SATURDAY 03 AUGUST 2013

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00r2hhf)
Nation
Episode 5
Mau is in the grips of god of death Locaha. Can Daphne save him? South Seas adventure read by Matt Addis and Charlie Norfolk.
SAT 00:30 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
Episode 5
Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Bill Bellamy .... Leaflet Man
Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)
Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
SAT 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
My Dear Isabelle
Spring, 1900: The reappearance of a woman from his past persuades Victorian private investigator Charles Craddock to help find her kidnapped husband in France, but niece Lucy realises there are hidden perils.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout, Frances Jeater as Isabelle Vallance and Stephen Thorne as Leopold Kransky.
Directed by Chris Thompson.
Producer: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
SAT 01:30 Robert Harris - Selling Hitler (b01dld10)
Episode 5
Despite Stern magazine trying to keep the diary scoop a secret, word gets out, intriguing an historian. Read by Nigel Anthony.
SAT 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent: The Cabatolin Diamonds (b037k47d)
Episode 15
Special agent, Dick Barton's disguise succeeds in garnering clues, but when he's rumbled, someone pays a high price.
The stirring 'Devil's Galop' heralds the arrival of Douglas Kelly as 'Dick Barton - Special Agent' in another thrilling tale of criminal masterminds, espionage and daring adventure.
Originally starring Noel Johnson, Duncan Carse and Gordon Davies, Dick Barton ran on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951, but sadly, very few original recordings survive.
With the original lost, this is a very authentic sounding re-recording of 'The Cabatolin Diamonds' using the original scripts and music, which was made for international distribution. Happily the audio was rediscovered in 2009, lurking in the vaults of the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra, Australia.
Script by Geoffrey Webb.
Producer: Morris West
First broadcast in Australia in April 1949.
SAT 02:00 King Street Junior (b007jnp1)
Series 10
Proposals
A new school year brings campaigning teachers - and congratulations may be in order...
Created and written 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.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Read, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday and Ritu Jutla as Rowena
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
SAT 02:30 Spending My Inheritance (b00g2xfz)
Just One Night
Sitcom by Clive Coleman, starring Kris Marshall as cash-strapped forty-something Harry, who has to watch from the sidelines as his newly retired parents start spending their hard-earned cash on themselves.
When faced with domestic disaster, Harry and Jo turn to his parents to put them up for a night. However, despite their recent equity release, it seems that they are as tight as ever.
Harry ...... Kris Marshall
Jo ...... Raquel Cassidy
Brian ...... Kenneth Cranham
Liz ...... Judy Parfitt
Jess ...... Antonia Thomas
Amanda ...... Manjeet Mann
Boguslaw ...... Stephen Critchlow
Pizza Boy ...... Inam Mirza
Directed by Sam Hoyle.
SAT 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gszmm)
Loving and Losing
Despite the continuing feud between their families Philip has a plan that he believes will restore happiness to Maggie Tulliver.
Starring Michael Fitzgerald and Sylvestra Le Touzel.
The conclusion of George Eliot’s 19th century novel.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Stephen ...... Nicholas Gilbrook
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Lucy Dean ...... Moir Leslie
Dr Cairn ...... Simon Carter
Pianist: Harold Rich
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
SAT 04:00 Anton Chekhov (b00qbb8r)
Stories by Anton Chekhov
Bad Weather
Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Moscow? Alistair McGowan reads Constance Garnett's translation. From January 1998.
SAT 04:15 Drama (b01jwk66)
Ben Lewis - Tiny
This is the story of a legend in the making.
A nervous young man lives at the dead end of a dead-end town. On his eighteenth birthday he comes into his inheritance. With a little help from an old teacher, he finds it equips him to broadcast over the internet.
Living in a house where rolling news is a constant presence, he does what comes naturally - he fires up his computer and presents the news. But his news is different. It puts a spring in its audience's step. That is, until his grandma starts to grow suspicious about what this boy is getting up to, nightly in his bedroom, and tries to put a stop to the broadcasts completely.
A quirky comedy about a teenager who becomes an internet phenomenon by Ben Lewis.
SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0084hyx)
Series 1
Episode 5
Lady Cabstanleigh holds a party, Mrs McGurgle gets into an argument, Chief Inspector Blunderton follows up a few leads, and Justice Cocklecarrot has to contend with the antics of the Filthistan trio.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989
SAT 05:30 The Right Time (b00c0btz)
Series 3
Episode 3
Vengeful parents, school day memories - and an unusual police stop and check...
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Paula Wilcox.
Written by Tony Bagley, Julie Baloo, Colin Bostock Smith, Jan Etherington, Graeme Garden, Mike Haskins, Emma Kennedy, Bob Sinfield, David Spicer, Peter Usher, Chris Thompson and Pete Reynolds.
Script Editor: Jed Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 06:00 Rose Tremain (b0075nk4)
The End of Love
Olga and Bertie's 30-year-old daughter Lottie wishes to marry her Irish poet boyfriend Michael. But he’s a dreamer and fearful of commitment.
He reminds Olga of the love of her life - a Polish pianist. Their love was not enough: why should Lottie's fare any better?
Miriam Margolyes stars in Rose Tremain's drama.
Olga ... Miriam Margolyes
Bertie ... Nigel Anthony
Lottie ...Eleanor Tremain
Michael ... Kieran Cunningham
with Becky Hindley and Tessa Worsley
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
SAT 07:00 Nick Warburton - The Toad Squad (b0076k00)
Redundant Reg is lacking meaning in his life. Could amphibians provide the answer? With Philip Jackson and Amanda Root.
SAT 07:30 One Way to Necropolis (b00y35ys)
Waterloo to Woking - Alan Dein examines the history of the 'dead line', where trains took the departed to their final station.
SAT 08:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b007jr6r)
From 07/11/1978
Titters aplenty as Frankie Howerd turns agony uncle and has terrible trouble with his announcer.
Plus stars from the world of entertainment - Anita Harris, Aidan J Harvey, George Roper and Bill McGuffie.
Music from the Max Harris Orchestra
Scripted by Rory McGrath, Jimmy Mulville, Peter Gruner, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Producer: Richard Willcox
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1978.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats (b007k35z)
1990s
Episode 1
Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases some of the funniest and finest shows ever broadcast by the BBC.
Yo! Well wicked Baz presents six fave shows plucked from the 1990s schedules of BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5:-
* A Look Back At The Nineties
(2/5) 1996:
Recorded in 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie "look back" at the decade that was yet to happen.
* Hair in the Gate
Series 1 (3/6)
Camilla revamps the TV arts show to keep her cutting edge lover. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From 1993.
* The Now Show
Series 3 (4/13)
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis poke fun at events of 1999 via sketches, songs and stand-up. With Bert Tyler-Moore, George Jeffrie, Mitch Benn and Marcus Brigstocke.
* Goodness Gracious Me
Series 3 (6/6)
'The Archers' and 'The Waltons' with a twist and The Minx Twins tackle feminism. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir. From 1998.
* On The Town With The League of Gentlemen
(4/6) Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
The eccentric locals of the town of Spent get an unusual new guy for the bonfire. Pre-TV sitcom with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith. From 1997.
* On The Hour
Series 2 (5/6)
Ireland hits the headlines, as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan and Patrick Marber. From 1992.
Produced and scripted by Peter Reed
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2003.
SAT 12:00 Michael Butt - Chronicles of Ait (b037s25y)
The Lotos Effect - Omnibus
Made for 4 Extra. Two teenagers in an East Coast village experience the same recurring nightmares. Starring Greg Wise.
SAT 13:15 Baldi (b007jlnl)
Series 2
Not for Life
A young girl's suicide sends the priestly sleuth on an internet murder trail. Starring David Threlfall and Robert Bathurst.
SAT 14:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k4d6)
Series 4
Back From Holiday
On his return from a disastrous break, the lad discovers that Sid's rented his house out.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr 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 1956.
SAT 14:30 Take It From Here (b01f9slt)
From 19/02/1959
The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show - and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon in 'The Glums'.
Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield.
Announcer: Brian Matthew
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 February 1959.
SAT 15:00 The Frankie Howerd Variety Show (b007jr6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Rose Tremain (b0075nk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:00 Nick Warburton - The Toad Squad (b0076k00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart (b037gt60)
UnCrank
Richard Tyrone Jones, healthy, gym-going poet, man about town and aspirant womaniser, finds himself, on his thirtieth birthday, stricken by an unexpected present: heart failure. Confined to hospital with a a dilated, literally-big heart, surrounded by old men, stuck on drugs and drips and forced to cope with curious medical procedures and even curiouser fellow patients, will he die, or worse, be doomed to life in a mobility scooter at home with his parents in Dudley?
Can he pull through, with the help of Poetry, cod philosophy, and friends - nihilistic Sophia, who tries to cheer his spirits with books by Houellebecq and Lovecraft, and his dour Welsh publisher / solicitor Jacob, who is in charge of his will, but might actually sell more books if he dies? And will having a Big Heart shrink his romantic possibilities?
Based on Richard's Wellcome Trust supported solo show, which toured in 2012, each episode illuminates a different aspect of the experience of illness and facing your own mortality with a sense of humour.
Richard Tyrone Jones is a poet and writer and director of 'Utter!" spoken word, and director of spoken word at the Edinburgh Festival Free Fringe.
It was written by Richard Tyrone Jones
With additional material by Richard Sandling
Studio Engineer and editor - Matt Katz
Produced by Nick Walker
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b00hv5wb)
For King and Country
Episode 1
MI-13's Lionheart investigates a series of murders involving electrical appliances. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SAT 18:25 The Fanthorpe Investigations (b038bfcn)
The Moving Coffins of Barbados
The curious case of the moving coffins in a vault in a Barbados cemetery.
Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a story from the world of the strange and unexplained.
Producer: Paul Arnold
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.
SAT 18:30 The Female Ghost (b00njx8j)
Afterward
After an unexpected windfall on their American mine, Ned and Mary move to a dream home in England, but their past is catching up with them...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Wharton's eerie tale stars Buffy Davis as Edith Wharton, Carolyn Jones as Alida, John Guerrasio as Ned, Barbara Barnes as Mary, Sean Baker as Parvis, Rachel Atkins as Trimmle, Christopher Scott as Peters and Alex Lowe as Robert Elwell.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats (b007k35z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Night (b037sf5k)
Episode 2
Hosts, Meera Syal and Tommy Sandhu continue a special celebration of British Asian stand up comedy from the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
With the Asian Provocateurs, Mickey Sharma, Shazia Mirza, Imran Yusuf, Humza Badman, Kulvinder Ghir, Hyde Panesar and Sami Shah.
Producer: Jon Holmes
Made for the BBC Asian Network by Tonic Productions and first broadcast in July 2012.
SAT 22:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00r7n2p)
Series 4
Brilliant Mathematician
Milton Jones bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, with no ability whatsoever.
Milton is a mathematical whiz-kid who gets tied up in knots and rings trying to solve the equation of the mysteriously disappearing geniuses.
With Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Montgomery, Ben Willbond.
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 23:00 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (b0084rlw)
Opening Night
Gentleman detective, Inspector Alleyn probes a top actor's mysterious death. Jeremy Clyde stars in Dame Ngaio Marsh's thriller.