3. No Sleep for the Wicked
With Guy and Barbara both now murder suspects - the Toff gets a shock when he breaks into the Major's flat.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Police Officer ...... Clifford Norgate
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Rose Lessing ...... Denise Buckley
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
Rumpole reconsiders his future - as does a hardened thief.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Robert Harris as Mr Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Edgar Finchley goes on a crusade, Master Finchley plays truant and a barber gets a close shave.
Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.
Mr Finchley …. Richard Griffiths
Mr Blain …. John Bird
Turk …. Peter Vaughan
Robert Finchley …. Robert Gill
Mr Harbottle …. Piers Gibbon
Miss Slater …. Kate Binchy
Sir Simon Penickle …. Alan Thompson
The Mechanic …. David Howarth
Narrated by James Villiers.
Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Choking and ending up in his own gut, the comedian faces an internal examination. With Alexander Armstrong. From September 1998.
The lad tries to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake.
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.
The veteran comedian's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at Chads Theatre, Cheadle Hume. With Colin Edwynn. From September 1987.
Angry Ken Handley looks set to quit the ad agency. Stars Martin Jarvis, Sheila Stefael and Wendy Richard. From February 1982.
Comedy panel game with Humphrey Lyttelton, Willie Rushton, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From April 1984.
The Crawfords cause confusion for Fanny Price, and her brother William returns.
Jane Austen’s classic tale dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Jen Austen …. Hannah Gordon
Fanny …. Amanda Root
Sir Thomas Bertram …. Michael Williams
Mrs Norris …. Jane Lapotaire
Edmund Bertram …. Robert Glenister
Lady Bertram …. Louise Jameson
Mary Crawford …. Teresa Gallagher
Henry Crawford …. Andrew Wincott
Tom Bertram …. Kim Wall
Maria Bertram …. Cathy Sara
Julia Bertram …. Tracy Wiles
Mr Rushworth …. Michael Onslow
Mr Yates …. Malcolm McKee
Mrs Grant …. Sharon Bayliss
William Price …. Richard Curnow
Music composed by Anthea Gomez and played by Christian McKay, Jill Heartfield, Audrey Douglas and Katharine Gittings.
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. This week Holly Walsh is joined by Andrew Lawrence, Rufus Hound teams up with Paul Foot and Ted Robbins is paired with Stu Francis.
From boils to smallpox - Katie Hickman reveals how the wives of British diplomats battled with medical matters abroad.
The newly appointed Minister for Children and Culture in Belfast needs to prove himself in his new post. Read by Gerard Murphy.
What made William Henry Ireland the toast of London society? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.
When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring Bill Nighy.
Howard's career change in Heaven goes well, but his personal life suffers a shock. Celestial satire read by Martin Jarvis.
Mel Giedroyc discovers why teenagers can't get up in the morning, whether a toaster could beat a shark in a fight, and what Len Goodman got for his 16th birthday.
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present...
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe, Peter Marinker as Major Clive and Rachel Atkins as Lady Mesarole.
As fires erupt - why is Ralph Exon's new plant strain mutation growing so rapidly?
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Ralph Exon ...... Clifford Rose
DI Balfour ...... Peter Wickham
Commander ...... Rod Beacham
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Voice in Climatorium ...... Jennifer Piercey
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. From Glasgow's Tron Theatre. With Ian Aldred. From March 1992.
It's Socrates' birthday - so it's up to The Affable Ones to take him to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
The US Navy's special Seals force causes excitement aboard nuclear submarine Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From October 2005.
THURSDAY 05 MAY 2011
THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v5f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00cc0qv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b010v3sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010tbkf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
THU 02:50 Front Row Interviews (b010tbkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:50 on Sunday]
THU 03:00 Jane Austen (b007jrc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007qtpy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Medical Detectives (b007k0nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:45 Sweet Dreams (b007jsvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:45 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
4. Death Is No Alibi
As the murder count mounts, the police hunt Richard - and there's a discovery in the River Thames...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Sergeant ...... Michael Shannon
Inspector Reno ...... Godfrey James
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
THU 06:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r89n7)
Episode 1
To enhance her reputation, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband embark on a terrible course of action. Read by Anton Lesser.
THU 06:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td4zq)
Catch Me If You Can
Episode 1
Early memories and the first scam in the true story of a con man.
Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams and Ringo Monjo were all aliases of Frank W Abagnale - in this tale of deceit about one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters and escape artists ever.
Notorious conman Frank Abagnale Jr's autobiography, with Stan Redding. Read by William Hope.
Abridged in 5 parts by Mark Mason.
Producer: Joanna Green
Made for BBC Radio 7 by Pier Productions and first broadcast in 2010.
THU 07:00 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
Series 1
Episode 1
A couple of years ago brothers Nigel and Michael gave up respectable careers to set up a website-design company. That was their first mistake...
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
First of three comedy series by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oona ...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
THU 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
Series 2
Kuala Lumpur
A week on stand-by at the airfield gives Arthur an opportunity to brush up on his stewarding skills, while Douglas seems to have disappeared. And why is everyone terrified of Dirk the groundsman?
Starring
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Dave ..... Paul Putner
George ..... Roger Morlidge
Written by John Finnemore.
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b010v747)
Fair Exchange
The bungling bureaucrats mix up the designs for the new pound note.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, John Graham and Ronald Baddiley.
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 September 1970.
THU 08:30 The Al Read Show (b0090v01)
From 6/2/1966
The legendary Northern comic pokes fun at fireman and hospitals.
Monologues and sketches presenting "life with the lid off".
With Susan Maughan, The Countrymen, and Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra.
Devised by Al Read and scripted by Ronnie Taylor.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
THU 09:00 No Commitments (b007jp3z)
Series 8
Impossibly High Standards
Victoria grows more irritating, as Anna gets a surprise proposition. Simon Brett comedy starring Celia Imrie. From January 2002.
THU 09:30 Just a Minute (b00l5zqc)
From Edinburgh, Nicholas Parsons welcomes Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, Peter Jones and Paul Merton. From February 1998.
THU 10:00 Ambridge Extra (b010v76h)
Series 1
Episode 10
Fallon is playing Cupid, and Alice's evening takes an unexpected turn.
THU 10:15 Loose Ends (b010r7cd)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
British actor John Simm became a household name in TV dramas The Lakes and Life on Mars. He's back on our screens playing prodigal son Tom in Exile; a dream-team collaboration between writer Paul Abbot and actors Jim Broadbent, Timothy West and Olivia Colman. He talks to Clive about all star casts and returning to the North.
Imogen Stubbs joins Clive to discuss the latest production in her long theatrical career; an upcoming staging of Ibsen's Little Eyolf.
Clive is joined by Michael Mosley, presenter of the new BBC One series which takes us on a rather personal journey Inside Our Human Body. As well as closely examining the landscape of our veins, pores and hairs, Michael will be accompanying wannabe embryos on the journey of reproduction.
And Jon Holmes talks to The League of Gentlemen's Steve Pemberton about the new series of Pyschoville in which he plays a stuffed toy collecting millionaire and a serial-killer obsessive...
With music from The Leisure Society who perform This Phantom Life from their new album Into the Murky Water.
And Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq plays Good Man from his new album, Stone Rollin.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
THU 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jrff)
Mansfield Park
Portsmouth and After
Both Fanny and Tom face disappointment and hope in equal measure.
Conclusion of Jane Austen’s classic tale dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
CAST:
Jane Austen …. Hannah Gordon
Fanny …. Amanda Root
Sir Thomas Bertram …. Michael Williams
Mrs Norris …. Jane Lapotaire
Edmund Bertram …. Robert Glenister
Lady Bertram …. Louise Jameson
Mary Crawford …. Teresa Gallagher
Henry Crawford …. Andrew Wincott
Tom Bertram …. Kim Wall
William Price …. Richard Curnow
Mrs Price …. Sunny Ormonde
Mr Price …. Terry Molloy
Susan price …. Katherine Mount
Rebecca …. Anne-Marie Francis
Price children: Tim Black, Stephanie Luxton, Zoe Ganjavi and Richard Ganjavi.
Music composed by Anthea Gomez and played by Christian McKay, Jill Heartfield, Audrey Douglas and Katharine Gittings.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b010v747)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Simon Day Show (b010mv50)
Series 1
Tony Beckton
British comedy legend and star of The Fast Show, Down the Line and Bellamy's People, Simon Day debuts his own Radio 4 character comedy show.
Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to the Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. Each week one of Simon's characters come to perform at the Mallard and we hear the highlights of that night's show, along with the back stage and front of house goings on at the theatre itself.
Episode 2 of 6: Tony Beckton. Reformed violent criminal Tony Beckton visits the Mallard Theatre to read from his memoirs as part of his rehabilitation.
Tony Beckton / Peter ..... Simon Day
Catherine ..... Catherine Shepherd
Goose ..... Felix Dexter
Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall
Stacey ..... Susan Harrison
Written by Simon Day
Produced by Colin Anderson.
THU 13:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r89n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 13:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td4zq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 14:00 Daughters of Britannia (b007jpqb)
Family Life
Juggling official duties with their home lives, Katie Hickman reveals how diplomats' wives still found time to walk the dog.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b010v76h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner (b010v7cj)
Episode 4
The Truth and Reconciliation process investigates the disappearance of Connor Walshe during the Troubles. Read by Gerard Murphy.
THU 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly (b010v7dy)
The Pneumatic Underground
Alfred Beach tried to bring pneumatic transit to New York - why did he fail? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.
THU 15:00 The Medical Detectives (b007k0pn)
The Last Infirmity
Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba. Starring Colin Stinton and William Hope.
THU 15:45 Sweet Dreams (b007jsw1)
Episode 6
Horrified by the betrayal of his best friend, Howard decides to take action. Celestial satire read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b010v7lc)
Today Mel Giedroyc gets theatrical with Kenneth Branagh, and discovers how acting cured one student's shyness. Plus chapter four of Theresa Breslin's Dream Master Nightmare.
THU 17:00 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jlxd)
Only You Can Save Mankind
1. ScreeWees are for Real?
As the alien fleet crosses the computer screen, 12 year-old Johnny Maxwell prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces - sparking a wild seesaw adventure involving space warfare, starships and aliens.
Terry Pratchett's sci-fi fantasy novel stars Tim Smith and Janet Dale.
Dramatised in three parts by Bob Hescott.
Johnny Maxwell …. Tim Smith
ScreeWee Captain …. Janet Dale
Gunnery Officer …. Michael Angelis
The PT Teacher …. Mark Finn
Wobbler …. Akhbar Karim
Johnny’s Mother …. Marian Kemmer
Johnny’s Father …. Laurence Rew
ScreeWee Crew Member …. Tessa Harrison
Newscaster …. Terry Pearson
Yo-less …. Peter Dalton
Big Mac …. Michael Peristrello
Kirsty …. Natalie Moore
Mr Patel …. Renu Setna
Producer: Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
THU 18:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4ny)
The Wings of Azreal
Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b010v747)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Al Read Show (b0090v01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r89n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 20:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td4zq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Jane Austen (b007jrff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 22:00 The Simon Day Show (b010mv50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k0zt)
Series 1
School Parties Welcome
The Museum enjoys a visit from some schoolchildren as they learn the origin of scampi in the new Undersea Adventure display.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
THU 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem (b007wp39)
Series 1
Episode 1
Tom Caine awakes one morning to discover he can't stop singing at inappropriate moments. As a result, he loses his job and his girlfriend Sadie.
Who are the strange bunch of musicians following him around? Why can't anyone else see them? Will Tom reach the high notes?
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Mika Simmons ..... Sadie
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Michael Roberts ..... Clammy Clemence
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Emma Clarke ..... Miss Lie
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Director: Chris Neill
Producers: Torquil MacLeod. Julian Mayers and Andrew McGibbon.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
THU 23:30 Ectoplasm (b007wwd6)
The Adventure of the Stupid Ignorant Americans
Lord Zimbabwe faces his greatest challenge yet - a voyage to the moon to rescue an American who has been subject to a cruel alien snatch.
This could only mean one thing.......
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero’s comedy about the swashbuckling exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Cletus ...... Owen Oakeshott
Marylou Coyotecock ...... Sophie Aldred
Vicar ...... Colin Guthrie
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
FRIDAY 06 MAY 2011
FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jlxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4ny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 No Commitments (b007jp3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Just a Minute (b00l5zqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ambridge Extra (b010v76h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Loose Ends (b010r7cd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jane Austen (b007jrff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Medical Detectives (b007k0pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:45 Sweet Dreams (b007jsw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:45 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
5. Motive for Murder
With fresh clues discovered over Barbara's history - the Toff is Paris-bound, when police stop his car...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Lady Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Sergeant ...... David Graham
Police Constable ...... John Bull
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
FRI 06:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8fl5)
Episode 2
Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl. Anton Lesser reads Mark McShane's thriller.
FRI 06:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td5s4)
Catch Me If You Can
Episode 2
Renowned conman Frank Abagnale Jr eases into the guise of airline pilot when he moves to New York aged 16. Read by William Hope. From August 2010.
FRI 07:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k33j)
Episode 5
John Barrowman's expert masterclass reaches a surprising conclusion about the Bard. Stars Patrick Barlow. From October 1995.
FRI 07:30 Snap (b00td5sb)
Series 1
Episode 1
When a couple have history, how can they ever be history?
Molly and Doug are separating but as he's only moving a few streets away, can they make a clean break?
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Scarlet …. Rebecca Front
Mrs Lonsdale …. Marlene Sidaway
Ansel …. Richard Firth
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
Series 3
Mutiny aboard Troutbridge
The crew of HMS Troutbridge set sail across the sea, but end up with very crossed wires.
Starring Stephen Murray as the Number One, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Tenniel Evans as Sir Willoughby Toddhunterbrown Heather Chasen as Lady Toddhunterbrown and Michael Bates as Lt. Bates.
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 Steptoe and Son (b007jl5j)
Series 1
The Offer
After a row with his father Albert, Harold decides to leave their rag and bone business and take up another offer of employment.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for BBC radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1966.
FRI 09:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jz40)
Lechlade, Twinned with Zanzibar
Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day? Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993.
FRI 09:30 Genius (b008gh65)
Series 1
Paul Daniels
From the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
Dave Gorman asks magician Paul Daniels to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
FRI 10:00 What's So Funny? (b010vycc)
Series 1
Episode 5
Rufus Hound and guests with news, reviews and previews of what's happening in comedy this week.
FRI 10:30 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b010vycf)
Series 1, Episodes 9-10
Alice has a guilty conscience and Fallon thinks romance is in the air.
FRI 11:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice (b010vyt7)
When Fran gets the chance to take over the biography of the great mathematician Gideon Summerfield, she rapidly discovers there's a mystery over a few days he went missing in August 1978.
Her friend Imogen is the first to realise she may be in danger...
Dramatised by Neville Teller from the novel by Jill Paton Walsh.
Imogen Quy ..... Barbara Flynn
Janet Somerfield ..... Rosemary Leach
Francis Bullion ..... Tracy Wiles
Josh ..... Robert Harper
Dr Mistral ..... James Greene
Lady Buckmote ..... Marlene Sidaway
Sir William Buckmote ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Professor Maverack ..... Colin Starkey
Meredith Bagadeuce ..... Peter Howell(
Pamela Zephyr ..... Di Botcher
David Swann ..... Iwan Thomas
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The News Quiz (b010mwm1)
Series 74
Episode 3
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig.
FRI 13:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8fl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td5s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Daughters of Britannia (b007jpqr)
Living Without Children
Tragic tales of separation and loss, as Katie Hickman introduces more letters charting the lives of diplomatic families.
FRI 14:15 Daphne Du Maurier (b00bdn13)
The Supreme Artist
The matinee is over, but who is the visitor waiting at the stage door? Michael Drew reads Daphne du Maurier's short story.
FRI 14:30 David Park - The Truth Commissioner (b010vyt9)
Episode 5
The man who recruited Connor Walshe as an informer has to appear before the new Irish Commission. Read by Gerard Murphy.
FRI 14:45 Paul Collins - Banvard's Folly (b010vzpg)
Solresol and the Prophet of Sound
Whatever happened to Jean Francois Sudre's universal language? The stories of forgotten people read by Andrew Sachs.
FRI 15:00 The Medical Detectives (b007k0qq)
The Epping Jaundice
A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam.
FRI 15:45 Sweet Dreams (b007jsw8)
Episode 7
As Howard gets to know God, he does well for himself and gets a promotion. Celestial satire concluded by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b010vzpj)
Join Mel Giedroyc as she finds out about luxury bus stops, and the Scottish island with a Viking past. Plus, stand-up Russell Howard, and Andi Osho's comedy Sneaky Peeks.
FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k33j)
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FRI 17:30 Snap (b00td5sb)
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FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jlxx)
Only You Can Save Mankind
2. I’ll See You in My Hallucinations
The ScreeWee Captain asks Johnny to lead them, but the Gunnery Officer has other ideas.
As the alien fleet crosses the computer screen, 12 year-old Johnny prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces - sparking a wild seesaw adventure involving space warfare, starships and aliens.
Terry Pratchett's sci-fi fantasy novel stars Tim Smith and Janet Dale.
Dramatised by Bob Hescott.
Johnny Maxwell …. Tim Smith
ScreeWee Captain …. Janet Dale
Gunnery Officer …. Michael Angelis
Newscaster …. Renu Setna
Wobbler …. Akbar Karim
Big Mac …. Michael Perestrelo
Yo-less …. Peter Dalton
ScreeWee Crew Member …. Tessa Harrison
Kirsty …. Natalie Moore
Johnny’s Father …. Laurence Rew
Johnny’s Mother …. Marian Kemmer
Nozzer …. David Hawkins
Shane …. Matthew Campion
The Architect …. Simon Carter
Producer: Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 18:30 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbg)
Birdstrike
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Shand ...... Gregory de Polnay
Wayne ...... Roy Spencer
Dymond ...... Rod Beacham
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
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FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jl5j)
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FRI 20:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
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FRI 20:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8fl5)
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FRI 20:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td5s4)
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FRI 21:00 Jill Paton Walsh - A Piece of Justice (b010vyt7)
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FRI 22:00 The News Quiz Extra (b0117js7)
A new programme for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.
FRI 22:45 Elastic Planet (b007k399)
The Objects
Revealing the links between the art of siren writing, the discovery of pants, the Church of England motorcycle display team and the flamenco guitar.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Rebecca Front, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Geoff McGivern, Ben Moor, Raymond Baxter and Caron Keating.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995
FRI 23:00 What's So Funny? (b010vycc)
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FRI 23:30 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jvcl)
Series 2
Ghosts and Ghoolies
Ricky Lenin decides to write a column in a tabloid newspaper, but ends up learning a few painful lessons about life, love, truth, and Gloria Hunniford.
More adventures of communist football club, Felchester Rovers starring Alexei Sayle.
Ricky Lenin ...... Alexei Sayle
Jeff Frankly ...... John Sessions
Frank Lee Brian ...... Kenneth Wolstenholme
Colonel Brace Cartwright ...... Donald Hewlett
Stevie Stalin ...... Andrew McLean
Terry Trotsky ...... Phil Cornwell
Curvy Corinne ...... Jacqueline Ashman
Announcer ...... John Witty
Written by Marcus Berkmann.
Producer: Harry Thompson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.