Ashenden is despatched to a small hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland to try and buy the allegiance of a German informant - English charmer Grantley Caypor. But when it transpires that he's not to be bought, Ashenden has few options left and is forced to try and turn him in.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Roman detective, Falco is investigating the mystery of how a stolen lead ingot containing silver came to be in the bank box of a senator's daughter.
And things have taken a turn for the worse, as he's now probing a murder and - worse still - he's forced to visit a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Gaius Hilaris …. Ian Brooker
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Aelia …. Susan Jeffrey
Triferus/Cornix …. Alex Jones
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
Home at last, how will Julius Hutch come to terms with the bank that made him rich? Can he set himself up to live happily ever after?
Peter Jones stars as Julius Hutch.
Written by Collin Johnson.
Julius Hutch ...... Peter Jones
Pauline Tone ...... Celestine Randall
Sexton Lewis ...... Jeffrey Wickham
Peter Fang ...... Peter Whitman
News Reader ...... Collin Johnson
Kate ...... Justine Midda
How to look thinner - and TV's Kennel Makeover Show. More scoops from radio's posh paper. With Emma Kennedy. From January 2003.
A trap must be laid on an African jungle safari, and Bluebottle gets a surprise.
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.
"It's That Script Again!" with fast-talking old-time radio comedy fun - and at the Council Planning Committee, will Satan eat a cucumber or offer a million pound bribe?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Aristocrat Belport and his servant Ned join the police force, and are called upon to solve some murders in the city of London.
But first, to meet police regulations, they must both have hair cut:s - and as luck would have it, there's a barber's on Fleet Street, run by a Mr Sweeney Todd...
Comic saga of an aristocrat and his servant who struggle to find things to do in the mid- 1830s.
Belport ...... Paul Rider
Ned ...... Jason Done
Peel ...... Roy Barraclough
Trollope ...... Simon Greenall
Sweeney Todd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.
Yorkshire builders in a white van - Johnny Street and Arthur Lane – are called to tackle the tricky task of a piano perilously perched on the Edwardian staircase of feisty music teacher Mrs Priam-Rhodes.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Mrs Priam-Rhodes ...... Margaret Robertson
Ben Nevis ...... Kenny Blyth.
Ancient Warwick Hedges keeps interfering at the restaurant, so his frustrated son gives him a project. Stars Trevor Peacock.
Based on his RAF experiences, the writer's 1942 play 'Flare Path' catches wartime Britain's public mood. Read by Clive Merrison. Episode 2 of 5.
Laura Fairlee and Walter Hartright have been reunited, but their happiness is marred by the fact that both their lives are in danger.
Wilkie Collins's Victorian thriller dramatised by Martyn Wade.
Stars Toby Stephens as Walter Hartright, Juliet Aubrey as Marian Halcombe, Emily Bruni as Laura Fairlie, Jeremy Clyde as Sir Percival Glyde, Alice Hart as Anne Catherick, Sean Baker as Mr Gilmore, Carolyn Pickles as Mrs Catherick, Philip Voss as Count Fosco, Edward Petherbridge as Frederick Fairlie, Geraldine Fitzgerald as Madame Fosco, Richenda Carey as Mrs Clements and Ioan Meredith as Pesca.
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit series Sorry - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent - for a sitcom about Sandy Hopper, a grandad happily growing old along with his dog Henry and his lodger, Dolores (Liza Tarbuck).
In this third episode, The Rival Grandad, we meet Sandy's grandson Tyson's other Grandad - Rex - who is a popular swashbuckling figure of a man, Tyson's hero and thus the bane of Sandy's life. Sandy's chance to get even comes when he takes Tyson and his sister Zoe to a new Adventure Park featuring dinosaurs, sharks and a great many light-fingered monkeys. Can Sandy's lodger, Dolores, save Sandy from an utter fiasco?
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Tyson ..... Daniel Bridle
Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Zoe ..... Amelia Clarkson
As Amelia Sedley's family face ruin, George Osborne breaks his engagement. Narrated by Stephen Fry, with Emma Fielding.
Despite the 48-year age difference, Nadia's widower father is determined to marry his new love Valentina. Read by Sian Thomas.
Ellie begins her new job working for the handsome entrepreneur, Zack McLaren. Meanwhile, Tony enjoys a delightful encounter on Primrose Hill.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Mel Giedroyc hears about spying skills, gets ice-dancing tips from Jane Torvill, and hears from a bestselling novelist who loves laserquesting.
Malcolm Holmes is drawn back into the murky world of espionage from beyond the grave. Project Raphael sequel with Dan Hagley.
Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
The funny man throws open his radio drop-in centre for sketches, chat and big, big fibs. With Mark Steel. From May 2005.
The story of Victorian Britain's greatest horror writer.
The comedy trio's swashbuckling family romp.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
With Miles Jupp and Ingrid Oliver.
Script edited by Richard Turner.
A government minister learns the true meaning of 'NHS cuts'. Starring John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.
WEDNESDAY 06 JULY 2011
WED 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wlrcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00f5x8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g6v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Falco (b007wpz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 1835 (b0129v0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Street and Lane (b00v8lr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b0129v0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b0129v0r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White (b007jljf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Capital Gains (b007rq8b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Sunday Format (b0129tdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gbq1)
Mr Harrington's Washing
In Petrograd, Ashenden encounters a fastidious American businessman called Mr Harrington, whose penchant for spotless laundry has ugly consequences when the Bolsheviks revolt.
Ashenden also crosses paths with his former Russian lover, Anastacia, who's only too eager to help him in his biggest and most important mission yet.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 06:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 3
Probing the illegal imports of the ingots, Roman sleuth Falco has chanced upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor Vespasian.
And he's also discovered the identity of Helena's ex-husband: which has made him realise the plot is much closer to home than he thought.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Domitian …. Declan Wilson
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
WED 07:00 Tony's (b007jt0l)
Series 1
Charles
Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief? Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.
WED 07:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007scyt)
Series 3
Episode 2
Drowning in a sea of shark's fin soup, the comic's life as celebrity chef flashes before his eyes. From April 2001.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
Series 6
Sid's Mystery Tours
Sid persuades the lad to become a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag!
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Mavis Villers and Errol McKinnon.
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 November 1959.
WED 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
Series 2
The Compassionate Society
A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his ACAS from his NALGO?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowldes
Sir Ian …. Peter Jeffrey
Brian Baker …. Norman Bird
George …. Arthur Cox
Mrs Rogers …. Ellen McIntosh
Billy Fraser …. Peter Acre
James Lawford, MP …. John Bott
With Narissa Knights, Bernard Brown and Arnold Diamond
Featuring Bryan Martin and Moira Stuart as themselves
Adapted for radio by the producer, Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1984.
WED 09:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
Series 3
Episode 1
Ad man Ken Handley snags a leggy model to spy on the work of a rival agency.
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Hedley ...... Robert Longden
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
WED 09:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b012b0r4)
Windsor welcomes host Humphrey Lyttelton, with Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From May 1994.
WED 10:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b1ys)
Series 1
Dark Horse
Odd-job-man Samuel's Fenland objects collection stirs up a rerun of the dark tale of the twisted eel. Stars Trevor Peacock.
WED 10:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b1yv)
Episode 3
Re-writing his play 'Love in Idleness' marks a distinct shift in the writer's once radical sympathies. Read by Clive Merrison.
WED 11:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
Episode 1
Shipwrecked literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by Wolf Larsen, demonic skipper of the seal-hunting schooner Ghost.
Jack London's 1904 psychological adventure novel telling of heroism, survival and love on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury,
Dramatised in four parts by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Johnson ...... Jeffrey Gear
Leach ...... Scott Farrell
Charley ...... David Bannerman
Owen ...... Terence Edmond
Kelly ...... Norman Jonesy
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Svenson ...... Brett Usher
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Harrison ...... Richard Pearce
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Ferry Passenger ...... William Roberts
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly
Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b00x9237)
Series 7
In the Current Climate
Radio 4's most curmudgeonly author is back for a new series, complete with his trusty companion Elgar, his pipe and his never ending capacity for scrimping and scraping at whatever scraps his agent, Ping, can offer him to keep body, mind and cat together.
Ed Reardon ..... Christopher Douglas
Jaz Milvain ..... Philip Jackson
Cliff ..... Geoff McGivern
Ray ..... Simon Greenall
Ping ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Felix ..... John Fortune
Ben Herbert ..... Tom Price
Pearl ..... Rita May
Olive ..... Stephanie Cole
Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Functionary ..... Henry Devas
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas
Produced by Dawn Ellis
Inevitably Ed finds himself once more battling through the week encountering the numerous 12-year olds who run the media; teaching the lively bunch of pensioners who can teach him a thing or two about money making schemes, frugal living and having a good time thank you very much, and regular run-ins with the rather successful Jaz Milvane, director of Ed's only ever book-to-screen adaptation.
As we renew our acquaintance with Ed austerity has hit hard. Jaz is eating at austerity themed restaurants, Ping is drawing in stocking seams with magic marker and Ed is picking blackberries from the canal towpath for his breakfast. However, things may be looking up as episode 1 sees Ed working with the most disturbingly fresh and mesmerizingly compelling voice of his generation, Ben Herbert. Ben has a three book deal and no time to write them all, so Ed has been drafted in to help him write one of the books - 'How to Survive With Like No Cash'. Surely a match made in heaven.
WED 13:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gbq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxc)
Episode 8
George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are after his aunt's cash. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
WED 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012b1yx)
Episode 3
Nadia and Vera bury the hatchet to plot how to prevent their aged father from marrying the voluptuous Valentina. Read by Sian Thomas.
WED 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012b1yz)
Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back
Episode 3
Ellie loves working for her new boss but doesn't fancy him much to Zack's disappointment.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Read by Alex Tregear
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
WED 15:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 15:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b1yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012b1z2)
Mel Giedroyc meets the new Children's Laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson. Plus, flying blind, and driving a digger.
WED 17:00 Tony's (b007jt0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007scyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmp8p)
Episode 2
Malcolm and Polly travel unexpectedly beneath Moscow, and the ghost appears of someone he once knew very well. Stars Dan Hagley.
WED 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fbzw3)
The Bizarre Brouhaha of the Birdman of Whitehawk
The future's best unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gbq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 21:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00x9237)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Secret World (b012b1z6)
Series 2
Episode 2
Alan Titchmarsh - quaint gardener or ruthless murderer? Jon Culshaw and friends probe the private lives of the famous. From July 2010.
WED 23:00 Tales From the Mausoleum Club (b007jnsr)
Jess of the B'ournevilles
Mr Sturdy arrives at the Club with a tale of West Country paganism. Stars Timothy Spall. From July 2003.
WED 23:30 Delve Special (b00t3xrt)
Series 1
The Shifton Scandal
Why did a Government Minister support the plan to build London's Third Airport 20 miles north east of Birmingham?
David Lander now attempts to answer that question by examining in detail the sex scandal which rocked the government and caused a sensation in 1982.
Studio production by Stephen Fry, Moray Watson, Jan Ravens and Jack Klaff.
With Brenda Bleythn, Mark Arden, Tony Robinson, Stephen Frost and Felicity Montague.
Dramatic reconstruction by Peter Wear, Phil Nice, Hilda Schroder, Brett Usher and Colin Starkey.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer.
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.
THURSDAY 07 JULY 2011
THU 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmp8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fbzw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gbq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b012b0r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b1yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Tony's (b007jt0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007scyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
Miss King
Agent Ashenden finds his Swiss hotel is a hive of activity for spies from both sides of the war and is summoned to the deathbed of an English governess who wants the ear of one of her countrymen before she dies.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 06:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 4
Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.
He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
THU 07:00 The Brothers (b00p92xt)
Series 2
Episode 6
Peter, Nigel and Michael make mistakes and promises. Stars Raymond Coulthard, Adam Godley and James Fleet. From November 2005.
THU 07:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012b3dy)
Series 1
To the Moon and Back
Comedy series by Christopher William Hill, set in 1961. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2006.
The actors callously use the show to secure advertising deals.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ...... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Colin Franks ...... Paul Richard Biggin
Waitress ...... Miranda Keeling.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012b8hx)
Fowl Play
The blundering bureaucrats learn not to put all their eggs in one in-tray.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
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 1972.
THU 08:30 Hello Cheeky (b012b8hz)
From 28/04/1973
Mix up over TV newsreaders and the DJs hold forth on Radio 1's Roundtable.
Pun-tastic fast-moving comedy sketch series written by and starring John Junkin, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
With musical accompaniment from the Denis King Trio.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1973.
THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b0qrc)
Series 2
Tommy Wants a Knighthood
Comeback duo singer Tommy mounts his own campaign to be awarded an MBE.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star in Mike Coleman's sitcom.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Mike Coleman and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
THU 09:30 Just a Minute (b012b8j1)
From London, Nicholas Parsons welcomes Clement Freud, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton and Liza Tarbuck. From January 2002.
THU 10:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b8j3)
Series 1
The Taste of Success
The restaurant faces financial trouble. As Jack tries to get away, Warwick raves about a local pudding. Stars Trevor Peacock.
THU 10:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b8j5)
Episode 4
'The Browning Version' reflects the writer's emotional repression and reticence over his homosexuality. Read by Clive Merrison.
THU 11:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
Episode 2
The seal-hunting schooner Ghost journeys on to the herds with ruthless captain, Wolf Larsen at the helm.
Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas,
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury,
Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Johnson ...... Jeffrey Gear
Leach ...... Scott Farrell
Owen ...... Terence Edmond
Kelly ...... Norman Jones
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Harrison ...... Richard Pearce
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly.
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012b8hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 It's Your Round (b00zf4nz)
Series 1
Episode 5
Angus Deayton hosts the comedy panel show with no format.
Tim Key, Micky Flanagan, Bridget Christie and Nick Hancock battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games each has brought along.
What is Micky's 'Cockney Rhyming Slang Charades' all about and is it any fun to play? Can anyone understand the rules to Tim's 'No More Women'? And what is Bridget's idea of her 'Fantasy Funeral'? Find out the answers to these questions, and more, in this show.
Angus valiantly tries to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.
Reader: Christine Kavanagh
Writers: Angus Deayton, Ged Parsons and Paul Powell
Devised by Benjamin Partridge
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
THU 13:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxg)
Episode 9
Amelia follows George and the regiment to Brussels, as Becky attracts an army of admirers. Stars Emma Fielding and Jon Glover.
THU 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012b8j7)
Episode 4
Valentina continues her conspicuous consumption as cracks in the months-old marriage begin to show. Read by Sian Thomas.
THU 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012b96v)
Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back
Episode 4
Ellie and Zack grow closer and Tony is over the moon when Martha finally agrees to see him again.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Read by Alex Tregear
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
THU 15:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b8j3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 15:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b8j5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012b96x)
Mel Giedroyc with more prizewinning short stories, Coldplay's Chris Martin, and why Kirsten O'Brien hates a mess.
THU 17:00 The Brothers (b00p92xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012b3dy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmr9r)
Episode 3
Malcolm discovers why he ended up in the sewers of Moscow, and he is asked to complete a task for Victor. Stars Dan Hagley.
THU 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fg48q)
The Wondrous One-Off Wiseman of Withdean
Rizla dresses as a woman, but Hugo Rune can't escape his destiny. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012b8hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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THU 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b012b8hz)
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THU 20:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
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THU 20:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
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THU 21:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
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THU 22:00 It's Your Round (b00zf4nz)
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THU 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k4y7)
Series 2
Behind the Magic
The Film Institute has a self-regarding guest; the audio guides start to go wrong - and there's a sneak preview of the Museum's very own behind-the-scenes DVD.
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 May 2005.
THU 23:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound (b00mbm3j)
Series 4
Episode 2
"Make Me a Celebrity Centaur", an exciting new reality show that features cutting edge surgery and some horses.
Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb,
With Sarah Hadland, Olivia Colman and James Bachman.
Producer Gareth Edwards
Firs broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
THU 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b008gdcr)
Episode 2
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero with Hong Feng Shui and Right Said Freud. Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
FRIDAY 08 JULY 2011
FRI 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmr9r)
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18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fg48q)
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18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
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06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Falco (b007wpcl)
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FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b0qrc)
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FRI 02:30 Just a Minute (b012b8j1)
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FRI 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012b8j3)
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FRI 03:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012b8j5)
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10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
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11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Brothers (b00p92xt)
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FRI 05:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012b3dy)
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FRI 06:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008ggv1)
Giulia Lazzari
Agent Ashenden's summoned to a Paris hotel and tasked with ensnaring a known agitator - Indian lawyer, Chandra Lal who's caused much trouble for the British war effort.
When a large reward was offered for his arrest, Chandra fled to Berlin and where he fell in love with an Italian dancer, Giulia Lazzari. But Intelligence Head R has intercepted their love letters sparking a plan to trap him.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 06:30 Falco (b008kkch)
Shadows in Bronze
1. Vipers
Following a plot to depose the Emperor Vespasian, Falco sets out to clear up a few loose ends, only to uncover a nest of vipers.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Ben Crowe as Petronius / Chamberlain, Fiona Clarke as Tullia, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian / Milo and Christian Rodska as Gordianus.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 07:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 07:30 Snap (b00v7sn2)
Series 2
Episode 6
Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split. Stars Paul Venables and Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0080qlm)
Series 3
Onabushkan Flu
With her crew battling flu, HMS Troutbridge must take on board half an Onabushkan crew for a special royal mission.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson,Tenniel Evans as Able Seaman Goldstein, Heather Chasen as the Queen and Michael Bates as the Aide.
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 January 1961.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00sbh9h)
Series 1
The Bath
Harold's plan for a proper bathroom upset his father Albert.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the 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 radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1966.
FRI 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00fwqbl)
Series 2
Scouting for Boys
West Bromwich offer Robert a trial, but Father Benedict doesn't want to lose him. Stars Brenda Blethyn. From October 1994.
FRI 09:30 All the Young Dudes (b007ncd1)
Series 1
Homeward Bound
Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy. Jim Sweeney's comedy-drama with Steve Steen. From July 2001.
FRI 10:00 Loose Ends (b0128fqq)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Rita Rudner joins Clive as she returns to the London stage for the first time in fifteen years with her one-woman show 'Rita Rudner Live in London. Rita is Las Vegas's most successful female comedian, with the longest running solo show in history with over one million tickets sold.
Designer and co-founder of the Red or Dead fashion label Wayne Hemingway talks about his Vintage Festival, celebrating seven decades of British cool with live music from Sandie Shaw, Percy Sledge and Robin Gibb. With DJ sets from Norman Jay and Craig Charles. And it's all indoors with proper toilets!
Michelle Ryan is best known for playing Zoe Slater in Eastenders but she has also appeared in Dr Who, Merlin and was The Bionic Woman. She stars in Ben Miller's directorial debut feature film Huge with Noel Clarke and Johnny Harris as a double act trying to make it big in the comedy world.
Listen Against and The Now Show's Jon Holmes talks to the comedian Dave Gorman. His past projects have involved a worldwide search to find other Dave Gorman, an obsession with Googlewhacks and a road trip to find non-corporate America. His latest book 'Dave Gorman Vs The Rest of the World, sees him challenge people all over the UK to a variety of games of their choice, from cards, darts, scrabble and Monopoly to Khet, Kubb, Tikal and Smite. And in August he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in eight years with his new show, Dave Gorman's Powerpoint Presentation.
Born on a hippie commune in Ontario then raised in another in Virginia, USA, singer-songwriter Devon Sproule returns to the Loose Ends studio. With a full band behind her, she performs the title track from her latest album 'I Love You, Go Easy'.
And the soundtrack of summer comes folky Vetiver from San Francisco. They play 'Wonder Why' from their album The Errant Charm.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
FRI 10:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012brsl)
Episode 5
The terminally ill playwright's critical reputation revives before he dies. Clive Merrison concludes Michael Darlow's biography. Episode 5 of 5.
FRI 11:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmc9)
Episode 3
With Maud Brewster aboard, the real danger on the schooner's voyage is yet to begin...
Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury.
Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Kelly ...... Norman Jones
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Telefson ...... Charles Millham
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly.
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0080qlm)
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FRI 12:30 The Now Show (b0124qty)
Series 34
Episode 4
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Mitch Benn, Susan Calman, Laura Shavin, Boothby Graffoe and Nik Pynn, to present a mix of topical stand-up, sketches and comedy songs.
FRI 13:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008ggv1)
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FRI 13:30 Falco (b008kkch)
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FRI 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvxl)
Episode 10
1815, the Battle of Waterloo. As George and Rawdon fight, Becky and Amelia wait for news. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
FRI 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012brz6)
Episode 5
Father and his young wife Valentina argue over her visa appeal, but everyone has a cunning plan. Read by Sian Thomas.
FRI 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012bs1w)
Jill Mansell - To the Moon and Back
Episode 5
While Ellie is uncertain about her own love life, she helps to bring another couple back together.
Jill Mansell's sparky romantic comedy about learning to fall in love with life again.
Concluded by Alex Tregear
Abridged by Miranda Davies
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
FRI 15:00 Loose Ends (b0128fqq)
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FRI 15:45 Terence Rattigan - The Man and his Work (b012brsl)
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10:45 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012bs1y)
Get your sequins out - Mel Giedroyc finds out how to be a trapeze artist, hears from a prizewinning young writer, and sings along to Adele.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
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FRI 17:30 Snap (b00v7sn2)
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FRI 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmznd)
Episode 4
The reason for Mike's involvement with the Nablovski colony is revealed, and also why Moira's case is so heavy. Stars Dan Hagley.
FRI 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fksh6)
The Concluding Chaotic Conundrum of the Coldean Cat
Can Rizla survive with only a messiah for company? Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0080qlm)
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FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00sbh9h)
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FRI 20:00 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008ggv1)
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06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Falco (b008kkch)
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06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmc9)
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11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Now Show Extra (b012bsf3)
A new programme for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's Now Show, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.
FRI 22:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b00slvww)
Series 2
Normal Time
Cartoonist Steven Appleby claims dinosaurs mastered the 3Rs - reading, writing and riding bicycles.
Paul McCrink stars as Steven Appleby with what he laughably describes as "insights into normal, everyday life".
With:
Rosalind Paul
Ewan Bailey
Nigel Betts
Rachel Atkins
Written by Steven Appleby
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003
FRI 23:00 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mbvf7)
Series 1
Education
Exploring a fresh theme each week, the award-winning comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.
FRI 23:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jr8x)
Series 1
If You Scratch My Back
A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.