SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2013

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmq9)
Wyrd Sisters
4. Degrees of Royalty
Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness. The old King will be revenged. The three witches set to work!
Starring Sheila Hancock, Lynda Baron and Deborah Berlin.
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's popular tale.
Granny Weatherwax …. Sheila Hancock
Nanny Ogg …. Lynda Baron
Magrat Garlick …. Deborah Berlin
Duke Felmet … Ian Masters
Lady Felmet …. Kristin Milward
King Verence …. John Hartley
The Fool …. Andrew Branch
Vitoller …. Gavin Muir
Hwel …. Brian Hibbard
Tomjon …. Roger May
Dramatised by Vince Foxall.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
SAT 00:30 David Garnett - Lady into Fox (b00cmz8m)
2. Escape
Despite Richard Tebrick's increased security for their new home, his vixen wife escapes to begin a new family life in the woods...
David Garnett's terrifying novel of transformation is concluded by Ben Miles.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Directed at BBC Northern Ireland by Lawrence Jackson.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SAT 01:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00t5jwn)
Episode 2
The commander is on hand when the serial killer dubbed The Whistler claims his fifth victim. Stars Robin Ellis.
SAT 01:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015fqpm)
Episode 5
Stricken with amnesia, Albert Campion is confronted by the police who suspect him of being an imposter. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.
SAT 01:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mrhdk)
Episode 5
News from Poona makes Dawkins think his wife was mad, but the detective isn't so sure. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
SAT 02:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
Series 2
Mr Bristow Regrets
The Chester-Perry Dinner Dance is out of bounds to the buying clerk - until he falls in with Tom Paine, troublemaker...
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Hickford ...... Roger Lloyd Pack
Tom ...... Jon Glover
Little Red ...... Simon Schatzberger
Miss Golightly ...... Lucy Akhurst
Miss Peach ...... Carol Starks
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
SAT 02:30 Ayres on the Air (b00m6f4m)
Series 3
In the Doghouse
Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches.
Poems include Toaster, about Pam's son's dog and its phobia; I'm the Dog Who Didn't Win a Prize, written by Pam after she was asked to be a judge at a competition; and Tippy Tappy Feet, about the things you miss when your best friend goes to the great kennel in the sky.
Pam is joined on stage by actors Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu for sketches on what dogs talk to each other about and how a new puppy can cause more excitement in some families than a new baby.
SAT 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l60zl)
1. Lucilla's Revolution
Lucilla Marjoribanks, a large and determined girl, returns from school with one purpose in life - to be a comfort to her recently widowed father - and to avoid all proposals of marriage...
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised in four-parts by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Fanny ...... Siriol Jenkins
Edward ...... David Holt
The Rev Bury ...... John Fleming
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Holder ...... Eric Allan
Nancy ...... Joanna Wake
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
SAT 04:00 Elizabeth Taylor - Dangerous Calm (b0076h31)
Hotel du Commerce
An overheard argument in a French hotel exposes the fragility of a honeymooning couple's own relationship.
Read by Joanna David.
Elizabeth Taylor's collection of short stories abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
SAT 04:15 Kings (b007jqwr)
Abishag, the Virgin
The monarch is dying. Bathsheba and his new wife attend him. Tales from the reign of biblical King David. Stars Alison Pettitt.
SAT 05:00 Ballylenon (b007mf83)
Series 1
Episode 6
Will the "1000 Years" Festival mark the end of the old courthouse battle?
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Vivienne Boal ...... Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonnar ...... Gerard McSorley
Canon Friel ...... Kevin Flood
Aubrey Frawley ...... Dominic Letts
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
SAT 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v2pbf)
Series 2
Awards
18th-century smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win the coveted Smuggling Personality of the Year award at the annual Jethro awards.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as Hobbs and India Fisher as Mum.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
SAT 06:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
The life and times of rock 'n' roll singer, Billy Fury.
Stricken with rheumatic fever as a child, and not expected to live beyond the age of 20, Billy Fury went on to become Britain's answer to Elvis Presley. But if you thought his story started with the huge hit 'Halfway to Paradise', think again...
Anton Lesser stars in Mike Walker’s drama is inspired by real events.
Billy Fury …. Anton Lesser
Larry Parnes …. Peter Whitman
Stuart Colman …. Robert Glenister
Russell Harty …. Rory Bremner
Dickie Pride …. Andy Serkis
Marty Wilde …. Ian Targett
Joe Brown …. Alistair McGowan
Jack Good …. Nicholas Boulton
Terry …. Peter Watts
The Nurse/Donna …. Siriol Jenkins
Hugh …. Jeremy Clyde
The Doctor …. Richard Tate
The Stage Door Man …. Ken Sharrock
The Producer …. Tom Bevan
The Interviewer …. James Taylor
The Woman in the Street …. Rachel Atkins
Songs performed by Gavin Stanley.
Born Ronald Wycherley on 17th April 1940, Billy Fury died 28th January 1983.
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994
SAT 07:30 Fabulous Flops (b012kwzw)
Fabulous Flops
Episode 2
Behind the scenes of musical theatre's biggest flops like Norwegian rock opera 'Which Witch'. With Paul Roseby. From May 2004.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00y38bc)
Series 6
Episode 11
From Minnesota - the American funny man welcomes Elvis Costello and vocal powerhouses Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele. From 2009.
SAT 09:00 Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes (b01qdwl5)
The X-Men? Pah! Superman? Bah! Give us Jet Morgan any day - as Alexander Armstrong celebrates those fine gentleman adventurers of the wireless
Big screen do-gooders like the Avengers have the glam and the moves, but you don't have to be superhuman to be a hero. Enjoy our very own British brand of intrepid adventurer, for whom style, panache, wit and guile serve just as well as x-ray vision, awesome strength or vivid underpants.
Guiding us through this modern pantheon is Alexander Armstrong - no stranger to style, panache and wit himself - although he assures us his underpants are suitably subdued.
Along the way, we'll ponder what makes these characters so enduringly heroic? - and what qualities does a hero need?
Featuring:
RAFFLES:
EW Hornung's gentleman cracksman seizes a challenge. Stars Jeremy Clyde.
JOURNEY INTO SPACE:
Captain Jet Morgan in the classic 1950s sci-fi from Charles Chilton. Stars Andrew Faulds.
SEXTON BLAKE
The comic strip crime fighter devised for radio in the 1960s by Philip Ridgeway. Starring William Franklyn.
DICK BARTON: SPECIAL AGENT:
The BBC Light Programme's hugely popular radio hero revived in 1972 and starring Noel Johnson.
JUDGE DREDD:
Gary Martin stars as the legendary law enforcement officer. Produced by Dirk Maggs.
THE DEVIL IN AMBER
The decadent Edwardian dandy and defender of the realm, Lucifer Box. Written and read by Mark Gatiss.
Produced by Martin Dempsey.
SAT 12:00 Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus) (b01qdwl7)
Tales of the City
A comedy of manners set in San Francisco in 1976, a warm portrait of an era that changed the way we live. From February 2013.
SAT 13:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcwjv)
Series 3
Surfing
Detective Gwen Danbury investigates a headless corpse, while mum Joan puts herself in danger with the internet. Stars Annette Badland.
SAT 14:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jykd)
Series 3
The Leak
Author Gerald becomes obsessed with his wife Diana's sense of smell.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Edward Kelsey.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1979.
SAT 14:30 Jim the Great (b011qgtk)
Series 3
Chase Me, Charlemagne
Who is Erasmus? Why is the last King now a Chancellor? It's all to do with Europe. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From September 1979.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00y38bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b01q7gz5)
Series 5
The Spider
By Rona Munro.
At last, the true story can be told of Robert the Bruce and his encounter with that spider on the eve of battle with the English.
Veteran comedian Stanley Baxter plays the role of Scotland's greatest monarch - portrayed in this sharply observed comedy by award winning writer Rona Munro as self-obsessed, selfish, demanding, rather spoilt, and with a pretty bad case of arachnaphobia. Hugh Ross plays the hermit who sorts the wayward monarch out and saves the day.
Press reviews for past series:
'Brilliant.. with the veteran Baxter still hitting all the notes faultlessly. Perfect listening." - Radio Times
"Writer Rona Munro turns tragedy inside out to brilliant comic effect." - Daily Telegraph
"The seemingly indestructible Glasgow funny man triumphs again." - The Times
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b013lwvp)
The Fox and the Forest
A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Ray Bradbury's tale of conflict stars Neil Barth.
SAT 18:30 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 3
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
SAT 19:00 Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes (b01qdwl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Mark Steel Revolution (b007jswj)
The French Revolution
Radical comic Mark Steele turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
In the first of six lectures on the theme of revolution, Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.
With Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonca.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
SAT 22:30 4 at the Store (b00db35n)
Series 2
Episode 3
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield. From January 2002.
SAT 23:00 Ted Lewis - Jack Carter's Law (b00nybtw)
Episode 5
Things hot up for gangland enforcer Jack Carter when some Geordie yobs need to be disposed of. Read by Phil Daniels.
SAT 23:30 The Phone (b00wqd20)
Going Dark, by Peter Jukes
By Peter Jukes.
A series of late night thrillers, each connected by a mysterious mobile phone. When his daughter goes missing, Matt must track her down by following the clues left on her mobile phone.
Matt . . . . . Ivan Kaye
Paula . . . . . Christine Kavanagh
Gerry . . . . . Sean Baker
Caitlin . . . . . Deeivya Meir
Raz . . . . . Adeel Ahktar
Jade . . . . . Leah Brotherhead.
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.


SUNDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2013

SUN 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b013lwvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00y38bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus) (b01qdwl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcwjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Mike Walker - The Sound of Fury (b00bqm6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b01q7gz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus (b007jtt7)
Episode 2
Jean Valjean is determined to rescue Fantine's child from a life of misery with the Thernadier family.
Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, Henry Goodman as Thenardier, Jane Whittenshaw as Mme Thenardier, Sophie Shad as Cosette, Connie Gurie as Eponine, Ewan Bailey as Drinker 1 / Tradesman 1 and Peter Darney as Drinker 2 / Tradesman 2.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
SUN 07:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk)
The Holy Suburb - Cookham
Leslie Forbes peers behind the Berkshire privet hedges in search of renowned artist Stanley Spencer's personal Eden.
SUN 07:30 Bleak Expectations (b00vy38l)
Series 4
A Now Spoiled Life Smashed Some More
Pip and Harry must journey to the Underworld to rescue Ripely, but Mr Gently Benevolent has got there first and is planning to unleash the demons of Hell on the streets of London, making them even worse than usual. Meanwhile Ripely seems to be enjoying the company of some Greek Heroes a little too much.
Can Pip prevent a demon invasion of the streets of London? Can Harry win back the affections of his wife Pippa who has fallen for Benevolent's evil charms? Can anything be more terrifying the Clive the massive cake dragon? And will Mr Benevolent be in trouble with the Devil when she gets back from maternity leave?
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman
Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ..... Susy Kane
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
SUN 08:00 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
The SS Lotus
Simon Sparrow soon realises that life as a ship's doctor is far from plain sailing.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Jock Hornby, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans and Peter Jones as Easter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1969.
SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm1x)
Something About a Soldier
The bumbling civil servants find a demob letter written 20 years before.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Wilfrid Hyde White as Number One and Richard Murdoch as Number Two.
With Norma Ronald, Warren Mitchell, David Nettheim and David Graham.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1965.
SUN 09:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty (b00mdyl3)
A well-bred horse hits hard times and poor health due to overwork.
CAST:
Black Beauty …. Adam Godley
Ginger/Dolly/Servant …. Liza Sadovy
Master/John Manley/Skinner …. Ewan Bailey
Langley/Reuben Smith/Mr Bond/Bob …. Jon Glover
Doctor/Larry/Hard Face/Father …. Philip Fox
Squire Gordon/Mr Clay/Ostler/Seller …. Ioan Meredith
Lady Gordon/Polly/Grace …. Helen Longworth
Beauty's Mother/Lady Two …. Ndidi Del Fatti
Carter/Driver/York …. Stephen Hogan
Joe Green/Robert/Gentleman …. Stuart McLoughlin
Jerry/Ned/Farrier …. Robert Hastie
Merrylegs/Man …. Jason Chan
Written by Anna Sewell and dramatised by Katie Hims.
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01qdywb)
Film Star Winners
Nicole Kidman
4 Extra Debut. From Elvis to Dvorak, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman shares her castaway choices with Sue Lawley. From November 1998.
SUN 10:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
On Guard 1/2
To remind her of him while he is abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
SUN 11:00 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0081rfw)
Love and Marriage
The salon is offering special two-for-one cuts. Brides and grooms are queuing up for days in the hope of getting an appointment. A childhood sweetheart of Rene's appears unexpectedly, hoping to rekindle their love.
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra (b01qdz70)
Series 4 - Omnibus
Series 4, Episodes 17-18
Family life in the Ambridge Vicarage is under pressure. Usha is suspicious, Alan is upset, and could Michael be lying?
SUN 11:45 Centurions (b007jzr8)
Matisse - The Red Studio
Patrick Heron, AS Byatt and Jack Flam discuss the creation and enduring significance of the famous 1911 painting.
SUN 12:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus (b007jtt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death (b0093zq1)
It's the 1920s: A rather ripping murder occurs in the bathroom of an elegant country house...
Gladys Mitchell's 1929 whodunit stars Mary Wimbush as the sleuth extraordinaire, Mrs Lestrange Bradley.
With Leslie Phillips and Michael Cochrane
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud
Mrs Bradley ..... Mary Wimbush
Carstairs ..... Leslie Phillips
Bertie Phillipson ..... Michael Cochrane
Garde Bing ..... Philip Sully
Alistair Bing .... Garard Green
Eleanor Bing ..... Rowan Suart
Dorothy Clark ..... Teresa Gallagher
Mabel Cobbn ..... Lois Burgess
Sir Joseph .... David King
Inspector Boring ..... Christopher Scott
Ferdinand Lestrange/Doctor .... Simon Treves
Parsons ..... Fraser Kerr
Director Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
SUN 15:00 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01qdzgh)
The pick of the week's 4 O'Clock Show, with Mel Giedroyc.
SUN 16:30 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty (b00mdyl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Freedom Pass (b00ssn7l)
Episode 6
Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew take the train to Southend-on-Sea to recall the holidays of their youth. From September 2005.
SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers (b019jt64)
The Secret Weapon of Doom
Episode 4
Will the Colonel open Pandora's Box? Will the writers' inventions be their downfall? Stars Nicholas Courtney, Nigel Havers and Leslie Phillips.
SUN 18:30 Wally K Daly (b007js6f)
625Y
1. Discovery
Research scientist Kate Brown makes a dramatic discovery in he r laboratory about human genes.
But when her news starts to spread, events rapidly spiral out of control...
Starring Amanda Root and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Wally K Daly's intriguing two-part sci-fi drama.
Kate Brown …. Amanda Root
Professor Slingsby …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Joe Barnard …. Jon Strickland
Reporter …. Elizabeth Conboy
Prime Minister …. Chris Tranchell
Minister of Defence …. Ian Masters
Major Peters …. Brett Usher
Danny Flowers …. Stuart Milligan
Lab Technician …. Harry Myers
Minister of Health …. Sandra Clark
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast as a one hour drama on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
SUN 19:00 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0081rfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra (b01qdz70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
SUN 19:45 Centurions (b007jzr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01qdywb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Bleak Expectations (b00vy38l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hwyq7)
There's Gravy in My Locker
The epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.
It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.
Milford and Parker get sacked and as they are clearing out their lockers they fall into the magical world of Gravy...there Milford is regarded as the chosen one who has come at last to save the people from the emperor warlock Raamen Bod who plans to find the sofa and use it for evil purposes.
Written by Nick Frost and Matt King.
Matt King ...... Milford
Nick Frost ...... Parker
Mark Heap ...... Marmite
Peter Serafinowcz ...... Raamen Bod
With Kevin Eldon, Janei Anderson and Daisy Jones
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
SUN 23:00 Fellahs Hour with the Cheese Shop (b008zqdx)
Episode 5
Steve 'not the snooker player' Davis has tool news and talks to an American with six wives. With Gerard Foster. From June 2000.
SUN 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007k2dc)
Series 1
Cash
Writer Nick struggles for cash, while his geraniums moan about Christmas decorations.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.


MONDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2013

MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b019jt64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007js6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01qdywb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0081rfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra (b01qdz70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Centurions (b007jzr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Doctor at Large (b009364g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Mrs Bradley - Speedy Death (b0093zq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty (b00mdyl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jljm)
Episode 3
Commander Dalgliesh discovers a murder victim, but The Whistler seems to be out of the frame for this one. PD James dramatisation stars Robin Ellis.
MON 06:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015p82f)
Episode 6
Celebrated amateur detective Albert Campion wakes in hospital accused of attacking a police officer, and suffering from acute amnesia. All he can remember is that he was on a mission of vital importance to His Majesty's government before his accident.
Still unable to regain his memory, Campion is on the run from the police, having knocked out the friendly local superintendent. Now he and his faithful servant Lugg are about to receive a most unwelcome visitor.
Roger Allam continues reading Margery Allingham's ten-part classic detective story from 1941.
Abridged and produced by Jane Greenwood.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Loftus Audio and first broadcast in 2011.
MON 06:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
Episode 6
Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
MON 07:00 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
Episode 6
Will Cathy finally make the break and give up city life for good? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From June 1994.
MON 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b01q8lhr)
Series 10
Episode 5
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
Lloyd Langford, Celia Pacquola, Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Tomatoes, Koalas, Boats and Cheese.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Producer - Jon Naismith.
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
Series 1
Episode 8
Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket? And Kenneth Horne trolls round to 'Bona Tours' - courtesy of Julian and Sandy.
Starring Kenneth Horne.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round the Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1965.
MON 08:30 Jim the Great (b011vmg0)
Series 3
The Man From the Monastery
Queen Esmerelda appoints the Venerable Bede to research her husband Jim's ancestry. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From October 1979.
MON 09:00 Bleak Expectations (b00w2282)
Series 4
A Wretched Life Made Much, Much Sadder
After an embarrassing disaster involving a bridge and a train full of puppies and orphans Pip and Harry travel to America on the SS Massive Britain, where Pip begins a reading tour.
But all is not as it seems and Mister Benevolent lures our hero into a gunfight at the "All Right I Suppose Corral"
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman
Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ..... Susy Kane
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
MON 09:30 All the Young Dudes (b01cjmb5)
Series 2
Summer Holiday
An unexpected reversal for Patrick, Helen, Billy and Moira brings equally unexpected joy. Stars Jim Sweeney. From October 2002.
MON 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
2. Skirmishes
Lucilla's "Thursday" has been a success, but Mr Cavendish is showing an interest in Barbara Lake and that is not part of her plan. Neither is the arrival of Archdeacon Beverley.
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Lydia Brown ...... Siriol Jenkins
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Mr Centum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
MON 11:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfhjt)
The Astral Plane
A forgotten book and an email arriving out of the blue trigger the tipping point for a marriage. Read by Niamh Cusack.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01qdp8n)
Clive Anderson, Raymond Gubbay, Miles Jupp, Dan Mazer, Matthew Fort, Ralf Little, I Am Kloot, Milo Greene
Grubs up for Clive, who's served a large helping of actor, author and comedian Miles Jupp. Since starring as lay-reader Nigel in the much-loved 'Rev', Miles wrote and stars as cookery writer Damian Trench in the second series of BBC Radio 4's sitcom 'In and Out of the Kitchen'. It's on Mondays at 1130. Miles is currently appearing in Alan Bennett's 'People' at London's National Theatre.
Screenwriter and director Dan Mazer's Indahouse! As Sacha Baron Cohen's writing and production partner, Dan helped create Ali G, Borat and Brüno. His new romcom 'I Give It A Year', starring Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall lifts the veil on the realities of the first year of marriage. It's released in UK cinemas on 8th February.
Ralf Little peruses the menu with food critic Matthew Fort, who's currently judging the British chefs participating in BBC Two's 'Great British Menu'. Alongside fellow judges Prue Leith and Oliver Peyton, Matthew decides who goes through to cook a dish at a banquet celebrating 25 years of Comic Relief on 29th of March. 'Great British Menu' is broadcast Monday - Fridays at 19.30.
Clive talks Bach, Beethoven and Bizet with classical music promotor and impresario Raymond Gubbay, who presents over 600 concerts, opera and ballet performances every year. His latest opera 'Carmen' is the story of the downfall of Don José, a naive soldier, seduced by the wiles of a fiery gypsy. It's at the Royal Albert Hall from Thursday 21st February to Sunday 3rd March.
With music from LA-based five-piece folk-poppers Milo Greene, who turn back time to perform '1957' from their eponymously titled debut album.
And I Am Kloot's John Bramwell plays 'Masquerade' from their album 'Let It All In'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney
Addition(s):.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Jim the Great (b011vmg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jljm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015p82f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 13:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmrg)
Episode 11
Marius is walking in the Luxembourg Gardens and sees Cosette. Just one glance and his life is changed forever! But Valjean is nervous...
Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, Lucy Whybrow as Cosette, Jonathan Forbes as Marius, Carl Prekopp as Combeferre and Annette Badland as Toussaint.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
MON 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00ndn43)
Magnificence
Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series.
These days we take it for granted that the home is a place of refuge in which we express our true self; that idea was an invention of the 18th century. Prof Vickery explores the invention of taste, and the role of interior decor in creating both social prestige and a successful marriage.
The story of a celebrity divorce - a huge scandal, because the husband was the prime minister. The question then, as now, was what was the woman going to walk away with?
Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.
Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard.
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 14:30 Andrew Miller - Pure (b01pqhkf)
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Paris, 1785 - A young engineer from Normandy waits in the Palace of Versailles to meet with the minister. Read by John Sessions.
MON 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrnm)
Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
Home to potato crisps and the machine gun - humourist, writer and broadcaster Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
Abridged in five-parts, Alan Coren (1938-2007) reads from his book A Bit on the Side first published in 1996.
The son of a builder, Coren won a scholarship to Oxford, and also studied at Yale and the University of California. He planned to become a professor, but his experiences in the USA prompted him to take up comic writing. He was editor of 'Punch' magazine from 1978-1987.
Alan was also a regular panellist on BBC radio 4's The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nh82j)
Mel Giedroyc hears nasty, gruesome things about the Romans from Terry Deary's brilliant Horrible Histories. And the nature series features the beautiful story of the sea swallow.
MON 17:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t1bnm)
Series 1
Episode 1
Alun Armstrong stars as Giovanni Guareschi's Italian village priest. The communist mayor wants his child baptised. From March 2001.
MON 17:30 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009l6sv)
Into the Wolf's Lair
It's 1945, and the Allies are certain to win the war. Then an unidentified aircraft appears sparking a a dangerous mission...
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey and Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
MON 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
Earthsearch I
1. Planetfall
The starship Challenger has been on a 115-year-long mission exploring other galaxies for suitable Earth-like planets to colonise.
The present four crew members were born on the Challenger and have never left it. From birth they've been looked after by two 'Angels' - voices surrounding and guiding their every move. They follow their advice without question. A dangerous situation, perhaps, if the Angels aren't that angelic after all...
James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space.
CAST:
Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold
Sharna …. Amanda Murray
Astra …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv …. Haydn Wood
Angel One …. Sonia Fraser
Angel Two …. Gordon Reid
Christopher Scott …. Sinclair
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Jim the Great (b011vmg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jljm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015p82f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 20:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 21:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfhjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01qdp8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b01q8lhr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Party (b011vg9k)
Series 2
Prison Ain't All That Bad
The student politicians of the new political Party use prison-based TV shows as inspiration for forming their policy on crime and punishment.
Second series of Tom Basden's satirical comedy.
Simon ..... Tom Basden
Duncan ..... Tim Key
Jared ..... Jonny Sweet
Mel ..... Ann Crilly
Phoebe ..... Katy Wix
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01qfjrk)
Series 6
Episode 7
An extended edition of this week's News Quiz, chaired by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Rebecca Front and Sue Perkins.
MON 23:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
6. The Interregnum & The Age of Turmoil
Tales of Cromwell, Roundheads versus Cavaliers and William of Orange to name but a few.
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.


TUESDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2013

TUE 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009l6sv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jl9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jljm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015p82f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Bleak Expectations (b00w2282)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 All the Young Dudes (b01cjmb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfhjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01qdp8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t1bnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jlk1)
Episode 4
Commander Dalgliesh's hunt for the Whistler seems to be over, so Hilary Robarts' killer is still at large. Dramatisation of PD James's novel stars Robin Ellis.
TUE 06:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pbmp)
Episode 7
Still running from police, Campion escapes on a train, but is joined on board by a mysterious old man. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.
TUE 06:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
Episode 7
Dawkins' servant's splendid turban - that's the problem. The detective is on track again. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
TUE 07:00 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mv1sx)
Series 3
Episode 3
The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2004.
TUE 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b01q8np2)
Series 5
Jenni Murray
Dame Jenni Murray cooks her first ever healthy meal, using tofu and lentils, watches her first violent film, and samples the delights of controversial comedian Frankie Boyle.
She gives her verdicts to Marcus Brigstocke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00jctj9)
Series 9
Who Is Pink Oboe?
Cowardly Captain Seagoon goes to war. With Peter Sellers away, Graham Stark and Kenneth Connor are enlisted. From January 1959.
TUE 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
Series 3
The Champagne
Diana must break the news to Gerald that she needs to go to hospital - to see a friend. But paying a visit proves to be tricky.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01qfjrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
3. Lucilla's Luck
Mrs Mortimer is surrounded by a mystery which Lucilla can't unravel. Archdeacon Beverley seems to be involved but who else? Lucilla is determined to give advice, but Mr Cavendish may not want to hear it...
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
General Travers ...... John Webb
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
TUE 11:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfkzv)
Little Disturbances
A farmer avoids the doctor, aware his test results are bad. Dying is no concern - it's life that makes him tremble. Read by Dermot Crowley.
TUE 11:15 Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks (b01qfl2m)
On December 1st 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks boarded a bus and refused to give up her seat. Her arrest gave birth to the American Civil Rights Movement.
Bonnie Greer's drama stars Albie Parsons as Rosa Parks, Clarke Peters as ED Nixon, Ray Shell as Martin Luther King, Mona Hammond as Rosa's Mother, Anthony Ofoegbu as Parks, Amanda Gordon as JoAnn Robinson, Alastair Danson as the Judge, Iwan Thomas as the Bus Driver and Christina Chou and Matthew Givens as the Children.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00jctj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jlk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pbmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmrx)
Episode 12
Cosette is entangled in a plot hatched by the evil Thenardiers to catch Jean Valjean. Joss Ackland and David Schofield star in Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01qfl90)
Series 4
Episode 19
Serious trouble is brewing in the Ambridge Vicarage and Amy seems to be the only person not in complete turmoil.
TUE 14:30 Andrew Miller - Pure (b01pqn8l)
Episode 2
For the first time in daylight, Baratte visits the church and the neighbourhood of Les Innocents. Read by John Sessions.
TUE 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrp1)
Suburban Fauna
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on his beloved London district's goldfish, geese and foxes.
TUE 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nh9r3)
Mel finds out just how awful Roman kings were in Terry Deary's story Horrible Histories: The Rotten Romans, and she hears the Inheritance Books of author Eoin Colfer.
TUE 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cbltk)
Series 3
Episode 6
Murray worries that his tubby dad Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Series 3 of Mike Coleman’s showbiz sitcom.
CAST:
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Naomi Shae - Tracy-Ann Oberman
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
TUE 17:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mv1sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009lw5f)
The Eagle's Nest
Major Barton and his team head deep behind German lines to track down a terrifying new weapon...
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Sam Pamphilon as Teazle and Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
TUE 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlb2)
Earthsearch I
2. First Footprint City
As the starship Challenger returns to its solar system after a 115-year-long search for a planet suitable for colonisation - it's a home that the crew have never known.
Born aboard the craft, the four-strong space crew must come to terms with some shocking news...
James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space.
CAST:
Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold
Sharna …. Amanda Murray
Astra …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv …. Haydn Wood
Angel One …. Sonia Fraser
Angel Two …. Gordon Reid
Sentinel …. Alexander John
Simon …. David Bradshawe
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00jctj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jlk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pbmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfkzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks (b01qfl2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b01q8np2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00c1d22)
Series 2
Episode 4
'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to tell lies on your CV.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Ben Moor, Charlie Miller, Andy Marlot, Jon Walsh and Holly Walsh.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01qn3fs)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Tom Wrigglesworth is joined by Lloyd Langford.
TUE 23:00 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0089c0y)
Jelly Stinger
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's pun-fest, where salty talk show host Jelly Stinger meets some fishy guests.
Comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
With Richard Coles.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998
TUE 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtpd)
Series 2
The Sea
Why did Turner paint the sea so often? Was it its timeless majesty, or because he couldn't draw hands properly?
From Liverpool University - this is the cult New Age comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.
Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
With Carla Mendonca, Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.


WEDNESDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2013

WED 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009lw5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jlk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pbmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01qfjrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfkzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Bonnie Greer - Rosa Parks (b01qfl2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cbltk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mv1sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00tdzzj)
Episode 5
Caroline Amphlet reveals her true aim and Amy realises that she is more involved than she could ever imagine. Stars Robin Ellis.
WED 06:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pdvl)
Episode 8
Having finally uncovered the mystery of '15', Campion is now in a race against time to save the country. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.
WED 06:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
Episode 8
It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
WED 07:00 Double Science (b0141zm1)
Forresters FM
When Forresters Sixth Form College gets a temporary FM radio licence, dramas are soon breaking out on the airwaves...
The turmoil continues at Forresters Sixth Form College.
Written by and starring Ben Willbond and Justin Edwards.
With Rebecca Front, Raza Jaffrey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Alex MacQueen.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
WED 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b01q8qqc)
Series 4
Wokingham
When his Mum falls ill, Martin has to deal with a sister, a van and a moustache. Meanwhile, Carolyn and Douglas become locked in a game that can never end.
Cabin Pressure is a sitcom about the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one plane, charter airline staffed by two pilots: one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether they're flying squaddies to Hamburg, metal sheets to Mozambique, or an oil exec's cat to Abu Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Written by John Finnemore
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
Series 6
The Impersonator
When he hears his sound-alike in a TV commercial, the lad heads straight to court.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Peter Goodwright, Ann Lancaster, Jerry Stovin, Jack Watson, Ronald Wilson and Wilfrid Babbage.
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 December 1959.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
Series 4
Episode 13
'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' climaxes - or does it?
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
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 and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1966.
WED 09:00 After Henry (b007jq4g)
Series 3
Intellectual Aspirations
'... but he did look at you twice. So clearly you have something that appeals to him other than your ability to discuss Schopenhauer's Weltanschauung.'
Clare's seeing graduate Julian, but his brainy parents make her feel inadequate.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Julian ...... Jasper Jacob
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.
WED 09:30 Street and Lane (b00vt5ry)
Series 2
Fade to Black
The white van driving Yorkshire builders come across a couple of faded film stars, but all is not as it seems...
Shaun Dooley and Fine Time Fontayne star is series 2 of Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby's comedy.
Johnny Street ...... Shaun Dooley
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Madeleine ...... Sandra Dickinson
Charles ...... John Carlisle
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
WED 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
4. The Battle Lost and Won
Ten years have passed and Lucilla worries that she might have "gone off".
When the MP for Carlingford dies, it seems that the two contenders, Mr Ashburton and Mr Cavendish are not of that opinion.
Conclusion of Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Holden ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Ashburton ...... Christopher Scott
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
Mr Black ...... John Webb
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Centrum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Nancy ...... Joanna Wake
Mr Bury ...... John Fleming
Major Brown ...... Jonathan Adams
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 11:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfpj9)
Things I See
A woman is haunted by an event from her past which remains unchallenged. Tension-laden story read by Elaine Symons.
WED 11:15 Heathcote Williams - Hancock's Last Half Hour (b01glrp3)
An imagining of the comedy legend alone in a Sydney hotel room on the day he died, with a book of newspaper cuttings, a telephone and a bottle of vodka for company. In a tour de force performance Richard Briers plays his great comedy hero, Tony Hancock, looking back over the highs and lows of his career. Heathcote Williams's play reveals a comedy genius, tormented by his own desire to improve himself. A desire which overwhelmed him, when he tragically took his own life in June 1968.
Produced by Ned Chaillet for BBC Radio 3 in 1988.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00tdzzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pdvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 13:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmsd)
Episode 13
Jean Valjean is in mortal danger, but can Marius summon Inspector Javert to save him? Stars Joss Ackland and Patsy Palmer.
WED 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00ndm9q)
Taste
Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series.
These days we take it for granted that the home is a place of refuge in which we express our true self; that idea was an invention of the 18th century. Prof Vickery explores the invention of taste, and the role of interior decor in creating both social prestige and a successful marriage.
Taste - and the making of a marriage. The story of an 18th-century couple, the Graftons - fashionable, rich, and deeply in love - who spend life together doing up their magnificent houses.
Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.
Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard.
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 14:30 Andrew Miller - Pure (b01pr91l)
Episode 3
Accompanied by Jeanne, the sexton's daughter, Baratte makes his first inspection of the cemetery. Read by John Sessions.
WED 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrph)
Away From It All
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on travelling, and considers acting lessons for posing in holiday snaps.
WED 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nht58)
Thanks to Terry Deary's Horrible Histories, Mel finds out how nasty the Romans could be with a sponge on a stick. And she has the Inheritance Tracks of 'The Voice' Sir Tom Jones.
WED 17:00 Instant Sunshine (b00lh3hd)
From 29/08/1988
Humorous songs performed by the comedy musical cabaret group, Instant Sunshine:
Featuring David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
Producer: David Rayvern Allen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
WED 17:30 Double Science (b0141zm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
The Tomorrow World
Major Barton and his team have located the Germans' secret weapon. But what exactly is it?
Simon Bovey's five-part sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey and Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
WED 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbf)
Earthsearch I
3. Sands of Kyros
The Challenger's crew has returned to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship.
After their devastating news, the four-strong crew face peril from a once benign force...
James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space.
CAST:
Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold
Sharna …. Amanda Murray
Astra …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv …. Haydn Wood
Angel One …. Sonia Fraser
Angel Two …. Gordon Reid
Sentinel …. Alexander John
George …. John McAndrew
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00tdzzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pdvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 20:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 21:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfpj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Heathcote Williams - Hancock's Last Half Hour (b01glrp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Cabin Pressure (b01q8qqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Pick Ups (b008tsjl)
Series 1
Episode 4
Andrew delivers a Brief Encounter themed date for Lind at the office. Dave's former school bully rears his ugly head. Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company.
WED 23:00 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jh6jt)
Series 1
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
A provincial theatre company comes a cropper at the hands of a mad playwright. Stars Karl Minns. From September 2000.
WED 23:30 At Home With The Snails (b007jn95)
Series 1
Episode 4
With 2000 snails in Alex's shed, there are fears that they will take over the village. Stars Gerard Foster and Geoffrey Palmer. From July 2001.


THURSDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2013

THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m2ff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00tdzzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015pdvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 After Henry (b007jq4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Street and Lane (b00vt5ry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfpj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Heathcote Williams - Hancock's Last Half Hour (b01glrp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Instant Sunshine (b00lh3hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Double Science (b0141zm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00th9yh)
Episode 6
A double death at sea appears to give the police what they're looking for, but the Commander isn't so sure. Stars Robin Ellis.
THU 06:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015psp0)
Episode 9
Another bang on the head restores Campion's memory, but he finds himself in deeper trouble than ever. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.
THU 06:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
Episode 9
Now that the detective has the khansamah at his mercy, what will the servant reveal? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
THU 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b008f3kh)
Series 3
Gooseberries and Fools
Can a relationship with her ex-pupil Razors be the best thing for teacher Izzy?
Imelda Staunton stars as Isabelle 'Izzy' Comyn.
With Mike Grady as Dick, Marty Cruickshank as Maria, Nicholas Le Prevost as Michael, Phyllida Nash as Louise, Rene Zagger as Razors, Sion Probert as Gwyn, Neil McCaul as Bill and Judith Jacob as Linda.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy has a predilection for inappropriate men.
A six-part radio sequel first adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The last of three 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 1993.
THU 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01q9771)
Series 2
Technology
Stephen K Amos is joined by stand-ups Marlon Davis, Jarlath Reagan and Lloyd Langford to consider the pros and cons of living with technology. Produced by Colin Anderson.
THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
The Bank Loan
1948: Will a visit to the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea pour cold water on the renovation plans?
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Mr Johnson ...... Michael Bilton
After a pilot episode was made in 1981, Arthur Lowe sadly died. So this 13-part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b0153nbh)
From 03/03/1955
Ron Glum is emigrating, but will he get any further than the end of the road? With Dick Bentley and Alma Cogan. From March 1955.
THU 09:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
The Pet and the Pendulum
Dr Vestler's inhuman hopping skills reveal an unholy project involving animals. Stars Jim Broadbent. From September 1988.
THU 09:30 Jest a Minute (b016w0m2)
Series 2
Episode 1
Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz from the Glee Club in Cardiff.
With Chris Corcoran, Lloyd Langford, Rob Deering and Tom Craine.
Producers: Paul Forde and Gareth Gwynn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in 2006.
THU 10:00 Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back (b0084sgw)
Divorcee plumber Maggie Johnson lives in a small Derbyshire village.
One day a stranger arrives and changes her life.
Guy Meredith's romantic, bitter-sweet comedy.
Maggie ...... Samantha Spiro
Dennis ...... Neil Dudgeon
Ted ...... Stephen Moore
Paul ...... Jonathan Forbes
Mark ...... Andrew Harrison
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
THU 11:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfr26)
The Sewing Room
A retiring teacher recalls how a moment of bliss sends ripples of disquiet into every minute of her life. Read by Brid Brennan.
THU 11:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World (b00td5s8)
The real-life Victorian bibliomaniac, Sir Thomas Philipps, aimed to own a copy of every book in the world. But his mania came at a price.
A Victorian road movie, Nick Warburton's play is a study in obsession.
Stars Benjamin Whitrow as Sir Thomas Philipps, Lia Williams as Elizabeth Philipps and Peter Gunn as Herbert.
Director: Mark Smalley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b0153nbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00th9yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015psp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 13:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmsv)
Episode 14
Eponine has found out where Cosette is living, but will she tell Marius? Stars Joss Ackland, Lucy Whybrow and Patsy Palmer.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01qfr2s)
Series 4
Episode 20
The truth will out today in the Ambridge Vicarage. Alan confronts Michael and discovers uncomfortable truths about himself, his choices and his marriage.
THU 14:30 Andrew Miller - Pure (b01prccz)
Episode 4
Before heading to Valenciennes to recruit labour, Baratte spends an unusual late night with the organist. Read by John Sessions.
THU 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrpx)
Out to Lunch
The humorist, writer and self-proclaimed Royalist muses on a menu of exotic and prehistoric dishes.
THU 15:00 Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back (b0084sgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nj12b)
In Terry Deary's Horrible Histories, Mel hears how truly horrible Roman Emperors could be - very nasty! And she goes hunting with an eagle in Outer Mongolia.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3y6)
Series 3
Mixed Fortunes
Rabbi Abraham pulls off a coup - Rabbi Su isn't so lucky.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Su’s Mum ...... Sheila Steafel
Demelza ...... Julie Mayhew
Plumber ...... Nick Stringer
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.
THU 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b008f3kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
This Island Earth
Things can't get much worse for Major Barton and his team in their wartime efforts. Or can they?
Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
THU 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbs)
Earthsearch I
4. The Solaric Empire
Searching for Earth - which has mysteriously vanished from the solar system - two of the crew of the starship Challenger have landed on neighbouring planet, Kyros.
At first it appears to be uninhabited, but Astra and Darv soon discover otherwise...
James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space.
CAST:
Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold
Sharna …. Amanda Murray
Astra …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv …. Haydn Wood
Angel One …. Sonia Fraser
Angel Two …. Gordon Reid
Thale …. Graham Faulkner
Helan …. Judy Franklin
Thorden …. John Bott
Spegal …. Stephen Garlick
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b0153nbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00th9yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015psp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 20:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World (b00td5s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01q9771)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Angelos Epithemiou's Big Issue (b01qfr6j)
The burger van owner from BBC2's Shooting Stars examines the state of the environment. Stars Renton Skinner. From July 2010.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01qn3m1)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Tonight Tom Wrigglesworth is joined by Lloyd Langford.
THU 23:00 Son of Cliche (b00p84qh)
Austin Dernoid
David Coleman is the special guest (is it really?), plus Captain Invisible and lesser-known plays by William Shakespeare.
Sketch comedy starring:
Chris Barrie
Nick Maloney
Nick Wilton.
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcz)
More Brothers Faversham
Perceus and Lucius Faversham
The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists, Perceus and Lucius. From October 2008.


FRIDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2013

FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009m464)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jlbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00th9yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015psp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Jest a Minute (b016w0m2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back (b0084sgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfr26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World (b00td5s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Up the Garden Path (b008f3kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wimsey (b007jvk0)
Clouds of Witness
The Riddlesdale Inquest
An aristocratic scandal erupts after Lord Peter's Wimsey's brother, the Duke of Denver, is arrested for murder...
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Peter Jones as Bunter, James Villiers as the Duke of Denver, Gabriel Woolf as Inspector Parker, James Thomason as the Coroner, Maria Aitken as Lady Mary Wimsey, Nigel Lambert as Freddie Arbuthnot, Betty Cardno as Miss Cathcart, Bill Wallis as Pettigrew and Sean Arnold as Cooper.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Clouds of Witness was first published in 1926.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in eight episodes Peter Jones and Tania Lieven.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
FRI 06:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015qqx9)
Episode 10
With his memory restored, Campion races against time to foil the counterfeit plot set to ruin the economy. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.
FRI 06:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mw69f)
Episode 10
What was the gunshot heard by the detective as the khansamah was being driven to jail? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
FRI 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
Series 2
Highwaymen
Major Thomas Falconer attempts to become more of a cad to win Tamsyn, but she’s more concerned er disloyal fans are being poached by "Boyz 2 Rob", the hunky band of highwaymen that is taking Drumlin Bay by storm.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as Hobbs and India Fisher as Alice.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
FRI 07:30 The Newsagent's Window (b01qdr38)
Comic story written and narrated by John Osborne about the community he discovered when he started replying to adverts in his local newsagent's window.
FRI 08:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t29vc)
Up the Pole
The British Ambassador in Tratvia is flagging up trouble. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From March 1968.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsl5)
Series 5
Write Extremely Long Programme Titles the Burkiss Way
It's time to meet the Muppets with President Nixon.
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: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b007sxvq)
Series 2
The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
It's the Chester-Perry office party and Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
MoorcroftRobert Bathurst
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Witherspoon ...... Peter Kelly
Fenella ...... Anna Mountford
Yellow Overcoat Girl ...... Zeena Eate
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
FRI 09:30 Ayres on the Air (b00mbz1c)
Series 3
On Yer Bike
Pam Ayres returns with a new series packed with poetry, anecdotes and sketches.
Pam is joined by Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu for poems about French cycling holidays, the up-side to riding a tandem, getting fit on gym bikes and how to banish the middle-age blues by getting kitted out with a motorbike and leathers.
FRI 10:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
The bitter-sweet real-life love story of Olive Garnett (sister of the famous Russian Translator, Constance) who meets and falls for a Russian expatriate whose charms hide a secret and rather sinister past...
Written by Martyn Wade.
Olive Garnett ...... Justine Waddell
Stepniak ...... David Horovitch
Connie Garnett ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Stepniak ...... Elizabeth Bell
Olive Rossetti ...... Jasmine Hyde
Edward Garnett ...... Charles Simpson
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
FRI 11:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfs6z)
The China Factory
A student regrets holding certain things back at her factory holiday job to fit in with the women workers. Read by Emily Taaffe.
FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00b0hkx)
A missing recording of Macbeth creates a tie between three people in war-torn West Africa. Powerful drama starring Amanda Root.
FRI 12:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t29vc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jvk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015qqx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mw69f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmtb)
Episode 15
Love is in the air in the Rue Plumet. But why is Jean Valjean so obsessed with secrecy? Stars Joss Ackland and Lucy Whybrow.
FRI 14:15 Amanda Vickery - A History of Private Life (b00ndm9s)
Science and Nature at Home
Historian Amanda Vickery presents a series which reveals the hidden history of home over 400 years. She draws on first-hand accounts from letters and diaries, many of which have never been heard before. Including songs which have been specially recorded for the series.
These days we take it for granted that the home is a place of refuge in which we express our true self; that idea was an invention of the 18th century. Prof Vickery explores the invention of taste, and the role of interior decor in creating both social prestige and a successful marriage.
A room constructed entirely of feathers, a hermitage in the garden of a Lincolnshire vicarage, Alexander Pope's grotto - how eccentric homes reflected wider 18th-century ideas about science and nature.
Readers: Deborah Findlay, John Sessions, Madeleine Brolly and Simon Tcherniak.
Singers: Gwyneth Herbert and Thomas Guthrie, with David Owen Norris at the keyboard.
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:30 Andrew Miller - Pure (b01ps9w8)
Episode 5
In Valenciennes, Baratte meets Lecoeur, an ex-miner colleague, to recruit workers for the excavation. Read by John Sessions.
FRI 14:45 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrq9)
One is One - Leading the Solitary Life
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on a Victorian novelty, the chance of appearing in Macbeth and home-working.
FRI 15:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01nj866)
Were the Romans the first to watch people being murdered for fun? Mel finds out thanks to the final episode of Terry Deary's Horrible History of the Rotten Romans.
FRI 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sts5b)
Series 2
Episode 1
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts battles on with her village toll tax. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1989.
FRI 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future
Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
FRI 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007s19b)
Earthsearch I
5. The Pools of Time
Darv and Astra, two of the starship's crew, are in grave danger after being taken prisoner by the inhabitants of Zelda 5.
Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard the Challenger...
James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space.
CAST:
Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold
Sharna …. Amanda Murray
Astra …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv …. Haydn Wood
Angel One …. Sonia Fraser
Angel Two …. Gordon Reid
Helan …. Judy Franklin
Thorden …. John Bott
Spegal …. Stephen Garlick
Custodian of the Past …. Eve Karpf
Old Man …. Godfrey Kenton
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
FRI 19:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t29vc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse (b015qqx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 20:45 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mw69f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Mary Costello - The China Factory (b01qfs6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00b0hkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack (b01322dm)
Series 2
Episode 3
The human chameleon's host of comic characters from a chicken shop worker to a honeymooner.
Multi-paced, one woman Fast Show starring Lucy Montgomery.
With:
Philip Pope
Sally Grace
Waen Shepherd
Natalie Walter
Iris Walker
Written by Lucy Montgomery with additional material by Steve Burge, Jon Hunter, Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Fay Rusling.
Script Editor: Dan Tetsell
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jmql)
Series 1
Back to the Studio
The sketch show team take their audience on a trip to the cinema – but where are the all-star special guests?
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01qn3xw)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Tonight Arthur Smith is joined by John Cooper Clarke.
FRI 23:00 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00bxv1v)
Episode 1
Doing the Bathroom.
Succulent insights into life as it unfolds in one man's sitting room.
Humorist Ivor Cutler dispenses a concoction of songs, poetry, stories and a Stuggy Pren to his visitors: New Zealand sculptor Craig Murray-Orr and Orpington penciller Alison O'Kill.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 1994.
FRI 23:15 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00s09s1)
Sir Henry Entertains
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains edits of original John Peel sessions first heard on BBC Radio 1.
Music composed and performed by Viv Stanshall using additional musicians.
Producer: John Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
FRI 23:30 Innes Own World (b0170r0p)
Episode 1
Famed for The Rutles and The Bonzo Dog Band, Neil Innes ruminates wryly on the nature of civilisation.
An opportunity to climb inside Neil Innes's head to find songs, atmospheric musings and some very irritating commercial breaks.
Script Editor: John Dowie
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.