00 THU (b00fsmzd)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
12:30 THU (b00tr6nm)
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
19:30 THU (b00tr6nm)
James Hilton - Lost Horizon
03:00 SAT (b00tp95x)
Jed Rubenfeld -The Interpretation of Murder
23:00 SAT (b00tqhlk)
Jed Rubenfeld -The Interpretation of Murder
23:15 SAT (b00tqhlm)
Jennings Goes to School
05:45 MON (b007jt2r)
Jennings Goes to School
05:45 TUE (b007jt2y)
Jennings Goes to School
05:45 WED (b007jt33)
Jennings Goes to School
05:45 THU (b007jt3b)
Jennings Goes to School
05:45 FRI (b007jt3k)
Julie Enfield Investigates
23:30 SAT (b007jxsf)
King Street Junior
09:30 SAT (b00tqh4b)
King Street Junior
19:30 SAT (b00tqh4b)
King Street Junior
05:30 SUN (b00tqh4b)
Listen to Les
12:30 FRI (b00jz2xl)
Listen to Les
19:30 FRI (b00jz2xl)
Little Blighty on the Down
09:00 THU (b00tr63g)
Little Blighty on the Down
17:00 THU (b00tr63g)
Little Blighty on the Down
04:00 FRI (b00tr63g)
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes Omnibus
09:00 SUN (b00tqjh6)
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes Omnibus
20:00 SUN (b00tqjh6)
Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes
02:00 SAT (b00tp9d8)
McLevy
02:15 SAT (b0082hxv)
McLevy
11:15 MON (b0082k6q)
McLevy
21:15 MON (b0082k6q)
McLevy
02:15 TUE (b0082k6q)
McLevy
11:15 TUE (b007jlj2)
McLevy
21:15 TUE (b007jlj2)
McLevy
02:15 WED (b007jlj2)
McLevy
11:15 WED (b007jljg)
McLevy
21:15 WED (b007jljg)
McLevy
02:15 THU (b007jljg)
McLevy
11:15 THU (b007jq95)
McLevy
21:15 THU (b007jq95)
McLevy
02:15 FRI (b007jq95)
McLevy
11:15 FRI (b00cfwp9)
McLevy
21:15 FRI (b00cfwp9)
Millport
09:30 WED (b00761z4)
Millport
17:30 WED (b00761z4)
Millport
04:30 THU (b00761z4)
Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye
03:00 SUN (b00tqj5w)
Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye
13:00 SUN (b00tqj5w)
Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye
01:00 MON (b00tqj5w)
Much Binding in the Marsh
12:30 TUE (b008gzwf)
Much Binding in the Marsh
19:30 TUE (b008gzwf)
Old Harry's Game
23:00 FRI (b007jvgp)
On the Hour
23:00 TUE (b007lzwz)
Out of Tune
14:30 MON (b00tqlg9)
Out of Tune
14:30 TUE (b00tqrqm)
Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
22:30 WED (b007jqc9)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
18:00 SUN (b00941pb)
Paul Magrs - Never the Bride
00:00 MON (b00941pb)
Peter Tinniswood
10:00 MON (b007jx5l)
Peter Tinniswood
03:00 TUE (b007jx5l)
Poetry Stand Up
23:45 MON (b00tqmcg)
Revolting People
22:30 MON (b00fkx2m)
Ring Around the Bath
09:30 TUE (b00tqqjf)
Ring Around the Bath
17:30 TUE (b00tqqjf)
Ring Around the Bath
04:30 WED (b00tqqjf)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
13:00 SAT (b00sh59l)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
13:30 SAT (b00shkbx)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
14:00 SAT (b00shp2n)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
14:30 SAT (b00sjm9c)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
01:00 SUN (b00sh59l)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
01:30 SUN (b00shkbx)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
02:00 SUN (b00shp2n)
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth
02:30 SUN (b00sjm9c)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 MON (b00cm07b)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 TUE (b00cpqjc)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 WED (b00csypl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 THU (b00cyywl)
Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book
05:00 FRI (b00d05bj)
Safety Catch
22:30 SUN (b00fn9d1)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 MON (b007jwkl)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 TUE (b007jwkl)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 TUE (b007jwks)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 WED (b007jwks)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 WED (b007jwkz)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 THU (b007jwkz)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 THU (b007jwl8)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
00:00 FRI (b007jwl8)
Simon Bovey - The Voice of God
18:00 FRI (b007jwlh)
Snap
09:00 TUE (b00tqqjc)
Snap
17:00 TUE (b00tqqjc)
Snap
04:00 WED (b00tqqjc)
Space Hacks
23:00 SUN (b009g4km)
Steptoe and Son
12:30 MON (b007k0k6)
Steptoe and Son
19:30 MON (b007k0k6)
Stuntz
15:00 MON (b007jzb5)
Stuntz
15:00 TUE (b007jzdw)
Stuntz
15:00 WED (b007jzg5)
Stuntz
15:00 THU (b007jzhf)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
08:30 THU (b007k1d2)
The Attractive Young Rabbi
22:00 THU (b007k1d2)
The BBC and the Closet
14:30 THU (b00tr6sy)
The Brightonomicon
00:00 SAT (b00fksh6)
The Cheese Shop Presents
23:00 MON (b007jyyd)
The Goon Show
08:00 THU (b007jpkr)
The Goon Show
12:00 THU (b007jpkr)
The Goon Show
19:00 THU (b007jpkr)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
05:30 MON (b00tqlg5)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
05:30 TUE (b00tqrnv)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
05:30 WED (b00tr48c)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
05:30 THU (b00tr5rm)
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
05:30 FRI (b00tr80g)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
13:30 MON (b00tqlfh)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
20:30 MON (b00tqlfh)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
01:30 TUE (b00tqlfh)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
13:30 TUE (b00tqqxf)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
20:30 TUE (b00tqqxf)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
01:30 WED (b00tqqxf)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
13:30 WED (b00tr2pc)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
20:30 WED (b00tr2pc)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
01:30 THU (b00tr2pc)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
13:30 THU (b00tr6np)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
20:30 THU (b00tr6np)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
01:30 FRI (b00tr6np)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
13:30 FRI (b00tr8d2)
The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents
20:30 FRI (b00tr8d2)
The Little World of Don Camillo
08:30 WED (b00tr28b)
The Little World of Don Camillo
22:00 WED (b00tr28b)
The Maltby Collection
22:00 SUN (b00crds8)
The Men from the Ministry
12:30 SUN (b007jm59)
The Men from the Ministry
19:30 SUN (b007jm59)
The Museum of Everything
23:00 THU (b00h8q28)
The Navy Lark
08:00 FRI (b007jsdx)
The Navy Lark
12:00 FRI (b007jsdx)
The Navy Lark
19:00 FRI (b007jsdx)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
08:30 TUE (b00brb8n)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
22:00 TUE (b00brb8n)
The Nose School
14:30 WED (b00tr3ps)
The Palace of Laughter
11:00 SUN (b007k2sh)
The Palace of Laughter
17:00 SUN (b007k2sh)
The Party Party
23:30 WED (b007jx2s)
The Personality Test
14:00 MON (b00kmnfn)
The Personality Test
14:00 TUE (b00m16xm)
The Personality Test
14:00 WED (b00m5tks)
The Personality Test
14:00 THU (b00mbl3k)
The Problem With Adam Bloom
23:30 MON (b00hhrhp)
The Radio Detectives
09:00 SAT (b007jpcs)
The Radio Detectives
19:00 SAT (b007jpcs)
The Radio Detectives
05:00 SUN (b007jpcs)
The Right Time
08:30 MON (b009v5dn)
The Right Time
22:00 MON (b009v5dn)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
18:00 SAT (b007jnry)
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon
00:00 SUN (b007jnry)
The Skivers
23:00 WED (b00d8pgd)
The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee
23:30 FRI (b00pcd1q)
The Wedding Band
17:30 SAT (b00tqj5y)
The Wedding Band
04:30 SUN (b00tqj5y)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
09:30 THU (b007jsn0)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
17:30 THU (b007jsn0)
The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere
04:30 FRI (b007jsn0)
To the Manor Born
09:30 MON (b007jpzw)
To the Manor Born
17:30 MON (b007jpzw)
To the Manor Born
04:30 TUE (b007jpzw)
Tony's
04:30 SAT (b00tp95z)
Tony's
09:30 FRI (b00tr846)
Tony's
17:30 FRI (b00tr846)
Ulrika's Comedy Gold
10:00 SAT (b007jvvh)
Ulrika's Comedy Gold
20:00 SAT (b007jvvh)
Vent
23:30 THU (b00tr5rv)
William Boyd - Armadillo
15:30 MON (b007k23y)
William Boyd - Armadillo
15:30 TUE (b008f3gp)
William Boyd - Armadillo
15:30 WED (b008fdhc)
William Boyd - Armadillo
15:30 THU (b008flck)
William Boyd - Armadillo
15:30 FRI (b007k294)
William Trevor - A Bit on the Side
10:15 SUN (b00ncf5p)
William Trevor - A Bit on the Side
21:15 SUN (b00ncf5p)
Winston
10:30 SUN (b00pgpm3)
Winston
21:30 SUN (b00pgpm3)
Yes Minister
08:00 TUE (b007k0nj)
Yes Minister
12:00 TUE (b007k0nj)
Yes Minister
19:00 TUE (b007k0nj)