France 1815: Jean Valjean - sentenced to 19 years hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread - is finally released from prison.
Given shelter by the kind-hearted Bishop of Digne, he's tempted to carry out one more criminal act.
Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, David Schofield as Inspector Javert and David De Keyser as Bishop Myriel.
Nick McCarty's tale of a man back in Cyprus after Turkey's invasion, only to find his house untouched. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
The tragic tale of a brash young sailor and a beautiful miller's daughter.
Sheila Mitchell reads AS Byatt’s fairy tale.
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings.
In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all - would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money.
Luckily Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make it more so.
Whenever people tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help. Being a spare man and his own master - he can provide the alibi or hide the goods. However, multi-tasking was never his strongpoint even when he was Manager (Acting) of the Five Feathers, Frinton. Deceiving needs practice and not on the job, either.
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Calais ..... Amelia Clarkson
Megan ..... Polly Frame
A Glums family feud sparks the fire brigade's arrival. Stars Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From January 1955.
An ad in the local paper lands Richard Lyon a job as his father Ben's office boy.
Starring real-life American family: Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels and their children, Richard and Barbara.
With Doris Rogers as Florrie, Molly Weir as Aggie, Horace Percival as Mr Wimple, Selma Vas Dias, Brian Smith, Gwen Lewis and Bob Block.
Life With The Lyons was one the BBC's most popular radio sitcoms between 1950 and 1961. It was also adapted for BBC TV.
Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
The story of a pint-size genius with special powers - and she's only five. Narrated by Lenny Henry, stars Nichola McAuliffe.
A chance to hear an extended edition of the actress and comedian's Desert Island Discs, first broadcast in August 2010 on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young.
Clare English and Janice Forsyth with the pick of the week's Festival Cafe Shows from this year's Edinburgh Festival. Episode 2 of 2.
Made in Germany in 1908, a rare cinnamon plush bear with boot button eyes - still with the Steiff button in his ear - discovers he’s Lot 107, and the auction is about to begin...
Martin Jarvis stars as Theo in Moya O'Shea’s drama.
Theo ...... Martin Jarvis
Little Tom ...... Thomas Connor
Tom ...... Ross Livingstone
Mr Lonsdale ...... David Collings
Mrs Lonsdale ...... Jilly Bond
Charles Morgan ...... Henry Cormack
Nicholas ...... Jonathan Praeger
Jessie ...... Becky Hindley
Hannah ...... Caroline Strong
Mrs Tyler ...... Zulema Dene
George ...... Alexis Edyvean
Mr McKee ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs McKee ...... Linda Regan
Little Greg ...... George Allonby
Young Greg ...... Jack Allonby
Greg ...... Paul Jenkins
Imelda ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Janice ...... Sandra James Young
Mark ...... Gary Bryden
Roland ...... Stephen Critchow
Auctioneer ...... John Turner
The cheeky schoolboy faces his biggest fear when he has to take a girl to school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From January 1965.
The Archdeacon's not too keen on celebrating the Dean's silver wedding.
Starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon, William Mervyn as the Bishop, Jonathan Cecil as Bishop's Chaplain - the Reverend Mervyn Noote and John Barron as the Dean. With Joan Sanderson as Mrs Pugh-Critchley.
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
Written for radio by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
Producer: David Hatch.
Our whole 2009 listener-led Chain Gang story, with all its twists and turns. An extraordinary tale, told by its listeners.
Derek Jacobi introduces the tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church. Stars Jamie Glover.
Arthur Smith and Andi Osho chat to comedians and bring you a lorry load of jollity from this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In Castle Howard, the Tory family desperately crave power, so try to build a new leader. Stars Richie Webb. From November 2004.
Arthur Smith and Andi Osho chat to comedians and bring you a lorry load of jollity from this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity pupils. With Susan Morrison and Barbara Rafferty. From September 2009.
Sketch show shenanigans from going to the Proms to public loos. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From November 1987.
MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2011
MON 00:00 Chain Gang (b00pgnqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:45 MR James (b00pdxrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b0140f8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Best of the Festival Cafe Shows (b0140fjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b0140dgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Theo (b007jt2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Roald Dahl (b0140f1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
Series 1
Episode 6
Exams loom large. Simon Harrison delves into his Health and Safety background for one final ruse. Can he unveil the killer?
Mark Tavener's comedy thriller.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Sharon Small, Emily Wachter, Beth Chalmers and Nicholas Boulton.
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
MON 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr4r)
Episode 6
Still on the run from enemy agents - the Englishman heads for Dorset, where he buys a second-hand bike and starts to build himself a secret underground shelter...
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Michael Jayston continues his reading.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
MON 07:00 Ballylenon (b007znmy)
Series 5
Episode 4
Guard Gallagher gets new lodgings, as arguments rage over the cottage.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1956.
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 Hawthorne, Gerard Murphy as Rev Hawthorne, Marcella Riordan as Peg Sweeney, John Guiney as Father O'Flatley and Charlie Bonnar as Packy McGoldrick.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
MON 07:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
Episode 4
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show form separate studios.
But even that doesn't stop them quarrelling...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest: Rachel Weisz
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
Series 3
Episode 14
Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne in 'The Maltese Brass Monkey', while Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt with a twist.
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.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jpbr)
Series 8
Episode 9
After nine weeks on air, Radio Prune is celebrates its centenary - plus honeymoon horror!
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches written by Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.
MON 09:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
Series 2
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings.
In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all, would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money.
Luckily, Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make it more so.
Episode Five - It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
Dolores rashly plunges into an oral history project which reveals the yawning chasms which divide the Hopper family. Even in the small matter of the history of a picnic they can't agree. Sandy says one thing, Lance another and Blake another - Is it possible that Henry the dog can settle the argument?
Cast:
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Lance ..... Philip Bird
Tyson ..... Daniel Bridle
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 09:30 The Party Line (b0140lms)
Series 3
Episode 3
Wary MP Duncan Stonebridge leaves Westminster for a weekend of hell in his constituency. Stars James Fleet. From October 2008.
MON 10:00 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
The fevered imagination of the third Bennet sister gives Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' a new twist. Stars Lucy Briers.
MON 10:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jp7x)
Series 3
Midsummer Madras
Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation. Stars Graham Fellows. From November 1997.
MON 11:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
Emma
1. The Matchmaker
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.
However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith.
Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Jane Fairfax ...... Beth Chalmers
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis.
Music: Martin Souter and Sarah Stowe
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Just a Minute (b013f1kv)
Series 61
With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and Jason Byrne (from Edinburgh)
The popular panel game from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth and newcomer Jason Byrne.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmnw)
Episode 6
Jean Valjean is determined to rescue Fantine's child from a life of misery with the Thernadier family.
Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, Henry Goodman as Thenardier, Jane Whittenshaw as Mme Thenardier, Sophie Shad as Cosette, Connie Gurie as Eponine, Ewan Bailey as Drinker 1 / Tradesman 1 and Peter Darney as Drinker 2 / Tradesman 2.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
MON 14:15 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0140mxj)
Episode 1
The bleak life of teenager Billy Casper is transformed with his discovery of a kestrel chick. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
MON 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx6r)
The Return
After finishing school, Grace Melbury returns to her small woodland village, where her childhood sweetheart Giles Winterbourne is waiting for her...
First published in 1887, Thomas Hardy's classic tale of thwarted love and ambition set amongst the woodsmen and women of Little Hintock.
Read by Juliet Stevenson.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 14:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b008y6hl)
Episode 1
Tony Hawks bets he can beat the Moldovan football team at tennis. Hilarious oddball travelogue as he tracks down the team.
MON 15:00 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
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10:00 today]
MON 15:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jp7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0140n1d)
Mel Giedroyc packs her pencil case as we hear tales of school fun and mischief in our story, Jennings Goes to School by Anthony Buckeridge.
MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007znmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 17:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
The Red Planet
8. Closing-in on Mars
As Captain Jet Morgan and his crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams begin to affect them...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
MON 18:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vytx7)
Episode 6
What will Rick Deckard do with his bounty money from retiring some rogue androids? Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's classic.
MON 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8)
Episode 6
Bernard brings John to London - and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an ideal society in the future.
Read by Anton Lesser.
Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jpbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b013f1kv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 22:30 Mark Tavener - Absolute Power (b007wr7h)
Series 2
Episode 6
Charles Prentiss is challenged by a PR rival to wheeze the unwheezable. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From March 2001.
MON 23:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 23:30 Hut 33 (b00lxzyd)
Series 1
Food
The Bletchley Park code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations. Stars Robert Bathurst. From July 2007.
TUESDAY 30 AUGUST 2011
TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vytx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The Party Line (b0140lms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jp7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ballylenon (b007znmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2
Episode 1
Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
TUE 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr54)
Episode 7
The Englishman meets a wild cat who joins him in his subterranean hideaway in the Dorset countryside.
Geoffrey Household's classic thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
TUE 07:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
Vive Le Sport
When Devere invites Audrey to go skiing, he ends up being taken for a ride.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Geoffrey Whitehead ..... Dr Horton
Melanie Hudson ..... Receptionist
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.
TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cm91m)
Series 1
Piccalilli
The former variety star makes piccalilli and 'helps' Malcolm with an important audition. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2006.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007td29)
Series 5
Yehti
Neddie Seagoon goes Yehti hunting – in deepest, darkest Yorkshire.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1955.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00bx006)
Series 3
Not the Burkiss Way
Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits, plus in World of Sport, it's racing from Doncaster and live furniture-eating.
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 January 1978.
TUE 09:00 Any Other Business (b0140tzv)
Episode 6
'Star Trek' fever erupts, as a German delegation tours the cultural delights of Chesbury.
Lucy Flannery's local government sitcom
Starring:
Nelson David
John Duttine
James Grout
Rosy Fordham
Nick Hardy
Howard Lew Lewis
Toby Longworth
Jan Ravens
Vivienne Rochester
June Whitfield.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
TUE 09:30 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
Series 1
Greg Dyke
The BBC's former Director-General Greg Dykes quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Greg's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
TUE 10:00 Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia (b0140v3v)
When Pete - a struggling TV writer - and his wife Julie find themselves staying in the same Italian villa as cult movie director David Joe Jakes, he tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay as the true story of how he met his wife.
The fireworks begin when he pressgangs his wife into pretending to be a fiery, psychotic, Venezuelan ex-soap star - while he masquerades as her psychoanalyst.
Paul Mendelson's comedy drama stars Philip Whitchurch as Pete, Samantha Bond as Julie/Julia, Kerry Shale as David, Megg Nicol as Cassie, Flamina Cinque as Lucia/Mrs Booth and Dan Starkey as Elio/Eric.
Director: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
TUE 10:45 Marriott's Monologues (b007jqz7)
Dame Thora Hird
Monologist, Dame Thora Hird introduces the Ramsbottom family with 'The Lion and Albert' and 'The Return of Albert'.
Series of eight programmes featuring the famous monologues of Marriott Edgar.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in BBC Radio 2 in 1991.
TUE 11:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
Emma
2. Proposal
Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury - Mr Elton's new wife and Mr Weston's handsome son.
Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres
Music: Martin Souter
Dramatised by April de Angelis.
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007td29)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Richard Herring's Objective (b013n71d)
The C.U. Jimmy Hat
Richard Herring reclaims a contentious object. For this Edinburgh Special, Richard is reclaiming the C.U. Jimmy hat. A hat and ginger hair combo, widely available in tourist shops throughout Scotland. He looks at Scottish identity with the help of Scottish comedienne Susan Calman, and looks at the Celtic roots of red hair and asks why ginger hair bullying is acceptable.
Written and performed by Richard Herring, starring Emma Kennedy, Susan Calman and guests.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmpb)
Episode 7
Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life, but Valjean's past catches up with him. Starring Joss Ackland.
TUE 14:15 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0140wgw)
Episode 2
Troubled teenager Billy Casper impresses his teacher with tales of training his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
TUE 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx6z)
Reunited?
Giles Winterbourne is reunited with his childhood sweetheart Grace, but will she return his love? Read by Juliet Stevenson.
TUE 14:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s5tz)
Episode 2
Tony Hawks finds himself in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, and begins the tortuous task of locating the players.
TUE 15:00 Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia (b0140v3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 15:45 Marriott's Monologues (b007jqz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0140wjt)
Mel Giedroyc hears about the history of the Beano and finds out what really packs a punch when it comes to school lunchboxes.
TUE 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cm91m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
The Red Planet
9. The Irresistible Light
After their battle to land on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew prepare to start their explorations...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
TUE 18:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vyxjn)
Episode 7
Rick Deckard gets drawn into a relationship with the beautiful android Rachel Rosen. Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's classic.
TUE 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4)
Episode 7
John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007td29)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00bx006)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Richard Herring's Objective (b013n71d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b00dnlkz)
The Fans Proposition
The Kiwi band face fan propositions
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey..
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Nina Conti
Neil Finn
Jimmy Carr
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
TUE 23:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp6w)
Series 1
Moving
Struggling writer Nick ponders moving in with his girlfriend, and which geranium is sexiest?
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007nchq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Sly barmaid Tamsyn Trelawny and her band of smugglers battle to try and outwit local customs officer, Captain Marriott.
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Julia Deakin as Edna, Mark Felgate as Dewey and Phil Nice as Roy.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 2011
WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vyxjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr54)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Any Other Business (b0140tzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia (b0140v3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b007jqz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cm91m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.
WED 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
Episode 8
With his cover blown in Dorset, the Englishman is pursued by the police - as well as enemy agents - on his on his extraordinary bicycle.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
WED 07:00 Tony's (b00tr846)
Series 2
Danger in the Night
Someone's got a grudge against hairdressers - so where's the safest place to sleep?
Series 2 of the misadventures in the life of a corner-shop barber starring Victor Spinetti as Tony, Deryck Guyler as Stanley, Deborah Watling as Maisie.
With guests: Norma Ronald, Mike Grady, Edward Kelsey and Robert Gillespie.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
WED 07:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0141v9z)
Series 3
Anniversary Waltz
Queasy Wendy tackles party food for Maureen, as Robin tries to bond with their foster child. Stars Kay Stonham. From July 2004.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
Series 1
The Boxing Champion
When the lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer completely by chance - which gives Sid an idea...
Starring Tony Hancock. With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Paul Carpenter.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b00939rq)
The Deep End
The medical mishaps of freshly qualified doctors Simon Sparrow, Taffy Evans and Tony Benskin go on and on...
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin and Edward Cast as Taffy Evans.
Special guest stars: Dandy Nichols as the Old Lady and Bill Fraser as Mr Smith.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.
WED 09:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b0141xfj)
Choice Is Progress
'Channel 16 - the best bargain in Britain'
But does Edward Wilson think so? – as hs job title keeps changing with alarming alacrity.
Starring Robert Lindsay.
Futuristic sitcom by Richard Turner and William Osborne with a nod to George Orwell.
Edward ...... Robert Lindsay
Sophie ...... Siobhan Redmond
Charles ...... Paul Shearer
With Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Pam Ferris, Richard Turner and David Goodland
Producer: Nick Symons
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.
WED 09:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b0141xhz)
Humphrey Lyttelton's anarchic panel game with Willie Rushton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Barry Cryer. From March 1982.
WED 10:00 Bernard MacLaverty - Winter Storm (b0141xnj)
Stranded alone in frozen Iowa, poet Andrew Younger yearns for the woman he left behind in Scotland. Stars John Gordon Sinclair.
WED 10:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp3xq)
Peter Goodwright
Peter Goodwright treats us to a perilous voyage on the Runcorn Ferry courtesy of Marriott Edgar.
WED 11:00 Jane Austen (b00hmb62)
Northanger Abbey
Episode 1
Young, naive Catherine Morland is launched into the intriguing world of Bath society. Stars Julia McKenzie and Jenny Agutter.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Great Unanswered Questions (b013fj1w)
Edinburgh Special
Comedy talk show recorded at last year's Edinburgh Festival. Northern Irish comedian Colin Murphy and team are joined by special guest Andrew Maxwell. Resident font of knowledge Dr David Booth attempts to answer the questions presented by the audience and as the others debate and discuss, computer buff Matthew Collins trawls the internet to find content which will enhance the humour and knowledge.
WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmps)
Episode 8
A plan to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent hits a snag. Will he end up six feet under? With Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo.
WED 14:15 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0141xrv)
Episode 3
School teacher Mr Farthing is spellbound by Billy's flying demonstration with his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
WED 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx73)
Doubts
Grace Melbury's timber merchant father starts doubting woodsman Giles's suitability for his daughter. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
WED 14:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s74j)
Episode 3
The Moldovans are perplexed and obstructive in Tony Hawks' quest to take on their national soccer team on the court.
WED 15:00 Bernard MacLaverty - Winter Storm (b0141xnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 15:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp3xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0141xsl)
Fossilised Fishhooks! Mel Giedroyc twists her tongue round playground slang and hears the musical Inheritance Tracks of film director Mike Leigh.
WED 17:00 Tony's (b00tr846)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0141v9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq7r)
The Red Planet
10. Freighters Approach
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet appear to arrive...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
WED 18:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vz4cr)
Episode 8
Can Deckard confront and destroy the remaining three highly dangerous rogue androids? Kerry Shale reads Philip K Dick's 1968 classic.
WED 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb)
Episode 8
Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's illness. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b00939rq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Jane Austen (b00hmb62)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b013fj1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 22:30 Nebulous (b00gknj6)
Series 1
The Loverly Invasion
Are the alien newcomers as benign as they seem? The Professor spies a hidden agenda. Stars Mark Gatiss. From January 2005.
WED 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007jwps)
Series 2
Love
It's Eros night at the Fish Restaurant and, despite the hunger, romance is in the air. Stars Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
WED 23:30 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (b00w20zg)
Series 1
Episode 1
Meet a masseuse who likes to ensure her clients are relaxed and a cleaning lady who knows her place
Tim Vincent's Mum checks into a hotel - and all the way from Las Vegas, Candi Karmel the 80-year-old diva who can't stop performing.
Characters galore courtesy of Lucy Montgomery.
With Philip Pope, Sally Grace, Waen Shepherd and Natalie Walter
Written by Lucy Montgomery, Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Steven Burge, Jon Hunter and Holly Walsh
Script Editor: Dan Tetsell
Music by Philip Pope
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
THURSDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2011
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (b00vz4cr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b0141xfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b0141xhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Bernard MacLaverty - Winter Storm (b0141xnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp3xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Jane Austen (b00hmb62)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Tony's (b00tr846)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0141v9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
THU 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
Episode 9
The English fugitive is on the run - with another would-be assassin lurking dangerously near his den.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqb0)
The Menace of Totleigh Towers
Bertie Wooster is obliged to sort out an amorous mix-up between his friends.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia, Ann Davies as Emerald Stoker, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Jonathan Cecil as Boko Fittleworth.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 07:30 Double Science (b0141zm1)
Forresters FM
When Forresters Sixth Form College gets a temporary FM radio licence, dramas are soon breaking out on the airwaves...
The turmoil continues at Forresters Sixth Form College.
Written by and starring Ben Willbond and Justin Edwards.
With Rebecca Front, Raza Jaffrey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Alex MacQueen.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
The Export Caper
The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From May 1973.
THU 08:30 Hello Cheeky (b00fglth)
From 04/11/1979
Special guest Terry Wogan battles to take part in the trio's puntastic sketches.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer.
Script by John Junkin and Barry Cryer, with Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Music by the Denis King Trio.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1979.
THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c4bs5)
Series 3
Episode 4
Can a tribe of African pygmies be persuaded to endorse Tommy and Sheila's CD?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Series 3 of Mike Coleman’s six-part sitcom,
CAST:
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Libby Earnest …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
THU 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007jwbj)
Series 1
The TV Stars
Rabbi Su is set to appear on TV, but Rabbi Abraham is not impressed - or so it seems.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Sheila Steafel as Sue's Mum, Peter Landi as Gareth Broughton and Rebecca Gethings as Fiona Collins.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 10:00 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame. Poetic journey of evolution and creation with Fenella Fielding.
THU 10:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44h)
Kenneth Waller
Kenneth Waller (Grandad in BBC TV's sitcom 'Bread') brings us Marriott Edgar's 'Asparagus' and 'Albert and the Headsman'.
THU 11:00 Jane Austen (b00hr7gb)
Northanger Abbey
Episode 2
At the Tilneys' isolated gothic home, Catherine's visit proves to be a terrifying affair. Stars Amanda Root and Emily Wachter.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b013fm6m)
Series 5
Undercover Journalist
Milton Jones becomes Britain's best-known undercover journalist. Which means that Milton Jones also becomes Britain's most least-effective undercover journalist...
He's joined in his endeavours by his co-stars Tom Goodman-Hill ("Camelot"), Dave Lamb ("Come Dine With Me") and Margaret Cabourn-Smith ("Miranda").
Milton Jones returns to BBC Radio Four for an amazing 9th series - which means he's been running for longer than Gardeners' Question Time and answered more questions on gardening as well.
Britain's funniest Milton and the king of the one-liner returns with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes for a series of daffy comedy adventures
Each week, Milton is a complete and utter expert at something - brilliant Mathematician, World-Class Cyclist, Aviator, Championship Jockey...
... and each week, with absolutely no ability or competence, he plunges into a big adventure with utterly funny results...
"Milton Jones is one of Britain's best gagsmiths with a flair for creating daft yet perfect one-liners" - The Guardian.
"King of the surreal one-liners" - The Times
"If you haven't caught up with Jones yet - do so!" - The Daily Mail
Written by Milton with James Cary ("Think The Unthinkable", "Miranda")
David Tyler's radio credits include Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, Cabin Pressure, Bigipedia, Another Case Of Milton Jones, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, The 99p Challenge, The Castle, The 3rd Degree and even, going back a bit, Radio Active. His TV credits include Paul Merton - The Series, Spitting Image, Absolutely, The Paul & Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon and exec producing Victoria Wood's dinnerladies.
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmq5)
Episode 9
Marius learns of his father's bravery at Waterloo and realises he has been living a lie. Stars Joss Ackland and Leslie Phillips.
THU 14:15 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0141zv4)
Episode 4
Troubled Billy Casper's rash decision sparks fury with his half-brother Jud. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
THU 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007jx78)
The Doctor
Ambition and attraction coincide when Grace Melbury encounters young Doctor Fitzpiers. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
THU 14:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s8dc)
Episode 4
Tony Hawks finally manages to contact some footballers by devious means. But can he get all eleven onto the court?
THU 15:00 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 15:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0141zxx)
Mel Giedroyc is straightening her tie as she gets to grips with school uniforms, getting in a tangle with the game Cat's Cradle and having fun at an after school party.
THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Double Science (b0141zm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqb9)
The Red Planet
11. The Desperate Search
Captain Jet Morgan and the crew reach freighter number two after it crash landed, but they fear they're not alone on Mars...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
THU 18:30 MR James (b00pdzg5)
MR James Stories
The Tractate Middoth
Diligent curator, David Garrett, gets caught up in the machinations of the mysterious Dr Rant when he's sent down to the library stacks to retrieve an obscure manuscript.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Sam Dale as Mr Thompson, Joseph Millson as Garrett, John Rowe as Mr Eldred and Joannnah Tincey as Lucy Simpson.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007qhgg)
Episode 9
Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst the Delta grades. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b00fglth)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Jane Austen (b00hr7gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones (b013fm6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 22:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b00g2glw)
Series 1
999 Emergency
Linda's procrastinating live-in builder finds fame and neighbour Betty's got worries.
Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jr, Martin Hyder, Margaret John, Chris Neill and Mark Steel.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
THU 23:00 The Skivers (b007jwrv)
Series 1
Rodney Bewes
Fathers' Mastermind, and a new-style triathlon.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Rodney Bewes who reveals his specialist subject.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
THU 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqf9)
Series 1
Good and Evil
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.
FRIDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2011
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 MR James (b00pdzg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007qhgg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00c4bs5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007jwbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jane Austen (b00hr7gb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Double Science (b0141zm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
Series 2
Episode 4
Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
FRI 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr6j)
Episode 10
The fugitive is pursued through the countryside by the clever strategies of his sinister nemesis - Major Quive-Smith.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 07:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
A Moving Experience
With talk of relocating his company, tycoon Jimmy fancies life as a country gent. Stars Bernard Cribbins. From December 1987.
FRI 07:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t3twl)
Series 1
Episode 2
With no cash for a community centre, the priest turns detective over the mayor's plans. Stars Alun Armstrong. From March 2001.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
Series 7
Smugglers in the Solent
The crew of HMS Troutbridge is sent to pursue some marine miscreants.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg, Tenniel Evans as Leading Seamen Goldstein and Heather Chasen as Heather.
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 July 1965.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4d75)
Series 2
The Piano
Harold and Albert strike the wrong chord with a grand piano in a top-floor flat.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
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 featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Man ...... Brian Oulton
Policeman ...... Alan Simpson
With Ian Burford and David Charlesworth
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1967.
FRI 09:00 After Henry (b007k18q)
Series 1
Gossip
Rumours abound - as Sarah and her mother unwittingly conspire together.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and John Nettleton as the Vicar.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.
FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match (b007w3cp)
Episode 3
Umpire Brian Johnston bowls the questions to Tim Rice, Paul Merton, Willie Rushton and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From September 1992.
FRI 10:00 Loose Ends (b013rg2h)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
In the studio this week is a diva. Sheila Ferguson was one of the longest serving members of the 1970's soul group The Three Degrees performing hits such as 'When Will I See You Again'. She now stars at The Garrick Theatre in 'Respect La Diva' covering songs by the likes of Whitney Houston and Tina Turner.
The seventies have been seen by many as one long hangover after the excesses of the swinging sixties. In his new book 'In The Seventies, Adventures in the Counterculture' Barry Miles recasts this decade as a fascinating period when many of the dreams of hippies became reality.
John Crace has written 'Vertigo', discussing how fandom for his favourite Tottenham Hotspur Football Club started out in boyish hope but ended in dark comedy. John discusses how even when your favourite club are performing like champions, you soon become anxious through fear of success.
Nikki Bedi will be talking to Wayne Thallon, the director of new film 'A Spanking in Paradise'. This semi-autobiographical comedy looks into the dirty and dangerous world at the 'Paradise Sauna' and has been taking this year's Edinburgh Festival by storm.
There's music from two American bands, the first are 'Water Tower Bucket Boys' who have been brewing up a storm in the folk music world and will be bringing their bluegrass style into the Loose Ends studio with track 'Easy Way Out'. Also performing are 'Other Lives' who are just completing a UK tour after 3 months on the road in the US and will be playing their new single 'Tamer Animals'.
Producer: Sukey Firth.
FRI 10:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
Roy Castle
Roy Castle proves that dedication is what you need, with Marriott Edgar's 'Goalkeeper Joe' and 'The Magna Charter'.
FRI 11:00 Jane Austen (b00hrfcw)
Northanger Abbey
Episode 3
Suspicious of tyrannical General Tilney, Catherine is determined to discover Northanger Abbey's secrets. Stars John Shrapnel.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
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FRI 12:30 Chain Reaction (b013gfnh)
Series 7
Kevin Eldon interviews Mark Steel
Chain Reaction is Radio 4's tag-team interview show. Each week, a figure from the world of entertainment chooses another to interview; the next week, the interviewee turns interviewer, and they in turn pass the baton on to someone else - creating a 'chain' throughout the series.
Kevin Eldon is a writer and actor for whom it would probably be quicker to list the brilliant programmes he's not been in than those he has - which include Brass Eye, 15 Storeys High, Spaced, Look Around You, Black Books, Big Train, World of Pub, Jam, I'm Alan Partridge and Attention Scum!. He also wrote and starred in Radio 4's Poets' Tree, in character as the Islington poet Paul Hamilton, and is the singer in Beergut 100.
Mark Steel has presented a range of his own programmes on Radio 4, from The Mark Steel Solution, The Mark Steel Revolution, The Mark Steel Lectures to, most recently, the Sony Silver Award and Writers Guild Award-winning Mark Steel's In Town. He also occasionally appears in programmes that don't have his name in the title, such as The News Quiz.
FRI 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
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FRI 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr6j)
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FRI 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmqj)
Episode 10
Marius finds student life is both happy and harsh. Valjean and Cosette have a tough decision to make. With Roger Allam.
FRI 14:15 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b01425l0)
Episode 5
The story reaches its sad conclusion as Billy discovers the fate of Kes. James Anthony Pearson reads from Barry Hines's novel.
FRI 14:30 Thomas Hardy - The Woodlanders (b007k0t1)
Midsummer Evening
Doctor Fitzpiers and Grace Melbury's paths cross on Midsummer's Eve in Little Hintock. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
FRI 14:45 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s9rn)
Episode 5
Tony Hawks battles to win his bet, to avoid stripping off to sing the Moldavan national anthem naked in Balham High Street.
FRI 15:00 Loose Ends (b013rg2h)
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FRI 15:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp44k)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01425n2)
Mel Giedroyc pays tribute to the loneliness of the goalkeeper, she hears about football fashion for woman and introduces the final episode of Anthony Buckeridge's story Jennings Goes to School.
FRI 17:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
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FRI 17:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t3twl)
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FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqdn)
The Red Planet
12. Mysterious Lights and More...
An alien ship disturbs the space crew - and is Captain Jet Morgan's childhood dream becoming a reality on Mars?
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
FRI 18:30 MR James (b00pf12h)
MR James Stories
Lost Hearts
Stephen Elliot - orphaned at the tender age of 12 - moves to his wealthy uncle's in Lincolnshire, only to find himself troubled by dreams of two ghostly figures...
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Sophie Roberts as Jane, James D'Arcy as Stephen Elliot, Katy Cavanagh as Mrs Bunch, Jordan Clarke as Young Stephen and Peter Marinker.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007q9yw)
Episode 10
Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b014246f)
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FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4d75)
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FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
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FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr6j)
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FRI 21:00 Jane Austen (b00hrfcw)
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FRI 22:00 Chain Reaction (b013gfnh)
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FRI 22:30 Knocker (b008d1f2)
Obselejectivitysence
Market researcher Ian surveys a high-tech future. Sitcom with Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
FRI 22:45 Knocker (b008g2dm)
Confidentialitydence
Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b008pb1r)
Series 1
Corruption
Can Satan convince the Professor that all human beings are corruptible – even his wife?
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Penelope Nice and Jasper Jacob.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
FRI 23:30 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0080276)
Series 1
The Butter Factor
Car connoisseur Conrad Temple customises someone's ride. Ripe sketch comedy with Dave Lamb and Ritchie Webb. From January 2007.