The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an ad in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th at Little Paddocks at
'.
As the time approaches, the crowds gather at Little Paddocks and then the lights go out. Surely it must be a hoax...?
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
From the book first published in 1950 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Sir Henry Clithering ...... Graham Crowden
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Dora Bunner ...... Judy Cornwell
Patrick Simmons ...... Jamie Glover
Miss Hinchliffe ...... Elizabeth Bell
Colonel Easterbrook ...... Jack Hedley
Laura Easterbrook ...... Joanna McCallum
Rev Julian Harmon ...... Ioan Meredith
Bunch Harmon ...... Molly Gaisford
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Miss Murgatroyd ...... Alice Arnold
The life and crimes of notorious London criminal Kenneth Noye. Adapted from Wensley Clarkson's book and read by Philip Jackson.
Nazi-hunter Yakov Liebermann gets a shocking phone call with news of a terrifying plan. Read by Alex Jennings.
Phonsie's keen to send Guard Gallagher to take part in a singing competition in New York.
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 the Reverend Hawthorne and John Hewitt as Guard Gallagher.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Directed at BBC Belfast by Peter Kavanagh.
'What Shall We Do With The Drunken Nurker?' Rambling Syd Rumpo sings - and it's a Horne from home for Kenneth at Julian and Sandy's Bona Guest House.
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.
Oedipus Rex gets the Radio Prune treatment plus a Whitehall farce with a twist.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
Marcus Brigstocke invites reluctant vocalist, actor Alan Davies to sing in public for the first time.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
MP Duncan receives an attractive job offer. But will it tempt him away from Westminster? Stars James Fleet. From November 2008.
The mystery of love's compelling power, explored in a drama based on one of the best-loved folk songs of all time. The story of high-born Jemmy Grove's unrequited obsession with beautiful artisan girl, Barbara Allen.
Stars Keith Barron as John, Benedict Sandiford as Jemmy, Honeysuckle Weeks as Barbara Allen, Adam Godley as Silas and Natasha Pyne as Mrs Allen.
Written by David Pownall.
The Glenn Miller Recorder Quartet play an unforgettable 'In the Mood'. With Michael Copley and Dag Ingram. From September 1983.
A Most Desirable Address is how Durham Square is unerringly described by its inhabitants; but is this treasured status soon to be eroded by the arrival of Miss Susan Leg?
First published in 1932, EF Benson’s novel dramatised in three parts.
Pauline Collins stars as Miss Susan Leg.
Narrated by Aubrey Woods.
Miss Susan Leg ...... Pauline Collins
Margaret Mantrip ...... Margot Boyd
Jimmie Mason ...... Ronald Herdman
Elizabeth Conklin ...... Rachel Gurney
Lady Eva Lowndes ...... Pauline Letts
Mr Cartwright ...... Peter Howell
Arthur Armstrong ...... Edward de Souza
Bosanquet ...... John Church
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Miss Ascham ...... Sheila Grant
Mr Woodstock ...... Manning Wilson
Figus ...... George Parsons
Ellen ...... Jennifer Piercey
Foreman ...... Gordon Reid
Receptionist ...... Jonathan Tafler
Branch Dealer ...... Andrew
Assorted dogs played by the cast.
Music by John Owen Edwards.
The ever popular panel game, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. With guests Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Paul Merton and Tony Hawks.
Guests try to speak for a minute on a subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. This week, subjects include 'Red Sky at Night' and 'The Meat Raffle'... except only one of the panellists seems to know what it is.
Once more Jean Valjean puts his life into Inspector Javert's hands...
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, Lucy Whybrow as Cosette, Jonathan Forbes as Marius, David Schofield as Javert. Leslie Phillips as Gillenormand, Shuna Snow as Mme Gillenormand, Annette Badland as Toussaint and Ewan Bailey as Basque.
On the centenary of the Nobel-winning author's birth, Christian Rodska reads the first authorised biography by John Carey.
Can the young hero battle his way to a happy ending for his family and home town? Zia Mohyeddin concludes Salman Rushdie's tale.
Adrian Mole starts the new year with a huge spot on his chin. Sue Townsend's famous tale of a teenager read by Nicholas Barnes.
Miriam Margolyes starts reading James and the Giant Peach, especially for The 4 O'Clock Show. Plus we'll explore the archives and find out how the story was created.
The Time Lord awakes from his latest regeneration to find that the Brigadier and Sarah Jane need his help. Read by Tom Baker.
Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Series 2 of Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about a magazine editor called Edna Turner who enters a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Voodoo Electrician ...... Nitin Ganatra
Grant ...... Tim Key
Other parts played by the cast.
Roguish Martin enters the Lords, as Charles takes on a Big Brother 'star'. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From January 2002.
Tom Wrigglesworth chats to comedian David Morgan about getting drunk with Neil and Christine Hamilton.
Adam finally goes out on a date, but is the lady in question quite what she appears? Starring Lenny Henry. From October 2009.
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2011
TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b00rw1t1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jwq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014r550)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014r552)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014r5qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The Party Line (b014r5qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Cambridge Buskers (b014r620)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014r622)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ballylenon (b0081m2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnjp)
A Murder Is Announced
Episode 2
The invitation to a murder was not a game. Who wants Letty Blacklock dead? What did Mitzi overhear in the summerhouse?
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Dora Bunner ...... Judy Cornwell
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Julia Simmons ...... Angela Sims
Phillipa Haymes ...... Sarah Rice
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999.
TUE 06:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014s9pd)
Episode 2
Criminal Kenneth Noye is involved in a tragic incident when police investigators make their move. Read by Philip Jackson.
TUE 06:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014s6hj)
Episode 2
Dr Josef Mengele plots to clone Hitler. Can Nazi-hunter Yakov Liebermann piece together the clues? Read by Alex Jennings.
TUE 07:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
The Spare Room
DeVere takes a shine to Mrs fforbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?.
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
Podge Hodge ..... Zulema Dene
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 March 1997.
TUE 07:30 Alison and Maud (b007k2d1)
Series 1
Family Hold Back
How does Maud manage to come up trumps in the middle of the night?
Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes star as sisters Alison and Maud.
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Mr Ducket …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Ducket …. Judy Flynn
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
Series 6
The Secret Escritoire
Neddie Seagoon's furniture is at the centre of a Malayan man-shrinking plot
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 September 1955.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
Series 3
The Next to Last Burkiss Way
Waves are parted as the team take on the Holly Bibbly - and another edition of Syrup on Sunday.
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 February 1978.
TUE 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
Series 1
Episode 3
The trauma of Andy and Katie's impending parenthood spells the end of Daniel and Lucy's plans for a quiet weekend to themselves.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
TUE 09:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1
Episode 1
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits, and wit against the most notorious figures in history are broadcaster, Rosie Millard and best-selling author, Jenny Colgan.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
TUE 10:00 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
'George Eliot' cannot reveal her true identity - and when a certain Mr Liggins gets involved, life becomes even more complicated.
TUE 10:45 The Cambridge Buskers (b014sh4t)
Classics get a makeover from Michael Copley and Dag Ingram, with guests The Chuckerbutty Ocarina Quartet. From March 1985.
TUE 11:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014sh4w)
A Most Salubrious Seaside Resort
'A most salubrious seaside resort' is an apt description of Brighton.
But will the arrival of Mr Arthur Armstrong - critic, poet, novelist and Labour Member of Parliament - make it even more attractive to Miss Susan Leg?
Pauline Collins stars as Miss Susan Leg.
EF Benson’s novel dramatised by Aubrey Woods.
Miss Susan Leg ...... Pauline Collins
Margaret Mantrip ...... Margot Boyd
Jimmie Mason ...... Ronald Herdman
Elizabeth Conklin ...... Rachel Gurney
Lady Eva Lowndes ...... Pauline Letts
Mr Cartwright ...... Peter Howell
Arthur Armstrong MP ...... Edward de Souza
Bosanquet ...... John Church
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Minnie Mimps ...... Sheila Grant
Head Waiter...... Manning Wilson
Mr Puffy ...... George Parsons
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid
Receptionist ...... Jonathan Tafler
Augustus ...... Andrew Branch
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Narrated by Aubrey Woods.
Music by John Owen Edwards.
Producer: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00qvnj5)
Series 3
The Wrath of Khan
Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop.
The fine eco-balance of the shop is thrown into chaos when Ramesh installs a slush machine.
Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kolhi
Dave ...... Donald McLeary
Sanjay ...... Omar Raza
Alok ...... Susheel Kumar
Father Henderson ...... Gerard Kelly
Ted ...... Gavin Mitchell
Keith Futures ...... Greg McHugh
Khan Noonien ...... Mani Sumal
Mrs Gibb ...... Marjory Hogarth
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014s9pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014s6hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmyw)
Episode 22
Unaware that Marius has survived the Revolution, Cosette is convinced he has died at the barricades. Starring Joss Ackland.
TUE 14:15 William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (b014sh4y)
Episode 2
Back teaching after his Second World War naval service, the author makes a start on his first novels. Read by Christian Rodska.
TUE 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pmgxn)
Episode 1
The author reads his own specially commissioned story of the Ransomes, who can't agree if they've been burgled or robbed.
TUE 14:45 Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (b014skj6)
Episode 2
Adrian is heartbroken as new girl Pandora makes a beeline for his best friend. Sue Townsend's book read by Nicholas Barnes.
TUE 15:00 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 15:45 The Cambridge Buskers (b014sh4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b014sghp)
Miriam Margolyes reads Chapter 2 of James and the Giant Peach, we'll try cooking with our own peaches, and we'll find out what it takes to grow giant veg.
TUE 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Alison and Maud (b007k2d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b00rwqdb)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 2
The Time Lord investigates another hi-tech robbery and Sarah Jane uncovers a disgruntled robotics scientist. Read by Tom Baker.
TUE 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008s9dm)
Series 2
Unsurprised
Edna heads to another London and uncovers a city-wide drugs racket.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ...... Sophie Duval
Kate ...... Montserrat Lombard.
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in January 2008.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b014s6hl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014s9pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014s6hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014sh4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00qvnj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b007k17r)
Neil Finn Saves the Day!
After the kiwi band splits, Jemaine holds auditions in the toilets
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
Neil Finn
Justin Edwards
Jarred Christmas
Rosie Carnahan
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 2005.
TUE 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00773bh)
Series 1
Episode 3
More from China Lion and the new barn conversion couple, plus a visit to the Dragon's Den
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon. With additional material by the cast, Carl Cooper, Tony Roche and Andy Marlatt.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007r4mg)
Series 1
Episode 5
Tamsyn's had enough of doing all the smuggling and getting none of the credit so is determined to quit.
But when she discovers there's a new charismatic smuggler in town, emergency measures are called for!
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, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Imelda Staunton as Courageous Kate and Mark Perry as Hobbs.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2011
WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b00rwqdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008s9dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014s9pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014s6hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Martyn Wade - Alias George Eliot (b007jw2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 The Cambridge Buskers (b014sh4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014sh4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Alison and Maud (b007k2d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnk6)
A Murder Is Announced
Episode 3
There is little doubt that the intended murder victim was Miss Blacklock. Will a second attempt be made on her life?
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Dora Bunner ...... Judy Cornwell
Bunch Harmon ...... Molly Gaisford
Patrick Simmons ...... Jamie Glover
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Julia Simmons ...... Angela Sims
Phillipa Haymes ...... Sarah Rice
Mrs Goedler ...... Tessa Worsley
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999
WED 06:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014sml5)
Episode 3
A murder trial yields a verdict of not guilty, but the bullion trial has a very different outcome. Read by Philip Jackson.
WED 06:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014sntb)
Episode 3
As Liebermann investigates the murders, he discovers a disturbing common factor among the victims. Read by Alex Jennings.
WED 07:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
Series 3
Episode 3
The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's "greatest living writer" - Ernie.
With Marion Montgomery.
Written by Eddie Braben.
Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
WED 07:30 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
Series 1
Episode 3
The sketch show about modern life, with people who have lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From August 2001.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
Series 1
A Trip to France
The Lad is longing to sample life across the English Channel, but Sid's got other ideas.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed 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 January 1955.
WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b009hq0t)
The Doctor's Dilemma
Seasick ship's doctor Simon Sparrow attempts emergency surgery using cutlery and brandy...
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 Jock Hornby, Peter Jones as Easter and Norma Ronald as Wendy Swithenbank.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.
WED 09:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
Happiness Is Work
Edward Wilson is now in charge of the environment, but for how long?
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 Pam Ferris, Emma Thompson, Christopher Barr, Richard Turner and David Goodland.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Nick Symons.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.
WED 09:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00j6bh8)
Series 1
Episode 3
James Walton's pop music quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Richard Curtis and Anthony Wilson. From December 2004.
WED 10:00 The Drought (b007jw1l)
Jean's former home, submerged in a reservoir, has been uncovered by a drought. Her visit there does not bring back the happy memories her nurses expect.
Drama by Stephen Dunstone.
Stars Kathleen Helme as Jean, Angela Winter as Ernestine, Tessa Worsley as Nurse 1, Becky Hindley as Nurse 2, Seamus O'Neill as Grandad, Olwen May as Mother, Ben Frain as Kenneth, Malcolm Scates as Mr Dacre, Susan Cookson as Young Jean, Rebecca George as Little Jean 1, Rebecca Harper as Little Jean 2, Adam Binns as Harry and Royston Bayfield as Norman.
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 10:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t1bct)
Episode 1
Time management plus some special detectives.
Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.
With Samuel West and Tony Gardiner.
Written by Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong and Tony Gardiner.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
WED 11:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014tcjb)
A Most Treasured Home
A most treasured home is exactly what 25 Durham Square has become for Miss Susan Leg.
But will its treasure turn to dross with the threatened unravelling of the mystery surrounding her secret life?
Pauline Collins stars as Miss Susan Leg.
Conclusion of EF Benson’s 1932 novel dramatised iby Aubrey Woods
Miss Susan Leg ...... Pauline Collins
Margaret Mantrip ...... Margot Boyd
Jimmie Mason ...... Ronald Herdman
Elizabeth Conklin ...... Rachel Gurney
Lady Eva Lowndes ...... Pauline Letts
Mr Cartwright ...... Peter Howell
Bosanquet ...... John Church
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Minnie Mimps ...... Sheila Grant
Head Waiter...... Manning Wilson
Mr Gandish ...... George Parsons
Ellen ...... Jennifer Piercey
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid
Mr Salt ...... Jonathan Tafler
Augustus ...... Andrew Branch
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Narrated by Aubrey Woods.
Music by John Owen Edwards.
Producer: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Castle (b00gm5zx)
Series 2
Is This a Turnip That I See Before Me?
Hie ye to "The Castle", a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley", "Four Weddings & A Funeral") and Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley")
As the old showbiz saying goes, never work with children, animals or a high-speed turnip and a mead spittoon
Cast:
Sir John Woodstock ..... James Fleet
Sir William De Warenne ..... Neil Dudgeon
Lady Anne Woodstock ..... Montserrat Lombard
Cardinal Duncan ...... Jonathan Kydd
Lady Charlotte ..... Ingrid Oliver
Master Henry Woodstock ..... Steven Kynman
Merlin ..... Lewis Macleod
Written by Kim Fuller with additional material by Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014sml5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 13:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014sntb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmz9)
Episode 23
It's Marius and Cosette's wedding day. But is that trouble lurking outside the church? With Leslie Phillips and Henry Goodman.
WED 14:15 William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (b014tfxx)
Episode 3
The author's career and reputation take off when he's invited to work the American lecture circuit. Read by Christian Rodska.
WED 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pn48r)
Episode 2
After their epic burglary, Mrs Ransome goes shopping. The author reads his own specially commissioned story.
WED 14:45 Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (b014tfxz)
Episode 3
Adrian's parents start to argue and he uncovers a shocking secret about his mum. Nicholas Barnes reads Sue Townsend's book.
WED 15:00 The Drought (b007jw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 15:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t1bct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b014tfy1)
Miriam Margolyes reads chapter three of James and the Giant Peach, we'll go digging through soil, and we'll find out why insects are so perfectly designed for living and surviving.
WED 17:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b00rwwx6)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 3
The final component is stolen and Sarah Jane gets a first hand demonstration of the power of the unseen foe. Read by Tom Baker.
WED 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
Series 2
Unrelated
Edna interrogates The Prince, learns more about her own powers and takes on the public information porn industry.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ...... Sophie Duval
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b009hq0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014sml5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 20:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014sntb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 21:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014tcjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 22:00 The Castle (b00gm5zx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 22:30 Nebulous (b00h8n3w)
Series 1
The Coincidence Machine
As coincidences rocket - the professor suspects the world is heading to coinci-clasm. Stars Mark Gatiss. From February 2005.
WED 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007v263)
Series 2
Sauce
Customers drop like flies when Heraclitus adds hemlock to the cockroach fritters. Stars Stephen Moore. From April 2002.
WED 23:30 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (b00wlg3h)
Series 1
Episode 4
Posh privately educated teenagers Daisy and Maisie show prospective parents around their school.
Joanna Lumley visits her mother with a Christmas present and the Mona Lisa lets us into a secret.
Multi-paced, one woman Fast Show showcasing the exceptional talent of Lucy Montgomery.
With Philip Pope, Sally Grace, Waen Shepherd and Natalie Walter.
Written by Lucy Montgomery with additional material by Steven Burge, Jon Hunter and Joe Wilkinson.
Music by Philip Pope
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2011
THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b00rwwx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014sml5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014sntb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00j6bh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Drought (b007jw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t1bct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 EF Benson - Secret Lives (b014tcjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Right Time (b007xw0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnkp)
A Murder Is Announced
Episode 4
Everyone realises that the poison was meant for Miss Blacklock, not Dora Bunner. Suspicion falls on the members of the group.
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Bunch Harmon ...... Molly Gaisford
Patrick Simmons ...... Jamie Glover
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Julia Simmons ...... Angela Sims
Phillipa Haymes ...... Sarah Rice
Miss Murgatroyd ...... Alice Arnold
Miss Hinchliffe ...... Elizabeth Bell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999
THU 06:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tllg)
Episode 4
Prison life has some unexpected benefits, but a moment of rage on a motorway costs Noye everything. Read by Philip Jackson.
THU 06:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tllj)
Episode 4
Yakov Liebermann pays a visit to an ex-Nazi prison guard, and the diabolical plan is finally revealed. Read by Alex Jennings.
THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqjc)
Spode Is Unsuccessful
Gussie Fink-Nottle upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, Jonathan Cecil as Gussie Fink-Nottle, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett and Douglas Blackwell as the Rev. Harold Pinker
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 07:30 Country Matters (b00lk9mb)
Episode 3
Dave tackles the local traffic problem, but will the villagers support him? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From May 1994.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b014tlll)
Cheesed Off
The bungling bureaucrats battle some unwelcome furry visitors.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and John Cole.
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 May 1973.
THU 08:30 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081s34)
Series 1
Episode 3
Cads and Swine, The Giddy Girlhood of Mrs Wretch, plus a few problems with parrots.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cfzqy)
Series 4
Episode 1
Tommy and Sheila's sneaky agent schemes to sell off their back catalogue to a record company – but what’s in it for him?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Series 4 of Mike Coleman’s six-part sitcom starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge (b007js0s)
Series 2
Episode 1
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Jack Docherty, Pater Baynam, Armando Iannucci and Simon Pegg.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
THU 10:00 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
Dramatisation of poet Roger McGough's iconic, magical tale of love in the 1960s. Stars Mark McGann and Katy Carmichael.
THU 10:35 Roger McGough - Postscript: Summer With Monika (b00bwsdj)
Talking about the enigmatic muse for his 1960s magical poem of love, Roger McGough reveals who Monika really was.
THU 10:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t3vjx)
Episode 2
Battles recreated, and National Trousers Day.
Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.
With Samuel West and Tony Gardiner.
Written by Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong and Tony Gardiner.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
THU 11:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
Episode 1
Mary Turner is found murdered on the veranda of her farmstead, her houseboy having confessed to the crime. But he seems to have no motive...
A powerful exploration of racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.
Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing's first novel dramatised in two parts by Tina Pepler.
Mary Turner 1 ...... Alison Pettit
Mary Turner 2 ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Charlie Slatter ...... Miles Anderson
Pheobe Slatter ...... Estelle Kohler
Dick Turner ...... Andrew Wincott
Tony Marston ...... Tom George
Denham ...... Don McCorkindale
Moses ...... Nicholas Beveney
Joseph ...... Kennedy Makambira
Samson ...... Jess Philogene
Susan ...... Janine Esser
Monica ...... Suzanna Hamilton
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b014tlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 My Teenage Diary (b014gggx)
Series 3
Jo Caulfield
My Teenage Diary returns with four more brave celebrities ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for the very first time.
Rufus Hound is joined by comedian Jo Caulfield whose diaries describe her joining a terrible rockabilly band as drummer - despite the fact she can't play the drums.
Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tllg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 13:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tllj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmzr)
Episode 24
Jean Valjean tells Marius about his criminal past, while Thenardier prepares his blackmail plans. Starring Joss Ackland.
THU 14:15 William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (b014v19r)
Episode 4
Personal disasters take their toll on the author, but his latest novel receives the ultimate accolade. Read by Christian Rodska.
THU 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00ps5hr)
Episode 3
Mrs Ransome compares the burglary aftermath to dealing with a death. The author reads his own specially commissioned story.
THU 14:45 Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (b014v0wv)
Episode 4
It is Valentine's Day and there is a card for Adrian, but who is it from? Sue Townsend's teen classic read by Nicholas Barnes.
THU 15:00 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 15:35 Roger McGough - Postscript: Summer With Monika (b00bwsdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:35 today]
THU 15:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t3vjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b014twfh)
We'll hear more about the life of our favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl. Plus, we'll learn the nutritional value of eating... insects (shh...don't tell James!).
THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Country Matters (b00lk9mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b00rxf5f)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 4
Harry infiltrates the Think Tank whilst the Doctor meets with the Giant Robot's creator and mentor. Read by Tom Baker.
THU 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
Series 2
Unaccustomed
Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Carlo .Jones..... Duncan Wisbey
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Faceless Bureaucrat ...... Jot Davies
Daphne ...... Ray Baker
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b014tlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081s34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tllg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 20:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tllj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 22:00 My Teenage Diary (b014gggx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b014twfk)
Series 5
Episode 2
Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
THU 23:00 Bleak Expectations (b00d3rm9)
Series 1
An Adolescence Utterly Trashed
Young Pip aims to escape school, with a crone's help. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From August 2007.
THU 23:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00fm3lj)
Series 1
Episode 1
The renowned comedian and activist attempts to piece together working policies with the aid of you, the people. From June 2009.
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b00rxf5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tllg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tllj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cfzqy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge (b007js0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:35 Roger McGough - Postscript: Summer With Monika (b00bwsdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:35 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t3vjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Country Matters (b00lk9mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnl4)
A Murder Is Announced
Episode 5
A further murder has been committed, but just as Miss Marple is piecing her thoughts together - she disappears...
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Craddock ...... Ian Lavender
Letty Blacklock ...... Sarah Lawson
Colonel Easterbrook ...... Jack Hedley
Laura Easterbrook ...... Joanna McCallum
Bunch Harmon ...... Molly Gaisford
Patrick Simmons ...... Jamie Glover
Mitzi ...... Jenny Funnell
Julia Simmons ...... Angela Sims
Phillipa Haymes ...... Sarah Rice
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999
FRI 06:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tm7f)
Episode 5
Fleeing the ongoing police investigation, Noye hunkers down in his Spanish hideaway and makes plans. Read by Philip Jackson.
FRI 06:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tmfl)
Episode 5
As the chilling truth dawns on Yakov Liebermann, can he reach the next victim before the killer does? Read by Alex Jennings.
FRI 07:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
Two Fingers of Suspicion
Secrets from Brightco's defence job are reaching a foreign power. But who is responsible for a leak?
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
With John Graham
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
FRI 07:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00td6mm)
Series 2
Episode 1
The Italian priest is confronted by the local communist party, and a gunman. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From June 2002.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b014tpqj)
Series 7
Let Loose with a Chopper
Ordered on to a Nato exercise, the crew of HMS Troutbridge find themselves up in the air.
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, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Parfitt, Michael Bates as Lieutenant Dingle and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.
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 August 1965.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlg5)
Series 2
Crossed Swords
After a major find out on his rag and bone round, excited Harold lets greed get the better of him.
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
Shop Assistant ...... Derek Nimmo
Auctioneer ...... Michael MacLean
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 (b007k204)
Series 1
Going Away
Sarah's keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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 Mary Maddox as Alison.
Four radio series were made, but instead of then moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1985.
FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match (b007yv3k)
Umpire Brian Johnston poses the questions to Willie Rushton, Denise Coffey, Tim Rice and Bill Tidy. From September 1992.
FRI 10:00 Loose Ends (b014lzz9)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Celia Birtwell will be talking about her well timed autobiography and design scrapbook. Celia was at the heart of the bohemian 60's and 70's creating fashion from her iconic designs with her then partner Ossie Clark and acting as muse for friend David Hockney. She has of course now been introduced to another generation via collections for Top Shop and other outlets.
As well as Celia, Clive will be speaking to another famous former resident of Salford, none other than the original 24-hour party person, Shaun Ryder. As the lead singer for the Happy Mondays, Shaun was at the forefront of the 'Madchester' scene releasing huge hits such as 'Step On' which opening lyrics form the title for his autobiography 'Twisting My Melon'.
Jane Asher, the queen of cakes and sugarcraft is now set to star as Lady Bracknell in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and the one act play 'Farewell to the Theatre' in Kingston. Jane has starred in everything from 'Alfie' alongside Michael Caine through to 'Doctor Who' and 'Crossroads' on the small screen.
In 1999, Jeremy Gilley founded Peace One Day, a non-profit organisation that has gone on to establish the global 'Peace Day' with unanimous support from the United Nations and held annually on September 21st. Emma Freud will be talking to him about the Peace One Day Concert at the O2 Arena, which begins the 365 day countdown to a Global Truce on Peace Day 2012.
Bringing his mandolin virtuosity and bluegrass tales to the Loose Ends studio is Chris Thile who plays 'Rabbit in the Log'. And Femi Temowo, former musical director and band leader for Amy Winehouse, plays 'Asiko Aye' from his new album Orin Meta.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
FRI 10:45 Armstrong and Miller (b007k3f2)
Episode 4
School band memories, and a town planning thriller.
Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.
With Samuel West and Tony Gardiner.
Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
FRI 11:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014ts01)
Episode 2
Dick unknowingly seals Mary's fate, as her troubled relationship with houseboy Moses comes to a violent end.
Conclusion of Doris Lessing's powerful exploration of racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.
Mary Turner 1 ...... Alison Pettit
Mary Turner 2 ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Charlie Slatter ...... Miles Anderson
Dick Turner ...... Andrew Wincott
Tony Marston ...... Tom George
Denham ...... Don McCorkindale
Moses ...... Nicholas Beveney
Pheobe Slatter ...... Estelle Kohler
Dramatised by Tina Pepler.
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b014tpqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The News Quiz (b014gjwp)
Series 75
Episode 2
Ghettos, Gap Years and The God Particle. In the week that Ian Duncan Smith warned the middle classes not to ignore problems on sink estates, David Cameron claimed the KGB tried to recruit him on his gap year, and physicists admitted they may never find the elusive Higgs-Boson particle, Sandi Toksvig presents another edition of Radio 4's popular topical quiz. She is joined by panellists Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Marcus Brigstocke and Hugo Rifkind, and Neil Sleat reads the news. Produced by Victoria Lloyd.
FRI 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tm7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tmfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jn05)
Episode 25
As Thenardier attempts to blackmail Marius, can there be a final reconciliation for Valjean and Cosette? Starring Roger Allam.
FRI 14:15 William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (b014tsj8)
Episode 5
In a maelstrom of controversy, Golding's book earns global recognition. Christian Rodska concludes John Carey's biography.
FRI 14:30 Alan Bennett - The Clothes They Stood Up In (b00pspj2)
Episode 4
The burgled Ransomes take a trip into the unknown - in Aylesbury. The author reads his own specially commissioned story.
FRI 14:45 Sue Townsend - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (b014tt0r)
Episode 5
Adrian is worried about his mum's new independence, and what about his worsening spots? Nicholas Barnes reads Sue Townsend's book.
FRI 15:00 Loose Ends (b014lzz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 15:45 Armstrong and Miller (b007k3f2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b014tt1x)
Aunt Sponge herself, Miriam Margolyes, reads part five of James and the Giant Peach, we'll find out how silkworms work and the man himself - Roald Dahl - on his time in Africa.
FRI 17:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009sczf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00td6mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b00ry8zd)
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Episode 5
The Time Lord is confronted by the robot and learns who is the real mastermind behind the deadly scheme. Read by Tom Baker.
FRI 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008zdkt)
Series 2
Unwelcome
Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Rosie Turner ...... Emma Kennedy
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b014tpqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlg5)
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FRI 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnl4)
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FRI 20:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b014tm7f)
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FRI 20:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014tmfl)
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FRI 21:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014ts01)
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FRI 22:00 The News Quiz Extra (b014tygw)
Featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.
FRI 22:45 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00nw3c9)
'Keep Fit' and 'The Night Owl'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From June 2003.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
Series 1
Rebellion
Gary leads a demon rebellion against the Prince of Darkness.
Meanwhile Satan ponders the meaning of happiness - and Elvis Presley gets locked in a crate...
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, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nigel Pegram.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
FRI 23:30 And Now in Colour (b007jmn1)
Series 1
Intercity
The sketch show team takes the audience to Margate and asks 'Whose Pencil Line is it Anyway?'
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1990