2. Confession of Guilt
A woman wants to be absolved from a case of murder, but will the cantankerous criminal psychologist Dr Morelle agree?
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Inspector Hood …. Phillip Wray
Paula Webb …. Mary Law
With Maurice Sweden, Norman Wynn, Hugh Manning, Betty Lynton and Alan McLelland.
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.
2. Resort
Probing the murder of a conspirator against the Emperor, the Roman sleuth is sent to a fashionable resort.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Ben Crowe as Petronius, Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian, Sara Poyzer as Silvia, Christopher Kelham as Larius, Paul Webster as Marcellus and Anna Madeley as Helena Justina,
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
The discovery that a ramshackle cottage may have belonged to the family of US President, Herbert Hoover presents Phonsie with a major financial opportunity.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1955.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Starring TP McKenna as Phonsie Doherty, Margaret D'Arcy as Muriel McConkey, Stella McCusker as Vera McConkey, Aine McCartney as Vivienne Boal, John Hewitt as Guard Gallagher, Gerard McSorley as Stumpy Bonnar, Anna Manahan as Peg Sweeneyand Gerard Murphy as Rev Samuel Hawthorne.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
The problems of technology and communication on Gary Bellamy's phone-in. Stars Rhys Thomas and Felix Dexter. From January 2008.
Kenneth Horne sets sail in seafaring romp 'The Admirable Loom Bucket and Rambling Syd Rumpo sings his Song Of The Hobo. Are Charles and Fiona home at last? and Bona Caterers Julian and Sandy are planning a 'do'.
With 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.
With Chaucer's Nunne's Prieste's Brother's Uncle's Mother-in-Law's Husband's Wife's Gibbon's Friend's Tale. From March 1970.
The multi-award winning American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 for a second series of audience readings. This week: The consequences of buying your partner an antique skeleton in "Memento Mori" and a dark fable about mourning: "The Motherless Bear".
MP Duncan Stonebridge's party agent Roger has a penchant for married women. So instead of concentrating on political struggles, he ends up trying to save the philanderer from the wrath of an enraged Russian Oligarch with powerful connections...
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's topical sitcom from 2006 about a hapless backbench MP.
Stars James Fleet as Duncan Stonebridge.
With Simon Greenall, Geoffrey McGivern, Geraldine McNulty, Matilda Ziegler and Sarah Coleman.
A smart stranger arrives at Warwick Hedges' restaurant with an unusual request, but son Jack doesn't like the look of him. Stars Trevor Peacock.
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth plans a chart-topping hit and attempts some DIY. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1993.
Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from cruel captain, Wolf Larsen, but Japan is 600 miles away...
Conclusion od Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Shelley Thompson..
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Adrian Bean.
The 55th series of Radio 4's multi award-winning antidote to panel games promises more homespun wireless entertainment for the young at heart, as the programme pays a return visit to the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham. Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are once again joined on the panel by Marcus Brigstocke, with Jack Dee in the chair. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano.
Miss Crawley attempts to decide who will inherit her money. William Makepeace Thackeray dramatisation with Stephen Fry.
Vera and Nadia try to stop Valentina's plans. Marina Lewycka's wry portrait of a marriage of convenience. Read by Sian Thomas.
Feeling dissatisfied with her life as an film editor in California and with a husband she suspects is having an affair, Judith Whitman decides one day to move her childhood bedroom furniture into a storage unit (it having been discarded by her daughter Camille) and rashly uses a fake name to secure the unit.
She starts reminiscing about her childhood in Nebraska living with her charismatic lecturer father and about her first love, Willy Blunt whom she left behind when she went to college and has never looked back.
Written with distinctive style by Tom McNeal, it's an immersive, atmospheric story in which Judith starts to become more and more disconnected with her chosen life and starts yearning for the past. After the death of her beloved father and the beginning of stress induced migraines at work, Judith retraces her steps back to a few glorious teenage summers.
After 27 years, she tries to get back in touch with significant figures from her past...
Abridged by Miranda Davies.
Read by Laurel Lefkow.
The first part of our brand new story, At The Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery. Plus, how to cook the perfect brownies and the winners of Chris Evans's 500 words competition.
When handsome young artist Josef betrays his delicate fiancée, her retribution is eerily appropriate...
The first of four ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Mary Braddon's eerie tale stars Stephanie Turner as Mary Braddon, Jonathan Firth as Josef, Alison Pettitt as Gertrude, Ioan Meredith as the Postmaster, John Hartley as Father, Carolyn Jones as the Woman, Hugh Dickson as the Passenger, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Parisienne and Chris Pavlo as the Fisherman.
On a hot summer's evening, a weary traveller is oppressed by the supernatural atmosphere inside a gigantic cathedral by the sea.
Read by Richard E Grant.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Prentiss McCabe try to save New Labour from total voter humiliation. Starring Stephen Fry and John Bird. From January 2001.
Arthur Smith chats to Danny Wallace about the awkwardness that comes with being a man.
Corner shop customer Mrs Muirhead's part-work magazine model ship faces stormy waters. Stars Sanjeev Kohli. From October 2007.
TUESDAY 12 JULY 2011
TUE 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00nj7cx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wt987)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qrp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Falco (b008klh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Meet David Sedaris (b012f9s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The Party Line (b012f9s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012f9s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k1n2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ballylenon (b007jvhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Down the Line (b012f9j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
9. The Black Ruby
The cantankerous criminal psychologist probes the authenticity of a fabled gem. Is it cursed?
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Guy Hampton …. Norman Woodland
Sonia Hampton …. Virginia Winter
Helen Reynolds …. Louise Gainsborough
Bill Reynolds …. Richard Bebb
Aubrey Green …. Desmond Carrington
Airline Captain/Various …. John Baker
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.
TUE 06:30 Falco (b008kmgp)
Shadows in Bronze
3. Friends
At the villa of Helena's former father-in-law, the Roman sleuth meets old friends of the senator's daughter.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Christopher Kelham as Larius, Paul Webster as Marcellus, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
TUE 07:00 Capital Gains (b00shdzt)
Series 2
Seed Capital
Billionaire philanthropist Julius Hutch has never voted, but when his wife leaves home and a compulsory purchase order arrives, he takes action.
Peter Jones stars as Julius Hutch.
Written by Collin Johnson.
Julius Hutch ...... Peter Jones
Pauline Tone ...... Celestine Randall
Kate ...... Justine Midda
Sexton Lewis ...... Jeffrey Wickham
Sir Gainford Blounty ...... Stephen Thorne
Dahlia Sprout ...... Jillie Meers
Other parts played by Collin Johnson, David Holt and Brian Perkins.
Producers: Andy Jordan and David Blount
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997 .
TUE 07:30 The Sunday Format (b012gpr2)
Series 4
Episode 2
Mystic doormats offer - and animal innards make the menu. Radio's posh paper tells all. With Emma Kennedy. From January 2003.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
Series 5
The Spanish Suitcase
Neddie Seagoon's brave act lands him in prison, and a jewel thief is on the loose.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
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 December 1954.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqxd)
Series 3
Son of the Burkiss Way
Film 77 presents the premiere of the BBC's first ever motion picture for radio
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.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
TUE 09:00 1835 (b012gpr4)
The Reluctant Aristocrat
In order to prove he's not a feckless, idle aristocrat, Belport manages to kick off the world's first rail strike - in the process proving to everyone that he's a feckless, idle aristocrat...
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
Arbuthnot ...... Roy Barraclough
George ...... Simon Greenall
Charlie ...... Jonathan Keeble
Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
TUE 09:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
Series 1
Singing Detectives
Intrepid Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane welcome Tina, a glamorous young woman on work experience - as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Tina ...... Hannah Storey
Sanderson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
TUE 10:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gpr6)
Series 2
A Water Baby
As heavy rain swamps Mardle Fen, a strange child leads restaurant chef Warwick through the flood. Stars Trevor Peacock.
TUE 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k1wl)
Series 1
Mini-Break in Giggleswick
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth and his family are in North Yorkshire. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1993.
TUE 11:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwfw)
Episode 1
Love affairs, financial wrangles and murder - Anthony Trollope's political intrigues of a Victorian aristocratic family begin with Lady Glencora's search for romance and happiness.
Starring David Troughton as the Narrator, Ben Miles as Plantagenet Palliser, Sophie Thompson as Lady Glencora, Anastasia Hille as Alice Vavasor, Adrian Lukis as George Vavasor, Frances Jeater as Lady Monk, Mark Bazeley as John Grey, Bertie Carvel as Burgo Fitzgerald and Chris Moran as Scruby.
Dramatised from the novels in 12 parts by Martyn Wade.
Music by Elizabeth Parker.
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 When the Dog Dies (b00sddnk)
Series 1
Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man
Sandy's daughter Ellie is an artist but he's never liked her work. The trouble is that she never sells anything - until Sandy buys a canvas anonymously. He instantly regrets doing such a thing - what if she finds out? He must go to any length to ensure that she doesn't, even admitting to a strange predilection involving nuns...
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent - for a new comedy for Radio 4 about Sandy Hopper, a granddad happily growing old along with his dog Henry and his lodger, Dolores (Liza Tarbuck).
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace
Lance ..... Philip Bird
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Estate Agent ..... Jon Glover
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Falco (b008kmgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy2)
Episode 12
Becky has plans to deal with an uncertain financial future. Narrated by Stephen Fry, stars Emma Fielding.
TUE 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012gq0s)
Episode 7
Vera and Valentina come to blows, and Nadia and her father celebrate their first step to freedom. Read by Sian Thomas.
TUE 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012gq0v)
Tom McNeal - To Be Sung Underwater
Episode 2
Reeling from discovering her husband's possible infidelity, Judith recollects her first love Willy Blunt.
Read by Laurel Lefkow.
Feeling dissatisfied with her life as an film editor in California and with a husband she suspects is having an affair, Judith Whitman decides one day to move her childhood bedroom furniture into a storage unit (it having been discarded by her daughter Camille) and rashly uses a fake name to secure the unit. She starts reminiscing about her childhood in Nebraska living with her charismatic lecturer father and about her first love, Willy Blunt whom she left behind when she went to college and has never looked back.
Written with distinctive style by Tom McNeal, it's an immersive, atmospheric story in which Judith starts to become more and more disconnected with her chosen life and starts yearning for the past. After the death of her beloved father and the beginning of stress induced migraines at work, Judith retraces her steps back to a few glorious teenage summers.
After 27 years, she tries to get back in touch with significant figures from her past...
Abridged by Miranda Davies.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
TUE 15:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gpr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k1wl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012gqk2)
Oliver Jeffries gives us his writing tip, we'll hear from another runner up in Chris Evans's 500 words story competition, and we'll find out how to use a map and compass.
TUE 17:00 Capital Gains (b00shdzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Sunday Format (b012gpr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Female Ghost (b00njj2k)
Edith Nesbit - Man Sized in Marble
For newly-weds Charles and Laura, their housekeeper's dread of All Saint's Eve seems laughable - that is, until the day itself arrives...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Nesbit's eerie tale stars Carolyn Jones as Edith Nesbit, Stephen Critchlow as Charles, Deborah Berlin as Laura, Gerard McDermott as Doctor Kelly and Tina Gray as Mrs Dorman.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
TUE 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wv6ln)
Seaton's Aunt
Two boys on holiday stay in the creaking house of an eccentric and sinister aunt, an experience that will mark them forever...
Read by Toby Jones.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Falco (b008kmgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 When the Dog Dies (b00sddnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007ym28)
Series 1
Episode 4
The funny man's radio drop-in centre tackles the thorny issues of TV weather and the election. With Dave Gorman. From June 2005.
TUE 23:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcx)
More Brothers Faversham
Marcus Faversham
The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's greatest actor - Marcus Faversham.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
With Miles Jupp and Ingrid Oliver.
Script edited by Richard Turner.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2008.
TUE 23:30 The Museum of Everything (b00gknj8)
Series 3
The Museum Reopens
A temp with a scary clown face aids the tour guide.
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 July 2006.
WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2011
WED 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00njj2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wv6ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Falco (b008kmgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 1835 (b012gpr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gpr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k1wl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Capital Gains (b00shdzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Sunday Format (b012gpr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
5. The Blackmailer
Cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle probes the dealings of a mysterious Spanish Count.
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Inspector Hood …. Phillip Wray
Sir Clifford Forbes …. Douglas Young
Lady Forbes …. Madeleine Christie
Cynthia Forbes …. Ruth Trouncer
Hotel Waiter …. Haydn Jones
Hotel Manager …. Humphrey Morton
Lily the Maid …. Beryl Calder
Matron …. Molly Rankin
Harry Fox …. Ian Sadler
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.
WED 06:30 Falco (b008ktyq)
Shadows in Bronze
4. Party
The Roman sleuth heads to a party thrown by the wealthy and influential Crispus. Helena gets shocking news and Falco receives a nasty surprise.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Ben Crowe as Petronius, Sara Poyzer as Silvia, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus, Bertie Carvel as Aufidius Crispus, Paul Webster as Marcellus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
WED 07:00 Tony's (b007jt1y)
Series 1
Money Money Money
While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop barber makes a discovery. Stars Victor Spinetti. From November 1979.
WED 07:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00gl4sx)
Series 3
Episode 3
Falling from the top of a New York skyscraper, life as a business guru flashes before the comic's eyes. From May 2001.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
Series 6
The Fete
The lad rashly agrees to tempt Sir Laurence Olivier to open the East Cheam Garden Fete.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Wilfred Babbage, Jack Watson and Hugh Morton.
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 December 1959.
WED 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jltg)
Series 2
The Greasy Pole
Blending jobs with chemicals makes an explosive mixture for MP Jim Hacker.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around hapless MP 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
Joan Littler, MP …. Brenda Blethyn
Sir Wally Macfarlane …. Freddie Earlle
Professor Henderson …. Jerome Willis
Lord Crichton …. Geoffrey Toone
Lady Crichton …. Helena Breck
The Protestor …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Newsreader …. Moira Stuart
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 1984.
WED 09:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
Series 3
Episode 2
The snoring of leg model April inspires ad man Ken in his quest to win an account for a nasal spray.
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
Deborah ...... Rosalind Ayres
The Artiste of Diminutive Stature ...... David Learner
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 (b007jnxf)
Stoke-on-Trent welcomes Humphrey Lyttelton, with Barry Cryer, Sandi Toksvig, Jeremy Hardy and Tim Brooke-Taylor. From June 2000.
WED 10:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gqw6)
Series 2
Old Boggie
Invited to lunch in a remote part of the Fens, chef Warwick discovers treasure guarded by a ghost-dog. Stars Trevor Peacock.
WED 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k24g)
Series 1
How...
Sheffield's John Shuttleworth offers tips on how to cope with divorce and washing-up. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1993.
WED 11:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg1)
Episode 2
More political and romantic intrigue, with newlyweds and new arrivals Phineas and Laura. Stars Ben Miles and Juliet Stevenson.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b00xhbcz)
Series 7
From Bean to Cup
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
Felix ..... John Fortune
Jaz Milvane ..... Philip Jackson
Ping ..... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Heidi ..... Matilda Ziegler
Window Cleaner ..... Dan Tetsell
Pearl ..... Rita May
Olive ..... Stephanie Cole
Stan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Houseowner ..... Paul Merton
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas
Produced by Dawn Ellis
Ed finds himself working on a corporate video with the high powered team of director and old sparring partner Jaz Milvane, and Oscar-winning producer Heidi Fisher. He's also house-sitting for a well-heeled neighbour and enjoying all the benefits this civic duty brings, such as the use of comfortable furniture in agreeable surroundings, electrical appliances that work, and access to decent stationary and a well-stocked fridge. Perhaps Ed is about to enjoy his week and be well paid for a change.
WED 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Falco (b008ktyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy5)
Episode 13
Becky and Rawdon make a tactical visit to relatives, and Becky finds a new companion. With Stephen Fry and Emma Fielding.
WED 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012gr6f)
Episode 8
Where is Valentina? Who is the mystery man outside? And whose version of a family's story should be believed? Read by Sian Thomas.
WED 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012gr6h)
Tom McNeal - To Be Sung Underwater
Episode 3
Judith recalls her first date with Willy Blunt back in Nebraska - and starts to put a plan in motion.
Read by Laurel Lefkow.
Feeling dissatisfied with her life as an film editor in California and with a husband she suspects is having an affair, Judith Whitman decides one day to move her childhood bedroom furniture into a storage unit (it having been discarded by her daughter Camille) and rashly uses a fake name to secure the unit. She starts reminiscing about her childhood in Nebraska living with her charismatic lecturer father and about her first love, Willy Blunt whom she left behind when she went to college and has never looked back.
Written with distinctive style by Tom McNeal, it's an immersive, atmospheric story in which Judith starts to become more and more disconnected with her chosen life and starts yearning for the past. After the death of her beloved father and the beginning of stress induced migraines at work, Judith retraces her steps back to a few glorious teenage summers.
After 27 years, she tries to get back in touch with significant figures from her past...
Abridged by Miranda Davies.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
WED 15:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gqw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k24g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012gr6k)
We'll discuss whether there should be more women playing golf, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shares his Inheritance Tracks, and we'll hear interviews with the cast of Harry Potter.
WED 17:00 Tony's (b007jt1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00gl4sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Female Ghost (b00njx8j)
Afterward
After an unexpected windfall on their American mine, Ned and Mary move to a dream home in England, but their past is catching up with them...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Wharton's eerie tale stars Buffy Davis as Edith Wharton, Carolyn Jones as Alida, John Guerrasio as Ned, Barbara Barnes as Mary, Sean Baker as Parvis, Rachel Atkins as Trimmle, Christopher Scott as Peters and Alex Lowe as Robert Elwell.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
WED 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wvd6t)
Crewe
In the chilly waiting-room of a railway station, an old man relates a disturbing history of a haunting in a job he formerly held...
Read by Kenneth Cranham.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009rnlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jltg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Falco (b008ktyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00xhbcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Secret World (b012gs0y)
Series 2
Episode 3
David Beckham tries to hire a rainbow for a party. Jon Culshaw explores famous folk's private lives. From July 2010.
WED 23:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
The Pet and the Pendulum
Dr Vestler's inhuman hopping skills reveal an unholy project involving animals. Stars Jim Broadbent. From September 1988.
WED 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b012j8rk)
Comedy writer and producer Paul Mayhew Archer joins Arthur Smith for a natter about his comedy career.
WED 23:30 Delve Special (b00t5zzv)
Series 1
The Shifton Scandal
In 1982, four men mounted an illegal operation to build London's third airport at Shifton, 20 miles north east of Birmingham.
David Lander now concludes his investigation into the notorious demolition scandal with a look at the arrests, the trial and the disturbing aftermath.
Studio production by Stephen Fry, Jack Klaff, Tony Robinson and Moray Watson and Brenda Bleythn.
With Peter Wear, Mark Arden, Stephen Frost and Robert Bathurst.
Dramatic reconstruction by Phil Nice, Arthur Smith, John Bond and Carol Boyd.
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 14 JULY 2011
THU 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00njx8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wvd6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Falco (b008ktyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b007jnxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012gqw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k24g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Tony's (b007jt1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00gl4sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
10. The Wedding Dress
Frightened bride-to-be Audrey Templeton is being spooked by noises in the night. Can the psychiatrist-sleuth uncover what's going on?
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Audrey Templeton …. Sulwen Morgan
Evelyn Lambert …. Mary Law
Edna Lambert …. Olwyn Brookes
Mrs Vezey …. Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Commercial Traveller/Ames …. Trevor Martin
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.
THU 06:30 Falco (b008l1cb)
Shadows in Bronze
5. Surprise
The Roman sleuth closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for from Helena's old school friend.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Sean Connolly as Atius Pertinax, Christopher Kelham as Larius, Sara Poyzer as Silvia, Paul Webster as Marcellus, Bertie Carvel as Aufidius Crispus, Timothy Watson as Aemilius Rufus, Christian Rodska as Gordianus and Jaimi Barbakoff as Aenelia.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Florence Craye
Trapped in the Hampshire hamlet of Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Florence Craye ..... Bronwen Williams
Stilton Cheesewright ..... Michael Kilgarriff
Salesman ..... Bruce Bennett
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.
THU 07:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012h800)
Series 1
Androids in Love
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.
A top Shakespearean actor guests on the show as an android.
With Peter Bowles, Cheryl Campbell, John Fortune and Leslie Phillips.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012h802)
Something of Value
Reputations are tarnished when the Crown Jewels are sent for cleaning.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Sheila Wilcox.
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 (b00djnq5)
From 19/05/1973
A very early TV prototype of BBC 3 and an unusual crime to solve for Sherlock Holmes.
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 May 1973.
THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b41fs)
Series 2
Anyone for a Cruise to Cherbourg?
The singing duo wonder why their agent is being uncharacteristically nice...
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, Edward Halstead, Paul Rogan and Alex Lowe.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
THU 09:30 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
Series 1
Episode 1
Justin Moorhouse, Jarred Christmas, Chris Corcoran and Jeremy Hardy star in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz. From August 2006.
THU 10:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012h806)
Series 2
Silver Ribbon
Roller-skating chef Warwick challenges bike-riding son Jack to a race to the cathedral door. Stars Trevor Peacock and Sam Dale.
THU 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k2df)
Series 1
Pillock of the Community
It's a frustrating day for Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth, but solace awaits. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1993.
THU 11:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg6)
Episode 3
More political and romantic intrigue as Lady Glencora expects a baby and Laura causes disappointment. Stars Sophie Thompson.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012h802)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 It's Your Round (b00zm32d)
Series 1
Episode 6
Angus Deayton hosts the comedy panel show with no format.
Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith battle it out to see who can beat each other at their own games each has brought along.
Angus valiantly tries to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.
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 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Falco (b008l1cb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvy8)
Episode 14
A cash crisis forces Amelia to make a terrible decision about little Georgie's future. With Stephen Fry and Emma Fielding.
THU 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012h98j)
Episode 9
Two women reveal their inner secrets. Marina Lewycka's tender and funny insight into life as an émigrée. Read by Sian Thomas.
THU 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012h98l)
Tom McNeal - To Be Sung Underwater
Episode 4
After her private investigator reports back, Judith Whitman sets out to retrace her past in Nebraska.
Read by Laurel Lefkow.
Feeling dissatisfied with her life as an film editor in California and with a husband she suspects is having an affair, Judith Whitman decides one day to move her childhood bedroom furniture into a storage unit (it having been discarded by her daughter Camille) and rashly uses a fake name to secure the unit. She starts reminiscing about her childhood in Nebraska living with her charismatic lecturer father and about her first love, Willy Blunt whom she left behind when she went to college and has never looked back.
Written with distinctive style by Tom McNeal, it's an immersive, atmospheric story in which Judith starts to become more and more disconnected with her chosen life and starts yearning for the past. After the death of her beloved father and the beginning of stress induced migraines at work, Judith retraces her steps back to a few glorious teenage summers.
After 27 years, she tries to get back in touch with significant figures from her past...
Abridged by Miranda Davies.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
THU 15:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012h806)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k2df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012h98n)
What does it take to be a great baddy? Voldermort himself will tell us... Plus, getting started playing golf, Rory McIlroy and how to cook the perfect Madeleines.
THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012h800)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
1969-71 Decision
President JF Kennedy survived the 1963 Dallas shootings. Now, as Project Apollo reaches the moon, he issues a new challenge - a manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five-parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana and William Roberts as Ben Priest.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00ww8sr)
A Recluse
One hot evening in the English countryside, a traveller is forced to stay the night at the remote house of a sinister gentleman...
Read by Anthony Head.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b012h802)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b00djnq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Falco (b008l1cb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 22:00 It's Your Round (b00zm32d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 22:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
Series 1
The Carpet Sweeper
Buying a new carpet sweeper for her elderly neighbour Betty sparks a major operation for Linda.
The first of two comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
Linda takes on the mantle of the United Nations as she tries to broker a fragile peace between her morbid elderly neighbour Betty and her live-in builder Chris. In the strife-torn streets of East London, can bingo and musical theatre ever be reconciled?
Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John
Worra ...... Femi Elufowoju Jr
Other parts played by Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder.
Guest appearances from Rabbi Lionel Blue and Jenni Murray.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
THU 23:00 That Mitchell and Webb Sound (b00mg8mx)
Series 4
Episode 3
A horse makes his own packed lunch and there's advice on how to become the next Zorro.
Plus a boy's effectiveness as a wolf early-warning system is compromised, and an evangelist refuses to tell people about Jesus.
Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
With Olivia Colman,Sarah Hadland and James Bachman.
Producer Gareth Edwards
Firs broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
THU 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k0yk)
Episode 3
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero present 'Another Gritty Police Drama' and a song from 'Very Frank Sinatra'. From April 2000.
FRIDAY 15 JULY 2011
FRI 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00ww8sr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qsk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Falco (b008l1cb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b41fs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Nick Warburton - On Mardle Fen (b012h806)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 The Shuttleworths (b007k2df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b012h800)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
6. Voice in the Night
After receiving sinister death threats over the telephone, an elderly spinster calls in cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle.
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Miss Nicholson …. Hester Paton Brown
Billy Boy the Dog …. Percy Edwards
Mr Nicolson …. Alan McClelland
Superintendent Denham …. Fred Yule
Station Officer …. Alan Keith
Julian Smith/Taxi Driver …. John Baker
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.
FRI 06:30 Falco (b008m17q)
Shadows in Bronze
Episode 6
A final showdown for the Roman sleuth - but his reunion with Helena proves bittersweet.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Ben Crowe as Petronius, Robert Lister as Decimus Camillus, Fiona Clarke as Tullia, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian, Christian Rodska as Gordianus and Sean Connolly as Atius Pertinax,
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 (b0084hrs)
Episode 3
Charles and George kick off their secret new business offering anything legal – but at what cost?
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Publican …. Douglas Blackwell
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 07:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
Series 3
Episode 1
After 16 years of marriage and one year of divorce, Doug and Molly Brownridge are attempting to rekindle their relationship.
But it’s not easy with two teenage kids embarking on their first romances and Doug's mum dating men like there's no tomorrow...
Third and final series of Paul Mendelson’s sitcom
Starring Rebecca Lacey as Molly, Paul Venables as Doug, Soumaya Keynes as Kaz, Jessie Sullivan as Ryan, Marlene Sidaway as Annie, Robin Weaver as Dawn and Jonathan Tafler as Raymond.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0081k4q)
Series 3
The Efficiency Expert
Another collision convinces Captain Povey that the Admiralty must sort out HMS Troutbridge.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson/ /Lieutenant Commander Stanton, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey and Heather Chasen as Ramona Povey.
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 February 1961.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jl7y)
Series 1
The Lead Man Cometh
Just as Albert and Harold are needing to economise, the rag and bone men are made an irresistible offer. Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Leonard Rossiter as Welsh Hughie.
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 (b00fzwp9)
Series 2
Brief Encounter
A tale of jealousy, deceit and football unfolds when Robert attends a rival school. Stars Desmond Barrit. From November 1994.
FRI 09:30 All the Young Dudes (b00cgyjs)
Series 1
School's Out
Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney and Cathryn Harrison. From July 2001.
FRI 10:00 Loose Ends (b012f6fx)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Fashion guru Gok Wan casts a critical eye over Clive's attire and brings some glitz and glamour to the Loose Ends studio. He talks about how he battled with weight, race and sexuality during his Leicester upbringing to becoming Channel 4's darling fashionista.
Globe-trotting radio presenter Andy Kershaw really does have No Off Switch. Starting out as Billy Bragg's roadie one year and presenting Live Aid to 400 million the next, Andy has introduced roots and world music to millions of Radio 1 and Radio 3 listeners. He's visited over 97 countries, not just to satisfy his curiosity for music, but as a foreign correspondent. He talks to Clive about his career, his highly publicised breakdown and his return to broadcasting last year with Radio 3's Music Planet.
Operation Julie. 1976. The biggest drugs bust in British History, hauling six million 'tabs' of LSD with a street value of £100 million, a hundred people arrested and news programmes extended to cover the event. It even inspired a Clash song 'Julie's been working for the Drug's Squad'. And Leaf Fielding was in the middle of it all as one of the ringleaders. Reformed and reflective, Leaf tells Clive how he went from hippie idealism to incarceration.
Music from Wild Beasts. Last time they were in the Loose Ends studio, they had just been nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize. Will it happen again this year with the release of their critically acclaimed new album 'Smother'? They perform Loop the Loop and Albatross.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
FRI 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jmn5)
Series 1
One Foot in the Gravy
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth must cope while wife Mary is visiting Auntie Janet. Stars Graham Fellows. From March 1994.
FRI 11:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwgd)
Episode 4
Phineas Finn finally triumphs in Parliament, but his romantic ambitions are faltering. Stars Ben Miles and David Troughton.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0081k4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Now Show (b012942n)
Series 34
Episode 5
Topical stand-up, sketches and songs. Steve Punt is joined by Jan Ravens, Gareth Gwynn, John Finnemore and Laura Shavin, plus songs and satirical Darth Vader impressions from Mitch Benn.
FRI 13:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Falco (b008m17q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvyc)
Episode 15
Becky is delighted to be presented at court, but Rawdon is not happy. With Stephen Fry, Emma Fielding and Stephen Wyatt.
FRI 14:15 Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (b012hbxt)
Episode 10
Reconciliation and a new arrival as Nikolai prepares for the next phase of a long and chequered life. Concluded by Sian Thomas.
FRI 14:30 Book at Beachtime (b012hbyx)
Tom McNeal - To Be Sung Underwater
Episode 5
After a summons from Willy Blunt, Judith heads back to see him in Rufus Sage - after 27 years apart.
Concluded by Laurel Lefkow.
Feeling dissatisfied with her life as an film editor in California and with a husband she suspects is having an affair, Judith Whitman decides one day to move her childhood bedroom furniture into a storage unit (it having been discarded by her daughter Camille) and rashly uses a fake name to secure the unit. She starts reminiscing about her childhood in Nebraska living with her charismatic lecturer father and about her first love, Willy Blunt whom she left behind when she went to college and has never looked back.
Written with distinctive style by Tom McNeal, it's an immersive, atmospheric story in which Judith starts to become more and more disconnected with her chosen life and starts yearning for the past. After the death of her beloved father and the beginning of stress induced migraines at work, Judith retraces her steps back to a few glorious teenage summers.
After 27 years, she tries to get back in touch with significant figures from her past...
Abridged by Miranda Davies.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2011.
FRI 15:00 Loose Ends (b012f6fx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jmn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012hbyz)
David Walliams gives us his writing tips as we hear the 10-13 winner of Chris Evans's 500 words competition. Plus, female fighter pilots and the musical man behind Harry Potter.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9p3)
1972-80 Trajectories
Geologist Natalie York must decide whether she wants to compete for a place on the first manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana, William Roberts as Ben Priest, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wwd8m)
The Almond Tree
A man looks back on the complex relationship between his parents and a female friend of his father's. It's one that will influence the rest of his life...
Read by Julian Wadham.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0081k4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jl7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Falco (b008m17q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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FRI 22:00 Now Show Extra (b012hcs5)
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 (b00snqqs)
Series 2
Normal Sleep
The cartoonist searches for the secret meaning of life, said to be written on a sausage.
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 March 2003
FRI 23:00 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mgxcn)
Series 1
Law
Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With guest Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.
FRI 23:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jtqk)
Series 1
The Perfect Man
Bozo's boxing break means a rock 'n' roll replacement is needed for the band. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.