A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
Charlie Connelly's quest takes in 'the St Tropez of the North' and 'the most boring place in the world.' Tom Goodman-Hills reads.
Pam Ayres continues her series of poetry and sketch shows about the seasons.
Autumn includes - what to donate to the harvest festival, interesting things to put on a bonfire, checking out retirement homes in the Autumn of one's life and choosing a suitable evening class for your husband.
Her poems include: I Don't Want to Go to School Mum and The Harvest Hymn.
With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Producer: Claire Jones.
Harry Worth's got a new camera - and havoc awaits at a wedding.
Starring Harry Worth.
With Jacqueline Clarke, Charles Collingwood, Julie Higginson and John Savident.
Written by Vince Powell.
The cheeky schoolboy's log cabin faces demolition when a new neighbour moves in. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. From October 1967.
Harmony Parker's uncle gives her a 50 pence piece with the power to grant wishes, but whatever will she wish for? Stars Lauren Mote.
Sue Lawley learns the castaway choices of versatile actress Dame Judi Dench, including 'Lady in Red'. From April 1998.
Corporal David MacNeill attempts to become an officer, as the Second World War draws to a close in India. GM Fraser's 1970 short story read by Tom Fleming.
Recorded during the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, author Christopher Brookmyre chats in depth with comedian Phill Jupitus about his life, writing and his return to performance poetry after a 27 year break.
Charles Collingwood, better known as Brian Aldridge in The Archers, talks about his life and acting career.
Series showcasing the reminiscences of well-loved broadcasters chatting to a live audience.
With her life in danger, actress Clarissa Lisle turns to private detective Cordelia Grey. Two-part thriller starring Greta Scacchi.
Nicholas Parsons meets the comedians and musicians who earn a living by entertaining cruise ship passengers. From November 2002.
The Man in Black wonders whether teenager Tony really was dead when they buried him?
Starring Bryan Pringle as Victor, Maggie McCarthy as Avril, Angus Wright as Tony and Edward de Souza as the Man in Black.
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From February 2002.
Can anarchic BBC reporter George Cragge keep his job and get nearer to the murderer?
London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are an old-style Chief Police Inspector and BBC Radio's anarchic crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties starring Michael Williams.
Dramatised by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham from Mark Tavener's novel.
George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Alice Arnold, Annabel Mullion, Jonathan Keeble and Gavin Muir.
Music by Tony McAnaney.
Made for 4 Extra. Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
Dave Podmore, the cricketer's cricketer is due to get the call any day now. But will it be from the Test selectors or VAT inspectors?
And Felicity Kendall had better watch out...
Christopher Douglas stars as Pod.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Dave ...... Chris Douglas
Andy ...... Andrew Nickolds
MONDAY 08 OCTOBER 2012
MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jzd5)
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18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
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MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01n6t2h)
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10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 GM Fraser - Monsoon Selection Board (b01blcrg)
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10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b01mwx98)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 That Reminds Me (b01n6td2)
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11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Harry Worth (b00r7q2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 PD James - The Skull Beneath the Skin (b007vchn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Dick King-Smith - The Queen's Nose (b0124xm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
Whip Hand
1. Swindler
Disabled ex-champion jumping jockey turned investigator Sid Halley faces a daunting treble:
* Guard the Guineas favourite
* Investigate a dubious racing syndicate
* Find the man who's swindled his ex-wife.
Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing stars Mick Ford.
Dramatised in five parts by Alan England.
Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
George Caspar ...... Alan Devereux
Unwin ...... David Vann
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Jenny ...... Petra Markha
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate ...... Terry Molloy
Other parts played by Susan Sheridan and David Neal.
Producer: Philip Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
MON 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
Episode 6
Bond has won. Will he live long enough to enjoy victory? Is Le Chiffre really beaten? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
MON 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
Episode 6
The heroic foursome comes face-to-face with the smuggling gang's boss, but can they keep up the deception? A new adventure starring the popular 1940s detective.
MON 07:00 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
Episode 5
A road scheme helps Pop Larkin regain his zest for life. Rural family saga with David Jason and Pam Ferris. From March 1996.
MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b01n0xpx)
Series 5
Murray, Bondeson, McAlister
Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham, Professor John Lloyd CBE welcomes comedian Jimmy Carr for the fifth series.
Three guests are invited to donate one item each and explain why it deserves a place in the museum.
In the opening episode, John and Jimmy welcome the Natural History Museum's resident dipterologist (fly expert) Erica McAlister; Consultant Rheumatologist at the Cardiff University School of Medicine Jan Bondeson and comedian, historian and fictitious Pub Landlord Al Murray.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
From 22/12/1963
The Giggleswade Festival of Music and Culture has an honoured guest - one Mr K Horne.
MON 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
There's No Place Like Dome
Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger must find a way to escape from the planet of the Thargoids.
Captain Elvis Brandenburg Kremmen is the world's most fabulous man.
With an IQ of 498 and a height of 6ft 10 inches, he's a Supreme Athlete, a Concert Pianist, Concorde Pilot, Mountain Climber, Diplomat, Space Captain and Genius.
Just like Kenny, Captain Kremmen was born in Liverpool on Christmas Day in 1950.
Kenny Everett's lovingly crafted sci-fi serial made its debut on London's Capital Radio in 1976.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
Series 3
Tea for Two
A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars for the rag and bone duo.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With John Rye and Edward Kelsey.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
MON 09:00 Ayres on the Air (b01n6yj5)
Series 4
Winter
Popular poet Pam Ayres concludes her series of poetry and sketch shows about the seasons with a look at winter.
.
Subjects include that magic combination of cold weather and broken boilers; the art of comparing ailments with an update of the Yuletide song The 12 Days of Christmas and, as we reach the end of the Winter season ,Pam tells how to fan the dying flame of passion, come Valentine's Day.
Poems include: Who's Had My Scissors, Ever Since I Had Me Op and Insomnia.
With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2012.
MON 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01n6yj7)
Series 2
Relationships
Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue ponder the future and grapple with relationships.
Series 2 of Bill Dare's sitcom stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
With Roger Blake, Bill Dare, Alistair McGowan and Sally Philips.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
MON 10:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
Episode 1
Mary Turner is found murdered on the veranda of her farmstead, her houseboy having confessed to the crime. But he seems to have no motive...
A powerful exploration of racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.
Nobel Prize winner, Doris Lessing's first novel dramatised in two parts by Tina Pepler.
Mary Turner 1 ...... Alison Pettit
Mary Turner 2 ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Charlie Slatter ...... Miles Anderson
Pheobe Slatter ...... Estelle Kohler
Dick Turner ...... Andrew Wincott
Tony Marston ...... Tom George
Denham ...... Don McCorkindale
Moses ...... Nicholas Beveney
Joseph ...... Kennedy Makambira
Samson ...... Jess Philogene
Susan ...... Janine Esser
Monica ...... Suzanna Hamilton
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
MON 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d9164)
Engine Trouble
At a raffle in India, a poor local man wins an unusual prize. But how to get it home?
Zia Mohyeddin reads RK Narayan’s short story.
Director: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01n5z3f)
Meera Syal, Don Warrington, Jesse Armstrong, Felix Dennis, Cowbell and Garland Jeffreys
Notorious entrepreneur Felix Dennis swaps publishing for poetry, pounds for prose and tells Clive about his extraordinary life as a multimillionaire magazine magnate and his subsequent literary incarnation. The documentary'Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet' is on Sky Arts 2 and Sky Go on Wednesday 10th October at 2100.
Clive hitches a ride with actor Don Warrington, who rose to fame as smooth-mannered student Philip in hit seventies sitcom 'Rising Damp'. Now he plays Hoke Coleburn in 'Driving Miss Daisy' - the chauffeur of Jewish widow Daisy Werthan. What begins as a hostile pairing soon blossoms into a profound friendship. 'Driving Miss Daisy' tour starts on Wednesday 10th October at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
Arthur Smith strips off with 'Peep Show' comedy writer Jesse Armstrong. He and writing partner Sam Bain recently focused on Freshers for 'Fresh Meat', a series about the hilarious, and often painful truths of being a student. Their new book 'Fresh Meat: The Essential Guide for New Undergraduates' records every disgusting, exciting, tragic and triumphant detail of student life.
Clive enjoys a Bhaji on the Beach with comedian and actress Meera Syal who is now starring as Beatrice in Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Beatrice and Benedick are locked into a love-hate relationship and tricked into confessing their love for each other. Goodness Gracious Me! 'Much Ado About Nothing' is at London's Noel Coward Theatre until Saturday 27th October.
With moosic from rock n roll duo Cowbell, who perform 'Hanging By A Thread' from their album 'Beat Stampede'.
And the grand seignior of urban poetry, New York music legend Garland Jeffreys performs one of his classic tracks 'New York Skyline'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
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08:00 today]
MON 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
MON 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrdv)
Episode 1
Winston woos his bride as "Pug" and "Cat" get romantic.
From one of the great romances of the 20th century - the personal letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, edited by their daughter Mary Soames.
Read by Alex Jennings and Sylvestra le Touzel.
Narrated by Helen Bourne.
Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01dp526)
England Goes Global
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, returns to Radio 4 with a new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.
With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.
Programme 1. ENGLAND GOES GLOBAL - How Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe changed the way Shakespeare's audiences viewed the world and their country's place on it. For the first time, England was engaging with the whole world.
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
MON 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007sxvm)
Episode 1
Respected judge Guy Stockdale leaves his wife for his mistress, causing ructions for the whole family. Read by Barbara Flynn.
MON 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00shhrl)
Episode 1
Dying composer Salieri is fiercely jealous of his young rival. F Murray Abraham reads the play about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
MON 15:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n6yr3)
Mel Giedroyc meets Philip Pullman, as he reads his reworkings of classic fairy tales.
MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
The Spare Room
DeVere takes a shine to Mrs fforbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Podge Hodge ..... Zulema Dene
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
MON 17:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js0f)
The World in Peril
Episode 12
Jet and Lemmy ignore sinister audio warnings as they approach the centre of the asteroid.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Pat Campbell
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1955.
MON 18:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n6yj3)
Marionettes, Inc
By Ray Bradbury. Written 50 years ago, anticipating virtual lives and avatars. From 2012's Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland.
MON 18:45 Why, Robot? (b01n6yng)
The Melancholy
A story by Toby Litt inspired by Issac Asimov's three laws of robotics.
It is 2068 AD. Local application 13/13 has disappeared mysteriously on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. In her official report, Chief Engineer Chandi Kane arrives at an all-too-human set of conclusions.
Writer Toby Litt was born in 1968 and grew up in Bedfordshire. In 2003, he was named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. His eleventh novel, King Death, will be published in May 2010.
Written by Toby Litt
Read by Indira Varma
Producer - Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cywfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6yr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
MON 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d9164)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01n5z3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b01n0xpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Little Britain (b008vt68)
Series 2
Episode 4
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From March 2002.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01n6ypf)
Series 5
08/10/2012
An extended edition of the News Quiz, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Hugo Rifkind, Susan Calman and Francesca Martinez.
MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b01n6yr5)
Series 4
Every Cloud Has a Silver Wedding
When Joan Chitty calls around unexpectedly, John's silver wedding plans are thwarted. Stars Graham Fellows. From March 2003.
TUESDAY 09 OCTOBER 2012
TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n6yj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Why, Robot? (b01n6yng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dick Francis (b011pp7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016c8yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6y1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Ayres on the Air (b01n6yj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01n6yj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014tvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d9164)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01n5z3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00r32x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Dick Francis (b011psk5)
Whip Hand
2. Hide Out
When the favourite for the Newmarket 2000 Guineas was nobbled, why was Sid Halley hiding out in Paris?
Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing stars Mick Ford.
Dramatised by Alan England.
Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
George Caspar ...... Alan Devereux
Unwin ...... David Vann
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Jenny ...... Petra Markha
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate ...... Terry Molloy
Martin England ...... Christopher England
Other parts played by Susan Sheridan and David Neal.
Producer: Philip Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
TUE 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d77h)
Episode 7
Bond is captive, and no help can possibly reach him in time. He is at Le Chiffre's mercy. Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
TUE 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6zrp)
Episode 7
Gang leader Spider Kennedy till suspects our undercover heroes and sets out to test their resolve. A new adventure starring the popular 1940s detective starring Douglas Kelly.
TUE 07:00 Babblewick Hall (b01n6zrr)
Series 1
Episode 3
After a sermon from Parson Flinch on the dangers of worldly lusts, Fenton Babblewick finds himself smitten by the exquisite charms of Miss Lucinda Bluntstone.
However, before any progress can be made Fenton must satisfy the terms and conditions of Lucinda's formidable mother which includes strict stipulations concerning the long-suffering Augustus Snipe - will this prove the end of an enduring master/servant relationship?
Starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Fenton Babblewick and Forbes Masson as Augustus Snipe.
Scott Cherry’s six-part sitcom set in the 18th-century.
Fenton Babblewick ...... Nick Le Prevost
Augustus Snipe ...... Forbes Masson
Barney ...... David Antrobus
Jack ...... Sam Kelly
Molly ...... Gillian Bevan
Flinch ...... Maurice Denham
Mrs Bluntstone ...... Liz Spriggs
Lucinda ...... Tracie Bennett
Smellie ...... David Timson
Hartson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1996.
TUE 07:30 The Secret World (b01n11x0)
Series 3
Episode 4
From Michael Caine to Mark Zuckerberg, Jon Culshaw and friends imagine the private lives of the famous. From September 2012.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
Ten Snowballs That Shook the World
Neddie Seagoon attempts to auction the equator - from a raft.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1958.
TUE 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6zvn)
Throbbing Into Action
Kremmen, Carla and Gitfinger escape from the Thargoids, but they unleash a deadly weapon. Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
TUE 08:30 Listen to Les (b01n70dq)
From 17/02/1985
Les Dawson's Southfork spoof of Dallas and Whispering Grass is sung by the Ink Splots.
With Daphne Oxenford, Eli Woods and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1985.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01n6ypf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 The Shuttleworths (b01n6yr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014ts01)
Episode 2
Dick unknowingly seals Mary's fate, as her troubled relationship with houseboy Moses comes to a violent end.
Conclusion of Doris Lessing's powerful exploration of racial politics in 1940s Rhodesia.
Mary Turner 1 ...... Alison Pettit
Mary Turner 2 ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Charlie Slatter ...... Miles Anderson
Dick Turner ...... Andrew Wincott
Tony Marston ...... Tom George
Denham ...... Don McCorkindale
Moses ...... Nicholas Beveney
Pheobe Slatter ...... Estelle Kohler
Dramatised by Tina Pepler.
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
TUE 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5)
The Axe
If the old house remains intact, Velan's beautiful gardens will endure. But property developers gather. Read by Sam Dastor. From June 1991.
TUE 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
The Captain's Wife
As the years pass, a navy spouse moves from craving conformity to rebellion. Patricia Hodge reads Mattie Potter's tale.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6zvn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
TUE 12:30 Listen to Les (b01n70dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Dick Francis (b011psk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d77h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6zrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrf5)
Episode 2
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill, recalling time spent apart as their daughter grows up. With Alex Jennings. From February 1999.
TUE 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01g61vf)
Communion and Conscience
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, returns to Radio 4 with a new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.
With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.
Programme 2. COMMUNION AND CONSCIENCE - The communion cup that Shakespeare may well have used sheds light on the dramatic religious changes that came in the aftermath of the Reformation
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
TUE 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007szmf)
Episode 2
Guy Stockdale's sons learn of his decision to leave their mother after 40 years together. Read by Barbara Flynn.
TUE 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00shl8h)
Episode 2
Salieri's jealousy of Mozart ignites a plot for revenge. Read by F Murray Abraham. Adapted from the stage play.
TUE 15:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014ts01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n70ds)
Mel Giedroyc hears about a lifesaving cat, and heads backstage at a glittering West End theatre.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
Series 4
No Special Treatment
Official condemnation of the privatisation of the People's Health Service is tempered slightly when the diplomats study the proposals more closely.
Cheap facelifts and hair transplants for embassy staff... isn't there something to be said for the concept after all?
Series 4 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, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
TUE 17:30 Babblewick Hall (b01n6zrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js2r)
The World in Peril
Episode 13
As the asteroid ship flounders, Mitch and Lemmy make a shocking discovery.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Flynn …. Pat Campbell
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1955.
TUE 18:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n70cj)
Fragments of a Hologram Rose
By William Gibson. A tale of virtuality, second lives and online culture. From 2012's Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland.
TUE 18:45 Why, Robot? (b01n70cl)
Algorithms
Scarlet Thomas has a very different take on a brief which asked writers to use Issac Asimov's 'three laws of robotics' as the starting point for a story.
An algorithm is a step-by-step method for solving a problem. Rebecca's life is full of them. Trouble is, they tend to solve one problem while creating a new one.
Scarlett Thomas was born in 1972. Her work featured in the New Puritans anthology of 2002. Her novel 'The End Of Mr Y' was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize For Fiction in 2008. Her new novel 'Our Tragic Universe' will be published in May 2010.
Scarlett's previous work for Radio 4 includes 'Why My Grandmother Learned To Play The Flute' (2003) and 'Brother and Sister Foot' (2005). She teaches Creative Writing at The University of Kent.
Written by Scarlett Thomas.
Read by Siobhan Redmond.
Producer - Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
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08:00 today]
TUE 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n6zvn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
TUE 19:30 Listen to Les (b01n70dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Dick Francis (b011psk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d77h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6zrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Secret World (b01n11x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00hq2xz)
Series 2
Jan Ravens
Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest to try things they've never done before. Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is all about getting out of our comfort zones and embracing the new.
Host: Marcus Brigstocke
Guest: Jan Ravens
Devised and produced by: Bill Dare.
TUE 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007jwml)
Series 1
War
Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jq3n)
Series 2
The Gangrene of the Mastersons
The Masterson's epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2012
WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n70cj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Why, Robot? (b01n70cl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dick Francis (b011psk5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d77h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n6zrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01n6ypf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 The Shuttleworths (b01n6yr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 Doris Lessing - The Grass Is Singing (b014ts01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k17c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Babblewick Hall (b01n6zrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Dick Francis (b011q9fm)
Whip Hand
3. Threats
Determined Sid Halley returns to England determined to overcome threats made against him by a gang of racecourse dopers.
Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing stars Mick Ford.
Dramatised by Alan England.
Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
Unwin ...... David Vann
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Jenny ...... Petra Markha
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate ...... Terry Molloy
Rammileese ...... Andy Hockley
Mark Rammileese ...... Philip Molloy
John Viking ...... James Simmonds
Ullaston ...... Geoff Serle
Other parts played by David Neal.
Producer: Philip Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
WED 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d8xq)
Episode 8
Bond is convalescent. Could Le Chiffre have been right - is it time for the games to end? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
WED 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7hgq)
Episode 8
Jean's life depends on Jock and his boss having to play along with gangster Spider's plan to rob a train. New adventure starring the popular 1940s detective starring Douglas Kelly.
WED 07:00 Albert and Me (b007jsm1)
Series 1
The Homecoming
Single dad Bryan gets worried when his son's mum wants to visit.
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Robert Gillespie as the Police Sergeant and Diana Berriman as Rose.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
WED 07:30 Party (b01n1qyg)
Series 3
The Splits
The budding politicians are on their way to research for the by-election.
Tom Basden's satirical comedy about a group of young idealists trying to make waves with their new political party.
Simon .... Tom Basden
Duncan .... Tim Key
Jared .... Jonny Sweet
Mel .... Anna Crilly
Phoebe .... Katy Wix
European Man .. Jot Davies
Producer: Julia McKenzie.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 2012.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
Series 5
The Prize Money
The lad gets more than he bargained for when he wins a TV quiz show.
Starring 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 May 1958.
WED 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7hgs)
One Whiff Equals Instant Death
The Earthmen escape, but the smelliest substance in the universe is heading their way. Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00scw5v)
Series 3
Episode 9
The Addictive Knitter - and a rare madrigal by Risotto.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Alan Hutchinson and Eric Idle.
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, Eric Idle and John Cameron.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1966.
WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00gf8dn)
Series 2
The Friendly
Fists fly when Andy and Robert's football teams meet, but not among the players. Stars Brenda Blethyn. From November 1994.
WED 09:30 Who Goes There? (b00kmtcf)
Series 2
Episode 3
Martin Young chairs the quiz looking at lives of the noteworthy and notorious from the history books.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Carmen Callil and Victoria Glendinning.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July1998.
WED 10:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b012yw3g)
1. Challis Charm
1943: Margaret Steggles moves to bomb-damaged London to take up her new teaching job.
Through a dropped ration book, she meets the Challises, who live at Westwood, an elegant house in Highgate.
The Challis family have great charm, and, with the casual selfishness of the privileged, they soon take advantage of Margaret's slavish admiration.
Stella Gibbons' gentle comedy adapted in two parts by Lynne Truss.
Narrator/Lady Challis …. Rosemary Leach
Margaret Steggles …. Juliet Aubrey
Gerard Challis …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Hilda Wilson …. Saffron Burrows
Hebe Niland …. Caroline Harker
Zita Mandelbaum …. Mia Soteriou
Seraphina Challis …. Phyllida Nash
Dick Fletcher …. Jonathan Nibbs
Mrs Steggles …. Angela Barlow
Mr Hudson …. Chris Donnelly
Grantey …. Jacqueline Tong
Earl …. Martin T. Sherman
Mrs Wilson …. Barbara Kellermann
Producer: Kate McAll
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
WED 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
Trail of the Green Blazer
Over the cacophony of a bustling Indian market, pickpocket Raju is drawn to a man wearing a distinctive jacket.
Taken from R.K. Narayan’s short story collection ‘Malgudi Day’s, published in 1943.
Read by Sam Dastor.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
WED 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
Small Parts
Seduced by the theatre, Mattie Potter joins a repertory company and finds that the quick-change artistry is a preparation for life. Patricia Hodge tells her tale.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
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08:00 today]
WED 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7hgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00scw5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Dick Francis (b011q9fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d8xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7hgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfh)
Episode 3
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Tragedy strikes and more loneliness follows. With Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
WED 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01drtc2)
Snacking through Shakespeare
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, returns to Radio 4 with a new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.
With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.
Programme 3. SNACKING THROUGH SHAKESPEARE - A luxury fork discovered on the site of the Rose theatre helps explain what people were nibbling on when they first heard: "Is this a dagger I see before me?"
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
WED 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007t2v4)
Episode 3
As the shock reverberates for the Stockdales, Guy's son Alan decides to meet his father's lover Merrion. Read by Barbara Flynn.
WED 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00shrwn)
Episode 3
Salieri wrestles with his conscience over seducing Mozart's wife. Read by F Murray Abraham. Adapted from the stage play.
WED 15:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b012yw3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n7jwt)
Mel Giedroyc sits down at her spinning wheel to create some radio gold.
WED 17:00 The Code of the Woosters (b007jw62)
Strange Behaviour of a Curate
Bertie and Jeeves find themselves on top of a wardrobe. PG Wodehouse adventure with Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
WED 17:30 Albert and Me (b007jsm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js56)
The World in Peril
Episode 14
Jack Evans reveals the Martians' Earth invasion plans to Lemmy and Mitch.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1955.
WED 18:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n7jpv)
Tomorrow's News Yesterday
By Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The towering double act's funny yet sinister sci-fi story. From 2012's Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland.
WED 18:45 Why, Robot? (b01n7jpx)
The Companion
Story by Anita Sullivan inspired by Issac Asimov's three laws of robotics, read by Sheila Steafel. Colin - a medically-trained, 'Companion-series' humanoid - watches over Eunice's old age with an unorthodox interpretation of 'The Three Laws of Robotics'.
Anita Sullivan lives in Sussex. Her first play for radio, commissioned by Sweet Talk, was runner up in the Richard Imison Awards. Recent work includes Homesick and Torchwood: Asylum in 2009 and The Beacon (a five-part adaptation of Susan Hill's novel) in March 2010. She has also written for theatre companies as diverse as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Pop-Up children's theatre, Eastern Angles and Borderline. The Companion is Anita's second short story for Sweet Talk, following The Phantom Cosmonaut, part of the 'Sputnik' series, in 2007.
Written by Anita Sullivan
Read by Sheila Steafel
Producer - Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7hgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00scw5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Dick Francis (b011q9fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d8xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7hgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
WED 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Party (b01n1qyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b01n7jww)
Series 2
Claudine
Jason learns to drive and Michael finds a job, but are there strings attached?
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 2 of Damian Lanigan and Jim Poyser's comedy drama.
Jason ...... Andrew Knott
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Eddie ...... John Henshaw
Michael ...... Jason Done
Claudine ...... Brigit Forsyth
Gordon ...... Robin Bowerman
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01nh54w)
From
10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Ava Vidal.
WED 23:00 Doon Your Way (b007jzrw)
Episode 2
Bryony the Brownie and DJ Chantal join Doon Mackichan's parade of comic characters. With Alastair McGowan. From August 1996.
WED 23:30 Nebulous (b00wwdg0)
Series 3
The Girl With the Liquid Face
It is 2099, and the Professor is on a secret mission to find Atlantis. Starring Mark Gatiss and David Warner. From May 2008.
THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2012
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js56)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Brave New Worlds (b01n7jpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Why, Robot? (b01n7jpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b011q9fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016d8xq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7hgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00gf8dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Who Goes There? (b00kmtcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b012yw3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k18n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Code of the Woosters (b007jw62)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Albert and Me (b007jsm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Dick Francis (b011qflj)
Whip Hand
4. Connections
Sid Halley must probe a link between cauliflowers and pig disease - and the loss of three champion racehorses.
Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing stars Mick Ford.
Dramatised by Alan England.
Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Rammileese ...... Andy Hockley
Ullaston ...... Geoff Serle
Arnadale ...... David Vann
Louise ...... Susan Sheridan
Martin England ...... Christopher England
Other parts played by David Neal.
Producer: Philip Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
THU 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dgyz)
Episode 9
Bond is confused. Reunited with Vesper, their love continues. But what troubles her? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
THU 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7kgm)
Episode 9
Our hero and his pal Jock are forced to take part in a lethal attack if Jean is to be released unharmed. New adventure starring the popular 1940s detective, starring Douglas Kelly.
THU 07:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008ggtc)
Series 2
A Green Unpleasant Land
The couple's German friend Heinrich reveals his thoughts about the war. Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
THU 07:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b01n1rpw)
Series 2
Episode 4
John Finnemore, the writer and star of Cabin Pressure, regular guest on The Now Show and popper-upper in things like Miranda and Family Guy, records a second series of his hit sketch show.
The first series was described as "sparklingly clever" by The Daily Telegraph and "one of the most consistently funny sketch shows for quite some time" by The Guardian. It featured Winnie the Pooh coming to terms with his abusive relationship with honey, how The Archers sounds to people who don't listen to the Archers and how Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde decided whose turn it was to do the washing up.
This episode doesn't feature any of those things, but it does feature some other things, and don't worry, they're funny too.
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme is written by and stars John Finnemore. It also features Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan. It is produced by Ed Morrish.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
Series 2
The Whisky Priest
Facing a moral dilemma over the sale of British-made weapons, Jim Hacker tries to shun Sir Humphrey's advice.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Major Saunders …. Anton Rodgers
Annie …. Diana Hoddinott
The Chief Whip …. Edward Jewesbury
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7knk)
Sensational Solution
The Earthmen's ship is hit by the deadly putron ray. Can our hero find an antidote? Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
Series 3
Is There Honey Still for Tea?
Private Godfrey's humble abode, Cherry Tree Cottage, is threatened with demolition to make way for a new aerodrome...
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
Cissie Godfrey …. Joan Cooper
Colonel/Sir Charles …. Fraser Kerr
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
THU 09:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
Series 2
The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite
A northern black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients
Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.
With:
Denise Coffey
Chris Emmett
David Gooderson
Fred Harris
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1988.
THU 09:30 Just a Minute (b01n7ktn)
Man of the minute, Nicholas Parsons welcomes Derek Nimmo, Clement Freud, Prunella Scales and Andree Melly. From January 1968.
THU 10:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b01322b0)
2. Disillusionment
Teacher Margaret Steggles wonders if pompous playwright Gerald Challis really is the man of her dreams?
Conclusion of Stella Gibbons' gentle comedy adapted by Lynne Truss.
Narrator/Lady Challis …. Rosemary Leach
Margaret Steggles …. Juliet Aubrey
Gerard Challis …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Hilda Wilson …. Saffron Burrows
Hebe Niland …. Caroline Harker
Zita Mandelbaum …. Mia Soteriou
Seraphina Challis …. Phyllida Nash
Dick Fletcher …. Jonathan Nibbs
Mrs Steggles …. Angela Barlow
Mr Hudson …. Chris Donnelly
Grantey …. Jacqueline Tong
Earl …. Martin T. Sherman
Mrs Wilson …. Barbara Kellermann
Producer: Kate McAll
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
THU 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbqjv)
Father's Help
Swami is the pupil. Samuel is the teacher. A classroom battle is about to start. Read by Zia Mohyeddin.
THU 11:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
Skin
On her road to liberation, Mattie Potter strips off. Patricia Hodge tells her tale of sun, flesh, naturism and morality.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7knk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:25 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dick Francis (b011qflj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dgyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7kgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:45 today]
THU 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrfx)
Episode 4
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. Another world war is looming. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
THU 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01g637c)
Life without Elizabeth
Radio 4 with a new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.
With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.
Programme 4. LIFE WITHOUT ELIZABETH - Painted in 1571 to justify and celebrate Elizabeth I's position in the Tudor succession, by the 1590s, with no direct Tudor heir, this image had very different implications.
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
THU 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007t59b)
Episode 4
Guy Stockdale's dumped wife Laura starts making demands, while his lover Merrion's mother is worried. Read by Barbara Flynn.
THU 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00sjp2n)
Episode 4
Will Salieri finally take his revenge on Mozart? Or is his quarrel really with God? Read by F Murray Abraham.
THU 15:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b01322b0)
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THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n7lsp)
Philip Pullman reads more Grimm Tales, and Mel finds out about the story-collecting brothers.
THU 17:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
A Moving Experience
With talk of relocating his company, tycoon Jimmy fancies life as a country gent. Stars Bernard Cribbins. From December 1987.
THU 17:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008ggtc)
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THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js79)
The World in Peril
Episode 15
Stranded on the surface of the asteroid, Jet Morgan and Doc fight desperately to be rescued.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Flynn …. Pat Campbell
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Rogers/The Martian/Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1956.
THU 18:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007jpky)
Episode 1
The story behind Total Recall by sci-fi master Philip K Dick. Hidden beneath false memories, a disturbing truth is revealed. Read by William Hootkins.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
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THU 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7knk)
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THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
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THU 20:00 Dick Francis (b011qflj)
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THU 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dgyz)
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THU 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7kgm)
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THU 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbqjv)
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THU 21:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
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THU 22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b01n1rpw)
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THU 22:30 Newsjack (b01n7lyh)
Series 7
Episode 4
Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008vr3v)
Series 2
Episode 1
Tackling burglars and TV war reports revealed. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1986.
THU 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcj)
The Brothers Faversham
Horatius Faversham
The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier - Horatius Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus,
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER 2012
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js79)
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FRI 00:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007jpky)
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FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b011qflj)
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FRI 01:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dgyz)
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FRI 01:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7kgm)
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FRI 02:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
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FRI 02:30 Just a Minute (b01n7ktn)
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FRI 03:00 Stella Gibbons - Westwood (b01322b0)
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FRI 04:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbqjv)
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FRI 04:15 Juliet Ace Monologues (b007k19x)
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FRI 05:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
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FRI 05:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008ggtc)
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FRI 06:00 Dick Francis (b011qm8r)
Whip Hand
5. The Finish
Sid Halley believes he knows the truth behind the doping and phoney racing syndicates, but dare he reveal it?
Mick Ford stars in the conclusion of Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing.
Dramatised by Alan England.
Sid Halley ...... Mick Ford
Chico Barnes ...... Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar ...... Patricia Gallimore
Charles ...... Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate ...... Terry Molloy
Rammileese ...... Andy Hockley
Ullaston ...... Geoff Serle
Jenny ...... Petra Markham
Mark Rammileese ...... Philip Molloy
George Casper ...... Alan Devereux
Producer: Philip Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
FRI 06:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dklr)
Episode 10
Bond is betrayed, and it seems the true enemy is much closer to home than he realises. Alex Jennings concludes the spy classic.
FRI 06:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7m1h)
Episode 10
Snowy and the French police follow the trail of engine oil left by Jock. But they're heading into a trap. New adventure starring the popular 1940s detective, starring Douglas Kelly.
FRI 07:00 Millport (b0076287)
Series 2
Growth
Bunty's nowhere to be found when an EU official arrives to inspect her vegetables.
Meanwhile the rest of Millport is bitten by the fitness bug, but the lack of any sports facilities poses a few logistical problems...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Inspector ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris (b01n60m2)
Series 3
Author Author; Front Row Centre with Thaddeus Bristol
The multi-award winning American essayist brings more of his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 with a series of audience readings.
This week David gives his observations of life as an author on tour in "Author, Author", makes a satirical swipe at critics in "Front Row Centre with Thaddeus Bristol", and reads some extracts from his diaries.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Boom Pictures Cymru production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
Series 7
Captain Povey Reports Sick
When Captain Povey catches a cold, the Number One takes over ensuring chaos aboard HMS Troutbridge.
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, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Lieutenant Queeg. Michael Bates as Lieutenant Dingle 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 August 1965.
FRI 08:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7m30)
Something Vibrating
The Earthmen overcome the deadly putron ray, but they're not clear of the Thargoids yet. Kenny Everett's 1970s sci-fi serial starring the world's most fabulous starship captain.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr74)
Series 3
Around the World the Burkiss Way
Books are plundered, but what the Dickens is going on?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1978.
FRI 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jx7n)
Series 1
Episode 2
Sparks enjoys economic prosperity under the Rotarians. But will it last? Political satire in the story of country folk, with Nick Hancock and Andrew Sachs. From September 1988.
FRI 09:30 Snap (b00tqqjc)
Series 2
Episode 2
Kaz is having problems at school and wants her dad to have a firm talk with her PE teacher from hell.
Meanwhile, Molly’s concerned about Dawn who’s concerned about Raymond. Is he having an affair?
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Dawn …. Samantha Spiro
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 10:00 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (b00tdmc0)
Biographer Richard Holmes introduces Coleridge's classic poem of a cursed sea voyage. Starring John Nettles and Philip Madoc.
FRI 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dc3p8)
A Willing Slave
A contradictory tale of a disciplined but willing servant, who resents and desires her true master. Read by Zia Mohyeddin. From January 1991.
FRI 11:15 David Almond - Skellig (b01n7mpz)
Prize-winning story of what happens when a Newcastle boy finds a dying angel in the garage of his new home. Stars Adam Ironside.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
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FRI 12:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7m30)
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FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr74)
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FRI 13:00 Dick Francis (b011qm8r)
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FRI 13:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dklr)
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FRI 13:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7m1h)
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FRI 14:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrg7)
Episode 5
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. The reality of war strikes home. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
FRI 14:15 Shakespeare's Restless World (b01g65gz)
Swordplay and Swagger
Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, continues his new object-based history. Taking artefacts from William Shakespeare's time, he explores how Elizabethan and Jacobean playgoers made sense of the unstable and rapidly changing world in which they lived.
With old certainties shifting around them, in a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, Neil asks what the plays would have meant to the public when they were first performed. He uses carefully selected objects to explore the great issues of the day that preoccupied the public and helped shape the works, and he considers what they can reveal about the concerns and beliefs of Shakespearean England.
Programme 5. SWORDPLAY AND SWAGGER - The essential accoutrements of any self-respecting gentleman illustrate the extent of violence in Elizabethan London - both onstage and off.
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
FRI 14:30 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007sygk)
Episode 5
Cajoled by his wife Carrie, Simon Stockdale finally meets his father's lover, Merrion. Read by Barbara Flynn.
FRI 14:45 Sir Peter Shaffer - Amadeus (b00sjr7d)
Episode 5
Salieri is seething when Mozart writes an Italian opera, so he plots to stop it. Read by F Murray Abraham.
FRI 15:00 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (b00tdmc0)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01n7mq1)
Mel Giedroyc lands on the moon, and as Private Peaceful reaches cinemas, Michael Morpurgo reveals his favourite books.
FRI 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007v07y)
Episode 2
Jack and Nicola are struggling to re-establish their father-daughter bond, as she settles back into the pub.
But when she breaks his favourite bowl, Nicola worries that she might have broken something else.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Toby Longworth as Brian.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 17:30 Millport (b0076287)
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FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007js9j)
The World in Peril
Episode 16
Captain Jet Morgan and the crew of the Discovery ambush the Lunar Controller.
Continuing the 20-part serial - the third of Charles Chilton's classic sci-fi trilogy set in 1972.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Don Sharp
Various ….Alan Tylvern
Rogers/The Martian …. David Jacobs
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1956.
FRI 18:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007mfgq)
Episode 2
Does a childhood fantasy hold the key to the human race's survival? Philip K Dick's classic tale concluded by William Hootkins.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00lqzs5)
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FRI 19:25 Kenny Everett - Captain Kremmen (b01n7m30)
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FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr74)
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FRI 20:00 Dick Francis (b011qm8r)
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FRI 20:30 James Bond - Casino Royale (b016dklr)
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FRI 20:45 Dick Barton Special Agent - The Paris Adventure (b01n7m1h)
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FRI 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dc3p8)
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FRI 21:15 David Almond - Skellig (b01n7mpz)
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FRI 22:00 The Comedy Club at The Cheltenham Literature Festival (b01n7n4g)
The Comedy Club heads off to the Cheltenham Literature Festival for a night of stand-up comedy. Hosted by Arthur Smith, and showcasing our Comedy Club talent.
FRI 22:45 Creme de la Crime (b00807sd)
Series 1
Heist Society
A tale of 1960s cunning villainy coinciding with the World Cup.
Recalled by Michael Feydeau -TV's much-loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert David Pershore
Using a daring mixture of reconstructions, interviews, music and specially made noises, tales from the vaults of villainy.
Written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Emma Kennedy
Simon Greenall
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
FRI 23:00 The Party Party (b007w2z5)
Episode 3
Will Sir Lord Knight's campaign over the danger of ads do the business? Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From May 1987.
FRI 23:30 Genius (b008gh65)
Series 1
Paul Daniels
From the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
Dave Gorman asks magician Paul Daniels to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.