Can the smooth thespian sleuth solve a murder, woo Francis - and make it on stage in time for curtain up? Stars Bill Nighy.
1. Advertising
Bulldog Hugh Drummond is a hero, patriot, sportsman and quintessential English gentleman.
A de-mobilised army officer in the First World War, Drummond knows how to fight hard and play fair and there is precious little that can shake him.
Finding peace unbearably tedious, he puts an ad in the newspaper offering his services to any client who can offer adventure.
Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Robin has encountered many strange phenomena since the universes collided. Now he's got to contend with two Arthur Smiths for the price of one.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Alan .... Christopher Kelham
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Nicholas Parsons challenges Graham Norton, Alun Cochrane, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
The story of less famous 'Hans' Liszt. With Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden. From January 1961.
After meeting Monique on his round, Harold's hoping he's found true love with a French twist. But what will she make of his dad Albert?
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 8 series on TV.
Albert Steptoe …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold Steptoe …. Harry H Corbett
Monique …. Gwendolyn Watts
The Butler …. Ian Burford
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley"), Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley"), Martha Howe-Douglas ("Horrible Histories") & Ingrid Oliver
Anne's off to Cambridge but Charlotte doesn't know the meaning of the word "thick". Literally. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? And what will Sir Warenne do?
Struggling print journalist Maddox takes a moral stance with disastrous results.
A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers.
A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major news stories whilst grappling with the demands of a multi-platform environment, as circulation figures plummet as the recession means half the workforce is laid off.
Written by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson.
Maddox ..... John Sessions
Oliver ..... Alex Jennings
Freddy ..... Stephen Wight
Carol ..... Polly Frame
Masha ..... Debbie Chazen
With Joanna Monro, Sean Baker, Adeel Akhtar,Henry Devas and Sam Dale.
The ageing Emperor Claudius works to restore the Republic. But his beautiful young wife Messalina has other plans.
The conclusion of Robert Graves' scandalous histories of Roman political vice dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Claudius ..... Tom Goodman-Hill
Messalina ..... Jessica Raine
Narcissus ..... Robin Soans
Calpurnia ..... Sally Orrock
Burrhus ..... Jude Akuwudike
Britannicus ..... Ryan Watson
Euodus ..... Adeel Akhtar
Asiaticus ..... Sean Baker
Frontinus ..... Tony Bell
Tacitus ..... Sam Dale
Callistus ..... Henry Devas
Agrippinilla ..... Claire Harry
Soldier ..... Iain Batchelor
Specially composed music by David Pickvance.
Director: Jonquil Panting.
Two worlds collide over a mother's birthday present for her son. Written in 1970 and read by Julia Ford and Kirsty Oswald.
Clive celebrates the work of James Joyce with actress Niamh Cusack, who has graced our screens in 'Heartbeat' and will grace the airwaves as Molly Bloom in Radio 4' dramatisation of 'Ulysses'. First published in 1922, 'Ulysses' traces the progress of Leopold Bloom, making his way through Dublin on an ordinary day - 16th June 1904, now known as Bloomsday. 'Ulysses' broadcasts throughout Saturday 16th June from
Clive's Dead Set to talk to actress Jaime Winstone about starring in Dominic Savage's 'True Love'; five powerful and overlapping love stories set in the same town. Love is in the air for Jaime, who recently starred alongside her father Ray in 'Elfie Hopkins'. 'True Love' starts on Sunday 17th at
on BBC One and runs on consecutive nights until Wednesday 20th June.
Girl On Film Emma Freud talks to Wild Boy Simon Le Bon about life as lead singer of one of the most successful bands of the 20th Century. Simon being one of the 'prettiest boys in rock' tells us about Duran Duran's recent 'Diamond In The Mind' concert recording and how they're gearing up to perform at the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in London's Hyde Park on Friday 27th July.
Clive volleys with comedian and author Tony Hawks who will clearly do anything to win a bet. Not content with travelling round Ireland with a fridge, Tony challenged the entire Moldovan football team to a game of tennis! He'll be introducing 'Playing The Moldovans At Tennis' at selected cinema's around the country and the film is out on DVD on 22 June.
Music comes from Gabby Young & Other Animals who perform 'In Your Head' from their album 'The Band Called Out For More'.
And mischief makers Scoundrels perform 'Sexy Weekend' from their EP of the same name.
1860s Canada - Mrs Ross fears her errant son faces blame for murdering a trapper. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
The Duke of Wellington's army gains land from the French in Spain. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
August 1939 – the last summer of peace before the Second World War.
Oliver, Calypso, Polly and Walter are on a holiday visit to their Aunt Helena and Uncle Richard Cuthbertson, and their 10-year-old cousin Sophy.
The house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Actor Timothy West reads letters written over 30 years to his wife Prunella Scales. Starting with weekly rep tours in the 1960s.
Mel Giedroyc celebrates the genius of master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Today our story is 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.
3. June Whitfield
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is legendary comedy actress June Whitfield.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Living in the past is hard. Dying in the past is incredibly easy.
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch falls through time and arrives in the city of his youth.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised in five parts by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Peter Marinker as Willikins, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Fred Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn and Matt Addis as Sergeant Knock.
Edna tries to make sense of a reality without Undone. Are the gaps closed?
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Series 2 of Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about a magazine editor called Edna Turner who enters a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Voodoo Electrician ...... Nitin Ganatra
Grant ...... Tim Key
Other parts played by the cast.
The Never-Ending Stories: Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis look at the stories that haven't left the news for weeks, including the Leveson Enquiry, the Euro crisis, and education reform. They're joined by Ava Vidal, who tackles racism in football, Mitch Benn who explains why three gigs is too many for some, and Jon Holmes with the lowdown on some very saucy penguins. With additional voices from Laura Shavin.
The Now Show is written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, with additional material from Rhodri Crooks, Jon Hunter, Juliet Meyers, Jack Bernhardt, Tom Neenan and Annie Burchill.
Three expectant mothers prepare for their arrivals in different ways. Stars Kathy Burke and Keith Allen. From January 1996.
TUESDAY 19 JUNE 2012
TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010ns71)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jwq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00tb9qk)
Sicken and So Die
Episode 4
Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the murderer who has been poisoning the cast of Twelfth Night? Stars Bill Nighy.
TUE 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 The Castle (b01jyq99)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Electric Ink (b01jyq9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Robert Graves - I, Claudius (b01jyq9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0170czj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01jwdwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008p559)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b0084rct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
1. Honeymoon for One
Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing - against her father's wishes - in a gripping tale of blackmail and murder.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
First published in 1959, John Creasey’s The Toff and the Runaway Bride dramatised in six parts by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Aunt Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Maggie ...... Frances Jeater
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
TUE 06:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
2. Warning
Tricked into abducting the wrong man, dangerous Peterson gives a stern warning to the ex-officer. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
TUE 07:00 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
Thick Fog in All Areas
Tobias Thynne finds an unusual way to avoid the Devil's vegetables and all is confusion upon the heath.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Lettice ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
TUE 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b012r99d)
Series 3
Rotterdam
It's Lifejacket, Camera, Action as stardom beckons for one of the crew of MJN Air.
But who will get to blow the final whistle? And will they look good in a vest?
John Finnemore's sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Capt. Herc Shipwright ..... Anthony Head
Martin Davenport ..... Gus Brown
Producer/Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2011.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
Series 7
The Histories of Pliny the Elder
The Romans hit Britain, but Neddie Seagoon, Eccles and Bluebottle are off to the Colosseum in Rome! .
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 March 1957..
TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
Series 2
Episode 7
A forgetful actor, a grave digger's wedding - and people who use lots of words but say very little.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, Guy Boas, Terence Brady, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Griffin, Kevin Paul and Harold Arkthorp, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01jrqrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Jest a Minute (b012n3rz)
Series 1
Episode 2
Justin Moorhouse, Rob Deering, Chris Corcoran and Tom Allen hit London in Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz. From September 2006.
TUE 10:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b01102gl)
1. Suspicions
Mr Dockwrath, attorney by profession and a tenant of Orley Farm, is convinced there are suspicious circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate, and he's determined to prove it.
Starring Tim Pigott-Smith, Samantha Bond and Ronald Pickup.
First published in 1861, Anthony Trollope’s compelling, emotional tale is a treasure trove of splendidly disreputable lawyers, young lovers, the beautiful Lady Mason and the honourable Sir Peregrine Orme.
Dramatised in three parts by Martyn Wade
Anthony Trollope ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Lady Mason ...... Samantha Bond
Sir Peregrine ...... Ronald Pickup
Peregrine Orme ...... Dan Stevens
Mrs Edith Orme ...... Amanda Root
Lucius Mason ...... Jonathan Christie
Sophia Furnival ...... Lydia Leonard
Mr Furnival ...... Robert Maskell
Mrs Furnival ...... Joanna Monro
Mr Dockwrath ...... Sam Dale
Miriam Dockwrath ...... Janice Acquah
Joseph Mason ...... Jonathan Tafler
Mr Moulder ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mr Kantwise ...... Pual Rider
Felix Graham ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Augustus Staveley ...... Robert Lonsdale
Matthew Round ...... Dan Starkey
Richard Round ...... Malcolm Tierney
Miss Biggs ...... Jill Cardo
Director: Tracey Neale.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.
TUE 11:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0170mty)
A Success Story
A night out leaves a playwright contemplating relationships and success. Written in 1972 and read by Tracy Wiles.
TUE 11:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
When time was standardised in the 19th century, not everyone was convinced by the idea. Alan Plater drama starring James Bolam.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00yyfl1)
Episode 2
1867, Canada: Mrs Ross faces a fateful decision in her quest to prove her son is innocent of murder. Stars Meg Fraser.
TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt81)
Napoleon Is Met At Waterloo
Murder in the House of Commons and a short lived victory for Wellington. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
TUE 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00803g6)
Episode 2
As the sirens sound for the Second World War, Monica has good reason to be worried.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
TUE 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4f)
Episode 2
Actor Timothy West reads old letters to wife Prunella Scales, reflecting on touring European theatres with Shakespeare's plays. Episode 2 of 5.
TUE 15:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b01102gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01jz3ny)
Mel Giedroyc celebrates the genius of master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Today one of his most famous stories, 'The Ugly Duckling'.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
Series 3
Drugs, Mr Ambassador?
"Drugs, Mr Ambassador?"
"We didn't need drugs in my day, William. We had something else to sustain us - we called them standards."
Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
Series 3 of Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
TUE 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b010nyk4)
Night Watch
Episode 2
Chasing a villain called Carcer, Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch has been thrown back in time. The Old Watch are a lack-lustre bunch and they've taken him prisoner.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Peter Marinker as Tilden, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn and Matt Addis as Knock.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
TUE 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008s9dm)
Series 2
Unsurprised
Edna heads to another London and uncovers a city-wide drugs racket.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ...... Sophie Duval
Kate ...... Montserrat Lombard.
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in January 2008.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0170mty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Cabin Pressure (b012r99d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Hut 33 (b01jz3p2)
Series 3
Spitfire Poker
The Bletchley Park code breakers try help raise money for the town's spitfire fund.
Stars Tom Goodman-Hill as Archie, Robert Bathurst as Professor Charles Gardner, Fergus Craig as Gordon, Alex MacQueen as 3rd Lt. Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall, Olivia Colman as Minka and Lill Roughley as Mrs Best.
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
TUE 23:00 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00hkrbb)
Astronomy for Dummies
Comedian Josie Long tries to better herself through learning and discovering things in reference books.
She presents her essay on a given subject, with fellow comedian Maeve Higgins helping out with questions, illustrations and interruptions.
For starters, Josie uses the book "Astronomy for Dummies" to unravel the greater mysteries of the cosmos.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
TUE 23:15 The Pickerskill Detentions (b00xmljy)
A Pickerskill Excursion
Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls his most memorable detentions. Stars Ian Richardson. From July 2005.
TUE 23:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b00nmtwj)
Series 3
Episode 5
Andy Hamilton's comedy series about Trevor the sports agent and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
5/6. Ralph decides that a new face is the way to revive his career and a snooker player suffers from an unusual phobia.
Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Gerry ...... Kevin R McNally.
WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 2012
WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010nyk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008s9dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01jrqrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Jest a Minute (b012n3rz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b01102gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0170mty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Alan Plater - Only a Matter of Time (b007qrqk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
2. The Finger of Suspicion
After bride Barbara's disappearance, the Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Doctor ...... Dennis McCarthy
Kevin Brennan ...... Robert Lawn
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
WED 06:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
3. Grappling
In his ongoing battle with the evil Peterson, our hero has to grapple with a gorilla. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
WED 07:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
Miss Willow and the One-Eyed Gentleman
"I'm afraid you're too trusting for your own good, Miss Willow. Believe me, appearances can be very deceptive..."
Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series stars James Grout as the Reverend Timothy Carswell, Margaret Courtenay as Miss Tilling, Jean Heywood as Miss Tapp, Jacqueline Tong as Hilary and Patricia Hayes as Miss Willow.
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 07:30 So Wrong It's Right (b01jrjq8)
Series 3
Episode 5
Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy show that seeks the finest wrong answers, with guest comics Susan Calman and Miles Jupp plus writer Shaun Pye on the panel.
So Wrong It's Right sees Charlie ask his guests to pitch their finest terrible ideas and to disclose the most shameful, yet entertaining, stories from their lives.
In this episode, Charlie challenges his guests to recall the stupidest thing they've ever believed and to suggest the best ideas for the worst new sport for the London 2012 Olympics.
The host of So Wrong It's Right, Charlie Brooker, also presents BBC4s acclaimed Newswipe and Screenwipe series, and is an award winning columnist for The Guardian. He also won Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards 2009.
Produced by Aled Evans
A Zeppotron Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnbl)
Series 5
The Scandal Magazine
The lad takes action over scandal rag Blabbermouth's scurrilous claims of him cavorting with Mabel Biggs the cigarette girl.
Stars Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1958.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pzgpv)
Series 2
Episode 2
Oxford take on Bermondsey in 'Universal Challenge', unclad fashion news - and ballet on the radio?
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Peter Vincent, David McKellar, Les Lilley, Chic Jacob, Humphrey Barclay, David Lund, Bill Oddie, Hugh Woodhouse, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Songs by Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden with music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965.
WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
Series 1
The Mould in the Gold
Father Benedict is holding a Golden Oldie night in honour of the late Gregory Patterson. But is it the right occasion for a eulogy from his only son, Robert?
Not when Barbara Patterson is determined to ruin the evening.
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Jill Meers as the Manageress.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
WED 09:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
2005
Semi-final 1
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse, Graham Bennett from Surbiton and Brian Clements of Chelmsford.
WED 10:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b011082k)
Episode 2
Martyn Wade's dramatisation of the novel by Anthony Trollope.
Romance is in the air for the young folk staying at Noningsby, the country home of Judge and Lady Staveley. Lady Mason accepts Sir Peregrine's invitation to spend Christmas at The Cleeve, and, in the Moulder household, there is business to consider.
Anthony Trollope ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Lady Mason ...... Samantha Bond
Sir Peregrine ...... Ronald Pickup
Peregrine Orme ...... Dan Stevens
Mrs Edith Orme ...... Amanda Root
Lucius Mason ...... Jonathan Christie
Sophia Furnival ...... Lydia Leonard
Mr Furnival ...... Robert Maskell
Lady Staveley ...... Pamela Miles
Madeline Staveley ...... Manjeet Mann
Augustus Staveley ...... Robert Lonsdale
Felix Graham ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Mr Dockwrath ...... Sam Dale
Miriam Dockwrath ...... Janice Acquah
Joseph Mason ...... Jonathan Tafler
Mr Moulder ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Moulder ...... Jane Whittenshaw
John Kenneby ...... Inam Mirza
Mr Kantwise ...... Paul Rider
Matthew Round ...... Dan Starkey
Directed by Tracey Neale.
WED 11:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175j83)
A Voyage to Cythera
A chance encounter on a train leads a lonely woman to a romantic fantasy. Written in 1967 and read by Lucy Akhurst.
WED 11:15 Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries (b007qw0x)
Passengers on a train uncover the story that linked their families 150 years ago. Stars James Bolam and Alan David.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pzgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00yz61b)
Episode 3
Determined to prove her son is innocent of murder in Dove River, Mrs Ross takes the law into her own hands. Stars Meg Fraser.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt8s)
Peterloo and the Death of George III
Peace breaks out in Europe but unrest grows amongst the working classes in Britain. Narrated by Anna Massey.
WED 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00804b2)
Episode 3
As Calypso weds wealthy Scotsman Hector Grant, the other cousins must move on.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
WED 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4h)
Episode 3
The actor reads letters written to his wife Prunella Scales during his 1975 RSC Hedda Gabler tour of Australia and America.
WED 15:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b011082k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01jzq5p)
Mel Giedroyc celebrates the genius of master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Continuing one of his most famous stories, 'The Ugly Duckling'.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b7b0p)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Steeple Bumpleigh
Forced into a meeting he's been trying to avoid at the cottage, Bertie Wooster gets a warning.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Stilton Cheesewright ..... Michael Kilgarriff
Boko Fittleworth ..... Jonathan Cecil
Edwin the Boy Scout ..... Denise Bryer
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
WED 17:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b010tzfb)
Night Watch
Episode 3
Thrown back in time, Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch is training his young self in the art of policing - then runs into his old enemy, Carcer.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Peter Marinker as Tilden and Rachel Atkins as Lady Meserole.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
WED 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
Series 2
Unrelated
Edna interrogates The Prince, learns more about her own powers and takes on the public information porn industry.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ...... Sophie Duval
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jnbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pzgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175j83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries (b007qw0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 So Wrong It's Right (b01jrjq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k17t)
Series 1
To Infinity and Beyond
A bunch of Star Trek fans beam in to a sci-fi convention at the museum - and a rival theme park draws visitors away from Badgerland.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01kfg56)
From
10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Tim Key chats to Simon Bird and Johnny Sweet.
WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007jwxv)
Episode 1
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From May 1989.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jzzj)
Series 2
With A Little Help From My Friends
Phil has to organise Sophie's party - and review Gerald's play. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.
THURSDAY 21 JUNE 2012
THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010tzfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b011082k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175j83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Alan Plater - Time Added On for Injuries (b007qw0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b7b0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
3. No Sleep for the Wicked
With Guy and Barbara both now murder suspects - the Toff gets a shock when he breaks into the Major's flat.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Police Officer ...... Clifford Norgate
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Rose Lessing ...... Denise Buckley
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
THU 06:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
4. Following
Britain is in peril and Potts is in danger. Our hero follows his enemy to Paris. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
THU 07:00 Chambers (b007jp9b)
Series 2
A Case With a View
When barrister John Fuller-Carp's ambitions take a downward turn, he takes some extreme action. Stars John Bird. From June 1998.
THU 07:30 The Simon Day Show (b01hvdmy)
Series 2
Geoff Allerton
Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. Each week one of Simon's comic characters come to perform at The Mallard while the staff struggle with rivalries, self-doubt and the new owner's vision for the theatre's future.
This week it's the turn of Yorkshire poet Geoffrey Allerton, who's accompanied by amateur journalist friend Duncan (played by Paul Whitehouse).
Cast list:
Billy Bleach ..... Simon Day
Emanuel Akinyemi ..... Felix Dexter
Pat Bennet ... Morwenna Banks
Ron Bone / Wozac ..... Simon Greenall
Duncan... Paul Whitehouse.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jznr9)
Series 1
Episode 4
Baby talk for Eric and it's bath-time for Ernie - but is he really that hairy?
Special singing guest: Wilma Reading.
Written by Eddie Braben
With Ann Hamilton and Arthur Tolcher.
Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1975.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
Series 3
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Corporal Jones's van runs out of petrol, so the Home Guard platoon must take shelter in a spooky house.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
THU 09:00 Any Other Business (b012xws9)
Episode 2
There's a hurricane of change in Chesbury, with Labour back in power but with a wafer thin majority.
Lucy Flannery's local government sitcom
Starring:
Nelson David
John Duttine
James Grout
Rosy Fordham
Nick Hardy
Howard Lew Lewis
Toby Longworth
Jan Ravens
Vivienne Rochester
June Whitfield.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
THU 09:30 HR (b00txgsc)
Series 2
Consulting
Having nursed Peter through retirement blues, Sam himself succumbs to the dreaded sense of purposelessness. Then Peter gets an ad looking for experienced consultants. They're made!
Nigel Williams' comedy drama series charting the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.
Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost
Waiter ..... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010
THU 10:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b00ghrhb)
3. Secrets
Lady Mason has confessed to her terrible secret and her chance of marriage with Sir Peregrine has been shattered.
Will her secret be exposed at the trial and will her beloved son lose Orley Farm?
Starring Tim Pigott-Smith, Samantha Bond and Ronald Pickup.
The conclusion of Anthony Trollope’s compelling, emotional novel
Dramatised by Martyn Wade.
Anthony Trollope ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Lady Mason ...... Samantha Bond
Sir Peregrine ...... Ronald Pickup
Peregrine Orme ...... Dan Stevens
Mrs Edith Orme ...... Amanda Root
Lucius Mason ...... Jonathan Christie
Sophia Furnival ...... Lydia Leonard
Mr Furnival ...... Robert Maskell
Mrs Furnival ...... Joanna Monro
Lady Staveley ...... Pamela Miles
Judge Staveley ...... Chris Pavlo
Madeline Staveley ...... Manjeet Mann
Augustus Staveley ...... Robert Lonsdale
Felix Graham ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Mr Dockwrath ...... Sam Dale
Joseph Mason ...... Jonathan Tafler
Mr Moulder ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Moulder ...... Jane Whittenshaw
John Kenneby ...... Inam Mirza
Chaffanbrass ...... Malcolm Tierney
Miss Biggs ...... Jill Cardo
Judge ...... Dan Starkey
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.
THU 11:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175mgk)
Hassan's Tower
Kenneth reaches a new understanding on his honeymoon in foreign parts. Written in 1966 and read by Carl Prekopp.
THU 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
An Offal Discovery
When Rupert Sethleigh vanishes, amateur sleuth Mrs Lestrange Bradley probes some alarming events in the village of Wandles Parva.
Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey and David King as the Vicar of Wandles.
Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jznr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00yzbpr)
Episode 4
Mrs Ross sets out on her son's trail with Parker, a trapper with a violent reputation. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt91)
Cato Street, Liverpool and the Legacy of Pitt
King George IV is on the throne whilst Britain is governed by three determined men. Narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00805nd)
Episode 4
The cousins' relationships blossom in London, but the Second World War starts to take its toll.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten-parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4l)
Episode 4
Timothy West reads letters to wife Prunella Scales, when he was asked to perform before the Pope and an audience of thousands.
THU 15:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b00ghrhb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01jzn5v)
Mel Giedroyc celebrates the genius of master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Today we begin another most loved story, 'Thumbelina'.
THU 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00vd7yn)
Series 3
Episode 6
Bernard strides manfully to the cricket crease, but can he save the day? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
THU 17:30 Chambers (b007jp9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v3d7)
Night Watch
Episode 4
Thrown back in time, Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch relives the glorious revolution of his youth. But he must also protect his younger self from arch-enemy Carcer.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe and Peter Marinker as Major Clive.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THU 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
Series 2
Unaccustomed
Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Carlo .Jones..... Duncan Wisbey
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Faceless Bureaucrat ...... Jot Davies
Daphne ...... Ray Baker
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jznr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jq82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175mgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Simon Day Show (b01hvdmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Down the Line (b012xpl8)
Series 3
Bad Manners and Modern Liberal Parenting
Britain's got bad manners - should we bring back hanging? Gary Bellamy takes the calls. Stars Rhys Thomas. From February 2008.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01kfg56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:55 on Wednesday]
THU 23:00 Revolting People (b00wr9v4)
Series 4
Reunion
Samuel and company hit London, where McGurk has a family get-together. 1775 America sitcom starring Andy Hamilton. From May 2006.
THU 23:30 All Bar Luke (b010j3zv)
Series 1
Luke in the Pub
A birthday binge sparks brotherly trouble for social loser Luke Walsall, and he gets clamped. Stars Tim Key. From January 2006.
THU 23:45 Spats (b007scyr)
Series 1
Science v the Arts
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Stephen Critchlow. From July 2007.
FRIDAY 22 JUNE 2012
FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v3d7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Any Other Business (b012xws9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 HR (b00txgsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm (b00ghrhb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0175mgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00vd7yn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Chambers (b007jp9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
4. Death Is No Alibi
As the murder count mounts, the police hunt Richard - and there's a discovery in the River Thames...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Sergeant ...... Michael Shannon
Inspector Reno ...... Godfrey James
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
FRI 06:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
5. Godalming
The ex-officer heads to Godalming to protect Phyllis. And are the Duchess' pearls safe? Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
Series 3
A Cheeky Little Number
Jo's relationship with Robert is looking a bit rocky, and the situation isn't helped when she meets a charming young wine shipper for whom Rosie's organising a tasting...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Harry Butt ..... Gideon Turner
Emma Bryson ..... Rebecca Front
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff (b01b1nk7)
Series 15
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe is the Author of the Week this episode - a man who both helped establish modern journalism and modern espionage, as well as being the creator of such literary classics as "Moll Flanders" and "Robinson Crusoe", a book that, the Bible excepted, has been translated into more languages than any other.
Team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh are joined by journalist, Jane Thynne, and creator of the DI Thorne novels, Mark Billingham.
For the finale of the show, the teams are asked to imagine Robinson Crusoe's observations were he to be marooned on an island today...the Isle of Dogs or Ibiza, for example.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01jzq5k)
Series 6
Navigation By Computer
HMS Troutbridge sails into the technological age, but can the crew keep up?
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather and Michael Bates as Lieutenant Bates, Ronnie Barker as Mr Merrivale and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
Series 2
Journey Into the Unknown the Burkiss Way
Tighten your ectoplasm, fill your pen with invisible ink and you’re ready for some transcendental instruction imparted from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living.
With an ethereal script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Other-worldly production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
FRI 09:00 Are You From the Bugle? (b01jzq5m)
Butterthwaite White Hell
Will snow play havoc with Graham's chances of landing a story? Stars Jeffrey Holland and Robert Beck. From June 1996.
FRI 09:30 Tickets Please (b00p5xc2)
Episode 4
After delays caused by lightning, a 20-piece orchestra in coach G practices. This offers Robin a plangent background for his declaration of love.
But can he seize his chance before the train arrives at Exeter St David's?
Sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.
Robin........Jeremy Swift
Nadine.......Alex Kelly
Peter......Malcolm Tierney
Carol......Tessa Nicholson
Carl........Nicholas Boulton
Diana.......Melissa Advani
Linda.........Kate Layden
Keith.....Stephen Hogan
Other parts played by Philip Fox, Piers Wehner and Joseph Cohen-Cole
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
FRI 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101gl8)
Episode 1
Young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939, just as Europe is about to tear itself apart. Stars Joanna Lumley.
FRI 11:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0176nbj)
Faithful Lovers
An idle decision to return to an old stomping ground, and its echoes of love, leads to an unexpected and unsettling encounter. Faithful Lovers was written in 1968 and appears in A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: The Collected Stories by Margaret Drabble.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Katrin Williams.
Produced by Duncan Minshull.
FRI 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
The Bones of the Matter
Rupert Sethleigh is missing and a headless corpse's been found jointed in the Butcher's Shop.
Rupert's cousin Jimsey is under suspicion, but Mrs Lestrange Bradley has other ideas...
Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey, David King as the Vicar of Wandles, Teresa Gallagher as Felicity Broome, Terence Edmond as George William Saville and Norman Bird as Superintendent Bidwell
Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01jzq5k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00yzj05)
Episode 5
Trailing her son in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs Ross and Parker arrive at a settlement and hope to find him. Stars Meg Fraser.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt98)
George IV and Caroline of Brunswick
The Prince of Wales' marriage was made in London and Brunswick, rather than heaven. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b00807gp)
Episode 5
Helena leaves her lover to help Richard. A gun shot causes a commotion.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 14:45 Timothy West - I'm Here I Think, Where Are You? (b007jw4n)
Episode 5
In letters to his wife Prunella Scales, the actor reflects on the Bristol Old Vic and touring 'King Lear' in Ireland.
FRI 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101gl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01jznrc)
Mel Giedroyc celebrates the genius of master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. Today, one of his most famous stories, the final part of 'Thumbelina'.
FRI 17:00 Snap (b00tf82j)
Series 1
Episode 2
After their split, Molly and Doug are determined to prove they can have a life without each other.
And maybe they would, if it wasn't for Doug's elderly mum misbehaving...
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Scarlet …. Rebecca Front
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v5f8)
Night Watch
Episode 5
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present...
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe, Peter Marinker as Major Clive and Rachel Atkins as Lady Mesarole.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
FRI 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008zdkt)
Series 2
Unwelcome
Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Rosie Turner ...... Emma Kennedy
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01jzq5k)
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FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
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FRI 20:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
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FRI 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
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FRI 21:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0176nbj)
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FRI 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
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FRI 22:00 The Write Stuff (b01b1nk7)
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FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b00b9nzb)
Series 4
Knowledge and Ignorance
Satan thinks humans can't handle knowledge, but the professor thinks they can. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From March 2001.
FRI 23:00 Radio Active (b007zn0g)
Series 1
Bedrock (Mike Flex Breakfast Show)
The National Local Radio Station has advice for nuclear war and guests Status Quid. Stars Angus Deayton. From September 1981.
FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007zmh6)
Edinburgh
Stewart Lee berates Richard Herring for his lack of street cred, Peter Baynham shares some unusual recipes and is Radio 1 really the youth-friendly station it pretends to be?
Recorded at the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With Alistair McGowan and Rebecca Front.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.
The rest of the series comes from university venues, including Plymouth, Lancaster and Belfast.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.