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
Music by Peter Salem.
Producer: Phil Clarke.
The detective tackles a mysterious problem, a strong-room lock with a fatally difficult combination. Read by Jim Norton.
The small-time con acquires equipment to honour George's kidnap plan. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
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.
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...
London is besieged by birds in a special recording without an audience or orchestra. Stars Peter Sellers. From August 1954.
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.
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.
Unhappy Jane applies to be a governess at Thornfield Hall and meets Mr Rochester. Classic love story starring Sophie Thompson.
By Jojo Moyes. A surprise weekend away after 14 years of marriage. Series of stories by bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Doon MacKichan.
Sarah collects voices on tape, but her microphone is taking over her life. Stars Jo McInnes and James Fleet.
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.
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.
4 Extra Debut. A chance encounter between a provincial Austrian stationmaster and a beautiful Russian countess. Read by Iain Glen.
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.
Mel continues Anne Fine's A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, excited camels make the most extraordinary noise, and Saci Lloyd recommends favourite books.
Can Bernard keep his job and his fiancee, while opposing a new bypass? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From December 1994.
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.
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.
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.
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Tonight, Jon Holmes chats to Watson & Oliver.
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
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.
WEDNESDAY 05 JUNE 2013
WED 00:00 The Man in Black (b00gj8t1)
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WED 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrmd)
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WED 01:00 Cadfael (b007jld1)
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WED 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
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WED 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g36d9)
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06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01snyk9)
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WED 02:30 Will Smith's Midlife Crisis Management (b00g502t)
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WED 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007jzwl)
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WED 04:00 Love Stories (b01mm3c5)
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WED 04:15 Drama (b0076vgl)
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WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tfbf7)
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WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
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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)
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WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
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WED 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
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WED 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
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WED 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
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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)
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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)
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WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
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WED 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldd)
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WED 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
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WED 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3g1c)
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WED 21:00 Love Stories (b010grrf)
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WED 21:15 Bruce Bedford - Black Ice (b01hbdcc)
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WED 22:00 Shedtown (b011jvhf)
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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)
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09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k04j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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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)
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THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b01bl4rd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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THU 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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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)
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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)
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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)
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THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b01bl4rd)
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THU 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
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THU 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
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THU 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
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THU 21:00 Love Stories (b01ms5x7)
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THU 21:15 Maggie Allen - Mr Wonderful (b0076h9r)
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THU 22:00 Heresy (b01snlt0)
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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.
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FRI 00:00 The Man in Black (b00h31fd)
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FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrnw)
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FRI 01:00 Cadfael (b007jldr)
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FRI 01:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
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FRI 01:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g3h8f)
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FRI 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007k0vl)
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FRI 02:30 Whispers (b00cbszf)
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FRI 03:00 Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre (b007k0dq)
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FRI 04:00 Love Stories (b01ms5x7)
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FRI 04:15 Maggie Allen - Mr Wonderful (b0076h9r)
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FRI 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jnmj)
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FRI 05:30 The Older Woman (b021n6sq)
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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)
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FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
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FRI 13:00 Cadfael (b007jldz)
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FRI 13:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b017gnhp)
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FRI 13:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
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FRI 20:00 Cadfael (b007jldz)
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FRI 20:30 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b017gnhp)
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FRI 20:45 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
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FRI 21:00 Love Stories (b01mmrh0)
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FRI 21:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59)
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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.