SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2012

SAT 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jshy)
Lot 132
Horror legend Vincent Price tells the artistically horrifying tale of a painting. With Douglas Blackwell, Alexander John, Elizabeth Morgan and Vincent Price
SAT 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
4. Letters and Death Certificates
Can solicitor Arthur Kipps finally unravel the eerie mystery of the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow?
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Stella ...... Jane Cox
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007t1kg)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery
The Coat
A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits Paul Temple when his wife Steve disappears...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Simon Lack as Superintendent Raine, Tommy Duggan as Mike Langdon, James Beattie as Charlie, June Tobin as Linda Kelburn, Jon Rollason as Tony Wyman and Mary Wimbush as the Telephone Operator.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First heard on the BBC Light Programme in 1961.
SAT 01:30 MJ McGrath - White Heat (b01ntrgb)
Exhumation
On the trail of a clue which Inuit hunter and guide Edie has found in stepson Joe's bedroom, she returns with Derek and Willa to his burial place on Craig Island - and they disinter his body.
What they find there leads them to a resolution of the mystery of his death which they could never have imagined possible.
Concluded by Denise Gough.
White Heat is Essex born MJ McGrath's first novel. Abridged by Polly Coles.
Producer: Clive Brill
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pacificus Productions.
SAT 02:00 Bristow (b00cnhyq)
Series 1
Sun, Sea and Sabotage
The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened by the arrival of a new boy at Chester Perry's.
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
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatsberger
Check-in ...... GirlKatie Odie
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
SAT 02:30 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
Series 1
Episode 1
A couple of years ago brothers Nigel and Michael gave up respectable careers to set up a website-design company. That was their first mistake...
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
First of three comedy series by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oona ...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
SAT 03:00 George Eliot - Daniel Deronda (b007k07z)
3. Tensions
In the sun-drenched port of Genoa, Gwendolen and Daniel's fates become eternally and tragically entwined.
The conclusion of George Eliot's classic novel of love and idealism.
Starring Anna Chancellor and Michael Perceval-Maxwell.
Dramatised by Robert Forrest.
Gwendolen Harleth ...... Anna Chancellor
Deronda ...... Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Grandcourt ...... James Bryce
Mrs Davilow ...... Joanna Tope
Klesmer ...... Finlay Welsh
Mirah ...... Lucy Patterson
Lydia ...... Noreen Leighton
Lush ...... Simon Tait
Leonara ...... Vivienne Dixon
Mordecai ...... Mark McDonnell
Director: Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.
SAT 04:00 90 by 90 The Full Set (b01ntp7k)
Episode 2
Celebrating 90 years of BBC radio, a selection of short features marking some memorable radio moments.
SAT 04:15 Patrick O'Brian - HMS Surprise (b0102nrl)
Episode 3
Tragedy halts the ship's voyage. In Calcutta, Stephen makes a proposal of marriage but faces a duel. Stars David Robb. From October 2008.
SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
Series 3
Episode 1
The further adventures of Mr Justice Cocklecarrot. Captain Foulenough, Dr Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht, Big White Carstairs and more...
Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions , Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles , Simon Greenall , Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: the silken tones of Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
SAT 05:30 Up the Garden Path (b0081t4t)
Series 2
The View from the Bridge
When confused Izzy meets her fiancé Charles's friend Bill, they hit it off straight away...
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
Charles ...... David Robb
Bill ...... Neil McCaul,
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sharon ...... Melissa Wilson
Lorraine ...... Catherine Clarke
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
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.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
SAT 06:00 Shelagh Delaney - A Taste of Honey (b00bcqtd)
A pregnant teenage girl and her feckless mother trade insults and repartee in 1950s Salford. Stars Siobhan Finneran.
SAT 07:30 The Pickwick Poppers (b00tttwp)
Stuart Maconie talks to the musicians behind the Top of the Pops albums of the 1970s, whose impersonations of such artists as Donna Summer, David Essex, Paper Lace and Queen made these LPs one of the best-selling products in the charts.
SAT 08:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b008jw8j)
From 05/12/1978
Titters aplenty as Frankie Howerd turns agony uncle and tries his hand at being a trendy male escort...
Plus stars from the world of entertainment - singer Lyn Paul, comedians, Mike Burton and Bryan Carroll and pop group, The Dooleys.
Music from the Max Harris Orchestra
Scripted by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Producer: Richard Willcox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1978.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
Boothby Graffoe
Boothby Graffoe is a stand-up comedian with a talent and a penchant for cerebral funny songs. In this special alone he composes an impromptu ditty about being Comedy Controller.
He also has a long and treasured history with BBC Radio 4 Comedy - The Big Booth begat In No Particular order -as well as a notable collaboration with Omid Djalili for TV. Boothby's worked with Art Malik, Steve Frost, Jason Isaacs, Pauline McLynn, Glenn Tilbrook, Kevin Eldon, Dean Friedman and Robyn Hitchcock.
He's also a playwright with three productions to his name and has appeared in The Bill and Casualty.
Named after a Lincolnshire market town, the comedian makes his selection of BBC radio comedy: The Goon Show - The Evils of Bushey Spon (17/03/1958); Round the Horne Ser.1 ep11 (16/05/1965); Steptoe and Son - Two's Company (28/03/1971); The Burkiss Way (26/12/1979); The Big Booth (29/01/2000); Hancock's Half Hour - The Conjuror (22/02/1956).
SAT 12:00 Children in Need: Jess' Story Omnibus (b01nv97w)
Nell Leyshon's drama about students facing mental health challenges in a school set-up to cater for them. Stars Shannon Tarbet.
SAT 13:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jshc)
Murder West One
2. The Art of the Matter
Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield faces a strange theft and cunning scam in one of central London's art galleries, which ultimately leads to murder...
Starring Imelda Staunton.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
DSI Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Johnny "The Tongs" Brickman ...... Ben Crowe
Jack "The Whistle" Stephens ...... Sean Barrett
Andrew Olson...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Kath Dyer ...... Elizabeth Conboy
Auctioneer ...... Harry Myers
Jack "The Whistle" Stephens ...... Sean Barrett
Terry Richards ...... Giles Fagan
Woman Resident ...... Frances Jeater
Director: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SAT 14:00 Just a Minute (b007jqjb)
Nightmares and snails. Nicholas Parsons with Kenneth Williams, Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo and Peter Jones. From December 1985.
SAT 14:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpd5)
Series 6
The Last Bus Home
It's a long walk home in the rain when Sid, Bill and The Lad Himself get stranded.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell and Hugo Morton.
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.
SAT 15:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b008jw8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Shelagh Delaney - A Taste of Honey (b00bcqtd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 The Golden Age (b01nt07r)
Interesting Talks
Set in the BBC's Broadcasting House in London during the 1930s, this series follows head of programmes, John Tharb and his assistant, Mabel Hopcraft as they struggle to deal with the foibles and fragile egos of radio's biggest stars.
These include the perpetually drunk band-leader, Ronaldo and the most boring man in radio, Mallard Tofts. Tharb's task is not made any easier by having to constantly defer to the whims and wishes of his irascible boss, Lord Reith.
Robert Bathurst stars in the first radio sitcom to be written by Channel 4's Father Ted writer, Arthur Mathews.
In this episode, a series of mysterious deaths brings the police to the BBC.
What could be causing people to die in front of their wireless sets? Meanwhile, Mabel tries to introduce some modern entertainment to the BBC from "up north".
John Tharb ...... Robert Bathurst
Mabel Hopcraft ...... Vicky McClure
Lord Reith ...... Ford Kiernan
Inspector Cawls ...... Peter Egan
Captain Mallard Tofts ...... Malcolm Tierney
Chip Gibney ...... Kevin Bishop
Ronaldo / Dickie Squires ...... Ewan Bailey
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.
SAT 18:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach (b0124y0r)
Episode 2
As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched. Stars Richard Dillane.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller (b007jpjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Act Your Age (b00fr1tp)
Series 1
Episode 2
Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest. With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker. From December 2008.
SAT 22:30 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b01nv97y)
Series 1
Episode 3
John Humphrys gives 28 acts 60 seconds to entertain an audience:
Kit and the Widow
Frankie Boyle
The Hollow Men
Lucy Porter
Rob Rouse
Toby Foster
Mrs Barbara Nice
Rob Deering
Neil Edmond
Adam Buxton
Anna Crilley & Katie Wix
Mick Ferry
Pete Gold
Susan Murray
Charlie Chuck
Jarred Christmas
Marcus Cummins
Tom Allen
Justin Moorhouse
Will Hodgson
Stephen Carlin
Steve Oram and Tom Meeten
Isy Suttie
Alex Horne
Phil Kay
Nick Revell
John Hegley
Marcus Brigstocke & Danny Robins
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
SAT 23:00 P Division (b00rfgz6)
Two Way Cut
Episode 2
A headless body without a speck of blood on it has Glasgow's 'P' Division cops puzzled. Just who was the strange hunched figure that PC Hamilton saw running along by the canal...?
Stars Alec Monteath as DCI Finnlater, Crawford Logan as DI Donoghue, Andrew Conlan as DC Tony Abernethy and Robert Carlyle as DC King.
Published in 1988, this is Peter Turnbull's fifth P Division novel about his Glaswegian police force.
Dramatised by Stephen Mulrine.
Producer: Hamish Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 23:30 Kenneth Noye - A Killer on the Run (b01nv980)
Episode 2
Criminal Kenneth Noye is involved in a tragic incident when police investigators make their move. Read by Philip Jackson.
SAT 23:45 Ira Levin - The Boys From Brazil (b014s6hj)
Episode 2
Dr Josef Mengele plots to clone Hitler. Can Nazi-hunter Yakov Liebermann piece together the clues? Read by Alex Jennings.