A down-at-heel waiter goes on an Indian TV game show. The inspiration for hit film Slumdog Millionaire. Stars Anand Tiwari.
Indigestion, reflux and excess gas. Len Fisher discovers whether science can solve the problems of the human digestive system.
Sony Award-winning comedy. Caring social worker Clare Barker is now Acting Team Leader at the Family Centre. Stars Sally Phillips. From May 2010.
Kenneth Horne has an 'Incident in Macau' - and J Peasmold Gruntfuttock rings his bells.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Written by Eric Merriman.
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.
The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.
With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With Sam Costa, Maurice Denham, Diana Morrison and Barbara Leigh.
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music by the Augmented Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
London,1904: A strange visitor transforms the Darling household one bedtime.
Starring Toyah Willcox as Peter Pan, Ron Moody as Mr Darling / Hook, June Whitfield as Mrs Darling, Roy Hudd as Smee and Chris Emmett as Starkey.
A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for the children when they find a railway near their new house. Stars Paul Copley.
In this edition of The Reunion, Sue MacGregor reunites five people who took part in the earliest days of rock and roll in the UK.
The first stirrings occurred when the film Blackboard Jungle, featuring Bill Haley and The Comets singing 'Rock Around The Clock' was released in 1955, but when Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley entered the UK charts in May 1956, a passion for rock and roll was ignited amongst the youth.
Within a matter of months Tommy Steele's 'Rock With The Caveman,' generally considered to be the first rock and roll song to have originated in the UK, had reached number 13 in the charts. The rock and roll revolution was under way.
Tommy Steele was discovered in the 2i's Coffee Bar in Old Compton Street in Soho, as was Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Mickie Most, Joe Brown, Vince Taylor and Terry Dene amongst many others. The person who discovered him, Larry Parnes, was the UK's first pop manager.
In this programme, Sue MacGregor will be discussing those days with Bruce Welch from The Shadows, Terry Dene, Vince Eager and Marty Wilde who all signed up with Larry Parnes and Clem Cattini, who played drums with all of them.
By Josephine Cox. A young man assumes he will never find his heart's desire. Stories from bestselling romantic novelists. Read by Robert Glenister.
Stories of people who choose not to live to the fullest, and instead make themselves numb. US public radio show from 1999.
Weaving interviews, stories, and music, This American Life takes us on an intense weekly journey into the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people and situations.
One of the great speech radio successes of recent years from Ira Glass and his team at Chicago Public Media.
High adventure in South America, where The Republic of Olifa is rich in minerals, and ripe for revolution.
Castor .... Ian McDiarmid
Janet Roylance .... Fiona Francis
Archie Roylance …. Andrew Wardlaw
Sandy Clanroyden .... Sandy Neilson
Babs .... Lynn Bains
Luis .... Richard Greenwood
Mayakovsky .... Finlay Welsh
Romanes …. Mark Coleman
Hamilton .... Derek Anders
Written by John Buchan and dramatised by Guy Slater.
Director: Patrick Rainer.
Mel Giedroyc presents stories of the fart-inducing WW1 stew and the creation of Tetris. Plus Michael Morpurgo on the inspiration behind A Medal for Leroy, and a trip to CERN.
For newly-weds Charles and Laura, their housekeeper's dread of All Saint's Eve seems laughable - that is, until the day itself arrives...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Nesbit's eerie tale stars Carolyn Jones as Edith Nesbit, Stephen Critchlow as Charles, Deborah Berlin as Laura, Gerard McDermott as Doctor Kelly and Tina Gray as Mrs Dorman.
A planet spurned is no friend to man. Ray Bradbury's surreal space tale stars Max Robinson.
Nat investigates the story behind Laurel Miller's iconic photograph 'Crazy Bird', the image that captures the moment when ex-con Horace Wiggerley drove across the opening arms of the 23rd Street bridge in New York City. Featuring contributions from Lucian Msamati, Alibe Parsons, Peter Marinker, Ewan Bailey, Sally Orrock, Sean Baker and Lloyd Thomas.
Writers ..... James Lever and Nat Segnit.
Producers ..... Steven Canny and Sasha Yevtushenko.
The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith is shown around the Museum of Comedy.
Journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson asks whether we're all natural born liars. With Danny Wallace and Danny Robbins. From January 2006.
The late controversial poet Adam Croxton - by those who knew him. Spoof with Greg Davies and Steve Hall. From March 2007.
MONDAY 09 JUNE 2014
MON 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00njj2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Bradbury 13 (b013zf1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 The Reunion (b00zq9vm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Love Stories (b01mmrh0)
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10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Clare in the Community (b00sj5z7)
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07:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Beyond Our Ken (b00vk2fn)
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08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Much Binding in the Marsh (b015f9b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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MON 03:30 John Buchan - The Courts of the Morning (b00ljk9j)
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13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan (b00sbf7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jp92)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
The Marlow Incident
With Queenie dead - will her clue help the debonair detective and wife Steve find the missing baby?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Frederick Treves as Inspector Eden, James Beattie as Charlie, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, June Tobin as Mary Desmond, David Spenser as Sergeant Digby, John Stott as Bill McCall, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly, Jeffrey Segal as George, James Thomason as the Waiter, Hugh Manning as the Sergeant and Hilda Schroder as the Telephone Girl.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
MON 06:30 Miniature Mountains (b0076f9s)
From "currant buns" to models of the Matterhorn?
Gardening writer Stephen Anderton explores the changing fashions in rock gardening - looking at the influence of the Northamptonshire landowner who wanted a landscape for his gnomes and the diminutive Yorkshireman who described his alpines as "sulky" but who changed our view of the rockery.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
MON 07:00 Fat Chance (b019m4rs)
Celebrity Square
Graham becomes Tina Tattersall's escort for the night in a bid to make her errant husband jealous - and the rest of the slimming club have some surprising news.
Jenny McDade's high-fat bittersweet comedy for those believing there's a thin person inside them begging to get out.
Graham Pitscottie ..... Gareth Corke
Wendy Bottomley ..... Janine Duvitski
Clive Bottomley ..... Michael Troughton
Soo Pitscottie ..... Anne Reid
Tina Tattersall ..... Julia Deakin
Kelly Chambers ..... Tilly Gaunt
Lee Dubs ..... Harry Myers
Mrs Enright ..... Frances Jeater
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b0457z38)
Series 69
Episode 3
How hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation? Nicholas Parsons finds out when he challenges Paul Merton, Kevin Eldon, Joe Lycett and Sheila Hancock.
MON 08:00 Listen to Les (b01nchmv)
From 24/02/1985
Les Dawson has holiday tales to tell and there are problems to solve for agony uncle, Dr Rhubarb.
With Daphne Oxenford, Eli Woods and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1985.
MON 08:30 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs)
Series 14
The Talpinium Shell
Chaos afloat as the crew of HMS Troutbridge set out to test a new top secret weapon.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Commanding Officer, Richard Caldicot as Professor White, Heather Chasen as Agent No 2, Tenniel Evans as Taffy Goldstienl, Michael Bates as the Padre and June Whitfield as the Mistress.
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 and George Evans.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1973.
MON 09:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
Series 2
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit sitcom Sorry, Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. Sorry ran for seven series on BBC 1 and was number one in the UK ratings.
In the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom, Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children - both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all, would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money.
Luckily, Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a friendly word, a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make it more so.
Episode Five - It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
Dolores rashly plunges into an oral history project which reveals the yawning chasms which divide the Hopper family. Even in the small matter of the history of a picnic they can't agree. Sandy says one thing, Lance another and Blake another - Is it possible that Henry the dog can settle the argument?
Cast:
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Lance ..... Philip Bird
Tyson ..... Daniel Bridle
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL Production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 09:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b045fzcm)
Series 3
Penny Pinching and Austerity
Stephen K Amos is joined by Suzi Ruffell, Tom Rhodes and Andy Zaltzman to present a guide to penny pinching and austerity.
Additional material by Stephen Grant and Hugh Sington.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.
MON 10:00 Classic Serial (b011zldj)
LP Hartley - The Hireling
Episode 1
Dramatised by Judith Adams from the novel by L.P.Hartley.
In this 1957 thriller by the author of The Go-Between, L.P.Hartley, ex-Sergeant Stephen Leadbitter, raised from an unhappy working class childhood between the wars, is on a peacetime mission to business success as a chauffeur and car for hire.
He uniformly despises his clients, especially the ladies, until the young, widowed, naive and immensely rich Lady Franklin hires him to take her on trips to cathedrals which she had visited with her late husband. Lady Franklin has been in mourning for her late husband 'a man considerably older than her and an invalid' for two years, and is finding it impossible to return to normal life.
In the confines of the car, and in search of a cure for her depression, she shares her burden with him. He obliges with a story of his own, a fiction, which grows, monster-like, to plague the inventor. Two alien classes are put on a collision course, causing salvation or destruction to all involved, from the epicentre of an unexpected burst of love.
Simon Day (The Simon Day Show (R4), The Fast Show) stars as the lonely damaged anti-hero and Lisa Dillon (Cranford, Bright Young Things) as the hugely rich and very young widow who is the unwitting cause of his downfall. Kenneth Cranham narrates.
Cast:
Narrator ..... Kenneth Cranham
Steve Leadbitter ..... Simon Day
Lady Franklin ..... Lisa Dillon
Hughie ..... Joseph Millson
Constance ..... Ursula Burton
Clarice ..... Nicola Duffett
Simmonds ..... Anthony Gleave
Bert Standing ..... Kevin James
Landlady ..... Jane Purcell
Porter ..... Andrew Cullimore
Producer: Chris Wallis
An Autolycus production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 11:00 Afternoon Reading (b00lgg90)
Mick Jackson - Bears of England
Sewer Bears
Series of three eccentric stories by Mick Jackson, which mix fantasy with folk tale and myth with history.
For many years in the 19th century, several dozen bears were held in London's sewers, where they served as the city's unpaid flushers and toshers.
Read by Ian Holm.
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b045xpqb)
Paddy Ashdown, David Shrigley, Peter James, Grace Dent, Sara Cox, Dobet Gnahoré, Gabby Young and Other Animals
Clive plans A Brilliant Little Operation with best-selling author and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown. His new book 'The Cruel Victory' is the D-Day story of the Resistance uprising and subsequent massacre on the Vercors massif - the largest action by the French Resistance during the Second World War.
Clive learns How to Leave Twitter with journalist and broadcaster Grace Dent, whose first name fell out of fashion in the1930s but has recently become popular again. In her Radio 4 documentary 'State of Grace', Grace discovers what makes her name - and the notion - so captivating.
Sara Cox doodles and dines with celebrated artist David Shrigley, who's transformed the Gallery dining space at sketch Restaurant in London, with 239 of his new works lining the restaurant's walls. The drawings, touching on the grand themes of life, death and beyond, will offer points of departure for diners to muse on.
Clive plots the The Perfect Murder with bestselling author Peter James, whose new book 'Want You Dead' is the tenth book in his crime series featuring detective Roy Grace. When Red Westwood meets smooth talking Bryce Laurent online, there is an instant attraction. But as their relationship deepens, Red's infatuation turns to terror as she sees a much darker side to the man she has let into her life.
With music from Dobet Gnahoré who performs 'Zina' from her album 'Na Drê' and Gabby Young and Other Animals perform 'Fear of Flying from their album 'One Foot in Front of the Other.'
producer Sukey Firth.
MON 12:00 Listen to Les (b01nchmv)
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08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs)
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08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jp92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Miniature Mountains (b0076f9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vhwm)
1,000,000 Rupees
By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.
With two years of his salary strapped to his belt, Thomas boards a train back to Mumbai, only to be woken up in the middle of the night by bandits. The experience helps him answer a vital question.
Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Meenakshi ...... Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
Akshay ...... Trikash Karkera
Dacoit ...... Rajit Kapur
Other parts played by Jayant Kripalani, Devika Shahani-Punjabi and Pushan Kripalani.
Directed by John Dryden.
MON 14:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wnzb)
Civil War; Green against Green
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 14:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snr)
Georgina Harding - The Spy Game
Episode 6
Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in 1960s England.
In the snowy winter of 1962, Peter and Anna continue their investigations into the life and death of their mother. They are convinced that she cannot simply have died in a car crash. The mystery casts a long shadow over Anna's life.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
MON 14:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jndk)
The First Jukebox
Revisiting his birthplace, Dennis Potter found the Forest of Dean in a state of profound uncertainty. Read by Robert Glenister.
MON 15:00 Classic Serial (b011zldj)
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10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b045p891)
As the World Cup kicks off, Mel Geidroyc introduces this week's story, Brooksie by Neil Arksey, about a young boy and his footballer father.
MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009hsqj)
Series 1
Episode 3
Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Edward Halsted, Rachel Smith and Jenny Lee.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
MON 17:30 Fat Chance (b019m4rs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 18:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b007510r)
Anna Ford and Rick Stein
Tom Sutcliffe, Rick Stein and Anna Ford discuss books by John Lanchester, Les Murray and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From July 1997.
The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester,
Publisher : Picador.
In Evil Hour by Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
Publisher : Penguin.
Subhuman Redneck Poems by Les Murray,
Publisher : Carcanet Press.
MON 19:00 Listen to Les (b01nchmv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jp92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Miniature Mountains (b0076f9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Afternoon Reading (b00lgg90)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b045xpqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b0457z38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b045fzcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b045p9vy)
Series 11
Episode 1
A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Sandi Toksvig, with regular guest Jeremy Hardy. Featuring jokes, clips and material you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz.
MON 23:45 Foley and McColl: The Interview (b0076cvt)
Rockall
The duo are set to tell all on Parky's TV chat show. Stars Sean Foley, Hamish McColl and Michael Parkinson. From February 2003.
TUESDAY 10 JUNE 2014
TUE 00:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vhwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wnzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jndk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 When the Dog Dies (b0140l7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 A Good Read (b007510r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Paul Temple (b007jp92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Miniature Mountains (b0076f9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Classic Serial (b011zldj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Afternoon Reading (b00lgg90)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b045xpqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009hsqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Fat Chance (b019m4rs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9h)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Introducing Mr Droste
More mystery, as the debonair detective sets out to unravel the secret behind Mrs Desmond's gloves.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, John Scott as Bill McCall, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Grizelda Hervey as Vanessa Droste, John Cazabon as Eddie, Leigh Crutchley as the Taxi Driver, John Bryning as Charles Marett and Beryl Calder as the Telephone Girl.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
TUE 06:30 Life in the Boondocks (b0076w76)
4 Extra Debut. Gary Younge looks at the success of The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder's comic strip which has found a home in more than 250 daily papers in America. Subversively funny, controversial, and politically engaged, the cartoon has often been censored. Gary studies the political landscape of cartooning, as well as racial politics in America, to establish the reason why. From December 2005.
TUE 07:00 Snap (b012h9lq)
Series 3
Episode 1
After 16 years of marriage and one year of divorce, Doug and Molly Brownridge are attempting to rekindle their relationship.
But it’s not easy with two teenage kids embarking on their first romances and Doug's mum dating men like there's no tomorrow...
Third and final series of Paul Mendelson’s sitcom
Starring Rebecca Lacey as Molly, Paul Venables as Doug, Soumaya Keynes as Kaz, Jessie Sullivan as Ryan, Marlene Sidaway as Annie, Robin Weaver as Dawn and Jonathan Tafler as Raymond.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
TUE 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b045bqt6)
Series 3
Cariad Lloyd and Gwyneth Herbert
Alex Horne and his five-piece band tackle the theme of the Tudors versus The Vikings featuring a battle, a huge motivational song and a prequel to Barry Manilow's Copacabana.
Special guest comedian: Cariad Lloyd.
Band: Joe Auckland, Mark Brown, Will Collier, Ben Reynolds, Ed Sheldrake.
With singer Gwyneth Herbert.
Producer: Charlie Perkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
Series 7
The Rent Collectors
Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water. Stars Spike Milligan. From January 1957.
TUE 08:30 The Al Read Show (b007jwx8)
From 15/11/1955
The joys of motoring – and modern cafeterias.
Monologues and sketches from Salford sausage maker turned monarch of the monologue.
With Louise Traill.
Music from the Silvertones and the Augmented BBC Northern Variety Orchestra.
Conductor: Alyn Ainsworth
Produced in the North of England by Ronnie Taylor.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1955.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b045p9vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 Foley and McColl: The Interview (b0076cvt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Classic Serial (b0122r2m)
LP Hartley - The Hireling
Episode 2
In this 1957 thriller by the author of The Go-Between, L.P.Hartley, ex-Sergeant Stephen Leadbitter, raised from an unhappy working class childhood between the wars, is on a peacetime mission to business success as a chauffeur and car for hire. He uniformly despises his clients, especially the ladies, until the young, widowed, naive and immensely rich Lady Franklin hires him to take her on trips to cathedrals which she had visited with her late husband.
Lady Franklin has been in mourning for her late husband - a man considerably older than her and an invalid - for two years, and is finding it impossible to return to normal life. In the confines of the car, and in search of a cure for her depression, she shares her burden with him. He obliges with a story of his own, a fiction, which grows, monster-like, to plague the inventor. Two alien classes are put on a collision course, causing salvation or destruction to all involved, from the epicentre of an unexpected burst of love.
Simon Day (The Simon Day Show (R4), The Fast Show) stars as the lonely damaged anti-hero and Lisa Dillon (Cranford, Bright Young Things) as the hugely rich and very young widow who is the unwitting cause of his downfall. Kenneth Cranham narrates.
Dramatised by Judith Adams from the novel by L.P.Hartley.
Cast:
Narrator ...... Kenneth Cranham
Steve Leadbitter ..... Simon Day
Lady Franklin ..... Lisa Dillon
Hughie ..... Joseph Millson
Constance ..... Ursula Burton
Clarice ..... Nicola Duffett
Simmonds ..... Anthony Gleave
Bert Standing ..... Kevin James
Landlady ..... Jane Purcell
Porter ..... Andrew Cullimore
Producer/Director: Chris Wallis
An Autolycus production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 11:00 Red Herrings (b01hllj7)
Series 2
Unwanted Presence
By Lynda La Plante. Parents - how can you be sure that your child isn't evil? Rory Kinnear reads the cautionary tale.
TUE 11:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
Poison in the Air
Yearning to be a private eye, the assistant takes on a case behind her boss's back. Stars Rosemary Martin and Barbara Atkinson.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show (b007jwx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Life in the Boondocks (b0076w76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vjkg)
10,000,000 Rupees
By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.
Thomas must answer a difficult question about famous Bollywood star Neelima Kumari. Fortunately, he was once her houseboy, witnessing how the tragedies she played out on screen become a part of her real life.
Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Thomas ...... Caran Arora
Neelima Kumari ...... Radhika Mital
Other parts played by Armaan Malik, Rajit Kapur and Nadir Khan.
Directed by John Dryden.
TUE 14:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wpnf)
Divided Ulster; Not an Inch
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 14:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snt)
Georgina Harding - The Spy Game
Episode 7
Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in 1960s England.
Ten-year-old Anna continues to watch more mysteries unfold. Issues that are simply too difficult to deal with are buried deeply in the harsh winter, but Anna glimpses something out of the corner of her eye that is truly shocking.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
TUE 14:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jnf2)
No Job for Life
For the Forest of Dean's coal-mining community, pit closures in 1961 sparked traumatic change. Read by Robert Glenister.
TUE 15:00 Classic Serial (b0122r2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b045pml1)
Mel Giedroyc hears about the Inheritance Books of Jo Nesbo, thriller writer and author of Dr Proctor's Fart Powder. Plus, why football means so much to people in Iraq.
TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081t4t)
Series 2
The View from the Bridge
When confused Izzy meets her fiancé Charles's friend Bill, they hit it off straight away...
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Charles ...... David Robb
Bill ...... Neil McCaul,
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sharon ...... Melissa Wilson
Lorraine ...... Catherine Clarke
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
TUE 17:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Act Your Age (b00fn0vg)
Series 1
Episode 1
Simon Mayo discovers which generation is the funniest. With Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Roy Walker. From November 2008.
TUE 18:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp9q)
Series 3
John Inman
Actor John Inman shares memories of his TV, stage and film career with an audience.
John recalls his early career in Rep and his love of playing dames in over 40 pantomimes. He also reveals behind-the-scenes tales playing Mr Humphries in the long-running classic BBC TV sitcom 'Are You Being Served?'.
Producer: Claire Jones
John Inman: Born: 28 June 1935. Died: 8 March 2007
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show (b007jwx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Life in the Boondocks (b0076w76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Red Herrings (b01hllj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b045bqt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Music Teacher (b00smrlt)
Series 1
Episode 6
Written by Richie Webb.
Shut away in a tiny practice room in the bowels of Letchington Arts Centre Nigel endures a steady stream of challenging pupils: a tone deaf Priest struggling to sing mass, a highly-strung harpist with a over-strung harp and the world's most flatulent tuba player rank among the most trying.
Particularly as Nigel is in the middle of an OFSTED inspection - the impending results of which prey heavily on his mind. Almost as heavily as the prospect of the closure of Arts Centre, which Belinda is convinced is on the cards. So much so that she has started a 'Save Letchington Arts Centre' campaign - and she wants Nigel to front a protest song live on the local TV news.
Cast:
Nigel Penny ..... Richie Webb
Belinda ...... Vicki Pepperdine
Other roles by Dave Lamb, Jim North and Jess Robinson.
Directed by Nick Walker
Produced by Richie Webb
A Top Dog Production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 22:45 Earls of the Court (b00rp1dt)
The Hangover
Is Lloydie ready for what is coming when Johnno makes a hungover, life-changing decision?
Comedy drama series by Will Adamsdale and Stewart Wright about two Australians down on their luck in London.
Lloydie ...... Stewart Wright
Johnno ...... Will Adamsdale
Desk Clerk ...... Alison Pettitt
Announcer ...... Keely Beresford
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
TUE 23:00 Ectoplasm (b007wwd6)
The Adventure of the Stupid Ignorant Americans
Lord Zimbabwe faces his greatest challenge yet - a voyage to the moon to rescue an American who has been subject to a cruel alien snatch.
This could only mean one thing.......
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero’s comedy about the swashbuckling exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Cletus ...... Owen Oakeshott
Marylou Coyotecock ...... Sophie Aldred
Vicar ...... Colin Guthrie
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio (b007jnj7)
Series 1
Steaming - Radio Victoriana
Steam powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851, plus the latest inventions. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2000.
TUE 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fn9hk)
4. Roads
Fearless reporter Gus Murdoch probes Britain's highways and byways.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With Neil Edmond, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Rowe, Renton Skinner and Marc Willcox.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2014
WED 00:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vjkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wpnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jnf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Act Your Age (b00fn0vg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp9q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Life in the Boondocks (b0076w76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Classic Serial (b0122r2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hllj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js32)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081t4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9x)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Boulevard Seminaire
The mystery glove trail leads the suave detective and his wife to a rendezvous in Paris.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, John Scott as Bill McCall, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Grizelda Hervey as Vanessa Droste, John Bryning as Charles Marett, Jon Farrell as Luke, Betty Baskcomb as the Telephone operator, Rolf Lefebvre as Louis Franz, David March as the Waiter and Beatrice Ormonde as the Receptionist/Lady.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
WED 06:30 Walking With Headphones: How the Walkman Conquered the World (b0076l2d)
Comedian Steve Punt meets people who simply would not leave home without their personal stereo. Why the devotion? From April 2004.
WED 07:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b008gbwy)
Series 2
Heart Throbs
At last, Robert’s up for a part. He’s about to play opposite Kim Basinger.
Will he let it go to his head? What do you think?
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Sally Grace
Jane Slavin
Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1990.
WED 07:30 Start/Stop (b039rwch)
Series 1
Weekend Away
Three couples sail off into the sunset. And sink.
Jack Docherty’s sitcom about love, marriage and despair.
Starring Jack Docherty, Charlie Higson, Katherine Parkinson, John Thomson, Fiona Allen and Kerry Godliman.
With their marriages in various states of disrepair - the promise of a weekend away tests everyone's patience.
Barney ...... Jack Docherty
Cathy ...... Kerry Godliman
Fiona ...... Fiona Allen
David ...... Charlie Higson
Evan ...... John Thomson
Alice ...... Katherine Parkinson
Producer Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt)
Series 6
The Waxwork
The lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but the trouble is, it's not quite how he'd envisaged...
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr and Warren Mitchell.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1959.
WED 08:30 Albert and Me (b007k0dw)
Series 2
A Moving Story
Single dad Bryan tries to get a loan to move house, but it's not simple.
Stars Robert Lindsay and Pat Coombs.
Robert Lindsay takes over as the single parent struggling to find work and raise his baby son.
In the original 1977 series, Bryan was played by the late Richard Beckinsale who tragically died in 1979. After a six-year hiatus, the series returned with Bryan's mother and baby Albert played once again by the ever-versatile Pat Coombs.
Bryan Archer ...... Robert Lindsay
Mum/Albert ...... Pat Coombs
Mrs Willis ...... Diana King
Mr Benson ...... John Arnatt
Mrs Hagger ...... Dllys Laye
Ron ...... Larry Martyn
Mary ...... Rosalind Adams
Mr Tibbies ...... Roland MacLeod
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1983.
WED 09:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
Series 2
Monday Monday
Patrick rashly agrees to babysit, and Billy actually gets some work. Written by and starring Jim Sweeney. From October 2002.
WED 09:30 King of Bath (b045q4t8)
By Any Other Name
No self-respecting Bath heiress would join the travelling players, but when one does, Beau Nash comes to the rescue.
Six-part comedy drama series by Arnold Evans casting the 18th-century dandy Richard 'Beau' Nash in a series of adventures.
Beau Nash ...... David Bamber
Annie ...... Eiry Thomas
Lucy ...... Lynn Seymour
Dr Cheyne ...... Andrew Wincott
Hazlitt ...... Peter Gunn
Fanny ...... Alice Arnold
Composer: John Hardy.
Directed at BBC Wales by Alison Hindell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
WED 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnlm)
The Sign of the Four
Timbertoe
When criminals become unimaginative and crimes unchallenging, the Baker Street sleuth seeks stimulation elsewhere - as a young woman arrives looking for her father...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of his legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1890.
Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams
Dramatised in two parts by Bert Coules.
Sherlock Holmes .... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson .... Michael Williams
Jonathan Small .... Brian Blessed
Mary Morstan …. Moir Leslie
Abdullah Khan .... Amerjit Deu
Mrs Hudson .... Anna Cropper
Thaddeus Sholto .... Richard Tate
Major Sholto …. Michael Kilgarriff
Bartholomew Sholto .... John Bull
Inspector Jones .... Sion Probert
Violin: Alexander Balanescu
Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
WED 11:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
Series 2
In Pursuit of the Uneatable
By Brian McGilloway. A simple case of hunt sabotage turns out to be far more than it seems. Unnerving tale read by Eugene O'Hare.
WED 11:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
A Husband Scorned
The aspiring private eye becomes attracted to a teacher who has mislaid his wife. Stars Rosemary Martin and Barbara Atkinson.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Albert and Me (b007k0dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Walking With Headphones: How the Walkman Conquered the World (b0076l2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vl21)
100,000,000 Rupees
By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.
Thomas draws on his experience as an unofficial guide at the Taj Mahal. His friendship with another homeless kid leads to a cruel twist of fate and a horrific discovery.
Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Shankar ...... Rohit Malkani
Swapna Devi ...... Devika Shahani-Punjabi
Darshan ...... Jamini Pathak
Other parts played by Pushan Kripalani, Nadir Khan and Rohit Malkani.
Directed by John Dryden.
WED 14:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wqd7)
Depression Years; An Empty Political Formula
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 14:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snw)
Georgina Harding - The Spy Game
Episode 8
Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in 1960s England.
After the shocking discovery of Sarah Cahn's suicide, Peter steps up his investigation into the mystery of his mother's disappearance. His actions place him in danger, and Anna, as his unwilling accomplice, is put in a difficult position. Their father is forced to talk about their mother's death, but will the answers that he gives be convincing enough?
Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
WED 14:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jnfl)
Empty Pews
In 1961, the old Chapel religion of the Forest of Dean was losing its grip on the local community. Read by Robert Glenister.
WED 15:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b045q7ww)
Footballer and Strictly star Robbie Savage chooses his Inheritance Tracks, and Mel falls in love with a strange animal in Edinburgh Zoo.
WED 17:00 After Henry (b007k204)
Series 1
Going Away
Sarah's keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Mary Maddox as Alison.
Four radio series were made, but instead of then moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1985.
WED 17:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b008gbwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 18:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 18:30 Off the Page (b00766t3)
Home
Novelist Philippa Gregory and playwright Dolly Dhingra join Chris Bigsby to discuss what home really means to them.
In each programme, Professor Bigsby introduces a duo of writers of fact and fiction: new talent and established names. In the context of a discussion of one of the ideas and pre-occupations of our times, each presents a piece on this week's topic.
The best new writing and the freshest conversation from 2002.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Albert and Me (b007k0dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Walking With Headphones: How the Walkman Conquered the World (b0076l2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Start/Stop (b039rwch)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Genius (b00850j1)
Series 3
Charlie Brooker
Speeding motorway services? Two year dogs?
Dave Gorman asks writer and humourist Charlie Brooker to select the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
WED 23:00 The Harpoon (b007lrqx)
Series 2
Episode 4
Wow! And hip hiporama, Harpooners! Get down daddyos to the formica fun and crepe-soled capers of this special 1950s edition of your favourite weekly rag!
Plenty of nylon and skiffle, plus here comes a Muffin the Mule shocker!
With Susie Brann , Alistair McGowan , Mary Elliot-Nelson, Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
WED 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
Night of the Sexicle
Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and Parker grab a cab. Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.
THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2014
THU 00:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vl21)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9snw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jnfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 All the Young Dudes (b01bmq92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Off the Page (b00766pw)
Youth
Veteran historian Correlli Barnett and youngster Decca Aitkenhead exchange views in a clash of the generations.
In each programme, Professor Bigsby introduces a duo of writers of fact and fiction: new talent and established names. In the context of a discussion of one of the ideas and pre-occupations of our times, each presents a piece on this week's topic.
The best new writing and the freshest conversation from 2002.
THU 02:00 Paul Temple (b007jp9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Walking With Headphones: How the Walkman Conquered the World (b0076l2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 After Henry (b007k204)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b008gbwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jpbb)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Roger Shelley Makes a Suggestion
The debonair detective and his wife are in Paris, when the telephone rings with a long distance call...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Frederick Treves as Inspector Eden, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, June Tobin as Mary Desmond, John Scott as Bill McCall, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Betty Baskcomb as the Telephone Operator, Rolf Lefebvre as Louis Franz, John Graham as Dr Foy and Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
THU 06:30 The Obit Writers (b0076wvr)
4 Extra Debut. Julian Worricker meets the men and women whose challenge is to encapsulate an entire lifetime in a few words. With Anthony Howard and Joan Bakewell. From Feb 2006.
THU 07:00 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
Series 2
A Lack of Moral Fibre
Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will going on a fibre diet with Helen raise his spirits?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Neil ...... Nick Wilton
Britt ...... Rosalind Adams
Blythe ...... Bryan Coleman
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982
THU 07:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b045c0j2)
Series 1
Oil
Simon looks at commodities markets in oil or petrolium.
How is it produced? Why is this trade different to others? Is our over-reliance on it dangerous?
Simon Evans has the answers in this series which asks us to get involved in the funny side of investment.
Rather than being cowed by an apparently complicated and overwhelming system, Simon jumps right in. He takes as his focus four commodities which are so intrinsic to our lives they have an almost elemental significance - land, gold, oil and grain. Yet, despite the fact we encounter them everywhere we look, very few people have been able to build a fortune on them.
All that's about to change as, Simon enlists help from the experts to help brings us closer to understanding of how global economic forces have a far-reaching and often surprising impact on our lives.
Performed by Simon Evans, with regular guests Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset-Webb, and to talk about Oil markets, Paul Horsnell.
Written by Simon Evans with Benjamin Partridge, Guy Venables and Andy Wolton.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jr27)
Series 3
A Jumbo Sized Problem
The Home Guard platoon must pave the way for a convoy, but then the circus turns up.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Ian Lavender as Private Pike, Bill Pertwee as Hodges and Larry Martyn as Private Walker.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
From 28/04/1955
Can Eth finally get her fiance Ron Glum up the aisle? Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From April 1955.
THU 09:00 Heresy (b00ss2q8)
Series 7
Episode 6
Victoria Coren presents the programme which loves to commit heresy.
Arguing against the received wisdom that it's okay to download a bit of film and music without paying, guests Clive Anderson, Rufus Hound and Fern Britton find themselves slightly out-manoeuvred by a member of the audience. In response to the accusation, by barrister Clive Anderson, that downloading of music is effectively theft, he replies "but when I take it, it's still there".
Fern Britton, married to television chef Phil Vickery, has no problem arguing against the proposition that there are too many celebrity chefs, and all three guests find reasons to believe that model Jordan's marriage to cage fighter Alex Reid will last longer than three rounds.
Producer: Brian King
An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 09:30 Bristow (b00cnhyq)
Series 1
Sun, Sea and Sabotage
The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened by the arrival of a new boy at Chester Perry's.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatsberger
Check-in ...... GirlKatie Odie
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
THU 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnsx)
The Sign of the Four
The Great Agra Treasure
"I wouldn't tell her too much. Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them."
The great detective's latest case is proving difficult to crack- and for Watson, there are tricky matters of the heart to negotiate...
Starring Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
Conclusion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story of his legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes ... Clive Merrison
Dr John Watson... Michael Williams
Jonathan Small ... Brian Blessed
Mary Morstan ... Moir Leslie
Mrs Hudson ... Anna Cropper
Sherman ...John Moffatt
Wiggins ... Alan Dean
Mrs Forrester .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Jacobson ... Vincent Brimble
Insp Jones ... Sion Probert
Abdullah Khan ...Amerjit Deu
Mahomet Singh ... John Bull
Major Sholto ... Michael Kilgarriff
Violin: Alexander Balanescu
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Director: Ian Cotterell
Producer: David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
THU 11:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
Series 2
Catch 13
By Andrew Taylor. Will two bungling would-be robbers in a petty art heist have the last laugh after all? Read by James Fleet.
THU 11:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
The aspiring private eye learns the bitter truth behind a case of money lending and espionage. Stars Rosemary Martin.
THU 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jr27)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jpbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Obit Writers (b0076wvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vlry)
100,000,000 Rupees (cont)
By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.
Thomas is finally stumped by a question. His thoughts lead him back to his first love Nita, a young prostitute he met in Agra. When she is physically abused by one of her clients, Thomas knows what he has to do.
Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Nita ...... Radhika Apte
Neeraj ...... Jaimini Pathak
Utpal ...... Kenneth Desai
Other parts played by Rohit Malkani, Pushan Kripalani and Nadir Khan.
Directed by John Dryden
THU 14:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wq3l)
The Economic War; Democracy in Peril
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 14:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9sny)
Georgina Harding - The Spy Game
Episode 9
Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in 1960s England.
Anna's quest to find the truth about her mother continues into adulthood and she decides to visit her mother's birthplace, Kaliningrad, to seek answers.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
THU 14:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jng5)
Out With the Old
In 1961, the Forest of Dean elders remembered the past. But the young people embraced what was new. Read by Robert Glenister.
THU 15:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnsx)
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THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b045x1v9)
On the opening day of the World Cup, Mel Giedroyc hears about the women who played football during World War I. Plus, why is a boatload of lawyers going down the Amazon river?
THU 17:00 No Commitments (b007jv5t)
Series 1
Empty Vessels
Anna's evening turns erratic while babysitting for Charlotte. Stars Rosemary Leach, Celia Imrie and Nicola Pagett. From January 1992.
THU 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
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THU 18:00 Heresy (b00ss2q8)
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THU 18:30 Great Lives (b007646h)
Series 1
Henri Matisse
Writer Frank Delaney and biographer Hilary Spurling discuss the painter Henri Matisse. With Humphrey Carpenter. From 2001.
The biographical series in which a distinguished guest chooses someone who's inspired their life. Will their hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life?
THU 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jr27)
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THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b016n7xj)
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THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jpbb)
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THU 20:30 The Obit Writers (b0076wvr)
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THU 21:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
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THU 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
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THU 22:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b045c0j2)
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THU 22:30 Revolting People (b00wg3mg)
Series 4
George Washington
Captain Brimshaw attempts to broker peace with George Washington. 1775 America sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From May 2006.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k4y7)
Series 2
Behind the Magic
The Film Institute has a self-regarding guest; the audio guides start to go wrong - and there's a sneak preview of the Museum's very own behind-the-scenes DVD.
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 May 2005.
THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01hbrw8)
Series 3
Iota Credit Cards
The management consultants tackle credit card security, with the morally dubious Owen. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2004.
FRIDAY 13 JUNE 2014
FRI 00:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vlry)
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FRI 00:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wq3l)
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FRI 00:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9sny)
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FRI 00:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jng5)
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FRI 01:00 Heresy (b00ss2q8)
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FRI 01:30 Great Lives (b007646h)
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FRI 02:00 Paul Temple (b007jpbb)
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FRI 02:30 The Obit Writers (b0076wvr)
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FRI 03:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnsx)
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FRI 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
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FRI 04:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js3v)
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FRI 05:00 No Commitments (b007jv5t)
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FRI 05:30 Semi Circles (b007jtyy)
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FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Suspect Number One
A practical joke has unexpected repercussions. Meanwhile, no one admits to knowing Marian Faber.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With James Beattie as Charlie, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, John Scott as Bill McCall, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Rolf Lefebvre as Louis Franz and Betty Hardy as Marian Faber.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard so often needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
FRI 06:30 Between Rock and a Good Cause (b008fbnc)
From San Francisco in the 1960s to Live Aid in America, the controversial music promoter Bill Graham was a tough businessman who also staged dozens of benefit concerts, with some of the biggest names in rock.
John Wilson looks back at a career of back-stage battles and the odd on-stage punch-up, including the memories of British promoter Harvey Goldsmith, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood and Bill Graham's friends and colleagues.
Producer John Goudie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2007.
FRI 07:00 Chambers (b007jyrj)
Series 3
A Pain in the Back
John Fuller-Carp becomes distracted by the allure of one of his clients and Ruth is asked to babysit for a friend's electronic pet.
Clive Coleman's sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular set of chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
With Joanna Monro, Geoffrey Whitehead , Peter Gunn and Tilly Gaunt.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
FRI 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b01h77ln)
Series 2
Episode 2
Sony Award-winning comedian Tom Wrigglesworth performs another of his open letters.
Tom turns his attentions to the low-cost airline industry. Are they are all they are cracked up to be?
If he does enough online check-ins, can he legitimately claim to be part-time staff and get an invite to the Christmas do?
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle and Miles Jupp.
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.
FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jnv2)
Series 6
Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
Albert's laid up with a bad back leaving poor Harold overworked.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Doctor ...... Michael McClain
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in February 1976.
FRI 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jthd)
Series 2
The Banquet
Author Gerald writes off his car whilst trying to help his wife Diana find inspiration.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
FRI 09:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nlp10)
Series 2
Home
The lifestyle show hosts have revelations on the "home" and "commune living".
Series 2 of Bill Dare's sitcom stars Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
With Roger Blake, Alistair McGowan, Sally Philips and Niall Ashdown.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.
FRI 09:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
Series 2
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Terry and Sandra face the threat of the community centre being closed. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000.
FRI 10:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
The bitter-sweet real-life love story of Olive Garnett (sister of the famous Russian Translator, Constance) who meets and falls for a Russian expatriate whose charms hide a secret and rather sinister past...
Written by Martyn Wade.
Olive Garnett ...... Justine Waddell
Stepniak ...... David Horovitch
Connie Garnett ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Stepniak ...... Elizabeth Bell
Olive Rossetti ...... Jasmine Hyde
Edward Garnett ...... Charles Simpson
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
FRI 11:00 Elizabeth Buchan - Submersion (b007jwt4)
Mimi feels her family are drowning her. How can she keep head above water? Read by Patience Tomlinson.
FRI 11:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
Fire
When a clothing factory goes up in flames, the private eye must decide if sabotage or fraud is involved. Stars Rosemary Martin.
FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jnv2)
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FRI 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jthd)
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FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
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FRI 13:30 Between Rock and a Good Cause (b008fbnc)
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FRI 14:00 Q & A by Vikas Swarup (b007vlvl)
1,000,000,000 Rupees
By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.
Thomas is one question away from winning the billion-rupee prize, but the producers can't afford the payout and will do anything to stop him. But Thomas has an ulterior motive for being on the show and he will not leave without getting his revenge on the show's host Prem Kumar.
Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
TV Producer ...... Jayant Kripalani
Vikas ...... Rohit Malkani
Directed by John Dryden.
FRI 14:15 A Short History of Ireland (b007wpfn)
Forget the Unhappy Past; Crying for a Happier Life
The country's rich and turbulent story concludes. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 14:30 Book at Bedtime (b00l9sp0)
Georgina Harding - The Spy Game
Episode 10
Diana Quick reads the novel by Georgina Harding, set in 1960s England.
Unlike her brother, Anna has been unable to lay the mystery of their mother's past to rest. She visits her mother's birthplace to gather evidence and look for clues, deploying all the old tricks of the spy game. Will she find the answers to the questions that have haunted her throughout her life?
Abridged by Lauris Morgan Griffiths.
FRI 14:45 Dennis Potter - The Changing Forest (b007jngq)
A Time of Tension
Change can breed insecurity or opportunity. For Forest of Dean locals in 1961, it sparked tension. Read by Robert Glenister.
FRI 15:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b045x80m)
Meet the men who spend their lives visiting as many football grounds as they can. Jack Monroe cooks perfect chickpea falafels. And which other sport is Andy Murray very good at?
FRI 17:00 The Brothers (b007m477)
Series 1
Episode 3
Liquidised orchids, tropical fish and John Travolta's cuff links.
More events for brothers Nigel and Michael. Has one of them got a date?
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
Comedy series about two brothers starting a website-design company - written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oonagh...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Daughter...... Alice Hart
Dad ...... John Glover
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 17:30 Chambers (b007jyrj)
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FRI 18:00 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b01nlp10)
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FRI 18:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
Series 1
Jimmy Clitheroe
"Nearly a quarter of the population settle down to listen to a radio classic..."
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up?
A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jnv2)
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FRI 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jthd)
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FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
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FRI 20:30 Between Rock and a Good Cause (b008fbnc)
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FRI 21:00 Elizabeth Buchan - Submersion (b007jwt4)
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FRI 21:15 A Confidential Agent (b007js48)
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FRI 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b01h77ln)
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FRI 22:30 Party (b00r7l7j)
Series 1
Episode 1
A group of young idealists try to set up a brand new political party.
From the perils of electing a leader and choosing a party name through to the finer intricacies of Foreign and Environmental policy
Tom Basden’s sitcom satirises their ambitions, hypocrisy and naivety - based on his 2009 Edinburgh play which won a fringe first.
Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
FRI 23:00 The Mary Whitehouse Experience (b045g6s9)
Series 4
Episode 9
Christmas panto season already? Oh yes it is!
Starring the double double-acts of David Baddiel and Rob Newman and Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With Mark Hurst.
BBC Radio 1's alternative comedy with sketches, stand-up and the odd spot of audience participation.
Starting in 1989, the foursome's popularity sparked a BBC TV-transfer of the same name.
Producer: Armando Iannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in December 1990
FRI 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007t32k)
Series 1
Love
The sci-fi star and his crew set sail on a romantic cruise. With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992.