The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
The detective and his former student Jardine investigate the mystery of a man found dead in a beach hut. Read by Jim Norton.
Major Thomas Falconer attempts to become more of a cad to win Tamsyn, but she’s more concerned er disloyal fans are being poached by "Boyz 2 Rob", the hunky band of highwaymen that is taking Drumlin Bay by storm.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith 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, Mark Perry as Hobbs and India Fisher as Alice.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
'The Wheelchair' is the representative symbol of disability on access signs.
In his series on objects, Richard asks whether there is equal access? He wonders if it is still the case that we see the disability rather than the person.
With Emma Kennedy and special guest, comedian Francesca Martinez.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by 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.
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery and let's play 'Family Fortunes'.
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.
2. Skirmishes
Lucilla's "Thursday" has been a success, but Mr Cavendish is showing an interest in Barbara Lake and that is not part of her plan. Neither is the arrival of Archdeacon Beverley.
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Lydia Brown ...... Siriol Jenkins
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Mr Centum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Music by Malcolm McKee.
What befalls an unsuspecting goat when she escapes to pursue her freedom? A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
Davy Powlett Jones draws daggers with Bamfylde School's headmaster Alcock in 1929. One of them will have to go. Stars Oliver Milburn.
Taking a break from playing Angry Birds, teenagers Saurabh and Yusuf explore the Edge for the first time, hunting for footballers' mansions and a legendary magical cave. They can't seem to find their wizard, but discover darker secrets lurking under the rocks.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Saurabh ....... Darren Kuppan
D.S. Lynch ....... Renny Krupinski
Yusuf & Carl ....... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Janice & Honky ...... Fiona Clarke
Ralph ...... Jeffrey Longmore
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
In the Archers spin-off, Daniel is hoping that Erin hasn't changed her tune and Clive is all set.
In the biography of Dutch woman Margaretha Zelle, tragedy stikes her family in Indonesia. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
Actor Dirk Bogarde reads more of his film memoirs. A trip to Hollywood was to prove particularly challenging.
Mel Giedroyc with a hot serving of Chinese food, a search for a squirrel's drey and the lifecycle of the orangutan. Plus the second part of the David Almond story Skellig.
Iris dreams of hearing Pavarotti in concert, so Bernard tries to get tickets. Stars Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard. From March 1993.
7. Catharsis
John captains a battleship in a world so real that he forgets who he is. Can Medley make him remember?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Dawn Webb.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.
2. Accused
Probing a Fascist cult in 1920s New York, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box's plans to infiltrate nasty Fascist cult F.A.U.S.T. have gone awry.
Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
A radio programme that takes you inside Neil Innes's head and doesn't let you out for half an hour.
Featuring "The Breakfast Things", Neil's own version of The Today Programme, broadcast from his kitchen table.
A-ha! Chat show host Alan Partridge faces up to nine-year-old prodigy Simon Fisher, American hypnotist, Janey Katz and controversial lawyer Nick Ford.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
David Schneider.
DJ Chantal and Quentin Tarantino are among the comic characters interrupting Doon Mackichan. With Pam Ferris. From August 1996.
WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2011
WED 00:00 Planet B (b00j1hzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Now Show Extra (b0178g4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00h4lng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
Charles Augustus Milverton
To trap an evil blackmailer, the Baker Street sleuth dons a cunning disguise. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
Series 1
The Puzzle Lock
The detective tackles a mysterious problem, a strong-room lock with a fatally difficult combination. Read by Jim Norton.
WED 07:00 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
Series 2
Brothers in Arms
Darren Boyd is back as reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath who is generally a nice chap - he just happens to work as an arms dealer, or 'Defence and security equipment system solutions broker' as he prefers to call it.
Whilst battling with his conscience he justifies to himself why five years on he's still in a job he just fell into - after all, what he really wants is to pursue is his career in electronic music. But until that takes off he'll stay where he is, and as his mother so eloquently puts it, "any job where you get your own desk and a hot dinner can't be all bad".
And so as we renew our acquaintance with Simon we find him, using his 'flair for original ideas' to go to extreme lengths to prove to everyone just how badly he feels about doing the job he does.
Series two of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.
Simon Mcgrath..........................Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg...............................Joanna Page
Boris Kemal............................Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath..........................Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath........................Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull....................Rachel Atkins
Peter..........................................Gus Brown
Paramedic.....................................Philip Fox
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
WED 07:30 The Return of Inspector Steine (b017cb0f)
The End
The Brighton boys in blue, together with Mrs G and Hoagy, come out of their hiding place in the police station to face a devastating scene only to discover there's an unexploded mine on the beach. And that's not the least of their worries; evil Adelaide Vine and the sadistic Terence Chambers are back in town.
Will anyone survive this final episode?
Cast:
Inspector Steine ....... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mrs Groynes ...... Samantha Spiro
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Twitten ........ Matt Green
Adelaide Vine ...... Janet Ellis
Captain Hoagland ....... Robert Bathurst
Terence Chambers ...... Ewan Bailey
Original music by Anthony May
Producer/Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
Series 2
The Marrow Contest
The green-fingered lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
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 June 1955.
WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
Marriage and Surgery
Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get married to Wendy all in one morning.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Ronald Adam as Lord Crutchley, Erik Chitty as Sir Mortimer Huxted, Madi Hedd as Mother and Sam Kydd as Harry Hawkins the Taxi Driver.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1969.
WED 09:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
On the Line
Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Carol Hawkins as Miss James, Stephen Garlick as Plonker and Karen Ascoe as the Typist.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
WED 09:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
Series 2
Antony Worrall-Thompson
Celebrity chef and writer Antony Worrall-Thompson quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
WED 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
3. Lucilla's Luck
Mrs Mortimer is surrounded by a mystery which Lucilla can't unravel. Archdeacon Beverley seems to be involved but who else? Lucilla is determined to give advice, but Mr Cavendish may not want to hear it...
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
General Travers ...... John Webb
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
My Uncle Julius
The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
WED 11:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
Single mum hairdresser Denise is in for a shock from a new client.
Vanessa Rosenthal's gripping northern town drama with a touch of thriller.
Starring Jeff Hordley as Steve, Jo Joyner as Denise Judith Davis as Mrs Howden, Ann-Marie Frater as Leanne, Craig Potter as Ashley and Rebecca Zienko as Hannah.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 14:00 On the Edge (b0178pmw)
Janice
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0hvq)
Death of the Conqueror
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain. William's son Robert sides against him, drawing the Conqueror away from England.
WED 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178pql)
Episode 3
Margaretha Zelle is heartbroken after the death of her son and moves to Paris. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
WED 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js85)
Matinee Idol
Reading more extracts from his memoirs - Ealing Studios director Basil Dearden offers the actor some straightforward advice.
WED 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178pvw)
Mel Giedroyc goes on a hunt for tawny owls and hears about a strange whistling language. Plus the third part of David Almond's story Skellig.
WED 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 17:30 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
Series 1
8. Retreat
John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult or can it offer real enlightenment?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Thomas Crowe.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Manjeet Mann, Malcolm Tierney and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
WED 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00v7b52)
3. Aboard
Falsely accused of murder, Lucifer Box has fled the USA aboard a leaky tub bound for England.
He's spent the journey trying to discover what links a silken fragment of an ancient heathen prayer to the Convent of St Bede.
A comely cabin girl provides welcome distraction.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Return of Inspector Steine (b017cb0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Nebulous (b00hr7g6)
Series 2
The Buzzing
The Professor battles against giant, murderous insects in Graham Duff's sci-fi sitcom. Stars Mark Gatiss and Steve Coogan. From April 2006.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0186fjq)
From
10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Host Arthur Smith chats to Tim Minchin.
WED 23:00 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jv2l)
Series 1
Episode 2
Indian students on a gap year enjoy bustling England's smells at the airport, the Indian Neighbours are cooking a roast and Skipinder the Punjabi Kangaroo hops in.
Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nitin Sawhney, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Produced by Gareth Edwards and Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.
WED 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b0178qb6)
Series 2
Episode 5
Sir Christopher Wren unmasked as an arsonist, plus horror films minus the horror. Stars Jim Broadbent. From December 1988.
THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2011
THU 00:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00v7b52)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Six Napoleons
The Baker Street sleuth probes an outbreak of attacks on busts of Bonaparte. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
Series 1
A Mystery of the Sand Hills
The detective investigates the case of a missing swimmer, and discovers a devious and gruesome crime. Read by Jim Norton.
THU 07:00 Artists (b00y9453)
Series 1
A Brush With Death
Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do. Stars Vicki Pepperdine. From April 2003.
THU 07:30 Listen Against (b01752w7)
Series 4
Episode 3
Another week of radio that never happened.
Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes for you to enjoy the wrong way round.
Written and created by Jon Holmes
With:
Kevin Eldon
Justin Edwards
Sarah Hadland
James Bachman
Kim Wall
David Mara
Producer: Sam Bryant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
Chain Reaction
A mix-up over packages sparks perplexity for the bungling bureaucrats.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Corinna Marlowe.
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 July 1975.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
Series 1
No Spring for Frazer
When Private Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must track down a coffin.
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, John Laurie as Private Fraser, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Bill Pertwee as ARP Warden Hodges, Joan Cooper as Miss Barker and Timothy Bateson as Mr Blewitt. 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 June 1974.
THU 09:00 Potting On (b00l3pxx)
Wedding
Invited to a big wedding, Pam wants to buy a big hat to wear and a big present for the bride and groom.
But Gordon’s got a severe pain in his wallet...
Sitcom about a couple at odds over running a garden centre and growing older.
Starring Pam Ayres as Pam and Geoffrey Whitehead as Gordon.
Written by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds with Pam Ayres.
With Trevor Bannister, Karl Theobald, Alex Tregear and Jemma Churchill.
Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
THU 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0178s5n)
Series 2
Prey of the Bog Monster
The show avoids censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Veronica Walters ...... Johannah Tincey
Henderson ...... Ben Crowe.
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.
THU 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
4. The Battle Lost and Won
Ten years have passed and Lucilla worries that she might have "gone off".
When the MP for Carlingford dies, it seems that the two contenders, Mr Ashburton and Mr Cavendish are not of that opinion.
Conclusion of Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Holden ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Ashburton ...... Christopher Scott
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
Mr Black ...... John Webb
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Centrum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Nancy ...... Joanna Wake
Mr Bury ...... John Fleming
Major Brown ...... Jonathan Adams
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
The Miller's Tale
A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. From July 2007.
THU 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
Ted's down at the betting shop, just like every Saturday. But this one's a bit special; it's his 55th birthday.
He's not asking for much to celebrate - just a win on a dream accumulator bet - but will Apple Blossom oblige?
Dave Sheasby's drama stars Malcolm Hebden as Ted, Marlene Sidaway as Jane, Ray Ashcroft as Dave, Louis Emerick as Wesley, Colin Meredith as Povey, Philp Whitchurch as Billy and Christine Cox as the Tannoy.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 14:00 On the Edge (b0178xl4)
Leah
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b0178xl6)
Series 2
Episode 16
In the Archers spin-off, Matt gets an early wake-up call, and Amy and Alice meet for a drink.
THU 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178xl8)
Episode 4
In the life story of Margaretha Zelle, the reinvented sensual dancer senses a plot unfolding against her. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
THU 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js8k)
Judy
Reading more extracts from his memoirs, Dirk Bogarde recalls a ground-breaking role and fireworks with screen legend Judy Garland.
THU 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178xlb)
Mel Giedroyc learns about pigeon's satnav, the history of a 700 year old oak tree and the life of the world's biggest bird. Plus the fourth part of David Almond's story Skellig.
THU 17:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k11m)
An 'Ep' in the Country
The off-screen doings of TV soap opera stars are often more interesting than the actual programmes, particularly if you never watch the programme concerned.
British show business doyen, 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 July 1986
THU 17:30 Artists (b00y9453)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Planet B (b00j250y)
Series 1
9. The Fast Track
Still stuck in a virtual world, it's John's last chance to save Lioba by navigating an escape path.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Paul May.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Inam Mirza, Paul Rider and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
THU 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vc8bl)
4. Rescue
Dandy spy hero Lucifer Box must rescue the 'perfect victim' to foil Olympus Mons' dastardly plan to raise the devil.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Listen Against (b01752w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Ross Noble Goes Global (b007jvrg)
Series 1
Budapest and Warsaw
Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary, the stand-up comic then takes the train to Poland.
As well as entertaining the locals with his unique brand of stand-up, Ross Noble chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats, uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks and even shares a curry with Poland's only comedian...
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b018l3d0)
From
10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Host Arthur Smith chats to Tim Minchin.
THU 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00k89mr)
Series 3
Murder Most Rewritten
After sending abusive emails, the hack vents his spleen corporate script writing.
The comical world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
John Fortune
Stephanie Cole
Geoffrey Whitehead
Rita May
Simon Greenall
Sally Hawkins
Laura Solon
Philip Jackson
David Cann
Morwenna Banks
Matthew Holness
Adam Shipway
Sally Grace
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
THU 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007k4h4)
Series 1
Thomas Paine
Radical comic Mark Steel profiles the life of 18th-century author and radical idealist, Thomas Paine.
Series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era.
With Melanie Hudson and Martin Hyder.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2011
FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00j250y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vc8bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Potting On (b00l3pxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0178s5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k11m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Artists (b00y9453)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Three Students
The Baker Street sleuth investigates the theft of important exam papers. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
Series 1
Pathologist to the Rescue
A young man is accused of murder, but the crime scene compels the detective to look for another culprit. Read by Jim Norton.
FRI 07:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
Episode 6
Struggling actor Alan has a date with an X-rated actress, whilst Peruvian Flu strikes at the Gazette.
Alan Davies stars in his own sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b0178z9x)
Series 2
Episode 8
Robin Williams is on the red carpet, while Brendon Burns and Veronica Lee review the best of British comedy. With Ed Byrne.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
Chief Petty Officer Pertwee starts fundraising for a very special cause - his own financial black hole...
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
Rita ...... Heather Chasen
The Admiral ...... Tenniel Evans
The Padre. ...... Michael Bates
Written by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1971.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
Series 4
Full House
Card sharks fleece Harold Steptoe, so his father Albert steps in.
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
With Martin Friend, Douglas Blackwell and Michael Kilgarriff.
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1972.
FRI 09:00 Semi Circles (b007jtv2)
Series 2
A Liberal Education
Ben would like to swap his daughter for a Porsche. Or is private education the answer?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
FRI 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00k8fdv)
Series 2
Episode 2
John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three distinguished guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum.
Tim FitzHigham, Simon Singh and Gavin Pretor-Pinney donate Don Quixote, a pigeon-spattered telescope and an extremely rare cloud.
FRI 10:00 Man of All Work (b00n4ff9)
USA: A black man dresses as a maid to find work in 1950s Chicago. Richard Wright's thought-provoking comedy with Paterson Joseph.
FRI 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
The Umbrella
When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly replaces it within budget. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
FRI 11:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
Leni makes a surprising discovery at a public swimming pool. Moving drama about the loss of a baby. Stars Michelle Holmes. From December 1999.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 On the Edge (b0179vx4)
Ian
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0jyt)
William Rufus and the First Crusade
William Rufus and the First Crusade: Family feuds and crusades follow in the wake of the Conqueror as Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0179w13)
Episode 5
Now under arrest for espionage in Paris, Mata Hari's fate is in the hands of the Grand Inquisitor. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
FRI 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js8w)
The Servant
Reading more extracts from his memoirs, Dirk Bogarde recalls his first chance to direct a film, after a director falls ill.
FRI 15:00 Man of All Work (b00n4ff9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0179wd4)
Mel Giedroyc uncovers the truth about beetles, gets stressed over homework and learns how to make the perfect cheese. Plus there's the fifth part of David Almond's story Skellig.
FRI 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00tqqjf)
Series 2
Go With the Flow
When Patrick makes a chart to show where all the children are at any one time, it dawns on Stella that one of them isn't always where her little arrow says she is.
Series 2 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Penny Downie as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg and Rosie Armstrong as Mrs Fox.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
FRI 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00j2j7k)
Series 1
10. Death's Door
John and Lioba aim to meet in the real world, but can they really escape their virtual reality?
Conclusion of series one of three about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow,Paul Rider, Manjeet Mann, Matthew Broughton and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
FRI 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vfjsh)
5. Desperation
Will spy hero Lucifer Box reach cult leader Olympus Mons' Satanic lair, deep beneath the Swiss Alps, in time to prevent the sacrifice of the "perfect victim"?
Mark Gatiss concludes his own fiendishly gripping adventure.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b0178z9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Best of in One Ear (b00fz84c)
Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Nick Wilton in a compilation from the first series of the sketch comedy, broadcast live in May and June 1984.
FRI 23:00 Mastering the Universe (b00sjw5l)
Series 1
Party On Down
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of partying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
FRI 23:15 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007ym3m)
The Nits
The Quando brothers' hair salon is inundated with children wanting their haircut before the start of the school-term.
But one of them is accompanied by nits and the result is itchy mayhem...
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
FRI 23:30 Vent (b00tv7x3)
Series 2
I Want You
Ben's unconscious mind puts him in a compromising situation with a fellow patient at a familiar Torquay hotel of the 1970s.
He slides in and out of his coma, but every time he wakes, Mary is asleep.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, Tim Whitnall, Hils Barker and Clare Grogan.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.