1. The Mysteries of Married Life
Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed - by something nasty in the cellar.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
First published in 1937 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
The Rev Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher.
At large in a hostile European dictatorship, the fugitive battles on, in his efforts to escape, by taking to water.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work as well as bringing up his baby son, Albert.
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Frank Thornton as Vernon Wordsworth.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings.
In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all - would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies.
Dolores, Sandy's lodger, has a moment of revelation - she really does feel guilty for always being behind with the rent and is going to leave and be a housekeeper to Mr McAhmed in Edinburgh. Sandy bows to the inevitable - and thus gets everything completely wrong. Will he have enough wit to pull the communication cord? Do they still have them?
Ronnie Corbett ..... Sandy
Liza Tarbuck ..... Dolores
Sally Grace ..... Mrs Pompom
Tilly Vosburgh ...... Ellie
Jonathan Aris ..... Blake
Philip Bird ..... Lance
Stephen Critchlow ..... Mr De Vere Smith
Parked outside for ten years - the lad's forced to move his motor car, but hits snags galore.
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.
A nervous sex talk - and the fortunes of Moll Flounders.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Phillip Cox and Graeme Garden.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee, Bill Oddie and John Cameron.
Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day? Stars Timothy Spall. From January 1993.
MP Duncan welcomes a French delegation - will he end up with 'oeuf' on his face? Punt and Dennis's June 2005 topical sitcom.
When Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs, suspicions are aroused. Stars Michael Palin.
Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is caught with his trousers down in a London club. Read by Iain Cuthbertson.
1940s London: Two women uncover a devastating secret that changes their friendship for ever.
Elsie Haworth and Kathleen James are old school friends, working on the rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge. Elsie is heavily pregnant, but won't reveal the father's name to anyone.
A police inspector begins to follow the two women, asking probing questions about the mysterious father. The plot thickens and then thickens again...
Caroline Gawn's thriller stars Jo Joyner as Elsie, Christine Brennan as Kathleen, Mark Chatterton as the Police Inspector, Martin Reeve as Mr Jackson and Ken Bradshaw as Gerhard.
The swirling waters threaten to engulf Anna as she tries to understand the truth about Darrow and Sophy...
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
As Europe celebrates unity in 1861, civil war grips America. Queen Victoria has family concerns. Narrated by Anna Massey.
With Dr Aziz facing trial, Fielding must take sides as Anglo-India rallies behind Adela Quested. Read by Samuel West.
In their past, the pair come together as actors, with the promise of something more. But her diaries recall later devastation.
Mel Giedroyc and her girls get their hands dirty with a Roman Cookery class from the Horrible Histories cast. Plus, there's the next episode of Roald Dahl's classic tale Matilda.
4. Wee Robertson
Finlay gets caught in the middle when a henpecked husband escapes his fussing wife by losing his memory...
Sue Rodwell's six-part dramatisation of AJ Cronin's stories about the early years of the celebrated doctor.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, David McKail as Robert Robertson, Phylis Logan as Sarah Robertson, Aline Mowat as the Landlady, Harry Ward as the Ticket Collector and David Tennant as Jackson.
12. A Rocky Send Off
After travelling through time, could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
An unexpected visitor to Shirning threatens to undermine Bill and Josella's future plans. Concluded by Roger May.
The pathology team try to get to know the people that they're autopsying. Stars Peter Davison. From November 2004.
until midnight, Sunday to Friday, join us for the Comedy Club. Bridget Christie's third Edinburgh Diary entry.
Experience the unedifying raw power of black dog magic. Sketch comedy from Richard Webb and Dave Lamb. From January 1999.
"Make Me a Celebrity Centaur", an exciting new reality show that features cutting edge surgery and some horses.
With Sarah Hadland, Olivia Colman and James Bachman.
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST 2012
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
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06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jz40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Party Line (b00sp1tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wr9rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 GM Fraser - Royal Flash (b00y8yrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Caroline Gawn - Fresh from the Coast (b007jqxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b00874cp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
Busman's Honeymoon
2. Credit Where Credit's Due
With William Noakes dead, Superintendent Kirk has his suspicions, but upper crust sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is not so sure...
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.
THU 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
Episode 4
Back in England after battling to escape - the Englishman soon realises that even in London, he's still not safe from his hostile pursuers.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
THU 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00f86x3)
Series 4
Episode 4
Rosie Burns and company find themselves involved in the relaunch of a radio station...and of an old disc jockey's career.
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Brad Marshall ..... Colin Stinton
Kenny Truman ..... Chris Emmett
Valerie Pilkington ..... Sheila Mitchell
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b010m2f6)
Series 4
Evil Narbara
The hit Radio 4 series 'Fags, Mags & Bags' returns with a 4th series with more shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli 'Fags, Mags & Bags' has proved a hit with the Radio 4 audience with the show also collecting a Sony nomination and a Writers' Guild award in 2008. This brand new series sees a crop of new shop regulars, and some guest appearances along the way from the likes of Mina Anwar and Kevin Eldon.
In this episode a rowdy party shop run by an unfriendly sort causes havoc amongst the local traders association after a number of undesirables descend on the town.
So join the staff of 'Fags, Mags and Bags' in their tireless quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built it up over the course of 30 years, and is a firmly entrenched feature of the local area. Ramesh loves the art of the 'shop'.
However; he does apply the 'low return' rules of the shop to all other aspects of his life. Ramesh is ably assisted by his shop sidekick Dave, a forty-something underachiever who shares Ramesh's love of the art of shopkeeping, even if he is treated like a slave.
Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach to shopkeeping, but natural successors to the business, and Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them whether they like it or not!
Cast:
Ramesh: Sanjeev Kolhi
Dave: Donald McLeary
Sanjay: Omar Raza
Alok: Susheel Kumar
Peggy: Kate Donnelly
Mrs Begg: Marj Hogarth
Hilly: Kate Brailsford
Lovely Sue: Julie Wilson Nimmo
Mutton Jeff: Sean Scanlan
Bra Jeff: Steven McNicol
Producer/Director: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
Series 1
Doing the Honours
During an economy drive, MP Jim Hacker find himself outwitted by Sir Humphrey.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
The Master ...... Graham Crowden
The Bursar ...... William Fox
Committee Member ...... Stuart Organ
Committee Member ...... David Peart
Committee Member ...... Moir Leslie
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
Series 3
The Recruit
With Captain Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark unrest in the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon.
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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
THU 09:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
Series 2
6th May 1800
Cholericke gets a surprise visitor while Dorothy tries to manage as the household descends into chaos...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris, Angela Pleasence as Sara Cholricke and Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
THU 09:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00bc0x9)
Series 2
Episode 3
David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies. With Adam Buxton, Ed Byrne, Lee Mack and Tim Vine.
THU 10:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wrcng)
Episode 2
Arrested Chichikov escapes, determined to become honest. But his past soon catches up with him. Stars Michael Palin.
THU 11:00 GM Fraser - Royal Flash (b00yhvw0)
Episode 2
Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is pursued by London police, and falls in love. Read by Iain Cuthbertson.
THU 11:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame. Poetic journey of evolution and creation with Fenella Fielding.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
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08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b6xp1)
Episode 9
After George's betrayal, Anna makes a decision. But can she muster the resolve to hold to it?
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Teresa Gallagher as Anna and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01m3b2w)
Series 3
Episode 16
Jolene arrives at Lucy's after a long coach journey. Lucy makes a few pointed speculations about Sid's relationship with Jolene and Jolene's financial situation. Lucy also can't resist comparing Kenton to Sid, who she feels would have been more supportive in his partner's time of need.
Meriel's thrilled when Kenton offers a whole week of sailing, but Mel's unsure. Kenton talks her round, and makes an unconvincing display of disappointment when Aiden says he won't be able to join them due to his work commitments. Lance tries to invite himself along, but Kenton refuses, saying it's a family trip.
Finally alone at Sid's grave, Jolene whispers to him as she lays her flowers, quietly telling Sid she misses him. Over coffee, Lucy tactlessly mocks Kenton, as a 'temporary distraction' for Jolene.
Jolene's relieved to get back to Auckland, but is snappy with Kenton who doesn't acknowledge her mood or stressful experience in Napier. Lance cheers her up by cooking everyone dinner and opening the wine. As they bond over the washing up, Lance and Jolene discuss the sailing trip. When he mentions how busy Mel and Kenton will be as sailors, Jolene quickly goes to Kenton and insists that Lance joins them on the trip, in order for Jolene to get time with Kenton. Kenton reluctantly agrees, and Lance is delighted...
Produced by Sarah Bradshaw.
THU 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyk7)
Episode 9
As Adela Quested lies in her sick bed, Cyril Fielding attends a meeting at the British club. Read by Samuel West.
THU 14:45 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qyqdc)
My Life with John Thaw
The actress's diaries record the verdict on her partner's cancer. In the past, her story recalls the rocky years with alcohol.
THU 15:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wrcng)
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10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01m3b2y)
Mel Giedroyc gets a lesson on how to fly a plane, hears about the healthy pizza you can eat every day and gets clucky over chickens. Plus there's more from current story Matilda.
THU 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqnd)
June - An Ill Wind
As a storm descends on the village, the talk is all electric.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Recorded on location.
Music composed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Jonathan James Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00f86x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
Operation Luna
13. Set Course for Earth
After blasting off, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to make sense of their mammoth trip through time.
Conclusion of the futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
THU 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s6494)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 1
A distress signal sends the TARDIS to a jungle planet - where owning metal gives political power. Read by Tom Baker.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 GM Fraser - Royal Flash (b00yhvw0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b010m2f6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Lenin of the Rovers (b00cfzz8)
Series 2
Apocalypse Des
Felchester Rovers take a break in the socialist idyll of El Telvador - but a war is raging. Stars Alexei Sayle. From April 1989.
THU 22:55 Edinburgh Festival Diaries (b01m7yrz)
From
10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, join us for the Comedy Club. Peacock and Gamble's third Edinburgh Diary entry.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008s3js)
Series 1
Episode 4
Reagan rings Gorbachev - and the Daleks at home. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1985.
THU 23:30 Cowards (b00fhtm0)
Series 2
Episode 2
Cowards: Sketch show with a comic slant on human frailties. With Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski and Tim Key.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 2012
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s6494)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jwgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00bc0x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wrcng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 GM Fraser - Royal Flash (b00yhvw0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b00f86x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
Busman's Honeymoon
3. A Policeman's Lot
As the questioning over the murder of William Noakes continues, some revelatory evidence emerges from the upper crust sleuth's cleaner.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Superintendent Kirk …. Peter Vaughan
Constable Sellon …. Christopher Beeny
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Reverend Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
Sergeant Foster …. Alexander John
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.
FRI 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3t)
Episode 5
Still on the run from foreign agents, the Englishman is pursued through the deep tunnels of the London Underground.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2004.
FRI 07:00 The Young Postmen (b00xjv0s)
Everest (The Mountain)
Fearing the sack, Derek goes mountaineering to prove he's employable. Stars Ben Miller and John Thompson. From December 1992.
FRI 07:30 Dilemma (b01m0f2n)
Edinburgh 2012
Sue Perkins presents a special edition of the panel show that puts moral and ethical dilemmas to a panel of guests until they admit that they'd behave appallingly, recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Guests include Marcus Brigstocke and Bridget Christie, and subjects include disabled parking spaces, adverts, and life imprisonment. This is a show where there are no 'right' answers - but there are, however, some deeply damning ones.
Dilemma was devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01m42n7)
Series 6
The Emperor of Tratvia
Captain Povey calls on the crew of HMS Troutbridge to help him out of a domestic predicament.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson, Heather Chasen as Mrs Povey 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 January 1964.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jq7qq)
Series 3
Discover Gravity the Burkiss Way
Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett refuse to mention the unsavoury Eric Pode of Croydon.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
FRI 09:00 Hazelbeach (b0082dtq)
Series 1
Wine
Returning to England, Nick's life descends into surreal chaos when he discovers the mysterious Ronnie Hazelbeach living in the house owned by his late Dad...
Caroline and David Stafford's first of three comedy series starring Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRI 09:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1
Episode 1
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits, and wit against the most notorious figures in history are broadcaster, Rosie Millard and best-selling author, Jenny Colgan.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
FRI 10:00 Michael Morpurgo - War Horse (b00vy70n)
First World War tale of a boy's extraordinary bond with his horse. Stars Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn and Bob Hoskins.
FRI 11:00 Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost (b00m9jbl)
Mr Templeman's wife is away, but it seems someone is sleeping in her nightgowns. Read by Paul Daneman.
FRI 11:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light (b00l6l5j)
Blinded in an accident in the early 19th century, Louis Braille aspires to improve the status of blind people. Stars Adam Godley.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01m42n7)
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08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jq7qq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Edith Wharton - The Reef (b00b719j)
Episode 10
Anna has succumbed to desire, but can she ever know happiness?
Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.
Concluding episode starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Teresa Gallagher as Anna, Deborah Weston as Adelaide, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.
Dramatised by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtkp)
After Albert
A grieving Queen Victoria proposes a great memorial for her husband. The history of the Britain narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jylh)
Episode 10
As the trial of Dr Aziz approaches, Mrs Moore refuses to offer Adela Quested any words of comfort. Read by Samuel West.
FRI 14:45 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qyrch)
My Life with John Thaw
In the past, John has given up alcohol for good - while later after his death, the actress confronts her grief.
FRI 15:00 Michael Morpurgo - War Horse (b00vy70n)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01m42n9)
Mel Giedroyc goes for a walk in an Edinburgh wood alongside an adventurer skilled in the art of natural navigation. Plus, there's the concluding part of Roald Dahl's Matilda.
FRI 17:00 No Commitments (b01m431l)
Series 10
The Real World
Charlotte de-clutters and Anna provides a love nest. Simon Brett's tale of three sisters. Stars Bill Nighy. From January 2004.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00xjv0s)
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FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jx5r)
The Red Planet
1. Mayhem on the Moon
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew aboard Discovery blast off for their epic mission to Mars - but there's a problem...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1954.
FRI 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s6dgp)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 2
The Time Lord encounters an adversary deep below ground, whilst Romana and K9 struggle to survive above. Read by Tom Baker.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01m42n7)
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FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jq7qq)
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FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007k47f)
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FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr3t)
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FRI 21:00 Enid Bagnold - The Amorous Ghost (b00m9jbl)
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FRI 21:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light (b00l6l5j)
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FRI 22:00 Greg at The Stand (b0150pby)
Episode 1
Greg McHugh presents some of the best stand up talent to perform at the Glasgow comedy venue. With Sean Hughes and Phil Nichol. From June 2011.
FRI 22:15 The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (b01m431n)
2012
Episode 13
...Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedy from the world-famous festival.
FRI 22:20 Dilemma (b01m0f2n)
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FRI 22:50 The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (b01m431q)
2012
Episode 14
...Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedy from the world-famous festival.
FRI 22:55 This Is Craig Brown (b00dwndv)
The Arts
How designer Terence Conran 'invented' the chair. Satirist Craig Brown pokes fun, with Rory Bremner and Harry Enfield. From March 2004.
FRI 23:10 Date With Fate (b008y7g7)
A Damp Fib
Simon is a junior clerk in a surveyor's office, but when he tells a white lie it sparks disastrous consequences...
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
The first of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Simon ...... Alex Lowe
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Naomi ...... Elliot Nicholls
Mr Reynolds ...... James Greene
Mrs Gibson ...... Margaret Stallard
Alan ...... Paul Davies
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 23:25 The Comedy Club at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (b01m431s)
2012
Episode 15
...Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedy from the world-famous festival.
FRI 23:30 On the Hour (b007k4vr)
Series 2
Episode 4
Reports of a right royal shocker, plus Alan Partridge with all the sport.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, David Quantick, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.