1. Every Dog Has His Day
Ignoring all evidence to the contrary, underachieving detectives Trueman and Riley still hope for a return to the front line of policing.
But will the strange case of a murdered greyhound bring them to the notice of the top brass?
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Sally .... Katherine Dow Blyton
Brandon .... Harry Livingstone
Patrick Makin .... Gerard McDermott
Track Announcer .... James Lailey
Stern is due to publish the scoop on May 5th. But doubts set in about the authenticity of the diaries. Read by Nigel Anthony.
Keen to solve the murder mystery, Carole Seddon uncovers more sinister goings on in the neighbourhood. Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
It's been a taxing few months for Robin in his new universe, but at last he seems to have tapped into that well of inner peace.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Nicholas Parsons takes the show to Mumbai. With Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal and Cyrus Broacha. From 2012.
Kenneth Horne's songwriting talents spark adventure, plus a look at underwater sports. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1959.
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel takes on an amusement arcade.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T. Flywheel …. Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli …. Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own 5 piece jazz band for music and comedy as they try interactive cookery.
With special guest: comedian Kevin Eldon.
Host .... Alex Horne
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Joe Stilgoe
Everyone is looking forward to Hillfield's big wedding ceremony, but in which synagogue?
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Harriet ...... Eve Karpf
Nat ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Laura Shavin
Clive ...... Joshua Towb
Music: Max Harris.
Rodney Savage meets the Silver Guru and hears disturbing news. John Masters dramatisation with Michael Cochrane and Eva Haddon.
Shelley gets to grips with her cleaning job, and her thoughts turn to her son who is serving in Afghanistan. Read by Julia Ford.
Nicholas Parsons, Eve Myles and Iain Glen. Jo Bunting chats to Gemma Malley. Music from Los Campesinos! and The Dirt Daubers
As Just A Minute celebrates 45 years Clive Anderson is joined by actor, presenter and Radio 4 darling, Nicholas Parsons. Actor Eve Myles (Former Wales on Sunday Bachelorette of the Year) offloads about her angst-fuelled new stage comedy, All New People. Iain Glen discusses frustrated longing in Chekhov's enduring masterpiece Uncle Vanya and teen fiction author Gemma Malley considers the phenomena of dystopian futures and kickass heroines with Jo Bunting . Music comes from hillbilly / hokum trio The Dirt Daubers and indie popsters Los Campesinos!
Battling 1950s social prejudices, single mother-to-be Jane is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage.
Lynne Reid Banks' ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried, has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.
Stars Lynne Seymour as Jane, Richard Mitchley as Dr Graham, Marie Gordon-Price as Mavis, Nickie Rainsford as Doris, Bill Wallis as Father, Simon Armstrong as James, John Rowe as Dr Maxwell, Rachel Atkins as Jane 2, Trevor Laird as John and John McAndrew as Toby.
Producer: Alison Hindell.
A truce is declared in Europe and all change for royalty as Queen Mary dies. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
Young Mariam's life is about to change. Seeta Indrani reads Khaled Hosseini's story of two Afghan women across three decades.
The author and journalist embarks on 'One Man's Struggle with the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument.' Read by Nicholas Boulton.
Mel hears the first chapter in Eric Pringle's Big George and the Seventh Knight, Tom Daley tells us about Olympic training, and we hear about medieval musical instruments.
The dear ladies squabble over some superstitious signs. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From October 1983.
Five men with a wicker basket arrive at Tildy's house, but not to do her shopping. Ray Bradbury's comic-horror tale stars Ruth Hale.
The Time Lord braces himself for a fiery demise, but Solon still has his own gruesome plan in mind. Read by Tom Baker.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with topical, comical sketches and stand up with Jon Holmes, Nathan Caton, Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin.
The host presents a selection of classic comic songs with special guest comedian Howard Read. From October 2006.
TUESDAY 27 MARCH 2012
TUE 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b01294pm)
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18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s3dpf)
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18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtjlt)
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06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtjps)
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06:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
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06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dtmb8)
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TUE 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
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TUE 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jh5gt)
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TUE 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dtmr0)
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TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01dtdc4)
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TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fh6w9)
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17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b00804fg)
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TUE 06:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
Series 3
2. Angel Delight
Burlesque performer, Ophelia Nuts, reports a robbery at her club and our usually grumpy detectives enter a world where desserts - and in particular cherries - take on a whole new meaning.
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Angel .... Tracy Wiles
David Farr .... Peter Hamilton Dyer
Martin Beer .... Don Gilet
Ophelia Nuts .... Susie Riddell
Cafe Owner .... Harry Livingstone
Director: Marion Nancarrow
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
TUE 06:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtrh8)
Episode 7
Historian Hugh Trevor-Roper is recruited to study the diaries. He is convinced at first, but soon wonders. Read by Nigel Anthony.
TUE 06:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
Episode 7
Carole Seddon and accomplice Jude question the death of Rory Turnbull - was it really suicide? Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k00f)
Episode 4
Edgar and young Robert have been kidnapped - but is it a case of mistaken identity?
CAST
Edgar Finchley .... Richard Griffiths
Lawrence Hume .... Piers Gibbon
Robert Gillespie .... James Cohen
Mr Hammerton .... Nicky Henson
Michel .... Jeffrey Holland
Jerome Giraud .... Simon Roberts
Robert Gillespie .... James Cohen
Marie Peters .... Serena Evans
Jacques .... David Howarth
Baptiste Mignard .... Albert Welling
Madame Mignard .... Jacqueline Tong
Narrated by James Villiers.
Written by Victor Canning and adapted for radio by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1994.
TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01dhrn5)
Series 7
Spanish Elvis
Arthur puts on en event in an ill friends Spanish bar. With Liza Minelli and a Spanish Elvis auditioning, Arthur can do nothing other than perform himself to make sure the night goes off with a real bang.
Count Arthur Strong - one time Variety Star, now sole proprietor and owner of Doncaster's Academy of Performance - is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer extraordinaire. He stars in a Sitcom with regular sidekick Wilfred Taylor, Master Butcher, and a host of other characters.
All false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, and an expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening experience.
Cast:
Steve Delaney
Mel Giedroyc
Alastair Kerr
Martin Marquez
David Mounfield
Producer: John Leonard
A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtj9)
Series 7
The Sleeping Prince
When Neddie Seagoon is made president of Yakabakoo, he tries to quell a revolution.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1957.
TUE 08:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007nf1x)
End of an Era
It's Bob and Thelma's big day - and he's on tranquilisers!
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers..
With Sheila Fearn, Joan Hickson, Anita Carey, Daphne Heard and Barbara Ogilvie.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Adapted for radio and produced by John Browell.
Audio recovered from a listener to BBC 7.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1975.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01djsfs)
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23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b9k9l)
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23:30 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhpzh)
The Upstairs Room
Rodney Savage encounters the Dewan in strange circumstances. John Masters' family saga with Michael Cochrane and Eva Haddon.
TUE 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
Because the Night, pt 1/2
When her parents decide to have a party, Kristen comes up with an escape plan. Coming of age story read by Susie Riddell.
TUE 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dtsgz)
Free-Minded Albion's Daughter
The life of Victorian journalist pioneer, feminist and campaigner, Bessie Rayner Parkes.
The first of a trilogy of plays examining the lives and writing of three pioneering women journalists.
Introduced by Kate Perry.
Bessie Parkes 1829-1925 (mother of Hilaire Belloc) and her close friend Barbara Bodichon were the founders of The English Women's Journal, the first newspaper owned, written and printed by women.
Based on Bessie's own writing, Lavinia Murray's play tells her story, joining her as she waits to vote in the 1918 election.
Starring Sarah Parks as Bessie, Amanda Root as Barbara Leigh Smith, Kathryn Hunt as Miss Ingle, Russell Dixon as The Teller and James Nickerson as Mr Brattigan/Eugene.
Director: Sue Roberts
Produced at BBC Manchester by Felicity Goodall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtj9)
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TUE 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007nf1x)
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TUE 13:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
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06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtrh8)
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06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
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06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st4hk)
Episode 7
Reconciled Jane and Toby are making Christmas plans, when an unexpected visitor arrives. Stars Lynne Seymour and John McAndrew.
TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsnh)
Highwaymen, The Rise of Marlborough and War With Spain
When soldiers found themselves without work, crime rose and some became highwaymen. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fnmcb)
Episode 2
Young Mariam goes to stay with her father, who reveals his plans for her future. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
TUE 14:45 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zm6g4)
Episode 2
The scale of the author's ambition dawns on him, so he starts making allies among the cognoscenti. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
TUE 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhpzh)
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10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012xx79)
Mel finds out about battle re-enactments and medieval forts, and Sue Perkins tells us about recreating life in the 1970s. Why does she have to follow a goat around all day...?
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00b5r1h)
Series 2
Political Flu
The political climate in the People's Republic is milder than it used to be, but political sickness can still strike unexpectedly, and earthworm tables are not always the answer...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov, Peter Craze as Nesterov, Paul Gregory as Brodsky and Stephen Greif as the US Ambassador.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.
TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k00f)
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07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b012f50v)
Kaleidoscope
The aftermath of a disaster in space. Can there be beauty in dying? Ray Bradbury's classic tale stars Scott Wilkinson.
TUE 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s3g4r)
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 5
The Time Lord battles to restore Sarah Jane's eyesight, but Solon and the Sisterhood have their own agendas. Read by Tom Baker.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtj9)
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TUE 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007nf1x)
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08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dtsgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01dhrn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b0090xjz)
Series 2
The End of Timewasting
Romance at the fair beckons for Chris and Sir Cliff the tortoise is due for a bionic refit.
Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Special guests: Kim Wall and Mia Soteriou.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
TUE 23:00 Flight of the Conchords (b00dnlkz)
The Fans Proposition
The Kiwi band face fan propositions
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey..
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Nina Conti
Neil Finn
Jimmy Carr
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
TUE 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv8g)
Mum, Will You Shut Up Please Now You're Dead?
Nick’s sister Jane is so upset over his return to the family fold after 10 years, that she suffers a severe nose bleed.
His mother is so upset that she falls down dead on the spot.
To cap it all, Tony's best friend Dave is now leader of the Morris Dancing Survivalist Militia.
It's high time our hero paid a visit to his teenage sweetheart, the Bronte obsessed Emily, who has waited patiently for his return.
Nick Revell 's epic comedy saga continues.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Emily ...... Claire Skinner
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Dave ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Mrs Womersley ...... Joanna Brooks
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Alistair McGowan
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2012
WED 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b012f50v)
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18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s3g4r)
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18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01djsfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b9k9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
WED 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhpzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dtsgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00b5r1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k00f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
Series 3
3. Family Business
Yorkshire's grumpiest detectives are on the trail of a missing gambler with £98,000 in cash in his pocket. If only they knew who he was...or where he lived...or anything really.
Time for some old fashioned sleuthing...
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Bill .... Gerard McDermott
Charlie .... David Hargreaves
Dermot .... James Lailey
Sandra .... Christine Absalom
Waitress .... Tracy Wiles
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
WED 06:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtvgm)
Episode 8
Stern holds a press conference to launch the scoop, but farce ensues when the diaries are declared fake. Read by Nigel Anthony.
WED 06:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
Episode 8
Carole Seddon's murder suspicions are vindicated as a fresh suspect emerges. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
WED 07:00 The Right Time (b00c34ks)
Series 3
Episode 4
A country house weekend, friends reunited and a dinner party surprise...
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Paula Wilcox.
Written by Colin Bostock Smith, John Dowie, Graeme Garden, Jan Etherington, Mike Haskins, Ged Parsons, David Spicer and Peter Usher.
Script Editor: Ged Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
WED 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dht2h)
Series 1
Raising Children
Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups build an idiot's guide to life.
Ava Vidal, Howard Read, Andy Wilkinson and Lucy Porter join Stephen to offer a guide to raising children.
Miss London, Jess Fostekew and Craig Campbell join Stephen to offer an idiot's guide to first impressions.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
Series 4
Cyrano de Hancock
Chaos looms when Sid confesses he's in love with the lad's secretary, Grizelda.
Starring Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
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 December 1956.
WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jx9k)
Series 1
The Birthday Present
Busy writing his new crime novel, Gerald doesn't want to be disturbed - but Diana has other ideas...
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author written by Basil Boothroyd.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
With Michael McClain
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.
WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007xrsn)
Series 2
Episode 2
When Lucy joins a school reunion website and is contacted by an old classmate, youthful indiscretions return to haunt Daniel's best friend Andy.
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel ....... David Tennant
Lucy ....... Elizabeth Carling
Katie ....... Samantha Spiro
Andy ....... Tony Gardner
Amanda ....... Nasreen Hussain
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
WED 09:30 Foul Play (b00zljzj)
Series 4
Death and Two Copies, Please
Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
With the help of witnesses played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson.
Murder mystery panel game chaired by Simon Brett.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
WED 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhthh)
Remember Mangal Pande
Rodney learns the horrifying significance of the chapattis and goats' flesh. John Masters' family saga with Michael Cochrane.
WED 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
Because the Night, pt 2/2
Kristen's plan to escape her parents' party hits an annoying snag. Coming of age story concluded by Susie Riddell.
WED 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvvt3)
Change of Heart
Mea Allan (1909-1982) was the first woman war correspondent to be permanently accredited to the British Forces and the first woman news editor in Fleet Street. During the Second World War she kept up a remarkable correspondence with her mentor May Chalmers which gives a picture of daily life in the Blitz and on the home front in London and Scotland.
Felicity Goodall's play opens with Mea looking back over her life and friendship with May, beginning with her arrival in Fleet Street in December 1938.
Stars Siobhan Redmond as Mea Allan, Brigit Forsyth as May Chalmers and Steven Deproost as Archie.
Second of a trilogy of plays examining the lives and writing of three pioneering women journalists.
Director: Felicity Goodall
Produced at BBC Manchester by Sue Roberts.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
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08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jx9k)
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WED 13:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
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06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtvgm)
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06:30 today]
WED 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
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06:45 today]
WED 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st9x9)
Episode 8
Single mother-to-be Jane returns home to find her boarding house deserted. Stars Lynne Seymour.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsnv)
1702 - A New Queen and Why Britain Must Go to War
Queen Anne married George of Denmark and had no children, although she had been pregnant 18 times. She was also the last monarch to veto a bill of parliament. Anna Massey narrates.
WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fnrgj)
Episode 3
Mariam tries to be a dutiful wife despite her husband Rasheed's behaviour. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
WED 14:45 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zmdk5)
Episode 3
The author heads to America to hone his skills, and picks up some bizarre but sound advice. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhthh)
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10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012ylgh)
Mike Perham tells us about sailing round the world single-handedly, we'll dress up in medieval armour and find out why the dinosaurs were so giant!
WED 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
Nought for Thy Comfort
Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. Or does he? Stars Robert Daws and Nina Wadia. From January 1999.
WED 17:30 The Right Time (b00c34ks)
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07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b012kx00)
Dark They Were and Golden Eyed
The Bittering family aim to make the best of life on Mars. Ray Bradbury's tale of alienation stars Bryce Chamberlain.
WED 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s3hmq)
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 6
The Time Lord helps the Sisterhood, while the impatient Morbius demands that Solon take immediate action. Read by Tom Baker.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jx9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtvgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvvt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dht2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Delve Special (b007jqfr)
Series 4
Bitter Harvest
Investigating pesticides and agricultural policy, intrepid reporter David Lander asks if farming is in crisis.
Written by Tony Sarchet.
Starring Stephen Fry as David Lander.
With Brenda Blethyn, Robert Bathurst, Jack Klaff, Phil Nice, Philip Pope and Julia Hills.
Producer: Paul Mayhew Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1987.
WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jm52)
The Tragedies
The truncated thespians perform a 15-second 'King Lear', the 'Othello' Rap and 'Scottish Highland Discs'.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b00807sf)
Series 1
Principles
Phil's worried that Sarah and Fay are plotting behind his back. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November 1993.
THURSDAY 29 MARCH 2012
THU 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b012kx00)
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18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s3hmq)
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18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
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06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dtvgm)
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06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
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06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007xrsn)
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09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Foul Play (b00zljzj)
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09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jhthh)
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10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
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11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvvt3)
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11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Right Time (b00c34ks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
Series 3
4. Green Machine
Trueman and Riley stumble onto the Crime Squad's patch when they investigate an environmental activist who's been run over.
But they're all on the same side. Aren't they?
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Terry .... Don Gilet
Jenny .... Susie Riddell
Tyler .... Tom Meredith
Mr Eagle .... James Lailey
Woman .... Christine Absalom
Director: Marion Nancarrow
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
THU 06:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b65bw)
Burning End
Fed up caring for her mother-in-law, Linda is worried when a glass vase seems to have caused a fire. Read by Sue Johnston.
THU 06:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
Episode 9
There's fresh drama at the yacht club, while Carole Seddon makes an important discovery. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
THU 07:00 Life in London (b011kpfk)
Mr Lushington
If Pierce can't meet his deadline, how will the audience hear about a visit to the slums, George IV's interior decorating, and a dog fighting a monkey?
Starring Greg Wise, Mark Gatiss and James Bachman.
Pierce Egan’s 19th-century comic novel adapted by Dan Tetsell.
Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern
Hustle .... Alex Macqueen
Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise
Pickpocket .... Neil Edmond
Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss
Jarvey .... Ben Graves
Bob Logic .... James Bachman
Fishwife .... Laura Shavin
Mrs Egan .... Alys Torrence
Corinthian Kate .... Amanda Abbington
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
THU 07:30 Chris Ramsey: Offermation (b01djr50)
South Shields comedian Chris Ramsey brings his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show to Radio 4 via the Manchester Comedy store; exploring the notion of 'Offermation' (not very interesting personal information that we haven't asked) and what stuff really makes life meaningful.
THU 08:00 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
From 14/10/1995
Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to try and relax.
A compilation of the legendary Northern comic's 1950s monologues.
Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor
Compilation produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jp6h)
Series 2
Fallen Idol
During platoon training, fellow officers lead Captain Mainwaring astray.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike and Arnold Ridley as Godfrey.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b0089m77)
Series 2
Fathers and Sons
Yet again, Robert is desperate for work, but is offered a job while he's supposed to be away with Sue.
His plan to get out of the holiday is devious to say the least...
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Jo Kendall
Joe Dunlop
Danny Schiller
Phil Nice
Jennifer Piercey
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1990.
THU 09:30 The Cavity Within (b00770ns)
Episode 4
Dentist Marty has high hopes for a relationship. The zoo brings out the animal in Pete.
Written by Jim Poyser.
Starring Chris O'Dowd as Marty, Jeff Rawle as Pete, Mark Straker as Tim, Christine Kavanagh as Anna, Sarah Crowe as Daisy, Mark Straker as Tim, John Rowe as Mr Holmes. Other parts played by Tracy Wiles, Bethan Walker and Emma Noakes.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 10:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jj527)
Running Together
Rodney Savage returns to his regiment and meets the Rani of Kishanpur. John Masters' family saga with Michael Cochrane.
THU 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
Journey Home
Snowbound in Paris, Alec worries about why his sister back home hasn't replied to his text. Short story read by Adam Billington.
THU 11:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvzm8)
Miss Thingummybob
Emille Peacocke (1882-1964) - daughter of a well-respected Northern newspaper family - takes Edwardian Fleet Street by storm, as she refuses to take no for an answer in her quest to become a real journalist.
Her subjects range from Suffragettes to Archbishops, trousseaux to the Telegraph, as she makes her mark as the first woman journalist on the Daily Express.
The final play in a trilogy examining the lives and writing of three pioneering women journalists.
Janys Chambers' dramatised account stars Kathryn Hunt as Emilie, Melissa Sinden as Mary McArthur, Sarah Parks as Lady Lytton, Morgan George as Herbert Peacocke, Russell Dixon as Ralph D Blumenfield, Alice French as Young Emilie, James Nickerson as Randal Charlton and Geoffrey Banks as Arnold Bennett.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 12:00 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
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08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jp6h)
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08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
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06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b65bw)
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06:30 today]
THU 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
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06:45 today]
THU 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sts9k)
Episode 9
With Toby gone, single mother-to-be Jane bumps into the baby's father and asks him for help. Stars Lynne Seymour.
THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsp3)
The Battle of Blenheim
By the start of the 18th century, Anne is queen and England is once again at war. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fqknd)
Episode 4
Nine-year-old Laila perceives the destruction that war wreaks on her family. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
THU 14:45 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zn04d)
Episode 4
The author recalls his school days where his playing skill developed, before a disastrous performance. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 15:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jj527)
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10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012ysn3)
Actress Anjelica Huston tells us about her father's legendary film The African Queen, we'll find out why we have a sweet tooth and learn all about Gentoo penguins.
THU 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tp6h4)
Series 2
Episode 6
When her mother inherits money, can Iris and fiance Bernard stop her from being swindled? Stars Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard. From January 1995.
THU 17:30 Life in London (b011kpfk)
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07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b012qqvn)
The Screaming Woman
Has little Margaret stumbled on a murder? Ray Bradbury's vintage tale of suspense stars Rachael Jacobs and Beverly Rowland.
THU 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s3jtq)
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 7
Implanted into the composite body, the brain of Morbius is determined to get its revenge against the world. Read by Tom Baker.
THU 19:00 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
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THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jp6h)
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08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
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06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b65bw)
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06:30 today]
THU 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
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06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
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11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvzm8)
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11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chris Ramsey: Offermation (b01djr50)
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07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b01f9sm0)
Series 6
Episode 6
Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
THU 23:00 Revolting People (b008h6np)
Series 3
Over the Rainbow
Mary discovers that there's no place like home.
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk ...... Andy Hamilton
Samuel ...... Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw ...... James Fleet
Mary ...... Jan Ravens
Joshua ...... Tony Maudsley
Ezekiel ...... Hugh Dennis
Cora ...... Penelope Nice
Other parts played by Philip Pope and Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
THU 23:30 Hut 33 (b00vs38k)
Series 2
Royal Visit
It's panic stations at Hut 33.
A member of the royal family is paying a visit but the top brass suspect that he might be a Nazi sympathiser. The team has to delay him and make sure he doesn't see any of the codebreaking machines.
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Duke of Kent .... Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.
FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012
FRI 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b012qqvn)
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FRI 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s3jtq)
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18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
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06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b65bw)
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06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
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06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b0089m77)
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09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Cavity Within (b00770ns)
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09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Masters' India - Nightrunners of Bengal (b00jj527)
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10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
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11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Sirens of Fleet Street (b01dvzm8)
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11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tp6h4)
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17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Life in London (b011kpfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
Series 3
5. Home Truths
Riley doesn't want a woman who keeps reporting the same crime every year to divert investigations from something closer to home - his own granddaughter.
But he's asking for trouble when he impersonates a 14-year old girl himself.
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Sue Stokes .... Lorraine Ashbourne
Becki .... Holly Matthews
Constable .... Harry Livingstone
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
FRI 06:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b5v5s)
The Wrong Category
Ignoring his mother's fears, Barry goes out after dark to visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran.
FRI 06:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
Episode 10
More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
Series 2
Trade Secrets
Confidentiality proves a headache for Rosie when she, Kate and Jo are all asked to organise top secret events...
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Edward de Souza as Oleg, Gillian Hanna as Kirsten and Simon Trinder as Robert.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b01dw46d)
Series 2
Episode 26
Ed Byrne, Tim Minchin and Marcus Brigstocke from the Alps, plus reviews from Lucy Porter, Scott Capurro and Dave Gorman.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01dw471)
Series 5
The New Barmaid
A fresh arrival makes waves aboard HMS Troutbridge and throws a NATO exercise into confusion.
100th episode of the seafaring sitcom.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Michael Bates as Commander Bracewell, Tenniel Evans as Taffy Goldstein and Janet Brown as Vera.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1963.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k4gh)
Series 6
And So to Bed
Harold hopes a brand new bed will impress his girlfriends.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Marissa Wrigley ...... Norma Ronald
Salesman ...... Michael Burlington
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.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1976.
FRI 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007k0vl)
Foreign Parts
Winter has come to the Ogle Valley. David is dreaming of sun and sand when an old friend offers him an exciting job. Meanwhile, Arthur dreams of a date with June.
Peter Davison and Michael Williams star in Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom.
David ...... Peter Davison
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Brian ...... Peter Silverleaf
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1996.
FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel (b069ytl1)
Episode 2
Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and Paul Lamford. From June 1998.
FRI 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jjq7j)
Death of a Tribesman
Robin Savage marches to Kabul, as Anne attends a dying man. John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet Stevenson.
FRI 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
Pretending
Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham.
FRI 11:15 Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley (b007k0l7)
Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her famous namesake.
Martyn Wade's comedy set in the 1930s starring Felicity Montagu and Rachel Atkins.
A failing firm of solicitors is saved from ruin by the prospect of a literary libel case. But it may involve the rather buttoned up partner of the firm going way beyond the call of duty.
Constance Chatterley ...... Rachel Atkins
Miss Priestley ...... Felicity Montagu
David Horovitch ...... Mr Greene
Mr Chatterley ...... Jon Glover
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01dw471)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k4gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b5v5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00svc1h)
Episode 10
With the baby due, expectant single mother Jane receives unexpected financial help. Stars Lynne Seymour.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jspf)
Union With Scotland
It's 1707 and the union of Scotland and England is imminent. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fr1qj)
Episode 5
The Russians leave Afghanistan, but for Laila the peace is short-lived. Khaled Hosseini's epic story read by Seeta Indrani.
FRI 14:45 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zn5ch)
Episode 5
The day of the big performance arrives, but is a year of endeavour enough to impress Jasper's peers? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jjq7j)
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10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b012yyly)
Mel hears from the man behind The Simpsons, Matt Groening. Andi Osho presents another Sneaky Peeks and we're in the Falkland Isles with a lot of penguins.
FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k2p3)
Series 2
But...
Juggling cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has trouble with toggles and grommets.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy and Brian Oulton as the Judge.
All other parts played by William Fox, Garard Green and Peter Tuddenham.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1971.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b012wzzd)
A Sound of Thunder
A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected results. Adaptation of one of Ray Bradbury's most famous yarns, starring Max Robinson.
FRI 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s5ztx)
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 8
The Time Lord and Sarah Jane confront the Morbius monster once more, and call upon the Sisterhood for help. Read by Tom Baker.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01dw471)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k4gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b5v5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley (b007k0l7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b01dw46d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Big Fun Show (b00lk0c1)
Episode 6
Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Josie Lawrence, before they hit the big time. From February 1988.
FRI 23:00 The Skivers (b00j5l87)
Series 3
Peter Stringfellow
Nightclubbing in London, courtesy of Peter Stringfellow. Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January 1997.
FRI 23:30 Vent (b01dw7cx)
Series 3
Loneliness Is a Crowded Head
Ben's life is full of well-meaning people trying to do everything for him. Everything, that is, except leave him alone.
He begins to wonder if Robinson Crusoe might have been on to a good thing.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Nigel Smith's dark sitcom about a man in a coma, travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own unconscious mind.
Ben ...... Neil Pearson
Mary ...... Fiona Allen
Mum ...... Josie Lawrence
Blitz ...... Leslie Ash
Nurse ...... Jo Martin
Derek ...... Stephen Frost
Marley ...... Spencer Brown
Bea ...... Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Castaway ...... John Kay-Steel
Waiter ...... Bruce Alexander
Director: Nigel Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.