SATURDAY 09 APRIL 2011

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jl80)
Wyrd Sisters
1. Surprise Bundle
Three witches meet on a blasted heath while murder is in the air.
Terry Pratchett 's popular tale dramatised in four parts by Vince Foxall.
CAST:
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
Mrs Vitoller …. Natasha Pyne
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SAT 00:30 Doctor Who (b00sqh1x)
The Scapegoat
Episode 1
The Time Lord is forced down into Gestapo-run Paris, where he meets 'The Most Assassinated Man in the World'. Stars Paul McGann.
SAT 01:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11
Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
SAT 01:30 Genius (b008h570)
Series 1
Richard Madeley
From mini-elephants to food on tap.
Dave Gorman asks TV host Richard Madeley to select the public's best loopy idea.
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.
SAT 02:00 What's So Funny? (b0103ryy)
Series 1
Episode 1
Rufus Hound is joined by Dom Joly with news, reviews and previews of what's happening in comedy this week.
SAT 02:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b01040gb)
Series 1, Episodes 1-2
It's the first ever Ambridge Extra. Alice is in a romantic mood and Jamie's enjoying his newfound freedom.
SAT 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0103qmg)
Episode 5
Harriet and Guy flee to Egypt, but the reality of war strains their fragile marriage. Stars Joanna Lumley and Honeysuckle Weeks.
SAT 04:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k26q)
Episode 1
The Royal Dingle Company versus the Bard. Theatrical spoof with Patrick Barlow and guest Richard E Grant. From September 1995.
SAT 04:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
The Brothers Faversham
Horatius Faversham
The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier - Horatius Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus,
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
SAT 05:00 Alan Bennett - An Englishman Abroad (b007jyxz)
When a mysterious Englishman appears in her dressing-room, the actress Coral Browne assumes he is with the embassy, but, if so, why are his trousers out at the knees? And what does he want with her face-powder?
Alan Bennett based this drama on a real incident in Moscow involving the spy Guy Burgess in 1958.
Guy Burgess......................Michael Gambon
Coral Browne....................Penelope Wilton
Mrs Burgess.......................Lala Lloyd
Claudius..............................John Baddeley
Tolya/Hamlet.....................Michael Higgs
Adapted from BBC TV's 1983 film and directed by Hilary Norrish
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1994.
SAT 05:45 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.
SAT 06:00 George Bernard Shaw - Candida (b007jtk5)
"If I haven't got what you call British pluck, I haven't British cowardice either: I'm not afraid of a clergyman's ideas. I'll fight your ideas.”
The life of a vicar's wife is turned upside down by a young poet.
Candida has a choice between her devoted but complacent husband and a young poet who passionately adores her. She needs all her resources of wit and candour to resolve a potentially explosive situation
George Bernard Shaw's romantic comedy stars Hannah Gordon and Edward Petherbridge.
Candida ..... Hannah Gordon
The Rev James Morell .... Edward Petherbridge
Eugene Marchbanks .... Christopher Guard
Mr Burgess .... Ray Smith
The Rev Alexander (Lexy) Mill .... Neville Jason
Miss Proserpine Garnett .... Irene Sutcliffe
Director: Ronald Mason
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1977
SAT 07:30 The House I Grew Up In (b007vwmx)
Series 1
Jacqueline Gold
Wendy Robbins presents a series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons. Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of the Ann Summers retail chain.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
Series 6
Episode 20
The American funny man is in New York City, where Guy Noir meets the Queen of Clean and it's Lake Wobegon's Prom Night. From 2010.
SAT 09:00 Let's Get Quizzical (b0106tcv)
Brains, Pickles and Slips
Russell Davies' historical trawl through radio quiz and panel games includes Have a Go, Many a Slip, The News Quiz pilot and Twenty Questions, via numerous other classics.
SAT 12:00 The Little Ottleys (b0106tcx)
Series 1 Omnibus
It's 1908 and Bruce and Edith, The Little Ottleys, as they were called, live in a very new, very small, very white flat in Knightsbridge.
And so begins Ada Leverson's witty and wonderful social comedy set in Edwardian London
Ada Leverson............Haydn Gwynne
Bruce.......................Bertie Carvel
Edith........................Juliet Aubrey
Hyacinth...................Alex Tregear
Cecil........................Stuart McLoughlin
Anne........................Jane Whittenshaw
Eugenia....................Joanna Monro
Omnibus of Martyn Wade's five-part dramatisation of three short novels Love's Shadow, Tenterhooks and Love At Second Sight. Written between 1908 and 1916, the three were grouped as 'The Little Ottleys' in 1962.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast in five-parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
SAT 13:05 Inheritance Tracks (b0106vf7)
Colm Toibin
The writer inherits 'I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marbled Halls' sung by Joan Sutherland, and passes on Bob Dylan's 'I Threw It All Away'.
SAT 13:15 Sneaky Peeks (b0106vf9)
Andi Osho presents the show that sneakily peeks at the best bits of Radio 4 Extra's comedy coming your way in the week ahead.
SAT 13:30 What's So Funny? (b0103ryy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 today]
SAT 14:00 The Goon Show (b007jln0)
Series 4
The Greatest Mountain in the World
Neddie Seagoon attempts to climb a peak even higher than Everest.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1954.
SAT 14:30 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
Series 1
Museum Piece
The determination of Captain Mainwaring and his Home Guard platoon to fight to the last man is marred only by one small detail - a total lack of weapons.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
George Jones …. Eric Woodburn
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 George Bernard Shaw - Candida (b007jtk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 The House I Grew Up In (b007vwmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
2. Accused
Probing a Fascist cult in 1920s New York, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box's plans to infiltrate nasty Fascist cult F.A.U.S.T. have gone awry.
Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
SAT 18:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007mfgq)
Episode 2
Does a childhood fantasy hold the key to the human race's survival? Philip K Dick's classic tale concluded by William Hootkins.
SAT 19:00 Let's Get Quizzical (b0106tcv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up (b0106vfc)
Robert Newman - Apocalypso Now
The comedian entertains an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn with his unique view of history. From May 2005.
SAT 22:45 Fabulous (b00hhrhm)
Series 1
Episode 1
Faye is anxious.
She knows today's women are fabulous: they have the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe.
They cope with singledom, marriage and having kids with nothing more than a copy of Prima and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them.
So why can't she pull it off?
Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.
With:
Olivia Colman
Adam Buxton
Katy Brand
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Joanna Scanlan
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
SAT 23:00 The Phone (b0106vff)
Rebecca Lenkiewicz - All-Night Cafe
An insomniac mathematician is forced to turn hero when he answers a phone belonging to a prostitute.
SAT 23:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hv6mg)
Episode 3
The Swedish sleuth uncovers murder victim Lovgren's hefty cash withdrawals. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
SAT 23:45 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hv6sn)
Episode 4
Arson and threatening calls blight the Swedish sleuth's murder investigation. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.


SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2011

SUN 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007mfgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 The Little Ottleys (b0106tcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:05 Inheritance Tracks (b0106vf7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:05 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Sneaky Peeks (b0106vf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 What's So Funny? (b0103ryy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 George Bernard Shaw - Candida (b007jtk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 The House I Grew Up In (b007vwmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b0106w1z)
Omnibus, part 1
Elizabeth Mapp rules the small English village of Tilling sitting at her window spying on her neighbours. Stars Frances Barber.
SUN 07:05 Inheritance Tracks (b010gj9c)
Andrea Levy
Author Andrea Levy inherits 'Magic Moments' by Perry Como and passes on 'London Is the Place for Me' by Lord Kitchener.
SUN 07:15 Rose Tremain (b00rpvgv)
The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy
A tale of public and private anguish, based around the Battle of Agincourt. Trevor Nicholls reads Rose Tremain's short story.
SUN 07:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b0101g5j)
Series 3
Episode 1
Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham, South London.
There's music in the kitchen, comedy in the front room and poetry on the landing.
Finding a decent sized performance space amongst the accumulated debris that is Arthur's life are Katie Melua, Roisin Conaty, Alun Cochrane and Nick Helm
Producer; Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SUN 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jln0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 09:00 Alan Garner - Elidor (b0106x20)
Episode 1
Roland, Helen, David and Nicholas Watson have escaped to Manchester to avoid helping out at their house move. After a detour down a creepy backstreet, they come upon a derelict church and a mysterious fiddle player.
Little do the children know that chance didn't bring them there, but a prophecy hundreds of years old. One by one they realise that the church isn't all it seems, as the fabric of time and space opens and they are propelled into the dying and strange world of Elidor...
Alan Garner's classic fantasy adventure dramatised in four-parts by Don Webb.
Stars Mossie Cassidy as Roland, Raffey Cassidy as Helen, William Rush as Nicholas, Stephen Hoyle as David, Toby Hadoke as Malebron and Fiona Clarke as Mrs Watson.
Original music composed by Ian Williams
Directed at BBC Manchester by Charlotte Riches.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in April 2011.
SUN 09:30 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz (b00pgnqd)
Episode 1
Dorothy befriends the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Lion on the Yellow Brick Road. Stars Barbara Barnes and Maureen Lipman.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gjmf)
Children's Writers
Anthony Horowitz
From Benjamin Britten to Billy Joel.
Author and screenwriter, Anthony Horowitz OBE shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
The creator of the popular teenage spy, Alex Rider, Anthony's first novel was published when he was 23. He's also penned a slew of TV crime shows including Murder Most Horrid, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's Law.
The writer doesn't consider his work great, or even important - but he does like to think it agreeable and surprising.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews (b010mt8p)
Danny Boyle
The Oscar-winning director discusses his career in theatre, film and TV with Mark Lawson.
SUN 11:00 Martin Sorrell - Eleven Plus (b0106yq4)
A journey back home brings a middle-aged man face to face with his outrageously rebellious childhood.
John Branwell reads Martin Sorrell’s monologue.
Producer: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b01040gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday]
SUN 11:45 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
The Shades of Spring
Addy Syson returns to the home of his youth; the land waits for him unaltered, but what of the girl he used to love?
Peter Meakin reads DH Lawrence’s short story first published in 1914.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
SUN 12:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b0106w1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:05 Inheritance Tracks (b010gj9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:05 today]
SUN 13:15 Rose Tremain (b00rpvgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b0101g5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 14:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 on Saturday]
SUN 14:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007rsz6)
Series 1
Episode 1
Falling from the sky, the comedian's life starts flashing before his eyes. With Alexander Armstrong. From August 1998.
SUN 15:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b010j4pg)
Series 1
The Swim
Does it seem that the media is run by idiots, lying charlatans and moronic 12-year-olds who should've been drowned at birth in a bucket of raw sewage?
Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
In a one-bedroom flat over a hairdresser's in Berkhamsted, Ed has lived on his own since his wife and grown-up kids left him, forcing the sale of the London home.
Ed's first and last published novel ‘Who Would Fardels Bear?’ was bought by Hollywood, relocated from Oldham to San Francisco and turned into a Sally Field movie ('Sister Mom') in the mid-70s. It was directed by Ed's best mate Jaz Milvane whose career has since gone stratospheric. Ed's broke up on re-entry; with the exception of his episode of Tenko in 1982, the royalties of which now amount to about £17 a year - but are anxiously awaited nonetheless.
Ed’s been forced into lowbrow work for the ever popular Christmas book market. Jane Seymour's Household Hints (1996) and The Brand's Hatch Story got him through a couple of winters.
But Ed remains bullishly optimistic. He may have just one pair of trousers and a seven-figure Amazon sales ranking, but no writer knows more about stealing his agent's stationery... and as a freeloader Ed Reardon is the acknowledged leader of his profession.
Enjoy Ed's flawed attempts to escape poverty and gain the literary success he strongly feels is due. Regular characters include Felix (Ed's long-standing friend and former agent) Ping (his new '12 year-old' agent), the lively pensioners he teaches a screenwriting class to and the irritatingly rich and successful, Jaz Milvane.
Featuring:
Stephanie Cole
John Fortune
Ronnie Golden
Sally Grace
Sally Hawkins
Martin Hyder
Philip Jackson
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Dan Tetsell
Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
SUN 15:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
Alive and Buried
Grumpy Victor Meldrew arrives at work to learn that he's no longer employed and is set to be replaced by a box.
With time passing very slowly in his enforced retirement, Victor gripes about newsreaders and worries about becoming a lavatory junkie.
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey ...... Owen Brenman
With Sally Grace and Jeffrey Holland.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1995.
SUN 16:00 Alan Garner - Elidor (b0106x20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 16:30 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz (b00pgnqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 18:00 Torchwood (b01072w8)
Asylum
The defenders against alien incursion find their compassion tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff. Stars John Barrowman.
SUN 18:45 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010721b)
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Star
A priest's faith is severely tested during an expedition on a burnt planet. John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short story.
SUN 19:00 Martin Sorrell - Eleven Plus (b0106yq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b01040gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday]
SUN 19:45 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 The Goon Show (b007jln0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 20:30 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gjmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews (b010mt8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
SUN 22:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b0101g5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 All Classical Music Explained (b007jst6)
The World's Most Beautiful Music
Rainer Hersch brings you Bruch's Violin Concerto (frequently) and 'Shine 2'. With Alistair McGowan. From November 1998.
SUN 23:00 All Bar Luke (b00tf1p5)
Series 1
Luke and the Kebabs
As social loser Luke Walsall drives his brother home, a kebab stop turns the night ugly. Stars Tim Key. From February 2006.
SUN 23:15 15 Minute Musical (b00szjy2)
Series 1
Calamity Dave
The tender yet confusing story of how Posh and Becks met - set in the Wild West. Stars Dave Lamb. Fom November 2004.
SUN 23:30 Elvenquest (b00k49s9)
Series 1
Episode 2
Lord Darkness has kidnapped Amis and wants the sword. With a search underway, can Sam stop him?
More comic adventures set in lower Earth where fantasy writer Sam has been coerced into joining a band of intrepid heroes as they battle the dread forces of evil in search of the legendary sword of Asnagar!
Fantasy sitcom written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
Elf Lord, Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Dean The Dwarf ...... Kevin Eldon
Amis, The Chosen One ...... Dave Lamb
Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Amazon Princess, Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman
Producers: Anil Gupta & Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2009.


MONDAY 11 APRIL 2011

MON 00:00 Torchwood (b01072w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:45 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010721b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gjmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews (b010mt8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Martin Sorrell - Eleven Plus (b0106yq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b01040gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Saturday]
MON 02:45 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 on Saturday]
MON 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007rsz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b010j4pg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Alan Garner - Elidor (b0106x20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 L Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz (b00pgnqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b01073s1)
Peril at End House
Episode 1
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is on holiday in Cornwall when a bullet lands at his feet at the Majestic Hotel...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
From the book first published in 1932 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Simon Williams
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
George Challenger …. Andrew Wincott
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
MON 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5hq1)
Episode 6
Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel targets his key witness Greg Waterson. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip Jackson.
MON 06:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
The Stand-Off
Kramer tries to persuade Sir Archie to give him the antidote formula. Can special agent, Dick Barton intervene in time?
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Police Sergeant.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
MON 07:00 Ballylenon (b007k4hw)
Series 1
Episode 2
A "gramophone record recital" is the Irish town's cultural highlight of 1953 - the start of something big?
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Vivienne Hawthorne ...... Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonnar ...... Gerard McSorley
Eithne Ni Phartalain ...... Marcella Riordan
Aubrey Frawley ...... Dominic Letts
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.
MON 07:30 Chain Reaction (b00m9p30)
Series 3
Clive Anderson Interviews John Lloyd
Series in which public figures choose others to interview. The previous week's guest Clive Anderson grabs the microphone to interview his selected guest, John Lloyd, the man responsible for programmes such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Spitting Image and QI. Clive asks John about co-writing and falling out with Douglas Adams and the key to creating great comedy.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007k1pt)
Series 2
Episode 7
'Dr McKinlay's Scrapbook'. a special musical comedy extravaganza in a spoof eulogy for a TV screen doctor.
Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
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.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1966.
MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b01075d1)
Series 7
Episode 2
A truthful army recruitment campaign - and Professor Prune's travels in his electrical trousers back to the 16th century.
Starring:
Tim Brooke-Taylor
John Cleese
Graeme Garden
David Hatch
Jo Kendal
Bill Oddie
Sketches 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 Liam Cohen, Dave Lee, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch / Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in January 1969.
MON 09:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jsjq)
Series 1
Friendship
Radio's sofa-bound daytime presenter duo look at sickness, friendship and sick friends.
Bill Dare's sitcom starring Robert Duncan as Mike and Julia Hills as Sue.
With Sally Phillips, Roger Blake, Mark Kilmurry and Dan Strauss.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Pete Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
MON 09:30 1966 and All That (b01075px)
The 1940s
The French Resistance struggle to victory under General de Girl.
Hitler gets stuck in a bunker with his Gerbil.
And John Humphrys interviews Winston Churchill.
Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain reaches the 1940s.
With:
Joss Ackland
Eleanor Bron
Rory Bremner
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
John Humphrys
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
MON 10:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b01075pz)
Series 3
Episode 2
Arthur Smith with more music and comedy from his actual flat in Balham, south London.
Jenny Eclair is in the front room, Simon Evans on the landing, John Smallshaw delivers poetry and Alex Wilson and his salsa combo are in the kitchen.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
MON 10:30 The House I Grew Up In (b007vwmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
MON 11:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b01075q1)
Episode 6
The immediate threat of war has receded, but life is still not safe in Egypt for Harriet and Guy. Stars Joanna Lumley.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007k1pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00zzz1y)
Series 7
Episode 1
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
Alan Davies, Jack Dee, Marcus Brigstocke and Lucy Porter are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: curry, eyes, flies and breasts.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b01073s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5hq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 13:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b0107rc2)
The Cowards
Ruling the village of Tilling, Elizabeth Mapp wonders if the Major is being as truthful as he should be. Stars Frances Barber.
MON 14:15 Rose Tremain (b00rpvgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday]
MON 14:30 John Buchan - Sick Heart River (b00lgnp4)
Episode 1
Sir Edward Leithan, comrade in adventure of Richard Hannay, is drawing his career to a close when he's asked if he'll undertake one last mission...
Paul Young reads John Buchan's last novel set in the Canadian wilderness.
Originally broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of John Buchan's death, this reading is of his last novel. "Sick Heart River" was completed days before his death and published posthumously in 1941.
Buchan's rich descriptions of the rugged Canadian Northwest Territories are influenced by his real-life voyage down the Mackenzie River in 1937. At that time, Buchan was Governor-General of Canada.
Director: Hamish Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
MON 14:45 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wnzc)
Trespassing in Florida
There’s more to Florida than pot-bellied golfers.
In a small boat off the coast, travel writer Paul Theroux uncovers the hidden delights of America’s sunshine state.
Stuart Milligan reads the first of five extracts from Paul Theroux's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
MON 15:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jz7jd)
Series 2
In Questionable Shape
London 1947, and a theatre visit sets off a mystery to rival what's happening on stage. Stars Anna Massey and Frances Barber.
MON 15:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5s)
Episode 6
With all of the Titanic's lifeboats gone, painful decisions remain for those left on the sinking ship. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0107rc4)
Mel Giedroyc meets Funny Friends Susan Calman and Miles Jupp, hears about a pyjama party in an aquarium and listens to Dame Jacqueline Wilson's story Sleepovers.
MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007k4hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 Chain Reaction (b00m9p30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007lzwx)
Wyrd Sisters
2. Three Wishes
The new monarch has a troubled conscience and a wife like Lucrezia Borgia. The three witches have decisions to make...
Terry Pratchett 's popular tale dramatised in four parts by Vince Foxall.
CAST:
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
Mrs Vitoller …. Natasha Pyne
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
MON 18:30 Doctor Who (b00sspd1)
The Scapegoat
Episode 2
In wartime Paris, the Time Lord is embroiled with the Baroks - can he and Lucie avoid a fatal appointment? Stars Paul McGann.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007k1pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b01075d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b01073s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5hq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 21:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b01075q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b00zzz1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 22:30 The Pickerskill Reports (b00mcwv3)
Series 1
Kaws and Effect
Ian McDiarmid stars as Dr Henry Pickerskill, retired English master of Haunchurst School for boys, looking back on his favourite pupils and their fortunes in the adult world - based on their school reports and their letters to him after they left.
Dr Pickerskill encourages Francis Kaws, whose great engineering talents are being wasted on clever and inventive school pranks, putting him in danger of being expelled.
Pickerskill harnesses the boy's gifts, encouraging him to adapt an old tractor to run on Haunchurst College's defunct narrow-gauge railway line.
Dr Henry Pickerskill ..... Ian McDiarmid
Elfyn Wynn Thomas Evans ..... Philip Madoc
Francis Kaws ..... Louis Williams
The Colonel ..... Richard Johnson
Mike Poulson Jabby ..... Mike Feast
Stanislaw ..... Mike Sarne
Jack Rousseau ..... Tony Gardner
Written and directed by Andrew McGibbon.
Producers: Nick Romero
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 23:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b01075pz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 23:30 The Bigger Issues (b00lh0v0)
Bigotry
The socially aware theatre group take on racism, but end up squabbling. With Dave Lamb and Jim North. From November 2000.


TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2011

TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007lzwx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Doctor Who (b00sspd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jsjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 1966 and All That (b01075px)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b01075pz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The House I Grew Up In (b007vwmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
TUE 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b01075q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Ballylenon (b007k4hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Chain Reaction (b00m9p30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jz7jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0107wtp)
Peril at End House
Episode 2
The Belgian sleuth and Captain Hastings attend Maggie Buckley's dinner party and make a startling discovery.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Simon Williams
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
Mr Croft …. Terence Edmond
Mrs Croft …. Richenda Carey
Charles Vyse …. Stephen Critchlow
Maggie Buckley …. Elizabeth Conboy
Jimmy Lazarus …. Sean Arnold
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5lbp)
Episode 7
DS Dalziel and his murder suspect are both due on stage in the local Mysteries. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip Jackson.
TUE 06:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
The Feminine Touch
With Sir Archie still in peril, Jean calls on her feminine intuition to work out where he's being held.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
TUE 07:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqts)
2. The Forces Gather
Radox the Green battles to gather an army against the encroaching Evil One.
But as his mum gives him an ear-bashing - is Agar really a hero?
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody.
Starring Paul Eddington, Paul Magee and Simon Callow.
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross
Mother of Agar …. Miriam Margolyes
Queen Elfreda …. Maggie Steed
The High Bishop of Zylbor …. Aubrey Woods
Golin Longshanks …. Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
TUE 07:30 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
Series 1
Episode 2
Your radio version of the quality newspapers, plus lifestyle pull-out sections. With Simon Greenall. From February 1999.
TUE 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
The Old Magic
Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.
With Anita Carey, Barbara Ogilvie, Brenda Cavendish and Anthony Smee.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Producer: John Browell
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in a BBC Treasure Hunt.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs0fr)
Series 2
Gain Spiritual Fulfilment the Burkiss Way
A dangerous pantomime gang escapes, as the team go 'Nationwide'.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living from radio's Advanced Correspondence Course
All you have to do is fill in your name here: take out all the vowels and consonants and make an anagram of what remains to gain access to the latest lesson.
With instruction from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Scripts by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: Simon Brett
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1976.
TUE 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
Entertaining Edwin
"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.
Stephen Sheridan's sitcom series stars James Grout.
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
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
TUE 09:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
Series 1
The Pilgrim Industry
Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.
Neal Anthony's comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Nick Romero as Salvatori, Christopher Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Brother Michael.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
TUE 10:00 Ambridge Extra (b0107wtr)
Series 1
Episode 3
It's a long road home for Alice, while Jamie would rather be anywhere but home.
TUE 10:15 Martin Sorrell - Eleven Plus (b0106yq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
TUE 10:30 Hancock's Helpers (b0107wzx)
Russell Davies explores Tony Hancock's on and off-air relationships with his sidekicks - from Sid James to Kenneth Williams.
TUE 11:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b0107x49)
Episode 1
When Helen Schlegel goes to stay at Howard's End - the country home of the Wilcox family, her own life, along with that of her sister Margaret, is changed forever
Starring John Hurt as the Narrator, Lisa Dillon as Margaret Schlegel, Jill Cardo as Helen Schlegel, Tom Ferguson as Tibby Schlegel, Alexandra Mathie as Aunt Juley, Malcolm Raeburn as Henry Wilcox and Ann Rye as Ruth Wilcox.
EM Forster's classic English novel adapted for radio in two parts by Amanda Dalton.
Produced in Manchester by Susan Roberts.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
TUE 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Down the Line (b0100241)
Series 4
Episode 4
The return of the ground-breaking, Radio 4 show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy; brought to you by the creators of The Fast Show.
Down The Line stars Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy, with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, and Paul Whitehouse.
Special guests are Rosie Cavaliero, Robert Popper, Adil Ray and Louis Vause.
Producers: Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse
A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0107wtp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5lbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b0107x4c)
Humble Pie
Embarrassed at having been caught drunk by Elizabeth Mapp, Major Flint attempts to make it up to her. Stars Frances Barber.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b0107wtr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 14:30 John Buchan - Sick Heart River (b00lh0tq)
Episode 2
Undertaking his last mission, Sir Edward Leithen probes the life of a missing New York businessman. Read by Paul Young.
TUE 14:45 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wpnh)
Fever Chart
Travel writer Paul Theroux remembers the places he has visited by the exotic diseases he contracted en route.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 15:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzckr)
Series 2
Que Reste-t-il de nos Amours?
Asked to bid for a Monet at auction, the detectives are led on a trail over the Channel. Stars Anna Massey and Frances Barber.
TUE 15:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr68)
Episode 7
Crew members of the Titanic organise themselves into a rescue party to find floating survivors. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b010b6gf)
Mel Giedroyc hosts an afternoon tea party with Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Emma Watson, a Daily Dalek and Tiger Mother Amy Chua.
TUE 17:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007m481)
Wyrd Sisters
3. Hogwatch Night
The old King is dead. The new ruler has a troubled conscience and a wife on the warpath - in pursuit of the three witches...
Terry Pratchett 's popular tale dramatised in four parts by Vince Foxall.
CAST:
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet …. Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
The Demon …. Gavin Muir
Shawn …. Brian Hibbard
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
TUE 18:30 Doctor Who (b00swgk2)
The Cannibalists
Episode 1
As robots await new organic life forms on Haven, the Time Lord and Lucie must evade capture - and death. Stars Paul McGann.
TUE 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs0fr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0107wtp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j5lbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b0107x49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Down the Line (b0100241)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Creme de la Crime (b0084ssn)
Series 2
The Spy Who Laughed Me
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a case of treason back in 1945 - a powerful mix of theft, illegality, murder, murder and a bit more murder...
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
TUE 22:45 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b00d67yf)
Frank Wignall
You and Yours presenter John Waite investigates the shocking claim that the Cartilages were not a real family.
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
John Waite
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
TUE 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b007vd6t)
Series 1
Pulp Non-Fiction
The Berkhamsted author's 'sideways look at celebrity pets' is soaring up the ratings.
Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
He may have only one pair of trousers and a seven-figure Amazon sales ranking, but no writer knows more about freeloading than Ed Reardon.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
Stephanie Cole
John Fortune
Sally Grace
Sally Hawkins
Mel Hudson
Martin Hyder
Emma Kennedy
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Dan Tetsell
Alice Lowe
Vicki Pepperdine
Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005
TUE 23:30 Just Juliette (b01083js)
Series 2
Episode 6
When the ex-TV host's festive plans fall apart, she bumps into a celebrity angel. Stars Jenny Eclair. From December 2000.


WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2011

WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007m481)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Doctor Who (b00swgk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Ambridge Extra (b0107wtr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Martin Sorrell - Eleven Plus (b0106yq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
WED 02:30 Hancock's Helpers (b0107wzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b0107x49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzckr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b01084hc)
Peril at End House
Episode 3
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot discovers the identity of the body - and then turns his attention to some old letters.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hasting …. Simon Williams
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
Ellen …. Hilda Schroder
George Challenger …. Andrew Wincott
Police Inspector …. David Thorpe
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
WED 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j622d)
Episode 8
Andrew Dalziel learns of a tragic accident on chief suspect Philip Swain's farm. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip Jackson.
WED 06:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
In the Cross Hairs
Henchman Blom is instructed how to use the ray gun - with special agent Dick and his chum Snowey lined-up as his guinea pigs.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Mane and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
WED 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k0zf)
Episode 2
Mr Finchley runs into an ancient mariner who has many tales to tell of his life at sea, each one taller than the last. Meanwhile, following hot on his tail is Oliver Watt-Anselm, the worst private eye in the world...
Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.
CAST:
Mr Finchley .... Richard Griffiths
Horace Blane …. John Bird
Bob Trilby …. Chris Emmett
Oliver Watt-Anselm …. Jon Glover
Narrated by James Villiers.
Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1993.
WED 07:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007mh3y)
Series 1
Episode 2
Confronted with a charging bull, the comedian's life starts flashing before his eyes. With Dave Lamb. From August 1998.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
Series 5
Hancock's War
The lad impresses the vicar with tales of his heroic exploits in Military Intelligence.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
WED 08:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b00hwyq9)
From 19/07/1964
The creature of Invercockieleekie wreaks a special kind of havoc when confronted with Doddy's singing.
Starring Ken Dodd.
With Judith Chalmers, John Laurie, Patricia Hayes, Peter Hudson, Wallas Eaton and Percy Edwards.
Music from The Migil Five.
BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Lockyer.
Script by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1964.
WED 09:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00c0c3g)
Series 1
Episode 3
Ken faces a dilemma when he wins an award for an ad campaign he hates. Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From January 1982.
WED 09:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b01091p3)
Comedy panel game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May 1982.
WED 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gjmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
WED 10:50 Front Row Interviews (b010mt8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]
WED 11:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b01091p5)
Episode 2
Helen Schlegel is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry Henry Wilcox.
Starring John Hurt as the Narrator, Lisa Dillon as Margaret Schlegel, Jill Cardo as Helen Schlegel, Tom Ferguson as Tibby Schlegel, Alexandra Mathie as Aunt Juley, Malcolm Raeburn as Henry Wilcox, Ann Rye as Ruth Wilcox and Joseph Kloska as Charles Wilcox.
EM Forster's classic English novel adapted for radio in two parts by Amanda Dalton.
Produced in Manchester by Susan Roberts.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Act Your Age (b0100gr6)
Series 3
Episode 3
Simon Mayo hosts the three-way battle between the comedy generations to find out which is the funniest.
Will it be the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of Comedy?
Holly Walsh is joined by Sean Walsh, Lucy Porter teams up with Hal Cruttenden and Tom O'Connor is paired with Dave Spikey.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
WED 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b01084hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j622d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 13:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b01091p7)
Crimson Lake
Determined to outshine darling Diva's party outfit, Tilling's busybody has her dress specially dyed. Stars Frances Barber.
WED 14:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
WED 14:30 John Buchan - Sick Heart River (b00lh2k4)
Episode 3
On the trail of missing New Yorker Francis Gaillard, Sir Edward Leithen heads to the wilds of Canada. Read by Paul Young.
WED 14:45 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wqd9)
Tasting the Pacific
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes how religion has modified eating habits and lifestyles around the world.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 15:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzggl)
Series 2
Some Commandment or Other
When the detectives watch a divorce lawyer's wife, their operation takes a sinister turn. Stars Anna Massey and Frances Barber.
WED 15:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr77)
Episode 8
With survivors left struggling in the water, fights break out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01091p9)
Mel Giedroyc introduces national treasures Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry, who reveals how he likes to wake up in the morning.
WED 17:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k0zf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007mh3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
Wyrd Sisters
4. Degrees of Royalty
Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness. The old King will be revenged. The three witches set to work!
The final part of Terry Pratchett 's popular tale dramatised by Vince Foxall.
CAST:
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet … Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Tomjon …. Roger May
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
WED 18:30 Doctor Who (b00sykq6)
The Cannibalists
Episode 2
As robot Cannibalists overrun Haven, the Time Lord and Lucie battle to give the Assemblers a bright future. Stars Paul McGann.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b00hwyq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b01084hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j622d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 21:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b01091p5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Act Your Age (b0100gr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 22:30 Naked Radio (b01091pc)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. With Gregor Fisher and Elaine C Smith. From March 1985.
WED 23:00 Tales from the Tower (b00jnnpp)
One Good Turn
Caretaker Bob spies on one of Blackpool's top cabaret acts struggling along the pier. Stars David Holt. From August 2001.
WED 23:30 Poets' Tree (b00snx7d)
Episode 3
Paul Hamilton, the Islington poet, hears poetry written by a computer; conducts a rare interview with the legendary poet Celia Tierny; and meets the English teacher who inspired him to try poetry.
Poetry magazine spoof with Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.
With Olivia Colman and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
WED 23:45 The Correspondent (b00j59wm)
Series 1
Episode 3
It's Auntie Leslie's funeral, and Tom learns a painful lesson when he hits "reply all". Stars Tom Allen. From April 2007.


THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2011

THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Doctor Who (b00sykq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00c0c3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b01091p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gjmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 02:50 Front Row Interviews (b010mt8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]
THU 03:00 EM Forster - Howard's End (b01091p5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k0zf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007mh3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzggl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr77)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b010928t)
Peril at End House
Episode 4
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings head to London to meet up with Chief Inspector Japp.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Simon Williams
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
George Challenger …. Andrew Wincott
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Mr Croft …. Terence Edmond
Mrs Croft …. Richenda Carey
Charles Vyse …. Stephen Critchlow
Doctor …. Mark Holloway
Chief Inspector Japp …. Bryan Pringle
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
THU 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j6bh4)
Episode 9
After his tragic accident, Andrew Dalziel hears Arnie Stringer's final words. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip Jackson.
THU 06:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
Evil in the Air
With Snowey and Sir Archie at the mercy of Kramer's gang, special agent Dick and his chum Jock set about trying to rescue them...
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
THU 07:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn08)
Timeless Time
Follwing his enforced retirement, grumpy Victor Meldrew's insomnia keeps Margaret awake.
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast in January 1995 on BBC Radio 2.
THU 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lq8lk)
Series 2
Gdansk
When MJN Air is chartered to ferry a chamber orchestra, Carolyn has to deal with the mysterious Case Of The Poisoned Cashews, while Martin gets to run through all of the Seven Deadly Sins. And Arthur learns how not to pronounce ""Szyszko-Bohusz"", but does eat a lot of pudding.
Starring
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Madame Szyszko-Bohusz ..... Britta Gartner
Amsterdam ATC ..... Matt Green
Maestro ..... Simon Greenall
Written by John Finnemore.
Produced & Directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b01092vz)
Trouble in the Air
The bumbling bureaucrats head to New York, but will it be 'plane' sailing?
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, John Graham, Gordon Clyde and John Curle.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in August 1970.
THU 08:30 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
From 14/10/1995
Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to try and relax.
A compilation of the legendary Northern comic's 1950s monologues.
Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor
Compilation produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
THU 09:00 No Commitments (b007jp22)
Series 8
New Age Differences
Victoria gets all intellectual, while Charlotte is on a spiritual path. Stars Angela Thorne and Celia Imrie. From January 2002.
THU 09:30 Just a Minute (b01093pn)
From Belfast, chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Sir Tim Rice and Gerry Kelly. From January 1998.
THU 10:00 Ambridge Extra (b01096cf)
Series 1
Episode 4
Kirsty and Kenton are putting their best feet forward, while Alice is feeling torn.
THU 10:15 Loose Ends (b0103zpm)
Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Peter is joined by French actress and dancer Leslie Caron. Famous for her roles in Gigi, An American in Paris and Chocolat. She reveals all in her memoir 'Thank Heaven' including her childhood in occupied France, being discovered by Gene Kelly, her marriage to Peter hall and love affair with Warren Beatty.
Ex-Young One and Bottom star Adrian Edmondson takes timeout from his folk punk covers band The Bad Shepherds. In his 12 part ITV series 'The Dales', he meets those living and working in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales.
Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces Lucy Worsley gives us an intimate history of the home, looking at the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living room through the ages. Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit and why did medieval people sleep sitting up? Just a couple of questions answered in Lucy's BBC Four Series 'If Walls Could Talk' based on her book of the same name.
Arthur Smith finds out how Miles Jupp fared as an unprepared and unqualified cricket journalist on an England Cricket tour of India, the subject of Miles current stand up tour 'Fibber in the Heat'.
Asa gives us her fusion of West African sounds with contemporary pop as she performs 'Be My Man' her latest single from her album Beautiful Perfection.
And Indie-pop from Chicago trio Smith Westerns who make a flying visit to the Loose Ends studio to perform 'Weekend' from their new album Dye It Blonde'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
THU 11:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b01096ch)
My Cousin Rachel
Episode 1
Ambrose is a hero to his young ward Philip, but things change when he meets Philip's cousin. Stars Damien Lewis and Lia Williams.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b01092vz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 So Wrong It's Right (b0100ljr)
Series 2
Episode 5
Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show about the wrong side of life with comedians Frank Skinner and Josie Long plus Harry Hill TV Burp writer Daniel Maier competing to suggest the best in bad ideas.
Charlie's challenges in this episode see the panel recall 'the most embarrassing thing they've done in public' plus suggesting concepts for a terrible chain of shops. Can anyone top Frank Skinner's suggestion of the drinking accessory franchise 'Oddbinge'?
Added to this are the panel's nominations for the worst irritants of modern life - including Josie Long selection of 'comment' sections on the web or as she calls them 'the bottom half of the internet'.
The host of So Wrong It's Right, Charlie Brooker, also presents BBC4's acclaimed Newswipe and Screenwipe series - and is an award winning columnist for The Guardian. He also won Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards 2009.
Produced by Aled Evans
A Zeppotron Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b010928t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j6bh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 13:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b01096xd)
Faraddiddlony
The Contessa Faragleoni eventually arrives in Tilling, and the ladies eagerly await a dinner invitation. Stars Frances Barber.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01096cf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 14:30 John Buchan - Sick Heart River (b00lh3hl)
Episode 4
Sir Edward Leithen picks up the missing New Yorker's suspicious trail in the Canadian wilderness. Read by Paul Young.
THU 14:45 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jyk6)
Gravy Train
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes travelling across the United States of America aboard a restored private railway carriage.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
THU 15:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzy3k)
Series 2
A Farewell to Ingleby
Detective Daunt's country weekend at an old friend's house doesn't go quite as planned. Stars Anna Massey and Frances Barber.
THU 15:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
Episode 9
As dawn breaks, the Carpathia sets out on a rescue mission for the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01096xg)
Mel Giedroyc introduces Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Sir David Attenborough and finds out whether or not it's possible to shrink a human head.
THU 17:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lq8lk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 1
Ankh-Morpork, the elucidated brethren of Ebon Night have turned their hands to magic.
When Zebbo Mooty is mysteriously vaporised in an alley, Captain Vimes of the watch, knows it's time to act.
Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
The Landlord …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Dramatised in six parts by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
THU 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
Episode 1
On the run from a women's prison in the Scottish Highlands, Kate and Colleen are given refuge in a vast country mansion by a charming but rather enigmatic host, Adam Strachan.
It could be a decision they come to regret...
The storyline for Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller is based around the notion, found in old Scottish folk tales, of the Beatha Greimach - literally 'The Breath
Thief' - a celtic demon said to lure victims into a kiss which would drain the soul from their bodies.
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 Men from the Ministry (b01092vz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b010928t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j6bh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b01096ch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 22:00 So Wrong It's Right (b0100ljr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 22:30 The End of the Road Show (b00l1xbk)
Episode 4
The series reaching the parts other comedy shows can't. With Nick Hancock, Tony Hawks and Neil Mullarkey. From January 1992.
THU 23:00 Comic to Comic (b00807sb)
Series 2
Andy Zaltzman
The inventive political comedian chats to Bruce Morton and explains why being a stand-up is the best job in the world.
THU 23:30 Ectoplasm (b007vgvc)
The Curse of Tutancommon
Lord Zimbabwe travels back to Ancient Egypt to uncover the mystery of the tackiest of the Pharoahs whose untimely death has unleashed an evil curse.
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero’s four-part comedy about the exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
Professor Cockcroft ...... Sophie Aldred
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.


FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2011

FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 No Commitments (b007jp22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Just a Minute (b01093pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ambridge Extra (b01096cf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Loose Ends (b0103zpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b01096ch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lq8lk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00jzy3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0109byt)
Peril at End House
Episode 5
Hercule Poirot summons everyone to End House. Can the Belgian sleuth finally unmask the murderer?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Simon Williams
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
George Challenger …. Andrew Wincott
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Mr Croft …. Terence Edmond
Mrs Croft …. Richenda Carey
Charles Vyse …. Stephen Critchlow
Chief Inspector Japp …. Bryan Pringle
Jimmy Lazarus …. Sean Arnold
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
FRI 06:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j7p9h)
Episode 10
The detective duo fight to nail who murdered Gail Swain, and the other victims. Reginald Hill's story read by Philip Jackson.
FRI 06:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
The Flag of Deception
In an all-out siege at Kramer's hideaway, special agent Dick Barton and his chums battle to neutralise the ray gun.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
FRI 07:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2gs)
Episode 2
The Royal Dingle Company tackles the verse of the Bard. Stars Patrick Barlow, with guest Juliet Stevenson. From September 1995.
FRI 07:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
The Brothers Faversham
Theseus Faversham
The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective - Theseus Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0109dss)
Series 3
In Portsmouth for a Refit
The crew of HMS Troutbridge are all at sea when the island base is closed.

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as Lt Commander Stanton, Heather Chasen as Heather and Tenniel Evans as AS Goldstein.

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 BBC Light Programme in November 1960.
FRI 08:30 Harry Worth (b00r7q2v)
Thirty Minutes Worth
The Camera
Harry Worth's got a new camera - and havoc awaits at a wedding.
The amiable, woolly-minded bumbler, causes more confusion!
Starring Harry Worth.
With Jacqueline Clarke, Charles Collingwood, Julie Higginson and John Savident.
Written by Vince Powell.
Producer: Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1988.
FRI 09:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board? Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
FRI 09:30 Genius (b00b9nzd)
Series 1
John Fortune
A fake brake pedal for nervous passengers to using laughing gas for riots?
Dave Gorman asks John Fortune to select the public's best loopy idea.
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 10:00 What's So Funny? (b0109gdc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of what's happening in comedy this week.
FRI 10:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b0109gdf)
Series 1, Episodes 3-4
It's a long road home for Alice, while Jamie would rather be anywhere but home.
FRI 11:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b0109gdh)
My Cousin Rachel
Episode 2
Philip experiences more than one revelation when he finally faces his guardian's widow. Stars Damien Lewis and Lia Williams.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0109dss)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Now Show (b0100j9g)
Series 33
A listening exercise with Alun Cochrane
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis host the last episode in the series as they examine the pros and cons of AV and who's really listening to the NHS. Guest stand-up Alun Cochrane ponders parental patronage and Oliver Letwin's aversion to flying Northerners; Jon Holmes exposes himself to the latest innovation in airport security; and spring is in the air for Joe Stilgoe, who's crazy about Kate Humble.
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0109byt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j7p9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 EF Benson - Miss Mapp (b0109gq7)
Alas, Poor Puffin
The festive season in the village of Tilling is blighted by news of an untimely death. Stars Frances Barber and Nickolas Grace.
FRI 14:15 Martin Sorrell - The Cuban Heel (b0109k1z)
A maverick bus driver's attitude starts to annoy the passengers on an over-heated tourist bus in Spain. Stars Andrew Sachs.
FRI 14:30 John Buchan - Sick Heart River (b00lh5tt)
Episode 5
Sir Edward Leithen worries that missing Francis Galliard has been abandoned in the freezing Canadian Wilds. Read by Paul Young.
FRI 14:45 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jylg)
Unspeakable Rituals and Outlandish Beliefs
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes the bizarre traditions and ceremonies that he encountered during his travels.
Stuart Milligan reads the last extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
FRI 15:00 Daunt and Dervish (b00k08lj)
Series 2
Base Metal
In foggy London, the detectives meet a charming American, with dangerous consequences. Stars Anna Massey and Frances Barber.
FRI 15:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr83)
Episode 10
As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a list of survivors is hastily drawn up. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0109lbv)
Mel Giedroyc celebrates sisters with Dame Jacqueline Wilson and listens to Andi Osho's latest Sneaky Peeks for the comedy week ahead.
FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 2
Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes?
Will Captain Vimes get any joy from dragonologist and society heavyweight Lady Ramkin?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
FRI 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
Episode 2
Fugitives Kate and Colleen hide from the police - but who's hiding with them?
Marty Ross's five-part supernatural 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 The Navy Lark (b0109dss)
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FRI 19:30 Harry Worth (b00r7q2v)
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FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0109byt)
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FRI 20:30 Dalziel and Pascoe - Bones and Silence (b00j7p9h)
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FRI 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
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FRI 21:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b0109gdh)
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FRI 22:00 The Now Show (b0109lbx)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 8th April 2011.
FRI 22:45 Elastic Planet (b007js6h)
The Train
The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Miriam Margolyes, Dan Strauss, Michael Troughton and Neil Mullarkey.
And Sir Patrick Moore, Sir Robert Stephens and Richard Baker.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995
FRI 23:00 What's So Funny? (b0109gdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 23:30 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jpjn)
Series 1
Episode 2
Midfield maestro Ricky Lenin's new economic policy kicks in at Felchester Rovers football club.
Starring Alexei Sayle as Ricky Lenin, Keith Allen as Terry Trotsky, Andrew McClean as Stevie Stalin, Tony Alias as Des Frankly and Ballard Berkeley as the Colonel.
Legendary BBC football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme is Frank Lee Brian.
Written by Marcus Berkmann.
Producer: Harry Thompson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1988.