Single parents Rosie and Tom are four months into their long distance-relationship, and they still haven't told their online pals. Sue Teddern's comedy stars Kris Marshall.
It Should Have Been Me: If marriage takes courage, how much nerve would it take to stop a wedding? Jimmy Richards' tale, read by Nicholas Boulton.
A poignant portrait of John McCreedy's 46th birthday celebration. Read by Dermot Crowley.
When Sam is left behind to "guard the stuff" whilst the others are off killing the Man-munching Giant of Rankor he is accosted by a beautiful maiden, Eirwen, who has been kept captive in the giant's castle and takes Sam to be her rescuer. She promptly proposes, throwing the future of the Questers' Fellowship into jeopardy.
Meanwhile, Lord Darkness' attempts to conquer Lower Earth take a new turn when Kreech discovers an ancient prophesy enabling Lord Darkness to create the "UnChosen One", an evil spirit that is the only being that can defeat the Chosen One. Problem is, it means Lord Darkness has to impregnate a hideous, misshapen creature. If only there was one of those close to hand...
The producer is Sam Michell.
The Glums grapple with a crossword, and there's a cautionary tale from Monte Carlo. With Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley. From April 1955.
Les Dawson presents a gritty UK version of TV's Dallas, plus culture with Cosmo Smallpiece and a not-so-tuneful piano singalong.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
On the trail of forgers, the intrepid boy reporter arrives at a mysterious castle. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost Eagle of his legion? Rosemary Sutcliff's adventure stars Tom Smith.
Desert Island Discs Revisited with Kirsty Young explores the choices of the author of noir fiction in the second of a series featuring crime writers.
Yes Minister writer Jonathan Lynn explains the hidden rules of comedy - in conversation with Mark Lawson.
Leslie Forbes peers behind the Berkshire privet hedges in search of renowned artist Stanley Spencer's personal Eden.
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts locate the 'sweet spot' to hit your nail on the head.
An unnamed agent is ensnared in a sinister plot to brainwash scientists and trade them across the Iron Curtain.
Len Deighton's gripping Cold War thriller was first published in 1962. This taut BBC radio dramatisation is by Mike Walker.
The Agent …. Ian Hart
Colonel Ross …. James Laurenson
Major Dalby …. Jonathan Coy
Chico …. Jamie Bamber
Jean …. Fenella Woolgar
Alice …. Rachel Atkins
Jay …. Peter Marinker
Skip …. Kerry Shale
Keightley …. Adam Tedder
Adem …. Raad Rawi
Battersby …. John Sharian
Embassy Official …. John Sharian
A comic celebration of the words and music of renowned songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
Starring Roy Hudd as Bert Weston and Billy Dainty as Bert Lee.
Devised and written by Roy Hudd.
Musical arrangements by Ian Smith.
Geoffrey Wheeler’s affectionate portrait of the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow, one of the last Variety venues in Scotland.
Built in 1895 by architect Bertie Crewe, it boasts a magnificent ceiling which rolls back to reveal the stars, and is watched over - or so they say - by the ghost of one of its best-loved comedians, Tommy Morgan.
Among those recalling their days at the Pavilion are Johnny Beattie, Mary Lee Milroy, and Rikki Fulton.
Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.
Helpline volunteer Rosie receives a series of strange calls from a sinister caller raking up her past...
Mark Gatiss returns as the sinister raconteur, The Man in Black, to introduce Lucy Moore's chilling tale that may make you think twice before picking up the phone.
Rosie …. Claire Harry
Mike …. Iain Batchelor
The Demon …. Eliza Caitlin Parkes
Sam …. Lloyd Thomas
Liz …. Leah Brotherhood
The Volunteer …. Deeivya Meir
More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The ultimate killing machines.
Natalie Haynes introduces another dark story, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...
Mark Bonnar and Claire Harry read Tanith Lee’s tale: A beautiful vampire hires an artist to paint her portrait, but then he develops a dangerous obsession...
British-Iranian Omid Djalili reveals to Bruce Morton how disco-dancing and experimental theatre shaped his life and work.
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
Wow! And hip hiporama, Harpooners! Get down daddyos to the formica fun and crepe-soled capers of this special 1950s edition of your favourite weekly rag!
With Susie Brann , Alistair McGowan , Mary Elliot-Nelson, Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2011
MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b00yhs8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 A Short History of Vampires (b00yy6vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01696ly)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews (b01696m0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:50 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra Omnibus (b01697h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b016951g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Len Deighton - The Ipcress File (b01697h2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sh59l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
The Note
Detective Inspector Kingston shares his murder theory with the debonair sleuth - while wife Steve gets a shock.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Olaf Olsen as Louis Fabian, James Beattie as Charlie, Duncan McIntyre as Detective Inspector Kingston, Richard Williams as Lance Reynolds and Grizelda Hervey as Betty Wayne.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster.
MON 06:30 The Spying Game (b016c7by)
The Living Daylights
Legendary spy James Bond battles to rescue a trapped British agent. Ian Fleming's Cold War thriller set in Berlin. Read by Dan Steven.
Hired assassins, double agents and secret codes. 'The Spying Game' is 4 Extra's gripping series of espionage stories.
Abridged by Sally Marmion
Produced by Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2011.
MON 07:00 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
Series 9
Ill of the Dead
There is a death in the family and the ripples from Victoria's insecurities flow outward. With Angela Thorne. From January 2003.
MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b015yt4k)
Series 4
Ince, Highfield, Edwards
Hosted by the Professor of Ignorance from the University of Buckingham John Lloyd C.B.E. and the intensely curious comedian Dave Gorman.
This week's guests:
Coming from a long line of vicars, Robin Ince is the UK's most rational comedian, and he tests his reason to the limit once every year by performing at least four shows a day at the Edinburgh fringe. His infamous Bad Book Club, which in which he invites his fellow comedians to celebrate awful literature, has become an institution, and his massive Christmas show Nine Lessons and Carols For Godless People is now a huge event, featuring the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Dara O Briain and Richard Dawkins.
Roger Highfield is a scientist, science author and the editor of New Scientist, but if you met him, you wouldn't immediately guess that science is his thing. He's jolly and worldly and has the hearty laugh of a comic supervillain. He first made his name as a scientist be being the first person ever to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Roger has written and co-written 9 best-selling science books, including a book on the hows and whys of Dolly the sheep, an explanation of the science of Harry Potter and a biography of Einstein.
Gareth Edwards is a filmmaker whose success and methods of achieving it have sent ripples of fear through the studios of Hollywood. His movie Monsters is an apocalyptic blockbuster which he made for one five hundredth of the budget for Avatar by shooting with a small, mobile team, hiring non-actors on the spot and using dazzling-but-cheap CGI effects.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
Series 4
Episode 2
Kenneth Horne stars in a roaring 1920s film spoof 'Thoroughly Modern Willy', Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of a nadger and Julian and Sandy come over all transcendental with Bona Gurumat.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
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.
Marty Feldman had moved on so series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Webster.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
MON 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00j1c4p)
Series 9
Episode 4
What's My Kink? - and Prune Playhouse presents The Search for the Nile.
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.
Producers: David Hatch/John Cassels
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in November 1973.
MON 09:00 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
Series 3
Episode 2
As they continue their search for the Sword of Asnagar, the noble Questers are lead to a quiet town in the countryside, which they have heard may hold their prize. But they get there only to discover that it has been razed to the ground by a band of ruthless barbarians, lead by the blood-thirsty Ragnar Half-tooth (Daniel Rigby), who has taken the Sword taken as booty. In order to get it back, the Questers decide to masquerade as barbarians and enter Ragnar's camp. Can they trick Ragnar, deceive his men and get the Sword? Well...they give it a jolly good go...
Meanwhile, Kreech tells Lord Darkness that his annual regeneration is coming up and that he needs to get some sleep in order to avoid meeting the new Dawn which will send his body crumbling into dust. Problem is, getting to sleep when it really matters is easier said than done. And Lord Darkness is suddenly overcome by a nasty bout of insomnia...
Cast:
Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis aka The Chosen One
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
Stephen Mangan as Sam
Daniel Rigby as Ragnar Half-tooth
and
Sophie Winkleman as Penthiselea
Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto
Producer: Sam Michell.
MON 09:30 HR (b00j1dvv)
Series 1
A Leaving Party
Peter meets Sam on his way to a leaving party. But they suffer a mishap...
Nigel Williams’ comedy drama series charting the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.
Peter ...... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ...... Nicholas le Prevost
Elevator voice ...... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Cavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
MON 10:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0wy)
Smiley's People
Episode 3
George has a chance to take his nemesis down once and for all. Will he lose himself in the process? Stars Simon Russell Beale.
MON 11:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtk9)
A Knife for Cutting Mangoes
A tale of relationships and the insecurity that one woman feels when she replaces another. Read by Louise Jameson.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b0167rdp)
Peter Curran and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Douglas Hodge will be swearing to tell Peter Curran 'the whole truth and nothing but the truth' about his role as struggling middle-aged lawyer Bill Maitland in John Osborne's witty and compelling play 'Inadmissible Evidence' at the Donmar Warehouse.
The sweetest man on radio, (sorry Peter!) broadcaster and author Matthew Sweet will be checking in to regale us with some of the scandalous antics in his book 'The West End Front: The Wartime Secrets Of London's Grand Hotels'. Matthew's extraordinary tales range from Dylan Thomas licking gravy from an MI5 girl's legs to the barmaid appointed keeper of Churchill's private bottle of whiskey!
Lady of the 'Live Lounge', DJ and Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley is no stranger to live music in her radio studio. She now returns to television on Friday nights with yet more rock 'n' roll and industry chit chat on her music-themed show on Sky Arts 1. No doubt Jo will be tapping her feet to our music performances this week.
Rachael Stirling is exposed to the elements as polar producer Alastair Fothergill blows in from the arctic to talk about his new BBC1 series and book 'Frozen Planet'. Alistair goes to the ends of the earth to see the planet's great wildernesses before they change forever.....
Having just cycled across the finish line of their 'Tour De Anglais', Bombay Bicycle Club will be saddling up again to perform their new single 'Lights Out Words Gone'. And no 'Passing Stranger' to Loose Ends, Ivor Novello Award-winner Scott Matthews returns to sing the fruit of his labours, 'Bad Apple' from his new album 'What The Night Delivers'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00j1c4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Spying Game (b016c7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016c8y9)
Episode 1
When Ruth visits her mother, she embarks on a dangerous journey into the past. William Boyd's thriller stars Eileen Atkins.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009prhp)
Edwin to Whitby
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, revealing how King Edwin became one of the most powerful men of his day.
MON 14:30 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jmttw)
Episode 1
The story of ex-convict Eddie Chapman, Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent. Read by Damian Lewis.
MON 14:45 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
Episode 6
Bond has won. Will he live long enough to enjoy victory? Is Le Chiffre really beaten? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
MON 15:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016c8yf)
Mel Giedroyc introduces the first chapter of The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit, and we hear another episode of Soundscape, capturing the life of white-tailed sea eagles.
MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b00890fc)
Series 6
Episode 6
Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the Hawthornes move on?
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 Samuel Hawthorne, Charlie Bonnar as Packy McGoldrick, Ali White as Josie Doherty and John Hewitt as Guard Gallagher.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Directed at BBC Belfast by Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
MON 17:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
1. Ruination
Space travel throws the most unlikely people together.
Norman is an idealist with a hand grenade. Max is a cheerful bore who won't stop talking.
Together, they're set to ruin the lives of some decidedly friendly aliens. Forever.
Six-part black-hole sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Captain Rossiter ...... Dan Strauss
Jane ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
MON 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
Episode 1
On the run from a women's prison in the Scottish Highlands, Kate and Colleen are given refuge in a vast country mansion by a charming but rather enigmatic host, Adam Strachan.
It could be a decision they come to regret...
The storyline for Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller is based around the notion, found in old Scottish folk tales, of the Beatha Greimach - literally 'The Breath
Thief' - a celtic demon said to lure victims into a kiss which would drain the soul from their bodies.
Kate .................................................................. Claire Knight
Colleen ............................................ . Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ........................................................ Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................... John Shedden
Donnie .......................................................... Lewis Howden
Isla .............................................................. Eileen McCallum
Octavia ......................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ....................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs ..................................................... Jill Riddiford
Dennis ............................................................ Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007w4df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00j1c4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Spying Game (b016c7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b0167rdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b015yt4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016c8yh)
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.
MON 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
1. Pubs
Is the concept of the pub dead?
Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates Britain's public houses.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With Rachel Atkins, Christopher Douglas, Chris Pavlo, Renton Skinner and Dan Tetsall.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.
TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2011
TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Spying Game (b016c7by)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Elvenquest (b016c8y5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 HR (b00j1dvv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b0167rdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ballylenon (b00890fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
The Guilty Party
Suave sleuth Paul Temple sets up a cocktail party - aiming to solve the case once and for all.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes, James Beattie as Charlie, Olaf Olsen as Louis Fabian, Richard Williams as Lance Reynolds and Grizelda Hervey as Betty Wayne.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
TUE 06:30 The Spying Game (b016d4h9)
Max Is Calling
An idealistic CIA recruit is pitched against the hardened cynicism of a seasoned operative.
Gayle Lynds' thriller is set in the spy capital of the world, Vienna. Read by Simon Lee Phillips.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2011.
TUE 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
Series 4
Congratulations, It's a Hob Nob
Wendy is busy preparing for the baby's arrival. Unfortunately, Robin isn't feeling very well and takes to his bed, much to the frustration of everyone.
Robin ...... Brian Capron
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Derek ...... Martin Trenaman
Maureen ...... Amelia Bullmore.
TUE 07:30 Hard to Tell (b015zpdv)
Series 1
Episode 2
One of those parties that starts out as a great way to get to know each other better, but promptly gets taken over by fake tans, jerk chicken, insomniac parents and berets.
Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy by Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009). It conjures up characters depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed.
The series revolves around Tom Sheffield (played by Jonny himself), his immediate family (Getting On's Vicki Pepperdine, The Thick Of It's Alex MacQueen and Not Going Out's Katy Wix), and Tom's longed-for-and-lusted-after new girlfriend Ellen (played by Charlotte Ritchie), her best friend Hermione (Him & Her's Sarah Solemani) and Ellen's zealously protective father (Simon Greenall).
Tim Key and Tom Basden both make deliciously awkward cameo appearances.
Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to pub toilets, themed parties, early morning phone calls and Christmas Editions of Jonathan Creek.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jmrj)
Series 6
Shangri-La Again
Neddie Seagoon escapes an invasion and finds Utopia.
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 November 1955.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4
Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way - Part 1
Enter the 'Pardon,Sir?' school of languages.
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: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016d4z6)
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.
TUE 09:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x4)
The Secret Pilgrim
Episode 1
Recollections of an eventful secret life when a British spy went missing. John le Carre thriller stars Simon Russell Beale.
TUE 11:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jx0x)
Climbing the Pine
As Robert reluctantly prepares for college, he's disconcerted by the predicament of brown bear cubs. Read by Maureen O'Brien.
TUE 11:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
A year after her mother's death, 14 year old Sharmila prefers to escape into a world of Hindu myths and legends - rather than confront her guilt and pain...
Tanika Gupta's family drama stars Parminder K Nagra as Sharmila, Souad Faress as Madhu, Lyndam Gregory as Ranjeet, Amanda Gordon as Danny and Akbar Kurtha as Sunil.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jmrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Spying Game (b016d4h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016d77c)
Episode 2
Ruth learns more about her mother's recruitment as a British spy, while her own past catches up with her. Stars Eileen Atkins.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b016d77f)
Series 2
Episode 7
The second series of The Archers spin-off continues.
TUE 14:30 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jn0n6)
Episode 2
Recruited by the German enemy, British double agent Eddie Chapman is codenamed Fritz. Read by Damian Lewis.
TUE 14:45 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d77h)
Episode 7
Bond is captive, and no help can possibly reach him in time. He is at Le Chiffre's mercy. Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
TUE 15:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016d77k)
We hear the Inheritance Books of children's author Damian Dibben and we'll listen to the second chapter of E Nesbit's The Phoenix and the Carpet.
TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00g43w6)
Series 1
Episode 2
A trip to the cinema turns into a disaster off-screen for sweethearts Bernard and Iris and his dad Wilf.
Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris. Will she manage to persuade Bernard to buy her an engagement ring at last?
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Myrtle ...... Julie Higginson
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1993.
TUE 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
2. Gifting
Norman and Max are welcomed by the incurably friendly Oblivions and soon they're offering priceless gifts - the secret of fire, contemplation and baked potatoes.
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Inspector Albermarle ...... Andy Rashleigh
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
TUE 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
Episode 2
Fugitives Kate and Colleen hide from the police - but who's hiding with them?
Marty Ross's five-part supernatural thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jmrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Spying Game (b016d4h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jx0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Hard to Tell (b015zpdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mk4bz)
What a Job!
The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper tries to prove that she can get a proper job. With Patricia Hodge. From August 2008.
TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b007k3hb)
Series 2
Episode 2
George and Beverley have feigned their deaths to see how their children will cope with the grief.
Alex is missing his parents, but his snail obsession is back with a vengeance...
Second series of Gerard Foster's comedy drama
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
TUE 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3t3)
Series 1
Episode 3
Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From October 1993.
WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2011
WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Spying Game (b016d4h9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b016d4z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jx0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Tanika Gupta - The Whispering Tree (b007jy9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00g43w6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
My Heart and Harry
The suave amateur private detective is drawn into the murder of the actress daughter of a threatre impresario.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
WED 06:30 The Spying Game (b016d8xj)
The Red Carnation
The loyalties of a former Russian spy are tested to the limits when she uncovers an assassination plot. Baroness Orczy's thrilling tale, set in 19th century Vienna, is read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2011.
WED 07:00 Clare in the Community (b008fxxz)
Series 1
Glad to be Ray
Clare can't understand why she hasn't been invited to Ray's, so she decides to call round uninvited and gets a bit of a shock.
WED 07:30 The Return of Inspector Steine (b0167zk8)
Episode 2
A comedy series written by Lynne Truss set in and around a Brighton police station in the 1950s.
Second World war Bomb disposal hero Captain 'mad Hoagy' Hoagland, reassures a doubtful Sergeant Brunswick that he does indeed deserve his silver truncheon award for bravery, and saves the day at the bandstand presentation ceremony of this presentation when he defuses a ticking bomb in a box with the aid of his old army bomb disposal team member Terence Chambers; who discovers that criminal Adelaide Vine has arranged for the severed head of his old criminal fraternity friend Birthmark Potter to be placed in the ticking box so it will appear that Mrs Groynes is responsible for his murder.
Vine is led off by Chambers to meet her fate at his hands, and the Brighton police station team learn that Inspector Steine can be persuaded into all kinds of useful behaviour by the employment of reverse psychology; with hilarious results..
Cast:
Inspector Steine ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mrs Groynes ...... Samantha Spiro
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Twitten ...... Matt Green
Captain Hoagland ...... Robert Bathurst
Adelaide Vine ...... Janet Ellis
Terence Chambers ..... Ewan Bailey
Sound design: Daivd Thomas
Music: Anthony May
Director: Marilyn Imrie
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k15z)
Series 2
The Holiday Camp
Sid hires the lad to run his new venture, but then he discovers a surprise next door.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly, Kenneth Williams and Denis Wilson.
Announcer: 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 May 1955.
WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
To Bed or Not to Bed
Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan...
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, Norma Ronald as Wendy Swithenbank, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Dennis Ramsden as Colonel Brown, David Jason as Harris the Receptionist and Edward Cast as the Waiter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.
WED 09:00 The Brothers (b00pzgps)
Series 3
First Aid
Michael aims to dump his fiancee, Nigel suffers, and Zorro wields some murderous crutches. Stars Adam Godley. From March 2007.
WED 09:30 Whispers (b007k3jf)
Series 1
Episode 6
Swearing, cocaine, wine throwing and flagellation are just some of the items on Gyles Brandreth’s agenda.
Regular team captains, biographer Anthony Holden, and writer Stella Duffy, are joined by the BBC's former royal correspondent Jennie Bond and entertainer Geoffrey Durham.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
WED 10:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x7)
The Secret Pilgrim
Episode 2
The spymaster addresses new recruits, triggering memories of an eventful life. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Patrick Malahide.
WED 11:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
Eyes in the Dark
Galway was no ordinary Labrador. He wanted to be a sheep. And then there was that business when he died. Read by the author.
WED 11:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image (b007mf16)
Two police officers discover the body of a local businessman's wife in the boot of his Rolls-Royce, stolen from outside his shop in the new town centre.
It should be an open and shut case - only the new town centre won't be built for another five years...
James Follett's futuristic whodunit stars Douglas Blackwell as Detective Inspector Simmonds, Joan Matheson as Mrs Francis and Peter Wickham as Detective Sergeant Colt
Producer: Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k15z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Spying Game (b016d8xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016d8xn)
Episode 3
After revealing her past as a British spy, Sally tells her daughter Ruth that someone's trying to kill her. Stars Eileen Atkins.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009r1v1)
Ethelbald and His Woman; Offa and His Dyke
War was a cruel way of life from 731 to 829AD, under two Mercia Kings Ethelbald and Offa. Both reigned for 40 years.
WED 14:30 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jn6g2)
Episode 3
Double agent Eddie Chapman - codename 'Fritz' - prepares to sabotage a British factory making war planes. Read by Damian Lewis.
WED 14:45 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d8xq)
Episode 8
Bond is convalescent. Could Le Chiffre have been right - is it time for the games to end? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
WED 15:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016d8xs)
The magic carpet whisks us off to a new and exciting place in chapter 3 of E Nesbit's The Phoenix and the Carpet, plus the Inheritance Tracks of a special guest.
WED 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jq9s)
Episode 1
Landlord Jack gets an offer from his daughter Nicola to help run his pub when she comes home for Christmas, but his reaction is not what she's expecting...
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Toby Longworth as Various.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
WED 17:30 Clare in the Community (b008fxxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
3. Anyone for Tennis?
As the Oblivions have so much time on their hands, it couldn't possibly hurt to introduce them to the gentle game of tennis, could it?
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
WED 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
Episode 3
Two women. Two Adams - but what's the connection? Are they "Demon" or "Liberator"?
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k15z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Spying Game (b016d8xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image (b007mf16)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Return of Inspector Steine (b0167zk8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00d75nw)
Series 2
Honesty
The comedian finds out if telling the truth pays off. With poetry and songs from Tim Key and Tom Basden. From September 2008.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b016k8g2)
John Osbourne on when he won a competition on John Peel's Radio Show. The prize was a box of records from the DJ's shed. Part 1.
WED 23:00 Revolting People (b007jrzv)
Series 1
Tons of Storm Clouds
A revolutionary orator is after more than just Mary's support.
Historical sitcom set in Boston in 1770, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Announcer/Nathaniel Hopkins …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
WED 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b00bbnvt)
Series 2
Episode 1
The piping hot comedy show served with relish from Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst, and a guest side salad of Jonathan Ross.
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2011
THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzds)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Spying Game (b016d8xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 The Brothers (b00pzgps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Whispers (b007k3jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0x7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image (b007mf16)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jq9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Clare in the Community (b008fxxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzg2)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Concerning Judy Milton
The debonair sleuth and wife Steve must uncover the link between a rare soundtrack record - and a murder.
After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
THU 06:30 The Spying Game (b0169ksj)
A Demon in My Head
A troubled spy struggles to stay on top while suffering from crippling migraines. Jean-Hugues Oppel's existential tale read by Trevor White.
A gripping series of espionage stories about hired assassins, double agents and secret codes.
Translators: Freddy Michalski and Brad Spurgeon
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2011.
THU 07:00 Artists (b00xbh8b)
Series 1
The Inner Child
Marcus goes away to save his marriage, leaving Dolores with the kids and Nisha in the pub. Stars Dave Lamb. From April 2003.
THU 07:30 So Wrong It's Right (b00sjmvq)
Series 1
Episode 4
Charlie Brooker presents the comedy panel show about the wrong side of life.
'So Wrong It's Right' is the game where guest compete to suggest the best in bad ideas.
Actress & presenter Liza Tarbuck - plus comedians Richard Herring and Jack Whitehall - are special guests for this edition. Are they up to Charlie's 'wrong' challenges? These include confessing their worst ever excuses and also their creative suggestions for the most terrible new gimmick for a TV Detective show.
The host of 'So Wrong It's Right', Charlie Brooker, also presents BBC4's acclaimed 'Newswipe' and 'Screenwipe' series - and is an award winning columnist for 'The Guardian'. He also won 'Best Newcomer' at the British Comedy Awards 2009.
Produced by Aled Evans
A Zeppotron Production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016dgvc)
She'll Have To Go
Can the bungling bureaucrats save their secretary from the scrap heap?
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Gillie Graham.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1974.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jm92)
Series 1
Sorry Wrong Number
A downed German plane sees the Home Guard platoon attempting to employ Captain Mainwaring's phone box drill...
Six years after legendary sitcom Dad's Army started on BBC TV, these specially adapted radio versions began recording with the original cast.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, Ian Lavender as Private Pike, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Graham Stark as Private Walker, Bill Pertwee as the ARP Warden, Pearl Hackney as Mrs Pike, Avril Angers as the Telephonist and John Forrest as the Lieutenant. With John Snagge as the announcer.
Adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original BBC TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.
THU 09:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cz8np)
Series 4
Episode 6
It’s Tommy and Sheila’s anniversary – 40 years in showbiz!
Lewis is hoping it’ll pass quietly and cheaply. But will a short hospital stay force Tommy to start taking life easier?
Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Vicky Blunt/Nurse …. Emma Kennedy
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge (b007jrl7)
Series 2
Episode 6
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Jack Docherty and Peter Baynham.
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 July 2000.
THU 10:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0xb)
The Secret Pilgrim
Episode 3
About to take retirement, an experienced agent carries out one final job. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Patrick Malahide.
THU 11:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
I, Boadicea
The formidable queen of history speaks of the rages and battles she undertook for her people. Read by Vanessa Redgrave.
THU 11:15 Andy Barrett - The Perfect Wood (b007jtmh)
When Bill retires from his tedious career in confectionery sales, he looks forward to spending his autumn years indulging in the ancient art of lawn bowls.
He and his wife are the best pair in the club and odds-on favourites for the Riddington Married Couples Cup. That is, until Matt and Jude move in next door...
Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Bill, Stephanie Cole as Margaret, Ben Crowe as Matt and Sara Poyzer as Jude.
Written by Andy Barrett.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016dgvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jm92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Spying Game (b0169ksj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016dgvf)
Episode 4
Sally reveals more of her secret past as a British spy, and her relationship with the man who recruited her. Stars Eileen Atkins.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b016dgyx)
Series 2
Episode 8
More from the Archers spin-off.
THU 14:30 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jnls9)
Episode 4
MI5 send double agent Eddie Chapman to infiltrate Germany's Abwehr intelligence. Read by Damian Lewis.
THU 14:45 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dgyz)
Episode 9
Bond is confused. Reunited with Vesper, their love continues. But what troubles her? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
THU 15:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0xb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016dgz1)
Just who could our Daily Dalek be today? Stewart Henderson's here to answer another intriguing question, and we'll hear chapter 4 of The Phoenix and the Carpet.
THU 17:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k02m)
Dick Turpin
The veteran of many parts recounts the story of a scheme to make a fortune from flops which puts "the Producers" to shame.
The doyen of British show business, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1986.
THU 17:30 Artists (b00xbh8b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2)
4. Martinis
The dangers of tennis are now apparent to the Oblivions - but Martinis? What could possibly go wrong with Martinis?
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Jonathan ...... RossAlistair McGowan
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
THU 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
Episode 4
It's party time for Adam Strachan, but his house guests prove to be far from ordinary...
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b016dgvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jm92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Spying Game (b0169ksj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Andy Barrett - The Perfect Wood (b007jtmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 So Wrong It's Right (b00sjmvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Delve Special (b007jm3s)
Series 2
The Archibald Gallery Robbery
Reporter David Lander reopens the investigation into 1983's Archibald Gallery robbery.
Kevin Watts is the key suspect, but was he framed?
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Brenda Bleythn, Tony Robinson, Jack Klaff and Felicity Montague.
Dramatic reconstruction by Mark Arden, Stephen Frost, Phil Nice, Arthur Smith and Peter Acre.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b016k8gd)
John Osbourne on when he won a competition on John Peel's Radio Show. The prize was a box of records from the DJ's shed. Part 2.
THU 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00jn2d7)
Series 3
The Name-check
A new commission gets the writer's literary juices flowing - unlike his finances. Stars Christopher Douglas. From December 2006.
THU 23:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00qx43h)
Series 2
Episode 4
Mark Thomas: The Manifesto. Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto, taking suggestions from his studio audience and then getting them to vote for the best. The winner of each show will be enforceable by law, so pay attention.
This episode will include policies such as crushing the cars of anyone illegally parked in a disabled space; the legalisation of Viking-style funerals; and consolidating the United Kingdom's national debt into one easy-to-pay loan.
Produced by Ed Morrish.
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011
FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Spying Game (b0169ksj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cz8np)
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FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge (b007jrl7)
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FRI 03:00 The Complete Smiley (b07pt0xb)
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FRI 04:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jzwj)
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FRI 04:15 Andy Barrett - The Perfect Wood (b007jtmh)
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FRI 05:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k02m)
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FRI 05:30 Artists (b00xbh8b)
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FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzhb)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Introducing Pete Roberts
The smooth sleuth is threatened with a revolver - and there's a fresh lead in the hunt for the killer of actress Mary Dreisler.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
FRI 06:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
Series 2
Little Boy Blue
PC George Dixon and PC Andy Crawford investigate a break-in at Dock Green's local pinball palace.
Is one-time bad boy Geoff back to his old ways?
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Geoff ...... Tom Lawrence
Annie ...... Hayley Doherty
Benny ...... Dan Winter
Tony ...... Michael Carolan
Taffy Davies ...... Matthew Thomas
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
FRI 07:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
Episode 2
Struggling actor Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog.
The trouble is, it eats everything in sight...
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b0169lfk)
Series 2
Episode 4
Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Zoe Lyons review long-running sitcoms, comedians on audiences and Stephen K Amos talks about reviews.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0169lfp)
Series 9
Cuthbert Joins the Navy
Mrs Povey insists that her snooty nephew Cuthbert samples a career on the ocean wave aboard HMS Troutbridge!
Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey ...... Richard Caldicot
Mrs Povey ...... Heather Chasen
Commander Bell ...... Ronnie Barker
Taffy Goldstein ...... Tenniel Evans
Cuthbert. ....... Michael Bates
Written by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1967.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
Series 3
Without Prejudice
Harold persuades Albert to leave their rag and bone yard to move out to suburbia.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Edward Kelsey, Garrard Green and Trevor Martin.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
FRI 09:00 Second Holmes (b0169ljq)
The Case of the Neglected Farm
The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to Dorset, where a wife is in danger.
Six light-hearted adventures involving the grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson written by Grant Eustace
Starring Peter Egan as Stamford Holmes, Jeremy Nicholas as Dr Watson, Steve Hodson as Tom Wigley, Hugh Dickson as the Vicar, Fiona Walker as Sarah Callington, Ronald Baddiley as Bob Swannock and Alexandra Mathie as Kate Wigley.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.
FRI 09:30 Foul Play (b0081m0t)
Series 1
Death at the Dig
Crime writers Lindsey Davis and Val McDermid try to solve the dirty death of a doctor. Written and chaired by Simon Brett.
FRI 10:00 Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes (b017557m)
A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe. All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure.
Dramatised by Neville Teller from Ethel Lina White’s novel ‘The Wheel Spins’.
CAST:
Miss Froy …. Renee Asherson
Iris …. Jenny Funnell
Wilberforce …. Mark Tandy
Maximillan Hare …. Mark Payton
Dr Traunitz/Stephen Yardley …. Richard Durden
Baroness/Mrs Todhunter …. Shirley Dixon
Prince Frederick/Mr Barnes/Porter …. Jonathan Keeble
Baron Hoffmeir/Mr Todhunter …. Michael Roberts
Ian Bretherton/Ticket Collector …. Geoffrey Beevers
Evelyn Flood-Porter/Frau ummer …. Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rose Flood-Porter/Frau Kummer …. Jan Shand
Mrs Barnes …. Karen Lewis
The book was also adapted as a 1938 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1999.
FRI 11:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jvqq)
Fay Weldon Stories: Oh Mary, Don't You Cry any More: A short story about Shirley, a single mother, who scrapes together a life for her two daughters.
FRI 11:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
What happens when you combine a university drama lecturer locked in a studio with a shy student, a real gun and a copy of Hamlet?
Add Black Forest gateau, a scheming dean, a drunken parent and the police, sprinkle liberally with sharp one-liners, slapstick and comic tension, and you have a combination guaranteed to ruin any head of department's day.
Lloyd Peters' comedy stars Rik Mayall as Don, Helen Lederer as Sophie, Philip Glenister as Ronnie/Roy, Judi Earl as Deidre/Ms Jones-Juggler and Gary Brown as Inspector Snoddy/Dennis.
Directed in Manchester by Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0169lfp)
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FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
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FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzhb)
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FRI 13:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
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FRI 14:00 William Boyd - Restless (b016djcf)
Episode 5
Revealing more about her life as a spy, Sally relates how she was ordered to seduce an American political aide. Stars Eileen Atkins.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b009rp5f)
The Vikings
Having landed in the north of England, the Vikings fought a harsh battle near Lindisfarne. Narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:30 Ben Macintyre - Agent Zigzag (b00jp108)
Episode 5
British wartime double agent and former convict Eddie Chapman arrives back home. Concluded by Damian Lewis.
FRI 14:45 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dklr)
Episode 10
Bond is betrayed, and it seems the true enemy is much closer to home than he realises. Alex Jennings concludes the spy classic.
FRI 15:00 Ethel Lena White - The Lady Vanishes (b017557m)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b016dklt)
The final chapter of The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit, plus Andi Osho joins us for her Sneaky Peeks into the best comedy coming up over the next 7 days on Radio 4 Extra.
FRI 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00p2hb4)
Series 1
Car Boot
Stella tries to dejunk the house. Everything useless must go, including her grown-up kids. Stars Penny Downie. From August 2003.
FRI 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0085k82)
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FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp0g)
5. Things Hot Up
When Norman introduces the Oblivions to the pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another...
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Buzz ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.
FRI 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0169lfp)
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FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlqh)
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FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzhb)
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FRI 20:30 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
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FRI 21:00 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jvqq)
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FRI 21:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
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FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b0169lfk)
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FRI 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00cq58b)
Series 2
Health and Fitness
When his geraniums laugh at his puny physique, the writer overdoes his new fitness regime.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Charles McKeown
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993
FRI 23:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00bwzv3)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale. From March 2005.
FRI 23:30 And Now in Colour (b007jmql)
Series 1
Back to the Studio
The sketch show team take their audience on a trip to the cinema – but where are the all-star special guests?
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 May 1990.