SATURDAY 01 JUNE 2013

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v5f8)
Night Watch
Episode 5
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present...
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe, Peter Marinker as Major Clive and Rachel Atkins as Lady Mesarole.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
SAT 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrll)
Episode 10
With most of the population blinded, Bill Masen is determined to find Josella. But where does he start? Cult novel read by Roger May.
SAT 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b0109byt)
Peril at End House
Episode 5
Hercule Poirot summons everyone to End House. Can the Belgian sleuth finally unmask the murderer?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Simon Williams
Frederica Rice …. Suzanna Hamilton
George Challenger …. Andrew Wincott
Nick Buckley …. Gemma Saunders
Mr Croft …. Terence Edmond
Mrs Croft …. Richenda Carey
Charles Vyse …. Stephen Critchlow
Chief Inspector Japp …. Bryan Pringle
Jimmy Lazarus …. Sean Arnold
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
SAT 01:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jxtt)
Terminus
5. Clue
The "Lucky Charm" killer has claimed 4 lives. DS Enfield now believes the murderer is female. Then someone sends her a photograph...
Conclusion of Nick Fisher's atmospheric thriller.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Nicholas Farrell ..... DCI Michael Stanley
Dominic Letts ..... Terminus
Geoffrey Matthews ..... Julie Enfield's Father
Maggie McCarthy ..... Sarah
Elaine Claxton ..... Shelley
Claire Russell ..... Rachel
David Jarvis ..... Station Announcer
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
SAT 02:00 Clare in the Community (b00g27lm)
Series 2
Brian Come Home
Can couples counselling calm the ultra-PC social worker's constant criticism of her boyfriend Brian? Stars Sally Phillips. From November 2005.
SAT 02:30 The Brothers (b00pm21g)
Series 3
Oonagh's Dream
Nigel and Michael are forced to help run a street party, and Oonagh is stuck up a tree. Stars Adam Godley. From March 2007.
SAT 03:00 The Archive Hour (b00f90yf)
Stella Rimington
Former head of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington uses the BBC archives to examine the impact of the 'Cambridge spies' on the British establishment, and on her own life.
She listens to rare recordings of Donald Maclean, of friends of Burgess reminiscing about him, and of key moments in the unfolding of the story, such as the day Mrs Thatcher revealed 'Fourth Man' Anthony Blunt's identity. She explores how their treachery continued to reverberate throughout her own time in the security service, and finds out more about Burgess's time working as a producer at the BBC.
SAT 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m52y)
Notes From the House Spirits
A chronicle of the happenings and lives of the neglectful inhabitants of a Cornish house. Read by Amanda Lawrence.
SAT 04:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...
Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
SAT 05:00 Second Thoughts (b00kf4ny)
Series 3
Laugh and Marriage
Bill wants Richard and Liza to cool their ardour, while Faith is stoking the fires.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, 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, Geoffrey Whitehead as Richard, Mark Denham as Joe, Jo Kendall as Marjorie and Mark Straker as Alex.
Series three 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: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
SAT 05:30 Radio Active (b00gl83m)
Series 7
Probe Round the Back
Nigel Pry leads the hunt for the Fifth Man, the Whitehall Mole, the Moscow Sleeper and the Gentlemen's Toilet - as the radio team asks the question "MI5 - Friend, foe or motorway?".
Starring Morwenna Banks, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1987.
SAT 06:00 Bill Naughton - Derby Day (b007zch0)
The Final Finish
The hard-up residents of Bolton have placed their bets on the big race day of 1921. Stars Barrie Rutter and Stephanie Turner.
SAT 07:30 Behind the Beat (b00y2x2h)
Jeffrey Rosson attempts to make sense of the pulses, throbs, ticks and beats measuring out life from those involved. From January 2006.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b011p0dm)
Series 6
Episode 28
From Illinois, the American funny man welcomes legendary singer-songwriter John Prine and singer Andra Suchy. From 2010.
SAT 09:00 1953: Those Radio Times (b02108v6)
The Glums are thinking of buying a television set. Butter rationing is troubling the Any Questions audience. Stanley Matthews makes the Cup Final. Wilfred Pickles makes an appearance in some Cold War propaganda.
Nick Baker celebrates 1953: Those Radio Times. The year of the Coronation. Taking sounds, songs and radio highlights, he evokes a year shaking off its shabby post-war austerity and preparing for fun, pomp and a great summer of sport.
We hear from Robert Oppenheimer. We hear about Mary Whitehouse's first appearance on Woman's Hour in David Kynaston's Family Britain, read by Dominic West. Lord Hailsham rails against commercial television on London Forum and there's an extraordinary interview with novelist Evelyn Waugh for Frankly Speaking. His grandson claims the programme sent him mad.
Fancy a round of Twenty Questions? Want to know what listeners to the Light Programme woke up to? Listen to eye-witness accounts of flying saucers seen over Cheshire in People Talking. Meet a pre-Animal Magic Johnny Morris in a sweet factory for Pass The Salt.
1953: Those Radio Times pits radio against television in the year it took off and its audience outstripped that of the wireless, for the first time.
Could radio win the battle with a hit from the team at Take It From Here? Or could it do it by landing on the Moon?
Produced by Testbed Productions.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
SAT 12:00 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (b021075c)
Episode 2
Omnibus. Made for 4 Extra. Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl Tull is left to bring up her children alone. Starring Lorelei King and Barbara Barnes.
SAT 13:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
The Body in the Barge
A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the astute old teahouse customer. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.
SAT 14:00 Cambridge Footlights - The Iron Curtain Call (b02108v8)
4 Extra Debut. Cambridge Spies meet Cambridge Footlights! Burgess, Philby and Maclean give you their side of the story. From August 1986.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b011p0dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Bill Naughton - Derby Day (b007zch0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 The Write Stuff (b01slrsw)
Series 16
Greek Tragedy
Radio 4's literary panel show, hosted by James Walton, with team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh and guests Mark Billingham and Natalie Haynes.
Produced by Alexandra Smith.
SAT 18:00 Fear on 4 (b007jq2x)
Series 4
Vicious Fish
The Man in Black tells of a giant of the deep demanding a human sacrifice.
Another in a series of nerve-tinglers from Fear on 4.
Starring John Hollis as George and Edward de Souza as the Man in Black.
With Paul Copley as Tony, Ann Windsor as Sarah and Nicholas Murchie as Danny.
Written by Gregor Grice and John Ducquemin.
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 18:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007mfgq)
Episode 2
Does a childhood fantasy hold the key to the human race's survival? Philip K Dick's classic tale concluded by William Hootkins.
SAT 19:00 1953: Those Radio Times (b02108v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Eddie Izzard - Definite Article (b00gky8n)
Episode 2
Pavlov, the Big Bang and Latin. More from the inimitable comedian's performance at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. From 1995.
SAT 23:00 Kate Brannigan - Clean Break (b0089bqv)
Fast-talking private eye Kate Brannigan is not amused when thieves steal a Monet painting from a stately home where she's arranged the security.
Kate sets off on a chase that takes her across Europe bringing her head-to-head with organised crime.
Val McDermid's Manchester-based thriller stars Charlotte Coleman.
Kate Brannigan ...... Charlotte Coleman
Richard Barclay ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Alexis Lee ...... Noreen Kershaw
Michal Haroun ...... Joseph Jones
Dennis O'Brien ...... Geoff Hinsliff
Henry Naismith ...... Rob Pickavance
Lord James Ballantrae ...... Martin Reeve
Della Prentiss ...... Kathryn Hunt
Producer: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.


SUNDAY 02 JUNE 2013

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jq2x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Philip K Dick - We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (b007mfgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b011p0dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (b021075c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Bill Naughton - Derby Day (b007zch0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 The Write Stuff (b01slrsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus) (b00cz223)
Episode 2
Beautiful Emma Bovary is planning to elope with her lover, Rodolphe.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Madame Bovary Snr ...... Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Lheureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Felicite ...... Sarah Jane Hallworth
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
SUN 07:15 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn)
If I Had a Hammer
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts locate the 'sweet spot' to hit your nail on the head.
SUN 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b008g7zr)
Series 4
Role Reversal
When Ed ends up interviewing his cardiac consultant, he takes it very much to heart. With Sally Hawkins, Stephanie Cole. From December 2007.
SUN 08:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
From 09/10/1957
Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.
Radio ventriloquism with Dick Emery, Warren Mitchell, Pearl Johnson and Ronald Chesney.
Running from 1950- 1958, Educating Archie introduced a number of soon-to-be household names to listeners, including Tony Hancock, Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Dick Emery, Hattie Jacques, Bruce Forsyth and Max Bygraves - all taking a turn in tutoring Archie.
Music by from the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Producer: Roy Speer
From a series made by ABC in Australia and also first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1957.
SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jnvj)
Rolling in It
Money muddles for the bumbling bureaucrats, when surplus petty cash must be spent.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley 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.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
SUN 09:00 Jack London - The Call of the Wild (b01d8ny1)
Episode 1
Kidnapped from wealthy California, a pet dog becomes the exceptional leader of a pack of wolves in the Yukon. Stars Robert Jack.
SUN 09:30 Alan Garner - Elidor (b010m612)
Episode 3
Malebron continues to seek Findhorn in Elidor. Meanwhile, The Evil are closing in on the Treasures as they intensify their effort to break through worlds.
Roland senses that he and his family are in danger, but his strong imagination threatens to tip the balance.
Alan Garner's classic fantasy adventure dramatised in four-parts by Don Webb.
Stars Mossie Cassidy as Roland, Raffey Cassidy as Helen, William Rush as Nicholas, Stephen Hoyle as David, Toby Hadoke as Malebron and Fiona Clarke as Mrs Watson.
Original music composed by Ian Williams
Directed at BBC Manchester by Charlotte Riches.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in April 2011.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0210fx6)
Ladies of Letters
Barbara Pym
4 Extra Debut. From Strauss to Bithikotsis, novelist Barbara Pym shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley. From July 1978.
SUN 10:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
Eyes in the Dark
Galway was no ordinary Labrador. He wanted to be a sheep. And then there was that business when he died. Read by the author.
SUN 11:00 A Royal Gala Programme of Radio Variety 1953 (b0210j5m)
For Coronation year, Ted Ray and a host of BBC radio stars perform for HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.
SUN 11:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
Welcome to London 1958
To entertain athletes on their way home from the 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Cardiff during July 1958, the BBC staged a gala at the London Coliseum.
Part of the evening features this rediscovered sketch written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Master of ceremonies Kenneth Horne introduces Tony Hancock, Sid James and Bill Kerr on stage
The audio was recovered from the extraordinary archive of the late Bob Monkhouse.
First broadcast by the BBC Light Programme on 3rd August 1958.
SUN 12:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus) (b00cz223)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Dick Francis (b007nn4g)
Bonecrack
Trouble abounds when Neil Griffon takes over managing his stricken father's racing stables at Newmarket.
He's forced to break every rule in the trainer's book.
Francis Matthews stars in Dick Francis's blockbuster thriller first published in 1971.
Neil Griffon …. Francis Matthews
Maggie Lake …. Caroline Blakiston
Alessandro Rivera …. Mark Colleano
Etty Craig …. Edwina Wray
Neville Griffon …. Dennis Bowen
Enso Rivera …. Roger Snowdon
Carlo …. Ray Handy
Cal …. Roy Stephens
Vet …. David Sharpe
Tommy Hoylake …. Rex Holdsworth
Dramatised by John Ashe.
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1976.
SUN 15:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jnvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b0210jvw)
Mel Giedroyc introduces her highlights of this week's 4 O'Clock Show programmes, including savoury chocolates, red squirrels and a trip to Roald Dahl's home village.
SUN 17:00 Jack London - The Call of the Wild (b01d8ny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Alan Garner - Elidor (b010m612)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
Building what is destined to be the world's tallest tower, civil engineer John Stone comes to question his very existence.
Mike Walker’s fascinating vision of the near future.
John Stone..........................David Calder
Kate........................................Penelope Wilton
Louise....................................Helen Longworth
Brandt...................................Philip Voss
Dr Mary Brown..................Sarah Jane-Holm
Harry.....................................Karl Prekopp
Music composed and played by David Chiltern
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in February 2002.
SUN 19:00 A Royal Gala Programme of Radio Variety 1953 (b0210j5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 Coronation Day Across the World (b0210ly3)
4 Extra Debut. 'The end of a day, but the beginning of an age.' Global radio reports celebrating HM the Queen's coronation. From June 1953.
SUN 21:30 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 21:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b008g7zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop (b00v1qvw)
Choice
Ida Barr is a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and rap, reflecting the cultural diversity of London's East End, where she has been living in retirement for several decades.
With her genuine love of talking to people, Ida sets out investigate a new topic in each episode, creating a unique brand of music-hall, hip-hop fusion with beat boxer Shlomo.
Ida’s subject this time is "Choice".
Written by and starring Christopher Green as Ida Barr.
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
SUN 22:45 Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues (b00dw881)
The Gold Coast
Country singer and US presidential hopeful Tina C, the comic creation of Christopher Green, looks at the Australian obsession with country music.
Tina explores Brisbane, where developers have built so many skyscraper hotels that the beach is in shade for most of the day. She sings her version of Waltzing Matilda on a local breakfast TV show and parties at a redneck bar.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b02wszvj)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Plus Arthur Smith speaks to comedian Alfie Brown about the Edinburgh Festival.
SUN 23:00 Vent (b00t2crk)
Series 1
Switching Off
Ben's doctors wonder if lying in a coma might be making him depressed and they send in the hospital psychiatrist to see him. This has a surprising effect on Ben, Mary and Mum.
Meanwhile Ben's unconscious mind takes him back to his previous experience of therapy - having a row with Mary about their marriage guidance counsellor.
Dark sitcom written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Mark Perry, Dave Lamb, Jo Martin, Lucy Montgomery and Nicola Walker.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
SUN 23:30 Listen Against (b00ft3nq)
Series 2
Episode 4
Martin Jarvis reads from a Haynes manual - and it's time to oversee the winter hibernation of Steve Wright in the Blue Peter garden.
More damage from the past seven days of BBC radio.
Like Radio 4's Feedback but with less virulence, Listen Against rearranges the reality of BBC radio - until it's too confused to cry.
Written by and starring Jon Holmes.
With Alice Arnold.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.


MONDAY 03 JUNE 2013

MON 00:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b0210fx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Fay Weldon Stories (b007jtl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 A Royal Gala Programme of Radio Variety 1953 (b0210j5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Dick Francis (b007nn4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Jack London - The Call of the Wild (b01d8ny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Alan Garner - Elidor (b010m612)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Cadfael (b007jlcr)
The Virgin in the Ice
1. Casualties of War
Shrewsbury, Winter in the year 1139: Amid a civil war, medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael sets out to find a missing boy and his sister.
Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised in five parts by Bert Coules.
Narrator … Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael … Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar …. Douglas Hodge
Leonard …. Leonard Fenton
Olivier …. Raad Rawi
Ermina …. Moira Buffini
Ives …. Dean Magri
Elyas …. Crispin Letts
Abbot Radulfus …. John Church
Other parts played by Jonathan Tafler, Steve Hodson, Eric Allen, Julian Rhind-Tutt and David Holt.
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
MON 06:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
Series 1
A Mysterious Visitor
The detective and his former student Jardine investigate the mystery of a man found dead in a beach hut. Read by Jim Norton.
MON 06:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g2ch3)
Episode 1
George is dead, but he's got a con job for Blaze, who can still hear him. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
Series 1
Episode 1
It's Daniel's birthday and to soften the blow of his impending middle age, Lucy tries to arrange a birthday party for him. However, it seems all their friends are too busy being parents to attend.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Bob ...... Toby Longworth
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01sm2fc)
Series 66
Episode 2
Nicholas Parsons is in Derry, Londonderry for this edition of the linguistically challenging Just A Minute. The panellists are; Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Fred MacAulay and Roy Walker.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007k26b)
Series 2
The Curse of the Black Stumps
Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the Blackstumps', while Julian and Sandy don tights for a very Bona Ballet
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 1966.
MON 08:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
Series 2
Tell 'Em the Tale
Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby's got an appointment with his boss, but worries in case there's bad news...
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally and Bridget Armstrong as Joy. All other parts by Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell and Patrick Tull.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00wsqvc)
Series 6
Calendar Boys
Arthur is informed by Malcolm that there is an emergency meeting to be held in order to discuss raising funds for the local Church Hall, which is in dire straits and requires important improvements to remain open.
In true Arthur style he comes up with an idea or two to help the fund-raising process, hoping to involve as many of his friends in the process.
With an idea finally put to the committee and inevitably agreed to, after Arthur's persuasive words, the 'stage is set' for a fund-raising project that will surely turn heads and raise Arthur's personal profile as well as the much needed funding for the Church...
Cast:
Count Arthur Strong ..... Steve Delaney
Man, Wilf, Policeman ...... Alastair Kerr
Ref, Geoffrey, Child ..... Dave Mounfield
Mother, Sally,Woman ..... Mel Giedroyc
Malcolm ..... Terry Kilkelly
Prodcuers: Richard Daws, Mark Radcliffe & John Leonard
A Komedia Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 09:30 Artists (b00y2194)
Series 1
The War of Dog
Tamsin buys a dog to prove a point, and Dolores asks Marcus to landscape the garden. Stars Dave Lamb. From April 2003.
MON 10:00 Rose Tremain - Who Was Emily Davison? (b0214tf2)
Emily Davison has a small, tragic place in British history as the woman who threw herself in front of the King's horse, Anmer, during the running of the 1913 Epsom Derby.
Why did she do it?
Rose Tremain's drama stars Janet Maw as Emily Davison, Nigel Anthony as King George V, Miriam Margolyes as Queen Mary and Elizabeth Proud as Mrs Pankhurst.
Other parts played by Doreen Hepburn, Tessa Worsley, Melanie Hudson, Stephen Critchlow and John Turner.
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 1995.
MON 11:00 Love Stories (b01msgg4)
A Voice From the Past
By Penny Vincenzi. A young girl is enchanted by vivid tales from the past. Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Joanna Lumley.
MON 11:15 Another Country: In Search of Joseph Roth (b0214tx2)
4 Extra Debut. Poet and translator Michael Hofmann travels to Brody, the birthplace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's great elegist.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007k26b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Cadfael (b007jlcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g2ch3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b00bfr44)
Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence
Episode 1
Unconventional 1950s vicar's wife Jane arrives in a new parish, keen to marry off ex-pupil Prudence. Barbara Pym's delightful comedy of rural relationships stars Emma Fielding.
MON 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00c6wpd)
A Violent Universe
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.
Only in the last 50 years have telescopes been powerful enough to study distant galaxies beyond our Milky Way in much detail. Cygnus A first came to astronomers' attention as a radio source, the second strongest in the sky. Optical astronomers later realised that it was a pair of galaxies colliding with one another. It is a colossal 700 million light years away, making its radio output a million times more powerful than that of our Milky Way. Energetic reactions were taking place in its core, shooting out great jets of high energy particles emitting radio waves.
The next breakthrough came from an even more distant object over 2 billion light years away. At its heart was something 40 times more luminous than a normal galaxy yet no bigger than the solar system. These mysterious powerhouses were named quasi-stellar radio sources, now abbreviated to quasars. The consensus now is that they are massive black holes, millions or even billions of times the mass of our Sun, gobbling stars and gas in the centres of galaxies.
Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.
MON 14:30 Joseph Roth - Rebellion (b0214zdc)
4 Extra Debut. Set in Berlin after the First World War, anti-hero Andreas Pum attempts to woo the widow Blumich. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
MON 14:50 A Point of View (b01q97tv)
The Love of Bears
David Cannadine reflects on the enduring appeal of the teddy bear in contemporary culture. Why, he wonders, have they been such popular toys and featured so prominently in literature and song since they were first named after Theodore Roosevelt over a hundred years ago.
Producer: Sheila Cook.
MON 15:00 Rose Tremain - Who Was Emily Davison? (b0214tf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqd73)
Mel presents Anne Fine's story A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon's favourite books, and - not horrid (really?) - a man who loves cockroaches!
MON 17:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tfbf5)
Series 2
Episode 2
The dairy farmers revolt, and the bishop pays the priest a visit. Stars Ian Hogg and Joss Ackland. From June 2002.
MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 The Man in Black (b00g9m6j)
Series 1
The Tower
The creepy story of Ro and Zee, who stumble into a world where time has stopped.
Mike Walker's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Starring Robert Lonsdale as Ro, Inam Mirza as Zee and Malcolm Tierney as Mr Fisher.
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.
MON 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrm1)
Episode 11
Bill and Coker are reunited with some of the original University group - but Josella isn't with them.
Roger May continues a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse.
Producer: Susan Carson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007k26b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Cadfael (b007jlcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g2ch3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 21:00 Love Stories (b01msgg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b0210t8h)
Irvine Welsh, Clarke Peters, Richard Olivier, Simon Hopkinson, Jo Bunting, Yasmine Hamdan, Ruth Moody
Clive's Trainspotting with novelist Irvine Welsh, whose new book 'Skagboys' is the prequel to the 20th century cult classic charting the lives of Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Tommy, addicted to the heroin flooding their disintegrating community. Clive talks about his journey from Leith to Hollywood and why he's gone back to the novel.
There's Much Ado About Nothing with Laurence Olivier's son, Richard Olivier. Clive asks Richard what it was like growing up with an iconic actor as a father and talks to him about new book 'Inspirational Leadership', which looks to the leadership lessons found in Shakespeare's plays, not least Henry V.
Jo Bunting's fine dining with food writer, cook and critic Simon Hopkinson, who reveals the sumptuous secrets that go into making the world's most delicious restaurant dishes and shows how it's possible to achieve those professional results at home. 'Simon Hopkinson Cooks' is on Monday June 3rd at 21.00 on More4.
Clive's back in the courtroom with actor Clarke Peters. Well known for his role as Detective Lester Freaman in The Wire, Clarke's now starring in 'Race,' a play set in a hotel room with a man accused of rape. 'Race' is at Hampstead Theatre, London until Saturday 29th June.
With music from Wailin' Jenny, Ruth Moody, who performs 'Trouble and Woe' from her album 'These Wilder Things'.
And from Lebanese songstress Yasmine Hamdan, who performs 'Deny' from her album 'Ya Nass'.
Producer: Debbie Kilbride.
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01sm2fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00wsqvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b01snyk9)
Series 40
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jon Holmes, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Mitch Benn and Susan Calman to present a topical selection of stand-up, sketches and song. Produced by Colin Anderson.
MON 23:30 And Now in Colour (b007jqfb)
Series 2
The Great Outdoors
The sketch show team take their audience on an activity holiday.
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 January 1991.


TUESDAY 04 JUNE 2013

TUE 00:00 The Man in Black (b00g9m6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrm1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Cadfael (b007jlcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g2ch3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00wsqvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Artists (b00y2194)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Rose Tremain - Who Was Emily Davison? (b0214tf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Love Stories (b01msgg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b0210t8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tfbf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Cadfael (b007jld1)
The Virgin in the Ice
2. Danger From All Sides
Amid bitter civil war in 1139, detective monk Brother Cadfael makes headway in his medieval crime hunt, but it's mixed news.
Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised by Bert Coules.
Brother Cadfael ...... Philip Madoc
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Boterel ...... Andrew Wincott
Leonard ...... Leonard Fenton
Elyas ...... Crispin Letts
Ives ...... Dean Magri
Hugh ...... Douglas Hodge
Ermina ...... Moira Buffini
Olivier ...... Raad Rawi
Other parts played by Jonathan Tafler, John Fleming, Kate Binchy
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
TUE 06:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
Series 1
The Puzzle Lock
The detective tackles a mysterious problem, a strong-room lock with a fatally difficult combination. Read by Jim Norton.
TUE 06:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g36d9)
Episode 2
The small-time con acquires equipment to honour George's kidnap plan. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
TUE 07:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
Series 4
Episode 2
It's Your BBC phone-in, and a surprise for Snow White. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and sketches. From March 1989.
TUE 07:30 The Castle (b01hllj1)
Series 4
Tender Is the Knight
Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley"), Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley"), Martha Howe-Douglas ("Horrible Histories") & Ingrid Oliver
Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice. Plus a new valet arrives hotfoot from somewhere called Downton Abbey...
Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
Series 4 Special
The Starlings
London is besieged by birds in a special recording without an audience or orchestra. Stars Peter Sellers. From August 1954.
TUE 08:30 Jim the Great (b0218l5j)
Series 1
The King Jim Abacus Dating Service
The moustachioed monarch has a go at match-making, but warm hearts come with cold feet.
Historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards.
With Julian Orchard, John Baddeley, Joan Sanderson, Alexandra Dane, Fred Harris, Nicolette McKenzie and Douglas Blackwell.
Jim The Great ran for 2 series on BBC Radio 2 between 1976 - 1979.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1977.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01snyk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management (b00g502t)
Episode 3
Comedy series in which comedian Will Smith seeks help and advice - primarily from his godfather Peter - on coping with the onset of middle age. Peter invites American rap star 10 Shot to help Will with his confidence and Will joins a self defence class to stop him being bullied by teenage girls. With Roger Allam, Jimmy Akingbola, Jill Cardo.
TUE 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
Jane, the Child
Unhappy Jane applies to be a governess at Thornfield Hall and meets Mr Rochester. Classic love story starring Sophie Thompson.
TUE 11:00 Love Stories (b01mm3c5)
Room Service
By Jojo Moyes. A surprise weekend away after 14 years of marriage. Series of stories by bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Doon MacKichan.
TUE 11:15 Drama (b0076vgl)
Louise Wallinger - Cut Me and I Bleed Elvis
Sarah collects voices on tape, but her microphone is taking over her life. Stars Jo McInnes and James Fleet.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Jim the Great (b0218l5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Cadfael (b007jld1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g36d9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b00bs4rs)
Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence
Episode 2
Vicar's wife Jane looks around her new parish, while Prudence nurses an unrequited love for her employer. Comedy of rural relationships stars Susie Blake.
TUE 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00c76bn)
The Dark Side of the Cosmos
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.
In 1933, Fritz Zwicky realised that a huge cluster of galaxies is being held together by something more powerful than the gravitational pull of the visible matter. In the 1960s, Vera Rubin was coming to the same conclusion from studying the rotation of stars within individual galaxies. The conclusion was inescapable; all the visible stars and gas comprise a mere fraction of the total matter in the universe. Dark matter exists, although nobody knows what it is.
The question remains unanswered, though now there are many theories. It is hoped that elaborate experiments in particle accelerators may cast some light on the subject.
Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.
TUE 14:30 Joseph Roth - Stationmaster Fallmerayer (b021b06x)
4 Extra Debut. A chance encounter between a provincial Austrian stationmaster and a beautiful Russian countess. Read by Iain Glen.
TUE 14:50 A Point of View (b01jxw57)
What to do about a bad review
Adam Gopnik ruminates on how to handle a bad review.
He ponders the various options. The first is to ignore it and claim the high moral ground, "the Big Ignore" he calls it. The second is to write a late night letter - or three - to the offending publication. But he now has a third option - passed on by a friend just the other evening - which he promises will produce delightful results.
An amusing guide on how to get your own back on your critics.
Producer:
Adele Armstrong.
TUE 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqgcf)
Mel continues Anne Fine's A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, excited camels make the most extraordinary noise, and Saci Lloyd recommends favourite books.
TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tfbf7)
Series 2
Episode 3
Can Bernard keep his job and his fiancee, while opposing a new bypass? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From December 1994.
TUE 17:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 The Man in Black (b00gj8t1)
Series 1
Project Purple by Richard Vincent
Blazing a trail in the field of neuroscience with her ground-breaking work in 'audio therapy', Professor Maggie Shaw tries to revive the victim of a dubious experiment.
Richard Vincent's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Maggie Shaw ...... Emily Woof
Tom Heartland ...... Trevor White
Dr Oliver Penright ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Sir Max Rencart ...... Jonathan Tafler
Doctor Rhodes ...... Paul Rider
Computer ...... Donna Hughes
1st Official ...... Inam Mirza
2nd Official ...... Robert Lonsdale
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2009.
TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrmd)
Episode 12
Bill and Coker check out of Tynsham Manor and set out to track down the rest of the University group. Cult novel read by Roger May.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Jim the Great (b0218l5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Cadfael (b007jld1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g36d9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Love Stories (b01mm3c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Drama (b0076vgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Castle (b01hllj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00hg82b)
Series 3
The Expo
Marvel at the meerkats, visit a new theme park... and one man must face 'The 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 August 2006.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b02xdmjz)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Tonight, Jon Holmes chats to Watson & Oliver.
TUE 23:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00qpmlk)
Series 3
Mr Majhu Goes to Lenzie
Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop.
Ramesh inadvertently enters the murky world of Lenzie politics.
Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kolhi
Dave ...... Donald McLeary
Sanjay ...... Omar Raza
Alok ...... Susheel Kumar
Father Henderson ...... Gerard Kelly
Bob Shandy MP ...... Ron Donachie
Guthrie ...... Tom Urie
Mrs Gibb ...... Marjory Hogarth
Mutton Jeff ...... Sean Scanlan
Jeff ...... Steven McNicol
Hilly ...... Kate Brailsford
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 23:30 Pleased to Meet You (b007k3c3)
Series 1
Episode 4
90-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans spills the beans on a famous singer, the man who played Kojak and a famous newsreader gets his funk on.
Betraying confidences and breaking unwritten rules galore, the friend of the stars reveals some surprising and salacious secrets.
Written by and starring Martin Kelner and Jake Yapp.
Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in August 2006.


WEDNESDAY 05 JUNE 2013

WED 00:00 The Man in Black (b00gj8t1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Cadfael (b007jld1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g36d9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01snyk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management (b00g502t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Love Stories (b01mm3c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Drama (b0076vgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tfbf7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
The Virgin in the Ice
3. Found and Lost
As the 1139 English civil war rages in Shropshire, monk-cum-sleuth, Brother Cadfael's brave search for Ermina leads him to the isolated medieval manor of Ledditch.
Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised by Bert Coules.
Brother Cadfael ...... Philip Madoc
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Boterel ...... Andrew Wincott
Leonard ...... Leonard Fenton
Elyas ...... Crispin Letts
Ives ...... Dean Magri
Porter ...... Steve Hodson
Hugh ...... Douglas Hodge
Ermina ...... Moira Buffini
Dutton ...... Eric Allan
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
WED 06:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
Series 1
A Mystery of the Sand Hills
The detective investigates the case of a missing swimmer, and discovers a devious and gruesome crime. Read by Jim Norton.
WED 06:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
Episode 3
Back in his childhood, Blaze's first con was to help another pupil. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
WED 07:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nsnhd)
The Nose
Major Kovalyov's nose vanishes and reappears in St Petersburg disguised as a councillor. With Stephen Moore. From April 2002.
WED 07:30 Shedtown (b011jvhf)
Series 1
Something's Gonna Change
Who hasn't thought about running away from it all at some time or other? Throwing caution to the wind, wrenching oneself out of a long established orbit to head for the deep space of the unknown?
Barry (Tony Pitts) and Jimmy (Kevin Eldon) haven't. Until now. Friends since school days in a small town, they find themselves slipping inexorably and almost unconsciously into middle age.
Shedtown is a dream born out of quiet desperation. Throughout the series our wooden icon of escape and isolation 'the shed' becomes a symbol of possibility and change; a new community by the sea where our heroes can circumnavigate the mundane, once and for all.
It's the works day out for the workers of Blakeley Industrial Museum - and something's got to change.
Cast:
Barry ...... Tony Pitts
Jimmy & Johnny ..... Kevin Eldon
Colin ..... Johnny Vegas
Diane ..... Suranne Jones
Dave ..... Shaun Dooley
Eleanor ..... Ronni Ancona
Maureen ..... Emma Fryer
William ..... Adrian Manfredi
Nicky ..... Caron May Carly
Yvonne ..... Jessica Knappett
Father Michael ..... James Quinn
Wes ...... Warren Brown
Narrator ..... Maxine Peake
Music ..... Paul Heaton
Written and created by Tony Pitts
Directed by Jim Poyser
Producer: Sally Harrison
A Woolyback Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
Series 3
The Jewel Robbery
The lad's getting a new car, so Sid makes the most of the opportunity.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed 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 October 1955.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
Series 6
Episode 2
An apocalyptic weather forecaster, and oyster walkies.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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 Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1968.
WED 09:00 After Henry (b007tcmk)
Series 4
Positive Thinking
"I've never seen Clare so sure of herself. Or so sure of anything."
With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
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
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1989.
WED 09:30 In the Chair (b007jsvd)
Episode 3
Hack George Cragge is convinced that the minister for information has something to hide and the BBC Chairman gets implicated...
Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Susie Brann as Caroline.
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
WED 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
Jane, the Governess
As she settles in at Thornfield Hall, Jane's feelings grow for the moody but charismatic Mr Rochester. Stars Sophie Thompson.
WED 11:00 Love Stories (b010grrf)
Restoration Woman
By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower. Series of stories by bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
WED 11:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice (b01hbdcc)
In 1911 - as a prelude to Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole - three men set off in the darkness of the Antarctic winter. Departing from Scott's over-wintering hut, they were out to secure examples of the eggs of the Emperor Penguin.
Their survival, in temperatures of minus 60 or 70, can only be ascribed to astonishing courage and willpower.
Bruce Bedford's dramatised account stars Crawford Logan as Edward A. 'Bill' Wilson, Richard Greenwood as Apsley Cherry-Garrard and John Walsh as Henry R. 'Birdie' Bowers.
Director: Hamish Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b00bs21b)
Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence
Episode 3
The life of the village is beginning to be revealed, and Jane receives an invitation. Comedy of rural relationships stars Susie Blake and David Thorpe.
WED 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00c6wpj)
Design or Accident - Why Me?
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.
Given all that we now know about the formation of stars and planets and the evolution of life on Earth, it might seem as if the mystery is being taken out of the universe. However, every solution seems to throw up a deeper mystery. Within our understanding of physics, there are no known fundamental reasons for much of the astronomical phenomena that we observe. Of course, we can only observe a universe that supports life. This is known as the anthropic principle and has far-reaching implications. Some argue that it makes the universe very special, as if we were meant to be, while others suggest that we inhabit one of the few bio-friendly corners in an almost infinite multiverse of possibilities.
Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.
WED 14:30 Joseph Roth - This Morning a Letter Arrived (b021mkgb)
4 Extra Debut. A dreamlike elegy to the narrator's Russian home town that was destroyed in the First World War. Read by David Horovitch.
WED 14:50 A Point of View (b0132pvh)
The Advantages of Pessimism
Alain de Botton on why pessimism is the key to happiness. He argues that the incompatibility between the grandeur of our aspirations and the reality of life is bound to disappoint - unless we learn to be a bit more gloomy!
Producer: Adele Armstrong.
WED 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqlcm)
Mel continues Anne Fine's A Sudden Glow of Gold, plus a man who has flown on a real magic carpet (he really has!) and the Inheritance Tracks of children's laureate Julia Donaldson.
WED 17:00 Stilgoe's Around (b00b8tw7)
From 12/08/1989
'The theatre is a pack of lies' - music and sketches with Richard Stilgoe, Charles Collingwood and Belinda Lang.
WED 17:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nsnhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 The Man in Black (b00grv3d)
Series 1
The White Hare by Lucy Gough
When Izzie and Casper move to the country, they imagine an idyllic lifestyle. But the reality is very different. Izzie's nerves are already frayed, but with threats from a hostile farmer - she spots an ill-omen...
Lucy Gough's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Casper ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
Izzie ...... Janice Acquah
Farmer ...... Stephen Critchlow
Café Owner ...... Manjeet Mann
Kaddy ...... Poppy Lee Friar
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.
WED 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrmt)
Episode 13
More determined than ever to find his friend Josella, Bill Masen faces a tough decision. Cult novel read by Roger May.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 21:00 Love Stories (b010grrf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice (b01hbdcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Shedtown (b011jvhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00dr4t0)
Controlling the Universe
Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
WED 23:00 Revolting People (b007lrv1)
Series 2
Trying Times
A wife returns, a daughter gives birth and Sergeant McGurk reveals the real reason the English won the Battle of Culloden.
The return of the sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
WED 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b007m94n)
Series 1
Restaurants
Adam Bloom investigates bad service in restaurants with stand-up and reconstructions. It's comedy with a mission.
Helping Adam transform service culture are Sarah Kennedy, Brendon Burns and Rob Rouse
Written by Adam Bloom.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
WED 23:45 Fabulous (b00hlxwn)
Series 1
Episode 2
Faye fancies a day under her duvet, but perhaps it would be more peaceful at the office?
Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.
With:
Olivia Colman
Adam Buxton
Katy Brand
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Anne Reid
Joanna Scanlan
Eve Dallas
Joanna Neary
John Dougall
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.


THURSDAY 06 JUNE 2013

THU 00:00 The Man in Black (b00grv3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrmt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 After Henry (b007tcmk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 In the Chair (b007jsvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Love Stories (b010grrf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice (b01hbdcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Stilgoe's Around (b00b8tw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nsnhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
The Virgin in the Ice
4. The Wolves' Nest
Brother Cadfael searches for Ives Hugonin and Brother Elyas who are missing in a blizzard.
Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised by Bert Coules.
Brother Cadfael ...... Philip Madoc
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Ermina ...... Moira Buffini
Leonard ...... Leonard Fenton
Hugh ...... Douglas Hodge
Le Gaucher ...... Peter Laird
Ives ...... Dean Magri
Olivier ...... Raad Raw
Outlaw ...... Jonathan Adams
Soldier ...... Steve Hodson
Sergeant ...... Jonathan Tafler
Other parts played by the cast.
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
THU 06:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
Series 1
Pathologist to the Rescue
A young man is accused of murder, but the crime scene compels the detective to look for another culprit. Read by Jim Norton.
THU 06:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
Episode 4
Baby Joe is crying. Can his kidnapper make the little child smile? William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
THU 07:00 The Older Woman (b021n6sq)
Series 1
Episode 3
Journalist Roy's plan to insinuate himself further into his old teacher Jane's good books gets a boost when she needs his help to save a tree.
But a major obstacle remains in the path of fulfilment, in the macho form of Chad Mann - Media Hero and Jane's current lover.
Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
Starring Zoe Wanamaker as Miss Callaghan, Martin Clunes as Roy Hitchcock, Toyah Wilcox as Elsa, David Troughton as Mr Say, Nicky Henson as Chad, Sue Roderick as Wyn, Geoff McGivern as Dick, John Baddeley as Mickey, Keith Drinkel as the Reporter, David Holt as the Host and Melanie Hudson as the Presenter.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.
THU 07:30 Heresy (b01snlt0)
Series 9
Episode 3
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents another edition of the show which dares to commit heresy .
Her guests this week are comedians Mark Steel and Bridget Christie and journalist Matthew Norman.
Producers: Victoria Coren Mitchell and Daisy Knight
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
Series 1
The Armoured Might of Lance-Corporal Jones
Private Walker dreams up a plan to get petrol coupons so Corporal Jones's delivery van can be commandeered for the war effort...
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Cissie Godfrey …. Nan Brawnton
Percy the Parrot …. Percy Edwards
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1974.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b01bl4rd)
From 02/04/1958
Eth wants a busier social life in 'The Glums', while Jim and Bentley go to the ballet.
Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield.
Music from Wallace Eaton and the Keynotes and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Scripted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.
THU 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007k0vl)
Foreign Parts
Winter has come to the Ogle Valley. David is dreaming of sun and sand when an old friend offers him an exciting job. Meanwhile, Arthur dreams of a date with June.
Peter Davison and Michael Williams star in Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom.
David ...... Peter Davison
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Brian ...... Peter Silverleaf
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1996.
THU 09:30 Whispers (b00cbszf)
Series 2
Episode 6
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Charles Collingwood and Simon Fanshawe join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
THU 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
Jane, the Fugitive
The wedding plans of Mr Rochester spark bewilderment for governess Jane. Stars Sophie Thompson, Ciaran Hinds and John Duttine.
THU 11:00 Love Stories (b01ms5x7)
Love in the Afternoon
By Maeve Binchy. 'My mother always told me life is a matter of luck.' Series of stories by bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
THU 11:15 Maggie Allen - Mr Wonderful (b0076h9r)
Widowed for two years, Claire still feels the loss of her husband and talks to him every night. But she's about to surprise him - and herself - by falling for her dishy young decorator...
Stars Julia McKenzie as Claire, Ifan Meredith as Richard, Frances Jeater as Joyce and John Baddeley as Frank.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b01bl4rd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b00bs21d)
Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence
Episode 4
Jane visits Prudence and meets Dr Grampion. Prudence visits Jane, in anticipation of meeting Fabian Driver. Comedy of rural relationships stars Emma Fielding.
THU 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00c84pv)
A Star Is Born
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.
Infrared radiation was discovered by William Herschel two centuries ago, but only recently has infrared astronomy come of age. Infrared is able to peer inside dark clouds that mask regions of the galaxy such as the Orion Nebula from optical telescopes. Within these clouds we can now see the processes through which the gas clouds contract, heat up and ignite to give birth to a new generation of stars.
Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.
THU 14:30 Joseph Roth - Zipper and His Father (b021n9hv)
4 Extra Debut. An extract from Joseph Roth's famous novel about musical aspirations going comically off course. Read by Jonathan Firth.
THU 14:50 A Point of View (b01p7hf3)
Digital Past
Will Self reflects on the effect of digital technology on his perception of the passage of time. "Perhaps the reason I feel quite so liberated from the present while more and more attached, not to the individually recalled 'good old days', but to a collectively attested and ever-present past, is because the hard drive of my computer is overloaded with digital images of the places I've been and the people I've met, all of them time-coded to within a tenth of a second."
Producer: Sheila Cook.
THU 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqnm8)
Mel continues Anne Fine's magical A Sudden Glow of Gold and flies 'panto-style'. Plus, Inspector Singh author Shamini Flint recommends books for younger readers.
THU 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnmj)
Series 9
Crossed Lines
An angry visitor, a naughty boy and a girl with a 'problem' make for an uncomfortable day.
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 Jim Eldridge.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday, Pat Coombs as Betty Austin, Brian Bowles as Nicholas Austin, Jason Blake as Daniel Kreizman and Sophie Ward as Louise.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
THU 17:30 The Older Woman (b021n6sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 The Man in Black (b00h31fd)
Series 1
Hide and Seek by Mike Carey
With her eyes bandaged, Amelia Stowe lies confined to a bed recovering from a major operation. With recuperation stretching before her, she agrees to take part in a psychiatrist's experiment to unlock early memories. But a chilling voice from the past come backs to haunt her...
Mike Carey's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Amelia Stowe ...... Abigail Hollick
Doctor Bewlay ...... Joseph Millson
Nurse Sargent ...... Janice Acquah
Demon ...... Stephen Critchlow
Amelia's Mother ...... Jill Cardo
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.
THU 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrnw)
Episode 14
As his hunt for Josella continues, Bill Masen also tries to help the orphaned Susan. Cult novel read by Roger May.
THU 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jlhv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b01bl4rd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Love Stories (b01ms5x7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Maggie Allen - Mr Wonderful (b0076h9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Heresy (b01snlt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Shuttleworths (b00s9fh0)
Series 5
Tale of a Toaster
John's wife Mary starts bidding for a fancy toaster on the internet, complete with crumb tray, but John becomes obsessed that she'll be outbid.
The Shuttleworths is written and performed by Graham Fellows, and the series is produced by Dawn Ellis.
THU 22:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007k0x6)
Series 2
The Vampire of the Glen
Suspicions are alerted when the laird asks the duo to dig a hole big enough to fit a coffin-shaped wardrobe.
Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as the two Scotsmen famed for their appearances on BBC Radio’s I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
With Alison Steadman as their cleaning-lady-cum-housekeeper, Mrs Naughtie, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird.
Hamish ...... Barry Cryer
Dougal ...... Graeme Garden
Mrs Naughtie ...... Alison Steadman
The Laird ...... Jeremy Hardy
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b02xdmk1)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Tonight, Jon Holmes has more from Watson & Oliver.
THU 23:00 The Secret World (b012mzvm)
Series 2
Episode 4
Alan Titchmarsh reveals a dark side when his career is at risk. Jon Culshaw explores famous folk's private lives. From July 2010.
THU 23:30 The Big Booth (b007k32y)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 2
Boothby stays the night in a haunted Scottish castle.
More guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs from Boothby Graffoe.
With Stephen Frost, Vivienne Soan, Big Al and Kevin Eldon.
Special guest: singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


FRIDAY 07 JUNE 2013

FRI 00:00 The Man in Black (b00h31fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007k0vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Whispers (b00cbszf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Love Stories (b01ms5x7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Maggie Allen - Mr Wonderful (b0076h9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jnmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Older Woman (b021n6sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Cadfael (b007jldz)
The Virgin in the Ice
5. Discoveries
Detective monk Brother Cadfael discovers outlaws have taken Ives Hugonin prisoner.
Conclusion starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.
Written by Ellis Peters and dramatised by Bert Coules.
Brother Cadfael ...... Philip Madoc
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Ermina ...... Moira Buffini
Leonard ...... Leonard Fenton
Hugh ...... Douglas Hodge
Le Gaucher ...... Peter Laird
Ives ...... Dean Magri
Elyas ...... Crispin Letts
Axeman ...... Peter Gunn
Boterel ...... Andrew Wincott
Other parts played by the cast.
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
FRI 06:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b017gnhp)
Series 1
The Secret of the Urn
A man's death piques the detective's curiousity, but is it suicide, murder, or something much stranger? Read by Jim Norton.
FRI 06:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
Episode 5
The small-time con recalls happy times, love lost and when he nearly escaped. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
FRI 07:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b013dntm)
Work Is Freedom
"January 1st 1994 - The Environment is all around you......"
Edward Wilson becomes embroiled in mysterious government machinations.
Starring Robert Lindsay.
Futuristic sitcom by Richard Turner and William Osborne with a nod to George Orwell.
Edward ...... Robert Lindsay
Sophie ...... Siobhan Redmond
Charles ...... Paul Shearer
With Pam Ferris, Richard Turner and David Goodland.
Producer: Nick Symons
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1985.
FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff (b02119cq)
Series 16
Dorothy Parker
Radio 4's literary panel show, hosted by James Walton, with team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh and guests Sue Limb and Mark Watson.
Produced by Alexandra Smith.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007k108)
Series 8
Blowing Themselves Up
Taking part in a joint forces exercise, can HMS Troutbridge make it to the landing zone?
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Tenniel Evans as the Admiral, Michael Bates as Lieutenant Plumber and Ronnie Barker as Sergeant Coggins.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Incidental Music by Tommy Riley and James Moody.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1966.
FRI 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
From 12/02/1984
From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows – it can only be Michael Bentine.
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1984.
FRI 09:00 Clare in the Community (b00g9mgx)
Series 2
Mean Streets
The meddling social worker takes a homeless survey, and Brian arranges a stag night. Stars Sally Phillips. From September 2005.
FRI 09:30 The Brothers (b00psscz)
Series 3
The One True Yoghurt
Nigel stutters, Michael proposes, and Zorro seeks the meaning of life in a dessert. Stars Raymond Coulthard. From March 2007.
FRI 10:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jr21)
Jane, the Wife
Jane has fled Thornfield Hall and settles into village life, but still she thinks of Mr Rochester. Stars Sophie Thompson.
FRI 11:00 Love Stories (b01mmrh0)
The Lion's Den
By Josephine Cox. A young man assumes he will never find his heart's desire. Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Robert Glenister.
FRI 11:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
A climber reminisces as he escorts a group of honeymooners up Alaska's highest mountain. Written by and stars Israel Horovitz.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007k108)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b017gnhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b00bs21g)
Barbara Pym - Jane and Prudence
Episode 5
Prudence goes to the whist drive, and Fabian Driver is there. But in the office Mr Manifold causes trouble. Comedy of rural relationships stars Emma Fielding.
FRI 14:15 Cosmic Quest (b00c84k8)
The Life and Death of Stars
Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.
Until the modern era of astrophysics, nobody knew what made stars shine. The answer arose from the nuclear age. The sun and stars are like giant hydrogen bombs, controlled nuclear explosions.
In the 1950s, Fred Hoyle and his colleagues showed how new elements are created in stars as they burn hydrogen and helium. In the case of relatively small stars such as our sun, the fuel eventually runs out, the bloated outer layers are lost into space and a slowly cooling white dwarf remains. But massive stars begin to collapse in on themselves when fuel runs out at the core, creating a huge explosion known as a supernova.
Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.
FRI 14:30 Angela Carter - Lizzie's Tiger (b01bw5rx)
The infamous Lizzie Borden, imagined as a four-year-old having an extraordinary encounter at the circus. Angela Carter's short story, read by Liza Ross.
FRI 15:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jr21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rr845)
Mel presents the last chapter of Anne Fine's magical A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus running a marathon in the desert, and Theresa Breslin recommends books for younger readers.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00kjsn6)
Series 3
Recipe for Disaster
Culinary chaos is on the menu with Faith's friend Esther due to arrive for a visit from Australia.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, 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, Mark Denham as Joe, Emma Gregory as Hannah, Norman Bird as Mr Burrows and Mark Straker as Kevin.
Series three 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: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
FRI 17:30 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b013dntm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 The Man in Black (b00h73hw)
Series 1
Bombers' Moon by Lucy Kirkwood
Soldiers Jarvis, Carr and Nisbet are stranded in a remote outpost in Afghanistan. They've run out of supplies, trapped by a blizzard, and the man who was going to get help should have been back hours ago.
If that weren't bad enough, they're shut in with Corporal Rashid. They're sure he's a Jonah - pure bad luck. They're a sitting target for the enemy, but there's something worse coming for them through the snowy mountains. Something much, much worse...
Lucy Kirkwood's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Jarvis ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Carr ...... Mark Bonnar
Nisbet ...... Fingal McKiernan
Rashid ...... Inam Mirza
Keefe ...... Robert Lonsdale
Female Voice ...... Manjeet Mann
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.
Producer: Abigail le Fleming
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.
FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrp9)
Episode 15
In a world ravaged by the Triffids, survivor Bill Masen works hard to make a new home for his new family. Read by Roger May.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007k108)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b017gnhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Love Stories (b01mmrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (b00jn4fg)
Series 1
Merthyr Tydfil
Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a stand-up show for a local audience based on what he finds out about the area.

Mark records a show in Merthyr Tydfil, celebrating the town and its people. From April 2009.
FRI 22:30 The Consultants (b0076pz9)
Series 2
Episode 5
The Adventure-Bakers make a time-strudel and travel through history.
The Consultants are Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b02yx0fy)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith is joined by Ardal O'Hanlon.
FRI 23:00 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth (b00z64xq)
Episode 5
The urban warrior speaks to The People. In a Pub.
More undeniable truths to a nation crying out for direction and guidance.
Comedy-music mix written by and starring Simon Munnery.
With Peter Serafinowicz, Mandy Knight, Dermot Carmody and Simon Clayton.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in March 1995.