Orphaned William Crimsworth is a young man with nothing. As he sets out to make his way in the world he doesn't want to be indebted to anyone. But running parallel with this need for self-control is the desperate need to love - and be loved in return.
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Jonathan Keeble as Edward Crimsworth, Gerard McDermott as Lord Tynedale and Ruth Sillers as Mrs Crimsworth.
Reflecting on the evacuation of Dunkirk, the broadcaster's 1940 wartime observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
Pip in the company of Pippa, the Reverend Fecund and Harry Biscuit, now just a brain in a jar, have tracked Mister Benevolent to the heart of the vast Russian Empire.
But when they find him, he is at the head of a mighty army. Who will triumph in the final battle between good and evil? Will Harry get a new body? Will Mister Benevolent detonate his infamous cheese bomb? And what is the correct way to spell Czar?
As fate decides these crucial questions it seems there are a few surprises in store for Pip.
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
Reverend Godly Fecund ..... David Mitchell
Producer Gareth Edwards.
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 Captain Spratt, Ray Cooney as First Mate Jock Hornbeam, Edward Cast as Colonel Smith and Peter Jones as Easter.
Chaos erupts when Number 2 and Mildred overhear a doctor mention Number 1's "complaint".
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin ...... Norma Ronald
With Joan Sanderson and John Graham.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'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.
After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it. Stars Tom Smith and Tony Kearney.
The incredible shrinking woman's sister arrives with a very handy handbag. Based on Alf Proysen's books. Stars Alison Steadman.
From Callas to Coward, ballet dancer and choreographer Sir Anton Dolin's second turn as Roy Plomley's castaway. From June 1982.
Peter White sets off to navigate the London tube, shopping and crossing the road, as he explores how blind people experience beauty.
Recalling the start of 'The Goon Show' and the characters who inspired his friend Peter Sellers.
Founding member of The Goon Show and one of the foremost comic minds of his generation - Michael Bentine offers more behind-the-scenes tales of his offbeat and extraordinary life in showbiz.
With extracts from some of his most memorable comic performances and eccentric characters.
Recorded at The Maltings Arts Centre, St Albans.
Michael Bentine CBE was born in 1922 and died in 1996.
Stuart Maconie celebrates Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, a comedy famous duo whose revues included At the Drop of a Hat and At the Drop of Another Hat. With Ian Wallace.
Great English hero Robin Hood's adventures take him from May Day revels in Sherwood to crusading battles in the Holy Land - and back again to a life and death struggle with the Sheriff of Nottingham and an even more sinister enemy...
Drawing on the original Robin Hood ballads, John Fletcher's epic play stars John Nettles as Robin, Norman Rodway as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Michael Tudor Barnes as Friar Tuck, Gerry Hinks as Little John and Tamsin Grieg as Alice.
Mel Giedroyc picks her highlights from this week's 4 O'Clock Show programmes, including boxing, sausages and making the perfect violin.
Mark Radcliffe profiles the Salford sausage-maker who became one of BBC radio's most popular comedians, Al Read.
Series exploring some of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians.
Lionheart's daughter Lily is in the clutches of Montague Blake. Can Dunning and Crow get there in time? Stars David Warner.
By Angela Carter. A vampire tale with a twist. On the eve of war, an unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family. Read by Indira Varma.
Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and Parker grab a cab. Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.
BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans and Lewis Macleod.
Across the Atlantic alone, and great beverages from history.
More nostalgic fun in the spoof of boys' adventure story papers - this week incorporating 'Lathe Monthly'.
Performed by Alistair McGowan, Peter Baynham, Susie Brann, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Julian Dutton.
MONDAY 04 MARCH 2013
MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b01c6hvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pgnqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01r1btk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008rtky)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester (b01r1cc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Double Trouble (b007jpl1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Doctor at Large (b009pp9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 John Fletcher - The Legend of Robin Hood (b007jxgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shp2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot (b00pbtvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Miss Marple (b0100lqx)
Nemesis
Episode 1
The wishes of a dead man sees amateur sleuth Miss Marple being sent on the ultimate mystery tour.
Published in 1971, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Dramatised in five-parts by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Mr Rafiel …. George A. Cooper
Cherry …. Jane Whittenshaw
Mr Broadribb …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Esther Anderson …. Yvonne Edgell
Mrs Risely-Porter …. Margot Boyd
Joanna Crawford …. Molly Gaisford
Richard Jameson …. Charles Simpson
Miss Temple …. Jill Balcon
Producer: Enyd Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
MON 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1cwl)
Episode 1
Mark's world spins out of control when someone says they've seen the ghost of his dead son.
American writer Christopher Coake's You Came Back is read by John Chancer.
Thirty-something Mark Fife believes he has moved on from the accidental death of his young son Brendan and the subsequent break-up of his marriage. He's successful, in love again, and he thinks he's mastered his own memories at last. But when a strange woman tells him she believes her house is haunted by Brendan's ghost, his life is thrown into turmoil.
Mark doesn't believe in ghosts, but his distressed ex-wife does, and he really wants to help her. So much so that he begins to doubt his own beliefs - and endanger the relationships that really matter to him now - with his fiancee and his tough and sceptical father.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by the Waters Partnership.
MON 07:00 Safety Catch (b0184tdb)
Series 2
There Will Be Paint
Simon decides it's about time he and his colleagues prove they understand the true horrors of war by getting out there and actually fighting.
So it is that team Heathcote Sanders go paintballing. Okay, so it's not quite the same as fighting in an actual war, but you can't expect Simon to take part in one of those - I mean, people actually die in those things. So join Simon for one last time as he searches for the hero inside himself.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.
Simon McGrath.............................Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg..................................Joanna Page
Boris Kemal...............................Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath..............................Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath............................Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull........................Rachel Atkins
Roger/Dave......................................Philip Fox
Guide.............................................Gus Brown
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01qw93l)
Series 65
Episode 3
How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation? Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Richard Herring and Paul Merton attempt to do so under the watchful eye of Nicholas Parsons.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05x3)
Series 1
The Man with the Golden Thunderball
Kenneth Horne, Master Spy probes a robot plot, while Julian and Sandy tackle his patio courtesy of Bona Homes and Fabe Gardens.
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 May 1965.
MON 08:30 The Al Read Show (b007s198)
From 7/10/1995
Telling all on courting, marriage, kids and football - a compilation of the much-loved northern comic's 1950s monologues.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k1w7)
Series 1
Fishing for Compliments
Is there something fishy about Bernard, apart from his VAT returns?
Bed and Breakfast for Beginners. First of two series of Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes as sisters Alison and Maud.
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Father …. Joss Ackland
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Bernard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Marina …. Phyllida Nash
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
Series 3
Episode 4
Freshly wed ad man Ken receives a wedding invite and faces upset at a photo shoot.
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising.
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
Dawn ...... Sally Watts
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Sally ...... Jane Leonard
With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
MON 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
March 1846
A mysterious letter from New Orleans arrives to disturb the untroubled existence of Combe Raven House in West Somersetshire.
What is the secret being kept by Mr and Mrs Vanstone from their devoted daughters, Magdalen and Norah?
Published in 1862, Wilkie Collins novel dramatised in six parts by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Mrs Vanstone ...... Jo Kendall
Mr Vanstone ...... Michael Graham Cox
Mr Clare ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Manager ...... Christopher Good
Miss Marable ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Marable ...... Joanna Mackie
Mr Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
MON 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016w0m4)
Wednesday
Series of stories by Dorothy Whipple, an often overlooked writer of the interwar years who was described by JB Priestley as 'the Jane Austen of her age'.
A divorced mother prepares for another painful meeting with her estranged children. Read by Stella Gonet.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01qzk4d)
Barbara Taylor-Bradford, Benjamin Zephaniah, Tony Gardner, Robin Ince, Seb Emina, Fimber Bravo, Sivu
Clive's joined by best-selling novelist and Woman of Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford, who tells Clive what has driven her to publish twenty-eight novels, selling eighty-two million copies worldwide. Barbara's latest novel 'Secrets From The Past' tells the story of war photographer Serena, who, following the death of her father, steps away from the war zone to reassess her life.
From one war zone to another as Clive defuses an explosive encounter with actor Tony Gardner. Waltzing in from his Last Tango In Halifax, Tony is now playing the commander of an entire bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. BBC Three's new comedy drama 'Bluestone 42' follows the camaraderie, bonds and banter of a bunch of soliders and how they pass the time in between saving lives. The series starts on Tuesday 5th March at
22.00.
The over easy Robin Ince enjoys a full English with author and breakfast blogger Seb Emina. His new book 'The Breakfast Bible' about the most important meal of the day intersperses the practicalities of putting a good breakfast together with essays and miscellanies from a crack team of eggsperts..and that's no yolk!
Clive takes refuge with prolific writer and Rastafarian dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah whose powerful novel 'Refugee Boy' charts one boy's courageous fight for recognition, alone in a strange country. Benjamin's book has been adapted for the stage by fellow poet Lemn Sissay and is at West Yorkshire Playhouse from Saturday 9th to Saturday 30th March.
With music from London based singer-songwriter Sivu, who performs his debut single 'Better Man Than He'.
And from award winning steel pan maestro Fimber Bravo who plays 'The Way We Live Today' from his solo album 'Con-Fusion'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Al Read Show (b007s198)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Miss Marple (b0100lqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1cwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m52xf)
Frances
William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.
The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter and Claire Price as Frances.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
MON 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives (b00zllm4)
Horses
Winston Churchill took part in Britain's last imperial cavalry charge at Omdurman, had a passion for polo, hunting, and racing, which brought him into friendly competition with the Queen later in his life.
In this programme, historian Sir David Cannadine explores Churchill's sentimental connection to the horse as a symbol of the fast disappearing, aristocratic world he so strongly believed in.
With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill.
Producer: Melissa FitzGerald
A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2cv)
Episode 6
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces threats after rejecting a vast claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
MON 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (b00s5ztz)
Episode 1
Paul Theroux retraces his 1973 journey from The Great Railway Bazaar, starting with London to Georgia. Stuart Milligan reads.
MON 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01r1vql)
Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, by Sir Terry Pratchett. She also hears from the world's loudest cat.
MON 17:00 Coming Alive (b00hhjfg)
Series 3
Good Sports
Sandra's mother starts meddling over Terry, and there is a surprising sporting challenge. Stars Karl Howman. From October 2001.
MON 17:30 Safety Catch (b0184tdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 1
Ankh-Morpork, the elucidated brethren of Ebon Night have turned their hands to magic.
When Zebbo Mooty is mysteriously vaporised in an alley, Captain Vimes of the watch, knows it's time to act.
Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
First published in 1989, the 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
The Landlord …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Dramatised in six parts by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
MON 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vkxxk)
Episode 1
High in the Antarctic, a team of scientists make an unexpected discovery. HP Lovecraft's tale of terror read by Richard Coyle.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Al Read Show (b007s198)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Miss Marple (b0100lqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1cwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016w0m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01qzk4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01qw93l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Hard to Tell (b016817k)
Series 1
Episode 3
Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy by Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009). who conjures up characters depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed.
In episode 3, if your son is visiting with his new girlfriend, how far apart should their beds be placed? Can she be trusted with a remote control? And is it OK to indulge your fondness for Helen Mirren?
Producer: Lucy Armitage
A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b01qwk3v)
Series 39
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and Andy Zaltzman to take a satirical look at the events of the week, including the Eastleigh by-election, Italian elections and Britain losing its AAA credit status.
MON 23:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b015mzzd)
Series 4
Linehan, Sutherland, Scales
Hosted by the Professor of Ignorance from the University of Buckingham John Lloyd C.B.E. and the intensely curious comedian Dave Gorman.
This week's guests:
Coming from a long line of vicars, Robin Ince is the UK's most rational comedian, and he tests his reason to the limit once every year by performing at least four shows a day at the Edinburgh fringe. His infamous Bad Book Club, which in which he invites his fellow comedians to celebrate awful literature, has become an institution, and his massive Christmas show Nine Lessons and Carols For Godless People is now a huge event, featuring the likes of Jarvis Cocker, Dara O Briain and Richard Dawkins.
Roger Highfield is a scientist, science author and the editor of New Scientist, but if you met him, you wouldn't immediately guess that science is his thing. He's jolly and worldly and has the hearty laugh of a comic supervillain. He first made his name as a scientist be being the first person ever to bounce a neutron off a soap bubble. Roger has written and co-written 9 best-selling science books, including a book on the hows and whys of Dolly the sheep, an explanation of the science of Harry Potter and a biography of Einstein.
Gareth Edwards is a filmmaker whose success and methods of achieving it have sent ripples of fear through the studios of Hollywood. His movie Monsters is an apocalyptic blockbuster which he made for one five hundredth of the budget for Avatar by shooting with a small, mobile team, hiring non-actors on the spot and using dazzling-but-cheap CGI effects.
TUESDAY 05 MARCH 2013
TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jmk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vkxxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Miss Marple (b0100lqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1cwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Alison and Maud (b007k1w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016w0m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01qzk4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Coming Alive (b00hhjfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Safety Catch (b0184tdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Miss Marple (b0101p1x)
Nemesis
Episode 2
The investigation by amateur sleuth Jane Marple leads to a dilapidated manor house with a deadly reputation.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Mr Rafiel …. George A. Cooper
Miss Cooke …. Tricia Hitchcock
Miss Barrow …. Delia Lindsay
Lavinia Glynne …. Louie Ramsay
Anthea Bradbury-Scott …. Thelma Barlow
Clotilde Bradbury-Scott …. Mary Wimbush
Amy …. Freda Dowie
Emyln Price …. Roger Moss
Professor Wanstead …. David Swift
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
TUE 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1yr7)
Episode 2
Tracked down by a woman who lives in the house where his son died, Mark's future happiness is threatened. Read by John Chancer. From March 2013.
TUE 07:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009m51j)
Series 3
Episode 1
Irangate surprise, and ethical robbers. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and sketches, with Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
TUE 07:30 Elvenquest (b01qwc8m)
Series 4
The Fat Hog
The Questers find themselves seeking succour at the Fat Hog, a hostelry famed for its excellent cuisine, and run by its quixotic headchef Nigressa.
Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is having trouble with his new Ball of Infinite Vision.
Starring:
Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis
Stephen Mangan as Sam
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
Ingrid Oliver as Penthiselea
and
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Nigressa
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Sam Michell.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00jz5x2)
Series 9
The Tay Bridge
On Scotland's crab-ridden shores, Neddie Seagoon is bridging a gap. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From February 1959.
TUE 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
Series 3
The Clock
Author Gerald and his wife Diana hear some bumps in the night.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Douglas Blackwell and Patricia Hughes.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01qwk3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
Series 1
Gyles Brandreth
Broadcaster, author and ex-MP Gyles Brandreth quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Gyle's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
TUE 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrlw)
July 1846
Suddenly orphaned with no name and no inheritance - what next for Magdalen and Norah Vanstone?
Wilkie Collins' novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Mr Clare ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Mr Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Bulmer ...... John Bull
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
TUE 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016ywr7)
Family Crisis
Highly respectable Mr Parker loses his composure when his daughter's departure threatens his orderly life. Read by Neil Dudgeon.
TUE 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers (b00w0705)
June 1982, and three D-Day veterans return to Normandy, bringing them face-to-face with their past. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00jz5x2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Miss Marple (b0101p1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1yr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m570x)
Loss
William spurns Mademoiselle's advances, and Frances disappears from class.
The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter, Claire Price as Frances and Penelope Rawlins as Sylvie.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
TUE 14:15 Churchill's Other Lives (b00zllpz)
Religion
Churchill once admitted he did not support the Church from the inside like a 'pillar' but from the outside more like a 'flying buttress'. His relationship with God blew hot and cold and yet he had a sense of himself as a man gifted by fate with a higher purpose, as he called it, a 'glow worm'.
In this programme, historian Sir David Cannadine explores Churchill's faith and his powerful and driving sense of destiny.
With Roger Allam as Winston Churchill.
Written and Presented by Professor Sir David Cannadine
Producer: Melissa FitzGerald
A Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2f8)
Episode 7
Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces accusations over a claimant's suicide. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
TUE 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (b00s6496)
Episode 2
In Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Paul Theroux encounters an oil boom and 'evil eye deflectors'. Read by Stuart Milligan.
TUE 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01r1z3v)
Mel says Happy Birthday to Craig and Charlie Reid, otherwise known as The Proclaimers. And the delicious aroma of chocolate brownies is in the air.
TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfns)
Series 2
Health and Efficiency
Faith heads to a health farm, leaving Bill to mind the happy home.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Celia Imrie as Hilary, Belinda Lang as Liza, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Norman Bird as Mr Burrows and Nicholas Courtney as Ray.
Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
TUE 17:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009m51j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 2
Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes?
Will Captain Vimes get any joy from dragonologist and society heavyweight Lady Ramkin?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
TUE 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vl2hh)
Episode 2
A grisly discovery at Professor Lake's camp sparks a perilous two-man flight over monstrous mountains. Read by Richard Coyle.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00jz5x2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzss)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Miss Marple (b0101p1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1yr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016ywr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers (b00w0705)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Elvenquest (b01qwc8m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 World of Pub (b007sygy)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Red Lion's almost bankrupt - can Dodgy Phil get the punters back?
Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan
With Debra Stephenson and Simon Greenall.
Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01rfzl5)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Plus Sara Pascoe is joined by Cariad Lloyd.
TUE 23:00 I Think I've Got a Problem (b007xvrp)
Series 1
Episode 3
Tom gets a job as an international courier and has to deliver a package to a contact in Spain.
However, after his "imaginary" band spark mayhem on the plane, Tom and Sadie find themselves caught up in a world of death and deception.
Still, if a good song won't cheer them all up, nothing will.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Mika Simmons ..... Sadie
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Michael Roberts ..... Clammy Clemence
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Emma Clarke ..... Air Stewardess
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Director: Chris Neill
Producers: Torquil MacLeod. Julian Mayers and Andrew McGibbon.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
TUE 23:30 Spats (b007jzp6)
Mankind v Nature
Are we with Mother Nature - or against her?
Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2006
WEDNESDAY 06 MARCH 2013
WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vl2hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Miss Marple (b0101p1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1yr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01qwk3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016ywr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers (b00w0705)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009m51j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Miss Marple (b0102h2y)
Nemesis
Episode 3
The potential witness has a suspicious 'accident', so amateur sleuth Jane Marple widens the net.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Joanna Crawford …. Molly Gaisford
Miss Temple …. Jill Balcon
Professor Wanstead …. David Swift
Lavinia Glynne …. Louie Ramsay
Clotilde Bradbury-Scott …. Mary Wimbush
Anthea Bradbury-Scott …. Thelma Barlow
Mrs Merrypit …. Kathleen Helme
The Postmistress …. Patricia Scott
Emyln Price …. Roger Moss
The Coroner …. Colin Pinney
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
WED 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1zk2)
Episode 3
Mark and Chloe must face the news that a child living in their old home says he has seen their dead son's ghost. Read by John Chancer. From March 2013.
WED 07:00 Fat Chance (b01bn4qm)
Secrets and Lies
Will Graham be the next Blue Peter presenter and why did Tina's husband leave her?
Jenny McDade's high-fat bittersweet comedy for those believing there's a thin person inside them begging to get out.
Graham Pitscottie ..... Gareth Corke
Wendy Bottomley ..... Janine Duvitski
Clive Bottomley ..... Michael Troughton
Soo Pitscottie ..... Anne Reid
Tina Tattersall ..... Julia Deakin
Kelly Chambers ..... Tilly Gaunt
Lee Dubs ..... Harry Myers
Mrs Enright ..... Frances Jeater
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
WED 07:30 Dilemma (b01qwglw)
Series 2
Episode 2
Sue Perkins puts Josie Long, Owen Jones, Clare Grogan and Andrew Maxwell through the moral and ethical wringer.
The panellists finely balanced dilemmas include a catering faux pas, putting a value on human life and/or robots, keeping the back yard tidy and hearing the patter of tiny feet.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
The New Car
The lad thinks he should buy a car to keep up appearances, so Sid offers to help. But there's a big surprise when he takes it for a spin.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00v8nk9)
Series 5
Episode 3
An estate agent bully - and 'The Legend of William Tell'.
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, Eric Idle 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, Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
WED 09:00 Winston (b007np4w)
Winston Comes to Town
A Tweak of Thread
Father's poorly so the family must leave Winterleaf Gunner and return to London, but Nancy is distraught.
What's going to happen to Winston - village poacher, philosopher and Romeo?
Will he come with them? Will London survive with Winston?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston ...... Bill Wallis
Father ...... Maurice Denham
Nancy ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosie ...... Liz Goulding
William ...... Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1990.
WED 09:30 The Party Line (b013n0q4)
Series 3
Episode 2
MP Duncan Stonebridge faces trial by ballroom dance. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis's sitcom stars James Fleet. From October 2008.
WED 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
June 1847
Magdalen, with the aid of the swindler Captain Wragge, is determined to get back her inheritance from her cousin Noel.
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Landlady ...... Susan Sheridan
Vicar ...... Joe Dunlop
Lizzie ...... Alice Arnold
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Captain Kirke ...... Robin Ellis
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
WED 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016z61c)
The Handbag
A councillor's neglected wife lays a trap for her vainglorious husband. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy Whipple's story.
WED 11:15 Drama (b01jl8hv)
The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer
Glasgow 1780. Lawyer Enoch Dalmellington represents the ambiguities of Scottish society since the Union. He detests the corruption of Glasgow's merchants, but can't resist being bought off by them; he dreams of Scottish independence, but is too canny to mention it. And there's a wake-up call to a city whose history has always been more rich, varied and morally ambiguous than the dominant narrative of victimhood allows.
Dalmellington ..... Ian McDiarmid
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer
Iain Heggie was born in Glasgow in 1953. 'A Wholly Healthy Glasgow' , and his John Whiting award-winning play, American Bagpipes, both premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, and were later seen at The Royal Court in London. Recent plays include' Love Freaks' (a new take of Double Inconstancy) and 'Sauciehall Street'.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
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08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00v8nk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Miss Marple (b0102h2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1zk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5qlj)
Turmoil
William realises he loves Frances, so he sets out to find her.
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten-parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter and Claire Price as Frances.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
WED 14:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszyv)
Series 1: Respect
Teachers
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
The theme of the first five programmes is Respect.
Kevin Madden started teaching in a Catholic, inner-city Manchester boys' school in 1945. His grandson Patrick McMahon has just started teaching in a mainly moslem school in Rochdale. They discuss the changing nature of respect between pupils and teachers and how schools have reflected wider society.
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2gm)
Episode 8
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets an unexpected offer of help to investigate the insurance claim. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
WED 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (b00s6dgr)
Episode 3
The author continues to retrace his route from The Great Railway Bazaar, through India to Sri Lanka. Read by Stuart Milligan.
WED 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01r21jh)
Survival expert Bear Grylls chooses his musical Inheritance Tracks, and Mel hears the hair-raising story of Phil Harwood's five-month solo trip down the Congo River.
WED 17:00 No Commitments (b01r21gq)
Series 11
Hard Times
Victoria is down in the dumps about money, while Charlotte is on a high about work. Stars Felicity Montagu. From February 2005.
WED 17:30 Fat Chance (b01bn4qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p9wy)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 3
The people of Ankh-Morpork have a no-nonsense approach to entertainment.
While they're looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy to settle instead for seeing the avenging warrior baked in his own armour.
Why is Captain Vimes suspicious?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
WED 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vlq6b)
Episode 3
Dyer and student geologist Danforth discover sprawling evidence of an incredible ancient civilisation. Read by Richard Coyle.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00v8nk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Miss Marple (b0102h2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1zk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016z61c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Drama (b01jl8hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dilemma (b01qwglw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Richard Herring's Objective (b00vcqm7)
Series 1
The Hoodie
Richard Herring reclaims objects that we've grown to hate - a tracksuit top with a hood. With Emma Kennedy. From October 2010.
WED 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k498)
Series 2
Under New Management
Discover the secret of computer techniques in film, experience the history of rock'n'roll and meet the Museum's curious new curator.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
WED 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b00whwzs)
Series 6
Psychiatry
Edith quizzes Satan about "The Fall", but Satan sees it more as "The Push" and feels God has anger-management issues.
Andy Hamilton's comedy set in Hell.
Starring Andy Hamilton as Satan, Annette Crosbie as Edith, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn and Jimmy Mulville as Thomas.
Other characters played by Michael Fenton Stevens, Philip Pope and Felicity Montagu
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
THURSDAY 07 MARCH 2013
THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p9wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vlq6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Miss Marple (b0102h2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r1zk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b007np4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Party Line (b013n0q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016z61c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Drama (b01jl8hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 No Commitments (b01r21gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Fat Chance (b01bn4qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Miss Marple (b0102tmh)
Nemesis
Episode 4
Amateur sleuth Jane Marple curtails her tour to investigate the murders - and the manor house beckons...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Professor Wanstead …. David Swift
Anthea Bradbury-Scott …. Thelma Barlow
Emyln Price …. Roger Moss
Miss Barrow …. Delia Lindsay
Miss Cooke …. Tricia Hitchcock
Mrs Blackett …. Hilda Schroder
Archdeacon Brabazon …. Desmond Llewelyn
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
THU 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2tnv)
Episode 4
Mark and Chloe don't believe in ghosts, but when they try to dispel their fears and hopes, nothing is as it seems. Read by John Chancer. From March 2013.
THU 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
Series 3
A Dick in Shining Armour
Will pregnant Izzy be able to finally settle down with the man of her dreams? Stars Imelda Staunton. From October 1993.
THU 07:30 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation (b01qwhx0)
Series 9
How to Exercise Power
Stand by your radios! Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves with a broadcast of national comic import as he asks the question "Does power come from the barrel of a gun or from a jar of onion marmalade?"
Helping him fail to find the answers will be actor and Jeremy regular Gordon Kennedy ("Absolutely", "Sherlock") and special guest Katy Brand
Welcome to "Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation", a series of debates in which Jeremy Hardy engages in a free and frank exchange of his entrenched views. Passionate, polemical, erudite and unable to sing, Jeremy returns with a new series of his show, famous for lines like -
"Kids should never be fashion slaves, especially in the Far East. My 12-year old daughter asked me for a new pair of trainers. I told her she was old enough to go out and make her own" and, "Islam is no weirder than Christianity. Both are just Judaism with the jokes taken out."
Few can forget where they were twenty years ago when they first heard "Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation". The show was an immediate smash-hit success, causing pubs to empty on a Saturday night, which was particularly astonishing since the show went out on Thursdays. The Light Entertainment department was besieged, questions were asked in the House and Jeremy Hardy himself became known as the man responsible for the funniest show on radio since Money Box Live with Paul Lewis.
Since that fateful first series, Jeremy went on to win Sony Awards, Writers Guild nominations and a Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
The show is a Pozzitive production, and is produced by Jeremy's long-standing accomplice, David Tyler.
Written by Jeremy Hardy
Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jps8)
The Friends of Frambourne Pier
Frank Pike and Bert Hodges try to enlist some volunteers to help restore the pier.
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson … John Le Mesurier
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Fred Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Miss Perkins …. Viviene Martin
Mrs Briggs … Hilda Braid
Ernest Woolcott …. Michael Knowles
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 1984.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b016951g)
From 14/04/1955
The Glums grapple with a crossword, and there's a cautionary tale from Monte Carlo. With Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley. From April 1955.
THU 09:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007k3yd)
The T Machine
Copper trousers, murderous intent and a paradoxical tale of the villainous Dr Julius Venn and his misbegotten future history. Stars Roy Kinnear. From October 1988.
THU 09:30 Jest a Minute (b017ptbk)
Series 2
Episode 5
Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz from the Glee Club in Cardiff.
With Greg Davies, Eggsy, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran.
Producers: Paul Forde and Gareth Gwynn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in 2009.
THU 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
July 1847
In her attempt to regain her inheritance from her cousin Noel, Magdalen has disguised herself as Susan Bygrave and gone to stay near Noel in Aldeburgh.
But Mrs Lecount suspects her true identity...
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Little Boy ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Chemist ...... Christopher Good
Postmaster ...... Simon Bullock
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
THU 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b017071m)
Cover
A young wife is unable to free herself from the guilt of her scandalous past. Stella Gonet reads Dorothy Whipple's story.
THU 11:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place (b01r2vh1)
Andy and Safi's wedding is unusual: they won't even be sharing their marriage bed tonight because Andy is serving a life sentence for murder.
Clare Bayley's drama stars Paul Hilton as Andy Heaton, Helen Longworth as Safi Harrison, Tracey Wilkinson as Leyla and Rod Arthur as Patrick Gilbert.
Director: Claire Grove.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jps8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b016951g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Miss Marple (b0102tmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2tnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5tkq)
Joy and Sorrow
Happy news for William and Frances, but the orphan worries for their future.
The least known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden and Claire Price as Frances.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 14:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszz5)
Series 1: Respect
Nobility
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
The theme of the first five programmes is Respect.
Viscount De L'Isle and his daughter The Hon Sophia Sidney, whose family have owned Penshurst Place for the past 400 years, discuss the changing attitudes towards the aristocracy during their lifetimes.
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2j1)
Episode 9
Mighty mysterious forces are shaping the destiny of loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (b00s6n2d)
Episode 4
The author retraces his route from The Great Railway Bazaar, through Burma and its crumbling cities. Read by Stuart Milligan.
THU 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01r2vky)
Mel Giedroyc hears the remarkable story of the invention of Braille, and meets a former CIA agent who now writes spy joke books. Author Lauren Child chooses her Inheritance Books.
THU 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnfn)
Series 8
Beginnings and Endings
He's newly retired, but Mr Holliday is soon back at school for a day of drama.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by Ivan Shakespeare and Dave Single.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Moya O'Shea as Adele McAfee and Ian Gostling as Anwar.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
THU 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc2z)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 4
"The Dewey system has its fine points" reflected the librarian, picking a parasite from its fur, "But when you're setting out to look for a crucial stolen book within the multi-dimensional folds of L-space, what you really need is a ball of string."
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari … Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Death …. Himself
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
THU 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vlw5s)
Episode 4
Investigating fantastic ancient structures high in the Antarctic, Dyer and Danforth face pure terror. Read by Richard Coyle.
THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jps8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b016951g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Miss Marple (b0102tmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2tnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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THU 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b017071m)
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THU 21:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place (b01r2vh1)
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THU 22:00 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation (b01qwhx0)
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07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b01r2vl0)
Series 8
Episode 4
BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Justin Edwards, Pippa Evans and Lewis Macleod.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01rfzl9)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Plus Sara Pascoe has more chat with Cariad Lloyd.
THU 23:00 The Secret World (b011kqsj)
Series 1
Episode 3
From Jools Holland to Ross Kemp, Jon Culshaw explores the bizarre private lives of famous folk. From April 2009.
THU 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00tlwzg)
Series 2
Otters
John Weak turns Smokehouse as green as the Jolly Green Giant, while saving Sir Marcus from an eco-Nazi who insists on paper underwear.
Starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Tim ...... Ewan Bailey
Ted ...... Kim Wall
Rebecca ...... Colleen Prendergast
Music: David Pickvance
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
FRIDAY 08 MARCH 2013
FRI 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc2z)
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18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vlw5s)
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18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Miss Marple (b0102tmh)
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06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2tnv)
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06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007k3yd)
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09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Jest a Minute (b017ptbk)
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FRI 03:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
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10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b017071m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place (b01r2vh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jnfn)
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17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Up the Garden Path (b007jqkw)
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07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Miss Marple (b010330g)
Nemesis
Episode 5
Amateur sleuth Jane Marple's friends come to her aid, as she battles to solve the murder mystery.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Professor Wanstead …. David Swift
Lavinia Glynne …. Louie Ramsay
Clotilde Bradbury-Scott …. Mary Wimbush
Anthea Bradbury-Scott …. Thelma Barlow
Miss Cooke …. Tricia Hitchcock
Miss Barrow …. Delia Lindsay
Michael Rafiel …. Peter Gunn
Mr Broadribb …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Enyd Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
FRI 06:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2wd7)
Episode 5
With Mark's commitment to Allie called into question, how can he earn a future and lay to rest the past? Read by John Chancer. From March 2013.
FRI 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vsx4v)
Series 2
Mother
Tamsyn's mother, 'Lizabeth, suddenly turns up at the tavern - and greets Tamsyn with the immortal phrase " 'Ello, princess..."
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 and Mark Perry as Roderick and Alison Steadman as 'Lizabeth.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01r0c5r)
Series 2
With Phill Jupitus and Lady Lykez
Comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his five piece band and specially written, original music.
This episode explores the theme of 'the body' including songs on shampoo, beards and catarrh.
Guest starring:
Phill Jupitus who sings with the band and reads a poem
Plus a rap from Lady Lykez.
Alex's Horne Section are:
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
FRI 08:00 The TV Lark (b01b3flq)
Z Ambulances
A live drama serial could make money for Troutbridge TV. But can they manage to produce it?
After 4 series of 'The Navy Lark', the BBC decided the comedy crew needed a new setting, so where better than brand new independent station, Troutbridge TV?
However, after just 10 episodes, this proved to be only a temporary change of course for the crew of HMS Troutbridge - as the crew were soon back aboard 'The Navy Lark'.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Floor Manager, Leslie Phillips as The Director, Stephen Murray as the Producer, Ronnie Barker as Fatso Johnson and Richard Caldicote as the Deputy Controller.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1963 .
FRI 08:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b007jx21)
From 01/02/1949
A proposed Bindebourne Festival needs some famous guests...
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With Sam Costa, Maurice Denham, Maureen Riscoe and Helen Hill.
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music by the Augmented Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
Producer: Leslie Bridgemont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1949.
FRI 09:00 Tony's (b007k2tv)
Series 1
Is This True Love?
Still single at 41, the barber's mother - and fate - seem determined to take a hand. Stars Victor Spinetti. From November 1979.
FRI 09:30 The Brothers (b00ny721)
Series 2
Episode 3
The arrival of Nigel and Michael's father sparks more havoc. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From October 2005.
FRI 10:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrw2)
August 1847
Will Magdalen marry her cousin Noel, whom she loathes, in order to try and regain her inheritance?
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Admiral Bartram ...... Alan MacNaughtan
George Bartram ...... Christopher Scott
Louisa ...... Susan Sheridan
Coachman ...... Joe Dunlop
Loscombe ...... Christopher Good
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
FRI 11:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016z738)
Summer Holiday
A child's innocent remark has devastating consequences for a nursemaid. Patience Tomlinson reads Dorothy Whipple's story.
FRI 11:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own (b00b4038)
To escape their children who won't leave home, Kenneth and Clare move to a smaller house - with no space for visitors.
But the couple are soon plagued by former residents and visitors - unaware that the previous owner Mrs Hooper has departed...
Martyn Wade's comedy starring David Troughton as Kenneth and Barbara Flynn as Clare.
With Margaret Tyzack as Mrs Hooper, Richenda Carey as Miss Grainger-Taylor, Jonathan Keeble as Mr Norton, Wayne Foskett as Maurice, Harry Myers as George and Colleen Prendergast as Jill.
Production note:
'A Home of Their Own' was due to be recorded on location in a house used for a number of Martyn's previous plays, but which had become too noisy for period plays.
Ironically during the recording, the cast and crew had to decamp to a studio as severe building work at both the back and front of the house made the recording inaudible. Perhaps the house was having the last word..?
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 12:00 The TV Lark (b01b3flq)
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08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b007jx21)
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08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Miss Marple (b010330g)
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06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2wd7)
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06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m5wdp)
Victor
Married to the woman he adores and successful in his work, William is on the verge of bringing his journal to a close
Conclusion of Charlotte Bronte's subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Claire Price as Frances and Jack Joseph Miller as the Boy
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 14:15 The Generation Gap (b00qszyz)
Series 1: Respect
Policemen
Series of programmes in which two people from different generations discuss a topic that reveals the changing nature of Britain.
The theme of the first five programmes is Respect.
Two policemen who have seen changes on the beat in levels of respect from society.
A Juniper production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2kf)
Episode 10
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black types up his findings over the massive bogus insurance claim. Concluded by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 14:45 Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (b00s6rcn)
Episode 5
The author concludes the retracing of his route from The Great Railway Bazaar, via Vladivostok and Perm. Read by Stuart Milligan.
FRI 15:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01r2wdt)
Mel Giedroyc learns how to make the perfect bread and butter pudding, and picks up some DIY tips that might just save your home from disaster.
FRI 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxwl)
Series 2
Episode 5
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts finds it hard to relax on her holiday. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From August 1989.
FRI 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vsx4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b008pc0b)
Guards! Guards!
Episode 5
"That dragon isn't going to accept any mealy-mouthed, wishy-washy liberal nonsense.... Do you know what you're getting with a dragon? Unashamed strong leadership."
The dragon strikes. But will Captain Vimes triumph?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Chief Merchant …. Jeff Nuttall
Librarian …. Michael Roberts
Little Girl …. Kate McEnery
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
FRI 18:30 HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness (b00vnf09)
Episode 5
Battling in the Antarctic, can Dyer and Danforth escape with their lives? Richard Coyle concludes HP Lovecraft's tale of terror.
FRI 19:00 The TV Lark (b01b3flq)
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08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b007jx21)
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08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Miss Marple (b010330g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Christopher Coake - You Came Back (b01r2wd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Dorothy Whipple - The Closed Door (b016z738)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own (b00b4038)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01r0c5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007zd04)
Series 1
Episode 5
The funny man's radio drop-in centre tackles Live 8 and white-collar boxing matches. With David Mitchell. From June 2005.
FRI 23:00 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00d45qp)
Episode 5
Songster Ivor Cutler slips a disc and shares his secrets about moonshine, housemaids and a bully called Smith. From 1994.
FRI 23:10 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01rfzlc)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Plus Arthur Smith chats to Neil Innes.
FRI 23:15 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00scw61)
Diplodocus v Concreton
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains an edit of an original John Peel session as 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 Great Lives (b00pcklz)
Series 20
Vivian Stanshall
Matthew Parris presents the biographical series in which his guests choose someone who has inspired their lives.
Musician and performer Neil Innes discusses the life of his Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band colleague and friend Vivian Stanshall. Neil recalls the moment he met Vivian Stanshall in London: he was wearing Billy Bunter trousers, a Victorian frock coat and horrible purple pince-nez glasses and carrying a euphonium. So began a friendship and a musical partnership that exploded into life with The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, culminating in tours and TV series. Vivian's second wife, Ki Longfellow, joins the discussion to help explore the man behind the colourful public persona.