SATURDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2012

SAT 00:00 Ghost Stories of E Nesbit (b01nmjlq)
The Ebony Frame
A man inherits a property where he discovers a portrait of a woman that will change his life forever. Read by Anton Lesser.
SAT 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nmjxb)
Voices
"I reached the door and ran outside, but the voices would not leave me..."
Andrew witnesses a mysterious ceremony in a former church and meets with his friend's widow.
Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
SAT 00:30 Weird Tales (b00vknmp)
Series 2
Connected
WEIRD TALES: Connected
By Melissa Murray
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns for a new series to share more of his chilling tales.
When her brother-in-law is killed in a car crash, Steph is overcome with sadness. One day, feeling maudlin, she rings his mobile number. She just wants to hear his voice really. The next day he rings her back...
Steph ..... Fiona Glascott
Ray ..... Joseph Kloska
Jamie ..... Piers Wehner
Lovecraft ..... Stephen Hogan
Mother ..... Kate Layden
Jan / Flight Attendant ..... Melissa Advani
Passenger ..... Ewan Hooper
Shop Assistant ..... Rhys Jennings
Passerby ..... John Biggins
Passerby 2 / Estate Agent ..... Tessa Nicholson
Directed by Mary Peate
Introduced by the mysterious H.P. Lovecraft, Weird Tales is a series of three chilling and intimate plays for the late night slot on Radio 4.
Drawing the audience into a claustrophobic and disturbing world, the plays set out to explore the characters' deepest fears and torments. The series will concentrate on the psychological element of the horror genre stirring the imagination of the listener.
One hundred years ago, H.P. Lovecraft created The Necronomicon, a grimoire of lost souls, magical rites and forbidden lore. Locked away, he is after new stories, new blood, to add to his collection. From ghosts to demons, the plays draw the audience into a claustrophobic and disturbing world, exploring the audience's deepest fears and neuroses.
SAT 01:00 Eric Ambler - Journey Into Fear (b00yzj3n)
Episode 5
As the Nazis close in, Graham makes a grim discovery in a cabin aboard the Sestri Levante. Concluded by Richard Greenwood.
SAT 01:30 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds (b00qbswk)
Frustrated Martin is offered an amazing opportunity, but is he brave enough to take it? Stars Joss Ackland and Adrian Dunbar.
SAT 02:00 Bristow (b00cglkn)
Series 1
Follow That Star
The troublesome buying clerk tries smuggling a food inspector into chef Gordon Blue's staff canteen.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow …. Michael Williams
Jones …. Rodney Bewes
B.J. Bothwick …. Christopher Benjamin
Hewitt …. Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman …. Katy Odey
Station Master …. Jon Glover
Post Boy …. Simon Schatzberger
Mrs Dimple …. Sheila Reid
Music: John Whitehall
Poducer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
SAT 02:30 Snap (b00tzw0w)
Series 2
Episode 5
Doug is dating Kaz's PE teacher but just when the relationship gets a bit more intimate he begins to feel uncomfortable.
Grannie Annie and Ernie are hunky dory so that just leaves Kaz on her own. If Kaz is cool with that why isn't anyone else happy?
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey as Molly, Paul Venables as Doug, Soumaya Keynes as Kaz, Jessie Sullivan as Ryan, Marlene Sidaway as Annie, Samantha Spiro as Dawn and Jonathan Tafler as Raymond.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
SAT 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5
Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.
SAT 04:00 Roshi Fernando - Homesick (b01cwv65)
Test
A day out with his son gives Rohan new understandings of love. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain, read by Paul Bazely.
SAT 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xj4lg)
Episode 4
Davy wants to give Bamfylde's new headmaster his full support in 1927, but Alcock won't make it easy for him. Stars Oliver Milburn.
SAT 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
SAT 05:30 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
Series 2
Hot Water
With more love entanglements, Izzy is finding life back in England rather confusing.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Aunt Vinny ...... Rosemary Martin
Charles ...... David Robb
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
SAT 06:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge (b00828lq)
Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803. The events of one day in the life of the poet Coleridge cause him to reflect on the professional and personal disappointments of recent years.
He tries to make sense of his world: his opiate addiction, failure in love, his poetry and dreams of a utopian community.
Written by Martyn Wade.
Starring Tom Wilkinson as Coleridge, Jennie Stoller as Sara, Gary Bond as Southey, Christopher Good as Hazlitt, Narissa Knights as Edith Southey, Moir Leslie as Mary Lovell, Amanda Murray as Asra, Elizabeth Rider as Prostitute, Brian Smith as Schoolmaster, Christopher Douglas as the Young Man, Elizabeth Lindsay as Hartley and Ellen McIntosh as Mrs Fricker.
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.
SAT 07:30 An English Journey (b0092mzs)
Episode 1
Retracing JB Priestley's footsteps of 1933, poet Lemn Sissay heads south to begin his odyssey around modern England.
SAT 08:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b007jr6r)
From 07/11/1978
Titters aplenty as Frankie Howerd turns agony uncle and has terrible trouble with his announcer.
Plus stars from the world of entertainment - Anita Harris, Aidan J Harvey, George Roper and Bill McGuffie.
Music from the Max Harris Orchestra
Scripted by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Peter Gruner, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Producer: Richard Willcox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1978.
SAT 09:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine (b007lm74)
The man who brought sunshine to Eric and Ernie brings some golden rays into your ears - selecting a selection of the shows what he wrote.
Eddie Braben penned some of Morecambe and Wise’s most famous lines. But that wasn't the only string to his bow – other beneficiaries of his strong comic writing include Ken Dodd and Jimmy Cricket.
Eddie himself also steps into the spotlight to helm his own vehicle the Worst Show on the Wireless – with Alison Steadman.
In between his selections, Eddie reminisces about radio and what it has meant to him.
Featuring:
* The Morecambe and Wise Show (December 1977)
* The Show With Ten Legs (February 1977)
* The Ken Dodd Show - Star Parade (July 1963)
* Jimmy's Cricket Team (June 1991)
* The Worst Show in the Wireless (February 1975)
* The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (December 1977)
When Eddie Braben passed away aged 82 in 2013, Bruce Forsyth was one of those keen to pay tribute. Eddie began his writing career penning jokes on the back of paper bags on a fruit and veg stall.
Producer: Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in May 2007.
SAT 12:00 Guy de Maupassant - Une Vie: Omnibus (b01nq3nx)
Jeanne de Lamare - a sheltered and naive country aristocrat - leaves her convent education filled with thoughts of love and romance.
Guy de Maupassant's early tragicomic novel adapted by Adrian Penketh.
Stars Aimee Ffion Edwards as Jeanne, Adam Nagaitis as Julien, Robert Blythe as the Baron and Christine Absalom as the Baroness.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
SAT 13:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
Series 2
Dead Heads and Chutney
A respectable woman in her 70s is found dead, apparently from natural causes, but Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury is sure she was murdered so starts to delve into the woman's past...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery stars Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury, Stephanie Cole as Joan Danbury, John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs, Lennox Greaves as the Vicar, Sunny Ormonde as Isabel Mackenzie and Tom George as John Parnell
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
SAT 14:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00d7qdn)
Kenneth Horne leads a Regency romp through Beau Brummel's Brighton. With Bill Pertwee. From January 1964.
SAT 14:30 Take It From Here (b01nm56t)
From 31/10/1950
Professor Jimmy Edwards is not keen to employ Dick Bentley as a lecturer at the BBC Research College. From October 1950.
SAT 15:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b007jr6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge (b00828lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Meet David Sedaris (b01nkt53)
Series 3
Easy Tiger; Possession
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 the perils of learning a foreign language by audio tape in "Easy Tiger" and when crossing the line in property desire in "Possession".
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Boom Pictures Cymru production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 18:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
Building what is destined to be the world's tallest tower, civil engineer John Stone comes to question his very existence.
Mike Walker’s fascinating vision of the near future.
John Stone..........................David Calder
Kate........................................Penelope Wilton
Louise....................................Helen Longworth
Brandt...................................Philip Voss
Dr Mary Brown..................Sarah Jane-Holm
Harry.....................................Karl Prekopp
Music composed and played by David Chiltern
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in February 2002.
SAT 19:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine (b007lm74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Gothic Imagination (b01nq3nz)
The Winter House
An elderly woman is overtaken by dark dreams when she hears the voice of a dead child outside her room. Stars Annette Crosbie.
SAT 22:30 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b01nq3p1)
Series 1
Episode 1
John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain an audience:
Richie Webb & Vicki Pepperdine
Jason Manford
Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis
Josie Long
Ed Byrne
Matt Holt
Nick Mohammed
Phil Nichol
Matt Kirshen
Lemn Sissay
The Cowards
Jason John Whitehead
Howard Read
Janey Godley
Count Arthur Strong
Al Pitcher
Martin White
Edward Aczel
Marcus Birdman
Tom Price
John Bishop
The Consultants
Sue Vale
Miles Jupp
Stefano Paolini
Rhod Gilbert
Seymour Mace
Nicholas Parsons
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006
SAT 23:00 Saturday Stand-Up (b01ghgjs)
Ready for This - Tim Minchin
The musical comic enthralls a London audience with his blend of mischievous wit and finely-wrought melody. From December 2008.

SUNDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2012

SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b007jr6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Guy de Maupassant - Une Vie: Omnibus (b01nq3nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge (b00828lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Meet David Sedaris (b01nkt53)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus (b0088yyg)
Episode 2
Headmistress of Kiplington High School, Sarah Burton decides Lydia mustn't be allowed to lose a scholarship.
Winifred Holtby's (1898-1935) most famous novel "South Riding" was published posthumously in 1936. It's a rich and memorable evocation of the characters of Yorkshire's South Riding, their lives, loves and sorrows.
Starring Sarah Lancashire as Sarah Burton, Philip Glenister as Robert Carne and Carole Boyd as Mrs Beddows. With Susan Cookson, Maggie Tagney, Donald McBride, Lucy Beaumont, Annmarie Hosell and Maya Foa.
Dramatised by Gill Adams.
Director: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SUN 07:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zhmd)
Episode 1
Fire-proof grease, happy accidents and the doggy doorbell. Matthew Harvey explores the fascinating world of inventions.
SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00plzyg)
Series 5
Yes Count Arthur
Outraged by an optician's dispute, Arthur seeks high office in the council elections. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2010.
SUN 08:00 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
Digs
Student medic Simon Sparrow gets saddled with vampish landlady, Mrs Robinson.
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Norma Ronald as Vera and Ann Murray as Mrs Robinson.
Producer: David Hatch
Recorded at the BBC Paris studio in London.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jnt1)
Series 12
Spots of Bother
The cheeky youngster misses out on a zoo trip, when he's suspected of having measles. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From October 1968.
SUN 09:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttntw)
Rumpleduck
Young Bernie takes on his most challenging computer game yet. Modern retelling of a Brothers Grimm tale with Mike McShane.
SUN 09:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier (b010tbkc)
Episode 1
When the Germans march into Poland in 1939, the Balicki family are suddenly torn apart by war. Stars Sarah McDonald Hughes.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01nqcll)
Anthony Gormley
4 Extra Debut. From The Beatles to Bowie - sculptor Antony Gormley's castaway choices, in conversation with Sue Lawley. From May 1998.
SUN 10:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
Roy dislikes his nice new school jacket so much that losing it becomes a mission. Read by Christian Rodska.
SUN 11:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b01ng25q)
Series 2
Mark Watson
8/8
Author Christopher Brookmyre speaks to comedian Mark Watson about his life and the place novel writing takes in his busy schedule.
SUN 11:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k283)
Early Stages
Digs, dressing rooms and dancing at the right height - Caroline Quentin begins her investigation of life in the chorus line.
SUN 12:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding Omnibus (b0088yyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zhmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Eve Brook - The Secret Parts (b007k22b)
Discovering a colleague dead, councillor Helena Kerr soon suspects who the killer is. Witty murder mystery starring Celia Imrie.
SUN 15:00 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jnt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nqcln)
Mel recaps the highlights of this week's 4 O'Clock Show programmes, including making pumpkin soup, an American Halloween and the work of a greyhound trainer.
SUN 16:30 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttntw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:00 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier (b010tbkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:30 Arthur Askey - Before Your Very Eyes (b01nqclq)
Top of the Poll
Comic Arthur Askey reads his life story. After his honeymoon, the entertainer truly learns about life in digs. From July 1975.
SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b0116kls)
Cobwebs
Episode 4
With the base facing destruction, the Time Lord and his companions battle to secure the anti-virus. Fifth Doctor adventure stars Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton.
SUN 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmr9r)
Episode 3
Malcolm discovers why he ended up in the sewers of Moscow, and he is asked to complete a task for Victor. Stars Dan Hagley.
SUN 19:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b01ng25q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k283)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jnt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01nqcll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00plzyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Mark Tavener - In the Red (b007k0qh)
Episode 6
Reporter George is due in court - while BBC controllers keep on plotting to axe the Director General.
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 crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties. Dramatised in seven-parts 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
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Laetitia ...... Victoria Carling
Controller BBC 1 ...... Ian McNiece
Prosecution ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Fortescue's PA ...... Jane Slavin
With Alice Arnold, Eva Stuart, Gavin Muir, Annabel Mullion and Richard Turner.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01nyvmw)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs. Plus tonight, host Arthur Smith is joined for more music by Ade Edmondson and Phill Jupitus.
SUN 23:00 Radio Active (b007jrdn)
Series 2
The History of Radio Active
From the pirate ships to the life of Norman Tonsil, the National Local Radio Station is awash with nostalgia for its special birthday celebrations!
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope, Steve Brown and Keith McCullock
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with Jon Canter and Jimmy Mulville
Producer: Jimmy Mulville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1982.
SUN 23:30 The Boosh (b007jmfm)
Jungle
Howard has had enough of the way Bob Fossil is running the zoo, so he sets off in search of his childhood hero and legendary zookeeper, Tommy.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt,
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
Wirth Richard Ayoade.
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.

MONDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2012

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b0116kls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel (b00wmr9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01nqcll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b01ng25q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k283)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Doctor in the House (b007jsxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Eve Brook - The Secret Parts (b007k22b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Bill Taylor - Likely Stories (b00ttntw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 The Silver Sword - Ian Serraillier (b010tbkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9k9p)
The Saint Overboard
Lantern-jawed, haloed hero Simon Templar - otherwise known as The Saint - sets out to solve the disappearance of missing sunken bullion.
First published in 1936, one of a long series of novels featuring Leslie Charteris's creation Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
Simon Templar …. Paul Rhys
Loretta Page …. Patsy Kensit
Roger/Ivaloff …. Charles Simpson
Peter Quentin/Intruder …. Jonathan Keeble
Orace …. John Hollis
Vogel …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Murdoch …. John Guerrasio
Prof Yule …. David Timson
Arnheim/Helmsman …. Joshua Towb
Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.
MON 07:00 Safety Catch (b00fkyrd)
Series 1
Loose Lips Sink Ships
Simon discovers Judith's new boyfriend is not the man everyone thought he was.
Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath.
Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer.
With:
Joanna Page
Lewis MacLeod
Sarah Smart
Brigit Forsyth
Nicholas Boulton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b01nl675)
Series 5
Hughes, Czerski, Finkelman
Professor of Ignorance at the University of Buckingham, Professor John Lloyd CBE is joined by 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.
John and Jimmy welcome comedian Sean Hughes, physicist Dr Helen Czerski and cuneiform expert Dr Irving Finkel.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dbj1b)
The team tackle transport, the crisis in cinemas and re-work The Third Man. Starring Kenneth Horne. From January 1964.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jzsd)
Series 3
Steptoe and Son and Son
A visitor brings Harold Steptoe some unexpected news.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Girl ...... Gwendolyn Watts
Sailor ...... Richard Griffiths.
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1971.
MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00pr7zj)
Series 5
Cookery Book
Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2010.
MON 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nql85)
Series 2
Education and Money
The lifestyle show hosts focus on "education" and "money".
Series 2 of Bill Dare's sitcom stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
With Roger Blake, Alistair McGowan, Sally Philips and Bill Dare.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.
MON 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2f)
1. Overtures and Beginners
1913: Richard Herncastle leaves his dead-end job to join his Uncle Nick's act in the vulgar world of music halls to experience the glamour, jealousies and romances backstage...
Published in 1965, JB Priestley's classic stars Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.
Dramatised in three parts by Bert Coules.
Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Harry Burrard ...... Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds
Music: Chris Monks
Producer: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994.
MON 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dtmr0)
Friendly Fire
Shelley gets to grips with her cleaning job, and her thoughts turn to her son who is serving in Afghanistan. Read by Julia Ford.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01nnw8j)
Robert Bathurst, Huey Morgan, Diana Quick, Richard Smyth, Robin Ince and Joss Stone
Clive gets Cold Feet with actor Robert Bathurst, whose career has seen him Wild At Heart and who plays hapless landowner Sir Anthony Strallan, who jilted Lady Edith at the altar in 'Downton Abbey'. In his new play, Robert is the consultant to a patient convinced that a military dictator is his father in a darkly comic story touching on race, mental illness and 21st century British life. 'Blue/Orange' is on tour until Saturday 1st December.
Clive revisits Brideshead with actress Diana Quick and talks to her about playing Julia Flyte; the beautiful and mercurial belle of the Flyte clan in 'Brideshead Revisited'. Diana's now starring as 'Kettle', a selfish woman embroiled in a tale about a family facing the loss of their beloved French holiday home. 'Mother's Milk' is showing at cinemas from Friday 9th November.
Robin Ince shares some toilet humour with author and cartoonist Richard Smyth, whose book 'Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper', details the origin of the humble loo roll and how our ancestors coped without it. Richard also gets to the bottom of how toilet paper even played a part in British espionage during World War II.
Clive squares up to musician, broadcaster and native New Yorker Huey Morgan and talks to him about life as a DJ on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music and his other job as rock 'n' roll Renaissance Man and Fun Lovin' Criminal. Huey's come a long way from the ladies man who twinkled his wise-guy way through his Fun Lovin' 90's and is now going solo. He performs 'Fall Into Me' from his debut solo album 'Say It To My Face'.
And more music from a lady who needs no introduction, Grammy Award-winning soul singer-songwriter Joss Stone performs 'Teardrops' from her album 'The Soul Sessions Volume 2'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dbj1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jzsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9k9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (b007jnm4)
Episode 11
Sarah Burton encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement, as the headmistress of Kiplington High School.
Winifred Holtby's (1898-1935) most famous novel "South Riding" was published posthumously in 1936. It's a rich and memorable evocation of the characters of Yorkshire's South Riding, their lives, loves and sorrows.
Starring Sarah Lancashire as Sarah Burton, Philip Glenister as Robert Carne and Carole Boyd as Mrs Beddows. With Susan Cookson, Maggie Tagney, Donald McBride, Lucy Beaumont, Annmarie Hosell and Maya Foa.
Dramatised by Gill Adams.
Director: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion (b00jcvz5)
Henry VIII - The King Must Wear Gold
Tracing male peacockery through the ages - how clothes symbolised power, philosophy, taste, sexuality and personal expression.
MON 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00yqjyh)
Episode 1
The young academic has a comedy instinct, but his father has other ideas. Nicholas Boulton reads Christopher Stevens' portrait.
MON 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0140mxj)
Episode 1
The bleak life of teenager Billy Casper is transformed with his discovery of a kestrel chick. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
MON 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mgr6b)
Eeny meeny miney moe - join Mel Giedroyc for school escapades and playground games - you're 'it'!
MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009y19f)
Series 2
Trouble With the Credit Card
It's duo Tommy and Sheila's second stab at fame - and she's been spending.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
Series 2 of Mike Coleman's six-part sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
MON 17:30 Safety Catch (b00fkyrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylq3)
Allergy
Caledonian creepiness, as Scottish writer Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge. Read by Edith Macarthur.
MON 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nqncy)
Grave News
When postgraduate student Andrew MacLeod sees chilling photos of occult influence, he fears for his family and friends...
Set in contemporary Edinburgh. Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
MON 18:30 Weird Tales (b00vknrq)
Series 2
Split the Atom
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns to share three more chilling tales.
By Lynn Ferguson. Frank Ivory is full of anger: burning, simmering, steaming anger. On his way home one night, after making his colleagues lives a misery, he meets Gwen, who is determined to tell him the story of the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess in charge of who should live and who should die.
Frank ......Derek Riddell
Gwen ......Rachel Ogilvy
Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan
Louise ...... Emma Stansfield
Bill ...... Rhys Jennings
Barbara/Delivery Woman ...... Tessa Nicholson
George ...... Ewan Hooper
William Perkins/Homeless Guy ...... Piers Wehner
Directed by Luke Fresle.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dbj1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jzsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9k9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dtmr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01nnw8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b01nl675)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00pr7zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01nqnd0)
Series 5
05/11/2012
An extended edition of the News Quiz, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Justin Edwards, Susan Calman and Lloyd Langford.
MON 23:45 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
Series 1
A Death on the Ocean Wave
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore exhume a murder case on a luxury liner. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October 2001.

TUESDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2012

TUE 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nqncy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Weird Tales (b00vknrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9k9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00pr7zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nql85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dtmr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01nnw8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009y19f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Safety Catch (b00fkyrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9xgx)
The Saint Closes the Case
Simon Templar is confronted by arch-villain, Doctor Rayt Marius, in a deadly struggle to save the world from an evil weapon.
First published in 1930 under the title 'The Last Hero' - one of a long series of novels featuring Leslie Charteris's creation Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
Simon Templar …. Paul Rhys
Patricia Holm …. Kim Thomson
Roger Conway …. Charles Simpson
Orace …. John Hollis
Norman Kent …. Joshua Towb
Doctor Rayt Marius …. Sandor Eles
Inspector Claude Eustace Teal …. John Baddeley
Professor Vargan …. John Turner
Captain Harding …. Ross Livingstone
Cynthia …. Linda Regan
Janos …. Paul Jenkins
Gabor/Rudolph …. Jonathan Keeble
Bela …. Stephen Critchlow
Golter/Hale/Lazlo …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Malone/Tibor/Foreshaw …. David Timson
Dramatised for radio by Roger Danes.
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
TUE 07:00 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
Series 2
A Complete Break
Ben's exhausted after working hard on his company’s new bedtime drink. So he and his wife Helen plan a holiday...
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Kevin ...... Stuart Organ
Julian ...... Mark Wing-Davey
Maureen ...... Miranda Forbes
Doctor ...... Robert Rietty
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
TUE 07:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nl77d)
Series 4
It's Grim Up North
Adam attends a business conference to network and is determined to leave his dad behind. He fails. Not only does Rudy attend but he knows the guest speaker.
Father and son comedy set in the finest old-school record shop in Birmingham. Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker and some terrific tunes.
Rudy's Rare Records is a tiny down at heel old reggae record shop in Birmingham - one of a dying breed; a place with real soul, stacked with piles of vinyl, where the slogan is "if we don't have it - them don't mek it". It's owned by the charismatic, irrepressible Rudy Sharpe (Larrington Walker), reluctantly helped out by his long-suffering neurotic son Adam (Lenny Henry) and Handsworth's first, black, surly girly goth, Tasha (Natasha Godfrey). Rudy has recently married his long-term love interest Doreen (Claire Benedict) who is enjoying the challenge of getting the Sharpe men in shape.
Adam.......Lenny Henry
Rudy.....Larrington Walker
Tasha......Natasha Godfrey
Doreen......Claire Benedict
Bernard Sheedy...Justin Moorhouse
Brinsley Forde.....Brinsley Forde
Katerina.......... Liza Sadovy
Attila/Receptionist ......... Adam Nagaitis
Written by Danny Robins
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
Music featured in this episode:
TRAIN TO SKAVILLE * THE ETHIOPIANS
RADIO * RAPHAEL SAADIQ
SHINE * ASWAD
SIMMER DOWN * BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS
SWEAT ( A LA LA LA LA LONG) * INNER CIRCLE
JAMAICA IS THE PLACE TO GO * CHARLIE BINGER AND HIS QUARTET
HOT IN HERE * NELLY
LET'S GET IT ON * MARVIN GAYE
RUBY SOHO * JIMMY CLIFF
BE PREPARED * WINSTON SAMUEL
DON'T TURN AROUND * ASWAD
PRESSURE DROP * TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA * THE SMITHS.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
Tiddlywinks
After defeat at the hands of Cambridge, Neddie Seagoon seeks his gameful revenge.
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 March 1958.
TUE 08:30 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
Les Dawson's topic is marriage and mothers-in-law, plus Wotan, Man of Steel camps it up.
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 March 1985.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01nqnd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2v)
2. First Night
It's the year before the Great War, and Richard Herncastle 's music-hall apprenticeship continues.
Richard gets closer to Nancy, but Harry Burrard's fears deepen...
Published in 1965, JB Priestley's classic stars Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.
Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Harry Burrard ...... Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds
Nonnie ...... Ann-Marie Frater
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Music: Chris Monks
Producer: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1994
TUE 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
Because the Night, pt 1/2
When her parents decide to have a party, Kristen comes up with an escape plan. Coming of age story read by Susie Riddell.
TUE 11:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
Episode 5
Davy Powlett Jones draws daggers with Bamfylde School's headmaster Alcock in 1929. One of them will have to go. Stars Oliver Milburn.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9xgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (b007jnmm)
Episode 12
Headmistress Sarah Burton opens up her school for voters in the election. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.
TUE 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion (b00jcwg1)
The Stuart Kings - The Crisis in Fashion
The radiant clothing at the court of King Charles I, sumptuously painted by Anthony Van Dyck, but showing tensions of the age.
TUE 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00yw4v3)
Episode 2
Personal struggles conflict with the actor's blossoming career. Nicholas Boulton reads Christopher Stevens' biography.
TUE 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0140wgw)
Episode 2
Troubled teenager Billy Casper impresses his teacher with tales of training his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
TUE 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mh0fm)
Mel Giedroyc hears from a man who tidies up mountains, and visits a bottle recycling factory.
TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b008p4zq)
Series 1
Match of the Day
Jealous Faith is swamped with advice over how best to deal with Bill and his ex-wife Liza
Starring Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of husband and wife writers, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off series Faith in the Future.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
TUE 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylrg)
The Swans
Staff in a paint shop start seeing mortality in a row of houses. It has a melancholic effect on sales. Read by Edith MacArthur. From January 2002.
TUE 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nqqgl)
No Escape
As student Andrew battles to unravel the true purpose of the Matrix Aeternitatis, an unwelcome object reappears...
Set in contemporary Edinburgh. Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
TUE 18:30 Weird Tales (b00wr8s9)
Series 2
The House on Pale Avenue
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns to share three more chilling tales.
By Richard Vincent. Scratching in the walls, under the floorboards, in the pipes: their new home is trying to tell the Williams family something and they won't be given a moment's peace until its secret is out in the open.
Geoff Williams ...... Jamie Glover
Jane Williams ...... Julia Ford
Sarah Williams ...... Agnes Dromgoole
Martin Crabtree ...... John Biggins
DCI Cram ...... Piers Wehner
Psychiatrist ...... Melissa Advani
Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan
Directed by Gemma Jenkins.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Listen to Les (b00d8yxw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9xgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nl77d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Such Rotten Luck (b01nqqgn)
Series 1
Keats, Baby, You Done It Wrong
Has Woodhouse been beaten to it, biographically?
The ups and downs of a second class writer
Comedy drama series written by Ronald Hayman.
Woodhouse ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Gila ...... Zoe Wanamaker
Seamus ...... Stephen Rea
Wilhelmina ...... Susie Bran
Henrietta Masterson ...... Miriam Karlin
Hamish McVomitory ...... Bill Wallis
Mark Grimshaw ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gila’s Dad ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Gila’s Mum ...... Joan Matheson
With Eva Stuart and Susan Sheridan as Creative Writing Class members.
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Director: Piers Plowright
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in September 1989.
TUE 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007szvj)
Series 2
Plays
Heraclitus' chance to escape Athens could expose Xanthippe to scorn and ridicule. Stars Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007r4mj)
Series 1
Death and the Afterlife
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.

WEDNESDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2012

WED 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nqqgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Weird Tales (b00wr8s9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b00b9xgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01nqnd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dts86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Second Thoughts (b008p4zq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Semi Circles (b007jts2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b007jtvy)
The Saint Plays With Fire
Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power in France.
First published in 1938 under the title 'Prelude for War' - one of a long series of novels featuring Leslie Charteris's creation Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
Simon Templar …. Paul Rhys
Patricia Holm …. Kim Thomson
Valerie …. Fiona Fullerton
Inspector Claude Eustace Teal/Usher …. John Baddeley
Peter Quentin …. Jonathan Keeble
Fairweather …. John Hartley
Luker …. Geoffrey Whitehead
General Sangore …. John Turner
Orace …. John Hollis
Knightley/Foreman …. Andrew Branch
Marteau/Constable/Pietri/Sergeant …. Roger May
Coroner/Bravache …. David Collings
Bream/Senappe …. David Timson
Dramatised for radio by Neville Teller.
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
WED 07:00 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
Episode 3
After playing a gay miner, struggling actor Alan finds greater fame dressed as a strawberry.
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 07:30 Gloomsbury (b01n6vn5)
Series 1
The St Ives School of Painting
The writer and transvestite Vera Sackcloth-Vest and her bosom chum, the novelist Ginny Fox, go down to St Ives in search of the writer of very naughty books Mr D.H. Lollipop. Their husbands, Henry and Lionel, accompany them, hoping to prevent their wives from succumbing to the dangerous animal magnetism of Lollipop, whose book Lady Hattersley's Plover has scandalized and unsettled them all.
Vera's persistent and flamboyant admirer Venus Traduces arrives, desperate to re-kindle their Sapphic passion. However she is distracted when, on the cliff path, she meets a thin man with a red beard who exudes animal magnetism. He informs her that his wife is away in London being painted by Augustus John, invites Venus to call him Dave, and ravishes her in the brambles.
Meanwhile, though Vera and Ginny seem to search in vain for Lollipop, he is always much closer than they think.
Cast:
Vera Sackcloth-Vest ..... Miriam Margolyes
Henry Mickleton ..... Jonathan Coy
Venus Traduces ..... Morwenna Banks
Mrs Ginny Fox ..... Alison Steadman
Lionel Fox ..... Nigel Planer
DH Lollipop ..... John Sessions
Produced by Jamie Rix
A Little Brother Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp9g)
Series 6
The Childhood Sweetheart
The lad sets off for a romantic reunion pledged 25 years before.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Patricia Hayes.
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 October 1959.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00spmnm)
Series 3
Episode 13
Merry cross the Mersey - the team poke fun at Liverpool.
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 Bill Oddie 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 and Leon Cohen.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1966.
WED 09:00 At Home With the Hardys (b007jmqw)
Fatal Attraction
The four friends shift the stubborn corpses that other plots leave behind. With Jeremy Hardy and Kit Hollerbach. From June 1990.
WED 09:30 The Party Line (b0129c7j)
Series 2
Episode 1
After a turbulent week at the Labour Party conference, MP Duncan Stonebridge is hoping for a quiet weekend at his constituency home. But local politics - in the shape of Britain's ugliest building - intrudes as usual.
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's topical sitcom from 2006 about a hapless backbench MP.
Stars James Fleet as Duncan Stonebridge.
With Simon Greenall, Geoffrey McGivern, Geraldine McNulty, Matilda Ziegler and Neil Edmond.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.
WED 10:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr39)
3. Final Curtain
The glamour of the music halls begins to fade as Richard Herncastle embarks on a dangerous affair - and tragedy strikes the company.
Meanwhile, war is on the horizon...
Conclusion of JB Priestley's classic starring Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton.
Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick
Sam ...... Freddie Davies
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds
Nonnie ...... Ann-Marie Frater
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Music: Chris Monks
Producer: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1994
WED 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
Because the Night, pt 2/2
Kristen's plan to escape her parents' party hits an annoying snag. Coming of age story concluded by Susie Riddell.
WED 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
On the Train to Chemnitz
Aubrey and Dorinda live their lives in their own claustrophobic world, dominated by guilt.
Their verbal games of storytelling are vivid, unbelievable and true. Only 'they' exist - and the others.
Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Paul Scofield as Aubrey and Fiona Shaw as Dorinda.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00spmnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b007jtvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (b007jnn3)
Episode 13
Yorkshire landowner Robert Carne confronts headmistress Sarah. Lydia is distressed. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.
WED 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion (b00jcwg3)
Charles II - Fashion Restored?
An old sartorial order seemed restored, but French fashions prompted a style that would herald the three-piece suit.
WED 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00z5284)
Episode 3
The actor and raconteur displays his own trademark behaviour as he turns 40. Christopher Stevens' book read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0141xrv)
Episode 3
School teacher Mr Farthing is spellbound by Billy's flying demonstration with his kestrel hawk. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
WED 15:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhlp8)
Mel Giedroyc has an outdoor swim, and schoolchildren talk about their project to preserve a prehistoric fish.
WED 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
Series 1
Rick's Quarrel
A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston. From August 2003.
WED 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ymgs)
A Field in Space
An affecting story of 'the fields of the sky', and one expert whose speciality stuns a whole meeting. Read by Crawford Logan. From January 2002.
WED 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nrd22)
Dark Forces
"Mylne needs me to bring back Catriona from the dead ..."
Student Andrew MacLeod discovers he's not alone and may have a useful ally...
Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
WED 18:30 Weird Tales (b01nrd24)
Series 3
Original Features by Christopher William Hill
When Carl and Rob buy a flat in a 19th century house, it seems they've found their perfect home.
With Carl away on business, Rob throws himself into restoring the flat, but he ends up with more of the original features than he'd anticipated...
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Carl ..... Martin Hutson
Rob ..... Carl Prekopp
Jess ..... Adjoa Andoh
Girl ..... Francine Chamberlain
Answerphone ..... Tracy Wiles
Woman ..... Alex Rivers
Man ..... Christopher Webster
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00spmnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b007jtvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Gloomsbury (b01n6vn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b01nrd26)
Series 2
Spears
Eddie leaves home while The Sweater Girls are on the verge of a big break.
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 2 of Damian Lanigan and Jim Poyser's comedy drama.
Michael ...... Jason Done
Jason ...... Andrew Knott
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Eddie ...... John Henshaw
Stu ...... Damian Lanigan
Damian ...... Jim Poyser
Colin ...... Chris Pavlo.
Bernie ...... Emily Fleeshman
Special guests: BBC Radio 1's Mark Radcliffe & Marc Riley as themselves
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01nyvn0)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs. Plus tonight, host Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Róisín Conaty.
WED 23:00 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00ls1sp)
Episode 2
Diarist Rex is relegated to a box room when landlady Jessica takes in a younger man. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2000.
WED 23:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00bz9zn)
Series 1
Episode 1
Meet a reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and a man determined to strike a deal with Santa.
Perrier award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon. With additional material by the cast, Carl Cooper, Tony Roche and Andy Marlatt.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.

THURSDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2012

THU 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ymgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nrd22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Weird Tales (b01nrd24)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Leslie Charteris - The Saint (b007jtvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 At Home With the Hardys (b007jmqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Party Line (b0129c7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 JB Priestley - Lost Empires (b007jr39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvvrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rpry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Alan Davies Show (b00898wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
Orphans in Waiting
Friday
The parents of Mike, Pete and Janey Jago disappear overnight - and there are mysterious marks in the garden...
A spy thriller in six parts by Wally K Daly.
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
Headmaster ...... Peter Jeffrey
With other parts by Joanna Myers, Timothy Carlton and Andrew Wincott.
Audio from the author's own collection.
Producer: Dan Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in August 1990.
THU 06:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
Paperwork
Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront his past in a house piled high with papers and secrets. Read by Russell Dixon.
THU 07:00 Chambers (b007jyzz)
Series 3
Outward Bound
A legal firm invites Fuller-Carp, Ruth and Hilary to take part in an outward-bound weekend - with disastrous results...
Clive Coleman's sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular set of chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
With Chris Pavlo, Simon Greenall, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Natalie Walker.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
THU 07:30 Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This? (b01nl9pk)
Communication
Andrew Lawrence continues his comic explanation of our development via stand up, sketch and song.
This time, Andrew discusses Communication.
Sara Pascoe and Marek Larwood assist.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.
THU 08:00 Parsley Sidings (b01nrmxq)
Series 1
The Market Special
The station staff at Parsley Sidings go all out to boost falling passenger numbers.
The eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Ian Lavender as Bert, Kenneth Connor as Percy, Liz Fraser as Gloria and Elizabeth Morgan as Ethel.
Re-created Announcements by Keith Skues.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1971.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b01nrmxs)
From 15/06/1953
Fun afloat, aboard aircraft carrier HMS Indefatigable. Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and Joy Nichols. From June 1953.
THU 09:00 1834 (b011pw52)
Dentists and Lovers
Ned needs root canal work, but 21st-century Jason needs lessons in 19th-century courting.
In Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight, Jason is now Tarquin, third son of Lord Belport with a faithful valet, Ned.
Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley
Ned ...... Joe Caffrey
Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor
Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton
Stubbs ...... Glenn Cunningham
Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
THU 09:30 Just a Minute (b007jqgg)
Birds and champagne. Nicholas Parsons welcomes Kenneth Williams, Derek Nimmo, Gyles Brandreth and Martin Jarvis. From July 1984.
THU 10:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (b007jpgj)
Episode 1
Naturalist Gerald Durrell's magical 1930s childhood with his eccentric family on the Greek island of Corfu. Stars Celia Imrie.
THU 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
Journey Home
Snowbound in Paris, Alec worries about why his sister back home hasn't replied to his text. Short story read by Adam Billington.
THU 11:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable (b007jttg)
Michelle has Meniere's disease, with the prospect of deafness. How will the young and vibrant woman cope? Stars Gillian Kearney.
THU 12:00 Parsley Sidings (b01nrmxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b01nrmxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (b007jnnm)
Episode 14
Headmistress Sarah Burton fears for the life of landowner Robert Carne. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.
THU 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion (b00jcwg5)
Beau Nash - The Rise of the Middling Sort
The impact of an English dandy. The interior designer visits Bath, the hub of the 18th-century men's clothing revolution.
THU 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00zdbmg)
Episode 4
More highs and lows as the complex actor holidays in Morocco with friends. Christopher Stevens' book read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b0141zv4)
Episode 4
Troubled Billy Casper's rash decision sparks fury with his half-brother Jud. Read by James Anthony Pearson.
THU 15:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (b007jpgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhmm9)
Mel Giedroyc finds out what causes fits of the giggles, and hears some very unpleasant sounds. What's worse - snoring, or fingernails down the blackboard?
THU 17:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
The Premature Berth
Head of finance Russell Farrow insists on the strictest economy. So tycoon Jimmy Bright must keep quiet about the firm’s £2,000,000 yacht.
But you can't keep anything quiet with Mum around...
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
Griselda Bright ...... Patricia Hayes
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
THU 17:30 Chambers (b007jyzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ysn7)
A Collection of Bones
A troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it suddenly comes to an end. Read by Crawford Logan.
THU 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nrrbn)
Connections
"Duncan Mylne has never died and he means to go on living ..."
A visit to a potential ally begins to clarify Andrew's thoughts, but raises doubts about Katrina.
Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
THU 18:30 Weird Tales (b01nrrbs)
Series 3
The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
The Reverend Braiden is forced to embark on a through-the-night road trip by a mysterious trio who threaten him with a terrifying test of faith at its end.
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Peter ..... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Silas ..... James Lailey
Sarah ..... Lynne Verrall
Michael ..... Simon Bubb
Eleanor ..... Tracy Wiles
Police Officer .. Paul Moriarty
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
THU 19:00 Parsley Sidings (b01nrmxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b01nrmxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable (b007jttg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This? (b01nl9pk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Elvenquest (b00k49s9)
Series 1
Episode 2
Lord Darkness has kidnapped Amis and wants the sword. With a search underway, can Sam stop him?
More comic adventures set in lower Earth where fantasy writer Sam has been coerced into joining a band of intrepid heroes as they battle the dread forces of evil in search of the legendary sword of Asnagar!
Fantasy sitcom written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto.
Elf Lord, Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Dean The Dwarf ...... Kevin Eldon
Amis, The Chosen One ...... Dave Lamb
Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Amazon Princess, Penthiselea ...... Sophie Winkleman
Producers: Anil Gupta & Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2009.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01nyvnd)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs. Plus tonight, Tom Wrigglesworth discovers why Róisín Conaty gets called 'The Rhino'.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k0sb)
Series 2
Episode 5
Danger sports - and chicken terrorists. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September 1986.
THU 23:30 Sounding Off with McGough (b007jlwb)
Episode 1
Roger McGough looks at life, love, happiness, heroes, villains and embarrassing relations.
Poetic reflections on the business of poetry, to the accompaniment of long-time musical collaborator Andy Roberts.
Recorded in Bath.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
THU 23:45 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00nsm9l)
'Introducing Me' and 'The Dinner Date'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From June 2003.

FRIDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2012

FRI 00:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ysn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01nrrbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Weird Tales (b01nrrbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 1834 (b011pw52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Just a Minute (b007jqgg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (b007jpgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dvzd3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Pam Leeson - The Unhearable (b007jttg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Chambers (b007jyzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wally K Daly (b007jvfc)
Orphans in Waiting
Saturday AM
The parents of Mike, Janey and Peter have disappeared.
What's in their father's briefcase?
And who or what is 'The Hyena'?
A spy thriller by Wally K Daly.
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
Store Manager ...... Danny Schiller
Woman ...... Auriol Smith
Audio from the author's own collection.
Producer: Dan Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1990.
FRI 06:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
Convinced she soon be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie Buckingham enlists the help of a London barrister to make her will...
Richard Marsh’s thriller read by Joanna Riding.
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British author Richard Bernard Heldmann. (1857 - 1915) best known for his supernatural thriller ‘The Beetle’.
Producer: Katherine Beacon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
FRI 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081cjz)
Series 2
A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Aunt Vinny ...... Rosemary Martin
Charles ...... David Robb
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sooty ...... Zelah Clarke.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
FRI 07:30 Meet David Sedaris (b01npb83)
Series 3
Rubbish; Jesus Shaves
The multi-award winning American essayist brings more of his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 with the final edition in a series of audience readings. This week moving to the British countryside has its downsides exposed in "Rubbish" and the eye-opening experience of learning French at a Paris language school is considered in "Jesus Shaves".
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Boom Pictures Cymru production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0151xwx)
Series 7
The Mysterious Pudding Mine
Able Seaman Johnson's culinary efforts cause havoc on HMS Troutbridge - with unexpected consequences!
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 AS Johnson, Michael Bates as the Padre 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 September 1965.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
Series 3
Bruce's Choice and Start New Series the Burkiss Way
Long ago in a radio galaxy far away - space film spoofing, the best of 'Bruce Forsyth' and a quiz "live from Norwich".
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 Bristow (b00ckd51)
Series 1
The Girl Next Door
When a new face appears in the office opposite the Chester Perry building - she causes quite a stir.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow …. Michael Williams
Jones …. Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy …. Dora Bryan
Fudge/Station Master/Samson/Hawkins …. Jon Glover
Miss Sunman/Mary …. Katy Odey
Post Boy/Dimkins …. Simon Schatzberger
Miss Prunella Peach/Janet/Mrs Buxton …. Carol Starks
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
FRI 09:30 Snap (b00v7sn2)
Series 2
Episode 6
Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split. Stars Paul Venables and Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004.
FRI 10:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (b007jph2)
Episode 2
Keen naturalist Gerry's burgeoning animal collection sparks chaos at the family's Christmas party. Stars Celia Imrie.
FRI 11:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
Pretending
Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham.
FRI 11:15 Peter Wolf - Strange Meeting (b00vy733)
Inspired by his Great War poem, the events leading up to Wilfred Owen's death on the eve of the Armistice. Stars Alex Jennings.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0151xwx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Wally K Daly (b007jvfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (b007jnp4)
Episode 15
Lydia finds a body. Headmistress Sarah Burton must make some decisions. Stars Sarah Lancashire and Philip Glenister.
FRI 14:15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion (b00jcwg7)
Beau Brummell - The Dandy Style
Tastemaker to the Regency, Beau Brummell was British fashion's most influential man. The interior designer surveys his impact.
FRI 14:30 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00zl7rs)
Episode 5
In his final years, the comic actor is plagued by illness and worry. Nicholas Boulton concludes Christopher Stevens' portrait.
FRI 14:45 Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave (b01425l0)
Episode 5
The story reaches its sad conclusion as Billy discovers the fate of Kes. James Anthony Pearson reads from Barry Hines's novel.
FRI 15:00 Gerald Durrell - My Family and Other Animals (b007jph2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhqbx)
Cameras at the ready as Mel Giedroyc learns about photography, and discovers why we need trees.
FRI 17:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
Series 3
The Two and a Half Feathers
Corporal Jones fights back - as a new Home Guard platoon recruit rakes up their military past.
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
Mr Clarke ...... Michael Bates
Edna ...... Avril Angers
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
FRI 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b0081cjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012yym2)
The Eyelash
A humorous diversion into an evening meal, ruined by a small matter which prompts a big discussion. Read by Edith MacArthur. From January 2002.
FRI 18:15 Jonathan Aycliffe - The Matrix (b01ns0y8)
The Ceremony
"Andrew, I do not think you will ever know peace again until you know the ..."
Can student Andrew MacLeod escape the evil that stretches from North Africa to Scotland?
The gripping conclusion of Jonathan Aycliffe's chilling novel abridged in ten parts by Rosemary Goring.
Read by Robert Paterson
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1997.
FRI 18:30 Weird Tales (b01ns0yb)
Series 3
Louisa's by Amanda Whittington
When a stranger walks into Louisa's café, the juke box which hasn't played a record for years whirrs into action, the lights start flashing and Louisa is thrown into a world where her past challenges life as she knows it.
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Louisa ... Sara Poyzer
Pete ... Paul Rider
Joe ... Gerard McDermott
Written by Amanda Whittington.
Producer, Jessica Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0151xwx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wally K Daly (b007jvfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Peter Wolf - Strange Meeting (b00vy733)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (b01npb83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Meanwhile with the Bearded Ladies (b007zmy1)
Episode 3
Jo wants to be a really Yummy Mummy. Four women friends cope with life, work and men. With Ronnie Corbett. From September 2007.
FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jrmc)
Series 2
Meet the Wife
When the band performs at Lorelei's school reunion - is honesty the best policy? With Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
FRI 23:30 Genius (b008m9f6)
Series 1
Stewart Lee
From a self-cleaning fish tank with a twist to a CD player-cum-microwave oven?
Dave Gorman asks comedian Stewart Lee 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 November 2005.